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Rulon Gardner Wins First Two Matches ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Rulon Gardner won two pool matches Tuesday, his first in the Olympics since his monumental gold-medal upset of Russia's supposedly unbeatable Alexander Karelin in Sydney, to move within one victory of reaching the Greco-Roman wrestling semifinals at 264 1/2 pounds (120kg).	0	World
Polish Cops Bust 100-Member Computer Piracy Gang WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish police have broken up a gang of more than 100 hackers who sold pirated music and films, using academic computer systems around the world to store their wares, a police spokeswoman said on Tuesday.	3	Sci/Tech
Amazon lists PlayStation 3 Retailer's Japanese arm posts product page for hotly anticipated game console.	3	Sci/Tech
Bank Shares Higher As M amp;A Hits Market Financial stocks got a lift Tuesday as speculation about merger and acquisition activity was injected into the market after Citigroup Inc.	2	Business
US Home Sales Slow In July Home sales slowed in the Untied States in July, but experts say they still moved at a healthy pace. Tuesday #39;s report from a business group (the National Association of Realtors) says sales of previously-owned homes dropped 2.9 percent in July.	2	Business
Group urges EPA to cut pollution If the government required deeper cuts in air pollution from power plants, at least 3,000 lives would be saved and 140,000 children would avoid asthma and other respiratory ailments, an environmental group said Tuesday.	3	Sci/Tech
International hacker ring busted p2pnet.net News:- A large international network of hackers who stole computer programmes, films and music and then sold them on the black market has been broken up by Polish police.	3	Sci/Tech
Argentina beat Italy for place in football final Favourites Argentina beat Italy 3-0 this morning to claim their place in the final of the men #39;s Olympic football tournament. Goals by leading goalscorer Carlos Tevez, with a smart volley after 16 minutes, and	1	Sports
Katie Smith tears cartilage; disappointment for Serbia amp; <b>...</b> Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - US women #39;s basketball player Katie Smith will miss the remainder of the Olympics after an MRI exam revealed torn cartilage in her right knee.	1	Sports
Argos #39; Bishop grabs weekly CFL award CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Toronto fans weren #39;t the only people who took notice of quarterback Michael Bishop #39;s first start of the season.	1	Sports
Study: Apple, Dell lead PC customer satisfaction index (MacCentral) MacCentral - The PC industry is doing a better job of satisfying its U.S. customers than in recent years, and improvements to technical support seem to have done the trick, according to the results of a study released Tuesday by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.	3	Sci/Tech
Karzai declares Afghanistan and Pakistan "brothers in fighting terror" (AFP) AFP - Pakistan and Afghanistan have reaffirmed they are partners in fighting terrorism, Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared at the end of a two-day visit.	0	World
Citigroup to Acquire First American Bank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=C.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">C.N</A> the world's largest financial services company, said on Tuesday it will acquire First American Bank in the quickly-growing Texas market.	2	Business
Short Ride to Disaster Selling stocks short is a very, very risky move that shouldn't be attempted by new investors.	2	Business
Khan guarantees medal British lightweight Amir Khan beats South Korean Baik Jong-sub to secure at least a bronze medal.	1	Sports
Holmes on course for double Britain's Kelly Holmes stays on track for a medal double as she qualifies for the 1500m semi-finals.	1	Sports
Najaf's Residents Feel Trapped in Battle (AP) AP - For nearly three weeks, Amer al-Jamali hasn't been able to go to work. He cannot visit his father, find medication for his diabetic children or even sleep on his roof to escape the city's suffocating heat made worse by power outages.	0	World
China braces for Typhoon Aere after seven feared dead in Taiwan, Japan (AFP) AFP - Typhoon Aere pounded northern Taiwan with heavy rain and powerful winds triggering landslides and causing widespread disruption to transport, and leaving at least seven people feared dead.	0	World
Web Scribe Ranks Olympic Last-Place Losers (Reuters) Reuters - For those who believe the adage "all\Olympic athletes are winners," a Canadian man has dedicated the\past 10 days to proving you wrong.	3	Sci/Tech
RealNetworks Sells 1 Million Songs Since Price Cut (Reuters) Reuters - RealNetworks Inc. (RNWK.O) has sold\more than a million song downloads since launching a 49 cent\per song campaign a week ago, the Internet media and software\company said on Tuesday.	3	Sci/Tech
UPDATE 4-Possis tumbles after disappointing heart trial Shares of Possis Medical Inc. (POSS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled as much as 41 percent on Tuesday after the company cut its earnings outlook due to	2	Business
Russia, Belarus set new deadline for common currency Sochi. (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko announced they have set a new deadline - January 1, 2006 - for the introduction of a common currency in their nations.	2	Business
85 jobs to go with closure of Belfast brewery A brewery in west Belfast which produces Bass beer is to close in January with the loss of up to 85 jobs. It will bring to an end 107 years of brewing at Ulster Brewery on Glen Road.	2	Business
RealNetworks Sells 1 Million Songs Since Price Cut RealNetworks Inc. (RNWK.O: Quote, Profile, Research) has sold more than a million song downloads since launching a 49 cent per song campaign a week ago, the Internet media and software company said on Tuesday.	2	Business
Cingular, AT amp;T Reach Branding Agreement It #39;s official. Cingular Wireless may continue to use the AT amp;T Wireless brand in its advertising, at least in the short term, following its planned merger with the carrier.	3	Sci/Tech
Of Marathon Mice And Fat Men NEW YORK - By attacking the same basic biology drug companies are targeting for new anti-fat drugs, researchers have genetically engineered mice with abilities far beyond those of normal rodents.	3	Sci/Tech
Gartner: Chip revenue to see steady growth Worldwide semiconductor revenue is expected to rise by over 27 percent during 2004, according to a new report. Revenue this year will reach \$226 billion, market research company Gartner said Tuesday.	3	Sci/Tech
T-Mobile, Colubris Land Wi-Fi Hotel Deals T-Mobile USA has inked a deal to deliver Wi-Fi access to Accor Hotels #39; Red Roof Inns. Separately, Colubris Networks has been tapped by i-Hotel International to help it deliver high-speed wireless access to hotels across Canada.	3	Sci/Tech
Hadash Party joins prisoners #39; strike for 24 hours The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality Party (Hadash) is organizing a 24-hour hunger strike on Wednesday at a protest tent being set up at the Umm el-Fahm junction in solidarity with Palestinian security prisoners.	3	Sci/Tech
Wi-Fi Adapters Turn Inward Those wireless LAN cards that insert into a laptop, Tablet PC or PDA have just gone on the endangered species list, according to a new report published this week.	3	Sci/Tech
McPeak collects elusive Olympic medal ATHENS - Holly McPeak finally won the Olympics medal that has eluded her for so long, teaming with Elaine Youngs to win a bronze medal for the United States in beach volleyball Tuesday night.	1	Sports
Discus Champion Thrown Out of Games Hungarian Olympic discus champion Robert Fazekas will lose his gold medal and be expelled from the Games after breaking doping rules, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Tuesday.	1	Sports
American Decathlete Clay Currently in Third World record holder Roman Sebrle moved ominously close to Dmitriy Karpov with just two disciplines remaining in the Olympic decathlon Tuesday.	1	Sports
Jets sign Quincy Carter Quarterback Quincy Carter signed with the New York Jets on Tuesday, three weeks after his surprising release by Dallas. Carter, who started every game for the Cowboys last season, was released Aug. 4, before the team #39;s first exhibition game.	1	Sports
Father and son collect consecutive holes-in-one as partners in <b>...</b> Tradition goes that if you #39;re lucky enough to shoot a hole-in-one, then you buy the drinks back at the clubhouse. Steve Percassi, 57, and his 28-year-old son, Steve Jr.	1	Sports
Chechen Government: 12 Militants Killed Chechnya #39;s Kremlin-backed government says its forces have killed 12 militants in the latest clashes in the breakaway republic.	0	World
IRAQ VIOLANTE DO NOT SURRENDER TO TERROR BLACKMAIL (AGI) Rome, Italy, Aug 24 The president of the Left Democrat MPs, Luciano Violante, speaking of the abduction of the Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni in Iraq said that it was necessary not to surrender to the blackmail of terrorists.	0	World
BIG HIKE IN ENERGY BILLS The company says the record price of wholesale gas, which also effects the cost of electricity, is to blame. A spokesman said the increases would add an extra 7p a day to electricity bills.	2	Business
Putin Says Belarus Gas Spat Is Over President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia and Belarus have put a sharp dispute over natural gas deliveries behind them and that there are no obstacles to good relations.	2	Business
Vonage Teams With Netgear on VoIP Tech According to a June 2004 report by industry research firm In-Stat/MDR, more than 10 percent of all broadband subscribers will use broadband IP telephony by the end of 2008.	3	Sci/Tech
Iraqi ministers escape attacks BAGHDAD (BBC)-- Two Iraqi interim government ministers have survived apparent assassination attempts in the capital Baghdad. Convoys carrying the environment and education ministers were attacked on their way to offices in the city.	0	World
Blue Chips Nudge Ahead, Oil Eases NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips were little changed on Tuesday as an upgrade on Caterpillar Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CAT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CAT.N</A> and a three-session drop in oil prices offset weakness in technology shares.	2	Business
U.S. Takes the Bronze in Women's Beach Volleyball ATHENS (Reuters) - Americans Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs beat an injured Natalie Cook and partner Nicole Sanderson of Australia to claim the bronze medal in the Olympic women's beach volleyball competition Tuesday.	1	Sports
German Officials' Growth Outlook Better (AP) AP - German finance professionals grew less pessimistic about the country's economic growth outlook, but remain concerned that the euro's record highs against the U.S. dollar will weigh on exports, a monthly survey showed Tuesday.	2	Business
Twenty Schools Sign Up for Legal Song Downloads WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. colleges and universities are increasingly giving students free access to download services like Roxio Inc.'s Napster to discourage illegal song copying, the recording industry said Tuesday.	3	Sci/Tech
Bin Laden Driver Charged at Guantanamo GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Osama bin Laden's chauffeur was formally charged Tuesday in the first U.S. military tribunal since World War II, appearing at a pretrial hearing where his lawyer challenged the process as unfair...	0	World
Eclipse to consider open-source data reporting Business intelligence software company Actuate proposes an open-source Java-based reporting tools.	3	Sci/Tech
Gartner: Chip revenue to see steady growth At the same time, an increase in inventory is making chip vendors and distributors worried.	3	Sci/Tech
AMD chips edge ahead of Intel Figures from ZDNet Germany labs indicate that AMD's fastest chips outpace those of Intel for mainstream applications.	3	Sci/Tech
Nokia to offer encryption tool The handset maker is teaming up with a Swedish security company to offer encryption software for some of its phones.	3	Sci/Tech
Colgate to Cut 12 Percent of Work Force (Reuters) Reuters - Colgate-Palmolive Co. said on\Tuesday it would cut about 12 percent of its 37,000-person work\force as part of a four-year restructuring plan for which it\anticipates after-tax charges of #36;550 million to #36;650 million.	2	Business
PluggedIn: Lost? Your Phone Knows a Way Out (Reuters) Reuters - Back when everyone\believed the world was flat, people thought these rocky shores\on Spain's windswept "coast of death" were the end of the\world. In today's world, you only need a mobile phone to get\there ... and back.	3	Sci/Tech
Polish Cops Bust 100-Member Computer Piracy Gang (Reuters) Reuters - Polish police have broken up a gang of\more than 100 hackers who sold pirated music and films, using\academic computer systems around the world to store their\wares, a police spokeswoman said on Tuesday.	3	Sci/Tech
Twenty Schools Sign Up for Legal Song Downloads (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. colleges and universities are\increasingly giving students free access to download services\like Roxio Inc.'s Napster to discourage illegal song copying,\the recording industry said Tuesday.	3	Sci/Tech
Blue Chips Are Flat, Caterpillar Gains NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips were little changed on Tuesday as an upgrade on Caterpillar Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CAT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CAT.N</A> and a three-session drop in oil prices offset weakness in technology shares.	2	Business
Trial Letdown Hits Possis Medical Disappointing trial data regarding the AngioJet catheter takes a 38 bite out of Possis Medical's stock.	2	Business
Colleges Rally Against Music Piracy The nation's colleges and universities are taking more aggressive steps to curb rampant Internet music piracy, according to a report released today. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-washingtonpost.com</B></FONT>	3	Sci/Tech
Stocks to Watch Tuesday (Reuters) Reuters - Stocks to watch on Tuesday: JOHNSON \JOHNSON , GUIDANT CORP.	2	Business
HP Shelves Virus Throttler Security service was discontinued because of compatibility problems with Windows.	3	Sci/Tech
A missed chance RBI could rue OIL continues to set new records by the day. Last Friday, it was in whispering distance of \$50 a barrel as Iraq and the woes of the giant Russian producer, Yukos, kept markets on tenterhooks.	2	Business
Shell Shocked? Long-suffering investors in Royal Dutch Petroleum (NYSE: RD) and Shell Transport (NYSE: SC) likely spent the day wondering whether this morning #39;s news might finally clear the air.	2	Business
Trial Letdown Hits Possis Medical Shares of device maker Possis Medical (Nasdaq: POSS) are down 38 to \$19.20 after the company cut its fiscal 2005 earnings outlook after a trial involving its AngioJet blood clot treatment yielded disappointing results.	2	Business
Sumitomo puts \$29 bn takeover bid for UFJ Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Japans second largest bank, today put forward a 3,200 billion (\$29 billion) takeover bid for United Financial Group (UFJ), the countrys fourth biggest lender, in an effort to regain initiative in its bidding	2	Business
Japan Tobacco #39;s Canadian Unit Files for Bankruptcy Protection Japan Tobacco Inc. #39;s Canadian unit, JTI-Macdonald, filed for bankruptcy protection after the Quebec government sued it for C\$1.	2	Business
Cognos Makes \$52.2 Million Offer for Frango Business-software maker Cognos will buy Swedish financial-reporting software company Frango for \$52.2 million. Cognos says the acquisition will strengthen its portfolio of corporate performance	2	Business
Cisco Systems Acquires P-Cube P-Cube develops service control platforms, which help service providers identify subscribers, classify applications, improve service performance and charge for multiple services without costly infrastructure upgrades, Cisco said.	3	Sci/Tech
OMB Names Timothy Young As No. 2 IT Exec As associate administrator for E-government and IT, he #39;s being assigned to identify, develop, and implement the government #39;s E-government priorities.	3	Sci/Tech
Apple tops US consumer satisfaction Recent data published by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) shows Apple leading the consumer computer industry with the the highest customer satisfaction.	3	Sci/Tech
Rangers coach calls on fans to back spurned Australian Olympian Rangers coach Alex McLeish has called on fans to back the likely return of Australian Olympian Craig Moore for the crucial Champions league return leg against CSKA Moscow here.	1	Sports
Noguchi looks back quot;I really feel its weight, quot; Noguchi said. quot;Every time I look at it, my eyes well up in tears. I want to show it to all the people who made it possible.	1	Sports
NBA stars face formidable challengers Winning a gold medal would ease the sting of two Olympic qualifying defeats for the United States team of NBA stars. But their path to defending the throne is a rocky one, with unbeaten Spain coming up first	1	Sports
Italy upsets Americans in semifinals US women #39;s water polo coach Guy Baker was seething so much about an unusual call that he could barely speak. His world champion squad was too quot;crushed quot; to explain what happened.	1	Sports
UPDATE 1-Argentina outplay Italy to secure easy passage Favourites Argentina swept Italy aside on Tuesday to march into the final of the Olympic Games soccer tournament without having conceded a goal in five games.	1	Sports
Karzai declares Afghanistan and Pakistan quot;brothers in fighting <b>...</b> ISLAMABAD : Pakistan and Afghanistan have reaffirmed they are partners in fighting terrorism, Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared at the end of a two-day visit.	0	World
S P Lifts Calif. Bond Rating 3 Notches (Reuters) Reuters - Standard Poor's Ratings\Services on Tuesday raised its general obligation bond rating\on California to 'A' from 'BBB,' citing an easing of the Golden\State's cash crunch.	2	Business
Colleges Rally Against Music Piracy (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Colleges and universities across the country are taking new steps to fight rampant Internet music piracy by beefing up their education efforts, offering legal music downloading options and stiffening penalties for illegal file sharing, according to a report released today.	3	Sci/Tech
Intel Cuts Prices in Preparation for New Product Line (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Intel has slashed prices by up to 35 percent on some of its \Pentium 4 and Itanium processors, bringing down the costs of some desktop and notebook computers by as much as #36;200.	3	Sci/Tech
Gateway Adds Micro Center to Its Distribution Channel (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Gateway has added another marquee name to the roster of retailers that sell its line of personal computers and other products: Micro Center. Gateway's new line of notebooks, desktops and monitors are now available at the retailer's 20 stores nationwide, says a corporate statement.	2	Business
Whale trapped at N.S. power plant after swimming through sluice gates (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, N.S. (CP) - A hydroelectric plant in Nova Scotia remained shut down Tuesday after a wayward whale swam through the underwater gates that connect the facility with the Bay of Fundy.	0	World
Product Review: IBM ThinkPad X40 (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The ultra-portable sector of the notebook industry over the last few years has become a showcase for the engineering prowess of the world's largest computer companies.	3	Sci/Tech
A Golden Moment for Misty May and Kerri Walsh ATHENS (Reuters) - Americans Misty May and Kerri Walsh finished off their Olympic beach volleyball competition with a perfect record and a gold medal after beating Brazil in straight sets in the final match Tuesday.	1	Sports
Ex-Member of Kerry Legal Team Arraigned (AP) AP - A former member of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's legal team pleaded innocent Tuesday to a charge of soliciting a prostitute.	0	World
JTI-Macdonald Files for Court Protection VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Japan Tobacco's <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=2914.T target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">2914.T</A> JTI-Macdonald Corp. unit filed for court protection from creditors on Tuesday in a fight with Quebec tax officials, who have accused the firm of smuggling to avoid more than \$1 billion in taxes.	2	Business
S P Lifts Calif. Bond Rating 3 Notches SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Standard Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday raised its general obligation bond rating on California to 'A' from 'BBB,' citing an easing of the Golden State's cash crunch.	2	Business
Iraq Forces Advance on Najaf Shrine, Battle Rages NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces tightened their grip on the streets around a sacred shrine in Najaf Tuesday after the government warned Shi'ite rebels inside they would be killed if they did not surrender.	0	World
Oil Prices Fall to \$45 as Iraq Oil Flows Oil prices dropped sharply today, extending losses to a third day as a more optimistic Iraq export picture helped partly unwind some supply worries.	2	Business
Food Prices Up As India Strike Continues Prices for food and essential commodities spiraled upward Tuesday as thousands of truck drivers in India ignored a government appeal to call off a four-day-old nationwide strike.	2	Business
Failed European first Mars probe, Beagle 2, still a mystery Scientists are no closer to discovering what happened to the ill-fated space probe Beagle 2, which vanished while attempting to land on Mars, according to an investigation released Tuesday.	3	Sci/Tech
Global chip sales to increase 27 percent in 2004: study Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to reach 226 billion US dollars in 2004, a 27.4 percent increase from 2003 revenues, according to the latest quarterly update released Tuesday by Gartner.	3	Sci/Tech
Pay heed to domestic market, IT firms told Indian software companies, which have been busy conquering the world and neglecting their backyard, should not continue doing so. This is because the domestic market is going to grow into a huge opportunity	3	Sci/Tech
EDS Signs With Opsware, Again Global IT services powerhouse EDS extended it contract with Opsware (Quote, Chart) for data center automation software and services, the company said Tuesday.	3	Sci/Tech
Nokia to offer encryption tool Nokia plans to work with Swedish security company Pointsec Mobile Technologies to develop an encryption tool for high-end phones, the companies said Tuesday.	3	Sci/Tech
Highlights from NBC #39;s Olympic coverage, and a look ahead HIGHLIGHT: Gymnastics team Al Trautwig and Tim Daggett #39;s superb job on the audience #39;s protest of Alexei Nemov #39;s score on the high bars.	1	Sports
Italy #39;s military presence in Iraq will continue despite abduction Italy will do whatever is possible to secure the release of an Italian freelance journalist kidnapped byIraqi insurgents, but will not bow to demands to withdraw its troops, the Italian government said Tuesday.	0	World
Typhoon Aere Lashes Taiwan #39;s Capital Typhoon Aere battered northern Taiwan on Tuesday with howling winds and sheets of rain that grounded flights, shut down financial markets and triggered mudslides on the densely populated island.	0	World
Execs upbeat on IT spending Amid mixed indications of software industry's health, polled tech execs predict spending rise.	3	Sci/Tech
AMD desktop chips edge ahead of Intel Figures from ZDNet Germany labs show AMD's fastest chips outpacing its rival's for mainstream applications.	3	Sci/Tech
Vonage connects with Linksys, Netgear on VoIP Vonage teams with Wi-Fi equipment makers Linksys and Netgear on voice over Internet Protocol.	3	Sci/Tech
Adelphia Wants Rigas Family to Repay Billions WASHINGTON (Dow Jones/AP) -- Adelphia Communications wants its founder to pay more than \$3 billion the cable company says it #39;s owed.	2	Business
Challenges Face Mideast Leaders (CBS/AP) Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that he would push ahead with a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip despite a stinging setback to the plan from his Likud Party.	0	World

Rulon Gardner Wins First Two Matches ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Rulon Gardner won two pool matches Tuesday, his first in the Olympics since his monumental gold-medal upset of Russia's supposedly unbeatable Alexander Karelin in Sydney, to move within one victory of reaching the Greco-Roman wrestling semifinals at 264 1/2 pounds (120kg).

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Polish Cops Bust 100-Member Computer Piracy Gang WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish police have broken up a gang of more than 100 hackers who sold pirated music and films, using academic computer systems around the world to store their wares, a police spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

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Amazon lists PlayStation 3 Retailer's Japanese arm posts product page for hotly anticipated game console.

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Bank Shares Higher As M amp;A Hits Market Financial stocks got a lift Tuesday as speculation about merger and acquisition activity was injected into the market after Citigroup Inc.

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US Home Sales Slow In July Home sales slowed in the Untied States in July, but experts say they still moved at a healthy pace. Tuesday #39;s report from a business group (the National Association of Realtors) says sales of previously-owned homes dropped 2.9 percent in July.

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Group urges EPA to cut pollution If the government required deeper cuts in air pollution from power plants, at least 3,000 lives would be saved and 140,000 children would avoid asthma and other respiratory ailments, an environmental group said Tuesday.

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International hacker ring busted p2pnet.net News:- A large international network of hackers who stole computer programmes, films and music and then sold them on the black market has been broken up by Polish police.

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Argentina beat Italy for place in football final Favourites Argentina beat Italy 3-0 this morning to claim their place in the final of the men #39;s Olympic football tournament. Goals by leading goalscorer Carlos Tevez, with a smart volley after 16 minutes, and

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Katie Smith tears cartilage; disappointment for Serbia amp; ... Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - US women #39;s basketball player Katie Smith will miss the remainder of the Olympics after an MRI exam revealed torn cartilage in her right knee.

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Argos #39; Bishop grabs weekly CFL award CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Toronto fans weren #39;t the only people who took notice of quarterback Michael Bishop #39;s first start of the season.

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Study: Apple, Dell lead PC customer satisfaction index (MacCentral) MacCentral - The PC industry is doing a better job of satisfying its U.S. customers than in recent years, and improvements to technical support seem to have done the trick, according to the results of a study released Tuesday by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

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Karzai declares Afghanistan and Pakistan "brothers in fighting terror" (AFP) AFP - Pakistan and Afghanistan have reaffirmed they are partners in fighting terrorism, Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared at the end of a two-day visit.

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Citigroup to Acquire First American Bank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=C.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">C.N</A> the world's largest financial services company, said on Tuesday it will acquire First American Bank in the quickly-growing Texas market.

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Short Ride to Disaster Selling stocks short is a very, very risky move that shouldn't be attempted by new investors.

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Khan guarantees medal British lightweight Amir Khan beats South Korean Baik Jong-sub to secure at least a bronze medal.

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Holmes on course for double Britain's Kelly Holmes stays on track for a medal double as she qualifies for the 1500m semi-finals.

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Najaf's Residents Feel Trapped in Battle (AP) AP - For nearly three weeks, Amer al-Jamali hasn't been able to go to work. He cannot visit his father, find medication for his diabetic children or even sleep on his roof to escape the city's suffocating heat made worse by power outages.

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China braces for Typhoon Aere after seven feared dead in Taiwan, Japan (AFP) AFP - Typhoon Aere pounded northern Taiwan with heavy rain and powerful winds triggering landslides and causing widespread disruption to transport, and leaving at least seven people feared dead.

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Web Scribe Ranks Olympic Last-Place Losers (Reuters) Reuters - For those who believe the adage "all\Olympic athletes are winners," a Canadian man has dedicated the\past 10 days to proving you wrong.

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RealNetworks Sells 1 Million Songs Since Price Cut (Reuters) Reuters - RealNetworks Inc. (RNWK.O) has sold\more than a million song downloads since launching a 49 cent\per song campaign a week ago, the Internet media and software\company said on Tuesday.

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UPDATE 4-Possis tumbles after disappointing heart trial Shares of Possis Medical Inc. (POSS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled as much as 41 percent on Tuesday after the company cut its earnings outlook due to

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Russia, Belarus set new deadline for common currency Sochi. (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko announced they have set a new deadline - January 1, 2006 - for the introduction of a common currency in their nations.

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85 jobs to go with closure of Belfast brewery A brewery in west Belfast which produces Bass beer is to close in January with the loss of up to 85 jobs. It will bring to an end 107 years of brewing at Ulster Brewery on Glen Road.

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RealNetworks Sells 1 Million Songs Since Price Cut RealNetworks Inc. (RNWK.O: Quote, Profile, Research) has sold more than a million song downloads since launching a 49 cent per song campaign a week ago, the Internet media and software company said on Tuesday.

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Cingular, AT amp;T Reach Branding Agreement It #39;s official. Cingular Wireless may continue to use the AT amp;T Wireless brand in its advertising, at least in the short term, following its planned merger with the carrier.

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Of Marathon Mice And Fat Men NEW YORK - By attacking the same basic biology drug companies are targeting for new anti-fat drugs, researchers have genetically engineered mice with abilities far beyond those of normal rodents.

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Gartner: Chip revenue to see steady growth Worldwide semiconductor revenue is expected to rise by over 27 percent during 2004, according to a new report. Revenue this year will reach \$226 billion, market research company Gartner said Tuesday.

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T-Mobile, Colubris Land Wi-Fi Hotel Deals T-Mobile USA has inked a deal to deliver Wi-Fi access to Accor Hotels #39; Red Roof Inns. Separately, Colubris Networks has been tapped by i-Hotel International to help it deliver high-speed wireless access to hotels across Canada.

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Hadash Party joins prisoners #39; strike for 24 hours The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality Party (Hadash) is organizing a 24-hour hunger strike on Wednesday at a protest tent being set up at the Umm el-Fahm junction in solidarity with Palestinian security prisoners.

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Wi-Fi Adapters Turn Inward Those wireless LAN cards that insert into a laptop, Tablet PC or PDA have just gone on the endangered species list, according to a new report published this week.

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McPeak collects elusive Olympic medal ATHENS - Holly McPeak finally won the Olympics medal that has eluded her for so long, teaming with Elaine Youngs to win a bronze medal for the United States in beach volleyball Tuesday night.

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Discus Champion Thrown Out of Games Hungarian Olympic discus champion Robert Fazekas will lose his gold medal and be expelled from the Games after breaking doping rules, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Tuesday.

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American Decathlete Clay Currently in Third World record holder Roman Sebrle moved ominously close to Dmitriy Karpov with just two disciplines remaining in the Olympic decathlon Tuesday.

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Jets sign Quincy Carter Quarterback Quincy Carter signed with the New York Jets on Tuesday, three weeks after his surprising release by Dallas. Carter, who started every game for the Cowboys last season, was released Aug. 4, before the team #39;s first exhibition game.

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Father and son collect consecutive holes-in-one as partners in ... Tradition goes that if you #39;re lucky enough to shoot a hole-in-one, then you buy the drinks back at the clubhouse. Steve Percassi, 57, and his 28-year-old son, Steve Jr.

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Chechen Government: 12 Militants Killed Chechnya #39;s Kremlin-backed government says its forces have killed 12 militants in the latest clashes in the breakaway republic.

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IRAQ VIOLANTE DO NOT SURRENDER TO TERROR BLACKMAIL (AGI) Rome, Italy, Aug 24 The president of the Left Democrat MPs, Luciano Violante, speaking of the abduction of the Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni in Iraq said that it was necessary not to surrender to the blackmail of terrorists.

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BIG HIKE IN ENERGY BILLS The company says the record price of wholesale gas, which also effects the cost of electricity, is to blame. A spokesman said the increases would add an extra 7p a day to electricity bills.

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Putin Says Belarus Gas Spat Is Over President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia and Belarus have put a sharp dispute over natural gas deliveries behind them and that there are no obstacles to good relations.

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Vonage Teams With Netgear on VoIP Tech According to a June 2004 report by industry research firm In-Stat/MDR, more than 10 percent of all broadband subscribers will use broadband IP telephony by the end of 2008.

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Iraqi ministers escape attacks BAGHDAD (BBC)-- Two Iraqi interim government ministers have survived apparent assassination attempts in the capital Baghdad. Convoys carrying the environment and education ministers were attacked on their way to offices in the city.

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Blue Chips Nudge Ahead, Oil Eases NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips were little changed on Tuesday as an upgrade on Caterpillar Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CAT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CAT.N</A> and a three-session drop in oil prices offset weakness in technology shares.

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U.S. Takes the Bronze in Women's Beach Volleyball ATHENS (Reuters) - Americans Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs beat an injured Natalie Cook and partner Nicole Sanderson of Australia to claim the bronze medal in the Olympic women's beach volleyball competition Tuesday.

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German Officials' Growth Outlook Better (AP) AP - German finance professionals grew less pessimistic about the country's economic growth outlook, but remain concerned that the euro's record highs against the U.S. dollar will weigh on exports, a monthly survey showed Tuesday.

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Twenty Schools Sign Up for Legal Song Downloads WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. colleges and universities are increasingly giving students free access to download services like Roxio Inc.'s Napster to discourage illegal song copying, the recording industry said Tuesday.

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Bin Laden Driver Charged at Guantanamo GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Osama bin Laden's chauffeur was formally charged Tuesday in the first U.S. military tribunal since World War II, appearing at a pretrial hearing where his lawyer challenged the process as unfair...

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Eclipse to consider open-source data reporting Business intelligence software company Actuate proposes an open-source Java-based reporting tools.

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Gartner: Chip revenue to see steady growth At the same time, an increase in inventory is making chip vendors and distributors worried.

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AMD chips edge ahead of Intel Figures from ZDNet Germany labs indicate that AMD's fastest chips outpace those of Intel for mainstream applications.

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Nokia to offer encryption tool The handset maker is teaming up with a Swedish security company to offer encryption software for some of its phones.

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Colgate to Cut 12 Percent of Work Force (Reuters) Reuters - Colgate-Palmolive Co. said on\Tuesday it would cut about 12 percent of its 37,000-person work\force as part of a four-year restructuring plan for which it\anticipates after-tax charges of #36;550 million to #36;650 million.

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PluggedIn: Lost? Your Phone Knows a Way Out (Reuters) Reuters - Back when everyone\believed the world was flat, people thought these rocky shores\on Spain's windswept "coast of death" were the end of the\world. In today's world, you only need a mobile phone to get\there ... and back.

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Polish Cops Bust 100-Member Computer Piracy Gang (Reuters) Reuters - Polish police have broken up a gang of\more than 100 hackers who sold pirated music and films, using\academic computer systems around the world to store their\wares, a police spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

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Twenty Schools Sign Up for Legal Song Downloads (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. colleges and universities are\increasingly giving students free access to download services\like Roxio Inc.'s Napster to discourage illegal song copying,\the recording industry said Tuesday.

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Blue Chips Are Flat, Caterpillar Gains NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips were little changed on Tuesday as an upgrade on Caterpillar Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CAT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CAT.N</A> and a three-session drop in oil prices offset weakness in technology shares.

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Trial Letdown Hits Possis Medical Disappointing trial data regarding the AngioJet catheter takes a 38 bite out of Possis Medical's stock.

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Colleges Rally Against Music Piracy The nation's colleges and universities are taking more aggressive steps to curb rampant Internet music piracy, according to a report released today. -washingtonpost.com

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Stocks to Watch Tuesday (Reuters) Reuters - Stocks to watch on Tuesday: JOHNSON \JOHNSON , GUIDANT CORP.

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HP Shelves Virus Throttler Security service was discontinued because of compatibility problems with Windows.

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A missed chance RBI could rue OIL continues to set new records by the day. Last Friday, it was in whispering distance of \$50 a barrel as Iraq and the woes of the giant Russian producer, Yukos, kept markets on tenterhooks.

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Shell Shocked? Long-suffering investors in Royal Dutch Petroleum (NYSE: RD) and Shell Transport (NYSE: SC) likely spent the day wondering whether this morning #39;s news might finally clear the air.

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Trial Letdown Hits Possis Medical Shares of device maker Possis Medical (Nasdaq: POSS) are down 38 to \$19.20 after the company cut its fiscal 2005 earnings outlook after a trial involving its AngioJet blood clot treatment yielded disappointing results.

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Sumitomo puts \$29 bn takeover bid for UFJ Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Japans second largest bank, today put forward a 3,200 billion (\$29 billion) takeover bid for United Financial Group (UFJ), the countrys fourth biggest lender, in an effort to regain initiative in its bidding

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Japan Tobacco #39;s Canadian Unit Files for Bankruptcy Protection Japan Tobacco Inc. #39;s Canadian unit, JTI-Macdonald, filed for bankruptcy protection after the Quebec government sued it for C\$1.

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Cognos Makes \$52.2 Million Offer for Frango Business-software maker Cognos will buy Swedish financial-reporting software company Frango for \$52.2 million. Cognos says the acquisition will strengthen its portfolio of corporate performance

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Cisco Systems Acquires P-Cube P-Cube develops service control platforms, which help service providers identify subscribers, classify applications, improve service performance and charge for multiple services without costly infrastructure upgrades, Cisco said.

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OMB Names Timothy Young As No. 2 IT Exec As associate administrator for E-government and IT, he #39;s being assigned to identify, develop, and implement the government #39;s E-government priorities.

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Apple tops US consumer satisfaction Recent data published by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) shows Apple leading the consumer computer industry with the the highest customer satisfaction.

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Rangers coach calls on fans to back spurned Australian Olympian Rangers coach Alex McLeish has called on fans to back the likely return of Australian Olympian Craig Moore for the crucial Champions league return leg against CSKA Moscow here.

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Noguchi looks back quot;I really feel its weight, quot; Noguchi said. quot;Every time I look at it, my eyes well up in tears. I want to show it to all the people who made it possible.

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NBA stars face formidable challengers Winning a gold medal would ease the sting of two Olympic qualifying defeats for the United States team of NBA stars. But their path to defending the throne is a rocky one, with unbeaten Spain coming up first

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Italy upsets Americans in semifinals US women #39;s water polo coach Guy Baker was seething so much about an unusual call that he could barely speak. His world champion squad was too quot;crushed quot; to explain what happened.

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UPDATE 1-Argentina outplay Italy to secure easy passage Favourites Argentina swept Italy aside on Tuesday to march into the final of the Olympic Games soccer tournament without having conceded a goal in five games.

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Karzai declares Afghanistan and Pakistan quot;brothers in fighting ... ISLAMABAD : Pakistan and Afghanistan have reaffirmed they are partners in fighting terrorism, Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared at the end of a two-day visit.

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S P Lifts Calif. Bond Rating 3 Notches (Reuters) Reuters - Standard Poor's Ratings\Services on Tuesday raised its general obligation bond rating\on California to 'A' from 'BBB,' citing an easing of the Golden\State's cash crunch.

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Colleges Rally Against Music Piracy (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Colleges and universities across the country are taking new steps to fight rampant Internet music piracy by beefing up their education efforts, offering legal music downloading options and stiffening penalties for illegal file sharing, according to a report released today.

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Intel Cuts Prices in Preparation for New Product Line (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Intel has slashed prices by up to 35 percent on some of its \Pentium 4 and Itanium processors, bringing down the costs of some desktop and notebook computers by as much as #36;200.

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Gateway Adds Micro Center to Its Distribution Channel (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Gateway has added another marquee name to the roster of retailers that sell its line of personal computers and other products: Micro Center. Gateway's new line of notebooks, desktops and monitors are now available at the retailer's 20 stores nationwide, says a corporate statement.

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Whale trapped at N.S. power plant after swimming through sluice gates (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, N.S. (CP) - A hydroelectric plant in Nova Scotia remained shut down Tuesday after a wayward whale swam through the underwater gates that connect the facility with the Bay of Fundy.

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Product Review: IBM ThinkPad X40 (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The ultra-portable sector of the notebook industry over the last few years has become a showcase for the engineering prowess of the world's largest computer companies.

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A Golden Moment for Misty May and Kerri Walsh ATHENS (Reuters) - Americans Misty May and Kerri Walsh finished off their Olympic beach volleyball competition with a perfect record and a gold medal after beating Brazil in straight sets in the final match Tuesday.

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Ex-Member of Kerry Legal Team Arraigned (AP) AP - A former member of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's legal team pleaded innocent Tuesday to a charge of soliciting a prostitute.

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JTI-Macdonald Files for Court Protection VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Japan Tobacco's <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=2914.T target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">2914.T</A> JTI-Macdonald Corp. unit filed for court protection from creditors on Tuesday in a fight with Quebec tax officials, who have accused the firm of smuggling to avoid more than \$1 billion in taxes.

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S P Lifts Calif. Bond Rating 3 Notches SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Standard Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday raised its general obligation bond rating on California to 'A' from 'BBB,' citing an easing of the Golden State's cash crunch.

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Iraq Forces Advance on Najaf Shrine, Battle Rages NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces tightened their grip on the streets around a sacred shrine in Najaf Tuesday after the government warned Shi'ite rebels inside they would be killed if they did not surrender.

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Oil Prices Fall to \$45 as Iraq Oil Flows Oil prices dropped sharply today, extending losses to a third day as a more optimistic Iraq export picture helped partly unwind some supply worries.

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Food Prices Up As India Strike Continues Prices for food and essential commodities spiraled upward Tuesday as thousands of truck drivers in India ignored a government appeal to call off a four-day-old nationwide strike.

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Failed European first Mars probe, Beagle 2, still a mystery Scientists are no closer to discovering what happened to the ill-fated space probe Beagle 2, which vanished while attempting to land on Mars, according to an investigation released Tuesday.

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Global chip sales to increase 27 percent in 2004: study Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to reach 226 billion US dollars in 2004, a 27.4 percent increase from 2003 revenues, according to the latest quarterly update released Tuesday by Gartner.

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Pay heed to domestic market, IT firms told Indian software companies, which have been busy conquering the world and neglecting their backyard, should not continue doing so. This is because the domestic market is going to grow into a huge opportunity

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EDS Signs With Opsware, Again Global IT services powerhouse EDS extended it contract with Opsware (Quote, Chart) for data center automation software and services, the company said Tuesday.

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Nokia to offer encryption tool Nokia plans to work with Swedish security company Pointsec Mobile Technologies to develop an encryption tool for high-end phones, the companies said Tuesday.

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Highlights from NBC #39;s Olympic coverage, and a look ahead HIGHLIGHT: Gymnastics team Al Trautwig and Tim Daggett #39;s superb job on the audience #39;s protest of Alexei Nemov #39;s score on the high bars.

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Italy #39;s military presence in Iraq will continue despite abduction Italy will do whatever is possible to secure the release of an Italian freelance journalist kidnapped byIraqi insurgents, but will not bow to demands to withdraw its troops, the Italian government said Tuesday.

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Typhoon Aere Lashes Taiwan #39;s Capital Typhoon Aere battered northern Taiwan on Tuesday with howling winds and sheets of rain that grounded flights, shut down financial markets and triggered mudslides on the densely populated island.

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Execs upbeat on IT spending Amid mixed indications of software industry's health, polled tech execs predict spending rise.

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AMD desktop chips edge ahead of Intel Figures from ZDNet Germany labs show AMD's fastest chips outpacing its rival's for mainstream applications.

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Vonage connects with Linksys, Netgear on VoIP Vonage teams with Wi-Fi equipment makers Linksys and Netgear on voice over Internet Protocol.

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Adelphia Wants Rigas Family to Repay Billions WASHINGTON (Dow Jones/AP) -- Adelphia Communications wants its founder to pay more than \$3 billion the cable company says it #39;s owed.

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Challenges Face Mideast Leaders (CBS/AP) Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that he would push ahead with a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip despite a stinging setback to the plan from his Likud Party.

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