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{ "text": "Group Seeks Ways to Prosecute Cybercrime (AP) AP - Governments and private sector officials from around the world sought ways Thursday to jointly combat cybercrime, whose growth mirrors the phenomenal rise of the Internet's popularity." }

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{ "text": "Red Sox Stumble and Fumble Their Way to Series Lead ST LOUIS (Reuters) - So much for the \"Curse of the Bambino.\"" }

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{ "text": "Sears Shares Soar as Vornado Boosts Stake NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sears, Roebuck Co. <A HREF=\"http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=S.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote\">S.N</A> shares jumped as much as 25 percent on Friday after real estate company Vornado Realty Trust <A HREF=\"http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=VNO.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote\">VNO.N</A> said it raised its stake in the retailer, a step that could lead Sears to convert some of its real estate assets into cash." }

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{ "text": "Producer sues for Rings profits Hollywood producer Saul Zaentz sues the producers of The Lord of the Rings for \\$20m in royalties." }

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{ "text": "Cisco to debut new router family Internet hardware giant Cisco Systems is said to be preparing to launch a new family of routers that can manage both voice and data applications." }

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{ "text": "Employees from 10 hotels locked out The San Francisco Multi-Employer Group announced this morning that it has locked out UNITE HERE Local 2 employees from 10 hotels and staffed the vacated positions with replacement workers." }

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{ "text": "Journalist: I just kept talking BAGHDAD - Iraqi militants threatened to kill an Australian journalist and interrogated him for more than 20 hours after kidnapping him outside a Baghdad hotel." }

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{ "text": "AOL Properties Sign Girafa For Thumbnail Search Images AOL Properties Sign Girafa For Thumbnail Search Images\\\\Girafa.com Inc. announced today that the CompuServe, Netscape, AIM and ICQ properties of America Online, Inc., have signed an agreement with Girafa to use Girafa's thumbnail search images as an integrated part of their search results.\\\\Using Girafa's thumbnail search service, search users can ..." }

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{ "text": "Kuznetsova Beats Sharapova to Make China Open Final BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova beat compatriot and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2 for a place in the final of the \\$585,000 China Open WTA tournament on Saturday." }

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{ "text": "We can win the series, says Ganguly quot;After the momentum we have got in Chennai, we should win the next two Tests. We are quite capable of winning the series, quot; Ganguly said." }

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{ "text": "Coal Mine Blast in China Kills 33 (AP) AP - A coal mine explosion in northern China killed 33 people in the latest disaster to strike the country's accident-prone mining industry, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday." }

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{ "text": "Novell Brings Linux to the Desktop Novell #39;s Linux Desktop 9 includes an end-user operating system, office applications and productivity tools. It boasts the same levels of security and reliability as the SuSE Linux Enterprise " }

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{ "text": "IBM #39;s High-End Power5 Servers Catch HP IBM on Friday introduced high-end servers in its pSeries and iSeries lines that include virtualization features and raw power that some experts say put the products on par with offerings from rival Hewlett-Packard Co." }

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{ "text": "Crude oil prices continue decline Crude oil fell to the lowest price in almost two months after Iran, OPEC #39;s second-biggest oil producer, said it would stop enriching uranium to ward off US calls for sanctions." }

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{ "text": "Poultry Stocks See Mixed Recovery Despite a weak third-quarter earnings report that sent its shares plunging 24 percent Tuesday, poultry producer Sanderson Farms Inc." }

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{ "text": "3 Former Enron Executives to Share a Trial Kenneth Lay, a founder of the Enron Corporation, will get two criminal trials - one by himself and one with his former protg, Jeffrey Skilling, a judge ruled Tuesday." }

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{ "text": "IT Heavies Launch quot;MegaGrid quot; Project SAN FRANCISCO -- Four mainstream IT companies are pooling resources to launch a standardized enterprise grid infrastructure based on their products." }

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{ "text": "India, Russia must work together on new tech: Putin BANGALORE, DEC 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin has called upon India and Russia to work together on innovative technologies with younger generation taking the lead." }

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{ "text": "12 nations agree to locust battle plan DAKAR, Senegal -- Residents burned tires and children took to the streets with sticks in Senegal's capital yesterday to fight an invasion of locusts, as 12 West African nations agreed on a battle plan." }

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{ "text": "Ryder-You can bank on Tiger, says Sutton Tiger Woods has not won a major in two years and lost his world number one ranking but US Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton says reports of his demise will prove badly exaggerated this week." }

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{ "text": "Microsoft to offer stripped-down XP in India BANGALORE, INDIA -- Microsoft Corp. will introduce the Windows XP Starter Edition in India early next year, the company said Wednesday, two days after announcing similar plans for Russia." }

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{ "text": "MDs: Vioxx not the only drug to help arthritis The withdrawal of Vioxx may take a bite out of Merck amp; Co. #39;s revenues, but it isn #39;ta setback for arthritis patients, doctors said Friday, because dozens of other drugs offer the same symptom relief." }

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{ "text": "Three people killed at Afghan checkpoint A man and two women were shot dead by Afghan and US-led troops after their vehicle ran through a checkpoint on Saturday, a US military statement said." }

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{ "text": "Senate Resolves Corporate Tax Bill Delay Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is shown in Washington in this Nov. 11, 2003, file photo. Known as one of the Senate #39;s more moderate Democrats, Landrieu undertook a fiery defense Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, of military " }

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{ "text": "Fox to push Bush on migration at APEC Mexico President Vicente Fox said Wednesday he will meet with US President George W. Bush in Chile during the economic summit of Pacific Rim nations." }

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{ "text": "Bekele and Isinbayeva win Athletes of the Year titles in Monaco Monte-Carlo - Olympic champions Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia and Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia have been announced as the 2004 Athletes of the Year on stage tonight at the climax to the spectacular 2004 World Athletics Gala at the Grimaldi Forum, Monte-Carlo " }

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{ "text": "Britain plans national ID cards London -- Invoking a global threat of terrorism, the British government announced plans Tuesday to introduce national identity cards for the first time since the World War II era." }

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{ "text": "Brennan Confirms Departure For 18 years Tom Brennan has been has been a sidelines fixture at Patrick Gym.His 19th will be his last. Today at his news conference, Brennan admitted he was at the end." }

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{ "text": "Avis blames IT for multimillion-dollar loss The car rental company takes a major hit because of problems with IT, including high costs associated with an ERP project." }

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{ "text": "Japan Shares Up 2 Percent by Midday Japanese stocks rose 1.9 percent by midsession on Monday as a strong performance by US semiconductor-related stocks gave a push to Japanese peers such as Advantest Corp." }

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{ "text": "Red Sox aim for jugular While the Yankees were quietly celebrating their free agency victory over the Red Sox, snaring New Englander Carl Pavano with a four-year deal in excess of \\$38 million, no one gloated too long." }

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{ "text": "SEVEN KILLED IN KABUL BLOODSHED At least seven people have been killed in a bomb blast in central Kabul - the second deadly explosion in Afghanistan over the weekend." }

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{ "text": "Prodigy Adu Learns His Trade at DC United WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Teenager Freddy Adu, America's most talked about soccer player, has hardly set the league alight with his skills in his first season." }

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{ "text": "Eurozone central bank gives clean bill of health to hedge funds The European Central Bank has given hedge funds a generally clean bill of health, saying the possible dangers to financial markets are quot;much less worrisome quot; than even a few years ago." }

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{ "text": "New strain of Skulls Trojan hits smart phones Mobile phones running Symbian's Series 60 operating system are the target of a new strain of the Skulls Trojan horse program. The new Trojan comes with the Cabir.B worm, which, unlike the first version of the virus, can spread to other phones within reach of Bluetooth broadcasting range." }

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{ "text": "Ferrero advances; Moya stunned in rainy Beijing Beijing, China (Sports Network) - For the second time in as many days, rain was a major factor at the inaugural \\$500,000 China Open." }

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{ "text": "New appointments hint Musharraf to remain COAS after Dec 31 ISLAMABAD: Military analysts have said that after the appointment of new Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Vice Chief of Army Staff it is clear that President General Pervez Musharraf will retain his cap of Chief of Army Staff beyond December 31 " }

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{ "text": "Copper Prices Rally to 16-Year Highs Copper prices surged to 16-year highs on Friday as a strike at the world #39;s largest copper producer threatened to tighten world supplies." }

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{ "text": "Hagans Sizes Up Well Quarterback Marques Hagans has impressed in wins over Temple, North Carolina and Akron, completing 43 of 59 passes for 568 yards, three touchdowns and one interception." }

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{ "text": "Warren warned following threat CLEVELAND - The NFL gave a warning to Browns defensive tackle Gerard Warren on Friday, a day after he said he would try to hit Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the head Sunday." }

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{ "text": "Roma 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen: FT Report ROME, November 3 (Champions League) - Vincenzo Montella #39;s injury-time equaliser forced Bayer Leverkusen to settle for a share of the points on Wednesday in Group B of the Champions League but the Eternal City club are virtually eliminated if not yet " }

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{ "text": "Morningstar Faces Possible SEC Lawsuit NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators may file suit against Morningstar Inc., a provider of mutual fund and stock research, over incorrect data it published about a mutual fund, the company said on Friday." }

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{ "text": "Cisco launches equipment leasing arm in India as it eyes booming IT market (AFP) AFP - US computer networking giant Cisco's Indian subsidiary announced the launch of a leasing arm to grab a slice of the growing domestic IT market." }

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{ "text": "Yukos faces tax arrears of \\$4bn MOSCOW: Russias tax ministry said on Friday that it had raised its back tax claims against oil major Yukos by a fifth for 01, to 119." }

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{ "text": "Air China Main Board Debut Up 6 At HK\\$3.15 -2- HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Shares of Air China Ltd. (0753.HK), the country #39;s largest airline, opened 6 higher at their debut Wednesday on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange #39;s main board." }

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{ "text": "Slew of Lawsuits Will Target Vioxx Maker Throngs of lawyers who represent people allegedly hurt or killed by the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx will gather in California and Las Vegas next week to discuss preparing class-action lawsuits against the drug #39;s maker, Merck amp; Co." }

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{ "text": "Activists Want Divestment From Sudan (AP) AP - Black activists and religious groups are pressing public pension funds to divest a purported #36;91 billion in holdings of companies operating in oil-rich Sudan." }

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{ "text": "Mobile phone sales to beat fixed lines in 2004: report (AFP) AFP - Mobile phones are expected to generate more money this year than traditional fixed-line services for the first time due to surging demand in developing countries such as China, India and Russia, an annual industry report said." }

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{ "text": " #39;We walk a fine line, #39; says the boss whose airline tripped up After one of the most embarrassing weeks in British Airways #39; history, the recriminations begin tomorrow. Rod Eddington, the airline #39;s gregarious Australian chief executive, says he will mount a full investigation " }

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{ "text": "GOLF: CLARKE #39;S 11-SHOT TORMENT and then crashed out of it with a sextuple-bogey 11. The nightmare came on the infamous 536-yard 17th at Valderrama where " }

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{ "text": "Update 1: Northwest Airlines, Pilots Reach Deal Northwest Airlines Corp. and its pilots reached a tentative agreement on Thursday that includes \\$265 million in labor concessions, the Air Line Pilots Association said." }

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{ "text": "Wright ready to cash in after win Shane Mosley gave Winky Wright his big chance. After beating Mosley a second time, Wright is now ready to cash in on it. Wright pronounced himself one of boxing #39;s elite contenders Saturday night after beating " }

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{ "text": "Japan Won't Have U.S. Beef Anytime Soon (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's lucrative market for U.S.\\beef, ruptured by mad cow disease worries, is likely to remain\\closed for the rest of this year, U.S. meat industry officials\\said on Thursday." }

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{ "text": "Africa takes tough stand on coups The arrest of Margaret Thatcher's son last week is the latest example of a crackdown on overthrows." }

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{ "text": "NEC Tops IBM with Speedier Supercomputer NEC has unveiled its latest supercomputer, which is almost twice as fast as the BlueGene/L machine rolled out by IBM in September." }

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{ "text": "Man Utd calls for emergency Glazer meeting THE directors of Manchester United will this week demand an emergency meeting with Malcolm Glazer, head of the Florida family that is stalking the world-famous football club." }

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{ "text": "KASHMIR LEADER SURVIVES ATTACK The head of Indian Kashmir #39;s main opposition party, Omar Abdullah, has survived a second assassination bid in a month. Police say seven people were injured when rebels detonated a bomb a few steps away from Mr Abdullah, two of them critically." }

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{ "text": "Japanese citizen reportedly taken hostage in Iraq The Islamic militant group of Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi reportedly claims to have taken a Japanese citizen hostage in Iraq. In a video shown on the Internet, the group threatens to execute him if Tokyo does not withdraw its troops from Iraq in 48 hours." }

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{ "text": "Sorenstam wins Hammons Classic Annika Sorenstam won her fifth LPGA Tour event of the year, closing with a 1-under 70 Sunday for a four-shot victory at the John Q. Hammons Classic." }

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{ "text": "Junior swears by win at Talladega Dale Earnhardt Jr. went from 11th on a restart on Lap 184 to first less than two laps later to win the EA Sports 500. He led nine times for 78 laps." }

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{ "text": "Microsoft promises new OS for 2006 Microsoft says it plans to broadly release the long-awaited update to its flagship Windows operating system, dubbed #39;Longhorn #39;, in 2006." }

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{ "text": "Stocks Slip on Oil, Downgrade of Semis NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were knocked lower on Monday, with the Dow dipping briefly below 10,000, as record high oil prices threatened to hurt corporate profits and a brokerage downgrade hit semiconductor shares." }

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{ "text": "After the Lord Mayor #39;s show It is just six days since the #39;mulligatawny madness #39; at Old Trafford, but the shock waves are still reverberating around the Arsenal dressing room." }

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{ "text": "Nigerian Military Officers Charged with Coup Plot (Reuters) Reuters - Four Nigerian military officers and a\\civilian were accused Thursday of plotting to overthrow\\President Olusegun Obasanjo by firing a rocket at his\\helicopter, court documents showed." }

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{ "text": "Trust Digital Gets CEO, Cash Influx Trust Digital Inc., a McLean software company, is getting a new chief executive and \\$3.1 million in new investments as it tries to expand its business making security software for wireless devices. <FONT face=\"verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica\" size=\"-2\"\\ color=\"#666666\"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>" }

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{ "text": "Webmaster Worlds World of Search Conference Features 70 Speakers Webmaster World's World of Search Conference Features 70 Speakers\\\\The WebmasterWorld of Search Conference scheduled for November 16-18 in Las Vegas has published a final speaker roster and announced over 24 sessions with more than 70 industry-leading speakers. The line up features speakers from such companies as Google, Yahoo, Kanoodle, Ask ..." }

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{ "text": "Elderly 'need digital TV funds' Vulnerable groups such as the elderly should be helped to buy digital TV equipment, a report says." }

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{ "text": "Mexico Struggles to Preserve Ancient Ruins (Reuters) Reuters - The majestic pyramids and\\temples of the ancient Zapotec kingdom of Monte Alban sit\\spectacularly atop a hill in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca." }

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{ "text": "Aftershock hits Japan quake zone Strong aftershocks are still shaking northern Japan after the country #39;s deadliest earthquake in nine years killed at least 24 people." }

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{ "text": "Putin backs veto for members of expanded Security Council Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday rejected a key recommendation of a United Nations panel on expanding the UN Security Council, saying any reform would be one-sided if new members did not have veto power." }

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{ "text": "New York Times Co. Cuts 2004 Profit Targets NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Times Co. on Monday forecast third-quarter and full-year earnings below Wall Street's average targets on weak revenue so far in September, sending its shares to two-year lows." }

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{ "text": "Jobs #39; Apple vs Beatles #39; Apple p2pnet.net News:- It #39;s Apple vs Apple again - that #39;s to say Steve Jobs #39; Apple versus The Beatles #39; Apple. Apple-B claims Apple-J infringes its trade mark and the latter, quot;is likely to be forced into a multimillion " }

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{ "text": "Pound soars amid wider currency fears Sterling rose to its highest level against the dollar since Black Wednesday, the day in September 1992 when the pound was forced out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism, the forerunner of the euro." }

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{ "text": "UPDATE 1-TXU raises dividend, profit forecast; shares jump Texas power company TXU Corp. (TXU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday raised its dividend by 350 percent, boosted its earnings forecast and increased its share buyback program " }

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{ "text": "September Retail Sales Up by 1.5 Percent WASHINGTON - Shoppers got their buying groove back last month, propelling sales at the nation's retailers by a strong 1.5 percent. It was the best showing since March..." }

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{ "text": "Coming to a TV near you: Ads for desktop Linux Linspire CEO points out that recent TV ads serve as indication of acceptance in mainstream populace." }

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{ "text": "Japanese Prime Minister Inspects Four Northern Islands under <b>...</b> On September 2, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (right) inspects four northern islands that are under territorial dispute with Russia." }

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{ "text": "Today's schedule Pro baseball: AL Division Series -- Anaheim vs. Red Sox at Fenway Park (Game 3), 4 p.m." }

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{ "text": "Needham nips Framingh As Carey Division rivals in the Bay State Conference, the Needham and Framingham field hockey teams met twice already this fall, with the clubs splitting a pair of 1-0 decisions." }

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{ "text": "Judge Rejects Md. Anti-Spam Statute A Montgomery County judge has ruled that Maryland's anti-spam law is unconstitutional because it seeks to regulate business transactions beyond the state's borders." }

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{ "text": "Next space station crew to launch Expedition 10, the next crew to live on the International Space Station (ISS), is set to launch from Kazakhstan. US astronaut Leroy Chiao and Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov will leave the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Soyuz rocket at 0306GMT on Thursday." }

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{ "text": "Germans Use Nokia Phones in Wireless Ticket Trial The world #39;s top mobile phone maker Nokia said on Tuesday its phones would be used in a project to test wireless public transport fares in Hanau, near Frankfurt in Germany, beginning early next year." }

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{ "text": "Saddam #39;s aides set to go on trial Trials of some of Saddam Hussein #39;s aides will begin next week, Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said. Speaking to Iraq #39;s National Council, he did not name the lieutenants that would go on trial or say when Saddam himself would appear in court." }

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{ "text": "Boston Red Sox Team Report - September 24 (Sports Network) - A sensational pitching matchup is on tap at Fenway Park this evening when Pedro Martinez and the Boston Red Sox welcome Mike Mussina and the hated New York Yankees to town for another chapter in baseball #39;s fiercest rivalry." }

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{ "text": "Minister Lee Says Uncertainty Deepens Economic Lethargy Deputy Prime Minister and Finance-Economy Minister Lee Hun-jai said Monday the nation #39;s current economic lethargy is due to unsubstantiated uncertainty #39; #39; about the future, which in turn weakens the confidence of market players." }

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{ "text": "Sudan: UN Ruling Won #39;t Help Stop Crisis KHARTOUM, Sudan Sept. 19, 2004 - A US-backed United Nations resolution threatening oil sanctions for the violence in Sudan #39;s Darfur region will only make it harder for the government to calm the insurrection there, a Sudanese official said Sunday." }

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{ "text": "Techs Lead Asian Shares Down, Oil Eases SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Technology stocks led Asian share markets lower on Friday after a retreat by their U.S. peers, with investors cautious amid record-breaking oil prices and ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the day. " }

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{ "text": "In Chile, pace of justice quickens A judge has ruled that Gen. Augusto Pinochet stand trial for his alleged involvement in state-sponsored torture." }

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{ "text": "Seagate to Ship 400 GB HDD SL: Seagate Technology has announced that it will begin shipping the world #39;s highest capacity PC hard drive to retail stores and resellers." }

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{ "text": "Column: Alabama fans should take responsibility for their own <b>...</b> Tennessee and Alabama fans needed extra reasons to hate each other about as much as Deion Sanders needs more reasons to love himself." }

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{ "text": "Fleisher Surges Clear Bruce Fleisher carded a seven-under-par 65 to take a three-shot lead after the second round of the Greater Hickory Classic in North Carolina." }

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{ "text": "Chip and PC Stocks Mixed on Warnings Semiconductor stocks were mixed Tuesday after Advanced Micro Devices Inc. warned quarterly revenue would be lower than expected due to sluggish sales of flash memory chips used in mobile phones and other devices." }

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{ "text": "Vonage Calls on Linksys for VoIP Linksys will provide broadband-to-phone adapters and, eventually, Wi-Fi equipment." }

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{ "text": "Hobbit-finding Boffins in science top 10 AP - Australian scientists who helped discover a species of tiny humans nicknamed Hobbits have been hailed for making the second most important scientific achievement of 2004." }

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{ "text": "Alleged U.S. Deserter Set to Surrender TOKYO - Accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins left his Tokyo hospital for an American military base to surrender to military authorities Saturday, nearly 40 years after he allegedly defected to North Korea..." }

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{ "text": "MANY NEWSPAPERS SEE CIRCULATION DECLINES Some of the nation #39;s largest daily newspapers reported steep circulation declines yesterday, with overall circulation down across the industry, a new report revealed." }

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{ "text": "Serena Williams, Sharapova reach quarterfinals Serena Williams struggled before finding her game Wednesday and reached the China Open quarterfinals with Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova." }

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{ "text": "Web Gaming Changes Social Interactions (AP) AP - Not so long ago, in a galaxy not so far away, Chip Collier was on a mission. \"I really gotta stop bleeding and dying,\" the 24-year old said as he slouched in front of his computer in his ninth-floor Chicago apartment. \"I'm really horrible about not paying attention to my battle fatigue.\"" }

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{ "text": "Sharon Says Gaza Evacuation Set for 2005 (AP) AP - Israel's evacuation of the Gaza Strip will begin next summer and will take about 12 weeks, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday, reversing an earlier decision to speed up the pullout." }

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{ "text": "Notes: Kahne, Harvick have verbal confrontation AVONDALE, Ariz. - Some sparks flew between rookie Kasey Kahne and Kevin Harvick at the conclusion of Sunday #39;s Checker Auto Parts 500." }

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