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Italy seeks way out of crisis after Prodi quits - 25, Jan 2008
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's president will hold crisis talks with political leaders on Friday to see whether he can avoid calling snap elections after a no confidence vote forced Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government to resign.
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Obama with 13-point lead in South Carolina: poll - 25, Jan 2008
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Barack Obama has a 13-point lead on rival Hillary Clinton but his support has eroded slightly on the eve of South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Frida
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Clinton, McCain win New York Times endorsements - 25, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The New York Times on Thursday endorsed Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton and Republican Sen. John McCain for their party's nominations to contest the U.S. presidential election in November.
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Republicans debate economy, attack Clinton - 25, Jan 2008
BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney and rival John McCain squabbled over the U.S. economy but pounded Democrat Hillary Clinton on Thursday as they jockeyed for votes in Florida in the wide-open U.S. presidential race.
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E*Trade posts loss but sees profitable '08 - 25, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Beleaguered discount brokerage E*Trade Financial Corp posted a larger-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday but said it expected to return to profitability in 2008, sending its shares higher.
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Asian stocks rise on relief over U.S. outlook - 25, Jan 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Stocks in Asia rose 3 percent on Friday as a U.S. tax stimulus package, reassuring jobs data and the prospect of another Federal Reserve rate cut eased fears the world's top economy will slide into recession.
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SocGen humbled by rogue trader scandal - 25, Jan 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - French bank Societe Generale faced tough questions on Friday over how it failed to spot the biggest rogue dealing fraud in history, in which a single young trader triggered a $7 billion loss under the noses of top executives.
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Top bids $2.4 bln as wireless auction opens - 25, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top bidders put up a total of more than $2.4 billion on Thursday in the opening round of the Federal Communications Commission's auction of coveted U.S. government-owned airwaves.
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Microsoft profit rises 79 pct - 25, Jan 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft signaled confidence to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year earnings outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.
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Where is Osama? He's in a cartoon, at Sundance - 25, Jan 2008
PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - After years of watching Osama bin Laden in grainy television footage, audiences have a chance to see a less chilling version of the al Qaeda leader -- as a cartoon character dancing to rap music and a video game villain.
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Heath Ledger edgy and anxious over Christmas holidays - 25, Jan 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian actor Heath Ledger, who was found dead in his New York apartment, was edgy and anxious during his Christmas holidays about not seeing his daughter Matilda, close friend and model Sophie Ward told local media.
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"Diddy" Combs makes personal history at Sundance - 25, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sean "Diddy" Combs -- rapper, music producer, fashion designer, business mogul, Broadway star -- has had many career-defining moments. This week at the Sundance Film Festival, he had yet another.
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Scientists find pancreatic stem cells in mice - 25, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - After most scientists had given up the search, a Belgian team said on Thursday they found elusive pancreatic stem cells in adult mice, a finding that could lead to treatments for people with type-1 diabetes.
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FDA downplays long-term impact of animal cloning - 25, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 600 cloned animals in the United States most likely have not produced offspring, an official with the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday, as the agency downplayed the long-term impact cloning will have on the food sup
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Scientists create gene map for synthetic life - 25, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have assembled the entire genome of a living organism -- a bacterium -- in what they hope is an important step to creating artificial life.
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Newark Bay closed after two ships collide - 25, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A ship carrying orange juice collided with a dredging vessel in Newark Bay on Thursday, closing the bay to all ship traffic, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
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WADA chief to maximize government role in drugs war - 25, Jan 2008
ATHENS (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency's new chief said on Thursday he would try to mobilize governments to have a greater role in the fight against doping because no sport or country was immune to the threat.
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Amy Winehouse checks into rehab clinic - 25, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British soul singer Amy Winehouse, who this week appeared in video footage allegedly showing her smoking crack cocaine, has entered a rehab clinic, her record company said on Thursday.
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Obama dips but still has big South Carolina lead - 25, Jan 2008
FLORENCE, South Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama's big lead over rival Hillary Clinton has slipped but is still substantial two days before the presidential primary election in South Carolina, where candidates were competing vigorously to win su
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Saddam admitted he miscalculated, FBI agent says - 25, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein kept up the illusion that he had weapons of mass destruction before 2003 because he did not think the United States would invade, an FBI agent who questioned him said.
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Medical marijuana users can be fired: Calif. court - 25, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Companies can fire employees who use marijuana for medical reasons even if California law allows such use because federal law prohibits it, the state's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
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Italy's Prodi resigns after losing Senate vote - 25, Jan 2008
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned on Thursday after his centre-left government lost a confidence vote in the Senate, prompting opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi to demand immediate elections.
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Obama defends fierce tone of campaign with Clinton - 25, Jan 2008
KINGSTREE, South Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday defended the fierce tone of his recent exchanges with U.S. presidential rival Hillary Clinton and said he was forced to fight back because of her campaign's disregard for the truth.
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AT&T posts strong wireless growth - 25, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T posted stronger-than-expected mobile growth on Thursday and affirmed its 2008 outlook, but its shares fell as much as 3.4 percent amid persistent worries about the U.S. economy.
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Amgen fourth-quarter profit edges higher - 25, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Amgen reported on Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit edged higher as cost cutting helped offset sharply declining sales of its anemia drugs that have been hit with safety concerns and new restrictions on use and insurance reimbu
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Ford quarterly loss narrows; forecasts 2008 loss - 25, Jan 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co posted a sharply narrower fourth-quarter loss on Thursday after cutting costs but forecast a net loss for the full year 2008 amid fears of a weakening U.S. economy.
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Bush, Congress strike deal on economic plan - 25, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush and congressional leaders agreed on Thursday on a $150 billion package of tax rebates and business incentives meant to ward off a recession in the world's largest economy.
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Wall St. jumps with tax-rebate deal, Qualcomm - 25, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Thursday, after government leaders agreed on a plan for tax rebates to stimulate the U.S. economy and a healthy outlook from cell- phone chip maker Qualcomm helped drive the Nasdaq up sharply.
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Housing picture still dire, but labor market steady - 25, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell more than expected in December, ending a year that brought the sharpest housing slowdown since 1982 and the first annual drop in prices since the Great Depression.
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SocGen reels from record $7 bln rogue trader fraud - 25, Jan 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - A junior computer whiz at French bank Societe Generale was accused of racking up a $7 billion loss in bad bets on stocks in the biggest trading scandal in banking history.
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Sprint CFO to leave in new executive shake-up - 25, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp Chief Financial Officer Paul Saleh and two other senior executives are leaving the company in a new management shake-up, as the No. 3 U.S. mobile service grapples with subscriber losses.
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Murdoch says won't make all of online WSJ free - 25, Jan 2008
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said on Thursday he would not make all online Wall Street Journal content free.
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UPDATE 2-Top bids $2.78 bln as US wireless auction opens - 25, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Top bidders put up a total
of almost $2.78 billion on Thursday in the opening rounds of
the Federal Communications Commission's auction of coveted U.S.
government-owned airwaves.
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Microsoft profit rises 79 pct, outlook bullish - 25, Jan 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp signaled confidence to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year profit outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.
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Hollywood stars return to spotlight at SAG awards - 24, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's red carpet will finally roll out for Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards in what could end up being the only big party in an awards season stripped of stars and marred by a bitter industry strike.
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James Bond is out for revenge in new film - 24, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - New James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" sees the super spy out for revenge on a mission that takes him to Austria, Italy and South America.
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"Land of Borat" Kazakhstan shines in Oscar limelight - 24, Jan 2008
ALMATY (Reuters) - A Kazakh-financed film has been nominated for best foreign film at this year's Oscars, a welcome creative boost to this central Asian country that was so heavily lampooned by the hit "Borat" movie.
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Sundin's last-gasp goal gives Leafs win over Caps - 24, Jan 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - A late goal from Toronto captain Mats Sundin gave the Maple Leafs a 3-2 win over the visiting Washington Capitals on Wednesday.
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MLB hopes for Olympic boost from China debut - 24, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Major League Baseball's first games in China in March will help prove that baseball is a global sport and deserves a place in the Olympics, MLB senior vice president Paul Archey said on Thursday.
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Tsonga dazzles, Sharapova, Ivanovic win - 24, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Built like a prize-fighter, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga pummeled world number two Rafael Nadal into submission to reach the Australian Open final on a spectacular Thursday night at Melbourne Park.
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Federer primed to keep Djokovic in his place - 24, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Champion Roger Federer continues his bid for a 13th grand slam title with a mouth-watering Australian Open semi-final against young pretender Novak Djokovic on Friday.
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Raptors shock high-flying Celtics in Boston - 24, Jan 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - The hot-shooting Toronto Raptors staged a late rally to stun the Boston Celtics with a 114-112 road victory on Wednesday, Jose Calderon delivering a three-point play with 10.5 seconds remaining to seal the win.
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U.S.-led air raid kills 11 in Afghanistan: doctor - 24, Jan 2008
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Nine police and two civilians were killed in an air strike by U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan, a provincial doctor said on Thursday, but the coalition said Taliban fighters had been killed.
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Insurance bailout hopes spur equity rebound - 24, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors poured back into equities on Thursday, hoping a rescue plan for ailing bond issuers would stop a new round of credit losses, although claims of a massive trade fraud added to financial sector worries.
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Prodi braves Senate vote as pressure grows to quit - 24, Jan 2008
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi will brave a confidence vote in the Senate on Thursday despite expectations that he will lose and be forced to resign.
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Suicide bomber kills north Iraq police chief - 24, Jan 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in police uniform killed a top police official in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday as he toured the site of a blast a day earlier that killed 36 people and wounded scores, police said.
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Heath Ledger edgy, anxious over Christmas holidays - 24, Jan 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian actor Heath Ledger, who was found dead in his New York apartment, was edgy and anxious during his Christmas holidays about not seeing his daughter Matilda, close friend and model Sophie Ward told local media.
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Palestinian forces enter Jordan under U.S. program - 24, Jan 2008
ALLENBY BRIDGE, West Bank (Reuters) - The first battalion of Palestinian security forces crossed into Jordan on Thursday to begin training under a U.S. program after nearly a year-long delay.
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White House and lawmakers near economy plan - 24, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and U.S. lawmakers moved closer on Wednesday to agreement on an election-year economic package that President George W. Bush said would be "robust" enough to lift the economy out of the doldrums.
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Xerox quarterly profit rises, shares jump - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Xerox Corp , the leading provider of digital printers and document management services, posted on Thursday a 78 percent rise in quarterly profit fueled by growing revenue from financing and supplies, sending its stock up over 7 percen
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Rich nations must not demonize us, say state funds - 24, Jan 2008
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The United States and other countries must not demonize sovereign wealth funds as they come to the aid of troubled U.S. banks, some of the world's biggest state-run investors said on Thursday.
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AT&T quarterly profit rises - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit after better-than-expected wireless growth, sending its shares up almost 3 percent in pre-market trading.
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Gold jumps above $900/oz, platinum hits record - 24, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Gold surged 2 percent to trade above $900 on Thursday and platinum hit a historic high, as investors snapped up the metals on dollar weakness and firmer oil prices, analysts said.
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Ford loss narrows; to offer buyouts - 24, Jan 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co posted a sharply narrower fourth-quarter loss on Thursday after cutting costs and boosting margins on vehicles and said it expects another net loss for the full year 2008.
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SocGen says hit by $7.1 billion fraud - 24, Jan 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - French bank Societe Generale said fraud by a single trader had caused it a 4.9 billion euro ($7.1 billion) loss and that it would seek emergency funds as a result, shocking battered markets.
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EU set to warn Germany over gaming market - 24, Jan 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is set to step up legal action against Germany next week for thwarting foreign competition in the country's gaming markets, sources with knowledge of the decision said on Thursday.
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Internet delivers lollipop scorpions to Australia - 24, Jan 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Live honey bees, chocolate-coated insects or lollipops with scorpions.
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Google ties up with Japan's DoCoMo to grow abroad - 24, Jan 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Google Inc's search engine will feature on NTT DoCoMo Inc handsets, giving it access to 48 million new mobile Internet users in Japan in its push for overseas growth.
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Australia wild party child turns party pro - 24, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Australian teenager who hosted a wild party that caused a near-riot after 500 guests saw his Internet invitation has decided to turn professional and will host a national party tour, he said on Thursday.
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Global music sales fell around 10 pct in 2007 - 24, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Sales of music fell at a faster rate in 2007 than 2006 despite digital sales soaring, and the gatekeepers of the Web must act if the industry is to beat piracy, the international trade body said on Thursday.
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YouTube to feature on wider range of mobile phones - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Popular video Web site YouTube.com is opening up its service to run on millions more phones which are capable of using high-speed wireless links, the company said on Thursday.
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Jay Leno gets last laugh on joke books - 24, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno got the last laugh on Wednesday in his legal battle with the creator of numerous joke books filled with stolen gags and punch lines.
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U.S. turns to horses to secure borders - 24, Jan 2008
ALTAR VALLEY, Ariz (Reuters) - U.S. Border Patrol agent Galen Huffman leans over the saddle to look at faint tracks in a cattle trail leading up from the Mexico border.
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Sharapova romps into Melbourne final - 24, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Fifth seed Maria Sharapova blasted through to her second successive Australian Open final with a 6-3 6-1 drubbing of Jelena Jankovic on Thursday.
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Sports leagues bullish on fans despite economy - 24, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. sports executives are focusing on next week's NFL Super Bowl, baseball's spring training, basketball and hockey playoffs and expecting strong ticket sales despite a weakening economy and tighter spending by consumers.
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CORRECTED: Raptors shock high-flying Celtics in Boston - 24, Jan 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - The hot-shooting Toronto Raptors staged a late rally and stunned the Boston Celtics with a 114-112 road victory on Wednesday, with Jose Calderon delivering a three-point play with only 10.5 seconds remaining.
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Ledger anxious over Christmas holidays - 24, Jan 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian actor Heath Ledger, who was
found dead in his New York apartment, was edgy and anxious
during his Christmas holidays about not seeing his daughter
Matilda, close friend and model Sophie Ward told local media.
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U.S. report finds N.Korean abuses of U.N. agency - 24, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea used the bank accounts of a U.N. agency for deceptive cash transfers, among a wide range of abuses of that organization's presence in the communist state, a U.S. Senate panel reported on Wednesday.
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Obama dips, but still has South Carolina lead: poll - 24, Jan 2008
FLORENCE, South Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama's big lead over rival Hillary Clinton slipped slightly but is still substantial two days before South Carolina's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday
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Asian stocks cheer plan to rescue U.S. bond insurers - 24, Jan 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Most major Asian share markets rose on Thursday, lifted by banks and financials after the U.S. government outlined a plan to rescue battered bond insurers and stave off a fresh round of billion-dollar writedowns.
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Republicans clash as White House race tightens - 24, Jan 2008
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates sparred over the best fix for the faltering U.S. economy on Wednesday as a poll showed Florida's high-stakes race for the White House tightening.
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U.S. experts see rare chance for stability in Iraq - 24, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sharp drop in violence that has accompanied the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq has given the war-torn country a rare opportunity for stability, analysts said on Wednesday.
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Symantec quarterly profit up, outlook tops estimates - 24, Jan 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Security software maker Symantec Corp reported a rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by overseas sales, and forecast current-quarter results above Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 9 percent.
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Qualcomm results show strong demand - 24, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc posted an 18 percent rise in quarterly profit and gave an outlook that matched analyst estimates, driving its shares up more than 7 percent on relief the weak U.S. economy was not hurting demand for its mobile phone
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White House, lawmakers near economy plan - 24, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and U.S. lawmakers moved closer on Wednesday to agreement on an election-year economic package that President George W. Bush said would be "robust" enough to lift the economy out of the doldrums.
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Hyundai Q4 op more than doubles - 24, Jan 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co , South Korea's top auto maker, said on Thursday its quarterly operating profit more than doubled, fuelled by higher sales and a softer won.
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China's economy eases as exports slow - 24, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China grew 11.4 percent in 2007, the
fastest pace in 13 years, but is headed for a modest slowdown
this year as global demand weakens and credit curbs to cap
inflation ripple through the economy.
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Dow soars nearly 300 points as banks rally - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a government plan to rescue ailing bond insurers is taking shape and could prevent billions more in credit losses.
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Beijing airport hits back at "second worst" rating - 24, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Olympic Games host Beijing has hit back at a report on Forbes Magazine's Web site that rated its airport the second worst in the world in terms of delayed flights.
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HP signs up Sony Pictures for made-on-demand DVDs - 24, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has become the first major studio to license niche and older DVD titles for production and distribution through HP's year-old DVD manufactured-on-demand service, the two companies said on Thursday.
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Police to view video of Winehouse - 24, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British police said on Wednesday they would investigate video footage of soul singer Amy Winehouse allegedly smoking crack cocaine.
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Filmmaker puts American debt in Sundance spotlight - 24, Jan 2008
PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - "I.O.U.S.A." may not be the sexiest film at the Sundance Film Festival, but it could be the most timely as the documentary about deepening U.S. debt problems debuted in a week of tumbling financial markets and heightened fears
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Author Russell Banks sets new novel near his home - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American writer Russell Banks set out to be a painter but abandoned his brushes for a career as a writer that has spanned five decades.
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Inuit lifespan stagnates while Canada's rises - 24, Jan 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Inuit in Canada's far north have lifespans 12 to 15 years shorter than the average Canadian's, government data showed on Wednesday, putting the aboriginal people on a par with developing countries such as Guatemala and Mongolia.
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Bird flu threat still real, scientists say - 24, Jan 2008
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The world cannot afford to be complacent about the H5N1 bird flu virus despite its failure to trigger a human pandemic four years after sweeping across most of Asia, experts and officials said on Wednesday.
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Genetic changes key in antidepressant drugs: study - 24, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Changes in a gene that protects the brain from foreign substances may affect whether commonly used antidepressants work -- and a simple test could help doctors prescribe the right drug, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Decision on America's Cup appeal delayed - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fate of the next America's Cup was still in limbo on Wednesday when a New York court judge said after a hearing that he needed more time to decide whether he had jurisdiction to rule on the issues.
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SAG awards to finally let red-carpet fashion shine - 24, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The lack of Hollywood awards shows this year due to the screenwriters' strike leaves not only spotlight-craving stars in the lurch but means a lot of designer gowns hanging unworn and unloved in closets.
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Valentino waves goodbye to fashion world - 24, Jan 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Fighting back tears, Valentino waved goodbye to the fashion world on Wednesday with a haute couture show brimming with the glamour that made him a favorite with Hollywood stars, socialites and royalty for half a century.
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Blast in Iraq's Mosul kills 15, wounds 132 - 24, Jan 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed and 132 wounded when a building used by militants to store weapons and tonnes of explosives blew up in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday, senior security officials said.
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Woods in bullish mood over 2008 sweep of the majors - 24, Jan 2008
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, refreshed after a five-week break from tournament golf, sounded an ominous warning to his rivals on Wednesday about his prospects of achieving a sweep of this year's majors.
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Heath Ledger autopsy results due in 10-14 days - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sudden death of film star Heath Ledger stunned fans and family from Hollywood to Australia on Wednesday as New York City's medical examiner conducted an autopsy that proved inconclusive.
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"Two against one" in Clintons' vs Obama campaign - 24, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 1992 Bill Clinton vowed Americans would get "two for the price of one" if they elected him with wife Hillary at his side. Now it is two against one as the Clintons gang up on Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential race.
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Committee head sees approval of phone immunity - 24, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. Senate will approve President George W. Bush's demand that telephone companies that participated in his warrantless domestic spying program receive retroactive immunity from lawsuits, a top lawmaker predicted
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U.S. war costs in Iraq up: report - 24, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Iraq war may not dominate U.S. news reports as the carnage drops, but a new report underscores the financial burden of persistent combat that is helping run up the government's credit card.
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Palestinians blow up border wall, flood into Egypt - 24, Jan 2008
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after militants blew up a border wall, and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply because of an Israeli blockade.
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Capital One profit down 42 percent - 24, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Capital One Financial Corp , the largest independent U.S. bank card issuer, said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter earnings fell 42 percent on rising credit card losses and charges related to a shut-down of its subprime mortgage unit.
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CORRECTED: Symantec quarterly profit up, outlook tops est - 24, Jan 2008
(Corrects paragraphs 9 and 10 to reflect that the outlook is for this fiscal year, not fiscal 2009, as previously sent)
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Qualcomm posts quarterly profit - 24, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday due to demand for its mobile phone chips, and its shares rose 6.5 percent.
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GM pulls ahead of Toyota in '07 global sales - 24, Jan 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp on Wednesday reported worldwide sales of 9.37 million vehicles in 2007, coming in just ahead of Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp in a closely watched race for the top spot in global sales.
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