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Confident Federer breezes past Hrbaty - 23, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer began his quest for a modern-era record sixth consecutive Wimbledon title with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 demolition of Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty on Monday.
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Edgy comic George Carlin dies at 71 - 23, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs, dirty words and the demise of humanity, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday. He was 71.
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U.N. nuclear team to inspect bombed site in Syria - 23, Jun 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear inspectors headed on Monday for an alleged nuclear site in Syria that the United States says housed a secretly built reactor nearing completion when it was bombed by Israel nine months ago, a diplomat said.
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U.S.-led troops kill 55 Taliban after Afghan ambush - 23, Jun 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - U.S.-led coalition troops killed some 55 Taliban insurgents who ambushed them in southeastern Afghanistan, close to the Pakistan border, the U.S. military said on Monday.
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Hopes fade for Philippine ferry victims - 23, Jun 2008
SIBUYAN ISLAND, Philippines (Reuters) - Rescuers halted efforts on Monday night to find nearly 800 people missing from a capsized ferry in the Philippines as darkness fell and large swells prevented divers from drilling holes into the doomed vessel.
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EU states agree new sanctions on Iran - 23, Jun 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union states agreed on Monday to impose new sanctions against Iran, including an asset freeze on its biggest bank, over its refusal to meet demands to curb its nuclear program.
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Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai takes refuge in Dutch embassy - 23, Jun 2008
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has taken refuge in the Dutch embassy in Harare, the Dutch foreign ministry said on Monday.
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Republic to merge with Allied Waste - 23, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republic Services Inc said on Monday it plans to merge with Allied Waste Industries Inc creating a $12 billion waste and environmental services company.
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Housing rebound to be prolonged: Harvard study - 23, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Record foreclosures and limited access to credit will make it harder than usual to rebound from this U.S. housing market slump, the worst at least since World War Two, according to a Harvard University study on Monday.
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Ex-Citi bond honchos to start up fund: sources - 23, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two former Citigroup Inc bond chiefs are looking to start up a hedge fund, according to people who have spoken with the two men, but because the bank took on billions of dollars in bad positions during their watch, experts said they
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Rising costs could bring airlines together - 23, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Increased cost pressures on airlines combined with lower spending power among customers could force a new round of consolidation between carriers, say bankers, analysts and industry executives.
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Bunge to buy Corn Products for $4.4 billion - 23, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fertilizer producer and oilseed processor Bunge Ltd said on Monday that it would buy Corn Products International Inc for $4.4 billion to gain a leading position in finished corn products such as starches and sweeteners.
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$2 mln for my life? They were joking, says seller - 23, Jun 2008
CANBERRA (Reuters) - It seemed unbelievable when bids to buy a heartbroken man's life in Australia reached A$2.2 million (US$2.1 million) -- and it was, with the bemused seller aware his life was only worth a quarter of that amount.
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"Get Smart" outsmarts "Guru" at box office - 23, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Maxwell Smart clobbered Mike Myers with his shoe phone at the weekend box office in North America.
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Punk fans brave heat for launch of Warped Tour - 23, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As temperatures soared into the 100s for Friday's launch of the 2008 Warped Tour in the Southern California city of Pomona, even mosh maniacs were retreating for whatever shade could be found under tents, awnings and the
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Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin make gymnastics team - 23, Jun 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - World all-around champion Shawn Johnson and twice U.S. champion Nastia Liukin clinched places in the U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team on Sunday.
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Hamm brothers to team up again in U.S. gymnastics team - 23, Jun 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Paul Hamm was thrilled his twin brother, Morgan, was named in the U.S. men's team for Beijing on Sunday, marking their third Olympics in a row as team mates.
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Time running out for actors' contract talks - 23, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Screen Actors Guild celebrated its 75th anniversary this weekend in the face of a grim reality: There are only eight days left to negotiate a deal with the major producers and studios before its TV/theatrical contrac
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Speedo's suit divides swimming world - 23, Jun 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A revolutionary bodysuit has divided the world of swimming into the haves and the have nots just weeks before the Beijing Olympics, testing relationships between federations, athletes and rival suppliers.
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Spain win shootout to reach semis at last - 23, Jun 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Spain beat Italy 4-2 on penalties after a goalless Euro 2008 quarter-final on Sunday to end their shootout hoodoo and reach the last four of a major tournament for the first time in 24 years.
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Blue Jays snap losing streak to give Cito Gaston first win - 23, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5 on Sunday to give Toronto manager Cito Gaston his first win in 11 years.
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Rescuers search for Philippine ferry survivors - 23, Jun 2008
CEBU, Philippines (Reuters) - Rescuers scoured the seas around a capsized ferry in the Philippines on Monday for more than 800 people missing after it sank two days ago, as the official death toll from a typhoon rose to about 160.
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Mugabe's rival pulls out of election - 23, Jun 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out of a run-off election against President Robert Mugabe on Sunday, saying his supporters would be risking their lives if they voted.
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Costco plans Australia foray to challenge duopoly - 23, Jun 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp has gained its first foothold in the Australian market in a bid to shake up a dominant supermarket duopoly.
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U.S. housing rebound to be prolonged: Harvard study - 23, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Record foreclosures and limited access to credit will make it harder than usual to rebound from this U.S. housing market slump, the worst at least since World War Two, according to a Harvard University study on Monday.
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Google has best reputation in U.S., airlines fall: survey - 23, Jun 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Google Inc's famous employee perks -- from providing "nap pods" for a quick break during the day to allowing engineers to spend 20 percent of their work time on side projects that may spark new ideas -- have given the Internet leader th
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Hi-phone anyone? Fake mobiles threaten China brands - 23, Jun 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Steve Jobs may not lose sleep over knock-off iPhones, but legitimate Chinese brands such as Ningbo Bird are fretting about fakes in the cut-throat world of low-end handset makers.
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Nadal leads pretenders to Federer's crown - 23, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Tennis shops near Wimbledon have done a brisk trade in replicas of Rafael Nadal's recent vivid green match-winning shirt, testament, perhaps, to his status as a real threat to Roger Federer's dominance at the championships.
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Dad says Winehouse has emphysema - 23, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Soul singer Amy Winehouse has developed the lung condition emphysema and has been warned by doctors that she will die if she continues smoking drugs, her father said in an interview on Sunday.
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Powell names Bolt not Gay as his main Olympic rival - 23, Jun 2008
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Reuters) - Former world 100 meters world record holder Asafa Powell is looking no further than this weekend's Jamaican national championships to find his biggest challenger for Olympic gold.
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Cink holds on to triumph at River Highlands - 23, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Stewart Cink held his nerve to win his first PGA Tour title in almost four years with a one-shot victory at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, on Sunday.
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Williams blocks distractions in bid for fifth title - 23, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Four-times champion Venus Williams said she was blocking out all distractions on Sunday as she prepared to defend her Wimbledon title at a venue she described as the ultimate place to play tennis.
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Spain wins shootout to reach Euro semi-finals - 23, Jun 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Spain beat Italy 4-2 in a penalty shootout after a highly tactical Euro 2008 clash on Sunday to set them up with a semi-final against Russia.
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Wimbledon plays down betting corruption allegations - 23, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon chief executive Ian Ritchie said on Sunday there was no hard evidence of match-fixing in professional tennis and no one had produced fresh allegations.
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Rockets from Pakistan kill Afghan woman, 3 children - 23, Jun 2008
KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Rockets fired from Pakistan hit a village in eastern Afghanistan killing a woman and three children, Afghan officials said on Sunday, one of three cross-border attacks around the same time overnight.
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WITNESS: Humor, the strongest levee in the Midwest? - 23, Jun 2008
Nick Carey is a Chicago correspondent for Reuters who spent last week traveling up and down a 300-mile (480-km) stretch of mid-Mississippi River flood plain as the giant stream overflowed its banks and levees and swallowed up small towns and thousands of
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Female suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq - 23, Jun 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A female suicide bomber blew herself up among policemen outside a restaurant north of Baghdad on Sunday, killing 15 people and wounding 35, Iraqi police said.
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U.N. nuclear inspectors arrive in Syria - 23, Jun 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Senior U.N. inspectors arrived in Syria on Sunday to investigate U.S. allegations that Damascus was building a clandestine nuclear reactor for military purposes before an Israel air strike destroyed it in September.
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Over 800 missing in Philippine ferry disaster - 23, Jun 2008
CEBU, Philippines (Reuters) - More than 800 people were missing on Monday after a Philippine ferry capsized in a typhoon that has killed scores and left a trail of destruction across the archipelago.
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Mugabe's rival Tsvangirai pulls out of election - 23, Jun 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out of a run-off election against President Robert Mugabe on Sunday, saying his supporters would be risking their lives if they voted.
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Levees hold back cresting Mississippi River - 23, Jun 2008
CAHOKIA, Illinois (Reuters) - Walls and levees held back the cresting Mississippi River on Sunday as requests for government aid poured in from homeowners and businesses swamped by the worst Midwest flooding in 15 years.
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Halliburton quits Expro fight - 23, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. oil services firm Halliburton said it has ended talks to buy UK rival Expro after its target refused to open an auction and opted for a 1.8 billion pound ($3.5 billion) rival bid.
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Fed seen holding rates steady, eyeing prices - 23, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady at a meeting this week and suggest it is in no rush to raise them, even as it acknowledges some troubling signs on the inflation front.
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Jeddah deepens oil price dialogue, but no quick fix - 23, Jun 2008
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - World energy powers embarked on a new level of dialogue to try to rein in runaway oil prices at an emergency meeting in this Red Sea city, but were unable to come up with a quick fix.
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Russia not scared of anyone after outwitting Dutch - 22, Jun 2008
BASEL (Reuters) - Russia have steamrollered their way past Netherlands into the Euro 2008 semi-finals with an exciting brand of football and an ever-growing self belief.
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Hamm and Horton named in U.S. men's gymnastics team - 22, Jun 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Paul Hamm, the 2004 Olympic all-around champion who is recovering from a broken hand, and Jonathan Horton were named in the U.S. Olympic men's gymnastics team after the trials on Saturday.
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Cink stays ahead with late birdies - 22, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stewart Cink held a two-shot lead over Heath Slocum after the third round of the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut on Saturday.
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Cardinals rough up Matsuzaka in Red Sox rout - 22, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Boston pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka was roughed up in his first start since returning from injury as the St. Louis Cardinals crushed the Red Sox 9-3 in interleague play on Saturday.
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Somali gunmen kidnap senior U.N. aid worker - 22, Jun 2008
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali gunmen have kidnapped the local head of the U.N. refugee agency in Mogadishu in the latest abduction of aid workers in the lawless Horn of Africa nation, witnesses said on Sunday.
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Leaked Israeli drill seen as U.S. pressure on Iran - 22, Jun 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A U.S. leak of an Israeli air exercise reported to be practice for possible bombing of Iran's nuclear sites was seen in Israel on Sunday as a deliberate move to increase pressure on Tehran to halt sensitive atomic work.
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Rockets from Pakistan kill 4 Afghan civilians - 22, Jun 2008
KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Rockets fired from Pakistan hit a residential area in eastern Afghanistan killing four civilians, Afghan officials said on Sunday, one of three cross-border attacks around the same time overnight.
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U.N. inspectors head for nuclear probe in Syria - 22, Jun 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Senior U.N. inspectors left for Syria on Sunday to investigate U.S. allegations that Damascus built a nuclear reactor in secret for nuclear weapons purposes before the site was destroyed in an Israeli air strike.
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Philippine ferry sinks; 700-plus passengers missing - 22, Jun 2008
MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine passenger ferry capsized during a typhoon with more than 700 people on board, triggering a frantic search on Sunday for survivors.
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"Made in Asia" label helps, hinders luxury goods makers - 22, Jun 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Years ago, when the first Armani boutiques opened in China, a furious customer walked into one of the shops, brandishing two Armani T-shirts.
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CORRECTION: Amid doubts, oil powers seek tonic to record prices - 22, Jun 2008
(Corrects final paragraph to say van der Veer is CEO, not chairman)
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Q&A: Mick Jones back on track with revamped Foreigner - 22, Jun 2008
DETROIT (Billboard) - In 1976, Mick Jones found himself out of a job. The Surrey, England, native had a reputation as a guitar gunslinger dating back to his own band, Nero & the Gladiators; session credits for George Harrison, Peter Frampton and Johnn
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Naomi Campbell says racist slur sparked air rage - 22, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways rejected claims of racism on Saturday after supermodel Naomi Campbell, who pleaded guilty to assault in a foul-mouthed "air rage" incident, said she was likened to a black "Golliwog" doll during the flight.
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"Get Smart" spies victory at box office - 22, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new spy spoof "Get Smart" took an early lead at the weekend box office in North America, while Mike Myers bombed with his latest comedy "The Love Guru," according to first-day sales data issued on Saturday.
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Ivanovic working hard to repeat French triumph on grass - 22, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - New world number one Ana Ivanovic said that when she opened her Wimbledon campaign next week she faced twin challenges of adapting to grass and regaining her focus after the joy of winning the French Open.
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Nadal inspired by Tiger Woods in Wimbledon challenge - 22, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Tennis man-of-the moment Rafael Nadal will draw inspiration from Tiger Woods, the sportsman he most admires, if things get tough at Wimbledon over the next fortnight.
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Russians stun Dutch to reach last four - 22, Jun 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Russia caused a major upset when they beat Netherlands 3-1 in extra time in Basel on Saturday to clinch the third Euro 2008 semi-final spot and send home the orange-clad army of Dutch fans who had lit up the tournament.
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Angola urges end to Zimbabwe poll violence - 22, Jun 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Angola's veteran leader has added his weight to appeals to Zimbabwe's government to end the political violence and intimidation that is threatening the legitimacy of its June 27 presidential run-off election.
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U.N. atom watchdog faces search mission in Syria - 22, Jun 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. inspectors go to Syria on Sunday to probe allegations of covert nuclear work at a site where Israeli warplanes destroyed a desert complex at the heart of Western suspicions.
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China condemns Dalai Lama in Tibet - 22, Jun 2008
LHASA, China (Reuters) - Chinese Communist Party officials in charge of restive Tibet used the passing of the Olympic torch relay through the capital Lhasa on Saturday to defend their control and denounce the exiled Dalai Lama.
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Major "Big Dig" contractor faces federal charges - 22, Jun 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have charged the largest contractor in Boston's $15 billion "Big Dig" road and tunnel construction project with lying about faulty work on a section where a ceiling panel killed a woman.
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Shells from Pakistan hit Afghan bases - 22, Jun 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - Artillery shells fired from Pakistan landed in an Afghan army compound and close to an international military base in Afghanistan on Saturday and NATO forces returned fire, the alliance said.
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Obama: McCain would leave cities cash-strapped - 22, Jun 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - White House hopeful Barack Obama on Saturday accused his rival John McCain of favoring budget policies that would leave cities unable to pay for critical projects like flood-prevention systems and highways.
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Worst seen over for Midwest floods, cleanup starts - 22, Jun 2008
EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois (Reuters) - The worst Midwest flooding in 15 years eased on Saturday after the swollen Mississippi River crested in St. Louis, but the toll was still rising as billions of dollars in damage to crops, communities and infrastructure
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Lockheed backs EADS tanker deal: CEO in magazine - 22, Jun 2008
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European defense and aerospace group EADS won support for its $35 billion deal to supply refueling tankers to the U.S. Air Force from rival Lockheed Martin , which hopes to sell more of its products abroad.
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Nigerian youths blow up oil pipeline, output cut - 22, Jun 2008
ABUJA (Reuters) - Armed youths blew up a Nigerian crude oil pipeline operated by U.S. major Chevron, a militant group said on Saturday, cutting more output from the world's eighth largest oil exporter.
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Banco Santander expects rise in profits in 2008 - 22, Jun 2008
SANTANDER, Spain (Reuters) - Spain's biggest bank, Banco Santander said on Saturday it would significantly boost profits in 2008, buoyed by growth in Latin America just as many of its international peers suffer credit crunch woes.
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Busch family member backs "strong" Anheuser-Busch - 22, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andrew D. Busch, a nonemployee member of Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc's founding Busch family, said on Saturday that he supports the U.S. brewer's efforts to remain "a strong company headquartered in St. Louis."
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Saudi pumping extra oil to meet demand: Saudi source - 22, Jun 2008
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Top world oil exporter Saudi Arabia has decided to increase oil supply to meet demand from customers, a Saudi oil source said on Saturday.
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Lloyds TSB eyes potential German deal: sources - 22, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British bank Lloyds TSB would consider a significant acquisition and is looking at a possible deal in Germany, people familiar with the situation said on Saturday.
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Hormone may help dieters keep weight off: U.S. study - 21, Jun 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Falling levels of a hormone called leptin that helps the brain resist tempting foods may explain why people who lose weight often have a hard time keeping it off, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
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Feist's hit album a big boost for Canadian label - 21, Jun 2008
TORONTO (Billboard) - Canadian independent label Arts & Crafts may be enjoying the biggest hit of its six-year existence, but label co-founder/president Jeffrey Remedios says he'll never change his "quality over quantity" business mantra.
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Judge prohibits barring Gatlin from competing - 21, Jun 2008
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday issued an order prohibiting officials from preventing suspended Olympic 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin from competing, including next week's Olympic trials, until a hearing.
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Ellen DeGeneres and Rachael Ray share Emmy spotlight - 21, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Ellen DeGeneres and cooking-lifestyle guru Rachael Ray shared the Daytime Emmy spotlight on Friday as they split television's top two awards for entertainment talks shows.
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Christmas comes early for rescued Turkey - 21, Jun 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Never-say-die Turkey reached the Euro 2008 last four by snatching a penalty shootout victory against Croatia after saving themselves with an equalizer from the last kick of another nail-biting quarter-final on Friday.
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Buoyant Spain ready for Italian test - 21, Jun 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Italy go into Sunday's Euro 2008 quarter-final against Spain knowing that their group stage form has made the world champions look like underdogs.
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Kerr eyes U.S. Open title defense with confidence - 21, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cristie Kerr has a good feeling about next week's U.S. Women's Open in Edina, Minnesota where she will defend the title she won last year at Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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Cink soars into lead with pair of eagles - 21, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Stewart Cink, boosted by two eagles, soared into a one-shot lead in Friday's second round at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut.
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Lightning take forward Stamkos as first draft pick - 21, Jun 2008
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning took 18-year-old forward Steven Stamkos with the first overall pick in the National Hockey League's Entry Draft.
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Bush didn't know about CIA leak: McClellan - 21, Jun 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush did not know about a White House effort to leak the identity of a CIA agent but tried to protect staffers who were involved in one of the biggest scandals of his administration, former Bush spokesman Scott M
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South Carolina executes man in electric chair - 21, Jun 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - South Carolina on Friday electrocuted a man for murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 1994, the second execution in the state since a Supreme Court ruling lifted a de facto national moratorium, a state official said.
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Iran says continues nuclear enrichment "non-stop" - 21, Jun 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is pressing on with nuclear enrichment "non-stop," its envoy to the U.N. nuclear agency was quoted as saying on Saturday, despite a world powers' offer of economic incentives if it halts such work.
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Costs mount as Mississippi floodwaters crest - 21, Jun 2008
PALMYRA, Missouri (Reuters) - The crest of the swollen Mississippi River moved relentlessly downstream on Saturday as volunteers manned sandbagged levees, nursed hopes and coped with the costs of the worst Midwest flooding in 15 years.
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Dalai Lama denounced on torch relay - 21, Jun 2008
LHASA, China (Reuters) - Chinese Communist Party officials in charge of restive Tibet used the passing of the Olympic torch relay through the capital Lhasa on Saturday to defend their control and denounce the exiled Dalai Lama.
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Big cars rule Gulf roads amid record oil prices - 21, Jun 2008
DUBAI (Reuters) - Luxury sports cars, gas-guzzling SUVs, even tank-like Hummers all jostle for space on Gulf highways, their owners buoyed by record oil prices that have forced some motorists to ditch cars for bicycles in the West.
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Chrysler says on track despite downturn - 21, Jun 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC is meeting or topping its financial targets despite the deepening slump in U.S. market, the automaker's senior spokeswoman said on Friday.
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BCE buyout gets go-ahead from Canada's high court - 21, Jun 2008
OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - BCE Inc., Canada's largest telecom company, won the backing of the country's Supreme Court on Friday to proceed with the world's biggest leveraged buyout, but financing could still trip up the deal.
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Yahoo exec exits unnerving, reorganization awaited - 21, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Resigning Yahoo Inc managers appear to be voting with their feet on the future of the Web company.
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NASA spacecraft finds ice on Mars - 21, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Mars Phoenix Lander has found ice on the surface of the Red Planet, triumphant NASA scientists said on Thursday, a key discovery for the spacecraft as it searches for water and signs of life on Earth's closet planetary neighbor
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White Stripes win battle of Euro 2008 songs - 21, Jun 2008
BASEL (Reuters) - The late Luciano Pavarotti did it at Italia 90 with Puccini's Nessun Dorma, The Lightning Seeds triumphed at Euro 96 in England with Three Lions and The White Stripes are number one among fans at Euro 2008 with Seven Nation Army.
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Stevie Wonder embarks on "magical" summer tour - 21, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Grammy-winning pop star Stevie Wonder is on the road again, embarking on what he called a concert tour in the "magical" summer and spreading a message of unity among all religions and races.
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Spike Lee backs Obama, sees "Chocolate City" - 21, Jun 2008
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Director Spike Lee, whose movies often cast a sharp eye on U.S. racial politics, predicted a presidential victory for black Democrat Barack Obama that would mark a "new day" for the United States.
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Amateur Marilyn Monroe film highlights celeb auction - 21, Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amateur footage of Hollywood legends Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable on the set of their classic film "The Misfits" is expected to highlight an upcoming celebrity auction and could fetch up to $100,000.
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Naomi Campbell avoids jail for "air rage" outburst - 21, Jun 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A London court sentenced Naomi Campbell to 200 hours of community service on Friday after the British supermodel pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers during an expletive-filled "air rage" incident in April.
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Champion Mahan charges one ahead at River Highlands - 21, Jun 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Holder Hunter Mahan fired a flawless seven-under-par 63 to surge into an early one-shot lead in Friday's second round at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut.
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Turks win on penalties to reach last four - 21, Jun 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Comeback specialists Turkey beat Croatia 3-1 on penalties on Friday to reach the Euro 2008 semi-finals after a dramatic game ended 1-1 in extra time following two late goals.
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