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Harrington finds plenty to motivate him in FedExCup series - 20, Aug 2008
PARAMUS, New Jersey (Reuters) - Padraig Harrington will end a well-deserved break after his PGA Championship victory nine days ago to resume his pursuit of golf's big prizes in this week's Barclays Classic.
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Mauresmo believes good times are returning - 20, Aug 2008
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Reuters) - A rejuvenated Amelie Mauresmo said on Tuesday she believed she was on the right track to getting back among the world's elite.
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Strengthening tropical storm Fay soaks Florida - 20, Aug 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Fay swept into southwest Florida from the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, dumping heavy rain but causing little damage after failing to strengthen into a hurricane as forecasters had predicted.
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Bomb kills 43 at Algerian military academy - 20, Aug 2008
ISSERS, Algeria (Reuters) - A bomb at an Algerian military academy killed 43 people and wounded 45 on Tuesday, the interior ministry said, one of the bloodiest incidents in years in the OPEC member state.
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McCain campaigns for off-shore drilling on Gulf rig - 20, Aug 2008
ABOARD THE CHEVRON GENESIS (Reuters) - Republican John McCain took his campaign high above the waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, visiting an offshore oil and gas rig and predicting many more like it along the U.S. coasts if he is elected president.
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Britain breaks century-old gold medal haul - 20, Aug 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Next Olympics hosts Britain reached their highest gold medal tally in a century on Tuesday with four victories including one from a once-banned runner.
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Russia starts Georgia pullout but NATO wants more - 20, Aug 2008
GORI, Georgia (Reuters) - Russian troops will pull back from Georgia's heartland by the end of this week, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, but NATO said it was freezing contacts with Moscow until all Russian forces were out of the country.
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Large U.S. bank collapse ahead, says ex-IMF economist - 20, Aug 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The worst of the global financial crisis is yet to come and a large U.S. bank will fail in the next few months as the world's biggest economy hits further troubles, former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff said on Tuesday.
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Speculation over VP picks hits fever pitch - 20, Aug 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Speculation hit a fever pitch on the U.S. vice presidential sweepstakes on Tuesday, with Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain nearing their choices of a No. 2 amid a flurry of sly hints and outright guesses.
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Cox: SEC to propose short sale rule in weeks - 20, Aug 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. securities regulator plans to propose a new short selling rule in the next few weeks which would be broader than an emergency order covering just 19 financial stocks which ended last week.
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Home Depot posts higher-than-expected profit - 20, Aug 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc , the world's largest home improvement retailer, reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as it held down costs and consumers took on spring projects.
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Fed officials say must be ready to curb inflation - 20, Aug 2008
ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve must be ready to take action if slowing economic growth fails to curb inflation stemming from higher food and energy prices, two top Fed policy-makers said on Tuesday, indicating that higher interest rates
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Lehman option traders bet stock will keep falling - 20, Aug 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Many traders scooped up defensive put options on Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc on Tuesday, betting its stock will suffer more losses.
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Fannie, Freddie fears, inflation slam Wall St - 20, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell for a second straight session on Tuesday as credit worries hit bank shares and a report showing inflation remains a threat despite slower growth stoked the market's anxiety.
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Inflation pressures mount as home building slows - 20, Aug 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. wholesale prices shot up in July at the fastest annual rate in 27 years, while home builders cut back on construction as they worked through a glut of unsold homes, government data showed on Tuesday.
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HP results top Street despite stronger dollar - 20, Aug 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co results beat Wall Street targets, overcoming fears that slowing global economies and a stronger dollar would substantially weaken the world's biggest computer and printer maker.
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Judge backs hackers in Boston subway dispute - 20, Aug 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Three students from the elite Massachusetts Institute of Technology who found a way to hack into Boston's transit system to get free rides can talk publicly about the security flaw, a court ruled on Tuesday in a decision hailed as a vic
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Out with EDGAR, in with IDEA; SEC's new system - 20, Aug 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - EDGAR, the computer database for filing documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is giving way to a new system that aims to let investors more easily analyze corporate reports and other financial information.
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Storm Fay washes wetly ashore in southwest Florida - 19, Aug 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Fay moved ashore over southwest Florida on Tuesday without strengthening into a hurricane, bringing heavy rains to the south of the peninsula, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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Taliban kill 10 French troops in Afghanistan - 19, Aug 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents killed 10 French soldiers and wounded 21 in a major battle east of the Afghan capital, the French president's office said on Tuesday, the biggest single loss of foreign troops in combat since 2001.
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Cracks in Pakistan coalition day after Musharraf quits - 19, Aug 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Leaders of Pakistan's coalition government were deadlocked over the judiciary on Tuesday, a day after President Pervez Musharraf resigned and as a bomb killed 25 people, underscoring the challenges facing the country.
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Algeria bomb attack kills 43 - 19, Aug 2008
ALGIERS (Reuters) - A bomb attack east of Algiers killed 43 people and wounded 45 on Tuesday, the Algerian interior ministry said, in one of the bloodiest incidents in years in the OPEC member state.
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Zambian President Mwanawasa dies in France - 19, Aug 2008
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in a French hospital on Tuesday after suffering a stroke several weeks ago, Vice President Rupiah Banda said.
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Johnson finally gets gold on beam - 19, Aug 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shawn Johnson's megawatt smile lit up the National Indoor Stadium on Tuesday after the American gymnast finally got her hands on an Olympic gold medal.
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Tunnicliffe sails to Laser Radial gold - 19, Aug 2008
QINGDAO (Reuters) - A shift in the wind direction helped to push American Anna Tunnicliffe to Olympic gold in the Laser Radial sailing on Tuesday, underling her status as world number one.
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U.S. and Dutch into women's water polo final - 19, Aug 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States battled its way into the final of the Olympic women's waterpolo on Tuesday with a 9-8 victory over arch-rival Australia.
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Counter-culture BMX makes debut in Beijing - 19, Aug 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Olympic cycling moves to the gut-wrenching world of BMX on Wednesday where cyclists on tiny bicycles ride at high speeds on a dirt circuits and make spectacular jumps in the event's debut at the Beijing Games.
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Staples results hurt by tough conditions - 19, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Staples Inc , the U.S. office supply chain, said on Tuesday that tough market conditions hurt quarterly results and that its acquisition of Dutch rival Corporate Express would add slightly to 2008 earnings.
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Lehman faces loss, $4 billion writeoff: report - 19, Aug 2008
(Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc may post a third-quarter loss and suffer about $4 billion in write downs, according to an analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities, who also said a sale of the company's Neuberger Berman business was unlikely.
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Election a study in U.S. patriotism - 19, Aug 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The U.S. presidential election presents a sharp contrast between two types of patriotism: John McCain stands as a war hero. His rival Barack Obama calls Americans back to the can-do spirit of the nation's founders.
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Russian military unit leaves Georgian town - 19, Aug 2008
GORI, Georgia (Reuters) - A column of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles left the Georgian city of Gori on Tuesday in what Russian officials said was the start of the pull-back demanded by the West.
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Britain equal century-old gold record - 19, Aug 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Britain notched their highest gold medal tally in a century on Tuesday with three more victories in cycling and sailing for the 2012 Olympics hosts.
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American Home to pay fraction of bankruptcy claims - 19, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Home Mortgage Investment Corp , which was among the largest U.S. home loan providers before seeking bankruptcy protection a year ago, said it will pay unsecured creditors no more than 5.9 cents on the dollar as it liquidates
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Home Depot beats estimates, keeps full-year view - 19, Aug 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Home Depot Inc, the world's largest home improvement retailer, reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as it held down costs and consumers took on spring projects.
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Inflation pressures mount; home building slows - 19, Aug 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wholesale prices shot up in July at the fastest year-on-year rate since 1981, while home builders cut back on construction as they worked through a glut of unsold homes, government data showed on Tuesday.
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Target quarterly profit drops 8 percent - 19, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Target Corp reported a nearly 8 percent drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday as shoppers passed over trendy clothes and home decor in favor of every-day necessities, hurting its margins.
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Saks loss wider, sees weakness in rest of year - 19, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Upscale retailer Saks Inc. posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss on Tuesday, as even its well-to-do shoppers curbed spending as the economy weakens, and forecast a drop in its 2008 operating margin.
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Germans urge tougher laws after new privacy scandal - 19, Aug 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - German politicians called for tougher privacy laws on Tuesday after officials revealed personal and financial information on millions of Germans was readily available for cash on the Internet.
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Pisces for the pool, Taurus for the pole vault - 19, Aug 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Something fishy is happening at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Put it all down to the stars.
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British "Mr Fix-it" al Qaeda cyber-recruiter jailed - 19, Aug 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A Briton described by prosecutors as a terrorism "Mr Fix-it" who recruited young people to al Qaeda's ideology over the Internet was jailed for 12 years on Tuesday while one of his accomplices received a 10-year term.
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Georgia cuts access to Russian websites, TV news - 19, Aug 2008
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian authorities have blocked most access to Russian news broadcasters and websites since the outbreak of the conflict with Moscow.
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Tom Cruise wakes up "Sleeper" - 19, Aug 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As Tom Cruise writes the next chapter in his career, he's developing an interest in comic-book movies.
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Unions to bargain jointly on commercials pact - 19, Aug 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild and its smaller sister union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, are finally on the same page.
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Fox seeks to stop WB's "Watchmen" after court win - 19, Aug 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Twentieth Century Fox said on Monday it will seek an injunction to block release of the Warner Bros movie "Watchmen" after a Los Angeles court ruled a copyright lawsuit against Warner can go forward.
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Magpies are no bird-brains, mirror test shows - 19, Aug 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Magpies can recognize themselves in a mirror, highlighting the mental skills of some birds and confounding the notion that self-awareness is the exclusive preserve of humans and a few higher mammals.
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Top seed Verdasco eases into New Haven third round - 19, Aug 2008
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Top seed Fernando Verdasco eased into the third round of the New Haven ATP event on Monday with a 6-4 6-4 win over Israeli Dudi Sela.
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Tensions mount inside actors union over contract - 19, Aug 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tensions within the Screen Actors Guild mounted on Monday as the union's Hollywood-based leaders rejected a call by SAG's New York branch to bring in a federal mediator to break a deadlock in contract talks with major studios.
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Pakistani coalition free to focus on problems - 19, Aug 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Leaders of Pakistan's coalition government on Tuesday set about seeking a replacement for President Pervez Musharraf and tackling pressing economic and security problems.
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McCain camp accuses NBC of partisan coverage - 19, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The John McCain campaign fired off an angry letter to NBC News criticizing Andrea Mitchell's comments regarding the "cone of silence" at Saturday night's presidential candidates' forum at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, C
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U.S. pilots claims round-the-world helicopter record - 19, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Of all the around-the-world records in existence, traveling around the globe in a helicopter might seem to be one of the more obscure.
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U.S., China to play women's beach volleyball final - 19, Aug 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Americans Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh saw off Brazil in the semifinals on Tuesday to move within a step of becoming the first team to defend an Olympic beach volleyball title.
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Michael Phelps hopes exposure will boost swimming - 19, Aug 2008
BEIJING (Hollywood Reporter) - Michael Phelps is ready for his close-up.
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No sign of Russian pullout, West alarmed - 19, Aug 2008
VERKHNY ZARAMAG, Russia (Reuters) - Russian troops and tanks did not move out of Georgia overnight through the main military crossing point, despite a Russian announcement that a gradual withdrawal was underway.
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Asia stocks hit 2-year low on fresh credit fear - 19, Aug 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell to a two-year low on Tuesday, led by exporter shares, on fears the U.S. government will have to bail out the top mortgage finance companies, further destabilizing the financial sector.
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FBI admits missteps, but defends anthrax probe - 19, Aug 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI officials defended on Monday the scientific evidence linking a U.S. Army scientist who committed suicide to the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks, but acknowledged missteps occurred early in its investigation.
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China stems hurdler gloom as medal tally rises - 19, Aug 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China praised injured national hero Liu Xiang on Tuesday, smothering disappointment that he limped away from his hurdles heat by stressing its dominance of the Olympics medals table.
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China banks face tough times - 19, Aug 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's huge state banks are poised to report strong profit growth for the first half in 2008, thanks to wider margins and strong fee income, but funding costs are expected to rise in the second half, eroding growth.
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Softbank to offer Casio Computer mobile phones - 19, Aug 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Wireless operator Softbank Corp said on Tuesday it would offer mobile phones from Casio Computer Co by the end of the year, broadening a handset lineup that already includes Apple Inc's iPhone.
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Storm moves toward second Florida strike - 19, Aug 2008
KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Fay hit the Florida Keys with heavy rain and winds that knocked down trees and signs before churning toward southwest Florida on Monday after killing more than 50 people in the Caribbean.
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Lehman looking at asset management sale: sources - 19, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc is considering options, such as selling all or part of its asset management unit, with an aim of reaching a deal by the time it releases third quarter earnings, sources said.
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Large U.S. bank collapse seen ahead - 19, Aug 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The worst of the global financial
crisis is yet to come and a large U.S. bank will fail in the
next few months as the world's biggest economy hits further
troubles, former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff said on
Tuesday.
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FCC moves to publicize digital TV switch-over - 19, Aug 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators will be fanning out around the country during the next six months to inform television viewers about the upcoming switch-over to digital TV.
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Coastal split widens in actors contract stalemate - 19, Aug 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The New York regional board of the Screen Actors Guild demanded on Sunday that the Hollywood union take meaningful steps toward negotiating a new contract by August 25 or bring in a federal mediator.
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For mosquitoes, DEET just plain stinks: study - 19, Aug 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - DEET, the widely used mosquito repellent, does not block the insects' sense of smell but simply stinks to them, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Ill-tempered day on the diamond - 19, Aug 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United Sates beat China 9-1 in an ill-tempered contest that saw three ejections, while Canada watched its medal chances slip away with a tantrum-filled 1-0 loss to Japan in baseball preliminary round play on Monday.
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Laurence Fishburne joining "CSI" cast - 19, Aug 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stage and screen star Laurence Fishburne's last turn as a series regular on network television was the role of Cowboy Curtis on the 1980s kids show "Pee-wee's Playhouse."
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U.S. basketball crush Germany to stay perfect - 19, Aug 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - The high-flying United States continued their relentless march to the gold medal by trouncing Germany 106-57 to preserve their unblemished record in the Olympic men's basketball competition on Monday.
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Russia military actions a "dangerous game": Rice - 19, Aug 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Moscow on Monday that it was playing a dangerous game with the United States and its NATO allies.
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Retail gasoline price lowest in 14 weeks: government - 19, Aug 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. average retail price for gasoline fell to its lowest level in 14 weeks, as cheaper crude oil costs are passed on to the pump and Americans drive less, the government said on Monday.
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U.S. pilot claims round-the-world helicopter record - 19, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Of all the around-the-world records in existence, traveling around the globe in a helicopter might seem to be one of the more obscure.
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Russian vaulter dazzles after China woe - 19, Aug 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian athlete Yelena Isinbayeva dazzled the Bird's Nest crowd on Monday with a flamboyant, world-record breaking display of pole vaulting, after a morning dominated by Chinese disappointment.
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Court blocks Detroit council's plan to oust mayor - 19, Aug 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick won a legal victory on Monday when a judge blocked the city council from holding hearings intended to oust him.
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Storm hits Florida Keys and threatens mainland - 19, Aug 2008
KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Fay swept over the Florida Keys with heavy rain and 60 mile per hour (97 km per hour) winds and churned toward the Florida mainland on Monday after killing more than 50 people in the Caribbean.
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Pakistan's Musharraf resigns - 19, Aug 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf quit office on Monday to avoid impeachment charges, nearly nine years after the key U.S. ally in its campaign against terrorism took power in a coup.
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Two "Squawk box" defendants in plea discussions - 19, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two men facing a second trial over
accusations they schemed to misuse brokerage firm "squawk
boxes" are in plea discussions with prosecutors, their
attorneys said at a court hearing on Monday.
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Bailout concerns slam Freddie, Fannie shares - 19, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors dumped shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Monday after a newspaper report said government officials may have no choice but to effectively nationalize the U.S. housing finance titans.
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EA drops hostile Take-Two bid and enters talks - 19, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc will drop its hostile $2 billion bid for rival video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc on Monday and instead pursue private talks with the company.
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Stocks tumble on Fannie, Freddie worries - 19, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks sank on Monday as the prospect of more losses from the mortgage crisis hurt the shares of banks and the two biggest home finance providers, pushing all three major indexes down about 1.5 percent.
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GM returns to employee pricing to lift sales - 19, Aug 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp, aiming to boost sagging sales, rolled out a major promotion for U.S. dealers on Monday that includes employee-level discounts on almost all the Chevrolet cars and trucks in its showrooms.
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Home builders stay grim in August - 19, Aug 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home builder sentiment was stuck at a record low in August, as stringent lending and a flood of foreclosed homes dragged on the real estate market, according to data from the National Association of Home Builders released on Monday.
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Lowe's profit tops Wall St - 19, Aug 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Retailer Lowe's Cos reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday as U.S. consumers spent tax rebate checks on spring projects, but it forecast third-quarter results below Wall Street estimates.
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U.S. seeks WTO panel in hi-tech row with EU - 19, Aug 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States asked the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Monday for a dispute panel to settle a row with the European Union over tariffs on hi-tech goods, saying talks with Brussels had failed to reach an agreement.
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Slower global demand could hurt Dell, HP - 19, Aug 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Fears that emerging market demand for Dell Inc and Hewlett-Packard Co technology products will slow and that the U.S. dollar will strengthen in the remainder of the year may overshadow earnings in line with or above Wall Stree
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Teams search for ways to beat U.S - 18, Aug 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Time is running out on teams searching for a crack in the U.S. amour as the mighty Americans continued their march towards a fourth consecutive Olympic softball gold medal on Monday.
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Unfancied U.S. storms into water polo semis - 18, Aug 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Surprise package the United States pulled off a stunning 8-7 victory over Germany on Monday to reach the final four of the men's Olympic water polo tournament for the first time in 16 years.
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U.S. dollar rally takes a breather as commodities rise - 18, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar slipped against the yen and a basket of currencies on Monday, weighed down by a recovery in oil prices which gave investors the opportunity to take profits on the greenback's recent sharp rally.
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China's Changfeng had talks on GM's Hummer: source - 18, Aug 2008
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - General Motors Corp has had preliminary talks with Hunan Changfeng Motor Co on a possible sale of its Hummer brand but the Chinese sport utility vehicle (SUV) maker has backed off, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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Pakistan's Musharraf quits under impeachment threat - 18, Aug 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf quit office on Monday to avoid impeachment charges, nearly nine years after the key U.S. ally in its campaign against terrorism took power in a coup.
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Russia says Georgia pullback begun - 18, Aug 2008
KURSK/GORI (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev promised on Monday a "crushing response" to any attack on its citizens as Georgia waited for concrete signs of a promised Russian military pullout.
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Tropical Storm Fay heads for Florida - 18, Aug 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - A strengthening Tropical Storm Fay, which killed at least 57 people in the Caribbean over the weekend, took aim at Florida on Monday after breezing across Cuba and causing little damage.
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Rice set for another Mideast visit - 18, Aug 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit the Middle East next week in another attempt to achieve progress towards an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, officials said on Monday.
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MUFG sweetens UnionBanCal bid to $3.5 billion - 18, Aug 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has sweetened its bid for full control of California bank UnionBanCal Corp by 17 percent to $3.5 billion, a deal that would help Japan's biggest bank expand in the United States.
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JPMorgan sees opportunity in long financials trade - 18, Aug 2008
(Reuters) - J.P. Morgan Securities' U.S. equity strategists saw opportunity in going "short" energy and "long" financials, as capital flows and macro developments were likely to be less favorable to energy relative to financials.
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Trina Solar second-quarter earnings soar - 18, Aug 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese solar power company Trina Solar Ltd said on Monday quarterly earnings more than doubled, as increased global demand for solar energy drove solar module shipments.
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Lowe's profit beats Wall St view - 18, Aug 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Retailer Lowe's Cos reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, helped by U.S. consumers spending tax rebate checks, and raised its full-year forecast, sending shares up about 2 percent.
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UK pedophile was "librarian" for global abuse ring - 18, Aug 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A pedophile who acted as a "librarian" for a global Internet child abuse ring was jailed on Monday after one of the biggest undercover police investigations into online abuse in Britain.
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"Mamma Mia!" ABBA rules multiple album charts - 18, Aug 2008
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - To write about the top of this week's sales charts, only the first two letters of the alphabet are necessary, because thanks to the film "Mamma Mia!," everything's ABBA.
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NY branch of actors' guild urges speedy pact resolution - 18, Aug 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The New York regional board of the Screen Actors Guild demanded Sunday that the Hollywood union make meaningful steps toward negotiating a new contract by August 25 or bring in a federal mediator.
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Phelps' Olympic feat lifts NBC to 18-year record - 18, Aug 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Day nine of the Summer Olympics in
Beijing, featuring swimmer Michael Phelps' historic gold-medal
triumph, gave NBC its most watched Saturday prime-time
broadcast in 18 years, the network said on Sunday.
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Pettersson rallies to claim Wyndham Championship crown - 18, Aug 2008
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Sweden's Carl Pettersson shrugged off a mid-round slump to secure a two-stroke victory over Scott McCarron at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday.
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