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Networks expected to be generous with series renewals - 05, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - For broadcast series still hoping for a renewal, the past week was rough sledding.
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"Family Guy" creator seals megadeal - 05, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - From wunderkind to TV mogul: After 2 1/2 years of negotiations, "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane has inked a new overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV that would make him the highest-paid writer-producer working in t
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Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay could meet in New York - 05, May 2008
SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - A 100 meters showdown between Jamaican Usain Bolt and world champion Tyson Gay could take place at New York's grand prix meeting on May 31.
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Penguins and Stars move on to conference finals - 05, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marian Hossa's overtime goal lifted the Pittsburgh Penguins to a series-clinching 3-2 victory over the visiting New York Rangers on Sunday, while the Dallas Stars needed quadruple overtime to eliminate San Jose.
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China, Dalai Lama aides agreed to talk again - 05, May 2008
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Envoys of the Dalai Lama and Chinese officials agreed to further contact during a day of talks aimed at mending fences following a wave of unrest that pushed Tibet to centre stage ahead of the 2008 Olympics.
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Mogadishu rocked by food demonstrations - 05, May 2008
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A young man was killed when thousands of Somalis protested in Mogadishu on Monday over food traders' refusal to take old currency notes blamed for stoking spiraling inflation, witnesses said.
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Obama faces big tests in North Carolina, Indiana - 05, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama faces tests in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries this week that will help determine whether he has survived a rough patch and can finally defeat Hillary Clinton.
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Iran rules out nuclear halt despite new incentives - 05, May 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday it would not consider any incentives offered by world powers that violated its right to nuclear technology, ruling out a precondition to halt atomic work the West believes is aimed at making bombs.
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Central bankers sound alarm over food prices - 05, May 2008
BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Soaring food prices are helping to push up inflation all around the world, central bankers said on Monday, urging more market competition and free trade to even out prices.
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Risks mount for stressed traders as markets gyrate - 05, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Increased volatility grips stock markets, big investment banks tot up losses from a credit market seizure and jobs are slashed -- being a trader has seldom been more stressful.
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Marvel Entertainment profit beats Street estimates - 05, May 2008
(Reuters) - Marvel Entertainment Inc , which licenses comic-book characters, posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on strong global demand for its products, and also raised its 2008 outlook, sending its shares up 8 percent.
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Analysts say BofA may lower Countrywide deal price - 05, May 2008
BANGALORE (Reuters) - At least two analysts said Bank of America Corp will likely lower its purchase price for Countrywide Financial Corp , with Friedman, Billings Ramsey analyst saying the bank may bring down its deal price to the $0 to $2 level or comp
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D.Telekom pressed to do M&A, looks at Sprint: sources - 05, May 2008
LUXEMBOURG/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom AG's major shareholder, the German state, is pressing it to make large acquisitions in the hope of raising its sagging share price, a source familiar with the government's thinking said.
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Indian doctors urged to neaten writing to save lives - 05, May 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Doctors have long been the butt of jokes for their illegible handwriting, but GPs in India are being urged to neaten and computerize their scrawl to prevent patients being given wrong drugs that could prove deadly.
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Hynix raised DRAM prices about 15 pct in April - 05, May 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hynix Semiconductor Inc , the world's No. 2 memory chip maker, said on Monday it raised contract prices for computer memory chips by about 15 percent last month and expected further increases in May.
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Yahoo shares plunge after Microsoft's exit - 05, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's shares tumbled as much as 20 percent on Monday after Microsoft Corp withdrew its $47.5 billion takeover offer, wiping about $7.6 billion off the Internet company's market capitalization and piling pressure on its leaders
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Study links child's autism, parents' mental illness - 05, May 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - In another sign pointing to an inherited component to autism, a study released on Monday found that having a schizophrenic parent or a mother with psychiatric problems roughly doubled a child's risk of being autistic.
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Russia battle past Czechs, Canadians cruise - 05, May 2008
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - Alexei Morozov fired the overtime winner to lift Russia to a 5-4 victory over the Czech Republic at the world championships on Sunday, adding another line to one of ice hockey's most intense rivalries.
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Def Leppard's Joe Elliott offers glimpse into "Lounge" - 05, May 2008
DETROIT (Billboard) - The title of Def Leppard's latest album, "Songs From the Sparkle Lounge," spurs an obvious question: What's a Sparkle Lounge?
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Early homers help Angels' Joe Saunders win sixth in a row - 05, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Angels struck three early home runs and Joe Saunders won his sixth consecutive game despite a poor performance in a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
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Anthony Kim becomes youngest PGA Tour winner in six years - 05, May 2008
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Anthony Kim became the youngest winner on the PGA Tour in more than six years when he clinched an emphatic five-stroke victory at the $6.4 million Wachovia Championship on Sunday.
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Kobe Bryant inspires Lakers win over Jazz - 05, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant delivered another masterclass to guide the Los Angeles Lakers to a 109-98 victory over the Utah Jazz in Game One of their Western Conference semi-final on Sunday.
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China, Dalai Lama aides agree to further contact - 05, May 2008
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Envoys of the Dalai Lama and Chinese officials have agreed to further contact after a day of talks aimed at mending fences amid a wave of unrest pushed Tibet to centre stage ahead of the 2008 Olympics.
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Clinton dismisses "elite" economists on gas tax plan - 05, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Sunday dismissed the "elite opinion" of economists who criticized her gas tax proposal, using a term that has dogged rival Barack Obama in recent weeks.
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Cyclone damage assessed in Myanmar - 05, May 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - Authorities and foreign aid workers in army-ruled Myanmar struggled on Monday to assess the damage from a severe cyclone that killed more than 350 people and left tens of thousands homeless.
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Democrats fear divided party after nominee chosen - 05, May 2008
SHELBYVILLE, Indiana (Reuters) - U.S. presidential primaries often divide party loyalists, but the drawn-out battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama may leave some Democrats too bitter to band together against the Republicans in November.
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Asian stocks hit 4-month highs - 05, May 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose to their strongest in nearly four months on Monday and the dollar held on to most of last week's gains after jobs data suggested the U.S. economic slowdown may not be as severe as investors had expected.
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Investors eye Yahoo's alternatives to Microsoft - 05, May 2008
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc faced growing pressure on Sunday to find an alternative strategy to Microsoft Corp's $47.5 billion takeover offer after the software maker walked away over a disagreement on price.
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"Grand Theft Auto" simplifies song purchasing - 05, May 2008
DENVER (Billboard) - The emerging effort to use videogames as a channel for selling music is entering its next phase with the recent release of "Grand Theft Auto IV."
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"Iron Man" a superhero hit at the box office - 05, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comic book adventure "Iron Man" proved its mettle at the North America box office and topped expectations, kicking off the summer movie season with estimated weekend ticket sales of $100.75 million and marking a commercial rebound
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Hackett's dream ends with disqualification - 05, May 2008
SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Grant Hackett's dreams of competing in the inaugural marathon swimming event at the Beijing Olympics ended when he was disqualified from the 10km race in the Open Water World Championships on Sunday.
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NHL failure brings international success for Heatley - 05, May 2008
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - Dany Heatley became Canada's highest goalscorer after a hat-trick in the world championship opener on Friday and is set to claim the mantle of his country's greatest international player.
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Lawrie beats Garrido in Spanish Open playoff - 05, May 2008
SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Ireland's Peter Lawrie beat Spaniard Ignacio Garrido in a sudden-death playoff at the Spanish Open on Sunday to claim his maiden European Tour title after coming back from five strokes behind overnight.
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Nadal holds off Ferrer to win Barcelona title - 05, May 2008
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal held off a stirring fightback from David Ferrer to beat his fellow Spaniard 6-1 4-6 6-1 on Sunday and become the first man to win four consecutive Barcelona Open titles.
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China seeking "positive results" from Tibet talks - 05, May 2008
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - China's president said he was hoping for positive results from talks with envoys of the Dalai Lama, which opened on Sunday, but state media kept up a barrage of attacks on Tibet's exiled spiritual leader.
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Torch in mainland China gets thunderous welcome - 05, May 2008
SANYA, China (Reuters) - Thunderous applause and cheers greeted the Olympic torch on Sunday on the first leg of its marathon relay through mainland China after a protest-harried overseas journey.
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Trainer cautious about Big Brown's Preakness chances - 05, May 2008
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - Big Brown trainer Rick Dutrow, Jr. was cautious Sunday about his colt's chances in the Preakness Stakes, second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, despite his convincing Kentucky Derby triumph.
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Al Qaeda behind attack on Karzai, spy chief says - 05, May 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in Pakistan was behind last week's assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's intelligence chief said on Sunday.
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Iraq says to document Iran "interference" - 05, May 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has ordered the formation of a committee to compile evidence of Iranian "interference" in Iraq that will then be presented to Tehran, the government spokesman said on Sunday.
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Rice presses Israel on roadblocks - 05, May 2008
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday pressed Israel to ease travel restrictions on Palestinians and called Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank "particularly problematic".
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Lawyer says Austrian incest father "a broken man" - 05, May 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - The lawyer of the Austrian man who held his daughter captive and fathered her seven children said on Sunday his client was "emotionally a broken man".
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Democratic lawmaker expects tougher bank rules - 05, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The current mortgage crisis has exposed the need for financial reform, but there is no time for legislative fixes this year, a leading member of the U.S. House of Representatives said on Sunday.
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Clinton spurns "elite" economists on gas tax - 05, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Sunday dismissed the "elite opinion" of economists who criticized her gas tax proposal, using a term that has dogged rival Barack Obama in recent weeks.
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Over 350 dead as cyclone pounds Myanmar - 05, May 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - A cyclone killed more than 350 people in military-ruled Myanmar, ripping through Yangon and the Irrawaddy delta where it flattened at least two towns, officials and state media said on Sunday.
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Buffett tells flock: Lower sights or sell Berkshire - 05, May 2008
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett told shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc not to expect the out-sized gains his insurance and investment company has historically enjoyed, but they could still sleep well owning its stock over the long ha
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Yahoo, News Corp talks have "cooled": source - 05, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on an alternative deal to Microsoft Corp's takeover bid have "cooled" in recent weeks, one source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
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All eyes on Yahoo for alternate deal to Microsoft - 05, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc faced growing pressure on Sunday to find an alternative strategy to a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft Corp after the software maker walked away over a major disagreement on price.
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Flyers beat Canadiens, advance to Eastern Conference finals - 04, May 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Saturday to win their series and advance to the Eastern Conference finals.
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Bolt clocks 9.76 seconds in 100 meters - 04, May 2008
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) - Jamaican Usain Bolt ran the second fastest 100 meters ever when he clocked 9.76 seconds at the Jamaican International Invitational on Saturday.
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Kim closes in on first PGA Tour victory - 04, May 2008
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Anthony Kim carded a flawless six-under 66 in the third round of the Wachovia Championship on Saturday to jump into a commanding four-shot lead and close in on his first PGA Tour victory.
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"Iron Man" gets heavy start at box office - 04, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Iron Man," the latest Marvel comics title brought to the big screen, grossed an estimated $32.5 million from its first full day in North American theaters, independent box office analysts reported on Saturday.
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Warren Buffett embraces Erica of "All My Children" - 04, May 2008
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - It's part of Warren Buffett's job not just to answer questions from many of the 31,000 people at the annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. He also has to entertain.
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Big Brown powers to Kentucky Derby win - 04, May 2008
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - Big Brown produced a dramatic stretch run to win the Kentucky Derby Saturday, overcoming a potentially disastrous post position to remain unbeaten in four career starts.
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Hornets slow down Duncan, beat Spurs in opener - 04, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Orleans Hornets held San Antonio's Tim Duncan to five points and raced to a 101-82 home victory over the Spurs in the opening game of their Western Conference second-round series on Saturday.
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Diamondbacks' Webb gets win No.7 - 04, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brandon Webb earned his Major League-leading seventh win of the season by pitching the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-4 home win over the New York Mets on Saturday.
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Untroubled De La Hoya outpoints Forbes - 04, May 2008
CARSON, California (Reuters) - Multiple world champion and overwhelming favorite Oscar De La Hoya registered a unanimous decision victory over fellow American Steve Forbes in a non-title bout on Saturday.
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Cyclone turns Myanmar city into "war zone" - 04, May 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government declared disaster areas in five states on Sunday after a Category 3 cyclone tore through the Irrawaddy delta region, killing at least four people in Yangon, state newspapers said.
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Torch arrives in China proper to thunderous welcome - 04, May 2008
SANYA, China (Reuters) - Thunderous applause and cheers greeted the Olympic torch on Sunday as it began the first leg of its marathon relay through mainland China after a protest-harried overseas journey.
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Rice meets Barak, focus on West Bank barriers - 04, May 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday met Israel's defense minister to discuss removing West Bank roadblocks as she began a day of meetings that aim to speed up Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
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Health care waits to ignite as campaign issue - 04, May 2008
DENVER (Reuters) - The sharply contrasting health care visions of Republican John McCain and his Democratic presidential rivals offer the promise of a grand campaign debate -- if the candidates find room on a crowded agenda.
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China seeking "positive outcome" from Tibet talks - 04, May 2008
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - China's president said he was hoping for a "positive outcome" from talks with envoys of the Dalai Lama, which were due to open on Sunday, but state media kept up a barrage of attacks on Tibet's exiled spiritual leader.
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Obama wins Guam by a whisker - 04, May 2008
HAGATNA, Guam (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama beat rival Hillary Clinton by just seven votes in Guam's nominating contest after record numbers of residents voted in the tiny U.S. territory's primary, officials said on Sunday.
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Buffett says Fed avoided chaos in Bear bailout - 04, May 2008
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Warren Buffett said on Saturday said the U.S. Federal Reserve avoided financial market "chaos" in coordinating the March bailout of Bear Stearns Cos , which faced imminent bankruptcy before agreeing to be acquired by JPMorgan C
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Microsoft withdraws offer for Yahoo - 04, May 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp walked away from its bid to buy Yahoo Inc on Saturday after the Internet company turned down its offer to raise the price by $5 billion to $47.5 billion.
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Thousands evacuated as Chile volcano spews ash - 04, May 2008
CASTRO, Chile (Reuters) - Chilean authorities were evacuating the last of thousands of residents from the vicinity of a volcano in southern Chile on Saturday, as it continued to spew fine ash for a second day after a surprise eruption.
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"Blair Witch" director aims to repeat suspense hit - 04, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nine years after the low-cost horror film "The Blair Witch Project" became a hugely profitable cult phenomenon, its co-director hopes to recapture some of that excitement with his new thriller, "The Objective."
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Bryan Adams sees independence as future of music - 04, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canadian rocker Bryan Adams has some advice for his younger counterparts as he prepares for the self-funded release of his 11th studio album in America -- take control of your music.
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Pavelski's overtime goal keeps Sharks alive - 04, May 2008
SAN JOSE, Ca. (Reuters) - Joe Pavelski's overtime goal brought the San Jose Sharks back from the brink of elimination with a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday.
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Amputee Du Toit qualifies for Beijing - 04, May 2008
SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - South African amputee Natalie Du Toit qualified for the Beijing Olympics on Saturday after she finished fourth in the 10km race in the Open Water World Championships.
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Big Brown favored at Kentucky Derby despite post - 04, May 2008
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - Big Brown enters Saturday's Kentucky Derby hoping to become the first horse in nearly 80 years to win American's top race from the 20th post position.
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Kim races into the lead at Wachovia - 04, May 2008
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - American Anthony Kim reeled off four birdies on the front nine to take the lead midway through the Wachovia Championship third round on Saturday.
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WITNESS: Incest in Austria: a story I didn't want to believe - 04, May 2008
Sylvia Westall started working as a trainee correspondent for Reuters in London in 2006. Based in Berlin and Vienna for the past eight months, she travelled to Amstetten, Austria to cover the story of Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter in a cellar
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Southeast Asia says to cooperate over food security - 04, May 2008
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Southeast Asia nations meeting in Bali agreed on Saturday to cooperate over the rice market, but stopped short of concrete measures to deal with rocketing prices of the region's staple in most meals.
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Rice urges Israel not to undercut Palestinian force - 04, May 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday urged Israel not to undercut Palestinian security forces as they deploy in the West Bank and questioned if its promises to remove roadblocks had been kept.
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Zimbabwe opposition still undecided on run-off - 04, May 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition party said on Saturday it was still undecided on whether its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, should take part in a run-off election against President Robert Mugabe.
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Iraq delegation says Iran backs militant crackdown - 04, May 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iran supports the Iraqi government in its fight against militants, the head of a delegation from Iraq's ruling Shi'ite alliance said on Saturday after returning from a visit to Tehran.
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U.S. rocket strike in Baghdad wounds 20 - 04, May 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military fired rockets at a target near a major hospital in eastern Baghdad on Saturday, wounding 20 people and damaging several ambulances, the head of the hospital said.
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Bush says rebate checks will boost ailing economy - 04, May 2008
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush sought to assure Americans on Saturday that federal checks en route to them as part of a stimulus plan will help spur the ailing economy and pay for soaring gas and food prices.
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Obama in early lead in Pacific battle - 04, May 2008
HAGATNA, Guam (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama was leading Hillary Clinton in Guam's nominating contest on Sunday after record numbers of residents voted in the tiny U.S. territory's primary.
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D.Telekom eying possible Sprint buy: report - 04, May 2008
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom is looking at a possible purchase of U.S. wireless company Sprint Nextel , a German magazine said on Saturday.
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Diamond finds "Home" field advantage with Rubin - 03, May 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Neil Diamond doesn't mess with success.
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VH1 ventures into Latin content with "Viva Hollywood" - 03, May 2008
MIAMI (Billboard) - It's trashy. It's racy. It's deliciously over-the-top, with lots of bare-chested hunks, bikini-clad women and plenty of catfights, fistfights and dramatic deaths.
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Lindsay Lohan mug shot launches drunk driving ad - 03, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. restaurant and liquor group used a mug shot of troubled actress Lindsay Lohan on Friday to launch a national campaign against the use of new technology aimed at keeping drunks off the road.
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Bohn two shots ahead in Charlotte - 03, May 2008
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - American Jason Bohn rediscovered his putting touch to secure a two-stroke lead in the second round of the Wachovia Championship on Friday.
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Yankees catcher Posada out for at least five weeks - 03, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada is expected to be sidelined for at least five weeks because of an injured right shoulder, the team said on Friday.
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Wang wins sixth in a row as Yankees top Mariners - 03, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wang Chien-ming became the American League's first six-game winner when he pitched the New York Yankees to a 5-1 home win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday.
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Jazz shut down Rockets, cruise into second round - 03, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Utah Jazz used a decisive third quarter to defeat the Houston Rockets 113-91 and win their Western Conference series 4-2 on Friday.
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Gates says U.S. could eye expanded Afghanistan role - 03, May 2008
TEXARKANA, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday the United States could consider taking over NATO's command in southern Afghanistan, where some NATO allies have been reluctant to provide combat forces.
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U.S. weighs thousands more troops for Afghan war: paper - 03, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pentagon is considering sending up to 7,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year to make up for a shortfall in contributions from NATO allies, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Brown's party loses London - 03, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Labour Party suffered its worst local election defeat on record and lost control of London on Friday, forcing Prime Minister Gordon Brown to rethink his strategy to avoid losing the next national poll.
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Microsoft, Yahoo could reach weekend deal: sources - 03, May 2008
BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc are making last-minute efforts to seal a deal before Microsoft takes its Yahoo bid hostile or abandons it altogether, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Carly Simon stays silent about who was so vain - 03, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Now that the identity of "Deep Throat", the secret source in the Watergate case, has been revealed, there is really only one lingering mystery from the 1970s.
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Night club drug could ease depression: scientists - 03, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have unraveled how a horse tranquilizer and hallucinogenic night club drug known as "Special K" can ease depression, researchers said on Friday.
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Aussie rockers Midnight Oil dusting off old albums - 03, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If there's a silver lining when a rock band breaks up, maybe it's that the members have more time to contemplate reissue projects.
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Hollywood actors and studios extend labor talks again - 03, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Screen Actors Guild and major Hollywood studios said on Friday they have agreed to a another extension of their contract talks, this one on a day-by-day basis, in hopes of closing a deal by next Tuesday.
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Women take the documentary helm at Tribeca fest - 03, May 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Documentaries are the perfect genre for women, says Sheila Johnson, who produced "A Powerful Noise," a portrait of female activists and one of dozens of female-helmed documentaries playing this year at New York's Tribeca Fi
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Uma Thurman stalker suspect says trial humiliating - 03, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man accused of stalking actress Uma Thurman called his actions "misguided" on Friday and said he felt humiliated by the attention he has received.
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Tom Cruise tells Oprah he's happily married - 03, May 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tom Cruise returned to the Oprah Winfrey show on Friday and talked about his love for Katie Holmes, but this time he was denying marital problems instead of jumping on the couch to prove his passion for the young actress.
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Nadal rallies past Chela to reach semi-finals - 03, May 2008
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal survived an early scare at the Barcelona Open on Friday to beat Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela 6-4 6-2 for a place in the semi-finals.
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Sockless De La Hoya makes weight on the limit - 03, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Multiple world champion Oscar De La Hoya had to remove his socks to make the weight on Friday for his non-title bout with Steve Forbes in Carson, California.
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