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Oliver Stone making a comedy? Maybe, with Bush film - 09, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "W" may not be Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone's first political biopic or even his first controversial film, but it may be his first comedy.
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Mickelson happy with opening 70 at breezy Sawgrass - 09, May 2008
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson was delighted to shoot a sub-par score at the Players Championship on Thursday in launching his bid to become the tournament's first back-to-back winner.
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IOC eyes healthy profits from Beijing Games - 09, May 2008
ATHENS (Reuters) - From its dangerously empty coffers in the late 1970s to the multi-billion-dollar revenues from the Beijing 2008 Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has managed a remarkable commercial transformation of its prime product, th
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Spaniard Garcia sets pace at breezy Sawgrass - 09, May 2008
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Spaniard Sergio Garcia, steadily regaining confidence in his putting, took advantage of an early tee-off time to seize a two-stroke lead in the Players Championship first round on Thursday.
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Nash goals lifts Canada past Norway - 09, May 2008
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - Rick Nash scored a third-period powerplay goal to lift defending champions Canada to a 2-1 win over Norway at the ice hockey world championships on Thursday.
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Arizona's Webb makes it 8-0 in win over Phillies - 09, May 2008
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Brandon Webb pitched for his eighth successive win this season as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Thursday.
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Detroit romp to win over Dallas in Western opener - 09, May 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings earned a convincing 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference finals opener on Thursday.
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U.S. says 5-10 percent of Guantanamo inmates fight again - 09, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Between 5 and 10 percent of inmates freed from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay have returned to terrorism since their release, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
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Wins for Celtics and Spurs in playoffs - 09, May 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics opened up a 2-0 lead in their playoff against Cleveland on Thursday while defending champions San Antonio clawed their way back into their series with New Orleans after a 110-99 win.
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Judge orders CIA to turn over "torture" memo: ACLU - 09, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ordered the Central Intelligence Agency on Thursday to submit to the court a 2002 memo said to specify harsh interrogation methods used on suspected terrorists held abroad.
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Suspected al Qaeda leader in Iraq arrested - 09, May 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces have detained a man suspected of being the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq after a captured associate led them to him sleeping in a house in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said on Friday.
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McCain likely to be outspent in election - 09, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - He backs an unpopular war in Iraq, represents an unpopular political party and is endorsed by an unpopular president in the midst of an economic downturn.
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Myanmar says no need for foreign aid distribution - 09, May 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar will accept foreign aid but distribute relief itself, an official newspaper said on Friday, after a disaster rescue team from Qatar that arrived in Yangon on an aid flight was turned back.
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Hezbollah seizes large parts of Beirut - 09, May 2008
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah gunmen took control of large areas of Beirut on Friday in a third day of fighting between the pro-Iranian group and fighters loyal to the U.S.-backed governing coalition.
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Hyundai halts U.S. pickup truck plan on oil prices - 09, May 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Group, the world's sixth-largest automaker, said on Friday it had shelved plans to produce a pickup truck in the United States amid concerns surging oil prices will hit demand for gas-guzzling vehicles.
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Citigroup mulls up to $400 bln asset sales: source - 09, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc will present plans to sell as much as $400 billion of extraneous assets when it meets with investors and analysts on Friday, a person familiar with the situation said.
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Oil surges to record high as funds march in - 09, May 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil rose to a fresh record near $125 a barrel on Friday, as a strong performance over the last week and a surge in heating oil futures convinced investment funds to push prices higher.
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Insurer AIG has $7.8 bln Q1 loss, to raise capital - 09, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group Inc , the world's largest insurer, posted its largest ever quarterly loss on Thursday after writing down assets linked to subprime mortgages, and said it would raise $12.5 billion to strengthen its balance
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House panel chair offers network neutrality bill - 09, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday introduced legislation that would bar network providers from discriminating against some Internet content.
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Google sees YouTube products soon; warm on Yahoo - 09, May 2008
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc expects to launch new products for its YouTube Web video service in the next few months and sees reason for closer cooperation with Yahoo Inc, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Thursday.
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"Guitar Hero" helps Activision rock Wall Street - 09, May 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activision Inc posted a quarterly profit on Thursday that blew past expectations as demand for its "Guitar Hero 3" and "Call of Duty 4" video games made up for a complete lack of new releases.
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At 50, Alec Baldwin ponders political career - 09, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Alec Baldwin, who has played all kinds of heroes and villains on stage and screen, says he may be ready to take on a new role -- that of real-life politician.
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Kick the oil habit and make your own ethanol - 09, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new company hopes drivers will kick the oil habit by brewing ethanol at home that won't spike food prices.
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Ancient seaweed chews confirm age of Chilean site - 09, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bits of chewed-up or burned seaweed discarded more than 14,000 years ago confirm that people were in Chile at least that long ago and shed light on what their culture was like, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps? - 09, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orchids that mimic female wasps may not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into spreading their pollen -- they also seduce them into wasting valuable sperm, Australian researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Chile gives volcano hold-outs ultimatum to flee - 09, May 2008
PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Reuters) - Chile ordered hold-out residents to flee from an erupting volcano in the remote region of Patagonia on Thursday and vowed to remove them by force if they refuse to obey.
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Just a minute with Christina Ricci on "Speed Racer" - 09, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Christina Ricci, who first hit the big screen opposite Cher in "Mermaids" at age 10, has been a Hollywood fixture for nearly two decades.
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Whoopi Goldberg to host Broadway's Tony Awards - 09, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stage and screen star Whoopi Goldberg will host Broadway's 62nd annual Tony Awards next month after the show went two years without a single master of ceremonies, organizers said on Thursday
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Country music legend Eddy Arnold dead at 89 - 09, May 2008
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Eddy Arnold, country music's "Tennessee Plowboy," whose rendition of "Make the World Go Away" was an international hit in the 1960s, died on Thursday at age 89 in Nashville after a lengthy illness.
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Federer tames Karlovic at Rome Masters - 09, May 2008
ROME (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer beat Croatia's Ivo Karlovic 7-6 6-3 in the Rome Masters on Thursday to book a quarter-final against Czech Radek Stepanek.
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Big Brown primed for Preakness win, says trainer - 09, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big Brown emerged from his Kentucky Derby victory in fine shape and should have little problem winning the Preakness Stakes, his trainer said on Thursday.
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Henin suffers shock defeat by Safina in Berlin - 09, May 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - World number one Justine Henin was dumped out of the German Open by Dinara Safina on Thursday, losing 5-7 6-3 6-1 in the third round.
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Relieved Castro blames "Idol" exit on inexperience - 09, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A relieved Jason Castro on Thursday attributed his exit from "American Idol" to inexperience and the pressure of trying to learn two new songs every week for the hit television talent show.
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Garcia sets early pace at Players Championship - 09, May 2008
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Spaniard Sergio Garcia reeled off four birdies in six holes on his way to an early two-stroke lead in the Players Championship first round on Thursday.
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Paraguayan Ruiz shares lead in Italy - 09, May 2008
MILAN (Reuters) - Paraguayan Marco Ruiz, ranked 403rd in the world, continued a surprising run of form on Thursday by taking a share of the Italian Open first round lead with Britain's Ross McGowan.
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Wedding bells for Bush's daughter Jenna draw near - 09, May 2008
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush has been trying to cajole North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and tamp down violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, but lately all that seems to be on his mind are wedding bells.
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Gas tax battle was a political gift to Obama - 09, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The heated presidential campaign battle over a federal gas tax holiday turned out to be a much needed gift for Barack Obama -- and he can thank Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
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Israel's Olmert admits taking cash but won't quit - 09, May 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert admitted on Thursday that he took cash from an American businessman but refused to resign over a police investigation into hundreds of thousands of dollars of alleged bribes.
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Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq reportedly arrested - 09, May 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi and U.S. forces have detained a man suspected of being the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Iraqi security officials said on Friday.
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Hezbollah defiant as fighting rocks Beirut - 09, May 2008
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fierce clashes raged in Beirut on Thursday after the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah said the U.S.-supported Lebanese government had declared war by targeting its military communications network.
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1.5 million people affected in Myanmar cyclone: U.N. - 09, May 2008
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations estimated 1.5 million people have been "severely affected" by the cyclone that swept through Myanmar, with the United States expressing outrage on Thursday at delays in allowing in aid.
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House passes major housing rescue bill - 09, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to create a $300 billion mortgage-insurance fund and provide billions more in homeowner aid to stabilize a housing market shaken by a wave of foreclosures and a credit cr
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Cane surpasses power dams in Brazil energy complex - 09, May 2008
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Sugar cane and cane-based ethanol became a more important energy source than hydroelectric power plants in Brazil's overall energy complex last year, topped only by petroleum and oil products.
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GM offers $200 mln in bid to end Axle strike - 09, May 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp has offered American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings $200 million in a bid to clinch a speedy resolution of a strike against a key supplier that has run for more than two months.
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Drugmakers need to rein in ads, hearing told - 09, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical companies need to be more responsible in touting products to consumers or else face tighter controls from Congress, a top U.S. Democratic lawmaker said on Thursday.
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Oil rallies to record $124 on strong diesel demand - 09, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil rallied back from early losses on Thursday to strike a fresh record above $124 a barrel as strong diesel demand outweighed signs of rising OPEC supplies.
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Jobless claims, retail sales show resilience - 09, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing claims for initial jobless benefits fell last week and retail sales rebounded last month from a dismal March, suggesting the economy, while soft, was not crumbling rapidly.
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Wall Street jumps on miners, oil - 09, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as a surge in global commodity prices propelled mining and energy shares higher, while technology shares gained after a top strategist said they were a good value.
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Canadian filmmaker turns to Internet to finance movie - 09, May 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - An aspiring Canadian filmmaker is asking the public at large to help fund his first movie project, one frame at a time.
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Microsoft frees rival slate from Yahoo commitment - 09, May 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has released the nominees on its rival slate from their commitment to stand for election to Yahoo Inc's board in the event of a proxy fight, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
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Facebook, 49 U.S. states agree on Web safety steps - 09, May 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Social networking site Facebook announced an agreement on Thursday with 49 U.S. state attorneys general and the District of Columbia to increase efforts to protect its youngest members from sexual predators.
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Extremists hone Internet skills: Senate report - 09, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda and other radical groups have dramatically increased their use of the Internet in recent years to lure and train recruits worldwide, a U.S. Senate report warned on Thursday.
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Cablevision to launch wireless broadband network - 09, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp said on Thursday it plans to spend $350 million to build a wireless broadband network to serve its subscribers in the New York area.
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MySpace to let users share profile across the Net - 09, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp's MySpace social network will let users choose to share their public profile information, such as pictures, videos, and text, across the Web to spread its service beyond its own borders.
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MySpace's fashionable child launches new designers - 09, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Young designers competing to get noticed by fashion labels can now launch their careers online through the fashion world's answer to the social networking Web site MySpace.com.
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Free software takes on Microsoft Office - 09, May 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Pierre Avignon is no pirate, but he does not believe in paying for software. His computer is filled with programs like Symphony -- a free suite that he downloaded from an International Business Machines Corp website (http://symphony.lo
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Video games don't create killers, new book says - 09, May 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8 (Reuters Life!) - Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers.
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Q&A: Hits keep coming for reality guru Darnell - 08, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox president of alternative entertainment Mike Darnell is responsible for some of the most vilified reality series ever created -- "The Swan," "Married by America," "Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire?" and "Temptati
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China reports two more deaths from child virus - 08, May 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported two more deaths on Thursday from a severe strain of hand, foot and mouth disease, bringing its toll from the outbreak to 30, all of them young children, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Heath Ledger portrait wins Australian art prize - 08, May 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A portrait of a brooding Heath Ledger, painted shortly before the Australian actor died in January, was voted the most popular painting in Australia's top art prize for portraiture on Thursday.
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Madonna tour kicks off in Cardiff in August - 08, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Pop star Madonna kicks off her new international tour in Cardiff, Wales, on August 23, she announced on Thursday.
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Amy Winehouse released after drug arrest - 08, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Amy Winehouse has been released from police custody after being arrested on suspicion of drug offences, police sources said on Thursday.
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Dreadlocked Jason Castro tossed off Idol - 08, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jason Castro, the mellow singer whose dreadlocked good looks earned the devotion of countless teenage girls, was voted off "American Idol" on Wednesday, leaving three finalists to compete for the show's top prize.
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Popular Daly in the hunt behind early leaders in Milan - 08, May 2008
MILAN (Reuters) - Twice major champion John Daly fired a five-under 67 in the first round of the Italian Open on Thursday to record his best round in four months and trail early leaders Mark Foster and Marc Warren of Britain by two strokes.
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Lewis, Howard lead Magic revival, Lakers beat Jazz - 08, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Orlando Magic thrashed the Detroit Pistons 111-86 on Wednesday to cut the deficit in their Eastern Conference semi-final playoff series to 2-1.
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U.S. envoy returns to North Korea to extract nuclear list - 08, May 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - A team led by a U.S. State Department nuclear envoy entered North Korea on Thursday to persuade Pyongyang to declare its nuclear activities as called for in a six-country disarmament deal, an official said.
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Austrian father reveals his "addiction" to incest - 08, May 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian Josef Fritzl said he became addicted to incest with his daughter, who bore him seven children, and had imprisoned her in a cellar to save her from the outside world.
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Democrats divide by race, gender, class - 08, May 2008
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - It's now common wisdom that Sen. Hillary Clinton attracts older voters, women and the white working class, while Sen. Barack Obama is the go-to guy for youth, African-Americans and the elite.
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Tibetan woman holds Olympic flame atop Everest - 08, May 2008
EVEREST BASE CAMP, China (Reuters) - A Tibetan woman took the Olympic torch the last steps to the top of Everest on Thursday, realizing "a dream of all Chinese people", but Tibetan exiles criticized Beijing for politicizing the Games.
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Myanmar backtracks on aid flight, U.S. says - 08, May 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - Desperate survivors cried out for aid on Thursday nearly a week after Cyclone Nargis killed up to 100,000 people, as pressure piled up on Myanmar to throw its doors open to an international relief operation.
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Oil hovers at $123, focus on dollar, stocks - 08, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil slipped on Thursday on profit-taking after hitting a record of nearly $124 as traders weighed a rise in the dollar to a two-month high against news of a fall in U.S. diesel stockpiles.
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Toshiba eyes doubled operating profit in 3 years - 08, May 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp said it expects its operating profit to more than double over the next three years as it cuts costs, ramps up capacity for its semiconductors and seeks nuclear plant orders.
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BoE leaves UK rates at 5 percent, cut seen next month - 08, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England kept British interest rates at 5.0 percent on Thursday but analysts say a slowing economy will force it to cut borrowing costs next month, even though inflation is heading higher.
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Shoppers go after bargains in April - 08, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apparel chains struggled through another dismal month in April as they tried to bring in cash-strapped shoppers, but discounters fared well as consumers hungered for bargains to buy necessities.
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Best Buy enters Europe with Carphone retail deal - 08, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Best Buy, the world's biggest electronics retailer, is to pay $2.1 billion for half of Britain's Carphone Warehouse chain to take on the European consumer electricals market.
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Toyota issues bleak profit forecasts on yen, U.S. woes - 08, May 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp posted a bigger-than-expected 28 percent drop in quarterly net profit due to a stronger yen and sliding U.S. sales, and forecast its first annual profit decline in seven years.
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Hong Kong immigration "watchlist" partially leaked onto web - 08, May 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities came under fire on Thursday for the leak of classified data including individuals on an immigration watchlist, as the city's tougher immigration policies in the run up to the Olympics face increasing scrutiny.
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China won't guarantee Web freedom over Olympics - 08, May 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will not guarantee it won't censor the Internet over this summer's Beijing Olympics, nor can it guarantee to stamp out piracy of Olympic-branded goods, officials said on Thursday.
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Academic says gadgets threaten Internet's future - 08, May 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The rise of gadgets like the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation that helped to build the Internet, a leading academic has warned in a new book.
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Facebook users willing to let employers see profiles - 08, May 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - While many Facebook users may be secretly surfing the social networking site on the job, many Canadians say they are willing to let their employer look at their profiles, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
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Researchers find neuroblastoma genes - 08, May 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - An international team of researchers said they have pinpointed three variants of the genetic code that appear to set the stage for aggressive neuroblastoma, the deadliest solid tumor in early childhood.
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Australian platypus genome a link to evolution - 08, May 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's unique duck-billed platypus -- an egg-laying, furry animal with web feet that spends most of its time underwater -- is in fact part bird, part reptile and part mammal according to its gene map.
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Seen from above, ash paints Chile white - 08, May 2008
ABOVE CHAITEN VOLCANO, Chile (Reuters) - Looking down over the ash cloud soaring from Chaiten volcano in southern Chile, the whole area is carpeted in white and experts say the eruption that began last week could last for months.
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Blondie connects "Parallel Lines" to tour - 08, May 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Blondie will mark the 30th birthday of its "Parallel Lines" with a summer tour and an expanded anniversary edition of the album.
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Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps: study - 08, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Orchids that mimic female wasps may not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into spreading their pollen -- they also seduce them into wasting valuable sperm, Australian researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Diversity a common theme among Players champions - 08, May 2008
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - If variety is the spice of life, then the list of winners at the Players Championship must rank among the tastiest in the game.
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Q&A with Screen Actors Guild head Alan Rosenberg - 08, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg was elected as head of the nation's largest performers' union in 2005 on a pledge to take a tougher stance in labor talks than his immediate predecessor.
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Swiss stun Swedes as hockey prelims end in drama - 08, May 2008
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - Switzerland held on to shock Olympic champions Sweden 4-2 on Wednesday as the preliminary round of the ice hockey world championships ended with drama on and off the ice.
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Lee outduels Wang to lead Indians past Yankees - 08, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indians left-hander Cliff Lee outduelled New York's Wang Chien-ming to lift Cleveland to a 3-0 win over the Yankees in a battle of undefeated pitchers on Wednesday.
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Technical flaws mar hearing in new Guantanamo court - 08, May 2008
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's suspected "media director" rejected U.S. terrorism court proceedings and renewed his allegiance to the al Qaeda leader on Wednesday in a hearing marred by technical flaws in a new Guantana
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U.S. envoy returns to N.Korea to extract nuclear list - 08, May 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - A team led by the U.S. State Department's nuclear envoy was set to enter North Korea on Thursday to persuade Pyongyang to declare its nuclear activities as called for in a six-nation disarmament deal, an official said.
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Cheney aide subpoenaed to testify to Congress - 08, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff was subpoenaed on Wednesday to testify in a congressional probe of the administration's treatment and possible torture of enemy combatants.
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U.S. and NATO battle on uneven Afghan patchwork - 08, May 2008
MAIDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Last week U.S. Captain Roger Hill led a patrol into the Jaldez valley, just southwest of Kabul, and was immediately ambushed from three sides by 50 Taliban fighters armed with rocket-propelled grenades.
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Clinton gives herself a loan and vows to fight on - 08, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama took a commanding lead in the Democratic presidential race on Wednesday, but Hillary Clinton vowed to fight on after loaning her campaign $6.4 million.
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First U.N. aid flights start arriving in Myanmar - 08, May 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - The first United Nations relief flights started to arrive on Thursday for cyclone victims in military-ruled Myanmar as a U.S. diplomat said that more than 100,000 people may have been killed.
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CORRECTED: Oil steady above $123 as dollar rise trims gains - 08, May 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil futures were steady over $123 a barrel on Thursday, pulling back from a record high as the dollar's rise to a two-month high against the euro offset news of falling U.S. diesel stockpiles.
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NY judge orders trial in Clear Channel buyout fight - 08, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge said on Wednesday a dispute over financing the $20 billion buyout of Clear Channel Communications Inc would go to trial on a breach of contract claim filed against six banks, according to a court filing.
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Toyota to buy back rusted Tacomas - 08, May 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has offered to buy back Tacoma pickup trucks with frames rusted beyond repair and to extend the warranty on over 800,000 of the vehicles in North America.
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News Corp sees economy hurting advertising - 08, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch said on Wednesday stress in the U.S. economy is squeezing advertising budgets, adding that News Corp's Fox Interactive Media would miss an ambitious $1 billion annual revenue goal by 10 percent.
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"Grand Theft Auto" sales top Hollywood movie - 08, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Criminal action game "Grand Theft Auto 4" scored over $500 million in global receipts its first week in release, selling over 6 million units to become one of the most lucrative entertainment launches in history.
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