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Disney goes beyond Mickey to appeal to older boys - 22, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co is turning up the speed and power to balance its tiaras and flowers, as boys who have grown beyond Mickey Mouse are seeking fun and adventure outside the entertainment studio's kingdom.
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Summer's big dogs will be chasing Fox at box office - 22, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - With one weekend to go before the start of the lucrative summer box office season, Fox leads the Hollywood studios in market share.
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Hollywood eagerly embraces environmental cause - 22, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In the early 1990s, some 100 environmental activists stormed an Indonesian freighter bringing rain forest wood to the major studios.
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J.J. Abrams breaks ranks with Hollywood thinking - 22, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - J.J. Abrams doesn't sound like a big-time Hollywood director and producer when he says the best place to watch his effects-filled disaster film "Cloverfield" is not in movie theaters but at home.
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Silkworms give Philippine farming town a makeover - 22, Apr 2008
KAPANGAN, Philippines (Reuters) - Hundreds of white mulberry trees have started to cover mountain slopes deep in the northern Philippines' Cordillera region, changing not just the landscape but also making over the image of a poor farming town.
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James leads Cavaliers past Wizards, Jazz beat Rockets - 22, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James scored 30 points, made 12 assists and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 116-86 victory over the Washington Wizards and a 2-0 lead in the NBA playoffs on Monday.
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To fight prostitution, some say target clients - 22, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Would the hundreds of men who paid to have sex with "Alicia" have cared if they knew she was being held captive by a trafficker who raped her and pimped her, and that she was infected with HIV?
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Tsvangirai appeals for U.N. intervention in Zimbabwe - 22, Apr 2008
ACCRA (Reuters) - Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai urged U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and African leaders to intervene in his country's post-election crisis on Monday, saying the military were terrorizing the people.
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Pennsylvania Democrats cast White House votes - 22, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in Pennsylvania make their choice on Tuesday in the presidential nominating race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, with Clinton aiming for a big win to keep her flickering White House hopes alive.
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Boston Scientific net rises on cost cuts - 22, Apr 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp said on Monday quarterly net earnings more than doubled as cost savings from a restructuring program offset weaker sales in its core drug-eluting stent market.
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Bank woes resurface, oil nears $118 - 22, Apr 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Tuesday as investors flinched at yet more bad news from the banking sector and an oil price creeping towards a record $118 a barrel.
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TI view disappoints, cites caution across markets - 22, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microchip maker Texas Instruments Inc
said quarterly profit rose but forecast results below Wall
Street estimates, citing caution among a broad customer base as
well as weak demand for high-end cell phones.
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Tribune near plan to sell Newsday to News Corp - 22, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tribune Co has reached agreement in principle to sell Newsday to News Corp for about $580 million in what would be a joint venture, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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Samsung chief stands down; sorry for tax scandal - 22, Apr 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's most powerful businessman said on Tuesday he would step down after 20 years at the head of the giant Samsung Group following his indictment last week for tax evasion and breach of trust.
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Color photos of Paris under Nazis kick up storm - 22, Apr 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - An exhibition of rare color photographs of occupied Paris in World War Two has sparked a controversy in France, with some politicians saying it paints too rosy a picture of life under the Nazis.
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U.S. says Indonesia stalling in talks on U.S. lab - 22, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Talks between Indonesia and the United States over the future of a U.S. naval medical lab have become entangled in an international dispute over how to share crucial bird flu samples, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael
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Disney chases older boys with adventure toys, shows - 22, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co is turning up the speed and power to balance its tiaras and flowers, as boys who have grown beyond Mickey Mouse are seeking fun and adventure outside the entertainment studio's kingdom.
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Disney launches new nature film label - 22, Apr 2008
BURBANK, California (Reuters) - Bambi will soon have lots of new friends at the Walt Disney Co..
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Tigers bare teeth with 5-1 win over Blue Jays - 22, Apr 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - Rookie callup Armando Galarraga delivered solid pitching to steer the Detroit Tigers to a 5-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.
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Cheruiyot and Tune win Boston Marathon titles - 22, Apr 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Defending champion Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya won his fourth Boston Marathon on Monday, while Ethiopia's Dire Tune took the women's crown in the event's tightest finish.
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Red Sox complete four game sweep of Rangers - 22, Apr 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Red Sox recorded their ninth win in 10 games by crushing the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Monday.
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U.S. relaxes bid to halt atom enrichment tech sales - 22, Apr 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - The United States has given up efforts to ban uranium-enrichment technology sales to non- nuclear states, instead proposing criteria for such trade to win over critics in the Nuclear Suppliers Group, diplomats say.
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Paris makes Dalai Lama a "citizen of honor" - 22, Apr 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris city hall made Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama an honorary citizen on Monday, exacerbating tensions between France and China in the build up to the Beijing Olympics.
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Boost food supply, not protectionism: U.S. official - 22, Apr 2008
CASABLANCA (Reuters) - Governments should avoid imposing export embargoes to protect local consumers from soaring food prices and instead invest in boosting supplies, a top U.S. food official said on Monday.
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Army, Marines allow more convicts to enlist - 22, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army and Marine Corps let 861 convicted felons join their ranks in 2007, an 88 percent jump over the previous year that helped meet recruiting goals in wartime, according to data released on Monday.
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North American leaders defend free trade - 22, Apr 2008
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - North American leaders defended their 14-year-old free trade agreement at an annual summit on Monday amid criticism in the U.S. presidential campaign that the pact costs American jobs.
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U.S., Iraq seek stronger Arab backing for Baghdad - 22, Apr 2008
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Seeking to improve ties between Baghdad and its neighbors, the United States and Iraq will push hard on Tuesday for Arab states to open embassies and offer debt relief while backing Iraq's new drive to disarm militias.
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Texas begins DNA tests on polygamist sect children - 22, Apr 2008
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - State authorities on Monday began running DNA tests on over 400 children removed from a polygamist compound in west Texas to determine if some were born to underage mothers.
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Hamas says would conditionally accept peace plan - 22, Apr 2008
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The Islamist Hamas group said on Monday it would accept the establishment of a Palestinian state on land occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war, but it was not prepared to recognize the Jewish state.
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Clinton touts toughness before Pennsylvania vote - 22, Apr 2008
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Pushing for a strong win to keep her White House hopes alive, Democrat Hillary Clinton touted her toughness on Monday ahead of a showdown with presidential rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania.
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Oil hits record over $117 on supply worries - 22, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crude oil prices hit record highs over $117 a barrel on Monday as rebel attacks cut Nigerian supplies and a Scottish refinery strike threatened North Sea crude production.
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Netflix Q1 net up, gross profit margin down - 22, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. online DVD rental company Netflix Inc on Monday posted lower quarterly profit margins as it increased spending for online content.
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Citigroup launches $6 billion preferred share sale: IFR - 22, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup on Monday will sell $6 billion in non-cumulative perpetual preferred shares, said International Financing Review, a Thomson Reuters publication.
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Oil sets new high; BofA results rattle investors - 22, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Surging oil prices hit new highs on Monday as Bank of America's poor earnings and outlook pulled down banking stocks and dashed hopes that a global credit crisis was nearing an end.
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Weak dollar and booming agriculture to help DuPont, Dow results - 22, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co and DuPont Co have faced a tough first-quarter due to soaring costs and economic difficulties, but gains from a weak U.S. dollar, strong overseas markets and booming agricultural sector are likely to offset some of t
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Bank of America net falls on credit losses - 22, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp , the largest U.S. retail bank, posted a 77 percent decline in quarterly profit on Monday, as a growing number of consumers and real estate developers failed to repay loans.
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Dow, S&P dip on bank worries, Texas Instruments off - 22, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ebbed on Monday as weak quarterly results from Bank of America Corp rekindled concerns about the toll the credit crisis has taken on banks and overshadowed rising energy shares as oil closed at a record high.
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Air France-KLM says Alitalia bid no longer valid - 22, Apr 2008
ROME (Reuters) - Air France-KLM formally withdrew its bid for Alitalia late on Monday, sharply reducing the chances that Europe's biggest airline can be persuaded to buy the Italian flag carrier.
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TI forecast disappoints - 22, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc said on Monday its quarterly profit rose, but forecast results below Wall Street expectations due to cautious customer buying trends across its markets and weaker demand for high-end cell phones.
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FDA objects to online ad for Pfizer's Viagra - 22, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An online advertisement with men praising Viagra to the tune of an Elvis Presley song has drawn objections from U.S. regulators, who said drugmaker Pfizer Inc failed to list the impotence drug's risks.
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Online networks may help job-hunting: surveys - 22, Apr 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - Job seekers should tap into online networking sites to help hunt down potential employers, new surveys suggest.
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Scary landing tests "beginner" S.Korean astronaut - 21, Apr 2008
STAR CITY, Russia (Reuters) - Only the cool composure of her crewmates calmed South Korea's first astronaut when she saw flames swirling around their capsule during an unusually steep descent to Earth, she said on Monday.
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Hells Angels' chief sues HBO - 21, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hells Angels veteran Sonny Barger, the man who oversaw the motorcycle gang's violent crackdown on fans at the Rolling Stones' disastrous Altamont concert in 1969, is suing HBO over a drama project he claims he helped dev
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Alex Rodriguez hurt in Yankees win - 21, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees ended a three-game losing streak with a 7-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, though they could be without third baseman Alex Rodriguez who strained a right quadricep muscle.
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Dolly Parton launches ambitious world tour - 21, Apr 2008
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - It's only 8 a.m. at Camp Dolly, the expansive, Spanish villa-styled compound just off Music Row in Nashville, but Dolly Parton is most definitely put together.
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McCain honors civil rights movement - 21, Apr 2008
SELMA, Alabama (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain will speak out for change in America from a landmark of the U.S. civil rights movement on Monday as he sets off on a trip aimed at appealing to centrist voters.
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Florida luxury home market shows signs of wear - 21, Apr 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - The surprisingly healthy market for oceanfront mansions and palatial condos in Florida, one of the most toxic states in America's housing meltdown, may finally be showing some cracks.
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Iraq to confront militias after Sadr threat - 21, Apr 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government will confront armed militias and not allow all-out war as threatened by populist Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Monday.
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Malaysia beefs up security for torch relay - 21, Apr 2008
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The Olympic torch was paraded through Malaysia's capital under tight security on Monday as authorities sought to avoid the kind of chaos that has dogged the relay elsewhere.
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Carter says Hamas would conditionally accept peace - 21, Apr 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas would accept a deal creating a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip if it was approved by Palestinians in a vote, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Monday after talks with Hamas leaders.
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Arab nations non-committal on Iraq debt, embassies - 21, Apr 2008
MANAMA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice received no firm commitments on debt relief for Iraq or greater Arab diplomatic representation in Baghdad after a meeting of Arab states on Monday.
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U.N. official in Iran to press for nuclear answers - 21, Apr 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic watchdog's top investigator arrived in Tehran on Monday to press Iran to explain Western intelligence which suggested it covertly studied how to design nuclear bombs.
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Obama struggles to win white vote in rural Pennsylvania - 21, Apr 2008
MUNCY VALLEY, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Barack Obama's efforts to woo white voters in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary have been hurt by his comments on small town bitterness and his association with an outspoken pastor, residents of Muncy Valley say.
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Lilly profit falls short, shares slump - 21, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co on Monday posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings, as disappointing sales of its Byetta diabetes drug overshadowed growing demand for its other medicines, sending shares 3.4 percent lower.
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Halliburton profit lifted by international growth - 21, Apr 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Halliburton Co said on Monday that first-quarter profit rose 6 percent, meeting Wall Street expectations, as customers in markets including the Middle East and Asia spent more on oil and gas exploration and production.
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Britain unveils plan to help banks with credit crunch - 21, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England moved to ease the effects of a credit crunch on the UK's banking system on Monday by offering to swap secure government bonds for riskier mortgage debt.
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Oil soars to record above $117 - 21, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Crude oil prices surged above $117, setting a new record high on Monday because of worries of supply disruptions from major producers and comments by OPEC reiterating there is no need to raise output.
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National City to raise $7 billion - 21, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - National City Corp , a large U.S. Midwest regional bank, posted a first-quarter loss on Monday after a large loan loss provision, reduced its dividend and said it would raise $7 billion of equity capital, sending its shares down nearl
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Gannett profit falls 9 percent - 21, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gannett Co Inc , the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, posted a drop in quarterly profit on Monday because of falling print advertising sales, including a 16 percent drop in classified ad revenue.
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Merck shares rise as profit tops view - 21, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck & Co on Monday reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings as sales of cholesterol fighter Vytorin grew despite its failure to cut artery plaque in a controversial study, and other Merck drugs posted strong sales.
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Stocks slip as financial shares weigh - 21, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks dipped on Monday, following the Dow's best week in two months, dragged down by bank stocks after disappointing results from Bank of America Corp and National City Corp .
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Bank of America profit hurt by credit crunch - 21, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp , the second-largest U.S. bank, on Monday said quarterly profit fell 77 percent, hurt by more than $5 billion of write-downs and credit-related costs as more borrowers fell behind on payments.
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Intel to invest $500 mln in Taiwan, most in WiMax - 21, Apr 2008
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Intel Corp said on Monday it will invest $500 million in Taiwan over the next five years, with a large amount of the investment targeted at the island's WiMax sector.
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Pioneering U.S. singer enthralls Syrian students - 21, Apr 2008
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Avant-garde musician and performance artist Meredith Monk enthralled Syrian students on Monday with a lesson on vocal and choreographic techniques in a rare cultural exchange between the two countries.
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Dominant Ochoa clinches fourth LPGA title in a row - 21, Apr 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - World number one Lorena Ochoa became the first player in seven years to win four successive LPGA titles with a three-shot victory at the Ginn Open in Orlando on Sunday.
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Gasol finds playoff joy in Lakers win over Nuggets - 21, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pau Gasol scored 36 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers overpower the Denver Nuggets 128-114 in Game One of their Western Conference quarter-final series on Sunday.
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Weekley clinches repeat victory at Hilton Head - 21, Apr 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - American Boo Weekley held his nerve over the treacherous closing stretch to complete a successful title defense by three shots at the Heritage Classic in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on Sunday.
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Alex Rodriguez hurt in Yankees victory over Orioles - 21, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees ended a three-game losing streak with a 7-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, though they could be without third baseman Alex Rodriguez who strained a right quadricep muscle.
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Food price rises may hit growth, security: U.N.'s Ban - 21, Apr 2008
ACCRA (Reuters) - Higher food prices risk wiping out progress towards reducing poverty and, if allowed to escalate, could hurt global growth and security, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday.
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China launches education drive in Lhasa - 21, Apr 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Communist Party has launched a political education drive in Tibet's restive capital, Lhasa, vowing a long campaign to attack pro-independence sentiment and support for the Dalai Lama.
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U.S. election looms over North American summit - 21, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the U.S. election looming over their annual summit, North American leaders gather in New Orleans this week for what is expected to be a largely symbolic meeting overshadowed by questions about free trade.
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Clinton, Obama go on attack ahead of crucial vote - 21, Apr 2008
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - With two days to go before a crucial U.S. presidential vote, Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton sharpened their attacks on Sunday, with Clinton pouncing on Obama for saying Republican John McCain would be better
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Pope ends U.S. trip with Ground Zero visit, stadium Mass - 21, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pope Benedict ended his U.S trip on Sunday with an emotionally charged visit to Ground Zero where he prayed at the site of the felled World Trade Center, and a triumphant Mass for 57,000 people at Yankee Stadium.
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Chicago rice rises, but off record high - 21, Apr 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. rice prices stabilized in slightly calmer trading early on Monday, rising from their close on Friday but down slightly from the latest record high.
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Viacom, MGM and Lionsgate to take on HBO, Showtime - 21, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sumner Redstone's Viacom Inc will launch a premium TV and movie channel with Lionsgate and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, aiming a direct volley at Time Warner Inc's HBO as well as Redstone's own Showtime networks owned by CBS Corp.
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Oil holds just below record $117 a barrel - 21, Apr 2008
PERTH (Reuters) - Oil held below $117 a barrel on Monday, supported by worries of supply disruptions in Nigeria and comments by OPEC that it saw no need to increase production.
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Business economists gloom on economy rising - 21, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Business economists are turning pessimistic about the U.S. outlook and increasingly fear economy will slip into a recession in coming months.
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Asian stocks rise on credit hopes - 21, Apr 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares rose to their highest in more than seven weeks on Monday as financial firms gained on hopes for a turning point in the credit crisis, which also boosted the dollar.
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National City nears investment of $6 billion to $7 billion: source - 21, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Subprime mortgage-hit National City , a large U.S. Midwest regional bank, is close to getting a $6-$7 billion injection from a group of investors led by private equity firm Corsair Capital, a source familiar with the transaction said
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Drivers paying record pump prices - 21, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. drivers are paying record prices to fill their gas tanks and they could see prices surge as much as 30 cents more per gallon over the next few weeks, according to an industry analyst.
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Asustek sees battery issues mostly resolved by June - 21, Apr 2008
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Asustek Computer said on Monday it expects most of its battery shortage problems to be resolved by the end of the second quarter, as it maintained its sales target for its popular low-cost PCs.
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Hollywood veterans build digital-age studio Filmaka - 21, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An acclaimed movie producer and the former head of Fox Television Entertainment have built a new kind of studio that taps into an aspiring community of moviemakers on the Web to cultivate the next great talents.
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Holder Weekley four ahead at Hilton Head - 21, Apr 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - American Boo Weekley shrugged off two bogeys to stay on course for a successful title defense midway through Sunday's final round at the Heritage Classic at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
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Patrick becomes first woman IRL winner - 21, Apr 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - American Danica Patrick became the first woman to win a race in the Indy Racing League (IRL) on Sunday, powering to victory in the Indy Japan 300 race.
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Nadal slams ATP over crazy calendar - 21, Apr 2008
MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - World number two and claycourt master Rafael Nadal hit out at the ATP over a "crazy calendar" on Sunday.
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Utah defeat Houston to take 1-0 playoff lead - 21, Apr 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Utah Jazz won a hard-nosed 93-82 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round NBA playoff series.
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Jackie Chan, Jet Li conquer N. American box office - 21, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Forbidden Kingdom," a first collaboration between action heroes Jackie Chan and Jet Li, kicked its rivals at the weekend box office in North America, also becoming the first martial arts movie to open at No. 1 in almost four y
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Book saves Salman Rushdie from "wrecked" private life - 21, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British author Salman Rushdie says writing a new novel saved him from the "wreckage" of his divorce last year from fourth wife Padma Lakshmi.
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World map of metabolism finds blood pressure clues - 21, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers creating a map of human metabolism around the world have found compounds in urine that point to some surprising differences affecting blood pressure, based not on genes but on what people eat and their gut bacteria.
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China seeks to contain patriotic outbursts - 21, Apr 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China sought on Sunday to contain an outpouring of nationalism triggered by protests along the route of the Olympic torch relay, with state media urging people to channel their patriotism into "rational" expressions.
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Serena beats Zvonareva for Charleston title - 21, Apr 2008
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Serena Williams recovered from a second-set lapse to win her third WTA title of the year by beating Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Family Circle Cup final on Sunday.
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Federer ends title drought with Estoril win - 21, Apr 2008
LISBON (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer won his first title of the season at the Estoril Open on Sunday after Russia's Nikolay Davydenko retired with a leg injury.
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Rice in Iraq, violence surges after Sadr threat - 21, Apr 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice backed Iraq's crackdown on militias in a visit on Sunday to Baghdad, where the worst fighting in weeks killed 23 after Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr threatened all-out war.
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More than 80 die in Mogadishu fighting: rights group - 21, Apr 2008
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali Islamist insurgents and government troops exchanged mortar fire on Sunday and a prominent human rights group said 81 people had been killed in the past 24 hours in some of the heaviest clashes in months.
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Food price hikes may hit world growth, security: Ban - 21, Apr 2008
ACCRA (Reuters) - Higher food prices risk wiping out progress towards reducing poverty and, if allowed to escalate, could hurt global growth and security, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday.
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Young Pennsylvania voters drawn to Obama - 21, Apr 2008
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is attracting record numbers of young voters -- but will a demographic known for low turnout vote in enough numbers to defeat Hillary Clinton in the graying state of Pennsylvania?
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Clinton, Obama say the other is being negative - 21, Apr 2008
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - With two days to go before a crucial U.S. presidential vote, Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaigned through Pennsylvania on Sunday as the former first lady got the support of one of her fiercest critics.
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McCain vows war on wasteful spending - 21, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Sunday touted his plans to slash unneeded spending to balance the federal budget and dismissed Democratic rivals as "out of touch" on the economy.
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Mercedes aims to overtake BMW in China: Zetsche - 21, Apr 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mercedes Benz launched the GLK small SUV in the Chinese market on Sunday, and its head, Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche, said he was convinced the group would overtake German rival BMW in the fast-growing market.
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Pope prays at Ground Zero and Yankee Stadium - 21, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Sunday made an emotionally charged visit to Ground Zero, where he prayed at the site of the felled World Trade Center, and later wrapped up his American visit with a triumphant Mass at Yankee Stadium.
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