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Six sea lions shot to death on salmon-rich US river - 06, May 2008
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Investigators searched for clues on Monday in the shooting deaths of six protected sea lions at a dam between Washington state and Oregon, while officials halted a controversial trapping program aimed at stopping the mammals f
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"Runway" stops here for Bravo show's producers - 06, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Dueling fashion divas have nothing on the ongoing tug-of-war drama between NBC Universal and the Weinstein Co. over the cable hit "Project Runway."
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Avril Lavigne postpones six U.S. dates - 06, May 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Stricken with acute laryngitis, Avril Lavigne has postponed six upcoming U.S. tour dates, according to a message on the pop-punk musician's Web site.
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Cruise "Mission" return not impossible: Redstone - 06, May 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - Sumner Redstone, the executive chairman of cable network and movie studio owner Viacom Inc, will not oppose the casting of Tom Cruise in the next installment of the "Mission: Impossible" movie franchise.
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Marvel plans "Iron Man" sequel - 06, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Buoyed by the blockbuster success of "Iron Man" over the weekend, Marvel Studios on Monday announced plans for a string of superhero properties, including an "Iron Man" sequel set for April 2010.
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Yankees-Red Sox argument ends in murder - 06, May 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - A New York Yankees' fan was accused on Monday of murdering a Boston Red Sox supporter and injuring another by running both down with a car after a heated argument over one of America's oldest sporting rivalries.
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Roger Federer to face bogeyman Canas in Rome - 06, May 2008
ROME (Reuters) - Roger Federer will face his bogeyman Guillermo Canas in the second round of the Rome Masters after the Argentine beat Italian wildcard Gianluca Naso 6-7 6-3 6-2 on Monday.
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Lakers guard Kobe Bryant poised to be named MVP - 06, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is widely expected to receive the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the first time after the NBA scheduled a news conference for Tuesday at a Los Angeles hotel.
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Matsuzaka wild but a winner as Red Sox tame Tigers - 06, May 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka walked on the wild side on Monday but the Japanese pitcher still managed to steer the Red Sox to a 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers.
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Oil pauses near record - 06, May 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil steadied on Tuesday after surging more than $4 to a record over $120 a barrel in the previous session, on a softer U.S. dollar and supply concerns in Iran and Nigeria.
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Paul leads Hornets past Spurs again - 06, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Orleans Hornets dominated the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs for the second straight game, Chris Paul scoring 30 points to lead them to a 102-84 win on Monday.
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Turning 60, Israelis feel pride, Palestinians pain - 06, May 2008
REHOVOT, Israel/GAZA (Reuters) - Like the state of Israel, Akram al-Shamali and Moshe Feist both turn 60 this year. But that's about where the similarities end.
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U.S. set for first execution since end of moratorium - 06, May 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia is set to execute a convicted murderer on Tuesday, the first U.S. inmate to be put to death since the Supreme Court ended a de facto moratorium on capital punishment last month.
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Obama, Clinton face new tests in White House duel - 06, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton face crucial tests in their grueling White House fight on Tuesday, when voters in Indiana and North Carolina cast ballots in the latest Democratic showdowns.
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Myanmar cyclone death tops 15,000; many more missing - 06, May 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - At least 15,000 people were killed and up to 30,000 missing as a result of a huge storm surge that accompanied a devastating cyclone in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta, officials said on Tuesday, warning the toll was likely to rise as rescuer
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Sprint in M&A play, shares surge - 06, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reports of a possible sale of Sprint Nextel Corp to Deutsche Telekom AG or a Nextel unit spinoff raised hopes of a reprieve for the embattled mobile operator, lifting its shares 10 percent.
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Bernanke: High foreclosure rates hurt broad economy - 06, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday said conditions in mortgage markets remain strained, posing a threat to the economy, and urged steps be taken to prevent home foreclosure where possible.
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Samsung, Intel, TSMC to work on next-gen chip format - 06, May 2008
SEOUL/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics , the world's top maker of memory chips, on Tuesday said it would cooperate with top rivals Intel and TSMC to develop next-generation bigger silicon wafers to boost efficiency in chip manufacturing.
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Microsoft, Hyundai partner for in-car technology - 06, May 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and South Korea's top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co have agreed to build a music and information system to debut in cars sold in North America in 2010, the companies said on Tuesday.
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Yahoo CEO open to more Microsoft talks - 06, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc chief Jerry Yang signaled a more open stance towards Microsoft Corp on Monday, saying he had been seeking common ground when the software maker abruptly ended deal talks.
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Marvel plans "Iron Man" sequel, "Thor" for 2010 - 06, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Buoyed by the blockbuster success of "Iron Man" over the weekend, Marvel Studios on Monday announced plans for a string of superhero properties, including an "Iron Man" sequel set for April 2010.
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Erupting volcano prompts new evacuation in Chile - 06, May 2008
CASTRO, Chile (Reuters) - Chile prepared to evacuate another town in its remote Patagonian south on Monday, as ash spewed from a snowcapped volcano for a fourth day after its first eruption in thousands of years.
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Lindsay Lohan rebounds with "Ugly Betty" guest role - 06, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan, working to
rebuild her acting career after a year of personal turmoil,
will appear as a guest star on the ABC television comedy "Ugly
Betty," the network said on Monday.
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Tom Cruise tells Oprah he wants more challenges - 06, May 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hollywood's stars paid tribute to Tom Cruise on Monday's Oprah Winfrey television show, with the actor saying he hoped for more challenging roles and to work with the likes of Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro.
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Federer to face bogeyman Canas in Rome - 06, May 2008
ROME (Reuters) - Roger Federer will face his bogeyman Guillermo Canas in the second round of the Rome Masters after the Argentine beat Italian wildcard Gianluca Naso 6-7 6-3 6-2 on Monday.
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Belarus add four NHL players to squad - 06, May 2008
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - Belarus added four NHL players to their lineup on Monday as teams continued to tweak their rosters at the ice hockey world championships.
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Maturing Henin sets sights on leisurely retirement - 06, May 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - World number one Justine Henin said on Monday she had set her sights on a future of leisurely travel and adult education as a way of making all the sacrifices required of her seem worthwhile.
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Mystery deepens over German poet Schiller's skull - 06, May 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - A painstaking two-year investigation to determine which of two skulls belonged to Friedrich Schiller has found neither is a match, prolonging a 180-year-old mystery over the celebrated German poet's remains.
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Austrian incest father planned dungeon for years - 06, May 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - An Austrian man who held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children with her had planned the construction of her basement prison years in advance, police said on Monday.
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Oil jumps $4 to record over $120 on weak dollar - 06, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil jumped more than $4 to a record high over $120 a barrel on Monday on the weaker U.S. dollar and supply concerns from OPEC members Nigeria and Iran.
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Asia calls for funding to fight food shock - 06, May 2008
MADRID (Reuters) - Over a billion Asians may sink back into extreme poverty without extra aid to counter soaring food prices, the region's development bank warned on Monday as a battle brewed over who would fund its spending.
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U.S. monitors to study West Bank roadblocks - 06, May 2008
SHANNON (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it would send monitors to study whether the removal of Israeli roadblocks was making life easier for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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U.S. says Iran will get incentives "very quickly" - 06, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World powers very soon will present Iran with a revised package of incentives to give up its sensitive nuclear work, U.S. officials said on Monday, but expectations for a positive response are low.
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Obama and Clinton clash on gas tax before big votes - 06, May 2008
GREENVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton renewed their battle over gas tax relief on Monday in a late push for support on the eve of critical presidential showdowns in North Carolina and Indiana.
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Myanmar believes 13,000 dead, missing from cyclone - 06, May 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military junta believes at least 10,000 people died in a cyclone that ripped through the Irrawaddy delta, triggering a massive international aid response for the pariah state in southeast Asia.
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UAW strikes GM Kansas plant making Chevy Malibu - 06, May 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp union workers at a Kansas assembly plant making the hot-selling Chevrolet Malibu went on strike Monday morning, the automaker and the union said.
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Marvel stock up on "Iron Man" success - 06, May 2008
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Shares of Marvel Entertainment Inc soared almost 10 percent after "Iron Man," its first self-produced film, had a dream run at the box office over the weekend, raking in more than $100 million in ticket sales, far exceeding expectati
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Wal-Mart expanding its low-priced drug program - 06, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc expanded its low-priced drug program, saying on Monday that it is now offering more than 1,000 over-the-counter items for $4 or less and selling some 90-day generic prescriptions for $10.
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Fed says banks still tightening loan standards - 06, May 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banks in the United States kept tightening lending standards and terms for both business and consumer loans over the past three months out of concern about a weakening economic outlook, according to a Federal Reserve survey issued o
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BofA may lower Countrywide deal price: analysts - 06, May 2008
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp will likely lower its purchase price for Countrywide Financial Corp , at least two analysts said, with Friedman, Billings Ramsey saying the bank may cut its price to the $0 to $2 level or even walk away from the
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Prosecutors in NY form subprime task force - 06, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors in New York have formed a task force together with other government agencies to examine the collapse of the market for risky home loans, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn said on Monday.
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Tighter lending overshadows services rebound - 06, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. service sector grew in April for the first time in four months, according to a report on Monday that was overshadowed by a dour Federal Reserve survey showing the banking sector remained in the grips of a credit crunch.
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Stocks fall on Countrywide fears, record oil - 06, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Monday on worry that Bank of America Corp may walk away from buying troubled lender Countrywide Financial Corp , while record oil prices above $120 a barrel increased worry about consumer spending.
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Egypt asks mobile firms to bar anonymous users - 06, May 2008
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has asked mobile phone companies to block service to anonymous subscribers as a public security measure, and at least two firms have begun efforts to comply, Egyptian officials and mobile firms said on Monday.
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NY attorney general backs film piracy bill - 06, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's attorney general proposed legislation on Monday that would set heavier penalties for people who record movies in theaters to illegally sell or distribute.
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T-Mobile eyes 25 U.S. high-speed markets in '08 - 06, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile USA, the No. 4 U.S. mobile service, said on Monday it launched its first commercial high-speed wireless service in New York City, and plans to expand the service to 20 to 25 other major U.S. markets by the end of the year.
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Yahoo investors seek Microsoft return - 06, May 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's shares tumbled on Monday as investors punished the company for rejecting Microsoft Corp's $47.5 billion bid, though the fall was cushioned by hopes a deal may still be possible.
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Bollywood director plans film on murdered UK girl - 05, May 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A Bollywood filmmaker plans to make a film about a British teenager murdered at one of Goa's famed beaches, but a lawyer said the family was afraid the script could deviate from the truth.
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China approached Vatican about concert for pope - 05, May 2008
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Beijing approached the Vatican to let the China Philharmonic Orchestra perform for Pope Benedict in an unprecedented concert that could help improve often thorny relations, Church sources said on Monday.
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NBC plans push for summer lineup - 05, May 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - With nearly 300 hours of summer programming on the line, NBC is upping its marketing efforts for its "All-American Summer."
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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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