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Yahoo rebuffs Microsoft, says open to better deal - 08, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc , responding to a three-week deadline issued by Microsoft Corp to accept its $42 billion takeover bid, again rejected the deal for undervaluing the Web pioneer.
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Erotic Jesus sparks art debate in Austria - 07, Apr 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - They knew it would be risky to exhibit a homoerotic version of Christ's Last Supper, but curators at museum of Vienna's Roman Catholic Cathedral weren't ready for a barrage of angry messages and calls to be shut down.
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No 'Rocky'-style comeback for Japan's Date - 07, Apr 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Kimiko Date announced her return to professional tennis on Monday 12 years after hanging up her rackets, but ruled out a fairytale comeback.
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Los Angeles Times retracts hoax rapper story - 07, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Times on Monday retracted a story that linked hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs to the 1994 shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur, admitting that the report relied on fake FBI documents.
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Pirates holding French yacht shoot at militia - 07, Apr 2008
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) - Pirates who hijacked a luxury French yacht off Somalia last week have opened fire at local gunmen who stopped them from coming ashore in the chaotic Horn of Africa nation, witnesses said on Monday.
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Alabama governor says won't bail out Jefferson City - 07, Apr 2008
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The State of Alabama will not under any circumstances bail out the state's Jefferson County, but believes the county can work out its debt crisis on its own, Alabama governor Bob Riley said on Monday.
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Foreclosures come to McMansion country - 07, Apr 2008
LEESBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Million-dollar fixer-upper for sale: five bedrooms, four baths, three-car garage, cavernous living room. Big holes above fireplace where flat-screen TV used to hang.
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Russia's biggest party to ask Putin to lead it - 07, Apr 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's biggest party will invite Vladimir Putin to become its leader, the party's chief said on Monday, a role that would further bolster Putin's influence after he steps down from the presidency next month.
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Al Qaeda says behind Yemen attack: Yemeni official - 07, Apr 2008
SANAA (Reuters) - A Yemeni security official said al Qaeda had claimed responsibility in a statement on Monday for an apparent mortar attack on a complex housing Americans and other Westerners in the Yemeni capital on Sunday.
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Clinton's top strategist quits - 07, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's chief political strategist, Mark Penn, stepped aside on Sunday after news that he lobbied for a free trade treaty with Colombia that Clinton opposes.
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Zimbabwe court delays poll ruling again - 07, Apr 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's High Court on Monday again postponed a decision on an opposition bid to force out the result of a presidential election which President Robert Mugabe wants to delay.
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Iraq's Sadr to disband Mehdi Army if clerics order - 07, Apr 2008
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will consult senior religious leaders and disband his Mehdi Army militia if they instruct him to, a senior aide said on Monday.
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McCain says Democrats can't keep promises on Iraq - 07, Apr 2008
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain will accuse his Democratic rivals of making promises they cannot keep with regard to Iraq on Monday in a speech that kicks off a week in which the war returns to center stage
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Olympic torch extinguished on Paris run - 07, Apr 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Security officials extinguished the Olympic torch on Monday on the Paris leg of its journey, disrupted by protesters against China's crackdown on Tibet.
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World's biggest copper mine to grow even more - 07, Apr 2008
ANTOFAGASTA, Chile (Reuters) - Smoke and debris rocket into the air, then the ground shakes as far as 600 meters away. Seconds later, a boom rings out as explosives pulverize 190,000 tonnes of rock near the base of Chile's Andes mountains.
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Hedge fund managers make mint on housing crisis - 07, Apr 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Millions of Americans may be facing the prospect of losing their homes, but a handful of fund managers have become the best paid in their industry -- taking home 10-figure paychecks last year -- by betting against mortgages.
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Oil climbs more, OPEC sees no shortage - 07, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. oil futures headed towards $108 a barrel on Monday, joining gains across commodities and equities markets.
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Novartis to buy Nestle's Alcon stake for $39 billion - 07, Apr 2008
ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis AG has agreed to buy Nestle AG's 77 percent stake in U.S. company Alcon in a deal worth up to $39 billion to boost its eye care business, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday.
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DoCoMo losing stranglehold on Japan mobile market - 07, Apr 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - After a decade as the dominant provider, NTT DoCoMo Inc can no longer say it provides most Japanese with their mobile phones, March figures show, with smaller rivals grabbing share in a fierce fight ahead of the start of the academic an
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EU to harmonize takeoff of in-flight mobile calls - 07, Apr 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - "Honey, I'm on a plane" will be increasingly overheard on flights -- much to the annoyance of some passengers -- as the European Commission on Monday unveils a pan-EU approach to licensing in-flight calls.
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Ancient stone tools found on Australia mine site - 07, Apr 2008
CANBERRA (Reuters) - A large cache of stone tools estimated to be up to 35,000 years old has been discovered on the site of one of Australia's largest iron ore mines, sparking calls on Monday for the site's preservation.
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Study ties bedroom TV to unhealthy habits in teens - 07, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Teenagers with a bedroom television tend to have poorer diet and exercise habits and lower grades in school than those without one, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Feist scoops up 1,2,3,4,5 Canadian music awards - 07, Apr 2008
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Feist dominated Canada's music awards on Sunday, scooping up five Junos for a year in which the singer-songwriter shot to international stardom when Apple Inc. used her single "1234" in iPod TV ads.
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Wagner claims Houston Open for first U.S. Tour win - 07, Apr 2008
HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) - American Johnson Wagner won the Houston Open by two strokes after a final-round 71 on Sunday to earn a place in next week's U.S. Masters.
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Lorena Ochoa romps to second major victory by five shots - 07, Apr 2008
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - World number one Lorena Ochoa underlined her dominance in the women's game by charging to a second successive major title by five shots at the Kraft Nabisco Championship on Sunday.
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Memphis looks in the mirror when it faces Kansas - 07, Apr 2008
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Memphis shoots for its first NCAA basketball championship on Monday against a Kansas team that can match it in depth, speed and athleticism.
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Penguins miss out on top seed for playoffs - 07, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins failed to cement the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on the NHL's final day of the regular season on Sunday.
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Afghan and NATO forces kill 15 Taliban: government - 07, Apr 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and NATO forces have killed 15 insurgents in clashes in the violence-plagued south, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
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LG Display, Taiwan LCD firms to post strong Q1 - 07, Apr 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - Flat screen maker LG Display Co Ltd and two smaller Taiwanese rivals are expected to
post strong first-quarter earnings as the booming market for
thinner, sleeker TVs boosted panel demand amid tight supplies.
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Shares rise on resources - 07, Apr 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Monday, with resources companies benefiting from stronger metals and oil prices, while the dollar rose, shrugging off worse-than-expected U.S. job losses.
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Oil climbs toward $107 - 07, Apr 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose half a dollar to a one-week high near $107 a barrel on Monday, extending last week's late rebound after the dollar fell and a fire hit a U.S. refinery.
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Yahoo details plans for new online ad sales system - 07, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc on Sunday detailed plans for its forthcoming Web advertising management system that gives its ad sales-partners access to online ad space both on Yahoo and other major sites.
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Kelly Clarkson annoyed by leaked tracks - 07, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Kelly Clarkson says it "sucks" that four unfinished songs have leaked to the Internet.
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Clooney football comedy drops ball at box office - 07, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - George Clooney suffered a bruising tackle at the North American box office on Sunday as his new football comedy "Leatherheads" failed to kick the gambling drama "21" from the top spot.
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Regional comedy set to break French film record - 07, Apr 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - A feel-good comedy about regional prejudices and the inhabitants of the rainswept north of France is poised to become the most successful French film ever, attracting more than 17 million viewers in less than six weeks.
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Ochoa romps to second major victory by five shots - 07, Apr 2008
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - World number one Lorena Ochoa underlined her dominance in the women's game by charging to a second successive major title by five shots at the Kraft Nabisco Championship on Sunday.
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Snow covers London ahead of Olympic torch relay - 07, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Snow fell across London on Sunday before an Olympic torch relay through the capital that is expected to attract anti-China protests.
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Bush, Putin fail to resolve missile differences - 07, Apr 2008
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - President George W. Bush and Russia's Vladimir Putin ended their last face-to-face meeting as heads of state on Sunday with warm words for each other but no solution to their row over missile defense.
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Afghan forces arrest Taliban commander - 07, Apr 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan police have arrested a Taliban commander in the southern province of Kandahar while 15 insurgents have been killed in clashes with Afghan and NATO troops, the government said on Sunday.
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McCain to seek votes Republicans often ignore - 07, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate John McCain plans a wide-ranging campaign that would go after voters often ignored by his Republican party, which in the past has focused on getting conservatives to the polls.
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Protesters crash Olympic torch party in London - 07, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters waving Tibetan flags and shouting "Shame on China" disrupted the Olympic torch's marathon relay through London on Sunday, billed as a journey of harmony and peace.
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Oscar-winner Charlton Heston dies at 84 - 07, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning U.S. actor Charlton Heston, whose chiseled features and commanding presence won him epic roles from Moses to Michelangelo and became the face of American gun rights, died on Saturday night at age 84.
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Fighting erupts in Baghdad after week of calm - 07, Apr 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi troops backed by U.S. forces battled gunmen in Baghdad's Sadr City on Sunday, a return to heavy fighting in the capital after Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr pulled his militiamen off the streets a week ago.
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Zimbabwe court to rule on election results - 07, Apr 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - A Zimbabwe court will rule on Monday on whether it has the authority to order the release of delayed presidential election results which Robert Mugabe's opponents say will show his long grip on power is over.
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Europe to press G7 on market faultlines, FX flux - 07, Apr 2008
BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) - Europe will press the G7 group of industrialized economies next week to demand more disclosure from banks on their securitization activities and the exotic securities behind the global credit crunch.
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G7 cool toward public mortgage funds: U.S. Treasury - 07, Apr 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - The idea of using public money to buy up distressed mortgages to ease a global credit crunch is receiving a cool reception from Group of Seven industrialized nations, a U.S. Treasury official said on Sunday.
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U.S. gasoline prices rise to almost $3.32/gallon - 07, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose 5.26 cents to a record high in the last two weeks, and an industry analyst said retail prices would keep rising amid refinery cost increases.
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Flowers working on sweetened Friends bid: report - 07, Apr 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. buyout firm J.C. Flowers is working on a sweetened bid worth around 3.5 billion pounds ($7 billion) for British insurer Friends Provident Plc , the Sunday Times said.
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Bear Stearns employees flood Wall Street rivals with resumes - 07, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bear Stearns employees are flooding Wall Street with their resumes as the firm is acquired by rival JPMorgan Chase, but the job market looks bad, investment bankers and recruiters said.
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More than 50 percent chance of U.S. recession: Greenspan - 07, Apr 2008
MADRID (Reuters) - There is more than a 50 percent chance the United States could go into recession, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan told El Pais newspaper in an interview published on Sunday.
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Alitalia flies into critical week - 07, Apr 2008
MILAN (Reuters) - Alitalia faces a critical week of board meetings, labor talks and a change of government as the state-owned airline balances precariously between seeking protection from creditors or being swallowed by Air France-KLM.
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Recharged Phelps romps to win in 400 individual medley - 06, Apr 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - A recharged Michael Phelps shot to victory in the 400 meter individual medley at the Columbus Grand Prix on Saturday, after earlier pulling out of the 400 freestyle when he felt asleep on the diving tower.
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Serena says her life is all about playing tennis - 06, Apr 2008
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) - Serena Williams once fancied herself an actress or fashion designer, often seeming to be more focused on those aspirations instead of her tennis.
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Capitals complete march into NHL playoffs - 06, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON D.C. (Reuters) - The Washington Capitals completed their improbable second-half run and qualified for the NHL playoffs as the Southeast Division champions following a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday.
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Struggling Tigers lose to White Sox - 06, Apr 2008
DETROIT, Michigan (Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers were beaten 5-3 by the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, their fifth loss of the season but the team said there was no need to panic.
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Ochoa edges one ahead at blustery Mission Hills - 06, Apr 2008
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - World number one Lorena Ochoa shrugged off two late bogeys to take a one-stroke lead in Saturday's third round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the opening women's major of the year.
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Wagner leads Houston Open by one shot - 06, Apr 2008
HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) - Johnson Wagner, aiming for his first PGA Tour victory, shot a three-under-par 69 to take a one-stroke lead over Chad Campbell after the Houston Open third round on Saturday.
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Memphis to play Kansas for NCAA title - 06, Apr 2008
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Kansas and Memphis will meet in the NCAA championship game on Monday after using superior guard play to overwhelm their semi-final opponents on Saturday.
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Fukudome leads Cubs past Astros - 06, Apr 2008
CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) - Kosuke Fukudome continued his sensational first week in Major League Baseball to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 9-7 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday.
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Legendary actor Charlton Heston dies at 84 - 06, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actor Charlton Heston, whose chiseled features and commanding presence won him epic roles from Moses to Michelangelo, died on Saturday night at the age of 84, his family said.
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Texas removes 183 women and girls from sect ranch - 06, Apr 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas officials investigating a potential child abuse case said on Saturday 183 children and women had been removed from a ranch that is home to a breakaway Mormon sect linked to jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs.
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Bush and Putin face tough tasks in farewell summit - 06, Apr 2008
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - President George W. Bush and Russia's Vladimir Putin began a final effort on Sunday to mend frayed relations face-to-face but with little hope of resolving the biggest dispute that divides them.
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Suicide blast kills Sri Lanka minister - 06, Apr 2008
COLOMBO (Reuters) - A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber killed Sri Lanka's highways minister and at least 11 others on Sunday gathered for a marathon race near the capital, the government said.
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Zimbabwe opposition says poll recount illegal - 06, Apr 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's opposition said on Sunday a ruling party demand for a recount of the presidential election was illegal and it feared President Robert Mugabe would unleash violence to stay in power.
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Clooney sports comedy fumbles ball at box office - 06, Apr 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - George Clooney's screwball comedy "Leatherheads" failed to open in the top spot at the weekend box office in North America, coming in at No. 2 behind reigning champ "21," according to preliminary data issued on Saturday.
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Beyonce and Jay-Z married: People - 06, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles married on Friday in New York, People magazine reported on its Web site, citing an unidentified friend of the couple.
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Record labels hit by demise of music magazines - 06, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Harp magazine, which folded last month, is at least the third music magazine to cease publishing in 2008, joining alt-country title No Depression and indie rock mag Resonance in the dead pool.
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Young edges ahead of Ochoa at Mission Hills - 06, Apr 2008
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - Heather Young rolled in a 24-footer to birdie the par-five ninth to grab a one-stroke lead midway through the Kraft Nabisco Championship third round on Saturday.
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Phelps caught napping at Columbus Grand Prix - 06, Apr 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - A brutal training regime caught up with Michael Phelps at the Columbus Grand Prix on Saturday when the American pulled out of the 400 meters freestyle after falling asleep on the diving tower.
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Comply Or Die wins Aintree Grand National - 06, Apr 2008
LIVERPOOL (Reuters) - Comply Or Die produced a gutsy jumping display to win the Grand National at Aintree and hand a first success in the famous steeplechase to jockey Timmy Murphy and trainer David Pipe on Saturday.
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Mosley says he has done nothing wrong - 06, Apr 2008
MANAMA (Reuters) - Motor racing chief Max Mosley, fighting to keep his job after a sex scandal, on Saturday defended his behaviour and said he was "the victim of a disgusting conspiracy".
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IOC head says Beijing was "wise choice" - 06, Apr 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee has no regrets about its "wise choice" of Beijing to host the Olympics, its president said on Saturday.
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Williams battles to fifth Miami title success - 06, Apr 2008
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) - Serena Williams retained her Sony Ericsson Open title with a 6-1 5-7 6-3 win over fourth seed Jelena Jankovic in windy conditions on Saturday.
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Iraqi leaders call for militias to disband - 06, Apr 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's political leadership on Saturday called on all parties to disband their militias before provincial elections this year, an apparent attempt to isolate the populist Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
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Bush sees NATO future for Macedonia - 06, Apr 2008
ZAGREB (Reuters) - President George W. Bush assured Macedonia on Saturday that the United States wants it in NATO as soon as possible, along with other former Yugoslav republics.
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Clinton on defensive amid Colombia trade flap - 06, Apr 2008
HILLSBORO, Oregon (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton found herself on the defensive over a top aide's meeting with Colombia on a trade deal, as she and rival Barack Obama courted voters on Saturday in Western states.
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Tsvangirai says Mugabe preparing violence - 06, Apr 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's opposition accused President Robert Mugabe on Saturday of deploying loyal forces and liberation war veterans for a "war on the people" to reverse the result of last weekend's election.
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Bush, Putin face tough tasks in farewell summit - 06, Apr 2008
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - President George W. Bush and Russia's Vladimir Putin will have one last chance on Sunday to try to mend frayed relations face-to-face but with little hope of resolving the biggest dispute that divides them.
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European unions protest over pay - 06, Apr 2008
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Slovenia's capital on Saturday to denounce low pay and corporate greed across Europe as politicians and central bankers called for wage restraint to combat inflation.
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Leaders call for urgent financial reforms - 06, Apr 2008
WATFORD (Reuters) - Centre-left leaders from around the world called on Saturday for urgent reform of global financial institutions to prevent a recurrence of the credit crisis.
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Digital music firms pay heavy price for labels' support - 06, Apr 2008
DENVER (Billboard) - A stark truth facing any aspiring digital music service these days is that working with record labels is going to carry a hefty price.
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Microsoft CEO sets deadline for Yahoo deal - 06, Apr 2008
SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has three weeks to accept Microsoft Corp's $31-a-share cash-and-stock offer or Microsoft may lower its bid and take its offer to Yahoo investors, Microsoft said on Saturday.
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Clintons made $109 million since 2000, returns show - 06, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, have made $109 million since 2000, including $51 million in speech income for Bill Clinton, according to eight years of tax informatio
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Microsoft evaluating Yahoo bid: source - 06, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is evaluating its bid for Yahoo Inc because the Internet company may have lost value since it made its offer, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Patience pays off for teen rapper Lil Mama - 05, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Some things are worth waiting for. Just ask Lil Mama.
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Dave Clark Five catalog finally being reissued - 05, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - After more than a decade out of print, the Dave Clark Five's catalog looks set to return to circulation in the wake of the band's recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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New Orleans gears up for Jazz Fest - 05, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Eight months after the floods following Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans in 2005, there was at least one hard, good fact regarding a threatened music scene: the annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival took place at its
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Latino music biz shuns new artists - 05, Apr 2008
MIAMI (Billboard) - Reggaeton, the urban music genre shunned by radio and maligned by many critics, is still a force to be reckoned with in the Latino community.
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New Bond villain gets subprime era twist - 05, Apr 2008
CERRO PARANAL, Chile (Reuters) - Gone are the days of James Bond villains with bleeding eyes or scars and fluffy cats -- the fictional super-spy's latest adversary has been given a contemporary twist for the subprime era.
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U.S. cyclist found guilty of lying about steroids - 05, Apr 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In a case that could foreshadow the perjury indictment against baseball's home run king Barry Bonds, a federal jury in San Francisco on Friday found a cyclist guilty of lying to a federal grand jury about past steroid use.
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No fireworks from weary Phelps at grand prix - 05, Apr 2008
COLUMBUS, OHIO (Reuters) - A weary Michael Phelps began another weekend in his build up to the Beijing Olympics with a win at the Columbus Grand Prix on Friday but could not match the record-breaking achievements from around the world.
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Ochoa takes charge with Young at hot Mission Hills - 05, Apr 2008
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) - World number one Lorena Ochoa moved ominously into a tie for the lead in the opening women's major of the year, firing a one-under-par 71 in the Kraft Nabisco Championship second round on Friday.
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Hall helps Brewers cut Giants down to size - 05, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Milwaukee Brewers opened their home schedule in style on Friday, routing the San Francisco Giants 13-4 behind two home runs and a career-high six RBIs from Bill Hall.
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Slumping Tigers fall to White Sox for fourth loss - 05, Apr 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Tigers, who began the season with high expectations, remained the only major league team without a win this season after the Chicago White Sox beat them 8-5 on Friday.
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Wagner holds clubhouse lead at Houston Open - 05, Apr 2008
HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) - Johnson Wagner shot a three-under-par 69 to grab a three-stroke clubhouse lead in the second round of the weather-delayed Houston Open on Friday.
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Nadal to meet Davydenko in Miami final - 05, Apr 2008
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) - World number two Rafael Nadal will face fourth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the Sony Ericsson Open final after semi-final victories on Friday.
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Jazz rout Spurs to end San Antonio's winning streak - 05, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The home-loving Utah Jazz brought the San Antonio Spurs' eight-game winning streak to a resounding end with a 90-64 rout of the NBA champions on Friday.
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Rumored Beyonce- Jay-Z wedding causes frenzy - 05, Apr 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rumors of a marriage between hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and singer-actress Beyonce drew swarms of media to the street outside his penthouse on Friday, even as speculation swirled about the possibility of a hoax.
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Jackson sees slowing Hansbrough as a challenge - 05, Apr 2008
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Kansas forward Darnell Jackson knows the way to stop North Carolina is by stopping their All-America center Tyler Hansbrough.
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U.S. extends Blackwater's Baghdad work for one year - 05, Apr 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private security firm Blackwater's deal to protect American diplomats in Baghdad will be extended for a year while the FBI investigates a 2007 incident in which the company's guards are accused of killing 17 Iraqis, the State D
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