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Cable companies discuss funding wireless venture - 26, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable Inc, the two largest U.S. cable operators, are discussing a plan to fund a new wireless company that would be run by Sprint Nextel Corp and Clearwire Corp, people familiar with the discussions s
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Shakespeare goes digital - 26, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A U.S. and British library plan to reproduce online all 75 editions of William Shakespeare's plays printed in the quarto format before the year 1641.
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Spy-in-the-sky drone sets sights on Miami - 26, Mar 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Miami police could soon be the first in the United States to use cutting-edge, spy-in-the-sky technology to beef up their fight against crime.
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Motorola to split into two companies - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Motorola Inc said on Wednesday it would split into two publicly traded entities to separate its loss-making handset division from its other businesses, sending its shares up about 5 percent.
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Kapur subs for Minghella on "New York" film - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The director who brought Elizabethan England to the big screen will carry on the legacy of a modern British institution.
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Space shuttle Endeavour heads for home - 26, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Space shuttle Endeavour headed for home on Wednesday after delivering a Japanese module and a Canadian robot to the International Space Station.
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Hollywood execs testify in Pellicano trial - 26, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Obsession and deceit dominated testimony and audiotape played Tuesday in the trial of so-called private eye to the stars Anthony Pellicano and four others as prosecutors called up a well-known Hollywood producer and a fo
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Exclusive theater chain targets rich moviegoers - 26, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Get ready for the $35 movie ticket.
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Kenyan runners seek to put crisis behind them - 26, Mar 2008
ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) - The post-election violence is over but Kenya's elite runners have not stopped looking over their shoulders.
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"Bucket List" lived life to fullest at box office - 26, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Multiplication matters, especially when it comes to how movies perform at the box office. Week in and week out, the media spotlight shines on those movies that crack the top 10. And as soon as movies slip out of the top
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Bruins pound Maple Leafs to hold final playoff spot - 26, Mar 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins pounded the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 on Tuesday to halt a three-game losing skid and cling to the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot.
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NFL season opener yields to McCain speech - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The National Football League and NBC will likely move up the time of the league's September season opener so it won't conflict with presidential nominee John McCain's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention.
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Beckham seeks more glory as milestone approaches - 26, Mar 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - David Beckham, already the world's most famous footballer, is expected to reach another career highlight on Wednesday by becoming only the fifth player to win 100 caps for England.
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Flyers boost playoff hopes with overtime win against Rangers - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers edged the New York Rangers 2-1 in overtime on Tuesday after Mike Richards scored 2:16 into the extra period of a game where both sides boosted their playoff hopes by picking up at least a point.
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Spurs rally past Magic for fourth successive victory - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NBA champion San Antonio Spurs are getting things together at the right time as they prepare to defend their title. The Spurs won their fourth straight game on Tuesday, scoring a 107-97 road victory over the short-handed Orlando M
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Sport merges into global entertainment industry - 26, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - An unprecedented auction at the Hilton Towers hotel in Mumbai on February 20 illustrated just how dramatically sport is spreading beyond traditional boundaries and merging into the global entertainment industry.
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Hillary Clinton calls Bosnia sniper story a mistake - 26, Mar 2008
GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday she made a mistake when she claimed she had come under sniper fire during a trip to Bosnia in 1996 while she was first lady.
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New-home sales seen weaker still in February - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sales of new homes in the United States probably deteriorated again in February, according to a Reuters poll, as the beleaguered housing market continues to search for bottom.
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China scholars vow patriotism drive for Tibet - 26, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese scholars vowed on Wednesday to press ahead with "patriotic education" in Tibet's monasteries, accusing monks there of being duped by the Dalai Lama into supporting separatism.
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Vale says Xstrata takeover talks fail; to look at other targets - 26, Mar 2008
SAO PAULO/LONDON (Reuters) - Brazil's Vale , the world's largest iron ore miner, said that talks to buy Swiss rival Xstrata had failed and that Vale would look at other potential takeover targets.
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February durable goods orders seen up slightly - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Orders for U.S. durable goods should post a slight recovery for February owing to a rise in aircraft orders, according to a Reuters poll, but business investment remains subdued as the economy struggles against the head winds of reces
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Clear Channel buyout in trouble: source - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The $20 billion leveraged buyout of U.S. radio operator Clear Channel Communications Inc was in jeopardy on Tuesday, with banks increasingly reluctant to provide financing, a source familiar with the situation said.
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Corus Bankshares may suffer from condo loans: report - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Corus Bankshares Inc faces extensive pain in the coming months as more commercial real estate construction and development loans go sour, and as regulators step up their scrutiny of such lending, the Wall Street Journal said on Wedne
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NRG forms new nuclear unit with Toshiba - 26, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Power producer NRG Energy Inc on Tuesday said it formed a new company with Japan's Toshiba Corp to develop and build new nuclear energy projects in North America.
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Court agrees to stay FCC's new "E911" standards - 26, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court on Tuesday put the brakes on stricter standards that regulators are seeking to impose on wireless phone carriers to help police and firefighters more accurately locate callers in an emergency.
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Yahoo backs Google's push for open social networks - 26, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Tuesday it is backing a program by rival Google Inc to make software work fluidly across different social networks, and will create a joint foundation to promote the effort.
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Dell, HP confronting laptop battery shortage - 26, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc said on Tuesday the personal-computer industry was experiencing a shortage of laptop batteries partly because of a recent fire at a major supplier, but the company was working with other suppliers to limit any price inc
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Fleetwood Mac surprised by Sheryl Crow claim - 26, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Billboard) - Sheryl Crow's recent claim that she
would be working with Fleetwood Mac surprised a lot of people
-- including the members of the classic rock group.
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Smashing Pumpkins sue Virgin Records over Pepsi ads - 26, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The alternative-rock band Smashing Pumpkins have sued Virgin Records, saying their former record label damaged the Grammy-winning band's image and reputation for artistic integrity by using it in a worldwide promotional campaign.
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Shuttle astronauts prepare for Wednesday landing - 26, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Shuttle Endeavour astronauts stowed gear and tested flight systems ahead of Wednesday's return to Earth that will end what NASA hailed as a landmark mission to the International Space Station.
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Protein map of human spit created - 26, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have identified all 1,116 unique proteins found in human saliva glands, a discovery they said on Tuesday could usher in a wave of convenient, spit-based diagnostic tests that could be done without the need for a single
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Government sees overhaul of AIDS vaccine effort - 26, Mar 2008
BETHESDA, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. government began a major overhaul of its effort to produce an AIDS vaccine on Tuesday, stressing a return to basic scientific research after the failure of a key clinical trial last year.
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Red Sox defeat A's 6-5 in MLB opener - 26, Mar 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Manny Ramirez powered the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 win in 10 innings over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, with pitcher Hideki Okajima earning the win in Major League Baseball's season-opener in Japan.
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WADA slams UCI for lawsuit against former-chief - 26, Mar 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) blasted the International Cycling Union (UCI) on Tuesday for filing a lawsuit against former chief Dick Pound and said the money should have been spent on the Floyd Landis appeal.
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Retief Goosen ready to soar again after victory drought - 26, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Winless on the PGA Tour for almost three years, twice U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen has renewed confidence in his game for this week's New Orleans Classic.
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Capello confirms Beckham will win his 100th cap - 26, Mar 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - David Beckham will play some part in England's friendly against France in Paris on Wednesday, when he will win his 100th cap, manager Fabio Capello said.
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Ryan Phillippe sheds pretty boy image - 26, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ryan Phillippe gained Hollywood fame and won fans with his piercing blue eyes and good looks in the 1990s, but the actor says he has never been interested in being just another pretty face in the movies.
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Clinton calls Bosnia sniper fire story a mistake - 26, Mar 2008
GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday she made a mistake when she claimed she had come under sniper fire during a trip to Bosnia in 1996 while she was first lady.
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McCain seeks solutions to housing crisis - 26, Mar 2008
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain, looking to bolster his economic credentials, promised on Tuesday to find an answer to the U.S. housing crisis but came under fire from Democrats for failing to back a specifi
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U.S. mistakenly sent nuclear missile fuses to Taiwan - 26, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military mistakenly shipped four fuses for nuclear missiles to Taiwan in 2006 and never caught the error, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, acknowledging an incident likely to rile China.
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Top court hears case on Americans held in Iraq - 26, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned on Tuesday whether federal judges in the United States can block U.S. military officials in Iraq from turning over Americans to Iraqi authorities for trial or punishment.
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Iraqi forces battle for control of oil city - 26, Mar 2008
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces battled fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Basra on Tuesday in a drive to win control of the southern oil city, triggering a wave of violence in Baghdad and other cities.
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Boeing expects missile-defense job through 2013 - 26, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Tuesday it expected to get a new exclusive contract for the continued development of the core U.S. missile-defense system through 2013 along with a proposed new European leg designed as a hedge against Iran.
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Obama releases tax returns, says Clinton should too - 26, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama released seven years of tax returns on Tuesday, cranking up the pressure on presidential rival Hillary Clinton to make public her recent filings and renewing a battle between the two camps over transparency.
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Merrill Lynch targeted by earnings downgrades - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The embattled financial sector took another hit on Tuesday as JPMorgan Chase and UBS AG cut their earnings forecasts for Merrill Lynch & Co Inc and said they expect the Wall Street firm to disclose more write-downs.
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Bear Stearns staff face reality of buyout - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Employees at Bear Stearns Cos were hardly celebrating the day after JPMorgan Chase & Co raised its bid for Bear five-fold.
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Consumers turn grim; house prices slid in Jan - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumers' confidence plunged to a five-year low this month on worries over rising inflation and fewer jobs, with a record drop in home values in January providing additional cause for their woes, reports showed on Tuesday.
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S&P 500, Nasdaq inch up - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose on Tuesday as rebounding metal and oil prices lifted mining and energy shares, offsetting news of the biggest drop in consumer confidence in five years.
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Clear Channel buyout in trouble - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The $20 billion leveraged buyout of U.S. radio operator Clear Channel Communications Inc was in jeopardy on Tuesday, with banks increasingly reluctant to provide financing, a source familiar with the situation said.
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Sold! Bear Stearns T-shirt gone for $151.76 - 26, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A used T-shirt bearing the Bear Stearns logo has sold for $151.76 online, worth about 14 or 15 shares in the once venerable Wall Street investment bank.
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Yahoo supports Google social network applications - 26, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo said on Tuesday it supports a program by archrival Google to develop applications for social networks and will help create a joint foundation to keep it alive.
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Torch protest was "disgraceful", says China - 25, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has criticized human rights demonstrators who disrupted the Greek torch lighting ceremony for the Beijing Olympics as being "disgraceful".
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Stanley Cup remains realistic goal says Capitals coach - 25, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Although the Washington Capitals have yet to secure a playoff spot, coach Bruce Boudreau insisted on Monday that winning the Stanley Cup remains a realistic goal.
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Rocking while they roll in the Black Cab Sessions - 25, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - It's a rainy Friday afternoon stuck in traffic with the windshield wipers slapping back and forth, and Barry Hyde, lead singer of the British rock group The Futureheads, grins as he tears through the band's latest hit.
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"Star Wars" fans wield Force against Weinstein - 25, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The geeks have been heard.
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Canadiens fend off Senators to secure playoff berth - 25, Mar 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens became the first team in the Eastern Conference to clinch a playoff berth after they staved off a late comeback bid by the Ottawa Senators in a wild 7-5 victory on Monday.
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Rice bags second world record in three days - 25, Mar 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian teenager Stephanie Rice broke her second world record in three days at the national Olympic trials on Tuesday.
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Red Sox defeat A's 6-5 in Japan homecoming - 25, Mar 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Boston's Manny Ramirez powered the Red Sox to a 6-5 win in 10 innings over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, as Hideki Okajima earned the win in the first Major League Baseball season-opener in Japan since 2004.
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Pistons end Suns' seven-game streak with overtime win - 25, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Pistons ended the Phoenix Suns' seven-game winning streak with a 110-105 victory in overtime on Monday.
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Belarus says uncovers U.S. spy network - 25, Mar 2008
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus said on Tuesday it had uncovered a spy ring working for Washington, deepening a diplomatic and human rights row between the countries.
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Astronauts to ready shuttle for landing - 25, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Space shuttle Endeavour astronauts were set to spend Tuesday on the routine tasks of getting their ship ready for a Wednesday landing as they neared the end of what NASA hailed as a landmark mission.
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U.S. researchers create protein map of human spit - 25, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have identified all 1,116 unique proteins found in human saliva glands, a discovery they said on Tuesday could usher in a wave of convenient, spit-based diagnostic tests that could be done without the need for a single
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Israel backs larger deployment of Palestinian forces - 25, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday it would allow up to 600 members of a Palestinian security force trained in Jordan under a U.S. program to be deployed in a West Bank city once considered a hotbed of militant activity.
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What will happen to losers of White House race? - 25, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One may wind up as the first woman to lead the U.S. Senate. Another is relatively young and could run again for president. The third may simply resume his role as a congressional maverick and retire in two years.
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Tibet deaths, arrests and protests shadow Olympics - 25, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - At least two people have died in fresh protests in a Tibetan part of western China, reports said on Tuesday, as authorities made arrests in Tibet's capital Lhasa in an effort to reassert control over the restive region.
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Iraqi forces battle militias in Basra - 25, Mar 2008
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces battled the Mehdi Army militia in Basra on Tuesday in a drive to win control of the southern oil city, but violence appeared to be spreading to Baghdad and other cities.
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JPMorgan's Bear bid seen risky - 25, Mar 2008
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co's sweetened offer for Bear Stearns Cos Inc carries high risk for JPMorgan, Punk Ziegel analyst Richard Bove said, adding that according to his calculations JPMorgan was paying about $65 per share for Bear excluding th
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Consumer confidence hits 5-year low - 25, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer confidence took an unexpectedly sharp hit, dropping to a five-year low in March, the Conference Board said on Tuesday, as expectations for the future tumbled to their lowest in 34 years.
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Wall Street falls on recession fears - 25, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Tuesday on data showing yet more weakness in the feeble housing market, while a plunge in consumer confidence renewed recession fears.
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Merrill Lynch hit with earnings downgrades - 25, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The embattled financial sector racked by the credit crisis took another hit on Tuesday after JPMorgan Chase and UBS AG lowered their views on Merrill Lynch & Co Inc , expecting the Wall Street firm to disclose more writedowns.
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Indonesia passes bill to block porn sites - 25, Mar 2008
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to restrict access to pornographic and violent sites on the Internet after the country's parliament passed a new information bill, officials said on Tuesday.
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U.S. jaguars threatened by Mexico border fence - 25, Mar 2008
SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS, Arizona (Reuters) - Jaguar biologist Emil McCain stoops over a remote-sensing camera attached to a tree in these rugged mountains a few miles to the north of the Arizona-Mexico border.
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Australian wine industry feels heat from climate change - 25, Mar 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian grape growers reckon they are the canary in the coalmine of global warming, as a long drought forces winemakers to rethink the styles of wine they can produce and the regions they can grow in.
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Lawyer in Britney Spears case loses appeal - 25, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California court on Monday denied
an attorney's bid to challenge an order that gave control of
troubled pop star Britney Spears' personal and business affairs
to her father, Jamie Spears.
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Shuttle heads for home after leaving station - 25, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station on Monday and headed home after delivering part of Japan's ambitious space laboratory.
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Iraq seen as more stable than Afghanistan: report - 25, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq has emerged as a more stable country than Afghanistan, thanks to lower violence, the presence of a large U.S.-led international force and high oil prices, according to a report published on Tuesday.
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Clinton proposes steps to ease housing crisis - 25, Mar 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton proposed steps on Monday to boost the ailing U.S. economy and ease the housing crisis in a pitch for support from blue-collar workers ahead of next month's presidential showdown with Barack Obama in Pennsy
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Turkey blocks Web site over insults to Ataturk - 25, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Turkish government has been blocking access nationwide to Slide Inc and its popular multimedia Web software after a local court ruled the site let users post photos and stories insulting the Turkish republic's founder, the co
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Reclusive Bhutan uneasy as Internet pushes edge - 25, Mar 2008
THIMPU (Reuters) - As the reclusive Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan opens up gradually to the outside world and embraces democracy, it is finding the freedoms of the Internet both exciting and dangerous.
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Satellite radio merger gets antitrust OK - 25, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sirius Satellite Radio's $4.59 billion purchase of rival XM Satellite Radio was given antitrust clearance on Monday as the Justice Department concluded consumers have many alternatives, including mobile phones and personal audio pla
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Canadian gophers notch a win in man-rodent battle - 25, Mar 2008
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A war on gophers waged by two Canadian men went awry this weekend when a device used to blast the rodents in their holes sparked a massive grass fire in a rural area near Calgary, Alberta, causing more than C$200,000 ($197,000
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Attorney in Britney Spears case loses appeal - 25, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California court on Monday denied an attorney's bid to challenge an order that gave control of troubled pop star Britney Spears' personal and business affairs to her father, Jamie Spears.
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Visiting astronauts bid farewell to space station - 25, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - With hugs and handshakes, the space shuttle Endeavour astronauts said good-bye to the crew of the International Space Station on Monday and prepared to take off for home after delivering a piece of Japan's first space laboratory.
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Dinosaur lured mates with giant horns - 25, Mar 2008
RINCON COLORADO, Mexico (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered a new species of plant-eating dinosaur in Mexico whose large neck frill and three giant horns helped it attract mates and fight predators on a jungly beach 72 million years ago.
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Swim officials to tackle suit issue - 25, Mar 2008
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Top swimming officials are to have talks with manufacturers next month after a cascade of world records have been set using bodysuits.
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Beatles' friend Neil Aspinall dies in New York - 25, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Neil Aspinall, a close friend and former road manager of The Beatles who was sometimes referred to as the fifth member of the band, died in New York of lung cancer, former band members said on Monday. He was 66.
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World record spree at European championships - 25, Mar 2008
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Marleen Veldhuis and Federica Pellegrini kept up the relentless world record rush at the European swimming championships on Monday to lift the overall count to six at the end of the final day.
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Beijing torch lit as police scotch protest - 25, Mar 2008
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - Human rights demonstrators breached tight security and tried to hijack the Beijing Olympic torch lighting ceremony and relay in ancient Olympia on Monday.
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"Dr. Death" Kevorkian plans to run for Congress - 25, Mar 2008
SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (Reuters) - Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, known as "Doctor Death" for helping more than 100 people end their lives, said on Monday he will run for the U.S. Congress.
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Ogilvy wins WGC-CA to end Woods's streak - 25, Mar 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tiger Woods's winning streak was snapped on Monday when Australian Geoff Ogilvy kept his nerve to win the WGC-CA Championship.
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Wall Street may cut 20,000 jobs over 2 years: report - 25, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City risks losing more than 20,000 jobs in the high-paying financial sector over the next two years as the crisis in mortgage markets drives down Wall Street's profits, according to a report issued on Monday.
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Detroit's mayor indicted in sex scandal - 25, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was charged with perjury, obstruction of justice and official misconduct on Monday stemming from a sex scandal and the prominent Democrat's handling of an $8.4 million settlement of a whistle-blower lawsu
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Clinton proposes steps on housing crisis - 25, Mar 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton proposed steps on Monday to boost the ailing U.S. economy and ease the housing crisis in a pitch for support from blue-collar workers ahead of next month's presidential showdown with Barack Obama in Pennsy
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Banks allowed to lift MBS holdings - 25, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regional U.S. banks will be allowed to temporarily boost holdings of mortgage-backed securities by some $150 billion in another bid by regulators to bring stability to troubled mortgage markets.
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Existing home sales post surprise rise - 25, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of existing homes rose in February for the first time since July as prices posted a record drop from their year-ago level, but economists said it was unlikely the market had reached a bottom.
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Biovail execs face SEC charges; company settles - 25, Mar 2008
TORONTO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday that Canada's Biovail Corp will pay $10 million to settle a probe into fraudulent accounting, but the drugmaker's founder, Eugene Melnyk, and three other current an
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Icahn sues Motorola for access to documents - 25, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Monday he is suing Motorola Inc to force it to hand over documents related to its money-losing mobile devices business to determine if its board failed in its duties.
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Valero sees sharply lower first-quarter earnings - 25, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp , the largest independent U.S. refiner, said on Monday its first quarter earnings will be sharply lower than last year due to weak profits from gasoline production and unplanned outages at its refineries.
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Stocks soar on revised Bear offer, home sales - 25, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks jumped on Monday after a raised buyout offer for Bear Stearns Cos Inc suggested that financial stocks may have reached bottom, especially in light of fresh data that fueled hopes for a turnaround in housing.
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JPMorgan raises Bear Stearns bid, grabs stake - 25, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co on Monday raised its takeover offer for Bear Stearns Cos to about five times its original bid and struck a deal to buy nearly 40 percent of the bank, all but locking up the controversial acquisition.
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