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EA's CFO resigns amid bid for Take-Two - 25, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc said on Monday that Chief Financial Officer Warren Jenson will leave the video game publisher, which is pursuing a hostile takeover of rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc .
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Cuba blocks access to top Cuban blog - 25, Mar 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - The Cuban authorities have blocked access from Cuba to the country's most-read blogger, Yoani Sanchez, she said on Monday.
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Karate robot takes on pugnacious chicken - 25, Mar 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - One by one the fighters strut into the Korakuen stadium hall in Tokyo, accompanied by thunderous applause.
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Google unveils "white space" airwaves plans - 25, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc on Monday unveiled plans for a new generation of wireless devices to operate on soon-to-be-vacant television airwaves, and sought to alleviate fears that this might interfere with TV broadcasts or wireless m
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Sirius plan to buy XM gets antitrust approval - 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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Awarding Games to China was right move: Rogge - 24, Mar 2008
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - Awarding the 2008 Olympics to Beijing was the right decision, despite mounting criticism of its human rights record, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said on Monday.
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CBS cancels "Jericho" despite fan fervor - 24, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - CBS has nuked "Jericho," the low-rated post-Armageddon drama that was briefly brought back from the dead by fan demand.
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Protest mars Beijing torch lighting ceremony - 24, 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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Leisel Jones qualifies for third Olympics - 24, Mar 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - World record holder Leisel Jones reached her third Olympics by winning the women's 100 meters breaststroke at the Australian trials on Monday.
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Top seeds safely through to Sweet 16 - 24, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Number one seeds Memphis Tigers and North Carolina Tar Heels recorded contrasting wins on Sunday to join top-ranked Kansas and UCLA in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.
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Pakistani parliament elects Gilani prime minister - 24, Mar 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's National Assembly elected as prime minister on Monday Yousaf Raza Gilani, a top official in assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's party, five weeks after it won a general election.
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Shuttle to depart space station, head for home - 24, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Space shuttle Endeavour was set to depart from the International Space Station on Monday, ending a long and busy stay that had astronauts thinking fondly about the return home.
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Cheney voices doubts on Hamas-Fatah reconciliation - 24, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said on Monday he did not believe Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would agree to reconcile with Hamas until the Islamist group gave up control of the Gaza Strip.
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Clinton proposes Greenspan lead foreclosure group - 24, Mar 2008
WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) - Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and other economic experts should determine whether the U.S. government needs to buy up homes to stem the country's housing crisis, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary
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U.S. toll in Iraq hits 4,000 as four soldiers killed - 24, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Four U.S. soldiers were blown up in Baghdad, pushing the U.S. military death toll in Iraq to 4,000 just days into the sixth year of a war that President George W. Bush says the United States is on track to win.
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Walgreen profit rises on cost-cutting - 24, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walgreen Co , one of the largest U.S. drugstore chains, posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday, helped by cost-cutting and an extra day in the quarter because of leap year.
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Oil regains losses on housing data, weather - 24, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices ticked up on Monday, reversing losses earlier as a surprise jump in February existing home sales in the United States eased concerns over the economic health of the world's top consumer.
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Tiffany profit beats Street view; outlook brighter - 24, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tiffany & Co posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday as increased sales overseas and new stores helped offset the effect of a shaky U.S. economy that has strained consumer spending.
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Wall Street up on higher price for Bear, home sales - 24, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Monday on a surge in financial shares following news that JPMorgan Chase & Co had boosted its offer to buy Bear Stearns Cos five-fold to $10 a share.
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Regulators let Home Loan Banks lift MBS holdings - 24, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regional U.S. banks will be allowed to boost holdings of mortgage-backed securities by more than $100 billion, regulators said on Monday, announcing another bid to bring stability to troubled mortgage markets.
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JPMorgan raises Bear Stearns bid to $10/share - 24, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co on Monday raised its all-stock offer for Bear Stearns Cos to about $10 a share, roughly five times its original bid, in a move to appease disgruntled shareholders.
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STMicro launches chip to detect bird flu - 24, Mar 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Europe's top semiconductor maker, STMicroelectronics, said it has developed a portable chip to detect influenza viruses including bird flu in humans.
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Djokovic beats Fish to triumph at Indian Wells - 24, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic held off a fightback by American Mardy Fish to win the Pacific Life Open final 6-2 5-7 6-3 on Sunday and secure his second prestigious ATP title of the year.
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Monastery of sound goes universal - 24, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A group of Gregorian chanting monks are on the cusp of international fame, after being signed by one of the world's biggest music labels.
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Flyers boost playoff hopes with win over Islanders - 24, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers inched up the playoff ladder with a convincing 4-1 home win over the New York Islanders on Sunday.
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Djokovic sinks Fish to seal Indian Wells title - 24, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - World number three Novak Djokovic held off a fightback by American Mardy Fish to win the Pacific Life Open final 6-2 5-7 6-3 on Sunday and secure his second prestigious ATP title of the year.
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Beijing to "re-educate" Games ticket scalpers - 24, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has launched a crackdown on ticket scalping ahead of the Olympics in August, threatening to detain serious offenders for up to four years' "re-education through labor", local media reported on Monday.
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Spurs claim key win over Mavericks after Nowitzki injury - 24, Mar 2008
DALLAS (Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs took advantage of an injury to Dallas's Dirk Nowitzki to beat the Mavericks 88-81 on Sunday in a key Western Conference game for both teams.
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Boston bank on Matsuzaka factor in opener - 24, Mar 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Boston Red Sox will be banking on Daisuke Matsuzaka magic to give them a winning start to the season against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.
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China urged to shift urban growth to supercities - 24, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shifting China's model of urbanization to favor huge supercities could boost per capita output, improve energy efficiency and help contain the loss of arable land, the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) said on Monday.
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Shuttle crew prepares to leave station - 24, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- Shuttle Endeavour astronauts on Sunday prepared to leave the International Space Station after a successful 12-day visit to install the first piece of a Japanese laboratory and assemble a Canadian maintenance robot.
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Anbar: U.S. trophy for Iraq security losing its shine - 24, Mar 2008
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Tensions are simmering again in once bloody Anbar province, Washington's prize good news story for security in Iraq.
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Tibet officials vow tight security for Games torch - 24, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will impose strict security on the Olympic Games torch relay through restive Tibet to Mount Everest, as the government seeks to prevent any protests upsetting the symbolic display of national unity.
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Death toll of U.S. soldiers in Iraq reaches 4,000 - 24, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The number of U.S. soldiers to die in Iraq has reached 4,000, the U.S. military said on Monday, just days after the fifth anniversary of a war that President George W. Bush says the United States is on track to win.
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"Pay day" loans exacerbate housing crisis - 24, Mar 2008
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - As hundreds of thousands of American home owners fall behind on their mortgage payments, more people are turning to short-term loans with sky-high interest rates just to get by.
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Bank of America may face $6.5 billion loan loss: analyst - 24, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp , the largest U.S. retail bank, may set aside a record $6.5 billion in the first quarter to cover possible future loan losses, including in its mortgage and home equity portfolios, according to a banking analyst.
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Oil nears $100 mark on profit taking - 24, Mar 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Oil fell nearly $2 to around $100 a barrel on Monday, extending last week's deep losses as funds sought to lock in first-quarter profits and Saudi Arabia reassured consumers of its plans to boost supply.
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JPMorgan in talks to raise Bear Stearns bid: report - 24, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co was in talks to quintuple its offer to buy Bear Stearns Cos to $10 per share in an effort to pacify angry Bear shareholders, The New York Times said on Monday.
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British government confident about embryo bill - 24, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government is confident it can push through legislation allowing human-animal embryo research, as calls for a free vote on the sensitive bill grew, Health Secretary Alan Johnson told Sky News on Sunday.
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Briton gives up North Pole bid after fall - 24, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British explorer Hannah McKeand has called off her attempt to become the first woman to reach the North Pole alone and unaided after falling through ice and injuring herself, her expedition manager said on Sunday.
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"Horton" triumphs at North American box office - 24, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Horton the elephant retained the heavyweight crown at the North American box office on Sunday, but the Easter holiday failed to prevent overall sales from resuming their downtrend.
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Israeli singer embraces Britney, Apple for success - 24, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Folksy French-Israeli singer Yael Naim found commercial success after her song "New Soul" played in Apple's MacBook Air laptop ads, pushing the song to No. 7 on U.S. music chart Billboard's Hot 100.
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Raikkonen strolls to Malaysian GP victory - 24, Mar 2008
SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) - Kimi Raikkonen cruised to victory in Malaysia on Sunday to put Ferrari back on the winning track and slash Lewis Hamilton's lead to three points.
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Kraft claims Puerto Rico Open victory - 24, Mar 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - American Greg Kraft won his first PGA Tour title at the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday when he won by one shot from compatriots Jerry Kelly and Bo Van Pelt.
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Ivanonic beats Kuznetsova in Indian Wells final - 24, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Serb Ana Ivanovic clinched her first WTA title of the year by hammering Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-3 in the Pacific Life Open final on Sunday.
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Bernard smashes third world record - 24, Mar 2008
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Alain Bernard shattered his third world record in as many days on Sunday to achieve a rare sprint double when he broke the 50 meters freestyle mark at the European swimming championships.
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Japan's Okinawans rally against U.S. military crimes - 24, Mar 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Thousands of Okinawans rallied on Sunday to protest crimes by U.S. troops and demand a smaller U.S. military presence on the southern Japanese island after last month's arrest of a Marine on suspicion of raping a schoolgirl.
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Greeks test Beijing torch lighting, fear Tibet protests - 24, Mar 2008
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (Reuters) - Organizers of the Beijing 2008 Olympics torch lighting ceremony staged a dress rehearsal on Sunday, lighting the torch from a back-up flame as concerns over possible Tibet protests grew.
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Fatah and Hamas sign reconciliation deal - 24, Mar 2008
SANAA (Reuters) - Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a Yemeni-sponsored deal on Sunday promising to revive direct talks after months of hostilities, but differences remained over the future of the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
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Cloned cells treat Parkinson's in mice - 24, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers who used cloned embryonic stem cells to treat Parkinson's disease in mice said on Sunday they worked better than other cells.
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Lebanon speaker says could call for crisis talks - 24, Mar 2008
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament speaker said on Sunday he would invite rival Lebanese leaders for direct talks if an Arab summit in Syria this week failed to find a solution to the country's political deadlock.
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Barrages hit Green Zone, gunmen kill seven - 24, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Baghdad's fortified "Green Zone" came under repeated rocket or mortar attack on Sunday, and police said up to 17 people had been killed by rockets falling short outside the government and diplomatic compound.
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Clinton and Obama rest up for long-haul race - 24, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took a much-needed rest from their presidential campaigns on Easter Sunday as their tight race for the Democratic nomination looked set to drag on for months.
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Muslim's conversion conflict hits Vatican on Easter - 24, Mar 2008
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict called in his Easter message on Sunday for an end to injustice worldwide and expressed joy at continuing conversions to Christianity hours after he baptized a prominent Italian Muslim convert.
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Cheney calls for painful concessions for Mideast peace - 24, Mar 2008
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney said on Sunday that achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace would require painful concessions from both sides.
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Gas prices hit record $3.26, diesel at $4.06 - 24, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The average price of a gallon of gas in the United States has risen to a record $3.26, and the cost of diesel fuel has soared to a record $4.06 a gallon, adding to pressure on consumers and the companies that deliver their goods.
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Light at end of tunnel or false dawn? - 24, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world economy may be in for a painful reality check this week, should a heavy slate of housing-related data point to more mortgage malaise.
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Visa offering not seen as elixir for U.S. IPO market - 24, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The blockbuster initial public offering of Visa Inc -- the largest ever in the United States -- will do little to revive the slowing IPO market, which has been dampened by investors spooked by the credit crisis.
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U.S. bank stocks may rise 10-20 pct in year: Barron's - 24, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of stronger U.S. banks and brokerages may rise 10 percent to 20 percent in the next year as panic over credit markets recedes and earnings improve, Barron's said in its March 24 edition.
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Finishing out a ferocious quarter - 24, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - This is the last full week of the first quarter, when markets are normally driven at least in part by window dressing as professional investors seek to make their quarterly or annual performance look good to clients.
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Bank of America may face $6.5 bln loan loss: analyst - 24, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp , the largest U.S. retail bank, may set aside a record $6.5 billion in the first quarter to cover possible future loan losses, including in its mortgage and home equity portfolios, according to a banking analyst.
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Q&A: Rocker Tankian spreads the word on social justice - 23, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - A few days before the fifth anniversary of the Iraq War, rock musician Serj Tankian is sitting in an Austin hotel room and ruminating on the costs of the endless battle. But Tankian isn't talking about dead soldiers or civilians; he
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Space shuttle astronauts to get day of rest - 23, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Space shuttle Endeavour astronauts were to rest on Sunday after the fifth and final spacewalk of a mission that brought the first piece of a Japanese laboratory and also a Canadian robot to the International Space Station.
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Penguins crush Devils to take top spot in East - 23, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins may still be without Sidney Crosby but after hammering the New Jersey Devils 7-1 on Saturday they do have top spot in the Atlantic Division.
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Fish home run not a patch on Federer upset - 23, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Hitting a home run out of Shea Stadium was a defining moment for American Mardy Fish but even that fell way short of his stunning victory over Roger Federer at the Pacific Life Open on Saturday.
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Mambo pioneer Israel "Cachao" Lopez dies - 23, Mar 2008
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Cuban-born bassist, band leader and mambo pioneer Israel "Cachao" Lopez died on Saturday in Miami, media reports said. He was 89.
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China accuses Dalai Lama of taking Olympics "hostage" - 23, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has accused the Dalai Lama of plotting "terror" in Tibet and colluding with Uighur separatists in Xinjiang as it escalates a security and propaganda drive to stifle anti-Chinese unrest ahead of the Olympics.
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Hornets cool off Celtics with comeback win - 23, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Orleans Hornets found a way to cool off the red-hot Boston Celtics on Saturday, coming from behind the beat the team with the best record in the NBA 113-106.
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Long road ahead before peace between Taiwan and China - 23, Mar 2008
TAIPEI (Reuters) - An end to the more than half a century of hostility and tension between Taiwan and China may be in the offing with the election of a more China-friendly president for the island, but progress will be slow and tortuous.
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Barrages hit Baghdad's Green Zone - 23, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two barrages of rocket or mortar fire pounded Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the Iraqi parliament and U.S. embassy, on Sunday, but there were no reports of casualties, officials said.
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Duke loses, UCLA survives in NCAA hoop play - 23, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the same day the NCAA Tournament lost one of its four number two seeds, a number one barely escaped to advance to next weekend's Sweet 16.
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South Korean investors quit China over rising costs - 23, Mar 2008
QINGDAO, China (Reuters) - Scores of South Korean-owned factories are closing surreptitiously in eastern China as their owners flee rising costs, leaving behind embittered workers like Li Hua.
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Buyback programs turn electronic trash to cash - 23, Mar 2008
DENVER (Billboard) - Leave it to the gadget industry to turn concern over electronic waste into a sales opportunity. Simply put, they're offering to buy back old devices to recycle or resell, in return for cash or in-store credit.
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Dutch protest against Islam critic's Koran film - 23, Mar 2008
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - About one thousand people protested
in central Amsterdam on Saturday against right-wing lawmaker
Geert Wilders and the imminent release of his film expected to
be critical of the Koran.
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Q&A: Guster's Gardner puts eco-message into practice - 23, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Adam Gardner has come a long way since nicknaming his band's tour bus "the Earth Eater." Last October, the Guster guitarist/vocalist, who also co-founded environmental nonprofit organization Reverb, traveled from his home in Port
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Astronauts head outside for final spacewalk - 23, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Two shuttle Endeavour astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Saturday to stow an inspection boom for the next shuttle crew and hook up a science experiment that bedeviled spacewalkers on a previous outing.
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Sharapova withdraws from Miami event with shoulder injury - 23, Mar 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - World number five Maria Sharapova has pulled out of next week's Sony Ericsson Open in Miami because of a shoulder injury, organizers said on Saturday.
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Buttle beats Joubert to win men's gold - 23, Mar 2008
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters) - Canada's Jeffrey Buttle won the men's world championship gold on Saturday, with defending champion Brian Joubert rising from sixth place to take the silver in the final.
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Sci-fi "titan" Clarke buried in Sri Lanka - 23, Mar 2008
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Visionary science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke was buried on Saturday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, where the nation paused for an international "titan" it had adopted as its own.
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Bhutto party announces candidate for Pakistani PM - 23, Mar 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The party of assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto nominated on Saturday former National Assembly speaker Yousaf Raza Gilani as its candidate for prime minister.
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West Virginia beats Duke in shocker - 23, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Duke's quest for a fourth national championship ended abruptly in the second round of the NCAA Tournament when West Virginia used an astonishing second-half rally to shock the Blue Devils 73-67 on Saturday.
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Fish stuns Federer, Djokovic upsets Nadal - 23, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer was stunned by unseeded American Mardy Fish after Rafael Nadal's Pacific Life Open title defense came to an abrupt halt in Saturday's semi-finals.
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Pope baptizes famous Muslim convert - 23, Mar 2008
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict led the world's Catholics into Easter on Saturday at a Vatican service where he baptized a Muslim-born convert who is one of Italy's most famous and controversial journalists.
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Cheney: U.S. won't pressure Israel on security - 23, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney, starting a visit on Saturday to try to push forward Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, said Washington would never pressure Israel to take steps that threaten its security.
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OPEC chief sees oil at $80-$110 for rest of 2008 - 23, Mar 2008
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Petroleum prices will range between $80 and $110 per barrel for the rest of 2008, OPEC President Chakib Khelil said on Saturday.
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BoE, Fed deny mortgage security buyout plan - 23, Mar 2008
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve and Bank of England denied a report on Saturday that they were in talks over possibly using public funds to make mass purchases of mortgage-backed securities to ease the global credit crisis.
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Gibson sues over "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" - 23, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gibson Guitar said on Friday that it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Viacom Inc's MTV networks, Harmonix and Electronic Arts relating to the wildly popular "Rock Band" video game and Harmonix's previously developed game, "
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Sharapova considers time away from court - 22, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - A jaded Maria Sharapova said she might take another break from the game after being beaten 6-3 5-7 6-2 by fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semi-finals of the Pacific Life Open on Friday.
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Astronauts ready for 5th spacewalk of mission - 22, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station prepared on Saturday for a spacewalk to store an extension boom and other tasks, the fifth and final outing during a busy visit by the shuttle Endeavour.
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British minister defends embryo research bill - 22, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government is right to push through hybrid human-animal embryo legislation after a Roman Catholic cardinal attacked the government for "endorsement of experiments of Frankenstein proportion", Health Minister Ben Bradshaw has
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Gov. Richardson backs Obama - 22, Mar 2008
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Sen. Barack Obama won a coveted endorsement from New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Friday while the State Department apologized that employees snooped into the Illinois Democrat's passport files and those of his two main Whit
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Over 100 anti-war protesters arrested at NATO HQ - 22, Mar 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Around 100 anti-war protesters were arrested trying to force their way into NATO's headquarters in Belgium on Saturday, police said.
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Candidate for next Pakistani PM to be announced - 22, Mar 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The party of assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, which is set to lead a coalition government, will announce its candidate for prime minister on Saturday, party officials said.
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China ups Tibet death toll, fears unrest may spread - 22, Mar 2008
KANGDING, China (Reuters) - China said 19 people died in riots in the Tibetan capital last week and official media warned against the unrest spreading to the northwest region of Xinjiang, where Uighur Muslims bridle under Chinese control.
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Cheney heads to Israel to press peace talks - 22, Mar 2008
RIYADH (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney will visit Israel on Saturday to try to push forward Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, his spokeswoman said.
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Three U.S. soldiers die in Iraq, toll nears 4,000 - 22, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed three U.S. soldiers in Iraq on Saturday, pushing the U.S. death toll closer to the 4,000 mark at the start of the sixth year of the war for U.S. troops.
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Taiwan's Ma wins election - 22, Mar 2008
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party won the presidential election by a landslide on Saturday, heralding improved ties with giant neighbor China which claims the self-ruled island as its own.
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Central banks in mortgage crisis talks: report - 22, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Central banks on both sides of the Atlantic are in talks about the feasibility of mass purchases of mortgage-backed securities in a bid to solve the global credit crisis, the Financial Times (FT) said on Saturday.
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Astronauts test shield fix, inspect for shuttle damage - 22, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- After completing a spacewalk to test a shuttle heat shield repair technique, astronauts aboard Endeavour on Friday used a sensor-studded extension boom to make sure their ship was safe for next week's re-entry.
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Yankees name Wang as Opening Day starter - 22, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees on Friday named Wang Chien-ming as their Opening Day starting pitcher on March 31 against the Toronto Blue Jays, launching the last season at the old Yankee Stadium.
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