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MDC and ZANU-PF run even in early Zimbabwe results - 31, Mar 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's opposition MDC and ruling ZANU-PF were running neck-and-neck, according to the first election results issued by the Electoral Commission on Monday.
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CORRECTED: China blasts Dalai Lama as Olympic torch arrives - 31, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China stepped up its attacks on the Dalai Lama on Monday, blasting him for abusing religion, stirring protests in Tibet and preparing for independence as the Olympic flame arrived in Beijing under tight security.
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Bush seeks to salvage legacy at NATO and Putin summits - 31, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush sets off on Monday for his farewell NATO summit and a final heads-of-state meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin in a bid to salvage a foreign policy legacy frayed by the Iraq war.
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Oil slides to $105 as Iraq tensions calm - 31, Mar 2008
PERTH (Reuters) - Oil fell to $105 a barrel on Monday, extending Friday's decline, after the restart of a crude pipeline system in Iraq eased fears of an extended exports disruption from the country's oil-rich south.
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Bank of America mulls scrapping sale of brokerage - 31, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America is considering
scrapping the sale of its equities prime brokerage unit after
receiving lukewarm interest from potential bidders, the
Financial Times reported on its Website on Sunday.
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Lehman to file claim vs Marubeni on Monday: source - 31, Mar 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers will file a lawsuit on Monday against Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp , saying it was defrauded of more than $355 million, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
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Weak dollar not at odds with policy: ex-US official - 31, Mar 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar is likely to remain under pressure for the next few months at least, but its weakness is not inconsistent with the Bush administration's strong dollar policy, former U.S. Treasury undersecretary Tim Adams said on Monday.
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Treasury set to announce regulatory overhaul - 31, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will reveal in full sweeping new plans on Monday for streamlining a hodgepodge of regulation faulted for permitting the U.S. mortgage crisis to balloon into a full-blown economic threat.
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Apple has biggest impact on world consumers: survey - 31, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The Apple brand has the biggest impact on the world's consumers, while Microsoft and the United States nation brand are those considered most in need of a remake, a survey showed on Monday.
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Researchers find six more diabetes genes: study - 31, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. and European scientists have found six more genes that make people more susceptible to developing type 2 diabetes, in a study they say may help prevent and treat the chronic condition.
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Man-made molecules reverse liver cirrhosis in rats - 31, Mar 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan have designed artificial molecules that when used with rats successfully reversed liver cirrhosis, a serious chronic disease in humans that until now can only be cured by transplants.
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Wyclef Jean asks Haitians to give up crime - 31, Mar 2008
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - In a radio ad sponsored by the
U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti, Grammy Award-winning
musician Wyclef Jean is asking his fellow citizens to give up
crime and work to improve the country.
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"Killing Fields" survivor Dith Pran dies of cancer - 31, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Photojournalist Dith Pran, whose harrowing survival of genocide in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge was dramatized in the film "The Killing Fields," died on Sunday at the age of 65.
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"Superhero Movie" good for a few mild laughs - 31, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The only surprising thing
about "Superhero Movie" is that, in an era when big-screen
parodies are released seemingly every other week, it took this
long for the venerable comic book genre to receive the
treatment.
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"21" wins jackpot at North American box office - 31, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new gambling drama "21" played a winning hand at the weekend box office in North America, earning an estimated $23.7 million in its first round, distributor Columbia Pictures said on Sunday.
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Levet overcomes Fisher to win Andalucia Open - 31, Mar 2008
MARBELLA, Spain (Reuters) - Frenchman Thomas Levet earned his fourth European Tour title when he overcame Briton Oliver Fisher at the first sudden-death playoff hole at Aloha to win the Andalucia Open on Sunday.
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Davenport crushes Ivanovic in Miami - 31, Mar 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Lindsay Davenport revived memories of when she was the game's top-ranked player as she crushed world number two Ana Ivanovic 6-4 6-2 in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open on Sunday.
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Olympic flame heads to China amid protests - 31, Mar 2008
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece handed the Olympic flame to China, the hosts of the 2008 Games, on Sunday despite attempts by pro-Tibet protesters to disrupt the ceremony.
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American Reed denies Pendleton a third world title - 31, Mar 2008
MANCHESTER (Reuters) - American Jennie Reed won the women's keirin gold medal at the track cycling world championships on Sunday to deny Britain's Victoria Pendleton a third world title.
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World beater Curlin heading home - 31, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Curlin, runaway winner of the $6 million Dubai World Cup, will be rested before connections decide on his campaign for the rest of the year, trainer Steve Asmussen said on Sunday.
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France offers plane if Betancourt released - 31, Mar 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Sunday it was ready to evacuate French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt in the event of a deal between Colombia and rebels holding her.
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Israel tells Rice will ease some West Bank restrictions - 31, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel announced plans on Sunday to ease some restrictions on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, responding to calls by visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to take steps to bolster peace talks.
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Iraq's Sadr orders followers off streets - 31, Mar 2008
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on his followers on Sunday to stop battling government forces after a week of fighting in southern Iraq and Baghdad threatened to spiral out of control.
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Tibet tense as Olympic torch heads for Beijing - 31, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibet's capital Lhasa was calm on Sunday following a brief burst of unrest weeks after a bloody uprising against Chinese rule, but in Greece and Nepal flurries of pro-Tibet protest continued.
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Al Qaeda recruiting "western" fighters: CIA boss - 31, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda is training fighters that "look western" and could easily cross U.S. borders without attracting attention, CIA Director Michael Hayden said on Sunday.
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Zimbabwe election results delayed, police patrol - 31, Mar 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Riot police patrols appeared on the streets of Zimbabwe's capital on Sunday after a long delay to election results fuelled suspicions that President Robert Mugabe may try to cling to power by rigging the vote.
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Democrats face summer of bitter infighting - 31, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of Barack Obama backed away on Sunday from calls for Hillary Clinton to drop out of the presidential race as Democrats faced a long summer of bitter fighting to win the party's White House nomination.
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Oil market well-supplied, UAE OPEC governor says - 31, Mar 2008
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oil markets are well-supplied with inventories of crude oil and refined products over their five-year average, the OPEC governor of the United Arab Emirates said on Sunday.
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U.S. trader bonuses hit harder than in London: poll - 31, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The global credit crisis dented the salary and bonus packages of U.S. traders more severely than those of their London peers this year, according to a survey released on Sunday.
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Hugo Boss unconstrained by debt, dividend: CFO - 31, Mar 2008
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Fashion company Hugo Boss' business is unconstrained by paying a special dividend demanded by private equity investor Permira and rising debt, its chief financial officer said in an interview on Sunday.
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Lehman hit by $355 million fraud: source - 31, Mar 2008
NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers was fleeced out of more than $355 million in a fraud the U.S. investment bank believes was perpetrated by two employees at Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp. , according to a person briefed on the matter.
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Stocks may trip on jobs, earnings view - 31, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Stocks may struggle to make headway this week, with jobs data expected to provide more evidence of recession and more companies likely to revise their guidance as the earnings reporting season approaches.
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Miley Cyrus queen of the Kids Choice Awards - 30, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Many stars vied for honors at the Kids Choice Awards on Saturday, but only two mattered to the thousands of screaming children on hand.
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Miami radio host mixes it up in "emotional blender" - 30, Mar 2008
MIAMI (Billboard) - The images plastered on Miami buses
show radio personality Javier Ceriani wearing fur and
rhinestone-studded glasses, his long blond hair flowing.
"Glamour, papa, glamour!" screams the quote above his head.
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Federer through in Miami, Ferrer and Murray out - 30, Mar 2008
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer beat Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-3 6-4 in an entertaining second-round match at the Sony Ericsson Open on Saturday.
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James has no regrets about missing out on Madness - 30, Mar 2008
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James is a huge fan of the NCAA Tournament but does not regret never getting the opportunity to be part of "March Madness".
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Beckham's Galaxy slump in season opener - 30, Mar 2008
COMMERCE CITY, Co. (Reuters) - David Beckham made a losing start to his second season in Major League Soccer when his Los Angeles Galaxy team were crushed 4-0 by the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.
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New Orleans Classic disrupted by storms - 30, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Heavy storms and lighting disrupted the third round of the New Orleans Classic on Saturday, forcing the tournament into a Sunday of extended play.
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WITNESS-Running in Kenya's land of the champions - 30, Mar 2008
Andrew Cawthorne is chief correspondent for Reuters in east Africa. He has worked for Reuters since 1992 and has been based in Nairobi since 2005. In the following story, in Kenya's land of the champions", he met -- and ran with -- some of the nation's to
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North Carolina, UCLA advance to Final Four - 30, Mar 2008
PHOENIX (Reuters) - North Carolina and UCLA, both number one seeds and two of the most successful ever college basketball teams, advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament on Saturday.
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Bruins win third straight in playoff push - 30, Mar 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - The short-handed Boston Bruins, continuing to cope with a season-long barrage of injuries, have picked the perfect time to hit form as the NHL playoff race enters its final stages.
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Pistons silence James on way to crushing win over Cavaliers - 30, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Pistons, a division title and playoff spot secured, set their sights on the Boston Celtics and a run at the Eastern Conference crown by crushing LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 85-71 on Saturday.
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Record crowd watches Dodgers v Red Sox exhibition - 30, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Baseball fans came out in record numbers to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers play the Boston Red Sox in an exhibition game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday.
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N.Korea threatens to cut off dialogue with South - 30, Mar 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea threatened to suspend dialogue with the South over comments made by a South Korean military official and said it was ready to attack its wealthy neighbor, the North's state media said at the weekend.
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Rice wants "meaningful" steps to aid Palestinians - 30, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday she expected Israel to take what she called meaningful steps to improve the lives of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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"Earth Hour" goes global - 30, Mar 2008
LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Sydney Opera House to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge went dark as people switched off lights in their homes and skylines dimmed around the world on Saturday to show concern with global warming.
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Tibet tensions high as Olympic torch nears Beijing - 30, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Further unrest in Tibet's capital appeared to have been sparked by attempts by police to carry out security checks, indicating the tension and volatility remaining in Lhasa weeks after a deadly anti-government riot.
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Judge wraps up Diana inquest - 30, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - After almost six months and more than 250 witnesses, the judge presiding over the inquest into Princess Diana's death wraps up the case on Monday with his summary to the jury.
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Zimbabwe's opposition claims win on early results - 30, Mar 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's opposition claimed victory on Sunday based on early results from an election in which it is trying to unseat President Robert Mugabe after 28 years of power and end an economic collapse.
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Clinton says no intention of dropping out: report - 30, Mar 2008
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Defying mounting pressure from some party leaders to bow out, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton told The Washington Post she will stick it out through the remaining primaries and the contested Florida and
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UBS to lower auction-rate securities' values - 30, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - UBS AG said on Saturday it has begun lowering the values of auction-rate securities held by its clients.
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U.S. car companies go back to black - 30, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Henry Ford, who created the automotive industry's first mass-market hit with the Model T a century ago, was a proponent of radical simplicity.
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Lehman hit by $355 mln fraud, blames Marubeni-source - 30, Mar 2008
NEW YORK/TOKYO (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers was fleeced out of more than $355 million in a fraud the U.S. investment bank believes was perpetrated by two employees at Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp. , according to a person briefed on the matter.
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Dave Stewart, Nokia envision brave new mobile world - 30, Mar 2008
DENVER (Billboard) - At first glance, Nokia's Tero Ojanpera and Dave Stewart might seem like an odd pair.
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Lorenzo smashes record to take MotoGP pole - 30, Mar 2008
JEREZ, Spain (Reuters) - MotoGP rookie Jorge Lorenzo clinched his second pole position in a row with a series of record-breaking laps on his Yamaha on Saturday in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix.
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Verbruggen concedes defeat to Tour organisers - 30, Mar 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Hein Verbruggen, vice-president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), has conceded defeat to Tour de France organisers in a long and bitter battle for control of the sport.
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EU condemns Dutch Koran film, upholds free speech - 30, Mar 2008
BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers condemned on Saturday a Dutch film that accuses the Koran of inciting violence, but said its author had a right to make it under the bloc's free speech principles.
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Unseen Hemingway play finally staged in NY - 30, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first professional U.S. production of Ernest Hemingway's Spanish Civil War play "The Fifth Column" has opened in New York, 70 years after it was written, begging the question, "What took so long?"
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Curlin thunders to Dubai World Cup triumph - 30, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Hot 4-11 favorite Curlin, ridden with supreme confidence by Robby Albarado, galloped away with Saturday's $6 million Dubai World Cup, the sport's richest race.
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Tight security surrounds Beijing torch relay in Greece - 30, Mar 2008
ATHENS (Reuters) - Tight security surrounded the last day of the Greek leg of the Beijing Games torch relay on Saturday with police repeatedly changing the route to the Athens Acropolis for fear of protests.
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Troops shell Somali market, killing 11: witnesses - 30, Mar 2008
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - At least 11 people were killed in Mogadishu on Saturday when troops at the Villa Somalia presidential palace returned fire against Islamist insurgents who attacked it with mortar bombs, witnesses said.
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Hot button ballot issues back in election - 30, Mar 2008
DALLAS (Reuters) - When Americans cast ballots on November 4 to elect a president, some states also will ask voters hot-button questions like whether or not to ban gay marriage.
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Syria, Saudi Arabia conciliatory on Lebanon - 30, Mar 2008
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria promised Arab leaders at an annual summit on Saturday to cooperate in ending a political crisis in Lebanon, and regional power Saudi Arabia said it saw Damascus as part of the solution.
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Baghdad curfew extended indefinitely - 30, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities on Saturday extended a curfew in Baghdad indefinitely in an attempt to contain clashes between Shi'ite militants and Iraqi security forces that have threatened to spiral out of control.
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Chinese security forces seal off Tibet capital - 30, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese security forces sealed off parts of Lhasa on Saturday and Tibet's government-in-exile said it was investigating reports of fresh protests, weeks after the city was shaken by an anti-government riot.
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Rice to push hard to improve life on West Bank - 30, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, beginning three days of talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders who are seeking to reach a peace deal, said on Saturday she would push to ease West Bank restrictions.
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Bush may expand help for struggling homeowners - 30, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Saturday he is looking to expand U.S. efforts to help struggling homeowners reduce their mortgage payments, as Democrats pressed for a more substantial federal role.
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Switch off, save planet message goes global - 30, Mar 2008
SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) - People switched off lights around the world on Saturday, dimming buildings, hotels, restaurants and bars to show concern at global warming.
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Clinton says China holdings threaten U.S. security - 30, Mar 2008
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (Reuters) - The Bush administration has jeopardized national security and the ability to intervene in world crises because of the huge U.S. debt held partly by China, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton said on Saturday.
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Charges of fraud in Zimbabwe vote - 30, Mar 2008
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's opposition accused President Robert Mugabe of rigging the country's election to stay in power despite economic disaster and African observers also said they had detected fraud.
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German watchdog eyes $600 bln global bank losses: report - 30, Mar 2008
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The financial market crisis could cause losses of up to $600 billion at banks and other financial institutions worldwide, a German magazine reported on Saturday, citing an internal report by German financial watchdog BaFin.
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Treasury regulatory overhaul plan "timely": Fed - 30, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Upcoming Treasury Department proposals to make the Federal Reserve the chief regulator of U.S. financial markets and give it sweeping new powers won praise on Saturday from the central bank and the head of the Securities and Exchang
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Lehman hit by fraud involving Marubeni employees - 30, Mar 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers was defrauded of some $353.1 million after it was caught in a scam in Japan, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Saturday, and trading house Marubeni said some of its staff were invol
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Finnish minister in trouble over text messages to dancer - 30, Mar 2008
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's foreign minister faced calls for his resignation on Saturday after a tabloid newspaper published a suggestive text message he had sent to an erotic dancer.
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Moby's "Night" celebrates New York dance music - 29, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Ask Moby that requisite question about career regrets, and he won't give you the requisite answer. He does, he says, have a few.
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Mariah Carey's "E=MC2" offers genre-crossing equation - 29, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - On a recent Monday morning, Mariah Carey flew the red-eye from New York to Los Angeles, stopped by Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show to chat, recorded a background vocal track for the song "I Stay in Love" for her upcoming album
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Billboard CD reviews: R.E.M., Rolling Stones - 29, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - R.E.M.'s first album in four years shoehorns 11 tracks of jagged guitars, quick and dirty drums, and Michael Stipe's gruff keen into 34 minutes, rocking with a blacker, blunter edge than "Document," "Green" or "Monster." Armed with
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Celtics see off Hornets in battle of conference leaders - 29, Mar 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - The NBA-leading Boston Celtics pulled away from Western Conference leader New Orleans in the third quarter for a 112-92 victory on Friday.
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Djokovic suffers Miami upset, Henin and Nadal advance - 29, Mar 2008
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) - Men's defending champion Novak Djokovic was upset 7-6 3-6 6-4 by qualifier Kevin Anderson in the Sony Ericsson Open second round on Friday.
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Late surge puts Baird ahead in New Orleans - 29, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Briny Baird birdied the final two holes for a three-under-par 69 to seize the second-round lead at the New Orleans Classic on Friday.
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Davidson continues dream run into Elite Eight - 29, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Davidson Wildcats continued their dream run into the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament on Friday, taking another notable scalp with a 73-56 upset win over third-seeded Wisconsin Badgers.
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China vows to compensate victims - 29, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China offered to pay compensation to the families of the civilians it says died in violence in the Tibetan capital this month, as Beijing kept up an intense propaganda campaign in the wake of the unrest.
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Ex-NY Gov. Spitzer dodged DA probe by resigning - 29, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer saved himself from a grand jury probe over his role in a political smear campaign when he resigned amid a separate sex scandal, prosecutors said on Friday.
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Clear Channel documents reveal credit proposal - 29, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Court documents related to the fight between buyers and banks over the $20 billion buyout of U.S. radio operator Clear Channel Communications Inc , obtained by Reuters on Friday, gave details of a proposed credit agreement to fund the
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Wall St Week Ahead: Stocks may stumble on jobs, earnings view - 29, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Stocks may struggle to make headway next week, with jobs data expected to provide more evidence of recession and more companies likely to revise their guidance as the earnings reporting season approaches.
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Bush readying mortgage aid plan: report - 29, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration is finalizing a plan to rescue thousands of homeowners facing foreclosure by helping them refinance into more affordable loans, the Washington Post reported in its Saturday edition.
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U.S. seeks enhanced financial authority for Fed - 29, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department will propose on Monday that the Federal Reserve be given sweeping new powers that would make it chief regulator with authority to require actions to ensure market stability.
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Musicians take social networking into their own hands - 29, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - 50 Cent has more than 1 million friends on MySpace, but if the rapper ever decides to leave the social network, he'll be leaving behind those friends, too. So like a growing number of artists, he's started his own social networking
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IAC's Diller wins court battle with Liberty - 29, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - IAC/InterActiveCorp chief Barry Diller won a bitter legal dispute with Liberty Media Corp's John Malone on Friday, paving the way for him to proceed with efforts to spin off four of IAC's largest units.
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Gillett says relations with Liverpool co-owner unworkable - 29, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - George Gillett said on Friday that his relationship with Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks had broken down. "This partnership (with Hicks) has been unworkable for some time," Gillett told Toronto radio station Fan590.
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Djokovic knocked out by qualifier in Miami - 29, Mar 2008
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) - Holder Novak Djokovic lost 7-6 3-6 6-4 to South African qualifier Kevin Anderson in his opening match at the Sony Ericsson Open on Friday.
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Clooney drops the ball with "Leatherheads" - 29, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - George Clooney's "Leatherheads" is a movie you want to like. The Roaring '20s costumes, sets and music all look terrific, and a story about the early days of professional football -- a sport then relegated to college pla
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Champion Serena and top seed Henin triumph in Miami - 29, Mar 2008
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) - Holder Serena Williams, enjoying the experience of playing at home, breezed past Romanian Edina Gallovits 6-1 6-2 at the Sony Ericsson Open on Friday.
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Baird takes early second-round lead in New Orleans - 29, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - American Briny Baird birdied the last two holes to complete a three-under-par 69 and take the early second-round lead at the New Orleans Classic on Friday.
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Puerto Rican governor pleads innocent to fraud - 29, Mar 2008
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Puerto Rican Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila surrendered to U.S. authorities on Friday and pleaded not guilty to campaign finance fraud charges as hundreds of flag-waving supporters demonstrated outside the federal courthouse in
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Charges dropped against Marine in Haditha case - 29, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Military prosecutors dropped all charges on Friday against a Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi women and children at Haditha in 2005, abruptly dismissing the case on the eve of trial with little explanation.
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Rice hails Obama race speech as "important" for U.S. - 29, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sometimes touted as a contender for the Republican vice-presidential slot, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has aired her thoughts on race in the United States, a prominent issue in the presidential election campaign.
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Clinton vows to stay in the race - 29, Mar 2008
HAMMOND, Indiana (Reuters) - Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton on Friday vowed to stay in the White House race, rejecting a fellow senator's suggestion that she pull out to improve their party's chances in November.
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GM to idle Detroit plant due to AXL strike - 29, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp plans to shut down a Detroit assembly plant on Monday because of parts shortages caused by a strike against a key supplier that have now idled almost half of GM's factory work force in North America.
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BofA to pay mortgage head more than CEO got in '07 - 29, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp agreed to pay David Sambol, COO of takeover target Countrywide Corp $28 million, considerably more than its own CEO received in 2007, to lead the bank's consumer mortgage business.
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