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Wall St drops on JC Penney's warning, bank worries - 29, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday as a profit warning from J.C. Penney raised concerns about slowing consumer spending while persistent worries about credit-related problems throttled financial stocks.
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Northwest gives Delta merger nod: source - 29, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Executives at Northwest Airlines Corp have proposed that Northwest and Delta Air Lines Inc go ahead with a planned merger, a source familiar with the talks said on Friday.
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Delaware court rules in favor of IAC's Diller - 29, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Delaware court ruled in favor of IAC/InterActiveCorp chief Barry Diller on Friday in a legal dispute with controlling shareholder Liberty Media Corp, paving the way for him to proceed with a proposed spin-off of four company units.
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3G iPhone launch seen in 2nd quarter - 29, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc is expected to launch a high-speed wireless version of iPhone in the second quarter and produce as many as 8 million of the devices in the third quarter, according to Bank of America.
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Study shows life was tough for ancient Egyptians - 28, Mar 2008
CAIRO (Reuters) - New evidence of a sick, deprived population working under harsh conditions contradicts earlier images of wealth and abundance from the art records of the ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna, a study has found.
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Hollywood stars help sustain Darfur aid flights: WFP - 28, Mar 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - Money from Europe and a charity co-founded by Hollywood actors George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle will help maintain humanitarian flights in Darfur through April, the United Nations said on Friday.
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Steely Dan member issues first album in 14 years - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Steely Dan principal Walter Becker plans to release his first solo album in 14 years by early June, and says he may hit the road to promote it later in the year.
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Indie producer Here! for gay-themed movies - 28, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Gay-themed movies are the very definition of niche releases.
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Paris Hilton says happy to be role model for girls - 28, Mar 2008
ISTANBUL (Reuters Life!) - Paris Hilton, the celebrity and hotel heiress who spent a stint in jail last year, said on Thursday she sees herself as a role model for young women as she prepared to judge a contest to crown Miss Turkey.
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Mariah Carey set to rule singles chart - 28, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Mariah Carey is on track to collect her 18th No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart next week.
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Russia says NATO "playing with fire" on expansion - 28, Mar 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia warned against NATO expansion into ex-Soviet neighbors Georgia and Ukraine on Friday before a NATO summit next week that will discuss what Moscow sees as encroaching deep into its backyard.
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Sullivan breaks world record again - 28, Mar 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Eamon Sullivan broke the 50 meters freestyle world record for the second time in 24 hours at the Australian Olympic trials on Friday, enhancing his claims as the early favorite to win the gold medal in Beijing.
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David Schwimmer makes film directing debut - 28, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In 2004 when his hit television comedy "Friends" ended, David Schwimmer longed to direct a feature film, and four years later his debut movie "Run FatBoy Run" finally rolls into theaters on Friday.
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KB Home loss wider than expected - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home builder KB Home posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss on Friday as the U.S. housing market continued its steep decline, and said it did not expect conditions to improve any time soon, sending its shares down 3.3 percent in
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Top Democrat warns fight risks demoralizing voters - 28, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Party chief Howard Dean warned on Friday the acrimonious fight between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton risked demoralizing Democrats and urged them to tone down personal attacks.
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U.S. forces drawn deeper into Iraq crackdown - 28, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces were drawn deeper into Iraq's four day-old crackdown on Shi'ite militants on Friday, launching air strikes in Basra for the first time and battling militants in Baghdad.
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Colombia offers to free rebels in Betancourt swap - 28, Mar 2008
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia will free hundreds of guerrilla fighters if rebel leaders release politician Ingrid Betancourt, who is in ill health after being held hostage for years in secret jungle camps, the government said.
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JC Penney tumbles on cut earnings forecast - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Department store operator JC Penney Co Inc on Friday cut its first-quarter earnings forecast and said it expects the environment to remain difficult throughout 2008, stoking fears that the second half of the year will not bring relie
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Clear Channel says buyout may not close - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Radio broadcaster Clear Channel Communications Inc said on Friday its pending acquisition by several private equity firms may not close, even though the firms are ready to consummate the deal.
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GM to idle Detroit plant due to American Axle strike - 28, 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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Bear Stearns shares fall after chairman sells stock - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bear Stearns Cos shares fell nearly 5 percent on Friday after Chairman James Cayne, who was seen as opposing JPMorgan Chase & Co's acquisition of the investment bank, sold his stock.
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Bank of America to pay mortgage head more than CEO got in '07 - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp agreed to pay David Sambol, COO of takeover target Countrywide Corp , more than its own CEO received in 2007 to encourage him to lead the bank's consumer mortgage business.
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Citigroup to name new U.S. consumer chief in shuffle - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is hiring Terri Dial, credited with reviving Lloyds TSB Group's core UK retail banking, to take over its flagging U.S. consumer business, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Consumers, inflation weaken as slowdown drags on - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer confidence fell further into recessionary territory in March, hitting a 16-year low, even as other data showed incomes rose and inflation dipped in February, which should support the Fed's efforts to bolster the economy.
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Muslim nations condemn Dutch Koran film - 28, Mar 2008
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Iran, Pakistan and Indonesia on Friday condemned a film by a Dutch lawmaker that accuses the Koran of inciting violence, as Dutch Muslim leaders urged restraint.
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China plans 3G commercial trials in 8 cities: report - 28, Mar 2008
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The parent of China Mobile , the country's top wireless operator, will start commercial trials of a homegrown third-generation wireless standard, TD-SCDMA, in eight cities on April 1, state media said on Friday.
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EU opens in-depth probe of Nokia's Navteq purchase - 28, Mar 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday it had opened an in-depth investigation of plans by Nokia to buy U.S.-based digital map supplier Navteq for $8.1 billion.
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Cuba ends restriction on cellular phones - 28, Mar 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba said on Friday it will allow all Cubans to buy and use mobile telephones for the first time in the latest step by new President Raul Castro to improve access to consumer goods.
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Indonesian ministry Web site hacked over porn ban - 28, Mar 2008
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Hackers have defaced the Web site of Indonesia's information ministry in response to a government move to restrict access to pornographic material on the Internet, an official said on Friday.
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Sony unveils new Gran Turismo in London "pit lane" - 28, Mar 2008
LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) - A national competition, a selection of real super cars and a mocked up "pit lane" in London greeted the European preview of Sony PlayStation's newest version of race driving videogame Gran Turismo this week.
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Combs' lawyer calls LA Times story "defamatory" - 28, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A lawyer for Sean "Diddy" Combs lashed out at the Los Angeles Times on Thursday over the "defamatory nature" of a story the paper published that sought to link the rap music mogul to an assault on Tupac Shakur.
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Paris Hilton happy to be role model for girls - 28, Mar 2008
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Paris Hilton, the celebrity and hotel heiress who spent a stint in jail last year, said on Thursday she sees herself as a role model for young women as she prepared to judge a contest to crown Miss Turkey.
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Mutant gene linked to most severe type of TB: study - 28, Mar 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - People who carry a mutant gene can develop potentially fatal meningitis if they get infected with the drug resistant Beijing strain of tuberculosis, a study in Vietnam has found.
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Japanese weightlifter banned for using anabolic steroid - 28, Mar 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese weightlifter Ryuta Takahashi has been banned for two years after testing positive for an anabolic steroid.
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Rangers rally to defeat Devils for seventh time in row - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Rangers won their seventh consecutive game over New Jersey this season, rallying to defeat the Devils 3-2 on Thursday in an Eastern Conference game with playoff implications.
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Staals put brotherly love aside to fight for cup - 28, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Brothers Eric, Marc and Jordan Staal grew up playing each other for imaginary trophies on a backyard rink.
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U.S. biathletes crave recognition at home - 28, Mar 2008
KHANTY-MANSIYSK, Russia (Reuters) - More Europeans tune in to watch biathlon than Americans do for the Superbowl, yet while NFL team jerseys can be had in Oslo and Frankfurt, U.S. biathletes are almost unknown back home.
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Fans set for farewell to stadiums and scandals - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 2008 Major League Baseball season was kick-started in Tokyo by Boston and Oakland this week but for the other 28 teams, Opening Day on Sunday or Monday marks a welcome end to a dreary off-season.
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Xavier wins in OT, advances with North Carolina - 28, Mar 2008
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Xavier Musketeers used a pair of clutch three-pointers from B.J. Raymond to beat West Virginia 79-75 in overtime on Thursday and join North Carolina, Louisville and UCLA in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
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Older Americans wealthier, living longer - 28, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Older Americans have more money and are expected to live far longer than prior generations, U.S. government researchers said on Thursday.
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Pistons rally past Heat and clinch division title - 28, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Pistons clinched their fourth consecutive Central Division title on Thursday with a 85-69 win over the Miami Heat.
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China says Tibet monks won't be punished - 28, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibetan monks stormed a news briefing at a temple in Lhasa on Thursday, accusing officials of lying about unrest and embarrassing Chinese authorities during a stage-managed tour by foreign reporters.
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North Korea raises tensions with missile launch - 28, Mar 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired several short-range missiles on Friday, South Korea said, in what analysts saw as a show of anger at Washington and the new conservative government in Seoul.
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Iraq assembly holds emergency session amid curfew - 28, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi lawmakers will hold an emergency session on Friday in an attempt to end violence in the oil city of Basra after an army crackdown on Shi'ite militia sparked fighting across the south and mass protests in Baghdad.
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Fed's Rosengren says banking woes could mount - 28, Mar 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - The woes of U.S. banks could mount as the economy slows down and with greater access to their confidential information, the Federal Reserve can make sound decisions, Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren said on Friday.
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Centro Properties still working on debt extension - 28, Mar 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's debt-laden Centro Properties Group , which owns 700 U.S. shopping malls, said it was pleased with progress on extending an April 30 refinancing deadline, but had not yet reached an agreement with creditor banks.
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Citigroup to name US consumer chief in shuffle-WSJ - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc , the largest U.S. bank, plans to hire Terri Dial from Lloyds TSB Group Plc to take over its beleaguered U.S. consumer business, and will split up most units geographically rather than by business line, the Wall Street
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Bear Stearns Chairman sells $61.3 million of stock - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - James Cayne, Chairman of Bear Stearns Cos Inc sold $61.3 million of his shares of the company according to a filing on Thursday, signaling the bank's shareholders are unlikely to get a higher price for their shares.
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Countrywide exec gets $28 million from Bank of America - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp said it has agreed to pay $28 million to Countrywide Financial Corp Chief Operating Officer David Sambol to induce him to run the merged companies' consumer mortgage operations.
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U.S. states urge FCC constraints on XM-Sirius deal - 28, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of state attorneys general on Thursday urged the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to impose restrictions on Sirius Satellite Radio's purchase of rival XM Satellite Radio if it decides to approve the $4.15 billion dea
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Rapper Remy Ma convicted of shooting woman - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Grammy-nominated rapper Remy Ma was convicted of assault, weapons possession and coercion on Thursday for shooting a woman in the abdomen in a dispute about money in New York.
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Rare Stradivarius, The Penny, on auction in NY - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 300-year-old Antonio Stradivari violin said to be sweet and feminine in its sound is expected to fetch more than $1 million when Christie's puts it up for auction next week.
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Rapper T.I. pleads guilty in U.S. gun case - 28, Mar 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. reversed course on Thursday and pleaded guilty to three charges of illegal weapons possession.
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UK seaside town lifts 44-year Rolling Stones ban - 28, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - They've played to sell-out audiences all over the world -- except in Blackpool.
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Roddick and Blake to lead U.S. against France - 28, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will rely on the same quartet that won last year's Davis Cup when they face France in next month's quarter-final, captain Patrick McEnroe said on Thursday.
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Pavlik vows to take no chances against Briton Lockett - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Kelly Pavlik said he would take no chances in his maiden world middleweight title defense against Briton Gary Lockett in Atlantic City in June.
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WADA withdraws support for UCI biological passport - 28, Mar 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has withdrawn its support for the International Cycling Union's (UCI) pilot biological passport program because of its lawsuit against former WADA president Dick Pound.
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Federer fully recovered from loss to Fish - 28, Mar 2008
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer said on Thursday he had fully recovered from his semi-final loss to Mardy Fish at last week's Pacific Life Open.
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U.S. military suspends Afghanistan ammunition deal - 28, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Florida company hired by the Pentagon to supply ammunition to Afghan soldiers sent the troops Chinese gun cartridges that were more than 40 years old, the U.S. military said in documents obtained by Reuters.
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Fish joins Safin as first round loser in Miami - 28, Mar 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - American qualifier Bobby Reynolds became the latest player to frustrate former world number one Marat Safin with a 7-6 4-6 7-6 first-round win at the Sony Ericsson Open on Thursday.
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Older Americans wealthier, living longer: report - 28, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Older Americans have more money and are expected to live far longer than prior generations, U.S. government researchers said on Thursday.
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Genetic underpinnings of schizophrenia revealed - 28, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The devastating mental illness schizophrenia may be caused by many different mutations in many different genes that disrupt biological pathways vital to normal brain development, scientists said on Thursday.
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Britain admits its troops abused Iraqi prisoners - 28, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Defense Ministry is to admit that its troops tortured and breached the human rights of nine Iraqi men they detained in southern Iraq in 2003, opening the way to potentially large compensation claims.
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Obama weathers Wright storm as new details emerge - 28, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A controversy over Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's former pastor has not hurt Obama, a new poll found on Thursday, even as more potential trouble surfaced involving his church.
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U.S. court: Abu-Jamal may get death penalty review - 28, Mar 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of black journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal for killing a white policeman in 1981, but said his death sentence may be reviewed by a lower court.
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Lhasa monks accuse China of lying over unrest - 28, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibetan monks stormed a news briefing at a temple in Lhasa on Thursday, accusing officials of lying about unrest and embarrassing Chinese authorities during a stage-managed tour by foreign reporters.
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Democratic race over? Clinton doesn't think so - 28, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Somebody forgot to tell Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential race is over and Barack Obama won.
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Obama calls for financial regulations, stimulus - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama proposed greater government regulation of the U.S. financial system and a new $30 billion economic stimulus plan on Thursday in response to the housing crisis.
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Iraq's Maliki says he'll fight militia to the end - 28, Mar 2008
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's U.S.-backed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed on Thursday that security forces would battle Shi'ite militia in Basra "to the end", despite huge demonstrations to demand his resignation.
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Markets nervous: will U.S. plant enough corn? - 28, Mar 2008
WHITE CLOUD, Kansas (Reuters) - Kansas farmer Ken McCauley wants to help keep the world from going hungry next year, so he's planting corn: lots and lots of corn.
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California may create bond insurer, rival Buffett - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - California Treasurer Bill Lockyer is exploring the possibility of having state pension funds create a new bond insurer, his spokesman said on Thursday.
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Wall Street drives White House campaign cash flow - 28, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight of the 10 largest donors so far to the U.S. presidential campaigns are Wall Street banks, led by Goldman Sachs, according to research on Thursday from a political watchdog group.
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Wall St dives on tech, bank outlooks; Bear hit late - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell for a second day on Thursday as soft results from technology bellwether Oracle Corp fed worry about a cutback in business spending, while bank shares fell on fears of another major casualty in the sector.
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JPMorgan battles to integrate unraveling Bear Stearns - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co's biggest challenge in integrating Bear Stearns Cos may be making sure there's still something left to integrate.
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Britain to overhaul video game ratings system - 28, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government plans to introduce a new guidance rating system for video games and a code of practice for social networking Web sites to help protect children.
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Fed policy-maker warns U.S. near recession - 28, Mar 2008
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (Reuters) - The U.S. economy could be slipping into recession and the Federal Reserve must cushion the pain, a top Fed policy-maker said on Thursday in remarks supporting hopes for more interest rate cuts.
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Dutch critic of Islam launches anti-Koran film - 28, Mar 2008
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders launched a film on Thursday that accuses the Koran of inciting violence and warns that Muslim immigrants threaten the West, prompting the government to appeal for calm.
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EBay's early backer to leave board of directors - 28, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc said on Thursday that early venture capital backer and long-time board member Robert Kagle plans to stand down as a director of the company at its next annual shareholder meeting.
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Museums exhibit high-tech appeal - 28, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Paintings and sculptures long stored away are finding a new audience as museums strive for mass appeal with high-tech Web sites packed with video, podcasts and interactive elements.
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U.S. experts find oldest voice recording, from 1860 - 28, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. audio historians have discovered and played back a French inventor's historic 1860 recording of a folk song -- the oldest-known audio recording -- made 17 years before Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.
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AT&T plans MediaFlo mobile TV service for May - 28, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Thursday it would launch mobile television services in May from MediaFlo USA, a unit of Qualcomm Inc , in an effort to bolster revenue from services other than phone calls.
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Comcast to modify network practices - 28, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cable operator Comcast Corp promised on Thursday to change how it manages its network in response to accusations it blocks some Internet file-sharing services because they require large amounts of bandwidth.
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LA Times apologizes for Tupac story - 27, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday apologized for publishing a story about the 1994 shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur, after a Web site questioned the authenticity of documents the paper used for the report.
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Shuttle Endeavour returns to Earth - 27, Mar 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth on Wednesday, capping a milestone flight that brought Japan fully into the International Space Station partnership with the delivery of the first part of its research labora
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Sullivan and Trickett set records - 27, Mar 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Eamon Sullivan and Libby Trickett reclaimed world records at the Australian Olympic trials on Thursday to lay their claims as the world's premier sprinters.
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Alinghi file for court ruling on America's Cup date - 27, Mar 2008
BERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Holders Alinghi have gone through with their plan to take American challengers BMW Oracle back to court for a final ruling on the dates for the next America's Cup.
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Detroit faces race issues with mayoral crisis - 27, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - As he waited for take-out to be served up from behind the bullet-proof glass at Motor City Soul Food, Jimmy Ponius said he was saddened by the latest blast of bad news for Detroit, a city used to its share.
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NATO seeks new Afghan push from summit - 27, Mar 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's leaders want next week's summit in Romania to resolve internal tensions over its mission in Afghanistan and commit more troops, signaling its willingness to stay the course there and defeat the Taliban.
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad truce talks end without deal - 27, Mar 2008
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - A new round of talks between Egypt and the Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad ended on Thursday without agreement on striking a truce with Israel.
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Lhasa monks accuse Beijing of lying over unrest - 27, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibetan monks stormed a news briefing at a temple in Lhasa on Thursday, accusing Chinese authorities of lying about recent unrest and saying the Dalai Lama had nothing to do with the violence, foreign reporters said.
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McCain works to answer age and health questions - 27, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain is the ultimate survivor. Not only did he live through 5-1/2 years as a Vietnam prisoner of war, he also has stared down the deadly cancer melanoma.
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Iraq cleric's followers march as battles rage - 27, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched in Baghdad on Thursday as a crackdown on his followers raged in southern Iraqi towns and rockets and mortars exploded across the capital.
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Williams-Sonoma gives cautious outlook - 27, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Upscale home goods retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit but gave a cautious outlook for the current fiscal year, citing a challenging economic backdrop.
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Clear Channel says wins ruling on $20 billion buyout - 27, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Clear Channel Communications Inc on Thursday said it won a temporary order from a Texas judge that prevents banks from reneging on their commitments to fund the $20 billion buyout of the radio operator.
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UTi Worldwide beats estimates, shares jump - 27, Mar 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. logistics company UTi Worldwide Inc on Thursday reported a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street expectations, factoring out restructuring charges, sending its shares up 10 percent.
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ConAgra to sell trading business - 27, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - ConAgra Foods Inc on Thursday said it would sell its commodity trading and merchandising operations in a deal valued at $2.1 billion, allowing it to focus on its core food business and to repurchase shares.
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JetBlue founder to start new airline in Brazil - 27, Mar 2008
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways founder David Neeleman unveiled plans on Thursday for a new low-cost airline in Brazil.
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AMR, Delta cancel hundreds of flights for inspection - 27, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines and Delta Air Lines canceled hundreds of flights on Thursday as they pulled aircraft from service to comply with a government directive for maintenance checks.
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Wall Street falls as tech shares drag - 27, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Thursday as software shares lagged after Oracle Corp's quarterly revenue missed Wall Street's expectations and Lehman Brothers slashed its earnings forecast for Google Inc.
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Corporate profits fall, GDP growth unrevised - 27, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. corporate profits fell 3.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to government data on Wednesday that also confirmed U.S. economic growth slowed to a meager annual pace of 0.6 percent in same period.
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