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Next Pakistani PM to be revealed over weekend - 21, Mar 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Set to lead Pakistan's incoming coalition government, the party of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto will nominate its candidate for the premiership by Sunday, a spokesman said.
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Fresh violence frays militia truce in Iraq - 21, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Mehdi Army fighters attacked police patrols in southern Baghdad overnight, police said on Friday, further fraying a seven-month-old ceasefire called by Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to rein in his militia.
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Tibetans say several died in latest riots - 21, Mar 2008
KANGDING, China (Reuters) - Tibetans in China's tense southwestern province of Sichuan said on Friday they believed police had killed several people in anti-Chinese riots there this week, disputing official claims none died.
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Richardson to endorse Obama's White House bid - 21, Mar 2008
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Friday endorsed Barack Obama's bid for the Democratic nomination for president, handing the Illinois senator a potential boost among Hispanic voters.
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Bank of Japan acting boss warns on rate assumption - 21, Mar 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Acting Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Friday that dealing with global market turmoil was his top priority, but warned those expecting a cut in interest rates that he has no preconceptions on where to take monetary polic
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Japanese Boeing supplier warms up to Airbus - 21, Mar 2008
KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese analytical instrument and airplane component maker Shimadzu Corp has held preliminary talks with Airbus after repeated delays in plane deliveries at client Boeing Co .
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Russia's Severstal buys Sparrows Point mill - 21, Mar 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Severstal , Russia's largest steel maker, will expand its U.S. presence with the $810 million acquisition of the Sparrows Point mill in Maryland, which ArcelorMittal is selling for antitrust reasons.
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Live hoops game gets 3-D treatment in Dallas theater - 21, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - High-definition pioneer Mark Cuban is using his NBA team and Landmark Theater chain to orchestrate a rare 3-D broadcast of a live event.
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"Horton" likely to hear good news again - 21, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Easter isn't so much a huge box-office weekend as it is one that typically requires careful slotting to get moviegoers hopping to the multiplex.
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Study signals Dutch switch to drugs from euthanasia - 21, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Terminally-ill patients in the Netherlands increasingly receive drugs to render them unconscious until death, according to a study that suggests people are substituting deep sedation for legal euthanasia.
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Captain Canada hopes to ride again - 21, Mar 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - There is a good reason why Canadian show jumper Ian Millar is nicknamed "Captain Canada" after having represented his country in every summer Olympic Games in which it has competed since 1972.
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Legal deal restores good vibrations to Beach Boys - 21, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The settlement of a long legal dispute over rights to the Beach Boys' name has restored good vibrations among the three surviving original members of the famed group, attorneys in the case said on Thursday.
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Mother Davenport has dual concerns about back injury - 21, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Although Lindsay Davenport was sad to withdraw from the Pacific Life Open due to a back injury on Thursday, she was more concerned with her inability to perform 100 percent as a mother.
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Pain is gymnast Tweddle's constant companion - 21, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Pain and Beth Tweddle have been constant companions since the 2006 world asymmetric bars champion broke her left foot warming up for the British championships eight years earlier.
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Unheralded Belmont pushes Duke to the brink - 21, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three-times national champion Duke survived a heroic performance by unheralded and outmanned Belmont to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.
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Celtics beat Mavericks to complete Texan sweep - 21, Mar 2008
DALLAS (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics won again in Texas, overcoming the Dallas Mavericks 94-90 on Thursday to gain a rare sweep of the NBA's three Texas teams.
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Serbs Jankovic and Ivanovic ease into last four - 21, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Third seed Jelena Jankovic reached the last four at the Pacific Life Open when American Lindsay Davenport retired from their quarter-final because of a back injury on Thursday.
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Tibet hangs heavy over Beijing's torch relay - 21, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mount Everest was supposed to be the scene of the crowning glory of the Beijing Olympic torch relay, but unrest in Tibet, where the ascent of the world's highest mountain will begin, now threatens to dominate the event.
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Astronauts end spacewalk to test shield patch - 21, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A pair of astronauts ended a spacewalk late on Thursday in which they tested a repair procedure for the heat shields on the space shuttle fleet -- a technique NASA hopes it never needs to use.
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Nadal and Djokovic toil to reach last four - 21, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Defending champion Rafael Nadal held his nerve to reach the last four at the Pacific Life Open by beating American James Blake for the first time 7-5 3-6 6-3 in the quarter-finals on Thursday.
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Some people may transmit weaker AIDS virus: study - 21, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - People with a genetic variation that slows down HIV may also be causing a mutation to the AIDS virus that makes it less potent if transmitted to others, researchers said on Friday.
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Obama's passport records improperly accessed - 21, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contract workers for the U.S. State Department improperly viewed Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama's passport records three times this year in what his campaign called "an outrageous breach" of his privacy.
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Tibetans dispute official claim of no riot deaths - 21, Mar 2008
KANGDING, China (Reuters) - Tibetans in China's tense southwestern province of Sichuan on Friday said they believed several people had been killed in anti-Chinese riots there this week, disputing official claims that none died.
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Kia shareholders name new co-CEO, shares fall - 21, Mar 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shareholders of Kia Motors Corp approved on Friday the appointment of Kim Ik-whan as new co-CEO, replacing the son of the Hyundai Motor Group chairman, a move analysts say was the result of poor earnings.
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Google's wireless-auction loss called possible win - 21, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's losing bid for coveted wireless airwaves may prove a victory for the Web search leader as it still stands to get access to mobile networks without spending tens of billions of dollars to build one, analysts said on T
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Spectrum auction may boost gear makers' future - 21, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wireless network equipment makers may see a flurry of new orders in the next two years after a $19 billion government auction of wireless airwaves, analysts said.
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Few options for stroke victims; research continues - 21, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than a decade after the launch of clot-buster Activase, the Genentech Inc drug remains the only option for stroke victims despite high-profile research aimed at improving the odds of recovery from the No. 3 cause of death in t
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Gas-belching volcanoes may have killed dinosaurs - 21, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Gas-belching volcanoes may be to blame for a series of mass extinctions over the last 545 million years, including that of the dinosaurs, new evidence suggested on Thursday.
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Astronauts float outside to test heat shield patch - 21, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A pair of spacewalking astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Thursday to practice a procedure NASA hopes it never needs.
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Saturn's moon Titan may harbor underground ocean - 21, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A vast ocean of water and ammonia may lurk deep beneath the surface of Titan, the intriguing, orange moon of Saturn already known for its blanket of clouds and dense atmosphere, scientists said on Thursday.
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Money buys happiness -- if you spend on someone else - 21, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Money can buy happiness, but only if you spend it on someone else, researchers reported on Thursday.
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EU assembly to consider Beijing Olympics boycott - 21, Mar 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - China is expected to come under fire in the European Parliament next week over its response to unrest in Tibet with many EU lawmakers calling for some kind of European boycott of the Beijing Olympics.
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Movie chief testifies in Hollywood wiretap trial - 21, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The head of Paramount Pictures testified on Thursday he was unaware of any illegal acts by Hollywood's so-called private eye to the stars who worked on his behalf in two bitter movie industry lawsuits.
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Just a minute with Woody Harrelson - 21, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated actor Woody Harrelson has been called many things over the years including an out-of-control party animal, marijuana enthusiast, vegetarian and all-around nice guy.
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Worker found hanged on property owned by Mel Gibson - 21, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Authorities on Thursday were investigating the apparent suicide of a construction worker found hanged inside a house being built on a piece of property owned by Oscar-winner Mel Gibson.
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Shock jock named king of politically incorrect - 21, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Nappy-headed hos," the phrase that cost U.S. radio shock jock Don Imus his job and triggered a debate on how far free speech can go, was named on Thursday as the most egregious politically incorrect turn of phrase in 2007.
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U.S. denies entry to British sex, drugs memoir writer - 21, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. immigration officials denied British author Sebastian Horsley entrance to the United States on Wednesday on the grounds of "moral turpitude", Horsley told Reuters on Thursday.
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Early life on Earth - no predators, plenty of sex - 21, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sexual reproduction may be nearly as old as animal life itself, according to researchers who discovered a new species of organism that lived 540 million years ago.
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Ivanovic eases into last four at Indian Wells - 21, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia stormed into the Pacific Life Open semi-finals with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Russia's Vera Zvonareva on Thursday.
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Cheney visits Afghanistan, wants more NATO troops - 21, Mar 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney visited Afghanistan on Thursday and met President Hamid Karzai ahead of a NATO summit where Washington will urge its allies to send more troops to fight a tough Taliban insurgency.
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Bin Laden says free Gaza with "iron and fire" - 21, Mar 2008
DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden urged Palestinians on Thursday to use "iron and fire" to end an Israeli blockade of Gaza, in a recording after the Vatican rejected accusations by the al Qaeda chief of a "new crusade".
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JPMorgan offers Bear Stearns staff bonuses: source - 21, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co is offering bankers at Bear Stearns Cos bonuses to stay and support the controversial takeover, a person familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
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Stocks may rally anew on Fed's acts - 21, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bolstered by the Federal Reserve's aggressive liquidity action, stocks could extend their solid rally next week even in the face of still weak consumer and housing-related data.
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Clinton unveils new stimulus package - 21, Mar 2008
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a second economic stimulus package on Thursday as a new poll showed her maintaining her lead over Barack Obama among Democrats.
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China says its police shot Tibetan protesters - 21, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police shot and wounded four protesters this week in an ethnic Tibetan community in the province of Sichuan, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
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Wall St, buyers expect more delays on Boeing 787 - 21, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Industry insiders and Wall Street analysts are expecting further delays on Boeing Co's new 787 Dreamliner, as the U.S. plane maker grapples with last-minute design changes and production problems.
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Fears mount on jobless, factory data - 21, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Evidence of U.S. recession mounted on Thursday with reports showing Mid-Atlantic factory activity in its worst slump since the start of the Iraq war and more workers claiming jobless benefits.
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Commodities tumble as investors cash out - 21, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - From gold to oil to grains, commodities tumbled on Thursday in a wave of selling as investors cashed out, taking profits at near-record prices and reducing risk from positions built on borrowed money.
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CIT Group draws on $7.3 billion of bank lines - 21, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - CIT Group Inc said on Thursday it drew down $7.3 billion of bank lines to help fund daily operations, highlighting the commercial finance company's struggle to raise cash to pay off debt.
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Citigroup cuts 2,000 jobs: source - 21, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is cutting about 2,000 more investment banking and trading jobs, a person briefed on the matter said, as the largest U.S. bank moves to lower costs after subprime mortgage and credit problems led to a record quarterly l
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Wall St surges on hopes of easing credit crunch - 21, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks jumped on Thursday, capping a tumultuous week, on optimism that giving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a bigger role in the mortgage market will ease a credit crunch that claimed Bear Stearns as its biggest victim.
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China's Sina gets in shape for online Olympics - 21, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Sina.com, China's top Internet portal, is spending "a few million dollars" on infrastructure and online video content for this summer's Olympic Games, said one of its top executives on Thursday.
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Canadian university faces off with digital generation - 21, Mar 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian university has instilled a culture of fear by threatening to expel a student for cheating because he set up an online study group on Facebook, critics said this week.
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Start a Web business in an extra few minutes - 21, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When David Pangelinan isn't logging 14-hour days driving a fuel tanker, he's at his computer indulging his latest hobby: building a succession of online stores in minutes.
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Mozilla says Firefox 3 ready for prime-time - 21, Mar 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - A new version of Mozilla's popular Firefox Web browser is ready for download with improved security and memory use as the tiny company takes a stab at Microsoft Corp's dominant Internet Explorer.
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Verizon and AT&T dominate airwaves auction - 21, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc, the two largest U.S. mobile phone companies, grabbed the lion's share of a $19.12 billion auction of airwaves being vacated by television broadcasters.
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Official says little debris created from shot satellite - 20, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The shooting apart of a crippled U.S. spy satellite last month created no significant new space debris, with all but small bits burning on re-entry to the atmosphere, the mission commander said Wednesday.
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Booster patch helps bird flu vaccine: study - 20, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A skin patch helped boost a bird flu vaccine so well that people appear to be protected by a single dose, researchers at biotechnolgy firm Iomai said on Thursday.
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Obama eyes active role in oil markets - 20, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama would take an active role in U.S. oil markets as president, tackling concerns about the dominance of large oil companies and eyeing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a potential weapon to combat high prices, h
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Nadal holds off Tsonga, Federer eases through - 20, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Defending champion Rafael Nadal came from a set down and 5-2 behind in the third to scrape past Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-7 7-6 7-5 in the Pacific Life Open fourth round on Wednesday.
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"Man For All Seasons" Scofield dies at 86 - 20, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Paul Scofield, hailed as one of the great British actors of his generation and awarded an Oscar for his haunting performance in "A Man For All Seasons", has died aged 86 of leukemia, his agent said on Thursday.
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CORRECTED: Rocker Overmyer voted off "American Idol" - 20, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rocker Amanda Overmyer got the boot from "American Idol"'s huge fan base on Wednesday, leaving 10 finalists singing their way to possible victory in the hit TV talent show's seventh season.
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Astronauts ready for 4th spacewalk - 20, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station prepared for a spacewalk on Thursday to test a heat shield repair technique and replace a failed circuit breaker.
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Cheney visits Afghanistan ahead of NATO summit - 20, Mar 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - Vice-President Dick Cheney visited Afghanistan on Thursday and met President Hamid Karzai ahead of a NATO summit where Washington will urge its allies to send more troops to the war-torn country.
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McCain shrugs off Obama attack over Iraq gaffe - 20, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Presidential candidate John McCain shrugged off criticism from rival Barack Obama over a gaffe about Iraq, saying on Thursday that all politicians slip up and it was time to "move on".
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Obama says Iraq war drag on U.S. economy - 20, Mar 2008
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said the $500 billion cost of the Iraq war is a drag on the U.S. economy and attempted to lay some of the blame for it on Republican rival John McCain.
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China makes arrests in Tibet crackdown - 20, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tibet authorities said on Thursday they had arrested dozens of people involved in a wave of anti-Chinese violence that has swept the mountain region and prompted Beijing to pour in troops to crush further unrest.
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Borders explores sale, suspends dividend - 20, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Book retailer Borders Group Inc on Thursday suspended its quarterly dividend and said it was reviewing strategic options, including the sale of some or all of its businesses.
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Citigroup cuts 2,000 banking, trading jobs - 20, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is cutting about 2,000 more investment banking and trading jobs, a person briefed with the matter said, as the largest U.S. bank moves to lower costs after subprime mortgage and credit problems led to a record quarterly
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Wall Street gains on oil drop, factory reading - 20, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Thursday as a sharp pullback in prices of commodities including oil eased inflationary concerns and a smaller-than-forecast decline in a reading on regional factory activity buoyed sentiment.
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Commodities tumble in dash for cash - 20, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Commodity prices tumbled across the board on Thursday as investors retreated into cash, taking profits after a series of record peaks this year.
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In down market, sideways GE shares look good: investors - 20, Mar 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - For most of the past three years, investors looking at General Electric Co have had a common complaint -- the shares were "trading sideways," showing little movement of any kind.
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FedEx profit hit by economy, fuel - 20, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - FedEx Corp on Thursday reported a higher-than-expected third-quarter net profit, but gave a low outlook for the current quarter citing soaring fuel prices and slowing U.S. economic growth, sending the package delivery company's shares
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JPMorgan offers Bear Stearns staff bonuses to stay: source - 20, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co is offering bankers at Bear Stearns Cos bonuses to stay and support the controversial takeover, a person familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
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Recession fears mount on jobless, factory data - 20, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Evidence of U.S. recession mounted on Thursday with reports showing Mid-Atlantic factory activity in its worst slump since the start of the Iraq war and more workers claiming jobless benefits.
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Nortel joins Thai Loxley in WiMax trial - 20, Mar 2008
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Nortel Networks Corp has joined a unit of Thailand's Loxley PCL to test the new super high speed WiMax wireless technology, executives of the two firms said on Thursday.
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Dell to buy $52 bln components from China - 20, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Dell Inc plans to buy $23 billion of components from China this year and $29 billion in 2009, helping it reduce costs while the company's main market, the United States, is facing recession.
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China publishes "blacklist" of video Web sites - 20, Mar 2008
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese authorities ordered 25 video-sharing Web sites to halt operations and issued warnings to dozens of others on Thursday, tightening their grip on online content in a move which could scare away future investment in the sector.
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New "Rainbow Six" game refines formula - 20, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES, March 20 (Reuters) - Fans of anti-terrorism tactics can lock and load this week with the return of the popular "Rainbow Six" franchise, which returns to Las Vegas promising fine-tuning of its realistic, fast-paced formula.
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Astronauts unplug for mid-mission break - 20, Mar 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The ubiquitous voice of Mission Control fell silent for much of Wednesday as the shuttle Endeavour astronauts took time off midway through what NASA expects to be its longest visit to the International Space Station.
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Apatow & Co. hammer out flimsy comedy in "Drillbit" - 20, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Drillbit Taylor," the latest comedy from the Judd Apatow laugh factory, is a relatively lame exercise that never achieves comic traction. Revolving around a trio of uber-geeks and a high school bully, the movie unfolds
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U.S. denies entry to British sex and drugs memoir writer - 20, Mar 2008
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Controversial British author Sebastian Horsley was denied entrance into the United States as he arrived to promote his memoir of drug addiction, sex and his dysfunctional family, his publisher said on Wednesday.
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Blame yourself, umpires' chairman tells India - 20, Mar 2008
MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - India have been told to stop pointing the finger at umpires after failing to qualify for the Olympic hockey tournament.
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Sharapova and Kuznetsova ease into last four - 20, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Former champion Maria Sharapova maintained her perfect start to the season to join fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Pacific Life Open semi-finals on Wednesday.
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Rocker Overmyer voted off "American Idol" - 20, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rocker Amanda Overmyer got the boot from "American Idol"'s huge fan base on Wednesday, leaving 10 finalists singing their way to possible victory in the hit TV talent show's seventh season.
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China's shooters offered $1.4 million reward for five golds - 20, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - The largest producer of China's favorite tipple has promised the country's shooting team a 10 million yuan ($1.42 million) bonus if they bag five gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, state media reported on Thursday.
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Prosecutors to seek new Barry Bonds indictment - 20, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said on Wednesday they would seek a new indictment against home run king Barry Bonds after previous perjury charges were recently thrown out.
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Cavaliers overpower Pistons in Eastern finals rematch - 20, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers got 30 points from LeBron James in a 89-73 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday in Detroit's first visit since last year's NBA playoffs.
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Nadal holds off Tsonga and Federer eases through - 20, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Defending champion Rafael Nadal came from a set down and 5-2 behind in the third to scrape past Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-7 7-6 7-5 in the Pacific Life Open fourth round on Wednesday.
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Republicans and Democrats diverge on health care - 20, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans' views of the U.S. health care system differ widely based on political party preferences, with Republicans far more likely than Democrats to call it the world's best, a poll released on Thursday showed.
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Views of Obama's pastor reflect black U.S. tradition - 20, Mar 2008
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Many U.S. voters have been shocked by the sentiments expressed by the pastor of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama but they should not be surprised, say faith leaders with experience of black American chur
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At least 200 arrested in U.S. antiwar protests - 20, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 200 people were arrested across the United States on Wednesday as protesters marking the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq obstructed downtown traffic and tried to block access to government offices.
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U.S. embargo on Cuba benefits Europe, Canada firms - 20, Mar 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - When ailing Fidel Castro resigned last month, stock prices of U.S. companies that stand to benefit from more business with Cuba rallied.
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Rio says "takes notice" of iron pellet price hike - 20, Mar 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc , locked in tense iron ore price negotiations with Asian steel mills, said a sharp rise in iron pellet prices achieved by rival Vale "would not go unnoticed."
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Starbucks CEO sees "tailspin," outlines change - 20, Mar 2008
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Warning of an economic "tailspin," Starbucks Corp outlined long-awaited plans to turn around its U.S. business on Wednesday, but details from new coffee machines to a rewards program for frequent customers failed to excite investors,
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Borders to explore sale, suspends dividend - 20, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. book retailer Borders Group Inc posted a fourth-quarter profit on Thursday but suspended its quarterly dividend and said it had launched a strategic review that will investigate selling the business.
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Boeing-Northrop tanker war rages in media and Congress - 20, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Northrop Grumman Corp and Boeing Co escalated their war of words on Wednesday over a $35 billion contract for 179 U.S. Air Force refueling aircraft that Boeing argues it should have won -- not Northrop and Europe's EADS.
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U.S. court leaves ban on Qualcomm selling some chips - 20, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Broadcom Corp said on Wednesday a U.S. appeals court let stand a lower court order barring wireless chip maker Qualcomm Inc from selling chips that infringe on three of its patents.
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Intel cheap laptops expanding to U.S., Europe - 20, Mar 2008
BOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Intel Corp said on Wednesday sub-$300 laptops initially designed for poor children will soon be available to U.S. and European consumers in a move that could further push down computer prices.
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Why do birds sing? It's all in the brain - 20, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Birds start singing in the spring because of a biological response to longer days, researchers said on Wednesday.
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