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McCain wins Bush endorsement for presidency - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush formally endorsed Republican John McCain for president on Wednesday, calling him a man of character who is "not going to change" when it comes to taking on Islamic extremists.
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Merrill quits subprime lending, cuts 650 jobs - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co on Wednesday said it will eliminate 650 jobs as it stops making subprime mortgages through its First Franklin Financial Corp unit.
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Service sector slump wears on; Fed sounds grim - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The slumping U.S. service sector and a weakening job market dealt further blows on Wednesday to an economy teetering on the brink of recession, while bad news continued unabated on the inflation front.
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Fed report says U.S. growth slowed in early 2008 - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve districts all saw decelerating economic growth in early 2008, even as prices pressed upward almost everywhere, the central bank's "Beige Book" report on economic conditions said on Wednesday.
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Buffett world's richest man, Slim second: Forbes - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, the famed U.S. investor who heads Berkshire Hathaway Inc, replaced his friend and Microsoft Corp founder Bill Gates as the richest man in the world, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday.
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Sovereign wealth funds not harmful - U.S. officials - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sovereign wealth funds, which have drawn criticism for recent multibillion-dollar injections into battered U.S. banks, are a good thing, but could be more transparent, officials said on Wednesday.
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Ambac raising at least $1.5 bln of new capital - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc said on Wednesday it plans to sell at least $1.5 billion of stock and convertible securities, to help preserve the top-tier credit ratings critical for its main insurance business.
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Stocks jump on data, commodities; Thornburg sinks - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as evidence the services sector may not be as weak as feared allayed investors' concerns about a recession and soaring commodity prices lifted energy and mining companies' shares.
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Microsoft asks Web developers to "bet on us" - 06, Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp asked software developers to "bet on us" as it began making test versions available of Internet Explorer 8, an upgraded version of the main software used to browse the Web.
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Electronics greener, but long way to go: Greenpeace - 06, Mar 2008
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - Consumer electronics are becoming greener, but manufacturers still have a long way to go to eliminate hazardous substances from computers and mobile phones and make them more energy efficient, Greenpeace said.
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Yahoo buys time with Microsoft by board move - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc extended a deadline to nominate board directors, buying the company time to pursue alternatives to Microsoft Corp's $41.7 billion offer, while also giving Yahoo room to negotiate a friendly deal with Microsoft.
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Indonesians in Java village scared by seeping gas - 05, Mar 2008
PORONG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Gas seeping from the ground in a village hit by a mud volcano in Indonesia's East Java province is triggering safety concerns and calls for an evacuation, residents said on Wednesday.
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Indonesian fossils belonged to diet-poor dwarfs - 05, Mar 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Small human-like skeletons found in a cave on a remote Indonesian island were actually human and their miniature features probably due to nutritional deficiency, some researchers in Australia say.
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"Swingtown" experiment is on for CBS - 05, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Guess who's swinging into summer?
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U.N. wants tougher stance on celebrity drug users - 05, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Prosecutors worldwide are too lenient on celebrities who use drugs, sending a dangerous message to young people, the United Nations said on Wednesday in its global report on illegal narcotics trends.
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Indonesia says H5N1 samples show no signs of mutation - 05, Mar 2008
HONGKONG/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Bird flu virus samples that Indonesia sent to a World Health Organisation laboratory last month have not shown signs of any mutation, a health ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
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Networks clamor for foreign TV shows - 05, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - If you thought the Academy Awards were dominated by foreigners, consider the shows that might grace TV screens in the fall.
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Film "Chicago 10" parallels '68 protests with Iraq - 05, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A film about violent U.S. anti-Vietnam War protests in 1968 is not just another nostalgic Sixties movie, says director Brett Morgen, but instead seeks to reflect current opposition to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Hollywood braces for possible actors strike - 05, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The final epilogue to the tumultuous writers strike has been written, but Hollywood is bracing for a possible sequel to the costly walkout -- this one starring film and television actors.
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Former stripper allowed to stay on "Idol" - 05, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" producers are shrugging off the latest sex scandal to hit the top-rated U.S. television show, saying contestant David Hernandez can stay in the competition despite his past as a stripper.
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China gears up for faithful during the Games - 05, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing is setting up sites and training local believers to provide religious services for foreigners attending the Olympic Games, religious officials said on Wednesday.
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No favors for celebrity athletes at Beijing village - 05, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Celebrity athletes can expect no special treatment at Beijing's Olympic village, its vice-director said on Wednesday, after world tennis number one Roger Federer said he was unsure whether he would stay with fellow athletes.
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Penguins blank Lightning in Crosby's return - 05, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed Sidney Crosby back to the line-up with a 2-0 road win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, lifting them into top spot in the Eastern Conference.
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Packers legend Brett Favre retires - 05, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has retired after 17 record-breaking seasons, saying the stress of living up to his high standards had become too much.
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Pistons beat Sonics to maintain winning ways - 05, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Pistons scored a 100-97 victory over the visiting Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday to record their fifth win in six games.
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U.S. says time tight for nuclear deal, but doable - 05, Mar 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday time was tight to seal a controversial nuclear deal with India, but it was still possible to wrap it up if it reached the U.S. Congress by July, ahead of November's presidential poll.
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Iran says will only talk to IAEA on atomic file - 05, Mar 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it would only discuss its nuclear program with the U.N. atomic watchdog, rejecting a call by world powers to hold more talks with the EU's foreign policy chief.
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China's Wen vows tough fight against inflation - 05, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned on Wednesday that overheating remains his nation's top economic foe even as global growth softens, vowing a tough fight against price rises and feverish investment.
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Iran sees Iraq talks this week but U.S. says no date set - 05, Mar 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran and the United States are expected to hold a new round of talks on improving security in Iraq this week, Iranian and Iraqi officials said on Wednesday, but the U.S. ambassador to Baghdad said no date had been set.
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McCain now has to pick a vice presidential nominee - 05, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Now that he is the Republican presidential nominee, John McCain has a big decision ahead of him -- who to choose as his vice presidential running mate.
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Rice says Middle East peace talks to resume - 05, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday Israel and the Palestinians had agreed to resume peace talks suspended over an Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, but she did not specify a date.
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Clinton upbeat and ready to take on McCain - 05, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton, whose campaign took new life after crucial victories over Barack Obama in Ohio and Texas, said on Wednesday she was the best Democrat to beat presumptive Republican nominee John McCain in the November U.S. president
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Pfizer eyes overseas relief as Lipitor cliff nears - 05, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc on Wednesday said it aims to expand in emerging markets and speed its pace of launching new drugs to offset looming generic competition for its $12 billion-a-year Lipitor cholesterol fighter.
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AT&T to invest $1 bln worldwide for expansion - 05, Mar 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Top U.S. phone company AT&T Inc will invest $1 billion worldwide this year to build four undersea cables and to expand its network services, senior officials said on Wednesday.
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U.S. private sector jobs drop unexpectedly in Feb - 05, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. private employment fell unexpectedly for the first time in nearly five years in February, according to a private report on Wednesday that dealt another blow to an economy teetering on the brink of recession.
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OPEC keeps output steady in face of $100 oil - 05, Mar 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC ministers on Wednesday agreed to keep oil output steady and said record high prices had been driven by factors that were beyond their control.
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Pitch is key to cocktail party conversation: study - 05, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Cutting through the chatter to understand a conversation during a crowded cocktail party is a gift researchers said on Wednesday stems from how the brain distinguishes the pitch of different voices.
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U.S. gymnasts spur each other towards Beijing - 05, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World champion Shawn Johnson experienced her first hiccup in a campaign to become the next U.S. Olympic gymnastics darling when she was beaten to the American Cup title by compatriot Nastia Liukin.
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Former stripper permitted to stay on "Idol" - 05, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" producers are shrugging off the latest sex scandal to hit the top-rated U.S. television show, saying contestant David Hernandez can stay in the competition despite his past as a stripper.
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Lindsay Lohan's mom to star in reality TV show - 05, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dina Lohan took a lot of heat for managing daughter Lindsay Lohan's rise to stardom and U.S. television viewers now can watch as she shepherds 14-year-old daughter Ali into a show business career.
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Gonzalez, Baghdatis advance to Las Vegas second round - 05, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Seeds Fernando Gonzalez and Marcus Baghdatis advanced to the second round of the Las Vegas Open with straight sets victories in their opening matches on Tuesday.
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Ovechkin has Capitals on the brink of postseason berth - 05, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Capitals scoring machine Alex Ovechkin admits he sees few shooting chances worth passing up.
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Teams put a price on Beijing Games medals - 05, Mar 2008
ATHENS (Reuters) - A simple wreath of wild olive leaves and a promise of immortality were enough for champions at the ancient Olympics in Greece.
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Pistons beat SuperSonics to maintain winning ways - 05, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Pistons scored a 100-97 victory over the visiting Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday to record their fifth win in six games.
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Vietnam showcases McCain at "Hanoi Hilton" - 05, Mar 2008
HANOI (Reuters) - In the prison everyone calls the "Hanoi Hilton", artifacts in glass cabinets and black-and-white photographs on the walls recall the historic link between Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Vietnam.
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Rice pushes Israel and Palestinians to talk not fight - 05, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will push Israelis and Palestinians on Wednesday to return to peace talks and stop violence in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.
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Ecuador lobbies for support in Andean crisis - 05, Mar 2008
CARACAS (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa visited Latin American powerhouse Brazil on Wednesday on his regional tour to push Colombia to apologize for a military operation in Ecuador as an Andean crisis escalated.
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Victorious McCain turns sights on Democrats - 05, Mar 2008
DALLAS (Reuters) - Republican John McCain turned his sights on his Democratic rivals on Tuesday after claiming his party's presidential nomination, challenging them to explain how they would end the Iraq war without making it worse.
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Clinton stays alive, McCain wins nomination - 05, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton swept critical showdowns with Barack Obama in Ohio and Texas on Tuesday to keep her Democratic presidential bid alive, and John McCain clinched the Republican nomination and looked ahead to the November election.
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Air Force agrees to brief Boeing on tanker loss - 05, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under mounting pressure from lawmakers and a top Pentagon leader, the Air Force on Tuesday agreed to speed up a briefing with Boeing Co about why it lost a $35 billion aircraft contract to Northrop Grumman Corp and its European pa
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Demand Media buys Pluck Corp - 05, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Demand Media, run by former MySpace Chairman Richard Rosenblatt, said on Tuesday it has purchased Web media syndication company Pluck Corp, as part of an expansion of its Internet social media business.
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British study links radiation to heart disease - 05, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Nuclear power plant workers exposed to chronic radiation may face a higher risk of heart disease, according to a large British study published on Tuesday.
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Irritating odors set off alarms in nose: study - 05, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smells so irritating they make you cough or gag may act upon a single type of cell in the nose that senses caustic chemicals and warns the brain of potential danger, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Lead still a contender for hybrid cars: industry - 05, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Lead is still in the race to make batteries for hybrid-powered vehicles, President Bruce Neil at privately-owned lead producer Doe Run told a conference on Monday.
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Hollywood North says Canada's tax plan is censorship - 05, Mar 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's film and television industry is screaming censorship over a government plan to cut tax credits for productions with graphic scenes of sex and violence, warning the plan could water down edgy Canadian films.
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Chesney leads country music award bids - 05, Mar 2008
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Kenny Chesney snagged 11 nominations on Tuesday to lead contenders for the annual Academy of Country Music awards, and Rodney Atkins, who has had four straight number one singles, was second with six.
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Gangland memoir is fabricated: publisher - 05, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Love and Consequences," a critically acclaimed memoir about a mixed-raced girl growing up in a gang-ridden neighborhood of Los Angeles, is a fabrication and the 19,000 distributed copies of the book will be recalled, its publisher sa
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TV networks brace for primary push - 05, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The networks are trotting out their big stars for Tuesday's key primaries in Texas and Ohio, as the duel between Democratic challengers Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama reaches fever pitch.
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Lanzinger stable after leg amputation - 05, Mar 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian skier Matthias Lanzinger was in a stable condition on Tuesday after undergoing an emergency amputation of his lower left leg.
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Hollywood braces for threat of actors strike - 05, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The final epilogue to the tumultuous writers strike has been written, but Hollywood is bracing for a possible a sequel to the costly walkout -- this one starring film and television actors.
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Donny Osmond reclaims fame - 05, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Donny Osmond has defied the odds of many child stars whose careers went from red-hot to has-been before age 21, and now he seems as popular as ever with a new movie and a co-hosting job on a celebrity TV show.
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Study of hormone therapy shows some risks persist - 05, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A follow-up analysis of women taking hormone replacement therapy found that their heightened risk of breast cancer persisted even after they stopped taking the drug combination, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Packers quarterback great Brett Favre quits at 38 - 05, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has retired after 17 record-breaking seasons, saying the stress of living up to his high standards had become too much.
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New honorary member Singh plans more Asian Tour outings - 05, Mar 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Triple major champion Vijay Singh has promised to play more on his home circuit after accepting honorary membership of the Asian Tour.
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California's top court seems split on gay marriage - 05, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The California Supreme Court appeared divided on Tuesday over whether to allow gay marriage during nearly four hours of oral arguments on the contentious issue that could impact gay rights nationwide.
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Russia's Medvedev must guard freedoms: rights chief - 05, Mar 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's human rights ombudsman said on Tuesday Dmitry Medvedev has to prove he can ensure freedoms when he takes over as Kremlin leader from President Vladimir Putin later this year.
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Iran may be biggest threat to Iraq: U.S. general - 05, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran may pose the greatest long-term threat to Iraq's stability, a U.S. general said on Tuesday, the day after Iran's president wrapped up a visit to Baghdad.
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Abbas holds back on resuming peace talks with Israel - 05, Mar 2008
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice failed to win a public commitment from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to resume peace talks with Israel.
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Ford wants Volvo to run on more stand-alone basis - 05, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it
is developing a new business plan for Volvo that will include
the Swedish luxury brand operating on a more stand-alone basis.
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Boeing demands tanker answers as lawmakers vow fight - 05, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co demanded on Tuesday immediate answers on why it lost a $35 billion contract for refueling tankers to Northrop Grumman Corp and its European partner EADS , as Boeing backers in Congress threatened to hold up funding for t
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UBS says wealth management belongs within bank - 05, Mar 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - UBS believes its investment banking and wealth management businesses should stay under one roof, company Chairman Marcel Ospel said on Tuesday.
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Banks should accept mortgage principal cuts: Bernanke - 05, Mar 2008
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Banks may have to swallow reductions in the principal of some troubled home loans to ward off greater losses that could result from outright default, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday.
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Apple plans no dividend or buyback - 05, Mar 2008
CUPERTINO, California (Reuters) - Apple Inc has no plans to declare a dividend or buy back its stock, Chief Executive Steve Jobs told the annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, adding that iPhone sales were on track.
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Stocks drop with banks; Cisco cushions Nasdaq - 05, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 fell on Tuesday as bank stocks slid on a broker warning about more losses at Citigroup and the Federal Reserve chairman said mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures were likely to rise.
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NetSuite wants buyers to customize and sell software - 05, Mar 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Software magnate Larry Ellison's NetSuite Inc aims to turn its business management software service into a platform for developers to create customized management programs for small and medium-sized businesses.
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AMD debuts new integrated graphics chipsets - 05, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO/HANOVER (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices Inc announced a new collection of chips that will add better graphics capabilities to the motherboards that connect the different parts of a personal computer.
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Facebook hires Google exec, hitting Google shares - 05, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook said on Tuesday it had named Google Inc's global sales head, Sheryl Sandberg, as the social networking site's new chief operations officer, accelerating a decline in Google shares to year lows.
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Yahoo activates smart mobile bookmarks - 05, Mar 2008
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc, still fending off a $41 billion takeover bid by Microsoft Corp, unveiled a cell phone tool on Tuesday that lets users keep up with their favorite topics using dynamic bookmarks.
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De Bernieres comes home with first novel set in UK - 04, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Louis de Bernieres has always considered himself a foreign writer, so setting his latest novel in native Britain is something of a homecoming.
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Chesney leads Academy of Country Music award bids - 04, Mar 2008
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Kenny Chesney easily snagged 12 nominations on Tuesday to lead contenders for the annual Academy of Country Music awards, and Rodney Atkins, who has had four straight number one singles, was second with six.
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"Bank Job" a criminal undertaking - 04, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The caper film is such a time-honored and recently neglected genre that it's a shame to report that Roger Donaldson's "The Bank Job" isn't better than it is.
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Resurgent Els in upbeat mood for Tampa Bay - 04, Mar 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - World number three Ernie Els is in buoyant mood for this week's Tampa Bay Championship at Palm Harbour after winning his first title on U.S. soil in nearly four years.
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Victory over Federer gives Murray added self-belief - 04, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Murray believes victory over world number one Roger Federer in Dubai on Monday will give him the platform to become a genuine contender for the biggest prizes in tennis.
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Successful operation boosts Yao's Games hopes - 04, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Yao Ming's hopes of taking part in August's Beijing Olympics were given a boost when he underwent successful surgery on his injured left foot in the U.S. late on Monday.
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Floods in Namibia kill 42 and displace thousands - 04, Mar 2008
WINDHOEK (Reuters) - Floods in Namibia have killed 42 people and displaced thousands since early February and officials said on Tuesday more flooding can be expected.
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Suicide blast kills 6 at Pakistan navy college - 04, Mar 2008
LAHORE (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least six people and wounded 19 in an attack on Tuesday on a Pakistan naval college in the eastern city of Lahore, officials said.
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Iraq's Sadrists demand U.S. release former minister - 04, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Anti-U.S. Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's political bloc demanded on Tuesday that the U.S. military release a former deputy health minister after terrorism charges against him were dropped.
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United States cuts aid to Bosnian Serb ruling party - 04, Mar 2008
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The U.S. government has cut development aid to the political party of Bosnian Serb Prime Minister Milorad Dodik because of its nationalist policy, the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Uribe to denounce Chavez in court in Andes crisis - 04, Mar 2008
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said on Tuesday he would denounce Venezuela's Hugo Chavez in international court in a growing Andean dispute after Venezuela and Ecuador cut diplomatic ties with Bogota and ordered troops to their neighb
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California's top court ponders gay marriage - 04, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Four years after San Francisco ignited passionate embraces and heated national debate by briefly allowing gay marriage, California's top court hears arguments on Tuesday as to whether matrimony should be limited to a man and a wo
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Rice urges renewed Middle East talks - 04, Mar 2008
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday to resume suspended peace negotiations and said she believed a deal was still possible by the end of the year.
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Russia urges Iran to comply on nuclear program - 04, Mar 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Russia urged Iran on Tuesday to comply with demands by the United Nations Security Council to curb its nuclear program, but Tehran remained defiant.
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Citigroup may need more capital, Dubai says - 04, Mar 2008
DUBAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc , the largest U.S. bank, may need "a lot more money" from outside investors after billions of dollars of write-downs tied to subprime mortgages, the head of Gulf investment agency Dubai International Capital said.
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Clinton under pressure as Ohio and Texas vote - 04, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fate of Hillary Clinton's U.S. presidential bid rested with voters in Ohio and Texas on Tuesday in her hard-fought Democratic duel with Barack Obama.
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U.S. consumers shopping for price, value -survey - 04, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Economic uncertainty is forcing U.S. shoppers to consider low prices and bargains above all else for the first time in a decade, according to results of a survey released on Tuesday by AlixPartners.
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Mobile games industry eyes social networking, Nokia - 04, Mar 2008
HELSINKI (Reuters) - A boom in social networking and a new delivery platform from Nokia offer mobile video game publishers a boost after a slowdown in 2007.
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Staples profit near flat; outlook lowered - 04, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Staples Inc on Tuesday said its quarterly profit was roughly flat as international sales helped offset a slowdown in North American stores, but the No. 1 office retailer lowered its full-year outlook, citing a weak economic climate.
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Filipinos sent 1 billion text messages daily in 2007 - 04, Mar 2008
MANILA (Reuters) - Filipinos doubled the number of text messages they sent last year to an average of 1 billion daily, industry data showed on Tuesday.
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Nokia to use Microsoft's Web video technology - 04, Mar 2008
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia said on Tuesday it would add support to Microsoft's Silverlight Web video technology to millions of its handsets, in the latest deal between the two technology giants.
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SAP announces new partners for SME offerings - 04, Mar 2008
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - SAP and Intel , the world's biggest makers of business software and microchips, will jointly offer servers pre-packaged with SAP software aimed at medium-sized firms, the two companies said.
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