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Ferrell basketball comedy bombs at box office - 03, Mar 2008
Will Ferrell stumbled at the North American box office on Sunday with his latest sports comedy, "Semi-Pro."
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New film explores fate of Nazi Germany's "Titanic" - 03, Mar 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - A new television film about the sinking of a Nazi ship carrying thousands of German refugees at the end of World War Two has lifted the lid on one of Germany's most painful memories.
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Army warns protesters after eight die in Armenia - 03, Mar 2008
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia's military said on Sunday it would confront opposition protests with force, a day after riots killed eight people in the ex-Soviet state.
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Mexican Ochoa enjoys Singapore stroll - 03, Mar 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The $2 million Women's Champions tournament became a stroll in Singapore for Lorena Ochoa but the world number one said she had not been complacent despite starting the final round eight shots clear.
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UK military chiefs wary of Harry frontline return - 03, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry is keen to return to the frontline in Afghanistan "very, very soon" but military chiefs fear that could pose a major security headache.
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Top U.S. Democrat: accord near on spy bill, immunity - 03, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives may soon resolve a stalemate that has blocked efforts to renew an anti-terrorism spy law and shield phone companies from lawsuits, a key Democrat said on Sunday.
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Ahmadinejad takes swipe at Bush, hails Iraq ties - 03, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed a new chapter in ties with Iraq and took a jab at the United States over its policies in the Middle East during a landmark visit to Baghdad on Sunday.
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Abbas suspends talks but Israel presses on in Gaza - 03, Mar 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suspended peace negotiations with Israel on Sunday, demanding it end an offensive in the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 100 Palestinians, many of them civilians.
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Russia's Medvedev vows to pursue Putin policies - 03, Mar 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev was elected as Russia's next president after a vote on Sunday that will preserve the power of his mentor Vladimir Putin but which opponents said was unfair.
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Ohio becomes campaign central for Clinton, Obama - 03, Mar 2008
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama waged a tight campaign fight across Ohio on Sunday two days before crucial voting that could virtually nail down the Democratic nomination or prolong the party battle i
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Israeli army gives rocket safety tips on Internet - 03, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Avi B. wanted to know if he could receive a warning via a text message on his cell phone of an impending rocket attack on southern Israel from the Gaza Strip.
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Williams sisters drawn in same half at Bangalore Open - 02, Mar 2008
BANGALORE, India (Reuters) - The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, have been drawn in the same half of the WTA Bangalore Open which begins on Monday.
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Canadiens soar into top spot with win over Devils - 02, Mar 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The surging Montreal Canadiens took over top spot in the Eastern Conference with a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.
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Ochoa steamrolls rivals to win in Singapore - 02, Mar 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - World number one Lorena Ochoa cruised to an 11-stroke win at the $2 million HSBC Women's Champions tournament on Sunday on her season debut.
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Suicide bomber kills 39 in Pakistan - 02, Mar 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - At least 39 people were killed and scores more injured when a suicide bomber attacked a traditional tribal meeting in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, officials said.
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Eight killed in Armenian protests - 02, Mar 2008
YEREVAN (Reuters) - The United States urged Armenia's warring political forces to start talking after a night of rioting in which eight people were killed and dozens more injured.
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Iraq war hits U.S. economy: Nobel winner - 02, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Iraq war has contributed to the U.S. economic slowdown and is impeding an economic recovery, Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says.
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Russians vote for new president - 02, Mar 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians voted for a new president on Sunday in an election likely to hand victory to President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor but criticized by the opposition for a lack of real competition.
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U.S. envoy leaves China with no North Korea meeting - 02, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - The top U.S. negotiator on North Korea was to leave China on Sunday without meeting his North Korean counterpart, who he said was "not ready" for talks aimed at pushing forward a stalled nuclear disarmament plan.
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Ahmadinejad says Iraq visit opens new chapter in ties - 02, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed a new chapter in ties with Iraq on Sunday, saying he was "truly happy" to make a landmark trip to Baghdad now that Iran's arch-foe Saddam Hussein had been deposed.
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Abbas suspends talks with Israel - 02, Mar 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suspended peace negotiations with Israel on Sunday, demanding it end a Gaza offensive that has killed more than 100 Palestinians, many of them civilians.
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Oil prices won't fall under $60-$70: Naimi - 02, Mar 2008
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Oil prices won't fall below $60 to $70 a barrel as this is the minimum level at which alternative fuels are economically viable, Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said in remarks published on Sunday by Algeria's APS news agency.
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Vazquez retains WBC super bantamweight title - 02, Mar 2008
CARSON, California (Reuters) - Israel Vazquez registered a split decision victory over fellow Mexican Rafael Marquez to retain his World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title on Saturday.
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Canadiens soar into top spot with victory over Devils - 02, Mar 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The surging Montreal Canadiens took over top spot in the Eastern Conference with a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.
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Davenport beats Govortsova for 55th career title - 02, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former world number one Lindsay Davenport claimed her 55th career title by cruising to a 6-2 6-1 victory over teenager Olga Govortsova of Belarus in the Memphis Championship on Saturday.
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Donald, Jones and Calcavecchia share lead at Honda - 02, Mar 2008
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) - Britain's Luke Donald, Australian rookie Matt Jones and American Mark Calcavecchia head into Sunday's final round of the Honda Classic, sharing the lead on six under par.
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Record field of competitors starts Iditarod race - 02, Mar 2008
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A record 96 mushers started the Iditarod race on Saturday, driving dog teams out of downtown Anchorage in the ceremonial launch of the world's most famous sled-dog competition.
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Presidential election under way in Russia's Far East - 02, Mar 2008
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Russians voted for a new president on Sunday in an election expected to deliver a victory to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's chosen successor and another blow to Moscow's already tarnished democratic image.
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Obama, Clinton battle over national security - 02, Mar 2008
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama accused rival Democrat Hillary Clinton of using the politics of fear on Saturday after her campaign released an ad suggesting that Obama lacked enough security experience to keep Ame
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Prince Harry pays tribute to injured UK soldiers - 02, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry returned from his frontline stint in Afghanistan in somber mood after flying home opposite two severely injured soldiers.
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Spurs escape with victory in Milwaukee - 02, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs won their eighth straight game on Saturday, Manu Ginobili scoring 30 points and Tony Parker 26 in a narrow 96-94 road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Ahmadinejad in Iraq for landmark trip - 02, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Baghdad on Sunday, the first Iranian president to visit Iraq since the two neighbors fought a protracted war in the 1980s that killed a million people.
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North Korea denounces U.S.-South military drills - 02, Mar 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's military denounced annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises beginning on Sunday, saying it was a sign Washington was not about to give up its hostile policy, and vowed to strike back.
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Armenian opposition ends protest after violence - 02, Mar 2008
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia's opposition ended a standoff with riot police in the capital Yerevan on Sunday after the government declared a state of emergency and mobilized the army in response to the worst unrest in a decade.
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U.N. Security Council urges end of Gaza violence - 02, Mar 2008
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Sunday urged Israel and Palestinian militants to cease all violence in Gaza after the U.N. secretary-general condemned what he called Israel's "excessive" use of force.
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Credit crunch fuels investor thirst for art, wine - 02, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Rollercoaster markets may have cooled investor appetites for shares or property, but interest in offbeat investments is booming as a growing number of art and wine funds compete to combine passion with high returns.
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Clinton trails in Texas, deadlocked in Ohio - 02, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton narrowly trails rival Barack Obama in Texas and the two are virtually tied in Ohio ahead of critical contests that could decide the fate of her presidential bid, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronic
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Buyout firms put energy infrastructure in pipeline - 02, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firms are snapping up energy infrastructure assets like pipelines and storage facilities, which are some of the few buyouts likely to attract financing as credit markets remain in a deep freeze.
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Meter still running on GM's Delphi ride - 02, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Almost a decade after spinning off Delphi Corp and more than two years after the auto parts maker filed for bankruptcy, General Motors Corp is still grappling with the costly legacy of its former subsidiary.
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Expected MySpace service to compete with iTunes - 02, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Amid ongoing competitive pressure from Facebook, MySpace is taking its latest shot at entering the music business as other social networking peers, such as Last.fm and imeem, are making big audience gains with ad-supported music off
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Liukin beats world champion Johnson at American Cup - 02, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Nastia Liukin produced a strong performance on the uneven bars to beat world champion Shawn Johnson to win the women's event in the American Cup at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
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Dementieva beats Kuznetsova to win Dubai title - 02, Mar 2008
DUBAI (Reuters) - Elena Dementieva defeated second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6 6-3 6-2 in an all-Russian final at the Dubai Championship on Saturday to win her ninth career title.
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Palestinians' bloodiest day, Israel kills 60 in Gaza - 02, Mar 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed 60 people in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the bloodiest day for Palestinians since an uprising against Israeli occupation began in 2000.
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Armenia declares state of emergency - 02, Mar 2008
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenian President Robert Kocharyan declared a state of emergency in the capital on Saturday and vowed to deploy troops against opposition protesters after riots in which at least one person died.
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Voting starts in Russian presidential election - 02, Mar 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russians voted for a new president on Sunday, in an election expected to deliver a big victory to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's chosen successor and another blow to Moscow's already tarnished democratic image.
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Bush pushes for more NATO troops in Afghanistan - 02, Mar 2008
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - Ratcheting up pressure on NATO partners, President George W. Bush said on Saturday that he would use the alliance's next summit to push for more troops in Afghanistan to share the "heavy burden" there.
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Miller says his independence is paying off - 02, Mar 2008
KVITFJELL, Norway (Reuters) - Bode Miller credits a split from the U.S. team and his training program for a return to the top of the overall Alpine skiing World Cup standings.
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Obama and Clinton battle over national security - 02, Mar 2008
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama accused rival Democrat Hillary Clinton of using the politics of fear on Saturday after her campaign released an ad suggesting that Obama lacked enough security experience to keep Ame
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Swiss bank Baer denies Web site tax scheme claims - 02, Mar 2008
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank Julius Baer denied on Saturday claims by a Web site that its Cayman Islands branch was used for tax avoidance schemes, one day after a U.S. judge lifted an order that had shut down the site.
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Japan's Kiyota takes Johnnie Walker lead - 01, Mar 2008
GURGAON, India (Reuters) - Japanese Taichiro Kiyota birdied the final hole to shoot a five-under par 67 and take a one-shot lead in the Johnnie Walker Classic third round on Saturday.
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Victory could help Kenya after violence says Tergat - 01, Mar 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Former champion Paul Tergat has urged Kenya's athletes to help with the aftermath of the political violence that rocked their country by retaining the team title at this month's world cross country championships.
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Miller wins his third downhill race of the season - 01, Mar 2008
KVITFJELL, Norway (Reuters) - American Bode Miller produced a storming run to win his third downhill of the season and extend his lead in the overall World Cup on Saturday.
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Paul sparks Hornets to victory over Jazz - 01, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chris Paul had 24 points and 16 assists to propel the New Orleans Hornets to a 110-98 home win over the Utah Jazz on Friday.
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Suicide bomber kills 38 at Pakistan funeral - 01, Mar 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 38 people at a funeral of a policeman in the Swat district of Pakistan, days after the Pakistan army said it had begun to bring the mountainous region under control.
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Prince Harry back from Afghan frontline - 01, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Harry, third in line to the throne, returned home from Afghanistan on Saturday after news leaked out on the Internet that he had been secretly fighting the Taliban for 10 weeks.
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Top commander unveils new Taliban tactics - 01, Mar 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - A top Taliban commander has said suicide attacks and roadside bombs would spearhead its new strategy against foreign troops, and hinted the movement could work with Afghanistan's government if foreign troops left.
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Israel kills 35 Palestinians in Gaza raid - 01, Mar 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Israel killed 35 Palestinians on Saturday in its deadliest and deepest incursion into the Gaza Strip since pulling out in 2005, stoking fears of a broader conflict that could derail renewed U.S.-backed peace talks.
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Will Texas be Hillary Clinton's last stand? - 01, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas was supposed to be a bastion of support for Hillary Clinton in the battle for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination, but it may turn out to be her Alamo.
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Iraq casualties rise again after Qaeda bombs - 01, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Violent civilian deaths in Iraq rose 36 percent in February from the previous month after a series of large-scale bombings blamed on al Qaeda, Iraqi government figures showed on Saturday.
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Venezuela urges OPEC to study Exxon row - 01, Mar 2008
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Venezuela wants next week's OPEC meeting to discuss its escalating legal battle with Exxon Mobil , a Venezuelan official was reported by Algeria's official APS news agency as saying on Saturday.
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Buffett has profitable year, faults housing excess - 01, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett concluded a highly profitable year for his Berkshire Hathaway Inc with an admonition for lenders who fueled the housing crisis and words of caution that Berkshire's own results might be less stellar than in 2007.
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EU sends TomTom formal objections to Tele Atlas deal - 01, Mar 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is sending a "statement of objections" to TomTom on its plans to purchase its main map supplier, Tele Atlas , a source with knowledge of the situation said on Saturday.
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Britain's Davis leads from Aussie Jones at Honda - 01, Mar 2008
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) - Britain's Brian Davis shot a three-under-par 67 on Friday to take a one-shot lead on eight-under-par after the second round of the Honda Classic.
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Holder Vazquez set for third meeting with Marquez - 01, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Israel Vazquez defends his World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight title against fellow Mexican Rafael Marquez on Saturday, the third meeting between the pair in 11 months.
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Roddick exits Memphis - 01, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top-seeded Andy Roddick was outgunned 7-6 6-3 by Swede Robin Soederling after a battle of big-serving in the Memphis Championship quarter-finals on Friday.
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Plekanec's hat-trick lifts Canadiens into division lead - 01, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tomas Plekanec scored three powerplay goals and had an assist on a fourth goal to help the Montreal Canadians take over first place in the Northeast Division with a 6-2 crushing of the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.
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Charges ruled too broad against Bonds - 01, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barry Bonds won an initial courtroom skirmish on Friday when a federal judge found that steroid perjury charges against him were improperly structured, a finding that complicates the government case against the baseball home run
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U.S. troop decision in Iraq late summer: official - 01, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. commander in Iraq will likely take four to six weeks after a reduction in U.S. troop levels ends in mid-July before deciding if more can go home, a senior administration official said on Friday.
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Britain's Prince Harry flown back from Afghan frontline - 01, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry flew out of Afghanistan on Friday after news leaked that he had been fighting on the frontline for 10 weeks, defence sources said.
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Mukasey won't pursue contempt probe of Bush aides - 01, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey refused on Friday to pursue contempt citations issued by the House of Representatives against a current and a former White House aide for not cooperating in a probe of the firing of U.S. attorne
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Congress in turmoil over Air Force tanker decision - 01, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force decision awarding a $35 billion aircraft contract to a team including the European parent of Airbus landed like a bomb in Congress on Friday, drawing howls of protest from lawmakers aligned with the loser, America's
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Casualties rise in Iraq after Qaeda bombs - 01, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Violent civilian deaths in Iraq rose by 36 percent in February from the previous month after a series of large-scale bombings blamed on al Qaeda, Iraqi government figures showed on Saturday.
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Obama and Clinton deadlocked - 01, Mar 2008
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are deadlocked in Texas and Ohio heading into potentially decisive presidential showdowns, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle poll released on Saturday.
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Chrysler sees tough month, year for auto sales - 01, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC's February sales are trending below 2007 levels, an early sign of weakness in a year the automaker expects will be marked by a continued downturn, Chrysler Vice Chairman Jim Press said on Friday.
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Berkshire net down 18 percent, Buffett eyes successors - 01, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Friday quarterly profit fell 18 percent, hurt by lower earnings from insurance underwriting and a decrease in investment gains.
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Northrop-EADS beats Boeing to build U.S. tanker - 01, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Northrop Grumman and Airbus parent EADS won a $35 billion U.S. Air Force refueling plane deal on Friday in a surprise blow to Boeing, until now the Pentagon's sole supplier of aerial tankers.
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Indie labels aim to pump up digital hip-hop sales - 01, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - When rapper Flo Rida set a digital sales record with his single "Low," which moved 470,000 copies the first week of January despite not being available on an album, it was emblematic of an intriguing trend.
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Judge reverses ruling in Julius Baer leak case - 01, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday reversed his earlier ruling shutting down a Web site with private bank data from Switzerland's Julius Baer Holding AG.
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EBay sees growing risks to business in coming year - 01, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online auction leader eBay Inc warned in an annual report on Friday that it faces difficulty getting former customers to return, adding to the normal challenge of attracting new users to its sites.
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Space shuttle Endeavour cleared for March 11 launch - 01, Mar 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA managers on Friday cleared the space shuttle Endeavour for liftoff on March 11 on the first of three flights to deliver a huge Japanese research complex to the International Space Station.
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Study casts doubt on water on Mars surface - 01, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It made a big splash when scientists announced in 2006 that images from a NASA spacecraft indicated water apparently had flowed on the surface of Mars in the past decade but new research casts doubt on that finding.
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"Cage fighting" slugs its way on to prime-time TV - 01, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS is bringing mixed martial arts, the bone-crunching combat sport popularly known as "cage fighting," to prime-time television this spring, the U.S. network said on Thursday.
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Physics lab completes world's largest jigsaw puzzle - 01, Mar 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - A 100-tonne wheel, the last piece of an ambitious experiment that scientists hope will help unlock the secrets of the universe, was successfully lowered into an underground cavern on Friday.
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NATO chief disputes U.S. view of Afghan control - 01, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NATO's top official took issue on Friday with a U.S. intelligence assessment that the Afghan government controls just 30 percent of the country and the Taliban holds 10 percent.
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Israel warns Gaza of "shoah" - 01, Mar 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - A year-old Palestinian girl and a senior Hamas bombmaker were killed in the Gaza Strip on Friday as Israel pressed home air strikes after a senior official warned Gazans they risked a "shoah" if rocket fire did not stop.
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Kuznetsova to face Dementieva in Dubai final - 01, Mar 2008
DUBAI (Reuters) - Svetlana Kuznetsova will face Elena Dementieva in an all-Russian final at the Dubai Open on Saturday after the pair won marathon semi-finals.
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Clash, Pistols members revive London spirit of '77 - 01, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The architects of British punk have been quietly passing on the baton to a new generation in a tiny London bar, but the secret is out and about to hit America.
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Clinton hits Obama with ad questioning experience - 01, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton questioned rival Barack Obama's experience in handling a national security crisis on Friday as polls showed her losing ground to Obama before Tuesday's contests in Texas and Ohio.
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Man critical in Las Vegas after poison ricin found - 01, Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - An unidentified man is in critical condition with suspected ricin poisoning after staying in a Las Vegas hotel room where the potentially deadly substance was found, police said on Friday.
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Gunmen kidnap Iraqi Chaldean Catholic archbishop - 01, Mar 2008
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped the Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Mosul on Friday in the northern Iraqi city and killed his driver and two guards, police said.
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Ross to put up to $1 bln into rival to Ambac, MBIA - 01, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire Wilbur Ross has agreed to invest up to $1 billion in Assured Guaranty Ltd , bypassing big bond insurers such as Ambac Financial Group Inc in favor of a rival that has largely avoided the credit problems plaguing the indus
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Ambac rating still on review for downgrade: Moody's - 01, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Moody's Investors Service on Friday said ratings on the insurance arm of Ambac Financial Group remain on review for downgrade, adding the insurer is around $2 billion short of its "target" capital level for an "Aaa" company.
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PDVSA says Exxon's asset freeze based on fantasy - 01, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA told a UK court on Friday that a $12 billion freeze on its assets should not have been granted to Exxon Mobil as the oil major's arguments were "sheer fantasy land."
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Consumer sentiment, regional factories sound recession bell - 01, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The alarm bells of U.S. recession rang louder on Friday as reports showed business activity in the U.S. Midwest plummeted in February and consumer sentiment slumped to a 16-year low.
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Wall St tumbles on recession fears, AIG - 01, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Friday as another round of weak economic data added to U.S. recession fears and a record loss at insurer AIG underscored worries about more write-downs in the financial sector.
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Fed officials vow to keep watch on inflation - 01, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's rapid-fire interest rate reductions were warranted, but the central bank must reverse course quickly once calm is restored to financial markets, Fed officials said on Friday.
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Credit crisis throws AIG into "uncharted waters" - 01, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American International Group , on the heels of reporting its largest-ever loss, said on Friday the subprime crisis had thrown it into "uncharted waters" that were likely to remain choppy through 2008.
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Northrop-EADS said to best Boeing for tanker - 01, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force has picked a Northrop Grumman-led transatlantic team over rival Boeing Co to start building a new aerial refueling fleet in a major upset, a prominent defense analyst said on Friday.
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Bureaucracy swamps ISO meeting on Microsoft format - 01, Mar 2008
FRANKFURT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A meeting to hammer out a consensus on whether a Microsoft document format should become an international standard descended into near chaos this week, people close to the meeting told Reuters.
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New portable games break traditional molds - 01, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Bizarre little creatures that look like walking eyeballs and a puzzle-cracking professor may not seem to have much in common at first glance.
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