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Gold up 3 percent and briefly clears $1,030/oz - 17, Mar 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Gold prices shot up more than 3 percent to fresh record highs as investors stepped up buying of the yellow metal, whose luster has increased due to the dollar's weakness and deepening U.S. financial woes.
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JPMorgan to buy Bear Stearns for $2 a share - 17, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Sunday it would buy stricken rival Bear Stearns for just $2 a share in an all-stock deal that values the U.S. investment bank at the centre of the credit crisis at about $236 million.
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Bear and Fed set stage for rocky week - 17, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The rocky ride for the U.S. stock market looked set to intensify this week, as investors worried there could be more victims of the global credit crisis after JPMorgan Chase bailed out Bear Stearns .
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Google says Microsoft's Yahoo buy might hurt Internet - 17, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Google Inc, the world's leading search engine, said on Monday it was concerned about the free flow of information on the Internet if Microsoft Corp were to succeed in acquiring Yahoo Inc.
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New method finds networks of genes behind obesity - 17, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Overeating disrupts entire networks of genes in the body, causing not only obesity, but diabetes and heart disease, in ways that may be possible to predict, researchers reported on Sunday.
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New drug holds promise for parasitic worm disease - 17, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have discovered a promising new drug for schistosomiasis -- a parasitic worm disease that affects more than 200 million people in 70 countries.
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Space station robotic handyman flexes its muscles - 17, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station put their new mechanical maintenance man through a trial workout on Sunday, testing the joints on its gangly arms while crewmates prepared for another spacewalk to get the robot ready f
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Dennis Quaid recounts twins' near-death experience - 17, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Dennis Quaid, whose newborn twins nearly died in hospital last year after being given an accidental drug overdose by staff, is on the warpath against medical mistakes.
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Paul McCartney and Heather Mills divorce near end - 17, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Paul McCartney learns on Monday just how much of his Beatles fortune will go to his estranged wife in a divorce settlement that could set a legal precedent about the short-lived marriages of the super-rich.
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"Horton Hears a Who!" a hit at box office - 17, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Move over, Dumbo. Horton is now the big elephant in the room.
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McDowell beats Singh in playoff to win in Korea - 17, Mar 2008
JEJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell birdied the third sudden-death playoff hole against India's Jeev Milkha Singh to win the $2.9 million Ballantine's Championship on Sunday.
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Kuznetsova recovers to advance, Roddick exits - 17, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Andy Roddick crashed out at the Pacific Life Open on Sunday while second-seeded Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced after a battling 6-1 4-6 6-3 win over Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova.
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Finals were an anti-climax for champion Bode Miller - 17, Mar 2008
BORMIO, Italy (Reuters) - Bode Miller said he felt deflated after Alpine skiing's World Cup finals, even though he was happy about a season that brought him his second overall trophy.
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Cheney to Mideast with "rich agenda" on oil, peace - 17, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney left on Sunday for the Middle East to raise concerns about high oil prices, push Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, and seek support for Iraq, where war began five years ago this week.
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Holocaust survivors mark Krakow ghetto anniversary - 17, Mar 2008
KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - Hundreds of Jews on Sunday marked the 65th anniversary of the liquidation of the Krakow ghetto with a march commemorating the German businessman whose efforts had saved Jews from the Holocaust.
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German leader visits 60 years after birth of Israel - 17, Mar 2008
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Angela Merkel began on Sunday a highly symbolic visit to Israel, where she will become the first German chancellor to address its parliament more than 60 years after the Nazi Holocaust that killed 6 million Jews.
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Millions of Iraqis lack water, healthcare: Red Cross - 17, Mar 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - Five years after the United States led an invasion of Iraq, millions of people there are still deprived of clean water and medical care, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday.
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Clinton, Obama backers tone down rhetoric - 17, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Backers of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama toned down their rhetoric on Sunday for fear party infighting might turn voters against Democrats and deliver their votes into the hands of Republican John McCain.
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U.S. veterans, Japanese mark 1968 Vietnam massacre - 17, Mar 2008
MY LAI, Vietnam (Reuters) - Japanese survivors of atomic bombs and American war veterans calling for peace joined hundreds of villagers on Sunday in prayers to mark 40 years since the worst U.S. atrocity of the Vietnam War.
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John McCain in Iraq - 17, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain arrived in Iraq on Sunday to assess the success of a U.S. troop build-up that he has strongly backed, part of a week-long trip to the Middle East and Europe.
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Tibetan riots spread, security lockdown in Lhasa - 17, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Rioting erupted in a province neighboring Tibet on Sunday, two days after violent protests by Tibetans against Chinese rule in Lhasa in which the region's exiled representatives said 80 people had been killed.
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Record oil divorced from fundamentals: OPEC delegate - 17, Mar 2008
DUBAI (Reuters) - The weak dollar and the flow of investment money into commodities have pushed oil prices to a fresh record so more pumping from OPEC would have done little to stop the surge, a senior OPEC delegate said on Sunday.
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Housing group challenges Fed's Bear Stearns deal - 17, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A housing and fair lending activist group has challenged the legality of the Federal Reserve's quick approval of financing for Bear Stearns via JPMorgan Chase , questioning the Fed's authority to approve the deal because it involve
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U.S. ready to maintain financial stability: Paulson - 17, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Sunday tried to allay election-year fears about the economy amid growing market turmoil, saying the government was prepared to do what it takes to maintain stability in the financial system.
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Dollar caught in Fed, ECB cross-fire - 17, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is poised to cut interest rates again this week while the European Central Bank remains on hold for a while, leaving the beleaguered U.S. dollar caught in the cross-fire.
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Rocky ride for stocks; eyes on Bear - 17, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The rocky ride for the U.S. stock market is likely to intensify this week with investors focusing on a deal to save one of the biggest investment banks while regulators rapidly burn through options to limit more damage to the financia
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Fed set to slash U.S. rates as credit turmoil rages - 17, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Faced with a raging credit crisis and an economy that may be mired in recession, the U.S. Federal Reserve looks set to cut interest rates sharply on Tuesday in a bid to avert a possibly severe downturn.
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Pacquiao defeats Marquez to win WBC title - 16, Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines knocked down Juan Manuel Marquez in the third round before going on to capture the WBC super featherweight championship by split decision on Saturday.
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Jankovic and Davenport cruise, Ivanovic battles - 16, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Serbia's world number four Jelena Jankovic and twice champion Lindsay Davenport coasted through their opening matches in the Pacific Life Open second round on Saturday.
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Djokovic and Nadal advance at windy Indian Wells - 16, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Defending champion Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round of the Pacific Life Open on Saturday while third seed Novak Djokovic had to work a little harder to advance.
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Gnarls Barkley balances weighty themes, spirited pop - 16, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The title of Gnarls Barkley's sophomore record is the first, and probably last, funny thing about it.
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Hamilton wins amid the chaos in Australia - 16, Mar 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton avoided the mayhem around him to open the Formula One season with a pole-to-flag victory in a crash-strewn Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Celtics begin road trip with win over Bucks - 16, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics cruised to a 99-77 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday in the first of a testing five-game road trip.
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Brodeur sets wins milestone in Devils victory - 16, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Martin Brodeur broke his own NHL goaltending record with his seventh 40-win season after his the New Jersey Devils scored a 4-2 road win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.
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Spacewalkers attach arms to Canadian robot - 16, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Spacewalking astronauts attached a pair of arms to a Canadian-built robot that will act as a mechanical maintenance man to the International Space Station.
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G20 backs climate fight, argues over industry caps - 16, Mar 2008
MAKUHARI, Japan (Reuters) - A grouping of the world's top greenhouse gas emitters on Sunday backed U.N.-led efforts to forge a global pact to fight climate change but disagreed on a sectoral approach to curb emissions from industry.
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Tension high, security lockdown in riot-hit Tibet - 16, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Police and troops locked down the capital of Tibet on Sunday as tension remained high, two days after ugly street protests against Chinese rule that some sources claimed had killed dozens of people.
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Brain drain, talent mismatch hold Taiwan back - 16, Mar 2008
TAIPEI (Reuters) - When Bernard Liu was looking for people to join his team of equity researchers at JPMorgan in Taiwan last year, he found a labor market rich in engineers but lacking in people qualified for the service sector.
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Dodgers and Padres tie first MLB game in China - 16, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres tied 3-3 when Major League Baseball made its debut in China on Saturday.
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Moelgg wins men's slalom World Cup - 16, Mar 2008
BORMIO, Italy (Reuters) - Italy's Manfred Moelgg claimed his first slalom World Cup title after finishing joint sixth on home snow in Saturday's final race of the season.
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Woods joins four rivals in lead at Orlando - 16, Mar 2008
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - World number one Tiger Woods joined four opponents in first place at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after a four-under par round of 66 on Saturday.
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Jankovic and Davenport breeze into third round - 16, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Serbia's world number four Jelena Jankovic and twice champion Lindsay Davenport cruised through their opening matches in the Pacific Life Open second round on Saturday.
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Djokovic overcomes winds and Seppi to reach third round - 16, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic survived a shaky second set in swirling winds to beat Italian Andreas Seppi 6-3 7-6 in the Pacific Life Open second round on Saturday.
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Turkish PM condemns bid to shut down his party - 16, Mar 2008
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday condemned a bid by state prosecutors to shut down his ruling AK Party as an attack on democracy and political stability and vowed to resist it.
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NATO says near deal on Russian Afghan help - 16, Mar 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO said on Saturday it was nearing a deal to use Russian land and airspace to supply its security forces in Afghanistan, but Western diplomats denied any trade-off with Moscow to keep Ukraine and Georgia out of NATO.
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"Major emitters" tag upsets poor nations at G20 talks - 16, Mar 2008
MAKUHARI, Japan (Reuters) - Developing countries urged rich states on Saturday to be clear about funds to fight global warming and said the label "major emitters" for nations like India and Brazil was unfair.
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Two dead as fresh storms spawn tornado near Atlanta - 16, Mar 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A tornado in northwest Georgia killed two people and injured others on Saturday, one day after a twister battered Atlanta's downtown, officials said.
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Albanian arms dump blasts kill 5, devastate area - 16, Mar 2008
TIRANA (Reuters) - An Albanian army base stocking obsolete munitions for destruction blew up in a chain of massive blasts on Saturday killing at least five people and injuring more than 240.
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Conservatives keep control of Iran assembly - 16, Mar 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian election results on Saturday showed conservatives on course to keep control of parliament, but some were expected to join reformists in flaying President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's handling of the economy.
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Clinton, Obama clash despite plan to talk issues - 16, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama clashed on Saturday over his ties to an indicted Chicago businessman and her tax records, despite their agreement two days earlier on the need to focus on issu
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Crane falls and crushes building in NYC, four dead - 16, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A giant crane fell and crushed a residential building in Manhattan on Saturday, killing four construction workers and injuring more than 10 other people, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
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China gives Tibetan protesters surrender ultimatum - 16, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China gave Tibetan independence protesters an ultimatum to surrender on Saturday after riots in Lhasa which killed at least 10 people in the worst unrest in the region for two decades.
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UK considering British Energy stake sale: report - 16, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The UK government has approached energy suppliers to see if they are interested in its 35.2 percent stake in nuclear power company British Energy Group Plc , the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
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Bush to meet with financial policymakers - 16, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush plans to meet on Monday with top U.S. financial policymakers, the White House said, at a time of increased strains in credit markets and fears of a recession.
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More bands embrace the option of giving away music - 16, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The two latest bands to offer their new albums online for free are advancing divergent versions of the business model Radiohead introduced in fall 2007.
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Indie labels take e-commerce into their own hands - 16, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - With their digital download sites, a growing number of indie rock labels have begun to answer the prayers of fans who would love to hear long-out-of-print singles on their iPods or other mobile devices.
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Chinese seethe on Web over rare riots in Tibet - 16, Mar 2008
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's carefully controlled media may have remained largely silent on the unrest in Tibet, but a look at Chinese blogs reveals a vitriolic outpouring of anger and nationalism directed against Tibetans and the West.
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Craigslist not liable for illegal ads, court says - 16, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Craigslist is not liable for discriminatory housing ads posted on its Web site, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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Monk Institute bridges jazz gulf in U.S., Panama - 15, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Danilo Perez stood before a blackboard at Loyola University in New Orleans in November. As a visiting instructor for the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance, the pianist addressed seven masters students.
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Japan's space lab set, Canada's new robot next - 15, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Spacewalking astronauts will work on assembling a Canadian robotic system on Saturday following the successful installation of the first segment of Japan's lab on the International Space Station.
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Recovering Federer upbeat for Indian Wells - 15, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Swiss world number one Roger Federer, a three-times champion at Indian Wells, said he was happy with his game on Friday after recovering from a recent viral problem.
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L.A. hospital may fire staff over Spears - 15, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The hospital where pop star Britney Spears was hospitalized in late January for psychiatric evaluation has suspended some employees and may fire others for looking at the singer's medical records, a source familiar the situation sa
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Pistons hold off faltering Spurs - 15, Mar 2008
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - The Detroit Pistons fought off a gritty comeback bid by the San Antonio Spurs to claim an 84-80 win on Friday, sending the NBA champions to their fourth consecutive road loss.
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Hantuchova and Sharapova ease into third round - 15, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Defending champion Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and fourth-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova breezed through their opening matches in the Pacific Life Open second round on Friday.
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Rockets rally past Bobcats for 21st consecutive win - 15, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Houston Rockets rallied to defeat the Charlotte Bobcats 89-80 on Friday and claim their 21st consecutive victory, the second-longest NBA streak.
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Iran counts votes, gains for conservatives seen - 15, Mar 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran tallied ballots on Saturday after officials said two-thirds of the electorate voted in a parliamentary poll likely to strengthen the grip of conservative supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Towering Isner advances into second round - 15, Mar 2008
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Wildcard John Isner unleashed 16 aces to edge past Italian Simone Bolelli 6-3 6-7 7-6 in the first round of the Pacific Life Open on Friday.
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Tornado hits downtown Atlanta, injures nine - 15, Mar 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A tornado struck the heart of downtown Atlanta on Friday night, injuring several people and damaging numerous buildings, including the roof of the Georgia Dome as thousands watched a college basketball game, the city's mayor and witnes
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Blair says global climate talks need new initiative - 15, Mar 2008
MAKUHARI, Japan (Reuters) - Former British prime minister Tony Blair urged the world's top greenhouse gas emitters on Saturday to launch a revolution to fight climate change and said he'll work to sell a new global framework to slash carbon emissions.
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Bush: economy to grow; Clinton: recession here now - 15, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President George W. Bush, seeking to bolster faith in the economy amid fears of a recession, acknowledged on Friday the United States was going through hard times but said growth would resume over the long run because economic fundame
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China sets deadline for Tibet rioters to surrender - 15, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China set a "surrender deadline", announced deaths and showed the first extensive television footage of rioting in Lhasa on Saturday, launching a crackdown after the worst unrest in Tibet for two decades.
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Countrywide asks for delay in shareholder suits - 15, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for Countrywide Financial Corp and its directors asked a federal judge in Los Angeles to postpone discovery in an investor lawsuit for several weeks in what opposing attorneys say is a "blatant attempt" to shield company d
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French video site stakes claim to indie cool - 15, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - With its popular Take-Away Shows -- on-the-spot live music videos -- French music Web site La Blogotheque is becoming an important point of exposure for emerging North American indie bands.
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New bird discovered in Indonesia - 15, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small greenish bird that has been playing hide-and-seek with ornithologists on a remote Indonesian island since 1996 was declared a newly discovered species on Friday and promptly recommended for endangered lists.
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Japanese lab Kibo attached to space station - 15, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts attached the first piece of Japan's Kibo laboratory to the International Space Station on Friday, finally giving the Asian country a permanent place on the orbital outpost.
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At trial, woman says rapper Remy Ma shot her - 15, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rapper Remy Ma discovered a wad of cash missing from her purse after a night out in New York and shot the woman she believed was the thief, the victim testified at the rapper's assault trial on Friday.
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"Jackass" star Steve-O faces cocaine charge - 15, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gross-out stunt performer Steve-O of the MTV television series "Jackass" and its movie spin-offs has been charged with cocaine possession, prosecutors said on Friday.
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Recycling and wild cats keep London busy - 15, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Commuters traveling into London from the eastern suburbs are treated daily to the sight of construction vehicles, yellow lights blinking in the winter gloom, snaking across huge mounds of earth.
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Gebrselassie told to obey Ethiopian rules for Beijing - 15, Mar 2008
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - World record holder Haile Gebrselassie cannot opt out of the Beijing Olympics marathon and must follow Ethiopian sports rules, the country's athletics federation said on Friday.
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Singh leads Palmer event after being hit by virus - 15, Mar 2008
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Holder Vijay Singh, who had to go to hospital last week after being weakened by a stomach virus, fired a five-under-par 65 to take the lead early in the Arnold Palmer Invitational second round on Friday.
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Vonn takes title for dominant U.S. - 15, Mar 2008
BORMIO, Italy (Reuters) - Lindsey Vonn joined Bode Miller as World Cup overall champion on Friday after the Americans underlined their domination of Alpine skiing in the final week of the season.
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U.S. assesses Israeli and Palestinian peace shortfalls - 15, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A U.S. general on Friday gave his first assessment of where Israel and the Palestinians were failing to meet their peace commitments but Israel's defense minister did not attend, irking the Palestinians.
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Senior al Qaeda suspect sent to Guantanamo prison - 15, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A suspected high-level al Qaeda member who helped Osama bin Laden elude U.S. forces in Afghanistan has been captured and sent to the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon said on Friday.
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Spitzer's call girl could parlay infamy into payday - 15, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The $1,000-an-hour prostitute reportedly hired by New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer may soon make much more than that, turning her 15 minutes of infamy into a tidy sum of money.
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U.S. struggles to interest Russia in missile shield - 15, Mar 2008
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday Russia had shown some interest in U.S. ideas on cooperating on plans to build a missile shield in Europe but remained fundamentally opposed to the system.
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Chavez goads U.S. over terrorism blacklist, sanctions - 15, Mar 2008
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dared the United States on Friday to impose sanctions on his OPEC nation as a terrorism sponsor after U.S. officials said they were investigating his support for Colombian rebels.
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Bush optimistic on economy, Clinton says in recession - 15, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President George W. Bush, seeking to bolster faith in the economy amid fears of a recession, acknowledged on Friday the United States was going through hard times but said growth would resume over the long run because economic fundame
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Deaths reported in Tibet as China blames Dalai Lama - 15, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Independence protesters burned shops and cars in the Tibetan capital Lhasa on Friday and Chinese police were reported to have shot dead at least two people, in the fiercest unrest in the region for two decades.
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House passes spy bill and rejects phone immunity - 15, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives defied President George W. Bush on Friday and passed an anti-terrorism spy bill that permits lawsuits against phone companies.
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U.S. faces severe recession: NBER's Feldstein - 15, Mar 2008
BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - The United States is in a recession that could be "substantially more severe" than recent ones, National Bureau of Economic Research President Martin Feldstein said on Friday.
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With high risk and cheap stock, will Bear be sold? - 15, Mar 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The emergency rescue of Bear Stearns Co Inc on Friday left observers from all quarters wondering who would be the last man standing at the Wall Street bank.
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Consumer prices flat but confidence dips - 15, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cheaper gasoline and food helped keep U.S. consumer prices in check during February, the government said on Friday, but a gauge of consumer hopes showed growing fear of rising prices in a slowing economy.
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Dollar falls below 99 yen as Bear Stearns weighs - 15, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fell below 99 yen and hit a record low against the euro after Bear Stearns said a worsening cash position forced the Wall Street firm to secure emergency financing.
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Banks, Fed to take stocks on rocky ride - 15, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The rocky ride in U.S. stocks looks set to intensify next week with the survival of one of the biggest investment banks in doubt and regulators rapidly burning through options to limit more damage to the financial system.
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High-profile lawyer Scruggs pleads guilty - 15, Mar 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A high-profile Mississippi lawyer, who became unpopular on Wall Street for battling powerful companies, pleaded guilty on Friday in a case in which he was accused of conspiring to bribe a judge.
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Stocks sink as Bear Stearns reignites credit fears - 15, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday as an emergency rescue of Bear Stearns orchestrated by the Federal Reserve revived fears about a deepening global credit crunch, triggering a massive sell-off in shares across the board.
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Fed comes to Bear Stearns' rescue; shares dive - 15, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bear Stearns, slammed by a sudden cash crunch, hammered out an emergency funding deal with the Federal Reserve and JPMorgan Chase, intensifying fears the global credit crisis will claim more victims and driving Bear's shares down by a
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Mastodon skeleton awaits sale in California garage - 15, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California resident Nancy Fiddler has put for sale on eBay a mastodon skeleton that takes up most of her garage. The minimum bid -- $115,000.
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California Internet sales tax bill faces long odds - 15, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California bill that could lead to a tax on Internet music downloads faces slim odds of success, but the Democrat who wrote it says a debate over taxing such online retail transactions is overdue.
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Court to rule in late March on IAC's Diller - 15, Mar 2008
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A court ruling on whether IAC/InterActiveCorp chief Barry Diller breached his proxy agreement with controlling shareholder Liberty Media Corp and can be removed from office is expected in late March, lawyers involved in th
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