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Qwest works on new wireless partnership - 25, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Qwest Communications International Inc said on Monday it is working on a new kind of wireless partnership as its current arrangement to resell Sprint Nextel Corp services is inadequate.
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Microsoft to test new measure of Web ads - 25, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would test a new way to measure the effectiveness of Internet advertising in a challenge to an industry standard that has helped the likes of Web search leader Google Inc.
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Day-Lewis completes European acting Oscar sweep - 25, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Daniel Day-Lewis won the second Oscar of his career on Sunday for his role as a homicidal oilman in the drama "There Will Be Blood," as foreigners completed a rare sweep of all four acting awards.
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Oscar clips "Butterfly" wings - 25, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood turned its back on a man in a wheelchair and a woman in a Bob Dylan costume at the Academy Awards on Sunday.
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French actress Cotillard shines at Oscars - 25, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If there were an Oscar for the standout star of Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, it would have to go to France's best actress winner Marion Cotillard.
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Coen brothers' Oscars seal Hollywood's approval - 25, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's establishment embraced two of the film industry's quintessential outsiders on Sunday as brothers Joel and Ethan Coen won Oscars for their work directing and producing the grim crime drama "No Country For Old Men."
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Cuba's Raul Castro faces reforms challenge - 25, Feb 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - President Raul Castro starts work as Cuba's first new leader in almost half a century with a cadre of old guard allies to help him guarantee continuity in a country eager for a measure of change.
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Gazans stage mass protest against Israeli blockade - 25, Feb 2008
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinians formed a human chain in the Gaza Strip on Monday in a protest against an Israeli blockade that has deepened hardship in the Hamas-controlled territory.
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McGrady fires Rockets to 12th win in a row - 25, Feb 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Houston Rockets roared to their 12th consecutive victory when they beat the Chicago Bulls 110-97 on Sunday.
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NY Phil tries Dvorak diplomacy with North Korea - 25, Feb 2008
PYONGYANG (Reuters) - The New York Philharmonic arrived in a snowy Pyongyang on Monday to play the symphony "From the New World" in an overture to thaw still frozen ties from the Cold War era between the United States and North Korea.
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Serbia and Russia reject Albanian rule in Kosovo - 25, Feb 2008
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia intends to rule parts of Kosovo where "loyal citizens" still look to Belgrade for government, Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said on Monday.
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Roadside bomb kills 3 Iraq pilgrims and wounds 15 - 25, Feb 2008
HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) - Three pilgrims walking to a Shi'ite festival south of Baghdad were killed by a roadside bomb on Monday, a day after a suspected al Qaeda suicide bomber killed 63 people also heading for the important religious event.
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Kremlin ruler or Putin's puppet: Who is Medvedev? - 25, Feb 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - People who know Dmitry Medvedev describe him as an intelligent and straightforward man who dislikes risk -- but does he have the political instincts to survive as Russia's next president?
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Iran shrugs off sanctions threat over atomic plans - 25, Feb 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran voiced defiance on Monday as Western powers pushed for new sanctions over its nuclear program, saying high oil prices will cushion the blow.
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Immigration debate snares seasonal businesses - 25, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Graham's crab company has held its own for 65 years as the local catch has dwindled and cheap Chinese crabmeat filled the supermarkets. It might not survive the immigration debate in the U.S. Congress.
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Obama targets NAFTA but says supports free trade - 25, Feb 2008
LORAIN, Ohio (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama assured U.S. trading partners on Sunday that he did not oppose free trade despite making increasingly critical comments about multilateral deals such as NAFTA.
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Foreign stars and mavericks grab Oscar glory - 25, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's biggest stars took a backseat at the Oscars as four Europeans and the maverick Coen brothers grabbed the top honors with films that won critical acclaim but only modest box-office success.
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American Axle, UAW labor talks near deadline - 25, Feb 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc and the United Auto Workers face a final day of contract talks on Monday before the midnight expiration of the union's current contract with the parts maker, a major supplier to General M
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Futures flat as banks weigh, Ambac rises - 25, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures suggested a flat market open on Monday as optimism for a bond insurer rescue plan was offset by a round of cuts in earnings outlooks for major U.S. banks.
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Lowe's forecasts year profit below estimates - 25, Feb 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Retailer Lowe's Cos reported lower quarterly profit on Monday and forecast full-year earnings below Wall Street estimates, citing "challenging" days to come as the slumping housing market hurts sales.
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Visa sets possible record $18.8 billion IPO - 25, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Visa Inc, the world's largest credit card network, said on Monday it may raise up to $18.8 billion in the largest initial public offering ever, amid concern the global credit crunch could eat into card volumes.
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Website boss detained over Khomeini grandson attack - 25, Feb 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A court detained the head of a banned conservative-run Web site which had accused a grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of betraying the legacy of the founder of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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Japan's eAccess plans new move in cellphone war - 25, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's eAccess Ltd aims to quadruple its wireless services subscribers over the next year with its mobile phones, as growth slows in its ADSL broadband business.
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Sharp shares rise on LCD industry realignment hopes - 25, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of electronics maker Sharp Corp jumped 5.2 percent on Monday after a source said that
Sony Corp was planning to start buying TV-use liquid
crystal display (LCD) panels from Sharp.
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Microsoft gets another shot at Open XML standard - 25, Feb 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp ramped up its fight to have its Office Open XML document format made into an international standard on Monday as delegates from 37 countries met to reconsider the proposal.
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Cantwell wins shot put, hurdler Johnson makes U.S. team - 25, Feb 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Christian Cantwell won a tension-packed shot put showdown and 36-year-old Allen Johnson made the U.S. world indoors championship team with a second-place hurdles finish at the American championships on Sunday.
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Oscar red carpet is bright in year of somber films - 25, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gloomy movies may have seized the spotlight at this year's Academy Awards, but it was bold, vivid red that reigned on the Oscar red carpet and cut through the cold gray of a rare rainy day in Hollywood.
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Jon Stewart opens Oscars with post-strike humor - 25, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Political satirist Jon Stewart returned as Oscar host on Sunday with a slew of jokes about the bitter Hollywood writers' strike that had threatened the show and the grim, violent themes of many of the films.
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Javier Bardem becomes first Spanish actor to win Oscar - 25, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Javier Bardem became the first Spanish actor to win an Oscar on Sunday by taking the best supporting actor award for his chilling portrait of a psychopathic killer in "No Country For Old Men."
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Tiger Woods targets a perfect season after Match Play romp - 25, Feb 2008
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Tiger Woods sounded an ominous warning to his rivals with talk of a perfect season after cruising to a sixth consecutive tournament victory at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Sunday.
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Maria Riesch rides super-G to combined win - 25, Feb 2008
WHISTLER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Germany's Maria Riesch posted the fastest time in the super-G then held on in the slalom to win a World Cup super-combined on Sunday.
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Levi Leiphemer defends Tour of California title - 25, Feb 2008
PASADENA, California (Reuters) - American Levi Leipheimer successfully defended his Tour of California title on Sunday, winning the eight-day, 1,069-kilometre race by 49 seconds.
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Tracy McGrady fires Rockets to 12th win in a row - 25, Feb 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Houston Rockets roared to their 12th consecutive victory when they beat the Chicago Bulls 110-97 on Sunday.
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Bittersweet memories for Stewart Cink - 25, Feb 2008
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Stewart Cink reflected on a week of stirring performances that ended on a personal low after being crushed by fellow American Tiger Woods in Sunday's final at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
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John Madden, Martin Brodeur lift Devils into conference lead - 25, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON D.C. (Reuters) - John Madden's overtime goal powered the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals and into first place in the Eastern Conference on Sunday.
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Israeli PM calls for new sanctions against Iran - 25, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called on Monday for new U.N. sanctions to be imposed on Iran, after the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Tehran had failed to provide satisfactory answers to reports showing work linked to atomic bombs.
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South Korea to inaugurate ex-CEO as president - 25, Feb 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Monday inaugurates its first businessman as president who promises to fire up the world's 13th largest economy, open up to foreign investors and be much less tolerant of North Korea.
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Economy to skirt recession, but growth said to crawl - 25, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy will likely avoid a recession but growth will slow to a crawl during the first half of this year, a panel of business economists forecast on Monday.
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Fidel Castro passes Cuba reins to his brother - 25, Feb 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - Raul Castro took over from his brother Fidel Castro as Cuban president on Sunday, ending the rule of the bearded rebel who defied the United States for five decades but vowing to continue his communist revolution.
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Clinton, Obama sharpen their attacks - 25, Feb 2008
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sharpened their attacks on each other on Sunday, trading barbs over health care, trade and experience as they head for key showdowns in Texas and Ohio o
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"No Country" and Coen brothers win big at Oscars - 25, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bleak drama "No Country For Old Men" won four Oscars on Sunday, more than any other film, including best movie, director and adapted screenplay for brothers Joel and Ethan Coen.
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Auckland Airport changes advice on Canadian bid - 25, Feb 2008
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Auckland International Airport Ltd said investors should sell into a NZ$1.4 billion ($1.1 billion) partial takeover offer from a Canadian state fund after a sharp fall in the company's share price.
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Asian stocks gain; AMBAC rescue talk helps - 25, Feb 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian financial shares rallied on Monday, pushing up stocks and denting bonds across the region, with Tokyo's Nikkei up more than 2 percent, after talk of a rescue plan for a U.S. bond insurer eased worries about the outlook of globa
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Electronic Arts bids for Take-Two - 25, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. video game giant Electronic Arts on Sunday said it had made an unsolicited $1.9 billion offer for "Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two Interactive Software , escalating its battle with Activision for the title of biggest v
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From tips to clicks: restaurants try e-menus - 25, Feb 2008
Restaurants in Europe, the United States and Japan are testing technology to let diners order their food direct from a screen at their table instead of depending on a fellow human being to note their choice -- sometimes grumpily or erroneously.
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"Vantage Point" hits target at box office - 25, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new assassination thriller "Vantage Point" shot to the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office in North America while Oscar nominees "Juno" and "There Will Be Blood" enjoyed solid sales ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony.
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Sharapova seals second title of year in Doha - 25, Feb 2008
DOHA (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova claimed her second title of the year and the 18th of her career when she defeated unseeded Vera Zvonareva 6-1 2-6 6-0 in an all-Russian final at the Qatar Open on Sunday.
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Castro foes mark anniversary of shootdown near Cuba - 25, Feb 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - As Cuba picked a new leader on Sunday for the first time in half a century, a Cuban exile group flew to a spot near the Caribbean island where Cuban fighters shot down two of its planes and killed four of its members 12 years ago.
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Iran says work plan closed, U.S. intelligence fake - 25, Feb 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it had cleared up all past outstanding issues over its nuclear program with the United Nations nuclear watchdog and accused the United States of providing intelligence that was fake.
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Woods eases to record victory in Match Play final - 25, Feb 2008
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Tiger Woods romped to his eighth title in nine tournament appearances with a record 8&7 crushing of fellow American Stewart Cink in Sunday's final at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
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Ralph Nader starts presidential bid - 25, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer advocate Ralph Nader, blamed by many Democrats for their loss of the White House in the 2000 election, said on Sunday he is launching another independent campaign for the White House.
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Oscar excitement builds outside Kodak Theatre - 25, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After months of fretting over whether this year's Oscars would happen, movie fans lined the red carpet outside the Kodak Theatre on Sunday to watch George Clooney, Johnny Depp and other stars stroll into the world's top film honors
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Raul Castro takes over as Cuban leader - 25, Feb 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's new leader Raul Castro vowed it would remain a bastion of revolution as he took over on Sunday from his brother Fidel Castro, who resisted half a century of U.S. attempts to oust him.
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Baghdad urges talks as Turkey, PKK clash in N.Iraq - 25, Feb 2008
ZAKHU, Iraq (Reuters) - Turkish troops engaged Kurdish PKK rebels in close combat on Sunday that left scores dead in a major ground offensive into northern Iraq.
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Clinton, Obama toughen their attacks - 25, Feb 2008
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama sharpened their attacks on each other on Sunday as they headed for showdowns in Texas and Ohio on March 4.
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Washington to decide this week in tanker contest - 25, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government is due to pick the winner this week in a huge warplane competition that pits No. 2 U.S. defense contractor Boeing Co against a team made of No. 3 Northrop Grumman Corp and its European partner, Airbus parent EADS.
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Seldom-read home loan docs must change: experts - 25, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The papers that U.S. borrowers sign
when buying a house are piled so high that few people read them
all, and even fewer absorb the information.
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Cerberus' problems deepen amid Chrysler, GMAC woes - 25, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cerberus Capital Management LP, the brash private equity firm named for a demonic dog, has been humbled in recent weeks by woes at two of its larger investments, automaker Chrysler LLC and auto and mortgage lender GMAC LLC.
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Bernanke to tell Congress has eyes on growth risks - 25, Feb 2008
* What: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers
semi-annual economic outlook testimony to Congress
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Sarkozy "get lost" video becomes Internet hit - 25, Feb 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - A video of French President Nicolas Sarkozy telling a bystander to "get lost" has become a hit on the Internet.
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Electronic Arts offers $2 billion for Take-Two - 25, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc said on Sunday it wants to buy rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, best known for its "Grand Theft Auto" title, for about $2.0 billion in cash.
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Nokia: Delaware case unlikely to solve Qualcomm row - 25, Feb 2008
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Cellphone maker Nokia said on Sunday its agreement in a U.S. court in Delaware with Qualcomm was unlikely to solve the major legal battle over patent fees between the two technology heavyweights.
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Pakistan Taliban warn new government to keep clear - 24, Feb 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan militants linked to al-Qaeda warned any incoming civilian government on Sunday they would strike even more viciously if President Pervez Musharraf's U.S-backed war on terror continued in tribal areas.
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Dark films and politics loom over Academy Awards - 24, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The "green" limos are ready and graceful gowns begged, borrowed and bought. Hollywood is ready for a glittering Oscar Sunday, but the films that will be honored are expected to be darkly pessimistic and the comedy sharply political
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Amazon nuts help fuel first biofuel flight - 24, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Nuts picked from Amazon rainforests helped fuel the world's first commercial airline flight partly powered by renewable energy on Sunday.
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Teams set to push Mideast peace talks - 24, Feb 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - After months of delay, Israel and the Palestinians set up teams of government experts on Sunday to try to jumpstart U.S.-backed peace talks that have so far shown little progress.
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Afghan woman and child killed in U.S.-led operation - 24, Feb 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan woman and child were killed during a U.S.-led operation against Taliban fighters in the southern Helmand province, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
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Suicide bomber kills 40 in Iraq: police - 24, Feb 2008
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber targeting pilgrims heading to one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest festivals killed 40 people, including women and children, south of Baghdad on Sunday, police said.
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Kurd rebels say they shot down Turkish helicopter - 24, Feb 2008
ZAKHU, Iraq (Reuters) - Kurdish PKK rebels said on Sunday they had shot down a Turkish attack helicopter in north Iraq, where they are battling Turkish troops in a conflict Baghdad and Washington fear could further destabilize Iraq.
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In Texas, Clinton has history and Obama has buzz - 24, Feb 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton likes to remind Texans that she first came here to ask for their votes in 1972 as a young Democratic campaign worker.
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3Com rebuff due to "complexities" and costs: Huawei - 24, Feb 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Bain Capital Partner's $2.2 billion bid to buy 3Com Corp with China's Huawei Technologies failed due to acquisition complexities and rising costs, Huawei said in its first public comments since U.S. national security concerns scuppe
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Germany says WestLB may take 5 years to fix: report - 24, Feb 2008
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German state that partly owns
WestLB has predicted that rehabilitating the stricken regional
lender will take up to five years, according to a newspaper
report.
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China gene experts search for answers on diabetes - 24, Feb 2008
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Chinese scientists are trying to find out which errant genes are responsible for diabetes and certain forms of cancer that have long plagued Chinese populations, a geneticist said.
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Beckham sets up two goals in Galaxy win - 24, Feb 2008
HONOLULU (Reuters) - David Beckham had a hand in both Los Angeles Galaxy goals as his Major League Soccer side clinched third place in the Pan Pacific Championship with a 2-1 victory over Sydney FC on Saturday.
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Senators fight back from 3-0 down to stun Pens - 24, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Ottawa Senators stormed back from a three-goal deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday, Daniel Alfredsson grabbing the winner with four seconds left in overtime.
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World champion Walker tops U.S. pole vault field - 24, Feb 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - World champion Brad Walker easily won the pole vault on Saturday to highlight the opening day of the U.S. selection meeting for next month's world indoor championships.
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Reichelt aces Olympic test with giant win - 24, Feb 2008
WHISTLER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Hannes Reichelt posted his first career World Cup giant slalom win on Saturday, capping a dominant display by the Austrian men on courses that will be used for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
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"Juno" delivers top prize at indie film awards - 24, Feb 2008
SANTA MONICA, California (Reuters) - "Juno," a runaway hit comedy about a wisecracking pregnant teen, picked up the top prize at the Spirit Awards, the independent film community's version of the Oscars, on Saturday.
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Klitschko beats Ibragimov in drab title clash - 24, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine outboxed Sultan Ibragimov of Russia Saturday to add the World Boxing Organization title to his collection.
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Roddick sets up San Jose final with Stepanek - 24, Feb 2008
SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - Top seed Andy Roddick beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6 6-1 on Saturday to set up a San Jose final with Czech Radek Stepanek.
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Spurs swat Hornets, Ginobili scores 30 - 24, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs scored a 98-89 home win over New Orleans on Saturday to record their fifth win in a row and join the Hornets at the top of the Southwest Division.
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Cink aims to improve title record in final with Woods - 24, Feb 2008
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Stewart Cink describes himself as an under-achiever and would dearly love to improve his record by beating Tiger Woods in Sunday's final at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
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North Korea's music tugs at heart, defends nation - 24, Feb 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Gershwin and Dvorak are coming to North Korea. But it's the music created and inspired by the dynastic rulers of the communist state that truly tugs at the heartstrings of one of the world's most isolated peoples.
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Cuba to name new leader to succeed Fidel Castro - 24, Feb 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's rubber-stamp National Assembly will name Fidel Castro's successor on Sunday, ending the 49-year rule of the bearded revolutionary who turned Cuba into a communist state on America's doorstep.
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PKK rebel urges Kurds to rise up in Turkey: agency - 24, Feb 2008
ANKARA (Reuters) - A top Kurdish PKK rebel commander has urged Kurds living in Turkish cities to rise up and fight the authorities following Turkey's land offensive into northern Iraq, the pro-PKK Firat news agency said on Sunday.
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Moroccan heavy metal lives on after Satanism trial - 24, Feb 2008
SIDI KACEM, Morocco (Reuters) - Hundreds of Moroccan heavy metal fans met on Saturday for their biggest festival in the north African country since a group of hard rock enthusiasts was jailed five years ago for "Satanism".
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Snoop Dogg switches gears for gentler "Seduction" - 24, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - When Snoop Dogg hit CNN's "Larry King Live" February 1, the segment may have brought into focus everything that's working for the rapper-turned-singer these days.
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Lindsay Lohan, Eddie Murphy share worst film awards - 24, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eddie Murphy and Lindsay Lohan were crowned the worst actors of 2007 at the Golden Raspberry Awards on Saturday and, perhaps not surprisingly, neither star showed up to accept the spoof Oscars.
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Christie will not carry Olympic flame - 24, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Controversial former sprinter Linford Christie was mistakenly invited to carry the Beijing Olympic torch when it passes through London, the Greater London Authority (GLA) said on Friday.
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Woods eases into semis at Match Play Championship - 24, Feb 2008
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Tiger Woods stayed on course for a sixth tournament victory in a row by comfortably beating South Korea's K.J. Choi 3&2 in Saturday's quarter-finals at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
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Llodra sets up Rotterdam final against Soderling - 24, Feb 2008
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) - Michael Llodra of France registered his fourth straight sets win at the World Indoor Tournament this week to beat Ivo Karlovic 7-5 7-6 in the first semi-final on Saturday.
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Sharapova to play Zvonareva in Qatar final - 24, Feb 2008
DOHA (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova will face Vera Zvonareva in an all-Russian final at the Qatar Open after the fourth seed beat Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-4 6-3 on Saturday.
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Cubans expect few big changes in post-Castro life - 24, Feb 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - As the world watches and waits for signs of change in a Cuba without Fidel Castro at the helm, few Cubans expect life to be different after a new president is named on Sunday.
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Uganda rebels, government sign "permanent" ceasefire - 24, Feb 2008
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - With whoops and backslaps, Uganda's government and Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels signed a ceasefire on Saturday, a big step towards a final peace settlement to one of Africa's longest-running wars.
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Rescuers find Venezuela plane crash black boxes - 24, Feb 2008
MERIDA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Rescue workers found two flight recorders on Saturday in the wreckage of a passenger plane that veered off course and slammed into the sheer face of an Andean mountain, killing all 46 people on board.
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Turkey steps up PKK offensive in Iraq - 24, Feb 2008
CIZRE, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish troops intensified their offensive against Kurdish PKK guerrillas in northern Iraq on Saturday, two days after crossing the mountainous border in a campaign Turkey's allies hope will be short and limited.
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Iran says more sanctions won't halt nuclear plan - 24, Feb 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - World powers can pass U.N. sanctions resolutions for 100 years without deterring Iran from its nuclear ambitions, Iran's president said on Saturday.
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EU asks Serbs to cooperate, leaves north Kosovo - 24, Feb 2008
PRISTINA (Reuters) - The European Union's envoy in Kosovo appealed to Serbs for cooperation on the sixth day of protests against the declaration of independence by Serbia's former province.
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"Shame on you," Clinton tells Obama - 24, Feb 2008
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton slammed rival Barack Obama on Saturday for campaign leaflets on her health-care plan that she called "blatantly false" and accused him of using Republican tactics in their contest for the Democratic U.S. presidential
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Fed's Fisher warns on growth but wary of inflation - 24, Feb 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is in a slowdown that could steepen but inflation is also a threat that must not be ignored, the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, Richard Fisher, said on Friday.
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