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U.S. soft drink sales volume falls more in '07 - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The volume of soft drinks sold in the United States fell more sharply last year, industry publication Beverage Digest reported on Wednesday, as consumers chose other options like bottled water and teas.
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More pain expected before credit market recovery - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - This week's central bank efforts to unfreeze credit markets will offer only temporary relief and more pain can be expected before a market recovery, analysts said at a credit conference on Wednesday.
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Chrysler may fall short of 10,000 buyouts: UAW - 13, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC may fall short of its target of getting 10,000 U.S. factory workers to accept buyouts or early retirement, raising the prospect the automaker will have to increase its offers, a senior union official said on Wednesday.
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Southwest grounds 41 planes - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co said on Wednesday that it has taken 41 planes out of service, but declined to comment on the reason.
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Dollar sinks to record low vs euro, currency basket - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar plunged to a record low against the euro and a basket of currencies on Wednesday amid uncertainty about the long-term impact of the Federal Reserve's recent efforts to inject money into cash-starved credit markets.
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Traders stop to watch Spitzer fall on his sword - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trading desks across the United States stopped on Wednesday to watch the resignation speech of New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, fascinated by the downfall of the man who built a career on investigating Wall Street crimes.
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Stocks slip on rethink of Fed plan, oil over $110 - 13, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday as optimism receded about the Federal Reserve's latest initiative to ease credit market strains, while a jump in oil prices to a record above $110 a barrel raised fears of further strains on corporate profits.
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Brain fitness seen as hot industry of the future - 13, Mar 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - When her son Alex was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at the age of 10, Karen George was reluctant to put him on medication.
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Liberty CEO says he was point man in IAC talks - 13, Mar 2008
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Liberty Media Chief Executive Greg Maffei said on Wednesday that he was the point man in talks with IAC/InterActiveCorp over disengaging the two companies despite a long-standing relationship between Liberty Chairman John
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Activision's "Guitar Hero" violates patent: Gibson - 13, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Gibson Guitar Inc has told Activision Inc that its wildly popular "Guitar Hero" video games infringe one of Gibson's patents, and Activision has asked a U.S. court to find the claim invalid.
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Asia shows way to fight dengue as global spread looms - 12, Mar 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Clarissa Poon was one of an estimated 50 million people who contracted mosquito-borne dengue fever last year. She spent an agonizing week on a drip in a Bangkok hospital as she battled the potentially deadly disease.
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"Sin City" video game goes straight to the source - 12, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Some films seem so perfect for converting to video games that one wonders why that never happened. Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill," for example.
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Shuttle in good shape as it heads to space station - 12, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A freshly inspected space shuttle Endeavour looked to be in good shape on Wednesday as it headed toward a rendezvous with the International Space Station to deliver a Japanese laboratory.
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Zhang Yimou fears rain for Beijing opening ceremony - 12, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Zhang Yimou, the director of the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, is struggling to fit 5,000 years of Chinese culture into 50 minutes and his biggest fear is wet weather on August 8.
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South Korea's iron man Choi sets major target - 12, Mar 2008
JEJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Not content with being among the world's top 10 and something of a national hero in South Korea, KJ Choi believes he should be winning majors.
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Bulgaria lifters want a clean sheet in Beijing - 12, Mar 2008
ASENOVGRAD, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Bulgaria's weightlifters are on a mission to clean up their sport's tarnished reputation after a series of doping scandals and suspensions at the Olympic Games.
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Canadiens pound Devils to recapture lead - 12, Mar 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens moved back into first place in the Eastern Conference after beating the New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Tuesday, with rookie goaltender Carey Price stopping 38 shots.
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Hawaiian swimmer hopes to harness wave power - 12, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - When 50-metre freestyle swimmer Daniel Coakley steps on to the starting blocks at the Beijing Olympics in August, his thoughts will be a continent away, on surfing the curl of a huge wave off the Hawaiian coast.
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China fires tear gas on monks protesting in Tibet - 12, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Thousands of Chinese security personnel fired tear gas to try to disperse more than 600 monks taking part in a second day of rare street protests in Tibet, a source and Radio Free Asia said on Wednesday.
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Candidates debate Iraq five years after invasion - 12, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the unpopular war reverberates through the 2008 presidential campaign with Democrats pledging an early troop pullout and Republicans promising to stay the course.
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For some in U.S., guns are a hobby like any other - 12, Mar 2008
DOUGLAS, Arizona (Reuters) - An odd contraption in retired firefighter Alex Black's cluttered garage looks a bit like the hand winch at the top of a well. In fact, it is a machinegun.
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Hamas sets terms for ceasefire with Israel - 12, Mar 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas set out its conditions on Wednesday for a ceasefire with Israel, calling for an end to all acts of Israeli "aggression" in the Gaza Strip and West Bank and the reopening of Gaza border crossings.
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New York Gov. Spitzer to resign Wednesday: NYT - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is expected to resign on Wednesday morning over a sex scandal involving a prostitute, The New York Times said, citing unnamed staff members.
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Economy faces recession, probably in Q1 - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. economy has ground to a halt and probably already is in recession but faces higher inflation this year than thought just a month ago, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.
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Clinton supporter defends Obama race remarks - 12, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The only woman ever to be on a major party's U.S. presidential ticket on Wednesday stood by her comment that Sen. Barack Obama is ahead in the Democratic race for the White House because he is black.
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New arrest in SocGen trading scandal - 12, Mar 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Police arrested another employee of Societe Generale on Wednesday as they probe the world's biggest rogue trading scandal, Paris prosecutors said.
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Home loan demand drops as rates near 5-month high - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage applications dipped last week, reflecting lower demand for home loan refinancing as interest rates surged to their highest since October, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Freddie Mac says no capital raising planned - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Freddie Mac has enough capital to weather the worst housing market in a century and has no plans to raise more dilutive capital, executives of the second largest U.S. home funding company said.
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Bear Stearns CEO says liquidity strong - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bear Stearns Cos Chief Executive Alan Schwartz on Wednesday dismissed recurring speculation that the investment bank faces a cash crunch, saying it has hefty cash reserves that have remained little changed this year.
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Market flat after Fed-led rally; Humana drops - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on Wednesday, halting the previous session's rally, as doubts arose that the Federal Reserve-led move to ease credit market strains would work.
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Mobile firms seek India govt meeting on BlackBerry - 12, Mar 2008
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Mobile phone operators are seeking more talks to discuss Indian government security concerns which a newspaper said could lead to the termination of BlackBerry services in India, an industry official said on Wednesday.
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Myanmar's nutty scheme to solve energy crisis - 12, Mar 2008
PYAW GAN, Myanmar (Reuters) - They may look leafless and lifeless, but Kyaw Sinnt is certain his nuts are the key to Myanmar's chronic energy shortage.
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Fans embrace, clerics condemn TV's "Afghan Star" - 12, Mar 2008
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Hundreds of fans clamored on Tuesday to catch a glimpse of their favorite finalists from the TV show "Afghan Star," Afghanistan's version of "American Idol," which is watched by millions but condemned by Islamic clerics as i
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Space shuttle to get post-launch safety check - 12, Mar 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL., Florida (Reuters) - The crew aboard space shuttle Endeavour prepared to check the ship for damage on Tuesday after a predawn liftoff to deliver part of a long-awaited Japanese space laboratory to the International Space Station.
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Canada's frigid north a diamond miner's paradise - 12, Mar 2008
DIAVIK MINE, Northwest Territories (Reuters) - Once a hotbed of gold mining, Canada's far north is now unearthing riches from a different precious commodity: diamonds.
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Surging Red Wings close in on playoff spot - 12, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The revved-up Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Tuesday to record their fourth successive victory and close in on a playoff spot.
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DiMarco banks on help from straight-talking wife - 12, Mar 2008
JEJU, South Korea (Reuters) - American Chris DiMarco has volunteered for shock treatment by asking his wife to caddy for him at this week's Ballantine's Championship.
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China promoters annoyed by Bjork song and dance - 12, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Icelandic singer Bjork's pro-Tibet outburst at a Shanghai concert has not only angered China's wary cultural guardians, but annoyed music promoters who say politics is bad for business and worse for Chinese fans.
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Attorney in Spears case appeals conservatorship - 12, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An attorney who claims to represent pop star Britney Spears has filed an appeal challenging the conservatorship that gave the troubled singer's father control of her personal and business affairs.
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Bulls beat Jazz to stay in playoff hunt - 12, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls scored a 108-96 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Tuesday to maintain their push for an unlikely Eastern Conference playoff spot.
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Canadiens pound Devils to recapture East lead - 12, Mar 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens moved back into first place in the Eastern Conference after beating the New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Tuesday, with rookie goaltender Carey Price stopping 38 shots.
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Oil steady after record near $110 - 12, Mar 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil steadied on Wednesday after hitting a record near $110 overnight, as investors grappled with a boost to the dollar after the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks pumped fresh funds into the financial system.
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Republicans uphold Bush veto of anti-torture bill - 12, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's fellow Republicans in Congress on Tuesday upheld his veto of a bill to ban the CIA from subjecting enemy detainees to interrogation methods denounced by critics as torture.
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Report shows increase in Iraq violence since January - 12, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iraq has seen some increased violence since January, including suicide and car bombings, despite a sharp overall decline in attacks in the past eight months, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
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Calls mount for New York Gov. Spitzer to resign - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer faced growing pressure to resign on Wednesday after becoming entangled in a sex scandal linking him to a high-priced prostitute.
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Obama beats Clinton in Mississippi - 12, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama easily beat rival Hillary Clinton in Mississippi on Tuesday, giving him new momentum in their heated presidential fight as they head to the next showdown in Pennsylvania in six weeks.
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HSBC, Bank of China, MayBank in race for BII stake - 12, Mar 2008
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, Bank of China and Malaysia's Malayan Banking Bhd have emerged as the final bidders for Singapore state investor Temasek's stake in Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII), valued at more than $800 million,
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Rio Tinto eyes more spot market iron ore sales - 12, Mar 2008
SYDNEY, March 12 Reuters) - World No. 2 iron ore miner Rio
Tinto Ltd/Plc said on Wednesday it may sell more ore in spot
markets, where returns still exceed long-term contract prices
despite a big rise in the price some steel mills are preparing
to pay
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BOJ governor nominee vetoed, policy vacuum looms - 12, Mar 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Opposition lawmakers vetoed the Japanese government's pick for central bank governor on Wednesday, leaving the Bank of Japan (BOJ) in the middle of the global credit crisis with no successor to Governor Toshihiko Fukui one week before he
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Lawmaker may jump into network neutrality fray - 12, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress may have to stop broadband Internet providers from charging content providers higher fees for priority access to the Internet, a senior House of Representatives Democrat said on Tuesday.
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Google gets DoubleClick, shareholders applaud - 12, Mar 2008
BRUSSELS/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc won approval on Tuesday from the European Commission of its planned acquisition of DoubleClick Inc and promptly closed the deal, sending its stock 6 percent higher.
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Streamlined meteorite hit Peru fast and hard: study - 12, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A meteorite that struck Peru in September, digging out a deep hole and startling nearby residents, traveled faster and hit harder than would have been expected, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Bird flu expert urges vigilance in China - 12, Mar 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Chinese expert on respiratory diseases says the H5N1 bird flu virus has shown signs of mutation and urged vigilance at a time when seasonal human influenza is at a peak, newspapers reported on Tuesday.
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Group to test Merck AIDS drug in gel - 12, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group working to develop a gel or cream women could use to protect themselves against the AIDS virus said on Tuesday they have permission to use an experimental drug from Merck and Co.
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Film shows Germans not immune to return of Nazis - 12, Mar 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - The director of a new film that explores the hypothetical question of whether another dictatorship could ever emerge in Germany has come to the chilling conclusion that it could happen again.
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McCain lashes Democrats for criticizing NAFTA - 12, Mar 2008
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain criticized his Democratic rivals on Tuesday for pledging to renegotiate a hemispheric trade treaty that Democrats blame for U.S. manufacturing job losses.
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Bush warns that gains in Iraq fragile and reversible - 12, Mar 2008
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - President George W. Bush warned on Tuesday that security gains in Iraq were "fragile" and "reversible" as he appealed to skeptical Americans for patience nearly five years after the U.S.-led invasion.
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U.S. eases criticism of China and targets Russia - 12, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States took aim at Russia on Tuesday in its annual report on human rights, accusing the government of corruption and electoral abuses, but seemed to ease criticism of China ahead of the Olympic Games.
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Quarter of teen girls have sex-related disease - 12, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than one in four U.S. teen girls is infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease, and the rate is highest among blacks, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.
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Clinton and Obama trade fire over campaign tactics - 12, Mar 2008
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - U.S. presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama traded fire over campaign tactics on Tuesday and avoided wading into a debate over whether the New York governor, a fellow Democrat and Clinton backer, shou
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U.N. torture envoy says U.S. deny access to Iraq jails - 12, Mar 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. investigator on torture said on Tuesday the United States had denied his request to visit U.S.-run jails in Iraq and insisted a visit could help clear its legacy of the prison abuse scandal in Abu Ghraib.
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Top U.S. Mideast commander quits after Iran article - 12, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Adm. William Fallon, the top U.S. commander for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, announced his retirement on Tuesday citing what he called false reports of big differences between him and the Bush administration over Iran.
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NY Republicans threaten to impeach Gov. Spitzer - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York State Republicans threatened on Tuesday to impeach Gov. Eliot Spitzer if he does not quit over a sex scandal that has raised questions over whether he could face criminal charges.
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Sovereign funds may surpass global foreign reserves - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sovereign wealth fund assets may soon surpass total official foreign reserves held by central banks and become the main vehicle for capital investment, a Morgan Stanley economist said on Tuesday.
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Valero may sell U.S. plants in hard refinery times - 12, Mar 2008
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Top U.S. refining company Valero Energy Corp said on Tuesday it is considering selling nearly a third of its North American refineries amid a U.S. economic slowdown that is crimping fuel demand, and that it is exploring new projects
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Bear Stearns shares recover late Tuesday - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bear Stearns Cos shares pared losses late Tuesday after securities regulators said they were comfortable with capital levels at the largest U.S. investment banks, including Bear, and a company insider denied Bear was facing a cash cru
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World central banks unite to ease credit strain - 12, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve and four other central banks on Tuesday teamed up to get hundreds of billions of dollars in fresh funds to cash-starved credit markets, allowing financial firms to use securities backed by home mortgages as
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Stocks soar over 3 percent as Fed adds liquidity - 12, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rallied more than 3 percent on Tuesday, giving the S&P 500 its best advance since October 2002, after the Federal Reserve said it would add up to $200 billion to strained credit markets in a coordinated effort with other ce
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DreamWorks' Katzenberg betting big on 3-D - 12, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg is betting on 3-D films to the tune of $30 million a year in the hope of bringing a dramatic bump to flat U.S. movie attendance.
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Oracle takes on Salesforce, expands Web offerings - 12, Mar 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Oracle Corp said on Tuesday it has created Web-based software designed to help salespeople win more business, its latest attempt to overtake its smaller rival that leads in the field, Salesforce.com Inc.
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India conducts night raids to contain bird flu - 11, Mar 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Authorities in India's east battling to contain a fresh outbreak of bird flu said they were raiding farms at night to catch chickens and ducks and counter unwilling villagers who have refused to hand over poultry.
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Are fat moms to blame for fat kids? Answer unclear - 11, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British researchers who tried to show why overweight mothers tend to have overweight children said on Monday they had filled in one small piece of the puzzle.
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Ang Lee defends blacklisted Chinese "Lust" actress - 11, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Oscar-winning director Ang Lee has come out in support of Chinese actress Tang Wei, whose advertisements have been blacklisted in China following her steamy turn in Lee's "Lust, Caution".
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Bird flu shows signs of mutation: China expert - 11, Mar 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Chinese expert on respiratory diseases says the H5N1 bird flu virus has shown signs of mutation and urged vigilance at a time when seasonal human influenza is at a peak, newspapers reported on Tuesday.
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Taiwan keen to secure Beijing baseball berth - 11, Mar 2008
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Baseball-mad Taiwan is heading for the home plate in their quest for an Olympics berth after making a solid start to a qualification tournament being held in the centre of the island.
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My career is not in decline: Federer - 11, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer dismissed suggestions his career was in decline and said he would use recent defeats as motivation after recovering from a virus.
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Twin suicide blasts kill 24 in Pakistan's Lahore - 11, Mar 2008
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Two suicide car bombers struck in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing 24 people and wounding scores, most of them in an attack on a government security office, police and officials said.
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Roadside bomb kills three U.S. soldiers in Iraq - 11, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed three U.S. soldiers and an interpreter in Iraq's Diyala province on Monday, the same day a suicide bomber killed five U.S. soldiers in the capital Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
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Space shuttle Endeavour launches with Japanese lab - 11, Mar 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour blasted off from a seaside Florida launch pad on Tuesday to deliver part of a long-awaited Japanese space laboratory and a Canadian-built robotic system to the International Space Statio
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Gaza rocket hits Israel, breaking lull - 11, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit southern Israel on Tuesday just hours after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visited the area and cautioned residents not to expect a lull in Palestinian attacks to last.
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Taliban urge factions to fight foreign forces - 11, Mar 2008
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban Islamic movement has urged the war-torn nation's former mujahideen factions to join it in their campaign to drive out foreign forces from the country.
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Islamic body seeks new role to fight "Islamophobia" - 11, Mar 2008
DAKAR (Reuters) - Facing "Islamophobia" in the West, the world's biggest Islamic body is seeking to rebrand itself this week as a forum for settling conflicts peacefully and for redistributing wealth to the world's poorest states.
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EU says raids intl airlines in cartel probe - 11, Mar 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission trust busters raided the offices of several international airlines operating long-haul scheduled flights to Japan on Tuesday in an investigation into suspected cartel activity.
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Iraqis still ask if U.S. invasion was worth it - 11, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Five years after U.S. and British forces swept into Iraq and toppled Saddam Hussein, many Iraqis are asking if the violence and upheaval that turned their lives upside down was worth it.
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U.S. consumer confidence falls in March - 11, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence fell in March, turning its most pessimistic in nearly two and a half years on the back of high fuel prices and a wave of grim economic data, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
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Wall Street rallies on Fed cash injection - 11, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, led by financial shares, after the Federal Reserve said it would add up to $200 billion to strained credit markets as part of a coordinated effort with other central banks.
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Internet TV subscriptions doubled in 2007: Informa - 11, Mar 2008
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The number of Internet TV subscribers more than doubled in 2007 to 12.3 million worldwide, driven by western Europe where some broadband suppliers offered the service for free, according to a report.
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Cars are like music for Nissan design chief - 11, Mar 2008
GENEVA (Reuters Life!) - Shiro Nakamura likes to think that designing cars is like making music.
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Hulu makes public debut, adds Warner Bros shows - 11, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hulu, the online video joint venture of News Corp and General Electric's NBC Universal, will make its public debut on Wednesday with programming from Time Warner Inc's Warner Bros Television Group, Lionsgate and from sports leagues.
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A walkabout with Mazda's design chief in Geneva - 11, Mar 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - Of the four major international auto shows each year, Geneva is the one best known for its focus on style, with big and small design houses sharing the spotlight alongside the world's top car brands.
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Space shuttle Endeavour prepares for night launch - 11, Mar 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour was poised to blast off from its Florida home port on Tuesday to deliver the first part of a huge Japanese laboratory to the International Space Station.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Madonna, Cohen - 11, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Madonna spoke of being possessed by magic as she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday along with Leonard Cohen, rocker John Mellencamp, British pop band The Dave Clark Five and instrumental group The Ventures.
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Lawyers for Spears and Federline spar over money - 11, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers around troubled singer Britney Spears battled in court on Monday over her parenting issues and $1 million in legal bills with one judge ruling the pop star should receive $1,500 a week to spend.
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Gebrselassie opts out of Beijing - 11, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - World record holder Haile Gebrselassie will aim for an Olympic marathon title at the 2012 London Games after deciding the pollution in Beijing this year represents an unacceptable health threat.
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Rockets register milestone 19th victory in a row - 11, Mar 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Houston Rockets matched the NBA's third-longest victory streak when they won their 19th consecutive game by crushing the New Jersey Nets 91-73 on Monday.
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My career is not in decline, says Federer - 11, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer dismissed suggestions his career was in decline and said he would use recent defeats as motivation after recovering from a virus.
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WITNESS: Chase for the news can take a while in Africa - 11, Mar 2008
Alistair Thomson has been a Reuters correspondent in Africa for eight years, covering everything from military coups to commodities markets. A British citizen, he has worked for Reuters in London, Brussels, Ivory Coast and South Africa, and is now based i
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McCain to visit Israel, London and Paris next week - 11, Mar 2008
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Republican candidate John McCain set plans on Monday to visit Israel, Britain and France next week in a trip likely to play up the national security credentials he hopes will carry him into the White House.
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U.N. reports sharp rise in Afghanistan attacks - 11, Mar 2008
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Militant attacks in Afghanistan increased dramatically last year, with civilians accounting for nearly a fifth of people killed, the U.N. secretary-general said in a new report.
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NY Gov. Spitzer under pressure to quit over sex case - 11, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer faces pressure to resign on Tuesday as well as questions about whether he will be prosecuted for any crime after a report linked him to a high-class prostitution ring.
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