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Bush: America still not safe from terrorist attack - 07, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush, marking five years since the Department of Homeland Security was created, said the United States was not safe from terrorists who were plotting another attack as he spoke.
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Obama raises record $55 million - 07, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Barack Obama raised a record $55 million in February, beating rival Hillary Clinton's total and ensuring a big-spending battle for the Democratic presidential nomination in the months ahead.
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Palestinian gunman kills 8 in Jerusalem Jewish school - 07, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian gunman opened fire in a Jewish religious school in Jerusalem on Thursday, killing at least eight people and wounding about 10 in the most lethal attack in Israel in two years, emergency services said.
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NY Fed chief says low rates needed for some time - 07, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank may need to keep interest rates low for some time if extreme stresses in financial markets persist, threatening the economy, New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner said.
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Foreclosures at record as household wealth falls - 07, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home foreclosures hit a record late last year amid a shakedown in the subprime mortgage market that is taking its toll on the broader economy, and the net wealth of U.S. households fell for the first time in five years, data on
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Thornburg off 51 percent on bankruptcy worry - 07, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thornburg Mortgage Inc shares sank 51 percent on Thursday on worries the "jumbo" mortgage lender might go bankrupt, after its failure to meet a margin call triggered defaults under other lending agreements.
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Mortgage woes, economic worry sink Wall Street - 07, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Thursday after a series of fresh jolts to credit markets and lackluster retail sales compounded worries the economy is near recession, driving the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 down 2.2 percent to its lowest cl
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IBM sees no mega-mergers - 07, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp Chief Executive Sam Palmisano said on Thursday the company is "on track" to meet its 2010 earnings target, and he ruled out mega-mergers on the scale of Microsoft Corp's $40 billion-plus bid
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Retail sales mixed, lower-priced stores up - 07, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. retailers posted mixed February sales results on Thursday as women's apparel continued to struggle and department store sales fell, while cash-strapped consumers favored outlets where they could save money.
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"Frontlines" aims to break out of shooter pack - 07, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - At first blush, THQ's "Frontlines: Fuel of War" seems like just another entrant in a recent string of military-themed shooter video games. But a few tricks could set it apart enough to turn it into a sorely needed success for THQ
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Who needs IT experts? Workers take control - 07, Mar 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Savvy office workers frustrated that their on-the-job computer tools don't function as smoothly as, say, an Apple iPod are taking matters into their own hands.
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Notorious B.I.G. movie finds its big star - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Biggie is coming to the big screen. Fox Searchlight has hired Jamal Woolard, a Brooklyn-based rapper, to play late rap icon Biggie Smalls, a.k.a. the Notorious B.I.G., in its upcoming biopic "Notorious."
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China admits "high pressure" over weather - 06, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing is seeking weather forecasters from home and abroad to provide hourly bulletins in three languages for every event of the Olympics in August, China's top meteorological official said on Thursday.
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Candidates ride wave of TV appearances - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Is it a coincidence that Hillary Clinton's first primary victories in more than a month happened after her buzzworthy appearances on "Saturday Night Live" and "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart?"
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Hollywood private eye on trial for mass wiretapping - 06, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Anthony Pellicano, the former investigator known as Hollywood's private eye to the stars, goes on trial on Thursday in a case of wiretapping and skullduggery that is expected to reveal the dark side of the glitzy world of the movie
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Roddick and Murray call for revised Davis Cup format - 06, Mar 2008
DUBAI (Reuters) - Andy Roddick and Andy Murray have called for changes to the Davis Cup format, believing alterations should be made to ensure more top players took part.
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Hewitt upset by Benneteau in Las Vegas - 06, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Second seed and defending champion Lleyton Hewitt was upset 6-3 7-5 by Frenchman Julien Benneteau to cap a day of surprises at the Las Vegas Open on Wednesday.
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Spy saga taught Formula One a lesson - 06, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Last year's spying controversy, as well as costing McLaren a record $100-million fine and the constructors' title, taught Formula One a lesson it will never forget.
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Garnett propels Celtics past Pistons into playoffs - 06, Mar 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Kevin Garnett poured in a season-high 31 points to spark the Boston Celtics to a 90-78 home victory over the Detroit Pistons and become the first team to reach the NBA playoffs.
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Inspired Ovechkin leads Capitals past Sabres - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Washington Capitals, once again inspired by Alexander Ovechkin, continued their march towards the playoffs with a 3-1 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.
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Diana's butler refuses to return to inquest - 06, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Princess Diana's butler has refused to be questioned about whether he lied to the inquest into her death.
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NATO countries skeptical on Ukraine, Georgia bids - 06, Mar 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Efforts by Ukraine and Georgia to join NATO took a knock on Thursday as European allies raised concerns over the readiness of the two ex-Soviet members to join the bloc and the possible impact on ties with Russia.
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China in efforts to bridge U.S., North Korea differences - 06, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is in discussions with the United States and North Korea on how to bridge differences and restart talks on ending the North's nuclear ambitions, a senior Chinese Foreign Ministry official said on Thursday.
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U.S. embassy fears attacks on citizens in Lebanon - 06, Mar 2008
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Lebanon has urged its citizens residing there to keep a low profile, citing concern that "extremist groups" may be planning attacks against Americans.
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U.S. military says 2,000 troops leaving Iraq - 06, Mar 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Some 2,000 U.S. soldiers are being withdrawn from Baghdad as part of a planned reduction of U.S. forces in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
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Egypt holds talks with Hamas on truce with Israel - 06, Mar 2008
GAZA (Reuters) - Egypt launched talks on Thursday with Hamas and Islamic Jihad on a truce between the Palestinian militant movements and Israel, officials in the groups said.
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Colombia takes more heat from Latin America left - 06, Mar 2008
CARACAS (Reuters) - Latin America's leftist leaders heaped more criticism on Colombia, leaving it increasingly isolated on Thursday in a crisis that has threatened political stability in the Andes.
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Small explosion hits New York's Times Square - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A small explosion caused minor damage to a U.S. military recruiting center in New York's Times Square area in the early hours of Thursday but there were no injuries, police said.
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One matchup: Fiery McCain vs. charismatic Obama - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A possible match-up in the November presidential election would pit a crusty old politician known for blowing his top against a first-term lawmaker seen as charismatic yet largely untested.
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Ambac needs more than $1.5 bln capital raise - analysts - 06, Mar 2008
(Reuters) - Hard-hit bond insurer Ambac Financial Group's plans to raise at least $1.5 billion in new capital are not enough to fix its capital adequacy problem, analysts at Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Securities said.
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U.S. jobless claims tumble 24,000 last week - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. jobless benefits tumbled by 24,000 last week to a much lower-than-expected 351,000, but the number remaining on jobless aid stood at the highest level in nearly two and a half years, a Labor Department repo
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U.S. retail sales mixed, lower-priced stores up - 06, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. retailers posted mixed February sales results on Thursday as women's apparel continued to struggle while cash-strapped consumers favored outlets where they could save money.
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The first days of Second Life - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When executives from San Francisco-based Linden Lab built Second Life, they had a sense they were doing something historic. So, to keep tabs on their creation, they contracted their own journalist to chronicle the growth of the Intern
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Singapore faces blogging ire over militant escape - 06, Mar 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's state-controlled media and government have come under fire from critics and Internet bloggers for failing to give the public important answers on the escape of a suspected Islamic militant.
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RIM to bring Will.i.am's Dipdive to BlackBerry - 06, Mar 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is partnering with pop artist Will.i.am to help merge social networking and multimedia, in the company's latest move to gain more traction in the consumer retail market.
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Greening of CeBIT fails to revive shrinking IT fair - 06, Mar 2008
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - Europe's biggest information technology fair went green this year. The problem was that there weren't many people around to notice.
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China ramps up psychology and downplays medal hopes - 06, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has begun ramping up psychological training for its athletes to help them cope with the pressure at this year's Beijing Olympics, a top sports official told an advisory body to China's parliament.
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"Dirty Dancing" star Patrick Swayze has cancer - 06, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor and dancer Patrick Swayze, star of such hit films as "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost," has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but is responding well to treatment, his publicist said on Wednesday.
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Producer sues Warner Music over Blunt royalties - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. songwriter and record producer Linda Perry is suing Warner Music Group for not turning over millions of dollars in royalties from the debut album of her protege, English singer James Blunt.
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Paul Azinger puts hot form ahead of fresh faces for Ryder Cup - 06, Mar 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger does not believe fresh faces are necessary for the Americans to end a run of three successive defeats by Europe in the biennial team competition.
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Guillermo Canas and Amer Delic reach last eight in Las Vegas - 06, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fourth seed Guillermo Canas of Argentina broke big-serving Australian Chris Guccione four times to win their second-round match 6-2 7-5 at the Las Vegas Open on Wednesday.
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NFL chief urges crackdown on cable companies - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Football League said on Wednesday that U.S. regulators should crack down on cable operators that he accused of using their market power to discriminate against independent channel offerings like its NFL Netw
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Red Wings soar to 4-1 win over Blues - 06, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Pavel Datsyuk scored twice to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, their first back-to-back victories in a month.
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Bush endorses McCain for presidency - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush formally endorsed Republican John McCain for president on Wednesday, calling him a man of character who is "not going to change" when it comes to taking on Islamic extremists.
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China accuses U.S. of military fear-mongering - 06, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top official newspaper on Thursday accused the United States of exaggerating fears about Beijing's military to justify its weapons sales to Taiwan, continuing verbal push-and-shove between the two powers.
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Palestinians and Israel agree to resume peace talks - 06, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinians may resume peace talks this week, Israeli media reported on Thursday, but progress looked set to hinge on stemming bloodshed in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
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Fed must act to stem crisis, Pianalto says - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The global credit crisis creates big downside risks to an already softening economy that require bold action from the U.S. central bank, Cleveland Federal Reserve President Sandra Pianalto said on Wednesday.
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Republican McCain trails Clinton and Obama: poll - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain trails Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in hypothetical matchups, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Wednesday.
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Key Delphi deal deadline extended after GM offer - 06, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Delphi Corp said on
Wednesday Appaloosa Management, the lead investor behind a
planned equity infusion of $2.55 billion in the bankrupt auto
parts maker, had agreed to extend a deadline to terminate that
deal as Delphi scrambles t
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Delta/Northwest pilots resume merger discussions - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pilots at Northwest Airlines Corp and Delta Air Lines Inc revived discussions this week on resolving differences in merging their contracts, a step necessary for the carriers to proceed with a merger proposal.
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Sovereign wealth funds not harmful: U.S. officials - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sovereign wealth funds, which have drawn criticism for recent multibillion-dollar injections into battered U.S. banks, are a good thing, but could be more transparent, officials said on Wednesday.
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Lego wants to build business with girls - 06, Mar 2008
BILLUND, Denmark (Reuters) - Nine-year-old Ida Fraende, who likes to play with Lego bricks, is not so unusual in Scandinavia but globally speaking she is not typical: Jorgen V. Knudstorp hopes to change that.
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Intel memory chip prices drop double projection: CEO - 06, Mar 2008
SANTA CLARA, California (Reuters) - Intel Corp Chief Executive Paul Otellini said on Wednesday the company has seen price erosion for certain memory chips in the first quarter that is nearly twice what it had predicted.
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Shared databases could deter nuclear threat: experts - 06, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - International databases to share information about nuclear and radioactive materials are urgently needed to help deter potential nuclear threats, a team of scientific and policy experts said on Thursday.
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Patrick Swayze diagnosed with cancer - 06, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Patrick Swayze, the dancer and starring actor of such hit films as "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost," has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, published reports said on Wednesday.
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Good art should unsettle not soothe: Gormley - 06, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Good art, says Antony Gormley, should make you feel unsettled, even challenged, and not fit neatly into your everyday life.
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Test shows possibility to see what others do - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brain imaging may make it possible to someday see what others are seeing, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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U.N. rights chief tells staff she is leaving - 06, Mar 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, under fire from the United States and several developing countries, told her staff on Wednesday she would leave at the end of June.
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Palestinian-Israel talks revived as Gaza calm sought - 06, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and the Palestinians agreed to resume peace talks on Wednesday under pressure from U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, but progress appeared to hinge on stemming bloodshed in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.
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Racial inequality persists in U.S.: report - 06, Mar 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Black Americans still trail whites on such basics as income, education and health, a study showed on Wednesday, even as Sen. Barack Obama's barrier-breaking run for the presidency has renewed the national focus on race.
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FBI had privacy violations in 2006 before reforms - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI improperly obtained personal data on U.S. citizens while investigating terrorism and spy suspects in 2006, but later adopted reforms to prevent future lapses, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday
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Jobs needed or Iraq troop pullout at risk: U.S. general - 06, Mar 2008
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - The United States may be forced to halt planned troop withdrawals from Iraq unless Iraqi authorities move faster to create jobs and improve basic services, a top U.S. general said on Wednesday.
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Clinton hints at Obama as possible running mate - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Energized by a series of wins that revitalized her presidential campaign, Sen. Hillary Clinton hinted on Wednesday at a possible joint Democratic ticket with rival Barack Obama.
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Czechs face battle to ratify U.S. missile shield - 06, Mar 2008
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech opposition leader ordered his deputies to vote against a plan to build a U.S. missile defense radar in the central European country, raising the possibility that the project could be defeated.
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Obama and Clinton ready for long battle - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on Wednesday faced a long fight for the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination, with Obama promising to get tougher on his rival and Clinton hinting the two could team up in November against Republi
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Venezuela mobilizes forces to Colombia border - 06, Mar 2008
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela deployed tanks and air and sea forces toward the Colombian border on Wednesday in its first major military mobilization in a crisis that has raised fears for regional stability.
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McCain wins Bush endorsement for presidency - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush formally endorsed Republican John McCain for president on Wednesday, calling him a man of character who is "not going to change" when it comes to taking on Islamic extremists.
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Merrill quits subprime lending, cuts 650 jobs - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co on Wednesday said it will eliminate 650 jobs as it stops making subprime mortgages through its First Franklin Financial Corp unit.
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Service sector slump wears on; Fed sounds grim - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The slumping U.S. service sector and a weakening job market dealt further blows on Wednesday to an economy teetering on the brink of recession, while bad news continued unabated on the inflation front.
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Fed report says U.S. growth slowed in early 2008 - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve districts all saw decelerating economic growth in early 2008, even as prices pressed upward almost everywhere, the central bank's "Beige Book" report on economic conditions said on Wednesday.
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Buffett world's richest man, Slim second: Forbes - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, the famed U.S. investor who heads Berkshire Hathaway Inc, replaced his friend and Microsoft Corp founder Bill Gates as the richest man in the world, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday.
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Sovereign wealth funds not harmful - U.S. officials - 06, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sovereign wealth funds, which have drawn criticism for recent multibillion-dollar injections into battered U.S. banks, are a good thing, but could be more transparent, officials said on Wednesday.
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Ambac raising at least $1.5 bln of new capital - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc said on Wednesday it plans to sell at least $1.5 billion of stock and convertible securities, to help preserve the top-tier credit ratings critical for its main insurance business.
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Stocks jump on data, commodities; Thornburg sinks - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as evidence the services sector may not be as weak as feared allayed investors' concerns about a recession and soaring commodity prices lifted energy and mining companies' shares.
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Microsoft asks Web developers to "bet on us" - 06, Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp asked software developers to "bet on us" as it began making test versions available of Internet Explorer 8, an upgraded version of the main software used to browse the Web.
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Electronics greener, but long way to go: Greenpeace - 06, Mar 2008
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - Consumer electronics are becoming greener, but manufacturers still have a long way to go to eliminate hazardous substances from computers and mobile phones and make them more energy efficient, Greenpeace said.
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Yahoo buys time with Microsoft by board move - 06, Mar 2008
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc extended a deadline to nominate board directors, buying the company time to pursue alternatives to Microsoft Corp's $41.7 billion offer, while also giving Yahoo room to negotiate a friendly deal with Microsoft.
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Indonesians in Java village scared by seeping gas - 05, Mar 2008
PORONG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Gas seeping from the ground in a village hit by a mud volcano in Indonesia's East Java province is triggering safety concerns and calls for an evacuation, residents said on Wednesday.
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Indonesian fossils belonged to diet-poor dwarfs - 05, Mar 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Small human-like skeletons found in a cave on a remote Indonesian island were actually human and their miniature features probably due to nutritional deficiency, some researchers in Australia say.
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"Swingtown" experiment is on for CBS - 05, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Guess who's swinging into summer?
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U.N. wants tougher stance on celebrity drug users - 05, Mar 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Prosecutors worldwide are too lenient on celebrities who use drugs, sending a dangerous message to young people, the United Nations said on Wednesday in its global report on illegal narcotics trends.
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Indonesia says H5N1 samples show no signs of mutation - 05, Mar 2008
HONGKONG/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Bird flu virus samples that Indonesia sent to a World Health Organisation laboratory last month have not shown signs of any mutation, a health ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
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Networks clamor for foreign TV shows - 05, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - If you thought the Academy Awards were dominated by foreigners, consider the shows that might grace TV screens in the fall.
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Film "Chicago 10" parallels '68 protests with Iraq - 05, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A film about violent U.S. anti-Vietnam War protests in 1968 is not just another nostalgic Sixties movie, says director Brett Morgen, but instead seeks to reflect current opposition to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Hollywood braces for possible actors strike - 05, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The final epilogue to the tumultuous writers strike has been written, but Hollywood is bracing for a possible sequel to the costly walkout -- this one starring film and television actors.
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Former stripper allowed to stay on "Idol" - 05, Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" producers are shrugging off the latest sex scandal to hit the top-rated U.S. television show, saying contestant David Hernandez can stay in the competition despite his past as a stripper.
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China gears up for faithful during the Games - 05, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing is setting up sites and training local believers to provide religious services for foreigners attending the Olympic Games, religious officials said on Wednesday.
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No favors for celebrity athletes at Beijing village - 05, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Celebrity athletes can expect no special treatment at Beijing's Olympic village, its vice-director said on Wednesday, after world tennis number one Roger Federer said he was unsure whether he would stay with fellow athletes.
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Penguins blank Lightning in Crosby's return - 05, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed Sidney Crosby back to the line-up with a 2-0 road win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, lifting them into top spot in the Eastern Conference.
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Packers legend Brett Favre retires - 05, Mar 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has retired after 17 record-breaking seasons, saying the stress of living up to his high standards had become too much.
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Pistons beat Sonics to maintain winning ways - 05, Mar 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Pistons scored a 100-97 victory over the visiting Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday to record their fifth win in six games.
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U.S. says time tight for nuclear deal, but doable - 05, Mar 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday time was tight to seal a controversial nuclear deal with India, but it was still possible to wrap it up if it reached the U.S. Congress by July, ahead of November's presidential poll.
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Iran says will only talk to IAEA on atomic file - 05, Mar 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it would only discuss its nuclear program with the U.N. atomic watchdog, rejecting a call by world powers to hold more talks with the EU's foreign policy chief.
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China's Wen vows tough fight against inflation - 05, Mar 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned on Wednesday that overheating remains his nation's top economic foe even as global growth softens, vowing a tough fight against price rises and feverish investment.
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Iran sees Iraq talks this week but U.S. says no date set - 05, Mar 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran and the United States are expected to hold a new round of talks on improving security in Iraq this week, Iranian and Iraqi officials said on Wednesday, but the U.S. ambassador to Baghdad said no date had been set.
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McCain now has to pick a vice presidential nominee - 05, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Now that he is the Republican presidential nominee, John McCain has a big decision ahead of him -- who to choose as his vice presidential running mate.
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Rice says Middle East peace talks to resume - 05, Mar 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday Israel and the Palestinians had agreed to resume peace talks suspended over an Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, but she did not specify a date.
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Clinton upbeat and ready to take on McCain - 05, Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton, whose campaign took new life after crucial victories over Barack Obama in Ohio and Texas, said on Wednesday she was the best Democrat to beat presumptive Republican nominee John McCain in the November U.S. president
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Pfizer eyes overseas relief as Lipitor cliff nears - 05, Mar 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc on Wednesday said it aims to expand in emerging markets and speed its pace of launching new drugs to offset looming generic competition for its $12 billion-a-year Lipitor cholesterol fighter.
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AT&T to invest $1 bln worldwide for expansion - 05, Mar 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Top U.S. phone company AT&T Inc will invest $1 billion worldwide this year to build four undersea cables and to expand its network services, senior officials said on Wednesday.
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