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U.S. to seek death penalty against 9/11 planner - 11, Feb 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. military prosecutors will file charges on Monday against the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks and five other Guantanamo prisoners and will seek to execute them if they are convicted, officials involved in the process s
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Israel sees Hamas gone from Gaza in months - 11, Feb 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli leaders vowed on Monday to step up their war against Hamas over rocket fire from the Gaza Strip and predicted the Islamist group's government in the territory would fall within months.
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Gates backs pause in future U.S. troop pullout - 11, Feb 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday he backed a brief pause in U.S. troop reductions from Iraq once an initial pullout of five combat brigades has been completed in July.
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Hasbro profit rises on Transformers, Nerf sales - 11, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hasbro Inc , the second-largest U.S. toy company, posted a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Monday, boosted by strong demand for its Transformers, Nerf and Furreal Friends product lines.
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Loews net falls on subprime losses - 11, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Loews Corp said on Monday fourth-quarter profit fell 31 percent, hurt by subprime investment losses at its CNA Financial Corp insurance affiliate and weaker results in its tobacco and drilling businesses.
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SocGen seeks cash to shore up finances - 11, Feb 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Societe Generale launched a deeply discounted 5.5 billion euros ($8 billion) capital increase on Monday to prop up its finances and heal scars from the world's biggest rogue trading scandal.
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Dow edges down after changes; Nasdaq up - 11, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow industrials opened down on Monday as changes to average weighed on some shares, including Altria Group Inc , while the Nasdaq index rose on deal news that boosted technology stocks.
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Some breast cancer Web sites inaccurate, study finds - 11, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five percent of breast cancer Web sites have mistakes, with those involving alternative or complementary medicine the most likely to be misleading, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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EU's Reding wants "credible" roaming cuts - 11, Feb 2008
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Mobile phone operators must act before July 1 to avoid the European Union imposing lower prices for texting or surfing the Web via mobile phones when abroad, the bloc's top telecoms regulator said on Monday.
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Nokia shows phones, eyes Facebook access - 11, Feb 2008
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Nokia, the world's largest handset maker, unveiled four new multimedia phones on Monday and said it was in talks to offer phone access to social networking site Facebook.
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LG, Samsung bet on new mobile Linux platform - 11, Feb 2008
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Samsung and LG Electronics on Monday showed new phones using free Linux software from Mobile Linux foundation, which said in total 18 phones from seven vendors would use its software.
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EA announces first wave of Hasbro video games - 11, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc on Monday announced upcoming games based on popular Hasbro Inc properties such as "Monopoly" and "Littlest Pet Shop", an important part of its push to make video games for a broader audience.
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Yahoo rejects Microsoft's bid - 11, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc on Monday rejected as too low Microsoft Corp's unsolicited takeover offer, currently valued at $42 billion, putting the ball back in the software giant's court to pursue a deal.
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Grammys pays tribute again to Beatles - 11, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Grammys just can't let the Beatles let it be.
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Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 3-2 - 11, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington netminder Olie Kolzig celebrated victory in his 700th NHL game on Sunday after Mike Green scored 23 seconds into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers.
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Steve Lowery pips Singh for Pebble Beach title - 11, Feb 2008
PEBBLE BEACH, California (Reuters) - American Steve Lowery clinched his first PGA Tour title in eight years by edging out 2004 champion Vijay Singh in a playoff for the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Sunday.
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Paul Pierce sparks Celtics to win over Spurs - 11, Feb 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Paul Pierce scored 35 points and the Boston Celtics won their third consecutive game with a 98-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
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Hancock says Grammy win is a victory for jazz - 11, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Herbie Hancock won the coveted album of the year Grammy on Sunday, becoming the first jazz instrumentalist to win the honor in more than 40 years and causing Hancock to remark "it's a new day" at the Grammys.
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"Jaws" actor Roy Scheider dead at 75 - 11, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his roles as a small-town police chief in "Jaws" and his portrait of famed choreographer Bob Fosse in "All That Jazz," died on Sunday at age 75.
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East Timor president wounded in rebel attack - 11, Feb 2008
DILI (Reuters) - Rebel soldiers shot East Timor President and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta in the stomach at his home in Dili on Monday, while Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao escaped injury in another attack, officials said.
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Winehouse rules Grammys, but Hancock shocks - 11, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British pop singer Amy Winehouse, whose rapid descent from promising newcomer to emaciated junkie played out in the full glare of the public eye last year, took home five Grammy Awards on Sunday.
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U.S. Marine arrested over rape in Japan's Okinawa - 11, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine was arrested on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old Japanese girl in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, police said on Monday, an incident that could strain ties between the two security allies.
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Goldman Sachs boosts wheat price forecast - 11, Feb 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Investment bank Goldman Sachs has raised its outlook for Chicago wheat futures by 47 percent to $13.50 a bushel after the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut projected 2007/08 U.S. wheat ending stocks.
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Obama rides momentum before "Potomac Primaries" - 11, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama is riding a burst of momentum into Tuesday's presidential nominating contests with a string of weekend wins, while Republican John McCain received praise from onetime rival President George W. Bush as he tries
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Islamist parties face drubbing in Pakistan vote - 11, Feb 2008
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani voters are expected to succeed where President Pervez Musharraf has failed, pushing back the Islamist tide and throwing out of power political clerics governing Pakistan's violent northwest.
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Platinum hits record on supply - 11, Feb 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Platinum hit another record high on Monday on the back of lingering supply concerns in South Africa, which produces four-fifths of the world's metal, while gold firmed near an historic high.
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Oil climbs above $92 on Venezuela threat, N.Sea outages - 11, Feb 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Oil rose on Monday, extending last week's late gains, as Venezuela threatened to halt oil exports to the United States and bomb alerts shut down one of Britain's largest gas fields.
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Asian stocks fall on credit worries - 11, Feb 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Oil and precious metals rose on supply concerns on Monday in thin holiday trade in Asia, while the few stock markets that were open, such as South Korea and Australia, unraveled on fear the credit crunch would spread further.
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Chrysler dealers endorse latest restructuring move - 11, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chrysler dealers, meeting as a
group for the first time with the struggling automaker's new
management team, on Sunday expressed support for a newly
unveiled plan to shrink Chrysler's retail network and
streamline its product
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Some breast cancer websites inaccurate study finds - 11, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five percent of breast cancer Web sites have mistakes, with those involving alternative or complementary medicine the most likely to be misleading, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Music on mobiles found to be a favorite in China - 11, Feb 2008
BARCELONA (Reuters) - More than a third of mobile phone owners in China, the world's largest mobile market, use their handsets to listen to music, more than in Britain or the United States, a study showed.
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McConaughey, Hudson take "Gold" at box office - 11, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In their second on-screen pairing, Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson returned to the top of the North American box office on Sunday with the adventure comedy "Fool's Gold."
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Sick shuttle astronaut in no danger: ESA - 11, Feb 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hans Schlegel, the German astronaut on space shuttle Atlantis whose illness forced NASA to delay a spacewalk, is not suffering a dangerous ailment and should be able to resume his normal duties, the European Space Agency said on Sunday
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Cruz, Kingsley play lovers in new film "Elegy" - 11, Feb 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - Penelope Cruz and Ben Kingsley team up in a movie based on Philip Roth's short novel "The Dying Animal", about a charismatic and selfish professor who loses his composure when he falls in love with a student half his age.
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All clear after bomb alert shuts down UK gas rig - 11, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The operator of one of Britain's biggest gas fields shut down production and evacuated more than 160 workers from a North Sea platform on Sunday, after a suspicious object sparked a full-scale security alert.
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Olympic champion Hamm makes triumphant comeback - 11, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Olympic champion Paul Hamm proved he could still impress with his gymnastics skills on all six apparatus when he won the all-round title at the Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas.
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Daniel Day-Lewis scoops best actor BAFTA prize - 11, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Daniel Day-Lewis gave his Oscar chances a welcome boost on Sunday by landing the prize as best actor at the British Academy Film Awards for his searing portrayal of a driven oil prospector in "There Will be Blood."
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Row erupts over Berkeley's anti-Marine stance - 11, Feb 2008
BERKELEY, California (Reuters) - Officials in the famously liberal California town of Berkeley have stirred a national fuss by telling U.S. Marine Corps recruiters they aren't welcome anymore and by aiding those protesting against them.
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Russia warns as Kosovo independence looms - 11, Feb 2008
PRISTINA/BELGRADE (Reuters) - Kosovo is expected to declare independence from Serbia next Sunday, but a top Russian official warned that Europe could open a "Pandora's box" if it recognized the move over Belgrade's objections.
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Amy Winehouse seeks to reclaim glory at Grammys - 11, Feb 2008
Amy Winehouse, the British soul singer whose messy personal life has ravaged her promising career, will emerge from a London rehab clinic later on Sunday to perform live via satellite at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
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Writers' union backs deal to end Hollywood strike - 11, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Union leaders for striking Hollywood writers voted on Sunday to formally endorse a deal with studios to end their bruising three-month-old labor clash, calling an immediate halt to picketing and paving the way for writers to return
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Gates says two-tiered NATO puts alliance at risk - 11, Feb 2008
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday the NATO alliance was at risk if it became split between members willing and unwilling to fight as he appealed to Europeans to support the war in Afghanistan.
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Obama cruises as Clinton shakes up campaign - 11, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama on Sunday tried to translate weekend victories into momentum going into this week's U.S. presidential nominating contests, while Republican John McCain's march hit a few bumps in the road.
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Venezuela threatens to stop US oil sales over Exxon - 11, Feb 2008
CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez on Sunday threatened to stop sending oil to the United States unless it halted an "economic war" that he said included an Exxon Mobil lawsuit freezing $12 billion in Venezuelan assets.
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Auto economist sees limited drop in 2008 sales - 11, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A recovery in the economy later this year will keep U.S. vehicle sales from plunging as deeply as the most bearish forecasts suggest, according to an outlook released on Sunday by the group representing U.S. auto dealers.
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Sony Ericsson to make Windows Mobile phones - 11, Feb 2008
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Sony Ericsson and Microsoft will cooperate in making smartphones, with the first Sony Ericsson handset based on the Windows Mobile operating system on sale by the end of the year.
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NASA sidelines spacewalk, adds inspection - 10, Feb 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- Shuttle Atlantis astronauts will take a closer look at a minor tear in their ship's heat shield on Sunday after an undisclosed medical issue sidelined plans for a spacewalk to install Europe's Columbus laboratory on the International
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Kenya rivals ready to discuss power-sharing - 10, Feb 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's rival parties geared up on Sunday to thrash out a power-sharing agreement to end a deadly crisis over President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election.
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McCartney, Mills to lock horns in divorce court - 10, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Paul McCartney and former model Heather Mills lock horns in a British divorce court on Monday in their battle over how big a slice she will take of the former Beatle's fortune.
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West need not fear resurgent Russia: Ivanov - 10, Feb 2008
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - The West need not fear Russia's growing economic and political clout, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday in a conciliatory speech that called for a new global arms control regime.
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Clinton seeks to cast herself as underdog vs Obama - 10, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sen. Hillary Clinton, viewed by many last year as virtually unstoppable in her bid to become the Democratic presidential nominee, is now seeking to portray herself as the underdog against her rival Sen. Barack Obama.
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Suicide attack heightens fears for Pakistan polls - 10, Feb 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani police said on Sunday they suspected Islamist militants based in the tribal areas on the Afghan border were behind a suicide attack that killed up to 20 people at an election rally in the northwest a day earlier.
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Gates urges Europe to back U.S. in Afghanistan - 10, Feb 2008
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates made a direct appeal to Europeans on Sunday to support the war in Afghanistan, warning that violence and terrorism could surge worldwide if NATO was defeated there.
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Britain says North Sea incident "contained" - 10, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain evacuated of oil workers from a North Sea accommodation platform on Sunday after reports of a bomb threat but officials said the incident was quickly contained and there was no need to send in a bomb squad.
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Obama sweeps three states, Huckabee wins two - 10, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama easily swept Democratic presidential contests in three states on Saturday, striking the latest blows in a bruising back-and-forth battle with Hillary Clinton for the party's nomination.
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Reality check for Europe - 10, Feb 2008
LONDON, Feb 10 - (Reuters) - The extent of Europe's infection from the U.S. subprime mortgage virus is becoming clearer, even as the European Central Bank faces down calls for it to follow U.S. and UK counterparts by cutting interest rates.
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Hart sets pace with Singh at Pebble Beach - 10, Feb 2008
PEBBLE BEACH, California (Reuters) - American Dudley Hart, sidelined for much of last year to care for his sick wife, charged into a share of the lead with Vijay Singh in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am third round on Saturday.
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Screenwriter awards go to "Juno," "No Country" - 10, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As Hollywood's screenwriters gathered on Saturday to hear details of a contract to end their three-month-old strike, they also gave their top film writing awards to comedy "Juno" and drama "No Country for Old Men."
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Israel film turns camera on would-be women bombers - 10, Feb 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - When Israeli director Natalie Assouline told Palestinian women convicted of taking part in suicide bomb plots that she wanted to make a film about them, they thought she was crazy.
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Myanmar people welcome junta election promise - 10, Feb 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - People in Myanmar welcomed the military government's promise of multi-party elections in 2010 on Sunday as an opportunity to be seized, despite deep skepticism from opposition politicians and abroad.
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Back-up Valiquette leads Rangers past Flyers - 10, Feb 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Backup goaltender Steven Valiquette shut out the Philadelphia Flyers on their home ice for the second time in nine days to lead the New York Rangers to a 2-0 victory on Saturday.
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Granger paces Indiana to victory over Portland - 10, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Indiana Pacers continued their recovery from a long losing streak with a second straight victory, Danny Granger inspiring the win with 29 points in a 101-93 triumph over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday.
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Bryan brothers steer U.S into Davis Cup quarters - 10, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bryan brothers produced a ruthless doubles masterclass on Saturday to propel Davis Cup holders United States into a quarter-final showdown with France.
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Poor putting costs Mickelson dear at Pebble Beach - 10, Feb 2008
PEBBLE BEACH, California (Reuters) - Defending champion Phil Mickelson bemoaned a woeful putting display after missing the third-round cut by six shots at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Saturday.
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Redskins name Zorn as head coach - 10, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Redskins ended their month-long search for a head coach by naming former NFL quarterback Jim Zorn as the successor to Joe Gibbs on Saturday.
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Republicans losing grip on Miami Cuban vote? - 10, Feb 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - An anti-communist militant who fired a bazooka at a Polish freighter walked free with impunity in this sultry subtropical U.S. city, and Cuban Americans favoring closer ties with their homeland could once expect to be firebombed here.
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Bhutto sympathy vote seen key to Pakistan election - 10, Feb 2008
MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - The strength of a sympathy vote for assassinated Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in the country's biggest province is likely to determine the result of a general election on February 18.
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Sudan arrests two over U.S. aid official's killing - 10, Feb 2008
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has arrested two suspects in connection with the killings of a U.S. aid official and his driver in the capital Khartoum six weeks ago, state media reported on Sunday.
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Turnout low as Huckabee, Obama win in Louisiana - 10, Feb 2008
ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (Reuters) - The U.S. primary elections have been called the most gripping in recent years but not in the Deep South state of Louisiana where parties struggled to motivate voters on Saturday.
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Obama sweeps 3 states, Huckabee 2 - 10, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama easily swept Democratic presidential contests in three states on Saturday, striking the latest blows in a bruising back-and-forth battle with Hillary Clinton for the party's nomination.
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Striking writers upbeat about proposed deal - 10, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Striking television and film writers on two coasts gave a warm reception to a tentative contract deal reached on Saturday with major studios, signaling that Hollywood's bruising three-month-old labor clash is near a conclusion.
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GM sees room to consolidate luxury dealerships - 10, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - General Motors Corp will step up consolidation of dealerships handling its three luxury brands in a bid to shore up profitability, the automaker's chief executive said on Saturday.
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For Toyota, success is a bitter-sweet pill - 10, Feb 2008
This is the first in a series of business features by Reuters focusing on some of the world's biggest brands and most innovative companies. Toyota has risen to the top ranks of the world's car makers through its revolutionary production process, cost cont
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Blue Chip panel puts U.S. recession odds at 50 percent - 10, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The odds of a U.S. recession stand at nearly 50 percent amid a spate of data showing a weakening labor market, signs of more credit tightening and turmoil in the financial markets, the latest Blue Chip Economic forecast is projectin
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EU pressures operators to lower data roaming rates - 10, Feb 2008
BARCELONA (Reuters) - After forcing Europe's mobile operators to cut rates for making and receiving phone calls abroad, the European Union's top telecoms regulator has set her sights on prices for downloading and surfing the Web wirelessly.
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Kingsley searches for angels in Siberian rail drama - 10, Feb 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - To play an evil-doer convincingly, Ben Kingsley says, you must first understand the pain that turned that person into what they are.
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Ecuador peasants seek new life away from volcano - 10, Feb 2008
PENIPE, Ecuador (Reuters) - Transito Gavilanez, a 70-year-old Ecuadorean farmer, has lived in and out of shelters since the "Throat of Fire" volcano began nine years ago to roar and spit fiery rock near rural hamlets tucked on its folds.
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Myanmar junta pledges 2010 poll, a sham say critics - 10, Feb 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - Army-ruled Myanmar said on Saturday it will hold a referendum on a new constitution in May followed by elections in 2010, a move critics said was aimed at deflecting pressure after last year's crackdown on protesters.
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Bryan brothers steer U.S. into Davis Cup quarters - 10, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bryan brothers produced a ruthless doubles masterclass on Saturday to propel Davis Cup holders United States into a quarter-final showdown with France.
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Flawless Hart takes control at Pebble Beach - 10, Feb 2008
PEBBLE BEACH, California (Reuters) - American Dudley Hart, sidelined for much of last year to care for his sick wife, charged one shot clear early in the third round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Saturday.
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Argentina crush Britain to reach last eight - 10, Feb 2008
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - David Nalbandian and Jose Acasuso did not let a rain delay prevent them from sweeping past Jamie Murray and Ross Hutchins 6-2 7-6 6-0 to give Argentina a winning 3-0 lead over Britain in their Davis Cup tie on Saturday.
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Campaigns battle to motivate voters in Louisiana - 10, Feb 2008
ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (Reuters) - The primary elections have been called the most gripping in recent years but not in the Deep South state of Louisiana where parties struggled to motivate voters on Saturday.
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European lab spacewalk delayed for a day - 10, Feb 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, but the installation of its primary cargo, a European science laboratory, will be delayed for a day due to an astronaut health problem, NASA said.
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Huckabee wins Republican contest in Kansas - 10, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee won the Republican presidential contest in Kansas on Saturday, Fox News Channel projected, showing signs of life in a nominating race front-runner John McCain has nearly sewed up.
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SEC eyes disclosure in subprime probes - 10, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating how banks, credit rating firms and lenders valued and disclosed complex mortgage-backed securities that ultimately led to the subprime crisis, a top agency enforcer said on Sat
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Classical artists embrace digital culture - 10, Feb 2008
MANCHESTER (Billboard) - When British violinist Tasmin Little announced in January that she would be giving away her "Naked Violin" album as a free download, she tapped into a growing trend: classical music artists and retailers utilizing digital formats
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Timbaland, Verizon making mobile music together - 10, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Hitmaking hip-hop producer Timbaland ("Shock Value") has announced a deal with Verizon Wireless to make the first "mobile album," which will be exclusively available to subscribers of V Cast, Verizon's mobile entertainment service.
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Yahoo set to rebuff Microsoft bid as too low - 10, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is set to reject Microsoft Corp's unsolicited bid, now worth $42 billion, as too low, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Saturday -- the first clear signal the board might be prepared to negotiate and sell
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Aretha Franklin gets royal treatment at Grammy event - 09, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin added another jewel to her illustrious musical crown on Friday night when she was honored at the annual MusiCares dinner, a Grammy-related event that raises money for musicians in need.
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Patti Smith as Renaissance woman in intimate film - 09, Feb 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - Patti Smith hates labels, but if you had to choose a phrase to describe the U.S. singer, poet, political activist and painter, it might be Renaissance woman.
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Turkish PM vows to battle PKK "until the end" - 09, Feb 2008
MUNICH (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Saturday to continue to hit Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in Iraq and criticized EU countries for not cracking down fully on PKK affiliates within the bloc.
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Bryan brothers lead U.S into Davis Cup quarters - 09, Feb 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - Holders United States cruised to a winning 3-0 lead over Austria to reach the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup following a short exhibition of ruthless and often scintillating doubles play by the Bryan brothers on Saturday.
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Vonn back on top of her downhill game - 09, Feb 2008
SESTRIERE, Italy (Reuters) - American Lindsey Vonn sped to her fourth downhill win of the World Cup season on Saturday, setting the record straight after last weekend's upset at St Moritz.
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Family bids farewell to Ledger in hometown - 09, Feb 2008
PERTH (Reuters) - Heath Ledger was remembered at a private memorial service in his Australian home town on Saturday, with fellow actor Cate Blanchett giving a eulogy and Ledger's father thanking his son's fans for their support.
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U.S. warns India its now or never for nuclear deal - 09, Feb 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United States has warned India it was now or never for a controversial nuclear cooperation deal which was unlikely to be offered again after President George W. Bush leaves office.
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Myanmar junta to hold elections in 2010 - 09, Feb 2008
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government said on Saturday it would hold a referendum on a new constitution in May followed by multi-party elections in 2010, a move dismissed as worthless by the opposition without the release of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Striking writers reach tentative deal with studios - 09, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The union representing Hollywood's striking writers said it reached a "tentative deal" with studios and will meet members later on Saturday to discuss ending a three-month walkout that has crippled television production and oversha
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Roadside blasts kill 5 U.S. soldiers in Iraq - 09, Feb 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Five American soldiers were killed in roadside bombings in Iraq on Friday, the U.S. military said on Saturday, while U.S. and Iraqi forces seized 37 suspects in raids against al Qaeda fighters and Shi'ite militiamen.
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Shuttle, European lab reach space station - 09, Feb 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on Saturday on a mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space research facility.
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Turkish parliament lifts university headscarf ban - 09, Feb 2008
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament lifted a ban on Saturday on female students wearing the Muslim headscarf at university, a landmark decision that some Turks fear will undermine the foundations of their secular state.
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