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Scorsese says Stones film "for generations to come" - 08, Feb 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones have been asked when they would lay down their guitars for good ever since the mid-1960s, shortly after they formed.
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Studios cautious as strike nears possible end - 08, Feb 2008
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Even if Hollywood writers end their three-month-old strike soon, as the buzz seems to suggest, studios will be reluctant to ramp up development too aggressively because they must still contend with a possible wa
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Image of U.S. soldier wins World Press Photo prize - 08, Feb 2008
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - An image of an emotionally and physically spent U.S. soldier in a bunker in Afghanistan by Britain's Tim Hetherington for Vanity Fair magazine won the top World Press Photo prize for news photography on Friday.
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NY Fashion Week: Fall fashions channel retro glamour - 08, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. recession may be ahead, but fashionistas are being offered an escape from the gloom with a glamorous fall look of lingerie-style designs, full skirts and retro belts shown on New York catwalks this week.
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Iran starts second atomic power plant: report - 08, Feb 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iran has started building a second atomic power plant in an oil-rich region near the border with Iraq, Iran's Ambassador to Russia was quoted as saying on Friday by Itar-Tass news agency.
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Israel makes small cut in Gaza's electricity supply - 08, Feb 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Friday it cut by less than 1 percent the amount of electrical power it supplies to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip as part of a campaign against militants who fire cross-border rockets.
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Putin lashes out at West's "new arms race" - 08, Feb 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday a new global arms race was starting and Russia was "forced to retaliate" with new, high-tech weapons.
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U.S. should not provoke Iraq militia: report - 08, Feb 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army is "unassailable" in its Iraqi strongholds and the U.S. military would risk reigniting the violence that almost sparked civil war if it provokes it, a report said on Friday.
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Gates walks fine line in Europe to seek Afghan aid - 08, Feb 2008
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Sometimes strident, sometimes sympathetic, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is walking a fine line in trying to win more public support and troops from Europe for NATO's war in Afghanistan.
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Six missing in U.S. sugar refinery blast, fire - 08, Feb 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Six people were missing on Friday after an explosion and fire at a sugar refinery in the U.S. state of Georgia, with police saying that rescuers were now focusing on a recovery operation.
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G7 finance leaders ready to act on global slowdown - 08, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Financial leaders from the world's richest nations showed signs on Friday they were ready to work together to tackle a global economic downturn and calm turbulent financial markets.
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Subprime stricken IKB attempts third rescue - 08, Feb 2008
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - IKB, the German bank which nearly went bust after its subprime investments crashed, is searching for up to 2 billion euros ($2.9 billion) to stay afloat, sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters.
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McDonald's U.S. sales rebound - 08, Feb 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp , the world's largest fast-food chain, said on Friday that sales in the United States rebounded in January from a flat December, sending its stock up more than 2 percent.
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Air Canada owner approached on U.S. mergers: CEO - 08, Feb 2008
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - ACE Aviation Holdings , majority owner of Air Canada , has been approached by private equity players and pension funds on ways that Air Canada could join the U.S. airline consolidation wave, ACE Chief Executive Robert Milton s
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Chrysler to cut models, dealerships: report - 08, Feb 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Automaker Chrysler LLC aims to cut its product lineup by around a half and dramatically shrink its dealership network so it can sell its three brands under one roof, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar wi
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Bush: Will sign economic stimulus bill next week - 08, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Friday he would sign a $152 billion economic stimulus package into law next week.
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Ecuador farmers evacuated again from volcano area - 08, Feb 2008
COTALO, Ecuador (Reuters) - Hundreds of poncho-clad Ecuadorean peasants were evacuated from their hamlets near the roaring "Throat of Fire" volcano on Thursday only hours after they had been allowed to return to their homes.
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Hollywood on edge as striking writers set meetings - 08, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - With an entire industry eyeing a pair of Writers Guild of America meetings Saturday, everybody and their (out of work) brother wants to know when the picket lines will come down and the union's three-month-old strike wil
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Oscar has experience with strike-related uncertainty - 08, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It's not quite deja vu all over again. But as the planning proceeds for the Academy Awards on February 24, it's worth flashing back 20 years to the last time Oscar had to deal with a writers strike.
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Winehouse cancels Grammys but may appear on satellite - 08, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British soul singer Amy Winehouse's personal issues again derailed her career on Thursday as U.S. officials rejected her application for a visa, causing her to cancel plans to attend the Grammy awards.
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Simona Peycheva fighting back from spinal surgery - 08, Feb 2008
SOFIA (Reuters) - Simona Peycheva is such a tough character that she passed her driving test despite having a broken foot at the time.
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Third-period blitz helps Kings reign over Red Wings - 08, Feb 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Kings scored four goals in the third period to bring an end to the Detroit Red Wings' eight-game winning streak with a 5-3 road triumph on Thursday.
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American Jones takes early control at Pebble Beach - 08, Feb 2008
PEBBLE BEACH, California (Reuters) - Little-known American Kent Jones upstaged some of the biggest names in the game by charging one stroke clear in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am first round on Thursday.
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Clemens rejects claims of evidence of steroids - 08, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baseball star Roger Clemens dismissed as bogus on Thursday new claims of evidence by his former trainer -- including needles and bloody gauze pads -- that Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs.
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Yao powers Rockets to big win over Cavaliers - 08, Feb 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Yao Ming scored 22 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to spark the Houston Rockets to a 92-77 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka kills 30 rebels as fighting grinds on - 08, Feb 2008
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops have killed at least 30 Tamil Tiger rebels including an area leader in fresh fighting in the island's north, the military said on Friday.
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U.S. military loses records for bin Laden's driver - 08, Feb 2008
GANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - The U.S. military has lost a year's worth of records describing the Guantanamo confinement of Osama bin Laden's driver, a prosecutor said at the Yemeni captive's war court hearing on Thursday.
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Palestinian PM sees no '08 Israel accord - 08, Feb 2008
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said on Thursday a lasting peace accord with Israel was unlikely in 2008 despite renewed diplomatic efforts to resolve the long-running conflict.
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Gunman kills five in Missouri city hall - 08, Feb 2008
KIRKWOOD, Missouri (Reuters) - A gunman killed two police officers and three city officials on Thursday night when he stormed into a city council meeting in a suburb of St. Louis, police said.
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Force of blast killed Bhutto, not bullet: report - 08, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed by the force of a suicide bomb and not by an assassin's bullet, The New York Times reported in its Friday editions, quoting officials briefed by Scotland Yard investigators.
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Dozens injured in Georgia sugar refinery blast - 08, Feb 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Dozens of people were injured, some of them seriously, in an explosion at a sugar refinery in the U.S. state of Georgia on Thursday night, local authorities said, adding that no fatalities had been reported yet.
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Ex-natgas traders guilty of price manipulation - 08, Feb 2008
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Three former El Paso Corp natural gas traders were convicted on Thursday of reporting false deals to manipulate gas prices from 2000 to 2002.
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Congress passes stimulus bill and sends to Bush - 08, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress passed a nearly $152 billion plan on Thursday to stave off an election-year recession by sending government rebate checks to millions of Americans and providing business tax incentives to boost spending.
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Exxon wins freeze on $12 billion of Venezuelan assets - 08, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp has won court orders freezing up to $12 billion in Venezuelan assets around the world as it fights for compensation for operations lost to President Hugo Chavez's nationalization drive.
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"Guitar Hero" makes Activision into profit hero - 08, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activision Inc on Thursday posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit and gave a bullish revenue forecast, citing strong sales of its hit "Call of Duty 4" and "Guitar Hero 3" video games.
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Facebook says hola to Spanish amigos - 08, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook.com has introduced a version of the site for Spanish-language speakers, the first of several languages beyond English the social network site plans to offer, the company said on Thursday.
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Winehouse cancels Grammy performance - 08, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Amy Winehouse, who entered a rehab clinic last month for drug addiction, will not perform as planned at this year's Grammy awards ceremony after the U.S. embassy in London rejected her visa application.
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Stones film gets Berlin festival rolling - 08, Feb 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones lit up the Berlin Film Festival on Thursday, with the four veteran rockers on the red carpet for the world premiere of "Shine a Light", Martin Scorsese's two-hour concert documentary.
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Scientists make unique knee-brace power generator - 08, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Talk about a knee-jerk reaction. Scientists in the United States and Canada said on Thursday they have developed a unique device that can be strapped on the knee that exploits the mechanics of human walking to generate a usable supp
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Ecuador peasants defy roaring volcano, return home - 08, Feb 2008
COTALO, Ecuador (Reuters) - Hundreds of poncho-clad Ecuadorean peasants climbed back to their hamlets on Thursday, defying a roaring "Throat of Fire" volcano that a day earlier forced them to flee their homes built in the shadow of the mountain.
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Nature tops nurture in childhood obesity: study - 08, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Diet and lifestyle play a far smaller role than genetic factors in determining whether a child becomes overweight, according to a British study of twins published on Thursday.
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Bangladesh raises compensation as bird flu spreads - 08, Feb 2008
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bird flu has spread to another district in Bangladesh, taking the number of affected districts to 39, officials said on Thursday, as the government increased compensation to farmers for culled poultry in an effort to control the outbreak
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U.S. sees attacks by Iranian-backed groups up in Iraq - 08, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attacks by Iranian-backed groups in Iraq have increased in recent months, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, casting doubt on the view Iran might have reduced its support for violence in the war.
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Clemens' rejects claims of evidence of steroids - 08, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baseball pitching great Roger Clemens dismissed as unfounded on Thursday new claims of evidence offered by his former trainer that he had used performance-enhancing drugs.
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Shaq just wants to fit in with the Suns - 08, Feb 2008
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Phoenix Suns newly acquired center Shaquille O'Neal said Thursday he expects no special treatment from his team mates.
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Britney Spears' parents say her life is "at risk" - 08, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The parents of pop star Britney Spears said their daughter is in the middle of a mental crisis, and they fear her life is at risk since leaving a hospital where she was under psychiatric care.
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Space shuttle lifts off from Florida - 08, Feb 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis blasted off from its seaside Florida launch pad on Thursday to deliver a $1.9 billion European science laboratory to the International Space Station.
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NATO struggles for unity over Afghan war - 08, Feb 2008
VILNIUS/KABUL (Reuters) - NATO tried to patch over divisions about the war in Afghanistan on Thursday but differences remained over the willingness of some members to contribute troops to the fight.
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Death toll rises to 57 in U.S. tornadoes - 08, Feb 2008
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Communities across the U.S. South grieved for the dead and tried to pick up their lives on Thursday after the deadliest round of tornadoes in nearly a quarter century killed 57 people.
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Mass arrests in anti-Mafia sweep in U.S., Italy - 08, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police in the United States and Italy arrested 77 suspected members of the Mafia on Thursday, including some of its most wanted leaders, for an array of crimes going back more than 30 years.
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Senate passes economic plan and sends to House - 08, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed an economic stimulus plan that would send government rebate checks to millions of Americans including retirees and disabled veterans to help lift the economy and stave off an election-year recessio
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Merck reaches settlement in Medicaid rebate probe - 08, Feb 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Merck & Co agreed to pay more than $649 million to resolve litigation related to its cholesterol drug Zocor and painkiller Vioxx, a federal prosecutor said on Thursday.
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Republican McCain asks conservatives for support - 08, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican John McCain asked disgruntled conservatives to support his presidential bid on Thursday, shortly after Mitt Romney ended his struggling campaign and made McCain the all-but-certain nominee.
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Wall Street rises as valuations lure bargain-hunters - 08, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Thursday, as relatively cheap valuations tempted investors back to Wall Street after a three-day losing streak that had pushed Nasdaq into an official bear market.
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Fed's Fisher adds to warnings on inflation - 08, Feb 2008
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher on Thursday joined a chorus of officials warning that high inflation ties the hands of the U.S. central bank in its bid to blunt a sharp slowdown in the world's largest economy by low
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S&P draws criticism as sets ratings reform - 08, Feb 2008
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's unveiled an overhaul of its ratings process on Thursday, responding to widespread criticism of the quality and accuracy of credit ratings.
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Courts freeze $12 billion Venezuela assets in Exxon row - 08, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp has moved to freeze up to $12 billion in Venezuelan assets around the world as the U.S. company fights for payment in return for the state's takeover of a huge oil project last year.
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Data suggest economy stagnating - 08, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The housing market has still not reached bottom, the number of workers drawing jobless benefits has hit a 2-1/4-year high and consumers are tightening their purse strings, reports on Thursday showed, suggesting the economy may have
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Viacom not in talks to buy Take-Two: source - 08, Feb 2008
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Media conglomerate Viacom Inc is not in talks to buy video game maker Take-Two Interactive Software Inc , a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday, disputing reports of an offer.
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Foreclosure Web sites expand audience - 08, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreclosures were once the turf of the most aggressive investors, but these days ordinary home buyers can hunt for fire-sale house prices on a wealth of Internet sites.
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New laser spectrometer provides instant analysis - 08, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new detector combines a laser with a mass spectrometer to provide on-the-spot analysis that researchers hope will have applications ranging from evaluating a tumor as it is removed to quickly detecting explosives in luggage.
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ARM Google phone platform demo due Monday: source - 08, Feb 2008
FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - British chip designer ARM will demonstrate a prototype of Google Inc's Android mobile phone platform in action next week at the world's biggest wireless fair, a source close to the company said.
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Clemens' ex-trainer testifies in steroids probe - 07, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A spokesman for baseball pitching great Roger Clemens rejected on Thursday new claims of evidence that Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs.
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Americans face awkward start to Davis Cup defence - 07, Feb 2008
VIENNA (Reuters) - U.S. number one Andy Roddick will have an awkward indoor clay court to contend with when he gets his team's Davis Cup defence underway against Austria's Juergen Melzer on Friday.
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Japanese sumo trainer arrested over death of wrestler - 07, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese police arrested the former head of a sumo gym on Thursday on suspicion of assault resulting in the death of a 17-year-old wrestler last year, which cast a harsh spotlight on the rigid world of the ancient sport.
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Age no barrier for sexagenarian horseman - 07, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - A 66-year-old equestrian rider is poised to become Japan's oldest Olympic representative when he climbs in the saddle at this year's Beijing Games.
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Chad calls for EU deployment as rebels regroup - 07, Feb 2008
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's President Idriss Deby called on the European Union on Thursday to deploy a peacekeeping force urgently to the east, as his government sought to tighten security after a weekend rebel assault.
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Europe watchdog scraps plan to monitor Russia vote - 07, Feb 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Europe's main election watchdog cancelled plans on Thursday to monitor Russia's presidential election next month, citing unacceptable restrictions imposed by Moscow.
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Pakistan makes "important arrests" in Bhutto slaying - 07, Feb 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities announced two "important arrests" in the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, as her husband issued a rallying call to supporters ahead of an election his wife should have fought.
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U.S. bans 10 over violence in Kenya - 07, Feb 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United States has barred 10 Kenyans suspected of being behind ethnic violence that has convulsed the country since President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election, officials said on Thursday.
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Sadr tells militia to maintain Iraq ceasefire - 07, Feb 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Anti-U.S. cleric Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his feared Mehdi Army on Thursday to maintain its six-month ceasefire as members of the militia clashed with U.S. and Iraqi soldiers in Baghdad.
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Tornadoes in South kill at least 55 people - 07, Feb 2008
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Tornadoes and thunderstorms shattered lives and leveled buildings across the U.S. South on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 55 people and injuring more than 150 in the deadliest such storms in nine years.
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Jolie: Internally displaced Iraqis need more help - 07, Feb 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Hollywood star and humanitarian activist Angelina Jolie appealed on Thursday for more international help for the millions of Iraqis displaced internally and abroad, U.N. officials said.
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McCain reaches out to conservatives but only so far - 07, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican front-runner John McCain is trying to gain his party's presidential nomination by convincing conservatives he is one of them, without hurting support from moderate voters who have propelled his candidacy.
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NATO struggles for unity over Afghan troop concern - 07, Feb 2008
VILNIUS/KABUL (Reuters) - NATO struggled to maintain unity over the war in Afghanistan on Thursday after the United States raised concerns that some members were not willing to let their troops "fight and die" to achieve victory.
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S&P aims to boost ratings confidence with overhaul - 07, Feb 2008
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's unveiled an overhaul of its ratings process on Thursday as it responds to widespread criticism of the quality and accuracy of credit ratings.
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Children's Place ex-CEO says could bid for company - 07, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Children's Place Retail Stores Inc former Chief Executive Ezra Dabah said on Thursday he was confident he could make a bid to buy the company for $24 a share, sending its shares up 18 percent in pre-market trading.
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Oil above $87, tracks stock market - 07, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose back above $87 a barrel in choppy trading on Thursday as a Wall Street-led recovery in global stock markets overshadowed concerns about weakening demand in the world's top oil consumer, the United States.
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Retailers struggle through dismal January - 07, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumers held on to their cash and gift cards longer than usual and ignored widespread discounting in January, resulting in disappointing sales at many retailers, most notably industry leader Wal-Mart Stores Inc .
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Market drops as Cisco fuels tech decline - 07, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell in choppy trading on Thursday, led lower by technology shares after Cisco Systems Inc warned of slowing orders, heightening concern about an economic slowdown.
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Gameworld: Virtual market for predicting game sales - 07, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Prediction markets have been used to forecast election outcomes, football games and even the capture of Osama bin Laden.
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Short of staff, Norway eyes robot care for elderly - 07, Feb 2008
OSLO (Reuters) - Household robots may help human carers look after the growing number of elderly Norwegians in years to come, enabling them to live longer and more comfortably in their own homes, a project leader told Reuters on Thursday.
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Google Apps adds work group features for businesses - 07, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Network administrators, the custodians of an organization's passwords and privileges, may want to find another job as Google Inc helps business users set up and manage their own work groups.
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Three undersea cables seen fixed by weekend - 07, Feb 2008
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Repairs on two out of three broken undersea cables providing data services to parts of the Middle East and Asia should be completed by Sunday, while the third should be fixed by Saturday, cable operators said.
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Soccer rights step up France Telecom's media push - 07, Feb 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Winning the rights to broadcast premiere league football matches will help France Telecom step up its transformation into an integrated multi-media group, analysts said on Thursday.
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Police question Winehouse as Grammys in doubt - 07, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Soul singer Amy Winehouse has been questioned by British police over an allegation of drug possession, further raising doubts about her planned appearance at the U.S. Grammy Awards, where she is among the most nominated artists.
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Weather may delay space shuttle launch from Florida - 07, Feb 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA prepared to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on Thursday on a long-delayed mission to deliver a $1.9 billion European laboratory to the International Space Station, but weather threatened another postponement.
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Madonna, Gucci aid Malawi orphans amid controversy - 07, Feb 2008
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Pop star Madonna hosted a celebrity-studded event on Wednesday on the lawns of the United Nations to aid Malawi orphans, the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) and -- controversially -- to inaugurate a new Gucci store.
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Television gearing up for post-strike return - 07, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With a deal taking shape to end a three-month walkout by Hollywood writers, the strike-hobbled television industry is scrambling to get back on its feet and salvage what remains of the broadcast season.
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"Harvard's hot," Paris Hilton declares - 07, Feb 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - About 200 Harvard University students waited more than an hour in bone-chilling rain on Wednesday for a speaker better known for hard partying than Ivy League appearances -- socialite Paris Hilton.
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Britney Spears leaves hospital as photogs give chase - 07, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Britney Spears on Wednesday was unexpectedly released from the Los Angeles hospital where she was held for a mental evaluation, prompting celebrity photographers to chase her across the city.
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Mickelson eyes 2008 with great expectations - 07, Feb 2008
PEBBLE BEACH, California (Reuters) - Improved accuracy after working hard on his game with coaches Butch Harmon and Dave Pelz has given Phil Mickelson high expectations for 2008.
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WGC events a global disappointment, says Norman - 07, Feb 2008
PEBBLE BEACH, California (Reuters) - Twice British Open champion Greg Norman is disheartened by the failure of the World Golf Championships (WGC) events to be held more regularly outside the United States.
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Small is good for Youth Games, says Singapore - 07, Feb 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Small is beautiful, or so Singapore hopes to convince members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) when they vote on the site of the inaugural Youth Games this month.
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Improving Hawks win third straight game - 07, Feb 2008
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Atlanta Hawks outscored the Los Angeles Lakers by 11 points, with Joe Johnson slotting four free throws in the final 23 seconds, in the fourth quarter to record a surprise 98-95 victory on Wednesday.
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Sabres edge Devils to maintain strong run - 07, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drew Stafford and Henrik Tallinder scored shootout goals to lift the resurgent Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday.
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Phoenix acquire O'Neal from Miami - 07, Feb 2008
PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - The Miami Heat have traded center Shaquille O'Neal to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for forward Shawn Marion and guard Marcus Banks, the Heat said on Wednesday.
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U.S. bank woes are "poetic justice": Buffett - 07, Feb 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - The woes in the U.S. financial sector are "poetic justice" for bankers who designed and sold complex investments that have since gone sour, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Wednesday.
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Prudential, MetLife profits fall on investment losses - 07, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Giant life insurers MetLife Inc and Prudential Financial Inc said on Wednesday that profits fell in the fourth quarter, hurt by investment losses and, in the former's case, comparison with a large investment gain a year ago.
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Rate-cut doubts sink Wall Street - 07, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock indexes dropped for a third straight session on Wednesday after Federal Reserve officials cast doubt on the outlook for more interest rate cuts, driving the Nasdaq into bear market territory.
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