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Clinton tries to raise doubts about Obama at debate - 22, Feb 2008
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tried to raise doubts about surging rival Barack Obama on Thursday but said in an emotional debate finale that "whatever happens, we're going to be fine."
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Starbucks cuts 600 jobs amid stagnant U.S. growth - 22, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp said on
Thursday it would eliminate 600 jobs as it works to turn around
stagnating U.S. coffee shops in the face of a weak economy.
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Investor group ready for New York Times proxy fight - 22, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A dissident investor group that is now the largest shareholder in The New York Times Co said on Thursday it was disappointed in a board slate recommended by the publisher and was preparing a proxy battle.
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JAL may buy Airbus planes after Boeing 787 delays - 22, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Corp is looking at buying some Airbus' mid-sized A350 XWB planes after production delays for Boeing Co's 787 planes, two company sources told Reuters.
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MBIA says municipal, corporate units should split - 22, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - MBIA Inc , struggling to preserve the top-level credit ratings it needs to operate normally, said on Thursday its industry should insure municipal bonds as a separate business from insuring riskier corporate and asset-backed debt.
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EMC into Web-based services with ex-Microsoft exec - 22, Feb 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - EMC Corp, the world's biggest maker of corporate storage computing gear, said on Thursday it was hiring former Microsoft Corp executive Paul Maritz to run a division to develop services delivered over the Web.
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L.A. set to save writer Bukowski's home - 22, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Poet and author Charles Bukowski is gone but the bungalow where he penned his first novel still stands, as bedraggled as the writer himself, and city leaders say they will save it as a literary landmark in a city better known for i
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Genetic study ties Siberians to people in Americas - 22, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People indigenous to Siberia have strong genetic links to native peoples in the Americas, according to a study further supporting the theory that humans first entered the Americas over a land bridge across the Bering Strait.
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Just a minute with Minnie Driver - 22, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - British actress and singer-songwriter Minnie Driver has won critical acclaim for her Oscar-nominated performance in the 1997 film "Good Will Hunting" and her role in the U.S. TV series "The Riches."
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Who is Jesus? He's three people, says Deepak Chopra - 22, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Who is Jesus? According to spiritual guru Deepak Chopra, there are three interpretations.
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Monty recovers to beat Howell at Match Play - 22, Feb 2008
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - A resurgent Colin Montgomerie came from one down with five holes to play to beat American Charles Howell III one up in the second round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Thursday.
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A-list celebs need Hep A shot after NY birthday bash - 22, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Celebrities Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and Madonna are among hundreds of patrons of a New York bar being urged by New York health officials on Thursday to get a Hepatitis A vaccination after a bartender was found to be infected.
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This year Oscar is in love -- with a rat - 22, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When the producers of "Ratatouille" started making their movie, they wondered who in their right mind would pay to see an animated tale about a rat cooking in a high-class French restaurant.
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Bush backs "friend" Liberia at end of Africa tour - 22, Feb 2008
MONROVIA (Reuters) - President George W. Bush promised steadfast U.S. support for Liberia's recovery from its crippling civil war as he wrapped up a tour of Africa with a visit to a friendly ally on Thursday.
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Baddeley benefits from Toms withdrawal - 22, Feb 2008
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Australia's Aaron Baddeley earned a bye into the third round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship when former winner David Toms pulled out on Thursday because of a back injury.
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Nadal stunned in day of upsets in Rotterdam - 22, Feb 2008
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) - Top seed Rafael Nadal was stunned 3-6 6-3 6-4 by Italian Andreas Seppi in one of series of second-round upsets at the World Indoor Tournament on Thursday.
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Nevada's gold country hit by strong quake - 22, Feb 2008
WELLS, Nevada (Reuters) - A strong earthquake in northeastern Nevada badly damaged the historic center of a remote town and injured several people at dawn on Thursday, but nearby mining operations were only briefly disrupted.
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Cuban legislature to name Fidel Castro successor - 22, Feb 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's rubber-stamp National Assembly will meet on Sunday to name retiring Cuban leader Fidel Castro's successor, and few people are placing bets on anyone other than his brother Raul Castro.
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USDA unsure if Calif. cattle case isolated to plant - 22, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Days after the largest meat recall in U.S. history, the head of the Agriculture Department said officials are reviewing why a California plant processed unfit cattle, and that it was too early to determine whether it was an incident
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Clinton attacks Obama ahead of debate - 22, Feb 2008
LAREDO, Texas (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton on Thursday questioned rival Barack Obama's readiness to serve as commander in chief and his ability to win the White House as the two presidential contenders prepared for a crucial debate.
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Kenyan rivals in possible breakthrough on PM - 22, Feb 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's government said on Thursday it agreed in principle to creating a prime minister's post demanded by the opposition, a possible breakthrough in a political crisis some worry could explode into violence again.
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Bush: no compromise on phone immunity in spy bill - 22, Feb 2008
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday he would not compromise with the Democratic-led Congress on his demand that phone companies that took part in his warrantless domestic spying program be shielded from lawsuits
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McCain calls Times story on lobbyist untrue - 22, Feb 2008
TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner John McCain on Thursday dismissed as untrue a New York Times report suggesting he had a close and possibly romantic relationship with a female lobbyist nine years ago, a potentially embarrassin
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U.S. outrage as Serb protesters burn embassy - 22, Feb 2008
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serb protesters ransacked and set fire to the U.S. embassy in Belgrade on Thursday, venting anger at U.S. support for Kosovo's declaration of independence.
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JC Penney profit falls - 22, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc reported a smaller-than-expected fall in quarterly profit on Thursday as the mid-tier department store operator offset falling sales with tight control on expenses.
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Starbucks eliminates 600 jobs in restructuring - 22, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp said on Thursday it would eliminate 600 jobs as it refocuses its business to reignite growth.
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Nasdaq plans blank-check company listing standards - 22, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq Stock Market Inc said on Thursday it will propose standards for listing "blank-check" companies, an increasingly popular vehicle formed solely to acquire other businesses.
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Continental Airlines posts wider net loss - 22, Feb 2008
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Continental Airlines Inc posted a wider quarterly loss, hurt mainly by a non-cash charge, and said rising fuel prices, competition, labor and other costs may affect its financial condition in 2008.
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Treasury studying home refinance plan - 22, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department is studying a new regulatory proposal aimed at prodding servicers to help homeowners facing foreclosure to refinance their mortgages, the department's undersecretary, Bob Steel, said on Thursday.
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Reed to buy ChoicePoint, exit info division - 22, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Reed Elsevier announced the acquisition of U.S. risk-management business ChoicePoint Inc for $4.1 billion, including debt, and said it would intensify a cost-saving drive and sell an advertising-dependent information business.
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Casinos fight efforts to raise Nevada gambling tax - 22, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Plans to ask Nevada voters to raise taxes on casinos have alarmed the Las Vegas gambling industry, which is scrambling to block initiatives and come up with other ways to fund projects from education to new roads in the tax-averse,
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Wall Street sinks on energy's slide and recession worry - 22, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell more than 1 percent on Thursday as bulging oil inventories deflated energy shares and the weakest reading on mid-Atlantic manufacturing since 2001 added evidence the economy was in recession.
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Google, Cleveland Clinic team up on medical data - 22, Feb 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Web search company Google Inc is collaborating with Cleveland Clinic, one of the premier U.S. health institutions, to pilot an exchange of data that puts patients in charge of their own medical records.
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Finding a mentor via online social communities - 22, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - "Lavenderblu" was a young girl when she got her first taste of domestic violence. After suffering at the hands of her father and witnessing repeated attacks on her mother, she ended up in a violent relationship of her own before finally
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Microsoft opens key software details to rivals - 22, Feb 2008
REDMOND, Washington (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would publish key software blueprints to let rival programs work better with its products and address some European antitrust concerns.
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Norway's biggest quake hits Svalbard archipelago - 21, Feb 2008
OSLO (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude -- the biggest in Norwegian history -- jolted the thinly populated Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic on Wednesday night, the Norsar seismic research institute said on Thursday.
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Ending not yet written for screenplay nominees - 21, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Ten screenplays will compete for two awards at the Oscars on Sunday, and they couldn't be more different.
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Virgin Galactic plans more spaceships - 21, Feb 2008
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Virgin Galactic, billionaire Richard Branson's space travel venture, plans to order five more spaceships and aims to turn a profit in five years from its commercial launch in 2010, an official told Reuters on Thursday.
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Roddick sets up Nishikori clash at San Jose - 21, Feb 2008
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Top seed Andy Roddick fought off Australian Chris Guccione 6-3 6-7 7-6 at the San Jose Open on Wednesday, setting up a second round tie with Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori.
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Coen brothers bend rules straight to Oscar - 21, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - True to their reputation as Hollywood nonconformists, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen are bucking 80 years of Oscar tradition with a rare joint nomination for directing "No Country for Old Men."
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IOC awards 2010 Youth Games to Singapore - 21, Feb 2008
ATHENS (Reuters) - Singapore will host the first Youth Olympics in 2010 after the city-state won 53 out of 97 postal votes, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge announced on Thursday.
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Devils send slumping Sharks to fifth loss in a row - 21, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New Jersey Devils beat San Jose 3-2 in East Rutherford on Wednesday, condemning the reeling Sharks to their fifth consecutive loss.
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Bryant shines to spoil O'Neal's Phoenix debut - 21, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers ground out a 130-124 victory over Phoenix on Wednesday, Kobe Bryant leading the visitors with 41 points to ensure former team mate Shaquille O'Neal's first game for the Suns ended in defeat.
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China "regrets" U.S. decision on food supplies - 21, Feb 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China expressed regret on Thursday at reports the U.S. Olympic team would bring its own meat for the Beijing Games over concerns of drugs tainted food, and said it could guarantee safe supplies.
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Kenya government agrees in principle to PM post - 21, Feb 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's government said on Thursday it agreed in principle to creating a prime minister's post demanded by the opposition, a possible breakthrough in a political crisis some worry could explode into violence again.
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Bush pledges support for Liberia post-war recovery - 21, Feb 2008
MONROVIA (Reuters) - President George W. Bush promised U.S. support for Liberia in its recovery from a crippling civil war as he visited the close U.S. ally on the last stop of a five-nation tour of Africa on Thursday.
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Iraq's Sadr expected to extend truce: sources - 21, Feb 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Powerful Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is expected to extend a six-month truce by his militia, two officials in his movement said on Thursday, a move Washington says is important for maintaining security gains.
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U.S. probes new sexual assault allegations in Japan - 21, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. military is investigating another allegation that a soldier sexually assaulted a woman on the southern island of Okinawa, as Washington and Tokyo strive to keep anger over crimes by U.S. troops from damaging broader ties.
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U.S. has high confidence it hit satellite fuel tank - 21, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Thursday it had "a high degree of confidence" that a Navy missile hit the toxic fuel tank of a disabled U.S. spy satellite, which posed a potential threat if it struck land on reentry.
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SocGen in record loss, may take new writedowns - 21, Feb 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Societe Generale confirmed a record fourth-quarter loss after absorbing a huge rogue trading scandal that has made France's second-biggest listed bank a potential takeover target.
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Allianz cuts jobs, structured finance at Dresdner - 21, Feb 2008
MUNICH (Reuters) - Europe's biggest insurer, Allianz , is axing hundreds of jobs at its Dresdner Kleinwort investment bank and slashing its complex structured finance business, after suffering big fourth-quarter writedowns.
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JC Penney profit falls less than expected - 21, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc reported a smaller-than-expected fall in quarterly profit on Thursday after the mid-tier department store operator helped offset falling sales with tight control on expenses.
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U.S. concerns stall Bain, 3Com deal on Chinese stake - 21, Feb 2008
PHILADELPHIA/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Bain Capital Partners and China's Huawei Technologies have withdrawn their application for U.S. security approval of a $2.2 billion purchase of 3Com Corp after failing to satisfy the concerns of a U.S. government panel.
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Reed to buy ChoicePoint, sell info division - 21, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Reed Elsevier announced the acquisition of U.S. risk-management business ChoicePoint Inc for $4.1 billion including debt alongside its results, as well as a renewed cost-savings drive and the planned sale of an advertising-dependent inf
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UK pig farmers trot out Internet song to save bacon - 21, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - In what they say is a last-ditch attempt to save Britain's pork industry, dozens of pig farmers gathered in London on Thursday aiming for an Internet hit with their song "Stand by your Ham."
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Chinese youth push political expression online - 21, Feb 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's online community is ballooning and could soon overtake the United States in size, a survey showed, with the Internet boom changing the way young Chinese express political dissent.
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Beijing police vow action on HK nude photos - 21, Feb 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in the Chinese capital Beijing have vowed to detain anyone caught distributing nude photos of several Hong Kong pop stars that were recently posted on the Internet, state media reported on Thursday.
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Game scoring site wields industry clout - 21, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - John Riccitiello, head of Electronic Arts, is showing a chart to Wall Street analysts and he is not happy.
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All Hollywood studios now lined up behind Blu-Ray - 21, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - All six major Hollywood studios are now in the Blu-ray DVD camp, a day after Toshiba pulled the plug on HD DVD and Blu-ray became effectively the only next-generation game in town.
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Sound mixer hoping to avoid 20th loss at Oscars - 21, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - If you look up the word "loser" in the dictionary, you probably won't find a respected Academy Award nominee as the accompanying illustration. And yet somehow, sound mixer Kevin O'Connell has been required to fight that
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Water gushes created "staircases" on Mars: study - 21, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sudden, tremendous gushes of water from underground most likely carved out unusual fan-shaped geological formations with steps like a staircase long ago on the surface of Mars, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Total lunar eclipse will turn Moon red - 21, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Millions across the Western hemisphere will have the chance to see the Moon turn red during the year's only total lunar eclipse early on Thursday morning, astronomers said on Wednesday.
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Snap! Scientists make a self-healing rubber band - 21, Feb 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Anyone who has heard the snap of a rubber band breaking knows it's time to reach for a replacement.
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German "Idol" faces fine for teen humiliation - 21, Feb 2008
COLOGNE, Germany (Hollywood Reporter) - A teenager who suffered a breakdown on the German version of "American Idol" could end up costing its broadcaster 100,000 euros ($147,000).
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Directors Guild ratifies breakthrough contract - 21, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood directors gave their final stamp of approval on Wednesday to a contract deal that helped pave the way for a settlement of the damaging 101-day strike by screenwriters against film and TV studios.
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Judge denies attempt to move Britney Spears case - 21, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge has denied an attempt to move the conservatorship case over the affairs of troubled pop star Britney Spears to U.S. jurisdiction from a California court, documents showed on Wednesday.
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Els makes early Match Play exit - 21, Feb 2008
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Ernie Els was the biggest name to fall by the wayside as twice winner Tiger Woods conjured a miraculous escape at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday.
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Klitschko faces Ibragimov on road to unification - 21, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Saturday's showdown at Madison Square Garden between Vladimir Klitschko, the IBF and IBO champion, and WBO title holder Sultan Ibragimov is step one towards crowning the first undisputed heavyweight champion in almost nine years.
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Injured Ivanovic may have to quit Qatar Open - 21, Feb 2008
DOHA (Reuters) - Top seed Ana Ivanovic may be forced to withdraw from the Qatar Open after suffering an ankle injury on her way to the third round on Wednesday.
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Villeneuve aims to keep racing in NASCAR - 21, Feb 2008
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Former Formula One world champion Jacques Villeneuve said on Wednesday he plans to redouble his efforts to race regularly on the NASCAR circuit, despite being dropped by Bill Davis Racing.
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McCain says would keep rights pressure on China - 21, Feb 2008
DAYTON, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican front-runner John McCain said on Wednesday he would keep pressure on China to improve its human rights record and expand U.S.-Sino ties if he won the U.S. presidency.
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U.S. envoy expresses regret over Okinawa cases - 21, Feb 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. envoy expressed "great regret" on Thursday over the suspected rape of a 14-year-old girl by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa, southern Japan, as both Washington and Tokyo try to keep the incident from hurting broader ties.
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Colombian rebels set to free four lawmakers - 21, Feb 2008
CARACAS (Reuters) - Colombian guerrillas will soon free a local lawmaker in addition to three other former politicians the rebels have held hostage for more than five years in jungle camps, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
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Gates to travel to India as arms deals blossom - 21, Feb 2008
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates travels to India next week to strengthen diplomatic ties strained by an impasse over a landmark nuclear deal and push American bids for a lucrative $10 billion fighter contract.
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U.S. missile hits spy satellite - 21, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A missile from a U.S. Navy warship hit a defunct U.S. spy satellite 133 nautical miles above the Earth in an attempt to blow apart its tank of toxic fuel, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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Clinton attacks Obama as all talk, little substance - 21, Feb 2008
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (Reuters) - Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton criticized rival Barack Obama as a big dreamer with little substance on Wednesday as she sought to slow his momentum from 10 straight victories in the race for the party's U.S. presidenti
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Former Refco CFO pleads guilty to fraud - 21, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former chief financial officer of Refco pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a $2.4 billion fraud in a criminal case stemming from the 2005 collapse of the futures and commodities broker.
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CORRECTED: Bain, 3Com deal stalled on Chinese stake - 21, Feb 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Bain Capital Partners has withdrawn its application for U.S. security approval of its $2.2 billion purchase of 3Com Corp with a Chinese investor -- killing the deal in its current form, a source familiar with the situation said o
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Philly Fed index seen still negative in February - 21, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Factory activity in the U.S.
Mid-Atlantic region is likely to have posted a third month of
contraction when February data is released on Thursday, adding
to suspicions that recession has taken hold nationally.
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Fed cuts growth forecast and warns of downside risks - 21, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday sharply lowered its forecast for economic growth in 2008 and said it was worried the economy could face further setbacks even after a series of aggressive interest rate cuts.
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Space shuttle returns to Earth after spacelab mission - 21, Feb 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis landed at its Florida home port on Wednesday after a mission that delivered Europe's first permanent space lab to orbit, clearing the way for the U.S. military to shoot down a dead spy satellite.
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Satellites spot lost Guatemala Mayan temples - 21, Feb 2008
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Ancient Mayan astronomers aligned their soaring temples with the stars and now modern archeologists have found the ruins of hidden cities in the Guatemalan jungle by peering down from space.
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Study urges new focus in hunt for emerging diseases - 21, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Health experts are mostly looking in the wrong places for the next AIDS, Ebola, or bird flu and should shift resources from rich countries to the developing world most likely to spawn the next big disease, researchers say.
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"Suicide palm tree" seeds arrive in Britain - 21, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The seeds of the "suicide palm," a newly discovered and extremely rare palm tree, have arrived in Britain for urgent study and conservation, the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew said on Wednesday.
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Stem cells help rats recover function after stroke - 21, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Transplanting brain cells produced from human embryonic stem cells helped fix stroke damage in the brains of rats, according to scientists who hope to test the same thing in people within about five years.
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Funk in high spirits for title defense - 21, Feb 2008
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Holder Fred Funk is in confident mood for this week's Mayakoba Classic where he will be bidding to become the second oldest winner in PGA Tour history.
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There will be gloom and doom at Oscars - 21, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Maybe it was the crippling writers' strike or the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Or was it something in the expensive bottled water in Beverly Hills where Oscar organizers are based.
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Movie fans give Oscar to "Juno": E-Poll/Reuters - 21, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lighten up, Oscar voters. If movie fans picked the best film this Sunday, comedy "Juno" would eclipse grim front-runners "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood," according to an E-Poll/Reuters survey.
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Pop reigns supreme at Brit music awards - 21, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Pop reigned supreme at the Brit Awards on Wednesday as comeback kings Take That, Australian star Kylie Minogue and Beirut-born Mika scooped a clutch of top prizes at the British music industry's big night of the year.
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Johnson fends off Grammy champs on pop chart - 21, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - In a slow week for new releases, mellow crooner Jack Johnson remained No. 1 on the U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, while newly minted Grammy winners Amy Winehouse and Herbie Hancock surged into the top five.
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Gene studies confirm "out of Africa" theories - 21, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two big genetic studies confirm theories that modern humans evolved in Africa and then migrated through Europe and Asia to reach the Pacific and Americas.
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Company's stem cells treat diabetes in mice - 21, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Human stem cells transformed into nearly normal insulin-producing cells when implanted into mice, possibly offering a way to treat diabetes long-term, researchers at a U.S. company reported on Wednesday.
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Water gushes seen creating "staircases" on Mars - 21, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sudden, tremendous gushes of water from underground most likely carved out unusual fan-shaped geological formations with steps like a staircase long ago on the surface of Mars, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Garcia strikes first blood at Match Play with two putters - 21, Feb 2008
MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) - Spaniard Sergio Garcia, unusually using two putters, struck first blood in Wednesday's opening round at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship with a 3&2 victory over Australia's John Senden.
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Bush says no plans for new U.S. bases in Africa - 21, Feb 2008
ACCRA (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that the United States was not planning to build new military bases in Africa and played down the risk of rivalry with China for influence on the continent.
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U.S. urged to curb use of "dirty bomb" ingredient - 21, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Radioactive cesium chloride found in medical and research equipment can be used as a deadly ingredient in a "dirty bomb," and U.S. leaders should try to curb its use, the National Research Council said on Wednesday.
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Shot at satellite unlikely Wednesday: official - 21, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military does not anticipate trying to shoot apart a defunct spy satellite on Wednesday due to rough seas in the Pacific Ocean, a senior military official said.
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Thrifts post $5.24 billion record quarterly loss - 21, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thrifts and savings institutions lost a record $5.24 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007, mainly due to write-downs of good will, the U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision said on Wednesday.
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Clinton, seeking comeback, ridicules Obama - 21, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton ridiculed rival Barack Obama as all talk and little substance on Wednesday, trying to slow the momentum that has given him 10 straight victories in the race for the party's U.S. presidential nomina
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McCain tangles with Obama over campaign money - 21, Feb 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner John McCain accused Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday of rolling back on a pledge to limit himself to public money in November's presidential election.
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