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Egypt seals gaps in border, Hamas chief in Cairo - 01, Feb 2008
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt called in police reinforcements and sealed gaps at the breached border with the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
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McCain gains Schwarzenegger endorsement - 01, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Popular California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Thursday, giving the Arizona senator a boost in his drive to gain his party's nomination for the White House.
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Bush budget would nearly freeze domestic spending - 01, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will propose freezing most domestic spending in his upcoming 2009 budget and will seek big cost savings from government health care programs, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
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Safety agency slow to publicize hazards: report - 01, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer safety regulators typically take almost seven months to inform the public of dangerous products in cases where the manufacturers were fined for not promptly reporting the defect, watchdog group Public Citizen said on T
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Clooney aims to shine celebrity light on U.N. - 01, Feb 2008
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Academy Award winning actor George Clooney became a U.N. messenger of peace on Thursday, pledging to use his fame to "shine a light" on peacekeeping efforts, particularly in Sudan's Darfur.
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McKesson quarterly net profit falls - 01, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical wholesaler McKesson Corp reported on Thursday that its quarterly profit fell 17 percent as results were hurt by lower profit margins on certain generic drugs and charges taken.
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Florida probes Countrywide over subprime loans - 01, Feb 2008
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida has subpoenaed Countrywide Financial Corp as part of a widening investigation into subprime lending practices, the state's attorney general said on Thursday.
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In White House race, it's delegates that count - 01, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a hotly contested presidential race, votes are nice -- but it's delegates to this summer's nominating conventions that count.
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FGIC loses "AAA" rating; MBIA may be cut - 01, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's on Thursday cut its "AAA" ratings on FGIC Corp's bond insurance arm, and placed its top ratings on the bond insurance arm of MBIA Inc on review for downgrade.
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Wall Street jumps - 01, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks surged on Thursday after a major bond insurer reassured investors about its stability, fueling a rebound by financial shares hammered recently by the prospect of crumbling credit markets.
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Sweden charges Pirate Bay with copyright offences - 01, Feb 2008
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Four men linked to the popular file-sharing site Pirate Bay were charged by a Swedish prosecutor on Thursday with conspiracy to break copyright law and being an accessory.
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Antigua seeks WTO arbitration in U.S. gambling dispute - 01, Feb 2008
GENEVA (Reuters) - Antigua has asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to arbitrate in a dispute over gambling with the United States, its lawyer in the case said on Thursday.
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Amazon to buy Audible for $300 million - 01, Feb 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it reached a deal to buy digital audio books provider Audible Inc for about $300 million, aiming to bolster its audio download offerings.
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"BioShock" electrifies game critics, wins top award - 01, Feb 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - "BioShock", which captivated video game fans with its tale of an underwater utopia gone wrong, took the top honor from the Game Critics Awards on Thursday with judges praising it for innovating game play.
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Web offers a marketplace for budding Hemingways - 01, Feb 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The marketplace for bad poetry, purple prose and the occasional artistic treasure has never been so vibrant, thanks to Web sites that let budding Hemingways, Plaths and Steichens reach their tiny yet adoring publics.
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Auction bid triggers airwaves open access - 01, Feb 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bidder on Thursday offered $4.71 billion for a key slice of wireless airwaves being sold by the government, triggering a condition that the spectrum be accessible to any device or software application.
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Ericsson's Redback CEO leaves executive role - 01, Feb 2008
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The head of telecom equipment maker Ericsson's Redback Networks unit is leaving his executive position to become vice chairman of the unit, Redback's chairman said on Thursday.
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Generation Y: Tech-savvy grads with pushy parents - 01, Feb 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - They may be a whiz with the computer and brimming with confidence, but would you give "Generation Y" a job if you had to suffer their pushy parents and fairweather notions of loyalty?
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Cloned food? Not in our kitchens, chefs say - 31, Jan 2008
MILAN (Reuters) - If pizza maker Simone Padoan saw a slab of cloned meat in his local supermarket, the Italian chef says he would be too scared to bring it into his kitchen.
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Experts unearth medieval Berlin under car park - 31, Jan 2008
BERLIN (Reuters) - A team of experts has unearthed an 800-year-old cellar under a central Berlin car park which they say dates the city back to the 12th century, earlier than previously thought.
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"Water Cube" designers delight in box of bubbles - 31, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - A blue box beating with a green heart, Beijing's "Water Cube" National Aquatics Centre is the product of design and engineering harmony, and a rising power's desire to announce itself to the world.
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Celebrity tryst may change Korean adultery law - 31, Jan 2008
SEOUL (Reuters) - A sensational love affair involving a South Korean starlet, her TV personality husband and her opera singer lover could lead the country to change laws that can send adulterers to jail.
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Pope says some science shatters human dignity - 31, Jan 2008
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Thursday that embryonic stem cell research, artificial insemination and the prospect of human cloning had "shattered" human dignity.
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Senate panel passes stimulus plan - 31, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Finance Committee approved a $157 billion economic stimulus package on Wednesday that offers smaller tax rebates to more people than a plan passed by the House of Representatives.
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Imperious Woods sprints two shots clear in Dubai - 31, Jan 2008
DUBAI (Reuters) - An imperious Tiger Woods, who won the Buick Invitational in California by eight shots on Sunday, charged into a two-stroke lead after the Dubai Desert Classic first round on Thursday.
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U.S. and EU bolster dubious democracies: rights group - 31, Jan 2008
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and European Union are undermining human rights worldwide by allowing countries with dubious elections like Pakistan and Kenya to pretend they are genuine democracies, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
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U.S. missile strike in Pakistan hit al Qaeda nest - 31, Jan 2008
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. missile strike that killed up to 13 foreign militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region this week had targeted second or third tier al Qaeda leaders, according to residents in the tribal area.
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Tempers flare amid China holiday rail havoc - 31, Jan 2008
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Chinese massed impatiently near a railway station in Guangzhou on Thursday, desperate to get on trains home for a major holiday after days of delay caused by snow.
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Killing of Kenyan MP overshadows mediation efforts - 31, Jan 2008
ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) - A police officer in Kenya shot dead an opposition legislator on Thursday, the second killed in a week, triggering fresh protests and interrupting talks to try to end more than a month of violence.
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Wyeth sees lower 2008 profit, hurt by generics - 31, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wyeth on Thursday forecast flat revenue and lower earnings for 2008 due to suddenly erupting generic competition for its blockbuster Protonix heartburn medicine and assumptions about possible generic competition for other medicines.
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Obama faces Super Tuesday challenge with Hispanics - 31, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The perception that Hispanics won't vote for Barack Obama because he is black is a myth, and Obama trails Hillary Clinton among Latinos because she has long courted their vote and he was late to reach out, experts say.
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P&G profit rises, to carve off Folgers - 31, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co posted higher quarterly profit on Thursday and said it would split out its Folgers coffee business into an independent company.
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Bristol reports loss, charges offset strong sales - 31, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co on Thursday reported a quarterly loss as special charges, including a $275 million impairment expense tied to collateralized debt obligations, more than offset strong sales growth of its prescription drugs.
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BNP eyes SocGen, France warns off foreign bids - 31, Jan 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - BNP Paribas confirmed on Thursday that it was studying a possible bid for Societe Generale, as its fellow French bank reeled from rogue trading losses and France warned off would-be foreign bidders.
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Jobless claims surge, spending softens - 31, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of workers filing new claims for jobless aid surged last week to the highest since October 2005, and consumer spending softened at the end of last year, according to reports on Thursday that heightened worries about a pos
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MBIA posts $3.5 billion loss - 31, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - MBIA Inc, a bond insurer struggling to keep the top credit ratings necessary to win new business, posted a record quarterly loss after writing down $3.5 billion and said it was looking at ways to raise equity to shore up capital.
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Wall St down 1 pct on jobless data, credit fears - 31, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks dropped more than 1 percent on Thursday, pressured by data showing a big jump in weekly jobless claims and escalating worries about financial sector losses.
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Russia's heir apparent Medvedev puts up Web site - 31, Jan 2008
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev, named by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month as his favored successor, launched his personal Internet site on Wednesday.
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Founder says Russian authorities hack critical Web site - 31, Jan 2008
NAZRAN, Russia (Reuters) - An opposition Web site in the southern Russian region of Ingushetia accused local authorities on Thursday of trying to shut it down after it promoted protests and published details of kidnaps and murders.
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Web series "Sanctuary" gets slot on Sci Fi schedule - 31, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES/LAS VEGAS (Hollywood Reporter) - Sci Fi Channel has green-lighted "Sanctuary," the first television series to use live-action actors against virtual sets in the style of the features "300" and "Sin City."
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Egypt has only 40 pct Internet after cables break - 31, Jan 2008
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt had less than half its Internet capacity available on Thursday because of breaks in two undersea cables that have also affected the Gulf region and south Asia.
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Videogames give actors second chance - 31, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - You may know actor Keith David for starring opposite Kurt Russell in the 1982 horror film 'The Thing', or for his Tony Award-winning role in the 1992 production of 'Jelly's Last Jam'.
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Yi warms to life in cold Wisconsin - 31, Jan 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - After a reluctant move to America's Dairyland, Yi Jianlian is slowly starting to embrace life with the Milwaukee Bucks in wintry Wisconsin.
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Premature births lower in women taking folic acid - 31, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who take folic acid supplements for at least a year before becoming pregnant can greatly reduce their risk of delivering a baby prematurely, researchers said on Thursday.
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Group to try Pfizer drug as gel "condom" - 31, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers dedicated to finding a gel or cream that could work invisibly to protect women from AIDS the way a condom does said on Wednesday they got permission from Pfizer Inc. to use its newest HIV drug.
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Packers' McCarthy named Coach of the Year - 31, Jan 2008
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Mike McCarthy was named the NFL Coach of the Year Wednesday after guiding the Green Bay Packers to a 13-3 record and within one game of the Super Bowl.
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Coaching change won't affect Wariner, says Johnson - 31, Jan 2008
GREENVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Olympic and world 400 meters champion Jeremy Wariner will not suffer from his recent coaching change and should win gold in Beijing, world record holder Michael Johnson said on Wednesday.
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U.S. captain Azinger switches Ryder Cup playing format - 31, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger has switched the playing format for the opening session of this year's matches in Louisville, Kentucky, from fourballs to foursomes.
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Red Wings fly out of All-Star break with comeback win - 31, Jan 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Nicklas Lidstrom sparked a third period comeback as the high-flying Detroit Red Wings rallied past the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 on Wednesday, stretching their winning streak to five games.
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Wild ease to big victory over slumping Ducks - 31, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Anaheim Ducks continued their bad run of form with a fourth straight defeat on Wednesday, last season's Stanley Cup winners going down 5-1 to the Minnesota Wild as both teams returned from the All-Star Break.
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Raptors rack up huge win over Wizards - 31, Jan 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Raptors crushed the Washington Wizards 122-83 on Wednesday, equaling the franchise record for their biggest winning margin and gaining revenge for an overtime loss to the same opponent a day earlier.
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Burress defends bold prediction of Giants victory - 31, Jan 2008
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Plaxico Burress defended his prediction on Wednesday that his New York Giants would end the New England Patriots' winning streak at 18 in Sunday's Super Bowl.
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Romney accuses McCain of "dirty tricks" - 31, Jan 2008
SIMI VALLEY, California (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney angrily accused his rival John McCain on Wednesday of "dirty tricks" for saying he had backed a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq.
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Senate panel passes $157 billion stimulus plan - 31, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee approved a $157 billion economic stimulus package on Wednesday that offers smaller tax rebates to more people than a plan passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Giuliani, Edwards quit White House race - 31, Jan 2008
SIMI VALLEY, California (Reuters) - Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat John Edwards abandoned their failing U.S. presidential bids on Wednesday, narrowing the race to two main candidates on each side before next week's nomination voting in more than 20
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Starbucks cautious on 2008, sees recession likely - 31, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp said on Wednesday it is closing 100 underperforming U.S. stores and slowing domestic openings in the face of a likely consumer recession and "cannibalization" from overbuilding.
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Bond insurers under more pressure after FGIC downgraded - 31, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pressure on bond insurers increased on Wednesday after Fitch Ratings downgraded FGIC Corp's credit rating and Standard & Poor's reviewed the ratings on $529 billion worth of U.S. mortgage-backed securities and collateralized d
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Eli Lilly in Zyprexa settlement talks: report - 31, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co is in settlement talks with federal prosecutors regarding a civil and criminal investigation into Lilly's marketing of its top-selling schizophrenia drug Zyprexa, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
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New York may use potent law vs mortgage banks: report - 31, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who is probing how Wall Street banks packaged and sold mortgage bonds, may use the same powerful state law that predecessor Eliot Spitzer wielded to secure billions of dollars in settlements fro
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Bond insurer fears sink market - 31, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday, reversing strong gains after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates, roiled by fresh worries about more losses in the financial sector on fears big bond insurers will lose their top credit rating.
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"Chimps" gets game treatment from Brash - 31, Jan 2008
SAN DIEGO (Hollywood Reporter) - Brash Entertainment is developing a video game based on the upcoming movie "Space Chimps," from Vanguard Animation and Starz Media.
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Space shuttle cleared for February 7 liftoff - 31, Jan 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA managers on Wednesday cleared the shuttle Atlantis for launch on February 7 to deliver Europe's first permanent space laboratory to the International Space Station.
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DNA does the work: Building new gold crystals - 31, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Using DNA, the blueprint of life, U.S. researchers said they have made a three-dimensional structure from particles of gold in a development that could lead to a host of custom-designed materials.
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Novelist Lessing says nowhere else to go after Nobel - 31, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Doris Lessing, too ill to attend an award ceremony last year, received the Nobel prize for literature on Wednesday saying there was no higher accolade for a writer except, perhaps, "a pat on the head from the Pope".
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Art houses sure market turmoil won't derail sales - 31, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Leading auction houses are confident that financial market turmoil will not derail their largest ever European sales next month, despite early signs that wealthy buyers are losing confidence in the booming sector.
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Probe detects "spider" crater on Mercury - 31, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A NASA probe that shot past Mercury this month detected a puzzling geological feature that scientists on Wednesday labeled "The Spider" and found evidence of past volcanic activity on the closest planet to the sun.
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Olympic champion Wariner said to have new coach - 31, Jan 2008
ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina (Reuters) - Olympic and world 400 meters champion Jeremy Wariner will be coached by Michael Ford after parting company with his long-time trainer Clyde Hart, Ford said on Wednesday.
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Staviski convicted of drunk-driving death - 31, Jan 2008
SOFIA (Reuters) - World ice dance champion Maxim Staviski was given a suspended 2-1/2 year jail sentence by a Bulgarian court on Wednesday after a drunk-driving crash that killed a man and left a young woman in a coma.
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Woods surprised at own title wins - 31, Jan 2008
DUBAI (Reuters) - Never in his wildest dreams did Tiger Woods guess he would have 13 major championship titles at the age of 32, the world number one said on Wednesday.
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Attorney general, lawmakers clash on torture - 31, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Michael Mukasey drew congressional fire on Wednesday for refusing to rule on the legality of waterboarding, and said the CIA may again seek to use the harsh interrogation method.
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Controversial Moss finds a home with the Patriots - 31, Jan 2008
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Saddled with a history of legal troubles and a questionable attitude, Randy Moss seemed like a terrible fit for the New England Patriots.
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Soccer matches can break fans' hearts - literally - 31, Jan 2008
BOSTON (Reuters) - Watching a big soccer match can strain a fan's heart -- not just figuratively, but literally, German researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Pressure off Olmert after Lebanon war report - 31, Jan 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert looks certain to survive pressure to resign after a generally critical report on Wednesday endorsed key decisions he took during the 2006 war in Lebanon.
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U.S. studies fear Afghan decline to terrorist haven - 31, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghanistan risks reverting to a failed state and a haven for global terrorism without new U.S. and international efforts to win the war and deliver economic development, two studies said on Wednesday.
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Edwards quits White House race, Giuliani next - 31, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat John Edwards abandoned his presidential bid on Wednesday and Republican Rudy Giuliani was expected to do the same, narrowing the field in both parties to two main candidates ahead of next week's big multi-state nominating c
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Bush says economy resilient despite slim GDP growth - 31, Jan 2008
TORRANCE, California (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Wednesday the U.S. economy is slowing but is resilient and would overcome problems as it has in the past, following a government report showing growth slumped at the end of last year.
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SocGen boss survives and says bank can too - 31, Jan 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Societe Generale fought off political pressure to sack its chairman on Wednesday after suffering the world's worst financial trading scandal, but the French bank failed to quash persistent takeover speculation.
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Starbucks cautious on 2008, cuts store openings - 31, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp on Wednesday said it is slowing store openings in the U.S. as returning Chief Executive Howard Schultz warned that the American consumer is likely facing a recession, and its shares fell 2.5 percent.
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Market drops as bond insurer fears hit financials - 31, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday, led by financial shares, after a television commentator said he believed that the two biggest bond insurers will lose their top credit rating, a move that could bring more big losses to the financial sector.
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FBI's subprime crackdown may expand to more firms - 31, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI's investigation of 14 corporations in a crackdown on improper subprime lending could expand to other companies, but the complex probes may take some time before any charges are brought, a federal law enforcement official sai
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Fed slashes rates to blunt economic slowdown - 31, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point on Wednesday as part of an aggressive effort to halt a sharp slowdown in an economy hit by a housing slump and a credit crunch.
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Internet disrupted in Egypt and India - 31, Jan 2008
CAIRO (Reuters) - A breakdown in an international undersea cable network disrupted Internet links to Egypt, India and Gulf Arab countries on Wednesday, and Egypt said it could take several days for its services to return to normal.
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Amazon profit margins squeezed - 31, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc posted a decline in profit margins on Wednesday as the impact of its discounting overshadowed quarterly earnings and a sales forecast that topped Wall Street targets.
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Clearwire says makes progress on Sprint deal terms - 31, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Clearwire Corp and Sprint Nextel Corp have made progress on terms for a roaming deal for their high-speed wireless networks based on WiMax technology, Clearwire's Chief Executive said on Wednesday.
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Porn to spice up cell phones - 31, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Size matters in pornography, except when it comes to tiny mobile phone screens, the next frontier for erotica.
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CBS bypasses writers to import Canadian cop series - 30, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS has agreed to import a new Canadian-produced TV police drama called "Flashpoint" in a deal that lets the network bypass the home-grown "pilot" development process shut down by the screenwriters' strike.
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Astronauts leave space station for repair work - 30, Jan 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two U.S. astronauts serving aboard the International Space Station floated outside the complex early on Wednesday to begin a spacewalk considered critical to the growth of the outpost.
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Beijing said to have some success preventing rain - 30, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing has successfully managed to stop light rainfall in experiments aimed at guaranteeing a dry opening ceremony at August's Olympic Games, officials said on Wednesday.
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"Idol" hands Fox another ratings victory - 30, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox rode "American Idol" to another weekly win in viewership and the adults 18-49 demographic and was aided by big numbers for the premiere of "The Moment of Truth."
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Nobel award comes to London for novelist Lessing - 30, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - British novelist Doris Lessing will receive her Nobel prize for literature on Wednesday, having been unable to attend the prize ceremony in Sweden last year due to ill health.
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Cable nets offer Super Bowl halftime alternatives - 30, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - For fans unmoved by the prospect of a Tom Petty Super Bowl halftime show, the cable industry has an answer. Many answers, in fact.
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FBI chief pleased with Beijing Games security - 30, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - The head of the FBI said on Wednesday he expects Beijing's 2008 Olympic Games to be "secure and safe" while offering China help against potential threats.
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Law chief, Democrats face clash on waterboarding - 30, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. law enforcement official faces a clash on Wednesday with Senate Democrats after he rejected demands to rule on the legality of an interrogation technique known as waterboarding
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In Hillary Clinton's hometown, no sure victory - 30, Jan 2008
PARK RIDGE, Illinois (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton is about to face voters for the first time in the town where she grew up, but the winter air in this Chicago suburb is hardly crackling with excitement.
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Kenya vows tougher action to stop killings - 30, Jan 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya said on Wednesday it would act tougher to reign in post-election violence threatening to spiral out of control in the east African nation's darkest moment since independence in 1963.
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McCain strikes upbeat note to rally Republicans - 30, Jan 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Invigorated by a win in Florida, Republican front-runner John McCain will woo conservatives and independents with an upbeat message lauding Reagan-era economic values and a pledge to defeat Islamic extremism, strategists say.
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Kellogg profit falls on wheat, advertising costs - 30, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Kellogg Co on Wednesday posted lower quarterly profit, hit by rising costs for wheat and other commodities and increased spending on advertising.
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UBS subprime losses mount, bank deep in red - 30, Jan 2008
ZURICH (Reuters) - Subprime-related problems at UBS AG mounted on Wednesday as the Swiss bank unveiled $4 billion in new write-downs in a surprise statement and sank deep into the red for the year.
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Boeing profit up on plane sales, says 787 on track - 30, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 4 percent, as higher deliveries of its commercial aircraft offset a dip in military sales due to the creation of a satellite launch joint venture.
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Merck posts loss on Vioxx charges - 30, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck and Co on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss due to charges from a costly settlement related to its withdrawn Vioxx arthritis drug, but results soundly beat Wall Street forecasts and lifted its shares 2 percent.
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