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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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Economic growth in '07 weakest in five years - 30, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. growth skidded lower in the fourth quarter and was the weakest in five years for all of 2007, according to a government report on Wednesday that highlighted the toll an enfeebled housing sector has taken on the national economy
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"'Bingo" goes interactive - 30, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - GSN is launching "Bingo America," a new 40-episode half-hour interactive game show series to be hosted by Patrick Duffy.
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U.S. tops new tech usage ranking - 30, Jan 2008
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The United States, Sweden and Japan topped a new ranking that measures how well countries use telecommunications technologies -- networks, cell phones and computers -- to boost their social and economic prosperity.
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Crime writer surfed Web for latest novel - 30, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Thriller writer Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher novels, hit on the idea for his next novel while surfing the Internet and reading about suicide bombers.
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New York's Umenyiora wants to see more games in London - 30, Jan 2008
GLENDALE, Arizona (Reuters) - Two-times All-Pro defensive tackle Osi Umenyiora is keen to see the New York Giants make a return trip to London.
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Beijingers learn how to cheer for the Olympics - 30, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - On the top floor of the Yansha Friendship Shopping Centre in Beijing, Huang Kuoshan and 49 of his colleagues are waiting to be sworn in to the Beijing Workers' Civilisation Cheerleading Squad.
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New talk show on Osmond's dance card - 30, Jan 2008
LAS VEGAS (Hollywood Reporter) - Marie Osmond is planning a return to daytime television. The singer-actress, who recently completed a stint on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," has joined forces with distributor Program Partners for an hour-long entertainm
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Sharapova set for long-awaited Fed Cup debut - 30, Jan 2008
HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) - Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova will make her long-awaited Fed Cup debut for champions Russia when they face World Group newcomers Israel in the first-round tie this weekend.
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Super Bowl Media Day offers players last chance to relax - 30, Jan 2008
GLENDALE, Arizona (Reuters) - Talk of New England quarterback Tom Brady's delicate ankle took a back seat on Tuesday to discussions about favorite foods, recording artists and cheerleading demonstrations by hulking offensive linemen.
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Flyers move into first place with OT win - 30, Jan 2008
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers roared into first place in the Atlantic Division with a 3-2 home overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.
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U.S. at odds with NATO over troops for Afghanistan - 30, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will press its European NATO allies to send more troops to Afghanistan's violent south in response to Canada's call for reinforcements, but the Pentagon said it will not commit any more of its own forces there.
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Wallace powers Pistons to win over Pacers - 30, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rasheed Wallace earned the plaudits with 24 points and 10 rebounds to help Detroit beat the Indiana Pacers 110-104 on Tuesday, earning the Pistons their third win in a row.
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Attorney general says CIA interrogations legal - 30, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA's current techniques for interrogating terrorism suspects are legal and do not include a widely condemned method known as waterboarding, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey told Congress on Tuesday.
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McCain wins tight battle in Florida - 30, Jan 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - John McCain scored a hard-fought win in Florida's presidential primary on Tuesday, seizing the front-runner's role in a heated Republican race and possibly ending one-time favorite Rudy Giuliani's White House bid.
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Rate cut hope lifts Wall Street - 30, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday as expectations the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates for the second time in a week boosted banks, insurers and home builders.
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Flextronics beats forecasts, keeps outlook steady - 30, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Contract manufacturer Flextronics International Ltd posted a quarterly profit that beat expectations on Tuesday and stuck to its earnings forecasts, sending its stock up nearly 5 percent.
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Subprime crisis draws FBI scrutiny as Fed meets - 30, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The shadow of an FBI investigation spread across the subprime mortgage crisis on Tuesday, while the U.S. Congress moved closer to emergency relief for millions of distressed homeowners.
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Yahoo to cut 1,000 jobs - 30, Jan 2008
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc posted a drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday and forecast 2008 revenue below Wall Street forecasts as it cuts jobs and invests to shore up its Web advertising business.
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Fed looks set to cut rates more to avoid recession - 30, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected to lower U.S. interest rates on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to spare the economy from the worst effects of a deep housing slump and credit crunch.
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Wireless auction concerns rise as some airwaves languish - 30, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bidding remained stalled Tuesday on a key piece of spectrum in the U.S. government's wireless airwaves auction, prompting concern regulators will have to modify rules requiring some of it be shared with public safety agencies.
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Study debunks personality link to breast cancer - 30, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The idea that a woman's personality traits can make her more prone to breast cancer appears nothing more than a myth, according to a Dutch study.
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Snipes "kooky" mail to govt not a crime: lawyer - 30, Jan 2008
OCALA, Florida (Reuters) - Rather than file tax returns on an estimated $38 million in income, actor Wesley Snipes flooded the U.S. tax agency with correspondence that his lawyer admitted on Tuesday was sometimes "kooky, crazy and loony."
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L.A. coroner probes Christian Brando's death - 30, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles County coroner has opened an investigation into the death of Hollywood legend Marlon Brando's eldest son, acting at the request of family members, a spokesman for the medical examiner said on Tuesday.
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Annan launches Kenyan mediation, violence spreads - 30, Jan 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan brought together Kenya's political rivals on Tuesday in a push to end a post-election crisis and deepening tribal bloodshed.
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Venezuelan bank robbers arrested, hostages freed - 30, Jan 2008
ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan police swooped on an ambulance used by robbers escaping a bank siege on Tuesday, arresting four men and freeing a group of hostages held in the getaway vehicle.
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Bayou ex-CFO sentenced to 20 years in prison - 30, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former chief financial officer of defunct hedge fund Bayou Group was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in a scheme that cheated investors of more than $400 million.
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House passes economic stimulus legislation - 30, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a plan to give the U.S. economy a $146 billion election-year boost through tax rebates and other measures to stave off a possible recession by boosting business an
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Wall Street ends up on expected rate cut - 30, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday as expectations the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates for the second time in a week boosted banks, insurers and home builders.
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FBI investigates 14 firms in subprime crackdown - 30, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has opened criminal investigations into 14 corporations as part of a crackdown on improper subprime lending, agency officials said on Tuesday.
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Yahoo profit falls - 30, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc reported a drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday and forecast 2008 revenue below Wall Street expectations, sending its shares down nearly 7 percent.
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N.Y. lawmakers want sex offenders' email addresses - 30, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York lawmakers proposed legislation on Tuesday that would provide new protection from convicted sex offenders hanging out on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace.
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Margaret Truman Daniel dies - 29, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Margaret Truman Daniel, the only child of former president and famously proud father Harry Truman who became an author of popular murder mysteries, died on Tuesday at age 83, the Truman Library said.
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"Betrayal" of Iraqi interpreters comes to NY stage - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iraqi doctor turned film-maker Omer Salih Mahdi had the strange experience of seeing his life portrayed on stage this weekend at a preview performance of "Betrayed," a play about Iraqis who worked for Americans.
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Kylie Minogue not finished with pop stardom - 29, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Breast cancer sidelined her for two years, but pop singer Kylie Minogue is back with a vengeance with a new album, an upcoming tour and the belief that after 20 years at the top, she isn't finished yet.
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Black Death did not kill indiscriminately: study - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Black Death that decimated populations in Europe and elsewhere during the middle of the 14th century may not have been a blindly indiscriminate killer, as some experts have believed.
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SARS enters host cells via "fatty rafts": study - 29, Jan 2008
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The SARS virus, which spread to many countries around the world in 2003 killing about 800 people, invades its victims using "fatty rafts" on the cell membrane, Chinese scientists have found.
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Satellite unlikely to pose danger to humans - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A disabled U.S. spy satellite is likely to break into small pieces when it falls to Earth within weeks, posing little danger to humans, U.S. government officials and space experts said on Monday.
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Security problems marred Diana's last days: court - 29, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A bodyguard protecting Princess Diana and her lover Dodi al-Fayed said on Tuesday the couple's last days were marred by a string of security problems.
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Severed heads and bodies found in Iraq field: police - 29, Jan 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Police found nine bodies and 10 severed heads in an abandoned field north of Baghdad on Tuesday, in a region where U.S. and Iraqi forces were pressing ahead with offensives against al Qaeda forces.
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Barbaro returns to Churchill Downs for final time - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barbaro will return to the site of his greatest victory after Churchill Downs was selected on Tuesday as the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner's final resting place.
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Next stop Dubai for Woods express - 29, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's top players get the chance to try and stop Tiger Woods at the Dubai Desert Classic this week after the PGA Tour's biggest hitters all failed in the task.
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Mickelson eager to make up for lost time in Phoenix - 29, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Twice champion and world number two Phil Mickelson plans to make up for lost time at this week's Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Davis Cup captain understands Nadal opt out - 29, Jan 2008
MADRID (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal's decision to opt out of Spain's Davis Cup tie against Peru is understandable given the physical problems the world number two has experienced in recent seasons, captain Emilio Sanchez-Vicario said.
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U.S. 10-city home price drop a record in Nov: S&P - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home prices in 10 major metropolitan areas fell a record 8.4 percent in the year through November, suggesting the housing slump is worsening, according to a Standard & Poor index released on Tuesday.
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For the mature woman who has everything: a boy toy - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wanted: rich older women interested in hot younger guys. Applicants must be over 35, earn at least $500,000 a year or have a minimum of $4 million in liquid assets, entrusted assets or divorce settlement.
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Annan launches Kenya mediation as violence spreads - 29, Jan 2008
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan brought together Kenya's political rivals on Tuesday in a push to end a post-election crisis and deepening tribal bloodshed.
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Giuliani fights for survival as Florida votes - 29, Jan 2008
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - A front-runner could emerge in the Republican race for the presidency in Florida where voters on Tuesday cast ballots that could also sink one-time favorite Rudy Giuliani's White House bid.
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House passes stimulus plan - 29, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a $146 billion election-year economic stimulus plan backed by President George W. Bush.
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Venezuela robbers free most hostages, speed off - 29, Jan 2008
ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Armed Venezuelan bank robbers sped away from a police siege on Tuesday in an ambulance with a handful of hostages after a deal that freed dozens of other captives in a two-day standoff.
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Lilly profit rises as sales eclipse forecasts - 29, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit rose on lower taxes and better-than-expected sales of its medicines, including newer treatments for depression, diabetes and cancer.
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Soaring jet fuel prices hamper airlines' results - 29, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Northwest Airlines Corp , AirTran Holdings Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp all posted fourth-quarter losses on Tuesday as soaring jet fuel prices continued to weigh on major U.S. carriers.
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