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Porn filmmakers join fight against Internet piracy - 14, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - What does Sumner Redstone have in common with Steve Hirsch, founder and president of the world's largest producer of hard-core sex videos? More than the Viacom honcho might think.
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Sarah Brightman releasing first album in 5 years - 13, Jan 2008
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Call it unique artistic vision or simply creative chutzpah, but few artists would feature such disparate duet partners as Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, Spanish vocalist Fernando Lima and Kiss' Paul Stanley on the same album.
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Stars say goodbye to jazz legend Oscar Peterson - 13, Jan 2008
TORONTO (Reuters) - Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones and Nancy Wilson were among a star-studded group of performers who gathered on Saturday for a musical farewell to jazz piano great Oscar Peterson.
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Janet Jackson hopes new album ends sales slide - 13, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - After failing to crack the million mark with her last two albums, Janet Jackson is wary of using the "c" word to describe her upcoming release, "Discipline," which hits stores on February 26.
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Pacesetting Choi stays in control at Waialae - 13, Jan 2008
HONOLULU (Reuters) - South Korea's K.J. Choi, urged on by his fans, closed in on a seventh PGA Tour victory by forging four shots clear in Saturday's third round at the Sony Open.
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Baseball defectors seen on Cuban TV for first time - 13, Jan 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans saw one of their greatest baseball players, Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, on television on Saturday night for the first time since he defected to the United States a decade ago.
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Serena, Henin, Nadal to headline action on day one - 13, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Women's champion Serena Williams, world number one Justine Henin and men's number two Rafael Nadal will headline the action on day one of the Australian Open on Monday.
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Sens beat Wings to win battle of the big guns - 13, Jan 2008
NEW YORK, Jan 12 (Reuter) - The Ottawa Senators won the battle of the NHL's top teams on Saturday, edging the visiting Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Daniel Alfredsson's second powerplay goal of the game.
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Gatlin hires Landis attorney to reverse suspension - 13, Jan 2008
SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Disgraced American sprinter Justin Gatlin has retained cyclist Floyd Landis's legal team in a bid to reverse a U.S. arbitration panel's decision to ban him for doping, the attorney told Reuters on Saturday.
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Packers skate to comeback win against Seattle - 13, Jan 2008
GREEN BAY (Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers overcame a disastrous start to rally past the Seattle Seahawks 42-20 in a driving snowstorm on Saturday, advancing to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since the 1997 season.
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Patriots tame Jaguars to remain on perfect track - 13, Jan 2008
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The New England Patriots extended their perfect season with a 31-20 divisional playoff victory over the hard-charging Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday.
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Wizards down high-flying Celtics - 13, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Wizards handed the high-flying Boston Celtics their second loss in three games with an 85-78 home victory on Saturday.
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Chavez says no military solution to war in Colombia - 13, Jan 2008
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday that Colombia's long guerrilla war had no military solution and peace talks would only prosper when rebel armies there were labeled insurgents, not terrorists.
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Many Pakistanis see government hand in Bhutto death - 13, Jan 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Nearly half of Pakistanis believe government agencies or government-allied politicians were involved in opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination, a poll found, as President Pervez Musharraf again dismissed such suspicion.
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McCain and Romney in tight Michigan race - 13, Jan 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Republican White House hopefuls John McCain and Mitt Romney are in a very close race in Michigan, three days before state voters decide their pick for the party's presidential nomination, according to two new polls released on Saturday
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Bush visits Fifth Fleet amid Iran tensions - 13, Jan 2008
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - President George W. Bush visited the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet on Sunday amid new tensions with Iran over an incident in which the United States says its ships were harassed in the Strait of Hormuz.
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"Unsafe" U.S. beef may have been sold in Japan - 13, Jan 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. beef that does not meet Japanese safety regulations has been imported into the country and some may have been already sold to consumers, the Japanese government said on late on Saturday.
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China's nerves on edge over inflation - 13, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese policy makers will have a tough time in 2008 battling inflation, excess liquidity and rapid investment, Vice Finance Minister Li Yong said on Sunday.
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Mercedes comes to Motown with "modest" SUV - 13, Jan 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - German luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz unveiled a small sports utility vehicle (SUV) on Saturday to pursue a profitable niche market as more carmakers target upgrades in off-road models for urban drivers.
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Austrian Goergl ends Karbon's winning run - 13, Jan 2008
MARIBOR, Slovenia (Reuters) - Austria's Elisabeth Goergl ended Denise Karbon's run of success with victory in a women's giant slalom on Saturday.
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Zidane interested in return to soccer - 13, Jan 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Zinedine Zidane has said he would like to return to the world of soccer, but admitted he did not know in which role.
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Nevada Republicans envy others' campaign attention - 13, Jan 2008
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Fast-growing Nevada had hoped to play an influential part in selecting the nominees for this year's presidential election, but with the state's caucuses a week away, Republican voters are not seeing many candidates.
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Khamenei: U.S. won't bring Iran to its knees - 13, Jan 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the United States would not be able to bring Iran to its knees in a row over sensitive nuclear work the West suspects is aimed at making bombs.
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Iraq lets Baathists go back to work - 13, Jan 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament voted on Saturday to let thousands of members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party return to government jobs, winning praise from Washington for achieving a benchmark step toward reconciling warring sects.
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Grange emulates Killy with Wengen double - 13, Jan 2008
WENGEN, Switzerland (Reuters) - Jean-Baptiste Grange won a men's World Cup slalom on the classic Lauberhorn course in Wengen on Saturday to complete a rare double.
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Romney and McCain debate economy - 13, Jan 2008
YPSILANTI, Michigan (Reuters) - Republican rivals Mitt Romney and John McCain clashed on Saturday over how to revive the depressed economy of Michigan, the former manufacturing powerhouse that hosts the next contest in the presidential race that still has
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Bush hails Iraq progress - 13, Jan 2008
MANAMA (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Saturday that America's new strategy had reversed Iraq's descent into mayhem and the United States was on track to complete the withdrawal of 20,000 troops by mid-year.
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EU leaders warn on euro, euro zone growth forecast - 13, Jan 2008
VALLETTA/ST. JULIAN'S, Malta (Reuters) - The euro zone economy could slow more than previously forecast, a policymaker said on Saturday, as other EU leaders voiced worries about the weak U.S. economy and the strong euro currency.
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Wall St stocks drop as consumers cinch belts - 13, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell sharply on Friday, capping a third consecutive weekly decline, on a warning by American Express Co of mounting credit-card defaults and a slowdown in consumer spending.
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UK picks new Northern Rock boss - 13, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has lined up respected executive Ron Sandler to run Northern Rock should the stricken bank be nationalized, fuelling expectations the government could announce a move to state control within days.
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New York probes Wall St. banks over suprime data: report - 13, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York prosecutors are investigating whether Wall Street banks withheld information about the risks stemming from subprime loan-linked investments, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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Pelosi and Bernanke to discuss economy on Monday: aide - 13, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairmen Ben Bernanke will meet on Monday with House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss how they can work together to boost the U.S. economy, a spokesman for Pelosi said.
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"Juno" soundtrack a boost for little-known singer - 12, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Almost a month after its digital-only release, the soundtrack to the hit movie "Juno" debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 this week.
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"Idol" dilemma -- ratings up, sales down - 12, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - "American Idol" is poised to set ratings records when Fox's talent show returns to the airwaves with a four-hour season premiere on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Golden Globes backers plan open news conference - 12, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sponsors of Hollywood's Golden Globe Awards said on Friday they will take control from TV network NBC of a weekend news conference announcing winners of the coveted film and TV honors, which will open the live broadcast to other me
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Government cooperation needed in doping fight - 12, Jan 2008
SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Marion Jones's prison sentence for lying about steroid use proves how effective cooperation between government and anti-doping agencies can be in the fight against drugs in sport, officials and coaches say.
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Hollywood directors and studios plan contract talks - 12, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The union representing Hollywood directors has agreed to open formal contract talks with major film and television studios on Saturday in a move seen as a potential blow to striking screenwriters.
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Korean K.J. Choi tightens grip at Waialae - 12, Jan 2008
HONOLULU (Reuters) - South Korea's K.J. Choi tightened his grip on the Sony Open with a superb putting display, birdies on the last three holes moving him two shots clear after Friday's second round.
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Roddick warms up for Australian Open with Kooyong win - 12, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Andy Roddick warmed up for next week's Australian Open in ideal fashion with a 7-5 6-3 win over Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus on Saturday to win the Kooyong Classic for the third successive year.
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Serena Williams ready to pounce - 12, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Feline in her movement and sporting scarlet leopard-print to match, Serena Williams made it clear on Saturday she is ready to pounce in Melbourne.
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Wild hand Blackhawks eighth consecutive defeat - 12, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks slumped to their eighth loss in a row on Friday, going down 5-2 at home to the Minnesota Wild despite outshooting their opponents 43-16.
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James sparks Cavs to double OT win over Bobcats - 12, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James paced the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 113-106 double overtime win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday, the forward pulling down a career-best 19 rebounds while leading all scorers with 31 points.
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Indonesia's Suharto ill, country prepares for his death - 12, Jan 2008
MATESEH, INDONESIA (Reuters) - As Indonesia's former President Suharto lay critically ill in hospital on Saturday, the military and police rushed to prepare the Suharto family's mausoleum in central Java for his burial.
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Marion Jones gets six months in prison - 12, Jan 2008
WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) - Disgraced U.S. sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, a stunning downfall for the five-time Olympic medalist.
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Bush gets update on Iraq at desert meeting - 12, Jan 2008
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait (Reuters) - President George W. Bush held talks with the top U.S. officials in Iraq on Saturday at a base in Kuwait, during a Gulf tour he hopes will aid the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and contain Iran.
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Film/TV directors, producers plan contract talks - 12, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood's major film and television studios said on Friday they would begin formal contract talks with directors as soon as this weekend, marking a key development in the ongoing screenwriters strike.
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We'd never get Monty Python onto television today: Jones - 12, Jan 2008
LISBON (Reuters) - Terry Jones says being funny as a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus was just a byproduct of the real aim: subversion.
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Carla Bruni, from catwalk to the Elysee Palace - 12, Jan 2008
PARIS (Reuters) - Carla Bruni, the Italian singer and former supermodel, would bring a dose of glamour to the Elysee Palace if her surprising romance with President Nicolas Sarkozy ends in marriage.
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"Little Mermaid" flounders on Broadway - 12, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "The Little Mermaid" could struggle to find legs in the transition from screen to stage after critics on Friday panned the latest musical offering from the Walt Disney Co. a day after its debut on Broadway.
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Snipes owed taxes on $38 million, U.S. says - 12, Jan 2008
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan 10 - (Reuters) - Actor Wesley Snipes filed no tax returns on $37.9 million in income from 1999 to 2004, even after the Internal Revenue Service told him in 2002 that he was under criminal investigation, according to documents filed ahea
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Gene scan finds hundreds of possible AIDS targets - 12, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have found more than 200 possible new targets for better AIDS drugs by doing a kind of backward search -- looking at human cells to see what resources they have that can be hijacked by the deadly virus.
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Cloned meat and dairy products step closer to EU supermarkets - 12, Jan 2008
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Meat and milk from cloned animals moved a step closer to European Union supermarket shelves on Friday after the bloc's top food safety agency said cloned food products are safe to eat.
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U.S. overstates nonproliferation success: watchdog - 12, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy has overstated the success of a long-standing program to prevent former Soviet nuclear scientists from selling their secrets to the highest bidder, a U.S. watchdog said on Friday.
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O.J. Simpson in custody for calling co-defendant - 12, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - O.J. Simpson, famously acquitted of murder in 1995, was taken into custody on Friday after prosecutors asked a Las Vegas judge to revoke his bail for trying to contact a co-defendant in an armed robbery case.
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I need to improve putting to make Ryder Cup: Montgomerie - 12, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Colin Montgomerie said he must make a big improvement with his putter to kick-start his bid to get in the Ryder Cup team.
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Super Bowl may be boon for weary TV advertisers - 12, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Hollywood writers strike, declining television ratings and the budgetary pressures that accompany an economic slowdown have conspired to make it a tough stretch for U.S. advertisers this year -- so the Super Bowl couldn't come at
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Hormuz incident shows Iran a threat: top U.S. officer - 12, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tense encounter between U.S. Navy ships and Iranian boats in the Gulf shows Iran poses a threat and the United States is ready to counter it, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday.
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ElBaradei, in Iran, urges faster nuclear cooperation - 12, Jan 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog called at talks in Tehran on Friday for swifter cooperation in resolving questions about its atomic program, which the West fears will be used to produce atomic bombs.
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U.S. appeals court dismisses Guantanamo torture suit - 12, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that four former Guantanamo prisoners, all British citizens, have no right to sue top Pentagon officials and military officers for torture, abuse and violations of their religious rights.
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Choi forges three strokes clear at Waialae - 12, Jan 2008
HONOLULU (Reuters) - South Korea's K.J. Choi birdied the last three holes to stretch his lead to three shots midway through Friday's second round at the Sony Open.
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Clinton upstages Republicans with stimulus plan - 12, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Friday proposed $70 billion in emergency spending to stave off a possible U.S. election-year recession, upstaging Republican rivals who clashed over the economy but offered few s
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Marion Jones given six months in prison - 12, Jan 2008
WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, a stunning downfall for the five-time Olympic medalist.
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Bush tours Gulf to push Mideast peace, curb Iran - 12, Jan 2008
KUWAIT (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will visit a U.S. military camp in Kuwait on Saturday, on a tour of five allied Arab states he hopes will aid the fragile Israeli-Palestinian peace process and help contain Iran.
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Similar deals expected to follow Countrywide sale - 12, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Similar deals are expected to follow Bank of America Corp's agreement on Friday to acquire battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp for a knock-down price of $4 billion in stock.
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Quarterly losses to cast doubt on airline recovery - 12, Jan 2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Most of the largest U.S. airlines are likely to post fourth-quarter losses, possibly signaling the end of an industry recovery that began in 2006 and further building a case for mergers.
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Fed pledges to act to counter market turmoil - 12, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials on Friday said falling home prices and financial market turmoil are big risks to the U.S. economy but pledged that the central bank would not shrink from taking bold steps to support growth.
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Ford to up the ante with new F-150 truck - 12, Jan 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co's revamped F-150 full-size pickup truck that will debut at the Detroit Auto Show will be towing some unusually heavy baggage -- the U.S. automaker's future.
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Paulson: Fiscal stimulus should be quick, temporary - 12, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday that any economic stimulus program should be temporary and designed to kick in quickly if it is to be useful.
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Wall St indexes drop as U.S. consumers cinch belts - 12, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell sharply on Friday, capping a third consecutive weekly decline, on a warning by American Express Co of mounting credit-card defaults and a slowdown in consumer spending.
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Porn companies challenged by Internet sites - 12, Jan 2008
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - After years of booming sales supported by videotapes, DVDs and the Internet, the adult film industry is being challenged by easy video-sharing Web sites offering explicit content for free.
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Kimmel and Leno talk strike - 11, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel, hosts of two of the struck late-night talk shows that resumed production last week, guested on each other's shows Thursday.
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Federer and Henin handed kind draws for Melbourne - 11, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer will begin the defense of his Australian Open title against Argentine Diego Hartfield after the draw was made at Melbourne Park on Friday.
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China warns airlines to be on time - 11, Jan 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has vowed tough punishments on airlines to ensure that chronically late aircraft run smoothly for the 2008 Olympic Games, state media reported.
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Golden Globes a bust for everyone in Hollywood - 11, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Here is the cold, hard reality of the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards that will be handed out Sunday at the Beverly Hilton: A lot of people are going to lose a lot of money.
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U.N. chief seeks answers on Iranian nuclear issues - 11, Jan 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei sought clarity from Iran on Friday about an atomic program the West fears may ultimately yield warheads.
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Republicans debate ways to help economy - 11, Jan 2008
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates said on Thursday the U.S. economy was going through a difficult slowdown but an election-year recession could be avoided with the right mix of policies.
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Indonesia's Suharto has multiple organ failure - 11, Jan 2008
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's former president Suharto has suffered multiple organ failure and is on a ventilator, doctors said, while the Vice President had been summoned to his bedside to witness the 86-year-old's death.
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U.S. could hand over Iraq's Anbar in March-April - 11, Jan 2008
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces said on Friday they could hand over security in the vast Western province of Anbar to Iraqi forces as soon as March or April, after a remarkable turnaround of security in the one-time insurgent stronghold.
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Bush ends peace mission without breakthroughs - 11, Jan 2008
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush wrapped up his mission to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Friday, emboldened enough to have predicted a peace treaty within a year but with no major breakthroughs for his efforts.
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Bank gloom overshadows prospect of lower rates - 11, Jan 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Further interest rate cuts may be in the offing and money market rates may be easing but news from the world's major banks on Friday gave no indication that the global credit crisis is abating.
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Trade gaps widens in Nov to $63.1 billion - 11, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Record imports and surging oil prices helped widen the U.S. trade deficit much more than expected in November to $63.1 billion, despite a ninth consecutive month of record exports, a U.S. Commerce Department report on Friday showed.
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Clinton to propose $70 billion stimulus: report - 11, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Friday will propose a $70 billion emergency spending package and possibly another $40 billion tax rebate to counter what she sees as a coming recession, according to the New York Ti
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Bank of America to buy Countrywide for $4 billion - 11, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp said on Friday it agreed to acquire battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp in a $4 billion transaction that could help avert one of the biggest collapses from the U.S. housing crisis.
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Market slides on bank woes - 11, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Friday, led by a sell-off in financial shares on concerns about rising credit card defaults at companies such as American Express Co .
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Baghdatis sets up final against Roddick in Kooyong - 11, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Marcos Baghdatis set up a final against Andy Roddick at the Kooyong Classic with a 6-2 7-5 win over Chilean Fernando Gonzalez on Friday, declaring himself ready for a good run at next week's Australian Open.
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Probation for man in Tom Cruise photo extortion bid - 11, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A computer technician involved in a bid to extort $1.3 million from Tom Cruise for copies of the actor's stolen wedding photographs was sentenced on Thursday to two years probation.
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Striking screenwriters cancel own awards show - 11, Jan 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Striking film and television writers on Thursday canceled their own awards dinner, becoming the latest casualty in the ongoing labor dispute with Hollywood producers.
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Wild notch shootout win over Red Wings - 11, Jan 2008
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Minnesota Wild put on a pleasing performance for their new owner on Thursday by scoring a 6-5 shootout win over the league-leading Detroit Red Wings.
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"Bring on Tiger!" Japan hails 16-year-old's pro switch - 11, Jan 2008
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese media heralded teenage golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa's professional switch with a flurry of bold headlines on Friday, many screaming: "Bring on Tiger!"
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Henin looms as the favorite for Australian Open - 11, Jan 2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The return of Justine Henin has added an intriguing twist to an Australian Open women's tournament overflowing with talent and mystery.
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Federer, Henin handed kind draws for Melbourne - 11, Jan 2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number one Roger Federer will begin the defense of his Australian Open title against Argentine Diego Hartfield after the draw was made at Melbourne Park on Friday.
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Ovechkin signs huge 13-year deal with Capitals - 11, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alexander Ovechkin signed one of the richest deals in NHL history on Thursday when the All-Star winger inked a 13-year contract extension with the Washington Capitals worth a reported $124 million.
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Korean Choi takes charge at Waialae - 11, Jan 2008
HONOLULU (Reuters) - South Korea's K.J. Choi, regaining confidence with his putter, reeled off six birdies in a blemish-free display to grab a one-shot lead in the Sony Open first round on Thursday.
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Wallace leads Pistons to road win over Spurs - 11, Jan 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Detroit Pistons scored an impressive 90-80 road victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, Rasheed Wallace leading the Eastern Conference contenders with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
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Recession fears looming larger over White House race - 11, Jan 2008
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican White House hopefuls differ over whether the United States is headed for a recession but agree the economy faces serious risks -- from housing market turmoil to record-high oil prices.
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ElBaradei in Iran for nuclear talks - 11, Jan 2008
TEHRAN (Reuters) - U.N. atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei was in Tehran on Friday for talks on outstanding questions about Iran's nuclear ambitions, a program the West fears will ultimately yield warheads.
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Colombia rebels free two hostages from jungle - 11, Jan 2008
SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia (Reuters) - With tears, smiles and long hugs, two women hostages were freed by Colombia's Marxist rebels on Thursday after years in the jungle, raising hopes for dozens more languishing in secret camps.
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Pakistan rejects call for conditions on U.S. aid - 11, Jan 2008
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan rejected on Friday a call by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for President George W. Bush to consider cutting Pakistani aid unless it restores full civil rights and does more to fight terrorism.
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Bush pays homage in Jerusalem to Holocaust victims - 11, Jan 2008
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - President George W. Bush paid homage to Holocaust victims before a biblical tour on Friday that will wrap up a Holy Land visit in which he urged Israelis and Palestinians to get serious about peace efforts.
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November trade gap seen at widest since July - 11, Jan 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Skyrocketing oil prices likely pushed the U.S. trade deficit in November to its widest since July, economists polled by Reuters said.
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