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Chiron Wins Bird Flu Vaccine Deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chiron Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CHIR.O&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CHIR.O</A> has won a contract to develop a human vaccine against a strain of bird flu that can infect people and "has the potential to trigger a modern-day pandemic," the U.S. government said on Tuesday.
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RealNetworks Halves Music Prices, Sees Wider Loss (Reuters) Reuters - RealNetworks Inc. on Tuesday halved prices for songs downloaded from its online music store to win customers for new technology that has rankled rival Apple Computer Inc.
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Benefits Seen in Earth Observation Data (AP) AP - Better weather forecasts to prepare for storms and planning for energy needs months in advance are among the benefits expected from a planned Earth Observation System.
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Vedder, Peppers Salute Ramones at Hollywood Party (Reuters) Reuters - Members of Pearl Jam, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rancid will perform during the Ramones' 30th anniversary party in Hollywood on Sept. 12.
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NBC Universal Plotting Scary Cable Move (Reuters) Reuters - NBC Universal is considering creating a cable outlet devoted to horror-themed programing, drawing from a library of creepy film classics including marquee heavies Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and Wolfman.
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Vedder, Peppers Salute Ramones at Hollywood Party NEW YORK (Billboard) - Members of Pearl Jam, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rancid will perform during the Ramones' 30th anniversary party in Hollywood on Sept. 12.
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Michael Phelps Wins Second Gold Medal (AP) AP - Michael Phelps, denied in his bid to win seven gold medals, picked up his second victory of the Athens Games by winning the 200-meter butterfly Tuesday night in Olympic-record time. Phelps fell just short of his own world record, holding off Takashi Yamamoto to win in 1 minute, 54.01 seconds. The hard-charging Japanese swimmer took silver in 1:54.56, while Great Britain's Stephen Parry won bronze in 1:55.22.
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Aussies Battle Americans to 1-1 Tie (AP) AP - After 17 years, the Matildas finally caught up to the U.S. women's soccer team. Joanne Peters' 12-yard header in the 82nd minute gave Australia a 1-1 tie Tuesday with the United States, breaking a 15-game Aussie losing streak that dates to the teams' first meeting in 1987.
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U.S. Men to Play Jamaica in Soccer (AP) AP - The next steps toward the 2006 World Cup for the U.S. team will be taken Wednesday against Jamaica, a team that has never beaten the Americans.
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NCAA Denies Bloom's Football Request (AP) AP - The NCAA has denied Jeremy Bloom's request to play football at Colorado while accepting endorsements to support his skiing career.
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Phelps Wins Second Gold ATHENS (Reuters) - Michael Phelps won the men's 200 meters butterfly final at Athens on Tuesday to claim his second Olympic gold medal.
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Edwards Banned from Games - Source ATHENS (Reuters) - World 100 meters champion Torri Edwards will miss the Athens Olympics after her appeal against a two-year drugs ban was dismissed on Tuesday, a source told Reuters.
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Potec Wins 200 Freestyle Camelia Potec of Romania won gold in the Olympic 200-meter freestyle Tuesday night, coming from behind in an outside lane.
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Australia Ties U.S. Joanne Peters' 12-yard header in the 82nd minute gives Australia a 1-1 tie with the United States, while the Americans already clinched a spot in the quarterfinals.
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Britain Charges 8 in Plot Linked to U.S. Alert Britain charged eight terrorism suspects Tuesday with conspiracy to commit murder and said one had plans that could be used in striking U.S. buildings that were the focus of security scares this month.
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Swiss Air Lines posts first quarterly profit Switzerland's struggling national airline reported a second-quarter profit of 45 million Swiss francs ($35.6 million) Tuesday, although its figures were boosted by a legal settlement in France.
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Not guilty pleas in alleged mail fraud Two men accused of aiding a Romanian man charged with hacking into the online ordering system of the world's largest computer equipment distributor pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of mail fraud and ...
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Blair and Berlusconi's Iraq talks Tony Blair and his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi have been discussing the situation in Iraq during the UK prime minister's holiday.
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Terror charges slapped on eight British suspects (AFP) AFP - Britain laid charges against eight terror suspects, including conspiracy to murder and possession of surveillance plans of the New York Stock Exchange and other US-based financial institutions.
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UK soldiers feared hurt in Basra British soldiers are feared injured after a "hostile incident" in the Iraqi city of Basra.
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Swiss Air Lines Posts 1st Quarterly Profit (AP) AP - Switzerland's struggling national airline reported a second-quarter profit of 45 million Swiss francs ($35.6 million) Tuesday, although its figures were boosted by a legal settlement in France.
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India boosted as Rathore grabs historic silver (Reuters) Reuters - India erupted with joy as shooter Rajyavardhan Rathore clinched their first medal at the Athens Olympics on Tuesday and their first ever individual silver.
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Ill. Congressman's Son to Be on Ballot (AP) AP - Democratic Party officials picked U.S. Rep. William Lipinski's son Tuesday to replace his father on the November ballot, a decision engineered by Lipinski after he announced his retirement and withdrew from the race four days earlier.
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Study Examines TV and Congress Debates (AP) AP - Television viewers in 10 states were more likely to see debates between the candidates for governor than for the Senate and House in the 2002 general election, according to a review of debate coverage that found many voters had no chance to see the candidates.
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Halliburton: Army to Withhold Payments HOUSTON - The U.S. Army will begin withholding 15 percent of its payments on Halliburton Co.'s future invoices for logistical support of troops in Iraq and Kuwait, the oil services conglomerate said Tuesday...
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Winfrey Picked to Serve on Chicago Jury CHICAGO - Oprah Winfrey was picked to serve on a jury at Cook County Criminal Court. Winfrey walked into the courthouse Monday through an alternate entrance to avoid crowds...
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Stocks Climb on Drop in Consumer Prices NEW YORK - Stocks rose for a second straight session Tuesday as a drop in consumer prices allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term. With gasoline prices falling to eight-month lows, the Consumer Price Index registered a small drop in July, giving consumers a respite from soaring energy prices...
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Najaf Fighting Intensifies Amid Peace Push BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. warplane bombed near Najaf's vast cemetery as fighting with Shiite militants intensified Tuesday...
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Michael Phelps Wins Second Gold Medal ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps, denied in his bid to win seven gold medals, picked up his second victory of the Athens Games by winning the 200-meter butterfly Tuesday night in Olympic-record time. Phelps fell just short of his own world record, holding off Takashi Yamamoto to win in 1 minute, 54.01 seconds...
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Top-Seeded Federer Upset in Second Round ATHENS, Greece - Top-seeded Roger Federer crashed out in the second round of the Olympic tournament Tuesday night, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. Federer, who won Wimbledon the past two years and replaced Andy Roddick atop the rankings in February, was undone by poor serving and a string of unforced errors...
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Chiron Wins Bird Flu Vaccine Deal (Reuters) Reuters - Chiron Corp. (CHIR.O) has won a contract to develop a human vaccine against a strain of bird flu that can infect people and "has the potential to trigger a modern-day pandemic," the U.S. government said on Tuesday.
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Chiron Wins Bird Flu Vaccine Deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chiron Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=CHIR.O&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">CHIR.O</A> has won a contract to develop a human vaccine against a strain of bird flu that can infect people and "has the potential to trigger a modern-day pandemic," the U.S. government said on Tuesday.
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UK soldiers feared hurt in Basra British soldiers are feared injured after a "hostile incident" in the Iraqi city of Basra.
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Consumer prices fall in July NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Falling gas prices reduced the overall measure of prices paid by consumers in July, according to a government report Tuesday, as inflation was far less than Wall Street's expectations for the month.
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TJX Cos. Earnings Fall 4 Percent TJX Cos. Inc.'s second-quarter earnings fell 4 percent, reflecting higher markdowns on merchandise due to softer sales trends.
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BJ's Wholesale Reports $28M 2Q Profit BOSTON - BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. said Tuesday that sales growth boosted second-quarter earnings 25 percent, and the bulk retailer disclosed it faces $16 million in claims over the theft of some of its customers' credit and debit card ...
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US Airways seeks to delay pension payments Dulles, VA, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- US Airways is seeking permission to delay pension contributions of $67.5 million, so it can keep operating.
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Cantor Fitzgerald to Split Off Voice-Broking Unit (Update5) Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Cantor Fitzgerald LP, one of the two largest Treasury bond brokers, will split off its original business of person-to-person sales to focus on more profitable activities such as institutional equity sales and trading.
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Accusa malessere dopo aver mangiato zucchine Un altro caso di zucchine e di malori e' stato segnalato agli agenti del commissariato di San Giovanni in Persiceto (Bologna). Dopo aver letto sui giornali della morte di Alma Bettoni, la donna di 88 anni deceduta a Ferragosto due giorni dopo il ricovero ...
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Palio dell'Assunta: divampa la polemica sulla morte del cavallo Amoroso Il cavallo della Contrada del Bruco, Amoroso, è deceduto in conseguenza di un grave trauma cranico provocato dall'impatto con il colonnino alla curva di San Martino, durante il secondo giro del Palio del 16 agosto. Da una prima ricostruzione della ...
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Cassini Spacecraft Discovers 2 New Moons Around Saturn The US Space Agency's Cassini spacecraft has discovered two new moons around Saturn - bringing the planet's count to 33. NASA said Monday the images of the two, small moons were taken June 1.
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Intellisync in Danger Intellisync's synchronization software will soon be available on Danger Hiptop devices, through select carriers, allowing wireless synchronization to Outlook on the desktop.
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Swimming: They're masters of the game Goggles propped on top of his swimming cap, he couldn't stop looking at the scoreboard down the far end, even as he pulled himself up the ladder out of ...
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Eriksson aims to stick by core of Euro 2004 side SLALEY, England, Aug 17 (Reuters) - England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says he is prepared to put his faith in the nucleus of the squad that flopped at Euro 2004 as he tries to plot a successful challenge for the World Cup.
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Iliadis, Tanimoto win judo golds Ilias Iliadis of Greece thrilled the home crowd Tuesday, beating Roman Gontyuk of Ukraine to win the gold medal in the 81-kilogram class.
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Court Throws Out Challenge to Blimp The United States is on the verge of winning its first fencing medal in twenty years. Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou are out of the hospital but not out of the woods.
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History beckons for England It used only to be Australians who suffered from dead-rubber syndrome that most infuriating of conditions whereby a dominant side could write off a failure to complete a clean-sweep by claiming that the match never mattered anyway. Now, however, it is ...
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Redskins cut former starter Ohalete ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- He was demoted to third string a couple weeks ago, didn't do exactly what the coaches wanted and was coming off a bad game. Ifeanyi Ohalete knew what was coming next.
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Pittsburgh vs. Arizona PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Jack Wilson lofted a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a wild 8-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the 10th, Jose Castillo drew leadoff walk against Greg Aquino (0-1) and stole ...
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Hurricane Charley Deaths Rise to 19; Florida Rebuilds (Update1) Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The US death toll in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley rose to at least 19 as Floridians began to rebuild from the strongest storm to strike the US in a dozen years, according to the Florida emergency management agency.
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Illinois Helps Residents Import Prescription Drugs CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois residents will soon gain access to lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, sidestepping US regulators' objections to imported drugs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said on Tuesday.
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YUKOS Gets More Cash But Bankruptcy Looms MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's YUKOS raised $357 million to put toward a $3.4 billion tax claim on Tuesday by selling a stake in a gas venture to partner TNK-BP, as analysts said the company was technically ready for bankruptcy.
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Cassini Spacecraft Discovers 2 New Moons Around Saturn The US Space Agency's Cassini spacecraft has discovered two new moons around Saturn - bringing the planet's count to 33. NASA said Monday the images of the two, small moons were taken June 1.
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Swimming: They're masters of the game Goggles propped on top of his swimming cap, he couldn't stop looking at the scoreboard down the far end, even as he pulled himself up the ladder out of ...
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Hurricane Charley Deaths Rise to 19; Florida Rebuilds (Update1) Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The US death toll in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley rose to at least 19 as Floridians began to rebuild from the strongest storm to strike the US in a dozen years, according to the Florida emergency management agency.
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Two dead, Death Valley National Park closed by flooding DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - The power is back on in Death Valley National Park, hit hard by fierce storms last night that killed at least two people.
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Foreign investors boost purchases of US securities: report WASHINGTON, August 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Foreign investors increased purchases of US securities in June, showing that foreign demand is sufficient to finance the US current account deficit, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
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Board taps deputy education commissioner for state's top job TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Board of Education named John Winn, a top aide to Education Commissioner Jim Horne and a former key aide to Gov. Jeb Bush, to take over the top job at the Department of Education next month.
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Fighting rages on in Najaf as peace mission arrives NAJAF, Iraq : The heart of Najaf was engulfed in fierce fighting as delegates from Iraq's national conference arrived on a mission to coax Shiite militia leader Moqtada Sadr into abandoning his stronghold in the holy city.
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Georgia, South Ossetia Reaffirm Agreement to Cease Hostilities Georgian and South Ossetian officials have agreed to a new cease-fire and plans to demilitarize the separatist region.
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Bounty-hunter plays to gallery in Kabul KABUL - A bounty hunter accused of running a private torture chamber has gone on trial in Kabul claiming he could not get a fair hearing because the FBI had confiscated vital evidence and locked it in the American Embassy.
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Australia coaxes N. Korea with benefits Canberra, Australia, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The Australian government has told North Korea it would benefit financially by dismantling its nuclear program, the BBC reported Tuesday.
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Demonstrators protest benefit cuts in Berlin Thousands of demonstrators brought protests against benefit cuts to the German capital yesterday, but the Government insisted it would make no further change to measures it sees as key to a more competitive economy.
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Shell kills 7 in crowded street BAGHDAD - Insurgents fired a shell into a crowded street in the Iraqi capital yesterday, killing seven people, including two children, and wounding 42, hospital officials say.
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Deere Earnings Up, Raises 2004 Forecast CHICAGO (Reuters) - Deere & Co. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DE.N&target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">DE.N</A>, one of the world's largest farm equipment makers, said on Tuesday that quarterly earnings jumped 62 percent, driven by strength in its agricultural and construction equipment businesses.
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Analysts fear longer than expected G5 delays (MacCentral) MacCentral - Analysts from Prudential Equity Group and UBS have warned over the past two days that longer than expected G5 delays from IBM Corp. is the near-term "key risk" for Apple Computer Inc. Both firms are concerned the delays could be longer than originally expected.
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U.S. Treasuries Advance After Tame CPI CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury prices climbed on Tuesday after inflation in July turned out to be tamer than expected, but didn't taper off enough to sway the Federal Reserve from its course of measured rate increases.
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Army Won't Pay 15 Pct of Halliburton Bill The U.S. Army will withhold payment on 15 percent of future invoices of Halliburton Co.'s logistics deal in Iraq due to an ongoing billing dispute, the company and the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
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Spielberg to Direct 'War of the Worlds' (AP) AP - "No one would have believed ... that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligence greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own."
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'Survivor' in Ninth Season (AP) AP - Reality TV is getting old.
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Famed Life Magazine Photographer Dies (AP) AP - Carl Mydans, who photographed 20th century events from the Great Depression to wars and politics and was a charter member of the Life magazine staff that pioneered magazine photojournalism, has died. He was 97.
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RealNetworks Halves Music Prices, Sees Wider Loss (Reuters) Reuters - RealNetworks Inc. on Tuesday halved prices for songs downloaded from its online music store to win customers for new technology that has rankled rival Apple Computer Inc.
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'NY Times' Gets 2 More Subpoenas in Plame Case (Editor and Publisher) Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK The New York Times has received two more subpoenas from prosecutors investigating who leaked the identity of former CIA officer Valerie Plame to the press, E&P has learned.
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States Face Lawsuits on Funding Cash-Poor Schools OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Reuters) - The Spanish teachers are gone along with the guidance counselors and intramural basketball games. Teachers have been fired and classrooms closed.
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Ruling Keeps Torri Edwards Out of Olympics (AP) AP - U.S. sprinter Torri Edwards was knocked out of the Olympics for good Tuesday when an arbitration panel upheld her two-year drug suspension, rejecting her arguments that she took a banned stimulant by accident. Edwards had been considered a medal contender in the 100 and 200 meters at the Athens Games.
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Federer's Games Dream Shattered ATHENS (Reuters) - Top seed Roger Federer was bundled out of the Olympic tennis tournament on Tuesday by unheralded Czech Tomas Berdych.
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Suspension of Cubs' Right-Hander Wood Is Upheld NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Major League Baseball Monday announced a decision on the appeal filed by Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood regarding a suspension stemming from an incident earlier this season.
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Edwards Out of Games U.S. sprinter Torri Edwards is knocked out of the Olympics for good Tuesday when an arbitration panel upholds her two-year drug suspension.
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West Nile Virus Said to Be Ariz. Epidemic (AP) AP - With triple-digit heat and nearly nonexistent rainfall, Phoenix seems an unlikely spot for this year's West Nile virus epicenter. Yet, federal health officials say Arizona is the only state where the mosquito-borne virus is an epidemic.
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Woman Charged As Missing Ark. Girl Sought (AP) AP - A family friend was charged with kidnapping a 6-year-old girl who disappeared after riding her bicycle to a grocery store.
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IUSB prof sees world differently Oscar Barrau, assistant professor of Spanish at Indiana University South Bend, is always studying the social lay of the land.
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Fiancee of US newsman kidnapped in Iraq appeals for release: rights group I appeal to his kidnappers to release Micah Garen, who was only doing his job as a journalist by reporting in an independent manner the unfolding of the events in Iraq and in working to safeguard Iraq's archaeological heritage," Marie-Helene Carleton, Garen's fiancee and collaborator, told RSF.
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Berlusconi and Blair caution Bush over tense Najaf standoff (AFP) AFP - Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British counterpart Tony Blair issued a cautionary statement to their US ally George W. Bush and the new Iraqi government to resolve the conflict in the Shiite holy city of Najaf without damaging its Muslim holy site.
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Federer crashes out of Olympics (AFP) AFP - World No 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland crashed out of the Olympic tennis tournament when he lost to unseeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic.
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Berlusconi and Blair caution Bush over tense Najaf standoff (AFP) AFP - Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British counterpart Tony Blair issued a cautionary statement to their US ally George W. Bush and the new Iraqi government to resolve the conflict in the Shiite holy city of Najaf without damaging its Muslim holy site.
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US congressman Lantos criticizes Egypt on Palestinian weapons smuggling (AFP) AFP - United States Congressman Tom Lantos accused Egypt of not doing enough to halt the smuggling of weapons by Palestinian militants across the Egyptian border.
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Son Running for Ill. Rep.'s House Seat (AP) AP - Democratic Party officials picked U.S. Rep. William Lipinski's son Tuesday to replace his father on the November ballot, a decision engineered by Lipinski after he announced his retirement and withdrew from the race four days earlier.
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IPOs Getting Too Complex? IPOs are risky enough. Why are some companies making them more confusing?
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Interactive Web Sites Provide New Approach to Election Coverage (Editor and Publisher) Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK While most newspapers are utilizing their Web sites to supplement coverage of the presidential race, the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times have taken the frenzy over electoral votes and undecided states to the next level with some unusual interactive options.
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New Orleans Jazz Fest Will Go On (AP) AP - The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will go on, say organizers, despite losses of $800,000 to $900,000 on this year's event.
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New Orleans Jazz Fest Will Go On (AP) AP - The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will go on, say organizers, despite losses of $800,000 to $900,000 on this year's event.
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Former US diplomats scold colleagues who attacked Bush policies (AFP) AFP - A group of former US diplomats scolded some colleagues for violating the US foreign service's traditional political neutrality by condemning President George W. Bush's foreign policy.
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8 in Britain face terror charges; 2 allegedly had plans of U.S. buildings (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - LONDON (AP) - British police on Tuesday filed charges of conspiracy to murder and other offences against eight terrorist suspects - including an alleged top al-Qaida operative charged with possessing plans of financial institutions that were at the centre of a U.S. terror alert this month.
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Sudan vows to restore order to Darfur but calls for African peacekeepers (AFP) AFP - Sudan will take the lead in restoring order to its rebellious Darfur region but needs the support of African peacekeepers and humanitarian aid, Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail said.
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Novartis to open US$180 million plant in Singapore, following rivals (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - SINGAPORE (AP) - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG said Tuesday it will invest $180 million US in a new production facility in Singapore, a few weeks after its chief rivals made similar announcements.
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Former US diplomats scold colleagues who attacked Bush policies (AFP) AFP - A group of former US diplomats scolded some colleagues for violating the US foreign service's traditional political neutrality by condemning President George W. Bush's foreign policy.
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New U.N. Governor Signals Push on Kosovo Status PRISTINA, Serbia and Montenegro (Reuters) - Kosovo's new U.N. governor Tuesday pledged a drive to resolve the province's final status, warning the West had failed to read the frustrations that fueled ethnic riots in March.
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Google set to start trading SAN FRANCISCO - Google looks set to start trading on the Nasdaq today after the web's No 1 search engine asked regulators for final approval to price its closely watched initial public offering.
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Florida's fiscal shape helps cushion Charley's hit WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Hurricane Charley may have caused up to $15 billion in damage in Florida, but that is not seen immediately hurting the state's credit picture thanks to strong finances and funds in reserve, analysts said ...
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Oil Prices Rebound Towards Record Highs Oil prices moved back towards record highs tonight amid continued concerns over soaring demand and tight supplies.
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