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| | Microsoft Deploys 'Gurus' to Help Shoppers
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As part of its new US$300 million marketing campaign and image makeover, Microsoft plans to deploy its own customer-service representatives at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to help people with their PC purchases. The world's largest software company plans to have 155 'Microsoft Gurus' in U.S. stores by the... [TechNewsWorld] [Read More]
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| | Hanna roars ashore; Ike looms
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Hurricane Ike damaged 80 percent of the homes on Grand Turk island, The Turks and Caicos" premier told The Associated Press on Sunday.
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| Venezuela to host Russia navy exercise (msnbc.com)
Russian ships and 1,000 soldiers will take part in joint naval maneuvers with Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea later this year, exercises likely to increase diplomatic tensions with Washington.
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| Ike pounds Turks and Caicos, heads to Cuba (cnn.com)
Hurricane Ike's furious winds, sea surge and intense rains were centered over the Turks and Caicos Islands early Sunday as the Category 4 storm followed a track that should take it to eastern Cuba later in the day. Meanwhile, parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Texas to south Florida are preparing for Ike's potential visit later in the week.
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| Menacing Hurricane Ike powers toward Cuba, Gulf (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Hurricane Ike barreled toward Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm on Sunday and was forecast to sweep into the central Gulf of Mexico as a large and powerful storm echoing Hurricane Gustav.
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| Hurricane Ike ravages Caribbean islands as Hanna hits US (yahoo! news)
AFP - Hurricane Ike lashed the Turks and Caicos Islands early Sunday and threatened to unleash its fury on the Bahamas, Cuba and the US Gulf Coast, as Tropical Storm Hanna continued to batter the US East Coast.
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| Menacing Hurricane Ike powers toward Cuba, Gulf (reuters)
Hurricane Ike barreled toward Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm on Sunday and was forecast to sweep into the central Gulf of Mexico as a large and powerful storm echoing Hurricane Gustav.
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Angolas UNITA says contesting election
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The leader of Angola"s largest opposition party said on Sunday he was contesting the results of the country"s parliamentary election because of numerous voting irregularities in the two-day ...
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London calling at N.Y. Fashion Week
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Designers at New York Fashion Week heard London calling 〔 from 1975. The looks of the London youth movement in the years when mod morphed into punk dominated runways Saturday in the second day of sp...
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Murray hoping to finish off Nadal
11 minutes ago @ bbc news
Andy Murray is hoping to continue where he left off against Rafael Nadal when their US Open semi-final resumes on Sunday evening.
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Pakistans Zardari prepares for presidency
1 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
AFP - Pakistan president-elect Asif Ali Zardari faced immediate pressure Sunday to tackle an upsurge in militant violence, as the toll from a suicide blast in the country"s troubled northwest rea...
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| Pakistan's Zardari urged to change image and focus (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Pakistan's new president, Asif Ali Zardari, must dispel the perception he is an artful politician and urgently address a deteriorating economy and worsening militant violence, newspapers said on Sunday.
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| Pakistan's Zardari urged to get new image and focus (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Pakistan's new president, Asif Ali Zardari, must dispel the perception he is an artful politician and urgently address a deteriorating economy and worsening militant violence, newspapers said on Sunday.
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| Pakistan's Zardari urged to get new image and focus (reuters)
Pakistan's new president, Asif Ali Zardari, must dispel the perception he is an artful politician and urgently address a deteriorating economy and worsening militant violence, newspapers said on Sunday.
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| President-elect Zardari prepares to be sworn in (yahoo! news)
AFP - Asif Ali Zardari is expected to be sworn in as Pakistan's president Monday, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago, an official said.
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| Bhutto widower elected Pakistani president (yahoo! news)
AP - Benazir Bhutto's widower swept Pakistan's presidential election on Saturday, offering hope for stability to a nuclear-armed country feeling intense U.S. pressure to crack down on Islamic militants.
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| Bhutto widower elected in Pakistan (msnbc.com)
The widower of slain former leader Benazir Bhutto will succeed Pervez Musharraf as president of Pakistan after winning a landslide victory in Saturday's election.
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| Bhutto widower elected Pakistani president (yahoo! news)
AP - The widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's new president Saturday after winning a landslide election victory that makes him a critical partner of the West against international terrorism.
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Feed24: Sport |
| | US Open set to approve roof plan
2 hour(s) ago @ bbc sport
US Open organisers look set to approve plans to build a $100m roof over the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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| Federer through as Nadal, Murray washed out (abc sport)
Roger Federer has moved within one victory of his fifth consecutive US Open title, firing 20 aces to overpower Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2.
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| Hamilton on pole for Belgian GP (abc sport)
Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton put his McLaren on pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday night (Australian time).
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| Federer a win away from 5th straight US Open title (yahoo! news)
AP - Ominous clouds overhead, the sort of hard court that troubled him this season underfoot, Roger Federer sensed something Saturday he hadn't in quite a while. He was playing exactly like that guy named Roger Federer.
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| Federer 1 win away from 5th straight US Open title (yahoo! news)
AP - Ominous clouds overhead, the sort of hard court that troubled him this season underfoot, Roger Federer sensed something Saturday he hadn't in quite a while. He was playing exactly like that guy named Roger Federer.
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Gators Snap 6-Game Losing Streak to Miami, 26-3
5 hour(s) ago @ abc news
Tim Tebow throws 2 touchdowns to help No. 5 Florida snap 6-game losing streak to Miami, 26-3
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| Gators snap 6-game losing streak to Miami, 26-3 (yahoo! news)
AP - Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow was good early and even better late, enough to help No. 5 Florida snap a six-game losing streak against rival Miami. Tebow threw two touchdown passes, speedster Percy Harvin ran for a score and the Gators used a swarming defensive effort to beat the Hurricanes 26-3 Saturday night at The Swamp.
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| Gators try to snap losing streak against Miami (yahoo! news)
Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow is too young to have witnessed much of the history of the Miami-Florida rivalry, and the teams don't play often enough for him to hear about it, either.
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Koumas poised to miss Moscow trip
41 minutes ago @ bbc sport
Wales star Jason Koumas admits he is set to join John Toshack"s growing injury list for Wales" World Cup qualifier in Russia.
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| Burley targets points in Iceland (bbc sport)
Scotland manager George Burley says beating Iceland would cushion the blow of the World Cup qualifying defeat by Macedonia.
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| Japan and Qatar highlight threat to Aussies (abc sport)
Japan and Qatar clinched crucial World Cup wins in the crushing humidity of the Gulf on Saturday to hammer home a double warning to Australia of the dangers ahead on the road to the World Cup finals.
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Thome homer lifts White Sox past Angels
5 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Reuters - The Chicago White Sox outlasted the Anaheim Angels 7-6 over 15 innings on Saturday, powered by Jim Thome"s walk-off home run.
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| Thome homers in 15th to pass Mantle, lift ChiSox (yahoo! news)
AP - Jim Thome homered in the 15th inning to pass Mickey Mantle on the career list and give the Chicago White Sox a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels that extended their AL Central lead Saturday night.
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| AL home run leader Quentin breaks wrist (yahoo! news)
AP - American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken right wrist stemming from his own temper, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season.
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| AL HR Carlos Quentin breaks wrist hitting own bat (yahoo! news)
AP - American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken right wrist stemming from his own temper, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season. Quentin was injured Monday night in Cleveland. After fouling off a pitch while batting against Cliff Lee, Quentin hit his right hand on the bat as he was holding it with his left.
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| AL HR Carlos Quentin breaks wrist hitting own bat (yahoo! news)
AP - American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken right wrist stemming from his own temper, and the Chicago White Sox left fielder will have surgery Monday that could sideline him for the rest of the season.
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| Quentin has broken wrist, will have surgery (foxsports.com)
American League home run leader Carlos Quentin has a broken wrist, and the Chicago White Sox said the left fielder will have surgery next week.Quentin was removed from the lineup before Tuesday's game because of what the White Sox described then as a sore right forearm, and he hasn't played since. The team said Friday that he was hurt during Monday's game at Cleveland.A screw will be inserted into the wrist, and he will be re-evaluated in two-to-three-weeks. Quentin is batting .
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Ronaldos Man City link dismissed
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Manchester United chief executive David Gill insists he does not believe claims that rivals City will make a £135m bid for Cristiano Ronaldo.
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| | Amazon idea
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Can capitalism save the world"s largest rainforest?
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Government plan for Fannie, Freddie to hit shareholders
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The U.S. government plans to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and all shareholders of the two mortgage giants will take a hit, an influential lawmaker said on Saturday.
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| U.S. to take control of Fannie and Freddie: reports (reuters)
The U.S. government plans to put government sponsored mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under federal control, the New York Times and Washington Post newspapers reported late Friday, in what could be the largest financial bailout in the nation's history.
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Angola ruling party on course for big election win
2 hour(s) ago @ reuters
Angola"s ruling MPLA headed on Sunday for a landslide victory in a parliamentary election which opposition parties have branded illegitimate, preliminary results showed.
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Pakistans Zardari urged to change image and focus
3 hour(s) ago @ reuters
Pakistan"s new president, Asif Ali Zardari, must dispel the perception he is an artful politician and urgently address a deteriorating economy and worsening militant violence, newspapers said on ...
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Lebanese hold reconciliation talks in volatile city
3 hour(s) ago @ reuters
Lebanese Sunni Muslim leader Saad al-Hariri held talks with an Alawite community leader in a volatile northern city overnight, paving the way for agreement to end four months of sectarian tensions, po...
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| | Mortgage Giant Overstated the Size of Its Capital Base
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Advisers poring over the books of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac concluded that Freddie?s accounting methods had overstated its cushion, officials said.
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| Paulson readies the 'bazooka' (latest financial new...)
It took two months, but the bond market called Henry Paulson's bluff. Now the Treasury Secretary is expected Sunday to announce a plan to take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under government control.
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| Rescue cost: The big unknown (latest financial new...)
If only it were the $64 million question. The taxpayer bill for rescuing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could turn out to be the $64 billion question. Or more - or less.
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| Fan, Fred rescue cost: Think billions (business and financi...)
If only it were the $64 million question. The taxpayer bill for rescuing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could turn out to be the $64 billion question. Or more - or less.
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| Candidates weigh in on stabilizing Fannie, Freddie (yahoo! news)
AP - The historic takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which could come as soon as this weekend, moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign Saturday as candidates and congressional leaders seized on the enormous implications for taxpayers and the economy.
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| Paulson readies the 'bazooka' (latest financial new...)
It took two months, but the bond market called Henry Paulson's bluff: The Treasury Secretary was widely expected this weekend to announce a plan to take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under government control.
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Boeing, With an Order Backlog, Is Hit by a Strike
10 hour(s) ago @ nyt > business
The union that represents 27,000 machinists in Washington State, Oregon and Kansas walked off the job as Boeing?s books are bulging with demand for its planes.
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| Boeing machinists walk off the job as talks fail (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Boeing Co's 27,000-strong machinists' union walked off the job on Saturday after the plane maker failed to improve its contract offer following two days of emergency talks.
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| Boeing Is Hit by Another Strike (nyt > business)
The union that represents 27,000 machinists in Washington State, Oregon and Kansas walked off the job as Boeing?s books are bulging with demand for its planes.
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| Boeing machinists strike (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Boeing Co's 27,000-strong machinists' union walked off the job on Saturday after the plane maker failed to improve its contract offer after two days of emergency talks.
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| Boeing machinists strike as talks fail (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Boeing Co's 27,000-strong machinists' union walked off the job on Saturday after the plane maker failed to improve its contract offer after two days of emergency talks.
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| Boeing machinists to start strike at midnight: reports (marketwatch.com)
This is a Real-time headline. These are breaking news, delivered the minute it happens, delivered ticker-tape style. Visit www.marketwatch.com or the quote page for more information about this breaking news.
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| Boeing, machinists union meet with mediator (yahoo! news)
AP - Representatives from Boeing Co. and the machinists union met with a federal mediator Thursday as the clock ticked on an unusual two-day contract extension after union production workers soundly rejected a contract offer and voted to strike.
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Talks fail; machinists strike Boeing Co.
6 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
AP - Striking Boeing Co. production workers hunkered down Saturday for what could be along, bruising battle with costly repercussions for both sides.
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| Union strikes Boeing (latest financial new...)
Workers at Boeing walked off the job on Saturday after nearly two days of around-the-clock talks failed to avert what could one of the nation's most disruptive strikes in more than a decade.
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| Union strikes Boeing (business and financi...)
Workers are Boeing walked off the job on Saturday after nearly two days of around-the-clock talks failed to avert what could one of the nation's most disruptive strikes in more than a decade.
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Lonmin plan would set No.2 world platinum firm: UK Telegraph
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Lonmin plan involves Aquarius, Mvelaphanda: UK Telegraph
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