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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/rowing/articles/2004/08/16/us_eights_glide_to_finals_in_record_times?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | US eights glide to finals in record times | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | The US men's and women's eights pulled off huge victories in yesterday's Olympic rowing heats, each setting world bests to advance directly to Sunday's finals. | 5 | 2004-08-19 00:59:29 | The US men's and women's eights pulled off huge victories in yesterday's Olympic rowing heats, each setting world bests to advance directly to Sunday's finals. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/soccer/articles/2004/08/16/iraq_soccer_vagabonds_right_at_home?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Iraq soccer vagabonds right at home | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | PIRAEUS, Greece -- Instead of playing for their lives under a torturous regime, Iraq's soccer vagabonds played as though they had the time of their lives last night. | 5 | 2004-08-19 00:59:32 | PIRAEUS, Greece -- Instead of playing for their lives under a torturous regime, Iraq's soccer vagabonds played as though they had the time of their lives last night. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/swimming_diving/articles/2004/08/16/phelps146s_quest_for_8_golds_goes_under?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Phelps’s quest for 8 golds goes under | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | ATHENS -- The evening began on a down note for the US swimming team, and descended from there. First, world champion Jenny Thompson struggled home fifth in the 100-meter butterfly. Then world record-holder Brendan Hansen was caught by Japan's Kosuke Kitajima in the 100 breaststroke. Finally, the men's 4 x 100 freestyle relay finished third behind South Africa and the ... | 5 | 2004-08-19 00:59:35 | ATHENS -- The evening began on a down note for the US swimming team, and descended from there. First, world champion Jenny Thompson struggled home fifth in the 100-meter butterfly. Then world record-holder Brendan Hansen was caught by Japan's Kosuke Kitajima in the 100 breaststroke. Finally, the men's 4 x 100 freestyle relay finished third behind South Africa and the ... | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/archery/articles/2004/08/16/azevedo_shot_does_trick?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Azevedo shot does trick | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | Tony Azevedo whizzed a last-second shot past Croatian goalkeeper Frano Vican to give the American water polo team a 7-6 victory in its tournament opener yesterday. | 5 | 2004-08-19 00:59:38 | Tony Azevedo whizzed a last-second shot past Croatian goalkeeper Frano Vican to give the American water polo team a 7-6 victory in its tournament opener yesterday. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/swimming_diving/articles/2004/08/16/us_team_kicks_over_this_result?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | US team kicks over this result | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | ATHENS -- Did Japan's Kosuke Kitajima break the rules when he beat world record-holder Brendan Hansen by 17-100ths of a second in yesterday's Olympic 100-meter breaststroke? Absolutely, insisted Hansen's US teammates, who claimed Kitajima routinely uses the illegal dolphin kick. | 5 | 2004-08-19 00:59:41 | ATHENS -- Did Japan's Kosuke Kitajima break the rules when he beat world record-holder Brendan Hansen by 17-100ths of a second in yesterday's Olympic 100-meter breaststroke? Absolutely, insisted Hansen's US teammates, who claimed Kitajima routinely uses the illegal dolphin kick. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/softball/articles/2004/08/16/clout_shown_in_rout?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Clout shown in rout | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | ATHENS -- When the Olympic softball schedule was released, Lisa Fernandez grabbed a marker and began counting down the days. "This game is always on my calendar," she said. "I have a tremendous history with Australia." And until yesterday, mostly a haunting one. | 5 | 2004-08-19 00:59:44 | ATHENS -- When the Olympic softball schedule was released, Lisa Fernandez grabbed a marker and began counting down the days. "This game is always on my calendar," she said. "I have a tremendous history with Australia." And until yesterday, mostly a haunting one. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/articles/2004/08/16/finding_the_fish_faster____and_safer?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Finding the fish faster -- and safer | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | Before we launch the kayaks from Deer Island, Patrick Lacchia reaches into the vest pocket of his flotation jacket and pulls out his GPS unit, a Magellan 310 that's about the size of an older cellphone. | 5 | 2004-08-19 00:59:47 | Before we launch the kayaks from Deer Island, Patrick Lacchia reaches into the vest pocket of his flotation jacket and pulls out his GPS unit, a Magellan 310 that's about the size of an older cellphone. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/articles/2004/08/16/space_age_sport?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Space-age sport | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | GPS is invading recreational sports. Under clear skies, those signals beaming to earth from satellites can find you on a hilly running trail, in a kayak on the ocean, or on a green fairway where you're trying to fade a 230-yard drive into the wind. | 5 | 2004-08-19 00:59:50 | GPS is invading recreational sports. Under clear skies, those signals beaming to earth from satellites can find you on a hilly running trail, in a kayak on the ocean, or on a green fairway where you're trying to fade a 230-yard drive into the wind. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2004/08/16/us_is_laid_low_by_puerto_rico?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | US is laid low by Puerto Rico | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | ATHENS -- Seeing was admiring. "Puerto Rico played as a team," said US coach Larry Brown. "They were well-prepared and the coaching was incredible. They played so much harder than we did, and so the result was not a surprise. I think anybody watching this, who enjoys basketball, got a thrill out of that." | 5 | 2004-08-19 00:59:53 | ATHENS -- Seeing was admiring. "Puerto Rico played as a team," said US coach Larry Brown. "They were well-prepared and the coaching was incredible. They played so much harder than we did, and so the result was not a surprise. I think anybody watching this, who enjoys basketball, got a thrill out of that." | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2004/08/16/punching_his_way_forward?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Punching his way forward | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | ATHENS -- There's only room for one Cinderella in a boxing ring. That was the sad lesson Andre Berto learned last night as his long road to the Olympic Games came to an abrupt end at the Peristeri Boxing Hall in his first fight in the welterweight division. First fight, that is, unless you understand what it took for him ... | 5 | 2004-08-19 00:59:56 | ATHENS -- There's only room for one Cinderella in a boxing ring. That was the sad lesson Andre Berto learned last night as his long road to the Olympic Games came to an abrupt end at the Peristeri Boxing Hall in his first fight in the welterweight division. First fight, that is, unless you understand what it took for him ... | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/gymnastics/articles/2004/08/16/hamms_ready_to_vault_men_into_contention?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Hamms ready to vault men into contention | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | ATHENS -- The US men's gymnastics team will be counting on twins Paul and Morgan Hamm to produce its first team gold medal since 1984. | 5 | 2004-08-19 00:59:59 | ATHENS -- The US men's gymnastics team will be counting on twins Paul and Morgan Hamm to produce its first team gold medal since 1984. | 8Sports
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BBC UK | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/world/europe/3568960.stm | Fighting rages in South Ossetia | null | Europe | Heavy fighting erupts in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, shattering a two-day ceasefire. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Heavy fighting erupts in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, shattering a two-day ceasefire. | 2Europe
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BBC UK | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/uk/3568574.stm | Motorways 'put drivers in a spin' | null | Europe | The RAC claims that millions of people panic when they drive on Britain's motorways. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | The RAC claims that millions of people panic when they drive on Britain's motorways. | 2Europe
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/europe/3568960.stm | Fighting rages in South Ossetia | null | World | Heavy fighting erupts in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, shattering a two-day ceasefire. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Heavy fighting erupts in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, shattering a two-day ceasefire. | 13World
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BBC - Front Page | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/world/europe/3568960.stm | Fighting rages in South Ossetia | null | Top News | Heavy fighting erupts in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, shattering a two-day ceasefire. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Heavy fighting erupts in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, shattering a two-day ceasefire. | 10Top News
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BBC - Front Page | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/uk/3568574.stm | Motorways 'put drivers in a spin' | null | Top News | The RAC claims that millions of people panic when they drive on Britain's motorways. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | The RAC claims that millions of people panic when they drive on Britain's motorways. | 10Top News
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Guardian Top News | http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1284112,00.html?=rss |
UN condemns massacre of Tutsi refugees | null | Top News | World: The UN security council has condemned the massacre last week of more than 160 Tutsi Congolese refugees in Burundi. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | World: The UN security council has condemned the massacre last week of more than 160 Tutsi Congolese refugees in Burundi. | 10Top News
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The Register | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/16/radio_free_intel/ | Intel restrains Radio Free vision | null | Sci/Tech | Deployment schedule slows | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Deployment schedule slows | 6Sci/Tech
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BBC News entertainment | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/entertainment/3568772.stm | Funeral for funk star Rick James | null | Entertainment | About 6,000 fans pay tribute to funk artist Rick James at his funeral in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | About 6,000 fans pay tribute to funk artist Rick James at his funeral in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday. | 1Entertainment
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/technology/3548230.stm | UN creates game to tackle hunger | null | World | A forthcoming video game aims to educate children about the global fight against hunger. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | A forthcoming video game aims to educate children about the global fight against hunger. | 13World
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Reuters Business | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=5983252&src=rss/businessNews§ion=news | Oil Falls from Record as Chavez Survives | null | Business | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell from fresh record highs on Monday as early reports of victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule eased fears that unrest could upset the country's oil exports. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell from fresh record highs on Monday as early reports of victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule eased fears that unrest could upset the country's oil exports. | 0Business
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PCWorld news | http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117386,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp | Sprint Puts Streaming Media on Phones | null | Sci/Tech | PCS Vision Multimedia streams faster video plus audio channels to Samsung phone. | 4 | 2004-08-19 01:00:22 | PCS Vision Multimedia streams faster video plus audio channels to Samsung phone. | 6Sci/Tech
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Reuters Sports | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=sportsNews&storyID=5983271&src=rss/sportsNews§ion=news | Doping-Greek Sprint Duo Hearing Interrupted | null | Sports | ATHENS (Reuters) - A disciplinary hearing into missed dope tests by Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou was considering a request on Monday for a two-day postponement so the athletes could appear in person. | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:00:25 | ATHENS (Reuters) - A disciplinary hearing into missed dope tests by Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou was considering a request on Monday for a two-day postponement so the athletes could appear in person. | 8Sports
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Topix.Net Europe | http://www.topix.net/redir/loc=rss-world_europe/http=3A=2F=2Fwww.washingtontimes.com=2Fupi-breaking=2F20040815-070348-8224r.htm | Offshore British vendors resume business | null | Europe | Britain's first offshore off-license vending boat has resumed business off the coast of Teesside, the BBC reported Sunday. | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:00:29 | Britain's first offshore off-license vending boat has resumed business off the coast of Teesside, the BBC reported Sunday. | 2Europe
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Yahoo Europe | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040816/wl_uk_afp/australia_britain_crime | Australian garage attendant claims he saw "murdered" Briton (AFP) | null | Europe | AFP - A garage attendant said in court that he served Briton Peter Falconio more than a week after the backpacker went missing, presumed murdered, in the Australian outback. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - A garage attendant said in court that he served Briton Peter Falconio more than a week after the backpacker went missing, presumed murdered, in the Australian outback. | 2Europe
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040816/wl_asia_afp/india_northeast_unrest | Troubled Indian state threatens security clamp-down as protests flare (AFP) | null | World | AFP - India's troubled northeastern state of Manipur threatened to re-impose a controversial anti-terror law as violent protests flared during Independence Day. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - India's troubled northeastern state of Manipur threatened to re-impose a controversial anti-terror law as violent protests flared during Independence Day. | 13World
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The Register | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/16/us_emergency_alert_system/ | US tackles Emergency Alert System insecurity | null | Sci/Tech | 'Subject to jamming' | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | 'Subject to jamming' | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Entertainment | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/pagesix/20040816/en_pagesix/thedoghouse | THE DOG HOUSE (PageSix) | null | Entertainment | PageSix - DUANE Chapman says he's wanted to be a TV star ever since he was young, when his favorite show was "Wanted: Dead or Alive," the Steve McQueen series about a bounty hunter. | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:00:34 | PageSix - DUANE Chapman says he's wanted to be a TV star ever since he was young, when his favorite show was "Wanted: Dead or Alive," the Steve McQueen series about a bounty hunter. | 1Entertainment
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Reuters Sports | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=sportsNews&storyID=5983286&src=rss/sportsNews§ion=news | Phelps, Thorpe Face Dutch Threat | null | Sports | ATHENS (Reuters) - Michael Phelps, one gold won but one of his eight title chances now lost, takes on Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband in their long-awaited showdown in the 200 meters freestyle final on Monday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | ATHENS (Reuters) - Michael Phelps, one gold won but one of his eight title chances now lost, takes on Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband in their long-awaited showdown in the 200 meters freestyle final on Monday. | 8Sports
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Yahoo Europe | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040816/wl_uk_afp/iraq_politics_conference | Iraqi conference a key step to reconciliation: Straw (AFP) | null | Europe | AFP - A national conference, hailed as Iraq's first brush with democracy in decades, is a significant step along the road to reconciliation and a peaceful future for all Iraqis, according to Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - A national conference, hailed as Iraq's first brush with democracy in decades, is a significant step along the road to reconciliation and a peaceful future for all Iraqis, according to Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. | 2Europe
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Yahoo Europe | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040816/wl_uk_afp/britain_royal_art | Toppling policeman wrecks Queen's picture, not Constable (AFP) | null | Europe | AFP - A policeman has damaged a 19th century painting belonging to Queen Elizabeth II after losing his balance while closing a window, police and Buckingham Palace sources revealed. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - A policeman has damaged a 19th century painting belonging to Queen Elizabeth II after losing his balance while closing a window, police and Buckingham Palace sources revealed. | 2Europe
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040816/wl_uk_afp/iraq_politics_conference | Iraqi conference a key step to reconciliation: Straw (AFP) | null | World | AFP - A national conference, hailed as Iraq's first brush with democracy in decades, is a significant step along the road to reconciliation and a peaceful future for all Iraqis, according to Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - A national conference, hailed as Iraq's first brush with democracy in decades, is a significant step along the road to reconciliation and a peaceful future for all Iraqis, according to Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. | 13World
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040816/wl_uk_afp/australia_britain_crime | Australian garage attendant claims he saw "murdered" Briton (AFP) | null | World | AFP - A garage attendant said in court that he served Briton Peter Falconio more than a week after the backpacker went missing, presumed murdered, in the Australian outback. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - A garage attendant said in court that he served Briton Peter Falconio more than a week after the backpacker went missing, presumed murdered, in the Australian outback. | 13World
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/africa/3569120.stm | Mass funeral after Burundi deaths | null | World | More than 150 refugees, including many children, killed in Burundi are to be buried in mass graves later on Monday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | More than 150 refugees, including many children, killed in Burundi are to be buried in mass graves later on Monday. | 13World
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News Is Free Top News | http://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/08/15/california.wildfire.ap/index.html | Wildfire forces residents to flee mining town | http___i.a.cnn.net_cnn_images_time_cover_cnn.jpg.gif | Top News | On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/2315/'>CNN</a> | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:00:49 | On CNN | 10Top News
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/thedeal/20040816/bs_deal_thedeal/vodafonehirescitiforceskybid | Vodafone hires Citi for Cesky bid (TheDeal.com) | null | Sci/Tech | TheDeal.com - The U.K. mobile giant wants to find a way to disentagle the Czech wireless and fixed-line businesses. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | TheDeal.com - The U.K. mobile giant wants to find a way to disentagle the Czech wireless and fixed-line businesses. | 6Sci/Tech
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BBC Europe | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/europe/3569034.stm | Liechtenstein royals swap power | null | Europe | Liechtenstein's Prince Hans-Adam hands over power to his son and invites the whole nation to a garden party. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Liechtenstein's Prince Hans-Adam hands over power to his son and invites the whole nation to a garden party. | 2Europe
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BBC UK | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/world/africa/3569120.stm | Mass funeral after Burundi deaths | null | Europe | More than 150 refugees, including many children, killed in Burundi are to be buried in mass graves later on Monday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | More than 150 refugees, including many children, killed in Burundi are to be buried in mass graves later on Monday. | 2Europe
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/3568928.stm | Search on after China mudslides | null | World |
Villagers in eastern China use bare hands to dig for survivors after landslides triggered by last week's typhoon. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Villagers in eastern China use bare hands to dig for survivors after landslides triggered by last week's typhoon. | 13World
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/europe/3569034.stm | Liechtenstein royals swap power | null | World | Liechtenstein's Prince Hans-Adam hands over power to his son and invites the whole nation to a garden party. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Liechtenstein's Prince Hans-Adam hands over power to his son and invites the whole nation to a garden party. | 13World
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RedNova general | http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/6/2004/08/16/story108.html | Venezuelan President Survives Recall Vote | null | World | CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez appeared to have survived a popular referendum to oust him, according to early results Monday, while Venezuela's opposition swiftly claimed fraud. Backers of the leftist populist president set off fireworks and began celebrating in the streets of the capital in the pre-dawn darkness upon hearing the news from Francisco Carrasquero, president of the National Elections Council... | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:01:06 | CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez appeared to have survived a popular referendum to oust him, according to early results Monday, while Venezuela's opposition swiftly claimed fraud. Backers of the leftist populist president set off fireworks and began celebrating in the streets of the capital in the pre-dawn darkness upon hearing the news from Francisco Carrasquero, president of the National Elections Council... | 13World
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RedNova general | http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/6/2004/08/16/story107.html | U.S. Battles Shiites in Iraqi Holy City | null | World | NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks and troops rolled back into the center of Najaf and battled with Shiite militants Sunday, reigniting violence in the holy city just as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference meant to be a landmark in the country's movement toward democracy... | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:01:15 | NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks and troops rolled back into the center of Najaf and battled with Shiite militants Sunday, reigniting violence in the holy city just as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference meant to be a landmark in the country's movement toward democracy... | 13World
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RedNova general | http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/6/2004/08/16/story106.html | Rescue Teams Aid Hurricane Charley Victims | null | World | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops were scattered across Florida to help residents rally from the brunt of Hurricane Charley, the worst storm to hit the state in a dozen years... | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:01:24 | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops were scattered across Florida to help residents rally from the brunt of Hurricane Charley, the worst storm to hit the state in a dozen years... | 13World
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BBC - Front Page | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/world/africa/3569120.stm | Mass funeral after Burundi deaths | null | Top News | More than 150 refugees, including many children, killed in Burundi are to be buried in mass graves later on Monday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | More than 150 refugees, including many children, killed in Burundi are to be buried in mass graves later on Monday. | 10Top News
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Guardian Top News | http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1284125,00.html?=rss |
Chávez 'wins' Venezuela vote | null | Top News | Early reports from Venezuela today suggest that the president, Hugo Chávez has won a national referendum on his rule. | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:01:28 | Early reports from Venezuela today suggest that the president, Hugo Chávez has won a national referendum on his rule. | 10Top News
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Guardian Top News | http://www.guardian.co.uk/Money/interestrates/story/0,6453,1284072,00.html?=rss |
Ashley Seager: Interest rate peak may be in sight | null | Top News | Money: Some economists are suggesting borrowing costs may be lowered again next year, writes Ashley Seager. | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:01:30 | Money: Some economists are suggesting borrowing costs may be lowered again next year, writes Ashley Seager. | 10Top News
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The Register | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/16/power_grid_cybersecurity/ | Sluggish movement on power grid cyber security | null | Sci/Tech | 'Doesn't go far enough' | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | 'Doesn't go far enough' | 6Sci/Tech
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BBC News entertainment | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/entertainment/3568926.stm | Alien movie leads US box office | null | Entertainment | Sci-fi film Alien vs. Predator grosses $38.3m (£20.8m) at the US box office during its debut weekend. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Sci-fi film Alien vs. Predator grosses $38.3m (£20.8m) at the US box office during its debut weekend. | 1Entertainment
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Yahoo Europe | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040816/wl_uk_afp/fbl_eng_pr_chelsea_manutd | Mourinho smells spirit of success in win over United (AFP) | null | Europe | AFP - Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea's win over Manchester United in their Premiership opener was proof of the spirit already instilled in his expensively-assembled squad. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea's win over Manchester United in their Premiership opener was proof of the spirit already instilled in his expensively-assembled squad. | 2Europe
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Yahoo Europe | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040816/wl_uk_afp/skorea_britain_finance | Prudential drops bid for S.Korean assest managing firm (AFP) | null | Europe | AFP - A consortium led by British insurer Prudential PLC has dropped its bid for a major South Korean state asset managing company. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - A consortium led by British insurer Prudential PLC has dropped its bid for a major South Korean state asset managing company. | 2Europe
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Yahoo Europe | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040816/wl_uk_afp/britain_japan_telecom_company_executive_vodafone | Vodafone names Tsuda new head of Japanese unit (AFP) | null | Europe | AFP - Mobile telephone operator Vodafone said it had appointed Shiro Tsuda as president and chief executive of Vodafone KK, its struggling Japanese unit. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Mobile telephone operator Vodafone said it had appointed Shiro Tsuda as president and chief executive of Vodafone KK, its struggling Japanese unit. | 2Europe
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040816/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_journalist_missing | Journalist, Translator Missing in Iraq (AP) | null | World | AP - A French-American journalist has disappeared along with his Iraqi translator in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, the provincial deputy governor said Monday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - A French-American journalist has disappeared along with his Iraqi translator in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, the provincial deputy governor said Monday. | 13World
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040816/wl_uk_afp/skorea_britain_finance | Prudential drops bid for S.Korean assest managing firm (AFP) | null | World | AFP - A consortium led by British insurer Prudential PLC has dropped its bid for a major South Korean state asset managing company. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - A consortium led by British insurer Prudential PLC has dropped its bid for a major South Korean state asset managing company. | 13World
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Reuters Top News | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5983590&src=rss/topNews§ion=news | Greek Tragedy Turns to Farce Over Sprinters | null | Top News | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek tragedy turned to farce on Monday when a drug investigation into Greece's top sprinters was postponed yet again. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek tragedy turned to farce on Monday when a drug investigation into Greece's top sprinters was postponed yet again. | 10Top News
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Reuters Business | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=5983596&src=rss/businessNews§ion=news | Oil Falls from Record as Chavez Survives | null | Business | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell from fresh record highs on Monday as early reports of victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule eased fears that unrest could upset the country's oil exports. | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:01:49 | LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell from fresh record highs on Monday as early reports of victory for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule eased fears that unrest could upset the country's oil exports. | 0Business
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Reuters Sports | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=sportsNews&storyID=5983658&src=rss/sportsNews§ion=news | Doping-Greek Sprint Duo's Hearing Postponed | null | Sports | ATHENS (Reuters) - A disciplinary hearing into missed dope tests by Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou was adjourned two days until Wednesday so the athletes could present their case in person. | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:01:56 | ATHENS (Reuters) - A disciplinary hearing into missed dope tests by Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou was adjourned two days until Wednesday so the athletes could present their case in person. | 8Sports
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040816/ap_on_el_pr/bush | Bush Plans to Withdraw Troops From Abroad (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/election_the_overseas_factor | True Battlegrounds May Be Across the Sea (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - When decision time comes this fall, the real swing votes in the 2004 presidential election may not come from Pennsylvania, Ohio or even the notorious Florida. The ultimate Bush-Kerry battleground may turn out to be somewhere more far-flung and unexpected — Israel, Britain, even Indonesia. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - When decision time comes this fall, the real swing votes in the 2004 presidential election may not come from Pennsylvania, Ohio or even the notorious Florida. The ultimate Bush-Kerry battleground may turn out to be somewhere more far-flung and unexpected — Israel, Britain, even Indonesia. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/heinz_absent_son | Oldest Heinz Son Pursues Hands-On Activism (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Teresa Heinz Kerry once hinted at tensions with her first-born son, a 37-year-old blacksmith who seeks an anonymous life with his wife and child in rural Pennsylvania. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Teresa Heinz Kerry once hinted at tensions with her first-born son, a 37-year-old blacksmith who seeks an anonymous life with his wife and child in rural Pennsylvania. | 12U.S.
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BBC UK | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3568956.stm | Pair tell of 'Falconio sighting' | null | Europe | A couple tell an Australian court they saw UK backpacker Peter Falconio after he is thought to have been killed. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | A couple tell an Australian court they saw UK backpacker Peter Falconio after he is thought to have been killed. | 2Europe
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BBC UK | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/education/3569082.stm | A-levels 'not being dumbed down' | null | Europe | The head of Britain's exam boards denies A-levels are being "dumbed down" despite better grades. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | The head of Britain's exam boards denies A-levels are being "dumbed down" despite better grades. | 2Europe
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Yahoo Politics | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040816/ap_on_el_pr/bush | Bush Plans to Withdraw Troops From Abroad (AP) | null | World | AP - President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - President Bush's plan to call tens of thousands of U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia could gain him election-year applause from military families, but won't ease the strain on soldiers still battling violent factions in Iraq and Afghanistan. | 13World
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Yahoo Politics | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040816/ap_on_go_ot/returning_from_war_law | 1994 Law Designed to Preserve Guard Jobs (AP) | null | World | AP - A 1994 law strengthened job protections for National Guard and Reserve troops called to active duty. Here are major provisions of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:02:07 | AP - A 1994 law strengthened job protections for National Guard and Reserve troops called to active duty. Here are major provisions of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). | 13World
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/3568956.stm | Pair tell of 'Falconio' sighting | null | World | Two witnesses tell an Australian court they saw UK backpacker Peter Falconio more than a week after he disappeared. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Two witnesses tell an Australian court they saw UK backpacker Peter Falconio more than a week after he disappeared. | 13World
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BBC - Front Page | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3568956.stm | Pair tell of 'Falconio sighting' | null | Top News | A couple tell an Australian court they saw UK backpacker Peter Falconio after he is thought to have been killed. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | A couple tell an Australian court they saw UK backpacker Peter Falconio after he is thought to have been killed. | 10Top News
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BBC - Front Page | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/education/3569082.stm | A-levels 'not being dumbed down' | null | Top News | The head of Britain's exam boards denies A-levels are being "dumbed down" despite better grades. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | The head of Britain's exam boards denies A-levels are being "dumbed down" despite better grades. | 10Top News
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BCC Technology | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3568810.stm | 'Virtual' repairs for Cutty Sark | null | Sci/Tech | Digital models of an historic ship are created as part of its restoration to test if it will survive the process. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Digital models of an historic ship are created as part of its restoration to test if it will survive the process. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040816/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_s_seat | Mass. Republicans Eye Kerry's Senate Seat (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Massachusetts Republicans, while supportive of President Bush's re-election, are mindful of the opportunity created should John Kerry beat him in November's election: the state's first Senate vacancy in two decades and a chance to break the Democratic monopoly on its 12-member delegation in Congress. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Massachusetts Republicans, while supportive of President Bush's re-election, are mindful of the opportunity created should John Kerry beat him in November's election: the state's first Senate vacancy in two decades and a chance to break the Democratic monopoly on its 12-member delegation in Congress. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040816/ap_on_el_pr/democrats | Democrats Criticize Bush's Corporate Ties (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Presidential nominee John Kerry and other Democrats are organizing a new line of attack against President Bush, accusing him of stacking the federal government with friends and donors who are gutting regulations on U.S. corporations. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Presidential nominee John Kerry and other Democrats are organizing a new line of attack against President Bush, accusing him of stacking the federal government with friends and donors who are gutting regulations on U.S. corporations. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Europe | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040816/wl_uk_afp/oly_2004_greece_britain | Danish Olympian in probe into death of Briton (AFP) | null | Europe | AFP - Greek police were investigating a road accident in which a 45-year-old Briton died after being hit by a car driven by a member of Denmark's Olympic sailing team. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Greek police were investigating a road accident in which a 45-year-old Briton died after being hit by a car driven by a member of Denmark's Olympic sailing team. | 2Europe
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BBC UK | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/uk_politics/3569244.stm | Prescott leaps to aid of kayaker | http___newsimg.bbc.co.uk_media_images_38846000_jpg__38846323_north_west_wales_6666.jpg.gif | Europe | Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott helps rescue a kayaker who fell into the water in North Wales. | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:02:18 | Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott helps rescue a kayaker who fell into the water in North Wales. | 2Europe
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Yahoo Politics | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040816/ap_on_el_pr/democrats | Democrats Criticize Bush's Corporate Ties (AP) | null | World | AP - Presidential nominee John Kerry and other Democrats are organizing a new line of attack against President Bush, accusing him of stacking the federal government with friends and donors who are gutting regulations on U.S. corporations. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Presidential nominee John Kerry and other Democrats are organizing a new line of attack against President Bush, accusing him of stacking the federal government with friends and donors who are gutting regulations on U.S. corporations. | 13World
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Yahoo Politics | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040816/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_s_seat | Mass. Republicans Eye Kerry's Senate Seat (AP) | null | World | AP - Massachusetts Republicans, while supportive of President Bush's re-election, are mindful of the opportunity created should John Kerry beat him in November's election: the state's first Senate vacancy in two decades and a chance to break the Democratic monopoly on its 12-member delegation in Congress. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Massachusetts Republicans, while supportive of President Bush's re-election, are mindful of the opportunity created should John Kerry beat him in November's election: the state's first Senate vacancy in two decades and a chance to break the Democratic monopoly on its 12-member delegation in Congress. | 13World
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BBC - Front Page | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/uk_politics/3569244.stm | Prescott leaps to aid of kayaker | http___newsimg.bbc.co.uk_media_images_38846000_jpg__38846323_north_west_wales_6666.jpg.gif | Top News | Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott helps rescue a kayaker who fell into the water in North Wales. | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:02:18 | Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott helps rescue a kayaker who fell into the water in North Wales. | 10Top News
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BBC News Business | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/business/3569004.stm | Swatch tax complaint dismissed | null | Business | US officials dismiss claims of tax evasion levelled at watchmaker Swatch by two former employees. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | US officials dismiss claims of tax evasion levelled at watchmaker Swatch by two former employees. | 0Business
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BBC News Business | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/business/3568680.stm | Ebookers sees 'encouraging' signs | http___newsimg.bbc.co.uk_media_images_40134000_jpg__40134401_beach203.jpg.gif | Business | Internet-based holiday company Ebookers says second-quarter loses have been cut compared with the same period a year ago. | 5 | 2004-08-19 00:57:14 | Internet-based holiday company Ebookers says second-quarter loses have been cut compared with the same period a year ago. | 0Business
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BBC News Business | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/business/3567062.stm | Small firms struggle as oil soars | null | Business | Small manufacturers in the UK are struggling in the face of soaring oil prices and higher interest rates, the CBI says. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Small manufacturers in the UK are struggling in the face of soaring oil prices and higher interest rates, the CBI says. | 0Business
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BBC News Business | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/technology/3561430.stm | Microsoft takes down SP2 swappers | null | Business | Microsoft is stopping people getting hold of a key security update via net-based file- sharing systems. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Microsoft is stopping people getting hold of a key security update via net-based file- sharing systems. | 0Business
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The Register | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/16/apple_colour_patent/ | Apple patents 'chameleon' computer case | null | Sci/Tech | Glows in whatever colour you like | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Glows in whatever colour you like | 6Sci/Tech
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PCWorld news | http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117390,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp | Symantec Readies Patching Tool | null | Sci/Tech | ON IPatch monitors, ensures networked Windows systems are current in midsize businesss. | 4 | 2004-08-19 01:02:50 | ON IPatch monitors, ensures networked Windows systems are current in midsize businesss. | 6Sci/Tech
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BBC News entertainment | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/entertainment/3569104.stm | Edinburgh hosts theatre marathon | null | Entertainment | A play lasting 11 hours and performed in French offers theatregoers an endurance test in Edinburgh. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | A play lasting 11 hours and performed in French offers theatregoers an endurance test in Edinburgh. | 1Entertainment
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BBC Europe | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/3569088.stm | Olympics: Ticket giveaway ruled out | null | Europe | Olympic chiefs have ruled out cutting ticket prices despite poor attendances. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Olympic chiefs have ruled out cutting ticket prices despite poor attendances. | 2Europe
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BBC UK | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/3569048.stm | Nepal braces for rebel blockade | null | Europe | The Nepal authorities tighten security amid Maoist threats to disrupt business life in the capital. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | The Nepal authorities tighten security amid Maoist threats to disrupt business life in the capital. | 2Europe
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040816/wl_uk_afp/oly_2004_greece_britain | Danish Olympian in probe into death of Briton (AFP) | null | World | AFP - Greek police were investigating a road accident in which a 45-year-old Briton died after being hit by a car driven by a member of Denmark's Olympic sailing team. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Greek police were investigating a road accident in which a 45-year-old Briton died after being hit by a car driven by a member of Denmark's Olympic sailing team. | 13World
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040816/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_soldiers_killed | Two Soldiers Killed During Najaf Fighting (AP) | null | World | AP - Two American soldiers were killed during fighting in Najaf, a military spokesperson said Monday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Two American soldiers were killed during fighting in Najaf, a military spokesperson said Monday. | 13World
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040816/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/dominican_new_president | Fernandez Returns to Dominican Presidency (AP) | null | World | AP - Challenges abound for Leonel Fernandez as he returns to the presidency of the Dominican Republic on Monday and tries to lead the country out of its worst economic crisis in decades. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Challenges abound for Leonel Fernandez as he returns to the presidency of the Dominican Republic on Monday and tries to lead the country out of its worst economic crisis in decades. | 13World
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040816/ap_on_re_as/tibet_panchen_lama | Panchen Lama Visits Tibet Capital (AP) | null | World | AP - The boy chosen by the Chinese government as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama was greeted warmly by dozens of monks when he visited Tibet's most sacred temple, state television reported, giving rare publicity to one of his appearances. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - The boy chosen by the Chinese government as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama was greeted warmly by dozens of monks when he visited Tibet's most sacred temple, state television reported, giving rare publicity to one of his appearances. | 13World
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/south_asia/3569048.stm | Nepal braces for rebel blockade | null | World | The Nepal authorities tighten security amid Maoist threats to disrupt business life in the capital. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | The Nepal authorities tighten security amid Maoist threats to disrupt business life in the capital. | 13World
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BBC - Front Page | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/3569048.stm | Nepal braces for rebel blockade | null | Top News | The Nepal authorities tighten security amid Maoist threats to disrupt business life in the capital. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | The Nepal authorities tighten security amid Maoist threats to disrupt business life in the capital. | 10Top News
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Yahoo Entertainment | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040816/ap_en_mu/michael_jackson | Jackson Goes to Church on Eve of Hearing (AP) | null | Entertainment | AP - Michael Jackson made a surprise visit to Los Angeles' pre-eminent black church a day before he was to face off in court against the man who has put him on trial — Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Michael Jackson made a surprise visit to Los Angeles' pre-eminent black church a day before he was to face off in court against the man who has put him on trial — Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon. | 1Entertainment
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Yahoo Entertainment | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040816/ap_en_ce/michael_jackson | Jackson Goes to Church on Eve of Hearing (AP) | null | Entertainment | AP - Michael Jackson made a surprise visit to Los Angeles' pre-eminent black church a day before he was to face off in court against the man who has put him on trial — Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Michael Jackson made a surprise visit to Los Angeles' pre-eminent black church a day before he was to face off in court against the man who has put him on trial — Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon. | 1Entertainment
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BBC UK | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/health/3568968.stm | GPs 'losing touch' with patients | null | Europe | GPs are becoming more remote from their patients, an opinion poll has revealed. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | GPs are becoming more remote from their patients, an opinion poll has revealed. | 2Europe
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040816/ap_on_re_as/japan_bobby_fischer | Bobby Fischer Appeals to Powell (AP) | null | World | AP - Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer appealed to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday to help him renounce U.S. citizenship as he announced plans to marry a leading Japanese chess official, his lawyer said. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer appealed to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday to help him renounce U.S. citizenship as he announced plans to marry a leading Japanese chess official, his lawyer said. | 13World
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BBC - Front Page | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/health/3568968.stm | GPs 'losing touch' with patients | null | Top News | GPs are becoming more remote from their patients, an opinion poll has revealed. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | GPs are becoming more remote from their patients, an opinion poll has revealed. | 10Top News
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Reuters Business | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=5984069&src=rss/businessNews§ion=news | Dollar Briefly Hits 4-Wk Low Vs Euro | null | Business | LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar dipped to a four-week low against the euro on Monday before rising slightly on profit-taking, but steep oil prices and weak U.S. data continued to fan worries about the health of the world's largest economy. | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:03:18 | LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar dipped to a four-week low against the euro on Monday before rising slightly on profit-taking, but steep oil prices and weak U.S. data continued to fan worries about the health of the world's largest economy. | 0Business
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Washington Post Business | http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3983-2004Aug15.html?nav=rss_business | Finding Security In Consolidation | null | Business | GlobalSecure Holdings Ltd. , a District-based private-equity investment firm that has bought three homeland security companies in the past year, last week wrapped up raising $23.5 million. Armed with this cash, it's aggressively searching for more companies in this field. | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:03:22 | GlobalSecure Holdings Ltd. , a District-based private-equity investment firm that has bought three homeland security companies in the past year, last week wrapped up raising $23.5 million. Armed with this cash, it's aggressively searching for more companies in this field. | 0Business
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The Register | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/16/amd_athlon_64_sales_h2/ | AMD Athlon 64 sales forecast to rise 50% in H2 | null | Sci/Tech | More, cheaper chips coming off AMD's production lines | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | More, cheaper chips coming off AMD's production lines | 6Sci/Tech
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Washington Post Tech | http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3931-2004Aug15.html?nav=rss_technology | BearingPoint Wins ID Project at TSA | null | Sci/Tech | BearingPoint Inc. of McLean won a $12 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration to begin the third phase in the agency's program to create a standard identification card for U.S. transportation employees. | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:03:25 | BearingPoint Inc. of McLean won a $12 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration to begin the third phase in the agency's program to create a standard identification card for U.S. transportation employees. | 6Sci/Tech
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Washington Post Tech | http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3696-2004Aug15.html?nav=rss_technology | Government Spending Up Sharply Locally | null | Sci/Tech | Federal procurement spending in the Washington area rose last year at its highest rate since the 1980s, according to a study to be released today, creating tens of thousands of jobs and increasing economic growth disproportionately in Northern Virginia. | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:03:31 | Federal procurement spending in the Washington area rose last year at its highest rate since the 1980s, according to a study to be released today, creating tens of thousands of jobs and increasing economic growth disproportionately in Northern Virginia. | 6Sci/Tech
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Washington Post Tech | http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3983-2004Aug15.html?nav=rss_technology | Finding Security In Consolidation | null | Sci/Tech | GlobalSecure Holdings Ltd. , a District-based private-equity investment firm that has bought three homeland security companies in the past year, last week wrapped up raising $23.5 million. Armed with this cash, it's aggressively searching for more companies in this field. | 5 | 2004-08-19 01:03:34 | GlobalSecure Holdings Ltd. , a District-based private-equity investment firm that has bought three homeland security companies in the past year, last week wrapped up raising $23.5 million. Armed with this cash, it's aggressively searching for more companies in this field. | 6Sci/Tech
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