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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040817/wl_nm/mideast_dc | Sharon Approves 1,000 Settlement Homes in W.Bank (Reuters) | null | World | Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
has approved building tenders for 1,000 new homes in Jewish
settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting
the United States, political sources said on Thursday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
has approved building tenders for 1,000 new homes in Jewish
settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting
the United States, political sources said on Thursday. | 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/20040817/wl_sthasia_afp/sasia_press_headlines | South Asia headlines (AFP) | null | World | AFP - The headlines around South Asia | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - The headlines around South Asia | 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/20040817/wl_asia_afp/australia_attacks_us | Lawyer to monitor US military hearing for Australian terror suspect (AFP) | null | World | AFP - An independent Australian lawyer has been granted permission to monitor next week's US military commission hearing against terror suspect David Hicks, the Law Council of Australia said. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - An independent Australian lawyer has been granted permission to monitor next week's US military commission hearing against terror suspect David Hicks, the Law Council of Australia said. | 13World
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Reuters World | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5992095&src=rss/worldNews§ion=news | Sharon Approves 1,000 Settlement Homes in W.Bank | null | World | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Thursday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Thursday. | 13World
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Reuters Top News | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5992065&src=rss/topNews§ion=news | Sharon Approves 1,000 Settlement Homes in W.Bank | null | Top News | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Thursday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Thursday. | 10Top News
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Reuters Top News | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5992168&src=rss/topNews§ion=news | Olympics: Greeks Dive for Joy, More Gold for Thorpe | null | Top News | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece was plunged in national self-satisfaction on Tuesday after its synchronized divers won the host nation's first gold medal of the Athens Olympics. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece was plunged in national self-satisfaction on Tuesday after its synchronized divers won the host nation's first gold medal of the Athens Olympics. | 10Top News
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News Is Free Top News | http://www.cnn.com/money/2004/08/16/technology/googledebut/index.htm | Google appears ready to start trading | http___i.cnn.net_money_images_magazine_moneymag56x70.jpg.gif | Top News | On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/2315/'>CNN</a> | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:42:14 | On CNN | 10Top News
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040817/ap_on_sc/global_warming | Study: Global Warming Could Change Calif. (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Global warming could cause dramatically hotter summers and a depleted snow pack in California, leading to a sharp increase in heat-related deaths and jeopardizing the water supply, according to a study released Monday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Global warming could cause dramatically hotter summers and a depleted snow pack in California, leading to a sharp increase in heat-related deaths and jeopardizing the water supply, according to a study released Monday. | 6Sci/Tech
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BBC News entertainment | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/entertainment/3569926.stm | Protest singer Earle blasts US war | null | Entertainment | US folk-rock singer Steve Earle is set to provoke controversy with his new politically-charged album. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | US folk-rock singer Steve Earle is set to provoke controversy with his new politically-charged album. | 1Entertainment
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040817/us_nm/campaign_california_poll_dc | Kerry Widens Lead in California, Poll Finds (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Democratic challenger John Kerry
has a commanding lead over President Bush in California of 54
percent to 38 percent among likely voters, a poll released on
Tuesday found. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Democratic challenger John Kerry
has a commanding lead over President Bush in California of 54
percent to 38 percent among likely voters, a poll released on
Tuesday found. | 12U.S.
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Reuters U.S. | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5992224&src=rss/domesticNews§ion=news | Kerry Widens Lead in California, Poll Finds | null | U.S. | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Democratic challenger John Kerry has a commanding lead over President Bush in California of 54 percent to 38 percent among likely voters, a poll released on Tuesday found. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Democratic challenger John Kerry has a commanding lead over President Bush in California of 54 percent to 38 percent among likely voters, a poll released on Tuesday found. | 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/20040817/wl_sthasia_afp/srilanka_tamil_eu | EU nations slam Tiger rebels as fresh killings dim Sri Lanka peace hopes (AFP) | null | Europe | AFP - European Union nations criticised Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels for killing rivals and recruiting child soldiers, appealing to the guerrillas not to undermine the Island's Norwegian-led peace bid. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - European Union nations criticised Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels for killing rivals and recruiting child soldiers, appealing to the guerrillas not to undermine the Island's Norwegian-led peace bid. | 2Europe
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BBC UK | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/business/3571562.stm | Google market debut draws near | null | Europe | Google's market flotation draws a step closer as the firm asks regulators to approve the necessary paperwork. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Google's market flotation draws a step closer as the firm asks regulators to approve the necessary paperwork. | 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/20040817/wl_sthasia_afp/srilanka_tamil_eu | EU nations slam Tiger rebels as fresh killings dim Sri Lanka peace hopes (AFP) | null | World | AFP - European Union nations criticised Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels for killing rivals and recruiting child soldiers, appealing to the guerrillas not to undermine the Island's Norwegian-led peace bid. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - European Union nations criticised Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels for killing rivals and recruiting child soldiers, appealing to the guerrillas not to undermine the Island's Norwegian-led peace bid. | 13World
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Yahoo Politics | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040817/us_nm/campaign_california_poll_dc | Kerry Widens Lead in California, Poll Finds (Reuters) | null | World | Reuters - Democratic challenger John Kerry
has a commanding lead over President Bush in California of 54
percent to 38 percent among likely voters, a poll released on
Tuesday found. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Democratic challenger John Kerry
has a commanding lead over President Bush in California of 54
percent to 38 percent among likely voters, a poll released on
Tuesday found. | 13World
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Reuters World | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5992205&src=rss/worldNews§ion=news | CORRECTED: Sharon Approves 1,000 Settlement Homes in W.Bank | null | World | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday. | 13World
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Reuters Top News | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5992299&src=rss/topNews§ion=news | Sharon Approves 1,000 Settlement Homes in W.Bank | null | Top News | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday. | 10Top News
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Reuters Top News | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5992215&src=rss/topNews§ion=news | Kerry Widens Lead in California, Poll Finds | null | Top News | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Democratic challenger John Kerry has a commanding lead over President Bush in California of 54 percent to 38 percent among likely voters, a poll released on Tuesday found. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Democratic challenger John Kerry has a commanding lead over President Bush in California of 54 percent to 38 percent among likely voters, a poll released on Tuesday found. | 10Top News
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BBC - Front Page | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/business/3571562.stm | Google market debut draws near | null | Top News | Google's market flotation draws a step closer as the firm asks regulators to approve the necessary paperwork. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Google's market flotation draws a step closer as the firm asks regulators to approve the necessary paperwork. | 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=/cmp/20040817/tc_cmp/29100521 | Storage Services Market Heading To $30 Billion (TechWeb) | null | Sci/Tech | TechWeb - The growth comes as more vendors offer more software to offset the plunge in storage hardware prices. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | TechWeb - The growth comes as more vendors offer more software to offset the plunge in storage hardware prices. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/cmp/20040817/tc_cmp/29100556 | Oracle Releases New CRM Software (TechWeb) | null | Sci/Tech | TechWeb - Integration of sales and marketing is key to new release. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | TechWeb - Integration of sales and marketing is key to new release. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040817/ap_on_sc/philippines_new_bird | Researchers Find New Species of Bird (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Filipino and British wildlife researchers say they've stumbled upon what appears to be a new species of flightless bird found only on the tiny forested island of Calayan in the northern Philippines. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Filipino and British wildlife researchers say they've stumbled upon what appears to be a new species of flightless bird found only on the tiny forested island of Calayan in the northern Philippines. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Europe | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040817/wl_afp/georgia_ossetia_russia | Georgian soldier killed in breakaway region clashes: Georgian minister (AFP) | null | Europe | AFP - One Georgian soldier was killed and three were wounded in overnight clashes in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, Georgian Interior Minister Irakli Okruashvili told Rustavi 2 television. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - One Georgian soldier was killed and three were wounded in overnight clashes in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, Georgian Interior Minister Irakli Okruashvili told Rustavi 2 television. | 2Europe
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040817/wl_nm/mideast_violence_dc | Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Gaza Militants (Reuters) | null | World | Reuters - Israeli soldiers shot and killed two
Palestinian militants near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza
Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Israeli soldiers shot and killed two
Palestinian militants near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza
Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. | 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/20040817/wl_afp/georgia_ossetia_russia | Georgian soldier killed in breakaway region clashes: Georgian minister (AFP) | null | World | AFP - One Georgian soldier was killed and three were wounded in overnight clashes in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, Georgian Interior Minister Irakli Okruashvili told Rustavi 2 television. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - One Georgian soldier was killed and three were wounded in overnight clashes in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, Georgian Interior Minister Irakli Okruashvili told Rustavi 2 television. | 13World
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Reuters World | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5992307&src=rss/worldNews§ion=news | Sharon Approves 1,000 Settlement Homes in W.Bank | null | World | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday. | 13World
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Reuters World | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5992325&src=rss/worldNews§ion=news | Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Gaza Militants | null | World | GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinian militants near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:42:52 | GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinian militants near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. | 13World
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Reuters Business | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=5992467&src=rss/businessNews§ion=news | Dollar Near Recent Lows, Awaits ZEW/CPI | null | Business | LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar held steady near this week's four-week low against the euro on Tuesday with investors awaiting a German investor confidence survey and U.S. consumer inflation numbers to shed light on the direction. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:42:55 | LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar held steady near this week's four-week low against the euro on Tuesday with investors awaiting a German investor confidence survey and U.S. consumer inflation numbers to shed light on the direction. | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/08/17/mass_still_a_no_go_for_geic?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | Mass. still a no-go for Geic | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | Geico Corp., the nation's fifth-largest auto insurer, started selling policies in New Jersey yesterday for the first time in 28 years, leaving Massachusetts as the lone state where the company won't do business. | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:42:59 | Geico Corp., the nation's fifth-largest auto insurer, started selling policies in New Jersey yesterday for the first time in 28 years, leaving Massachusetts as the lone state where the company won't do business. | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/08/17/bank_of_america_signs_in?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | Bank of America signs in | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | They served up a giant Bank of America sheet cake, festooned the bank branch with balloons, and dispatched smiling greeters to welcome customers in upstate New York yesterday, as the first FleetBoston Financial Corp. branches formally switched to Bank of America. | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:43:03 | They served up a giant Bank of America sheet cake, festooned the bank branch with balloons, and dispatched smiling greeters to welcome customers in upstate New York yesterday, as the first FleetBoston Financial Corp. branches formally switched to Bank of America. | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/markets/articles/2004/08/17/short_term_t_bill_interest_rates_mixed?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | Short-term T-bill interest rates mixed | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in yesterday's auction, with rates on three-month bills unchanged while rates on six-month bills rose to the highest level in two weeks. | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:43:06 | WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in yesterday's auction, with rates on three-month bills unchanged while rates on six-month bills rose to the highest level in two weeks. | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2004/08/17/stakes_high_for_windows_upgrade?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | Stakes high for Windows upgrade | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | Microsoft Corp. has put the finishing touches on one of its biggest software overhauls ever after conceding that its Windows XP operating system -- which runs as many as 300 million computers worldwide -- is susceptible to security breaches. | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:43:08 | Microsoft Corp. has put the finishing touches on one of its biggest software overhauls ever after conceding that its Windows XP operating system -- which runs as many as 300 million computers worldwide -- is susceptible to security breaches. | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/08/17/once_small_lennar_nails_down_the_big_deals?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | Once-small Lennar nails down the big deals | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | Lennar Corp. and LNR Property Corp. made big news in Boston last week when they agreed to buy Fan Pier for an estimated $125 million, but the purchase would not be the biggest deal for the Florida team. | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:43:11 | Lennar Corp. and LNR Property Corp. made big news in Boston last week when they agreed to buy Fan Pier for an estimated $125 million, but the purchase would not be the biggest deal for the Florida team. | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/08/17/for_the_record?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | For the record | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | Correction: Because of a reporting error, an article in yesterday's Nation pages incorrectly described a Bush campaign ad's accusation about John Kerry's role on the Senate Intelligence Committee in the 1990s. The ad accuses Kerry of having missed three-quarters of the committee's public hearings. | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:43:14 | Correction: Because of a reporting error, an article in yesterday's Nation pages incorrectly described a Bush campaign ad's accusation about John Kerry's role on the Senate Intelligence Committee in the 1990s. The ad accuses Kerry of having missed three-quarters of the committee's public hearings. | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2004/08/17/citizens_gets_us_ok_for_charter_one_buy?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | Citizens gets US OK for Charter One buy | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | Federal regulators granted Citizens Financial Group approval for its biggest acquisition to date, Charter One Financial Inc. of Ohio. The Federal Reserve Board said the pending merger likely would have a minimal impact on competition even in markets where the two banks overlap. When the $10.5 billion acquisition is complete, Citizens will be the 11th-biggest bank in the nation ranked ... | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:43:17 | Federal regulators granted Citizens Financial Group approval for its biggest acquisition to date, Charter One Financial Inc. of Ohio. The Federal Reserve Board said the pending merger likely would have a minimal impact on competition even in markets where the two banks overlap. When the $10.5 billion acquisition is complete, Citizens will be the 11th-biggest bank in the nation ranked ... | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/08/17/oil_prices_fall_on_venezuela_vote?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | Oil prices fall on Venezuela vote | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | WASHINGTON -- Oil prices slipped yesterday after the president of Venezuela survived a recall referendum, though fears of potential supply interruptions in other parts of the world kept futures above $46 a barrel. | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:43:20 | WASHINGTON -- Oil prices slipped yesterday after the president of Venezuela survived a recall referendum, though fears of potential supply interruptions in other parts of the world kept futures above $46 a barrel. | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/markets/articles/2004/08/17/stocks_surge_amid_upbeat_outlooks?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | Stocks surge amid upbeat outlooks | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | NEW YORK -- A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's helped send stocks sharply higher yesterday, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points. | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:43:23 | NEW YORK -- A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's helped send stocks sharply higher yesterday, with the swing exaggerated by thin late summer trading. The Dow Jones industrials surged nearly 130 points. | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/08/17/krispy_kreme_operating_chief_quits?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | Krispy Kreme operating chief quits | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.'s John Tate quit as chief operating officer amid a government probe of the chain's accounting and earnings forecasts. | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:43:26 | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.'s John Tate quit as chief operating officer amid a government probe of the chain's accounting and earnings forecasts. | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/08/17/fda_adopts_lighter_touch_on_drug_imports?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | FDA adopts 'lighter touch' on drug imports | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | WASHINGTON -- Federal drug regulators are using a "lighter touch" in their efforts to stop a growing number of cities and states from importing prescription drugs from Canada, and the City of Boston is taking advantage of that new posture. | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:43:28 | WASHINGTON -- Federal drug regulators are using a "lighter touch" in their efforts to stop a growing number of cities and states from importing prescription drugs from Canada, and the City of Boston is taking advantage of that new posture. | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/08/17/power_lines_cost_could_grow_40?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | Power line's cost could grow 40% | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | NEW YORK -- Northeast Utilities , UIL Holdings Corp. , and New England's grid operator have proposed changes to a planned power line in Southwest Connecticut that would increase costs by more than 40 percent. | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:43:31 | NEW YORK -- Northeast Utilities , UIL Holdings Corp. , and New England's grid operator have proposed changes to a planned power line in Southwest Connecticut that would increase costs by more than 40 percent. | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/08/17/survey_terror_biggest_threat?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | Survey: Terror biggest threat | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | WASHINGTON -- Terrorism has replaced weak employment growth and the ballooning budget deficit as the biggest immediate threat to the economy, the National Association for Business Economics said yesterday. | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:43:34 | WASHINGTON -- Terrorism has replaced weak employment growth and the ballooning budget deficit as the biggest immediate threat to the economy, the National Association for Business Economics said yesterday. | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2004/08/17/january_trial_is_set_for_former_healthsouth_ceo?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | January trial is set for former HealthSouth CEO | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A federal judge has scheduled jury selection in the fraud trial of fired HealthSouth Corp. chief executive Richard Scrushy to begin Jan. 5. | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:43:37 | BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A federal judge has scheduled jury selection in the fraud trial of fired HealthSouth Corp. chief executive Richard Scrushy to begin Jan. 5. | 0Business
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Boston Globe business | http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2004/08/17/intel_to_delay_product_aimed_for_high_definition_tvs?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Business News | Intel to delay product aimed for high-definition TVs | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Business | SAN FRANCISCO -- In the latest of a series of product delays, Intel Corp. has postponed the launch of a video display chip it had previously planned to introduce by year end, putting off a showdown with Texas Instruments Inc. in the fast-growing market for high-definition television displays. | 4 | 2004-08-19 02:43:39 | SAN FRANCISCO -- In the latest of a series of product delays, Intel Corp. has postponed the launch of a video display chip it had previously planned to introduce by year end, putting off a showdown with Texas Instruments Inc. in the fast-growing market for high-definition television displays. | 0Business
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Yahoo Entertainment | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040817/film_nm/film_turturro_dc | Nicholas Turturro Scores 'Yard' Remake (Reuters) | null | Entertainment | Reuters - Nicholas Turturro ("NYPD
Blue") has joined the cast of Adam Sandler's remake of "The
Longest Yard." | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:43:41 | Reuters - Nicholas Turturro ("NYPD
Blue") has joined the cast of Adam Sandler's remake of "The
Longest Yard." | 1Entertainment
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2004/08/17/notables?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Notables | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | Cardinals starters are a major league-best 57-29. Last year, the rotation combined for 42 victories. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:43:44 | Cardinals starters are a major league-best 57-29. Last year, the rotation combined for 42 victories. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/08/17/taking_a_crash_course?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Taking a crash course | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | For Doug Mientkiewicz, the hardest part of playing second turned out not to be the double play pivot, fielding ground balls, or applying the tag on a steal. No, it came when he was hit by a 6-foot-3-inch, 230-pound train. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:43:48 | For Doug Mientkiewicz, the hardest part of playing second turned out not to be the double play pivot, fielding ground balls, or applying the tag on a steal. No, it came when he was hit by a 6-foot-3-inch, 230-pound train. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/08/17/mientkiewicz_sacrifices_to_second?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Mientkiewicz sacrifices to second | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | Wouldn't you know it? The third batter of the game, Vernon Wells , hit a slow roller up the middle that Doug Mientkiewicz , playing second base for the second time in his career, backhanded near the bag (like a first baseman). He stepped on second and made a strong off-balance throw to first for an inning-ending double play. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:43:51 | Wouldn't you know it? The third batter of the game, Vernon Wells , hit a slow roller up the middle that Doug Mientkiewicz , playing second base for the second time in his career, backhanded near the bag (like a first baseman). He stepped on second and made a strong off-balance throw to first for an inning-ending double play. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/08/17/lowe_delivers_a_message_and_it_sinks_in?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Lowe delivers a message, and it sinks in | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | Derek Lowe wouldn't talk about drilling Carlos Delgado in the seventh inning of the Red Sox' 8-4 victory over the Blue Jays last night at Fenway Park. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:43:55 | Derek Lowe wouldn't talk about drilling Carlos Delgado in the seventh inning of the Red Sox' 8-4 victory over the Blue Jays last night at Fenway Park. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/08/17/blue_jays_hope_to_go_places_with_gibbons?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Blue Jays hope to go places with Gibbons | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | From Montana to Maine, Puerto Rico to Canada, John Gibbons tagged along wherever the military deemed his father should live. The constant travel gave him a taste of the nomadic life of a baseball manager, his future profession. It also gave him an accent all his own, a Texas twang inflected with tinges of New England. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:43:58 | From Montana to Maine, Puerto Rico to Canada, John Gibbons tagged along wherever the military deemed his father should live. The constant travel gave him a taste of the nomadic life of a baseball manager, his future profession. It also gave him an accent all his own, a Texas twang inflected with tinges of New England. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/08/17/sox_and_bonds?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Sox and bonds | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | There are games in which players renew their vows as teammates, and last night's 8-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays was one of them. It may not have been as clear as it was in the Yankee-Red Sox brawl game back in late July, which produced an obvious bond. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:44:01 | There are games in which players renew their vows as teammates, and last night's 8-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays was one of them. It may not have been as clear as it was in the Yankee-Red Sox brawl game back in late July, which produced an obvious bond. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2004/08/17/this_selection_is_very_defensible?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | This selection is very defensible | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | FOXBOROUGH -- Looking back at the first round of the 2003 draft, it appears that the Patriots will end up looking pretty good. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:44:04 | FOXBOROUGH -- Looking back at the first round of the 2003 draft, it appears that the Patriots will end up looking pretty good. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2004/08/17/ainge_is_waitin_for_payton?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Ainge is waitin' for Payton | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | During a press conference yesterday, Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge answered his cell phone, turned to the audience of reporters, and said, "Hold on, it's Gary Payton." It was an obvious joke, but also wishful thinking. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:44:07 | During a press conference yesterday, Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge answered his cell phone, turned to the audience of reporters, and said, "Hold on, it's Gary Payton." It was an obvious joke, but also wishful thinking. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/golf/articles/2004/08/17/sutton_looks_solid_with_haas_cink?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Sutton looks solid with Haas, Cink | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | MILWAUKEE -- It is amazing how we love to complicate things and apply layers of analysis to matters that beg for perspective. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:44:10 | MILWAUKEE -- It is amazing how we love to complicate things and apply layers of analysis to matters that beg for perspective. | 8Sports
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New York Times sports | http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/hockey/articles/2004/08/17/finally_northern_new_england_knocks_out_stubborn_midwest?rss_id=Boston Globe -- Sports News | Finally, Northern New England knocks out stubborn Midwest | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | Sports | Midwest starting goalie Michael Wenning was tough to beat, but Northern New England rallied from a one-goal deficit entering the third period and prevailed, 4-2, in the semifinals of the Hockey Night in Boston Summer Showcase last night. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:44:13 | Midwest starting goalie Michael Wenning was tough to beat, but Northern New England rallied from a one-goal deficit entering the third period and prevailed, 4-2, in the semifinals of the Hockey Night in Boston Summer Showcase last night. | 8Sports
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040817/wl_sthasia_afp/nepal_maoist | Nepal's top companies shut down after rebel attack on hotel (AFP) | null | World | AFP - Many top companies in Nepal shut down after Maoist rebels bombed a luxury hotel, raising fears for the health of the Himalayan kingdom's tourism-dependent economy. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Many top companies in Nepal shut down after Maoist rebels bombed a luxury hotel, raising fears for the health of the Himalayan kingdom's tourism-dependent economy. | 13World
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Reuters World | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5992435&src=rss/worldNews§ion=news | Sharon Approves 1,000 Settlement Homes in W.Bank | null | World | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 more homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 more homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday. | 13World
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Boston Globe world | http://www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2004/08/17/venezuela_vote_keeps_chavez_as_president?rss_id=Boston Globe -- World News | Venezuela vote keeps Chavez as president | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | World | CARACAS -- Venezuelans voted resoundingly to keep firebrand populist Hugo Chavez as their president in a victory that drew noisy reactions yesterday from both sides in the streets. International observers certified the results as clean and accurate. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:44:21 | CARACAS -- Venezuelans voted resoundingly to keep firebrand populist Hugo Chavez as their president in a victory that drew noisy reactions yesterday from both sides in the streets. International observers certified the results as clean and accurate. | 13World
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Boston Globe world | http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2004/08/17/al_qaeda_operative_said_to_visit_pakistan?rss_id=Boston Globe -- World News | Al Qaeda operative said to visit Pakistan | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | World | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A senior Al Qaeda operative captured in Britain this month had traveled in March to a militant hideout near the Pakistan-Afghan border and met with other terror suspects, officials said yesterday. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:44:30 | ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A senior Al Qaeda operative captured in Britain this month had traveled in March to a militant hideout near the Pakistan-Afghan border and met with other terror suspects, officials said yesterday. | 13World
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Boston Globe world | http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2004/08/17/american_says_us_backed_his_jail?rss_id=Boston Globe -- World News | American says US backed his jail | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | World | KABUL, Afghanistan -- Jonathan Keith Idema, an American accused of running a freelance antiterror operation and private prison in Afghanistan, testified in court yesterday that he could prove US and Afghan authorities were fully aware of his actions, and he accused the FBI of confiscating evidence that would support his contention. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:44:32 | KABUL, Afghanistan -- Jonathan Keith Idema, an American accused of running a freelance antiterror operation and private prison in Afghanistan, testified in court yesterday that he could prove US and Afghan authorities were fully aware of his actions, and he accused the FBI of confiscating evidence that would support his contention. | 13World
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Boston Globe world | http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2004/08/17/death_threats_follow_family_of_iraq_abuse_whistleblower?rss_id=Boston Globe -- World News | Death threats follow family of Iraq abuse whistleblower | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | World | WASHINGTON -- Relatives of the US soldier who sounded the alarm about abuse of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison said yesterday that the family was living in protective custody because of death threats against them. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:44:35 | WASHINGTON -- Relatives of the US soldier who sounded the alarm about abuse of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison said yesterday that the family was living in protective custody because of death threats against them. | 13World
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Boston Globe world | http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2004/08/17/plans_raise_job_jitters_in_germany?rss_id=Boston Globe -- World News | Plans raise job jitters in Germany | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | World | BERLIN -- German officials expressed concern yesterday that their country has the most to lose with President Bush's announcement that tens of thousands of troops will return to the United States over the next decade. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:44:38 | BERLIN -- German officials expressed concern yesterday that their country has the most to lose with President Bush's announcement that tens of thousands of troops will return to the United States over the next decade. | 13World
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Boston Globe world | http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/08/17/iraqs_leader_vows_to_curb_kurd_rebels?rss_id=Boston Globe -- World News | Iraq's leader vows to curb Kurd rebels | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | World | ANKARA, Turkey -- Iraq's interim president promised yesterday to prevent Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq from launching attacks into Turkey, apparently hoping to avoid a Turkish military response. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:44:41 | ANKARA, Turkey -- Iraq's interim president promised yesterday to prevent Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq from launching attacks into Turkey, apparently hoping to avoid a Turkish military response. | 13World
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Boston Globe world | http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2004/08/17/communists_condemn_whistle_blower?rss_id=Boston Globe -- World News | Communists condemn whistle-blower | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | World | BEIJING -- A Communist Party whistle-blower who publicly accused his superiors of tolerating official corruption has been condemned for breaking party rules and ordered to "do a complete self-examination," authorities announced. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:44:43 | BEIJING -- A Communist Party whistle-blower who publicly accused his superiors of tolerating official corruption has been condemned for breaking party rules and ordered to "do a complete self-examination," authorities announced. | 13World
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Boston Globe world | http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2004/08/17/fischer_seeks_to_marry_in_japan?rss_id=Boston Globe -- World News | Fischer seeks to marry in Japan | http___cache.boston.com_bonzai-fba_File-Based_Image_Resource_globe_archives_logo.gif.gif | World | TOKYO -- Former chess champion Bobby Fischer announced plans yesterday to marry a leading Japanese chess official and appealed to Secretary of State Colin Powell to help him renounce US citizenship, the latest in a series of moves as he seeks to block attempts to deport him to the United States. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:44:46 | TOKYO -- Former chess champion Bobby Fischer announced plans yesterday to marry a leading Japanese chess official and appealed to Secretary of State Colin Powell to help him renounce US citizenship, the latest in a series of moves as he seeks to block attempts to deport him to the United States. | 13World
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Reuters Top News | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5992438&src=rss/topNews§ion=news | Sharon Approves 1,000 Settlement Homes in W.Bank | null | Top News | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 more homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved building tenders for 1,000 more homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday. | 10Top News
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News Is Free Top News | http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/16/harkin.cheney.ap/index.html | Harkin: Cheney's comments 'cowardly' | http___ar.atwola.com_image_93182522_aol.gif | Top News | On <a href='http://www.newsisfree.com/sources/info/2315/'>CNN</a> | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:44:53 | On CNN | 10Top News
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Yahoo Business | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040817/bs_nm/markets_global_dc | Tokyo Shares Rise But Oil Worries Weigh (Reuters) | null | Business | Reuters - Japanese shares rebounded from
three-month lows on Tuesday but stubbornly high oil prices and
concern over their impact on corporate earnings capped gains. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Japanese shares rebounded from
three-month lows on Tuesday but stubbornly high oil prices and
concern over their impact on corporate earnings capped gains. | 0Business
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Yahoo Business | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040817/bs_afp/us_economy_nabe | Business economists say terror the biggest risk in US (AFP) | null | Business | AFP - Terrorism poses the biggest short-term threat to the US economy, a panel of top business economists said in a survey. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Terrorism poses the biggest short-term threat to the US economy, a panel of top business economists said in a survey. | 0Business
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BCC Technology | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/business/3571562.stm | Google market debut draws near | null | Sci/Tech | Google's market flotation draws a step closer as the firm asks regulators to approve the paperwork. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Google's market flotation draws a step closer as the firm asks regulators to approve the paperwork. | 6Sci/Tech
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BCC Technology | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/business/3570878.stm | New Ernie machine to make debut | null | Sci/Tech | The new version of Ernie - the number cruncher which selects premium bond prizes - is to be unveiled on Tuesday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | The new version of Ernie - the number cruncher which selects premium bond prizes - is to be unveiled on Tuesday. | 6Sci/Tech
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BCC Technology | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/business/3553640.stm | EasyMobile faces Orange showdown | http___newsimg.bbc.co.uk_media_images_40348000_jpg__40348195_stelios.jpg.gif | Sci/Tech | Easyjet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou faces a potential clash with Orange over plans for a mobile phone service. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:45:01 | Easyjet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou faces a potential clash with Orange over plans for a mobile phone service. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Sports | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nypost/20040817/sp_nypost/mlbchisoxmighthavetampercase | MLB: CHISOX MIGHT HAVE TAMPER CASE (New York Post) | null | Sports | New York Post - White Sox GM Ken Williams apparently does have a tampering case, and Mets GM Jim Duquette might be reprimanded, a top MLB official indicated yesterday. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:45:03 | New York Post - White Sox GM Ken Williams apparently does have a tampering case, and Mets GM Jim Duquette might be reprimanded, a top MLB official indicated yesterday. | 8Sports
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040817/wl_afp/china_hongkong_vote | Jailing of HK democrat in China 'politically motivated' (AFP) | null | World | AFP - Hong Kong democrats accused China of jailing one of their members on trumped-up prostitution charges in a bid to disgrace a political movement Beijing has been feuding with for seven years. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Hong Kong democrats accused China of jailing one of their members on trumped-up prostitution charges in a bid to disgrace a political movement Beijing has been feuding with for seven years. | 13World
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/3572026.stm | Sydney death 'not police fault' | null | World | Police in Australia are cleared of blame for the death of Thomas Hickey, 17, which sparked race riots. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Police in Australia are cleared of blame for the death of Thomas Hickey, 17, which sparked race riots. | 13World
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Reuters Top News | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5992575&src=rss/topNews§ion=news | Explosion in Central Baghdad, Casualties | null | Top News | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An explosion rocked a commercial street in central Baghdad on Tuesday, causing some casualties, witnesses said. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:45:08 | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An explosion rocked a commercial street in central Baghdad on Tuesday, causing some casualties, witnesses said. | 10Top News
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Guardian Top News | http://www.guardian.co.uk/Sport/olympics2004/swimmingandpool/story/0,14805,1284728,00.html?=rss |
Thorpe beats pretenders with 120 strokes | null | Top News | Olympics: Ian Thorpe rose to the occasion to take the honours in the 200m freestyle, the race dubbed 'the greatest ever'. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Olympics: Ian Thorpe rose to the occasion to take the honours in the 200m freestyle, the race dubbed 'the greatest ever'. | 10Top News
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040817/ap_on_el_pr/atypical_ad_season | Presidential Campaign Ads Take No Break (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - In late summer when most people expect a break from presidential campaign ads, both sides in this year's White House race are blitzing the airwaves with more than $60 million worth of commercials. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - In late summer when most people expect a break from presidential campaign ads, both sides in this year's White House race are blitzing the airwaves with more than $60 million worth of commercials. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040817/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_saudi_ads | Saudis Use 9-11 Report in U.S Ad Campaign (AP) | null | World | AP - Stung by criticism about its role in fighting terrorism, Saudi Arabia has launched a radio advertising campaign in 19 U.S. cities citing the Sept. 11 commission report as proof that it has been a loyal ally in the fight against al-Qaida. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Stung by criticism about its role in fighting terrorism, Saudi Arabia has launched a radio advertising campaign in 19 U.S. cities citing the Sept. 11 commission report as proof that it has been a loyal ally in the fight against al-Qaida. | 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/20040817/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_misidentified_body | Mexican Migrant Seeks U.S. Work Visa (AP) | null | World | AP - Omar Garcia Escobedo's family thought their 25-year-old son had, like so many other migrants seeking work in the United States, drowned trying to cross the treacherous, fast flowing Rio Grande River. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:45:14 | AP - Omar Garcia Escobedo's family thought their 25-year-old son had, like so many other migrants seeking work in the United States, drowned trying to cross the treacherous, fast flowing Rio Grande River. | 13World
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040817/wl_nm/people_japan_masako_dc | Stressed, Depressed Japan Princess May Visit Brunei (Reuters) | null | World | Reuters - Japan's Crown Princess Masako, who
officials say is suffering from a mental disorder caused by the
stress of adapting to royal life, may emerge from months of
seclusion in September to attend a wedding in the tiny
southeast Asian nation of Brunei, a court official said on
Tuesday. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:45:15 | Reuters - Japan's Crown Princess Masako, who
officials say is suffering from a mental disorder caused by the
stress of adapting to royal life, may emerge from months of
seclusion in September to attend a wedding in the tiny
southeast Asian nation of Brunei, a court official said on
Tuesday. | 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/20040817/ap_on_el_pr/atypical_ad_season | Presidential Campaign Ads Take No Break (AP) | null | World | AP - In late summer when most people expect a break from presidential campaign ads, both sides in this year's White House race are blitzing the airwaves with more than $60 million worth of commercials. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - In late summer when most people expect a break from presidential campaign ads, both sides in this year's White House race are blitzing the airwaves with more than $60 million worth of commercials. | 13World
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Yahoo Politics | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040817/ts_afp/us_attacks_intelligence | New intelligence reform bill may pit US Congress against White House (AFP) | null | World | AFP - The powerful chairman of the US Senate intelligence committee has promised to introduce this week a new intelligence reorganization bill likely to set Congress on a collision course with the White House, which favors an intelligence "czar" with vaguely defined powers. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - The powerful chairman of the US Senate intelligence committee has promised to introduce this week a new intelligence reorganization bill likely to set Congress on a collision course with the White House, which favors an intelligence "czar" with vaguely defined powers. | 13World
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Reuters World | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5992635&src=rss/worldNews§ion=news | Nepal Army on Alert, Hotel Shut After Bombs | null | World | KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal put its security forces on alert on Tuesday to counter a threat by Maoist guerrillas to blockade the capital, as tourists moved out of a luxury hotel after a bomb blast blamed on the rebels. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal put its security forces on alert on Tuesday to counter a threat by Maoist guerrillas to blockade the capital, as tourists moved out of a luxury hotel after a bomb blast blamed on the rebels. | 13World
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Reuters World | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5992663&src=rss/worldNews§ion=news | Stressed, Depressed Japan Princess May Visit Brunei | null | World | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Crown Princess Masako, who officials say is suffering from a mental disorder caused by the stress of adapting to royal life, may emerge from months of seclusion in September to attend a wedding in the tiny southeast Asian nation of Brunei, a court official said on Tuesday. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:45:22 | TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Crown Princess Masako, who officials say is suffering from a mental disorder caused by the stress of adapting to royal life, may emerge from months of seclusion in September to attend a wedding in the tiny southeast Asian nation of Brunei, a court official said on Tuesday. | 13World
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Yahoo Entertainment | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040817/film_nm/film_vegas_dc | Trio Betting on 'Vegas' (Reuters) | null | Entertainment | Reuters - Donald Faison
("Scrubs"), Eddie Kaye Thomas ("American Pie") and Eddie Guerra
("CSI: Miami") are teaming to star in the indie comedy feature
"Venus and Vegas," which is shooting in Los Angeles. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:45:24 | Reuters - Donald Faison
("Scrubs"), Eddie Kaye Thomas ("American Pie") and Eddie Guerra
("CSI: Miami") are teaming to star in the indie comedy feature
"Venus and Vegas," which is shooting in Los Angeles. | 1Entertainment
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Yahoo Entertainment | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040817/tv_nm/television_bluecollar_dc | WB Gets More of Foxworthy's 'Blue Collar' (Reuters) | null | Entertainment | Reuters - The WB Network's sketch
comedy "Blue Collar TV" has solidified its slot on the
network's schedule with a full-season 22-episode order. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:45:25 | Reuters - The WB Network's sketch
comedy "Blue Collar TV" has solidified its slot on the
network's schedule with a full-season 22-episode order. | 1Entertainment
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Yahoo Entertainment | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/pagesix/20040817/en_pagesix/giveusabreak | GIVE US A BREAK (PageSix) | null | Entertainment | PageSix - With the dog days of summer upon us, daytime TV folks are heading out of the studio for parts unknown, taking those much-needed vacations. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:45:27 | PageSix - With the dog days of summer upon us, daytime TV folks are heading out of the studio for parts unknown, taking those much-needed vacations. | 1Entertainment
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Yahoo World | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040817/wl_afp/pakistan_attacks_qaeda | Pakistan raids on tribal sanctuaries sent Al-Qaeda scattering: Musharraf (AFP) | null | World | AFP - Top Al-Qaeda operatives have fled sanctuaries near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan to cities and other countries after army raids, President Pervez Musharraf was reported as saying. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Top Al-Qaeda operatives have fled sanctuaries near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan to cities and other countries after army raids, President Pervez Musharraf was reported as saying. | 13World
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/middle_east/3572256.stm | 'Car blast' rocks central Baghdad | null | World | An explosion shakes central Baghdad in what the Iraqi interior ministry says was a car bombing. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | An explosion shakes central Baghdad in what the Iraqi interior ministry says was a car bombing. | 13World
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Reuters Top News | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5992797&src=rss/topNews§ion=news | Baghdad Blast Caused by Car Bomb in Busy Street | null | Top News | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A blast that shook the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday was caused by a car bomb in a busy street and many casualties are expected, an Interior Ministry official said. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:45:33 | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A blast that shook the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday was caused by a car bomb in a busy street and many casualties are expected, an Interior Ministry official said. | 10Top News
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Reuters Business | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=5992862&src=rss/businessNews§ion=news | Motorola Expects Strong Sales Growth | null | Business | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it expects to sustain strong sales growth in the second half of 2004 thanks to new handsets with innovative designs and features. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it expects to sustain strong sales growth in the second half of 2004 thanks to new handsets with innovative designs and features. | 0Business
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Reuters Sports | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=sportsNews&storyID=5992830&src=rss/sportsNews§ion=news | Capacity Crowds at Beach Volleyball Rock the Joint | null | Sports | ATHENS (Reuters) - At the beach volleyball, the 2004 Olympics is a sell-out, foot-stomping success. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | ATHENS (Reuters) - At the beach volleyball, the 2004 Olympics is a sell-out, foot-stomping success. | 8Sports
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BBC UK | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3572256.stm | 'Car blast' rocks central Baghdad | null | Europe | An explosion shakes central Baghdad in what the Iraqi interior ministry says was a car bombing. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | An explosion shakes central Baghdad in what the Iraqi interior ministry says was a car bombing. | 2Europe
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/entertainment/3569926.stm | Protest singer Earle blasts US war | null | World | US folk-rock singer Steve Earle is set to provoke controversy with his new politically-charged album. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | US folk-rock singer Steve Earle is set to provoke controversy with his new politically-charged album. | 13World
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BBC News world | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/3572134.stm | Vanuatu elects new president | null | World | Kalkot Mataskelekele becomes the new leader of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Kalkot Mataskelekele becomes the new leader of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. | 13World
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RedNova general | http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/6/2004/08/17/story106.html | Hurricane Survivors Wait in Line for Aid | null | World | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Driven from splintered trailers, roofless condos and powerless suburban homes, Hurricane Charley's hungry victims sweated through long lines Monday to find food, showers and drinking water three days after the storm left their lives in shambles... | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:45:49 | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Driven from splintered trailers, roofless condos and powerless suburban homes, Hurricane Charley's hungry victims sweated through long lines Monday to find food, showers and drinking water three days after the storm left their lives in shambles... | 13World
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RedNova general | http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/6/2004/08/17/story105.html | Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment | null | World | WASHINGTON - Two U.S. Army divisions will leave Cold War-era bases in Germany over the next decade, and the U.S... | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:45:58 | WASHINGTON - Two U.S. Army divisions will leave Cold War-era bases in Germany over the next decade, and the U.S... | 13World
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RedNova general | http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/6/2004/08/17/story104.html | Chavez's Win Leaves Opposition in Disarray | null | World | CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez's overwhelming victory in a recall referendum has left the opposition reeling, with some calling for protests and others for calm and a recount. Chavez won 58 percent of the historic vote Sunday, not only surviving the effort to oust him but converting one of the biggest challenges of his presidency into an even broader mandate to carry on his "revolution for the poor" in his second term which ends in January 2007... | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:46:07 | CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez's overwhelming victory in a recall referendum has left the opposition reeling, with some calling for protests and others for calm and a recount. Chavez won 58 percent of the historic vote Sunday, not only surviving the effort to oust him but converting one of the biggest challenges of his presidency into an even broader mandate to carry on his "revolution for the poor" in his second term which ends in January 2007... | 13World
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Reuters Top News | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5992908&src=rss/topNews§ion=news | At Least Three Killed in Baghdad Car Bomb Blast | null | Top News | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and nine wounded on Tuesday when a car bomb ripped through a crowded street in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, witnesses said. | 5 | 2004-08-19 02:46:11 | BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and nine wounded on Tuesday when a car bomb ripped through a crowded street in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, witnesses said. | 10Top News
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BBC - Front Page | http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3572256.stm | 'Car blast' rocks central Baghdad | null | Top News | An explosion shakes central Baghdad in what the Iraqi interior ministry says was a car bombing. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | An explosion shakes central Baghdad in what the Iraqi interior ministry says was a car bombing. | 10Top News
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