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Over hundred countries begin to sign cluster bomb treaty in Oslo - 3 Hours ago
:05:05 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English STOCKHOLM, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from more than one hundred countries began to sign Wednesday a treaty to ban the use of cluster bombs, according to reports
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Rice: Intelligence sharing needed between India and Pakistan - 2 Hours ago
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said here Wednesday that greater intelligence sharing among India and Pakistan are needed, the NDTV reported. Addressing a joint press conference with Indian External
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A lesson in ingenuity: Ads sold on tests - 71 Minutes ago
In tests for teacher Tom Farber's high school class, students can demonstrate their mastery of calculus and find out where to get braces or even a haircut. Squeezed by classroom budget cuts, the Rancho
 
High school math teacher sells ads on tests
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Georgia Senate Runoff Spurs Independent Expenditures
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Space shuttle Endeavour finishes 16-day mission
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Rice urges Pakistani cooperation in probe
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U.S. frees up $197 million in aid for Mexico's drug war
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Dalai Lama urges EU to stand firm
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Obama names Richardson as commerce secretary - 68 Minutes ago
President-elect Barack Obama nominated Bill Richardson as his commerce secretary on Wednesday, the first Hispanic member of his cabinet and the latest key player in the new administration's economic recovery
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Guardsmen sue firm over chemical exposure - 70 Minutes ago
Attorneys for 16 Indiana National Guard soldiers on Wednesday sued the largest U.S. contractor in Iraq, alleging the company knowingly exposed the soldiers to a cancer-causing toxic chemical. The lawsuit
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US gives Mexico anti-drug funding - 4 Hours ago
troops in its anti-drug crackdown A $197m (133m) aid package to help Mexico fight drugs cartels has been released by the US government. The move is part of the Merida Initiative, a $400m (270m) scheme
 
>>   Politics/Law
Obama Names Richardson as Next U.S. Commerce Secretary - 4 Hours ago
President-elect Barack Obama (left) and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson in Chicago, Dec. 03, 2008. President-elect Barack Obama has chosen yet another former political rival to join his incoming cabinet.
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Report: Bush's brother considers running for Senate - 3 Hours ago
:27:21 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush's bother, Jeb Bush, is considering running for the Senate in 2010, said a TV report on Wednesday. According
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Obama Campaign Manager to Write Book - 4 Hours ago
Barack Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, is writing a book about the historic election victory and has retained Washington attorney Robert Barnett, Obama's literary representative, to shop the
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>>   Business
Bank expected to cut rates again - 4 Hours ago
The Bank is expected to cut rates still further on Thursday The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates to their lowest in more than half a century later on Thursday. Economists and business
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AK Steel to cut salaries by 5 percent next year - 3 Hours ago
WEST CHESTER, Ohio - Steel producer AK Steel Holding Corp. said Wednesday it will cut pay for salaried employees by 5 percent starting next year and implement other cost-cutting measures, including offering
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US car union pledges concessions - 4 Hours ago
The US United Auto Workers union has said it is willing to make concessions to help secure a $34bn government bailout of the country's car manufacturers. Ron Gettelfinger, the union's president, said
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>>   Finance
Bank seen slashing rates to 2 percent - 4 Hours ago
(Reuters) - The Bank of England could slash interest rates to their lowest in more than half a century later on Thursday amid mounting evidence the rapidly sinking economy may be heading for a full-blown
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OPEC to cut oil supply at December meeting - 3 Hours ago
OPEC will cut oil output at its next meeting on Dec. 17 in Algeria, Qatar's oil minister said on Wednesday. 'For sure we will cut in Oran (Algeria),' Abdullah al-Attiyah told reporters on the sidelines
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Nippon Oil, Nippon Mining Are Mulling Merger - 3 Hours ago
Japan's top refiner Nippon Oil and sixth-ranked Nippon Mining said they are considering a merger to better compete amid sliding prices and slower demand. The merger, which a Nippon Mining spokesman said
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>>   Sports
Raptors fire Mitchell after rout by Nuggets - 3 Hours ago
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Raptors fired head coach Sam Mitchell Wednesday, a day after the team suffered one of their biggest defeats. Assistant Jay Triano, formerly in charge of Canada's national
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Towson fires Combs after 17 years as head coach - 2 Hours ago
TOWSON, Md. The decision followed Combs' 17th season as head coach and a career record of 92-90. He was only the third head coach in the 40-year history of the Towson football program. Athletic director
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Ballesteros back in intensive care - 97 Minutes ago
Seve Ballesteros is back in intensive care in hospital in Madrid after undergoing a fourth brain operation. A valve was implanted in the 51 year old Spaniard's brain to drain fluid, while the surgery
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>>   Industry
US senator probes Edwards Lifesciences' device 1 hr ago - 2 Hours ago
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley is investigating whether an Edwards Lifesciences Corp heart valve device is being used without proper Food and Drug Administration approval, according
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Karl Rove Defends Bush Legacy on Manhattan's Upper West Side - 81 Minutes ago
Says No Iraq War if WMD Intelligence Had Been Accurate NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Karl Rove, former senior advisor to President George W. Bush, was joined by Weekly Standard editor William Kristol
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CBS to run Yahoo's Internet radio service - 2 Hours ago
DENVER (Billboard) - Chalk up another Internet radio casualty of significantly increased royalty fees for airing music online. Yahoo Music, once the top music destination on the Web, is handing over the
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>>   Internet
Windows 7 Available in January, Veghte Says - 4 Hours ago
Microsoft executive Bill Veghte answered a few questions on Wednesday about Microsoft's business strategies for the Windows product line at the Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference. Veghte, who
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CBA banking site offline - 2 Hours ago
A TECHNICAL glitch has crippled Commonwealth Bank's online banking systems, locking out hundreds of thousands of customers from the website. The outage is the second glitch to affect the bank in less
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UPEK Launches Fingerprint Reader With Mac OS X Support in Japan - 3 Hours ago
UPEK(R), Inc., the leading provider of fingerprint sensors embedded in laptop computers, today launched the Eikon(R) Digital Privacy Manager in Japan, available on the Apple Online Store in Japan. The
 
>>   Science
New fabric can wipe away toxic chemicals: study - 4 Hours ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new dry wipe can clean up chemical agents such as mustard gas, giving soldiers a more convenient way to deal with toxic materials on the battlefield, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Potash Says Everything's Coming Up Roses - 3 Hours ago
The Canadian fertilizer company says expansion plans add value since demand exceeds supply. It's prime time for expansion, Potash Corp of Saskatchewan said on Wednesday, saying that demand will likely

Unapproved GMO cotton shipped to gin: Monsanto - 4 Hours ago
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A small amount of an unapproved research line of genetically modified cotton in Texas was accidentally harvested and sent to a processor earlier this fall, Monsanto Co (MON.N:
 
>>   Entertainment
Grammy nominations hit prime-time with TV special - 97 Minutes ago
BEIJING, Dec. 4 -- In an era where awards shows are as commonplace as reality shows, even the top-tier events are finding it hard to stand out. So the Recording Academy is trying something different when
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Jonas Brothers score Grammy nomination - 70 Minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Jonas Brothers were among the fresh faces nominated for a Grammy Award for best new artist, organizers of the music industry's top honors said on Wednesday. The teen idols

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex Opens in New York With Debbie Harry Bash - 3 Hours ago
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New Yorkâ??s Soho opened its doors last night with a bang: Visitors took an audio tour of the museum with a little help from wireless headphones before retreating
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>>   Technology
An Online Sales Boom That May Not Last - 3 Hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO - In a rare bright spot for the retail industry, e-commerce sites had a strong holiday weekend, with online sales from Friday through Monday up 13 percent compared with last year, according

Despite what Apple says, Macs will have malware - 9 Hours ago
People seemed to get into a tizzy about Apple posting an announcement recommending Anti-Virus software for Macs. Even though it was retracted, I do think that Apple priming Mac users for the eventuality
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Ed Bott: Vista SP2, Microsoft's back on track - 15 Hours ago
Update 2-December: An alert reader points out that the original version of the graphics for this post used an incorrect date for the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1. I have corrected the graphics
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>>   Health
Conjoined twin Hope dies aged 7 days following 11-hour separation surgery - 4 Hours ago
After 11 hours of surgery involving a team of 20 doctors and operating theatre staff, one of the conjoined twins born last week in a London hospital has died. Hope Williams, the smaller of the twins,
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STRESS: Personal health can take a hit with economy - 99 Minutes ago
Economic stress is taking its toll on the USA's emotional and physical health, new survey data show: More than half of Americans report irritability or anger, fatigue and sleeplessness, and almost half

Health Tip: When another person bites you - 3 Hours ago
(HealthDay News) -- A human bite can lead to a dangerous infection, just as an animal bite can. About one-third of hand infections are caused by human bite wounds, which can be loaded with bacteria, the
 
>>   Culture
Old master sales show resilience amid art weakness 3 mins ago - 2 Hours ago
By Mike Collett-White LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Sotheby's sold Old Masters' paintings worth 13.3 million pounds ($19.7 million) on Wednesday, close to the top end of expectations and bucking the recent
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Street art: All-new cover versions - 3 Hours ago
Holly Thoburn: 'I'm trying to bring art from a wall and put it on canvas' Search Search Go Independent.co.uk Web Bookmark & Share Street artists paint on the street, graffiti writers tag on walls

Quartet: A Journey North at Barbican Pit - 4 Hours ago
Unlike its fully fledged cinematic counterpart, Iranian theatre is still a rare bird on the international circuit, and the Barbicans Iran: New Voices season offers a welcome glimpse beyond the veil. This
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>>   Top Stories
Bill Clinton says he will discuss everything with diplomat Hillary - 4 Hours ago
Former US president Bill Clinton speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative in Hong Kong. Clinton said Wednesday he and his wife always have discussed details of their jobs with each other and will when
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Girl from famous photo: 'We were ashamed' - 9 Hours ago
The photograph became an icon of the Great Depression: a migrant mother with her children burying their faces in her shoulder. Katherine McIntosh was 4 years old when the photo was snapped. She said it
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MP raid police 'had no warrant' - 10 Hours ago
Commons Speaker Michael Martin has said he 'regrets' that police were allowed to search Conservative MP Damian Green's office without a warrant. A parliamentary aide had allowed a raid - part of a government
 
>>   Media & Advertising
Aggressive drug marketing may endanger people: study - 3 Hours ago
-0400 (Reuters Health) By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Quicker drug approvals and sophisticated marketing campaigns may be putting more patients at risk of dangerous side-effects
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Sky TV of New Zealand signs deal with Vodafone to provide content - 3 Hours ago
Pay television operator Sky Network Television Ltd. (SKT.NZ) Thursday said it has signed an agreement with Vodafone New Zealand that allows Sky's content to be bundled on the mobile operator's services.
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Lionsgate promotes Danny St. Pierre - 113 Minutes ago
Veteran exec Danny St. Pierre has been named senior VP of distribution services for Lionsgate as part of the minimajor's continued growth of its global distribution infrastructure. He'll continue to report
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