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Indiana Gazette Jul 23 2008 8:55AM GMT
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Panasonic Free Angle HDMI Cable
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Panasonic lays claim to yet another first - a free angle HDMI cable that is compliant with version 1.3a high data transfer speed specification. Since flat panel displays are doing gangbusters sales in the world today, there is a vast untapped market for HDMI cables with a free angle plug. Current HDMI cables may require up to 9cm of space behind a flatscreen TV and the wall in order to be connected, but since Panasonic's Free Angle HDMI Cable has the flexibility of 180 degrees, the required space can be reduced to as little as 3cm. 1.5 and 3 metre versions will roll out this August at a ye...
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| | Hurricane Dolly lashes Texas-Mexico border
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Hurricane Dolly was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane today after it made landfall on South Padre Island, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said. But Dolly"s sustained winds were still abou...
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| Hurricane Dolly whips coast (cnn.com)
Hurricane Dolly was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane today after it made landfall on South Padre Island, Texas, the National Hurricane Center said. But Dolly's sustained winds were still about 95 miles an hour. The storm is expected to produce from 8 to 12 inches of rain, with up to 20 inches in isolated spots, and widespread flooding is likely.
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| Hurricane Dolly weakens as it heads through Texas (yahoo! news)
AP - Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, damaging an apartment complex and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over land.
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| Hurricane Dolly slams South Texas before weakening (yahoo! news)
AP - Hurricane Dolly slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, peeling off roofs and knocking out power to thousands before weakening over land.
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| Hurricane Dolly hits South Texas, flooding feared (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Hurricane Dolly hit the south Texas coast on Wednesday with 95 mph (150 kph) winds, pouring torrential rain on the U.S.-Mexico border area and threatening floods in low-lying areas.
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| Dolly hits land, falls to Category 1 (msnbc.com)
Hurricane Dolly was downgraded to a Category 1 storm after slamming into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph that knocked out power to thousands.
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| Category 2Â Dolly makes landfall (msnbc.com)
Hurricane Dolly was downgraded to a Category 1 storm after slamming into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph that knocked out power to thousands.
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| Hurricane Dolly weakens, hits Texas coast (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Hurricane Dolly hit the coast of Texas at South Padre Island Wednesday afternoon and has weakened into a Category 1 hurricane, the U.S. National Weather Service said.
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| Hurricane Dolly slams into Texas with 100 mph winds (yahoo! news)
AP - Hurricane Dolly gathered strength and slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, damaging an apartment complex and knocking out power to thousands.
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McCain credits Bush for drop in oil price
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AP - Republican John McCain on Wednesday credited the recent $10-a-barrel drop in the price of oil to President Bush"s lifting of a presidential ban on offshore drilling, an action he has been ad...
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| Obama tells Israel he's committed to its security (yahoo! news)
AP - From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Wednesday professed "an unshakable commitment to the security" of Israel, whether the threat comes from terrorists, Iran or elsewhere.
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| Obama stands by plan to talk with Iran (cnn.com)
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to maintain a close relationship between the United States and Israel.
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| Obama assures Israel he's a friend (reuters)
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama assured Israel and its U.S. Jewish supporters on Wednesday he was a friend who would not press for peace concessions that would compromise its security.
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| Senator: Waste, fraud hurting soldiers (cnn.com)
Tens of billions in taxpayer dollars have been lost, wasted or remain unaccounted for in Afghanistan and Iraq, and some of those funds -- and some missing weapons -- have landed in insurgents' hands, a U.S. senator alleged Wednesday.
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| Obama says he's committed to Israel (cnn.com)
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to maintain a close relationship between the United States and Israel.
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Karadzics secret life enthralls his fellow Serbs
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AP - Radovan Karadzic sent word he plans to defend himself against U.N. genocide charges, but his fellow Serbs were more enthralled with details that emerged Wednesday about his secret life: a mistres...
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| Karadzic to defend himself against genocide charges (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Radovan Karadzic will conduct his own defence at the Hague tribunal and is convinced he will be cleared of charges of genocide, relatives and associates of the war crimes suspect said on Wednesday.
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| Karadzic to run own defence, gets shave, haircut (reuters)
Radovan Karadzic will conduct his own defence at the Hague tribunal and is convinced he will be cleared of charges of genocide, relatives and associates of the war crimes suspect said on Wednesday.
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| Angry Serb nationalists protest Karadzic arrest (yahoo! news)
AP - Serb nationalists skirmished with riot police in the capital Tuesday, lashing out against the new Western-leaning government that captured war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic. Karadzic's lawyer vowed to appeal Serbia's plan to extradite the former Bosnian Serb chief to a U.N. war crimes court.
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| Amanpour: Karadzic arrest is big step forward (cnn.com)
The arrest of Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic is an important step in the reconciliation process in the Balkans, Christiane Amanpour, CNN senior international correspondent, says.
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| Angry Serb nationalists protest Karadzic arrest (yahoo! news)
AP - Serb nationalists skirmished with riot police in the capital Tuesday, lashing out against the new Western-leaning government that captured war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic.
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| War crimes suspect worked as doctor (msnbc.com)
Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most wanted war crimes fugitives, was arrested after 11 years on the run, in disguise and working as a doctor.
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| Sex slave: 'Every day we were raped' (cnn.com)
Jasmina was forced from her home by soldiers 16 years ago and repeatedly raped during the Bosnian war. Sometimes, they'd torture her in front of her children. Other times, she'd beg them to kill her: "That's when they laughed." Jasmina spoke to CNN, offering a glimpse into the world of those terrorized by Radovan Karadzic's alleged ethnic cleansing.
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Congress moves quickly to pass housing package
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AP - Congress is moving quickly to pass a housing package that aims to help 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosures and prevent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing.
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| President Bush drops opposition to housing bill (yahoo! news)
AP - Congress is moving quickly to pass a housing package that aims to help 400,000 strapped homeowners avoid foreclosures and prevent Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from collapsing.
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| Bush will back mortgage rescue (cnn.com)
The House was poised Wednesday to pass sweeping legislation that will offer up to $300 billion in assistance to troubled homeowners and throw government support behind mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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| House to vote on foreclosure rescue measure (yahoo! news)
AP - The government would help struggling homeowners get new, cheaper loans and be allowed to offer troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a cash infusion as part of legislation that aims to calm the chaotic housing market.
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| GSE rescue gets big price tag as House vote looms (yahoo! news)
Reuters - A Bush administration plan to support Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost U.S. taxpayers $25 billion, congressional analysts said on Tuesday in a report that fueled debate as Congress took steps to approve a housing market rescue package.
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| $25 billion bailout for Fannie, Freddie? (msnbc.com)
A federal rescue of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers as much as $25 billion, Congress' top budget analyst said Tuesday.
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| Mortgage-giant rescue could cost $25 billion (yahoo! news)
AP - A federal rescue of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers as much as $25 billion, Congress' top budget analyst said Tuesday.
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| Fannie-Freddie help may cost $25B (cnn.com)
The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday estimated that a government plan to stabilize mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost government coffers an average of $25 billion.
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| Treasury: Swift support needed for mortgage giants (yahoo! news)
AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Congress needs to quickly approve a support package for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make sure the two mortgage giants maintain their critically important role in housing finance.
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Warren Jeffs Charged With Sexual Assault
19 hour(s) ago @ abc news
Texas grand jury indicts polygamist sect leader, 5 of his followers.
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| Sect leader Jeffs charged with child sex assault (cnn.com)
A Texas grand jury has indicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs on a charge of sexually assaulting a child. The state attorney general says four of Jeffs' followers are charged with sexually assaulting girls under 17. A fifth follower is charged with failure to report child abuse. The charges follow an ill-fated custody case in which more than 400 kids were placed in foster care.
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| Texas grand jury indicts 6 in polygamist ranch case (yahoo! news)
A Texas grand jury on Tuesday charged the jailed polygamist leader of a breakaway Mormon sect with sexually assaulting a child and indicted five followers after state officials raided a polygamist ranch near Eldorado in April.
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| Polygamist sect leader Jeffs, 5 others indicted (yahoo! news)
AP - A Texas grand jury Tuesday indicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs and four of his followers on charges of felony sexual assault of a child. Another was indicted for failing to report child abuse.
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| | Molina homers twice to lead Giants
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AP - Bengie Molina hit a two-run homer and a solo shot, Barry Zito won his second straight decision and the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Tuesday night.
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| Phillies rally for 6 runs in 9th to beat Mets (yahoo! news)
AP - So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins had two-run doubles in a six-run ninth, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied against the New York Mets' makeshift bullpen for an 8-6 victory Tuesday night, taking over first place in the NL East.
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| Phils rally for 6 runs in 9th to beat Mets (yahoo! news)
AP - So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins had two-run doubles in a six-run ninth, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied against the New York Mets' makeshift bullpen for an 8-6 victory Tuesday night, taking over first place in the NL East.
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| Phillies rally in 9th to beat Wagner-less Mets (msnbc)
So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins had two-run doubles in a six-run ninth, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied against the New York Mets' makeshift bullpen for an 8-6 victory Tuesday night, taking over first place in the NL East.
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| Mets closer Wagner has muscle spasm near shoulder (yahoo! news)
AP - Tests on Mets closer Billy Wagner's left shoulder showed he has muscle spasms around the joint, and his availability for New York's first-place matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night will likely be a midgame decision.
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| Calzaghe postpones Jones fight after hand injury (reuters)
Joe Calzaghe's planned light-heavyweight fight against Roy Jones Jr of the United States in New York in September was postponed on Tuesday after the Welshman injured his right hand in training.
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Djokovic opens Toronto title defence in style
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World number three Novak Djokovic opened the defence of his Toronto Masters title in impressive style with a 6-4 6-4 win over Canadian Frank Dancevic on Tuesday.
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| Djokovic downs Dancevic to open Candian defence (yahoo! news)
AFP - Defending champion Novak Djokovic returned to tennis for the first time since Wimbledon and broke Canadian hearts with a 6-4, 6-4 second-round win over local Frank Dancevic.
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| Roddick toughs it out in Toronto second round (abc sport)
Former champion Andy Roddick had to work harder than expected to suppress an upset bid from France's Nicolas Mahut with a 6-1, 6-7 (6-8), 6-3 second-round win at the Toronto Masters.
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| Roddick bends but doesn't break against Mahut (yahoo! news)
AFP - Former champion Andy Roddick had to work harder than expected to suppress an upset bid from France's Nicolas Mahut with a 6-1, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 second-round win on Tuesday at the Toronto Masters.
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Top players want World Series ring, not medal
19 hour(s) ago @ reuters
When the first pitch of the Olympic baseball tournament is thrown on August 13, New York Yankees" Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez will be in Minnesota, Seattle Mariners" Ichiro Suzuki in Anah...
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| Celizic: For A-Rod, all publicity is good publicity (msnbc)
Celizic:Â The tabloid media are acting as if Alex Rodriguez has something to be ashamed of, but they've got it all wrong. Even if there is a sex tape of him and Madonna, it's not going to hurt him.
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| Abreu leads Yankees to another home victory (msnbc)
Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth and drove in three runs, leading the surging New York Yankees past the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Tuesday night, their ninth consecutive victory at home.
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| Abreu sends surging Yanks to 9th straight home win (yahoo! news)
AP - Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth and drove in three runs, leading the surging New York Yankees past the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Tuesday night, their ninth consecutive victory at home.
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| A-Rod signs with William Morris talent agency (yahoo! news)
AP - Maybe Alex Rodriguez wants an Oscar or an Emmy to go with his three MVP awards. The New York Yankees slugger signed another big league contract, joining the William Morris Agency in an attempt to extend his brand beyond the baseball diamond.
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| A-Rod signs with William Morris agency (yahoo! news)
AP - Alex Rodriguez signed another big-league contract, joining the William Morris Agency in an attempt to extend his brand beyond the baseball diamond
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| A-Rod signs with William Morris agency (foxsports.com)
Alex Rodriguez signed another big-league contract, joining the William Morris Agency in an attempt to extend his brand beyond the baseball diamond.The New York Yankees slugger signed with the powerhouse talent agency in Beverly Hills, Calif., according to published reports Tuesday.The deal was completed this month and set up by Rodriguez's manager, Guy Oseary, a music business mogul who has worked closely with William Morris.
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| A-Rod signs with William Morris agency (yahoo! news)
AP - Alex Rodriguez signed another big-league contract, joining the William Morris Agency in an attempt to extend his brand beyond the baseball diamond.
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| Yankees Hammer Twins to Win Fourth in a Row (abc news)
The New York Yankees routed the Minnesota Twins 12-4 on Monday to record their fourth consecutive victory and keep pace in the race for the American League East. Third baseman Alex Rodriguez homered and drove in three runs to help the Yankees move a season-high nine games over .500 and stay four games behind AL East leaders Tampa Bay. The victory was also their eighth in a row at Yankee Stadium. Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano also homered for the Yankees, who placed catcher Jorge Posada on the 15-day disabled list with an injured throwing shoulder before the game. Posada will be examined aga...
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Spurs re-sign forward Kurt Thomas
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The San Antonio Spurs have re-signed forward/centre Kurt Thomas, the team said on its website (www.spurs.com) on Tuesday.
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| Spurs re-sign forward Kurt Thomas (yahoo! news)
Reuters - The San Antonio Spurs have re-signed forward/centre Kurt Thomas, the team said on its website (www.spurs.com) on Tuesday.
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Tour D-Day looms for Evans and CSC
19 hour(s) ago @ abc sport
Cadel Evans will be heading into tonight"s gruelling 17th stage of the Tour de France with one eye on overall victory as his CSC rivals desperately try to open up a substantial margin before Satu...
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| Schleck and team ready to finish off rivals (reuters)
Frank Schleck returns to the mountain where he first showed his Tour credentials in Wednesday's 17th stage to l'Alpe d'Huez, hoping to end the hopes of his rivals in the Tour de France's best known climb.
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| Tour D-Day looms for Evans and CSC (abc sport)
Katherine-born cyclist Cadel Evans will be heading into tonight's gruelling 17th stage of the Tour de France with one eye on overall victory as his CSC rivals desperately try to open up a substantial margin before Saturday's crucial individual time-trial.
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| CSC can't shake Evans, as Huez looms (abc sport)
The Tour de France yellow jersey could be decided on tonight's final Alpine stage after a dramatic 16th stage overnight saw the CSC team fail to shake off Australia's Cadel Evans.
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| Menchov loses ground as Dessel takes stage (reuters)
Russian Denis Menchov's hopes of winning the Tour de France suffered a blow when he lost ground in the 16th stage, a 157-km mountain ride won by Frenchman Cyril Dessel on Tuesday.
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| Live text - Tour de France (bbc sport)
Tour de France leader Frank Schleck tackles the Col de la Bonnette in the highest stage of this year's race.
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Feed24: Entertainment |
| | Jan Troell
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A former elementary school teacher who began collaborating on films with director Bo Widerberg in the early 1960s, Troell made his own feature directing debut in 1965 and went on to become one of his ...
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Debra Eisenstadt
18 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Intense young stage actor who walked in off the street (as playwright David Mamet tells it) to audition for the understudy"s position for his blistering, complex, two-character drama of sexual ...
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Rick Stevenson
18 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Rick Stevenson was an American earning a doctorate degree in international relations at Oxford when he produced fellow Yank Michael Hoffman"s Privileged (1982), a well-received comedy that has ...
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Nancy Savoca
18 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
After winning a student film award from NYU for her shorts, Renata and Bad Timing, independent filmmaker Nancy Savoca made her feature directing and co-screenwriting debut with True Love (1989),...
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Gloria DeHaven
18 hour(s) ago @ hollywood.com entert...
Gloria DeHaven never made it to the front ranks of film stardom and none of her credits can be considered a major classic, but she was in her own modest way one of the signature perky soubrettes of th...
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| | China arrests dissident in pre-Olympics crackdown
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Chinese police have arrested a prominent Internet dissident for violating his probation terms, a rights group said, as the country steps up a pre-Olympic crackdown on dissent to ensure the Games go sm...
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| China arrests dissident in pre-Olympics crackdown (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Chinese police have arrested a prominent Internet dissident for violating his probation terms, a rights group said, as the country steps up a pre-Olympic crackdown on dissent to ensure the Games go smoothly.
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China arrests cyber dissident, rights group says
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Reuters - Chinese police have arrested a prominent Internet dissident for violating his probation terms, accusing him of posting articles on overseas websites and receiving guests without permission, ...
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| China arrests cyber dissident, rights group says (reuters)
Chinese police have arrested a prominent Internet dissident for violating his probation terms, accusing him of posting articles on overseas websites and receiving guests without permission, a rights group said.
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Microsoft Lets Xbox Live Users Build And Sell Their Own Games
17 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
InformationWeek - If it passes a peer review, the creator will receive up to 70% of the total revenue generated by the game.
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| Sell games on Xbox 360, keep the spoils (msnbc.com)
Microsoft Corp. will let independent developers sell video games for the Xbox 360 console 〔 and keep most of the profits 〔 beginning this holiday season, the company said Tuesday.
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| Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox games (reuters)
Microsoft Corp will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console, taking a page out of the strategy books of Facebook and YouTube.
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Thrifty U.S. shoppers could bruise gadget maker profits
22 hour(s) ago @ reuters
Fears that belt-tightening U.S. consumers will bruise third-quarter earnings for makers of MP3 players, cell phones and other gadgets, pummeled the stocks of consumer electronics companies like Apple ...
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Broadband Innovations, Part 1: The 21st Century Athlete
17 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Broadband is helping to redefine the modern athlete. Meet gamer Patrick O"Day, who hopes to compete in the worldwide Digital Games in China this fall.
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Feed24: Business & Economics |
| | Yahoo profit down, outlook intact; CEO set to stay
19 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Reuters - Yahoo Inc"s net profit fell 19 percent but investors took heart that it did not change its outlook despite a weakening U.S. economy and the distraction of Microsoft Corp"s failed t...
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| Drug Firm?s Profit Surpasses Estimates (nyt > business)
Biogen Idec reported a higher-than-expected second-quarter profit on Tuesday as sales of its closely watched multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri surged past Wall Street estimates.
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| Yahoo misses estimates - sales up, profits down (latest financial new...)
Internet search engine Yahoo Inc. reported second-quarter results Tuesday that fell short of Wall Street's expectations as the company struggles with dwindling market share and softening economic conditions.
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| UnitedHealth Profit Falls on Charges (nyt > business)
Health insurers battered by rising costs and employer benefits cuts caught a break Tuesday when UnitedHealth Group beat Wall Street expecations and saw its stock jump nearly 8 percent, even though it reported a sharp drop in second-quarter profit.
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| Yahoo net profit falls nearly 19 percent (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Yahoo Inc on Tuesday posted a nearly 19 percent fall in net profit, and net revenue short of lowered Wall Street expectations, as it faced a weakening economy and the distraction of Microsoft Corp's pursuit.
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| Yahoo misses estimates (cnnmoney.com)
Internet search engine Yahoo Inc. reported second-quarter results Tuesday that fell short of Wall Street's expectations as the company struggles with dwindling market share and softening economic conditions.
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| Yahoo misses estimates (latest financial new...)
Internet search engine Yahoo Inc. reported second-quarter results Tuesday that fell short of Wall Street's expectations.
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| Wachovia loses $8.9B, cuts 6,350 workers, dividend (yahoo! news)
AP - Wachovia Corp. reported a surprisingly large second-quarter loss Tuesday, deflating Wall Street's hopes that the nation's big banks are weathering the credit crisis well. The bank said it lost $8.86 billion, is slashing its dividend and eliminating 10,750 positions after losses tied to mortgages soared.
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| UnitedHealth Profit Falls on Charges (nyt > business)
Shares of managed-care provider UnitedHealth Group Inc. jumped 9 percent Tuesday after the company reported sharply lower second-quarter earnings because of lawsuit settlements and a tough economy, but still beat Wall Street expectations.
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A Mortgage Rescue Strains Calculations
20 hour(s) ago @ nyt > business
The Congressional Budget Office said a proposed rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could appear on the federal budget as a $25 billion cost to taxpayers, but the figure is, at best, a rough estimate...
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| Cost of Fannie, Freddie rescue: $25B (cnnmoney.com)
The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday estimated that a government plan to stabilize mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost government coffers an average of $25 billion.
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| Fannie, Freddie rescue gets big price tag as House vote looms (yahoo! news)
Reuters - A Bush administration plan to bolster Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost U.S. taxpayers $25 billion, congressional analysts said on Tuesday in a report that triggered debate as Congress moved toward approving a major housing market rescue package.
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| United reports $2.7 billion loss, stock soars (cnnmoney.com)
United Airlines parent UAL Corp. stock soared 68% Tuesday after it reported a second-quarter net loss of $2.7 billion Tuesday due to the soaring price of fuel and announced thousands of new job cuts.
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| Fannie, Freddie rescue gets big price tag as House vote looms (yahoo! news)
Reuters - A Bush administration plan to support Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost U.S. taxpayers $25 billion, congressional analysts said on Tuesday in a report that fueled debate as Congress took steps to approve a housing market rescue package.
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| Fannie, Freddie rescue: $25 billion (business and financi...)
The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday estimated that a government plan to stabilize mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost government coffers an average of $25 billion.
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| Fannie, Freddie rescue estimate mounts (yahoo! news)
Reuters - A Bush administration plan to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost U.S. taxpayers $25 billion, congressional budget analysts said on Tuesday as Congress worked to complete sweeping housing market legislation.
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| Paulson to Congress: Pass my plan (business and financi...)
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged Congress Tuesday to approve the Bush administration's plan to back up mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Stocks and Bonds: Stocks Surge as Investors Cheer Drop in Oil Prices
18 hour(s) ago @ nyt > business
A modest rally on Wall Street accelerated in late trading on Tuesday, as another steep drop in oil prices sent the Dow Jones industrial average surging 135 points to its highest close in a month.
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| Stocks Surge as Investors Cheer Drop in Oil Prices (nyt > business)
A modest rally on Wall Street accelerated in late trading on Tuesday, as another steep drop in oil prices sent the Dow Jones industrial average surging 135 points to its highest close in a month.
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| Stocks jump as crude drops $3 a barrel (yahoo! news)
AP - Wall Street shook off early doldrums and closed sharply higher Tuesday after another drop in oil prices encouraged investors to set aside financial sector worries and go bargain hunting across the market. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 130 points.
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| Crude falls $3.09 to close at $127.95 a barrel (marketwatch.com)
This is a Real-time headline. These are breaking news, delivered the minute it happens, delivered ticker-tape style. Visit www.marketwatch.com or the quote page for more information about this breaking news.
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WaMu has $3.33 bln loss, may be cut to "junk"
24 hour(s) ago @ yahoo! news
Washington Mutual Inc , the largest U.S. savings and loan, posted a $3.33 billion second-quarter loss on Tuesday as souring mortgages forced it to set aside more money for loan losses.
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| Oil prices fall to six-week low (bbc news)
The price of oil hits a six-week low as US demand slides and a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico takes a favourable course.
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| Oil off more than $3; CFTC cites demand for run-up (yahoo! news)
AP - Oil prices tumbled more than $3 a barrel Tuesday as Tropical Storm Dolly grew increasingly unlikely to threaten supply, giving traders one less reason to buy as a strengthening dollar helped keep prices in check.
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| Oil falls $3 on economic worries (world business news)
Oil prices fell Tuesday, closing at the lowest point since June 5, as a perceived decline in U.S. demand took hold again and worries subsided that a storm would disrupt production in the Gulf of Mexico.
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| Oil falls $3 on economic worries (latest financial new...)
Oil prices fell Tuesday, closing at the lowest point since June 5, as a perceived decline in U.S. demand again took hold and worries subsided that a storm would disrupt production in the Gulf of Mexico.
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| Oil down, but off its lows (business and financi...)
Oil prices fell Tuesday, although it was off its lows late in the session, as a perceived decline in U.S. demand took hold again after worries subsided about disruption of production in the Gulf of Mexico.
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| Oil tumbles more than $4 as price supports fade (yahoo! news)
AP - Oil prices tumbled about $4 a barrel Tuesday as Tropical Storm Dolly grew increasingly unlikely to threaten supply, knocking out one more reason traders had to prop up prices.
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Bank Investors Redefine Bad News
17 hour(s) ago @ nyt > business
Results that would have once been viewed as disastrous are now seen as good, even great, by some.
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