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French students vow to step up jobs protests
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Reuters - French students vowed on Sunday to step up their protests against a new youth work contract after mass marches and a general strike planned for Tuesday if the government does not withdraw the law.
UN does not expect Hizbollah to be disarmed by force
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Reuters - The United Nations said on Sunday it did not expect Lebanon to disarm Hibzollah guerillas by force but hoped they would join the Lebanese army.
L.A. braces for protest, as Bush talks of 'emotional debate'
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As thousands of people were expected to protest legislation cracking down on illegal immigrants on Saturday, President Bush said he planned to toughen enforcement of immigration laws. "America does not have to choose between being a welcoming society and being a lawful society," the president said in his radio address, hours before a mass rally scheduled for downtown Los Angeles.
Nighy, Richardson can't rescue BBC's "Daughter"
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Reuters - No one does preoccupied better than Bill Nighy -- best known Stateside for roles in such films as "Love Actually" and "The Constant Gardener" -- and playing to his strength as a serenely detached public relations guru just about saves "Gideon's Daughter," a ponderous story of family alienation.
Tolterodine safe in men with overactive bladder
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Reuters - Tolterodine treatment, sold in the US under the name of Detro, is part of a class of medications called antimuscarinics, which prevent bladder contractions, according to researchers who also found that tolterodine is a well-tolerated treatment for overactive bladder in men with bladder outlet obstruction and the drug does not seem to cause urinary retention,
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Sears' Letter Shines
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The Motley Fool - I'm a big fan of shareholder letters. Reading just a few from any company can tell you a lot about the company's management and how well they treat their shareholders. Warren Buffett's letters to shareholders are the gold standard, and having re-read some of the letters done by Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM - News) this week, I believe the REIT does an excellent job in this regard as well.
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Review: Toshiba Satellite A105-S361
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NewsFactor - The Satellite A105-S361, Toshiba's latest notebook computer, does not sacrifice quality for price. Its large hard drive and hefty amount of memory make it a good alternative to similarly configured notebooks from Hewlett-Packard and Gateway.
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Beasties put new edge on concert film
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Reuters - They were the first white rappers to hit it big, and they blazed musical trails on the Web and DVD. So leave it to the Beastie Boys to take the concert film in a radical direction by letting fans call the shots.
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Testing misses some breast cancer mutations
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Reuters - Commercial genetic testing does not detect all of the cancer-associated inherited mutations in women with an extensive family history of breast or ovarian cancer, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Study On Quality Of Life Dispels Some Notions About Getting Old
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Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Staff Writer London, England (AHN) - Good news for advancing Baby Boomers, increasing in age does not necessarily cause a reduction in the quality of life, researchers have found that in some cases it can even improve it. Research published in the Journal of Epidemiology...
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X-ray doesn't raise cancer risk in BRCA carriers
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Reuters - Exposure to the among of radiation produced by mammography does not substantially increase the risk of breast cancer in women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations, even when screening begins at an early age, investigators report in The Lancet Oncology, published online on March 22.
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Correction: March 8 China-Shell Story
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AP - In a March 8 story about Royal Dutch Shell's investment plans for China, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company was in negotiations over expanding its network of own-brand gas stations. The company says it is looking to expand its retail network but says that does not mean specific negotiations are underway.
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Back treatment 'has no benefit'
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Spinal manipulation - used by UK chiropractors to treat neck and back pain - does not help, researchers say.
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Audit Finds Many Dead Voters in Venezuela
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AP - An international audit concluded there are tens of thousands of dead voters listed on Venezuela's voter rolls, but the country's top electoral official said Tuesday that those errors are being fixed and do not amount to significant flaws.
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World Cup Referees Required To Speak English
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Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter Frankfurt, Germany (AHN) - For the first time in World Cup history, referees must prove they are proficient in written and spoken English if they want to officiate. Reuters reports that FIFA, the international federation that governs soccer, does not want there...
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Bush denies Iraq is in civil war
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President Bush says he does not believe Iraq is in civil war but urges its leaders to confront sectarian violence.
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Bush denies Iraq is in civil war
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President Bush says he does not believe Iraq is in civil war but urges its leaders to confront sectarian violence.
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Fears over teaching creationism
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The Archbishop of Canterbury says he does not believe that creationism should be taught in schools.
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How Long Does U.S. Plan to Stay in Iraq?
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AP - The concrete goes on forever, vanishing into the noonday glare, 2 million cubic feet of it, a mile-long slab that's now the home of up to 120 U.S. helicopters, a "heli-park" as good as any back in the States.
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Football Makes Some Strange Bedfellows
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AP - And they say politics makes strange bedfellows. Football does too, and it doesn't get any stranger than the marriage of a desperate football player and an even more desperate team in Dallas.
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Arkansas Unfazed by Woodpecker Article
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AP - Those who live and work in the region where an ivory-billed woodpecker was reportedly spotted are used to people doubting the bird's discovery — they've heard it before. But despite an article in Friday's issue of the journal Science that suggests the bird does not live in the eastern swamps of Arkansas, locals in the 4,000-resident town of Brinkley don't believe birders will take flight.
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Man Gets New Artificial Heart Device
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AP - A new type of artificial heart device, in which the only moving part is suspended in an electromagnetic field and does not touch any other part, has been implanted in a 67-year-old man in Greece.
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LG's Unlucky C2000
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BusinessWeek Online - Looking for a cool, new cutting-edge mobile phone? This isn't the review series for you. Like many users, I wanted a phone that does a good job acting like a phone. Me, I can no longer afford "cool" -- I accidentally destroyed my last phone, didn't have insurance, and don't feel like shelling out big bucks for a hip, high-end model.
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Wis.-Milwaukee Does It Again in NCAAs
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AP - Wisconsin-Milwaukee wavered, but never cracked. The Panthers almost never do at this time of the year. Once again showing why they've stopped surprising themselves in the NCAA tournament, the Horizon League champions pulled off their third upset in two years by eliminating No. 6 seed Oklahoma 82-74 in the Minneapolis Regional on Thursday.
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Gov't Study Backs Calif. Emission Rules
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AP - A government report released Thursday does not recommend giving the Environmental Protection Agency the power to stop states from adopting tough vehicle-emission standards similar to those in California.
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