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Date : 14 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - French car-maker Citroen has apologised to China for running a full-page advertisement in several Spanish newspapers fea read more »

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Reuters - Political advertising spending in this presidential primary season is on a record track with TV stations in the early read more »

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AP - The Dallas Opera plans a world premiere of the opera "Moby Dick" as part of its first season in its new digs. read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Back in November, we wrote about a rather bizarre patent lawsuit filed against Google. It concerned a patent held by a professor read more »

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AP - Britney Spears went to a courthouse Monday but abruptly left amid a swarm of paparazzi without attending a hearing in her chi read more »

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Reuters - CBS Paramount Network TV and 20th Century Studios terminated production deals as a result of the Hollywood writers str read more »

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AP - The 1 1/2-year-old triplets of an Italian U.N. World Food Program official drowned at a home on the outskirts of Panama City, read more »

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AP - An Australian judge Tuesday granted an activist group's request to ban a Japanese company from whaling in an Australian-decla read more »

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AP - Britney Spears went to a courthouse Monday but abruptly left amid a swarm of paparazzi without attending a hearing in her chi read more »

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AP - An Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Pulp Fiction," accused of drunken driving after a weekend accident that killed a passenger read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
TechWeb - The Mac faithful are hoping that Steve Jobs can somehow top last year's blockbuster announcement of the iPhone. read more »

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AP - The U.N. Security Council agreed Monday on a resolution that would call on all parties in the Ivory Coast to redouble efforts read more »

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AP - Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter net profit fell 6.6 percent amid sharp declines in prices for co read more »

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AP - Attorneys for Wesley Snipes ticked off more than 70 potential character witnesses, including several celebrities, as jury sel read more »

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Reuters - U.S. television's top show, "American Idol," returns to the Fox network on Tuesday, poised to stand taller than ever i read more »

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Reuters - More than a week after being dealt a potentially mortal blow by the defection of Warner Home Video to the Blu-ray Disc read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Obviously trying to deflate a possible Apple announcement about movie rentals, Netflix has announced a service for unlimited movi read more »

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AP - The glitterless Golden Globes provided the most visible and dramatic moment yet for the two-month Hollywood writers strike — read more »

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AP - Gary Collins checked into jail Monday to serve a four-day sentence in his drunken driving case. The 69-year-old TV personalit read more »

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Reuters - Communications regulators have cleared Google Inc to bid in an upcoming auction of coveted wireless airwaves, accordi read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
All too often, we're seeing the DMCA abused by people who aren't using it to takedown copyright infringing materials, but to shut read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Militants stormed Kabul's most popular luxury hotel Monday, killing at least six people as they hunted down Westerners who co read more »

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AdWeek.com - SAN FRANCISCO Naysayers used to assert that packaged-goods companies would never have much success attracting people read more »

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AP - Come Super Bowl Sunday, Amazon.com will get a leg up in the digital music race it's running against Apple Inc.'s iTunes Store read more »

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Playbill - Manhattan Theatre Club has named two more of its Top Girls for its new production of the Caryl Churchill play. read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
With increased home connectivity and gas prices on the rise, telecommuting has grown in popularity. But, a recent study warns th read more »

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AP - Comcast Corp. Monday said it has received letters of inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission regarding complaints read more »

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NewsFactor - If the data logs at Google are any guide, the North Pole was a well-stocked subsidiary of Apple this Christmas. Accor read more »

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AP - On April 16, 2004, an urbane lawyer being held hostage in a guerrilla camp deep in the Colombian jungle gave birth to a boy. read more »

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AP - "The Anatomy of Deception" (Bantam Dell Books, 352 pages. $24), by Lawrence Goldstone: For audiences increasingly drawn to "C read more »

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NewsFactor - Just when Microsoft thought it was safe to do business in the European Union, the government has opened a second comp read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
It was quite predictable that as the recording industry finally realized that DRM was a bad idea that it would move on to digital read more »

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Fashion Wire Daily - Word up to Pete Doherty. If you had enjoyed a private education and were obsessed with Russian Futurism, this read more »

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AP - The crime tale "No Country for Old Men," the historical epic "There Will Be Blood" and the teen-pregnancy comedy "Juno" were read more »

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Reuters - Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp plans to lay off several thousand employees, the Wall Street Journal reported on read more »

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Reuters - Stocks rose on Monday after strong results from IBM relieved concerns about the global economy and spurred a broad re read more »

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AP - Wall Street advanced sharply Monday, with solid preliminary results from IBM encouraging investors to go back into the stock read more »

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NewsFactor - Like a boxer trying to regain the momentum after a volley of body blows, Toshiba is making efforts to rally the HD hi read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Following last week's New Hampshire primary, I've been besieged by people pushing stories suggesting massive problems with Diebol read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
TechWeb - A La Mobile introduces a mobile Linux stack of software, including drives, middleware, and a suite of Android-based apps read more »

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InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard has announced four entry-level servers for SMBs, along with updates to its remote management software. read more »

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AP - MySpace reached an agreement with legal authorities in 49 states on changing its social networking Web site to help prevent s read more »

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FT.com - US stocks rebounded on Monday after IBM surprised traders with some better-than-expected results, raising expectations at read more »

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Reuters - Popular online teen hangout MySpace and 49 U.S. state attorneys general said on Monday they had agreed on a broad set read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Just when Microsoft thought it was safe to do business in the European Union, the government has opened a second complaint against read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
The security firm Finjan says it has discovered a major new type of malware that has infected more than 10,000 Web sites in Decemb read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Saudi Arabia's warm official welcome for President Bush, the scion of a family with close ties to the kingdom's ruling family read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - The European Commission, fresh from a major court victory over Microsoft, launched new antitrust investigations into t read more »

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AP - European Union regulators said Monday they were again investigating software giant Microsoft Corp. this time on suspicion of read more »

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AP - The fourth quarter usually is the best time of the year for IBM Corp., but rarely does it look this good. read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
If you haven't yet read John Hockenberry's fascinating piece in the current issue of Technology Review, you ought to. Hockenberr read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Consumer electronics maker Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said on Monday it is slashing prices of its HD DVD format players by read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
On Friday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued a stern report criticizing the TSA for its handling of the p read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Like a boxer trying to regain momentum after a volley of body blows, Toshiba is making efforts to rally the high-definition DVD al read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks rebounded on Monday from last week's losses after IBM reported higher-than-expected preliminary quarterly earn read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A bomb planted on a parked motorbike killed at least nine people and wounded 35 others Monday evening in Pakistan's largest c read more »

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AFP - Fabio Capello's first competitive match as England coach will be at Andorra in September after the fixtures were announced f read more »

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AP - A British cultural organization reopened offices in two Russian cities Monday in defiance of an order to close, drawing an an read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Pepsi did a big promotion with Apple a few years back to give away iTunes songs, and the latest news is that Pepsi has crossed ov read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - President Bush, on his first visit to this oil-rich kingdom, delivered a major arms sale Monday to a major ally in a region w read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - M&T Bank Corp and Sovereign Bancorp Inc , two of the largest banks in the eastern United States, said on Monday turmo read more »

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AP - Gunmen assassinated a Sunni judge as he headed to work in Baghdad on Monday, while to the north, a booby-trapped house explod read more »

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AP - Militants with suicide vests, grenades and AK-47 rifles attacked Kabul's most popular luxury hotel Monday evening, killing at read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Citigroup will announce plans to cut payrolls by 17,000 to 24,000 people when it reports earnings on Tuesday, CNBC te read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Sudanese government planes bombed rebel positions in Darfur, rebels and international sources said on Monday of the la read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Toshiba Corp. on Monday announced an aggressive campaign to bolster its HD DVD movie disc format against Sony-backed Blu-ray read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS), South Korea's biggest automaker, expects to benefit from the precarious state of the U.S read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
IBM gave skittish Wall Street investors reason to cheer with its prerelease of fourth quarter earnings data that exceeded analysts read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - IBM reported a better-than-expected 24 percent rise in preliminary quarterly earnings on Monday on strong sales in ov read more »

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AP - A threatening radio message at the end of a video showing Iranian patrol boats swarming near U.S. warships in the Persian Gul read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Every few months someone has to put up some scary news article about something horrible that's putting our children at risk. Som read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Every few months someone has to put up some scary news article about something horrible that's putting our children at risk. Som read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Microsoft users are facing good news and bad news. The bad news: Microsoft had issues with its update process again as it prepared read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
The trademark "SprintSpeed" could take on a whole new meaning in 2008, as the telecommunications firm moves ahead with plans to de read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
In some ways, the old saying "the more things change, the more they stay the same" defined the Internet segment in 2007. Video and read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - IBM reported a better-than-expected 24 percent rise in preliminary quarterly earnings on Monday on strong sales in As read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Talks between China Mobile Ltd. and Apple Inc. over the launch of iPhone handsets in China have been called off, officials at read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - M&T Bank Corp , the first large U.S. bank to report fourth-quarter results, said on Monday that profit tumbled 70 perc read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - Shares of Sears Holdings Corp. tumbled in premarket trading Monday after the retailer warned falling sales would force it to read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stock index futures rose sharply on Monday, signaling Wall Street will rebound from last week's losses, after IBM rep read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Sovereign Bancorp Inc , the second-largest U.S. savings and loan, said on Monday it expects to take $1.58 billion in f read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Toshiba Corp. on Monday announced an aggressive campaign to bolster its HD DVD movie disc format against Sony-backed Blu-ray techn read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Investigators probing alleged corruption at the massive Samsung conglomerate raided an office of Chairman Lee Kun-hee, an official read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
As picketing continues outside studio gates, everyone from talent agents to George Clooney has been mentioned or tried their hand read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Apple Inc and China Mobile have called off talks to launch the U.S. firm's popular iPhones in China, dashing investor read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - A British yachtsman seriously injured while sailing solo in the mid-Atlantic rang his local pub in the south of England to c read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A British cultural organization reopened offices in two Russian cities Monday in defiance of an order to close, drawing an an read more »

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AP - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told a powerful parliamentary panel on Monday that Israel rejects "no options" to block Iran from read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
A small software developer today plans to unveil a suite of applications -- browser, camera, games and more -- based on the new Go read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
MySpace.com has agreed with 45 states to add extensive measures to combat sexual predators. An official familiar with the multis read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - President Bush gets a flavor of this cosmopolitan banking and business hub before heading to Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. securit read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Computer server and software maker IBM said Monday its fourth-quarter earnings from continuing operations rose 24 percent from a y read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
European Union regulators said Monday they were investigating software giant Microsoft Inc. for possibly abusing its monopoly by s read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Major American banks are expected to unveil substantial losses and secure more cash from abroad in what is shaping up read more »

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AP - The African nation of Malawi has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of relations with China, which has been using its r read more »

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AP - Suspected Muslim insurgents killed eight soldiers — leaving one beheaded — in a bomb and shooting attack Monday in restive read more »

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AP - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators took on the most contentious issues in their bitter conflict on Monday under a U.S.-backe read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
While much of the attention paid to the RIAA's case against Jeffrey Howell has been on the incorrect assertion that the RIAA was read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AFP - Europe's main stock exchanges edged higher on Monday after steep pre-weekend losses on Wall Street and ahead of a data-packe read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - A man who witnessed the murder of a U.S. aid official and his driver in Khartoum has contacted police investigators, S read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AFP - China Mobile said Monday its parent company, the country's largest handset operator, has temporarily terminated talks with t read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Unlike a crippling writers strike that has dragged on for months, Hollywood's first big awards show was over in a flash, with read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Walt Disney Co. and four Chinese investment firms are set to take an 11 percent stake in the National Basketball Assoc read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Citigroup Inc. could make as much as $24 billion in writedowns and lay off 20,000 workers as part of a plan to cut co read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stock futures were up on Monday after Wall Street's near 2-percent drop on Friday, benefiting from media reports about read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Britney Spears' best chance of regaining visitation rights with her two sons is in court — but whether she'll be there is an read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Flat screen maker LG.Philips LCD Co Ltd (034220.KS) reported its highest ever quarterly profit on Monday and predicted read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Gold soared to record highs above $900 an ounce on Monday as equities struggled for gains and the dollar fell. read more »

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Reuters - Securities regulators are reviewing whether investment banks' trades in shares of companies linked to M&A deals they w read more »

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AFP - The militant environmental group Sea Shepherd said Monday that it had located the Japanese whaling fleet near Antarctica and read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Let's say you're a big cable ISP who has just bought another cable ISP. One of the things both you and the other cable ISP offer read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - The $200 billion Kuwait Investment Authority had no immediate comment on Monday on a report it may buy into Merrill Ly read more »

Date : 14 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - If a movie wins a Golden Globe, but there's no ceremony, does the prize still count? read more »

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AP - The top U.S. military commander in the Asia-Pacific region met with Chinese officials Monday on his first visit since China r read more »