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Iran Council Restores More, but Not Most, Names to Ballot
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 The hard-line Guardian Council reversed itself on fewer than a third of the 3,600 candidates it had banned from parliamentary elections scheduled for February, prompting reformist lawmakers to vow to resign and pushing the country a step closer to political chaos.
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Bush Says He's Undaunted by Drug Costs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 President Bush said on Friday that the sharp increase in the projected cost of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit would not prevent him from meeting his goal of cutting the federal budget deficit in half during the next five years.
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Afghan Blast Probably Accidental, U.S. Says New York Times
Much of Europe Is Derisive About Report on Iraqi Arms New York Times
New Concern Is Expressed About Flights From Abroad New York Times
National Briefing: West New York Times
New Iraq Agency to Hunt Rebels New York Times
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Economy Remained Strong in 4th Quarter, U.S. Says
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 The nation's economy grew at an annual rate of 4 percent in the final quarter of last year, much slower than the torrid pace of last summer though still rapid by historical standards, the government estimated on Friday.
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Michael Wolff to Leave New York Magazine for Vanity Fair
Michael Wolff, media columnist for New York magazine and part of a failed bid for the publication, will be going to Vanity Fair magazine as a columnist and contributing editor beginning March 1, according to Vanity Fair's editor, Graydon Carter.
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Pace of Economic Growth Slowed to 4 Percent at End of 2003 New York Times
Pixar Sees End to Its Disney Partnership New York Times
Medicare Considers Curbs on Payment for Cancer Drugs New York Times
Looking for Intel on the Intel New York Times
Grand Jury Is Said to Get Case on Strong Capital's Founder New York Times
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SCO, Microsoft Prepare for MyDoom Battle
Days away from facing the potential of separate distributed denial of service attacks, The SCO Group Inc. and Microsoft Corp. on Friday were providing few new public details on how they plans to stop the variants of the MyDoom e-mail worm from hitting their Web sites.
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Halo 2 for Xbox: Not Till Fall
Some had predicted March; others some time this spring or fall. But Microsoft is now confirming no Halo 2 until this fall. There were a couple of other interesting Xbox rumors this week, as well.
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Yet More IE Confusion Microsoft Watch
Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services 1.0 review by PC Magazine PC Magazine
Microsoft Outlook 2003 review by PC Magazine PC Magazine
Microsoft Outlook Express review by PC Magazine PC Magazine
Microsoft Offers $250K Reward for Virus eWEEK.com
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Wine Sales May Spur Growth at Chains
Cabernet with your quesadilla? Rioja with your ribs? U.S. chain restaurants, responding to American consumers' increasingly sophisticated and health-conscious tastes, are focusing on wine more than ever.
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N.Y. Lawmakers Propose Take-Out Wine Law
Two state legislators are proposing a law that would allow diners to take an unfinished bottle of wine home from a restaurant.
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Teen's 17-year sentence for gay sex upheld Planet Out via Yahoo! News
U.S. agency cites Cirque for HIV bias Planet Out via Yahoo! News
Study: Aging gay couples face fiscal burden Planet Out via Yahoo! News
Mass. Democrats affirm gay marriage Planet Out via Yahoo! News
German man sentenced in cannibal case Planet Out via Yahoo! News
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Mickelson Takes Second-Round Lead at FBR
Phil Mickelson is back at the top of his game — and the leaderboard, too. Coming off a slump-ending victory Sunday in the Bob Hope, Mickelson shot a 3-under 68 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the FBR Open.
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Dean Focuses on Winning Michigan Caucuses
Democrat John Kerry, armed with union endorsements and backing from party stalwarts, is determined to seal the deal with Michigan voters, but rival Howard Dean has made winning the high-stakes state priority No. 1.
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Schwarzenegger Rejects Clemency in Death Row Case Reuters via Yahoo! News
Calif. Judge Affirms Award Against Bertelsmann Reuters via Yahoo! News
West Texas Home Explosion Kills Four AP via Yahoo! News
More moderate Arizona friendlier to Democrats Chicago Tribune via Yahoo! News
German jobless figures grow in January AFP via Yahoo! News
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