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Live - FA Cup final
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FA Cup final — BBC

England v New Zealand 1st Test
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Rain prevented a prompt start on day three of the first Test at Lord's.

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The Middle East's asymmetric war
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Before the Israelis started scaling back their operation in Gaza, one of their officials told the BBC that after what he called the "current round" they wanted to leave no perception that Hamas had come out on top.
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Charles Taylor - preacher, warlord and president
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Former Liberian leader and war crimes suspect Charles Taylor is going on trial in The Hague - the culmination of a lengthy campaign for him to be brought before an international court for allegedly backing rebels in neighbouring Sierra Leone.
Q&A: Trying Charles Taylor — BBC
World to hear case against Taylor — BBC
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'Burnt to ash' in Nigeria blast
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In the city of Lagos, people saw thick black smoke rising from the site of the blast at the oil pipeline not far away.
Pipeline blast recalls Nigeria's ills — BBC
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Kennedy 'sells memoirs for $8m'
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The most prominent surviving member of the Kennedy family, Sen Edward Kennedy, has reportedly agreed to sell the rights to his memoirs for $8m (£4m).
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Kennedy backs Obama 'for change'
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Barack Obama's campaign to become the Democratic candidate for US president received a major lift with the coveted backing of Senator Edward Kennedy.
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Quick guide: Guantanamo
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Guantanamo is a high-security detention camp run by the US at its naval base in south-eastern Cuba.

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What is it like being an oil trader?
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The most popular software among oil traders is not an oil trading package or even a news service such as Reuters - it is Yahoo Instant Messenger.
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Who knows why oil prices are so high?
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On Wednesday, oil prices in New York set a new record trading high of $101.32 a barrel, ending the day at a record close of $100.74.
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How the Wii won over the world's gamers
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Even by conservative estimates Microsoft has invested many billions of dollars in its Xbox project, in an effort to be the market leader in an industry worth more than $30bn (£15bn) annually.
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World leaders offer congratulations to Bush
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BRUSSELS - News of President Bush's victory Wednesday swept across world capitals, where the reactions ranged from fence mending to flag burning.
Presidential election may have hinged on one issue: Issue 1 — USA Today
McGreevey contrite in farewell — USA Today
Congressional watchdogs critical of new census survey — USA Today

Washington doesn't know how to relax
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WASHINGTON (USATODAY.com) - This is one of those odd times in the nation's capital where the pace slows down and those of us used to running full tilt get a little uneasy and unsure of what to do.
Election results highlight Democrats' cultural woes — USA Today
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Rove: Bush serious about gay marriage ban
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush in his second term "absolutely" would push for a constitutional amendment that says marriage consists only of the union of a man and a woman, White House political adviser Karl Rove said.
Rove speaks out on Bush's win — USA Today

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Meeting the man behind Moore's Law
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In April 1965 a 36-year old electronics buff jotted down his thoughts on the future of the juvenile silicon chip industry.
Getting more from Moore's Law — BBC
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Cleaning up in 'fab world'
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The process of making silicon chips is as complex as the chips themselves.
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The offline cost of an online life
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The technology we use is accounting for more and more of the energy we consume, says Bill Thompson. And we need to know just how much.
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Pregnancy timeline
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Fertilisation occurs and a ball of quickly multiplying cells embeds itself in the lining of the uterus.

Cancer: The facts
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One in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our life.

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France MotoGP
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Bradley Smith kept up his impressive momentum so far this season as he clinched second place on the grid for Sunday's French 125cc Grand Prix.
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England v New Zealand 1st Test
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England v New Zealand 1st Test
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Ryan Sidebottom took 4-55 on day two of the first Test as England established a strong position from which to push for victory against New Zealand at Lord's.
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Rapper TI wins BET hip-hop award
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Rapper TI won three prizes at the first Black Entertainment Television (BET) Hip-Hop awards, held in his home city of Atlanta.
TI tops hip-hop award nominations — BBC
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DeGeneres rules at Daytime Emmys
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Presenter Ellen DeGeneres kept up her award-winning run by collecting her third consecutive Daytime Emmy for best talk show host.
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DeGeneres meets Oscar challenge
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TV host Ellen DeGeneres has become only the second woman to host the Academy Awards single-handedly. How did she fare in this most challenging of roles?

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