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A Fourth Painkiller Is Linked To Increases In Heart Problems
- NY Times
he future of Celebrex, the best-selling arthritis pain medicine, may be determined as much by Dr. Jason Faller and other physicians treating arthritis patients as federal regulators. Even if regulators do not force Pfizer to withdraw the drug from the mar

Furor In Africa Over Drug For Women With H.I.V.
- NY Times
series of articles critical of past trials of an important AIDS drug has created a furor in Africa, causing many public health experts to worry that some countries will stop using the drug, which prevents mothers from infecting their babies with the viru

U.S. Slips In Attracting The World's Best Students
- NY Times
merican universities, which for half a century have attracted the world's best and brightest students with little effort, are suddenly facing intense competition as higher education undergoes rapid globalization. The European Union, moving methodically to

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Diageo Agrees To Acquire A Small Group Of Wineries - NY Times
Edward Jones Agrees To Settle Marketing Charge - NY Times
Europe Ponders How Best To Trade Stocks - NY Times
Liberty Media Accelerates Swap Of News Corp. Shares - NY Times
Shareholder Sues To Halt Grey Bid - NY Times

To Supply China, South African Mines Want More Trains - NY Times
Two Companies Hope Going Public Will Solve Their Problems - NY Times
Allawi Says Voting Will Go On - NY Times
Shelley Should Resign Secretary Of State Position - Daily Bulletin
Thomas's Deals Have Made The Knicks More Interesting - NY Times

Video Files Present A Search Challenge - MSNBC
Exelon Plans To Buy New Jersey Utility - NY Times
Fourth Painkiller Is Linked To Heart Problems - NY Times
Special Section: Retail - NY Times
Uninspired Shoppers May Wait For January - NY Times

Yukos Auction Deepens Doubts Of Investors - NY Times
50 Years Of Transplants - NY Times
9/11 Panel Members To Lobby For A Restructured Congress - NY Times
Battling Insurers Over Autism Treatment - NY Times
Bush Offers Support Of Rumsfeld - NY Times

Bush Says Iraqis Aren't Yet Able To Quell Rebels - NY Times
City Sets Talks After Strike Is Approved At 2 Private Bus~ - NY Times
Defendant Hears Charges On Killing And Taking Of Fetus - NY Times
Fifth Person Is Arrested In Arson At Maryland Development - NY Times
Legal Aid Society Deal Averts Bankruptcy - NY Times

New F.B.I. Memos Describe Abuses Of Iraq Inmates - NY Times
Security Drill At Weapons Plant Raises Safety Questions - NY Times
Wall St. Lobby Quietly Tackles Social Security - NY Times
West Side Plan Is Risky Effort, Forecasters Say - NY Times
Update 5: Tokyo Stocks Higher, Dollar Down - Forbes

Update 6: Tokyo Stocks Higher, Dollar Down - Forbes
Cellphones In Flight: The Story Is Data, Not Chatter - NY Times
Frequent Flier: Steve Thompson - NY Times
Madison Ave. Sharing Drug Makers' Pain - NY Times
Memo Pad: Farewell, Free Food - NY Times

On The Road: Children Baggage - NY Times
Shares Mixed On Pharmaceutical Sector Concerns - NY Times
'Philly Jinx' For Eagles: Surgery Set For Owens - NY Times
As Dodgers Ponder Johnson Trade, Yankees Pursue Beltran - NY Times
Department Stores Discover That, Um, Sex Sells - NY Times

In 2004, Prim Looks Foretold The Mood - NY Times
Iraqi Electoral Commission Presses Ahead After Killings - NY Times
Rural Exodus For Work Fractures Chinese Family - NY Times
The President: Bush Says Iraqis Aren't Yet Able To Quell~ - NY Times
Update 1: Indian Tech City Turns To Microsoft - Forbes

Update 2: Microsoft's Hotmail Drops McAfee Antivirus - Forbes
Ban Or No Ban, Celebrex Sales Are Expected To Dwindle - NY Times
California Sues Brokerage Firm For Fraud - NY Times
Former T.O. Star Olson Commits To UCLA - Daily Bulletin
Books Of The Times | 'Casanova In Bolzano': A Don Juan's~ - NY Times

U.S. Slips In Status As Hub Of Higher Education - NY Times
Critic's Notebook: Who Should Tell History: The Tribes Or~ - NY Times
Disney Settles S.E.C. Complaint On Directors - NY Times
Study: Mobile Radiation Harms DNA - MSNBC
Former Data Entry Worker Sentenced - Forbes

Honda To Move CR - V Production To Ohio - NY Times
Lake Wobegon? It's Where Men Are Persistent - NY Times
Critic's Notebook: Capturing Lost Soul Of Russia In Berlin - NY Times
Group Calls On Settlers To Resist Sharon's Plan To Evacuate~ - NY Times
President Of China Warns Hong Kong's Leader To Do A Better ~ - NY Times

RGC Resources Swings To 4Q Profit - Forbes
Winston Hotels To Buy Virginia Courtyard - Forbes
Disney Settles S.E.C. Complaint Over Directors' Disclosures - NY Times
Medical - Supply Business Owners Indicted - NY Times
The Consumer: Shop Smart, To Hear What You Want To Hear - NY Times

Kramont Realty Trust Shares Up On Sale - Forbes
Update 1: Microsoft's Hotmail Drops McAfee Antivirus - Forbes
Omni Energy Reports Fatal Helicopter Crash - Forbes
Schmitt Profit Soars In Second Quarter - Forbes
'Wicked' Reaches Financial Nirvana - NY Times

Critic's Choice: New DVD's - NY Times
Essay: The Strongest Force? Any Parent Can Tell You - NY Times
The Ultimate Gift: 50 Years Of Organ Transplants - NY Times
Theater Review | 'Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit'~ - NY Times
Watching As Dusty Disks Slowly Turn Into Planets - NY Times

EFJ Inc. Guides 2004 Outlook Higher - Forbes
Chiron: Got Records Request, Not Subpoena - NY Times
Analytical Surveys Chairman, CEO Resign - Forbes
Charles & Colvard Sees 4Q Sharply Higher - Forbes
Invitrogen, Illumina In DNA Product Pact - Forbes

Bush Defends Rumsfeld, Saying He's Doing 'a Really Fine Job~ - NY Times
AngioDynamics 2Q Profit Jump 71 Percent - Forbes
Car Gets Rare 'poor' Crash-Test Rating - Chicago Tribune
Companies Team Up For All-In-One HIV Pill - Chicago Tribune
Silicon Storage Warns Of 4Q Loss, Charge - Forbes

Update 1: Unions Ratify Contract With Lucent - Forbes
Building E-Mart Flops - Australian IT
PLM Vendor Centric Software To Buy Framework~ - InformationWeek
Poll: Rumsfeld Losing Public's Support - CNN
Powertel To Triple Broadband - Australian IT

Roth Is On The Rise At Interpublic Group - AdWeek
State Scraps Central IT Office - Australian IT
Telstra Broadband Trial Falls Flat - Australian IT
Calif. Sues Edward Jones, Blasts SEC Pact - NY Times
Song Of The Sea, A Cappella And Unanswered - NY Times

Stocks Close To Oversold Levels - BusinessWeek
15 NAC Partners To Deliver Solutions In Early 2005 - WebProNews
TheraSTrat Announces SafeBase 2.5 Professional - WebProNews
Apple Updates AirPort Express, Extreme Firmware - MacCentral
Investors Battle For News - Austrailian IT

Jetstar Broadens Ticketing Horizons - Austrailian IT
Migilia Announces HarmonyAudio - Mac Observer
PTO Taps Texan For CIO Post - WashingtonTechn
Record Year For MySQL - WebProNews
UK Government Deletes Millions Of E-Mails - News.com

Walmart Releases Linux-Based Laptop - WebProNews
Amdocs Board Extends Buyback - Forbes
Update 2: Sprint Expects 2005 Revenues To Grow - Forbes
Electronic Arts Makes Move On Ubi Soft - MSNBC
Hotmail Switches Antivirus Providers - MSNBC

Music Channels Added To Cell Phones - MSNBC
A Blueprint For Managing Your PR - WebProNews
Apple's XSAN Falls Behind Schedule - News.com
Bit Torrent Site SuprNova.Org Ceases Operations - WebProNews
GAO Proposal Would Give Feds A-76 Protest Rights - WashingtonTechn

How To Integrate Clickbank Affiliate Links Into Your~ - WebProNews
Labels Get A Lump Of Coal - News.com
Oklahoma State Moves To No. 3 In Latest AP Poll - CNN
Popular File-Sharing Site Shuts Down - St Paul Pioneer
Popular File-Sharing Site Shuts Down After Flurry Of~ - St Paul Pioneer

Prosecution: Blake Killed Wife After Stuntmen Refused - CNN
SBC Subsidiary To Acquire Logistics Software Maker - News.com
The Importance Of A Focused Business Plan - WebProNews
What's The Difference Between Marketing And Advertising? - WebProNews
Cell Carriers Shy From X-Rated Entertainment - News.com

Microsoft's Hotmail Drops McAfee For Trend Micro - St Paul Pioneer
Using Open Source Software To Compete With The “Big Guys” - WebProNews
Applied Scuttlebutt - Motley Fool
Ask Jeeves Divulges Top 2004 Searches - WebProNews
Christmas Tree Prices Hit $200 In Hawaii - Ft Laud. Sun

Cosmic Snowballs - USA today
Critics Question Arrest - USA today
Input: Few Reversals For IT - FCW
JBoss Puts Together Open-Source Middleware Offering - InformationWeek
Judge Awards ISP $1 Billion In Spam Damages - NetworkWorldFusion

Lab Tests Show Mobile-Phone Risk - Wired
Marketing Revolution With BLogs And RSS - WebProNews
MCI Gets Atlantic GIG - FCW
NASA Calls On Biologists To Design Plant-Growing~ - USA today
Postal Service Emerging From Holiday Deluge With Big~ - InformationWeek

Trend Micro Snatches Hotmail Account From McAfee - NetworkWorldFusion
Verity Teams With Yahoo For Web Search - WebProNews
Cisco To Buy Protego For $65 Million - ITNews
Citadel To Be Compatible With OVAL - SecurityProNews
Spammers Forced To Ante Up - AtNewYork

10 On Sliding Scale - USA today
AstraZeneca Is Quickly Losing Its Fans - TheStreet
EMI, Sony BMG Ink Digital Music Pact - News.com
Ferguson To Stay In Hospital - CNN
Geysers Need More Time: Whistleblower ›› - NZ Herald

Group Plans Holiday Spoiler For RIAA, Studios - News.com
IBM Partners With Software Vendors Serving Government~ - WashingtonTechn
Leo Burnett Names Ford Exec President - AdWeek
Measuring & Managing Visitor / Customer Retention, Part 6 - WebProNews
Real Men Like Malls - Motley Fool

Sterling Commerce Buys Supply-Chain Software Maker~ - InformationWeek
Study: Cell Phones Scramble DNA - News.com
SuperTIFF: Better TIFF Support In After Effects - MacCentral
Unlocked Shares Sink Salesforce - TheStreet
Cisco Continues Security Buying Binge With $65M~ - InformationWeek

Computer Games Learn New Tricks - BBC
EBay Exec Arrested In India For Sex Tape Listing - AtNewYork
$52,000 Truffle Rots From Bad Storage - CNN
A Timeline For Celebrex, Bextra - TheStreet
Alley Will Do Less For Jenny Craig In Spots From JWT - AdWeek

Animated, Talking Kids Books For Broadband Parents; ~ - Computer Graphi
Biotech Firm Wins Royalty Fight - BBC
Canopus Announces MediaEdge-LEB - A Realtime MPEG~ - Computer Graphi
CEO Arrested For Porn Listing He Knew Nothing About - WebProNews
Diamonds A Chip's New Best Friend? - News.com

Early Testing On Owens' Ankle Is Inconclusive - CNN
Edward D. Jones To Settle For $75M - CNN
FDA Official 'Rejects' Safety Criticisms - Ft Laud. Sun
Feds Say 70% Of IT Systems Now Secure - InformationWeek
Forrester: IT Budgets To Jump 7 Percent In '05 - News.com

NVIDIA PureVideo Technology Brings Home-Theater~ - Computer Graphi
Photo: Wal-Mart's New Device - News.com
Social Security: Unanswered Questions - CNN
THQ And SCi Entertainment Group Sign Exclusive~ - Computer Graphi
Auto - Parts Maker Dana To Cut 300 Jobs - NY Times

Calif. Sues Brokerage Edward D. Jones - NY Times
CBOE Begins Some Trading After Halt - NY Times
Topless Dancers Don Permits - CNN
Intelli-Check Gets Order From Viisage - Forbes
Optimal Payments To Buy Merchant Card - Forbes

Unions Ratify Contract With Lucent - Forbes
EBay Exec Arrested In India - MSNBC
Ford's Rich Stoddart Named President Of Leo Burnett - Ad Age
Majerus Officially Quits At USC - Daily Bulletin
Official Comments On Latin American Economy - NY Times

Uncertain Investors Keep Stocks Mixed - Forbes
Ex-State Senator Is Ordered Back To Jail - NY Times
Germany Shifts Deutsche Telekom Shares - Forbes
Techne Appoints Gregory Melsen CFO - Forbes
Mergers Boost Eurostocks - CNN

Robert Blake Trial Gets Underway - Daily Bulletin
Genaissance Filing Gene Marker Patent - Forbes
Ingersoll - Rand To Buy Rest Of Lockmaker - NY Times
Star Scientific Tobacco Market Tests Fail - Forbes
Bush Defends Rumsfeld - NY Times

Israeli Settlers Call For Resistance To Evacuation - NY Times
Anteon Gets Navy Order For Air Training - Forbes
CACI Gets Navy Pact For Training - Forbes
Planets March In A Holiday Parade - MSNBC
ExxonMobil Grants Syntroleum License - Forbes

Exelon To Buy PSEG In More Than $12B Deal - Chicago Tribune
Cosmic Snowball Fight Shapes Saturn's Rings - MSNBC
Microsoft, EU Await Court Ruling - MSNBC
Vatican To Challenge Starbucks? - CNN
Afghan Attack Unsettles Iceland - NY Times

Snapshots Of Exelon And PSEG - NY Times
Beloved Soprano Tebaldi Dies At 82 - NY Times
Interpharm Sees No Reason For Stock Sale - Forbes
Gateway PCs To Be Sold At Circuit City - Forbes
Microsoft's Hotmail Drops McAfee - Forbes

Bush Says Some Iraqi Troops Not Ready To Take Over Security - NY Times
Indian Tech Hub Chooses Microsoft - Wired
Despite Spinoff Of PC Group, IBM To Scale Up PC~ - WashingtonTechn
Disney To Settle Charges On Director Benefits - Ft Laud. Sun
OMB Outlines E-Gov Goals For 2005 - WashingtonTechn

Add Some Firepower To Your PR - WebProNews
Browser “Safe” Fonts - WebProNews
Google Rumored To Limit Adwords To One Ad Per Page - WebProNews
How To Design Posters? - WebProNews
What Makes A Good Web Hosting Provider! - WebProNews

Why It Took Me So Long To Blog - WebProNews
Alternatives To Qwerty Keyboards - Entrepreneur
Cisco To Buy Protego Networks For About $65 Million ~ - St Paul Pioneer
Cisco's Partners Plan Security-Product Blitz In 2005 - InformationWeek
EA Buys Stake In French Rival - TheStreet

How To Have A Single Inbox - Entrepreneur
IPO Lockup Expires On 91 Million Salesforce.Com~ - St Paul Pioneer
McGahee Having Tests On Injured Knee - CNN
Microsoft Girds For EU Ruling - AtNewYork
Monday's Market : Dow Hot - TheStreet

Robin Hood Game Ships - MacCentral
Sprint Says Expects 2005 Revenues To Grow Slightly, ~ - St Paul Pioneer
UnitedGlobalCom Buys European Businesses - HollywoodReport
World Of Pain For A Class Of Drugs - TheStreet
Year In Review: Dawning Of The Broadband Age - News.com

Aradigm To Sell $12.5 Million In Stock - Forbes
Qiao Xing Gets China Unicom Order - Forbes
Update 1: Trend Micro Gets MSN Antivirus Contract - Forbes
Jackson Pre-Trial Hearings Set To Begin - Daily Bulletin
Bush: Iraqi Troops Not Ready - Daily Bulletin

Text: For Bush, 'Results Mixed' On Iraqi Troops - NY Times
Anika Gets Bausch & Lomb Supply Deal - Forbes
Correction: APFN-Nortech-Outlook Story - Forbes
SM&A Raises Its 2004 Sales Outlook - Forbes
EMac Makes PC Magazine's '10 Worst Products Of The Year~ - Mac Observer

Games Giant EA Buys Ubisoft Stake - BBC
Gateway Heads To Circuit City - PC World
Will Apple Flash IPod Rock Market? - News.com
Ann's Wardrobe Malfunction - Motley Fool
Anteon Nabs Navy Aviation Training Support Deal - WashingtonTechn

Navy Re-Ups CACI For Logistics Analysis And Training~ - WashingtonTechn
New W3C Standard Reuses Content - AtNewYork
Number Crunch Looms As Italian Statisticians Raise Strike Threat - BBC
Playboy's Free IBod Come-On - News.com
Wal-Mart Debuts $498 Linux Laptop - News.com

Aspyr Offers CandyBar 2, Pixadex As CandyBar Plus - MacCentral
Cyberchase: The Quest Debuts On The Web - URLwire
Experts Criticize Arrest Of Baazee.Com CEO - ITNews
New Flaw Found In Google Desktop Search - PC World
On The Internet, A Web Of Dark Alleys - News.com

Working With The Registry - WebProNews
'Housewives' Top Repeat-Heavy Sunday - HollywoodReport
128 Million Visited Online Retail Sites In November - WebProNews
A Collective Net To Catch Phishers - BusinessWeek
Another Blockbuster Is Busted - BusinessWeek

Eyetech Jumps On FDA OK - TheStreet
Images: Commodore 64 Lives Again - News.com
King: Eli Stays In The Picture - CNN
Mobile Phone Radiation Harms DNA, New Study Finds - NY Times
Request For Proposals - GovTech

Rich Media Takes Hold, But Past E-Business Lessons~ - InformationWeek
Samsung Claims Largest Plasma Display - PC World
Sonic Completes Roxio Acquisition - MacCentral
Will Microsoft Wriggle Free Again? - BusinessWeek
Interchange To Sell $15 Million In Stock - Forbes

Stocks Mixed On Oil Price Uncertainty - Forbes
Update 1: Sprint Expects Revenue Growth In 2005 - Forbes
Fda Asks Pfizer To Halt Celebrex Ads - Ad Age
Scientists Seek Diamond Computer Chip - MSNBC
Ashland Says Marathon Deal Likely Off - NY Times

Exelon To Create Nation's Largest Utility Holding Company - NY Times
Alaska Communications Files Shelf - Forbes
S&P Keeps McAfee At Strong Buy - BusinessWeek
Magnum Hunter Ups Capital Budget - Forbes
Standard Microsystems 3Q Profit Falls - Forbes

Peter Schweitzer To Retire From J. Walter Thompson - Ad Age
Cisco Snaps Up Security Start-Up - NetworkWorldFusion
German Court Upholds Web Ban On Nazi Content - NetworkWorldFusion
Microsoft, EU Await Court Ruling Set For Wednesday - St Paul Pioneer
SQL Server Database Settings Performance Checklist - WebProNews

BCL Profit $12m Year After Rejig ›› - NZ Herald
Cisco Makes A Purchase - TheStreet
Disney Charged By SEC Over Directors - HollywoodReport
EBay Executive's Arrest Sparks Debate Over India's~ - St Paul Pioneer
How To Stop Spyware From Infecting Your System - WebProNews

Interchange To Expand Paid-Search - WebProNews
Key Economic Gauge Snaps Losing Streak - CNN
Mobile Data Prices Slashed ›› - NZ Herald
Poll: Half In U.S. Worry About Debt Level - Ft Laud. Sun
President Bush Sets Second-Term Agenda - CNN

Stocks Higher As Oil, Drug Stocks Steady - HollywoodReport
Telecom Cuddles Up To Asian Customers ›› - NZ Herald
Gateway Finds New Spot On Retail Shelves - News.com
Microsoft Acquires Anti Spyware Company - WebProNews
Microsoft CRM Custom Development - WebProNews

A Busy Year For IT In DC - AtNewYork
Building VPNs On The Cheap - NetworkWorldFusion
EU Plans Microsoft Ruling For Wednesday - News.com
Exelon Sets $12B Utility Merger - CNN
Five Nabbed On Phishing Charges In Germany - InformationWeek

Glazer Makes New Man Utd Approach - CNN
Holiday Shopping Surge Is On - InternetNews
Indian Tech City Turns To Microsoft - NY Times
Merger Would Boost Euronext - BBC
New UK Search Engine Launches - WebProNews

NewTek Demonstrates 64-Bit Version Of LightWave 3D - Computer Graphi
RSA Security Installs Mirapoint E-Mail Security~ - InformationWeek
Search Providers Seek Video, Find Challenges - ITNews
Storage Virtualization Enters Hot Second Phase - AtNewYork
URL Manager Pro 3.4 Adds IDisk Support - Mac Observer

Commodore 64 Reincarnated On A Chip - News.com
EBay 'outraged' At Porn-Related Arrest In India - NetworkWorldFusion
File Swappers Learn New Tricks - BBC
Google Desktop Search Flawed: NYT - CNN
Sun Adds Linux Support To Sun Ray Thin Clients - NetworkWorldFusion

Actor's Murder Trial To Open | - Austrailian IT
Apple Releases Updated OS X To Fix FireWire, Game Issues - PCmag
Cornice To Offer Small Hard Drive With 3GB~ - NetworkWorldFusion
Five Vie For Wireless Work - FCW
Idol Casey Fails To Deliver - Austrailian IT

Mixed Outlook At Pepsi Bottling - TheStreet
Nokia Offers Mobile Field Service Package - NetworkWorldFusion
Record Hundreds Of Hours Of Television - SF Chronicle
Security Hole Found In Google Desktop Search - NetworkWorldFusion
Trend Micro's Hotmail Account - TheStreet

Warnings Over Christmas Indulgence - Austrailian IT
What To Consider When Shopping For A New Laptop - SF Chronicle
Hotmail Dumping McAfee? - CNN
Microsoft's New Supplier Of Localization Services - WebProNews
Online Directories Need More Consumer Input - WebProNews

The Search Engines Want Your Desktop - WebProNews
Can You Write Naturally And Get Good SE Ranking? - WebProNews
Cisco Extends Security Management - WebProNews
Fee Or Free In Fighting Viruses? - SF Chronicle
Flood Of New Titles Not Geared For Kids - SF Chronicle

GTech Lands Finnish Contract - TheStreet
Holiday Cheer Prevails - SmartMoney
Jay-Z Joins Ranks Of Artist CEOs - Ft Laud. Sun
Last-Minute Gift Ideas For Tech Junkies - San Diego Union
Man Finds Lost Identity Online - News.com

Web Content Management Comes Of Age In 2004 - WebProNews
With Fortunes At Stake, Tech-Dependent Firms Turn To Cyber-~ - AP
Best Gadgets You Can't Buy In The U.S. - News.com
New IE Flaw May Help Phishers - PC World
Roxio Sells Software Division To Sonic Solutions - Mac Observer

'Reject' Stockland Bid - Austrailian IT
Brokers Face Fee Squeeze - Austrailian IT
Centro Buys US Malls - Austrailian IT
Cornice Readies 3GB Storage Element - PC World
Doorstep Lenders Face Fresh Probe - BBC

Latest Column (12/20) - SF Chronicle
OmniWeb 5.1 Beta 5 Fixes Numerous Bugs - MacCentral
Vaile Warns On Trade Snub - Austrailian IT
Videogame Tournament - CCN
Westpac Ups The Ante - Austrailian IT

White House Sees Slower Job Growth - CNN
Bush To Submit Budget Halving Deficit - NY Times
Langberg: MyFi Cuts The Cord On Satellite Radio - Mercury News
Autos On Monday: To Test Snow Tires, What Could Top Florida~ - NY Times
Op-Ed Columnist: War On The Cheap - NY Times

Disney Charged On Director Relationships - NY Times
Exelon To Buy PSE&G For $12.8 Billion - NY Times
Rare Public Rebuke For Hong Kong Leader From Beijing Chief - NY Times
SEC, Disney Settle Disclosure Probe - NY Times
In Toytown, A New Set Of Rules - BusinessWeek

It's Time For A Rate-Hike Break - BusinessWeek
Pfizer Suspends Celebrex Advertising - BusinessWeek
Vital Signs For The Week Of Dec. 20 - BusinessWeek
Where To Invest '05 - BusinessWeek
Creating A Digital Baby For "Lemony Snicket" - Mercury News

Team's Task: Make Digital Baby Real - Mercury News
Eyetech To Co-Market Macugen With Pfizer - Forbes
Exelon Agrees To Buy PSEG For More Than $12 Billion - NY Times
Exelon-PSEG Set $12B Stock Deal - CNN
Fetus Cases Show Signs Of Similarity - NY Times

New Phase Begins In Push To Reorganize Intelligence - NY Times
Today He Is A Dog; Actually, He Always Was - NY Times
UK's CAT Leaps On Drug Royalty Victory - NY Times
A Music Machine For IPod Resisters - Forbes
Stocks Edge Higher On Steadying Oil Prices - Forbes

Exar Cuts 3Q Revenue, Earnings Outlook - Forbes
Trend Micro Gets MSN Antivirus Contract - Forbes
Weekend Sales Disappointment? - CNN
Taser Lands Supply Deal With Davidson's - Forbes
Microsoft, EU Await Court Ruling On Order - Forbes

Update 1: Microsoft, EU Await Court Ruling On Order - Forbes
Marine Explorer Looks For Earhart Plane - MSNBC
50 Suspects Held In Najaf After Rebels Strike In 3 Iraqi~ - NY Times
Government Expects Japan's Economy To Grow - NY Times
Volvo May Steer Investments To The U.S. - NY Times

Sprint Reiterates Its 2004 Guidance - Forbes
CALENDAR: Business Plan Workshops - ydr.com
Developer Picked For Technology Park In East Baltimore - Baltimore Sun
Electronic Arts Buys 19% Of Ubi Soft - CNN
Helping Clients Balance Body And Mind - ydr.com

Holiday Prep 2004: TJX Streamlines Web Checkout - NetworkWorldFusion
Innovators And Influencers 2005 - InformationWeek
Oil Down After Yukos Auction - TheStreet
Pfizer Drops Celebrex Ads - TheStreet
Pfizer Pulls Celebrex Ads - AdWeek

SERVICE PROVIDERS: Don't Forget These Gifts - ydr.com
Silicon Graphics Expands Presence In India - SiliconIndia
SpamAssassin 3.0.2 Released - MacCentral
The York Chapter Of Professional Referral Exchange Will Meet~ - ydr.com
Blacksmith School Forges A Lost Path - Sacramento Bee

Bob Shallit: No Hard Feelings: Ventura Will Speak - Sacramento Bee
CALNET II Bid Design Draws Fire - Sacramento Bee
Crude Sinks Below $46 - CNN
Jobs Makes Time's 2004 People List - Mac Observer
Monday's Market: Early Pop - TheStreet

On The Move: Johnstone Will Lead CalPERS Compliance - Sacramento Bee
Pfizer Pulling Ads For Celebrex - CNN
State/Local Leaders Discuss Potential For Telecom Tax Reform~ - GovTech
There's Gold Behind Those Gates - Ft Laud. Sun
EBay Executive's Arrest Sparks Debate - AP

A Portable Satellite Radio - PCmag
A Small In-Car GPS System - PCmag
A Small Scanner For Photos And Maybe More - PCmag
Bluephone Supplier Takes Aims Cash Raising - The Inquirer
Bravado Could Come Back To Haunt Pfizer - TheStreet

EBay 'outraged' At CEO Arrest In India - MacCentral
Europe: German, French Gains - CBS News
Grocery Talks Go Down To Wire - Sacramento Bee
Measuring E-Gov In 2005 - FCW
Mystery Over New Yukos Owner - BBC

New Ideas For Old Boomers - TheStreet
Security Flaw Found In Google Desktop Search - WebProNews
The Sony DRU-710A DVD Rewriter - PCmag
USPTO Contracts Awarded - FCW
Wall Street's Most Famous Bull For Sale - CNN

IPod Fans Get Into The Picture - Wired
Is Baazee.Com Chief A Victim Of Vague IT Laws? - SiliconIndia
Making Modern Art Seem Ancient - Wired
NASA To Smack A Comet - Wired
Arrest Of Avnish Bajaj, CEO Of Baazee.Com Is Deplorable - WebProNews

At Least 50 Arrested In Iraq Bombings - CNN
Comment Spammers Have Blogs - WebProNews
Electronics Arts Takes Share In Ubisoft - The Inquirer
European Search Engine Launched - The Inquirer
European Shares Nudge Higher - CNN

Indian Scientists Win Awards For Medicine, Physics - SiliconIndia
Infosys' Shareholders Approve ADS Offer - SiliconIndia
MyTravel Secures Debt Rescue Deal - BBC
Nokia CEO Affirms Growth Forecast - CNN
Ohio Recount Stirs Trouble - Wired

Seattle Times: Macs Languish Next To IPod - Mac Observer
Virtual Trade Tough Nut To Crack - Wired
Woman Scientists Allege Raw Deal - SiliconIndia
Simulator Puts Troops In Battle - Detroit Free Press
Archipelago's Putnam Cited For 'usurpation' - Chicago Sun

Dragonair Posts Double-Digit Year-On-Year Increases - eyefortransport
Electronic Arts Buys Stake In UbiSoft - CBS News
Elpida Ships FB-DIMMs - The Inquirer
Eurinpro And Strauss Innovation Team Up In Solingen - eyefortransport
Foxconn Cuts Taiwanese Hack Some Slack - The Inquirer

HSE24 And Deutsche Post Agree On Long-Term~ - eyefortransport
Just In Time: Gadget-Heavy, High-Tech Tickers - Chicago Sun
MIKE WENDLAND: Cell Phone Connectivity Has Built ~ - Detroit Free Press
New Ace Chief To Build On Expansion - Chicago Sun
New Appointments At Exel, Hazchem Network, IANA,~ - eyefortransport

NYCT Assumes Terminal Ops At Former Howland Hook Site - eyefortransport
Outcry Over Indian EBay Sex Probe - CNN
Reuters To Buy Telerate For $175 Mln - CBS News
Seawheel Launches Rotterdam – Goole Lo-Lo Link - eyefortransport
Wilmington NC Is Added To Lloyd Triestino/Zim Far~ - eyefortransport

'Academy Awards' For Standouts In Style - Newsday
Bullets And Bits - USA today
Electronic Branding - USA today
Euronext Seeks Talks On London Stock Market Deal - CBS News
Floral Passion Has Family Roots - Newsday

Geriatric Gaming - USA today
Honored For His Restorative Power - Newsday
HP, Intel Move Means SGI Running Scared - The Inquirer
Innovation A Must - USA today
Instant Office - Just Add Watercooler - Newsday

Intel CPUs Put Pressure On Capacitors, Claim - The Inquirer
Just Like The '90s: IPO Fever In Chicago - Chicago Sun
Marketing - The Final Frontier - IT-Director
Not Going Anywhere - USA today
Optimising Customer Interaction - IT-Director

Reuters To Buy Telerate For $175 Million - CBS News
Some Conversation Leads To A Suite Deal - Newsday
Spectrum Scramble - USA today
Toledo Duels In AMD 2005 Lineup - The Inquirer
Siebel Acquires Edocs - Line56

A.J. Carter: Some Conversation Leads To A Suite Deal - Newsday
Alan Wax: Instant Office - Just Add Watercooler - Newsday
Business Buyers' To-Do List - Ft Laud. Sun
CAREERS NOW For Release 12/15/04 - Ft Laud. Sun
Diageo To Buy US Wine Firm - BBC

Don't Fall In The Credit Repair Trap - Ft Laud. Sun
Families Find Different Ways To Make Charitable Gifts~ - Ft Laud. Sun
Government To Trash Emails In Run Up To Freedom Act - The Inquirer
Here Are Tips For Safe Holiday Shopping On The Web - Ft Laud. Sun
ISP Wins $1B Spam Case - USA today

London Exchange Confirms New Bid - CNN
Medicare Premiums To Eat Into Social Security Increase - Ft Laud. Sun
Missions, Conferences Fill Winter Calendar - Ft Laud. Sun
Nondeductible IRA Contributions A Hassle - Ft Laud. Sun
PC Security At The Fingertips - Ft Laud. Sun

Personal Questions Often Crop Up During Job Interviews - Ft Laud. Sun
Retirementplans' High-Risk Future - Ft Laud. Sun
Santa Spotted - USA today
Self-Heating Coffee Can - USA today
For Salon, The Outlook Is Rosy - Ft Laud. Sun

Sony Denies Report It Will Exit Plasma TV Business - CBS News
Sony Has No Plans To Stop Plasma TV Output - Deseret News
Spam Slayer: 2005 Inbox Forecast - PC World
Added Value - For Free - Ft Laud. Sun
Asian Shares Edge Higher - CNN

Cameras Push The Envelope At P.O. - New York Post
Feds' Double-Take - New York Post
Finance Vets Launch $584m Debt Fund - New York Post
Flaw Found In Google Tool - Deseret News
Gq, Details Lead Guy Mags - New York Post

IBM, HP: Two Sides Of The Same Coin - The Inquirer
Sprint Offering Radio Service That Plays Music Over Cell~ - Deseret News
Suspect Faces Hearing In Stolen Fetus Killing - CNN
Tokyo Says Deflation 'controlled' - BBC
Utah Duo Create 'quadbrid' Vehicle - Deseret News

Flaw Found In Google's New Desktop Search - News.com
Canada Post Strike Hits 7 Days - DM News
Crane Feels 'Adrenaline' Rush - HollywoodReport
Honda Forecasts 8% Rise In Global Car Sales In '05 - CBS News
Hotmail Dumps McAfee's Antivirus For Trend Micro - News.com

Hyundai Recalls 120,000 Elantras - CNN
Langa Letter: Year-End PC Tasks - InformationWeek
Manning Held To One TD In Win Over Ravens - CNN
New Year, Same Old Worries - CBS News
Nimsoft's Real-World Approach To Managing End-To-End~ - GovTech

Preventative Maintenance For Microsoft® Exchange Server:~ - GovTech
Search Engines Battle For The Desktop - DM News
Selig Named Senior Vp At Buena Vista - HollywoodReport
Siebel Systems Set To Acquire Edocs - DM News
Sprint Offers Streaming Mobile Music - News.com

The Four Most Common Problems With Microsoft® Exchange Server~ - GovTech
Vine Swings In, Takes 'Charge' - HollywoodReport
Webloyalty Couples Discounts, Purchase Guarantee - DM News
Writer's Aide Gets Paid At ABC - HollywoodReport
10 Reasons To Own A Cell Phone - ZDNet

Six Months For NASA Hacker - Australian IT
Sprint Will Offer A Radio Service - NY Times
70-Car Pileup On Snowy Interstate 80 - CNN
A Toy To Help With S.A.T. Preparation - NY Times
Banks, Techs Keep Nikkei Higher - CNN

Charity Navigator Site Evaluates 3,400+ Charities - URLwire
Cheung Tops Disney In China - HollywoodReport
FDA To Pfizer: Scale Back Celebrex Ads - CNN
Fewer Cellular Carriers, But Not Fewer Services - NY Times
ISP Wins $1 Billion In Spam Suit - News.com

Jets' Offense Comes Alive In 37-14 Win Over Seattle - CNN
Kia Spectra Rates 'Poor' In Crash Test - CNN
Manning Chases Marino's TD Record - CNN
On The Open Internet, A Web Of Dark Alleys - NY Times
Oracle Readies Major App Server Upgrade - JavaWorld

Rice University Computer Scientists Find A Flaw In Google's~ - NY Times
Seven Films Selected For VFX Bake-Off - HollywoodReport
Slain Pregnant Woman Mourned In Two Towns - CNN
UK Brewer Buys Into India's UB - CNN
EBay Moves Into Rental Market - Australian IT

Europe Seeks New Online Media Rules - Australian IT
Phibbs Runs Adobe Marketing - Australian IT
Sony To Drop Plasma For LCD: Report - Australian IT
Twin Cities Bloggers Get Time 'blog Of The Year'~ - St Paul Pioneer
Auction Manager Held Over Porn - Australian IT

Audio Channels Launched For Cell Phones ›› - NZ Herald
FSN To Fans: Are You Ready For Some Arena Football? - HollywoodReport
HK Shelves $3bn Property Listing - CNN
MYOB Grows Revenue 36pc - Australian IT
NSW Toll Booths To Go From 2005 - Australian IT

Overseas Boxoffice Welcomes 'Ocean's' - HollywoodReport
Packers Clinch Playoff Spot When 4 Teams Lose - CNN
Polar Outdoor Computer AXN700 - Australian IT
Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within For PC - Australian IT
Siebel Buys Billing Group For $151m - Australian IT

Soprano Renata Tebaldi, 'voice Of An Angel,' Dies - HollywoodReport
Survey: U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices Fall - CNN
The Vine: MPAA Talking With GOP Aide - HollywoodReport
WMA Sees Shake-Up At The Top - HollywoodReport
Hypercom Lowers Outlook For 2004 - Forbes

Pharmos Shares Drop On Poor Trial Data - Forbes
Stocks To Rise On Easing Oil Prices - Forbes
Trimble Names Rajat Bahri As CFO - Forbes
Europe Stocks Up On M&A; Bonds Up On Euro - NY Times
2005 Spending Bill Opens Competition - Chicago Tribune

Automakers Out To Halt Car Slide - Chicago Tribune
Beef Business Booms For Local Firm - Chicago Tribune
Canadian Small Businesses Upbeat - Chicago Tribune
DOE Contracts Under Scrutiny - Chicago Tribune
Firms Find Higher Purpose Helps Foster Their Success - Chicago Tribune

I Didn't Realize How Much Had Changed - Chicago Tribune
In-Person Dialogue More Meaningful Than Print Resume -