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Break-apart PS3 controller on way to rip off Nintendo Wii Remote? TECH.BLORGE.com, Australia - Jun 14, 2008 By Dave Parrack There has been a sizeable amount of talk lately of how Sony and Microsoft are going to try and tap in to the casual gaming market so … Sony Working On A New Ps3 Wii-like Controller? eFluxMedia Wii puts Nintendo out front in sales Orlando Sentinel Books, Web can co-exist in kids' world San Jose Mercury News BBC News - San Francisco Chronicle all 242 news articles

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Mild weather aids Northern California firefighting - San Diego Union-Tribune
PARADISE Milder-than-expected weekend weather has helped fire crews tamp down a series of Northern California wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to evacuate. Evacuation centers began shutting their doors as many of the 9,000 residents who fled from in
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List of highest-paid CEOs in 2007 - MSN MoneyCentral
CBS Class B Ord Shs ( CBS ) Stock Quote , Chart , News , Add to Watchlist (AP) - The 10 highest-paid CEOs for 2007 at Standard & Poor’s 500 companies based on calculations by The Associated Press. The total pay figures are rounded, and are based on the AP’s compensation formula, which adds up salary
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Remembering Russert - Wall Street Journal
Christopher Conkey reports from Washington. The moderator s seat on the set of NBC s Meet the Press was empty Sunday morning in honor of Tim Russert , the network s Washington bureau chief, who died of a heart attack on Friday at age 58. Instead of a previously scheduled debate between Sens
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Woods Leads at U.S. Open - Washington Post
SAN DIEGO — If, as expected, Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Open, it will almost certainly not feel like a coronation. Those are perfunctory events, easy strolls down cushy walkways. Woods has done it differently this week _ taking himself, and his fans, through a wince-inducing, heart-pounding
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UN chief says Saudi Arabia plans to increase oil production by 200,000 barrels a day - International Herald Tribune
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia : Saudi Arabia plans to increase its oil production by 200,000 barrels a day next month, the kingdom’s oil minister told U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Sunday, according to Ban’s spokesman. The U.N. secretary-general met with Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi in the port city of Jiddah
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Bush, Britain’s Brown plan to discuss Iraq, Iran - Houston Chronicle
LONDON President Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown are confronting the twin challenges of Iran’s nuclear ambitions and troop levels in Iraq in two days of talks capping the president’s farewell tour of Europe. Their meetings, which begin Sunday, amount to another get-to-know-you
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New prediction of lower flood crest at Iowa City - Salon
The National Weather Service had predicted the river would crest by early Tuesday at the university city at 33 feet. But on Sunday the weather service projection shows the river topping at about 31 and a half feet and holding there until it starts to fall Monday evening. Still, the situation remains
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Forecast for lower flood crest at Iowa City - Seattle Times
Flooding in the Birdland area near downtown Des Moines, Iowa, is shown Saturday after a levee breach on the Des Moines River. Authorities ordered 270 homes evacuated. Displaced residents trickled back into the hardest-hit areas of Cedar Rapids on Sunday for their first up-close look at flood
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Space shuttle Discovery return to earth - Antara Interactive
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (ANTARA News/Reuters) - The U.S. space shuttle Discovery landed at its home port on Saturday, wrapping up a mission that gave Japan a permanent toehold in space and setting NASA up for its next mission — a high-profile servicing call to the Hubble Space Telescope. Shuttle
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Woods Leads at U.S. Open - Washington Post
SAN DIEGO — If, as expected, Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Open, it will almost certainly not feel like a coronation. Those are perfunctory events, easy strolls down cushy walkways. Woods has done it differently this week _ taking himself, and his fans, through a wince-inducing, heart-pounding
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New prediction of lower flood crest at Iowa City - Salon
The National Weather Service had predicted the river would crest by early Tuesday at the university city at 33 feet. But on Sunday the weather service projection shows the river topping at about 31 and a half feet and holding there until it starts to fall Monday evening. Still, the situation remains
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List of highest-paid CEOs in 2007 - MSN MoneyCentral
CBS Class B Ord Shs ( CBS ) Stock Quote , Chart , News , Add to Watchlist (AP) - The 10 highest-paid CEOs for 2007 at Standard & Poor’s 500 companies based on calculations by The Associated Press. The total pay figures are rounded, and are based on the AP’s compensation formula, which adds up salary
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UN chief says Saudi Arabia plans to increase oil production by 200,000 barrels a day - International Herald Tribune
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia : Saudi Arabia plans to increase its oil production by 200,000 barrels a day next month, the kingdom’s oil minister told U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Sunday, according to Ban’s spokesman. The U.N. secretary-general met with Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi in the port city of Jiddah
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Bush, Britain’s Brown plan to discuss Iraq, Iran - Houston Chronicle
LONDON President Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown are confronting the twin challenges of Iran’s nuclear ambitions and troop levels in Iraq in two days of talks capping the president’s farewell tour of Europe. Their meetings, which begin Sunday, amount to another get-to-know-you
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Joe Lieberman rips Barack Obama on Iran and Israel, puts Democrats on edge - Chicago Sun-Times
WASHINGTON Joe Lieberman is fast becoming the Democrats public enemy No. 1. The four-term Connecticut senator, who came tantalizingly close to being Al Gore s vice president in 2000, not only has been campaigning for his pal, presumed Republican nominee John McCain, now he s publicly
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Mild weather aids Northern California firefighting - San Diego Union-Tribune
PARADISE Milder-than-expected weekend weather has helped fire crews tamp down a series of Northern California wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to evacuate. Evacuation centers began shutting their doors as many of the 9,000 residents who fled from in
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Forecast for lower flood crest at Iowa City - Seattle Times
Flooding in the Birdland area near downtown Des Moines, Iowa, is shown Saturday after a levee breach on the Des Moines River. Authorities ordered 270 homes evacuated. Displaced residents trickled back into the hardest-hit areas of Cedar Rapids on Sunday for their first up-close look at flood
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Video game sales up 37% to $1.12B in May - USA Today
SAN JOSE, Calif. U.S. retail sales of video games, consoles and game accessories hit $1.12 billion in May, a 37% rise over the same month last year, driven by the chart-topping Grand Theft Auto video game, market researcher NPD Group reported
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Grand Theft Auto IV Roars On - Street.Com
SAN FRANCISCO -The video games industry grew 37% last month on strong sales of the Grand Theft Auto IV game. However Microsoft MSFT saw sales of its Xbox 360 console lag rival Sony’s SNE PlayStation 3. Meanwhile Nintendo/s Wii console and its
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SAN DIEGO — At 8:05 a.m. Thursday at Torrey Pines Golf Course, Phil Mickelson stepped onto the first tee box and was showered with shouts of encouragement and applause. Mickelson approached to the starter’s lectern, which has a microphone, and stood there for a second before some made a request Read more

LOS ANGELES - In their comeback season, the Celtics saved the biggest one of all for the NBA Finals. Boston rallied from a 24-point deficit and beat the Los Angeles Lakers , 97-91, last night to take a 3-1 lead in this history-rich series and move within one victory of a 17th championship that Read more

Flooding from rain swollen rivers has forced the evacuation of thousands of people and has damaged homes and businesses across the US state of Iowa. State Governor Chet Culver said that with nine rivers at near record levels, dozens of bridges have been destroyed. He has declared 55 out of Iowa’s 99 Read the rest of this entry

4 homes washed away in Wis. as Midwest rivers swell - Seattle Times
Floodwater washed away four houses and threatened dams in Wisconsin on Monday as military crews joined desperate sandbagging operations to hold back Indiana streams surging toward record levels. The East Coast simmered through temperatures climbing toward the century mark. Ten deaths were blamed on

National average price for gas hits $4 for first time - Baltimore Sun
NEW YORK - Drivers are paying an average of $4 for a gallon of gasoline for the first time. AAA and the Oil Price Information Service say the national average price for a gallon of regular gas rose to $4.005 overnight from $3.988. But consumers in many parts of the country have already been paying

Corruption fighters find Chicago a challenge - Newsday
CHICAGO - When former Illinois Gov. George Ryan got snared in a racketeering and fraud investigation several years ago, some thought Chicago might get a break from the corruption that has plagued this city for as long as anyone can remember. Federal corruption hunters were still patrolling the city

Sout Korea’s Cabinet turns in resignations - Philadelphia Inquirer
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea’s prime minister and the entire Cabinet offered their resignations to President Lee Myung-bak following widespread protests over the planned resumption of U.S. beef imports. Spokesman Lee Dong-kwan did not say whether the president would accept the resignations. The

Euro falls against dollar to US$1.5560 as Bush voices support for strong currency - International Herald Tribune
FRANKFURT, Germany : The euro fell against the U.S. dollar in European trading Tuesday as U.S. officials, including President George W. Bush, voiced their support for a strong American currency. The euro bought US$1.5560 in morning European trading, down from US$1.5652 Monday night in New York. Bush

McDonald’s, others pull tomatoes over salmonella - Forbes
McDonald’s, Wal-Mart and other U.S. chains have halted sales of some raw tomatoes as federal health officials work to trace the source of a multistate salmonella food poisoning outbreak. Burger King, Outback Steakhouse and Taco Bell were among other restaurants voluntarily withdrawing tomatoes from

NBA Today - International Herald Tribune
Boston at Los Angeles Lakers (9 p.m. EDT). The Celtics have a 2-0 lead in the NBA finals thanks to two home wins. Michael Curry will be the Pistons head coach next season after only one year as an assistant. Curry was set be introduced as Detroit’s new coach at a news conference Tuesday, Pistons

Oil slips in Asia, falling $4.19 to $134.35/barrel - Seattle Times
Oil slipped in Asia on Tuesday, but traders saying prices could climb higher amid concerns over supplies, growing global demand and other geopolitical issues. Crude futures pulled back Monday from last week’s record highs, falling $4.19 to $134.35 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after

NBA Today - International Herald Tribune
Boston at Los Angeles Lakers (9 p.m. EDT). The Celtics have a 2-0 lead in the NBA finals thanks to two home wins. Michael Curry will be the Pistons head coach next season after only one year as an assistant. Curry was set be introduced as Detroit’s new coach at a news conference Tuesday, Pistons
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McDonald’s, others pull tomatoes over salmonella - Forbes
McDonald’s, Wal-Mart and other U.S. chains have halted sales of some raw tomatoes as federal health officials work to trace the source of a multistate salmonella food poisoning outbreak. Burger King, Outback Steakhouse and Taco Bell were among other restaurants voluntarily withdrawing tomatoes from
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