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Tour chief regrets Armstrong is not closer to the people
Reuters.uk - 43 minutes ago CHALLANS, France (Reuters) - Tour de France director Jean-Marie Leblanc, who will retire in 2006, paid homage to Lance Armstrong but said he would have liked him to be "closer to the people". "I would have

Microsoft to Pay IBM $775 Million to Settle Antitrust Charges
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago By Jesus Sanchez, Times Staff Writer. Microsoft Corp. today agreed to pay rival IBM Corp. $775 million to settle long-standing antitrust charges as the software giant continues to resolve a long list of legal problems over its business practices.

US Treasuries Fall as ISM June Manufacturing Index Increases
Bloomberg - 4 hours ago July 1 (Bloomberg) -- US Treasuries tumbled, pushing the yield on the 10-year note above 4 percent for the first time since June 22, after the Institute for Supply Management's index of manufacturing for June rose more than forecast.

Germany Likely to Hold Early Elections
San Francisco Chronicle - 45 minutes ago By DAVID McHUGH, Associated Press Writer. In a gamble, a battered Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder persuaded Germany's parliament Friday to set up early elections, almost seven years after he swept to power with promises to revive Europe's biggest economy.

Spain approves gay marriage
Daily Times - 1 hour ago MADRID: Spain�s parliament on Thursday approved a controversial new law allowing gay couples to marry and adopt children, flying in the face of furious opposition from the Roman Catholic Church. Spain, which

Senate votes 54-45 to OK CAFTA
Miami Herald - 6 hours ago The US Senate approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement late Thursday by a vote of 54-45. Next, a vote must be taken in the House. BY JAMES KUHNHENN. WASHINGTON - Both Florida Senators, Republican

One Jen�s loss is another Jen�s gain: Affleck
Earthtimes.org - 1 hour ago Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck who have been an �item� all these months finally tied the knot, putting to rest all speculation about their relationship. The two got married yesterday in a small and private

Israeli army reopens Gaza to nonresidents
USA Today - 3 hours ago JERUSALEM (AP) � The Israeli military reopened the volatile Gaza Strip to nonresidents Friday after clearing out a hotel where Jewish extremists had holed up to oppose the withdrawal from the area slated to begin in August.