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German Candidates Break Election Tradition
Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago By DAVID RISING. BERLIN (AP) - Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his conservative challenger both broke with long tradition against campaigning on election eve Saturday, heading to Germany's most populous state

UPDATE 2-Campbell brushes Goosen aside, McGinley on top
Reuters.uk - 36 minutes ago By Tony Jimenez. VIRGINIA WATER, England, Sept 17 (Reuters) - US Open winner Michael Campbell turned the form book upside down when he hammered top seed Retief Goosen 7 and 6 on Saturday to reach the World Match Play Championship final.

Post-Katrina, Overpreparedness Will Be Norm
ABC News - 9 hours ago Water and sand from Hurricane Ophelia are removed from Highway 12 as a utilities worker makes repairs at right in Hatteras, NC, Friday, Sept. 16, 2005. Other than some sound-side flooding, the Outer Banks was slowly returning to life as usual.

Governor's task: repairing image
San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago By Laura Kurtzman. SACRAMENTO - With Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger confirming Friday he will run for a second term, he must now confront a humbling challenge: how to rectify his badly tarnished image. The celebrity

Nintendo rethinks the game controller
Macworld - Sep 16, 2005 By Martyn Williams, IDG News Service. Nintendo Co. Ltd. will offer a game controller with its upcoming Revolution games console that is drastically different from those used in previous consoles. The controller

Bankruptcies: The threat to your pension
CNN International - 22 hours ago If more firms unload their retirement obligation on the government, how strong is the safety net? by Steve Hargreaves, CNN/Money staff writer. How private employers' plans took a hit, and the changes being proposed; is your money at risk?(full story).

New Zealand PM Clark claws back lead in vote count
Reuters.uk - 1 hour ago By Paul Tait. WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark was poised to form an historic third successive government after her Labour Party clawed its way back past opposition National in a nail-biting election on Saturday.

Toms, out of hospital, plans to play next week
San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago FARMINGTON, Pa. - Golfer David Toms was released from a Pittsburgh hospital Friday and said in a statement that he plans to play in the Presidents Cup next week despite being stricken by a heart problem Thursday during the 84 Lumber Classic.

Drug treatment order for rock star
Scotland on Sunday - 3 hours ago Courtney Love has been sentenced to 180 days at a US drug treatment centre for violating probation in three criminal cases. Superior Court judge Rand Rubin credited the 41-year-old singer-actress for the 28