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Miers Seen As Fair on City Council
Washington Post - 3 hours ago By TA BADGER. DALLAS -- In her two years on the City Council, Harriet Miers complained of intimidation during a bitter redistricting fight over racial representation but otherwise kept her views to herself until it was time to vote, former colleagues say.

Apple racks up record revenues, again
PC Pro - 1 hour ago For the second consecutive quarter Apple has announced record revenues and profits thanks in no small part to a 48 per cent growth in Mac sales over the past year. The company made $430m profit on revenues of $3.68bn.

Scientists bolster case for hobbit people
Globe and Mail - 2 hours ago By ANNE MCILROY. Researchers have discovered the remains of more so-called hobbit-like people on a remote Indonesian island, bolstering the case that a species of miniature humans lived as recently as 12,000 years ago.

Tough to match '04 thrills
Toronto Star - 3 hours ago ST. LOUIS Tonight marks the start of the NL Championship Series between the Cardinals and the Astros. Although featuring the same two franchises as a year ago, the rosters are dramatically different. What

Trade Commission to Keep Pursuing Microsoft Case
Korea Times - 42 minutes ago By Kim Tae-gyu. Korea will continue its investigation into the antitrust charges against Microsoft, the world s top software maker, despite the firm s settlement with plaintiff RealNetworks. The Fair Trade

Violence erupts as Rice visits Afghanistan
Reuters.uk - 59 minutes ago By Saul Hudson and Sayed Salahuddin. KABUL (Reuters) - Rockets exploded in Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday and six soldiers and five aid workers were killed in attacks blamed on Taliban insurgents as US

Airport evacuated after bomb threat
Brisbane Courier Mail - 34 minutes ago THE airport of Zaragoza in northern Spain has been evacuated following a threat made in the name of the Basque separatist group ETA, police and airport sources said today. "The airport has been evacuated," a civil aviation source said.