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Linspire, the company that once raised Microsoft's ire with its Linux-based Lindows operating system, is being swallowed by Xandros, another Linux company.

The US state department criticises reported comments by a defence official that Israel was getting closer to attacking Iran.

Will Smith is superhero fit. 'Dark Knight' music captures essence of Heath Ledger's Joker. Pam Anderson helps to save the snakes. Uma Thurman is getting hitched. Bon Jovi to rock Central Park.

Luis Yanez was kicked off the U.S. team for skipping three weeks of camp without getting permission or even telling USA Boxing where he was, national team coach Dan Campbell claims.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress are gearing up to pass a second election-year economic stimulus package, but unlike the $152 billion measure that passed in February, they are not counting on getting the support of President George W. Bush.

The chancellor is proposing measures to protect savers in the event of a bank getting into financial difficulty.

George Hincapie is getting a fifth chance at winning Olympic gold.

CDC's recently released HIV/AIDS data, which show an overall increase in new HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men, is a 'reminder that the work of keeping people HIV-negative and getting those who are HIV-positive into treatment is never done,' a Washington Post editorial states.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Guillermo Zorogastua prefers to do his legal research on his laptop. Dennis Palmer feels more comfortable digging into books in the law library at Shughart Thomson & Kilroy. The two Kansas City lawyers, one 23, the other 63, exemplify just one of many various ways that the different generations are getting things done at work....

In a speech on patriotism yesterday, barack obama distanced himself from Gen. Wesley Clark's criticisms of the McCain candidacy. On Sunday, the retired general, speaking about John McCain, said: 'I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president.'