Today, 10 August 2004

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    26 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Tuesday* mita (P) 103/07/2004 I August 10, 2004 TODAY we set you thinking Tuesday August 10,2004* I todayonline.com mita(P) 103/07/2004
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    Lock icon WELL DONE, MRGOH
    664 1  -  Raymond Andrew Lee Ching Wern Nation pays tribute to Prime Minister ON his last few nights as the Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr Goh Chok Tong has been occupied with another important role. "My daughter (Jin Theng) has just visited from the UK. So, I spent a
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      HAPPY 39TH BIRTHDAY, SINGAPORE!
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      Lock icon Healthy dose of optimism
      517 3  -  Raymond Andrew DPM Lee confident S'pore has ability to tackle whatever comes THE prescription, it seems, called for a shot of optimism in the arm and yesterday, Singaporean ministers buoyed up the National Day mood with happy readings of the economy and the year ahead. Speaking
      All PHOTOS BY WEE FECK HIAN, fKEVOR TAN  -  517 words
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      Lock icon 4 dead, 7 burnt badly in Japan nuke plant accident
      210 4 TOKYO As Japan marked the 59th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, at least four workers were killed and seven others burnt severely yesterday by a steam leak at a nuclear plant But officials said there was no radiation
      — Agencies; REUTERS  -  210 words
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      Stabbed, beaten up, robbed... but he goes on
      502 4  -  Eveline Gan Nepalese set on spreading peace message and raising funds for Sherpa villages PEDALLING a Leßun bike, Mr Furtemba Sherpa cut a lonely figure along the busy streets of Singapore. A plate on the bike read: "World Peace and Environment Conservation".
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  • HOT NEWS/LETTERS
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      Lock icon Osama not key target for Pakistanis
      303 7 Agencies Officials downplay importance of hunt for Al Qaeda leader, focus on nabbing two 'real masterminds' ISLAMABAD United States President George W Bush has been quick to capitalise on Pakistan's break up of an Al Qaeda cell, but Pakistani officials said his hopes of
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      Impractical to alter yellow lines in MRT
      463 7  -  Goh Chee Kong I REFER to the letters, "Put human life before cost factors" (Aug 3), "Shift back yellow safety line at stations" (Aug 3) and "Safety measures and the public" (Aug 5). We consider the safety measures suggested by readers during our
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  • LETTERS
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      Database costs are high, says NLB
      177 8  -  Jasna Dhansukhal We refer to the letter by Mr Tan Chin Eng, "Why charge for online access?" (Aug 4). The cost of acquiring and lending books cannot be compared directly to the recurring cost of subscribing to databases, which is based on access. The
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      Lef s support the new leadership
      399 8  -  SiowJiaßui Feedback of the country's policies should remain a S'porean domain AS Singapore celebrates 39 years of independence, I would like to wish the nation a very happy birthday. This year's celebration is doubly significant as it presages a new chapter in Singapore's history,
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon UOB offers to buy all shares in Thailand's Bank of Asia
      216 10 Dow Jones BANGKOK- United Overseas Bank (UOB) said yesterday it would hold a tender offer to buy all the shares of Thailand's Bank of Asia that it did not already own at 5.35 baht (0.22 cent) a share. UOB
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      Lock icon Dubai group backs $17b Yukos bailout
      321 10 Agencies UK paper says Al Maktoum family members involved LONDON A consortium of Dubai-based investors is backing a US$lO-billion ($l7-billion) rescue plan for Russian oil company Yukos Oil that has been made by a former associate of company founder and former chief executive Mikhail
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      Lock icon Non-members invited to Opec talks
      131 10 -AFP JAKARTA The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) is inviting producers from outside the cartel to talks next month on how to stabilise sky-rocket-ing oil prices, the organisation's president, Mr Purnomo Yusgiantoro said yesterday. The unusual move to throw open the Sept 14 Opec
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      Lock icon Temasek eyes 20% of Indian unit: Report
      90 10 -Dow Jones MUMBAI Singapore investment company Temasek Holdings is in negotiations with Indian engineering company Larsen Toubro to buy 20 per cent of Larsen's investment unit L&T Holdings, the Times of India reported yesterday. Temasek intends to buy the stake as part of
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      What's spinning Rotary's wheels?
      958 12  -  Lim Say Boon Concerns about gross margins, future contracts, cash utilisation likely to weigh on stock SUDDENLY, the market turned nasty on its former oil and gas sweetheart Rotary Engineering. Investors, traders and shortsellers alike dumped the stock down a staggering 35 per cent in three
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  • INFOTECH
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      Lock icon Web usability isjcey
      842 15  -  Francis Chin CDIS chief: Websites can still be too complicated THREE clicks, at most, should be all I it takes for users on your website to reach the information they want. Always have a go-back link or button and avoid flickering images and colour schemes with poor
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        Lock icon China's first SMS novel ready
        45 17 Reuters The copyright for China's first novel to be delivered by SMS has been sold by a Beijing-based wireless business operator. The 4,200-character Outside the Fortress Besieged will be available in instalments. The copyright was sold for 180,000 yuan ($37,344).
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      • Article
        Trojan for Pocket PCs found
        59 17 The first Windows CE backdoor Trojan virus Backdoor.Bardor.A has been discovered last week. Once installed, the virus takes over the hand- held system when it is restarted. The backdoor only affects ARM CPU-based Pocket PC devices. Information security company Symantec recommends that compromised systems be
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        Lock icon Web-based messenger soon
        56 17 Reuters Microsoft is testing a new version of its MSN Messenger that can be used over the Web without having to install software. MSN Web Messenger is expected to be launched by the end of the year. Web-based messengers are aimed at those using public computers or
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      • Article
        Lock icon Filipinos to protest tax via SMS
        77 17 -AFP A consumer group said it would lead the first cyber-protest in the Philippines to denounce government plans to tax mobile phone text messaging. The group has posted a petition on the Internet, asking Congress to scrap the tax measure aimed at generating revenues
        -AFP  -  77 words
      • Article
        NEC buys banking IT supplier
        47 17 NEC Solutions Asia Pacific (NECSAP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corp, is injecting $15 million over three years into the acquisition of banking IT supplier Decillion Solutions and its subsidiaries. The acquisition would enable NECSAP to expand its financial services business strategically.
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      Unwire your enterprise
      449 17  -  Ariel Tam Data needs to be transmitted real-time I AS BUSINESS models 1 adapt to the fast-paced marketplace, so do business requirements. With such a premise, Sybase sees itself focusing on the concept of the unwired enterprise, a place where you can get fast, reliable and secure
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      $24.95 for unlimited international calls
      475 18  -  Ariel Tam A trio of inviting long-distance call deals on offer from local phone service provider, Mediaßing INSTEAD of paying expensive perI minute international direct dialing (IDD) rates, how would you like to pay a flat monthly charge that lets you talk to people in
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      A neat, low-cost way to integrate systems
      665 20  -  Michael Hawkins With XML, the lives of legacy applications are also extended TODAY, nearly every project on an information technology organisation's plate requires integration both within the company and extending outside to customers and partners. Organisations face challenges such as the integration of
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      Lock icon Flaunt IT, wear IT
      64 20 AFP A Thai model demonstrating an IBM wearable computer at the Bangkok International ICT (Infocomm Technology) Expo 2004 last week. The event was held to enhance Thailand's competitiveness as it seeks to be an international venue for ICT exhibitions. About 450 exhibitors from 7 8 countries
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      Web services a boost for SMEs
      428 20  -  John Hiraoka WEB services today allow I the dynamic integration between applications without costly and time-consuming programming. This reduces implementation time and simplifies the installation process, ultimately accelerating the return on software investment With Web services, businesses can more easily and affordably integrate processes
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      329 23 ■SliiiiifiSH Turn your Sun Perks points into an exclusive I movie preview! I M1 customers can redeem a pair of movie tickets to the M1 I Box Office Preview of Alien vs. Predator with 400 SunPerks I points. Simply log on to www.miworid.coin.sg from 10 August I 9am onwards to
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Arrest warrant out for Chalabi
      470 24 Former Iraqi head calls fraud charges 'ridiculous', saidTenet and his organisation were after him BAGHDAD Ahmed Chalabi, a former darling of the United States in the run up to the war in Iraq before a drastic fallout, vowed yesterday to return to Baghdad "in a
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      Lock icon Pakistan protests against FBI ploy
      119 24 Reuters ISLAMABAD Pakistan has protested to the United States about an FBI sting operation involving a fake plot to kill Pakistan's United Nations ambassador, describing it yesterday as a mind-boggling and dangerous mission. The FBI had set up the string to try to snare Mohammed
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Crisis management
        35 24 -AFP Myanmar Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt met with Vietnam's top leaders in Hanoi yesterday for talks on resolving a deadlock with the European Union over his nation's participation in October's Asia-Europe summit.
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        Lock icon Wiranto appeal out
        48 24 Reuters An Indonesian court dismissed an appeal from presidential hopeful Wiranto yesterday against the July 5 election results, ending the exgeneral's bid for the country's top job. The former military chief claims he lost more than 5.4 million votes due to irregularities in the poll.
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        Lock icon Tommy's model friend banned from visitinq
        53 24 AFP V Indonesian authorities have banned former model Sandy Harun from visiting Tommy Suharto, the imprisoned youngest son of former dictator Suharto. An official said the ban came after the model made several unauthorised visits to Tommy, who is serving a 15-year sentence for
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        Lock icon A qame of murder
        38 24 Reuters A 27-year-old man and three 1 8-year-old men have been charged with murder after they beat six people to death in Florida for allegedly stealing an XBox video game system and some clothes.
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        Lock icon Death by collagen
        61 24 -AFP A 20-year-old Indonesian woman who underwent a breast enlargement at an unlicensed beauty parlour in Jakarta died after the operation went awry, the Kompas daily reported yesterday. Ms Hilda Pasman, a student attending a university in the Netherlands, had taken advantage of a trip home to
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      Lock icon Moqtada vows to stay in Najaf
      223 24 Agencies NAJAF (Iraq) Firebrand Shia cleric Moqtada Al Sadr yesterday defied demands from Iraq's interim government that his militia pull out of the holy city of Najaf. After days of fierce fighting, United States marines claim to have killed 360 of Moqtada's fighters. Backed
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      This thief drove a Mercedes
      154 24 SHAH ALAM Malaysian police have arrested a Mer-cedes-car-driving snatch thief who made RMIO,OOO ($4,516) a month from his daily stealings, reported Bernama news agency. Selangor police chief Mohd Fauzi Saari said yesterday that the former-security guard lived in an upmarket terrace house and drove a
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon A grandiose role for Malaysia?
      878 26  -  Karim Raslan It is foolish to think that Arabs will take a leaf out of the Malaysian book to democratise the Middle East MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has just returned from a successful tour of Washington DC, Paris and London. In all three
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  • SUCCEED
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      The stuff good schools are made of
      665 27  -  Derrick A Paulo NUS Business School is banking on the quality of its faculty and creativity with its new programmes AS BUSINESS schools in Singapore begin to feel the heat of competition, one institution intends to get creative in order to emerge as
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      Personal preparation and planning: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
      590 28  -  John Bittleston Presenting four fundamentals crucial to mankind's survival MANKIND has survived because of a unique ability to adapt Man's superior brain has allowed him to adapt to, and take advantage of, changes. Mankind will continue to do so in the immediate
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      MDA puts 25 more on media career path
      347 29  -  Yong Shu Chiang IT'S cool to have a famous director for a relative. But aspiring film-maker Ong Chao Hong has been influenced more by legendary film-makers Bergman, Truffaut and Godard than his uncle, acclaimed Taiwanese director Tsai Ming Ling. He'll soon follow
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      1145 30  -  David Chew Patrons, artists and the Esplanade's ushers say audiences here still have some way to go with theatre etiquette SIX months back, some latecomers to Bobby McFerrin's concert at the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay loudly complained to the a cappella legend himself, who was
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      409 33  -  DAVID CHEW The sequel was better than the remake THIS year's two pink offerings from The Necessary Stage could have done without one. Mardi Gras was given a reworking, new material, half a new cast and turned out to be a disappointment. The version I
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        673 34  -  Jeanine Tan As the Singapore Idol debut last night shows, there is hope IT IS by now a familiar slogan "There is hope" that we've all heard on television, in one of the Singapore Idol trailers. It is as if someone, sitting somewhere up there, is reassuring
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        241 36 -AP The BBC poll for best film soundtrack: 1. The Blues Brothers (1980) 2. Pulp Fiction (1994) 3. Trainspotting (1996) 4. Saturday Night Fever (1977) 5. Dirty Dancing (1987) 6. Grosse Point Blank (1997) 7. Kill Bill Vol 1 and Kill Bill Vol
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        526 38  -  Lynn Seah HAVING children late in life is not generally considered a good thing for women. But a recent study has thrown up this intriguing possibility: The later in life a woman has children, the lower her risk of developing ovarian cancer. In
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        101 38 LEARN about the latest advances in surgery at a public forum organised by the National University Hospital on Aug 28. The "Latest Advances In Surgery A Less Painful Surgery and A Short Hospital Stay" public forum will include talks on Keyhole Surgery and Hernia Repair, A Less Painful
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        615 38  -  Jenny Kong BriteSmile's whitening system will leave you beaming all over THE thought of sitting in the dentist's chair strikes fear in me. But I quickly called up for an appointment when I found out what this dentist could do. For I walked into
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        1065 39  -  Melody Tan You do not have to slave over the hot stove to prepare herbal remedies and tonics REMEMBER when you were young and grandma used to give you Chinese herbal everages whenever you had a bad cold? Today, we're much more likely to pay
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      398 42 -AFP Police say sorry for attack on minister's car after Asian Cup loss BEIJING Beijing police have apologised to Japan, after a car carrying a Japanese embassy official was attacked by angry Chinese football fans, the embassy said yesterday. The car carrying Chikahito Harada, an embassy minister,
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      231 42 Reuters OHIO Andre Agassi confirmed his remarkable return to form, when he beat Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to win his first title in nine months, at the Cincinnati Masters Series on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The 34-year-old 11th seed's triumph over a
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      512 42  -  TAN YO-HINN THREE months ago, the Southern Stingrays looked down and out Three losses in their opening three games left them without a point, and their ambitions for the NTUC FairPrice Netball Super League (NSL) 2004 season seemed to be in
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      590 43 Reuters Benitez sparks a new wave of optimism with emphasis on attack LIVERPOOL A new wave of optimism has accompanied the arrival of Spanish coach Rafael Benitez at Liverpool, as they prepare to battle with champions Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United for the Premiership title. Liverpool
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      365 43 CARDIFF Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson admitted yesterday he faces his "worst start" to a season, as he wrestles with an injury and suspension crisis. Ruud van Nistelrooy, Louis Saha, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Wes Brown and Liam Miller are out injured, Gabriel Heinze and Crista'ano
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      245 43 CARDIFF Arsenal's Robert Pires revealed yesterday that skipper Patrick Vieira (picture) had decided to quit Highbury and move to Real Madrid, reported BBCSportOnline. Gunners' boss Arsene Wenger wants Vieira to clarify his future by Saturday, but Pires claimed he had already made up his
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        67 44 ATHENS The Olympics will see nearcapacity crowds in most venues after a recent surge in ticket sales, Games organisers predicted yesterday. Organisers had sold just under half of the 5.2 million tickets, but daily sales have increased 10-fold to over 45,000 a day in the past week.
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        80 44 SOFIA Bulgarian lOC member Ivan Slavkov (picture) has temporarily stepped down as president of both his country's National Olympic Committee and football federation, after being embroiled in a corruption scandal, a federation spokesman said yesterday. The spokesman added that Slavkov would take legal action against the
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        70 44 ATHENS lOC president Jacques Rogge enjoyed an excellent bed and the silence of the Olympic village, after leaving his five-star hotel to stay with the athletes. Continuing his custom of staying with the teams, Rogge, a former Olympic sailor and ex-head of Belgian teams, who
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        73 44 ATHENS The two positive dope tests that rocked the Greek Olympic baseball team yesterday will reverberate just as strongly a world away in the US. There are few Greek speakers in the team, cobbled together from GreekAmericans plying their trade in baseball's US backwaters and North American
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        94 44 SEOUL South Korea will relay satellite broadcasts of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Athens Olympics and other highlights from the Games to North Korea for free, a television official said yesterday. Sending the signal via satellite to North Korea would cost 300 million ($445,000)
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      415 44 Reuters Zhang and the rest of the shot put athletes will make history ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece More than 16 centuries after a Roman emperor prohibited the Olympics as a pagan ritual, part of the Games returns to their original site, here at Ancient Olympia. Nestled
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      403 44 Reuters ATHENS The world's finest sports men and women rub shoulders and play by the same rules in the Olympic village, regardless of earning power or fame. Whether you are Australian swimmer lan Thorpe, American athlete Gail Devers or
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      437 45 Reuters Tournament kicks off with hosts Greece buoyant ATHENS By the time the Olympics officially opens on Friday, the football tournament will be comfortably under way. The competition, for under-23 players but with three over-age players allowed, kicks off today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time). Favourites Argentina take on
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      397 45 -AP ISTANBUL One week before their opener at the Athens Games, the US men's Olympic basketball team took a step backward even though the Americans didn't quite see it that way. The NBA-packed US team blew most of a 14-point fourth-quarter lead against a
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      265 45 MUNICH Embattled triple Olympic gold medallist Marion Jones won the long jump and helped the United States sprint relay quartet to victory, in a pre-Olympics international match here on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Competing for the first time since the US trials three weeks
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