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Title Section10 2004-03-09 1 Streats TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2004 E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (p> m/03/200310 words
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Article, Illustration546 2004-03-09 1 Khushwant Singh - SLF releases some details of downsized town centre development By_ Khushwant Singh A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a massive 31 -storey condominium and 21-storey office building towering over a partially air-conditioned bus interchange in Ang Mo Kio Town Centre has been scaled down considerably.546 words
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Advertisement42 2004-03-09 1 TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2004 SHARE YOUR PAPER E-mail: streats@sph.com.sg mita (p> m/03/2003 HAVING A I baby MPs suggest ways to tackle Singapore’s procreation problems HITTING A high Low-end jobs did not deter three young entrepreneurs from striking it big SHARE YOUR PAPER42 words
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Morning Rush
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Article, Illustration376 2004-03-09 2 MPs tackle issues such as cost of raising a family and pressures that parents face THE baby debate took centre stage in Parliament yesterday. Of the 25 MPs who spoke on the first day of the debate over this year’s Government Budget, all butAFP - 376 words
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286 2004-03-09 2 -AFP SYDNEY Doctors here have made Australian history by creating a “designer baby” to treat his brother for a lifethreatening genetic illness, it was reported here yesterday. Scientists at the Sydney IVF clinic helped the parents conceive a brother who will be an-AFP - 286 words
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419 2004-03-09 3 Conrad Raj - Members accept committee’s apologies, but still want club to pay for lease extension ĕy_ Conrad Raj MEMBERS of the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) last night rejected two motions: one to express no confidence in the entire general committee, and another to throw out the elected419 words
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Article, Illustration462 2004-03-09 4 Sarah Ng - By Sarah Ng CBD crowd lauds launch of afternoon edition FINANCE services consultant Phua Chye Kok was all smiles at a roadshow to launch the afternoon edition of Streats yesterday. Mr Phua, 36, was happy to learn that he can now pick up a copyEdwin Koo - 462 words
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Article528 2004-03-09 6 ChuaKongHo - NTUC Income reverses earlier decision to have age-based premiums ChuaKongHo NTUC Income has reversed a decision to increase premium rates for its Safra club group insurance policies by 200 per cent for those aged 51 and above after protests from members. Safra club members who sign528 words
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Article, Illustration323 2004-03-09 6 -AFP BEIJING Relatives of victims from the 1989 Tiananmen massacre expressed fears for the safety of a former military surgeon yesterday after he wrote to the leadership urging a reassessment of the crackdown. Dr Jiang Yanyong, who rose to fame for his-AFP; Reuters - 323 words
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125 2004-03-09 8 BUZZSTOP THE pace at which doctors are leaving the public sector is apparently increasing, and more specialists are among them. Last year, 43 specialists were among the 177 doctors who quit the public sector, The Straits Times reports today. Twenty-one of those were125 words
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Article145 2004-03-09 8 9 More arrests likely -AP THE man who oversees the cadaver programme at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has been arrested on suspicion of grand theft, but authorities would not say what he is accused of stealing. Mr Henry Reid, director of the willed-AP - 145 words
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160 2004-03-09 8 M Funding crisis -AFP LEADING members of France’s scientific establishment are threatening to resign en masse today to protest against a funding crisis which they say is forcing growing numbers of young researchers to pursue their careers abroad. The directors of hundreds of laboratories and-AFP - 160 words
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Article, Illustration178 2004-03-09 8 Zubaidah Nazeer - By Zubaidah Nazeer FOR two hours yesterday, Mr SK Ang (pictured), 58, scooped water out of his flooded dried goods store in Hongkong Street. Other shopkeepers in the area were also affected, with some premises ankle-deep in water, following a continuous heavy downpour, which started early inEdwin Koo - 178 words
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Article98 2004-03-09 8 -AP US Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge met with Singaporean officials yesterday and inspected the Woodlands checkpoint as part of a South-east Asian tour aimed at coordinating the American-led war against terrorism with regional allies. He also met Singapore’s Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng,-AP - 98 words
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Article97 2004-03-09 8 -AP DEEPENING its nuclear standoff with the US, North Korea said yesterday that it may insist on the withdrawal of US troops from South Korea as part of a nuclear disarmament deal. North Korea said it would push the new demands if the US failed-AP - 97 words
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Article97 2004-03-09 8 Reuters COUPLES caught kissing passionately in public in Indonesia could spend up to five years in jail or be fined 250 million rupiah (S$50,000). Members of parliament in the world’s most populous Muslim country have proposed an anti-pornography bill that also includes bans on public– Reuters - 97 words
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Article108 2004-03-09 8 Reuters CHINA may have 30 million to 40 million frustrated bachelors by 2020 as a cultural preference for sons prompts couples to abort girls, leading to prostitution and trafficking of women. Many couples abort female foetuses resulting in a skewed sex ratio that could set off crime– Reuters - 108 words
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Financial
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Article, Illustration509 2004-03-09 10 ChuaKongHo - New s29b bank expected to add to DBS’ profits by 2nd or 3rd quarter By ChuaKongHo DBS Bank, South-east Asia’s largest banking group, has agreed to a deal to merge its Thai subsidiary with two other Thai banks to create the country’s fifithlargest bank509 words
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264 2004-03-09 10 Bloomberg BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s scrapping of a US$l.B billion (Ss3.l billion) initial public offering by the nation’s biggest power utility may derail plans to sell shares in other state companies and deter overseas investors. Dr Thaksin, who said– Bloomberg - 264 words
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Article98 2004-03-09 10 Bloomberg SINGAPORE ComfortDelgro Corp said group financial officer Choo Chek Siew increased his shareholding by 50 per cent, a week after the company said fourth-quarter profit doubled. Mr Choo bought 100,000 shares at 96.5 cents each on March 5, increasing his stake to 300,000 shares, the company said– Bloomberg - 98 words
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Article90 2004-03-09 10 -AFP JAKARTA Garuda Indonesia will open three new routes linking cities in Sumatra and Java with Singapore, the company said yesterday. One will link Singapore with Pekanbaru in Riau province and Palembang in South Sumatra. Another will connect with the Central Java capital of Semarang, and the-AFP - 90 words
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Article62 2004-03-09 10 SINGAPORE Star Hub yesterday announced the launch of a new prepaid broadband service. Called MaxOnline FlexiSurf 1500, the service is to be launched today. It will be charged at a daily rate of $2.50 for a minimum of five and a maximum of 25 consecutive days of Net62 words
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Article78 2004-03-09 10 Bloomberg HONG KONG Macquarie Bank Ltd, Australia’s only publicly traded investment bank, agreed to buy ING Groep NV’s Asian equities businesses, giving it a presence for the first time in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. The purchase will add 428 employees, or 8 per cent, to– Bloomberg - 78 words
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Article, Illustration550 2004-03-09 11 Janice Wong - Rick Lim, Desh Tan and Richard Boon all of whom have not studied beyond the 0 levels pinned their future on Macintosh 10 years ago. Last year, their business generated almost slom in revenue YdUhl luAHl<AHAltUA^ al^l jjrepreneurs By_ Janice Wong THE team behind the firstFrancis Lee - 550 words
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Article, Illustration506 2004-03-09 12 sB2lm cash deal well above what others were mulling -Bloomberg CANBERRA Telstra, Australia’s biggest phone company, has agreed to pay A 5636 million (SsB2l million) in cash for Trading Post Group to boost its share of the country’s classified advertising market. Trader Classified Media, which-Bloomberg; Bloomberg - 506 words
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270 2004-03-09 12 Wire services BEIJING Chinese firms should not bet on a yuan appreciation as the country will keep its politically sensitive exchange-rate controls “for a long time to come”, the chief foreign-exchange regulator was quoted yesterday as saying. “Betting on an RMB (renminbi,– Wire services - 270 words
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145 2004-03-09 14 Reuters HONG KONG Shares of PCCW, Hong Kong’s largest telco, had their biggest drop in four months after the company posted an unexpected loss and a decline in phone revenue. The shares fell 7.5 per cent to close at HK55.55, paring the stock’s' seven-month– Reuters - 145 words
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Article, Illustration530 2004-03-09 14 HK carrier expected to post sls7m M-year gain Reuters HONG KONG A convincing turnaround at Cathay Pacific Airways, Asia’s second-largest carrier by value, is set to gather speed after the airline likely returned to profit in 2003 after Sars blighted first half business. A– Reuters; Bloomberg - 530 words
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Article, Illustration524 2004-03-09 16 Retailers from Taiwan cashing in on China’s growing demand for coffee Reuters TAIPEI There’s a change brewing in China. In a country steeped in millennia-old traditions of drinking tea, the younger generation in fast-developing coastal provinces is switching to coffee as part of their drive to embrace– Reuters; AFP I" - 524 words
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Article, Illustration816 2004-03-09 20 SARAH NG - By SARAH NG LAST Sunday, I saw an elderly woman enraptured by a Chinese ornament in a tiny thrift shop in a building housing the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisation in Waterloo Street. She paid scant attention to the throngs of women, men and children816 words
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272 2004-03-09 22 I REFER to the report, “Business adventure” (Streats, March 2), in which Ms Nathalie Slezarski of OutdoorlnAsia attributed her company’s success to the laid-back style of the programmes it offers. She said: “Unlike outward bound school, we don’t make participants shout motivational slogans272 words
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132 2004-03-09 22 I READ with great interest the report, “Don’t forget the singles” (Streats, March 8). I could not agree more with Dr Jennifer Lee, who feels that singles should not be left out when family life issues are discussed and steps taken. Many people opt132 words
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Article246 2004-03-09 23 I REFER to Mr Conrad Raj’s commentary, “Not all HDB dwellers need govt handouts” (Streats, March 8). I support the writer’s argument that allocating Government handouts based on the type of home a person has is inappropriate. And I hope that this will not also246 words
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172 2004-03-09 23 AS our Government embarks on its procreation drive and tweaks the education system at the same time, it is perhaps fitting to also highlight the social values that need to be imparted to our children. Recently, my mother advised our neighbour’s children to stop running172 words
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283 2004-03-09 26 I WAS recently disappointed to see how some Singaporeans treat our medical staff on the frontline. On March 5, as everyone queued at a polyclinic to have their temperature taken, one man accompanying his daughter approached the staff taking temperature to ask for a declaration283 words
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214 2004-03-09 26 IN defence of paid parking, both the Housing Board and the Urban Redevelopment Authority have stressed the need to regulate parking, particularly at popular spots, so that everyone has a chance to park and to ensure that HDB residents are not edged out. In214 words
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Article, Illustration54 2004-03-09 28 A policeman removing a wooden board bearing the decapitated heads of two dogs at a rally against the National Election Commission in Jakarta yesterday. The sign reads, ‘The election commission has failed to prepare for the election/ a reference to the April 5 legislative polls and the JulyAFP - 54 words
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Article499 2004-03-09 28 PAS leader’s son in hospital after hunger strike MALAYSIANS 12 DAYS TO GO 1 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR The fate of detained Islamic militants on hunger strike loomed as an election issue in Malaysia yesterday as the son of the opposition party’s spiritual leader was hospitalised.-AFP - 499 words
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234 2004-03-09 28 JAKARTA Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri’s husband, Mr Taufik Kiemas, has launched what is apparently a politically motivated attack on Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over his purported indecisiveness, according to news reports. An official from the president’s Indonesian Democratic234 words
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253 2004-03-09 28 IPOH Malaysian Chinese Association president Ong Ka Ting has expressed hope that the Chinese community will not be deceived by the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) into thinking that it has cancelled its poll pact with Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) in the253 words
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Article323 2004-03-09 30 Motion seen as political posturing ahead of April 15 polls -ap SEOUL South Korean opposition parties plan to file an impeachment motion against President Roh Moo Hyun after he was found to have violated election laws with comments aimed at influencing parliamentary polls, opposition officials said yesterday-ap - 323 words
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Article, Illustration204 2004-03-09 30 -AP BEIJING They call him the “Motion King,” and it’s not for the way he moves. During the past seven years as a delegate to the National People’s Congress, southern China businessman and Communist Party member Zhao Linzhong has put forward about 500 motions to-AP; AP - 204 words
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Article300 2004-03-09 31 -AP Baghdad Iraq’s Governing Council signed a interim constitution Yesterday after resolving a Political impasse sparked by o Ejections from the country’s powerful cleric. The signing was a key step 111 US plans to hand over Power to the Iraqis by July 1. Before an audience-AP - 300 words
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Article, Illustration50 2004-03-09 31 The new SmarTruck 111, unveiled at the recent Society of Automative Engineers 2004 World Congress, is part of the US Army's latest arsenal. The truck features the latest technology including a remote-controlled machine gun that rises from the back of the vehicle and sniper-detection directional sound capabilities ReutersReuters - 50 words
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Article207 2004-03-09 32 Reuters WASHINGTON Pregnant women with asthma can use inhaled steroids without worrying that they will affect the growth of their babies, according to a study released yesterday. Babies are more endangered by getting too little oxygen from an asthmatic mother than theyl are by the drugs,– Reuters - 207 words
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Article132 2004-03-09 32 Reuters WASHINGTON US researchers yesterday said that they had found a whole new level of damage in babies bom to mothers who drank heavily during pregnancy this time to the nerves in their arms and legs. The study, published in the Journal of Paediatrics, is the first– Reuters - 132 words
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Article, Illustration606 2004-03-09 34 This award-winning director has taught and mentored some of China’s acclaimed Fifth Generation directors, including Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige. But movie-making isn’t all art and ideals, Xie Fd teUs YVONNE KWOK gIG TO Beijing Film Academy (BFA) professor Xie Fei, there is only one distinction betweenI Yvone Kwok - 606 words
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Article, Illustration425 2004-03-09 35 Gregory Leow - Supported By {«(treats ■fESTVAI By Gregory Leow THE best comedy is about real life, according to UK comedian Katherine Jakeways. That rule normally applies to stand-up comedy but for Jakeways, the rule applies to character comedy as well. In the comedienne’s show, she does not425 words
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Article, Illustration457 2004-03-09 36 Sharon Soh - By, Sharon Soh SINCE opening last July, Tao’s has garnered a strong following with its crowd-pleasing set menu and casual dining concept. No a la carte menu here; instead you enjoy a six- or sevencourse meal for one flat fee. It recently added new457 words
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Article, Illustration460 2004-03-09 38 Yvonne Kwok - By Yvonne Kwok SHE looked radiant, but he had more bags under his eyes than JLo has in her wardrobe. In almost three weeks’ time, Media Works artistes Darren Lim, 31, and Evelyn Tan, 30, will be exchanging vows in front of their family, friends andFrancis Lee - 460 words
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Article, Illustration128 2004-03-09 39 For all its high-tech gadgetry, the US National Weather Service says nothing beats a pair of trained eyes on the ground. So each year, it hosts training for anyone who’s s interested in becoming a “spotter”. In two hours, you learn the art of detecting severef Pic Edwin Koo - 128 words
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Article, Illustration60 2004-03-09 39 *Opm, Channel i thought to be killed by the sole survivor of the last Crystal Lake Massacre, Jason kills his back to the lake to once a &ain murder its inhabitants. Lhis time, has Jason met his in the little boy Tommy? Starring E Erich60 words
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Article83 2004-03-09 39 8.15 pm, HBO (Star Hub Channel 60) A group of football rejects led by a girl, battle their inept way to victory in this engaging family sports comedy. Rick Moranis plays a small-town single dad whose football-playing daughter is rejected by the team coach, who is also dad’s83 words
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Article54 2004-03-09 39 MOSAIC: CARMEN LINARES Today, 7-30 pm Esplanade Concert Hall Tickets from $ll to $66 at Sistic The world’s most sought after flamenco singer. Described as a vocalist with an “extraordinary and expressive power” by The New York Times and unanimously revered by critics, Carmen Linares has dazzled audiences with54 words
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Miscellaneous423 2004-03-09 39 Yourdailyhproscope jP AQUARIUS JAN2O-FEB 18 by Kelli Fox at Astrohgy.com PISCES FEB 19-MAR 20 Don’t hold anything back. Your radical opinions are popular among those now comfortable enough to listen. Remember that humanity is a vast collection of unique individuals. Emphasise your personal truth any other gesture will fail. Caring423 words
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Article, Illustration534 2004-03-09 40 TAN KIM HAN - Japanese formula to get crowds back play first-class football S-League savvv By TAN KIM HAN JAPANESE football club Albirex Niigata are used to playing before crowds of 40,000 back home. But the S-League debutants insist that there is no magic formula to fill the stadium534 words
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Article392 2004-03-09 40 TONIGHT. Home United v Tanjong Pagar United (Bishan Stadium) Last season: Tg Pagar 1 Home 3, Home 6 "HS Pagar 0, Tg Pagar 1 Home 3, Last three games (most recent game first): Home beat Sinchi 2-1 (away) beat Valencia (Maldives) in AFC Cup 3-0 beat Happy Valley392 words
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Article, Illustration467 2004-03-09 41 Mozambican bmshes aside rival’s rough tactics accusation -AFP BUDAPEST Maria Mutola (right) has been accused of rough tactics by her main rival after becoming the first athlete in the 19-year history of the World Indoor Championships to win six titles. The imperious Mozambican took the 800-AFP; AP - 467 words
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234 2004-03-09 41 Reuters MELBOURNE Formula One champion Michael Schumacher fears that Ferrari will have a fight on their hands in Sepang (Malaysia), on March 21. The German opened his bid for a record seventh title by leading teammate Rubens Barrichello in a crushing one-two win at– Reuters - 234 words
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Article80 2004-03-09 41 -AFP HANOI Vietnam will host the group stages of the 2004 Tiger Cup with Malaysia after original co-host Cambodia withdrew, the Vietnam Football Federation said yesterday. It will be the first time for Malaysia to host South-east Asia’s premier football tournament, while Vietnam will be staging the-AFP - 80 words
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Article105 2004-03-09 41 -AFP LONDON Arsenal were drawn to meet champions Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals yesterday. It will be played on April 4. First Division Sunderland play either Milawall or Tranmere in the other semifinal. Sunderland defeated First Division Sheffield United 1-0 on Sunday, while Milwall-AFP - 105 words
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Article100 2004-03-09 41 BASKETBALL -AP HOUSTON After seven attempts, Yao Ming finally has a victory over the Dallas Mavericks. He scored 29 points, including five in the final 45sec, as the Houston Rockets handed the Dallas Mavericks their third straight loss with a 101-98 victory on Sunday. It snapped a-AP - 100 words
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Article, Illustration341 2004-03-09 42 Manchester United’s season hinges on the outcome of the second leg AFP -AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (2ND ROUND, 2ND LEG) Man United v FC Porto MANCHESTER It may not be manager Alex Ferguson’s (left) last chance for silverware, but there is little doubt that Manchester United’s season– AFP; -AFP; AP - 341 words
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Article, Illustration510 2004-03-09 43 Stuttgart looking to exploit Chelsea’s poor home record in crucial match Wire services LONDON Stuttgart coach Felix Magath believes that Stamford i Bridge will be far I from a fortress when Chelsea attempt to defend a 1 -0 lead in tonight’s (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) Champions– Wire services - 510 words
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Article, Illustration210 2004-03-09 43 Price tag on Beckham $442 million LONDON England captain David Beckham (right) has confirmed that it would take a bid of £l4O million (***** million) to prise him away from Real Madrid. Reports in England have continuously linked him with a move back to England with Chelsea, seemingly, the only210 words
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Article86 2004-03-09 43 Chelsea (Eng) v Vfß Stuttgart (Ger) (Ist leg score) 1-0 Manchester United (Eng) v FC Porto (Por) (Ist leg score) 1-2 Lyon (Fra) v Real Sociedad (Spa) (Ist leg score) 1-0 Juventus (Ita) v Deportivo La Coruna (Spa) (Ist leg score) 0-1 Arsenal (Eng) v Cetta Vigo (Spa)86 words
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Miscellaneous43 2004-03-09 41 IN THE LIVING ROOM FOOTBALL: Football Focus (ESPN Ch 23, 8.30 pm). Champions League: Chelsea v VFB Stuttgart (Ch 24, tomorrow,3.3oam), Man United v FC Porto (tomorrow, Ch 23, 3.30 am, Ch 5,3.35 am) DELAYED TELECAST Italian Serie A highlights (Ch 22, 9pm).43 words
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