Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen signed into law a bill that requires Tennessee public and private schools ensure their computer networks are free of pirated material.

Microsoft has brought the XBOX Live Marketplace onto the Web with an updated XBOX.com that lets you browse and purchase content--off your console.

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The Web portal's employees open up (a little) about the company's problems.

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Yahoo!'s Five Biggest Mistakes
Forbes - 47 minutes ago
Sirens blared outside Yahoo!'s campus Tuesday, a day after chief executive Jerry Yang said he will step down as the Web portal continues to struggle to gain a grip on the advertising market and capitalize on its media assets.
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Lieberman credits Obama after Dems let him keep post
CNN International - 52 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman managed to keep his Senate committee chairmanship in part because President-elect Barack Obama didn't want to punish him for supporting Sen. John McCain, Lieberman said Tuesday.
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As captured supertanker anchors off Somalia, pirates strike again
guardian.co.uk - 59 minutes ago
Somali pirates seized a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship carrying 36000 tonnes of wheat to Iran in the Gulf of Aden yesterday in the latest of the near-daily attacks threatening one of the world's busiest shipping routes.
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James Bond Box Office Lowered by a Quantum
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When final weekend box-office figures were reported for “Quantum of Solace,” this new James Bond movie saw its record-breaking numbers stirred, but not dramatically shaken: “Quantum,” the 22nd official entry in the Bond franchise, earned $67.5 million ...
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Cuban responds again to some of the SEC charges against him and says presents transcription which he says proves he broke no confidentiality agreement.

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Suspected Eta military chief held
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By Victor Mallet in Madrid José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish prime minister, hailed the arrest in France yesterday of the suspected military chief of the Basque separatist group Eta as an important blow against the organisation, which has killed ...
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Recalls: wall ovens, batteries, Lean Cuisine meals
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The following recalls have been announced: _ About 244000 GE, GE Profile, Monogram and Kenmore wall ovens manufactured in the United States by GE Consumer & Industrial.
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What will the board have to promise someone to take the job?

Management has primary responsibility for the failure, but many others did their share of damage.

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Obama moves closer to key cabinet pick
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By Caren Bohan and Jeff Mason CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama moved closer to filling a key spot in his cabinet on Tuesday as his transition team plotted a careful course to shaping the next US administration.
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Mark Cuban Denies SEC Claim He Pledged to Keep Tip Confidential
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By David Scheer Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, accused by US regulators of insider trading, denied he promised to keep confidential information about an Internet search company hours before selling its stock in 2004.
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The move to offer a free consumer security suite fits with a playbook Microsoft has used with great effect for most of the last two decades.

Nokia and Navteq are developing a new application that will turn GPS cell phones into traffic "probes" for tracking real-time traffic information.