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| In rural Georgia, U.S. government shutdown gets mixed reception | | | ROME, Georgia (Reuters) - In the bustling, tree-lined business district of Rome, Georgia, deli owner Charlie Schroeder lauded Republican Representative Tom Graves this week for his pivotal role in shutting down the U.S. government for the first time in 17 years. |
| Cup Needs to Be 'Very Competitive,' Says Price | | | Nick Price was reluctant to describe this week's Presidents Cup as a 'must-win' for his International team but he knows how important it is for United States dominance to be broken in the biennial competition. |
| Door opened for Bill Gates exit | | | Oct 02 - Three top shareholders think Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates should step down as part of ushering in a new future for the tech company, but not everyone is convinced Gates has to go. Conway G. Gittens reports. |
| 'Special One' or stage villain? | | | Jose Mourinho needs love. He pretends that he doesn't. He acts tough, reveling in the role of stage villain. But the bad guys need love too and the Portuguese football coach, quite possibly the most entertainingly controversial character in world sport, is no exception. |
| PPI moves on from mis-selling | | | Oct. 2 - The FCA has raised concerns about the quality of the handling of PPI complaints in firms. Thomson Reuters GRC Regulatory Intelligence Expert Mike Cowan discusses the latest angle from regulators. |
| Liberia Warzone to paradise? | | | 10 after the end of its ruinous civil war Liberia is hoping that peace and growing prosperity could bring tourists to its sandy beaches. |
| UPDATE 2-Uruguay defies Argentina, lets UPM raise pulp output | | | MONTEVIDEO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Uruguay on Wednesday allowed the world's top graphic paper maker, Finland's UPM-Kymmene , to increase pulp production at a local plant, raising tensions with neighboring Argentina over accusations of environmental damages. |
| CEO clueless till food stamp diet | | | Panera CEO Ron Shaich thought he knew a thing or two about hunger until he lived for a week eating food that was affordable on food stamps. |
| Navratilova vs. Cash | | | Open Court's Pat Cash takes to the court with 18-time grand slam winner Martina Navratilova. |
| 'I did it my way,' says F1's 'Lazarus' | | | He was given last rites by a priest after suffering life-threatening injuries in a race accident, but returned to the track just 42 days later and went on to win two more world titles. Niki Lauda reveals how he defied his rivals, his employers and even his family to create a career that has been immortalized on the big screen. |
| New Yorks Top Recruit Selects Seton Hall | | | Isaiah Whitehead, the 12th-best prospect in the country, according to Scout.com, had whittled his choices to Indiana, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Seton Hall and St. Johns. |
| Captain's picks not for Watson | | | The next Ryder Cup is still a year away but both captains were at Gleneagles on Tuesday. Tom Watson, at the helm for the U.S., said he would prefer to do away with wildcards. |
| Messi's turn to shine in Europe | | | You had the feeling this would happen. After Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in Europe, Lionel Messi matched the Portuguese by netting three goals against Ajax. |
| Islamist Party in Tunisia to Step Down | | | Tunisias governing Islamist party, Ennahda, has agreed to hand over power to an independent caretaker government that will lead the country through elections. |
| Pilots snoozed at 30,000 feet | | | Cruising at 30,000 feet, pilots snoozed in the cockpit of a 300-passenger airliner en route to Britain last August, UK aviation authorities told CNN on Thursday. |
| Well Rethinking Motion Sickness | | | Thomas Stoffregen, a kinesiologist, believes that motion sickness is connected to posture and gait, not imbalances in the inner ear. |
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