Today in History - Oct. 9
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Today is Saturday, Oct. 9, the 283rd day of 2004. There are 83 days left in the year.
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roundup Plus: ContextWeb nabs $3 million...Macromedia taps into AIM...Hewlett-Packard packages services for blades.
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roundup Plus: HP also uses Hitachi drives in servers, storage...Microsoft boosts reporting tools...Circuit City picks up AT&#38;T Net phone plan...Tech firms rally against copyright bill.
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Democrats honor King in South Carolina at chilly outdoor rally ... Republicans praise King's legacy, belief in equality .... Obama airs biographical ad on national cable ... Giuliani draws small crowds at Florida stops
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roundup Plus: Oracle extends deadline on PeopleSoft bid...MLB sells game clips for 99 cents...TiVo hires marketing chief...Jail time for California swappers?
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&#8226; March 6: An earthquake strikes Sumatra Island, killing at least 70 people and damaging hundreds of buildings.
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1911 &#151; Danny Murphy of Philadelphia had four hits as the Athletics beat the New York Giants 13-2 to win the World Series in six games. The A's put the game out of reach with a seven-run seventh inning.
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Clinton rejects top adviser's comments on Obama and teenage drug use ... Huckabee pushes national sales tax in New Hampshire ... Obama offers bit of health care advice
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A New Jersey court awards damages to Idaho couple in Vioxx case.Plus: SEC and OSC file complaints against former Nortel execs... Bush administration says it's fish farming season... and more.
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Wildfires spread to threaten new areas   Up to 950,000 people already evacuatedOfficials hope winds will aid firefighters todayHelp given by Mexico, state prisoners
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Tuesday, November 9, 2004 will likely go down in the history books as the day the browser wars officially started. Obviously things happened before today to get us to the point where there was a real, legitimate
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1912 &#151; Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox pitched his 16th consecutive victory to tie Walter Johnson's record as he beat the St. Louis Browns 2-1.
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roundup Plus: Senate postpones vote on file-swapping bill...HP may expand Puerto Rican research...HP also uses Hitachi drives in servers, storage...Microsoft boosts reporting tools.
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Armed guards, not men in tights, for England; more pat-down searches at US airports. Two Russian planes destroyed by passengers carrying explosives on board and a trio of egregious security breaches in the
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A cat cloned to replace a dead pet for a Texas woman stirs ethical debate. Also: Scientists discover monster cockroach and mini crab in Indonesia.... EU caves in on stronger fishing limits.... and more.
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1908 &#151; Bob Rhoads of the Indians pitched a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox for a 2-1 victory in Cleveland.
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roundup Plus: Music promoter offers concert downloads...WS-I tackles Web services attachments...Newspaper sites take up paid search ads.