question: former white house adviser claude allen is negotiating with prosecutors in hopes of avoiding a trial on theft charges , according to his attorney .

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summary: former bush aide in talks with prosecutors over theft charges

question: fighting to hold on to his job , world bank president paul wolfowitz issued a broad-based rebuttal thursday that blamed unclear bank rules for creating questions about his handling of hefty pay raises for his girlfriend .

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summary: wolfowitz blames unclear bank rules for questions about his girlfriend s pay package

question: only a win against rosenborg will allow schalke to vault past the norwegian side into the knockout stage of the champions league .

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summary: only a win guarantees schalke a place in the champions league knockout stage

question: china 's new president , hu jintao , on tuesday vowed that the fight against sars would eventually be won even the world health organisation was voicing doubts over the country 's reported decline in new infections and criticising beijing for being too secretive .

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