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NEW YORK – Technology stocks climbed near a 2-month high as investors bought beaten-down semiconductor companies despite a revenue warning from Broadcom, but rising oil prices renewed worries about corporate profits, limiting overall gains. TheDow Jones industrial average (search)ended down 2.29 points, or 0.02 percent, at 10,310.78, according to the …

The presidential election is 36 days away, but the news shows and vote-watchers are looking to a closer date — Thursday night’s first presidential debate between President Bush and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, scheduled to take place in Coral Gables, Fla. Battle of the Reigning Champs Former Massachusetts Governor William …

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – U.S. troops and helicopter gunships killed five suspected Taliban rebels Friday, hours after militants attacked Afghan army troops in southernAfghanistan (search), a provincial governor said. The Taliban fighters attacked a checkpoint of Afghanistan’s fledging national army at midnight in the area of Thor Nasar in Deh Rawood …