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The Justice Department and the FCC clear the way for Cingular Wireless to acquire AT&T Wireless. The deal, worth an estimated $41 billion, makes Cingular the nation's largest wireless phone company. Hear NPR's Wendy Kaufman.

Microsoft releases its "Antispyware Beta" as a free download, without saying if consumers will have to pay for it in the future. It works like other free tools available from other providers, scanning computers for software known to have ill inent.

Two students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) develop an online music sharing system that allows people to listen to music, but not download or distribute it. Keith Winstein and Josh Mandel say the system is legal. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

The Senate Judiciary Committee, voting along party lines, has approved the re-nomination of two judges. The vote sets the stage for a showdown in the Senate over whether Democrats have the right to block some of President Bush's judicial nominees with filibusters.

Oil industry services company Halliburton is moving its CEO and other corporate leadership to new headquarters in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

Democrats offer a positive initial reaction to the nomination of retired federal judge Michael Mukasey as attorney general, saying they believe President Bush listened to Congress in choosing a candidate acceptable to both parties.

A female member of Iraq's new parliament is assassinated in Baghdad. The killing came as Prime Minister-designate Ibrahim al-Jaafari presented his list of some 30 Cabinet ministers for approval.

To reduce the potential for health issues, people with health concerns are encouraged to limit their outdoor activity.

Current and former Microsoft employees were among those arrested. Microsoft has said it is reviewing a report that Israel has used its platform to facilitate attacks on Palestinian targets.

Modi is on his first visit to China since relations between the two countries deteriorated after Chinese and Indian soldiers engaged in deadly border clashes in 2020.