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duc04-test-0	Dr. Barnett Slepian, the mainstay of Buffalo's only abortion clinic, was slain as he stood at his kitchen window. Slepian has been described as a fatalist who stubbornly adhered to doing what he thought right. The FBI is looking for James Kopp for questioning as a material witness in the slaying. Kopp has long been ide...	[ "Federal authorities investigating the murder of a Buffalo-area obstetrician who performed abortions have identified a Vermont man as a material witness to the sniper attack last month and issued a warrant for his arrest Wednesday to bring him in for questioning. The man was identified as James Charles Kopp, 44, wh...	[ "Federal authorities investigating the murder of a Buffalo-area obstetrician who performed abortions have identified a Vermont man as a material witness to the sniper attack last month and issued a warrant for his arrest Wednesday to bring him in for questioning. The man was identified as James Charles Kopp, 44, wh...	1013
duc04-test-1	In a dispute over a new collective bargaining agreement the National Basketball Association owners declared a lockout on July 1, 1998. They wanted to discard a clause in the old agreement allowing teams to pay their own free agents whatever they wanted, substituting a hard salary cap. The players wanted to keep earning...	[ "In a decision that will almost certainly lead to the first work stoppage in National Basketball Association history, the league Monday announced the cancellation of all 114 preseason games. Citing stalled negotiations with the Players Association over a new collective bargaining agreement, league officials said th...	[ "In a decision that will almost certainly lead to the first work stoppage in National Basketball Association history, the league Monday announced the cancellation of all 114 preseason games. Citing stalled negotiations with the Players Association over a new collective bargaining agreement, league officials said th...	6
duc04-test-2	In December 1998 a story broke that relatives of International Olympic Committee (IOC) members had received $400,000 in scholarships from promoters of Salt Lake City for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The IOC immediately ordered a top-level investigation. Senior IOC official Marc Hodler called the scholarships a "bribe...	[ "A top IOC official on Saturday made explosive allegations of widespread Olympic corruption, saying agents demand up to dlrs 1 million to deliver votes in the selection of host cities. Marc Hodler, a senior member of the International Olympic Committee executive board, alleged malpractices in the voting for the 199...	[ "A top IOC official on Saturday made explosive allegations of widespread Olympic corruption, saying agents demand up to dlrs 1 million to deliver votes in the selection of host cities. Marc Hodler, a senior member of the International Olympic Committee executive board, alleged malpractices in the voting for the 199...	38
duc04-test-3	Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ruled adroitly for 17 years until September 1998 when he suddenly reversed his economic policy and fired his popular deputy and heir apparent, Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar organized a political opposition leading Mahathir to arrest him. Mahathir met street demonsrations with tear gas a...	[ "Deprived of a voice in state-controlled newspapers and television, supporters of Malaysia's jailed opposition leader have turned to the Internet to air their views. Although the government said police would ``check every bit of information and leaflet'' posted on the Internet, Malaysia's sole Internet provider ack...	[ "Deprived of a voice in state-controlled newspapers and television, supporters of Malaysia's jailed opposition leader have turned to the Internet to air their views. Although the government said police would ``check every bit of information and leaflet'' posted on the Internet, Malaysia's sole Internet provider ack...	11
duc04-test-4	Power in Lebanon is shared equally by a Maronite Christian president, a Sunni Muslim prime minister, and a Shiite Parliament speaker, an arrangement made to prevent a recurrence of the 1975-90 civil war. Syria, with 30,000 troops in Lebanon is the main power broker there. The Lebanese parliament amended the constitutio...	[ "Parliament on Thursday formally elected Gen. Emile Lahoud, the popular army commander who has the backing of powerful neighbor Syria, as Lebanon's next president. All the 118 legislators present at the session cast votes in his favor. Lahoud is to be sworn for a six-year term on Nov. 24, the day President Elias Hr...	[ "Parliament on Thursday formally elected Gen. Emile Lahoud, the popular army commander who has the backing of powerful neighbor Syria, as Lebanon's next president. All the 118 legislators present at the session cast votes in his favor. Lahoud is to be sworn for a six-year term on Nov. 24, the day President Elias Hr...	1043
duc04-test-5	PKK leader Ocalan was arrested on arrival at the Rome airport. He asked for asylum. Turkey pressured Italy to extradite Ocalan, whom they consider a terrorist. Kurds in Europe flocked to Rome to show their support. About 1,500 staged a hunger strike outside the hospital where he was held. Italy began a border crackdown...	[ "Greek media and officials leveled strong opposition Sunday to the possible extradition of Abdullah Ocalan, the arrested Kurdish guerrilla leader, to Greece's traditional rival Turkey. Ocalan, whose Kurdistan Workers Party has waged a 14-year war with Turkey for autonomy in southeastern Turkey, is in prison custody...	[ "Greek media and officials leveled strong opposition Sunday to the possible extradition of Abdullah Ocalan, the arrested Kurdish guerrilla leader, to Greece's traditional rival Turkey. Ocalan, whose Kurdistan Workers Party has waged a 14-year war with Turkey for autonomy in southeastern Turkey, is in prison custody...	44
duc04-test-6	Famine had become the rule as North Korea entered its fourth winter of chronic food shortage in 1998. In 1997 the nation produced only 2.8 million tons of grain of the 4.5 million required to feed its 23 million people. Poor harvests, floods and droughts contributed to the problem exasperated by government restrictions...	[ "North Korea is entering its fourth winter of chronic food shortages with its people malnourished and at risk of dying from normally curable illnesses, senior Red Cross officials said Tuesday. The officials warned against international complacency and hostility toward North Korea as the food crisis stretches on and...	[ "North Korea is entering its fourth winter of chronic food shortages with its people malnourished and at risk of dying from normally curable illnesses, senior Red Cross officials said Tuesday. The officials warned against international complacency and hostility toward North Korea as the food crisis stretches on and...	17
duc04-test-7	Budget negotiations between the White House and House Republicans were delayed on several issues. At issue were provisions that included requiring Federal Health Insurance providers to provide contraceptives to women as Well as a provision to build a road across a wildlife preserve in Alaska. The contraceptive issue fa...	[ "A sticking point for White House and congressional budget negotiators has been the issue of how the 2000 census will be conducted, and the White House is finding itself negotiating on the issue as much with House Democrats as it is with the House Republican leaders. On Monday, White House negotiators, led by chief...	[ "A sticking point for White House and congressional budget negotiators has been the issue of how the 2000 census will be conducted, and the White House is finding itself negotiating on the issue as much with House Democrats as it is with the House Republican leaders. On Monday, White House negotiators, led by chief...	1031
duc04-test-8	Clinton will visit Israel, Gaza and the West bank Dec. 12-15 as agreed in the Wye River accord. The days preceding his trip are filled with violence, unrest and divisiveness. Hamas denounces Clinton's trip, but makes no threats against him. Netanyahu says Arafat is "making a farce" of the Wye accord. The two sides disa...	[ "Armored personnel carriers were deployed Tuesday around the convention center where U.S. President Bill Clinton will address 1,500 Palestinian delegates next week. U.S. Secret Service agents have already arrived in Gaza to work with their Palestinian counterparts on how to protect Clinton during his first visit to...	[ "Armored personnel carriers were deployed Tuesday around the convention center where U.S. President Bill Clinton will address 1,500 Palestinian delegates next week. U.S. Secret Service agents have already arrived in Gaza to work with their Palestinian counterparts on how to protect Clinton during his first visit to...	53
duc04-test-9	After discarding a suggested change of orbit, the Russian Space Agency went ahead with plans to launch its Zarya module of the international space station on Nov. 20, 1998. Although delayed for a day, U.S. plans to launch the space shuttle Endeavour carrying the U.S. module Unity and six astronauts were carried out on ...	[ "Endeavour's astronauts connected the first two building blocks of the international space station on Sunday, creating a seven-story tower in the shuttle cargo bay. It was the first time that the Russian-built Zarya control module and the made-in-America Unity chamber had ever touched. It looked to be a perfect and...	[ "Endeavour's astronauts connected the first two building blocks of the international space station on Sunday, creating a seven-story tower in the shuttle cargo bay. It was the first time that the Russian-built Zarya control module and the made-in-America Unity chamber had ever touched. It looked to be a perfect and...	31
duc04-test-10	At least 60 teenagers were killed and another 160 were injured in a dance hall fire in Goteborg, Sweden, Sweden's second largest city. The fire was the worst in Sweden's modern history. At least 400 teenagers, attending a Halloween dance, were crammed into a facility meant to hold 150. The dance attendees were mostly i...	[ "A fire turned a dance hall jammed with teen-age Halloween revelers into a deathtrap, killing 65 people and injuring 157 others in Sweden's second-largest city. The fast-spreading fire that broke out just a few minutes before midnight Thursday gutted the building and left rescuers facing a hideous scene that local ...	[ "A fire turned a dance hall jammed with teen-age Halloween revelers into a deathtrap, killing 65 people and injuring 157 others in Sweden's second-largest city. The fast-spreading fire that broke out just a few minutes before midnight Thursday gutted the building and left rescuers facing a hideous scene that local ...	1022
duc04-test-11	Prospects for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum scheduled for Nov. 14-18, 1998 in Malaysia were cast in doubt in September when the Malaysian Prime Minister fired and then arrested his deputy and expected successor who was very popular at home and abroad. Widespread demonstrations occurred in Malaysia ...	[ "The Philippine ambassador to Malaysia said Friday he was summoned to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry to explain his president's statements in support of dissident Anwar Ibrahim. Ambassador Jose Brillantes said in a radio interview from Kuala Lumpur that he was called Thursday after the Malaysian dissident's eldest ...	[ "The Philippine ambassador to Malaysia said Friday he was summoned to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry to explain his president's statements in support of dissident Anwar Ibrahim. Ambassador Jose Brillantes said in a radio interview from Kuala Lumpur that he was called Thursday after the Malaysian dissident's eldest ...	8
duc04-test-12	The Wye River Accord provided for an airport at Gaza, giving Palestinians their own airport with Israel in charge of security. Gaza International Airport opened on Nov. 24, 1998 with arrival of an Egypt Air flight, but the highlight was landing of the first Palestinian Airlines plane, greeted joyously by a celebrating ...	[ "Taking a major step toward statehood, the Palestinians on Tuesday inaugurated Gaza International Airport, their first gateway to the world, with cheers, tears and an outpouring of patriotism. An Egypt Air plane was the first to land on the desert tarmac in the southern Gaza Strip at 8:30 a.m. (0630 gmt). But the e...	[ "Taking a major step toward statehood, the Palestinians on Tuesday inaugurated Gaza International Airport, their first gateway to the world, with cheers, tears and an outpouring of patriotism. An Egypt Air plane was the first to land on the desert tarmac in the southern Gaza Strip at 8:30 a.m. (0630 gmt). But the e...	40
duc04-test-13	Despite concern that corruption, incompetence and financial failure would delay or prevent Thailand's ability to host the Asian Games, Bangkok was ready for the December 6 deadline. After an extravagant opening ceremony, the games went well despite a brief soccer brawl, a snooker game incident, the banning of Iran's eq...	[ "China's national soccer team could call back four players from overseas to boost its chances at the Asian Games in Thailand in December, an official newspaper reported Monday. Two of the players, Fan Zhiyi and Sun Jihai, play for Crystal Palace in the English First Division. Another, Yang Chen, plays in Germany, w...	[ "China's national soccer team could call back four players from overseas to boost its chances at the Asian Games in Thailand in December, an official newspaper reported Monday. Two of the players, Fan Zhiyi and Sun Jihai, play for Crystal Palace in the English First Division. Another, Yang Chen, plays in Germany, w...	20
duc04-test-14	On Oct. 4, 1998 Yugoslav President Milosevic ordered his forces in Kosovo back to their barracks. While supressing the Albanian independence movement they had massacred hundreds of civilians and left 275,000+ refugees. NATO threatened airstrikes unless hostilities ceased and peace talks began. U.S. envoy Holbrooke insi...	[ "The United States and Russia are ratcheting up the pressure on Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, warning that NATO airstrikes are inevitable unless he takes decisive action to end the crisis in Kosovo province. Fearing airstrikes, Yugoslav generals put the nation's air defense on high alert, but tried a belat...	[ "The United States and Russia are ratcheting up the pressure on Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, warning that NATO airstrikes are inevitable unless he takes decisive action to end the crisis in Kosovo province. Fearing airstrikes, Yugoslav generals put the nation's air defense on high alert, but tried a belat...	15
duc04-test-15	1,000 people mourned Matthew Shepherd, the gay University of Wyoming student who was severely beaten and left to die tied to a fence. The crime sparked nationwide vigils and prompted President Clinton to call for federal hate-crimes legislation. In 19 states, including Colorado, sexual orientation is not included in ha...	[ "Matthew Shepard, the gay college student who was kidnapped and severely beaten, died here Monday, five days after he was found unconscious on a Wyoming ranch where he had been left tied to a fence for 18 hours in near-freezing temperatures. His death, announced at Poudre Valley Hospital here, fanned the outrage th...	[ "Matthew Shepard, the gay college student who was kidnapped and severely beaten, died here Monday, five days after he was found unconscious on a Wyoming ranch where he had been left tied to a fence for 18 hours in near-freezing temperatures. His death, announced at Poudre Valley Hospital here, fanned the outrage th...	1008
duc04-test-16	Acknowledging his mistakes, Clinton supports Democrat candidates and speaks at fundraisers. He backs Mary Boyle of Ohio in her bid for U.S. Senate. Democrat candidates try to limit the effect of the Lewinsky debacle on their campaigns. A N.Y. labor union backs Democrat Schumer to keep Republicans from gaining a 60-seat...	[ "It was not a voice mail message that Dr. Marilyn Rymer, a neurologist in Kansas City, Mo., would routinely delete, even as a registered Democrat. ``Speaker Newt Gingrich's office,'' it said, was calling to discuss a ``national leadership award.'' Dr. Rymer has won acclaim as the director of a prominent stroke-trea...	[ "It was not a voice mail message that Dr. Marilyn Rymer, a neurologist in Kansas City, Mo., would routinely delete, even as a registered Democrat. ``Speaker Newt Gingrich's office,'' it said, was calling to discuss a ``national leadership award.'' Dr. Rymer has won acclaim as the director of a prominent stroke-trea...	50
duc04-test-17	On Nov. 6, 1998 a suicide auto-bomb attack on a Jerusalem market killed two Palestinian "martyrs" and wounded 21 Israelis. Israel's cabinet immediately suspended consideration of the Wye peace agreement and the Prime Minister vowed to expand Jewish settlement in the Arab sector of Jerusalem. Islamic Jihad claimed respo...	[ "Israel's Cabinet decided Friday to suspend indefinitely its ratification of the land-for-security agreement with the Palestinians. The decision came less than three hours after a car rigged with explosives blew up in an outdoor market in downtown Jersualem. Two people were killed and 21 others were wounded in the ...	[ "Israel's Cabinet decided Friday to suspend indefinitely its ratification of the land-for-security agreement with the Palestinians. The decision came less than three hours after a car rigged with explosives blew up in an outdoor market in downtown Jersualem. Two people were killed and 21 others were wounded in the ...	10
duc04-test-18	House Speaker-elect Robert L. Livingston was forced to admit to his Republican colleagues his past adultery. This was forced by an investigation by Larry Flynt. When Livingston called for Clinton to quit, House Democrats yelled, "You resign"! Stunningly, he did. TV commentators were caught off guard. Livingston put pre...	[ "Rep. Bob Livingston, who confessed to his colleagues Thursday night that he had had adulterous affairs, stunned the House chamber Saturday morning by saying in the impeachment debate on President Clinton that he would not serve as speaker and would quit Congress in six months. He urged the president to follow his ...	[ "Rep. Bob Livingston, who confessed to his colleagues Thursday night that he had had adulterous affairs, stunned the House chamber Saturday morning by saying in the impeachment debate on President Clinton that he would not serve as speaker and would quit Congress in six months. He urged the president to follow his ...	46
duc04-test-19	NASA and the Russian Space Agency readied the first part of an international space station for launch from Baikonur base. They decided not to change the orbit of the Zarya module as Russia had requested. Zarya's Nov. 20 launch was a success. The Zarya module orbited Earth for 2 weeks before a rendezvous with U.S. shutt...	[ "Russian space officials gave the first module of the international space station a routine tweak Saturday to push it into higher orbit, and convened a meeting on Earth to map out its future. Flight controllers fired one of the module's two maneuvering engines to raise it to an orbit about 230 kilometers (157 miles...	[ "Russian space officials gave the first module of the international space station a routine tweak Saturday to push it into higher orbit, and convened a meeting on Earth to map out its future. Flight controllers fired one of the module's two maneuvering engines to raise it to an orbit about 230 kilometers (157 miles...	47
duc04-test-20	While China plans to sign the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights at the U.N., it is still harassing and arresting human rights campaigners. Three prominent leaders of the China Democratic Party were put to trial and sentenced to 11-, 12- and 13-year prison terms. Germany and the U.S. condemned the arr...	[ "In stern judgments capping a decisive crackdown on dissidents, Chinese courts sentenced two prominent democracy campaigners to 13 and 11 years in prison Monday for trying to organize an opposition political party. The 13-year prison term given Xu Wenli after a 3 1/2-hour trial in Beijing was the longest for a Chin...	[ "In stern judgments capping a decisive crackdown on dissidents, Chinese courts sentenced two prominent democracy campaigners to 13 and 11 years in prison Monday for trying to organize an opposition political party. The 13-year prison term given Xu Wenli after a 3 1/2-hour trial in Beijing was the longest for a Chin...	1050
duc04-test-21	As contestants prepared for the 1998 running of Australia's 630 nautical mile Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race, the American maxi yacht Sayonara emerged as the favorite followed by Australia's Brindabella and Wild Thing. Winds of 15-30 knots were forecast. The first day of the race Brindabella and Sayonara led. By the end o...	[ "Two yacht crew members are dead, three yachts remain missing and rescue resources were stretched to the limit Monday as huge seas and gale-force winds continued to batter the Sydney-to-Hobart race fleet. A helicopter rescue team flew to a spot about 50 nautical miles off the far south New South Wales town of Merim...	[ "Two yacht crew members are dead, three yachts remain missing and rescue resources were stretched to the limit Monday as huge seas and gale-force winds continued to batter the Sydney-to-Hobart race fleet. A helicopter rescue team flew to a spot about 50 nautical miles off the far south New South Wales town of Merim...	29
duc04-test-22	The UN war crimes tribunal demands Yugoslavia's full cooperation in its investigations. It blasted Belgrade for refusing to let investigators probe alleged atrocities in Kosovo. The tribunal acquitted a Muslim commander, but convicted 3 underlings. The commander was greeted by hundreds at Sarajevo a irport on his retur...	[ "The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal Monday acquitted a Muslim commander of war crimes against Bosnian Serb prisoners in 1992, but convicted three underlings in the first U.N. case dealing with anti-Serb atrocities. The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal cleared Zejnil Delalic, a Muslim, of responsibility for war crimes com...	[ "The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal Monday acquitted a Muslim commander of war crimes against Bosnian Serb prisoners in 1992, but convicted three underlings in the first U.N. case dealing with anti-Serb atrocities. The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal cleared Zejnil Delalic, a Muslim, of responsibility for war crimes com...	51
duc04-test-23	Latin leaders at Ibero-American summit explore ways to avoid economic turmoil and warn of likely global recession. Brazil President Cardoso will announce deficit-cutting austerity measures. Brazil and the IMF move closer to an agreement on a $30 billion rescue package. Cardoso readies his plan for spending cuts and tax...	[ "Brazil and the International Monetary Fund moved closer Tuesday to agreement on an expected dlrs 30 billion rescue package for the world's ninth-largest economy. A joint statement by the IMF and the Brazilian government said the two sides agreed Brazil should aim to reduce its budget deficit from an expected eight...	[ "Brazil and the International Monetary Fund moved closer Tuesday to agreement on an expected dlrs 30 billion rescue package for the world's ninth-largest economy. A joint statement by the IMF and the Brazilian government said the two sides agreed Brazil should aim to reduce its budget deficit from an expected eight...	48
duc04-test-24	One of those mentioned for the 1998 Nobel Literature Prize was Jose Saramago, Portuguese writer, atheist and Communist. Saramago was weary of hearing again that this year he might win. But this time he did, much to the delight of Portugal, but not to the Vatican. In speculation on the Peace Prize it came out that only ...	[ "Jose Saramago became the first writer in Portuguese to win the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday. His personal delight was seconded by a burst of public elation in his homeland. Saramago, 75, and Portuguese said they were pleased the Swedish Academy had finally acknowledged the literary contribution of Portug...	[ "Jose Saramago became the first writer in Portuguese to win the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday. His personal delight was seconded by a burst of public elation in his homeland. Saramago, 75, and Portuguese said they were pleased the Swedish Academy had finally acknowledged the literary contribution of Portug...	36
duc04-test-25	After years of civil war, Congo in October 1998 was again in turmoil as rebel forces fought to overthrow the government of President Kabila. The rebels, ethnic Tutsis, disenchanted members of Kabila's army and his political opponents, were said to be supported by Rwandan and Ugandan forces while Kabila was backed by An...	[ "After a day of fighting, Congolese rebels said Sunday they had entered Kindu, the strategic town and airbase in eastern Congo used by the government to halt their advances. Etienne Ngangura, a rebel spokesman, said the rebel fighters were inside Kindu and had taken the adjacent, large airbase, 380 kilometers (235 ...	[ "After a day of fighting, Congolese rebels said Sunday they had entered Kindu, the strategic town and airbase in eastern Congo used by the government to halt their advances. Etienne Ngangura, a rebel spokesman, said the rebel fighters were inside Kindu and had taken the adjacent, large airbase, 380 kilometers (235 ...	7
duc04-test-26	The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was established to look into the human rights violations committed during the long struggle against white rule, released its final report. In what has been described as one of the most complete reports of its kind, the commission blames most of the atrocities on the former...	[ "A panel investigating apartheid-era atrocities said Wednesday it will not implicate the last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, in human rights abuses after he threatened a court challenge. De Klerk said he would sue to block the long-awaited final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was due ...	[ "A panel investigating apartheid-era atrocities said Wednesday it will not implicate the last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, in human rights abuses after he threatened a court challenge. De Klerk said he would sue to block the long-awaited final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was due ...	1001
duc04-test-27	Eleven countries were to adopt a common European currency, the euro, on Dec. 31, 1998. In November and December there were various reactions. France made moves toward a pan-European equity market. Ten of the countries quickly cut interest rates causing fear of overheating in some economies. In Denmark, which had earlie...	[ "China made trading in the euro official Monday, announcing authorization for the European common currency's use in trade and financial dealings starting Jan. 1. The expected announcement from the central People's Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, carried by the official Xinhua News Ag...	[ "China made trading in the euro official Monday, announcing authorization for the European common currency's use in trade and financial dealings starting Jan. 1. The expected announcement from the central People's Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, carried by the official Xinhua News Ag...	33
duc04-test-28	Kofi Annan talked with Gadhafi in Libya on bringing the 1988 Pan Am bombing suspects to trial. He thinks it will happen soon. Libya agrees to a trial in a 3rd country. The West demands any sentence be served in Scotland. Libya insists on a Libyan jail. Libya claims Gadhafi doesn't have authority to give up the suspects...	[ "TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) _ U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan left for Libya Saturday to hold talks aimed at putting two suspects on trial for the 1988 Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie. Annan's one-day, 2nd graf pvs", "After meeting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in a desert tent, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he...	[ "TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) _ U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan left for Libya Saturday to hold talks aimed at putting two suspects on trial for the 1988 Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie. Annan's one-day, 2nd graf pvs", "After meeting Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in a desert tent, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he...	42
duc04-test-29	Hurricane Mitch approached Honduras on Oct. 27, 1998 with winds up to 180mph a Category 5 storm. It hit the Honduran coast on Oct. 28 bringing downpours that forced large-scale evacuations. On Nov. 1 Nicaragua announced collapse of a drenched volcano crater killing about 2,000. By then Mitch's winds were down to 30mph,...	[ "At least 231 people have been confirmed dead in Honduras from former-hurricane Mitch, bringing the storm's death toll in the region to 357, the National Emergency Commission said Saturday. Mitch _ once, 2nd graf pvs", "Nicaraguan Vice President Enrique Bolanos said Sunday night that between 1,000 and 1,500 peopl...	[ "At least 231 people have been confirmed dead in Honduras from former-hurricane Mitch, bringing the storm's death toll in the region to 357, the National Emergency Commission said Saturday. Mitch _ once, 2nd graf pvs", "Nicaraguan Vice President Enrique Bolanos said Sunday night that between 1,000 and 1,500 peopl...	2
duc04-test-30	Prospects were dim for resolution of the political crisis in Cambodia in October 1998. Prime Minister Hun Sen insisted that talks take place in Cambodia while opposition leaders Ranariddh and Sam Rainsy, fearing arrest at home, wanted them abroad. King Sihanouk declined to chair talks in either place. A U.S. House reso...	[ "Cambodia's ruling party responded Tuesday to criticisms of its leader in the U.S. Congress with a lengthy defense of strongman Hun Sen's human rights record. The Cambodian People's Party criticized a non-binding resolution passed earlier this month by the U.S. House of Representatives calling for an investigation ...	[ "Cambodia's ruling party responded Tuesday to criticisms of its leader in the U.S. Congress with a lengthy defense of strongman Hun Sen's human rights record. The Cambodian People's Party criticized a non-binding resolution passed earlier this month by the U.S. House of Representatives calling for an investigation ...	1
duc04-test-31	Turkey's Prime Minister Yilmaz was ousted by a no-confidence vote in Parliament over allegations of interfering in a bank privatization and having mob ties. Ecevit, a former prime minister, was asked to form a new government. He was unable to win the support of Ciller for a secular coalition. Refusing any alliance with...	[ "Bulent Ecevit, who was asked to form a new government Wednesday, is a former prime minister best remembered for ordering an invasion of Cyprus in 1974 that made him an overnight hero at home. The invasion, after a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece, has led to the division of the island. Throughou...	[ "Bulent Ecevit, who was asked to form a new government Wednesday, is a former prime minister best remembered for ordering an invasion of Cyprus in 1974 that made him an overnight hero at home. The invasion, after a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece, has led to the division of the island. Throughou...	1009
duc04-test-32	The government suit against Microsoft is the most aggressive antitrust case in a quarter century. The heart of the case is the Internet browser battle between Microsoft and Netscape. Microsoft says that its Internet Explorer is an integral part of its Windows system, the industry dominant operating system. Microsoft, i...	[ "The case of United States vs. Microsoft Corp., the government's most aggressive move against a monopolist in almost 25 years, is playing out against a century of antitrust laws so broadly worded and court rulings so ambiguous that both sides are citing the same rulings to support their opposing arguments. Whatever...	[ "The case of United States vs. Microsoft Corp., the government's most aggressive move against a monopolist in almost 25 years, is playing out against a century of antitrust laws so broadly worded and court rulings so ambiguous that both sides are citing the same rulings to support their opposing arguments. Whatever...	1033
duc04-test-33	Prior to his appointment as foreign minister by Israeli Prime Minister Natanyahu in 1998, seasoned warrior Ariel Sharon announced that if appointed, he would not shake hands with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The remark fit Sharon's long history of unyielding bellicosity towards Palestine. When he was appointed som...	[ "Ariel Sharon's appointment as the Israeli foreign minister serves as ``the bullet of mercy'' for the Middle East peace process, an official Syrian newspaper said Saturday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named Sharon foreign minister on Friday, effectively putting the hard-liner in charge of negotiating Israel's...	[ "Ariel Sharon's appointment as the Israeli foreign minister serves as ``the bullet of mercy'' for the Middle East peace process, an official Syrian newspaper said Saturday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named Sharon foreign minister on Friday, effectively putting the hard-liner in charge of negotiating Israel's...	37
duc04-test-34	As the U.S. government pressed its antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. in November 1998, America Online (AOL) proposed an alliance with Netscape Communications and Sun Microsystems. The three-pronged deal promised to provide on-line services, Internet software and electronic commerce. AOL was to buy Netscape and for...	[ "America Online Inc. wants to become the ``next Microsoft'' in two promising information-age fields where Microsoft Corp. is just another company _ the Internet media business and electronic commerce. With its proposed purchase of Netscape Communications Corp., AOL, the nation's largest dial-up online service with ...	[ "America Online Inc. wants to become the ``next Microsoft'' in two promising information-age fields where Microsoft Corp. is just another company _ the Internet media business and electronic commerce. With its proposed purchase of Netscape Communications Corp., AOL, the nation's largest dial-up online service with ...	26
duc04-test-35	Liberal Russian lawmaker Galina Starovoitova was gunned down in St. Petersburg. Her aide was seriously wounded. She was a parliament member, aide to Yeltsin and Democratic Choice party leader. She was to run for president in 2000. She is the 1st woman politician killed since Stalin's time. Her slaying may be a watershe...	[ "A liberal lawmaker who planned to run for president in Russia's next elections was shot to death Friday in St. Petersburg, police said. Galina Starovoitova, a member of the lower house of Russia's parliament from the reformist party Democratic Russia, was attacked the entry way of an apartment building, police sai...	[ "A liberal lawmaker who planned to run for president in Russia's next elections was shot to death Friday in St. Petersburg, police said. Galina Starovoitova, a member of the lower house of Russia's parliament from the reformist party Democratic Russia, was attacked the entry way of an apartment building, police sai...	59
duc04-test-36	Concern over the health of President Boris Yeltsin has led many Russians to question his ability to govern. He has had multiple bypass surgery and is susceptible to respiratory ailments. Periods of illness have caused him to cancel foreign trips and on some travels, he was unable to attend all official functions. He is...	[ "Doctors ordered Russian President Boris Yeltsin to cut short his Central Asian trip because of a respiratory infection and he agreed to return home Monday, a day earlier than planned, officials said. Yeltsin was suffering from tracheobronchitis, had a fever of 37.4 Celsius (99.3 Fahrenheit) and was being treated w...	[ "Doctors ordered Russian President Boris Yeltsin to cut short his Central Asian trip because of a respiratory infection and he agreed to return home Monday, a day earlier than planned, officials said. Yeltsin was suffering from tracheobronchitis, had a fever of 37.4 Celsius (99.3 Fahrenheit) and was being treated w...	1032
duc04-test-37	Indonesia invaded the former Portuguese territory of East Timor in 1975 and annexed it in 1976. By late 1998 while East Timorese called for independence and accused Indonesian troops of yet another massacre of civilians, Portugal cut off talks with Indonesia. Internationally, Taiwan was timid fearing antagonizing Indon...	[ "Protesters on Sunday urged Australian military leaders to identify Indonesian army officers trained here to allow closer monitoring of human rights abuses in East Timor. The Australian military holds joint training exercises with Indonesian troops, including the elite commando units accused ot atrocities in East T...	[ "Protesters on Sunday urged Australian military leaders to identify Indonesian army officers trained here to allow closer monitoring of human rights abuses in East Timor. The Australian military holds joint training exercises with Indonesian troops, including the elite commando units accused ot atrocities in East T...	34
duc04-test-38	In early October 1998 Turkey moved 10,000 troops to the Syrian border accusing its neighbor of harboring Kurdish rebels and their leader Abdullah Ocalan. Syria denied the charges and blamed Turkey's belligerence on its military alliance with Israel. As the dispute threatened to ignite the whole volatile region, Egypt's...	[ "Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met here Sunday with Syrian President Hafez Assad to try to defuse growing tension between Syria and Turkey. Mubarak left after the two-hour meeting without speaking to reporters. Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said before their departure that Mubarak ``backs dialogue for sol...	[ "Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met here Sunday with Syrian President Hafez Assad to try to defuse growing tension between Syria and Turkey. Mubarak left after the two-hour meeting without speaking to reporters. Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said before their departure that Mubarak ``backs dialogue for sol...	28
duc04-test-39	James Carville complained that fellow Democrats didn't join his war against Speaker Newt Gingrich leading up to the congressional elections of 1998. Gingrich had led the impeachment inquiry against President Clinton in the House. When, contrary to all predictions, the Democrats gained five seats in the House and held t...	[ "Stunned by the Democratic resurgence in the mid-term elections, congressional Republicans tore into each other Wednesday over who was to blame for their failure to make the traditional opposition party gains in an off-year election. The soul-searching and recriminations _ and a possibility of congressional leaders...	[ "Stunned by the Democratic resurgence in the mid-term elections, congressional Republicans tore into each other Wednesday over who was to blame for their failure to make the traditional opposition party gains in an off-year election. The soul-searching and recriminations _ and a possibility of congressional leaders...	24