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train	The man accused of using fake grenades to commandeer a Cuban plane that landed in Key West in April was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.	Spansion Flash memory solutions are available worldwide from AMD and Fujitsu.	3.8
train	Gemstar's shares gathered up 2.6 percent, adding 14 cents to $5.49 at the close.	The central bank's policy board left rates steady for now, as widely expected, but surprised the market by declaring that overall risks were weighted toward weakness.	3.8
train	Gainer said the two staff aides are "very sorry this all happened," and the security personnel had performed "well within standards."	"This case is wholly without merit, both factually and legally," Judge Denny Chin scoffed.	3.5
train	While some other parts of Africa have been used as staging grounds for the terror group, Malawi previously had not been a major focus of investigations into al-Qaida.	Fighting has continued sporadically in the west, where it is complicated by the presence of battle-hardened Liberians on both sides.	3.333
train	At midnight on Wednesday, 68 percent of voters said "no" to the tax, with 97 percent of the votes counted.	A tropical storm rapidly developed in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday and could have hurricane-force winds when it hits land somewhere along the Louisiana coast Monday night.	4.6
train	Kollar-Kotelly has scheduled another antitrust settlement compliance hearing for January.	Shares of EDS closed Thursday at $18.51, up 6 cents on the New York Stock Exchange.	3.5
train	He left the army for Syria where he received religious training.	The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJ: news, chart, profile) rose 56 points, or 0.7 percent, to 8,588.	2.8
train	"There is no doubt about the chemical programme, biological programme, indeed nuclear programme, indeed all that was documented by the UN," he said.	On Monday, EchoStar (DISH: news, chart, profile) shares shrank $1.40, or 4.4 percent, to $30.63.	3.667
train	"It is about a third of what I owe in the world," he told reporters.	BlueCore3-Multimedia contains an open platform DSP co-processor and also includes a 16-bit stereo audio codec with dual ADC and DAC for stereo audio.	2.4
train	The House voted 425 to 2 to clear the bill, the first of 13 that Congress must pass each year to fund the federal government.	The University of Michigan plans to release a new undergraduate admissions policy Thursday after its acceptance requirements were rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in June.	3.6
train	According to market research from The NPD Group, the number of people downloading music dropped from 14.5 million in April to 10.4 million in June.	"This was a persistent problem which has not been solved, mechanically and physically," said board member Steven Wallace.	3.5
train	Complicating the situation is the presence of battle-hardened Liberians who have been fighting on both sides.	Frankel said Peace Rules will run in the Preakness Stakes on May 17.	3.8
train	Authorities said the scientist properly quarantined himself at home after he developed SARS symptoms Dec. 10.	About half of all U.S. households have money in mutual funds.	3.4
train	Last year, he made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination for governor.	The results are to be published in Wednesday's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.	3.4
train	Dennehy, who transferred to Baylor last year after getting kicked off the University of New Mexico Lobos for temper tantrums, had begun to read the Bible daily.	The injured passenger at John Peter Smith died later in the morning; his name has not been released, Jones said.	3.6
train	Looking to buy the latest Harry Potter?	In a mixture of ancient Melanesian pagan and modern Christian ceremonies the people tried again to erase the misfortunes they believe have kept them poor since that long-ago meal.	3.25
train	Kadyrov was not injured, but four of his bodyguards were among those killed.	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI jumped 2.09 percent, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX leapt 2.23 percent.	3.8
train	The meeting was scheduled to end Wednesday night, with attendees approving resolutions that express the denomination's view on issues but that are not binding on churches.	"Our outcomes are very encouraging," George Mason researcher Ken Alibek said.	4.6
train	A federal grand jury indicted them on Tuesday; the document was sealed until yesterday to allow authorities to make arrests.	He refused to say what percentage of domestic flights had security officers on board.	4
train	Seven 20- and 21-year-old cadets were ticketed by police for drinking alcohol in an off-campus hotel room early Saturday with two young women, aged 16 and 18.	Australian researchers believe they have found a trigger of type 1 diabetes in children - their mothers eating potatoes and other tuberous vegetables during pregnancy.	4.6
train	The plane was estimated to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC declined 16.68 points, or 1.01 percent, at 1,636.94.	3.5
train	Shares of Halliburton fell 71 cents, or 3 percent, to close at $21.59 yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange.	A spokesman for SCO could not be reached for comment this afternoon.	4
train	Joining Boston on Monday were the Massachusetts communities of Watertown, Saugus and Framingham.	"We condemn this raid which is in our view illegal and morally and politically unjustifiable," London-based NCRI official Ali Safavi told Reuters by telephone.	3.333
train	Peace Rules defeated Funny Cide in the Louisiana Derby.	Tito Barbini, a regional minister for agriculture in Tuscany, Italy, criticized the absence Tuesday in Sacramento.	3.455
train	This led to the recovery of the 270-kilogram Cancuen altar, announced on Wednesday by the Vanderbilt University in Nashville and the National Geographic Society.	The new worm affects these Windows systems: 2000, XP, NT 4.0 and Server 2003.	3.5
train	Doctors have speculated that the body’s own estrogen protects against cell damage and improves blood flow.	The royal household was bracing itself for any more revelations in A Royal Duty, based on the former servant’s time with Diana, Princess of Wales.	4.4
train	Security experts are warning that a new mass-mailing worm is spreading widely across the Internet, sometimes posing as e-mail from the Microsoft founder.	It added it had "co-operated fully" with police since November.	2.4
train	The monkeys could track their progress by watching a schematic representation of the arm and its motions on a video screen.	The House has passed bills the past two Congresses, but the Senate has not.	4
train	Brendsel and chief financial officer Vaughn Clarke resigned June 9.	Bulger's brother, a former FBI informant, is now on the law enforcement agency's "10 Most Wanted" list.	2.75
train	"The European Union is basically absent," said Tito Barbini, regional minister for agriculture in Tuscany, Italy.	The matter could then be sent to the U.N. Security Council.	3.333
train	Yes, from today Flash memory purchased from AMD or Fujitsu will be branded Spansion.	"What has happened to you, sir, by way of punishment, is certainly more than enough," Covello said.	3.6
train	Kodak expects earnings of 5 cents to 25 cents a share in the quarter.	While waiting for a bomb squad to arrive, the bomb exploded, killing Wells.	2.75
train	"We hope all parties will continue to make efforts and continue the process of dialogue," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.	"The clear message is it should not be used to prevent cardiovascular disease," Manson said.	3.667
train	Added Mr. Prodi: "Maybe, but the old age helps us to understand our strengths and our weakness."	The Philadelphia Stock Exchange's semiconductor index .SOXX jumped 6.10 percent.	0.25
train	The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was off 58.69 points, or 0.64 percent, at 9,137.86.	The attorney representing al-Halabi, Air Force Maj. James Key III, denied the charges, according to The Associated Press.	1.5
train	Sequent representatives could not immediately be reached for comment on the SCO announcement.	Playwright George Axelrod, who anticipated the sexual revolution with The Seven Year Itch and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?	4
train	The mother also alleged in the lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted by one of the guards.	Tour doctors later confirmed that he had broken his right leg near the hip and also sustained wrist and elbow fractures.	0.8
train	Is it in the food supply?" says David Ropeik, director of risk communication at the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.	Rambus Inc. (nasdaq: RMBS - news - people) shot up 38 percent, making it the biggest percentage gainer on the Nasdaq.	3.25
train	AFTRA members approved the merger by a vote of 75.88% to 24.12%.	Despite problems in the job market, the latest snapshot of the labor markets was slightly better than economists were expecting.	3.25
train	"Unlike many early-stage Internet firms, Google is believed to be profitable.	The Communications Workers Union, which represents more than 2,300 Comcast employees, called the executive pay package excessive when a typical union employee makes about $27,000 annually.	2
train	He playfully chided the Senate's "little bitty tax relief plan."	License sales, a key measure of demand, fell 21 percent to $107.6 million.	2.5
train	In a mixture of ancient pagan and modern Christian rites, the villagers have staged a series of ceremonies hoping to erase the misfortunes they believe have kept them poor.	BlueCore3 also implements v1.2's eSCO facility to provide the basis for advanced cordless telephony applications for Bluetooth transmission.	2.75
train	Box cutters were used as a weapon by the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers and have since been banned as carry-on items.	In addition, "fewer than 10" FBI offices have conducted investigations involving visits to Islamic mosques, the Justice Department said.	3.75
train	"We're going to do everything in our power to get money back to ratepayers as quickly as possible," Kennedy said.	He moved to Syria, where he underwent further religious training in traditional Islamic beliefs.	3.8
train	He also said the academy will get its own internal report next week detailing the seriousness of the remaining problem.	That compares with January 2000, when laptops represented less than 25 percent of sales volume, NPD said.	2.8
train	Texas Instruments climbed $1.37 to $19.25 yesterday and Novellus Systems Inc. advanced $1.76 to $36.31.	CBS said the show "does not present a balanced portrayal of the Reagans for CBS and its audience.	1.8
train	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, turned himself in in June; his deputy was killed in a recent shootout with Saudi forces.	The number of households acquiring music fell from a high of 14.5 million in April to 12.7 million in May and 10.4 million in June, according to NPD.	3.2
train	Jim Williams, director of the US-VISIT project, said that by the middle of November, many arriving passengers in Atlanta will be fingerprinted and photographed.	Bishop O'Brien, aged 67, had told police he thought he had hit a dog or cat.	3
train	He was taken to a hospital for precautionary X-rays on his neck.	The cradle for the h2200 has space for recharging a second battery.	2.2
train	The weakness exists in the way that VBA looks at the properties of documents passed to it when the document is opened by a host application.	The crates are full of hardback copies of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	2.6
train	"Further testing is still under way, but at this stage, given the early detection, the outlook in such instances would be positive," the specialist said yesterday.	However, we have decided to opt for the European consortium's engine as the best overall solution."	3
train	It will take time to oust die-hard remnants of Saddam Hussein's deposed regime in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday.	Bremer, 61, is a former assistant to former Secretaries of State William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger.	4
train	Griffith, a Mount Airy native, now lives on the North Carolina coast in Manteo.	Shevaun Pennington disappeared on Saturday morning after arranging to meet 31-year-old Toby Studabaker.	2.5
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI edged up 13.33 points, or 0.15 percent, to 9,196.55.	Hope is survived by his wife; sons Anthony and Kelly; daughters Linda and Nora Somers; and four grandchildren.	3.4
train	A Washington County man may have the countys first human case of West Nile virus, the health department said Friday.	According to law enforcement officials, the individual decrypted passwords on the server.	3.75
train	After Freitas' opening statement, King County Superior Court Judge Charles Mertel recessed trial until after the Thanksgiving weekend.	For the 12-month period ending June 30, high-speed lines installed in homes and businesses increased by 45 percent.	2
train	The new system costs between $1.1 million and $22 million, depending on configuration.	Morales, who pleaded guilty in July, expressed "sincere regret and remorse" for his crimes.	5
train	Shares of SCO closed at $10.93, down 28 cents, in Monday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.	Said Mr. Burke: "It was a textbook landing considering the circumstances."	3.25
train	Scientists believed Stardust trapped thousands of particles of dust.	If draining the ponds in Maryland will further help establish Steve's innocence, we welcome it."	4.6
train	"They were tossed around like feathers," Gordon said.	Spitz is expected to testify later for the defense.	4.4
train	Stocks dipped lower Tuesday as investors opted to cash in profits from Monday's big rally despite a trio of reports suggesting modest improvement in the economy.	I am not giving any consideration to resignation," Shumaker said in a statement.	3.25
train	Still, he noted Miami must decide whether to seek ACC membership for the next school year by June 30 to adhere to Big East guidelines.	"My understanding of this is that there is a lower percentage of successful impregnations with frozen," Ezzell said.	4.8
train	"It was a little bit embarrassing the way we played in the first two games," Thomas said.	In that case, the court held that the city of Cincinnati had violated the First Amendment in banning, in the interest of aesthetics, only the advertising pamphlets.	3.6
train	They were at Raffles Hospital over the weekend for further evaluation.	Prairie dogs, usually found in southwestern and western states, aren’t indigenous to Wisconsin.	3
train	She asked to be excused from last week's Cabinet session to prepare for a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.	A convicted killer and two other inmates cut through two fences topped with razor wire and escaped from a state prison on a busy street.	2.4
train	The new companies will begin trading on Nasdaq today under the ticker symbols PLMO and PSRC.	The crates are full of hardback copies of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	4.2
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI ended up 56.79 points, or 0.67 percent, at 8,588.36 -- its highest level since January 17.	She also pledged to bring peace to Iraq: "Americans don't cut and run, we have to see this misadventure through."	3.4
train	As a result, 24 players broke par in the first round.	Allegiant's stock closed Wednesday at $23.40, up 64 cents, in trading on the Nasdaq market.	3
train	The report by the independent expert committee aims to dissipate any suspicion about the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS crisis.	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 79.43 points, or 0.86 percent, to 9,117.12 on Friday.	1.667
train	The government recently shelved peace talks with the MILF, being brokered by Malaysia, after a string of attacks, including three bombings, on Mindanao.	Under NASD regulations, Mr. Young can file a response and request a hearing before an NASD panel.	1.75
train	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was 0.46 points lower, or 0.05 percent, at 997.02.	The countys first and only human case of West Nile this year was confirmed by health officials on Sept. 8.	4.2
train	SARS went on to claim the lives of 44 people in the Toronto area, including two nurses and a doctor.	Emily Church is London bureau chief of CBS.MarketWatch.com.	2.4
train	An arrest warrant claimed Bryant assaulted the woman June 30 at a hotel.	The world's first portal potty was soon to be rolled out at summer festivals in Great Britain.	3.6
train	Spokesmen for the FBI, CIA, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to comment on El Shukrijumah's stay in Canada.	Perry said he backs the Senate's efforts, including the fines, to force the Democrats to return.	3.25
train	As part of a restructuring Peregrine sold its Remedy help desk software unit last year to BMC Software Inc.	Thousands of revellers, celebrating the decision, vowed to push for more legal rights, including same-sex marriages.	4.6
train	Joe Kernan, who had been lieutenant governor for the past seven years, was sworn in as governor after O'Bannon died Saturday.	When Ragin's address was raided, authorities found more than 1,000 credit cards and duplicating machines.	3.5
train	"I came basically to Washington to establish relationships and to make sure that we are getting more federal money to California," Schwarzenegger said after meeting with congressional Republicans.	Next week, John S. Reed, the former Citicorp chief executive who Sunday became interim chairman and chief executive of the exchange, will take up his position.	3.4
train	The weather service reported maximum sustained winds of nearly 105 miles an hour with stronger gusts.	On Thursday, a Post article argued that a 50 basis point cut from the Fed was more likely.	4.4
train	The meat, poultry, butter, cheese and nuts were impounded a year ago at a LaGrou Cold Storage warehouse in Chicago.	The heatwave was due to a mass of hot, dry air from the southeast, said Mario Almeida of Portugal's weather service.	3
train	The launch coincides with the JavaOne developers' conference in San Francisco this week.	Amnesty International said that over the past 20 years it had collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq.	4
train	Excluding the charges, analysts, on average, expected a loss of 11 cents a share.	Several shots rang out Wednesday night, but no gators were killed then.	2.75
train	The audiotape aired last week by the Arab Al-Jazeera television network appears to be an effort to incite attacks.	Five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is in Denver today for a meeting about surviving cancer.	4.8
train	The boy also sprayed the room full of retardant from fire extinguishers, which made it hard to see, the chief said.	An audiotape aired last week by the Arab al-Jazeera television network may be the strongest evidence yet that Saddam survived the war.	3.6
train	Such a step could put the issue before the UN Security Council.	Home Depot reported a 22 percent jump in third-quarter profit behind a nearly 8 percent rise in same-store sales.	3.75
train	Along with chipmaker Intel, the companies include Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Gateway Inc. and Nokia Corp.	Klarman was charged with 16 counts of wire fraud.	5
train	In connection with the incident, I have acknowledged that I behaved inappropriately."	On Tuesday, a Florida appeals court again refused to block removal of the tube.	3
train	The index, which measures activity in the service sector, climbed to 50.7 last month from 47.9 in March.	The judge scheduled another oversight hearing for late January.	4
train	Five-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong had a few words of advice for other cancer survivors in Denver on Friday.	In late-morning trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Corixa was up 74 cents, or 10%, at $7.94.	2
train	He said the attackers left behind leaflets urging staff at the Ishtar Sheraton to stop working at the hotel and demanding U.S. forces leave Iraq.	"I notice a mood change in their priorities," said one Iraqi politician after meeting with Mr. Bremer.	3.8
train	FRIENDS of Robert De Niro yesterday rallied around him after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.	The company also said it would cut wholesale prices on cassettes and change the suggested retail price to $8.98.	4
train	It exploded in his hands, but the former Italian prime minister was unhurt.	"It's not zero," said David Ropeik, director of risk communication at the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.	3.8
train	Shares of Corixa were gaining 71 cents, or 10%, to $7.91 on the Nasdaq.	Marissa Jaret Winokur, as Tracy, won for best actress in a musical.	0.5
train	The elderly and those with weakened immune systems are also urged to protect against mosquito bites.	"I know this sounds counterintuitive, but it's true: City-grown pollution -- and ozone in particular -- is tougher on country trees," U.S. ecologist Jillian Gregg said.	2.4
train	Barbini said the union may reach a compromise with the United States but it wants a system for labeling such foods, something the industry successfully fought here.	There were 293 human cases of West Nile in Indiana in 2002, including 11 deaths statewide.	3.6
train	Dealers said the single currency's downward momentum against the dollar could pick up speed if it broke below $1.15.	The dollar was at 117.85 yen against the Japanese currency, up 0.1 percent.	1.4
train	In 2006, the group says the market will rebound 29.6 percent to $21.3 billion in sales.	The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI tacked on 97 points, or 1.14 percent, to 8,699.	4.25
train	A promotional poster, complete with countdown dial, reminds readers of the upcoming release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	Vivendi shares were 0.3 percent up at 15.62 euros in Paris at 0841 GMT.	4
train	London-based NCRI official Ali Safavi told Reuters: "We condemn this raid, which is in our view illegal and morally and politically unjustifiable."	But church members and observers say they anticipate that the decision here could pose doctrinal problems for some Episcopalians who believe the Bible prohibits homosexuality.	3.25
train	Micron has declared its first quarterly profit for three years.	Excluding patent litigation, RIM's loss for the quarter was $700,000, or 1 cent per share.	5
train	He also recruited others to participate in the scheme by convincing them to receive fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered for himself.	Asked if he felt any regret about theOctober 12 attack, the answer was an adamant "no".	5