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train	Vice President Dick Cheney and Mississippi Republican gubernatorial candidate Haley Barbour acknowledge the cheering crowd.	Gemstar shares moved higher on the news, closing up 2.6 percent at $5.49 on Nasdaq.	2.6
train	During a screaming match in 1999, Carolyn told John she was still sleeping with Bergin.	The new products on the desktop side include the latest versions of Pylon Conduit and Pylon Pro.	3
train	Halabi's military attorney, Air Force Maj. James Key, denied the charges, which could carry a death penalty.	The 30-year bond <US30YT=RR> firmed 24/32, taking its yield to 4.18 percent, after hitting another record low of 4.16 percent.	3.5
train	Consumers still would have to get a descrambling security card from their cable operator to plug into the set.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC lost 2 points, or 0.18 percent, to 1,649.	3.8
train	MediaQ's customers include major handheld makers Mitsubishi, Siemens, Palm, Sharp, Philips, Dell and Sony.	The Fed also said the risks to the economy were biased toward weakness.	3.857
train	Dealers said the single currency's downward momentum against the dollar could pick up speed if it broke below $1.15.	But other sources close to the sale said Vivendi was keeping the door open for further bids in the next day or two.	4
train	FRIENDS of Robert De Niro yesterday rallied around him after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.	On Sunday, a U.S. soldier was killed and another injured when a munitions dump they were guarding exploded in southern Iraq.	2.4
train	Bush plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the new Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, in the Jordanian port of Aqaba on Wednesday.	The damaged area of the garage was not stable, with ``the real potential for a secondary collapse,'' McGreevey said.	3
train	From Broadway comedies like "The Seven Year Itch" (1952), "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?"	The Korean Air deal is expected to be finalized "in the next several weeks," Boeing spokesman Bob Saling said.	2.4
train	The device plays Internet radio streams and comes with a 30-day trial of RealNetworks' Rhapsody music service.	Bashir also felt he was being tried by opinion rather than facts of law, he added.	3.8
train	Microsoft has identified the freely distributed Linux software as one of the biggest threats to its sales.	According to law enforcement officials, the individual decrypted passwords on the server.	4.6
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.	Sgt. Ernest Bucklew, 33, was coming home from Iraq to bury his mother in Pennsylvania.	3.333
train	Doctors had planned to deliver him two weeks early, on or around November 14.	The team has named the sensor Canary, for cellular analysis and notification of antigen risks and yields.	4
train	Agriculture ministers from more than one hundred nations are expected to attend the three-day Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.	The McLean, Virginia-based company said newspaper revenue increased 5 percent to $1.46 billion.	3
train	Squyres is principal investigator for the Athena payload - a collection of science instruments carted by each rover.	U.S. forces struck dozens of targets on Monday, killing six guerrillas and arresting 99 others during 1,729 patrols and 25 raids conducted over 24 hours.	3
train	"The European Union is basically absent," said Tito Barbini, regional minister for agriculture in Tuscany, Italy.	Rapper C-Murder has been convicted of second-degree murder, a crime that carries an automatic life sentence, in the shooting death of a 16-year-old inside a Jefferson Parish nightclub.	4
train	The new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a "high level" outbreak status by Monday, according to security analysts.	Halliburton shares fell 54 cents, or 2.4 percent, to $21.76 a share in midday New York Stock Exchange trade.	3.8
train	The two-year note US2YT=RR fell 5/32 in price, taking its yield to 1.23 percent from 1.16 percent late on Monday.	As Sayliyah was the command base for the Iraq war, but hundreds who ran the war have returned to the United States.	3.6
train	On the other hand, if this will help further establish Steve's innocence, we welcome it."	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.	3.4
train	He was taken to a hospital for precautionary X-rays on his neck.	Organizers established a Web site, http://defacerschallenge.com, listing in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate.	2.769
train	Kids, adults, booksellers and postal workers all are preparing for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	Palm said on Wednesday it plans to buy Handspring, a company created by renegade Palm co-founder Jeff Hawkins.	2.4
train	The Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 6.48, or 0.7 per cent, to 990.51.	Twenty-four players broke par in the first round, the third highest figure in U.S. Open history.	3
train	That triggered a 47-hour police standoff that inconvenienced thousands of commuters, as traffic backed up in Downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	Klarman was arrested by FBI agents Monday morning at his home in New York.	3
train	Ms Lafferty's lawyer, Thomas Ezzell, told a Kentucky newspaper: "My understanding of this is that there is a lower percentage of successful impregnations with frozen.	The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX shed 0.17 of a point, or just 0.02 percent, to 934.	2.8
train	The commission estimates California lost $1.34 billion -- the most of any state -- to tax shelters in 2001.	Kernan, who was O'Bannon's lieutenant governor, friend and political partner, was sworn in six hours after O'Bannon died Saturday.	2
train	People who have opposed these actions throughout are now trying to find fresh reasons to say this wasn't the right thing to do."	The results are to be published in Wednesday's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.	5
train	Joe Kernan, who had been lieutenant governor for the past seven years, was sworn in as governor after O'Bannon died Saturday.	Total shipments reached 19.5 million units last year, compared with 8.9 million units in 2001.	2.6
train	Rich media doubled its share, increasing from 3% in Q2 2002 to 6% in Q2 2003.	Lay had refused to turn over the papers, asserting his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.	1.6
train	The University of Michigan released today a new admissions policy after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in June the way it previously admitted undergraduates.	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 79.43 points, or 0.86 percent, to 9,117.12 on Friday.	3
train	And when asked if he felt regret or guilt about the attack his answer was an adamant "no".	"If you pass this bill," Rep. John Mabry Jr., D-Waco, told colleagues, "Big Brother will be watching you."	1.75
train	From Florida to Alaska, thousands of revelers vowed to push for more legal rights, including same-sex marriages.	"What has happened to you, sir, by way of punishment, is certainly more than enough," Covello said.	4.2
train	People who once thought their blood pressure was fine actually may be well on their way to hypertension under new U.S. guidelines published on Wednesday.	The bill is among the first of 13 that Congress must pass each year to fund the federal government.	4
train	Licensing revenue slid 21 percent, however, to $107.6 million.	Fighting has continued sporadically in the west, where it is complicated by the presence of battle-hardened Liberians on both sides.	2.6
train	Wal-Mart estimates more than 100 million Americans visit their stores every week.	Moore, the suspended chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, stands trial before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary.	2
train	Meningitis is an infection of the spinal cord fluid and the tissue around the brain.	"We're being hyper-vigilant," said Dr. James Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.	3.25
train	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gave up 11.91 points, or 1.19 percent, at 986.60.	Sources in the racing industry said Fontana will get a second NASCAR race on Labor Day weekend starting next season.	4.222
train	The plane was estimated to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.	It's the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count, now in its 104th season.	5
train	The weather service reported maximum sustained winds of nearly 105 miles an hour with stronger gusts.	Further out the curve, the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR shed 18/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.24 percent from 3.17 percent.	5
train	The Winston-Salem, North Carolina company opened six stores during the quarter, bringing the total to 282.	The attack seemed similar to attacks staged near foreign compounds in Riyadh on May 12, for which officials have also blamed al-Qaida.	3.75
train	The Nasdaq composite index added 30.46 points, or 2 percent, to 1,520.15.	The judge scheduled another oversight hearing for late January.	3.5
train	The drop in core wholesale prices in April reflected falling prices for cars, trucks, men's and boy's clothes and cigarettes.	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, surrendered in June; his deputy was killed in a shoot-out with Saudi forces recently.	3.4
train	Douglas Robinson, a senior vice president of finance, will take over as chief financial officer on an interim basis.	On Tuesday, a Florida appeals court again refused to block removal of the tube.	3.8
train	The BlueCore3-Multimedia includes a 16-bit stereo audio CODEC with dual ADC and DAC for stereo audio.	Shares of McDonald's and Wendy's continued their recent recovery Monday, rising more than 1 percent on the New York Stock Exchange in afternoon trade.	3
train	Richard Miller remained hospitalized after undergoing a liver transplant, but his wife has recovered.	At 12:10 p.m. EDT, Canada's benchmark S&P/TSX composite index was up 6.87 points or 0.1 per cent to 6,979.29.	3.5
train	The index, which measures activity in the service sector, climbed to 50.7 last month from 47.9 in March.	The FBI, CIA, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to comment on the Washington Times report.	3.8
train	The film is the second of a trilogy, which will wrap up in November with The Matrix Revolutions.	Another person, a man from Fort Worth, Texas, also was missing.	3.4
train	He allowed two runs in seven innings and struck out six.	Former model Lady McCartney lost a leg in a road accident in 1993 and is understood to have steel plates fitted in her hips which would make natural childbirth difficult.	3.5
train	Apple Computer's new online music service sold more than 1 million songs during its first week of operation, the company said Monday.	The charges of espionage and aiding the enemy can carry the death penalty.	1.4
train	Get it all out," says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting firm based in New York City.	To watch pay television, consumers would insert into the set a security card provided by their cable service.	2.2
train	Waksal has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and is to be sentenced next week.	Emile Laroza, 51, contracted SARS while working as a nurse at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the second SARS outbreak.	2.25
train	Complicating the situation is the presence of battle-hardened Liberians who have been fighting on both sides.	In seeking leniency, Waksal apologized to the court, his employees and his family.	3.8
train	He had been arrested twice before for trespassing and barred from the complex - home to his mother and two children.	He refused to say what percentage of domestic flights had security officers on board.	5
train	Kollar-Kotelly has scheduled another antitrust settlement compliance hearing for January.	GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. >> Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie drew the crowds, but Angela Stanford took her first LPGA victory.	4.2
train	They came despite what BA called a "difficult quarter", which it said included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow.	"This is America, my friends, and it should not happen here."	2.75
train	Several states and the federal government later passed similar or more strict bans.	It added it had "co-operated fully" with police since November.	1.75
train	"They were tossed around like feathers," Gordon said.	A poll released this week showed that the FBI bugging of the mayor has given a boost to his re-election effort.	4.75
train	In that case, the court held that Cincinnati had violated the First Amendment in banning only the advertising pamphlets in the interest of aesthetics.	Since early May, the city has received 1,400 reports, he said.	2.6
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.	"It just seems like all the issues that we support he doesn't," said Gabriela Lemus, the league's director of policy and legislation.	3.25
train	The world's two largest automakers said their U.S. sales declined more than predicted last month as a late summer sales frenzy caused more of an industry backlash than expected.	Meningitis is an infection of the fluid in a person's spinal cord and around the brain.	3.6
train	WORLD No. 2 Lleyton Hewitt has accused the Association of Tennis Professionals of malice, including an alleged attempt last year to dupe him into refusing a drug test.	On Thursday, a Post article argued that a 50 basis point cut from the Fed was more likely.	3.8
train	"I am proud that I stood against Richard Nixon, not with him," Kerry said.	About half of all U.S. households have money in mutual funds.	3.5
train	Sequent representatives could not immediately be reached for comment on the SCO announcement.	Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 15.66 to 1,046.79, its best advance since Oct. 1, when it gained 22.25.	3.25
train	Micron has declared its first quarterly profit for three years.	The commission estimated California lost $937 million to corporate tax shelters in 2001.	1.4
train	This northern autumn US trainers will work with soldiers from four North African countries on patrolling and gathering intelligence.	Both studies are published on Thursday in Nature, the British weekly science journal.	3.25
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.	While some other parts of Africa have been used as Al Qaeda staging grounds, Malawi had previously not been a major focus of investigations into the group.	3
train	Revenue rose 3.9 percent, to $1.63 billion from $1.57 billion.	A long awaited report on the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS outbreak has been released.	3.2
train	The union had not yet revealed which chain would be targeted.	Later this year, the command will send trainers with soldiers from four North African nations on patrolling and intelligence gathering missions.	2.75
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was off 58.69 points, or 0.64 percent, at 9,137.86.	The Saint Sophia Camp hosts religious retreats for children during the summer months as well as other events year round, according to its Web site.	3
train	In an E-mail statement to the Knoxville News Sentinel, Shumaker said, ''I am not giving any consideration to resignation.	The union said it would reveal later which chain would be targeted.	2.4
train	But JT was careful to clarify that it was "not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment".	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC declined 16.68 points, or 1.01 percent, at 1,636.94.	2
train	So was Edie Falco, the critically praised co-star of "Frankie and Johnny."	It will appear in the next few weeks on the Web site of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.	4
train	Besides Hampton and Newport News, the grant funds water testing in Yorktown, King George County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.	"It's not zero," said David Ropeik, director of risk communication at the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.	3.333
train	The pressure may well rise on Thursday, with national coverage of the final round planned by ESPN, the cable sports network.	So far, authorities also have searched areas in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.	3.75
train	SCO says the pricing terms for a license will not be announced for weeks.	At the Casa de Espaa, customers were eating dinner and playing bingo when a bomb went off.	2.6
train	The CWA, which represents more than 2,300 Comcast employees, called that excessive when a typical union employee makes about $27,000 a year.	ESPN reported that Knight's two-year deal is worth $2.38 million, including a $300,000 signing bonus.	3.5
train	Russ Britt is the Los Angeles Bureau Chief for CBS.MarketWatch.com.	The Federal Trade Commission asked Congress yesterday for broader powers to attack the rapidly growing problem of spam, which new studies show accounts for half of all e-mail traffic.	2.75
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.	Frankel said Peace Rules will run in the Preakness Stakes on May 17.	3.4
train	Last year, he made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination for governor.	"I'm absolutely confident we're going to have a bill," Frist, R-Tenn., said Thursday.	3.4
train	The network is also dropping its Friday night "Dateline" edition.	Vermillion, Posey and Madison County populations will decline.	2.4
train	Investigators uncovered a 4-inch bone fragment from beneath the concrete slab Thursday, but it turned out to be an animal bone, authorities said.	I am not giving any consideration to resignation," Shumaker said in a statement.	3.6
train	"It just seems like all the issues that we support, he doesn't," said Gabriela Lemus of LULAC.	Mr Blair went on: "I think we did the right thing in relation to Iraq.	3.5
train	The new research will be published soon in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.	Also as part of the deal, PalmSource stock will begin trading on the NASDAQ stock market Wednesday under the ticker symbol: PSRC.	3.2
train	Shares of Allergan fell 14 cents to close at $78.12 on the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites).	The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJ: news, chart, profile) rose 56 points, or 0.7 percent, to 8,588.	4
train	The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI climbed 164 points, or 1.91 percent, to 8,765.38, brushing its highest levels since mid-January.	"My understanding of this is that there is a lower percentage of successful impregnations with frozen," Ezzell said.	2.667
train	Former company chief financial officer Franklyn M. Bergonzi pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy on June 5 and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.	But Itar-Tass news agency said four of his bodyguards were among those killed by the bomb.	3.75
train	He was referring to John S. Reed, the former Citicorp chief executive who became interim chairman and chief executive of the exchange last Sunday .	Families stuck on the highway were being urged to remain in their cars, and to use their cell phones only in case of emergency.	2.8
train	Linda Saunders pleaded guilty in federal court to six charges, including extortion, money laundering and conspiracy.	The pressure will intensify today, with national coverage of the final round planned by ESPN and words that are even more difficult.	4.75
train	Agents found more than 1,000 credit cards and credit card duplicating machines during a search of Ragin's address.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 7.42 points, or 0.45 percent, at 1,653.44.	3
train	Box cutters were used as a weapon by the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers and have since been banned as carry-on items.	Harry Potter's latest wizard trick?	3.2
train	He planned to stay all day until the river crested, which was forecast for late last night.	Israeli soldiers began tearing down settlement outposts in the West Bank yesterday - an Israeli obligation under a new Mideast peace plan.	1.75
train	The government did not identify the taikonauts — a term coined from ‘‘taikong,’’ the Chinese word for space — who would travel on the second mission.	The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC shed 8 points, or 0.45 percent, to 1,645.	4.056
train	According to SunnComm's Peter Jacobs, "MediaMax performs exactly as 'advertised' to the companies who purchased it.	A Cuban architect was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for using two fake grenades to hijack a passenger plane from Cuba to Florida in April.	3
train	Founders of the group are Matsushita Electric, Sony, Hitachi, NEC, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba.	Bush said U.S. and European Union leaders, at an annual Washington summit, agreed on the need to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons.	4
train	The report by the independent expert committee aims to dissipate any suspicion about the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS crisis.	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.	2
train	The American Anglican Council, which represents Episcopalian conservatives, said it will seek authorization to create a separate group.	The system is priced from US$1.1 million to $22.4 million, depending on configuration.	3.8
train	Heather, 35, who lost a leg in a road accident, is thought to have steel plates fitted in her hips, which would make natural childbirth impossible.	Vice President Dick Cheney says Mississippi Republican Haley Barbour would be a good governor because of his government and business savvy.	2.8
train	According to law enforcement officials, the person arrested was a known sophisticated hacker.	Shortness was found twice as often in those with hearing loss.	3.6
train	The others were given copies of "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" and told to follow it.	The new worm affects these Windows systems: 2000, XP, NT 4.0 and Server 2003.	3.643
train	The hearing occurred a day after the Pentagon for the first time singled out an officer, Dallager, for not addressing the scandal.	Shares of Fox Entertainment Group Inc., News Corp.'s U.S. media and entertainment arm, fell 45 cents to $26.85 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.	2.5
train	OPEC producers at a meeting on Wednesday are set to pressure independent oil exporters to contribute to the cartel's next supply cut to allow for the return of Iraqi oil.	Douglas Robinson, CA senior vice president, finance, will fill the position in the interim.	3.8