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train	Part of the accord was the implementation of a special health council that would monitor health spending and progress in reforming the health system.	Their belief was based on speculation that estrogen prevents cell damage and improves blood flow.	2.75
train	The bank's shares fell 45 cents in trading yesterday to $91.51 per share.	In 2006, Asia Pacific will report growth of 7.9 percent to $81.8 billion.	4.25
train	The technology-packed Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> dropped 37.78 points, or 1.94 percent, to 1,912.36.	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, surrendered in June; his deputy was killed in a shoot-out with Saudi forces recently.	3.8
train	Mr. Turner transferred about 10 million shares to a charitable trust before they were sold.	The military said it had killed 16 rebels and captured nine in the campaign so far, with one soldier killed and six wounded.	5
train	Kids, adults, booksellers and postal workers all are preparing for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	Later this year, the command will send trainers with soldiers from four North African nations on patrolling and intelligence gathering missions.	2.4
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.	Hickenlooper clobbered city Auditor Don Mares, 46, in the Tuesday runoff.	3.6
train	It was the best advance since Oct. 1, when the index gained 22.25.	Federal officials said the document remained sealed until Thursday morning to allow authorities to make arrests in five Western states.	4.6
train	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was up 7.60 points, or 0.46 percent, at 1,653.62.	ESPN reported that Knight's two-year deal is worth $2.38 million, including a $300,000 signing bonus.	3.833
train	By state law, 911 calls are not public information and were not released.	With 97 percent of precincts counted tonight, 68 percent of voters opposed the tax.	3.2
train	In 2006, the group says the market will rebound 29.6 percent to $21.3 billion in sales.	National Breast Cancer Centre head Professor Christine Ewan said there was no need for panic.	4
train	Bulger's brother is now on the agency's ''10 Most Wanted'' list, sought in connection with 21 murders.	"The clear message is it should not be used to prevent cardiovascular disease," Manson said.	1
train	Critics say the law violates civil liberties, something House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., says he is sensitive to.	Heatley underwent surgery Saturday for a broken jaw and an MRI found two torn ligaments in his right knee.	2.6
train	The company said it would cut the wholesale price of most top-line CDs to $9.09 from $12.02.	So far, authorities also have searched areas in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.	3.6
train	Shares of Halliburton fell 71 cents, or 3 percent, to close at $21.59 yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange.	Tour doctors later confirmed that he had broken his right leg near the hip and also sustained wrist and elbow fractures.	4.6
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.	Thirty-four of the men have been arrested and the others are being sought, US Attorney Daniel Bogden said yesterday.	4
train	A poll showed that the FBI bugging of the mayor had given a boost to his reelection effort against GOP opponent Sam Katz.	The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 44 points, or 0.46 percent, to 9,568.	2.4
train	The company posted a profit of $54.3 million, or 22 cents per share, in the year-ago period.	"If you pass this bill," Rep. John Mabry Jr., D-Waco, told colleagues, "Big Brother will be watching you."	0.889
train	He had been arrested twice before for trespassing and barred from the complex - home to his mother and two children.	On Monday, EchoStar (DISH: news, chart, profile) shares shrank $1.40, or 4.4 percent, to $30.63.	3
train	When fully operational, the facility is expected to employ up to 1,000 people.	The MDC called the week-long protest to urge Mugabe either to resign or to negotiate a settlement of the crisis gripping the country.	4.8
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.	The new worm affects these Windows systems: 2000, XP, NT 4.0 and Server 2003.	4.4
train	The tech-loaded Nasdaq composite rose 20.96 points to 1595.91, ending at its highest level for 12 months.	The dollar was at 117.85 yen against the Japanese currency, up 0.1 percent.	3
train	British Airways' New York-to-London runs will end in October.	The matter could then be sent to the U.N. Security Council.	3
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.	International rescue workers hacked desperately through flattened debris for survivors and cemeteries overflowed in Iran's ancient Silk Road city of Bam yesterday.	3.4
train	"It just seems like all the issues that we support, he doesn't," said Gabriela Lemus of LULAC.	It will appear in the next few weeks on the Web site of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.	5
train	The American Anglican Council, which represents Episcopalian conservatives, said it will seek authorization to create a separate group.	Morales, who pleaded guilty in July, expressed "sincere regret and remorse" for his crimes.	1.8
train	Schofield got Toepfer to admit on cross-examination that she ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.	The world's first portal potty was soon to be rolled out at summer festivals in Great Britain.	4.8
train	In a not-too-subtle swipe at Dean, he predicted Americans would not elect a Democrat "who sounds an uncertain trumpet in these dangerous times."	Allegiant's stock closed Wednesday at $23.40, up 64 cents, in trading on the Nasdaq market.	3.4
train	"City-grown pollution, and ozone in particular, is tougher on country trees," says Cornell University ecologist Jillian Gregg.	Watches or warnings could be issued for eastern Cuba later on Thursday.	2.75
train	The procedure is generally performed in the second or third trimester.	The intervention force will confiscate weapons, reform the police, strengthen the courts and prison system and protect key institutions such as the Finance Ministry.	3.333
train	Amgen shares gained 93 cents, or 1.45 percent, to $65.05 in afternoon trading on Nasdaq.	It generated $4.47 billion of profit and $20 billion of revenue in the year's first half, 53 percent of Citigroup's totals.	3.8
train	Nationally, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 4,156 cases of West Nile, including 284 deaths.	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.	2.75
train	Thirty-three of the 42 men had been arrested by Wednesday evening, said Daniel Bogden, U.S. attorney in Nevada.	"He hasn't got much choice," said the Bishop of Armidale, Peter Brain.	3
train	So was Edie Falco, the critically praised co-star of "Frankie and Johnny."	The product also streams Internet radio and comes with a 30-day free trial for RealNetworks' Rhapsody digital music subscription service.	3.25
train	Albertsons and Kroger's Ralphs chain locked out their workers in response.	Nations like Israel and Australia already have such status.	3.25
train	U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus ruled that the Akron-based company should have determined that changes at one of its plants would increase overall pollution emissions.	Waksal pleaded guilty to insider trading charges last year, and he is scheduled to be sentenced June 10.	3
train	Founders of the group are Matsushita Electric, Sony, Hitachi, NEC, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba.	The academy will get its own internal report next week and it will be made public, Rosa said.	4.75
train	Scientists believed Stardust trapped thousands of particles of dust.	Frankel said Peace Rules will run in the Preakness Stakes on May 17.	4.2
train	Since early May, the city has received 1,400 reports of dead blue jays and crows, Jayroe said.	The plant would employ 1,000 people when fully built out, the company said.	2.8
train	Before it was removed, the site listed in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate.	An audiotape aired last week by the Arab al-Jazeera television network may be the strongest evidence yet that Saddam survived the war.	3.4
train	Joe Kernan, who had been lieutenant governor for the past seven years, was sworn in as governor after O'Bannon died Saturday.	The mother also contended that she was sexually assaulted by one of the guards during the 1998 confrontation.	2.6
train	A jury convicted rapper C-Murder, also known as Corey Miller, of second-degree murder Tuesday night in the shooting death of a 16-year-old in a Jefferson Parish nightclub.	The American Anglican Council, which represents Episcopalian conservatives, said it will seek authorization to create a separate province in North America because of last week's actions.	4
train	John Hickenlooper had 65 percent of the vote to 35 percent for City Auditor Don Mares.	Palm said on Wednesday it plans to buy Handspring, a company created by renegade Palm co-founder Jeff Hawkins.	3.4
train	The author is one of several defense experts expected to testify.	"What is happening here is that people who have opposed this action throughout are trying to find fresh reasons why it was not the right thing to do."	1.75
train	The film is the second of a trilogy, which will wrap up in November with The Matrix Revolutions.	Moore of Alabama says he will appeal his case to the nation's highest court.	3.8
train	Selenski descended down the wall and used the mattress to climb over razor wire.	Consumer groups oppose the changes, saying they would concentrate too many outlets in too few media empires.	3.333
train	Gainer said the two staff aides are "very sorry this all happened," and the security personnel had performed "well within standards."	But the inadequate performance of students in various subgroups, such as race, pushed the state onto the needs-improvement list under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.	3.8
train	Amnesty International has said that over the past 20 years it has collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq but the actual figure may be much higher.	Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had expected Kodak to earn 68 cents a share for the quarter.	4.2
train	Lowe's, with about half as many stores, reported a 33 percent increase in third-quarter profit behind a 12 percent jump in same-store sales.	The government did not identify the taikonauts -- a term coined from taikong, the Chinese word for space.	4
train	Others with such a status are Egypt, Israel, and Australia.	At 12 months, there was still a difference between the groups, but it was not considered significant.	4
train	Sobig.F spreads when unsuspecting computer users open file attachments in emails that contain such familiar headings as "Thank You!," "Re: Details" or "Re: That Movie."	To force a recall election of Davis, the valid signatures of 897,158 registered California voters must be turned in to election officials.	3.6
train	Dealers said the single currency's downward momentum against the dollar could pick up speed if it broke below $1.15.	An Ohio law that bans a controversial late-term abortion procedure is constitutionally acceptable and the state can enforce it, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday.	3.5
train	Sequent representatives could not immediately be reached for comment on the SCO announcement.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> climbed 19.11 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,615.02.	3.8
train	In addition, the Justice Department said that the FBI has conducted ''fewer than 10'' investigations involving visits to mosques.	A key portion of the accord was the implementation of a special council to monitor health spending, set goals for the system and measure progress in reforming health care.	4
train	Only New Jersey now bans holders of learners permits or intermediate licenses from using cell phones, pagers or other wireless devices while driving.	According to an arrest warrant, Bryant, 24, attacked a woman on June 30.	5
train	Bremer, 61, is a onetime assistant to former Secretaries of State William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger and was ambassador-at-large for counterterrorism from 1986 to 1989.	Meningitis is an infection of the fluid in a person's spinal cord and around the brain.	3.4
train	He left the army for Syria where he received religious training.	Domestic sales at both GM and No. 2 Ford Motor Co. declined more than predicted as a late summer sales frenzy prompted a larger-than-expected industry backlash.	4.5
train	The consumer group generated $4.47 billion of profit and $20 billion of revenue from January to June, 53% of Citigroup's profit and revenue.	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 6.48 points, or 0.66 percent, to 990.51.	3.25
train	The new sensor -- dubbed CANARY for ''cellular analysis and notification of antigen risks and yields'' -- hijacks this natural process with two important changes.	Richard Miller, 57, survived a lifesaving liver transplant but remains hospitalized.	2.8
train	The Portuguese weather service said Europe's heatwave was caused by a mass of hot, dry air moving from the southeast.	The federal courts have ruled that the monument violates the constitutional ban against state-established religion.	3.75
train	Google's investors include prominent VC firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital, the paper noted.	Later Tuesday, Graham was expected to be re-elected for a second one-year term.	3.6
train	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, turned himself in in June; his deputy was killed in a recent shootout with Saudi forces.	They underwent more tests over the weekend, and are now warded at Raffles Hospital.	3.643
train	The commission estimates California lost $1.34 billion -- the most of any state -- to tax shelters in 2001.	Charles Cullen, 43, was transferred from the Somerset County Jail in Somerville to the Anne Klein Forensic Center, a 150-bed psychiatric treatment facility in Trenton.	2.8
train	On Monday, as first reported by CNET News.com, the RIAA withdrew a DMCA notice to Penn State University's astronomy and astrophysics department.	He said police had identified the bodies of seven of the 14 bombers who launched five almost simultaneous raids Friday night.	2.5
train	Police then called a bomb squad, but the device exploded, killing Wells, before bomb technicians arrived.	"It just seems like all the issues that we support he doesn't," said Gabriela Lemus, the league's director of policy and legislation.	4.667
train	Consumer groups are against the changes, saying they hurt individuality in markets.	Early Monday, insurgents threw a homemade bomb at a U.S. convoy in northern Baghdad, killing an American soldier.	3
train	Republicans had pledged to complete a Medicare drug package by August, then extended the deadline to Oct. 17, and they are still working on it.	Sources in the racing industry said Fontana will get a second NASCAR race on Labor Day weekend starting next season.	2.4
train	The blaze then spread to several surrounding structures on the property and destroyed them.	The virus killed 44 people in the Toronto area, including one doctor and two nurses.	3.6
train	Tail wagging, Abbey trotted on stage with Conway before a crowd of more than 10,000 attendees at PeopleSoft's annual customer conference at the Anaheim Convention Center.	Along with Boston, Watertown, Saugus and Framingham also are going smoke-free Monday.	4.2
train	A tropical storm rapidly developed in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday and was expected to hit somewhere along the Texas or Louisiana coasts by Monday night.	The system is priced from US$1.1 million to $22.4 million, depending on configuration.	3.6
train	The mother also alleged in the lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted by one of the guards.	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.	5
train	During a screaming match in 1999, Carolyn told John she was still sleeping with Bergin.	Shares of EDS closed Thursday at $18.51, up 6 cents on the New York Stock Exchange.	3.5
train	Four versions of Windows operating systems are targeted: Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.	The damaged area of the garage was not stable, with ``the real potential for a secondary collapse,'' McGreevey said.	1.4
train	The new research will be published soon in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.	Asked if he felt any regret about theOctober 12 attack, the answer was an adamant "no".	1.75
train	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 17.26 points, or 1.06 percent, to 1,640.06, based on the latest data.	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.	2.75
train	MSN Messenger 6 will be available for download starting at 6 p.m. GMT on Wednesday from http://messenger.msn.com/download/v6preview.asp.	Selenski used the mattress to scale a 10-foot razor wire, Fischi said.	2.6
train	Additionally, the h2210’s cradle has room to charge a second battery.	Amnesty International said that over the past 20 years it had collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq.	3.75
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.	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	Shares in BA were down 1.5 percent at 168 pence by 1420 GMT, off a low of 164p, in a slightly stronger overall London market.	The company has publicly identified Linux as one of its biggest competitive threats.	0.5
train	Wells’ other series include NBC’s ER and Third Watch.	Wall Street moved tentatively higher Tuesday as investors weighed a trio of reports showing modest economic improvement against an urge to cash in profits from Monday's big rally.	3.5
train	Sources within the racing industry have told the Daily Bulletin that Fontana will get a second NASCAR race on Labor Day weekend starting next season.	Wal-Mart has told its top 100 suppliers that they'll need to have radio-frequency ID systems in place for tracking pallets of goods through the supply chain by Jan. 25, 2005.	4.2
train	She asked to be excused from last week's Cabinet session to prepare for a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.	Families stuck on the highway were being urged to remain in their cars, and to use their cell phones only in case of emergency.	3.2
train	On May 1, he crawled through a narrow, winding canyon, rappelled down a 60-foot cliff and walked some six miles down the canyon.	On Wednesday next week, Mr Bush will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Aqaba, Jordan.	4
train	"If you pass this bill, Big Brother will be watching you," said Rep. John Mabry, D-Waco.	Marissa Jaret Winokur, as Tracy, won for best actress in a musical.	2.25
train	The valid signatures of 897,158 registered California voters must be collected and turned in to county election officials by Sept. 2.	License sales, a key measure of demand, fell 21 percent to $107.6 million.	3
train	Dynes came to UC San Diego in 1991 after 22 years as a physicist with AT&T Bell Labs.	Missouri Education Commissioner Kent King said he was disappointed by the scores.	4
train	"It appears from our initial report that this was a textbook landing considering the circumstances," Burke said.	Vermillion, Posey and Madison County populations will decline.	2.667
train	Brendsel and chief financial officer Vaughn Clarke resigned June 9.	"I have the opportunity to congratulate the governor-elect of the great state of California, and I'm looking forward to it."	3.25
train	Common side effects include nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat and cough, the FDA said.	Netgear prices the WGT634U Super Wireless Media Router, which will be available in the first quarter of 2004, at under $200.	3.8
train	He refused to reveal what percentage of flights carried sky marshals, or whether they would be increased.	In addition, the NTSB also recommended to NHTSA that state legislation be enacted to prohibit holders of learners permits and intermediate licenses from using mobile phones while driving.	3.5
train	Agents found more than 1,000 credit cards and credit card duplicating machines during a search of Ragin's address.	Dynes has been at UC San Diego since 1991 after spending 22 years with AT&T Bell Labs, where he worked on superconductors and other materials.	4.4
train	But the inadequate performance of students in various subgroups tagged the state as deficient under the federal No Child Left Behind act.	FirstEnergy Corp. should have determined that modernizing one of its plants would increase overall pollution emissions, U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus ruled Thursday.	4.2
train	The Food and Drug Administration rejected ImClone's 2001 application to sell Erbitux, citing shoddy research.	Dennehy, who transferred to Baylor last year after getting kicked off the University of New Mexico Lobos for temper tantrums, became a born-again Christian in June 2002.	3.6
train	The bishop told police he thought he had hit a dog or a cat or that someone had thrown a rock at his vehicle.	The company also said it would cut wholesale prices on cassettes and change the suggested retail price to $8.98.	3.4
train	But church members and observers say they expect that the decision could be problematic for many Episcopalians.	The FBI, CIA, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to comment on the Washington Times report.	3.75
train	One of the 14 Kurds pointed at the word "refugee" in an English/Turkish dictionary.	Vice President Dick Cheney says Mississippi Republican Haley Barbour would be a good governor because of his government and business savvy.	4
train	The injured passenger at John Peter Smith Hospital died later Friday morning, Jones said.	Six new Krispy Kreme stores were opened in the first quarter, bringing the total number of stores to 282.	4.75
train	Police believe Wilson shot Reynolds, then her mother once in the head before fatally turning the gun on herself.	The investment gives Larkspur, Calif.-based BayStar more than 2.9 million shares of SCO common stock, or 17.5 percent of the company's outstanding shares.	3.6
train	The Bush administration blames Hussein loyalists and foreign Muslim militants who have entered Iraq to fight U.S. troops for the wave of bombings and guerrilla attacks.	People who once thought their blood pressure was fine actually need to start exercising and eating better, according to new U.S. guidelines published on Wednesday.	4
train	Dean told reporters traveling on his 10-city "Sleepless Summer" tour that he considered campaigning in Texas a challenge.	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 79.43 points, or 0.86 percent, to 9,117.12 on Friday.	4.2
train	Counties with population declines will be Vermillion, Posey and Madison.	Dusty had surgery for cancer in 2001 and had a kidney removed.	4.75