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train	In connection with the incident, I have acknowledged that I behaved inappropriately."	Klarman was arrested by FBI agents Monday morning at his home in New York.	4.4
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.	Hickenlooper clobbered city Auditor Don Mares, 46, in the Tuesday runoff.	4
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.	Kroger's Ralphs chain and Albertsons immediately locked out their grocery workers in a show of solidarity.	2.75
train	She had only a single condition, that the book not be published until her death.	The report added that "spin" and manipulative public relations "are not the answer," but that neither is avoiding the debate.	3.5
train	Joining Boston on Monday were the Massachusetts communities of Watertown, Saugus and Framingham.	There were 293 human cases of West Nile in Indiana in 2002, including 11 deaths statewide.	3
train	"Spin and manipulative public relations and propaganda are not the answer," it said.	The military said it had killed 16 rebels and captured nine in the campaign so far, with one soldier killed and six wounded.	3.25
train	The Nasdaq composite index added 30.46 points, or 2 percent, to 1,520.15.	BA said the second quarter, which included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow, had been difficult.	4
train	The last time the survey was conducted, in 1995, those numbers matched.	Families stuck on the highway were being urged to remain in their cars, and to use their cell phones only in case of emergency.	3.5
train	Southwest said its traffic was up 4.6 percent in the quarter, and it ended the quarter with $2.2 billion in cash.	In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average a gauge of 30 blue chip stocks was up 3.29 points or 0.04 per cent to 8,585.97.	2
train	Its former chief Mickey Robinson was fired for cause when he left in September, the company said.	Texas Instruments climbed $US1.37 to $US19.25 and Novellus Systems advanced $US1.76 to $US36.31, each having been raised to "overweight" by Lehman.	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.	And I really liked him, and I still do.	1.4
train	Families stuck on the highway remained in their cars, and used their cell phones to call home.	Excluding patent litigation, RIM's loss for the quarter was $700,000, or 1 cent per share.	4.8
train	Klarman was arrested by FBI agents in the Hamptons, an exclusive summer resort enclave east of New York City.	Klarman was charged with 16 counts of wire fraud.	3.6
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.	BAT also said Antonio Monteiro de Castro, director for Latin America and the Caribbean, would become chief operating officer on January 1, 2004.	3.75
train	Scientists believed Stardust trapped thousands of particles of dust.	Several shots rang out Wednesday night, but no gators were killed then.	3.333
train	The procedure is generally performed in the second or third trimester.	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, surrendered in June; his deputy was killed in a shoot-out with Saudi forces recently.	3.4
train	Doctors have speculated that the body’s own estrogen protects against cell damage and improves blood flow.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 7.42 points, or 0.45 percent, at 1,653.44.	4.6
train	The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that an Ohio law banning a controversial late-term abortion method passes constitutional muster and the state can enforce it.	On Monday, Abbey trotted on stage, tail wagging, with Conway before a crowd of 10,000 attendees at PeopleSoft's annual customer conference.	3
train	Selenski descended down the wall and used the mattress to climb over razor wire.	One man had brandished an English-Turkish dictionary and pointed to the word "refugee".	2.8
train	British Airways' New York-to-London runs will end in October.	It's the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count, now in its 104th season.	4.8
train	Mr Sahel said police had identified the bodies of seven of the 14-strong cell believed to have carried out the five almost simultaneous attacks on Saturday.	But other sources close to the sale said Vivendi was keeping the door open for further bids in the next day or two.	3.8
train	Lay had argued that handing over the documents would be a violation of his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.	He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday night by police acting on a tip-off.	2.4
train	"People are obviously inconvenienced," said Dr. Jim Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.	He crawled through a narrow, winding canyon, rappelled down a 60-foot cliff, and walked some six miles down the canyon near Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah.	4.2
train	Added Mr. Prodi: "Maybe, but the old age helps us to understand our strengths and our weakness."	The virus spreads when unsuspecting computer users open file attachments in emails that contain familiar headings like "Thank You!" and "Re: Details".	1.9
train	"It is about a third of what I owe in the world," he told reporters.	Wells' other series include NBC's "ER" and "Third Watch."	3.444
train	Wal-Mart estimates more than 100 million Americans visit their stores every week.	The Hulk trailed last month's Marvel Comics adaptation, X2: X-Men United, which grossed $85.6-million in its opening weekend.	1.6
train	Wells’ other series include NBC’s ER and Third Watch.	Altria Group Inc. MO.N fell 50 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $41.81.	4
train	FRIENDS of Robert De Niro yesterday rallied around him after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.	More than 130 people have been arrested and $17 million worth of property seized in an Internet fraud sweep announced Friday by three U.S. government agencies.	3.6
train	The benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR lost 11/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.21 percent from 3.17 percent late on Monday.	A tropical storm rapidly developed in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday and could have hurricane-force winds when it hits land somewhere along the Louisiana coast Monday night.	3.6
train	Police launched an international hunt for Shevaun Pennington after she ran away with 31-year-old Toby Studabaker Saturday.	The report also claims that there will be up to 9.3 million visitors to hot spots this year, up again from the meagre 2.5 million in 2002.	3.667
train	It will take time to oust die-hard remnants of Saddam Hussein's deposed regime in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday.	The director of the Office of Medical Access, Cindy Cripps-Prawak, left her job after the department introduced a plan to distribute marijuana through doctors' offices.	4.2
train	He left the army for Syria where he received religious training.	The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJ: news, chart, profile) rose 56 points, or 0.7 percent, to 8,588.	3.8
train	The American Anglican Council, which represents Episcopalian conservatives, said it will seek authorization to create a separate group.	Trish York, a spokeswoman for Boeing, declined to comment on the deal.	4.2
train	Peace Rules defeated Funny Cide in the Louisiana Derby.	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gained 5.51 points, or 0.56 percent, to 981.73.	4
train	The company said it would cut the wholesale price of most top-line CDs to $9.09 from $12.02.	This led last month to the recovery of the 600-pound Cancun altar, Vanderbilt University in Nashville and the National Geographic Society announced Wednesday.	1.4
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."	Ridge said that no actual explosives or other harmful substances will be used.	4
train	When the bomb exploded at the Casa de España, customers were eating dinner and playing bingo.	The most common side effects after getting the nasal spray were nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat and cough.	5
train	The company posted a profit of $54.3 million, or 22 cents per share, in the year-ago period.	"My understanding of this is that there is a lower percentage of successful impregnations with frozen," Ezzell said.	3
train	Argentine Guillermo Coria and Netherlander Martin Verkerk are in the other half.	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.	3.5
train	Excluding the charges, analysts, on average, expected a loss of 11 cents a share.	Thousands of revellers, celebrating the decision, vowed to push for more legal rights, including same-sex marriages.	4.75
train	The government recently shelved peace talks with the MILF, being brokered by Malaysia, after a string of attacks, including three bombings, on Mindanao.	"I have acknowledged that I behaved inappropriately," he said.	3.5
train	Gainer said the two staff aides are "very sorry this all happened," and the security personnel had performed "well within standards."	Netgear prices the WGT634U Super Wireless Media Router, which will be available in the first quarter of 2004, at under $200.	3.2
train	Richard Miller remained hospitalized after undergoing a liver transplant, but his wife has recovered.	A spokesman for SCO could not be reached for comment this afternoon.	3
train	Vice President Dick Cheney and Mississippi Republican gubernatorial candidate Haley Barbour acknowledge the cheering crowd.	"I notice a mood change in their priorities," said one Iraqi politician after meeting with Mr. Bremer.	2.4
train	Gartner's report said global WLAN equipment shipments reached 19.5 million last year, a 120 percent increase over 2001's 8.9 million units.	Hope is survived by his wife; sons Anthony and Kelly; daughters Linda and Nora Somers; and four grandchildren.	3.6
train	"There is no doubt about the chemical programme, biological programme, indeed nuclear programme, indeed all that was documented by the UN," he said.	Richard Miller, 57, survived a lifesaving liver transplant but remains hospitalized.	3.4
train	Thirty-three of the 42 men had been arrested by Wednesday evening, said Daniel Bogden, U.S. attorney in Nevada.	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	"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.	"Our outcomes are very encouraging," George Mason researcher Ken Alibek said.	3
train	The index, which measures activity in the service sector, climbed to 50.7 last month from 47.9 in March.	The British Foreign Office said it had mediated the two men's release.	3
train	Common side effects include nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat and cough, the FDA said.	The proportion of Americans with insurance from employers declined to 61.3 percent, from 62.6 percent in 2001 and 63.6 percent in 2000.	2.6
train	As part of a restructuring Peregrine sold its Remedy help desk software unit last year to BMC Software Inc.	They say second-quarter earnings reports will be key in giving investors that guidance.	4.6
train	"It just seems like all the issues that we support, he doesn't," said Gabriela Lemus of LULAC.	GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. >> Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie drew the crowds, but Angela Stanford took her first LPGA victory.	3.75
train	A new study, conducted in Europe, found the medicine worked just as well as an earlier disputed study, sponsored by ImClone Systems, said it did.	She insisted, though, that it not be published until after her death.	3.8
train	Micron has declared its first quarterly profit for three years.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC declined 16.68 points, or 1.01 percent, at 1,636.94.	4.75
train	Amazon also reported that the New York Attorney General's office had settled civil fraud charges with one of the spoofers it identified.	Jim Williams, director of the US-VISIT project, said that by the middle of November, inspectors will be fingerprinting and photographing many foreign passengers arriving in Atlanta.	4.8
train	Four versions of Windows operating systems are targeted: Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.	So far, authorities also have searched areas in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.	1.2
train	The new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a "high level" outbreak status by Monday, according to security analysts.	Van-Vliet, who was also injured, called in the accident on the school bus radio.	3.2
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.	The battle around VeriSign"s three-week-old Site Finder service rages on.	3.6
train	Graham is expected to be nominated and elected to a second one-year term today and will deliver the presidential address.	HP fell to second place with server sales growing 0.4 percent to $2.9 billion.	3
train	It was the best advance since Oct. 1, when the index gained 22.25.	Marissa Jaret Winokur, as Tracy, won for best actress in a musical.	2.4
train	Monkeypox is usually found only in central and western Africa.	The same survey found the median household income rose by $51, when accounting for inflation, to $43,057.	4.5
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.	The Bush administration blames the wave of bombings and guerrilla attacks on Saddam loyalists and foreign Muslim militants who have entered Iraq to fight U.S. troops.	1.75
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 Dodgers won their sixth consecutive game and seventh in their last nine as they beat Colorado 3-2 on Wednesday in front of a crowd of 25,332 at Dodger Stadium.	4
train	For the entire season, the average five-day forecast track error was 259 miles, Franklin said.	Chante Jawaon Mallard, 27, is charged with murder and tampering with evidence.	3.75
train	Oracle Corp's Chairman and CEO Larry Ellison didn't rule out sweetening the company's unsolicited offer to acquire rival PeopleSoft Inc.	Spitz is expected to testify later for the defense.	5
train	"I expect Japan to keep conducting intervention, but the volume is likely to fall sharply," said Junya Tanase, forex strategist at JP Morgan Chase.	Analysts polled by Thomson Financial First Call had been expected to see a loss of about 11 cents a share from continuing operations.	3.5
train	Pataki praised Abraham's decision, and LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel said the cable should be kept in operation permanently.	The plant would employ 1,000 people when fully built out, the company said.	4
train	Linda Saunders pleaded guilty in federal court to six charges, including extortion, money laundering and conspiracy.	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.	3.75
train	The blaze then spread to several surrounding structures on the property and destroyed them.	"IT is the only vehicle on which established economies will be able to compete" with fast-growing economies such as China and India, Barrett said.	1.4
train	Her lawyer Donald Levine told The Telegraph she had been offered $US250,000 to tell her story exclusively to Australian TV.	In late-morning trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Corixa was up 74 cents, or 10%, at $7.94.	2.5
train	Young has 28 days to file a response and ask the NASD for a hearing.	The department ordered a 12 percent reduction for State Farm Lloyds, the state's largest insurer, and an 18.2 percent reduction for Allstate Texas Lloyds, the third-largest.	0.889
train	Police then called a bomb squad, but the device exploded, killing Wells, before bomb technicians arrived.	According to law enforcement officials, the individual decrypted passwords on the server.	4
train	Of 24 million phoned-in votes, 50.28 percent were for Studdard, putting him 130,000 votes ahead of Aiken.	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.	3.2
train	Lawyers and others familiar with the federal investigation say it remains focused on Campbell, though prosecutors declined to discuss the probe.	The crates are full of hardback copies of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	3
train	The proportion of people covered by employers dropped from 62.3 percent in 2001 to 61.3 percent last year.	Heatley underwent surgery Saturday for a broken jaw and an MRI found two torn ligaments in his right knee.	3
train	Against the Japanese currency, the euro was at 135.92/6.04 yen against the late New York level of 136.03/14.	The missing workers, two men and a woman, were inside the building when the first blast occurred, Mayor Joe T. Parker said.	3.75
train	The Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 6.48, or 0.7 per cent, to 990.51.	The arm was kept in a separate room, but the monkeys could track their progress by watching a representation of the arm and its motions on a video screen.	1.5
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 mother also contended that she was sexually assaulted by one of the guards during the 1998 confrontation.	3.2
train	Looking to buy the latest Harry Potter?	Corixa's stock barely flinched on the news, dipping 12 cents to close at $6.88.	3.4
train	"Whatever has happened to you by way of punishment is certainly more than enough," Covello told the 49-year-old, whose family, friends and supporters filled half the courtroom.	British Airways plans to retire its seven Concordes at the end of October.	3
train	The army said the raid, which comes just days after Israeli troops shot and killed Abdullah Kawasme, the Hamas leader in the city, targeted militants in Hamas.	Organizers established a Web site, http://defacerschallenge.com, listing in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate.	1.75
train	The router will be available in the first quarter of 2004 and will cost around $200, the company said.	The privately held Google is believed to be profitable.	3.75
train	Sayliyah was the command base for the Iraq war, but Central Command sent hundreds who ran the war back home to Tampa, Florida.	It has sought observer status for seven years, but was again rebuffed May 19 at the annual WHO conference in Geneva.	3.6
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.	ESPN reported that Knight's two-year deal is worth $2.38 million, including a $300,000 signing bonus.	3
train	The report forecasts there will be 71,079 hot spots worldwide this year, up from just 14,752 in 2002 and 1,214 in 2001.	Through Sunday, Sept. 21, Site Finder has been visited over 65 million times by Internet users.	2.6
train	Mayor Joe T. Parker said late Thursday that the three workers were two men and a woman who were inside the building when the first blast occurred.	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.	5
train	A Washington County man may have the countys first human case of West Nile virus, the health department said Friday.	Douglas Robinson, CA senior vice president, finance, will fill the position in the interim.	2.8
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.	Republicans had pledged to complete a Medicare drug package by August, then extended it to Oct. 17.	1.75
train	Others with such a status are Egypt, Israel, and Australia.	The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 44 points, or 0.46 percent, to 9,568.	3.333
train	Its shares jumped to $54.50 in pre-open trading from $50.90 at Wednesday's close.	But under cross-examination by O'Donnell's attorney, Lorna Schofield, Toepfer conceded she had ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.	3.6
train	In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 40.12, or 0.5 percent, at 8,571.69, having fallen 51 points Monday.	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.	3.8
train	Additionally, the h2210’s cradle has room to charge a second battery.	The judge scheduled another oversight hearing for late January.	4
train	Box cutters were used as a weapon by the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers and have since been banned as carry-on items.	The damaged area of the garage was not stable, with ``the real potential for a secondary collapse,'' McGreevey said.	4.25
train	Sequent representatives could not immediately be reached for comment on the SCO announcement.	Prices for Treasury securities also rose, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year note falling to 4.19 percent.	2.8
train	On the other hand, if this will help further establish Steve's innocence, we welcome it."	Lay had refused to turn over the papers, asserting his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.	3.5
train	They came despite what BA called a "difficult quarter", which it said included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow.	The arrests came just days after Israeli troops shot and killed Abdullah Kawasme, the militant group's leader in Hebron.	5
train	He also said the academy will get its own internal report next week detailing the seriousness of the remaining problem.	They underwent more tests over the weekend, and are now warded at Raffles Hospital.	4.5
train	The Nasdaq composite index advanced 20.59, or 1.3 percent, to 1,616.50, after gaining 5.7 percent last week.	Mr. Mills declined to comment yesterday, saying that he never discussed personnel matters.	2.75
train	"I notice a mood change in their priorities," one politician said.	Along with chip maker Intel, the companies include Sony, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, International Business Machines, Gateway, Nokia and others.	3.4
train	According to security sources, London Metropolitan Police Commissioner John Stevens placed his force on its highest state of alert last week following the warning.	In seeking leniency, Waksal apologized to the court, his employees and his family.	3