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train	"I am proud that I stood against Richard Nixon, not with him," Kerry said.	Each week 138 million shoppers visit Wal-Mart's 4,750 stores.	3
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.	The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 44 points, or 0.46 percent, to 9,568.	3
train	The attack seemed similar to others staged near foreign compounds in Riyadh on May 12.	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.	1.9
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.	Meningitis is an infection of the fluid in a person's spinal cord and around the brain.	4
train	On Tuesday, the central bank left interest rates steady, as expected, but also declared that overall risks were weighted toward weakness and warned of deflation risks.	She, in turn, occasionally told John that she was still sleeping with an ex-boyfriend, "Baywatch" hunk Michael Bergin.	2
train	Is it in the food supply?" says David Ropeik, director of risk communication at the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.	U.S. officials did not say whether American forces, who were acting on intelligence, crossed into Syrian territory and were vague about how the Syrian guards were involved.	5
train	"We put a lot of effort and energy into improving our patching process, probably later than we should have and now we're just gaining incredible speed.	Cisco executives were encouraged by $1.3 billion in cash flow and the increase in net income, but said they remained ``cautiously optimistic'' about a rebound.	1.8
train	The union had not yet revealed which chain would be targeted.	She insisted, though, that it not be published until after her death.	3.692
train	Board Chancellor Robert Bennett declined to comment on personnel matters Tuesday.	The Philadelphia Stock Exchange's semiconductor index .SOXX jumped 6.10 percent.	3.4
train	Strayhorn said it was the first time in Texas history a comptroller had not certified the appropriations act.	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.	3.2
train	From the start, however, the United States' declared goal was not just to topple Saddam but to stabilize Iraq and install a friendly government.	The company's chief executive retired and chief financial officer resigned.	1.2
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.	Dusty had surgery for cancer in 2001 and had a kidney removed.	3
train	The WiFi potties were to be unveiled this summer, at music festivals in Britain.	The virus spreads when unsuspecting computer users open file attachments in emails that contain familiar headings like "Thank You!" and "Re: Details".	4.5
train	So was Edie Falco, the critically praised co-star of "Frankie and Johnny."	Vice President Dick Cheney says Mississippi Republican Haley Barbour would be a good governor because of his government and business savvy.	2.4
train	A Royal Duty is based on his experiences with Diana, Princess of Wales and letters allegedly to and from her.	But Itar-Tass news agency said four of his bodyguards were among those killed by the bomb.	0.8
train	At 12 months there was still a difference in function, although it was not a significant one.	Bishop O'Brien, aged 67, had told police he thought he had hit a dog or cat.	4
train	He also recruited others to participate in the scheme by convincing them to receive fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered for himself.	Former Phipps aides Linda Saunders and Bobby McLamb have both pleaded guilty to federal charges including extortion.	3
train	The pressure may well rise on Thursday, with national coverage of the final round planned by ESPN, the cable sports network.	Box cutters were the weapons used by the 19 hijackers in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.	2.6
train	Of 24 million phoned-in votes, 50.28 percent were for Studdard, putting him 130,000 votes ahead of Aiken.	The S&P 500 had climbed 16 percent since its March low and yesterday closed at its highest since Dec. 2.	1.8
train	The Conference Board reported its U.S. Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 83.5 in June from 83.6 in May.	"I'm going to try to march with a number of different groups," Bloomberg said.	2.8
train	Announcing the selection, Kmart CEO Julian Day said Grey will help the retailer "find creative ways to communicate the unique strengths of Kmart to the new America consumer."	"Maybe, but the old age helps us to understand our strength and our weakness and the reality of the world.	3.75
train	Joining Stern and McEntee on stage was International Union of Painters and Allied Trades President James Williams.	The Supreme Court said Monday the government can require public libraries to equip computers with anti-pornography filters, rejecting librarians' complaints that the law amounts to censorship.	3.333
train	Kadyrov was not injured, but four of his bodyguards were among those killed.	This is unacceptable," said Patrick Pelloux, the president of France's Association of Emergency Doctors.	4.2
train	"There is the real potential for a secondary collapse," Gov. James McGreevey said.	On Wednesday, attendees will vote on resolutions that express the Southern Baptist view on issues, but are not binding on individual churches.	2
train	Excluding the charges, analysts, on average, expected a loss of 11 cents a share.	The letter bomb sent to Prodi exploded in his hands but he was unhurt.	5
train	Shares of Allergan fell 14 cents to close at $78.12 on the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites).	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.	3.6
train	Before it was removed, the site listed in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate.	Ridge said that no actual explosives or other harmful substances will be used.	3.75
train	The helicopter burst into flames upon impact, according to the Mohave County Sheriff's Office.	License sales, a key measure of demand, fell 21 percent to $107.6 million.	2.8
train	On Sunday, a U.S. soldier was killed and another injured in southern Iraq when a munitions dump exploded.	Mr. Mills declined to comment yesterday, saying that he never discussed personnel matters.	4.4
train	"Tomorrow at the Mission Inn, I have the opportunity to congratulate the governor-elect of the great state of California.	Also hurting was news General Motors GM.N was to issue $10 billion in debt, in part to plug a hole in its pension plan.	4
train	The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was off 58.69 points, or 0.64 percent, at 9,137.86.	The missing workers, two men and a woman, were inside the building when the first blast occurred, Mayor Joe T. Parker said.	4.4
train	Police launched an international hunt for Shevaun Pennington after she ran away with 31-year-old Toby Studabaker Saturday.	The dollar was at 117.85 yen against the Japanese currency, up 0.1 percent.	5
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.	The currency briefly weakened on Monday morning but rebounded to trade at 55.25/29, little changed from Friday.	3
train	Shares of Corixa were gaining 71 cents, or 10%, to $7.91 on the Nasdaq.	We don't need a little bitty tax relief plan.	3.6
train	He was taken to a hospital for precautionary X-rays on his neck.	The bill is among the first of 13 that Congress must pass each year to fund the federal government.	3.333
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.	The system is priced from US$1.1 million to $22.4 million, depending on configuration.	3.5
train	State Education Commissioner Kent King said Wednesday that the scores on the Missouri Assessment Program tests disappointed him.	The 27-year-old rapper's attorney in the civil matter, Mark Gann, did not return calls for comment.	3.6
train	During a screaming match in 1999, Carolyn told John she was still sleeping with Bergin.	US Airways Flight 5481, which crashed Jan. 8, was judged to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.	0.8
train	Mr. Mask said Mr. Cullen would be taken from the Somerset County Jail by Thursday and moved to the Ann Klein Forensic Hospital just outside Trenton for psychiatric care.	In 2006, Asia Pacific will report growth of 7.9 percent to $81.8 billion.	4.2
train	Captain Robert Ramsey of the US 1st Armoured Division said a truck had exploded outside the building about 11am, and that one of the compound's outer walls had collapsed.	Morales, who pleaded guilty in July, expressed "sincere regret and remorse" for his crimes.	3.333
train	Lay had argued that handing over the documents would be a violation of his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.	He refused to say what percentage of domestic flights had security officers on board.	4.4
train	Kodak expects earnings of 5 cents to 25 cents a share in the quarter.	However, we have decided to opt for the European consortium's engine as the best overall solution."	4
train	Kids, adults, booksellers and postal workers all are preparing for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	"I have the opportunity to congratulate the governor-elect of the great state of California, and I'm looking forward to it."	4
train	Revenues for "The Hulk" came in well below those of last month's Marvel Comics adaptation, "X2: X-Men United," which grossed $85.6 million in its opening weekend.	Lay had refused to turn over the papers, asserting his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.	3.2
train	From Broadway comedies like "The Seven Year Itch" (1952), "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?"	He also recruited other people to take delivery of fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered.	4
train	AirTran officials and a Boeing official declined to comment yesterday.	Shares of Allergan were up 14 cents at $78.40 in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange.	4.75
train	The blaze then spread to several surrounding structures on the property and destroyed them.	In Nairobi, the provost of All Saints Cathedral, the Very Reverend Peter Karanja, said the US Episcopal Church was alienating itself from the Anglican Communion.	3.2
train	The commission estimates California lost $1.34 billion -- the most of any state -- to tax shelters in 2001.	There were 293 human cases of West Nile in Indiana in 2002, including 11 deaths statewide.	1.75
train	In 2006, the group says the market will rebound 29.6 percent to $21.3 billion in sales.	In his letter, McBride charges the Free Software Foundation and Red Hat with trying to undermine U.S. copyright laws.	3.6
train	The Senate agreed Tuesday to lift a 10-year-old ban on the research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.	The attorney representing al-Halabi, Air Force Maj. James Key III, denied the charges, according to The Associated Press.	4
train	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was up 7.60 points, or 0.46 percent, at 1,653.62.	Apple Computer Inc. said Monday it exceeded record industry expectations by selling more than 1 million songs since the launch of its online music store a week ago.	3
train	Four versions of Windows operating systems are targeted: Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.	In late-morning trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Corixa was up 74 cents, or 10%, at $7.94.	4.8
train	Young has 28 days to file a response and ask the NASD for a hearing.	In seeking leniency, Waksal apologized to the court, his employees and his family.	1.4
train	An arrest warrant claimed Bryant assaulted the woman June 30 at a hotel.	Last Thursday, the RIAA sent a stiff copyright warning to Penn State's department of astronomy and astrophysics.	3.75
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.	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.	2.4
train	Consumers still would have to get a descrambling security card from their cable operator to plug into the set.	"I am advised that certain allegations of criminal conduct have been interposed against my counsel, J. Michael Boxley,'' the Silver statement said. "	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.	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.	2.25
train	When fully operational, the facility is expected to employ up to 1,000 people.	Dealers said the euro's downward momentum may pick up speed should it break below $1.15.	3.6
train	Apple Computer's new online music service sold more than 1 million songs during its first week of operation, the company said Monday.	Fujitsu Siemens Computers on Tuesday made good on a promise to offer a workstation based on Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor.	3.643
train	The Dodgers won their sixth consecutive game their longest win streak since 2001 as they edged Colorado, 3-2, Wednesday in front of a crowd of 25,332 at Dodger Stadium.	Emily Church is London bureau chief of CBS.MarketWatch.com.	1.6
train	But Forest, the Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco, said: ''Mention the word prohibition and everyone knows what happened there.	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.	3.2
train	Get it all out," says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting firm based in New York City.	Nations like Israel and Australia already have such status.	3.6
train	Roy Moore, the suspended chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, stood accused but unrepentant Wednesday in the same courtroom he recently presided over.	Five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is in Denver today for a meeting about surviving cancer.	4
train	Police believe Wilson shot Reynolds, then her mother once in the head before fatally turning the gun on herself.	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.	3.6
train	Amgen shares gained 93 cents, or 1.45 percent, to $65.05 in afternoon trading on Nasdaq.	Another person, a man from Fort Worth, Texas, also was missing.	1.75
train	Google's investors include prominent VC firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital, the paper noted.	"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.	4.056
train	The findings appear in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association (news - web sites).	The government did not identify the taikonauts -- a term coined from taikong, the Chinese word for space.	1.273
train	Griffith, a Mount Airy native, now lives on the North Carolina coast in Manteo.	The privately held Google is believed to be profitable.	2
train	"It just seems like all the issues that we support, he doesn't," said Gabriela Lemus of LULAC.	Sgt. Ernest Bucklew, 33, was coming home from Iraq to bury his mother in Pennsylvania.	1.5
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.	Authorities performed an autopsy Thursday on one of three bodies recovered from beneath a layer of freshly poured concrete in the basement of a northwest Indiana home.	3.4
train	He also said the academy will get its own internal report next week detailing the seriousness of the remaining problem.	Chief Executive Mickey Robinson was fired for cause in September, the company said last month.	3.6
train	Site Finder has been visited 65 million times since its introduction, Galvin said.	"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."	2.667
train	Police then called a bomb squad, but the device exploded, killing Wells, before bomb technicians arrived.	The technique is used during the second and, occasionally, third trimester of pregnancy.	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.	But for the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, it can be fatal.	3.8
train	"It appears from our initial report that this was a textbook landing considering the circumstances," Burke said.	But other sources close to the sale said Vivendi was keeping the door open for further bids in the next day or two.	4.6
train	Bond bulls would like the Fed to recognize that risks are biased toward economic weakness.	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	The British Foreign Office said Monday that coalition authorities in Iraq were pleased that the men were freed.	"The average track error for the five-day (forecast) is 323 nautical miles.	3.8
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI edged up 13.33 points, or 0.15 percent, to 9,196.55.	Spitz is expected to testify later for the defense.	2.4
train	A promotional poster, complete with countdown dial, reminds readers of the upcoming release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	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.	2.5
train	The 30-year bond US30YT=RR firmed 31/32, taking its yield to 4.16 percent -- another record low -- from 4.22 percent.	The crates are full of hardback copies of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	4.5
train	"Americans don't cut and run, we have to see this misadventure through," she said.	The McLean, Virginia-based company said newspaper revenue increased 5 percent to $1.46 billion.	3.25
train	SCO says the pricing terms for a license will not be announced for weeks.	"If you pass this bill," Rep. John Mabry Jr., D-Waco, told colleagues, "Big Brother will be watching you."	4.75
train	He planned to stay all day until the river crested, which was forecast for late last night.	Forest, the Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco, said it had greeted The Lancet's call with "amusement and disbelief'".	3.5
train	Scientists believed Stardust trapped thousands of particles of dust.	The House has passed bills the past two Congresses, but the Senate has not.	4
train	Several shots rang out in the darkness, but only one gator had been killed by 11 p.m.	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.	3.4
train	Sequent representatives could not immediately be reached for comment on the SCO announcement.	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.	4.2
train	The department ordered an 18.2 percent reduction for Allstate Texas Lloyds and a 12 percent reduction for State Farm Lloyds.	It has sought observer status for seven years, but was again rebuffed May 19 at the annual WHO conference in Geneva.	4.8
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.	On Thursday, a Post article argued that a 50 basis point cut from the Fed was more likely.	2.75
train	In two weeks, he'll probably send out Peace Rules in the Preakness.	"Spending taxpayer dollars to create terrorism betting parlors is as wasteful as it is repugnant," Wyden and Dorgan said Monday in a letter to the Pentagon.	4
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 .	Shares of Allergan were up 14 cents at $78.40 in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange.	3.4
train	Micron has declared its first quarterly profit for three years.	Its safe to assume the Senate is prepared to pass some form of a cap....The level of it is to be debated.	3.5
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.	His protest led to a 47-hour standoff with police that caused huge traffic jams in downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	3.2
train	Amazon also reported that the New York Attorney General's office had settled civil fraud charges with one of the spoofers it identified.	He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday night by police acting on a tip-off.	4.6
train	That took the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR down 9/32, its yield rising to 3.37 percent from 3.34 percent late on Thursday.	Shortness was found twice as often in those with hearing loss.	5
train	Express Scripts ESRX.O shares fell 3.6 percent to close at $66.89 on the Nasdaq.	Organizers established a Web site, http://defacerschallenge.com, listing in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate.	3
train	A poll showed that the FBI bugging of the mayor had given a boost to his reelection effort against GOP opponent Sam Katz.	"However, we are not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment."	3
train	Gainer said the two staff aides are "very sorry this all happened," and the security personnel had performed "well within standards."	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.	4.6
train	Median household income declined 1.1 percent between 2001 and 2002 to $42,409, after accounting for inflation.	BlueCore3 also implements v1.2's eSCO facility to provide the basis for advanced cordless telephony applications for Bluetooth transmission.	4
train	The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7 per cent to 9,547.43 while the S&P 500 was 0.8 per cent weaker at 1,025.79.	British Airways plans to retire its seven Concordes at the end of October.	1.75
train	As part of a restructuring Peregrine sold its Remedy help desk software unit last year to BMC Software Inc.	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.	2.8