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train	"I'm real excited to be a Cleveland Cavalier," James said.	BlueCore3 also implements v1.2's eSCO facility to provide the basis for advanced cordless telephony applications for Bluetooth transmission.	3.6
train	Authorities said the scientist properly quarantined himself at home after he developed SARS symptoms Dec. 10.	House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., says he is sensitive to civil liberties complaints.	3.4
train	Knight agreed to a two-year, $2.38 million contract that included a $300,000 signing bonus.	Dusty had surgery for cancer in 2001 and had a kidney removed.	4
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.	He said he also expects to have the support of lawmakers from other agricultural states.	5
train	AirTran officials and a Boeing official declined to comment yesterday.	The researchers gave copies of "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" to the carb-cutters.	2.4
train	The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asked Congress today for additional authority to fight unwanted Internet spam, which now accounts for up to half of all e-mail traffic.	DRINKING green tea can dramatically reduce the risk of men contracting prostate cancer, a study by Australian researchers has discovered.	2.8
train	On Thursday, a Washington Post article argued that a 50 basis point cut from the Fed was more likely, contrary to the Wall Street Journal's line.	That saw the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR slip 5/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.36 percent from 3.34 percent late on Thursday.	2.8
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.	"Saddam is gone, but we want the (U.S.) occupation to end."	4.6
train	The injured passenger at John Peter Smith Hospital died later Friday morning, Jones said.	The report added that "spin" and manipulative public relations "are not the answer," but that neither is avoiding the debate.	3
train	If convicted of the spying charges, he could face the death penalty.	"But at this stage, given the early detection, the outlook in such instances would be positive," he said.	3
train	Pataki praised Abraham's decision, and LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel said the cable should be kept in operation permanently.	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.	2.333
train	The launch coincides with the JavaOne developers' conference in San Francisco this week.	Investigators uncovered a 4-inch bone fragment Thursday night, but authorities said it was from an animal.	3.4
train	Rusch has also allowed five or more earned runs in each of his last three starts.	Two federal agencies are investigating telecommunications gear maker Lucent Technologies for possible violations of U.S. bribery laws in its operations in Saudi Arabia.	3.8
train	Besides Hampton and Newport News, the grant funds water testing in Yorktown, King George County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.	She, in turn, occasionally told John that she was still sleeping with an ex-boyfriend, "Baywatch" hunk Michael Bergin.	3.5
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.	To force a recall election of Davis, the valid signatures of 897,158 registered California voters must be turned in to election officials.	4.75
train	Counties with population declines will be Vermillion, Posey and Madison.	Tito Barbini, a regional minister for agriculture in Tuscany, Italy, criticized the absence Tuesday in Sacramento.	3.6
train	Caldera acquired the Unix server software of the original SCO and changed its name to the SCO Group.	Sunnis make up 77 percent of Pakistan's population, Shiites 20 percent.	1.75
train	By Sunday night, the fires had blackened 277,000 acres, hundreds of miles apart.	The arrests came just days after Israeli troops shot and killed Abdullah Kawasme, the militant group's leader in Hebron.	4
train	Agents found more than 1,000 credit cards and credit card duplicating machines during a search of Ragin's address.	The team has named the sensor Canary, for cellular analysis and notification of antigen risks and yields.	2.75
train	Founders of the group are Matsushita Electric, Sony, Hitachi, NEC, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba.	"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
train	Kollar-Kotelly has scheduled another antitrust settlement compliance hearing for January.	Trouble flared when at least four North Korean reporters rushed from the Taegu media centre to confront a dozen activists protesting against human rights abuses in the North.	3.6
train	"Spin and manipulative public relations and propaganda are not the answer," it said.	Trish York, a spokeswoman for Boeing, declined to comment on the deal.	0.889
train	Microsoft has identified the freely distributed Linux software as one of the biggest threats to its sales.	The Philadelphia Stock Exchange's semiconductor index .SOXX jumped 6.10 percent.	2.6
train	"Unlike many early-stage Internet firms, Google is believed to be profitable.	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.	4.4
train	Express Scripts ESRX.O shares fell 3.6 percent to close at $66.89 on the Nasdaq.	"I came to Washington basically to establish relationships and make sure we are getting more federal money," Schwarzenegger said after one meeting.	2.2
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.	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.	4.4
train	Google's investors include prominent VC firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital, the paper noted.	The cradle for the h2200 has space for recharging a second battery.	3.25
train	There are 103 Democrats in the Assembly and 47 Republicans.	Mr Blair went on: "I think we did the right thing in relation to Iraq.	1.4
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.	On Sunday, a U.S. soldier was killed and another injured when a munitions dump they were guarding exploded in southern Iraq.	3.5
train	They also found shortness was associated with a family history of hearing loss.	Waksal pleaded guilty to insider trading charges last year, and he is scheduled to be sentenced June 10.	3.4
train	Dixon was otherwise the class of the field at Pikes Peak International Raceway.	"I know this sounds counterintuitive, but it's true: City-grown pollution -- and ozone in particular -- is tougher on country trees," U.S. ecologist Jillian Gregg said.	2.4
train	Mr Pollard said: "This is a terrible personal tragedy and a shocking blow for James's family.	He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday night by police acting on a tip-off.	4.6
train	Michael Bloomberg, NYC Mayor: "I'm gonna try march with a number of different groups.	Under NASD regulations, Mr. Young can file a response and request a hearing before an NASD panel.	3.75
train	The valid signatures of 897,158 registered California voters must be collected and turned in to county election officials by Sept. 2.	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> shed 2.38 points, or 0.24 percent, at 995.10.	1.6
train	The officials did not say whether U.S. forces crossed into Syrian territory and were vague about how the Syrian border guards became involved.	But company officials expect the costs of the replacement work to run into the millions of dollars.	1
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.	3.75
train	Revenue rose 3.9 percent, to $1.63 billion from $1.57 billion.	Vice President Dick Cheney says Mississippi Republican Haley Barbour would be a good governor because of his government and business savvy.	3.333
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.	Wells' other series include NBC's "ER" and "Third Watch."	3.75
train	FRIENDS of Robert De Niro yesterday rallied around him after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.	The Telegraph can reveal that Sir John Stevens, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, placed his force on its highest alert last week.	5
train	The weakness exists in the way that VBA looks at the properties of documents passed to it when the document is opened by a host application.	Meningitis is an infection of the fluid in a person's spinal cord and around the brain.	0.25
train	Aventis, based in Strasbourg, France, is one of a handful of companies that still make the flu vaccine.	Kodak expects earnings of 5 cents to 25 cents a share in the quarter.	3.5
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.	Supermarket chains are accusing union leaders of breaking off contract talks prematurely over the weekend as grocery clerks gear up for a possible strike.	3
train	He allowed two runs in seven innings and struck out six.	She insisted, though, that it not be published until after her death.	4
train	The plane was estimated to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.	The panel will not begin a formal investigation because the statute of limitations has expired, Plofsky said.	4.667
train	After Freitas' opening statement, King County Superior Court Judge Charles Mertel recessed trial until after the Thanksgiving weekend.	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.	3.4
train	Palm Wednesday announced plans to acquire Handspring, a company started by Jeff Hawkins, regarded by many as the father of the Palm handheld.	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.	4.6
train	Hispanics, the fastest growing ethnic group in the US, have overtaken blacks to become the largest minority in the US, according to newly released government figures.	Watches or warnings could be issued for eastern Cuba later on Thursday.	3.8
train	But the inadequate performance of students in various subgroups tagged the state as deficient under the federal No Child Left Behind act.	Southwest said its traffic was up 4.6 percent in the quarter on a capacity increase of 4.2 percent.	3.2
train	Perry has called lawmakers into two special sessions to address congressional redistricting.	Shares of Allergan were up 14 cents at $78.40 in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange.	2.25
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.	Harry Potter's latest wizard trick?	3.5
train	Such a step could put the issue before the UN Security Council.	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.	3.4
train	The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX inched up 3 points, or 0.32 percent, to 970.	Aventis, based in Strasbourg, France, is one of the leading producers of the vaccine and one of a handful of companies that still make it.	3.75
train	"I felt that if I disagreed with Rosie too much I would lose my job," she said.	He said police had identified the bodies of seven of the 14 bombers who launched five almost simultaneous raids Friday night.	3.75
train	Dealers said the single currency's downward momentum against the dollar could pick up speed if it broke below $1.15.	So far, authorities also have searched areas in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.	4
train	And when asked if he felt regret or guilt about the attack his answer was an adamant "no".	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.	3.6
train	In January 2000, notebooks represented less than 25 percent of sales volume.	"I have acknowledged that I behaved inappropriately," he said.	1.75
train	The bill says that a woman who undergoes such an abortion couldn't be prosecuted.	A woman who underwent such an abortion could not be prosecuted under the bill.	2.4
train	Once converted, BayStar will own an aggregate of approximately 2.95 million shares of SCO common stock or 17.5 percent of the company's outstanding shares.	On Wednesday, attendees will vote on resolutions that express the Southern Baptist view on issues, but are not binding on individual churches.	4
train	Rich media doubled its share, increasing from 3% in Q2 2002 to 6% in Q2 2003.	There were 293 human cases of West Nile in Indiana in 2002, including 11 deaths statewide.	3.4
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.	Together, we will find creative ways to communicate the unique strengths of Kmart to the 'new America' consumer."	3.8
train	The drop in core wholesale prices in April reflected falling prices for cars, trucks, men's and boy's clothes and cigarettes.	King County Superior Court Judge Charles Mertel will then recess the trial until Monday.	3.6
train	Gainer said the two staff aides are "very sorry this all happened," and the security personnel had performed "well within standards."	Families stuck on the highway were being urged to remain in their cars, and to use their cell phones only in case of emergency.	4.667
train	The last time the survey was conducted, in 1995, those numbers matched.	Stardust was designed to gather thousands of dust particles streaming from Wild 2.	3.273
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.	"I'm really excited about going to Cleveland," James told ESPN.com.	3.6
train	SCO says the pricing terms for a license will not be announced for weeks.	The University of Michigan plans to release a new undergraduate admissions policy Thursday after its acceptance requirements were rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in June.	3.25
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.	Close cooperation between regional law enforcement agencies and intelligence services was at the heart of the fight against terrorism, he said.	5
train	Advanced Micro Devices said Fujitsu Siemens Computers is offering a high-end workstation based on AMD's Opteron 200 Series.	Hope is survived by his wife; sons Anthony and Kelly; daughters Linda and Nora Somers; and four grandchildren.	3
train	His lawyer, Pamela MacKey, said Bryant expects to be completely exonerated.	A spokesman for SCO could not be reached for comment this afternoon.	4
train	Consumer groups are against the changes, saying they hurt individuality in markets.	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.	3.8
train	Its former chief Mickey Robinson was fired for cause when he left in September, the company said.	"Mr. Bryant is innocent and expects to be completely exonerated," Mackey said in a statement.	4
train	A search for three missing teenagers uncovered at least two bodies buried beneath freshly poured concrete in the basement of a house, authorities said Wednesday.	The injured passenger at John Peter Smith died later in the morning; his name has not been released, Jones said.	3.176
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.	To watch pay television, consumers would insert into the set a security card provided by their cable service.	4
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.	Both the House and Senate bills would end the ban on research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.	4
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.	Chief Executive Mickey Robinson was fired for cause in September, the company said last month.	3.333
train	British Airways' New York-to-London runs will end in October.	He had been arrested twice before for trespassing and was barred from the complex.	4.2
train	"City-grown pollution, and ozone in particular, is tougher on country trees," says Cornell University ecologist Jillian Gregg.	Morales, who pleaded guilty in July, expressed "sincere regret and remorse" for his crimes.	2.75
train	The currency briefly weakened slightly on Monday to trade at 55.34/39, not far from its record low of 55.75.	Griffith, 77, grew up in Mount Airy and now lives in Manteo.	2.8
train	Mr Alibek said: "Our outcomes are very encouraging.	Mr Levine said she had been offered $400,000 to tell her story to an Australian TV network.	3.8
train	The report by the independent expert committee aims to dissipate any suspicion about the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS crisis.	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, surrendered in June; his deputy was killed in a shoot-out with Saudi forces recently.	4.2
train	Those conversations had not taken place as of Tuesday night, according to an Oracle spokeswoman.	Following California's lead, several states and the federal government passed similar or tougher bans.	1.75
train	"I came basically to Washington to establish relationships and to make sure that we are getting more federal money to California," Schwarzenegger said after meeting with congressional Republicans.	Swartz had sought to have the charges dismissed, saying New Hampshire was the wrong place to charge him.	3.25
train	Complicating the situation is the presence of battle-hardened Liberians who have been fighting on both sides.	Several shots rang out Wednesday night, but no gators were killed then.	2.8
train	The new research will be published soon in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.	Mr. Powell told a crowd at a cemetery with a thousand headstones, many of them marking the graves of entire families.	3.4
train	Swartz, indicted in February, had argued that New Hampshire was the wrong place to charge him.	Vivendi shares were 0.3 percent up at 15.62 euros in Paris at 0841 GMT.	3.8
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.	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.	3.444
train	The government recently shelved peace talks with the MILF, being brokered by Malaysia, after a string of attacks, including three bombings, on Mindanao.	Still, changes to IE "may affect a large number of existing Web pages," according to the W3C's notice.	1.8
train	Some 95 million Americans -- half of all households -- invest in mutual funds.	The privately held Google is believed to be profitable.	4
train	In the latest violence, insurgents threw a bomb at a U.S. convoy in northern Baghdad, killing one soldier.	Amnesty International said that over the past 20 years it had collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq.	2
train	Turkish authorities have said all the suicide bombers were Turks.	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.	2.588
train	AFTRA members approved the merger by a vote of 75.88% to 24.12%.	It's the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count, now in its 104th season.	2.5
train	The ADRs fell 10 cents to $28.95 at 10:06 a.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading today.	"This case is wholly without merit, both factually and legally," Judge Denny Chin scoffed.	3.5
train	"It appears from our initial report that this was a textbook landing considering the circumstances," Burke said.	"We're being hyper-vigilant," said Dr. James Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.	2.625
train	The House voted 425 to 2 to clear the bill, the first of 13 that Congress must pass each year to fund the federal government.	But for the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, it can be fatal.	1.4
train	One of the 14 Kurds pointed at the word "refugee" in an English/Turkish dictionary.	One man had brandished an English-Turkish dictionary and pointed to the word "refugee".	4.25
train	Halabi's military attorney, Air Force Maj. James Key, denied the charges, which could carry a death penalty.	Israeli soldiers began tearing down settlement outposts in the West Bank yesterday - an Israeli obligation under a new Mideast peace plan.	3.6
train	Colgate shares closed Monday at $56.30 on the New York Stock Exchange.	Allegiant's stock closed Wednesday at $23.40, up 64 cents, in trading on the Nasdaq market.	4.2
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI ended up 56.79 points, or 0.67 percent, at 8,588.36 -- its highest level since January 17.	She also pledged to bring peace to Iraq: "Americans don't cut and run, we have to see this misadventure through."	3.25
train	According to the Census Bureau, the Hispanic population increased by 9.8 percent from the April 2000 census figures.	Its safe to assume the Senate is prepared to pass some form of a cap....The level of it is to be debated.	3.2
train	Amgen shares gained 93 cents, or 1.45 percent, to $65.05 in afternoon trading on Nasdaq.	CELF's founding members are Hitachi, Matsushita, NEC, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba.	3.4
train	SARS went on to claim the lives of 44 people in the Toronto area, including two nurses and a doctor.	But neither he nor Peace Rules could keep Funny Cide from drawing away.	4.25