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train	Selenski descended down the wall and used the mattress to climb over razor wire.	Sgt. Ernest Bucklew, 33, was coming home from Iraq to bury his mother in Pennsylvania.	4.2
train	The boy also sprayed the room full of retardant from fire extinguishers, which made it hard to see, the chief said.	The vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft's Visual Basic for Applications checks document properties passed to it when a document is opened.	5
train	During the hearing, Morales expressed "sincere regrets and remorse" for his actions.	"Our outcomes are very encouraging," George Mason researcher Ken Alibek said.	2.4
train	Schofield got Toepfer to admit on cross-examination that she ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.	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	Fighting erupted after four North Korean journalists confronted a dozen South Korean activists protesting human rights abuses in the North outside the main media centre.	GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. >> Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie drew the crowds, but Angela Stanford took her first LPGA victory.	5
train	AFTRA members approved the merger by a vote of 75.88% to 24.12%.	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.	4.6
train	The 51-year-old nurse worked at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the latest outbreak.	The pressure will intensify today, with national coverage of the final round planned by ESPN and words that are even more difficult.	2
train	Ridge said no real explosives or harmful devices will be used in the exercise.	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.	1.8
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.	SCO changed its name to Tarantella, and Caldera later changed its name to the SCO Group.	3.333
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."	It will appear in the next few weeks on the Web site of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.	3.75
train	One, Fort Carson-based Sgt. Ernest Bucklew, 33, had been on his way home to attend his mother's funeral in Pennsylvania.	The matter could then be sent to the U.N. Security Council.	1.75
train	The currency briefly weakened slightly on Monday to trade at 55.34/39, not far from its record low of 55.75.	Later Tuesday, Graham was expected to be re-elected for a second one-year term.	4
train	Joining Boston on Monday were the Massachusetts communities of Watertown, Saugus and Framingham.	Organizers established a Web site, http://defacerschallenge.com, listing in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate.	3.5
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.	"But at this stage, given the early detection, the outlook in such instances would be positive," he said.	2.8
train	Additionally, the h2210’s cradle has room to charge a second battery.	His protest led to a 47-hour standoff with police that caused huge traffic jams in downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	4.8
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 product also streams Internet radio and comes with a 30-day free trial for RealNetworks' Rhapsody digital music subscription service.	3.25
train	The American decision provoked an angry reaction from the European Commission, which described the move as "legally unwarranted, economically unfounded and politically unhelpful".	Shares of Allergan were up 14 cents at $78.40 in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange.	3
train	Ms. Cripps-Prawak left last Friday, two days after the department introduced a plan to distribute medical marijuana through doctors' offices.	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.	3.5
train	Shares of SCO closed at $10.93, down 28 cents, in Monday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.	Academic achievement -- including grades, test scores and high school curriculum -- are given the highest priority.	3.8
train	Strayhorn said it was the first time in Texas history a comptroller had not certified the appropriations act.	If draining the ponds in Maryland will further help establish Steve's innocence, we welcome it."	3.4
train	July 1st is the sixth anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule.	He and the other lawyers planned to stay until the river starts receding.	2
train	He also recruited others to participate in the scheme by convincing them to receive fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered for himself.	Fujitsu Siemens Computers on Tuesday made good on a promise to offer a workstation based on Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor.	4.2
train	This year the Audubon Society once again hosts its annual Christmas Bird Count.	Analysts polled by Thomson Financial First Call had been expected to see a loss of about 11 cents a share from continuing operations.	3.8
train	Doctors have speculated that the body’s own estrogen protects against cell damage and improves blood flow.	Perry has since called two special legislative sessions to try force the redistricting plan through.	3.8
train	The plane was estimated to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.	He ran last year for the Democratic nomination for Texas governor, but lost the primary to multimillionaire Tony Sanchez.	3.8
train	Police using pepper spray arrested 12 people Monday night at a march and rally by about 400 activists protesting an annual training seminar of the Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit.	Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday it will take time to locate die-hard remnants of Saddam Hussein's deposed regime in Iraq.	3.6
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.	While waiting for a bomb squad to arrive, the bomb exploded, killing Wells.	4.176
train	Waksal, in a letter to the court, said: "I tore my family apart.	The government recently shelved peace talks being brokered by neighbouring Malaysia after a spate of attacks on Mindanao, including three deadly bombings, that it blamed on the MILF.	2.8
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.	Redman has allowed two earned runs or less in six of his nine starts.	1.6
train	The bank's shares fell 45 cents in trading yesterday to $91.51 per share.	Stardust was designed to gather thousands of dust particles streaming from Wild 2.	4
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."	For the 12-month period ending June 30, high-speed lines installed in homes and businesses increased by 45 percent.	2.6
train	During a screaming match in 1999, Carolyn told John she was still sleeping with Bergin.	The network will drop one edition of "Dateline," its newsmagazine franchise.	2.4
train	The proportion of people covered by employers dropped from 62.3 percent in 2001 to 61.3 percent last year.	Security analysts said the new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a "high level" outbreak status by mid-afternoon on Monday.	3.4
train	"I notice a mood change in their priorities," one politician said.	"I have acknowledged that I behaved inappropriately," he said.	3.5
train	The meat, poultry, butter, cheese and nuts were impounded a year ago at a LaGrou Cold Storage warehouse in Chicago.	Colgate shares were down 30 cents at $56 in morning trade on the New York Stock Exchange.	1
train	GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. Annika Sorenstam drew the crowds, Michelle Wie got the publicity but Angela Stanford took her first LPGA victory.	The Arizona-based ISM reported Monday that its non-manufacturing index rose to 50.7 last month, from 47.9 in March.	3.8
train	Wal-Mart estimates more than 100 million Americans visit their stores every week.	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.	3.8
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.	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.	4.75
train	According to SunnComm's Peter Jacobs, "MediaMax performs exactly as 'advertised' to the companies who purchased it.	Selenski used the mattress to scale a 10-foot razor wire, Fischi said.	4.25
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.	Wire transfers from four of the 40 accounts open at Beacon Hill totaled more than $3.2 billion from 2001 to 2002, Morgenthau said.	4.5
train	Druce is still being held at the prison and is now in isolation, she said.	IBM shares closed up $1.75, or 2.11 percent, at $84.50 on the New York Stock Exchange.	3.75
train	The dollar fell as low as $1.1624 per euro from $1.1486 on Friday, and traded at $1.1594 at 10:15 a.m. in London.	Bulger's brother, a former FBI informant, is now on the law enforcement agency's "10 Most Wanted" list.	1.6
train	She survives him as do their four children -- sons Anthony and Kelly, daughters Linda Hope and Nora Somers -- and four grandchildren.	Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had expected Kodak to earn 68 cents a share for the quarter.	2.5
train	Kadyrov was not injured, but four of his bodyguards were among those killed.	The dollar was at 117.85 yen against the Japanese currency, up 0.1 percent.	0.75
train	I think we made the right case and did the right thing."	Shares of Allergan were up 14 cents at $78.40 in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange.	4.75
train	The company posted a profit of $54.3 million, or 22 cents per share, in the year-ago period.	There will be 9.3 million visitors to hot spots in 2003, up from 2.5 million in 2002, Gartner said.	1.5
train	The fines are part of failed Republican efforts to force or entice the Democrats to return.	The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX shed 0.17 of a point, or just 0.02 percent, to 934.	2.2
train	The Food and Drug Administration rejected ImClone's 2001 application to sell Erbitux, citing shoddy research.	The commission estimated California lost $937 million to corporate tax shelters in 2001.	4
train	Also weighing on the market was news that General Motors GM.N planned to issue $10 billion in debt, in part to plug a hole in its pension plan.	Amazon and the New York attorney general's office have already settled with one of the alleged e-mail forgers.	3.444
train	Now, with the agency's last three shuttles grounded in the wake of the Columbia disaster, that wait could be even longer.	Republicans had pledged to complete a Medicare drug package by August, then extended it to Oct. 17.	3
train	"It appears from our initial report that this was a textbook landing considering the circumstances," Burke said.	The MDC called the week-long protest to urge Mugabe either to resign or to negotiate a settlement of the crisis gripping the country.	1.6
train	According to market research from The NPD Group, the number of people downloading music dropped from 14.5 million in April to 10.4 million in June.	Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 15.66 to 1,046.79, its best advance since Oct. 1, when it gained 22.25.	4
train	Sources say agents confiscated "several" documents he was carrying.	Last Thursday, the RIAA sent a stiff copyright warning to Penn State's department of astronomy and astrophysics.	3.2
train	Vice President Dick Cheney and Mississippi Republican gubernatorial candidate Haley Barbour acknowledge the cheering crowd.	Officials are trying to retrieve the bodies from the water," police official J.D. Tambe told Reuters.	3.25
train	The American Stock Exchange biotech index .BTK surged 5 percent.	Klarman was charged with 16 counts of wire fraud.	3.455
train	The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index gained 2.90 points, or 0.18 percent, to 1,606.87.	Later this year, the command will send trainers with soldiers from four North African nations on patrolling and intelligence gathering missions.	4.111
train	The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield <US10YT=RR> dipped below 4.20 percent on Tuesday.	According to law enforcement officials, the individual decrypted passwords on the server.	4.8
train	"But HRT should not be used to prevent heart disease or any other chronic condition."	The technique is used during the second and, occasionally, third trimester of pregnancy.	3.75
train	Bashir felt he was being tried by opinion not on the facts, Mahendradatta told Reuters.	Zambrano pitched seven innings and allowed two runs on five hits and four walks.	3.4
train	He also said the academy will get its own internal report next week detailing the seriousness of the remaining problem.	"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."	2.5
train	The support will come as a free software upgrade called WebVPN for current customers that have support contracts.	"The concrete barriers (between lanes) were being tossed around like feathers."	3.5
train	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was 0.46 points lower, or 0.05 percent, at 997.02.	He moved to Syria, where he underwent further religious training in traditional Islamic beliefs.	4.25
train	The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI climbed 164 points, or 1.91 percent, to 8,765.38, brushing its highest levels since mid-January.	The rally overshadowed ceremonies marking the sixth anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China on 1 July 1997.	2.6
train	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was up 7.60 points, or 0.46 percent, at 1,653.62.	Moore, the suspended chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, stands trial before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary.	2
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.	Corixa's stock barely flinched on the news, dipping 12 cents to close at $6.88.	3
train	His lawyer, Pamela MacKey, said Bryant expects to be completely exonerated.	Under NASD regulations, Mr. Young can file a response and request a hearing before an NASD panel.	3.25
train	Pataki praised Abraham's decision, and LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel said the cable should be kept in operation permanently.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC lost 2 points, or 0.18 percent, to 1,649.	2.8
train	A search for three missing teenagers uncovered at least two bodies buried beneath freshly poured concrete in the basement of a house, authorities said Wednesday.	The attack seemed similar to attacks staged near foreign compounds in Riyadh on May 12, for which officials have also blamed al-Qaida.	4.2
train	Still, he said, "I'm absolutely confident we're going to have a bill."	"It just seems like all the issues that we support he doesn't," said Gabriela Lemus, the league's director of policy and legislation.	0.8
train	"These changes may affect a large number of existing Web pages," the statement continued.	A Caesarean had originally been planned in mid- November, two weeks early.	4
train	"People are obviously inconvenienced," said Dr. Jim Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.	The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJ: news, chart, profile) rose 56 points, or 0.7 percent, to 8,588.	4
train	The Episcopal Church ''is alienating itself from the Anglican Communion,'' said the Very Rev. Peter Karanja, provost of the All Saints Cathedral, in Nairobi.	International rescue workers hacked desperately through flattened debris for survivors and cemeteries overflowed in Iran's ancient Silk Road city of Bam yesterday.	3.6
train	She had only a single condition, that the book not be published until her death.	So far, authorities also have searched areas in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.	3.4
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.	Six new Krispy Kreme stores were opened in the first quarter, bringing the total number of stores to 282.	0.8
train	The elderly and those with weakened immune systems are also urged to protect against mosquito bites.	The report added that "spin" and manipulative public relations "are not the answer," but that neither is avoiding the debate.	4
train	"It is about a third of what I owe in the world," he told reporters.	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.	3.8
train	"If you pass this bill, Big Brother will be watching you," said Rep. John Mabry, D-Waco.	Another person, a man from Fort Worth, Texas, also was missing.	3.6
train	FRIENDS of Robert De Niro yesterday rallied around him after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.	The fire spread to several surrounding structures on the property and destroyed them as deputies held back firefighters.	3.25
train	Texas Instruments climbed $1.37 to $19.25 yesterday and Novellus Systems Inc. advanced $1.76 to $36.31.	Hispanics have officially overtaken African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, according to a report released by the US Census Bureau.	3
train	Some 95 million Americans -- half of all households -- invest in mutual funds.	Southwest said its traffic was up 4.6 percent in the quarter on a capacity increase of 4.2 percent.	3.5
train	Supermarket chains facing a possible grocery clerk strike this week accused union leaders Monday of breaking off contract talks prematurely over the weekend.	ESPN reported that Knight's two-year deal is worth $2.38 million, including a $300,000 signing bonus.	3.25
train	Five-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong had a few words of advice for other cancer survivors in Denver on Friday.	That compares with January 2000, when laptops represented less than 25 percent of sales volume, NPD said.	3.2
train	Mr. Heatley, who suffered a broken jaw and torn knee ligaments, faces several charges.	Sources in the racing industry said Fontana will get a second NASCAR race on Labor Day weekend starting next season.	3.25
train	With diplomacy heating up in the nearly 10-month-old nuclear crisis, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing is slated to visit South Korea from August 13 to 15.	He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday night by police acting on a tip-off.	4.2
train	Fletcher said he expects to have the support of lawmakers from agricultural states, many of whom are on the committee.	Hollywood actor Robert De Niro has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his spokesman said today.	3.2
train	Shares in EDS closed on Thursday at $18.51, a gain of 6 cents.	He added: "There is no doubt about the chemical programme, the biological programme and indeed the nuclear weapons programme.	5
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.	Waksal pleaded guilty to insider trading charges last year, and he is scheduled to be sentenced June 10.	2.6
train	Besides Hampton and Newport News, the grant funds water testing in Yorktown, King George County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.	Scott Dixon eventually made winning the Honda Indy 225 look easy Sunday at Pikes Peak International Raceway.	3.4
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.	The Nasdaq had a weekly gain of 17.27, or 1.2 percent, closing at 1,520.15 after gaining 30.46 yesterday.	1.4
train	Joe Kernan, who had been lieutenant governor for the past seven years, was sworn in as governor after O'Bannon died Saturday.	The letter bomb sent to Prodi exploded in his hands but he was unhurt.	2
train	Scientists believed Stardust trapped thousands of particles of dust.	Nations like Israel and Australia already have such status.	4
train	They were at Raffles Hospital over the weekend for further evaluation.	The consumer-confidence index came in at 83.5 in June, down slightly from a revised 83.6 in May, the Conference Board said.	3.25
train	As part of a restructuring Peregrine sold its Remedy help desk software unit last year to BMC Software Inc.	The news also comes in conjunction with Suns annual JavaOne developers conference in San Francisco.	4.5
train	"I am advised that certain allegations of criminal conduct have been interposed against my counsel," said Silver.	The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was off 7.75 points, or 0.08 percent, at 9,175.47.	2.25
train	The Bishop of Armidale, Peter Brain, was forthright.	That was up from the year-ago quarter, when the company earned $54.3 million, or 22 cents a share.	2.25
train	Richard Miller remained hospitalized after undergoing a liver transplant, but his wife has recovered.	"It's not zero," said David Ropeik, director of risk communication at the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.	2.6
train	"They were tossed around like feathers," Gordon said.	Emile Laroza, 51, contracted SARS while working as a nurse at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the second SARS outbreak.	2.75
train	The monkeys could track their progress by watching a schematic representation of the arm and its motions on a video screen.	It's the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count, now in its 104th season.	4
train	The device plays Internet radio streams and comes with a 30-day trial of RealNetworks' Rhapsody music service.	Morales, who pleaded guilty in July, expressed "sincere regret and remorse" for his crimes.	4.8
train	U.S. prosecutors have arrested more than 130 individuals and have seized more than $17 million in a continuing crackdown on Internet fraud and abuse.	Together, we will find creative ways to communicate the unique strengths of Kmart to the 'new America' consumer."	2.5