{"id": "0", "text": "The following were among Friday 's offerings and pricings in the U.S. and non-U.S. capital markets , with terms and syndicate manager , as compiled by Dow Jones Capital Markets Report :", "annotated_text": "The following were among Friday 's offerings and pricings in the U.S. and non-U.S. capital markets , with terms and syndicate manager , as compiled by Dow Jones Capital Markets Report :"}
{"id": "1", "text": "Dow Chemical Co. --", "annotated_text": "Dow Chemical Co. --"}
{"id": "2", "text": "$ 150 million of 8.55 % senior notes due Oct. 15 , 2009 , priced at par .", "annotated_text": "$ 150 million of 8.55 % senior notes due Oct. 15 , 2009 , priced at par ."}
{"id": "3", "text": "The issue , which is puttable back to the company at par on Oct. 15 , 1999 , was priced at a spread of 50 basis points above the Treasury 's 10 - year note .", "annotated_text": "The issue , which is puttable back to the company at par on Oct. 15 , 1999 , was priced at a spread of 50 basis points above the Treasury 's 10 - year note ."}
{"id": "4", "text": "Rated single - A - 1 by Moody 's Investors Service Inc. and single - A by Standard & Poor 's Corp. , the non-callable issue will be sold through underwriters led by Merrill Lynch Capital Markets .", "annotated_text": "Rated single - A - 1 by Moody 's Investors Service Inc. and single - A by Standard & Poor 's Corp. , the non-callable issue will be sold through underwriters led by Merrill Lynch Capital Markets ."}
{"id": "5", "text": "Centel Capital Corp. --", "annotated_text": "Centel Capital Corp. --"}
{"id": "6", "text": "$ 150 million of 9 % debentures due Oct. 15 , 2019 , priced at 99.943 to yield 9.008 % .", "annotated_text": "$ 150 million of 9 % debentures due Oct. 15 , 2019 , priced at 99.943 to yield 9.008 % ."}
{"id": "7", "text": "The non-callable issue , which can be put back to the company in 1999 , was priced at 99 basis points above the Treasury 's 10 - year note .", "annotated_text": "The non-callable issue , which can be put back to the company in 1999 , was priced at 99 basis points above the Treasury 's 10 - year note ."}
{"id": "8", "text": "Rated Baa - 1 by Moody 's and triple - B - plus by S&P , the issue will be sold through underwriters led by Morgan Stanley & Co .", "annotated_text": "Rated Baa - 1 by Moody 's and triple - B - plus by S&P , the issue will be sold through underwriters led by Morgan Stanley & Co ."}
{"id": "9", "text": "Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. --", "annotated_text": "Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. --"}
{"id": "10", "text": "$ 500 million of Remic mortgage securities offered in 13 classes by Prudential - Bache Securities Inc .", "annotated_text": "$ 500 million of Remic mortgage securities offered in 13 classes by Prudential - Bache Securities Inc ."}
{"id": "11", "text": "The offering , Series 102 , backed by Freddie Mac 8 1/2 % securities with a weighted average remaining term to maturity of 28.4 years , was priced before the market 's afternoon surge .", "annotated_text": "The offering , Series 102 , backed by Freddie Mac8 1/2 % securities with a weighted average remaining term to maturity of 28.4 years , was priced before the market 's surge ."}
{"id": "12", "text": "Among classes for which details were available , yields ranged from 8.78 % , or 75 basis points over two - year Treasury securities , to 10.05 % , or 200 basis points over 10 - year Treasurys .", "annotated_text": "Among classes for which details were available , yields ranged from 8.78 % , or 75 basis points over two - yearTreasury securities , to 10.05 % , or 200 basis points over 10 - yearTreasurys ."}
{"id": "13", "text": "Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. --", "annotated_text": "Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. --"}
{"id": "14", "text": "$ 300 million of Remic mortgage securities offered by Citicorp Securities Markets Inc .", "annotated_text": "$ 300 million of Remic mortgage securities offered by Citicorp Securities Markets Inc ."}
{"id": "15", "text": "The offering , Series 101 , is backed by Freddie Mac 9 1/2 % securities .", "annotated_text": "The offering , Series 101 , is backed by Freddie Mac9 1/2 % securities ."}
{"id": "16", "text": "Pricing details were n't immediately available .", "annotated_text": "Pricing details were n't immediately available ."}
{"id": "17", "text": "Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. --", "annotated_text": "Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. --"}
{"id": "18", "text": "$ 200 million of stripped mortgage securities underwritten by BT Securities Corp .", "annotated_text": "$ 200 million of stripped mortgage securities underwritten by BT Securities Corp ."}
{"id": "19", "text": "The agency 's first strips issue , collateralized by Freddie Mac 8 % securities pooled into a single security called a Giant , will be divided into interest - only and principal - only securities .", "annotated_text": "The agency 's first strips issue , collateralized by Freddie Mac8 % securities pooled into a single security called a Giant , will be divided into interest - only and principal - only securities ."}
{"id": "20", "text": "The collateral is being sold by a thrift institution .", "annotated_text": "The collateral is being sold by a thrift institution ."}
{"id": "21", "text": "The principal - only securities will be repackaged by BT Securities into a Freddie Mac Remic , Series 103 , that will have six classes .", "annotated_text": "The principal - only securities will be repackaged by BT Securities into a Freddie Mac Remic , Series 103 , that will have six classes ."}
{"id": "22", "text": "The interest - only securities will be sold separately by BT Securities .", "annotated_text": "The interest - only securities will be sold separately by BT Securities ."}
{"id": "23", "text": "The principal - only securities pay the principal from the underlying Freddie Mac 8 % securities , while the interest - only securities pay only interest .", "annotated_text": "The principal - only securities pay the principal from the underlying Freddie Mac8 % securities , while the interest - only securities pay only interest ."}
{"id": "24", "text": "Freddie Mac said the principal - only securities were priced at 58 1/4 to yield 8.45 % , assuming an average life of eight years and a prepayment of 160 % of the PSA model .", "annotated_text": "Freddie Mac said the principal - only securities were priced at 58 1/4 to yield 8.45 % , assuming an average life of eight years and a prepayment of 160 % of the PSA model ."}
{"id": "25", "text": "The interest - only securities were priced at 35 1/2 to yield 10.72 % .", "annotated_text": "The interest - only securities were priced at 35 1/2 to yield 10.72 % ."}
{"id": "26", "text": "There were no major Eurobond or foreign bond offerings in Europe Friday .", "annotated_text": "There were no major Eurobond or foreign bond offerings in EuropeFriday ."}
{"id": "27", "text": "Measuring cups may soon be replaced by tablespoons in the laundry room .", "annotated_text": "Measuring cups may soon be replaced by tablespoons in the laundry room ."}
{"id": "28", "text": "Procter & Gamble Co. plans to begin testing next month a superconcentrated detergent that will require only a few spoonfuls per washload .", "annotated_text": "Procter & Gamble Co. plans to begin testing next month a superconcentrated detergent that will require only a few spoonfuls per washload ."}
{"id": "29", "text": "The move stems from lessons learned in Japan where local competitors have had phenomenal success with concentrated soapsuds .", "annotated_text": "The move stems from lessons learned in Japan where local competitors have had phenomenal success with concentrated soapsuds ."}
{"id": "30", "text": "It also marks P&G 's growing concern that its Japanese rivals , such as Kao Corp. , may bring their superconcentrates to the U.S. .", "annotated_text": "It also marks P&G 's growing concern that its Japanese rivals , such as Kao Corp. , may bring their superconcentrates to the U.S. ."}
{"id": "31", "text": "The Cincinnati consumer - products giant got clobbered two years ago in Japan when Kao introduced a powerful detergent , called Attack , which quickly won a 30 % stake in the Japanese markets .", "annotated_text": "The Cincinnati consumer - products giant got clobbered two years ago in Japan when Kao introduced a powerful detergent , called Attack , which quickly won a 30 % stake in the Japanese markets ."}
{"id": "32", "text": "`` They do n't want to get caught again , '' says one industry watcher .", "annotated_text": "`` They do n't want to get caught again , '' says one industry watcher ."}
{"id": "33", "text": "Retailers in Phoenix , Ariz. , say P&G 's new powdered detergent -- to be called Cheer with Color Guard -- will be on shelves in that market by early November .", "annotated_text": "Retailers in Phoenix , Ariz. , say P&G 's new powdered detergent -- to be called Cheer with Color Guard -- will be on shelves in that market by early November ."}
{"id": "34", "text": "A P&G spokeswoman confirmed that shipments to Phoenix started late last month .", "annotated_text": "A P&G spokeswoman confirmed that shipments to Phoenix started late last month ."}
{"id": "35", "text": "She said the company will study results from this market before expanding to others .", "annotated_text": "She said the company will study results from this market before expanding to others ."}
{"id": "36", "text": "Superconcentrates are n't entirely new for P&G .", "annotated_text": "Superconcentrates are n't entirely new for P&G ."}
{"id": "37", "text": "The company introduced a superconcentrated Lemon Cheer in Japan after watching the success of Attack .", "annotated_text": "The company introduced a superconcentrated Lemon Cheer in Japan after watching the success of Attack ."}
{"id": "38", "text": "When Attack hit the shelves in 1987 , P&G 's share of the Japanese market fell to about 8 % from more than 20 % .", "annotated_text": "When Attack hit the shelves in 1987 , P&G 's share of the Japanese market fell to about 8 % from more than 20 % ."}
{"id": "39", "text": "With the help of Lemon Cheer , P&G 's share is now estimated to be 12 % .", "annotated_text": "With the help of Lemon Cheer , P&G 's share is now estimated to be 12 % ."}
{"id": "40", "text": "While the Japanese have embraced the compact packaging and convenience of concentrated products , the true test for P&G will be in the $ 4 billion U.S. detergent market , where growth is slow and liquids have gained prominence over powders .", "annotated_text": "While the Japanese have embraced the compact packaging and convenience of concentrated products , the true test for P&G will be in the $ 4 billionU.S. detergent market , where growth is slow and liquids have gained prominence over powders ."}
{"id": "41", "text": "The company may have chosen to market the product under the Cheer name since it 's already expanded its best - selling Tide into 16 different varieties , including this year 's big hit , Tide with Bleach .", "annotated_text": "The company may have chosen to market the product under the Cheer name since it 's already expanded its best - selling Tide into 16 different varieties , including this year 's big hit , Tide with Bleach ."}
{"id": "42", "text": "With superconcentrates , however , it is n't always easy to persuade consumers that less is more ; many people tend to dump too much detergent into the washing machine , believing that it takes a cup of powder to really clean the laundry .", "annotated_text": "With superconcentrates , however , it is n't always easy to persuade consumers that less is more ; many people tend to dump too much detergent into the washing machine , believing that it takes a cup of powder to really clean the laundry ."}
{"id": "43", "text": "In the early 1980s , P&G tried to launch here a concentrated detergent under the Ariel brand name that it markets in Europe .", "annotated_text": "In the early 1980s , P&G tried to launch here a concentrated detergent under the Ariel brand name that it markets in Europe ."}
{"id": "44", "text": "But the product , which was n't as concentrated as the new Cheer , bombed in a market test in Denver and was dropped .", "annotated_text": "But the product , which was n't as concentrated as the new Cheer , bombed in a market test in Denver and was dropped ."}
{"id": "45", "text": "P&G and others also have tried repeatedly to hook consumers on detergent and fabric softener combinations in pouches , but they have n't sold well , despite the convenience .", "annotated_text": "P&G and others also have tried repeatedly to hook consumers on detergent and fabric softener combinations in pouches , but they have n't sold well , despite the convenience ."}
{"id": "46", "text": "But P&G contends the new Cheer is a unique formula that also offers an ingredient that prevents colors from fading .", "annotated_text": "But P&G contends the new Cheer is a unique formula that also offers an ingredient that prevents colors from fading ."}
{"id": "47", "text": "And retailers are expected to embrace the product , in part because it will take up less shelf space .", "annotated_text": "And retailers are expected to embrace the product , in part because it will take up less shelf space ."}
{"id": "48", "text": "`` When shelf space was cheap , bigger was better , '' says Hugh Zurkuhlen , an analyst at Salomon Bros .", "annotated_text": "`` When shelf space was cheap , bigger was better , '' says Hugh Zurkuhlen , an analyst at Salomon Bros ."}
{"id": "49", "text": "But with so many brands vying for space , that 's no longer the case .", "annotated_text": "But with so many brands vying for space , that 's no longer the case ."}
{"id": "50", "text": "If the new Cheer sells well , the trend toward smaller packaging is likely to accelerate as competitors follow with their own superconcentrates .", "annotated_text": "If the new Cheer sells well , the trend toward smaller packaging is likely to accelerate as competitors follow with their own superconcentrates ."}
{"id": "51", "text": "Then retailers `` will probably push the -LCB- less - established -RCB- brands out altogether , '' he says .", "annotated_text": "Then retailers `` will probably push the -LCB- less - established -RCB- brands out altogether , '' he says ."}
{"id": "52", "text": "Competition is bound to get tougher if Kao introduces a product like Attack in the U.S. .", "annotated_text": "Competition is bound to get tougher if Kao introduces a product like Attack in the U.S. ."}
{"id": "53", "text": "To be sure , Kao would n't have an easy time taking U.S. market share away from the mighty P&G , which has about 23 % of the market .", "annotated_text": "To be sure , Kao would n't have an easy time taking U.S. market share away from the mighty P&G , which has about 23 % of the market ."}
{"id": "54", "text": "Kao officials previously have said they are interested in selling detergents in the U.S. , but so far the company has focused on acquisitions , such as last year 's purchase of Andrew Jergens Co. , a Cincinnati hand - lotion maker .", "annotated_text": "Kao officials previously have said they are interested in selling detergents in the U.S. , but so far the company has focused on acquisitions , such as last year 's purchase of Andrew Jergens Co. , a Cincinnati hand - lotion maker ."}
{"id": "55", "text": "It also has a product - testing facility in California .", "annotated_text": "It also has a product - testing facility in California ."}
{"id": "56", "text": "Some believe P&G 's interest in a superconcentrated detergent goes beyond the concern for the Japanese .", "annotated_text": "Some believe P&G 's interest in a superconcentrated detergent goes beyond the concern for the Japanese ."}
{"id": "57", "text": "`` This is something P&G would do with or without Kao , '' says Mr. Zurkuhlen .", "annotated_text": "`` This is something P&G would do with or without Kao , '' says Mr. Zurkuhlen ."}
{"id": "58", "text": "With economic tension between the U.S. and Japan worsening , many Japanese had feared last week 's visit from U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills .", "annotated_text": "With economic tension between the U.S. and Japan worsening , many Japanese had feared last week 's visit from U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills ."}
{"id": "59", "text": "They expected a new barrage of demands that Japan do something quickly to reduce its trade surplus with the U.S. .", "annotated_text": "They expected a new barrage of demands that Japan do something quickly to reduce its trade surplus with the U.S. ."}
{"id": "60", "text": "Instead , they got a discussion of the need for the U.S. and Japan to work together and of the importance of the long - term view .", "annotated_text": "Instead , they got a discussion of the need for the U.S. and Japan to work together and of the importance of the long - term view ."}
{"id": "61", "text": "Mrs. Hills ' first trip to Japan as America 's chief trade negotiator had a completely different tone from last month 's visit by Commerce Secretary Robert A. Mosbacher .", "annotated_text": "Mrs. Hills ' first trip to Japan as America 's chief trade negotiator had a completely different tone from last month 's visit by Commerce Secretary Robert A. Mosbacher ."}
{"id": "62", "text": "Mr. Mosbacher called for concrete results by next spring in negotiations over fundamental Japanese business practices that supposedly inhibit free trade .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Mosbacher called for concrete results by next spring in negotiations over fundamental Japanese business practices that supposedly inhibit free trade ."}
{"id": "63", "text": "He said such results should be `` measurable in dollars and cents '' in reducing the U.S. trade deficit with Japan .", "annotated_text": "He said such results should be `` measurable in dollars and cents '' in reducing the U.S. trade deficit with Japan ."}
{"id": "64", "text": "But Mrs. Hills , speaking at a breakfast meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan on Saturday , stressed that the objective `` is not to get definitive action by spring or summer , it is rather to have a blueprint for action . ''", "annotated_text": "But Mrs. Hills , speaking at a breakfast meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan on Saturday , stressed that the objective `` is not to get definitive action by spring or summer , it is rather to have a blueprint for action . ''"}
{"id": "65", "text": "She added that she expected `` perhaps to have a down payment ... some small step to convince the American people and the Japanese people that we 're moving in earnest . ''", "annotated_text": "She added that she expected `` perhaps to have a down payment ... some small step to convince the American people and the Japanese people that we 're moving in earnest . ''"}
{"id": "66", "text": "How such remarks translate into policy wo n't become clear for months .", "annotated_text": "How such remarks translate into policy wo n't become clear for months ."}
{"id": "67", "text": "American and Japanese officials offered several theories for the difference in approach betwen Mr. Mosbacher and Mrs. Hills .", "annotated_text": "American and Japanese officials offered several theories for the difference in approach betwen Mr. Mosbacher and Mrs. Hills ."}
{"id": "68", "text": "Many called it simply a contrast in styles .", "annotated_text": "Many called it simply a contrast in styles ."}
{"id": "69", "text": "But some saw it as a classic negotiating tactic .", "annotated_text": "But some saw it as a classic negotiating tactic ."}
{"id": "70", "text": "Others said the Bush administration may feel the rhetoric on both sides is getting out of hand .", "annotated_text": "Others said the Bush administration may feel the rhetoric on both sides is getting out of hand ."}
{"id": "71", "text": "And some said it reflected the growing debate in Washington over pursuing free trade with Japan versus some kind of managed trade .", "annotated_text": "And some said it reflected the growing debate in Washington over pursuing free trade with Japan versus some kind of managed trade ."}
{"id": "72", "text": "Asked to compare her visit to Mr. Mosbacher 's , Mrs. Hills replied : `` I did n't hear every word he spoke , but as a general proposition , I think we have a very consistent trade strategy in the Bush administration . ''", "annotated_text": "Asked to compare her visit to Mr. Mosbacher 's , Mrs. Hills replied : `` I did n't hear every word he spoke , but as a general proposition , I think we have a very consistent trade strategy in the Bush administration . ''"}
{"id": "73", "text": "Yet more than one American official who sat in with her during three days of talks with Japanese officials said her tone often was surprisingly `` conciliatory . ''", "annotated_text": "Yet more than oneAmerican official who sat in with her during three days of talks with Japanese officials said her tone often was surprisingly `` conciliatory . ''"}
{"id": "74", "text": "`` I think my line has been very consistent , '' Mrs. Hills said at a news conference Saturday afternoon .", "annotated_text": "`` I think my line has been very consistent , '' Mrs. Hills said at a news conference Saturday ."}
{"id": "75", "text": "`` I am painted sometimes as ferocious , perhaps because I have a ferocious list of statutes to implement .", "annotated_text": "`` I am painted sometimes as ferocious , perhaps because I have a ferocious list of statutes to implement ."}
{"id": "76", "text": "I do n't feel very ferocious .", "annotated_text": "I do n't feel very ferocious ."}
{"id": "77", "text": "I do n't feel either hard or soft .", "annotated_text": "I do n't feel either hard or soft ."}
{"id": "78", "text": "I feel committed to the program of opening markets and expanding trade . ''", "annotated_text": "I feel committed to the program of opening markets and expanding trade . ''"}
{"id": "79", "text": "When she met the local press for the first time on Friday , Mrs. Hills firmly reiterated the need for progress in removing barriers to trade in forest products , satellites and supercomputers , three areas targeted under the Super 301 provision of the 1988 trade bill .", "annotated_text": "When she met the local press for the first time on Friday , Mrs. Hills firmly reiterated the need for progress in removing barriers to trade in forest products , satellites and supercomputers , three areas targeted under the Super 301 provision of the 1988 trade bill ."}
{"id": "80", "text": "She highlighted exclusionary business practices that the U.S. government has identified .", "annotated_text": "She highlighted exclusionary business practices that the U.S. government has identified ."}
{"id": "81", "text": "But her main thrust was to promote the importance of world - wide free trade and open competition .", "annotated_text": "But her main thrust was to promote the importance of world - wide free trade and open competition ."}
{"id": "82", "text": "She said the trade imbalance was mainly due to macroeconomic factors and should n't be tackled by setting quantitative targets .", "annotated_text": "She said the trade imbalance was mainly due to macroeconomic factors and should n't be tackled by setting quantitative targets ."}
{"id": "83", "text": "At her news conference for Japanese reporters , one economics journalist summed up the Japanese sense of relief .", "annotated_text": "At her news conference for Japanese reporters , one economics journalist summed up the Japanese sense of relief ."}
{"id": "84", "text": "`` My impression was that you would be a scary old lady , '' he said , drawing a few nervous chuckles from his colleagues .", "annotated_text": "`` My impression was that you would be a scary old lady , '' he said , drawing a few nervous chuckles from his colleagues ."}
{"id": "85", "text": "`` But I am relieved to see that you are beautiful and gentle and intelligent and a person of integrity . ''", "annotated_text": "`` But I am relieved to see that you are beautiful and gentle and intelligent and a person of integrity . ''"}
{"id": "86", "text": "Mrs. Hills ' remarks did raise questions , at least among some U.S. officials , about what exactly her stance is on U.S. access to the Japanese semiconductor market .", "annotated_text": "Mrs. Hills ' remarks did raise questions , at least among some U.S. officials , about what exactly her stance is on U.S. access to the Japanese semiconductor market ."}
{"id": "87", "text": "The U.S. share of the Japanese market has been stuck around 10 % for years .", "annotated_text": "The U.S. share of the Japanese market has been stuck around 10 % for years ."}
{"id": "88", "text": "Many Americans have interpreted a 1986 agreement as assuring U.S. companies a 20 % share by 1991 , but the Japanese have denied making any such promise .", "annotated_text": "Many Americans have interpreted a 1986 agreement as assuring U.S. companies a 20 % share by 1991 , but the Japanese have denied making any such promise ."}
{"id": "89", "text": "At one of her news conferences , Mrs. Hills said , `` I believe we can do much better than 20 % . ''", "annotated_text": "At one of her news conferences , Mrs. Hills said , `` I believe we can do much better than 20 % . ''"}
{"id": "90", "text": "But she stressed , `` I am against managed trade .", "annotated_text": "But she stressed , `` I am against managed trade ."}
{"id": "91", "text": "I will not enter into an agreement that stipulates to a percentage of the market .", "annotated_text": "I will not enter into an agreement that stipulates to a percentage of the market ."}
{"id": "92", "text": "Information International Inc. said it was sued by a buyer of its computerized newspaper - publishing system , alleging that the company failed to correct deficiencies in the system .", "annotated_text": "Information International Inc. said it was sued by a buyer of its computerized newspaper - publishing system , alleging that the company failed to correct deficiencies in the system ."}
{"id": "93", "text": "A spokesman for Information International said the lawsuit by two units of Morris Communications Corp. seeks restitution of the system 's about $ 3 million purchase price and cancellation of a software license provided by the Morris units to Information International for alleged failure to pay royalties .", "annotated_text": "A spokesman for Information International said the lawsuit by two units of Morris Communications Corp. seeks restitution of the system 's about $ 3 million purchase price and cancellation of a software license provided by the Morris units to Information International for alleged failure to pay royalties ."}
{"id": "94", "text": "Information International said it believes that the complaints , filed in federal court in Georgia , are without merit .", "annotated_text": "Information International said it believes that the complaints , filed in federal court in Georgia , are without merit ."}
{"id": "95", "text": "Closely held Morris Communications is based in Augusta , Ga .", "annotated_text": "Closely held Morris Communications is based in Augusta , Ga ."}
{"id": "96", "text": "The units that filed the suit are Southeastern Newspapers Corp. and Florida Publishing Co .", "annotated_text": "The units that filed the suit are Southeastern Newspapers Corp. and Florida Publishing Co ."}
{"id": "97", "text": "Syms Corp. completed the sale of its A. Sulka & Co. subsidiary , a men 's luxury haberdashery , to Luxco Investments .", "annotated_text": "Syms Corp. completed the sale of its A. Sulka & Co. subsidiary , a men 's luxury haberdashery , to Luxco Investments ."}
{"id": "98", "text": "Terms were n't disclosed .", "annotated_text": "Terms were n't disclosed ."}
{"id": "99", "text": "As Syms 's `` core business of off - price retailing grows , a small subsidiary that is operationally unrelated becomes a difficult distraction , '' said Marcy Syms , president of the parent , in a statement .", "annotated_text": "As Syms 's `` core business of off - price retailing grows , a small subsidiary that is operationally unrelated becomes a difficult distraction , '' said Marcy Syms , president of the parent , in a statement ."}
{"id": "100", "text": "A spokeswoman said Sulka operates a total of seven stores in the U.S. and overseas .", "annotated_text": "A spokeswoman said Sulka operates a total of seven stores in the U.S. and overseas ."}
{"id": "101", "text": "Syms operates 25 off - price apparel stores in the U.S. .", "annotated_text": "Syms operates 25 off - price apparel stores in the U.S. ."}
{"id": "102", "text": "The oil industry 's middling profits could persist through the rest of the year .", "annotated_text": "The oil industry 's middling profits could persist through the rest of the year ."}
{"id": "103", "text": "Major oil companies in the next few days are expected to report much less robust earnings than they did for the third quarter a year ago , largely reflecting deteriorating chemical prices and gasoline profitability .", "annotated_text": "Major oil companies in the next few days are expected to report much less robust earnings than they did for the third quarter a year ago , largely reflecting deteriorating chemical prices and gasoline profitability ."}
{"id": "104", "text": "The gasoline picture may improve this quarter , but chemicals are likely to remain weak , industry executives and analysts say , reducing chances that profits could equal their year - earlier performance .", "annotated_text": "The gasoline picture may improve this quarter , but chemicals are likely to remain weak , industry executives and analysts say , reducing chances that profits could equal their year - earlier performance ."}
{"id": "105", "text": "The industry is `` seeing a softening somewhat in volume and certainly in price in petrochemicals , '' Glenn Cox , president of Phillips Petroleum Co. , said in an interview .", "annotated_text": "The industry is `` seeing a softening somewhat in volume and certainly in price in petrochemicals , '' Glenn Cox , president of Phillips Petroleum Co. , said in an interview ."}
{"id": "106", "text": "`` That change will obviously impact third and fourth quarter earnings '' for the industry in general , he added .", "annotated_text": "`` That change will obviously impact third and fourth quarter earnings '' for the industry in general , he added ."}
{"id": "107", "text": "He did n't forecast Phillips 's results .", "annotated_text": "He did n't forecast Phillips 's results ."}
{"id": "108", "text": "But securities analysts say Phillips will be among the companies hard - hit by weak chemical prices and will probably post a drop in third - quarter earnings .", "annotated_text": "But securities analysts say Phillips will be among the companies hard - hit by weak chemical prices and will probably post a drop in third - quarter earnings ."}
{"id": "109", "text": "So , too , many analysts predict , will Exxon Corp. , Chevron Corp. and Amoco Corp .", "annotated_text": "So , too , many analysts predict , will Exxon Corp. , Chevron Corp. and Amoco Corp ."}
{"id": "110", "text": "Typical is what happened to the price of ethylene , a major commodity chemical produced in vast amounts by many oil companies .", "annotated_text": "Typical is what happened to the price of ethylene , a major commodity chemical produced in vast amounts by many oil companies ."}
{"id": "111", "text": "It has plunged 13 % since July to around 26 cents a pound .", "annotated_text": "It has plunged 13 % since July to around 26 cents a pound ."}
{"id": "112", "text": "A year ago ethylene sold for 33 cents , peaking at about 34 cents last December .", "annotated_text": "A year ago ethylene sold for 33 cents , peaking at about 34 centslast December ."}
{"id": "113", "text": "A big reason for the chemical price retreat is overexpansion .", "annotated_text": "A big reason for the chemical price retreat is overexpansion ."}
{"id": "114", "text": "Beginning in mid-1987 , prices began accelerating as a growing U.S. economy and the weak dollar spurred demand .", "annotated_text": "Beginning in mid-1987 , prices began accelerating as a growing U.S. economy and the weak dollar spurred demand ."}
{"id": "115", "text": "Companies added capacity furiously .", "annotated_text": "Companies added capacity furiously ."}
{"id": "116", "text": "Now , greatly increased supplies are on the market , while the dollar is stronger , and domestic economic growth is slower .", "annotated_text": "Now , greatly increased supplies are on the market , while the dollar is stronger , and domestic economic growth is slower ."}
{"id": "117", "text": "Third - quarter profits from gasoline were weaker .", "annotated_text": "Third - quarter profits from gasoline were weaker ."}
{"id": "118", "text": "`` Refining margins were so good in the third quarter of last year and generally not very good this year , '' said William Randol , a securities analyst at First Boston Corp .", "annotated_text": "`` Refining margins were so good in the third quarter of last year and generally not very good this year , '' said William Randol , a securities analyst at First Boston Corp ."}
{"id": "119", "text": "Oil company refineries ran flat out to prepare for a robust holiday driving season in July and August that did n't materialize .", "annotated_text": "Oil company refineries ran flat out to prepare for a robust holiday driving season in July and August that did n't materialize ."}
{"id": "120", "text": "The excess supply pushed gasoline prices down in that period .", "annotated_text": "The excess supply pushed gasoline prices down in that period ."}
{"id": "121", "text": "In addition , crude oil prices were up some from a year earlier , further pressuring profitability .", "annotated_text": "In addition , crude oil prices were up some from a year earlier , further pressuring profitability ."}
{"id": "122", "text": "Refiners say margins picked up in September , and many industry officials believe gasoline profits will rebound this quarter , though still not to the level of 1988 's fourth quarter .", "annotated_text": "Refiners say margins picked up in September , and many industry officials believe gasoline profits will rebound this quarter , though still not to the level of 1988 's fourth quarter ."}
{"id": "123", "text": "During the 1988 second half , many companies posted record gasoline and chemical profits .", "annotated_text": "During the 1988 second half , many companies posted record gasoline and chemical profits ."}
{"id": "124", "text": "Crude oil production may turn out to be the most surprising element of companies ' earnings this year .", "annotated_text": "Crude oil production may turn out to be the most surprising element of companies ' earnings this year ."}
{"id": "125", "text": "Prices -- averaging roughly $ 2 a barrel higher in the third quarter than a year earlier -- have stayed well above most companies ' expectations .", "annotated_text": "Prices -- averaging roughly $ 2 a barrel higher in the third quarter than a year earlier -- have stayed well above most companies ' expectations ."}
{"id": "126", "text": "Demand has been much stronger than anticipated , and it typically accelerates in the fourth quarter .", "annotated_text": "Demand has been much stronger than anticipated , and it typically accelerates in the fourth quarter ."}
{"id": "127", "text": "`` We could see higher oil prices this year , '' said Bryan Jacoboski , an analyst at PaineWebber Inc .", "annotated_text": "`` We could see higher oil prices this year , '' said Bryan Jacoboski , an analyst at PaineWebber Inc ."}
{"id": "128", "text": "That will translate into sharply higher production profits , particularly compared with last year when oil prices steadily fell to below $ 13 a barrel in the fourth quarter .", "annotated_text": "That will translate into sharply higher production profits , particularly compared with last year when oil prices steadily fell to below $ 13 a barrel in the fourth quarter ."}
{"id": "129", "text": "While oil prices have been better than expected , natural gas prices have been worse .", "annotated_text": "While oil prices have been better than expected , natural gas prices have been worse ."}
{"id": "130", "text": "In the third quarter , they averaged about 5 % less than they were in 1988 .", "annotated_text": "In the third quarter , they averaged about 5 % less than they were in 1988 ."}
{"id": "131", "text": "The main reason remains weather .", "annotated_text": "The main reason remains weather ."}
{"id": "132", "text": "Last summer was notable for a heat wave and drought that caused utilities to burn more natural gas to feed increased electrical demand from air conditioning use .", "annotated_text": "Last summer was notable for a heat wave and drought that caused utilities to burn more natural gas to feed increased electrical demand from air conditioning use ."}
{"id": "133", "text": "This summer , on the other hand , had milder weather than usual .", "annotated_text": "This summer , on the other hand , had milder weather than usual ."}
{"id": "134", "text": "`` We 've been very disappointed in the performance of natural gas prices , '' said Mr. Cox , Phillips 's president .", "annotated_text": "`` We 've been very disappointed in the performance of natural gas prices , '' said Mr. Cox , Phillips 's president ."}
{"id": "135", "text": "`` The lagging gas price is not going to assist fourth quarter performance as many had expected . ''", "annotated_text": "`` The lagging gas price is not going to assist fourth quarter performance as many had expected . ''"}
{"id": "136", "text": "Going into the fourth quarter , natural gas prices are anywhere from 8 % to 17 % lower than a year earlier .", "annotated_text": "Going into the fourth quarter , natural gas prices are anywhere from 8 % to 17 % lower than a year earlier ."}
{"id": "137", "text": "For instance , natural gas currently produced along the Gulf Coast is selling on the spot market for around $ 1.47 a thousand cubic feet , down 13 % from $ 1.69 a thousand cubic feet a year ago .", "annotated_text": "For instance , natural gas currently produced along the Gulf Coast is selling on the spot market for around $ 1.47a thousand cubic feet , down 13 % from $ 1.69a thousand cubic feeta year ago ."}
{"id": "138", "text": "The Bush administration , trying to blunt growing demands from Western Europe for a relaxation of controls on exports to the Soviet bloc , is questioning whether Italy 's Ing . C. Olivetti & Co. supplied militarily valuable technology to the Soviets .", "annotated_text": "The Bush administration , trying to blunt growing demands from Western Europe for a relaxation of controls on exports to the Sovietbloc , is questioning whether Italy 's Ing . C. Olivetti & Co. supplied militarily valuable technology to the Soviets ."}
{"id": "139", "text": "Most of the Western European members of Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls , the unofficial forum through which the U.S. and its allies align their export - control policies , are expected to argue for more liberal export rules at a meeting to be held in Paris Oct. 25 and 26 .", "annotated_text": "Most of the Western European members of Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls , the unofficial forum through which the U.S. and its allies align their export - control policies , are expected to argue for more liberal export rules at a meeting to be held in ParisOct. 25 and 26 ."}
{"id": "140", "text": "They plan to press specifically for a relaxation of rules governing exports of machine tools , computers and other high - technology products .", "annotated_text": "They plan to press specifically for a relaxation of rules governing exports of machine tools , computers and other high - technology products ."}
{"id": "141", "text": "But the Bush administration says it wants to see evidence that all Cocom members are complying fully with existing export - control procedures before it will support further liberalization .", "annotated_text": "But the Bush administration says it wants to see evidence that all Cocom members are complying fully with existing export - control procedures before it will support further liberalization ."}
{"id": "142", "text": "To make its point , it is challenging the Italian government to explain reports that Olivetti may have supplied the Soviet Union with sophisticated computer - driven devices that could be used to build parts for combat aircraft .", "annotated_text": "To make its point , it is challenging the Italian government to explain reports that Olivetti may have supplied the Soviet Union with sophisticated computer - driven devices that could be used to build parts for combat aircraft ."}
{"id": "143", "text": "The London Sunday Times , which first reported the U.S. concerns , cited a U.S. intelligence report as the source of the allegations that Olivetti exported $ 25 million in `` embargoed , state - of - the - art , flexible manufacturing systems to the Soviet aviation industry . ''", "annotated_text": "The London Sunday Times , which first reported the U.S. concerns , cited a U.S. intelligence report as the source of the allegations that Olivetti exported $ 25 million in `` embargoed , state - of - the - art , flexible manufacturing systems to the Soviet aviation industry . ''"}
{"id": "144", "text": "Olivetti reportedly began shipping these tools in 1984 .", "annotated_text": "Olivetti reportedly began shipping these tools in 1984 ."}
{"id": "145", "text": "A State Department spokesman acknowledged that the U.S. is discussing the allegations with the Italian government and Cocom , but declined to confirm any details .", "annotated_text": "A State Department spokesman acknowledged that the U.S. is discussing the allegations with the Italian government and Cocom , but declined to confirm any details ."}
{"id": "146", "text": "Italian President Francesco Cossiga promised a quick investigation into whether Olivetti broke Cocom rules .", "annotated_text": "Italian President Francesco Cossiga promised a quick investigation into whether Olivetti broke Cocom rules ."}
{"id": "147", "text": "President Bush called his attention to the matter during the Italian leader 's visit here last week .", "annotated_text": "President Bush called his attention to the matter during the Italian leader 's visit here last week ."}
{"id": "148", "text": "Olivetti has denied that it violated Cocom rules , asserting that the reported shipments were properly licensed by the Italian authorities .", "annotated_text": "Olivetti has denied that it violated Cocom rules , asserting that the reported shipments were properly licensed by the Italian authorities ."}
{"id": "149", "text": "Although the legality of these sales is still an open question , the disclosure could n't be better timed to support the position of export - control hawks in the Pentagon and the intelligence community .", "annotated_text": "Although the legality of these sales is still an open question , the disclosure could n't be better timed to support the position of export - control hawks in the Pentagon and the intelligence community ."}
{"id": "150", "text": "`` It seems to me that a story like this breaks just before every important Cocom meeting , '' said a Washington lobbyist for a number of U.S. computer companies .", "annotated_text": "`` It seems to me that a story like this breaks just before every important Cocom meeting , '' said a Washington lobbyist for a number of U.S. computer companies ."}
{"id": "151", "text": "The Bush administration has sent conflicting signals about its export - control policies , reflecting unhealed divisions among several competing agencies .", "annotated_text": "The Bush administration has sent conflicting signals about its export - control policies , reflecting unhealed divisions among several competing agencies ."}
{"id": "152", "text": "Last summer , Mr. Bush moved the administration in the direction of gradual liberalization when he told a North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting that he would allow some exceptions to the Cocom embargo of strategic goods .", "annotated_text": "Last summer , Mr. Bush moved the administration in the direction of gradual liberalization when he told a North Atlantic Treaty Organization meeting that he would allow some exceptions to the Cocom embargo of strategic goods ."}
{"id": "153", "text": "But more recently , the Pentagon and the Commerce Department openly feuded over the extent to which Cocom should liberalize exports of personal computers to the bloc .", "annotated_text": "But more recently , the Pentagon and the Commerce Department openly feuded over the extent to which Cocom should liberalize exports of personal computers to the bloc ."}
{"id": "154", "text": "However , these agencies generally agree that the West should be cautious about any further liberalization .", "annotated_text": "However , these agencies generally agree that the West should be cautious about any further liberalization ."}
{"id": "155", "text": "`` There 's no evidence that the Soviet program to -LRB- illegally -RRB- acquire Western technology has diminished , '' said a State Department spokesman .", "annotated_text": "`` There 's no evidence that the Soviet program to -LRB- illegally -RRB- acquire Western technology has diminished , '' said a State Department spokesman ."}
{"id": "156", "text": "Financial Corp. of Santa Barbara filed suit against former stock speculator Ivan F. Boesky and Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. , charging they defrauded the thrift by concealing their relationship when persuading it to buy $ 284 million in high - yield , high - risk junk bonds .", "annotated_text": "Financial Corp. of Santa Barbara filed suit against former stock speculator Ivan F. Boesky and Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. , charging they defrauded the thrift by concealing their relationship when persuading it to buy $ 284 million in high - yield , high - risk junk bonds ."}
{"id": "157", "text": "In a suit filed in federal court Thursday , the S&L alleged that a `` disproportionate number '' of the bonds it purchased in 1984 declined in value .", "annotated_text": "In a suit filed in federal court Thursday , the S&L alleged that a `` disproportionate number '' of the bonds it purchased in 1984 declined in value ."}
{"id": "158", "text": "Financial Corp. purchased the bonds , the suit alleged , after Mr. Boesky and Drexel negotiated an agreement for Vagabond Hotels to purchase a 51 % stake in the thrift for about $ 34 million .", "annotated_text": "Financial Corp. purchased the bonds , the suit alleged , after Mr. Boesky and Drexel negotiated an agreement for Vagabond Hotels to purchase a 51 % stake in the thrift for about $ 34 million ."}
{"id": "159", "text": "Vagabond Hotels was controlled by Mr. Boesky , who currently is serving a prison term for securities violations .", "annotated_text": "Vagabond Hotels was controlled by Mr. Boesky , who currently is serving a prison term for securities violations ."}
{"id": "160", "text": "Officials at Drexel said they had n't seen the suit and thus could n't comment .", "annotated_text": "Officials at Drexel said they had n't seen the suit and thus could n't comment ."}
{"id": "161", "text": "In addition to $ 33 million compensatory damages , the suit seeks $ 100 million in punitive damages .", "annotated_text": "In addition to $ 33 million compensatory damages , the suit seeks $ 100 million in punitive damages ."}
{"id": "162", "text": "Also named in the suit is Ivan F. Boesky Corp. and Northview Corp. , the successor company to Vagabonds Hotels .", "annotated_text": "Also named in the suit is Ivan F. Boesky Corp. and Northview Corp. , the successor company to Vagabonds Hotels ."}
{"id": "163", "text": "Northview officials could n't be located .", "annotated_text": "Northview officials could n't be located ."}
{"id": "164", "text": "Financial Corp. said it agreed to buy the bonds after a representative of Ivan F. Boesky Corp. visited it in November 1983 and said Financial Corp. could improve its financial condition by purchasing the bonds .", "annotated_text": "Financial Corp. said it agreed to buy the bonds after a representative of Ivan F. Boesky Corp. visited it in November 1983 and said Financial Corp. could improve its financial condition by purchasing the bonds ."}
{"id": "165", "text": "Shortly before the visit , Mr. Boesky and Drexel representives had met with Financial Corp. officials and had signed a letter of intent to acquire the 51 % stake in the company .", "annotated_text": "Shortly before the visit , Mr. Boesky and Drexel representives had met with Financial Corp. officials and had signed a letter of intent to acquire the 51 % stake in the company ."}
{"id": "166", "text": "However , the agreement was canceled in June 1984 .", "annotated_text": "However , the agreement was canceled in June 1984 ."}
{"id": "167", "text": "Financial Corp. purchased the bonds in at least 70 different transactions in 1984 and since then has realized $ 11 million in losses on them , the company said .", "annotated_text": "Financial Corp. purchased the bonds in at least 70 different transactions in 1984 and since then has realized $ 11 million in losses on them , the company said ."}
{"id": "168", "text": "Ideal Basic Industries Inc. said its directors reached an agreement in principle calling for HOFI North America Inc. to combine its North American cement holdings with Ideal in a transaction that will leave Ideal 's minority shareholders with 12.8 % of the combined company .", "annotated_text": "Ideal Basic Industries Inc. said its directors reached an agreement in principle calling for HOFI North America Inc. to combine its North American cement holdings with Ideal in a transaction that will leave Ideal 's minority shareholders with 12.8 % of the combined company ."}
{"id": "169", "text": "HOFI , the North American holding company of Swiss concern Holderbank Financiere Glaris Ltd. , previously proposed combining its 100 % stake in St. Lawrence Cement Inc. and its 60 % stake in Dundee Cement Co. with its 67 % stake in Ideal .", "annotated_text": "HOFI , the North American holding company of Swiss concern Holderbank Financiere Glaris Ltd. , previously proposed combining its 100 % stake in St. Lawrence Cement Inc. and its 60 % stake in Dundee Cement Co. with its 67 % stake in Ideal ."}
{"id": "170", "text": "But HOFI 's first offer would have given Ideal 's other shareholders about 10 % of the combined company .", "annotated_text": "But HOFI 's first offer would have given Ideal 's other shareholders about 10 % of the combined company ."}
{"id": "171", "text": "Ideal 's directors rejected that offer , although they said they endorsed the merger proposal .", "annotated_text": "Ideal 's directors rejected that offer , although they said they endorsed the merger proposal ."}
{"id": "172", "text": "Under the agreement , HOFI will own 87.2 % of the combined company .", "annotated_text": "Under the agreement , HOFI will own 87.2 % of the combined company ."}
{"id": "173", "text": "Ideal 's current operations will represent about 39.2 % of the combined company .", "annotated_text": "Ideal 's current operations will represent about 39.2 % of the combined company ."}
{"id": "174", "text": "The transaction is subject to a definitive agreement and approval by Ideal shareholders .", "annotated_text": "The transaction is subject to a definitive agreement and approval by Ideal shareholders ."}
{"id": "175", "text": "Ideal said it expects to complete the transaction early next year .", "annotated_text": "Ideal said it expects to complete the transaction early next year ."}
{"id": "176", "text": "While corn and soybean prices have slumped well below their drought - induced peaks of 1988 , wheat prices remain stubbornly high .", "annotated_text": "While corn and soybean prices have slumped well below their drought - induced peaks of 1988 , wheat prices remain stubbornly high ."}
{"id": "177", "text": "And they 're likely to stay that way for months to come , analysts say .", "annotated_text": "And they 're likely to stay that way for months to come , analysts say ."}
{"id": "178", "text": "For one thing , even with many farmers planting more winter wheat this year than last , tight wheat supplies are likely to support prices well into 1990 , the analysts say .", "annotated_text": "For one thing , even with many farmers planting more winter wheat this year than last , tight wheat supplies are likely to support prices well into 1990 , the analysts say ."}
{"id": "179", "text": "And if rain does n't fall soon across many of the Great Plains ' wheat - growing areas , yields in the crop now being planted could be reduced , further squeezing supplies .", "annotated_text": "And if rain does n't fall soon across many of the Great Plains ' wheat - growing areas , yields in the crop now being planted could be reduced , further squeezing supplies ."}
{"id": "180", "text": "Also supporting prices are expectations that the Soviet Union will place substantial buying orders over the next few months .", "annotated_text": "Also supporting prices are expectations that the Soviet Union will place substantial buying orders over the next few months ."}
{"id": "181", "text": "By next May 31 , stocks of U.S. wheat to be carried over into the next season -- before the winter wheat now being planted is harvested -- are projected to drop to 443 million bushels .", "annotated_text": "By next May 31 , stocks of U.S. wheat to be carried over into the next season -- before the winter wheat now being planted is harvested -- are projected to drop to 443 million bushels ."}
{"id": "182", "text": "That would be the lowest level since the early 1970s .", "annotated_text": "That would be the lowest level since the early 1970s ."}
{"id": "183", "text": "Stocks were 698 million bushels on May 31 of this year .", "annotated_text": "Stocks were 698 million bushels on May 31 of this year ."}
{"id": "184", "text": "In response to dwindling domestic supplies , Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter last month said the U.S. government would slightly increase the number of acres farmers can plant in wheat for next year and still qualify for federal support payments .", "annotated_text": "In response to dwindling domestic supplies , Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutterlast month said the U.S. government would slightly increase the number of acres farmers can plant in wheat for next year and still qualify for federal support payments ."}
{"id": "185", "text": "The government estimates that the new plan will boost production next year by about 66 million bushels .", "annotated_text": "The government estimates that the new plan will boost production next year by about 66 million bushels ."}
{"id": "186", "text": "It now estimates production for next year at just under 2.6 billion bushels , compared with this year 's estimated 2.04 billion and a drought - stunted 1.81 billion in 1988 .", "annotated_text": "It now estimates production for next year at just under 2.6 billion bushels , compared with this year 's estimated 2.04 billion and a drought - stunted 1.81 billion in 1988 ."}
{"id": "187", "text": "But the full effect on prices of the winter wheat now being planted wo n't be felt until the second half of next year .", "annotated_text": "But the full effect on prices of the winter wheat now being planted wo n't be felt until the second half of next year ."}
{"id": "188", "text": "Until then , limited stocks are likely to keep prices near the $ 4 - a - bushel level , analysts say .", "annotated_text": "Until then , limited stocks are likely to keep prices near the $ 4 - a - bushel level , analysts say ."}
{"id": "189", "text": "On the Chicago Board of Trade Friday , wheat for December delivery settled at $ 4.0675 a bushel , unchanged .", "annotated_text": "On the Chicago Board of TradeFriday , wheat for December delivery settled at $ 4.0675 a bushel , unchanged ."}
{"id": "190", "text": "In theory at least , tight supplies next spring could leave the wheat futures market susceptible to a supply - demand squeeze , said Daniel Basse , a futures analyst with AgResource Co. in Chicago .", "annotated_text": "In theory at least , tight supplies next spring could leave the wheat futures market susceptible to a supply - demand squeeze , said Daniel Basse , a futures analyst with AgResource Co. in Chicago ."}
{"id": "191", "text": "Such a situation can wreak havoc , as was shown by the emergency that developed in soybean futures trading this summer on the Chicago Board of Trade .", "annotated_text": "Such a situation can wreak havoc , as was shown by the emergency that developed in soybean futures trading this summer on the Chicago Board of Trade ."}
{"id": "192", "text": "In July , the CBOT ordered Ferruzzi Finanziaria S.p . A. to liquidate futures positions equal to about 23 million bushels of soybeans .", "annotated_text": "In July , the CBOT ordered Ferruzzi Finanziaria S.p . A. to liquidate futures positions equal to about 23 million bushels of soybeans ."}
{"id": "193", "text": "The exchange said it feared that some members would n't be able to find enough soybeans to deliver and would have to default on their contractual obligation to the Italian conglomerate , which had refused requests to reduce its holdings .", "annotated_text": "The exchange said it feared that some members would n't be able to find enough soybeans to deliver and would have to default on their contractual obligation to the Italian conglomerate , which had refused requests to reduce its holdings ."}
{"id": "194", "text": "Ferruzzi has denied it was trying to manipulate the soybean futures market .", "annotated_text": "Ferruzzi has denied it was trying to manipulate the soybean futures market ."}
{"id": "195", "text": "Unseasonably hot , dry weather across large portions of the Great Plains and in wheat - growing areas in Washington and Oregon is threatening to reduce the yield from this season 's winter wheat crop , said Conrad Leslie , a futures analyst and head of Leslie Analytical in Chicago .", "annotated_text": "Unseasonably hot , dry weather across large portions of the Great Plains and in wheat - growing areas in Washington and Oregon is threatening to reduce the yield from this season 's winter wheat crop , said Conrad Leslie , a futures analyst and head of Leslie Analytical in Chicago ."}
{"id": "196", "text": "For example , in the Oklahoma panhandle , 40 % or more of the topsoil is short of moisture .", "annotated_text": "For example , in the Oklahoma panhandle , 40 % or more of the topsoil is short of moisture ."}
{"id": "197", "text": "That figure climbs to about 47 % in wheat - growing portions of Kansas , he said .", "annotated_text": "That figure climbs to about 47 % in wheat - growing portions of Kansas , he said ."}
{"id": "198", "text": "The Soviet Union has n't given any clear indication of its wheat purchase plans , but many analysts expect Moscow to place sizable orders for U.S. wheat in the next few months , further supporting prices .", "annotated_text": "The Soviet Union has n't given any clear indication of its wheat purchase plans , but many analysts expect Moscow to place sizable orders for U.S. wheat in the next few months , further supporting prices ."}
{"id": "199", "text": "`` Wheat prices will increasingly pivot off of Soviet demand '' in coming weeks , predicted Richard Feltes , vice president , research , for Refco Inc. in Chicago .", "annotated_text": "`` Wheat prices will increasingly pivot off of Soviet demand '' in coming weeks , predicted Richard Feltes , vice president , research , for Refco Inc. in Chicago ."}
{"id": "200", "text": "Looking ahead to other commodity markets this week :", "annotated_text": "Looking ahead to other commodity markets this week :"}
{"id": "201", "text": "Orange Juice Traders will be watching to see how long and how far the price decline that began Friday will go .", "annotated_text": "Orange Juice Traders will be watching to see how long and how far the price decline that began Friday will go ."}
{"id": "202", "text": "Late Thursday , after the close of trading , the market received what would normally have been a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture estimate of the 1989 - 90 Florida orange crop .", "annotated_text": "Late Thursday , after the close of trading , the market received what would normally have been a bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture estimate of the 1989 - 90Florida orange crop ."}
{"id": "203", "text": "It was near the low range of estimates , at 130 million 90 - pound boxes , compared with 146.6 million boxes last season .", "annotated_text": "It was near the low range of estimates , at 130 million90 - pound boxes , compared with 146.6 million boxes last season ."}
{"id": "204", "text": "However , as expected , Brazil waited for the crop estimate to come out and then cut the export price of its juice concentrate to about $ 1.34 a pound from around $ 1.55 .", "annotated_text": "However , as expected , Brazil waited for the crop estimate to come out and then cut the export price of its juice concentrate to about $ 1.34 a pound from around $ 1.55 ."}
{"id": "205", "text": "Friday 's consequent selling of futures contracts erased whatever supportive effect the U.S. report might have had and sent the November orange juice contract down as much as 6.55 cents a pound at one time .", "annotated_text": "Friday 's consequent selling of futures contracts erased whatever supportive effect the U.S. report might have had and sent the November orange juice contract down as much as 6.55 cents a pound at one time ."}
{"id": "206", "text": "It settled with a loss of 4.95 cents at $ 1.3210 a pound .", "annotated_text": "It settled with a loss of 4.95 cents at $ 1.3210 a pound ."}
{"id": "207", "text": "Brazilian juice , after a delay caused by drought at the start of its crop season , is beginning to arrive in the U.S. in large quantities .", "annotated_text": "Brazilian juice , after a delay caused by drought at the start of its crop season , is beginning to arrive in the U.S. in large quantities ."}
{"id": "208", "text": "Brazil wants to stimulate demand for its product , which is going to be in plentiful supply .", "annotated_text": "Brazil wants to stimulate demand for its product , which is going to be in plentiful supply ."}
{"id": "209", "text": "The price cut , one analyst said , appeared to be aimed even more at Europe , where consumption of Brazilian juice has fallen .", "annotated_text": "The price cut , one analyst said , appeared to be aimed even more at Europe , where consumption of Brazilian juice has fallen ."}
{"id": "210", "text": "It 's a dollar - priced product , and the strong dollar has made it more expensive in Europe , the analyst said .", "annotated_text": "It 's a dollar - priced product , and the strong dollar has made it more expensive in Europe , the analyst said ."}
{"id": "211", "text": "New York futures prices have dropped significantly from more than $ 2 a pound at midyear .", "annotated_text": "New York futures prices have dropped significantly from more than $ 2 a pound at midyear ."}
{"id": "212", "text": "Barring a cold snap or other crop problems in the growing areas , downward pressure on prices is likely to continue into January , when harvesting and processing of oranges in Florida reach their peak , the analyst said .", "annotated_text": "Barring a cold snap or other crop problems in the growing areas , downward pressure on prices is likely to continue into January , when harvesting and processing of oranges in Florida reach their peak , the analyst said ."}
{"id": "213", "text": "Energy", "annotated_text": "Energy"}
{"id": "214", "text": "Although some analysts look for profit - taking in the wake of Friday 's leap in crude oil prices , last week 's rally is generally expected to continue this week .", "annotated_text": "Although some analysts look for profit - taking in the wake of Friday 's leap in crude oil prices , last week 's rally is generally expected to continue this week ."}
{"id": "215", "text": "`` I would continue to look for a stable crude market , at least in futures '' trading , said William Hinton , an energy futures broker with Stotler & Co .", "annotated_text": "`` I would continue to look for a stable crude market , at least in futures '' trading , said William Hinton , an energy futures broker with Stotler & Co ."}
{"id": "216", "text": "Friday capped a week of steadily rising crude oil prices in both futures and spot markets .", "annotated_text": "Friday capped a week of steadily rising crude oil prices in both futures and spot markets ."}
{"id": "217", "text": "On the New York Mercantile Exchange , West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery finished at $ 20.89 a barrel , up 42 cents on the day .", "annotated_text": "On the New York Mercantile Exchange , West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery finished at $ 20.89 a barrel , up 42 cents on the day ."}
{"id": "218", "text": "On European markets , meanwhile , spot prices of North Sea crudes were up 35 to 75 cents a barrel .", "annotated_text": "On European markets , meanwhile , spot prices of North Sea crudes were up 35 to 75 cents a barrel ."}
{"id": "219", "text": "`` This market still wants to go higher , '' said Nauman Barakat , a first vice president at Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc .", "annotated_text": "`` This market still wants to go higher , '' said Nauman Barakat , a first vice president at Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc ."}
{"id": "220", "text": "He predicted that the November contract will reach $ 21.50 a barrel or more on the New York Mercantile Exchange .", "annotated_text": "He predicted that the November contract will reach $ 21.50 a barrel or more on the New York Mercantile Exchange ."}
{"id": "221", "text": "There has been little news to account for such buoyancy in the oil markets .", "annotated_text": "There has been little news to account for such buoyancy in the oil markets ."}
{"id": "222", "text": "Analysts generally cite a lack of bearish developments as well as rumors of a possible tightening of supplies of some fuels and crudes .", "annotated_text": "Analysts generally cite a lack of bearish developments as well as rumors of a possible tightening of supplies of some fuels and crudes ."}
{"id": "223", "text": "There also are recurring reports that the Soviet Union is having difficulties with its oil exports and that Nigeria has about reached its production limit and ca n't produce as much as it could sell .", "annotated_text": "There also are recurring reports that the Soviet Union is having difficulties with its oil exports and that Nigeria has about reached its production limit and ca n't produce as much as it could sell ."}
{"id": "224", "text": "Many traders foresee a tightening of near - term supplies , particularly of high - quality crudes such as those produced in the North Sea and in Nigeria .", "annotated_text": "Many traders foresee a tightening of near - term supplies , particularly of high - quality crudes such as those produced in the North Sea and in Nigeria ."}
{"id": "225", "text": "If a hostile predator emerges for Saatchi & Saatchi Co. , co-founders Charles and Maurice Saatchi will lead a management buy - out attempt , an official close to the company said .", "annotated_text": "If a hostile predator emerges for Saatchi & Saatchi Co. , co-founders Charles and Maurice Saatchi will lead a management buy - out attempt , an official close to the company said ."}
{"id": "226", "text": "Financing for any takeover attempt may be problematic in the wake of Friday 's stock - market sell - off in New York and turmoil in the junk - bond market .", "annotated_text": "Financing for any takeover attempt may be problematic in the wake of Friday 's stock - market sell - off in New York and turmoil in the junk - bond market ."}
{"id": "227", "text": "But the beleaguered British advertising and consulting giant , which last week named a new chief executive officer to replace Maurice Saatchi , has been the subject of intense takeover speculation for weeks .", "annotated_text": "But the beleaguered British advertising and consulting giant , which last week named a new chief executive officer to replace Maurice Saatchi , has been the subject of intense takeover speculation for weeks ."}
{"id": "228", "text": "Last week , Saatchi 's largest shareholder , Southeastern Asset Management , said it had been approached by one or more third parties interested in a possible restructuring .", "annotated_text": "Last week , Saatchi 's largest shareholder , Southeastern Asset Management , said it had been approached by one or more third parties interested in a possible restructuring ."}
{"id": "229", "text": "And Carl Spielvogel , chief executive officer of Saatchi 's big Backer Spielvogel Bates advertising unit , said he had offered to lead a management buy - out of the company , but was rebuffed by Charles Saatchi .", "annotated_text": "And Carl Spielvogel , chief executive officer of Saatchi 's big Backer Spielvogel Bates advertising unit , said he had offered to lead a management buy - out of the company , but was rebuffed by Charles Saatchi ."}
{"id": "230", "text": "Mr. Spielvogel said he would n't launch a hostile bid .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Spielvogel said he would n't launch a hostile bid ."}
{"id": "231", "text": "The executive close to Saatchi & Saatchi said that `` if a bidder came up with a ludicrously high offer , a crazy offer which Saatchi knew it could n't beat , it would have no choice but to recommend it to shareholders .", "annotated_text": "The executive close to Saatchi & Saatchi said that `` if a bidder came up with a ludicrously high offer , a crazy offer which Saatchi knew it could n't beat , it would have no choice but to recommend it to shareholders ."}
{"id": "232", "text": "But -LCB- otherwise -RCB- it would undoubtedly come back '' with an offer by management .", "annotated_text": "But -LCB- otherwise -RCB- it would undoubtedly come back '' with an offer by management ."}
{"id": "233", "text": "The executive said any buy - out would be led by the current board , whose chairman is Maurice Saatchi and whose strategic guiding force is believed to be Charles Saatchi .", "annotated_text": "The executive said any buy - out would be led by the current board , whose chairman is Maurice Saatchi and whose strategic guiding force is believed to be Charles Saatchi ."}
{"id": "234", "text": "Mr. Spielvogel is n't part of the board , nor are any of the other heads of Saatchi 's big U.S. - based ad agencies .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Spielvogel is n't part of the board , nor are any of the other heads of Saatchi 's big U.S. - based ad agencies ."}
{"id": "235", "text": "The executive did n't name any price , but securities analysts have said Saatchi would fetch upward of $ 1.3 billion .", "annotated_text": "The executive did n't name any price , but securities analysts have said Saatchi would fetch upward of $ 1.3 billion ."}
{"id": "236", "text": "The executive denied speculation that Saatchi was bringing in the new chief executive officer only to clean up the company financially so that the brothers could lead a buy - back .", "annotated_text": "The executive denied speculation that Saatchi was bringing in the new chief executive officer only to clean up the company financially so that the brothers could lead a buy - back ."}
{"id": "237", "text": "That speculation abounded Friday as industry executives analyzed the appointment of the new chief executive , Robert Louis - Dreyfus , who joins Saatchi and becomes a member of its board on Jan. 1 .", "annotated_text": "That speculation abounded Friday as industry executives analyzed the appointment of the new chief executive , Robert Louis - Dreyfus , who joins Saatchi and becomes a member of its board on Jan. 1 ."}
{"id": "238", "text": "Mr. Louis - Dreyfus , formerly chief executive of the pharmaceutical research firm IMS International Inc. , has a reputation as a savvy financial manager , and will be charged largely with repairing Saatchi 's poor financial state .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Louis - Dreyfus , formerly chief executive of the pharmaceutical research firm IMS International Inc. , has a reputation as a savvy financial manager , and will be charged largely with repairing Saatchi 's poor financial state ."}
{"id": "239", "text": "Asked about the speculation that Mr. Louis - Dreyfus has been hired to pave the way for a buy - out by the brothers , the executive replied , `` That is n't the reason Dreyfus has been brought in .", "annotated_text": "Asked about the speculation that Mr. Louis - Dreyfus has been hired to pave the way for a buy - out by the brothers , the executive replied , `` That is n't the reason Dreyfus has been brought in ."}
{"id": "240", "text": "He was brought in to turn around the company . ''", "annotated_text": "He was brought in to turn around the company . ''"}
{"id": "241", "text": "Separately , several Saatchi agency clients said they believe the company 's management shakeup will have little affect on them .", "annotated_text": "Separately , several Saatchi agency clients said they believe the company 's management shakeup will have little affect on them ."}
{"id": "242", "text": "`` It has n't had any impact on us , nor do we expect it to , '' said a spokeswoman for Miller Brewing Co. , a major client of Backer Spielvogel .", "annotated_text": "`` It has n't had any impact on us , nor do we expect it to , '' said a spokeswoman for Miller Brewing Co. , a major client of Backer Spielvogel ."}
{"id": "243", "text": "John Lampe , director of advertising at PaineWebber Inc. , a Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising client , said : `` We have no problem with the announcement , because we do n't know what change it 's going to bring about .", "annotated_text": "John Lampe , director of advertising at PaineWebber Inc. , a Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising client , said : `` We have no problem with the announcement , because we do n't know what change it 's going to bring about ."}
{"id": "244", "text": "We are n't going to change agencies because of a change in London . ''", "annotated_text": "We are n't going to change agencies because of a change in London . ''"}
{"id": "245", "text": "Executives at Backer Spielvogel client Avis Inc. , as well as at Saatchi client Philips Lighting Co. , also said they saw no effect .", "annotated_text": "Executives at Backer Spielvogel client Avis Inc. , as well as at Saatchi client Philips Lighting Co. , also said they saw no effect ."}
{"id": "246", "text": "Executives at Prudential - Bache Securities Inc. , a Backer Spielvogel client that is reviewing its account , declined comment .", "annotated_text": "Executives at Prudential - Bache Securities Inc. , a Backer Spielvogel client that is reviewing its account , declined comment ."}
{"id": "247", "text": "Mr. Spielvogel had said that Prudential - Bache was prepared to finance either a management buy - out and restructuring , or a buy - out of Backer Spielvogel alone , led by him .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Spielvogel had said that Prudential - Bache was prepared to finance either a management buy - out and restructuring , or a buy - out of Backer Spielvogel alone , led by him ."}
{"id": "248", "text": "Ad Notes ... .", "annotated_text": "Ad Notes ... ."}
{"id": "249", "text": "NEW ACCOUNT :", "annotated_text": "NEW ACCOUNT :"}
{"id": "250", "text": "California 's Glendale Federal Bank awarded its $ 12 million to $ 15 million account to the Los Angeles office of Omnicom Group 's BBDO agency .", "annotated_text": "California 's Glendale Federal Bank awarded its $ 12 million to $ 15 million account to the Los Angeles office of Omnicom Group 'sBBDO agency ."}
{"id": "251", "text": "The account was previously handled by Davis , Ball & Colombatto Advertising Inc. , a Los Angeles agency .", "annotated_text": "The account was previously handled by Davis , Ball & Colombatto Advertising Inc. , a Los Angeles agency ."}
{"id": "252", "text": "ACCOUNT REVIEW :", "annotated_text": "ACCOUNT REVIEW :"}
{"id": "253", "text": "Royal Crown Cola Co. has ended its relationship with the Boston office of Hill , Holliday , Connors , Cosmopulos .", "annotated_text": "Royal Crown Cola Co. has ended its relationship with the Boston office of Hill , Holliday , Connors , Cosmopulos ."}
{"id": "254", "text": "The account had billed about $ 6 million in 1988 , according to Leading National Advertisers .", "annotated_text": "The account had billed about $ 6 million in 1988 , according to Leading National Advertisers ."}
{"id": "255", "text": "NOT - GUILTY PLEA :", "annotated_text": "NOT - GUILTY PLEA :"}
{"id": "256", "text": "As expected , Young & Rubicam Inc. along with two senior executives and a former employee , pleaded not guilty in federal court in New Haven , Conn. , to conspiracy and racketeering charges .", "annotated_text": "As expected , Young & Rubicam Inc. along with two senior executives and a former employee , pleaded not guilty in federal court in New Haven , Conn. , to conspiracy and racketeering charges ."}
{"id": "257", "text": "The government has charged that they bribed Jamaican officials to win the Jamaica Tourist Board ad account in 1981 .", "annotated_text": "The government has charged that they bribed Jamaican officials to win the Jamaica Tourist Board ad account in 1981 ."}
{"id": "258", "text": "A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney 's office said extradition proceedings are `` just beginning '' for the other two defendants in the case , Eric Anthony Abrahams , former Jamaican tourism minister , and Jamaican businessman Arnold Foote Jr .", "annotated_text": "A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney 's office said extradition proceedings are `` just beginning '' for the other two defendants in the case , Eric Anthony Abrahams , former Jamaican tourism minister , and Jamaican businessman Arnold Foote Jr ."}
{"id": "259", "text": "KOREAN AGENCY :", "annotated_text": "KOREAN AGENCY :"}
{"id": "260", "text": "The Samsung Group and Bozell Inc. agreed to establish a joint venture advertising agency in South Korea .", "annotated_text": "The Samsung Group and Bozell Inc. agreed to establish a joint venture advertising agency in South Korea ."}
{"id": "261", "text": "Bozell Cheil Corp. , as the new agency will be called , will be based in Seoul and is 70 % owned by Samsung and 30 % owned by Bozell .", "annotated_text": "Bozell Cheil Corp. , as the new agency will be called , will be based in Seoul and is 70 % owned by Samsung and 30 % owned by Bozell ."}
{"id": "262", "text": "Samsung already owns Korea First Advertising Co. , that country 's largest agency .", "annotated_text": "Samsung already owns Korea First Advertising Co. , that country 's largest agency ."}
{"id": "263", "text": "Bozell joins Backer Spielvogel Bates and Ogilvy Group as U.S. agencies with interests in Korean agencies .", "annotated_text": "Bozell joins Backer Spielvogel Bates and Ogilvy Group as U.S. agencies with interests in Korean agencies ."}
{"id": "264", "text": "Southmark Corp. said that it filed part of its 10 - K report with the Securities and Exchange Commission , but that the filing does n't include its audited financial statements and related information .", "annotated_text": "Southmark Corp. said that it filed part of its 10 - K report with the Securities and Exchange Commission , but that the filing does n't include its audited financial statements and related information ."}
{"id": "265", "text": "The real estate and thrift concern , operating under bankruptcy - law proceedings , said it told the SEC it could n't provide financial statements by the end of its first extension `` without unreasonable burden or expense . ''", "annotated_text": "The real estate and thrift concern , operating under bankruptcy - law proceedings , said it told the SEC it could n't provide financial statements by the end of its first extension `` without unreasonable burden or expense . ''"}
{"id": "266", "text": "The company asked for a 15 - day extension Sept. 30 , when the financial reports were due .", "annotated_text": "The company asked for a 15 - day extension Sept. 30 , when the financial reports were due ."}
{"id": "267", "text": "Southmark said it plans to amend its 10K to provide financial results as soon as its audit is completed .", "annotated_text": "Southmark said it plans to amend its 10K to provide financial results as soon as its audit is completed ."}
{"id": "268", "text": "Alan Seelenfreund , 52 years old , was named chairman of this processor of prescription claims , succeeding Thomas W. Field Jr. , 55 , who resigned last month .", "annotated_text": "Alan Seelenfreund , 52 years old , was named chairman of this processor of prescription claims , succeeding Thomas W. Field Jr. , 55 , who resigned last month ."}
{"id": "269", "text": "Mr. Field also had been chairman of McKesson Corp. , resigning that post after a dispute with the board over corporate strategy .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Field also had been chairman of McKesson Corp. , resigning that post after a dispute with the board over corporate strategy ."}
{"id": "270", "text": "Mr. Seelenfreund is executive vice president and chief financial officer of McKesson and will continue in those roles .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Seelenfreund is executive vice president and chief financial officer of McKesson and will continue in those roles ."}
{"id": "271", "text": "PCS also named Rex R. Malson , 57 , executive vice president at McKesson , as a director , filling the seat vacated by Mr. Field .", "annotated_text": "PCS also named Rex R. Malson , 57 , executive vice president at McKesson , as a director , filling the seat vacated by Mr. Field ."}
{"id": "272", "text": "Messrs. Malson and Seelenfreund are directors of McKesson , which has an 86 % stake in PCS .", "annotated_text": "Messrs. Malson and Seelenfreund are directors of McKesson , which has an 86 % stake in PCS ."}
{"id": "273", "text": "General Motors Corp. , in a series of moves that angered union officials in the U.S. and Canada , has signaled that as many as five North American assembly plants may not survive the mid-1990s as the corporation struggles to cut its excess vehicle - making capacity .", "annotated_text": "General Motors Corp. , in a series of moves that angered union officials in the U.S. and Canada , has signaled that as many as fiveNorth American assembly plants may not survive the mid-1990s as the corporation struggles to cut its excess vehicle - making capacity ."}
{"id": "274", "text": "In announcements to workers late last week , GM effectively signed death notices for two full - sized van assembly plants , and cast serious doubt on the futures of three U.S. car factories .", "annotated_text": "In announcements to workers late last week , GM effectively signed death notices for two full - sized van assembly plants , and cast serious doubt on the futures of threeU.S. car factories ."}
{"id": "275", "text": "GM is under intense pressure to close factories that became unprofitable as the giant auto maker 's U.S. market share skidded during the past decade .", "annotated_text": "GM is under intense pressure to close factories that became unprofitable as the giant auto maker 's U.S. market share skidded during the past decade ."}
{"id": "276", "text": "The company , currently using about 80 % of its North American vehicle capacity , has vowed it will run at 100 % of capacity by 1992 .", "annotated_text": "The company , currently using about 80 % of its North American vehicle capacity , has vowed it will run at 100 % of capacity by 1992 ."}
{"id": "277", "text": "Just a month ago , GM announced it would make an aging assembly plant in Lakewood , Ga. , the eighth U.S. assembly facility to close since 1987 .", "annotated_text": "Just a month ago , GM announced it would make an aging assembly plant in Lakewood , Ga. , the eighthU.S. assembly facility to close since 1987 ."}
{"id": "278", "text": "Now , GM appears to be stepping up the pace of its factory consolidation to get in shape for the 1990s .", "annotated_text": "Now , GM appears to be stepping up the pace of its factory consolidation to get in shape for the 1990s ."}
{"id": "279", "text": "One reason is mounting competition from new Japanese car plants in the U.S. that are pouring out more than one million vehicles a year at costs lower than GM can match .", "annotated_text": "One reason is mounting competition from new Japanese car plants in the U.S. that are pouring out more than one million vehicles a year at costs lower than GM can match ."}
{"id": "280", "text": "Another is that United Auto Workers union officials have signaled they want tighter no - layoff provisions in the new Big Three national contract that will be negotiated next year .", "annotated_text": "Another is that United Auto Workers union officials have signaled they want tighter no - layoff provisions in the new Big Three national contract that will be negotiated next year ."}
{"id": "281", "text": "GM officials want to get their strategy to reduce capacity and the work force in place before those talks begin .", "annotated_text": "GM officials want to get their strategy to reduce capacity and the work force in place before those talks begin ."}
{"id": "282", "text": "The problem , however , is that GM 's moves are coming at a time when UAW leaders are trying to silence dissidents who charge the union is too passive in the face of GM layoffs .", "annotated_text": "The problem , however , is that GM 's moves are coming at a time when UAW leaders are trying to silence dissidents who charge the union is too passive in the face of GM layoffs ."}
{"id": "283", "text": "Against that backdrop , UAW Vice President Stephen P. Yokich , who recently became head of the union 's GM department , issued a statement Friday blasting GM 's `` flagrant insensitivity '' toward union members .", "annotated_text": "Against that backdrop , UAW Vice President Stephen P. Yokich , who recently became head of the union 's GM department , issued a statement Friday blasting GM 's `` flagrant insensitivity '' toward union members ."}
{"id": "284", "text": "The auto maker 's decision to let word of the latest shutdowns and product reassignments trickle out in separate communiques to the affected plants showed `` disarray '' and an `` inability or unwillingness to provide consistent information , '' Mr. Yokich said .", "annotated_text": "The auto maker 's decision to let word of the latest shutdowns and product reassignments trickle out in separate communiques to the affected plants showed `` disarray '' and an `` inability or unwillingness to provide consistent information , '' Mr. Yokich said ."}
{"id": "285", "text": "GM officials told workers late last week of the following moves : Production of full - sized vans will be consolidated into a single plant in Flint , Mich .", "annotated_text": "GM officials told workers late last week of the following moves : Production of full - sized vans will be consolidated into a single plant in Flint , Mich ."}
{"id": "286", "text": "That means two plants -- one in Scarborough , Ontario , and the other in Lordstown , Ohio -- probably will be shut down after the end of 1991 .", "annotated_text": "That means two plants -- one in Scarborough , Ontario , and the other in Lordstown , Ohio -- probably will be shut down after the end of 1991 ."}
{"id": "287", "text": "The shutdowns will idle about 3,000 Canadian assembly workers and about 2,500 workers in Ohio .", "annotated_text": "The shutdowns will idle about 3,000Canadian assembly workers and about 2,500 workers in Ohio ."}
{"id": "288", "text": "Robert White , Canadian Auto Workers union president , used the impending Scarborough shutdown to criticize the U.S. - Canada free trade agreement and its champion , Prime Minister Brian Mulroney .", "annotated_text": "Robert White , Canadian Auto Workers union president , used the impending Scarborough shutdown to criticize the U.S. - Canada free trade agreement and its champion , Prime Minister Brian Mulroney ."}
{"id": "289", "text": "But Canadian auto workers may benefit from a separate GM move that affects three U.S. car plants and one in Quebec .", "annotated_text": "But Canadian auto workers may benefit from a separate GM move that affects threeU.S. car plants and one in Quebec ."}
{"id": "290", "text": "Workers at plants in Van Nuys , Calif. , Oklahoma City and Pontiac , Mich. , were told their facilities are no longer being considered to build the next generation of the Pontiac Firebird and Chevrolet Camaro muscle cars .", "annotated_text": "Workers at plants in Van Nuys , Calif. , Oklahoma City and Pontiac , Mich. , were told their facilities are no longer being considered to build the next generation of the PontiacFirebird and ChevroletCamaro muscle cars ."}
{"id": "291", "text": "GM is studying whether it can build the new Camaro - Firebird profitably at a plant in St. Therese , Quebec , company and union officials said .", "annotated_text": "GM is studying whether it can build the new Camaro - Firebird profitably at a plant in St. Therese , Quebec , company and union officials said ."}
{"id": "292", "text": "That announcement left union officials in Van Nuys and Oklahoma City uncertain about their futures .", "annotated_text": "That announcement left union officials in Van Nuys and Oklahoma City uncertain about their futures ."}
{"id": "293", "text": "The Van Nuys plant , which employs about 3,000 workers , does n't have a product to build after 1993 .", "annotated_text": "The Van Nuys plant , which employs about 3,000 workers , does n't have a product to build after 1993 ."}
{"id": "294", "text": "Jerry Shrieves , UAW local president , said the facility was asked to draw up plans to continue working as a `` flex plant , '' which could build several different types of products on short notice to satisfy demand .", "annotated_text": "Jerry Shrieves , UAW local president , said the facility was asked to draw up plans to continue working as a `` flex plant , '' which could build several different types of products on short notice to satisfy demand ."}
{"id": "295", "text": "At the Oklahoma City plant , which employs about 6,000 workers building the eight - year - old A - body mid-sized cars , Steve Featherston , UAW local vice president , said the plant has no new product lined up , and `` none of us knows '' when the A - body cars will die .", "annotated_text": "At the Oklahoma City plant , which employs about 6,000 workers building the eight - year - old A - body mid-sized cars , Steve Featherston , UAW local vice president , said the plant has no new product lined up , and `` none of us knows '' when the A - body cars will die ."}
{"id": "296", "text": "He said he believes GM has plans to keep building A - body cars into the mid-1990s .", "annotated_text": "He said he believes GM has plans to keep building A - body cars into the mid-1990s ."}
{"id": "297", "text": "At Pontiac , however , the Camaro - Firebird decision appears to erase UAW hopes that GM would reopen the shuttered assembly plant that last built the plastic - bodied , two - seater Pontiac Fiero model .", "annotated_text": "At Pontiac , however , the Camaro - Firebird decision appears to erase UAW hopes that GM would reopen the shuttered assembly plant that last built the plastic - bodied , two - seater Pontiac Fiero model ."}
{"id": "298", "text": "The Fiero plant was viewed as a model of union - management cooperation at GM before slow sales of the Fiero forced the company to close the factory last year .", "annotated_text": "The Fiero plant was viewed as a model of union - management cooperation at GM before slow sales of the Fiero forced the company to close the factory last year ."}
{"id": "299", "text": "Union officials have taken a beating politically as a result .", "annotated_text": "Union officials have taken a beating politically as a result ."}
{"id": "300", "text": "Dissident UAW members have used the Fiero plant as a symbol of labor - management cooperation 's failure .", "annotated_text": "Dissident UAW members have used the Fiero plant as a symbol of labor - management cooperation 's failure ."}
{"id": "301", "text": "Weatherford International Inc. said it canceled plans for a preferred - stock swap but may resume payment of dividends on the stock , and added that it expects to publicly offer about 10 million common shares .", "annotated_text": "Weatherford International Inc. said it canceled plans for a preferred - stock swap but may resume payment of dividends on the stock , and added that it expects to publicly offer about 10 million common shares ."}
{"id": "302", "text": "The company said it planned to offer an undetermined number of common shares in exchange for the 585,000 shares of its preferred stock outstanding .", "annotated_text": "The company said it planned to offer an undetermined number of common shares in exchange for the 585,000 shares of its preferred stock outstanding ."}
{"id": "303", "text": "The exchange ratio was never established .", "annotated_text": "The exchange ratio was never established ."}
{"id": "304", "text": "Weatherford said market conditions led to the cancellation of the planned exchange .", "annotated_text": "Weatherford said market conditions led to the cancellation of the planned exchange ."}
{"id": "305", "text": "The energy - services concern said , however , that in January 1990 , it may resume payments of dividends on the preferred stock .", "annotated_text": "The energy - services concern said , however , that in January 1990 , it may resume payments of dividends on the preferred stock ."}
{"id": "306", "text": "Weatherford suspended its preferred - dividend payment in October 1985 and said it has n't any plans to catch up on dividends in arrears about $ 6 million , but will do so some time in the future .", "annotated_text": "Weatherford suspended its preferred - dividend payment in October 1985 and said it has n't any plans to catch up on dividends in arrears about $ 6 million , but will do so some time in the future ."}
{"id": "307", "text": "Additionally , the company said it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the proposed offering of 10 million shares of common stock , expected to be offered in November .", "annotated_text": "Additionally , the company said it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the proposed offering of 10 million shares of common stock , expected to be offered in November ."}
{"id": "308", "text": "The company said Salomon Brothers Inc. and Howard , Weil , Labouisse , Friedrichs Inc. , underwriters for the offering , were granted an option to buy as much as an additional 1.5 million shares to cover over - allotments .", "annotated_text": "The company said Salomon Brothers Inc. and Howard , Weil , Labouisse , Friedrichs Inc. , underwriters for the offering , were granted an option to buy as much as an additional 1.5 million shares to cover over - allotments ."}
{"id": "309", "text": "Proceeds will be used to eliminate and restructure bank debt .", "annotated_text": "Proceeds will be used to eliminate and restructure bank debt ."}
{"id": "310", "text": "Weatherford currently has approximately 11.1 million common shares outstanding .", "annotated_text": "Weatherford currently has approximately 11.1 million common shares outstanding ."}
{"id": "311", "text": "The Bronx has a wonderful botanical garden , a great zoo , its own charming Little Italy -LRB- on Arthur Avenue -RRB- and , of course , the Yankees .", "annotated_text": "The Bronx has a wonderful botanical garden , a great zoo , its own charming Little Italy -LRB- on Arthur Avenue -RRB- and , of course , the Yankees ."}
{"id": "312", "text": "However , most people , having been subjected to news footage of the devastated South Bronx , look at the borough the way Tom Wolfe 's Sherman McCoy did in `` Bonfire of the Vanities '' -- as a wrong turn into hell .", "annotated_text": "However , most people , having been subjected to news footage of the devastated South Bronx , look at the borough the way Tom Wolfe 'sSherman McCoy did in `` Bonfire of the Vanities '' -- as a wrong turn into hell ."}
{"id": "313", "text": "But Laura Cunningham 's Bronx , her childhood Bronx of the '50s , is something else altogether .", "annotated_text": "But Laura Cunningham 'sBronx , her childhood Bronx of the '50s , is something else altogether ."}
{"id": "314", "text": "In a lovely , novelistic memoir , `` Sleeping Arrangements '' -LRB- Knopf , 195 pages , $ 18.95 -RRB- , she remembers an exotic playground , peopled mainly by Jewish eccentrics and the occasional Catholic -LRB- real oddballs like her sexpot friend , the hell - kitten Diana , age five -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "In a lovely , novelistic memoir , `` Sleeping Arrangements '' -LRB- Knopf , 195 pages , $ 18.95 -RRB- , she remembers an exotic playground , peopled mainly by Jewish eccentrics and the occasional Catholic -LRB- real oddballs like her sexpot friend , the hell - kitten Diana , age five -RRB- ."}
{"id": "315", "text": "Ms. Cunningham , a novelist and playwright , has a vivid and dramatically outsized sense of recall .", "annotated_text": "Ms. Cunningham , a novelist and playwright , has a vivid and dramatically outsized sense of recall ."}
{"id": "316", "text": "She transforms her `` Bronx of the emotions , a place where the flats of mediocrity are only relieved by steep descents into hysteria '' into the `` Babylonian Bronx , '' a world simmering with sex and death and intrigue .", "annotated_text": "She transforms her `` Bronx of the emotions , a place where the flats of mediocrity are only relieved by steep descents into hysteria '' into the `` Babylonian Bronx , '' a world simmering with sex and death and intrigue ."}
{"id": "317", "text": "In the Babylonian Bronx , Jewish working - class people lived in drab , Soviet - style buildings `` glamorized '' with names like AnaMor Towers -LRB- after owners Anna and Morris Snezak -RRB- , whose lobbies and hallways were decorated with murals of ancient Syrians and Greeks , friezes of Pompeii .", "annotated_text": "In the Babylonian Bronx , Jewish working - class people lived in drab , Soviet - style buildings `` glamorized '' with names like AnaMor Towers -LRB- after owners Anna and Morris Snezak -RRB- , whose lobbies and hallways were decorated with murals of ancient Syrians and Greeks , friezes of Pompeii ."}
{"id": "318", "text": "For Ms. Cunningham the architectural discombobulation matched the discrepancy she felt living in the AnaMor Towers as a little girl : `` ... outwardly ordinary , inwardly ornate , owing all inspiration to heathen cultures . ''", "annotated_text": "For Ms. Cunningham the architectural discombobulation matched the discrepancy she felt living in the AnaMor Towers as a little girl : `` ... outwardly ordinary , inwardly ornate , owing all inspiration to heathen cultures . ''"}
{"id": "319", "text": "Sharp - witted and funny but never mean , she 's a memorialist a bit like Truman Capote , if he 'd been Jewish and female and less bitchy .", "annotated_text": "Sharp - witted and funny but never mean , she 's a memorialist a bit like Truman Capote , if he 'd been Jewish and female and less bitchy ."}
{"id": "320", "text": "Little Lily , as Ms. Cunningham calls herself in the book , really was n't ordinary .", "annotated_text": "Little Lily , as Ms. Cunningham calls herself in the book , really was n't ordinary ."}
{"id": "321", "text": "She was raised , for the first eight years , by her mother , Rosie , whom she remembers as a loving liar , who realigned history to explain why Lily 's father did n't live with them .", "annotated_text": "She was raised , for the first eight years , by her mother , Rosie , whom she remembers as a loving liar , who realigned history to explain why Lily 's father did n't live with them ."}
{"id": "322", "text": "Rosie reinvented this man , who may or may not have known about his child , as a war hero for Lily 's benefit .", "annotated_text": "Rosie reinvented this man , who may or may not have known about his child , as a war hero for Lily 's benefit ."}
{"id": "323", "text": "Rosie died young and Lily has remembered her as a romantic figure , who did n't interfere much with her child 's education on the streets .", "annotated_text": "Rosie died young and Lily has remembered her as a romantic figure , who did n't interfere much with her child 's education on the streets ."}
{"id": "324", "text": "The games Bronx children played -LRB- holding kids down and stripping them , for example -RRB- seem tame by today 's crack standards , but Ms. Cunningham makes it all sound like a great adventure .", "annotated_text": "The games Bronx children played -LRB- holding kids down and stripping them , for example -RRB- seem tame by today 's crack standards , but Ms. Cunningham makes it all sound like a great adventure ."}
{"id": "325", "text": "`` Without official knowledge of sex or death , we flirted with both , '' she writes .", "annotated_text": "`` Without official knowledge of sex or death , we flirted with both , '' she writes ."}
{"id": "326", "text": "She analyzed families by their sleeping arrangements .", "annotated_text": "She analyzed families by their sleeping arrangements ."}
{"id": "327", "text": "Her friend Susan , whose parents kept reminding her she was unwanted , slept on a narrow bed wedged into her parents ' bedroom , as though she were a temporary visitor .", "annotated_text": "Her friend Susan , whose parents kept reminding her she was unwanted , slept on a narrow bed wedged into her parents ' bedroom , as though she were a temporary visitor ."}
{"id": "328", "text": "Her friend Diana 's father was a professional thief ; they did n't seem to have any bedrooms at all .", "annotated_text": "Her friend Diana 's father was a professional thief ; they did n't seem to have any bedrooms at all ."}
{"id": "329", "text": "Maybe Lily became so obsessed with where people slept and how because her own arrangements kept shifting .", "annotated_text": "Maybe Lily became so obsessed with where people slept and how because her own arrangements kept shifting ."}
{"id": "330", "text": "When Rosie died , her uncles moved in -- and let her make the sleeping and other household arrangements .", "annotated_text": "When Rosie died , her uncles moved in -- and let her make the sleeping and other household arrangements ."}
{"id": "331", "text": "They painted the apartment orange , pink and white , according to her instructions .", "annotated_text": "They painted the apartment orange , pink and white , according to her instructions ."}
{"id": "332", "text": "With loving detail she recalls her Uncle Gabe , an Orthodox Jew and song lyricist -LRB- who rhymed river with liver in a love song -RRB- ; and Uncle Len , a mysterious part - time investigator who looked like Lincoln and carried a change of clothing in a Manila envelope , like an `` undercover President on a good - will mission . ''", "annotated_text": "With loving detail she recalls her Uncle Gabe , an Orthodox Jew and song lyricist -LRB- who rhymed river with liver in a love song -RRB- ; and Uncle Len , a mysterious part - time investigator who looked like Lincoln and carried a change of clothing in a Manila envelope , like an `` undercover President on a good - will mission . ''"}
{"id": "333", "text": "They came by their strangeness honestly .", "annotated_text": "They came by their strangeness honestly ."}
{"id": "334", "text": "Lily 's grandmother , no cookie baker , excised the heads of disliked relatives from the family album , and lugged around her perennial work - in - progress , `` Philosophy for Women . ''", "annotated_text": "Lily 's grandmother , no cookie baker , excised the heads of disliked relatives from the family album , and lugged around her perennial work - in - progress , `` Philosophy for Women . ''"}
{"id": "335", "text": "The book loses some momentum toward the end , when Lily becomes more preoccupied with dating boys and less with her delightfully weird family .", "annotated_text": "The book loses some momentum toward the end , when Lily becomes more preoccupied with dating boys and less with her delightfully weird family ."}
{"id": "336", "text": "For the most part , though , there 's much pleasure in her saucy , poignant probe into the mysteries of the Babylonian Bronx .", "annotated_text": "For the most part , though , there 's much pleasure in her saucy , poignant probe into the mysteries of the Babylonian Bronx ."}
{"id": "337", "text": "The Bronx also figures in Bruce Jay Friedman 's latest novel , which flashes back to the New York of the '50s .", "annotated_text": "The Bronx also figures in Bruce Jay Friedman 's latest novel , which flashes back to the New York of the '50s ."}
{"id": "338", "text": "But both the past and present worlds of `` The Current Climate '' -LRB- Atlantic Monthly Press , 200 pages , $ 18.95 -RRB- feel cramped and static .", "annotated_text": "But both the past and present worlds of `` The Current Climate '' -LRB- Atlantic Monthly Press , 200 pages , $ 18.95 -RRB- feel cramped and static ."}
{"id": "339", "text": "For his sixth novel , Mr. Friedman tried to resuscitate the protagonist of his 1972 work , `` About Harry Towns . ''", "annotated_text": "For his sixth novel , Mr. Friedman tried to resuscitate the protagonist of his 1972 work , `` About Harry Towns . ''"}
{"id": "340", "text": "Harry is now a 57 - year - old writer , whose continuing flirtation with drugs and marginal types in Hollywood and New York seems quaintly out - of - synch .", "annotated_text": "Harry is now a 57 - year - old writer , whose continuing flirtation with drugs and marginal types in Hollywood and New York seems quaintly out - of - synch ."}
{"id": "341", "text": "Harry fondly remembers the `` old '' days of the early '70s , when people like his friend Travis would take a psychiatrist on a date to analyze what Travis was doing wrong .", "annotated_text": "Harry fondly remembers the `` old '' days of the early '70s , when people like his friend Travis would take a psychiatrist on a date to analyze what Travis was doing wrong ."}
{"id": "342", "text": "`` An L.A. solution , '' explains Mr. Friedman .", "annotated_text": "`` An L.A. solution , '' explains Mr. Friedman ."}
{"id": "343", "text": "Line by line Mr. Friedman 's weary cynicism can be amusing , especially when he 's riffing on the Hollywood social scheme -- the way people size each other up , immediately canceling the desperate ones who merely almost made it .", "annotated_text": "Line by line Mr. Friedman 's weary cynicism can be amusing , especially when he 's riffing on the Hollywood social scheme -- the way people size each other up , immediately canceling the desperate ones who merely almost made it ."}
{"id": "344", "text": "Harry has avoided all that by living in a Long Island suburb with his wife , who 's so addicted to soap operas and mystery novels she barely seems to notice when her husband disappears for drug - seeking forays into Manhattan .", "annotated_text": "Harry has avoided all that by living in a Long Island suburb with his wife , who 's so addicted to soap operas and mystery novels she barely seems to notice when her husband disappears for drug - seeking forays into Manhattan ."}
{"id": "345", "text": "But it does n't take too many lines to figure Harry out .", "annotated_text": "But it does n't take too many lines to figure Harry out ."}
{"id": "346", "text": "He 's a bore .", "annotated_text": "He 's a bore ."}
{"id": "347", "text": "Gulf Resources & Chemical Corp. said it agreed to pay $ 1.5 million as part of an accord with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding an environmental cleanup of a defunct smelter the company formerly operated in Idaho .", "annotated_text": "Gulf Resources & Chemical Corp. said it agreed to pay $ 1.5 million as part of an accord with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding an environmental cleanup of a defunct smelter the company formerly operated in Idaho ."}
{"id": "348", "text": "In 1984 the EPA notified Gulf Resources , which was a part - owner of the smelter , that it was potentially liable for sharing cleanup costs at the site under the federal Superfund program .", "annotated_text": "In 1984 the EPA notified Gulf Resources , which was a part - owner of the smelter , that it was potentially liable for sharing cleanup costs at the site under the federal Superfund program ."}
{"id": "349", "text": "The 21 - square - mile area is contaminated with lead , zinc and other metals .", "annotated_text": "The 21 - square - mile area is contaminated with lead , zinc and other metals ."}
{"id": "350", "text": "Gulf Resources earlier this year proposed a reorganization plan that would make it a unit of a Bermuda concern , potentially exempting it from liability for the smelter 's cleanup costs .", "annotated_text": "Gulf Resourcesearlier this year proposed a reorganization plan that would make it a unit of a Bermuda concern , potentially exempting it from liability for the smelter 's cleanup costs ."}
{"id": "351", "text": "The company said that as part of its agreement with the EPA , it `` made certain voluntary undertakings with respect to intercorporate transactions entered into after the reorganization . ''", "annotated_text": "The company said that as part of its agreement with the EPA , it `` made certain voluntary undertakings with respect to intercorporate transactions entered into after the reorganization . ''"}
{"id": "352", "text": "The company , which issued a statement on the agreement late Friday , said that $ 1 million of the payment was previously provided for in its financial statements and that $ 500,000 will be recognized in its 1989 third - quarter statement .", "annotated_text": "The company , which issued a statement on the agreement late Friday , said that $ 1 million of the payment was previously provided for in its financial statements and that $ 500,000 will be recognized in its 1989 third - quarter statement ."}
{"id": "353", "text": "The agreement and consent decree are subject to court approval , the company said .", "annotated_text": "The agreement and consent decree are subject to court approval , the company said ."}
{"id": "354", "text": "Gulf Resources added that it `` will seek to recover equitable contribution from others for both the amount of the settlement and any other liabilities it may incur under the Superfund law . ''", "annotated_text": "Gulf Resources added that it `` will seek to recover equitable contribution from others for both the amount of the settlement and any other liabilities it may incur under the Superfund law . ''"}
{"id": "355", "text": "Under the agreement , Gulf must give the U.S. government 45 days ' advance written notice before issuing any dividends on common stock .", "annotated_text": "Under the agreement , Gulf must give the U.S. government 45 days ' advance written notice before issuing any dividends on common stock ."}
{"id": "356", "text": "The company 's net worth can not fall below $ 185 million after the dividends are issued .", "annotated_text": "The company 's net worth can not fall below $ 185 million after the dividends are issued ."}
{"id": "357", "text": "`` The terms of that agreement only become effective the date of Gulf 's reorganization , which we anticipate will occur sometime in early 1990 , '' said Lawrence R. Mehl , Gulf 's general counsel .", "annotated_text": "`` The terms of that agreement only become effective the date of Gulf 's reorganization , which we anticipate will occur sometime in early 1990 , '' said Lawrence R. Mehl , Gulf 's general counsel ."}
{"id": "358", "text": "In addition , Gulf must give the government 20 days ' advance written notice of any loans exceeding $ 50 million that are made to the Bermuda - based holding company .", "annotated_text": "In addition , Gulf must give the government 20 days ' advance written notice of any loans exceeding $ 50 million that are made to the Bermuda - based holding company ."}
{"id": "359", "text": "Gulf 's net worth after those transaction must be at least $ 150 million .", "annotated_text": "Gulf 's net worth after those transaction must be at least $ 150 million ."}
{"id": "360", "text": "Separately , the company said it expects to hold a special meeting for shareholders in early 1990 to vote on its proposed reorganization .", "annotated_text": "Separately , the company said it expects to hold a special meeting for shareholders in early 1990 to vote on its proposed reorganization ."}
{"id": "361", "text": "The real estate slump that 's pushing down the price of New York office space and housing is also affecting the city 's retail real estate market .", "annotated_text": "The real estate slump that 's pushing down the price of New York office space and housing is also affecting the city 's retail real estate market ."}
{"id": "362", "text": "In Manhattan , once - desirable store sites sit vacant and newly constructed space has been slow to fill .", "annotated_text": "In Manhattan , once - desirable store sites sit vacant and newly constructed space has been slow to fill ."}
{"id": "363", "text": "Retail real estate brokers say tenants are reluctant to sign leases because of uncertainty about the local economy , turmoil in their own industries and a belief that rents have not yet hit bottom .", "annotated_text": "Retail real estate brokers say tenants are reluctant to sign leases because of uncertainty about the local economy , turmoil in their own industries and a belief that rents have not yet hit bottom ."}
{"id": "364", "text": "`` There is an unbelievable amount of space available , '' says Faith Consolo , senior vice president at Garrick - Aug Associates Store Leasing Inc .", "annotated_text": "`` There is an unbelievable amount of space available , '' says Faith Consolo , senior vice president at Garrick - Aug Associates Store Leasing Inc ."}
{"id": "365", "text": "There are about 2,000 stores for rent , up from a more typical range of 1,200 to 1,500 .", "annotated_text": "There are about 2,000 stores for rent , up from a more typical range of 1,200 to 1,500 ."}
{"id": "366", "text": "`` This further confuses retailers , '' she says .", "annotated_text": "`` This further confuses retailers , '' she says ."}
{"id": "367", "text": "`` They wonder should they sign a lease if prices are still coming down ?", "annotated_text": "`` They wonder should they sign a lease if prices are still coming down ?"}
{"id": "368", "text": "Is this the wrong time to open a store ?", "annotated_text": "Is this the wrong time to open a store ?"}
{"id": "369", "text": "Who is going to be in the space next door ? ''", "annotated_text": "Who is going to be in the space next door ? ''"}
{"id": "370", "text": "In addition , Ms. Consolo says , tenants usually can negotiate to pay rents that are about one - quarter lower than landlords ' initial asking price .", "annotated_text": "In addition , Ms. Consolo says , tenants usually can negotiate to pay rents that are about one - quarter lower than landlords ' initial asking price ."}
{"id": "371", "text": "A handful of hot retail locations , such as the 57th Street and Madison and Fifth Avenue areas , have been able to sustain what many see as astronomical rents .", "annotated_text": "A handful of hot retail locations , such as the 57th Street and Madison and Fifth Avenue areas , have been able to sustain what many see as astronomical rents ."}
{"id": "372", "text": "And , in some neighborhoods , rents have merely hit a plateau .", "annotated_text": "And , in some neighborhoods , rents have merely hit a plateau ."}
{"id": "373", "text": "But on average , Manhattan retail rents have dropped 10 % to 15 % in the past six months alone , experts say .", "annotated_text": "But on average , Manhattan retail rents have dropped 10 % to 15 % in the past six months alone , experts say ."}
{"id": "374", "text": "That follows a more subtle decline in the prior six months , after Manhattan rents had run up rapidly since 1986 .", "annotated_text": "That follows a more subtle decline in the prior six months , after Manhattan rents had run up rapidly since 1986 ."}
{"id": "375", "text": "The same factors limiting demand for office space have affected retailing .", "annotated_text": "The same factors limiting demand for office space have affected retailing ."}
{"id": "376", "text": "`` As businesses contract or depart , the number of employees who might use retail services shrinks , '' says Edward A. Friedman , senior vice president of Helmsley Spear Inc .", "annotated_text": "`` As businesses contract or depart , the number of employees who might use retail services shrinks , '' says Edward A. Friedman , senior vice president of Helmsley Spear Inc ."}
{"id": "377", "text": "He says financial problems plaguing electronics , fur and furniture companies -- key categories in the local retail economy -- have further deflated the market .", "annotated_text": "He says financial problems plaguing electronics , fur and furniture companies -- key categories in the local retail economy -- have further deflated the market ."}
{"id": "378", "text": "Hardest hit are what he calls `` secondary '' sites that primarily serve neighborhood residents .", "annotated_text": "Hardest hit are what he calls `` secondary '' sites that primarily serve neighborhood residents ."}
{"id": "379", "text": "In these locations , Mr. Friedman says , `` Retailers are increasingly cautious about expanding and rents have remained steady or in some cases have declined . ''", "annotated_text": "In these locations , Mr. Friedman says , `` Retailers are increasingly cautious about expanding and rents have remained steady or in some cases have declined . ''"}
{"id": "380", "text": "Weakness in the restaurant industry , which is leaving retail space vacant , exacerbates the problem for landlords .", "annotated_text": "Weakness in the restaurant industry , which is leaving retail space vacant , exacerbates the problem for landlords ."}
{"id": "381", "text": "It is also no comfort to landlords and small New York retailers when the future of larger department stores , which anchor retail neighborhoods , are in doubt .", "annotated_text": "It is also no comfort to landlords and small New York retailers when the future of larger department stores , which anchor retail neighborhoods , are in doubt ."}
{"id": "382", "text": "Hooker Corp. , parent of Bonwit Teller and B. Altman 's , is mired in bankruptcy proceedings and Bloomingdale 's is for sale by its owner , Campeau Corp .", "annotated_text": "Hooker Corp. , parent of Bonwit Teller and B. Altman 's , is mired in bankruptcy proceedings and Bloomingdale 's is for sale by its owner , Campeau Corp ."}
{"id": "383", "text": "The trend toward lower rents may seem surprising given that some communities in New York are bemoaning the loss of favorite local businesses to high rents .", "annotated_text": "The trend toward lower rents may seem surprising given that some communities in New York are bemoaning the loss of favorite local businesses to high rents ."}
{"id": "384", "text": "But , despite the recent softening , for many of these retailers there 's still been too big a jump from the rental rates of the late 1970s , when their leases were signed .", "annotated_text": "But , despite the recent softening , for many of these retailers there 's still been too big a jump from the rental rates of the late 1970s , when their leases were signed ."}
{"id": "385", "text": "Certainly , the recent drop in prices does n't mean Manhattan comes cheap .", "annotated_text": "Certainly , the recent drop in prices does n't mean Manhattan comes cheap ."}
{"id": "386", "text": "New York retail rents still run well above the going rate in other U.S. cities .", "annotated_text": "New York retail rents still run well above the going rate in other U.S. cities ."}
{"id": "387", "text": "Madison and Fifth Avenues and East 57th Street can command rents of up to $ 500 a square foot , and $ 250 is not uncommon .", "annotated_text": "Madison and Fifth Avenues and East 57th Street can command rents of up to $ 500 a square foot , and $ 250 is not uncommon ."}
{"id": "388", "text": "The thriving 34th Street area offers rents of about $ 100 a square foot , as do up - and - coming locations along lower Fifth Avenue .", "annotated_text": "The thriving 34th Street area offers rents of about $ 100 a square foot , as do up - and - coming locations along lower Fifth Avenue ."}
{"id": "389", "text": "By contrast , rentals in the best retail locations in Boston , San Francisco and Chicago rarely top $ 100 a square foot .", "annotated_text": "By contrast , rentals in the best retail locations in Boston , San Francisco and Chicago rarely top $ 100 a square foot ."}
{"id": "390", "text": "And rents on Beverly Hills ' Rodeo Drive generally do n't exceed about $ 125 a square foot .", "annotated_text": "And rents on Beverly Hills 'Rodeo Drive generally do n't exceed about $ 125 a square foot ."}
{"id": "391", "text": "The New York Stock Exchange said two securities will begin trading this week .", "annotated_text": "The New York Stock Exchange said two securities will begin trading this week ."}
{"id": "392", "text": "Precision Castparts Corp. , Portland , Ore. , will begin trading with the symbol PCP .", "annotated_text": "Precision Castparts Corp. , Portland , Ore. , will begin trading with the symbol PCP ."}
{"id": "393", "text": "It makes investment castings and has traded over - the - counter .", "annotated_text": "It makes investment castings and has traded over - the - counter ."}
{"id": "394", "text": "Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC , an Edinburgh , Scotland , financial services company , will list American depositary shares , representing preferred shares , with the symbol RBSPr .", "annotated_text": "Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC , an Edinburgh , Scotland , financial services company , will list American depositary shares , representing preferred shares , with the symbol RBSPr ."}
{"id": "395", "text": "It will continue to trade on the International Stock Exchange , London .", "annotated_text": "It will continue to trade on the International Stock Exchange , London ."}
{"id": "396", "text": "The American Stock Exchange listed shares of two companies .", "annotated_text": "The American Stock Exchange listed shares of two companies ."}
{"id": "397", "text": "AIM Telephones Inc. , a Parsippany , N.J. , telecommunications equipment supply company , started trading with the symbol AIM .", "annotated_text": "AIM Telephones Inc. , a Parsippany , N.J. , telecommunications equipment supply company , started trading with the symbol AIM ."}
{"id": "398", "text": "It had traded over - the - counter .", "annotated_text": "It had traded over - the - counter ."}
{"id": "399", "text": "Columbia Laboratories Inc. , Miami , began trading with the symbol COB .", "annotated_text": "Columbia Laboratories Inc. , Miami , began trading with the symbol COB ."}
{"id": "400", "text": "The pharmaceuticals maker had traded over - the - counter .", "annotated_text": "The pharmaceuticals maker had traded over - the - counter ."}
{"id": "401", "text": "The National Market System of the Nasdaq over - the - counter market listed shares of one company .", "annotated_text": "The National Market System of the Nasdaq over - the - counter market listed shares of one company ."}
{"id": "402", "text": "Employee Benefit Plans Inc. , a Minneapolis health - care services company , was listed with the symbol EBPI .", "annotated_text": "Employee Benefit Plans Inc. , a Minneapolis health - care services company , was listed with the symbol EBPI ."}
{"id": "403", "text": "When Justice William Brennan marks the start of his 34th year on the Supreme Court today , the occasion will differ sharply from previous anniversaries of his tenure .", "annotated_text": "When Justice William Brennan marks the start of his 34thyear on the Supreme Courttoday , the occasion will differ sharply from previous anniversaries of his tenure ."}
{"id": "404", "text": "For the first time , the 83 - year - old justice finds his influence almost exclusively in dissent , rather than as a force in the high court 's majority .", "annotated_text": "For the first time , the 83 - year - old justice finds his influence almost exclusively in dissent , rather than as a force in the high court 's majority ."}
{"id": "405", "text": "This role reversal holds true , as well , for his three liberal and moderate allies , Justices Thurgood Marshall , Harry Blackmun and John Stevens .", "annotated_text": "This role reversal holds true , as well , for his three liberal and moderate allies , Justices Thurgood Marshall , Harry Blackmun and John Stevens ."}
{"id": "406", "text": "But are these four players , three of them in their 80s , ready to assume a different role after 88 years , collectively , of service on the high court ?", "annotated_text": "But are these four players , three of them in their 80s , ready to assume a different role after 88 years , collectively , of service on the high court ?"}
{"id": "407", "text": "Every indication is that the four are prepared to accept this new role , and the frustrations that go with it , but in different ways .", "annotated_text": "Every indication is that the four are prepared to accept this new role , and the frustrations that go with it , but in different ways ."}
{"id": "408", "text": "Justices Brennan and Stevens appear philosophical about it ; Justices Marshall and Blackmun appear fighting mad .", "annotated_text": "Justices Brennan and Stevens appear philosophical about it ; Justices Marshall and Blackmun appear fighting mad ."}
{"id": "409", "text": "The four justices are no newcomers to dissent , often joining forces in the past decade to criticize the court 's conservative drift .", "annotated_text": "The four justices are no newcomers to dissent , often joining forces in the past decade to criticize the court 's conservative drift ."}
{"id": "410", "text": "But always , in years past , they have bucked the trend and have been able to pick up a fifth vote to eke out a number of major victories in civil rights and liberties cases .", "annotated_text": "But always , in years past , they have bucked the trend and have been able to pick up a fifth vote to eke out a number of major victories in civil rights and liberties cases ."}
{"id": "411", "text": "Now , however , as the court 's new five - member conservative majority continues to solidify , victories for the liberals are rare .", "annotated_text": "Now , however , as the court 's new five - member conservative majority continues to solidify , victories for the liberals are rare ."}
{"id": "412", "text": "The change is most dramatic for Justice Brennan , the last survivor of the mid-1960s liberal majority under Chief Justice Earl Warren .", "annotated_text": "The change is most dramatic for Justice Brennan , the last survivor of the mid-1960s liberal majority under Chief Justice Earl Warren ."}
{"id": "413", "text": "In the seven Supreme Court terms from the fall of 1962 through the spring of 1967 , the height of the Warren Court 's power , Justice Brennan cast only 25 dissenting votes in 555 cases decided by the court .", "annotated_text": "In the sevenSupreme Court terms from the fall of 1962 through the spring of 1967 , the height of the Warren Court 's power , Justice Brennan cast only 25 dissenting votes in 555 cases decided by the court ."}
{"id": "414", "text": "Last term alone he cast 52 dissenting votes in 133 decisions , with the contentious flag - burning ruling as his only big victory .", "annotated_text": "Last term alone he cast 52 dissenting votes in 133 decisions , with the contentious flag - burning ruling as his only big victory ."}
{"id": "415", "text": "But Justice Brennan foresaw his new role , strongly defending the importance of dissents in a 1985 speech .", "annotated_text": "But Justice Brennan foresaw his new role , strongly defending the importance of dissents in a 1985 speech ."}
{"id": "416", "text": "`` Each time the court revisits an issue , the justices will be forced by a dissent to reconsider the fundamental questions and to rethink the result , '' he said .", "annotated_text": "`` Each time the court revisits an issue , the justices will be forced by a dissent to reconsider the fundamental questions and to rethink the result , '' he said ."}
{"id": "417", "text": "Moreover , in recent months he has said that when he was on the winning side in the 1960s , he knew that the tables might turn in the future .", "annotated_text": "Moreover , in recent months he has said that when he was on the winning side in the 1960s , he knew that the tables might turn in the future ."}
{"id": "418", "text": "He has said that he now knows how Justice John Harlan felt , a reference to the late conservative justice who was the most frequent dissenter from the Warren Court 's opinions .", "annotated_text": "He has said that he now knows how Justice John Harlan felt , a reference to the late conservative justice who was the most frequent dissenter from the Warren Court 's opinions ."}
{"id": "419", "text": "Associates of 81 - year - old Justice Marshall say he was `` depressed '' about the court 's direction last spring , but is feisty about his role and determined to speak out against the court 's cutbacks in civil rights .", "annotated_text": "Associates of 81 - year - old Justice Marshall say he was `` depressed '' about the court 's direction last spring , but is feisty about his role and determined to speak out against the court 's cutbacks in civil rights ."}
{"id": "420", "text": "`` We could sweep it under the rug and hide it , but I 'm not going to do it , '' he said in a speech last month .", "annotated_text": "`` We could sweep it under the rug and hide it , but I 'm not going to do it , '' he said in a speech last month ."}
{"id": "421", "text": "He , like Justice Brennan , considers dissents highly important for the future , a point that has n't escaped legal scholars .", "annotated_text": "He , like Justice Brennan , considers dissents highly important for the future , a point that has n't escaped legal scholars ."}
{"id": "422", "text": "Harvard Law School Professor Laurence Tribe says there is a `` generation - skipping '' flavor to current dissents .", "annotated_text": "Harvard Law School Professor Laurence Tribe says there is a `` generation - skipping '' flavor to current dissents ."}
{"id": "423", "text": "The dissenters in the Warren Court , he says , appeared to be writing for the short - term , suggesting that the court 's direction might change soon .", "annotated_text": "The dissenters in the Warren Court , he says , appeared to be writing for the short - term , suggesting that the court 's direction might change soon ."}
{"id": "424", "text": "`` Brennan and Marshall are speaking in their dissents to a more distant future , '' he says .", "annotated_text": "`` Brennan and Marshall are speaking in their dissents to a more distant future , '' he says ."}
{"id": "425", "text": "Justice Blackmun , who will turn 81 next month , also seems feisty about his new role .", "annotated_text": "Justice Blackmun , who will turn 81next month , also seems feisty about his new role ."}
{"id": "426", "text": "Associates say he takes some defeats more personally than his colleagues , especially attempts to curtail the right to abortion first recognized in his 1973 opinion , Roe vs. Wade .", "annotated_text": "Associates say he takes some defeats more personally than his colleagues , especially attempts to curtail the right to abortion first recognized in his 1973 opinion , Roe vs. Wade ."}
{"id": "427", "text": "Friends and associates who saw Justice Blackmun during the summer said he was no more discouraged about the court than in recent years .", "annotated_text": "Friends and associates who saw Justice Blackmun during the summer said he was no more discouraged about the court than in recent years ."}
{"id": "428", "text": "And his outlook improved after successful cataract surgery in August .", "annotated_text": "And his outlook improved after successful cataract surgery in August ."}
{"id": "429", "text": "But his level of frustration showed in a recent , impassioned speech to a group of hundreds of lawyers in Chicago .", "annotated_text": "But his level of frustration showed in a recent , impassioned speech to a group of hundreds of lawyers in Chicago ."}
{"id": "430", "text": "He concluded his remarks by quoting , emotionally and at some length , according to those present , the late Martin Luther King 's famous `` I Have a Dream '' speech from the 1963 March on Washington .", "annotated_text": "He concluded his remarks by quoting , emotionally and at some length , according to those present , the late Martin Luther King 's famous `` I Have a Dream '' speech from the 1963March on Washington ."}
{"id": "431", "text": "Justice Stevens , 69 , is probably the most philosophical of the dissenters about his role , in part because he may be the least liberal of the four , but also because he enjoys the intellectual challenge of arguing with the majority more than the others .", "annotated_text": "Justice Stevens , 69 , is probably the most philosophical of the dissenters about his role , in part because he may be the least liberal of the four , but also because he enjoys the intellectual challenge of arguing with the majority more than the others ."}
{"id": "432", "text": "If the role these four dissenters are assuming is a familiar one in modern Supreme Court history , it also differs in an important way from recent history , court watchers say .", "annotated_text": "If the role these four dissenters are assuming is a familiar one in modern Supreme Court history , it also differs in an important way from recent history , court watchers say ."}
{"id": "433", "text": "`` The dissenters of the Warren Court were often defending a legal legacy that they inherited , '' says Prof. A.E. Dick Howard of the University of Virginia Law School , `` but the dissenters today are defending a legacy that they created .", "annotated_text": "`` The dissenters of the Warren Court were often defending a legal legacy that they inherited , '' says Prof. A.E. Dick Howard of the University of Virginia Law School , `` but the dissenters today are defending a legacy that they created ."}
{"id": "434", "text": "The government sold the deposits of four savings - and - loan institutions , in its first wave of sales of big , sick thrifts , but low bids prevented the sale of a fifth .", "annotated_text": "The government sold the deposits of four savings - and - loan institutions , in its first wave of sales of big , sick thrifts , but low bids prevented the sale of a fifth ."}
{"id": "435", "text": "The four S&Ls were sold to large banks , as was the case with most of the 28 previous transactions initiated by the Resolution Trust Corp. since it was created in the S&L bailout legislation two months ago .", "annotated_text": "The four S&Ls were sold to large banks , as was the case with most of the 28 previous transactions initiated by the Resolution Trust Corp. since it was created in the S&L bailout legislation two months ago ."}
{"id": "436", "text": "Two of the four big thrifts were sold to NCNB Corp. , Charlotte , N.C. , which has aggressively expanded its markets , particularly in Texas and Florida .", "annotated_text": "Two of the four big thrifts were sold to NCNB Corp. , Charlotte , N.C. , which has aggressively expanded its markets , particularly in Texas and Florida ."}
{"id": "437", "text": "A Canadian bank bought another thrift , in the first RTC transaction with a foreign bank .", "annotated_text": "A Canadian bank bought another thrift , in the first RTC transaction with a foreign bank ."}
{"id": "438", "text": "Under these deals , the RTC sells just the deposits and the healthy assets .", "annotated_text": "Under these deals , the RTC sells just the deposits and the healthy assets ."}
{"id": "439", "text": "These `` clean - bank '' transactions leave the bulk of bad assets , mostly real estate , with the government , to be sold later .", "annotated_text": "These `` clean - bank '' transactions leave the bulk of bad assets , mostly real estate , with the government , to be sold later ."}
{"id": "440", "text": "In these four , for instance , the RTC is stuck with $ 4.51 billion in bad assets .", "annotated_text": "In these four , for instance , the RTC is stuck with $ 4.51 billion in bad assets ."}
{"id": "441", "text": "Acquirers paid premiums ranging from 1.5 % to 3.7 % for the deposits and branch systems , roughly in line with what analysts were expecting .", "annotated_text": "Acquirers paid premiums ranging from 1.5 % to 3.7 % for the deposits and branch systems , roughly in line with what analysts were expecting ."}
{"id": "442", "text": "The buyers will also be locked into deposit rates for just two weeks , as has been the case with previous deals .", "annotated_text": "The buyers will also be locked into deposit rates for just two weeks , as has been the case with previous deals ."}
{"id": "443", "text": "After that , the buyers may repudiate the rates paid by the former thrifts .", "annotated_text": "After that , the buyers may repudiate the rates paid by the former thrifts ."}
{"id": "444", "text": "But it 's uncertain whether these institutions will take those steps .", "annotated_text": "But it 's uncertain whether these institutions will take those steps ."}
{"id": "445", "text": "NCNB , for example , has been one of the highest rate payers in the Texas market , and in Florida , rates are especially sensitive in retirement communities .", "annotated_text": "NCNB , for example , has been one of the highest rate payers in the Texas market , and in Florida , rates are especially sensitive in retirement communities ."}
{"id": "446", "text": "The RTC had previously targeted five thrifts for quick sales in order to spend cash by certain budgetary deadlines , but the delays illustrate the tough chore facing the agency .", "annotated_text": "The RTC had previously targeted five thrifts for quick sales in order to spend cash by certain budgetary deadlines , but the delays illustrate the tough chore facing the agency ."}
{"id": "447", "text": "`` These thrifts are beached whales , '' said Bert Ely , an industry consultant based in Alexandria , Va .", "annotated_text": "`` These thrifts are beached whales , '' said Bert Ely , an industry consultant based in Alexandria , Va ."}
{"id": "448", "text": "For example , the delay in selling People 's Heritage Savings , Salina , Kan. , with $ 1.7 billion in assets , has forced the RTC to consider selling off the thrift branch - by - branch , instead of as a whole institution .", "annotated_text": "For example , the delay in selling People 's Heritage Savings , Salina , Kan. , with $ 1.7 billion in assets , has forced the RTC to consider selling off the thrift branch - by - branch , instead of as a whole institution ."}
{"id": "449", "text": "NCNB continued its foray into the Florida and Texas markets .", "annotated_text": "NCNB continued its foray into the Florida and Texas markets ."}
{"id": "450", "text": "NCNB will acquire University Federal Savings Association , Houston , which had assets of $ 2.8 billion .", "annotated_text": "NCNB will acquire University Federal Savings Association , Houston , which had assets of $ 2.8 billion ."}
{"id": "451", "text": "NCNB Texas National Bank will pay the RTC a premium of $ 129 million for $ 3.5 billion in deposits .", "annotated_text": "NCNB Texas National Bank will pay the RTC a premium of $ 129 million for $ 3.5 billion in deposits ."}
{"id": "452", "text": "As a measure of the depths to which the Texas real estate market has sunk , the RTC will pay $ 3.8 billion to NCNB to take $ 750 million of bad assets .", "annotated_text": "As a measure of the depths to which the Texas real estate market has sunk , the RTC will pay $ 3.8 billion to NCNB to take $ 750 million of bad assets ."}
{"id": "453", "text": "NCNB also acquired Freedom Savings & Loan Association , Tampa , Fla. , which had total assets of $ 900 million .", "annotated_text": "NCNB also acquired Freedom Savings & Loan Association , Tampa , Fla. , which had total assets of $ 900 million ."}
{"id": "454", "text": "NCNB will pay the RTC a premium of $ 40.4 million for $ 1.1 billion in deposits .", "annotated_text": "NCNB will pay the RTC a premium of $ 40.4 million for $ 1.1 billion in deposits ."}
{"id": "455", "text": "NCNB will also acquire $ 266 million of Freedom 's assets from the RTC , which will require $ 875 million in assistance .", "annotated_text": "NCNB will also acquire $ 266 million of Freedom 's assets from the RTC , which will require $ 875 million in assistance ."}
{"id": "456", "text": "Meridian Bancorp Inc. , Reading , Pa. , will acquire Hill Financial Savings Association , Red Hill , Pa. , which had $ 2.3 billion in assets .", "annotated_text": "Meridian Bancorp Inc. , Reading , Pa. , will acquire Hill Financial Savings Association , Red Hill , Pa. , which had $ 2.3 billion in assets ."}
{"id": "457", "text": "Meridian will pay a premium of $ 30.5 million to assume $ 2 billion in deposits .", "annotated_text": "Meridian will pay a premium of $ 30.5 million to assume $ 2 billion in deposits ."}
{"id": "458", "text": "It will also purchase $ 845 million of the thrift 's assets , with $ 1.9 billion in RTC assistance .", "annotated_text": "It will also purchase $ 845 million of the thrift 's assets , with $ 1.9 billion in RTC assistance ."}
{"id": "459", "text": "In the first RTC transaction with a foreign buyer , Royal Trustco Ltd. , Toronto , will acquire Pacific Savings Bank , Costa Mesa , Calif. , which had $ 949 million in assets .", "annotated_text": "In the first RTC transaction with a foreign buyer , Royal Trustco Ltd. , Toronto , will acquire Pacific Savings Bank , Costa Mesa , Calif. , which had $ 949 million in assets ."}
{"id": "460", "text": "Royal Trustco will pay the RTC $ 25 million to assume $ 989 million in deposits .", "annotated_text": "Royal Trustco will pay the RTC$ 25 million to assume $ 989 million in deposits ."}
{"id": "461", "text": "It will also purchase $ 473 million in assets , and receive $ 550 million in assistance from the RTC .", "annotated_text": "It will also purchase $ 473 million in assets , and receive $ 550 million in assistance from the RTC ."}
{"id": "462", "text": "The following issues were recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission :", "annotated_text": "The following issues were recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission :"}
{"id": "463", "text": "American Cyanamid Co. , offering of 1,250,000 common shares , via Merrill Lynch Capital Markets .", "annotated_text": "American Cyanamid Co. , offering of 1,250,000 common shares , via Merrill Lynch Capital Markets ."}
{"id": "464", "text": "Limited Inc. , offering of up to $ 300 million of debt securities and warrants .", "annotated_text": "Limited Inc. , offering of up to $ 300 million of debt securities and warrants ."}
{"id": "465", "text": "Nuveen California Performance Plus Municipal Fund Inc. , initial offering of five million common shares , via Alex . Brown & Sons Inc. , John Nuveen & Co. , Prudential - Bache Capital Funding , and Bateman Eichler , Hill Richards .", "annotated_text": "Nuveen California Performance Plus Municipal Fund Inc. , initial offering of five million common shares , via Alex . Brown & Sons Inc. , John Nuveen & Co. , Prudential - Bache Capital Funding , and Bateman Eichler , Hill Richards ."}
{"id": "466", "text": "PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. , proposed offering of 1.5 million common shares , of which 700,000 shares will be offered by PacifiCare and 800,000 shares by UniHealth America Inc . -LRB- PacifiCare 's 71 % -RRB- , via Dillon , Read & Co. Inc. , Goldman , Sachs & Co. and Dean Witter Reynolds Inc .", "annotated_text": "PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. , proposed offering of 1.5 million common shares , of which 700,000 shares will be offered by PacifiCare and 800,000 shares by UniHealth America Inc . -LRB- PacifiCare 's 71 % -RRB- , via Dillon , Read & Co. Inc. , Goldman , Sachs & Co. and Dean Witter Reynolds Inc ."}
{"id": "467", "text": "Pricor Inc. , offering of one million new shares of common stock and 300,000 shares by holders , via Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. and J.C. Bradford & Co .", "annotated_text": "Pricor Inc. , offering of one million new shares of common stock and 300,000 shares by holders , via Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. and J.C. Bradford & Co ."}
{"id": "468", "text": "Trans World Airlines Inc. , offering of $ 150 million senior notes , via Drexel Burnham .", "annotated_text": "Trans World Airlines Inc. , offering of $ 150 million senior notes , via Drexel Burnham ."}
{"id": "469", "text": "Time magazine , in a move to reduce the costs of wooing new subscribers , is lowering its circulation guarantee to advertisers for the second consecutive year , increasing its subscription rates and cutting back on merchandise giveaways .", "annotated_text": "Time magazine , in a move to reduce the costs of wooing new subscribers , is lowering its circulation guarantee to advertisers for the second consecutive year , increasing its subscription rates and cutting back on merchandise giveaways ."}
{"id": "470", "text": "In an announcement to its staff last week , executives at Time Warner Inc. 's weekly magazine said Time will `` dramatically de-emphasize '' its use of electronic giveaways such as telephones in television subscription drives ; cut the circulation it guarantees advertisers by 300,000 , to four million ; and increase the cost of its annual subscription rate by about $ 4 to $ 55 .", "annotated_text": "In an announcement to its staff last week , executives at Time Warner Inc. 'sweekly magazine said Time will `` dramatically de-emphasize '' its use of electronic giveaways such as telephones in television subscription drives ; cut the circulation it guarantees advertisers by 300,000 , to four million ; and increase the cost of its annual subscription rate by about $ 4 to $ 55 ."}
{"id": "471", "text": "In a related development , the news - weekly , for the fourth year in a row , said it wo n't increase its advertising rates in 1990 ; a full , four - color page in the magazine costs about $ 120,000 .", "annotated_text": "In a related development , the news - weekly , for the fourth year in a row , said it wo n't increase its advertising rates in 1990 ; a full , four - color page in the magazine costs about $ 120,000 ."}
{"id": "472", "text": "However , because the guaranteed circulation base is being lowered , ad rates will be effectively 7.5 % higher per subscriber , according to Richard Heinemann , Time associate publisher .", "annotated_text": "However , because the guaranteed circulation base is being lowered , ad rates will be effectively 7.5 % higher per subscriber , according to Richard Heinemann , Time associate publisher ."}
{"id": "473", "text": "Time is following the course of some other mass - circulation magazines that in recent years have challenged the publishing myth that maintaining artificially high , and expensive , circulations is the way to draw advertisers .", "annotated_text": "Time is following the course of some other mass - circulation magazines that in recent years have challenged the publishing myth that maintaining artificially high , and expensive , circulations is the way to draw advertisers ."}
{"id": "474", "text": "In recent years , Reader 's Digest , New York Times Co. 's McCall 's , and most recently News Corp. 's TV Guide , have cut their massive circulation rate bases to eliminate marginal circulation and hold down rates for advertisers .", "annotated_text": "In recent years , Reader 's Digest , New York Times Co. 'sMcCall 's , and most recently News Corp. 'sTV Guide , have cut their massive circulation rate bases to eliminate marginal circulation and hold down rates for advertisers ."}
{"id": "475", "text": "Deep discounts in subscriptions and offers of free clock radios and watches have become accepted forms of attracting new subscribers in the hyper-competitive world of magazine news - weeklies .", "annotated_text": "Deep discounts in subscriptions and offers of free clock radios and watches have become accepted forms of attracting new subscribers in the hyper-competitive world of magazine news - weeklies ."}
{"id": "476", "text": "But Time , as part of the more cost - conscious Time Warner , wants to wean itself away from expensive gimmicks .", "annotated_text": "But Time , as part of the more cost - conscious Time Warner , wants to wean itself away from expensive gimmicks ."}
{"id": "477", "text": "Besides , Time executives think selling a news magazine with a clock radio is tacky .", "annotated_text": "Besides , Time executives think selling a news magazine with a clock radio is tacky ."}
{"id": "478", "text": "`` Giveaways just give people the wrong image , '' said Mr. Heinemann .", "annotated_text": "`` Giveaways just give people the wrong image , '' said Mr. Heinemann ."}
{"id": "479", "text": "`` That perception takes the focus off the magazine . ''", "annotated_text": "`` That perception takes the focus off the magazine . ''"}
{"id": "480", "text": "Time magazine executives predictably paint the circulation cut as a show of strength and actually a benefit to advertisers .", "annotated_text": "Time magazine executives predictably paint the circulation cut as a show of strength and actually a benefit to advertisers ."}
{"id": "481", "text": "`` What we are doing is screening out the readers who are only casually related to the magazine and do n't really read it , '' said Mr. Heinemann .", "annotated_text": "`` What we are doing is screening out the readers who are only casually related to the magazine and do n't really read it , '' said Mr. Heinemann ."}
{"id": "482", "text": "`` We are trying to create quality and involvement . ''", "annotated_text": "`` We are trying to create quality and involvement . ''"}
{"id": "483", "text": "However , Time executives used the same explanation when in October 1988 the magazine cut its guaranteed circulation from 4.6 million to 4.3 million .", "annotated_text": "However , Time executives used the same explanation when in October 1988 the magazine cut its guaranteed circulation from 4.6 million to 4.3 million ."}
{"id": "484", "text": "And Time 's paid circulation , according to Audit Bureau of Circulations , dropped 7.3 % to 4,393,237 in the six months ended June 30 , 1989 .", "annotated_text": "And Time 's paid circulation , according to Audit Bureau of Circulations , dropped 7.3 % to 4,393,237 in the six months ended June 30 , 1989 ."}
{"id": "485", "text": "Still , Time 's move is being received well , once again .", "annotated_text": "Still , Time 's move is being received well , once again ."}
{"id": "486", "text": "`` It 's terrific for advertisers to know the reader will be paying more , '' said Michael Drexler , national media director at Bozell Inc. ad agency .", "annotated_text": "`` It 's terrific for advertisers to know the reader will be paying more , '' said Michael Drexler , national media director at Bozell Inc. ad agency ."}
{"id": "487", "text": "`` A few drops in circulation are of no consequence .", "annotated_text": "`` A few drops in circulation are of no consequence ."}
{"id": "488", "text": "It 's not a show of weakness ; they are improving the quality of circulation while insuring their profits . ''", "annotated_text": "It 's not a show of weakness ; they are improving the quality of circulation while insuring their profits . ''"}
{"id": "489", "text": "Mr. Heinemann said the changes represent a new focus in the magazine industry : a magazine 's net revenue per subscriber , or the actual revenue from subscribers after discounts and the cost of premiums have been stripped away .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Heinemann said the changes represent a new focus in the magazine industry : a magazine 's net revenue per subscriber , or the actual revenue from subscribers after discounts and the cost of premiums have been stripped away ."}
{"id": "490", "text": "`` The question is how much are we getting from each reader , '' said Mr. Heinemann .", "annotated_text": "`` The question is how much are we getting from each reader , '' said Mr. Heinemann ."}
{"id": "491", "text": "Time 's rivals news - weeklies , Washington Post Co. 's Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report , are less reliant on electronic giveaways , and in recent years both have been increasing their circulation rate bases .", "annotated_text": "Time 's rivals news - weeklies , Washington Post Co. 'sNewsweek and U.S. News & World Report , are less reliant on electronic giveaways , and in recent years both have been increasing their circulation rate bases ."}
{"id": "492", "text": "Both magazines are expected to announce their ad rates and circulation levels for 1990 within a month .", "annotated_text": "Both magazines are expected to announce their ad rates and circulation levels for 1990 within a month ."}
{"id": "493", "text": "When the news broke of an attempted coup in Panama two weeks ago , Sen. Christopher Dodd called the State Department for a briefing .", "annotated_text": "When the news broke of an attempted coup in Panamatwo weeks ago , Sen. Christopher Dodd called the State Department for a briefing ."}
{"id": "494", "text": "`` They said , ` follow CNN , ' '' he told reporters .", "annotated_text": "`` They said , ` follow CNN , ' '' he told reporters ."}
{"id": "495", "text": "That shows how far Ted Turner 's Cable News Network has come since its birth nine years ago , when it was considered the laughingstock of television news .", "annotated_text": "That shows how far Ted Turner 'sCable News Network has come since its birth nine years ago , when it was considered the laughingstock of television news ."}
{"id": "496", "text": "It is bigger , faster and more profitable than the news divisions of any of the three major broadcast networks .", "annotated_text": "It is bigger , faster and more profitable than the news divisions of any of the three major broadcast networks ."}
{"id": "497", "text": "Its niche as the `` network of record '' during major crises draws elite audiences around the world .", "annotated_text": "Its niche as the `` network of record '' during major crises draws elite audiences around the world ."}
{"id": "498", "text": "But for all its success , CNN has hit a plateau .", "annotated_text": "But for all its success , CNN has hit a plateau ."}
{"id": "499", "text": "Although viewership soars when big news breaks , it ebbs during periods of calm .", "annotated_text": "Although viewership soars when big news breaks , it ebbs during periods of calm ."}
{"id": "500", "text": "CNN executives worry that the network 's punchy but repetitive news format may be getting stale and wo n't keep viewers coming back as the alternatives multiply for news and information on cable - TV .", "annotated_text": "CNN executives worry that the network 's punchy but repetitive news format may be getting stale and wo n't keep viewers coming back as the alternatives multiply for news and information on cable - TV ."}
{"id": "501", "text": "`` Just the fact we 're on 24 hours is no longer bulletin , '' says Ed Turner , CNN 's executive vice president , news gathering -LRB- and no relation to Ted Turner -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "`` Just the fact we 're on is no longer bulletin , '' says Ed Turner , CNN 's executive vice president , news gathering -LRB- and no relation to Ted Turner -RRB- ."}
{"id": "502", "text": "`` You ca n't live on that . ''", "annotated_text": "`` You ca n't live on that . ''"}
{"id": "503", "text": "So CNN , a unit of Atlanta - based Turner Broadcasting System Inc. , is trying to reposition itself as a primary channel , or what people in the television industry call a `` top of mind '' network .", "annotated_text": "So CNN , a unit of Atlanta - based Turner Broadcasting System Inc. , is trying to reposition itself as a primary channel , or what people in the television industry call a `` top of mind '' network ."}
{"id": "504", "text": "Tonight , to kick off the effort , CNN will premiere its first prime - time newscast in years , an hourlong show at 6 p.m . Eastern time to air head - to - head against the network newscasts .", "annotated_text": " , to kick off the effort , CNN will premiere its first prime - time newscast in years , an show at to air head - to - head against the network newscasts ."}
{"id": "505", "text": "The show will be co-anchored by Bernard Shaw and Catherine Crier , a 34 - year - old former Texas judge and campus beauty queen who has never held a job in television or journalism .", "annotated_text": "The show will be co-anchored by Bernard Shaw and Catherine Crier , a 34 - year - old former Texas judge and campus beauty queen who has never held a job in television or journalism ."}
{"id": "506", "text": "The new show is perhaps the boldest in a number of steps the network is taking to build audience loyalty by shifting away from its current format toward more full - length `` signature '' programming with recognizable stars .", "annotated_text": "The new show is perhaps the boldest in a number of steps the network is taking to build audience loyalty by shifting away from its current format toward more full - length `` signature '' programming with recognizable stars ."}
{"id": "507", "text": "To distinguish itself , CNN is also expanding international coverage and adding a second global - news program .", "annotated_text": "To distinguish itself , CNN is also expanding international coverage and adding a second global - news program ."}
{"id": "508", "text": "It is paying higher salaries -- after years of scrimping -- to lure and keep experienced staffers .", "annotated_text": "It is paying higher salaries -- after years of scrimping -- to lure and keep experienced staffers ."}
{"id": "509", "text": "And it is embarking on an expensive gamble to break major stories with a large investigative - reporting team .", "annotated_text": "And it is embarking on an expensive gamble to break major stories with a large investigative - reporting team ."}
{"id": "510", "text": "`` The next stage is to get beyond the opinion leaders who use us as a point of reference to become a point of reference at ordinary dinner tables , '' says Jon Petrovich , executive vice president of Headline News , CNN 's sister network .", "annotated_text": "`` The next stage is to get beyond the opinion leaders who use us as a point of reference to become a point of reference at ordinary dinner tables , '' says Jon Petrovich , executive vice president of Headline News , CNN 's sister network ."}
{"id": "511", "text": "But that wo n't be easy .", "annotated_text": "But that wo n't be easy ."}
{"id": "512", "text": "Networks , like other consumer products , develop images in peoples ' minds that are n't easy to change .", "annotated_text": "Networks , like other consumer products , develop images in peoples ' minds that are n't easy to change ."}
{"id": "513", "text": "It also takes money that CNN has been reluctant to spend to make programs and hire talent that viewers will tune in specially to see .", "annotated_text": "It also takes money that CNN has been reluctant to spend to make programs and hire talent that viewers will tune in specially to see ."}
{"id": "514", "text": "And the cable - TV operators -- CNN 's distributors and part owners -- like things just the way they are .", "annotated_text": "And the cable - TV operators -- CNN 's distributors and part owners -- like things just the way they are ."}
{"id": "515", "text": "The repositioning bid is aimed at CNN 's unsteady viewership -- and what may happen to it as the cable - TV news market grows more competitive .", "annotated_text": "The repositioning bid is aimed at CNN 's unsteady viewership -- and what may happen to it as the cable - TV news market grows more competitive ."}
{"id": "516", "text": "Already , CNN is facing stronger competition from Financial News Network Inc. and General Electric Co. 's Consumer News and Business Channel , both of which are likely to pursue more general news in the future .", "annotated_text": "Already , CNN is facing stronger competition from Financial News Network Inc. and General Electric Co. 'sConsumer News and Business Channel , both of which are likely to pursue more general news in the future ."}
{"id": "517", "text": "In addition , many cable - TV systems themselves are airing more local and regional news programs produced by local broadcast stations .", "annotated_text": "In addition , many cable - TV systems themselves are airing more local and regional news programs produced by local broadcast stations ."}
{"id": "518", "text": "CNN wants to change its viewers ' habits .", "annotated_text": "CNN wants to change its viewers ' habits ."}
{"id": "519", "text": "Its watchers are , on the whole , a disloyal group of channel - zapping `` grazers '' and news junkies , who spend an average of just 26 minutes a day watching CNN , according to audience research .", "annotated_text": "Its watchers are , on the whole , a disloyal group of channel - zapping `` grazers '' and news junkies , who spend an average of a day watching CNN , according to audience research ."}
{"id": "520", "text": "That 's less than one - third the time that viewers watch the major broadcast networks .", "annotated_text": "That 's less than one - third the time that viewers watch the major broadcast networks ."}
{"id": "521", "text": "The brief attention viewers give CNN could put it at a disadvantage as ratings data , and advertising , become more important to cable - TV channels .", "annotated_text": "The brief attention viewers give CNN could put it at a disadvantage as ratings data , and advertising , become more important to cable - TV channels ."}
{"id": "522", "text": "CNN 's viewer habits have been molded by its format .", "annotated_text": "CNN 's viewer habits have been molded by its format ."}
{"id": "523", "text": "Its strategy in the past has been to serve as a TV wire service .", "annotated_text": "Its strategy in the past has been to serve as a TV wire service ."}
{"id": "524", "text": "It focused on building up its news bureaus around the world , so as events took place it could go live quicker and longer than other networks .", "annotated_text": "It focused on building up its news bureaus around the world , so as events took place it could go live quicker and longer than other networks ."}
{"id": "525", "text": "It filled its daily schedule with newscasts called `` Daybreak , '' `` Daywatch , '' `` Newsday , '' and `` Newsnight , '' but the shows varied little in content , personality or look .", "annotated_text": "It filled its daily schedule with newscasts called `` Daybreak , '' `` Daywatch , '' `` Newsday , '' and `` Newsnight , '' but the shows varied little in content , personality or look ."}
{"id": "526", "text": "Now , the push is on for more - distinctive shows .", "annotated_text": "Now , the push is on for more - distinctive shows ."}
{"id": "527", "text": "`` Our goal is to create more programs with an individual identity , '' says Paul Amos , CNN executive vice president for programming .", "annotated_text": "`` Our goal is to create more programs with an individual identity , '' says Paul Amos , CNN executive vice president for programming ."}
{"id": "528", "text": "Accordingly , CNN is adding a world - affairs show in the morning because surveys show its global - news hour in the afternoon is among its most `` differentiated '' programs in viewers ' minds , says Mr. Amos .", "annotated_text": "Accordingly , CNN is adding a world - affairs show in because surveys show in is among its most `` differentiated '' programs in viewers ' minds , says Mr. Amos ."}
{"id": "529", "text": "And it is exploring other original programs , similar to its `` Larry King Live '' and `` Crossfire '' talk shows , which executives hope will keep people tuned in .", "annotated_text": "And it is exploring other original programs , similar to its `` Larry King Live '' and `` Crossfire '' talk shows , which executives hope will keep people tuned in ."}
{"id": "530", "text": "Then there 's `` The World Today , '' the prime - time newscast featuring Mr. Shaw and Ms. Crier .", "annotated_text": "Then there 's `` The World Today , '' the prime - time newscast featuring Mr. Shaw and Ms. Crier ."}
{"id": "531", "text": "Until now , CNN has featured its Hollywood gossip show during the key evening period .", "annotated_text": "Until now , CNN has featured its Hollywood gossip show during the key period ."}
{"id": "532", "text": "But 70 % of the cable - television - equipped households that watch news do so between 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. , the network discovered , so CNN wants in .", "annotated_text": "But 70 % of the cable - television - equipped households that watch news do so , the network discovered , so CNN wants in ."}
{"id": "533", "text": "Mr. Amos says the Shaw - Crier team will probably do two live interviews a day , with most of the program , at least for now , appearing similar to CNN 's other newcasts .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Amos says the Shaw - Crier team will probably do two live interviews a day , with most of the program , at least for now , appearing similar to CNN 's other newcasts ."}
{"id": "534", "text": "Some in the industry are skeptical .", "annotated_text": "Some in the industry are skeptical ."}
{"id": "535", "text": "`` I find it hard to conceive of people switching over to CNN for what , at least in the public 's mind , is the same news , '' says Reuven Frank , the former two - time president of NBC News and creator of the Huntley - Brinkley Report .", "annotated_text": "`` I find it hard to conceive of people switching over to CNN for what , at least in the public 's mind , is the same news , '' says Reuven Frank , the former two - time president of NBC News and creator of the Huntley - Brinkley Report ."}
{"id": "536", "text": "The evening news is also slated as CNN 's stage for its big push into investigative journalism .", "annotated_text": "The news is also slated as CNN 's stage for its big push into investigative journalism ."}
{"id": "537", "text": "In August , the network hired award - winning producer Pamela Hill , the former head of news specials at ABC .", "annotated_text": "In August , the network hired award - winning producer Pamela Hill , the former head of news specials at ABC ."}
{"id": "538", "text": "She 's assembling a staff of about 35 investigative reporters who will produce weekly , in - depth segments , with an eye toward breaking big stories .", "annotated_text": "She 's assembling a staff of about 35 investigative reporters who will produce weekly , in - depth segments , with an eye toward breaking big stories ."}
{"id": "539", "text": "CNN executives hope the headlines created by such scoops will generate excitement for its `` branded '' programs , in the way `` 60 Minutes '' did so well for CBS .", "annotated_text": "CNN executives hope the headlines created by such scoops will generate excitement for its `` branded '' programs , in the way `` 60 Minutes '' did so well for CBS ."}
{"id": "540", "text": "That 's such a departure from the past that many in the industry are skeptical CNN will follow through with its investigative commitment , especially after it sees the cost of producing in - depth pieces .", "annotated_text": "That 's such a departure from the past that many in the industry are skeptical CNN will follow through with its investigative commitment , especially after it sees the cost of producing in - depth pieces ."}
{"id": "541", "text": "`` They 've never shown any inclination to spend money on production , '' says Michael Mosettig , a senior producer with MacNeil - Lehrer NewsHour , who notes that CNN is indispensable to his job .", "annotated_text": "`` They 've never shown any inclination to spend money on production , '' says Michael Mosettig , a senior producer with MacNeil - Lehrer NewsHour , who notes that CNN is indispensable to his job ."}
{"id": "542", "text": "The network 's salaries have always ranged far below industry standards , resulting in a less - experienced work force .", "annotated_text": "The network 's salaries have always ranged far below industry standards , resulting in a less - experienced work force ."}
{"id": "543", "text": "CNN recently gave most employees raises of as much as 15 % , but they 're still drastically underpaid compared with the networks .", "annotated_text": "CNN recently gave most employees raises of as much as 15 % , but they 're still drastically underpaid compared with the networks ."}
{"id": "544", "text": "Says Mr. Mosettig : `` CNN is my wire service ; they 're on top of everything .", "annotated_text": "Says Mr. Mosettig : `` CNN is my wire service ; they 're on top of everything ."}
{"id": "545", "text": "But to improve , they 've really got to make the investment in people . ''", "annotated_text": "But to improve , they 've really got to make the investment in people . ''"}
{"id": "546", "text": "In any case , cable - TV - system operators have reason to fear any tinkering with CNN 's format .", "annotated_text": "In any case , cable - TV - system operators have reason to fear any tinkering with CNN 's format ."}
{"id": "547", "text": "They market cable - TV on the very grazing opportunities CNN seeks to discourage .", "annotated_text": "They market cable - TV on the very grazing opportunities CNN seeks to discourage ."}
{"id": "548", "text": "`` We would obviously be upset if those kinds of services evolved into more general - interest , long - format programming , '' says Robert Stengel , senior vice president , programming , of Continental Cablevision Inc. , which holds a 2 % stake in Turner Broadcasting .", "annotated_text": "`` We would obviously be upset if those kinds of services evolved into more general - interest , long - format programming , '' says Robert Stengel , senior vice president , programming , of Continental Cablevision Inc. , which holds a 2 % stake in Turner Broadcasting ."}
{"id": "549", "text": "The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion in the Arcadian Phosphate case did not repudiate the position Pennzoil Co. took in its dispute with Texaco , contrary to your Sept. 8 article `` Court Backs Texaco 's View in Pennzoil Case -- Too Late . ''", "annotated_text": "The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion in the Arcadian Phosphate case did not repudiate the position Pennzoil Co. took in its dispute with Texaco , contrary to your Sept. 8 article `` Court Backs Texaco 's View in Pennzoil Case -- Too Late . ''"}
{"id": "550", "text": "The fundamental rule of contract law applied to both cases was that courts will not enforce agreements to which the parties did not intend to be bound .", "annotated_text": "The fundamental rule of contract law applied to both cases was that courts will not enforce agreements to which the parties did not intend to be bound ."}
{"id": "551", "text": "In the Pennzoil / Texaco litigation , the courts found Pennzoil and Getty Oil intended to be bound ; in Arcadian Phosphates they found there was no intention to be bound .", "annotated_text": "In the Pennzoil / Texaco litigation , the courts found Pennzoil and Getty Oil intended to be bound ; in Arcadian Phosphates they found there was no intention to be bound ."}
{"id": "552", "text": "Admittedly , the principle in the cases is the same .", "annotated_text": "Admittedly , the principle in the cases is the same ."}
{"id": "553", "text": "But the outcome of a legal dispute almost always turns on the facts .", "annotated_text": "But the outcome of a legal dispute almost always turns on the facts ."}
{"id": "554", "text": "And the facts , as found by the various courts in these two lawsuits , were different .", "annotated_text": "And the facts , as found by the various courts in these two lawsuits , were different ."}
{"id": "555", "text": "When you suggest otherwise , you leave the realm of reporting and enter the orbit of speculation .", "annotated_text": "When you suggest otherwise , you leave the realm of reporting and enter the orbit of speculation ."}
{"id": "556", "text": "Charles F. Vihon", "annotated_text": "Charles F. Vihon"}
{"id": "557", "text": "Valley Federal Savings & Loan Association said Imperial Corp. of America withdrew from regulators its application to buy five Valley Federal branches , leaving the transaction in limbo .", "annotated_text": "Valley Federal Savings & Loan Association said Imperial Corp. of America withdrew from regulators its application to buy fiveValley Federal branches , leaving the transaction in limbo ."}
{"id": "558", "text": "The broken purchase appears as additional evidence of trouble at Imperial Corp. , whose spokesman said the company withdrew its application from the federal Office of Thrift Supervision because of an informal notice that Imperial 's thrift unit failed to meet Community Reinvestment Act requirements .", "annotated_text": "The broken purchase appears as additional evidence of trouble at Imperial Corp. , whose spokesman said the company withdrew its application from the federal Office of Thrift Supervision because of an informal notice that Imperial 's thrift unit failed to meet Community Reinvestment Act requirements ."}
{"id": "559", "text": "The Community Reinvestment Act requires savings and loan associations to lend money in amounts related to areas where deposits are received .", "annotated_text": "The Community Reinvestment Act requires savings and loan associations to lend money in amounts related to areas where deposits are received ."}
{"id": "560", "text": "The transaction , announced in August , included about $ 146 million in deposits at the five outlets in California 's San Joaquin Valley .", "annotated_text": "The transaction , announced in August , included about $ 146 million in deposits at the five outlets in California 's San Joaquin Valley ."}
{"id": "561", "text": "Terms were n't disclosed , but Valley Federal had said it expected to post a modest pretax gain and to save about $ 2 million in operating costs annually .", "annotated_text": "Terms were n't disclosed , but Valley Federal had said it expected to post a modest pretax gain and to save about $ 2 million in operating costs annually ."}
{"id": "562", "text": "Valley Federal said Friday that it is considering whether to seek another buyer for the branches or to pursue the transaction with Imperial Corp. , which said it is attempting to meet Community Reinvestment Act requirements .", "annotated_text": "Valley Federal said Friday that it is considering whether to seek another buyer for the branches or to pursue the transaction with Imperial Corp. , which said it is attempting to meet Community Reinvestment Act requirements ."}
{"id": "563", "text": "Valley Federal , with assets of $ 3.3 billion , is based in Van Nuys .", "annotated_text": "Valley Federal , with assets of $ 3.3 billion , is based in Van Nuys ."}
{"id": "564", "text": "Imperial Corp. , based in San Diego , is the parent of Imperial Savings & Loan .", "annotated_text": "Imperial Corp. , based in San Diego , is the parent of Imperial Savings & Loan ."}
{"id": "565", "text": "In the first six months of the year it posted a net loss of $ 33.1 million .", "annotated_text": "In the first six months of the year it posted a net loss of $ 33.1 million ."}
{"id": "566", "text": "Call it the `` we 're too broke to fight '' defense .", "annotated_text": "Call it the `` we 're too broke to fight '' defense ."}
{"id": "567", "text": "Lawyers for dozens of insolvent savings and loan associations are trying a new tack in their efforts to defuse suits filed by borrowers , developers and creditors .", "annotated_text": "Lawyers for dozens of insolvent savings and loan associations are trying a new tack in their efforts to defuse suits filed by borrowers , developers and creditors ."}
{"id": "568", "text": "The thrifts ' lawyers claim that the suits , numbering 700 to 1,000 in Texas alone , should be dismissed as moot because neither the S&Ls nor the extinct Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp. has the money to pay judgments .", "annotated_text": "The thrifts ' lawyers claim that the suits , numbering 700 to 1,000 in Texas alone , should be dismissed as moot because neither the S&Ls nor the extinct Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp. has the money to pay judgments ."}
{"id": "569", "text": "Though the argument may have a common - sense ring to it , even the S&L lawyers concede there 's little precedent to back their position .", "annotated_text": "Though the argument may have a common - sense ring to it , even the S&L lawyers concede there 's little precedent to back their position ."}
{"id": "570", "text": "Still , one federal appeals court has signaled it 's willing to entertain the notion , and the lawyers have renewed their arguments in Texas and eight other states where the defense is permitted under state law .", "annotated_text": "Still , one federal appeals court has signaled it 's willing to entertain the notion , and the lawyers have renewed their arguments in Texas and eight other states where the defense is permitted under state law ."}
{"id": "571", "text": "The dismissal of the pending suits could go a long way toward clearing court dockets in Texas and reducing the FSLIC 's massive legal bills , which topped $ 73 million last year .", "annotated_text": "The dismissal of the pending suits could go a long way toward clearing court dockets in Texas and reducing the FSLIC 's massive legal bills , which topped $ 73 millionlast year ."}
{"id": "572", "text": "The S&L lawyers were encouraged last month by an appellate - court ruling in two cases brought against defunct Sunbelt Savings & Loan Association of Dallas by the developers of the Valley Ranch , best known as the training center for the Dallas Cowboys football team .", "annotated_text": "The S&L lawyers were encouraged last month by an appellate - court ruling in two cases brought against defunct Sunbelt Savings & Loan Association of Dallas by the developers of the Valley Ranch , best known as the training center for the Dallas Cowboys football team ."}
{"id": "573", "text": "Sunbelt foreclosed on the ranch .", "annotated_text": "Sunbelt foreclosed on the ranch ."}
{"id": "574", "text": "Sunbelt and the FSLIC argued to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals `` that there will never be any assets with which to satisfy a judgment against Sunbelt Savings nor any means to collect from any other party , including FSLIC . ''", "annotated_text": "Sunbelt and the FSLIC argued to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals `` that there will never be any assets with which to satisfy a judgment against Sunbelt Savings nor any means to collect from any other party , including FSLIC . ''"}
{"id": "575", "text": "`` If true , '' the court wrote , `` this contention would justify dismissal of these actions on prudential grounds . ''", "annotated_text": "`` If true , '' the court wrote , `` this contention would justify dismissal of these actions on prudential grounds . ''"}
{"id": "576", "text": "But the court said it lacked enough financial information about Sunbelt and the FSLIC and sent the cases back to federal district court in Dallas .", "annotated_text": "But the court said it lacked enough financial information about Sunbelt and the FSLIC and sent the cases back to federal district court in Dallas ."}
{"id": "577", "text": "Charles Haworth , a lawyer for Sunbelt , says he plans to file a brief this week urging the district judge to dismiss the suits , because Sunbelt 's liabilities exceeded its assets by about $ 2 billion when federal regulators closed it in August 1988 .", "annotated_text": "Charles Haworth , a lawyer for Sunbelt , says he plans to file a brief this week urging the district judge to dismiss the suits , because Sunbelt 's liabilities exceeded its assets by about $ 2 billion when federal regulators closed it in August 1988 ."}
{"id": "578", "text": "`` This institution is just brain dead , '' says Mr. Haworth , a partner in the Dallas office of Andrews & Kurth , a Houston law firm .", "annotated_text": "`` This institution is just brain dead , '' says Mr. Haworth , a partner in the Dallas office of Andrews & Kurth , a Houston law firm ."}
{"id": "579", "text": "But a lawyer for Triland Investment Group , the developer of Valley Ranch , dismisses such arguments as a `` defense du jour . ''", "annotated_text": "But a lawyer for Triland Investment Group , the developer of Valley Ranch , dismisses such arguments as a `` defense du jour . ''"}
{"id": "580", "text": "Attorney Richard Jackson of Dallas says a judgment for Triland could be satisfied in ways other than a monetary award , including the reversal of Sunbelt 's foreclosure on Valley Ranch .", "annotated_text": "Attorney Richard Jackson of Dallas says a judgment for Triland could be satisfied in ways other than a monetary award , including the reversal of Sunbelt 's foreclosure on Valley Ranch ."}
{"id": "581", "text": "`` We 're asking the court for a number of things he can grant in addition to the thrill of victory , '' he says .", "annotated_text": "`` We 're asking the court for a number of things he can grant in addition to the thrill of victory , '' he says ."}
{"id": "582", "text": "`` We 'd take the Valley Ranch free and clear as a booby prize .", "annotated_text": "`` We 'd take the Valley Ranch free and clear as a booby prize ."}
{"id": "583", "text": "Kenneth J. Thygerson , who was named president of this thrift holding company in August , resigned , citing personal reasons .", "annotated_text": "Kenneth J. Thygerson , who was named president of this thrift holding company in August , resigned , citing personal reasons ."}
{"id": "584", "text": "Mr. Thygerson said he had planned to travel between the job in Denver and his San Diego home , but has found the commute too difficult to continue .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Thygerson said he had planned to travel between the job in Denver and his San Diego home , but has found the commute too difficult to continue ."}
{"id": "585", "text": "A new president was n't named .", "annotated_text": "A new president was n't named ."}
{"id": "586", "text": "SOUTH AFRICA FREED the ANC 's Sisulu and seven other political prisoners .", "annotated_text": "SOUTH AFRICA FREED the ANC 's Sisulu and seven other political prisoners ."}
{"id": "587", "text": "Thousands of supporters , many brandishing flags of the outlawed African National Congress , gave the anti-apartheid activists a tumultuous reception upon their return to black townships across the country .", "annotated_text": "Thousands of supporters , many brandishing flags of the outlawed African National Congress , gave the anti-apartheid activists a tumultuous reception upon their return to black townships across the country ."}
{"id": "588", "text": "Most of those freed had spent at least 25 years in prison .", "annotated_text": "Most of those freed had spent at least 25 years in prison ."}
{"id": "589", "text": "The 77 - year - old Sisulu , sentenced to life in 1964 along with black nationalist Nelson Mandela for plotting to overthrow the government , said equality for blacks in South Africa was in reach .", "annotated_text": "The 77 - year - oldSisulu , sentenced to life in 1964 along with black nationalist Nelson Mandela for plotting to overthrow the government , said equality for blacks in South Africa was in reach ."}
{"id": "590", "text": "The releases , announced last week by President de Klerk , were viewed as Pretoria 's tacit legalization of the ANC .", "annotated_text": "The releases , announced last week by President de Klerk , were viewed as Pretoria 's tacit legalization of the ANC ."}
{"id": "591", "text": "Mandela , considered the most prominent leader of the ANC , remains in prison .", "annotated_text": "Mandela , considered the most prominent leader of the ANC , remains in prison ."}
{"id": "592", "text": "But his release within the next few months is widely expected .", "annotated_text": "But his release within the next few months is widely expected ."}
{"id": "593", "text": "The Soviet Union reported that thousands of tons of goods needed to ease widespread shortages across the nation were piled up at ports and rail depots , and food shipments were rotting because of a lack of people and equipment to move the cargo .", "annotated_text": "The Soviet Union reported that thousands of tons of goods needed to ease widespread shortages across the nation were piled up at ports and rail depots , and food shipments were rotting because of a lack of people and equipment to move the cargo ."}
{"id": "594", "text": "Strikes and mismanagement were cited , and Premier Ryzhkov warned of `` tough measures . ''", "annotated_text": "Strikes and mismanagement were cited , and Premier Ryzhkov warned of `` tough measures . ''"}
{"id": "595", "text": "Bush indicated there might be `` room for flexibility '' in a bill to allow federal funding of abortions for poor women who are vicitims of rape and incest .", "annotated_text": "Bush indicated there might be `` room for flexibility '' in a bill to allow federal funding of abortions for poor women who are vicitims of rape and incest ."}
{"id": "596", "text": "He reiterated his opposition to such funding , but expressed hope of a compromise .", "annotated_text": "He reiterated his opposition to such funding , but expressed hope of a compromise ."}
{"id": "597", "text": "The president , at a news conference Friday , also renewed a call for the ouster of Panama 's Noriega .", "annotated_text": "The president , at a news conference Friday , also renewed a call for the ouster of Panama 's Noriega ."}
{"id": "598", "text": "The White House said minors have n't any right to abortion without the consent of their parents .", "annotated_text": "The White House said minors have n't any right to abortion without the consent of their parents ."}
{"id": "599", "text": "The administration 's policy was stated in a friend - of - the - court brief urging the Supreme Court to give states more leeway to restrict abortions .", "annotated_text": "The administration 's policy was stated in a friend - of - the - court brief urging the Supreme Court to give states more leeway to restrict abortions ."}
{"id": "600", "text": "Ten of the nation 's governors , meanwhile , called on the justices to reject efforts to limit abortions .", "annotated_text": "Ten of the nation 's governors , meanwhile , called on the justices to reject efforts to limit abortions ."}
{"id": "601", "text": "The Justice Department announced that the FBI has been given the authority to seize U.S. fugitives overseas without the permission of foreign governments .", "annotated_text": "The Justice Department announced that the FBI has been given the authority to seize U.S. fugitives overseas without the permission of foreign governments ."}
{"id": "602", "text": "Secretary of State Baker emphasized Friday that the new policy would n't be invoked by the Bush administration without full consideration of foreign - policy implications .", "annotated_text": "Secretary of StateBaker emphasized Friday that the new policy would n't be invoked by the Bush administration without full consideration of foreign - policy implications ."}
{"id": "603", "text": "NASA pronounced the space shuttle Atlantis ready for launch tomorrow following a five - day postponement of the flight because of a faulty engine computer .", "annotated_text": "NASA pronounced the space shuttle Atlantis ready for launch tomorrow following a five - day postponement of the flight because of a faulty engine computer ."}
{"id": "604", "text": "The device was replaced .", "annotated_text": "The device was replaced ."}
{"id": "605", "text": "The spacecraft 's five astronauts are to dispatch the Galileo space probe on an exploration mission to Jupiter .", "annotated_text": "The spacecraft 's five astronauts are to dispatch the Galileo space probe on an exploration mission to Jupiter ."}
{"id": "606", "text": "South Korea 's President Roh traveled to the U.S. for a five - day visit that is expected to focus on ties between Washington and Seoul .", "annotated_text": "South Korea 's President Roh traveled to the U.S. for a five - day visit that is expected to focus on ties between Washington and Seoul ."}
{"id": "607", "text": "Roh , who is facing calls for the reduction of U.S. military forces in South Korea , is to meet with Bush tomorrow and is to address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday .", "annotated_text": "Roh , who is facing calls for the reduction of U.S. military forces in South Korea , is to meet with Bushtomorrow and is to address a joint session of Congress on Wednesday ."}
{"id": "608", "text": "China 's Communist leadership voted to purge the party of `` hostile and anti-party elements '' and wealthy private businessmen , whom they called exploiters .", "annotated_text": "China 's Communist leadership voted to purge the party of `` hostile and anti-party elements '' and wealthy private businessmen , whom they called exploiters ."}
{"id": "609", "text": "The decision , reported by the official Xinhua News Agency , indicated that the crackdown prompted by student - led pro-democracy protests in June is intensifying .", "annotated_text": "The decision , reported by the official Xinhua News Agency , indicated that the crackdown prompted by student - led pro-democracy protests in June is intensifying ."}
{"id": "610", "text": "Hundreds of East Germans flocked to Bonn 's Embassy in Warsaw , bringing to more than 1,200 the number of emigres expected to flee to the West beginning today .", "annotated_text": "Hundreds of East Germans flocked to Bonn 's Embassy in Warsaw , bringing to more than 1,200 the number of emigres expected to flee to the West beginning today ."}
{"id": "611", "text": "More than 2,100 others escaped to West Germany through Hungary over the Weekend .", "annotated_text": "More than 2,100 others escaped to West Germany through Hungary over the Weekend ."}
{"id": "612", "text": "In Leipzig , activists vowed to continue street protests to demand internal change .", "annotated_text": "In Leipzig , activists vowed to continue street protests to demand internal change ."}
{"id": "613", "text": "Zaire 's President Mobutu met in southern France with Angolan rebel leader Savimbi and a senior U.S. envoy in a bid to revive an accord to end Angola 's civil war .", "annotated_text": "Zaire 's President Mobutu met in southern France with Angolan rebel leader Savimbi and a senior U.S. envoy in a bid to revive an accord to end Angola 's civil war ."}
{"id": "614", "text": "Details of the talks , described by a Zairean official as `` very delicate , '' were n't disclosed .", "annotated_text": "Details of the talks , described by a Zairean official as `` very delicate , '' were n't disclosed ."}
{"id": "615", "text": "PLO leader Arafat insisted on guarantees that any elections in the Israeli - occupied territories would be impartial .", "annotated_text": "PLO leader Arafat insisted on guarantees that any elections in the Israeli - occupied territories would be impartial ."}
{"id": "616", "text": "He made his remarks to a PLO gathering in Baghdad .", "annotated_text": "He made his remarks to a PLO gathering in Baghdad ."}
{"id": "617", "text": "In the occupied lands , underground leaders of the Arab uprising rejected a U.S. plan to arrange Israeli - Palestinian talks as Shamir opposed holding such discussions in Cairo .", "annotated_text": "In the occupied lands , underground leaders of the Arab uprising rejected a U.S. plan to arrange Israeli - Palestinian talks as Shamir opposed holding such discussions in Cairo ."}
{"id": "618", "text": "Lebanese Christian lawmakers presented to Arab mediators at talks in Saudi Arabia proposals for a new timetable for the withdrawal of Syria 's forces from Lebanon .", "annotated_text": "LebaneseChristian lawmakers presented to Arab mediators at talks in Saudi Arabia proposals for a new timetable for the withdrawal of Syria 's forces from Lebanon ."}
{"id": "619", "text": "A plan currently under study gives Damascus two years to pull back to eastern Lebanon , starting from the time Beirut 's legislature increases political power for Moslems .", "annotated_text": "A plan currently under study gives Damascustwo years to pull back to eastern Lebanon , starting from the time Beirut 's legislature increases political power for Moslems ."}
{"id": "620", "text": "Hurricane Jerry threatened to combine with the highest tides of the year to swamp the Texas - Louisiana coast .", "annotated_text": "Hurricane Jerry threatened to combine with the highest tides of the year to swamp the Texas - Louisiana coast ."}
{"id": "621", "text": "Thousands of residents of low - lying areas were ordered to evacuate as the storm headed north in the Gulf of Mexico with 80 mph winds .", "annotated_text": "Thousands of residents of low - lying areas were ordered to evacuate as the storm headed north in the Gulf of Mexico with 80 mph winds ."}
{"id": "622", "text": "A group of Arby 's franchisees said they formed an association to oppose Miami Beach financier Victor Posner 's control of the restaurant chain .", "annotated_text": "A group of Arby 's franchisees said they formed an association to oppose Miami Beach financier Victor Posner 's control of the restaurant chain ."}
{"id": "623", "text": "The decision is the latest move in an escalating battle between the franchisees and Mr. Posner that began in August .", "annotated_text": "The decision is the latest move in an escalating battle between the franchisees and Mr. Posner that began in August ."}
{"id": "624", "text": "At the time , a group called R.B. Partners Ltd. , consisting of eight of Arby 's largest franchisees , offered more than $ 200 million to buy Arby 's Inc. , which is part of DWG Corp .", "annotated_text": "At the time , a group called R.B. Partners Ltd. , consisting of eight of Arby 's largest franchisees , offered more than $ 200 million to buy Arby 's Inc. , which is part of DWG Corp ."}
{"id": "625", "text": "DWG is a holding company controlled by Mr. Posner .", "annotated_text": "DWG is a holding company controlled by Mr. Posner ."}
{"id": "626", "text": "One week later , Leonard H. Roberts , president and chief executive officer of Arby 's , was fired in a dispute with Mr. Posner .", "annotated_text": "One week later , Leonard H. Roberts , president and chief executive officer of Arby 's , was fired in a dispute with Mr. Posner ."}
{"id": "627", "text": "Friday , 42 franchisees announced the formation of an association -- called A.P. Association Inc. -- to `` preserve the integrity of the Arby 's system . ''", "annotated_text": "Friday , 42 franchisees announced the formation of an association -- called A.P. Association Inc. -- to `` preserve the integrity of the Arby 's system . ''"}
{"id": "628", "text": "The franchisees , owners or operators of 1,000 of the 1,900 franchised Arby 's in the U.S. , said : `` We have concluded that continued control of Arby 's by Victor Posner is totally unacceptable to us , because it is extremely likely to cause irreparable damage to the Arby 's system .", "annotated_text": "The franchisees , owners or operators of 1,000 of the 1,900 franchised Arby 's in the U.S. , said : `` We have concluded that continued control of Arby 's by Victor Posner is totally unacceptable to us , because it is extremely likely to cause irreparable damage to the Arby 's system ."}
{"id": "629", "text": "We support all efforts to remove Victor Posner from control of Arby 's Inc. and the Arby 's system . ''", "annotated_text": "We support all efforts to remove Victor Posner from control of Arby 's Inc. and the Arby 's system . ''"}
{"id": "630", "text": "The group said it would consider , among other things , withholding royalty payments and initiating a class - action lawsuit seeking court approval for the withholdings .", "annotated_text": "The group said it would consider , among other things , withholding royalty payments and initiating a class - action lawsuit seeking court approval for the withholdings ."}
{"id": "631", "text": "In Florida , Renee Mottram , a senior vice president at DWG , responded : `` We do n't think any individual or group should disrupt a winning system or illegally interfere with existing contractual relationships for their own self - serving motives .", "annotated_text": "In Florida , Renee Mottram , a senior vice president at DWG , responded : `` We do n't think any individual or group should disrupt a winning system or illegally interfere with existing contractual relationships for their own self - serving motives ."}
{"id": "632", "text": "September 's steep rise in producer prices shows that inflation still persists , and the pessimism over interest rates caused by the new price data contributed to the stock market 's plunge Friday .", "annotated_text": "September 's steep rise in producer prices shows that inflation still persists , and the pessimism over interest rates caused by the new price data contributed to the stock market 's plunge Friday ."}
{"id": "633", "text": "After falling for three consecutive months , the producer price index for finished goods shot up 0.9 % last month , the Labor Department reported Friday , as energy prices jumped after tumbling through the summer .", "annotated_text": "After falling for three consecutive months , the producer price index for finished goods shot up 0.9 %last month , the Labor Department reported Friday , as energy prices jumped after tumbling through the summer ."}
{"id": "634", "text": "Although the report , which was released before the stock market opened , did n't trigger the 190.58 - point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average , analysts said it did play a role in the market 's decline .", "annotated_text": "Although the report , which was released before the stock market opened , did n't trigger the 190.58 - point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average , analysts said it did play a role in the market 's decline ."}
{"id": "635", "text": "Analysts immediately viewed the price data , the grimmest inflation news in months , as evidence that the Federal Reserve was unlikely to allow interest rates to fall as many investors had hoped .", "annotated_text": "Analysts immediately viewed the price data , the grimmest inflation news in months , as evidence that the Federal Reserve was unlikely to allow interest rates to fall as many investors had hoped ."}
{"id": "636", "text": "Further fueling the belief that pressures in the economy were sufficient to keep the Fed from easing credit , the Commerce Department reported Friday that retail sales grew 0.5 % in September , to $ 145.21 billion .", "annotated_text": "Further fueling the belief that pressures in the economy were sufficient to keep the Fed from easing credit , the Commerce Department reported Friday that retail sales grew 0.5 % in September , to $ 145.21 billion ."}
{"id": "637", "text": "That rise came on top of a 0.7 % gain in August , and suggested there is still healthy consumer demand in the economy .", "annotated_text": "That rise came on top of a 0.7 % gain in August , and suggested there is still healthy consumer demand in the economy ."}
{"id": "638", "text": "`` I think the Friday report , combined with the actions of the Fed , weakened the belief that there was going to be an imminent easing of monetary policy , '' said Robert Dederick , chief economist at Northern Trust Co. in Chicago .", "annotated_text": "`` I think the Friday report , combined with the actions of the Fed , weakened the belief that there was going to be an imminent easing of monetary policy , '' said Robert Dederick , chief economist at Northern Trust Co. in Chicago ."}
{"id": "639", "text": "But economists were divided over the extent of the inflation threat signaled by the new numbers .", "annotated_text": "But economists were divided over the extent of the inflation threat signaled by the new numbers ."}
{"id": "640", "text": "`` The overall 0.9 % increase is serious in itself , but what is even worse is that excluding food and energy , the producer price index still increased by 0.7 % , '' said Gordon Richards , an economist at the National Association of Manufacturers .", "annotated_text": "`` The overall 0.9 % increase is serious in itself , but what is even worse is that excluding food and energy , the producer price index still increased by 0.7 % , '' said Gordon Richards , an economist at the National Association of Manufacturers ."}
{"id": "641", "text": "But Sung Won Sohn , chief economist at Norwest Corp. in Minneapolis , blamed rising energy prices and the annual autumn increase in car prices for most of the September jump .", "annotated_text": "But Sung Won Sohn , chief economist at Norwest Corp. in Minneapolis , blamed rising energy prices and the annualautumn increase in car prices for most of the September jump ."}
{"id": "642", "text": "`` I would say this is not bad news ; this is a blip , '' he said .", "annotated_text": "`` I would say this is not bad news ; this is a blip , '' he said ."}
{"id": "643", "text": "`` The core rate is not really out of line . ''", "annotated_text": "`` The core rate is not really out of line . ''"}
{"id": "644", "text": "All year , energy prices have skewed the producer price index , which measures changes in the prices producers receive for goods .", "annotated_text": "All year , energy prices have skewed the producer price index , which measures changes in the prices producers receive for goods ."}
{"id": "645", "text": "Inflation unquestionably has fallen back from its torrid pace last winter , when a steep run - up in world oil prices sent the index surging at double - digit annual rates .", "annotated_text": "Inflation unquestionably has fallen back from its torrid pace last winter , when a steep run - up in world oil prices sent the index surging at double - digit annual rates ."}
{"id": "646", "text": "Energy prices then plummeted through the summer , causing the index to decline for three consecutive months .", "annotated_text": "Energy prices then plummeted through the summer , causing the index to decline for three consecutive months ."}
{"id": "647", "text": "Overall , the index has climbed at a 5.1 % compound annual rate since the start of the year , the Labor Department said .", "annotated_text": "Overall , the index has climbed at a 5.1 % compound annual rate since the start of the year , the Labor Department said ."}
{"id": "648", "text": "While far more restrained than the pace at the beginning of the year , that is still a steeper rise than the 4.0 % increase for all of 1988 .", "annotated_text": "While far more restrained than the pace at the beginning of the year , that is still a steeper rise than the 4.0 % increase for all of 1988 ."}
{"id": "649", "text": "Moreover , this year 's good inflation news may have ended last month , when energy prices zoomed up 6.5 % after plunging 7.3 % in August .", "annotated_text": "Moreover , this year 's good inflation news may have ended last month , when energy prices zoomed up 6.5 % after plunging 7.3 % in August ."}
{"id": "650", "text": "Some analysts expect oil prices to remain relatively stable in the months ahead , leaving the future pace of inflation uncertain .", "annotated_text": "Some analysts expect oil prices to remain relatively stable in the months ahead , leaving the future pace of inflation uncertain ."}
{"id": "651", "text": "Analysts had expected that the climb in oil prices last month would lead to a substantial rise in the producer price index , but the 0.9 % climb was higher than most anticipated .", "annotated_text": "Analysts had expected that the climb in oil prices last month would lead to a substantial rise in the producer price index , but the 0.9 % climb was higher than most anticipated ."}
{"id": "652", "text": "`` I think the resurgence -LCB- in inflation -RCB- is going to continue for a few months , '' said John Mueller , chief economist at Bell Mueller Cannon , a Washington economic forecasting firm .", "annotated_text": "`` I think the resurgence -LCB- in inflation -RCB- is going to continue for a few months , '' said John Mueller , chief economist at Bell Mueller Cannon , a Washington economic forecasting firm ."}
{"id": "653", "text": "He predicted that inflation will moderate next year , saying that credit conditions are fairly tight world - wide .", "annotated_text": "He predicted that inflation will moderate next year , saying that credit conditions are fairly tight world - wide ."}
{"id": "654", "text": "But Dirk Van Dongen , president of the National Association of Wholesaler - Distributors , said that last month 's rise `` is n't as bad an omen '' as the 0.9 % figure suggests .", "annotated_text": "But Dirk Van Dongen , president of the National Association of Wholesaler - Distributors , said that last month 's rise `` is n't as bad an omen '' as the 0.9 % figure suggests ."}
{"id": "655", "text": "`` If you examine the data carefully , the increase is concentrated in energy and motor vehicle prices , rather than being a broad - based advance in the prices of consumer and industrial goods , '' he explained .", "annotated_text": "`` If you examine the data carefully , the increase is concentrated in energy and motor vehicle prices , rather than being a broad - based advance in the prices of consumer and industrial goods , '' he explained ."}
{"id": "656", "text": "Passenger car prices jumped 3.8 % in September , after climbing 0.5 % in August and declining in the late spring and summer .", "annotated_text": "Passenger car prices jumped 3.8 % in September , after climbing 0.5 % in August and declining in the late spring and summer ."}
{"id": "657", "text": "Many analysts said the September increase was a one - time event , coming as dealers introduced their 1990 models .", "annotated_text": "Many analysts said the September increase was a one - time event , coming as dealers introduced their 1990 models ."}
{"id": "658", "text": "Although all the price data were adjusted for normal seasonal fluctuations , car prices rose beyond the customary autumn increase .", "annotated_text": "Although all the price data were adjusted for normal seasonal fluctuations , car prices rose beyond the customary autumn increase ."}
{"id": "659", "text": "Prices for capital equipment rose a hefty 1.1 % in September , while prices for home electronic equipment fell 1.1 % .", "annotated_text": "Prices for capital equipment rose a hefty 1.1 % in September , while prices for home electronic equipment fell 1.1 % ."}
{"id": "660", "text": "Food prices declined 0.6 % , after climbing 0.3 % in August .", "annotated_text": "Food prices declined 0.6 % , after climbing 0.3 % in August ."}
{"id": "661", "text": "Meanwhile , the retail sales report showed that car sales rose 0.8 % in September to $ 32.82 billion .", "annotated_text": "Meanwhile , the retail sales report showed that car sales rose 0.8 % in September to $ 32.82 billion ."}
{"id": "662", "text": "But at least part of the increase could have come from higher prices , analysts said .", "annotated_text": "But at least part of the increase could have come from higher prices , analysts said ."}
{"id": "663", "text": "Sales at general merchandise stores rose 1.7 % after declining 0.6 % in August , while sales of building materials fell 1.8 % after rising 1.7 % .", "annotated_text": "Sales at general merchandise stores rose 1.7 % after declining 0.6 % in August , while sales of building materials fell 1.8 % after rising 1.7 % ."}
{"id": "664", "text": "Producer prices for intermediate goods grew 0.4 % in September , after dropping for three consecutive months .", "annotated_text": "Producer prices for intermediate goods grew 0.4 % in September , after dropping for three consecutive months ."}
{"id": "665", "text": "Prices for crude goods , an array of raw materials , jumped 1.1 % after declining 1.9 % in August and edging up 0.2 % in July .", "annotated_text": "Prices for crude goods , an array of raw materials , jumped 1.1 % after declining 1.9 % in August and edging up 0.2 % in July ."}
{"id": "666", "text": "Here are the Labor Department 's producer price indexes -LRB- 1982 = 100 -RRB- for September , before seasonal adjustment , and the percentage changes from September , 1988 .", "annotated_text": "Here are the Labor Department 's producer price indexes -LRB- 1982 = 100 -RRB- for September , before seasonal adjustment , and the percentage changes from September , 1988 ."}
{"id": "667", "text": "On a recent Saturday night , in the midst of West Germany 's most popular prime - time show , a contestant bet the host that she could name any of 100 different cheeses after just one nibble , while blindfolded .", "annotated_text": "On a recent Saturday , in the midst of West Germany 's most popular prime - time show , a contestant bet the host that she could name any of 100 different cheeses after just one nibble , while blindfolded ."}
{"id": "668", "text": "The woman won the bet .", "annotated_text": "The woman won the bet ."}
{"id": "669", "text": "But perhaps even more remarkable , the three - hour - show , `` Wetten Dass '' -LRB- Make a Bet -RRB- , regularly wins the top slot in the country 's TV ratings , sometimes drawing as many as 50 % of West German households .", "annotated_text": "But perhaps even more remarkable , the - show , `` Wetten Dass '' -LRB- Make a Bet -RRB- , regularly wins the top slot in the country 's TV ratings , sometimes drawing as many as 50 % of West German households ."}
{"id": "670", "text": "As the 1992 economic integration approaches , Europe 's cultural curators have taken to the ramparts against American `` cultural imperialism , '' threatening to impose quotas against such pop invaders as `` Dallas , '' `` Miami Vice '' and `` L.A. Law . ''", "annotated_text": "As the 1992 economic integration approaches , Europe 's cultural curators have taken to the ramparts against American `` cultural imperialism , '' threatening to impose quotas against such pop invaders as `` Dallas , '' `` Miami Vice '' and `` L.A. Law . ''"}
{"id": "671", "text": "But much of what the Europeans want to protect seems every bit as cheesy as what they are trying to keep out .", "annotated_text": "But much of what the Europeans want to protect seems every bit as cheesy as what they are trying to keep out ."}
{"id": "672", "text": "The most militant opposition to American TV imports has come from French television and movie producers , who have demanded quotas ensuring that a full 60 % of Europe 's TV shows be produced in Europe .", "annotated_text": "The most militant opposition to American TV imports has come from French television and movie producers , who have demanded quotas ensuring that a full 60 % of Europe 's TV shows be produced in Europe ."}
{"id": "673", "text": "So far , the French have failed to win enough broad - based support to prevail .", "annotated_text": "So far , the French have failed to win enough broad - based support to prevail ."}
{"id": "674", "text": "A glance through the television listings and a few twists of the European television dial suggest one reason why .", "annotated_text": "A glance through the television listings and a few twists of the European television dial suggest one reason why ."}
{"id": "675", "text": "While there are some popular action and drama series , few boast the high culture and classy production values one might expect .", "annotated_text": "While there are some popular action and drama series , few boast the high culture and classy production values one might expect ."}
{"id": "676", "text": "More European air time is filled with low - budget game shows , variety hours , movies and talk shows , many of which are authorized knock - offs of their American counterparts .", "annotated_text": "More European air time is filled with low - budget game shows , , movies and talk shows , many of which are authorized knock - offs of their American counterparts ."}
{"id": "677", "text": "One of France 's most popular Saturday night programs features semi-celebrities seeking out their grammar - school classmates for on - air reunions .", "annotated_text": "One of France 's most popular Saturday programs features semi-celebrities seeking out their grammar - school classmates for on - air reunions ."}
{"id": "678", "text": "A Flemish game show has as its host a Belgian pretending to be Italian .", "annotated_text": "A Flemish game show has as its host a Belgian pretending to be Italian ."}
{"id": "679", "text": "One of Italy 's favorite shows , `` Fantastico , '' a tepid variety show , is so popular that viewers clamored to buy a chocolate product , `` Cacao Fantastico , '' whose praises were sung each week by dancing showgirls -- even though the product did n't exist .", "annotated_text": "One of Italy 's favorite shows , `` Fantastico , '' a tepid variety show , is so popular that viewers clamored to buy a chocolate product , `` Cacao Fantastico , '' whose praises were sung each week by dancing showgirls -- even though the product did n't exist ."}
{"id": "680", "text": "Topping the cheese stunt , on another typical evening of fun on `` Wetten Dass , '' a contestant won a bet with the show 's host , Thomas Gottschalk , that he could identify 300 German dialects over the telephone .", "annotated_text": "Topping the cheese stunt , on of fun on `` Wetten Dass , '' a contestant won a bet with the show 's host , Thomas Gottschalk , that he could identify 300German dialects over the telephone ."}
{"id": "681", "text": "A celebrity guest , U.S. Ambassador to West Germany Richard Burt , also won a bet that someone could pile up $ 150 worth of quarters on a slanted coin .", "annotated_text": "A celebrity guest , U.S. Ambassador to West GermanyRichard Burt , also won a bet that someone could pile up $ 150 worth of quarters on a slanted coin ."}
{"id": "682", "text": "Mr. Burt nonetheless paid the penalty as if he had lost , agreeing to spend a day with West German Foreign Minister Hans - Dietrich Genscher frying and selling their combined weight in potato pancakes .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Burt nonetheless paid the penalty as if he had lost , agreeing to spend a day with West German Foreign Minister Hans - Dietrich Genscher frying and selling their combined weight in potato pancakes ."}
{"id": "683", "text": "If this seems like pretty weak stuff around which to raise the protectionist barriers , it may be because these shows need all the protection they can get .", "annotated_text": "If this seems like pretty weak stuff around which to raise the protectionist barriers , it may be because these shows need all the protection they can get ."}
{"id": "684", "text": "European programs usually target only their own local audience , and often only a small portion of that .", "annotated_text": "European programs usually target only their own local audience , and often only a small portion of that ."}
{"id": "685", "text": "Mega-hits in Germany or Italy rarely make it even to France or Great Britain , and almost never show up on U.S. screens .", "annotated_text": "Mega-hits in Germany or Italy rarely make it even to France or Great Britain , and almost never show up on U.S. screens ."}
{"id": "686", "text": "Attempts to produce `` pan-European '' programs have generally resulted in disappointment .", "annotated_text": "Attempts to produce `` pan-European '' programs have generally resulted in disappointment ."}
{"id": "687", "text": "One annual co-production , the three - hour - long `` Eurovision Song Contest , '' featuring soft - rock songs from each of 20 European countries , has been described as the world 's most boring TV show .", "annotated_text": "Oneannual co-production , the - long `` Eurovision Song Contest , '' featuring soft - rock songs from each of 20European countries , has been described as the world 's most boring TV show ."}
{"id": "688", "text": "Another , `` Jeux Sans Frontieres , '' where villagers from assorted European countries make fools of themselves performing pointless tasks , is a hit in France .", "annotated_text": "Another , `` Jeux Sans Frontieres , '' where villagers from assorted European countries make fools of themselves performing pointless tasks , is a hit in France ."}
{"id": "689", "text": "A U.S. - made imitation under the title `` Almost Anything Goes '' flopped fast .", "annotated_text": "A U.S. - made imitation under the title `` Almost Anything Goes '' flopped fast ."}
{"id": "690", "text": "For the most part , what 's made here stays here , and for good reason .", "annotated_text": "For the most part , what 's made here stays here , and for good reason ."}
{"id": "691", "text": "The cream of the British crop , the literary dramas that are shown on U.S. public television as `` Masterpiece Theater , '' make up a relatively small part of British air time .", "annotated_text": "The cream of the British crop , the literary dramas that are shown on U.S. public television as `` Masterpiece Theater , '' make up a relatively small part of British air time ."}
{"id": "692", "text": "Most British programming is more of an acquired taste .", "annotated_text": "Most British programming is more of an acquired taste ."}
{"id": "693", "text": "There is , for instance , `` One Man and His Dog , '' a herding contest among sheep dogs .", "annotated_text": "There is , for instance , `` One Man and His Dog , '' a herding contest among sheep dogs ."}
{"id": "694", "text": "Also riveting to the British are hours of dart - throwing championships , even more hours of lawn bowling contests and still more hours of snooker marathons .", "annotated_text": "Also riveting to the British are of dart - throwing championships , of lawn bowling contests and of snooker marathons ."}
{"id": "695", "text": "European drama has had better , though still mixed , fortunes .", "annotated_text": "European drama has had better , though still mixed , fortunes ."}
{"id": "696", "text": "The most popular such shows focus on narrow national concerns .", "annotated_text": "The most popular such shows focus on narrow national concerns ."}
{"id": "697", "text": "A French knock - off of `` Dallas , '' called `` Chateauvallon '' and set in a French vineyard , had a good run in France , which ended after the female lead was injured in a real - life auto accident .", "annotated_text": "A French knock - off of `` Dallas , '' called `` Chateauvallon '' and set in a French vineyard , had a good run in France , which ended after the female lead was injured in a real - life auto accident ."}
{"id": "698", "text": "`` Schwarzwaldklinik , '' -LRB- Black Forest Clinic -RRB- , a kind of German `` St . Elsewhere '' set in a health spa , is popular in Germany , and has spread into France .", "annotated_text": "`` Schwarzwaldklinik , '' -LRB- Black Forest Clinic -RRB- , a kind of German `` St . Elsewhere '' set in a health spa , is popular in Germany , and has spread into France ."}
{"id": "699", "text": "Italy 's most popular series is a drama called `` La Piovra , '' or `` The Octopus , '' which chronicles the fight of an idealistic young investigator in Palermo against the Mafia .", "annotated_text": "Italy 's most popular series is a drama called `` La Piovra , '' or `` The Octopus , '' which chronicles the fight of an idealistic young investigator in Palermo against the Mafia ."}
{"id": "700", "text": "It was front - page news in Italy earlier this year when the fictional inspector was gunned down in the series .", "annotated_text": "It was front - page news in Italyearlier this year when the fictional inspector was gunned down in the series ."}
{"id": "701", "text": "Spain 's most popular mini-series this year was `` Juncal , '' the story of an aging bullfighter .", "annotated_text": "Spain 's most popular mini-series this year was `` Juncal , '' the story of an aging bullfighter ."}
{"id": "702", "text": "`` The trend is pretty well established now that local programs are the most popular , with American programs second , '' says Brian Wenham , a former director of programs for the British Broadcasting Corp .", "annotated_text": "`` The trend is pretty well established now that local programs are the most popular , with American programs second , '' says Brian Wenham , a former director of programs for the British Broadcasting Corp ."}
{"id": "703", "text": "`` Given a choice , everybody will watch a home - produced show . ''", "annotated_text": "`` Given a choice , everybody will watch a home - produced show . ''"}
{"id": "704", "text": "But frequently there is n't much choice .", "annotated_text": "But frequently there is n't much choice ."}
{"id": "705", "text": "Thus , Europe has begun the recent crusade to produce more worthy shows of its own , programs with broader appeal .", "annotated_text": "Thus , Europe has begun the recent crusade to produce more worthy shows of its own , programs with broader appeal ."}
{"id": "706", "text": "`` We 've basically got to start from scratch , to train writers and producers to make shows that other people will want to see , '' concedes Colin Young , head of Britain 's National Film Theatre School .", "annotated_text": "`` We 've basically got to start from scratch , to train writers and producers to make shows that other people will want to see , '' concedes Colin Young , head of Britain 's National Film Theatre School ."}
{"id": "707", "text": "While some in the U.S. contend that advertising is the bane of television , here many believe that its absence is to blame for the European TV industry 's sluggish development .", "annotated_text": "While some in the U.S. contend that advertising is the bane of television , here many believe that its absence is to blame for the European TV industry 's sluggish development ."}
{"id": "708", "text": "Until recently , national governments in Europe controlled most of the air time and allowed little or no advertising .", "annotated_text": "Until recently , national governments in Europe controlled most of the air time and allowed little or no advertising ."}
{"id": "709", "text": "Since production costs were guaranteed , it did n't matter that a program could n't be sold abroad or put into syndication , as most American programs are .", "annotated_text": "Since production costs were guaranteed , it did n't matter that a program could n't be sold abroad or put into syndication , as most American programs are ."}
{"id": "710", "text": "But not much money was spent on the shows , either , a situation that encouraged cheap - to - make talk and game shows , while discouraging expensive - to - produce dramas .", "annotated_text": "But not much money was spent on the shows , either , a situation that encouraged cheap - to - make talk and game shows , while discouraging expensive - to - produce dramas ."}
{"id": "711", "text": "Now , however , commercial channels are coming to most European countries , and at the same time , satellite and cable technology is spreading rapidly .", "annotated_text": "Now , however , commercial channels are coming to most European countries , and at the same time , satellite and cable technology is spreading rapidly ."}
{"id": "712", "text": "Just last week , Greece authorized two commercial channels for the first time ; Spain earlier began to allow commercial television alongside its state channels .", "annotated_text": "Just last week , Greece authorized two commercial channels for the first time ; Spain earlier began to allow commercial television alongside its state channels ."}
{"id": "713", "text": "The result is a new and huge appetite for programming .", "annotated_text": "The result is a new and huge appetite for programming ."}
{"id": "714", "text": "But perhaps to the consternation of those calling for quotas , most of this void is likely to be filled with the cheapest and most plentiful programming now available -- reruns -- usually of shows made in the U.S. .", "annotated_text": "But perhaps to the consternation of those calling for quotas , most of this void is likely to be filled with the cheapest and most plentiful programming now available -- reruns -- usually of shows made in the U.S. ."}
{"id": "715", "text": "Sky Channel , a British - based venture of Australian - American press tycoon Rupert Murdoch , offers what must be a baffling cultural mix to most of its audience .", "annotated_text": "Sky Channel , a British - based venture of Australian - American press tycoon Rupert Murdoch , offers what must be a baffling cultural mix to most of its audience ."}
{"id": "716", "text": "The financially struggling station offers programs obviously made available cheaply from its boss 's other ventures .", "annotated_text": "The financially struggling station offers programs obviously made available cheaply from its boss 's other ventures ."}
{"id": "717", "text": "In a Madrid hotel room recently , a viewer caught the end of a badly acted series about a fishing boat on Australia 's Great Barrier Reef , only to be urged by the British announcer to `` stay tuned for the further adventures of Skippy the Kangaroo . ''", "annotated_text": "In a Madrid hotel room recently , a viewer caught the end of a badly acted series about a fishing boat on Australia 's Great Barrier Reef , only to be urged by the British announcer to `` stay tuned for the further adventures of Skippy the Kangaroo . ''"}
{"id": "718", "text": "Lisa Grishaw - Mueller in Bonn , Laura Colby in Milan , Tim Carrington in London and Carlta Vitzhum in Madrid contributed to this article .", "annotated_text": "Lisa Grishaw - Mueller in Bonn , Laura Colby in Milan , Tim Carrington in London and Carlta Vitzhum in Madrid contributed to this article ."}
{"id": "719", "text": "British Aerospace PLC and France 's Thomson - CSF S.A. said they are nearing an agreement to merge their guided - missile divisions , greatly expanding collaboration between the two defense contractors .", "annotated_text": "British Aerospace PLC and France 's Thomson - CSF S.A. said they are nearing an agreement to merge their guided - missile divisions , greatly expanding collaboration between the two defense contractors ."}
{"id": "720", "text": "The 50 - 50 joint venture , which may be dubbed Eurodynamics , would have combined annual sales of at least 1.4 billion -LRB- $ 2.17 billion -RRB- and would be among the world 's largest missile makers .", "annotated_text": "The 50 - 50 joint venture , which may be dubbed Eurodynamics , would have combined annual sales of at least 1.4 billion -LRB- $ 2.17 billion -RRB- and would be among the world 's largest missile makers ."}
{"id": "721", "text": "After two years of talks , plans for the venture are sufficiently advanced for the companies to seek French and British government clearance .", "annotated_text": "After two years of talks , plans for the venture are sufficiently advanced for the companies to seek French and British government clearance ."}
{"id": "722", "text": "The companies hope for a final agreement by year - end .", "annotated_text": "The companies hope for a final agreement by year - end ."}
{"id": "723", "text": "The venture would strengthen the rapidly growing ties between the two companies , and help make them a leading force in European defense contracting .", "annotated_text": "The venture would strengthen the rapidly growing ties between the two companies , and help make them a leading force in European defense contracting ."}
{"id": "724", "text": "In recent months , a string of cross-border mergers and joint ventures have reshaped the once - balkanized world of European arms manufacture .", "annotated_text": "In recent months , a string of cross-border mergers and joint ventures have reshaped the once - balkanized world of European arms manufacture ."}
{"id": "725", "text": "Already , British Aerospace and French government - controlled Thomson - CSF collaborate on a British missile contract and on an air - traffic control radar system .", "annotated_text": "Already , British Aerospace and French government - controlled Thomson - CSF collaborate on a British missile contract and on an air - traffic control radar system ."}
{"id": "726", "text": "Just last week they announced they may make a joint bid to buy Ferranti International Signal PLC , a smaller British defense contractor rocked by alleged accounting fraud at a U.S. unit .", "annotated_text": "Just last week they announced they may make a joint bid to buy Ferranti International Signal PLC , a smaller British defense contractor rocked by alleged accounting fraud at a U.S. unit ."}
{"id": "727", "text": "The sudden romance of British Aerospace and Thomson - CSF -- traditionally bitter competitors for Middle East and Third World weapons contracts -- is stirring controversy in Western Europe 's defense industry .", "annotated_text": "The sudden romance of British Aerospace and Thomson - CSF -- traditionally bitter competitors for Middle East and Third World weapons contracts -- is stirring controversy in Western Europe 's defense industry ."}
{"id": "728", "text": "Most threatened by closer British Aerospace - Thomson ties would be their respective national rivals , including Matra S.A. in France and Britain 's General Electric Co. PLC .", "annotated_text": "Most threatened by closer British Aerospace - Thomson ties would be their respective national rivals , including Matra S.A. in France and Britain 's General Electric Co. PLC ."}
{"id": "729", "text": "But neither Matra nor GEC -- unrelated to Stamford , Conn. - based General Electric Co. -- are sitting quietly by as their competitors join forces .", "annotated_text": "But neither Matra nor GEC -- unrelated to Stamford , Conn. - based General Electric Co. -- are sitting quietly by as their competitors join forces ."}
{"id": "730", "text": "Yesterday , a source close to GEC confirmed that his company may join the Ferranti fight , as part of a possible consortium that would bid against British Aerospace and Thomson - CSF .", "annotated_text": "Yesterday , a source close to GEC confirmed that his company may join the Ferranti fight , as part of a possible consortium that would bid against British Aerospace and Thomson - CSF ."}
{"id": "731", "text": "Companies with which GEC has had talks about a possible joint Ferranti bid include Matra , Britain 's Dowty Group PLC , West Germany 's Daimler - Benz AG , and France 's Dassault group .", "annotated_text": "Companies with which GEC has had talks about a possible joint Ferranti bid include Matra , Britain 's Dowty Group PLC , West Germany 'sDaimler - Benz AG , and France 's Dassault group ."}
{"id": "732", "text": "But it may be weeks before GEC and its potential partners decide whether to bid , the source indicated .", "annotated_text": "But it may be weeks before GEC and its potential partners decide whether to bid , the source indicated ."}
{"id": "733", "text": "GEC plans first to study Ferranti 's financial accounts , which auditors recently said included 215 million in fictitious contracts at a U.S. unit , International Signal & Control Group , with which Ferranti merged last year .", "annotated_text": "GEC plans first to study Ferranti 's financial accounts , which auditors recently said included 215 million in fictitious contracts at a U.S. unit , International Signal & Control Group , with which Ferranti merged last year ."}
{"id": "734", "text": "Also , any GEC bid might be blocked by British antitrust regulators ; Ferranti is GEC 's main competitor on several key defense - electronics contracts , and its purchase by GEC may heighten British Defense Ministry worries about concentration in the country 's defense industry .", "annotated_text": "Also , any GEC bid might be blocked by British antitrust regulators ; Ferranti is GEC 's main competitor on several key defense - electronics contracts , and its purchase by GEC may heighten British Defense Ministry worries about concentration in the country 's defense industry ."}
{"id": "735", "text": "A consortium bid , however , would diminish GEC 's direct role in Ferranti and might consequently appease ministry officials .", "annotated_text": "A consortium bid , however , would diminish GEC 's direct role in Ferranti and might consequently appease ministry officials ."}
{"id": "736", "text": "A British Aerospace spokeswoman appeared unperturbed by the prospect of a fight with GEC for Ferranti : `` Competition is the name of the game , '' she said .", "annotated_text": "A British Aerospace spokeswoman appeared unperturbed by the prospect of a fight with GEC for Ferranti : `` Competition is the name of the game , '' she said ."}
{"id": "737", "text": "At least one potential GEC partner , Matra , insists it is n't interested in Ferranti .", "annotated_text": "At least one potential GEC partner , Matra , insists it is n't interested in Ferranti ."}
{"id": "738", "text": "`` We have nothing to say about this affair , which does n't concern us , '' a Matra official said Sunday .", "annotated_text": "`` We have nothing to say about this affair , which does n't concern us , '' a Matra official said Sunday ."}
{"id": "739", "text": "The missile venture , the British Aerospace spokeswoman said , is a needed response to the `` new environment '' in defense contracting .", "annotated_text": "The missile venture , the British Aerospace spokeswoman said , is a needed response to the `` new environment '' in defense contracting ."}
{"id": "740", "text": "For both Thomson and British Aerospace , earnings in their home markets have come under pressure from increasingly tight - fisted defense ministries ; and Middle East sales , a traditional mainstay for both companies ' exports , have been hurt by five years of weak oil prices .", "annotated_text": "For both Thomson and British Aerospace , earnings in their home markets have come under pressure from increasingly tight - fisted defense ministries ; and Middle East sales , a traditional mainstay for both companies ' exports , have been hurt by five years of weak oil prices ."}
{"id": "741", "text": "The venture 's importance for Thomson is great .", "annotated_text": "The venture 's importance for Thomson is great ."}
{"id": "742", "text": "Thomson feels the future of its defense business depends on building cooperation with other Europeans .", "annotated_text": "Thomson feels the future of its defense business depends on building cooperation with other Europeans ."}
{"id": "743", "text": "The European defense industry is consolidating ; for instance , West Germany 's Siemens AG recently joined GEC in a takeover of Britain 's Plessey Co. , and Daimler - Benz agreed to buy Messerschmitt - Boelkow Blohm G.m.b . H .", "annotated_text": "The European defense industry is consolidating ; for instance , West Germany 'sSiemens AG recently joined GEC in a takeover of Britain 's Plessey Co. , and Daimler - Benz agreed to buy Messerschmitt - Boelkow Blohm G.m.b . H ."}
{"id": "744", "text": "In missiles , Thomson is already overshadowed by British Aerospace and by its home rival , France 's Aerospatiale S.A. ; to better compete , Thomson officials say , they need a partnership .", "annotated_text": "In missiles , Thomson is already overshadowed by British Aerospace and by its home rival , France 's Aerospatiale S.A. ; to better compete , Thomson officials say , they need a partnership ."}
{"id": "745", "text": "To justify 50 - 50 ownership of the planned venture , Thomson would make a cash payment to British Aerospace .", "annotated_text": "To justify 50 - 50 ownership of the planned venture , Thomson would make a cash payment to British Aerospace ."}
{"id": "746", "text": "Annual revenue of British Aerospace 's missile business is about 950 million , a Thomson spokesman said .", "annotated_text": "Annual revenue of British Aerospace 's missile business is about 950 million , a Thomson spokesman said ."}
{"id": "747", "text": "British Aerospace 's chief missile products include its 17 - year - old family of Rapier surface - to - air missiles .", "annotated_text": "British Aerospace 's chief missile products include its 17 - year - old family of Rapier surface - to - air missiles ."}
{"id": "748", "text": "Thomson missile products , with about half British Aerospace 's annual revenue , include the Crotale surface - to - air missile family .", "annotated_text": "Thomson missile products , with about halfBritish Aerospace 'sannual revenue , include the Crotale surface - to - air missile family ."}
{"id": "749", "text": "Interprovincial Pipe Line Co. said it will delay a proposed two - step , 830 million Canadian - dollar -LRB- US$ 705.6 million -RRB- expansion of its system because Canada 's output of crude oil is shrinking .", "annotated_text": "Interprovincial Pipe Line Co. said it will delay a proposed two - step , 830 million Canadian - dollar -LRB- US$ 705.6 million -RRB- expansion of its system because Canada 's output of crude oil is shrinking ."}
{"id": "750", "text": "Interprovincial , Canada 's biggest oil pipeline operator and a major transporter of crude to the U.S. , said revised industry forecasts indicate that Canadian oil output will total about 1.64 million barrels a day by 1991 , 8 % lower than a previous estimate .", "annotated_text": "Interprovincial , Canada 's biggest oil pipeline operator and a major transporter of crude to the U.S. , said revised industry forecasts indicate that Canadian oil output will total about 1.64 million barrels a day by 1991 , 8 % lower than a previous estimate ."}
{"id": "751", "text": "Canadian crude production averaged about 1.69 million barrels a day during 1989 's first half , about 1 % below the 1988 level .", "annotated_text": "Canadian crude production averaged about 1.69 million barrels a day during 1989 's first half , about 1 % below the 1988 level ."}
{"id": "752", "text": "`` The capability of existing fields to deliver oil is dropping , '' and oil exploration activity is also down dramatically , as many producers shift their emphasis to natural gas , said Ronald Watkins , vice president for government and industry relations with Interprovincial 's parent , Interhome Energy Inc .", "annotated_text": "`` The capability of existing fields to deliver oil is dropping , '' and oil exploration activity is also down dramatically , as many producers shift their emphasis to natural gas , said Ronald Watkins , vice president for government and industry relations with Interprovincial 's parent , Interhome Energy Inc ."}
{"id": "753", "text": "Mr. Watkins said volume on Interprovincial 's system is down about 2 % since January and is expected to fall further , making expansion unnecessary until perhaps the mid-1990s .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Watkins said volume on Interprovincial 's system is down about 2 % since January and is expected to fall further , making expansion unnecessary until perhaps the mid-1990s ."}
{"id": "754", "text": "`` There has been a swing of the pendulum back to the gas side , '' he said .", "annotated_text": "`` There has been a swing of the pendulum back to the gas side , '' he said ."}
{"id": "755", "text": "Many of Canada 's oil and gas producers say the outlook for natural gas is better than it is for oil , and have shifted their exploration and development budgets accordingly .", "annotated_text": "Many of Canada 's oil and gas producers say the outlook for natural gas is better than it is for oil , and have shifted their exploration and development budgets accordingly ."}
{"id": "756", "text": "The number of active drilling rigs in Canada is down 30 % from a year ago , and the number of completed oil wells is `` down more than that , due to the increasing focus on gas exploration , '' said Robert Feick , manager of crude oil with Calgary 's Independent Petroleum Association of Canada , an industry group .", "annotated_text": "The number of active drilling rigs in Canada is down 30 % from a year ago , and the number of completed oil wells is `` down more than that , due to the increasing focus on gas exploration , '' said Robert Feick , manager of crude oil with Calgary 's Independent Petroleum Association of Canada , an industry group ."}
{"id": "757", "text": "Mr. Watkins said the main reason for the production decline is shrinking output of light crude from mature , conventional fields in western Canada .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Watkins said the main reason for the production decline is shrinking output of light crude from mature , conventional fields in western Canada ."}
{"id": "758", "text": "Interprovincial transports about 75 % of all crude produced in western Canada , and almost 60 % of Interprovincial 's total volume consists of light crude .", "annotated_text": "Interprovincial transports about 75 % of all crude produced in western Canada , and almost 60 % of Interprovincial 's total volume consists of light crude ."}
{"id": "759", "text": "Nearly all of the crude oil that Canada exports to the U.S. is transported on Interprovincial 's system , whose main line runs from Edmonton to major U.S. and Canadian cities in the Great Lakes region , including Chicago , Buffalo , Toronto and Montreal .", "annotated_text": "Nearly all of the crude oil that Canada exports to the U.S. is transported on Interprovincial 's system , whose main line runs from Edmonton to major U.S. and Canadian cities in the Great Lakes region , including Chicago , Buffalo , Toronto and Montreal ."}
{"id": "760", "text": "Canada 's current oil exports to the U.S. total about 600,000 barrels a day , or about 9.1 % of net U.S. crude imports , said John Lichtblau , president of the New York - based Petroleum Industry Research Foundation .", "annotated_text": "Canada 's current oil exports to the U.S. total about 600,000 barrels a day , or about 9.1 % of net U.S. crude imports , said John Lichtblau , president of the New York - based Petroleum Industry Research Foundation ."}
{"id": "761", "text": "That ranks Canada as the fourth - largest source of imported crude , behind Saudi Arabia , Nigeria and Mexico .", "annotated_text": "That ranks Canada as the fourth - largest source of imported crude , behind Saudi Arabia , Nigeria and Mexico ."}
{"id": "762", "text": "Mr. Lichtblau said Canada 's declining crude output , combined with the fast - shrinking output of U.S. crude , will help intensify U.S. reliance on oil from overseas , particularly the Middle East .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Lichtblau said Canada 's declining crude output , combined with the fast - shrinking output of U.S. crude , will help intensify U.S. reliance on oil from overseas , particularly the Middle East ."}
{"id": "763", "text": "`` It 's very much a growing concern .", "annotated_text": "`` It 's very much a growing concern ."}
{"id": "764", "text": "But when something is inevitable , you learn to live with it , '' he said .", "annotated_text": "But when something is inevitable , you learn to live with it , '' he said ."}
{"id": "765", "text": "Mr. Lichtblau stressed that the delay of Interprovincial 's proposed expansion wo n't by itself increase U.S. dependence on offshore crude , however , since Canadian imports are limited in any case by Canada 's falling output .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Lichtblau stressed that the delay of Interprovincial 's proposed expansion wo n't by itself increase U.S. dependence on offshore crude , however , since Canadian imports are limited in any case by Canada 's falling output ."}
{"id": "766", "text": "Under terms of its proposed two - step expansion , which would have required regulatory approval , Interprovincial intended to add 200,000 barrels a day of additional capacity to its system , beginning with a modest expansion by 1991 .", "annotated_text": "Under terms of its proposed two - step expansion , which would have required regulatory approval , Interprovincial intended to add 200,000 barrels a day of additional capacity to its system , beginning with a modest expansion by 1991 ."}
{"id": "767", "text": "The system currently has a capacity of 1.55 million barrels a day .", "annotated_text": "The system currently has a capacity of 1.55 million barrels a day ."}
{"id": "768", "text": "Population Drain Ends For Midwestern States", "annotated_text": "Population Drain Ends For Midwestern States"}
{"id": "769", "text": "IOWA IS MAKING a comeback .", "annotated_text": "IOWA IS MAKING a comeback ."}
{"id": "770", "text": "So are Indiana , Ohio and Michigan .", "annotated_text": "So are Indiana , Ohio and Michigan ."}
{"id": "771", "text": "The population of all four states is on the upswing , according to new Census Bureau estimates , following declines throughout the early 1980s .", "annotated_text": "The population of all four states is on the upswing , according to new Census Bureau estimates , following declines throughout the early 1980s ."}
{"id": "772", "text": "The gains , to be sure , are rather small .", "annotated_text": "The gains , to be sure , are rather small ."}
{"id": "773", "text": "Iowa , for instance , saw its population grow by 11,000 people , or 0.4 % , between 1987 and 1988 , the Census Bureau says .", "annotated_text": "Iowa , for instance , saw its population grow by 11,000 people , or 0.4 % , between 1987 and 1988 , the Census Bureau says ."}
{"id": "774", "text": "Still , even that modest increase is good news for a state that had n't grown at all since 1981 .", "annotated_text": "Still , even that modest increase is good news for a state that had n't grown at all since 1981 ."}
{"id": "775", "text": "Between 1987 and 1988 , North Dakota was the only state in the Midwest to lose population , a loss of 4,000 people .", "annotated_text": "Between 1987 and 1988 , North Dakota was the only state in the Midwest to lose population , a loss of 4,000 people ."}
{"id": "776", "text": "Six of the 12 midwestern states have been growing steadily since 1980 -- Illinois , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , South Dakota and Wisconsin .", "annotated_text": "Six of the 12 midwestern states have been growing steadily since 1980 -- Illinois , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , South Dakota and Wisconsin ."}
{"id": "777", "text": "The Northeast has been holding its own in the population race .", "annotated_text": "The Northeast has been holding its own in the population race ."}
{"id": "778", "text": "Seven of nine states have grown each year since 1980 , including New York , which lost 4 % of its population during the 1970s .", "annotated_text": "Seven of nine states have grown each year since 1980 , including New York , which lost 4 % of its population during the 1970s ."}
{"id": "779", "text": "And although Pennsylvania and Massachusetts suffered slight declines earlier in the decade , they are growing again .", "annotated_text": "And although Pennsylvania and Massachusetts suffered slight declines earlier in the decade , they are growing again ."}
{"id": "780", "text": "At the same time , several states in the South and West have had their own population turnaround .", "annotated_text": "At the same time , several states in the South and West have had their own population turnaround ."}
{"id": "781", "text": "Seven states that grew in the early 1980s are now losing population -- West Virginia , Mississippi , Louisiana , Oklahoma , Montana , Wyoming and Alaska .", "annotated_text": "Seven states that grew in the early 1980s are now losing population -- West Virginia , Mississippi , Louisiana , Oklahoma , Montana , Wyoming and Alaska ."}
{"id": "782", "text": "Overall , though , the South and West still outpace the Northeast and Midwest , and fast - growing states like Florida and California ensure that the pattern will continue .", "annotated_text": "Overall , though , the South and West still outpace the Northeast and Midwest , and fast - growing states like Florida and California ensure that the pattern will continue ."}
{"id": "783", "text": "But the growth gap between the Sun Belt and other regions has clearly started narrowing .", "annotated_text": "But the growth gap between the Sun Belt and other regions has clearly started narrowing ."}
{"id": "784", "text": "More Elderly Maintain Their Independence", "annotated_text": "More Elderly Maintain Their Independence"}
{"id": "785", "text": "THANKS TO modern medicine , more couples are growing old together .", "annotated_text": "THANKS TO modern medicine , more couples are growing old together ."}
{"id": "786", "text": "And even after losing a spouse , more of the elderly are staying independent .", "annotated_text": "And even after losing a spouse , more of the elderly are staying independent ."}
{"id": "787", "text": "A new Census Bureau study of the noninstitutionalized population shows that 64 % of people aged 65 to 74 were living with a spouse in 1988 , up from 59 % in 1970 .", "annotated_text": "A new Census Bureau study of the noninstitutionalized population shows that 64 % of people aged 65 to 74 were living with a spouse in 1988 , up from 59 % in 1970 ."}
{"id": "788", "text": "This does n't mean they 're less likely to live alone , however .", "annotated_text": "This does n't mean they 're less likely to live alone , however ."}
{"id": "789", "text": "That share has remained at about 24 % since 1970 .", "annotated_text": "That share has remained at about 24 % since 1970 ."}
{"id": "790", "text": "What has changed is that more of the young elderly are living with spouses rather than with other relatives , such as children .", "annotated_text": "What has changed is that more of the young elderly are living with spouses rather than with other relatives , such as children ."}
{"id": "791", "text": "In 1988 , 10 % of those aged 65 to 74 lived with relatives other than spouses , down from 15 % in 1970 .", "annotated_text": "In 1988 , 10 % of those aged 65 to 74 lived with relatives other than spouses , down from 15 % in 1970 ."}
{"id": "792", "text": "As people get even older , many become widowed .", "annotated_text": "As people get even older , many become widowed ."}
{"id": "793", "text": "But even among those aged 75 and older , the share living with a spouse rose slightly , to 40 % in 1988 from 38 % in 1970 .", "annotated_text": "But even among those aged 75 and older , the share living with a spouse rose slightly , to 40 % in 1988 from 38 % in 1970 ."}
{"id": "794", "text": "Like their younger counterparts , the older elderly are less likely to live with other relatives .", "annotated_text": "Like their younger counterparts , the older elderly are less likely to live with other relatives ."}
{"id": "795", "text": "Only 17 % of those aged 75 and older lived with relatives other than spouses in 1988 , down from 26 % in 1970 .", "annotated_text": "Only 17 % of those aged 75 and older lived with relatives other than spouses in 1988 , down from 26 % in 1970 ."}
{"id": "796", "text": "The likelihood of living alone beyond the age of 75 has increased to 40 % from 32 % .", "annotated_text": "The likelihood of living alone beyond the age of 75 has increased to 40 % from 32 % ."}
{"id": "797", "text": "More people are remaining independent longer presumably because they are better off physically and financially .", "annotated_text": "More people are remaining independent longer presumably because they are better off physically and financially ."}
{"id": "798", "text": "Careers Count Most For the Well - to - Do", "annotated_text": "Careers Count Most For the Well - to - Do"}
{"id": "799", "text": "MANY AFFLUENT people place personal success and money above family .", "annotated_text": "MANY AFFLUENT people place personal success and money above family ."}
{"id": "800", "text": "At least that 's what a survey by Ernst & Young and Yankelovich , Clancy , Shulman indicates .", "annotated_text": "At least that 's what a survey by Ernst & Young and Yankelovich , Clancy , Shulman indicates ."}
{"id": "801", "text": "Two - thirds of respondents said they strongly felt the need to be successful in their jobs , while fewer than half said they strongly felt the need to spend more time with their families .", "annotated_text": "Two - thirds of respondents said they strongly felt the need to be successful in their jobs , while fewer than half said they strongly felt the need to spend more time with their families ."}
{"id": "802", "text": "Being successful in careers and spending the money they make are top priorities for this group .", "annotated_text": "Being successful in careers and spending the money they make are top priorities for this group ."}
{"id": "803", "text": "Unlike most studies of the affluent market , this survey excluded the super-rich .", "annotated_text": "Unlike most studies of the affluent market , this survey excluded the super-rich ."}
{"id": "804", "text": "Average household income for the sample was $ 194,000 , and average net assets were reported as $ 775,000 .", "annotated_text": "Average household income for the sample was $ 194,000 , and average net assets were reported as $ 775,000 ."}
{"id": "805", "text": "The goal was to learn about one of today 's fastest - growing income groups , the upper - middle class .", "annotated_text": "The goal was to learn about one of today 's fastest - growing income groups , the upper - middle class ."}
{"id": "806", "text": "Although they represent only 2 % of the population , they control nearly one - third of discretionary income .", "annotated_text": "Although they represent only 2 % of the population , they control nearly one - third of discretionary income ."}
{"id": "807", "text": "Across the board , these consumers value quality , buy what they like rather than just what they need , and appreciate products that are distinctive .", "annotated_text": "Across the board , these consumers value quality , buy what they like rather than just what they need , and appreciate products that are distinctive ."}
{"id": "808", "text": "Despite their considerable incomes and assets , 40 % of the respondents in the study do n't feel financially secure , and one - fourth do n't feel that they have made it .", "annotated_text": "Despite their considerable incomes and assets , 40 % of the respondents in the study do n't feel financially secure , and one - fourth do n't feel that they have made it ."}
{"id": "809", "text": "Twenty percent do n't even feel they are financially well off .", "annotated_text": "Twenty percent do n't even feel they are financially well off ."}
{"id": "810", "text": "Many of the affluent are n't comfortable with themselves , either .", "annotated_text": "Many of the affluent are n't comfortable with themselves , either ."}
{"id": "811", "text": "About 40 % do n't feel they 're more able than others .", "annotated_text": "About 40 % do n't feel they 're more able than others ."}
{"id": "812", "text": "While twothirds feel some guilt about being affluent , only 25 % give $ 2,500 or more to charity each year .", "annotated_text": "While twothirds feel some guilt about being affluent , only 25 % give $ 2,500 or more to charity each year ."}
{"id": "813", "text": "Thirty - five percent attend religious services regularly ; at the same time , 60 % feel that in life one sometimes has to compromise one 's principles .", "annotated_text": "Thirty - five percent attend religious services regularly ; at the same time , 60 % feel that in life one sometimes has to compromise one 's principles ."}
{"id": "814", "text": "Odds and Ends", "annotated_text": "Odds and Ends"}
{"id": "815", "text": "THE NUMBER of women and minorities who hold jobs in top management in the nation 's largest banks has more than doubled since 1978 .", "annotated_text": "THE NUMBER of women and minorities who hold jobs in top management in the nation 's largest banks has more than doubled since 1978 ."}
{"id": "816", "text": "The American Bankers Association says that women make up 47 % of officials and managers in the top 50 banks , up from 33 % in 1978 .", "annotated_text": "The American Bankers Association says that women make up 47 % of officials and managers in the top 50 banks , up from 33 % in 1978 ."}
{"id": "817", "text": "The share of minorities in those positions has risen to 16 % from 12 % ... .", "annotated_text": "The share of minorities in those positions has risen to 16 % from 12 % ... ."}
{"id": "818", "text": "Per - capita personal income in the U.S. grew faster than inflation last year , according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis .", "annotated_text": "Per - capita personal income in the U.S. grew faster than inflation last year , according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis ."}
{"id": "819", "text": "The amount of income divvied up for each man , woman and child was $ 16,489 in 1988 , up 6.6 % from $ 15,472 in 1987 .", "annotated_text": "The amount of income divvied up for each man , woman and child was $ 16,489 in 1988 , up 6.6 % from $ 15,472 in 1987 ."}
{"id": "820", "text": "Per capita personal income ranged from $ 11,116 in Mississippi to $ 23,059 in Connecticut ... .", "annotated_text": "Per capita personal income ranged from $ 11,116 in Mississippi to $ 23,059 in Connecticut ... ."}
{"id": "821", "text": "There are 13.1 million students in college this fall , up 2 % from 1988 , the National Center for Education Statistics estimates .", "annotated_text": "There are 13.1 million students in college this fall , up 2 % from 1988 , the National Center for Education Statistics estimates ."}
{"id": "822", "text": "About 54 % are women , and 44 % are part - time students .", "annotated_text": "About 54 % are women , and 44 % are part - time students ."}
{"id": "823", "text": "This small Dallas suburb 's got trouble .", "annotated_text": "This small Dallas suburb 's got trouble ."}
{"id": "824", "text": "Trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands for pool .", "annotated_text": "Trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands for pool ."}
{"id": "825", "text": "More than 30 years ago , Prof. Harold Hill , the con man in Meredith Willson 's `` The Music Man , '' warned the citizens of River City , Iowa , against the game .", "annotated_text": "More than 30 years ago , Prof. Harold Hill , the con man in Meredith Willson 's `` The Music Man , '' warned the citizens of River City , Iowa , against the game ."}
{"id": "826", "text": "Now kindred spirits on Addison 's town council have barred the town 's fanciest hotel , the Grand Kempinski , from installing three free pool tables in its new lounge .", "annotated_text": "Now kindred spirits on Addison 's town council have barred the town 's fanciest hotel , the Grand Kempinski , from installing three free pool tables in its new lounge ."}
{"id": "827", "text": "Mayor Lynn Spruill and two members of the council said they were worried about setting a precedent that would permit pool halls along Addison 's main street .", "annotated_text": "Mayor Lynn Spruill and two members of the council said they were worried about setting a precedent that would permit pool halls along Addison 's main street ."}
{"id": "828", "text": "And the mayor , in an admonition that bears a rhythmic resemblance to Prof. Hill 's , warned that `` alcohol leads to betting , which leads to fights . ''", "annotated_text": "And the mayor , in an admonition that bears a rhythmic resemblance to Prof. Hill 's , warned that `` alcohol leads to betting , which leads to fights . ''"}
{"id": "829", "text": "The council 's action is yet another blow to a sport that its fans claim has been maligned unjustly for years .", "annotated_text": "The council 's action is yet another blow to a sport that its fans claim has been maligned unjustly for years ."}
{"id": "830", "text": "`` Obviously they 're not in touch with what 's going on , '' says Tom Manske , vice president of the National Pocket Billiards Association .", "annotated_text": "`` Obviously they 're not in touch with what 's going on , '' says Tom Manske , vice president of the National Pocket Billiards Association ."}
{"id": "831", "text": "Pool is hot in New York and Chicago , he insists , where `` upscale , suit - and - tie places '' are adding tables .", "annotated_text": "Pool is hot in New York and Chicago , he insists , where `` upscale , suit - and - tie places '' are adding tables ."}
{"id": "832", "text": "With today 's tougher drunk driving laws , he adds , `` people do n't want to just sit around and drink . ''", "annotated_text": "With today 's tougher drunk driving laws , he adds , `` people do n't want to just sit around and drink . ''"}
{"id": "833", "text": "Besides , rowdy behavior seems unlikely at the Grand Kempinski , where rooms average $ 200 a night and the cheap mixed drinks go for $ 3.50 a pop .", "annotated_text": "Besides , rowdy behavior seems unlikely at the Grand Kempinski , where rooms average $ 200 a night and the cheap mixed drinks go for $ 3.50 a pop ."}
{"id": "834", "text": "At the lounge , manager Elizabeth Dyer wo n't admit patrons in jeans , T - shirts or tennis shoes .", "annotated_text": "At the lounge , manager Elizabeth Dyer wo n't admit patrons in jeans , T - shirts or tennis shoes ."}
{"id": "835", "text": "But a majority of the Addison council did n't buy those arguments .", "annotated_text": "But a majority of the Addison council did n't buy those arguments ."}
{"id": "836", "text": "Introducing pool , argued Councilwoman Riley Reinker , would be `` dangerous .", "annotated_text": "Introducing pool , argued Councilwoman Riley Reinker , would be `` dangerous ."}
{"id": "837", "text": "It would open a can of worms . ''", "annotated_text": "It would open a can of worms . ''"}
{"id": "838", "text": "Addison is no stranger to cans of worms , either .", "annotated_text": "Addison is no stranger to cans of worms , either ."}
{"id": "839", "text": "After its previous mayor committed suicide last year , an investigation disclosed that town officials regularly voted on their own projects , gave special favors to developer friends and dipped into the town 's coffers for trips and retreats .", "annotated_text": "After its previous mayor committed suicide last year , an investigation disclosed that town officials regularly voted on their own projects , gave special favors to developer friends and dipped into the town 's coffers for trips and retreats ."}
{"id": "840", "text": "The revelations embarrassed town officials , although they argued that the problems were n't as severe as the media suggested .", "annotated_text": "The revelations embarrassed town officials , although they argued that the problems were n't as severe as the media suggested ."}
{"id": "841", "text": "Now comes the pool flap .", "annotated_text": "Now comes the pool flap ."}
{"id": "842", "text": "`` I think there 's some people worried about something pretty ridiculous , '' Councilman John Nolan says .", "annotated_text": "`` I think there 's some people worried about something pretty ridiculous , '' Councilman John Nolan says ."}
{"id": "843", "text": "`` I thought this was all taken care of in ` The Music Man .", "annotated_text": "`` I thought this was all taken care of in ` The Music Man ."}
{"id": "844", "text": "The only thing Robert Goldberg could praise about CBS 's new show `` Island Son '' -LRB- Leisure & Arts , Sept. 25 -RRB- was the local color ; unfortunately neither he nor the producers of the show have done their homework .", "annotated_text": "The only thing Robert Goldberg could praise about CBS 's new show `` Island Son '' -LRB- Leisure & Arts , Sept. 25 -RRB- was the local color ; unfortunately neither he nor the producers of the show have done their homework ."}
{"id": "845", "text": "For instance : `` Haole '' -LRB- white -RRB- is not the ultimate insult ; `` Mainland haole '' is .", "annotated_text": "For instance : `` Haole '' -LRB- white -RRB- is not the ultimate insult ; `` Mainland haole '' is ."}
{"id": "846", "text": "Richard Chamberlain dresses as a `` Mainland haole , '' tucking in a Hawaiian shirt and rolling up its long sleeves .", "annotated_text": "Richard Chamberlain dresses as a `` Mainland haole , '' tucking in a Hawaiian shirt and rolling up its long sleeves ."}
{"id": "847", "text": "And the local expression for brother is `` brah , '' not `` bruddah . ''", "annotated_text": "And the local expression for brother is `` brah , '' not `` bruddah . ''"}
{"id": "848", "text": "And even if a nurse would wear flowers in her hair while on duty , if she were engaged she would know to wear them behind her left , not right , ear .", "annotated_text": "And even if a nurse would wear flowers in her hair while on duty , if she were engaged she would know to wear them behind her left , not right , ear ."}
{"id": "849", "text": "Sorry , the show does not even have the one redeeming quality of genuine local color .", "annotated_text": "Sorry , the show does not even have the one redeeming quality of genuine local color ."}
{"id": "850", "text": "Anita Davis", "annotated_text": "Anita Davis"}
{"id": "851", "text": "Of all the ethnic tensions in America , which is the most troublesome right now ?", "annotated_text": "Of all the ethnic tensions in America , which is the most troublesome right now ?"}
{"id": "852", "text": "A good bet would be the tension between blacks and Jews in New York City .", "annotated_text": "A good bet would be the tension between blacks and Jews in New York City ."}
{"id": "853", "text": "Or so it must seem to Jackie Mason , the veteran Jewish comedian appearing in a new ABC sitcom airing on Tuesday nights -LRB- 9:30 - 10 p.m. EDT -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "Or so it must seem to Jackie Mason , the veteran Jewish comedian appearing in a new ABC sitcom airing on Tuesday -LRB- 9:30 - 10 -RRB- ."}
{"id": "854", "text": "Not only is Mr. Mason the star of `` Chicken Soup , '' he 's also the inheritor of a comedic tradition dating back to `` Duck Soup , '' and he 's currently a man in hot water .", "annotated_text": "Not only is Mr. Mason the star of `` Chicken Soup , '' he 's also the inheritor of a comedic tradition dating back to `` Duck Soup , '' and he 's currently a man in hot water ."}
{"id": "855", "text": "Here , in neutral language , is the gist of Mr. Mason 's remarks , quoted first in the Village Voice while he was a paid spokesman for the Rudolph Giuliani mayoral campaign , and then in Newsweek after he and the campaign parted company .", "annotated_text": "Here , in neutral language , is the gist of Mr. Mason 's remarks , quoted first in the Village Voice while he was a paid spokesman for the Rudolph Giuliani mayoral campaign , and then in Newsweek after he and the campaign parted company ."}
{"id": "856", "text": "Mr. Mason said that many Jewish voters feel guilty toward blacks , so they support black candidates uncritically .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Mason said that many Jewish voters feel guilty toward blacks , so they support black candidates uncritically ."}
{"id": "857", "text": "He said that many black voters feel bitter about racial discrimination , so they , too , support black candidates uncritically .", "annotated_text": "He said that many black voters feel bitter about racial discrimination , so they , too , support black candidates uncritically ."}
{"id": "858", "text": "He said that Jews have contributed more to black causes over the years than vice versa .", "annotated_text": "He said that Jews have contributed more to black causes over the years than vice versa ."}
{"id": "859", "text": "Of course , Mr. Mason did not use neutral language .", "annotated_text": "Of course , Mr. Mason did not use neutral language ."}
{"id": "860", "text": "As a practitioner of ethnic humor from the old days on the Borscht Belt , live television and the nightclub circuit , Mr. Mason instinctively reached for the vernacular .", "annotated_text": "As a practitioner of ethnic humor from the old days on the Borscht Belt , live television and the nightclub circuit , Mr. Mason instinctively reached for the vernacular ."}
{"id": "861", "text": "He said Jews were `` sick with complexes '' ; and he called David Dinkins , Mr. Giuliani 's black opponent , `` a fancy shvartze with a mustache . ''", "annotated_text": "He said Jews were `` sick with complexes '' ; and he called David Dinkins , Mr. Giuliani 's black opponent , `` a fancy shvartze with a mustache . ''"}
{"id": "862", "text": "If Mr. Mason had used less derogatory language to articulate his amateur analysis of the voting behavior of his fellow New Yorkers , would the water be quite so hot ?", "annotated_text": "If Mr. Mason had used less derogatory language to articulate his amateur analysis of the voting behavior of his fellow New Yorkers , would the water be quite so hot ?"}
{"id": "863", "text": "It probably would , because few or none of the people upset by Mr. Mason 's remarks have bothered to distinguish between the substance of his comments and the fact that he used insulting language .", "annotated_text": "It probably would , because few or none of the people upset by Mr. Mason 's remarks have bothered to distinguish between the substance of his comments and the fact that he used insulting language ."}
{"id": "864", "text": "In addition , some of Mr. Mason 's critics have implied that his type of ethnic humor is itself a form of racism .", "annotated_text": "In addition , some of Mr. Mason 's critics have implied that his type of ethnic humor is itself a form of racism ."}
{"id": "865", "text": "For example , the New York state counsel for the NAACP said that Mr. Mason is `` like a dinosaur .", "annotated_text": "For example , the New York state counsel for the NAACP said that Mr. Mason is `` like a dinosaur ."}
{"id": "866", "text": "People are fast leaving the place where he is stuck . ''", "annotated_text": "People are fast leaving the place where he is stuck . ''"}
{"id": "867", "text": "These critics fail to distinguish between the type of ethnic humor that aims at disparaging another group , such as `` Polish jokes '' ; and the type that is double - edged , aiming inward as well as outward .", "annotated_text": "These critics fail to distinguish between the type of ethnic humor that aims at disparaging another group , such as `` Polish jokes '' ; and the type that is double - edged , aiming inward as well as outward ."}
{"id": "868", "text": "The latter typically is the humor of the underdog , and it was perfected by both blacks and Jews on the minstrel and vaudeville stage as a means of mocking their white and gentile audiences along with themselves .", "annotated_text": "The latter typically is the humor of the underdog , and it was perfected by both blacks and Jews on the minstrel and vaudeville stage as a means of mocking their white and gentile audiences along with themselves ."}
{"id": "869", "text": "In the hands of a zealot like Lenny Bruce , this double - edged blade could cut both the self and the audience to ribbons .", "annotated_text": "In the hands of a zealot like Lenny Bruce , this double - edged blade could cut both the self and the audience to ribbons ."}
{"id": "870", "text": "But wielded by a pro like Jackie Mason , it is a constructive form of mischief .", "annotated_text": "But wielded by a pro like Jackie Mason , it is a constructive form of mischief ."}
{"id": "871", "text": "Why constructive ?", "annotated_text": "Why constructive ?"}
{"id": "872", "text": "Because despite all the media prattle about comedy and politics not mixing , they are similar in one respect : Both can serve as mechanisms for easing tensions and facilitating the co-existence of groups in conflict .", "annotated_text": "Because despite all the media prattle about comedy and politics not mixing , they are similar in one respect : Both can serve as mechanisms for easing tensions and facilitating the co-existence of groups in conflict ."}
{"id": "873", "text": "That 's why it 's dangerous to have well - intentioned thought police , on college campuses and elsewhere , taboo all critical mention of group differences .", "annotated_text": "That 's why it 's dangerous to have well - intentioned thought police , on college campuses and elsewhere , taboo all critical mention of group differences ."}
{"id": "874", "text": "As Elizabeth Kristol wrote in the New York Times just before the Mason donnybrook , `` Perhaps intolerance would not boil over with such intensity if honest differences were allowed to simmer . ''", "annotated_text": "As Elizabeth Kristol wrote in the New York Times just before the Mason donnybrook , `` Perhaps intolerance would not boil over with such intensity if honest differences were allowed to simmer . ''"}
{"id": "875", "text": "The question is , if group conflicts still exist -LRB- as undeniably they do -RRB- , and if Mr. Mason 's type of ethnic humor is passe , then what other means do we have for letting off steam ?", "annotated_text": "The question is , if group conflicts still exist -LRB- as undeniably they do -RRB- , and if Mr. Mason 's type of ethnic humor is passe , then what other means do we have for letting off steam ?"}
{"id": "876", "text": "Do n't say the TV sitcom , because that happens to be a genre that , in its desperate need to attract everybody and offend nobody , resembles politics more than it does comedy .", "annotated_text": "Do n't say the TV sitcom , because that happens to be a genre that , in its desperate need to attract everybody and offend nobody , resembles politics more than it does comedy ."}
{"id": "877", "text": "It is true that the best sitcoms do allow group differences to simmer : yuppies vs. blue - collar Bostonians in `` Cheers '' ; children vs. adults in `` The Cosby Show . ''", "annotated_text": "It is true that the best sitcoms do allow group differences to simmer : yuppies vs. blue - collar Bostonians in `` Cheers '' ; children vs. adults in `` The Cosby Show . ''"}
{"id": "878", "text": "But these are not the differences that make headlines .", "annotated_text": "But these are not the differences that make headlines ."}
{"id": "879", "text": "In `` Chicken Soup , '' Mr. Mason plays Jackie , a Jewish bachelor courting Maddie -LRB- Lynn Redgrave -RRB- , an Irish widow and mother of three , against the wishes of his mother -LRB- Rita Karin -RRB- and her brother Michael -LRB- Brandon Maggart -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "In `` Chicken Soup , '' Mr. Mason plays Jackie , a Jewish bachelor courting Maddie-LRB- Lynn Redgrave -RRB- , an Irish widow and mother of three , against the wishes of his mother -LRB- Rita Karin -RRB- and her brother Michael -LRB- Brandon Maggart -RRB- ."}
{"id": "880", "text": "It 's worth noting that both disapproving relatives are immigrants .", "annotated_text": "It 's worth noting that both disapproving relatives are immigrants ."}
{"id": "881", "text": "At least , they both speak with strong accents , as do Jackie and Maddie .", "annotated_text": "At least , they both speak with strong accents , as do Jackie and Maddie ."}
{"id": "882", "text": "It could n't be more obvious that `` Chicken Soup '' is being made from an old recipe .", "annotated_text": "It could n't be more obvious that `` Chicken Soup '' is being made from an old recipe ."}
{"id": "883", "text": "And a safe one -- imagine if the romance in question were between an Orthodox Jew and a member of the Nation of Islam .", "annotated_text": "And a safe one -- imagine if the romance in question were between an Orthodox Jew and a member of the Nation of Islam ."}
{"id": "884", "text": "Back in the 1920s , the play and movie versions of `` Abie 's Irish Rose '' made the theme of courtship between the assimilated offspring of Jewish and Irish immigrants so popular that its author , Anne Nichols , lost a plagiarism suit on the grounds that the plot has entered the public domain .", "annotated_text": "Back in the 1920s , the play and movie versions of `` Abie 's Irish Rose '' made the theme of courtship between the assimilated offspring of Jewish and Irish immigrants so popular that its author , Anne Nichols , lost a plagiarism suit on the grounds that the plot has entered the public domain ."}
{"id": "885", "text": "And it has remained there , as evidenced by its reappearance in a 1972 CBS sitcom called `` Bridget Loves Bernie , '' whose sole distinction was that it led to the real - life marriage of Meredith Baxter and David Birney .", "annotated_text": "And it has remained there , as evidenced by its reappearance in a 1972CBS sitcom called `` Bridget Loves Bernie , '' whose sole distinction was that it led to the real - life marriage of Meredith Baxter and David Birney ."}
{"id": "886", "text": "Clearly , the question with `` Chicken Soup '' is not whether the pot will boil over , but whether it will simmer at all .", "annotated_text": "Clearly , the question with `` Chicken Soup '' is not whether the pot will boil over , but whether it will simmer at all ."}
{"id": "887", "text": "So far , the bubbles have been few and far between .", "annotated_text": "So far , the bubbles have been few and far between ."}
{"id": "888", "text": "Part of the problem is the tendency of all sitcoms , ever since the didactic days of Norman Lear , to preach about social issues .", "annotated_text": "Part of the problem is the tendency of all sitcoms , ever since the didactic days of Norman Lear , to preach about social issues ."}
{"id": "889", "text": "To some extent , this tendency emerges whenever the show tries to enlighten us about ethnic stereotypes by reversing them .", "annotated_text": "To some extent , this tendency emerges whenever the show tries to enlighten us about ethnic stereotypes by reversing them ."}
{"id": "890", "text": "For instance , Michael dislikes Jackie not because he 's a shrewd Jewish businessman , but because he quits his well - paying job as a salesman in order to become a social worker .", "annotated_text": "For instance , Michael dislikes Jackie not because he 's a shrewd Jewish businessman , but because he quits his well - paying job as a salesman in order to become a social worker ."}
{"id": "891", "text": "Even more problematic is the incompatibility between sitcom preachiness and Mr. Mason 's comic persona .", "annotated_text": "Even more problematic is the incompatibility between sitcom preachiness and Mr. Mason 's comic persona ."}
{"id": "892", "text": "The best moments in the show occur at the beginning and the end -LRB- and occasionally in the middle -RRB- , when Mr. Mason slips into his standup mode and starts meting out that old - fashioned Jewish mischief to other people as well as to himself .", "annotated_text": "The best moments in the show occur at the beginning and the end -LRB- and occasionally in the middle -RRB- , when Mr. Mason slips into his standup mode and starts meting out that old - fashioned Jewish mischief to other people as well as to himself ."}
{"id": "893", "text": "But too often , these routines lack spark because this sitcom , like all sitcoms , is timid about confronting Mr. Mason 's stock in trade - ethnic differences .", "annotated_text": "But too often , these routines lack spark because this sitcom , like all sitcoms , is timid about confronting Mr. Mason 's stock in trade - ethnic differences ."}
{"id": "894", "text": "I 'm not suggesting that the producers start putting together episodes about topics like the Catholic - Jewish dispute over the Carmelite convent at Auschwitz .", "annotated_text": "I 'm not suggesting that the producers start putting together episodes about topics like the Catholic - Jewish dispute over the Carmelite convent at Auschwitz ."}
{"id": "895", "text": "That issue , like racial tensions in New York City , will have to cool down , not heat up , before it can simmer .", "annotated_text": "That issue , like racial tensions in New York City , will have to cool down , not heat up , before it can simmer ."}
{"id": "896", "text": "But I am suggesting that they stop requiring Mr. Mason to interrupt his classic shtik with some line about `` caring for other people '' that would sound shmaltzy on the lips of Miss America .", "annotated_text": "But I am suggesting that they stop requiring Mr. Mason to interrupt his classic shtik with some line about `` caring for other people '' that would sound shmaltzy on the lips of Miss America ."}
{"id": "897", "text": "At your age , Jackie , you ought to know that you ca n't make soup without turning up the flame .", "annotated_text": "At your age , Jackie , you ought to know that you ca n't make soup without turning up the flame ."}
{"id": "898", "text": "The official White House reaction to a plunge in stock prices has a 60 - year history of calm , right up through Friday .", "annotated_text": "The official White House reaction to a plunge in stock prices has a 60 - year history of calm , right up through Friday ."}
{"id": "899", "text": "Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady said in a statement Friday that the stock - market decline `` does n't signal any fundamental change in the condition of the economy . ''", "annotated_text": "Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady said in a statement Friday that the stock - market decline `` does n't signal any fundamental change in the condition of the economy . ''"}
{"id": "900", "text": "`` The economy , '' he added , `` remains well - balanced and the outlook is for continued moderate growth . ''", "annotated_text": "`` The economy , '' he added , `` remains well - balanced and the outlook is for continued moderate growth . ''"}
{"id": "901", "text": "Sound familiar ?", "annotated_text": "Sound familiar ?"}
{"id": "902", "text": "Here 's what Ronald Reagan said after the 1987 crash : `` The underlying economy remains sound .", "annotated_text": "Here 's what Ronald Reagan said after the 1987 crash : `` The underlying economy remains sound ."}
{"id": "903", "text": "There is nothing wrong with the economy ... all the indices are up . ''", "annotated_text": "There is nothing wrong with the economy ... all the indices are up . ''"}
{"id": "904", "text": "Heard that before ?", "annotated_text": "Heard that before ?"}
{"id": "905", "text": "After the 1929 crash , Herbert Hoover said : `` The fundamental business of the country ... is on a sound and prosperous basis .", "annotated_text": "After the 1929 crash , Herbert Hoover said : `` The fundamental business of the country ... is on a sound and prosperous basis ."}
{"id": "906", "text": "James Robinson , 57 years old , was elected president and chief executive officer of this maker of magnetic recording heads for disk drives .", "annotated_text": "James Robinson , 57 years old , was elected president and chief executive officer of this maker of magnetic recording heads for disk drives ."}
{"id": "907", "text": "He has been president and chief executive officer of Amperex Electronics Corp. , a division of North American Philips Corp. , itself a subsidiary of N.V . Philips of the Netherlands .", "annotated_text": "He has been president and chief executive officer of Amperex Electronics Corp. , a division of North American Philips Corp. , itself a subsidiary of N.V . Philips of the Netherlands ."}
{"id": "908", "text": "Charles J. Lawson Jr. , 68 , who had been acting chief executive since June 14 , will continue as chairman .", "annotated_text": "Charles J. Lawson Jr. , 68 , who had been acting chief executive since June 14 , will continue as chairman ."}
{"id": "909", "text": "The former president and chief executive , Eric W. Markrud , resigned in June .", "annotated_text": "The former president and chief executive , Eric W. Markrud , resigned in June ."}
{"id": "910", "text": "The Senate 's decision to approve a bare - bones deficit - reduction bill without a capital - gains tax cut still leaves open the possibility of enacting a gains tax reduction this year .", "annotated_text": "The Senate 's decision to approve a bare - bones deficit - reduction bill without a capital - gains tax cut still leaves open the possibility of enacting a gains tax reduction this year ."}
{"id": "911", "text": "Late Friday night , the Senate voted 87 - 7 to approve an estimated $ 13.5 billion measure that had been stripped of hundreds of provisions that would have widened , rather than narrowed , the federal budget deficit .", "annotated_text": "Late Friday , the Senate voted 87 - 7 to approve an estimated $ 13.5 billion measure that had been stripped of hundreds of provisions that would have widened , rather than narrowed , the federal budget deficit ."}
{"id": "912", "text": "Lawmakers drastically streamlined the bill to blunt criticism that it was bloated with special - interest tax breaks and spending increases .", "annotated_text": "Lawmakers drastically streamlined the bill to blunt criticism that it was bloated with special - interest tax breaks and spending increases ."}
{"id": "913", "text": "`` We 're putting a deficit - reduction bill back in the category of being a deficit - reduction bill , '' said Senate Budget Committee Chairman James Sasser -LRB- D. , Tenn . -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "`` We 're putting a deficit - reduction bill back in the category of being a deficit - reduction bill , '' said Senate Budget Committee Chairman James Sasser -LRB- D. , Tenn . -RRB- ."}
{"id": "914", "text": "But Senate supporters of the trimmer legislation said that other bills would soon be moving through Congress that could carry some of the measures that had been cast aside , including a capital - gains tax cut .", "annotated_text": "But Senate supporters of the trimmer legislation said that other bills would soon be moving through Congress that could carry some of the measures that had been cast aside , including a capital - gains tax cut ."}
{"id": "915", "text": "In addition , the companion deficit - reduction bill already passed by the House includes a capital - gains provision .", "annotated_text": "In addition , the companion deficit - reduction bill already passed by the House includes a capital - gains provision ."}
{"id": "916", "text": "House - Senate negotiations are likely to begin at midweek and last for a while .", "annotated_text": "House - Senate negotiations are likely to begin at midweek and last for a while ."}
{"id": "917", "text": "`` No one can predict exactly what will happen on the House side , '' said Senate Minority Leader Robert Dole -LRB- R. , Kan . -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "`` No one can predict exactly what will happen on the House side , '' said Senate Minority Leader Robert Dole -LRB- R. , Kan . -RRB- ."}
{"id": "918", "text": "But , he added , `` I believe Republicans and Democrats will work together to get capital - gains reform this year . ''", "annotated_text": "But , he added , `` I believe Republicans and Democrats will work together to get capital - gains reform this year . ''"}
{"id": "919", "text": "White House Budget Director Richard Darman told reporters yesterday that the administration would n't push to keep the capital - gains cut in the final version of the bill .", "annotated_text": "White House Budget Director Richard Darman told reporters yesterday that the administration would n't push to keep the capital - gains cut in the final version of the bill ."}
{"id": "920", "text": "`` We do n't need this as a way to get capital gains , '' he said .", "annotated_text": "`` We do n't need this as a way to get capital gains , '' he said ."}
{"id": "921", "text": "House Budget Committee Chairman Leon Panetta -LRB- D. , Calif . -RRB- said in an interview , `` If that 's the signal that comes from the White House , that will help a great deal . ''", "annotated_text": "House Budget Committee Chairman Leon Panetta -LRB- D. , Calif . -RRB- said in an interview , `` If that 's the signal that comes from the White House , that will help a great deal . ''"}
{"id": "922", "text": "The Senate 's decision was a setback for President Bush and will make approval of a capital - gains tax cut less certain this year .", "annotated_text": "The Senate 's decision was a setback for President Bush and will make approval of a capital - gains tax cut less certain this year ."}
{"id": "923", "text": "Opponents of the cut are playing hardball .", "annotated_text": "Opponents of the cut are playing hardball ."}
{"id": "924", "text": "Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell -LRB- D. , Maine -RRB- said he was `` confident '' that any House - Senate agreement on the deficit - reduction legislation would n't include a capital - gains tax cut .", "annotated_text": "Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell -LRB- D. , Maine -RRB- said he was `` confident '' that any House - Senate agreement on the deficit - reduction legislation would n't include a capital - gains tax cut ."}
{"id": "925", "text": "And a senior aide to the House Ways and Means Committee , where tax legislation originates , said there are n't any `` plans to produce another tax bill that could carry a gains tax cut this year . ''", "annotated_text": "And a senior aide to the House Ways and Means Committee , where tax legislation originates , said there are n't any `` plans to produce another tax bill that could carry a gains tax cut this year . ''"}
{"id": "926", "text": "One obvious place to attach a capital - gains tax cut , and perhaps other popular items stripped from the deficit - reduction bill , is the legislation to raise the federal borrowing limit .", "annotated_text": "One obvious place to attach a capital - gains tax cut , and perhaps other popular items stripped from the deficit - reduction bill , is the legislation to raise the federal borrowing limit ."}
{"id": "927", "text": "Such legislation must be enacted by the end of the month .", "annotated_text": "Such legislation must be enacted by the end of the month ."}
{"id": "928", "text": "The Senate bill was pared back in an attempt to speed deficit - reduction through Congress .", "annotated_text": "The Senate bill was pared back in an attempt to speed deficit - reduction through Congress ."}
{"id": "929", "text": "Because the legislation has n't been completed , President Bush has until midnight tonight to enact across - the - board spending cuts mandated by the Gramm - Rudman deficit - reduction law .", "annotated_text": "Because the legislation has n't been completed , President Bush has until to enact across - the - board spending cuts mandated by the Gramm - Rudman deficit - reduction law ."}
{"id": "930", "text": "Senators hope that the need to avoid those cuts will pressure the House to agree to the streamlined bill .", "annotated_text": "Senators hope that the need to avoid those cuts will pressure the House to agree to the streamlined bill ."}
{"id": "931", "text": "The House appears reluctant to join the senators .", "annotated_text": "The House appears reluctant to join the senators ."}
{"id": "932", "text": "A key is whether House Republicans are willing to acquiesce to their Senate colleagues ' decision to drop many pet provisions .", "annotated_text": "A key is whether HouseRepublicans are willing to acquiesce to their Senate colleagues ' decision to drop many pet provisions ."}
{"id": "933", "text": "`` Although I am encouraged by the Senate action , '' said Chairman Dan Rostenkowski -LRB- D. , Ill . -RRB- of the House Ways and Means Committee , `` it is uncertain whether a clean bill can be achieved in the upcoming conference with the Senate . ''", "annotated_text": "`` Although I am encouraged by the Senate action , '' said Chairman Dan Rostenkowski -LRB- D. , Ill . -RRB- of the House Ways and Means Committee , `` it is uncertain whether a clean bill can be achieved in the upcoming conference with the Senate . ''"}
{"id": "934", "text": "Another big question hovering over the debate is what President Bush thinks .", "annotated_text": "Another big question hovering over the debate is what President Bush thinks ."}
{"id": "935", "text": "He has been resisting a stripped - down bill without a guaranteed vote on his capital - gains tax cut .", "annotated_text": "He has been resisting a stripped - down bill without a guaranteed vote on his capital - gains tax cut ."}
{"id": "936", "text": "But Republican senators saw no way to overcome a procedural hurdle and garner the 60 votes needed to win the capital - gains issue on the floor , so they went ahead with the streamlined bill .", "annotated_text": "But Republican senators saw no way to overcome a procedural hurdle and garner the 60 votes needed to win the capital - gains issue on the floor , so they went ahead with the streamlined bill ."}
{"id": "937", "text": "The Senate bill was stripped of many popular , though revenue - losing , provisions , a number of which are included in the House - passed bill .", "annotated_text": "The Senate bill was stripped of many popular , though revenue - losing , provisions , a number of which are included in the House - passed bill ."}
{"id": "938", "text": "These include a child - care initiative and extensions of soon - to - expire tax breaks for low - income housing and research - and - development expenditures .", "annotated_text": "These include a child - care initiative and extensions of soon - to - expire tax breaks for low - income housing and research - and - development expenditures ."}
{"id": "939", "text": "Also missing from the Senate bill is the House 's repeal of a law , called Section 89 , that compels companies to give rank - and - file workers comparable health benefits to top paid executives .", "annotated_text": "Also missing from the Senate bill is the House 's repeal of a law , called Section 89 , that compels companies to give rank - and - file workers comparable health benefits to top paid executives ."}
{"id": "940", "text": "One high - profile provision that was originally in the Senate bill but was cut out because it lost money was the proposal by Chairman Lloyd Bentsen -LRB- D. , Texas -RRB- of the Senate Finance Committee to expand the deduction for individual retirement accounts .", "annotated_text": "One high - profile provision that was originally in the Senate bill but was cut out because it lost money was the proposal by Chairman Lloyd Bentsen -LRB- D. , Texas -RRB- of the Senate Finance Committee to expand the deduction for individual retirement accounts ."}
{"id": "941", "text": "Mr. Bentsen said he hopes the Senate will consider that measure soon .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Bentsen said he hopes the Senate will consider that measure soon ."}
{"id": "942", "text": "To the delight of some doctors , the bill dropped a plan passed by the Finance Committee that would have overhauled the entire physician - reimbursement system under Medicare .", "annotated_text": "To the delight of some doctors , the bill dropped a plan passed by the Finance Committee that would have overhauled the entire physician - reimbursement system under Medicare ."}
{"id": "943", "text": "To the detriment of many low - income people , efforts to boost Medicaid funding , especially in rural areas , also were stricken .", "annotated_text": "To the detriment of many low - income people , efforts to boost Medicaid funding , especially in rural areas , also were stricken ."}
{"id": "944", "text": "Asked why senators were giving up so much , New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici , the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee , said , `` We 're looking like idiots .", "annotated_text": "Asked why senators were giving up so much , New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici , the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee , said , `` We 're looking like idiots ."}
{"id": "945", "text": "Things had just gone too far . ''", "annotated_text": "Things had just gone too far . ''"}
{"id": "946", "text": "Sen. Dole said that the move required sacrifice by every senator .", "annotated_text": "Sen. Dole said that the move required sacrifice by every senator ."}
{"id": "947", "text": "It worked , others said , because there were no exceptions : all revenue - losing provisions were stricken .", "annotated_text": "It worked , others said , because there were no exceptions : all revenue - losing provisions were stricken ."}
{"id": "948", "text": "The Senate also dropped a plan by its Finance Committee that would have increased the income threshold beyond which senior citizens have their Social Security benefits reduced .", "annotated_text": "The Senate also dropped a plan by its Finance Committee that would have increased the income threshold beyond which senior citizens have their Social Security benefits reduced ."}
{"id": "949", "text": "In addition , the bill dropped a plan to make permanent a 3 % excise tax on long - distance telephone calls .", "annotated_text": "In addition , the bill dropped a plan to make permanent a 3 % excise tax on long - distance telephone calls ."}
{"id": "950", "text": "It no longer includes a plan that would have repealed what remains of the completed - contract method of accounting , which is used by military contractors to reduce their tax burden .", "annotated_text": "It no longer includes a plan that would have repealed what remains of the completed - contract method of accounting , which is used by military contractors to reduce their tax burden ."}
{"id": "951", "text": "It also drops a provision that would have permitted corporations to use excess pension funds to pay health benefits for current retirees .", "annotated_text": "It also drops a provision that would have permitted corporations to use excess pension funds to pay health benefits for current retirees ."}
{"id": "952", "text": "Also stricken was a fivefold increase in the maximum Occupational Safety and Health Administration penalties , which would have raised $ 65 million in fiscal 1990 .", "annotated_text": "Also stricken was a fivefold increase in the maximum Occupational Safety and Health Administration penalties , which would have raised $ 65 million in fiscal 1990 ."}
{"id": "953", "text": "A provision that would have made the Social Security Administration an independent agency was excised .", "annotated_text": "A provision that would have made the Social Security Administration an independent agency was excised ."}
{"id": "954", "text": "The approval of the Senate bill was especially sweet for Sen. Mitchell , who had proposed the streamlining .", "annotated_text": "The approval of the Senate bill was especially sweet for Sen. Mitchell , who had proposed the streamlining ."}
{"id": "955", "text": "Mr. Mitchell 's relations with Budget Director Darman , who pushed for a capital - gains cut to be added to the measure , have been strained since Mr. Darman chose to bypass the Maine Democrat and deal with other lawmakers earlier this year during a dispute over drug funding in the fiscal 1989 supplemental spending bill .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Mitchell 's relations with Budget Director Darman , who pushed for a capital - gains cut to be added to the measure , have been strained since Mr. Darman chose to bypass the MaineDemocrat and deal with other lawmakers earlier this year during a dispute over drug funding in the fiscal 1989 supplemental spending bill ."}
{"id": "956", "text": "The deficit reduction bill contains $ 5.3 billion in tax increases in fiscal 1990 , and $ 26 billion over five years .", "annotated_text": "The deficit reduction bill contains $ 5.3 billion in tax increases in fiscal 1990 , and $ 26 billion over five years ."}
{"id": "957", "text": "The revenue - raising provisions , which affect mostly corporations , would :", "annotated_text": "The revenue - raising provisions , which affect mostly corporations , would :"}
{"id": "958", "text": "-- Prevent companies that have made leveraged buy - outs from getting federal tax refunds resulting from losses caused by interest payments on debt issued to finance the buy - outs , effective Aug. 2 , 1989 .", "annotated_text": "-- Prevent companies that have made leveraged buy - outs from getting federal tax refunds resulting from losses caused by interest payments on debt issued to finance the buy - outs , effective Aug. 2 , 1989 ."}
{"id": "959", "text": "-- Require mutual funds to include in their taxable income dividends paid to them on the date that the dividends are declared rather than received , effective the day after the tax bill is enacted .", "annotated_text": "-- Require mutual funds to include in their taxable income dividends paid to them on the date that the dividends are declared rather than received , effective the day after the tax bill is enacted ."}
{"id": "960", "text": "-- Close a loophole regarding employee stock ownership plans , effective June 6 , 1989 , that has been exploited by investment bankers in corporate takeovers .", "annotated_text": "-- Close a loophole regarding employee stock ownership plans , effective June 6 , 1989 , that has been exploited by investment bankers in corporate takeovers ."}
{"id": "961", "text": "The measure repeals a 50 % exclusion given to banks on the interest from loans used to acquire securities for an ESOP , if the ESOP owns less than 30 % of the employer 's stock .", "annotated_text": "The measure repeals a 50 % exclusion given to banks on the interest from loans used to acquire securities for an ESOP , if the ESOP owns less than 30 % of the employer 's stock ."}
{"id": "962", "text": "-- Curb junk bonds by ending tax benefits for certain securities , such as zero - coupon bonds , that postpone cash interest payments .", "annotated_text": "-- Curb junk bonds by ending tax benefits for certain securities , such as zero - coupon bonds , that postpone cash interest payments ."}
{"id": "963", "text": "-- Raise $ 851 million by suspending for one year an automatic reduction in airport and airway taxes .", "annotated_text": "-- Raise $ 851 million by suspending for one year an automatic reduction in airport and airway taxes ."}
{"id": "964", "text": "-- Speed up the collection of the payroll tax from large companies , effective August 1990 .", "annotated_text": "-- Speed up the collection of the payroll tax from large companies , effective August 1990 ."}
{"id": "965", "text": "-- Impose a tax on ozone - depleting chemicals , such as those used in air conditioners and in Styrofoam , beginning at $ 1.10 a pound starting next year .", "annotated_text": "-- Impose a tax on ozone - depleting chemicals , such as those used in air conditioners and in Styrofoam , beginning at $ 1.10 a pound starting next year ."}
{"id": "966", "text": "-- Withhold income taxes from the paychecks of certain farm workers currently exempt from withholding .", "annotated_text": "-- Withhold income taxes from the paychecks of certain farm workers currently exempt from withholding ."}
{"id": "967", "text": "-- Change the collection of gasoline excise taxes to weekly from semimonthly , effective next year .", "annotated_text": "-- Change the collection of gasoline excise taxes to weekly from semimonthly , effective next year ."}
{"id": "968", "text": "-- Restrict the ability of real estate owners to escape taxes by swapping one piece of property for another instead of selling it for cash .", "annotated_text": "-- Restrict the ability of real estate owners to escape taxes by swapping one piece of property for another instead of selling it for cash ."}
{"id": "969", "text": "-- Increase to $ 6 a person from $ 3 the international air - passenger departure tax , and impose a $ 3 - a - person tax on international departures by commercial ships .", "annotated_text": "-- Increase to $ 6 a person from $ 3 the international air - passenger departure tax , and impose a $ 3 - a - person tax on international departures by commercial ships ."}
{"id": "970", "text": "The measure also includes spending cuts and increases in federal fees .", "annotated_text": "The measure also includes spending cuts and increases in federal fees ."}
{"id": "971", "text": "Among its provisions :", "annotated_text": "Among its provisions :"}
{"id": "972", "text": "-- Reduction of Medicare spending in fiscal 1990 by some $ 2.8 billion , in part by curbing increases in reimbursements to physicians .", "annotated_text": "-- Reduction of Medicare spending in fiscal 1990 by some $ 2.8 billion , in part by curbing increases in reimbursements to physicians ."}
{"id": "973", "text": "The plan would impose a brief freeze on physician fees next year .", "annotated_text": "The plan would impose a brief freeze on physician fees next year ."}
{"id": "974", "text": "-- Removal of the U.S. Postal Service 's operating budget from the federal budget , reducing the deficit by $ 1.77 billion .", "annotated_text": "-- Removal of the U.S. Postal Service 's operating budget from the federal budget , reducing the deficit by $ 1.77 billion ."}
{"id": "975", "text": "A similar provision is in the House version .", "annotated_text": "A similar provision is in the House version ."}
{"id": "976", "text": "-- Authority for the Federal Aviation Administration to raise $ 239 million by charging fees for commercial airline - landing rights at New York 's LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International Airports , O'Hare International Airport in Chicago and National Airport in Washington .", "annotated_text": "-- Authority for the Federal Aviation Administration to raise $ 239 million by charging fees for commercial airline - landing rights at New York 'sLaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International Airports , O'Hare International Airport in Chicago and National Airport in Washington ."}
{"id": "977", "text": "-- Increases in Nuclear Regulatory Commission fees totaling $ 54 million .", "annotated_text": "-- Increases in Nuclear Regulatory Commission fees totaling $ 54 million ."}
{"id": "978", "text": "-- Direction to the U.S. Coast Guard to collect $ 50 million from users of Coast Guard services .", "annotated_text": "-- Direction to the U.S. Coast Guard to collect $ 50 million from users of Coast Guard services ."}
{"id": "979", "text": "-- Raising an additional $ 43 million by increasing existing Federal Communications Commission fees and penalties and establishing new fees for amateur radio operators , ship stations and mobile radio facilities .", "annotated_text": "-- Raising an additional $ 43 million by increasing existing Federal Communications Commission fees and penalties and establishing new fees for amateur radio operators , ship stations and mobile radio facilities ."}
{"id": "980", "text": "John E. Yang contributed to this article .", "annotated_text": "John E. Yang contributed to this article ."}
{"id": "981", "text": "In response to your overly optimistic , outdated piece on how long unemployment lasts -LRB- People Patterns , Sept. 20 -RRB- : I am in the communications field , above entry level .", "annotated_text": "In response to your overly optimistic , outdated piece on how long unemployment lasts -LRB- People Patterns , Sept. 20 -RRB- : I am in the communications field , above entry level ."}
{"id": "982", "text": "I was laid off in August 1988 , and after a thorough and exhausting job search , was hired in August 1989 .", "annotated_text": "I was laid off in August 1988 , and after a thorough and exhausting job search , was hired in August 1989 ."}
{"id": "983", "text": "My unemployment insurance ran out before I found a job ; I found cutbacks and layoffs in many companies .", "annotated_text": "My unemployment insurance ran out before I found a job ; I found cutbacks and layoffs in many companies ."}
{"id": "984", "text": "The statistics quoted by the `` new '' Census Bureau report -LRB- garnered from 1984 to 1986 -RRB- are out of date , certainly as an average for the Northeast , and possibly for the rest of the country .", "annotated_text": "The statistics quoted by the `` new '' Census Bureau report -LRB- garnered from 1984 to 1986 -RRB- are out of date , certainly as an average for the Northeast , and possibly for the rest of the country ."}
{"id": "985", "text": "I think what bothered me most about the piece was that there seemed to be an underlying attitude to tell your readers all is well -- if you 're getting laid off do n't worry , and if you 're unemployed , it 's a seller 's market .", "annotated_text": "I think what bothered me most about the piece was that there seemed to be an underlying attitude to tell your readers all is well -- if you 're getting laid off do n't worry , and if you 're unemployed , it 's a seller 's market ."}
{"id": "986", "text": "To top it off , you captioned the graph showing the average number of months in a job search as `` Time Off . ''", "annotated_text": "To top it off , you captioned the graph showing the average number of months in a job search as `` Time Off . ''"}
{"id": "987", "text": "Are you kidding ?", "annotated_text": "Are you kidding ?"}
{"id": "988", "text": "Looking for a job was one of the most anxious periods of my life -- and is for most people .", "annotated_text": "Looking for a job was one of the most anxious periods of my life -- and is for most people ."}
{"id": "989", "text": "Your paper needs a serious reality check .", "annotated_text": "Your paper needs a serious reality check ."}
{"id": "990", "text": "Reva Levin", "annotated_text": "Reva Levin"}
{"id": "991", "text": "Cambridge , Mass .", "annotated_text": "Cambridge , Mass ."}
{"id": "992", "text": "Moody 's Investors Service said it reduced its rating on $ 165 million of subordinated debt of this Beverly Hills , Calif. , thrift , citing turmoil in the market for low - grade , high - yield securities .", "annotated_text": "Moody 's Investors Service said it reduced its rating on $ 165 million of subordinated debt of this Beverly Hills , Calif. , thrift , citing turmoil in the market for low - grade , high - yield securities ."}
{"id": "993", "text": "The agency said it reduced its rating on the thrift 's subordinated debt to B - 2 from Ba - 2 and will keep the debt under review for possible further downgrade .", "annotated_text": "The agency said it reduced its rating on the thrift 's subordinated debt to B - 2 from Ba - 2 and will keep the debt under review for possible further downgrade ."}
{"id": "994", "text": "Columbia Savings is a major holder of so - called junk bonds .", "annotated_text": "Columbia Savings is a major holder of so - called junk bonds ."}
{"id": "995", "text": "New federal legislation requires that all thrifts divest themselves of such speculative securities over a period of years .", "annotated_text": "New federal legislation requires that all thrifts divest themselves of such speculative securities over a period of years ."}
{"id": "996", "text": "Columbia Savings officials were n't available for comment on the downgrade .", "annotated_text": "Columbia Savings officials were n't available for comment on the downgrade ."}
{"id": "997", "text": "FRANKLIN SAVINGS ASSOCIATION -LRB- Ottawa , Kan. -RRB- --", "annotated_text": "FRANKLIN SAVINGS ASSOCIATION -LRB- Ottawa , Kan. -RRB- --"}
{"id": "998", "text": "Moody 's Investors Service Inc. said it downgraded its rating to B - 2 from Ba - 3 on less than $ 20 million of this thrift 's senior subordinated notes .", "annotated_text": "Moody 's Investors Service Inc. said it downgraded its rating to B - 2 from Ba - 3 on less than $ 20 million of this thrift 's senior subordinated notes ."}
{"id": "999", "text": "The rating concern said Franklin 's `` troubled diversification record in the securities business '' was one reason for the downgrade , citing the troubles at its L.F. Rothschild subsidiary and the possible sale of other subsidiaries .", "annotated_text": "The rating concern said Franklin 's `` troubled diversification record in the securities business '' was one reason for the downgrade , citing the troubles at its L.F. Rothschild subsidiary and the possible sale of other subsidiaries ."}
{"id": "1000", "text": "`` They perhaps had concern that we were getting out of all these , '' said Franklin President Duane H. Hall .", "annotated_text": "`` They perhaps had concern that we were getting out of all these , '' said Franklin President Duane H. Hall ."}
{"id": "1001", "text": "`` I think it was a little premature on their part .", "annotated_text": "`` I think it was a little premature on their part ."}
{"id": "1002", "text": "Just when it seemed safe to go back into stocks , Wall Street suffered another severe attack of nerves .", "annotated_text": "Just when it seemed safe to go back into stocks , Wall Street suffered another severe attack of nerves ."}
{"id": "1003", "text": "Does this signal another Black Monday is coming ?", "annotated_text": "Does this signal another Black Monday is coming ?"}
{"id": "1004", "text": "Or is this an extraordinary buying opportunity , just like Oct. 19 , 1987 , eventually turned out to be ?", "annotated_text": "Or is this an extraordinary buying opportunity , just like Oct. 19 , 1987 , eventually turned out to be ?"}
{"id": "1005", "text": "Here 's what several leading market experts and money managers say about Friday 's action , what happens next and what investors should do .", "annotated_text": "Here 's what several leading market experts and money managers say about Friday 's action , what happens next and what investors should do ."}
{"id": "1006", "text": "Joseph Granville .", "annotated_text": "Joseph Granville ."}
{"id": "1007", "text": "`` I 'm the only one who said there would be an October massacre , all through late August and September , '' says Mr. Granville , once a widely followed market guru and still a well - known newsletter writer .", "annotated_text": "`` I 'm the only one who said there would be an October massacre , all through late August and September , '' says Mr. Granville , once a widely followed market guru and still a well - known newsletter writer ."}
{"id": "1008", "text": "`` Everyone will tell you that this time is different from 1987 , '' he says .", "annotated_text": "`` Everyone will tell you that this time is different from 1987 , '' he says ."}
{"id": "1009", "text": "`` Well , in some ways it is different , but technically it is just the same .", "annotated_text": "`` Well , in some ways it is different , but technically it is just the same ."}
{"id": "1010", "text": "If you 're a technician , you obey the signals .", "annotated_text": "If you 're a technician , you obey the signals ."}
{"id": "1011", "text": "Right now they 're telling me to get the hell out and stay out .", "annotated_text": "Right now they 're telling me to get the hell out and stay out ."}
{"id": "1012", "text": "I see no major support until 2200 .", "annotated_text": "I see no major support until 2200 ."}
{"id": "1013", "text": "I see a possibility of going to 2200 this month . ''", "annotated_text": "I see a possibility of going to 2200this month . ''"}
{"id": "1014", "text": "Mr. Granville says he would n't even think of buying until at least 600 to 700 stocks have hit 52 - week lows ; about 100 stocks hit new lows Friday .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Granville says he would n't even think of buying until at least 600 to 700 stocks have hit 52 - week lows ; about 100 stocks hit new lows Friday ."}
{"id": "1015", "text": "`` Most people , '' he says , `` have no idea what a massacre pattern looks like . ''", "annotated_text": "`` Most people , '' he says , `` have no idea what a massacre pattern looks like . ''"}
{"id": "1016", "text": "Elaine Garzarelli .", "annotated_text": "Elaine Garzarelli ."}
{"id": "1017", "text": "A quantitative analyst with Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. , Ms. Garzarelli had warned clients to take their money out of the market before the 1987 crash .", "annotated_text": "A quantitative analyst with Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. , Ms. Garzarelli had warned clients to take their money out of the market before the 1987 crash ."}
{"id": "1018", "text": "Friday 's big drop , she says , `` was not a crash .", "annotated_text": "Friday 's big drop , she says , `` was not a crash ."}
{"id": "1019", "text": "This was an October massacre '' like those that occurred in 1978 and 1979 .", "annotated_text": "This was an October massacre '' like those that occurred in 1978 and 1979 ."}
{"id": "1020", "text": "Now , as in those two years , her stock market indicators are positive .", "annotated_text": "Now , as in those two years , her stock market indicators are positive ."}
{"id": "1021", "text": "So she thinks the damage will be short - lived and contained .", "annotated_text": "So she thinks the damage will be short - lived and contained ."}
{"id": "1022", "text": "`` Those corrections lasted one to four weeks and took the market 10%-12 % down , '' she says .", "annotated_text": "`` Those corrections lasted one to four weeks and took the market 10%-12 % down , '' she says ."}
{"id": "1023", "text": "`` This is exactly the same thing , as far as I 'm concerned . ''", "annotated_text": "`` This is exactly the same thing , as far as I 'm concerned . ''"}
{"id": "1024", "text": "Thus , she says , if the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped below 2450 , `` It would just be a fluke .", "annotated_text": "Thus , she says , if the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped below 2450 , `` It would just be a fluke ."}
{"id": "1025", "text": "My advice is to buy . ''", "annotated_text": "My advice is to buy . ''"}
{"id": "1026", "text": "As she calculates it , the average stock now sells for about 12.5 times companies ' earnings .", "annotated_text": "As she calculates it , the average stock now sells for about 12.5 times companies ' earnings ."}
{"id": "1027", "text": "She says that ratio could climb to 14.5 , given current interest rates , and still be within the range of `` fair value . ''", "annotated_text": "She says that ratio could climb to 14.5 , given current interest rates , and still be within the range of `` fair value . ''"}
{"id": "1028", "text": "Ned Davis .", "annotated_text": "Ned Davis ."}
{"id": "1029", "text": "Friday 's fall marks the start of a bear market , says Mr. Davis , president of Ned Davis Research Inc .", "annotated_text": "Friday 's fall marks the start of a bear market , says Mr. Davis , president of Ned Davis Research Inc ."}
{"id": "1030", "text": "But Mr. Davis , whose views are widely respected by money managers , says he expects no 1987 - style crash .", "annotated_text": "But Mr. Davis , whose views are widely respected by money managers , says he expects no 1987 - style crash ."}
{"id": "1031", "text": "`` There was a unique combination in 1987 , '' he says .", "annotated_text": "`` There was a unique combination in 1987 , '' he says ."}
{"id": "1032", "text": "`` Margin debt was at a record high .", "annotated_text": "`` Margin debt was at a record high ."}
{"id": "1033", "text": "There was tremendous public enthusiasm for stock mutual funds .", "annotated_text": "There was tremendous public enthusiasm for stock mutual funds ."}
{"id": "1034", "text": "The main thing was portfolio insurance , '' a mechanical trading system intended to protect an investor against losses . ``", "annotated_text": "The main thing was portfolio insurance , '' a mechanical trading system intended to protect an investor against losses . ``"}
{"id": "1035", "text": "A hundred billion dollars in stock was subject '' to it .", "annotated_text": "A hundred billion dollars in stock was subject '' to it ."}
{"id": "1036", "text": "In 1987 , such selling contributed to a snowball effect .", "annotated_text": "In 1987 , such selling contributed to a snowball effect ."}
{"id": "1037", "text": "Today could even be an up day , Mr. Davis says , if major brokerage firms agree to refrain from program trading .", "annotated_text": "Today could even be an up day , Mr. Davis says , if major brokerage firms agree to refrain from program trading ."}
{"id": "1038", "text": "Over the next several months , though , he says things look bad .", "annotated_text": "Over the next several months , though , he says things look bad ."}
{"id": "1039", "text": "`` I think the market will be heading down into November , '' he says .", "annotated_text": "`` I think the market will be heading down into November , '' he says ."}
{"id": "1040", "text": "`` We will probably have a year - end rally , and then go down again .", "annotated_text": "`` We will probably have a year - end rally , and then go down again ."}
{"id": "1041", "text": "Sort of a two - step bear market . ''", "annotated_text": "Sort of a two - step bear market . ''"}
{"id": "1042", "text": "He expects the downturn to carry the Dow Jones Industrial Average down to around 2000 sometime next year .", "annotated_text": "He expects the downturn to carry the Dow Jones Industrial Average down to around 2000 sometime next year ."}
{"id": "1043", "text": "`` That would be a normal bear market , '' he says .", "annotated_text": "`` That would be a normal bear market , '' he says ."}
{"id": "1044", "text": "`` I guess that 's my forecast . ''", "annotated_text": "`` I guess that 's my forecast . ''"}
{"id": "1045", "text": "Leon G. Cooperman .", "annotated_text": "Leon G. Cooperman ."}
{"id": "1046", "text": "`` I do n't think the market is going through another October '87 .", "annotated_text": "`` I do n't think the market is going through another October '87 ."}
{"id": "1047", "text": "I do n't think that 's the case at all , '' says Mr. Cooperman , a partner at Goldman , Sachs & Co. and chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management .", "annotated_text": "I do n't think that 's the case at all , '' says Mr. Cooperman , a partner at Goldman , Sachs & Co. and chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management ."}
{"id": "1048", "text": "Mr. Cooperman sees this as a good time to pick up bargains , but he does n't think there 's any need to rush .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Cooperman sees this as a good time to pick up bargains , but he does n't think there 's any need to rush ."}
{"id": "1049", "text": "`` I expect the market to open weaker Monday , but then it should find some stability . ''", "annotated_text": "`` I expect the market to open weaker Monday , but then it should find some stability . ''"}
{"id": "1050", "text": "He ticks off several major differences between now and two years ago .", "annotated_text": "He ticks off several major differences between now and two years ago ."}
{"id": "1051", "text": "Unlike 1987 , interest rates have been falling this year .", "annotated_text": "Unlike 1987 , interest rates have been falling this year ."}
{"id": "1052", "text": "Unlike 1987 , the dollar has been strong .", "annotated_text": "Unlike 1987 , the dollar has been strong ."}
{"id": "1053", "text": "And unlike 1987 , the economy does n't appear to be in any danger of overheating .", "annotated_text": "And unlike 1987 , the economy does n't appear to be in any danger of overheating ."}
{"id": "1054", "text": "But the economy 's slower growth this year also means the outlook for corporate profits `` is n't good , '' he says .", "annotated_text": "But the economy 's slower growth this year also means the outlook for corporate profits `` is n't good , '' he says ."}
{"id": "1055", "text": "`` So it 's a very mixed bag . ''", "annotated_text": "`` So it 's a very mixed bag . ''"}
{"id": "1056", "text": "Thus , he concludes , `` This is not a good environment to be fully invested '' in stocks .", "annotated_text": "Thus , he concludes , `` This is not a good environment to be fully invested '' in stocks ."}
{"id": "1057", "text": "`` If I had come into Friday on margin or with very little cash in the portfolios , I would not do any buying .", "annotated_text": "`` If I had come into Friday on margin or with very little cash in the portfolios , I would not do any buying ."}
{"id": "1058", "text": "But we came into Friday with a conservative portfolio , so I would look to do some modest buying '' on behalf of clients . ``", "annotated_text": "But we came into Friday with a conservative portfolio , so I would look to do some modest buying '' on behalf of clients . ``"}
{"id": "1059", "text": "We 're going to look for some of the better - known companies that got clocked '' Friday .", "annotated_text": "We 're going to look for some of the better - known companies that got clocked '' Friday ."}
{"id": "1060", "text": "John Kenneth Galbraith .", "annotated_text": "John Kenneth Galbraith ."}
{"id": "1061", "text": "`` This is the latest manifestation of the capacity of the financial community for recurrent insanity , '' says Mr. Galbraith , an economist .", "annotated_text": "`` This is the latest manifestation of the capacity of the financial community for recurrent insanity , '' says Mr. Galbraith , an economist ."}
{"id": "1062", "text": "`` I see this as a reaction to the whole junk bond explosion , '' he says .", "annotated_text": "`` I see this as a reaction to the whole junk bond explosion , '' he says ."}
{"id": "1063", "text": "`` The explosion of junk bonds and takeovers has lodged a lot of insecure securities in the hands of investors and loaded the corporations that are the objects of takeovers or feared takeovers with huge amounts of debt rather than equity .", "annotated_text": "`` The explosion of junk bonds and takeovers has lodged a lot of insecure securities in the hands of investors and loaded the corporations that are the objects of takeovers or feared takeovers with huge amounts of debt rather than equity ."}
{"id": "1064", "text": "This has both made investors uneasy and the corporations more vulnerable . ''", "annotated_text": "This has both made investors uneasy and the corporations more vulnerable . ''"}
{"id": "1065", "text": "Nevertheless , he says a depression does n't appear likely .", "annotated_text": "Nevertheless , he says a depression does n't appear likely ."}
{"id": "1066", "text": "`` There is more resiliency in the economy at large than we commonly suppose , '' he says .", "annotated_text": "`` There is more resiliency in the economy at large than we commonly suppose , '' he says ."}
{"id": "1067", "text": "`` It takes more error now to have a major depression than back in the Thirties -- much as the financial community and the government may try . ''", "annotated_text": "`` It takes more error now to have a major depression than back in the Thirties -- much as the financial community and the government may try . ''"}
{"id": "1068", "text": "Mario Gabelli .", "annotated_text": "Mario Gabelli ."}
{"id": "1069", "text": "New York money manager Mario Gabelli , an expert at spotting takeover candidates , says that takeovers are n't totally gone .", "annotated_text": "New York money manager Mario Gabelli , an expert at spotting takeover candidates , says that takeovers are n't totally gone ."}
{"id": "1070", "text": "`` Companies are still going to buy companies around the world , '' he says .", "annotated_text": "`` Companies are still going to buy companies around the world , '' he says ."}
{"id": "1071", "text": "Examples are `` Ford looking at Jaguar , BellSouth looking at LIN Broadcasting . ''", "annotated_text": "Examples are `` Ford looking at Jaguar , BellSouth looking at LIN Broadcasting . ''"}
{"id": "1072", "text": "These sorts of takeovers do n't require junk bonds or big bank loans to finance them , so Mr. Gabelli figures they will continue .", "annotated_text": "These sorts of takeovers do n't require junk bonds or big bank loans to finance them , so Mr. Gabelli figures they will continue ."}
{"id": "1073", "text": "`` The market was up 35 % since -LCB- President -RCB- Bush took office , '' Mr. Gabelli says , so a correction was to be expected .", "annotated_text": "`` The market was up 35 % since -LCB- President -RCB- Bush took office , '' Mr. Gabelli says , so a correction was to be expected ."}
{"id": "1074", "text": "He thinks another crash is `` unlikely , '' and says he was `` nibbling at '' selected stocks during Friday 's plunge .", "annotated_text": "He thinks another crash is `` unlikely , '' and says he was `` nibbling at '' selected stocks during Friday 's plunge ."}
{"id": "1075", "text": "`` Stocks that were thrown out just on an emotional basis are a great opportunity -LCB- this -RCB- week for guys like me , '' he says .", "annotated_text": "`` Stocks that were thrown out just on an emotional basis are a great opportunity -LCB- this -RCB- week for guys like me , '' he says ."}
{"id": "1076", "text": "Jim Rogers .", "annotated_text": "Jim Rogers ."}
{"id": "1077", "text": "`` It seems to me that this is the pin that has finally pricked the balloon , '' says Mr. Rogers , a professor of finance at Columbia University and former co-manager of one of the most successful hedge funds in history , Quantum Fund .", "annotated_text": "`` It seems to me that this is the pin that has finally pricked the balloon , '' says Mr. Rogers , a professor of finance at Columbia University and former co-manager of one of the most successful hedge funds in history , Quantum Fund ."}
{"id": "1078", "text": "He sees `` economic problems , financial problems '' ahead for the U.S. , with a fairly strong possibility of a recession .", "annotated_text": "He sees `` economic problems , financial problems '' ahead for the U.S. , with a fairly strong possibility of a recession ."}
{"id": "1079", "text": "`` Friday you could n't sell dollars , '' he says .", "annotated_text": "`` Friday you could n't sell dollars , '' he says ."}
{"id": "1080", "text": "Dealers `` would give you a quote , but then refuse to make the trade . ''", "annotated_text": "Dealers `` would give you a quote , but then refuse to make the trade . ''"}
{"id": "1081", "text": "If the dollar stays weak , he says , that will add to inflationary pressures in the U.S. and make it hard for the Federal Reserve Board to ease interest rates very much .", "annotated_text": "If the dollar stays weak , he says , that will add to inflationary pressures in the U.S. and make it hard for the Federal Reserve Board to ease interest rates very much ."}
{"id": "1082", "text": "Mr. Rogers wo n't decide what to do today until he sees how the London and Tokyo markets go .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Rogers wo n't decide what to do today until he sees how the London and Tokyo markets go ."}
{"id": "1083", "text": "He recommends that investors sell takeover - related stocks , but hang on to some other stocks -- especially utilities , which often do well during periods of economic weakness .", "annotated_text": "He recommends that investors sell takeover - related stocks , but hang on to some other stocks -- especially utilities , which often do well during periods of economic weakness ."}
{"id": "1084", "text": "Frank Curzio .", "annotated_text": "Frank Curzio ."}
{"id": "1085", "text": "Many people now claim to have predicted the 1987 crash .", "annotated_text": "Many people now claim to have predicted the 1987 crash ."}
{"id": "1086", "text": "Queens newsletter writer Francis X. Curzio actually did it : He stated in writing in September 1987 that the Dow Jones Industrial Average was likely to decline about 500 points the following month .", "annotated_text": "Queens newsletter writer Francis X. Curzio actually did it : He stated in writing in September 1987 that the Dow Jones Industrial Average was likely to decline about 500 points the following month ."}
{"id": "1087", "text": "Mr. Curzio says what happens now will depend a good deal on the Federal Reserve Board .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Curzio says what happens now will depend a good deal on the Federal Reserve Board ."}
{"id": "1088", "text": "If it promptly cuts the discount rate it charges on loans to banks , he says , `` That could quiet things down . ''", "annotated_text": "If it promptly cuts the discount rate it charges on loans to banks , he says , `` That could quiet things down . ''"}
{"id": "1089", "text": "If not , `` We could go to 2200 very soon . ''", "annotated_text": "If not , `` We could go to 2200 very soon . ''"}
{"id": "1090", "text": "Frank W. Terrizzi .", "annotated_text": "Frank W. Terrizzi ."}
{"id": "1091", "text": "Stock prices `` would still have to go down some additional amount before we become positive on stocks , '' says Mr. Terrizzi , president and managing director of Renaissance Investment Management Inc. in Cincinnati .", "annotated_text": "Stock prices `` would still have to go down some additional amount before we become positive on stocks , '' says Mr. Terrizzi , president and managing director of Renaissance Investment Management Inc. in Cincinnati ."}
{"id": "1092", "text": "Renaissance , which manages about $ 1.8 billion , drew stiff criticism from many clients earlier this year because it pulled entirely out of stocks at the beginning of the year and thus missed a strong rally .", "annotated_text": "Renaissance , which manages about $ 1.8 billion , drew stiff criticism from many clients earlier this year because it pulled entirely out of stocks at the beginning of the year and thus missed a strong rally ."}
{"id": "1093", "text": "Renaissance is keeping its money entirely in cash equivalents , primarily U.S. Treasury bills .", "annotated_text": "Renaissance is keeping its money entirely in cash equivalents , primarily U.S.Treasury bills ."}
{"id": "1094", "text": "`` T - bills probably are the right place to be , '' he says .", "annotated_text": "`` T - bills probably are the right place to be , '' he says ."}
{"id": "1095", "text": "Regarding the Oct. 3 letter to the editor from Rep. Tom Lantos , chairman of the House Subcommittee on Employment and Housing , alleging :", "annotated_text": "Regarding the Oct. 3 letter to the editor from Rep. Tom Lantos , chairman of the House Subcommittee on Employment and Housing , alleging :"}
{"id": "1096", "text": "1 . That your Sept. 28 editorial `` Kangaroo Committees '' was factually inaccurate and deliberately misleading .", "annotated_text": "1 . That your Sept. 28 editorial `` Kangaroo Committees '' was factually inaccurate and deliberately misleading ."}
{"id": "1097", "text": "I thought your editorial was factually accurate and deliberately elucidative .", "annotated_text": "I thought your editorial was factually accurate and deliberately elucidative ."}
{"id": "1098", "text": "2 . That Mr. Lantos supported the rights of the witnesses to take the Fifth Amendment .", "annotated_text": "2 . That Mr. Lantos supported the rights of the witnesses to take the Fifth Amendment ."}
{"id": "1099", "text": "Yes , he did .", "annotated_text": "Yes , he did ."}
{"id": "1100", "text": "As I watched him on C - Span , I heard him speak those lovely words about the Bill of Rights , which he quotes from the transcript of the hearings .", "annotated_text": "As I watched him on C - Span , I heard him speak those lovely words about the Bill of Rights , which he quotes from the transcript of the hearings ."}
{"id": "1101", "text": "He did repeat those nice platitudes several times as an indication of his support for the Constitution .", "annotated_text": "He did repeat those nice platitudes several times as an indication of his support for the Constitution ."}
{"id": "1102", "text": "He used about 56 words defending the witnesses ' constitutional rights .", "annotated_text": "He used about 56 words defending the witnesses ' constitutional rights ."}
{"id": "1103", "text": "Unfortunately , by my rough guess , he used better than 5,000 words heaping scorn on the witnesses for exercising the Fifth .", "annotated_text": "Unfortunately , by my rough guess , he used better than 5,000 words heaping scorn on the witnesses for exercising the Fifth ."}
{"id": "1104", "text": "He sandwiched his praise of constitutional meat between large loaves of bilious commentary .", "annotated_text": "He sandwiched his praise of constitutional meat between large loaves of bilious commentary ."}
{"id": "1105", "text": "As your editorial rightly pointed out , Samuel Pierce , former HUD secretary , and Lance Wilson , Mr. Pierce 's former aide , `` are currently being held up to scorn for taking the Fifth Amendment .", "annotated_text": "As your editorial rightly pointed out , Samuel Pierce , former HUD secretary , and Lance Wilson , Mr. Pierce 's former aide , `` are currently being held up to scorn for taking the Fifth Amendment ."}
{"id": "1106", "text": "'' That certainly is not the supposed `` distorted reading '' indicated by Mr. Lantos .", "annotated_text": "'' That certainly is not the supposed `` distorted reading '' indicated by Mr. Lantos ."}
{"id": "1107", "text": "3 . That his `` committee does not deal with any possible criminal activity at HUD .", "annotated_text": "3 . That his `` committee does not deal with any possible criminal activity at HUD ."}
{"id": "1108", "text": "My colleagues and I fully realize we are not a court ... etc . ''", "annotated_text": "My colleagues and I fully realize we are not a court ... etc . ''"}
{"id": "1109", "text": "Absolute rubbish .", "annotated_text": "Absolute rubbish ."}
{"id": "1110", "text": "By any `` reasonable man '' criterion , Mr. Lantos and his colleagues have a whole bunch of people tried and convicted .", "annotated_text": "By any `` reasonable man '' criterion , Mr. Lantos and his colleagues have a whole bunch of people tried and convicted ."}
{"id": "1111", "text": "Apparently , their verdict is in .", "annotated_text": "Apparently , their verdict is in ."}
{"id": "1112", "text": "Right now they 're pursuing evidence .", "annotated_text": "Right now they 're pursuing evidence ."}
{"id": "1113", "text": "That 's not a bad way to proceed , just somewhat different from standard American practice .", "annotated_text": "That 's not a bad way to proceed , just somewhat different from standard American practice ."}
{"id": "1114", "text": "How was that practice referred to when I was in school ?", "annotated_text": "How was that practice referred to when I was in school ?"}
{"id": "1115", "text": "Ah , yes , something called a Star Chamber .", "annotated_text": "Ah , yes , something called a Star Chamber ."}
{"id": "1116", "text": "Of course , Mr. Lantos doth protest that his subcommittee simply seeks information for legislative change .", "annotated_text": "Of course , Mr. Lantos doth protest that his subcommittee simply seeks information for legislative change ."}
{"id": "1117", "text": "No doubt that 's partially true .", "annotated_text": "No doubt that 's partially true ."}
{"id": "1118", "text": "Everything that Mr. Lantos says in his letter is partially true .", "annotated_text": "Everything that Mr. Lantos says in his letter is partially true ."}
{"id": "1119", "text": "He 's right about his subcommittee 's responsibilities when it comes to obtaining information from prior HUD officials .", "annotated_text": "He 's right about his subcommittee 's responsibilities when it comes to obtaining information from prior HUD officials ."}
{"id": "1120", "text": "But if his explanation of motivation is true , why is his investigation so oriented as to identify criminal activity ?", "annotated_text": "But if his explanation of motivation is true , why is his investigation so oriented as to identify criminal activity ?"}
{"id": "1121", "text": "Why not simply questions designed to identify sources and causes of waste and inefficiency ?", "annotated_text": "Why not simply questions designed to identify sources and causes of waste and inefficiency ?"}
{"id": "1122", "text": "Such as , what happened when Congress wanted to know about $ 400 toilet seats or whatever they supposedly cost ?", "annotated_text": "Such as , what happened when Congress wanted to know about $ 400 toilet seats or whatever they supposedly cost ?"}
{"id": "1123", "text": "No , Mr. Lantos 's complaints simply wo n't wash .", "annotated_text": "No , Mr. Lantos 's complaints simply wo n't wash ."}
{"id": "1124", "text": "4 . That the Journal defends `` the sleaze , fraud , waste , embezzlement , influence - peddling and abuse of the public that took place while Mr. Pierce was secretary of HUD , '' etc. and so forth .", "annotated_text": "4 . That the Journal defends `` the sleaze , fraud , waste , embezzlement , influence - peddling and abuse of the public that took place while Mr. Pierce was secretary of HUD , '' etc. and so forth ."}
{"id": "1125", "text": "No , to my mind , the Journal did not `` defend sleaze , fraud , waste , embezzlement , influence - peddling and abuse of the public trust ... ''", "annotated_text": "No , to my mind , the Journal did not `` defend sleaze , fraud , waste , embezzlement , influence - peddling and abuse of the public trust ... ''"}
{"id": "1126", "text": "it defended appropriate constitutional safeguards and practical common sense .", "annotated_text": "it defended appropriate constitutional safeguards and practical common sense ."}
{"id": "1127", "text": "The problem , which the Journal so rightly pointed out in a number of articles , is not the likes of Mr. Lantos , who after all is really a bit player on the stage , but the attempt by Congress to enhance itself into a quasi-parliamentary / judicial body .", "annotated_text": "The problem , which the Journal so rightly pointed out in a number of articles , is not the likes of Mr. Lantos , who after all is really a bit player on the stage , but the attempt by Congress to enhance itself into a quasi-parliamentary / judicial body ."}
{"id": "1128", "text": "-LRB- Of course , we 've also got a judiciary that seeks the same objective . -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- Of course , we 've also got a judiciary that seeks the same objective . -RRB-"}
{"id": "1129", "text": "The system is the problem , not an individual member .", "annotated_text": "The system is the problem , not an individual member ."}
{"id": "1130", "text": "Individuals can always have their hands slapped .", "annotated_text": "Individuals can always have their hands slapped ."}
{"id": "1131", "text": "It 's when such slapping does n't occur that we 've got trouble .", "annotated_text": "It 's when such slapping does n't occur that we 've got trouble ."}
{"id": "1132", "text": "I do not by any means defend HUD management .", "annotated_text": "I do not by any means defend HUD management ."}
{"id": "1133", "text": "But I think the kind of congressional investigation that has been pursued is a far greater danger to American notions of liberty and freedom than any incompetency -LRB- and , yes , maybe criminality -RRB- within HUD could possibly generate .", "annotated_text": "But I think the kind of congressional investigation that has been pursued is a far greater danger to American notions of liberty and freedom than any incompetency -LRB- and , yes , maybe criminality -RRB- within HUD could possibly generate ."}
{"id": "1134", "text": "The last time I saw a similar congressional hearing was when `` Tail Gunner Joe '' McCarthy did his work .", "annotated_text": "The last time I saw a similar congressional hearing was when `` Tail Gunner Joe '' McCarthy did his work ."}
{"id": "1135", "text": "Raymond Weber", "annotated_text": "Raymond Weber"}
{"id": "1136", "text": "Parsippany , N.J .", "annotated_text": "Parsippany , N.J ."}
{"id": "1137", "text": "I disagree with the statement by Mr. Lantos that one should not draw an adverse inference against former HUD officials who assert their Fifth Amendment privilege against self - incrimination in congressional hearings .", "annotated_text": "I disagree with the statement by Mr. Lantos that one should not draw an adverse inference against former HUD officials who assert their Fifth Amendment privilege against self - incrimination in congressional hearings ."}
{"id": "1138", "text": "The Fifth Amendment states in relevant part that no person `` shall be compelled , in any criminal case , to be a witness against himself . ''", "annotated_text": "The Fifth Amendment states in relevant part that no person `` shall be compelled , in any criminal case , to be a witness against himself . ''"}
{"id": "1139", "text": "This privilege against self - incrimination precludes the drawing of an adverse inference against a criminal defendant who chooses not to testify .", "annotated_text": "This privilege against self - incrimination precludes the drawing of an adverse inference against a criminal defendant who chooses not to testify ."}
{"id": "1140", "text": "Thus , in a criminal case , a prosecutor can not comment on a defendant 's failure to testify nor can the defendant be compelled to take the stand as a witness , thus forcing him to `` take the Fifth . ''", "annotated_text": "Thus , in a criminal case , a prosecutor can not comment on a defendant 's failure to testify nor can the defendant be compelled to take the stand as a witness , thus forcing him to `` take the Fifth . ''"}
{"id": "1141", "text": "The privilege , however , has been limited in accordance with its plain language to protect the defendant in criminal matters only .", "annotated_text": "The privilege , however , has been limited in accordance with its plain language to protect the defendant in criminal matters only ."}
{"id": "1142", "text": "The Supreme Court and some states have specifically recognized that `` the Fifth Amendment does not preclude the inference where the privilege is claimed by a party to a civil cause . ''", "annotated_text": "The Supreme Court and some states have specifically recognized that `` the Fifth Amendment does not preclude the inference where the privilege is claimed by a party to a civil cause . ''"}
{"id": "1143", "text": "Baxter v. Palmingiano , 425 U.S. 308 -LRB- 1976 -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "Baxter v. Palmingiano , 425 U.S. 308 -LRB- 1976 -RRB- ."}
{"id": "1144", "text": "Thus , in a civil case , a defendant may be called as a witness , he may be forced to testify or take the Fifth , and his taking of the Fifth may permit the drawing of an adverse inference against him in the civil matter .", "annotated_text": "Thus , in a civil case , a defendant may be called as a witness , he may be forced to testify or take the Fifth , and his taking of the Fifth may permit the drawing of an adverse inference against him in the civil matter ."}
{"id": "1145", "text": "He may take the Fifth in a civil matter only if he has a good faith and justifiable belief that his testimony may subject him to criminal prosecution .", "annotated_text": "He may take the Fifth in a civil matter only if he has a good faith and justifiable belief that his testimony may subject him to criminal prosecution ."}
{"id": "1146", "text": "Allowing the defendant to take the Fifth in a civil matter is not based on a constitutional right to refuse to testify where one 's testimony harms him in the civil matter , but because the testimony in the civil matter could be unconstitutionally used against him in a subsequent criminal prosecution .", "annotated_text": "Allowing the defendant to take the Fifth in a civil matter is not based on a constitutional right to refuse to testify where one 's testimony harms him in the civil matter , but because the testimony in the civil matter could be unconstitutionally used against him in a subsequent criminal prosecution ."}
{"id": "1147", "text": "Absent the risk of such prosecution , a court may order the defendant to testify .", "annotated_text": "Absent the risk of such prosecution , a court may order the defendant to testify ."}
{"id": "1148", "text": "Thus , when Mr. Pierce asserted the Fifth in a noncriminal proceeding , particularly after presumably receiving extensive advice from legal counsel , one must conclude that he held a good - faith , justifiable belief that his testimony could be used against him in a subsequent criminal prosecution .", "annotated_text": "Thus , when Mr. Pierce asserted the Fifth in a noncriminal proceeding , particularly after presumably receiving extensive advice from legal counsel , one must conclude that he held a good - faith , justifiable belief that his testimony could be used against him in a subsequent criminal prosecution ."}
{"id": "1149", "text": "The subcommittee , Congress and the American public have every right to draw the adverse inference and to concur with Mr. Pierce 's own belief that his testimony could help convict him of a crime .", "annotated_text": "The subcommittee , Congress and the American public have every right to draw the adverse inference and to concur with Mr. Pierce 's own belief that his testimony could help convict him of a crime ."}
{"id": "1150", "text": "Drawing the adverse inference in a noncriminal congressional hearing does not offend the Fifth Amendment shield against self - incrimination .", "annotated_text": "Drawing the adverse inference in a noncriminal congressional hearing does not offend the Fifth Amendment shield against self - incrimination ."}
{"id": "1151", "text": "Clark S. Spalsbury Jr .", "annotated_text": "Clark S. Spalsbury Jr ."}
{"id": "1152", "text": "Estes Park , Colo .", "annotated_text": "Estes Park , Colo ."}
{"id": "1153", "text": "It was Friday the 13th , and the stock market plummeted nearly 200 points .", "annotated_text": "It was Friday the 13th , and the stock market plummeted nearly 200 points ."}
{"id": "1154", "text": "Just a coincidence ?", "annotated_text": "Just a coincidence ?"}
{"id": "1155", "text": "Or is triskaidekaphobia -- fear of the number 13 -- justified ?", "annotated_text": "Or is triskaidekaphobia -- fear of the number 13 -- justified ?"}
{"id": "1156", "text": "In academia , a so - called Friday the 13th effect has been set up and shot down by different professors .", "annotated_text": "In academia , a so - called Friday the 13th effect has been set up and shot down by different professors ."}
{"id": "1157", "text": "Robert Kolb and Ricardo Rodriguez , professors of finance at the University of Miami , found evidence that the market is spooked by Friday the 13th .", "annotated_text": "Robert Kolb and Ricardo Rodriguez , professors of finance at the University of Miami , found evidence that the market is spooked by Friday the 13th ."}
{"id": "1158", "text": "But their study , which spanned the 1962 - 85 period , has since been shown to be jinxed by an unlucky choice of data .", "annotated_text": "But their study , which spanned the 1962 - 85 period , has since been shown to be jinxed by an unlucky choice of data ."}
{"id": "1159", "text": "In the '70s , the market took falls nine times in a row on Friday the you - know - what .", "annotated_text": "In the '70s , the market took falls nine times in a row on Friday the you - know - what ."}
{"id": "1160", "text": "But the date tends to be a plus , not a minus , for stocks , according to Yale Hirsch , a collector of stock market lore .", "annotated_text": "But the date tends to be a plus , not a minus , for stocks , according to Yale Hirsch , a collector of stock market lore ."}
{"id": "1161", "text": "Another study found that the 82 Fridays the 13th in the 1940 - 1987 period had higher than average returns -- higher even than Fridays in general , which tend to be strong days for stock prices .", "annotated_text": "Another study found that the 82Fridays the 13th in the 1940 - 1987 period had higher than average returns -- higher even than Fridays in general , which tend to be strong days for stock prices ."}
{"id": "1162", "text": "On the only other Friday the 13th this year , the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about four points .", "annotated_text": "On the only other Friday the 13th this year , the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about four points ."}
{"id": "1163", "text": "Professor Kolb says the original study , titled Friday the 13th , Part VII , was published tongue - in - cheek .", "annotated_text": "Professor Kolb says the original study , titled Friday the 13th , Part VII , was published tongue - in - cheek ."}
{"id": "1164", "text": "In a similar vein , he adds that the anniversary of the 1987 crash and Saturday 's full moon could have played a part , too , in Friday 's market activity .", "annotated_text": "In a similar vein , he adds that the anniversary of the 1987 crash and Saturday 's full moon could have played a part , too , in Friday 's market activity ."}
{"id": "1165", "text": "Friday , October 13 , 1989", "annotated_text": "Friday , October 13 , 1989"}
{"id": "1166", "text": "The key U.S. and foreign annual interest rates below are a guide to general levels but do n't always represent actual transactions .", "annotated_text": "The key U.S. and foreign annual interest rates below are a guide to general levels but do n't always represent actual transactions ."}
{"id": "1167", "text": "PRIME RATE :", "annotated_text": "PRIME RATE :"}
{"id": "1168", "text": "10 1/2 % .", "annotated_text": "10 1/2 % ."}
{"id": "1169", "text": "The base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks .", "annotated_text": "The base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks ."}
{"id": "1170", "text": "FEDERAL FUNDS :", "annotated_text": "FEDERAL FUNDS :"}
{"id": "1171", "text": "8 13/16 % high , 8 1/2 % low , 8 5/8 % near closing bid , 8 3/4 % offered .", "annotated_text": "8 13/16 % high , 8 1/2 % low , 8 5/8 % near closing bid , 8 3/4 % offered ."}
{"id": "1172", "text": "Reserves traded among commercial banks for overnight use in amounts of $ 1 million or more .", "annotated_text": "Reserves traded among commercial banks for overnight use in amounts of $ 1 million or more ."}
{"id": "1173", "text": "Source : Fulton Prebon -LRB- U.S.A . -RRB- Inc .", "annotated_text": "Source : Fulton Prebon -LRB- U.S.A . -RRB- Inc ."}
{"id": "1174", "text": "DISCOUNT RATE :", "annotated_text": "DISCOUNT RATE :"}
{"id": "1175", "text": "7 % .", "annotated_text": "7 % ."}
{"id": "1176", "text": "The charge on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank .", "annotated_text": "The charge on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank ."}
{"id": "1177", "text": "CALL MONEY :", "annotated_text": "CALL MONEY :"}
{"id": "1178", "text": "9 3/4 % to 10 % .", "annotated_text": "9 3/4 % to 10 % ."}
{"id": "1179", "text": "The charge on loans to brokers on stock exchange collateral .", "annotated_text": "The charge on loans to brokers on stock exchange collateral ."}
{"id": "1180", "text": "COMMERCIAL PAPER placed directly by General Motors Acceptance Corp. :", "annotated_text": "COMMERCIAL PAPER placed directly by General Motors Acceptance Corp. :"}
{"id": "1181", "text": "8.60 % 30 to 44 days ; 8.55 % 45 to 59 days ; 8.375 % 60 to 79 days ; 8.50 % 80 to 89 days ; 8.25 % 90 to 119 days ; 8.125 % 120 to 149 days ; 8 % 150 to 179 days ; 7.625 % 180 to 270 days .", "annotated_text": "8.60 %30 to 44 days ; 8.55 %45 to 59 days ; 8.375 %60 to 79 days ; 8.50 %80 to 89 days ; 8.25 %90 to 119 days ; 8.125 %120 to 149 days ; 8 %150 to 179 days ; 7.625 %180 to 270 days ."}
{"id": "1182", "text": "COMMERCIAL PAPER :", "annotated_text": "COMMERCIAL PAPER :"}
{"id": "1183", "text": "High - grade unsecured notes sold through dealers by major corporations in multiples of $ 1,000 :", "annotated_text": "High - grade unsecured notes sold through dealers by major corporations in multiples of $ 1,000 :"}
{"id": "1184", "text": "8.65 % 30 days ; 8.55 % 60 days ; 8.55 % 90 days .", "annotated_text": "8.65 %30 days ; 8.55 %60 days ; 8.55 %90 days ."}
{"id": "1185", "text": "CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT :", "annotated_text": "CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT :"}
{"id": "1186", "text": "8.15 % one month ; 8.15 % two months ; 8.13 % three months ; 8.11 % six months ; 8.08 % one year .", "annotated_text": "8.15 %one month ; 8.15 %two months ; 8.13 %three months ; 8.11 %six months ; 8.08 %one year ."}
{"id": "1187", "text": "Average of top rates paid by major New York banks on primary new issues of negotiable C.D.s , usually on amounts of $ 1 million and more .", "annotated_text": "Average of top rates paid by major New York banks on primary new issues of negotiable C.D.s , usually on amounts of $ 1 million and more ."}
{"id": "1188", "text": "The minimum unit is $ 100,000 .", "annotated_text": "The minimum unit is $ 100,000 ."}
{"id": "1189", "text": "Typical rates in the secondary market :", "annotated_text": "Typical rates in the secondary market :"}
{"id": "1190", "text": "8.65 % one month ; 8.65 % three months ; 8.55 % six months .", "annotated_text": "8.65 %one month ; 8.65 %three months ; 8.55 %six months ."}
{"id": "1191", "text": "BANKERS ACCEPTANCES :", "annotated_text": "BANKERS ACCEPTANCES :"}
{"id": "1192", "text": "8.52 % 30 days ; 8.37 % 60 days ; 8.15 % 90 days ; 7.98 % 120 days ; 7.92 % 150 days ; 7.80 % 180 days .", "annotated_text": "8.52 %30 days ; 8.37 %60 days ; 8.15 %90 days ; 7.98 %120 days ; 7.92 %150 days ; 7.80 %180 days ."}
{"id": "1193", "text": "Negotiable , bank - backed business credit instruments typically financing an import order .", "annotated_text": "Negotiable , bank - backed business credit instruments typically financing an import order ."}
{"id": "1194", "text": "LONDON LATE EURODOLLARS :", "annotated_text": "LONDON LATE EURODOLLARS :"}
{"id": "1195", "text": "8 13/16 % to 8 11/16 % one month ; 8 13/16 % to 8 11/16 % two months ; 8 13/16 % to 8 11/16 % three months ; 8 3/4 % to 8 5/8 % four months ; 8 11/16 % to 8 9/16 % five months ; 8 5/8 % to 8 1/2 % six months .", "annotated_text": "8 13/16 % to 8 11/16 %one month ; 8 13/16 % to 8 11/16 %two months ; 8 13/16 % to 8 11/16 %three months ; 8 3/4 % to 8 5/8 %four months ; 8 11/16 % to 8 9/16 %five months ; 8 5/8 % to 8 1/2 %six months ."}
{"id": "1196", "text": "LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATES -LRB- LIBOR -RRB- :", "annotated_text": "LONDON INTERBANK OFFERED RATES -LRB- LIBOR -RRB- :"}
{"id": "1197", "text": "8 3/4 % one month ; 8 3/4 % three months ; 8 9/16 % six months ; 8 9/16 % one year .", "annotated_text": "8 3/4 %one month ; 8 3/4 %three months ; 8 9/16 %six months ; 8 9/16 %one year ."}
{"id": "1198", "text": "The average of interbank offered rates for dollar deposits in the London market based on quotations at five major banks .", "annotated_text": "The average of interbank offered rates for dollar deposits in the London market based on quotations at five major banks ."}
{"id": "1199", "text": "FOREIGN PRIME RATES :", "annotated_text": "FOREIGN PRIME RATES :"}
{"id": "1200", "text": "Canada 13.50 % ; Germany 8.50 % ; Japan 4.875 % ; Switzerland 8.50 % ; Britain 15 % .", "annotated_text": "Canada13.50 % ; Germany8.50 % ; Japan4.875 % ; Switzerland8.50 % ; Britain15 % ."}
{"id": "1201", "text": "These rate indications are n't directly comparable ; lending practices vary widely by location .", "annotated_text": "These rate indications are n't directly comparable ; lending practices vary widely by location ."}
{"id": "1202", "text": "TREASURY BILLS :", "annotated_text": "TREASURY BILLS :"}
{"id": "1203", "text": "Results of the Tuesday , October 10 , 1989 , auction of short - term U.S. government bills , sold at a discount from face value in units of $ 10,000 to $ 1 million :", "annotated_text": "Results of the Tuesday , October 10 , 1989 , auction of short - term U.S. government bills , sold at a discount from face value in units of $ 10,000 to $ 1 million :"}
{"id": "1204", "text": "7.63 % 13 weeks ; 7.60 % 26 weeks .", "annotated_text": "7.63 %13 weeks ; 7.60 %26 weeks ."}
{"id": "1205", "text": "FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP . -LRB- Freddie Mac -RRB- :", "annotated_text": "FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP . -LRB- Freddie Mac -RRB- :"}
{"id": "1206", "text": "Posted yields on 30 - year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days .", "annotated_text": "Posted yields on 30 - year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days ."}
{"id": "1207", "text": "9.91 % , standard conventional fixedrate mortgages ; 7.875 % , 2 % rate capped one - year adjustable rate mortgages .", "annotated_text": "9.91 % , standard conventional fixedrate mortgages ; 7.875 % , 2 % rate capped one - year adjustable rate mortgages ."}
{"id": "1208", "text": "Source : Telerate Systems Inc .", "annotated_text": "Source : Telerate Systems Inc ."}
{"id": "1209", "text": "FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -LRB- Fannie Mae -RRB- :", "annotated_text": "FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION -LRB- Fannie Mae -RRB- :"}
{"id": "1210", "text": "Posted yields on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced at par -RRB-", "annotated_text": "Posted yields on 30 year mortgage commitments for delivery within 30 days -LRB- priced at par -RRB-"}
{"id": "1211", "text": "9.86 % , standard conventional fixed - rate mortgages ; 8.85 % , 6/2 rate capped one - year adjustable rate mortgages .", "annotated_text": "9.86 % , standard conventional fixed - rate mortgages ; 8.85 % , 6/2 rate capped one - year adjustable rate mortgages ."}
{"id": "1212", "text": "Source : Telerate Systems Inc .", "annotated_text": "Source : Telerate Systems Inc ."}
{"id": "1213", "text": "MERRILL LYNCH READY ASSETS TRUST :", "annotated_text": "MERRILL LYNCH READY ASSETS TRUST :"}
{"id": "1214", "text": "8.33 % .", "annotated_text": "8.33 % ."}
{"id": "1215", "text": "Annualized average rate of return after expenses for the past 30 days ; not a forecast of future returns .", "annotated_text": "Annualized average rate of return after expenses for the past 30 days ; not a forecast of future returns ."}
{"id": "1216", "text": "Pension funds , insurers and other behemoths of the investing world said they began scooping up stocks during Friday 's market rout .", "annotated_text": "Pension funds , insurers and other behemoths of the investing world said they began scooping up stocks during Friday 's market rout ."}
{"id": "1217", "text": "And they plan to buy more today .", "annotated_text": "And they plan to buy more today ."}
{"id": "1218", "text": "Rightly or wrongly , many giant institutional investors appear to be fighting the latest war by applying the lesson they learned in the October 1987 crash : Buying at the bottom pays off .", "annotated_text": "Rightly or wrongly , many giant institutional investors appear to be fighting the latest war by applying the lesson they learned in the October 1987 crash : Buying at the bottom pays off ."}
{"id": "1219", "text": "To be sure , big investors might put away their checkbooks in a hurry if stocks open sharply lower today .", "annotated_text": "To be sure , big investors might put away their checkbooks in a hurry if stocks open sharply lower today ."}
{"id": "1220", "text": "They could still panic and bail out of the market .", "annotated_text": "They could still panic and bail out of the market ."}
{"id": "1221", "text": "But their 1987 performance indicates that they wo n't abandon stocks unless conditions get far worse .", "annotated_text": "But their 1987 performance indicates that they wo n't abandon stocks unless conditions get far worse ."}
{"id": "1222", "text": "`` Last time , we got rewarded for going out and buying stocks when the panic was the worst , '' said John W. Rogers , president of Chicago - based Ariel Capital Management Inc. , which manages $ 1.1 billion of stocks .", "annotated_text": "`` Last time , we got rewarded for going out and buying stocks when the panic was the worst , '' said John W. Rogers , president of Chicago - based Ariel Capital Management Inc. , which manages $ 1.1 billion of stocks ."}
{"id": "1223", "text": "Mr. Rogers spent half his cash on hand Friday for `` our favorite stocks that have fallen apart . ''", "annotated_text": "Mr. Rogers spent half his cash on hand Friday for `` our favorite stocks that have fallen apart . ''"}
{"id": "1224", "text": "He expects to invest the rest if the market weakens further .", "annotated_text": "He expects to invest the rest if the market weakens further ."}
{"id": "1225", "text": "Denver - based portfolio manager James Craig was n't daunted when Friday 's rout shaved $ 40 million from the value of the $ 752 million Janus Fund he oversees .", "annotated_text": "Denver - based portfolio manager James Craig was n't daunted when Friday 's rout shaved $ 40 million from the value of the $ 752 million Janus Fund he oversees ."}
{"id": "1226", "text": "`` I waited to make sure all the program trades had kicked through , '' he said .", "annotated_text": "`` I waited to make sure all the program trades had kicked through , '' he said ."}
{"id": "1227", "text": "Then he jumped into the market :", "annotated_text": "Then he jumped into the market :"}
{"id": "1228", "text": "`` I spent $ 30 million in the last half - hour . ''", "annotated_text": "`` I spent $ 30 million in . ''"}
{"id": "1229", "text": "Other money managers also opened their wallets .", "annotated_text": "Other money managers also opened their wallets ."}
{"id": "1230", "text": "`` I was buying at the close -LRB- Friday -RRB- and I 'll be buying again because I know we 're getting good value , '' said Frederick A. Moran , president of Moran Asset Management Inc. , Greenwich , Conn .", "annotated_text": "`` I was buying at the close -LRB- Friday -RRB- and I 'll be buying again because I know we 're getting good value , '' said Frederick A. Moran , president of Moran Asset Management Inc. , Greenwich , Conn ."}
{"id": "1231", "text": "`` There is no justification on the fundamental level for this crash . ''", "annotated_text": "`` There is no justification on the fundamental level for this crash . ''"}
{"id": "1232", "text": "Unlike mutual funds , which can be forced to sell stockholdings when investors rush to withdraw money , big investors such as pension funds and insurance companies can decide to ride out market storms without jettisoning stock .", "annotated_text": "Unlike mutual funds , which can be forced to sell stockholdings when investors rush to withdraw money , big investors such as pension funds and insurance companies can decide to ride out market storms without jettisoning stock ."}
{"id": "1233", "text": "Most often , they do just that , because stocks have proved to be the best - performing long - term investment , attracting about $ 1 trillion from pension funds alone .", "annotated_text": "Most often , they do just that , because stocks have proved to be the best - performing long - term investment , attracting about $ 1 trillion from pension funds alone ."}
{"id": "1234", "text": "`` If you bought after the crash , you did very very well off the bottom , '' said Stephen B. Timbers , chief investment officer of Chicago - based Kemper Financial Services Inc .", "annotated_text": "`` If you bought after the crash , you did very very well off the bottom , '' said Stephen B. Timbers , chief investment officer of Chicago - based Kemper Financial Services Inc ."}
{"id": "1235", "text": "The $ 56 billion California Public Employees Retirement System , for one , added $ 1 billion to its stock portfolio two years ago .", "annotated_text": "The $ 56 billionCalifornia Public Employees Retirement System , for one , added $ 1 billion to its stock portfolio two years ago ."}
{"id": "1236", "text": "`` The last crash taught institutional investors that they have to be long - term holders , and that they ca n't react to short - term events , good or bad , '' said Stephen L. Nesbitt , senior vice president for the pension consultants Wilshire Associates in Santa Monica , Calif .", "annotated_text": "`` The last crash taught institutional investors that they have to be long - term holders , and that they ca n't react to short - term events , good or bad , '' said Stephen L. Nesbitt , senior vice president for the pension consultants Wilshire Associates in Santa Monica , Calif ."}
{"id": "1237", "text": "`` Those that pulled out -LRB- of stocks -RRB- regretted it , '' he said , `` so I doubt you 'll see any significant changes '' in institutional portfolios as a result of Friday 's decline .", "annotated_text": "`` Those that pulled out -LRB- of stocks -RRB- regretted it , '' he said , `` so I doubt you 'll see any significant changes '' in institutional portfolios as a result of Friday 's decline ."}
{"id": "1238", "text": "Stocks , as measured by the Standard & Poor 's 500 - stock index , have been stellar performers this year , rising 27.97 % before Friday 's plunge , excluding dividends .", "annotated_text": "Stocks , as measured by the Standard & Poor 's500 - stock index , have been stellar performers this year , rising 27.97 % before Friday 's plunge , excluding dividends ."}
{"id": "1239", "text": "Even Friday 's slump leaves investors ahead more than 20 % , well above the annual average for stocks over several decades .", "annotated_text": "Even Friday 's slump leaves investors ahead more than 20 % , well above the annual average for stocks over several decades ."}
{"id": "1240", "text": "`` You could go down 400 points and still have a good year in the market , '' said James D. Awad , president of New York - based BMI Capital Corp .", "annotated_text": "`` You could go down 400 points and still have a good year in the market , '' said James D. Awad , president of New York - based BMI Capital Corp ."}
{"id": "1241", "text": "Mr. Awad , however , worries that the market `` could go down 800 or 900 points in the next few days .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Awad , however , worries that the market `` could go down 800 or 900 points in the next few days ."}
{"id": "1242", "text": "It can happen before you can turn around . ''", "annotated_text": "It can happen before you can turn around . ''"}
{"id": "1243", "text": "He said he discerns many parallels with 1987 , including the emphasis on takeover stocks and the re-emergence of computerized program trading .", "annotated_text": "He said he discerns many parallels with 1987 , including the emphasis on takeover stocks and the re-emergence of computerized program trading ."}
{"id": "1244", "text": "`` The only thing you do n't have , '' he said , `` is the ` portfolio insurance ' phenomenon overlaid on the rest . ''", "annotated_text": "`` The only thing you do n't have , '' he said , `` is the ` portfolio insurance ' phenomenon overlaid on the rest . ''"}
{"id": "1245", "text": "Most institutional investors have abandoned the portfolio insurance hedging technique , which is widely thought to have worsened the 1987 crash .", "annotated_text": "Most institutional investors have abandoned the portfolio insurance hedging technique , which is widely thought to have worsened the 1987 crash ."}
{"id": "1246", "text": "Not really insurance , this tactic was designed to soften the blow of declining stock prices and generate an offsetting profit by selling waves of S&P futures contracts .", "annotated_text": "Not really insurance , this tactic was designed to soften the blow of declining stock prices and generate an offsetting profit by selling waves of S&P futures contracts ."}
{"id": "1247", "text": "In its severest test , the $ 60 billion of portfolio insurance in effect in the 1987 crash did n't work , as stock buyers disappeared and stock and futures prices became disconnected .", "annotated_text": "In its severest test , the $ 60 billion of portfolio insurance in effect in the 1987 crash did n't work , as stock buyers disappeared and stock and futures prices became disconnected ."}
{"id": "1248", "text": "Even without portfolio insurance , market conditions were grim Friday , money managers said .", "annotated_text": "Even without portfolio insurance , market conditions were grim Friday , money managers said ."}
{"id": "1249", "text": "Neil Weisman , whose New York - based Chilmark Capital Partners had converted 85 % of its $ 220 million investment pool to cash in recent months , said he was besieged by Wall Street firms Friday asking him to take stock off their hands .", "annotated_text": "Neil Weisman , whose New York - based Chilmark Capital Partners had converted 85 % of its $ 220 million investment pool to cash in recent months , said he was besieged by Wall Street firms Friday asking him to take stock off their hands ."}
{"id": "1250", "text": "`` We got calls from big block houses asking us if we want to make bids on anything , '' said Mr. Weisman , who , happy with his returns on investments chalked up earlier , declined the offers .", "annotated_text": "`` We got calls from big block houses asking us if we want to make bids on anything , '' said Mr. Weisman , who , happy with his returns on investments chalked up earlier , declined the offers ."}
{"id": "1251", "text": "Mr. Weisman predicts stocks will appear to stabilize in the next few days before declining again , trapping more investors .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Weisman predicts stocks will appear to stabilize in the next few days before declining again , trapping more investors ."}
{"id": "1252", "text": "`` I think it will be a rigor mortis rally , '' he said .", "annotated_text": "`` I think it will be a rigor mortis rally , '' he said ."}
{"id": "1253", "text": "Meanwhile , Friday brought a reprieve for money managers whose investment styles had put them at odds with the market rally .", "annotated_text": "Meanwhile , Friday brought a reprieve for money managers whose investment styles had put them at odds with the market rally ."}
{"id": "1254", "text": "Especially gleeful were the short sellers , who have been pounded by this year 's market climb .", "annotated_text": "Especially gleeful were the short sellers , who have been pounded by this year 's market climb ."}
{"id": "1255", "text": "The shorts sell borrowed shares , hoping to profit by replacing them later at a lower price .", "annotated_text": "The shorts sell borrowed shares , hoping to profit by replacing them later at a lower price ."}
{"id": "1256", "text": "The nation 's largest short - selling operation is Feshbach Brothers , Palo Alto , Calif. , which said last May that its short positions had shown losses of 10 % for the year up to that point .", "annotated_text": "The nation 's largest short - selling operation is Feshbach Brothers , Palo Alto , Calif. , which said last May that its short positions had shown losses of 10 % for the year up to that point ."}
{"id": "1257", "text": "All that now has changed .", "annotated_text": "All that now has changed ."}
{"id": "1258", "text": "`` We 're ahead for the year because of Friday , '' said the firm 's Kurt Feshbach .", "annotated_text": "`` We 're ahead for the year because of Friday , '' said the firm 's Kurt Feshbach ."}
{"id": "1259", "text": "`` We 're not making a killing , but we had a good day .", "annotated_text": "`` We 're not making a killing , but we had a good day ."}
{"id": "1260", "text": "Food and Drug Administration spokesman Jeff Nesbit said the agency has turned over evidence in a criminal investigation concerning Vitarine Pharmaceuticals Inc. to the U.S. Attorney 's office in Baltimore .", "annotated_text": "Food and Drug Administration spokesman Jeff Nesbit said the agency has turned over evidence in a criminal investigation concerning Vitarine Pharmaceuticals Inc. to the U.S. Attorney 's office in Baltimore ."}
{"id": "1261", "text": "Neither Vitarine nor any of the Springfield Gardens , N.Y. , company 's officials or employees have been charged with any crimes .", "annotated_text": "Neither Vitarine nor any of the Springfield Gardens , N.Y. , company 's officials or employees have been charged with any crimes ."}
{"id": "1262", "text": "Vitarine won approval to market a version of a blood pressure medicine but acknowledged that it substituted a SmithKline Beecham PLC product as its own in tests .", "annotated_text": "Vitarine won approval to market a version of a blood pressure medicine but acknowledged that it substituted a SmithKline Beecham PLC product as its own in tests ."}
{"id": "1263", "text": "Mr. Nesbit also said the FDA has asked Bolar Pharmaceutical Co. to recall at the retail level its urinary tract antibiotic .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Nesbit also said the FDA has asked Bolar Pharmaceutical Co. to recall at the retail level its urinary tract antibiotic ."}
{"id": "1264", "text": "But so far the company has n't complied with that request , the spokesman said .", "annotated_text": "But so far the company has n't complied with that request , the spokesman said ."}
{"id": "1265", "text": "Bolar , the subject of a criminal investigation by the FDA and the Inspector General 's office of the Health and Human Services Department , only agreed to recall two strengths of its version of Macrodantin `` as far down as direct customers , mostly wholesalers , '' Mr. Nesbit said .", "annotated_text": "Bolar , the subject of a criminal investigation by the FDA and the Inspector General 's office of the Health and Human Services Department , only agreed to recall two strengths of its version of Macrodantin `` as far down as direct customers , mostly wholesalers , '' Mr. Nesbit said ."}
{"id": "1266", "text": "Bolar , of Copiague , N.Y. , earlier began a voluntary recall of both its 100 milligram and 50 milligram versions of the drug .", "annotated_text": "Bolar , of Copiague , N.Y. , earlier began a voluntary recall of both its 100 milligram and 50 milligram versions of the drug ."}
{"id": "1267", "text": "The FDA has said it presented evidence it uncovered to the company indicating that Bolar substituted the brand - name product for its own to gain government approval to sell generic versions of Macrodantin .", "annotated_text": "The FDA has said it presented evidence it uncovered to the company indicating that Bolar substituted the brand - name product for its own to gain government approval to sell generic versions of Macrodantin ."}
{"id": "1268", "text": "Bolar has denied that it switched the brand - name product for its own in such testing .", "annotated_text": "Bolar has denied that it switched the brand - name product for its own in such testing ."}
{"id": "1269", "text": "The West German retailer ASKO Deutsche Kaufhaus AG plans to challenge the legality of a widely employed anti-takeover defense of companies in the Netherlands .", "annotated_text": "The West German retailer ASKO Deutsche Kaufhaus AG plans to challenge the legality of a widely employed anti-takeover defense of companies in the Netherlands ."}
{"id": "1270", "text": "The eventual court decision could become a landmark in Dutch corporate law because the lawsuit ASKO plans to file would be the first to challenge the entire principle and practice of companies issuing voting preferred shares to management - controlled trusts to dilute voting power of common stockholders .", "annotated_text": "The eventual court decision could become a landmark in Dutch corporate law because the lawsuit ASKO plans to file would be the first to challenge the entire principle and practice of companies issuing voting preferred shares to management - controlled trusts to dilute voting power of common stockholders ."}
{"id": "1271", "text": "Up to now only specific aspects of these defenses have been challenged , though unsuccessfully , ASKO 's Dutch lawyers noted .", "annotated_text": "Up to now only specific aspects of these defenses have been challenged , though unsuccessfully , ASKO 's Dutch lawyers noted ."}
{"id": "1272", "text": "Should the courts uphold the validity of this type of defense , ASKO will then ask the court to overturn such a vote - diluting maneuver recently deployed by Koninklijke Ahold NV .", "annotated_text": "Should the courts uphold the validity of this type of defense , ASKO will then ask the court to overturn such a vote - diluting maneuver recently deployed by Koninklijke Ahold NV ."}
{"id": "1273", "text": "ASKO says the Dutch - based international food retailer had n't reasonable grounds to issue preferred stock to a friendly trust and thus dilute the worth and voting power of ASKO and other shareholders .", "annotated_text": "ASKO says the Dutch - based international food retailer had n't reasonable grounds to issue preferred stock to a friendly trust and thus dilute the worth and voting power of ASKO and other shareholders ."}
{"id": "1274", "text": "Speaking through its Dutch lawyers , ASKO also disclosed it holds a 15 % stake in Ahold .", "annotated_text": "Speaking through its Dutch lawyers , ASKO also disclosed it holds a 15 % stake in Ahold ."}
{"id": "1275", "text": "It was previously thought ASKO held a 13.6 % stake that was accumulated since July .", "annotated_text": "It was previously thought ASKO held a 13.6 % stake that was accumulated since July ."}
{"id": "1276", "text": "A spokesman for Ahold said his company is confident of its own position and the propriety of the preferred - share issue .", "annotated_text": "A spokesman for Ahold said his company is confident of its own position and the propriety of the preferred - share issue ."}
{"id": "1277", "text": "He termed ASKO 's legal actions as `` unproductive '' to international cooperation among European retailers .", "annotated_text": "He termed ASKO 's legal actions as `` unproductive '' to international cooperation among European retailers ."}
{"id": "1278", "text": "Chase Manhattan Bank Chairman Willard Butcher is a conservative banker and a loyal Republican , but on Friday morning he had few kind words for President Bush 's economic policy - making .", "annotated_text": "Chase Manhattan Bank Chairman Willard Butcher is a conservative banker and a loyal Republican , but on Friday he had few kind words for President Bush 's economic policy - making ."}
{"id": "1279", "text": "`` There are some very significant issues out there , such as the fiscal deficit , the trade deficit , our relations with Japan , that have to be the subject of major initiatives , '' he said in an interview .", "annotated_text": "`` There are some very significant issues out there , such as the fiscal deficit , the trade deficit , our relations with Japan , that have to be the subject of major initiatives , '' he said in an interview ."}
{"id": "1280", "text": "`` I 'd like to see that initiative , and I have n't .", "annotated_text": "`` I 'd like to see that initiative , and I have n't ."}
{"id": "1281", "text": "There is n't a big shot , an agenda . ''", "annotated_text": "There is n't a big shot , an agenda . ''"}
{"id": "1282", "text": "A few hours later , the stock market dropped 190 points .", "annotated_text": " , the stock market dropped 190 points ."}
{"id": "1283", "text": "Politicians tried to finger each other for the blame , although many analysts doubt that Washington was singly responsible for Wall Street 's woes .", "annotated_text": "Politicians tried to finger each other for the blame , although many analysts doubt that Washington was singly responsible for Wall Street 's woes ."}
{"id": "1284", "text": "But Mr. Butcher 's comments make one thing clear : Some on Wall Street wonder if anyone is in charge of economic policy .", "annotated_text": "But Mr. Butcher 's comments make one thing clear : Some on Wall Street wonder if anyone is in charge of economic policy ."}
{"id": "1285", "text": "Consider this :", "annotated_text": "Consider this :"}
{"id": "1286", "text": "-- By 11:59 p.m. tonight , President Bush must order $ 16 billion of automatic , across - the - board cuts in government spending to comply with the Gramm - Rudman budget law .", "annotated_text": "-- By , President Bush must order $ 16 billion of automatic , across - the - board cuts in government spending to comply with the Gramm - Rudman budget law ."}
{"id": "1287", "text": "The cuts are necessary because Congress and the administration have failed to reach agreement on a deficit - cutting bill .", "annotated_text": "The cuts are necessary because Congress and the administration have failed to reach agreement on a deficit - cutting bill ."}
{"id": "1288", "text": "`` We simply do n't have strong leadership to try to reduce the deficit and make tough choices , '' House Budget Committee Chairman Leon Panetta -LRB- D. , Calif . -RRB- said yesterday on NBC News 's `` Meet the Press . ''", "annotated_text": "`` We simply do n't have strong leadership to try to reduce the deficit and make tough choices , '' House Budget Committee Chairman Leon Panetta -LRB- D. , Calif . -RRB- said yesterday on NBC News 's `` Meet the Press . ''"}
{"id": "1289", "text": "-- For the last two weeks , the Bush administration and the Federal Reserve have been engaged in a semi-public battle over international economic policy .", "annotated_text": "-- For the last two weeks , the Bush administration and the Federal Reserve have been engaged in a semi-public battle over international economic policy ."}
{"id": "1290", "text": "The administration has been trying to push the dollar lower ; the Fed has been resisting .", "annotated_text": "The administration has been trying to push the dollar lower ; the Fed has been resisting ."}
{"id": "1291", "text": "`` One of the things that continues to worry me is this monetary warfare between the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Board , '' said Lawrence Kudlow , a Bear , Stearns & Co. economist , on ABC 's `` This Week . ''", "annotated_text": "`` One of the things that continues to worry me is this monetary warfare between the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Board , '' said Lawrence Kudlow , a Bear , Stearns & Co. economist , on ABC 's `` This Week . ''"}
{"id": "1292", "text": "-- The administration has sent out confusing signals about its response to a recent spate of airline takeovers .", "annotated_text": "-- The administration has sent out confusing signals about its response to a recent spate of airline takeovers ."}
{"id": "1293", "text": "Last month , Transportation Secretary Sam Skinner forced Northwest Airlines to reduce a stake held by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines .", "annotated_text": "Last month , Transportation Secretary Sam Skinner forced Northwest Airlines to reduce a stake held by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ."}
{"id": "1294", "text": "But he has since run into opposition from the Treasury and the White House over that decision .", "annotated_text": "But he has since run into opposition from the Treasury and the White House over that decision ."}
{"id": "1295", "text": "And he has kept mum on how his decision might affect a bid for United Airlines , which includes a big stake by British Airways PLC .", "annotated_text": "And he has kept mum on how his decision might affect a bid for United Airlines , which includes a big stake by British Airways PLC ."}
{"id": "1296", "text": "Some analysts say uncertainty about Washington 's anti-takeover policy was one reason that financing for the United Airlines takeover fell through -- the event that triggered the market drop .", "annotated_text": "Some analysts say uncertainty about Washington 's anti-takeover policy was one reason that financing for the United Airlines takeover fell through -- the event that triggered the market drop ."}
{"id": "1297", "text": "In many ways , the backdrop to Friday 's stock decline is eerily similar to that of October 1987 's 508 - point crash .", "annotated_text": "In many ways , the backdrop to Friday 's stock decline is eerily similar to that of October 1987 's508 - point crash ."}
{"id": "1298", "text": "Then , as now , the budget debate was behind schedule and automatic spending cuts were within days of taking hold .", "annotated_text": "Then , as now , the budget debate was behind schedule and automatic spending cuts were within days of taking hold ."}
{"id": "1299", "text": "The Treasury was locked in a battle over international economic policy , although at that time it was with West German officials rather than the Federal Reserve .", "annotated_text": "The Treasury was locked in a battle over international economic policy , although at that time it was with West German officials rather than the Federal Reserve ."}
{"id": "1300", "text": "And concern about official actions aimed at takeovers -- then by the tax - writing House Ways and Means Committee rather than the Transportation Department -- were making markets nervous .", "annotated_text": "And concern about official actions aimed at takeovers -- then by the tax - writing House Ways and Means Committee rather than the Transportation Department -- were making markets nervous ."}
{"id": "1301", "text": "The 1987 crash brought the Reagan administration and Democratic lawmakers to the table for the first budget summit , resulting in a two - year plan to reduce the deficit by more than $ 76 billion -- even though the deficit actually rose by nearly $ 12 billion during that period .", "annotated_text": "The 1987 crash brought the Reagan administration and Democratic lawmakers to the table for the first budget summit , resulting in a two - year plan to reduce the deficit by more than $ 76 billion -- even though the deficit actually rose by nearly $ 12 billion during that period ."}
{"id": "1302", "text": "But , barring further drops in the market this week , a similar outcome does n't seem likely this year .", "annotated_text": "But , barring further drops in the market this week , a similar outcome does n't seem likely this year ."}
{"id": "1303", "text": "Lawmakers and administration officials agree that Friday 's drop , by itself , is n't enough to force both sides back to the table to try to reach a deficit - reduction agreement that would be more serious and more far - reaching than last spring 's gimmick - ridden plan , which still is n't fully implemented .", "annotated_text": "Lawmakers and administration officials agree that Friday 's drop , by itself , is n't enough to force both sides back to the table to try to reach a deficit - reduction agreement that would be more serious and more far - reaching than last spring 's gimmick - ridden plan , which still is n't fully implemented ."}
{"id": "1304", "text": "One of the biggest reasons that new talks are n't likely to come about is that , as everyone learned in 1987 , the economy and the market can survive a one - day 508 - point tumble .", "annotated_text": "One of the biggest reasons that new talks are n't likely to come about is that , as everyone learned in 1987 , the economy and the market can survive a one - day508 - point tumble ."}
{"id": "1305", "text": "`` Everybody thought we were looking at a repetition of 1929 , that we were looking at a recession , '' Rep. Panetta said yesterday in an interview .", "annotated_text": "`` Everybody thought we were looking at a repetition of 1929 , that we were looking at a recession , '' Rep. Panetta said yesterday in an interview ."}
{"id": "1306", "text": "`` That did not happen .", "annotated_text": "`` That did not happen ."}
{"id": "1307", "text": "They learned they could survive it without much problem . ''", "annotated_text": "They learned they could survive it without much problem . ''"}
{"id": "1308", "text": "But administration officials privately agree with Mr. Panetta , who said a precipitous drop this week `` is going to force the president and Congress to take a much harder look at fiscal policy . ''", "annotated_text": "But administration officials privately agree with Mr. Panetta , who said a precipitous drop this week `` is going to force the president and Congress to take a much harder look at fiscal policy . ''"}
{"id": "1309", "text": "In that case , there will be plenty of blame to go around .", "annotated_text": "In that case , there will be plenty of blame to go around ."}
{"id": "1310", "text": "`` There is an underlying concern on the part of the American people -- and there should be - that the administration has not gone far enough in cutting this deficit and that Congress has been unwilling to cut what the administration asked us to cut , '' said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Lloyd Bentsen -LRB- D. , Texas -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "`` There is an underlying concern on the part of the American people -- and there should be - that the administration has not gone far enough in cutting this deficit and that Congress has been unwilling to cut what the administration asked us to cut , '' said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Lloyd Bentsen -LRB- D. , Texas -RRB- ."}
{"id": "1311", "text": "Nevertheless , it clearly will take more than Friday 's 190 - point decline to overcome the bitter feelings that have developed between lawmakers and White House Budget Director Richard Darman over the capital - gains fight .", "annotated_text": "Nevertheless , it clearly will take more than Friday 's 190 - point decline to overcome the bitter feelings that have developed between lawmakers and White House Budget Director Richard Darman over the capital - gains fight ."}
{"id": "1312", "text": "Hill Democrats are particularly angry over Mr. Bush 's claim that the capital - gains cut was part of April 's budget accord and his insistence on combining it with the deficit - reduction legislation .", "annotated_text": "HillDemocrats are particularly angry over Mr. Bush 's claim that the capital - gains cut was part of April 's budget accord and his insistence on combining it with the deficit - reduction legislation ."}
{"id": "1313", "text": "`` There is no prospect of any so - called grand compromise or deal next year because the administration simply did n't live up to this year 's deal , '' Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell -LRB- D. , Maine -RRB- said yesterday on CBS News 's `` Face the Nation . ''", "annotated_text": "`` There is no prospect of any so - called grand compromise or deal next year because the administration simply did n't live up to this year 's deal , '' Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell -LRB- D. , Maine -RRB- said yesterday on CBS News 's `` Face the Nation . ''"}
{"id": "1314", "text": "During last week 's maneuverings on the deficit - cutting bill and the capital - gains issue , there were signs that Senate Republicans and the administration were at odds .", "annotated_text": "During last week 's maneuverings on the deficit - cutting bill and the capital - gains issue , there were signs that SenateRepublicans and the administration were at odds ."}
{"id": "1315", "text": "At the very moment that Senate Republicans were negotiating a deal to exclude capital gains from the deficit - reduction legislation , White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater told reporters that it was the president 's policy to include it .", "annotated_text": "At the very moment that SenateRepublicans were negotiating a deal to exclude capital gains from the deficit - reduction legislation , White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater told reporters that it was the president 's policy to include it ."}
{"id": "1316", "text": "When an agreement was reached to strip capital gains from the legislation , Oregon Sen. Bob Packwood , the ranking GOP member of the tax - writing Senate Finance Committee , hailed it .", "annotated_text": "When an agreement was reached to strip capital gains from the legislation , Oregon Sen. Bob Packwood , the ranking GOP member of the tax - writing Senate Finance Committee , hailed it ."}
{"id": "1317", "text": "Asked if the administration agreed , he curtly replied : `` The adminstration will have to speak for itself . ''", "annotated_text": "Asked if the administration agreed , he curtly replied : `` The adminstration will have to speak for itself . ''"}
{"id": "1318", "text": "Friday 's market tumble could spur action on reconciling the House and Senate versions of the deficit - reduction measure , a process that is n't expected to begin until tomorrow at the soonest .", "annotated_text": "Friday 's market tumble could spur action on reconciling the House and Senate versions of the deficit - reduction measure , a process that is n't expected to begin until tomorrow at the soonest ."}
{"id": "1319", "text": "Senate Republicans expressed the hope that the House would follow the lead of the Senate , which on Friday agreed to drop a variety of spending measures and tax breaks that would have increased the fiscal 1990 deficit .", "annotated_text": "SenateRepublicans expressed the hope that the House would follow the lead of the Senate , which on Friday agreed to drop a variety of spending measures and tax breaks that would have increased the fiscal 1990 deficit ."}
{"id": "1320", "text": "`` The market needs a strong signal that we 're serious about deficit reduction , and the best way to do that is for the House of Representatives to strip their bill '' of similar provisions , Sen. Warren Rudman -LRB- R. , N.H . -RRB- . said yesterday .", "annotated_text": "`` The market needs a strong signal that we 're serious about deficit reduction , and the best way to do that is for the House of Representatives to strip their bill '' of similar provisions , Sen. Warren Rudman -LRB- R. , N.H . -RRB- . said yesterday ."}
{"id": "1321", "text": "The White House Office of Management and Budget , whose calculations determine whether the Gramm - Rudman targets are met , estimated that the House - passed deficit - reduction measure would cut the fiscal 1990 shortfall by $ 6.2 billion , almost half of the Congressional Budget Office 's estimate of $ 11.0 billion .", "annotated_text": "The White House Office of Management and Budget , whose calculations determine whether the Gramm - Rudman targets are met , estimated that the House - passed deficit - reduction measure would cut the fiscal 1990 shortfall by $ 6.2 billion , almost half of the Congressional Budget Office 's estimate of $ 11.0 billion ."}
{"id": "1322", "text": "Rep. Panetta said that OMB 's figure would still be enough to avoid permanent across - the - board cuts , but added : `` We 're getting very close to the margins here . ''", "annotated_text": "Rep. Panetta said that OMB 's figure would still be enough to avoid permanent across - the - board cuts , but added : `` We 're getting very close to the margins here . ''"}
{"id": "1323", "text": "No one in Washington was willing to take the blame for provoking Friday 's drop in the stock market .", "annotated_text": "No one in Washington was willing to take the blame for provoking Friday 's drop in the stock market ."}
{"id": "1324", "text": "But some players were quick to seize the moment .", "annotated_text": "But some players were quick to seize the moment ."}
{"id": "1325", "text": "Before the sun had set on Friday , Richard Rahn , the supply - side chief economist of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce , issued a statement attributing the drop in stock prices to the Senate decision to postpone action on capital gains .", "annotated_text": "Before the sun had set on Friday , Richard Rahn , the supply - side chief economist of the U.S.Chamber of Commerce , issued a statement attributing the drop in stock prices to the Senate decision to postpone action on capital gains ."}
{"id": "1326", "text": "`` Investors , who had been holding assets in anticipation of a more favorable time to sell , were spooked , '' he said .", "annotated_text": "`` Investors , who had been holding assets in anticipation of a more favorable time to sell , were spooked , '' he said ."}
{"id": "1327", "text": "`` There have been many preposterous reasons advanced to support a capital - gains tax cut , '' Sen. Mitchell said during his television appearance , `` but I suggest that is perhaps more than any of the others .", "annotated_text": "`` There have been many preposterous reasons advanced to support a capital - gains tax cut , '' Sen. Mitchell said during his television appearance , `` but I suggest that is perhaps more than any of the others ."}
{"id": "1328", "text": "Honeywell Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. received Air Force contracts to develop integrated circuits for use in space .", "annotated_text": "Honeywell Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. received Air Force contracts to develop integrated circuits for use in space ."}
{"id": "1329", "text": "Honeywell 's contract totaled $ 69.7 million , and IBM 's $ 68.8 million .", "annotated_text": "Honeywell 's contract totaled $ 69.7 million , and IBM 's $ 68.8 million ."}
{"id": "1330", "text": "Boeing Co. received a $ 46.7 million Air Force contract for developing cable systems for the Minuteman Missile .", "annotated_text": "Boeing Co. received a $ 46.7 millionAir Force contract for developing cable systems for the Minuteman Missile ."}
{"id": "1331", "text": "General Dynamics Corp. received a $ 29 million Air Force contract for electronic - warfare training sets .", "annotated_text": "General Dynamics Corp. received a $ 29 millionAir Force contract for electronic - warfare training sets ."}
{"id": "1332", "text": "Grumman Corp. received an $ 18.1 million Navy contract to upgrade aircraft electronics .", "annotated_text": "Grumman Corp. received an $ 18.1 millionNavy contract to upgrade aircraft electronics ."}
{"id": "1333", "text": "Avco Corp. received an $ 11.8 million Army contract for helicopter engines .", "annotated_text": "Avco Corp. received an $ 11.8 millionArmy contract for helicopter engines ."}
{"id": "1334", "text": "Sharp increases in the price of fresh produce caused Spain 's September consumer price index to shoot up 1.1 % from the previous month , pushing the annual rate of inflation to 6.8 % , the National Institute of Statistics said Friday .", "annotated_text": "Sharp increases in the price of fresh produce caused Spain 's September consumer price index to shoot up 1.1 % from the previous month , pushing the annual rate of inflation to 6.8 % , the National Institute of Statistics said Friday ."}
{"id": "1335", "text": "The monthly increase is the highest recorded in the past four years .", "annotated_text": "The monthly increase is the highest recorded in the past four years ."}
{"id": "1336", "text": "The index , which registered 156.8 at the end of September , has a base of 100 set in 1983 and is n't seasonally adjusted .", "annotated_text": "The index , which registered 156.8 at the end of September , has a base of 100 set in 1983 and is n't seasonally adjusted ."}
{"id": "1337", "text": "Prices have risen 5.9 % in the first nine months of the year , outstripping both the initial 3 % inflation goal set by the government of Socialist Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez and the second , revised goal of 5.8 % .", "annotated_text": "Prices have risen 5.9 % in the first nine months of the year , outstripping both the initial 3 % inflation goal set by the government of Socialist Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez and the second , revised goal of 5.8 % ."}
{"id": "1338", "text": "Japan 's wholesale prices in September rose 3.3 % from a year earlier and were up 0.4 % from the previous month , the Bank of Japan announced Friday .", "annotated_text": "Japan 's wholesale prices in September rose 3.3 % from a year earlier and were up 0.4 % from the previous month , the Bank of Japan announced Friday ."}
{"id": "1339", "text": "The wholesale price index stood at 90.1 , compared with a 1985 base of 100 .", "annotated_text": "The wholesale price index stood at 90.1 , compared with a 1985 base of 100 ."}
{"id": "1340", "text": "Ford Motor Co. said it acquired 5 % of the shares in Jaguar PLC .", "annotated_text": "Ford Motor Co. said it acquired 5 % of the shares in Jaguar PLC ."}
{"id": "1341", "text": "Jaguar , the London Stock Exchange and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are being notified of the transactions , the company said .", "annotated_text": "Jaguar , the London Stock Exchange and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are being notified of the transactions , the company said ."}
{"id": "1342", "text": "The U.S. Federal Trade Commission advised Ford last week that it would n't raise any objection to the acquisition of as much as 15 % of Jaguar shares .", "annotated_text": "The U.S. Federal Trade Commission advised Fordlast week that it would n't raise any objection to the acquisition of as much as 15 % of Jaguar shares ."}
{"id": "1343", "text": "The No. 2 auto maker disclosed last month that it wants to buy as much as 15 % of the British luxury - car maker , the maximum allowed under current United Kingdom government restrictions .", "annotated_text": "The No. 2 auto maker disclosed last month that it wants to buy as much as 15 % of the British luxury - car maker , the maximum allowed under current United Kingdom government restrictions ."}
{"id": "1344", "text": "General Motors Corp. said it had discussed the possibility of a joint venture with Jaguar before Ford began buying shares .", "annotated_text": "General Motors Corp. said it had discussed the possibility of a joint venture with Jaguar before Ford began buying shares ."}
{"id": "1345", "text": "GM said it still is talking with Jaguar about acquiring a minority interest .", "annotated_text": "GM said it still is talking with Jaguar about acquiring a minority interest ."}
{"id": "1346", "text": "Investors who bought stock with borrowed money -- that is , `` on margin '' -- may be more worried than most following Friday 's market drop .", "annotated_text": "Investors who bought stock with borrowed money -- that is , `` on margin '' -- may be more worried than most following Friday 's market drop ."}
{"id": "1347", "text": "That 's because their brokers can require them to sell some shares or put up more cash to enhance the collateral backing their loans .", "annotated_text": "That 's because their brokers can require them to sell some shares or put up more cash to enhance the collateral backing their loans ."}
{"id": "1348", "text": "In October 1987 , these margin calls were thought to have contributed to the downward spiral of the stock market .", "annotated_text": "In October 1987 , these margin calls were thought to have contributed to the downward spiral of the stock market ."}
{"id": "1349", "text": "Typically , a margin call occurs when the price of a stock falls below 75 % of its original value .", "annotated_text": "Typically , a margin call occurs when the price of a stock falls below 75 % of its original value ."}
{"id": "1350", "text": "If the investor does n't put up the extra cash to satisfy the call , the brokerage firm may begin liquidating the securities .", "annotated_text": "If the investor does n't put up the extra cash to satisfy the call , the brokerage firm may begin liquidating the securities ."}
{"id": "1351", "text": "But some big brokerage firms said they do n't expect major problems as a result of margin calls .", "annotated_text": "But some big brokerage firms said they do n't expect major problems as a result of margin calls ."}
{"id": "1352", "text": "Margin calls since Friday `` have been higher than usual , but reasonable , '' a spokesman for Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. said .", "annotated_text": "Margin calls since Friday `` have been higher than usual , but reasonable , '' a spokesman for Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. said ."}
{"id": "1353", "text": "Merrill Lynch & Co. officials `` do n't expect -LCB- margin calls -RCB- to be as big a factor as in 1987 '' because fewer individual investors are buying stock on margin , a spokesman said .", "annotated_text": "Merrill Lynch & Co. officials `` do n't expect -LCB- margin calls -RCB- to be as big a factor as in 1987 '' because fewer individual investors are buying stock on margin , a spokesman said ."}
{"id": "1354", "text": "Hugo Quackenbush , senior vice president at Charles Schwab Corp. , the San Francisco - based discount brokerage firm , said he did n't expect any immediate problems with margin calls for Schwab customers .", "annotated_text": "Hugo Quackenbush , senior vice president at Charles Schwab Corp. , the San Francisco - based discount brokerage firm , said he did n't expect any immediate problems with margin calls for Schwab customers ."}
{"id": "1355", "text": "He said Schwab had increased margin requirements `` so customers have more of a cushion . ''", "annotated_text": "He said Schwab had increased margin requirements `` so customers have more of a cushion . ''"}
{"id": "1356", "text": "He added : `` We learned a lesson in 1987 about volatility .", "annotated_text": "He added : `` We learned a lesson in 1987 about volatility ."}
{"id": "1357", "text": "Avis Inc. , following rival Hertz Corp. 's lead , said it is backing out of frequent - flier programs with three airlines .", "annotated_text": "Avis Inc. , following rival Hertz Corp. 's lead , said it is backing out of frequent - flier programs with three airlines ."}
{"id": "1358", "text": "The Garden City , N.Y. , car - rental company said it wo n't renew contracts with NWA Inc. 's Northwest Airlines unit , Pan Am Corp. 's Pan American World Airways unit and Midway Airlines at the end of this year .", "annotated_text": "The Garden City , N.Y. , car - rental company said it wo n't renew contracts with NWA Inc. 'sNorthwest Airlines unit , Pan Am Corp. 'sPan American World Airways unit and Midway Airlines at the end of this year ."}
{"id": "1359", "text": "But it remains involved in programs with AMR Corp. 's American Airlines unit and Delta Air Lines .", "annotated_text": "But it remains involved in programs with AMR Corp. 'sAmerican Airlines unit and Delta Air Lines ."}
{"id": "1360", "text": "Industry estimates put Avis 's annual cost of all five programs at between $ 8 million and $ 14 million .", "annotated_text": "Industry estimates put Avis 's annual cost of all five programs at between $ 8 million and $ 14 million ."}
{"id": "1361", "text": "A spokesman for Avis would n't specify the costs but said the three airlines being dropped account for `` far less than half '' of the total .", "annotated_text": "A spokesman for Avis would n't specify the costs but said the three airlines being dropped account for `` far less than half '' of the total ."}
{"id": "1362", "text": "Budget Rent a Car Corp. , of Chicago , and National Car Rental Systems Inc. , of Minneapolis , both said they had no plans to follow suit .", "annotated_text": "Budget Rent a Car Corp. , of Chicago , and National Car Rental Systems Inc. , of Minneapolis , both said they had no plans to follow suit ."}
{"id": "1363", "text": "In fact , Budget indicated it saw some benefit to staying involved in these programs , in which renters earn frequent - flier miles and fliers can get car - rental discounts .", "annotated_text": "In fact , Budget indicated it saw some benefit to staying involved in these programs , in which renters earn frequent - flier miles and fliers can get car - rental discounts ."}
{"id": "1364", "text": "`` I can not see how this news by Hertz and Avis can not benefit Budget 's programs , '' said Bob Wilson , Budget 's vice president , marketing planning .", "annotated_text": "`` I can not see how this news by Hertz and Avis can not benefit Budget 's programs , '' said Bob Wilson , Budget 's vice president , marketing planning ."}
{"id": "1365", "text": "Northwest and Midway are two of the five airlines with which Budget has agreements .", "annotated_text": "Northwest and Midway are two of the five airlines with which Budget has agreements ."}
{"id": "1366", "text": "National also participates in the Northwest frequent - flier program along with four other airlines , including Delta and USAir Group Inc. 's USAir unit .", "annotated_text": "National also participates in the Northwest frequent - flier program along with four other airlines , including Delta and USAir Group Inc. 'sUSAir unit ."}
{"id": "1367", "text": "A month ago , Hertz , of Park Ridge , N.J. , said that it would drop its marketing agreements at year end with Delta , America West and Texas Air Corp. 's Continental Airlines and Eastern Airlines , and that pacts with American Airlines , UAL Inc 's United Airlines and USAir also would be ended ... sometime after Dec. 31 .", "annotated_text": "A month ago , Hertz , of Park Ridge , N.J. , said that it would drop its marketing agreements at year end with Delta , America West and Texas Air Corp. 'sContinental Airlines and Eastern Airlines , and that pacts with American Airlines , UAL Inc 'sUnited Airlines and USAir also would be ended ... sometime after Dec. 31 ."}
{"id": "1368", "text": "At the time , Hertz said its annual fees to those airlines amounted to $ 20 million and that the value of redeemed awards topped $ 15 million .", "annotated_text": "At the time , Hertz said its annual fees to those airlines amounted to $ 20 million and that the value of redeemed awards topped $ 15 million ."}
{"id": "1369", "text": "Analysts and competitors , however , doubt the numbers were that high .", "annotated_text": "Analysts and competitors , however , doubt the numbers were that high ."}
{"id": "1370", "text": "Budget said its frequent - flier costs are `` substantially below '' Avis 's level .", "annotated_text": "Budget said its frequent - flier costs are `` substantially below '' Avis 's level ."}
{"id": "1371", "text": "Robert D. Cardillo , Avis vice president of marketing , said , `` The proliferation and costs attached to -LCB- frequent - flier programs -RCB- have significantly diminished their value . ''", "annotated_text": "Robert D. Cardillo , Avis vice president of marketing , said , `` The proliferation and costs attached to -LCB- frequent - flier programs -RCB- have significantly diminished their value . ''"}
{"id": "1372", "text": "This year has been difficult for both Hertz and Avis , said Charles Finnie , car - rental industry analyst at Alex . Brown & Sons .", "annotated_text": "This year has been difficult for both Hertz and Avis , said Charles Finnie , car - rental industry analyst at Alex . Brown & Sons ."}
{"id": "1373", "text": "`` They 've been looking to get their costs down , and this is a fairly sensible way to do it , '' he said .", "annotated_text": "`` They 've been looking to get their costs down , and this is a fairly sensible way to do it , '' he said ."}
{"id": "1374", "text": "CBS Inc. is cutting `` The Pat Sajak Show '' down to one hour from its current 90 minutes .", "annotated_text": "CBS Inc. is cutting `` The Pat Sajak Show '' down to from its current ."}
{"id": "1375", "text": "CBS insisted the move was n't a setback for the program , which is the network 's first entry into the late - night talk show format since 1972 .", "annotated_text": "CBS insisted the move was n't a setback for the program , which is the network 's first entry into the late - night talk show format since 1972 ."}
{"id": "1376", "text": "`` I have every intention of making this the best possible show and having it run one hour is the best way to it , '' said Rod Perth , who was named vice president of late night entertainment in August .", "annotated_text": "`` I have every intention of making this the best possible show and having it run is the best way to it , '' said Rod Perth , who was named vice president of entertainment in August ."}
{"id": "1377", "text": "`` This will raise the energy level of the show . ''", "annotated_text": "`` This will raise the energy level of the show . ''"}
{"id": "1378", "text": "CBS will continue to program action - adventure shows to follow the Sajak hour .", "annotated_text": "CBS will continue to program action - adventure shows to follow the Sajak ."}
{"id": "1379", "text": "But CBS News will extend its four - hour `` Nightwatch '' by 30 minutes and begin at 1:30 a.m .", "annotated_text": "But CBS News will extend its four - hour `` Nightwatch '' by and begin at ."}
{"id": "1380", "text": "The show , despite a promising start , has slipped badly in the weekly ratings as compiled by A.C. Nielsen Co. , finishing far below `` Tonight '' on NBC , a unit of General Electric Co. , and `` Nightline '' on ABC - TV , a unit of Capital Cities / ABC Inc .", "annotated_text": "The show , despite a promising start , has slipped badly in the weekly ratings as compiled by A.C. Nielsen Co. , finishing far below `` Tonight '' on NBC , a unit of General Electric Co. , and `` Nightline '' on ABC - TV , a unit of Capital Cities / ABC Inc ."}
{"id": "1381", "text": "Further fractioning the late - night audience is the addition of the `` Arsenio Hall Show , '' syndicated by Paramount Communications Inc .", "annotated_text": "Further fractioning the late - night audience is the addition of the `` Arsenio Hall Show , '' syndicated by Paramount Communications Inc ."}
{"id": "1382", "text": "The China 's handicapped sports cause has undergone the several stages of conceptualization , growth and expansion , and is currently rising .", "annotated_text": "The China 's handicapped sports cause has undergone the several stages of conceptualization , growth and expansion , and is currently rising ."}
{"id": "1383", "text": "The holding of the 6th Far East and South Pacific Disabled Games will provide more impetus for this trend .", "annotated_text": "The holding of the 6thFar East and South Pacific Disabled Games will provide more impetus for this trend ."}
{"id": "1384", "text": "Each development step of handicapped sports can not be separated from the concern and support of the Party and the government .", "annotated_text": "Each development step of handicapped sports can not be separated from the concern and support of the Party and the government ."}
{"id": "1385", "text": "At the beginning of the establishment of the People 's Republic of China , social welfare services and schools for blind children and deaf people were established successively everywhere .", "annotated_text": "At the beginning of the establishment of the People 's Republic of China , social welfare services and schools for blind children and deaf people were established successively everywhere ."}
{"id": "1386", "text": "Welfare factories developed activities such as broadcast exercises , etc. and schools established physical education .", "annotated_text": "Welfare factories developed activities such as broadcast exercises , etc. and schools established physical education ."}
{"id": "1387", "text": "As a part of the cause for the disabled , disabled sports began to grow .", "annotated_text": "As a part of the cause for the disabled , disabled sports began to grow ."}
{"id": "1388", "text": "Every year , the nation allocates special funds to be used in developing handicapped sports activities .", "annotated_text": "Every year , the nation allocates special funds to be used in developing handicapped sports activities ."}
{"id": "1389", "text": "Nationwide handicapped sports games began to be held in the late 1950's .", "annotated_text": "Nationwide handicapped sports games began to be held in the late 1950's ."}
{"id": "1390", "text": "The games accelerated improvement and drove popularization .", "annotated_text": "The games accelerated improvement and drove popularization ."}
{"id": "1391", "text": "The handicapped sports cause has gradually grown .", "annotated_text": "The handicapped sports cause has gradually grown ."}
{"id": "1392", "text": "Since the reform and opening up , the Chinese economy has developed rapidly .", "annotated_text": "Since the reform and opening up , the Chinese economy has developed rapidly ."}
{"id": "1393", "text": "This enabled more people to put money and material resource into the disabled sports cause .", "annotated_text": "This enabled more people to put money and material resource into the disabled sports cause ."}
{"id": "1394", "text": "In the short 10 years , the cause has achieved success of attention from China and abroad .", "annotated_text": "In the short 10 years , the cause has achieved success of attention from China and abroad ."}
{"id": "1395", "text": "It is reasonable to believe that the disabled cause will be increasingly recognized and supported as China 's overall national strength escalates .", "annotated_text": "It is reasonable to believe that the disabled cause will be increasingly recognized and supported as China 's overall national strength escalates ."}
{"id": "1396", "text": "The handicapped sports cause will also have broad development .", "annotated_text": "The handicapped sports cause will also have broad development ."}
{"id": "1397", "text": "The establishment and healthiness of disabled sports organizations provide organizational assurance for the development of the sports cause for handicapped people .", "annotated_text": "The establishment and healthiness of disabled sports organizations provide organizational assurance for the development of the sports cause for handicapped people ."}
{"id": "1398", "text": "The Chinese Injured and Disabled People Sports Association -LRB- renamed to the Chinese Disabled Sports Association in 1990 -RRB- was established in October , 1983 .", "annotated_text": "The Chinese Injured and Disabled People Sports Association -LRB- renamed to the Chinese Disabled Sports Association in 1990 -RRB- was established in October , 1983 ."}
{"id": "1399", "text": "After this a succession of handicapped sports organizations were established throughout China .", "annotated_text": "After this a succession of handicapped sports organizations were established throughout China ."}
{"id": "1400", "text": "In 1985 , the Chinese Mentally Impaired and Blind Sports Associations were also established .", "annotated_text": "In 1985 , the Chinese Mentally Impaired and Blind Sports Associations were also established ."}
{"id": "1401", "text": "Having organization and leadership , activities such as the games and competitions , etc. were increasingly and frequently held .", "annotated_text": "Having organization and leadership , activities such as the games and competitions , etc. were increasingly and frequently held ."}
{"id": "1402", "text": "The enthusiasm of handicapped people participating in the sports activities was unprecedentedly increasing , sports levels continually improve and the reserve force is growing .", "annotated_text": "The enthusiasm of handicapped people participating in the sports activities was unprecedentedly increasing , sports levels continually improve and the reserve force is growing ."}
{"id": "1403", "text": "Three National Disabled Games were held respectively in Hefei , Tangshan and Guangzhou .", "annotated_text": "ThreeNational Disabled Games were held respectively in Hefei , Tangshan and Guangzhou ."}
{"id": "1404", "text": "The scale became larger and larger and the level became higher and higher .", "annotated_text": "The scale became larger and larger and the level became higher and higher ."}
{"id": "1405", "text": "The games have received more broad attention and support of the public , and have attracted more disabled people to take part in the events .", "annotated_text": "The games have received more broad attention and support of the public , and have attracted more disabled people to take part in the events ."}
{"id": "1406", "text": "Since 1984 the Chinese Disabled Sports Association has become a member of 8 international disabled sports organizations successively , such as the International Para Olympic Committee , etc. and has established relations with disabled sports organizations in various countries and areas and taken part in international events such as the Special Olympic Games , etc .", "annotated_text": "Since 1984the Chinese Disabled Sports Association has become a member of 8 international disabled sports organizations successively , such as the International Para Olympic Committee , etc. and has established relations with disabled sports organizations in various countries and areas and taken part in international events such as the Special Olympic Games , etc ."}
{"id": "1407", "text": "In competitions and contacts , disabled Chinese people have revealed extraordinary physical abilities , achieved excellent results , enhanced friendship with disabled people from various countries and areas and contributed to the development of physical activities for disabled people around the world .", "annotated_text": "In competitions and contacts , disabled Chinese people have revealed extraordinary physical abilities , achieved excellent results , enhanced friendship with disabled people from various countries and areas and contributed to the development of physical activities for disabled people around the world ."}
{"id": "1408", "text": "\" The Guaranteed Law for Disabled Persons in the People 's Republic of China \" , which was drafted and implemented in 1991 , stipulates to organize and support disabled people to develop mass sports activities , to hold special games and to participate in important international competitions and communication .", "annotated_text": "\" The Guaranteed Law for Disabled Persons in the People 's Republic of China \" , which was drafted and implemented in 1991 , stipulates to organize and support disabled people to develop mass sports activities , to hold special games and to participate in important international competitions and communication ."}
{"id": "1409", "text": "The guarantee of the law has and will continue to boost the vigorous development of the sports cause for China 's disabled .", "annotated_text": "The guarantee of the law has and will continue to boost the vigorous development of the sports cause for China 's disabled ."}
{"id": "1410", "text": "Holding the 6th Asia - Pacific Special Olympic Games in Beijing will motivate all of society to better understand and support disabled sports .", "annotated_text": "Holding the 6thAsia - Pacific Special Olympic Games in Beijing will motivate all of society to better understand and support disabled sports ."}
{"id": "1411", "text": "It will make the public more conscious of helping disabled people and encourage more disabled people to take part in physical activities .", "annotated_text": "It will make the public more conscious of helping disabled people and encourage more disabled people to take part in physical activities ."}
{"id": "1412", "text": "It will , therefore , greatly assist in the development of the sports cause for China 's disabled .", "annotated_text": "It will , therefore , greatly assist in the development of the sports cause for China 's disabled ."}
{"id": "1413", "text": "Truly , the foundation of disabled sports in China is not very strong , popularization is not yet widespread , and compared with some developed countries , still has a large gap .", "annotated_text": "Truly , the foundation of disabled sports in China is not very strong , popularization is not yet widespread , and compared with some developed countries , still has a large gap ."}
{"id": "1414", "text": "However , the \" impact \" of the Far South Games foreshadows a bright future for this civilized and progressive cause .", "annotated_text": "However , the \" impact \" of the Far South Games foreshadows a bright future for this civilized and progressive cause ."}
{"id": "1415", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1416", "text": "In the script \" Mongolian handicapped athletes prepare for the Far South Sports Meet \" broadcast today , the \" Sports Association Chairman Lahagewasu \" at the end of paragraph three should be changed to \" Sports Association Chairman Lahagewasulen \" .", "annotated_text": "In the script \" Mongolian handicapped athletes prepare for the Far South Sports Meet \" broadcast today , the \" Sports Association Chairman Lahagewasu \" at the end of paragraph three should be changed to \" Sports Association Chairman Lahagewasulen \" ."}
{"id": "1417", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , August 31st .", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , August 31st ."}
{"id": "1418", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Jinan , September 2nd , by reporter Baixin Zhang", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Jinan , September 2nd , by reporter Baixin Zhang"}
{"id": "1419", "text": "Laiwu City of Shandong Province has established a cell structure cultivation center inside the agricultural new high level technology development and model zones , to introduce and tame improved breeds of nurseries , flowers and vegetables from home and abroad .", "annotated_text": "Laiwu City of Shandong Province has established a cell structure cultivation center inside the agricultural new high level technology development and model zones , to introduce and tame improved breeds of nurseries , flowers and vegetables from home and abroad ."}
{"id": "1420", "text": "In the past two years , more than 50 new breeds such as melons , vegetables , flowers and fruit trees , etc. have successively been introduced from countries such as US and Japan , etc. and has bred 3.5 million improved nurseries .", "annotated_text": "In the past two years , more than 50 new breeds such as melons , vegetables , flowers and fruit trees , etc. have successively been introduced from countries such as US and Japan , etc. and has bred 3.5 million improved nurseries ."}
{"id": "1421", "text": "According to understanding , currently Shandong has established ten agricultural new high level technology development and model zones similar to that of Laiwu City .", "annotated_text": "According to understanding , currently Shandong has established ten agricultural new high level technology development and model zones similar to that of Laiwu City ."}
{"id": "1422", "text": "A government official of Shandong Province told this reporter that this province established agricultural new high level technology development and model zones beginning in 1992 , whose main purpose is to accelerate the transformation of agricultural new high level technology achievements through introducing agricultural new high level technologies from home and abroad to carry out development in order to provide effective models for agricultural production and rural economy development to promote the transformation of traditional agriculture into modern agriculture .", "annotated_text": "A government official of Shandong Province told this reporter that this province established agricultural new high level technology development and model zones beginning in 1992 , whose main purpose is to accelerate the transformation of agricultural new high level technology achievements through introducing agricultural new high level technologies from home and abroad to carry out development in order to provide effective models for agricultural production and rural economy development to promote the transformation of traditional agriculture into modern agriculture ."}
{"id": "1423", "text": "Currently , ten agricultural new high level technology development and model zones have designated 180,000 mu of land to become the central model zone .", "annotated_text": "Currently , ten agricultural new high level technology development and model zones have designated 180,000 mu of land to become the central model zone ."}
{"id": "1424", "text": "To accelerate construction of the model zones , Shandong Province has totally invested capital of more than 62 million yuan , with a construction area reaching 218,000 square meters .", "annotated_text": "To accelerate construction of the model zones , Shandong Province has totally invested capital of more than 62 million yuan , with a construction area reaching 218,000 square meters ."}
{"id": "1425", "text": "The model zones have basically implemented the four conveniences of water , electricity , roads and telecommunications .", "annotated_text": "The model zones have basically implemented the four conveniences of water , electricity , roads and telecommunications ."}
{"id": "1426", "text": "In the agricultural new high level technology development and model zone of Zibo City in the Zhangdian District , plan to establish a agricultural scientific research training institute , a breeding area for improved agricultural varieties , an organic vegetable area , a quality orchard , the fine stock breeding farm , etc .", "annotated_text": "In the agricultural new high level technology development and model zone of Zibo City in the Zhangdian District , plan to establish a agricultural scientific research training institute , a breeding area for improved agricultural varieties , an organic vegetable area , a quality orchard , the fine stock breeding farm , etc ."}
{"id": "1427", "text": "Not only are some of the most advanced domestic agricultural technologies here , but also new varieties introduced from foreign countries .", "annotated_text": "Not only are some of the most advanced domestic agricultural technologies here , but also new varieties introduced from foreign countries ."}
{"id": "1428", "text": "In the past two years , the ten agricultural new high level technology development and model zones have promoted more than a hundred new agricultural varieties , developed 23 new high level technology projects entering the zone , and reaped better economic benefits and social benefits .", "annotated_text": "In the past two years , the ten agricultural new high level technology development and model zones have promoted more than a hundred new agricultural varieties , developed 23 new high level technology projects entering the zone , and reaped better economic benefits and social benefits ."}
{"id": "1429", "text": "The Weihai agricultural new high level technology development and model zone introduced a new potato variety , and after cultivation and breeding , has provided 50,000 kg of potatoes to society this year .", "annotated_text": "The Weihai agricultural new high level technology development and model zone introduced a new potato variety , and after cultivation and breeding , has provided 50,000 kg of potatoes to society this year ."}
{"id": "1430", "text": "They have also bred 200,000 toxin - free fruit tree nurseries .", "annotated_text": "They have also bred 200,000 toxin - free fruit tree nurseries ."}
{"id": "1431", "text": "New high level technology development and model zones have become Shandong 's agricultural \" model gardens \" .", "annotated_text": "New high level technology development and model zones have become Shandong 's agricultural \" model gardens \" ."}
{"id": "1432", "text": "Many peasants often come here to learn techniques and purchase quality varieties .", "annotated_text": "Many peasants often come here to learn techniques and purchase quality varieties ."}
{"id": "1433", "text": "The modeling and leading effects of the model zones have become larger and larger .", "annotated_text": "The modeling and leading effects of the model zones have become larger and larger ."}
{"id": "1434", "text": "Laiwu City has established a detoxification production base to carry out nursery detoxification on traditional products such as shallot , ginger and garlic , and after detoxification , the output of shallot , ginger and garlic has increased more than doubled .", "annotated_text": "Laiwu City has established a detoxification production base to carry out nursery detoxification on traditional products such as shallot , ginger and garlic , and after detoxification , the output of shallot , ginger and garlic has increased more than doubled ."}
{"id": "1435", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1436", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Shanghai , August 31st , by reporter Jierong Zhou", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Shanghai , August 31st , by reporter Jierong Zhou"}
{"id": "1437", "text": "US Commerce Secretary Brown , who is visiting China now , said here today that Shanghai is a city whose economy is rapidly developing .", "annotated_text": "US Commerce Secretary Brown , who is visiting China now , said here today that Shanghai is a city whose economy is rapidly developing ."}
{"id": "1438", "text": "The US commercial sector is very interested in building a good relationship with Shanghai .", "annotated_text": "The US commercial sector is very interested in building a good relationship with Shanghai ."}
{"id": "1439", "text": "Brown expressed that , both sides could achieve further co-operation in the areas of transportation , telecommunication , power generation , financial services etc .", "annotated_text": "Brown expressed that , both sides could achieve further co-operation in the areas of transportation , telecommunication , power generation , financial services etc ."}
{"id": "1440", "text": "Brown arrived in Shanghai from Beijing late last night .", "annotated_text": "Brown arrived in Shanghai from Beijing ."}
{"id": "1441", "text": "Today , Brown separately attended the signing of a 20 - year joint investment agreement between a world famous power plant equipment manufacturer -- the US 's Westinghouse Company and the Shanghai Electric Group ; and the signing of a joint investment agreement between the US 's General Electric Capital Company and the Shanghai Electricity Company to jointly invest in and establish a combustible engine electric power generation company .", "annotated_text": "Today , Brown separately attended the signing of a 20 - year joint investment agreement between a world famous power plant equipment manufacturer -- the US 's Westinghouse Company and the Shanghai Electric Group ; and the signing of a joint investment agreement between the US 's General Electric Capital Company and the Shanghai Electricity Company to jointly invest in and establish a combustible engine electric power generation company ."}
{"id": "1442", "text": "It is reported that , the joint - investment agreement between the US Westinghouse Company and the Shanghai Electric Group included the joint manufacture of key components of 300,000 kW thermal power generating units , and simultaneously expanding co-operation in various areas of 600,000 kW units .", "annotated_text": "It is reported that , the joint - investment agreement between the USWestinghouse Company and the Shanghai Electric Group included the joint manufacture of key components of 300,000 kW thermal power generating units , and simultaneously expanding co-operation in various areas of 600,000 kW units ."}
{"id": "1443", "text": "Co-operation between the US General Electric Capital Company and the Shanghai Electric Company included investment in building 4 sets of 100,000 kW class turbine generating units .", "annotated_text": "Co-operation between the USGeneral Electric Capital Company and the Shanghai Electric Company included investment in building 4 sets of 100,000 kW class turbine generating units ."}
{"id": "1444", "text": "This afternoon , Brown also visited Shanghai 's AMP Linking Company , Ltd. , which was jointly invested and built by the Shanghai Electric Component Company and the US AMP China Limited Company , situated in Shanghai 's Caohejing high - tech development district .", "annotated_text": " , Brown also visited Shanghai 's AMP Linking Company , Ltd. , which was jointly invested and built by the Shanghai Electric Component Company and the USAMP China Limited Company , situated in Shanghai 's Caohejing high - tech development district ."}
{"id": "1445", "text": "He also cut the ribbon for the sixth US Boeing aircraft , which was introduced by Shanghai Airlines .", "annotated_text": "He also cut the ribbon for the sixth USBoeing aircraft , which was introduced by Shanghai Airlines ."}
{"id": "1446", "text": "Committee member of the CCP Central Politburo , and Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee , Bangguo Wu met with Brown this afternoon and introduced the progress and development prospects of reforms and opening up in Shanghai .", "annotated_text": "Committee member of the CCP Central Politburo , and Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee , Bangguo Wu met with Brown and introduced the progress and development prospects of reforms and opening up in Shanghai ."}
{"id": "1447", "text": "Brown and his delegation left Shanghai for Guangzhou tonight .", "annotated_text": "Brown and his delegation left Shanghai for Guangzhou ."}
{"id": "1448", "text": "The representative to Shanghai 's Mayor , and Municipal Foreign Economic and Trade Committee Director , Zukang Wang went to the airport to escort the US guests .", "annotated_text": "The representative to Shanghai 's Mayor , and Municipal Foreign Economic and Trade Committee Director , Zukang Wang went to the airport to escort the US guests ."}
{"id": "1449", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1450", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Guangzhou , September 1 , by wire -LRB- reporter Xiaoguang Han -RRB-", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Guangzhou , September 1 , by wire -LRB- reporter Xiaoguang Han -RRB-"}
{"id": "1451", "text": "Guangdong Province , fully utilizing its geographical advantage of being in close proximity to Hong Kong and Macao and being located in the Asian tropics , is vigorously developing extroverted agriculture .", "annotated_text": "Guangdong Province , fully utilizing its geographical advantage of being in close proximity to Hong Kong and Macao and being located in the Asian tropics , is vigorously developing extroverted agriculture ."}
{"id": "1452", "text": "According to statistics , in recent years , the export volume of Guangdong Province 's agricultural and secondary products and processed products has always been in the forefront in the nation .", "annotated_text": "According to statistics , in recent years , the export volume of Guangdong Province 's agricultural and secondary products and processed products has always been in the forefront in the nation ."}
{"id": "1453", "text": "Last year , its foreign exchange income was up to more than 2.1 billion US dollars , and in the first half of this year exports again had new growth .", "annotated_text": "Last year , its foreign exchange income was up to more than 2.1 billion US dollars , and in the first half of this year exports again had new growth ."}
{"id": "1454", "text": "In the countryside of southern Guangdong , this reporter learned that vegetable plots have an abundance of green and lush western lettuce , western celery , western cauliflower ; fish ponds have an abundance of vigorous Californian perch , whitish pomfret ; while flower farmers take care of lovely western flowers such as Dutch tulips , Belgium azalea , etc .", "annotated_text": "In the countryside of southern Guangdong , this reporter learned that vegetable plots have an abundance of green and lush western lettuce , western celery , western cauliflower ; fish ponds have an abundance of vigorous Californian perch , whitish pomfret ; while flower farmers take care of lovely western flowers such as Dutch tulips , Belgium azalea , etc ."}
{"id": "1455", "text": "Guangdong farmers who have tasted the sweetness of agriculture that earns foreign exchange are actively bringing in and carefully cultivating excellent , rare , famous and precious varieties .", "annotated_text": "Guangdong farmers who have tasted the sweetness of agriculture that earns foreign exchange are actively bringing in and carefully cultivating excellent , rare , famous and precious varieties ."}
{"id": "1456", "text": "Various improved domestic and foreign varieties of flowers , fruits , trees , grasses , vegetables , fish , poultry , animals , etc. are successively settling down in Lingnan .", "annotated_text": "Various improved domestic and foreign varieties of flowers , fruits , trees , grasses , vegetables , fish , poultry , animals , etc. are successively settling down in Lingnan ."}
{"id": "1457", "text": "According to Guangdong 's Department of Agriculture statistics , since the mid-80s , Guangdong has attracted more than 1100 improved species of foreign animals and plants , among which more than 300 have been marketed to farmers .", "annotated_text": "According to Guangdong 's Department of Agriculture statistics , since the mid-80s , Guangdong has attracted more than 1100 improved species of foreign animals and plants , among which more than 300 have been marketed to farmers ."}
{"id": "1458", "text": "Various regions have introduced more than 30,000 sets of advanced processing equipment and technologies , and expanded agricultural product processing capacity .", "annotated_text": "Various regions have introduced more than 30,000 sets of advanced processing equipment and technologies , and expanded agricultural product processing capacity ."}
{"id": "1459", "text": "Improvement of the structure of the varieties strengthens the competitiveness of Guangdong 's agricultural products in the international market , and economic benefits have also tremendously increased .", "annotated_text": "Improvement of the structure of the varieties strengthens the competitiveness of Guangdong 's agricultural products in the international market , and economic benefits have also tremendously increased ."}
{"id": "1460", "text": "In order to satisfy the requirements of the continuously expanding overseas markets , various areas of Guangdong have adjusted to local conditions and selected famous , special and improved varieties , and have built up more than 2,000 agricultural export merchandise production and processing bases .", "annotated_text": "In order to satisfy the requirements of the continuously expanding overseas markets , various areas of Guangdong have adjusted to local conditions and selected famous , special and improved varieties , and have built up more than 2,000 agricultural export merchandise production and processing bases ."}
{"id": "1461", "text": "In order to make up for deficiencies in investment funds , Guangdong Province has tried every possible means to attract foreign capital .", "annotated_text": "In order to make up for deficiencies in investment funds , Guangdong Province has tried every possible means to attract foreign capital ."}
{"id": "1462", "text": "The entire province has actually utilized foreign funds of nearly 1 billion US dollars , and has established a large number of extroverted agricultural \" three capital \" enterprises which combine agriculture , industry , trade and technology and integrate manufacturing , supply and marketing , and through foreign merchants sales channels , it has also expanded its export of agricultural products .", "annotated_text": "The entire province has actually utilized foreign funds of nearly 1 billion US dollars , and has established a large number of extroverted agricultural \" three capital \" enterprises which combine agriculture , industry , trade and technology and integrate manufacturing , supply and marketing , and through foreign merchants sales channels , it has also expanded its export of agricultural products ."}
{"id": "1463", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1464", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , September 1st , by reporter Liang Zhou", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , September 1st , by reporter Liang Zhou"}
{"id": "1465", "text": "China 's down and down products industry has arisen rapidly in the past ten - odd years and has now become an important component of light industry , with both annual export volumes and export values accounting for half of the world 's total volume of down trade , and being well received in the international down market .", "annotated_text": "China 's down and down products industry has arisen rapidly in the past ten - odd years and has now become an important component of light industry , with both annual export volumes and export values accounting for half of the world 's total volume of down trade , and being well received in the international down market ."}
{"id": "1466", "text": "China 's down and down products industry started its rapid development in the mid '80s .", "annotated_text": "China 's down and down products industry started its rapid development in the mid '80s ."}
{"id": "1467", "text": "The entire industry makes use of China 's resources and manpower advantage , and additionally stresses introducing advanced foreign technology and equipment , thus increasing production volume and quality by a large margin .", "annotated_text": "The entire industry makes use of China 's resources and manpower advantage , and additionally stresses introducing advanced foreign technology and equipment , thus increasing production volume and quality by a large margin ."}
{"id": "1468", "text": "According to incomplete statistics , China currently has over 3,000 down and down product enterprises , among which , those above scale have reached more than 600 , with employed staff of about 300,000 .", "annotated_text": "According to incomplete statistics , China currently has over 3,000 down and down product enterprises , among which , those above scale have reached more than 600 , with employed staff of about 300,000 ."}
{"id": "1469", "text": "It has an annual production capacity of 50 million down products with a total annual industrial output value reaching 8 billion yuan .", "annotated_text": "It has an annual production capacity of 50 million down products with a total annual industrial output value reaching 8 billion yuan ."}
{"id": "1470", "text": "Through more than ten years ' market development , China has now become the world 's main down manufacturing country and down products export country , annually exporting nearly 30,000 tons of down and over 20 million down products , with earned foreign exchange reaching 820 million US dollars , including down clothing export values accounting for more than 50 % of total industry export values .", "annotated_text": "Through more than ten years ' market development , China has now become the world 's main down manufacturing country and down products export country , annually exporting nearly 30,000 tons of down and over 20 million down products , with earned foreign exchange reaching 820 million US dollars , including down clothing export values accounting for more than 50 % of total industry export values ."}
{"id": "1471", "text": "According to presentations , the quality of China 's down industry products has shown a trend of stable increase .", "annotated_text": "According to presentations , the quality of China 's down industry products has shown a trend of stable increase ."}
{"id": "1472", "text": "In the first half of this year , the country selectively examined 56 down clothing enterprises , and products of 47 enterprises passed completely , accounting for 84 % .", "annotated_text": "In the first half of this year , the country selectively examined 56 down clothing enterprises , and products of 47 enterprises passed completely , accounting for 84 % ."}
{"id": "1473", "text": "In market competition , products such as Jiangxi 's Yaya brand , Beijing 's Yililan brand , Guangdong 's Galanz brand , and Sichuan 's Tian'ge brand , etc. have great reputations .", "annotated_text": "In market competition , products such as Jiangxi 's Yaya brand , Beijing 's Yililan brand , Guangdong 's Galanz brand , and Sichuan 's Tian'ge brand , etc. have great reputations ."}
{"id": "1474", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1475", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , August 31 , by wire", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , August 31 , by wire"}
{"id": "1476", "text": "Israel 's Foreign Minister , Shimon Peres , said that China , by persevering in going its own way , and concentrating its efforts on conquering poverty set an example for the people of every country of the Middle East .", "annotated_text": "Israel 's Foreign Minister , Shimon Peres , said that China , by persevering in going its own way , and concentrating its efforts on conquering poverty set an example for the people of every country of the Middle East ."}
{"id": "1477", "text": "This is what Peres said in the preface he composed especially for the Chinese edition of his just published new work \" The New Middle East . \"", "annotated_text": "This is what Peres said in the preface he composed especially for the Chinese edition of his just published new work \" The New Middle East . \""}
{"id": "1478", "text": "Peres said : \" China and Israel are at the two ends of Asia , separated by ' ten thousand crags and torrents . '", "annotated_text": "Peres said : \" China and Israel are at the two ends of Asia , separated by ' ten thousand crags and torrents . '"}
{"id": "1479", "text": "Yet the people of our two countries nevertheless are similar to one another .", "annotated_text": "Yet the people of our two countries nevertheless are similar to one another ."}
{"id": "1480", "text": "The great Chinese people offered up to the world cultural riches on the spiritual plane and material plane .", "annotated_text": "The great Chinese people offered up to the world cultural riches on the spiritual plane and material plane ."}
{"id": "1481", "text": "If these riches did n't exist , people would not be able to describe the course of history . \"", "annotated_text": "If these riches did n't exist , people would not be able to describe the course of history . \""}
{"id": "1482", "text": "He said in addition : \" We who live in western Asia are gazing at the east with a look of hope and reverence .", "annotated_text": "He said in addition : \" We who live in western Asia are gazing at the east with a look of hope and reverence ."}
{"id": "1483", "text": "China has already demonstrated to the entire world that the strategy for resolving the question of poverty in society lies in carrying out a plan that has been reasoned out and in concentrating strength towards a task that has a reasonable hope of success . . . . . . .", "annotated_text": "China has already demonstrated to the entire world that the strategy for resolving the question of poverty in society lies in carrying out a plan that has been reasoned out and in concentrating strength towards a task that has a reasonable hope of success . . . . . . ."}
{"id": "1484", "text": "China still believes in the path that it itself has specified .", "annotated_text": "China still believes in the path that it itself has specified ."}
{"id": "1485", "text": "In the past it has not yielded to any pressure from outside , and now it still unswervingly defends the right to determine its own future for itself . \"", "annotated_text": "In the past it has not yielded to any pressure from outside , and now it still unswervingly defends the right to determine its own future for itself . \""}
{"id": "1486", "text": "The book \" The New Middle East \" originally was published as an English edition around the end of autumn last year .", "annotated_text": "The book \" The New Middle East \" originally was published as an English edition around the end of autumn last year ."}
{"id": "1487", "text": "The author starts the discussion from September of that year with Israel 's signing the Declaration of Principles of Palestinian Autonomy with the Palestine Liberation Organization , and looks back at the complex struggles of the Middle East over the past several hundred years , especially the most recent half century .", "annotated_text": "The author starts the discussion from September of that year with Israel 's signing the Declaration of Principles of Palestinian Autonomy with the Palestine Liberation Organization , and looks back at the complex struggles of the Middle East over the past several hundred years , especially the most recent half century ."}
{"id": "1488", "text": "He expresses his views on building a new Middle East in the future .", "annotated_text": "He expresses his views on building a new Middle East in the future ."}
{"id": "1489", "text": "In the preface to the Chinese edition , Peres says that the leaders of every country must have vision , relinquish old grudges , and create peace in order to deal with \" challenges of tomorrow . \"", "annotated_text": "In the preface to the Chinese edition , Peres says that the leaders of every country must have vision , relinquish old grudges , and create peace in order to deal with \" challenges of tomorrow . \""}
{"id": "1490", "text": "He points out , \" At a time when we are on the threshold of the 21st century , warfare no longer has any use .", "annotated_text": "He points out , \" At a time when we are on the threshold of the 21st century , warfare no longer has any use ."}
{"id": "1491", "text": "The important problems we are up against are how to conquer poverty and scarcity . \"", "annotated_text": "The important problems we are up against are how to conquer poverty and scarcity . \""}
{"id": "1492", "text": "To do this , he emphasized , \" We must control the desert that is day - by - day eroding arable land , develop new sources of water , and carry out new engineering projects . \"", "annotated_text": "To do this , he emphasized , \" We must control the desert that is day - by - day eroding arable land , develop new sources of water , and carry out new engineering projects . \""}
{"id": "1493", "text": "Peres pointed out that these goals are not likely to be realized easily .", "annotated_text": "Peres pointed out that these goals are not likely to be realized easily ."}
{"id": "1494", "text": "They require a sensible attitude and a dedicated spirit .", "annotated_text": "They require a sensible attitude and a dedicated spirit ."}
{"id": "1495", "text": "He observed , \" China has already demonstrated that it could conquer poverty and the misery that generations of people have suffered .", "annotated_text": "He observed , \" China has already demonstrated that it could conquer poverty and the misery that generations of people have suffered ."}
{"id": "1496", "text": "We hope that China becomes a model that the people of all Middle Eastern countries , including both Israelis and Arabs , can imitate on the road that we walk together heading towards the future .", "annotated_text": "We hope that China becomes a model that the people of all Middle Eastern countries , including both Israelis and Arabs , can imitate on the road that we walk together heading towards the future ."}
{"id": "1497", "text": "The Chinese edition of the book \" The New Middle East \" has already recently been published and distributed through Xinhua Publishing .", "annotated_text": "The Chinese edition of the book \" The New Middle East \" has already recently been published and distributed through Xinhua Publishing ."}
{"id": "1498", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1499", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Guangzhou , September 1st , by reporter Wei Zhao", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Guangzhou , September 1st , by reporter Wei Zhao"}
{"id": "1500", "text": "In the past two years , Guangdong Province has exerted itself to explore new ways of attracting talent under market economy conditions , and has been active in using market mechanisms to allocate resources of talent , and has achieved preliminary results .", "annotated_text": "In the past two years , Guangdong Province has exerted itself to explore new ways of attracting talent under market economy conditions , and has been active in using market mechanisms to allocate resources of talent , and has achieved preliminary results ."}
{"id": "1501", "text": "\" Taking the first step \" in Guangdong 's reform and opening up in the 1980's was closely related to the situation at that time of the \" Peafowl Flying Towards the Southeast \" -LRB- human talents from all over , one after another , going to Guangdong -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "\" Taking the first step \" in Guangdong 's reform and opening up in the 1980's was closely related to the situation at that time of the \" Peafowl Flying Towards the Southeast \" -LRB- human talents from all over , one after another , going to Guangdong -RRB- ."}
{"id": "1502", "text": "With the overall opening up of China 's coastal areas , frontier areas , riverside areas and capital cities of every province since the 1990's , the flow of talent tends to be multi-directional and the competition has become increasingly fierce .", "annotated_text": "With the overall opening up of China 's coastal areas , frontier areas , riverside areas and capital cities of every province since the 1990's , the flow of talent tends to be multi-directional and the competition has become increasingly fierce ."}
{"id": "1503", "text": "Further enhancing the attraction to talented persons has become the key point of Guangdong 's further development .", "annotated_text": "Further enhancing the attraction to talented persons has become the key point of Guangdong 's further development ."}
{"id": "1504", "text": "Limo Qin , director of the Talent Exchange and Service Center of Guangdong Province has done analysis and said : \" the economic development rate of Guangdong in 1993 was at an intermediate level of that in the recent years .", "annotated_text": "Limo Qin , director of the Talent Exchange and Service Center of Guangdong Province has done analysis and said : \" the economic development rate of Guangdong in 1993 was at an intermediate level of that in the recent years ."}
{"id": "1505", "text": "In that year it introduced more than 100,000 talented persons of various types .", "annotated_text": "In that year it introduced more than 100,000 talented persons of various types ."}
{"id": "1506", "text": "Developing at this rate , in the next ten years , not including graduates from higher education institutes , Guangdong 's talent gap is conservatively estimated to surpass 1 million .", "annotated_text": "Developing at this rate , in the next ten years , not including graduates from higher education institutes , Guangdong 's talent gap is conservatively estimated to surpass 1 million ."}
{"id": "1507", "text": "Therefore , further opening minds and introducing talent are guidelines of Guangdong 's policy regarding talented people . \"", "annotated_text": "Therefore , further opening minds and introducing talent are guidelines of Guangdong 's policy regarding talented people . \""}
{"id": "1508", "text": "In recent years , there have been more and more climaxes in Guangdong 's talent market .", "annotated_text": "In recent years , there have been more and more climaxes in Guangdong 's talent market ."}
{"id": "1509", "text": "Each year , there are several large - scale talent employment fairs whose service for more than 1000 employers and more than 10,000 applicants lasts for more than half a month .", "annotated_text": "Each year , there are several large - scale talent employment fairs whose service for more than 1000 employers and more than 10,000 applicants lasts for more than half a month ."}
{"id": "1510", "text": "In the whole year of 1993 , talent exchange centers of personnel departments across the province registered more than 463,000 people applying for jobs .", "annotated_text": "In the whole year of 1993 , talent exchange centers of personnel departments across the province registered more than 463,000 people applying for jobs ."}
{"id": "1511", "text": "There were 62,000 people with documents of transfer or employment processed , of which 45.8 % had intermediate or advanced level titles of specialty or profession , and 78 % had an undergraduate or higher degree .", "annotated_text": "There were 62,000 people with documents of transfer or employment processed , of which 45.8 % had intermediate or advanced level titles of specialty or profession , and 78 % had an undergraduate or higher degree ."}
{"id": "1512", "text": "Talent introduction departments also actively went out visiting science and technology management talent .", "annotated_text": "Talent introduction departments also actively went out visiting science and technology management talent ."}
{"id": "1513", "text": "Fourteen cities such as Guangzhou , Shenzhen , etc. went to Beijing for the first national talent and technology exchange fair , where they established a total of 100 employment booths .", "annotated_text": "Fourteen cities such as Guangzhou , Shenzhen , etc. went to Beijing for the first national talent and technology exchange fair , where they established a total of 100 employment booths ."}
{"id": "1514", "text": "At the beginning of 1993 , six cities such as Zhuhai , Foshan , etc. also organized a delegation to advertise in the US and Canada for students studying abroad .", "annotated_text": "At the beginning of 1993 , six cities such as Zhuhai , Foshan , etc. also organized a delegation to advertise in the US and Canada for students studying abroad ."}
{"id": "1515", "text": "1006 students abroad filled out application forms , and quite a number of people have successively returned to China to take jobs .", "annotated_text": "1006 students abroad filled out application forms , and quite a number of people have successively returned to China to take jobs ."}
{"id": "1516", "text": "At the same time , the construction of talent market is also accelerating .", "annotated_text": "At the same time , the construction of talent market is also accelerating ."}
{"id": "1517", "text": "Since 1991 when Shenzhen established the first standing talent market , such \" all - weather \" talent exchange organizations have rapidly spread in the Zhujiang Delta and all cities within the province .", "annotated_text": "Since 1991 when Shenzhen established the first standing talent market , such \" all - weather \" talent exchange organizations have rapidly spread in the Zhujiang Delta and all cities within the province ."}
{"id": "1518", "text": "Now , there are fifteen cities with relatively more advanced economies in the province having built up regular markets .", "annotated_text": "Now , there are fifteen cities with relatively more advanced economies in the province having built up regular markets ."}
{"id": "1519", "text": "In order to further enhance the attraction of talent , to break through the barrier of \" departmental ownership \" of talent , and to promote the flow of talent by forming mechanisms of independent employment and job choice , Guangdong Province has also paid greater attention to the formulation of relevant policies and regulations .", "annotated_text": "In order to further enhance the attraction of talent , to break through the barrier of \" departmental ownership \" of talent , and to promote the flow of talent by forming mechanisms of independent employment and job choice , Guangdong Province has also paid greater attention to the formulation of relevant policies and regulations ."}
{"id": "1520", "text": "Limo Qin said in his introduction that in recent years the provincial government has successively issued documents such as \" Temporary regulations on encouraging persons studying abroad to work in Guangdong \" , \" Notices on better advertising for talent \" , etc .", "annotated_text": "Limo Qin said in his introduction that in recent years the provincial government has successively issued documents such as \" Temporary regulations on encouraging persons studying abroad to work in Guangdong \" , \" Notices on better advertising for talent \" , etc ."}
{"id": "1521", "text": "It will soon promulgate documents such as \" Detailed rules for implementing temporary regulations on resignations of specialists , technicians and managers in state - owned units \" and \" Supplementary regulations of Guangdong Province on the management of Chinese side cadres in foreign investment enterprises \" , etc .", "annotated_text": "It will soon promulgate documents such as \" Detailed rules for implementing temporary regulations on resignations of specialists , technicians and managers in state - owned units \" and \" Supplementary regulations of Guangdong Province on the management of Chinese side cadres in foreign investment enterprises \" , etc ."}
{"id": "1522", "text": "Additionally , some new methods in inviting and managing talent have been being tried in various regions .", "annotated_text": "Additionally , some new methods in inviting and managing talent have been being tried in various regions ."}
{"id": "1523", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1524", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , September 1st", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , September 1st"}
{"id": "1525", "text": "At the press conference held this afternoon , Guofang Shen , spokesman of the Foreign Ministry , answered reporters ' questions such as the issue of Hong Kong and concerning the \" 1995 financial year overseas activities fund appropriation act \" of the US , etc .", "annotated_text": "At the press conference held , Guofang Shen , spokesman of the Foreign Ministry , answered reporters ' questions such as the issue of Hong Kong and concerning the \" 1995 financial year overseas activities fund appropriation act \" of the US , etc ."}
{"id": "1526", "text": "A reporter asked : the Standing Committee of the National People 's Congress had passed a resolution regarding \" the three - tiered administrative system of Hong Kong will operate until June 30th , 1997 , and then cease . \" ;", "annotated_text": "A reporter asked : the Standing Committee of the National People 's Congress had passed a resolution regarding \" the three - tiered administrative system of Hong Kong will operate until June 30th , 1997 , and then cease . \" ;"}
{"id": "1527", "text": "Then , what will the three - level Chinese restructured administrative system be like ?", "annotated_text": "Then , what will the three - level Chinese restructured administrative system be like ?"}
{"id": "1528", "text": "And when does the Chinese side plan to set about preparing to construct this system ?", "annotated_text": "And when does the Chinese side plan to set about preparing to construct this system ?"}
{"id": "1529", "text": "Guofang Shen said that the HK - UK three - level administrative system , namely the last HK - UK legislative council , the two municipal departments , and the district parliament will only exist till June 30th , 1997 .", "annotated_text": "Guofang Shen said that the HK - UKthree - level administrative system , namely the last HK - UK legislative council , the two municipal departments , and the district parliament will only exist till June 30th , 1997 ."}
{"id": "1530", "text": "This is the inevitable outcome of the UK terminating its rule over Hong Kong at the designated time .", "annotated_text": "This is the inevitable outcome of the UK terminating its rule over Hong Kong at the designated time ."}
{"id": "1531", "text": "He said that the Chinese government has repeatedly stated that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 's first legislative assembly and regional organizations will be formed according to the Basic Law and relevant resolutions of the National People 's Congress .", "annotated_text": "He said that the Chinese government has repeatedly stated that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 'sfirst legislative assembly and regional organizations will be formed according to the Basic Law and relevant resolutions of the National People 's Congress ."}
{"id": "1532", "text": "Currently , the Preparatory Work Committee of the Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is studying relevant specific issues on forming the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 's first legislative assembly , and will submit suggestions to the Preparatory Committee that will be established in 1996 .", "annotated_text": "Currently , the Preparatory Work Committee of the Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is studying relevant specific issues on forming the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 'sfirst legislative assembly , and will submit suggestions to the Preparatory Committee that will be established in 1996 ."}
{"id": "1533", "text": "A reporter asked : on August 23rd , the US president signed the \" 1995 financial year overseas activities fund appropriation act \" in which it is stipulated that any donation made by the US to the UN population fund must not be used in China .", "annotated_text": "A reporter asked : on August 23rd , the US president signed the \" 1995financial year overseas activities fund appropriation act \" in which it is stipulated that any donation made by the US to the UN population fund must not be used in China ."}
{"id": "1534", "text": "What is your opinion of this ?", "annotated_text": "What is your opinion of this ?"}
{"id": "1535", "text": "Guofang Shen said that this bill is a bill carrying political discrimination and extremely unfriendly to China .", "annotated_text": "Guofang Shen said that this bill is a bill carrying political discrimination and extremely unfriendly to China ."}
{"id": "1536", "text": "It is an insult to China 's family planning policy , has seriously violated the mission and principles of the UN charter , and sets a very bad precedent for the provision of aid to multi-lateral organizations of the UN .", "annotated_text": "It is an insult to China 's family planning policy , has seriously violated the mission and principles of the UN charter , and sets a very bad precedent for the provision of aid to multi-lateral organizations of the UN ."}
{"id": "1537", "text": "He pointed out that \" we resolutely oppose any country providing donations with attached conditions to the population fund .", "annotated_text": "He pointed out that \" we resolutely oppose any country providing donations with attached conditions to the population fund ."}
{"id": "1538", "text": "We do not hope to see the work of the UN population fund receiving interference or even being diverted from its principles and mission due to pressure from the US . \"", "annotated_text": "We do not hope to see the work of the UN population fund receiving interference or even being diverted from its principles and mission due to pressure from the US . \""}
{"id": "1539", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1540", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , August 31st", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , August 31st"}
{"id": "1541", "text": "This afternoon , vice premier of the State Council and Foreign Affairs Minister Qichen Qian met here individually with former French Prime Minister Raymond Barre and vice Foreign Affairs Minister of Paraguay East Coast Republic Hershy Maria Carmel .", "annotated_text": " , vice premier of the State Council and Foreign Affairs MinisterQichen Qian met here individually with former French Prime Minister Raymond Barre and vice Foreign Affairs Minister of Paraguay East Coast RepublicHershy Maria Carmel ."}
{"id": "1542", "text": "Qichen Qian told the French guest that France is the first big western country to establish diplomatic relations with China , and that over the past 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France , the development of bilateral relations has been satisfactory overall despite some complications .", "annotated_text": "Qichen Qian told the French guest that France is the first big western country to establish diplomatic relations with China , and that over the past 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France , the development of bilateral relations has been satisfactory overall despite some complications ."}
{"id": "1543", "text": "He pointed out that regardless of whatever major changes happen in the international situation , maintaining friendly relations between the two countries , namely China and France , will always be important for the peace , stability and development of the world .", "annotated_text": "He pointed out that regardless of whatever major changes happen in the international situation , maintaining friendly relations between the two countries , namely China and France , will always be important for the peace , stability and development of the world ."}
{"id": "1544", "text": "Both sides also exchanged views on relevant problems such as the security situation and economic development in Asia , the unification of Europe , etc .", "annotated_text": "Both sides also exchanged views on relevant problems such as the security situation and economic development in Asia , the unification of Europe , etc ."}
{"id": "1545", "text": "Barre hoped that Franco - Chinese relations would achieve further development and strengthening , and also expressed that France , using its dominant position , was willing to more actively participate in the economic build - up of China .", "annotated_text": "Barre hoped that Franco - Chinese relations would achieve further development and strengthening , and also expressed that France , using its dominant position , was willing to more actively participate in the economic build - up of China ."}
{"id": "1546", "text": "President of the Foreign Affairs Institute Shuqin Liu was also present at the meeting .", "annotated_text": "President of the Foreign Affairs InstituteShuqin Liu was also present at the meeting ."}
{"id": "1547", "text": "Barre and his entourage arrived in Beijing on the 30th at the invitation of the Foreign Affairs Institute .", "annotated_text": "Barre and his entourage arrived in Beijing on the 30th at the invitation of the Foreign Affairs Institute ."}
{"id": "1548", "text": "They will also go to Shanghai for a visit .", "annotated_text": "They will also go to Shanghai for a visit ."}
{"id": "1549", "text": "In his meeting with the Uruguayan guests , Qichen Qian expressed welcome over the visit by vice Foreign Affairs Minister Kamyao and the political consultations in progress .", "annotated_text": "In his meeting with the Uruguayan guests , Qichen Qian expressed welcome over the visit by vice Foreign Affairs Minister Kamyao and the political consultations in progress ."}
{"id": "1550", "text": "He said that for the more than six years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Uruguay , the friendly co-operative relations between the two countries had continued its steady development .", "annotated_text": "He said that for the more than six years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Uruguay , the friendly co-operative relations between the two countries had continued its steady development ."}
{"id": "1551", "text": "Uruguay is one of the earliest countries in the Latin American region to develop trade with China , and bilateral trade development has been relatively rapid .", "annotated_text": "Uruguay is one of the earliest countries in the Latin American region to develop trade with China , and bilateral trade development has been relatively rapid ."}
{"id": "1552", "text": "Currently , China is the largest buyer of Uruguayan wool .", "annotated_text": "Currently , China is the largest buyer of Uruguayan wool ."}
{"id": "1553", "text": "He hoped that henceforth , both countries ' co-operation and interaction in economics , trade and technology would further expand and develop .", "annotated_text": "He hoped that henceforth , both countries ' co-operation and interaction in economics , trade and technology would further expand and develop ."}
{"id": "1554", "text": "Qichen Qian expressed his gratitude towards the support Uruguay has given to China in international affairs , and expressed commendation over Uruguay government 's position of persisting in their one - China stance .", "annotated_text": "Qichen Qian expressed his gratitude towards the support Uruguay has given to China in international affairs , and expressed commendation over Uruguay government 's position of persisting in their one - China stance ."}
{"id": "1555", "text": "He said , Latin America was a continent filled with hopes , and possessed huge development potential .", "annotated_text": "He said , Latin America was a continent filled with hopes , and possessed huge development potential ."}
{"id": "1556", "text": "In recent years , the Latin American economy has steadily grown , which has provided good conditions for further strengthening economic and trade co-operation between China and Latin America .", "annotated_text": "In recent years , the Latin American economy has steadily grown , which has provided good conditions for further strengthening economic and trade co-operation between China and Latin America ."}
{"id": "1557", "text": "He said , China puts great importance on strengthening friendly co-operative relations with countries of the southern common market , including Uruguay , and other Latin American countries .", "annotated_text": "He said , China puts great importance on strengthening friendly co-operative relations with countries of the southern common market , including Uruguay , and other Latin American countries ."}
{"id": "1558", "text": "Kamyao expressed , Uruguay puts great importance on developing relations with China in areas such as economics , trade , science , technology , culture , etc .", "annotated_text": "Kamyao expressed , Uruguay puts great importance on developing relations with China in areas such as economics , trade , science , technology , culture , etc ."}
{"id": "1559", "text": "He said , in the early 70's China recovered a legal seat in the United Nations , and this was a major development in the affairs of United Nations .", "annotated_text": "He said , in the early 70'sChina recovered a legal seat in the United Nations , and this was a major development in the affairs of United Nations ."}
{"id": "1560", "text": "Uruguay highly commended China on playing an increasingly important role in international affairs , especially the active role taken in building a new political and economic world order .", "annotated_text": "Uruguay highly commended China on playing an increasingly important role in international affairs , especially the active role taken in building a new political and economic world order ."}
{"id": "1561", "text": "Uruguay resolutely supports the recovery of China 's status as a signatory country of GATT , and believes that it will make active contributions in the future World Trade Organization .", "annotated_text": "Uruguay resolutely supports the recovery of China 's status as a signatory country of GATT , and believes that it will make active contributions in the future World Trade Organization ."}
{"id": "1562", "text": "This morning , Kamyao represented the Paraguay government in presenting China 's Weaving Association with 17 tons of wool for the purpose of scientific research by relevant Chinese departments , scientific research organizations and other high level institutes .", "annotated_text": " , Kamyao represented the Paraguay government in presenting China 's Weaving Association with 17 tons of wool for the purpose of scientific research by relevant Chinese departments , scientific research organizations and other high level institutes ."}
{"id": "1563", "text": "Vice Foreign Affairs Minister Huaqiu Liu held talks with Kamyao here on the 29th .", "annotated_text": "Vice Foreign Affairs Minister Huaqiu Liu held talks with Kamyao here on the 29th ."}
{"id": "1564", "text": "Both parties exchanged opinions in depth regarding further developing bilateral relations and also international and regional problems that were of common concern , and they achieved widespread agreement .", "annotated_text": "Both parties exchanged opinions in depth regarding further developing bilateral relations and also international and regional problems that were of common concern , and they achieved widespread agreement ."}
{"id": "1565", "text": "Kamyao and his entourage , were invited by the Foreign Ministry for a visit to China and arrived on August 29th to carry out political consultations between the two countries ' foreign affair ministries .", "annotated_text": "Kamyao and his entourage , were invited by the Foreign Ministry for a visit to China and arrived on August 29th to carry out political consultations between the two countries ' foreign affair ministries ."}
{"id": "1566", "text": "They will also go to Hangzhou for a visit .", "annotated_text": "They will also go to Hangzhou for a visit ."}
{"id": "1567", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1568", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Guangzhou , April 23rd , by reporter correspondent Shengmin Zhao", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Guangzhou , April 23rd , by reporter correspondent Shengmin Zhao"}
{"id": "1569", "text": "Guangzhou 's private sector economy is developing swiftly , enterprise scale is gradually enlarging , and has begun to develop towards the area of high and new technology industries .", "annotated_text": "Guangzhou 's private sector economy is developing swiftly , enterprise scale is gradually enlarging , and has begun to develop towards the area of high and new technology industries ."}
{"id": "1570", "text": "According to statistics , by the first quarter of this year , the number of registered private enterprises in Guangzhou has reached 7646 .", "annotated_text": "According to statistics , by the first quarter of this year , the number of registered private enterprises in Guangzhou has reached 7646 ."}
{"id": "1571", "text": "There are 97,963 employed people , and registered capital of private enterprises is more than 3.08 billion yuan , respectively 10 % to 20 % higher than that of the same period of the previous year .", "annotated_text": "There are 97,963 employed people , and registered capital of private enterprises is more than 3.08 billion yuan , respectively 10 % to 20 % higher than that of the same period of the previous year ."}
{"id": "1572", "text": "In the first quarter of this year , the development of Guangzhou 's privately owned enterprises again showed many characteristics : all walks of life are developing extensively , and the development of industry and commerce is remarkable .", "annotated_text": "In the first quarter of this year , the development of Guangzhou 's privately owned enterprises again showed many characteristics : all walks of life are developing extensively , and the development of industry and commerce is remarkable ."}
{"id": "1573", "text": "Privately owned industry and commercial enterprises total 5836 .", "annotated_text": "Privately owned industry and commercial enterprises total 5836 ."}
{"id": "1574", "text": "There are 76,724 employed people , respectively increasing by 9.33 % and 11.22 % than the end of last year .", "annotated_text": "There are 76,724 employed people , respectively increasing by 9.33 % and 11.22 % than the end of last year ."}
{"id": "1575", "text": "The proportion of the number of private industries and private commerce in the total number of private enterprises and employed people of the whole city is respectively 76.33 % and 78.32 % , the number of recently opened private enterprises are continually increasing .", "annotated_text": "The proportion of the number of private industries and private commerce in the total number of private enterprises and employed people of the whole city is respectively 76.33 % and 78.32 % , the number of recently opened private enterprises are continually increasing ."}
{"id": "1576", "text": "The first quarter this year , totally , registered and recently started privately owned enterprises of the whole city are 851 , 5.98 % higher than that of the same period of the previous year .", "annotated_text": "The first quarter this year , totally , registered and recently started privately owned enterprises of the whole city are 851 , 5.98 % higher than that of the same period of the previous year ."}
{"id": "1577", "text": "Additionally , the input of registered capital of privately owned enterprises has shown a trend of substantial growth .", "annotated_text": "Additionally , the input of registered capital of privately owned enterprises has shown a trend of substantial growth ."}
{"id": "1578", "text": "By the end of the first quarter of this year , the registered capital of Guangzhou 's privately owned enterprises is 3.08 billion yuan , 24.97 % higher than that of the end of last year .", "annotated_text": "By the end of the first quarter of this year , the registered capital of Guangzhou 's privately owned enterprises is 3.08 billion yuan , 24.97 % higher than that of the end of last year ."}
{"id": "1579", "text": "Guangzhou 's private enterprises have begun to set foot in the area of high and new technology industries , and the rate of development is considerably fast .", "annotated_text": "Guangzhou 's private enterprises have begun to set foot in the area of high and new technology industries , and the rate of development is considerably fast ."}
{"id": "1580", "text": "In the first quarter of this year , the number of science and technology consulting enterprises in Guangzhou has reached 534 , more than double of that of the same period of the previous year .", "annotated_text": "In the first quarter of this year , the number of science and technology consulting enterprises in Guangzhou has reached 534 , more than double of that of the same period of the previous year ."}
{"id": "1581", "text": "With the operation scale constantly expanding , the economic benefits have increased significantly .", "annotated_text": "With the operation scale constantly expanding , the economic benefits have increased significantly ."}
{"id": "1582", "text": "In the first quarter of this year , Guangzhou 's private industries , construction industries and traffic and transportation industries have achieved a total output value of 412 million yuan , 22.62 % higher than that of the same period of the previous year .", "annotated_text": "In the first quarter of this year , Guangzhou 's private industries , construction industries and traffic and transportation industries have achieved a total output value of 412 million yuan , 22.62 % higher than that of the same period of the previous year ."}
{"id": "1583", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1584", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , August 31st", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , August 31st"}
{"id": "1585", "text": "The main Bureau of Customs recently issued an announcement that Customs would implement protective measures for intellectual property rights at border entry and exit junctions starting on September 15th , 1994 in accordance with currently implemented related laws and the \" decision regarding the further strengthening of work protecting intellectual property rights \" by the State Council .", "annotated_text": "The main Bureau of Customs recently issued an announcement that Customs would implement protective measures for intellectual property rights at border entry and exit junctions starting on September 15th , 1994 in accordance with currently implemented related laws and the \" decision regarding the further strengthening of work protecting intellectual property rights \" by the State Council ."}
{"id": "1586", "text": "The announcement clearly pointed out that goods violating intellectual property rights , including exclusive rights of trademarks , copyrights and patent rights , were not allowed to be imported or exported ; when Customs discovers the import and export of goods that are reported as violating rights and other goods that were suspected of violating intellectual property rights , it has the right to ask the people importing and exporting the goods to provide legal proof of use of related intellectual property rights and make additional reports to Customs about the state of the intellectual property rights of goods .", "annotated_text": "The announcement clearly pointed out that goods violating intellectual property rights , including exclusive rights of trademarks , copyrights and patent rights , were not allowed to be imported or exported ; when Customs discovers the import and export of goods that are reported as violating rights and other goods that were suspected of violating intellectual property rights , it has the right to ask the people importing and exporting the goods to provide legal proof of use of related intellectual property rights and make additional reports to Customs about the state of the intellectual property rights of goods ."}
{"id": "1587", "text": "Customs is entitled to reject shipments of goods that can not provide legal proof ; for importing and exporting laser discs , laser video discs and importing laser disc molds and materials and laser videos as part of processing trade , the consignors and consignees shall complete Customs formalities based on relevant regulations of the country and proof of approval issued by relevant departments concerned with audio and video products ; when importing and exporting goods , if the consignors and consignees falsify conditions of the property rights of the goods , evade supervision of Customs , and smuggle goods that violate rights , Customs will handle them in accordance with the relevant regulations .", "annotated_text": "Customs is entitled to reject shipments of goods that can not provide legal proof ; for importing and exporting laser discs , laser video discs and importing laser disc molds and materials and laser videos as part of processing trade , the consignors and consignees shall complete Customs formalities based on relevant regulations of the country and proof of approval issued by relevant departments concerned with audio and video products ; when importing and exporting goods , if the consignors and consignees falsify conditions of the property rights of the goods , evade supervision of Customs , and smuggle goods that violate rights , Customs will handle them in accordance with the relevant regulations ."}
{"id": "1588", "text": "The announcement also made some stipulations about the rights , responsibilities and obligations of the owners of intellectual property rights .", "annotated_text": "The announcement also made some stipulations about the rights , responsibilities and obligations of the owners of intellectual property rights ."}
{"id": "1589", "text": "The owners of intellectual property rights who are protected by China 's law can report to local Customs when they discover that goods that violate their rights are going to be imported or exported .", "annotated_text": "The owners of intellectual property rights who are protected by China 's law can report to local Customs when they discover that goods that violate their rights are going to be imported or exported ."}
{"id": "1590", "text": "Based on rights certificates of the intellectual property rights -LRB- for example certificates of registration of intellectual property rights or samples of the works that are copyrighted and related materials sufficient to prove their rights -RRB- , they can report to Custom locations where the relevant goods are imported or exported and also request Customs to investigate and deal with the import and export of goods that violate .", "annotated_text": "Based on rights certificates of the intellectual property rights -LRB- for example certificates of registration of intellectual property rights or samples of the works that are copyrighted and related materials sufficient to prove their rights -RRB- , they can report to Custom locations where the relevant goods are imported or exported and also request Customs to investigate and deal with the import and export of goods that violate ."}
{"id": "1591", "text": "Owners of intellectual property rights , when requesting Customs to investigate and deal with goods that violate rights , should bear responsibility for reporting , assist Customs to develop investigation work and pay the appraisal and investigation of the related goods and other related expenses .", "annotated_text": "Owners of intellectual property rights , when requesting Customs to investigate and deal with goods that violate rights , should bear responsibility for reporting , assist Customs to develop investigation work and pay the appraisal and investigation of the related goods and other related expenses ."}
{"id": "1592", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1593", "text": "On the invitation of Prime Minister Mahathir of Malaysia , Premier Peng Li arrived in Malaysia on the afternoon of December 10th , 1990 to carry out a friendly official visit .", "annotated_text": "On the invitation of Prime Minister Mahathir of Malaysia , Premier Peng Li arrived in Malaysia on to carry out a friendly official visit ."}
{"id": "1594", "text": "The picture showed Premier Peng Li visiting Malacca State", "annotated_text": "The picture showed Premier Peng Li visiting Malacca State"}
{"id": "1595", "text": "Picture taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shengnan Li", "annotated_text": "Picture taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shengnan Li"}
{"id": "1596", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Jinan , January 18th , by reporter Xueqing Dong", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Jinan , January 18th , by reporter Xueqing Dong"}
{"id": "1597", "text": "Mingquan Zhang , vice director of Shandong Province 's Foreign Economy and Trade Committee , said that in 1997 , the quality and level of Shandong 's utilizing foreign capital had further improved .", "annotated_text": "Mingquan Zhang , vice director of Shandong Province 'sForeign Economy and Trade Committee , said that in 1997 , the quality and level of Shandong 's utilizing foreign capital had further improved ."}
{"id": "1598", "text": "Last year , although there was a drop in the quantity and the contract amount of recently approved projects utilizing foreign capital in Shandong Province , foreign capital actually utilized maintained growth , reaching over 4.2 billion US dollars , and increasing more than 17 % compared with the previous year .", "annotated_text": "Last year , although there was a drop in the quantity and the contract amount of recently approved projects utilizing foreign capital in Shandong Province , foreign capital actually utilized maintained growth , reaching over 4.2 billion US dollars , and increasing more than 17 % compared with the previous year ."}
{"id": "1599", "text": "Of this amount , foreign merchants ' investment actually realized was over 3 billion US dollars , increasing 9 % compared with the same period the previous year .", "annotated_text": "Of this amount , foreign merchants ' investment actually realized was over 3 billion US dollars , increasing 9 % compared with the same period the previous year ."}
{"id": "1600", "text": "In the whole year , the enterprises that were newly approved and that were invested in by foreign merchants neared 1,600 , and the accumulated total already has reached over 20,000 .", "annotated_text": "In the whole year , the enterprises that were newly approved and that were invested in by foreign merchants neared 1,600 , and the accumulated total already has reached over 20,000 ."}
{"id": "1601", "text": "The momentum of multinational companies investing in Shandong has not decreased .", "annotated_text": "The momentum of multinational companies investing in Shandong has not decreased ."}
{"id": "1602", "text": "After such multi-national companies as Dupont , HP , Siemens , Panasonic , Daewoo , etc. successively invested in Shandong , ten multinational companies such as America 's Chevron and Eton , France 's Elf , Shenggeban and the French Electric Company , Germany 's Deutsch , UK 's Imperial Chemicals , etc. have come to invest in Shandong for the first time .", "annotated_text": "After such multi-national companies as Dupont , HP , Siemens , Panasonic , Daewoo , etc. successively invested in Shandong , ten multinational companies such as America 's Chevron and Eton , France 's Elf , Shenggeban and the FrenchElectric Company , Germany 's Deutsch , UK 's Imperial Chemicals , etc. have come to invest in Shandong for the first time ."}
{"id": "1603", "text": "By the end of last year , multinational companies coming to invest in Shandong were over one hundred , among which 26 were ranked the top 100 in the world .", "annotated_text": "By the end of last year , multinational companies coming to invest in Shandong were over one hundred , among which 26 were ranked the top 100 in the world ."}
{"id": "1604", "text": "These multinational companies ' investment projects are large in scale , high in technology , and strong in their industrial promotion .", "annotated_text": "These multinational companies ' investment projects are large in scale , high in technology , and strong in their industrial promotion ."}
{"id": "1605", "text": "New breakthroughs were achieved in Shandong 's methods of utilizing foreign capital .", "annotated_text": "New breakthroughs were achieved in Shandong 's methods of utilizing foreign capital ."}
{"id": "1606", "text": "Since Qingdao Beer and Shandong Huaneng succeeded in respectively issuing H - shares and N - shares in Hong Kong and the US , last year , 5 more share - holding companies , such as Shandong 's Chenmin Paper Manufacturing Group , Jinan 's Qingqi Group , Yantai 's Zhangyu Group , Xinhua 's Pharmacy Group and Lutai 's Textile Group , etc. also entered the market issuing foreign capital shares , altogether attracting 265 million US dollars of foreign capital .", "annotated_text": "Since Qingdao Beer and Shandong Huaneng succeeded in respectively issuing H - shares and N - shares in Hong Kong and the US , last year , 5 more share - holding companies , such as Shandong 's Chenmin Paper Manufacturing Group , Jinan 's Qingqi Group , Yantai 's Zhangyu Group , Xinhua 's Pharmacy Group and Lutai 's Textile Group , etc. also entered the market issuing foreign capital shares , altogether attracting 265 million US dollars of foreign capital ."}
{"id": "1607", "text": "By the end of last year , seven enterprises in Shandong Province issued H - shares , N - shares or B - shares , altogether attracting over 700 million US dollars of foreign capital .", "annotated_text": "By the end of last year , seven enterprises in Shandong Province issued H - shares , N - shares or B - shares , altogether attracting over 700 million US dollars of foreign capital ."}
{"id": "1608", "text": "New progress has also been made in utilizing foreign capital for infrastructure , foundation industries and new high level technology projects .", "annotated_text": "New progress has also been made in utilizing foreign capital for infrastructure , foundation industries and new high level technology projects ."}
{"id": "1609", "text": "In the area of energy , Shandong 's China Power Generation Company , Ltd. obtained the State 's approval .", "annotated_text": "In the area of energy , Shandong 's China Power Generation Company , Ltd. obtained the State 's approval ."}
{"id": "1610", "text": "With a total project investment of nearly 2.3 billion US dollars and over 1 billion US dollars of contracted foreign capital , it is currently Shandong Province 's largest project utilizing foreign capital .", "annotated_text": "With a total project investment of nearly 2.3 billion US dollars and over 1 billion US dollars of contracted foreign capital , it is currently Shandong Province 's largest project utilizing foreign capital ."}
{"id": "1611", "text": "In agriculture , the integrated agricultural development project invested in by Australia 's Southern Australia -- Shandong Stock - holding Company , Ltd. in the Yellow River delta region has a total investment of nearly 30 million US dollars and over 10 million US dollars of contracted foreign capital .", "annotated_text": "In agriculture , the integrated agricultural development project invested in by Australia 's Southern Australia -- Shandong Stock - holding Company , Ltd. in the Yellow River delta region has a total investment of nearly 30 million US dollars and over 10 million US dollars of contracted foreign capital ."}
{"id": "1612", "text": "It is currently Shandong 's largest integrated agricultural development project .", "annotated_text": "It is currently Shandong 's largest integrated agricultural development project ."}
{"id": "1613", "text": "In the area of new high level technology , the investment projects of world famous multinational companies such as the US 's Eton , Germany 's Deutsch , the UK 's Imperial Chemicals , etc. all have first - class international levels of technology .", "annotated_text": "In the area of new high level technology , the investment projects of world famous multinational companies such as the US 's Eton , Germany 's Deutsch , the UK 's Imperial Chemicals , etc. all have first - class international levels of technology ."}
{"id": "1614", "text": "These projects powerfully bring about optimization and improvement of Shandong Province 's industrial structure .", "annotated_text": "These projects powerfully bring about optimization and improvement of Shandong Province 's industrial structure ."}
{"id": "1615", "text": "In infrastructure , a number of expressway projects have been formally signed with the outside , and a number of municipal public infrastructure merchant - invitation projects have also been announced overseas , signifying the complete start of utilizing foreign capital in the areas of Shandong 's infrastructure .", "annotated_text": "In infrastructure , a number of expressway projects have been formally signed with the outside , and a number of municipal public infrastructure merchant - invitation projects have also been announced overseas , signifying the complete start of utilizing foreign capital in the areas of Shandong 's infrastructure ."}
{"id": "1616", "text": "The economic development district has become a hotspot for attracting foreign merchant investment .", "annotated_text": "The economic development district has become a hotspot for attracting foreign merchant investment ."}
{"id": "1617", "text": "Last year , Shandong 's various types of economic development districts recently approved over 1480 projects utilizing foreign capital , accounting for more than 24 % of the total of the entire province .", "annotated_text": "Last year , Shandong 's various types of economic development districts recently approved over 1480 projects utilizing foreign capital , accounting for more than 24 % of the total of the entire province ."}
{"id": "1618", "text": "Over 900 million US dollars of foreign capital was actually utilized , increasing nearly 40 % compared with the same period the previous year .", "annotated_text": "Over 900 million US dollars of foreign capital was actually utilized , increasing nearly 40 % compared with the same period the previous year ."}
{"id": "1619", "text": "The total industrial output completed by enterprises within the district for the year was over 47 billion US dollars , increasing by nearly 80 % compared with the previous year , and had nearly 1.7 billion US dollars of foreign export currency , increasing by 31 % compared with the same period the previous year .", "annotated_text": "The total industrial output completed by enterprises within the district for the year was over 47 billion US dollars , increasing by nearly 80 % compared with the previous year , and had nearly 1.7 billion US dollars of foreign export currency , increasing by 31 % compared with the same period the previous year ."}
{"id": "1620", "text": "As a new point of growth of Shandong 's open economy , the economic development district is showing development vitality that grows stronger daily .", "annotated_text": "As a new point of growth of Shandong 's open economy , the economic development district is showing development vitality that grows stronger daily ."}
{"id": "1621", "text": "Last year , the total output of Shandong Province reached over 19.7 billion US dollars , increasing by over 10 % compared with the previous year .", "annotated_text": "Last year , the total output of Shandong Province reached over 19.7 billion US dollars , increasing by over 10 % compared with the previous year ."}
{"id": "1622", "text": "Among this , exports broke through 13 billion US dollars , increasing by 25 % compared with the same period the previous year .", "annotated_text": "Among this , exports broke through 13 billion US dollars , increasing by 25 % compared with the same period the previous year ."}
{"id": "1623", "text": "Export values ranked fourth in the nation , and the growth rate ranked second among China 's main coastal provinces and cities .", "annotated_text": "Export values ranked fourth in the nation , and the growth rate ranked second among China 's main coastal provinces and cities ."}
{"id": "1624", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1625", "text": "In 1997 , Mexico 's total amount of foreign trade broke through 220 billion US dollars , which created a new historical record .", "annotated_text": "In 1997 , Mexico 's total amount of foreign trade broke through 220 billion US dollars , which created a new historical record ."}
{"id": "1626", "text": "However , in reviewing Mexico 's foreign trade situation this year , it might be appropriate to say that it is between joy and sorrow .", "annotated_text": "However , in reviewing Mexico 's foreign trade situation this year , it might be appropriate to say that it is between joy and sorrow ."}
{"id": "1627", "text": "The joy lies in that the total amount of foreign trade still maintains a strong growth momentum , and has realized trade surpluses for the third year in a row , whereas the sorrow is that the amount of trade surplus has sharply reversed , and this year , a relatively large deficit may appear .", "annotated_text": "The joy lies in that the total amount of foreign trade still maintains a strong growth momentum , and has realized trade surpluses for the third year in a row , whereas the sorrow is that the amount of trade surplus has sharply reversed , and this year , a relatively large deficit may appear ."}
{"id": "1628", "text": "According to official journals published recently by Mexico 's Treasury Department , Mexico 's foreign trade in 1997 continued to grow rapidly , the total amount of imports and exports reached 220.178 billion US dollars , 18.85 % higher than that of the previous year , and within that the amount of exports was 110.380 billion US dollars , the amount of imports was 109.798 billion US dollars , 15 % and 22.7 % higher than 1996 , respectively .", "annotated_text": "According to official journals published recently by Mexico 's Treasury Department , Mexico 's foreign trade in 1997 continued to grow rapidly , the total amount of imports and exports reached 220.178 billion US dollars , 18.85 % higher than that of the previous year , and within that the amount of exports was 110.380 billion US dollars , the amount of imports was 109.798 billion US dollars , 15 % and 22.7 % higher than 1996 , respectively ."}
{"id": "1629", "text": "The trade surplus was 582 million US dollars .", "annotated_text": "The trade surplus was 582 million US dollars ."}
{"id": "1630", "text": "Foreign trade occupies a pivotal position in Mexico 's economy .", "annotated_text": "Foreign trade occupies a pivotal position in Mexico 's economy ."}
{"id": "1631", "text": "At present , exports account for more than 30 % of its GDP , which is one of the primary economic growth forces .", "annotated_text": "At present , exports account for more than 30 % of its GDP , which is one of the primary economic growth forces ."}
{"id": "1632", "text": "After the outbreak of Mexico 's financial crisis in 1994 , Mexico 's currency , the peso was greatly devalued , thus greatly strengthening Mexico 's export competitiveness .", "annotated_text": "After the outbreak of Mexico 's financial crisis in 1994 , Mexico 's currency , the peso was greatly devalued , thus greatly strengthening Mexico 's export competitiveness ."}
{"id": "1633", "text": "In the last several years , the government has been vigorously supporting exports , and exports grew rapidly .", "annotated_text": "In the last several years , the government has been vigorously supporting exports , and exports grew rapidly ."}
{"id": "1634", "text": "In 1995 , the situation of successive foreign trade deficit reversed , and up to now , has maintained trade surpluses for three years in a row .", "annotated_text": "In 1995 , the situation of successive foreign trade deficit reversed , and up to now , has maintained trade surpluses for three years in a row ."}
{"id": "1635", "text": "However , in the past three years , Mexico 's foreign trade surplus showed a substantial degradation : 7.889 billion US dollars in 1995 , 6.424 billion US dollars in 1996 , and only 582 million US dollars last year .", "annotated_text": "However , in the past three years , Mexico 's foreign trade surplus showed a substantial degradation : 7.889 billion US dollars in 1995 , 6.424 billion US dollars in 1996 , and only 582 million US dollarslast year ."}
{"id": "1636", "text": "Especially deserving to be pointed out is that , after the first monthly deficit in July last year , the rest of the year saw successive monthly deficits with the amounts of deficit almost doubling , roaring from 20 million US dollars in July to 722 million US dollars in December , reducing the 1997 annual accumulative trade surplus amount to a trivial number .", "annotated_text": "Especially deserving to be pointed out is that , after the first monthly deficit in July last year , the rest of the year saw successive monthly deficits with the amounts of deficit almost doubling , roaring from 20 million US dollars in July to 722 million US dollars in December , reducing the 1997 annual accumulative trade surplus amount to a trivial number ."}
{"id": "1637", "text": "Local economic analysts felt that the trade deficit in the second half of last year was mainly due to an overly high import growth rate , which is even higher than that of exports .", "annotated_text": "Local economic analysts felt that the trade deficit in the second half of last year was mainly due to an overly high import growth rate , which is even higher than that of exports ."}
{"id": "1638", "text": "In the second half of last year , the average growth rate of imports was 6 % to 7 % higher than that of exports .", "annotated_text": "In the second half of last year , the average growth rate of imports was 6 % to 7 % higher than that of exports ."}
{"id": "1639", "text": "Among import sectors , swift growth comes mainly from imports of consumer products and capital goods , 39.9 % and 38.2 % higher than that of 1996 respectively .", "annotated_text": "Among import sectors , swift growth comes mainly from imports of consumer products and capital goods , 39.9 % and 38.2 % higher than that of 1996 respectively ."}
{"id": "1640", "text": "The growth of imports of semi-finished products was up by 18.8 % .", "annotated_text": "The growth of imports of semi-finished products was up by 18.8 % ."}
{"id": "1641", "text": "Secondly , the overly high valuation of the peso is also an indispensable factor .", "annotated_text": "Secondly , the overly high valuation of the peso is also an indispensable factor ."}
{"id": "1642", "text": "An overly high peso exchange rate stimulated imports , but hindered exports .", "annotated_text": "An overly high peso exchange rate stimulated imports , but hindered exports ."}
{"id": "1643", "text": "It is commonly known that in 1994 , before the outbreak of the financial crisis , the trade deficit was once as high as more than 18 billion US dollars .", "annotated_text": "It is commonly known that in 1994 , before the outbreak of the financial crisis , the trade deficit was once as high as more than 18 billion US dollars ."}
{"id": "1644", "text": "The huge trade deficit was one of the internal reasons that triggered this crisis .", "annotated_text": "The huge trade deficit was one of the internal reasons that triggered this crisis ."}
{"id": "1645", "text": "Hence , the trade situation last year has caused extreme concern among people from economic circles , who even predicted that in 1998 , foreign trade deficit would revive .", "annotated_text": "Hence , the trade situation last year has caused extreme concern among people from economic circles , who even predicted that in 1998 , foreign trade deficit would revive ."}
{"id": "1646", "text": "They pointed out that , this year , except for an overly high peso exchange rate , exports would also face some new unfavorable factors .", "annotated_text": "They pointed out that , this year , except for an overly high peso exchange rate , exports would also face some new unfavorable factors ."}
{"id": "1647", "text": "For instance , Asian currency devaluation will decrease export competitiveness , and the fall of oil price will significantly reduce oil revenues .", "annotated_text": "For instance , Asian currency devaluation will decrease export competitiveness , and the fall of oil price will significantly reduce oil revenues ."}
{"id": "1648", "text": "Under these circumstances , if the import growth momentum can not be restrained , this year , a trade deficit of 4 to 5 billion US dollars may appear .", "annotated_text": "Under these circumstances , if the import growth momentum can not be restrained , this year , a trade deficit of 4 to 5 billion US dollars may appear ."}
{"id": "1649", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1650", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , March 9th", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , March 9th"}
{"id": "1651", "text": "The statistics from the General Administration of Customs show that , last year , China 's trade with Japan continued increasing , the gross value of imports and exports reached 60.06 billion US dollars , 4.5 % higher than that of last year , and accounted for 20.7 % of China 's gross value of foreign trade .", "annotated_text": "The statistics from the General Administration of Customs show that , last year , China 's trade with Japan continued increasing , the gross value of imports and exports reached 60.06 billion US dollars , 4.5 % higher than that of last year , and accounted for 20.7 % of China 's gross value of foreign trade ."}
{"id": "1652", "text": "Of which , exports were 30.88 billion US dollars , and imports were 29.18 billion US dollars .", "annotated_text": "Of which , exports were 30.88 billion US dollars , and imports were 29.18 billion US dollars ."}
{"id": "1653", "text": "The trade surplus against Japan was 1.7 billion US dollars .", "annotated_text": "The trade surplus against Japan was 1.7 billion US dollars ."}
{"id": "1654", "text": "Japan has , for four years , successively ranked first place among China 's foreign trade partners , and the bilateral trade volume last year was 17.22 billion US dollars higher than that of China and the US , China 's second largest trade partner .", "annotated_text": "Japan has , for four years , successively ranked first place among China 's foreign trade partners , and the bilateral trade volume last year was 17.22 billion US dollars higher than that of China and the US , China 's second largest trade partner ."}
{"id": "1655", "text": "According to presentations , the dependency of China 's exported products on the Japanese market has been increasing annually , but the proportion of imported products in the total import volume from Japan has fluctuated irregularly ; the development of various trade methods was not balanced , general trade has decreased , processing trade has increased ; while the growth of primary product trade was considerably fast .", "annotated_text": "According to presentations , the dependency of China 's exported products on the Japanese market has been increasing annually , but the proportion of imported products in the total import volume from Japan has fluctuated irregularly ; the development of various trade methods was not balanced , general trade has decreased , processing trade has increased ; while the growth of primary product trade was considerably fast ."}
{"id": "1656", "text": "Last year , exports of primary products to Japan were 8 billion US dollars , 10.9 % higher than that of the previous year , and imports of primary products from Japan were 1 billion US dollars , a 4.4 % growth .", "annotated_text": "Last year , exports of primary products to Japan were 8 billion US dollars , 10.9 % higher than that of the previous year , and imports of primary products from Japan were 1 billion US dollars , a 4.4 % growth ."}
{"id": "1657", "text": "The trade of foreign - invested enterprises with Japan increased rapidly .", "annotated_text": "The trade of foreign - invested enterprises with Japan increased rapidly ."}
{"id": "1658", "text": "Last year , the exports of foreign - invested enterprises to Japan were 14.9 billion US dollars , up 35.4 % , and accounted for 48 % of China 's exports to Japan ; imports were 19.5 billion US dollars , up 14.7 % , and accounted for 67 % of China 's total import value from Japan .", "annotated_text": "Last year , the exports of foreign - invested enterprises to Japan were 14.9 billion US dollars , up 35.4 % , and accounted for 48 % of China 's exports to Japan ; imports were 19.5 billion US dollars , up 14.7 % , and accounted for 67 % of China 's total import value from Japan ."}
{"id": "1659", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1660", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Buenos Aires , April 7th , by reporter Hong Xue", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Buenos Aires , April 7th , by reporter Hong Xue"}
{"id": "1661", "text": "The handover ceremony for China mechanical products purchased by Argentina 's LaRioja Province using a loan provided by the Bank of China , was held today in Catamarca City of this province .", "annotated_text": "The handover ceremony for China mechanical products purchased by Argentina 's LaRioja Province using a loan provided by the Bank of China , was held today in Catamarca City of this province ."}
{"id": "1662", "text": "This is the first time that China 's mechanical products have entered Argentina in large quantities .", "annotated_text": "This is the first time that China 's mechanical products have entered Argentina in large quantities ."}
{"id": "1663", "text": "Minister of China 's Mechanical Industry Ministry , Xuding Bao , who came specially to attend the handing - over and taking - over ceremony , handed this group of mechanical products whose total value is 5.5 million US dollars , to Masa , the governor of LaRioja Province .", "annotated_text": "Minister of China 's Mechanical Industry Ministry, Xuding Bao , who came specially to attend the handing - over and taking - over ceremony , handed this group of mechanical products whose total value is 5.5 million US dollars , to Masa , the governor of LaRioja Province ."}
{"id": "1664", "text": "These products included more than 1800 sets of tractors and road - building machinery .", "annotated_text": "These products included more than 1800 sets of tractors and road - building machinery ."}
{"id": "1665", "text": "Minister Xuding Bao and Governor Masa delivered ebullient speeches in the ceremony , both hoped to use this as a start to expand trade between the two countries and to promote development in other areas of the two countries .", "annotated_text": "Minister Xuding Bao and Governor Masa delivered ebullient speeches in the ceremony , both hoped to use this as a start to expand trade between the two countries and to promote development in other areas of the two countries ."}
{"id": "1666", "text": "Recently , the Bank of China provided Argentina with loan of 20 million US dollars .", "annotated_text": "Recently , the Bank of China provided Argentina with loan of 20 million US dollars ."}
{"id": "1667", "text": "LaRioja Province is the first to use this loan to import China 's products .", "annotated_text": "LaRioja Province is the first to use this loan to import China 's products ."}
{"id": "1668", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1669", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Macau , April 3rd , by reporters Zhigen Wang and Yuming Che", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Macau , April 3rd , by reporters Zhigen Wang and Yuming Che"}
{"id": "1670", "text": "Xuming Zhang , Chairman of the Chinese Enterprise Association in Macau said that , at present there were more than 200 enterprises operating with Chinese capital in Macau and that the total value of assets is more than 90 billion patacas .", "annotated_text": "Xuming Zhang , Chairman of the Chinese Enterprise Association in Macau said that , at present there were more than 200 enterprises operating with Chinese capital in Macau and that the total value of assets is more than 90 billion patacas ."}
{"id": "1671", "text": "Chinese capital enterprises have become the biggest foreign investors in Macau .", "annotated_text": "Chinese capital enterprises have become the biggest foreign investors in Macau ."}
{"id": "1672", "text": "Xuming Zhang recently said at the joint meeting for the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Chinese Enterprise Association in Macau , that Macau 's inland investment enterprises , from small to large and from weak to strong , have developed into an important force in Macau 's economic domain .", "annotated_text": "Xuming Zhang recently said at the joint meeting for the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Chinese Enterprise Association in Macau , that Macau 's inland investment enterprises , from small to large and from weak to strong , have developed into an important force in Macau 's economic domain ."}
{"id": "1673", "text": "They have made important contributions to the prosperity and stability of Macau .", "annotated_text": "They have made important contributions to the prosperity and stability of Macau ."}
{"id": "1674", "text": "According to presentations , these enterprises have extensively taken part in many areas of operating activities such as trade , industry , finance , insurance , tourism , catering , traffic and transportation , construction , real estate , etc. in Macau .", "annotated_text": "According to presentations , these enterprises have extensively taken part in many areas of operating activities such as trade , industry , finance , insurance , tourism , catering , traffic and transportation , construction , real estate , etc. in Macau ."}
{"id": "1675", "text": "Among these , the proportion that Chinese capital accounts for in financial insurance has reached 50 % .", "annotated_text": "Among these , the proportion that Chinese capital accounts for in financial insurance has reached 50 % ."}
{"id": "1676", "text": "It accounts for from 50 % to 70 % of the tourism industry , accounts for 30 % of imports and exports , and accounts for 70 % of real estate .", "annotated_text": "It accounts for from 50 % to 70 % of the tourism industry , accounts for 30 % of imports and exports , and accounts for 70 % of real estate ."}
{"id": "1677", "text": "Xuming Zhang expressed that enterprises operating with Chinese capital in Macau will continue to take the direction of Xiaoping Deng 's program of \" one country , two systems \" and of all national guidelines and policies for Hong Kong and Macau , to adhere to the principle of \" Some to do and some not to do \" , and to strive together with local figures in industrial and commercial circles to make more contributions to promoting Macau 's economic stability and social development .", "annotated_text": "Xuming Zhang expressed that enterprises operating with Chinese capital in Macau will continue to take the direction of Xiaoping Deng 's program of \" one country , two systems \" and of all national guidelines and policies for Hong Kong and Macau , to adhere to the principle of \" Some to do and some not to do \" , and to strive together with local figures in industrial and commercial circles to make more contributions to promoting Macau 's economic stability and social development ."}
{"id": "1678", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1679", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , the UN , February 13th ,", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , the UN , February 13th ,"}
{"id": "1680", "text": "Today , Peilice Dekuliar , the UN Secretary - General , expressed grief at the multi-national forces air striking Baghdad resulting in civilians deaths .", "annotated_text": "Today , Peilice Dekuliar , the UN Secretary - General , expressed grief at the multi-national forces air striking Baghdad resulting in civilians deaths ."}
{"id": "1681", "text": "Julileah , spokesman for the Secretary - General said in a statement that Peilice Dekuliar felt deep grief that so many civilians in Iraq had died in the air attack .", "annotated_text": "Julileah , spokesman for the Secretary - General said in a statement that Peilice Dekuliar felt deep grief that so many civilians in Iraq had died in the air attack ."}
{"id": "1682", "text": "According to a news report on February 14th by Xinhua News Agency from Beijing , when the multi-national forces carried out an air attack on Baghdad on the 13th , hundreds of civilians were killed in the bombing .", "annotated_text": "According to a news report on February 14th by Xinhua News Agency from Beijing , when the multi-national forces carried out an air attack on Baghdad on the 13th , hundreds of civilians were killed in the bombing ."}
{"id": "1683", "text": "World public opinion has reacted strongly to the event .", "annotated_text": "World public opinion has reacted strongly to the event ."}
{"id": "1684", "text": "Officials in the Iraqi Department of Defense said that the two missiles or bomb shells dropped by planes of the multi-national forces on the 13th at 4 O'clock in the morning local time hit a large sized underground bomb shelter and , at least 500 civilians hiding inside were killed , more than half of whom were women and children .", "annotated_text": "Officials in the IraqiDepartment of Defense said that the two missiles or bomb shells dropped by planes of the multi-national forces on hit a large sized underground bomb shelter and , at least 500 civilians hiding inside were killed , more than half of whom were women and children ."}
{"id": "1685", "text": "The Tunisian government thinks that this bombing again shows that the activity of the multi-national forces has exceeded authorized limits set by the United Nations Security Council decision .", "annotated_text": "The Tunisian government thinks that this bombing again shows that the activity of the multi-national forces has exceeded authorized limits set by the United Nations Security Council decision ."}
{"id": "1686", "text": "Tunisia has again appealed to international conscience to take action , to stop the blood and end the destructive war , and create conditions for a peaceful settlement of the conflict .", "annotated_text": "Tunisia has again appealed to international conscience to take action , to stop the blood and end the destructive war , and create conditions for a peaceful settlement of the conflict ."}
{"id": "1687", "text": "Ashitaer , the UN representative of Yemen strongly condemned this incident and asked the United Nations Security Council to be responsible for the passed resolution No. 678 which permits military actions against Iraq .", "annotated_text": "Ashitaer , the UN representative of Yemen strongly condemned this incident and asked the United Nations Security Council to be responsible for the passed resolution No. 678 which permits military actions against Iraq ."}
{"id": "1688", "text": "He said that no one feels this \" ferocious and inexcusable \" bombing is just .", "annotated_text": "He said that no one feels this \" ferocious and inexcusable \" bombing is just ."}
{"id": "1689", "text": "In Amman , capital of Jordan , thousands of angry people paraded and demonstrated in front of the US embassy , objecting to the multi-national forces bombing and killing innocent civilians in Baghdad .", "annotated_text": "In Amman , capital of Jordan , thousands of angry people paraded and demonstrated in front of the US embassy , objecting to the multi-national forces bombing and killing innocent civilians in Baghdad ."}
{"id": "1690", "text": "According to presentations , the principal features of the industrial production of 1997 are :", "annotated_text": "According to presentations , the principal features of the industrial production of 1997 are :"}
{"id": "1691", "text": "-- Production increased steadily .", "annotated_text": "-- Production increased steadily ."}
{"id": "1692", "text": "The growth rate was somewhat lower than that of last year .", "annotated_text": "The growth rate was somewhat lower than that of last year ."}
{"id": "1693", "text": "The nation 's county and above county industries accomplished an annual industrial added value of 2.0476 trillion yuan , calculated by comparable prices , 10.9 % higher than that of last year , somewhat dropping in growth rate .", "annotated_text": "The nation 's county and above county industries accomplished an annual industrial added value of 2.0476 trillion yuan , calculated by comparable prices , 10.9 % higher than that of last year , somewhat dropping in growth rate ."}
{"id": "1694", "text": "There were some fluctuations in growth rates of every quarter of the whole year , but the difference was not significant , which can be regarded as a steady operation .", "annotated_text": "There were some fluctuations in growth rates of every quarter of the whole year , but the difference was not significant , which can be regarded as a steady operation ."}
{"id": "1695", "text": "The growth rate of State owned industries was basically stable .", "annotated_text": "The growth rate of State owned industries was basically stable ."}
{"id": "1696", "text": "Collective industries dropped substantially .", "annotated_text": "Collective industries dropped substantially ."}
{"id": "1697", "text": "The annual added value of State owned and State owned holding enterprises was 1.1726 trillion yuan , 7.1 % higher than that of last year ; the added value of collective industries was 613.2 billion yuan .", "annotated_text": "The annual added value of State owned and State owned holding enterprises was 1.1726 trillion yuan , 7.1 % higher than that of last year ; the added value of collective industries was 613.2 billion yuan ."}
{"id": "1698", "text": "Growing 11.7 % , but growth rate declined 6 % from that of last year ; the industrial added value of other economic types was 445 billion , a 13.4 % growth , and a 3 % climb from that of last year .", "annotated_text": "Growing 11.7 % , but growth rate declined 6 % from that of last year ; the industrial added value of other economic types was 445 billion , a 13.4 % growth , and a 3 % climb from that of last year ."}
{"id": "1699", "text": "Additionally , the annual added value of light industry was 885.5 billion yuan , 11.5 % higher than that of last year ; the added value of heavy industry was 1.1621 trillion yuan , a 10.4 % growth .", "annotated_text": "Additionally , the annual added value of light industry was 885.5 billion yuan , 11.5 % higher than that of last year ; the added value of heavy industry was 1.1621 trillion yuan , a 10.4 % growth ."}
{"id": "1700", "text": "-- Industry restructuring made vigorous progress .", "annotated_text": "-- Industry restructuring made vigorous progress ."}
{"id": "1701", "text": "From the view of main industrial products , the impact of self - generated adjustments due to market constraints was considerably significant .", "annotated_text": "From the view of main industrial products , the impact of self - generated adjustments due to market constraints was considerably significant ."}
{"id": "1702", "text": "The production of such fundamental products as energy resources , main raw materials , etc. grew at a low rate subject to the impact of market demands .", "annotated_text": "The production of such fundamental products as energy resources , main raw materials , etc. grew at a low rate subject to the impact of market demands ."}
{"id": "1703", "text": "The national total production volume of disposable energy resources was 2 % higher than that of last year .", "annotated_text": "The national total production volume of disposable energy resources was 2 % higher than that of last year ."}
{"id": "1704", "text": "The growth of chemical fiber production , man - made board , synthetic fiber monomer and ten types of non-ferrous metal , etc. was rather fast , with a 14.6 % to 32.3 % growth .", "annotated_text": "The growth of chemical fiber production , man - made board , synthetic fiber monomer and ten types of non-ferrous metal , etc. was rather fast , with a 14.6 % to 32.3 % growth ."}
{"id": "1705", "text": "Timber , machine - made paper , drugs made of chemical materials , etc. dropped 1.1 % to 9.2 % .", "annotated_text": "Timber , machine - made paper , drugs made of chemical materials , etc. dropped 1.1 % to 9.2 % ."}
{"id": "1706", "text": "Electromechanical products of an investment nature had ups and downs .", "annotated_text": "Electromechanical products of an investment nature had ups and downs ."}
{"id": "1707", "text": "The production of internal - combustion engines , metal - cutting machines , large , medium and small - sized tractors , vans , motor trucks , etc. dropped 1.6 % to 10.3 % .", "annotated_text": "The production of internal - combustion engines , metal - cutting machines , large , medium and small - sized tractors , vans , motor trucks , etc. dropped 1.6 % to 10.3 % ."}
{"id": "1708", "text": "Electrical and high science and technology products grew considerably .", "annotated_text": "Electrical and high science and technology products grew considerably ."}
{"id": "1709", "text": "Sedans , digital program - controlled switches , electronic computers , large - scale integrated circuits , etc. grew by 21.9 % to 1.7 times .", "annotated_text": "Sedans , digital program - controlled switches , electronic computers , large - scale integrated circuits , etc. grew by 21.9 % to 1.7 times ."}
{"id": "1710", "text": "The production of main consumer products grew or dropped significantly subject to the restraints of market demands .", "annotated_text": "The production of main consumer products grew or dropped significantly subject to the restraints of market demands ."}
{"id": "1711", "text": "Some basic consumer goods and food kept steady growth , among which candy , dairy products , beer , soft drink , cloth , and silk grew by 10 % to 19.2 % .", "annotated_text": "Some basic consumer goods and food kept steady growth , among which candy , dairy products , beer , soft drink , cloth , and silk grew by 10 % to 19.2 % ."}
{"id": "1712", "text": "Main durable consumer goods such as , washing machines , vacuum cleaners , room air - conditioners , color TVs , music centers , etc. grew by 10.7 % to 47.9 % ; bicycles , electric fans , exhaust fans , VCRs dropped by 0.4 % to 16.8 % .", "annotated_text": "Main durable consumer goods such as , washing machines , vacuum cleaners , room air - conditioners , color TVs , music centers , etc. grew by 10.7 % to 47.9 % ; bicycles , electric fans , exhaust fans , VCRs dropped by 0.4 % to 16.8 % ."}
{"id": "1713", "text": "-- The rate of industrial production and marketing had some growth , whereas exports grew considerably .", "annotated_text": "-- The rate of industrial production and marketing had some growth , whereas exports grew considerably ."}
{"id": "1714", "text": "An annual industrial sales output value of 6.8354 trillion yuan was achieved , 10.7 % higher than that of last year , higher than the growth rate of the output of the same period .", "annotated_text": "An annual industrial sales output value of 6.8354 trillion yuan was achieved , 10.7 % higher than that of last year , higher than the growth rate of the output of the same period ."}
{"id": "1715", "text": "The sales rate of industrial products was 96.2 % , 0.3 % higher than that of last year ; the export delivery value of industrial enterprises ' production for foreign trade export purposes was 954.5 billion yuan , 14.8 % higher than that of last year .", "annotated_text": "The sales rate of industrial products was 96.2 % , 0.3 % higher than that of last year ; the export delivery value of industrial enterprises ' production for foreign trade export purposes was 954.5 billion yuan , 14.8 % higher than that of last year ."}
{"id": "1716", "text": "-- The level of economic benefits were recovered back .", "annotated_text": "-- The level of economic benefits were recovered back ."}
{"id": "1717", "text": "From January to November , the composite index of the economic benefits of nationwide 370,000 village and above village industrial enterprises with independent accountability was 89.4 % , 3.4 % higher than that of the same period last year .", "annotated_text": "From January to November , the composite index of the economic benefits of nationwide 370,000 village and above village industrial enterprises with independent accountability was 89.4 % , 3.4 % higher than that of the same period last year ."}
{"id": "1718", "text": "The analysis of the State Statistical Bureau shows , last year , there were still certain problems during the industrial economy operation , for instance , capital defaults increased , deficits were still serious , fundamental products such as energy resources , raw materials , etc. grew at low rates , the transfer of industrial structure was considerably slow , and all these are restraining factors assailing the further healthy development of an industrial economy .", "annotated_text": "The analysis of the State Statistical Bureau shows , last year , there were still certain problems during the industrial economy operation , for instance , capital defaults increased , deficits were still serious , fundamental products such as energy resources , raw materials , etc. grew at low rates , the transfer of industrial structure was considerably slow , and all these are restraining factors assailing the further healthy development of an industrial economy ."}
{"id": "1719", "text": "This year , the spirit of National Economy Work Conference should be carried through and implemented , while deepening State - owned enterprise reform and continuing to reinforce restructuring , striving to increase effective demands , improving supply quality , promoting the healthy and steady development of an industrial economy .", "annotated_text": "This year , the spirit of National Economy Work Conference should be carried through and implemented , while deepening State - owned enterprise reform and continuing to reinforce restructuring , striving to increase effective demands , improving supply quality , promoting the healthy and steady development of an industrial economy ."}
{"id": "1720", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1721", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , January 5th , by reporter Huangbiao He", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , January 5th , by reporter Huangbiao He"}
{"id": "1722", "text": "The Wangma Computer Company , a high science and technology enterprise in Beijing 's Zhongguan village , held a press conference in the Great Hall Of the People on January 4th and announced : to meet urgent demands for office automation of all Party departments , the government and the army , it was decided to \" open \" a whole set of top - quality products of Wangma Software , which can profit more than one million yuan , to the home , all in the way to non-encoded floppy disks , exempting technical fees , so that all domestic computer users can copy and use .", "annotated_text": "The Wangma Computer Company , a high science and technology enterprise in Beijing 's Zhongguan village , held a press conference in the Great Hall Of the People on January 4th and announced : to meet urgent demands for office automation of all Party departments , the government and the army , it was decided to \" open \" a whole set of top - quality products of Wangma Software , which can profit more than one million yuan , to the home , all in the way to non-encoded floppy disks , exempting technical fees , so that all domestic computer users can copy and use ."}
{"id": "1723", "text": "The Wangma Computer Company was named for the Wubi font , the coding method of Chinese characters invented by the famous computer expert - Yongmin Wang .", "annotated_text": "The Wangma Computer Company was named for the Wubi font , the coding method of Chinese characters invented by the famous computer expert - Yongmin Wang ."}
{"id": "1724", "text": "This simple , convenient and efficient input method covers more than 85 % of the nation 's computer users , and has become the input technology of Chinese characters which dominates the leading position in our nation .", "annotated_text": "This simple , convenient and efficient input method covers more than 85 % of the nation 's computer users , and has become the input technology of Chinese characters which dominates the leading position in our nation ."}
{"id": "1725", "text": "But , with the rapid development of the computer business , more and more computer users successively come \" line up to register \" and purchase Wubi 's latest edition and the operating system using the Wangma Chinese characters .", "annotated_text": "But , with the rapid development of the computer business , more and more computer users successively come \" line up to register \" and purchase Wubi 's latest edition and the operating system using the WangmaChinese characters ."}
{"id": "1726", "text": "In order to benefit society , the Wangma Computer Company determinedly gave up an opportunity that would have earned big money by dedicating unencoded floppy disks to users , allowing them to copy by themselves .", "annotated_text": "In order to benefit society , the Wangma Computer Company determinedly gave up an opportunity that would have earned big money by dedicating unencoded floppy disks to users , allowing them to copy by themselves ."}
{"id": "1727", "text": "Leaders , experts and users attending the conference gave a very high appraisal of the decision of the Wangma Computer Company to selflessly contribute .", "annotated_text": "Leaders , experts and users attending the conference gave a very high appraisal of the decision of the Wangma Computer Company to selflessly contribute ."}
{"id": "1728", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1729", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , January 3rd", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , January 3rd"}
{"id": "1730", "text": "In order to perfect the management of international commercial loans , the National Foreign Exchange Bureau decided to implement a new method of managing international commercial loans borrowed by domestic institutions from January 1st this year .", "annotated_text": "In order to perfect the management of international commercial loans , the National Foreign Exchange Bureau decided to implement a new method of managing international commercial loans borrowed by domestic institutions from January 1st this year ."}
{"id": "1731", "text": "According to regulations by the National Foreign Exchange Management Bureau , international commercial loans indicate loans raised and borrowed by domestic institutions from financial institutions , enterprises , individual or other economic organizations abroad , and from foreign - funded financial institutions within China 's border , whose contractual repayment obligations are in foreign currency .", "annotated_text": "According to regulations by the National Foreign Exchange Management Bureau , international commercial loans indicate loans raised and borrowed by domestic institutions from financial institutions , enterprises , individual or other economic organizations abroad , and from foreign - funded financial institutions within China 's border , whose contractual repayment obligations are in foreign currency ."}
{"id": "1732", "text": "Export credits , international financing leaseholds , compensation trades with foreign exchange repayment methods , overseas institution 's and individual 's foreign exchange deposits -LRB- excluding foreign exchange deposits in banks approved for offshore operations -RRB- , project financing , financing under trade projects over 90 days and other forms of foreign exchange loans will all be treated and managed as international commercial loans .", "annotated_text": "Export credits , international financing leaseholds , compensation trades with foreign exchange repayment methods , overseas institution 's and individual 's foreign exchange deposits -LRB- excluding foreign exchange deposits in banks approved for offshore operations -RRB- , project financing , financing under trade projects over 90 days and other forms of foreign exchange loans will all be treated and managed as international commercial loans ."}
{"id": "1733", "text": "According to regulations , the People 's Bank of China is the approving authority for international commercial loans borrowed by domestic institutions , the People 's Bank of China has authorized the National Foreign Exchange Management Bureau to be specifically responsible for the approval , supervision and management of commercial loans by domestic institutions .", "annotated_text": "According to regulations , the People 's Bank of China is the approving authority for international commercial loans borrowed by domestic institutions , the People 's Bank of China has authorized the National Foreign Exchange Management Bureau to be specifically responsible for the approval , supervision and management of commercial loans by domestic institutions ."}
{"id": "1734", "text": "All international commercial loans borrowed by domestic institutions should be approved by the National Foreign Exchange Management Bureau .", "annotated_text": "All international commercial loans borrowed by domestic institutions should be approved by the National Foreign Exchange Management Bureau ."}
{"id": "1735", "text": "International business loans that have not been approved but were signed on their own authority will not be valid , the Foreign Exchange Management Bureau will not process the registration of foreign debts , banks are not allowed to open exclusive foreign debt accounts for them , loan principals and interests are not to be remitted out on their own authority .", "annotated_text": "International business loans that have not been approved but were signed on their own authority will not be valid , the Foreign Exchange Management Bureau will not process the registration of foreign debts , banks are not allowed to open exclusive foreign debt accounts for them , loan principals and interests are not to be remitted out on their own authority ."}
{"id": "1736", "text": "The National Foreign Exchange Management Bureau clearly stipulated in the new method that , domestic institutions borrowing international commercial loans externally are only limited to : China - capital financial institutions approved by the Foreign Exchange Management Bureau to operate foreign exchange loan business ; juridical people of non-financial corporations approved by the State Department 's Authorization Department .", "annotated_text": "The National Foreign Exchange Management Bureau clearly stipulated in the new method that , domestic institutions borrowing international commercial loans externally are only limited to : China - capital financial institutions approved by the Foreign Exchange Management Bureau to operate foreign exchange loan business ; juridical people of non-financial corporations approved by the State Department 'sAuthorization Department ."}
{"id": "1737", "text": "Juridical people of non-financial institutions who borrow international commercial loans directly must possess these several conditions , that is , have continual profits for the last three years , have import and export business permission , belong to a national encouraged industry ; possess a complete financial management system ; must have a ratio of net assets to total assets not lower than 15 % for juridical people of trade - type non-financial corporations , must have ratios of net assets to total assets not lower than 30 % for juridical people of non trade - type non-financial corporations ; must have a total sum of international business loans borrowed and foreign guarantee surpluses not exceeding 50 % of net asset 's equivalent foreign exchange worth ; must have total of foreign exchange loan and foreign exchange guarantee surplus not exceeding the amount of exchange created in the previous year .", "annotated_text": "Juridical people of non-financial institutions who borrow international commercial loans directly must possess these several conditions , that is , have continual profits for the last three years , have import and export business permission , belong to a national encouraged industry ; possess a complete financial management system ; must have a ratio of net assets to total assets not lower than 15 % for juridical people of trade - type non-financial corporations , must have ratios of net assets to total assets not lower than 30 % for juridical people of non trade - type non-financial corporations ; must have a total sum of international business loans borrowed and foreign guarantee surpluses not exceeding 50 % of net asset 's equivalent foreign exchange worth ; must have total of foreign exchange loan and foreign exchange guarantee surplus not exceeding the amount of exchange created in the previous year ."}
{"id": "1738", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1739", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Washington , DC , April 20 , by wire -LRB- reporter Qian Ying -RRB-", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Washington , DC , April 20 , by wire -LRB- reporter Qian Ying -RRB-"}
{"id": "1740", "text": "The Chinese branch of the American Chamber of Commerce recently dispatched a delegation made up of twenty - five people launching a month - long lobbying campaign in Washington directed at congress and the White House , asking them to continue to extend granting China most - favored - nation trading status .", "annotated_text": "The Chinese branch of the American Chamber of Commerce recently dispatched a delegation made up of twenty - five people launching a month - long lobbying campaign in Washington directed at congress and the White House , asking them to continue to extend granting China most - favored - nation trading status ."}
{"id": "1741", "text": "The Chamber of Commerce delegates participating in this lobbying campaign come from many well - known in Washington , large American companies , such as Dow Jones , AT&T , IBM , Boeing , McDonald Douglas , General Electric , Westinghouse , Ford , and the Xian Ni Lei De Group , etc .", "annotated_text": "The Chamber of Commerce delegates participating in this lobbying campaign come from many well - known in Washington , large American companies , such as Dow Jones , AT&T , IBM , Boeing , McDonald Douglas , General Electric , Westinghouse , Ford , and the Xian Ni Lei De Group , etc ."}
{"id": "1742", "text": "They split into five groups and altogether visited about 150 members of congress , congressional aides , and government officials , using their experience of investing in and managing enterprises in China to explain the necessity of extending giving China most - favored - nation trading status .", "annotated_text": "They split into five groups and altogether visited about 150 members of congress , congressional aides , and government officials , using their experience of investing in and managing enterprises in China to explain the necessity of extending giving China most - favored - nation trading status ."}
{"id": "1743", "text": "With the once - a - year deliberations by the American administration and congress concerning the question of China 's most - favored - nation trading status again approaching , American businesses in Washington are universally concerned that the disputes among America 's political parties in this big election year could make this question even more complicated , hence the organization of groups to carry out a lobbying campaign directed at them that is organized and is planned .", "annotated_text": "With the once - a - year deliberations by the American administration and congress concerning the question of China 's most - favored - nation trading status again approaching , American businesses in Washington are universally concerned that the disputes among America 's political parties in this big election year could make this question even more complicated , hence the organization of groups to carry out a lobbying campaign directed at them that is organized and is planned ."}
{"id": "1744", "text": "Zhen Wang , a businessman of Chinese descent who is representing the Guangzhou chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce and the Xian Ni Lei De Group and is participating in the lobbying team , said to this reporter that , as a follow - up action to this lobbying effort , he prepared to mobilize tens of thousands of distributors who belong to the company to write to their local congressional representatives to support extending China 's most - favored - nation trading status .", "annotated_text": "Zhen Wang , a businessman of Chinese descent who is representing the Guangzhou chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce and the Xian Ni Lei De Group and is participating in the lobbying team , said to this reporter that , as a follow - up action to this lobbying effort , he prepared to mobilize tens of thousands of distributors who belong to the company to write to their local congressional representatives to support extending China 's most - favored - nation trading status ."}
{"id": "1745", "text": "The head of the Guangdong branch of the American Chamber of Commerce , the attorney Yonghua Kang , said the Clinton administration had already demonstrated that it wanted to extend China 's most - favored - nation trading status and because of this , the focus of this round of lobbying was those members of congress who are more conservative .", "annotated_text": "The head of the Guangdong branch of the American Chamber of Commerce , the attorney Yonghua Kang , said the Clinton administration had already demonstrated that it wanted to extend China 's most - favored - nation trading status and because of this , the focus of this round of lobbying was those members of congress who are more conservative ."}
{"id": "1746", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1747", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Changchun , December 16th , by reporter Changqing Zhou", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Changchun , December 16th , by reporter Changqing Zhou"}
{"id": "1748", "text": "This year , the United Nations Development and Planning Office held a Tumen River Area International Tourism Conference in Jilin , China , actively supporting projects such as China 's Changbai Mountain 's ice and snow winter tourism , etc. , while at the same time , still providing funds for training international economic and trade talent here .", "annotated_text": "This year , the United Nations Development and Planning Office held a Tumen River Area International Tourism Conference in Jilin , China , actively supporting projects such as China 's Changbai Mountain 's ice and snow winter tourism , etc. , while at the same time , still providing funds for training international economic and trade talent here ."}
{"id": "1749", "text": "The United Nations Industrial Development Organization recently implemented a thorough investigation into the current state of industrial projects in the Tumen River region , and made some suggestions about future industrial development projects in this area .", "annotated_text": "The United Nations Industrial Development Organization recently implemented a thorough investigation into the current state of industrial projects in the Tumen River region , and made some suggestions about future industrial development projects in this area ."}
{"id": "1750", "text": "They also invited some experts to implement an appraisal of the industrial projects put forward by related countries , and then after the appraisal , entered these projects into the Industrial Development Organization 's network to attract international business .", "annotated_text": "They also invited some experts to implement an appraisal of the industrial projects put forward by related countries , and then after the appraisal , entered these projects into the Industrial Development Organization 's network to attract international business ."}
{"id": "1751", "text": "International societies represented by the United Nations Development and Planning Office and the Industrial Development Organization have always given active support and effective promotion to the Tumen River region 's international cooperation and development program .", "annotated_text": "International societies represented by the United Nations Development and Planning Office and the Industrial Development Organization have always given active support and effective promotion to the Tumen River region 's international cooperation and development program ."}
{"id": "1752", "text": "The Tumen River development program , aiming at building up the Tumen Delta , where the three countries of China , Russia and North Korea meet , into a cosmopolitan hub for the circulation of material and a center for economy and trade , was initially proposed by Chinese experts such as Shishen Ding , etc .", "annotated_text": "The Tumen River development program , aiming at building up the Tumen Delta , where the three countries of China , Russia and North Korea meet , into a cosmopolitan hub for the circulation of material and a center for economy and trade , was initially proposed by Chinese experts such as Shishen Ding , etc ."}
{"id": "1753", "text": "In 1991 , the United Nations Development and Planning decided to support it and announced it to the world .", "annotated_text": "In 1991 , the United Nations Development and Planning decided to support it and announced it to the world ."}
{"id": "1754", "text": "Since the end of 1995 , when the program changed from the appraisal phase into the implementation phase , the three countries : China , Russia and North Korea , have all implemented some infrastructure construction and activities for attracting business and investment , and have initially started bilateral and multilateral cooperation .", "annotated_text": "Since the end of 1995 , when the program changed from the appraisal phase into the implementation phase , the three countries : China , Russia and North Korea , have all implemented some infrastructure construction and activities for attracting business and investment , and have initially started bilateral and multilateral cooperation ."}
{"id": "1755", "text": "Concerned countries and the international societies have also given support to this program .", "annotated_text": "Concerned countries and the international societies have also given support to this program ."}
{"id": "1756", "text": "For several years , the United Nations Development and Planning Office has , as always , supported the Tumen River development , and actively helped the three countries : China , Russia and North Korea , to attract world business and to help implement feasibility studies for development projects .", "annotated_text": "For several years , the United Nations Development and Planning Office has , as always , supported the Tumen River development , and actively helped the three countries : China , Russia and North Korea , to attract world business and to help implement feasibility studies for development projects ."}
{"id": "1757", "text": "In 1995 and 1996 , with the help of the United Nations Development and Planning Office and the Industrial Development Organization , China and North Korea successively held the \" Tumen River region investment and trade negotiation conference \" , and both made relatively good achievements .", "annotated_text": "In 1995 and 1996 , with the help of the United Nations Development and Planning Office and the Industrial Development Organization , China and North Korea successively held the \" Tumen River region investment and trade negotiation conference \" , and both made relatively good achievements ."}
{"id": "1758", "text": "In the near future , the Russian Tumen River Region Negotiation Conference will also be held in Vladivostok .", "annotated_text": "In the near future , the Russian Tumen River Region Negotiation Conference will also be held in Vladivostok ."}
{"id": "1759", "text": "Moreover , the Industrial Development Organization has also entrusted China 's Northeast Teacher 's University , which has considerably researched the regional economy , to implement the preliminary investigation and research for analysis of the circulation of materials via the sea , land and air transportation system of the Northeast Asia region in the next twenty years .", "annotated_text": "Moreover , the Industrial Development Organization has also entrusted China 's Northeast Teacher 's University , which has considerably researched the regional economy , to implement the preliminary investigation and research for analysis of the circulation of materials via the sea , land and air transportation system of the Northeast Asia region in the next twenty years ."}
{"id": "1760", "text": "The Tumen River Development Program has also received strong support from governments and enterprises of many countries .", "annotated_text": "The Tumen River Development Program has also received strong support from governments and enterprises of many countries ."}
{"id": "1761", "text": "For instance , the Finnish government has allocated 1 million US dollars as a subsidy for the preliminary work of the Tumen River Development ; Sweden has put forth funding to do feasibility studies on the linking of the Chinese and Mongolian railways and the construction of a new Northeast Asian continental bridge .", "annotated_text": "For instance , the Finnish government has allocated 1 million US dollars as a subsidy for the preliminary work of the Tumen River Development ; Sweden has put forth funding to do feasibility studies on the linking of the Chinese and Mongolian railways and the construction of a new Northeast Asian continental bridge ."}
{"id": "1762", "text": "Moreover , the Japanese Import and Export Bank has signed a contract with Russia to participate in the construction of Russia 's Zalubinau port expansion project .", "annotated_text": "Moreover , the Japanese Import and Export Bank has signed a contract with Russia to participate in the construction of Russia 's Zalubinau port expansion project ."}
{"id": "1763", "text": "At the invitation of concerned Chinese departments , Japan has also made investigations into the comprehensive development of the regions along the railway from China 's Changchun to Huichun .", "annotated_text": "At the invitation of concerned Chinese departments , Japan has also made investigations into the comprehensive development of the regions along the railway from China 's Changchun to Huichun ."}
{"id": "1764", "text": "Shuoren Jin , mayor of Huichun in Jilin Province , said : \" International societies ' support and participation play an active and key role in Huichun 's development and opening up .", "annotated_text": "Shuoren Jin , mayor of Huichun in Jilin Province , said : \" International societies ' support and participation play an active and key role in Huichun 's development and opening up ."}
{"id": "1765", "text": "The last few years has been the period when Huichun 's overall strength has been enhanced most remarkably , the appearance of urban and rural areas has changed most noticeably and the most real benefits have been gained by people . \"", "annotated_text": "The last few years has been the period when Huichun 's overall strength has been enhanced most remarkably , the appearance of urban and rural areas has changed most noticeably and the most real benefits have been gained by people . \""}
{"id": "1766", "text": "According to investigations , South Korean enterprise circles have invested nearly 100 million US dollars in Huichun , and foreign - invested enterprises have become an important pillar of the local economy .", "annotated_text": "According to investigations , South Korean enterprise circles have invested nearly 100 million US dollars in Huichun , and foreign - invested enterprises have become an important pillar of the local economy ."}
{"id": "1767", "text": "In order to promote the development of the Tumen River region , South Korea donated one million US dollars to establish the Tumen River development fund .", "annotated_text": "In order to promote the development of the Tumen River region , South Korea donated one million US dollars to establish the Tumen River development fund ."}
{"id": "1768", "text": "Now , 100,000 US dollars has been taken from the fund to make an evaluation of the environment in China 's Huichun 's frontier cooperative area in the expectation of providing consultation on the environmental aspect for the entry of large quantities of foreign capital into this area .", "annotated_text": "Now , 100,000 US dollars has been taken from the fund to make an evaluation of the environment in China 's Huichun 's frontier cooperative area in the expectation of providing consultation on the environmental aspect for the entry of large quantities of foreign capital into this area ."}
{"id": "1769", "text": "Zhezhu Quan , vice governor of Jilin Province who is in charge of the work of economy and trade , said : \" International societies are welcome to join us for joint promotion of the Tumen River development undertaking , and the development of the regional economy so as to benefit the people of Northeast Asia . \"", "annotated_text": "Zhezhu Quan , vice governor of Jilin Province who is in charge of the work of economy and trade , said : \" International societies are welcome to join us for joint promotion of the Tumen River development undertaking , and the development of the regional economy so as to benefit the people of Northeast Asia . \""}
{"id": "1770", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1771", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Shanghai , Dec. 20th , by reporter Yu Wu", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Shanghai , Dec. 20th , by reporter Yu Wu"}
{"id": "1772", "text": "From January to November of this year , the Shanghai 's total foreign trade export volume for the year reached 22.02 billion US dollars , increasing by 73 % compared with 1993 .", "annotated_text": "From January to November of this year , the Shanghai 's total foreign trade export volume for the year reached 22.02 billion US dollars , increasing by 73 % compared with 1993 ."}
{"id": "1773", "text": "This reporter learned from the municipal foreign economy and trade committee that in the past 5 years , through foreign trade system reform and implementing a \" big foreign trade \" strategy , Shanghai 's total import and export volume is steadily increasing at about 14 % per year , and its foreign trade has entered its fastest period of development in history .", "annotated_text": "This reporter learned from the municipal foreign economy and trade committee that in the past 5 years , through foreign trade system reform and implementing a \" big foreign trade \" strategy , Shanghai 's total import and export volume is steadily increasing at about 14 % per year , and its foreign trade has entered its fastest period of development in history ."}
{"id": "1774", "text": "Shanghai estimates that this year 's value of exports could exceed 14.5 billion US dollars , among which finished industrial products account for 93.1 % , having increased 4.1 % over 1993 .", "annotated_text": "Shanghai estimates that this year 's value of exports could exceed 14.5 billion US dollars , among which finished industrial products account for 93.1 % , having increased 4.1 % over 1993 ."}
{"id": "1775", "text": "Mechanical and electronic products account for 31.5 % of the total export value , up from 17.9 % of 5 years ago .", "annotated_text": "Mechanical and electronic products account for 31.5 % of the total export value , up from 17.9 % of 5 years ago ."}
{"id": "1776", "text": "Currently , Shanghai has established trade contacts with 205 countries and regions , and Southeast Asia , Oceania , Latin America , the Middle East and South Africa have become new markets opened up by Shanghai .", "annotated_text": "Currently , Shanghai has established trade contacts with 205 countries and regions , and Southeast Asia , Oceania , Latin America , the Middle East and South Africa have become new markets opened up by Shanghai ."}
{"id": "1777", "text": "According to Xiaoming Zhu , director of the Shanghai Foreign Economic and Trade Committee , Shanghai has sped up implementing a business strategy of diversity in foreign trade enterprises to meet the requirements of national policy .", "annotated_text": "According to Xiaoming Zhu , director of the Shanghai Foreign Economic and Trade Committee , Shanghai has sped up implementing a business strategy of diversity in foreign trade enterprises to meet the requirements of national policy ."}
{"id": "1778", "text": "This gradually changes the entire city 's 725 foreign trade enterprises of various kinds into market economic principles that autonomously manage business and are responsible for their own profits and losses .", "annotated_text": "This gradually changes the entire city 's 725 foreign trade enterprises of various kinds into market economic principles that autonomously manage business and are responsible for their own profits and losses ."}
{"id": "1779", "text": "By such economic means as merging , holding stocks , sharing stocks , etc. , foreign trade group companies such as Oriental International , Lansheng , and those in foreign economy , light industry , machinery and livestock production , etc. have been successively organized , raising the scale of operations .", "annotated_text": "By such economic means as merging , holding stocks , sharing stocks , etc. , foreign trade group companies such as Oriental International , Lansheng , and those in foreign economy , light industry , machinery and livestock production , etc. have been successively organized , raising the scale of operations ."}
{"id": "1780", "text": "Now , Shanghai has formed 6 export forces : foreign trade , industrial trade , self - management enterprises , enterprises subordinate to central government departments and enterprises in Shanghai invested by other provinces and cities , and foreign investment enterprises .", "annotated_text": "Now , Shanghai has formed 6 export forces : foreign trade , industrial trade , self - management enterprises , enterprises subordinate to central government departments and enterprises in Shanghai invested by other provinces and cities , and foreign investment enterprises ."}
{"id": "1781", "text": "Besides , Shanghai maintains the trinity of harmonious development : the goods trade , technology trade and services trade , while implementing the \" Dragon 's head program \" , and optimizing its export goods structure .", "annotated_text": "Besides , Shanghai maintains the trinity of harmonious development : the goods trade , technology trade and services trade , while implementing the \" Dragon 's head program \" , and optimizing its export goods structure ."}
{"id": "1782", "text": "It takes full advantage of the policy for the new Pudong region to breed new growth of foreign trade export .", "annotated_text": "It takes full advantage of the policy for the new Pudong region to breed new growth of foreign trade export ."}
{"id": "1783", "text": "According to estimates , Shanghai 's technology export transaction value could reach 650 million US dollars this year , which is 3.53 times that of 1993 .", "annotated_text": "According to estimates , Shanghai 's technology export transaction value could reach 650 million US dollarsthis year , which is 3.53 times that of 1993 ."}
{"id": "1784", "text": "The technology trade and the service trade account for about 14 % of total exports .", "annotated_text": "The technology trade and the service trade account for about 14 % of total exports ."}
{"id": "1785", "text": "80 types of \" Dragon 's head merchandise \" such as clothing , textile products , vessels , steel , electronic computers , household electrical appliances , containers , etc. have developed quickly and account for more than half of the entire city 's export volume .", "annotated_text": "80 types of \" Dragon 's head merchandise \" such as clothing , textile products , vessels , steel , electronic computers , household electrical appliances , containers , etc. have developed quickly and account for more than half of the entire city 's export volume ."}
{"id": "1786", "text": "From January to November , the new Pudong region 's foreign trade export volume was 2.8 billion US dollars , accounting for 1/5 of the entire city 's export volume .", "annotated_text": "From January to November , the new Pudong region 's foreign trade export volume was 2.8 billion US dollars , accounting for 1/5 of the entire city 's export volume ."}
{"id": "1787", "text": "It is reported that in the past 5 years , Shanghai , through such methods as actively purchasing export goods from other provinces and cities and by holding activities such as the East China Export Goods Trade Fair , etc. , has strengthened its influence as a port city on the entire country .", "annotated_text": "It is reported that in the past 5 years , Shanghai , through such methods as actively purchasing export goods from other provinces and cities and by holding activities such as the East China Export Goods Trade Fair , etc. , has strengthened its influence as a port city on the entire country ."}
{"id": "1788", "text": "At the same time , it develops multinational operations and vigorously opens up diversified markets .", "annotated_text": "At the same time , it develops multinational operations and vigorously opens up diversified markets ."}
{"id": "1789", "text": "According to the latest statistics , Shanghai has founded 218 trade - oriented companies and organizations abroad , organized 6 regional overseas group companies , and it has approved overseas non-trade enterprises reaching 260 with a total investment of 200 million US dollars .", "annotated_text": "According to the latest statistics , Shanghai has founded 218 trade - oriented companies and organizations abroad , organized 6 regional overseas group companies , and it has approved overseas non-trade enterprises reaching 260 with a total investment of 200 million US dollars ."}
{"id": "1790", "text": "The business of Shanghai in foreign engineering contracts is also developing quickly .", "annotated_text": "The business of Shanghai in foreign engineering contracts is also developing quickly ."}
{"id": "1791", "text": "This year , 586 new foreign engineering contracting and labor contracts have been signed with contracted funds of 265 million US dollars .", "annotated_text": "This year , 586 new foreign engineering contracting and labor contracts have been signed with contracted funds of 265 million US dollars ."}
{"id": "1792", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1793", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Guiyang , December 22nd , by reporter Fang Fang", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Guiyang , December 22nd , by reporter Fang Fang"}
{"id": "1794", "text": "Guizhou Mao - tai Distillery , which is well - known in China and abroad , plans to implement a technology renovation project with an investment surpassing 400 million RMB to further increase the output of Mao - tai in the next three years .", "annotated_text": "GuizhouMao - tai Distillery , which is well - known in China and abroad , plans to implement a technology renovation project with an investment surpassing 400 million RMB to further increase the output of Mao - tai in the next three years ."}
{"id": "1795", "text": "In order to solve the enormous need for capital , the company is now striving to issue stock and to attempt more financing channels .", "annotated_text": "In order to solve the enormous need for capital , the company is now striving to issue stock and to attempt more financing channels ."}
{"id": "1796", "text": "The information was revealed a few days ago by Keliang Ji , the board chairman of the Guizhou Mao - tai Distillery -LRB- Group -RRB- Company of China .", "annotated_text": "The information was revealed a few days ago by Keliang Ji , the board chairman of the Guizhou Mao - tai Distillery -LRB- Group -RRB- Company of China ."}
{"id": "1797", "text": "Keliang Ji said this expansion project would increase the annual output capacity of Mao - tai by 2,000 tons , reaching an output of 6,000 tons per year by 2000 .", "annotated_text": "Keliang Ji said this expansion project would increase the annual output capacity of Mao - tai by 2,000 tons , reaching an output of 6,000 tons per year by 2000 ."}
{"id": "1798", "text": "Mao - tai , which is praised as China 's \" national alcoholic drink \" , has a very long history , and is called one of the world 's three famous distilled spirits , the other two being French Cognac and the UK 's Scotch whiskey .", "annotated_text": "Mao - tai , which is praised as China 's \" national alcoholic drink \" , has a very long history , and is called one of the world 's three famous distilled spirits , the other two being French Cognac and the UK 's Scotch whiskey ."}
{"id": "1799", "text": "Because the art of manufacturing Mao - tai is complicated and its production cycle is long , the output of Mao - tai is extremely limited .", "annotated_text": "Because the art of manufacturing Mao - tai is complicated and its production cycle is long , the output of Mao - tai is extremely limited ."}
{"id": "1800", "text": "The annual output only reached 1,200 tons in 1987 .", "annotated_text": "The annual output only reached 1,200 tons in 1987 ."}
{"id": "1801", "text": "In recent years , under the support of the national Ministry of Finance and the Light Industry Headquarters , the Mao - tai Distillery invested 530 million yuan RMB to successively implement a two - phase expansion and technology renovation .", "annotated_text": "In recent years , under the support of the national Ministry of Finance and the Light Industry Headquarters , the Mao - tai Distillery invested 530 million yuan RMB to successively implement a two - phase expansion and technology renovation ."}
{"id": "1802", "text": "Currently , it has an annual production capacity of 4,000 tons .", "annotated_text": "Currently , it has an annual production capacity of 4,000 tons ."}
{"id": "1803", "text": "In 1997 , this plant made over 4,400 tons of Mao - tai ; with sales income exceeding 500 million yuan RMB , and profit and taxes reaching 370 million RMB , both being the best levels in history .", "annotated_text": "In 1997 , this plant made over 4,400 tons of Mao - tai ; with sales income exceeding 500 million yuan RMB , and profit and taxes reaching 370 million RMB , both being the best levels in history ."}
{"id": "1804", "text": "Mao - tai , which is made in the Chishui river valley area in the northern part of Guizhou Province in southwest China , is known for its extremely special fermentation technique .", "annotated_text": "Mao - tai , which is made in the Chishui river valley area in the northern part of Guizhou Province in southwest China , is known for its extremely special fermentation technique ."}
{"id": "1805", "text": "The water used comes from the Chishui river that flows over cinnabar quality soil and selectively uses such locally produced raw materials as sorghum , high quality wheat , etc. and is fermented during the period from the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival to the Double Ninth Festival .", "annotated_text": "The water used comes from the Chishui river that flows over cinnabar quality soil and selectively uses such locally produced raw materials as sorghum , high quality wheat , etc. and is fermented during the period from the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival to the Double Ninth Festival ."}
{"id": "1806", "text": "After a total of 10 months fermentation , which requires adding material twice , distilling 7 times , fermenting 8 times , and braising and boiling 9 times , the spirit is then put into specially made earthen jars , sealed and stored for over three years .", "annotated_text": "After a total of 10 months fermentation , which requires adding material twice , distilling 7 times , fermenting 8 times , and braising and boiling 9 times , the spirit is then put into specially made earthen jars , sealed and stored for over three years ."}
{"id": "1807", "text": "Finally , it is finished by veteran brewers carefully mixing additives .", "annotated_text": "Finally , it is finished by veteran brewers carefully mixing additives ."}
{"id": "1808", "text": "What makes Mao - tai even more famous is that first generation leaders of new China had used it to entertain distinguished guests such as former president Nixon of the US , Tanaka Kakuei , former prime minister of Japan , etc .", "annotated_text": "What makes Mao - tai even more famous is that first generation leaders of new China had used it to entertain distinguished guests such as former president Nixon of the US , Tanaka Kakuei , former prime minister of Japan , etc ."}
{"id": "1809", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , December 26th , by reporter Xidong Wang", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Beijing , December 26th , by reporter Xidong Wang"}
{"id": "1810", "text": "China plans to formulate many new preferential policies to ensure positively , reasonably and effectively utilizing foreign investment and to improve the pattern of opening up to the outside world .", "annotated_text": "China plans to formulate many new preferential policies to ensure positively , reasonably and effectively utilizing foreign investment and to improve the pattern of opening up to the outside world ."}
{"id": "1811", "text": "A relevant department of the State Planning Commission presented that , in order to expand channels of utilizing foreign capital , China will actively experiment with and gradually develop a variety of ways such as BOT , project financing and issuing stocks overseas , etc .", "annotated_text": "A relevant department of the State Planning Commission presented that , in order to expand channels of utilizing foreign capital , China will actively experiment with and gradually develop a variety of ways such as BOT , project financing and issuing stocks overseas , etc ."}
{"id": "1812", "text": "It will expand co-operation with developed countries and the widely developing countries , expand fields for opening up to the outside world , and continue experiments utilizing foreign investment in the insurance industry and retail commerce industry .", "annotated_text": "It will expand co-operation with developed countries and the widely developing countries , expand fields for opening up to the outside world , and continue experiments utilizing foreign investment in the insurance industry and retail commerce industry ."}
{"id": "1813", "text": "In industries such as mining resources development and retail , etc. new policies for utilizing foreign investment will be promoted .", "annotated_text": "In industries such as mining resources development and retail , etc. new policies for utilizing foreign investment will be promoted ."}
{"id": "1814", "text": "Data provided by the State Taxation Administration show that , starting next year , foreign business investment BOT projects will continue to enjoy preferential taxation , and the scope of their preferential policies will include investment enterprises and individual investors engaged in BOT projects .", "annotated_text": "Data provided by the State Taxation Administration show that , starting next year , foreign business investment BOT projects will continue to enjoy preferential taxation , and the scope of their preferential policies will include investment enterprises and individual investors engaged in BOT projects ."}
{"id": "1815", "text": "A relevant State Council Special Zone Office director expressed that , in order to encourage foreign businessmen to carry out investment in the mid and western areas , foreign businessmen will be allowed , in the mid and western areas , to initiate projects in which China 's industrial policy restricts foreign business investment but which can make use of manpower resources .", "annotated_text": "A relevant State Council Special Zone Office director expressed that , in order to encourage foreign businessmen to carry out investment in the mid and western areas , foreign businessmen will be allowed , in the mid and western areas , to initiate projects in which China 's industrial policy restricts foreign business investment but which can make use of manpower resources ."}
{"id": "1816", "text": "Moreover , China will encourage Sino - foreign joint investments to construct and operate public docks and berths , and will allow foreign businessmen investing exclusively to construct cargo owners ' wharves and their specialized waterways .", "annotated_text": "Moreover , China will encourage Sino - foreign joint investments to construct and operate public docks and berths , and will allow foreign businessmen investing exclusively to construct cargo owners ' wharves and their specialized waterways ."}
{"id": "1817", "text": "With approval , foreign companies can establish Sino - foreign joint venture shipping companies in China , and foreign shipping companies investing exclusively can establish shipping service companies by following shipping agreements between the two governments .", "annotated_text": "With approval , foreign companies can establish Sino - foreign joint venture shipping companies in China , and foreign shipping companies investing exclusively can establish shipping service companies by following shipping agreements between the two governments ."}
{"id": "1818", "text": "According to statistics , up to now , China has totally approved over 300,000 foreign - invested enterprises , and has actually utilized foreign investment of about 200 billion US dollars .", "annotated_text": "According to statistics , up to now , China has totally approved over 300,000 foreign - invested enterprises , and has actually utilized foreign investment of about 200 billion US dollars ."}
{"id": "1819", "text": "The utilized foreign investment has accounted for over 20 % of the fixed assets investment of the whole society .", "annotated_text": "The utilized foreign investment has accounted for over 20 % of the fixed assets investment of the whole society ."}
{"id": "1820", "text": "According to analysis , due to promotion of enterprise reforms , China 's demand for foreign investment will grow accordingly , and industries invested in by foreign businessmen will also expand daily .", "annotated_text": "According to analysis , due to promotion of enterprise reforms , China 's demand for foreign investment will grow accordingly , and industries invested in by foreign businessmen will also expand daily ."}
{"id": "1821", "text": "New policies being successively issued show that China will actively lead the direction of foreign investment to reach the goal of reasonably utilizing foreign investment .", "annotated_text": "New policies being successively issued show that China will actively lead the direction of foreign investment to reach the goal of reasonably utilizing foreign investment ."}
{"id": "1822", "text": "For a future period of time , China will encourage foreign businessmen to invest in new agricultural technology , comprehensive development of land resources , and such basic industries and pillar industries as water conservation , energy , transportation , important raw materials , machinery and electronics , mining , etc. and will encourage foreign businessmen to employ new high level technology to participate in the technical transformation of China 's enterprises", "annotated_text": "For a future period of time , China will encourage foreign businessmen to invest in new agricultural technology , comprehensive development of land resources , and such basic industries and pillar industries as water conservation , energy , transportation , important raw materials , machinery and electronics , mining , etc. and will encourage foreign businessmen to employ new high level technology to participate in the technical transformation of China 's enterprises"}
{"id": "1823", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1824", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Lanzhou , February 15 , by wire -LRB- reporter Zhi Qu -RRB-", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Lanzhou , February 15 , by wire -LRB- reporter Zhi Qu -RRB-"}
{"id": "1825", "text": "Currently , foreign funded enterprises in Gansu Province no longer worry about investment risk .", "annotated_text": "Currently , foreign funded enterprises in Gansu Province no longer worry about investment risk ."}
{"id": "1826", "text": "To ensure that the opening up to the outside world can be implemented smoothly , during the \" eighth five - year plan \" period -LRB- 1991 to 1995 -RRB- , Gansu Province 's foreign affairs insurance industry developed rapidly , and it has already provided an accumulated sum of 61.1 billion yuan in terms of risk safeguard .", "annotated_text": "To ensure that the opening up to the outside world can be implemented smoothly , during the \" eighthfive - year plan \" period -LRB- 1991 to 1995 -RRB- , Gansu Province 's foreign affairs insurance industry developed rapidly , and it has already provided an accumulated sum of 61.1 billion yuan in terms of risk safeguard ."}
{"id": "1827", "text": "Insurance coverages include the four large categories of property , liability , credit and life , with more than sixty primary and secondary risk types .", "annotated_text": "Insurance coverages include the four large categories of property , liability , credit and life , with more than sixty primary and secondary risk types ."}
{"id": "1828", "text": "According to presentations from concerned departments in Gansu Province , since the \" eighth five - year plan \" , Gansu Province has used foreign investments to vigorously develop .", "annotated_text": "According to presentations from concerned departments in Gansu Province , since the \" eighthfive - year plan \" , Gansu Province has used foreign investments to vigorously develop ."}
{"id": "1829", "text": "On the basis of meeting the needs of economic development and overseas investors , the Gansu provincial branch of the People 's Insurance Company of China Group caters to foreign businessmen 's requirements , providing whole - process insurance which extends from the import of equipment to its transportation , and from installation to the formation of fixed assets , thus helping foreign businessmen to set their minds at ease .", "annotated_text": "On the basis of meeting the needs of economic development and overseas investors , the Gansu provincial branch of the People 's Insurance Company of China Group caters to foreign businessmen 's requirements , providing whole - process insurance which extends from the import of equipment to its transportation , and from installation to the formation of fixed assets , thus helping foreign businessmen to set their minds at ease ."}
{"id": "1830", "text": "Conventional insurance lines such as transportation insurance , property insurance , automobile insurance , etc. are specially offered to foreign funded enterprises such as the Zhengda Company and the Huaxing Aluminum Firm , etc. and new types of insurance such as employer liability insurance , investment insurance , and profit - loss insurance , etc. are also offered at the appropriate time , satisfying the investment needs of foreign businessmen , bringing the insurance rate of the foreign business invested enterprises to more than 90 percent .", "annotated_text": "Conventional insurance lines such as transportation insurance , property insurance , automobile insurance , etc. are specially offered to foreign funded enterprises such as the Zhengda Company and the Huaxing Aluminum Firm , etc. and new types of insurance such as employer liability insurance , investment insurance , and profit - loss insurance , etc. are also offered at the appropriate time , satisfying the investment needs of foreign businessmen , bringing the insurance rate of the foreign business invested enterprises to more than 90 percent ."}
{"id": "1831", "text": "According to statistics , during the \" eighth five - year plan \" period , the amount of risk People 's Insurance Co. took up for the import and export trade of Gansu Province reached 771 million yuan , and paid out 13.855 million yuan as indemnity , effectively promoting the development of Gansu Province 's import and export trade .", "annotated_text": "According to statistics , during the \" eighthfive - year plan \" period , the amount of risk People 's Insurance Co. took up for the import and export trade of Gansu Province reached 771 million yuan , and paid out 13.855 million yuan as indemnity , effectively promoting the development of Gansu Province 's import and export trade ."}
{"id": "1832", "text": "The \" redirection of the Da river to Shaanxi \" project mortgaged by the World Bank is the longest gravity - irrigation water conservancy project in the whole country .", "annotated_text": "The \" redirection of the Da river to Shaanxi \" project mortgaged by the World Bank is the longest gravity - irrigation water conservancy project in the whole country ."}
{"id": "1833", "text": "People 's Insurance Co. in Gansu Province provided all kinds of risk insurance to thirteen of the joint venture contractors and had indemnity reaching 693 million yuan .", "annotated_text": "People 's Insurance Co. in Gansu Province provided all kinds of risk insurance to thirteen of the joint venture contractors and had indemnity reaching 693 million yuan ."}
{"id": "1834", "text": "They also provided 190 million US dollars of installation insurance for a national key project : the Lanhua Chemical Fertilizer Plant reform and expansion project .", "annotated_text": "They also provided 190 million US dollars of installation insurance for a national key project : the Lanhua Chemical Fertilizer Plant reform and expansion project ."}
{"id": "1835", "text": "Aiming at the development requirements of the Gansu tourism industry , People 's Insurance Co. actively promotes travel insurance for overseas tourists , and took the lead at home in providing insurance for individual overseas tourists , which made sure that all those who came sightseeing in Gansu Province during the \" eighth five - year plan \" period had insurance .", "annotated_text": "Aiming at the development requirements of the Gansu tourism industry , People 's Insurance Co. actively promotes travel insurance for overseas tourists , and took the lead at home in providing insurance for individual overseas tourists , which made sure that all those who came sightseeing in Gansu Province during the \" eighthfive - year plan \" period had insurance ."}
{"id": "1836", "text": "Gansu Province also actively explored high risk business .", "annotated_text": "Gansu Province also actively explored high risk business ."}
{"id": "1837", "text": "During the \" eighth five - year plan \" period , it participated in the co-insurance of satellite launching , with a shared risk amount reaching 10 million yuan , and , paying 5 million yuan in indemnity , became the northwest 's first company to participate in the aerospace industry .", "annotated_text": "During the \" eighthfive - year plan \" period , it participated in the co-insurance of satellite launching , with a shared risk amount reaching 10 million yuan , and , paying 5 million yuan in indemnity , became the northwest 's first company to participate in the aerospace industry ."}
{"id": "1838", "text": "At the same time , it actively expanded its insurance business in the overseas market , providing nearly 30 million US dollars in comprehensive insurance for construction engineering to the Zimbabwe Highway project that was bid on by an international company in the province ; providing liability insurance of 13 million US dollars for the overseas department of the Lanzhou Petrochemical Machinery Factory and the Singapore Oil Drilling Platform ; providing related forms of insurance for Gansu Province 's Overseas Economic and Trade Negotiation Association and for laborers exported overseas ; and also providing complementary insurance services for the overseas business of the Gansu Province Thermoelectric Company .", "annotated_text": "At the same time , it actively expanded its insurance business in the overseas market , providing nearly 30 million US dollars in comprehensive insurance for construction engineering to the Zimbabwe Highway project that was bid on by an international company in the province ; providing liability insurance of 13 million US dollars for the overseas department of the Lanzhou Petrochemical Machinery Factory and the Singapore Oil Drilling Platform ; providing related forms of insurance for Gansu Province 'sOverseas Economic and Trade Negotiation Association and for laborers exported overseas ; and also providing complementary insurance services for the overseas business of the Gansu Province Thermoelectric Company ."}
{"id": "1839", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1840", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Xi'an , December 30th , by reporter Lianye Zhang", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Xi'an , December 30th , by reporter Lianye Zhang"}
{"id": "1841", "text": "At next Spring 's \" '98 negotiation conference on cooperation between east and west China and investment and trade \" , Shaanxi Province will promote public auctioning of a number of small state - owned enterprises to domestic and overseas traveling merchants .", "annotated_text": "At next Spring 's \" '98negotiation conference on cooperation between east and west China and investment and trade \" , Shaanxi Province will promote public auctioning of a number of small state - owned enterprises to domestic and overseas traveling merchants ."}
{"id": "1842", "text": "This province has currently drafted preferential policies to encourage state - owned enterprises , collective enterprises , privately - operated enterprises , individually - owned science and technology enterprises , foreign funded enterprises and average people from inside and outside the province using various methods to participate in Shaanxi 's small state - owned enterprise reforms .", "annotated_text": "This province has currently drafted preferential policies to encourage state - owned enterprises , collective enterprises , privately - operated enterprises , individually - owned science and technology enterprises , foreign funded enterprises and average people from inside and outside the province using various methods to participate in Shaanxi 's small state - owned enterprise reforms ."}
{"id": "1843", "text": "It encourages small State - owned enterprises to cross industries , to cross regions and to cross ownership systems to look for co-operation partners and to proactively \" become related by marriage \" with dominant enterprises and to mutually merge .", "annotated_text": "It encourages small State - owned enterprises to cross industries , to cross regions and to cross ownership systems to look for co-operation partners and to proactively \" become related by marriage \" with dominant enterprises and to mutually merge ."}
{"id": "1844", "text": "Small state - owned enterprises of Shaanxi account for over ninety percent of the total number of state - owned enterprises , with fixed assets accounting for more than thirty percent , and the number of employees accounting for over fifty percent of the total number .", "annotated_text": "Small state - owned enterprises of Shaanxi account for over ninety percent of the total number of state - owned enterprises , with fixed assets accounting for more than thirty percent , and the number of employees accounting for over fifty percent of the total number ."}
{"id": "1845", "text": "Shaanxi Province states that next year it will basically give more freedom to provincial small state - owned enterprises to do business .", "annotated_text": "Shaanxi Province states that next year it will basically give more freedom to provincial small state - owned enterprises to do business ."}
{"id": "1846", "text": "Recently issued preferential policies include : appropriate preferences should be granted to enterprises with net assets and relatively good operations , where enterprise assets are sold to lawyers and average people ; for those implementing auctions , related taxes can be reduced or eliminated ; for those implementing shares cooperation system reforms , the state - owned net assets should be first sold to employees of these enterprises .", "annotated_text": "Recently issued preferential policies include : appropriate preferences should be granted to enterprises with net assets and relatively good operations , where enterprise assets are sold to lawyers and average people ; for those implementing auctions , related taxes can be reduced or eliminated ; for those implementing shares cooperation system reforms , the state - owned net assets should be first sold to employees of these enterprises ."}
{"id": "1847", "text": "Income from transferring enterprise property rights should not only be used for settling employees , but also should be collected for re-investment .", "annotated_text": "Income from transferring enterprise property rights should not only be used for settling employees , but also should be collected for re-investment ."}
{"id": "1848", "text": "Through evaluation , enterprises whose assets and debt are quite balanced will implement a \" zero assets \" sale and debt will go with the assets .", "annotated_text": "Through evaluation , enterprises whose assets and debt are quite balanced will implement a \" zero assets \" sale and debt will go with the assets ."}
{"id": "1849", "text": "If sold to employees , the form of these enterprise 's ownership system and employee status will be changed at the same time .", "annotated_text": "If sold to employees , the form of these enterprise 's ownership system and employee status will be changed at the same time ."}
{"id": "1850", "text": "If sold to a legal person or an ordinary person who accepts settling employees , the cost of buying seniority of state - owned employees , can be resolved by adopting the method of reducing or eliminating local taxes .", "annotated_text": "If sold to a legal person or an ordinary person who accepts settling employees , the cost of buying seniority of state - owned employees , can be resolved by adopting the method of reducing or eliminating local taxes ."}
{"id": "1851", "text": "If not settling employees , the cost of buying seniority will be paid from the sale income of the state - owned net assets according to the financial affiliation relationship .", "annotated_text": "If not settling employees , the cost of buying seniority will be paid from the sale income of the state - owned net assets according to the financial affiliation relationship ."}
{"id": "1852", "text": "For enterprises whose assets do not offset debt and that are on the verge of bankruptcy , measures can be adopted for reorganization such as reorganizing enterprise management levels , changing methods of enterprise assets operation , and guiding the enterprise organization of structural adjustment , etc .", "annotated_text": "For enterprises whose assets do not offset debt and that are on the verge of bankruptcy , measures can be adopted for reorganization such as reorganizing enterprise management levels , changing methods of enterprise assets operation , and guiding the enterprise organization of structural adjustment , etc ."}
{"id": "1853", "text": "For enterprises with no hope of revival , bankruptcy must resolutely be implemented according to law .", "annotated_text": "For enterprises with no hope of revival , bankruptcy must resolutely be implemented according to law ."}
{"id": "1854", "text": "At bankruptcy , income from liquidating assets should be used first to settle employees and insufficiencies should be made up for from the sale of real estate .", "annotated_text": "At bankruptcy , income from liquidating assets should be used first to settle employees and insufficiencies should be made up for from the sale of real estate ."}
{"id": "1855", "text": "Stock cooperatives are an important form of opening up small state - owned enterprises .", "annotated_text": "Stock cooperatives are an important form of opening up small state - owned enterprises ."}
{"id": "1856", "text": "Enterprises whose system is changed in this form can enjoy preferential policies , such as income taxes being returned when they exceed the base , temporarily not levying business tax on fixed assets , etc .", "annotated_text": "Enterprises whose system is changed in this form can enjoy preferential policies , such as income taxes being returned when they exceed the base , temporarily not levying business tax on fixed assets , etc ."}
{"id": "1857", "text": "For those implementing mergers , the merging party can enjoy policy - type loss subsidies of the merged enterprise , or the enterprise accumulation fund can also be used to compensate for loss , and insufficiencies can be listed as pre-tax expenditures .", "annotated_text": "For those implementing mergers , the merging party can enjoy policy - type loss subsidies of the merged enterprise , or the enterprise accumulation fund can also be used to compensate for loss , and insufficiencies can be listed as pre-tax expenditures ."}
{"id": "1858", "text": "Non-bank debt of reformed enterprises can be transferred from creditor rights to stock ownership ; those having difficulty paying taxes , can implement \" temporarily postponing old debt but not owing on new taxes , and suspending taxes and waiving fines , and paying off year by year \" .", "annotated_text": "Non-bank debt of reformed enterprises can be transferred from creditor rights to stock ownership ; those having difficulty paying taxes , can implement \" temporarily postponing old debt but not owing on new taxes , and suspending taxes and waiving fines , and paying off year by year \" ."}
{"id": "1859", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1860", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Ningbo , February 7th , by reporters Hongwei Hu and Jicheng Chai", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Ningbo , February 7th , by reporters Hongwei Hu and Jicheng Chai"}
{"id": "1861", "text": "The Ningbo Bonded Area , which occupies a total area of 2.3 square kilometers , has made substantial achievements after 3 years of construction .", "annotated_text": "The Ningbo Bonded Area , which occupies a total area of 2.3 square kilometers , has made substantial achievements after 3 years of construction ."}
{"id": "1862", "text": "The Ningbo Bonded Area is one of the 13 bonded areas in China and was established after approval by the State Council in 1992 .", "annotated_text": "The Ningbo Bonded Area is one of the 13 bonded areas in China and was established after approval by the State Council in 1992 ."}
{"id": "1863", "text": "At present , the various functions of the bonded area have fundamentally taken shaped , and its development level is high among all the bonded areas in China .", "annotated_text": "At present , the various functions of the bonded area have fundamentally taken shaped , and its development level is high among all the bonded areas in China ."}
{"id": "1864", "text": "According to statistics , by the end of last year , import and export trade of the Ningbo Bonded Area added up to 812 million US dollars .", "annotated_text": "According to statistics , by the end of last year , import and export trade of the Ningbo Bonded Area added up to 812 million US dollars ."}
{"id": "1865", "text": "In the last year alone , import and export trade amounts going through customs of the bonded area reached 365 million US dollars .", "annotated_text": "In the last year alone , import and export trade amounts going through customs of the bonded area reached 365 million US dollars ."}
{"id": "1866", "text": "At present , there are 10 bonded warehouses in the area , the storage area of which is more than 80,000 square meters .", "annotated_text": "At present , there are 10 bonded warehouses in the area , the storage area of which is more than 80,000 square meters ."}
{"id": "1867", "text": "In the last year alone , the value of goods stored in the area reached 2.627 billion yuan RMB .", "annotated_text": "In the last year alone , the value of goods stored in the area reached 2.627 billion yuan RMB ."}
{"id": "1868", "text": "With the adjustment of related special policies outside the bonded areas in China starting in April of this year , the advantage of the bonded area 's stability in certificate - free , duty - free and bonded policies is becoming more obvious .", "annotated_text": "With the adjustment of related special policies outside the bonded areas in China starting in April of this year , the advantage of the bonded area 's stability in certificate - free , duty - free and bonded policies is becoming more obvious ."}
{"id": "1869", "text": "A great number of industrial processing projects come to the area successively from inside and outside the country .", "annotated_text": "A great number of industrial processing projects come to the area successively from inside and outside the country ."}
{"id": "1870", "text": "By the end of last December , the total number of enterprises in the bonded area was 1,614 , of which 260 were foreign - invested enterprises and the total investment reached 1.2 billion US dollars , with an actual utilized foreign investment of 113 million US dollars .", "annotated_text": "By the end of last December , the total number of enterprises in the bonded area was 1,614 , of which 260 were foreign - invested enterprises and the total investment reached 1.2 billion US dollars , with an actual utilized foreign investment of 113 million US dollars ."}
{"id": "1871", "text": "Additionally , a large number of domestic enterprises coupled themselves with the international market through the bonded area .", "annotated_text": "Additionally , a large number of domestic enterprises coupled themselves with the international market through the bonded area ."}
{"id": "1872", "text": "To complement the bonded area with operations , the Ningbo Bonded Area has taken the lead in China in implementing trial one - stop management and one - time handling of direct , legal enterprise registration .", "annotated_text": "To complement the bonded area with operations , the Ningbo Bonded Area has taken the lead in China in implementing trial one - stop management and one - time handling of direct , legal enterprise registration ."}
{"id": "1873", "text": "At the same time , the bonded zone is taking a firm hold in the construction of a network system for the information highway in the area so as to create favorable complementary conditions for the realization of modernized management .", "annotated_text": "At the same time , the bonded zone is taking a firm hold in the construction of a network system for the information highway in the area so as to create favorable complementary conditions for the realization of modernized management ."}
{"id": "1874", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1875", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Tianjin , January 10 , by wire -LRB- reporter Xuejie Man and correspondent Hong Zhang -RRB-", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Tianjin , January 10 , by wire -LRB- reporter Xuejie Man and correspondent Hong Zhang -RRB-"}
{"id": "1876", "text": "This reporter learned from the Tianjin Port Bonded Area that in 1997 the bonded area comprehensively surpassed quotas on various economic indicators with an average growth rate reaching more than 70 % , ranking the first among China 's bonded areas .", "annotated_text": "This reporter learned from the Tianjin Port Bonded Area that in 1997 the bonded area comprehensively surpassed quotas on various economic indicators with an average growth rate reaching more than 70 % , ranking the first among China 's bonded areas ."}
{"id": "1877", "text": "According to statistics , last year , the Tianjin Port Bonded Area completed a total amount of 850 million US dollars in investment agreements , increasing by 72 % over the same period of the previous year , with total foreign investment agreements of 700 million US dollars , increasing by 75 % over the same period of the previous year .", "annotated_text": "According to statistics , last year , the Tianjin Port Bonded Area completed a total amount of 850 million US dollars in investment agreements , increasing by 72 % over the same period of the previous year , with total foreign investment agreements of 700 million US dollars , increasing by 75 % over the same period of the previous year ."}
{"id": "1878", "text": "It achieved a total volume of 4 billion US dollars of goods going into and out of the area , increasing by 83 % over the same period of the previous year , with a total amount of 1 billion US dollars from imports and exports .", "annotated_text": "It achieved a total volume of 4 billion US dollars of goods going into and out of the area , increasing by 83 % over the same period of the previous year , with a total amount of 1 billion US dollars from imports and exports ."}
{"id": "1879", "text": "All these were the highest levels in history .", "annotated_text": "All these were the highest levels in history ."}
{"id": "1880", "text": "Since being put into operation five years ago , the Tianjin Port Bonded Area has completed the construction of China 's first goods distribution center , functions like a customs port , opened up the special use the railway line from the Tianjin Port Bonded Area passing Xi'an and Lanzhou to arrive at Xinjiang 's Allah Mountain pass customs port , established a number of large - scale materials circulation distribution and supply centers integrating storage , transportation and sales , opened multiple railway and international container joint - operations with a monthly loading and unloading capacity reaching 6,000 standard containers .", "annotated_text": "Since being put into operation five years ago , the Tianjin Port Bonded Area has completed the construction of China 's first goods distribution center , functions like a customs port , opened up the special use the railway line from the Tianjin Port Bonded Area passing Xi'an and Lanzhou to arrive at Xinjiang 's Allah Mountain pass customs port , established a number of large - scale materials circulation distribution and supply centers integrating storage , transportation and sales , opened multiple railway and international container joint - operations with a monthly loading and unloading capacity reaching 6,000 standard containers ."}
{"id": "1881", "text": "It has built up an installation capacity of 7,000 sets of program - controlled telephones , had a power supply capacity of 25,000 kilovolts , and a daily water supply capacity of 10,000 tons .", "annotated_text": "It has built up an installation capacity of 7,000 sets of program - controlled telephones , had a power supply capacity of 25,000 kilovolts , and a daily water supply capacity of 10,000 tons ."}
{"id": "1882", "text": "Moreover , the bonded area has implemented a series of preferential policies towards enterprises entering the area : it has established a system of \" no custom accounting \" and established manuals and management ; for enterprises engaged in international trade and storage processing in the area , the equipment and materials needed are duty free , and domestic trade continuing to sell out of the bonded area is regarded as export , for which customs provides tax refunds , etc .", "annotated_text": "Moreover , the bonded area has implemented a series of preferential policies towards enterprises entering the area : it has established a system of \" no custom accounting \" and established manuals and management ; for enterprises engaged in international trade and storage processing in the area , the equipment and materials needed are duty free , and domestic trade continuing to sell out of the bonded area is regarded as export , for which customs provides tax refunds , etc ."}
{"id": "1883", "text": "With the daily improvement of the Tianjin Port Bonded Area 's investment environment , foreign businessmen coming to invest are increasing daily .", "annotated_text": "With the daily improvement of the Tianjin Port Bonded Area 's investment environment , foreign businessmen coming to invest are increasing daily ."}
{"id": "1884", "text": "Last year , there were thirteen large projects of over 20 million yuan alone .", "annotated_text": "Last year , there were thirteen large projects of over 20 million yuan alone ."}
{"id": "1885", "text": "CALTEX and Caterpillar from the US , Japan 's Itochu , South Korea 's Daewoo and the New World Consortium from Hong Kong had been successively entering the zone to invest and open business .", "annotated_text": "CALTEX and Caterpillar from the US , Japan 's Itochu , South Korea 'sDaewoo and the New World Consortium from Hong Kong had been successively entering the zone to invest and open business ."}
{"id": "1886", "text": "While foreign investments were flocking in large numbers , twenty large and medium - sized state - owned enterprises also entered and settled themselves in the zone last year , investing a total of nearly 200 million US dollars .", "annotated_text": "While foreign investments were flocking in large numbers , twenty large and medium - sized state - owned enterprises also entered and settled themselves in the zone last year , investing a total of nearly 200 million US dollars ."}
{"id": "1887", "text": "According to statistics , in the past five years , Tianjin Bonded Area has attracted a total of over 3000 enterprises from 73 countries and regions all over the world and 25 domestic provinces , cities and municipalities to invest , reaching a total agreed investment value of more than 3 billion US dollars and a total agreed foreign investment reaching more than 2 billion US dollars .", "annotated_text": "According to statistics , in the past five years , Tianjin Bonded Area has attracted a total of over 3000 enterprises from 73 countries and regions all over the world and 25 domestic provinces , cities and municipalities to invest , reaching a total agreed investment value of more than 3 billion US dollars and a total agreed foreign investment reaching more than 2 billion US dollars ."}
{"id": "1888", "text": "Xinhua News Agency , Shenyang , March 19 , by wire", "annotated_text": "Xinhua News Agency , Shenyang , March 19 , by wire"}
{"id": "1889", "text": "Liaoning , a large industrial province of China , in the beginning of this year , comprehensively increased import and export trade .", "annotated_text": "Liaoning , a large industrial province of China , in the beginning of this year , comprehensively increased import and export trade ."}
{"id": "1890", "text": "In the first two months of this year , the total value of import and export trade reached 1.24 billion US dollars , increasing 6 % over the same period last year .", "annotated_text": "In the first two months of this year , the total value of import and export trade reached 1.24 billion US dollars , increasing 6 % over the same period last year ."}
{"id": "1891", "text": "According to statistics , from January to February of this year , the total export volume of Liaoning achieved 1 billion US dollars , increasing by 4.7 percent over the same period last year , including 780 million US dollars of local product export which was mainly finished products .", "annotated_text": "According to statistics , from January to February of this year , the total export volume of Liaoning achieved 1 billion US dollars , increasing by 4.7 percent over the same period last year , including 780 million US dollars of local product export which was mainly finished products ."}
{"id": "1892", "text": "The foreign trade export proportion of Liaoning 's three - capital enterprises has started to increase .", "annotated_text": "The foreign trade export proportion of Liaoning 's three - capital enterprises has started to increase ."}
{"id": "1893", "text": "In January and February , the export volume of three - capital enterprises for the whole province reached 260 million US dollars , which was twice as much as that of the same period last year , and 12 percent higher than the total export volume of the whole province in the same period last year .", "annotated_text": "In January and February , the export volume of three - capital enterprises for the whole province reached 260 million US dollars , which was twice as much as that of the same period last year , and 12 percent higher than the total export volume of the whole province in the same period last year ."}
{"id": "1894", "text": "At present , Liaoning Province possesses more than 100 import and export companies varying in business and administration at the province , city , and county level .", "annotated_text": "At present , Liaoning Province possesses more than 100 import and export companies varying in business and administration at the province , city , and county level ."}
{"id": "1895", "text": "There are more than 200 large and medium - sized manufacturing enterprises with import and export authorization and more than 1500 foreign - invested enterprises doing import and export business .", "annotated_text": "There are more than 200 large and medium - sized manufacturing enterprises with import and export authorization and more than 1500 foreign - invested enterprises doing import and export business ."}
{"id": "1896", "text": "Last year , the total achieved import and export volume was 10.99 billion US dollars .", "annotated_text": "Last year , the total achieved import and export volume was 10.99 billion US dollars ."}
{"id": "1897", "text": "-LRB- End -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- End -RRB-"}
{"id": "1898", "text": "Former U.S. representative Sidney Yates has died .", "annotated_text": "Former U.S. representative Sidney Yates has died ."}
{"id": "1899", "text": "When he retired last year , he was the oldest and longest serving member of the house .", "annotated_text": "When he retired last year , he was the oldest and longest serving member of the house ."}
{"id": "1900", "text": "NPR 's Sheryl Corley reports from Chicago .", "annotated_text": "NPR 's Sheryl Corley reports from Chicago ."}
{"id": "1901", "text": "Sidney Yates was first elected to the U.S. house in 1948 , when Harry Truman was President and for more than 4 decades he trounced every challenger to face him in congressional election .", "annotated_text": "Sidney Yates was first elected to the U.S. house in 1948 , when Harry Truman was President and for more than 4 decades he trounced every challenger to face him in congressional election ."}
{"id": "1902", "text": "He sat out 1 term after losing a U.S Senate race in the 1960s , but for 24 terms , Yates represented Chicago 's northern lake front and northern suburbs .", "annotated_text": "He sat out 1 term after losing a U.S Senate race in the 1960s , but for 24 terms , Yates represented Chicago 's northern lake front and northern suburbs ."}
{"id": "1903", "text": "The congressman was known as a fervent liberal and supporter of the arts and he was noted for his success in getting congress to finance for national endowment for the art .", "annotated_text": "The congressman was known as a fervent liberal and supporter of the arts and he was noted for his success in getting congress to finance for national endowment for the art ."}
{"id": "1904", "text": "In 1993 , Yates was awarded a Presidential Citizen 's Medal for his efforts .", "annotated_text": "In 1993 , Yates was awarded a Presidential Citizen 's Medal for his efforts ."}
{"id": "1905", "text": "Yates was born in Chicago and he was one of the few politicians who successfully walked the tight rope between the Chicago machine and its independent critics .", "annotated_text": "Yates was born in Chicago and he was one of the few politicians who successfully walked the tight rope between the Chicago machine and its independent critics ."}
{"id": "1906", "text": "He died yesterday of renal failure and complications from pneumonia .", "annotated_text": "He died yesterday of renal failure and complications from pneumonia ."}
{"id": "1907", "text": "Sheryl Corley , NPR news , Chicago .", "annotated_text": "Sheryl Corley , NPR news , Chicago ."}
{"id": "1908", "text": "China released a government policy paper today about population and development .", "annotated_text": "China released a government policy paper today about population and development ."}
{"id": "1909", "text": "The paper said Beijing hopes to cap its population at 1.6 billion by the year 2050 .", "annotated_text": "The paper said Beijing hopes to cap its population at 1.6 billion by the year 2050 ."}
{"id": "1910", "text": "NPR 's Rob Gifford reports from the Chinese capital .", "annotated_text": "NPR 's Rob Gifford reports from the Chinese capital ."}
{"id": "1911", "text": "The Chinese government today credited the one child policy with dramatically improving the quality of life for citizens of the world 's most populous nation .", "annotated_text": "The Chinese government today credited the one child policy with dramatically improving the quality of life for citizens of the world 's most populous nation ."}
{"id": "1912", "text": "China 's population currently stands at 1.26 billion , still the largest in the world , but the paper says that if it were n't for the one child policy that figure would be 300 million higher .", "annotated_text": "China 's population currently stands at 1.26 billion , still the largest in the world , but the paper says that if it were n't for the one child policy that figure would be 300 million higher ."}
{"id": "1913", "text": "The white paper says the economy still faces a daunting challenge coping with the net annual increase of 10 million people over the next decade .", "annotated_text": "The white paper says the economy still faces a daunting challenge coping with the net annual increase of 10 million people over the next decade ."}
{"id": "1914", "text": "At the same time , it says , China will grapple with problems associated with a rapidly aging population and lack of an extensive social security system .", "annotated_text": "At the same time , it says , China will grapple with problems associated with a rapidly aging population and lack of an extensive social security system ."}
{"id": "1915", "text": "Rob Gifford , NPR News , Beijing .", "annotated_text": "Rob Gifford , NPR News , Beijing ."}
{"id": "1916", "text": "In what may have been a ripple effect of the Middle East crisis , an explosion today killed at least four sailors on a US Navy destroyer in the Yemeni port of Aden .", "annotated_text": "In what may have been a ripple effect of the Middle East crisis , an explosion today killed at least four sailors on a US Navy destroyer in the Yemeni port of Aden ."}
{"id": "1917", "text": "American investigators are going to the scene but in Washington at the White House , the Pentagon and the State Department , US officials are already expressing suspicions that today 's explosion was an act of terrorism .", "annotated_text": "American investigators are going to the scene but in Washington at the White House , the Pentagon and the State Department , US officials are already expressing suspicions that today 's explosion was an act of terrorism ."}
{"id": "1918", "text": "The World 's Clark Boyd reports .", "annotated_text": "The World 's Clark Boyd reports ."}
{"id": "1919", "text": "The blast , which occurred just after noon local time in Yemen , ripped a 20 x 40 foot gash in the USS Cole , a state - of - the - art destroyer that had stopped in Aden to refuel before joining the carrier George Washington in the Persian Gulf .", "annotated_text": "The blast , which occurred local time in Yemen , ripped a 20 x 40 foot gash in the USS Cole , a state - of - the - art destroyer that had stopped in Aden to refuel before joining the carrier George Washington in the Persian Gulf ."}
{"id": "1920", "text": "Speaking at the Cole 's home base in Norfolk , Virginia , Admiral John Foley said that the Navy is investigating the incident .", "annotated_text": "Speaking at the Cole 's home base in Norfolk , Virginia , Admiral John Foley said that the Navy is investigating the incident ."}
{"id": "1921", "text": "I do n't know whether it was terrorism or not .", "annotated_text": "I do n't know whether it was terrorism or not ."}
{"id": "1922", "text": "It was an act of certainly a severe belligerence but we do n't know the source , nor can I comment any further on that .", "annotated_text": "It was an act of certainly a severe belligerence but we do n't know the source , nor can I comment any further on that ."}
{"id": "1923", "text": "But in Washington , Pentagon officials went further saying that they had every reason to suspect that the blast was caused by terrorists .", "annotated_text": "But in Washington , Pentagon officials went further saying that they had every reason to suspect that the blast was caused by terrorists ."}
{"id": "1924", "text": "The officials said that reports from the scene , including one from an Army officer working in Aden Harbor , suggested that a small rubber craft that was helping the Cole dock came alongside the destroyer and caused the blast .", "annotated_text": "The officials said that reports from the scene , including one from an Army officer working in Aden Harbor , suggested that a small rubber craft that was helping the Cole dock came alongside the destroyer and caused the blast ."}
{"id": "1925", "text": "Many , including retired Admiral Eugene Carroll , are suspicious that the small boat may have been loaded with high - power explosives and that the attack was planned .", "annotated_text": "Many , including retired Admiral Eugene Carroll , are suspicious that the small boat may have been loaded with high - power explosives and that the attack was planned ."}
{"id": "1926", "text": "That craft that approached the Cole is a rubber boat , not a big craft , but they would have had to pack it fully with explosives to do the amount of damage that they did to the Cole and that certainly would have taken time to get that put together .", "annotated_text": "That craft that approached the Cole is a rubber boat , not a big craft , but they would have had to pack it fully with explosives to do the amount of damage that they did to the Cole and that certainly would have taken time to get that put together ."}
{"id": "1927", "text": "While both the Pentagon and the Justice Department today dispatched teams of experts to Yemen to investigate the explosion , Secretary of State Madeleine Albright urged caution saying it was too early to jump to any conclusions .", "annotated_text": "While both the Pentagon and the Justice Departmenttoday dispatched teams of experts to Yemen to investigate the explosion , Secretary of State Madeleine Albright urged caution saying it was too early to jump to any conclusions ."}
{"id": "1928", "text": "Still , she promised that the United States would take appropriate action if terrorists were found to be behind the blast , a sentiment echoed later in the day by President Clinton .", "annotated_text": "Still , she promised that the United States would take appropriate action if terrorists were found to be behind the blast , a sentiment echoed by President Clinton ."}
{"id": "1929", "text": "If , as it now appears , this was an act of terrorism , it was a despicable and cowardly act .", "annotated_text": "If , as it now appears , this was an act of terrorism , it was a despicable and cowardly act ."}
{"id": "1930", "text": "We will find out who is responsible and hold them accountable .", "annotated_text": "We will find out who is responsible and hold them accountable ."}
{"id": "1931", "text": "If their intention was to deter us from our mission of promoting peace and security in the Middle East , they will fail utterly .", "annotated_text": "If their intention was to deter us from our mission of promoting peace and security in the Middle East , they will fail utterly ."}
{"id": "1932", "text": "For some terrorism experts today 's attack , which occurred against the backdrop of intense clashes between Palestinians and Israelis in the Middle East , has an eerily familiar ring to it .", "annotated_text": "For some terrorism experts today 's attack , which occurred against the backdrop of intense clashes between Palestinians and Israelis in the Middle East , has an eerily familiar ring to it ."}
{"id": "1933", "text": "Bruce Hoffman is the director of the Rand Corporation 's Washington office .", "annotated_text": "Bruce Hoffman is the director of the Rand Corporation 'sWashington office ."}
{"id": "1934", "text": "We have seen often in the past how violence and conflict and tensions in the Middle East often embroil the United States .", "annotated_text": "We have seen often in the past how violence and conflict and tensions in the Middle East often embroil the United States ."}
{"id": "1935", "text": "One only has to recall the bombing of the US Marine barracks in Lebanon in 1983 , also a month before presidential election , also at a time when Israel was involving suitable ferment at that point in Lebanon now with the Palestinians , where the United States was also attempting actively to provide some stabilizing influence and unfortunately and tragically got caught up in the maelstrom and that seems to be the salient fact of this attack .", "annotated_text": "One only has to recall the bombing of the US Marine barracks in Lebanon in 1983 , also a month before presidential election , also at a time when Israel was involving suitable ferment at that point in Lebanon now with the Palestinians , where the United States was also attempting actively to provide some stabilizing influence and unfortunately and tragically got caught up in the maelstrom and that seems to be the salient fact of this attack ."}
{"id": "1936", "text": "And if this attack turns out to be the work of terrorists , Hoffman says it would signal a dangerous new trend .", "annotated_text": "And if this attack turns out to be the work of terrorists , Hoffman says it would signal a dangerous new trend ."}
{"id": "1937", "text": "Maritime or marine - borne terrorist attacks are actually quite rare .", "annotated_text": "Maritime or marine - borne terrorist attacks are actually quite rare ."}
{"id": "1938", "text": "That being said it could well be the beginning of a new pattern .", "annotated_text": "That being said it could well be the beginning of a new pattern ."}
{"id": "1939", "text": "We have made it far more difficult , appropriately so , for terrorists to attack our ground forces in the Arabian Peninsula .", "annotated_text": "We have made it far more difficult , appropriately so , for terrorists to attack our ground forces in the Arabian Peninsula ."}
{"id": "1940", "text": "So , I think terrorists prevented from attacking their targets using their more conventional means ` truck bombs ' have merely adjusted their tactics slightly and obviously they have been successful with it today .", "annotated_text": "So , I think terrorists prevented from attacking their targets using their more conventional means ` truck bombs ' have merely adjusted their tactics slightly and obviously they have been successful with it today ."}
{"id": "1941", "text": "On Yemeni TV today the country 's President expressed his heart - felt condolences to those who were killed and injured , but denied that the explosion on board the cole was caused by terrorists , although , admits Mohammed Al - Qadhi , editor of the Yemen Observer newspaper in the capital Sana , anti-American sentiment has been running high in Yemen because of events in the Middle East .", "annotated_text": "On Yemeni TV today the country 's President expressed his heart - felt condolences to those who were killed and injured , but denied that the explosion on board the cole was caused by terrorists , although , admits Mohammed Al - Qadhi , editor of the Yemen Observer newspaper in the capital Sana , anti-American sentiment has been running high in Yemen because of events in the Middle East ."}
{"id": "1942", "text": "The people now in the streets are gathering because they feel that not just as Arabs , as human beings , that what is happening in Palestine is not humanitarian .", "annotated_text": "The people now in the streets are gathering because they feel that not just as Arabs , as human beings , that what is happening in Palestine is not humanitarian ."}
{"id": "1943", "text": "Regarding the United States ' attitude in this regard , we find that the United States until now are supporting Israel .", "annotated_text": "Regarding the United States ' attitude in this regard , we find that the United States until now are supporting Israel ."}
{"id": "1944", "text": "The people here feel that United States should do something .", "annotated_text": "The people here feel that United States should do something ."}
{"id": "1945", "text": "With tensions running high throughout the Middle East , today 's incident off the coast of Yemen serves as a warning .", "annotated_text": "With tensions running high throughout the Middle East , today 's incident off the coast of Yemen serves as a warning ."}
{"id": "1946", "text": "US armed forces and diplomatic personnel might be on high alert for sometime to come .", "annotated_text": "US armed forces and diplomatic personnel might be on high alert for sometime to come ."}
{"id": "1947", "text": "For The World this is Clark Boyd .", "annotated_text": "For The World this is Clark Boyd ."}
{"id": "1948", "text": "President Clinton has pardoned a former leading member of the House of Representatives convicted of corruption charges in 1996 .", "annotated_text": "President Clinton has pardoned a former leading member of the House of Representatives convicted of corruption charges in 1996 ."}
{"id": "1949", "text": "Former Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Dan Rostenkowski was among 59 convicted criminals pardoned by the President .", "annotated_text": "Former Chairman of the House Ways and Means CommitteeDan Rostenkowski was among 59 convicted criminals pardoned by the President ."}
{"id": "1950", "text": "He was sentenced to 17 months in prison and fined 100,000 dollars after pleading guilty to mail fraud .", "annotated_text": "He was sentenced to 17 months in prison and fined 100,000 dollars after pleading guilty to mail fraud ."}
{"id": "1951", "text": "Clinton is also considering clemency for several other convicted criminals .", "annotated_text": "Clinton is also considering clemency for several other convicted criminals ."}
{"id": "1952", "text": "BBC News for The World .", "annotated_text": "BBC News for The World ."}
{"id": "1953", "text": "In London , I am James Cowling .", "annotated_text": "In London , I am James Cowling ."}
{"id": "1954", "text": "In the other major story out of the Middle East , Arab Foreign Ministers met today in Cairo in advance of Saturday 's Arab 's summit .", "annotated_text": "In the other major story out of the Middle East , Arab Foreign Ministers met today in Cairo in advance of Saturday 's Arab 's summit ."}
{"id": "1955", "text": "Egypt called the emergency summit to declare support for the Palestinians in the wake of three weeks of violence that has left at least 106 people dead , almost all of them Palestinian .", "annotated_text": "Egypt called the emergency summit to declare support for the Palestinians in the wake of three weeks of violence that has left at least 106 people dead , almost all of them Palestinian ."}
{"id": "1956", "text": "Violence has abated somewhat since the deal was struck at Sharm el - Sheikh two days ago , but Arab governments are under pressure from their own citizens to take a tough stance against Israel .", "annotated_text": "Violence has abated somewhat since the deal was struck at Sharm el - Sheikhtwo days ago , but Arab governments are under pressure from their own citizens to take a tough stance against Israel ."}
{"id": "1957", "text": "James Drummond , covering the Arab summit in Cairo for the Financial Times .", "annotated_text": "James Drummond , covering the Arab summit in Cairo for the Financial Times ."}
{"id": "1958", "text": "James , there 's a reason why the Arabs wanted this pre-summit meeting .", "annotated_text": "James , there 's a reason why the Arabs wanted this pre-summit meeting ."}
{"id": "1959", "text": "What is the pressure on them prior to the summit ?", "annotated_text": "What is the pressure on them prior to the summit ?"}
{"id": "1960", "text": "Well , I think they want to try and iron out any potential difficulties before the heads of state come into town on Saturday and Sunday .", "annotated_text": "Well , I think they want to try and iron out any potential difficulties before the heads of state come into town on Saturday and Sunday ."}
{"id": "1961", "text": "So this is a preparatory exercise to reach some sort of agreement beforehand .", "annotated_text": "So this is a preparatory exercise to reach some sort of agreement beforehand ."}
{"id": "1962", "text": "Of course , the problem is that not all Arab states are speaking again with one voice .", "annotated_text": "Of course , the problem is that not all Arab states are speaking again with one voice ."}
{"id": "1963", "text": "What do they hope to achieve ? and what can you claim from the statements made today ?", "annotated_text": "What do they hope to achieve ? and what can you claim from the statements made today ?"}
{"id": "1964", "text": "It is difficult to say , Arab 's summit have traditionally been exercises in division .", "annotated_text": "It is difficult to say , Arab 's summit have traditionally been exercises in division ."}
{"id": "1965", "text": "We have already seen problems from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday who appeared on Al - Jazeera , the pan-Arab satellite channel , and , rubbish , what he said was a draft statement for the end of the summit on Sunday .", "annotated_text": "We have already seen problems from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday who appeared on Al - Jazeera , the pan-Arab satellite channel , and , rubbish , what he said was a draft statement for the end of the summit on Sunday ."}
{"id": "1966", "text": "And he was very categorical that it was too weak and did not harm Israeli interests sufficiently .", "annotated_text": "And he was very categorical that it was too weak and did not harm Israeli interests sufficiently ."}
{"id": "1967", "text": "So we have Gadafi on the one hand .", "annotated_text": "So we have Gadafi on the one hand ."}
{"id": "1968", "text": "On the other hand we have Egypt which was the first Arab country to make peace with the Jewish state , which is of course also a top recipient of US aid .", "annotated_text": "On the other hand we have Egypt which was the firstArab country to make peace with the Jewish state , which is of course also a top recipient of US aid ."}
{"id": "1969", "text": "The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is more of a voice of moderation against the other side .", "annotated_text": "The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is more of a voice of moderation against the other side ."}
{"id": "1970", "text": "Tell us about what he has been saying .", "annotated_text": "Tell us about what he has been saying ."}
{"id": "1971", "text": "Well , Mr. Mubarak has been , as you say , a voice of moderation .", "annotated_text": "Well , Mr. Mubarak has been , as you say , a voice of moderation ."}
{"id": "1972", "text": "He has invested an awful amount in the peace with Israel , and really he can not afford to let it fail .", "annotated_text": "He has invested an awful amount in the peace with Israel , and really he can not afford to let it fail ."}
{"id": "1973", "text": "We have seen some more power techniques perhaps from his Foreign Minister Amre Moussa over the last few weeks , but Amre Moussa today at the Foreign Minister 's meeting was calling simply for the return of East Jerusalem to the Palestinians , in stark contrast to Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq al - Shara who was pulling for a complete cut in diplomatic relations between Israel and the two Arab states that happen .", "annotated_text": "We have seen some more power techniques perhaps from his Foreign Minister Amre Moussa over the last few weeks , but Amre Moussatoday at the Foreign Minister 's meeting was calling simply for the return of East Jerusalem to the Palestinians , in stark contrast to Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq al - Shara who was pulling for a complete cut in diplomatic relations between Israel and the twoArab states that happen ."}
{"id": "1974", "text": "So Egypt is playing a calming role .", "annotated_text": "So Egypt is playing a calming role ."}
{"id": "1975", "text": "It will not want to see anything too strong coming out of this summit due to end on Sunday .", "annotated_text": "It will not want to see anything too strong coming out of this summit due to end on Sunday ."}
{"id": "1976", "text": "What seemed to be the prevailing voices at this point ?", "annotated_text": "What seemed to be the prevailing voices at this point ?"}
{"id": "1977", "text": "There are certainly calls for war against Israel .", "annotated_text": "There are certainly calls for war against Israel ."}
{"id": "1978", "text": "Is there much support for that ?", "annotated_text": "Is there much support for that ?"}
{"id": "1979", "text": "Well , actually President Mubarak was very categorical today in condemning calls for war , which he said were very serious and people should understand the implications of just what it meant .", "annotated_text": "Well , actually President Mubarak was very categorical today in condemning calls for war , which he said were very serious and people should understand the implications of just what it meant ."}
{"id": "1980", "text": "Egypt and Jordan do not want to see any sort of conventional war against Israel .", "annotated_text": "Egypt and Jordan do not want to see any sort of conventional war against Israel ."}
{"id": "1981", "text": "They have both invested enormous amounts in it , and both regimes would be more vulnerable if the peace process were to fail , because detractors and opponents within each country would have ammunition by which to fire at them .", "annotated_text": "They have both invested enormous amounts in it , and both regimes would be more vulnerable if the peace process were to fail , because detractors and opponents within each country would have ammunition by which to fire at them ."}
{"id": "1982", "text": "How much is the United States entering into the conversation and how much pressure seems to be coming from the United States ?", "annotated_text": "How much is the United States entering into the conversation and how much pressure seems to be coming from the United States ?"}
{"id": "1983", "text": "Well today not too much .", "annotated_text": "Well today not too much ."}
{"id": "1984", "text": "I mean Madeleine Albright was in Saudi Arabia yesterday where she met with crown prince Abdullah and the new Syrian President Bashar Al - Assad .", "annotated_text": "I mean Madeleine Albright was in Saudi Arabiayesterday where she met with crown prince Abdullah and the new Syrian President Bashar Al - Assad ."}
{"id": "1985", "text": "Interestingly enough she is quoted as telling General Sanholi back to the US that she did not really get too much of a reception from Bashar Al - Assad in terms of lightening the traditionally antagonistic Syrian align towards Israel .", "annotated_text": "Interestingly enough she is quoted as telling General Sanholi back to the US that she did not really get too much of a reception from Bashar Al - Assad in terms of lightening the traditionally antagonistic Syrian align towards Israel ."}
{"id": "1986", "text": "Nonetheless , the fact that she did meet with Bashar Al - Assad and it was n't Saudi Arabia which is traditionally being more dovish and has supported US policy , it is significant .", "annotated_text": "Nonetheless , the fact that she did meet with Bashar Al - Assad and it was n't Saudi Arabia which is traditionally being more dovish and has supported US policy , it is significant ."}
{"id": "1987", "text": "So , as of today , I would say certainly on the surface there has been little US action .", "annotated_text": "So , as of today , I would say certainly on the surface there has been little US action ."}
{"id": "1988", "text": "Well , thank you very much for the update .", "annotated_text": "Well , thank you very much for the update ."}
{"id": "1989", "text": "James Drummond , correspondent for the Financial Times of London speaking to us from Cairo .", "annotated_text": "James Drummond , correspondent for the Financial Times of London speaking to us from Cairo ."}
{"id": "1990", "text": "Thank you James .", "annotated_text": "Thank you James ."}
{"id": "1991", "text": "Thanks .", "annotated_text": "Thanks ."}
{"id": "1992", "text": "With this month 's ouster of strongman Slobodan Milosevic , Yugoslavia is rapidly joining the international community .", "annotated_text": "With this month 's ouster of strongman Slobodan Milosevic , Yugoslavia is rapidly joining the international community ."}
{"id": "1993", "text": "Today , the country was admitted into an international Balkan development program .", "annotated_text": "Today , the country was admitted into an international Balkan development program ."}
{"id": "1994", "text": "Belgrade now hopes to join the United Nations , the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank .", "annotated_text": "Belgrade now hopes to join the United Nations , the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank ."}
{"id": "1995", "text": "At home , President Vojislav Kostunica says that he intends to promote democracy and free speech , but Kostunica just might have second thoughts , once a theater group that roasted his predecessor over the coals starts turning him on a spit .", "annotated_text": "At home , President Vojislav Kostunica says that he intends to promote democracy and free speech , but Kostunica just might have second thoughts , once a theater group that roasted his predecessor over the coals starts turning him on a spit ."}
{"id": "1996", "text": "The World 's Nened Chebeck reports from the Yugoslav capital .", "annotated_text": "The World 's Nened Chebeck reports from the Yugoslav capital ."}
{"id": "1997", "text": "These days at almost every street corner in central Belgrade , there is a stall selling compact discs with protest songs against the former regime , and the most popular tune blaring out of the speakers goes like this , `` attention , attention , last train for Serbia via day stop Kosovo and The Hague is departing with a ten hour delay .", "annotated_text": "These days at almost every street corner in central Belgrade , there is a stall selling compact discs with protest songs against the former regime , and the most popular tune blaring out of the speakers goes like this , `` attention , attention , last train for Serbia via day stop Kosovo and The Hague is departing with a delay ."}
{"id": "1998", "text": "It 's the latest hit by the satirical theater called `` Index '' .", "annotated_text": "It 's the latest hit by the satirical theater called `` Index '' ."}
{"id": "1999", "text": "They started off 20 years ago in a local radio station and became an enormous success on stage and not just here in Serbia .", "annotated_text": "They started off 20 years ago in a local radio station and became an enormous success on stage and not just here in Serbia ."}
{"id": "2000", "text": "They toured the world and performed wherever there is an emigrant community from the former Yugoslavia scattered by the wars here , from Australia to New York where Index will be returning in late November .", "annotated_text": "They toured the world and performed wherever there is an emigrant community from the former Yugoslavia scattered by the wars here , from Australia to New York where Index will be returning in late November ."}
{"id": "2001", "text": "This song is from their latest play , The Last Train for Serbia , which was recorded on the day protestors stormed the federal parliament in Belgrade and the main television stations .", "annotated_text": "This song is from their latest play , The Last Train for Serbia , which was recorded on the day protestors stormed the federal parliament in Belgrade and the main television stations ."}
{"id": "2002", "text": "The song speaks of panic in the household of Slobodan Milosevic .", "annotated_text": "The song speaks of panic in the household of Slobodan Milosevic ."}
{"id": "2003", "text": "Even before the former President conceded defeat , the Index Theater performed live on an improvised stage outside the parliament , in front of a crowd of some 300,000 people .", "annotated_text": "Even before the former President conceded defeat , the Index Theater performed live on an improvised stage outside the parliament , in front of a crowd of some 300,000 people ."}
{"id": "2004", "text": "Actor Drugewbo Unitich tells how the show began .", "annotated_text": "Actor Drugewbo Unitich tells how the show began ."}
{"id": "2005", "text": "The first thing that I told them was please let us close our eyes and just listen .", "annotated_text": "The first thing that I told them was please let us close our eyes and just listen ."}
{"id": "2006", "text": "When they did that and I saw them and I told them in a voice of Milosevic , `` Ladies and gentleman , I am definitely finished . ''", "annotated_text": "When they did that and I saw them and I told them in a voice of Milosevic , `` Ladies and gentleman , I am definitely finished . ''"}
{"id": "2007", "text": "Only 3 or 4 hours after that he appeared on television and said something very similar to that .", "annotated_text": "Only 3 or after that he appeared on television and said something very similar to that ."}
{"id": "2008", "text": "Yubitrich is one of Belgrade 's most popular actors and he owes it to his skilful portrayal of Slobodan Milosevic .", "annotated_text": "Yubitrich is one of Belgrade 's most popular actors and he owes it to his skilful portrayal of Slobodan Milosevic ."}
{"id": "2009", "text": "Getting into Milosevic 's shoes even on stage , was quite a temptation says Yubitrich .", "annotated_text": "Getting into Milosevic 's shoes even on stage , was quite a temptation says Yubitrich ."}
{"id": "2010", "text": "I always felt when I enter his person , Okay , that I can do whatever I want and I always molested our fellow players you know .", "annotated_text": "I always felt when I enter his person , Okay , that I can do whatever I want and I always molested our fellow players you know ."}
{"id": "2011", "text": "So being Milosevic is something which I can compare to taking a dangerous drug .", "annotated_text": "So being Milosevic is something which I can compare to taking a dangerous drug ."}
{"id": "2012", "text": "But with Milosevic out of the way , what next for Serbia 's most popular satirical group ?", "annotated_text": "But with Milosevic out of the way , what next for Serbia 's most popular satirical group ?"}
{"id": "2013", "text": "Writer Vojislav Jonetic says he is confident the new Yugoslav government will provide plenty of fresh material .", "annotated_text": "Writer Vojislav Jonetic says he is confident the new Yugoslav government will provide plenty of fresh material ."}
{"id": "2014", "text": "We will have plenty of politicians , which we can play .", "annotated_text": "We will have plenty of politicians , which we can play ."}
{"id": "2015", "text": "We will have plenty of idiotic situations in Serbian politics .", "annotated_text": "We will have plenty of idiotic situations in Serbian politics ."}
{"id": "2016", "text": "Political satirical theater is something which you can apply best to the societies , which are in some kind of crisis .", "annotated_text": "Political satirical theater is something which you can apply best to the societies , which are in some kind of crisis ."}
{"id": "2017", "text": "We are still in crisis and we will be I think for a while , but the current crisis Jonetic hopes will at least be one where government critics will not be branded as traitors and be banned from public performances .", "annotated_text": "We are still in crisis and we will be I think for a while , but the current crisis Jonetic hopes will at least be one where government critics will not be branded as traitors and be banned from public performances ."}
{"id": "2018", "text": "Index Theater is planning a huge comeback now with a series of shows in Belgrade , but even though Milosevic is under de facto house arrest in Belgrade , he is very much present on the repertoire of political humors , says his impersonator , Dragewbo Yubitrich .", "annotated_text": "Index Theater is planning a huge comeback now with a series of shows in Belgrade , but even though Milosevic is under de facto house arrest in Belgrade , he is very much present on the repertoire of political humors , says his impersonator , Dragewbo Yubitrich ."}
{"id": "2019", "text": "I would like to share one joke with the listeners of The World .", "annotated_text": "I would like to share one joke with the listeners of The World ."}
{"id": "2020", "text": "It 's the year of 2004 .", "annotated_text": "It 's the year of 2004 ."}
{"id": "2021", "text": "In Serbia it is 57th round of elections from September 2000 and Slobodan Milosevic appears on national tv and says , `` I want to greet you as your new President , my name is Vojislav Kostunica '' .", "annotated_text": "In Serbia it is 57th round of elections from September 2000 and Slobodan Milosevic appears on national tv and says , `` I want to greet you as your new President , my name is Vojislav Kostunica '' ."}
{"id": "2022", "text": "Yubitrich says , he has already set his sights on the new Yugoslav President , Kostunica and will most likely be impersonating him in the future .", "annotated_text": "Yubitrich says , he has already set his sights on the new Yugoslav President , Kostunica and will most likely be impersonating him in the future ."}
{"id": "2023", "text": "He is not as easy to make fun of yet Yubitritch says , unlike Milosevic , but that does n't mean he will escape the scrutiny and sharp wits of Index Theater .", "annotated_text": "He is not as easy to make fun of yet Yubitritch says , unlike Milosevic , but that does n't mean he will escape the scrutiny and sharp wits of Index Theater ."}
{"id": "2024", "text": "For The World , this is Nenad Chebeck in Belgrade .", "annotated_text": "For The World , this is Nenad Chebeck in Belgrade ."}
{"id": "2025", "text": "This is The World , I am Lisa Mullins .", "annotated_text": "This is The World , I am Lisa Mullins ."}
{"id": "2026", "text": "Up next a global hip - hop beat laid down in New York and danced to in the West African nation of Senegal .", "annotated_text": "Up next a global hip - hop beat laid down in New York and danced to in the West African nation of Senegal ."}
{"id": "2027", "text": "The World 's Marco Warman has today 's musical finale .", "annotated_text": "The World 's Marco Warman has today 's musical finale ."}
{"id": "2028", "text": "Imagine trying to translate the lyrics of the Sugar Hill Gang 's notorious rap classic , Rapper 's Delight .", "annotated_text": "Imagine trying to translate the lyrics of the Sugar Hill Gang 's notorious rap classic , Rapper 's Delight ."}
{"id": "2029", "text": "Fortunately for rap fans in the Senegalese capital , Dakar translating these tunes is n't necessary .", "annotated_text": "Fortunately for rap fans in the Senegalese capital , Dakar translating these tunes is n't necessary ."}
{"id": "2030", "text": "The city has its own homegrown hip - hop scene .", "annotated_text": "The city has its own homegrown hip - hop scene ."}
{"id": "2031", "text": "It is a hip - hop but African hip - hop with African instruments , you know , African chant , traditional sounds .", "annotated_text": "It is a hip - hop but African hip - hop with African instruments , you know , African chant , traditional sounds ."}
{"id": "2032", "text": "That is Amidu Barry , one half of the duo Positive Black Soul or PBS .", "annotated_text": "That is Amidu Barry , one half of the duo Positive Black Soul or PBS ."}
{"id": "2033", "text": "They are the doyens of Dakar 's hip - hop scene , the Sugar Hill Gang of Senegal if you will .", "annotated_text": "They are the doyens of Dakar 's hip - hop scene , the Sugar Hill Gang of Senegal if you will ."}
{"id": "2034", "text": "Positive Black Soul sings in Senegal 's main language Wolof but if the music sounds like it comes straight out of the Bronx , well , you are not far off .", "annotated_text": "Positive Black Soul sings in Senegal 's main language Wolof but if the music sounds like it comes straight out of the Bronx , well , you are not far off ."}
{"id": "2035", "text": "PBS produce their albums in New York .", "annotated_text": "PBS produce their albums in New York ."}
{"id": "2036", "text": "Lead singer Amidu Berry says New York producers make hip - hop in any language come out sounding right .", "annotated_text": "Lead singer Amidu Berry says New York producers make hip - hop in any language come out sounding right ."}
{"id": "2037", "text": "They know how to make a hip - hop record sound good .", "annotated_text": "They know how to make a hip - hop record sound good ."}
{"id": "2038", "text": "They know the sound of hip - hop , you know , and they have got the equipment and the engineers and they know how to handle it .", "annotated_text": "They know the sound of hip - hop , you know , and they have got the equipment and the engineers and they know how to handle it ."}
{"id": "2039", "text": "But Positive Black Soul 's music is first and foremost Senegalese music .", "annotated_text": "But Positive Black Soul 's music is first and foremost Senegalese music ."}
{"id": "2040", "text": "When American saxophonist David Murray recorded his acclaimed afrocentric jazz album , Fo Juke Review in Dakar , he recruited Amidu Berry and DJ Awadi from PBS to show what an edge West African music can really have .", "annotated_text": "When American saxophonist David Murray recorded his acclaimed afrocentric jazz album , Fo Juke Review in Dakar , he recruited Amidu Berry and DJ Awadi from PBS to show what an edge West African music can really have ."}
{"id": "2041", "text": "When Awadi and Barry performed , they managed simultaneously to bathe in the group of American hip - hop and they keep a clear sense that they are from Senegal .", "annotated_text": "When Awadi and Barry performed , they managed simultaneously to bathe in the group of American hip - hop and they keep a clear sense that they are from Senegal ."}
{"id": "2042", "text": "This connection to national and musical identities results partly from the fact that many Senegalese artists want to stay in Senegal to live and work says PBS singer Tidia Awadi .", "annotated_text": "This connection to national and musical identities results partly from the fact that many Senegalese artists want to stay in Senegal to live and work says PBS singer Tidia Awadi ."}
{"id": "2043", "text": "It is because they know they have the inspiration in their country .", "annotated_text": "It is because they know they have the inspiration in their country ."}
{"id": "2044", "text": "I think everybody want to stay in his country , want to die in his country .", "annotated_text": "I think everybody want to stay in his country , want to die in his country ."}
{"id": "2045", "text": "If you can stay and make it happen , the place where you was born , where you grew up then try to make it there .", "annotated_text": "If you can stay and make it happen , the place where you was born , where you grew up then try to make it there ."}
{"id": "2046", "text": "It 's possible .", "annotated_text": "It 's possible ."}
{"id": "2047", "text": "Senegalese rappers are also identified by what they say in their tracks .", "annotated_text": "Senegalese rappers are also identified by what they say in their tracks ."}
{"id": "2048", "text": "Western hip - hop lyrics often revolve around the accumulation of material wealth and throwing parties .", "annotated_text": "Western hip - hop lyrics often revolve around the accumulation of material wealth and throwing parties ."}
{"id": "2049", "text": "PBS and other Senegalese rap groups have different concerns .", "annotated_text": "PBS and other Senegalese rap groups have different concerns ."}
{"id": "2050", "text": "In the grim lyrics to Leboho Inwa , the executioner is black .", "annotated_text": "In the grim lyrics to Leboho Inwa , the executioner is black ."}
{"id": "2051", "text": "PBS raps that Africans are their worst enemies .", "annotated_text": "PBS raps that Africans are their worst enemies ."}
{"id": "2052", "text": "Front man Amidu Barry may look like he got his moves on the streets of Brooklyn but his critique of post-colonial finger pointing in Africa tells a different story .", "annotated_text": "Front man Amidu Barry may look like he got his moves on the streets of Brooklyn but his critique of post-colonial finger pointing in Africa tells a different story ."}
{"id": "2053", "text": "You know , in Africa every time you know something bad happens , everybody like you know is because of the white man , you know the colonization , the slavery .", "annotated_text": "You know , in Africa every time you know something bad happens , everybody like you know is because of the white man , you know the colonization , the slavery ."}
{"id": "2054", "text": "They do n't realize that you know the real execution is really black 's black like them .", "annotated_text": "They do n't realize that you know the real execution is really black 's black like them ."}
{"id": "2055", "text": "So before they say it is a white man tangle you know it 's because of a white man that this happens and they got to , you know , check around and they say who is the real guilty .", "annotated_text": "So before they say it is a white man tangle you know it 's because of a white man that this happens and they got to , you know , check around and they say who is the real guilty ."}
{"id": "2056", "text": "We got to accept it and try to , you know , change the things , make the things better .", "annotated_text": "We got to accept it and try to , you know , change the things , make the things better ."}
{"id": "2057", "text": "Positive Black Soul are now the oldsters of Dakar 's hip - hop scene and they have established the template of social consciousness that many Senegalese hip - hop groups follow like Bootin Bye , which recently scored this hit about AIDS prevention .", "annotated_text": "Positive Black Soul are now the oldsters of Dakar 's hip - hop scene and they have established the template of social consciousness that many Senegalese hip - hop groups follow like Bootin Bye , which recently scored this hit about AIDS prevention ."}
{"id": "2058", "text": "Again Amidu Barry from Postive Black Soul .", "annotated_text": "Again Amidu Barry from Postive Black Soul ."}
{"id": "2059", "text": "When we started there were maybe two or three hip - hop groups in Dakar and now today we got more than 2000 groups only in Dakar , let 's say in Senegal .", "annotated_text": "When we started there were maybe two or three hip - hop groups in Dakar and now today we got more than 2000 groups only in Dakar , let 's say in Senegal ."}
{"id": "2060", "text": "Two thousand hip - hop bands ?", "annotated_text": "Two thousand hip - hop bands ?"}
{"id": "2061", "text": "Hip - hop bands only in Dakar , not the whole Senegal .", "annotated_text": "Hip - hop bands only in Dakar , not the whole Senegal ."}
{"id": "2062", "text": "So you know it is amazing .", "annotated_text": "So you know it is amazing ."}
{"id": "2063", "text": "It 's fantastic , extraordinary .", "annotated_text": "It 's fantastic , extraordinary ."}
{"id": "2064", "text": "Just how extraordinary can be heard on a recent French recording .", "annotated_text": "Just how extraordinary can be heard on a recent French recording ."}
{"id": "2065", "text": "The Hop is a compilation featuring Dakar 's biggest rap stars from Bidu Bubes to the current kings of Senegalese hip - hop Daura G .", "annotated_text": "The Hop is a compilation featuring Dakar 's biggest rap stars from Bidu Bubes to the current kings of Senegalese hip - hop Daura G ."}
{"id": "2066", "text": "That kind of success needs no translation .", "annotated_text": "That kind of success needs no translation ."}
{"id": "2067", "text": "For The World , I am Mark Warmen .", "annotated_text": "For The World , I am Mark Warmen ."}
{"id": "2068", "text": "Clashes continued today in the West Bank and Gaza .", "annotated_text": "Clashes continued today in the West Bank and Gaza ."}
{"id": "2069", "text": "Palestinian gunmen fired on an Israeli car killing the driver .", "annotated_text": "Palestinian gunmen fired on an Israeli car killing the driver ."}
{"id": "2070", "text": "Earlier today Israeli soldiers guarding a Jewish settlement shot and killed a Palestinian man who was later identified as an intelligence officer .", "annotated_text": " Israeli soldiers guarding a Jewish settlement shot and killed a Palestinian man who was later identified as an intelligence officer ."}
{"id": "2071", "text": "The Israeli Army said the man had been approaching the guard post in a suspicious manner .", "annotated_text": "The Israeli Army said the man had been approaching the guard post in a suspicious manner ."}
{"id": "2072", "text": "In Haiti , Jean - Bertrand Aristide has been declared the winner in last Sunday 's controversial presidential election .", "annotated_text": "In Haiti , Jean - Bertrand Aristide has been declared the winner in last Sunday 's controversial presidential election ."}
{"id": "2073", "text": "NPR 's Jerry Hadden reports .", "annotated_text": "NPR 's Jerry Hadden reports ."}
{"id": "2074", "text": "Former President Aristide won with 92 percent of the vote according to Haitian election officials .", "annotated_text": "Former President Aristide won with 92 percent of the vote according to Haitian election officials ."}
{"id": "2075", "text": "The sweeping victory was expected since Aristide ran virtually unopposed .", "annotated_text": "The sweeping victory was expected since Aristide ran virtually unopposed ."}
{"id": "2076", "text": "Opposition candidates boycotted the vote citing tainted legislative elections last May .", "annotated_text": "Opposition candidates boycotted the vote citing tainted legislative elections last May ."}
{"id": "2077", "text": "Aristide was elected President for the first time ten years ago and served just months before a military coup sent him into exile in the United States .", "annotated_text": "Aristide was elected President for the first time ten years ago and served just months before a military coup sent him into exile in the United States ."}
{"id": "2078", "text": "He now faces huge obstacles as Haiti 's leader .", "annotated_text": "He now faces huge obstacles as Haiti 's leader ."}
{"id": "2079", "text": "His country is the poorest in the hemisphere and much of the world community has shunned him .", "annotated_text": "His country is the poorest in the hemisphere and much of the world community has shunned him ."}
{"id": "2080", "text": "On Wednesday UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on his organization to close its mission in Haiti citing the unstable political climate .", "annotated_text": "On WednesdayUN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on his organization to close its mission in Haiti citing the unstable political climate ."}
{"id": "2081", "text": "Though a spate of pre-election violence kept some Haitians away from the polls on Sunday , the voting itself went relatively smoothly .", "annotated_text": "Though a spate of pre-election violence kept some Haitians away from the polls on Sunday , the voting itself went relatively smoothly ."}
{"id": "2082", "text": "Jerry Hadden , NPR News .", "annotated_text": "Jerry Hadden , NPR News ."}
{"id": "2083", "text": "This is The World .", "annotated_text": "This is The World ."}
{"id": "2084", "text": "I am Tony Kahn .", "annotated_text": "I am Tony Kahn ."}
{"id": "2085", "text": "Gao Xingjian arrived in Stockholm this week and when he leaves the Chinese born writer will have something extra in his suitcase , the Nobel Prize for Literature .", "annotated_text": "Gao Xingjian arrived in Stockholmthis week and when he leaves the Chinese born writer will have something extra in his suitcase , the Nobel Prize for Literature ."}
{"id": "2086", "text": "Today Gao , who now lives in France , gave the traditional Nobel lecture as part of the festivities leading up to Sunday 's ceremony , and on the same day he collects the prize .", "annotated_text": "Today Gao , who now lives in France , gave the traditional Nobel lecture as part of the festivities leading up to Sunday 's ceremony , and on the same day he collects the prize ."}
{"id": "2087", "text": "Gao 's 1989 novel ` Soul Mountain ' will be published for the first time in America .", "annotated_text": "Gao 's 1989 novel ` Soul Mountain ' will be published for the first time in America ."}
{"id": "2088", "text": "If you want to know what Gao Xingjian is all about , as a thinker and as an artist , our international book critic Christopher Meryl says Gao 's masterpiece is an ideal starting point .", "annotated_text": "If you want to know what Gao Xingjian is all about , as a thinker and as an artist , our international book critic Christopher Meryl says Gao 's masterpiece is an ideal starting point ."}
{"id": "2089", "text": "His politics are embedded in his writing and his writing is first and foremost a celebration of freedom .", "annotated_text": "His politics are embedded in his writing and his writing is first and foremost a celebration of freedom ."}
{"id": "2090", "text": "This novel ` soul mountain ' , which is just being released in the United States this week is in every possible way a celebration of what freedom means .", "annotated_text": "This novel ` soul mountain ' , which is just being released in the United Statesthis week is in every possible way a celebration of what freedom means ."}
{"id": "2091", "text": "It 's a large novel , full of all kinds of ideas and incidents and stories and tales and a polyphony of voices .", "annotated_text": "It 's a large novel , full of all kinds of ideas and incidents and stories and tales and a polyphony of voices ."}
{"id": "2092", "text": "It is , if you like , the whole world wrapped up in 500 pages .", "annotated_text": "It is , if you like , the whole world wrapped up in 500 pages ."}
{"id": "2093", "text": "It is the world at its most carnival - like , and yet it is virtually impossible , is n't it , for a Chinese artist to do something or to make a statement without its having some kind of either political effect or be political in origin .", "annotated_text": "It is the world at its most carnival - like , and yet it is virtually impossible , is n't it , for a Chinese artist to do something or to make a statement without its having some kind of either political effect or be political in origin ."}
{"id": "2094", "text": "I mean this man took the trip on which the novel was based for political reasons , did he not ?", "annotated_text": "I mean this man took the trip on which the novel was based for political reasons , did he not ?"}
{"id": "2095", "text": "Certainly .", "annotated_text": "Certainly ."}
{"id": "2096", "text": "He is born in 1940 .", "annotated_text": "He is born in 1940 ."}
{"id": "2097", "text": "He is a product of the Cultural Revolution .", "annotated_text": "He is a product of the Cultural Revolution ."}
{"id": "2098", "text": "In fact he had to burn up an entire suitcase full of hundreds of poems and plays and stories at the start of the Cultural Revolution in fear of going to prison , and then in 1983 after being diagnosed with lung cancer , which had killed his father three years earlier and being convinced that he himself was going to die , he gets a kind of reprieve .", "annotated_text": "In fact he had to burn up an entire suitcase full of hundreds of poems and plays and stories at the start of the Cultural Revolution in fear of going to prison , and then in 1983 after being diagnosed with lung cancer , which had killed his father three years earlier and being convinced that he himself was going to die , he gets a kind of reprieve ."}
{"id": "2099", "text": "He gets a second chest X-ray , discovers that he does n't have lung cancer , recognizes that by virtue of the kinds of things that he is writing , his openness to Western literary ideas , that he is in political trouble again , and so he sets out on an extraordinary odyssey of some 15,000 kilometers , mostly on foot , which he takes through southwestern China .", "annotated_text": "He gets a second chest X-ray , discovers that he does n't have lung cancer , recognizes that by virtue of the kinds of things that he is writing , his openness to Western literary ideas , that he is in political trouble again , and so he sets out on an extraordinary odyssey of some 15,000 kilometers , mostly on foot , which he takes through southwestern China ."}
{"id": "2100", "text": "He had survived , if you will , a death sentence , and now in that new freedom of the life in front of him , he takes to the road in the tradition of old Chinese poets and records what he sees , what he hears , the stories that he is told .", "annotated_text": "He had survived , if you will , a death sentence , and now in that new freedom of the life in front of him , he takes to the road in the tradition of old Chinese poets and records what he sees , what he hears , the stories that he is told ."}
{"id": "2101", "text": "The book is filled with marvelous descriptions of the gorges through which he walks , the mountains that he climbs , indeed the book is called Soul Mountain , the mountain on which he hopes in some way or another to get in touch with his soul , his individual soul , as opposed to that mass kind of soul being enforced upon him by the Communist Chinese authorities , the social realism that the cadres would have him write in .", "annotated_text": "The book is filled with marvelous descriptions of the gorges through which he walks , the mountains that he climbs , indeed the book is called Soul Mountain , the mountain on which he hopes in some way or another to get in touch with his soul , his individual soul , as opposed to that mass kind of soul being enforced upon him by the CommunistChinese authorities , the social realism that the cadres would have him write in ."}
{"id": "2102", "text": "Not only can this fellow write , he can paint too , ca n't he ?", "annotated_text": "Not only can this fellow write , he can paint too , ca n't he ?"}
{"id": "2103", "text": "He is best known among his neighbors in Paris as a painter .", "annotated_text": "He is best known among his neighbors in Paris as a painter ."}
{"id": "2104", "text": "He has had more than 30 one - man shows and his paintings are quite delicately done and there he is also very well known as a playwright .", "annotated_text": "He has had more than 30one - man shows and his paintings are quite delicately done and there he is also very well known as a playwright ."}
{"id": "2105", "text": "I think he has published about 18 plays now and he writes his plays in French .", "annotated_text": "I think he has published about 18 plays now and he writes his plays in French ."}
{"id": "2106", "text": "Just one last thing quoting him and I wonder if you could respond to this , Christopher , he said at the very beginning of his wonderful speech to the Nobel Prize Committee , he said , `` I do not wish to waste this talk on literature by saying too much about politics and history , What I want to do is to use this opportunity to speak as one writer in the voice of an individual . ''", "annotated_text": "Just one last thing quoting him and I wonder if you could respond to this , Christopher , he said at the very beginning of his wonderful speech to the Nobel Prize Committee , he said , `` I do not wish to waste this talk on literature by saying too much about politics and history , What I want to do is to use this opportunity to speak as one writer in the voice of an individual . ''"}
{"id": "2107", "text": "Is that true basically not only for him that day , today , but of all of his work ?", "annotated_text": "Is that true basically not only for him that day , today , but of all of his work ?"}
{"id": "2108", "text": "Well , the work that we have so far in English translation suggests that , and indeed this novel , which is a celebration as well of the self of the individual , goes so far as to even divide up to the self .", "annotated_text": "Well , the work that we have so far in English translation suggests that , and indeed this novel , which is a celebration as well of the self of the individual , goes so far as to even divide up to the self ."}
{"id": "2109", "text": "Characters proliferate out of the imagination of the narrator so that at a certain point , you have a new he , you have a new she , you have a you , and each one of these characters tells stories , each story of which is designed to give you a deeper sense of the richness and the complexity of life in China .", "annotated_text": "Characters proliferate out of the imagination of the narrator so that at a certain point , you have a new he , you have a new she , you have a you , and each one of these characters tells stories , each story of which is designed to give you a deeper sense of the richness and the complexity of life in China ."}
{"id": "2110", "text": "Christopher Meryl is Director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa and our international book citric .", "annotated_text": "Christopher Meryl is Director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa and our international book citric ."}
{"id": "2111", "text": "Thanks , Christopher .", "annotated_text": "Thanks , Christopher ."}
{"id": "2112", "text": "Thank you .", "annotated_text": "Thank you ."}
{"id": "2113", "text": "Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has given a defiant speech to mark the tenth anniversary of the Gulf War .", "annotated_text": "Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has given a defiant speech to mark the tenth anniversary of the Gulf War ."}
{"id": "2114", "text": "He says Iraq has triumphed over the evil of the West .", "annotated_text": "He says Iraq has triumphed over the evil of the West ."}
{"id": "2115", "text": "Barbara Plett reports from Baghdad .", "annotated_text": "Barbara Plett reports from Baghdad ."}
{"id": "2116", "text": "Saddam Hussein addressed the nation in a speech filled with rhetoric and a declaration of victory .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein addressed the nation in a speech filled with rhetoric and a declaration of victory ."}
{"id": "2117", "text": "`` Iraq has triumphed over its enemies , '' he said , `` and it will triumph in the remaining rounds of the battle . ''", "annotated_text": "`` Iraq has triumphed over its enemies , '' he said , `` and it will triumph in the remaining rounds of the battle . ''"}
{"id": "2118", "text": "The Iraqi leader said the Gulf War was a confrontation between good and evil that continues to this day .", "annotated_text": "The Iraqi leader said the Gulf War was a confrontation between good and evil that continues to this day ."}
{"id": "2119", "text": "He was referring to his struggle against the US , which strongly supports the economic embargo meant to force him to disarm .", "annotated_text": "He was referring to his struggle against the US , which strongly supports the economic embargo meant to force him to disarm ."}
{"id": "2120", "text": "After the speech demonstrators gathered in a public show of support for their President .", "annotated_text": "After the speech demonstrators gathered in a public show of support for their President ."}
{"id": "2121", "text": "A sense of nationalism has grown stronger here as many people rally against what they say is a siege on their country .", "annotated_text": "A sense of nationalism has grown stronger here as many people rally against what they say is a siege on their country ."}
{"id": "2122", "text": "Barbara Plett , BBC News , Baghdad .", "annotated_text": "Barbara Plett , BBC News , Baghdad ."}
{"id": "2123", "text": "Armed conflict in the Balkans puts an international spotlight on a Serb leader .", "annotated_text": "Armed conflict in the Balkans puts an international spotlight on a Serb leader ."}
{"id": "2124", "text": "Bob Glascoff looks at Slobodan Milosevic 's rise to power , and his recent political setback , in today 's edition of `` Headliners . ''", "annotated_text": "Bob Glascoff looks at Slobodan Milosevic 's rise to power , and his recent political setback , in today 's edition of `` Headliners . ''"}
{"id": "2125", "text": "In December of 1990 , Slobodan Milosevic is elected President in Serbia 's first free elections in 50 years .", "annotated_text": "In December of 1990 , Slobodan Milosevic is elected President in Serbia 's first free elections in 50 years ."}
{"id": "2126", "text": "Milosevic headed Yugoslavia 's state - run gas company and was President of a major Belgrade bank climbing the political ladder as a Communist technocrat .", "annotated_text": "Milosevic headed Yugoslavia 's state - run gas company and was President of a major Belgrade bank climbing the political ladder as a Communist technocrat ."}
{"id": "2127", "text": "He used his rising popularity amongst the Serb people to oust former mentor Ivan Stambolic and take over as President of the Serbian republic .", "annotated_text": "He used his rising popularity amongst the Serb people to oust former mentor Ivan Stambolic and take over as President of the Serbian republic ."}
{"id": "2128", "text": "His brutal efforts to create a Serb - dominated Yugoslavia earned him the nickname `` Butcher of the Balkans . ''", "annotated_text": "His brutal efforts to create a Serb - dominated Yugoslavia earned him the nickname `` Butcher of the Balkans . ''"}
{"id": "2129", "text": "Many speculated that Milosevic , whose parents and uncle committed suicide , might be mentally unbalanced himself .", "annotated_text": "Many speculated that Milosevic , whose parents and uncle committed suicide , might be mentally unbalanced himself ."}
{"id": "2130", "text": "Constitutionally barred from serving a third term as Serbian President , he clung to power by having the federal parliament elect him President of Yugoslavia .", "annotated_text": "Constitutionally barred from serving a third term as Serbian President , he clung to power by having the federal parliament elect him President of Yugoslavia ."}
{"id": "2131", "text": "Milosevic was defeated by opposition leader Vojislave Kostunica in presidential elections this year , but refused to accept the results .", "annotated_text": "Milosevic was defeated by opposition leader Vojislave Kostunica in presidential elections this year , but refused to accept the results ."}
{"id": "2132", "text": "Faced with massive demonstrations and Russia 's backing of Kostunica , he agreed to step down in October .", "annotated_text": "Faced with massive demonstrations and Russia 's backing of Kostunica , he agreed to step down in October ."}
{"id": "2133", "text": "With `` Headliners , '' I 'm Bob Glascoff .", "annotated_text": "With `` Headliners , '' I 'm Bob Glascoff ."}
{"id": "2134", "text": "The damaged `` USS Cole '' comes home today .", "annotated_text": "The damaged `` USS Cole '' comes home today ."}
{"id": "2135", "text": "It 's due to arrive in Pascagoula , Mississippi , this morning .", "annotated_text": "It 's due to arrive in Pascagoula , Mississippi , this morning ."}
{"id": "2136", "text": "The destroyer was christened there five years ago .", "annotated_text": "The destroyer was christened there five years ago ."}
{"id": "2137", "text": "Repairs are expected to cost about $ 240 million .", "annotated_text": "Repairs are expected to cost about $ 240 million ."}
{"id": "2138", "text": "Yemeni and U.S. authorities are still investigating the October bombing .", "annotated_text": "Yemeni and U.S. authorities are still investigating the October bombing ."}
{"id": "2139", "text": "17 sailors were killed .", "annotated_text": "17 sailors were killed ."}
{"id": "2140", "text": "Yemen 's Prime Minister says at least three Yemenis will go on trial next month in connection with the attack .", "annotated_text": "Yemen 's Prime Minister says at least threeYemenis will go on trial next month in connection with the attack ."}
{"id": "2141", "text": "They 're suspected of belonging to an international terrorist network .", "annotated_text": "They 're suspected of belonging to an international terrorist network ."}
{"id": "2142", "text": "Al Gore wo n't be the next U.S. President , but he has a slim chance of becoming the next President at Harvard .", "annotated_text": "Al Gore wo n't be the next U.S. President , but he has a slim chance of becoming the next President at Harvard ."}
{"id": "2143", "text": "Gore holds a degree from the university , and is one of about 500 people nominated for the job .", "annotated_text": "Gore holds a degree from the university , and is one of about 500 people nominated for the job ."}
{"id": "2144", "text": "A school official talked about the Vice President 's chances during an interview with `` the Boston Globe . ''", "annotated_text": "A school official talked about the Vice President 's chances during an interview with `` the Boston Globe . ''"}
{"id": "2145", "text": "He says it 's unlikely Gore will be selected , because he does n't have enough experience in the academic world .", "annotated_text": "He says it 's unlikely Gore will be selected , because he does n't have enough experience in the academic world ."}
{"id": "2146", "text": "Checking the top stories -- this is one of the busiest travel weekends of the year .", "annotated_text": "Checking the top stories -- this is one of the busiest travel weekends of the year ."}
{"id": "2147", "text": "AAA estimates 61 million Americans will be heading somewhere between this weekend and New Year 's .", "annotated_text": "AAA estimates 61 millionAmericans will be heading somewhere between this weekend and New Year 's ."}
{"id": "2148", "text": "That 's two million more than last year .", "annotated_text": "That 's two million more than last year ."}
{"id": "2149", "text": "Holiday shoppers across the U.S. are flocking to malls this weekend to complete their lists and find last - minute items .", "annotated_text": "Holiday shoppers across the U.S. are flocking to malls this weekend to complete their lists and find items ."}
{"id": "2150", "text": "In spite of warnings that consumers are spending less this season , officials from the National Retail Federation say most merchants will turn in a respectable holiday showing .", "annotated_text": "In spite of warnings that consumers are spending less this season , officials from the National Retail Federation say most merchants will turn in a respectable holiday showing ."}
{"id": "2151", "text": "And President Clinton met with Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators today to decide his next move in pushing for a Mideast peace agreement .", "annotated_text": "And President Clinton met with Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators today to decide his next move in pushing for a Mideast peace agreement ."}
{"id": "2152", "text": "The trial of two Libyans accused of bombing Pam Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie , Scotland , is entering its final stage .", "annotated_text": "The trial of twoLibyans accused of bombing Pam Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie , Scotland , is entering its final stage ."}
{"id": "2153", "text": "The trial resumed in the Netherlands today after a month - long delay .", "annotated_text": "The trial resumed in the Netherlands today after a month - long delay ."}
{"id": "2154", "text": "Testimony abruptly came to a close when one of the defendants scrapped plans to take the witness stand .", "annotated_text": "Testimony abruptly came to a close when one of the defendants scrapped plans to take the witness stand ."}
{"id": "2155", "text": "Closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow .", "annotated_text": "Closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow ."}
{"id": "2156", "text": "The two men are charged with murder and conspiracy in connection with the 1988 bombing that killed 270 people .", "annotated_text": "The two men are charged with murder and conspiracy in connection with the 1988 bombing that killed 270 people ."}
{"id": "2157", "text": "President Clinton is going prime time tonight to bid farewell to Americans in a televised address .", "annotated_text": "President Clinton is going prime time to bid farewell to Americans in a televised address ."}
{"id": "2158", "text": "The speech is being billed as a thank - you to the people who twice voted him into the White House and supported him even at his lowest moments .", "annotated_text": "The speech is being billed as a thank - you to the people who twice voted him into the White House and supported him even at his lowest moments ."}
{"id": "2159", "text": "Yesterday , Mr. Clinton spoke to supporters in his home state of Arkansas .", "annotated_text": "Yesterday , Mr. Clinton spoke to supporters in his home state of Arkansas ."}
{"id": "2160", "text": "It was the last of several speeches he has made in recent weeks to his backers across the country .", "annotated_text": "It was the last of several speeches he has made in recent weeks to his backers across the country ."}
{"id": "2161", "text": "The two main suspects in the bombing of the `` USS Cole '' could be charged as soon as Tuesday , according to Associated Press .", "annotated_text": "The two main suspects in the bombing of the `` USS Cole '' could be charged as soon as Tuesday , according to Associated Press ."}
{"id": "2162", "text": "The news agency is quoting a Yemeni source who says the investigators have wrapped up their questioning and will hand the case over to prosecutors .", "annotated_text": "The news agency is quoting a Yemeni source who says the investigators have wrapped up their questioning and will hand the case over to prosecutors ."}
{"id": "2163", "text": "The suspects could be executed if they are convicted of the attack .", "annotated_text": "The suspects could be executed if they are convicted of the attack ."}
{"id": "2164", "text": "The explosion in Aden Harbor killed 17 U.S. sailors and injured another 39 last month .", "annotated_text": "The explosion in Aden Harbor killed 17U.S. sailors and injured another 39last month ."}
{"id": "2165", "text": "U.S. investigators suspect the terrorist bombing is the result of an international conspiracy .", "annotated_text": "U.S. investigators suspect the terrorist bombing is the result of an international conspiracy ."}
{"id": "2166", "text": "The chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor has arrived in Yugoslavia to demand the extradition of former President Slobodan Milosevic .", "annotated_text": "The chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor has arrived in Yugoslavia to demand the extradition of former President Slobodan Milosevic ."}
{"id": "2167", "text": "Carla Ponte is expected to meet today with Milosevic 's successor , Vojislav Kostunica , a critic of the War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague .", "annotated_text": "Carla Ponte is expected to meet today with Milosevic 's successor , Vojislav Kostunica , a critic of the War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague ."}
{"id": "2168", "text": "He 's suggested Milosevic and others stand trial in a Yugoslav court .", "annotated_text": "He 's suggested Milosevic and others stand trial in a Yugoslav court ."}
{"id": "2169", "text": "Kostunica said Milosevic and others should be tried in a Yugoslav court .", "annotated_text": "Kostunica said Milosevic and others should be tried in a Yugoslav court ."}
{"id": "2170", "text": "Nickelodeon 's latest cartoon series is about a boy with a disability .", "annotated_text": "Nickelodeon 's latest cartoon series is about a boy with a disability ."}
{"id": "2171", "text": "Gloria Hillard takes a look at what the show `` Pelswick '' means to some children .", "annotated_text": "Gloria Hillard takes a look at what the show `` Pelswick '' means to some children ."}
{"id": "2172", "text": "Imagine being able to visit Nickelodeon to see how they make cartoons .", "annotated_text": "Imagine being able to visit Nickelodeon to see how they make cartoons ."}
{"id": "2173", "text": "Here 's the Beavers and all his friends .", "annotated_text": "Here 's the Beavers and all his friends ."}
{"id": "2174", "text": "Cool .", "annotated_text": "Cool ."}
{"id": "2175", "text": "That 's awesome .", "annotated_text": "That 's awesome ."}
{"id": "2176", "text": "15 - year - old Nicky Barischoff and 12 - year - old Allison Gray are best friends .", "annotated_text": "15 - year - oldNicky Barischoff and 12 - year - oldAllison Gray are best friends ."}
{"id": "2177", "text": "They 're also each other 's biggest fans .", "annotated_text": "They 're also each other 's biggest fans ."}
{"id": "2178", "text": "She 's the singer .", "annotated_text": "She 's the singer ."}
{"id": "2179", "text": "Like , I ca n't sing .", "annotated_text": "Like , I ca n't sing ."}
{"id": "2180", "text": "I 'm not going to even try .", "annotated_text": "I 'm not going to even try ."}
{"id": "2181", "text": "She 's the writer .", "annotated_text": "She 's the writer ."}
{"id": "2182", "text": "I am the writer .", "annotated_text": "I am the writer ."}
{"id": "2183", "text": "Nicky and Allison also have cerebral palsy , and their visit to Nickelodeon coincides with the network 's debut of `` Pelswick , '' an animated series about a 13 - year - old boy in a wheelchair .", "annotated_text": "Nicky and Allison also have cerebral palsy , and their visit to Nickelodeon coincides with the network 's debut of `` Pelswick , '' an animated series about a 13 - year - old boy in a wheelchair ."}
{"id": "2184", "text": "As much as I 'd love to spend every day after school sucking up to teachers instead of hanging with my friends , I do n't want this job .", "annotated_text": "As much as I 'd love to spend every day after school sucking up to teachers instead of hanging with my friends , I do n't want this job ."}
{"id": "2185", "text": "The series is created by nationally syndicated cartoonist and author John Callahan , who is a quadriplegic .", "annotated_text": "The series is created by nationally syndicated cartoonist and author John Callahan , who is a quadriplegic ."}
{"id": "2186", "text": "We just felt he understands how to reach people and how to reach kids .", "annotated_text": "We just felt he understands how to reach people and how to reach kids ."}
{"id": "2187", "text": "I think kids lead the way .", "annotated_text": "I think kids lead the way ."}
{"id": "2188", "text": "Kids lead the way in diversity , because they 're very accepting of other kids in terms of who they are , and who they really are as people .", "annotated_text": "Kids lead the way in diversity , because they 're very accepting of other kids in terms of who they are , and who they really are as people ."}
{"id": "2189", "text": "We 're normal people , and that 's what Pelswick was , he was just a normal kid .", "annotated_text": "We 're normal people , and that 's what Pelswick was , he was just a normal kid ."}
{"id": "2190", "text": "Fox TV 's `` Malcolm in the Middle '' also features a young boy who uses a wheelchair .", "annotated_text": "Fox TV 's`` Malcolm in the Middle '' also features a young boy who uses a wheelchair ."}
{"id": "2191", "text": "These are good cookies .", "annotated_text": "These are good cookies ."}
{"id": "2192", "text": "Yeah .", "annotated_text": "Yeah ."}
{"id": "2193", "text": "They 're good .", "annotated_text": "They 're good ."}
{"id": "2194", "text": "Allison says she hopes there will be other shows that feature kids like her .", "annotated_text": "Allison says she hopes there will be other shows that feature kids like her ."}
{"id": "2195", "text": "That way --", "annotated_text": "That way --"}
{"id": "2196", "text": "I 'll just be another kid in a classroom .", "annotated_text": "I 'll just be another kid in a classroom ."}
{"id": "2197", "text": "The two best friends met in acting school .", "annotated_text": "The two best friends met in acting school ."}
{"id": "2198", "text": "Now they 've got a chance to see what it 's like to be a voice actor for cartoons .", "annotated_text": "Now they 've got a chance to see what it 's like to be a voice actor for cartoons ."}
{"id": "2199", "text": "Like anyone hearing their own voice for the first time , well , they giggled a lot .", "annotated_text": "Like anyone hearing their own voice for the first time , well , they giggled a lot ."}
{"id": "2200", "text": "This is so weird .", "annotated_text": "This is so weird ."}
{"id": "2201", "text": "And when they heard their cartoon voices --", "annotated_text": "And when they heard their cartoon voices --"}
{"id": "2202", "text": "How are your voices sounding in there ?", "annotated_text": "How are your voices sounding in there ?"}
{"id": "2203", "text": "I 'm so working here .", "annotated_text": "I 'm so working here ."}
{"id": "2204", "text": "My dream is to become a playwright , an actress .", "annotated_text": "My dream is to become a playwright , an actress ."}
{"id": "2205", "text": "I would love to be a diva .", "annotated_text": "I would love to be a diva ."}
{"id": "2206", "text": "And those dreams were a little closer to coming true this day , and with shows like `` Pelswick , '' they say -- well , when they get a little older , maybe people wo n't even look down first .", "annotated_text": "And those dreams were a little closer to coming true this day , and with shows like `` Pelswick , '' they say -- well , when they get a little older , maybe people wo n't even look down first ."}
{"id": "2207", "text": "I 'm not down here .", "annotated_text": "I 'm not down here ."}
{"id": "2208", "text": "I 'm up here .", "annotated_text": "I 'm up here ."}
{"id": "2209", "text": "Gloria Hillard , `` CNN Entertainment News , '' Los Angeles .", "annotated_text": "Gloria Hillard , `` CNN Entertainment News , '' Los Angeles ."}
{"id": "2210", "text": "Lawyers in Texas are trying to keep their client from becoming the 300th person executed in the state since 1982 , when Texas resumed capital punishment .", "annotated_text": "Lawyers in Texas are trying to keep their client from becoming the 300th person executed in the state since 1982 , when Texas resumed capital punishment ."}
{"id": "2211", "text": "They 're asking the Supreme Court to block tonight 's scheduled execution of Delma Banks .", "annotated_text": "They 're asking the Supreme Court to block 's scheduled execution of Delma Banks ."}
{"id": "2212", "text": "Banks was convicted of shooting and killing a 16 - year - old at a park in 1980 .", "annotated_text": "Banks was convicted of shooting and killing a 16 - year - old at a park in 1980 ."}
{"id": "2213", "text": "His lawyers say his trial attorney did a bad job and the prosecutors improperly kept African - Americans off his jury .", "annotated_text": "His lawyers say his trial attorney did a bad job and the prosecutors improperly kept African - Americans off his jury ."}
{"id": "2214", "text": "He 'd be the 11th killer put to death in Texas this year .", "annotated_text": "He 'd be the 11th killer put to death in Texasthis year ."}
{"id": "2215", "text": "`` Vanity Fair 's '' columnist Daniel Fair is here .", "annotated_text": "`` Vanity Fair 's '' columnist Daniel Fair is here ."}
{"id": "2216", "text": "Quiting in the June edition , he describes the journey .", "annotated_text": "Quiting in the June edition , he describes the journey ."}
{"id": "2217", "text": "He said he found evidence that Hussein 's day of reckoning well overdue .", "annotated_text": "He said he found evidence that Hussein 's day of reckoning well overdue ."}
{"id": "2218", "text": "Christopher Hitchens joins us from California .", "annotated_text": "Christopher Hitchens joins us from California ."}
{"id": "2219", "text": "Good to have you with us .", "annotated_text": "Good to have you with us ."}
{"id": "2220", "text": "Thanks for having me .", "annotated_text": "Thanks for having me ."}
{"id": "2221", "text": "Your journey , particularly to southern Iraq , what is evoked there a sense of both that you evoke is a sense of history of this regime .", "annotated_text": "Your journey , particularly to southern Iraq , what is evoked there a sense of both that you evoke is a sense of history of this regime ."}
{"id": "2222", "text": "Give us your insights as to what you think the future holds .", "annotated_text": "Give us your insights as to what you think the future holds ."}
{"id": "2223", "text": "Do you mean if I start with the Past ?", "annotated_text": "Do you mean if I start with the Past ?"}
{"id": "2224", "text": "Not at you will .", "annotated_text": "Not at you will ."}
{"id": "2225", "text": "Not at all .", "annotated_text": "Not at all ."}
{"id": "2226", "text": "Not much of a trip .", "annotated_text": "Not much of a trip ."}
{"id": "2227", "text": "I was n't up the sharp end .", "annotated_text": "I was n't up the sharp end ."}
{"id": "2228", "text": "I was n't taking risks .", "annotated_text": "I was n't taking risks ."}
{"id": "2229", "text": "I was n't in a position that my dear friend was in when he was killed outside Bagdad airport but I had long thought and I was in Iraq in the previous war that really all the talk that had been about the rush to war , the push for war , the drive for war , all that propaganda , was essentially nonsensical because in 1990 , Saddam Hussein made the only self criticism .", "annotated_text": "I was n't in a position that my dear friend was in when he was killed outside Bagdad airport but I had long thought and I was in Iraq in the previous war that really all the talk that had been about the rush to war , the push for war , the drive for war , all that propaganda , was essentially nonsensical because in 1990 , Saddam Hussein made the only self criticism ."}
{"id": "2230", "text": "He said , I could either invade Kuwait or finish developing the nuclear weapon .", "annotated_text": "He said , I could either invade Kuwait or finish developing the nuclear weapon ."}
{"id": "2231", "text": "Maybe before the weapon and then later he said , Oh , I should have got the nuclear weapon before I invaded .", "annotated_text": "Maybe before the weapon and then later he said , Oh , I should have got the nuclear weapon before I invaded ."}
{"id": "2232", "text": "He was right about that , but that means that he inaugurated at that point like a dozen - years war where the United States could be criticized for doing too little and acting too slowly but all we 're arguing about lately is to do with those that should have been finished in `91 when it could have been finished .", "annotated_text": "He was right about that , but that means that he inaugurated at that point like a dozen - years war where the United States could be criticized for doing too little and acting too slowly but all we 're arguing about lately is to do with those that should have been finished in `91 when it could have been finished ."}
{"id": "2233", "text": "Should have taken the side of the rebels then , taken the risk of supporting a Shiite insurrection at that point , helping the Kurds , removing the regime .", "annotated_text": "Should have taken the side of the rebels then , taken the risk of supporting a Shiite insurrection at that point , helping the Kurds , removing the regime ."}
{"id": "2234", "text": "Absolutely .", "annotated_text": "Absolutely ."}
{"id": "2235", "text": "We 'd be 11 years into nation building by now if we 'd done that .", "annotated_text": "We 'd be 11 years into nation building by now if we 'd done that ."}
{"id": "2236", "text": "That seems to be the core of the argument .", "annotated_text": "That seems to be the core of the argument ."}
{"id": "2237", "text": "As you point out , of course , for the fact of the matter is , the mistakes of Saddam Hussein made possible his removal from power ultimately .", "annotated_text": "As you point out , of course , for the fact of the matter is , the mistakes of Saddam Hussein made possible his removal from power ultimately ."}
{"id": "2238", "text": "The mistakes of the United States , again , as you point out , Norman Schwarzkopf making a peace , permitting helicopters to fly .", "annotated_text": "The mistakes of the United States , again , as you point out , Norman Schwarzkopf making a peace , permitting helicopters to fly ."}
{"id": "2239", "text": "Still hurts me to read this .", "annotated_text": "Still hurts me to read this ."}
{"id": "2240", "text": "The little town I was in this southern Iraq , as far as I got , I ca n't boast of further , is where the talks took place .", "annotated_text": "The little town I was in this southern Iraq , as far as I got , I ca n't boast of further , is where the talks took place ."}
{"id": "2241", "text": "We have the transcript of the meeting .", "annotated_text": "We have the transcript of the meeting ."}
{"id": "2242", "text": "They say , Okay , we have lost this round , Do you mind if we keep your helicopters in the air just to be able to transport things ? and he says , Yeah , that 's all right .", "annotated_text": "They say , Okay , we have lost this round , Do you mind if we keep your helicopters in the air just to be able to transport things ? and he says , Yeah , that 's all right ."}
{"id": "2243", "text": "They ask again , Are you sure they mean that ?", "annotated_text": "They ask again , Are you sure they mean that ?"}
{"id": "2244", "text": "They ca n't believe the luck .", "annotated_text": "They ca n't believe the luck ."}
{"id": "2245", "text": "They use the gunships to kill , we think , not less than 50,000 inhabitants of southern Iraq and trying to do that to the Kurds , as well , so it was a knife edge .", "annotated_text": "They use the gunships to kill , we think , not less than 50,000 inhabitants of southern Iraq and trying to do that to the Kurds , as well , so it was a knife edge ."}
{"id": "2246", "text": "And it 's not just being wise after the event , I believe , to say that there was an argument in realtime between the Bush administration members .", "annotated_text": "And it 's not just being wise after the event , I believe , to say that there was an argument in realtime between the Bush administration members ."}
{"id": "2247", "text": "Mr. Cheney 's the only one I know that changed his mind .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Cheney 's the only one I know that changed his mind ."}
{"id": "2248", "text": "Most of those that took the view at that time , think until recently they were correct in saving Saddam Hussein .", "annotated_text": "Most of those that took the view at that time , think until recently they were correct in saving Saddam Hussein ."}
{"id": "2249", "text": "Of course , Mr. Cheney was in the chain of command with Swartzkopf and --", "annotated_text": "Of course , Mr. Cheney was in the chain of command with Swartzkopf and --"}
{"id": "2250", "text": "Many others .", "annotated_text": "Many others ."}
{"id": "2251", "text": "When they made the decision not to move toward Bagdad with bad information , namely , the Republican Guard absolutely devastated .", "annotated_text": "When they made the decision not to move toward Bagdad with bad information , namely , the Republican Guard absolutely devastated ."}
{"id": "2252", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "2253", "text": "And , well , we know now the harvest of all that .", "annotated_text": "And , well , we know now the harvest of all that ."}
{"id": "2254", "text": "It hurts to think of how many wonderful people in Iraq at the academic community , lawyers , human rights activists , civilians , intellectuals , people -- would now be alive , who have been horribly murdered and tortured and reduced to misery since by a half application of violence through sanctions and overflights .", "annotated_text": "It hurts to think of how many wonderful people in Iraq at the academic community , lawyers , human rights activists , civilians , intellectuals , people -- would now be alive , who have been horribly murdered and tortured and reduced to misery since by a half application of violence through sanctions and overflights ."}
{"id": "2255", "text": "Mistakes made then , mistakes part of human experience , but now we have an opportunity not to make mistakes .", "annotated_text": "Mistakes made then , mistakes part of human experience , but now we have an opportunity not to make mistakes ."}
{"id": "2256", "text": "Is it your sense that the United States is on the right track ? that there is a commitment here on the part of the United States to --", "annotated_text": "Is it your sense that the United States is on the right track ? that there is a commitment here on the part of the United States to --"}
{"id": "2257", "text": "Well , joining us now , the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission , William Donaldson .", "annotated_text": "Well , joining us now , the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission , William Donaldson ."}
{"id": "2258", "text": "MR. chairman , it 's good to have you here .", "annotated_text": "MR. chairman , it 's good to have you here ."}
{"id": "2259", "text": "Nice to be here , Lou .", "annotated_text": "Nice to be here , Lou ."}
{"id": "2260", "text": "Let 's start with that surprise , the malfeasance that is crossing your desk .", "annotated_text": "Let 's start with that surprise , the malfeasance that is crossing your desk ."}
{"id": "2261", "text": "Are you suggesting corporate America has not learned its lesson yet ?", "annotated_text": "Are you suggesting corporate America has not learned its lesson yet ?"}
{"id": "2262", "text": "Well , no .", "annotated_text": "Well , no ."}
{"id": "2263", "text": "I think that quote is a little out of context there .", "annotated_text": "I think that quote is a little out of context there ."}
{"id": "2264", "text": "there are 15,000 companies in the United States , and I think the great bulk of them are very honestly managed and so forth .", "annotated_text": "there are 15,000 companies in the United States , and I think the great bulk of them are very honestly managed and so forth ."}
{"id": "2265", "text": "a number of people have had egregious fraud and so forth .", "annotated_text": "a number of people have had egregious fraud and so forth ."}
{"id": "2266", "text": "There 's been a general loosening of morals across the board .", "annotated_text": "There 's been a general loosening of morals across the board ."}
{"id": "2267", "text": "What I was referring to in that quote you had was the number of cases we see day in and day out at the lowest levels , scams and so forth , where considerable amounts of money are being made and lost by relatively small investors .", "annotated_text": "What I was referring to in that quote you had was the number of cases we see day in and day out at the lowest levels , scams and so forth , where considerable amounts of money are being made and lost by relatively small investors ."}
{"id": "2268", "text": "Is the investor today in your judgment secure ?", "annotated_text": "Is the investor today in your judgment secure ?"}
{"id": "2269", "text": "Well , I think that the marketplace is becoming increasingly secure .", "annotated_text": "Well , I think that the marketplace is becoming increasingly secure ."}
{"id": "2270", "text": "I think a number of the reforms that have come via the Sarbanes - Oxley Act and a number of things that we have done at the SEC are basically making everybody take a new look at how they 're performing their duty as a director , how they 're performing their duties on audit committees and compensation committees and in Wall Street .", "annotated_text": "I think a number of the reforms that have come via the Sarbanes - Oxley Act and a number of things that we have done at the SEC are basically making everybody take a new look at how they 're performing their duty as a director , how they 're performing their duties on audit committees and compensation committees and in Wall Street ."}
{"id": "2271", "text": "I think the reforms that came as a part of the large settlement are going to change the way research and investment banking are done to the betterment of the individual investor .", "annotated_text": "I think the reforms that came as a part of the large settlement are going to change the way research and investment banking are done to the betterment of the individual investor ."}
{"id": "2272", "text": "And some people are surprised and I might even add pleased in this city that your SEC has been quick to react when Phil Purcell of Morgan Stanley made a statement that your SEC did n't think and that you did n't think expressed appropriate contrition when Bear Stearns stepped out of line in the view of the SEC .", "annotated_text": "And some people are surprised and I might even add pleased in this city that your SEC has been quick to react when Phil Purcell of Morgan Stanley made a statement that your SEC did n't think and that you did n't think expressed appropriate contrition when Bear Stearns stepped out of line in the view of the SEC ."}
{"id": "2273", "text": "It was n't a polite phone call quietly made , either from your enforcement division or from your office , it was rather public .", "annotated_text": "It was n't a polite phone call quietly made , either from your enforcement division or from your office , it was rather public ."}
{"id": "2274", "text": "Is that the way you 're going to operate ?", "annotated_text": "Is that the way you 're going to operate ?"}
{"id": "2275", "text": "Well , Lou , we 're deadly serious about bringing reform into the marketplace .", "annotated_text": "Well , Lou , we 're deadly serious about bringing reform into the marketplace ."}
{"id": "2276", "text": "We 're deadly serious about some of the actions we 've taken , and when we see people who do n't appear to be taking it too seriously , we 're going to get to them right away .", "annotated_text": "We 're deadly serious about some of the actions we 've taken , and when we see people who do n't appear to be taking it too seriously , we 're going to get to them right away ."}
{"id": "2277", "text": "And I think perhaps no one more surprised than some of the people running those firms on Wall Street .", "annotated_text": "And I think perhaps no one more surprised than some of the people running those firms on Wall Street ."}
{"id": "2278", "text": "You have also expressed concern about excessive executive compensation , particularly CEO compensation .", "annotated_text": "You have also expressed concern about excessive executive compensation , particularly CEO compensation ."}
{"id": "2279", "text": "Is there really anything that can be done about this problem ?", "annotated_text": "Is there really anything that can be done about this problem ?"}
{"id": "2280", "text": "I think so , Lou .", "annotated_text": "I think so , Lou ."}
{"id": "2281", "text": "I think the real next step here is for compensation committees to spend a little more time than they do on what they 're really compensating for .", "annotated_text": "I think the real next step here is for compensation committees to spend a little more time than they do on what they 're really compensating for ."}
{"id": "2282", "text": "I think there 's been too much emphasis on performance defined strictly by stock performance and earnings per share .", "annotated_text": "I think there 's been too much emphasis on performance defined strictly by stock performance and earnings per share ."}
{"id": "2283", "text": "I think there are a number of other measures that indicate how well somebody 's doing running a company , and I think corporation boards need to spend more time on that dimension .", "annotated_text": "I think there are a number of other measures that indicate how well somebody 's doing running a company , and I think corporation boards need to spend more time on that dimension ."}
{"id": "2284", "text": "And with you as Chairman of the SEC exercising your bully pulpit , one assumes that --", "annotated_text": "And with you as Chairman of the SEC exercising your bully pulpit , one assumes that --"}
{"id": "2285", "text": "As we said , earlier this week , Christine Todd Whitman stepped down and now a whole lot of analysis is taking place as to why she stepped down , the job she 's done when she was in office and the job that has yet to be complete .", "annotated_text": "As we said , earlier this week , Christine Todd Whitman stepped down and now a whole lot of analysis is taking place as to why she stepped down , the job she 's done when she was in office and the job that has yet to be complete ."}
{"id": "2286", "text": "From our New York bureau as I was introducing a moment ago , Dan Fagen , the environment writer for News Day .", "annotated_text": "From our New York bureau as I was introducing a moment ago , Dan Fagen , the environment writer for News Day ."}
{"id": "2287", "text": "and Dan , Whitman did consider herself sort of the Republican environmentalist , but now there 's been an awful lot of Monday night quarterback quarterbacking taking place now that she 's stepped down .", "annotated_text": "and Dan , Whitman did consider herself sort of the Republican environmentalist , but now there 's been an awful lot of quarterback quarterbacking taking place now that she 's stepped down ."}
{"id": "2288", "text": "What do you suppose took place here ?", "annotated_text": "What do you suppose took place here ?"}
{"id": "2289", "text": "I think many people have watched this administration in action and watched Christy Whitman in action .", "annotated_text": "I think many people have watched this administration in action and watched Christy Whitman in action ."}
{"id": "2290", "text": "The mystery is that she took the job in the first place or did n't leave earlier .", "annotated_text": "The mystery is that she took the job in the first place or did n't leave earlier ."}
{"id": "2291", "text": "She was quite a misfit for this administration , and she showed that over and over .", "annotated_text": "She was quite a misfit for this administration , and she showed that over and over ."}
{"id": "2292", "text": "She was not good at all at communicating the administration 's message to the public and certainly to the environmental groups and she was even worse at bringing the EPA bureaucracy , the EPA environmental policy makers ' message to this administration because she saw herself undercut over and over .", "annotated_text": "She was not good at all at communicating the administration 's message to the public and certainly to the environmental groups and she was even worse at bringing the EPA bureaucracy , the EPA environmental policy makers ' message to this administration because she saw herself undercut over and over ."}
{"id": "2293", "text": "That 's interesting because leading into it , while she was New Jersey governor , she sued the EPA and she was very much considering herself to be an environmentalist , and then only to end up becoming the head of the EPA and then of course , there was a lot of criticism over relaxed regulations .", "annotated_text": "That 's interesting because leading into it , while she was New Jersey governor , she sued the EPA and she was very much considering herself to be an environmentalist , and then only to end up becoming the head of the EPA and then of course , there was a lot of criticism over relaxed regulations ."}
{"id": "2294", "text": "Let 's hear what she had to say last Wednesday here on CNN just after announcing her resignation .", "annotated_text": "Let 's hear what she had to say last Wednesday here on CNN just after announcing her resignation ."}
{"id": "2295", "text": "I 'm not leaving because of clashes with the administration , in fact , I have n't had any .", "annotated_text": "I 'm not leaving because of clashes with the administration , in fact , I have n't had any ."}
{"id": "2296", "text": "I report to the President , and he has always asked me to give him my best unadulterated advice .", "annotated_text": "I report to the President , and he has always asked me to give him my best unadulterated advice ."}
{"id": "2297", "text": "We have have been on the same page .", "annotated_text": "We have have been on the same page ."}
{"id": "2298", "text": "I was never supportive of protocol because it did n't do what everyone needs to get done as far as climate change is concerned .", "annotated_text": "I was never supportive of protocol because it did n't do what everyone needs to get done as far as climate change is concerned ."}
{"id": "2299", "text": "I 'm leaving now because it 's the appropriate time to do it .", "annotated_text": "I 'm leaving now because it 's the appropriate time to do it ."}
{"id": "2300", "text": "Dan , do you agree with that ?", "annotated_text": "Dan , do you agree with that ?"}
{"id": "2301", "text": "She says the appropriate time .", "annotated_text": "She says the appropriate time ."}
{"id": "2302", "text": "Do you suppose for personal reasons or perhaps she was out of step with the administration ?", "annotated_text": "Do you suppose for personal reasons or perhaps she was out of step with the administration ?"}
{"id": "2303", "text": "I 'm sure that it was difficult for her personally , but I think the commuter marriage perhaps would have been less stressful if everyday she did n't see herself being undermined and overruled .", "annotated_text": "I 'm sure that it was difficult for her personally , but I think the commuter marriage perhaps would have been less stressful if everyday she did n't see herself being undermined and overruled ."}
{"id": "2304", "text": "I mean if Christy Whitman and the White House were on the same page , I do n't think I 've seen a book large enough to contain a page that big .", "annotated_text": "I mean if Christy Whitman and the White House were on the same page , I do n't think I 've seen a book large enough to contain a page that big ."}
{"id": "2305", "text": "Over and over there were many , many instances over the last --", "annotated_text": "Over and over there were many , many instances over the last --"}
{"id": "2306", "text": "Moving ahead now to a developing story , the hunt for so - called smoking gun , meant to prove that Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction .", "annotated_text": "Moving ahead now to a developing story , the hunt for so - called smoking gun , meant to prove that Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction ."}
{"id": "2307", "text": "Here 's national security correspondent David Ensor .", "annotated_text": "Here 's national security correspondent David Ensor ."}
{"id": "2308", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2309", "text": "While U.S. forces still have n't found any weapons of mass destruction , the new CIA Pentagon report says officials are now confident the mysterious trucks filled with high - tech equipment found in Iraq are indeed mobile biological weapons production facilities , just as Secretary of State Powell predicted and presented the United Nations before the war .", "annotated_text": "While U.S. forces still have n't found any weapons of mass destruction , the new CIAPentagon report says officials are now confident the mysterious trucks filled with high - tech equipment found in Iraq are indeed mobile biological weapons production facilities , just as Secretary of StatePowell predicted and presented the United Nations before the war ."}
{"id": "2310", "text": "It 's very important to recognize that programs that we had said existed do exist .", "annotated_text": "It 's very important to recognize that programs that we had said existed do exist ."}
{"id": "2311", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2312", "text": "Though no trace of biological toxin was found in the trucks , U.S. intelligence officials say they have largely eliminated any other possible use for the fermenters and other equipment .", "annotated_text": "Though no trace of biological toxin was found in the trucks , U.S. intelligence officials say they have largely eliminated any other possible use for the fermenters and other equipment ."}
{"id": "2313", "text": "Not everyone is convinced .", "annotated_text": "Not everyone is convinced ."}
{"id": "2314", "text": "They could very well be biological weapons production facilities , but I do n't think the intelligence community has made an open and shut case .", "annotated_text": "They could very well be biological weapons production facilities , but I do n't think the intelligence community has made an open and shut case ."}
{"id": "2315", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2316", "text": "The CIA - Pentagon reports admits the trucks were not an efficient way to produce biological weapons , but officials argue the point for the Iraqis was to produce some and not to be caught doing it .", "annotated_text": "The CIA - Pentagon reports admits the trucks were not an efficient way to produce biological weapons , but officials argue the point for the Iraqis was to produce some and not to be caught doing it ."}
{"id": "2317", "text": "This was clearly a very inefficient way to produce anthrax , and the question is why did they invest such resources in a mobile --", "annotated_text": "This was clearly a very inefficient way to produce anthrax , and the question is why did they invest such resources in a mobile --"}
{"id": "2318", "text": "Moving on to the Laci Peterson case Bill , an unusual request from Scott Peterson 's attorney .", "annotated_text": "Moving on to the Laci Peterson case Bill , an unusual request from Scott Peterson 's attorney ."}
{"id": "2319", "text": "A pair of Laci Peterson 's missing shoes could be very important evidence in Scott 's murder trial .", "annotated_text": "A pair of Laci Peterson 's missing shoes could be very important evidence in Scott 's murder trial ."}
{"id": "2320", "text": "She is asking anyone who finds the pair to give them back .", "annotated_text": "She is asking anyone who finds the pair to give them back ."}
{"id": "2321", "text": "No sign of Geragos or Peterson in court yesterday when a judge was considering whether to unseal warrants obtained before Scott Peterson 's arrest .", "annotated_text": "No sign of Geragos or Peterson in court yesterday when a judge was considering whether to unseal warrants obtained before Scott Peterson 's arrest ."}
{"id": "2322", "text": "Peterson awaiting trial in the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son .", "annotated_text": "Peterson awaiting trial in the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son ."}
{"id": "2323", "text": "Joining us , Beth Caras .", "annotated_text": "Joining us , Beth Caras ."}
{"id": "2324", "text": "Good morning once again .", "annotated_text": "Good once again ."}
{"id": "2325", "text": "Thanks for being with us .", "annotated_text": "Thanks for being with us ."}
{"id": "2326", "text": "Some U.S. troops have not had a chance to call home since they were deployed for duty in `` Operation Iraqi Freedom . ''", "annotated_text": "Some U.S. troops have not had a chance to call home since they were deployed for duty in `` Operation Iraqi Freedom . ''"}
{"id": "2327", "text": "For some wives , the kindness of strangers has eased their worries .", "annotated_text": "For some wives , the kindness of strangers has eased their worries ."}
{"id": "2328", "text": "Beth Basin explains .", "annotated_text": "Beth Basin explains ."}
{"id": "2329", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2330", "text": "Jamie 's husband Jack was deployed a couple of weeks ago .", "annotated_text": "Jamie 's husband Jack was deployed a couple of weeks ago ."}
{"id": "2331", "text": "She and her daughter Jordan often shuffle through these pictures of him taken before he left .", "annotated_text": "She and her daughter Jordan often shuffle through these pictures of him taken before he left ."}
{"id": "2332", "text": "She has no idea where her husband is now , but thanks to a little help from a Delta flight attendant , she knew he got where he was going .", "annotated_text": "She has no idea where her husband is now , but thanks to a little help from a Delta flight attendant , she knew he got where he was going ."}
{"id": "2333", "text": "She had taken a picture of him and everything .", "annotated_text": "She had taken a picture of him and everything ."}
{"id": "2334", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2335", "text": "Along with the picture , the flight attendant wrote a letter saying she was praying for Jack 's safe return .", "annotated_text": "Along with the picture , the flight attendant wrote a letter saying she was praying for Jack 's safe return ."}
{"id": "2336", "text": "The trip to Georgia was just the first leg .", "annotated_text": "The trip to Georgia was just the first leg ."}
{"id": "2337", "text": "He got on a flight to an undisclosed location , when Jamie got a second phone call from a flight attendant .", "annotated_text": "He got on a flight to an undisclosed location , when Jamie got a second phone call from a flight attendant ."}
{"id": "2338", "text": "He asked us to call you to let you know he 's okay .", "annotated_text": "He asked us to call you to let you know he 's okay ."}
{"id": "2339", "text": "And she told us that he whipped out pictures of our kids and everything and showed all the family pictures and stuff .", "annotated_text": "And she told us that he whipped out pictures of our kids and everything and showed all the family pictures and stuff ."}
{"id": "2340", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2341", "text": "Jamie is not the only military wife who received a photo and letter .", "annotated_text": "Jamie is not the only military wife who received a photo and letter ."}
{"id": "2342", "text": "Her friend Anna also got one .", "annotated_text": "Her friend Anna also got one ."}
{"id": "2343", "text": "Turns out Anna 's husband flew out on the same flight as Jack .", "annotated_text": "Turns out Anna 's husband flew out on the same flight as Jack ."}
{"id": "2344", "text": "Although a small gesture , Anna says it 's meant a great deal .", "annotated_text": "Although a small gesture , Anna says it 's meant a great deal ."}
{"id": "2345", "text": "It made me realize that someone out there does care about my husband and the rest of the military , and it 's not all anti-war .", "annotated_text": "It made me realize that someone out there does care about my husband and the rest of the military , and it 's not all anti-war ."}
{"id": "2346", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2347", "text": "Even though neither of the women have ever met the flight attendants , they say they 'll never forget their act of kindness .", "annotated_text": "Even though neither of the women have ever met the flight attendants , they say they 'll never forget their act of kindness ."}
{"id": "2348", "text": "We get thousands of e-mail from our viewers every day .", "annotated_text": "We get thousands of e-mail from our viewers every day ."}
{"id": "2349", "text": "Here 's what some of you are saying as far as our coverage of the top stories is concerned .", "annotated_text": "Here 's what some of you are saying as far as our coverage of the top stories is concerned ."}
{"id": "2350", "text": "William writes this --", "annotated_text": "William writes this --"}
{"id": "2351", "text": "Please continue to write to us .", "annotated_text": "Please continue to write to us ."}
{"id": "2352", "text": "We love hearing from you .", "annotated_text": "We love hearing from you ."}
{"id": "2353", "text": "Just go to our Website , cnn.com/wolf .", "annotated_text": "Just go to our Website , cnn.com/wolf ."}
{"id": "2354", "text": "We read all of your e-mail .", "annotated_text": "We read all of your e-mail ."}
{"id": "2355", "text": "Much more coverage of the new Iraq and --", "annotated_text": "Much more coverage of the new Iraq and --"}
{"id": "2356", "text": "Now back to `` people in the news . ''", "annotated_text": "Now back to `` people in the news . ''"}
{"id": "2357", "text": "Good to be -LRB- bleep -RRB- King .", "annotated_text": "Good to be -LRB- bleep -RRB- King ."}
{"id": "2358", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2359", "text": "With the success of a new television show and last year 's Oz-fest tour ready to kick off , things were looking great for Ozzy Osbourne .", "annotated_text": "With the success of a new television show and last year 'sOz-fest tour ready to kick off , things were looking great for Ozzy Osbourne ."}
{"id": "2360", "text": "He was sober , he was rich and surrounded by a family who loved him but once again , Ozzy 's high would hit a low .", "annotated_text": "He was sober , he was rich and surrounded by a family who loved him but once again , Ozzy 's high would hit a low ."}
{"id": "2361", "text": "That July , Sharon Osbourne , Ozzy 's long - time manager , wife and best friend , announced to the world that she 'd been diagnosed with colon cancer .", "annotated_text": "That July , Sharon Osbourne , Ozzy 's long - time manager , wife and best friend , announced to the world that she 'd been diagnosed with colon cancer ."}
{"id": "2362", "text": "Every fiber of Ozzy was shaken .", "annotated_text": "Every fiber of Ozzy was shaken ."}
{"id": "2363", "text": "He had to be sedated for a while .", "annotated_text": "He had to be sedated for a while ."}
{"id": "2364", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2365", "text": "Sharon would have to undergo rounds of chemotherapy all summer .", "annotated_text": "Sharon would have to undergo rounds of chemotherapy all summer ."}
{"id": "2366", "text": "Ozzy took time off from Oz-fest to tend to his wife .", "annotated_text": "Ozzy took time off from Oz-fest to tend to his wife ."}
{"id": "2367", "text": "Ever the rock , Sharon faced cancer head on .", "annotated_text": "Ever the rock , Sharon faced cancer head on ."}
{"id": "2368", "text": "When you go in there and people so much worse than me , and it 's like , How lucky am I to have a great support system .", "annotated_text": "When you go in there and people so much worse than me , and it 's like , How lucky am I to have a great support system ."}
{"id": "2369", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2370", "text": "Even with Sharon trying to make things as easy as possible on her husband , he was still a mess .", "annotated_text": "Even with Sharon trying to make things as easy as possible on her husband , he was still a mess ."}
{"id": "2371", "text": "His struggle with sobriety would be tested again .", "annotated_text": "His struggle with sobriety would be tested again ."}
{"id": "2372", "text": "Ozzy 's not doing too good right now .", "annotated_text": "Ozzy 's not doing too good right now ."}
{"id": "2373", "text": "Drinking ?", "annotated_text": "Drinking ?"}
{"id": "2374", "text": "Drinking and he 's very delicate .", "annotated_text": "Drinking and he 's very delicate ."}
{"id": "2375", "text": "He 's , like , dealing with it the best he can .", "annotated_text": "He 's , like , dealing with it the best he can ."}
{"id": "2376", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2377", "text": "Despite Sharon 's illness , it 's business as usual for the family .", "annotated_text": "Despite Sharon 's illness , it 's business as usual for the family ."}
{"id": "2378", "text": "Though pushed back , filming commenced last fall on a second season of `` the Osbournes . ''", "annotated_text": "Though pushed back , filming commenced last fall on a second season of `` the Osbournes . ''"}
{"id": "2379", "text": "Some days when I 'm feeling bad , I say I ca n't do this anymore , and then you wake up and see the crew , and then , you know , you snap out of it .", "annotated_text": "Some days when I 'm feeling bad , I say I ca n't do this anymore , and then you wake up and see the crew , and then , you know , you snap out of it ."}
{"id": "2380", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2381", "text": "The larger question loomed .", "annotated_text": "The larger question loomed ."}
{"id": "2382", "text": "How could comedy come out of chemotherapy treatments ?", "annotated_text": "How could comedy come out of chemotherapy treatments ?"}
{"id": "2383", "text": "Sharon is dealing with the diagnosis and illness but what 's interesting is humor is the same .", "annotated_text": "Sharon is dealing with the diagnosis and illness but what 's interesting is humor is the same ."}
{"id": "2384", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2385", "text": "And the humor did remain the same .", "annotated_text": "And the humor did remain the same ."}
{"id": "2386", "text": "The show came back with a vengeance last fall chronicling Ozzy and Sharon dealing with cancer and the kids coping with new - found celebrity and one of the top rated shows .", "annotated_text": "The show came back with a vengeance last fall chronicling Ozzy and Sharon dealing with cancer and the kids coping with new - found celebrity and one of the top rated shows ."}
{"id": "2387", "text": "Ratings for the second season slid .", "annotated_text": "Ratings for the second season slid ."}
{"id": "2388", "text": "I 'm not banking my whole life on bringing , you know , number one rated show .", "annotated_text": "I 'm not banking my whole life on bringing , you know , number one rated show ."}
{"id": "2389", "text": "Having a nervous breakdown .", "annotated_text": "Having a nervous breakdown ."}
{"id": "2390", "text": "The bubble will burst .", "annotated_text": "The bubble will burst ."}
{"id": "2391", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2392", "text": "This year , more ups and downs .", "annotated_text": "This year , more ups and downs ."}
{"id": "2393", "text": "Sharon announced in April that the cancer was in remission , but just weeks after that announcement , son Jack entered drug and alcohol rehabilitation in California .", "annotated_text": "Sharon announced in April that the cancer was in remission , but just weeks after that announcement , son Jack entered drug and alcohol rehabilitation in California ."}
{"id": "2394", "text": "His family said that his party life style caught up with him .", "annotated_text": "His family said that his party life style caught up with him ."}
{"id": "2395", "text": "Now , with a third season set to start , will Ozzy 's role as a family man change the image in the annuls of heavy metal mad man ?", "annotated_text": "Now , with a third season set to start , will Ozzy 's role as a family man change the image in the annuls of heavy metal mad man ?"}
{"id": "2396", "text": "I think Ozzy 's the guy that hit a head of a bat , you know ?", "annotated_text": "I think Ozzy 's the guy that hit a head of a bat , you know ?"}
{"id": "2397", "text": "Crazy , drug taking , hard drinking , hard living rock n roller .", "annotated_text": "Crazy , drug taking , hard drinking , hard living rock n roller ."}
{"id": "2398", "text": "I think what the show does is also show that you might be those things , but also might be a pretty great dad , too .", "annotated_text": "I think what the show does is also show that you might be those things , but also might be a pretty great dad , too ."}
{"id": "2399", "text": "I would n't be here now if it was n't for my wife .", "annotated_text": "I would n't be here now if it was n't for my wife ."}
{"id": "2400", "text": "I always loved my wife but sometimes I do n't like her and sometimes she does n't like me but we love each other .", "annotated_text": "I always loved my wife but sometimes I do n't like her and sometimes she does n't like me but we love each other ."}
{"id": "2401", "text": "I hate these people that go , we 've been married for 56 years and never had a bad word .", "annotated_text": "I hate these people that go , we 've been married for 56 years and never had a bad word ."}
{"id": "2402", "text": "They must have been living in a different planet .", "annotated_text": "They must have been living in a different planet ."}
{"id": "2403", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2404", "text": "Ozzy Osbourne 's life filled with incredible highs crashing into devastating lows .", "annotated_text": "Ozzy Osbourne 's life filled with incredible highs crashing into devastating lows ."}
{"id": "2405", "text": "A manic life , grounded in family values .", "annotated_text": "A manic life , grounded in family values ."}
{"id": "2406", "text": "Ozzy 's not going to like me saying this , but he 's a very tender , gentle man .", "annotated_text": "Ozzy 's not going to like me saying this , but he 's a very tender , gentle man ."}
{"id": "2407", "text": "This is a guy whose world revolves not so much around music as around his wife .", "annotated_text": "This is a guy whose world revolves not so much around music as around his wife ."}
{"id": "2408", "text": "Rock `n roll !", "annotated_text": "Rock `n roll !"}
{"id": "2409", "text": "Part of the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne is a cautionary tale .", "annotated_text": "Part of the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne is a cautionary tale ."}
{"id": "2410", "text": "It 's also , you know , tale that includes family love , you know , and a lot of good things .", "annotated_text": "It 's also , you know , tale that includes family love , you know , and a lot of good things ."}
{"id": "2411", "text": "We have had it .", "annotated_text": "We have had it ."}
{"id": "2412", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2413", "text": "It 's a tale that continues to unfold .", "annotated_text": "It 's a tale that continues to unfold ."}
{"id": "2414", "text": "No telling how long the Osbourne phenomenon may last but the family 's loyal following will always be screaming for more .", "annotated_text": "No telling how long the Osbourne phenomenon may last but the family 's loyal following will always be screaming for more ."}
{"id": "2415", "text": "Stop screaming !", "annotated_text": "Stop screaming !"}
{"id": "2416", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2417", "text": "And so will Ozzy .", "annotated_text": "And so will Ozzy ."}
{"id": "2418", "text": "Sharon !", "annotated_text": "Sharon !"}
{"id": "2419", "text": "Despite problems --", "annotated_text": "Despite problems --"}
{"id": "2420", "text": "Welcome back .", "annotated_text": "Welcome back ."}
{"id": "2421", "text": "We 're standing by for the White House press briefing .", "annotated_text": "We 're standing by for the White House press briefing ."}
{"id": "2422", "text": "Ari Fleischer expected to come into the West Wing briefing room to brief reporters on a wide variety of subjects .", "annotated_text": "Ari Fleischer expected to come into the West Wing briefing room to brief reporters on a wide variety of subjects ."}
{"id": "2423", "text": "We 're all getting , this news in from the speech that the Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is expected to be delivering at the international press club around 1:00 Eastern at the top of the hour .", "annotated_text": "We 're all getting , this news in from the speech that the Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is expected to be delivering at the international press club around at ."}
{"id": "2424", "text": "We 're expecting that the Homeland Security Secretary will announce , that this Iraqi lawyer , who provided the information to U.S. military authority IES has been granted asylum here in the United States , together with his wife and daughter .", "annotated_text": "We 're expecting that the Homeland Security Secretary will announce , that this Iraqi lawyer , who provided the information to U.S. military authority IES has been granted asylum here in the United States , together with his wife and daughter ."}
{"id": "2425", "text": "They 're currently in the Washington , D.C. area .", "annotated_text": "They 're currently in the Washington , D.C. area ."}
{"id": "2426", "text": "An official tells our justice producer Terry Frieden .", "annotated_text": "An official tells our justice producer Terry Frieden ."}
{"id": "2427", "text": "So that development important .", "annotated_text": "So that development important ."}
{"id": "2428", "text": "Might get more information from Secretary Tom Ridge when he delivers that speech over at the press club in the next hour .", "annotated_text": "Might get more information from Secretary Tom Ridge when he delivers that speech over at the press club in ."}
{"id": "2429", "text": "We 'll be monitoring that as well .", "annotated_text": "We 'll be monitoring that as well ."}
{"id": "2430", "text": "We also have an update on that disturbing development outside Baghdad , about 40 miles or so outside Baghdad in Fallujah where there was a shootout between U.S. troops and Iraqis who had been demonstrating there .", "annotated_text": "We also have an update on that disturbing development outside Baghdad , about 40 miles or so outside Baghdad in Fallujah where there was a shootout between U.S. troops and Iraqis who had been demonstrating there ."}
{"id": "2431", "text": "Karl Penhaul is joining us live on the phone with more .", "annotated_text": "Karl Penhaul is joining us live on the phone with more ."}
{"id": "2432", "text": "First of all , Karl , how many Iraqis were killed in that incident ?", "annotated_text": "First of all , Karl , how many Iraqis were killed in that incident ?"}
{"id": "2433", "text": "Want to get to Florida , a massive manhunt underway where a rapist is targeting children .", "annotated_text": "Want to get to Florida , a massive manhunt underway where a rapist is targeting children ."}
{"id": "2434", "text": "DNA testing has conclusively linked one man .", "annotated_text": "DNA testing has conclusively linked one man ."}
{"id": "2435", "text": "The two most recent victims , age 11 and 13 .", "annotated_text": "The two most recent victims , age 11 and 13 ."}
{"id": "2436", "text": "They also believed one of those attacked in this string is age 79 as well .", "annotated_text": "They also believed one of those attacked in this string is age 79 as well ."}
{"id": "2437", "text": "We talked with the lieutenant in Miami and there is big time concern in the Shenandoah neighborhood , southwestern portion of Miami .", "annotated_text": "We talked with the lieutenant in Miami and there is big time concern in the Shenandoah neighborhood , southwestern portion of Miami ."}
{"id": "2438", "text": "Overseas in Iraq , a major operation underway .", "annotated_text": "Overseas in Iraq , a major operation underway ."}
{"id": "2439", "text": "Back to the scene in Orlando Florida .", "annotated_text": "Back to the scene in OrlandoFlorida ."}
{"id": "2440", "text": "We were here moments ago where the man in the green in the forefront of the screen there , the former POW David Williams was speaking to the crowd rather emotionally and now you see he is taking down the black and white POW flag .", "annotated_text": "We were here moments ago where the man in the green in the forefront of the screen there , the former POW David Williams was speaking to the crowd rather emotionally and now you see he is taking down the black and white POW flag ."}
{"id": "2441", "text": "I wish I could tell you which site this flag was hoisted in .", "annotated_text": "I wish I could tell you which site this flag was hoisted in ."}
{"id": "2442", "text": "We have the pictures coming in from Central Florida , News 13 .", "annotated_text": "We have the pictures coming in from Central Florida , News 13 ."}
{"id": "2443", "text": "This is that City Hall in Orlando , now I 'm being told .", "annotated_text": "This is that City Hall in Orlando , now I 'm being told ."}
{"id": "2444", "text": "Quite an emotional scene this morning .", "annotated_text": "Quite an emotional scene ."}
{"id": "2445", "text": "David Williams , one of the POWs whose face we got to know in the coverage that we saw coming from Iraq .", "annotated_text": "David Williams , one of the POWs whose face we got to know in the coverage that we saw coming from Iraq ."}
{"id": "2446", "text": "Other POWs from Iraq after they were captured and released , that dramatic release that Sunday morning when they were picked up by a squadron of Marines who had wandered in a town in Baghdad and were told where they were being kept .", "annotated_text": "Other POWs from Iraq after they were captured and released , that dramatic release that Sunday when they were picked up by a squadron of Marines who had wandered in a town in Baghdad and were told where they were being kept ."}
{"id": "2447", "text": "Dramatic rescue and then a return home .", "annotated_text": "Dramatic rescue and then a return home ."}
{"id": "2448", "text": "Quite an emotional experience and one of us can only imagine what it must have been like to endure .", "annotated_text": "Quite an emotional experience and one of us can only imagine what it must have been like to endure ."}
{"id": "2449", "text": "As we said , quite an emotional moment in Orlando , Florida .", "annotated_text": "As we said , quite an emotional moment in Orlando , Florida ."}
{"id": "2450", "text": "And you see Apache helicopter pilot and his wife Michelle who was talking with us on the telephone the Sunday morning when the video came in of the rescue of the POWs and , she identified her husband and life just got better and better for her after that .", "annotated_text": "And you see Apache helicopter pilot and his wife Michelle who was talking with us on the telephone the Sunday when the video came in of the rescue of the POWs and , she identified her husband and life just got better and better for her after that ."}
{"id": "2451", "text": "Moving on now , in upstate New York Stock Exchange criminal charges have been filed in last month 's fraternity hazing death at Platsberg State University of New York .", "annotated_text": "Moving on now , in upstate New York Stock Exchange criminal charges have been filed in last month 's fraternity hazing death at Platsberg State University of New York ."}
{"id": "2452", "text": "11 members had been charged with negligent homicide for forcing 18 - year - old pledge Walter Dean Jenning to drink an excessive amount of water .", "annotated_text": "11 members had been charged with negligent homicide for forcing 18 - year - old pledge Walter Dean Jenning to drink an excessive amount of water ."}
{"id": "2453", "text": "The fraternity also faces more than 150 charges for other hazing activities , as well .", "annotated_text": "The fraternity also faces more than 150 charges for other hazing activities , as well ."}
{"id": "2454", "text": "An unexpected surge in the unemployment lines .", "annotated_text": "An unexpected surge in the unemployment lines ."}
{"id": "2455", "text": "I 'm Myron Kandel at the cnnfn newsdesk in New York .", "annotated_text": "I 'm Myron Kandel at the cnnfn newsdesk in New York ."}
{"id": "2456", "text": "New claims for jobless benefits are moving upward .", "annotated_text": "New claims for jobless benefits are moving upward ."}
{"id": "2457", "text": "First time claims jumped by 7,000 last week , surprising analysts , and the four - week average hit its highest level since January of last year .", "annotated_text": "First time claims jumped by 7,000last week , surprising analysts , and the four - week average hit its highest level since January of last year ."}
{"id": "2458", "text": "The report shows the nation 's tight job market is loosening up a bit , but still unemployment is near a 30 - year low .", "annotated_text": "The report shows the nation 's tight job market is loosening up a bit , but still unemployment is near a 30 - year low ."}
{"id": "2459", "text": "Two Americans have won this year 's Nobel Prize for economics .", "annotated_text": "TwoAmericans have won this year 's Nobel Prize for economics ."}
{"id": "2460", "text": "The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is giving the award to James J. Heckman of the University of Chicago and University of California at Berkeley professor Daniel L. McFadden .", "annotated_text": "The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is giving the award to James J. Heckman of the University of Chicago and University of California at Berkeley professor Daniel L. McFadden ."}
{"id": "2461", "text": "The Academy says it 's for their theories and methods widely used in analyzing work and living habits .", "annotated_text": "The Academy says it 's for their theories and methods widely used in analyzing work and living habits ."}
{"id": "2462", "text": "They will share the prize award of $ 915,000 .", "annotated_text": "They will share the prize award of $ 915,000 ."}
{"id": "2463", "text": "The economics prize is the fourth in a week of awards announced by the Nobel Academy .", "annotated_text": "The economics prize is the fourth in a week of awards announced by the Nobel Academy ."}
{"id": "2464", "text": "The summit is coinciding with more unrest in several areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip .", "annotated_text": "The summit is coinciding with more unrest in several areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip ."}
{"id": "2465", "text": "Hundreds of stone - throwing Palestinians stormed the Israeli - controlled section of Hebron , breaking a curfew imposed since the outbreak of the unrest last month .", "annotated_text": "Hundreds of stone - throwing Palestinians stormed the Israeli - controlled section of Hebron , breaking a curfew imposed since the outbreak of the unrest last month ."}
{"id": "2466", "text": "Witnesses said Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition and rubber - coated metal bullets , wounding at least seven people .", "annotated_text": "Witnesses said Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition and rubber - coated metal bullets , wounding at least seven people ."}
{"id": "2467", "text": "Thousands of Palestinian demonstrators marched in the area to protest against a renewal of contacts with Israel .", "annotated_text": "Thousands of Palestinian demonstrators marched in the area to protest against a renewal of contacts with Israel ."}
{"id": "2468", "text": "The hottest gift this Christmas could be Sony 's new PlayStation 2 , but good luck finding one .", "annotated_text": "The hottest gift this Christmas could be Sony 's new PlayStation 2 , but good luck finding one ."}
{"id": "2469", "text": "As Greg Lefevre reports , many stores have sold out of the game even before its release .", "annotated_text": "As Greg Lefevre reports , many stores have sold out of the game even before its release ."}
{"id": "2470", "text": "Coming to a retailer near you , PlayStation pandemonium .", "annotated_text": "Coming to a retailer near you , PlayStation pandemonium ."}
{"id": "2471", "text": "Sony 's long - awaited release of its latest video game console is guaranteed to pump up the volume on video game sales , already a $ 7 billion business .", "annotated_text": "Sony 's long - awaited release of its latest video game console is guaranteed to pump up the volume on video game sales , already a $ 7 billion business ."}
{"id": "2472", "text": "Kids are spending $ 50 to $ 70 , you know , a pop on these games .", "annotated_text": "Kids are spending $ 50 to $ 70 , you know , a pop on these games ."}
{"id": "2473", "text": "There 's money here !", "annotated_text": "There 's money here !"}
{"id": "2474", "text": "The price ?", "annotated_text": "The price ?"}
{"id": "2475", "text": "$ 300 .", "annotated_text": "$ 300 ."}
{"id": "2476", "text": "A lot by current standards .", "annotated_text": "A lot by current standards ."}
{"id": "2477", "text": "It 's great .", "annotated_text": "It 's great ."}
{"id": "2478", "text": "The fact that it can also be a DVD player .", "annotated_text": "The fact that it can also be a DVD player ."}
{"id": "2479", "text": "You see a very wide environment with a lot of detail in the background .", "annotated_text": "You see a very wide environment with a lot of detail in the background ."}
{"id": "2480", "text": "The dazzling speed and bright graphics are dampened by a tight supply of units .", "annotated_text": "The dazzling speed and bright graphics are dampened by a tight supply of units ."}
{"id": "2481", "text": "Sony promised to debut with a million of the consoles , then cut that in half .", "annotated_text": "Sony promised to debut with a million of the consoles , then cut that in half ."}
{"id": "2482", "text": "Opening day is Thursday at midnight .", "annotated_text": "Opening day is Thursday at ."}
{"id": "2483", "text": "Many stores took orders and sold out in advance .", "annotated_text": "Many stores took orders and sold out in advance ."}
{"id": "2484", "text": "All of our customers who participated in our presale list will get it .", "annotated_text": "All of our customers who participated in our presale list will get it ."}
{"id": "2485", "text": "And the others ?", "annotated_text": "And the others ?"}
{"id": "2486", "text": "There 's going to be people all over the place trying to beat you out because most gamers , you know , they 're gamers ! they 're strategizing , figuring it out .", "annotated_text": "There 's going to be people all over the place trying to beat you out because most gamers , you know , they 're gamers ! they 're strategizing , figuring it out ."}
{"id": "2487", "text": "Sony plans 100,000 more each week , a fraction of the current demand .", "annotated_text": "Sony plans 100,000 more each week , a fraction of the current demand ."}
{"id": "2488", "text": "With that magic combination of high demand and short supply , PlayStation 2 is assured to be this year 's must have , ca n't get Christmas gift .", "annotated_text": "With that magic combination of high demand and short supply , PlayStation 2 is assured to be this year 's must have , ca n't get Christmas gift ."}
{"id": "2489", "text": "I know my sons are hyped up with this , but they are with every game release .", "annotated_text": "I know my sons are hyped up with this , but they are with every game release ."}
{"id": "2490", "text": "This is the latest chapter in the industry 's game of leapfrog .", "annotated_text": "This is the latest chapter in the industry 's game of leapfrog ."}
{"id": "2491", "text": "Last year , Sega 's Dreamcast blew minds and the competition , and next year , Microsoft promises its X-box game console and Nintendo will release its next - generation machine , the GameCube .", "annotated_text": "Last year , Sega 's Dreamcast blew minds and the competition , and next year , Microsoft promises its X-box game console and Nintendo will release its next - generation machine , the GameCube ."}
{"id": "2492", "text": "Computer gaming is mainstream .", "annotated_text": "Computer gaming is mainstream ."}
{"id": "2493", "text": "Age groups span the generations , and it 's absolutely no longer guys only .", "annotated_text": "Age groups span the generations , and it 's absolutely no longer guys only ."}
{"id": "2494", "text": "Greg Lefevre , CNN , San Francisco .", "annotated_text": "Greg Lefevre , CNN , San Francisco ."}
{"id": "2495", "text": "A Russian Navy spokesman says bad weather could complicate the work to recover bodies from the sunken nuclear submarine `` Kursk . ''", "annotated_text": "A Russian Navy spokesman says bad weather could complicate the work to recover bodies from the sunken nuclear submarine `` Kursk . ''"}
{"id": "2496", "text": "Russian and Norwegian divers successfully removed a rubber coating between the inner and outer hulls of sub yesterday .", "annotated_text": "Russian and Norwegian divers successfully removed a rubber coating between the inner and outer hulls of sub yesterday ."}
{"id": "2497", "text": "Thick fog , rain and high winds are limiting visibility at the site .", "annotated_text": "Thick fog , rain and high winds are limiting visibility at the site ."}
{"id": "2498", "text": "All 118 people on board the `` Kursk '' died when the submarine exploded and sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea .", "annotated_text": "All 118 people on board the `` Kursk '' died when the submarine exploded and sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea ."}
{"id": "2499", "text": "Hello from Atlanta .", "annotated_text": "Hello from Atlanta ."}
{"id": "2500", "text": "Our top story this half hour , the man responsible for U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf says there was no specific threat of an imminent attack in the Yemeni port of Aden before a bomb ripped into the `` USS Cole '' there this month .", "annotated_text": "Our top story , the man responsible for U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf says there was no specific threat of an imminent attack in the Yemeni port of Aden before a bomb ripped into the `` USS Cole '' there this month ."}
{"id": "2501", "text": "Army General Tommy Franks , head of the U.S. Central Command , today testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee to answer questions about the attack .", "annotated_text": "Army General Tommy Franks , head of the U.S. Central Command , today testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee to answer questions about the attack ."}
{"id": "2502", "text": "He told lawmakers it would not trigger a U.S. retreat from the Persian Gulf , even though troops remain at risk to terrorism .", "annotated_text": "He told lawmakers it would not trigger a U.S. retreat from the Persian Gulf , even though troops remain at risk to terrorism ."}
{"id": "2503", "text": "17 sailors were killed and dozens were injured when the explosion blew a huge hole into the hull of the Navy destroyer as it was refueling in Aden .", "annotated_text": "17 sailors were killed and dozens were injured when the explosion blew a huge hole into the hull of the Navy destroyer as it was refueling in Aden ."}
{"id": "2504", "text": "Franks said U.S. war ships have made almost 30 safe visits to Aden since January of last year .", "annotated_text": "Franks said U.S. war ships have made almost 30 safe visits to Aden since January of last year ."}
{"id": "2505", "text": "He added the attack is already the subject of an intense investigation by many agencies .", "annotated_text": "He added the attack is already the subject of an intense investigation by many agencies ."}
{"id": "2506", "text": "We 're determined to get to the bottom of this .", "annotated_text": "We 're determined to get to the bottom of this ."}
{"id": "2507", "text": "We 'll put the events that led up to `` Cole '' under a microscope , and , in fact , we 've begun that process .", "annotated_text": "We 'll put the events that led up to `` Cole '' under a microscope , and , in fact , we 've begun that process ."}
{"id": "2508", "text": "We will find the facts we need to find , and we 'll use the lessons that we learn from `` Cole '' to provide the best possible force protection for our troops in one of the most dangerous regions of the world .", "annotated_text": "We will find the facts we need to find , and we 'll use the lessons that we learn from `` Cole '' to provide the best possible force protection for our troops in one of the most dangerous regions of the world ."}
{"id": "2509", "text": "A special heavy - lift ship is due to arrive in Yemen tomorrow .", "annotated_text": "A special heavy - lift ship is due to arrive in Yementomorrow ."}
{"id": "2510", "text": "It will carry the damaged `` USS Cole '' back to the United States .", "annotated_text": "It will carry the damaged `` USS Cole '' back to the United States ."}
{"id": "2511", "text": "The October attack on the `` Cole '' killed 17 sailors .", "annotated_text": "The October attack on the `` Cole '' killed 17 sailors ."}
{"id": "2512", "text": "A toward U.S. Army general and U.S. Navy admiral have arrived in Aden .", "annotated_text": "A toward U.S. Army general and U.S. Navy admiral have arrived in Aden ."}
{"id": "2513", "text": "They 'll assist in the investigation of the bombing .", "annotated_text": "They 'll assist in the investigation of the bombing ."}
{"id": "2514", "text": "They will also review military procedures and intelligence operations in Yemen .", "annotated_text": "They will also review military procedures and intelligence operations in Yemen ."}
{"id": "2515", "text": "The Dixie Chicks are the big winners at the Country Music Awards in Nashville .", "annotated_text": "The Dixie Chicks are the big winners at the Country Music Awards in Nashville ."}
{"id": "2516", "text": "The group won four awards -- Entertainer of the Year , Best Vocal Group , Best Album for `` Fly , '' and Music Video of the Year for `` Goodbye , Earl . ''", "annotated_text": "The group won four awards -- Entertainer of the Year , Best Vocal Group , Best Album for `` Fly , '' and Music Video of the Year for `` Goodbye , Earl . ''"}
{"id": "2517", "text": "Faith Hill received the Female Vocalist award .", "annotated_text": "Faith Hill received the Female Vocalist award ."}
{"id": "2518", "text": "Husband Tim M Graw got the Male Vocalist honor .", "annotated_text": "Husband Tim M Graw got the Male Vocalist honor ."}
{"id": "2519", "text": "They are the first married couple to win both honors in the same year .", "annotated_text": "They are the first married couple to win both honors in the same year ."}
{"id": "2520", "text": "`` I Hope You Dance , '' by Lee Ann Womack , was awarded Single of the Year and Song of the Year .", "annotated_text": "`` I Hope You Dance , '' by Lee Ann Womack , was awarded Single of the Year and Song of the Year ."}
{"id": "2521", "text": "A runway mix - up apparently caused Tuesday 's plane crash in Taiwan .", "annotated_text": "A runway mix - up apparently caused Tuesday 's plane crash in Taiwan ."}
{"id": "2522", "text": "Investigators say the Singapore Airlines jet should have been on runway Five - Left , but instead , it was on Five - Right , a parallel runway .", "annotated_text": "Investigators say the Singapore Airlines jet should have been on runway Five - Left , but instead , it was on Five - Right , a parallel runway ."}
{"id": "2523", "text": "The plane hit construction equipment .", "annotated_text": "The plane hit construction equipment ."}
{"id": "2524", "text": "That 's part of it right there .", "annotated_text": "That 's part of it right there ."}
{"id": "2525", "text": "Investigators say they do n't know why it was on the wrong runway .", "annotated_text": "Investigators say they do n't know why it was on the wrong runway ."}
{"id": "2526", "text": "It was raining at the time .", "annotated_text": "It was raining at the time ."}
{"id": "2527", "text": "They hope the plane 's flight recorder will help solve the mystery .", "annotated_text": "They hope the plane 's flight recorder will help solve the mystery ."}
{"id": "2528", "text": "The pilot is being kept in Taiwan for questioning .", "annotated_text": "The pilot is being kept in Taiwan for questioning ."}
{"id": "2529", "text": "81 people were killed in the accident , which took place amid poor visibility and driving rain .", "annotated_text": "81 people were killed in the accident , which took place amid poor visibility and driving rain ."}
{"id": "2530", "text": "The airport has no ground radar , so air traffic controllers could not have known the pilot took a wrong turn .", "annotated_text": "The airport has no ground radar , so air traffic controllers could not have known the pilot took a wrong turn ."}
{"id": "2531", "text": "Nine people were injured in Gaza when gunmen opened fire on an Israeli bus .", "annotated_text": "Nine people were injured in Gaza when gunmen opened fire on an Israeli bus ."}
{"id": "2532", "text": "The passengers were off - duty Israeli security workers .", "annotated_text": "The passengers were off - duty Israeli security workers ."}
{"id": "2533", "text": "Witnesses say the shots came from the Palestinian international airport .", "annotated_text": "Witnesses say the shots came from the Palestinian international airport ."}
{"id": "2534", "text": "Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak closed down the two - year - old airport in response to the incident .", "annotated_text": "Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak closed down the two - year - old airport in response to the incident ."}
{"id": "2535", "text": "Palestinians criticized the move .", "annotated_text": "Palestinians criticized the move ."}
{"id": "2536", "text": "They regard the airport as a symbol of emerging statehood .", "annotated_text": "They regard the airport as a symbol of emerging statehood ."}
{"id": "2537", "text": "It looks like an annual tradition is building .", "annotated_text": "It looks like an annual tradition is building ."}
{"id": "2538", "text": "80,000 people with a shared love of music converge on a Tennessee pasture for three days of good vibes and who knows what else .", "annotated_text": "80,000 people with a shared love of music converge on a Tennessee pasture for three days of good vibes and who knows what else ."}
{"id": "2539", "text": "It 's called Bonnaroo .", "annotated_text": "It 's called Bonnaroo ."}
{"id": "2540", "text": "Check it out .", "annotated_text": "Check it out ."}
{"id": "2541", "text": "Bonnaroo is kind of this going example of what the whole jam band community is turned in .", "annotated_text": "Bonnaroo is kind of this going example of what the whole jam band community is turned in ."}
{"id": "2542", "text": "That 's what I really like about the jam community , its acceptance of improvizational music , despite whatever region or genre .", "annotated_text": "That 's what I really like about the jam community , its acceptance of improvizational music , despite whatever region or genre ."}
{"id": "2543", "text": "It 's about the freedom of the music and the freedom of expression .", "annotated_text": "It 's about the freedom of the music and the freedom of expression ."}
{"id": "2544", "text": "Well , we sold all 80,000 tickets through our web site .", "annotated_text": "Well , we sold all 80,000 tickets through our web site ."}
{"id": "2545", "text": "We sold out in 16 days .", "annotated_text": "We sold out in 16 days ."}
{"id": "2546", "text": "I mean , the amazing thing is , we used no traditional advertising .", "annotated_text": "I mean , the amazing thing is , we used no traditional advertising ."}
{"id": "2547", "text": "We put all these bands together .", "annotated_text": "We put all these bands together ."}
{"id": "2548", "text": "It draws a huge audience , so the record companies and the music business has to take all of these forms of music more seriously .", "annotated_text": "It draws a huge audience , so the record companies and the music business has to take all of these forms of music more seriously ."}
{"id": "2549", "text": "It 's like strength in numbers .", "annotated_text": "It 's like strength in numbers ."}
{"id": "2550", "text": "I hope this kind of thing can happen in America , instead of it just being these isolated festivals like Bonnaroo , it really can happen in 100 cities every summer , like the festivals do in Europe .", "annotated_text": "I hope this kind of thing can happen in America , instead of it just being these isolated festivals like Bonnaroo , it really can happen in 100 cities every summer , like the festivals do in Europe ."}
{"id": "2551", "text": "My only complaint is the overlapping .", "annotated_text": "My only complaint is the overlapping ."}
{"id": "2552", "text": "You know , as a music lover that I am , there 's five acts all playing at the same time on five different stages that I want to see .", "annotated_text": "You know , as a music lover that I am , there 's five acts all playing at the same time on five different stages that I want to see ."}
{"id": "2553", "text": "It really comes from the actual bands and the fact that there 's this grassroots following that 's been there , you know , for a long time , primarily started by the Grateful Dead , at least the future by the Grateful Dead .", "annotated_text": "It really comes from the actual bands and the fact that there 's this grassroots following that 's been there , you know , for a long time , primarily started by the Grateful Dead , at least the future by the Grateful Dead ."}
{"id": "2554", "text": "We will get by we will survive .", "annotated_text": "We will get by we will survive ."}
{"id": "2555", "text": "We 're carrying on a tradition that started a long time .", "annotated_text": "We 're carrying on a tradition that started a long time ."}
{"id": "2556", "text": "In American music , improvization is what it 's always been about .", "annotated_text": "In American music , improvization is what it 's always been about ."}
{"id": "2557", "text": "It 's not just clapping and having a good time .", "annotated_text": "It 's not just clapping and having a good time ."}
{"id": "2558", "text": "It makes you feel a certain kind of love , and hopefully , that translates in the community .", "annotated_text": "It makes you feel a certain kind of love , and hopefully , that translates in the community ."}
{"id": "2559", "text": "You go out .", "annotated_text": "You go out ."}
{"id": "2560", "text": "You hug someone .", "annotated_text": "You hug someone ."}
{"id": "2561", "text": "You do something good .", "annotated_text": "You do something good ."}
{"id": "2562", "text": "You make a better world .", "annotated_text": "You make a better world ."}
{"id": "2563", "text": "For me , that 's music .", "annotated_text": "For me , that 's music ."}
{"id": "2564", "text": "We love you .", "annotated_text": "We love you ."}
{"id": "2565", "text": "We --", "annotated_text": "We --"}
{"id": "2566", "text": "Another story out of Belgrade , violence at the highest form .", "annotated_text": "Another story out of Belgrade , violence at the highest form ."}
{"id": "2567", "text": "The Serbian Prime Minister , Zoran Djindjic has died of his wounds after being shot , an assassination attempt .", "annotated_text": "The Serbian Prime Minister , Zoran Djindjic has died of his wounds after being shot , an assassination attempt ."}
{"id": "2568", "text": "Apparently , he was on his way to greet reporters at the time outside the main government office there in Belgrade .", "annotated_text": "Apparently , he was on his way to greet reporters at the time outside the main government office there in Belgrade ."}
{"id": "2569", "text": "All this happening about 90 minutes ago based on the wire reports we 're getting here .", "annotated_text": "All this happening based on the wire reports we 're getting here ."}
{"id": "2570", "text": "The word from Serbia , Zoran Djindjic , the Prime Minister , is dead .", "annotated_text": "The word from Serbia , Zoran Djindjic , the Prime Minister , is dead ."}
{"id": "2571", "text": "Earlier reports said he was shot in the back , as well as the stomach .", "annotated_text": "Earlier reports said he was shot in the back , as well as the stomach ."}
{"id": "2572", "text": "USAirways is flying its way out of bankruptcy .", "annotated_text": "USAirways is flying its way out of bankruptcy ."}
{"id": "2573", "text": "The company which lost nearly $ 4 billion over the past two years has cut its annual costs by nearly $ 2 billion .", "annotated_text": "The company which lost nearly $ 4 billion over the past two years has cut its annual costs by nearly $ 2 billion ."}
{"id": "2574", "text": "Most of that was saved by cutting employee wages and benefits .", "annotated_text": "Most of that was saved by cutting employee wages and benefits ."}
{"id": "2575", "text": "The Dow is down , you see there , just about almost 140 points .", "annotated_text": "The Dow is down , you see there , just about almost 140 points ."}
{"id": "2576", "text": "Nasdaq down 20 and the S&P is down , as well .", "annotated_text": "Nasdaq down 20 and the S&P is down , as well ."}
{"id": "2577", "text": "So the markets are continuing their negative trend from last week .", "annotated_text": "So the markets are continuing their negative trend from last week ."}
{"id": "2578", "text": "We 'll keep our eye on that .", "annotated_text": "We 'll keep our eye on that ."}
{"id": "2579", "text": "Coming up right here , next hour on Live From , terror tactics on the battlefield .", "annotated_text": "Coming up right here , next hour on Live From , terror tactics on the battlefield ."}
{"id": "2580", "text": "Is it a taste of more to come in Iraq ?", "annotated_text": "Is it a taste of more to come in Iraq ?"}
{"id": "2581", "text": "We 'll talk with a terror expert about that , and Iraqi deserters on the northern front , Ben Wedeman has their story why they 're no longer fighting for Saddam Hussein and Don Shepperd is going to answer some of your questions as he looks at the battle hot spots .", "annotated_text": "We 'll talk with a terror expert about that , and Iraqi deserters on the northern front , Ben Wedeman has their story why they 're no longer fighting for Saddam Hussein and Don Shepperd is going to answer some of your questions as he looks at the battle hot spots ."}
{"id": "2582", "text": "Now let 's go back to Wolf Blitzer in Kuwait City for more special coverage of the war in Iraq .", "annotated_text": "Now let 's go back to Wolf Blitzer in Kuwait City for more special coverage of the war in Iraq ."}
{"id": "2583", "text": "Central Command has determined that Baghdad Airport is unusable for normal air operations .", "annotated_text": "Central Command has determined that Baghdad Airport is unusable for normal air operations ."}
{"id": "2584", "text": "The airport , for the most part , is now under U.S. control .", "annotated_text": "The airport , for the most part , is now under U.S. control ."}
{"id": "2585", "text": "Military officials will not say whether damage to the runways is going to limit operation there , but they know there are underground bunkers there and some other areas that may be of use .", "annotated_text": "Military officials will not say whether damage to the runways is going to limit operation there , but they know there are underground bunkers there and some other areas that may be of use ."}
{"id": "2586", "text": "Centcom also says 2500 Republican Guard troops have surrendered to U.S. Marines between Kut and Baghdad .", "annotated_text": "Centcom also says 2500Republican Guard troops have surrendered to U.S. Marines between Kut and Baghdad ."}
{"id": "2587", "text": "Military officials say the Baghdad Republican Guard division is no longer an effective fighting force .", "annotated_text": "Military officials say the Baghdad Republican Guard division is no longer an effective fighting force ."}
{"id": "2588", "text": "A federal appeals court will decide how long dirty bomb suspect Jose Padilla can be retained and whether he can meet with attorneys .", "annotated_text": "A federal appeals court will decide how long dirty bomb suspect Jose Padilla can be retained and whether he can meet with attorneys ."}
{"id": "2589", "text": "The U.S. attorney says Padilla is an enemy combattant and not entitled to counsel .", "annotated_text": "The U.S. attorney says Padilla is an enemy combattant and not entitled to counsel ."}
{"id": "2590", "text": "He is accused of attempting to ignite a dirty bomb in this country .", "annotated_text": "He is accused of attempting to ignite a dirty bomb in this country ."}
{"id": "2591", "text": "A Palestinian terrorist leader wanted for a deadly 1985 cruise ship hijacking is in U.S. custody in Iraq .", "annotated_text": "A Palestinian terrorist leader wanted for a deadly 1985 cruise ship hijacking is in U.S. custody in Iraq ."}
{"id": "2592", "text": "U.S. sources tell CNN Mohammed `` Abu '' Abbas was captured about 50 miles west of Baghdad .", "annotated_text": "U.S. sources tell CNNMohammed `` Abu '' Abbas was captured about 50 miles west of Baghdad ."}
{"id": "2593", "text": "Palestinian sources say he had tried to flee into Syria , but was turned away at the border .", "annotated_text": "Palestinian sources say he had tried to flee into Syria , but was turned away at the border ."}
{"id": "2594", "text": "In October of 1985 , four hijackers under his command took over the Italian cruise ship `` Achille Lauro '' and killed a wheelchair - bound American tourist , Leo Klinghoffer .", "annotated_text": "In October of 1985 , four hijackers under his command took over the Italian cruise ship `` Achille Lauro '' and killed a wheelchair - bound American tourist , Leo Klinghoffer ."}
{"id": "2595", "text": "Abbas was convicted in absentia by an Italian court and sentenced to five life terms in prison .", "annotated_text": "Abbas was convicted in absentia by an Italian court and sentenced to five life terms in prison ."}
{"id": "2596", "text": "All one of the many young faces that bear the heavy mark of war .", "annotated_text": "All one of the many young faces that bear the heavy mark of war ."}
{"id": "2597", "text": "The story of one boy who 's lucky enough to be alive .", "annotated_text": "The story of one boy who 's lucky enough to be alive ."}
{"id": "2598", "text": "I 'm Mary Snow with this check of headlines .", "annotated_text": "I 'm Mary Snow with this check of headlines ."}
{"id": "2599", "text": "American Airlines ' fate is hanging on its flight attendant 's union , its narrowly rejected union today .", "annotated_text": "American Airlines ' fate is hanging on its flight attendant 's union , its narrowly rejected union today ."}
{"id": "2600", "text": "If the workers do n't approve the steep cutbacks American says it will file for bankruptcy .", "annotated_text": "If the workers do n't approve the steep cutbacks American says it will file for bankruptcy ."}
{"id": "2601", "text": "Yesterday American pilots mechanics approved their share $ 1.8 billion in labor concession .", "annotated_text": "YesterdayAmerican pilots mechanics approved their share $ 1.8 billion in labor concession ."}
{"id": "2602", "text": "American warns it will seek more layoffs if it does file for Chapter 11 .", "annotated_text": "American warns it will seek more layoffs if it does file for Chapter 11 ."}
{"id": "2603", "text": "Number of companies are planning to cut their payrolls .", "annotated_text": "Number of companies are planning to cut their payrolls ."}
{"id": "2604", "text": "Motorola saying it will eliminate another 3,000 jobs , 3 % of its work force .", "annotated_text": "Motorola saying it will eliminate another 3,000 jobs , 3 % of its work force ."}
{"id": "2605", "text": "Let 's look at the latest numbers on the Dow .", "annotated_text": "Let 's look at the latest numbers on the Dow ."}
{"id": "2606", "text": "Wall Street stocks are mixed .", "annotated_text": "Wall Street stocks are mixed ."}
{"id": "2607", "text": "The Dow industrials down 64 points .", "annotated_text": "The Dow industrials down 64 points ."}
{"id": "2608", "text": "Nasdaq up about 13 points .", "annotated_text": "Nasdaq up about 13 points ."}
{"id": "2609", "text": "That 's the latest from Wall Street .", "annotated_text": "That 's the latest from Wall Street ."}
{"id": "2610", "text": "CNN Live Today continues after this .", "annotated_text": "CNN Live Today continues after this ."}
{"id": "2611", "text": "And the Dixie Chicks open their U.S. tour tomorrow night in Greenville , South Carolina .", "annotated_text": "And the Dixie Chicks open their U.S. tour in Greenville , South Carolina ."}
{"id": "2612", "text": "The popular band has been criticized within country music circles for comments by lead singer Natalie Maines .", "annotated_text": "The popular band has been criticized within country music circles for comments by lead singer Natalie Maines ."}
{"id": "2613", "text": "She said she was embarrassed to be from the same state as President Bush .", "annotated_text": "She said she was embarrassed to be from the same state as President Bush ."}
{"id": "2614", "text": "She has since apologized for her remarks .", "annotated_text": "She has since apologized for her remarks ."}
{"id": "2615", "text": "Hmm , those Dixie Chicks .", "annotated_text": "Hmm , those Dixie Chicks ."}
{"id": "2616", "text": "Speaking of chicks -- call it puppy love , call it maternal instinct , but , mostly it 's just out of the ordinary .", "annotated_text": "Speaking of chicks -- call it puppy love , call it maternal instinct , but , mostly it 's just out of the ordinary ."}
{"id": "2617", "text": "Andrea Ash from Kezi in Portland has this story of chicken that decided to take a new day job .", "annotated_text": "Andrea Ash from Kezi in Portland has this story of chicken that decided to take a new day job ."}
{"id": "2618", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2619", "text": "People have long struggled with the question , Why did the chicken cross the road ? - but all the Scott family wants to know is , Why did a chicken adopt their ten new puppies ?", "annotated_text": "People have long struggled with the question , Why did the chicken cross the road ? - but all the Scott family wants to know is , Why did a chicken adopt their ten new puppies ?"}
{"id": "2620", "text": "Every time we looked out our window it was like , What is she doing in there ?", "annotated_text": "Every time we looked out our window it was like , What is she doing in there ?"}
{"id": "2621", "text": "It looks so out of place .", "annotated_text": "It looks so out of place ."}
{"id": "2622", "text": "It 's just funny .", "annotated_text": "It 's just funny ."}
{"id": "2623", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2624", "text": "The puppies were born Easter Sunday .", "annotated_text": "The puppies were born Easter Sunday ."}
{"id": "2625", "text": "Soon after , one of the family 's three chickens flew the coop and took up residence in the crate built especially for the puppies .", "annotated_text": "Soon after , one of the family 's three chickens flew the coop and took up residence in the crate built especially for the puppies ."}
{"id": "2626", "text": "They goes in there and nuzzles with the puppies , or lays her eggs and sits there with the mother .", "annotated_text": "They goes in there and nuzzles with the puppies , or lays her eggs and sits there with the mother ."}
{"id": "2627", "text": "They 're just all happy , a little family in there .", "annotated_text": "They 're just all happy , a little family in there ."}
{"id": "2628", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2629", "text": "At first the sight shocked the Scott family .", "annotated_text": "At first the sight shocked the Scott family ."}
{"id": "2630", "text": "They tried to shoo the hen away but she kept coming back , even putting up baby gates to try to keep the chicken out .", "annotated_text": "They tried to shoo the hen away but she kept coming back , even putting up baby gates to try to keep the chicken out ."}
{"id": "2631", "text": "No match for her .", "annotated_text": "No match for her ."}
{"id": "2632", "text": "She simply flew over .", "annotated_text": "She simply flew over ."}
{"id": "2633", "text": "It also got past the puppies ' protective father .", "annotated_text": "It also got past the puppies ' protective father ."}
{"id": "2634", "text": "I am going to sit with these punies .", "annotated_text": "I am going to sit with these punies ."}
{"id": "2635", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2636", "text": "The Scotts ran it past their vet and the vet assured them , as long as the hen left her crate to do business , she was no harm to the pup .", "annotated_text": "The Scotts ran it past their vet and the vet assured them , as long as the hen left her crate to do business , she was no harm to the pup ."}
{"id": "2637", "text": "The family says the chicken keeps the place clean , so she 's free to stay .", "annotated_text": "The family says the chicken keeps the place clean , so she 's free to stay ."}
{"id": "2638", "text": "A pretty good relationship with that chicken .", "annotated_text": "A pretty good relationship with that chicken ."}
{"id": "2639", "text": "She does n't mind them crawling around underneath her .", "annotated_text": "She does n't mind them crawling around underneath her ."}
{"id": "2640", "text": "Reporter :", "annotated_text": "Reporter :"}
{"id": "2641", "text": "When the mom comes in , the puppies know exactly where to go for milk -- sort of a little confusion .", "annotated_text": "When the mom comes in , the puppies know exactly where to go for milk -- sort of a little confusion ."}
{"id": "2642", "text": "The pups do n't exactly know the difference between fur and feathers yet .", "annotated_text": "The pups do n't exactly know the difference between fur and feathers yet ."}
{"id": "2643", "text": "After all , they 're only a week old .", "annotated_text": "After all , they 're only a week old ."}
{"id": "2644", "text": "Eventually they all find the real mom .", "annotated_text": "Eventually they all find the real mom ."}
{"id": "2645", "text": "No one knows what will happen as the pups grow older and are able to open their eyes .", "annotated_text": "No one knows what will happen as the pups grow older and are able to open their eyes ."}
{"id": "2646", "text": "Chances are , they 'll always have a fondness from one hen .", "annotated_text": "Chances are , they 'll always have a fondness from one hen ."}
{"id": "2647", "text": "Those puppies are in for a heck of a surprise when they do open their eyes , are n't they ?", "annotated_text": "Those puppies are in for a heck of a surprise when they do open their eyes , are n't they ?"}
{"id": "2648", "text": "The puppies come home to roost !", "annotated_text": "The puppies come home to roost !"}
{"id": "2649", "text": "That 's a good one .", "annotated_text": "That 's a good one ."}
{"id": "2650", "text": "That was a great story .", "annotated_text": "That was a great story ."}
{"id": "2651", "text": "We 'll try to follow that in our next half hour .", "annotated_text": "We 'll try to follow that in our next half hour ."}
{"id": "2652", "text": "We 'll tell you what the FTC is doing to crack down on internet auction fraud .", "annotated_text": "We 'll tell you what the FTC is doing to crack down on internet auction fraud ."}
{"id": "2653", "text": "That and the top stories in just two minutes .", "annotated_text": "That and the top stories in ."}
{"id": "2654", "text": "I 'm Mike Galanos .", "annotated_text": "I 'm Mike Galanos ."}
{"id": "2655", "text": "And I 'm Rudi Bakhtiar .", "annotated_text": "And I 'm Rudi Bakhtiar ."}
{"id": "2656", "text": "We leave you with sounds from Willie Nelson , the country legend is celebrating his 70th birthday .", "annotated_text": "We leave you with sounds from Willie Nelson , the country legend is celebrating his 70th birthday ."}
{"id": "2657", "text": "This is CNN `` Headline News Tonight . ''", "annotated_text": "This is CNN `` Headline News Tonight . ''"}
{"id": "2658", "text": "Breaking news out of Long Beach , a situation with a standoff involving a 2 - year - old and a man with a gun , this one having a peaceful ending .", "annotated_text": "Breaking news out of Long Beach , a situation with a standoff involving a 2 - year - old and a man with a gun , this one having a peaceful ending ."}
{"id": "2659", "text": "This is near the Long Beach Airport and involved a city bus .", "annotated_text": "This is near the Long Beach Airport and involved a city bus ."}
{"id": "2660", "text": "A man who had assault , he actually had assault with a deadly weapon , this is pictures .", "annotated_text": "A man who had assault , he actually had assault with a deadly weapon , this is pictures ."}
{"id": "2661", "text": "Look at that .", "annotated_text": "Look at that ."}
{"id": "2662", "text": "Man spread - eagle with a two - year - old child .", "annotated_text": "Man spread - eagle with a two - year - old child ."}
{"id": "2663", "text": "The officer is going to go in and swoop her away .", "annotated_text": "The officer is going to go in and swoop her away ."}
{"id": "2664", "text": "As we understand it , the man had the child .", "annotated_text": "As we understand it , the man had the child ."}
{"id": "2665", "text": "It was inside of the city bus .", "annotated_text": "It was inside of the city bus ."}
{"id": "2666", "text": "Police surrounded this bus near the airport with guns drawn .", "annotated_text": "Police surrounded this bus near the airport with guns drawn ."}
{"id": "2667", "text": "The man came out and did the spread - eagle like that .", "annotated_text": "The man came out and did the spread - eagle like that ."}
{"id": "2668", "text": "Just as he did that , that 's when you saw the child just walking just a few feet away from him but the officers were able to get the child away .", "annotated_text": "Just as he did that , that 's when you saw the child just walking just a few feet away from him but the officers were able to get the child away ."}
{"id": "2669", "text": "They handcuffed the man and they took him into custody .", "annotated_text": "They handcuffed the man and they took him into custody ."}
{"id": "2670", "text": "That was after he had actually barricaded himself inside that bus with the child .", "annotated_text": "That was after he had actually barricaded himself inside that bus with the child ."}
{"id": "2671", "text": "So that one coming to a peaceful ending , what could have been a very gruesome situation involving that two - year - old child in Southern California .", "annotated_text": "So that one coming to a peaceful ending , what could have been a very gruesome situation involving that two - year - old child in Southern California ."}
{"id": "2672", "text": "That one is over in Long Beach .", "annotated_text": "That one is over in Long Beach ."}
{"id": "2673", "text": "Welcome and good evening , everyone .", "annotated_text": "Welcome and good , everyone ."}
{"id": "2674", "text": "Mike is off tonight .", "annotated_text": "Mike is off tonight ."}
{"id": "2675", "text": "To our top story of the evening -- Martha Stewart is stepping down as head of her media empire .", "annotated_text": "To our top story of the -- Martha Stewart is stepping down as head of her media empire ."}
{"id": "2676", "text": "She announced her decision to vacate her post as chief executive of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia , following word of a federal indictment .", "annotated_text": "She announced her decision to vacate her post as chief executive of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia , following word of a federal indictment ."}
{"id": "2677", "text": "In a statement , she says she 's stepping aside in the best interest of the company , but she will stay on the board of directors .", "annotated_text": "In a statement , she says she 's stepping aside in the best interest of the company , but she will stay on the board of directors ."}
{"id": "2678", "text": "Stewart pleaded not guilty to a nine - count indictment .", "annotated_text": "Stewart pleaded not guilty to a nine - count indictment ."}
{"id": "2679", "text": "The charges include conspiracy to obstruct justice and perjury connected to an insider trading scandal .", "annotated_text": "The charges include conspiracy to obstruct justice and perjury connected to an insider trading scandal ."}
{"id": "2680", "text": "The government also filed civil charges against her .", "annotated_text": "The government also filed civil charges against her ."}
{"id": "2681", "text": "She is charged with using insider information to bail out of a biotech stock the day before its price tanked , and then trying to cover it up .", "annotated_text": "She is charged with using insider information to bail out of a biotech stock the day before its price tanked , and then trying to cover it up ."}
{"id": "2682", "text": "Her stockbroker was also charged .", "annotated_text": "Her stockbroker was also charged ."}
{"id": "2683", "text": "If convicted on all counts , Stewart faces up to 30 years in prison and $ 2 million in fines .", "annotated_text": "If convicted on all counts , Stewart faces up to 30 years in prison and $ 2 million in fines ."}
{"id": "2684", "text": "Canada is on the path to becoming the third country to allow gay marriage .", "annotated_text": "Canada is on the path to becoming the third country to allow gay marriage ."}
{"id": "2685", "text": "The federal government will not appeal the court ruling that cleared the way for same - sex unions .", "annotated_text": "The federal government will not appeal the court ruling that cleared the way for same - sex unions ."}
{"id": "2686", "text": "Prime Minister Jean Chretien says the government will now draft legislation legalizing gay marriages .", "annotated_text": "Prime Minister Jean Chretien says the government will now draft legislation legalizing gay marriages ."}
{"id": "2687", "text": "And the U.S. government , can withhold the names of people detained as part of the 9 / 11 investigation .", "annotated_text": "And the U.S. government , can withhold the names of people detained as part of the 9 / 11 investigation ."}
{"id": "2688", "text": "That 's the decision from a federal appeals court reversing a lower court ruling .", "annotated_text": "That 's the decision from a federal appeals court reversing a lower court ruling ."}
{"id": "2689", "text": "The Justice Department argued that releasing the names could hamper ongoing investigations .", "annotated_text": "The Justice Department argued that releasing the names could hamper ongoing investigations ."}
{"id": "2690", "text": "As we 've been reporting , only within the past hour or so , there 's been a shooting incident in central Israel , not far from the West Bank .", "annotated_text": "As we 've been reporting , only within , there 's been a shooting incident in central Israel , not far from the West Bank ."}
{"id": "2691", "text": "A 7 - year - old Israeli girl has died .", "annotated_text": "A 7 - year - oldIsraeli girl has died ."}
{"id": "2692", "text": "Two others , her father apparently and another sister , have been wounded in this incident .", "annotated_text": "Two others , her father apparently and another sister , have been wounded in this incident ."}
{"id": "2693", "text": "We 're going to continue to get more details on this late - breaking development and bring you those details when we have them .", "annotated_text": "We 're going to continue to get more details on this late - breaking development and bring you those details when we have them ."}
{"id": "2694", "text": "Convicted rapist and Max Factor heir Andrew Luster is back in California .", "annotated_text": "Convicted rapist and Max Factor heir Andrew Luster is back in California ."}
{"id": "2695", "text": "Luster returned to Los Angeles yesterday from Mexico following his capture Tuesday by American bounty hunters .", "annotated_text": "Luster returned to Los Angelesyesterday from Mexico following his capture Tuesday by American bounty hunters ."}
{"id": "2696", "text": "Luster skipped bail during his trial in January for raping and drugging three women .", "annotated_text": "Luster skipped bail during his trial in January for raping and drugging three women ."}
{"id": "2697", "text": "He was sentenced in abstentia to 124 years in prison .", "annotated_text": "He was sentenced in abstentia to 124 years in prison ."}
{"id": "2698", "text": "An occasion that marked the formal establishment between our two countries .", "annotated_text": "An occasion that marked the formal establishment between our two countries ."}
{"id": "2699", "text": "Since then this relationship has grown in importance to us both through good times and bad .", "annotated_text": "Since then this relationship has grown in importance to us both through good times and bad ."}
{"id": "2700", "text": "Both of my generation and Britain have special pause to remember the unacceptable sacrifice the Russian people made to defeat fascism in the Second World War .", "annotated_text": "Both of my generation and Britain have special pause to remember the unacceptable sacrifice the Russian people made to defeat fascism in the Second World War ."}
{"id": "2701", "text": "Nothing , not even the fact that our countries became estranged in the war 's aftermath , has ever dimmed our memory of the scale of your loss .", "annotated_text": "Nothing , not even the fact that our countries became estranged in the war 's aftermath , has ever dimmed our memory of the scale of your loss ."}
{"id": "2702", "text": "That experience should continue to inspire us , as we seek to build a more peaceful and secure world .", "annotated_text": "That experience should continue to inspire us , as we seek to build a more peaceful and secure world ."}
{"id": "2703", "text": "When I visited your country in 1994 , I recall saying to President Yeltsin that he and I spent most of our lives believing such a visit would never happen , and that I hoped he was as delighted as I was to be proved wrong .", "annotated_text": "When I visited your country in 1994 , I recall saying to President Yeltsin that he and I spent most of our lives believing such a visit would never happen , and that I hoped he was as delighted as I was to be proved wrong ."}
{"id": "2704", "text": "I 'm just as delighted now , nine years later , to be able to welcome you here and to learn about the great changes which have occurred in your country since I was there .", "annotated_text": "I 'm just as delighted now , nine years later , to be able to welcome you here and to learn about the great changes which have occurred in your country since I was there ."}
{"id": "2705", "text": "Russia has established itself as our partner and our friend .", "annotated_text": "Russia has established itself as our partner and our friend ."}
{"id": "2706", "text": "We work together bilatarily and on the international stage , and we are developing new links all the time in fields of commerce , culture , counterterrorism , energy , education environment .", "annotated_text": "We work together bilatarily and on the international stage , and we are developing new links all the time in fields of commerce , culture , counterterrorism , energy , education environment ."}
{"id": "2707", "text": "I know you will be seeing evidence of some of this during your visit .", "annotated_text": "I know you will be seeing evidence of some of this during your visit ."}
{"id": "2708", "text": "Mr. President , it is , I believe , a sign of genuine friendship that we are able to have disagreements , but remain firm partners .", "annotated_text": "Mr. President , it is , I believe , a sign of genuine friendship that we are able to have disagreements , but remain firm partners ."}
{"id": "2709", "text": "It is no secret that the significant differences between our two countries earlier this year on how best to handle Iraq , but we are now able to look forward together firmly in agreement on the route we have decided in the United Nations , although , the tragic loss of British lives today reminds us all of the difficulties to be faced .", "annotated_text": "It is no secret that the significant differences between our two countries earlier this year on how best to handle Iraq , but we are now able to look forward together firmly in agreement on the route we have decided in the United Nations , although , the tragic loss of British lives today reminds us all of the difficulties to be faced ."}
{"id": "2710", "text": "But as we look ahead , we know that our long - term partnership is of profound importance to both of us .", "annotated_text": "But as we look ahead , we know that our long - term partnership is of profound importance to both of us ."}
{"id": "2711", "text": "This is clearly evident , if we look beyond the challenges of international politics .", "annotated_text": "This is clearly evident , if we look beyond the challenges of international politics ."}
{"id": "2712", "text": "In the last few months alone , we have heard the announcements of major investments in Russia by British companies .", "annotated_text": "In the last few months alone , we have heard the announcements of major investments in Russia by British companies ."}
{"id": "2713", "text": "We have also heard a different sign of Sir Paul McCartney playing to enthusiastic crowds in Red Square , and we , in turn , have been enthralled by the celebrations of your own city in Petersburg .", "annotated_text": "We have also heard a different sign of Sir Paul McCartney playing to enthusiastic crowds in Red Square , and we , in turn , have been enthralled by the celebrations of your own city in Petersburg ."}
{"id": "2714", "text": "At the same time , work continues to bring the young people of our countries closer together through language , teaching , school exchanges and university programs .", "annotated_text": "At the same time , work continues to bring the young people of our countries closer together through language , teaching , school exchanges and university programs ."}
{"id": "2715", "text": "We have a vibrant and exciting relationship from which we both derive mass benefit .", "annotated_text": "We have a vibrant and exciting relationship from which we both derive mass benefit ."}
{"id": "2716", "text": "Mr. President , your country is rich --", "annotated_text": "Mr. President , your country is rich --"}
{"id": "2717", "text": "The Indonesian billionaire James Riady has agreed to pay $ 8.5 million and plead guilty to illegally donating money for Bill Clinton 's 1992 presidential campaign .", "annotated_text": "The Indonesian billionaire James Riady has agreed to pay $ 8.5 million and plead guilty to illegally donating money for Bill Clinton 's1992 presidential campaign ."}
{"id": "2718", "text": "He admits he was trying to influence American policy on China .", "annotated_text": "He admits he was trying to influence American policy on China ."}
{"id": "2719", "text": "Good evening , everyone .", "annotated_text": "Good , everyone ."}
{"id": "2720", "text": "We begin tonight with a couple of urgent questions for the government .", "annotated_text": "We begin with a couple of urgent questions for the government ."}
{"id": "2721", "text": "There 's a man on trial in New York for bombing the American embassy in Kenya two years ago .", "annotated_text": "There 's a man on trial in New York for bombing the American embassy in Kenyatwo years ago ."}
{"id": "2722", "text": "The FBI says when they questioned him , he told them of another plot to bomb an American ship in Yemen , where the `` USS Cole '' was ultimately attacked .", "annotated_text": "The FBI says when they questioned him , he told them of another plot to bomb an American ship in Yemen , where the `` USS Cole '' was ultimately attacked ."}
{"id": "2723", "text": "Question one , did the FBI make it clear what the man had told them ?", "annotated_text": "Question one , did the FBI make it clear what the man had told them ?"}
{"id": "2724", "text": "Question two , did the Pentagon and the CIA get the message and do nothing about it ?", "annotated_text": "Question two , did the Pentagon and the CIA get the message and do nothing about it ?"}
{"id": "2725", "text": "Here 's your national correspondent , John M Wethy .", "annotated_text": "Here 's your national correspondent , John M Wethy ."}
{"id": "2726", "text": "In the days after the bombing of the American embassy in Nairobi , Mohammed Al - owhali was arrested by Kenyan authorities and interrogated by the FBI .", "annotated_text": "In the days after the bombing of the American embassy in Nairobi , Mohammed Al - owhali was arrested by Kenyan authorities and interrogated by the FBI ."}
{"id": "2727", "text": "He told the FBI he participated in the attack under direction of terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden .", "annotated_text": "He told the FBI he participated in the attack under direction of terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden ."}
{"id": "2728", "text": "ABC News has learned he also provided details of a plan to attack an American warship in Yemen .", "annotated_text": "ABC News has learned he also provided details of a plan to attack an American warship in Yemen ."}
{"id": "2729", "text": "Al - owhali said it would be a rocket attack , conducted by a Bin Laden terrorist cell , and it would come in the next few months .", "annotated_text": "Al - owhali said it would be a rocket attack , conducted by a Bin Laden terrorist cell , and it would come in the next few months ."}
{"id": "2730", "text": "The next morning , August 1998 , the FBI sent out a classified message , under Director Louis Freeh 's name , warning of a plot to attack a U.S. Navy ship in Yemen .", "annotated_text": " , August 1998 , the FBI sent out a classified message , under Director Louis Freeh 's name , warning of a plot to attack a U.S. Navy ship in Yemen ."}
{"id": "2731", "text": "The FBI message went to three Pentagon agencies , and as a result , the visit of one American warship to Yemen was canceled .", "annotated_text": "The FBI message went to threePentagon agencies , and as a result , the visit of one American warship to Yemen was canceled ."}
{"id": "2732", "text": "The warning came as General Anthony Zinni was finalizing an agreement for refueling ships in the Yemeni port of Aden .", "annotated_text": "The warning came as General Anthony Zinni was finalizing an agreement for refueling ships in the Yemeni port of Aden ."}
{"id": "2733", "text": "It apparently left no lasting impression .", "annotated_text": "It apparently left no lasting impression ."}
{"id": "2734", "text": "Zinni testifying after the attack on the `` USS Cole '' -- Aden never had a specific terrorist threat .", "annotated_text": "Zinni testifying after the attack on the `` USS Cole '' -- Aden never had a specific terrorist threat ."}
{"id": "2735", "text": "All the other ports that have been mentioned here that we should have considered as options have had specific threats .", "annotated_text": "All the other ports that have been mentioned here that we should have considered as options have had specific threats ."}
{"id": "2736", "text": "So what happened to the FBI warning ?", "annotated_text": "So what happened to the FBI warning ?"}
{"id": "2737", "text": "CIA officials say they never received it .", "annotated_text": "CIA officials say they never received it ."}
{"id": "2738", "text": "FBI officials say they did copy the CIA .", "annotated_text": "FBI officials say they did copy the CIA ."}
{"id": "2739", "text": "Pentagon officials say they got the warning , but had no idea the source was such a well - connected insider within Bin Laden 's organization .", "annotated_text": "Pentagon officials say they got the warning , but had no idea the source was such a well - connected insider within Bin Laden 's organization ."}
{"id": "2740", "text": "This raises a fundamental question -- if the message had been more clearly communicated and understood , would American lives have been saved ?", "annotated_text": "This raises a fundamental question -- if the message had been more clearly communicated and understood , would American lives have been saved ?"}
{"id": "2741", "text": "John M Wethy , ABC News , the Pentagon , still looking for answers .", "annotated_text": "John M Wethy , ABC News , the Pentagon , still looking for answers ."}
{"id": "2742", "text": "Tomorrow 's summit meeting will bring Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat to the resort city of Sharm El - eikh .", "annotated_text": "Tomorrow 's summit meeting will bring Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat to the resort city of Sharm El - eikh ."}
{"id": "2743", "text": "Getting both to attend was not an easy task .", "annotated_text": "Getting both to attend was not an easy task ."}
{"id": "2744", "text": "The last thing President Clinton did today before heading to the Mideast is go to church -- appropriate , perhaps , given the enormity of the task he and his national security team face in the days ahead .", "annotated_text": "The last thing President Clinton did today before heading to the Mideast is go to church -- appropriate , perhaps , given the enormity of the task he and his national security team face in the days ahead ."}
{"id": "2745", "text": "We do have to try to reduce the violee and take a turn back for a period of calmness so that we can move back to a peace process , but even if the violence subsides , Israelis and Palestinians will still have to deal with an open wound -- a scar so long and so deep from these last two weeks , it may be years before there is a real effort at talking peace again .", "annotated_text": "We do have to try to reduce the violee and take a turn back for a period of calmness so that we can move back to a peace process , but even if the violence subsides , Israelis and Palestinians will still have to deal with an open wound -- a scar so long and so deep from these last two weeks , it may be years before there is a real effort at talking peace again ."}
{"id": "2746", "text": "Both sides have almost stepped back six years in terms of their statements and attitudes , six years or more -- before the Oslo accords , when the Israelis promised land and the Palestinians promised security .", "annotated_text": "Both sides have almost stepped back six years in terms of their statements and attitudes , six years or more -- before the Oslo accords , when the Israelis promised land and the Palestinians promised security ."}
{"id": "2747", "text": "Today there is only finger pointing .", "annotated_text": "Today there is only finger pointing ."}
{"id": "2748", "text": "Arafat deliberately launched it in order to attract the attention of the world by paying with the blood of his own people .", "annotated_text": "Arafat deliberately launched it in order to attract the attention of the world by paying with the blood of his own people ."}
{"id": "2749", "text": "I urge Mr. Barak to lift the siege of Palestinians , to speak to the Palestinians as its neighbors because they are his neighbors .", "annotated_text": "I urge Mr. Barak to lift the siege of Palestinians , to speak to the Palestinians as its neighbors because they are his neighbors ."}
{"id": "2750", "text": "The Palestinians clearly face the greatest pressure in this summit , since the Israelis are not the only ones blaming them for the outbreak of violence .", "annotated_text": "The Palestinians clearly face the greatest pressure in this summit , since the Israelis are not the only ones blaming them for the outbreak of violence ."}
{"id": "2751", "text": "I think we all know that Arafat is in charge of the Palestinian Authority .", "annotated_text": "I think we all know that Arafat is in charge of the Palestinian Authority ."}
{"id": "2752", "text": "He has the responsibility for controlling the violence .", "annotated_text": "He has the responsibility for controlling the violence ."}
{"id": "2753", "text": "But it may not be so easy for Arafat .", "annotated_text": "But it may not be so easy for Arafat ."}
{"id": "2754", "text": "Today , thousands of Palestinians are calling for continued fighting .", "annotated_text": "Today , thousands of Palestinians are calling for continued fighting ."}
{"id": "2755", "text": "Half of the Palestinian population is under the age of 14 and many have been influenced by military factions like Hamas and Hezbollah -- not by Arafat .", "annotated_text": "Half of the Palestinian population is under the age of 14 and many have been influenced by military factions like Hamas and Hezbollah -- not by Arafat ."}
{"id": "2756", "text": "When you talk about Arafat and the people around him , you have to understand how young this population really is -- how volatile , how close to exploding it really is .", "annotated_text": "When you talk about Arafat and the people around him , you have to understand how young this population really is -- how volatile , how close to exploding it really is ."}
{"id": "2757", "text": "Almost no one seems optimistic about the future of the Mideast .", "annotated_text": "Almost no one seems optimistic about the future of the Mideast ."}
{"id": "2758", "text": "That 's the heartbreak of this region says one State Department official .", "annotated_text": "That 's the heartbreak of this region says one State Department official ."}
{"id": "2759", "text": "Whenever you take a step forward , you are bound to be pushed way back .", "annotated_text": "Whenever you take a step forward , you are bound to be pushed way back ."}
{"id": "2760", "text": "Martha Raddatz , ABC News , the State Department .", "annotated_text": "Martha Raddatz , ABC News , the State Department ."}
{"id": "2761", "text": "Back to the Middle East tonight .", "annotated_text": "Back to the Middle East ."}
{"id": "2762", "text": "the truce brokered by President Clinton between Israelis and Palestinians allegedly is in tatters .", "annotated_text": "the truce brokered by President Clinton between Israelis and Palestinians allegedly is in tatters ."}
{"id": "2763", "text": "Palestinians now talking about a battle for independence .", "annotated_text": "Palestinians now talking about a battle for independence ."}
{"id": "2764", "text": "Israel says it may abandon the peace negotiations altogether .", "annotated_text": "Israel says it may abandon the peace negotiations altogether ."}
{"id": "2765", "text": "Nine Palestinians were killed today .", "annotated_text": "NinePalestinians were killed today ."}
{"id": "2766", "text": "More than 70 people have been wounded , mostly Palestinians , but also several Israeli soldiers .", "annotated_text": "More than 70 people have been wounded , mostly Palestinians , but also several Israeli soldiers ."}
{"id": "2767", "text": "ABC 's Bob Woodruff is in the Palestinian territories tonight .", "annotated_text": "ABC 's Bob Woodruff is in the Palestinian territories ."}
{"id": "2768", "text": "Violence ripped through almost every major Palestinian town today .", "annotated_text": "Violence ripped through almost every major Palestinian town today ."}
{"id": "2769", "text": "The worst was in Nablus .", "annotated_text": "The worst was in Nablus ."}
{"id": "2770", "text": "Four Palestinians were shot and killed .", "annotated_text": "FourPalestinians were shot and killed ."}
{"id": "2771", "text": "In Ramallah , thousands of Palestinians rushed the Israeli checkpoint , then faced down Israeli guns .", "annotated_text": "In Ramallah , thousands of Palestinians rushed the Israeli checkpoint , then faced down Israeli guns ."}
{"id": "2772", "text": "From Hebron to Gaza , the wounded were carried off so fast it was difficult to count them .", "annotated_text": "From Hebron to Gaza , the wounded were carried off so fast it was difficult to count them ."}
{"id": "2773", "text": "As is so often the case , much of the trouble started with funerals that escalated into fury .", "annotated_text": "As is so often the case , much of the trouble started with funerals that escalated into fury ."}
{"id": "2774", "text": "Most significant , demonstrators who had been throwing stones this week , today turned to gasoline bombs .", "annotated_text": "Most significant , demonstrators who had been throwing stones this week , today turned to gasoline bombs ."}
{"id": "2775", "text": "Israelis who had been firing rubber bullets stepped up their use of real ones .", "annotated_text": "Israelis who had been firing rubber bullets stepped up their use of real ones ."}
{"id": "2776", "text": "This was supposed to be the day the truce went into effect , when both sides would call off the violence , but that clearly has not happened , and here in the streets , peace seems very unlikely .", "annotated_text": "This was supposed to be the day the truce went into effect , when both sides would call off the violence , but that clearly has not happened , and here in the streets , peace seems very unlikely ."}
{"id": "2777", "text": "Tonight on Israeli television , Prime Minister Barak said we can not go on as if nothing happened , and if the demonstrations do n't stop , Barak 's spokesman said Israel will continue to use live ammunition .", "annotated_text": " on Israeli television , Prime Minister Barak said we can not go on as if nothing happened , and if the demonstrations do n't stop , Barak 's spokesman said Israel will continue to use live ammunition ."}
{"id": "2778", "text": "They leave no other way for us but to respond with fire , we 'll have to do this .", "annotated_text": "They leave no other way for us but to respond with fire , we 'll have to do this ."}
{"id": "2779", "text": "Palestinian leaders said their people no longer want a cease - fire , they want their own country .", "annotated_text": "Palestinian leaders said their people no longer want a cease - fire , they want their own country ."}
{"id": "2780", "text": "We are under occupation and subjugation .", "annotated_text": "We are under occupation and subjugation ."}
{"id": "2781", "text": "The question should be what the Hosni Mubarak are they still doing there eight years after the peace process began .", "annotated_text": "The question should be what the Hosni Mubarak are they still doing there eight years after the peace process began ."}
{"id": "2782", "text": "It is one of the major questions that was supposed to be addressed after the stoning and shooting had stopped .", "annotated_text": "It is one of the major questions that was supposed to be addressed after the stoning and shooting had stopped ."}
{"id": "2783", "text": "It certainly has not stopped .", "annotated_text": "It certainly has not stopped ."}
{"id": "2784", "text": "Not yet .", "annotated_text": "Not yet ."}
{"id": "2785", "text": "Bob Woodruff , ABC News , Ramallah .", "annotated_text": "Bob Woodruff , ABC News , Ramallah ."}
{"id": "2786", "text": "We are going to take `` a closer look '' at the great Wind Cave in South Dakota .", "annotated_text": "We are going to take `` a closer look '' at the great Wind Cave in South Dakota ."}
{"id": "2787", "text": "No easy matter .", "annotated_text": "No easy matter ."}
{"id": "2788", "text": "We know caving is a popular pasttime for some Americans , a horrifying thought for others , especially anyone prone to claustrophobia .", "annotated_text": "We know caving is a popular pasttime for some Americans , a horrifying thought for others , especially anyone prone to claustrophobia ."}
{"id": "2789", "text": "We asked Judy Muller if she would like to do the story of a fascinating man .", "annotated_text": "We asked Judy Muller if she would like to do the story of a fascinating man ."}
{"id": "2790", "text": "She took a deep breath and said , okay .", "annotated_text": "She took a deep breath and said , okay ."}
{"id": "2791", "text": "This wild landscape in South Dakota may evoke images of the frontier West , but the real frontier is far beneath .", "annotated_text": "This wild landscape in South Dakota may evoke images of the frontier West , but the real frontier is far beneath ."}
{"id": "2792", "text": "Elevation plus 11 .", "annotated_text": "Elevation plus 11 ."}
{"id": "2793", "text": "The real pioneers are men like John Sheltons who explore underground caves .", "annotated_text": "The real pioneers are men like John Sheltons who explore underground caves ."}
{"id": "2794", "text": "The most fascinating is the maze known as Wind Cave .", "annotated_text": "The most fascinating is the maze known as Wind Cave ."}
{"id": "2795", "text": "When you find one where no one has been there , you are the first person , the adrenaline is phenomenal .", "annotated_text": "When you find one where no one has been there , you are the first person , the adrenaline is phenomenal ."}
{"id": "2796", "text": "He first came here as a tourist 30 years ago .", "annotated_text": "He first came here as a tourist 30 years ago ."}
{"id": "2797", "text": "He offered to map it for the Park Service .", "annotated_text": "He offered to map it for the Park Service ."}
{"id": "2798", "text": "I thought would take a week or two .", "annotated_text": "I thought would take a week or two ."}
{"id": "2799", "text": "It 's now 30 years down the road .", "annotated_text": "It 's now 30 years down the road ."}
{"id": "2800", "text": "I 'm no closer to completing the agreement .", "annotated_text": "I 'm no closer to completing the agreement ."}
{"id": "2801", "text": "The cave is seemingly endless .", "annotated_text": "The cave is seemingly endless ."}
{"id": "2802", "text": "3 miles of the cave have been surveyed , every inch logged by hand , then fed into a computer which plots every nook and cranny .", "annotated_text": "3 miles of the cave have been surveyed , every inch logged by hand , then fed into a computer which plots every nook and cranny ."}
{"id": "2803", "text": "We 're only representing about 5 % of the known volume that could possibly be here .", "annotated_text": "We 're only representing about 5 % of the known volume that could possibly be here ."}
{"id": "2804", "text": "95 % of the cave is unmapped ?", "annotated_text": "95 % of the cave is unmapped ?"}
{"id": "2805", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "2806", "text": "The first recorded discovery of the cave was in 1881 .", "annotated_text": "The first recorded discovery of the cave was in 1881 ."}
{"id": "2807", "text": "A cowboy hunting in the area heard the sound of rushing wind .", "annotated_text": "A cowboy hunting in the area heard the sound of rushing wind ."}
{"id": "2808", "text": "He followed it to this narrow opening .", "annotated_text": "He followed it to this narrow opening ."}
{"id": "2809", "text": "The wind was so strong , or so the story goes , that it blew his hat off his head .", "annotated_text": "The wind was so strong , or so the story goes , that it blew his hat off his head ."}
{"id": "2810", "text": "Since then , many visitors have been drawn into this world of crystals , fossils and calcite formations known as forecast work and popcorn and rarest of all , fox work .", "annotated_text": "Since then , many visitors have been drawn into this world of crystals , fossils and calcite formations known as forecast work and popcorn and rarest of all , fox work ."}
{"id": "2811", "text": "Each new discovery means heading down another tight , dark hall .", "annotated_text": "Each new discovery means heading down another tight , dark hall ."}
{"id": "2812", "text": "Your stomach is against the floor and your back is against the wall .", "annotated_text": "Your stomach is against the floor and your back is against the wall ."}
{"id": "2813", "text": "As we crawled along , we found an item left by earlier explorers .", "annotated_text": "As we crawled along , we found an item left by earlier explorers ."}
{"id": "2814", "text": "A 103 - year - old newspaper .", "annotated_text": "A 103 - year - old newspaper ."}
{"id": "2815", "text": "The ultimate payoff is when they find a new chamber .", "annotated_text": "The ultimate payoff is when they find a new chamber ."}
{"id": "2816", "text": "The knowledge that our lights are the first to light it up , our footprints were the first , our eyes were first to see it .", "annotated_text": "The knowledge that our lights are the first to light it up , our footprints were the first , our eyes were first to see it ."}
{"id": "2817", "text": "He calls it addictive .", "annotated_text": "He calls it addictive ."}
{"id": "2818", "text": "You get withdrawal .", "annotated_text": "You get withdrawal ."}
{"id": "2819", "text": "I want to find more , something bigger or deeper .", "annotated_text": "I want to find more , something bigger or deeper ."}
{"id": "2820", "text": "He no longer expects to see the end of the cave in his lifetime .", "annotated_text": "He no longer expects to see the end of the cave in his lifetime ."}
{"id": "2821", "text": "That , he says , is just fine with him .", "annotated_text": "That , he says , is just fine with him ."}
{"id": "2822", "text": "Judy Muller , ABC News , Wind Cave National Park .", "annotated_text": "Judy Muller , ABC News , Wind Cave National Park ."}
{"id": "2823", "text": "Some camera team as well .", "annotated_text": "Some camera team as well ."}
{"id": "2824", "text": "Some overseas news .", "annotated_text": "Some overseas news ."}
{"id": "2825", "text": "Barak , who has been forced to call national elections , offered to recognize a Palestinian state .", "annotated_text": "Barak , who has been forced to call national elections , offered to recognize a Palestinian state ."}
{"id": "2826", "text": "There 's one very difficult condition .", "annotated_text": "There 's one very difficult condition ."}
{"id": "2827", "text": "There could be no discussion for now about who will have what status in Jerusalem .", "annotated_text": "There could be no discussion for now about who will have what status in Jerusalem ."}
{"id": "2828", "text": "Palestinians do n't like it .", "annotated_text": "Palestinians do n't like it ."}
{"id": "2829", "text": "In Bethlehem , where Christians believe Jesus was born , Christmas plans have been scaled back because of the violence .", "annotated_text": "In Bethlehem , where Christians believe Jesus was born , Christmas plans have been scaled back because of the violence ."}
{"id": "2830", "text": "There is other news tonight overseas and at home .", "annotated_text": "There is other news overseas and at home ."}
{"id": "2831", "text": "While all this is going on , Mr. Clinton is overseas .", "annotated_text": "While all this is going on , Mr. Clinton is overseas ."}
{"id": "2832", "text": "President Clinton was in Northern Ireland when he heard the Supreme Court decision .", "annotated_text": "President Clinton was in Northern Ireland when he heard the Supreme Court decision ."}
{"id": "2833", "text": "He talked to Al Gore on the phone from Belfast .", "annotated_text": "He talked to Al Gore on the phone from Belfast ."}
{"id": "2834", "text": "This is Mr. Clinton 's third visit to Northern Ireland , and the Irish Republic to do what he can to generate a lasting peace .", "annotated_text": "This is Mr. Clinton 's third visit to Northern Ireland , and the Irish Republic to do what he can to generate a lasting peace ."}
{"id": "2835", "text": "Thank you very much , Tony .", "annotated_text": "Thank you very much , Tony ."}
{"id": "2836", "text": "Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is expected to return to the White House late Tuesday for more talks with President Clinton .", "annotated_text": "Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is expected to return to the White House for more talks with President Clinton ."}
{"id": "2837", "text": "Mr. Arafat made no comment after Tuesday 's first round of White House talks moving quickly past journalists to a waiting limousine .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Arafat made no comment after Tuesday 's first round of White House talks moving quickly past journalists to a waiting limousine ."}
{"id": "2838", "text": "A White House spokesman said the talks are aimed at establishing the parameters for resuming Israeli - Palestinian negotiations .", "annotated_text": "A White House spokesman said the talks are aimed at establishing the parameters for resuming Israeli - Palestinian negotiations ."}
{"id": "2839", "text": "Palestinians have demanded clarification of US proposals for achieving a final peace accord .", "annotated_text": "Palestinians have demanded clarification of US proposals for achieving a final peace accord ."}
{"id": "2840", "text": "The United States has issued a worldwide caution to Americans warning of possible terrorist threats .", "annotated_text": "The United States has issued a worldwide caution to Americans warning of possible terrorist threats ."}
{"id": "2841", "text": "No threats are specified but the US embassy in Rome was closed Friday for what officials called security reasons .", "annotated_text": "No threats are specified but the US embassy in Rome was closed Friday for what officials called security reasons ."}
{"id": "2842", "text": "The embassy could reopen as early as Monday .", "annotated_text": "The embassy could reopen as early as Monday ."}
{"id": "2843", "text": "The State Department periodically issues worldwide cautions .", "annotated_text": "The State Department periodically issues worldwide cautions ."}
{"id": "2844", "text": "One was issued last October following the deadly terrorist bombing of the USS Cole Navy destroyer in Yemen .", "annotated_text": "One was issued last October following the deadly terrorist bombing of the USS ColeNavy destroyer in Yemen ."}
{"id": "2845", "text": "I am David Coler , VOA News .", "annotated_text": "I am David Coler , VOA News ."}
{"id": "2846", "text": "Israel and the Palestinians have resumed high level peace talks .", "annotated_text": "Israel and the Palestinians have resumed high level peace talks ."}
{"id": "2847", "text": "The two sides met into the early hours Friday at the crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel .", "annotated_text": "The two sides met into Friday at the crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel ."}
{"id": "2848", "text": "Israeli officials say Israel is still hopeful that a framework peace agreement can be reached before the unofficial deadline , the end of President Clinton 's term in office on January 20th .", "annotated_text": "Israeli officials say Israel is still hopeful that a framework peace agreement can be reached before the unofficial deadline , the end of President Clinton 's term in office on January 20th ."}
{"id": "2849", "text": "The head of official Palestinian television has been assassinated .", "annotated_text": "The head of official Palestinian television has been assassinated ."}
{"id": "2850", "text": "Hooded men gunned down Hisha Mickey at a hotel in Gaza City .", "annotated_text": "Hooded men gunned down Hisha Mickey at a hotel in Gaza City ."}
{"id": "2851", "text": "The Palestinian leadership accused the collaborators with Israel for killing Mr. Mickey .", "annotated_text": "The Palestinian leadership accused the collaborators with Israel for killing Mr. Mickey ."}
{"id": "2852", "text": "Israel says its security forces were not involved .", "annotated_text": "Israel says its security forces were not involved ."}
{"id": "2853", "text": "Mr. Mickey was in charge of Palestinian television and the Palestinian satellite channel .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Mickey was in charge of Palestinian television and the Palestinian satellite channel ."}
{"id": "2854", "text": "Reports from China say North Korean President Kim Jong Il is planning to announce economic reforms for his country .", "annotated_text": "Reports from China say North Korean President Kim Jong Il is planning to announce economic reforms for his country ."}
{"id": "2855", "text": "Mr. Kim visited a center for high technology business in Shanghai on Friday .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Kim visited a center for high technology business in Shanghai on Friday ."}
{"id": "2856", "text": "Egypt 's President Hosni Mubarak has called on Israeli leaders to stop talking about war and to make peace with the Palestinians and Syria .", "annotated_text": "Egypt 's President Hosni Mubarak has called on Israeli leaders to stop talking about war and to make peace with the Palestinians and Syria ."}
{"id": "2857", "text": "In an interview with Israeli Television Monday Mr. Mubarak said Israel knows what is necessary for peace , the return of lands captured in the 1967 Middle East war .", "annotated_text": "In an interview with Israeli Television Monday Mr. Mubarak said Israel knows what is necessary for peace , the return of lands captured in the 1967 Middle East war ."}
{"id": "2858", "text": "He also acknowledged the Palestinian refugees ' right of return .", "annotated_text": "He also acknowledged the Palestinian refugees ' right of return ."}
{"id": "2859", "text": "In another interview Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said the Israelis and Palestinians had made real progress Red Sea resort of Taba , but Prime Minister Ehud Barak has suspended contacts with the Palestinians until after the February 6th election .", "annotated_text": "In another interview Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said the Israelis and Palestinians had made real progress Red Sea resort of Taba , but Prime Minister Ehud Barak has suspended contacts with the Palestinians until after the February 6th election ."}
{"id": "2860", "text": "Correspondent Laurie Cassman has a report .", "annotated_text": "Correspondent Laurie Cassman has a report ."}
{"id": "2861", "text": "Prime Minister Barak 's decision not to meet Yasser Arafat this week comes after the Palestinian leader 's angry speech on Sunday at an economic forum in Switzerland .", "annotated_text": "Prime Minister Barak 's decision not to meet Yasser Arafatthis week comes after the Palestinian leader 's angry speech on Sunday at an economic forum in Switzerland ."}
{"id": "2862", "text": "Mr. Arafat accused Israel of waging a savage and barbaric war against his people .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Arafat accused Israel of waging a savage and barbaric war against his people ."}
{"id": "2863", "text": "One day earlier Israeli and Palestinian negotiators had announced that a week of marathon talks have brought them closer than ever to a final agreement .", "annotated_text": "One day earlierIsraeli and Palestinian negotiators had announced that a week of marathon talks have brought them closer than ever to a final agreement ."}
{"id": "2864", "text": "After the angry outburst Mr. Arafat reaffirmed his commitment to peace and his willingness to meet Mr. Barak .", "annotated_text": "After the angry outburst Mr. Arafat reaffirmed his commitment to peace and his willingness to meet Mr. Barak ."}
{"id": "2865", "text": "The meeting was expected later this week in Stockholm , but Mr. Barak 's security advisor told Israeli Radio Monday such a meeting now is out of the question .", "annotated_text": "The meeting was expected later this week in Stockholm , but Mr. Barak 's security advisor told Israeli Radio Monday such a meeting now is out of the question ."}
{"id": "2866", "text": "He described the Arafat speech as inflammatory .", "annotated_text": "He described the Arafat speech as inflammatory ."}
{"id": "2867", "text": "Mr. Barak can not risk the controversial meeting ahead of next week 's election .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Barak can not risk the controversial meeting ahead of next week 's election ."}
{"id": "2868", "text": "He still trails far behind the hard line Likud Party leader Ariel Sharon in the opinion polls .", "annotated_text": "He still trails far behind the hard line Likud Party leader Ariel Sharon in the opinion polls ."}
{"id": "2869", "text": "Laurie Cassman , VOA News , Jerusalem .", "annotated_text": "Laurie Cassman , VOA News , Jerusalem ."}
{"id": "2870", "text": "RUSSIAN officials say Cuba has no interest in completing construction of a Soviet era nuclear power plant on the island .", "annotated_text": "RUSSIAN officials say Cuba has no interest in completing construction of a Soviet era nuclear power plant on the island ."}
{"id": "2871", "text": "Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday , Moscow has no plans to press Havana to finish construction of the Juragua nuclear facility .", "annotated_text": "Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday , Moscow has no plans to press Havana to finish construction of the Juragua nuclear facility ."}
{"id": "2872", "text": "He made his comments on the last day of his official visit to the Communist ruled island .", "annotated_text": "He made his comments on the last day of his official visit to the Communist ruled island ."}
{"id": "2873", "text": "Construction halted on the Juragua plant in 1992 , following the collapse of the Soviet Union , which provided funding and technology for the project .", "annotated_text": "Construction halted on the Juragua plant in 1992 , following the collapse of the Soviet Union , which provided funding and technology for the project ."}
{"id": "2874", "text": "Friday 's announcement coincided with the permanent closing of the Chernobyl nuclear facility , which was the scene of the world 's worst nuclear accident in 1986 .", "annotated_text": "Friday 's announcement coincided with the permanent closing of the Chernobyl nuclear facility , which was the scene of the world 's worst nuclear accident in 1986 ."}
{"id": "2875", "text": "US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson has extended an emergency order to keep electricity flowing to California .", "annotated_text": "USEnergy Secretary Bill Richardson has extended an emergency order to keep electricity flowing to California ."}
{"id": "2876", "text": "The measure will require western suppliers to sell power to the state for at least another week .", "annotated_text": "The measure will require western suppliers to sell power to the state for at least another week ."}
{"id": "2877", "text": "As we hear from Michael Sullivan , the official also proposed an energy price cap for the West , but the suggestion had a mixed response from western governors .", "annotated_text": "As we hear from Michael Sullivan , the official also proposed an energy price cap for the West , but the suggestion had a mixed response from western governors ."}
{"id": "2878", "text": "The extension of the federal order will require power suppliers in the West to keep sending their surplus electricity to California .", "annotated_text": "The extension of the federal order will require power suppliers in the West to keep sending their surplus electricity to California ."}
{"id": "2879", "text": "Electrical resources in the West Coast state are stretched to their limit with a looming threat of rolling blackouts .", "annotated_text": "Electrical resources in the West Coast state are stretched to their limit with a looming threat of rolling blackouts ."}
{"id": "2880", "text": "California 's utility companies are not able to generate all the power their customers need , so they have turned to outside suppliers and in the face of rising prices the state 's two largest utility firms have sunk more than eight billion dollars in debt .", "annotated_text": "California 's utility companies are not able to generate all the power their customers need , so they have turned to outside suppliers and in the face of rising prices the state 's two largest utility firms have sunk more than eight billion dollars in debt ."}
{"id": "2881", "text": "Suppliers outside California had threatened to cut off the power , afraid that the cash - strapped utilities were not able to pay for it .", "annotated_text": "Suppliers outside California had threatened to cut off the power , afraid that the cash - strapped utilities were not able to pay for it ."}
{"id": "2882", "text": "The emergency order last week and the extension announced in Denver at a meeting of western governors will keep electricity flowing to California through the middle of next week .", "annotated_text": "The emergency order last week and the extension announced in Denver at a meeting of western governors will keep electricity flowing to California through the middle of next week ."}
{"id": "2883", "text": "The crisis began three years ago when California imposed a price freeze on its private utility firms to protect consumers while the state deregulates its energy sector , but the lifting of market controls led to wild price fluctuations on the wholesale market .", "annotated_text": "The crisis began three years ago when California imposed a price freeze on its private utility firms to protect consumers while the state deregulates its energy sector , but the lifting of market controls led to wild price fluctuations on the wholesale market ."}
{"id": "2884", "text": "This was made worse by several factors .", "annotated_text": "This was made worse by several factors ."}
{"id": "2885", "text": "No new generating stations have been built in the state in recent years and some existing generators are offline for repairs .", "annotated_text": "No new generating stations have been built in the state in recent years and some existing generators are offline for repairs ."}
{"id": "2886", "text": "At the same time California has been growing .", "annotated_text": "At the same time California has been growing ."}
{"id": "2887", "text": "Energy Secretary Bill Richardson says it is a case of demand outpacing supplies .", "annotated_text": "Energy Secretary Bill Richardson says it is a case of demand outpacing supplies ."}
{"id": "2888", "text": "I know in California alone in the last year electricity demand has increased 13 % .", "annotated_text": "I know in California alone in the last year electricity demand has increased 13 % ."}
{"id": "2889", "text": "California 's wholesale electricity prices , which had been capped at 250 dollars per megawatt hour in a regulated market , have peaked under deregulation at 1400 dollars per megawatt hour .", "annotated_text": "California 's wholesale electricity prices , which had been capped at 250 dollars per megawatt hour in a regulated market , have peaked under deregulation at 1400 dollars per megawatt hour ."}
{"id": "2890", "text": "With the current price freeze , utilities have been prevented from passing along the increase to consumers .", "annotated_text": "With the current price freeze , utilities have been prevented from passing along the increase to consumers ."}
{"id": "2891", "text": "Wednesday , Energy Secretary Bill Richardson suggested a new price cap for electricity throughout the western states .", "annotated_text": "Wednesday , Energy Secretary Bill Richardson suggested a new price cap for electricity throughout the western states ."}
{"id": "2892", "text": "Oregon 's Governor supports the idea .", "annotated_text": "Oregon 's Governor supports the idea ."}
{"id": "2893", "text": "Some other western leaders are not convinced that a price cap will solve the problem .", "annotated_text": "Some other western leaders are not convinced that a price cap will solve the problem ."}
{"id": "2894", "text": "Energy suppliers oppose a cap , saying instead they need incentives to build more generating stations .", "annotated_text": "Energy suppliers oppose a cap , saying instead they need incentives to build more generating stations ."}
{"id": "2895", "text": "Last week federal regulators imposed a so - called soft cap on California , which requires power firms to justify prices above 150 dollars per megawatt hour .", "annotated_text": "Last week federal regulators imposed a so - called soft cap on California , which requires power firms to justify prices above 150 dollars per megawatt hour ."}
{"id": "2896", "text": "The measure does not however prevent them from charging above that level .", "annotated_text": "The measure does not however prevent them from charging above that level ."}
{"id": "2897", "text": "One large utility company , Southern California Edison says it may have to file for bankruptcy unless government officials can offer some relief .", "annotated_text": "One large utility company , Southern California Edison says it may have to file for bankruptcy unless government officials can offer some relief ."}
{"id": "2898", "text": "The privately owned company is now three and a half billion dollars in debt .", "annotated_text": "The privately owned company is now three and a half billion dollars in debt ."}
{"id": "2899", "text": "Consumer activists are skeptical .", "annotated_text": "Consumer activists are skeptical ."}
{"id": "2900", "text": "They know the utility recently declared a dividend for its stockholders , but Edison 's Tom Higgins says the firm can not continue to pay high prices for electricity while keeping prices low for its customers .", "annotated_text": "They know the utility recently declared a dividend for its stockholders , but Edison 's Tom Higgins says the firm can not continue to pay high prices for electricity while keeping prices low for its customers ."}
{"id": "2901", "text": "Our books are an open matter .", "annotated_text": "Our books are an open matter ."}
{"id": "2902", "text": "It 's not hard for anybody to see .", "annotated_text": "It 's not hard for anybody to see ."}
{"id": "2903", "text": "They can talk to the banks themselves and see that you know , clearly we do n't have the ability to do this .", "annotated_text": "They can talk to the banks themselves and see that you know , clearly we do n't have the ability to do this ."}
{"id": "2904", "text": "We do n't print money in the basement .", "annotated_text": "We do n't print money in the basement ."}
{"id": "2905", "text": "California 's Governor this week warned that intermittent cutoffs of power around the state may begin as early as next week if nothing more is done to alleviate the crisis .", "annotated_text": "California 's Governor this week warned that intermittent cutoffs of power around the state may begin as early as next week if nothing more is done to alleviate the crisis ."}
{"id": "2906", "text": "Mike O'Sullivan , VOA News , Los Angeles .", "annotated_text": "Mike O'Sullivan , VOA News , Los Angeles ."}
{"id": "2907", "text": "And if you are in South Asia , perhaps you heard the Radio Canada International test transmissions to your part of the world back on the 8th , 9th , and 10th of November .", "annotated_text": "And if you are in South Asia , perhaps you heard the Radio Canada International test transmissions to your part of the world back on the 8th , 9th , and 10th of November ."}
{"id": "2908", "text": "They were via Radio Netherlands at Flavo , the Netherlands 15:00 - 16:00 UTC on 15360 and 17820 , that according to Andy Senet , via Glenhouser .", "annotated_text": "They were via Radio Netherlands at Flavo , the Netherlands on 15360 and 17820 , that according to Andy Senet , via Glenhouser ."}
{"id": "2909", "text": "RCI tells me that it is not yet decided whether it will start a permanent service to South Asia .", "annotated_text": "RCI tells me that it is not yet decided whether it will start a permanent service to South Asia ."}
{"id": "2910", "text": "Violence between Israelis and Palestinians continued in its third month , though at a slightly reduced level overall .", "annotated_text": "Violence between Israelis and Palestinians continued in its third month , though at a slightly reduced level overall ."}
{"id": "2911", "text": "Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met separately at the White House with President Bill Clinton in hopes of restarting direct negotiations between them for a final settlement .", "annotated_text": "Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met separately at the White House with President Bill Clinton in hopes of restarting direct negotiations between them for a final settlement ."}
{"id": "2912", "text": "Two more bombs have exploded near Haiti 's capital killing a 7 - year - old girl and wounding two people in the latest pre-election violence .", "annotated_text": "Two more bombs have exploded near Haiti 's capital killing a 7 - year - old girl and wounding two people in the latest pre-election violence ."}
{"id": "2913", "text": "On Wednesday , seven bombs exploded around Port - au - Prince .", "annotated_text": "On Wednesday , seven bombs exploded around Port - au - Prince ."}
{"id": "2914", "text": "No group has claimed responsibility for today 's blasts .", "annotated_text": "No group has claimed responsibility for today 's blasts ."}
{"id": "2915", "text": "The government and opposition are exchanging accusations over who is to blame for a wave of violence ahead of Sunday 's presidential election .", "annotated_text": "The government and opposition are exchanging accusations over who is to blame for a wave of violence ahead of Sunday 's presidential election ."}
{"id": "2916", "text": "I 'm Dave Deforest , VOA News .", "annotated_text": "I 'm Dave Deforest , VOA News ."}
{"id": "2917", "text": "Colombian authorities say the country 's largest Marxist rebel group has shot and killed a leading opposition congressman and five others in a roadside ambush in a rebel held area of southern Colombia .", "annotated_text": "Colombian authorities say the country 's largest Marxist rebel group has shot and killed a leading opposition congressman and five others in a roadside ambush in a rebel held area of southern Colombia ."}
{"id": "2918", "text": "Police say the gunmen attacked lawmaker Diego Turbai and his entourage Friday .", "annotated_text": "Police say the gunmen attacked lawmaker Diego Turbai and his entourage Friday ."}
{"id": "2919", "text": "In the Gaza Strip , Wednesday , Israeli soldiers fired on armed Palestinians trying to cut through a border fence .", "annotated_text": "In the Gaza Strip , Wednesday , Israeli soldiers fired on armed Palestinians trying to cut through a border fence ."}
{"id": "2920", "text": "The Army says it may have killed two of them .", "annotated_text": "The Army says it may have killed two of them ."}
{"id": "2921", "text": "ISRAELI radio said four Palestinians were killed , but Palestinian security officials deny there were any casualties and they say no such incident took place .", "annotated_text": "ISRAELI radio said fourPalestinians were killed , but Palestinian security officials deny there were any casualties and they say no such incident took place ."}
{"id": "2922", "text": "Israeli soldiers have killed another Palestinian in the West Bank as clashes continue between the two sides .", "annotated_text": "Israeli soldiers have killed another Palestinian in the West Bank as clashes continue between the two sides ."}
{"id": "2923", "text": "Meanwhile , Israel has confiscated the VIP card of a senior Palestinian official .", "annotated_text": "Meanwhile , Israel has confiscated the VIP card of a senior Palestinian official ."}
{"id": "2924", "text": "Colonel Taffiq Terrawi , a director of Palestinian intelligence , was briefly detained by Israeli soldiers at a West Bank road block , where they confiscated an Israeli permit that grants him free movement in and out of the area .", "annotated_text": "Colonel Taffiq Terrawi , a director of Palestinian intelligence , was briefly detained by Israeli soldiers at a West Bank road block , where they confiscated an Israeli permit that grants him free movement in and out of the area ."}
{"id": "2925", "text": "International aid agencies have warned that proposed United Nations sanctions against Afghanistan 's Taliban authorities could paralyze efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the victims of drought and conflict .", "annotated_text": "International aid agencies have warned that proposed United Nations sanctions against Afghanistan 's Taliban authorities could paralyze efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the victims of drought and conflict ."}
{"id": "2926", "text": "The new sanctions proposed by the United States and Russia would impose an arms embargo on the Taliban .", "annotated_text": "The new sanctions proposed by the United States and Russia would impose an arms embargo on the Taliban ."}
{"id": "2927", "text": "Among other things , they would also freeze Taliban assets abroad and restrict foreign travel by Taliban officials .", "annotated_text": "Among other things , they would also freeze Taliban assets abroad and restrict foreign travel by Taliban officials ."}
{"id": "2928", "text": "The UN Co-ordinator for Afghanistan said in Geneva , the proposed UN measure could block badly - needed aid shipments .", "annotated_text": "The UN Co-ordinator for Afghanistan said in Geneva , the proposed UN measure could block badly - needed aid shipments ."}
{"id": "2929", "text": "I 'm Connie Lawn , VOA News .", "annotated_text": "I 'm Connie Lawn , VOA News ."}
{"id": "2930", "text": "Meanwhile , four Palestinian policemen were killed Wednesday during a nine - hour battle with Israeli troops near a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip .", "annotated_text": "Meanwhile , fourPalestinian policemen were killed Wednesday during a battle with Israeli troops near a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip ."}
{"id": "2931", "text": "Meredith Bewl reports from Jerusalem .", "annotated_text": "Meredith Bewl reports from Jerusalem ."}
{"id": "2932", "text": "The Israeli military says Palestinian gunmen at the Khan Younus refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip opened fire on Israeli forces and the soldiers responded .", "annotated_text": "The Israeli military says Palestinian gunmen at the Khan Younus refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip opened fire on Israeli forces and the soldiers responded ."}
{"id": "2933", "text": "Palestinians say Israeli rocket fire hit a police post and killed at least one Palestinian security officer .", "annotated_text": "Palestinians say Israeli rocket fire hit a police post and killed at least onePalestinian security officer ."}
{"id": "2934", "text": "At least three other Palestinian policemen were killed in the fierce clashes , which went on for hours .", "annotated_text": "At least three other Palestinian policemen were killed in the fierce clashes , which went on for ."}
{"id": "2935", "text": "In the West Bank town of Hebron , Israeli soldiers gunned down a Palestinian member of the militant Hamas group as he was standing outside his shop .", "annotated_text": "In the West Bank town of Hebron , Israeli soldiers gunned down a Palestinian member of the militant Hamas group as he was standing outside his shop ."}
{"id": "2936", "text": "Palestinians called the shooting an assassination .", "annotated_text": "Palestinians called the shooting an assassination ."}
{"id": "2937", "text": "The Israeli Army said it was checking the reports .", "annotated_text": "The Israeli Army said it was checking the reports ."}
{"id": "2938", "text": "The shooting appeared to be the latest in a series of targeted attacks against anti-Israeli militants .", "annotated_text": "The shooting appeared to be the latest in a series of targeted attacks against anti-Israeli militants ."}
{"id": "2939", "text": "Deputy Defense Minister Irfan Sneh said this week Israel now has a policy of tracking down Palestinians who attack Israelis .", "annotated_text": "Deputy Defense Minister Irfan Sneh said this weekIsrael now has a policy of tracking down Palestinians who attack Israelis ."}
{"id": "2940", "text": "Meredith Bewl , VOA News Jerusalem .", "annotated_text": "Meredith Bewl , VOA NewsJerusalem ."}
{"id": "2941", "text": "The US Navy destroyer damaged apparently by a terrorist bomb while refueling at the Red Sea port , Aden has begun its journey back to the States for repair .", "annotated_text": "The US Navy destroyer damaged apparently by a terrorist bomb while refueling at the Red Sea port , Aden has begun its journey back to the States for repair ."}
{"id": "2942", "text": "As Dave Gavlak reports , the US Cole was towed out of the Aden Harbor to a waiting Norwegian transport ship , that will actually carry the damaged destroyer home .", "annotated_text": "As Dave Gavlak reports , the US Cole was towed out of the Aden Harbor to a waiting Norwegian transport ship , that will actually carry the damaged destroyer home ."}
{"id": "2943", "text": "The American national anthem played as four tug boats pulled the USS Cole slowly out of Yemen 's southern port of Aden .", "annotated_text": "The American national anthem played as four tug boats pulled the USS Cole slowly out of Yemen 's southern port of Aden ."}
{"id": "2944", "text": "The Cole was badly damaged two weeks ago in an apparent suicide bombing that killed 17 US sailors .", "annotated_text": "The Cole was badly damaged two weeks ago in an apparent suicide bombing that killed 17US sailors ."}
{"id": "2945", "text": "Security was tight as the ship was towed out .", "annotated_text": "Security was tight as the ship was towed out ."}
{"id": "2946", "text": "American and Yemeni patrol boats mounted with machine guns escorted the Cole out to open waters while American helicopters flew overhead .", "annotated_text": "American and Yemeni patrol boats mounted with machine guns escorted the Cole out to open waters while American helicopters flew overhead ."}
{"id": "2947", "text": "Some Yemenis expressed relief to see the ship leave .", "annotated_text": "Some Yemenis expressed relief to see the ship leave ."}
{"id": "2948", "text": "Many locals said they feared the bombing of the ship would serve as an excuse for continued US military presence in the Gulf country .", "annotated_text": "Many locals said they feared the bombing of the ship would serve as an excuse for continued US military presence in the Gulf country ."}
{"id": "2949", "text": "Diplomats and analysts have commented that a joint investigation into the attack may in fact strengthen ties between the world super power and the poor , but strategic Arab state .", "annotated_text": "Diplomats and analysts have commented that a joint investigation into the attack may in fact strengthen ties between the world super power and the poor , but strategic Arab state ."}
{"id": "2950", "text": "US and Yemeni officials say they believe Islamic militants may have carried out the bombing .", "annotated_text": "US and Yemeni officials say they believe Islamic militants may have carried out the bombing ."}
{"id": "2951", "text": "So far two little known Islamic groups have claimed responsibility for the attack .", "annotated_text": "So far two little known Islamic groups have claimed responsibility for the attack ."}
{"id": "2952", "text": "Yemeni authorities claimed they have detained over 70 people for questioning .", "annotated_text": "Yemeni authorities claimed they have detained over 70 people for questioning ."}
{"id": "2953", "text": "These include some Afghan - Arab volunteers who came to Yemen after fighting against Soviet forces in Afghanistan in the 1980s .", "annotated_text": "These include some Afghan - Arab volunteers who came to Yemen after fighting against Soviet forces in Afghanistan in the 1980s ."}
{"id": "2954", "text": "Dave Gavlak for VOA News , Cairo .", "annotated_text": "Dave Gavlak for VOA News , Cairo ."}
{"id": "2955", "text": "UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Wednesday , it is important to help spread democracy around the world .", "annotated_text": "UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Wednesday , it is important to help spread democracy around the world ."}
{"id": "2956", "text": "VOA 's Breck Ardery reports from the United Nations .", "annotated_text": "VOA 's Breck Ardery reports from the United Nations ."}
{"id": "2957", "text": "In a new report , the Secretary General says democratization has now taken root as a universal norm and that the United Nations should strengthen its commitment to assisting nations that are moving toward democracy .", "annotated_text": "In a new report , the Secretary General says democratization has now taken root as a universal norm and that the United Nations should strengthen its commitment to assisting nations that are moving toward democracy ."}
{"id": "2958", "text": "Commenting on the report , UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Danilo Turk told reporters the principle of national sovereignty does not preclude support for democracy .", "annotated_text": "Commenting on the report , UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Danilo Turk told reporters the principle of national sovereignty does not preclude support for democracy ."}
{"id": "2959", "text": "We are usually not sufficiently clear , we meaning the Secretariat , in explaining that sovereignty and final analysis belongs to the people and sovereignty should be seen in a democratic context .", "annotated_text": "We are usually not sufficiently clear , we meaning the Secretariat , in explaining that sovereignty and final analysis belongs to the people and sovereignty should be seen in a democratic context ."}
{"id": "2960", "text": "Sovereignty is not simply a quality of statehood , but it has to do with the power of the people and democratic structures which make sovereignty an important human value .", "annotated_text": "Sovereignty is not simply a quality of statehood , but it has to do with the power of the people and democratic structures which make sovereignty an important human value ."}
{"id": "2961", "text": "Mr. Churk also has said that a lack of democracy is the root cause of many contemporary armed conflicts .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Churk also has said that a lack of democracy is the root cause of many contemporary armed conflicts ."}
{"id": "2962", "text": "The Secretary General 's report says democracy can develop anywhere and that it is a common misperception that democracy is a Western concept .", "annotated_text": "The Secretary General 's report says democracy can develop anywhere and that it is a common misperception that democracy is a Western concept ."}
{"id": "2963", "text": "The report was issued in advance of a UN - sponsored conference on new and restored democracies that will be held in the African nation of Benin in early December .", "annotated_text": "The report was issued in advance of a UN - sponsored conference on new and restored democracies that will be held in the African nation of Benin in early December ."}
{"id": "2964", "text": "Breck Ardery , VOA News , at the United Nations .", "annotated_text": "Breck Ardery , VOA News , at the United Nations ."}
{"id": "2965", "text": "Welcome to another hour of news and information here on the Voice of America .", "annotated_text": "Welcome to of news and information here on the Voice of America ."}
{"id": "2966", "text": "I 'm Victor Moralis along with David Chadwick on VOA News Now .", "annotated_text": "I 'm Victor Moralis along with David Chadwick on VOA News Now ."}
{"id": "2967", "text": "India has signed a series of deals with Russia to acquire an aircraft carrier , fighter jets and tanks .", "annotated_text": "India has signed a series of deals with Russia to acquire an aircraft carrier , fighter jets and tanks ."}
{"id": "2968", "text": "The deals were signed as Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded his talks with Indian leaders in New Delhi .", "annotated_text": "The deals were signed as Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded his talks with Indian leaders in New Delhi ."}
{"id": "2969", "text": "The two countries also signed a strategic partnership agreement , obligating both countries to avoid joining political or military alliances against each other .", "annotated_text": "The two countries also signed a strategic partnership agreement , obligating both countries to avoid joining political or military alliances against each other ."}
{"id": "2970", "text": "They also agreed to form a joint working group for mutual concerns on terrorism .", "annotated_text": "They also agreed to form a joint working group for mutual concerns on terrorism ."}
{"id": "2971", "text": "News Now 's Susan Yakie spoke with our New Delhi correspondent Jim Teeple about the Russian leader 's visit and his comments about the situation in the disputed Kashmir region .", "annotated_text": "News Now 'sSusan Yakie spoke with our New Delhi correspondent Jim Teeple about the Russian leader 's visit and his comments about the situation in the disputed Kashmir region ."}
{"id": "2972", "text": "He said exactly what the Indians wanted to hear , which is that the dispute over Kashmir between India and Pakistan should be solved bilaterally and that there should be no outside interference , as he put it in this question .", "annotated_text": "He said exactly what the Indians wanted to hear , which is that the dispute over Kashmir between India and Pakistan should be solved bilaterally and that there should be no outside interference , as he put it in this question ."}
{"id": "2973", "text": "Now this is something the Indians have been saying all along .", "annotated_text": "Now this is something the Indians have been saying all along ."}
{"id": "2974", "text": "Of course , Pakistan wants international attention focussed on Kashmir , and Mr. Putin also said that he supports India 's tough approach to the external violence in Kashmir as he described it .", "annotated_text": "Of course , Pakistan wants international attention focussed on Kashmir , and Mr. Putin also said that he supports India 's tough approach to the external violence in Kashmir as he described it ."}
{"id": "2975", "text": "This is another thing that the Indians were glad to hear him say , and he also said that both India and Russia suffer from the same sort of terrorism , as he put it , referring of course to the separatist militancies in Chechnya and Russia and in Jammu and Kashmir .", "annotated_text": "This is another thing that the Indians were glad to hear him say , and he also said that both India and Russia suffer from the same sort of terrorism , as he put it , referring of course to the separatist militancies in Chechnya and Russia and in Jammu and Kashmir ."}
{"id": "2976", "text": "So on balance I do n't think that the Indians heard anything from Mr. Putin that they did not want to hear .", "annotated_text": "So on balance I do n't think that the Indians heard anything from Mr. Putin that they did not want to hear ."}
{"id": "2977", "text": "What sort of hold does Russia have on India and Pakistan ?", "annotated_text": "What sort of hold does Russia have on India and Pakistan ?"}
{"id": "2978", "text": "Russia has very little influence with Pakistan , but of course Russia supplies India with 70 % of its military hardware and that was of course the second pillar here of Mr. Putin 's visit , which was to finalize some very substantial arms deals .", "annotated_text": "Russia has very little influence with Pakistan , but of course Russia supplies India with 70 % of its military hardware and that was of course the second pillar here of Mr. Putin 's visit , which was to finalize some very substantial arms deals ."}
{"id": "2979", "text": "In fact , we 're hearing that those deals have now been finalized , that Russia will sell India 300 tanks , T - 90 tanks , very advanced tanks , that Russia will also sell to India some Sukoi - 30 bombers , fighter - bombers .", "annotated_text": "In fact , we 're hearing that those deals have now been finalized , that Russia will sell India300 tanks , T - 90 tanks , very advanced tanks , that Russia will also sell to India some Sukoi - 30 bombers , fighter - bombers ."}
{"id": "2980", "text": "They are going to allow India to assemble about 140 of these bombers here in India , and they are also going to finalize a deal whereby India will acquire the Admiral Gorshkov .", "annotated_text": "They are going to allow India to assemble about 140 of these bombers here in India , and they are also going to finalize a deal whereby India will acquire the Admiral Gorshkov ."}
{"id": "2981", "text": "That 's an old Russian aircraft carrier that India has wanted to get for some time because India only has one other aircraft carrier , and this carrier in particular would allow the Indian Navy to extend its strategic strength much farther than it currently can now .", "annotated_text": "That 's an old Russian aircraft carrier that India has wanted to get for some time because India only has one other aircraft carrier , and this carrier in particular would allow the Indian Navy to extend its strategic strength much farther than it currently can now ."}
{"id": "2982", "text": "So indeed Russia does have quite a bit of influence here .", "annotated_text": "So indeed Russia does have quite a bit of influence here ."}
{"id": "2983", "text": "These ties have gone way back , nearly 40 years , and they were strengthened considerably by this visit .", "annotated_text": "These ties have gone way back , nearly 40 years , and they were strengthened considerably by this visit ."}
{"id": "2984", "text": "In fact both countries have now agreed to combat what they call terrorism with joint groups .", "annotated_text": "In fact both countries have now agreed to combat what they call terrorism with joint groups ."}
{"id": "2985", "text": "They have also set up a joint working group on Afghanistan , which is of course a cause of concern for both countries .", "annotated_text": "They have also set up a joint working group on Afghanistan , which is of course a cause of concern for both countries ."}
{"id": "2986", "text": "Mr. Putin 's visit is the first by a Russian leader in seven years .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Putin 's visit is the first by a Russian leader in seven years ."}
{"id": "2987", "text": "Why does the trip come now ?", "annotated_text": "Why does the trip come now ?"}
{"id": "2988", "text": "Well , his trip has actually been delayed for a couple of years .", "annotated_text": "Well , his trip has actually been delayed for a couple of years ."}
{"id": "2989", "text": "Russian President was supposed to visit India as early as 97 - 1998 , but of course Boris Yeltsin 's health problems got in the way of that , and then of course , Mr. Yeltsin 's abrupt resignation last year another visit and then the subsequent election campaign and inauguration of Vladimir Putin took some time , so it 's been put off for a couple of years .", "annotated_text": "Russian President was supposed to visit India as early as 97 - 1998 , but of course Boris Yeltsin 's health problems got in the way of that , and then of course , Mr. Yeltsin 's abrupt resignation last year another visit and then the subsequent election campaign and inauguration of Vladimir Putin took some time , so it 's been put off for a couple of years ."}
{"id": "2990", "text": "But there have also been a lot of delays in other areas .", "annotated_text": "But there have also been a lot of delays in other areas ."}
{"id": "2991", "text": "These arms agreements that we were just speaking about have taken quite some time to finalize .", "annotated_text": "These arms agreements that we were just speaking about have taken quite some time to finalize ."}
{"id": "2992", "text": "How does this visit by Mr. Putin compare to President Clinton 's visit earlier this year ?", "annotated_text": "How does this visit by Mr. Putin compare to President Clinton 's visit earlier this year ?"}
{"id": "2993", "text": "That 's an interesting question because Vladimir Putin on Wednesday addressed the Indian Parliament just as Bill Clinton had done six months ago , and I think it 's safe to say that Mr. Putin actually probably accomplished more than Mr. Clinton did in the hard concrete terms of arms sales and that sort of thing , but it was Mr. Clinton that stole the Indian lawmakers ' hearts .", "annotated_text": "That 's an interesting question because Vladimir Putin on Wednesday addressed the Indian Parliament just as Bill Clinton had done six months ago , and I think it 's safe to say that Mr. Putin actually probably accomplished more than Mr. Clinton did in the hard concrete terms of arms sales and that sort of thing , but it was Mr. Clinton that stole the Indian lawmakers ' hearts ."}
{"id": "2994", "text": "Of course you will recall when he spoke to the parliament there was an ecstatic welcome for him .", "annotated_text": "Of course you will recall when he spoke to the parliament there was an ecstatic welcome for him ."}
{"id": "2995", "text": "The Indian lawmakers were sort of clambering over each other to shake his hand as he left the parliament building .", "annotated_text": "The Indian lawmakers were sort of clambering over each other to shake his hand as he left the parliament building ."}
{"id": "2996", "text": "There was none of that for Mr. Putin , but he did receive a very warm welcome , although most ordinary Indians who were actually rather captivated by Mr. Clinton 's visit did not really pay much attention to Mr. Putin 's visit .", "annotated_text": "There was none of that for Mr. Putin , but he did receive a very warm welcome , although most ordinary Indians who were actually rather captivated by Mr. Clinton 's visit did not really pay much attention to Mr. Putin 's visit ."}
{"id": "2997", "text": "In fact his visit has somewhat been ignored and in fact the main news story here in India has been sort of a local controversy over the roll - back of fuel prices rather than Mr. Putin 's visit , but he did do what he had to do and he certainly strengthened ties in a strategic sense between Russia and India .", "annotated_text": "In fact his visit has somewhat been ignored and in fact the main news story here in India has been sort of a local controversy over the roll - back of fuel prices rather than Mr. Putin 's visit , but he did do what he had to do and he certainly strengthened ties in a strategic sense between Russia and India ."}
{"id": "2998", "text": "That 's VOA correspondent Jim Teeple .", "annotated_text": "That 's VOA correspondent Jim Teeple ."}
{"id": "2999", "text": "In a joint statement Wednesday , India and Russia called for further measures against Afghanistan 's dominant Taliban faction .", "annotated_text": "In a joint statement Wednesday , India and Russia called for further measures against Afghanistan 's dominant Taliban faction ."}
{"id": "3000", "text": "The statement accuses the Taliban of supporting international terrorism .", "annotated_text": "The statement accuses the Taliban of supporting international terrorism ."}
{"id": "3001", "text": "Russian and Norwegian divers searched the fourth compartment of the wrecked submarine Kursk , Sunday , but they found too much damage to proceed with the task of recovering bodies .", "annotated_text": "Russian and Norwegian divers searched the fourth compartment of the wrecked submarine Kursk , Sunday , but they found too much damage to proceed with the task of recovering bodies ."}
{"id": "3002", "text": "A spokesman for Russia 's Northern Fleet says the divers were only able to venture about one meter into the compartment because of poor visibility .", "annotated_text": "A spokesman for Russia 's Northern Fleet says the divers were only able to venture about one meter into the compartment because of poor visibility ."}
{"id": "3003", "text": "The United States and the European Union will start lifting economic sanctions against Yugoslavia today .", "annotated_text": "The United States and the European Union will start lifting economic sanctions against Yugoslaviatoday ."}
{"id": "3004", "text": "Among the sanctions imposed against the regime of former President Slobodan Milosevic during the fight over Kosovo are an oil embargo and a ban on commercial air traffic .", "annotated_text": "Among the sanctions imposed against the regime of former President Slobodan Milosevic during the fight over Kosovo are an oil embargo and a ban on commercial air traffic ."}
{"id": "3005", "text": "French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine said Sunday that relieving the pressure on Belgrade 's devastated economy is the first step towards supporting the new President Vojislav Kostunica and reintegrating Yugoslavia into a democratic Europe .", "annotated_text": "FrenchForeign Minister Hubert Vedrine said Sunday that relieving the pressure on Belgrade 's devastated economy is the first step towards supporting the new President Vojislav Kostunica and reintegrating Yugoslavia into a democratic Europe ."}
{"id": "3006", "text": "President Clinton arrived in Brunei Tuesday , getting a red carpet welcome from officials of the tiny Islamic sultanate .", "annotated_text": "President Clinton arrived in BruneiTuesday , getting a red carpet welcome from officials of the tiny Islamic sultanate ."}
{"id": "3007", "text": "He is scheduled to deliver the keynote address today at the Pacific Rim Conference .", "annotated_text": "He is scheduled to deliver the keynote address today at the Pacific Rim Conference ."}
{"id": "3008", "text": "The Pacific Rim leaders will discuss an array of economic issues Wednesday and Thursday , including high oil prices and the boom in electronic commerce .", "annotated_text": "The Pacific Rim leaders will discuss an array of economic issues Wednesday and Thursday , including high oil prices and the boom in electronic commerce ."}
{"id": "3009", "text": "Israeli helicopter gunships struck Palestinian targets in the West Bank and Gaza Strip , Thursday .", "annotated_text": "Israeli helicopter gunships struck Palestinian targets in the West Bank and Gaza Strip , Thursday ."}
{"id": "3010", "text": "Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said the attacks were in retaliation for the killing of Israeli soldiers .", "annotated_text": "Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said the attacks were in retaliation for the killing of Israeli soldiers ."}
{"id": "3011", "text": "This morning , the entire world was the witness of a cold - blooded brutal lynch of two or three Israelis within a Palestinian police station in Ramallah in the Palestinian - controlled territories .", "annotated_text": " , the entire world was the witness of a cold - blooded brutal lynch of two or threeIsraelis within a Palestinian police station in Ramallah in the Palestinian - controlled territories ."}
{"id": "3012", "text": "Late Thursday , Mr. Barak invited Likud opposition leader Ariel Sharon to join him in a government of national emergency .", "annotated_text": " , Mr. Barak invited Likud opposition leader Ariel Sharon to join him in a government of national emergency ."}
{"id": "3013", "text": "It was a visit by Mr. Sharon to a Jerusalem religious holy site that sparked the violence that began last month between Israelis and Palestinian protesters .", "annotated_text": "It was a visit by Mr. Sharon to a Jerusalem religious holy site that sparked the violence that began last month between Israelis and Palestinian protesters ."}
{"id": "3014", "text": "UN Secretary General Kofi Annan who is leading mediation efforts in the Middle East urged Palestinians and Israelis , Thursday to show restraint .", "annotated_text": "UN Secretary General Kofi Annan who is leading mediation efforts in the Middle East urged Palestinians and Israelis , Thursday to show restraint ."}
{"id": "3015", "text": "Both Jordan 's King Abdullah and Syria 's President Bashar al - Assad charged Israel with insulting Arabs and Muslims by violating their rights at holy sites .", "annotated_text": "Both Jordan 's King Abdullah and Syria 's President Bashar al - Assad charged Israel with insulting Arabs and Muslims by violating their rights at holy sites ."}
{"id": "3016", "text": "President Clinton has told a memorial service for the victims of the deadly bomb attack on the USS Cole that justice will prevail .", "annotated_text": "President Clinton has told a memorial service for the victims of the deadly bomb attack on the USS Cole that justice will prevail ."}
{"id": "3017", "text": "Mr. Clinton promised the gathering at the Norfolk Naval station Wednesday that those who carried out the deadly attack that killed 17 sailors will be found .", "annotated_text": "Mr. Clinton promised the gathering at the Norfolk Naval stationWednesday that those who carried out the deadly attack that killed 17 sailors will be found ."}
{"id": "3018", "text": "To those who attacked them , we say you will not find a safe harbor , we will find you and justice will prevail .", "annotated_text": "To those who attacked them , we say you will not find a safe harbor , we will find you and justice will prevail ."}
{"id": "3019", "text": "Meanwhile , in Yemen President Ali Abdul Salay said important evidence had been uncovered in the investigation .", "annotated_text": "Meanwhile , in Yemen President Ali Abdul Salay said important evidence had been uncovered in the investigation ."}
{"id": "3020", "text": "President Salay was quoted as saying two people responsible for the blast were killed in a suicide mission and that the attack had been planned for a long time .", "annotated_text": "President Salay was quoted as saying two people responsible for the blast were killed in a suicide mission and that the attack had been planned for a long time ."}
{"id": "3021", "text": "His comments were not immediately confirmed by US officials who are leading the investigation with Yemen 's help .", "annotated_text": "His comments were not immediately confirmed by US officials who are leading the investigation with Yemen 's help ."}
{"id": "3022", "text": "The Voice of America presents differing points of view on a wide variety of issues .", "annotated_text": "The Voice of America presents differing points of view on a wide variety of issues ."}
{"id": "3023", "text": "Next , an editorial expressing the policies of the United States government .", "annotated_text": "Next , an editorial expressing the policies of the United States government ."}
{"id": "3024", "text": "This month 's visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Washington is further evidence of the strengthening ties between the United States and Bangladesh .", "annotated_text": "This month 's visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Washington is further evidence of the strengthening ties between the United States and Bangladesh ."}
{"id": "3025", "text": "It follows a visit last March by President Bill Clinton to Dhaka , the Bangladesh capital .", "annotated_text": "It follows a visit last March by President Bill Clinton to Dhaka , the Bangladesh capital ."}
{"id": "3026", "text": "That was the first time a US President had visited Bangladesh .", "annotated_text": "That was the first time a US President had visited Bangladesh ."}
{"id": "3027", "text": "The US is Bangladesh 's largest trading partner and foreign investor .", "annotated_text": "The US is Bangladesh 's largest trading partner and foreign investor ."}
{"id": "3028", "text": "US investment in Bangladesh has increased over the past four years from 20 million dollars to around 800 million dollars .", "annotated_text": "US investment in Bangladesh has increased over the past four years from 20 million dollars to around 800 million dollars ."}
{"id": "3029", "text": "Prime Minister Hasina and President Clinton expressed the hope that this trend will continue .", "annotated_text": "Prime Minister Hasina and President Clinton expressed the hope that this trend will continue ."}
{"id": "3030", "text": "It will depend on the implementation of investor - friendly policies .", "annotated_text": "It will depend on the implementation of investor - friendly policies ."}
{"id": "3031", "text": "Both the US government and American businesses , welcomed the willingness of Bangladesh to embrace innovative approaches towards sustainable economic growth .", "annotated_text": "Both the US government and American businesses , welcomed the willingness of Bangladesh to embrace innovative approaches towards sustainable economic growth ."}
{"id": "3032", "text": "Among other things , the US has worked with Bangladesh to establish the Tropical Forest Conservation Fund , the first of its kind in the world .", "annotated_text": "Among other things , the US has worked with Bangladesh to establish the Tropical Forest Conservation Fund , the first of its kind in the world ."}
{"id": "3033", "text": "The Fund will make it possible for Bangladesh to redirect some debt repayment money to projects and at preserving unique eco-systems and protecting the environment .", "annotated_text": "The Fund will make it possible for Bangladesh to redirect some debt repayment money to projects and at preserving unique eco-systems and protecting the environment ."}
{"id": "3034", "text": "The Bangladesh government also deserves credit for making significant progress toward eliminating child labor in the garment industry .", "annotated_text": "The Bangladesh government also deserves credit for making significant progress toward eliminating child labor in the garment industry ."}
{"id": "3035", "text": "The US is committed to working with Bangladesh on this and other core labor standards including freedom of association and collective bargaining .", "annotated_text": "The US is committed to working with Bangladesh on this and other core labor standards including freedom of association and collective bargaining ."}
{"id": "3036", "text": "In addition to growing economic ties , the US and Bangladesh share a commitment to democracy at home and to meeting responsibilities abroad .", "annotated_text": "In addition to growing economic ties , the US and Bangladesh share a commitment to democracy at home and to meeting responsibilities abroad ."}
{"id": "3037", "text": "Bangladesh is one of the largest contributors to international peacekeeping operations .", "annotated_text": "Bangladesh is one of the largest contributors to international peacekeeping operations ."}
{"id": "3038", "text": "Its personnel have served with US forces in Somalia , Haiti , Bosnia , and Kosovo .", "annotated_text": "Its personnel have served with US forces in Somalia , Haiti , Bosnia , and Kosovo ."}
{"id": "3039", "text": "Bangladesh is also the first South Asian nation to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty .", "annotated_text": "Bangladesh is also the firstSouth Asian nation to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty ."}
{"id": "3040", "text": "President Clinton and Prime Minister Hasina agreed that it is essential for the US and Bangladesh to coordinate positions on major issues , that come before the United Nations and other international bodies .", "annotated_text": "President Clinton and Prime Minister Hasina agreed that it is essential for the US and Bangladesh to coordinate positions on major issues , that come before the United Nations and other international bodies ."}
{"id": "3041", "text": "As President Clinton has said , the US and Bangladesh grow closer every day , through expanding trade , through the internet revolution and through a shared interest in building a world more peaceful , more tolerant , more prosperous and more free .", "annotated_text": "As President Clinton has said , the US and Bangladesh grow closer every day , through expanding trade , through the internet revolution and through a shared interest in building a world more peaceful , more tolerant , more prosperous and more free ."}
{"id": "3042", "text": "A note scribbled by an officer on the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk has revealed that at least 23 of its 118 crewmembers survived the explosions which sank the vessel .", "annotated_text": "A note scribbled by an officer on the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk has revealed that at least 23 of its 118 crewmembers survived the explosions which sank the vessel ."}
{"id": "3043", "text": "The note was found in the pocket of Lieutenant Dimitri Kolesnikov whose body was one of the first to be recovered the explosions that shattered the submarine .", "annotated_text": "The note was found in the pocket of Lieutenant Dimitri Kolesnikov whose body was one of the first to be recovered the explosions that shattered the submarine ."}
{"id": "3044", "text": "Most of the Kursk 's crew apparently died instantly in the explosions that tore open the Kursk 's first six compartments or within minutes as water roared into the submarine .", "annotated_text": "Most of the Kursk 's crew apparently died instantly in the explosions that tore open the Kursk 's firstsix compartments or within as water roared into the submarine ."}
{"id": "3045", "text": "Lieutenant Kolesnikov 's note indicates some crewmembers survived for several hours .", "annotated_text": "Lieutenant Kolesnikov 's note indicates some crewmembers survived for ."}
{"id": "3046", "text": "Recapping the developments of this disturbing day in the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula -- at least six American sailors are dead , 11 still missing and 35 injured after what intelligence experts say was a well - planned terrorist bombing that ripped a 20 x 40 - foot hole in the Navy destroyer `` USS Cole '' in the Yemeni port of Aden .", "annotated_text": "Recapping the developments of this disturbing day in the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula -- at least six American sailors are dead , 11 still missing and 35 injured after what intelligence experts say was a well - planned terrorist bombing that ripped a 20 x 40 - foot hole in the Navy destroyer `` USS Cole '' in the Yemeni port of Aden ."}
{"id": "3047", "text": "The ship was there for refueling .", "annotated_text": "The ship was there for refueling ."}
{"id": "3048", "text": "President Clinton , vowing retaliation .", "annotated_text": "President Clinton , vowing retaliation ."}
{"id": "3049", "text": "As we heard from David Gregory , one of Governor Bush 's main themes in these last days of the campaign is getting rid of partisan gridlock in Washington , which was exactly what the President was talking about today -- an attempt to reopen debate on a $ 240 billion tax cut plan , saying the version House Republicans passed is unacceptable , because it is unfair , according to the President , to children and seniors .", "annotated_text": "As we heard from David Gregory , one of Governor Bush 's main themes in these last days of the campaign is getting rid of partisan gridlock in Washington , which was exactly what the President was talking about today -- an attempt to reopen debate on a $ 240 billion tax cut plan , saying the version HouseRepublicans passed is unacceptable , because it is unfair , according to the President , to children and seniors ."}
{"id": "3050", "text": "Instead of meeting us on common ground , instead of working with the White House or congressional Democrats , the Republican leadership closed its doors to compromise -- literally closed the doors to compromise .", "annotated_text": "Instead of meeting us on common ground , instead of working with the White House or congressional Democrats , the Republican leadership closed its doors to compromise -- literally closed the doors to compromise ."}
{"id": "3051", "text": "They crafted their own partisan tax package and passed it last night on a party - line vote .", "annotated_text": "They crafted their own partisan tax package and passed it on a party - line vote ."}
{"id": "3052", "text": "Republican leaders for their part said reopening the tax debate is not now realistic and the tax cut bill is probably tombed .", "annotated_text": "Republican leaders for their part said reopening the tax debate is not now realistic and the tax cut bill is probably tombed ."}
{"id": "3053", "text": "They are angry that the President is threatening to veto it saying it 's wrong to have political budget battles right before the election .", "annotated_text": "They are angry that the President is threatening to veto it saying it 's wrong to have political budget battles right before the election ."}
{"id": "3054", "text": "NBC 's David Gregory is at his post as well in Austin , Texas .", "annotated_text": "NBC 's David Gregory is at his post as well in Austin , Texas ."}
{"id": "3055", "text": "David any reaction from the Bush team on the Democrats ' plan to contest the vote in Miami - Dade ?", "annotated_text": "David any reaction from the Bush team on the Democrats ' plan to contest the vote in Miami - Dade ?"}
{"id": "3056", "text": "Well , John , there has been reaction from the Bush team .", "annotated_text": "Well , John , there has been reaction from the Bush team ."}
{"id": "3057", "text": "You know , this decision by the Gore campaign , a refusal to concede even if they do not prevail in the manual recounts under way certainly carries some political risk , but the Gore team tonight defends the decision , saying that fellow Democrats and the public would not only accept but demand what they call a fair and accurate recount in all the relevant counties .", "annotated_text": "You know , this decision by the Gore campaign , a refusal to concede even if they do not prevail in the manual recounts under way certainly carries some political risk , but the Gore team tonight defends the decision , saying that fellow Democrats and the public would not only accept but demand what they call a fair and accurate recount in all the relevant counties ."}
{"id": "3058", "text": "The Bush team , responding quickly saying there would not be such support and that in that scenario Gore could only be seen as a sore loser .", "annotated_text": "The Bush team , responding quickly saying there would not be such support and that in that scenario Gore could only be seen as a sore loser ."}
{"id": "3059", "text": "Despite the holiday , there is no letup in the fight for Florida .", "annotated_text": "Despite the holiday , there is no letup in the fight for Florida ."}
{"id": "3060", "text": "A holiday legal victory to be thankful for , George and Laura Bush , all smiles in Austin today before a pot luck Thanksgiving meal with their twin daughters and friends .", "annotated_text": "A holiday legal victory to be thankful for , George and Laura Bush , all smiles in Austintoday before a pot luck Thanksgiving meal with their twin daughters and friends ."}
{"id": "3061", "text": "The Texas governor makes time for recreation with a morning jog and prepares for some fishing at his ranch this weekend .", "annotated_text": "The Texas governor makes time for recreation with a morning jog and prepares for some fishing at his ranch this weekend ."}
{"id": "3062", "text": "The Vice President out of sight today at his residence , aides saying the entire family together for a meal and football on TV .", "annotated_text": "The Vice President out of sight today at his residence , aides saying the entire family together for a meal and football on TV ."}
{"id": "3063", "text": "While the Gore menu remains a family secret , the Bush clan all to happy to share some of his favorite fare -- jalapeno pecan cornbread stuffing and coconut cake .", "annotated_text": "While the Gore menu remains a family secret , the Bush clan all to happy to share some of his favorite fare -- jalapeno pecan cornbread stuffing and coconut cake ."}
{"id": "3064", "text": "For vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney , turkey in the hospital with his wife and daughter this afternoon .", "annotated_text": "For vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney , turkey in the hospital with his wife and daughter this afternoon ."}
{"id": "3065", "text": "After suffering a mild heart attack yesterday , his fourth , doctors say today he 's recovering well .", "annotated_text": "After suffering a mild heart attack yesterday , his fourth , doctors say today he 's recovering well ."}
{"id": "3066", "text": "Cheney gets a checkup call from Governor Bush and still expects to be released as early as tomorrow , and today , President Clinton cautiously speaks out about the Florida vote fight , saying everyone should , `` let the process play out . ''", "annotated_text": "Cheney gets a checkup call from Governor Bush and still expects to be released as early as tomorrow , and today , President Clinton cautiously speaks out about the Florida vote fight , saying everyone should , `` let the process play out . ''"}
{"id": "3067", "text": "I want everybody who tried to vote who legally voted to have their vote count , including service people .", "annotated_text": "I want everybody who tried to vote who legally voted to have their vote count , including service people ."}
{"id": "3068", "text": "Everybody .", "annotated_text": "Everybody ."}
{"id": "3069", "text": "Tonight for both George Bush and Al Gore and their war rooms all their advisers , this really comes down to a numbers game .", "annotated_text": " for both George Bush and Al Gore and their war rooms all their advisers , this really comes down to a numbers game ."}
{"id": "3070", "text": "Everybody keeping a sharp eye on these recount tallies and on Sunday 's deadline at 5:00 p.m. .", "annotated_text": "Everybody keeping a sharp eye on these recount tallies and on Sunday 's deadline at ."}
{"id": "3071", "text": "John ?", "annotated_text": "John ?"}
{"id": "3072", "text": "NBC 's David Gregory in Austin .", "annotated_text": "NBC 's David Gregory in Austin ."}
{"id": "3073", "text": "David , thank you .", "annotated_text": "David , thank you ."}
{"id": "3074", "text": "Up next , from recounts to --", "annotated_text": "Up next , from recounts to --"}
{"id": "3075", "text": "And one of the longest running struggles for international justice reached a milestone today of sorts , when a Scottish court , meeting in the Netherlands , finally officially found someone guilty in the 1988 bombing that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 .", "annotated_text": "And one of the longest running struggles for international justice reached a milestone today of sorts , when a Scottish court , meeting in the Netherlands , finally officially found someone guilty in the 1988 bombing that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 ."}
{"id": "3076", "text": "He 's a Libyan intelligence agent and as NBC 's Jim Maceda reports tonight from the court , many of the families of the victims think the verdict did n't go far enough .", "annotated_text": "He 's a Libyan intelligence agent and as NBC 's Jim Maceda reports from the court , many of the families of the victims think the verdict did n't go far enough ."}
{"id": "3077", "text": "Today was D - Day in the murder trial which in the end brought some relief .", "annotated_text": "Today was D - Day in the murder trial which in the end brought some relief ."}
{"id": "3078", "text": "For grieving families , only a partial victory .", "annotated_text": "For grieving families , only a partial victory ."}
{"id": "3079", "text": "After 12 years of waiting and a nine - month trial , family members of some of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103 come to this special Scottish courthouse in the Netherlands one last time to hear the verdict against two Libyan defendants charged with murder .", "annotated_text": "After 12 years of waiting and a nine - month trial , family members of some of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103 come to this special Scottish courthouse in the Netherlandsone last time to hear the verdict against twoLibyan defendants charged with murder ."}
{"id": "3080", "text": "A split decision for Lamen Khalifa Fhimah , aquittal , but Abdel Basset Ali Al - megrahi found guilty as charged .", "annotated_text": "A split decision for Lamen Khalifa Fhimah , aquittal , but Abdel Basset Ali Al - megrahi found guilty as charged ."}
{"id": "3081", "text": "The court ruled this senior Libyan intelligence agent planted the bomb that killed 270 , mostly Americans , when the plane bound for New York exploded over Lockerbie , Scotland .", "annotated_text": "The court ruled this senior Libyan intelligence agent planted the bomb that killed 270 , mostly Americans , when the plane bound for New York exploded over Lockerbie , Scotland ."}
{"id": "3082", "text": "Inside the courtroom today , the elation overwhelming .", "annotated_text": "Inside the courtroom today , the elation overwhelming ."}
{"id": "3083", "text": "A good many of the relatives gasped .", "annotated_text": "A good many of the relatives gasped ."}
{"id": "3084", "text": "There was a big intake of breath .", "annotated_text": "There was a big intake of breath ."}
{"id": "3085", "text": "Jim Swire , whose daughter died in the 1988 crash , collapses .", "annotated_text": "Jim Swire , whose daughter died in the 1988 crash , collapses ."}
{"id": "3086", "text": "He later recovered , blaming stress .", "annotated_text": "He later recovered , blaming stress ."}
{"id": "3087", "text": "But Al - megrahi 's sentence , 20 years in jail , too light for Brian Flynn .", "annotated_text": "But Al - megrahi 's sentence , 20 years in jail , too light for Brian Flynn ."}
{"id": "3088", "text": "His brother was on Flight 103 .", "annotated_text": "His brother was on Flight 103 ."}
{"id": "3089", "text": "It was n't one murder it was 270 people he murdered .", "annotated_text": "It was n't one murder it was 270 people he murdered ."}
{"id": "3090", "text": "Frustration too that Moammar Khaddafi was immune from prosecution , one of the ground rules here .", "annotated_text": "Frustration too that Moammar Khaddafi was immune from prosecution , one of the ground rules here ."}
{"id": "3091", "text": "You get the operatives .", "annotated_text": "You get the operatives ."}
{"id": "3092", "text": "You do n't always get the higherups .", "annotated_text": "You do n't always get the higherups ."}
{"id": "3093", "text": "Reaction in Libya , where many followed the trial , mixed .", "annotated_text": "Reaction in Libya , where many followed the trial , mixed ."}
{"id": "3094", "text": "Some anger in the streets , but government officials downplaying the conviction , calling for an end to international sanctions .", "annotated_text": "Some anger in the streets , but government officials downplaying the conviction , calling for an end to international sanctions ."}
{"id": "3095", "text": "Not yet , says President George W. Bush , at the White House today , demanding that Khaddafi meet certain conditions first , to accept responsibility for this act , and to compensate the families .", "annotated_text": "Not yet , says President George W. Bush , at the White Housetoday , demanding that Khaddafi meet certain conditions first , to accept responsibility for this act , and to compensate the families ."}
{"id": "3096", "text": "But even that would fall short for those who have lost loved ones .", "annotated_text": "But even that would fall short for those who have lost loved ones ."}
{"id": "3097", "text": "Tonight , some of those families made it clear their battle is not over to get to the truth and however difficult , punish the real authors of this crime .", "annotated_text": " , some of those families made it clear their battle is not over to get to the truth and however difficult , punish the real authors of this crime ."}
{"id": "3098", "text": "Tom ?", "annotated_text": "Tom ?"}
{"id": "3099", "text": "Thanks very much , NBC 's Jim Maceda tonight for the trial of the Lockerbie 103 Pan Am crash .", "annotated_text": "Thanks very much , NBC 's Jim Maceda for the trial of the Lockerbie103 Pan Am crash ."}
{"id": "3100", "text": "We have a major development to report tonight involving the crash of that Singapore Airlines 747 in Taiwan this week .", "annotated_text": "We have a major development to report tonight involving the crash of that Singapore Airlines 747 in Taiwan this week ."}
{"id": "3101", "text": "Taiwanese officials thousand now say .", "annotated_text": "Taiwanese officials thousand now say ."}
{"id": "3102", "text": "They confirm the pilot made a wrong turn , simply down the wrong runway .", "annotated_text": "They confirm the pilot made a wrong turn , simply down the wrong runway ."}
{"id": "3103", "text": "Correspondent Ned Colt has our report .", "annotated_text": "Correspondent Ned Colt has our report ."}
{"id": "3104", "text": "Tonight it appears at least 82 are dead from what may have been a wrong turn .", "annotated_text": "Tonight it appears at least 82 are dead from what may have been a wrong turn ."}
{"id": "3105", "text": "Sources close to the investigation tell NBC News that Singapore Airlines flight 6 tried to take off on a runway closed for repairs .", "annotated_text": "Sources close to the investigation tell NBC News that Singapore Airlines flight 6 tried to take off on a runway closed for repairs ."}
{"id": "3106", "text": "She crash site today , the trail of evidence on the closed runway .", "annotated_text": "She crash site today , the trail of evidence on the closed runway ."}
{"id": "3107", "text": "Chunks of wreckage , fuselage , stretching in a straight line for hundreds of yards .", "annotated_text": "Chunks of wreckage , fuselage , stretching in a straight line for hundreds of yards ."}
{"id": "3108", "text": "Twisted overturned construction equipment .", "annotated_text": "Twisted overturned construction equipment ."}
{"id": "3109", "text": "This is what the 747 slammed into Tuesday night in a blinding rain storm .", "annotated_text": "This is what the 747 slammed into Tuesday in a blinding rain storm ."}
{"id": "3110", "text": "Today investigators say the pilot had confirmed with the control tower moments before taking off he had turned onto the correct runway but pilots behind him say he turned onto the wrong runway .", "annotated_text": "Today investigators say the pilot had confirmed with the control tower moments before taking off he had turned onto the correct runway but pilots behind him say he turned onto the wrong runway ."}
{"id": "3111", "text": "They say the plane took off , clicking the construction equipment , slamming into the ground and then breaking up .", "annotated_text": "They say the plane took off , clicking the construction equipment , slamming into the ground and then breaking up ."}
{"id": "3112", "text": "As the plane was taking off this passenger noticed she did n't see any runway lights .", "annotated_text": "As the plane was taking off this passenger noticed she did n't see any runway lights ."}
{"id": "3113", "text": "I used to see the lights going by and I looked out and said it 's pitch black out here .", "annotated_text": "I used to see the lights going by and I looked out and said it 's pitch black out here ."}
{"id": "3114", "text": "Reporter Lee , flying in from California , unsure if his wife was alive , today , identifying his remains , and tonight survivor John Diaz begins the long trip home to California .", "annotated_text": "Reporter Lee , flying in from California , unsure if his wife was alive , today , identifying his remains , and tonight survivor John Diaz begins the long trip home to California ."}
{"id": "3115", "text": "I just want to get home , never been so ready to get back to the United States .", "annotated_text": "I just want to get home , never been so ready to get back to the United States ."}
{"id": "3116", "text": "His flight number a reminder Singapore Airlines 006 , the same flight he survived Tuesday night .", "annotated_text": "His flight number a reminder Singapore Airlines006 , the same flight he survived Tuesday ."}
{"id": "3117", "text": "Gregg Jarrett , they did get a unanimous court for this decision .", "annotated_text": "Gregg Jarrett , they did get a unanimous court for this decision ."}
{"id": "3118", "text": "Absolutely , Brian .", "annotated_text": "Absolutely , Brian ."}
{"id": "3119", "text": "It was very stern , very direct and it left no question , I think , in the minds of anybody that this court unanimously believes that certification should include the manual recount , and that is a clear victory for Vice President Al Gore .", "annotated_text": "It was very stern , very direct and it left no question , I think , in the minds of anybody that this court unanimously believes that certification should include the manual recount , and that is a clear victory for Vice President Al Gore ."}
{"id": "3120", "text": "The language here , really leaves no doubt .", "annotated_text": "The language here , really leaves no doubt ."}
{"id": "3121", "text": "The right of the people to cast their vote , the court said , is paramount .", "annotated_text": "The right of the people to cast their vote , the court said , is paramount ."}
{"id": "3122", "text": "The amended certifications must be accepted by November 26 .", "annotated_text": "The amended certifications must be accepted by November 26 ."}
{"id": "3123", "text": "The reason they are picking that particular day is it allows , Brian , enough time for the aggrieved party , the losing party to file within 10 days a contest of the certification and that still allows enough time for the contest to be litigated through the courts primarily the circuit court and back to the Supreme Court if necessary and still meet the December 12 deadline for the Electoral College vote here .", "annotated_text": "The reason they are picking that particular day is it allows , Brian , enough time for the aggrieved party , the losing party to file within 10 days a contest of the certification and that still allows enough time for the contest to be litigated through the courts primarily the circuit court and back to the Supreme Court if necessary and still meet the December 12 deadline for the Electoral College vote here ."}
{"id": "3124", "text": "Now , Greg , the only question that means anything at this hour .", "annotated_text": "Now , Greg , the only question that means anything at this hour ."}
{"id": "3125", "text": "We know their view is the hand counts should now be included .", "annotated_text": "We know their view is the hand counts should now be included ."}
{"id": "3126", "text": "Will it put Al Gore over the top in the race to match and exceed the votes of George W. Bush ?", "annotated_text": "Will it put Al Gore over the top in the race to match and exceed the votes of George W. Bush ?"}
{"id": "3127", "text": "It very well could , although , I must say that the Gore campaign has been somewhat disappointed by the number of votes they have not received thus far in the counties that are undertaking the manual recounts , Brian , but a lot of hand counts still must be tallied .", "annotated_text": "It very well could , although , I must say that the Gore campaign has been somewhat disappointed by the number of votes they have not received thus far in the counties that are undertaking the manual recounts , Brian , but a lot of hand counts still must be tallied ."}
{"id": "3128", "text": "We are also including the undervotes of 10,000 in Palm Beach and junt votes of 10,000 in Miami - Dade as well .", "annotated_text": "We are also including the undervotes of 10,000 in Palm Beach and junt votes of 10,000 in Miami - Dade as well ."}
{"id": "3129", "text": "Keep in mind , those were not registered by the computers because they either had a hanging chad or dimpled chad .", "annotated_text": "Keep in mind , those were not registered by the computers because they either had a hanging chad or dimpled chad ."}
{"id": "3130", "text": "Those must be gone over by hand by each respective canvassing board .", "annotated_text": "Those must be gone over by hand by each respective canvassing board ."}
{"id": "3131", "text": "So there are a lot of votes remaining there .", "annotated_text": "So there are a lot of votes remaining there ."}
{"id": "3132", "text": "This is a Gore campaign to the White House .", "annotated_text": "This is a Gore campaign to the White House ."}
{"id": "3133", "text": "Greg , just a logistic question , How long is it going take you to get the opinion run to you from the building behind you ?", "annotated_text": "Greg , just a logistic question , How long is it going take you to get the opinion run to you from the building behind you ?"}
{"id": "3134", "text": "I would say we should have it here in the next five minutes .", "annotated_text": "I would say we should have it here in the next five minutes ."}
{"id": "3135", "text": "It depends how quickly the line moves .", "annotated_text": "It depends how quickly the line moves ."}
{"id": "3136", "text": "We have two producers , I believe , near the front of the line .", "annotated_text": "We have two producers , I believe , near the front of the line ."}
{"id": "3137", "text": "It how quickly they get handed .", "annotated_text": "It how quickly they get handed ."}
{"id": "3138", "text": "It reversed the two orders of the earlier trial court , Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis .", "annotated_text": "It reversed the two orders of the earlier trial court , Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis ."}
{"id": "3139", "text": "The bottom line , this court rules unanimously the right of the people to have the votes counted is paramount , thus , the amended certifications to include the hand counts must be accepted by November 26 .", "annotated_text": "The bottom line , this court rules unanimously the right of the people to have the votes counted is paramount , thus , the amended certifications to include the hand counts must be accepted by November 26 ."}
{"id": "3140", "text": "In fact , it seemed to have some language here .", "annotated_text": "In fact , it seemed to have some language here ."}
{"id": "3141", "text": "In fact , Brian I do have it handed to me now .", "annotated_text": "In fact , Brian I do have it handed to me now ."}
{"id": "3142", "text": "Let me take a the .", "annotated_text": "Let me take a the ."}
{"id": "3143", "text": "Brian , if for some reason the Secretary of State would n't accept by the 26th , the certification , it could be certified elsewhere .", "annotated_text": "Brian , if for some reason the Secretary of State would n't accept by the 26th , the certification , it could be certified elsewhere ."}
{"id": "3144", "text": "Gregg Jarrett .", "annotated_text": "Gregg Jarrett ."}
{"id": "3145", "text": "I should point out , he is a former lawyer himself and so can help put this into English .", "annotated_text": "I should point out , he is a former lawyer himself and so can help put this into English ."}
{"id": "3146", "text": "Greg , go ahead , if you come to a passage we should hear .", "annotated_text": "Greg , go ahead , if you come to a passage we should hear ."}
{"id": "3147", "text": "I 'm flipping through the summary of enacts because that is not important .", "annotated_text": "I 'm flipping through the summary of enacts because that is not important ."}
{"id": "3148", "text": "The summary of facts .", "annotated_text": "The summary of facts ."}
{"id": "3149", "text": "You flag us when you come to the first portion we should hear aloud .", "annotated_text": "You flag us when you come to the first portion we should hear aloud ."}
{"id": "3150", "text": "Guo Kai 's Economic Notes : Beijing 's Gas Price vs. US Gas Price", "annotated_text": "Guo Kai 's Economic Notes : Beijing 's Gas Price vs. US Gas Price"}
{"id": "3151", "text": "Guo Kai 's Economic Notes", "annotated_text": "Guo Kai 's Economic Notes"}
{"id": "3152", "text": "In the US the current average price of regular unleaded gas is about 2.3 US dollars per gallon -LRB- 3.78 liters -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "In the US the current average price of regular unleaded gas is about 2.3 US dollars per gallon -LRB- 3.78 liters -RRB- ."}
{"id": "3153", "text": "According to the official exchange rate of one US dollar for 7.9 RMB , this price is equivalent to 4.80 yuan / liter .", "annotated_text": "According to the official exchange rate of one US dollar for 7.9 RMB , this price is equivalent to 4.80 yuan / liter ."}
{"id": "3154", "text": "Note , this gas price includes all taxes .", "annotated_text": "Note , this gas price includes all taxes ."}
{"id": "3155", "text": "The current gas price in Beijing is 5.09 yuan / liter , 2 mao and 9 fen more than in the US .", "annotated_text": "The current gas price in Beijing is 5.09 yuan / liter , 2 mao and 9 fen more than in the US ."}
{"id": "3156", "text": "In fact , the gas price difference between the two places is larger than 2 mao and 9 fen because China 's gas price does not include so many taxes as in the US ; for example , the highway maintenance fee in China is paid separately .", "annotated_text": "In fact , the gas price difference between the two places is larger than 2 mao and 9 fen because China 's gas price does not include so many taxes as in the US ; for example , the highway maintenance fee in China is paid separately ."}
{"id": "3157", "text": "Just now , I only narrated a fact .", "annotated_text": "Just now , I only narrated a fact ."}
{"id": "3158", "text": "But I believe that different persons see different problems in this fact .", "annotated_text": "But I believe that different persons see different problems in this fact ."}
{"id": "3159", "text": "Let me describe people 's two reactions that I can imagine , or the two problems I can see .", "annotated_text": "Let me describe people 's two reactions that I can imagine , or the two problems I can see ."}
{"id": "3160", "text": "1. The US gas price is too cheap .", "annotated_text": "1. The US gas price is too cheap ."}
{"id": "3161", "text": "In an absolute sense , the US gas price has +already been cheaper than China 's , and in a relative sense , the US gas price is even cheaper .", "annotated_text": "In an absolute sense , the US gas price has +already been cheaper than China 's , and in a relative sense , the US gas price is even cheaper ."}
{"id": "3162", "text": "In the US , the money you pay for a meal at McDonald 's can fill up more than 10 liters of gas , but in Beijing you can get 5 - 6 liters of gas at most .", "annotated_text": "In the US , the money you pay for a meal at McDonald 's can fill up more than 10 liters of gas , but in Beijing you can get 5 - 6 liters of gas at most ."}
{"id": "3163", "text": "The US low gas price policy has undoubtedly led to this country 's excessive use of and overdependence on energy resources .", "annotated_text": "The US low gas price policy has undoubtedly led to this country 's excessive use of and overdependence on energy resources ."}
{"id": "3164", "text": "However , there is more to this matter , the whole world has to share the various negative effects caused by the US excessive energy consumption : global warming , and wars caused by oil , etc.", "annotated_text": "However , there is more to this matter , the whole world has to share the various negative effects caused by the US excessive energy consumption : global warming , and wars caused by oil , etc."}
{"id": "3165", "text": "It is totally a joke that the US gas price could be cheaper than China 's .", "annotated_text": "It is totally a joke that the US gas price could be cheaper than China 's ."}
{"id": "3166", "text": "2. China 's gas price is too expensive .", "annotated_text": "2.China 's gas price is too expensive ."}
{"id": "3167", "text": "Both Americans and Chinese buy gas from the international market , and the technology and cost of oil refinement are not too much different .", "annotated_text": "Both Americans and Chinese buy gas from the international market , and the technology and cost of oil refinement are not too much different ."}
{"id": "3168", "text": "But with the US gas price including taxes even lower than China 's gas price excluding taxes , you can see how much money Chinese oil companies have made out of this .", "annotated_text": "But with the US gas price including taxes even lower than China 's gas price excluding taxes , you can see how much money Chinese oil companies have made out of this ."}
{"id": "3169", "text": "If there are no price controls and monopolies , China 's gas price should n't have been this high .", "annotated_text": "If there are no price controls and monopolies , China 's gas price should n't have been this high ."}
{"id": "3170", "text": "I want to say that I think these two opinions are both correct .", "annotated_text": "I want to say that I think these two opinions are both correct ."}
{"id": "3171", "text": "So , on the issue of oil consumption , I think China and the US , the No. 1 and No. 2 oil consumers in the world , are also a funny pair .", "annotated_text": "So , on the issue of oil consumption , I think China and the US , the No. 1 and No. 2 oil consumers in the world , are also a funny pair ."}
{"id": "3172", "text": "From a global perspective , the US gas price is obviously too low .", "annotated_text": "From a global perspective , the US gas price is obviously too low ."}
{"id": "3173", "text": "So Mankiw at Harvard even formed a \" Pigou Club , \" gathering social celebrities who support levying higher taxes on gas prices -LRB- hereby raising gas prices -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "So Mankiw at Harvard even formed a \" Pigou Club , \" gathering social celebrities who support levying higher taxes on gas prices -LRB- hereby raising gas prices -RRB- ."}
{"id": "3174", "text": "China 's gas prices are more complicated .", "annotated_text": "China 's gas prices are more complicated ."}
{"id": "3175", "text": "In fact , gas prices in China are probably not very high , but in order to reduce China 's future overdependence on gas , it may be better that China 's gas prices are higher .", "annotated_text": "In fact , gas prices in China are probably not very high , but in order to reduce China 's future overdependence on gas , it may be better that China 's gas prices are higher ."}
{"id": "3176", "text": "But , the direct result of the gas price increase in China will be the increase of monopoly profits of the monopoly companies .", "annotated_text": "But , the direct result of the gas price increase in China will be the increase of monopoly profits of the monopoly companies ."}
{"id": "3177", "text": "This part of money will not become the government tax revenue , will not be used for public welfare , and on the contrary , will only make the benefits of those people working at the monopoly department even better .", "annotated_text": "This part of money will not become the government tax revenue , will not be used for public welfare , and on the contrary , will only make the benefits of those people working at the monopoly department even better ."}
{"id": "3178", "text": "In other words , the gas price in China is too high in the distributive sense .", "annotated_text": "In other words , the gas price in China is too high in the distributive sense ."}
{"id": "3179", "text": "It is the price that transfers the entire social resources to a very small number of people .", "annotated_text": "It is the price that transfers the entire social resources to a very small number of people ."}
{"id": "3180", "text": "But in terms of sustainability , China 's gas price may still be too low .", "annotated_text": "But in terms of sustainability , China 's gas price may still be too low ."}
{"id": "3181", "text": "We need high gas prices to control the overdependence on energy imports .", "annotated_text": "We need high gas prices to control the overdependence on energy imports ."}
{"id": "3182", "text": "Perhaps someone will condemn me , saying further increase of gas prices will make life unbearable for people .", "annotated_text": "Perhaps someone will condemn me , saying further increase of gas prices will make life unbearable for people ."}
{"id": "3183", "text": "If you are a taxi driver , my reply is : the reason your life is unbearable is not the gas price , but because of our taxi licensing regulation system .", "annotated_text": "If you are a taxi driver , my reply is : the reason your life is unbearable is not the gas price , but because of our taxi licensing regulation system ."}
{"id": "3184", "text": "If you are a car owner , my reply is : ride the subway and bus more often .", "annotated_text": "If you are a car owner , my reply is : ride the subway and bus more often ."}
{"id": "3185", "text": "It saves money , reduces congestion , and also lets you know car owners are not in a position to say \" life is unbearable . \"", "annotated_text": "It saves money , reduces congestion , and also lets you know car owners are not in a position to say \" life is unbearable . \""}
{"id": "3186", "text": "Compared with most people , your life is already quite good .", "annotated_text": "Compared with most people , your life is already quite good ."}
{"id": "3187", "text": "darling0823", "annotated_text": "darling0823"}
{"id": "3188", "text": "Comparing McDonald 's in the US with McDonald 's in China may not be right .", "annotated_text": "Comparing McDonald 's in the US with McDonald 's in China may not be right ."}
{"id": "3189", "text": "Eating a meal at McDonald 's in the US is more comparable to buying a 5 - yuan boxed meal in China .", "annotated_text": "Eating a meal at McDonald 's in the US is more comparable to buying a 5 - yuan boxed meal in China ."}
{"id": "3190", "text": ".", "annotated_text": "."}
{"id": "3191", "text": "Eliminate the personal income tax -LRB- Reproduced from Yueguang blog -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "Eliminate the personal income tax -LRB- Reproduced from Yueguang blog -RRB- ."}
{"id": "3192", "text": "Dift Wu", "annotated_text": "Dift Wu"}
{"id": "3193", "text": "Official data confirm that in 2004 the total personal income tax for the country amounted to approximately 181 billion , of which 65 % came from the working class , and only 10 % came from the wealthy .", "annotated_text": "Official data confirm that in 2004 the total personal income tax for the country amounted to approximately 181 billion , of which 65 % came from the working class , and only 10 % came from the wealthy ."}
{"id": "3194", "text": "Clearly the personal income tax policy has too little effect on controlling wealth accumulation by the rich , and too little impact on improving the quality of life of wage earners .", "annotated_text": "Clearly the personal income tax policy has too little effect on controlling wealth accumulation by the rich , and too little impact on improving the quality of life of wage earners ."}
{"id": "3195", "text": "While this type of tax in China has no effect on regulating the income gap or on \" taking from the rich to help the poor , \" neither is it beneficial in expanding the working class .", "annotated_text": "While this type of tax in China has no effect on regulating the income gap or on \" taking from the rich to help the poor , \" neither is it beneficial in expanding the working class ."}
{"id": "3196", "text": "If this tax continues to be collected , it will be working against the original intention behind the income tax .", "annotated_text": "If this tax continues to be collected , it will be working against the original intention behind the income tax ."}
{"id": "3197", "text": "Clearly the necessity for the personal income tax needs to be challenged .", "annotated_text": "Clearly the necessity for the personal income tax needs to be challenged ."}
{"id": "3198", "text": "I propose eliminating the personal income tax just as the agricultural tax was eliminated , to give people an opportunity to prosper .", "annotated_text": "I propose eliminating the personal income tax just as the agricultural tax was eliminated , to give people an opportunity to prosper ."}
{"id": "3199", "text": "If we think in terms of humanizing the system , i.e. , helping the poor by letting poor people get rich , we should give low - and moderate - income people a chance to improve and raise the quality of their lives ; the threshold for China 's personal income tax should be at least tripled from the starting threshold of 800 yuan per month , i.e. , to 6400 yuan per person .", "annotated_text": "If we think in terms of humanizing the system , i.e. , helping the poor by letting poor people get rich , we should give low - and moderate - income people a chance to improve and raise the quality of their lives ; the threshold for China 's personal income tax should be at least tripled from the starting threshold of 800 yuan per month , i.e. , to 6400 yuan per person ."}
{"id": "3200", "text": "That would take it to a minimally humanized level , and then we could really talk about \" people first . \"", "annotated_text": "That would take it to a minimally humanized level , and then we could really talk about \" people first . \""}
{"id": "3201", "text": "With a threshold below this level , the poor will always be poor .", "annotated_text": "With a threshold below this level , the poor will always be poor ."}
{"id": "3202", "text": "Yesterday CCTV presented a program on adjustment of the personal income tax , emphasized that the main goal of the adjustment was to \" take from the rich \" and let poor people get wealthy .", "annotated_text": "Yesterday CCTV presented a program on adjustment of the personal income tax , emphasized that the main goal of the adjustment was to \" take from the rich \" and let poor people get wealthy ."}
{"id": "3203", "text": "If we really want to give poor people a chance to get wealthy , the threshold for the personal income tax should be tripled .", "annotated_text": "If we really want to give poor people a chance to get wealthy , the threshold for the personal income tax should be tripled ."}
{"id": "3204", "text": "With anything under this threshold , the poor will have no chance to get rich .", "annotated_text": "With anything under this threshold , the poor will have no chance to get rich ."}
{"id": "3205", "text": "And if we 're looking at it in terms of \" taking from the rich , \" the problem to be adjusted is definitely not whether or not to tax income but rather the problem of the actual method for distributing China 's social national income , namely how to eliminate the \" unreported income . \"", "annotated_text": "And if we 're looking at it in terms of \" taking from the rich , \" the problem to be adjusted is definitely not whether or not to tax income but rather the problem of the actual method for distributing China 's social national income , namely how to eliminate the \" unreported income . \""}
{"id": "3206", "text": "The income of the vast majority of China 's rich people is unreported income , and unreported income is a problem that Chinese society will not be able to solve for quite a long time to come ; it is a characteristic of China , an uncontrollable black hole in China 's social oversight .", "annotated_text": "The income of the vast majority of China 's rich people is unreported income , and unreported income is a problem that Chinese society will not be able to solve for quite a long time to come ; it is a characteristic of China , an uncontrollable black hole in China 's social oversight ."}
{"id": "3207", "text": "This is far from being a tax problem ; it is a deeper systemic problem .", "annotated_text": "This is far from being a tax problem ; it is a deeper systemic problem ."}
{"id": "3208", "text": "If China 's personal income tax can not achieve the effect of helping the poor to become rich , neither can it control the excessive incomes of the wealthy , so what is it we expect this personal income tax to do ?", "annotated_text": "If China 's personal income tax can not achieve the effect of helping the poor to become rich , neither can it control the excessive incomes of the wealthy , so what is it we expect this personal income tax to do ?"}
{"id": "3209", "text": "It would be better to eliminate it in one fell swoop , as we did with the agricultural tax .", "annotated_text": "It would be better to eliminate it in one fell swoop , as we did with the agricultural tax ."}
{"id": "3210", "text": "Below are some of the main reasons :", "annotated_text": "Below are some of the main reasons :"}
{"id": "3211", "text": "1. China 's income tax can not become a tool for keeping the poor perpetually poor ; it can not become a social tool that keeps on producing a penniless proletariat .", "annotated_text": "1.China 's income tax can not become a tool for keeping the poor perpetually poor ; it can not become a social tool that keeps on producing a penniless proletariat ."}
{"id": "3212", "text": "In China the primary function of the income tax is to increase the state 's financial revenues ; it is not to regulate the income gap .", "annotated_text": "In China the primary function of the income tax is to increase the state 's financial revenues ; it is not to regulate the income gap ."}
{"id": "3213", "text": "In 2004 China 's income taxes amounted to approximately 180 billion , accounting for about 6 % of the state 's financial revenues .", "annotated_text": "In 2004China 's income taxes amounted to approximately 180 billion , accounting for about 6 % of the state 's financial revenues ."}
{"id": "3214", "text": "But of this 180 billion , about 65 % , or 117 billion , was paid by the working class .", "annotated_text": "But of this 180 billion , about 65 % , or 117 billion , was paid by the working class ."}
{"id": "3215", "text": "Less than 10 % was paid by the wealthy .", "annotated_text": "Less than 10 % was paid by the wealthy ."}
{"id": "3216", "text": "In China more than 90 % of the people who depend on fully declared total earnings for a living are urban poor .", "annotated_text": "In Chinamore than 90 % of the people who depend on fully declared total earnings for a living are urban poor ."}
{"id": "3217", "text": "These poor people , who struggle just to pay for the necessities of life , their children 's education , old age , illness and death , also have to pay income tax .", "annotated_text": "These poor people , who struggle just to pay for the necessities of life , their children 's education , old age , illness and death , also have to pay income tax ."}
{"id": "3218", "text": "In all of China 's cities now , anyone with a monthly income of 2000 yuan or less is considered poor .", "annotated_text": "In all of China 's cities now , anyone with a monthly income of 2000 yuan or less is considered poor ."}
{"id": "3219", "text": "If a husband and wife have a total monthly work income of 2000 yuan , and if they pay 33 % income tax on anything over 1500 yuan , they have a disposable income of only 1670 yuan .", "annotated_text": "If a husband and wife have a total monthly work income of 2000 yuan , and if they pay 33 % income tax on anything over 1500 yuan , they have a disposable income of only 1670 yuan ."}
{"id": "3220", "text": "A household like this can not even continue bearing basic living expenses , and their standard of living will decline .", "annotated_text": "A household like this can not even continue bearing basic living expenses , and their standard of living will decline ."}
{"id": "3221", "text": "And should anyone in the household get sick and have to go to the hospital , the family may well find itself in an economic crisis .", "annotated_text": "And should anyone in the household get sick and have to go to the hospital , the family may well find itself in an economic crisis ."}
{"id": "3222", "text": "And if a family like this wants to buy its own home , that will basically be impossible .", "annotated_text": "And if a family like this wants to buy its own home , that will basically be impossible ."}
{"id": "3223", "text": "And if only one person in a three - person family is employed , the family will have a very difficult life .", "annotated_text": "And if only one person in a three - person family is employed , the family will have a very difficult life ."}
{"id": "3224", "text": "But even so , they have to pay 165 yuan in income tax .", "annotated_text": "But even so , they have to pay 165 yuan in income tax ."}
{"id": "3225", "text": "Clearly , if our income tax threshold is set at 1500 yuan , our society is destined always to produce a proletariat , always to deny hope to the poor or to the masses of ever getting rich .", "annotated_text": "Clearly , if our income tax threshold is set at 1500 yuan , our society is destined always to produce a proletariat , always to deny hope to the poor or to the masses of ever getting rich ."}
{"id": "3226", "text": "Our production relations are no different from the production relations in Marx 's \" Das Kapital , \" constantly reproducing a proletariat who can only rely on selling its labor to make a living .", "annotated_text": "Our production relations are no different from the production relations in Marx 's \" Das Kapital , \" constantly reproducing a proletariat who can only rely on selling its labor to make a living ."}
{"id": "3227", "text": "In short , if the personal income tax threshold is set lower than 6400 yuan , it will be ineffective in helping the poor get rich .", "annotated_text": "In short , if the personal income tax threshold is set lower than 6400 yuan , it will be ineffective in helping the poor get rich ."}
{"id": "3228", "text": "Conversely , if the threshold is too low , it will cleanly and quickly inhibit the ability of poor people to get rich .", "annotated_text": "Conversely , if the threshold is too low , it will cleanly and quickly inhibit the ability of poor people to get rich ."}
{"id": "3229", "text": "2. The personal income tax is absolutely unable to control the accumulation of wealth by the rich .", "annotated_text": "2. The personal income tax is absolutely unable to control the accumulation of wealth by the rich ."}
{"id": "3230", "text": "We should not entertain any illusions that China 's income tax can in any way regulate income distribution , much less that it can \" take from the rich and give to the poor . \"", "annotated_text": "We should not entertain any illusions that China 's income tax can in any way regulate income distribution , much less that it can \" take from the rich and give to the poor . \""}
{"id": "3231", "text": "In Chinese society , 20 % of the people hold 80 % of social wealth , and 80 % of the people are able to use only 20 % of the social wealth to suffer through their lives .", "annotated_text": "In Chinese society , 20 % of the people hold 80 % of social wealth , and 80 % of the people are able to use only 20 % of the social wealth to suffer through their lives ."}
{"id": "3232", "text": "In China , freedom , human rights , democracy , happiness and all the other most effective benefits that society can offer refer only to 20 % of the people .", "annotated_text": "In China , freedom , human rights , democracy , happiness and all the other most effective benefits that society can offer refer only to 20 % of the people ."}
{"id": "3233", "text": "Western countries that attack China for not having human rights , democracy and freedom are quite wrong ; these 20 % of upper - class citizens have broader human rights , democracy and freedom than do Western societies .", "annotated_text": "Western countries that attack China for not having human rights , democracy and freedom are quite wrong ; these 20 % of upper - class citizens have broader human rights , democracy and freedom than do Western societies ."}
{"id": "3234", "text": "When God looks at China , he sees only these 20 % ; the other 80 % he ca n't see clearly .", "annotated_text": "When God looks at China , he sees only these 20 % ; the other 80 % he ca n't see clearly ."}
{"id": "3235", "text": "The income of the vast majority of these 20 , of upper - class citizens in China is basically unreported income ; the proportion of their income that comes from fully declared earnings is a negligible part of their wealth .", "annotated_text": "The income of the vast majority of these 20 , of upper - class citizens in China is basically unreported income ; the proportion of their income that comes from fully declared earnings is a negligible part of their wealth ."}
{"id": "3236", "text": "Only if China eliminated unreported income would the income tax have an effect on rich people .", "annotated_text": "Only if China eliminated unreported income would the income tax have an effect on rich people ."}
{"id": "3237", "text": "And if China wants to eliminate unreported income , to date there is no sign of that , and there is no compelling evidence to explain when China might eliminate unreported income .", "annotated_text": "And if China wants to eliminate unreported income , to date there is no sign of that , and there is no compelling evidence to explain when China might eliminate unreported income ."}
{"id": "3238", "text": "Anyhow , it is not something our generation will see .", "annotated_text": "Anyhow , it is not something our generation will see ."}
{"id": "3239", "text": "That is why the income tax has no effect on regulating the wealth of China 's rich people .", "annotated_text": "That is why the income tax has no effect on regulating the wealth of China 's rich people ."}
{"id": "3240", "text": "It does however have a highly restrictive effect on the ability of poor people to get rich .", "annotated_text": "It does however have a highly restrictive effect on the ability of poor people to get rich ."}
{"id": "3241", "text": "A very simple explanation is that poor people are all wage earners who rely on fully declared wages for their living ; they do not have unreported income .", "annotated_text": "A very simple explanation is that poor people are all wage earners who rely on fully declared wages for their living ; they do not have unreported income ."}
{"id": "3242", "text": "Fully 100 % of their income falls within the income - tax field of vision , so they ca n't escape even if they wanted to .", "annotated_text": "Fully 100 % of their income falls within the income - tax field of vision , so they ca n't escape even if they wanted to ."}
{"id": "3243", "text": "Add to this the fact that the threshold is under the level required to meet the necessary expenditures to maintain the basic necessities of life , and the poor are completely stymied .", "annotated_text": "Add to this the fact that the threshold is under the level required to meet the necessary expenditures to maintain the basic necessities of life , and the poor are completely stymied ."}
{"id": "3244", "text": "\" Dragons give birth to dragons , phoenixes to phoenixes ; the son of a bandit will live in a cave . \"", "annotated_text": "\" Dragons give birth to dragons , phoenixes to phoenixes ; the son of a bandit will live in a cave . \""}
{"id": "3245", "text": "\" The children of poor people are always poor . \"", "annotated_text": "\" The children of poor people are always poor . \""}
{"id": "3246", "text": "With the previous 800 yuan income tax threshold , if it were strictly enforced , 80 % of beggars would have to pay .", "annotated_text": "With the previous 800 yuan income tax threshold , if it were strictly enforced , 80 % of beggars would have to pay ."}
{"id": "3247", "text": "With a threshold set below 5000 yuan , this generation of poor people need not think about buying a home or driving a car .", "annotated_text": "With a threshold set below 5000 yuan , this generation of poor people need not think about buying a home or driving a car ."}
{"id": "3248", "text": "They will always be poor .", "annotated_text": "They will always be poor ."}
{"id": "3249", "text": "Of course , many children of poor people are able to get rich , but this came about because the parents struggled harder , tightening their belts and \" skimping on food and clothing \" for themselves .", "annotated_text": "Of course , many children of poor people are able to get rich , but this came about because the parents struggled harder , tightening their belts and \" skimping on food and clothing \" for themselves ."}
{"id": "3250", "text": "Now how many university students who have received acceptance notifications are unable to enroll , and how many enrolled university students from the countryside have parents who are living through unimaginably hard times ?", "annotated_text": "Now how many university students who have received acceptance notifications are unable to enroll , and how many enrolled university students from the countryside have parents who are living through unimaginably hard times ?"}
{"id": "3251", "text": "In Western countries , the personal income tax is the most effective means of controlling excessively high incomes among the rich .", "annotated_text": "In Western countries , the personal income tax is the most effective means of controlling excessively high incomes among the rich ."}
{"id": "3252", "text": "But these are countries ruled by law , where official income is all recorded , citizen 's incomes are fully transparent , and therefore the personal income tax can easily achieve the effect of regulating income distribution .", "annotated_text": "But these are countries ruled by law , where official income is all recorded , citizen 's incomes are fully transparent , and therefore the personal income tax can easily achieve the effect of regulating income distribution ."}
{"id": "3253", "text": "The situation in China is not like that ; if the personal income tax has an effect , it 's to increase financial revenues , and it has absolutely no income - regulating effect .", "annotated_text": "The situation in China is not like that ; if the personal income tax has an effect , it 's to increase financial revenues , and it has absolutely no income - regulating effect ."}
{"id": "3254", "text": "3. Eliminating the income tax will benefit peasants .", "annotated_text": "3. Eliminating the income tax will benefit peasants ."}
{"id": "3255", "text": "The vast majority of China 's 900 million peasants are unable to reach the income level for paying income tax .", "annotated_text": "The vast majority of China 's 900 million peasants are unable to reach the income level for paying income tax ."}
{"id": "3256", "text": "But the peasants have contractual land , they have a low - consumption rural lifestyle and conditions , and they have basic housing .", "annotated_text": "But the peasants have contractual land , they have a low - consumption rural lifestyle and conditions , and they have basic housing ."}
{"id": "3257", "text": "But if people in the cities do n't have money , everything is a struggle .", "annotated_text": "But if people in the cities do n't have money , everything is a struggle ."}
{"id": "3258", "text": "If they go shopping for food by bike , they have to pay 20 cents for parking .", "annotated_text": "If they go shopping for food by bike , they have to pay 20 cents for parking ."}
{"id": "3259", "text": "They ca n't not pay the rent or they 'll have to sleep on the street .", "annotated_text": "They ca n't not pay the rent or they 'll have to sleep on the street ."}
{"id": "3260", "text": "In terms of macroeconomic law , the distribution of wealth in Chinese society is set at 2/8 , with the 20 % of wealthy people holding 80 % of the social wealth , and the 80 % of poor people holding just 20 % of the social wealth .", "annotated_text": "In terms of macroeconomic law , the distribution of wealth in Chinese society is set at 2/8 , with the 20 % of wealthy people holding 80 % of the social wealth , and the 80 % of poor people holding just 20 % of the social wealth ."}
{"id": "3261", "text": "The personal income tax threshold is too low , the urban population is too large , and the population participating in the 20 % that goes to peasants is even greater , so the peasants ultimately have to get a reduced share of this 20 % .", "annotated_text": "The personal income tax threshold is too low , the urban population is too large , and the population participating in the 20 % that goes to peasants is even greater , so the peasants ultimately have to get a reduced share of this 20 % ."}
{"id": "3262", "text": "If we eliminate the personal income tax , the number of poor people in the cities will be reduced , and the people participating in the peasant struggle for this 20 % will be reduced , which will benefit the peasants .", "annotated_text": "If we eliminate the personal income tax , the number of poor people in the cities will be reduced , and the people participating in the peasant struggle for this 20 % will be reduced , which will benefit the peasants ."}
{"id": "3263", "text": "In China the wealthy will always hold 80 % of the social wealth ; there has never been a softhearted rich person .", "annotated_text": "In China the wealthy will always hold 80 % of the social wealth ; there has never been a softhearted rich person ."}
{"id": "3264", "text": "4. This will really be beneficial in establishing a soft - landing market economy system .", "annotated_text": "4. This will really be beneficial in establishing a soft - landing market economy system ."}
{"id": "3265", "text": "In recent years China 's rate of state financial growth has been higher than economic growth ; this is a highly abnormal phenomenon , and in terms of economic theory it is highly adverse for sustained , healthy growth of the national economy .", "annotated_text": "In recent yearsChina 's rate of state financial growth has been higher than economic growth ; this is a highly abnormal phenomenon , and in terms of economic theory it is highly adverse for sustained , healthy growth of the national economy ."}
{"id": "3266", "text": "The blood has all been pumped out of the national economy ; it 's like eating up all the seeds sown in the spring .", "annotated_text": "The blood has all been pumped out of the national economy ; it 's like eating up all the seeds sown in the spring ."}
{"id": "3267", "text": "The proportion of financial revenues from the personal income tax is about 6 % .", "annotated_text": "The proportion of financial revenues from the personal income tax is about 6 % ."}
{"id": "3268", "text": "If we cancel out this 6 % , we can slow down financial growth .", "annotated_text": "If we cancel out this 6 % , we can slow down financial growth ."}
{"id": "3269", "text": "And in the Chinese economic cycle , excessive financial investment is not a good thing for economic growth and the establishment of a true market economy system .", "annotated_text": "And in the Chinese economic cycle , excessive financial investment is not a good thing for economic growth and the establishment of a true market economy system ."}
{"id": "3270", "text": "Compared to market investment , the efficiency of financial investment is less than half .", "annotated_text": "Compared to market investment , the efficiency of financial investment is less than half ."}
{"id": "3271", "text": "And when there is too much financial investment , corruption is everywhere , all the time .", "annotated_text": "And when there is too much financial investment , corruption is everywhere , all the time ."}
{"id": "3272", "text": "5. It promotes the establishment of a harmonious society .", "annotated_text": "5. It promotes the establishment of a harmonious society ."}
{"id": "3273", "text": "Chinese and foreign history amply demonstrates that a harmonious society is an olive - shaped society : the distribution of numbers of poor , middle - class and wealthy people making up the society is small at either end and larger in the middle , with 40 % or more of the society being middle class .", "annotated_text": "Chinese and foreign history amply demonstrates that a harmonious society is an olive - shaped society : the distribution of numbers of poor , middle - class and wealthy people making up the society is small at either end and larger in the middle , with 40 % or more of the society being middle class ."}
{"id": "3274", "text": "Chinese society is 80 % poor people , 20 % wealthy ; there is no stable middle class , or it floats between the lower levels of the wealthy and the upper end of the poor and is highly unstable .", "annotated_text": "Chinese society is 80 % poor people , 20 % wealthy ; there is no stable middle class , or it floats between the lower levels of the wealthy and the upper end of the poor and is highly unstable ."}
{"id": "3275", "text": "There is no way this \" 2/8 \" social structure can establish a harmonious society .", "annotated_text": "There is no way this \" 2/8 \" social structure can establish a harmonious society ."}
{"id": "3276", "text": "Eliminating the personal income tax to accumulate wealth for the people will be beneficial in producing and nourishing a middle class and will promote the creation of a harmonious society .", "annotated_text": "Eliminating the personal income tax to accumulate wealth for the people will be beneficial in producing and nourishing a middle class and will promote the creation of a harmonious society ."}
{"id": "3277", "text": "In short , if our personal income tax policy can not help the poor get rich , and is unable to limit the excessive increase in wealth among the rich , then it is better not to have this kind of personal income tax .", "annotated_text": "In short , if our personal income tax policy can not help the poor get rich , and is unable to limit the excessive increase in wealth among the rich , then it is better not to have this kind of personal income tax ."}
{"id": "3278", "text": "We need to adopt this kind of strategic insight when we consider this matter , so as to benefit the country and the people .", "annotated_text": "We need to adopt this kind of strategic insight when we consider this matter , so as to benefit the country and the people ."}
{"id": "3279", "text": "This essay is dedicated to all the hardworking people of the world .", "annotated_text": "This essay is dedicated to all the hardworking people of the world ."}
{"id": "3280", "text": "Advice to Wu Jinglian and Others : Killing the Father -- Does You No Good ! .", "annotated_text": "Advice to Wu Jinglian and Others : Killing the Father -- Does You No Good ! ."}
{"id": "3281", "text": "613305", "annotated_text": "613305"}
{"id": "3282", "text": "Posted by -LSB- Little Peng Zhongyi -RSB- at Jan 3 , 2007 18:53:26 -LSB- SMS -RSB- -LSB- Tables -RSB- .", "annotated_text": "Posted by -LSB- Little Peng Zhongyi -RSB- at Jan 3 , 2007 -LSB- SMS -RSB- -LSB- Tables -RSB- ."}
{"id": "3283", "text": "Advice to Wu Jinglian and Others : Killing the Father -- Does You No Good ! .", "annotated_text": "Advice to Wu Jinglian and Others : Killing the Father -- Does You No Good ! ."}
{"id": "3284", "text": "-- Some Thoughts on the Attitude of Benign Inheritance towards Social Reform .", "annotated_text": "-- Some Thoughts on the Attitude of Benign Inheritance towards Social Reform ."}
{"id": "3285", "text": "A glance at the title , people with a little political sensitivity may roughly understand the core topic of this article : the rule of benign interaction between planned economy and market economy , and between public ownership and private ownership -- because only their relationships are those between a father and a son , and it is only between them are there different conflicts involving \" human relations , \" \" rules \" and \" science , \" as well as bloody wrestling between classes , factions and individuals on the basis of morality and interests .", "annotated_text": "A glance at the title , people with a little political sensitivity may roughly understand the core topic of this article : the rule of benign interaction between planned economy and market economy , and between public ownership and private ownership -- because only their relationships are those between a father and a son , and it is only between them are there different conflicts involving \" human relations , \" \" rules \" and \" science , \" as well as bloody wrestling between classes , factions and individuals on the basis of morality and interests ."}
{"id": "3286", "text": "Comparing planned economy and public ownership to a father is tantamount to comparing market economy and private ownership to a son , which holds water principally and historically no matter you put it this way or another .", "annotated_text": "Comparing planned economy and public ownership to a father is tantamount to comparing market economy and private ownership to a son , which holds water principally and historically no matter you put it this way or another ."}
{"id": "3287", "text": "This is because the former two given \" fatherhood \" are indeed the most essential factors of the national character and institution of the socialist new China , while the latter two dubbed \" son \" in this article -- are indeed the ideological outcomes derived after the death of China 's founder Comrade Mao Zedong under tremendous international and domestic political pressures on planned economy and public ownership , which grew into today 's para-system after about 30 years of reform and opening up .", "annotated_text": "This is because the former two given \" fatherhood \" are indeed the most essential factors of the national character and institution of the socialist new China , while the latter two dubbed \" son \" in this article -- are indeed the ideological outcomes derived after the death of China 's founder Comrade Mao Zedong under tremendous international and domestic political pressures on planned economy and public ownership , which grew into today 's para-system after about 30 years of reform and opening up ."}
{"id": "3288", "text": "Regarding this , the factual development process of political civilization that the Marxist ideology has been increasingly marginalized over the past 30 years or so is a strong evidence .", "annotated_text": "Regarding this , the factual development process of political civilization that the Marxist ideology has been increasingly marginalized over the past 30 years or so is a strong evidence ."}
{"id": "3289", "text": "By sorting out the essence of the above historical background and conceptual relationships , we will have a pretty thorough , comprehensive and systematic knowledge framework about the benign inevitable trends and development guidelines of the future society dependent on the rule of society , so that the associated impression captured may be more concrete .", "annotated_text": "By sorting out the essence of the above historical background and conceptual relationships , we will have a pretty thorough , comprehensive and systematic knowledge framework about the benign inevitable trends and development guidelines of the future society dependent on the rule of society , so that the associated impression captured may be more concrete ."}
{"id": "3290", "text": "Regarding this , my standpoint is : because the socialism underpinned by planned economy , public ownership and the people 's democratic dictatorship is indeed a really \" fresh \" systemic thing for China in the mid and late 20th century -- without a model or sufficient experience or theories to refer to , no matter how scientific its kernel is , it is hard not to have certain superficial and local problems .", "annotated_text": "Regarding this , my standpoint is : because the socialism underpinned by planned economy , public ownership and the people 's democratic dictatorship is indeed a really \" fresh \" systemic thing for China in the mid and late 20th century -- without a model or sufficient experience or theories to refer to , no matter how scientific its kernel is , it is hard not to have certain superficial and local problems ."}
{"id": "3291", "text": "However , this should not provide an excuse to overthrow it by fair means or foul , as he is our father and the common choice of millions of laboring people .", "annotated_text": "However , this should not provide an excuse to overthrow it by fair means or foul , as he is our father and the common choice of millions of laboring people ."}
{"id": "3292", "text": "The fact that it \" finally became our national character and main system after over half a century of international and domestic political transformation \" is a stronger proof that it is the milestone for a new civilization resulted from the blood and sweat of thousands of proletarian revolutionary martyrs .", "annotated_text": "The fact that it \" finally became our national character and main system after over half a century of international and domestic political transformation \" is a stronger proof that it is the milestone for a new civilization resulted from the blood and sweat of thousands of proletarian revolutionary martyrs ."}
{"id": "3293", "text": "Therefore , no matter from the perspective of average citizens or from the standpoint of the founder of the new government , we should respect and develop her on the basis of inheritance , innovation and improvement .", "annotated_text": "Therefore , no matter from the perspective of average citizens or from the standpoint of the founder of the new government , we should respect and develop her on the basis of inheritance , innovation and improvement ."}
{"id": "3294", "text": "Is my opinion above correct ?", "annotated_text": "Is my opinion above correct ?"}
{"id": "3295", "text": "I believe you will naturally obtain a relatively fair and just conclusion if you could understand and treat the above - mentioned \" father \" system and \" son \" system with impartiality and sufficient goodwill .", "annotated_text": "I believe you will naturally obtain a relatively fair and just conclusion if you could understand and treat the above - mentioned \" father \" system and \" son \" system with impartiality and sufficient goodwill ."}
{"id": "3296", "text": "For example , based on the existing institutional cultural heritage in the human history , we could see : the \" father \" system mentioned herein has the majority in mind or it is established in the fundamental and long - term interests of the majority , as well as the need for sustainable and sound development of the country , the nation , and the overall society -- while the \" son \" system mentioned herein is ignorant and sick in the company of such behavioral characteristics as exploitation , fraudulence , pernicious influence and robbery .", "annotated_text": "For example , based on the existing institutional cultural heritage in the human history , we could see : the \" father \" system mentioned herein has the majority in mind or it is established in the fundamental and long - term interests of the majority , as well as the need for sustainable and sound development of the country , the nation , and the overall society -- while the \" son \" system mentioned herein is ignorant and sick in the company of such behavioral characteristics as exploitation , fraudulence , pernicious influence and robbery ."}
{"id": "3297", "text": "So , we can not urge the son to throttle the essentially healthy and scientific \" father \" system by fair mean or foul without considering the consequences , because there are problems in its practice and development -- such as state monopoly for purchases and sales , lower efficiency due to centralized management , and inhibition of the will of productivity by undue political pressure resulting from class struggles during the new deal .", "annotated_text": "So , we can not urge the son to throttle the essentially healthy and scientific \" father \" system by fair mean or foul without considering the consequences , because there are problems in its practice and development -- such as state monopoly for purchases and sales , lower efficiency due to centralized management , and inhibition of the will of productivity by undue political pressure resulting from class struggles during the new deal ."}
{"id": "3298", "text": "It is because that will not only make the society increasingly ignorant and sick as it violates the rule of benign social development , distorts normal \" human relations \" and the ethic and prevalent value and the rule of civilization update rooted in it , but the humanity will retrogress as people 's thoughts and behaviors become increasingly ridiculous .", "annotated_text": "It is because that will not only make the society increasingly ignorant and sick as it violates the rule of benign social development , distorts normal \" human relations \" and the ethic and prevalent value and the rule of civilization update rooted in it , but the humanity will retrogress as people 's thoughts and behaviors become increasingly ridiculous ."}
{"id": "3299", "text": "Yes , this is the case .", "annotated_text": "Yes , this is the case ."}
{"id": "3300", "text": "My opinion above is not absurd and delusive at all , because this is true not only in theory , but also to the rule of social development as demonstrated by historical facts , as well as from the perspective of the situation and reality of the country : of the current \" advocates of market economy , private ownership and dictatorship of the bourgeoisie \" has established and proposed a new deal \" against planned economy , public ownership and dictatorship of the proletariat . \"", "annotated_text": "My opinion above is not absurd and delusive at all , because this is true not only in theory , but also to the rule of social development as demonstrated by historical facts , as well as from the perspective of the situation and reality of the country : of the current \" advocates of market economy , private ownership and dictatorship of the bourgeoisie \" has established and proposed a new deal \" against planned economy , public ownership and dictatorship of the proletariat . \""}
{"id": "3301", "text": "All their criticisms are directed at the developmental symptoms such as \" lower efficiency due to centralized management \" or \" inhibition of the will of productivity by undue political pressure resulting from class struggles during the new deal , \" all their proclamations are political attacks and instigation aimed to win over the less than 5 % \" vested interests , \" and their development logic asks the \" 95 % \" laboring people to stay where they are and willingly endure the hard work -- it speaks for itself how empty , ridiculous , sick , ignorant and anti-government it is .", "annotated_text": "All their criticisms are directed at the developmental symptoms such as \" lower efficiency due to centralized management \" or \" inhibition of the will of productivity by undue political pressure resulting from class struggles during the new deal , \" all their proclamations are political attacks and instigation aimed to win over the less than 5 % \" vested interests , \" and their development logic asks the \" 95 % \" laboring people to stay where they are and willingly endure the hard work -- it speaks for itself how empty , ridiculous , sick , ignorant and anti-government it is ."}
{"id": "3302", "text": "That 's why I want to say to the world and the age by the end of the article : when the father 's toes are injured , we should try our best to treat the foot problem , and open up a new life and embrace health in the principle of respecting human relations , obeying people 's wishes , conforming to science and carrying on the legacy -- if the present capitalist followers frantically urge the son to kill him by all means , the result could only be a tragedy !", "annotated_text": "That 's why I want to say to the world and the age by the end of the article : when the father 's toes are injured , we should try our best to treat the foot problem , and open up a new life and embrace health in the principle of respecting human relations , obeying people 's wishes , conforming to science and carrying on the legacy -- if the present capitalist followers frantically urge the son to kill him by all means , the result could only be a tragedy !"}
{"id": "3303", "text": "And these happen to be the core of the destiny where the capitalist roaders \" will inevitably bury themselves due to their ignorance and insanity , and more or less harm the human society ! \"", "annotated_text": "And these happen to be the core of the destiny where the capitalist roaders \" will inevitably bury themselves due to their ignorance and insanity , and more or less harm the human society ! \""}
{"id": "3304", "text": "At last , I would like to admonish sincerely and earnestly those who blindly oppose , hate and even suppress planned economy , public ownership and dictatorship of the proletariat , especially the \" mainstream elite scholars \" including Wu Jinglian , who insist on smearing the \" father \" to the end : do not treat the \" fathers \" on which the new civilization is based barbarously , against your conscience and frantically for immediate gains .", "annotated_text": "At last , I would like to admonish sincerely and earnestly those who blindly oppose , hate and even suppress planned economy , public ownership and dictatorship of the proletariat , especially the \" mainstream elite scholars \" including Wu Jinglian , who insist on smearing the \" father \" to the end : do not treat the \" fathers \" on which the new civilization is based barbarously , against your conscience and frantically for immediate gains ."}
{"id": "3305", "text": "The result is definitely a tragedy -- because even if you kill the \" father , \" your felony will be disdained by the age and condemned by the people , which naturally leads to nothing good !", "annotated_text": "The result is definitely a tragedy -- because even if you kill the \" father , \" your felony will be disdained by the age and condemned by the people , which naturally leads to nothing good !"}
{"id": "3306", "text": "Independent economic and human studies analyst .", "annotated_text": "Independent economic and human studies analyst ."}
{"id": "3307", "text": "Brother and companion of conscientious Chinese sons and daughters : Peng Zhongyi .", "annotated_text": "Brother and companion of conscientious Chinese sons and daughters : Peng Zhongyi ."}
{"id": "3308", "text": "January 2 , 2007 .", "annotated_text": "January 2 , 2007 ."}
{"id": "3309", "text": "Contact for friendship and blame", "annotated_text": "Contact for friendship and blame"}
{"id": "3310", "text": "QQ : 22761792", "annotated_text": "QQ : 22761792"}
{"id": "3311", "text": "MSN : p...@hotmail.com", "annotated_text": "MSN : p...@hotmail.com"}
{"id": "3312", "text": "email : youyutianshi...@sina.com", "annotated_text": "email : youyutianshi...@sina.com"}
{"id": "3313", "text": "Something Even More Absurd Than the \" Breakneck 90 M/H On a Snowy Night \" ?? My Personal Experience .", "annotated_text": "Something Even More Absurd Than the \" Breakneck 90 M/H On a Snowy Night \" ?? My Personal Experience ."}
{"id": "3314", "text": "poqi", "annotated_text": "poqi"}
{"id": "3315", "text": "Poster : poqi -LRB- poqi -RRB- , Area : Automobile .", "annotated_text": "Poster : poqi -LRB- poqi -RRB- , Area : Automobile ."}
{"id": "3316", "text": "Title : Something Even More Absurd Than the \" Breakneck 90 M/H On a Snowy Night \" ?? My Personal Experience .", "annotated_text": "Title : Something Even More Absurd Than the \" Breakneck 90 M/H On a Snowy Night \" ?? My Personal Experience ."}
{"id": "3317", "text": "Originating site : BBS Unknown Space -LRB- Tue Jan 16 22:51:46 2007 -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "Originating site : BBS Unknown Space -LRB- Tue Jan 162007 -RRB- ."}
{"id": "3318", "text": "I have deep feelings and a lot of sympathy with the author after reading the article Breakneck 90 m/h on a Snowy Night .", "annotated_text": "I have deep feelings and a lot of sympathy with the author after reading the article Breakneck 90 m/h on a Snowy Night ."}
{"id": "3319", "text": "It also reminds me of something that I experienced several years ago , also related to an airport and meeting people .", "annotated_text": "It also reminds me of something that I experienced several years ago , also related to an airport and meeting people ."}
{"id": "3320", "text": "A couple of years ago , my neighbor approached me to borrow my car , saying he was meeting his parents at the airport .", "annotated_text": "A couple of years ago , my neighbor approached me to borrow my car , saying he was meeting his parents at the airport ."}
{"id": "3321", "text": "He also said both his wife and children wanted to go .", "annotated_text": "He also said both his wife and children wanted to go ."}
{"id": "3322", "text": "As his car was too small and mine was big , it could make his parents more comfortable .", "annotated_text": "As his car was too small and mine was big , it could make his parents more comfortable ."}
{"id": "3323", "text": "He added that he would only use it for one morning and would return it to me before noon .", "annotated_text": "He added that he would only use it for and would return it to me before ."}
{"id": "3324", "text": "Although there was only a nodding acquaintance between the neighbor and me , we lived in the same apartment building after all and were both Chinese .", "annotated_text": "Although there was only a nodding acquaintance between the neighbor and me , we lived in the same apartment building after all and were both Chinese ."}
{"id": "3325", "text": "So I discussed with my wife back home and lent him the car as we thought we would not be using the car until the same afternoon .", "annotated_text": "So I discussed with my wife back home and lent him the car as we thought we would not be using the car until ."}
{"id": "3326", "text": "And then something happened ...", "annotated_text": "And then something happened ..."}
{"id": "3327", "text": "At 1:00pm , the neighbor called me , saying he took his parents to a buffet and would probably not to be back until around 3:00pm .", "annotated_text": "At , the neighbor called me , saying he took his parents to a buffet and would probably not to be back until around ."}
{"id": "3328", "text": "I of course agreed and asked them not to rush .", "annotated_text": "I of course agreed and asked them not to rush ."}
{"id": "3329", "text": "This wait lasted till 5:30pm , when the neighbor told me in a half - crying tone that there was an accident , and everyone else was intact , except his father , who was in hospital for fractures .", "annotated_text": "This wait lasted till , when the neighbor told me in a half - crying tone that there was an accident , and everyone else was intact , except his father , who was in hospital for fractures ."}
{"id": "3330", "text": "I comforted him first and asked my friend to rush me to the hospital .", "annotated_text": "I comforted him first and asked my friend to rush me to the hospital ."}
{"id": "3331", "text": "My neighbor showed me the police report at the hospital , which indicated it was all my neighbor 's fault .", "annotated_text": "My neighbor showed me the police report at the hospital , which indicated it was all my neighbor 's fault ."}
{"id": "3332", "text": "He clashed into a truck going straight when he made a left turn .", "annotated_text": "He clashed into a truck going straight when he made a left turn ."}
{"id": "3333", "text": "My car was completely damaged and had been towed away .", "annotated_text": "My car was completely damaged and had been towed away ."}
{"id": "3334", "text": "I forced myself to refrain from the grief of loosing my beloved car -LRB- mine was liability - only coverage -RRB- and asked the friend to send their family home .", "annotated_text": "I forced myself to refrain from the grief of loosing my beloved car -LRB- mine was liability - only coverage -RRB- and asked the friend to send their family home ."}
{"id": "3335", "text": "And then the nightmare began .", "annotated_text": "And then the nightmare began ."}
{"id": "3336", "text": "The next day , my neighbor called me , saying his father needed to undergo an operation in hospital and asked where the money would come from", "annotated_text": "The next day , my neighbor called me , saying his father needed to undergo an operation in hospital and asked where the money would come from"}
{"id": "3337", "text": "I told him part would be covered by my car insurance .", "annotated_text": "I told him part would be covered by my car insurance ."}
{"id": "3338", "text": "After a while , he called again , saying the operation charge was high and it was difficult for them to afford", "annotated_text": "After a while , he called again , saying the operation charge was high and it was difficult for them to afford"}
{"id": "3339", "text": "I tried my best to comfort him then and told him to think of a way slowly", "annotated_text": "I tried my best to comfort him then and told him to think of a way slowly"}
{"id": "3340", "text": "Just then , a nearly crazy voice of a woman came from the other end of the line , saying her family had just saved several dozen thousand bucks for the down payment of a house ; where would they live afterwards if they spent this .", "annotated_text": "Just then , a nearly crazy voice of a woman came from the other end of the line , saying her family had just saved several dozen thousand bucks for the down payment of a house ; where would they live afterwards if they spent this ."}
{"id": "3341", "text": "She also said my car was a Japanese one , which had poor safety performance and it was my car to blame for the car accident .", "annotated_text": "She also said my car was a Japanese one , which had poor safety performance and it was my car to blame for the car accident ."}
{"id": "3342", "text": "She added that I should pay the money because the car was mine .", "annotated_text": "She added that I should pay the money because the car was mine ."}
{"id": "3343", "text": "I hung up the phone angrily as the dialog could not go on .", "annotated_text": "I hung up the phone angrily as the dialog could not go on ."}
{"id": "3344", "text": "My wife -LSB- pw% -RSB- had been persuading me aside , saying some women would easily lose mind once in fury .", "annotated_text": "My wife -LSB- pw% -RSB- had been persuading me aside , saying some women would easily lose mind once in fury ."}
{"id": "3345", "text": "She asked me to take no heed of them and let them calm down first .", "annotated_text": "She asked me to take no heed of them and let them calm down first ."}
{"id": "3346", "text": "So I did n't take their words seriously but still felt angry .", "annotated_text": "So I did n't take their words seriously but still felt angry ."}
{"id": "3347", "text": "Out of my expectation , a phone call on the third day completely changed my original idea .", "annotated_text": "Out of my expectation , a phone call on the third day completely changed my original idea ."}
{"id": "3348", "text": "The telephone rang just as I was about to go to work in the morning .", "annotated_text": "The telephone rang just as I was about to go to work in the morning ."}
{"id": "3349", "text": "I thought it was a sales call and was prepared to end it perfunctorily .", "annotated_text": "I thought it was a sales call and was prepared to end it perfunctorily ."}
{"id": "3350", "text": "Unexpectedly , coming from the other end of the line was a deep and resolute voice of a middle - aged man .", "annotated_text": "Unexpectedly , coming from the other end of the line was a deep and resolute voice of a middle - aged man ."}
{"id": "3351", "text": "He said in an incontestable tone that my neighbor had a car accident as a result of borrowing my car , which traumatized them both physically and mentally and harmed their economic interests , and as the car owner , they would not sue me if I compensated them for the hospital charge and the costs of missing work hours -LRB- three times -RRB- , otherwise they would see me in court .", "annotated_text": "He said in an incontestable tone that my neighbor had a car accident as a result of borrowing my car , which traumatized them both physically and mentally and harmed their economic interests , and as the car owner , they would not sue me if I compensated them for the hospital charge and the costs of missing work hours -LRB- three times -RRB- , otherwise they would see me in court ."}
{"id": "3352", "text": "He added that he was certain about the case as a lawyer in business for ten years and the compensation he requested could double in court .", "annotated_text": "He added that he was certain about the case as a lawyer in business for ten years and the compensation he requested could double in court ."}
{"id": "3353", "text": "As a great Chinese guy , how could I be scared by a few remarks of the lawyer ?", "annotated_text": "As a great Chinese guy , how could I be scared by a few remarks of the lawyer ?"}
{"id": "3354", "text": "I also took up the weapon of law for justice .", "annotated_text": "I also took up the weapon of law for justice ."}
{"id": "3355", "text": "Of course , I also retained a lawyer .", "annotated_text": "Of course , I also retained a lawyer ."}
{"id": "3356", "text": "Out of my expectation , my lawyer solved the problem by merely making two phone calls .", "annotated_text": "Out of my expectation , my lawyer solved the problem by merely making two phone calls ."}
{"id": "3357", "text": "One was to the police station , asking for any additional findings in the investigation report of the accident .", "annotated_text": "One was to the police station , asking for any additional findings in the investigation report of the accident ."}
{"id": "3358", "text": "There was additional findings unexpectedly , which were against them .", "annotated_text": "There was additional findings unexpectedly , which were against them ."}
{"id": "3359", "text": "Someone at the junk yard found a bottle of unfinished wine without the lid inside the car and reported it to the police station .", "annotated_text": "Someone at the junk yard found a bottle of unfinished wine without the lid inside the car and reported it to the police station ."}
{"id": "3360", "text": "The police found they put the bottle of unfinished wine in the car without the lid after lunch .", "annotated_text": "The police found they put the bottle of unfinished wine in the car without the lid after lunch ."}
{"id": "3361", "text": "The second call was to their lawyer .", "annotated_text": "The second call was to their lawyer ."}
{"id": "3362", "text": "So their lawyer dropped the lawsuit .", "annotated_text": "So their lawyer dropped the lawsuit ."}
{"id": "3363", "text": "Of course , they would not stop it there and came to discuss with me several times , sometimes honey - tongued and sometimes threatening .", "annotated_text": "Of course , they would not stop it there and came to discuss with me several times , sometimes honey - tongued and sometimes threatening ."}
{"id": "3364", "text": "The most classic one was : Do n't ever dream of living a life back to China , as we have people across the country .", "annotated_text": "The most classic one was : Do n't ever dream of living a life back to China , as we have people across the country ."}
{"id": "3365", "text": "Disgusting !", "annotated_text": "Disgusting !"}
{"id": "3366", "text": "Here comes the old topic again , are you going to lend your car if your neighbor or friend asks .", "annotated_text": "Here comes the old topic again , are you going to lend your car if your neighbor or friend asks ."}
{"id": "3367", "text": "I think many people will say they wo n't .", "annotated_text": "I think many people will say they wo n't ."}
{"id": "3368", "text": "I would suggest not to lend online .", "annotated_text": "I would suggest not to lend online ."}
{"id": "3369", "text": "However , the Internet is after all virtual .", "annotated_text": "However , the Internet is after all virtual ."}
{"id": "3370", "text": "Words sometimes have no emotions .", "annotated_text": "Words sometimes have no emotions ."}
{"id": "3371", "text": "When your seemingly nice neighbor , seemingly close friend , or a girl whose eyes can speak asks for it in the real world , how many people will answer with a \" no ? \"", "annotated_text": "When your seemingly nice neighbor , seemingly close friend , or a girl whose eyes can speak asks for it in the real world , how many people will answer with a \" no ? \""}
{"id": "3372", "text": "Anyhow , I was not able to do that .", "annotated_text": "Anyhow , I was not able to do that ."}
{"id": "3373", "text": "I lent my car to some people in need after that , and I believe there are not many people like my former neighbor couple .", "annotated_text": "I lent my car to some people in need after that , and I believe there are not many people like my former neighbor couple ."}
{"id": "3374", "text": "In conclusion , here is a summery of the loss of the two sides : .", "annotated_text": "In conclusion , here is a summery of the loss of the two sides : ."}
{"id": "3375", "text": "Our side : A 02 Camary of 50,000 miles , retaining fee 200 . Annual leave two days .", "annotated_text": "Our side : A 02Camary of 50,000 miles , retaining fee 200 . Annual leave two days ."}
{"id": "3376", "text": "Their side : One leg of the father -LRB- repaired -RRB- , hospital charge : unknown , costs for missing work hours : unknown , retaining fee : unknown .", "annotated_text": "Their side : One leg of the father -LRB- repaired -RRB- , hospital charge : unknown , costs for missing work hours : unknown , retaining fee : unknown ."}
{"id": "3377", "text": "And most importantly : the dignity and honor of the entire family -LRB- except children -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "And most importantly : the dignity and honor of the entire family -LRB- except children -RRB- ."}
{"id": "3378", "text": "--", "annotated_text": "--"}
{"id": "3379", "text": "* Source : \u00b7 BBS Unknown Space http://mitbbs.com \u00b7 -LSB- FROM : 129.137. -RSB- .", "annotated_text": "* Source : \u00b7 BBS Unknown Space http://mitbbs.com \u00b7 -LSB- FROM : 129.137. -RSB- ."}
{"id": "3380", "text": "I thank my Beijing friends and wish everyone a Happy New Year .", "annotated_text": "I thank my Beijing friends and wish everyone a Happy New Year ."}
{"id": "3381", "text": "mikecat", "annotated_text": "mikecat"}
{"id": "3382", "text": "Poster : mikecat -LRB- mikecat -RRB- , Section : Beijing .", "annotated_text": "Poster : mikecat -LRB- mikecat -RRB- , Section : Beijing ."}
{"id": "3383", "text": "Topic : I thank my Beijing friends and wish everyone a Happy New Year .", "annotated_text": "Topic : I thank my Beijing friends and wish everyone a Happy New Year ."}
{"id": "3384", "text": "Posting station : BBS Unnamed space station -LRB- Mon Jan 1 12:05:53 2007 -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "Posting station : BBS Unnamed space station -LRB- Mon Jan 12007 -RRB- ."}
{"id": "3385", "text": "A month ago , I was really desperate , I lost my current job , which I was completely unprepared for , and had to find a job within a month to keep myself going .", "annotated_text": "A month ago , I was really desperate , I lost my current job , which I was completely unprepared for , and had to find a job within a month to keep myself going ."}
{"id": "3386", "text": "Now in this month with the Christmas holiday there 's really only three weeks of actual work time , and I do n't think any companies are going to be hiring people during this period .", "annotated_text": "Now in this month with the Christmas holiday there 's really only three weeks of actual work time , and I do n't think any companies are going to be hiring people during this period ."}
{"id": "3387", "text": "Despair , that sinking feeling weighing on my mind , so much pressure I could n't eat , could n't sleep ; I was simply going crazy .", "annotated_text": "Despair , that sinking feeling weighing on my mind , so much pressure I could n't eat , could n't sleep ; I was simply going crazy ."}
{"id": "3388", "text": "But I still needed to do something ; getting crazy - hysteric makes no sense .", "annotated_text": "But I still needed to do something ; getting crazy - hysteric makes no sense ."}
{"id": "3389", "text": "Then I started connecting with my friends in America ; I went to Maimaiti to ask for help , consulted about my status , and looked for a way to solve the problem .", "annotated_text": "Then I started connecting with my friends in America ; I went to Maimaiti to ask for help , consulted about my status , and looked for a way to solve the problem ."}
{"id": "3390", "text": "Even my relatives ' friends in America and my parents ' friends all got involved .", "annotated_text": "Even my relatives ' friends in America and my parents ' friends all got involved ."}
{"id": "3391", "text": "Friends , it 's always friends who help me at key moments .", "annotated_text": "Friends , it 's always friends who help me at key moments ."}
{"id": "3392", "text": "Many friends got people they knew to recommend me , help me send out resumes , or call and commiserate with me .", "annotated_text": "Many friends got people they knew to recommend me , help me send out resumes , or call and commiserate with me ."}
{"id": "3393", "text": "There was one friend who had just got an offer , but he did n't want to go , so he recommended me to go for him , but it was way off in LA , plus the salary was n't ideal , but at least it could help me keep the legal status , so I thought I would take it .", "annotated_text": "There was one friend who had just got an offer , but he did n't want to go , so he recommended me to go for him , but it was way off in LA , plus the salary was n't ideal , but at least it could help me keep the legal status , so I thought I would take it ."}
{"id": "3394", "text": "After the telephone interview , I flew to LA , landing at 12:00 noon , and at 4:00 p.m. .", "annotated_text": "After the telephone interview , I flew to LA , landing at , and at ."}
{"id": "3395", "text": "I had the interview .", "annotated_text": "I had the interview ."}
{"id": "3396", "text": "By then 17 - 18 hours had passed since I 'd gotten up at 4:00 a.m.", "annotated_text": "By then had passed since I 'd gotten up at "}
{"id": "3397", "text": "Although I was too tired to walk , I still had to pump up my spirits so I 'd be in peak form for the interview .", "annotated_text": "Although I was too tired to walk , I still had to pump up my spirits so I 'd be in peak form for the interview ."}
{"id": "3398", "text": "The interview did n't last long , just two hours and it was over .", "annotated_text": "The interview did n't last long , just and it was over ."}
{"id": "3399", "text": "I felt the interview went well , and started to feel confident .", "annotated_text": "I felt the interview went well , and started to feel confident ."}
{"id": "3400", "text": "But on that day one senior level person was n't there , so the next day early I had to go back to talk to him .", "annotated_text": "But on that dayone senior level person was n't there , so the next day early I had to go back to talk to him ."}
{"id": "3401", "text": "So the next day I got up at 7:00 and ran over to chat for an hour ; that guy was nice , did n't embarrass me , so after an hour it ended happily .", "annotated_text": "So the next day I got up at and ran over to chat for ; that guy was nice , did n't embarrass me , so after it ended happily ."}
{"id": "3402", "text": "After that the boss took me to the home office , and on the way he gave me an oral offer , and he said it would not be easy for me to come right away , that I should do the physical exam immediately and do all the paperwork , wait until after New Year 's , and the HR director would return and turn in the H1 .", "annotated_text": "After that the boss took me to the home office , and on the way he gave me an oral offer , and he said it would not be easy for me to come right away , that I should do the physical exam immediately and do all the paperwork , wait until after New Year 's , and the HR director would return and turn in the H1 ."}
{"id": "3403", "text": "Then I went straight for the physical , and I filled out the application form , reference list , etc.", "annotated_text": "Then I went straight for the physical , and I filled out the application form , reference list , etc."}
{"id": "3404", "text": "At 3:00 p.m. , the dust finally settled .", "annotated_text": "At , the dust finally settled ."}
{"id": "3405", "text": "Finally before Christmas I received a Christmas present .", "annotated_text": "Finally before Christmas I received a Christmas present ."}
{"id": "3406", "text": "Although I still have n't made the final decision to go , at least I have a guaranteed - minimum choice .", "annotated_text": "Although I still have n't made the final decision to go , at least I have a guaranteed - minimum choice ."}
{"id": "3407", "text": "So I am thanking everyone for helping me .", "annotated_text": "So I am thanking everyone for helping me ."}
{"id": "3408", "text": "I hope that all my friends who are still looking for work will be able to find their ideal job in the New Year .", "annotated_text": "I hope that all my friends who are still looking for work will be able to find their ideal job in the New Year ."}
{"id": "3409", "text": "--", "annotated_text": "--"}
{"id": "3410", "text": "* Source : \u30fb BBS Unnamed space station http://mitbbs.com \u30fb -LSB- FROM : 72.224. -RSB- .", "annotated_text": "* Source : \u30fb BBS Unnamed space station http://mitbbs.com \u30fb -LSB- FROM : 72.224. -RSB- ."}
{"id": "3411", "text": "So I work in that same beauty salon ,", "annotated_text": "So I work in that same beauty salon ,"}
{"id": "3412", "text": "I 'm chained to the old masquerade", "annotated_text": "I 'm chained to the old masquerade"}
{"id": "3413", "text": "The lipstick , the shadow , the silicone :", "annotated_text": "The lipstick , the shadow , the silicone :"}
{"id": "3414", "text": "I follow my father 's trade -", "annotated_text": "I follow my father 's trade -"}
{"id": "3415", "text": "Leonard Cohen", "annotated_text": "Leonard Cohen"}
{"id": "3416", "text": "Michael Jackson may be another example of a celebrity distraction which , upon examination , reveals more about our society 's mortal condition than a tabloid could imagine .", "annotated_text": "Michael Jackson may be another example of a celebrity distraction which , upon examination , reveals more about our society 's mortal condition than a tabloid could imagine ."}
{"id": "3417", "text": "Almost certainly more than it would dare to describe .", "annotated_text": "Almost certainly more than it would dare to describe ."}
{"id": "3418", "text": "Yesterday , Jackson was ordered to close Neverland for having failed to pay the ranch 's 47 employees their salary or insurance since the end of 2005 .", "annotated_text": "Yesterday , Jackson was ordered to close Neverland for having failed to pay the ranch 's 47 employees their salary or insurance since the end of 2005 ."}
{"id": "3419", "text": "Unfortunate for the unpaid staff and the abandoned llamas but no surprise .", "annotated_text": "Unfortunate for the unpaid staff and the abandoned llamas but no surprise ."}
{"id": "3420", "text": "He 's moved on since his aquittal , like Gary Glitter did after his 1999 conviction , having departed last June for a Bahrain `` vacation '' from which he 's yet to emerge .", "annotated_text": "He 's moved on since his aquittal , like Gary Glitter did after his 1999 conviction , having departed last June for a Bahrain `` vacation '' from which he 's yet to emerge ."}
{"id": "3421", "text": "-LRB- '' For the people working at Bahrain 's malls , the person covered head to toe in a black veil , gloves and glasses appeared to be a rich , doting Saudi mother ....", "annotated_text": "-LRB- '' For the people working at Bahrain 's malls , the person covered head to toe in a black veil , gloves and glasses appeared to be a rich , doting Saudi mother ...."}
{"id": "3422", "text": "But why would a woman wear a man 's shoes ?", "annotated_text": "But why would a woman wear a man 's shoes ?"}
{"id": "3423", "text": "Why the bodyguards ?", "annotated_text": "Why the bodyguards ?"}
{"id": "3424", "text": "And why did the person 's fluid movements seem so familiar ? '' -RRB-", "annotated_text": "And why did the person 's fluid movements seem so familiar ? '' -RRB-"}
{"id": "3425", "text": "Last week 's real Jackson story ran in the New York Daily News , under the snappy banner `` Creepy dad was root of all clan 's woe , singer sez . ''", "annotated_text": "Last week 's real Jackson story ran in the New York Daily News , under the snappy banner `` Creepy dad was root of all clan 's woe , singer sez . ''"}
{"id": "3426", "text": "The singer was brother Jermaine , and the claims based on the projected outline for his abandoned `` tell - all '' family story .", "annotated_text": "The singer was brother Jermaine , and the claims based on the projected outline for his abandoned `` tell - all '' family story ."}
{"id": "3427", "text": "Reading that Joseph was a nightmare of a father and sexually abusive towards his daughters is not exactly a `` stop the presses '' moment .", "annotated_text": "Reading that Joseph was a nightmare of a father and sexually abusive towards his daughters is not exactly a `` stop the presses '' moment ."}
{"id": "3428", "text": "What 's new is this :", "annotated_text": "What 's new is this :"}
{"id": "3429", "text": "Jermaine even suggested his father may have set up Michael to be somehow victimized by older men .", "annotated_text": "Jermaine even suggested his father may have set up Michael to be somehow victimized by older men ."}
{"id": "3430", "text": "He tells how his father would have Michael join in at late - night hotel room meetings with `` important business people , '' and wondered whether `` something happened '' to Michael at those sessions .", "annotated_text": "He tells how his father would have Michael join in at late - night hotel room meetings with `` important business people , '' and wondered whether `` something happened '' to Michael at those sessions ."}
{"id": "3431", "text": "He said he sensed something was wrong because Michael would be sick for days after .", "annotated_text": "He said he sensed something was wrong because Michael would be sick for days after ."}
{"id": "3432", "text": "`` What was Joseph doing ? '' Jermaine wrote .", "annotated_text": "`` What was Joseph doing ? '' Jermaine wrote ."}
{"id": "3433", "text": "This lifts the Jackson family horror show to a whole new order of dysfunction , one that sees parents network with power and trade their children for privilege .", "annotated_text": "This lifts the Jackson family horror show to a whole new order of dysfunction , one that sees parents network with power and trade their children for privilege ."}
{"id": "3434", "text": "This should be a motif familiar to anyone acquainted with the literature of mind control and ritual abuse survivors : the father and first controller , passing his child - victim up the social ladder of abuse in return for status , protection and reward .", "annotated_text": "This should be a motif familiar to anyone acquainted with the literature of mind control and ritual abuse survivors : the father and first controller , passing his child - victim up the social ladder of abuse in return for status , protection and reward ."}
{"id": "3435", "text": "All that 's missing is the element of occult terror .", "annotated_text": "All that 's missing is the element of occult terror ."}
{"id": "3436", "text": "Or maybe not : `` LaToya also described being awakened in the night by Joseph wearing a ' monster mask . ' ''", "annotated_text": "Or maybe not : `` LaToya also described being awakened in the night by Joseph wearing a ' monster mask . ' ''"}
{"id": "3437", "text": "Perhaps we can take more from this than the suspicion that the Jackson clan had gotten with the program .", "annotated_text": "Perhaps we can take more from this than the suspicion that the Jackson clan had gotten with the program ."}
{"id": "3438", "text": "Perhaps rather the point is that the program exploits pre-existing conditions for abuse which are more common than most suspect .", "annotated_text": "Perhaps rather the point is that the program exploits pre-existing conditions for abuse which are more common than most suspect ."}
{"id": "3439", "text": "-LRB- This is how I tend to think of Ponchatoula 's Hosanna Church . -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- This is how I tend to think of Ponchatoula 's Hosanna Church . -RRB-"}
{"id": "3440", "text": "Yet we should n't discount the suspicion , either , particularly given some of Michael 's paranormal interests and peculiar associations .", "annotated_text": "Yet we should n't discount the suspicion , either , particularly given some of Michael 's paranormal interests and peculiar associations ."}
{"id": "3441", "text": "His close friendship with SPECTRA contactee and channeller of the Nine , Uri Geller , for one instance .", "annotated_text": "His close friendship with SPECTRA contactee and channeller of the Nine , Uri Geller , for one instance ."}
{"id": "3442", "text": "-LRB- Jackson was Geller 's best man in 2001 when he and his wife renewed his vows , the same year Geller is said to have been reactivated as a psychic spy . -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- Jackson was Geller 's best man in 2001 when he and his wife renewed his vows , the same yearGeller is said to have been reactivated as a psychic spy . -RRB-"}
{"id": "3443", "text": "His entourage including a `` personal magician '' for another .", "annotated_text": "His entourage including a `` personal magician '' for another ."}
{"id": "3444", "text": "Even if you wanted to , you wo n't be reading Jermaine 's account now .", "annotated_text": "Even if you wanted to , you wo n't be reading Jermaine 's account now ."}
{"id": "3445", "text": "Like every Jackson sibling who 's tried to break from Joe , he 's climbed down , returned to the fold and scrapped the book , apparently on the strength of Michael 's threats to sue .", "annotated_text": "Like every Jackson sibling who 's tried to break from Joe , he 's climbed down , returned to the fold and scrapped the book , apparently on the strength of Michael 's threats to sue ."}
{"id": "3446", "text": "Previously , Michael 's given cause for family observers to attribute his grotesque body dysmorphia to a dread of resembling his father .", "annotated_text": "Previously , Michael 's given cause for family observers to attribute his grotesque body dysmorphia to a dread of resembling his father ."}
{"id": "3447", "text": "Yet there they were at Jackson 's trial last year , hand in hand .", "annotated_text": "Yet there they were at Jackson 's trial last year , hand in hand ."}
{"id": "3448", "text": "In the big picture Michael Jackson means not very much .", "annotated_text": "In the big picture Michael Jackson means not very much ."}
{"id": "3449", "text": "But his little picture may be more newsworthy than the news suggests .", "annotated_text": "But his little picture may be more newsworthy than the news suggests ."}
{"id": "3450", "text": "good stuff .", "annotated_text": "good stuff ."}
{"id": "3451", "text": "having departed last June for a Bahrain `` vacation '' from which he 's yet to emerge .", "annotated_text": "having departed last June for a Bahrain `` vacation '' from which he 's yet to emerge ."}
{"id": "3452", "text": "Actually , there have been reports for the past two days of Jackson back in California .", "annotated_text": "Actually , there have been reports for the past two days of Jackson back in California ."}
{"id": "3453", "text": "#NAME ?", "annotated_text": "#NAME ?"}
{"id": "3454", "text": "Wild wild stuff Jeff !", "annotated_text": "Wild wild stuff Jeff !"}
{"id": "3455", "text": "Disinformation Distraction Dis and Dat ..", "annotated_text": "Disinformation Distraction Dis and Dat .."}
{"id": "3456", "text": "The netwerk is as sacred to the state as their mantra `` My way or total annihilation . ''", "annotated_text": "The netwerk is as sacred to the state as their mantra `` My way or total annihilation . ''"}
{"id": "3457", "text": "Bait and switch sets the agenda .", "annotated_text": "Bait and switch sets the agenda ."}
{"id": "3458", "text": "There is no such thing as an accident .", "annotated_text": "There is no such thing as an accident ."}
{"id": "3459", "text": "It 's Saturday morning , and the papers say a moon of Saturn is spewing life - giving water .... then I see the new R.I. post is about the perrenial child Michael Jackson .", "annotated_text": "It 's Saturday morning , and the papers say a moon of Saturn is spewing life - giving water .... then I see the new R.I. post is about the perrenial child Michael Jackson ."}
{"id": "3460", "text": "This day is named for Saturn ...", "annotated_text": "This day is named for Saturn ..."}
{"id": "3461", "text": "\" ... it was foretold that one day a mighty son of Saturn would in turn overthrow him ,", "annotated_text": "\" ... it was foretold that one day a mighty son of Saturn would in turn overthrow him ,"}
{"id": "3462", "text": "and Saturn devoured all of his children when they were born to prevent this ... ''", "annotated_text": "and Saturn devoured all of his children when they were born to prevent this ... ''"}
{"id": "3463", "text": "Apparently Saturn is also intimately connected with Satan , Masonics , and Revelation 13 - you know , the `` number of the beast '' ...", "annotated_text": "Apparently Saturn is also intimately connected with Satan , Masonics , and Revelation 13 - you know , the `` number of the beast '' ..."}
{"id": "3464", "text": "Nevermind -", "annotated_text": "Nevermind -"}
{"id": "3465", "text": "I need a cup of coffee ...", "annotated_text": "I need a cup of coffee ..."}
{"id": "3466", "text": "I looked in vain for the Cheney `` A hunting we will go '' to post this out and paste but ...", "annotated_text": "I looked in vain for the Cheney `` A hunting we will go '' to post this out and paste but ..."}
{"id": "3467", "text": "And on the subject of cowardice , consider this . In a recent hunting escapade , Dick Cheney accidentally shot one of his hunting comrades .", "annotated_text": "And on the subject of cowardice , consider this . In a recent hunting escapade , Dick Cheney accidentally shot one of his hunting comrades ."}
{"id": "3468", "text": "There may have been negligence involved , but that is up to the local district attorney to decide .", "annotated_text": "There may have been negligence involved , but that is up to the local district attorney to decide ."}
{"id": "3469", "text": "But more importantly , I think , is the nature of the hunt .", "annotated_text": "But more importantly , I think , is the nature of the hunt ."}
{"id": "3470", "text": "These were not wild birds .", "annotated_text": "These were not wild birds ."}
{"id": "3471", "text": "The birds were bred in captivity .", "annotated_text": "The birds were bred in captivity ."}
{"id": "3472", "text": "They had spent their lives in pens , and then on hunting day , were released for the sole purpose of being killed by Dick Cheney and cohorts for pure sport as they flew into the open sky for their only moments of brief freedom .", "annotated_text": "They had spent their lives in pens , and then on hunting day , were released for the sole purpose of being killed by Dick Cheney and cohorts for pure sport as they flew into the open sky for their only moments of brief freedom ."}
{"id": "3473", "text": "Whether you are an animal lover or not , there is something disgusting and degrading about this kind of hunt and something less than human about those who participate in it .", "annotated_text": "Whether you are an animal lover or not , there is something disgusting and degrading about this kind of hunt and something less than human about those who participate in it ."}
{"id": "3474", "text": "The link `` personal majician '' is intrigueing .", "annotated_text": "The link `` personal majician '' is intrigueing ."}
{"id": "3475", "text": "From Madsen via Boucher :", "annotated_text": "From Madsen via Boucher :"}
{"id": "3476", "text": "Jackson 's stay at the Cedars was arranged through David Kuo , George W. Bush 's White House director of the Office of Faith - based Initiatives .", "annotated_text": "Jackson 's stay at the Cedars was arranged through David Kuo , George W. Bush 's White House director of the Office of Faith - based Initiatives ."}
{"id": "3477", "text": "Kuo , a former CIA employee ... had been Executive Director of the Center for Effective Compassion , founded in 1995 by Arianna Huffington ...", "annotated_text": "Kuo , a former CIA employee ... had been Executive Director of the Center for Effective Compassion , founded in 1995 by Arianna Huffington ..."}
{"id": "3478", "text": "Kuo also previously worked for the Christian Coalition and Senator John Ashcroft .", "annotated_text": "Kuo also previously worked for the Christian Coalition and Senator John Ashcroft ."}
{"id": "3479", "text": "There 's also some curious Neverland / Disneyland connections to the `` Mickey Mouse Club '' children who are now stars , including Justin Timberlake -LRB- remember the star on Janet Jackson 's breast ? -RRB- and Brittany Spears , Christina Aguilera ...", "annotated_text": "There 's also some curious Neverland / Disneyland connections to the `` Mickey Mouse Club '' children who are now stars , including Justin Timberlake -LRB- remember the star on Janet Jackson 's breast ? -RRB- and Brittany Spears , Christina Aguilera ..."}
{"id": "3480", "text": "The piper walks into the mountain , still followed by the children , and the cave closes again ...", "annotated_text": "The piper walks into the mountain , still followed by the children , and the cave closes again ..."}
{"id": "3481", "text": "Here is Boucher 's follow up to the `` majician '' link of Jeff 's .", "annotated_text": "Here is Boucher 's follow up to the `` majician '' link of Jeff 's ."}
{"id": "3482", "text": "on the mark as always , jeff ,", "annotated_text": "on the mark as always , jeff ,"}
{"id": "3483", "text": "but i thought you might cover chile 's inauguration of its first woman president today instead ...", "annotated_text": "but i thought you might cover chile 's inauguration of its first woman president today instead ..."}
{"id": "3484", "text": "maybe later as the story develops ?", "annotated_text": "maybe later as the story develops ?"}
{"id": "3485", "text": "Jeff Boucher 's piece mentions how victims of sexual abuse often have childlike voices , almost as if their development was ' frozen ' around the time of their abuse .", "annotated_text": "JeffBoucher 's piece mentions how victims of sexual abuse often have childlike voices , almost as if their development was ' frozen ' around the time of their abuse ."}
{"id": "3486", "text": "Jackson seems to be of this type .", "annotated_text": "Jackson seems to be of this type ."}
{"id": "3487", "text": "Or more perversely , fakes that he is :", "annotated_text": "Or more perversely , fakes that he is :"}
{"id": "3488", "text": "`` I was always saying -LSB- to Jackson -RSB- people would n't think I was so crazy if they saw who the hell you really are , that you sit around , and you drink and you curse and you 're -LSB- expletive -RSB- funny and you have a bad mouth , and you do n't have that high voice all the time '' -", "annotated_text": "`` I was always saying -LSB- to Jackson -RSB- people would n't think I was so crazy if they saw who the hell you really are , that you sit around , and you drink and you curse and you 're -LSB- expletive -RSB- funny and you have a bad mouth , and you do n't have that high voice all the time '' -"}
{"id": "3489", "text": "Lisa Marie Presley , in an interview quoted in a WaPo article written by Tina Brown :", "annotated_text": "Lisa Marie Presley , in an interview quoted in a WaPo article written by Tina Brown :"}
{"id": "3490", "text": "Michael Jackson 's False Front ?", "annotated_text": "Michael Jackson 's False Front ?"}
{"id": "3491", "text": "`` David Geffen , be gone !", "annotated_text": "`` David Geffen , be gone !"}
{"id": "3492", "text": "Steven Spielberg , be gone ! ''", "annotated_text": "Steven Spielberg , be gone ! ''"}
{"id": "3493", "text": "The witch doctor cursing Michael Jackson 's enemies and blessing the tarnished King of Pop himself in a voodoo ritual in Switzerland in the summer of 2000 had promised that the 25 people on Jackson 's enemies list -LRB- would soon be dead -RRB- ...", "annotated_text": "The witch doctor cursing Michael Jackson 's enemies and blessing the tarnished King of Pop himself in a voodoo ritual in Switzerland in the summer of 2000 had promised that the 25 people on Jackson 's enemies list -LRB- would soon be dead -RRB- ..."}
{"id": "3494", "text": "Jackson had ordered his then business adviser , Myung - Ho Lee , a U.S. - educated Korean lawyer based in Seoul , to wire $ 150,000 to a bank in Mali for a voodoo chief named Baba , who then had 42 cows ritually sacrificed for the ceremony .", "annotated_text": "Jackson had ordered his then business adviser , Myung - Ho Lee , a U.S. - educated Korean lawyer based in Seoul , to wire $ 150,000 to a bank in Mali for a voodoo chief named Baba , who then had 42 cows ritually sacrificed for the ceremony ."}
{"id": "3495", "text": "Jackson had already undergone a blood bath ...", "annotated_text": "Jackson had already undergone a blood bath ..."}
{"id": "3496", "text": "The pop star , who is said to be $ 240 million in debt , had paid six figures for a ritual cleansing using sheep blood to another voodoo doctor and a mysterious Egyptian woman named Samia , who came to him with a letter of greeting from a high - ranking Saudi prince , purportedly Nawaf Bin Abdulaziz Al - Saud , now the chief of intelligence of Saudi Arabia ...", "annotated_text": "The pop star , who is said to be $ 240 million in debt , had paid six figures for a ritual cleansing using sheep blood to another voodoo doctor and a mysterious Egyptian woman named Samia , who came to him with a letter of greeting from a high - ranking Saudi prince , purportedly Nawaf Bin Abdulaziz Al - Saud , now the chief of intelligence of Saudi Arabia ..."}
{"id": "3497", "text": "http://www.vanityfair.com/commentary/content/articles/050411roco03c hmm .", "annotated_text": "http://www.vanityfair.com/commentary/content/articles/050411roco03c hmm ."}
{"id": "3498", "text": "According to that Vanity Fair article , Jacko and Uri Geller met through `` that other fellow devotee of children 's charities Mohamed Fayed , the chairman of Harrods in London , who believes that the C.I.A. and Prince Philip had Princess Diana and his son , Dodi , killed . ''", "annotated_text": "According to that Vanity Fair article , Jacko and Uri Geller met through `` that other fellow devotee of children 's charities Mohamed Fayed , the chairman of Harrods in London , who believes that the C.I.A. and Prince Philip had Princess Diana and his son , Dodi , killed . ''"}
{"id": "3499", "text": "Anonymous quoted , `` Jackson 's stay at the Cedars was arranged through David Kuo ... ''", "annotated_text": "Anonymous quoted , `` Jackson 's stay at the Cedars was arranged through David Kuo ... ''"}
{"id": "3500", "text": "Hold on --", "annotated_text": "Hold on --"}
{"id": "3501", "text": "the Cedars is the headquarters of the Fellowship Foundation , the creepy Christianoid cult with deep political connections .", "annotated_text": "the Cedars is the headquarters of the Fellowship Foundation , the creepy Christianoid cult with deep political connections ."}
{"id": "3502", "text": "Here 's a bit of the original Madsen article that the Michael Jackson quote comes from :", "annotated_text": "Here 's a bit of the original Madsen article that the Michael Jackson quote comes from :"}
{"id": "3503", "text": "In 1976 , the Fellowship began looking for a permanent headquarters in Arlington .", "annotated_text": "In 1976 , the Fellowship began looking for a permanent headquarters in Arlington ."}
{"id": "3504", "text": "It set its sights on the estate of George Mason IV , The Cedars , located at 2301 North Uhle Street .", "annotated_text": "It set its sights on the estate of George Mason IV , The Cedars , located at 2301 North Uhle Street ."}
{"id": "3505", "text": "Mason was one of the drafters of the Bill of Rights .", "annotated_text": "Mason was one of the drafters of the Bill of Rights ."}
{"id": "3506", "text": "The Fellowship , also known as the International Foundation , bought the property from Charles Piluso .", "annotated_text": "The Fellowship , also known as the International Foundation , bought the property from Charles Piluso ."}
{"id": "3507", "text": "Although not much is known about Piluso , the Los Angeles Times reported that Howard Hughes , the man with whom Fellowship Senator Ralph Owen Brewster once sparred , also lived there .", "annotated_text": "Although not much is known about Piluso , the Los Angeles Times reported that Howard Hughes , the man with whom Fellowship Senator Ralph Owen Brewster once sparred , also lived there ."}
{"id": "3508", "text": "According to a senior Pentagon official , the Cedars had been used as a CIA safe house prior to the Fellowship 's purchase of the estate .", "annotated_text": "According to a senior Pentagon official , the Cedars had been used as a CIA safe house prior to the Fellowship 's purchase of the estate ."}
{"id": "3509", "text": "The Fellowship paid $ 1.5 million for the Cedars , the money coming from Tom Phillips , the CEO of Raytheon , and Ken Olsen , the CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation .", "annotated_text": "The Fellowship paid $ 1.5 million for the Cedars , the money coming from Tom Phillips , the CEO of Raytheon , and Ken Olsen , the CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation ."}
{"id": "3510", "text": "Sanford McDonnell of McDonnell Douglas Corporation was another deep - pocketed supporter of the Fellowship through Full Gospel Business Men 's Fellowship International , an activity linked to Fellowship core member Pat Robertson .", "annotated_text": "Sanford McDonnell of McDonnell Douglas Corporation was another deep - pocketed supporter of the Fellowship through Full Gospel Business Men 's Fellowship International , an activity linked to Fellowship core member Pat Robertson ."}
{"id": "3511", "text": "Suffer the little children , eh ?", "annotated_text": "Suffer the little children , eh ?"}
{"id": "3512", "text": "If this is what power & wealth does to you , I 'm damn glad I have neither .", "annotated_text": "If this is what power & wealth does to you , I 'm damn glad I have neither ."}
{"id": "3513", "text": "You said , `` Perhaps rather the point is that the program exploits pre-existing conditions for abuse which are more common than most suspect . ''", "annotated_text": "You said , `` Perhaps rather the point is that the program exploits pre-existing conditions for abuse which are more common than most suspect . ''"}
{"id": "3514", "text": "Could n't agree more .", "annotated_text": "Could n't agree more ."}
{"id": "3515", "text": "I think that pedophilia 's relative commonality is what really makes it frightening .", "annotated_text": "I think that pedophilia 's relative commonality is what really makes it frightening ."}
{"id": "3516", "text": "My experience happened when I was 15 .", "annotated_text": "My experience happened when I was 15 ."}
{"id": "3517", "text": "A friend of mine met this guy who was twice our age & who was more than willing to buy us all the whiskey we could drink .", "annotated_text": "A friend of mine met this guy who was twice our age & who was more than willing to buy us all the whiskey we could drink ."}
{"id": "3518", "text": "We were both enamored with Kerouac & Jim Morrison & meeting strange characters & this guy definitely fit the bill .", "annotated_text": "We were both enamored with Kerouac & Jim Morrison & meeting strange characters & this guy definitely fit the bill ."}
{"id": "3519", "text": "He was muscle for a Pittsburgh madam named Tex Gill .", "annotated_text": "He was muscle for a Pittsburgh madam named Tex Gill ."}
{"id": "3520", "text": "She dressed like a man & ran most of the massage parlors in Pgh .", "annotated_text": "She dressed like a man & ran most of the massage parlors in Pgh ."}
{"id": "3521", "text": "He was into black magick & Crowley & booze & drugs & on & on .", "annotated_text": "He was into black magick & Crowley & booze & drugs & on & on ."}
{"id": "3522", "text": "So , one night , we 're at his apartment , drunk out of our minds ,", "annotated_text": "So , one night , we 're at his apartment , drunk out of our minds ,"}
{"id": "3523", "text": "& my buddy passes out .", "annotated_text": "& my buddy passes out ."}
{"id": "3524", "text": "I continue drinking .", "annotated_text": "I continue drinking ."}
{"id": "3525", "text": "At one point , I glance at this older guy ,", "annotated_text": "At one point , I glance at this older guy ,"}
{"id": "3526", "text": "& he is staring at my buddy as a line of drool runs down the cigarette in his mouth & drips on to the floor .", "annotated_text": "& he is staring at my buddy as a line of drool runs down the cigarette in his mouth & drips on to the floor ."}
{"id": "3527", "text": "I think , ' What the fuck ? '", "annotated_text": "I think , ' What the fuck ? '"}
{"id": "3528", "text": "but I 'm pretty goddamn wasted", "annotated_text": "but I 'm pretty goddamn wasted"}
{"id": "3529", "text": "& reality is having a helluva time penetrating the fog in my head .", "annotated_text": "& reality is having a helluva time penetrating the fog in my head ."}
{"id": "3530", "text": "He notices that I 'm kind of staring at him .", "annotated_text": "He notices that I 'm kind of staring at him ."}
{"id": "3531", "text": "He stands up , walks into the bedroom , & comes back with a porno mag .", "annotated_text": "He stands up , walks into the bedroom , & comes back with a porno mag ."}
{"id": "3532", "text": "He drops it on the couch next to me .", "annotated_text": "He drops it on the couch next to me ."}
{"id": "3533", "text": "As he 's sitting down , he says , `` See anything you like ? ''", "annotated_text": "As he 's sitting down , he says , `` See anything you like ? ''"}
{"id": "3534", "text": "& then he shoves his hand hard into my groin .....", "annotated_text": "& then he shoves his hand hard into my groin ....."}
{"id": "3535", "text": ".... & I broke his nose with my elbow .", "annotated_text": ".... & I broke his nose with my elbow ."}
{"id": "3536", "text": "Make no mistake though , up till that point , the guy scared the shit out of me .", "annotated_text": "Make no mistake though , up till that point , the guy scared the shit out of me ."}
{"id": "3537", "text": "But , lucky for me , my reaction was see red anger instead of cowering fear .", "annotated_text": "But , lucky for me , my reaction was see red anger instead of cowering fear ."}
{"id": "3538", "text": "After i hit him , I jumped up , ran into his kitchen & grabbed a big old butcher knife , ran back into the room & proceeded to kick my buddy into consciousness & drag his comatose ass the hell out of there .", "annotated_text": "After i hit him , I jumped up , ran into his kitchen & grabbed a big old butcher knife , ran back into the room & proceeded to kick my buddy into consciousness & drag his comatose ass the hell out of there ."}
{"id": "3539", "text": "Now , for me , the interesting part happened years later .", "annotated_text": "Now , for me , the interesting part happened years later ."}
{"id": "3540", "text": "At the time , my buddy & I were selling things .", "annotated_text": "At the time , my buddy & I were selling things ."}
{"id": "3541", "text": "My buddy had a real good supplier for these things but it was his secret .", "annotated_text": "My buddy had a real good supplier for these things but it was his secret ."}
{"id": "3542", "text": "At one point , my buddy could n't pick up the shipment so I had to go .", "annotated_text": "At one point , my buddy could n't pick up the shipment so I had to go ."}
{"id": "3543", "text": "Before I left , he had to explain to me that his supplier was none other than Freddie Feelup .", "annotated_text": "Before I left , he had to explain to me that his supplier was none other than Freddie Feelup ."}
{"id": "3544", "text": "I decided to go .", "annotated_text": "I decided to go ."}
{"id": "3545", "text": "He was now closer to 40 & just a hollow shell of his former self .", "annotated_text": "He was now closer to 40 & just a hollow shell of his former self ."}
{"id": "3546", "text": "Friendless , his only company being neighborhood teens looking to party .", "annotated_text": "Friendless , his only company being neighborhood teens looking to party ."}
{"id": "3547", "text": "He kept one room empty except for 4 black candles in each of its corners .", "annotated_text": "He kept one room empty except for 4 black candles in each of its corners ."}
{"id": "3548", "text": "he would read curses aimed at people who pissed him off .", "annotated_text": "he would read curses aimed at people who pissed him off ."}
{"id": "3549", "text": "Really pathetic .", "annotated_text": "Really pathetic ."}
{"id": "3550", "text": "About a year later , a few of those teens took an intense dislike to Freddie & the beat him to to death .", "annotated_text": "About a year later , a few of those teens took an intense dislike to Freddie & the beat him to to death ."}
{"id": "3551", "text": "I ca n't imagine why .", "annotated_text": "I ca n't imagine why ."}
{"id": "3552", "text": "Can you ?", "annotated_text": "Can you ?"}
{"id": "3553", "text": "I apologize for continuing my ramble but ... ,", "annotated_text": "I apologize for continuing my ramble but ... ,"}
{"id": "3554", "text": "... I do n't know how you folks would classify pedophilia .", "annotated_text": "... I do n't know how you folks would classify pedophilia ."}
{"id": "3555", "text": "Maybe a 30 year old man & a 15 year old boy does n't qualify .", "annotated_text": "Maybe a 30 year old man & a 15 year old boy does n't qualify ."}
{"id": "3556", "text": "I wonder about that myself , but I have to say that when I was 30 , I was n't plying 15 year old girls with booze & copping feels .", "annotated_text": "I wonder about that myself , but I have to say that when I was 30 , I was n't plying 15 year old girls with booze & copping feels ."}
{"id": "3557", "text": "I 'll shut up now .", "annotated_text": "I 'll shut up now ."}
{"id": "3558", "text": "Speaking of Pat Robertson -", "annotated_text": "Speaking of Pat Robertson -"}
{"id": "3559", "text": "I remembered something about him being linked with Victor Bout and the UAE two - step currently going on :", "annotated_text": "I remembered something about him being linked with Victor Bout and the UAEtwo - step currently going on :"}
{"id": "3560", "text": "Bout was Liberian dictator Charles Taylor 's primary arms and diamond smuggler ...", "annotated_text": "Bout was Liberian dictator Charles Taylor 's primary arms and diamond smuggler ..."}
{"id": "3561", "text": "Taylor , who is now in exile in Nigeria , was a business partner with Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson ... in a Cayman Islands front company called Freedom Gold , Ltd .", "annotated_text": "Taylor , who is now in exile in Nigeria , was a business partner with Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson ... in a Cayman Islands front company called Freedom Gold , Ltd ."}
{"id": "3562", "text": "In fact , Freedom Gold was headquartered at Robertson 's CBN offices in Virginia Beach , Virginia .", "annotated_text": "In fact , Freedom Gold was headquartered at Robertson 's CBN offices in Virginia Beach , Virginia ."}
{"id": "3563", "text": "Robertson 's African interests also crossed paths with Bout 's in another country -- the former Zaire .", "annotated_text": "Robertson 's African interests also crossed paths with Bout 's in another country -- the former Zaire ."}
{"id": "3564", "text": "Robertson 's African Development Company used the cover of Robertson 's tax - exempt `` Operation Blessing '' to ferry conflict diamonds out of civil war - ravaged Zaire -LRB- now Congo -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "Robertson 's African Development Company used the cover of Robertson 's tax - exempt `` Operation Blessing '' to ferry conflict diamonds out of civil war - ravaged Zaire -LRB- now Congo -RRB- ."}
{"id": "3565", "text": "One of Bout 's many assets is New Millennium Air Company of Gambia .", "annotated_text": "One of Bout 's many assets is New Millennium Air Company of Gambia ."}
{"id": "3566", "text": "The Director of this firm is `` Baba Jobe '' .", "annotated_text": "The Director of this firm is `` Baba Jobe '' ."}
{"id": "3567", "text": "-LRB- hmmm -", "annotated_text": "-LRB- hmmm -"}
{"id": "3568", "text": "`` Baba '' ... -RRB-", "annotated_text": "`` Baba '' ... -RRB-"}
{"id": "3569", "text": "http://www.analystnewspaper.com/ameu_scam_feb21.html", "annotated_text": "http://www.analystnewspaper.com/ameu_scam_feb21.html"}
{"id": "3570", "text": "http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/", "annotated_text": "http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/"}
{"id": "3571", "text": "http://www.globalpolicy.org/intljustice/wanted/2005/1212ties.htm", "annotated_text": "http://www.globalpolicy.org/intljustice/wanted/2005/1212ties.htm"}
{"id": "3572", "text": "My question is , when is a victim guilty of abuse ?", "annotated_text": "My question is , when is a victim guilty of abuse ?"}
{"id": "3573", "text": "Jackson is definitely a mind - control , SRA victim .", "annotated_text": "Jackson is definitely a mind - control , SRA victim ."}
{"id": "3574", "text": "He 's programmed .", "annotated_text": "He 's programmed ."}
{"id": "3575", "text": "Neverland sounds like a cryptic command from MKULTRA Wizard of Oz programming .", "annotated_text": "Neverland sounds like a cryptic command from MKULTRA Wizard of Oz programming ."}
{"id": "3576", "text": "The bizarre from black - to - white and physical transformation must be the result of biotech advances .", "annotated_text": "The bizarre from black - to - white and physical transformation must be the result of biotech advances ."}
{"id": "3577", "text": "If he does abuse ' his ' children , is he ' guilty ' as such if he is programmed ?", "annotated_text": "If he does abuse ' his ' children , is he ' guilty ' as such if he is programmed ?"}
{"id": "3578", "text": "I suspect he is a brilliant cover or red - herring used as a shield by very powerful forces , responsible for God - knows - what at his now - abandoned ranch .", "annotated_text": "I suspect he is a brilliant cover or red - herring used as a shield by very powerful forces , responsible for God - knows - what at his now - abandoned ranch ."}
{"id": "3579", "text": "It 's very effective , as many ' feel ' that whilst MJ is naive he 's not capable of the evil associated with pedophile activity .", "annotated_text": "It 's very effective , as many ' feel ' that whilst MJ is naive he 's not capable of the evil associated with pedophile activity ."}
{"id": "3580", "text": "This may not be the case , as the public ' persona ' is merely an ' alter ' personality and he may have many other ' personalities ' which are dark .", "annotated_text": "This may not be the case , as the public ' persona ' is merely an ' alter ' personality and he may have many other ' personalities ' which are dark ."}
{"id": "3581", "text": "Then comes the question whether his programmers were programmed themselves .", "annotated_text": "Then comes the question whether his programmers were programmed themselves ."}
{"id": "3582", "text": "If so , then they are all guilty of such abuse , whilst being innocent at the same time !", "annotated_text": "If so , then they are all guilty of such abuse , whilst being innocent at the same time !"}
{"id": "3583", "text": "As most abuse is generational , the whole mind - control subject really has to be brought out in the open .", "annotated_text": "As most abuse is generational , the whole mind - control subject really has to be brought out in the open ."}
{"id": "3584", "text": "The very technology and tools used on the mind which harm can then be used to heal .", "annotated_text": "The very technology and tools used on the mind which harm can then be used to heal ."}
{"id": "3585", "text": "Brr , Pied Piper .", "annotated_text": "Brr , Pied Piper ."}
{"id": "3586", "text": "I remember being spooked by that story as a kid .", "annotated_text": "I remember being spooked by that story as a kid ."}
{"id": "3587", "text": "Heck of a story to tell children .", "annotated_text": "Heck of a story to tell children ."}
{"id": "3588", "text": "Talking about strange coincidences ... I was trying to write a science fiction story a while back involving Star Gate type research .", "annotated_text": "Talking about strange coincidences ... I was trying to write a science fiction story a while back involving Star Gate type research ."}
{"id": "3589", "text": "I was looking for a cool name for an undercover X-Files type military - occult agency .", "annotated_text": "I was looking for a cool name for an undercover X-Files type military - occult agency ."}
{"id": "3590", "text": "Thought of ' SPECTRE ' but that seemed too James Bondish , and modified it to ' SPECTRA ' .", "annotated_text": "Thought of ' SPECTRE ' but that seemed too James Bondish , and modified it to ' SPECTRA ' ."}
{"id": "3591", "text": "Thinking rainbow - type symbology .", "annotated_text": "Thinking rainbow - type symbology ."}
{"id": "3592", "text": "Then I find out that ' SPECTRA ' is actually a name with significance in the community .", "annotated_text": "Then I find out that ' SPECTRA ' is actually a name with significance in the community ."}
{"id": "3593", "text": "What the ...", "annotated_text": "What the ..."}
{"id": "3594", "text": "... of course , I did read a lot of weird stuff in passing as a kid ,", "annotated_text": "... of course , I did read a lot of weird stuff in passing as a kid ,"}
{"id": "3595", "text": "it 's certainly possible that I came across it and forgot .", "annotated_text": "it 's certainly possible that I came across it and forgot ."}
{"id": "3596", "text": "I was n't consciously aware of it , certainly .", "annotated_text": "I was n't consciously aware of it , certainly ."}
{"id": "3597", "text": "It 's the most disappointingly *cheesy* 1960s sci - fi kind of name for an astral entity to use , that 's for sure .", "annotated_text": "It 's the most disappointingly *cheesy* 1960s sci - fi kind of name for an astral entity to use , that 's for sure ."}
{"id": "3598", "text": "I never did write that story .", "annotated_text": "I never did write that story ."}
{"id": "3599", "text": "Is n't Michael Jackson , and the entire Jackson clan , Jehovah 's Witness ?", "annotated_text": "Is n't Michael Jackson , and the entire Jackson clan , Jehovah 's Witness ?"}
{"id": "3600", "text": "There was no mention made of this in either the main post or comments ....", "annotated_text": "There was no mention made of this in either the main post or comments ...."}
{"id": "3601", "text": "It would seem to me that their must be some relationship between that cult organization and all the `` high weirdness '' going on ....", "annotated_text": "It would seem to me that their must be some relationship between that cult organization and all the `` high weirdness '' going on ...."}
{"id": "3602", "text": "no ?", "annotated_text": "no ?"}
{"id": "3603", "text": ".... and it is a cult .", "annotated_text": ".... and it is a cult ."}
{"id": "3604", "text": "FBI finally releases report on missing children .", "annotated_text": "FBI finally releases report on missing children ."}
{"id": "3605", "text": "Agency unveils surprising statistics : about one - third of lost kids are black", "annotated_text": "Agency unveils surprising statistics : about one - third of lost kids are black"}
{"id": "3606", "text": "-- AP", "annotated_text": "-- AP"}
{"id": "3607", "text": "Since 1985 nearly 13 million children missing -LRB- those reported -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "Since 1985 nearly 13 million children missing -LRB- those reported -RRB- ."}
{"id": "3608", "text": "An average of 615,874 per year since 1985 . 791,687 in 1995 alone .", "annotated_text": "An average of 615,874 per year since 1985 . 791,687 in 1995 alone ."}
{"id": "3609", "text": "This is an extraordinary group here .", "annotated_text": "This is an extraordinary group here ."}
{"id": "3610", "text": "I appreciate your candor and your capacity to build a knowledge base with each contributor adding to the thread that moves me in a sonambulant noiseless rush toward the truth .", "annotated_text": "I appreciate your candor and your capacity to build a knowledge base with each contributor adding to the thread that moves me in a sonambulant noiseless rush toward the truth ."}
{"id": "3611", "text": "We are living the dieing", "annotated_text": "We are living the dieing"}
{"id": "3612", "text": "and that is just as productive and rewarding as any other dimension of spirit that I have experienced", "annotated_text": "and that is just as productive and rewarding as any other dimension of spirit that I have experienced"}
{"id": "3613", "text": "If there is just one thing that disappoints me it is that all of the posters here prefer to be anonymous .", "annotated_text": "If there is just one thing that disappoints me it is that all of the posters here prefer to be anonymous ."}
{"id": "3614", "text": "It would be wise for you to `` be '' yourself .", "annotated_text": "It would be wise for you to `` be '' yourself ."}
{"id": "3615", "text": "I tried to find emails for any that list a profile or website ,", "annotated_text": "I tried to find emails for any that list a profile or website ,"}
{"id": "3616", "text": "but none `` NONE '' of you are out there .", "annotated_text": "but none `` NONE '' of you are out there ."}
{"id": "3617", "text": "Contact me at my profile email should you care to disclose yourself .", "annotated_text": "Contact me at my profile email should you care to disclose yourself ."}
{"id": "3618", "text": "I would like to invite you to participate in FSHOD if that is not too much to ask .", "annotated_text": "I would like to invite you to participate in FSHOD if that is not too much to ask ."}
{"id": "3619", "text": "maybe we remain anonymous in preparation for the future .", "annotated_text": "maybe we remain anonymous in preparation for the future ."}
{"id": "3620", "text": "I 'm surprised I have n't heard this mentioned anywhere before , as it ties in perfectly with Jeff 's Bizarro Jacko Tabloid post :", "annotated_text": "I 'm surprised I have n't heard this mentioned anywhere before , as it ties in perfectly with Jeff 's Bizarro Jacko Tabloid post :"}
{"id": "3621", "text": "In an interview with Blender -LRB- ca n't remember what issue , but Janet 's on the cover -RRB- , Janet talks at length about having mulitiple personalities .", "annotated_text": "In an interview with Blender -LRB- ca n't remember what issue , but Janet 's on the cover -RRB- , Janet talks at length about having mulitiple personalities ."}
{"id": "3622", "text": "I ca n't remember all the details , but there 's Janet , the normal pop star , and among others -LRB- and perhaps the most notable in this context -RRB- one she calls `` Strawberry , '' who is geared towards explicit sexual activities .", "annotated_text": "I ca n't remember all the details , but there 's Janet , the normal pop star , and among others -LRB- and perhaps the most notable in this context -RRB- one she calls `` Strawberry , '' who is geared towards explicit sexual activities ."}
{"id": "3623", "text": "As I understand , this is a classic alters description .", "annotated_text": "As I understand , this is a classic alters description ."}
{"id": "3624", "text": "A Real MAN Would At Least Let A Former Board Member Be Able TO READ The Reason He Had Been Banned , But , I FORGOT I Was Dealing With A Coward !", "annotated_text": "A Real MAN Would At Least Let A Former Board Member Be Able TO READ The Reason He Had Been Banned , But , I FORGOT I Was Dealing With A Coward !"}
{"id": "3625", "text": "antiaristo will be disappointed , or HAS HE ALREADY BEEN BANNED , TOO ???", "annotated_text": "antiaristo will be disappointed , or HAS HE ALREADY BEEN BANNED , TOO ???"}
{"id": "3626", "text": "A COWARD DIES A THOUSAND DEATHS . A HERO DIES BUT ONCE !!!!!!!!", "annotated_text": "A COWARD DIES A THOUSAND DEATHS . A HERO DIES BUT ONCE !!!!!!!!"}
{"id": "3627", "text": "Saint Alexander the Foolish , circa Third Millennium , a.D . Janet Jackson ;", "annotated_text": "Saint Alexander the Foolish , circa Third Millennium , a.D . Janet Jackson ;"}
{"id": "3628", "text": "`` Strawberry Bounce '' lyrics :", "annotated_text": "`` Strawberry Bounce '' lyrics :"}
{"id": "3629", "text": "Bump the beat", "annotated_text": "Bump the beat"}
{"id": "3630", "text": "Just watch the way I pump it", "annotated_text": "Just watch the way I pump it"}
{"id": "3631", "text": "The way I work it 's gon na keep you cumin'", "annotated_text": "The way I work it 's gon na keep you cumin'"}
{"id": "3632", "text": "Do a dance that 's so sensual", "annotated_text": "Do a dance that 's so sensual"}
{"id": "3633", "text": "I 'ma make you Lose Control", "annotated_text": "I 'ma make you Lose Control"}
{"id": "3634", "text": "Do n't trip", "annotated_text": "Do n't trip"}
{"id": "3635", "text": "You know you wan na watch this", "annotated_text": "You know you wan na watch this"}
{"id": "3636", "text": "I 'm a pro you wo n't be disappointed", "annotated_text": "I 'm a pro you wo n't be disappointed"}
{"id": "3637", "text": "Gon na leave you beggin' for more", "annotated_text": "Gon na leave you beggin' for more"}
{"id": "3638", "text": "I 'ma make you Lose Control", "annotated_text": "I 'ma make you Lose Control"}
{"id": "3639", "text": "Glad someone finally mentioned Janet .", "annotated_text": "Glad someone finally mentioned Janet ."}
{"id": "3640", "text": "I think the practice of black magic is something she and her brother have in common .", "annotated_text": "I think the practice of black magic is something she and her brother have in common ."}
{"id": "3641", "text": "One mus n't forget her now infamous superbowl `` nipple '' stunt .", "annotated_text": "One mus n't forget her now infamous superbowl `` nipple '' stunt ."}
{"id": "3642", "text": "Rather than the ridiculous accident censors tried to make it out to be , I think it has to be recognized as a planned , purposeful piece of black magic , perpetraited literally in front of the world , on a very alchemically significant day and time", "annotated_text": "Rather than the ridiculous accident censors tried to make it out to be , I think it has to be recognized as a planned , purposeful piece of black magic , perpetraited literally in front of the world , on a very alchemically significant day and time"}
{"id": "3643", "text": "-LRB- goes way beyond a ' publicity stunt , does n't it ? ' -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- goes way beyond a ' publicity stunt , does n't it ? ' -RRB-"}
{"id": "3644", "text": "A friend even suggests that during her much earlier ' Rythm Nation ' period , in which she dons a black uniform and uses strange , synchopated hand movements in her video dance routine , that that too , is a kind of twilight language , intended on sending a specific message , in order to have a desired effect .", "annotated_text": "A friend even suggests that during her much earlier ' Rythm Nation ' period , in which she dons a black uniform and uses strange , synchopated hand movements in her video dance routine , that that too , is a kind of twilight language , intended on sending a specific message , in order to have a desired effect ."}
{"id": "3645", "text": "It 's possible that jacksons have been using the occult arts for a long , long time .", "annotated_text": "It 's possible that jacksons have been using the occult arts for a long , long time ."}
{"id": "3646", "text": "I 'd love to hear someone else 's thoughts on this -", "annotated_text": "I 'd love to hear someone else 's thoughts on this -"}
{"id": "3647", "text": "Here 's a link to just a wee bit more about Jackson and her alleged MPD -", "annotated_text": "Here 's a link to just a wee bit more about Jackson and her alleged MPD -"}
{"id": "3648", "text": "http://dave.typepad.com/dave/2004/06/janet_jacksons_.html", "annotated_text": "http://dave.typepad.com/dave/2004/06/janet_jacksons_.html"}
{"id": "3649", "text": "I posted above that The Cedars , where Michael Jackson was mentioned as having stayed for a time , was the center of the Fellowship Foundation .", "annotated_text": "I posted above that The Cedars , where Michael Jackson was mentioned as having stayed for a time , was the center of the Fellowship Foundation ."}
{"id": "3650", "text": "I just ran across the Fellowship Foundation again , when looking for something to explain the anomalous situation of recently - disgraced Republican shoplifter Claude A. Allen .", "annotated_text": "I just ran across the Fellowship Foundation again , when looking for something to explain the anomalous situation of recently - disgraced Republican shoplifter Claude A. Allen ."}
{"id": "3651", "text": "The quote below is from the LaRouchies -- and thus , as always , not to be considered 100 % reliable --", "annotated_text": "The quote below is from the LaRouchies -- and thus , as always , not to be considered 100 % reliable --"}
{"id": "3652", "text": "but in this case it fits in so well with the ongoing discussion that I 'm tentatively inclined to trust it :", "annotated_text": "but in this case it fits in so well with the ongoing discussion that I 'm tentatively inclined to trust it :"}
{"id": "3653", "text": "DeLay 's career and power became at the same time a central project for all three of the shadow partners , Grover Norquist , Jack Abramoff and Ralph Reed .", "annotated_text": "DeLay 's career and power became at the same time a central project for all three of the shadow partners , Grover Norquist , Jack Abramoff and Ralph Reed ."}
{"id": "3654", "text": "DeLay was by no means a random point of interest .", "annotated_text": "DeLay was by no means a random point of interest ."}
{"id": "3655", "text": "Tom DeLay staggered into Washington as a freshman Congressman in 1984 , a terrible drunk , his life dissolving .", "annotated_text": "Tom DeLay staggered into Washington as a freshman Congressman in 1984 , a terrible drunk , his life dissolving ."}
{"id": "3656", "text": "Rep. Frank Wolf -LRB- R - Va. -RRB- approached him with a road to salvation .", "annotated_text": "Rep. Frank Wolf -LRB- R - Va. -RRB- approached him with a road to salvation ."}
{"id": "3657", "text": "He reportedly showed DeLay a videotape that made him weep .", "annotated_text": "He reportedly showed DeLay a videotape that made him weep ."}
{"id": "3658", "text": "Tom DeLay then radically changed his life , turning his soul over to higher powers .", "annotated_text": "Tom DeLay then radically changed his life , turning his soul over to higher powers ."}
{"id": "3659", "text": "But by all reliable accounts , DeLay became a much nastier , a fearsomely un-Christian individual .", "annotated_text": "But by all reliable accounts , DeLay became a much nastier , a fearsomely un-Christian individual ."}
{"id": "3660", "text": "Frank Wolf represented an old `` black operations '' soul - robbing agency known as the Fellowship Foundation .", "annotated_text": "Frank Wolf represented an old `` black operations '' soul - robbing agency known as the Fellowship Foundation ."}
{"id": "3661", "text": "Practicing secrecy on about the same level as the National Security Agency , the Fellowship does conduct one public function --", "annotated_text": "Practicing secrecy on about the same level as the National Security Agency , the Fellowship does conduct one public function --"}
{"id": "3662", "text": "it runs the huge annual Congressional / Presidential Prayer Breakfast in Washington , with similar events managed inside the Pentagon and at other government and military sites .", "annotated_text": "it runs the huge annual Congressional / Presidential Prayer Breakfast in Washington , with similar events managed inside the Pentagon and at other government and military sites ."}
{"id": "3663", "text": "The Fellowship Foundation -LRB- earlier called International Christian Leadership and a succession of cover names -RRB- was created before World War II by the organization of the pro-Nazi Frank Buchman .", "annotated_text": "The Fellowship Foundation -LRB- earlier called International Christian Leadership and a succession of cover names -RRB- was created before World War II by the organization of the pro-NaziFrank Buchman ."}
{"id": "3664", "text": "Sen. H. Alexander Smith -LRB- R - N.J. -RRB- , Buchman 's lieutenant who in 1940 had called for a joint world dictatorship of the United States , Britain , and Nazi Germany , brought the Fellowship into acceptance in Washington .", "annotated_text": "Sen. H. Alexander Smith -LRB- R - N.J. -RRB- , Buchman 's lieutenant who in 1940 had called for a joint world dictatorship of the United States , Britain , and NaziGermany , brought the Fellowship into acceptance in Washington ."}
{"id": "3665", "text": "In the 1950s , the group was sponsored by former Nazi SS officer , Holland 's Prince Bernhard , and the Dutch royal family .", "annotated_text": "In the 1950s , the group was sponsored by former Nazi SS officer , Holland 's Prince Bernhard , and the Dutch royal family ."}
{"id": "3666", "text": "The Fellowship runs a house near the U.S. Capitol , where Congressmen and Senators , who are members , live .", "annotated_text": "The Fellowship runs a house near the U.S. Capitol , where Congressmen and Senators , who are members , live ."}
{"id": "3667", "text": "For example , Sen. Sam Brownback -LRB- R - Kans. -RRB- , the delirious End - Timer , has lived in the cult 's house in Washington .", "annotated_text": "For example , Sen. Sam Brownback -LRB- R - Kans. -RRB- , the delirious End - Timer , has lived in the cult 's house in Washington ."}
{"id": "3668", "text": "Raytheon CEO Tom Phillips and other figures in the military - industrial complex , pay the bills .", "annotated_text": "Raytheon CEO Tom Phillips and other figures in the military - industrial complex , pay the bills ."}
{"id": "3669", "text": "The Fellowship specializes in taking over the lives of potentially powerful individuals who have become somehow ruined , and promising them dominion in the world if they will play along .", "annotated_text": "The Fellowship specializes in taking over the lives of potentially powerful individuals who have become somehow ruined , and promising them dominion in the world if they will play along ."}
{"id": "3670", "text": "Watergate dirty - trickster Charles Colson , when he was on his way to prison and suddenly powerless , was recruited , and turned his life over to the Fellowship .", "annotated_text": "Watergate dirty - trickster Charles Colson , when he was on his way to prison and suddenly powerless , was recruited , and turned his life over to the Fellowship ."}
{"id": "3671", "text": "Colson 's Prison Fellowship Ministries is a subordinate unit of the cult , with its tentacles in most prisons in the United States .", "annotated_text": "Colson 's Prison Fellowship Ministries is a subordinate unit of the cult , with its tentacles in most prisons in the United States ."}
{"id": "3672", "text": "After Tom DeLay was zapped , Charles Colson became DeLay 's personal guru .", "annotated_text": "After Tom DeLay was zapped , Charles Colson became DeLay 's personal guru ."}
{"id": "3673", "text": "Colson 's militancy for the End - Times war on Muslims has made him a congenial companion to Jack Abramoff in their keeping of DeLay -- Abramoff has repeatedly led Tom to Israel to call for all - out war against the Arabs .", "annotated_text": "Colson 's militancy for the End - Times war on Muslims has made him a congenial companion to Jack Abramoff in their keeping of DeLay -- Abramoff has repeatedly led Tom to Israel to call for all - out war against the Arabs ."}
{"id": "3674", "text": "And Christian Coalition co-founder Pat Robertson was himself a product of the Fellowship magic .", "annotated_text": "And Christian Coalition co-founder Pat Robertson was himself a product of the Fellowship magic ."}
{"id": "3675", "text": "Robertson was the good - for - nothing playboy son of Sen. A. Willis Robertson -LRB- R - Va. -RRB- , the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee .", "annotated_text": "Robertson was the good - for - nothing playboy son of Sen. A. Willis Robertson -LRB- R - Va. -RRB- , the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee ."}
{"id": "3676", "text": "Pat began speaking in tongues and uttering prophecies under the guidance of Harald Bredesen , a master training agent of the Fellowship group , who had proved himself to the highest circles of British intelligence .", "annotated_text": "Pat began speaking in tongues and uttering prophecies under the guidance of Harald Bredesen , a master training agent of the Fellowship group , who had proved himself to the highest circles of British intelligence ."}
{"id": "3677", "text": "Pat Robertson started off as assistant pastor to Bredesen , whose intelligence partners , the Full Gospel Businessmen 's Fellowship , raised the money to expand Robertson 's and Bredesen 's Virginia - based Christian Broadcasting Network -LRB- CBN -RRB- toward global power status .", "annotated_text": "Pat Robertson started off as assistant pastor to Bredesen , whose intelligence partners , the Full Gospel Businessmen 's Fellowship , raised the money to expand Robertson 's and Bredesen 's Virginia - based Christian Broadcasting Network -LRB- CBN -RRB- toward global power status ."}
{"id": "3678", "text": "The sentence I put in boldface is *extremely* interesting .", "annotated_text": "The sentence I put in boldface is *extremely* interesting ."}
{"id": "3679", "text": "Was n't there a Michael Jackson video where he was envisioning himself as ruler of the world or some such ?", "annotated_text": "Was n't there a Michael Jackson video where he was envisioning himself as ruler of the world or some such ?"}
{"id": "3680", "text": "to anonymous 9:30 re cults :", "annotated_text": "to anonymous 9:30 re cults :"}
{"id": "3681", "text": "`` The reason fear can arise so strongly is that you already have a very strong experience of being brainwashed and used in cultish behavior .", "annotated_text": "`` The reason fear can arise so strongly is that you already have a very strong experience of being brainwashed and used in cultish behavior ."}
{"id": "3682", "text": "This cult is called society and its ' cult - ure ' gives rise to suffering .", "annotated_text": "This cult is called society and its ' cult - ure ' gives rise to suffering ."}
{"id": "3683", "text": "If you look closely , everything that is associated with cult behavior can lisewise be found in society 's behavior .", "annotated_text": "If you look closely , everything that is associated with cult behavior can lisewise be found in society 's behavior ."}
{"id": "3684", "text": "The same means of control are used : the constant reinforcement that you are helpless without society , that you can not survive without obeying its rules and that you will go to hell if you do n't obey the tenets of its religion . ''", "annotated_text": "The same means of control are used : the constant reinforcement that you are helpless without society , that you can not survive without obeying its rules and that you will go to hell if you do n't obey the tenets of its religion . ''"}
{"id": "3685", "text": "-- Gangaji", "annotated_text": "-- Gangaji"}
{"id": "3686", "text": "this site monitors Janet Jackson weight !", "annotated_text": "this site monitors Janet Jackson weight !"}
{"id": "3687", "text": "http://www.egotastic.com/entertainment/celebrities/janet-jackson/janet-jackson-is-too-fat-to-sing", "annotated_text": "http://www.egotastic.com/entertainment/celebrities/janet-jackson/janet-jackson-is-too-fat-to-sing"}
{"id": "3688", "text": "Anonymous One , I recall reading somewhere that Lisa Marie was a member of L.Ron 's cult .", "annotated_text": "Anonymous One , I recall reading somewhere that Lisa Marie was a member of L.Ron 's cult ."}
{"id": "3689", "text": "You will notice that Michael 's real troubles started after he suied Sony chief Tommy Mattola , who was heard to say `` he 'll live to regret the day '' .", "annotated_text": "You will notice that Michael 's real troubles started after he suied Sony chief Tommy Mattola , who was heard to say `` he 'll live to regret the day '' ."}
{"id": "3690", "text": "Do n't ever think of fucken with the evil bastards in the Music biz , later .", "annotated_text": "Do n't ever think of fucken with the evil bastards in the Music biz , later ."}
{"id": "3691", "text": "Here 's a description of that Michael Jackson item I was remembering :", "annotated_text": "Here 's a description of that Michael Jackson item I was remembering :"}
{"id": "3692", "text": "By the time the release of 1995 's HIStory album -- a double album of greatest hits and new tracks -- approached , Michael had fully realized a new perception of himself , one that was truly larger than life .", "annotated_text": "By the time the release of 1995 's HIStory album -- a double album of greatest hits and new tracks -- approached , Michael had fully realized a new perception of himself , one that was truly larger than life ."}
{"id": "3693", "text": "HIStory was hyped with a four - minute teaser video .", "annotated_text": "HIStory was hyped with a four - teaser video ."}
{"id": "3694", "text": "This extravagant production begins with a colossal army goose - stepping through a European city in crisp , tan uniforms , waving red flags and sporting red - and - black insignias .", "annotated_text": "This extravagant production begins with a colossal army goose - stepping through a European city in crisp , tan uniforms , waving red flags and sporting red - and - black insignias ."}
{"id": "3695", "text": "Military music pounds .", "annotated_text": "Military music pounds ."}
{"id": "3696", "text": "Crowds swell at the sidelines , screaming and crying .", "annotated_text": "Crowds swell at the sidelines , screaming and crying ."}
{"id": "3697", "text": "The implication seems to be these men represent Nazis .", "annotated_text": "The implication seems to be these men represent Nazis ."}
{"id": "3698", "text": "But then , their leader is revealed to be Michael , marching right up front .", "annotated_text": "But then , their leader is revealed to be Michael , marching right up front ."}
{"id": "3699", "text": "When peasant workers break free to touch Michael , they are immediately swallowed by soldiers .", "annotated_text": "When peasant workers break free to touch Michael , they are immediately swallowed by soldiers ."}
{"id": "3700", "text": "Suddenly , it is night , and a tarp - covered , skyscraper - sized structure looms over the poor nation as choppers spray spotlights across it .", "annotated_text": "Suddenly , it is night , and a tarp - covered , skyscraper - sized structure looms over the poor nation as choppers spray spotlights across it ."}
{"id": "3701", "text": "Brainwashed fans scream , salute with one arm and light candles with religious zeal .", "annotated_text": "Brainwashed fans scream , salute with one arm and light candles with religious zeal ."}
{"id": "3702", "text": "Signs proclaiming `` King of Pop , '' a title Michael disavowed to Oprah only two years earlier , are everywhere , emphasizing the word `` King . ''", "annotated_text": "Signs proclaiming `` King of Pop , '' a title Michael disavowed to Oprah only two years earlier , are everywhere , emphasizing the word `` King . ''"}
{"id": "3703", "text": "Finally , the tarp drops , and it is , of course , a gargantuan , bronze statue of Michael , fists clenched defiantly , his star insignia prominent , yet his face still somehow child - like and unthreatening .", "annotated_text": "Finally , the tarp drops , and it is , of course , a gargantuan , bronze statue of Michael , fists clenched defiantly , his star insignia prominent , yet his face still somehow child - like and unthreatening ."}
{"id": "3704", "text": "The video is a highly disturbing piece of work .", "annotated_text": "The video is a highly disturbing piece of work ."}
{"id": "3705", "text": "His bloated sense of importance is not only chilling , it is threatening .", "annotated_text": "His bloated sense of importance is not only chilling , it is threatening ."}
{"id": "3706", "text": "Suddenly , Michael 's perfect world of Oz / Neverland is forced to be compared with an Aryan Nation , one that substitutes children for Hitler 's master race .", "annotated_text": "Suddenly , Michael 's perfect world of Oz / Neverland is forced to be compared with an Aryan Nation , one that substitutes children for Hitler 's master race ."}
{"id": "3707", "text": "Large image of the Michael Jackson HIStory statue .", "annotated_text": "Large image of the Michael JacksonHIStory statue ."}
{"id": "3708", "text": "There is some sort of an emblem with a star on his shoulder , but it 's at an angle and not easy to make out clearly .", "annotated_text": "There is some sort of an emblem with a star on his shoulder , but it 's at an angle and not easy to make out clearly ."}
{"id": "3709", "text": "'' ... a haughty spirit goeth before a fall . ''", "annotated_text": "'' ... a haughty spirit goeth before a fall . ''"}
{"id": "3710", "text": "BTW - and off topic :", "annotated_text": "BTW - and off topic :"}
{"id": "3711", "text": "Check out this superb psyop image .", "annotated_text": "Check out this superb psyop image ."}
{"id": "3712", "text": "Jeff , I do n't think even you could do better than this :", "annotated_text": "Jeff , I do n't think even you could do better than this :"}
{"id": "3713", "text": "http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11800917/", "annotated_text": "http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11800917/"}
{"id": "3714", "text": "Remember who Janet shared the stage with at the Superbowl ?", "annotated_text": "Remember who Janet shared the stage with at the Superbowl ?"}
{"id": "3715", "text": "Yes , you remember correctly : former Mousketeer Justin Timberlake .", "annotated_text": "Yes , you remember correctly : former Mousketeer Justin Timberlake ."}
{"id": "3716", "text": "Hmmm .", "annotated_text": "Hmmm ."}
{"id": "3717", "text": "The plot thickens .", "annotated_text": "The plot thickens ."}
{"id": "3718", "text": "JW's and child abuse .", "annotated_text": "JW's and child abuse ."}
{"id": "3719", "text": "http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/live_forums/2124808.stm", "annotated_text": "http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/live_forums/2124808.stm"}
{"id": "3720", "text": "BTW Jeff - I 'd caught the Geller / Jackson connection a while back and posted on the discussion board .", "annotated_text": "BTW Jeff - I 'd caught the Geller / Jackson connection a while back and posted on the discussion board ."}
{"id": "3721", "text": "Fascinating how this all seems to be inter-related .", "annotated_text": "Fascinating how this all seems to be inter-related ."}
{"id": "3722", "text": "hmmm ...", "annotated_text": "hmmm ..."}
{"id": "3723", "text": "in March 2003 Jackson distraction - o - mania was part of the media smokescreen that led up the Iraq war ...", "annotated_text": "in March 2003Jackson distraction - o - mania was part of the media smokescreen that led up the Iraq war ..."}
{"id": "3724", "text": "and now Fox news and other rabid - right media outlets have once again taken to whipping on Jackson ...", "annotated_text": "and now Fox news and other rabid - right media outlets have once again taken to whipping on Jackson ..."}
{"id": "3725", "text": "-LRB- like any sane people really care about what the hell MJ is doing any more . -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- like any sane people really care about what the hell MJ is doing any more . -RRB-"}
{"id": "3726", "text": "A signs of another impending misadventure in the mideast ?", "annotated_text": "A signs of another impending misadventure in the mideast ?"}
{"id": "3727", "text": "And what 's with Uri Geller 's links to MJ ?", "annotated_text": "And what 's with Uri Geller 's links to MJ ?"}
{"id": "3728", "text": "Anyone else smell a whiff of that whole Prophet Yahweh sideshow from awhile back ? trivial , but here 's stargods ' comprehensive analysis of jacko :", "annotated_text": "Anyone else smell a whiff of that whole Prophet Yahweh sideshow from awhile back ? trivial , but here 's stargods ' comprehensive analysis of jacko :"}
{"id": "3729", "text": "regarding the JW reference .", "annotated_text": "regarding the JW reference ."}
{"id": "3730", "text": "I do n't think we need see a plot in every wood pile .", "annotated_text": "I do n't think we need see a plot in every wood pile ."}
{"id": "3731", "text": "The JW considers itself THE kingdom of God on earth .", "annotated_text": "The JW considers itself THE kingdom of God on earth ."}
{"id": "3732", "text": "-LRB- ' Kindom Hall ' -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- ' Kindom Hall ' -RRB-"}
{"id": "3733", "text": "So it is only to be expected that they do not see a reason to run to and report everything to the government .", "annotated_text": "So it is only to be expected that they do not see a reason to run to and report everything to the government ."}
{"id": "3734", "text": "The same goes for the Roman Catholic Church .", "annotated_text": "The same goes for the Roman Catholic Church ."}
{"id": "3735", "text": "But the RCC has had a widespread problem with this regard , doubltlessly because their policy / doctrine of a celibate priesthood simply attracts these deviants .", "annotated_text": "But the RCC has had a widespread problem with this regard , doubltlessly because their policy / doctrine of a celibate priesthood simply attracts these deviants ."}
{"id": "3736", "text": "I doubt any such problem exist on the same proportionate scale in the JW heirarchy .", "annotated_text": "I doubt any such problem exist on the same proportionate scale in the JW heirarchy ."}
{"id": "3737", "text": "Besides that , ca n't you see the embedded mind control in that article , as well as all general media output .", "annotated_text": "Besides that , ca n't you see the embedded mind control in that article , as well as all general media output ."}
{"id": "3738", "text": "The Message Is : `` Big Brother must be informed !", "annotated_text": "The Message Is : `` Big Brother must be informed !"}
{"id": "3739", "text": "Only Big Brother can manage society ! ''", "annotated_text": "Only Big Brother can manage society ! ''"}
{"id": "3740", "text": "See , it 's the Hegelian dialectic at work .", "annotated_text": "See , it 's the Hegelian dialectic at work ."}
{"id": "3741", "text": "Eveyone needs to sharpen their awareness of this shit .", "annotated_text": "Eveyone needs to sharpen their awareness of this shit ."}
{"id": "3742", "text": "As long as Big Brother is the answer for everything , Big Brother will BE everything .", "annotated_text": "As long as Big Brother is the answer for everything , Big Brother will BE everything ."}
{"id": "3743", "text": "-LRB- If people do n't want their kids pederastized , but yet they entrust them to ' guys in gowns ' I just wonder what the hell are they thinking anyway ? -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- If people do n't want their kids pederastized , but yet they entrust them to ' guys in gowns ' I just wonder what the hell are they thinking anyway ? -RRB-"}
{"id": "3744", "text": "I 'd watch the Peter Pan speculations , unless you know what versions you are discussing and can differentiate between them accurately .", "annotated_text": "I 'd watch the Peter Pan speculations , unless you know what versions you are discussing and can differentiate between them accurately ."}
{"id": "3745", "text": "Some of the assumptions I 've seen -LRB- such as a couple made by Tim Boucher and Fantastic Planet in last year 's postings linked here -RRB- may have looked like they worked to support their thesis , but in actuality have either a tenuous or no connection to the core Peter Pan mythos .", "annotated_text": "Some of the assumptions I 've seen -LRB- such as a couple made by Tim Boucher and Fantastic Planet in last year 's postings linked here -RRB- may have looked like they worked to support their thesis , but in actuality have either a tenuous or no connection to the core Peter Pan mythos ."}
{"id": "3746", "text": "Do n't make up things like Peter abducting children that you ca n't substantiate .", "annotated_text": "Do n't make up things like Peter abducting children that you ca n't substantiate ."}
{"id": "3747", "text": "Peter Pan was a work in progress for JM Barrie , who kept tinkering with it over the years .", "annotated_text": "Peter Pan was a work in progress for JM Barrie , who kept tinkering with it over the years ."}
{"id": "3748", "text": "To understand what it actually means to Michael Jackson and what you might speculate he is enacting , you have to know where on the continuum of Peter Pans his internalized Peter -LRB- no , not THAT kind of peter -RRB- lies .", "annotated_text": "To understand what it actually means to Michael Jackson and what you might speculate he is enacting , you have to know where on the continuum of Peter Pans his internalized Peter -LRB- no , not THAT kind of peter -RRB- lies ."}
{"id": "3749", "text": "Novel , play ?", "annotated_text": "Novel , play ?"}
{"id": "3750", "text": "Musical , cartoon ?", "annotated_text": "Musical , cartoon ?"}
{"id": "3751", "text": "Shadow of a shadow of a remembered story ?", "annotated_text": "Shadow of a shadow of a remembered story ?"}
{"id": "3752", "text": "In one of the oldest versions , Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens -LRB- extracted from The Little White Bird -RRB- , is only a week old .", "annotated_text": "In one of the oldest versions , Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens -LRB- extracted from The Little White Bird -RRB- , is only a week old ."}
{"id": "3753", "text": "He escaped from his home when he was seven days old because he remembered how he could fly when he was a bird before he was a human ,", "annotated_text": "He escaped from his home when he was seven days old because he remembered how he could fly when he was a bird before he was a human ,"}
{"id": "3754", "text": "and that wildness is still in him , as it is with all children .", "annotated_text": "and that wildness is still in him , as it is with all children ."}
{"id": "3755", "text": "Barrie 's only cryptic instructions on character development to Nina Boucicault , the first actress to play Peter , was that she was to remember that Peter is a bird , and is one day old .", "annotated_text": "Barrie 's only cryptic instructions on character development to Nina Boucicault , the first actress to play Peter , was that she was to remember that Peter is a bird , and is one day old ."}
{"id": "3756", "text": "In Kensington Gardens he watches out for children who have fallen un-noticed out of their perambulators .", "annotated_text": "In Kensington Gardens he watches out for children who have fallen un-noticed out of their perambulators ."}
{"id": "3757", "text": "If a bad fairy finds them , or they perish from the cold an dark overnight in the park , Peter digs them graves and makes them headstones .", "annotated_text": "If a bad fairy finds them , or they perish from the cold an dark overnight in the park , Peter digs them graves and makes them headstones ."}
{"id": "3758", "text": "In Peter and Wendy , the Lost Boys are the ones who fall out of their perambulators when their nurse is not looking .", "annotated_text": "In Peter and Wendy , the Lost Boys are the ones who fall out of their perambulators when their nurse is not looking ."}
{"id": "3759", "text": "If they are not claimed in seven days , `` they are sent far away to the Neverland to defray expenses . ''", "annotated_text": "If they are not claimed in seven days , `` they are sent far away to the Neverland to defray expenses . ''"}
{"id": "3760", "text": "A far cry from the stealing of children .", "annotated_text": "A far cry from the stealing of children ."}
{"id": "3761", "text": "Peter and the Lost Boys crave a mother to tell them stories .", "annotated_text": "Peter and the Lost Boys crave a mother to tell them stories ."}
{"id": "3762", "text": "It 's ironic that while their own lives are far more exotic than the fairy tales Wendy tells , it 's those fictions that they want , told by a mother .", "annotated_text": "It 's ironic that while their own lives are far more exotic than the fairy tales Wendy tells , it 's those fictions that they want , told by a mother ."}
{"id": "3763", "text": "Barrie says quite explicitly in Peter and Wendy that it is Wendy who does the tempting to keep Peter with her , not the other way around .", "annotated_text": "Barrie says quite explicitly in Peter and Wendy that it is Wendy who does the tempting to keep Peter with her , not the other way around ."}
{"id": "3764", "text": "It is she who asks if Michael and John could come too .", "annotated_text": "It is she who asks if Michael and John could come too ."}
{"id": "3765", "text": "If those of you with the abduction theory would like to give specific quotes and information on where it is shown that Peter abducted the children , please do .", "annotated_text": "If those of you with the abduction theory would like to give specific quotes and information on where it is shown that Peter abducted the children , please do ."}
{"id": "3766", "text": "But I think you are making it up from a version that does n't exist in reality , or that ca n't be tied to Michael Jackson .", "annotated_text": "But I think you are making it up from a version that does n't exist in reality , or that ca n't be tied to Michael Jackson ."}
{"id": "3767", "text": "We do n't gain better understanding of the inner workings of Michael Jackson by distorting the material on which we purportedly base our theories .", "annotated_text": "We do n't gain better understanding of the inner workings of Michael Jackson by distorting the material on which we purportedly base our theories ."}
{"id": "3768", "text": "Jeff - I just have to say that I love the Rigorous Intuition Live365 channel .", "annotated_text": "Jeff - I just have to say that I love the Rigorous Intuition Live365 channel ."}
{"id": "3769", "text": "I 've been listening to it to the last couple of days and just bought Dylan 's ' Oh Mercy ' .", "annotated_text": "I 've been listening to it to the last couple of days and just bought Dylan 's ' Oh Mercy ' ."}
{"id": "3770", "text": "How does the copyright thing work on a Live365 stream ?", "annotated_text": "How does the copyright thing work on a Live365 stream ?"}
{"id": "3771", "text": "Avalon , can you recommend a good work of commentary and analysis on JM Barrie 's works ?", "annotated_text": "Avalon , can you recommend a good work of commentary and analysis on JM Barrie 's works ?"}
{"id": "3772", "text": "- Sepka the Space Weasel", "annotated_text": "- Sepka the Space Weasel"}
{"id": "3773", "text": "Was Michael Jackson influenced by Bob Fosse 's `` Snake in the grass '' character from the 1974 movie The Little Prince ?", "annotated_text": "Was Michael Jackson influenced by Bob Fosse 's `` Snake in the grass '' character from the 1974 movie The Little Prince ?"}
{"id": "3774", "text": "Has anyone else seen this scene ?", "annotated_text": "Has anyone else seen this scene ?"}
{"id": "3775", "text": "Bob Fosse 's snake looks and moves would be imitated -LRB- and made more popular -RRB- years later by the King of Pop , Michael Jackson .", "annotated_text": "Bob Fosse 's snake looks and moves would be imitated -LRB- and made more popular -RRB- years later by the King of Pop , Michael Jackson ."}
{"id": "3776", "text": "View the video here : http://youtube.com/watch?v=L8mJsgPj1iU", "annotated_text": "View the video here : http://youtube.com/watch?v=L8mJsgPj1iU"}
{"id": "3777", "text": "About the JW thing , I work with a couple of them -LRB- BTW , some of the most respectable people I know .", "annotated_text": "About the JW thing , I work with a couple of them -LRB- BTW , some of the most respectable people I know ."}
{"id": "3778", "text": "Which is why I decided to ask ... -RRB- ,", "annotated_text": "Which is why I decided to ask ... -RRB- ,"}
{"id": "3779", "text": "and I had a chance to ask them about MJ and the child abuse , if they knew anything .", "annotated_text": "and I had a chance to ask them about MJ and the child abuse , if they knew anything ."}
{"id": "3780", "text": "About MJ they said , he is definately not a JW , despite what he says .", "annotated_text": "About MJ they said , he is definately not a JW , despite what he says ."}
{"id": "3781", "text": "Provocative lyrics and grabbing ones crotch in public , does n't fit with their defination of ' Christian ' .", "annotated_text": "Provocative lyrics and grabbing ones crotch in public , does n't fit with their defination of ' Christian ' ."}
{"id": "3782", "text": "They said all they knew was that his mother -LRB- who apparently is still a member -RRB- took him to their church as a kid .", "annotated_text": "They said all they knew was that his mother -LRB- who apparently is still a member -RRB- took him to their church as a kid ."}
{"id": "3783", "text": "The father apparently had little or no involvement at all .", "annotated_text": "The father apparently had little or no involvement at all ."}
{"id": "3784", "text": "As for the child abuse , I have to agree with the post above , you can find abuse and ' sick ' individuals in ANY organization ,", "annotated_text": "As for the child abuse , I have to agree with the post above , you can find abuse and ' sick ' individuals in ANY organization ,"}
{"id": "3785", "text": "but you have too look at the proportion to the rest of society .", "annotated_text": "but you have too look at the proportion to the rest of society ."}
{"id": "3786", "text": "One of my friends is an ' elder ' -LRB- soething like a ' local church leader ' -RRB- ,", "annotated_text": "One of my friends is an ' elder ' -LRB- soething like a ' local church leader ' -RRB- ,"}
{"id": "3787", "text": "but he also said their instructions say that if they hear of any abuse they are to follow local laws , which usually requires them to inform the police ASAP .", "annotated_text": "but he also said their instructions say that if they hear of any abuse they are to follow local laws , which usually requires them to inform the police ASAP ."}
{"id": "3788", "text": "And if the abuse is at all serious to report it to the police regardless .", "annotated_text": "And if the abuse is at all serious to report it to the police regardless ."}
{"id": "3789", "text": "Though i do n't agree with all of their beliefs , I know these guys well enough to call them friends .", "annotated_text": "Though i do n't agree with all of their beliefs , I know these guys well enough to call them friends ."}
{"id": "3790", "text": "So in their respect , after reading some of the other comments , I decided to listen to their side before passing judgement .", "annotated_text": "So in their respect , after reading some of the other comments , I decided to listen to their side before passing judgement ."}
{"id": "3791", "text": "We should ALL be careful not to pass judgement on ENTIRE groups of people based on the apparent actions of a few .", "annotated_text": "We should ALL be careful not to pass judgement on ENTIRE groups of people based on the apparent actions of a few ."}
{"id": "3792", "text": "That is what Hitler tried to do .", "annotated_text": "That is what Hitler tried to do ."}
{"id": "3793", "text": "With thiking like that , even if we got rid of the evil elite , a new set of ' evil elite ' would rise again in their place .", "annotated_text": "With thiking like that , even if we got rid of the evil elite , a new set of ' evil elite ' would rise again in their place ."}
{"id": "3794", "text": "That seems to be the nature of man , though .", "annotated_text": "That seems to be the nature of man , though ."}
{"id": "3795", "text": "We have all got to do what we can without needlessly attacking the innocent .", "annotated_text": "We have all got to do what we can without needlessly attacking the innocent ."}
{"id": "3796", "text": "Remember , group hatred only plays into their hands , be it racial , religious , or class .", "annotated_text": "Remember , group hatred only plays into their hands , be it racial , religious , or class ."}
{"id": "3797", "text": "Sepka , the two reference books I have on Peter Pan are : Fifty Years of Peter Pan , Roger Lancelyn Green , pub. by Peter Davies , London , 1954 .", "annotated_text": "Sepka , the two reference books I have on Peter Pan are : Fifty Years of Peter Pan , Roger Lancelyn Green , pub. by Peter Davies , London , 1954 ."}
{"id": "3798", "text": "It 's pretty scarce at this point , though you might be able to find a copy to read through inter-library loan .", "annotated_text": "It 's pretty scarce at this point , though you might be able to find a copy to read through inter-library loan ."}
{"id": "3799", "text": "The Peter Pan Chronicles , Bruce K. Hanson , Birch Lane Press , NY , 1993", "annotated_text": "The Peter Pan Chronicles , Bruce K. Hanson , Birch Lane Press , NY , 1993"}
{"id": "3800", "text": "I have n't really delved into Barrie 's psyche from the biographical end , it 's Peter and Wendy as an extraordinary piece of writing that has always fascinated me .", "annotated_text": "I have n't really delved into Barrie 's psyche from the biographical end , it 's Peter and Wendy as an extraordinary piece of writing that has always fascinated me ."}
{"id": "3801", "text": "... and if you listen to `` My Way '' by sinatra , backwards , the real answer will be revealed .", "annotated_text": "... and if you listen to `` My Way '' by sinatra , backwards , the real answer will be revealed ."}
{"id": "3802", "text": "http://stargods.org/MasonicMichaelJackson.htm", "annotated_text": "http://stargods.org/MasonicMichaelJackson.htm"}
{"id": "3803", "text": "Uri Geller was one of MJ 's handlers apparently .", "annotated_text": "Uri Geller was one of MJ 's handlers apparently ."}
{"id": "3804", "text": "The hot dialogue ... that went on between -LSB- -LSB- -LSB- Saddam Hussein and Rumsfeld -RSB- -RSB- -RSB- at the airport prison .", "annotated_text": "The hot dialogue ... that went on between -LSB- -LSB- -LSB- Saddam Hussein and Rumsfeld -RSB- -RSB- -RSB- at the airport prison ."}
{"id": "3805", "text": "Collaborator", "annotated_text": "Collaborator"}
{"id": "3806", "text": "Details of the minutes of the meeting between Rumsfeld and Saddam Hussein at the Airport Prison ...", "annotated_text": "Details of the minutes of the meeting between Rumsfeld and Saddam Hussein at the Airport Prison ..."}
{"id": "3807", "text": "Washington offers Saddam a television appearance to stop the Resistance in return for his freedom .", "annotated_text": "Washington offers Saddam a television appearance to stop the Resistance in return for his freedom ."}
{"id": "3808", "text": "Baghdad - INA - from Aras An Nasiri", "annotated_text": "Baghdad - INA - from Aras An Nasiri"}
{"id": "3809", "text": "Minutes of the dialogue between Saddam and Rumsfeld from trusted American sources .", "annotated_text": "Minutes of the dialogue between Saddam and Rumsfeld from trusted American sources ."}
{"id": "3810", "text": "What follows is the text of the minutes", "annotated_text": "What follows is the text of the minutes"}
{"id": "3811", "text": "At the start of the conversation President Saddam appeared extremely calm .", "annotated_text": "At the start of the conversation President Saddam appeared extremely calm ."}
{"id": "3812", "text": "Perhaps he was surprised that his guest was Rumsfeld , but he did not appear at all nervously tense .", "annotated_text": "Perhaps he was surprised that his guest was Rumsfeld , but he did not appear at all nervously tense ."}
{"id": "3813", "text": "Rumsfeld began the conversation by saying Rumsfeld : I came to meet you to negotiate the situation in Iraq ; we have made contact with some of your followers inside and outside Iraq , they have advised us to listen to you .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld began the conversation by saying Rumsfeld : I came to meet you to negotiate the situation in Iraq ; we have made contact with some of your followers inside and outside Iraq , they have advised us to listen to you ."}
{"id": "3814", "text": "Saddam Hussein : So what do you want ?", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : So what do you want ?"}
{"id": "3815", "text": "Your forces have occupied the territory of the proud Iraq , you have brought down the governing regime without a legal support ,", "annotated_text": "Your forces have occupied the territory of the proud Iraq , you have brought down the governing regime without a legal support ,"}
{"id": "3816", "text": "you have assaulted the sovereignty of an independent free sovereign country ,", "annotated_text": "you have assaulted the sovereignty of an independent free sovereign country ,"}
{"id": "3817", "text": "you have committed crimes which history will record against you as evidence of your blood - stained civilization .", "annotated_text": "you have committed crimes which history will record against you as evidence of your blood - stained civilization ."}
{"id": "3818", "text": "So what do you want after all that ?", "annotated_text": "So what do you want after all that ?"}
{"id": "3819", "text": "Rumsfeld -LRB- trying to suppress his anger -RRB- : What 's past is past , I came especially to make you a clear and specific offer and I want to hear from you a clear and definite answer .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld -LRB- trying to suppress his anger -RRB- : What 's past is past , I came especially to make you a clear and specific offer and I want to hear from you a clear and definite answer ."}
{"id": "3820", "text": "Saddam Hussein -LRB- mockingly -RRB- : I thought you had come to apologize and restore power to the Iraqis .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein -LRB- mockingly -RRB- : I thought you had come to apologize and restore power to the Iraqis ."}
{"id": "3821", "text": "Rumsfeld : We have nothing to apologize for , you constituted a danger to your neighbors and tried to acquire weapons of mass destruction and practiced dictatorship over your people and so it was only natural that we extended our hand to the people of Iraq to rid them of the perils which had confronted them for more than three decades .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : We have nothing to apologize for , you constituted a danger to your neighbors and tried to acquire weapons of mass destruction and practiced dictatorship over your people and so it was only natural that we extended our hand to the people of Iraq to rid them of the perils which had confronted them for more than three decades ."}
{"id": "3822", "text": "Saddam Hussein : I know that you are ignorant of history , and I know that your president is no less ignorant but it seems that you have continued to lie to the extent that you now believe yourselves .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : I know that you are ignorant of history , and I know that your president is no less ignorant but it seems that you have continued to lie to the extent that you now believe yourselves ."}
{"id": "3823", "text": "If \" by our neighbors \" you mean the Zionist Entity then we did indeed form a danger , we were preparing to liberate our ravished territory in Palestine .", "annotated_text": "If \" by our neighbors \" you mean the Zionist Entity then we did indeed form a danger , we were preparing to liberate our ravished territory in Palestine ."}
{"id": "3824", "text": "This is the wish of every Arab person and not just every Iraqi .", "annotated_text": "This is the wish of every Arab person and not just every Iraqi ."}
{"id": "3825", "text": "For this is Arab land and its people are Arab , and the Zionists are the ones who occupied the land and came to us from all over the world with your help , yours , and that of the old imperial powers .", "annotated_text": "For this is Arab land and its people are Arab , and the Zionists are the ones who occupied the land and came to us from all over the world with your help , yours , and that of the old imperial powers ."}
{"id": "3826", "text": "But if you meant Kuwait , I want to ask you .", "annotated_text": "But if you meant Kuwait , I want to ask you ."}
{"id": "3827", "text": "Did you withdraw from Kuwait or not ?", "annotated_text": "Did you withdraw from Kuwait or not ?"}
{"id": "3828", "text": "Rumsfeld : These are security issues .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : These are security issues ."}
{"id": "3829", "text": "Besides , there are security agreements between us and Kuwait and the other Gulf states ... we came at their request to protect them from your threats .", "annotated_text": "Besides , there are security agreements between us and Kuwait and the other Gulf states ... we came at their request to protect them from your threats ."}
{"id": "3830", "text": "Saddam Hussein : Is n't funny that the wolf is being entrusted with the sheep ?", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : Is n't funny that the wolf is being entrusted with the sheep ?"}
{"id": "3831", "text": "The people of Kuwait are an Arab people .", "annotated_text": "The people of Kuwait are an Arab people ."}
{"id": "3832", "text": "And Kuwait is Iraqi territory , therefore I ask you to read history carefully , although I am certain that you wo n't comprehend it .", "annotated_text": "And Kuwait is Iraqi territory , therefore I ask you to read history carefully , although I am certain that you wo n't comprehend it ."}
{"id": "3833", "text": "Rumsfeld : Stop from this drivel , I am offering you ...", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : Stop from this drivel , I am offering you ..."}
{"id": "3834", "text": "Saddam Hussein -LRB- interrupting -RRB- : Before you offer me your rotten goods , I ask you did you find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq or not ?", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein -LRB- interrupting -RRB- : Before you offer me your rotten goods , I ask you did you find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq or not ?"}
{"id": "3835", "text": "Rumsfeld -LRB- disconcerted -RRB- : We have n't found them yet , but we will surely find them one day .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld -LRB- disconcerted -RRB- : We have n't found them yet , but we will surely find them one day ."}
{"id": "3836", "text": "Do you deny that you had intentions to manufacture a nuclear bomb ?", "annotated_text": "Do you deny that you had intentions to manufacture a nuclear bomb ?"}
{"id": "3837", "text": "Saddam Hussein : We have had no weapons of mass destruction since 1991 , we were truthful when we spoke with the international inspection mission , we were truthful in our letters to Kofi Annan , you knew these facts but you were looking for any pretext to occupy Iraq and topple its legitimate authority .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : We have had no weapons of mass destruction since 1991 , we were truthful when we spoke with the international inspection mission , we were truthful in our letters to Kofi Annan , you knew these facts but you were looking for any pretext to occupy Iraq and topple its legitimate authority ."}
{"id": "3838", "text": "Rumsfeld : The Iraqis received us with overwhelming happiness and welcomed us , because of the practices of your bloody regime over the course of all those years in which you governed Iraq .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : The Iraqis received us with overwhelming happiness and welcomed us , because of the practices of your bloody regime over the course of all those years in which you governed Iraq ."}
{"id": "3839", "text": "Saddam Hussein : Please , Mr Rumsfeld , enough lying .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : Please , Mr Rumsfeld , enough lying ."}
{"id": "3840", "text": "You are the ones who have opened the floodgates to cascades of blood on the soil of Iraq , you plotted against us and got some traitors to take over power over the land of the great Iraq .", "annotated_text": "You are the ones who have opened the floodgates to cascades of blood on the soil of Iraq , you plotted against us and got some traitors to take over power over the land of the great Iraq ."}
{"id": "3841", "text": "Rumsfeld : Those you are calling traitors have been chosen by the Iraqi people as their leaders by democratic means and free elections , something that did not take place during your rule over the country .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : Those you are calling traitors have been chosen by the Iraqi people as their leaders by democratic means and free elections , something that did not take place during your rule over the country ."}
{"id": "3842", "text": "Saddam Hussein : I found out that you had come with a troop of traitors led by Talabani -LRB- laughs mockingly -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : I found out that you had come with a troop of traitors led by Talabani -LRB- laughs mockingly -RRB- ."}
{"id": "3843", "text": "Great Iraq is being ruled by Talabani and Jaafari .", "annotated_text": "Great Iraq is being ruled by Talabani and Jaafari ."}
{"id": "3844", "text": "Is n't this ridiculous ?", "annotated_text": "Is n't this ridiculous ?"}
{"id": "3845", "text": "Then , which elections are you talking about ?", "annotated_text": "Then , which elections are you talking about ?"}
{"id": "3846", "text": "Is it permissible for what you call free elections to be held under your occupation of our country ?", "annotated_text": "Is it permissible for what you call free elections to be held under your occupation of our country ?"}
{"id": "3847", "text": "Mr Rumsfeld , we have learned from history that the occupier will not bring except his assistants and lackeys , and you want , after all that , to convince me that the people of Iraq enjoy freedom and democracy ?", "annotated_text": "Mr Rumsfeld , we have learned from history that the occupier will not bring except his assistants and lackeys , and you want , after all that , to convince me that the people of Iraq enjoy freedom and democracy ?"}
{"id": "3848", "text": "You are truly delusional .", "annotated_text": "You are truly delusional ."}
{"id": "3849", "text": "Rumsfeld -LRB- barely able to contain his anger -RRB- : You are isolated and do not know the facts of what is happening on the outside .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld -LRB- barely able to contain his anger -RRB- : You are isolated and do not know the facts of what is happening on the outside ."}
{"id": "3850", "text": "The Iraqi people have been liberated from your oppression , if they saw you or any of your men in the street they would kill you .", "annotated_text": "The Iraqi people have been liberated from your oppression , if they saw you or any of your men in the street they would kill you ."}
{"id": "3851", "text": "Saddam Hussein : I challenge you to announce your location in Iraq if you can .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : I challenge you to announce your location in Iraq if you can ."}
{"id": "3852", "text": "If the Iraqi resistance found out your whereabouts you would not be able to get out alive .", "annotated_text": "If the Iraqi resistance found out your whereabouts you would not be able to get out alive ."}
{"id": "3853", "text": "I want to give a word of advice to your \" dumb \" president , you must pass it on to him , and it is that he should save what is left of his soldiers .", "annotated_text": "I want to give a word of advice to your \" dumb \" president , you must pass it on to him , and it is that he should save what is left of his soldiers ."}
{"id": "3854", "text": "Death surrounds them everywhere and history will not be merciful to him .", "annotated_text": "Death surrounds them everywhere and history will not be merciful to him ."}
{"id": "3855", "text": "Rumsfeld : I came to talk with you about the terrorist operations which your men are instigating and carrying out .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : I came to talk with you about the terrorist operations which your men are instigating and carrying out ."}
{"id": "3856", "text": "Your men have recently carried out an ignoble operation aimed at the Abu Ghraib prison where they injured and killed more than fifty Americans and also killed a number of prisoners imprisoned under various charges .", "annotated_text": "Your men have recently carried out an ignoble operation aimed at the Abu Ghraib prison where they injured and killed more than fiftyAmericans and also killed a number of prisoners imprisoned under various charges ."}
{"id": "3857", "text": "Your men are employing terrorists from all parts of the world and they are threatening the democratic process in Iraq .", "annotated_text": "Your men are employing terrorists from all parts of the world and they are threatening the democratic process in Iraq ."}
{"id": "3858", "text": "Saddam Hussein : What is it you want exactly ?", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : What is it you want exactly ?"}
{"id": "3859", "text": "Rumsfeld : I am making you one offer , that you are released and choose for yourself a place of exile in any country you wish on the condition that you appear on television to announce your condemnation of the terrorism and to ask your men to stop these practices .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : I am making you one offer , that you are released and choose for yourself a place of exile in any country you wish on the condition that you appear on television to announce your condemnation of the terrorism and to ask your men to stop these practices ."}
{"id": "3860", "text": "Saddam Hussein : Have you obtained the consent of your president to this offer ?", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : Have you obtained the consent of your president to this offer ?"}
{"id": "3861", "text": "Rumsfeld : Yes , this offer was agreed to at a session in which the President , his deputy , the Secretary of State and the head of the CIA took part and I was commissioned to inform you of this offer .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : Yes , this offer was agreed to at a session in which the President , his deputy , the Secretary of State and the head of the CIA took part and I was commissioned to inform you of this offer ."}
{"id": "3862", "text": "Saddam Hussein : It is a very low price .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : It is a very low price ."}
{"id": "3863", "text": "Rumsfeld -LRB- excited -RRB- : We are prepared to include elements close to you in power .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld -LRB- excited -RRB- : We are prepared to include elements close to you in power ."}
{"id": "3864", "text": "Saddam Hussein : And what else ?", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : And what else ?"}
{"id": "3865", "text": "Rumsfeld : We will offer you considerable financial assistance and will look after your and your family 's security in the country you choose .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : We will offer you considerable financial assistance and will look after your and your family 's security in the country you choose ."}
{"id": "3866", "text": "Saddam Hussein : Do you want to hear my conditions ?", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : Do you want to hear my conditions ?"}
{"id": "3867", "text": "Rumsfeld : Yes , that would be nice .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : Yes , that would be nice ."}
{"id": "3868", "text": "Saddam Hussein -LRB- in language beaming with pride and arrogance -RRB- I want you first of all .. to set me a timetable for the withdrawal from Iraq that your government will commit itself to it in front of the world , and for you to begin the withdrawal operation immediately .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein -LRB- in language beaming with pride and arrogance -RRB- I want you first of all .. to set me a timetable for the withdrawal from Iraq that your government will commit itself to it in front of the world , and for you to begin the withdrawal operation immediately ."}
{"id": "3869", "text": "I ask , secondly , .. for the immediate release of all the Iraqi and Arab detainees in the prisons you have set up or in those where you have shackled the freedom of tens of thousands of honorable Iraqis .", "annotated_text": "I ask , secondly , .. for the immediate release of all the Iraqi and Arab detainees in the prisons you have set up or in those where you have shackled the freedom of tens of thousands of honorable Iraqis ."}
{"id": "3870", "text": "Thirdly , I ask you .. for the undertaking that full compensation will be offered for the material losses which the Iraqi people have suffered through your aggression on our country since the Mother of All Battles in 1991 until this present day .", "annotated_text": "Thirdly , I ask you .. for the undertaking that full compensation will be offered for the material losses which the Iraqi people have suffered through your aggression on our country since the Mother of All Battles in 1991 until this present day ."}
{"id": "3871", "text": "I will accept the assistance of an international and Arab committee in estimating these losses .", "annotated_text": "I will accept the assistance of an international and Arab committee in estimating these losses ."}
{"id": "3872", "text": "Fourthly , I ask that you produce the money which your men looted from the treasuries of Iraq and its oil especially this criminal Bremmer and his henchmen from the traitors and renegades .", "annotated_text": "Fourthly , I ask that you produce the money which your men looted from the treasuries of Iraq and its oil especially this criminal Bremmer and his henchmen from the traitors and renegades ."}
{"id": "3873", "text": "And , fifthly , I ask for .. the return of the antiquities which you have stolen and handed over to the antiquities mafia , for these are priceless treasures because they bear the history of Iraq and its civilization .", "annotated_text": "And , fifthly , I ask for .. the return of the antiquities which you have stolen and handed over to the antiquities mafia , for these are priceless treasures because they bear the history of Iraq and its civilization ."}
{"id": "3874", "text": "Your country is no older than a few hundred years .", "annotated_text": "Your country is no older than a few hundred years ."}
{"id": "3875", "text": "True , you do not have neither a civilization nor history , but all that can not excuse your thefts and your hatred of Iraq 's civilization and Iraq 's riches .", "annotated_text": "True , you do not have neither a civilization nor history , but all that can not excuse your thefts and your hatred of Iraq 's civilization and Iraq 's riches ."}
{"id": "3876", "text": "Sixthly , I ask that you hand me the weapons of mass destruction if you have found them , bring back to life all the martyrs you have killed , and return the integrity of the glorious Iraqi women which you have robbed .", "annotated_text": "Sixthly , I ask that you hand me the weapons of mass destruction if you have found them , bring back to life all the martyrs you have killed , and return the integrity of the glorious Iraqi women which you have robbed ."}
{"id": "3877", "text": "Rumsfeld : Is this some kind of joke ?", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : Is this some kind of joke ?"}
{"id": "3878", "text": "Saddam Hussein : No , this is just the bitter truth , which you know very well .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : No , this is just the bitter truth , which you know very well ."}
{"id": "3879", "text": "Mr Rumsfeld , you have committed the greatest crime in history against a peaceful Arab state .. we met each other in the eighties .", "annotated_text": "Mr Rumsfeld , you have committed the greatest crime in history against a peaceful Arab state .. we met each other in the eighties ."}
{"id": "3880", "text": "Do you remember your offers ?", "annotated_text": "Do you remember your offers ?"}
{"id": "3881", "text": "Rumsfeld : Let us forget the past , we are in the process of re-evaluating our position on you and on the many forces which displayed hostility to us in the past .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : Let us forget the past , we are in the process of re-evaluating our position on you and on the many forces which displayed hostility to us in the past ."}
{"id": "3882", "text": "We have decided to hold a dialogue with the moderate Islamists .", "annotated_text": "We have decided to hold a dialogue with the moderate Islamists ."}
{"id": "3883", "text": "We have no objection to their arrival in power via the ballot box .", "annotated_text": "We have no objection to their arrival in power via the ballot box ."}
{"id": "3884", "text": "But more importantly , we have decided to open channels of dialogue with \" terrorist \" organizations such as Hamas and Jihad and Hezbollah who are loyal to Iran , and other fundamentalist organizations in the whole world .", "annotated_text": "But more importantly , we have decided to open channels of dialogue with \" terrorist \" organizations such as Hamas and Jihad and Hezbollah who are loyal to Iran , and other fundamentalist organizations in the whole world ."}
{"id": "3885", "text": "And we even have a project to get in touch with the Taliban movement in Afghanistan to discuss its participation in power in return for disarming .", "annotated_text": "And we even have a project to get in touch with the Taliban movement in Afghanistan to discuss its participation in power in return for disarming ."}
{"id": "3886", "text": "Saddam Hussein : Then you have begun to re-think your mistaken methodology .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : Then you have begun to re-think your mistaken methodology ."}
{"id": "3887", "text": "Rumsfeld : It is a natural development of things , we are trying to spread democracy to all countries and all autocratic movements .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : It is a natural development of things , we are trying to spread democracy to all countries and all autocratic movements ."}
{"id": "3888", "text": "Saddam Hussein : You would be successful if you would tell the truth .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : You would be successful if you would tell the truth ."}
{"id": "3889", "text": "I know the reality of your goals .", "annotated_text": "I know the reality of your goals ."}
{"id": "3890", "text": "If you were really sincere you would begin straightaway , you and your allies , to withdraw from Iraq , and you also have to back down from your position of supporting Israel .", "annotated_text": "If you were really sincere you would begin straightaway , you and your allies , to withdraw from Iraq , and you also have to back down from your position of supporting Israel ."}
{"id": "3891", "text": "I know that your president is stubborn and obstinate and not sincere .", "annotated_text": "I know that your president is stubborn and obstinate and not sincere ."}
{"id": "3892", "text": "Rumsfeld : He is a democratically elected president and not a bloodthirsty ruler like you .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : He is a democratically elected president and not a bloodthirsty ruler like you ."}
{"id": "3893", "text": "Saddam Hussein : Terrorism is your trade and deceit your method .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : Terrorism is your trade and deceit your method ."}
{"id": "3894", "text": "Rumsfeld : This proposal is an historic chance for you .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : This proposal is an historic chance for you ."}
{"id": "3895", "text": "We will release you and will consult with you in everything concerning governance issues in Iraq .", "annotated_text": "We will release you and will consult with you in everything concerning governance issues in Iraq ."}
{"id": "3896", "text": "If you reject this offer then the opportunity will not be repeated .", "annotated_text": "If you reject this offer then the opportunity will not be repeated ."}
{"id": "3897", "text": "Saddam Hussein : I am not looking for opportunities , I am not looking for a way to save my neck from the gallows which you have set up for the whole of Iraq .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : I am not looking for opportunities , I am not looking for a way to save my neck from the gallows which you have set up for the whole of Iraq ."}
{"id": "3898", "text": "If I wanted that I would have accepted the Russian offer and saved my two sons and my grandson from martyrdom .", "annotated_text": "If I wanted that I would have accepted the Russian offer and saved my two sons and my grandson from martyrdom ."}
{"id": "3899", "text": "I do not know what the fate of my family and my daughters and grandchildren is , but be sure that I am concerned for every Iraqi citizen and the future of the Great Iraq more than I am concerned with myself and my family .", "annotated_text": "I do not know what the fate of my family and my daughters and grandchildren is , but be sure that I am concerned for every Iraqi citizen and the future of the Great Iraq more than I am concerned with myself and my family ."}
{"id": "3900", "text": "You have previously made me an offered before this through your men that I say the weapons of mass destruction were smuggled to Syria , and you said that the price was my release .", "annotated_text": "You have previously made me an offered before this through your men that I say the weapons of mass destruction were smuggled to Syria , and you said that the price was my release ."}
{"id": "3901", "text": "I refused and I repeat the refusal once again .", "annotated_text": "I refused and I repeat the refusal once again ."}
{"id": "3902", "text": "Rumsfeld : I do not want a refusal from you , I want you to think about it .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : I do not want a refusal from you , I want you to think about it ."}
{"id": "3903", "text": "We are currently re-evaluating our positions , we want to stop the bloodshed on both sides and so our offer is made from the point of strength and not from the point of weakness .", "annotated_text": "We are currently re-evaluating our positions , we want to stop the bloodshed on both sides and so our offer is made from the point of strength and not from the point of weakness ."}
{"id": "3904", "text": "We asked Jalal Talabani to make a statement in which he denies any intention to execute you as a sign of good will from us .", "annotated_text": "We asked Jalal Talabani to make a statement in which he denies any intention to execute you as a sign of good will from us ."}
{"id": "3905", "text": "We are ready to review our position completely on the entire political process in Iraq and we will hold a dialogue with you and with your men on this matter .", "annotated_text": "We are ready to review our position completely on the entire political process in Iraq and we will hold a dialogue with you and with your men on this matter ."}
{"id": "3906", "text": "Saddam Hussain : Are you ready to withdraw or not ?", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussain : Are you ready to withdraw or not ?"}
{"id": "3907", "text": "Rumsfeld : We could discuss re-deployment , our forces have prepared bases for long - term stay .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : We could discuss re-deployment , our forces have prepared bases for long - term stay ."}
{"id": "3908", "text": "We could withdraw from the streets and the towns but we will stay in the bases for a some time .", "annotated_text": "We could withdraw from the streets and the towns but we will stay in the bases for a some time ."}
{"id": "3909", "text": "Saddam Hussein : Then you want a new lackey to be added to this queue of lackeys .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : Then you want a new lackey to be added to this queue of lackeys ."}
{"id": "3910", "text": "No Mr. Rumsfeld .. do n't forget that you are speaking with Saddam Hussein , the president of the state of Iraq .", "annotated_text": "No Mr. Rumsfeld .. do n't forget that you are speaking with Saddam Hussein , the president of the state of Iraq ."}
{"id": "3911", "text": "Rumsfeld : But you have lost power .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : But you have lost power ."}
{"id": "3912", "text": "Saddam Hussein : I have only honor left and honor can not be sold or bought .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : I have only honor left and honor can not be sold or bought ."}
{"id": "3913", "text": "Rumsfeld : But life has a value that is priceless .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : But life has a value that is priceless ."}
{"id": "3914", "text": "Saddam Hussein : There is no value to a life without honor , and you robbed Iraq of its honor when you desecrated its land .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : There is no value to a life without honor , and you robbed Iraq of its honor when you desecrated its land ."}
{"id": "3915", "text": "We will get our honor back whether Saddam Hussein survives or becomes a martyr .", "annotated_text": "We will get our honor back whether Saddam Hussein survives or becomes a martyr ."}
{"id": "3916", "text": "Rumsfeld : Your followers with whom we entered into a dialogue have told us that the decisions will be yours , first and last .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : Your followers with whom we entered into a dialogue have told us that the decisions will be yours , first and last ."}
{"id": "3917", "text": "Were they expecting your reaction ?", "annotated_text": "Were they expecting your reaction ?"}
{"id": "3918", "text": "Saddam Hussein : For sure , they know that Saddam Hussain can not back down at the expense of his nation and its honor .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : For sure , they know that Saddam Hussain can not back down at the expense of his nation and its honor ."}
{"id": "3919", "text": "Rumsfeld : History will hold you responsible for the blood which is being spilled in Iraq .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : History will hold you responsible for the blood which is being spilled in Iraq ."}
{"id": "3920", "text": "Saddam Hussein : On the contrary , history will judge you because of your crimes ..", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : On the contrary , history will judge you because of your crimes .."}
{"id": "3921", "text": "I warned you in advance when I said to you that you will commit suicide on the walls of Baghdad , and here you are paying the price .", "annotated_text": "I warned you in advance when I said to you that you will commit suicide on the walls of Baghdad , and here you are paying the price ."}
{"id": "3922", "text": "I ask you to go to London and read the records of the British Foreign Office to find out some of the characteristics of the struggle of the Iraqi people against your British friends whose mistakes you are repeating and making them participate with you .", "annotated_text": "I ask you to go to London and read the records of the British Foreign Office to find out some of the characteristics of the struggle of the Iraqi people against your British friends whose mistakes you are repeating and making them participate with you ."}
{"id": "3923", "text": "The Iraqi people are an obstinate people and do not fear death ... the Resistance is stronger than you imagine and therefore I predict there 'll be more .", "annotated_text": "The Iraqi people are an obstinate people and do not fear death ... the Resistance is stronger than you imagine and therefore I predict there 'll be more ."}
{"id": "3924", "text": "End of the text of the meeting minutes ... the source", "annotated_text": "End of the text of the meeting minutes ... the source"}
{"id": "3925", "text": "May your steps in doing good be like someone walking on sand ... he makes no sound but his tracks are obvious .", "annotated_text": "May your steps in doing good be like someone walking on sand ... he makes no sound but his tracks are obvious ."}
{"id": "3926", "text": "MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM", "annotated_text": "MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM"}
{"id": "3927", "text": "Over the sun", "annotated_text": "Over the sun"}
{"id": "3928", "text": "http://alsaha.fares.net/sahat?128@96.GdrOcqF3AIR.21@.3ba9a044", "annotated_text": "http://alsaha.fares.net/sahat?128@96.GdrOcqF3AIR.21@.3ba9a044"}
{"id": "3929", "text": "Details of the minutes of the meeting between Rumsfeld and Saddam Hussein at the Airport Prison .", "annotated_text": "Details of the minutes of the meeting between Rumsfeld and Saddam Hussein at the Airport Prison ."}
{"id": "3930", "text": "The Amateur", "annotated_text": "The Amateur"}
{"id": "3931", "text": "Rumsfeld : We have nothing to apologize for .", "annotated_text": "Rumsfeld : We have nothing to apologize for ."}
{"id": "3932", "text": "You were a danger to your neighbors and tried to acquire weapons of mass destruction .", "annotated_text": "You were a danger to your neighbors and tried to acquire weapons of mass destruction ."}
{"id": "3933", "text": "And you practiced dictatorship over your people .", "annotated_text": "And you practiced dictatorship over your people ."}
{"id": "3934", "text": "and so it was natural that we extended our hand to the people of Iraq to rid them of the perils which had confronted them for more than three decades .", "annotated_text": "and so it was natural that we extended our hand to the people of Iraq to rid them of the perils which had confronted them for more than three decades ."}
{"id": "3935", "text": "And did Rumsfeld free Iraq from dangers ?", "annotated_text": "And did Rumsfeld free Iraq from dangers ?"}
{"id": "3936", "text": "He is really delusional ...", "annotated_text": "He is really delusional ..."}
{"id": "3937", "text": "I have reservations about what appeared in these minutes ... because I think it unlikely that what happened at that meeting would leak out this easily ...", "annotated_text": "I have reservations about what appeared in these minutes ... because I think it unlikely that what happened at that meeting would leak out this easily ..."}
{"id": "3938", "text": "And I do not believe that Rumsfeld would meet Saddam unless Saddam himself made signs ... the important thing is that the expression quoted above tells of a reality that can not be but accepted ...", "annotated_text": "And I do not believe that Rumsfeld would meet Saddam unless Saddam himself made signs ... the important thing is that the expression quoted above tells of a reality that can not be but accepted ..."}
{"id": "3939", "text": "May God the Great forgive me .", "annotated_text": "May God the Great forgive me ."}
{"id": "3940", "text": "Collaborator", "annotated_text": "Collaborator"}
{"id": "3941", "text": "My brother , Over the Sun . I apologize for repeating the article , and thank you for participating .", "annotated_text": "My brother , Over the Sun . I apologize for repeating the article , and thank you for participating ."}
{"id": "3942", "text": "May your steps in doing good be like someone walking on sand ... he makes no sound but his tracks are obvious .", "annotated_text": "May your steps in doing good be like someone walking on sand ... he makes no sound but his tracks are obvious ."}
{"id": "3943", "text": "MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM", "annotated_text": "MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM"}
{"id": "3944", "text": "Cooperator", "annotated_text": "Cooperator"}
{"id": "3945", "text": "My brother Amateur Thank you for participating .", "annotated_text": "My brother Amateur Thank you for participating ."}
{"id": "3946", "text": "May your steps in doing good be like someone walking on sand ... he makes no sound but his tracks are obvious .", "annotated_text": "May your steps in doing good be like someone walking on sand ... he makes no sound but his tracks are obvious ."}
{"id": "3947", "text": "MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM", "annotated_text": "MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM"}
{"id": "3948", "text": "Qais the Son of His Father", "annotated_text": "Qais the Son of His Father"}
{"id": "3949", "text": "The Martyr of the Nation , God is his protector and we do not recommend anyone above God , ascended up the gallows walking straight , not with a bowed head , and he was treated to what -LRB- -LRB- the lackeys -RRB- -RRB- witnessed .", "annotated_text": "The Martyr of the Nation , God is his protector and we do not recommend anyone above God , ascended up the gallows walking straight , not with a bowed head , and he was treated to what -LRB- -LRB- the lackeys -RRB- -RRB- witnessed ."}
{"id": "3950", "text": "He disdained death and was not bothered by it , challenging the provocations of the imperialist donkeys with full self - control , repeating the words \" There is no God but God and Mohammed is the messenger of God . \"", "annotated_text": "He disdained death and was not bothered by it , challenging the provocations of the imperialist donkeys with full self - control , repeating the words \" There is no God but God and Mohammed is the messenger of God . \""}
{"id": "3951", "text": "After the sentence was carried out and his body was dangling in the air , his shoes were above the heads of the scum , the imperialist donkeys , those on whose backs the people of the cross are riding and who share the trenches with them to carry out the most despicable , vile and contemptible crime the Islamic world has know in our current age .", "annotated_text": "After the sentence was carried out and his body was dangling in the air , his shoes were above the heads of the scum , the imperialist donkeys , those on whose backs the people of the cross are riding and who share the trenches with them to carry out the most despicable , vile and contemptible crime the Islamic world has know in our current age ."}
{"id": "3952", "text": ".", "annotated_text": "."}
{"id": "3953", "text": "-LRB- -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- -RRB-"}
{"id": "3954", "text": "Exalted in life and in death **** verily , you are one of the miracles", "annotated_text": "Exalted in life and in death **** verily , you are one of the miracles"}
{"id": "3955", "text": "As if the people around you when they rose up **** delegations at your call in the days of prayer .", "annotated_text": "As if the people around you when they rose up **** delegations at your call in the days of prayer ."}
{"id": "3956", "text": "As if you are standing amongst them addressing - **** and all of them are standing to pray", "annotated_text": "As if you are standing amongst them addressing - **** and all of them are standing to pray"}
{"id": "3957", "text": "You extended your hands towards them in welcome **** just as you extended them towards them with gifts .", "annotated_text": "You extended your hands towards them in welcome **** just as you extended them towards them with gifts ."}
{"id": "3958", "text": "When the bowels of the Earth became too tight to - **** confine your exaltedness after Death They made the air your tomb and they exchanged - **** for the shrouds the gown of the sandy winds", "annotated_text": "When the bowels of the Earth became too tight to - **** confine your exaltedness after Death They made the air your tomb and they exchanged - **** for the shrouds the gown of the sandy winds"}
{"id": "3959", "text": "For Your Greatness in our souls grows and is tended - **** by guards and trustworthy confidents", "annotated_text": "For Your Greatness in our souls grows and is tended - **** by guards and trustworthy confidents"}
{"id": "3960", "text": "May the Compassionate rain his blessings on you - ***** with mercies passing to and fro", "annotated_text": "May the Compassionate rain his blessings on you - ***** with mercies passing to and fro"}
{"id": "3961", "text": "The Emirati", "annotated_text": "The Emirati"}
{"id": "3962", "text": "Saddam Hussein : I have nothing left but honor and honor can not be bought and sold .", "annotated_text": "Saddam Hussein : I have nothing left but honor and honor can not be bought and sold ."}
{"id": "3963", "text": "The Collaborator", "annotated_text": "The Collaborator"}
{"id": "3964", "text": "My brother Qais , the Son of his Father , I thank you for your post and the addition , may God take care of you .", "annotated_text": "My brother Qais , the Son of his Father , I thank you for your post and the addition , may God take care of you ."}
{"id": "3965", "text": "May your steps in doing good be like someone walking on sand ... he makes no sound but his tracks are obvious .", "annotated_text": "May your steps in doing good be like someone walking on sand ... he makes no sound but his tracks are obvious ."}
{"id": "3966", "text": "MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM", "annotated_text": "MOTAAWEN@HOTMAIL.COM"}
{"id": "3967", "text": "Saddam 's last days and what is said he was like", "annotated_text": "Saddam 's last days and what is said he was like"}
{"id": "3968", "text": "Bu Thari", "annotated_text": "Bu Thari"}
{"id": "3969", "text": "What we know about Saddam Hussein in recent years is that he had changed a lot .", "annotated_text": "What we know about Saddam Hussein in recent years is that he had changed a lot ."}
{"id": "3970", "text": "He had Islamic tendecies and acts which many Iraqis mentioned , saying that Saddam supported to a great extent the building of mosques centers for memorizing Koran , and charities , and the dancer 's punishment was death .", "annotated_text": "He had Islamic tendecies and acts which many Iraqis mentioned , saying that Saddam supported to a great extent the building of mosques centers for memorizing Koran , and charities , and the dancer 's punishment was death ."}
{"id": "3971", "text": "He had many works .", "annotated_text": "He had many works ."}
{"id": "3972", "text": "But some explained his Islamic tendency by saying that he was currying favor with the Sunnis as if they were reading his mind .", "annotated_text": "But some explained his Islamic tendency by saying that he was currying favor with the Sunnis as if they were reading his mind ."}
{"id": "3973", "text": "I have followed Saddam Hussein , especially in recent years , and I noticed about him was that there was religion but there was injustice and coarseness .", "annotated_text": "I have followed Saddam Hussein , especially in recent years , and I noticed about him was that there was religion but there was injustice and coarseness ."}
{"id": "3974", "text": "And his punishment was unjust .", "annotated_text": "And his punishment was unjust ."}
{"id": "3975", "text": "I mean , for example , the dancer would be killed after second offence .", "annotated_text": "I mean , for example , the dancer would be killed after second offence ."}
{"id": "3976", "text": "I did not expect anyone to kill the dancer unless good would come of it , but like the most idiots his aim was correct but the method was wrong .", "annotated_text": "I did not expect anyone to kill the dancer unless good would come of it , but like the most idiots his aim was correct but the method was wrong ."}
{"id": "3977", "text": "Another example - after his son Udai harmed the Iraqi people and attacked women and other matters , Saddam ordered him to be killed .", "annotated_text": "Another example - after his son Udai harmed the Iraqi people and attacked women and other matters , Saddam ordered him to be killed ."}
{"id": "3978", "text": "And in fact he was fired on but survived miraculously , after being hit with several fatal shots some of which hit his spine .", "annotated_text": "And in fact he was fired on but survived miraculously , after being hit with several fatal shots some of which hit his spine ."}
{"id": "3979", "text": "This is a sign that there was good in him otherwise he would not have ordered the killing of his son , his own child .", "annotated_text": "This is a sign that there was good in him otherwise he would not have ordered the killing of his son , his own child ."}
{"id": "3980", "text": "But he was not a scholar nor feared in God .", "annotated_text": "But he was not a scholar nor feared in God ."}
{"id": "3981", "text": "I myself heard from some people who were in Iraq about the things that Saddam Hussein used to do , and could not be reasonably done by anyone other than a good Moslem To the extent that many said of his actions that they were only to gain favor amongst the Sunnis and the religious .", "annotated_text": "I myself heard from some people who were in Iraq about the things that Saddam Hussein used to do , and could not be reasonably done by anyone other than a good Moslem To the extent that many said of his actions that they were only to gain favor amongst the Sunnis and the religious ."}
{"id": "3982", "text": "But we judge by the appearances and his end was in line with the appearance .", "annotated_text": "But we judge by the appearances and his end was in line with the appearance ."}
{"id": "3983", "text": "In his last days during the fall of Baghdad and his disappearance , an old woman or man said on TV on al - Jazeera channel that he was hiding in her house and had had his prayer mat with him and was always praying and reading the Koran .", "annotated_text": "In his last days during the fall of Baghdad and his disappearance , an old woman or man said on TV on al - Jazeera channel that he was hiding in her house and had had his prayer mat with him and was always praying and reading the Koran ."}
{"id": "3984", "text": "Do we say no , this is hypocrisy ?", "annotated_text": "Do we say no , this is hypocrisy ?"}
{"id": "3985", "text": "Bear in mind that many have said that Saddam prayed regularly especially after he was put in prison by the Rafida and their masters .", "annotated_text": "Bear in mind that many have said that Saddam prayed regularly especially after he was put in prison by the Rafida and their masters ."}
{"id": "3986", "text": "Some of those who said that he was always praying and reading the Koran are the Christians who visited him in his prison cell .", "annotated_text": "Some of those who said that he was always praying and reading the Koran are the Christians who visited him in his prison cell ."}
{"id": "3987", "text": "Finally , during his hanging , the Rafida tried to distract him and keep him from saying the Creed before his death .", "annotated_text": "Finally , during his hanging , the Rafida tried to distract him and keep him from saying the Creed before his death ."}
{"id": "3988", "text": "They were trying everything they could but we say that God made him steadfast for the whole world to see that he died acknowledging God .", "annotated_text": "They were trying everything they could but we say that God made him steadfast for the whole world to see that he died acknowledging God ."}
{"id": "3989", "text": "The Rafida were shouting provocative words such as Muqtada and al - Sadr so that he would lose control and curse them , then they would have killed him .", "annotated_text": "The Rafida were shouting provocative words such as Muqtada and al - Sadr so that he would lose control and curse them , then they would have killed him ."}
{"id": "3990", "text": "So they could show the clip in which there is cursing and insults from Saddam and cut the rest .", "annotated_text": "So they could show the clip in which there is cursing and insults from Saddam and cut the rest ."}
{"id": "3991", "text": "However he remained steadfast in saying the creed and was killed whilst saying it .", "annotated_text": "However he remained steadfast in saying the creed and was killed whilst saying it ."}
{"id": "3992", "text": "I believe that this could n't have happened without God making him steadfast otherwise God would not have made him steadfast in it .", "annotated_text": "I believe that this could n't have happened without God making him steadfast otherwise God would not have made him steadfast in it ."}
{"id": "3993", "text": "As one of the sheikhs says , many people when they were supposed to say the creed and were being dictated the creed by those present would murmur \" Did love see drunkards ? \"", "annotated_text": "As one of the sheikhs says , many people when they were supposed to say the creed and were being dictated the creed by those present would murmur \" Did love see drunkards ? \""}
{"id": "3994", "text": "Other people say , I have not said it while I was alive and you want me to say it when I am dying ... the truth is what is apparent .", "annotated_text": "Other people say , I have not said it while I was alive and you want me to say it when I am dying ... the truth is what is apparent ."}
{"id": "3995", "text": "But Saddam Hussein was reasonable in that he repented and turned to his creator who receives the repentance from his slave .", "annotated_text": "But Saddam Hussein was reasonable in that he repented and turned to his creator who receives the repentance from his slave ."}
{"id": "3996", "text": "And he committed himself to the worship of God . And remained loyal to God .", "annotated_text": "And he committed himself to the worship of God . And remained loyal to God ."}
{"id": "3997", "text": "I ask God to have mercy on him and to forgive him and to give him an ample dwelling in his paradise and guide the rest of the Ba'thists .", "annotated_text": "I ask God to have mercy on him and to forgive him and to give him an ample dwelling in his paradise and guide the rest of the Ba'thists ."}
{"id": "3998", "text": "The success of al - Jazeera and the failure of Hebrew , the film \" The Death Squads \" for downloading .", "annotated_text": "The success of al - Jazeera and the failure of Hebrew , the film \" The Death Squads \" for downloading ."}
{"id": "3999", "text": "The Source of the Word .", "annotated_text": "The Source of the Word ."}
{"id": "4000", "text": "The al - Jazeera channel broadcasted the film \" The Death Squads \" with subtitles , as it was previously shown on the British Channel 4 .", "annotated_text": "The al - Jazeera channel broadcasted the film \" The Death Squads \" with subtitles , as it was previously shown on the British Channel 4 ."}
{"id": "4001", "text": "In this film the role of the Shiites in our beloved Iraq becomes clearer .", "annotated_text": "In this film the role of the Shiites in our beloved Iraq becomes clearer ."}
{"id": "4002", "text": "The Hebrew channel , I meant the Al - Arabiya channel , did not dare , to broadcast this film or even mention it and the reasons are famously unknown ..", "annotated_text": "The Hebrew channel , I meant the Al - Arabiya channel , did not dare , to broadcast this film or even mention it and the reasons are famously unknown .."}
{"id": "4003", "text": "This is a unique precedent for al - Jazeera ..", "annotated_text": "This is a unique precedent for al - Jazeera .."}
{"id": "4004", "text": "There are many questions , amongst them the timing of its being shown at this very time , following the conflict in interests between the Sons of Monkeys and Pigs and the Sons of Temporary Marriages ...", "annotated_text": "There are many questions , amongst them the timing of its being shown at this very time , following the conflict in interests between the Sons of Monkeys and Pigs and the Sons of Temporary Marriages ..."}
{"id": "4005", "text": "I leave you with the film which saddens the heart and makes it bleed ....", "annotated_text": "I leave you with the film which saddens the heart and makes it bleed ...."}
{"id": "4006", "text": "the link to the film ..", "annotated_text": "the link to the film .."}
{"id": "4007", "text": "http://z08.zupload.com/download.php?...filepath=48993", "annotated_text": "http://z08.zupload.com/download.php?...filepath=48993"}
{"id": "4008", "text": "The Islam Diary : A leader of the Shiite death squads in Sadr City , east of Baghdad , acknowledged that the Mahdi Army militia was involved in killing operations of Arab Sunni men after kidnapping them , despite their relatives having paid the blood money demanded by the hostage - takers in return for their being freed .", "annotated_text": "The Islam Diary : A leader of the Shiite death squads in Sadr City , east of Baghdad , acknowledged that the Mahdi Army militia was involved in killing operations of ArabSunni men after kidnapping them , despite their relatives having paid the blood money demanded by the hostage - takers in return for their being freed ."}
{"id": "4009", "text": "Speaking at the same time about an Iranian role in the financing and support of the war of genocide against the Sunnis . \" Fadil \" , a commander in the Mahdi Army tells how he had followed three Arab Sunni men for a period of some weeks and detained them when they were crossing the Karada bridge , after having informed an Iraqi army road block close to the area that he was pursuing \" terrorists \" , then attacked the car of the group in question .", "annotated_text": "Speaking at the same time about an Iranian role in the financing and support of the war of genocide against the Sunnis . \" Fadil \" , a commander in the Mahdi Army tells how he had followed threeArabSunni men for a period of some weeks and detained them when they were crossing the Karada bridge , after having informed an Iraqi army road block close to the area that he was pursuing \" terrorists \" , then attacked the car of the group in question ."}
{"id": "4010", "text": "He also told the British Guardian that he took the three men to Sadr City where his group had interrogated them then executed them , indicating that the members of the Mahdi Army usually demanded a ransom from the families of the hostages in return for freeing their relatives , and would liquidate them anyway after they receive the ransom .", "annotated_text": "He also told the British Guardian that he took the three men to Sadr City where his group had interrogated them then executed them , indicating that the members of the Mahdi Army usually demanded a ransom from the families of the hostages in return for freeing their relatives , and would liquidate them anyway after they receive the ransom ."}
{"id": "4011", "text": "The newspaper quoted another commander in the Mahdi Army as saying ; \" We have taken 10 Sunnis hostages , we will get a ransom for five of them , then we will kill them all . In every major hostage - taking operation we get 50 thousand dollars , \" and he considered it to be the best business a person could be running in Baghdad now !", "annotated_text": "The newspaper quoted another commander in the Mahdi Army as saying ; \" We have taken 10Sunnis hostages , we will get a ransom for five of them , then we will kill them all . In every major hostage - taking operation we get 50 thousand dollars , \" and he considered it to be the best business a person could be running in Baghdad now !"}
{"id": "4012", "text": "The newspaper described \" Fadil \" as a valuable commander to this squad because he is a Shiite who grew up in the Sunni area south of Baghdad .", "annotated_text": "The newspaper described \" Fadil \" as a valuable commander to this squad because he is a Shiite who grew up in the Sunni area south of Baghdad ."}
{"id": "4013", "text": "He speaks in the Sunni dialect and carries an identity card from the Yusufiyah Sunni village .", "annotated_text": "He speaks in the Sunni dialect and carries an identity card from the YusufiyahSunni village ."}
{"id": "4014", "text": "He was quoted as saying : \" I can enter the Sunni areas without anyone knowing that I am a Shiite . \"", "annotated_text": "He was quoted as saying : \" I can enter the Sunni areas without anyone knowing that I am a Shiite . \""}
{"id": "4015", "text": "It pointed out that Fadil and the likes are responsible for the dozens of corpses which are being found daily in Baghdad .", "annotated_text": "It pointed out that Fadil and the likes are responsible for the dozens of corpses which are being found daily in Baghdad ."}
{"id": "4016", "text": "This means that the Baghdad security plan will not be successful unless the Americans control squads such as these to put breaks on the civil war .", "annotated_text": "This means that the Baghdad security plan will not be successful unless the Americans control squads such as these to put breaks on the civil war ."}
{"id": "4017", "text": "\" Fadil \" was quoted as saying that the Mahdi Army is resorting in its operations to reinforcements from Iraqi army units commanded by its members or sympathizers , and confirmed that all the police belong to the Shiite militia .", "annotated_text": "\" Fadil \" was quoted as saying that the Mahdi Army is resorting in its operations to reinforcements from Iraqi army units commanded by its members or sympathizers , and confirmed that all the police belong to the Shiite militia ."}
{"id": "4018", "text": "He added that the Mahdi Army is receiving logistic and military support from Iran and that they are not encountering any problems in getting weapons through to Sadr City because they usually present a letter to each of the checkpoints they pass through .", "annotated_text": "He added that the Mahdi Army is receiving logistic and military support from Iran and that they are not encountering any problems in getting weapons through to Sadr City because they usually present a letter to each of the checkpoints they pass through ."}
{"id": "4019", "text": "Son of the Interior", "annotated_text": "Son of the Interior"}
{"id": "4020", "text": "\" The Al - Jazeera channel is superior to the Al - Arabiya in many areas \" \" even though it has some bad faults \"", "annotated_text": "\" The Al - Jazeera channel is superior to the Al - Arabiya in many areas \" \" even though it has some bad faults \""}
{"id": "4021", "text": "\" ______________ al - Mu'tasim ____________ \"", "annotated_text": "\" ______________ al - Mu'tasim ____________ \""}
{"id": "4022", "text": "Abu Bakr al - Razi", "annotated_text": "Abu Bakr al - Razi"}
{"id": "4023", "text": "I swear !!!!!", "annotated_text": "I swear !!!!!"}
{"id": "4024", "text": "You are like a Zubairi Chairman of the Club", "annotated_text": "You are like a ZubairiChairman of the Club"}
{"id": "4025", "text": "-LSB- QUOTE", "annotated_text": "-LSB- QUOTE"}
{"id": "4026", "text": "You are like a Zubairi -LSB- /quote -RSB-", "annotated_text": "You are like a Zubairi -LSB- /quote -RSB-"}
{"id": "4027", "text": "Source of the Word", "annotated_text": "Source of the Word"}
{"id": "4028", "text": "God bless you , my brother , Son of the Interior", "annotated_text": "God bless you , my brother , Son of the Interior"}
{"id": "4029", "text": "As for it being superior , it is superior to the Hebrew , I mean the 'Arabiya channel and there is no competition between them .", "annotated_text": "As for it being superior , it is superior to the Hebrew , I mean the 'Arabiya channel and there is no competition between them ."}
{"id": "4030", "text": "It is the best one at conveying the incidents on the ground in Iraq , and has not covered many of the facts .", "annotated_text": "It is the best one at conveying the incidents on the ground in Iraq , and has not covered many of the facts ."}
{"id": "4031", "text": "As regards some of the faults they are many - especially its view of Saudi Arabia ..", "annotated_text": "As regards some of the faults they are many - especially its view of Saudi Arabia .."}
{"id": "4032", "text": "As we have said this is a unique precedent for it ...", "annotated_text": "As we have said this is a unique precedent for it ..."}
{"id": "4033", "text": "The Glare", "annotated_text": "The Glare"}
{"id": "4034", "text": "Brother Source of the Word , a very good morning to you .", "annotated_text": "Brother Source of the Word , a very good to you ."}
{"id": "4035", "text": "This Zionist - American and Safavid evil triangle has nothing else to do but put an end to the Sunnis and the Book so that there is no one to resist them .", "annotated_text": "This Zionist - American and Safavid evil triangle has nothing else to do but put an end to the Sunnis and the Book so that there is no one to resist them ."}
{"id": "4036", "text": "But however much they try , Baghdad will remain , by God 's decree , the capital of the Islamic caliphate .", "annotated_text": "But however much they try , Baghdad will remain , by God 's decree , the capital of the Islamic caliphate ."}
{"id": "4037", "text": "It will return , God permitting !", "annotated_text": "It will return , God permitting !"}
{"id": "4038", "text": "The victories of the Mujahideen are obvious and America and its Safavid henchmen are no longer able to hide this fact .", "annotated_text": "The victories of the Mujahideen are obvious and America and its Safavid henchmen are no longer able to hide this fact ."}
{"id": "4039", "text": "God be praised and blessed and we ask Him the Almighty on high to empower the Mujahideen to be victorious and strong ; He has the power and ability to do so .", "annotated_text": "God be praised and blessed and we ask Him the Almighty on high to empower the Mujahideen to be victorious and strong ; He has the power and ability to do so ."}
{"id": "4040", "text": "Unique of His Kind", "annotated_text": "Unique of His Kind"}
{"id": "4041", "text": "My brother Source of the Word . The truth is that I saw the film and it was really terrifying to the extent that I thought I was watching a fictional film ... because I could not imagine the extent of the Safavid hatred and criminality .", "annotated_text": "My brother Source of the Word . The truth is that I saw the film and it was really terrifying to the extent that I thought I was watching a fictional film ... because I could not imagine the extent of the Safavid hatred and criminality ."}
{"id": "4042", "text": "Despite what I had already imagined regarding their hatred and criminality nevertheless I did not imagine them reaching this level of hatred and criminality .", "annotated_text": "Despite what I had already imagined regarding their hatred and criminality nevertheless I did not imagine them reaching this level of hatred and criminality ."}
{"id": "4043", "text": "Al - Jazeera deserves every appreciation for showing this film to the Arab viewer .", "annotated_text": "Al - Jazeera deserves every appreciation for showing this film to the Arab viewer ."}
{"id": "4044", "text": "But as for the Al - Arabiya channel , as long as al - Rashed is its director I wash my hands of it completely .", "annotated_text": "But as for the Al - Arabiya channel , as long as al - Rashed is its director I wash my hands of it completely ."}
{"id": "4045", "text": "Greetings .", "annotated_text": "Greetings ."}
{"id": "4046", "text": "Abu Juri", "annotated_text": "Abu Juri"}
{"id": "4047", "text": "Permit me to differ .", "annotated_text": "Permit me to differ ."}
{"id": "4048", "text": "The Al - Arabiya channel in a short time has pulled the rug out from under the lying al - Jazeera channel .", "annotated_text": "The Al - Arabiya channel in a short time has pulled the rug out from under the lying al - Jazeera channel ."}
{"id": "4049", "text": "If the al - Jazeera channel has , as you say , shown a tape about the Shiites then it , in contrast , has not presented more important tapes about the treacherous government of Qatar .", "annotated_text": "If the al - Jazeera channel has , as you say , shown a tape about the Shiites then it , in contrast , has not presented more important tapes about the treacherous government of Qatar ."}
{"id": "4050", "text": "The last of these tapes or news is Peres ' visit to Doha and the warm reception which he and his delegation enjoyed .", "annotated_text": "The last of these tapes or news is Peres ' visit to Doha and the warm reception which he and his delegation enjoyed ."}
{"id": "4051", "text": "There is no channel without faults .", "annotated_text": "There is no channel without faults ."}
{"id": "4052", "text": "But Al - Arabiya is the best of them and it is more credible than Al - Jazeera whose first aim , as we all know , is to attack Saudi Arabia and to interfere in our country 's affairs , even the private ones .", "annotated_text": "But Al - Arabiya is the best of them and it is more credible than Al - Jazeera whose first aim , as we all know , is to attack Saudi Arabia and to interfere in our country 's affairs , even the private ones ."}
{"id": "4053", "text": "I wish , even if it was only once , to watch one of those al - Jazeera 's programs in which there is a lot of shouting and fighting , talking about the Al - Udeid Base , or the Israeli trade office and what the Israelis are doing exactly .", "annotated_text": "I wish , even if it was only once , to watch one of those al - Jazeera 's programs in which there is a lot of shouting and fighting , talking about the Al - Udeid Base , or the Israeli trade office and what the Israelis are doing exactly ."}
{"id": "4054", "text": "There are hidden matters in the state of Qatar and its government .", "annotated_text": "There are hidden matters in the state of Qatar and its government ."}
{"id": "4055", "text": "But Al - Jazeera tries to cover up these failings by attacking other states and governments .", "annotated_text": "But Al - Jazeera tries to cover up these failings by attacking other states and governments ."}
{"id": "4056", "text": "Source of the Word", "annotated_text": "Source of the Word"}
{"id": "4057", "text": "Try again perhaps we can understand what you wrote ...", "annotated_text": "Try again perhaps we can understand what you wrote ..."}
{"id": "4058", "text": "Source of the Word", "annotated_text": "Source of the Word"}
{"id": "4059", "text": "By God 's will I have just understood it .", "annotated_text": "By God 's will I have just understood it ."}
{"id": "4060", "text": "Source of the Word", "annotated_text": "Source of the Word"}
{"id": "4061", "text": "May God grant you long life , my esteemed brother Glare .", "annotated_text": "May God grant you long life , my esteemed brother Glare ."}
{"id": "4062", "text": "You are right in what you wrote .", "annotated_text": "You are right in what you wrote ."}
{"id": "4063", "text": "And victory is coming by God 's leave .", "annotated_text": "And victory is coming by God 's leave ."}
{"id": "4064", "text": "Salem", "annotated_text": "Salem"}
{"id": "4065", "text": "Neither Al - Arabiya nor Al - Jazeera --", "annotated_text": "Neither Al - Arabiya nor Al - Jazeera --"}
{"id": "4066", "text": "How I wish success to the Al - Majd channels , as they are truly the most pure and credible media channels on the face of the Earth .", "annotated_text": "How I wish success to the Al - Majd channels , as they are truly the most pure and credible media channels on the face of the Earth ."}
{"id": "4067", "text": "As for the rest of the channels they serve dubious agendas .", "annotated_text": "As for the rest of the channels they serve dubious agendas ."}
{"id": "4068", "text": "If they hit the spot once they miss a thousand times .", "annotated_text": "If they hit the spot once they miss a thousand times ."}
{"id": "4069", "text": "Son of the Interior", "annotated_text": "Son of the Interior"}
{"id": "4070", "text": "\"!!\" we have al - Razi here ; who is his equal \"!!\"", "annotated_text": "\"!!\" we have al - Razi here ; who is his equal \"!!\""}
{"id": "4071", "text": "\" A scholar and a genius , an inventor and discoverer \"", "annotated_text": "\" A scholar and a genius , an inventor and discoverer \""}
{"id": "4072", "text": "\" Abu Bakr ! You said nothing new \"", "annotated_text": "\" Abu Bakr ! You said nothing new \""}
{"id": "4073", "text": "\" _______________ Al - Mu'tasim _________ \"", "annotated_text": "\" _______________ Al - Mu'tasim _________ \""}
{"id": "4074", "text": "the Source of the Word .", "annotated_text": "the Source of the Word ."}
{"id": "4075", "text": "May God grant you long life , my brother Unique , welcome back !", "annotated_text": "May God grant you long life , my brother Unique , welcome back !"}
{"id": "4076", "text": "The Al - Arabiya started as a rival to Al - Jazeera but it failed and the reason is famously unknown ... you find it in the word Hebrew", "annotated_text": "The Al - Arabiya started as a rival to Al - Jazeera but it failed and the reason is famously unknown ... you find it in the word Hebrew"}
{"id": "4077", "text": "And so the news started and the competition was won with make - up and women 's concerns .", "annotated_text": "And so the news started and the competition was won with make - up and women 's concerns ."}
{"id": "4078", "text": "May you stay in good health ..", "annotated_text": "May you stay in good health .."}
{"id": "4079", "text": "-LSB- -RSB-", "annotated_text": "-LSB- -RSB-"}
{"id": "4080", "text": "Children are left at home in the rural areas , after parents leave to work in the city .", "annotated_text": "Children are left at home in the rural areas , after parents leave to work in the city ."}
{"id": "4081", "text": "These are called left - behind children .", "annotated_text": "These are called left - behind children ."}
{"id": "4082", "text": "The parents are also forced to work in the city .", "annotated_text": "The parents are also forced to work in the city ."}
{"id": "4083", "text": "In fact , they have no alternatives but to make such a decision .", "annotated_text": "In fact , they have no alternatives but to make such a decision ."}
{"id": "4084", "text": "There are 120 million farmers who work in the city all year round in China , thus creating nearly 20 million left - behind children .", "annotated_text": "There are 120 million farmers who work in the city all year round in China , thus creating nearly 20 million left - behind children ."}
{"id": "4085", "text": "I want to tell them that I miss them a lot .", "annotated_text": "I want to tell them that I miss them a lot ."}
{"id": "4086", "text": "Day after day and year after year , they long for love in loneliness and wait for family affection in defect .", "annotated_text": "Day after day and year after year , they long for love in loneliness and wait for family affection in defect ."}
{"id": "4087", "text": "I think that it is especially important to have emotional exchanges with the children .", "annotated_text": "I think that it is especially important to have emotional exchanges with the children ."}
{"id": "4088", "text": "Visit the children more often whenever possible .", "annotated_text": "Visit the children more often whenever possible ."}
{"id": "4089", "text": "-LSB- -RSB-", "annotated_text": "-LSB- -RSB-"}
{"id": "4090", "text": "In September 2005 , a study report titled \" Concern for Left - behind Children \" had drawn wide public attention .", "annotated_text": "In September 2005 , a study report titled \" Concern for Left - behind Children \" had drawn wide public attention ."}
{"id": "4091", "text": "While the situation of peasant workers in the city has repeatedly put society into question , the phenomenon of left - behind children in rural areas has gradually entered the view of the public .", "annotated_text": "While the situation of peasant workers in the city has repeatedly put society into question , the phenomenon of left - behind children in rural areas has gradually entered the view of the public ."}
{"id": "4092", "text": "Ye Jingzhong is the assistant dean of the College of Humanities and Development at China Agricultural University , and team leader of the Left - behind Children Task Force .", "annotated_text": "Ye Jingzhong is the assistant dean of the College of Humanities and Development at China Agricultural University , and team leader of the Left - behind Children Task Force ."}
{"id": "4093", "text": "In the last two years , he has led the task force to conduct many field interviews and investigations on left - behind children in numerous rural areas in central and western China , including Shaanxi , Ningxia , Hebei , and Beijing .", "annotated_text": "In the last two years , he has led the task force to conduct many field interviews and investigations on left - behind children in numerous rural areas in central and western China , including Shaanxi , Ningxia , Hebei , and Beijing ."}
{"id": "4094", "text": "Why did you pick the central and western parts of China , and not the south , to conduct this study ?", "annotated_text": "Why did you pick the central and western parts of China , and not the south , to conduct this study ?"}
{"id": "4095", "text": "First of all , for people who work in the city from the central and western regions um , uh , according to their educational level , they generally engage in strenuous manual labor when they leave for the city to work .", "annotated_text": "First of all , for people who work in the city from the central and western regions um , uh , according to their educational level , they generally engage in strenuous manual labor when they leave for the city to work ."}
{"id": "4096", "text": "They are not in a position to bring their children to the city .", "annotated_text": "They are not in a position to bring their children to the city ."}
{"id": "4097", "text": "When we conducted this research study , our focus was to analyze the impact on children when their parents , work in the city .", "annotated_text": "When we conducted this research study , our focus was to analyze the impact on children when their parents , work in the city ."}
{"id": "4098", "text": ", its main impact is the lack of love because of the absence of their parents .", "annotated_text": ", its main impact is the lack of love because of the absence of their parents ."}
{"id": "4099", "text": "Therefore , we believe that whether it 's in southern or northern part , no matter which part of the country the research is conducted in , the results should be consistent .", "annotated_text": "Therefore , we believe that whether it 's in southern or northern part , no matter which part of the country the research is conducted in , the results should be consistent ."}
{"id": "4100", "text": "According to your estimation , how many left - behind children are there in China now ?", "annotated_text": "According to your estimation , how many left - behind children are there in China now ?"}
{"id": "4101", "text": "This group should be the biggest in number .", "annotated_text": "This group should be the biggest in number ."}
{"id": "4102", "text": "Um , the most conservative statistics for the group of people who leave the country to work in the city in our country is 100 million .", "annotated_text": "Um , the most conservative statistics for the group of people who leave the country to work in the city in our country is 100 million ."}
{"id": "4103", "text": "Nowadays , um , , um , many places , um , cite a figure of 120 million .", "annotated_text": "Nowadays , um , , um , many places , um , cite a figure of 120 million ."}
{"id": "4104", "text": "Many people quote a figure of 150 million .", "annotated_text": "Many people quote a figure of 150 million ."}
{"id": "4105", "text": "Let 's think about it this way .", "annotated_text": "Let 's think about it this way ."}
{"id": "4106", "text": "If we actually use 120 million as the statistic for the group who leave the country to work in the city , , at least half of them are um , married before they work in the city .", "annotated_text": "If we actually use 120 million as the statistic for the group who leave the country to work in the city , , at least half of them are um , married before they work in the city ."}
{"id": "4107", "text": "Of course , families of these married people will usually have children .", "annotated_text": "Of course , families of these married people will usually have children ."}
{"id": "4108", "text": "Moreover , they will usually have more than one child in rural areas .", "annotated_text": "Moreover , they will usually have more than one child in rural areas ."}
{"id": "4109", "text": "So you can imagine .", "annotated_text": "So you can imagine ."}
{"id": "4110", "text": "I believe the left - behind children group is definitely more than 10 or 20 million .", "annotated_text": "I believe the left - behind children group is definitely more than 10 or 20 million ."}
{"id": "4111", "text": "It , uh , , in my opinion , should be around 50 million .", "annotated_text": "It , uh , , in my opinion , should be around 50 million ."}
{"id": "4112", "text": "Of course , we have not conducted exact statistical calculations .", "annotated_text": "Of course , we have not conducted exact statistical calculations ."}
{"id": "4113", "text": "I believe the number of this group should be particularly large .", "annotated_text": "I believe the number of this group should be particularly large ."}
{"id": "4114", "text": "According to the study by the task force , at present , the four main types of custody for left - behind children include single - parent custody , skip - generation custody , relative custody , and same - generation custody . Among which , single - parent custody had the highest number , accounting for 79.2 percent of the people surveyed .", "annotated_text": "According to the study by the task force , at present , the four main types of custody for left - behind children include single - parent custody , skip - generation custody , relative custody , and same - generation custody . Among which , single - parent custody had the highest number , accounting for 79.2 percent of the people surveyed ."}
{"id": "4115", "text": "The next one was skip - generation custody , accounting for 16.9 percent . While those who lived with relatives or were entrusted to the care of someone else made up 4.1 percent and .9 percent of the total number of left - behind children , respectively .", "annotated_text": "The next one was skip - generation custody , accounting for 16.9 percent . While those who lived with relatives or were entrusted to the care of someone else made up 4.1 percent and .9 percent of the total number of left - behind children , respectively ."}
{"id": "4116", "text": "According to your study , what do these left - behind children generally do with their daily life if their parents or parent work in the city ?", "annotated_text": "According to your study , what do these left - behind children generally do with their daily life if their parents or parent work in the city ?"}
{"id": "4117", "text": "Different types of custody have different impacts on their life .", "annotated_text": "Different types of custody have different impacts on their life ."}
{"id": "4118", "text": "No doubt , , single - parent custody definitely creates less impact compared to the other types .", "annotated_text": "No doubt , , single - parent custody definitely creates less impact compared to the other types ."}
{"id": "4119", "text": "The impact of single - parent custody is smaller because at least the mother is at home .", "annotated_text": "The impact of single - parent custody is smaller because at least the mother is at home ."}
{"id": "4120", "text": "There is no major problem in the children 's material life .", "annotated_text": "There is no major problem in the children 's material life ."}
{"id": "4121", "text": "Of course , there are many impacts in other aspects , for instance , peer socialization .", "annotated_text": "Of course , there are many impacts in other aspects , for instance , peer socialization ."}
{"id": "4122", "text": "The one that creates a huge impact is definitely skip - generation custody .", "annotated_text": "The one that creates a huge impact is definitely skip - generation custody ."}
{"id": "4123", "text": "Skip - generation custody means the grandparents look after the children .", "annotated_text": "Skip - generation custody means the grandparents look after the children ."}
{"id": "4124", "text": "There is also relative or neighbor custody that asks neighbors or relatives to look after the children , and there is a type called self - custody .", "annotated_text": "There is also relative or neighbor custody that asks neighbors or relatives to look after the children , and there is a type called self - custody ."}
{"id": "4125", "text": "These three types create the biggest and the most impact .", "annotated_text": "These three types create the biggest and the most impact ."}
{"id": "4126", "text": "If we want to discuss this in more detail , let 's say , the skip - generation custody .", "annotated_text": "If we want to discuss this in more detail , let 's say , the skip - generation custody ."}
{"id": "4127", "text": "First , in skip - generation custody , their material life will no doubt be a lot less taken care of when compared to the usual both parents or one parent at home situation .", "annotated_text": "First , in skip - generation custody , their material life will no doubt be a lot less taken care of when compared to the usual both parents or one parent at home situation ."}
{"id": "4128", "text": "This is indisputable .", "annotated_text": "This is indisputable ."}
{"id": "4129", "text": "This type of family is not as good as the others .", "annotated_text": "This type of family is not as good as the others ."}
{"id": "4130", "text": "We had an example of a child in Shaanxi province .", "annotated_text": "We had an example of a child in Shaanxi province ."}
{"id": "4131", "text": "Um , there was a family !", "annotated_text": "Um , there was a family !"}
{"id": "4132", "text": "This family had an older brother and a younger sister .", "annotated_text": "This family had an older brother and a younger sister ."}
{"id": "4133", "text": "Both parents wanted to go to the city to work .", "annotated_text": "Both parents wanted to go to the city to work ."}
{"id": "4134", "text": "The father went first , and later the mother wanted to go , too .", "annotated_text": "The father went first , and later the mother wanted to go , too ."}
{"id": "4135", "text": "What happened to these two children ?", "annotated_text": "What happened to these two children ?"}
{"id": "4136", "text": "The grandparents were unwilling to take care of them because in rural areas , grandparents also have to work in the field !", "annotated_text": "The grandparents were unwilling to take care of them because in rural areas , grandparents also have to work in the field !"}
{"id": "4137", "text": "As a result , , this mother sent , these brother and sister , to martial arts school to study .", "annotated_text": "As a result , , this mother sent , these brother and sister , to martial arts school to study ."}
{"id": "4138", "text": "After they went to the martial arts school for a while , um , their mother was , um , a little worried , so she went to visit them .", "annotated_text": "After they went to the martial arts school for a while , um , their mother was , um , a little worried , so she went to visit them ."}
{"id": "4139", "text": "She went to visit them .", "annotated_text": "She went to visit them ."}
{"id": "4140", "text": "When she saw them , , the girl cried to her and said , \" I really do n't want to stay here .", "annotated_text": "When she saw them , , the girl cried to her and said , \" I really do n't want to stay here ."}
{"id": "4141", "text": "I want to go home . \"", "annotated_text": "I want to go home . \""}
{"id": "4142", "text": "Later , the mother was moved and brought , this girl home and had the grandparents look after her .", "annotated_text": "Later , the mother was moved and brought , this girl home and had the grandparents look after her ."}
{"id": "4143", "text": "Um , she still , ai , left him at the martial arts school .", "annotated_text": "Um , she still , ai , left him at the martial arts school ."}
{"id": "4144", "text": "Um , um , after the girl returned , the mother continued to work in the city .", "annotated_text": "Um , um , after the girl returned , the mother continued to work in the city ."}
{"id": "4145", "text": "When she came back one time in between work , she found that the girl 's body was dotted with red marks and red swellings .", "annotated_text": "When she came back one time in between work , she found that the girl 's body was dotted with red marks and red swellings ."}
{"id": "4146", "text": "She then discovered ah , um , the grandparents had not washed her clothes for a very long time .", "annotated_text": "She then discovered ah , um , the grandparents had not washed her clothes for a very long time ."}
{"id": "4147", "text": "The situation you mentioned , is it common or is it a rather extreme example , because generally , people will think that grandparents will particularly love and care about their grandchildren ?", "annotated_text": "The situation you mentioned , is it common or is it a rather extreme example , because generally , people will think that grandparents will particularly love and care about their grandchildren ?"}
{"id": "4148", "text": "The situation that I just mentioned regarding skip - generation custody is no doubt common .", "annotated_text": "The situation that I just mentioned regarding skip - generation custody is no doubt common ."}
{"id": "4149", "text": "Why is it so ?", "annotated_text": "Why is it so ?"}
{"id": "4150", "text": "You said that grandparents certainly have special love for the children .", "annotated_text": "You said that grandparents certainly have special love for the children ."}
{"id": "4151", "text": "It is true .", "annotated_text": "It is true ."}
{"id": "4152", "text": "It is true that they will go out of their way to pamper the children .", "annotated_text": "It is true that they will go out of their way to pamper the children ."}
{"id": "4153", "text": "However , for the elderly , with the difference in age and time , , their , ways of taking care and loving the children are different .", "annotated_text": "However , for the elderly , with the difference in age and time , , their , ways of taking care and loving the children are different ."}
{"id": "4154", "text": "They are influenced by their own habits .", "annotated_text": "They are influenced by their own habits ."}
{"id": "4155", "text": "For instance , there was a child who was sick .", "annotated_text": "For instance , there was a child who was sick ."}
{"id": "4156", "text": "Um , the grandparents asked him to take , a small pill that was made in Shaanxi .", "annotated_text": "Um , the grandparents asked him to take , a small pill that was made in Shaanxi ."}
{"id": "4157", "text": "They did not even know what it was made of .", "annotated_text": "They did not even know what it was made of ."}
{"id": "4158", "text": "It was a local method .", "annotated_text": "It was a local method ."}
{"id": "4159", "text": "Um , after all , they are different from , um , young people in this respect .", "annotated_text": "Um , after all , they are different from , um , young people in this respect ."}
{"id": "4160", "text": "Instead of sending the child to the hospital as quickly as possible , they are influenced by , some habits in this aspect .", "annotated_text": "Instead of sending the child to the hospital as quickly as possible , they are influenced by , some habits in this aspect ."}
{"id": "4161", "text": ", they raised this point themselves .", "annotated_text": ", they raised this point themselves ."}
{"id": "4162", "text": "Another important point they mentioned was that they had to take care of the entire family .", "annotated_text": "Another important point they mentioned was that they had to take care of the entire family ."}
{"id": "4163", "text": "\" Her father and mother are not home , so the entire family falls onto our shoulders , especially when we still have to be responsible for the farm work on the farmland .", "annotated_text": "\" Her father and mother are not home , so the entire family falls onto our shoulders , especially when we still have to be responsible for the farm work on the farmland ."}
{"id": "4164", "text": "So , all I can do is to feed her and make sure that she is not cold . \"", "annotated_text": "So , all I can do is to feed her and make sure that she is not cold . \""}
{"id": "4165", "text": "They also had to face such a reality , one that they could not resolve .", "annotated_text": "They also had to face such a reality , one that they could not resolve ."}
{"id": "4166", "text": "After all , a family that had so many people in the beginning , , the parents of the children were a very important um , workforce .", "annotated_text": "After all , a family that had so many people in the beginning , , the parents of the children were a very important um , workforce ."}
{"id": "4167", "text": "Now it was down to the two grandparents .", "annotated_text": "Now it was down to the two grandparents ."}
{"id": "4168", "text": "No doubt , they could not help .", "annotated_text": "No doubt , they could not help ."}
{"id": "4169", "text": "In the study of left - behind children , many staff found out by surprise that the biological cycle of the farmers who work in the city , and the inculcation and upbringing cycle of their children , have formed two parallel lines that will never meet .", "annotated_text": "In the study of left - behind children , many staff found out by surprise that the biological cycle of the farmers who work in the city , and the inculcation and upbringing cycle of their children , have formed two parallel lines that will never meet ."}
{"id": "4170", "text": "Farmers who work in the city are generally a young workforce in their prime , while this is the period in which their children attend primary or junior high school .", "annotated_text": "Farmers who work in the city are generally a young workforce in their prime , while this is the period in which their children attend primary or junior high school ."}
{"id": "4171", "text": "Originally , they work in the city out of the hope that their children can receive a better education .", "annotated_text": "Originally , they work in the city out of the hope that their children can receive a better education ."}
{"id": "4172", "text": "However , adolescent children need the loving care and guidance of their parents even more .", "annotated_text": "However , adolescent children need the loving care and guidance of their parents even more ."}
{"id": "4173", "text": "During this period , the absence of both or even one parent will create obstacles to the character development of the children .", "annotated_text": "During this period , the absence of both or even one parent will create obstacles to the character development of the children ."}
{"id": "4174", "text": "This pair of unavoidable contradictions has made the problem of left - behind children in rural areas become more obvious .", "annotated_text": "This pair of unavoidable contradictions has made the problem of left - behind children in rural areas become more obvious ."}
{"id": "4175", "text": "You have seen many kinds of left - behind children .", "annotated_text": "You have seen many kinds of left - behind children ."}
{"id": "4176", "text": "Was there a particular case or a particular child who had left an especially deep impression on you that you still remember now ?", "annotated_text": "Was there a particular case or a particular child who had left an especially deep impression on you that you still remember now ?"}
{"id": "4177", "text": ", um , there was a child in Ningxia whose name was Yao Zhengang .", "annotated_text": ", um , there was a child in Ningxia whose name was Yao Zhengang ."}
{"id": "4178", "text": "This child , um , did not do exceptionally well in school .", "annotated_text": "This child , um , did not do exceptionally well in school ."}
{"id": "4179", "text": "What impressed me the most about him was that he really missed his parents .", "annotated_text": "What impressed me the most about him was that he really missed his parents ."}
{"id": "4180", "text": "He felt particularly lonely and especially wanted his father to come back .", "annotated_text": "He felt particularly lonely and especially wanted his father to come back ."}
{"id": "4181", "text": "He said that he was sick one time .", "annotated_text": "He said that he was sick one time ."}
{"id": "4182", "text": "His father worked in Guyuan , about 40 to 50 kilometers away from home .", "annotated_text": "His father worked in Guyuan , about 40 to 50 kilometers away from home ."}
{"id": "4183", "text": "After his father learned that he was very sick , he ran back to the village right away .", "annotated_text": "After his father learned that he was very sick , he ran back to the village right away ."}
{"id": "4184", "text": "After he arrived at the village , he did not say anything , but to put him on his back and carry him to the town to see a doctor .", "annotated_text": "After he arrived at the village , he did not say anything , but to put him on his back and carry him to the town to see a doctor ."}
{"id": "4185", "text": "He just carried him like that without saying a word .", "annotated_text": "He just carried him like that without saying a word ."}
{"id": "4186", "text": "When the doctor in the town took a look and told him that they were unable to cure the sickness , he carried the child to the county .", "annotated_text": "When the doctor in the town took a look and told him that they were unable to cure the sickness , he carried the child to the county ."}
{"id": "4187", "text": "When Yao Zhengang told us what happened , he said , \" My father had never bought me so many tasty foods before .", "annotated_text": "When Yao Zhengang told us what happened , he said , \" My father had never bought me so many tasty foods before ."}
{"id": "4188", "text": "On that day , he bought me a lot of tasty food while we were in the county , but he did not eat any himself . \"", "annotated_text": "On that day , he bought me a lot of tasty food while we were in the county , but he did not eat any himself . \""}
{"id": "4189", "text": "I thought about this at that time .", "annotated_text": "I thought about this at that time ."}
{"id": "4190", "text": "After I heard this incident , I particularly understood what was in the mind of Yao Zhengang 's father .", "annotated_text": "After I heard this incident , I particularly understood what was in the mind of Yao Zhengang 's father ."}
{"id": "4191", "text": "He might have felt especially guilty toward his child .", "annotated_text": "He might have felt especially guilty toward his child ."}
{"id": "4192", "text": "What he felt was that \" I go out to work and leave my child home . \"", "annotated_text": "What he felt was that \" I go out to work and leave my child home . \""}
{"id": "4193", "text": "He said that his child had also said , \" When he was at home , he always encouraged me . \"", "annotated_text": "He said that his child had also said , \" When he was at home , he always encouraged me . \""}
{"id": "4194", "text": "He would say , \" No problem . You work hard and get a better grade next time , \" when I had low grades .", "annotated_text": "He would say , \" No problem . You work hard and get a better grade next time , \" when I had low grades ."}
{"id": "4195", "text": "If he could receive many , such encouragements , he would not have um , um , disliked school sometimes .", "annotated_text": "If he could receive many , such encouragements , he would not have um , um , disliked school sometimes ."}
{"id": "4196", "text": "He does not want to go to school now .", "annotated_text": "He does not want to go to school now ."}
{"id": "4197", "text": "However , in his example , I could imagine what went through his father 's mind at that time .", "annotated_text": "However , in his example , I could imagine what went through his father 's mind at that time ."}
{"id": "4198", "text": "I think that he felt very guilty toward his child .", "annotated_text": "I think that he felt very guilty toward his child ."}
{"id": "4199", "text": "Therefore , I can feel that um , um , parents who work in the city also have no alternative .", "annotated_text": "Therefore , I can feel that um , um , parents who work in the city also have no alternative ."}
{"id": "4200", "text": "They are forced into making such decisions .", "annotated_text": "They are forced into making such decisions ."}
{"id": "4201", "text": "Um , there was also this child .", "annotated_text": "Um , there was also this child ."}
{"id": "4202", "text": "There was a child , a girl in Xixiang county , Shaanxi province .", "annotated_text": "There was a child , a girl in Xixiang county , Shaanxi province ."}
{"id": "4203", "text": "Um , when I asked , \" What do you think are the changes that your parents working in the city have caused you ? \" She did not answer .", "annotated_text": "Um , when I asked , \" What do you think are the changes that your parents working in the city have caused you ? \" She did not answer ."}
{"id": "4204", "text": "She went home to get a small box .", "annotated_text": "She went home to get a small box ."}
{"id": "4205", "text": "There was a small finger inside the box .", "annotated_text": "There was a small finger inside the box ."}
{"id": "4206", "text": "This was a very terrifying incident .", "annotated_text": "This was a very terrifying incident ."}
{"id": "4207", "text": "What was the small finger all about ?", "annotated_text": "What was the small finger all about ?"}
{"id": "4208", "text": "What happened was that when her um , parents left to work in the city , her grandparents looked after her .", "annotated_text": "What happened was that when her um , parents left to work in the city , her grandparents looked after her ."}
{"id": "4209", "text": "They had a cellar at home and inside was a hay cutter for cutting hay .", "annotated_text": "They had a cellar at home and inside was a hay cutter for cutting hay ."}
{"id": "4210", "text": "When she went downstairs to play by herself , an accident happened .", "annotated_text": "When she went downstairs to play by herself , an accident happened ."}
{"id": "4211", "text": "Her grandparents said , \" We ca n't help .", "annotated_text": "Her grandparents said , \" We ca n't help ."}
{"id": "4212", "text": "We ca n't keep an eye on her all the time . \"", "annotated_text": "We ca n't keep an eye on her all the time . \""}
{"id": "4213", "text": ", before they went to work in the city , they could watch her and forbade her to go down to the cellar .", "annotated_text": ", before they went to work in the city , they could watch her and forbade her to go down to the cellar ."}
{"id": "4214", "text": "He had told her not to do that before .", "annotated_text": "He had told her not to do that before ."}
{"id": "4215", "text": "However , I said that sometimes it is very difficult to ask children to have self control .", "annotated_text": "However , I said that sometimes it is very difficult to ask children to have self control ."}
{"id": "4216", "text": "That was why she turned this way .", "annotated_text": "That was why she turned this way ."}
{"id": "4217", "text": "-LSB- -RSB-", "annotated_text": "-LSB- -RSB-"}
{"id": "4218", "text": "This is Ruangang village , Bocang town , Yi county , Hebei province .", "annotated_text": "This is Ruangang village , Bocang town , Yi county , Hebei province ."}
{"id": "4219", "text": "Among the 303 households in the village , one - third of the families have people who work in the city .", "annotated_text": "Among the 303 households in the village , one - third of the families have people who work in the city ."}
{"id": "4220", "text": "More than half of the children in the village are left - behind children .", "annotated_text": "More than half of the children in the village are left - behind children ."}
{"id": "4221", "text": "Most of the children 's parents are in the southern part of the country .", "annotated_text": "Most of the children 's parents are in the southern part of the country ."}
{"id": "4222", "text": "Many people want to save some travel expenses and earn some more money , so it is very common for them not to return home for a year or two .", "annotated_text": "Many people want to save some travel expenses and earn some more money , so it is very common for them not to return home for a year or two ."}
{"id": "4223", "text": "Life is so vast .", "annotated_text": "Life is so vast ."}
{"id": "4224", "text": "Life is an ocean wherever life exists .", "annotated_text": "Life is an ocean wherever life exists ."}
{"id": "4225", "text": "It has been six years since 14 - year - old Jiang Beiwen was sent by his parents to live with his maternal grandfather in Ruangang village .", "annotated_text": "It has been six years since 14 - year - old Jiang Beiwen was sent by his parents to live with his maternal grandfather in Ruangang village ."}
{"id": "4226", "text": "His parents rely on selling rice in Guangzhou to support their child 's education .", "annotated_text": "His parents rely on selling rice in Guangzhou to support their child 's education ."}
{"id": "4227", "text": "They live a very hard life .", "annotated_text": "They live a very hard life ."}
{"id": "4228", "text": "Little Beiwen has not seen them once in the past six years .", "annotated_text": "Little Beiwen has not seen them once in the past six years ."}
{"id": "4229", "text": "Oh , I see so many children here who can turn for comfort in their parents ' arms !", "annotated_text": "Oh , I see so many children here who can turn for comfort in their parents ' arms !"}
{"id": "4230", "text": "Ah , I envy them .", "annotated_text": "Ah , I envy them ."}
{"id": "4231", "text": "So , I also , want to be able to turn to comfort in my parents ' arms .", "annotated_text": "So , I also , want to be able to turn to comfort in my parents ' arms ."}
{"id": "4232", "text": "I was at school the time I missed my mother the most .", "annotated_text": "I was at school the time I missed my mother the most ."}
{"id": "4233", "text": "Uh huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh huh ."}
{"id": "4234", "text": "We had a market !", "annotated_text": "We had a market !"}
{"id": "4235", "text": "Oh , every day , there were parents who bought things for their oh , sons and daughters .", "annotated_text": "Oh , every day , there were parents who bought things for their oh , sons and daughters ."}
{"id": "4236", "text": "I also wish that my parents could buy me things .", "annotated_text": "I also wish that my parents could buy me things ."}
{"id": "4237", "text": "I envied them very much .", "annotated_text": "I envied them very much ."}
{"id": "4238", "text": "That was when I missed my mother the most .", "annotated_text": "That was when I missed my mother the most ."}
{"id": "4239", "text": "This is Jiang Beiwen 's favorite photo .", "annotated_text": "This is Jiang Beiwen 's favorite photo ."}
{"id": "4240", "text": "It was taken with his father six years ago , before he sent him to live with his maternal grandfather .", "annotated_text": "It was taken with his father six years ago , before he sent him to live with his maternal grandfather ."}
{"id": "4241", "text": "He was only eight years old at that time .", "annotated_text": "He was only eight years old at that time ."}
{"id": "4242", "text": "The only connection that little Beiwen has with his parents now is to talk on the phone with them once a week .", "annotated_text": "The only connection that little Beiwen has with his parents now is to talk on the phone with them once a week ."}
{"id": "4243", "text": "In his opinion , affection among family members is something unreachable .", "annotated_text": "In his opinion , affection among family members is something unreachable ."}
{"id": "4244", "text": "How often can your mother call you ?", "annotated_text": "How often can your mother call you ?"}
{"id": "4245", "text": "Uh , once a week !", "annotated_text": "Uh , once a week !"}
{"id": "4246", "text": "What do you talk about ?", "annotated_text": "What do you talk about ?"}
{"id": "4247", "text": "I will talk about my studies and life .", "annotated_text": "I will talk about my studies and life ."}
{"id": "4248", "text": "My schoolwork was not quite good when I first came !", "annotated_text": "My schoolwork was not quite good when I first came !"}
{"id": "4249", "text": "My mother scolded me in the beginning when my schoolwork was poor .", "annotated_text": "My mother scolded me in the beginning when my schoolwork was poor ."}
{"id": "4250", "text": "She said that I was losing honor for not doing well at school !", "annotated_text": "She said that I was losing honor for not doing well at school !"}
{"id": "4251", "text": "Then I cried and after that , my mother cried , too .", "annotated_text": "Then I cried and after that , my mother cried , too ."}
{"id": "4252", "text": "Since they move from place to place in the city to work all year round , parents of left - behind children have little communication with their children .", "annotated_text": "Since they move from place to place in the city to work all year round , parents of left - behind children have little communication with their children ."}
{"id": "4253", "text": "While for temporary custodians , they are only limited to providing superficial care , such as making sure the children have food and stay warm , but can not fulfill the responsibility of educating the children .", "annotated_text": "While for temporary custodians , they are only limited to providing superficial care , such as making sure the children have food and stay warm , but can not fulfill the responsibility of educating the children ."}
{"id": "4254", "text": "The survey found that 36.7 percent of the children had never been to their parents ' workplace .", "annotated_text": "The survey found that 36.7 percent of the children had never been to their parents ' workplace ."}
{"id": "4255", "text": "8.2 percent of the parents almost never contacted their children .", "annotated_text": "8.2 percent of the parents almost never contacted their children ."}
{"id": "4256", "text": "21.4 percent of the parents contacted their children less than once a month .", "annotated_text": "21.4 percent of the parents contacted their children less than once a month ."}
{"id": "4257", "text": "Since their parents are absent , how can these children communicate and exchange with their parents ?", "annotated_text": "Since their parents are absent , how can these children communicate and exchange with their parents ?"}
{"id": "4258", "text": "Our study found that um , um , the principal means of contact between the left - behind children and their parents was through the telephone .", "annotated_text": "Our study found that um , um , the principal means of contact between the left - behind children and their parents was through the telephone ."}
{"id": "4259", "text": "However , contrary to our belief that they could talk on the phone for a long time when they called , approximately 50 percent of the left - behind children we surveyed talked on the phone with their parents for three minutes or so .", "annotated_text": "However , contrary to our belief that they could talk on the phone for a long time when they called , approximately 50 percent of the left - behind children we surveyed talked on the phone with their parents for or so ."}
{"id": "4260", "text": "What could they talk about in three minutes ?", "annotated_text": "What could they talk about in ?"}
{"id": "4261", "text": "I think it is hard to say anything meaningful in three minutes .", "annotated_text": "I think it is hard to say anything meaningful in ."}
{"id": "4262", "text": "Of course , we also studied what these children talked to their parents about in these three - minute telephone conversations .", "annotated_text": "Of course , we also studied what these children talked to their parents about in these telephone conversations ."}
{"id": "4263", "text": "What did the parents who worked in the city talk about with their children ?", "annotated_text": "What did the parents who worked in the city talk about with their children ?"}
{"id": "4264", "text": "What touched us very deeply was that 70 percent of the content of the children 's conversations with their parents was to ask about their safety and not other things , such as how much they had earned .", "annotated_text": "What touched us very deeply was that 70 percent of the content of the children 's conversations with their parents was to ask about their safety and not other things , such as how much they had earned ."}
{"id": "4265", "text": "As for the content of the parents ' conversations with their children , first , it was school .", "annotated_text": "As for the content of the parents ' conversations with their children , first , it was school ."}
{"id": "4266", "text": "Whether they were good and how their schoolwork was .", "annotated_text": "Whether they were good and how their schoolwork was ."}
{"id": "4267", "text": "Second , it was whether they obeyed their custodians and what they ate and things like that .", "annotated_text": "Second , it was whether they obeyed their custodians and what they ate and things like that ."}
{"id": "4268", "text": "Uh , as for safety matters , in fact , they could not have any emotional exchange .", "annotated_text": "Uh , as for safety matters , in fact , they could not have any emotional exchange ."}
{"id": "4269", "text": "We know that sometimes when we talk on the phone , even a pause is a need for emotional exchange .", "annotated_text": "We know that sometimes when we talk on the phone , even a pause is a need for emotional exchange ."}
{"id": "4270", "text": "However , the parents may not have realized this .", "annotated_text": "However , the parents may not have realized this ."}
{"id": "4271", "text": "For instance , the child has stopped talking .", "annotated_text": "For instance , the child has stopped talking ."}
{"id": "4272", "text": "He stops talking because he needs to pause to consider how to say what is in his mind .", "annotated_text": "He stops talking because he needs to pause to consider how to say what is in his mind ."}
{"id": "4273", "text": "The parents may not have realized this point , so they hang up the phone immediately .", "annotated_text": "The parents may not have realized this point , so they hang up the phone immediately ."}
{"id": "4274", "text": "Of course , for three minutes , why was it only for three minutes ?", "annotated_text": "Of course , for , why was it only for ?"}
{"id": "4275", "text": "In many cases , it was because they worried about the charge .", "annotated_text": "In many cases , it was because they worried about the charge ."}
{"id": "4276", "text": ", many left - behind children told us that they especially wanted to call their parents on the phone .", "annotated_text": ", many left - behind children told us that they especially wanted to call their parents on the phone ."}
{"id": "4277", "text": "However , um , they considered that um , one thing , sometimes they did not have a telephone at home .", "annotated_text": "However , um , they considered that um , one thing , sometimes they did not have a telephone at home ."}
{"id": "4278", "text": "It was very difficult for children to borrow the phone from their neighbors .", "annotated_text": "It was very difficult for children to borrow the phone from their neighbors ."}
{"id": "4279", "text": "Second , um , they considered that they needed money to make a phone call .", "annotated_text": "Second , um , they considered that they needed money to make a phone call ."}
{"id": "4280", "text": "Some children told me , \" I secretly called my parents when my custodians were not home . \"", "annotated_text": "Some children told me , \" I secretly called my parents when my custodians were not home . \""}
{"id": "4281", "text": "The children have a great need for this type of telephone exchange .", "annotated_text": "The children have a great need for this type of telephone exchange ."}
{"id": "4282", "text": "Do the left - behind children understand why their parents work in the city ?", "annotated_text": "Do the left - behind children understand why their parents work in the city ?"}
{"id": "4283", "text": "Um , um , we conducted a survey on this question .", "annotated_text": "Um , um , we conducted a survey on this question ."}
{"id": "4284", "text": "We were very surprised to find that 40 percent of the left - behind children had no idea what jobs their parents held away from home .", "annotated_text": "We were very surprised to find that 40 percent of the left - behind children had no idea what jobs their parents held away from home ."}
{"id": "4285", "text": "How could that be possible ?", "annotated_text": "How could that be possible ?"}
{"id": "4286", "text": "How could that be possible ?", "annotated_text": "How could that be possible ?"}
{"id": "4287", "text": "We interviewed some left - behind children , their custodians , and the people who work in the city .", "annotated_text": "We interviewed some left - behind children , their custodians , and the people who work in the city ."}
{"id": "4288", "text": "Why would n't the children know what they did ?", "annotated_text": "Why would n't the children know what they did ?"}
{"id": "4289", "text": "First , we can tell from the content of the three - minute telephone conversations we mentioned earlier that children are particularly concerned about the safety of the parents who work in the city .", "annotated_text": "First , we can tell from the content of the telephone conversations we mentioned earlier that children are particularly concerned about the safety of the parents who work in the city ."}
{"id": "4290", "text": "However , a lot of the work that the parents engaged in is dangerous work , including coalmines , construction , and some others , many of them are dangerous jobs .", "annotated_text": "However , a lot of the work that the parents engaged in is dangerous work , including coalmines , construction , and some others , many of them are dangerous jobs ."}
{"id": "4291", "text": "Thus , I believe the parents of these left - behind children also choose not to take the initiative and tell them the nature of their job .", "annotated_text": "Thus , I believe the parents of these left - behind children also choose not to take the initiative and tell them the nature of their job ."}
{"id": "4292", "text": "Why do they do that ?", "annotated_text": "Why do they do that ?"}
{"id": "4293", "text": "It is because they are afraid that their children will worry .", "annotated_text": "It is because they are afraid that their children will worry ."}
{"id": "4294", "text": "Second , , parents , especially fathers , who work in the city have a particularly lofty image in the children 's mind .", "annotated_text": "Second , , parents , especially fathers , who work in the city have a particularly lofty image in the children 's mind ."}
{"id": "4295", "text": "Maybe they do not want their children to know about the nature of their job or tell them what they do .", "annotated_text": "Maybe they do not want their children to know about the nature of their job or tell them what they do ."}
{"id": "4296", "text": "They , do not want to destroy the lofty image of themselves in the child 's mind .", "annotated_text": "They , do not want to destroy the lofty image of themselves in the child 's mind ."}
{"id": "4297", "text": "At noon , the maternal grandmother and maternal grandfather went to work in the field and did not come home .", "annotated_text": "At , the maternal grandmother and maternal grandfather went to work in the field and did not come home ."}
{"id": "4298", "text": "Jiang Beiwen has to make lunch for himself .", "annotated_text": "Jiang Beiwen has to make lunch for himself ."}
{"id": "4299", "text": "This happens to him very often .", "annotated_text": "This happens to him very often ."}
{"id": "4300", "text": "He could look after himself since he was nine .", "annotated_text": "He could look after himself since he was nine ."}
{"id": "4301", "text": "What work are you going to do today , other than cooking ?", "annotated_text": "What work are you going to do today , other than cooking ?"}
{"id": "4302", "text": "Uh , I will do the dishes after I finish eating .", "annotated_text": "Uh , I will do the dishes after I finish eating ."}
{"id": "4303", "text": "If it is Sunday when I am free , I will , also do some farm work .", "annotated_text": "If it is Sunday when I am free , I will , also do some farm work ."}
{"id": "4304", "text": "What kind of work ?", "annotated_text": "What kind of work ?"}
{"id": "4305", "text": "Uh , I will hoe the field , uh , when we are in a hurry to till the land for growing crops , I will help do some work .", "annotated_text": "Uh , I will hoe the field , uh , when we are in a hurry to till the land for growing crops , I will help do some work ."}
{"id": "4306", "text": "Do you still remember your mother 's cooking ?", "annotated_text": "Do you still remember your mother 's cooking ?"}
{"id": "4307", "text": "Uh huh , I do .", "annotated_text": "Uh huh , I do ."}
{"id": "4308", "text": "It was especially tasty .", "annotated_text": "It was especially tasty ."}
{"id": "4309", "text": "Now , the most I want to know is , my parents ' health .", "annotated_text": "Now , the most I want to know is , my parents ' health ."}
{"id": "4310", "text": "Why do you want to know about that ?", "annotated_text": "Why do you want to know about that ?"}
{"id": "4311", "text": "It is because I care about my parents very much .", "annotated_text": "It is because I care about my parents very much ."}
{"id": "4312", "text": "I think about their work because I know that they work in the city because of me , so I care about them a lot .", "annotated_text": "I think about their work because I know that they work in the city because of me , so I care about them a lot ."}
{"id": "4313", "text": "They will be worn out from working in the city , working in the city to make money .", "annotated_text": "They will be worn out from working in the city , working in the city to make money ."}
{"id": "4314", "text": "I believe it is also because of me , so I care about their health a lot .", "annotated_text": "I believe it is also because of me , so I care about their health a lot ."}
{"id": "4315", "text": "Because of you , why is it because of you ?", "annotated_text": "Because of you , why is it because of you ?"}
{"id": "4316", "text": "Because if they did n't have me , I think they uh , would be a lot more , relaxed when they worked .", "annotated_text": "Because if they did n't have me , I think they uh , would be a lot more , relaxed when they worked ."}
{"id": "4317", "text": "Then , are these children willing to live with their parents ? Or go to the city with them ?", "annotated_text": "Then , are these children willing to live with their parents ? Or go to the city with them ?"}
{"id": "4318", "text": "In regard to this , first , , children all want their parents to come back to live with them .", "annotated_text": "In regard to this , first , , children all want their parents to come back to live with them ."}
{"id": "4319", "text": "However , 51 percent of the children we surveyed were unwilling to go to the city with their parents , go to the city , to live in the city .", "annotated_text": "However , 51 percent of the children we surveyed were unwilling to go to the city with their parents , go to the city , to live in the city ."}
{"id": "4320", "text": "However , they all wanted their parents to come back , but half of the children did not want to go to the city .", "annotated_text": "However , they all wanted their parents to come back , but half of the children did not want to go to the city ."}
{"id": "4321", "text": "We also asked them why they did not want to go to the city .", "annotated_text": "We also asked them why they did not want to go to the city ."}
{"id": "4322", "text": "This was also very surprising to us .", "annotated_text": "This was also very surprising to us ."}
{"id": "4323", "text": "They said that the city is another world and they were especially worried .", "annotated_text": "They said that the city is another world and they were especially worried ."}
{"id": "4324", "text": "They were afraid that once they go to the city , they will not be able to assimilate into the schools and things like that .", "annotated_text": "They were afraid that once they go to the city , they will not be able to assimilate into the schools and things like that ."}
{"id": "4325", "text": "Second , they realized that it is already a very difficult task for their parents to work in the city .", "annotated_text": "Second , they realized that it is already a very difficult task for their parents to work in the city ."}
{"id": "4326", "text": "Their parents have to send money home , among other things .", "annotated_text": "Their parents have to send money home , among other things ."}
{"id": "4327", "text": "If they go live with them , they will add more burdens to their parents .", "annotated_text": "If they go live with them , they will add more burdens to their parents ."}
{"id": "4328", "text": "If we are in the city every day , live in the city every day , we may know that oh , city life is like this .", "annotated_text": "If we are in the city every day , live in the city every day , we may know that oh , city life is like this ."}
{"id": "4329", "text": "As for children from rural areas and people from rural areas who work in the city , they are not familiar with this world and they have a type of fear .", "annotated_text": "As for children from rural areas and people from rural areas who work in the city , they are not familiar with this world and they have a type of fear ."}
{"id": "4330", "text": "As for parents , are they more willing to bring their children with them or leave them at home ?", "annotated_text": "As for parents , are they more willing to bring their children with them or leave them at home ?"}
{"id": "4331", "text": "I believe when parents make this decision , their main consideration is not willing or unwilling .", "annotated_text": "I believe when parents make this decision , their main consideration is not willing or unwilling ."}
{"id": "4332", "text": "All parents , I can say the majority of the parents , definitely want to live with their children .", "annotated_text": "All parents , I can say the majority of the parents , definitely want to live with their children ."}
{"id": "4333", "text": "However , with the reality that they have to face , I believe that they can not solve this problem .", "annotated_text": "However , with the reality that they have to face , I believe that they can not solve this problem ."}
{"id": "4334", "text": "Of course , we know what the reality is .", "annotated_text": "Of course , we know what the reality is ."}
{"id": "4335", "text": "First , their families are rather poor to begin with .", "annotated_text": "First , their families are rather poor to begin with ."}
{"id": "4336", "text": "Only the lower - middle class will leave the rural areas and work in the city .", "annotated_text": "Only the lower - middle class will leave the rural areas and work in the city ."}
{"id": "4337", "text": "They have to make money to support the family .", "annotated_text": "They have to make money to support the family ."}
{"id": "4338", "text": "They will need a huge sum of money in order to bring their children to the city .", "annotated_text": "They will need a huge sum of money in order to bring their children to the city ."}
{"id": "4339", "text": "Nonetheless , I believe there are also many other reasons .", "annotated_text": "Nonetheless , I believe there are also many other reasons ."}
{"id": "4340", "text": "They also have to consider whether their children can go to school in the city .", "annotated_text": "They also have to consider whether their children can go to school in the city ."}
{"id": "4341", "text": "They have to find a place to live .", "annotated_text": "They have to find a place to live ."}
{"id": "4342", "text": "All these are problems that they need to resolve .", "annotated_text": "All these are problems that they need to resolve ."}
{"id": "4343", "text": "The problems they face are too many .", "annotated_text": "The problems they face are too many ."}
{"id": "4344", "text": "If the children go to the city , the expenses will be very high .", "annotated_text": "If the children go to the city , the expenses will be very high ."}
{"id": "4345", "text": "Since circumstances do not permit , they can not bring their children with them , according to their will or their psychological need .", "annotated_text": "Since circumstances do not permit , they can not bring their children with them , according to their will or their psychological need ."}
{"id": "4346", "text": "Many parents are unable to bring their children with them .", "annotated_text": "Many parents are unable to bring their children with them ."}
{"id": "4347", "text": "What would you tell your parents if you could see them now ?", "annotated_text": "What would you tell your parents if you could see them now ?"}
{"id": "4348", "text": "I want to tell them that I miss them very much .", "annotated_text": "I want to tell them that I miss them very much ."}
{"id": "4349", "text": "Judging from the surface , is there any obvious difference between the character of these left - behind children and non-left - behind children ?", "annotated_text": "Judging from the surface , is there any obvious difference between the character of these left - behind children and non-left - behind children ?"}
{"id": "4350", "text": "It is hard to tell from the surface .", "annotated_text": "It is hard to tell from the surface ."}
{"id": "4351", "text": "Why is it so ?", "annotated_text": "Why is it so ?"}
{"id": "4352", "text": "For these children , it depends on how long their parents have been working in the city .", "annotated_text": "For these children , it depends on how long their parents have been working in the city ."}
{"id": "4353", "text": "For example , some have just gone for a year , while others have gone for 10 years already .", "annotated_text": "For example , some have just gone for a year , while others have gone for 10 years already ."}
{"id": "4354", "text": "In this case , um , generally speaking , uh , we did not conduct any psychological testing or comparison in this psychological aspect .", "annotated_text": "In this case , um , generally speaking , uh , we did not conduct any psychological testing or comparison in this psychological aspect ."}
{"id": "4355", "text": "However , many schools and custodians reported that many left - behind children had become very withdrawn .", "annotated_text": "However , many schools and custodians reported that many left - behind children had become very withdrawn ."}
{"id": "4356", "text": "They had very strange um , um , temperaments .", "annotated_text": "They had very strange um , um , temperaments ."}
{"id": "4357", "text": "They did not like to speak .", "annotated_text": "They did not like to speak ."}
{"id": "4358", "text": "There was , a child who was in the first year of junior high school .", "annotated_text": "There was , a child who was in the first year of junior high school ."}
{"id": "4359", "text": "Um , um , he told us himself that he particularly , um , um , misses his father .", "annotated_text": "Um , um , he told us himself that he particularly , um , um , misses his father ."}
{"id": "4360", "text": "He was very good at school .", "annotated_text": "He was very good at school ."}
{"id": "4361", "text": "However , one time we visited him , his um , family told us that he was second in his class in his examination .", "annotated_text": "However , one time we visited him , his um , family told us that he was second in his class in his examination ."}
{"id": "4362", "text": "After that , he became extremely , extremely , annoyed .", "annotated_text": "After that , he became extremely , extremely , annoyed ."}
{"id": "4363", "text": "Um , um , um , his language and other things became very strange .", "annotated_text": "Um , um , um , his language and other things became very strange ."}
{"id": "4364", "text": "Um , um , we also asked his um , um , grandparents who had custody of him .", "annotated_text": "Um , um , we also asked his um , um , grandparents who had custody of him ."}
{"id": "4365", "text": "They said that when his father was home , he would always encourage him and um , exchange with him .", "annotated_text": "They said that when his father was home , he would always encourage him and um , exchange with him ."}
{"id": "4366", "text": "Um , of course , it was not necessarily because his parents worked in the city .", "annotated_text": "Um , of course , it was not necessarily because his parents worked in the city ."}
{"id": "4367", "text": "However , for some left - behind children , their parents working in the city has caused some psychological abnormalities and unusual development .", "annotated_text": "However , for some left - behind children , their parents working in the city has caused some psychological abnormalities and unusual development ."}
{"id": "4368", "text": "This situation indeed exists .", "annotated_text": "This situation indeed exists ."}
{"id": "4369", "text": "After all , these are families whose love is inadequate and incomplete .", "annotated_text": "After all , these are families whose love is inadequate and incomplete ."}
{"id": "4370", "text": "I believe love is especially important .", "annotated_text": "I believe love is especially important ."}
{"id": "4371", "text": "Children need love from the time they are small .", "annotated_text": "Children need love from the time they are small ."}
{"id": "4372", "text": "We have to understand our Chinese saying , \" The child is father to the man . \"", "annotated_text": "We have to understand our Chinese saying , \" The child is father to the man . \""}
{"id": "4373", "text": "What it says is that the character that children form at a very young age will affect their entire life .", "annotated_text": "What it says is that the character that children form at a very young age will affect their entire life ."}
{"id": "4374", "text": "Only children who are loved and who realize the importance of love since they are young will be able to love other people in the future .", "annotated_text": "Only children who are loved and who realize the importance of love since they are young will be able to love other people in the future ."}
{"id": "4375", "text": "This is the case .", "annotated_text": "This is the case ."}
{"id": "4376", "text": "Therefore , for this type , um , um , um , this group of left - behind children , psychologically , they do not have family love .", "annotated_text": "Therefore , for this type , um , um , um , this group of left - behind children , psychologically , they do not have family love ."}
{"id": "4377", "text": "Um , , if the parents work in the city , these children perhaps will not receive timely attention when they encounter many difficulties at home .", "annotated_text": "Um , , if the parents work in the city , these children perhaps will not receive timely attention when they encounter many difficulties at home ."}
{"id": "4378", "text": "Perhaps the neighbors around are all facing different realities and can not offer them timely love .", "annotated_text": "Perhaps the neighbors around are all facing different realities and can not offer them timely love ."}
{"id": "4379", "text": "Under this situation , I believe , I am not sure , um , I am unwilling to imagine what mentality and character these children will develop when they grow up .", "annotated_text": "Under this situation , I believe , I am not sure , um , I am unwilling to imagine what mentality and character these children will develop when they grow up ."}
{"id": "4380", "text": "Will they believe there is love in society or not ?", "annotated_text": "Will they believe there is love in society or not ?"}
{"id": "4381", "text": "Will they think that love is important in society or not , because they have never experienced it .", "annotated_text": "Will they think that love is important in society or not , because they have never experienced it ."}
{"id": "4382", "text": "They have never completely experienced it .", "annotated_text": "They have never completely experienced it ."}
{"id": "4383", "text": "Thus , if such a large group in society does not realize that love should be , um , given or received in society , I think this is , something that I do not want to imagine .", "annotated_text": "Thus , if such a large group in society does not realize that love should be , um , given or received in society , I think this is , something that I do not want to imagine ."}
{"id": "4384", "text": "Despite the guarantee in food , clothing , and school that left - behind children get because their parents work in the city to make money , they do not have the psychological and physiological satisfaction that they require .", "annotated_text": "Despite the guarantee in food , clothing , and school that left - behind children get because their parents work in the city to make money , they do not have the psychological and physiological satisfaction that they require ."}
{"id": "4385", "text": "According to the survey , more than half of the left - behind children were dissatisfied with their current life .", "annotated_text": "According to the survey , more than half of the left - behind children were dissatisfied with their current life ."}
{"id": "4386", "text": "58 percent of the left - behind children believed that they were unhappy .", "annotated_text": "58 percent of the left - behind children believed that they were unhappy ."}
{"id": "4387", "text": "Are the parents worried about leaving their children at home by themselves ?", "annotated_text": "Are the parents worried about leaving their children at home by themselves ?"}
{"id": "4388", "text": "Do they understand the living conditions of their children at home ?", "annotated_text": "Do they understand the living conditions of their children at home ?"}
{"id": "4389", "text": "They thought that this was a reality that they could not um , um , face .", "annotated_text": "They thought that this was a reality that they could not um , um , face ."}
{"id": "4390", "text": "They were condemned to this reality .", "annotated_text": "They were condemned to this reality ."}
{"id": "4391", "text": "No doubt , I think some , um , parents have not had such profound consideration .", "annotated_text": "No doubt , I think some , um , parents have not had such profound consideration ."}
{"id": "4392", "text": "Why do n't they ?", "annotated_text": "Why do n't they ?"}
{"id": "4393", "text": "I believe people are all the same .", "annotated_text": "I believe people are all the same ."}
{"id": "4394", "text": "If they face such an urgent need for a livelihood , their first consideration will be the need for a livelihood .", "annotated_text": "If they face such an urgent need for a livelihood , their first consideration will be the need for a livelihood ."}
{"id": "4395", "text": "They can not consider the deeper issue of children 's safety and psychology when their livelihood has not been solved , satisfied , and guaranteed .", "annotated_text": "They can not consider the deeper issue of children 's safety and psychology when their livelihood has not been solved , satisfied , and guaranteed ."}
{"id": "4396", "text": "For example , there were two sisters who lived in a cave dwelling in Shaanxi province .", "annotated_text": "For example , there were two sisters who lived in a cave dwelling in Shaanxi province ."}
{"id": "4397", "text": "Many people whom we interviewed lived in cave dwellings .", "annotated_text": "Many people whom we interviewed lived in cave dwellings ."}
{"id": "4398", "text": "Once there was a flood .", "annotated_text": "Once there was a flood ."}
{"id": "4399", "text": ", these sisters stayed in the cave dwelling to look after the home !", "annotated_text": ", these sisters stayed in the cave dwelling to look after the home !"}
{"id": "4400", "text": "This happened in the rural area .", "annotated_text": "This happened in the rural area ."}
{"id": "4401", "text": "These two children were looking after the home .", "annotated_text": "These two children were looking after the home ."}
{"id": "4402", "text": "Their uncle saved them when the flood was almost past their bellies .", "annotated_text": "Their uncle saved them when the flood was almost past their bellies ."}
{"id": "4403", "text": "Their father called later to see if they were fine .", "annotated_text": "Their father called later to see if they were fine ."}
{"id": "4404", "text": "The family told him that they were fine .", "annotated_text": "The family told him that they were fine ."}
{"id": "4405", "text": "He did not come back after that .", "annotated_text": "He did not come back after that ."}
{"id": "4406", "text": "He did not come back to check if everything was fine .", "annotated_text": "He did not come back to check if everything was fine ."}
{"id": "4407", "text": "I believe the reason he did not return was that he would ponder whether he should return or not .", "annotated_text": "I believe the reason he did not return was that he would ponder whether he should return or not ."}
{"id": "4408", "text": "Dealing with serial crimes per se /.", "annotated_text": "Dealing with serial crimes per se /."}
{"id": "4409", "text": "We can see the emerging behavior /.", "annotated_text": "We can see the emerging behavior /."}
{"id": "4410", "text": "we can see that this is a behavior that is not going to stop /.", "annotated_text": "we can see that this is a behavior that is not going to stop /."}
{"id": "4411", "text": "You can have hundreds of individuals as suspects and can narrow the focus of your investigation to a smaller pool of people /.", "annotated_text": "You can have hundreds of individuals as suspects and can narrow the focus of your investigation to a smaller pool of people /."}
{"id": "4412", "text": "And it gives you a starting point /.", "annotated_text": "And it gives you a starting point /."}
{"id": "4413", "text": "The good news is even though at any given point in time that there are these people out there perpetrating these crimes we are getting better at catching them and better at catching them sooner So that instead of waiting until they 've committed twelve crimes or instead of having twelve murders take place before we catch somebody now we may catch them after the first or second murder /.", "annotated_text": "The good news is even though at any given point in time that there are these people out there perpetrating these crimes we are getting better at catching them and better at catching them sooner So that instead of waiting until they 've committed twelve crimes or instead of having twelve murders take place before we catch somebody now we may catch them after the first or second murder /."}
{"id": "4414", "text": "I will never in my lifetime learn why a serial killer becomes a serial killer /.", "annotated_text": "I will never in my lifetime learn why a serial killer becomes a serial killer /."}
{"id": "4415", "text": "But maybe the work that I 'm doing now will be able to take other people down avenues to explore with more tools with more ability to experiment with more ability to study on a hands - on basis /.", "annotated_text": "But maybe the work that I 'm doing now will be able to take other people down avenues to explore with more tools with more ability to experiment with more ability to study on a hands - on basis /."}
{"id": "4416", "text": "But I will never learn that /.", "annotated_text": "But I will never learn that /."}
{"id": "4417", "text": "As a psychologist through all the interviews that I 've conducted all the cases that I 've reviewed what I 've learned is that these people while bright um and while at some level charming are emotionally and spiritually bankrupt /.", "annotated_text": "As a psychologist through all the interviews that I 've conducted all the cases that I 've reviewed what I 've learned is that these people while bright um and while at some level charming are emotionally and spiritually bankrupt /."}
{"id": "4418", "text": "and I 've learned that there is such a thing as evil /.", "annotated_text": "and I 've learned that there is such a thing as evil /."}
{"id": "4419", "text": "While criminal profiling has been the topic of best selling books and award winning films it is merely one tool used to solve crimes /.", "annotated_text": "While criminal profiling has been the topic of best selling books and award winning films it is merely one tool used to solve crimes /."}
{"id": "4420", "text": "The fact is that often offenders are caught while committing minor crimes like traffic violations or simply because they raise suspicion of local police /.", "annotated_text": "The fact is that often offenders are caught while committing minor crimes like traffic violations or simply because they raise suspicion of local police /."}
{"id": "4421", "text": "That 's our crime files investigation /.", "annotated_text": "That 's our crime files investigation /."}
{"id": "4422", "text": "I 'm John Seganthaler /.", "annotated_text": "I 'm John Seganthaler /."}
{"id": "4423", "text": "From NBC news in Washington this is Meet The Press with Tim Russet /.", "annotated_text": "From NBC news in Washington this is Meet The Press with Tim Russet /."}
{"id": "4424", "text": "Our issues this Sunday North Korea 's Kim Jong - Il defies the world testing long range missiles which one day could deliver nuclear warheads /.", "annotated_text": "Our issues this SundayNorth Korea 'sKim Jong - Il defies the world testing long range missiles which one day could deliver nuclear warheads /."}
{"id": "4425", "text": "Can this man be stopped /?", "annotated_text": "Can this man be stopped /?"}
{"id": "4426", "text": "With us from the Bush administration the third ranking official at the state department Ambassador Nicholas Burns The former Assistant Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter of Harvard University 's Kennedy school of government The man who led the negotiations for the nineteen ninety four nuclear agreement with North Korea Robert Gallucci Dean of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University And the former US Ambassador to the United Nations who has visited North Korea five times Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico /.", "annotated_text": "With us from the Bush administration the third ranking official at the state department Ambassador Nicholas Burns The former Assistant Secretary of DefenseAshton Carter of Harvard University 'sKennedy school of government The man who led the negotiations for the nineteen ninety four nuclear agreement with North KoreaRobert Gallucci Dean of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University And the former US Ambassador to the United Nations who has visited North Koreafive times Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico /."}
{"id": "4427", "text": "And in our Meet the Press Minute former President Gerald Ford turns ninety three this week /.", "annotated_text": "And in our Meet the Press Minute former President Gerald Ford turns ninety threethis week /."}
{"id": "4428", "text": "He last appeared as president on Meet the Press thirty one years ago when he talked about age as a state of mind /.", "annotated_text": "He last appeared as president on Meet the Pressthirty one years ago when he talked about age as a state of mind /."}
{"id": "4429", "text": "But first North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "But firstNorth Korea /."}
{"id": "4430", "text": "on the fourth of July North Korea tested medium and long range +missiles /.", "annotated_text": "on the fourth of JulyNorth Korea tested medium and long range +missiles /."}
{"id": "4431", "text": "and their nuclear program appears to be full speed ahead /.", "annotated_text": "and their nuclear program appears to be full speed ahead /."}
{"id": "4432", "text": "What is the Bush administration going to do about it /?", "annotated_text": "What is the Bush administration going to do about it /?"}
{"id": "4433", "text": "Here with us the Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns /.", "annotated_text": "Here with us the Undersecretary of StateNicholas Burns /."}
{"id": "4434", "text": "Mr. Ambassador good morning /.", "annotated_text": "Mr. Ambassador good /."}
{"id": "4435", "text": "Thank you Tim /.", "annotated_text": "Thank you Tim /."}
{"id": "4436", "text": "good morning /.", "annotated_text": "good /."}
{"id": "4437", "text": "Will the United States insist that the United Nations impose sanctions against North Korea /?", "annotated_text": "Will the United States insist that the United Nations impose sanctions against North Korea /?"}
{"id": "4438", "text": "Well we are pursuing a very aggressive resolution up in New York at the Security Council /.", "annotated_text": "Well we are pursuing a very aggressive resolution up in New York at the Security Council /."}
{"id": "4439", "text": "and we think we 've got the votes to pass that /.", "annotated_text": "and we think we 've got the votes to pass that /."}
{"id": "4440", "text": "But we 're also operating on multiple diplomatic fronts /.", "annotated_text": "But we 're also operating on multiple diplomatic fronts /."}
{"id": "4441", "text": "We have our lead negotiator Chris Hill Ambassador Hill in Beijing Seoul and Tokyo this week /.", "annotated_text": "We have our lead negotiator Chris Hill Ambassador Hill in BeijingSeoul and Tokyothis week /."}
{"id": "4442", "text": "President Bush and Secretary Rice have been working the phones with uh their counterparts /.", "annotated_text": "President Bush and Secretary Rice have been working the phones with uh their counterparts /."}
{"id": "4443", "text": "And we 've also had a very interesting development today /.", "annotated_text": "And we 've also had a very interesting development today /."}
{"id": "4444", "text": "the Chinese Government is sending tonight to a senior delegation /.", "annotated_text": "the Chinese Government is sending to a senior delegation /."}
{"id": "4445", "text": "And you know frankly we think it 's time for China to use its influence with North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "And you know frankly we think it 's time for China to use its influence with North Korea /."}
{"id": "4446", "text": "The Chinese have influence certainly more than the United States and the other members of the international community dealing with this problem /.", "annotated_text": "The Chinese have influence certainly more than the United States and the other members of the international community dealing with this problem /."}
{"id": "4447", "text": "China now has an opportunity to put its best foot forward , to send the North Koreans a direct message that these missile tests can not be tolerated and the North Koreans now have to come back to the September nineteenth two thousand five agreement and they 've got to denuclearize give up their nuclear ambitions and abide by the agreement that they made with the rest of us nearly a year ago /.", "annotated_text": "China now has an opportunity to put its best foot forward , to send the North Koreans a direct message that these missile tests can not be tolerated and the North Koreans now have to come back to the September nineteenth two thousand five agreement and they 've got to denuclearize give up their nuclear ambitions and abide by the agreement that they made with the rest of us nearly a year ago /."}
{"id": "4448", "text": "But the South Koreans and the Chinese have both said they do not believe there should be sanctions against North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "But the South Koreans and the Chinese have both said they do not believe there should be sanctions against North Korea /."}
{"id": "4449", "text": "Will the US absolutely insist that there be sanctions in the UN resolution /?", "annotated_text": "Will the US absolutely insist that there be sanctions in the UN resolution /?"}
{"id": "4450", "text": "If you look at this UN resolution that 's under debate in New York it does /.", "annotated_text": "If you look at this UN resolution that 's under debate in New York it does /."}
{"id": "4451", "text": "it 's a chapter seven resolution so it has the effect of compulsory behavior by all the member states /.", "annotated_text": "it 's a chapter seven resolution so it has the effect of compulsory behavior by all the member states /."}
{"id": "4452", "text": "It says that what the North Koreans did was a threat to international peace and security /.", "annotated_text": "It says that what the North Koreans did was a threat to international peace and security /."}
{"id": "4453", "text": "It does ask all member states not to engage in nuclear trade with North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "It does ask all member states not to engage in nuclear trade with North Korea /."}
{"id": "4454", "text": "That strikes us as an obvious point /.", "annotated_text": "That strikes us as an obvious point /."}
{"id": "4455", "text": "And I think what we have to do we 'll see a lot of diplomacy over the next couple of days /.", "annotated_text": "And I think what we have to do we 'll see a lot of diplomacy over the next couple of days /."}
{"id": "4456", "text": "we 'll have to see how the Chinese and Russians react to this /.", "annotated_text": "we 'll have to see how the Chinese and Russians react to this /."}
{"id": "4457", "text": "but our view is that the five parties ought to remain united and that the goal of the current diplomacy should be to use the combined leverage of China and Russia 's of South Korea Japan and the United States to force the North Koreans back to the negotiating table /.", "annotated_text": "but our view is that the five parties ought to remain united and that the goal of the current diplomacy should be to use the combined leverage of China and Russia 's of South KoreaJapan and the United States to force the North Koreans back to the negotiating table /."}
{"id": "4458", "text": "That 's certainly the best policy for the United States /.", "annotated_text": "That 's certainly the best policy for the United States /."}
{"id": "4459", "text": "Force the North Koreans back to the negotiating table /.", "annotated_text": "Force the North Koreans back to the negotiating table /."}
{"id": "4460", "text": "there are many as you know Mister Ambassador who believe the North Koreans did this launch on the fourth of July to get our attention Because they saw the way we were treating Iran differently than we were treating North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "there are many as you know Mister Ambassador who believe the North Koreans did this launch on the fourth of July to get our attention Because they saw the way we were treating Iran differently than we were treating North Korea /."}
{"id": "4461", "text": "Here 's one Nicholas Burns on National Public Radio /.", "annotated_text": "Here 's one Nicholas Burns on National Public Radio /."}
{"id": "4462", "text": "With Iran the United States has made an offer /.", "annotated_text": "With Iranthe United States has made an offer /."}
{"id": "4463", "text": "and that is we are willing to sit down and negotiate with the Iranians assuming and contingent upon their suspension of their nuclear activities at their plant in the in Iran /.", "annotated_text": "and that is we are willing to sit down and negotiate with the Iranians assuming and contingent upon their suspension of their nuclear activities at their plant in the in Iran /."}
{"id": "4464", "text": "Why not sit down in the same way with North Koreans Say to them stop developing your program /.", "annotated_text": "Why not sit down in the same way with North Koreans Say to them stop developing your program /."}
{"id": "4465", "text": "and we 'll sit down with you one on one /.", "annotated_text": "and we 'll sit down with you one on one /."}
{"id": "4466", "text": "Well Tim we 're trying to sit down with the North Koreans in the context of the six party talks /.", "annotated_text": "Well Tim we 're trying to sit down with the North Koreans in the context of the six party talks /."}
{"id": "4467", "text": "We 've been saying for months now that the right step forward is for North Korea to return to these talks /.", "annotated_text": "We 've been saying for months now that the right step forward is for North Korea to return to these talks /."}
{"id": "4468", "text": "but we really do n't see the logic in turning this into a test of wills between two countries the United States and North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "but we really do n't see the logic in turning this into a test of wills between two countries the United States and North Korea /."}
{"id": "4469", "text": "The fact is that China has the same interest as the United States /.", "annotated_text": "The fact is that China has the same interest as the United States /."}
{"id": "4470", "text": "It should have the same interest /.", "annotated_text": "It should have the same interest /."}
{"id": "4471", "text": "And that is to stop the North Korea nuclear program /.", "annotated_text": "And that is to stop the North Korea nuclear program /."}
{"id": "4472", "text": "Our allies Japan and South Korea have the same interests /.", "annotated_text": "Our allies Japan and South Korea have the same interests /."}
{"id": "4473", "text": "and the Russians do as well /.", "annotated_text": "and the Russians do as well /."}
{"id": "4474", "text": "And so we think we 're far better off working within the framework of the six party talks because you get in that process the combined leverage the combined strength and frankly the combined pressure on North Korea of all these different countries /.", "annotated_text": "And so we think we 're far better off working within the framework of the six party talks because you get in that process the combined leverage the combined strength and frankly the combined pressure on North Korea of all these different countries /."}
{"id": "4475", "text": "I simply do n't see why it 's in the interest of the United States to get those countries out of the way and only deal with North Korea directly /.", "annotated_text": "I simply do n't see why it 's in the interest of the United States to get those countries out of the way and only deal with North Korea directly /."}
{"id": "4476", "text": "So the problem here is not the lack of discussion between the United States and North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "So the problem here is not the lack of discussion between the United States and North Korea /."}
{"id": "4477", "text": "We 're perfectly willing to sit down with them in that six party environment /.", "annotated_text": "We 're perfectly willing to sit down with them in that six party environment /."}
{"id": "4478", "text": "and in that sense it 's analogous to what we 're trying to do with Iran /.", "annotated_text": "and in that sense it 's analogous to what we 're trying to do with Iran /."}
{"id": "4479", "text": "Secretary Rice announced about a month ago that should the Iranians meet the condition of suspension of their own nuclear activities we 'd be willing to sit down in another multilateral forum /.", "annotated_text": "Secretary Rice announced about a month ago that should the Iranians meet the condition of suspension of their own nuclear activities we 'd be willing to sit down in another multilateral forum /."}
{"id": "4480", "text": "and that 's with the Europeans and Russians and Chinese /.", "annotated_text": "and that 's with the Europeans and Russians and Chinese /."}
{"id": "4481", "text": "So really you know the North Korea problem is not a problem just for the United States /.", "annotated_text": "So really you know the North Korea problem is not a problem just for the United States /."}
{"id": "4482", "text": "What they did the other day on July fourth was to disrupt the peace and harmony of their relations with the Asian countries /.", "annotated_text": "What they did the other day on July fourth was to disrupt the peace and harmony of their relations with the Asian countries /."}
{"id": "4483", "text": "And the Asian countries want to be involved in these negotiations /.", "annotated_text": "And the Asian countries want to be involved in these negotiations /."}
{"id": "4484", "text": "Is it the policy of the Bush administration that we 'd like to see regime change in North Korea /?", "annotated_text": "Is it the policy of the Bush administration that we 'd like to see regime change in North Korea /?"}
{"id": "4485", "text": "Well this is one of the most despotic regimes in the world /.", "annotated_text": "Well this is one of the most despotic regimes in the world /."}
{"id": "4486", "text": "it 's a major human rights violator /.", "annotated_text": "it 's a major human rights violator /."}
{"id": "4487", "text": "There 's massive famine /.", "annotated_text": "There 's massive famine /."}
{"id": "4488", "text": "And certainly we hope for the day will come when those people will live in peace and be governed by a different type of government /.", "annotated_text": "And certainly we hope for the day will come when those people will live in peace and be governed by a different type of government /."}
{"id": "4489", "text": "Uh what we 've got to do now of course is focus on the most immediate problem /.", "annotated_text": "Uh what we 've got to do now of course is focus on the most immediate problem /."}
{"id": "4490", "text": "And that problem is nuclear weapons /.", "annotated_text": "And that problem is nuclear weapons /."}
{"id": "4491", "text": "The problem is the ballistic launches of the other day /.", "annotated_text": "The problem is the ballistic launches of the other day /."}
{"id": "4492", "text": "I think the thing to remember about those launches by the way they were provocative , they were reckless , they were also unsuccessful /.", "annotated_text": "I think the thing to remember about those launches by the way they were provocative , they were reckless , they were also unsuccessful /."}
{"id": "4493", "text": "They fired four scud missiles intermediate range missiles /.", "annotated_text": "They fired four scud missiles intermediate range missiles /."}
{"id": "4494", "text": "They tried to fire the longer range missile the /.", "annotated_text": "They tried to fire the longer range missile the /."}
{"id": "4495", "text": "and that was spectacularly unsuccessful /.", "annotated_text": "and that was spectacularly unsuccessful /."}
{"id": "4496", "text": "It crashed in the sea of Japan /.", "annotated_text": "It crashed in the sea of Japan /."}
{"id": "4497", "text": "So we obviously have an opportunity now for diplomacy . And an opportunity to use the combined strength of all these countries to provide some leverage put some leverage against the North Koreans /.", "annotated_text": "So we obviously have an opportunity now for diplomacy . And an opportunity to use the combined strength of all these countries to provide some leverage put some leverage against the North Koreans /."}
{"id": "4498", "text": "and that 's what we will continue to try to do in the coming days and coming weeks /.", "annotated_text": "and that 's what we will continue to try to do in the coming days and coming weeks /."}
{"id": "4499", "text": "Will the United States give North Korea security assurances that we will not attack their country or seek to undermine their regime /?", "annotated_text": "Will the United States give North Korea security assurances that we will not attack their country or seek to undermine their regime /?"}
{"id": "4500", "text": "If you look back at this historic agreement that was signed in the six party frameworks on September nineteenth of two thousand five those types of assurances are in that agreement /.", "annotated_text": "If you look back at this historic agreement that was signed in the six party frameworks on September nineteenth of two thousand five those types of assurances are in that agreement /."}
{"id": "4501", "text": "But the North Koreans have obligations /.", "annotated_text": "But the North Koreans have obligations /."}
{"id": "4502", "text": "and that is to take down their nuclear program dismantle it dismantle their weapons of mass destruction programs in a verifiable way before all those assurances can go into place /.", "annotated_text": "and that is to take down their nuclear program dismantle it dismantle their weapons of mass destruction programs in a verifiable way before all those assurances can go into place /."}
{"id": "4503", "text": "All the other elements of the agreement can be put into place /.", "annotated_text": "All the other elements of the agreement can be put into place /."}
{"id": "4504", "text": "And what we 've seen since then is we 've seen the United States and Russia and China and Japan and South Korea willing to go forward willing to sit down willing to implement this entire agreement that you just referred to Tim /.", "annotated_text": "And what we 've seen since then is we 've seen the United States and Russia and China and Japan and South Korea willing to go forward willing to sit down willing to implement this entire agreement that you just referred to Tim /."}
{"id": "4505", "text": "but we see the North Koreans walking away from it /.", "annotated_text": "but we see the North Koreans walking away from it /."}
{"id": "4506", "text": "So we 've got to be very persistent and frankly very tough in combining with these other countries to pressure the North Koreans to live up to their commitments /.", "annotated_text": "So we 've got to be very persistent and frankly very tough in combining with these other countries to pressure the North Koreans to live up to their commitments /."}
{"id": "4507", "text": "But we would be willing to give North Korea increased economic aid perhaps light nuclear reactors for peaceful means and security assurance if in fact they sat down and negotiated /?", "annotated_text": "But we would be willing to give North Korea increased economic aid perhaps light nuclear reactors for peaceful means and security assurance if in fact they sat down and negotiated /?"}
{"id": "4508", "text": "The North Koreans know what 's in the September nineteenth agreement /.", "annotated_text": "The North Koreans know what 's in the September nineteenth agreement /."}
{"id": "4509", "text": "and it 's very specific about what the United States is willing to do uh to take a step forward towards them should they dismantle all their nuclear programs and their weapons of mass destruction /.", "annotated_text": "and it 's very specific about what the United States is willing to do uh to take a step forward towards them should they dismantle all their nuclear programs and their weapons of mass destruction /."}
{"id": "4510", "text": "But they 've got responsibilities in this agreement /.", "annotated_text": "But they 've got responsibilities in this agreement /."}
{"id": "4511", "text": "and no agreement is whole until both sides meet their agreement /.", "annotated_text": "and no agreement is whole until both sides meet their agreement /."}
{"id": "4512", "text": "And what we 've seen Tim especially on July Fourth is the North Koreans in outright violation of the agreement that we made with them last September /.", "annotated_text": "And what we 've seen Tim especially on July Fourth is the North Koreans in outright violation of the agreement that we made with them last September /."}
{"id": "4513", "text": "Why do you think the North Koreans chose July Fourth /?", "annotated_text": "Why do you think the North Koreans chose July Fourth /?"}
{"id": "4514", "text": "Oh I do n't think it was coincidental /.", "annotated_text": "Oh I do n't think it was coincidental /."}
{"id": "4515", "text": "You know it 's a very unreliable and unpredictable regime /.", "annotated_text": "You know it 's a very unreliable and unpredictable regime /."}
{"id": "4516", "text": "The last thing we want to do is react to every wild statement that they make /.", "annotated_text": "The last thing we want to do is react to every wild statement that they make /."}
{"id": "4517", "text": "but they certainly chose that to get our attention and that of the international community /.", "annotated_text": "but they certainly chose that to get our attention and that of the international community /."}
{"id": "4518", "text": "Uh but what they 've got to realize is there is no magic bullet here /.", "annotated_text": "Uh but what they 've got to realize is there is no magic bullet here /."}
{"id": "4519", "text": "They ca n't just think that they can sit down with the United States alone /.", "annotated_text": "They ca n't just think that they can sit down with the United States alone /."}
{"id": "4520", "text": "That does n't work for Japan /.", "annotated_text": "That does n't work for Japan /."}
{"id": "4521", "text": "it does n't work with South Korea /.", "annotated_text": "it does n't work with South Korea /."}
{"id": "4522", "text": "and frankly it does n't work with the Chinese /.", "annotated_text": "and frankly it does n't work with the Chinese /."}
{"id": "4523", "text": "So I said before that one of the most interesting developments here is this Chinese delegation going to /.", "annotated_text": "So I said before that one of the most interesting developments here is this Chinese delegation going to /."}
{"id": "4524", "text": "And Chris Hill our ambassador was in China a few days ago /.", "annotated_text": "And Chris Hill our ambassador was in Chinaa few days ago /."}
{"id": "4525", "text": "he made the point and Secretary Rice made the point yesterday to the Chinese Foreign minister , we want to see China use its influence /.", "annotated_text": "he made the point and Secretary Rice made the point yesterday to the Chinese Foreign minister , we want to see China use its influence /."}
{"id": "4526", "text": "We want to see China push forward and ask the North Koreans to meet these commitments that they 've made to all of us /.", "annotated_text": "We want to see China push forward and ask the North Koreans to meet these commitments that they 've made to all of us /."}
{"id": "4527", "text": "Speaker Newt Gingrich the former speaker Republican weighed in on this debate in this way /.", "annotated_text": "Speaker Newt Gingrich the former speaker Republican weighed in on this debate in this way /."}
{"id": "4528", "text": "he offered this /.", "annotated_text": "he offered this /."}
{"id": "4529", "text": "The time to replace the state department 's failed North Korea strategy of talk forever , act never has come /.", "annotated_text": "The time to replace the state department 's failed North Korea strategy of talk forever , act never has come /."}
{"id": "4530", "text": "For thirteen years the United States has talked loudly about a North Korea nuclear weapons and ballistic missile threat /.", "annotated_text": "For thirteen yearsthe United States has talked loudly about a North Korea nuclear weapons and ballistic missile threat /."}
{"id": "4531", "text": "For thirteen years the North Korean dictatorship has lied and hunkered down and continued to build nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles /.", "annotated_text": "For thirteen years the North Korean dictatorship has lied and hunkered down and continued to build nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles /."}
{"id": "4532", "text": "The strategy of talking has failed /.", "annotated_text": "The strategy of talking has failed /."}
{"id": "4533", "text": "America 's actions must be decisive or faced with a brutal totalitarian dictatorship about which we know little /.", "annotated_text": "America 's actions must be decisive or faced with a brutal totalitarian dictatorship about which we know little /."}
{"id": "4534", "text": "It is acting in defiance of all its own international commitments /.", "annotated_text": "It is acting in defiance of all its own international commitments /."}
{"id": "4535", "text": "But the time for talk is over /.", "annotated_text": "But the time for talk is over /."}
{"id": "4536", "text": "either they dismantle the missile /.", "annotated_text": "either they dismantle the missile /."}
{"id": "4537", "text": "or we the United States should dismantle it /.", "annotated_text": "or we the United States should dismantle it /."}
{"id": "4538", "text": "Well uh with all due respect to Speaker Gingrich we are on a course which has a reasonable chance of success /.", "annotated_text": "Well uh with all due respect to Speaker Gingrich we are on a course which has a reasonable chance of success /."}
{"id": "4539", "text": "And you never want to disavow a diplomatic track a negotiating track if you think you can resolve the problem in that fashion /.", "annotated_text": "And you never want to disavow a diplomatic track a negotiating track if you think you can resolve the problem in that fashion /."}
{"id": "4540", "text": "And as I said before we are not alone in this endeavor /.", "annotated_text": "And as I said before we are not alone in this endeavor /."}
{"id": "4541", "text": "we have countries united with us who can apply the same type of pressure /.", "annotated_text": "we have countries united with us who can apply the same type of pressure /."}
{"id": "4542", "text": "I will say this what the North Koreans have done over the past week is going to give a lot of strength in our efforts to develop a missile defense system /.", "annotated_text": "I will say this what the North Koreans have done over the past week is going to give a lot of strength in our efforts to develop a missile defense system /."}
{"id": "4543", "text": "You 've seen very strong statements by the Japanese government wanting to work with us in that realm /.", "annotated_text": "You 've seen very strong statements by the Japanese government wanting to work with us in that realm /."}
{"id": "4544", "text": "So obviously we 're going to pursue a very tough very decisive policy over the coming weeks designed to focus the North Koreans on their obligations To pressure them to come back to the talks But also certainly to provide for our own defense and the defense of our treaty allies in Asia /.", "annotated_text": "So obviously we 're going to pursue a very tough very decisive policy over the coming weeks designed to focus the North Koreans on their obligations To pressure them to come back to the talks But also certainly to provide for our own defense and the defense of our treaty allies in Asia /."}
{"id": "4545", "text": "And I think you 'll see us move ahead smartly in that direction as well /.", "annotated_text": "And I think you 'll see us move ahead smartly in that direction as well /."}
{"id": "4546", "text": "Uh Mister Ambassador many critics will say the six years George Bush has been president North Korea 's program has developed rather dramatically That the policy at first of isolation and then the six party talk just has n't worked /.", "annotated_text": "Uh Mister Ambassador many critics will say the six yearsGeorge Bush has been president North Korea 's program has developed rather dramatically That the policy at first of isolation and then the six party talk just has n't worked /."}
{"id": "4547", "text": "Here 's the latest study from the Institute for Science and International Security /.", "annotated_text": "Here 's the latest study from the Institute for Science and International Security /."}
{"id": "4548", "text": "They estimated a report that North Korea has enough separated plutonium to develop now an arsenal of four to thirteen nuclear weapons compared with estimates of just one or two weapons in two thousand when George bush became president /.", "annotated_text": "They estimated a report that North Korea has enough separated plutonium to develop now an arsenal of four to thirteen nuclear weapons compared with estimates of just one or two weapons in two thousand when George bush became president /."}
{"id": "4549", "text": "The group says that by two thousand eight North Korea could have enough plutonium for eight to seventeen nuclear weapons /.", "annotated_text": "The group says that by two thousand eightNorth Korea could have enough plutonium for eight to seventeen nuclear weapons /."}
{"id": "4550", "text": "The group 's assessment based on analysis of satellite imagery media reports and statements by North Korean officials which lead Nick Everstat a conservative critic from the American Enterprise Institute these are not Democrats /-", "annotated_text": "The group 's assessment based on analysis of satellite imagery media reports and statements by North Korean officials which lead Nick Everstat a conservative critic from the American Enterprise Institute these are not Democrats /-"}
{"id": "4551", "text": "he offered this /.", "annotated_text": "he offered this /."}
{"id": "4552", "text": "although the Bush administration 's rhetoric about Kim Jong - Il and his regime has sometimes seemed ferocious North Korea 's leaders seem to have concluded that the Bush North Korea policy consists mainly of empty words and that oft repeated warning need not be taken terribly seriously /.", "annotated_text": "although the Bush administration 's rhetoric about Kim Jong - Il and his regime has sometimes seemed ferocious North Korea 's leaders seem to have concluded that the BushNorth Korea policy consists mainly of empty words and that oft repeated warning need not be taken terribly seriously /."}
{"id": "4553", "text": "By more than one criteria indeed strategic successes on the Bush watch outshine those from its during the Clinton years /.", "annotated_text": "By more than one criteria indeed strategic successes on the Bush watch outshine those from its during the Clinton years /."}
{"id": "4554", "text": "Would you acknowledge a significant increase in the nuclear capability by North Korea on the watch of President Bush /?", "annotated_text": "Would you acknowledge a significant increase in the nuclear capability by North Korea on the watch of President Bush /?"}
{"id": "4555", "text": "Tim um obviously we profoundly disagree with um some of the statements that we 've just heard /.", "annotated_text": "Tim um obviously we profoundly disagree with um some of the statements that we 've just heard /."}
{"id": "4556", "text": "Eh you know we 've got a very strong military force and deterrent force at work in Asia and particularly on the Korean peninsula /.", "annotated_text": "Eh you know we 've got a very strong military force and deterrent force at work in Asia and particularly on the Korean peninsula /."}
{"id": "4557", "text": "And that military can handle any contingency that should arise /.", "annotated_text": "And that military can handle any contingency that should arise /."}
{"id": "4558", "text": "We also have a very tough policy and I think forward looking policy to develop missile defense to handle those contingencies /.", "annotated_text": "We also have a very tough policy and I think forward looking policy to develop missile defense to handle those contingencies /."}
{"id": "4559", "text": "But you 've got to combine military measures with diplomacy to be effective in a situation like this /.", "annotated_text": "But you 've got to combine military measures with diplomacy to be effective in a situation like this /."}
{"id": "4560", "text": "The fact is that a lot of this criticism seems to direct the United States back to a test of wills bilaterally between North Korea and the United States /.", "annotated_text": "The fact is that a lot of this criticism seems to direct the United States back to a test of wills bilaterally between North Korea and the United States /."}
{"id": "4561", "text": "What we want to do is we want to ask countries that do have a great deal of influence on North Korea certainly more than we have to use that influence /.", "annotated_text": "What we want to do is we want to ask countries that do have a great deal of influence on North Korea certainly more than we have to use that influence /."}
{"id": "4562", "text": "We can do that by channeling those efforts through the six party framework /.", "annotated_text": "We can do that by channeling those efforts through the six party framework /."}
{"id": "4563", "text": "And you know diplomacy sometimes ca n't succeed in a day or two or a week or two /.", "annotated_text": "And you know diplomacy sometimes ca n't succeed in a day or two or a week or two /."}
{"id": "4564", "text": "Sometimes it takes many months or even years to succeed /.", "annotated_text": "Sometimes it takes many months or even years to succeed /."}
{"id": "4565", "text": "But if you have the right policy in place , if you know what you 're trying to accomplish and if you 're very tough - minded about applying that policy we can be successful /.", "annotated_text": "But if you have the right policy in place , if you know what you 're trying to accomplish and if you 're very tough - minded about applying that policy we can be successful /."}
{"id": "4566", "text": "So we have not given up hope that we can engineer a policy that will effectively put the North Koreans back in the box take away their nuclear programs and take away their ability to inflict threats and damage on their neighbors /.", "annotated_text": "So we have not given up hope that we can engineer a policy that will effectively put the North Koreans back in the box take away their nuclear programs and take away their ability to inflict threats and damage on their neighbors /."}
{"id": "4567", "text": "We have got to be single - minded about this /.", "annotated_text": "We have got to be single - minded about this /."}
{"id": "4568", "text": "we certainly understand the gravity of a challenge posed by North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "we certainly understand the gravity of a challenge posed by North Korea /."}
{"id": "4569", "text": "but frankly I do n't think these critics have offered any alternative that would have a reasonable prospect of success or lead us to unintended consequences uh if you went down the road that some of them are suggesting /.", "annotated_text": "but frankly I do n't think these critics have offered any alternative that would have a reasonable prospect of success or lead us to unintended consequences uh if you went down the road that some of them are suggesting /."}
{"id": "4570", "text": "And we think we 've got the right policy in place /.", "annotated_text": "And we think we 've got the right policy in place /."}
{"id": "4571", "text": "and I can assure you we 're going to drive with a great deal of energy and determination /.", "annotated_text": "and I can assure you we 're going to drive with a great deal of energy and determination /."}
{"id": "4572", "text": "But you do not deny that North Korea 's nuclear capability has increased during the presidency of George Bush /?", "annotated_text": "But you do not deny that North Korea 's nuclear capability has increased during the presidency of George Bush /?"}
{"id": "4573", "text": "Well North Korea says that it has a nuclear weapons capability /.", "annotated_text": "Well North Korea says that it has a nuclear weapons capability /."}
{"id": "4574", "text": "and we believe that it has produced that over the last several years /.", "annotated_text": "and we believe that it has produced that over the last several years /."}
{"id": "4575", "text": "and that 's why we 've put in place this policy designed to take it away from them /.", "annotated_text": "and that 's why we 've put in place this policy designed to take it away from them /."}
{"id": "4576", "text": "And if we can have the September nineteenth two thousand five agreement implemented it will do just that /.", "annotated_text": "And if we can have the September nineteenth two thousand five agreement implemented it will do just that /."}
{"id": "4577", "text": "It will effectively de-nuclearize North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "It will effectively de-nuclearize North Korea /."}
{"id": "4578", "text": "And so that is a good bet for the United States /.", "annotated_text": "And so that is a good bet for the United States /."}
{"id": "4579", "text": "It 's obviously the goal that I think all these critics that you cite would share /.", "annotated_text": "It 's obviously the goal that I think all these critics that you cite would share /."}
{"id": "4580", "text": "But we think we 've got a much more realistic in the real world strategy put in place to deal with that problem /.", "annotated_text": "But we think we 've got a much more realistic in the real world strategy put in place to deal with that problem /."}
{"id": "4581", "text": "But there has been a profound change in the rhetoric certainly of the President on this subject /.", "annotated_text": "But there has been a profound change in the rhetoric certainly of the President on this subject /."}
{"id": "4582", "text": "Here 's the President Friday at this news conference in Chicago about North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "Here 's the President Friday at this news conference in Chicago about North Korea /."}
{"id": "4583", "text": "It takes a while for a problem to fester and grow /.", "annotated_text": "It takes a while for a problem to fester and grow /."}
{"id": "4584", "text": "and then it takes a while to solve them diplomatically /.", "annotated_text": "and then it takes a while to solve them diplomatically /."}
{"id": "4585", "text": "It just 's the nature of diplomacy /.", "annotated_text": "It just 's the nature of diplomacy /."}
{"id": "4586", "text": "Wish we could solve them overnight /.", "annotated_text": "Wish we could solve them /."}
{"id": "4587", "text": "And let me go back to January of two thousand two in the President 's axis of evil speech before congress /.", "annotated_text": "And let me go back to January of two thousand two in the President 's axis of evil speech before congress /."}
{"id": "4588", "text": "Let 's watch /.", "annotated_text": "Let 's watch /."}
{"id": "4589", "text": "North Korea has a regime arming with missiles and weapons of mass destruction While starving its citizens /.", "annotated_text": "North Korea has a regime arming with missiles and weapons of mass destruction While starving its citizens /."}
{"id": "4590", "text": "States like these and their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil arming to threaten the peace of the world /.", "annotated_text": "States like these and their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil arming to threaten the peace of the world /."}
{"id": "4591", "text": "By seeking weapons of mass destruction these regimes pose a grave and growing danger /.", "annotated_text": "By seeking weapons of mass destruction these regimes pose a grave and growing danger /."}
{"id": "4592", "text": "We 'll be deliberate /.", "annotated_text": "We 'll be deliberate /."}
{"id": "4593", "text": "yet time is not on our side /.", "annotated_text": "yet time is not on our side /."}
{"id": "4594", "text": "I will not wait on events while dangers gather /.", "annotated_text": "I will not wait on events while dangers gather /."}
{"id": "4595", "text": "I will not stand by as peril draws closer and closer /.", "annotated_text": "I will not stand by as peril draws closer and closer /."}
{"id": "4596", "text": "The United States of America will not permit the world 's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world 's most destructive weapons /.", "annotated_text": "The United States of America will not permit the world 's most dangerous regimes to threaten us with the world 's most destructive weapons /."}
{"id": "4597", "text": "Since the President uttered those words Mister Ambassador every estimate is that North Korea has doubled its capacity to develop nuclear weapons /.", "annotated_text": "Since the President uttered those words Mister Ambassador every estimate is that North Korea has doubled its capacity to develop nuclear weapons /."}
{"id": "4598", "text": "And yet we 've driven forward with this policy designed to respond to all the things the President talked about back in two thousand two /.", "annotated_text": "And yet we 've driven forward with this policy designed to respond to all the things the President talked about back in two thousand two /."}
{"id": "4599", "text": "But he has been very consistent since then in putting forward the proposition that we have to oppose the human rights abuses of the government /.", "annotated_text": "But he has been very consistent since then in putting forward the proposition that we have to oppose the human rights abuses of the government /."}
{"id": "4600", "text": "We have to try to draw a net around the fact that North Korea is the leading exporter of ballistic missile technology around the world The proliferator of it /.", "annotated_text": "We have to try to draw a net around the fact that North Korea is the leading exporter of ballistic missile technology around the world The proliferator of it /."}
{"id": "4601", "text": "we 've done a lot to develop missile defense /.", "annotated_text": "we 've done a lot to develop missile defense /."}
{"id": "4602", "text": "And we 've created and driven forward this diplomatic coalition designed to bring us to a victory in denying North Korea the nuclear weaponry that you talk about /.", "annotated_text": "And we 've created and driven forward this diplomatic coalition designed to bring us to a victory in denying North Korea the nuclear weaponry that you talk about /."}
{"id": "4603", "text": "So we have been very activist /.", "annotated_text": "So we have been very activist /."}
{"id": "4604", "text": "We have followed this policy for a number of years /.", "annotated_text": "We have followed this policy for a number of years /."}
{"id": "4605", "text": "Uh the President is right /.", "annotated_text": "Uh the President is right /."}
{"id": "4606", "text": "And as I said before diplomacy ca n't be measured in a snapshot /.", "annotated_text": "And as I said before diplomacy ca n't be measured in a snapshot /."}
{"id": "4607", "text": "You ca n't just say in a Sunday morning in July that somehow because we have n't come to the end of negotiations these negotiations are bound to fail /.", "annotated_text": "You ca n't just say in in July that somehow because we have n't come to the end of negotiations these negotiations are bound to fail /."}
{"id": "4608", "text": "You 've got to be very purposeful and directed in what you 're trying to do and apply the weight of your country and that of others to the test /.", "annotated_text": "You 've got to be very purposeful and directed in what you 're trying to do and apply the weight of your country and that of others to the test /."}
{"id": "4609", "text": "And that 's what we 're doing /.", "annotated_text": "And that 's what we 're doing /."}
{"id": "4610", "text": "We have not given up on this quest to come to the end of these negotiations and put the North Koreans back into a place where they can no longer be a threat to their neighbors or to the United States /.", "annotated_text": "We have not given up on this quest to come to the end of these negotiations and put the North Koreans back into a place where they can no longer be a threat to their neighbors or to the United States /."}
{"id": "4611", "text": "But again it 's the tone and the rhetoric /.", "annotated_text": "But again it 's the tone and the rhetoric /."}
{"id": "4612", "text": "Let me go back and review some of the things the President has said about Kim Jong - Il of North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "Let me go back and review some of the things the President has said about Kim Jong - Il of North Korea /."}
{"id": "4613", "text": "I loathe Kim Jong - Il /.", "annotated_text": "I loathe Kim Jong - Il /."}
{"id": "4614", "text": "I got a visceral reaction to this guy /.", "annotated_text": "I got a visceral reaction to this guy /."}
{"id": "4615", "text": "And then in two thousand four there 's a tyrant in North Korea that wants to develop a nuclear weapon /.", "annotated_text": "And then in two thousand four there 's a tyrant in North Korea that wants to develop a nuclear weapon /."}
{"id": "4616", "text": "And then this in two thousand two /.", "annotated_text": "And then this in two thousand two /."}
{"id": "4617", "text": "the President called him a pygmy And compared him to a spoiled child at a dinner table /.", "annotated_text": "the President called him a pygmy And compared him to a spoiled child at a dinner table /."}
{"id": "4618", "text": "Does the President still believe that Kim Jong - Il is a tyrant a pygmy and a spoiled child /.", "annotated_text": "Does the President still believe that Kim Jong - Il is a tyrant a pygmy and a spoiled child /."}
{"id": "4619", "text": "Kim Jong - Il is a despot /.", "annotated_text": "Kim Jong - Il is a despot /."}
{"id": "4620", "text": "And he is someone who is one of the worst offenders of human rights all over the world /.", "annotated_text": "And he is someone who is one of the worst offenders of human rights all over the world /."}
{"id": "4621", "text": "Uh these missile tests the other day were certainly reckless /.", "annotated_text": "Uh these missile tests the other day were certainly reckless /."}
{"id": "4622", "text": "They were provocative /.", "annotated_text": "They were provocative /."}
{"id": "4623", "text": "And so uh we have n't changed our opinion of the nature of the regime in North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "And so uh we have n't changed our opinion of the nature of the regime in North Korea /."}
{"id": "4624", "text": "No one in our government has /.", "annotated_text": "No one in our government has /."}
{"id": "4625", "text": "We are very clear - eyed about who they are , what they represent , how much they 've denied their own people the basic human rights that people should have around the world /.", "annotated_text": "We are very clear - eyed about who they are , what they represent , how much they 've denied their own people the basic human rights that people should have around the world /."}
{"id": "4626", "text": "And we 're focused on this nuclear question as well /.", "annotated_text": "And we 're focused on this nuclear question as well /."}
{"id": "4627", "text": "So I think there 's been a lot of continuity over American policy both in the substance of the policy and in the way we 've talked about North Korea over the last several years /.", "annotated_text": "So I think there 's been a lot of continuity over American policy both in the substance of the policy and in the way we 've talked about North Korea over the last several years /."}
{"id": "4628", "text": "And uh we 're determined to press ahead /.", "annotated_text": "And uh we 're determined to press ahead /."}
{"id": "4629", "text": "When the president talked about the axis of evil he said Iraq North Korea and Iran /.", "annotated_text": "When the president talked about the axis of evil he said IraqNorth Korea and Iran /."}
{"id": "4630", "text": "The United States invaded one of those countries Iraq /.", "annotated_text": "The United States invaded one of those countries Iraq /."}
{"id": "4631", "text": "Some now make the case that Iran and North Korea took from that the following lesson that if you develop a nuclear bomb and have a strong military you will not be invaded by the US /.", "annotated_text": "Some now make the case that Iran and North Korea took from that the following lesson that if you develop a nuclear bomb and have a strong military you will not be invaded by the US /."}
{"id": "4632", "text": "And both of those countries have clearly miscalculated their own situation /.", "annotated_text": "And both of those countries have clearly miscalculated their own situation /."}
{"id": "4633", "text": "Now the North Koreans felt I guess that by testing these ballistic missiles they would somehow put themselves in a position of greater weight in the negotiations /.", "annotated_text": "Now the North Koreans felt I guess that by testing these ballistic missiles they would somehow put themselves in a position of greater weight in the negotiations /."}
{"id": "4634", "text": "They 've miscalculated because you 've seen very tough statements from the Chinese and the Russians and the South Koreans and the Japanese against what they 've done /.", "annotated_text": "They 've miscalculated because you 've seen very tough statements from the Chinese and the Russians and the South Koreans and the Japanese against what they 've done /."}
{"id": "4635", "text": "and you see momentum building in the UN security council toward a very tough chapter seven resolution against them /.", "annotated_text": "and you see momentum building in the UN security council toward a very tough chapter seven resolution against them /."}
{"id": "4636", "text": "The Iranians have miscalculated /.", "annotated_text": "The Iranians have miscalculated /."}
{"id": "4637", "text": "They thought that they could divide the United States from both our European allies and from Russia and China /.", "annotated_text": "They thought that they could divide the United States from both our European allies and from Russia and China /."}
{"id": "4638", "text": "But we 've been able to craft a major and united coalition of all those countries /.", "annotated_text": "But we 've been able to craft a major and united coalition of all those countries /."}
{"id": "4639", "text": "And we 've essentially given the Iranians a clear choice /.", "annotated_text": "And we 've essentially given the Iranians a clear choice /."}
{"id": "4640", "text": "And you 'll see a lot of this unfold this week both in Europe when Secretary Rice meets with her counterparts on Wednesday at the GA summit in St. Petersburgh At the end of the week when the president is there /.", "annotated_text": "And you 'll see a lot of this unfold this week both in Europe when Secretary Rice meets with her counterparts on Wednesday at the GA summit in St. Petersburgh At the end of the week when the president is there /."}
{"id": "4641", "text": "the Iranians are going to have to choose /.", "annotated_text": "the Iranians are going to have to choose /."}
{"id": "4642", "text": "Negotiations with us after they suspend their nuclear programs or further action in the Security Council /.", "annotated_text": "Negotiations with us after they suspend their nuclear programs or further action in the Security Council /."}
{"id": "4643", "text": "So I do n't think either of these countries is on the offensive /.", "annotated_text": "So I do n't think either of these countries is on the offensive /."}
{"id": "4644", "text": "Frankly I think both of these countries are rather cornered and isolated /.", "annotated_text": "Frankly I think both of these countries are rather cornered and isolated /."}
{"id": "4645", "text": "There are very few countries defending them /.", "annotated_text": "There are very few countries defending them /."}
{"id": "4646", "text": "and they 're running out of options /.", "annotated_text": "and they 're running out of options /."}
{"id": "4647", "text": "So we think this policy of patient diplomacy and of crafting multilateral coalitions to tighten the pressure around them is going to work /.", "annotated_text": "So we think this policy of patient diplomacy and of crafting multilateral coalitions to tighten the pressure around them is going to work /."}
{"id": "4648", "text": "And it 's the right way to go clearly for the United States /.", "annotated_text": "And it 's the right way to go clearly for the United States /."}
{"id": "4649", "text": "we want to exhaust diplomatic means before we consider other means /.", "annotated_text": "we want to exhaust diplomatic means before we consider other means /."}
{"id": "4650", "text": "Based on our experience in Iraq particularly with our emphasis on the weapons of mass destruction that did not materialize John Deutch the former head of the CIA offered this observation /.", "annotated_text": "Based on our experience in Iraq particularly with our emphasis on the weapons of mass destruction that did not materialize John Deutch the former head of the CIA offered this observation /."}
{"id": "4651", "text": "the next time military intervention is judged necessary to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction for example North Korea there will be skepticism about the quality of our intelligence /.", "annotated_text": "the next time military intervention is judged necessary to combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction for example North Korea there will be skepticism about the quality of our intelligence /."}
{"id": "4652", "text": "Do you agree with that /?", "annotated_text": "Do you agree with that /?"}
{"id": "4653", "text": "I do n't /.", "annotated_text": "I do n't /."}
{"id": "4654", "text": "not in the case of North Korea not in the case of Iran /.", "annotated_text": "not in the case of North Korea not in the case of Iran /."}
{"id": "4655", "text": "Tim I 've been to Europe twenty times over the last fourteen months to talk to the Europeans and the Russians and Chinese about Iran for instance /.", "annotated_text": "Tim I 've been to Europetwenty times over the last fourteen months to talk to the Europeans and the Russians and Chinese about Iran for instance /."}
{"id": "4656", "text": "There 's not a single person at the higher levels of those government who does n't believe Iran is trying to create a nuclear weapons capability /.", "annotated_text": "There 's not a single person at the higher levels of those government who does n't believe Iran is trying to create a nuclear weapons capability /."}
{"id": "4657", "text": "There is n't a single person in the governments of China or Russia or South Korea or Japan who does n't believe that North Korea is bent on building up its nuclear capability /.", "annotated_text": "There is n't a single person in the governments of China or Russia or South Korea or Japan who does n't believe that North Korea is bent on building up its nuclear capability /."}
{"id": "4658", "text": "There is no argument in the real world today about what these two countries Iran and North Korea are trying to do /.", "annotated_text": "There is no argument in the real world today about what these two countries Iran and North Korea are trying to do /."}
{"id": "4659", "text": "There is no argument remotely similar to what we went through in two thousand and two and three with our European allies over Iraq /.", "annotated_text": "There is no argument remotely similar to what we went through in two thousand and two and three with our European allies over Iraq /."}
{"id": "4660", "text": "In fact we are now tightly knit up with these countries /.", "annotated_text": "In fact we are now tightly knit up with these countries /."}
{"id": "4661", "text": "And if you look at what the French German and British governments are saying as well as the Russian and Chinese governments about whether or not these countries are intending to create a nuclear weapons capability they agree with our assessment /.", "annotated_text": "And if you look at what the FrenchGerman and British governments are saying as well as the Russian and Chinese governments about whether or not these countries are intending to create a nuclear weapons capability they agree with our assessment /."}
{"id": "4662", "text": "So I do n't agree at all that we 're somehow limited in what we can do and limited in our effectiveness because of the disagreements that we had over WMD in Iraq /.", "annotated_text": "So I do n't agree at all that we 're somehow limited in what we can do and limited in our effectiveness because of the disagreements that we had over WMD in Iraq /."}
{"id": "4663", "text": "Let me conclude with comments by Bill Crystal the editor of Weekly Standard /.", "annotated_text": "Let me conclude with comments by Bill Crystal the editor of Weekly Standard /."}
{"id": "4664", "text": "he used to work for Vice President Dan Quail /.", "annotated_text": "he used to work for Vice President Dan Quail /."}
{"id": "4665", "text": "North Korea is firing missiles /.", "annotated_text": "North Korea is firing missiles /."}
{"id": "4666", "text": "Iran is going nuclear /.", "annotated_text": "Iran is going nuclear /."}
{"id": "4667", "text": "Somalia is controlled by radical Islamists /.", "annotated_text": "Somalia is controlled by radical Islamists /."}
{"id": "4668", "text": "Iraq is n't getting better /.", "annotated_text": "Iraq is n't getting better /."}
{"id": "4669", "text": "and Afghanistan is getting worse /.", "annotated_text": "and Afghanistan is getting worse /."}
{"id": "4670", "text": "I give the President a lot of credit for hanging tough on Iraq /.", "annotated_text": "I give the President a lot of credit for hanging tough on Iraq /."}
{"id": "4671", "text": "but I am worried that it has made them too passive in confronting the other threats /.", "annotated_text": "but I am worried that it has made them too passive in confronting the other threats /."}
{"id": "4672", "text": "Have a preoccupation with Iraq allowed North Korea and Iran to go forward with their nuclear programs and limited our options /?", "annotated_text": "Have a preoccupation with Iraq allowed North Korea and Iran to go forward with their nuclear programs and limited our options /?"}
{"id": "4673", "text": "Well I strongly disagree with that criticism from Bill Crystal /.", "annotated_text": "Well I strongly disagree with that criticism from Bill Crystal /."}
{"id": "4674", "text": "And I disagree for one reason /.", "annotated_text": "And I disagree for one reason /."}
{"id": "4675", "text": "We have a very strong and active government /.", "annotated_text": "We have a very strong and active government /."}
{"id": "4676", "text": "from the Pentagon from the State Department the White House Treasury we are focused on all these problems /.", "annotated_text": "from the Pentagon from the State Departmentthe White HouseTreasury we are focused on all these problems /."}
{"id": "4677", "text": "We created over the last fifteen months a major international coalition to corner the Iranian government And to isolate them /.", "annotated_text": "We created over the last fifteen months a major international coalition to corner the Iranian government And to isolate them /."}
{"id": "4678", "text": "And that 's been a diplomatic success over the last several months /.", "annotated_text": "And that 's been a diplomatic success over the last several months /."}
{"id": "4679", "text": "We 've now got this six party talk framework we hope coming back together /.", "annotated_text": "We 've now got this six party talk framework we hope coming back together /."}
{"id": "4680", "text": "and certainly the five countries are united /.", "annotated_text": "and certainly the five countries are united /."}
{"id": "4681", "text": "Uh Secretary Rumsfeld was in Afghanistan this morning /.", "annotated_text": "Uh Secretary Rumsfeld was in Afghanistan /."}
{"id": "4682", "text": "and Secretary Rice was there ten days ago /.", "annotated_text": "and Secretary Rice was there ten days ago /."}
{"id": "4683", "text": "and we 're giving that government president government all the support it can get /.", "annotated_text": "and we 're giving that government president government all the support it can get /."}
{"id": "4684", "text": "We are a government that can operate /.", "annotated_text": "We are a government that can operate /."}
{"id": "4685", "text": "and we have to operate in every part of the world /.", "annotated_text": "and we have to operate in every part of the world /."}
{"id": "4686", "text": "We 're a global superpower /.", "annotated_text": "We 're a global superpower /."}
{"id": "4687", "text": "We have tremendous resources at our disposal /.", "annotated_text": "We have tremendous resources at our disposal /."}
{"id": "4688", "text": "and frankly we 've got a first class military and a first class diplomatic effort /.", "annotated_text": "and frankly we 've got a first class military and a first class diplomatic effort /."}
{"id": "4689", "text": "and we can certainly take on all these issues and be successful simultaneously /.", "annotated_text": "and we can certainly take on all these issues and be successful simultaneously /."}
{"id": "4690", "text": "And we will be watching /.", "annotated_text": "And we will be watching /."}
{"id": "4691", "text": "Ambassador Nicholas Burns we thank you for sharing your views /.", "annotated_text": "Ambassador Nicholas Burns we thank you for sharing your views /."}
{"id": "4692", "text": "Thanks Tim /.", "annotated_text": "Thanks Tim /."}
{"id": "4693", "text": "Coming next the view of three former Clinton Administration officials who spent years dealing with the North Korea problem former Assistant Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter chief State Department negotiator now at the Georgetown University Robert Gallucci And former US ambassador to the UN now Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson /.", "annotated_text": "Coming next the view of three former Clinton Administration officials who spent years dealing with the North Korea problem former Assistant Secretary of DefenseAshton Carter chief State Department negotiator now at the Georgetown UniversityRobert Gallucci And former US ambassador to the UN now Governor of New MexicoBill Richardson /."}
{"id": "4694", "text": "They are all right here next only on Meet The Press /.", "annotated_text": "They are all right here next only on Meet The Press /."}
{"id": "4695", "text": "And we are back /.", "annotated_text": "And we are back /."}
{"id": "4696", "text": "Welcome all /.", "annotated_text": "Welcome all /."}
{"id": "4697", "text": "Governor Richardson should the United States negotiate directly one on one with North Korea /?", "annotated_text": "Governor Richardson should the United States negotiate directly one on one with North Korea /?"}
{"id": "4698", "text": "Yes it should /.", "annotated_text": "Yes it should /."}
{"id": "4699", "text": "Uh our policy so far is not working /.", "annotated_text": "Uh our policy so far is not working /."}
{"id": "4700", "text": "Uh what you have is North Korea has quadrupled its enriched plutonium since two thousand and two /.", "annotated_text": "Uh what you have is North Korea has quadrupled its enriched plutonium since two thousand and two /."}
{"id": "4701", "text": "Uh the six party talks are going nowhere /.", "annotated_text": "Uh the six party talks are going nowhere /."}
{"id": "4702", "text": "We should talk directly to the North Koreans to discuss what is next /.", "annotated_text": "We should talk directly to the North Koreans to discuss what is next /."}
{"id": "4703", "text": "They need to dismantle their nuclear weapons /.", "annotated_text": "They need to dismantle their nuclear weapons /."}
{"id": "4704", "text": "they need to destroy their missile capability /.", "annotated_text": "they need to destroy their missile capability /."}
{"id": "4705", "text": "The only way to do that in my judgment is face to face talks at a level of Christopher Hill /.", "annotated_text": "The only way to do that in my judgment is face to face talks at a level of Christopher Hill /."}
{"id": "4706", "text": "He is a competent diplomat /.", "annotated_text": "He is a competent diplomat /."}
{"id": "4707", "text": "Uh the successes we 've had with the North Koreans have been through direct engagement When I got some pilots out of North Korea When Bob Gallucci negotiated the agreed framework /.", "annotated_text": "Uh the successes we 've had with the North Koreans have been through direct engagement When I got some pilots out of North Korea When Bob Gallucci negotiated the agreed framework /."}
{"id": "4708", "text": "Secretary Albright close to having an agreement on reducing or terminating their missiles /.", "annotated_text": "Secretary Albright close to having an agreement on reducing or terminating their missiles /."}
{"id": "4709", "text": "What North Korea is seeing right now is Iran getting a nuclear reactor /.", "annotated_text": "What North Korea is seeing right now is Iran getting a nuclear reactor /."}
{"id": "4710", "text": "They see Iran getting a nuclear fuel cycle that is assured economic incentives /.", "annotated_text": "They see Iran getting a nuclear fuel cycle that is assured economic incentives /."}
{"id": "4711", "text": "On the other hand what they want to see is treated with respect direct talks with the United States /.", "annotated_text": "On the other hand what they want to see is treated with respect direct talks with the United States /."}
{"id": "4712", "text": "But also they want to see an effort by the United States to give them the recognition that they feel they deserve /.", "annotated_text": "But also they want to see an effort by the United States to give them the recognition that they feel they deserve /."}
{"id": "4713", "text": "I do n't believe they do /.", "annotated_text": "I do n't believe they do /."}
{"id": "4714", "text": "They are a desolate isolated regime /.", "annotated_text": "They are a desolate isolated regime /."}
{"id": "4715", "text": "But right now our policy is not working /.", "annotated_text": "But right now our policy is not working /."}
{"id": "4716", "text": "It makes sense to talk directly with North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "It makes sense to talk directly with North Korea /."}
{"id": "4717", "text": "But would n't the world then say oh I see /.", "annotated_text": "But would n't the world then say oh I see /."}
{"id": "4718", "text": "you test a missile on the fourth of July /.", "annotated_text": "you test a missile on the fourth of July /."}
{"id": "4719", "text": "you get the US attention /.", "annotated_text": "you get the US attention /."}
{"id": "4720", "text": "and you bring them to the bargaining table /.", "annotated_text": "and you bring them to the bargaining table /."}
{"id": "4721", "text": "Our policy right now does not work /.", "annotated_text": "Our policy right now does not work /."}
{"id": "4722", "text": "Look where we are right now /.", "annotated_text": "Look where we are right now /."}
{"id": "4723", "text": "Uh Asia is destabilized /.", "annotated_text": "Uh Asia is destabilized /."}
{"id": "4724", "text": "We are trying to outsource our foreign policy to China /.", "annotated_text": "We are trying to outsource our foreign policy to China /."}
{"id": "4725", "text": "I believe China is not necessarily interested in helping us on North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "I believe China is not necessarily interested in helping us on North Korea /."}
{"id": "4726", "text": "They do n't want to see a bunch of refugees go into their country /.", "annotated_text": "They do n't want to see a bunch of refugees go into their country /."}
{"id": "4727", "text": "I believe that China is a competitor /.", "annotated_text": "I believe that China is a competitor /."}
{"id": "4728", "text": "They control a lot of our debt /.", "annotated_text": "They control a lot of our debt /."}
{"id": "4729", "text": "Right now we do not have leverage over China /.", "annotated_text": "Right now we do not have leverage over China /."}
{"id": "4730", "text": "The best effort in my judgment is face to face talks /.", "annotated_text": "The best effort in my judgment is face to face talks /."}
{"id": "4731", "text": "Hard negotiating /.", "annotated_text": "Hard negotiating /."}
{"id": "4732", "text": "Get that agreement that was uh signed in September that North Korea has not abided to /.", "annotated_text": "Get that agreement that was uh signed in September that North Korea has not abided to /."}
{"id": "4733", "text": "A time table for North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons /.", "annotated_text": "A time table for North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons /."}
{"id": "4734", "text": "Efforts to set up bench marks in exchange for that armistice agreement where we do n't attack North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "Efforts to set up bench marks in exchange for that armistice agreement where we do n't attack North Korea /."}
{"id": "4735", "text": "They get economic assistance /.", "annotated_text": "They get economic assistance /."}
{"id": "4736", "text": "But our objective should be firm /.", "annotated_text": "But our objective should be firm /."}
{"id": "4737", "text": "To get them to dismantle their nuclear weapons /.", "annotated_text": "To get them to dismantle their nuclear weapons /."}
{"id": "4738", "text": "The best way to do it is face to face talks /.", "annotated_text": "The best way to do it is face to face talks /."}
{"id": "4739", "text": "If the President now changed his course wo n't the headlines be Bush blinks /?", "annotated_text": "If the President now changed his course wo n't the headlines be Bush blinks /?"}
{"id": "4740", "text": "No /.", "annotated_text": "No /."}
{"id": "4741", "text": "I believe the headlines would be Bush deals realistically with North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "I believe the headlines would be Bush deals realistically with North Korea /."}
{"id": "4742", "text": "He reverses a policy that is not working /.", "annotated_text": "He reverses a policy that is not working /."}
{"id": "4743", "text": "Ambassador Gallucci do you agree with that /?", "annotated_text": "Ambassador Gallucci do you agree with that /?"}
{"id": "4744", "text": "Just about entirely /.", "annotated_text": "Just about entirely /."}
{"id": "4745", "text": "uh I have nothing against the idea of the six party talks something Nick pounded on /.", "annotated_text": "uh I have nothing against the idea of the six party talks something Nick pounded on /."}
{"id": "4746", "text": "Uh uh the virtue of having all these parties in Asia engaged that 's /-", "annotated_text": "Uh uh the virtue of having all these parties in Asia engaged that 's /-"}
{"id": "4747", "text": "it 's true /.", "annotated_text": "it 's true /."}
{"id": "4748", "text": "it is their problem as well as ours /.", "annotated_text": "it is their problem as well as ours /."}
{"id": "4749", "text": "But the fact is it has n't worked /.", "annotated_text": "But the fact is it has n't worked /."}
{"id": "4750", "text": "And to make the form more important than a substance To care more about whether we have six parties meeting together than whether we stop the accumulation of plutonium is absurd in my view /.", "annotated_text": "And to make the form more important than a substance To care more about whether we have six parties meeting together than whether we stop the accumulation of plutonium is absurd in my view /."}
{"id": "4751", "text": "You 'd have some conditions /.", "annotated_text": "You 'd have some conditions /."}
{"id": "4752", "text": "you had said prior to the missile test that if they took that missile off the launch pad you 'd negotiate face to face /.", "annotated_text": "you had said prior to the missile test that if they took that missile off the launch pad you 'd negotiate face to face /."}
{"id": "4753", "text": "Now that they 've launched it would you have any conditions before you went back to the table one on one /?", "annotated_text": "Now that they 've launched it would you have any conditions before you went back to the table one on one /?"}
{"id": "4754", "text": "This is kind of a rule I think that you really try hard not to negotiate with a gun or missile to your head /.", "annotated_text": "This is kind of a rule I think that you really try hard not to negotiate with a gun or missile to your head /."}
{"id": "4755", "text": "And I think a decent interval now and some work at the United Nations is the appropriate thing to do /.", "annotated_text": "And I think a decent interval now and some work at the United Nations is the appropriate thing to do /."}
{"id": "4756", "text": "But I think we 're taking a view from thirty thousand feet right now /.", "annotated_text": "But I think we 're taking a view from thirty thousand feet right now /."}
{"id": "4757", "text": "what should the administration do /?", "annotated_text": "what should the administration do /?"}
{"id": "4758", "text": "It needs to find a way to get back to the negotiating table /.", "annotated_text": "It needs to find a way to get back to the negotiating table /."}
{"id": "4759", "text": "And the fact that you may get a headline like the President is reversing course as indeed we have in the case of Iran that 's not so bad if you find you 're on the wrong course /.", "annotated_text": "And the fact that you may get a headline like the President is reversing course as indeed we have in the case of Iran that 's not so bad if you find you 're on the wrong course /."}
{"id": "4760", "text": "and we have been /.", "annotated_text": "and we have been /."}
{"id": "4761", "text": "Ashton Carter do you agree there should be one on one direct negotiations between North Korea and the US /?", "annotated_text": "Ashton Carter do you agree there should be one on one direct negotiations between North Korea and the US /?"}
{"id": "4762", "text": "No I actually think the six party talks is a perfectly appropriate forum including for us to speak directly to the North Koreans if others are at the table /.", "annotated_text": "No I actually think the six party talks is a perfectly appropriate forum including for us to speak directly to the North Koreans if others are at the table /."}
{"id": "4763", "text": "Let 's go back to the logic of the six party talks in the first place /.", "annotated_text": "Let 's go back to the logic of the six party talks in the first place /."}
{"id": "4764", "text": "The reason to have everybody at the table with the North Koreans is not only that they have a stake in the outcome as well but uh in dealing with North Korea diplomacy has to have a coercive dimension /.", "annotated_text": "The reason to have everybody at the table with the North Koreans is not only that they have a stake in the outcome as well but uh in dealing with North Korea diplomacy has to have a coercive dimension /."}
{"id": "4765", "text": "And we do n't trade with North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "And we do n't trade with North Korea /."}
{"id": "4766", "text": "we do n't recognize North Korea diplomatically /.", "annotated_text": "we do n't recognize North Korea diplomatically /."}
{"id": "4767", "text": "uh there 's almost nothing we can do short of military action to apply pressure to North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "uh there 's almost nothing we can do short of military action to apply pressure to North Korea /."}
{"id": "4768", "text": "We 're capable of military action /.", "annotated_text": "We 're capable of military action /."}
{"id": "4769", "text": "and it 's important that that be an ingredient of course in diplomacy /.", "annotated_text": "and it 's important that that be an ingredient of course in diplomacy /."}
{"id": "4770", "text": "But the real levers on Kim Jong - Il are the Chinese and the South Koreans /.", "annotated_text": "But the real levers on Kim Jong - Il are the Chinese and the South Koreans /."}
{"id": "4771", "text": "It is they who essentially support the regime economically and politically /.", "annotated_text": "It is they who essentially support the regime economically and politically /."}
{"id": "4772", "text": "But makes sense to have them at the table /.", "annotated_text": "But makes sense to have them at the table /."}
{"id": "4773", "text": "The six party talks I totally agree with my colleagues here have produced nothing so far except a quadrupling of the amount of plutonium as ambassador Richardson said um in North Korean hands and now missile launches /.", "annotated_text": "The six party talks I totally agree with my colleagues here have produced nothing so far except a quadrupling of the amount of plutonium as ambassador Richardson said um in North Korean hands and now missile launches /."}
{"id": "4774", "text": "So they 've been running wild for three years or so /.", "annotated_text": "So they 've been running wild for three years or so /."}
{"id": "4775", "text": "Um the reason for that /-", "annotated_text": "Um the reason for that /-"}
{"id": "4776", "text": "there 's a lot of blame to go around /.", "annotated_text": "there 's a lot of blame to go around /."}
{"id": "4777", "text": "you have to start with the North Koreans and their own intransigence /.", "annotated_text": "you have to start with the North Koreans and their own intransigence /."}
{"id": "4778", "text": "The Chinese and the South Koreans have not done everything that they should /.", "annotated_text": "The Chinese and the South Koreans have not done everything that they should /."}
{"id": "4779", "text": "uh they 've shown the carrots /.", "annotated_text": "uh they 've shown the carrots /."}
{"id": "4780", "text": "they 've been unwilling to show the sticks that they can also wield /.", "annotated_text": "they 've been unwilling to show the sticks that they can also wield /."}
{"id": "4781", "text": "I think on our side um it matters less who else is at the table than that we have our own wits about us as we sit down with the North Koreans /.", "annotated_text": "I think on our side um it matters less who else is at the table than that we have our own wits about us as we sit down with the North Koreans /."}
{"id": "4782", "text": "And our government I believe has been divided over the last few years as the six party talks between two camps /.", "annotated_text": "And our government I believe has been divided over the last few years as the six party talks between two camps /."}
{"id": "4783", "text": "One camp which believes that we have to give diplomacy a try and is earnest about pursuing diplomacy with North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "One camp which believes that we have to give diplomacy a try and is earnest about pursuing diplomacy with North Korea /."}
{"id": "4784", "text": "But there 's another camp uh in this country and I think represented in the government that believes that negotiating with the North Koreans is a fools game or is even immoral because of the nature of the regime /.", "annotated_text": "But there 's another camp uh in this country and I think represented in the government that believes that negotiating with the North Koreans is a fools game or is even immoral because of the nature of the regime /."}
{"id": "4785", "text": "I do n't agree with that view because I think it 's more immoral to let North Korea go nuclear than to try to reach a deal with North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "I do n't agree with that view because I think it 's more immoral to let North Korea go nuclear than to try to reach a deal with North Korea /."}
{"id": "4786", "text": "But we have been of two minds /.", "annotated_text": "But we have been of two minds /."}
{"id": "4787", "text": "and therefore I do n't think we at the table has been as effective as we might have been /.", "annotated_text": "and therefore I do n't think we at the table has been as effective as we might have been /."}
{"id": "4788", "text": "you showed some of that ambivalence in the earlier part of your segment where you see the US government saying one thing at one time and another thing at the other times /.", "annotated_text": "you showed some of that ambivalence in the earlier part of your segment where you see the US government saying one thing at one time and another thing at the other times /."}
{"id": "4789", "text": "Though it 's important that we get our story straight /.", "annotated_text": "Though it 's important that we get our story straight /."}
{"id": "4790", "text": "and that 's more important than who else is at the table /.", "annotated_text": "and that 's more important than who else is at the table /."}
{"id": "4791", "text": "You had advocated several weeks ago a preemptive military strike on the missile that was about to be tested /.", "annotated_text": "You had advocated several weeks ago a preemptive military strike on the missile that was about to be tested /."}
{"id": "4792", "text": "Many criticize that as belligerent /.", "annotated_text": "Many criticize that as belligerent /."}
{"id": "4793", "text": "and perhaps could even trigger a North Korea response against South Korea or against Japan /.", "annotated_text": "and perhaps could even trigger a North Korea response against South Korea or against Japan /."}
{"id": "4794", "text": "who knows /.", "annotated_text": "who knows /."}
{"id": "4795", "text": "In hindsight do you still stand by that preemptive military strike /?", "annotated_text": "In hindsight do you still stand by that preemptive military strike /?"}
{"id": "4796", "text": "Well I do /.", "annotated_text": "Well I do /."}
{"id": "4797", "text": "and I want to put that in some context /.", "annotated_text": "and I want to put that in some context /."}
{"id": "4798", "text": "By the way I would say we should have that same position today That is if the North Koreans go out to the launch pad and erect that missile and prepare to launch it we can destroy that uh before they can do it /.", "annotated_text": "By the way I would say we should have that same position today That is if the North Koreans go out to the launch pad and erect that missile and prepare to launch it we can destroy that uh before they can do it /."}
{"id": "4799", "text": "To do so would be a very limited military action a single bomb a single cruise missile /.", "annotated_text": "To do so would be a very limited military action a single bomb a single cruise missile /."}
{"id": "4800", "text": "the north Koreans are n't going to start a war in response uh to that kind of action /.", "annotated_text": "the north Koreans are n't going to start a war in response uh to that kind of action /."}
{"id": "4801", "text": "And to those that think that 's too much I can only say where are you going to draw a line in the sand with North Korea /?", "annotated_text": "And to those that think that 's too much I can only say where are you going to draw a line in the sand with North Korea /?"}
{"id": "4802", "text": "At some point we have to draw a line in the sand and defend it /.", "annotated_text": "At some point we have to draw a line in the sand and defend it /."}
{"id": "4803", "text": "We say things are intolerable /.", "annotated_text": "We say things are intolerable /."}
{"id": "4804", "text": "we say they 're unacceptable /.", "annotated_text": "we say they 're unacceptable /."}
{"id": "4805", "text": "and then we tolerate and accept /.", "annotated_text": "and then we tolerate and accept /."}
{"id": "4806", "text": "former Secretary of Defense Bill Perry and I thought long and hard about this /.", "annotated_text": "former Secretary of DefenseBill Perry and I thought long and hard about this /."}
{"id": "4807", "text": "and we thought that this was a relatively nonprovocative way to draw a line in the sand with North Koreans /.", "annotated_text": "and we thought that this was a relatively nonprovocative way to draw a line in the sand with North Koreans /."}
{"id": "4808", "text": "Now I have to emphasize there 's risk in inaction also /.", "annotated_text": "Now I have to emphasize there 's risk in inaction also /."}
{"id": "4809", "text": "you may say there 's risk in this action /.", "annotated_text": "you may say there 's risk in this action /."}
{"id": "4810", "text": "but I have to emphasize there 's risk in inaction as well letting North Korea go nuclear /.", "annotated_text": "but I have to emphasize there 's risk in inaction as well letting North Korea go nuclear /."}
{"id": "4811", "text": "Governor Richardson well how do you think the North Koreans would react if we took out their test missile /?", "annotated_text": "Governor Richardson well how do you think the North Koreans would react if we took out their test missile /?"}
{"id": "4812", "text": "Well I respectfully disagree with Assistant Secretary Carter there /.", "annotated_text": "Well I respectfully disagree with Assistant Secretary Carter there /."}
{"id": "4813", "text": "But at least he 's got a new idea which the administration does not put forth /.", "annotated_text": "But at least he 's got a new idea which the administration does not put forth /."}
{"id": "4814", "text": "I think if we are seriously attacked or threatened , that missile which was a test was geared to the United States or to our allies we have allied responsibilities with South Korea or Japan /. /.", "annotated_text": "I think if we are seriously attacked or threatened , that missile which was a test was geared to the United States or to our allies we have allied responsibilities with South Korea or Japan /. /."}
{"id": "4815", "text": "Uh you do take that step /.", "annotated_text": "Uh you do take that step /."}
{"id": "4816", "text": "but the fact is that you risk uh the uh North Koreans shooting missiles at South Korea /.", "annotated_text": "but the fact is that you risk uh the uh North Koreans shooting missiles at South Korea /."}
{"id": "4817", "text": "and we 've got thirty seven thousand American forces at the DMZ /.", "annotated_text": "and we 've got thirty seven thousandAmerican forces at the DMZ /."}
{"id": "4818", "text": "Uh but Tim I think another reason for the face to face talks is that there 're two issues that are separate from the six party talks that are a serious grievance in our relationship /.", "annotated_text": "Uh but Tim I think another reason for the face to face talks is that there 're two issues that are separate from the six party talks that are a serious grievance in our relationship /."}
{"id": "4819", "text": "one is the fact that we have frozen financial assets of the North Koreans /.", "annotated_text": "one is the fact that we have frozen financial assets of the North Koreans /."}
{"id": "4820", "text": "I believe rightly so /.", "annotated_text": "I believe rightly so /."}
{"id": "4821", "text": "but that is a separate bilateral issue /.", "annotated_text": "but that is a separate bilateral issue /."}
{"id": "4822", "text": "The second is our objection to dealing with North Koreans ' request for a light water reactor Which I believe has bogged down the six party talks /.", "annotated_text": "The second is our objection to dealing with North Koreans ' request for a light water reactor Which I believe has bogged down the six party talks /."}
{"id": "4823", "text": "Which by the way I believe you could have a separate bilateral face to face negotiation with the United States and also continue the efforts with the six party talks because it is the South Koreans and the Japanese that are providing financial and fuel incentives /.", "annotated_text": "Which by the way I believe you could have a separate bilateral face to face negotiation with the United States and also continue the efforts with the six party talks because it is the South Koreans and the Japanese that are providing financial and fuel incentives /."}
{"id": "4824", "text": "So you ca n't cut them out /.", "annotated_text": "So you ca n't cut them out /."}
{"id": "4825", "text": "but I think it 's essential to have face to *face private bilateral talks between United States and North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "but I think it 's essential to have face to *face private bilateral talks between United States and North Korea /."}
{"id": "4826", "text": "But in the end it 's a judgment of North Korean intentions /.", "annotated_text": "But in the end it 's a judgment of North Korean intentions /."}
{"id": "4827", "text": "You 'd been there five times /.", "annotated_text": "You 'd been there five times /."}
{"id": "4828", "text": "you know them /.", "annotated_text": "you know them /."}
{"id": "4829", "text": "and yet a few weeks before the missile launch you said I do n't think they 're going to test /.", "annotated_text": "and yet a few weeks before the missile launch you said I do n't think they 're going to test /."}
{"id": "4830", "text": "And they did /.", "annotated_text": "And they did /."}
{"id": "4831", "text": "No Tim I said I believe that they were going to test /.", "annotated_text": "No Tim I said I believe that they were going to test /."}
{"id": "4832", "text": "I did say that /.", "annotated_text": "I did say that /."}
{"id": "4833", "text": "And what I sense in my negotiations in dealing with North Koreans /-", "annotated_text": "And what I sense in my negotiations in dealing with North Koreans /-"}
{"id": "4834", "text": "You said as days go by I do n't believe they 're going to do it /.", "annotated_text": "You said as days go by I do n't believe they 're going to do it /."}
{"id": "4835", "text": "But early on I said that they did on CBS /.", "annotated_text": "But early on I said that they did on CBS /."}
{"id": "4836", "text": "Uh my point is that when you deal with North Korea you 're not dealing with individuals like you and me /.", "annotated_text": "Uh my point is that when you deal with North Korea you 're not dealing with individuals like you and me /."}
{"id": "4837", "text": "Do n't believe in compromise /.", "annotated_text": "Do n't believe in compromise /."}
{"id": "4838", "text": "they believe in their only way or the highway /.", "annotated_text": "they believe in their only way or the highway /."}
{"id": "4839", "text": "Their view is that their cause is right /.", "annotated_text": "Their view is that their cause is right /."}
{"id": "4840", "text": "and they 're going to wait you out /.", "annotated_text": "and they 're going to wait you out /."}
{"id": "4841", "text": "So they 're totally unpredictable /.", "annotated_text": "So they 're totally unpredictable /."}
{"id": "4842", "text": "and I believe the only way to deal with them and we have shown that effectively in past dealings with the Clinton Administration is direct engagement To get them to curb their nuclear weapons as Bob Gallucci did /.", "annotated_text": "and I believe the only way to deal with them and we have shown that effectively in past dealings with the Clinton Administration is direct engagement To get them to curb their nuclear weapons as Bob Gallucci did /."}
{"id": "4843", "text": "Secretary Albright almost got a missile agreement /.", "annotated_text": "Secretary Albright almost got a missile agreement /."}
{"id": "4844", "text": "Uh Jimmy Carter got uh an agreement which was later violated regrettably with the father Kim Jong - Il /.", "annotated_text": "Uh Jimmy Carter got uh an agreement which was later violated regrettably with the father Kim Jong - Il /."}
{"id": "4845", "text": "My point is that face to face discussions with the United States directly I believe is a precursor /.", "annotated_text": "My point is that face to face discussions with the United States directly I believe is a precursor /."}
{"id": "4846", "text": "the continuation of the six party talks is the best way to go /.", "annotated_text": "the continuation of the six party talks is the best way to go /."}
{"id": "4847", "text": "But do they keep their word /?", "annotated_text": "But do they keep their word /?"}
{"id": "4848", "text": "Here 's Madeline Albright toasting Kim Jong - Il in North Korea October of two thousand /.", "annotated_text": "Here 's Madeline Albright toasting Kim Jong - Il in North KoreaOctober of two thousand /."}
{"id": "4849", "text": "She appeared on this program four years later /.", "annotated_text": "She appeared on this program four years later /."}
{"id": "4850", "text": "and this was our exchange /.", "annotated_text": "and this was our exchange /."}
{"id": "4851", "text": "But did n't North Korea develop a nuclear bomb on Bill Clinton 's watch /?", "annotated_text": "But did n't North Korea develop a nuclear bomb on Bill Clinton 's watch /?"}
{"id": "4852", "text": "No what they were doing uh as it turns out , they were cheating /.", "annotated_text": "No what they were doing uh as it turns out , they were cheating /."}
{"id": "4853", "text": "and the reason that you have arms control agreements is that you do n't make them with your friends , you make them with your enemies /.", "annotated_text": "and the reason that you have arms control agreements is that you do n't make them with your friends , you make them with your enemies /."}
{"id": "4854", "text": "and it is the process that is required to hold uh countries accountable /.", "annotated_text": "and it is the process that is required to hold uh countries accountable /."}
{"id": "4855", "text": "Ambassador Gallucci you negotiated that ninety four agreement /.", "annotated_text": "Ambassador Gallucci you negotiated that ninety four agreement /."}
{"id": "4856", "text": "The North Koreans stopped processing in one plant if you will /.", "annotated_text": "The North Koreans stopped processing in one plant if you will /."}
{"id": "4857", "text": "but we later found out that at the same time they were making uranium in another plant /.", "annotated_text": "but we later found out that at the same time they were making uranium in another plant /."}
{"id": "4858", "text": "Not actually /.", "annotated_text": "Not actually /."}
{"id": "4859", "text": "No that 's not what we found out /.", "annotated_text": "No that 's not what we found out /."}
{"id": "4860", "text": "What happened was we did do a deal /.", "annotated_text": "What happened was we did do a deal /."}
{"id": "4861", "text": "We did stop a uh plutonium based pro-nuclear weapons program /.", "annotated_text": "We did stop a uh plutonium based pro-nuclear weapons program /."}
{"id": "4862", "text": "We made sure that eight thousand fuel rods containing around thirty kilograms enough for five nuclear weapons worth of plutonium stayed in a storage pond /.", "annotated_text": "We made sure that eight thousand fuel rods containing around thirty kilograms enough for five nuclear weapons worth of plutonium stayed in a storage pond /."}
{"id": "4863", "text": "And the deal would have had the North Koreans end their nuclear weapons program /.", "annotated_text": "And the deal would have had the North Koreans end their nuclear weapons program /."}
{"id": "4864", "text": "We think they started cheating in the late nineties by getting some gas centrifuge equipment from Pakistan /.", "annotated_text": "We think they started cheating in the late nineties by getting some gas centrifuge equipment from Pakistan /."}
{"id": "4865", "text": "We do n't know a lot about that where it is whether the equipment has been put together /.", "annotated_text": "We do n't know a lot about that where it is whether the equipment has been put together /."}
{"id": "4866", "text": "We think over a period of time they 'll do what the Pakistanis did , what the Iranians appear to be wanting to do and put together this gas centrifuge /.", "annotated_text": "We think over a period of time they 'll do what the Pakistanis did , what the Iranians appear to be wanting to do and put together this gas centrifuge /."}
{"id": "4867", "text": "But they never got there yet /.", "annotated_text": "But they never got there yet /."}
{"id": "4868", "text": "Or we do n't think they 've gotten there yet /.", "annotated_text": "Or we do n't think they 've gotten there yet /."}
{"id": "4869", "text": "But they broke their word /.", "annotated_text": "But they broke their word /."}
{"id": "4870", "text": "They absolutely cheated /.", "annotated_text": "They absolutely cheated /."}
{"id": "4871", "text": "There 's no question about that /.", "annotated_text": "There 's no question about that /."}
{"id": "4872", "text": "But really you ought to be clear here what 's happened /.", "annotated_text": "But really you ought to be clear here what 's happened /."}
{"id": "4873", "text": "There was a nuclear weapons program that was stopped /.", "annotated_text": "There was a nuclear weapons program that was stopped /."}
{"id": "4874", "text": "Plutonium production was stopped /.", "annotated_text": "Plutonium production was stopped /."}
{"id": "4875", "text": "Right /.", "annotated_text": "Right /."}
{"id": "4876", "text": "And afterwards tragically I believe that agreement which locked them up was allowed to collapse /.", "annotated_text": "And afterwards tragically I believe that agreement which locked them up was allowed to collapse /."}
{"id": "4877", "text": "And we find ourselves now with the North Koreans accumulating plutonium a bomb 's worth a year /.", "annotated_text": "And we find ourselves now with the North Koreans accumulating plutonium a bomb 's worth a year /."}
{"id": "4878", "text": "And freed up that plutonium that was um controlled for that period of time /.", "annotated_text": "And freed up that plutonium that was um controlled for that period of time /."}
{"id": "4879", "text": "And they say they 've used it to make bombs /.", "annotated_text": "And they say they 've used it to make bombs /."}
{"id": "4880", "text": "we 'd have to estimate about five more /.", "annotated_text": "we 'd have to estimate about five more /."}
{"id": "4881", "text": "And with each passing day I would argue to you more important than that missile that Ash would take out on the gantry if it turns up again with each passing day we 're going to find ourselves more and more closer than we were before to the day where that material could be transferred or sold to Al - Queda Presenting a threat far greater than the threat that is posed to us by nuclear weapons aboard ballistic missiles /.", "annotated_text": "And with each passing day I would argue to you more important than that missile that Ash would take out on the gantry if it turns up again with each passing day we 're going to find ourselves more and more closer than we were before to the day where that material could be transferred or sold to Al - Queda Presenting a threat far greater than the threat that is posed to us by nuclear weapons aboard ballistic missiles /."}
{"id": "4882", "text": "We can deter a country with ballistic missiles /.", "annotated_text": "We can deter a country with ballistic missiles /."}
{"id": "4883", "text": "We know the return address /.", "annotated_text": "We know the return address /."}
{"id": "4884", "text": "We do /.", "annotated_text": "We do /."}
{"id": "4885", "text": "But with a terrorist unconventional delivery your national missile defense will not be very good against United Airlines or American Airlines Or a bus or a truck /.", "annotated_text": "But with a terrorist unconventional delivery your national missile defense will not be very good against United Airlines or American Airlines Or a bus or a truck /."}
{"id": "4886", "text": "And deterrents does n't work terribly well when an enemy values your death more than his life /.", "annotated_text": "And deterrents does n't work terribly well when an enemy values your death more than his life /."}
{"id": "4887", "text": "So no defense no deterrents /.", "annotated_text": "So no defense no deterrents /."}
{"id": "4888", "text": "we need to lock up the nuclear program /.", "annotated_text": "we need to lock up the nuclear program /."}
{"id": "4889", "text": "You would not care about the ballistic missile program if they did not have the nuclear weapons program /.", "annotated_text": "You would not care about the ballistic missile program if they did not have the nuclear weapons program /."}
{"id": "4890", "text": "But you can have all the agreements you want /.", "annotated_text": "But you can have all the agreements you want /."}
{"id": "4891", "text": "if they 're going to cheat what good are they /?", "annotated_text": "if they 're going to cheat what good are they /?"}
{"id": "4892", "text": "Madeline Albright essentially had it correct in my view /.", "annotated_text": "Madeline Albright essentially had it correct in my view /."}
{"id": "4893", "text": "You make a deal /.", "annotated_text": "You make a deal /."}
{"id": "4894", "text": "Nobody did that deal in ninety four thinking we were trusting North Koreans /.", "annotated_text": "Nobody did that deal in ninety four thinking we were trusting North Koreans /."}
{"id": "4895", "text": "We had some transparency a measure of it /.", "annotated_text": "We had some transparency a measure of it /."}
{"id": "4896", "text": "and you verify /.", "annotated_text": "and you verify /."}
{"id": "4897", "text": "We caught them cheating /.", "annotated_text": "We caught them cheating /."}
{"id": "4898", "text": "You might make another deal /.", "annotated_text": "You might make another deal /."}
{"id": "4899", "text": "I think you should /.", "annotated_text": "I think you should /."}
{"id": "4900", "text": "You ask the question you make another deal are you better off with the deal /.", "annotated_text": "You ask the question you make another deal are you better off with the deal /."}
{"id": "4901", "text": "or are you better off without it /?", "annotated_text": "or are you better off without it /?"}
{"id": "4902", "text": "If the answer to the former is yes you do the deal /.", "annotated_text": "If the answer to the former is yes you do the deal /."}
{"id": "4903", "text": "You do n't +ask I think the simple question have they fooled us before /.", "annotated_text": "You do n't +ask I think the simple question have they fooled us before /."}
{"id": "4904", "text": "then do n't let them fool us again /.", "annotated_text": "then do n't let them fool us again /."}
{"id": "4905", "text": "I do n't believe that 's the way you proceed in international affairs /.", "annotated_text": "I do n't believe that 's the way you proceed in international affairs /."}
{"id": "4906", "text": "It asks a very tough question about the national security /.", "annotated_text": "It asks a very tough question about the national security /."}
{"id": "4907", "text": "should we do this /?", "annotated_text": "should we do this /?"}
{"id": "4908", "text": "Is it better for us /?", "annotated_text": "Is it better for us /?"}
{"id": "4909", "text": "Ask for more transparency /.", "annotated_text": "Ask for more transparency /."}
{"id": "4910", "text": "Insist on it /.", "annotated_text": "Insist on it /."}
{"id": "4911", "text": "Be tough in the negotiations Not in the formality of whether it 's six parties or it 's bilateral /.", "annotated_text": "Be tough in the negotiations Not in the formality of whether it 's six parties or it 's bilateral /."}
{"id": "4912", "text": "Let me show you all two presidents Bill Clinton back in nineteen ninety three George Bush ten years later talking to the North Koreans in effect /.", "annotated_text": "Let me show you all two presidents Bill Clinton back in nineteen ninety threeGeorge Bushten years later talking to the North Koreans in effect /."}
{"id": "4913", "text": "And I 'm asking you to put your mind in place of a North Korean watching this /.", "annotated_text": "And I 'm asking you to put your mind in place of a North Korean watching this /."}
{"id": "4914", "text": "President Clinton President Bush /.", "annotated_text": "President Clinton President Bush /."}
{"id": "4915", "text": "North Korea can not be allowed to develop a nuclear bomb /.", "annotated_text": "North Korea can not be allowed to develop a nuclear bomb /."}
{"id": "4916", "text": "We had to be very firm about it /.", "annotated_text": "We had to be very firm about it /."}
{"id": "4917", "text": "We will not tolerate nuclear weapons in North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "We will not tolerate nuclear weapons in North Korea /."}
{"id": "4918", "text": "Ash Carter both presidents making very firm resolved statements /.", "annotated_text": "Ash Carter both presidents making very firm resolved statements /."}
{"id": "4919", "text": "if you 're in North Korean watching that knowing that you now have the potential of building eight nuclear bombs what are you thinking /?", "annotated_text": "if you 're in North Korean watching that knowing that you now have the potential of building eight nuclear bombs what are you thinking /?"}
{"id": "4920", "text": "Well I 'm concerned that they 're thinking that we 're giving a new meaning to the word intolerable Because they keep doing things that we say are intolerable and then we tolerate them /.", "annotated_text": "Well I 'm concerned that they 're thinking that we 're giving a new meaning to the word intolerable Because they keep doing things that we say are intolerable and then we tolerate them /."}
{"id": "4921", "text": "That 's why I think at some point you have to draw the line with the North Koreans /.", "annotated_text": "That 's why I think at some point you have to draw the line with the North Koreans /."}
{"id": "4922", "text": "I do think and here I agree with both of the other gentlemen you have on the show who have shown it 's possible to reach an agreement with North Korea and to get agreements that serve our interests The much maligned agreed framework as Bob Galluci pointed out without that agreed framework North Korea by all the calculations of the experts would now have fifty nuclear weapons /.", "annotated_text": "I do think and here I agree with both of the other gentlemen you have on the show who have shown it 's possible to reach an agreement with North Korea and to get agreements that serve our interests The much maligned agreed framework as Bob Galluci pointed out without that agreed framework North Korea by all the calculations of the experts would now have fifty nuclear weapons /."}
{"id": "4923", "text": "So we were better off with the agreement than without it /.", "annotated_text": "So we were better off with the agreement than without it /."}
{"id": "4924", "text": "It is possible to reach agreement with the North Koreans But not when they see the kind of footage that you uh showed Which is uh uh uh Americans drawing a line in the sand and then stepping back from that line And drawing a line in the sand and then stepping back /.", "annotated_text": "It is possible to reach agreement with the North Koreans But not when they see the kind of footage that you uh showed Which is uh uh uh Americans drawing a line in the sand and then stepping back from that line And drawing a line in the sand and then stepping back /."}
{"id": "4925", "text": "I think our diplomacy has to have carrots in it but it has to stand somewhere /.", "annotated_text": "I think our diplomacy has to have carrots in it but it has to stand somewhere /."}
{"id": "4926", "text": "and as I suggested earlier I think the missile tests are a good place to take a stand /.", "annotated_text": "and as I suggested earlier I think the missile tests are a good place to take a stand /."}
{"id": "4927", "text": "Governor Richardson draw a line in the stand and step back /.", "annotated_text": "Governor Richardson draw a line in the stand and step back /."}
{"id": "4928", "text": "the North Koreans watch that /.", "annotated_text": "the North Koreans watch that /."}
{"id": "4929", "text": "they observe that /.", "annotated_text": "they observe that /."}
{"id": "4930", "text": "they know what their own has been /.", "annotated_text": "they know what their own has been /."}
{"id": "4931", "text": "How do you have any strength in negotiating with people like that /?", "annotated_text": "How do you have any strength in negotiating with people like that /?"}
{"id": "4932", "text": "The North Koreans in my dealings with them they care more about form than they do substance /.", "annotated_text": "The North Koreans in my dealings with them they care more about form than they do substance /."}
{"id": "4933", "text": "In your earlier segment you showed president Bush calling him a tyrant /.", "annotated_text": "In your earlier segment you showed president Bush calling him a tyrant /."}
{"id": "4934", "text": "But then later he called him Mister Kim Jong - Il /.", "annotated_text": "But then later he called him Mister Kim Jong - Il /."}
{"id": "4935", "text": "I was in North Korea when that happened /.", "annotated_text": "I was in North Korea when that happened /."}
{"id": "4936", "text": "The North Koreans were delighted because they felt they 'd been treated with respect /.", "annotated_text": "The North Koreans were delighted because they felt they 'd been treated with respect /."}
{"id": "4937", "text": "They care deeply about protocol /.", "annotated_text": "They care deeply about protocol /."}
{"id": "4938", "text": "And this is another reason why I think for a relatively cheap price a face to face negotiation at the level of Chris Hill who again is very competent I believe would set the stage for a final agreement at the six party talks Which is essential Which is basically a good agreement /.", "annotated_text": "And this is another reason why I think for a relatively cheap price a face to face negotiation at the level of Chris Hill who again is very competent I believe would set the stage for a final agreement at the six party talks Which is essential Which is basically a good agreement /."}
{"id": "4939", "text": "In exchange for North Korea dismantling its nuclear weapons its missiles they get an armistice agreement where they are not attacked /.", "annotated_text": "In exchange for North Korea dismantling its nuclear weapons its missiles they get an armistice agreement where they are not attacked /."}
{"id": "4940", "text": "they get food fuel energy assistance /.", "annotated_text": "they get food fuel energy assistance /."}
{"id": "4941", "text": "Security assurances we will not topple their regime /.", "annotated_text": "Security assurances we will not topple their regime /."}
{"id": "4942", "text": "That 's right /.", "annotated_text": "That 's right /."}
{"id": "4943", "text": "yeah that 's right /.", "annotated_text": "yeah that 's right /."}
{"id": "4944", "text": "that 's in that September agreement that Chris Hill negotiated /.", "annotated_text": "that 's in that September agreement that Chris Hill negotiated /."}
{"id": "4945", "text": "My point is if it 's just going to be a face to face meeting that serves as a precursor that also deals with this frozen assets issue which has directly hit the North Korean regime cause it controls the foreign expenditures of Kim Jong - Il and you deal with this light water reactor especially now after we 've promised it to Iran and economic incentives to Iran I think the timing is right for this new stage of direct negotiation /.", "annotated_text": "My point is if it 's just going to be a face to face meeting that serves as a precursor that also deals with this frozen assets issue which has directly hit the North Korean regime cause it controls the foreign expenditures of Kim Jong - Il and you deal with this light water reactor especially now after we 've promised it to Iran and economic incentives to Iran I think the timing is right for this new stage of direct negotiation /."}
{"id": "4946", "text": "Ambassador Galluci based on your experience do you believe the North Koreans would give up their nuclear program give up their nuclear bombs which they believe in their mind is an insurance policy against an American invasion for economic assistance light water reactors /?", "annotated_text": "Ambassador Galluci based on your experience do you believe the North Koreans would give up their nuclear program give up their nuclear bombs which they believe in their mind is an insurance policy against an American invasion for economic assistance light water reactors /?"}
{"id": "4947", "text": "At the end of the day I do n't know /.", "annotated_text": "At the end of the day I do n't know /."}
{"id": "4948", "text": "Um but that leaves me to conclude since I really do n't know that it 's a good idea to find out /.", "annotated_text": "Um but that leaves me to conclude since I really do n't know that it 's a good idea to find out /."}
{"id": "4949", "text": "It 's a good idea it was in nineteen ninety four to do a deal with the North that required them to give up the program /.", "annotated_text": "It 's a good idea it was in nineteen ninety four to do a deal with the North that required them to give up the program /."}
{"id": "4950", "text": "We did that /.", "annotated_text": "We did that /."}
{"id": "4951", "text": "and for a period of years we were in a position to monitor that closely /.", "annotated_text": "and for a period of years we were in a position to monitor that closely /."}
{"id": "4952", "text": "and they did give it up /.", "annotated_text": "and they did give it up /."}
{"id": "4953", "text": "Indeed you can make an argument that while the centrifuge program with the Pakistanis is clearly cheating was n't yet a genuine nuclear weapons program had n't produced anything and probably still has n't produced anything /.", "annotated_text": "Indeed you can make an argument that while the centrifuge program with the Pakistanis is clearly cheating was n't yet a genuine nuclear weapons program had n't produced anything and probably still has n't produced anything /."}
{"id": "4954", "text": "So you have the possibility if the North Koreans are thinking the way they may be thinking that they need one or the other , they need either nuclear weapons to deter the United States from regime change or they need a relationship with us that makes it unnecessary for them to have nuclear weapons /.", "annotated_text": "So you have the possibility if the North Koreans are thinking the way they may be thinking that they need one or the other , they need either nuclear weapons to deter the United States from regime change or they need a relationship with us that makes it unnecessary for them to have nuclear weapons /."}
{"id": "4955", "text": "The only way to find out whether they 'll ultimately give up those weapons is to do a deal /.", "annotated_text": "The only way to find out whether they 'll ultimately give up those weapons is to do a deal /."}
{"id": "4956", "text": "We hear so much talk about Kim Jong - Il tyrant spoiled child /.", "annotated_text": "We hear so much talk about Kim Jong - Il tyrant spoiled child /."}
{"id": "4957", "text": "others have said madman /.", "annotated_text": "others have said madman /."}
{"id": "4958", "text": "you 've been in that country five times /.", "annotated_text": "you 've been in that country five times /."}
{"id": "4959", "text": "who is he /?", "annotated_text": "who is he /?"}
{"id": "4960", "text": "What is he /?", "annotated_text": "What is he /?"}
{"id": "4961", "text": "Well I 've never met him /.", "annotated_text": "Well I 've never met him /."}
{"id": "4962", "text": "I met the number two in command /.", "annotated_text": "I met the number two in command /."}
{"id": "4963", "text": "He is the entire nation /.", "annotated_text": "He is the entire nation /."}
{"id": "4964", "text": "he is basically a cult of personality /.", "annotated_text": "he is basically a cult of personality /."}
{"id": "4965", "text": "He runs everything /.", "annotated_text": "He runs everything /."}
{"id": "4966", "text": "He knows everything that 's happening /.", "annotated_text": "He knows everything that 's happening /."}
{"id": "4967", "text": "All power flows through him /.", "annotated_text": "All power flows through him /."}
{"id": "4968", "text": "Uh what that causes unfortunately is an isolated North Korea /.", "annotated_text": "Uh what that causes unfortunately is an isolated North Korea /."}
{"id": "4969", "text": "His people are in terrible shape economically /.", "annotated_text": "His people are in terrible shape economically /."}
{"id": "4970", "text": "I been there five times /.", "annotated_text": "I been there five times /."}
{"id": "4971", "text": "I think I 've seen one tractor /.", "annotated_text": "I think I 've seen one tractor /."}
{"id": "4972", "text": "I see people weak and drawn out /.", "annotated_text": "I see people weak and drawn out /."}
{"id": "4973", "text": "they look like they need nourishment /.", "annotated_text": "they look like they need nourishment /."}
{"id": "4974", "text": "A lot of people are starving there /.", "annotated_text": "A lot of people are starving there /."}
{"id": "4975", "text": "They have human rights violations /.", "annotated_text": "They have human rights violations /."}
{"id": "4976", "text": "He is a mercurial character /.", "annotated_text": "He is a mercurial character /."}
{"id": "4977", "text": "But I think he 's crazy like a fox /.", "annotated_text": "But I think he 's crazy like a fox /."}
{"id": "4978", "text": "He is not somebody that is uh out of his mind /.", "annotated_text": "He is not somebody that is uh out of his mind /."}
{"id": "4979", "text": "he may be totally unpredictable isolated /.", "annotated_text": "he may be totally unpredictable isolated /."}
{"id": "4980", "text": "but he 's calculating /.", "annotated_text": "but he 's calculating /."}
{"id": "4981", "text": "and he 's used the Fourth of July /.", "annotated_text": "and he 's used the Fourth of July /."}
{"id": "4982", "text": "every time he feels he 's backed down he moves and does something irrational /.", "annotated_text": "every time he feels he 's backed down he moves and does something irrational /."}
{"id": "4983", "text": "Uh he shoots missiles off /.", "annotated_text": "Uh he shoots missiles off /."}
{"id": "4984", "text": "he 's done it twice /.", "annotated_text": "he 's done it twice /."}
{"id": "4985", "text": "He cancels agreements /.", "annotated_text": "He cancels agreements /."}
{"id": "4986", "text": "he gets the nuclear inspectors out in two thousand and two /.", "annotated_text": "he gets the nuclear inspectors out in two thousand and two /."}
{"id": "4987", "text": "This is the way he operates /.", "annotated_text": "This is the way he operates /."}
{"id": "4988", "text": "And what we should do is take advantage of his vulnerability /.", "annotated_text": "And what we should do is take advantage of his vulnerability /."}
{"id": "4989", "text": "He also is vulnerable in the sense that the country is weak economically /.", "annotated_text": "He also is vulnerable in the sense that the country is weak economically /."}
{"id": "4990", "text": "it desperately needs an elimination of sanctions /.", "annotated_text": "it desperately needs an elimination of sanctions /."}
{"id": "4991", "text": "they need food electricity /.", "annotated_text": "they need food electricity /."}
{"id": "4992", "text": "He 's realistic too I believe /.", "annotated_text": "He 's realistic too I believe /."}
{"id": "4993", "text": "Bill Richardson Robert Gallucci Ashton Carter thank you all for a very sobering but important discussion /.", "annotated_text": "Bill RichardsonRobert GallucciAshton Carter thank you all for a very sobering but important discussion /."}
{"id": "4994", "text": "Coming next , President Bush celebrated his sixtieth birthday this week /.", "annotated_text": "Coming next , President Bush celebrated his sixtieth birthday this week /."}
{"id": "4995", "text": "And thirty one years ago on Meet The Press then president Gerald Ford talked about being sixty and serving as president /.", "annotated_text": "And thirty one years ago on Meet The Press then president Gerald Ford talked about being sixty and serving as president /."}
{"id": "4996", "text": "Coming up right here on Meet The Press /.", "annotated_text": "Coming up right here on Meet The Press /."}
{"id": "4997", "text": "And we 're back /.", "annotated_text": "And we 're back /."}
{"id": "4998", "text": "Two presidential birthdays this week /.", "annotated_text": "Two presidential birthdays this week /."}
{"id": "4999", "text": "President Bush turned sixty last Thursday /.", "annotated_text": "President Bush turned sixtylast Thursday /."}
{"id": "5000", "text": "And this Friday former president Gerald Ford will be ninety three years old /.", "annotated_text": "And this Friday former president Gerald Ford will be ninety three years old /."}
{"id": "5001", "text": "Our thirty - eighth president talked about age health and the presidency right here thirty one years ago /.", "annotated_text": "Our thirty - eighth president talked about age health and the presidency right here thirty one years ago /."}
{"id": "5002", "text": "Mr. President in the early days of the republic the American people took great chances on young men in the presidency /.", "annotated_text": "Mr. President in the early days of the republic the American people took great chances on young men in the presidency /."}
{"id": "5003", "text": "Now here we are looking at seventy six /.", "annotated_text": "Now here we are looking at seventy six /."}
{"id": "5004", "text": "and most of the leading candidates are old geezers like me in their sixties /.", "annotated_text": "and most of the leading candidates are old geezers like me in their sixties /."}
{"id": "5005", "text": "Now we seem to have misplaced a generation here somewhere /.", "annotated_text": "Now we seem to have misplaced a generation here somewhere /."}
{"id": "5006", "text": "is the system out of phase /.", "annotated_text": "is the system out of phase /."}
{"id": "5007", "text": "what explains this /?", "annotated_text": "what explains this /?"}
{"id": "5008", "text": "I think age is a state of mind and obviously a state of health /.", "annotated_text": "I think age is a state of mind and obviously a state of health /."}
{"id": "5009", "text": "I 'm in the early sixties /.", "annotated_text": "I 'm in the early sixties /."}
{"id": "5010", "text": "I feel as vigorous mentally and physically as I ever have at any time in my life /.", "annotated_text": "I feel as vigorous mentally and physically as I ever have at any time in my life /."}
{"id": "5011", "text": "I do n't think you should rule a person out just because they 're my particular age /.", "annotated_text": "I do n't think you should rule a person out just because they 're my particular age /."}
{"id": "5012", "text": "The other hand I do n't think uh you should rule out a younger person who by experience or intelligence or overall capability is a potential candidate /.", "annotated_text": "The other hand I do n't think uh you should rule out a younger person who by experience or intelligence or overall capability is a potential candidate /."}
{"id": "5013", "text": "I do n't think you should categorize people just by age bracket /.", "annotated_text": "I do n't think you should categorize people just by age bracket /."}
{"id": "5014", "text": "I believe you ought to look at the person how strong he is mentally and physically what is his experience and what his background is /.", "annotated_text": "I believe you ought to look at the person how strong he is mentally and physically what is his experience and what his background is /."}
{"id": "5015", "text": "that 's the criteria I would use /.", "annotated_text": "that 's the criteria I would use /."}
{"id": "5016", "text": "happy birthday President Gerry Ford /.", "annotated_text": "happy birthday President Gerry Ford /."}
{"id": "5017", "text": "And also happy birthday to another American legend /.", "annotated_text": "And also happy birthday to another American legend /."}
{"id": "5018", "text": "thirty eight years ago founded the special Olympics /.", "annotated_text": "thirty eight years ago founded the special Olympics /."}
{"id": "5019", "text": "She turns eighty five tomorrow /.", "annotated_text": "She turns eighty fivetomorrow /."}
{"id": "5020", "text": "And we 'll be right back /.", "annotated_text": "And we 'll be right back /."}
{"id": "5021", "text": "For more information on today 's guest and topic log onto the viewer resources page of our website MTP dot MSNBC dot com /.", "annotated_text": "For more information on today 's guest and topic log onto the viewer resources page of our website MTP dot MSNBC dot com /."}
{"id": "5022", "text": "That 's all for today /.", "annotated_text": "That 's all for today /."}
{"id": "5023", "text": "we 'll be back next week at our regular time /.", "annotated_text": "we 'll be back next week at our regular time /."}
{"id": "5024", "text": "If it 's Sunday it 's Meet the Press /.", "annotated_text": "If it 's Sunday it 's Meet the Press /."}
{"id": "5025", "text": "Iraq in the shadows /.", "annotated_text": "Iraq in the shadows /."}
{"id": "5026", "text": "As Iraqis vote on a new constitution have the media dropped the ball on this long and bloody war /?", "annotated_text": "As Iraqis vote on a new constitution have the media dropped the ball on this long and bloody war /?"}
{"id": "5027", "text": "Has Iraq been overshadowed by Katrina and Tom DeLay and Harriet Meyers and the Pakistan quake /?", "annotated_text": "Has Iraq been overshadowed by Katrina and Tom DeLay and Harriet Meyers and the Pakistan quake /?"}
{"id": "5028", "text": "A conversation with columnist Tom Friedman /.", "annotated_text": "A conversation with columnist Tom Friedman /."}
{"id": "5029", "text": "Was Sixty Minutes unfair to Bill Clinton in airing Louis Freeh 's charges against him /?", "annotated_text": "Was Sixty Minutes unfair to Bill Clinton in airing Louis Freeh 's charges against him /?"}
{"id": "5030", "text": "Former Clinton lawyer Lanny Davis in our new Talk Back to the Media segment /.", "annotated_text": "Former Clinton lawyer Lanny Davis in our new Talk Back to the Media segment /."}
{"id": "5031", "text": "Plus that bogus subway terror alert /.", "annotated_text": "Plus that bogus subway terror alert /."}
{"id": "5032", "text": "Why did n't television slam on the brakes /?", "annotated_text": "Why did n't television slam on the brakes /?"}
{"id": "5033", "text": "Welcome to Reliable Sources /.", "annotated_text": "Welcome to Reliable Sources /."}
{"id": "5034", "text": "I 'm Howard Kurtz /.", "annotated_text": "I 'm Howard Kurtz /."}
{"id": "5035", "text": "You 're joining us at our new time ten AM eastern seven pacific for a full hour of media analysis every week /.", "annotated_text": "You 're joining us at our new time for of media analysis every week /."}
{"id": "5036", "text": "We have some new segments we 'll be adding in the coming week /.", "annotated_text": "We have some new segments we 'll be adding in the coming week /."}
{"id": "5037", "text": "so stay tuned /.", "annotated_text": "so stay tuned /."}
{"id": "5038", "text": "I had a wide ranging sitdown with Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Friedman /.", "annotated_text": "I had a wide ranging sitdown with Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Friedman /."}
{"id": "5039", "text": "but first Judy Miller and the New York Times finally go public on the front page this morning with their nearly six thousand word account of the CIA leak investigation /.", "annotated_text": "but firstJudy Miller and the New York Times finally go public on the front page with their nearly six thousand word account of the CIA leak investigation /."}
{"id": "5040", "text": "In a separate first person account Miller confirmed that she told the grand jury that Scooter Libby Dick Cheney 's top aide discussed with her as many as three times the role of Valerie Plame as a CIA employee /.", "annotated_text": "In a separate first person account Miller confirmed that she told the grand jury that Scooter LibbyDick Cheney 's top aide discussed with her as many as three times the role of Valerie Plame as a CIA employee /."}
{"id": "5041", "text": "This says the Bush administration was angry about her husband Joe Wilson 's role in criticizing President Bush on whether Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction /.", "annotated_text": "This says the Bush administration was angry about her husband Joe Wilson 's role in criticizing President Bush on whether Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction /."}
{"id": "5042", "text": "The conclusion by a team of Times reporters /.", "annotated_text": "The conclusion by a team of Times reporters /."}
{"id": "5043", "text": "The Times incurred millions of dollars in legal fees in Miss Miller 's case /.", "annotated_text": "The Times incurred millions of dollars in legal fees in Miss Miller 's case /."}
{"id": "5044", "text": "It limited its own ability to cover aspects of one of the biggest scandals of the day /.", "annotated_text": "It limited its own ability to cover aspects of one of the biggest scandals of the day /."}
{"id": "5045", "text": "Even as the paper asked for the public 's support it was unable to answer its questions /.", "annotated_text": "Even as the paper asked for the public 's support it was unable to answer its questions /."}
{"id": "5046", "text": "Among the journalistic revelations, Miller released from jail last month says she pushed for a story on the outing of Valerie Plame back in two thousand three /.", "annotated_text": "Among the journalistic revelations, Miller released from jail last month says she pushed for a story on the outing of Valerie Plame back in two thousand three /."}
{"id": "5047", "text": "She never wrote one /.", "annotated_text": "She never wrote one /."}
{"id": "5048", "text": "but her former boss says no way /.", "annotated_text": "but her former boss says no way /."}
{"id": "5049", "text": "that never happened /.", "annotated_text": "that never happened /."}
{"id": "5050", "text": "And the Times was so conflicted in covering the controversy the editors killed the story about Libby and pulled their punches in other ways /.", "annotated_text": "And the Times was so conflicted in covering the controversy the editors killed the story about Libby and pulled their punches in other ways /."}
{"id": "5051", "text": "And joining us now in Los Angeles Arianna Huffington the syndicated columnist and founder of the blog huffington post dot com /.", "annotated_text": "And joining us now in Los AngelesArianna Huffington the syndicated columnist and founder of the blog huffington post dot com /."}
{"id": "5052", "text": "in Minneapolis Lucy Dalglish executive director of the Reporters ' Committee for Freedom of the Press /.", "annotated_text": "in MinneapolisLucy Dalglish executive director of the Reporters ' Committee for Freedom of the Press /."}
{"id": "5053", "text": "and here in Washington Frank Sesno professor of public policy and communication at George Mason University and a CNN special correspondant /.", "annotated_text": "and here in WashingtonFrank Sesno professor of public policy and communication at George Mason University and a CNN special correspondant /."}
{"id": "5054", "text": "Frank Sesno has the New York Times belatedly to be sure fought and finally made an honest accounting of its role of Judy Miller 's role and the tensions that she created in the newsroom /?", "annotated_text": "Frank Sesno has the New York Times belatedly to be sure fought and finally made an honest accounting of its role of Judy Miller 's role and the tensions that she created in the newsroom /?"}
{"id": "5055", "text": "Well an honest accounting /.", "annotated_text": "Well an honest accounting /."}
{"id": "5056", "text": "yeah maybe /.", "annotated_text": "yeah maybe /."}
{"id": "5057", "text": "but not a full accounting /.", "annotated_text": "but not a full accounting /."}
{"id": "5058", "text": "You know and if the whole bottom line of this mess is that the public has the right to know and that that 's what this is all about the public still does n't know a lot of things /.", "annotated_text": "You know and if the whole bottom line of this mess is that the public has the right to know and that that 's what this is all about the public still does n't know a lot of things /."}
{"id": "5059", "text": "There 's still a lot of questions here /.", "annotated_text": "There 's still a lot of questions here /."}
{"id": "5060", "text": "Why was that waiver that Miller was apparently granted by uh Scooter Libby a year ago /-", "annotated_text": "Why was that waiver that Miller was apparently granted by uh Scooter Libbya year ago /-"}
{"id": "5061", "text": "Why did it wait until she sat in jail for all that time before she actually took up on it /?", "annotated_text": "Why did it wait until she sat in jail for all that time before she actually took up on it /?"}
{"id": "5062", "text": "you know she 's referred to in the Times ' own account as Miss Run Amuck /.", "annotated_text": "you know she 's referred to in the Times ' own account as Miss Run Amuck /."}
{"id": "5063", "text": "She was pulled off of certain stories on Iraq 's weapons of mass destruction /.", "annotated_text": "She was pulled off of certain stories on Iraq 's weapons of mass destruction /."}
{"id": "5064", "text": "What are her motives and bottom lines to the secrecy of this whole thing /?", "annotated_text": "What are her motives and bottom lines to the secrecy of this whole thing /?"}
{"id": "5065", "text": "There 's a lot we still do n't know /.", "annotated_text": "There 's a lot we still do n't know /."}
{"id": "5066", "text": "Miss Run Amuck was a name she gave herself quite proudly apparently /.", "annotated_text": "Miss Run Amuck was a name she gave herself quite proudly apparently /."}
{"id": "5067", "text": "Arianna Huffington the Times piece a lengthy piece acknowledges that Judy Miller was a controversial figure in the newsroom whose own WMD reporting was wrong and that while she claims to have pushed for this uh story on Valerie Plame two years ago Jill Abrahamson now the paper 's managing editor says No way /.", "annotated_text": "Arianna Huffington the Times piece a lengthy piece acknowledges that Judy Miller was a controversial figure in the newsroom whose own WMD reporting was wrong and that while she claims to have pushed for this uh story on Valerie Plametwo years agoJill Abrahamson now the paper 's managing editor says No way /."}
{"id": "5068", "text": "That did n't happen /.", "annotated_text": "That did n't happen /."}
{"id": "5069", "text": "In other words there 's a dispute in the accounts /.", "annotated_text": "In other words there 's a dispute in the accounts /."}
{"id": "5070", "text": "Pretty candid stuff for a newspaper to publish about itself would n't you say /?", "annotated_text": "Pretty candid stuff for a newspaper to publish about itself would n't you say /?"}
{"id": "5071", "text": "Well as Frank said there are many unanswered questions /.", "annotated_text": "Well as Frank said there are many unanswered questions /."}
{"id": "5072", "text": "And there are many very devastating eh comments and conclusions about Judy Miller as a journalist /.", "annotated_text": "And there are many very devastating eh comments and conclusions about Judy Miller as a journalist /."}
{"id": "5073", "text": "I do n't think the Times had any choice though Howie . Because remember as a press reporter back on July twenty - seventh the turmoil in the newsroom has been going on for months about Judy Miller and the way the paper has decided to cover the story and the way they decided to present her as a martyr for the first amendment /.", "annotated_text": "I do n't think the Times had any choice though Howie . Because remember as a press reporter back on July twenty - seventh the turmoil in the newsroom has been going on for months about Judy Miller and the way the paper has decided to cover the story and the way they decided to present her as a martyr for the first amendment /."}
{"id": "5074", "text": "And the main unanswered question here is why did Arthur Sulzberger the newspaper 's publisher allow Judy Miller to hijack the reporting of that story and the editorial policy on that story /.", "annotated_text": "And the main unanswered question here is why did Arthur Sulzberger the newspaper 's publisher allow Judy Miller to hijack the reporting of that story and the editorial policy on that story /."}
{"id": "5075", "text": "And the similarities for the Jayson Blair case /.", "annotated_text": "And the similarities for the Jayson Blair case /."}
{"id": "5076", "text": "Remember after the Jayson Blair scandal broke we had a seven thousand word story that did not give a full account of what happened . Especially about why is a major institution like the Times ignoring so many red flags /.", "annotated_text": "Remember after the Jayson Blair scandal broke we had a seven thousand word story that did not give a full account of what happened . Especially about why is a major institution like the Times ignoring so many red flags /."}
{"id": "5077", "text": "Alright /.", "annotated_text": "Alright /."}
{"id": "5078", "text": "In the story one of things that we learn is that Bill Keller took Judy Miller off her WMD beat as one of his first personnel decisions when he took eh the reins as editor /.", "annotated_text": "In the story one of things that we learn is that Bill Keller took Judy Miller off her WMD beat as one of his first personnel decisions when he took eh the reins as editor /."}
{"id": "5079", "text": "Alright /.", "annotated_text": "Alright /."}
{"id": "5080", "text": "Well uh I agree there are some unanswered questions /.", "annotated_text": "Well uh I agree there are some unanswered questions /."}
{"id": "5081", "text": "but I 'm willing to give the Times a little more credit than you for at least attempting to answer uh many of the questions /.", "annotated_text": "but I 'm willing to give the Times a little more credit than you for at least attempting to answer uh many of the questions /."}
{"id": "5082", "text": "And Lucy Dalglish here 's the thing that jumped out at me in the story /.", "annotated_text": "And Lucy Dalglish here 's the thing that jumped out at me in the story /."}
{"id": "5083", "text": "Judy Miller acknowledges that at Louis Libby 's request this is the Dick Cheney aide she agreed to refer to him and in stories not as a senior administration official but as a former Hill aide because he had once worked on Capitol Hill /.", "annotated_text": "Judy Miller acknowledges that at Louis Libby 's request this is the Dick Cheney aide she agreed to refer to him and in stories not as a senior administration official but as a former Hill aide because he had once worked on Capitol Hill /."}
{"id": "5084", "text": "Do you have a problem with that sort of thing /?", "annotated_text": "Do you have a problem with that sort of thing /?"}
{"id": "5085", "text": "I thought that was a little bit misleading /.", "annotated_text": "I thought that was a little bit misleading /."}
{"id": "5086", "text": "And I thought it was odd /.", "annotated_text": "And I thought it was odd /."}
{"id": "5087", "text": "I mean her justification was that well he had been a former Hill staffer /.", "annotated_text": "I mean her justification was that well he had been a former Hill staffer /."}
{"id": "5088", "text": "Um but that was a strange request /.", "annotated_text": "Um but that was a strange request /."}
{"id": "5089", "text": "and I think the agreement was strange /.", "annotated_text": "and I think the agreement was strange /."}
{"id": "5090", "text": "I 'll agree with you on that /.", "annotated_text": "I 'll agree with you on that /."}
{"id": "5091", "text": "Frank Sesno the Times was so hamstrung by its passionate embrace of this reporter who after all was facing jail did go to jail /.", "annotated_text": "Frank Sesno the Times was so hamstrung by its passionate embrace of this reporter who after all was facing jail did go to jail /."}
{"id": "5092", "text": "One can understand the emotions uh that were unleashed here /.", "annotated_text": "One can understand the emotions uh that were unleashed here /."}
{"id": "5093", "text": "and yet the editors discouraged stories on the CIA leak investigation and one time killed a piece written by a reporter about Scooter Libby /.", "annotated_text": "and yet the editors discouraged stories on the CIA leak investigation and one time killed a piece written by a reporter about Scooter Libby /."}
{"id": "5094", "text": "Was that an abdication of journalistic responsibility /?", "annotated_text": "Was that an abdication of journalistic responsibility /?"}
{"id": "5095", "text": "Maybe yeah maybe /.", "annotated_text": "Maybe yeah maybe /."}
{"id": "5096", "text": "I mean what it really shows Howie I think is just how difficult it is for news organizations to report on themselves /.", "annotated_text": "I mean what it really shows Howie I think is just how difficult it is for news organizations to report on themselves /."}
{"id": "5097", "text": "You know news organizations demand total transparency whether you 're General Motors or United States government /.", "annotated_text": "You know news organizations demand total transparency whether you 're General Motors or United States government /."}
{"id": "5098", "text": "We want access /.", "annotated_text": "We want access /."}
{"id": "5099", "text": "We want explanation /.", "annotated_text": "We want explanation /."}
{"id": "5100", "text": "We want full disclosure /.", "annotated_text": "We want full disclosure /."}
{"id": "5101", "text": "But it 's very difficult for them to do it themselves /.", "annotated_text": "But it 's very difficult for them to do it themselves /."}
{"id": "5102", "text": "In this case and the Times makes it very plain in their story today they really suffered /.", "annotated_text": "In this case and the Times makes it very plain in their story today they really suffered /."}
{"id": "5103", "text": "They were behind on virtually every major aspect of the story /.", "annotated_text": "They were behind on virtually every major aspect of the story /."}
{"id": "5104", "text": "Even when she went to jail /?", "annotated_text": "Even when she went to jail /?"}
{"id": "5105", "text": "Even when she went to jail and w- /.", "annotated_text": "Even when she went to jail and w- /."}
{"id": "5106", "text": "When she won release from jail /.", "annotated_text": "When she won release from jail /."}
{"id": "5107", "text": "Yeah at the point that she came out /.", "annotated_text": "Yeah at the point that she came out /."}
{"id": "5108", "text": "They did n't say that you know until she walked out /.", "annotated_text": "They did n't say that you know until she walked out /."}
{"id": "5109", "text": "And the question and this is a very serious question it 's not answered in the article /.", "annotated_text": "And the question and this is a very serious question it 's not answered in the article /."}
{"id": "5110", "text": "Were editorial higher - ups and were the corporate lawyers at the New York Times in some way leaning on suppressing and distorting the coverage from the news uh section /?", "annotated_text": "Were editorial higher - ups and were the corporate lawyers at the New York Times in some way leaning on suppressing and distorting the coverage from the news uh section /?"}
{"id": "5111", "text": "Arianna Huffington uh in this lengthy piece this morning uh uh Judy Miller is quoted excuse me as saying that there was another source beside Scooter Libby that she dealt with on the Valerie Plame situation /.", "annotated_text": "Arianna Huffington uh in this lengthy piece uh uh Judy Miller is quoted excuse me as saying that there was another source beside Scooter Libby that she dealt with on the Valerie Plame situation /."}
{"id": "5112", "text": "She does n't recall who that source was looking at her notes and seeing the uh notation Valerie Flame /.", "annotated_text": "She does n't recall who that source was looking at her notes and seeing the uh notation Valerie Flame /."}
{"id": "5113", "text": "She got the name wrong /.", "annotated_text": "She got the name wrong /."}
{"id": "5114", "text": "Do you buy this notion that she does n't recall who this other source was /?", "annotated_text": "Do you buy this notion that she does n't recall who this other source was /?"}
{"id": "5115", "text": "No of course not Howie /.", "annotated_text": "No of course not Howie /."}
{"id": "5116", "text": "In fact I think this is the major unanswered question /.", "annotated_text": "In fact I think this is the major unanswered question /."}
{"id": "5117", "text": "We do n't know who eh her source was when it comes to revealing the identity of Valerie Plame /.", "annotated_text": "We do n't know who eh her source was when it comes to revealing the identity of Valerie Plame /."}
{"id": "5118", "text": "And to say that she does not recall is really as convincing as having Woodward and Bernstein saying that they do not recall who Deep Throat was /.", "annotated_text": "And to say that she does not recall is really as convincing as having Woodward and Bernstein saying that they do not recall who Deep Throat was /."}
{"id": "5119", "text": "After all these notes were just a few weeks old when um the Valerie Plame Bob Novak column appeared and when the whole Washington and the whole journalistic community was talking about it /.", "annotated_text": "After all these notes were just a few weeks old when um the Valerie PlameBob Novak column appeared and when the whole Washington and the whole journalistic community was talking about it /."}
{"id": "5120", "text": "You know I do n't /-", "annotated_text": "You know I do n't /-"}
{"id": "5121", "text": "Incidentally there was some questions uh that Judy Miller would not answer to her colleagues /.", "annotated_text": "Incidentally there was some questions uh that Judy Miller would not answer to her colleagues /."}
{"id": "5122", "text": "and she would n't share her notes with them although they 've been turned over to the special prosecutor /.", "annotated_text": "and she would n't share her notes with them although they 've been turned over to the special prosecutor /."}
{"id": "5123", "text": "Lucy Dalglish the big news for me was Miller recounting what her lawyer Floyd Abrams had said to her about a conversation that he had with Joe Tate who was Scooter Libby 's lawyer /.", "annotated_text": "Lucy Dalglish the big news for me was Miller recounting what her lawyer Floyd Abrams had said to her about a conversation that he had with Joe Tate who was Scooter Libby 's lawyer /."}
{"id": "5124", "text": "Uh says um Floyd Abrams according to Miller 's account when I would n't give him Tate an assurance that you would exonerate Libby he said do n't go there /.", "annotated_text": "Uh says um Floyd Abrams according to Miller 's account when I would n't give him Tate an assurance that you would exonerate Libby he said do n't go there /."}
{"id": "5125", "text": "Now Tate by the way tells the Times that that account is false and outrageous /.", "annotated_text": "Now Tate by the way tells the Times that that account is false and outrageous /."}
{"id": "5126", "text": "Does this help justify eh Judy Miller 's otherwise mysterious decision to go to jail and not accept the waiver of confidentiality that Scooter Libby offered and sit in jail for eighty - five days /?", "annotated_text": "Does this help justify eh Judy Miller 's otherwise mysterious decision to go to jail and not accept the waiver of confidentiality that Scooter Libby offered and sit in jail for eighty - five days /?"}
{"id": "5127", "text": "N- you n- /.", "annotated_text": "N- you n- /."}
{"id": "5128", "text": "you know I 've been talking to Judy off and on about this case for the last year /.", "annotated_text": "you know I 've been talking to Judy off and on about this case for the last year /."}
{"id": "5129", "text": "This was a very difficult decision /.", "annotated_text": "This was a very difficult decision /."}
{"id": "5130", "text": "and you know what this all comes down to is you keep your promises when you make a promise to a confidential source /.", "annotated_text": "and you know what this all comes down to is you keep your promises when you make a promise to a confidential source /."}
{"id": "5131", "text": "You 'll recall six or eight months ago Howie I was on the show and we were talking about you know did Russert and Kessler and all the rest of those guys did they break some trust by agreeing to testify and observing the waiver /?", "annotated_text": "You 'll recall six or eight months agoHowie I was on the show and we were talking about you know did Russert and Kessler and all the rest of those guys did they break some trust by agreeing to testify and observing the waiver /?"}
{"id": "5132", "text": "What I think this situation and the turmoil that is obviously going on at the Times right now points out is the fact that we have a major problem in this country /.", "annotated_text": "What I think this situation and the turmoil that is obviously going on at the Times right now points out is the fact that we have a major problem in this country /."}
{"id": "5133", "text": "it 's that reporters believe they need to keep their promises to their sources /.", "annotated_text": "it 's that reporters believe they need to keep their promises to their sources /."}
{"id": "5134", "text": "Reporters will try to do whatever they can as long as the law allows them to protect those sources /.", "annotated_text": "Reporters will try to do whatever they can as long as the law allows them to protect those sources /."}
{"id": "5135", "text": "Right /.", "annotated_text": "Right /."}
{"id": "5136", "text": "But these days um with the state of our law the fact that we do not have a federal shield law we have prosecutors and civil litigants going in there and interfering with the day to day operation of our newsrooms /.", "annotated_text": "But these days um with the state of our law the fact that we do not have a federal shield law we have prosecutors and civil litigants going in there and interfering with the day to day operation of our newsrooms /."}
{"id": "5137", "text": "and we just can tolerate this /.", "annotated_text": "and we just can tolerate this /."}
{"id": "5138", "text": "And we 're trying to /-", "annotated_text": "And we 're trying to /-"}
{"id": "5139", "text": "I think Lucy 's on to something here if I can just say Howie /.", "annotated_text": "I think Lucy 's on to something here if I can just say Howie /."}
{"id": "5140", "text": "And I think this is very important because this is an ugly case /.", "annotated_text": "And I think this is very important because this is an ugly case /."}
{"id": "5141", "text": "And even people close to Judith Miller say this is not the one you 'd really like to go to the mat on /.", "annotated_text": "And even people close to Judith Miller say this is not the one you 'd really like to go to the mat on /."}
{"id": "5142", "text": "You 'd love to have a clear whistle blower case /.", "annotated_text": "You 'd love to have a clear whistle blower case /."}
{"id": "5143", "text": "You 'd love to have a Pentagon papers case /.", "annotated_text": "You 'd love to have a Pentagon papers case /."}
{"id": "5144", "text": "You 'd love to have something where the well - being and the sanctity of the Republic you know hangs in the balance /.", "annotated_text": "You 'd love to have something where the well - being and the sanctity of the Republic you know hangs in the balance /."}
{"id": "5145", "text": "She did n't even report on this /.", "annotated_text": "She did n't even report on this /."}
{"id": "5146", "text": "But it does point out a very serious issue /.", "annotated_text": "But it does point out a very serious issue /."}
{"id": "5147", "text": "And that is the whole notion of the use of and abuse of confidential sources the protections that reporters do or do n't have and the propensity of uh the United States government to have more secrecy not less /.", "annotated_text": "And that is the whole notion of the use of and abuse of confidential sources the protections that reporters do or do n't have and the propensity of uh the United States government to have more secrecy not less /."}
{"id": "5148", "text": "We 've got to figure this out /.", "annotated_text": "We 've got to figure this out /."}
{"id": "5149", "text": "Well just to clarify uh she did ultimately uh testify about her confidential source /.", "annotated_text": "Well just to clarify uh she did ultimately uh testify about her confidential source /."}
{"id": "5150", "text": "The whole issue was how voluntary was the waiver of her promise to Scooter Libby offered and why was she able to accept after being in jail as opposed to before being in jail /.", "annotated_text": "The whole issue was how voluntary was the waiver of her promise to Scooter Libby offered and why was she able to accept after being in jail as opposed to before being in jail /."}
{"id": "5151", "text": "Well exactly /.", "annotated_text": "Well exactly /."}
{"id": "5152", "text": "and you know what Howie /. /.", "annotated_text": "and you know what Howie /. /."}
{"id": "5153", "text": "it 's really time for Lucy and other Judy Miller defenders to update her talking points because what Lucy just said just simply does not wash /.", "annotated_text": "it 's really time for Lucy and other Judy Miller defenders to update her talking points because what Lucy just said just simply does not wash /."}
{"id": "5154", "text": "The truth is that as Howie said she did testify /.", "annotated_text": "The truth is that as Howie said she did testify /."}
{"id": "5155", "text": "The truth is that it 's very clear from the stories today that she could 've asked uh Scooter Libby to call her so that she could hear the timber of his voice earlier /.", "annotated_text": "The truth is that it 's very clear from the stories today that she could 've asked uh Scooter Libby to call her so that she could hear the timber of his voice earlier /."}
{"id": "5156", "text": "All of that could have happened /.", "annotated_text": "All of that could have happened /."}
{"id": "5157", "text": "It did not happen because clearly Judy Miller is protecting another source that she still has not revealed to the American public /.", "annotated_text": "It did not happen because clearly Judy Miller is protecting another source that she still has not revealed to the American public /."}
{"id": "5158", "text": "And the New York Times is /.", "annotated_text": "And the New York Times is /."}
{"id": "5159", "text": "Lucy /.", "annotated_text": "Lucy /."}
{"id": "5160", "text": "/.", "annotated_text": "/."}
{"id": "5161", "text": "Let me get a response from Lucy Dalglish /.", "annotated_text": "Let me get a response from Lucy Dalglish /."}
{"id": "5162", "text": "I think it 's very obvious from what Judy wrote today she is protecting somebody else /.", "annotated_text": "I think it 's very obvious from what Judy wrote today she is protecting somebody else /."}
{"id": "5163", "text": "And one of the reasons that this negotiation took so long is that not only was she negotiating what she was going to say about Scooter Libby but you got to keep in mind I 'm a lawyer there were lawyers involved in this /.", "annotated_text": "And one of the reasons that this negotiation took so long is that not only was she negotiating what she was going to say about Scooter Libby but you got to keep in mind I 'm a lawyer there were lawyers involved in this /."}
{"id": "5164", "text": "They had to negotiate with Patrick Fitzgerald what he would not talk about /.", "annotated_text": "They had to negotiate with Patrick Fitzgerald what he would not talk about /."}
{"id": "5165", "text": "They also had to negotiate whether or not there would be any type of um uh uh obstruction charges connected with contacting /.", "annotated_text": "They also had to negotiate whether or not there would be any type of um uh uh obstruction charges connected with contacting /."}
{"id": "5166", "text": "Once you invoke the wrath or the extreme interest of a federal prosecutor you have to be very very careful /.", "annotated_text": "Once you invoke the wrath or the extreme interest of a federal prosecutor you have to be very very careful /."}
{"id": "5167", "text": "You do n't mess with the Feds /.", "annotated_text": "You do n't mess with the Feds /."}
{"id": "5168", "text": "It 's very clear in her story that she decided finally to testify because she got tired of jail because she was threatened with criminal contempt charges because she wanted to go out and now she 's saying admitting finally write a book /.", "annotated_text": "It 's very clear in her story that she decided finally to testify because she got tired of jail because she was threatened with criminal contempt charges because she wanted to go out and now she 's saying admitting finally write a book /."}
{"id": "5169", "text": "All these things are there in black and white /.", "annotated_text": "All these things are there in black and white /."}
{"id": "5170", "text": "and to continue to portray her as a martyr is not going to work /.", "annotated_text": "and to continue to portray her as a martyr is not going to work /."}
{"id": "5171", "text": "And on that point Arianna on that point she says sh- /-", "annotated_text": "And on that point Arianna on that point she says sh- /-"}
{"id": "5172", "text": "Excuse me /.", "annotated_text": "Excuse me /."}
{"id": "5173", "text": "Judy Miller says she 's taking some time off from the paper /.", "annotated_text": "Judy Miller says she 's taking some time off from the paper /."}
{"id": "5174", "text": "She wants to write a book /.", "annotated_text": "She wants to write a book /."}
{"id": "5175", "text": "She would n't share her notes with her colleagues who were writing the story /.", "annotated_text": "She would n't share her notes with her colleagues who were writing the story /."}
{"id": "5176", "text": "Do you think she 'll ever come back /?", "annotated_text": "Do you think she 'll ever come back /?"}
{"id": "5177", "text": "You think she 's saving it for the book /?", "annotated_text": "You think she 's saving it for the book /?"}
{"id": "5178", "text": "Well it 's very clear that she would not be welcome in the newsroom /.", "annotated_text": "Well it 's very clear that she would not be welcome in the newsroom /."}
{"id": "5179", "text": "And it 's very clear eh as I reported again that when Bill Keller took her off her WMD beat they were all hoping she would resign /.", "annotated_text": "And it 's very clear eh as I reported again that when Bill Keller took her off her WMD beat they were all hoping she would resign /."}
{"id": "5180", "text": "Instead she threw a fit /.", "annotated_text": "Instead she threw a fit /."}
{"id": "5181", "text": "but she stayed on /.", "annotated_text": "but she stayed on /."}
{"id": "5182", "text": "This is not a journalism one oh one course the way she handled both the WMD reporting and Plame Gate /.", "annotated_text": "This is not a journalism one oh one course the way she handled both the WMD reporting and Plame Gate /."}
{"id": "5183", "text": "Frank Sesno please comment /.", "annotated_text": "Frank Sesno please comment /."}
{"id": "5184", "text": "Jump in /.", "annotated_text": "Jump in /."}
{"id": "5185", "text": "And Howie I 'll tell you what /.", "annotated_text": "And Howie I 'll tell you what /."}
{"id": "5186", "text": "This is a gigantic shot across the bow of every manager in the news business and every editor and every executive producer anywhere because you got to have some uh control some connection with your correspondants and your reporters /.", "annotated_text": "This is a gigantic shot across the bow of every manager in the news business and every editor and every executive producer anywhere because you got to have some uh control some connection with your correspondants and your reporters /."}
{"id": "5187", "text": "You got to know who they 're talking to at some level anyway because you know what /?", "annotated_text": "You got to know who they 're talking to at some level anyway because you know what /?"}
{"id": "5188", "text": "It 's about trust with the public /.", "annotated_text": "It 's about trust with the public /."}
{"id": "5189", "text": "and it 's about you know ending up in jail or in court /.", "annotated_text": "and it 's about you know ending up in jail or in court /."}
{"id": "5190", "text": "their story says that Bill Keller and Arthur Sulzberger did not press Judy Miller about her conversations with Libby or ask to see her notes while they were defending her /.", "annotated_text": "their story says that Bill Keller and Arthur Sulzberger did not press Judy Miller about her conversations with Libby or ask to see her notes while they were defending her /."}
{"id": "5191", "text": "Ask to see her /.", "annotated_text": "Ask to see her /."}
{"id": "5192", "text": "And by the way we invited the New York Times to have an editor appear on this program /.", "annotated_text": "And by the way we invited the New York Times to have an editor appear on this program /."}
{"id": "5193", "text": "The paper declined /.", "annotated_text": "The paper declined /."}
{"id": "5194", "text": "When we come back media speculation run amuck over possible indictments at sixteen hundred Pennsylvania and the President 's scripted session with troops in Iraq /.", "annotated_text": "When we come back media speculation run amuck over possible indictments at sixteen hundred Pennsylvania and the President 's scripted session with troops in Iraq /."}
{"id": "5195", "text": "Stay with us /.", "annotated_text": "Stay with us /."}
{"id": "5196", "text": "Welcome back to Reliable Sources /.", "annotated_text": "Welcome back to Reliable Sources /."}
{"id": "5197", "text": "As the CIA leak investigation continued this week media folks did plenty of speculating with no evidence about the possible indictment of a certain top White House official who testified before the grand jury for the fourth time on Friday /.", "annotated_text": "As the CIA leak investigation continued this week media folks did plenty of speculating with no evidence about the possible indictment of a certain top White House official who testified before the grand jury for the fourth time on Friday /."}
{"id": "5198", "text": "Karl Rove his closest aide the number two man in the White House the man that has been called Bush 's brain /.", "annotated_text": "Karl Rove his closest aide the number two man in the White House the man that has been called Bush 's brain /."}
{"id": "5199", "text": "If he 's indicted and has to go it undermines the key source of this President 's public support his character /.", "annotated_text": "If he 's indicted and has to go it undermines the key source of this President 's public support his character /."}
{"id": "5200", "text": "If Rove gets indicted that could bring down the Bush administration I think /.", "annotated_text": "If Rove gets indicted that could bring down the Bush administration I think /."}
{"id": "5201", "text": "My understanding from talking to somebody quite close to this investigation is that they think there are going to be indictments /.", "annotated_text": "My understanding from talking to somebody quite close to this investigation is that they think there are going to be indictments /."}
{"id": "5202", "text": "and possibly Karl Rove could be among them /.", "annotated_text": "and possibly Karl Rove could be among them /."}
{"id": "5203", "text": "Lucy Dalglish if Karl Rove is indicted , if Karl Rove is indicted , what if he 's not indicted /?", "annotated_text": "Lucy Dalglish if Karl Rove is indicted , if Karl Rove is indicted , what if he 's not indicted /?"}
{"id": "5204", "text": "Is n't this the worst kind of journalistic speculation /?", "annotated_text": "Is n't this the worst kind of journalistic speculation /?"}
{"id": "5205", "text": "Yeah /.", "annotated_text": "Yeah /."}
{"id": "5206", "text": "You know I think it 's always dangerous to speculate whether or not you 're really besmirching someone 's reputation . Although I 'm not sure you can do that with Karl Rove /.", "annotated_text": "You know I think it 's always dangerous to speculate whether or not you 're really besmirching someone 's reputation . Although I 'm not sure you can do that with Karl Rove /."}
{"id": "5207", "text": "But it uh is very very you know eh irre- /-", "annotated_text": "But it uh is very very you know eh irre- /-"}
{"id": "5208", "text": "I would prefer that people keep an eye on you know watching him testify and going in and out of the courthouse /.", "annotated_text": "I would prefer that people keep an eye on you know watching him testify and going in and out of the courthouse /."}
{"id": "5209", "text": "But uh will it bring down the administration /?", "annotated_text": "But uh will it bring down the administration /?"}
{"id": "5210", "text": "I do n't know /.", "annotated_text": "I do n't know /."}
{"id": "5211", "text": "Ah eh I do n't know /.", "annotated_text": "Ah eh I do n't know /."}
{"id": "5212", "text": "Well nobody knows /.", "annotated_text": "Well nobody knows /."}
{"id": "5213", "text": "That 's the point /.", "annotated_text": "That 's the point /."}
{"id": "5214", "text": "Arianna Huffington I used to cover the justice department /.", "annotated_text": "Arianna Huffington I used to cover the justice department /."}
{"id": "5215", "text": "Not everybody who 's under investigation winds up getting indicted /.", "annotated_text": "Not everybody who 's under investigation winds up getting indicted /."}
{"id": "5216", "text": "Ah but you certainly and you 're uh on a blog so maybe it 's a different standard have speculated about Rove 's fate as well /.", "annotated_text": "Ah but you certainly and you 're uh on a blog so maybe it 's a different standard have speculated about Rove 's fate as well /."}
{"id": "5217", "text": "Well not just Rove though /.", "annotated_text": "Well not just Rove though /."}
{"id": "5218", "text": "what we have speculated is that it might be a much more tangled web that Fitzgerald is after the whole Iraq White House group the group that uh in Cheney 's office with Libby and Rove and Mary Matalin and Condoleezza Rice and a lot of administration officials basically sold um a war to the American public based on lies /.", "annotated_text": "what we have speculated is that it might be a much more tangled web that Fitzgerald is after the whole IraqWhite House group the group that uh in Cheney 's office with Libby and Rove and Mary Matalin and Condoleezza Rice and a lot of administration officials basically sold um a war to the American public based on lies /."}
{"id": "5219", "text": "I mean that is really the web /.", "annotated_text": "I mean that is really the web /."}
{"id": "5220", "text": "But it seems and we find out today also from uh um the reporting on the Miller story , that uh Fitzgerald is after Cheney even in some of the questioning eh of Miller /.", "annotated_text": "But it seems and we find out today also from uh um the reporting on the Miller story , that uh Fitzgerald is after Cheney even in some of the questioning eh of Miller /."}
{"id": "5221", "text": "I think those were fairly routine questions about /.", "annotated_text": "I think those were fairly routine questions about /."}
{"id": "5222", "text": "you have Judy Miller there /.", "annotated_text": "you have Judy Miller there /."}
{"id": "5223", "text": "you ask about Cheney /. /.", "annotated_text": "you ask about Cheney /. /."}
{"id": "5224", "text": "He was being thorough /.", "annotated_text": "He was being thorough /."}
{"id": "5225", "text": "I think we 're overthinking this whole thing /.", "annotated_text": "I think we 're overthinking this whole thing /."}
{"id": "5226", "text": "Karl Rove and this speculation business you know /.", "annotated_text": "Karl Rove and this speculation business you know /."}
{"id": "5227", "text": "Frank Sesno /.", "annotated_text": "Frank Sesno /."}
{"id": "5228", "text": "Pat Fitzgerald /.", "annotated_text": "Pat Fitzgerald /."}
{"id": "5229", "text": "It 's very easy to sit here and say oh we should never speculate in journalism /.", "annotated_text": "It 's very easy to sit here and say oh we should never speculate in journalism /."}
{"id": "5230", "text": "It 's irresponsible journalism /.", "annotated_text": "It 's irresponsible journalism /."}
{"id": "5231", "text": "It 's really how you speculate not that you speculate /.", "annotated_text": "It 's really how you speculate not that you speculate /."}
{"id": "5232", "text": "The fact of the matter is that Karl Rove has been to the grand jury four times /.", "annotated_text": "The fact of the matter is that Karl Rove has been to the grand jury four times /."}
{"id": "5233", "text": "The fact of the matter is that there are lots of people in Washington and believe me they 're not all journalists who are speculating what if the guy gets indicted /.", "annotated_text": "The fact of the matter is that there are lots of people in Washington and believe me they 're not all journalists who are speculating what if the guy gets indicted /."}
{"id": "5234", "text": "It would be irresponsible I think for the media not to reflect what the discussion is here in town /.", "annotated_text": "It would be irresponsible I think for the media not to reflect what the discussion is here in town /."}
{"id": "5235", "text": "And there are plenty of Republicans mostly Republicans who are worried about this /.", "annotated_text": "And there are plenty of Republicans mostly Republicans who are worried about this /."}
{"id": "5236", "text": "Alright I want to turn now to uh President Bush 's uh meeting uh uh photo op some called it with US troops in Iraq whether it was staged how shocking that would be /.", "annotated_text": "Alright I want to turn now to uh President Bush 's uh meeting uh uh photo op some called it with US troops in Iraq whether it was staged how shocking that would be /."}
{"id": "5237", "text": "Let 's take a look at the actual footage /.", "annotated_text": "Let 's take a look at the actual footage /."}
{"id": "5238", "text": "And in your interactions with the Iraqi civilians in Tikrit Saddam 's hometown how are they reacting to this political process /?", "annotated_text": "And in your interactions with the Iraqi civilians in TikritSaddam 's hometown how are they reacting to this political process /?"}
{"id": "5239", "text": "Sir in the north central area of Iraq voter registration has increased seventeen percent /.", "annotated_text": "Sir in the north central area of Iraq voter registration has increased seventeen percent /."}
{"id": "5240", "text": "Can you give us a sense for the reception of the people there in Tikrit /?", "annotated_text": "Can you give us a sense for the reception of the people there in Tikrit /?"}
{"id": "5241", "text": "Sir in north central Iraq voter regis- /-", "annotated_text": "Sir in north central Iraq voter regis- /-"}
{"id": "5242", "text": "Are you stunned /?", "annotated_text": "Are you stunned /?"}
{"id": "5243", "text": "Are you stunned /?", "annotated_text": "Are you stunned /?"}
{"id": "5244", "text": "Shocked /.", "annotated_text": "Shocked /."}
{"id": "5245", "text": "I ca n't believe it /.", "annotated_text": "I ca n't believe it /."}
{"id": "5246", "text": "they rehearsed it /.", "annotated_text": "they rehearsed it /."}
{"id": "5247", "text": "They rehearsed it /.", "annotated_text": "They rehearsed it /."}
{"id": "5248", "text": "They rehearsed it /.", "annotated_text": "They rehearsed it /."}
{"id": "5249", "text": "Yeah you know something /?", "annotated_text": "Yeah you know something /?"}
{"id": "5250", "text": "uh I remember a long time ago Michael Deaver the ultimate image meister for Ronald Reagan said my job is to light the President well and for everything I do to put the President in a good light /.", "annotated_text": "uh I remember a long time ago Michael Deaver the ultimate image meister for Ronald Reagan said my job is to light the President well and for everything I do to put the President in a good light /."}
{"id": "5251", "text": "Now look first of all this is uncomfortable to see /.", "annotated_text": "Now look first of all this is uncomfortable to see /."}
{"id": "5252", "text": "and what the problem this now creates for the White House is {is} it plays into the credibility issue that the President has that everything now is becoming a photo op and a rehearsed event in order to rescue what are tumbling numbers on his performance on public support of Iraq the whole bit /.", "annotated_text": "and what the problem this now creates for the White House is {is} it plays into the credibility issue that the President has that everything now is becoming a photo op and a rehearsed event in order to rescue what are tumbling numbers on his performance on public support of Iraq the whole bit /."}
{"id": "5253", "text": "But the fact that anybody would think that you would do something like this a remote /.", "annotated_text": "But the fact that anybody would think that you would do something like this a remote /."}
{"id": "5254", "text": "I mean anybody in television will tell you that 's complicated business /.", "annotated_text": "I mean anybody in television will tell you that 's complicated business /."}
{"id": "5255", "text": "You have satellite delay /.", "annotated_text": "You have satellite delay /."}
{"id": "5256", "text": "You have a half a dozen people sitting there /.", "annotated_text": "You have a half a dozen people sitting there /."}
{"id": "5257", "text": "Who 's going to speak when /.", "annotated_text": "Who 's going to speak when /."}
{"id": "5258", "text": "You do n't want awkward silences /.", "annotated_text": "You do n't want awkward silences /."}
{"id": "5259", "text": "You 're going to walk through it /.", "annotated_text": "You 're going to walk through it /."}
{"id": "5260", "text": "so that it happened does n't surprise me /.", "annotated_text": "so that it happened does n't surprise me /."}
{"id": "5261", "text": "That it hurts the President yeah that 's inevitable too /.", "annotated_text": "That it hurts the President yeah that 's inevitable too /."}
{"id": "5262", "text": "Arianna Huffington does the staging here surprise you at all /?", "annotated_text": "Arianna Huffington does the staging here surprise you at all /?"}
{"id": "5263", "text": "Well it 's not the question of surpising me Howie /.", "annotated_text": "Well it 's not the question of surpising me Howie /."}
{"id": "5264", "text": "It 's the fact that we are talking about war /.", "annotated_text": "It 's the fact that we are talking about war /."}
{"id": "5265", "text": "This is not just any photo opportunity /.", "annotated_text": "This is not just any photo opportunity /."}
{"id": "5266", "text": "Of course that 's part and parcel of the presidency /.", "annotated_text": "Of course that 's part and parcel of the presidency /."}
{"id": "5267", "text": "But we 're talking about a war in which almost two thousand young Americans have died /.", "annotated_text": "But we 're talking about a war in which almost two thousand young Americans have died /."}
{"id": "5268", "text": "And we are also using soldiers as props /.", "annotated_text": "And we are also using soldiers as props /."}
{"id": "5269", "text": "Yes it is shocking /.", "annotated_text": "Yes it is shocking /."}
{"id": "5270", "text": "and I think Keith Olbermann did a phenomenal job at exposing this on MSNBC /.", "annotated_text": "and I think Keith Olbermann did a phenomenal job at exposing this on MSNBC /."}
{"id": "5271", "text": "Alright /.", "annotated_text": "Alright /."}
{"id": "5272", "text": "And I think more and more journalists are actually taking a hard look at what this administration is doing /.", "annotated_text": "And I think more and more journalists are actually taking a hard look at what this administration is doing /."}
{"id": "5273", "text": "And we 'll have to leave it there /.", "annotated_text": "And we 'll have to leave it there /."}
{"id": "5274", "text": "Last word /.", "annotated_text": "Last word /."}
{"id": "5275", "text": "Arianna Huffington Lucy Dalglish in Minneapolis Frank Sesno thanks so very much for joining us /.", "annotated_text": "Arianna HuffingtonLucy Dalglish in MinneapolisFrank Sesno thanks so very much for joining us /."}
{"id": "5276", "text": "Coming up , we launch our new segment Talk Back to the Media /.", "annotated_text": "Coming up , we launch our new segment Talk Back to the Media /."}
{"id": "5277", "text": "President Clinton 's former lawyer Lanny Davis takes on Sixty Minutes and ex-FBI director Louis Freeh /.", "annotated_text": "President Clinton 's former lawyer Lanny Davis takes on Sixty Minutes and ex-FBI director Louis Freeh /."}
{"id": "5278", "text": "And still to come New York Times columnist Tom Friedman /.", "annotated_text": "And still to come New York Times columnist Tom Friedman /."}
{"id": "5279", "text": "Welcome back /.", "annotated_text": "Welcome back /."}
{"id": "5280", "text": "In our new Talk Back to the Media segment someone who believes he or she 's been treated unfairly by the press gets the chance to sound off and give their side of the controversy /.", "annotated_text": "In our new Talk Back to the Media segment someone who believes he or she 's been treated unfairly by the press gets the chance to sound off and give their side of the controversy /."}
{"id": "5281", "text": "Last Sunday Mike Wallace sat down with Louis Freeh who 's peddling a memoir on Sixty Minutes /.", "annotated_text": "Last SundayMike Wallace sat down with Louis Freeh who 's peddling a memoir on Sixty Minutes /."}
{"id": "5282", "text": "and the former FBI director unloaded on the President who appointed him Bill Clinton /.", "annotated_text": "and the former FBI director unloaded on the President who appointed him Bill Clinton /."}
{"id": "5283", "text": "Among his criticisms the former president 's handling of the nineteen ninety - six Khobar Towers terrorist bombing that killed nineteen US marines in Saudi Arabia /.", "annotated_text": "Among his criticisms the former president 's handling of the nineteen ninety - sixKhobar Towers terrorist bombing that killed nineteenUS marines in Saudi Arabia /."}
{"id": "5284", "text": "I was very disappointed that the political leadership of the United States uh would tell the families of these nineteen heroes that we were going to leave no stone unturned and find the people who killed them /.", "annotated_text": "I was very disappointed that the political leadership of the United States uh would tell the families of these nineteen heroes that we were going to leave no stone unturned and find the people who killed them /."}
{"id": "5285", "text": "to give that order to the director because that 's the order that I got and then to do nothing to assist and facilitate that investigation in fact to undermine it /.", "annotated_text": "to give that order to the director because that 's the order that I got and then to do nothing to assist and facilitate that investigation in fact to undermine it /."}
{"id": "5286", "text": "The Clinton people were furious at the way Sixty Minutes hailed the segment /.", "annotated_text": "The Clinton people were furious at the way Sixty Minutes hailed the segment /."}
{"id": "5287", "text": "and here to talk back is former Clinton White House attorney Lanny Davis /.", "annotated_text": "and here to talk back is former ClintonWhite House attorney Lanny Davis /."}
{"id": "5288", "text": "Welcome /.", "annotated_text": "Welcome /."}
{"id": "5289", "text": "Let 's deal with the substance first /.", "annotated_text": "Let 's deal with the substance first /."}
{"id": "5290", "text": "Louis Freeh says that when Clinton met with Crown Prince Abdullah in nineteen ninety - eight , he did n't press for FBI access to suspects in the Khobar Towers bombing and he hit up the prince for a contribution to his presidential library /.", "annotated_text": "Louis Freeh says that when Clinton met with Crown Prince Abdullah in nineteen ninety - eight , he did n't press for FBI access to suspects in the Khobar Towers bombing and he hit up the prince for a contribution to his presidential library /."}
{"id": "5291", "text": "Well not only is that false and President Clinton has said so but everybody who attended the meeting not including Louis Freeh says it 's false /.", "annotated_text": "Well not only is that false and President Clinton has said so but everybody who attended the meeting not including Louis Freeh says it 's false /."}
{"id": "5292", "text": "And my problem with Sixty Minutes is that they never called anybody at the meeting /.", "annotated_text": "And my problem with Sixty Minutes is that they never called anybody at the meeting /."}
{"id": "5293", "text": "Until Friday afternoon we did n't even know the charge was being made /.", "annotated_text": "Until we did n't even know the charge was being made /."}
{"id": "5294", "text": "And even then they were unwilling to put somebody on the air to contradict Mister Freeh /.", "annotated_text": "And even then they were unwilling to put somebody on the air to contradict Mister Freeh /."}
{"id": "5295", "text": "Sixty Minutes says Bill Clinton was offered a chance to come on and give his rebuttal /.", "annotated_text": "Sixty Minutes says Bill Clinton was offered a chance to come on and give his rebuttal /."}
{"id": "5296", "text": "What 's wrong with that /?", "annotated_text": "What 's wrong with that /?"}
{"id": "5297", "text": "Well first of all it 's absolutely amazing that Sixty Minutes thinks it 's okay to air a false and malicious statement /.", "annotated_text": "Well first of all it 's absolutely amazing that Sixty Minutes thinks it 's okay to air a false and malicious statement /."}
{"id": "5298", "text": "This is a terrible charge that an FBI investigation was thwarted because President Clinton wanted to receive money for his library /.", "annotated_text": "This is a terrible charge that an FBI investigation was thwarted because President Clinton wanted to receive money for his library /."}
{"id": "5299", "text": "The charge was false /.", "annotated_text": "The charge was false /."}
{"id": "5300", "text": "and the only way that that can be countered is a former president of the United States /?", "annotated_text": "and the only way that that can be countered is a former president of the United States /?"}
{"id": "5301", "text": "What about anybody at the meeting who was willing to be on /?", "annotated_text": "What about anybody at the meeting who was willing to be on /?"}
{"id": "5302", "text": "What about them doing reporting themselves before they air a false and demonstrably false charge /?", "annotated_text": "What about them doing reporting themselves before they air a false and demonstrably false charge /?"}
{"id": "5303", "text": "That 's my problem /.", "annotated_text": "That 's my problem /."}
{"id": "5304", "text": "What about Sandy Berger the former national security advisor under President Clinton /?", "annotated_text": "What about Sandy Berger the former national security advisor under President Clinton /?"}
{"id": "5305", "text": "He was at the meeting /.", "annotated_text": "He was at the meeting /."}
{"id": "5306", "text": "He was in the room /.", "annotated_text": "He was in the room /."}
{"id": "5307", "text": "Did you offer him for an on - camera interview /?", "annotated_text": "Did you offer him for an on - camera interview /?"}
{"id": "5308", "text": "Well on Friday afternoon /.", "annotated_text": "Well on /."}
{"id": "5309", "text": "You were n't there /.", "annotated_text": "You were n't there /."}
{"id": "5310", "text": "I was not there /.", "annotated_text": "I was not there /."}
{"id": "5311", "text": "You 're good on television /.", "annotated_text": "You 're good on television /."}
{"id": "5312", "text": "but you were n't there /.", "annotated_text": "but you were n't there /."}
{"id": "5313", "text": "uh I talked to Sandy Berger /.", "annotated_text": "uh I talked to Sandy Berger /."}
{"id": "5314", "text": "We issued a statement from Mister Berger /.", "annotated_text": "We issued a statement from Mister Berger /."}
{"id": "5315", "text": "but this was Friday afternoon when we first learned about it with Sunday broadcast /.", "annotated_text": "but this was when we first learned about it with Sunday broadcast /."}
{"id": "5316", "text": "Why did n't Sixty Minutes invite Mister Berger or other people at the meeting before Friday afternoon /?", "annotated_text": "Why did n't Sixty Minutes invite Mister Berger or other people at the meeting before /?"}
{"id": "5317", "text": "Why did it take us to get Sixty Minutes to do basic reporting to verify facts /?", "annotated_text": "Why did it take us to get Sixty Minutes to do basic reporting to verify facts /?"}
{"id": "5318", "text": "It 's not enough to have Louis Freeh say something is so based on an anonymous source /.", "annotated_text": "It 's not enough to have Louis Freeh say something is so based on an anonymous source /."}
{"id": "5319", "text": "That 's poor journalism /.", "annotated_text": "That 's poor journalism /."}
{"id": "5320", "text": "On that point let me read a statement from a Sixty Minutes spokesman /.", "annotated_text": "On that point let me read a statement from a Sixty Minutes spokesman /."}
{"id": "5321", "text": "And this involves uh their saying that they contacted Clinton 's office back in August with a detailed list of charges and then quote in subsequent phone calls the President 's people said he did not want to be interviewed /.", "annotated_text": "And this involves uh their saying that they contacted Clinton 's office back in August with a detailed list of charges and then quote in subsequent phone calls the President 's people said he did not want to be interviewed /."}
{"id": "5322", "text": "They gave no +substantive response to any of the allegations until Lanny Davis launched his PR campaign on the Thursday before the broadcast and offered himself as the person from the camp who would merely disparage and attack Freeh rather than deal with his allegations /.", "annotated_text": "They gave no +substantive response to any of the allegations until Lanny Davis launched his PR campaign on the Thursday before the broadcast and offered himself as the person from the camp who would merely disparage and attack Freeh rather than deal with his allegations /."}
{"id": "5323", "text": "Denials from President Clinton and Sandy Berger that did deal with Freeh 's allegations were included in the Sixty Minutes report /.", "annotated_text": "Denials from President Clinton and Sandy Berger that did deal with Freeh 's allegations were included in the Sixty Minutes report /."}
{"id": "5324", "text": "Well first of all it 's false to say that I was asking to disparage Freeh /.", "annotated_text": "Well first of all it 's false to say that I was asking to disparage Freeh /."}
{"id": "5325", "text": "I was asking to talk about facts that Freeh was saying that were not true /.", "annotated_text": "I was asking to talk about facts that Freeh was saying that were not true /."}
{"id": "5326", "text": "You do n't mind disparaging Freeh /.", "annotated_text": "You do n't mind disparaging Freeh /."}
{"id": "5327", "text": "my observation /.", "annotated_text": "my observation /."}
{"id": "5328", "text": "no in fact I disparage any man who as FBI director has a personal pique rather than doing his job /.", "annotated_text": "no in fact I disparage any man who as FBI director has a personal pique rather than doing his job /."}
{"id": "5329", "text": "That 's disparaging /.", "annotated_text": "That 's disparaging /."}
{"id": "5330", "text": "Secondly it is absolutely a misrepresentation that they told us before just the week before /.", "annotated_text": "Secondly it is absolutely a misrepresentation that they told us before just the week before /."}
{"id": "5331", "text": "When Mister Carson the representative spoke to Mister Wallace Mister Wallace agreed that they had never verified what Mister uh Freeh had said /.", "annotated_text": "When Mister Carson the representative spoke to Mister Wallace Mister Wallace agreed that they had never verified what Mister uh Freeh had said /."}
{"id": "5332", "text": "They never talked to Mister Freeh /.", "annotated_text": "They never talked to Mister Freeh /."}
{"id": "5333", "text": "and in fact it was n't until that Friday that we learned the substance of Mister Freeh 's charges /.", "annotated_text": "and in fact it was n't until that Friday that we learned the substance of Mister Freeh 's charges /."}
{"id": "5334", "text": "So Sixty Minutes I think has just said something that is false /.", "annotated_text": "So Sixty Minutes I think has just said something that is false /."}
{"id": "5335", "text": "When did the Clinton team find out that Sixty Minutes was going to report that Louis Freeh with his new book was going to have a specific allegation about Clinton 's handling of the Khobar Towers investigation and the business about the presidential library solicitation /.", "annotated_text": "When did the Clinton team find out that Sixty Minutes was going to report that Louis Freeh with his new book was going to have a specific allegation about Clinton 's handling of the Khobar Towers investigation and the business about the presidential library solicitation /."}
{"id": "5336", "text": "When somebody named Howard Kurtz wrote a story in the Washington Post on Friday morning is the first time that the Clinton forces learned about that false and demonstrably false charge that good reporting by calling people who were at the meeting could have done would have verified that Mister Freeh made a false charge /.", "annotated_text": "When somebody named Howard Kurtz wrote a story in the Washington Post on is the first time that the Clinton forces learned about that false and demonstrably false charge that good reporting by calling people who were at the meeting could have done would have verified that Mister Freeh made a false charge /."}
{"id": "5337", "text": "And even since that interview Mister Freeh has backed off and has not told people who his source is /.", "annotated_text": "And even since that interview Mister Freeh has backed off and has not told people who his source is /."}
{"id": "5338", "text": "and he has n't even insisted that it was true /.", "annotated_text": "and he has n't even insisted that it was true /."}
{"id": "5339", "text": "He just said somebody told him it was true /.", "annotated_text": "He just said somebody told him it was true /."}
{"id": "5340", "text": "Hold on /.", "annotated_text": "Hold on /."}
{"id": "5341", "text": "Sixty Minutes spokesman Kevin Tedesco said in the statement I just referred to that the Clinton office was contacted in August with a detailed list of charges /.", "annotated_text": "Sixty Minutes spokesman Kevin Tedesco said in the statement I just referred to that the Clinton office was contacted in August with a detailed list of charges /."}
{"id": "5342", "text": "That 's false /.", "annotated_text": "That 's false /."}
{"id": "5343", "text": "Are you saying that 's false /?", "annotated_text": "Are you saying that 's false /?"}
{"id": "5344", "text": "They were never told /. /.", "annotated_text": "They were never told /. /."}
{"id": "5345", "text": "or at least I 'm now basing this on what Mister Carson has told me /.", "annotated_text": "or at least I 'm now basing this on what Mister Carson has told me /."}
{"id": "5346", "text": "Jay Carson is the spokesman for former president Bill Clinton /.", "annotated_text": "Jay Carson is the spokesman for former president Bill Clinton /."}
{"id": "5347", "text": "Jay Carson is the spokesperson for President Clinton was not informed about the specific charge about the Khobar Towers which happens to be not true /.", "annotated_text": "Jay Carson is the spokesperson for President Clinton was not informed about the specific charge about the Khobar Towers which happens to be not true /."}
{"id": "5348", "text": "President Clinton at that uh meeting did press the uh Crown Prince to cooperate with the FBI /.", "annotated_text": "President Clinton at that uh meeting did press the uh Crown Prince to cooperate with the FBI /."}
{"id": "5349", "text": "so what Mister Freeh said was false /.", "annotated_text": "so what Mister Freeh said was false /."}
{"id": "5350", "text": "That was not understood by the Clinton people until it was read in the Washington Post in the story that you wrote because Sixty Minutes put a press release out /.", "annotated_text": "That was not understood by the Clinton people until it was read in the Washington Post in the story that you wrote because Sixty Minutes put a press release out /."}
{"id": "5351", "text": "Uh now look Lanny Davis Sixty Minutes gave Bill Clinton one hour last year to push his own ten million dollar autobiography /.", "annotated_text": "Uh now look Lanny DavisSixty Minutes gave Bill Clintonlast year to push his own ten million dollar autobiography /."}
{"id": "5352", "text": "He criticized people /.", "annotated_text": "He criticized people /."}
{"id": "5353", "text": "He criticized Ken Starr /.", "annotated_text": "He criticized Ken Starr /."}
{"id": "5354", "text": "They did n't have Ken Starr on to rebut /.", "annotated_text": "They did n't have Ken Starr on to rebut /."}
{"id": "5355", "text": "Now the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation uh who ca n't stand Clinton clearly writes a book gets one segment for his book /.", "annotated_text": "Now the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation uh who ca n't stand Clinton clearly writes a book gets one segment for his book /."}
{"id": "5356", "text": "and you cry foul /.", "annotated_text": "and you cry foul /."}
{"id": "5357", "text": "Nobody was complaining about when Bill Clinton was getting all this airtime on CBS /.", "annotated_text": "Nobody was complaining about when Bill Clinton was getting all this airtime on CBS /."}
{"id": "5358", "text": "Look /.", "annotated_text": "Look /."}
{"id": "5359", "text": "Look this is a program about good journalism /.", "annotated_text": "Look this is a program about good journalism /."}
{"id": "5360", "text": "Let 's ask a Sixty Minutes uh journalist to say do you have an obligation to verify a charge made by the former FBI director as whether it 's true or not /.", "annotated_text": "Let 's ask a Sixty Minutes uh journalist to say do you have an obligation to verify a charge made by the former FBI director as whether it 's true or not /."}
{"id": "5361", "text": "Is it good enough to air it just because he says it /.", "annotated_text": "Is it good enough to air it just because he says it /."}
{"id": "5362", "text": "or should you do reporting /?", "annotated_text": "or should you do reporting /?"}
{"id": "5363", "text": "Good reporters would hear that charge and say that is an extremely serious charge to be levelled against former president Clinton /.", "annotated_text": "Good reporters would hear that charge and say that is an extremely serious charge to be levelled against former president Clinton /."}
{"id": "5364", "text": "Let 's see whether it 's true and start making phone calls /.", "annotated_text": "Let 's see whether it 's true and start making phone calls /."}
{"id": "5365", "text": "They did not do that /.", "annotated_text": "They did not do that /."}
{"id": "5366", "text": "That 's a fact /.", "annotated_text": "That 's a fact /."}
{"id": "5367", "text": "Alright Lanny Davis thanks very much for coming on to Talk Back to the Media this morning /.", "annotated_text": "Alright Lanny Davis thanks very much for coming on to Talk Back to the Media /."}
{"id": "5368", "text": "We appreciate it /.", "annotated_text": "We appreciate it /."}
{"id": "5369", "text": "Ahead in the second half of Reliable Sources New York Times columnist Tom Friedman on whether the media are suffering from Iraq fatigue /.", "annotated_text": "Ahead in the second half of Reliable SourcesNew York Times columnist Tom Friedman on whether the media are suffering from Iraq fatigue /."}
{"id": "5370", "text": "Plus that heavily hyped subway threat that was n't /.", "annotated_text": "Plus that heavily hyped subway threat that was n't /."}
{"id": "5371", "text": "After an update on the hour 's top stories from Atlanta /.", "annotated_text": "After an update on the 's top stories from Atlanta /."}
{"id": "5372", "text": "Hello I 'm at the CNN center in Atlanta /.", "annotated_text": "Hello I 'm at the CNN center in Atlanta /."}
{"id": "5373", "text": "Now in the news /.", "annotated_text": "Now in the news /."}
{"id": "5374", "text": "Earthquake relief flights have resumed in Pakistan /.", "annotated_text": "Earthquake relief flights have resumed in Pakistan /."}
{"id": "5375", "text": "That 's after torrential rain stopped flights for hours there /.", "annotated_text": "That 's after torrential rain stopped flights for there /."}
{"id": "5376", "text": "And a Pakistani helicopter crashed killing six soldiers /.", "annotated_text": "And a Pakistani helicopter crashed killing six soldiers /."}
{"id": "5377", "text": "A magnitude seven point six earthquake struck last weekend as you recall /.", "annotated_text": "A magnitude seven point six earthquake struck last weekend as you recall /."}
{"id": "5378", "text": "Pakistan 's prime minister says it killed at least thirty - eight thousand people and left about two and a half million homeless /.", "annotated_text": "Pakistan 's prime minister says it killed at least thirty - eight thousand people and left about two and a half million homeless /."}
{"id": "5379", "text": "Toledo Ohio is quiet this morning after a planned march by a self - styled nazi group sparked a riot yesterday /.", "annotated_text": "ToledoOhio is quiet after a planned march by a self - styled nazi group sparked a riot yesterday /."}
{"id": "5380", "text": "The Associated Press says police arrested at least sixty - five people /.", "annotated_text": "The Associated Press says police arrested at least sixty - five people /."}
{"id": "5381", "text": "The march never got started /.", "annotated_text": "The march never got started /."}
{"id": "5382", "text": "but hundreds of counter-demonstrators showed up and battled police on and off for more than three hours /.", "annotated_text": "but hundreds of counter-demonstrators showed up and battled police on and off for /."}
{"id": "5383", "text": "Police say the protestors vandalized vehicles and buildings setting at least one structure on fire /.", "annotated_text": "Police say the protestors vandalized vehicles and buildings setting at least one structure on fire /."}
{"id": "5384", "text": "Look at this /.", "annotated_text": "Look at this /."}
{"id": "5385", "text": "a semi-truck and a bus carrying high school band members collided overnight on interstate ninety - four and in Wisconsin /.", "annotated_text": "a semi-truck and a bus carrying high school band members collided on interstate ninety - four and in Wisconsin /."}
{"id": "5386", "text": "The Associated Press quotes the Wisconsin state patrol as saying at least five people were killed /.", "annotated_text": "The Associated Press quotes the Wisconsin state patrol as saying at least five people were killed /."}
{"id": "5387", "text": "The students were from Chippewa Falls Wisconsin /.", "annotated_text": "The students were from Chippewa FallsWisconsin /."}
{"id": "5388", "text": "They were returning from a band competition at the University of Wisconsin in Whitewater /.", "annotated_text": "They were returning from a band competition at the University of Wisconsin in Whitewater /."}
{"id": "5389", "text": "Those are the headlines this morning /.", "annotated_text": "Those are the headlines /."}
{"id": "5390", "text": "I 'm in Atlanta /.", "annotated_text": "I 'm in Atlanta /."}
{"id": "5391", "text": "We have another news update coming up in just thirty minutes /.", "annotated_text": "We have another news update coming up in /."}
{"id": "5392", "text": "More of CNN 's Reliable Sources continues right now /.", "annotated_text": "More of CNN 's Reliable Sources continues right now /."}
{"id": "5393", "text": "Welcome back to the second half of Reliable Sources /.", "annotated_text": "Welcome back to the second half of Reliable Sources /."}
{"id": "5394", "text": "Our new time for those of you just turning in is ten AM eastern seven on the west coast /.", "annotated_text": "Our new time for those of you just turning in is on the west coast /."}
{"id": "5395", "text": "And we 'll be bringing you a full hour of media interviews and analysis each week /.", "annotated_text": "And we 'll be bringing you of media interviews and analysis each week /."}
{"id": "5396", "text": "The Iraq story which the media has placed on the back burner in recent months is simmering again as voters in that war torn country went to the polls yesterday to vote on a new constitution with the results yet to be counted /.", "annotated_text": "The Iraq story which the media has placed on the back burner in recent months is simmering again as voters in that war torn country went to the polls yesterday to vote on a new constitution with the results yet to be counted /."}
{"id": "5397", "text": "But are journalists getting the real story there /?", "annotated_text": "But are journalists getting the real story there /?"}
{"id": "5398", "text": "To help us scrutinize the coverage I sat down with a foreign affairs columnist of the New York Times three time Pulitzer winner Tom Friedman and the author most recently of The World is Flat /.", "annotated_text": "To help us scrutinize the coverage I sat down with a foreign affairs columnist of the New York Timesthree time Pulitzer winner Tom Friedman and the author most recently of The World is Flat /."}
{"id": "5399", "text": "Tom Friedman welcome /.", "annotated_text": "Tom Friedman welcome /."}
{"id": "5400", "text": "Good to be here Howie /.", "annotated_text": "Good to be here Howie /."}
{"id": "5401", "text": "thank you /.", "annotated_text": "thank you /."}
{"id": "5402", "text": "The other day you wrote that if you were the editor of the New York Times you would 've led the paper with the news of recent days that a Sunni suicide bomber on Ramadan had attacked a Shiite mosque /.", "annotated_text": "The other day you wrote that if you were the editor of the New York Times you would 've led the paper with the news of recent days that a Sunni suicide bomber on Ramadan had attacked a Shiite mosque /."}
{"id": "5403", "text": "Now in reality the world that you do n't rule New York Times Washington Post made that part of a larger story on Iraq /.", "annotated_text": "Now in reality the world that you do n't rule New York TimesWashington Post made that part of a larger story on Iraq /."}
{"id": "5404", "text": "Uh nobody put it on the front page /.", "annotated_text": "Uh nobody put it on the front page /."}
{"id": "5405", "text": "Bad news judgement /?", "annotated_text": "Bad news judgement /?"}
{"id": "5406", "text": "Uh I think so Howie /.", "annotated_text": "Uh I think so Howie /."}
{"id": "5407", "text": "I 'm not here to make a news point though /.", "annotated_text": "I 'm not here to make a news point though /."}
{"id": "5408", "text": "I 'm really making a larger point which is about the war on terrorism /.", "annotated_text": "I 'm really making a larger point which is about the war on terrorism /."}
{"id": "5409", "text": "I 'm a firm believer /.", "annotated_text": "I 'm a firm believer /."}
{"id": "5410", "text": "How we ever going to win this war /?", "annotated_text": "How we ever going to win this war /?"}
{"id": "5411", "text": "We 're never going to win it by way of American intelligence finding this terrorist or that terrorist /.", "annotated_text": "We 're never going to win it by way of American intelligence finding this terrorist or that terrorist /."}
{"id": "5412", "text": "We get lucky every once in a while /.", "annotated_text": "We get lucky every once in a while /."}
{"id": "5413", "text": "but there 's only {one?} way we win this war Howie is it takes a village /.", "annotated_text": "but there 's only {one?} way we win this war Howie is it takes a village /."}
{"id": "5414", "text": "It only happens when the Sunni Muslim world basically turns people in and when the Sunni Muslim world restrains their own /.", "annotated_text": "It only happens when the Sunni Muslim world basically turns people in and when the Sunni Muslim world restrains their own /."}
{"id": "5415", "text": "And what was so shocking to me about this story a Sunni Jihadi suicide bomber blows up a mosque number one on the first day of Ramadan /.", "annotated_text": "And what was so shocking to me about this story a Sunni Jihadi suicide bomber blows up a mosque number one on the first day of Ramadan /."}
{"id": "5416", "text": "What that tells you is that there 's no controlling moral authority today in the Sunni Muslim world /.", "annotated_text": "What that tells you is that there 's no controlling moral authority today in the Sunni Muslim world /."}
{"id": "5417", "text": "Well what is the bigger story /?", "annotated_text": "Well what is the bigger story /?"}
{"id": "5418", "text": "And that is a huge story /.", "annotated_text": "And that is a huge story /."}
{"id": "5419", "text": "I think it should have been a big story /.", "annotated_text": "I think it should have been a big story /."}
{"id": "5420", "text": "Why was n't /-", "annotated_text": "Why was n't /-"}
{"id": "5421", "text": "Is it because of Iraq fatigue /?", "annotated_text": "Is it because of Iraq fatigue /?"}
{"id": "5422", "text": "Um /.", "annotated_text": "Um /."}
{"id": "5423", "text": "I think it is yeah /.", "annotated_text": "I think it is yeah /."}
{"id": "5424", "text": "Think it 's /-", "annotated_text": "Think it 's /-"}
{"id": "5425", "text": "Are all the editors and producers and new executives feeling another day another bombing ten killed twenty killed fifteen killed /.", "annotated_text": "Are all the editors and producers and new executives feeling another day another bombing ten killed twenty killed fifteen killed /."}
{"id": "5426", "text": "and it does n't rise anymore to the top of the newscast or the front page /?", "annotated_text": "and it does n't rise anymore to the top of the newscast or the front page /?"}
{"id": "5427", "text": "Right /.", "annotated_text": "Right /."}
{"id": "5428", "text": "Yeah and I think that 's right /.", "annotated_text": "Yeah and I think that 's right /."}
{"id": "5429", "text": "There is Iraq fatigue /.", "annotated_text": "There is Iraq fatigue /."}
{"id": "5430", "text": "And there 's so much fatigue that we do n't sit back and say wait a minute /.", "annotated_text": "And there 's so much fatigue that we do n't sit back and say wait /."}
{"id": "5431", "text": "what happened today /?", "annotated_text": "what happened today /?"}
{"id": "5432", "text": "A Sunni Muslim fundamentalist went into a mosque on the first day of Ramadan their holiest day /.", "annotated_text": "A Sunni Muslim fundamentalist went into a mosque on the first day of Ramadan their holiest day /."}
{"id": "5433", "text": "and no one says boo /.", "annotated_text": "and no one says boo /."}
{"id": "5434", "text": "this is civilization that when we accidentally or deliberately I do n't know abused the Koran people rioted in Pakistan /.", "annotated_text": "this is civilization that when we accidentally or deliberately I do n't know abused the Koran people rioted in Pakistan /."}
{"id": "5435", "text": "Yet their own houses of worship and holidays are being defiled /.", "annotated_text": "Yet their own houses of worship and holidays are being defiled /."}
{"id": "5436", "text": "And I think it is a measure of how much we 've kind of lost been numbed by all of this that we do n't sit back and say wow wait a minute /.", "annotated_text": "And I think it is a measure of how much we 've kind of lost been numbed by all of this that we do n't sit back and say wow wait /."}
{"id": "5437", "text": "that really crosses the line /.", "annotated_text": "that really crosses the line /."}
{"id": "5438", "text": "and we have to call them on it even if they do n't /.", "annotated_text": "and we have to call them on it even if they do n't /."}
{"id": "5439", "text": "You 're recently back from Iraq /.", "annotated_text": "You 're recently back from Iraq /."}
{"id": "5440", "text": "and you write about driving in from Kuwait /.", "annotated_text": "and you write about driving in from Kuwait /."}
{"id": "5441", "text": "You were guarded by the US navy /.", "annotated_text": "You were guarded by the US navy /."}
{"id": "5442", "text": "and yet it was kind of a harrowing experience /.", "annotated_text": "and yet it was kind of a harrowing experience /."}
{"id": "5443", "text": "Why so /?", "annotated_text": "Why so /?"}
{"id": "5444", "text": "Um you know the south of Iraq which is where I was the area around /.", "annotated_text": "Um you know the south of Iraq which is where I was the area around /."}
{"id": "5445", "text": "This is the safe part /.", "annotated_text": "This is the safe part /."}
{"id": "5446", "text": "Right exactly /.", "annotated_text": "Right exactly /."}
{"id": "5447", "text": "I was in the safe district /.", "annotated_text": "I was in the safe district /."}
{"id": "5448", "text": "I was guarded uh by the British Royal Marines actually because unfortunately they 've had now um uh roadside bombs down there not suicide bombs /.", "annotated_text": "I was guarded uh by the British Royal Marines actually because unfortunately they 've had now um uh roadside bombs down there not suicide bombs /."}
{"id": "5449", "text": "And it 's part of the general continuing insecurity of Iraq that um I 'm afraid has plagued this story from the very beginning /.", "annotated_text": "And it 's part of the general continuing insecurity of Iraq that um I 'm afraid has plagued this story from the very beginning /."}
{"id": "5450", "text": "And it 's been I 've always felt the Achille 's heel /.", "annotated_text": "And it 's been I 've always felt the Achille 's heel /."}
{"id": "5451", "text": "You know my criticism of the Bush administration as you know we 've talked about this before is not that this war is not important /.", "annotated_text": "You know my criticism of the Bush administration as you know we 've talked about this before is not that this war is not important /."}
{"id": "5452", "text": "I believe it is important much more important than I think the left has ever fully recognized /.", "annotated_text": "I believe it is important much more important than I think the left has ever fully recognized /."}
{"id": "5453", "text": "But it 's so much harder than the right has ever been willing to acknowledge /.", "annotated_text": "But it 's so much harder than the right has ever been willing to acknowledge /."}
{"id": "5454", "text": "And on that trip you put on body armor /.", "annotated_text": "And on that trip you put on body armor /."}
{"id": "5455", "text": "their rifles were out /.", "annotated_text": "their rifles were out /."}
{"id": "5456", "text": "Yeah /.", "annotated_text": "Yeah /."}
{"id": "5457", "text": "Um how does that affect your perception as a journalist /?", "annotated_text": "Um how does that affect your perception as a journalist /?"}
{"id": "5458", "text": "You 're there /.", "annotated_text": "You 're there /."}
{"id": "5459", "text": "you 're being protected /.", "annotated_text": "you 're being protected /."}
{"id": "5460", "text": "and you must have been a little bit nervous of what the safety situation is in there /.", "annotated_text": "and you must have been a little bit nervous of what the safety situation is in there /."}
{"id": "5461", "text": "Well I 'll tell you what 's really frustrating from a journalist 's point of view as one who have lived in Beirut for nearly five years covered that war /.", "annotated_text": "Well I 'll tell you what 's really frustrating from a journalist 's point of view as one who have lived in Beirut for nearly five years covered that war /."}
{"id": "5462", "text": "When I worked in Lebanon you could go anywhere on that story /.", "annotated_text": "When I worked in Lebanon you could go anywhere on that story /."}
{"id": "5463", "text": "You could cross lines /.", "annotated_text": "You could cross lines /."}
{"id": "5464", "text": "Journalists worked for the most part until the very end with Terry Anderson the kidnappings targets /.", "annotated_text": "Journalists worked for the most part until the very end with Terry Anderson the kidnappings targets /."}
{"id": "5465", "text": "Therefore by the end of the Lebanon story I thought the best journalists there knew more than the Lebanese /.", "annotated_text": "Therefore by the end of the Lebanon story I thought the best journalists there knew more than the Lebanese /."}
{"id": "5466", "text": "I always thought the best compliment you could get as a journalist is when you told the Lebanese something they did n't know because you were moving around so much /.", "annotated_text": "I always thought the best compliment you could get as a journalist is when you told the Lebanese something they did n't know because you were moving around so much /."}
{"id": "5467", "text": "What 's so frustrating about the Iraq story Howie no one has a bird 's eye view /.", "annotated_text": "What 's so frustrating about the Iraq story Howie no one has a bird 's eye view /."}
{"id": "5468", "text": "I care passionately about this story /.", "annotated_text": "I care passionately about this story /."}
{"id": "5469", "text": "I 'm so interested in it /.", "annotated_text": "I 'm so interested in it /."}
{"id": "5470", "text": "but because of the securtiy situation you ca n't move around with the freedom you want /.", "annotated_text": "but because of the securtiy situation you ca n't move around with the freedom you want /."}
{"id": "5471", "text": "And the brave reporters who are there every day do n't have that freedom of movement either /.", "annotated_text": "And the brave reporters who are there every day do n't have that freedom of movement either /."}
{"id": "5472", "text": "And therefore it 's limited /.", "annotated_text": "And therefore it 's limited /."}
{"id": "5473", "text": "and in fact as you know the administration says because of the security situation and maybe because of some biases in the media /.", "annotated_text": "and in fact as you know the administration says because of the security situation and maybe because of some biases in the media /."}
{"id": "5474", "text": "There 's a lot of good things going on in Iraq /.", "annotated_text": "There 's a lot of good things going on in Iraq /."}
{"id": "5475", "text": "There 's a lot of progress being made we 're not seeing reported by the press /.", "annotated_text": "There 's a lot of progress being made we 're not seeing reported by the press /."}
{"id": "5476", "text": "Do you think that is a credible argument at this point in the mess there /?", "annotated_text": "Do you think that is a credible argument at this point in the mess there /?"}
{"id": "5477", "text": "No because I do n't have a bird 's eye view /.", "annotated_text": "No because I do n't have a bird 's eye view /."}
{"id": "5478", "text": "I wish I could say /.", "annotated_text": "I wish I could say /."}
{"id": "5479", "text": "I wish I could be so sure /.", "annotated_text": "I wish I could be so sure /."}
{"id": "5480", "text": "but General Casey does n't have a bird 's eye view /.", "annotated_text": "but General Casey does n't have a bird 's eye view /."}
{"id": "5481", "text": "And that 's why we get surprises in Iraq /.", "annotated_text": "And that 's why we get surprises in Iraq /."}
{"id": "5482", "text": "Uh that 's why we had an election where eight million people suddenly turn out /.", "annotated_text": "Uh that 's why we had an election where eight million people suddenly turn out /."}
{"id": "5483", "text": "and maybe you know we 're going to see more surpises in the coming future there /.", "annotated_text": "and maybe you know we 're going to see more surpises in the coming future there /."}
{"id": "5484", "text": "But because no one can move around with the freedom that you need to talk to everyone you do n't have that bird 's eye view /.", "annotated_text": "But because no one can move around with the freedom that you need to talk to everyone you do n't have that bird 's eye view /."}
{"id": "5485", "text": "And as a reporter as a columnist who really cares about this story I find that really frustra- /-", "annotated_text": "And as a reporter as a columnist who really cares about this story I find that really frustra- /-"}
{"id": "5486", "text": "I can not report it the way I 'd love to /.", "annotated_text": "I can not report it the way I 'd love to /."}
{"id": "5487", "text": "So I 've been there five times /.", "annotated_text": "So I 've been there five times /."}
{"id": "5488", "text": "but it 's episodic /.", "annotated_text": "but it 's episodic /."}
{"id": "5489", "text": "It 's here /.", "annotated_text": "It 's here /."}
{"id": "5490", "text": "It 's there /.", "annotated_text": "It 's there /."}
{"id": "5491", "text": "It 's never really putting your arms around the story /.", "annotated_text": "It 's never really putting your arms around the story /."}
{"id": "5492", "text": "pulling back the camera a bit in recent months you 'd have to say that the Iraq story has been overshadowed by Katrina by Rita by Tom DeLay by Harriet Miers by Valerie Plame and now by this Pakistan earthquake /.", "annotated_text": "pulling back the camera a bit in recent months you 'd have to say that the Iraq story has been overshadowed by Katrina by Rita by Tom DeLay by Harriet Miers by Valerie Plame and now by this Pakistan earthquake /."}
{"id": "5493", "text": "Um inevitable with a war that drags on and on /.", "annotated_text": "Um inevitable with a war that drags on and on /."}
{"id": "5494", "text": "and these are all also important stories obviously /.", "annotated_text": "and these are all also important stories obviously /."}
{"id": "5495", "text": "but uh do you feel it 's getting the attention that it should /?", "annotated_text": "but uh do you feel it 's getting the attention that it should /?"}
{"id": "5496", "text": "Yeah /.", "annotated_text": "Yeah /."}
{"id": "5497", "text": "No because to me this is the whole ballgame of the Bush administration /.", "annotated_text": "No because to me this is the whole ballgame of the Bush administration /."}
{"id": "5498", "text": "Katrina and Rita they 'll come and go /.", "annotated_text": "Katrina and Rita they 'll come and go /."}
{"id": "5499", "text": "but at the end of the day the Bush administration made a very big claim um that it could go to Iraq um and produce a decent forward looking government there /.", "annotated_text": "but at the end of the day the Bush administration made a very big claim um that it could go to Iraq um and produce a decent forward looking government there /."}
{"id": "5500", "text": "If that happens then I think President Bush is going to have a very huge quiver you know in his uh legacy there /.", "annotated_text": "If that happens then I think President Bush is going to have a very huge quiver you know in his uh legacy there /."}
{"id": "5501", "text": "Um if it does n't happen I think uh the administration will be seen as a complete and utter failure /.", "annotated_text": "Um if it does n't happen I think uh the administration will be seen as a complete and utter failure /."}
{"id": "5502", "text": "so everything rides on this not just for the administration though but for the American people /.", "annotated_text": "so everything rides on this not just for the administration though but for the American people /."}
{"id": "5503", "text": "These are huge stakes involved /.", "annotated_text": "These are huge stakes involved /."}
{"id": "5504", "text": "And so I do n't think it 's gotten the attention it 's deserved /.", "annotated_text": "And so I do n't think it 's gotten the attention it 's deserved /."}
{"id": "5505", "text": "And going back again to one of your Iraq collumns uh you observed the Iraqi military there which after all is supposed to be increasingly shouldering the burden of this conflict /.", "annotated_text": "And going back again to one of your Iraq collumns uh you observed the Iraqi military there which after all is supposed to be increasingly shouldering the burden of this conflict /."}
{"id": "5506", "text": "The slightly ragged quality left you feeling you write that if you pulled the US and British advisors out tomorrow the whole Iraqi navy would collapse /.", "annotated_text": "The slightly ragged quality left you feeling you write that if you pulled the US and British advisors out tomorrow the whole Iraqi navy would collapse /."}
{"id": "5507", "text": "That 's a pretty pessimistic assessment and clearly at odds with what the White House and the Defense Department say every day /.", "annotated_text": "That 's a pretty pessimistic assessment and clearly at odds with what the White House and the Defense Department say every day /."}
{"id": "5508", "text": "/.", "annotated_text": "/."}
{"id": "5509", "text": "Not at odds though with what actually the military commanders have been saying which is that the number of really trained Iraqi units you know are far fewer than sometimes suggested by the administration /.", "annotated_text": "Not at odds though with what actually the military commanders have been saying which is that the number of really trained Iraqi units you know are far fewer than sometimes suggested by the administration /."}
{"id": "5510", "text": "So you 're saying there 's a gap between what real time military commanders on the ground are willing to tell you not necessarily on the record /.", "annotated_text": "So you 're saying there 's a gap between what real time military commanders on the ground are willing to tell you not necessarily on the record /."}
{"id": "5511", "text": "You quoted one US senior official and what the President of the United States and the Vice President and the Secretary of Defense are saying to reporters every day /.", "annotated_text": "You quoted oneUS senior official and what the President of the United States and the Vice President and the Secretary of Defense are saying to reporters every day /."}
{"id": "5512", "text": "Are we calling them on that /?", "annotated_text": "Are we calling them on that /?"}
{"id": "5513", "text": "Right I do n't think enough because there 's been a lot of happy talk around this Howie basically /.", "annotated_text": "Right I do n't think enough because there 's been a lot of happy talk around this Howie basically /."}
{"id": "5514", "text": "And a lot of numbers are thrown out /.", "annotated_text": "And a lot of numbers are thrown out /."}
{"id": "5515", "text": "Eighty thousand this week we 've got trained a hundred and twenty thousand next week /.", "annotated_text": "Eighty thousandthis week we 've got trained a hundred and twenty thousandnext week /."}
{"id": "5516", "text": "Here 's what you learn when you go to Iraq /.", "annotated_text": "Here 's what you learn when you go to Iraq /."}
{"id": "5517", "text": "Where you have an Iraqi commander who 's a real leader of soldiers okay you have a unit /.", "annotated_text": "Where you have an Iraqi commander who 's a real leader of soldiers okay you have a unit /."}
{"id": "5518", "text": "And where you do n't have that commander you do n't have a unit /.", "annotated_text": "And where you do n't have that commander you do n't have a unit /."}
{"id": "5519", "text": "So the numbers the macro numbers do n't mean anything /.", "annotated_text": "So the numbers the macro numbers do n't mean anything /."}
{"id": "5520", "text": "So I went down to see the navy there /.", "annotated_text": "So I went down to see the navy there /."}
{"id": "5521", "text": "The navy of Iraq has a terrific commander /.", "annotated_text": "The navy of Iraq has a terrific commander /."}
{"id": "5522", "text": "so the people around him they 'll follow him into battle /.", "annotated_text": "so the people around him they 'll follow him into battle /."}
{"id": "5523", "text": "But you take that one guy out there 's no Iraqi navy /.", "annotated_text": "But you take that one guy out there 's no Iraqi navy /."}
{"id": "5524", "text": "and it 's true of units all over the country /.", "annotated_text": "and it 's true of units all over the country /."}
{"id": "5525", "text": "That 's really the key /.", "annotated_text": "That 's really the key /."}
{"id": "5526", "text": "You say that you are angry uh that Bush has fought the war as though it would be easy /.", "annotated_text": "You say that you are angry uh that Bush has fought the war as though it would be easy /."}
{"id": "5527", "text": "Are you particularly angry as somebody who supported the war and took heat from some of your liberal friends for doing so /?", "annotated_text": "Are you particularly angry as somebody who supported the war and took heat from some of your liberal friends for doing so /?"}
{"id": "5528", "text": "Yes /.", "annotated_text": "Yes /."}
{"id": "5529", "text": "Absolutely because I believe this is important /.", "annotated_text": "Absolutely because I believe this is important /."}
{"id": "5530", "text": "I believe that something very big is at stake /.", "annotated_text": "I believe that something very big is at stake /."}
{"id": "5531", "text": "We 're dealing with a Muslim Arab civilization right now that 's that 's in decline , that 's heading in the wrong direction in ways that are dangerous for them and I believe dangerous for the stability of the world /.", "annotated_text": "We 're dealing with a Muslim Arab civilization right now that 's that 's in decline , that 's heading in the wrong direction in ways that are dangerous for them and I believe dangerous for the stability of the world /."}
{"id": "5532", "text": "There 's something really important here at stake /.", "annotated_text": "There 's something really important here at stake /."}
{"id": "5533", "text": "and what makes me so angry at the Bush administration is not that they did n't frame the stakes /.", "annotated_text": "and what makes me so angry at the Bush administration is not that they did n't frame the stakes /."}
{"id": "5534", "text": "It is important /.", "annotated_text": "It is important /."}
{"id": "5535", "text": "But they never never appreciated how difficult it was /.", "annotated_text": "But they never never appreciated how difficult it was /."}
{"id": "5536", "text": "They never prepared the army or the American people for how difficult it was /.", "annotated_text": "They never prepared the army or the American people for how difficult it was /."}
{"id": "5537", "text": "I mentioned the uh devastating earthquake in Pakistan a region you 're familiar with /.", "annotated_text": "I mentioned the uh devastating earthquake in Pakistan a region you 're familiar with /."}
{"id": "5538", "text": "Um clearly it 's become a pretty big story /.", "annotated_text": "Um clearly it 's become a pretty big story /."}
{"id": "5539", "text": "but for the first couple days I noticed it was n't that much of a television story /.", "annotated_text": "but for the first couple days I noticed it was n't that much of a television story /."}
{"id": "5540", "text": "and the reason was no pictures no video /.", "annotated_text": "and the reason was no pictures no video /."}
{"id": "5541", "text": "No yes /.", "annotated_text": "No yes /."}
{"id": "5542", "text": "Um but also maybe there was there a little bit less coverage because it 's in a remote part of the world /?", "annotated_text": "Um but also maybe there was there a little bit less coverage because it 's in a remote part of the world /?"}
{"id": "5543", "text": "Uh Westerners are more interested in New Orleans than in Pakistan /?", "annotated_text": "Uh Westerners are more interested in New Orleans than in Pakistan /?"}
{"id": "5544", "text": "I think all of the above /.", "annotated_text": "I think all of the above /."}
{"id": "5545", "text": "We 're so numbed also after Katrina and Rita /.", "annotated_text": "We 're so numbed also after Katrina and Rita /."}
{"id": "5546", "text": "and now another earthquake /.", "annotated_text": "and now another earthquake /."}
{"id": "5547", "text": "/.", "annotated_text": "/."}
{"id": "5548", "text": "It 's just become uh one natural disaster after another /.", "annotated_text": "It 's just become uh one natural disaster after another /."}
{"id": "5549", "text": "to hear ten thousand twenty thousand forty thousand then it 's almost hard for a journalist to process /.", "annotated_text": "to hear ten thousandtwenty thousandforty thousand then it 's almost hard for a journalist to process /."}
{"id": "5550", "text": "Right /.", "annotated_text": "Right /."}
{"id": "5551", "text": "And it was remote /.", "annotated_text": "And it was remote /."}
{"id": "5552", "text": "and people are exhausted I think both viewers and reporters /.", "annotated_text": "and people are exhausted I think both viewers and reporters /."}
{"id": "5553", "text": "Ahead have New York Times columnists been asked not to write about Judy Miller /?", "annotated_text": "Ahead have New York Times columnists been asked not to write about Judy Miller /?"}
{"id": "5554", "text": "More of my interview with Tom Friedman next /.", "annotated_text": "More of my interview with Tom Friedman next /."}
{"id": "5555", "text": "Welcome back to Reliable Sources now a full hour each week here in our new time slot ten to eleven o'clock eastern /.", "annotated_text": "Welcome back to Reliable Sources now each week here in our new time slot /."}
{"id": "5556", "text": "More now of my conversation with New York Times columnist Tom Friedman about his book the new online charge to read him and Judy Miller /.", "annotated_text": "More now of my conversation with New York Times columnist Tom Friedman about his book the new online charge to read him and Judy Miller /."}
{"id": "5557", "text": "Now your new book The World is Flat I 've got it here /.", "annotated_text": "Now your new book The World is Flat I 've got it here /."}
{"id": "5558", "text": "uh monster best seller more than a million copies better than any book you 've ever written before /.", "annotated_text": "uh monster best seller more than a million copies better than any book you 've ever written before /."}
{"id": "5559", "text": "Um you were recently profiled about this in Fortune magazine /.", "annotated_text": "Um you were recently profiled about this in Fortune magazine /."}
{"id": "5560", "text": "and uh let 's just say that it did n't say you walked on water but it came close /.", "annotated_text": "and uh let 's just say that it did n't say you walked on water but it came close /."}
{"id": "5561", "text": "Uh but one of the criticisms /-", "annotated_text": "Uh but one of the criticisms /-"}
{"id": "5562", "text": "What 's wrong with that /?", "annotated_text": "What 's wrong with that /?"}
{"id": "5563", "text": "It says that you 're the composer of the nation 's talking points which was news to me /.", "annotated_text": "It says that you 're the composer of the nation 's talking points which was news to me /."}
{"id": "5564", "text": "Uh one of the things it said was that uh in your book and in your writing that CEOs play a very central role /.", "annotated_text": "Uh one of the things it said was that uh in your book and in your writing that CEOs play a very central role /."}
{"id": "5565", "text": "And the suggestion was well CEOs love you , you 're asked to speak at all these corporate events , maybe because you give them a very large uh share of the narrative /.", "annotated_text": "And the suggestion was well CEOs love you , you 're asked to speak at all these corporate events , maybe because you give them a very large uh share of the narrative /."}
{"id": "5566", "text": "Yeah /.", "annotated_text": "Yeah /."}
{"id": "5567", "text": "Mhm /.", "annotated_text": "Mhm /."}
{"id": "5568", "text": "Mhm /.", "annotated_text": "Mhm /."}
{"id": "5569", "text": "That a reasonable observation /?", "annotated_text": "That a reasonable observation /?"}
{"id": "5570", "text": "Yeah it is a reasonable observation /.", "annotated_text": "Yeah it is a reasonable observation /."}
{"id": "5571", "text": "And my reaction to that is look if I want to understand the underlying technology that is flattening the world who do I go to /?", "annotated_text": "And my reaction to that is look if I want to understand the underlying technology that is flattening the world who do I go to /?"}
{"id": "5572", "text": "do I go to I do n't know Central America /?", "annotated_text": "do I go to I do n't know Central America /?"}
{"id": "5573", "text": "Do I go to um uh the factory floor /?", "annotated_text": "Do I go to um uh the factory floor /?"}
{"id": "5574", "text": "Or do I go to the innovators and entrepeneurs who actually put all this together /?", "annotated_text": "Or do I go to the innovators and entrepeneurs who actually put all this together /?"}
{"id": "5575", "text": "So I make no apology for that at all /.", "annotated_text": "So I make no apology for that at all /."}
{"id": "5576", "text": "Um fact I would make a criticism of it /.", "annotated_text": "Um fact I would make a criticism of it /."}
{"id": "5577", "text": "There are n't enough people during the last few years who actually went out and talked to the innovators who are doing all of these things who are actually reshaping the world /.", "annotated_text": "There are n't enough people during the last few years who actually went out and talked to the innovators who are doing all of these things who are actually reshaping the world /."}
{"id": "5578", "text": "Just the opposite /.", "annotated_text": "Just the opposite /."}
{"id": "5579", "text": "We kind of had an Enron effect /.", "annotated_text": "We kind of had an Enron effect /."}
{"id": "5580", "text": "and Enron effect was all CEOs are guilty unless proven innocent , therefore who wants to talk to them /?", "annotated_text": "and Enron effect was all CEOs are guilty unless proven innocent , therefore who wants to talk to them /?"}
{"id": "5581", "text": "And therefore I would argue -- /.", "annotated_text": "And therefore I would argue -- /."}
{"id": "5582", "text": "Wait a second /.", "annotated_text": "Wait /."}
{"id": "5583", "text": "wait a second /.", "annotated_text": "wait /."}
{"id": "5584", "text": "Journalists uh subscribe to stereotypes because there are a few crooks at major corporations because you know they 're all bad guys /?", "annotated_text": "Journalists uh subscribe to stereotypes because there are a few crooks at major corporations because you know they 're all bad guys /?"}
{"id": "5585", "text": "Yeah yeah /.", "annotated_text": "Yeah yeah /."}
{"id": "5586", "text": "Yeah I would say /.", "annotated_text": "Yeah I would say /."}
{"id": "5587", "text": "uh that 's a harsh uh assessment /.", "annotated_text": "uh that 's a harsh uh assessment /."}
{"id": "5588", "text": "I would say that there 's several things happened basically in the last three years /.", "annotated_text": "I would say that there 's several things happened basically in the last three years /."}
{"id": "5589", "text": "I would call it a perfect storm /.", "annotated_text": "I would call it a perfect storm /."}
{"id": "5590", "text": "One was nine eleven /.", "annotated_text": "One was nine eleven /."}
{"id": "5591", "text": "That distracted us okay /.", "annotated_text": "That distracted us okay /."}
{"id": "5592", "text": "The other was the Enron effect /.", "annotated_text": "The other was the Enron effect /."}
{"id": "5593", "text": "You know no one wanted to be sort of seen with CEOs /.", "annotated_text": "You know no one wanted to be sort of seen with CEOs /."}
{"id": "5594", "text": "And number three was the dot com bust which made everyone think well all this globalization technology stuff is really over /.", "annotated_text": "And number three was the dot com bust which made everyone think well all this globalization technology stuff is really over /."}
{"id": "5595", "text": "And as a result I would argue that really masked what is actually a fundemental inflection point the flattening of the world that we 're going from a vertical value creation model of command and control to a much more horizontal one of connect and collaborate /.", "annotated_text": "And as a result I would argue that really masked what is actually a fundemental inflection point the flattening of the world that we 're going from a vertical value creation model of command and control to a much more horizontal one of connect and collaborate /."}
{"id": "5596", "text": "The argument of this book is that that shift is actually going to have as big an effect over time as Gutenberg and the printing press /.", "annotated_text": "The argument of this book is that that shift is actually going to have as big an effect over time as Gutenberg and the printing press /."}
{"id": "5597", "text": "And I would argue a little bit that it got missed because of all these other distractions /.", "annotated_text": "And I would argue a little bit that it got missed because of all these other distractions /."}
{"id": "5598", "text": "But it 's only had an effect on Tom Friedman 's career /.", "annotated_text": "But it 's only had an effect on Tom Friedman 's career /."}
{"id": "5599", "text": "In fact you were the Playboy interview /.", "annotated_text": "In fact you were the Playboy interview /."}
{"id": "5600", "text": "Hey put that paper down /.", "annotated_text": "Hey put that paper down /."}
{"id": "5601", "text": "/.", "annotated_text": "/."}
{"id": "5602", "text": "I bought it for the articles /.", "annotated_text": "I bought it for the articles /."}
{"id": "5603", "text": "Uh I enjoyed the interview /.", "annotated_text": "Uh I enjoyed the interview /."}
{"id": "5604", "text": "and you said in there that your wife uh edits all your columns and she says do n't publish it /.", "annotated_text": "and you said in there that your wife uh edits all your columns and she says do n't publish it /."}
{"id": "5605", "text": "Yes she does /.", "annotated_text": "Yes she does /."}
{"id": "5606", "text": "You go back and rewrite it /.", "annotated_text": "You go back and rewrite it /."}
{"id": "5607", "text": "I 'm afraid I do /.", "annotated_text": "I 'm afraid I do /."}
{"id": "5608", "text": "/.", "annotated_text": "/."}
{"id": "5609", "text": "My wife Andrea edits them all /.", "annotated_text": "My wife Andrea edits them all /."}
{"id": "5610", "text": "and when she gives me thumbs down Howie I have to put it in a ball throw it in the circular file and start over /.", "annotated_text": "and when she gives me thumbs down Howie I have to put it in a ball throw it in the circular file and start over /."}
{"id": "5611", "text": "and she 's a tough editor /.", "annotated_text": "and she 's a tough editor /."}
{"id": "5612", "text": "Now your international readership on the New York Times website has gone down because of this new experiment the Times has where it costs forty nine ninety - five a year for non-subscribers at home to read Times columnists /.", "annotated_text": "Now your international readership on the New York Times website has gone down because of this new experiment the Times has where it costs forty nine ninety - five a year for non-subscribers at home to read Times columnists /."}
{"id": "5613", "text": "That 's got to be disappointing for you /.", "annotated_text": "That 's got to be disappointing for you /."}
{"id": "5614", "text": "You know um I 'm torn /.", "annotated_text": "You know um I 'm torn /."}
{"id": "5615", "text": "Uh and I 've said this to my bosses /.", "annotated_text": "Uh and I 've said this to my bosses /."}
{"id": "5616", "text": "Um I want my paper to thrive /.", "annotated_text": "Um I want my paper to thrive /."}
{"id": "5617", "text": "and if we have a situation where young people grow up in the world that thinks that newspapers are things you read for free online who 's going to pay my travel expenses /?", "annotated_text": "and if we have a situation where young people grow up in the world that thinks that newspapers are things you read for free online who 's going to pay my travel expenses /?"}
{"id": "5618", "text": "And at the same time one of the greatest things about New York Times online is I got to reach an audience that just was exponential to what you got in the dead tree edition of the New York Times /.", "annotated_text": "And at the same time one of the greatest things about New York Times online is I got to reach an audience that just was exponential to what you got in the dead tree edition of the New York Times /."}
{"id": "5619", "text": "And because I write about international affairs so I got a lot of young people in India and Egypt and whatnot /.", "annotated_text": "And because I write about international affairs so I got a lot of young people in India and Egypt and whatnot /."}
{"id": "5620", "text": "and for them fifty dollars that may be their tuition for half a year /.", "annotated_text": "and for them fifty dollars that may be their tuition for half a year /."}
{"id": "5621", "text": "So I 'm honestly torn /.", "annotated_text": "So I 'm honestly torn /."}
{"id": "5622", "text": "I really hope this works because I want the New York Times to have a platform that is sustainable /.", "annotated_text": "I really hope this works because I want the New York Times to have a platform that is sustainable /."}
{"id": "5623", "text": "But at the same time I hope we can eventually find a way to re-engage those people because definitely we 've lost some of them /.", "annotated_text": "But at the same time I hope we can eventually find a way to re-engage those people because definitely we 've lost some of them /."}
{"id": "5624", "text": "Eh in the Valerie Plame leak investigation there 's an allegation bouncing around the blogosphere that I just thought I would address with you which is have New York Times columnists somehow been told not to write about this because of Judy Miller 's involvement and being in jail , now being out of jail /.", "annotated_text": "Eh in the Valerie Plame leak investigation there 's an allegation bouncing around the blogosphere that I just thought I would address with you which is have New York Times columnists somehow been told not to write about this because of Judy Miller 's involvement and being in jail , now being out of jail /."}
{"id": "5625", "text": "absolutely not /.", "annotated_text": "absolutely not /."}
{"id": "5626", "text": "Anybody tell you not to write about it /?", "annotated_text": "Anybody tell you not to write about it /?"}
{"id": "5627", "text": "I mean they do n't tell me not to write about anything /.", "annotated_text": "I mean they do n't tell me not to write about anything /."}
{"id": "5628", "text": "Howie we are home alone okay /.", "annotated_text": "Howie we are home alone okay /."}
{"id": "5629", "text": "I mean I 'm going to China uh on Monday /.", "annotated_text": "I mean I 'm going to China uh on Monday /."}
{"id": "5630", "text": "and there 's only one person knows I 'm going /.", "annotated_text": "and there 's only one person knows I 'm going /."}
{"id": "5631", "text": "and that 's my assistant /.", "annotated_text": "and that 's my assistant /."}
{"id": "5632", "text": "So um /-", "annotated_text": "So um /-"}
{"id": "5633", "text": "Did you even tell the boss /?", "annotated_text": "Did you even tell the boss /?"}
{"id": "5634", "text": "That 's right /. so there 's no edict out there /.", "annotated_text": "That 's right /. so there 's no edict out there /."}
{"id": "5635", "text": "why people have n't written about it I do n't know /.", "annotated_text": "why people have n't written about it I do n't know /."}
{"id": "5636", "text": "I 'm focused on other things /.", "annotated_text": "I 'm focused on other things /."}
{"id": "5637", "text": "There 's a lot we do n't know obviously about the Judith Miller situation /.", "annotated_text": "There 's a lot we do n't know obviously about the Judith Miller situation /."}
{"id": "5638", "text": "but why do you think that she has gotten so much criticism /?", "annotated_text": "but why do you think that she has gotten so much criticism /?"}
{"id": "5639", "text": "After all whether you agree with her or not this is a woman who believed in her convictions and went off to jail for eighty - five days /.", "annotated_text": "After all whether you agree with her or not this is a woman who believed in her convictions and went off to jail for eighty - five days /."}
{"id": "5640", "text": "Um you know um Judy 's always been a pioneer and an agent of change you know um and uh has been at the forefront of a lot of stories /.", "annotated_text": "Um you know um Judy 's always been a pioneer and an agent of change you know um and uh has been at the forefront of a lot of stories /."}
{"id": "5641", "text": "and people like that in our business um uh engender a lot of attention a lot of criticism and a lot of jealousy /.", "annotated_text": "and people like that in our business um uh engender a lot of attention a lot of criticism and a lot of jealousy /."}
{"id": "5642", "text": "Um and uh that 's the only way I can really explain /.", "annotated_text": "Um and uh that 's the only way I can really explain /."}
{"id": "5643", "text": "Tom Friedman /.", "annotated_text": "Tom Friedman /."}
{"id": "5644", "text": "Up next did the media get carried away with last week 's subway terror alert /?", "annotated_text": "Up next did the media get carried away with last week 's subway terror alert /?"}
{"id": "5645", "text": "We 'll ride the rails into the spin cycle next /.", "annotated_text": "We 'll ride the rails into the spin cycle next /."}
{"id": "5646", "text": "When New York mayor Mike Bloomberg announced last week that there was a possible terror threat against the city 's subways I thought here we go again /.", "annotated_text": "When New York mayor Mike Bloomberg announced last week that there was a possible terror threat against the city 's subways I thought here we go again /."}
{"id": "5647", "text": "And television was all over the story /.", "annotated_text": "And television was all over the story /."}
{"id": "5648", "text": "Here in New York tonight officials say they are increasing security on the city 's massive subway system because of what they call a significant and credible threat /.", "annotated_text": "Here in New York officials say they are increasing security on the city 's massive subway system because of what they call a significant and credible threat /."}
{"id": "5649", "text": "The threat to attack the subways in coming days comes from overseas /.", "annotated_text": "The threat to attack the subways in coming days comes from overseas /."}
{"id": "5650", "text": "and the police here will be searching bags briefcases even baby strollers to try to stop it /.", "annotated_text": "and the police here will be searching bags briefcases even baby strollers to try to stop it /."}
{"id": "5651", "text": "It was let 's face it irresistable /.", "annotated_text": "It was let 's face it irresistable /."}
{"id": "5652", "text": "And since it was right there in the Big Apple cable anchors and correspondents could provide almost non-stop on the scene coverage /.", "annotated_text": "And since it was right there in the Big Apple cable anchors and correspondents could provide almost non-stop on the scene coverage /."}
{"id": "5653", "text": "The threat concerns the New York City subway system behind me around me literally beneath our feet here in Times Square /.", "annotated_text": "The threat concerns the New York City subway system behind me around me literally beneath our feet here in Times Square /."}
{"id": "5654", "text": "The Fox News alert New York City subways are on a heightened state of alert this evening after what officials are describing as a specific threat /.", "annotated_text": "The Fox News alert New York City subways are on a heightened state of alert after what officials are describing as a specific threat /."}
{"id": "5655", "text": "And the city 's tabloids were n't far behind /.", "annotated_text": "And the city 's tabloids were n't far behind /."}
{"id": "5656", "text": "The problem as with so many previous terror alerts is that allegations from informants are inherently shaky /.", "annotated_text": "The problem as with so many previous terror alerts is that allegations from informants are inherently shaky /."}
{"id": "5657", "text": "And some correspondents offered caveats of course /.", "annotated_text": "And some correspondents offered caveats of course /."}
{"id": "5658", "text": "MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann could n't help but notice on that day October six it was news that Karl Rove had been called back to testify in the CIA leak case and the white house is being assailed by conservatives over the Harriet Miers nomination /.", "annotated_text": "MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann could n't help but notice on that dayOctober six it was news that Karl Rove had been called back to testify in the CIA leak case and the white house is being assailed by conservatives over the Harriet Miers nomination /."}
{"id": "5659", "text": "events that have been politically disadvantageous to the current administration have been uh occuring simultaneously or followed quickly upon with something related to terrorism on a big scale /.", "annotated_text": "events that have been politically disadvantageous to the current administration have been uh occuring simultaneously or followed quickly upon with something related to terrorism on a big scale /."}
{"id": "5660", "text": "By the next morning the New York Times and the Washington Post were reporting that federal authorities were playing down the threat as noncredible /.", "annotated_text": "By the New York Times and the Washington Post were reporting that federal authorities were playing down the threat as noncredible /."}
{"id": "5661", "text": "But the TV coverage kept rolling down the track like the number four express /.", "annotated_text": "But the TV coverage kept rolling down the track like the number four express /."}
{"id": "5662", "text": "Finally last Tuesday some newspapers and then the cable networks reported that the whole thing was a hoax /.", "annotated_text": "Finally last Tuesday some newspapers and then the cable networks reported that the whole thing was a hoax /."}
{"id": "5663", "text": "The CBS evening news gave that three sentences /.", "annotated_text": "The CBS news gave that three sentences /."}
{"id": "5664", "text": "Well Jim Stewart of our Washington bureau quotes government sources tonight as saying the Iraqi man who gave that tip to US intelligence agents in Iraq now says the information was simply not true /.", "annotated_text": "Well Jim Stewart of our Washington bureau quotes government sources as saying the Iraqi man who gave that tip to US intelligence agents in Iraq now says the information was simply not true /."}
{"id": "5665", "text": "But that 's a lot more than NBC Nightly News and ABC 's World News Tonight which did n't mention the great subway hoax at all /.", "annotated_text": "But that 's a lot more than NBC Nightly News and ABC 's World News Tonight which did n't mention the great subway hoax at all /."}
{"id": "5666", "text": "In an age of terror such threats obviously need to be reported /.", "annotated_text": "In an age of terror such threats obviously need to be reported /."}
{"id": "5667", "text": "but given the unreliability of intelligence television ought to learn a lesson here about not going on high alert and scaring people /.", "annotated_text": "but given the unreliability of intelligence television ought to learn a lesson here about not going on high alert and scaring people /."}
{"id": "5668", "text": "When we come back one network up the river without an explanation /.", "annotated_text": "When we come back one network up the river without an explanation /."}
{"id": "5669", "text": "Reporters are tired of the usual standups you know Howard Kurtz Oshkosh Wisconsin /.", "annotated_text": "Reporters are tired of the usual standups you know Howard KurtzOshkoshWisconsin /."}
{"id": "5670", "text": "They want to be riding on a train or walking in the rain or something to get attention /.", "annotated_text": "They want to be riding on a train or walking in the rain or something to get attention /."}
{"id": "5671", "text": "So when NBC 's Michelle Kosinski was covering some flooding in New Jersey for the Today Show Friday she set out in a canoe /.", "annotated_text": "So when NBC 's Michelle Kosinski was covering some flooding in New Jersey for the Today ShowFriday she set out in a canoe /."}
{"id": "5672", "text": "And everything was going smoothly until /-", "annotated_text": "And everything was going smoothly until /-"}
{"id": "5673", "text": "Well take a look /.", "annotated_text": "Well take a look /."}
{"id": "5674", "text": "Good morning /.", "annotated_text": "Good /."}
{"id": "5675", "text": "Well obviously we 're getting a nice break from the rain but not the flooding /.", "annotated_text": "Well obviously we 're getting a nice break from the rain but not the flooding /."}
{"id": "5676", "text": "This is essentially now a part of the Passaic River in this neighborhood /.", "annotated_text": "This is essentially now a part of the Passaic River in this neighborhood /."}
{"id": "5677", "text": "Two guys walk into the shot /.", "annotated_text": "Two guys walk into the shot /."}
{"id": "5678", "text": "and we see that the water is only maybe four inches deep /.", "annotated_text": "and we see that the water is only maybe four inches deep /."}
{"id": "5679", "text": "Talk about shallow reporting /.", "annotated_text": "Talk about shallow reporting /."}
{"id": "5680", "text": "And as the Media Research Center pointed out this was right before the Today Show accused President Bush of staging his conversation with soldiers in Iraq /.", "annotated_text": "And as the Media Research Center pointed out this was right before the Today Show accused President Bush of staging his conversation with soldiers in Iraq /."}
{"id": "5681", "text": "Well that 's it for this edition of Reliable Sources /.", "annotated_text": "Well that 's it for this edition of Reliable Sources /."}
{"id": "5682", "text": "Join us again next Sunday at our new time ten o'clock eastern seven pacific for a full hour of critiquing the media /.", "annotated_text": "Join us again next Sunday at our new time for of critiquing the media /."}
{"id": "5683", "text": "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer begins right now /.", "annotated_text": "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer begins right now /."}
{"id": "5684", "text": "This is Late Edition the last word in Sunday talk /.", "annotated_text": "This is Late Edition the last word in Sunday talk /."}
{"id": "5685", "text": "All the indications we are getting even /.", "annotated_text": "All the indications we are getting even /."}
{"id": "5686", "text": "-- basically , it was unanimously agreed upon by the various relevant parties .", "annotated_text": "-- basically , it was unanimously agreed upon by the various relevant parties ."}
{"id": "5687", "text": "To express its determination , the Chinese securities regulatory department compares this stock reform to a die that has been cast .", "annotated_text": "To express its determination , the Chinese securities regulatory department compares this stock reform to a die that has been cast ."}
{"id": "5688", "text": "It takes time to prove whether the stock reform can really meet expectations , and whether any deviations that arise during the stock reform can be promptly corrected .", "annotated_text": "It takes time to prove whether the stock reform can really meet expectations , and whether any deviations that arise during the stock reform can be promptly corrected ."}
{"id": "5689", "text": "Dear viewers , the China News program will end here .", "annotated_text": "Dear viewers , the China News program will end here ."}
{"id": "5690", "text": "This is Xu Li .", "annotated_text": "This is Xu Li ."}
{"id": "5691", "text": "Thank you everyone for watching .", "annotated_text": "Thank you everyone for watching ."}
{"id": "5692", "text": "Coming up is the Focus Today program hosted by Wang Shilin .", "annotated_text": "Coming up is the Focus Today program hosted by Wang Shilin ."}
{"id": "5693", "text": "Good-bye , dear viewers .", "annotated_text": "Good-bye , dear viewers ."}
{"id": "5694", "text": "Hello , dear viewers .", "annotated_text": "Hello , dear viewers ."}
{"id": "5695", "text": "Welcome to Focus Today .", "annotated_text": "Welcome to Focus Today ."}
{"id": "5696", "text": "Today , let 's turn our attention to a road cave - in accident that happened in Beijing over the holiday .", "annotated_text": "Today , let 's turn our attention to a road cave - in accident that happened in Beijing over the holiday ."}
{"id": "5697", "text": "Before dawn on January 3 , a sewage pipe leakage accident occurred at the main and side roads of Jingguang Bridge , East Third Ring Road , Beijing Municipality , resulting in the road caving in .", "annotated_text": "Before dawn on January 3 , a sewage pipe leakage accident occurred at the main and side roads of Jingguang Bridge , East Third Ring Road , Beijing Municipality , resulting in the road caving in ."}
{"id": "5698", "text": "Relevant departments from Beijing Municipality promptly activated emergency contingency plans .", "annotated_text": "Relevant departments from Beijing Municipality promptly activated emergency contingency plans ."}
{"id": "5699", "text": "The traffic administration department carried out traffic supervision near the accident scene .", "annotated_text": "The traffic administration department carried out traffic supervision near the accident scene ."}
{"id": "5700", "text": "Well , how did the emergency response mechanisms activated by governmental departments operate effectively during the holiday ?", "annotated_text": "Well , how did the emergency response mechanisms activated by governmental departments operate effectively during the holiday ?"}
{"id": "5701", "text": "After the holiday , what will be done to handle citizens ' peak commute ?", "annotated_text": "After the holiday , what will be done to handle citizens ' peak commute ?"}
{"id": "5702", "text": "In addition , what measures did relevant departments take to resolve issues such as waste discharge , heating , and communication , in order to ensure that the lives of citizens were not affected ?", "annotated_text": "In addition , what measures did relevant departments take to resolve issues such as waste discharge , heating , and communication , in order to ensure that the lives of citizens were not affected ?"}
{"id": "5703", "text": "Well , we have invited two honorable guests to the studio today to follow this topic with us .", "annotated_text": "Well , we have invited two honorable guests to the studio today to follow this topic with us ."}
{"id": "5704", "text": "One of the two honorable guests in the studio is Professor Zhou Hanhua from the Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences .", "annotated_text": "One of the two honorable guests in the studio is Professor Zhou Hanhua from the Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ."}
{"id": "5705", "text": "Hello .", "annotated_text": "Hello ."}
{"id": "5706", "text": "Next is Yang Yang , a host of Beijing Traffic Radio Station .", "annotated_text": "Next is Yang Yang , a host of Beijing Traffic Radio Station ."}
{"id": "5707", "text": "Hello .", "annotated_text": "Hello ."}
{"id": "5708", "text": "Welcome both of you to the studio to participate in our program .", "annotated_text": "Welcome both of you to the studio to participate in our program ."}
{"id": "5709", "text": "Well , I especially want to know , ha , how the two of you found out the news on the day of the accident ?", "annotated_text": "Well , I especially want to know , ha , how the two of you found out the news on the day of the accident ?"}
{"id": "5710", "text": "Ah , , about 11:00 m. yesterday , ah , I happened to find out through an SMS when I was outside .", "annotated_text": "Ah , , , ah , I happened to find out through an SMS when I was outside ."}
{"id": "5711", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5712", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5713", "text": "It happened that I was going to have lunch with a friend , um , at noon .", "annotated_text": "It happened that I was going to have lunch with a friend , um , at ."}
{"id": "5714", "text": "And then , the friend first sent me an SMS , Uh-huh . saying he would come pick me up to go together .", "annotated_text": "And then , the friend first sent me an SMS , Uh-huh . saying he would come pick me up to go together ."}
{"id": "5715", "text": "After that , I received an SMS from 1860 .", "annotated_text": "After that , I received an SMS from 1860 ."}
{"id": "5716", "text": "Uh-huh , it was through an SMS .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh , it was through an SMS ."}
{"id": "5717", "text": "And you , Yang Yang ?", "annotated_text": "And you , Yang Yang ?"}
{"id": "5718", "text": "A friend happened to call me .", "annotated_text": "A friend happened to call me ."}
{"id": "5719", "text": "You were not at work that day ?", "annotated_text": "You were not at work that day ?"}
{"id": "5720", "text": "No .", "annotated_text": "No ."}
{"id": "5721", "text": "The station called me at noon and said something happened at Jingguang Bridge and that I had to go to the station immediately to research the upcoming program .", "annotated_text": "The station called me at and said something happened at Jingguang Bridge and that I had to go to the station immediately to research the upcoming program ."}
{"id": "5722", "text": "Uh-huh , that means , er , you found out the accident through an information source at the station .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh , that means , er , you found out the accident through an information source at the station ."}
{"id": "5723", "text": "Right , right , right .", "annotated_text": "Right , right , right ."}
{"id": "5724", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5725", "text": "Well , like Professor Zhou , I also received this news , ha , through a mobile phone SMS .", "annotated_text": "Well , like Professor Zhou , I also received this news , ha , through a mobile phone SMS ."}
{"id": "5726", "text": "At that time , , it can be said that this SMS was among the many , ha , SMS containing New Year wishes , like Happy New Year , received after the start of the New Year .", "annotated_text": "At that time , , it can be said that this SMS was among the many , ha , SMS containing New Year wishes , like Happy New Year , received after the start of the New Year ."}
{"id": "5727", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5728", "text": "Ah , actually I felt a lot of warmth when I received that SMS .", "annotated_text": "Ah , actually I felt a lot of warmth when I received that SMS ."}
{"id": "5729", "text": "Although we live in the west instead of the east and it did not affect us much , I think it is very useful , ah , to inform people of this kind of news .", "annotated_text": "Although we live in the west instead of the east and it did not affect us much , I think it is very useful , ah , to inform people of this kind of news ."}
{"id": "5730", "text": "Yes , exceptionally .", "annotated_text": "Yes , exceptionally ."}
{"id": "5731", "text": "Yes , exceptionally .", "annotated_text": "Yes , exceptionally ."}
{"id": "5732", "text": "Well , what in fact was the content of that SMS ?", "annotated_text": "Well , what in fact was the content of that SMS ?"}
{"id": "5733", "text": "Let 's take a look via this footage , ha .", "annotated_text": "Let 's take a look via this footage , ha ."}
{"id": "5734", "text": "I remember the SMS was written like this at that time , saying that , ah , there was a sewage pipe leakage accident on the side road at the southeast corner of Jingguang Bridge at East Third Ring Road , and , well , traffic supervision was implemented near Chaoyang Road , Jingguang Bridge , and East Third Ring Road , and requesting cars to make a detour .", "annotated_text": "I remember the SMS was written like this at that time , saying that , ah , there was a sewage pipe leakage accident on the side road at the southeast corner of Jingguang Bridge at East Third Ring Road , and , well , traffic supervision was implemented near Chaoyang Road , Jingguang Bridge , and East Third Ring Road , and requesting cars to make a detour ."}
{"id": "5735", "text": "Some car owners said that it was very good that the SMS was sent .", "annotated_text": "Some car owners said that it was very good that the SMS was sent ."}
{"id": "5736", "text": "Furthermore , there was one last sentence in that SMS thanking citizens for their cooperation and support .", "annotated_text": "Furthermore , there was one last sentence in that SMS thanking citizens for their cooperation and support ."}
{"id": "5737", "text": "Ah , after the SMS was sent , , I felt it seems to be the first time that Beijing Municipality , ah , used an SMS to give notification at the time of a public emergency .", "annotated_text": "Ah , after the SMS was sent , , I felt it seems to be the first time that Beijing Municipality , ah , used an SMS to give notification at the time of a public emergency ."}
{"id": "5738", "text": "I do n't know , all of us are living in Beijing , is this the first time , Professor Zhou ?", "annotated_text": "I do n't know , all of us are living in Beijing , is this the first time , Professor Zhou ?"}
{"id": "5739", "text": "Yes , in terms of an official notification , this should be the first time one was sent officially through 1860 .", "annotated_text": "Yes , in terms of an official notification , this should be the first time one was sent officially through 1860 ."}
{"id": "5740", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5741", "text": "Of course , in private life , people have used SMS countless times to spread news .", "annotated_text": "Of course , in private life , people have used SMS countless times to spread news ."}
{"id": "5742", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5743", "text": "Other places in the country must have used this too .", "annotated_text": "Other places in the country must have used this too ."}
{"id": "5744", "text": "Uh-huh , uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh , uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5745", "text": "Must have used this too .", "annotated_text": "Must have used this too ."}
{"id": "5746", "text": "Actually , I remember receiving an SMS like this one last year before it snowed , since snowfall would affect road conditions in Beijing to a rather large extent .", "annotated_text": "Actually , I remember receiving an SMS like this one last year before it snowed , since snowfall would affect road conditions in Beijing to a rather large extent ."}
{"id": "5747", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5748", "text": "However , it did not give people such a special feeling as it did this time .", "annotated_text": "However , it did not give people such a special feeling as it did this time ."}
{"id": "5749", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5750", "text": "Ah , when an SMS is sent to inform citizens of such an incident , can it be considered a work method or expression of government information transparency ?", "annotated_text": "Ah , when an SMS is sent to inform citizens of such an incident , can it be considered a work method or expression of government information transparency ?"}
{"id": "5751", "text": "Yes , this is indeed through the very successful response to this emergency , ah , by Beijing Municipality , Uh-huh . an extremely good point that is worth pondering deeply , worthy innovation .", "annotated_text": "Yes , this is indeed through the very successful response to this emergency , ah , by Beijing Municipality , Uh-huh . an extremely good point that is worth pondering deeply , worthy innovation ."}
{"id": "5752", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5753", "text": "For instance , previously our news announcements were made through some conventional methods , but this time it was made in the form of a mobile phone SMS .", "annotated_text": "For instance , previously our news announcements were made through some conventional methods , but this time it was made in the form of a mobile phone SMS ."}
{"id": "5754", "text": "In fact , this is a method highly emphasized in various countries ' development of e-government .", "annotated_text": "In fact , this is a method highly emphasized in various countries ' development of e-government ."}
{"id": "5755", "text": "We usually make it sound like e-government is something unattainable .", "annotated_text": "We usually make it sound like e-government is something unattainable ."}
{"id": "5756", "text": "Yes , when we talked about e-government in the past , it seemed to be only done through the Internet .", "annotated_text": "Yes , when we talked about e-government in the past , it seemed to be only done through the Internet ."}
{"id": "5757", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "5758", "text": "It seemed that computers , ah , and the Internet , ah , were an expression of e-government , to let people find out information .", "annotated_text": "It seemed that computers , ah , and the Internet , ah , were an expression of e-government , to let people find out information ."}
{"id": "5759", "text": "Well , presently in fact , e-governments in various countries apply this so - called last multiple - exposure method , such as call centers , such as electronic IDs , and such as , these electronic signatures .", "annotated_text": "Well , presently in fact , e-governments in various countries apply this so - called last multiple - exposure method , such as call centers , such as electronic IDs , and such as , these electronic signatures ."}
{"id": "5760", "text": "These are quite sophisticated forms .", "annotated_text": "These are quite sophisticated forms ."}
{"id": "5761", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5762", "text": "In particular , more terminals , such as , this cable television , ah , , this digital television , ah , and mobile phone SMS , are applied in e-government .", "annotated_text": "In particular , more terminals , such as , this cable television , ah , , this digital television , ah , and mobile phone SMS , are applied in e-government ."}
{"id": "5763", "text": "Hence , I think this is , a test of e-government because , as I remember , during SARS in 2003 , people at that time criticized e-government during the spread of SARS , ah .", "annotated_text": "Hence , I think this is , a test of e-government because , as I remember , during SARS in 2003 , people at that time criticized e-government during the spread of SARS , ah ."}
{"id": "5764", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5765", "text": "They said that e-government was very good but was not put into use .", "annotated_text": "They said that e-government was very good but was not put into use ."}
{"id": "5766", "text": "Well , this time I think that a short SMS like this can fully create interaction between the government and the public through this e-government form .", "annotated_text": "Well , this time I think that a short SMS like this can fully create interaction between the government and the public through this e-government form ."}
{"id": "5767", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5768", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5769", "text": "We drive often in Beijing , ha , Yang Yang .", "annotated_text": "We drive often in Beijing , ha , Yang Yang ."}
{"id": "5770", "text": "If people were not informed of such a traffic accident through SMS on that day and they continued to head there , what do you think would happen if people did not know what was going on and the jam did not clear ?", "annotated_text": "If people were not informed of such a traffic accident through SMS on that day and they continued to head there , what do you think would happen if people did not know what was going on and the jam did not clear ?"}
{"id": "5771", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5772", "text": "Ah , well , I think it would have been real paralysis .", "annotated_text": "Ah , well , I think it would have been real paralysis ."}
{"id": "5773", "text": "This is the most appropriate word to use .", "annotated_text": "This is the most appropriate word to use ."}
{"id": "5774", "text": "Furthermore , I think that when SMS was used to announce the news , it should be said to have fit the conditions in our China very well .", "annotated_text": "Furthermore , I think that when SMS was used to announce the news , it should be said to have fit the conditions in our China very well ."}
{"id": "5775", "text": "Why is that so ?", "annotated_text": "Why is that so ?"}
{"id": "5776", "text": "This is because , it should be said that China is the country with the highest SMS usage .", "annotated_text": "This is because , it should be said that China is the country with the highest SMS usage ."}
{"id": "5777", "text": "There are probably not as many chances to use SMS in foreign countries compared with domestically , in China , ah .", "annotated_text": "There are probably not as many chances to use SMS in foreign countries compared with domestically , in China , ah ."}
{"id": "5778", "text": "So , it can be said that penetration was quite high this time , by using the most familiar method , most used by everyone , as well as the most prompt and most convenient method , for the announcement .", "annotated_text": "So , it can be said that penetration was quite high this time , by using the most familiar method , most used by everyone , as well as the most prompt and most convenient method , for the announcement ."}
{"id": "5779", "text": "Yes , I noticed that many friends , around me received it .", "annotated_text": "Yes , I noticed that many friends , around me received it ."}
{"id": "5780", "text": "It seems that almost everyone received this SMS .", "annotated_text": "It seems that almost everyone received this SMS ."}
{"id": "5781", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5782", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5783", "text": "The effect was extremely good , ha .", "annotated_text": "The effect was extremely good , ha ."}
{"id": "5784", "text": "So , how exactly did citizens react ?", "annotated_text": "So , how exactly did citizens react ?"}
{"id": "5785", "text": "Let 's take a look at the reactions of citizens .", "annotated_text": "Let 's take a look at the reactions of citizens ."}
{"id": "5786", "text": "-- an SMS .", "annotated_text": "-- an SMS ."}
{"id": "5787", "text": "I saw it was that Jingguang Bridge .", "annotated_text": "I saw it was that Jingguang Bridge ."}
{"id": "5788", "text": "Hey , I say , this is quite good , quite good .", "annotated_text": "Hey , I say , this is quite good , quite good ."}
{"id": "5789", "text": "Have you received information like this before ?", "annotated_text": "Have you received information like this before ?"}
{"id": "5790", "text": "No , no .", "annotated_text": "No , no ."}
{"id": "5791", "text": "This was the first time .", "annotated_text": "This was the first time ."}
{"id": "5792", "text": "The first time ?", "annotated_text": "The first time ?"}
{"id": "5793", "text": "Yes , yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes , yes ."}
{"id": "5794", "text": "Well , what do you think of the speed at which the government responded this time ?", "annotated_text": "Well , what do you think of the speed at which the government responded this time ?"}
{"id": "5795", "text": "Quite fast .", "annotated_text": "Quite fast ."}
{"id": "5796", "text": "Really quite fast , ah .", "annotated_text": "Really quite fast , ah ."}
{"id": "5797", "text": "So , I did not drive today .", "annotated_text": "So , I did not drive today ."}
{"id": "5798", "text": "I set out a bit earlier and took the subway here .", "annotated_text": "I set out a bit earlier and took the subway here ."}
{"id": "5799", "text": "Do you think that the response of the government was fast this time ?", "annotated_text": "Do you think that the response of the government was fast this time ?"}
{"id": "5800", "text": "Ah , the response was quite fast .", "annotated_text": "Ah , the response was quite fast ."}
{"id": "5801", "text": "In addition , various media announcements were also quite prompt .", "annotated_text": "In addition , various media announcements were also quite prompt ."}
{"id": "5802", "text": "Colleagues and friends also informed one another by phone calls and SMS .", "annotated_text": "Colleagues and friends also informed one another by phone calls and SMS ."}
{"id": "5803", "text": "I think this plan was quite speedy .", "annotated_text": "I think this plan was quite speedy ."}
{"id": "5804", "text": "It seems that through this kind of SMS , citizens responded very well and the effect was excellent , ha .", "annotated_text": "It seems that through this kind of SMS , citizens responded very well and the effect was excellent , ha ."}
{"id": "5805", "text": "Well , apart from the , ah , point on information disclosure brought out by this accident , the fact is that the activation of emergency contingency plans by the , ah , government has also left people with a very deep impression .", "annotated_text": "Well , apart from the , ah , point on information disclosure brought out by this accident , the fact is that the activation of emergency contingency plans by the , ah , government has also left people with a very deep impression ."}
{"id": "5806", "text": "Let 's find out the situation at that time through some footage .", "annotated_text": "Let 's find out the situation at that time through some footage ."}
{"id": "5807", "text": "Well , we know that after the road cave - in accident , ah , ah , traffic police and emergency rescue personnel rushed to the scene , ah , to direct traffic and carry out emergency repair of sewage pipes .", "annotated_text": "Well , we know that after the road cave - in accident , ah , ah , traffic police and emergency rescue personnel rushed to the scene , ah , to direct traffic and carry out emergency repair of sewage pipes ."}
{"id": "5808", "text": "Well , lots of barricade tape has been strung up on the side road in the north - south direction of the accident scene beneath the Jingguang Bridge at East Third Ring Road .", "annotated_text": "Well , lots of barricade tape has been strung up on the side road in the north - south direction of the accident scene beneath the Jingguang Bridge at East Third Ring Road ."}
{"id": "5809", "text": "All personnel responsible for the emergency repair of underground sewage pipes , ah , have arrived at their designated locations .", "annotated_text": "All personnel responsible for the emergency repair of underground sewage pipes , ah , have arrived at their designated locations ."}
{"id": "5810", "text": "See , through this footage , we see , ah , this --", "annotated_text": "See , through this footage , we see , ah , this --"}
{"id": "5811", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5812", "text": "Okay , ah , , this emergency repair worker said that he was there at 4 o'clock .", "annotated_text": "Okay , ah , , this emergency repair worker said that he was there at ."}
{"id": "5813", "text": "That means that they arrived at the scene right after the pre-dawn accident occurred .", "annotated_text": "That means that they arrived at the scene right after the pre-dawn accident occurred ."}
{"id": "5814", "text": "Well , it can be said that the traffic administration department was activated very quickly after receiving the news .", "annotated_text": "Well , it can be said that the traffic administration department was activated very quickly after receiving the news ."}
{"id": "5815", "text": "Well , ah , Yang Yang , you work at Traffic Radio Station , ha , well , and we know that you all gave an extensive live broadcast this morning .", "annotated_text": "Well , ah , Yang Yang , you work at Traffic Radio Station , ha , well , and we know that you all gave an extensive live broadcast this morning ."}
{"id": "5816", "text": "A special program .", "annotated_text": "A special program ."}
{"id": "5817", "text": "Yes , a special program on this traffic .", "annotated_text": "Yes , a special program on this traffic ."}
{"id": "5818", "text": "So , let 's first turn our attention to the impact on traffic after the accident .", "annotated_text": "So , let 's first turn our attention to the impact on traffic after the accident ."}
{"id": "5819", "text": "Judging from the traffic control measures taken after the accident , as well as the eventual impact caused , what do you think are the effects ?", "annotated_text": "Judging from the traffic control measures taken after the accident , as well as the eventual impact caused , what do you think are the effects ?"}
{"id": "5820", "text": "Actually , concerning this , I think both of you are very familiar with the traffic in Beijing .", "annotated_text": "Actually , concerning this , I think both of you are very familiar with the traffic in Beijing ."}
{"id": "5821", "text": "Previously we had a statistic , especially for the ring roads in Beijing .", "annotated_text": "Previously we had a statistic , especially for the ring roads in Beijing ."}
{"id": "5822", "text": "That is , if we have an ordinary fender bender or tailgate accident on a bridge such as the Jingguang Bridge of the Third Ring Road , it might cause the entire Third Ring Road to have bumper - to - bumper traffic jams during these morning and evening peak periods .", "annotated_text": "That is , if we have an ordinary fender bender or tailgate accident on a bridge such as the Jingguang Bridge of the Third Ring Road , it might cause the entire Third Ring Road to have bumper - to - bumper traffic jams during these morning and evening peak periods ."}
{"id": "5823", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5824", "text": "It might even impact traffic on the Second Ring Road and Fourth Ring Road .", "annotated_text": "It might even impact traffic on the Second Ring Road and Fourth Ring Road ."}
{"id": "5825", "text": "Well , ah , if there is an accident , from the time it occurs until the time all traffic is cleared , it probably takes about half an hour to an hour during peak periods .", "annotated_text": "Well , ah , if there is an accident , from the time it occurs until the time all traffic is cleared , it probably takes during peak periods ."}
{"id": "5826", "text": "Well , we could not imagine imposing temporary traffic restriction measures on a long section of road stretching from Jingguang Bridge to Changhong Bridge from the south all the way to Guomao Bridge , blocking the main and side roads .", "annotated_text": "Well , we could not imagine imposing temporary traffic restriction measures on a long section of road stretching from Jingguang Bridge to Changhong Bridge from the south all the way to Guomao Bridge , blocking the main and side roads ."}
{"id": "5827", "text": "Well , the situation would be unthinkable during this peak period that is the first day of work for everyone .", "annotated_text": "Well , the situation would be unthinkable during this peak period that is the first day of work for everyone ."}
{"id": "5828", "text": "Hence , at that time , before 6:30 a .m . today , before our live broadcast , we moved the broadcast forward , and before the live broadcast we were very worried .", "annotated_text": "Hence , at that time , before , before our live broadcast , we moved the broadcast forward , and before the live broadcast we were very worried ."}
{"id": "5829", "text": "However , actually after the entire day today , I came here right after ending the live broadcast this evening to continue with the live broadcast here , in fact , in Beijing today people indeed experienced an extremely high volume of traffic flow on the roads surrounding the section under traffic control , and indeed there was a very big traffic jam .", "annotated_text": "However , actually after the entire day today , I came here right after ending the live broadcast this evening to continue with the live broadcast here , in fact , in Beijingtoday people indeed experienced an extremely high volume of traffic flow on the roads surrounding the section under traffic control , and indeed there was a very big traffic jam ."}
{"id": "5830", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5831", "text": "However , the affected area was not as large as expected .", "annotated_text": "However , the affected area was not as large as expected ."}
{"id": "5832", "text": "Moreover , some people made detours once they received the news .", "annotated_text": "Moreover , some people made detours once they received the news ."}
{"id": "5833", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "5834", "text": "Psychologically , people felt quite relieved .", "annotated_text": "Psychologically , people felt quite relieved ."}
{"id": "5835", "text": "Because I know this situation .", "annotated_text": "Because I know this situation ."}
{"id": "5836", "text": "Right , like those whom we interviewed just now .", "annotated_text": "Right , like those whom we interviewed just now ."}
{"id": "5837", "text": "It was easy to handle once everyone understood .", "annotated_text": "It was easy to handle once everyone understood ."}
{"id": "5838", "text": "Yes , ah , , a citizen , he said , I set out today before the incident , and I did not drive after I was informed .", "annotated_text": "Yes , ah , , a citizen , he said , I set out today before the incident , and I did not drive after I was informed ."}
{"id": "5839", "text": "That person did not even drive .", "annotated_text": "That person did not even drive ."}
{"id": "5840", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "5841", "text": "Actually , in this aspect , I think that citizens were really quite cooperative .", "annotated_text": "Actually , in this aspect , I think that citizens were really quite cooperative ."}
{"id": "5842", "text": "For instance , this evening , we , received an SMS .", "annotated_text": "For instance , this evening , we , received an SMS ."}
{"id": "5843", "text": "A friend said , I work on the 12th floor of the China World Trade Center at the Guomao Bridge , ah .", "annotated_text": "A friend said , I work on the 12th floor of the China World Trade Center at the Guomao Bridge , ah ."}
{"id": "5844", "text": "We were discussing that we could go home in fewer cars since everyone was on the same route .", "annotated_text": "We were discussing that we could go home in fewer cars since everyone was on the same route ."}
{"id": "5845", "text": "Later on , we suggested to him and said , you , ah , might as well take the subway , because you can directly reach the subway once you get down from the China World Trade Center .", "annotated_text": "Later on , we suggested to him and said , you , ah , might as well take the subway , because you can directly reach the subway once you get down from the China World Trade Center ."}
{"id": "5846", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "5847", "text": "Hey , he said this was quite a good idea .", "annotated_text": "Hey , he said this was quite a good idea ."}
{"id": "5848", "text": "Actually , I think everyone was quite cooperative and also quite supportive in this aspect .", "annotated_text": "Actually , I think everyone was quite cooperative and also quite supportive in this aspect ."}
{"id": "5849", "text": "Yes , many , viewers not in Beijing may not be quite familiar , ah , with this road section we just mentioned , where , ah , the accident occurred .", "annotated_text": "Yes , many , viewers not in Beijing may not be quite familiar , ah , with this road section we just mentioned , where , ah , the accident occurred ."}
{"id": "5850", "text": "Ah , we can take a look later through an animation .", "annotated_text": "Ah , we can take a look later through an animation ."}
{"id": "5851", "text": "This road represents a main road on East Third Ring Road , with problems on both the main and side roads .", "annotated_text": "This road represents a main road on East Third Ring Road , with problems on both the main and side roads ."}
{"id": "5852", "text": "Furthermore , Chaoyang Road is an intersection .", "annotated_text": "Furthermore , Chaoyang Road is an intersection ."}
{"id": "5853", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5854", "text": "Whether it is Chaoyang Road in the east - west direction or the main and side roads of East Third Ring Road in the south - north direction , as we can see from this diagram , it can be said that the area at the main and side roads of East Third Ring Road normally has quite heavy traffic , especially during commuting times .", "annotated_text": "Whether it is Chaoyang Road in the east - west direction or the main and side roads of East Third Ring Road in the south - north direction , as we can see from this diagram , it can be said that the area at the main and side roads of East Third Ring Road normally has quite heavy traffic , especially during commuting times ."}
{"id": "5855", "text": "Well , Chaoyang Road is a very important artery in the east - west direction .", "annotated_text": "Well , Chaoyang Road is a very important artery in the east - west direction ."}
{"id": "5856", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5857", "text": "When people living in the west want to cross over from the city , they have to go via this road .", "annotated_text": "When people living in the west want to cross over from the city , they have to go via this road ."}
{"id": "5858", "text": "Hence , if a traffic accident occurs at this place , we can indeed imagine , ha , how widespread , ah , the extent of the impact will be , such as the number of cars caught in traffic jams .", "annotated_text": "Hence , if a traffic accident occurs at this place , we can indeed imagine , ha , how widespread , ah , the extent of the impact will be , such as the number of cars caught in traffic jams ."}
{"id": "5859", "text": "Yes , actually I think everyone can see that from the buses that cross Jingguang Bridge .", "annotated_text": "Yes , actually I think everyone can see that from the buses that cross Jingguang Bridge ."}
{"id": "5860", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5861", "text": "As buses that cross the Third Ring Road are currently , right now affected by the Jingguang Bridge accident , ah , the latest results this morning show that 32 bus routes throughout the neighborhood have had to be rerouted .", "annotated_text": "As buses that cross the Third Ring Road are currently , right now affected by the Jingguang Bridge accident , ah , the latest results this morning show that 32 bus routes throughout the neighborhood have had to be rerouted ."}
{"id": "5862", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5863", "text": "Well , I think that perhaps many friends in other places are wondering how one place is able to accommodate 32 commuter routes .", "annotated_text": "Well , I think that perhaps many friends in other places are wondering how one place is able to accommodate 32 commuter routes ."}
{"id": "5864", "text": "If the accident did not happen , perhaps everyone would not know that this place could normally have so many --", "annotated_text": "If the accident did not happen , perhaps everyone would not know that this place could normally have so many --"}
{"id": "5865", "text": "It is really like this , just look at the bus signs .", "annotated_text": "It is really like this , just look at the bus signs ."}
{"id": "5866", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "5867", "text": "Have not seen so many buses .", "annotated_text": "Have not seen so many buses ."}
{"id": "5868", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "5869", "text": "Its effect on people has been extremely extensive .", "annotated_text": "Its effect on people has been extremely extensive ."}
{"id": "5870", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5871", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5872", "text": "Well , what measures did the traffic control department eventually take to direct traffic ?", "annotated_text": "Well , what measures did the traffic control department eventually take to direct traffic ?"}
{"id": "5873", "text": "Our correspondent specially interviewed Director Meng Xianlong , Mr. Meng Xianlong , of the Command Center of the Beijing Municipal Traffic Administration .", "annotated_text": "Our correspondent specially interviewed Director Meng Xianlong , Mr. Meng Xianlong , of the Command Center of the Beijing Municipal Traffic Administration ."}
{"id": "5874", "text": "Let 's hear what Director Meng said .", "annotated_text": "Let 's hear what Director Meng said ."}
{"id": "5875", "text": "Um , our traffic control department immediately activated the traffic emergency response plan .", "annotated_text": "Um , our traffic control department immediately activated the traffic emergency response plan ."}
{"id": "5876", "text": "In the roads close to where the problem emerged , we first set up traffic diversion points for traffic control at the southern and northern ends .", "annotated_text": "In the roads close to where the problem emerged , we first set up traffic diversion points for traffic control at the southern and northern ends ."}
{"id": "5877", "text": "In this way , all vehicles going along East Third Ring Road had to make a detour to go on roads on the east and west sides .", "annotated_text": "In this way , all vehicles going along East Third Ring Road had to make a detour to go on roads on the east and west sides ."}
{"id": "5878", "text": "East Third Ring Road is a traffic artery in the east of Beijing that links the north and the south .", "annotated_text": "East Third Ring Road is a traffic artery in the east of Beijing that links the north and the south ."}
{"id": "5879", "text": "In order to ensure smooth traffic in the eastern district , we formulated a set of traffic diversion control plans .", "annotated_text": "In order to ensure smooth traffic in the eastern district , we formulated a set of traffic diversion control plans ."}
{"id": "5880", "text": "We set up traffic diversion points at 68 locations along East Second Ring Road , East Fourth Ring Road , West Dawang Road , ah , and related roads to the east and west , and deployed more than 210 additional police officers to divert and direct traffic .", "annotated_text": "We set up traffic diversion points at 68 locations along East Second Ring Road , East Fourth Ring Road , West Dawang Road , ah , and related roads to the east and west , and deployed more than 210 additional police officers to divert and direct traffic ."}
{"id": "5881", "text": "It can be said that measures were very promptly taken .", "annotated_text": "It can be said that measures were very promptly taken ."}
{"id": "5882", "text": "Ah , today is the first workday after the New Year holiday .", "annotated_text": "Ah , today is the first workday after the New Year holiday ."}
{"id": "5883", "text": "Well , what exactly was the situation this morning ?", "annotated_text": "Well , what exactly was the situation this morning ?"}
{"id": "5884", "text": "We specially sent a reporter to the scene this morning to shoot some footage .", "annotated_text": "We specially sent a reporter to the scene this morning to shoot some footage ."}
{"id": "5885", "text": "Let 's take a look at the situation this morning through this footage .", "annotated_text": "Let 's take a look at the situation this morning through this footage ."}
{"id": "5886", "text": "Well , from this footage , we can see that , ha , at East Third Ring Road , ah , near Guanghua Bridge , the roads here that lead to the vicinity of Jingguang Bridge have come under control and , well , various kinds of signs have also been placed at very conspicuous locations .", "annotated_text": "Well , from this footage , we can see that , ha , at East Third Ring Road , ah , near Guanghua Bridge , the roads here that lead to the vicinity of Jingguang Bridge have come under control and , well , various kinds of signs have also been placed at very conspicuous locations ."}
{"id": "5887", "text": "Although the outdoor temperature in Beijing has fallen to minus 3 degrees , the traffic police deployed additional manpower on the roads to direct traffic , ah , and guide drivers in making detours .", "annotated_text": "Although the outdoor temperature in Beijing has fallen to minus 3 degrees , the traffic police deployed additional manpower on the roads to direct traffic , ah , and guide drivers in making detours ."}
{"id": "5888", "text": "Well , since direction of traffic was carried out on the periphery , the number of vehicles at the section of the accident was significantly less than usual , with road traffic very orderly .", "annotated_text": "Well , since direction of traffic was carried out on the periphery , the number of vehicles at the section of the accident was significantly less than usual , with road traffic very orderly ."}
{"id": "5889", "text": "Ah , it can be said , ah , Yang Yang , citizens , regardless of whether they took the bus or drove , their mentality , in terms of being understanding or calm , ah , was a very important factor in having orderly traffic at the scene .", "annotated_text": "Ah , it can be said , ah , Yang Yang , citizens , regardless of whether they took the bus or drove , their mentality , in terms of being understanding or calm , ah , was a very important factor in having orderly traffic at the scene ."}
{"id": "5890", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5891", "text": "Right , right .", "annotated_text": "Right , right ."}
{"id": "5892", "text": ", through your listeners , what kind of feedback did you find out from them ?", "annotated_text": ", through your listeners , what kind of feedback did you find out from them ?"}
{"id": "5893", "text": "Actually , this morning , some listeners , ah , also happened to tell us about it via mobile phone SMS .", "annotated_text": "Actually , this morning , some listeners , ah , also happened to tell us about it via mobile phone SMS ."}
{"id": "5894", "text": "Since we know that Jingguang Bridge is located in the CBD district , well there are many office buildings , ah , a lot of them , as well as quite a lot of friends who get up early in the morning to go to work .", "annotated_text": "Since we know that Jingguang Bridge is located in the CBD district , well there are many office buildings , ah , a lot of them , as well as quite a lot of friends who get up to go to work ."}
{"id": "5895", "text": "Therefore , they sent SMS saying , hey , it is unusual , ah , for me to be walking to the bus station today or going to take the bus .", "annotated_text": "Therefore , they sent SMS saying , hey , it is unusual , ah , for me to be walking to the bus station today or going to take the bus ."}
{"id": "5896", "text": "Well , it is unusual for me to enjoy a very pleasant morning .", "annotated_text": "Well , it is unusual for me to enjoy a very pleasant morning ."}
{"id": "5897", "text": "We then reminded everyone to wear extra clothing .", "annotated_text": "We then reminded everyone to wear extra clothing ."}
{"id": "5898", "text": "This shows that when people encounter such kind of emergency , they have started to be able to face it with a very calm and pleasant state of mind .", "annotated_text": "This shows that when people encounter such kind of emergency , they have started to be able to face it with a very calm and pleasant state of mind ."}
{"id": "5899", "text": "I think that this mentality in facing emergencies , in one respect shows a great change of mentality that Beijing citizens now have after enduring several tests in the past , and a kind of calmness and maturity after having experienced frustrations .", "annotated_text": "I think that this mentality in facing emergencies , in one respect shows a great change of mentality that Beijing citizens now have after enduring several tests in the past , and a kind of calmness and maturity after having experienced frustrations ."}
{"id": "5900", "text": "On the other hand , I think it can also fully show the level of people 's satisfaction with emergency mechanisms of the operational departments of the government in handling this incident .", "annotated_text": "On the other hand , I think it can also fully show the level of people 's satisfaction with emergency mechanisms of the operational departments of the government in handling this incident ."}
{"id": "5901", "text": "That is , they think that the government has tried its best .", "annotated_text": "That is , they think that the government has tried its best ."}
{"id": "5902", "text": "Well , in this respect , we citizens should also contribute our efforts .", "annotated_text": "Well , in this respect , we citizens should also contribute our efforts ."}
{"id": "5903", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5904", "text": "As such , in this regard , I think people 's mentality can become very calm .", "annotated_text": "As such , in this regard , I think people 's mentality can become very calm ."}
{"id": "5905", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5906", "text": "Well , Professor Zhou , from this perspective , is this one highly positive effect achieved after information was disclosed ?", "annotated_text": "Well , Professor Zhou , from this perspective , is this one highly positive effect achieved after information was disclosed ?"}
{"id": "5907", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5908", "text": "In terms of citizens ' mentality .", "annotated_text": "In terms of citizens ' mentality ."}
{"id": "5909", "text": "Yes , in fact it can be seen from this particular case .", "annotated_text": "Yes , in fact it can be seen from this particular case ."}
{"id": "5910", "text": "That is , when the government was handling this kind of public emergency , well , it went from a traditionally unilateral administrative management method , well , a method in which information was quite delayed , to disclosure and transparency of information , and very fast as well .", "annotated_text": "That is , when the government was handling this kind of public emergency , well , it went from a traditionally unilateral administrative management method , well , a method in which information was quite delayed , to disclosure and transparency of information , and very fast as well ."}
{"id": "5911", "text": "We know that in the past , disclosure of information had to be reported to higher authorities , level by level , until the highest authorities had given approval , before information could be disclosed .", "annotated_text": "We know that in the past , disclosure of information had to be reported to higher authorities , level by level , until the highest authorities had given approval , before information could be disclosed ."}
{"id": "5912", "text": "Time was lost .", "annotated_text": "Time was lost ."}
{"id": "5913", "text": "Well , yes , the State Council has , er , put forth a regulation concerning the establishment of public early warning mechanisms .", "annotated_text": "Well , yes , the State Council has , er , put forth a regulation concerning the establishment of public early warning mechanisms ."}
{"id": "5914", "text": "That is , related information that can be publicized will be publicized first , in order to guide people in what to do .", "annotated_text": "That is , related information that can be publicized will be publicized first , in order to guide people in what to do ."}
{"id": "5915", "text": "In this way , related interaction between the government and the people can be formed .", "annotated_text": "In this way , related interaction between the government and the people can be formed ."}
{"id": "5916", "text": "That is , in modern public management , ah , this is a very good case , that is , of shifting from a kind of unilateral administrative management to public management and to positive interaction between the government and the people .", "annotated_text": "That is , in modern public management , ah , this is a very good case , that is , of shifting from a kind of unilateral administrative management to public management and to positive interaction between the government and the people ."}
{"id": "5917", "text": "I think in fact , we can sum up many beneficial experiences from this case and actually extend them to other areas .", "annotated_text": "I think in fact , we can sum up many beneficial experiences from this case and actually extend them to other areas ."}
{"id": "5918", "text": "Yes , this is when we look at this case from the perspective of traffic .", "annotated_text": "Yes , this is when we look at this case from the perspective of traffic ."}
{"id": "5919", "text": "Traffic was the first thing to be impacted when this , cave - in accident occurred .", "annotated_text": "Traffic was the first thing to be impacted when this , cave - in accident occurred ."}
{"id": "5920", "text": "However , this accident actually involved many underground pipes , such as sewage pipes , ah , or water , ah , and gas , ah , pipes , that affect the lives of citizens in many other aspects .", "annotated_text": "However , this accident actually involved many underground pipes , such as sewage pipes , ah , or water , ah , and gas , ah , pipes , that affect the lives of citizens in many other aspects ."}
{"id": "5921", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5922", "text": "Yang Yang , do you know how many pipes there are underground ?", "annotated_text": "Yang Yang , do you know how many pipes there are underground ?"}
{"id": "5923", "text": "Right now , there should be seven main types of pipes buried underground .", "annotated_text": "Right now , there should be seven main types of pipes buried underground ."}
{"id": "5924", "text": "They include those like you just mentioned , as well as pipes like those for heating and communication , among others .", "annotated_text": "They include those like you just mentioned , as well as pipes like those for heating and communication , among others ."}
{"id": "5925", "text": "Truly , these pipes are closely linked to the lives of citizens .", "annotated_text": "Truly , these pipes are closely linked to the lives of citizens ."}
{"id": "5926", "text": "Closely linked .", "annotated_text": "Closely linked ."}
{"id": "5927", "text": "Yes , therefore besides our attention to the traffic issue just now , people are also very concerned , ah , with the situation after the accident , with other aspects affecting citizens ' lives .", "annotated_text": "Yes , therefore besides our attention to the traffic issue just now , people are also very concerned , ah , with the situation after the accident , with other aspects affecting citizens ' lives ."}
{"id": "5928", "text": "Let 's take a look again at this footage of the situation of dealing with the current scene .", "annotated_text": "Let 's take a look again at this footage of the situation of dealing with the current scene ."}
{"id": "5929", "text": "Ah , according to our understanding of the situation , the Beijing Municipal Construction Commission , ah , the Communication Commission , ah , and telecommunication , traffic , and other departments have assigned personnel to participate in emergency repair work .", "annotated_text": "Ah , according to our understanding of the situation , the Beijing Municipal Construction Commission , ah , the Communication Commission , ah , and telecommunication , traffic , and other departments have assigned personnel to participate in emergency repair work ."}
{"id": "5930", "text": "Relevant departments said that they will adopt a full range of measures to minimize the level of impact on people 's daily lives and work , in order to ensure stable order in society during the recovery period .", "annotated_text": "Relevant departments said that they will adopt a full range of measures to minimize the level of impact on people 's daily lives and work , in order to ensure stable order in society during the recovery period ."}
{"id": "5931", "text": "Well , looking at the government 's response to this cave - in accident , ah , we should say it was very prompt with traffic management and emergency repair , ah , because it involved various aspects of life .", "annotated_text": "Well , looking at the government 's response to this cave - in accident , ah , we should say it was very prompt with traffic management and emergency repair , ah , because it involved various aspects of life ."}
{"id": "5932", "text": "Well , ah , Professor Zhou , as this incident involved many departments after it took place , how do you think the various departments should coordinate between themselves ?", "annotated_text": "Well , ah , Professor Zhou , as this incident involved many departments after it took place , how do you think the various departments should coordinate between themselves ?"}
{"id": "5933", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5934", "text": "This is also --", "annotated_text": "This is also --"}
{"id": "5935", "text": "It is not the case that this problem will be totally solved when one department shows up .", "annotated_text": "It is not the case that this problem will be totally solved when one department shows up ."}
{"id": "5936", "text": "Yes , I think as we build this kind , er , of public , this kind of emergency mechanism for public incidents , ah , has been the , most difficult to resolve , an actual problem that has been the most difficult to resolve among administrative management reforms in various countries .", "annotated_text": "Yes , I think as we build this kind , er , of public , this kind of emergency mechanism for public incidents , ah , has been the , most difficult to resolve , an actual problem that has been the most difficult to resolve among administrative management reforms in various countries ."}
{"id": "5937", "text": "How many groups of people will be sent ?", "annotated_text": "How many groups of people will be sent ?"}
{"id": "5938", "text": "Many groups .", "annotated_text": "Many groups ."}
{"id": "5939", "text": "Yes , this is because social management requires division of labor in society .", "annotated_text": "Yes , this is because social management requires division of labor in society ."}
{"id": "5940", "text": "It is necessarily a labor division trend that involves many departments , and in addition , a kind of modern management public administration model which is diversified .", "annotated_text": "It is necessarily a labor division trend that involves many departments , and in addition , a kind of modern management public administration model which is diversified ."}
{"id": "5941", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5942", "text": "How can cooperation be formed between departments in this kind of situation ?", "annotated_text": "How can cooperation be formed between departments in this kind of situation ?"}
{"id": "5943", "text": "Well , sometimes under normal circumstances , sometimes , we often feel that it is very difficult for departments to cooperate with one another .", "annotated_text": "Well , sometimes under normal circumstances , sometimes , we often feel that it is very difficult for departments to cooperate with one another ."}
{"id": "5944", "text": "For instance , there are too many law enforcement departments and , ah , too many administrative departments , and very often in the end , they are unable to coordinate .", "annotated_text": "For instance , there are too many law enforcement departments and , ah , too many administrative departments , and very often in the end , they are unable to coordinate ."}
{"id": "5945", "text": "However , this time , through the execution of emergency contingency plans by Beijing Municipality this time , ah , it should be said that the response speed of the different departments of Beijing Municipality , as well as the integrated emergency mechanisms , played a great role .", "annotated_text": "However , this time , through the execution of emergency contingency plans by Beijing Municipality this time , ah , it should be said that the response speed of the different departments of Beijing Municipality , as well as the integrated emergency mechanisms , played a great role ."}
{"id": "5946", "text": "Hence , I think this was also a kind of , er , trial of interdepartmental cooperation mechanisms .", "annotated_text": "Hence , I think this was also a kind of , er , trial of interdepartmental cooperation mechanisms ."}
{"id": "5947", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5948", "text": "It was a very successful , er , response .", "annotated_text": "It was a very successful , er , response ."}
{"id": "5949", "text": "I think many good things can be summed up from this .", "annotated_text": "I think many good things can be summed up from this ."}
{"id": "5950", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5951", "text": "Yang Yang , based on your understanding , ah , as pipes that directly affect many common people 's lives were damaged after the accident , based on your understanding of the situation , how was remedial work carried out ?", "annotated_text": "Yang Yang , based on your understanding , ah , as pipes that directly affect many common people 's lives were damaged after the accident , based on your understanding of the situation , how was remedial work carried out ?"}
{"id": "5952", "text": "For instance , it is very cold during winter in Beijing , and the temperature last night dropped to one of the lowest points recently .", "annotated_text": "For instance , it is very cold during winter in Beijing , and the temperature dropped to one of the lowest points recently ."}
{"id": "5953", "text": "Er , heating pipes were indeed damaged .", "annotated_text": "Er , heating pipes were indeed damaged ."}
{"id": "5954", "text": "Well , at the time , it affected residents living in an area of about 70,000 square meters of Beijing .", "annotated_text": "Well , at the time , it affected residents living in an area of about 70,000 square meters of Beijing ."}
{"id": "5955", "text": "Well , , in this regard , the Chaoyang district government did a very good job .", "annotated_text": "Well , , in this regard , the Chaoyang district government did a very good job ."}
{"id": "5956", "text": "After it , er , received this order from the municipal government , it immediately sent , electric heaters to residents in more than 200 households within this area .", "annotated_text": "After it , er , received this order from the municipal government , it immediately sent , electric heaters to residents in more than 200 households within this area ."}
{"id": "5957", "text": "It should be said that many residents spent quite a warm night at home yesterday .", "annotated_text": "It should be said that many residents spent quite a warm night at home yesterday ."}
{"id": "5958", "text": "Well , furthermore , in the emergency repair process , ah , it should be said that the heating pipeline was restored relatively quickly .", "annotated_text": "Well , furthermore , in the emergency repair process , ah , it should be said that the heating pipeline was restored relatively quickly ."}
{"id": "5959", "text": "Hence , over here , I think the municipal government , ah , including sub-district offices , made a lot of effort to take good care of resident households .", "annotated_text": "Hence , over here , I think the municipal government , ah , including sub-district offices , made a lot of effort to take good care of resident households ."}
{"id": "5960", "text": "I think it was done in a very humanitarian manner .", "annotated_text": "I think it was done in a very humanitarian manner ."}
{"id": "5961", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5962", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "5963", "text": "Professor Zhou , actually for such a large scale city as Beijing that has more than 14 million people , ah , for such a big city , a suddenly occurring public emergency like this should be said to be relatively common .", "annotated_text": "Professor Zhou , actually for such a large scale city as Beijing that has more than 14 million people , ah , for such a big city , a suddenly occurring public emergency like this should be said to be relatively common ."}
{"id": "5964", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5965", "text": "I think it should be unexpected yet at the same time within expectations .", "annotated_text": "I think it should be unexpected yet at the same time within expectations ."}
{"id": "5966", "text": "For instance , we see that other , er , domestic and overseas cities have experienced similar incidents .", "annotated_text": "For instance , we see that other , er , domestic and overseas cities have experienced similar incidents ."}
{"id": "5967", "text": "Perhaps many overseas cities have had such kind of thing before .", "annotated_text": "Perhaps many overseas cities have had such kind of thing before ."}
{"id": "5968", "text": "This is because a city is a gathering place for modern life .", "annotated_text": "This is because a city is a gathering place for modern life ."}
{"id": "5969", "text": "It is a highly civilized place , as well as , however , in fact a gathering point for various conflicts , social , economic , security , various aspects of conflict .", "annotated_text": "It is a highly civilized place , as well as , however , in fact a gathering point for various conflicts , social , economic , security , various aspects of conflict ."}
{"id": "5970", "text": "Hence it is not at all surprising for such an accident to occur .", "annotated_text": "Hence it is not at all surprising for such an accident to occur ."}
{"id": "5971", "text": "The critical thing is --", "annotated_text": "The critical thing is --"}
{"id": "5972", "text": "But the critical thing is how emergency plans are activated after the occurrence of such accidents , and for a city , this is a test of its response capabilities .", "annotated_text": "But the critical thing is how emergency plans are activated after the occurrence of such accidents , and for a city , this is a test of its response capabilities ."}
{"id": "5973", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5974", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5975", "text": "Yes , I think through a few incidents that happened in Beijing Municipality over recent years , such as SARS , the snowfall a few years ago , the heavy rains two years ago , and the road cave - in at East Third Ring Road this time , I think it can be seen that Beijing Municipality 's response capabilities continued to improve each time .", "annotated_text": "Yes , I think through a few incidents that happened in Beijing Municipality over recent years , such as SARS , the snowfall a few years ago , the heavy rains two years ago , and the road cave - in at East Third Ring Road this time , I think it can be seen that Beijing Municipality 's response capabilities continued to improve each time ."}
{"id": "5976", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "5977", "text": "It can be said that this time , what was done has received favorable comments from everyone .", "annotated_text": "It can be said that this time , what was done has received favorable comments from everyone ."}
{"id": "5978", "text": "Um , well , I think , Yang Yang , perhaps you have stronger feelings on this aspect , ah .", "annotated_text": "Um , well , I think , Yang Yang , perhaps you have stronger feelings on this aspect , ah ."}
{"id": "5979", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5980", "text": "Because you often have this kind of direct SMS exchange with listeners .", "annotated_text": "Because you often have this kind of direct SMS exchange with listeners ."}
{"id": "5981", "text": "It is because , we , Beijing Traffic Radio Station , has become a part of emergency planning in Beijing .", "annotated_text": "It is because , we , Beijing Traffic Radio Station , has become a part of emergency planning in Beijing ."}
{"id": "5982", "text": "Well , Beijing Traffic Radio Station is to be activated as a media for emergency plans that are grade three and above .", "annotated_text": "Well , Beijing Traffic Radio Station is to be activated as a media for emergency plans that are grade three and above ."}
{"id": "5983", "text": "Well , for instance , as people still vividly remember , at the time of that snowfall just mentioned by Professor Zhou that people still vividly remember , there were no plans .", "annotated_text": "Well , for instance , as people still vividly remember , at the time of that snowfall just mentioned by Professor Zhou that people still vividly remember , there were no plans ."}
{"id": "5984", "text": "Beijing Municipality still had no emergency plan .", "annotated_text": "Beijing Municipality still had no emergency plan ."}
{"id": "5985", "text": "Well , at that time , it happened that I was hosting the Unblocked All the Way program in the studio that evening .", "annotated_text": "Well , at that time , it happened that I was hosting the Unblocked All the Way program in the studio ."}
{"id": "5986", "text": "Well , at that time , traffic was not at all unblocked .", "annotated_text": "Well , at that time , traffic was not at all unblocked ."}
{"id": "5987", "text": "Ah , at that time there was none of this kind of interaction .", "annotated_text": "Ah , at that time there was none of this kind of interaction ."}
{"id": "5988", "text": "It was not clear , it was very congested .", "annotated_text": "It was not clear , it was very congested ."}
{"id": "5989", "text": "You sat inside the studio and only knew about the heavy snowfall .", "annotated_text": "You sat inside the studio and only knew about the heavy snowfall ."}
{"id": "5990", "text": "You could find out other news only by telephone .", "annotated_text": "You could find out other news only by telephone ."}
{"id": "5991", "text": "The various methods and channels were extremely unclear .", "annotated_text": "The various methods and channels were extremely unclear ."}
{"id": "5992", "text": "Well , later , when we experienced that rainfall in Beijing , that rainfall two years ago , as well as some days of sand storms , all channels and early warning mechanisms were activated in quite an orderly manner .", "annotated_text": "Well , later , when we experienced that rainfall in Beijing , that rainfall two years ago , as well as some days of sand storms , all channels and early warning mechanisms were activated in quite an orderly manner ."}
{"id": "5993", "text": "From our perspective as media , I think it was precisely by going through those breaking - in , trials that we could be so calm in handling such an emergency today , ah , and give everyone the most effective announcements and notifications , and instructions .", "annotated_text": "From our perspective as media , I think it was precisely by going through those breaking - in , trials that we could be so calm in handling such an emergency today , ah , and give everyone the most effective announcements and notifications , and instructions ."}
{"id": "5994", "text": "Yes , therefore , as a local media in this city , it should become a proactive participant when there is a public emergency in the city .", "annotated_text": "Yes , therefore , as a local media in this city , it should become a proactive participant when there is a public emergency in the city ."}
{"id": "5995", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "5996", "text": "It should play its individual role in the process of resolving emergencies .", "annotated_text": "It should play its individual role in the process of resolving emergencies ."}
{"id": "5997", "text": "Ah , apart from this , Professor Zhou , what do you think are the areas for improvement for a city , especially a booming city , when handling this kind of public emergency ?", "annotated_text": "Ah , apart from this , Professor Zhou , what do you think are the areas for improvement for a city , especially a booming city , when handling this kind of public emergency ?"}
{"id": "5998", "text": "Right , I think this gave us many revelations , ah .", "annotated_text": "Right , I think this gave us many revelations , ah ."}
{"id": "5999", "text": "First , I think one that should be especially important is early warnings and forecasts .", "annotated_text": "First , I think one that should be especially important is early warnings and forecasts ."}
{"id": "6000", "text": "This is because currently , there are , ah , frequently various kinds of risks lurking in cities , ah .", "annotated_text": "This is because currently , there are , ah , frequently various kinds of risks lurking in cities , ah ."}
{"id": "6001", "text": "Early warnings and forecasts .", "annotated_text": "Early warnings and forecasts ."}
{"id": "6002", "text": "Yes , this kind of early warning and forecast mechanism .", "annotated_text": "Yes , this kind of early warning and forecast mechanism ."}
{"id": "6003", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "6004", "text": "It is not only for , this kind of sudden road cave - in , it also includes , for instance , security incidents , ah , in our society , as well as natural disasters , ah , and including public health incidents .", "annotated_text": "It is not only for , this kind of sudden road cave - in , it also includes , for instance , security incidents , ah , in our society , as well as natural disasters , ah , and including public health incidents ."}
{"id": "6005", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "6006", "text": "That is , this kind of scientific early warning and forecast mechanism must be set up .", "annotated_text": "That is , this kind of scientific early warning and forecast mechanism must be set up ."}
{"id": "6007", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "6008", "text": "In this way , you can manage and resolve an abnormal situation by turning it into a normal situation , without evolving into a sudden public emergency .", "annotated_text": "In this way , you can manage and resolve an abnormal situation by turning it into a normal situation , without evolving into a sudden public emergency ."}
{"id": "6009", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "6010", "text": "Another thing I want to say is that besides , ah , emergency response and speedy integration mechanisms , I think some corresponding improvements should be made to the release of information , incident investigation , ah , and the relevant post-incident , responsibility system .", "annotated_text": "Another thing I want to say is that besides , ah , emergency response and speedy integration mechanisms , I think some corresponding improvements should be made to the release of information , incident investigation , ah , and the relevant post-incident , responsibility system ."}
{"id": "6011", "text": "In fact , , that is , we should say that the government already has quite a number of relevant systems in this respect .", "annotated_text": "In fact , , that is , we should say that the government already has quite a number of relevant systems in this respect ."}
{"id": "6012", "text": "For instance , we have an administrative investigation system for incidents of major responsibility .", "annotated_text": "For instance , we have an administrative investigation system for incidents of major responsibility ."}
{"id": "6013", "text": "We have regulations on investigation procedures for very major incidents , as well as others such as emergency response methods for handling public health incidents and public health emergencies , among others .", "annotated_text": "We have regulations on investigation procedures for very major incidents , as well as others such as emergency response methods for handling public health incidents and public health emergencies , among others ."}
{"id": "6014", "text": "That is to say , we have many corresponding systems .", "annotated_text": "That is to say , we have many corresponding systems ."}
{"id": "6015", "text": "However , the question is how city management , er , handles these various kinds of perhaps unpredictable cases .", "annotated_text": "However , the question is how city management , er , handles these various kinds of perhaps unpredictable cases ."}
{"id": "6016", "text": "Since we are entering new circumstances of human living , circumstances that contain high risk and have an increasingly developed urbanized life , well , I think corresponding improvements should be made to the formation of a series of systems that includes scientific planning , early warning and forecast , emergency response , accident investigation , and accountability .", "annotated_text": "Since we are entering new circumstances of human living , circumstances that contain high risk and have an increasingly developed urbanized life , well , I think corresponding improvements should be made to the formation of a series of systems that includes scientific planning , early warning and forecast , emergency response , accident investigation , and accountability ."}
{"id": "6017", "text": "Um , well , based on your understanding of the situation , and from an international perspective , what are some better ways of urban management that are worthwhile for us to learn ?", "annotated_text": "Um , well , based on your understanding of the situation , and from an international perspective , what are some better ways of urban management that are worthwhile for us to learn ?"}
{"id": "6018", "text": "I think , in comparison to China , we should say that urbanization in foreign countries developed earlier and is more widespread .", "annotated_text": "I think , in comparison to China , we should say that urbanization in foreign countries developed earlier and is more widespread ."}
{"id": "6019", "text": "Their level of development is more advanced than ours .", "annotated_text": "Their level of development is more advanced than ours ."}
{"id": "6020", "text": "Although the scale of our urbanization is currently expanding at a rate of 1 % per year , I think , with our economic development being relatively backward , we actually still have many aspects of urban management to learn from foreign countries .", "annotated_text": "Although the scale of our urbanization is currently expanding at a rate of 1 % per year , I think , with our economic development being relatively backward , we actually still have many aspects of urban management to learn from foreign countries ."}
{"id": "6021", "text": "For instance , many of the pipes involved in this incident were basic infrastructure , public utilities industries .", "annotated_text": "For instance , many of the pipes involved in this incident were basic infrastructure , public utilities industries ."}
{"id": "6022", "text": "With a background of liberalization , marketization , and privatization , how can the government strengthen supervision of public utilities industries ?", "annotated_text": "With a background of liberalization , marketization , and privatization , how can the government strengthen supervision of public utilities industries ?"}
{"id": "6023", "text": "How can a safe , assured system be established ?", "annotated_text": "How can a safe , assured system be established ?"}
{"id": "6024", "text": "Well , we need to learn and manage this .", "annotated_text": "Well , we need to learn and manage this ."}
{"id": "6025", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "6026", "text": "For instance , regarding information disclosure , well , our speed of information disclosure this time was very fast .", "annotated_text": "For instance , regarding information disclosure , well , our speed of information disclosure this time was very fast ."}
{"id": "6027", "text": "However , we still have a lot of work to do in making the information disclosure , er , system more standardized , that is , to really implement a system of levels of responsibility .", "annotated_text": "However , we still have a lot of work to do in making the information disclosure , er , system more standardized , that is , to really implement a system of levels of responsibility ."}
{"id": "6028", "text": "Well , we also need to explore how cooperation mechanisms between departments execute cooperation under normal situations and , well , how departments should cooperate with one another under these kinds of public emergency circumstances .", "annotated_text": "Well , we also need to explore how cooperation mechanisms between departments execute cooperation under normal situations and , well , how departments should cooperate with one another under these kinds of public emergency circumstances ."}
{"id": "6029", "text": "Well , for some of our emergency contingency plans , well , ah , how will these emergency contingency plans withstand these tests ?", "annotated_text": "Well , for some of our emergency contingency plans , well , ah , how will these emergency contingency plans withstand these tests ?"}
{"id": "6030", "text": "We know that currently , many ministries and commissions , as well as people 's governments at the provincial level , along with those at municipal and district levels , have set up emergency contingency plans for public emergencies , but many of them have not been put to the test .", "annotated_text": "We know that currently , many ministries and commissions , as well as people 's governments at the provincial level , along with those at municipal and district levels , have set up emergency contingency plans for public emergencies , but many of them have not been put to the test ."}
{"id": "6031", "text": "Well , how will they undergo testing ?", "annotated_text": "Well , how will they undergo testing ?"}
{"id": "6032", "text": "These also include some of our command and policy - making systems .", "annotated_text": "These also include some of our command and policy - making systems ."}
{"id": "6033", "text": "So , with the growth of urbanization and with more and more of such complicated issues , ah , I think there will be increasingly high requirements on the systems .", "annotated_text": "So , with the growth of urbanization and with more and more of such complicated issues , ah , I think there will be increasingly high requirements on the systems ."}
{"id": "6034", "text": "That is , development of future systems is one of the top current priorities .", "annotated_text": "That is , development of future systems is one of the top current priorities ."}
{"id": "6035", "text": "How can we institutionalize our response mechanisms and make them into a system so as to ensure the lifestyle of people who live in such a large - scale city ?", "annotated_text": "How can we institutionalize our response mechanisms and make them into a system so as to ensure the lifestyle of people who live in such a large - scale city ?"}
{"id": "6036", "text": "The State Council has proposed a public emergency contingency plan , called One Plan , Three Systems .", "annotated_text": "The State Council has proposed a public emergency contingency plan , called One Plan , Three Systems ."}
{"id": "6037", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "6038", "text": "\" One plan \" refers to the contingency plan , and \" three systems \" refers to systems of organizations , mechanisms , and laws .", "annotated_text": "\" One plan \" refers to the contingency plan , and \" three systems \" refers to systems of organizations , mechanisms , and laws ."}
{"id": "6039", "text": "So , I think we still have a lot of work to do in these three areas of organizations , mechanisms , and laws .", "annotated_text": "So , I think we still have a lot of work to do in these three areas of organizations , mechanisms , and laws ."}
{"id": "6040", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "6041", "text": "Well , finally , let 's turn our attention to handling of the situation , ah , during the latter stages of the cave - in accident in Beijing .", "annotated_text": "Well , finally , let 's turn our attention to handling of the situation , ah , during the latter stages of the cave - in accident in Beijing ."}
{"id": "6042", "text": "Traffic , ah , can be said to have been directed , and is basically under control now .", "annotated_text": "Traffic , ah , can be said to have been directed , and is basically under control now ."}
{"id": "6043", "text": "Well , following this , repairs have to be made on this road section where the accident occurred , including for many pipes .", "annotated_text": "Well , following this , repairs have to be made on this road section where the accident occurred , including for many pipes ."}
{"id": "6044", "text": "Well , Yang Yang , based on your understanding , how long will it take ?", "annotated_text": "Well , Yang Yang , based on your understanding , how long will it take ?"}
{"id": "6045", "text": "I think that the time really depends on how the overall repair goes .", "annotated_text": "I think that the time really depends on how the overall repair goes ."}
{"id": "6046", "text": "This is because exploration , assessment , and repair are carried out in succession .", "annotated_text": "This is because exploration , assessment , and repair are carried out in succession ."}
{"id": "6047", "text": "Therefore , regarding this work progress , to repair this road section in the shortest time , um , this will depend on the work progress .", "annotated_text": "Therefore , regarding this work progress , to repair this road section in the shortest time , um , this will depend on the work progress ."}
{"id": "6048", "text": "Uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "Uh-huh ."}
{"id": "6049", "text": "This is because repair is probably not a matter of repairing the road surface alone .", "annotated_text": "This is because repair is probably not a matter of repairing the road surface alone ."}
{"id": "6050", "text": "There is also an issue with many of the pipes below .", "annotated_text": "There is also an issue with many of the pipes below ."}
{"id": "6051", "text": "Yes , the pipes below .", "annotated_text": "Yes , the pipes below ."}
{"id": "6052", "text": "Right , as it is winter , we know that carrying out construction during winter , especially that which requires pouring concrete and then --", "annotated_text": "Right , as it is winter , we know that carrying out construction during winter , especially that which requires pouring concrete and then --"}
{"id": "6053", "text": "Moreover , it is especially difficult for concrete to set during winter .", "annotated_text": "Moreover , it is especially difficult for concrete to set during winter ."}
{"id": "6054", "text": "Yes , preparation mix for making it dry faster , has already been added .", "annotated_text": "Yes , preparation mix for making it dry faster , has already been added ."}
{"id": "6055", "text": "But in the end , it requires time .", "annotated_text": "But in the end , it requires time ."}
{"id": "6056", "text": "Hence , it depends very much on factors like temperature .", "annotated_text": "Hence , it depends very much on factors like temperature ."}
{"id": "6057", "text": "Just now , you mentioned that there are many pipes , ah , for instance , there is a key heating pipeline .", "annotated_text": "Just now , you mentioned that there are many pipes , ah , for instance , there is a key heating pipeline ."}
{"id": "6058", "text": "The first thing is to ensure that it is connected in time .", "annotated_text": "The first thing is to ensure that it is connected in time ."}
{"id": "6059", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "6060", "text": "In addition , waste discharge is also very important .", "annotated_text": "In addition , waste discharge is also very important ."}
{"id": "6061", "text": "Waste discharged has currently blocked this up .", "annotated_text": "Waste discharged has currently blocked this up ."}
{"id": "6062", "text": "Um , and , for instance , optical fibers , ah .", "annotated_text": "Um , and , for instance , optical fibers , ah ."}
{"id": "6063", "text": "Er , right now , if the optical fibers break , people in many households will not be able to watch television .", "annotated_text": "Er , right now , if the optical fibers break , people in many households will not be able to watch television ."}
{"id": "6064", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "6065", "text": "At present , we should not have a problem with watching television .", "annotated_text": "At present , we should not have a problem with watching television ."}
{"id": "6066", "text": "They are not broken .", "annotated_text": "They are not broken ."}
{"id": "6067", "text": "It is just that , as the other pipes have to be repaired , the optical fibers have to be rearranged , to be hung up it seems .", "annotated_text": "It is just that , as the other pipes have to be repaired , the optical fibers have to be rearranged , to be hung up it seems ."}
{"id": "6068", "text": "After that , or it seems that a few steel pipes have been added below to make it safer to walk across this section .", "annotated_text": "After that , or it seems that a few steel pipes have been added below to make it safer to walk across this section ."}
{"id": "6069", "text": "Furthermore , let 's take water pipes as an example .", "annotated_text": "Furthermore , let 's take water pipes as an example ."}
{"id": "6070", "text": "Because they were exposed , The water pipes were not --", "annotated_text": "Because they were exposed , The water pipes were not --"}
{"id": "6071", "text": "after that , yes , these were not damaged .", "annotated_text": "after that , yes , these were not damaged ."}
{"id": "6072", "text": "they were not damaged and this is quite normal .", "annotated_text": "they were not damaged and this is quite normal ."}
{"id": "6073", "text": "Um , there is no problem with water supply .", "annotated_text": "Um , there is no problem with water supply ."}
{"id": "6074", "text": "Okay , well , today both of you have come to the studio and given us a lot of specific details concerning this road cave - in accident in Beijing Municipality .", "annotated_text": "Okay , well , today both of you have come to the studio and given us a lot of specific details concerning this road cave - in accident in Beijing Municipality ."}
{"id": "6075", "text": "At the same time , you have also analyzed , from a system perspective , how the government has reinforced emergency contingency plans to handle such public emergency cases .", "annotated_text": "At the same time , you have also analyzed , from a system perspective , how the government has reinforced emergency contingency plans to handle such public emergency cases ."}
{"id": "6076", "text": "Okay , thank you very much , Professor Zhou and Yang Yang , for coming to the studio to participate in our program .", "annotated_text": "Okay , thank you very much , Professor Zhou and Yang Yang , for coming to the studio to participate in our program ."}
{"id": "6077", "text": "Thank you , both of you .", "annotated_text": "Thank you , both of you ."}
{"id": "6078", "text": "Okay , dear viewers , that is all for today 's edition of Focus Today .", "annotated_text": "Okay , dear viewers , that is all for today 's edition of Focus Today ."}
{"id": "6079", "text": "Thank you for watching .", "annotated_text": "Thank you for watching ."}
{"id": "6080", "text": "See you at the same time tomorrow .", "annotated_text": "See you at ."}
{"id": "6081", "text": "Hello .", "annotated_text": "Hello ."}
{"id": "6082", "text": "Let 's turn our attention to the weather .", "annotated_text": "Let 's turn our attention to the weather ."}
{"id": "6083", "text": "Today , we can use two words to summarize the weather in our country .", "annotated_text": "Today , we can use two words to summarize the weather in our country ."}
{"id": "6084", "text": "First , there will be a temperature drop over a large area , and next , there will be rainfall and snowfall in an extensive area as well .", "annotated_text": "First , there will be a temperature drop over a large area , and next , there will be rainfall and snowfall in an extensive area as well ."}
{"id": "6085", "text": "We see that except for some areas of South China , Southwest China , and Northeast China , many other places will be experiencing temperature drops .", "annotated_text": "We see that except for some areas of South China , Southwest China , and Northeast China , many other places will be experiencing temperature drops ."}
{"id": "6086", "text": "In addition , there will be snowfall in the area from Northwest China to the Huang - Huai area through southern North China .", "annotated_text": "In addition , there will be snowfall in the area from Northwest China to the Huang - Huai area through southern North China ."}
{"id": "6087", "text": "The east of Southwest China , as well as the Jiang - Huai area and the area south of the Yangtze River , will experience continuous rainfall .", "annotated_text": "The east of Southwest China , as well as the Jiang - Huai area and the area south of the Yangtze River , will experience continuous rainfall ."}
{"id": "6088", "text": "However , southern North China and the Huang - Huai area will bid farewell to the snow tonight , ah .", "annotated_text": "However , southern North China and the Huang - Huai area will bid farewell to the snow , ah ."}
{"id": "6089", "text": "Tomorrow during the day , snowfall in the Jiang - Huai area will stop , and there will also be less snow in Northwest China .", "annotated_text": " , snowfall in the Jiang - Huai area will stop , and there will also be less snow in Northwest China ."}
{"id": "6090", "text": "In addition , there will be rain throughout almost the whole of South China .", "annotated_text": "In addition , there will be rain throughout almost the whole of South China ."}
{"id": "6091", "text": "It can be said that there will be less snow in the north and heavier rain in the south tomorrow .", "annotated_text": "It can be said that there will be less snow in the north and heavier rain in the south tomorrow ."}
{"id": "6092", "text": "Furthermore , temperatures tomorrow in many places south of the Huai River will fall by between four and ten degrees .", "annotated_text": "Furthermore , temperatures tomorrow in many places south of the Huai River will fall by between four and ten degrees ."}
{"id": "6093", "text": "Okay , let 's check out the city weather forecasts .", "annotated_text": "Okay , let 's check out the city weather forecasts ."}
{"id": "6094", "text": "Beijing , overcast changing to sunny , 9 degrees below zero to 2 degrees below zero .", "annotated_text": "Beijing , overcast changing to sunny , 9 degrees below zero to 2 degrees below zero ."}
{"id": "6095", "text": "Harbin , sunny , 26 degrees below zero to 16 degrees below zero .", "annotated_text": "Harbin , sunny , 26 degrees below zero to 16 degrees below zero ."}
{"id": "6096", "text": "Shijiazhuang , overcast changing to mostly cloudy , 9 degrees below zero to 1 degree below zero .", "annotated_text": "Shijiazhuang , overcast changing to mostly cloudy , 9 degrees below zero to 1 degree below zero ."}
{"id": "6097", "text": "Jinan , overcast changing to mostly cloudy , 9 degrees below zero to 1 degree below zero .", "annotated_text": "Jinan , overcast changing to mostly cloudy , 9 degrees below zero to 1 degree below zero ."}
{"id": "6098", "text": "Nanjing , sleet changing to overcast , 3 degrees below zero to 3 degrees .", "annotated_text": "Nanjing , sleet changing to overcast , 3 degrees below zero to 3 degrees ."}
{"id": "6099", "text": "Hangzhou , sleet changing to overcast , to 4 degrees .", "annotated_text": "Hangzhou , sleet changing to overcast , to 4 degrees ."}
{"id": "6100", "text": "Fuzhou , light rain , 11 to 18 degrees .", "annotated_text": "Fuzhou , light rain , 11 to 18 degrees ."}
{"id": "6101", "text": "Taipei , cloudy changing to showers , 13 to 19 degrees .", "annotated_text": "Taipei , cloudy changing to showers , 13 to 19 degrees ."}
{"id": "6102", "text": "Dalian , sunny , 11 degrees below zero to 5 degrees below zero .", "annotated_text": "Dalian , sunny , 11 degrees below zero to 5 degrees below zero ."}
{"id": "6103", "text": "Wuxi , sleet changing to cloudy , 1 degree below zero to 3 degrees .", "annotated_text": "Wuxi , sleet changing to cloudy , 1 degree below zero to 3 degrees ."}
{"id": "6104", "text": "Changzhou , moderate snow to light snow , 3 degrees below zero to 3 degrees .", "annotated_text": "Changzhou , moderate snow to light snow , 3 degrees below zero to 3 degrees ."}
{"id": "6105", "text": "Bangkok , cloudy , 26 to 35 degrees .", "annotated_text": "Bangkok , cloudy , 26 to 35 degrees ."}
{"id": "6106", "text": "New Dehli , sunny , 6 to 19 degrees .", "annotated_text": "New Dehli , sunny , 6 to 19 degrees ."}
{"id": "6107", "text": "Seoul , overcast changing to mostly cloudy , 8 degrees below zero to 3 degrees below zero .", "annotated_text": "Seoul , overcast changing to mostly cloudy , 8 degrees below zero to 3 degrees below zero ."}
{"id": "6108", "text": "Tokyo , overcast , 1 to 6 degrees .", "annotated_text": "Tokyo , overcast , 1 to 6 degrees ."}
{"id": "6109", "text": "London , overcast changing to light rain , 2 to 6 degrees .", "annotated_text": "London , overcast changing to light rain , 2 to 6 degrees ."}
{"id": "6110", "text": "Moscow , cloudy , 18 degrees below zero to 13 degrees below zero .", "annotated_text": "Moscow , cloudy , 18 degrees below zero to 13 degrees below zero ."}
{"id": "6111", "text": "Paris , overcast , 1 to 4 degrees .", "annotated_text": "Paris , overcast , 1 to 4 degrees ."}
{"id": "6112", "text": "Vienna , moderate snow , 1 degree below zero to 1 degree .", "annotated_text": "Vienna , moderate snow , 1 degree below zero to 1 degree ."}
{"id": "6113", "text": "New York , light rain , 1 to 3 degrees .", "annotated_text": "New York , light rain , 1 to 3 degrees ."}
{"id": "6114", "text": "Seattle , light rain , 4 to 7 degrees .", "annotated_text": "Seattle , light rain , 4 to 7 degrees ."}
{"id": "6115", "text": "Washington , cloudy , 2 to 6 degrees .", "annotated_text": "Washington , cloudy , 2 to 6 degrees ."}
{"id": "6116", "text": "Tips for Getting through Middle Age", "annotated_text": "Tips for Getting through Middle Age"}
{"id": "6117", "text": "-LRB- Laura Li / photos by Hsueh Chi - kuang / tr. by Jonathan Barnard -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- Laura Li / photos by Hsueh Chi - kuang / tr. by Jonathan Barnard -RRB-"}
{"id": "6118", "text": "Middle age and the changes it brings are like a revolving door .", "annotated_text": "Middle age and the changes it brings are like a revolving door ."}
{"id": "6119", "text": "Many people peacefully go through it , growing wiser and losing their rough edges .", "annotated_text": "Many people peacefully go through it , growing wiser and losing their rough edges ."}
{"id": "6120", "text": "A minority do n't know whether to advance or retreat and get caught in it like a trap .", "annotated_text": "A minority do n't know whether to advance or retreat and get caught in it like a trap ."}
{"id": "6121", "text": "Middle age is a time where one wears more hats than at any other time in one 's life , when one 's responsibilities are heaviest .", "annotated_text": "Middle age is a time where one wears more hats than at any other time in one 's life , when one 's responsibilities are heaviest ."}
{"id": "6122", "text": "As a result , the crises experienced by a minority of middle - aged people can involve a lot of other people , so their impact can not be overlooked .", "annotated_text": "As a result , the crises experienced by a minority of middle - aged people can involve a lot of other people , so their impact can not be overlooked ."}
{"id": "6123", "text": "Middle age , those years between 40 and 60 , is both the time of life of greatest glory and the time of life that 's easiest to overlook .", "annotated_text": "Middle age , those years between 40 and 60 , is both the time of life of greatest glory and the time of life that 's easiest to overlook ."}
{"id": "6124", "text": "In comparison to youth or old age , the middle years are often thought of as the time when power , ability , wealth , and physical strength are all at or near their peak , so that one has no excuse for feeling melancholy .", "annotated_text": "In comparison to youth or old age , the middle years are often thought of as the time when power , ability , wealth , and physical strength are all at or near their peak , so that one has no excuse for feeling melancholy ."}
{"id": "6125", "text": "Even if there are problems , it is commonly thought that one should be able to resolve them by oneself , notes Chiu Chia - li , director of the Hwo Chyuan Pastoral Counseling Center , who has worked on many middle - aged cases .", "annotated_text": "Even if there are problems , it is commonly thought that one should be able to resolve them by oneself , notes Chiu Chia - li , director of the Hwo Chyuan Pastoral Counseling Center , who has worked on many middle - aged cases ."}
{"id": "6126", "text": "Social bias makes many of the middle aged afraid to discuss their problems .", "annotated_text": "Social bias makes many of the middle aged afraid to discuss their problems ."}
{"id": "6127", "text": "This is particularly the case for men , who generally find it difficult to talk about their feelings .", "annotated_text": "This is particularly the case for men , who generally find it difficult to talk about their feelings ."}
{"id": "6128", "text": "But by keeping everything inside , they may cause irreparable harm to their health .", "annotated_text": "But by keeping everything inside , they may cause irreparable harm to their health ."}
{"id": "6129", "text": "In recent years cancer , sudden death and suicide have become all too common during middle age , which shows that the psychological problems of the middle - aged should not be overlooked .", "annotated_text": "In recent years cancer , sudden death and suicide have become all too common during middle age , which shows that the psychological problems of the middle - aged should not be overlooked ."}
{"id": "6130", "text": "How do you safely pass through the changes of the middle years ?", "annotated_text": "How do you safely pass through the changes of the middle years ?"}
{"id": "6131", "text": "Here are a few suggestions :", "annotated_text": "Here are a few suggestions :"}
{"id": "6132", "text": "1. Live well at every stage of life", "annotated_text": "1. Live well at every stage of life"}
{"id": "6133", "text": "Li Liang - che , a professor of psychology at National Chengchi University , looks at the question from the angle of developmental psychology .", "annotated_text": "Li Liang - che , a professor of psychology at National Chengchi University , looks at the question from the angle of developmental psychology ."}
{"id": "6134", "text": "He points out that the path of life is continuous : everyone moves from infancy and childhood , to youth and middle age .", "annotated_text": "He points out that the path of life is continuous : everyone moves from infancy and childhood , to youth and middle age ."}
{"id": "6135", "text": "Smoothly passing through any period of life helps make getting through the next period easier .", "annotated_text": "Smoothly passing through any period of life helps make getting through the next period easier ."}
{"id": "6136", "text": "In other words , the people most at risk during middle age are those who have had difficulties earlier in life .", "annotated_text": "In other words , the people most at risk during middle age are those who have had difficulties earlier in life ."}
{"id": "6137", "text": "Foreign research shows that those with high social and economic status and with ample financial resources bear up better during crisis and have more ways to get out of trouble .", "annotated_text": "Foreign research shows that those with high social and economic status and with ample financial resources bear up better during crisis and have more ways to get out of trouble ."}
{"id": "6138", "text": "Is it too late to start talking about these problems when you are already middle - aged ?", "annotated_text": "Is it too late to start talking about these problems when you are already middle - aged ?"}
{"id": "6139", "text": "Chang Der - chung , an associate professor in the Department of Living Science at National Open University who worked at a counseling hotline for over a decade , argues that any step in the right direction is worthwhile , no matter when you start .", "annotated_text": "Chang Der - chung , an associate professor in the Department of Living Science at National Open University who worked at a counseling hotline for over a decade , argues that any step in the right direction is worthwhile , no matter when you start ."}
{"id": "6140", "text": "Middle - aged problems are rather predictable , and they 're not hard to avoid .", "annotated_text": "Middle - aged problems are rather predictable , and they 're not hard to avoid ."}
{"id": "6141", "text": "Are you worried that your marriage is growing stale ?", "annotated_text": "Are you worried that your marriage is growing stale ?"}
{"id": "6142", "text": "Then no matter how busy you are , you 've got to set aside some time to be with your spouse .", "annotated_text": "Then no matter how busy you are , you 've got to set aside some time to be with your spouse ."}
{"id": "6143", "text": "Are you worried about losing your job ?", "annotated_text": "Are you worried about losing your job ?"}
{"id": "6144", "text": "Then start developing a second skill and get into the habit of saving and managing your money .", "annotated_text": "Then start developing a second skill and get into the habit of saving and managing your money ."}
{"id": "6145", "text": "Are you worried about how to care for your parents when they get old and sick ?", "annotated_text": "Are you worried about how to care for your parents when they get old and sick ?"}
{"id": "6146", "text": "Then spend more time with them , and encourage them to get more exercise and take care of themselves .", "annotated_text": "Then spend more time with them , and encourage them to get more exercise and take care of themselves ."}
{"id": "6147", "text": "There are so many things to be concerned about during middle age that you had better get an early start .", "annotated_text": "There are so many things to be concerned about during middle age that you had better get an early start ."}
{"id": "6148", "text": "Otherwise , you 'll end up being overwhelmed .", "annotated_text": "Otherwise , you 'll end up being overwhelmed ."}
{"id": "6149", "text": "2. Start over", "annotated_text": "2. Start over"}
{"id": "6150", "text": "In China it used to be said that middle age was the period when one was \" heir to the ancient sages and the teacher of posterity . \"", "annotated_text": "In China it used to be said that middle age was the period when one was \" heir to the ancient sages and the teacher of posterity . \""}
{"id": "6151", "text": "But now times are changing so fast that perhaps the lessons of past experience are no longer suitable for solving today 's problems .", "annotated_text": "But now times are changing so fast that perhaps the lessons of past experience are no longer suitable for solving today 's problems ."}
{"id": "6152", "text": "To assume a posture of superiority based on one 's seniority will make one despised .", "annotated_text": "To assume a posture of superiority based on one 's seniority will make one despised ."}
{"id": "6153", "text": "Hence , it is necessary to cast aside one 's old self and start over .", "annotated_text": "Hence , it is necessary to cast aside one 's old self and start over ."}
{"id": "6154", "text": "Chiu notes that many middle - aged who have worked diligently for years to attain management positions look down on the younger generation for being reckless and disorganized , but they do n't realize that creativity and energy may be ready to explode from underneath these flaws .", "annotated_text": "Chiu notes that many middle - aged who have worked diligently for years to attain management positions look down on the younger generation for being reckless and disorganized , but they do n't realize that creativity and energy may be ready to explode from underneath these flaws ."}
{"id": "6155", "text": "Stuck in the past and full of bitterness , they may end up getting discarded onto the scrap heap of history .", "annotated_text": "Stuck in the past and full of bitterness , they may end up getting discarded onto the scrap heap of history ."}
{"id": "6156", "text": "With each new era , role models change .", "annotated_text": "With each new era , role models change ."}
{"id": "6157", "text": "Until the new role models have been established , it is important to maintain flexibility .", "annotated_text": "Until the new role models have been established , it is important to maintain flexibility ."}
{"id": "6158", "text": "For instance , today 's middle - aged Chinese women are the first to have obtained advanced degrees and to have come in contact with the women 's liberation movement .", "annotated_text": "For instance , today 's middle - aged Chinese women are the first to have obtained advanced degrees and to have come in contact with the women 's liberation movement ."}
{"id": "6159", "text": "They set high expectations for themselves , but their disappointments are likewise large .", "annotated_text": "They set high expectations for themselves , but their disappointments are likewise large ."}
{"id": "6160", "text": "Many women are torn between conflicting desires : to be good homemakers like their mothers and to have successful careers like their fathers .", "annotated_text": "Many women are torn between conflicting desires : to be good homemakers like their mothers and to have successful careers like their fathers ."}
{"id": "6161", "text": "Their candles are burning at both ends , because they are trying to live up to two old role models rather than establishing a new one for themselves .", "annotated_text": "Their candles are burning at both ends , because they are trying to live up to two old role models rather than establishing a new one for themselves ."}
{"id": "6162", "text": "Then there are men who insist upon being strict fathers and disciplinarians or staying at the same company until they retire .", "annotated_text": "Then there are men who insist upon being strict fathers and disciplinarians or staying at the same company until they retire ."}
{"id": "6163", "text": "And there are women who are determined to play the role of the traditional Chinese wife and mother .", "annotated_text": "And there are women who are determined to play the role of the traditional Chinese wife and mother ."}
{"id": "6164", "text": "Ignoring the changing times , they place tremendous pressure on themselves .", "annotated_text": "Ignoring the changing times , they place tremendous pressure on themselves ."}
{"id": "6165", "text": "3. Turn the focus from outside to inside", "annotated_text": "3. Turn the focus from outside to inside"}
{"id": "6166", "text": "Life is a process that moves from the \" outward \" to the \" inward , \" says Alice Lu , director of the International Family Life Education Center , getting to the heart of the matter .", "annotated_text": "Life is a process that moves from the \" outward \" to the \" inward , \" says Alice Lu , director of the International Family Life Education Center , getting to the heart of the matter ."}
{"id": "6167", "text": "Lu explains that as children people yearn for the affection of their parents ; as adolescents they want the affirmation of their peers ; and as adults , they set their sights on educational qualifications , finding a good job , making money , marrying a good spouse and so forth .", "annotated_text": "Lu explains that as children people yearn for the affection of their parents ; as adolescents they want the affirmation of their peers ; and as adults , they set their sights on educational qualifications , finding a good job , making money , marrying a good spouse and so forth ."}
{"id": "6168", "text": "Everyone puts the emphasis on outward manifestations of success , and this emphasis on the glitter of outward achievement continues up to middle age .", "annotated_text": "Everyone puts the emphasis on outward manifestations of success , and this emphasis on the glitter of outward achievement continues up to middle age ."}
{"id": "6169", "text": "\" By middle age , people have gotten from the outside world just about all they can , \" says Lu .", "annotated_text": "\" By middle age , people have gotten from the outside world just about all they can , \" says Lu ."}
{"id": "6170", "text": "\" What they have n't attained yet they probably wo n't attain ever , so it 's not worth getting all worked up about it .", "annotated_text": "\" What they have n't attained yet they probably wo n't attain ever , so it 's not worth getting all worked up about it ."}
{"id": "6171", "text": "This is the time of life when the doubts set in . \"", "annotated_text": "This is the time of life when the doubts set in . \""}
{"id": "6172", "text": "Many middle - aged people begin to ask themselves , \" Is this really what I want ?", "annotated_text": "Many middle - aged people begin to ask themselves , \" Is this really what I want ?"}
{"id": "6173", "text": "What has been the point of all my hard striving ? \"", "annotated_text": "What has been the point of all my hard striving ? \""}
{"id": "6174", "text": "When the doubts come , some people continue trying to find answers from outside , thinking that everything would be fine if they could just change jobs or wives !", "annotated_text": "When the doubts come , some people continue trying to find answers from outside , thinking that everything would be fine if they could just change jobs or wives !"}
{"id": "6175", "text": "But then they rashly switch jobs or foolishly get involved in an affair only to find that they 've just made things worse .", "annotated_text": "But then they rashly switch jobs or foolishly get involved in an affair only to find that they 've just made things worse ."}
{"id": "6176", "text": "\" In middle age you start to listen to what 's going on inside , \" says Lu .", "annotated_text": "\" In middle age you start to listen to what 's going on inside , \" says Lu ."}
{"id": "6177", "text": "\" It 's the time of life when you start to hone your skills at conversing with your soul . \"", "annotated_text": "\" It 's the time of life when you start to hone your skills at conversing with your soul . \""}
{"id": "6178", "text": "People ask themselves : Am I truly happy ?", "annotated_text": "People ask themselves : Am I truly happy ?"}
{"id": "6179", "text": "Do I like the person I see in the mirror ?", "annotated_text": "Do I like the person I see in the mirror ?"}
{"id": "6180", "text": "Why ?", "annotated_text": "Why ?"}
{"id": "6181", "text": "What dreams can I pursue ?", "annotated_text": "What dreams can I pursue ?"}
{"id": "6182", "text": "At this point , there is no longer any need to try to measure oneself against outside standards .", "annotated_text": "At this point , there is no longer any need to try to measure oneself against outside standards ."}
{"id": "6183", "text": "Instead it 's more important to accept oneself and attempt to find an inner balance .", "annotated_text": "Instead it 's more important to accept oneself and attempt to find an inner balance ."}
{"id": "6184", "text": "\" One need not compare one 's inner achievements with those of other people , \" notes Chiu .", "annotated_text": "\" One need not compare one 's inner achievements with those of other people , \" notes Chiu ."}
{"id": "6185", "text": "Everyone 's circumstances and personalities are different , and they place different expectations on themselves .", "annotated_text": "Everyone 's circumstances and personalities are different , and they place different expectations on themselves ."}
{"id": "6186", "text": "It 's not a matter of being better or worse than anyone else , and there 's no need to follow the currents of fashion .", "annotated_text": "It 's not a matter of being better or worse than anyone else , and there 's no need to follow the currents of fashion ."}
{"id": "6187", "text": "Everyone is unique .", "annotated_text": "Everyone is unique ."}
{"id": "6188", "text": "Morris Chang was in his fifties when he became an entrepreneur and founded Taiwan Semiconductor .", "annotated_text": "Morris Chang was in his fifties when he became an entrepreneur and founded Taiwan Semiconductor ."}
{"id": "6189", "text": "Many others at the same time in life have opted to take early retirement and find a guru in India , work as a volunteer , or do whatever else they want to do .", "annotated_text": "Many others at the same time in life have opted to take early retirement and find a guru in India , work as a volunteer , or do whatever else they want to do ."}
{"id": "6190", "text": "In the modern age when people value different things , you can find a purely personal kind of happiness and success .", "annotated_text": "In the modern age when people value different things , you can find a purely personal kind of happiness and success ."}
{"id": "6191", "text": "4. Realistically strive for one 's dreams", "annotated_text": "4. Realistically strive for one 's dreams"}
{"id": "6192", "text": "When focusing inward , many dreams that have long been discarded will end up floating to the surface .", "annotated_text": "When focusing inward , many dreams that have long been discarded will end up floating to the surface ."}
{"id": "6193", "text": "At such times , one should remember to ask oneself three questions :", "annotated_text": "At such times , one should remember to ask oneself three questions :"}
{"id": "6194", "text": "\" What do I want ? \" \" What can I do ? \" And \" What must I do and have ? \"", "annotated_text": "\" What do I want ? \" \" What can I do ? \" And \" What must I do and have ? \""}
{"id": "6195", "text": "Chang Der - chung reminds people to think clearly about their needs , and then think about the costs .", "annotated_text": "Chang Der - chung reminds people to think clearly about their needs , and then think about the costs ."}
{"id": "6196", "text": "Will meeting these personal needs necessarily come into conflict with meeting one 's responsibilities ?", "annotated_text": "Will meeting these personal needs necessarily come into conflict with meeting one 's responsibilities ?"}
{"id": "6197", "text": "Is there some way that the two can be accomplished simultaneously ?", "annotated_text": "Is there some way that the two can be accomplished simultaneously ?"}
{"id": "6198", "text": "When facing problems at work in Taiwan , many people decide to change careers or even to pursue their fortunes in mainland China or Southeast Asia .", "annotated_text": "When facing problems at work in Taiwan , many people decide to change careers or even to pursue their fortunes in mainland China or Southeast Asia ."}
{"id": "6199", "text": "Pursuing some dream of really making it big , many men use up their savings , leaving their wives as the sole source of family support and suffering loneliness in a foreign land .", "annotated_text": "Pursuing some dream of really making it big , many men use up their savings , leaving their wives as the sole source of family support and suffering loneliness in a foreign land ."}
{"id": "6200", "text": "There 's no right or wrong here , and there 's no way to guarantee a venture will be successful , but beforehand one must at least be realistic and prepare oneself psychologically for all possible outcomes , so that one wo n't suffer losses larger than one can bear .", "annotated_text": "There 's no right or wrong here , and there 's no way to guarantee a venture will be successful , but beforehand one must at least be realistic and prepare oneself psychologically for all possible outcomes , so that one wo n't suffer losses larger than one can bear ."}
{"id": "6201", "text": "\" It is indeed the case that when one is young , one 's quiver is full of arrows and opportunities abound , so that one can shoot at will , \" says Chang by way of analogy .", "annotated_text": "\" It is indeed the case that when one is young , one 's quiver is full of arrows and opportunities abound , so that one can shoot at will , \" says Chang by way of analogy ."}
{"id": "6202", "text": "\" Once you get into middle age , you 've got to make every arrow count . \"", "annotated_text": "\" Once you get into middle age , you 've got to make every arrow count . \""}
{"id": "6203", "text": "Chang explains that everyone has dreams , and that continually working toward those dreams is an excellent method of relieving stress at any age .", "annotated_text": "Chang explains that everyone has dreams , and that continually working toward those dreams is an excellent method of relieving stress at any age ."}
{"id": "6204", "text": "Middle - aged people have heavy burdens , and sometimes they may feel as if they are suffocating under them .", "annotated_text": "Middle - aged people have heavy burdens , and sometimes they may feel as if they are suffocating under them ."}
{"id": "6205", "text": "\" But accomplishing a lot of little changes can bring about a big change . \"", "annotated_text": "\" But accomplishing a lot of little changes can bring about a big change . \""}
{"id": "6206", "text": "If you make an effort to do what you can , you will immediately find that your burdens have been lightened .", "annotated_text": "If you make an effort to do what you can , you will immediately find that your burdens have been lightened ."}
{"id": "6207", "text": "Chang cites this example : Say you hate being tied up by your work , and would like to go back to school .", "annotated_text": "Chang cites this example : Say you hate being tied up by your work , and would like to go back to school ."}
{"id": "6208", "text": "Why do n't you try a weekend class ?", "annotated_text": "Why do n't you try a weekend class ?"}
{"id": "6209", "text": "Maybe that would help to alleviate your anxiety .", "annotated_text": "Maybe that would help to alleviate your anxiety ."}
{"id": "6210", "text": "Or if you are a housewife , taking care of three generations and resentful that you ca n't go out and get the sense of accomplishment that comes with a full - time job , then maybe you could work as a volunteer in a community organization .", "annotated_text": "Or if you are a housewife , taking care of three generations and resentful that you ca n't go out and get the sense of accomplishment that comes with a full - time job , then maybe you could work as a volunteer in a community organization ."}
{"id": "6211", "text": "This would both put you into contact with other people and help you gain a sense of accomplishment .", "annotated_text": "This would both put you into contact with other people and help you gain a sense of accomplishment ."}
{"id": "6212", "text": "And you can help to sweat off your middle - aged anxieties by making a habit of regularly exercising .", "annotated_text": "And you can help to sweat off your middle - aged anxieties by making a habit of regularly exercising ."}
{"id": "6213", "text": "What 's more , do n't worry too much about time being short .", "annotated_text": "What 's more , do n't worry too much about time being short ."}
{"id": "6214", "text": "Remember that most modern people live long lives that can be divided up into many stages .", "annotated_text": "Remember that most modern people live long lives that can be divided up into many stages ."}
{"id": "6215", "text": "In middle age , when you discover that your personal desires are coming into conflict with the demands of your family or society , decide which of your problems are the most urgent .", "annotated_text": "In middle age , when you discover that your personal desires are coming into conflict with the demands of your family or society , decide which of your problems are the most urgent ."}
{"id": "6216", "text": "Do n't try to accomplish all of your dreams at once .", "annotated_text": "Do n't try to accomplish all of your dreams at once ."}
{"id": "6217", "text": "Maintain an unhurried frame of mind and peacefully wait for opportunities to present themselves .", "annotated_text": "Maintain an unhurried frame of mind and peacefully wait for opportunities to present themselves ."}
{"id": "6218", "text": "5. Change your perspective", "annotated_text": "5. Change your perspective"}
{"id": "6219", "text": "In middle age , one 's life is already half over , and one has already amply tasted of life 's fruits , both the bitter and the sweet .", "annotated_text": "In middle age , one 's life is already half over , and one has already amply tasted of life 's fruits , both the bitter and the sweet ."}
{"id": "6220", "text": "\" I am thankful for the bad times , for they have given me more insight into life and a better opportunity to understand myself , \" says Lin Hung - kuei , an I - kuan Tao devotee , who has studied the Book of Changes and fengshui .", "annotated_text": "\" I am thankful for the bad times , for they have given me more insight into life and a better opportunity to understand myself , \" says Lin Hung - kuei , an I - kuan Tao devotee , who has studied the Book of Changes and fengshui ."}
{"id": "6221", "text": "Taking care of your parents , losing your job , illness and even being cheated out of money can be embraced as opportunities to experience life .", "annotated_text": "Taking care of your parents , losing your job , illness and even being cheated out of money can be embraced as opportunities to experience life ."}
{"id": "6222", "text": "They are lessons that the middle - aged learn from to become more proficient at the art of living .", "annotated_text": "They are lessons that the middle - aged learn from to become more proficient at the art of living ."}
{"id": "6223", "text": "\" By changing perspective , you can understand the insignificance of your problems , \" points out Chiu Chia - li .", "annotated_text": "\" By changing perspective , you can understand the insignificance of your problems , \" points out Chiu Chia - li ."}
{"id": "6224", "text": "It is very important to adjust your frame of mind .", "annotated_text": "It is very important to adjust your frame of mind ."}
{"id": "6225", "text": "You should n't think that there is only one way that you can be .", "annotated_text": "You should n't think that there is only one way that you can be ."}
{"id": "6226", "text": "As long as you can accept yourself , then everything is all right .", "annotated_text": "As long as you can accept yourself , then everything is all right ."}
{"id": "6227", "text": "As for losing your job in middle age , some people make NT$ 100,000 and it 's not enough .", "annotated_text": "As for losing your job in middle age , some people make NT$ 100,000 and it 's not enough ."}
{"id": "6228", "text": "Other's find that NT$ 20,000 is more than enough to support the family .", "annotated_text": "Other's find that NT$ 20,000 is more than enough to support the family ."}
{"id": "6229", "text": "The problem is that by insisting on making NT$ 100,000 a month , you may pass by a suitable job that pays NT$ 20,000 .", "annotated_text": "The problem is that by insisting on making NT$ 100,000 a month , you may pass by a suitable job that pays NT$ 20,000 ."}
{"id": "6230", "text": "Chang also notes that when people come to forks in the road when they reach middle age , they may look around in all directions and feel at a loss , but they 've got to encourage themselves to keep pressing ahead .", "annotated_text": "Chang also notes that when people come to forks in the road when they reach middle age , they may look around in all directions and feel at a loss , but they 've got to encourage themselves to keep pressing ahead ."}
{"id": "6231", "text": "\" Even if you feel uncertain , it should be a positive feeling of uncertainty . \"", "annotated_text": "\" Even if you feel uncertain , it should be a positive feeling of uncertainty . \""}
{"id": "6232", "text": "At the very least , you 've got to work hard at establishing a sense of direction .", "annotated_text": "At the very least , you 've got to work hard at establishing a sense of direction ."}
{"id": "6233", "text": "When Li Liang - che starts feeling sorry for himself , he uses the age - old method of considering those who are even worse off .", "annotated_text": "When Li Liang - che starts feeling sorry for himself , he uses the age - old method of considering those who are even worse off ."}
{"id": "6234", "text": "Those people who are always complaining about their lot in life should take a walk around a cancer ward , \" Li says .", "annotated_text": "Those people who are always complaining about their lot in life should take a walk around a cancer ward , \" Li says ."}
{"id": "6235", "text": "Then they 'll realize how lucky they are . \"", "annotated_text": "Then they 'll realize how lucky they are . \""}
{"id": "6236", "text": "Chiu Chia - li , on the other hand , encourages the middle - aged not to close themselves off .", "annotated_text": "Chiu Chia - li , on the other hand , encourages the middle - aged not to close themselves off ."}
{"id": "6237", "text": "They must get out and make friends , so as to get things off their chests and find support from each other .", "annotated_text": "They must get out and make friends , so as to get things off their chests and find support from each other ."}
{"id": "6238", "text": "This makes it easier to get through the bad times .", "annotated_text": "This makes it easier to get through the bad times ."}
{"id": "6239", "text": "Finally , there is something that may seem a little cliched but is often very useful - namely the realization that things will get better , that tomorrow is another day .", "annotated_text": "Finally , there is something that may seem a little cliched but is often very useful - namely the realization that things will get better , that tomorrow is another day ."}
{"id": "6240", "text": "\" Whether you are depressed or going berserk , it 's important to remember that hormones are raging inside the bodies of the middle - aged , \" says Chang .", "annotated_text": "\" Whether you are depressed or going berserk , it 's important to remember that hormones are raging inside the bodies of the middle - aged , \" says Chang ."}
{"id": "6241", "text": "Much like rebellious adolescents , they may merely need to pass through into another stage for the sky to become blue again .", "annotated_text": "Much like rebellious adolescents , they may merely need to pass through into another stage for the sky to become blue again ."}
{"id": "6242", "text": "Do n't give up hope too early , and do n't be afraid of asking for assistance .", "annotated_text": "Do n't give up hope too early , and do n't be afraid of asking for assistance ."}
{"id": "6243", "text": "When you feel at a loss emotionally , the experts will be able to help .", "annotated_text": "When you feel at a loss emotionally , the experts will be able to help ."}
{"id": "6244", "text": "p. 18", "annotated_text": "p. 18"}
{"id": "6245", "text": "The shackles of midlife make middle - aged steps heavy .", "annotated_text": "The shackles of midlife make middle - aged steps heavy ."}
{"id": "6246", "text": "How can one escape from one 's commitments to snatch half a day of freedom , and appreciate the world from a new perspective ?", "annotated_text": "How can one escape from one 's commitments to snatch of freedom , and appreciate the world from a new perspective ?"}
{"id": "6247", "text": "p. 20", "annotated_text": "p. 20"}
{"id": "6248", "text": "-LRB- facing page -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- facing page -RRB-"}
{"id": "6249", "text": "The middle - aged have dreams .", "annotated_text": "The middle - aged have dreams ."}
{"id": "6250", "text": "If built on a solid foundation , they can make life more enjoyable and fulfilling .", "annotated_text": "If built on a solid foundation , they can make life more enjoyable and fulfilling ."}
{"id": "6251", "text": "p. 22", "annotated_text": "p. 22"}
{"id": "6252", "text": "Is life getting you down ?", "annotated_text": "Is life getting you down ?"}
{"id": "6253", "text": "Go into the crowd , find things to do , and you will rediscover a sense of the value of life .", "annotated_text": "Go into the crowd , find things to do , and you will rediscover a sense of the value of life ."}
{"id": "6254", "text": "Dongguan Gets Down to Business Taiwan Firms Embrace a Cantonese Boomtown", "annotated_text": "Dongguan Gets Down to Business Taiwan Firms Embrace a Cantonese Boomtown"}
{"id": "6255", "text": "From Hong Kong 's airport , you can go straight to Dongguan on a Global Express bus .", "annotated_text": "From Hong Kong 's airport , you can go straight to Dongguan on a Global Express bus ."}
{"id": "6256", "text": "With 27 departures a day , these buses run by a Taiwan firm out of Dongguan take Taiwan expats to their adopted home , which boasts the largest concentration of Taiwan firms in the PRC .", "annotated_text": "With 27 departures a day , these buses run by a Taiwan firm out of Dongguan take Taiwan expats to their adopted home , which boasts the largest concentration of Taiwan firms in the PRC ."}
{"id": "6257", "text": "Invoking the Taiwanese business battle cry of \" victory to those who strive the hardest , \" 20,000 - 30,000 Taiwan expats in Dongguan have in little more than a decade turned a county of banana and lichee plantations into a big city with exports behind only Shenzhen 's and Shanghai 's .", "annotated_text": "Invoking the Taiwanese business battle cry of \" victory to those who strive the hardest , \" 20,000 - 30,000Taiwan expats in Dongguan have in little more than a decade turned a county of banana and lichee plantations into a big city with exports behind only Shenzhen 's and Shanghai 's ."}
{"id": "6258", "text": "How has Dongguan , this rising economic star , done it ?", "annotated_text": "How has Dongguan , this rising economic star , done it ?"}
{"id": "6259", "text": "What mix of sad and happy tales about Taiwan firms does this city have to tell ?", "annotated_text": "What mix of sad and happy tales about Taiwan firms does this city have to tell ?"}
{"id": "6260", "text": "It 's 10:00 at night , but the city of Dongguan in Guangdong Province is still hopping .", "annotated_text": "It 's , but the city of Dongguan in Guangdong Province is still hopping ."}
{"id": "6261", "text": "Cars clocking 80 kilometers an hour zip along roads that reveal hardly a trace of the farming villages that they linked not long ago .", "annotated_text": "Cars clocking 80 kilometers an hour zip along roads that reveal hardly a trace of the farming villages that they linked not long ago ."}
{"id": "6262", "text": "Taiwanese business people here run their factories like they drive their cars , in high gear .", "annotated_text": "Taiwanese business people here run their factories like they drive their cars , in high gear ."}
{"id": "6263", "text": "The factories are lit up at night for overtime shifts .", "annotated_text": "The factories are lit up at night for overtime shifts ."}
{"id": "6264", "text": "\" We do n't take much of a break for the Chinese New Year 's holidays , \" says Andrew Yeh , chairman of Dongguan 's Powin Electric , which makes cable for the telecoms industry .", "annotated_text": "\" We do n't take much of a break for the Chinese New Year 's holidays , \" says Andrew Yeh , chairman of Dongguan 's Powin Electric , which makes cable for the telecoms industry ."}
{"id": "6265", "text": "\" By the morning of the third day we start up again with three shifts , just like any other day .", "annotated_text": "\" By the morning of the third day we start up again with three shifts , just like any other day ."}
{"id": "6266", "text": "We ca n't keep up with our orders and have got to squeeze five days of work into every 24 hours . \"", "annotated_text": "We ca n't keep up with our orders and have got to squeeze five days of work into . \""}
{"id": "6267", "text": "In the busy Fucheng district , you find the Taiwanese bars , covered from door to rooftop with flashing lights", "annotated_text": "In the busy Fucheng district , you find the Taiwanese bars , covered from door to rooftop with flashing lights"}
{"id": "6268", "text": ".", "annotated_text": "."}
{"id": "6269", "text": "The lights , like the karaoke singing within them , pulsate until dawn no matter the season .", "annotated_text": "The lights , like the karaoke singing within them , pulsate until dawn no matter the season ."}
{"id": "6270", "text": "Inside there is a raucous crowd .", "annotated_text": "Inside there is a raucous crowd ."}
{"id": "6271", "text": "A Taiwanese businessman down from Harbin boasts that his auto plant up in the northeast sits on a lot as vast as Taipei City and has a green light to sell on the domestic market .", "annotated_text": "A Taiwanese businessman down from Harbin boasts that his auto plant up in the northeast sits on a lot as vast as Taipei City and has a green light to sell on the domestic market ."}
{"id": "6272", "text": "In another room a Taiwanese businessman based in Dongguan carouses with a party cadre from Yunnan who is trying to attract investment .", "annotated_text": "In another room a Taiwanese businessman based in Dongguan carouses with a party cadre from Yunnan who is trying to attract investment ."}
{"id": "6273", "text": "Ju Gao - jeng , a former ROC legislator who now has an academic post in Beijing , is talking to a reporter from Taipei about the ROC presidential elections - a hot topic of conversation on both sides of the Taiwan strait .", "annotated_text": "Ju Gao - jeng , a former ROC legislator who now has an academic post in Beijing , is talking to a reporter from Taipei about the ROC presidential elections - a hot topic of conversation on both sides of the Taiwan strait ."}
{"id": "6274", "text": "Amid all the merrymaking , one gets a sense of what Shanghai must have been like in the thirties .", "annotated_text": "Amid all the merrymaking , one gets a sense of what Shanghai must have been like in the thirties ."}
{"id": "6275", "text": "In Dongguan at the turn of the 21st century , however , it is the Taiwanese business people who have been playing the leading roles .", "annotated_text": "In Dongguan at the turn of the 21st century , however , it is the Taiwanese business people who have been playing the leading roles ."}
{"id": "6276", "text": "High concentration of Taiwan firms", "annotated_text": "High concentration of Taiwan firms"}
{"id": "6277", "text": "Before the 21st century had even arrived , a bright economic star had risen over southern China .", "annotated_text": "Before the 21st century had even arrived , a bright economic star had risen over southern China ."}
{"id": "6278", "text": "Ever since economic reforms accelerated on the mainland when Deng Xiaoping made a tour of the south in early 1992 , four southern Cantonese cities - Zhongshan , Dongguan , Shunde , and Nanhai - have earned a reputation as the \" four tigers \" of Guangdong Province .", "annotated_text": "Ever since economic reforms accelerated on the mainland when Deng Xiaoping made a tour of the south in early 1992 , four southern Cantonese cities - Zhongshan , Dongguan , Shunde , and Nanhai - have earned a reputation as the \" four tigers \" of Guangdong Province ."}
{"id": "6279", "text": "Dongguan leads the pack .", "annotated_text": "Dongguan leads the pack ."}
{"id": "6280", "text": "\" The year before last its total exports were third on the mainland , trailing only Shenzhen 's and Shanghai 's , \" says Jiang Suwu , a graduate of Wuhan University 's Chinese department who came south to work in the planning department of a Taiwan firm in Dongguan .", "annotated_text": "\" The year before last its total exports were third on the mainland , trailing only Shenzhen 's and Shanghai 's , \" says Jiang Suwu , a graduate of Wuhan University 'sChinese department who came south to work in the planning department of a Taiwan firm in Dongguan ."}
{"id": "6281", "text": "\" It had more than 15,000 foreign , Taiwan , and Hong Kong firms , and economic growth for that year reached 26 % . \"", "annotated_text": "\" It had more than 15,000 foreign , Taiwan , and Hong Kong firms , and economic growth for that year reached 26 % . \""}
{"id": "6282", "text": "In ancient times Dongguan was covered with lichee plantations whose fruit was favored by the imperial consort Yang Guifei .", "annotated_text": "In ancient times Dongguan was covered with lichee plantations whose fruit was favored by the imperial consort Yang Guifei ."}
{"id": "6283", "text": "Just a little more than a decade ago Dongguan was still a largely agricultural area , its landscape a patchwork of rice paddies and corn fields .", "annotated_text": "Just a little more than a decade agoDongguan was still a largely agricultural area , its landscape a patchwork of rice paddies and corn fields ."}
{"id": "6284", "text": "It has since been completely made over into a \" boundless industrial park \" with an area of 2,520 square kilometers , a population of more than 5 million , and more than 3,000 Taiwan firms .", "annotated_text": "It has since been completely made over into a \" boundless industrial park \" with an area of 2,520 square kilometers , a population of more than 5 million , and more than 3,000Taiwan firms ."}
{"id": "6285", "text": "Chang Han - wen , the chairman of the Taiwan Business Association of Dongguan -LRB- TBAD -RRB- , says that development started in the late 1980s .", "annotated_text": "Chang Han - wen , the chairman of the Taiwan Business Association of Dongguan -LRB- TBAD -RRB- , says that development started in the late 1980s ."}
{"id": "6286", "text": "Hong Kong firms , with their proximity and fluent Cantonese -LRB- also the local dialect in Dongguan -RRB- , were first .", "annotated_text": "Hong Kong firms , with their proximity and fluent Cantonese -LRB- also the local dialect in Dongguan -RRB- , were first ."}
{"id": "6287", "text": "The Taiwanese , first coming about 1989 , followed .", "annotated_text": "The Taiwanese , first coming about 1989 , followed ."}
{"id": "6288", "text": "Each arrival seemed to bring many more on its heels .", "annotated_text": "Each arrival seemed to bring many more on its heels ."}
{"id": "6289", "text": "Taiwan firms are now the most important source of foreign investment in Dongguan .", "annotated_text": "Taiwan firms are now the most important source of foreign investment in Dongguan ."}
{"id": "6290", "text": "Consider the booming electronics industry .", "annotated_text": "Consider the booming electronics industry ."}
{"id": "6291", "text": "Eighty percent of Dongguan 's 1,800 computer - related companies are from Taiwan , Hong Kong and Macau .", "annotated_text": "Eighty percent of Dongguan 's 1,800 computer - related companies are from Taiwan , Hong Kong and Macau ."}
{"id": "6292", "text": "In terms of production value , they account for at least half of this RMB 50 billion local industry .", "annotated_text": "In terms of production value , they account for at least half of this RMB 50 billion local industry ."}
{"id": "6293", "text": "Dongguan holds the highest concentration of Taiwan firms anywhere on the mainland .", "annotated_text": "Dongguan holds the highest concentration of Taiwan firms anywhere on the mainland ."}
{"id": "6294", "text": "According to TBAD statistics , there are now 30,000 Taiwanese companies on the mainland , -LRB- official PRC statistics , which include service - industry firms , put the number at 45,000 -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "According to TBAD statistics , there are now 30,000Taiwanese companies on the mainland , -LRB- official PRC statistics , which include service - industry firms , put the number at 45,000 -RRB- ."}
{"id": "6295", "text": "Guangdong Province can boast one - third of the total , of which 3,200 are in Dongguan .", "annotated_text": "Guangdong Province can boast one - third of the total , of which 3,200 are in Dongguan ."}
{"id": "6296", "text": "Most of these are telecom , cable , plastics , shoes , electronics and electric machinery companies .", "annotated_text": "Most of these are telecom , cable , plastics , shoes , electronics and electric machinery companies ."}
{"id": "6297", "text": "Why has Dongguan been such a magnet for Taiwan firms ?", "annotated_text": "Why has Dongguan been such a magnet for Taiwan firms ?"}
{"id": "6298", "text": "Kao Wen - lai points out that Dongguan is strategically located between Shenzhen and Guangzhou -LRB- Canton -RRB- and accessible to the entire Pearl River delta .", "annotated_text": "Kao Wen - lai points out that Dongguan is strategically located between Shenzhen and Guangzhou -LRB- Canton -RRB- and accessible to the entire Pearl River delta ."}
{"id": "6299", "text": "It is three hours by car to Hong Kong and one and a half hours by boat to Humen .", "annotated_text": "It is by car to Hong Kong and by boat to Humen ."}
{"id": "6300", "text": "When compared to Shenzhen , moreover , land and labor in Dongguan are cheap .", "annotated_text": "When compared to Shenzhen , moreover , land and labor in Dongguan are cheap ."}
{"id": "6301", "text": "\" The local cadres have been smart , providing all manner of land and tax incentives , \" says Chen Ming - chih , TBAD 's secretary general .", "annotated_text": "\" The local cadres have been smart , providing all manner of land and tax incentives , \" says Chen Ming - chih , TBAD 's secretary general ."}
{"id": "6302", "text": "Two keys to the miracle", "annotated_text": "Two keys to the miracle"}
{"id": "6303", "text": "One afternoon in the days before the Chinese New Year , Chinese businessmen wearing suits arrived at the People 's Government administration building in Dongguan 's Qishi district .", "annotated_text": " in the days before the Chinese New Year , Chinese businessmen wearing suits arrived at the People 's Government administration building in Dongguan 's Qishi district ."}
{"id": "6304", "text": "After a long wait , they sat down at a table to negotiate with Qishi 's Communist Party secretary , the district chief , and various staff from its foreign economic office .", "annotated_text": "After a long wait , they sat down at a table to negotiate with Qishi 's Communist Party secretary , the district chief , and various staff from its foreign economic office ."}
{"id": "6305", "text": "Qishi 's factory rents , electricity charges and land leases were all focuses of discussion .", "annotated_text": "Qishi 's factory rents , electricity charges and land leases were all focuses of discussion ."}
{"id": "6306", "text": "TBAD , as is frequently the case , introduced the two parties .", "annotated_text": "TBAD , as is frequently the case , introduced the two parties ."}
{"id": "6307", "text": "\" The factory rent was set at RMB 8.00 -LRB- about NT$ 32 -RRB- a square meter .", "annotated_text": "\" The factory rent was set at RMB 8.00 -LRB- about NT$ 32 -RRB- a square meter ."}
{"id": "6308", "text": "The electricity charge was RMB .87 a kilowatt hour , and there were various tax incentives , \" explains Wang Jung - tuo , who notes there is still room for negotiation .", "annotated_text": "The electricity charge was RMB .87 a kilowatt hour , and there were various tax incentives , \" explains Wang Jung - tuo , who notes there is still room for negotiation ."}
{"id": "6309", "text": "All in all , it was a very attractive package .", "annotated_text": "All in all , it was a very attractive package ."}
{"id": "6310", "text": "In 1990 , Wang went to Malaysia thinking about opening a factory there , but he discovered that Malaysia 's market was much smaller than the mainland 's and its labor costs twice as high .", "annotated_text": "In 1990 , Wang went to Malaysia thinking about opening a factory there , but he discovered that Malaysia 's market was much smaller than the mainland 's and its labor costs twice as high ."}
{"id": "6311", "text": "The style of life was too different there , there was a language divide , and the roads were poor .", "annotated_text": "The style of life was too different there , there was a language divide , and the roads were poor ."}
{"id": "6312", "text": "The mainland was a much better fit for him and his printed circuit boards company .", "annotated_text": "The mainland was a much better fit for him and his printed circuit boards company ."}
{"id": "6313", "text": "Now , little more than a decade later , its 20 - 30 workers have grown to 2,000 .", "annotated_text": "Now , little more than a decade later , its 20 - 30 workers have grown to 2,000 ."}
{"id": "6314", "text": "The company is once again preparing to expand its physical plant .", "annotated_text": "The company is once again preparing to expand its physical plant ."}
{"id": "6315", "text": "He acknowledges that it was a risky move to come to mainland China , but \" if you 're going to die , you might as well die among your own people . \"", "annotated_text": "He acknowledges that it was a risky move to come to mainland China , but \" if you 're going to die , you might as well die among your own people . \""}
{"id": "6316", "text": "He traces his ancestry to Guangdong and affirms that his decision to set up in mainland China \" involves ethnic pride . \"", "annotated_text": "He traces his ancestry to Guangdong and affirms that his decision to set up in mainland China \" involves ethnic pride . \""}
{"id": "6317", "text": "Although low land and labor costs are Dongguan 's main attractions , Taiwan firms also choose the locale for the networks of people and producers that have been built up among Taiwanese in Dongguan over the last ten years .", "annotated_text": "Although low land and labor costs are Dongguan 's main attractions , Taiwan firms also choose the locale for the networks of people and producers that have been built up among Taiwanese in Dongguan over the last ten years ."}
{"id": "6318", "text": "These two kinds of networks , says H.D. Yeh - who served as TBAD 's president for two terms - were instrumental in creating the \" Taiwanese economic miracle . \"", "annotated_text": "These two kinds of networks , says H.D. Yeh - who served as TBAD 's president for two terms - were instrumental in creating the \" Taiwanese economic miracle . \""}
{"id": "6319", "text": "H.D. Yeh points out that competition in the 21st century is all about speed .", "annotated_text": "H.D. Yeh points out that competition in the 21st century is all about speed ."}
{"id": "6320", "text": "When customers in America make purchase orders , the whole process , including drawing up the contract and manufacturing the goods , requires four months .", "annotated_text": "When customers in America make purchase orders , the whole process , including drawing up the contract and manufacturing the goods , requires four months ."}
{"id": "6321", "text": "But Taiwanese firms can deliver in 15 days .", "annotated_text": "But Taiwanese firms can deliver in 15 days ."}
{"id": "6322", "text": "\" There are two keys , \" he says .", "annotated_text": "\" There are two keys , \" he says ."}
{"id": "6323", "text": "\" One is that all the upstream and downstream factories are here .", "annotated_text": "\" One is that all the upstream and downstream factories are here ."}
{"id": "6324", "text": "You can assemble a computer completely from parts made within 50 kilometers . \"", "annotated_text": "You can assemble a computer completely from parts made within 50 kilometers . \""}
{"id": "6325", "text": "And the second key is that when you deal with Taiwanese companies , you do n't have to endure a long contract process .", "annotated_text": "And the second key is that when you deal with Taiwanese companies , you do n't have to endure a long contract process ."}
{"id": "6326", "text": "Everything starts rolling with a single telephone call .", "annotated_text": "Everything starts rolling with a single telephone call ."}
{"id": "6327", "text": "Taiwanese business people are always playing golf , singing karaoke or chewing betel nut together .", "annotated_text": "Taiwanese business people are always playing golf , singing karaoke or chewing betel nut together ."}
{"id": "6328", "text": "\" Everyone is always asking how everyone else is doing - it 's a way of networking and building up good relations , \" Yeh says .", "annotated_text": "\" Everyone is always asking how everyone else is doing - it 's a way of networking and building up good relations , \" Yeh says ."}
{"id": "6329", "text": "Andrew Yeh recalls that when the company first set up in Dongguan in 1990 , \" Even screws had to be brought in from Taiwan . \"", "annotated_text": "Andrew Yeh recalls that when the company first set up in Dongguan in 1990 , \" Even screws had to be brought in from Taiwan . \""}
{"id": "6330", "text": "But now the company sources virtually all of the necessary raw materials and parts on the mainland and is reliant for very little on Taiwan .", "annotated_text": "But now the company sources virtually all of the necessary raw materials and parts on the mainland and is reliant for very little on Taiwan ."}
{"id": "6331", "text": "\" What does industrial emigration entail ?", "annotated_text": "\" What does industrial emigration entail ?"}
{"id": "6332", "text": "Usually it means downstream industries coming first , forcing the mid-stream industries to follow , \" says Sylvia Yang , deputy chairperson of TBAD 's women 's division .", "annotated_text": "Usually it means downstream industries coming first , forcing the mid-stream industries to follow , \" says Sylvia Yang , deputy chairperson of TBAD 's women 's division ."}
{"id": "6333", "text": "And in Dongguan downstream Taiwan firms have expanded into the mid-stream , becoming more vertically integrated .", "annotated_text": "And in Dongguan downstream Taiwan firms have expanded into the mid-stream , becoming more vertically integrated ."}
{"id": "6334", "text": "Tahsin Printing only made paper boxes in Taiwan but when they set up a plant in Dongguan they discovered that it was hard to obtain the paper rolls they needed and thus learned how to make them themselves .", "annotated_text": "Tahsin Printing only made paper boxes in Taiwan but when they set up a plant in Dongguan they discovered that it was hard to obtain the paper rolls they needed and thus learned how to make them themselves ."}
{"id": "6335", "text": "Now the company makes paper boxes both from rolled paper and from colored flat paper .", "annotated_text": "Now the company makes paper boxes both from rolled paper and from colored flat paper ."}
{"id": "6336", "text": "To each its own domain", "annotated_text": "To each its own domain"}
{"id": "6337", "text": "Many companies have expanded into new business realms in Dongguan .", "annotated_text": "Many companies have expanded into new business realms in Dongguan ."}
{"id": "6338", "text": "A frequently cited example is Primax , H.D. Yeh 's electronics firm .", "annotated_text": "A frequently cited example is Primax , H.D. Yeh 's electronics firm ."}
{"id": "6339", "text": "The company rented a factory in Dongguan in 1989 and at first produced labor - intensive power surge protectors .", "annotated_text": "The company rented a factory in Dongguan in 1989 and at first produced labor - intensive power surge protectors ."}
{"id": "6340", "text": "After three years , they began in 1992 to invest massively on the mainland , establishing computer mouse production lines .", "annotated_text": "After three years , they began in 1992 to invest massively on the mainland , establishing computer mouse production lines ."}
{"id": "6341", "text": "Thereafter , Primax launched new products every year : cellular phone parts , overhead projectors , paper shredders , scanners . . .", "annotated_text": "Thereafter , Primax launched new products every year : cellular phone parts , overhead projectors , paper shredders , scanners . . ."}
{"id": "6342", "text": "Constantly expanding its product lines and production capacity , Primax expanded from a single Dongguan plant with 25 workers in 1989 to its current nine factories and 4,000 - plus workforce .", "annotated_text": "Constantly expanding its product lines and production capacity , Primax expanded from a single Dongguan plant with 25 workers in 1989 to its current nine factories and 4,000 - plus workforce ."}
{"id": "6343", "text": "Primax 's performance , H.D. Yeh notes , pushed its mother company in Taiwan to go public seven years ago .", "annotated_text": "Primax 's performance , H.D. Yeh notes , pushed its mother company in Taiwan to go public seven years ago ."}
{"id": "6344", "text": "Primax is one of the few Taiwan electronics companies with a definite \" China orientation . \"", "annotated_text": "Primax is one of the few Taiwan electronics companies with a definite \" China orientation . \""}
{"id": "6345", "text": "\" It does n't cost much to set up a factory in mainland China , and shipping times are stable .", "annotated_text": "\" It does n't cost much to set up a factory in mainland China , and shipping times are stable ."}
{"id": "6346", "text": "These are helpful to the mother company both in terms of controlling costs and filling large orders , \" says Yeh .", "annotated_text": "These are helpful to the mother company both in terms of controlling costs and filling large orders , \" says Yeh ."}
{"id": "6347", "text": "Dongguan Hsu Fu Chi Foods , which sells candy , cakes and candied fruit in the mainland domestic market , is another good example .", "annotated_text": "Dongguan Hsu Fu Chi Foods , which sells candy , cakes and candied fruit in the mainland domestic market , is another good example ."}
{"id": "6348", "text": "They began production there in 1992 , formally opening their own plant in Dongguan in 1994 .", "annotated_text": "They began production there in 1992 , formally opening their own plant in Dongguan in 1994 ."}
{"id": "6349", "text": "The company now has three factories in Dongguan , with a combined area of 120,000 square meters , that produce 200 tons of candy , 70 tons of Chinese - style cakes , and 180 tons of gelatin and pudding a day .", "annotated_text": "The company now has three factories in Dongguan , with a combined area of 120,000 square meters , that produce 200 tons of candy , 70 tons of Chinese - style cakes , and 180 tons of gelatin and pudding a day ."}
{"id": "6350", "text": "\" We produce 300 - 500 container loads of food a month .", "annotated_text": "\" We produce 300 - 500 container loads of food a month ."}
{"id": "6351", "text": "You can find our cakes in supermarkets all the way from Guangzhou to Tibet . \"", "annotated_text": "You can find our cakes in supermarkets all the way from Guangzhou to Tibet . \""}
{"id": "6352", "text": "Norman Hsu , the company 's vice president , says that after one invests on the mainland , layouts of Taiwan factories seem exceedingly cramped .", "annotated_text": "Norman Hsu , the company 's vice president , says that after one invests on the mainland , layouts of Taiwan factories seem exceedingly cramped ."}
{"id": "6353", "text": "\" There 's a totally different sense of space . \"", "annotated_text": "\" There 's a totally different sense of space . \""}
{"id": "6354", "text": "\" Dongguan is by itself one - thirteenth the size of Taiwan , \" notes Chen Ming - chih , secretary general of the Taiwan Business Association .", "annotated_text": "\" Dongguan is by itself one - thirteenth the size of Taiwan , \" notes Chen Ming - chih , secretary general of the Taiwan Business Association ."}
{"id": "6355", "text": "In Dongguan factories are more than ten times the sizes of similar plants in Taiwan .", "annotated_text": "In Dongguan factories are more than ten times the sizes of similar plants in Taiwan ."}
{"id": "6356", "text": "One factory building at the Talingshan furniture plant is 380 meters long .", "annotated_text": "One factory building at the Talingshan furniture plant is 380 meters long ."}
{"id": "6357", "text": "Walking the perimeter of a leading electronics plant in Qishi is \" like playing four holes of golf . \"", "annotated_text": "Walking the perimeter of a leading electronics plant in Qishi is \" like playing four holes of golf . \""}
{"id": "6358", "text": "Like soldiers , workers often have to take different shifts in the cafeteria .", "annotated_text": "Like soldiers , workers often have to take different shifts in the cafeteria ."}
{"id": "6359", "text": "The Pouchen shoe plant , Dongguan 's largest , employs 100,000 .", "annotated_text": "The Pouchen shoe plant , Dongguan 's largest , employs 100,000 ."}
{"id": "6360", "text": "The compound has a nursery , hospital and an operating room .", "annotated_text": "The compound has a nursery , hospital and an operating room ."}
{"id": "6361", "text": "\" We always jokingly refer to it as Fort Pouchen , \" says Yeh .", "annotated_text": "\" We always jokingly refer to it as Fort Pouchen , \" says Yeh ."}
{"id": "6362", "text": "Victory to the strivers", "annotated_text": "Victory to the strivers"}
{"id": "6363", "text": "Although the Taiwan firms in Dongguan have left home , their success can largely be attributed to an ethos they transplanted from Taiwan - that \" victory goes to those who strive the hardest . \"", "annotated_text": "Although the Taiwan firms in Dongguan have left home , their success can largely be attributed to an ethos they transplanted from Taiwan - that \" victory goes to those who strive the hardest . \""}
{"id": "6364", "text": "\" In Taiwan , we used to take the children somewhere fun on weekends and holidays , \" says Chang Mei - liang of TBAD 's women 's division .", "annotated_text": "\" In Taiwan , we used to take the children somewhere fun on weekends and holidays , \" says Chang Mei - liang of TBAD 's women 's division ."}
{"id": "6365", "text": "But since she 's moved the factory , \" there has n't been a single meal the whole family has eaten together . \"", "annotated_text": "But since she 's moved the factory , \" there has n't been a single meal the whole family has eaten together . \""}
{"id": "6366", "text": "If you want to open a plant on the mainland , you 're going to have to sacrifice family intimacy . \"", "annotated_text": "If you want to open a plant on the mainland , you 're going to have to sacrifice family intimacy . \""}
{"id": "6367", "text": "In Taiwan , a boss just has to set the factory 's basic course and at the very most supervise the executives , \" explains Sylvia Yang , the women 's division 's deputy chairperson .", "annotated_text": "In Taiwan , a boss just has to set the factory 's basic course and at the very most supervise the executives , \" explains Sylvia Yang , the women 's division 's deputy chairperson ."}
{"id": "6368", "text": "\" But on the mainland , a boss has to supervise everything : customs , tax payments , workers ' disputes , meal preparation . . . .", "annotated_text": "\" But on the mainland , a boss has to supervise everything : customs , tax payments , workers ' disputes , meal preparation . . . ."}
{"id": "6369", "text": "There 's always the feeling that everyone will start to slack off once the boss leaves . \"", "annotated_text": "There 's always the feeling that everyone will start to slack off once the boss leaves . \""}
{"id": "6370", "text": "All the job - related pressures and evenings out with fellow Taiwanese business people or Communist Party cadres result in ill health for many Taiwan business people on the mainland .", "annotated_text": "All the job - related pressures and evenings out with fellow Taiwanese business people or Communist Party cadres result in ill health for many Taiwan business people on the mainland ."}
{"id": "6371", "text": "One of Chen 's tasks as chairperson of TBAD is to handle funeral arrangements for Taiwanese business people there .", "annotated_text": "One of Chen 's tasks as chairperson of TBAD is to handle funeral arrangements for Taiwanese business people there ."}
{"id": "6372", "text": "\" Many of them die suddenly , \" he says .", "annotated_text": "\" Many of them die suddenly , \" he says ."}
{"id": "6373", "text": "The association has been trying to promote healthier lifestyles .", "annotated_text": "The association has been trying to promote healthier lifestyles ."}
{"id": "6374", "text": "\" Instead of just going out to karaoke bars and drinking , why not play golf too , \" recommends H.D. Yeh .", "annotated_text": "\" Instead of just going out to karaoke bars and drinking , why not play golf too , \" recommends H.D. Yeh ."}
{"id": "6375", "text": "Dongguan has four or five golf courses within city limits .", "annotated_text": "Dongguan has four or five golf courses within city limits ."}
{"id": "6376", "text": "About 1,000 people play every day , and 80 - 90 % of them are Taiwanese .", "annotated_text": "About 1,000 people play every day , and 80 - 90 % of them are Taiwanese ."}
{"id": "6377", "text": "The Taiwanese entrepreneurial spirit has blossomed here by processing goods for export through Hong Kong in addition to making the most of connections between local Taiwan firms .", "annotated_text": "The Taiwanese entrepreneurial spirit has blossomed here by processing goods for export through Hong Kong in addition to making the most of connections between local Taiwan firms ."}
{"id": "6378", "text": "With 3,000 Taiwan - owned businesses here , and 10 - 20,000 Taiwanese business people and their dependants coming in and out every day , the Dong - guan area has already developed an economic circle in which Taiwan firms can conduct most of their business among themselves .", "annotated_text": "With 3,000Taiwan - owned businesses here , and 10 - 20,000Taiwanese business people and their dependants coming in and out every day , the Dong - guan area has already developed an economic circle in which Taiwan firms can conduct most of their business among themselves ."}
{"id": "6379", "text": "In the vibrant district of Houjian , there is an area that locals call Taiwan Town .", "annotated_text": "In the vibrant district of Houjian , there is an area that locals call Taiwan Town ."}
{"id": "6380", "text": "A casual look around reveals shop signs familiar to any Taiwanese : Taichung Goose , Ah - shui Shih 's Pig Knuckle Kingdom , Yungho Soy Milk , the Mantu Hair Salon . . . . and most of the customers are Taiwanese .", "annotated_text": "A casual look around reveals shop signs familiar to any Taiwanese : Taichung Goose , Ah - shui Shih 's Pig Knuckle Kingdom , Yungho Soy Milk , the Mantu Hair Salon . . . . and most of the customers are Taiwanese ."}
{"id": "6381", "text": "Restaurants serve up authentic Taiwanese fare like \" pineapples and bitter melon chicken \" and \" sesame oil chicken . \"", "annotated_text": "Restaurants serve up authentic Taiwanese fare like \" pineapples and bitter melon chicken \" and \" sesame oil chicken . \""}
{"id": "6382", "text": "In November 1998 Global Express , a Taiwan firm , even opened up a shuttle bus to Hong Kong 's airport .", "annotated_text": "In November 1998Global Express , a Taiwan firm , even opened up a shuttle bus to Hong Kong 's airport ."}
{"id": "6383", "text": "Global Express serves as a good example of Taiwanese corporate agility .", "annotated_text": "Global Express serves as a good example of Taiwanese corporate agility ."}
{"id": "6384", "text": "Originally , arrivals from Taiwan en route to Dongguan had to board buses run by a Hong Kong - based and mainland - financed travel agency .", "annotated_text": "Originally , arrivals from Taiwan en route to Dongguan had to board buses run by a Hong Kong - based and mainland - financed travel agency ."}
{"id": "6385", "text": "\" But we felt that the service left something to be desired , and that a lot of time would always be wasted while holders of ' Taiwanese Compatriot Visas ' cleared customs , \" notes David Chang , Global Travel Holding 's executive director .", "annotated_text": "\" But we felt that the service left something to be desired , and that a lot of time would always be wasted while holders of ' Taiwanese Compatriot Visas ' cleared customs , \" notes David Chang , Global Travel Holding 's executive director ."}
{"id": "6386", "text": "Two years ago , this Taiwanese travel agency began to talk with the mainland customs and border inspection agencies and negotiated a deal to get the route .", "annotated_text": "Two years ago , this Taiwanese travel agency began to talk with the mainland customs and border inspection agencies and negotiated a deal to get the route ."}
{"id": "6387", "text": "\" We tell Taiwanese business people that riding our buses is safe , the service is good , and that it makes the trip through customs easy . \"", "annotated_text": "\" We tell Taiwanese business people that riding our buses is safe , the service is good , and that it makes the trip through customs easy . \""}
{"id": "6388", "text": "In enemy territory", "annotated_text": "In enemy territory"}
{"id": "6389", "text": "As soon as you 're through customs at Hong Kong , you see them : women draped with beauty pageant - like sashes with the Chinese characters for \" Global Travel \" emblazoned across them .", "annotated_text": "As soon as you 're through customs at Hong Kong , you see them : women draped with beauty pageant - like sashes with the Chinese characters for \" Global Travel \" emblazoned across them ."}
{"id": "6390", "text": "Pushing small luggage carts , they lead customers to the buses .", "annotated_text": "Pushing small luggage carts , they lead customers to the buses ."}
{"id": "6391", "text": "They have become a \" must - see \" tourist sight for Taiwanese visitors to Dongguan .", "annotated_text": "They have become a \" must - see \" tourist sight for Taiwanese visitors to Dongguan ."}
{"id": "6392", "text": "\" At first we thought of talking with Hong Kong airport about renting a counter , \" explains Chang .", "annotated_text": "\" At first we thought of talking with Hong Kong airport about renting a counter , \" explains Chang ."}
{"id": "6393", "text": "\" But for just one - fourth of a six square - meter booth , the rent comes to HK$ 200,000 . \"", "annotated_text": "\" But for just one - fourth of a six square - meter booth , the rent comes to HK$ 200,000 . \""}
{"id": "6394", "text": "So the company thought that instead of spending that much money on a booth it made more sense to lower operating costs and pass these along in the form of lower fares for its customers .", "annotated_text": "So the company thought that instead of spending that much money on a booth it made more sense to lower operating costs and pass these along in the form of lower fares for its customers ."}
{"id": "6395", "text": "They never expected that the luggage carts would in fact make it much easier for customers to find them in sprawling Hong Kong airport and would become an easily recognizable company trademark .", "annotated_text": "They never expected that the luggage carts would in fact make it much easier for customers to find them in sprawling Hong Kong airport and would become an easily recognizable company trademark ."}
{"id": "6396", "text": "\" Now mainland Chinese travel agencies have started copying the way we use the carts , \" says Chang , laughing .", "annotated_text": "\" Now mainland Chinese travel agencies have started copying the way we use the carts , \" says Chang , laughing ."}
{"id": "6397", "text": "Since Global buses started plying this route in November 1988 , daily bus departures have risen from 4 to 27 , with over 20,000 riders a month .", "annotated_text": "Since Global buses started plying this route in November 1988 , daily bus departures have risen from 4 to 27 , with over 20,000 riders a month ."}
{"id": "6398", "text": "Global plans to introduce new services , including car rentals and plane ticket reservations and confirmations .", "annotated_text": "Global plans to introduce new services , including car rentals and plane ticket reservations and confirmations ."}
{"id": "6399", "text": "Dongguan appears to have a bright future .", "annotated_text": "Dongguan appears to have a bright future ."}
{"id": "6400", "text": "\" The Taiwan firms here now are powerful enough to get two or three members of the Legislative Yuan to represent their interests , \" holds one senior reporter .", "annotated_text": "\" The Taiwan firms here now are powerful enough to get two or three members of the Legislative Yuan to represent their interests , \" holds one senior reporter ."}
{"id": "6401", "text": "Although TBAD 's Yeh believes that investment prospects on the mainland are good , he does acknowledge the precariousness of their position in hostile territory .", "annotated_text": "Although TBAD 's Yeh believes that investment prospects on the mainland are good , he does acknowledge the precariousness of their position in hostile territory ."}
{"id": "6402", "text": "Taiwan business interests can not put down their guard .", "annotated_text": "Taiwan business interests can not put down their guard ."}
{"id": "6403", "text": "Because of Taiwan 's experience with rapid modernization , many CCP cadres have sought employment with Taiwanese firms , hoping to learn from the masters .", "annotated_text": "Because of Taiwan 's experience with rapid modernization , many CCP cadres have sought employment with Taiwanese firms , hoping to learn from the masters ."}
{"id": "6404", "text": "At the first opportunity , however , they leave to set up shop for themselves .", "annotated_text": "At the first opportunity , however , they leave to set up shop for themselves ."}
{"id": "6405", "text": "\" The student then challenges the master , \" explains Sylvia Yang , detailing how these mainland upstarts go on to compete with the very Taiwan firms that taught them all they know .", "annotated_text": "\" The student then challenges the master , \" explains Sylvia Yang , detailing how these mainland upstarts go on to compete with the very Taiwan firms that taught them all they know ."}
{"id": "6406", "text": "This scenario should be familiar to Taiwanese .", "annotated_text": "This scenario should be familiar to Taiwanese ."}
{"id": "6407", "text": "\" It happens in Taiwan too . \"", "annotated_text": "\" It happens in Taiwan too . \""}
{"id": "6408", "text": "Apart from keeping up their guard , it is even more important that Taiwan firms raise their productivity and technological level .", "annotated_text": "Apart from keeping up their guard , it is even more important that Taiwan firms raise their productivity and technological level ."}
{"id": "6409", "text": "\" Many manufacturers , even those in mainland China , will not survive , \" says Yeh .", "annotated_text": "\" Many manufacturers , even those in mainland China , will not survive , \" says Yeh ."}
{"id": "6410", "text": "Taiwan firms find it difficult to adjust to the instability of the mainland 's investment environment , as well as the laws there that seemingly change overnight .", "annotated_text": "Taiwan firms find it difficult to adjust to the instability of the mainland 's investment environment , as well as the laws there that seemingly change overnight ."}
{"id": "6411", "text": "The year before last the mainland announced a new tax system , under which raw materials imported by foreign firms would be taxed at a rate of 17 % , with 9 % being returned to the manufacturer when finished goods were exported .", "annotated_text": "The year before last the mainland announced a new tax system , under which raw materials imported by foreign firms would be taxed at a rate of 17 % , with 9 % being returned to the manufacturer when finished goods were exported ."}
{"id": "6412", "text": "\" When I went to Beijing to negotiate , \" recalls Yeh , \" I asked cadres in the foreign trade office to consider the impact of the tax on the electronics industry .", "annotated_text": "\" When I went to Beijing to negotiate , \" recalls Yeh , \" I asked cadres in the foreign trade office to consider the impact of the tax on the electronics industry ."}
{"id": "6413", "text": "Profit margins are at best 3 - 5 % .", "annotated_text": "Profit margins are at best 3 - 5 % ."}
{"id": "6414", "text": "How can manufacturers afford to pay a 17 % import tax ? \"", "annotated_text": "How can manufacturers afford to pay a 17 % import tax ? \""}
{"id": "6415", "text": "In June of last year the PRC authorities announced the \" Document 35 \" rules .", "annotated_text": "In June of last year the PRC authorities announced the \" Document 35 \" rules ."}
{"id": "6416", "text": "These stipulated that companies would be given grades according to the quantity of their exports and their records of breaking customs regulations .", "annotated_text": "These stipulated that companies would be given grades according to the quantity of their exports and their records of breaking customs regulations ."}
{"id": "6417", "text": "Those meriting only a B would have to offer a deposit of 40 - 50 % against the value of their raw material imports .", "annotated_text": "Those meriting only a B would have to offer a deposit of 40 - 50 % against the value of their raw material imports ."}
{"id": "6418", "text": "This terrified Taiwan firms in Dongguan .", "annotated_text": "This terrified Taiwan firms in Dongguan ."}
{"id": "6419", "text": "According to TBAD 's statistics , 75 % of the Taiwanese firms were given Bs .", "annotated_text": "According to TBAD 's statistics , 75 % of the Taiwanese firms were given Bs ."}
{"id": "6420", "text": "The announcement caused quite a stir , but its effect on Taiwanese investment is as yet unclear .", "annotated_text": "The announcement caused quite a stir , but its effect on Taiwanese investment is as yet unclear ."}
{"id": "6421", "text": "In August of last year , as the mainland customs authorities took aggressive moves against smuggling , 12 Taiwan business people in Dongguan were detained .", "annotated_text": "In August of last year , as the mainland customs authorities took aggressive moves against smuggling , 12Taiwan business people in Dongguan were detained ."}
{"id": "6422", "text": "The charges ran the gamut from not filling out proper forms to purchasing phony export contracts and trying to pass them off to customs .", "annotated_text": "The charges ran the gamut from not filling out proper forms to purchasing phony export contracts and trying to pass them off to customs ."}
{"id": "6423", "text": "Seven business people were arrested and charged with smuggling and are still in jail .", "annotated_text": "Seven business people were arrested and charged with smuggling and are still in jail ."}
{"id": "6424", "text": "\" I 'm constantly thinking about them .", "annotated_text": "\" I 'm constantly thinking about them ."}
{"id": "6425", "text": "I 'm meditating and have gone vegetarian , but I 'm still not at peace , \" Yeh says .", "annotated_text": "I 'm meditating and have gone vegetarian , but I 'm still not at peace , \" Yeh says ."}
{"id": "6426", "text": "On the mainland , the highest penalty for smuggling is death .", "annotated_text": "On the mainland , the highest penalty for smuggling is death ."}
{"id": "6427", "text": "\" Last year the mainland sent nine customs officers to the firing squad , \" notes Yeh .", "annotated_text": "\" Last year the mainland sent nine customs officers to the firing squad , \" notes Yeh ."}
{"id": "6428", "text": "The fate of these Taiwanese businessmen will depend entirely on the mainland 's political climate .", "annotated_text": "The fate of these Taiwanese businessmen will depend entirely on the mainland 's political climate ."}
{"id": "6429", "text": "Whether its arrival was by accident or design , a new age for Taiwanese firms in Dongguan is here .", "annotated_text": "Whether its arrival was by accident or design , a new age for Taiwanese firms in Dongguan is here ."}
{"id": "6430", "text": "It is a far cry from the days when Taiwan firms enjoyed tremendous advantages .", "annotated_text": "It is a far cry from the days when Taiwan firms enjoyed tremendous advantages ."}
{"id": "6431", "text": "From the various revisions to trade law adopted by the PRC last year , Chang Han - wen extrapolates that the PRC both wants to protect its uncompetitive state firms and turn from low - tech processing to high - tech production .", "annotated_text": "From the various revisions to trade law adopted by the PRClast year , Chang Han - wen extrapolates that the PRC both wants to protect its uncompetitive state firms and turn from low - tech processing to high - tech production ."}
{"id": "6432", "text": "\" This is because state enterprises pressure the government with appeals about their right to survival , \" Yeh says .", "annotated_text": "\" This is because state enterprises pressure the government with appeals about their right to survival , \" Yeh says ."}
{"id": "6433", "text": "When foreign firms in the mainland are confronted with threats to their safety and property , \" Hong Kong can count on the cooperation of the government , US and Japanese businesses can turn to their ambassadors , but what can Taiwan firms do ? \" asks Yeh .", "annotated_text": "When foreign firms in the mainland are confronted with threats to their safety and property , \" Hong Kong can count on the cooperation of the government , US and Japanese businesses can turn to their ambassadors , but what can Taiwan firms do ? \" asks Yeh ."}
{"id": "6434", "text": "In Dongguan they can help each other .", "annotated_text": "In Dongguan they can help each other ."}
{"id": "6435", "text": "Currently , more than 80 % of the 3,000 Taiwanese firms in Dongguan have joined TBAD .", "annotated_text": "Currently , more than 80 % of the 3,000Taiwanese firms in Dongguan have joined TBAD ."}
{"id": "6436", "text": "TBAD has 29 local branches in Dongguan and is , moreover , the only Taiwan business association in mainland China with a women 's division .", "annotated_text": "TBAD has 29 local branches in Dongguan and is , moreover , the only Taiwan business association in mainland China with a women 's division ."}
{"id": "6437", "text": "Major companies listed on the TAIEX , including Lite - on Electronics and Delta Electronics , are members of TBAD .", "annotated_text": "Major companies listed on the TAIEX , including Lite - on Electronics and Delta Electronics , are members of TBAD ."}
{"id": "6438", "text": "It is the largest and strongest of all Taiwan business groups on the mainland both in terms of organization and operations .", "annotated_text": "It is the largest and strongest of all Taiwan business groups on the mainland both in terms of organization and operations ."}
{"id": "6439", "text": "Many Taiwanese believe that at a time of cross-strait tension , Taiwan firms have made their own decisions to invest in the mainland and therefore should bear the risk themselves too .", "annotated_text": "Many Taiwanese believe that at a time of cross-strait tension , Taiwan firms have made their own decisions to invest in the mainland and therefore should bear the risk themselves too ."}
{"id": "6440", "text": "And by investing their money , technology and so forth on the mainland , are they not to some degree abandoning Taiwan ?", "annotated_text": "And by investing their money , technology and so forth on the mainland , are they not to some degree abandoning Taiwan ?"}
{"id": "6441", "text": "TBAD takes issue with this view .", "annotated_text": "TBAD takes issue with this view ."}
{"id": "6442", "text": "H.D. Yeh points out that in 1998 Taiwan had an overall trade surplus of US$ 5.9 billion , and a surplus of US$ 12.76 billion with mainland China .", "annotated_text": "H.D. Yeh points out that in 1998Taiwan had an overall trade surplus of US$ 5.9 billion , and a surplus of US$ 12.76 billion with mainland China ."}
{"id": "6443", "text": "If not for its trade with the PRC , therefore , Taiwan would have had a trade deficit .", "annotated_text": "If not for its trade with the PRC , therefore , Taiwan would have had a trade deficit ."}
{"id": "6444", "text": "\" We make our money here , but we pay taxes in Taiwan , and most of our families and children do most of their consumer spending in Taiwan , \" insists TBAD chairperson Chang Mei - liang .", "annotated_text": "\" We make our money here , but we pay taxes in Taiwan , and most of our families and children do most of their consumer spending in Taiwan , \" insists TBAD chairperson Chang Mei - liang ."}
{"id": "6445", "text": "Chang notes that after the major earthquake in Taiwan on September 21 , Taiwan business associations throughout mainland China contributed NT$ 60 million .", "annotated_text": "Chang notes that after the major earthquake in Taiwan on September 21 , Taiwan business associations throughout mainland China contributed NT$ 60 million ."}
{"id": "6446", "text": "TBAD contributed NT$ 30 million all by itself .", "annotated_text": "TBAD contributed NT$ 30 million all by itself ."}
{"id": "6447", "text": "Hence , he argues that it 's very unfair to say that Taiwanese businesses in the mainland are n't contributing to Taiwan .", "annotated_text": "Hence , he argues that it 's very unfair to say that Taiwanese businesses in the mainland are n't contributing to Taiwan ."}
{"id": "6448", "text": "The question is , how should the ROC government view Taiwan firms in the mainland ?", "annotated_text": "The question is , how should the ROC government view Taiwan firms in the mainland ?"}
{"id": "6449", "text": "And for that matter how is the PRC government looking at the Taiwanese in Dongguan ?", "annotated_text": "And for that matter how is the PRC government looking at the Taiwanese in Dongguan ?"}
{"id": "6450", "text": "TBAD 's spiritual leader H.D. Yeh often goes to Beijing to represent Taiwan firms in negotiations with the government .", "annotated_text": "TBAD 's spiritual leader H.D. Yeh often goes to Beijing to represent Taiwan firms in negotiations with the government ."}
{"id": "6451", "text": "Once , in the presence of many Communist Party cadres , a high - ranking official of the State Council 's Taiwan Affairs Office asked him this question : \" You 've gathered so many Taiwan firms in Dongguan and stirred up such enthusiasm among them - but for what purpose ? \"", "annotated_text": "Once , in the presence of many Communist Party cadres , a high - ranking official of the State Council 'sTaiwan Affairs Office asked him this question : \" You 've gathered so many Taiwan firms in Dongguan and stirred up such enthusiasm among them - but for what purpose ? \""}
{"id": "6452", "text": "It threw him for a loop .", "annotated_text": "It threw him for a loop ."}
{"id": "6453", "text": "Yeh is still trying to figure out what the mainland authorities think of TBAD .", "annotated_text": "Yeh is still trying to figure out what the mainland authorities think of TBAD ."}
{"id": "6454", "text": "For Taiwan firms in Dongguan , investing in mainland China is a road of no return .", "annotated_text": "For Taiwan firms in Dongguan , investing in mainland China is a road of no return ."}
{"id": "6455", "text": "\" In recent years many Taiwan business people have also tried to invest in Vietnam , only later to close their factories there , \" says Chang Han - wen .", "annotated_text": "\" In recent years many Taiwan business people have also tried to invest in Vietnam , only later to close their factories there , \" says Chang Han - wen ."}
{"id": "6456", "text": "Mainland China shares the same language as Taiwan and it offers attractive investment conditions .", "annotated_text": "Mainland China shares the same language as Taiwan and it offers attractive investment conditions ."}
{"id": "6457", "text": "It would be surprising if it did n't attract Taiwan firms that are eager to set up offshore .", "annotated_text": "It would be surprising if it did n't attract Taiwan firms that are eager to set up offshore ."}
{"id": "6458", "text": "Amid the cross-strait political standoff , one can expect that Taiwan firms in Dongguan will continue to live out this exciting tale of gain and loss .", "annotated_text": "Amid the cross-strait political standoff , one can expect that Taiwan firms in Dongguan will continue to live out this exciting tale of gain and loss ."}
{"id": "6459", "text": "-LRB- Jackie Cheng / photos by Diago Chiu / tr. by Jonathan Barnard -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- Jackie Cheng / photos by Diago Chiu / tr. by Jonathan Barnard -RRB-"}
{"id": "6460", "text": "Source : Taiwan Business Association of Dongguan", "annotated_text": "Source : Taiwan Business Association of Dongguan"}
{"id": "6461", "text": "Graphic by Tsai Chih - pen", "annotated_text": "Graphic by Tsai Chih - pen"}
{"id": "6462", "text": "Genteel Journalis --", "annotated_text": "Genteel Journalis --"}
{"id": "6463", "text": "Thomas Lu", "annotated_text": "Thomas Lu"}
{"id": "6464", "text": "-LRB- Eric Lin / tr. by Robert Taylor -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- Eric Lin / tr. by Robert Taylor -RRB-"}
{"id": "6465", "text": "Thomas Lu is the doyen of the Chinese news media .", "annotated_text": "Thomas Lu is the doyen of the Chinese news media ."}
{"id": "6466", "text": "Still out on the journalistic front lines at 81 , this spry , forthright veteran has an immense zest for life .", "annotated_text": "Still out on the journalistic front lines at 81 , this spry , forthright veteran has an immense zest for life ."}
{"id": "6467", "text": "At 78 , drawing on his astonishingly sharp memory , he completed his reminiscences and \" record of emotional regrets . \"", "annotated_text": "At 78 , drawing on his astonishingly sharp memory , he completed his reminiscences and \" record of emotional regrets . \""}
{"id": "6468", "text": "He is not only one of the \" wonders \" of Taiwan 's journalistic world , but is also recognized by those of his generation as a gentleman and a \" good - looking man . \"", "annotated_text": "He is not only one of the \" wonders \" of Taiwan 's journalistic world , but is also recognized by those of his generation as a gentleman and a \" good - looking man . \""}
{"id": "6469", "text": "A person 's looks change with their age and their state of mind .", "annotated_text": "A person 's looks change with their age and their state of mind ."}
{"id": "6470", "text": "Many friends have told me I look better the older I get .", "annotated_text": "Many friends have told me I look better the older I get ."}
{"id": "6471", "text": "People do n't know that when I was young I had dreadful protruding teeth , but now not only do my teeth no longer show , but the lines of my face have also softened .", "annotated_text": "People do n't know that when I was young I had dreadful protruding teeth , but now not only do my teeth no longer show , but the lines of my face have also softened ."}
{"id": "6472", "text": "People who know me know that there have always been two great loves in my life : the news , and women .", "annotated_text": "People who know me know that there have always been two great loves in my life : the news , and women ."}
{"id": "6473", "text": "Now that I 'm in my 80s , looking back I think I can say I 've done alright in both respects , and I 've learnt that both reporting the news well , and finding favor with women , depend on your character and conduct .", "annotated_text": "Now that I 'm in my 80s , looking back I think I can say I 've done alright in both respects , and I 've learnt that both reporting the news well , and finding favor with women , depend on your character and conduct ."}
{"id": "6474", "text": "Journalism is not just a profession , but should also be a vocation - you have to throw yourself fully into this infinitely broad field of endeavor .", "annotated_text": "Journalism is not just a profession , but should also be a vocation - you have to throw yourself fully into this infinitely broad field of endeavor ."}
{"id": "6475", "text": "Intellectually and spiritually , in work and in love , I have gained experience and fulfilment .", "annotated_text": "Intellectually and spiritually , in work and in love , I have gained experience and fulfilment ."}
{"id": "6476", "text": "I have always remembered the encouragement which Mr. Yu Youren gave me as a young reporter .", "annotated_text": "I have always remembered the encouragement which Mr. Yu Youren gave me as a young reporter ."}
{"id": "6477", "text": "He said that to be a fearless champion of social justice , as is expected of a journalist , the most important thing , apart from energy and vitality , is modesty .", "annotated_text": "He said that to be a fearless champion of social justice , as is expected of a journalist , the most important thing , apart from energy and vitality , is modesty ."}
{"id": "6478", "text": "You have to treat everybody the same , and not be overawed by the great and powerful .", "annotated_text": "You have to treat everybody the same , and not be overawed by the great and powerful ."}
{"id": "6479", "text": "A president or a street sweeper deserve the same respect as a human being , and should both be treated the same way .", "annotated_text": "A president or a street sweeper deserve the same respect as a human being , and should both be treated the same way ."}
{"id": "6480", "text": "Funnily enough , an unassuming attitude is also advantageous in relations with the opposite sex .", "annotated_text": "Funnily enough , an unassuming attitude is also advantageous in relations with the opposite sex ."}
{"id": "6481", "text": "Chinese society is male dominated , and women are mostly regarded as having a subsidiary role .", "annotated_text": "Chinese society is male dominated , and women are mostly regarded as having a subsidiary role ."}
{"id": "6482", "text": "In this kind of unfair situation , an upstanding man should cherish and respect women all the more .", "annotated_text": "In this kind of unfair situation , an upstanding man should cherish and respect women all the more ."}
{"id": "6483", "text": "A considerate attitude can be expressed in little things .", "annotated_text": "A considerate attitude can be expressed in little things ."}
{"id": "6484", "text": "For instance , when you see that a hair has fallen onto a female friend 's shoulder , you should lightly pick it off for her , and throw it away or put it in your pocket .", "annotated_text": "For instance , when you see that a hair has fallen onto a female friend 's shoulder , you should lightly pick it off for her , and throw it away or put it in your pocket ."}
{"id": "6485", "text": "If sincere , this kind of action is attractive in a man .", "annotated_text": "If sincere , this kind of action is attractive in a man ."}
{"id": "6486", "text": "If a woman expresses her liking for you , then no matter whether she is pretty , or whether you find her attractive , you should respond in the same way , and with the same respect .", "annotated_text": "If a woman expresses her liking for you , then no matter whether she is pretty , or whether you find her attractive , you should respond in the same way , and with the same respect ."}
{"id": "6487", "text": "When I was a young reporter stationed in Europe , there was a British woman reporter who liked me very much .", "annotated_text": "When I was a young reporter stationed in Europe , there was a British woman reporter who liked me very much ."}
{"id": "6488", "text": "Once I was driving her somewhere to report a story when we had an accident , and she suffered some badly broken bones .", "annotated_text": "Once I was driving her somewhere to report a story when we had an accident , and she suffered some badly broken bones ."}
{"id": "6489", "text": "Although I was n't attracted to her in that way , I went to see her every day in hospital , and this left a deep impression on her of how considerate Chinese men can be .", "annotated_text": "Although I was n't attracted to her in that way , I went to see her every day in hospital , and this left a deep impression on her of how considerate Chinese men can be ."}
{"id": "6490", "text": "Looking back at my life , I 've hardly had any really bad experiences in my relationships with women , and this is because just as in my professional life , I 've always maintained a self - critical attitude towards my emotions , and always tried to prevent myself acting like a male chauvinist .", "annotated_text": "Looking back at my life , I 've hardly had any really bad experiences in my relationships with women , and this is because just as in my professional life , I 've always maintained a self - critical attitude towards my emotions , and always tried to prevent myself acting like a male chauvinist ."}
{"id": "6491", "text": "Looks are something you are born with , but character is something you can work on , and it can outweigh your appearance .", "annotated_text": "Looks are something you are born with , but character is something you can work on , and it can outweigh your appearance ."}
{"id": "6492", "text": "Luo Jialun , one of the leading lights of the May Fourth Movement , is a famous example .", "annotated_text": "Luo Jialun , one of the leading lights of the May Fourth Movement , is a famous example ."}
{"id": "6493", "text": "Luo was not good looking , and was even ridiculed as \" looking like a cross between a pig , a dog and a bear . \"", "annotated_text": "Luo was not good looking , and was even ridiculed as \" looking like a cross between a pig , a dog and a bear . \""}
{"id": "6494", "text": "But he was tremendously well - read , had a beautiful writing style , and for a time he was Chinese ambassador to India .", "annotated_text": "But he was tremendously well - read , had a beautiful writing style , and for a time he was Chinese ambassador to India ."}
{"id": "6495", "text": "His wife was a universally admired beauty , the envy of all .", "annotated_text": "His wife was a universally admired beauty , the envy of all ."}
{"id": "6496", "text": "So I say , \" handsome is as handsome does . \"", "annotated_text": "So I say , \" handsome is as handsome does . \""}
{"id": "6497", "text": "I was imprisoned by both the Kuomintang and the Communists , and at times I might have been killed .", "annotated_text": "I was imprisoned by both the Kuomintang and the Communists , and at times I might have been killed ."}
{"id": "6498", "text": "Perhaps other people in the same situation might have wallowed in self - pity , but I saw it as a rare opportunity in life .", "annotated_text": "Perhaps other people in the same situation might have wallowed in self - pity , but I saw it as a rare opportunity in life ."}
{"id": "6499", "text": "In 1951 , in a dark prison cell during a big Communist purge , what came into my mind was not fear of death .", "annotated_text": "In 1951 , in a dark prison cell during a big Communist purge , what came into my mind was not fear of death ."}
{"id": "6500", "text": "Instead , I wondered what kind of headline my death would merit in the newspapers .", "annotated_text": "Instead , I wondered what kind of headline my death would merit in the newspapers ."}
{"id": "6501", "text": "\" 10,000 Rush to See Lu Executed \" ?", "annotated_text": "\" 10,000 Rush to See Lu Executed \" ?"}
{"id": "6502", "text": "Perhaps it was this eternal optimism which changed my frame of mind and my appearance .", "annotated_text": "Perhaps it was this eternal optimism which changed my frame of mind and my appearance ."}
{"id": "6503", "text": "This is the advice I 'd like to give young people :", "annotated_text": "This is the advice I 'd like to give young people :"}
{"id": "6504", "text": "it 's true that good looks can come from external grooming , wearing nice clothes , or wearing earrings ; and perhaps you can get other people 's attention by creating your own special look .", "annotated_text": "it 's true that good looks can come from external grooming , wearing nice clothes , or wearing earrings ; and perhaps you can get other people 's attention by creating your own special look ."}
{"id": "6505", "text": "But do n't overdo it .", "annotated_text": "But do n't overdo it ."}
{"id": "6506", "text": "It is appropriate dress , and a temperament developed through study and practice , which really make a man attractive .", "annotated_text": "It is appropriate dress , and a temperament developed through study and practice , which really make a man attractive ."}
{"id": "6507", "text": "Powerful Tools for Biotechnology - Biochips", "annotated_text": "Powerful Tools for Biotechnology - Biochips"}
{"id": "6508", "text": "-LRB- Chang Chiung - fang / photos by Hsueh Chi - kuang / tr. by Robert Taylor -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- Chang Chiung - fang / photos by Hsueh Chi - kuang / tr. by Robert Taylor -RRB-"}
{"id": "6509", "text": "The enterovirus detection biochip developed by DR. Chip Biotechnology takes only six hours to give hospitals the answer to whether a sample contains enterovirus , and if it is the deadly strain Entero 71 .", "annotated_text": "The enterovirus detection biochip developed by DR. Chip Biotechnology takes to give hospitals the answer to whether a sample contains enterovirus , and if it is the deadly strain Entero 71 ."}
{"id": "6510", "text": "Worldwide , biotechnology is a rising star of the industrial stage .", "annotated_text": "Worldwide , biotechnology is a rising star of the industrial stage ."}
{"id": "6511", "text": "In Taiwan , in recent years the Ministry of Economic Affairs , the National Science Council and the National Health Research Institutes have been strongly pursuing \" biochip \" research programs .", "annotated_text": "In Taiwan , in recent years the Ministry of Economic Affairs , the National Science Council and the National Health Research Institutes have been strongly pursuing \" biochip \" research programs ."}
{"id": "6512", "text": "In the last two years , three biochip companies have also been set up in Taiwan .", "annotated_text": "In the last two years , three biochip companies have also been set up in Taiwan ."}
{"id": "6513", "text": "Just what are biochips ?", "annotated_text": "Just what are biochips ?"}
{"id": "6514", "text": "What use are they to mankind ?", "annotated_text": "What use are they to mankind ?"}
{"id": "6515", "text": "Why do so many people have such confidence in their future ?", "annotated_text": "Why do so many people have such confidence in their future ?"}
{"id": "6516", "text": "What is the current state of this field in Taiwan ?", "annotated_text": "What is the current state of this field in Taiwan ?"}
{"id": "6517", "text": "And what are the prospects for future development ?", "annotated_text": "And what are the prospects for future development ?"}
{"id": "6518", "text": "Let 's take a closer look .", "annotated_text": "Let 's take a closer look ."}
{"id": "6519", "text": "In just a few years ' time , or a few decades , the following scenario could become a reality :", "annotated_text": "In just a few years ' time , or a few decades , the following scenario could become a reality :"}
{"id": "6520", "text": "When you 're feeling under the weather , all you need to do is buy a diagnostic biochip from the chemist 's shop , put a drop of urine onto it , and you will find out what is wrong with you - a health check will be as easy as a pregnancy test today .", "annotated_text": "When you 're feeling under the weather , all you need to do is buy a diagnostic biochip from the chemist 's shop , put a drop of urine onto it , and you will find out what is wrong with you - a health check will be as easy as a pregnancy test today ."}
{"id": "6521", "text": "Everyone will carry with them a biochip bearing a record and analysis of their own DNA .", "annotated_text": "Everyone will carry with them a biochip bearing a record and analysis of their own DNA ."}
{"id": "6522", "text": "From it one will not only be able to see one 's own physical condition , but even to predict what diseases one will have in the future .", "annotated_text": "From it one will not only be able to see one 's own physical condition , but even to predict what diseases one will have in the future ."}
{"id": "6523", "text": "It will be like an ID card , needed when looking for work , buying insurance or even seeking a partner for love and marriage .", "annotated_text": "It will be like an ID card , needed when looking for work , buying insurance or even seeking a partner for love and marriage ."}
{"id": "6524", "text": "Laboratories will no longer need all kinds of large instruments , for all stages of their experiments will be carried out on little biochips , saving time , effort and money .", "annotated_text": "Laboratories will no longer need all kinds of large instruments , for all stages of their experiments will be carried out on little biochips , saving time , effort and money ."}
{"id": "6525", "text": "Today , the scenes outlined above may just seem like pipe dreams .", "annotated_text": " , the scenes outlined above may just seem like pipe dreams ."}
{"id": "6526", "text": "But these dreams could yet come true , and the key to that happening is those little biochips .", "annotated_text": "But these dreams could yet come true , and the key to that happening is those little biochips ."}
{"id": "6527", "text": "A dream come true ?", "annotated_text": "A dream come true ?"}
{"id": "6528", "text": "Developments such as the sequencing of the human genome and the rapid development of genetic engineering have spawned biotechnology industries like bioinformatics , biomaterials and pharmaceutical engineering , which have emerged as the rising stars of 21st - century industry .", "annotated_text": "Developments such as the sequencing of the human genome and the rapid development of genetic engineering have spawned biotechnology industries like bioinformatics , biomaterials and pharmaceutical engineering , which have emerged as the rising stars of 21st - century industry ."}
{"id": "6529", "text": "As part of the government 's efforts to promote the biotechnology industry in Taiwan , in July 1999 the Industrial Technology Research Institute -LRB- ITRI -RRB- set up the Biomedical Engineering Center -LRB- BMEC -RRB- to actively develop biomedical engineering technologies .", "annotated_text": "As part of the government 's efforts to promote the biotechnology industry in Taiwan , in July 1999the Industrial Technology Research Institute -LRB- ITRI -RRB- set up the Biomedical Engineering Center -LRB- BMEC -RRB- to actively develop biomedical engineering technologies ."}
{"id": "6530", "text": "Biochips are one of the core technologies in the field .", "annotated_text": "Biochips are one of the core technologies in the field ."}
{"id": "6531", "text": "BMEC general director Dr. Johnsee Lee says that the ITRI 's four - year R&D program in biochip applications and technology is now in its second year .", "annotated_text": "BMEC general director Dr. Johnsee Lee says that the ITRI 's four - year R&D program in biochip applications and technology is now in its second year ."}
{"id": "6532", "text": "Its initial objectives are mainly focused on developing sensor chips to screen for infectious diseases , while later goals will be to develop technologies to test for genetic diseases and cancers .", "annotated_text": "Its initial objectives are mainly focused on developing sensor chips to screen for infectious diseases , while later goals will be to develop technologies to test for genetic diseases and cancers ."}
{"id": "6533", "text": "As well as this new research establishment , in the two years since September 1998 three commercial companies have been set up in Taiwan to make biochips : U - Vision Biotech , Taiwan Genome Sciences and DR. Chip Biotechnology .", "annotated_text": "As well as this new research establishment , in the two years since September 1998three commercial companies have been set up in Taiwan to make biochips : U - Vision Biotech , Taiwan Genome Sciences and DR. Chip Biotechnology ."}
{"id": "6534", "text": "Of these , DR. Chip attracted much attention this year when it developed a chip to detect enteroviruses , a deadly epidemic of which has gripped Taiwan over the last two years .", "annotated_text": "Of these , DR. Chip attracted much attention this year when it developed a chip to detect enteroviruses , a deadly epidemic of which has gripped Taiwan over the last two years ."}
{"id": "6535", "text": "Fever chips", "annotated_text": "Fever chips"}
{"id": "6536", "text": "DR. Chip Bio-technology was set up in September 1998 .", "annotated_text": "DR. Chip Bio-technology was set up in September 1998 ."}
{"id": "6537", "text": "Vice president Wang Shin - hwan states that the company successfully applied to the Ministry of Economic Affairs for funding to help it pursue a development program for enterovirus detection chips and test technology .", "annotated_text": "Vice president Wang Shin - hwan states that the company successfully applied to the Ministry of Economic Affairs for funding to help it pursue a development program for enterovirus detection chips and test technology ."}
{"id": "6538", "text": "Today , the enterovirus chip is in the testing phase , and DR. Chip is collaborating with Taipei Veterans General Hospital to obtain samples with which to establish the accuracy of the chip .", "annotated_text": "Today , the enterovirus chip is in the testing phase , and DR. Chip is collaborating with Taipei Veterans General Hospital to obtain samples with which to establish the accuracy of the chip ."}
{"id": "6539", "text": "What is so remarkable about the enterovirus detection chip when compared with traditional test methods ?", "annotated_text": "What is so remarkable about the enterovirus detection chip when compared with traditional test methods ?"}
{"id": "6540", "text": "There are 68 known forms of non-polio enterovirus .", "annotated_text": "There are 68 known forms of non-polio enterovirus ."}
{"id": "6541", "text": "The detection chip does not simply determine whether a person is infected with enterovirus , but can also differentiate between different virus groups , for instance showing whether a sample contains the deadly Entero 71 virus , or Coxsackie A16 , which is easily confused with Entero 71 .", "annotated_text": "The detection chip does not simply determine whether a person is infected with enterovirus , but can also differentiate between different virus groups , for instance showing whether a sample contains the deadly Entero 71 virus , or Coxsackie A16 , which is easily confused with Entero 71 ."}
{"id": "6542", "text": "In addition , the chip and its accompanying PCR kit greatly reduce the time required for testing .", "annotated_text": "In addition , the chip and its accompanying PCR kit greatly reduce the time required for testing ."}
{"id": "6543", "text": "Wang Shin - hwan notes that traditional bacterial and viral cultures take seven to ten days to prepare , and even with the newer molecular biology testing techniques it takes three days to get a result .", "annotated_text": "Wang Shin - hwan notes that traditional bacterial and viral cultures take seven to ten days to prepare , and even with the newer molecular biology testing techniques it takes three days to get a result ."}
{"id": "6544", "text": "But DR. Chip has developed methods to reduce the sample preparation time , which enables a result to be obtained in only six hours when used in combination with their enterovirus chip .", "annotated_text": "But DR. Chip has developed methods to reduce the sample preparation time , which enables a result to be obtained in when used in combination with their enterovirus chip ."}
{"id": "6545", "text": "Furthermore , the initial results of joint trials by DR. Chip , Chang Gung University and National Cheng Kung University suggest that the chip is over a thousand times more sensitive than traditional test methods .", "annotated_text": "Furthermore , the initial results of joint trials by DR. Chip , Chang Gung University and National Cheng Kung University suggest that the chip is over a thousand times more sensitive than traditional test methods ."}
{"id": "6546", "text": "\" In addition to enterovirus , we plan to develop chips to detect other infectious diseases such as hepatitis B , hepatitis C and HIV , \" says Wang Shin - hwan .", "annotated_text": "\" In addition to enterovirus , we plan to develop chips to detect other infectious diseases such as hepatitis B , hepatitis C and HIV , \" says Wang Shin - hwan ."}
{"id": "6547", "text": "Apart from the enterovirus chip , which is already at the testing stage , the ITRI 's Molecular Biomedical Technology Division is also conducting research and development on biochip applications and technology .", "annotated_text": "Apart from the enterovirus chip , which is already at the testing stage , the ITRI 's Molecular Biomedical Technology Division is also conducting research and development on biochip applications and technology ."}
{"id": "6548", "text": "Research program director Pan Chao - chi states that at present they are actively developing a \" fever chip \" with a wide range of applications .", "annotated_text": "Research program director Pan Chao - chi states that at present they are actively developing a \" fever chip \" with a wide range of applications ."}
{"id": "6549", "text": "Pan explains that in clinical practice , the causes of fever are difficult to quickly diagnose .", "annotated_text": "Pan explains that in clinical practice , the causes of fever are difficult to quickly diagnose ."}
{"id": "6550", "text": "A \" fever chip \" bearing the DNA of common fever - causing viruses and bacteria could be used to determine the cause of the fever and the type of pathogen involved would be a valuable tool .", "annotated_text": "A \" fever chip \" bearing the DNA of common fever - causing viruses and bacteria could be used to determine the cause of the fever and the type of pathogen involved would be a valuable tool ."}
{"id": "6551", "text": "However , Pan points out that because of the difficulties in substantially reducing the time needed for sample preparation , the usefulness of such a fever chip is still limited , so that it can not yet be widely promoted .", "annotated_text": "However , Pan points out that because of the difficulties in substantially reducing the time needed for sample preparation , the usefulness of such a fever chip is still limited , so that it can not yet be widely promoted ."}
{"id": "6552", "text": "Where the real money is", "annotated_text": "Where the real money is"}
{"id": "6553", "text": "At present , most applications for biochips are in academic research and the development of new pharmaceutical drugs .", "annotated_text": "At present , most applications for biochips are in academic research and the development of new pharmaceutical drugs ."}
{"id": "6554", "text": "Demand for them is growing rapidly .", "annotated_text": "Demand for them is growing rapidly ."}
{"id": "6555", "text": "Johnsee Lee says that according to US market research estimates , the worldwide annual consumption of microarray chips is currently around 250,000 ; in two years this is expected to grow to 1.2 million .", "annotated_text": "Johnsee Lee says that according to US market research estimates , the worldwide annual consumption of microarray chips is currently around 250,000 ; in two years this is expected to grow to 1.2 million ."}
{"id": "6556", "text": "Based on a market price per chip of US$ 1,000 , the size of the world market in biochips could grow to US$ 1.2 billion in 2003 , and to US$ 40 billion over the next decade .", "annotated_text": "Based on a market price per chip of US$ 1,000 , the size of the world market in biochips could grow to US$ 1.2 billion in 2003 , and to US$ 40 billion over the next decade ."}
{"id": "6557", "text": "Thus some people have set their sights on the biochip market , and believe that following Taiwan 's success in the semiconductor field , the island could go on to be a major center for contract manufacture of biochips .", "annotated_text": "Thus some people have set their sights on the biochip market , and believe that following Taiwan 's success in the semiconductor field , the island could go on to be a major center for contract manufacture of biochips ."}
{"id": "6558", "text": "Be that as it may , the small number of biochip companies so far established in Taiwan still find their market in domestic research establishments and pharmaceuticals manufacturers .", "annotated_text": "Be that as it may , the small number of biochip companies so far established in Taiwan still find their market in domestic research establishments and pharmaceuticals manufacturers ."}
{"id": "6559", "text": "Although they are also actively developing overseas markets , what interests them most is not biochips per se , nor are they content merely to be contract manufacturers .", "annotated_text": "Although they are also actively developing overseas markets , what interests them most is not biochips per se , nor are they content merely to be contract manufacturers ."}
{"id": "6560", "text": "\" The chips are only a tool , and the big money is not in chip sales .", "annotated_text": "\" The chips are only a tool , and the big money is not in chip sales ."}
{"id": "6561", "text": "What counts is the R&D behind them . \"", "annotated_text": "What counts is the R&D behind them . \""}
{"id": "6562", "text": "Jerry Huang , executive vice president of U - Vision Biotech , reveals that U - Vision , which was set up in September 1999 , has signed a contract with the US company Zen - Bio to jointly develop human adipocyte cDNA microarray chips .", "annotated_text": "Jerry Huang , executive vice president of U - Vision Biotech , reveals that U - Vision , which was set up in September 1999 , has signed a contract with the US company Zen - Bio to jointly develop human adipocyte cDNA microarray chips ."}
{"id": "6563", "text": "Huang states that research in recent years has revealed that adipocytes -LRB- fat cells -RRB- are active regulators of the energy balance in the body , and play an important role in disorders such as obesity , diabetes , osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease .", "annotated_text": "Huang states that research in recent years has revealed that adipocytes -LRB- fat cells -RRB- are active regulators of the energy balance in the body , and play an important role in disorders such as obesity , diabetes , osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease ."}
{"id": "6564", "text": "Thus it is hoped that research into human adipocytes can help in the search for drugs and other therapies to treat these disorders .", "annotated_text": "Thus it is hoped that research into human adipocytes can help in the search for drugs and other therapies to treat these disorders ."}
{"id": "6565", "text": "Apart from this , U - Vision is also conducting a one - year bacterial genome project , which aims to map the genome of a certain drug - resistant bacterium as a basis for developing new vaccines and drugs .", "annotated_text": "Apart from this , U - Vision is also conducting a one - year bacterial genome project , which aims to map the genome of a certain drug - resistant bacterium as a basis for developing new vaccines and drugs ."}
{"id": "6566", "text": "Drug development", "annotated_text": "Drug development"}
{"id": "6567", "text": "Taiwan Genome Sciences -LRB- TGS -RRB- , which was set up in November 1999 as a joint venture by the Uni-President Enterprises Group , Yuen Foong Yu and Tuntex Groups , only entered the biotechnology fray in April of this year .", "annotated_text": "Taiwan Genome Sciences -LRB- TGS -RRB- , which was set up in November 1999 as a joint venture by the Uni-President Enterprises Group , Yuen Foong Yu and Tuntex Groups , only entered the biotechnology fray in April of this year ."}
{"id": "6568", "text": "CEO Andrew Kuo says the investors came to the view that Taiwan needs to develop its biotechnology industries , and therefore they combined their resources to make a long - term investment in the field .", "annotated_text": "CEO Andrew Kuo says the investors came to the view that Taiwan needs to develop its biotechnology industries , and therefore they combined their resources to make a long - term investment in the field ."}
{"id": "6569", "text": "TGS 's strategy is to invest in a number of US genome research companies , and to sign technology transfer agreements and chip production contracts with them .", "annotated_text": "TGS 's strategy is to invest in a number of US genome research companies , and to sign technology transfer agreements and chip production contracts with them ."}
{"id": "6570", "text": "Kuo comments that contract production of chips is merely a service activity and a source of income for the company - TGS 's ultimate goal is in doing R&D work to identify gene sequences as targets for developing new drugs .", "annotated_text": "Kuo comments that contract production of chips is merely a service activity and a source of income for the company - TGS 's ultimate goal is in doing R&D work to identify gene sequences as targets for developing new drugs ."}
{"id": "6571", "text": "Kuo states that at present , the number of known target sequences for disease - treating drugs is only around 500 , but as the human genome is mapped out this number can be expected to increase tenfold .", "annotated_text": "Kuo states that at present , the number of known target sequences for disease - treating drugs is only around 500 , but as the human genome is mapped out this number can be expected to increase tenfold ."}
{"id": "6572", "text": "Currently , TGS has its sights set mainly on doing research into diseases which are especially prevalent in Asia , such as liver and stomach cancers .", "annotated_text": "Currently , TGS has its sights set mainly on doing research into diseases which are especially prevalent in Asia , such as liver and stomach cancers ."}
{"id": "6573", "text": "A chip revolution", "annotated_text": "A chip revolution"}
{"id": "6574", "text": "However , the potential uses for biochips go far beyond the medical applications outlined above .", "annotated_text": "However , the potential uses for biochips go far beyond the medical applications outlined above ."}
{"id": "6575", "text": "Dr. Johnsee Lee , who as well as heading up the Biomedical Engineering Center is also general director of Union Chemical Laboratories , a research institute under the ITRI umbrella , says that due to biochips ' advantages of miniaturization , parallelism , speed and the ability to reveal the \" big picture , \" they have a very wide range of applications .", "annotated_text": "Dr. Johnsee Lee , who as well as heading up the Biomedical Engineering Center is also general director of Union Chemical Laboratories , a research institute under the ITRI umbrella , says that due to biochips ' advantages of miniaturization , parallelism , speed and the ability to reveal the \" big picture , \" they have a very wide range of applications ."}
{"id": "6576", "text": "They can not only be used as a research tool in biological , medical and pharmaceutical research and development , and as a clinical diagnostic tool for doing health checks , testing for infectious pathogens , screening blood and so on , but they can also find uses in such areas as defense applications , police forensic work , environmental testing and food testing .", "annotated_text": "They can not only be used as a research tool in biological , medical and pharmaceutical research and development , and as a clinical diagnostic tool for doing health checks , testing for infectious pathogens , screening blood and so on , but they can also find uses in such areas as defense applications , police forensic work , environmental testing and food testing ."}
{"id": "6577", "text": "Biochips come in two main types : the microfluidics chip or \" lab - on - a - chip , \" and the microarray chip or \" DNA chip . \"", "annotated_text": "Biochips come in two main types : the microfluidics chip or \" lab - on - a - chip , \" and the microarray chip or \" DNA chip . \""}
{"id": "6578", "text": "Microfluidics chips bring together biotechnology , microelectronics , micromachining and other technologies to integrate the functions of multiple laboratory instruments onto a single chip in miniaturized form .", "annotated_text": "Microfluidics chips bring together biotechnology , microelectronics , micromachining and other technologies to integrate the functions of multiple laboratory instruments onto a single chip in miniaturized form ."}
{"id": "6579", "text": "Meanwhile on microarray chips , biological molecules such as gene segments , oligonucleotides , proteins or antibodies are bound to the chip surface in an array of tiny spots , and a single chip may carry many tens of thousands of such spots .", "annotated_text": "Meanwhile on microarray chips , biological molecules such as gene segments , oligonucleotides , proteins or antibodies are bound to the chip surface in an array of tiny spots , and a single chip may carry many tens of thousands of such spots ."}
{"id": "6580", "text": "BMEC researcher Pan Chao - chi uses the example of blood screening for a blood bank to illustrate the difference between the two kinds of chips .", "annotated_text": "BMEC researcher Pan Chao - chi uses the example of blood screening for a blood bank to illustrate the difference between the two kinds of chips ."}
{"id": "6581", "text": "To test a blood sample using a microarray chip , the sample must first go through many preparatory steps such as purification , nucleotide extraction , copying , amplification and labeling before being put onto the chip where the \" hybridization \" reaction takes place .", "annotated_text": "To test a blood sample using a microarray chip , the sample must first go through many preparatory steps such as purification , nucleotide extraction , copying , amplification and labeling before being put onto the chip where the \" hybridization \" reaction takes place ."}
{"id": "6582", "text": "Finally , the results are analyzed using a detection system .", "annotated_text": "Finally , the results are analyzed using a detection system ."}
{"id": "6583", "text": "Hence these chips are only suitable for use in the laboratory .", "annotated_text": "Hence these chips are only suitable for use in the laboratory ."}
{"id": "6584", "text": "In contrast , with a lab - on - a - chip system , all the laboratory preparation stages will be done on the chip itself , so that the user need only place a drop of blood directly onto the chip to obtain a result .", "annotated_text": "In contrast , with a lab - on - a - chip system , all the laboratory preparation stages will be done on the chip itself , so that the user need only place a drop of blood directly onto the chip to obtain a result ."}
{"id": "6585", "text": "At present , microfluidics technology is not yet mature , and no such chips have been launched as commercial products anywhere .", "annotated_text": "At present , microfluidics technology is not yet mature , and no such chips have been launched as commercial products anywhere ."}
{"id": "6586", "text": "But , says Pan Chao - chih : \" This is the way future biochip development will go . \"", "annotated_text": "But , says Pan Chao - chih : \" This is the way future biochip development will go . \""}
{"id": "6587", "text": "The poor man 's chip", "annotated_text": "The poor man 's chip"}
{"id": "6588", "text": "Future prospects also seem infinite for microarray chips , which are already widely used in laboratories and research establishments .", "annotated_text": "Future prospects also seem infinite for microarray chips , which are already widely used in laboratories and research establishments ."}
{"id": "6589", "text": "Jerry Huang notes that DNA chips are an indispensable research tool in molecular biology .", "annotated_text": "Jerry Huang notes that DNA chips are an indispensable research tool in molecular biology ."}
{"id": "6590", "text": "On one little biochip , tens of thousands of gene segments can be arranged to simultaneously detect the expression of tens of thousands of genes .", "annotated_text": "On one little biochip , tens of thousands of gene segments can be arranged to simultaneously detect the expression of tens of thousands of genes ."}
{"id": "6591", "text": "In other words , whereas in the past researchers had to investigate each gene individually , today , using biochips , they can obtain test results for tens of thousands of genes at once .", "annotated_text": "In other words , whereas in the past researchers had to investigate each gene individually , today , using biochips , they can obtain test results for tens of thousands of genes at once ."}
{"id": "6592", "text": "In particular , biochips not only can speed the pace of research , but can also replace laboratory animals such as rats and rabbits in many experiments , with tests being carried out directly on human genes on the chip .", "annotated_text": "In particular , biochips not only can speed the pace of research , but can also replace laboratory animals such as rats and rabbits in many experiments , with tests being carried out directly on human genes on the chip ."}
{"id": "6593", "text": "Thus as research tools biochips are not only convenient and quick , but also more humane .", "annotated_text": "Thus as research tools biochips are not only convenient and quick , but also more humane ."}
{"id": "6594", "text": "Dr. Konan Peck , an assistant research fellow at Academia Sinica 's Institute of Biomedical Sciences -LRB- IBMS -RRB- , says that biochips need to be made more widely available as a molecular biology research tool .", "annotated_text": "Dr. Konan Peck , an assistant research fellow at Academia Sinica 's Institute of Biomedical Sciences -LRB- IBMS -RRB- , says that biochips need to be made more widely available as a molecular biology research tool ."}
{"id": "6595", "text": "With this in mind , Peck has developed nylon - based biochips which have been called \" the poor man 's biochip , \" since they cost a third less than glass chips .", "annotated_text": "With this in mind , Peck has developed nylon - based biochips which have been called \" the poor man 's biochip , \" since they cost a third less than glass chips ."}
{"id": "6596", "text": "Apart from the material itself being cheaper , the nylon chips use a visible - spectrum colorimetric system to display results , so that they can be read using an ordinary optical scanner , which costs 50 - 70 % less than using a special laser detector .", "annotated_text": "Apart from the material itself being cheaper , the nylon chips use a visible - spectrum colorimetric system to display results , so that they can be read using an ordinary optical scanner , which costs 50 - 70 % less than using a special laser detector ."}
{"id": "6597", "text": "The nylon membrane biochips currently produced by TGS and U - Vision Biotech are all derived from the technology developed by Konan Peck .", "annotated_text": "The nylon membrane biochips currently produced by TGS and U - Vision Biotech are all derived from the technology developed by Konan Peck ."}
{"id": "6598", "text": "Cutting edge", "annotated_text": "Cutting edge"}
{"id": "6599", "text": "Can Taiwan really repeat its success in the semiconductor industry , to become a major production center for biochips ?", "annotated_text": "Can Taiwan really repeat its success in the semiconductor industry , to become a major production center for biochips ?"}
{"id": "6600", "text": "BMEC director Johnsee Lee observes that the level of scientific and technical know - how required for biochip production is very high , so that the opportunities for contract manufacture are limited .", "annotated_text": "BMEC director Johnsee Lee observes that the level of scientific and technical know - how required for biochip production is very high , so that the opportunities for contract manufacture are limited ."}
{"id": "6601", "text": "However , due to Taiwan 's early entry into biochip research and development , and the high state of development of its semiconductor industry , the island is well supplied with relevant technology and skills .", "annotated_text": "However , due to Taiwan 's early entry into biochip research and development , and the high state of development of its semiconductor industry , the island is well supplied with relevant technology and skills ."}
{"id": "6602", "text": "Thus , says Lee , \" Taiwan should have opportunities to enter this field not merely as a contract manufacturer . \"", "annotated_text": "Thus , says Lee , \" Taiwan should have opportunities to enter this field not merely as a contract manufacturer . \""}
{"id": "6603", "text": "The potential and importance of biochips is plain to see , but in this new , interdisciplinary industry , there are still many obstacles and difficulties to overcome .", "annotated_text": "The potential and importance of biochips is plain to see , but in this new , interdisciplinary industry , there are still many obstacles and difficulties to overcome ."}
{"id": "6604", "text": "Apart from the fact that the technology is not yet mature , and that generally accepted , mutually compatible international standards have not yet emerged , the biggest bottleneck for biochips at the moment is the many thousands of patents which have been taken out in the field , which limit the avenues available to each player .", "annotated_text": "Apart from the fact that the technology is not yet mature , and that generally accepted , mutually compatible international standards have not yet emerged , the biggest bottleneck for biochips at the moment is the many thousands of patents which have been taken out in the field , which limit the avenues available to each player ."}
{"id": "6605", "text": "\" Because this area is a patents minefield , it 's impossible to create a product which from start to finish does n't infringe on anyone else 's patents , \" says Johnsee Lee .", "annotated_text": "\" Because this area is a patents minefield , it 's impossible to create a product which from start to finish does n't infringe on anyone else 's patents , \" says Johnsee Lee ."}
{"id": "6606", "text": "In his view , this problem may be resolved in the future by the exchange of patented technologies between players .", "annotated_text": "In his view , this problem may be resolved in the future by the exchange of patented technologies between players ."}
{"id": "6607", "text": "In other words , at this stage companies must actively carry out research and development , and obtain international patents , in order to have bargaining chips in future negotiations .", "annotated_text": "In other words , at this stage companies must actively carry out research and development , and obtain international patents , in order to have bargaining chips in future negotiations ."}
{"id": "6608", "text": "At present , the BMEC has over 10 patents pending in the areas of microfluidics biochips , chip surface processing technology and probe design and applications .", "annotated_text": "At present , the BMEC has over 10 patents pending in the areas of microfluidics biochips , chip surface processing technology and probe design and applications ."}
{"id": "6609", "text": "Pushing the envelope", "annotated_text": "Pushing the envelope"}
{"id": "6610", "text": "Although at their present stage of development , biochips are already a great help to researchers , they are still far removed from ordinary people 's lives .", "annotated_text": "Although at their present stage of development , biochips are already a great help to researchers , they are still far removed from ordinary people 's lives ."}
{"id": "6611", "text": "But one day they will play an important role in all our lives .", "annotated_text": "But one day they will play an important role in all our lives ."}
{"id": "6612", "text": "\" Applications and commercialization are our goal , \" says Johnsee Lee .", "annotated_text": "\" Applications and commercialization are our goal , \" says Johnsee Lee ."}
{"id": "6613", "text": "He says that only if research results are commercialized does research produce an economic payback .", "annotated_text": "He says that only if research results are commercialized does research produce an economic payback ."}
{"id": "6614", "text": "Equally , to have a really broad market biochips need to go beyond the laboratory researcher , and into hospitals , clinics and homes , and to individual users .", "annotated_text": "Equally , to have a really broad market biochips need to go beyond the laboratory researcher , and into hospitals , clinics and homes , and to individual users ."}
{"id": "6615", "text": "Lee points out that before biochips will be worth commercializing , sample preparation needs to be made convenient , reading results must be simple and easy , the chips ' speed and accuracy must be high , and their cost must be low .", "annotated_text": "Lee points out that before biochips will be worth commercializing , sample preparation needs to be made convenient , reading results must be simple and easy , the chips ' speed and accuracy must be high , and their cost must be low ."}
{"id": "6616", "text": "He predicts that in one to two years , biochips will be suitable for use in supplemental tests , and after around three years for high - throughput screening ; in five years time it should be possible to develop them into general screening tools which will be as easy to use as the pregnancy test kits on the market today .", "annotated_text": "He predicts that in one to two years , biochips will be suitable for use in supplemental tests , and after around three years for high - throughput screening ; in five years time it should be possible to develop them into general screening tools which will be as easy to use as the pregnancy test kits on the market today ."}
{"id": "6617", "text": "IBMS associate research fellow Konan Peck agrees that in the foreseeable future , diagnostic chips will enable everyone to learn their current state of health and know what diseases they may develop in the future .", "annotated_text": "IBMS associate research fellow Konan Peck agrees that in the foreseeable future , diagnostic chips will enable everyone to learn their current state of health and know what diseases they may develop in the future ."}
{"id": "6618", "text": "But in a situation where testing technology is ahead of medical treatment technology , the medical problems so discovered may not be treatable .", "annotated_text": "But in a situation where testing technology is ahead of medical treatment technology , the medical problems so discovered may not be treatable ."}
{"id": "6619", "text": "Mankind is always challenging his limits , and when , in the near future , biochips lift the veil of many diseases , the next challenge will have only just begun .", "annotated_text": "Mankind is always challenging his limits , and when , in the near future , biochips lift the veil of many diseases , the next challenge will have only just begun ."}
{"id": "6620", "text": "Turning to the Constitution on the \" One China \" Issue", "annotated_text": "Turning to the Constitution on the \" OneChina \" Issue"}
{"id": "6621", "text": "Still wrestling with the vexed issue of \" one China , \" the President 's Advisory Group on Cross-Strait Relations met for its sixth and seventh sessions during November , amid frenzied media attention .", "annotated_text": "Still wrestling with the vexed issue of \" oneChina , \" the President 's Advisory Group on Cross-Strait Relations met for its sixth and seventh sessions during November , amid frenzied media attention ."}
{"id": "6622", "text": "The group eventually reached a consensus that the \" one China \" principle advocated by the mainland should be addressed \" in accordance with the constitution . \"", "annotated_text": "The group eventually reached a consensus that the \" oneChina \" principle advocated by the mainland should be addressed \" in accordance with the constitution . \""}
{"id": "6623", "text": "How president Chen Shui - bian responds to this proposal will determine whether or not the \" one China \" stalemate can be broken , and if there is to be a set timetable for implementing the three direct links .", "annotated_text": "How president Chen Shui - bian responds to this proposal will determine whether or not the \" oneChina \" stalemate can be broken , and if there is to be a set timetable for implementing the three direct links ."}
{"id": "6624", "text": "After assuming the presidency , Chen Shui - bian recruited a number of leading politicians , industrialists , academics and other personages for a non-partisan advisory group , intended to build cross-party consensus on the subject of relations with the mainland .", "annotated_text": "After assuming the presidency , Chen Shui - bian recruited a number of leading politicians , industrialists , academics and other personages for a non-partisan advisory group , intended to build cross-party consensus on the subject of relations with the mainland ."}
{"id": "6625", "text": "Chaired by Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan - tseh , the Presidential Advisory Group on Cross-Strait Relations first met in early September .", "annotated_text": "Chaired by Academia Sinica president Lee Yuan - tseh , the Presidential Advisory Group on Cross-Strait Relationsfirst met in early September ."}
{"id": "6626", "text": "Since then the Group has held a series of intensive discussions on Taiwan 's fundamental position regarding the cross-strait relationship .", "annotated_text": "Since then the Group has held a series of intensive discussions on Taiwan 's fundamental position regarding the cross-strait relationship ."}
{"id": "6627", "text": "The Group entered the final phase of discussions on the \" one China \" issue during November , but differences between pro-unification and pro-independence participants continued to stymie the effort to produce a statement acceptable to all .", "annotated_text": "The Group entered the final phase of discussions on the \" oneChina \" issue during November , but differences between pro-unification and pro-independence participants continued to stymie the effort to produce a statement acceptable to all ."}
{"id": "6628", "text": "As DPP legislator Shen Fu - hsiung pointed out , the Group had to draft something \" palatable both to the pro-unification and pro-independence camps ; something which the DPP ca n't shun and yet which does n't make Beijing wince . \"", "annotated_text": "As DPP legislator Shen Fu - hsiung pointed out , the Group had to draft something \" palatable both to the pro-unification and pro-independence camps ; something which the DPP ca n't shun and yet which does n't make Beijing wince . \""}
{"id": "6629", "text": "Clearly no easy task .", "annotated_text": "Clearly no easy task ."}
{"id": "6630", "text": "On the evening of November 18 Advisory Group chairman Lee Yuan - tseh , meeting over dinner with DPP faction leaders , described the cross-strait situation as extremely precarious , and said that since time is not on Taiwan 's side we need to step up efforts to resume dialogue with the mainland .", "annotated_text": "On Advisory Group chairman Lee Yuan - tseh , meeting over dinner with DPP faction leaders , described the cross-strait situation as extremely precarious , and said that since time is not on Taiwan 's side we need to step up efforts to resume dialogue with the mainland ."}
{"id": "6631", "text": "Separately , during his report to the Legislative Yuan on the Academia Sinica 's budget , Lee reiterated : \" If the whole population could arrive at a consensus on ' one China , ' then President Chen would have no grounds for not accepting that consensus . \"", "annotated_text": "Separately , during his report to the Legislative Yuan on the Academia Sinica 's budget , Lee reiterated : \" If the whole population could arrive at a consensus on ' oneChina , ' then President Chen would have no grounds for not accepting that consensus . \""}
{"id": "6632", "text": "Lee added that he hoped the Advisory Group would shortly come to a firm conclusion on the \" one China \" issue .", "annotated_text": "Lee added that he hoped the Advisory Group would shortly come to a firm conclusion on the \" oneChina \" issue ."}
{"id": "6633", "text": "Lee Yuan - tseh 's appeal made little impression on the governing DPP , however .", "annotated_text": "Lee Yuan - tseh 's appeal made little impression on the governing DPP , however ."}
{"id": "6634", "text": "Furthermore , DPP chairman Frank Hsieh himself came under fire within the party after stating : \" The constitution of the ROC is itself a one China framework .", "annotated_text": "Furthermore , DPP chairman Frank Hsieh himself came under fire within the party after stating : \" The constitution of the ROC is itself a oneChina framework ."}
{"id": "6635", "text": "Since the DPP has participated in the process of constitutional amendment it ought to accept this constitution , and as the party of government we ca n't afford to override or reject it . \"", "annotated_text": "Since the DPP has participated in the process of constitutional amendment it ought to accept this constitution , and as the party of government we ca n't afford to override or reject it . \""}
{"id": "6636", "text": "According to DPP lawmaker Lin Cho - shui , Chen Shui - bian has shown more goodwill to Beijing as president than Lee Teng - hui ever did , but without any response -", "annotated_text": "According to DPP lawmaker Lin Cho - shui , Chen Shui - bian has shown more goodwill to Beijing as president than Lee Teng - hui ever did , but without any response -"}
{"id": "6637", "text": "so why should he once again be expected to respond on the \" one China \" issue ?", "annotated_text": "so why should he once again be expected to respond on the \" oneChina \" issue ?"}
{"id": "6638", "text": "Also , Lin disagrees with Lee Yuan - tseh 's assertion that \" time is not on our side , \" and instead feels that things are no worse than before .", "annotated_text": "Also , Lin disagrees with Lee Yuan - tseh 's assertion that \" time is not on our side , \" and instead feels that things are no worse than before ."}
{"id": "6639", "text": "Meanwhile , the opposition alliance has been calling for the DPP to \" shed its ideological baggage . \"", "annotated_text": "Meanwhile , the opposition alliance has been calling for the DPP to \" shed its ideological baggage . \""}
{"id": "6640", "text": "On November 24 the New Party , which had already pulled out of the Advisory Group , published an article in the press signed by leading members such as Yu Mu - ming and Chen Kui - miao , in which they called on the government to take the constitution as its starting point for breaking the \" one China \" deadlock .", "annotated_text": "On November 24the New Party , which had already pulled out of the Advisory Group , published an article in the press signed by leading members such as Yu Mu - ming and Chen Kui - miao , in which they called on the government to take the constitution as its starting point for breaking the \" oneChina \" deadlock ."}
{"id": "6641", "text": "They pointed out that Chen and the DPP had competed in elections in accordance with the constitution , winning the presidency and a share of seats in the legislature and the National Assembly , and had also participated in the process of revising the constitution .", "annotated_text": "They pointed out that Chen and the DPP had competed in elections in accordance with the constitution , winning the presidency and a share of seats in the legislature and the National Assembly , and had also participated in the process of revising the constitution ."}
{"id": "6642", "text": "Now , with its constitutionally granted mandate , the party has an obligation to fully uphold the constitution .", "annotated_text": "Now , with its constitutionally granted mandate , the party has an obligation to fully uphold the constitution ."}
{"id": "6643", "text": "As the politicians argued , Formosa Plastics boss Wang Yung - ching convened a meeting with other captains of industry to come up with some advice for the government on economic policy .", "annotated_text": "As the politicians argued , Formosa Plastics boss Wang Yung - ching convened a meeting with other captains of industry to come up with some advice for the government on economic policy ."}
{"id": "6644", "text": "For the first time Wang voiced support for Lee Yuan - tseh 's proposal that \" with ' one China ' as the precondition , each side can have its own interpretation . \"", "annotated_text": "For the first time Wang voiced support for Lee Yuan - tseh 's proposal that \" with ' oneChina ' as the precondition , each side can have its own interpretation . \""}
{"id": "6645", "text": "Wang also agreed with Lee 's notion that time is running out for Taiwan , in the belief that Taiwan will only have time on its side once it starts to carry out well - intentioned engagement with the mainland .", "annotated_text": "Wang also agreed with Lee 's notion that time is running out for Taiwan , in the belief that Taiwan will only have time on its side once it starts to carry out well - intentioned engagement with the mainland ."}
{"id": "6646", "text": "Consensus on the \" one China question \" is an urgent priority for both sides if there is to be a peaceful future .", "annotated_text": "Consensus on the \" oneChina question \" is an urgent priority for both sides if there is to be a peaceful future ."}
{"id": "6647", "text": "Wang Yung - ching 's demand for a review of the government 's \" go slow \" policy , and opening of the three direct links , brought a personal phone call from the president , who invited him to come and discuss policy .", "annotated_text": "Wang Yung - ching 's demand for a review of the government 's \" go slow \" policy , and opening of the three direct links , brought a personal phone call from the president , who invited him to come and discuss policy ."}
{"id": "6648", "text": "On November 25 Wang and a handful of other leading industrialists went to call on the president at his official residence .", "annotated_text": "On November 25Wang and a handful of other leading industrialists went to call on the president at his official residence ."}
{"id": "6649", "text": "The businessmen said that shelving the \" one China \" issue was not the right thing for the government to do , and that Taiwan could no longer afford to play word games .", "annotated_text": "The businessmen said that shelving the \" oneChina \" issue was not the right thing for the government to do , and that Taiwan could no longer afford to play word games ."}
{"id": "6650", "text": "They stressed the need for early restoration of the mechanism for cross-strait economic dialogue , and said that the government should also think about moving towards political dialogue .", "annotated_text": "They stressed the need for early restoration of the mechanism for cross-strait economic dialogue , and said that the government should also think about moving towards political dialogue ."}
{"id": "6651", "text": "The Presidential Advisory Group met again on November 26 , and discussed a proposal , made earlier by Public Television System chairman Wu Feng - shan and already favored by most members of the Group , for \" one China \" to be addressed through \" three acknowledgements and four suggestions . \"", "annotated_text": "The Presidential Advisory Group met again on November 26 , and discussed a proposal , made earlier by Public Television System chairman Wu Feng - shan and already favored by most members of the Group , for \" oneChina \" to be addressed through \" three acknowledgements and four suggestions . \""}
{"id": "6652", "text": "A firm consensus was finally arrived at , and the Group submitted to the president its proposal that Taiwan should \" respond to the mainland 's ' one China ' proposition in accordance with the constitution of the ROC . \"", "annotated_text": "A firm consensus was finally arrived at , and the Group submitted to the president its proposal that Taiwan should \" respond to the mainland 's ' oneChina ' proposition in accordance with the constitution of the ROC . \""}
{"id": "6653", "text": "The government and opposition parties continued to disagree regarding this consensus .", "annotated_text": "The government and opposition parties continued to disagree regarding this consensus ."}
{"id": "6654", "text": "DPP legislator Lin Cho - shui described it as \" acceptable , if not very satisfactory . \"", "annotated_text": "DPP legislator Lin Cho - shui described it as \" acceptable , if not very satisfactory . \""}
{"id": "6655", "text": "PFP spokesman Li Ching - an called it \" a conclusion without a conclusion . \"", "annotated_text": "PFP spokesman Li Ching - an called it \" a conclusion without a conclusion . \""}
{"id": "6656", "text": "New Party convenor Hau Lung - pin said the statement was too ambiguous , tending towards \" one China , with each side free to make its own interpretation , \" and added that it was highly unlikely to be used by the president as a guide for cross-strait policy .", "annotated_text": "New Party convenor Hau Lung - pin said the statement was too ambiguous , tending towards \" oneChina , with each side free to make its own interpretation , \" and added that it was highly unlikely to be used by the president as a guide for cross-strait policy ."}
{"id": "6657", "text": "Ting Shou - chung , deputy executive director of the KMT policy committee , said this so - called consensus was simply a case of going round and round on the spot , and would do nothing to solve the core problem .", "annotated_text": "Ting Shou - chung , deputy executive director of the KMT policy committee , said this so - called consensus was simply a case of going round and round on the spot , and would do nothing to solve the core problem ."}
{"id": "6658", "text": "In a November 28 press release , the Mainland Affairs Council -LRB- MAC -RRB- , the government body in charge of cross-strait affairs , diplomatically stated that it would observe and implement the suggestions of the Advisory Group if and when they become official government policy .", "annotated_text": "In a November 28 press release , the Mainland Affairs Council -LRB- MAC -RRB- , the government body in charge of cross-strait affairs , diplomatically stated that it would observe and implement the suggestions of the Advisory Group if and when they become official government policy ."}
{"id": "6659", "text": "Speaking on the topic of the three direct links , MAC chairwoman Tsai Ing - wen said that these will be phased in according to conditions , with the first phase being the opening of direct business links as necessitated by the admission of both sides to the WTO .", "annotated_text": "Speaking on the topic of the three direct links , MAC chairwoman Tsai Ing - wen said that these will be phased in according to conditions , with the first phase being the opening of direct business links as necessitated by the admission of both sides to the WTO ."}
{"id": "6660", "text": "And according to economics minister Lin Hsin - yi , the government recognizes that the \" go slow \" policy needs to be relaxed , and will give a more thorough accounting of this before the end of the year .", "annotated_text": "And according to economics minister Lin Hsin - yi , the government recognizes that the \" go slow \" policy needs to be relaxed , and will give a more thorough accounting of this before the end of the year ."}
{"id": "6661", "text": "Tanshui : An Inspiration to Poets , Artists , and Romantics", "annotated_text": "Tanshui : An Inspiration to Poets , Artists , and Romantics"}
{"id": "6662", "text": "-LRB- Lin I - hsien / photos by Diago Chiu / tr. by Phil Newell -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- Lin I - hsien / photos by Diago Chiu / tr. by Phil Newell -RRB-"}
{"id": "6663", "text": "In paintings , a white cloud layer swirls over Mt. Kuanyin ;", "annotated_text": "In paintings , a white cloud layer swirls over Mt. Kuanyin ;"}
{"id": "6664", "text": "waves on the river drift like a breeze ;", "annotated_text": "waves on the river drift like a breeze ;"}
{"id": "6665", "text": "a red sun dances on golden water ;", "annotated_text": "a red sun dances on golden water ;"}
{"id": "6666", "text": "a yellow moon sings from a deep purple sky . . . .", "annotated_text": "a yellow moon sings from a deep purple sky . . . ."}
{"id": "6667", "text": "The Tanshui of illustrations is a place of unblemished beauty , a myth that remains unshakeable .", "annotated_text": "The Tanshui of illustrations is a place of unblemished beauty , a myth that remains unshakeable ."}
{"id": "6668", "text": "In the 300 - plus years since its founding , this port town - formerly called Huwei , now Tanshui Township - has seen days of prosperity and has also been through a baptism of fire .", "annotated_text": "In the 300 - plus years since its founding , this port town - formerly called Huwei , now Tanshui Township - has seen days of prosperity and has also been through a baptism of fire ."}
{"id": "6669", "text": "What makes it special among the 309 urban and rural townships of Taiwan ?", "annotated_text": "What makes it special among the 309 urban and rural townships of Taiwan ?"}
{"id": "6670", "text": "How do the people of Tanshui live today ?", "annotated_text": "How do the people of Tanshui live today ?"}
{"id": "6671", "text": "How do they recall the past ?", "annotated_text": "How do they recall the past ?"}
{"id": "6672", "text": "And how do they see the future ?", "annotated_text": "And how do they see the future ?"}
{"id": "6673", "text": "\" You want to know how Tanshui has changed ?", "annotated_text": "\" You want to know how Tanshui has changed ?"}
{"id": "6674", "text": "I would say that the biggest change is that the old streets are gone . \"", "annotated_text": "I would say that the biggest change is that the old streets are gone . \""}
{"id": "6675", "text": "So declares Tu Hsiu - yuan , proprietor of the Hui Yuan Pharmacy , and also director of the Huwei Cultural and Historical Workshop .", "annotated_text": "So declares Tu Hsiu - yuan , proprietor of the Hui Yuan Pharmacy , and also director of the Huwei Cultural and Historical Workshop ."}
{"id": "6676", "text": "His pharmacy is located on what is now called Chungcheng Road , one of the oldest streets , which Tanshui natives still call Huwei Street .", "annotated_text": "His pharmacy is located on what is now called Chungcheng Road , one of the oldest streets , which Tanshui natives still call Huwei Street ."}
{"id": "6677", "text": "Tu , who has lived his whole life in the old neighborhood , has watched from his doorstep as old shops have refurbished themselves in modern style , and modern shops have adopted the look of the old .", "annotated_text": "Tu , who has lived his whole life in the old neighborhood , has watched from his doorstep as old shops have refurbished themselves in modern style , and modern shops have adopted the look of the old ."}
{"id": "6678", "text": "For the convenience of cars , the streets have been widened repeatedly .", "annotated_text": "For the convenience of cars , the streets have been widened repeatedly ."}
{"id": "6679", "text": "In 1988 , the last train on the old Tanshui Line of the railroad chugged into history , taking that old slower pace of life with it .", "annotated_text": "In 1988 , the last train on the old Tanshui Line of the railroad chugged into history , taking that old slower pace of life with it ."}
{"id": "6680", "text": "In 1997 the Tanshui Line of the mass rapid transit system opened , bringing floods of visitors to the town .", "annotated_text": "In 1997the Tanshui Line of the mass rapid transit system opened , bringing floods of visitors to the town ."}
{"id": "6681", "text": "Yet , while these tourists bring a human touch to the streets on weekends and holidays , on ordinary weekdays the silence is accompanied only by leftover garbage , empty shops , and those Huwei people who refuse to leave their old homes .", "annotated_text": "Yet , while these tourists bring a human touch to the streets on weekends and holidays , on ordinary weekdays the silence is accompanied only by leftover garbage , empty shops , and those Huwei people who refuse to leave their old homes ."}
{"id": "6682", "text": "The golden age of Huwei", "annotated_text": "The golden age of Huwei"}
{"id": "6683", "text": "There are different explanations as to the origins of the word Huwei , the original name for Tanshui .", "annotated_text": "There are different explanations as to the origins of the word Huwei , the original name for Tanshui ."}
{"id": "6684", "text": "Some say it was a transliteration of the place name used by the indigenous people .", "annotated_text": "Some say it was a transliteration of the place name used by the indigenous people ."}
{"id": "6685", "text": "But others say it comes from a long - gone fishing practice , using a shi hu -LRB- \" stone pool \" -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "But others say it comes from a long - gone fishing practice , using a shi hu -LRB- \" stone pool \" -RRB- ."}
{"id": "6686", "text": "Early fishermen used stones to carve a long , narrow catchment -LRB- the so - called \" pool \" -RRB- in the sand , waiting for the tide to carry in fish which they could then easily scoop up .", "annotated_text": "Early fishermen used stones to carve a long , narrow catchment -LRB- the so - called \" pool \" -RRB- in the sand , waiting for the tide to carry in fish which they could then easily scoop up ."}
{"id": "6687", "text": "Since the place now known as Tanshui was at the tail end -LRB- wei -RRB- of this stone pool , it came to be called Huwei .", "annotated_text": "Since the place now known as Tanshui was at the tail end -LRB- wei -RRB- of this stone pool , it came to be called Huwei ."}
{"id": "6688", "text": "Tanshui occupied an important place in the transport network connecting Taiwan to Southeast Asia .", "annotated_text": "Tanshui occupied an important place in the transport network connecting Taiwan to Southeast Asia ."}
{"id": "6689", "text": "Even before the arrival of Westerners in Taiwan , Han Chinese often crossed over from China to Tanshui , which is relatively close to the mainland .", "annotated_text": "Even before the arrival of Westerners in Taiwan , Han Chinese often crossed over from China to Tanshui , which is relatively close to the mainland ."}
{"id": "6690", "text": "Here they engaged in barter trade with the Pingpu -LRB- meaning \" plains \" -RRB- aborigines , with deer skins and sulphur being the most coveted products .", "annotated_text": "Here they engaged in barter trade with the Pingpu -LRB- meaning \" plains \" -RRB- aborigines , with deer skins and sulphur being the most coveted products ."}
{"id": "6691", "text": "As Western powers turned their eyes to Asia , Tanshui became strategically important .", "annotated_text": "As Western powers turned their eyes to Asia , Tanshui became strategically important ."}
{"id": "6692", "text": "In the 17th century , first the Spanish , and then the Dutch , built forts here as symbols of their claims to territorial control .", "annotated_text": "In the 17th century , first the Spanish , and then the Dutch , built forts here as symbols of their claims to territorial control ."}
{"id": "6693", "text": "In the mid-17th century , China took control of Taiwan , and closed Tanshui to international trade .", "annotated_text": "In the mid-17th century , China took control of Taiwan , and closed Tanshui to international trade ."}
{"id": "6694", "text": "Later , as a result of the Sino - French war of 1884 , Tanshui was again opened up to Western access .", "annotated_text": "Later , as a result of the Sino - French war of 1884 , Tanshui was again opened up to Western access ."}
{"id": "6695", "text": "During Tanshui 's golden age , large and small boats were constantly coming and going in the harbor , and it was not unusual to see enormous steamships .", "annotated_text": "During Tanshui 's golden age , large and small boats were constantly coming and going in the harbor , and it was not unusual to see enormous steamships ."}
{"id": "6696", "text": "In the latter part of the Qing dynasty , Tanshui was the largest port in Taiwan , and was the \" customs headquarters , \" also charged with overseeing port activities at Keelung , Tainan , and Kaohsiung .", "annotated_text": "In the latter part of the Qing dynasty , Tanshui was the largest port in Taiwan , and was the \" customs headquarters , \" also charged with overseeing port activities at Keelung , Tainan , and Kaohsiung ."}
{"id": "6697", "text": "However , during the Japanese occupation , as a result of silting , and because the Japanese invested a huge effort in developing the port at Keelung , Tanshui faded in importance , never again to see the likes of its glory days .", "annotated_text": "However , during the Japanese occupation , as a result of silting , and because the Japanese invested a huge effort in developing the port at Keelung , Tanshui faded in importance , never again to see the likes of its glory days ."}
{"id": "6698", "text": "Tanshui is a place of many historic sites , a place that invites reflection on things past .", "annotated_text": "Tanshui is a place of many historic sites , a place that invites reflection on things past ."}
{"id": "6699", "text": "In the \" foreign district , \" a missionary named George Mackay established the first hospital for Western medicine in Taiwan ; it was here that in 1878 the first case of paragonimiasis in the world was diagnosed .", "annotated_text": "In the \" foreign district , \" a missionary named George Mackay established the first hospital for Western medicine in Taiwan ; it was here that in 1878 the first case of paragonimiasis in the world was diagnosed ."}
{"id": "6700", "text": "The old church next to the hospital is a mecca for Tanshui painters .", "annotated_text": "The old church next to the hospital is a mecca for Tanshui painters ."}
{"id": "6701", "text": "The schools , homes , and consulates in the foreign district - some long gone , some still standing - testify to the fact that this was a place of intensive interaction between Chinese and Western cultures .", "annotated_text": "The schools , homes , and consulates in the foreign district - some long gone , some still standing - testify to the fact that this was a place of intensive interaction between Chinese and Western cultures ."}
{"id": "6702", "text": "If you go up Sanmin Street , you will discover the head of an old and disused water pipe .", "annotated_text": "If you go up Sanmin Street , you will discover the head of an old and disused water pipe ."}
{"id": "6703", "text": "This could be a relic left behind by one of the major Japanese infrastructure projects , the first tap water station .", "annotated_text": "This could be a relic left behind by one of the major Japanese infrastructure projects , the first tap water station ."}
{"id": "6704", "text": "Or you could walk instead next to the MRT station and see another first for Taiwan : the first seaplane landing area , also built in the Japanese occupation era .", "annotated_text": "Or you could walk instead next to the MRT station and see another first for Taiwan : the first seaplane landing area , also built in the Japanese occupation era ."}
{"id": "6705", "text": "Or you could visit the venerable Tamkang Secondary School .", "annotated_text": "Or you could visit the venerable Tamkang Secondary School ."}
{"id": "6706", "text": "As you watch the children laughing and arguing and playing , you can think back to the time when the Japanese government did not allow Taiwanese and Japanese to attend school together .", "annotated_text": "As you watch the children laughing and arguing and playing , you can think back to the time when the Japanese government did not allow Taiwanese and Japanese to attend school together ."}
{"id": "6707", "text": "Under those circumstances , Tamkang Middle School became a cradle for the training of Taiwanese elites .", "annotated_text": "Under those circumstances , Tamkang Middle School became a cradle for the training of Taiwanese elites ."}
{"id": "6708", "text": "Gradually you will discover that Tanshui is a bookish place .", "annotated_text": "Gradually you will discover that Tanshui is a bookish place ."}
{"id": "6709", "text": "This little town has everything from nursery schools to graduate schools .", "annotated_text": "This little town has everything from nursery schools to graduate schools ."}
{"id": "6710", "text": "During the reign of the Guangxu emperor of the Qing dynasty -LRB- which began in 1875 -RRB- , and prior to the beginning of the Japanese occupation in 1895 , Tanshui produced two successful candidates in the highest level military exam , one in the highest level civil exam , and countless successes in lower - level imperial exams .", "annotated_text": "During the reign of the Guangxu emperor of the Qing dynasty -LRB- which began in 1875 -RRB- , and prior to the beginning of the Japanese occupation in 1895 , Tanshui produced two successful candidates in the highest level military exam , one in the highest level civil exam , and countless successes in lower - level imperial exams ."}
{"id": "6711", "text": "Even in modern times , the town has not passed up chances to embrace knowledge : When the idea of founding Tam - kang University in Tanshui was going to be abandoned because of a lack of land and money , local residents offered cheap land , donated money , and lobbied so that the university could set its roots in town .", "annotated_text": "Even in modern times , the town has not passed up chances to embrace knowledge : When the idea of founding Tam - kang University in Tanshui was going to be abandoned because of a lack of land and money , local residents offered cheap land , donated money , and lobbied so that the university could set its roots in town ."}
{"id": "6712", "text": "These historic sites are near the river , but do n't spend all your time there .", "annotated_text": "These historic sites are near the river , but do n't spend all your time there ."}
{"id": "6713", "text": "Do n't forget the Tatun Mountains , which shelter the town .", "annotated_text": "Do n't forget the Tatun Mountains , which shelter the town ."}
{"id": "6714", "text": "In the old days , Tanshui folk who cultivated farms on the slopes had to walk for an hour to get to their crops .", "annotated_text": "In the old days , Tanshui folk who cultivated farms on the slopes had to walk for to get to their crops ."}
{"id": "6715", "text": "These days you can take a local mini-bus .", "annotated_text": "These days you can take a local mini-bus ."}
{"id": "6716", "text": "In the mountains you will see the occasional terraced field grown over with weeds .", "annotated_text": "In the mountains you will see the occasional terraced field grown over with weeds ."}
{"id": "6717", "text": "This land , which has gone from grass to grain and back to grass again , is where many an old Tanshui native played when they were children .", "annotated_text": "This land , which has gone from grass to grain and back to grass again , is where many an old Tanshui native played when they were children ."}
{"id": "6718", "text": "The Tanshui mystique", "annotated_text": "The Tanshui mystique"}
{"id": "6719", "text": "The mountains are also filled with old stories .", "annotated_text": "The mountains are also filled with old stories ."}
{"id": "6720", "text": "The often - renovated Hsing Chung Tang shop is more than a century old .", "annotated_text": "The often - renovated Hsing Chung Tang shop is more than a century old ."}
{"id": "6721", "text": "Owner Li Yung - kun is a descendant of the eminent Li family of Tanshui , which produced three juren -LRB- a successful candidate in provincial - level exams , held every three years -RRB- .", "annotated_text": "Owner Li Yung - kun is a descendant of the eminent Li family of Tanshui , which produced three juren -LRB- a successful candidate in provincial - level exams , held every three years -RRB- ."}
{"id": "6722", "text": "The house testifies to this past : It has a swallow - tailed roof and a flagpole , features that only the home of a juren was entitled to have .", "annotated_text": "The house testifies to this past : It has a swallow - tailed roof and a flagpole , features that only the home of a juren was entitled to have ."}
{"id": "6723", "text": "Li Mingbin -LRB- whose name by birth is Li Minghui -RRB- , a scholar from Beijing University currently working at Chinese Culture University on an exchange program , is a descendant of the juren Li Yingzhen , who was wounded resisting the Japanese occupation and fled to the mainland , where he settled down .", "annotated_text": "Li Mingbin -LRB- whose name by birth is Li Minghui -RRB- , a scholar from Beijing University currently working at Chinese Culture University on an exchange program , is a descendant of the juren Li Yingzhen , who was wounded resisting the Japanese occupation and fled to the mainland , where he settled down ."}
{"id": "6724", "text": "Like his elders , Li Mingbin bridges the gap across the Taiwan Strait , as he is capable of conversing fluently in either Beijing dialect or the southern Fujian dialect used in Taiwan .", "annotated_text": "Like his elders , Li Mingbin bridges the gap across the Taiwan Strait , as he is capable of conversing fluently in either Beijing dialect or the southern Fujian dialect used in Taiwan ."}
{"id": "6725", "text": "Of course , stories do n't have to be old to be interesting .", "annotated_text": "Of course , stories do n't have to be old to be interesting ."}
{"id": "6726", "text": "Today 's Tanshui residents are living their own stories .", "annotated_text": "Today 's Tanshui residents are living their own stories ."}
{"id": "6727", "text": "The crotchety but modest guy who delivers the newspapers , the seafood restaurant owner who has made his fortune from scratch , the old man at the roadside food stall , the hostess in the tea house greeting and sending off guests . . . .", "annotated_text": "The crotchety but modest guy who delivers the newspapers , the seafood restaurant owner who has made his fortune from scratch , the old man at the roadside food stall , the hostess in the tea house greeting and sending off guests . . . ."}
{"id": "6728", "text": "Some are active in the early morning , some late at night .", "annotated_text": "Some are active in the early morning , some late at night ."}
{"id": "6729", "text": "Though the founders of many of these shops have passed away , the second generation has taken the baton .", "annotated_text": "Though the founders of many of these shops have passed away , the second generation has taken the baton ."}
{"id": "6730", "text": "In the old bamboo tea shop , the now elderly hostess still plays her role amidst the ambience of wine and tea , offering a feminine presence to help put at ease her customers who come looking for a little relaxation , evoking the bewitching atmosphere of Tanshui at night .", "annotated_text": "In the old bamboo tea shop , the now elderly hostess still plays her role amidst the ambience of wine and tea , offering a feminine presence to help put at ease her customers who come looking for a little relaxation , evoking the bewitching atmosphere of Tanshui at night ."}
{"id": "6731", "text": "Businessmen from outside , smelling profits , have set up gaudy storefronts and neon signs , hoping to trade on Tanshui 's mystique to sell coffee , seafood , antiques , and snack foods .", "annotated_text": "Businessmen from outside , smelling profits , have set up gaudy storefronts and neon signs , hoping to trade on Tanshui 's mystique to sell coffee , seafood , antiques , and snack foods ."}
{"id": "6732", "text": "Students , who have enough money to keep several streets of shops going , carelessly wheel their motorcycles through the narrow streets , their minds elsewhere , thinking of youthful fun or romance .", "annotated_text": "Students , who have enough money to keep several streets of shops going , carelessly wheel their motorcycles through the narrow streets , their minds elsewhere , thinking of youthful fun or romance ."}
{"id": "6733", "text": "Happy couples and jilted lovers line the river , displaying their joy or sadness in their postures : two people 's shadows are melted together by the darkened river behind , while others stand alone on the riverbank like statues .", "annotated_text": "Happy couples and jilted lovers line the river , displaying their joy or sadness in their postures : two people 's shadows are melted together by the darkened river behind , while others stand alone on the riverbank like statues ."}
{"id": "6734", "text": "The weeping river", "annotated_text": "The weeping river"}
{"id": "6735", "text": "Have you heard of the weeping junks ?", "annotated_text": "Have you heard of the weeping junks ?"}
{"id": "6736", "text": "During the Sino - French war , Taiwan governor Liu Mingchuan , attempting to obstruct a French landing , scuttled several of these boats .", "annotated_text": "During the Sino - French war , Taiwan governor Liu Mingchuan , attempting to obstruct a French landing , scuttled several of these boats ."}
{"id": "6737", "text": "It is said that , late at night , the sunken junks make moaning sounds .", "annotated_text": "It is said that , late at night , the sunken junks make moaning sounds ."}
{"id": "6738", "text": "But I think that it may be the river itself that is moaning .", "annotated_text": "But I think that it may be the river itself that is moaning ."}
{"id": "6739", "text": "In 1998 , the government produced a plan for a riverside expressway to Tanshui .", "annotated_text": "In 1998 , the government produced a plan for a riverside expressway to Tanshui ."}
{"id": "6740", "text": "The road , which was expected to have three levels , would have cut through rare mangroves and created a barrier between the river and the town of Tanshui .", "annotated_text": "The road , which was expected to have three levels , would have cut through rare mangroves and created a barrier between the river and the town of Tanshui ."}
{"id": "6741", "text": "If the plan had been implemented , people who wanted to go to Tanshui and gaze out over the river would have had to find some very high vantage point in town to do so !", "annotated_text": "If the plan had been implemented , people who wanted to go to Tanshui and gaze out over the river would have had to find some very high vantage point in town to do so !"}
{"id": "6742", "text": "Fortunately , thanks to efforts by cultural and environmental activists from Tanshui , the plan was first postponed , and then was ultimately killed after an environmental impact assessment released in September refused to approve the scheme .", "annotated_text": "Fortunately , thanks to efforts by cultural and environmental activists from Tanshui , the plan was first postponed , and then was ultimately killed after an environmental impact assessment released in September refused to approve the scheme ."}
{"id": "6743", "text": "But a question remains : Is something like this bound to come sooner or later ?", "annotated_text": "But a question remains : Is something like this bound to come sooner or later ?"}
{"id": "6744", "text": "\" For the purposes of development , the Tanshui coast has been constantly exploited .", "annotated_text": "\" For the purposes of development , the Tanshui coast has been constantly exploited ."}
{"id": "6745", "text": "But what will be result of this incessant struggle against nature ? \" says an agitated Tu Hsiu - yuan .", "annotated_text": "But what will be result of this incessant struggle against nature ? \" says an agitated Tu Hsiu - yuan ."}
{"id": "6746", "text": "And Hsieh Teh - hsi of the Tamsui Culture Foundation adds : \" High - rises are going up one after another in Tanshui New Town [ a huge government - planned development ] , but many of the apartments remain empty .", "annotated_text": "And Hsieh Teh - hsi of the Tamsui Culture Foundation adds : \" High - rises are going up one after another in Tanshui New Town [ a huge government - planned development ] , but many of the apartments remain empty ."}
{"id": "6747", "text": "Everybody here knows that when the northeast winds blow in during the winter , that is the coldest place around .", "annotated_text": "Everybody here knows that when the northeast winds blow in during the winter , that is the coldest place around ."}
{"id": "6748", "text": "No wonder those apartments are not selling ! \"", "annotated_text": "No wonder those apartments are not selling ! \""}
{"id": "6749", "text": "Tu says , with disbelief and exasperation in his voice : \" Do you know that they are going to build a huge bridge between Tanshui and Pali ?", "annotated_text": "Tu says , with disbelief and exasperation in his voice : \" Do you know that they are going to build a huge bridge between Tanshui and Pali ?"}
{"id": "6750", "text": "It 's such a beautiful and historic location , but they are just going to stick up a bridge there , and they are even talking about having a rotating restaurant on top ! \"", "annotated_text": "It 's such a beautiful and historic location , but they are just going to stick up a bridge there , and they are even talking about having a rotating restaurant on top ! \""}
{"id": "6751", "text": "Lovers of Tanshui , while keeping close watch over her , are fearful that the giant beast of development may eventually come and bulldoze Tanshui away one piece of land at a time .", "annotated_text": "Lovers of Tanshui , while keeping close watch over her , are fearful that the giant beast of development may eventually come and bulldoze Tanshui away one piece of land at a time ."}
{"id": "6752", "text": "They fear that their children , like they themselves , will have to search through photographs and memories to find Tanshui 's traditional simplicity and the joys of being close to nature .", "annotated_text": "They fear that their children , like they themselves , will have to search through photographs and memories to find Tanshui 's traditional simplicity and the joys of being close to nature ."}
{"id": "6753", "text": "When the old buildings are gone , and people lose contact with the great outdoors , will Tanshui even be worthy of its reputation anymore ?", "annotated_text": "When the old buildings are gone , and people lose contact with the great outdoors , will Tanshui even be worthy of its reputation anymore ?"}
{"id": "6754", "text": "Scattered wooden fishing boats bob in the river .", "annotated_text": "Scattered wooden fishing boats bob in the river ."}
{"id": "6755", "text": "I have n't met any of the fishermen who these days go out and catch only small fry .", "annotated_text": "I have n't met any of the fishermen who these days go out and catch only small fry ."}
{"id": "6756", "text": "They might relate how in the old days they could just put a hand in the river and come up with a big catch .", "annotated_text": "They might relate how in the old days they could just put a hand in the river and come up with a big catch ."}
{"id": "6757", "text": "The lonely fishing boats are waiting for the Tanshui - Pali ferry to pass by and say hello .", "annotated_text": "The lonely fishing boats are waiting for the Tanshui - Pali ferry to pass by and say hello ."}
{"id": "6758", "text": "Those lanterns moving through the river are actually the ferry , while those stars flashing in the distance are beams of light that come from the lighthouse every five seconds .", "annotated_text": "Those lanterns moving through the river are actually the ferry , while those stars flashing in the distance are beams of light that come from the lighthouse every five seconds ."}
{"id": "6759", "text": "It is only now that I realize that , even in the drabbest weather , Tanshui is still beautiful .", "annotated_text": "It is only now that I realize that , even in the drabbest weather , Tanshui is still beautiful ."}
{"id": "6760", "text": "Taiwan 's Townships", "annotated_text": "Taiwan 's Townships"}
{"id": "6761", "text": "When you look at a map , what do the 309 townships of Taiwan mean to you ?", "annotated_text": "When you look at a map , what do the 309 townships of Taiwan mean to you ?"}
{"id": "6762", "text": "Do you draw a complete blank on all of them ?", "annotated_text": "Do you draw a complete blank on all of them ?"}
{"id": "6763", "text": "Or do some of the names evoke beautiful memories ?", "annotated_text": "Or do some of the names evoke beautiful memories ?"}
{"id": "6764", "text": "What do these townships have to offer visitors ?", "annotated_text": "What do these townships have to offer visitors ?"}
{"id": "6765", "text": "What interesting or famous characters have they given birth to ?", "annotated_text": "What interesting or famous characters have they given birth to ?"}
{"id": "6766", "text": "In this age of the global village , how much do you know about the village next door ?", "annotated_text": "In this age of the global village , how much do you know about the village next door ?"}
{"id": "6767", "text": "Sinorama wants to take you on a journey through Taiwan 's 309 townships large and small : As they follow their individual rhythms , what is it that enables them to create their own music , and what can we hear in the songs they sing ?", "annotated_text": "Sinorama wants to take you on a journey through Taiwan 's 309 townships large and small : As they follow their individual rhythms , what is it that enables them to create their own music , and what can we hear in the songs they sing ?"}
{"id": "6768", "text": "Tanshui Facts and Figures", "annotated_text": "Tanshui Facts and Figures"}
{"id": "6769", "text": "Tanshui Township -LRB- also spelled Tamsui -RRB- is part of Taipei County .", "annotated_text": "Tanshui Township -LRB- also spelled Tamsui -RRB- is part of Taipei County ."}
{"id": "6770", "text": "It abuts Sanchih Rural Township to the northeast , the Kuantu area of Taipei City to the southeast , and the Taiwan Strait to the northwest ; to the southwest it faces Pali Rural Township over the Tanshui River .", "annotated_text": "It abuts Sanchih Rural Township to the northeast , the Kuantu area of Taipei City to the southeast , and the Taiwan Strait to the northwest ; to the southwest it faces Pali Rural Township over the Tanshui River ."}
{"id": "6771", "text": "It covers an area of just over 70 square kilometers , and has a population of 115,000 .", "annotated_text": "It covers an area of just over 70 square kilometers , and has a population of 115,000 ."}
{"id": "6772", "text": "It is the largest paddy - rice producing area in Taipei County .", "annotated_text": "It is the largest paddy - rice producing area in Taipei County ."}
{"id": "6773", "text": "In days gone by , because the Kuroshio current passes close by , the waters offshore were rich fishing grounds .", "annotated_text": "In days gone by , because the Kuroshio current passes close by , the waters offshore were rich fishing grounds ."}
{"id": "6774", "text": "However , in recent years , pollution from the Tanshui River and exhaustion of fish stocks have caused the catch to dwindle .", "annotated_text": "However , in recent years , pollution from the Tanshui River and exhaustion of fish stocks have caused the catch to dwindle ."}
{"id": "6775", "text": "Among the more famous tourist sites are Fort San Domingo , Yin Shan Temple , the Lixuetang school -LRB- known in English as Oxford College , founded in 1882 to train missionaries -RRB- , Huwei cannon emplacement , the mangrove conservation area , Shalun beach recreation area , the historic buildings of the Mackay Hospital and Tamkang Middle School , \" Antiques Street \" -LRB- Chungcheng Road -RRB- , and the ferry pier .", "annotated_text": "Among the more famous tourist sites are Fort San Domingo , Yin Shan Temple , the Lixuetang school -LRB- known in English as Oxford College , founded in 1882 to train missionaries -RRB- , Huwei cannon emplacement , the mangrove conservation area , Shalun beach recreation area , the historic buildings of the Mackay Hospital and Tamkang Middle School , \" Antiques Street \" -LRB- Chungcheng Road -RRB- , and the ferry pier ."}
{"id": "6776", "text": "Public transportation includes inter-city bus service , the Tanshui Line of the Taipei mass rapid transit system , and local buses .", "annotated_text": "Public transportation includes inter-city bus service , the Tanshui Line of the Taipei mass rapid transit system , and local buses ."}
{"id": "6777", "text": "For more detailed information visit http://www.tamsui.gov.tw/ .", "annotated_text": "For more detailed information visit http://www.tamsui.gov.tw/ ."}
{"id": "6778", "text": "p. 094", "annotated_text": "p. 094"}
{"id": "6779", "text": "High - rises are thought by many to represent development , but in Tanshui they are ruining the skyline and the historic ambience of the town .", "annotated_text": "High - rises are thought by many to represent development , but in Tanshui they are ruining the skyline and the historic ambience of the town ."}
{"id": "6780", "text": "p. 095", "annotated_text": "p. 095"}
{"id": "6781", "text": "An old Tanshui resident sits with legs crossed reading the paper , as the passage of time , marked on the calendar on the wall , adds a gloss to the antiques .", "annotated_text": "An old Tanshui resident sits with legs crossed reading the paper , as the passage of time , marked on the calendar on the wall , adds a gloss to the antiques ."}
{"id": "6782", "text": "p. 096", "annotated_text": "p. 096"}
{"id": "6783", "text": "-LRB- facing page -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- facing page -RRB-"}
{"id": "6784", "text": "These lovers may be gazing at Tanshui with their eyes , but their hearts have eyes only for one another .", "annotated_text": "These lovers may be gazing at Tanshui with their eyes , but their hearts have eyes only for one another ."}
{"id": "6785", "text": "Tranquil and romantic Tanshui is a great place for wedding photos .", "annotated_text": "Tranquil and romantic Tanshui is a great place for wedding photos ."}
{"id": "6786", "text": "p. 097", "annotated_text": "p. 097"}
{"id": "6787", "text": "As the lazy sun displays an extraordinary beauty , a fishing boat drifts toward shore over the golden water .", "annotated_text": "As the lazy sun displays an extraordinary beauty , a fishing boat drifts toward shore over the golden water ."}
{"id": "6788", "text": "The Remaking of Linpien", "annotated_text": "The Remaking of Linpien"}
{"id": "6789", "text": "Home of the Black Pearl Wax Apple", "annotated_text": "Home of the Black Pearl Wax Apple"}
{"id": "6790", "text": "-LRB- Teng Sue - feng / photos by Jimmy Lin / tr. by Christopher MacDonald -RRB-", "annotated_text": "-LRB- Teng Sue - feng / photos by Jimmy Lin / tr. by Christopher MacDonald -RRB-"}
{"id": "6791", "text": "Even if the township of Linpien does n't have a monopoly on the cultivation of \" black pearl \" wax apples , it was orchards in the Linpien locality that earned black pearls their national renown .", "annotated_text": "Even if the township of Linpien does n't have a monopoly on the cultivation of \" black pearl \" wax apples , it was orchards in the Linpien locality that earned black pearls their national renown ."}
{"id": "6792", "text": "A little town formerly notorious for its ground subsidence problem , Linpien is now turning itself into one of Southern Taiwan 's premier tourist attractions .", "annotated_text": "A little town formerly notorious for its ground subsidence problem , Linpien is now turning itself into one of Southern Taiwan 's premier tourist attractions ."}
{"id": "6793", "text": "The impetus for this change has come chiefly from local historians , along with various voluntary groups .", "annotated_text": "The impetus for this change has come chiefly from local historians , along with various voluntary groups ."}
{"id": "6794", "text": "Just before Christmas break , the rural township of Linpien , on the Pingtung Plain at the mouth of the Linpien river , held its first ever Wax Apple Festival .", "annotated_text": "Just before Christmas break , the rural township of Linpien , on the Pingtung Plain at the mouth of the Linpien river , held its first ever Wax Apple Festival ."}
{"id": "6795", "text": "The festival , in the town 's riverside park , was held to promote black pearl wax apples and celebrate the local volunteer spirit .", "annotated_text": "The festival , in the town 's riverside park , was held to promote black pearl wax apples and celebrate the local volunteer spirit ."}
{"id": "6796", "text": "It was a scorching hot day , and heavily perspiring visitors were to be seen wandering among the stalls , lugging bags of wax apples and commenting on their remarkable sweetness .", "annotated_text": "It was a scorching hot day , and heavily perspiring visitors were to be seen wandering among the stalls , lugging bags of wax apples and commenting on their remarkable sweetness ."}
{"id": "6797", "text": "\" There 's a lot more than you 'd think to growing wax apples , \" says local farmer Chen Sheng - tzung .", "annotated_text": "\" There 's a lot more than you 'd think to growing wax apples , \" says local farmer Chen Sheng - tzung ."}
{"id": "6798", "text": "\" How you take care of the orchards , which equipment you use - it all has an affect on the shape and texture of the fruit . \"", "annotated_text": "\" How you take care of the orchards , which equipment you use - it all has an affect on the shape and texture of the fruit . \""}
{"id": "6799", "text": "Prices for wax apples range widely , from around 3 pounds for NT$ 100 to NT$ 150 a pound .", "annotated_text": "Prices for wax apples range widely , from around 3 pounds for NT$ 100 to NT$ 150 a pound ."}
{"id": "6800", "text": "Fruit that shows a hint of black through the red color of the skin fetches the best price .", "annotated_text": "Fruit that shows a hint of black through the red color of the skin fetches the best price ."}
{"id": "6801", "text": "Huang Wan - fu , whose family farms two hectares of orchard with more than 700 wax apple trees , and who has over 30 years ' experience as a fruit grower , says that while other parts of Pingtung County also grow wax apples , \" Linpien stands out for its growing techniques , developed through trial and error by the growers themselves , and for vernalization rates of up to 90 % . \"", "annotated_text": "Huang Wan - fu , whose family farms two hectares of orchard with more than 700 wax apple trees , and who has over 30 years ' experience as a fruit grower , says that while other parts of Pingtung County also grow wax apples , \" Linpien stands out for its growing techniques , developed through trial and error by the growers themselves , and for vernalization rates of up to 90 % . \""}
{"id": "6802", "text": "Ugly duckling no more", "annotated_text": "Ugly duckling no more"}
{"id": "6803", "text": "The wax apple is a tropical fruit originating from the Malay peninsula .", "annotated_text": "The wax apple is a tropical fruit originating from the Malay peninsula ."}
{"id": "6804", "text": "The Dutch brought it to Taiwan from Java , in the 17th century , and it became commonly grown as a shade - giving tree .", "annotated_text": "The Dutch brought it to Taiwan from Java , in the 17th century , and it became commonly grown as a shade - giving tree ."}
{"id": "6805", "text": "Old folk in the South remember when wax apples were \" just something to munch on \" - the kind of fruit that grew freely and that you could help yourself to .", "annotated_text": "Old folk in the South remember when wax apples were \" just something to munch on \" - the kind of fruit that grew freely and that you could help yourself to ."}
{"id": "6806", "text": "But wax apples have increased in value during the past 30 years , thanks to advances in the way that they are grown .", "annotated_text": "But wax apples have increased in value during the past 30 years , thanks to advances in the way that they are grown ."}
{"id": "6807", "text": "For example , the \" bag - wrap \" method was originally a way of protecting budding fruit from birds , but once it was introduced to Linpien , in around 1994 , farmers found it enabled them to grow more lustrous , shiny - looking wax apples , with less pesticide on the skin .", "annotated_text": "For example , the \" bag - wrap \" method was originally a way of protecting budding fruit from birds , but once it was introduced to Linpien , in around 1994 , farmers found it enabled them to grow more lustrous , shiny - looking wax apples , with less pesticide on the skin ."}
{"id": "6808", "text": "The method soon caught on throughout the district .", "annotated_text": "The method soon caught on throughout the district ."}
{"id": "6809", "text": "Another popular technique involves covering the trees with black mosquito nets to improve yields .", "annotated_text": "Another popular technique involves covering the trees with black mosquito nets to improve yields ."}
{"id": "6810", "text": "This reduces the amount of sunlight reaching the trees , causing nutrients from the leaves and branches to be diverted into producing fruit .", "annotated_text": "This reduces the amount of sunlight reaching the trees , causing nutrients from the leaves and branches to be diverted into producing fruit ."}
{"id": "6811", "text": "The net - covered trees blossom earlier and produce more fruit .", "annotated_text": "The net - covered trees blossom earlier and produce more fruit ."}
{"id": "6812", "text": "As a result of this technique , black pearl wax apples are now available throughout most of the year .", "annotated_text": "As a result of this technique , black pearl wax apples are now available throughout most of the year ."}
{"id": "6813", "text": "The \" black pearl \" tag did n't originate in Linpien , but it was Linpien wax apples that made the variety famous and prompted the dramatic growth of its market .", "annotated_text": "The \" black pearl \" tag did n't originate in Linpien , but it was Linpien wax apples that made the variety famous and prompted the dramatic growth of its market ."}
{"id": "6814", "text": "In 1983 the then - provincial governor Lee Teng - hui visited the town and praised the quality of its black pearl wax apples , so assuring the renown of the fruit .", "annotated_text": "In 1983 the then - provincial governor Lee Teng - hui visited the town and praised the quality of its black pearl wax apples , so assuring the renown of the fruit ."}
{"id": "6815", "text": "Subsequently , as president , Lee Teng - hui often gave gifts of black pearl wax apples to foreign dignitaries .", "annotated_text": "Subsequently , as president , Lee Teng - hui often gave gifts of black pearl wax apples to foreign dignitaries ."}
{"id": "6816", "text": "Green hills", "annotated_text": "Green hills"}
{"id": "6817", "text": "The success of black pearl wax apples gave Linpien a much - needed boost , bringing some of the younger generation back to the area to grow the fruit .", "annotated_text": "The success of black pearl wax apples gave Linpien a much - needed boost , bringing some of the younger generation back to the area to grow the fruit ."}
{"id": "6818", "text": "The credit for putting wax apples at the heart of the town 's revival and for mounting the Wax Apple Festival belongs with a group of volunteer workers - local people committed to the town 's regeneration .", "annotated_text": "The credit for putting wax apples at the heart of the town 's revival and for mounting the Wax Apple Festival belongs with a group of volunteer workers - local people committed to the town 's regeneration ."}
{"id": "6819", "text": "How does a small town like Linpien come to be home to such a well - organized volunteer effort , and just how did the volunteers set about giving their town a make - over ?", "annotated_text": "How does a small town like Linpien come to be home to such a well - organized volunteer effort , and just how did the volunteers set about giving their town a make - over ?"}
{"id": "6820", "text": "The story begins with the town 's riverside park .", "annotated_text": "The story begins with the town 's riverside park ."}
{"id": "6821", "text": "The road linking the town 's main street with the riverside park , where locals like to stroll and chat at the beginning and end of the day , used to be overgrown and lined with trash .", "annotated_text": "The road linking the town 's main street with the riverside park , where locals like to stroll and chat at the beginning and end of the day , used to be overgrown and lined with trash ."}
{"id": "6822", "text": "Now , however , thanks to a coordinated effort involving volunteers , residents and landlords , the verges are planted with sunflowers and lantana , while a former mud patch , donated rent - free by its owner , has been converted into a carp - filled lotus pool .", "annotated_text": "Now , however , thanks to a coordinated effort involving volunteers , residents and landlords , the verges are planted with sunflowers and lantana , while a former mud patch , donated rent - free by its owner , has been converted into a carp - filled lotus pool ."}
{"id": "6823", "text": "The revamping of Linpien started eight or nine years ago , when schoolteacher Tsao Chi - hung - now a DPP deputy in the national legislature - along with fellow members of the Linpien Residents ' Democracy Association launched a program to sweep the streets and keep the riverbank clean .", "annotated_text": "The revamping of Linpien started eight or nine years ago , when schoolteacher Tsao Chi - hung - now a DPP deputy in the national legislature - along with fellow members of the Linpien Residents ' Democracy Association launched a program to sweep the streets and keep the riverbank clean ."}
{"id": "6824", "text": "Wu Wu - ta , a plumber who runs the Democracy Association , says : \" People were already doing their bit for the community over ten years ago , but not openly .", "annotated_text": "Wu Wu - ta , a plumber who runs the Democracy Association , says : \" People were already doing their bit for the community over ten years ago , but not openly ."}
{"id": "6825", "text": "They swept the streets before dawn because they did n't want people to see them and call them crazy . \"", "annotated_text": "They swept the streets before dawn because they did n't want people to see them and call them crazy . \""}
{"id": "6826", "text": "It was only three years ago , with the founding of the non-political Linpien Natural History Conservation Association , that residents began to publicly support the project .", "annotated_text": "It was only three years ago , with the founding of the non-political Linpien Natural History Conservation Association , that residents began to publicly support the project ."}
{"id": "6827", "text": "The flood - prone Linpien River has been dyked and dredged since the Japanese colonial era , but the bare concrete embankments never did much for the scenery .", "annotated_text": "The flood - prone Linpien River has been dyked and dredged since the Japanese colonial era , but the bare concrete embankments never did much for the scenery ."}
{"id": "6828", "text": "In 1999 Tsao Chi - hung learned that the Water Conservancy Bureau was planning to renovate the flood defenses , and he proposed a scheme for \" greenification \" of the riverside area .", "annotated_text": "In 1999Tsao Chi - hung learned that the Water Conservancy Bureau was planning to renovate the flood defenses , and he proposed a scheme for \" greenification \" of the riverside area ."}
{"id": "6829", "text": "Objections were raised , however , with some pointing out that the site , if left untended , could easily get overgrown and become a breeding ground for snakes and vermin .", "annotated_text": "Objections were raised , however , with some pointing out that the site , if left untended , could easily get overgrown and become a breeding ground for snakes and vermin ."}
{"id": "6830", "text": "The issue was discussed and finally the Bureau agreed to let volunteers maintain the riverside area for two years .", "annotated_text": "The issue was discussed and finally the Bureau agreed to let volunteers maintain the riverside area for two years ."}
{"id": "6831", "text": "If the scheme did n't work out then the Bureau would concrete over the site as originally planned .", "annotated_text": "If the scheme did n't work out then the Bureau would concrete over the site as originally planned ."}
{"id": "6832", "text": "Following the lead of the conservation association and the Democracy Association , various volunteer groups in the district - including the senior citizens ' club , members of Tzu Chi Buddhist Foundation , the Presbyterian Church , and followers of the I - Kuan Tao sect - signed up to share responsibility for the riverside park , which was divided into 90 - meter - long plots for the purpose .", "annotated_text": "Following the lead of the conservation association and the Democracy Association , various volunteer groups in the district - including the senior citizens ' club , members of Tzu Chi Buddhist Foundation , the Presbyterian Church , and followers of the I - Kuan Tao sect - signed up to share responsibility for the riverside park , which was divided into 90 - meter - long plots for the purpose ."}
{"id": "6833", "text": "Turf was laid , flower beds appeared , and the embankment soon became a 1.2 km - long \" green Great Wall . \"", "annotated_text": "Turf was laid , flower beds appeared , and the embankment soon became a 1.2 km - long \" green Great Wall . \""}
{"id": "6834", "text": "Dreaming by the river", "annotated_text": "Dreaming by the river"}
{"id": "6835", "text": "\" You ca n't go about community work in a standoffish way , and you certainly ca n't operate effectively from behind the scenes - you have to be out there at the front of things .", "annotated_text": "\" You ca n't go about community work in a standoffish way , and you certainly ca n't operate effectively from behind the scenes - you have to be out there at the front of things ."}
{"id": "6836", "text": "When local people see teachers and doctors coming out to collect trash , they feel encouraged to join in , \" says Chen Chin - chao , a dentist who chairs the Linpien Natural History Conservation Association .", "annotated_text": "When local people see teachers and doctors coming out to collect trash , they feel encouraged to join in , \" says Chen Chin - chao , a dentist who chairs the Linpien Natural History Conservation Association ."}
{"id": "6837", "text": "Chen frets about the way the media has focused the spotlight on him alone , when numerous other individuals are also involved , all chipping in what they can .", "annotated_text": "Chen frets about the way the media has focused the spotlight on him alone , when numerous other individuals are also involved , all chipping in what they can ."}
{"id": "6838", "text": "\" The biggest achievement is that the flowers have n't been stolen , \" says Tsao Chi - hung .", "annotated_text": "\" The biggest achievement is that the flowers have n't been stolen , \" says Tsao Chi - hung ."}
{"id": "6839", "text": "\" As more people volunteer to help , disruptive behavior becomes less and less likely . \"", "annotated_text": "\" As more people volunteer to help , disruptive behavior becomes less and less likely . \""}
{"id": "6840", "text": "The riverside area used to be a teenage hangout , known for its drinking and fighting , but since greenification the town 's residents have been coming here to stroll and enjoy the scenery : green hills to the East , the sunset in the West , and the dreamy river alongside the park .", "annotated_text": "The riverside area used to be a teenage hangout , known for its drinking and fighting , but since greenification the town 's residents have been coming here to stroll and enjoy the scenery : green hills to the East , the sunset in the West , and the dreamy river alongside the park ."}
{"id": "6841", "text": "\" The more that people get involved the greater their sense of accomplishment , \" says Tsao .", "annotated_text": "\" The more that people get involved the greater their sense of accomplishment , \" says Tsao ."}
{"id": "6842", "text": "\" It 's not just about tidying up the environment .", "annotated_text": "\" It 's not just about tidying up the environment ."}
{"id": "6843", "text": "We also hope to foster the commercial interests of the community so as to bring practical benefits for people 's lives . \"", "annotated_text": "We also hope to foster the commercial interests of the community so as to bring practical benefits for people 's lives . \""}
{"id": "6844", "text": "This was the thinking behind Tsao 's gathering together of various groups for the Wax Apple Festival .", "annotated_text": "This was the thinking behind Tsao 's gathering together of various groups for the Wax Apple Festival ."}
{"id": "6845", "text": "According to the archives , 400 years ago Linpien was a plains - aborigine settlement called \" Fang - suo - she . \"", "annotated_text": "According to the archives , 400 years agoLinpien was a plains - aborigine settlement called \" Fang - suo - she . \""}
{"id": "6846", "text": "In the middle of the 17th century the Ming dynasty loyalist Zheng Chenggong -LRB- also known as Koxinga -RRB- brought an influx of settlers to Taiwan from the Fujian and Guangdong regions of China .", "annotated_text": "In the middle of the 17th century the Ming dynasty loyalist Zheng Chenggong -LRB- also known as Koxinga -RRB- brought an influx of settlers to Taiwan from the Fujian and Guangdong regions of China ."}
{"id": "6847", "text": "Some of the Fang - suo - she aborigines stayed and intermarried with Chinese , while others moved away .", "annotated_text": "Some of the Fang - suo - she aborigines stayed and intermarried with Chinese , while others moved away ."}
{"id": "6848", "text": "The oldest recorded use of the name \" Linpien \" is on a stele , erected in 1762 , next to the town 's Sanshan King Temple .", "annotated_text": "The oldest recorded use of the name \" Linpien \" is on a stele , erected in 1762 , next to the town 's Sanshan King Temple ."}
{"id": "6849", "text": "The name , which means \" beside the forest , \" indicates that the early settlers must have had a tough time clearing land for their crops .", "annotated_text": "The name , which means \" beside the forest , \" indicates that the early settlers must have had a tough time clearing land for their crops ."}
{"id": "6850", "text": "Moving to center - stage", "annotated_text": "Moving to center - stage"}
{"id": "6851", "text": "In the past half century or more Linpien has concentrated on a series of different forms of produce , from rice , to bananas , to prawn and eel farming , to wax apples - today 's main crop .", "annotated_text": "In the past half century or more Linpien has concentrated on a series of different forms of produce , from rice , to bananas , to prawn and eel farming , to wax apples - today 's main crop ."}
{"id": "6852", "text": "With Taiwan 's imminent accession to the WTO , the next big change could be just around the corner .", "annotated_text": "With Taiwan 's imminent accession to the WTO , the next big change could be just around the corner ."}
{"id": "6853", "text": "For example , will wax apples lose their market to imported fruit ?", "annotated_text": "For example , will wax apples lose their market to imported fruit ?"}
{"id": "6854", "text": "And what does Linpien have to offer that other districts in the county ca n't easily duplicate ?", "annotated_text": "And what does Linpien have to offer that other districts in the county ca n't easily duplicate ?"}
{"id": "6855", "text": "Yang Hung - jen , a PhD student at National Taiwan University 's Graduate Institute of Sociology , came to Linpien a year ago to research his thesis on the renewal of the local community .", "annotated_text": "Yang Hung - jen , a PhD student at National Taiwan University 'sGraduate Institute of Sociology , came to Linpiena year ago to research his thesis on the renewal of the local community ."}
{"id": "6856", "text": "\" I had come to what was said to be the worst county in Taiwan for factionalism and corruption , \" says Yang , \" a place where the ground had sunk as much as three meters due to subsidence .", "annotated_text": "\" I had come to what was said to be the worst county in Taiwan for factionalism and corruption , \" says Yang , \" a place where the ground had sunk as much as three meters due to subsidence ."}
{"id": "6857", "text": "But the contrast between that image and what I actually found here was quite something . \"", "annotated_text": "But the contrast between that image and what I actually found here was quite something . \""}
{"id": "6858", "text": "For Yang , the way that those most active in the renewal effort routinely pass the credit to others is itself impressive .", "annotated_text": "For Yang , the way that those most active in the renewal effort routinely pass the credit to others is itself impressive ."}
{"id": "6859", "text": "Linpien rose to prominence on the strength of its celebrated wax apples .", "annotated_text": "Linpien rose to prominence on the strength of its celebrated wax apples ."}
{"id": "6860", "text": "But can it now push its way to center - stage as a tourist attraction ?", "annotated_text": "But can it now push its way to center - stage as a tourist attraction ?"}
{"id": "6861", "text": "Says Chen Chin - chao : \" We ca n't yet say how things will turn out for Linpien .", "annotated_text": "Says Chen Chin - chao : \" We ca n't yet say how things will turn out for Linpien ."}
{"id": "6862", "text": "But that 's not to be pessimistic about the town 's prospects ; it 's simply a case of not building castles in the air . \"", "annotated_text": "But that 's not to be pessimistic about the town 's prospects ; it 's simply a case of not building castles in the air . \""}
{"id": "6863", "text": "Development of the long - promised Tapeng Bay Scenic Area is due to begin , and in 2003 the 2nd Southern Freeway will open .", "annotated_text": "Development of the long - promised Tapeng Bay Scenic Area is due to begin , and in 2003the 2nd Southern Freeway will open ."}
{"id": "6864", "text": "Will this bring more prosperity to the area ?", "annotated_text": "Will this bring more prosperity to the area ?"}
{"id": "6865", "text": "Construction of a bypass around the town has already boosted property values , but what other benefits may it bring ?", "annotated_text": "Construction of a bypass around the town has already boosted property values , but what other benefits may it bring ?"}
{"id": "6866", "text": "A golf course is mooted , but will that mean the loss of birdwatching zones and the mangrove woods ?", "annotated_text": "A golf course is mooted , but will that mean the loss of birdwatching zones and the mangrove woods ?"}
{"id": "6867", "text": "Can the wax apple orchards be adapted to serve as a setting for family outings ?", "annotated_text": "Can the wax apple orchards be adapted to serve as a setting for family outings ?"}
{"id": "6868", "text": "And can fish farms in the locality be converted to provide housing and accommodation , and a recreation alternative for visitors ?", "annotated_text": "And can fish farms in the locality be converted to provide housing and accommodation , and a recreation alternative for visitors ?"}
{"id": "6869", "text": "Can this little town make an asset of its scenic location and historical roots to attract more visitors ?", "annotated_text": "Can this little town make an asset of its scenic location and historical roots to attract more visitors ?"}
{"id": "6870", "text": "Linpien used to be little more than a brief stop for travelers on their way to the seaside resort of Kenting , but now its residents are wondering if they can turn the town into a destination in its own right .", "annotated_text": "Linpien used to be little more than a brief stop for travelers on their way to the seaside resort of Kenting , but now its residents are wondering if they can turn the town into a destination in its own right ."}
{"id": "6871", "text": "Linpien Facts and Figures", "annotated_text": "Linpien Facts and Figures"}
{"id": "6872", "text": "Linpien Rural Township is in Pingtung County , located on the Pingtung Plain at the mouth of the Linpien River .", "annotated_text": "Linpien Rural Township is in Pingtung County , located on the Pingtung Plain at the mouth of the Linpien River ."}
{"id": "6873", "text": "It is adjacent to the planned Tapeng Bay Scenic Area , and marks the point where the 2nd Southern Freeway will terminate .", "annotated_text": "It is adjacent to the planned Tapeng Bay Scenic Area , and marks the point where the 2nd Southern Freeway will terminate ."}
{"id": "6874", "text": "At 15.6 sq. km in area , it is the second smallest of Pingtung County 's 33 townships , and has a population of around 23,000 .", "annotated_text": "At 15.6 sq. km in area , it is the second smallest of Pingtung County 's33 townships , and has a population of around 23,000 ."}
{"id": "6875", "text": "Wax apples and aquaculture products are the main commodities , with betel nut and coconut also grown .", "annotated_text": "Wax apples and aquaculture products are the main commodities , with betel nut and coconut also grown ."}
{"id": "6876", "text": "One - third of the township 's land is below sea level .", "annotated_text": "One - third of the township 's land is below sea level ."}
{"id": "6877", "text": "Visitors are recommended to try the local seafood and also not to miss the opportunity for bird - watching among the nearby estuaries , wetlands and mangrove woods .", "annotated_text": "Visitors are recommended to try the local seafood and also not to miss the opportunity for bird - watching among the nearby estuaries , wetlands and mangrove woods ."}
{"id": "6878", "text": "There are also cultural relics including traces of the original plains - aborigine inhabitants .", "annotated_text": "There are also cultural relics including traces of the original plains - aborigine inhabitants ."}
{"id": "6879", "text": "Linpien can be reached along Provincial Highway 17 .", "annotated_text": "Linpien can be reached along Provincial Highway 17 ."}
{"id": "6880", "text": "The town has a railway station and can also be accessed by public and private bus services .", "annotated_text": "The town has a railway station and can also be accessed by public and private bus services ."}
{"id": "6881", "text": "For more information check out : www.taconet.com.tw/cstudio/", "annotated_text": "For more information check out : www.taconet.com.tw/cstudio/"}
{"id": "6882", "text": "p. 45", "annotated_text": "p. 45"}
{"id": "6883", "text": "Using special growing techniques , the farmers of Linpien control the quantity of blossoms on the trees so as to optimize the production of their treasured black pearl wax apples .", "annotated_text": "Using special growing techniques , the farmers of Linpien control the quantity of blossoms on the trees so as to optimize the production of their treasured black pearl wax apples ."}
{"id": "6884", "text": "p. 46", "annotated_text": "p. 46"}
{"id": "6885", "text": "Aquaculture provides for full nets and full bellies , but it is also the culprit behind Linpien 's severe subsidence problem .", "annotated_text": "Aquaculture provides for full nets and full bellies , but it is also the culprit behind Linpien 's severe subsidence problem ."}
{"id": "6886", "text": "The acreage of fish farms has halved in recent years , due to the combination of falling profits and environmental degradation .", "annotated_text": "The acreage of fish farms has halved in recent years , due to the combination of falling profits and environmental degradation ."}
{"id": "6887", "text": "p. 47", "annotated_text": "p. 47"}
{"id": "6888", "text": "Subsidence has been caused by the over-extraction of ground - water for aquaculture .", "annotated_text": "Subsidence has been caused by the over-extraction of ground - water for aquaculture ."}
{"id": "6889", "text": "Some of the houses on the Linpien - Chiatung coastal strip have sunk to the degree that their windows are level with the street and their rooves are within easy reach .", "annotated_text": "Some of the houses on the Linpien - Chiatung coastal strip have sunk to the degree that their windows are level with the street and their rooves are within easy reach ."}
{"id": "6890", "text": "p. 48", "annotated_text": "p. 48"}
{"id": "6891", "text": "The gardens of the riverside park , laid out and maintained by local volunteers , cover land that used to be overgrown and strewn with rubbish .", "annotated_text": "The gardens of the riverside park , laid out and maintained by local volunteers , cover land that used to be overgrown and strewn with rubbish ."}
{"id": "6892", "text": "The people of the town now come here to stroll and enjoy their free time .", "annotated_text": "The people of the town now come here to stroll and enjoy their free time ."}
{"id": "6893", "text": "p. 48", "annotated_text": "p. 48"}
{"id": "6894", "text": "The river is blessed with fine scenery , and is good for fishing and birdwatching .", "annotated_text": "The river is blessed with fine scenery , and is good for fishing and birdwatching ."}
{"id": "6895", "text": "Linpien residents see this as an important asset for attracting tourism .", "annotated_text": "Linpien residents see this as an important asset for attracting tourism ."}
{"id": "6896", "text": "%um , how are you guys ?", "annotated_text": "%um , how are you guys ?"}
{"id": "6897", "text": "How is Chris", "annotated_text": "How is Chris"}
{"id": "6898", "text": "and how are you ?", "annotated_text": "and how are you ?"}
{"id": "6899", "text": "Well pretty well .", "annotated_text": "Well pretty well ."}
{"id": "6900", "text": "Chris is not here at the moment .", "annotated_text": "Chris is not here at the moment ."}
{"id": "6901", "text": "She 's been away with her class oh . up around Blandenburg for about two weeks on a , what they call Feldmessen .", "annotated_text": "She 's been away with her class oh . up around Blandenburg for about two weeks on a , what they call Feldmessen ."}
{"id": "6902", "text": "Feldmessen is , %um , surveying .", "annotated_text": "Feldmessen is , %um , surveying ."}
{"id": "6903", "text": "%hm .", "annotated_text": "%hm ."}
{"id": "6904", "text": "%uh , so she 's been away for two weeks .", "annotated_text": "%uh , so she 's been away for two weeks ."}
{"id": "6905", "text": "She 's coming back tonight .", "annotated_text": "She 's coming back ."}
{"id": "6906", "text": "ha .", "annotated_text": "ha ."}
{"id": "6907", "text": "So we 're looking forward to that .", "annotated_text": "So we 're looking forward to that ."}
{"id": "6908", "text": "oh , I 'm sorry we 're going to miss her .", "annotated_text": "oh , I 'm sorry we 're going to miss her ."}
{"id": "6909", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "6910", "text": "oh gosh . I bet you 're getting lonely .", "annotated_text": "oh gosh . I bet you 're getting lonely ."}
{"id": "6911", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "6912", "text": "well . Claudia 's been here", "annotated_text": "well . Claudia 's been here"}
{"id": "6913", "text": "and we 've been doing okay .", "annotated_text": "and we 've been doing okay ."}
{"id": "6914", "text": "%mm .", "annotated_text": "%mm ."}
{"id": "6915", "text": "And I 'm actually waiting for Claudia to show up because we were supposed to go into town and meet some people in town .", "annotated_text": "And I 'm actually waiting for Claudia to show up because we were supposed to go into town and meet some people in town ."}
{"id": "6916", "text": "I 've got a student here who 's checking out rooms and stuff .", "annotated_text": "I 've got a student here who 's checking out rooms and stuff ."}
{"id": "6917", "text": "%mm .", "annotated_text": "%mm ."}
{"id": "6918", "text": "She 's coming in the fall ,", "annotated_text": "She 's coming in the fall ,"}
{"id": "6919", "text": "but she was in a place called Taiwa .", "annotated_text": "but she was in a place called Taiwa ."}
{"id": "6920", "text": "You know Tufts yeah . sent her to Taiwa", "annotated_text": "You know Tufts yeah . sent her to Taiwa"}
{"id": "6921", "text": "I had friends there . She did a course in Taiwa", "annotated_text": "I had friends there . She did a course in Taiwa"}
{"id": "6922", "text": "and then she came over here , and %um , checked out a room here .", "annotated_text": "and then she came over here , and %um , checked out a room here ."}
{"id": "6923", "text": "And so it 's", "annotated_text": "And so it 's"}
{"id": "6924", "text": "and the end semester is still going .", "annotated_text": "and the end semester is still going ."}
{"id": "6925", "text": "Of course it ends on the twenty second of July .", "annotated_text": "Of course it ends on the twenty second of July ."}
{"id": "6926", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "6927", "text": "So , %uh oh , yeah . things are busy .", "annotated_text": "So , %uh oh , yeah . things are busy ."}
{"id": "6928", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "6929", "text": "gosh .", "annotated_text": "gosh ."}
{"id": "6930", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "6931", "text": "You still got another month .", "annotated_text": "You still got another month ."}
{"id": "6932", "text": "And then , are you coming over to the States at all this summer ?", "annotated_text": "And then , are you coming over to the States at all this summer ?"}
{"id": "6933", "text": "No .", "annotated_text": "No ."}
{"id": "6934", "text": "No .", "annotated_text": "No ."}
{"id": "6935", "text": "No , no . %uh", "annotated_text": "No , no . %uh"}
{"id": "6936", "text": "Not even Chris ?", "annotated_text": "Not even Chris ?"}
{"id": "6937", "text": "No , no , no . %uh", "annotated_text": "No , no , no . %uh"}
{"id": "6938", "text": "Not enough relatives left here anymore ?", "annotated_text": "Not enough relatives left here anymore ?"}
{"id": "6939", "text": "Well the relative scene is kind of sad .", "annotated_text": "Well the relative scene is kind of sad ."}
{"id": "6940", "text": "You know everybody 's kind of passed away , almost .", "annotated_text": "You know everybody 's kind of passed away , almost ."}
{"id": "6941", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "6942", "text": "I remember when I talked to you in the fall yeah . yeah . that %uh", "annotated_text": "I remember when I talked to you in the fall yeah . yeah . that %uh"}
{"id": "6943", "text": "It 's just about", "annotated_text": "It 's just about"}
{"id": "6944", "text": "oh did your sister die ?", "annotated_text": "oh did your sister die ?"}
{"id": "6945", "text": "My sister passed away ,", "annotated_text": "My sister passed away ,"}
{"id": "6946", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "6947", "text": "I do n't know if you spoke to me before that or when it was that was happening . Or", "annotated_text": "I do n't know if you spoke to me before that or when it was that was happening . Or"}
{"id": "6948", "text": "I guess not", "annotated_text": "I guess not"}
{"id": "6949", "text": "When was it ?", "annotated_text": "When was it ?"}
{"id": "6950", "text": "It may have been right after .", "annotated_text": "It may have been right after ."}
{"id": "6951", "text": "Well", "annotated_text": "Well"}
{"id": "6952", "text": "My father died right after we talked .", "annotated_text": "My father died right after we talked ."}
{"id": "6953", "text": "oh god .", "annotated_text": "oh god ."}
{"id": "6954", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "6955", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "6956", "text": "we 're getting old .", "annotated_text": "we 're getting old ."}
{"id": "6957", "text": "No , it 's ,", "annotated_text": "No , it 's ,"}
{"id": "6958", "text": "I do n't know what it is .", "annotated_text": "I do n't know what it is ."}
{"id": "6959", "text": "It 's just , %uh , people get sick ,", "annotated_text": "It 's just , %uh , people get sick ,"}
{"id": "6960", "text": "and they get sick pretty young ,", "annotated_text": "and they get sick pretty young ,"}
{"id": "6961", "text": "and ,", "annotated_text": "and ,"}
{"id": "6962", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "6963", "text": "And you know my sister was n't that old", "annotated_text": "And you know my sister was n't that old"}
{"id": "6964", "text": "and she just had bad luck I guess is all you can say .", "annotated_text": "and she just had bad luck I guess is all you can say ."}
{"id": "6965", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "6966", "text": "I 'm going to put you on after fifteen minutes .", "annotated_text": "I 'm going to put you on after ."}
{"id": "6967", "text": "I 've got to", "annotated_text": "I 've got to"}
{"id": "6968", "text": "And there was n't anything anybody could do .", "annotated_text": "And there was n't anything anybody could do ."}
{"id": "6969", "text": "So .", "annotated_text": "So ."}
{"id": "6970", "text": "And then an aunt of Chris 's Aunt Mamie up in Maine passed away .", "annotated_text": "And then an aunt of Chris 's Aunt Mamie up in Maine passed away ."}
{"id": "6971", "text": "that had n't happ- ,", "annotated_text": "that had n't happ- ,"}
{"id": "6972", "text": "had that happened already ?", "annotated_text": "had that happened already ?"}
{"id": "6973", "text": "No", "annotated_text": "No"}
{"id": "6974", "text": "No that had not happened , no .", "annotated_text": "No that had not happened , no ."}
{"id": "6975", "text": "She passed away in about March or", "annotated_text": "She passed away in about March or"}
{"id": "6976", "text": "yeah , I think that there was some concern about her when I talked to you in September or October .", "annotated_text": "yeah , I think that there was some concern about her when I talked to you in September or October ."}
{"id": "6977", "text": ".", "annotated_text": "."}
{"id": "6978", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "6979", "text": "No , she was not doing well .", "annotated_text": "No , she was not doing well ."}
{"id": "6980", "text": "She had a brain tumor .", "annotated_text": "She had a brain tumor ."}
{"id": "6981", "text": "And then they operated on", "annotated_text": "And then they operated on"}
{"id": "6982", "text": "and things were n't going well ,", "annotated_text": "and things were n't going well ,"}
{"id": "6983", "text": "and .", "annotated_text": "and ."}
{"id": "6984", "text": "I actually got to see her I guess a day before she died .", "annotated_text": "I actually got to see her I guess a day before she died ."}
{"id": "6985", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "6986", "text": "I mean she did n't know that I was there .", "annotated_text": "I mean she did n't know that I was there ."}
{"id": "6987", "text": "if that was you , yeah . yeah , she was just not in", "annotated_text": "if that was you , yeah . yeah , she was just not in"}
{"id": "6988", "text": "So it was a blessing , I guess .", "annotated_text": "So it was a blessing , I guess ."}
{"id": "6989", "text": "But , %um .", "annotated_text": "But , %um ."}
{"id": "6990", "text": "Anyway , weird stuff .", "annotated_text": "Anyway , weird stuff ."}
{"id": "6991", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "6992", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "6993", "text": "And how about you ?", "annotated_text": "And how about you ?"}
{"id": "6994", "text": "Because , I r-", "annotated_text": "Because , I r-"}
{"id": "6995", "text": "oh I 'm han-", "annotated_text": "oh I 'm han-"}
{"id": "6996", "text": "how are your eyes ?", "annotated_text": "how are your eyes ?"}
{"id": "6997", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "6998", "text": "Well , I do n't know .", "annotated_text": "Well , I do n't know ."}
{"id": "6999", "text": "I have to go next week you know to see again .", "annotated_text": "I have to go next week you know to see again ."}
{"id": "7000", "text": "I , %um , not exactly convinced that . It 's okay . You know ,", "annotated_text": "I , %um , not exactly convinced that . It 's okay . You know ,"}
{"id": "7001", "text": "I 'm not sure .", "annotated_text": "I 'm not sure ."}
{"id": "7002", "text": "%hm .", "annotated_text": "%hm ."}
{"id": "7003", "text": "%uh , it 's been pretty good .", "annotated_text": "%uh , it 's been pretty good ."}
{"id": "7004", "text": "It was about eighty percent for a while .", "annotated_text": "It was about eighty percent for a while ."}
{"id": "7005", "text": "And then %um , I 'm not exactly sure what it is now .", "annotated_text": "And then %um , I 'm not exactly sure what it is now ."}
{"id": "7006", "text": "But I 'll know in a couple of days .", "annotated_text": "But I 'll know in a couple of days ."}
{"id": "7007", "text": "So are you having blurred vision ?", "annotated_text": "So are you having blurred vision ?"}
{"id": "7008", "text": "Or", "annotated_text": "Or"}
{"id": "7009", "text": "oh yeah , yeah .", "annotated_text": "oh yeah , yeah ."}
{"id": "7010", "text": "Sure .", "annotated_text": "Sure ."}
{"id": "7011", "text": "The right eye is %uh , not so great .", "annotated_text": "The right eye is %uh , not so great ."}
{"id": "7012", "text": "%hm .", "annotated_text": "%hm ."}
{"id": "7013", "text": "%um , and it got back to about eighty percent .", "annotated_text": "%um , and it got back to about eighty percent ."}
{"id": "7014", "text": "You know it was a detached retina .", "annotated_text": "You know it was a detached retina ."}
{"id": "7015", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "7016", "text": "And then they operated on it once ,", "annotated_text": "And then they operated on it once ,"}
{"id": "7017", "text": "and they operated on it twice .", "annotated_text": "and they operated on it twice ."}
{"id": "7018", "text": "And , then things seemed to be doing pretty well ,", "annotated_text": "And , then things seemed to be doing pretty well ,"}
{"id": "7019", "text": "and at the moment I 'm %um , not quite so sure .", "annotated_text": "and at the moment I 'm %um , not quite so sure ."}
{"id": "7020", "text": "%hm .", "annotated_text": "%hm ."}
{"id": "7021", "text": "So , who knows . %um .", "annotated_text": "So , who knows . %um ."}
{"id": "7022", "text": "%hm .", "annotated_text": "%hm ."}
{"id": "7023", "text": "But you know it 'll never be more than about seventy or eighty percent . Which is fine .", "annotated_text": "But you know it 'll never be more than about seventy or eighty percent . Which is fine ."}
{"id": "7024", "text": "Eighty percent is fantastic .", "annotated_text": "Eighty percent is fantastic ."}
{"id": "7025", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "7026", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "7027", "text": "%um", "annotated_text": "%um"}
{"id": "7028", "text": "So we 'll just see . You know", "annotated_text": "So we 'll just see . You know"}
{"id": "7029", "text": "%hm . we 'll see what happens .", "annotated_text": "%hm . we 'll see what happens ."}
{"id": "7030", "text": "Frustrating .", "annotated_text": "Frustrating ."}
{"id": "7031", "text": "%uh , yeah .", "annotated_text": "%uh , yeah ."}
{"id": "7032", "text": "Annoying .", "annotated_text": "Annoying ."}
{"id": "7033", "text": "And that thing that came up recently , , you know I had , oh , a kind of a knee problem a couple of years ago .", "annotated_text": "And that thing that came up recently , , you know I had , oh , a kind of a knee problem a couple of years ago ."}
{"id": "7034", "text": "And my right knee ,", "annotated_text": "And my right knee ,"}
{"id": "7035", "text": "and now it 's my left knee .", "annotated_text": "and now it 's my left knee ."}
{"id": "7036", "text": "you know , it 's just a pain in the ass .", "annotated_text": "you know , it 's just a pain in the ass ."}
{"id": "7037", "text": "And yeah . %um , I went to the doctor", "annotated_text": "And yeah . %um , I went to the doctor"}
{"id": "7038", "text": "and they do a Punktion . Ich weiss nicht wer .", "annotated_text": "and they do a Punktion . Ich weiss nicht wer ."}
{"id": "7039", "text": "Anyway they take , %uh fluid out of it .", "annotated_text": "Anyway they take , %uh fluid out of it ."}
{"id": "7040", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7041", "text": "And if it gets irritated take some pills and stuff .", "annotated_text": "And if it gets irritated take some pills and stuff ."}
{"id": "7042", "text": "And , it 's just a pain in the ass .", "annotated_text": "And , it 's just a pain in the ass ."}
{"id": "7043", "text": "So it 's just , l- .", "annotated_text": "So it 's just , l- ."}
{"id": "7044", "text": "is that like water on the knee ?", "annotated_text": "is that like water on the knee ?"}
{"id": "7045", "text": "Is that what that is ?", "annotated_text": "Is that what that is ?"}
{"id": "7046", "text": "%um , well that 's what happens .", "annotated_text": "%um , well that 's what happens ."}
{"id": "7047", "text": "It develops because of irritation , because of a %um , inflammation .", "annotated_text": "It develops because of irritation , because of a %um , inflammation ."}
{"id": "7048", "text": "%hm .", "annotated_text": "%hm ."}
{"id": "7049", "text": "Is that from the running ?", "annotated_text": "Is that from the running ?"}
{"id": "7050", "text": "And how the inflammation d-", "annotated_text": "And how the inflammation d-"}
{"id": "7051", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "7052", "text": "maybe .", "annotated_text": "maybe ."}
{"id": "7053", "text": "I mean they do n't know .", "annotated_text": "I mean they do n't know ."}
{"id": "7054", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7055", "text": "They do n't", "annotated_text": "They do n't"}
{"id": "7056", "text": "It just came overnight practically .", "annotated_text": "It just came practically ."}
{"id": "7057", "text": "Wow .", "annotated_text": "Wow ."}
{"id": "7058", "text": "%um , and %uh , we 'd been up in Berlin", "annotated_text": "%um , and %uh , we 'd been up in Berlin"}
{"id": "7059", "text": "and we had a big trip up there and did a lot of walking , a lot of fast walking and stuff .", "annotated_text": "and we had a big trip up there and did a lot of walking , a lot of fast walking and stuff ."}
{"id": "7060", "text": "But you know , I mean that mhm . should n't be a big deal . %um", "annotated_text": "But you know , I mean that mhm . should n't be a big deal . %um"}
{"id": "7061", "text": "Was this last crop of **Tuftees** good ?", "annotated_text": "Was this last crop of **Tuftees** good ?"}
{"id": "7062", "text": "So .", "annotated_text": "So ."}
{"id": "7063", "text": "Was your last crop of students from Tufts good ?", "annotated_text": "Was your last crop of students from Tufts good ?"}
{"id": "7064", "text": "How 's that ?", "annotated_text": "How 's that ?"}
{"id": "7065", "text": "yeah", "annotated_text": "yeah"}
{"id": "7066", "text": "well they 're still here .", "annotated_text": "well they 're still here ."}
{"id": "7067", "text": "Right ,", "annotated_text": "Right ,"}
{"id": "7068", "text": "but they 're winding down , so you know them really well by this point .", "annotated_text": "but they 're winding down , so you know them really well by this point ."}
{"id": "7069", "text": "They 're winding down .", "annotated_text": "They 're winding down ."}
{"id": "7070", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "7071", "text": "they 're very good .", "annotated_text": "they 're very good ."}
{"id": "7072", "text": "they learned a lot of German .", "annotated_text": "they learned a lot of German ."}
{"id": "7073", "text": "They learned an amazing amount of German .", "annotated_text": "They learned an amazing amount of German ."}
{"id": "7074", "text": "Before I forget , I saw George Silinas a couple of days ago .", "annotated_text": "Before I forget , I saw George Silinasa couple of days ago ."}
{"id": "7075", "text": "oh . How 's he doing ?", "annotated_text": "oh . How 's he doing ?"}
{"id": "7076", "text": "And he 's had", "annotated_text": "And he 's had"}
{"id": "7077", "text": "Well he 's working for an American firm over here ,", "annotated_text": "Well he 's working for an American firm over here ,"}
{"id": "7078", "text": "and he 's doing very very well . %um ,", "annotated_text": "and he 's doing very very well . %um ,"}
{"id": "7079", "text": "and his wife just had their fourth child .", "annotated_text": "and his wife just had their fourth child ."}
{"id": "7080", "text": "Wow .", "annotated_text": "Wow ."}
{"id": "7081", "text": "A little boy . Benjamin .", "annotated_text": "A little boy . Benjamin ."}
{"id": "7082", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7083", "text": "Wow .", "annotated_text": "Wow ."}
{"id": "7084", "text": "%um , about , %uh , two weeks ago maybe .", "annotated_text": "%um , about , %uh , two weeks ago maybe ."}
{"id": "7085", "text": "%huh .", "annotated_text": "%huh ."}
{"id": "7086", "text": "Tops .", "annotated_text": "Tops ."}
{"id": "7087", "text": "And I got a card from ,", "annotated_text": "And I got a card from ,"}
{"id": "7088", "text": "you remember Amy Gleason ?", "annotated_text": "you remember Amy Gleason ?"}
{"id": "7089", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7090", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7091", "text": "Well she just had a baby a couple of", "annotated_text": "Well she just had a baby a couple of"}
{"id": "7092", "text": "heard that .", "annotated_text": "heard that ."}
{"id": "7093", "text": "Well this is number two .", "annotated_text": "Well this is number two ."}
{"id": "7094", "text": "okay .", "annotated_text": "okay ."}
{"id": "7095", "text": "I just got a card from Ron and Doris ,", "annotated_text": "I just got a card from Ron and Doris ,"}
{"id": "7096", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "7097", "text": "and they see Amy Gleason on occasion .", "annotated_text": "and they see Amy Gleason on occasion ."}
{"id": "7098", "text": "And so I think they told me that .", "annotated_text": "And so I think they told me that ."}
{"id": "7099", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7100", "text": "Have you heard from Ron and Doris ?", "annotated_text": "Have you heard from Ron and Doris ?"}
{"id": "7101", "text": "Not in a while , no .", "annotated_text": "Not in a while , no ."}
{"id": "7102", "text": "They are now living in Rhode Island .", "annotated_text": "They are now living in Rhode Island ."}
{"id": "7103", "text": "You probably knew that .", "annotated_text": "You probably knew that ."}
{"id": "7104", "text": "Well . yeah .", "annotated_text": "Well . yeah ."}
{"id": "7105", "text": "And she 's teaching at U R I .", "annotated_text": "And she 's teaching at U R I ."}
{"id": "7106", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7107", "text": "And it was a very nice letter , because it sounded like she went through very similar things that I did .", "annotated_text": "And it was a very nice letter , because it sounded like she went through very similar things that I did ."}
{"id": "7108", "text": "You know , I went from Chicago to U C S G to here .", "annotated_text": "You know , I went from Chicago to U C S G to here ."}
{"id": "7109", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "7110", "text": "And it 's just such an intellectual letdown .", "annotated_text": "And it 's just such an intellectual letdown ."}
{"id": "7111", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "7112", "text": "And she went from Penn , %um To Columbia . to Columbia to U R I .", "annotated_text": "And she went from Penn , %um To Columbia . to Columbia to U R I ."}
{"id": "7113", "text": "Well Columbia 's okay .", "annotated_text": "Well Columbia 's okay ."}
{"id": "7114", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7115", "text": "And she said the students are just ,", "annotated_text": "And she said the students are just ,"}
{"id": "7116", "text": "you know , they do n't care ,", "annotated_text": "you know , they do n't care ,"}
{"id": "7117", "text": "and they 're not very good ,", "annotated_text": "and they 're not very good ,"}
{"id": "7118", "text": "and all of a sudden she 's getting conference papers rejected", "annotated_text": "and all of a sudden she 's getting conference papers rejected"}
{"id": "7119", "text": "and she thinks it 's the affiliation .", "annotated_text": "and she thinks it 's the affiliation ."}
{"id": "7120", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7121", "text": "Because she does n't think the quality of her work has changed .", "annotated_text": "Because she does n't think the quality of her work has changed ."}
{"id": "7122", "text": "Now I have n't submitted a conference paper with the Missouri %um , you know , affiliation yet .", "annotated_text": "Now I have n't submitted a conference paper with the Missouri %um , you know , affiliation yet ."}
{"id": "7123", "text": "Because the last one I submitted , %um , was in the fall ,", "annotated_text": "Because the last one I submitted , %um , was in the fall ,"}
{"id": "7124", "text": "and I still had my San Diego affiliation .", "annotated_text": "and I still had my San Diego affiliation ."}
{"id": "7125", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7126", "text": "%um , in fact I 'm still officially on leave .", "annotated_text": "%um , in fact I 'm still officially on leave ."}
{"id": "7127", "text": "If anything came up in the next year we could still go back . uh-huh . %uh you know , for Sam .", "annotated_text": "If anything came up in the next year we could still go back . uh-huh . %uh you know , for Sam ."}
{"id": "7128", "text": "Wow .", "annotated_text": "Wow ."}
{"id": "7129", "text": "But I think it 's very very very very yeah . unlikely .", "annotated_text": "But I think it 's very very very very yeah . unlikely ."}
{"id": "7130", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7131", "text": "But at any rate it was nice to hear from her because she said after two years there now , she %um has come to terms with this ,", "annotated_text": "But at any rate it was nice to hear from her because she said after two years there now , she %um has come to terms with this ,"}
{"id": "7132", "text": "and yeah . she 's accepted that there 's a lot of good things in Rhode Island .", "annotated_text": "and yeah . she 's accepted that there 's a lot of good things in Rhode Island ."}
{"id": "7133", "text": "And , %um , you know , their life is a lot less complicated ,", "annotated_text": "And , %um , you know , their life is a lot less complicated ,"}
{"id": "7134", "text": "and she has more time to be a parent .", "annotated_text": "and she has more time to be a parent ."}
{"id": "7135", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7136", "text": "Good .", "annotated_text": "Good ."}
{"id": "7137", "text": "And she 's just not going to have the same kind of career that she had thought about .", "annotated_text": "And she 's just not going to have the same kind of career that she had thought about ."}
{"id": "7138", "text": "Ron is working as a financial consultant for , %um , Meryl Lynch .", "annotated_text": "Ron is working as a financial consultant for , %um , Meryl Lynch ."}
{"id": "7139", "text": "And he", "annotated_text": "And he"}
{"id": "7140", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "7141", "text": "yeah , he had been doing work for some environmental firm , as a consultant .", "annotated_text": "yeah , he had been doing work for some environmental firm , as a consultant ."}
{"id": "7142", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7143", "text": "And , it did n't work out .", "annotated_text": "And , it did n't work out ."}
{"id": "7144", "text": "%um He was changing projects every couple of weeks", "annotated_text": "%um He was changing projects every couple of weeks"}
{"id": "7145", "text": "and he said he could n't keep on top of it .", "annotated_text": "and he said he could n't keep on top of it ."}
{"id": "7146", "text": "He could n't learn the whole new area %mm . that fast each time .", "annotated_text": "He could n't learn the whole new area %mm . that fast each time ."}
{"id": "7147", "text": "%mm .", "annotated_text": "%mm ."}
{"id": "7148", "text": "%um , and he says he went in and had some tests ,", "annotated_text": "%um , and he says he went in and had some tests ,"}
{"id": "7149", "text": "and he was diagnosed as having attention deficit disorder .", "annotated_text": "and he was diagnosed as having attention deficit disorder ."}
{"id": "7150", "text": "Which you know , given how far he 's gotten , you know , he got his degree at Tufts and all , I found that surprising that for the first time as an adult they 're diagnosing this . %um", "annotated_text": "Which you know , given how far he 's gotten , you know , he got his degree at Tufts and all , I found that surprising that for the first time as an adult they 're diagnosing this . %um"}
{"id": "7151", "text": "%mm . I wonder about it .", "annotated_text": "%mm . I wonder about it ."}
{"id": "7152", "text": "But anyway .", "annotated_text": "But anyway ."}
{"id": "7153", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "7154", "text": "but that 's what he said .", "annotated_text": "but that 's what he said ."}
{"id": "7155", "text": "And %um", "annotated_text": "And %um"}
{"id": "7156", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7157", "text": "He %um", "annotated_text": "He %um"}
{"id": "7158", "text": "Whatever 's helpful .", "annotated_text": "Whatever 's helpful ."}
{"id": "7159", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "7160", "text": "So he found this new job as a financial consultant and seems to be happy with that .", "annotated_text": "So he found this new job as a financial consultant and seems to be happy with that ."}
{"id": "7161", "text": "Good .", "annotated_text": "Good ."}
{"id": "7162", "text": "And then we saw Leo and Julie at Christmas time .", "annotated_text": "And then we saw Leo and Julie at Christmas time ."}
{"id": "7163", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7164", "text": "And they 're doing great .", "annotated_text": "And they 're doing great ."}
{"id": "7165", "text": "%um , they had just moved to He 's in New York now , right ? a really nice house in Westchester .", "annotated_text": "%um , they had just moved to He 's in New York now , right ? a really nice house in Westchester ."}
{"id": "7166", "text": "yeah , Good . an older home that you know Julie is of course carving up and making beautiful . %um", "annotated_text": "yeah , Good . an older home that you know Julie is of course carving up and making beautiful . %um"}
{"id": "7167", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7168", "text": "Now she had a job with an architectural group when she first got out to New York ,", "annotated_text": "Now she had a job with an architectural group when she first got out to New York ,"}
{"id": "7169", "text": "and that did n't work out .", "annotated_text": "and that did n't work out ."}
{"id": "7170", "text": "She said they had her doing things that she really was n't qualified to do %ah . and that she really did n't feel competent doing .", "annotated_text": "She said they had her doing things that she really was n't qualified to do %ah . and that she really did n't feel competent doing ."}
{"id": "7171", "text": "And , they mutually agreed that she should leave .", "annotated_text": "And , they mutually agreed that she should leave ."}
{"id": "7172", "text": "And so she was looking for another job .", "annotated_text": "And so she was looking for another job ."}
{"id": "7173", "text": "And , %um , I 'm sure she 'll find one .", "annotated_text": "And , %um , I 'm sure she 'll find one ."}
{"id": "7174", "text": "She 's so talented .", "annotated_text": "She 's so talented ."}
{"id": "7175", "text": "She may have found one by now . %um", "annotated_text": "She may have found one by now . %um"}
{"id": "7176", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "7177", "text": "oh yeah .", "annotated_text": "oh yeah ."}
{"id": "7178", "text": "Amazing ,", "annotated_text": "Amazing ,"}
{"id": "7179", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7180", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "7181", "text": "and so we met , %um , %uh Adrian , their kid , who was three uh-huh . and just a really lovely little boy .", "annotated_text": "and so we met , %um , %uh Adrian , their kid , who was three uh-huh . and just a really lovely little boy ."}
{"id": "7182", "text": "right", "annotated_text": "right"}
{"id": "7183", "text": "yeah", "annotated_text": "yeah"}
{"id": "7184", "text": "He 's so big .", "annotated_text": "He 's so big ."}
{"id": "7185", "text": "Well , , Leo 's big . You know ,", "annotated_text": "Well , , Leo 's big . You know ,"}
{"id": "7186", "text": "he 's got Leo 's genes .", "annotated_text": "he 's got Leo 's genes ."}
{"id": "7187", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7188", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7189", "text": "And %uh Ron and Doris sent us a picture of theirs", "annotated_text": "And %uh Ron and Doris sent us a picture of theirs"}
{"id": "7190", "text": "and he has Ron 's expressions .", "annotated_text": "and he has Ron 's expressions ."}
{"id": "7191", "text": "He really looks like Ron .", "annotated_text": "He really looks like Ron ."}
{"id": "7192", "text": "oh that 's life .", "annotated_text": "oh that 's life ."}
{"id": "7193", "text": "%um , and he looked really big too .", "annotated_text": "%um , and he looked really big too ."}
{"id": "7194", "text": "In this picture , he 's three and a half .", "annotated_text": "In this picture , he 's three and a half ."}
{"id": "7195", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7196", "text": "%huh .", "annotated_text": "%huh ."}
{"id": "7197", "text": "%um , but Leo and Julie just seemed , %um sort of happy with the decisions they 've made .", "annotated_text": "%um , but Leo and Julie just seemed , %um sort of happy with the decisions they 've made ."}
{"id": "7198", "text": "And", "annotated_text": "And"}
{"id": "7199", "text": "Good .", "annotated_text": "Good ."}
{"id": "7200", "text": "%um , like every", "annotated_text": "%um , like every"}
{"id": "7201", "text": "now is he with a publishing house now ?", "annotated_text": "now is he with a publishing house now ?"}
{"id": "7202", "text": "Which one is he with .", "annotated_text": "Which one is he with ."}
{"id": "7203", "text": "Yes which one %um", "annotated_text": "Yes which one %um"}
{"id": "7204", "text": "Well I can", "annotated_text": "Well I can"}
{"id": "7205", "text": "yeah", "annotated_text": "yeah"}
{"id": "7206", "text": "It 's one of these sort of universi- the public university book stuff .", "annotated_text": "It 's one of these sort of universi- the public university book stuff ."}
{"id": "7207", "text": "It might be Hard Core Brace .", "annotated_text": "It might be Hard Core Brace ."}
{"id": "7208", "text": "I 'm not sure .", "annotated_text": "I 'm not sure ."}
{"id": "7209", "text": "oh yeah .", "annotated_text": "oh yeah ."}
{"id": "7210", "text": "I have two friends in publishing .", "annotated_text": "I have two friends in publishing ."}
{"id": "7211", "text": "It may be the other one that just took the job with Hard Core Brace", "annotated_text": "It may be the other one that just took the job with Hard Core Brace"}
{"id": "7212", "text": "I do n't remember which one .", "annotated_text": "I do n't remember which one ."}
{"id": "7213", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7214", "text": "Anyway , he 's enjoying it and liking it", "annotated_text": "Anyway , he 's enjoying it and liking it"}
{"id": "7215", "text": "and they 're doing okay .", "annotated_text": "and they 're doing okay ."}
{"id": "7216", "text": "yeah", "annotated_text": "yeah"}
{"id": "7217", "text": "he seems to feel really like he 's doing the right thing", "annotated_text": "he seems to feel really like he 's doing the right thing"}
{"id": "7218", "text": "and he is Great still in academic publishing .", "annotated_text": "and he is Great still in academic publishing ."}
{"id": "7219", "text": "My other friend just moved to trade publishing after years in academic publishing", "annotated_text": "My other friend just moved to trade publishing after years in academic publishing"}
{"id": "7220", "text": "and mhm %um you know . It feels like maybe she made a compromise", "annotated_text": "and mhm %um you know . It feels like maybe she made a compromise"}
{"id": "7221", "text": "but it 's like three times the money as with everything else", "annotated_text": "but it 's like three times the money as with everything else"}
{"id": "7222", "text": "so", "annotated_text": "so"}
{"id": "7223", "text": "wow wow", "annotated_text": "wow wow"}
{"id": "7224", "text": "industry and academics %um", "annotated_text": "industry and academics %um"}
{"id": "7225", "text": "Terrible", "annotated_text": "Terrible"}
{"id": "7226", "text": "yeah it 's amazing", "annotated_text": "yeah it 's amazing"}
{"id": "7227", "text": "and %um You know ages ago I got a card from Liz Gana .", "annotated_text": "and %um You know ages ago I got a card from Liz Gana ."}
{"id": "7228", "text": "I told you this .", "annotated_text": "I told you this ."}
{"id": "7229", "text": "because %uh you showed us her picture .", "annotated_text": "because %uh you showed us her picture ."}
{"id": "7230", "text": "yeah", "annotated_text": "yeah"}
{"id": "7231", "text": "yeah", "annotated_text": "yeah"}
{"id": "7232", "text": "Crazy", "annotated_text": "Crazy"}
{"id": "7233", "text": "%um and I keep thinking maybe I 'd get in touch", "annotated_text": "%um and I keep thinking maybe I 'd get in touch"}
{"id": "7234", "text": "but I have n't done it .", "annotated_text": "but I have n't done it ."}
{"id": "7235", "text": "and then I saw in the %um Tufts thing that Ginny Totta you know in the alumni thing is living in the", "annotated_text": "and then I saw in the %um Tufts thing that Ginny Totta you know in the alumni thing is living in the"}
{"id": "7236", "text": "yeah", "annotated_text": "yeah"}
{"id": "7237", "text": "So , anyway , how are you doing these days ?", "annotated_text": "So , anyway , how are you doing these days ?"}
{"id": "7238", "text": "Things are going very well .", "annotated_text": "Things are going very well ."}
{"id": "7239", "text": "I think I had mentioned before %uh , that there 's a company now that I 'm working with %um , %uh , which is very much just myself and Guss .", "annotated_text": "I think I had mentioned before %uh , that there 's a company now that I 'm working with %um , %uh , which is very much just myself and Guss ."}
{"id": "7240", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "7241", "text": "And that %um", "annotated_text": "And that %um"}
{"id": "7242", "text": "No , you had n't mentioned that .", "annotated_text": "No , you had n't mentioned that ."}
{"id": "7243", "text": "%eh , oh , okay .", "annotated_text": "%eh , oh , okay ."}
{"id": "7244", "text": "okay , so %um", "annotated_text": "okay , so %um"}
{"id": "7245", "text": "%eh you told me that you were leaving the company that you were at ,", "annotated_text": "%eh you told me that you were leaving the company that you were at ,"}
{"id": "7246", "text": "and you were entertaining offers .", "annotated_text": "and you were entertaining offers ."}
{"id": "7247", "text": "And , %uh", "annotated_text": "And , %uh"}
{"id": "7248", "text": "well it seemed to make sense since I had a client to just kind of set up my own company , of sorts .", "annotated_text": "well it seemed to make sense since I had a client to just kind of set up my own company , of sorts ."}
{"id": "7249", "text": "%um oh . So things are going extremely well .", "annotated_text": "%um oh . So things are going extremely well ."}
{"id": "7250", "text": "So , I had one client who said that he 'd pay me a minimum amount .", "annotated_text": "So , I had one client who said that he 'd pay me a minimum amount ."}
{"id": "7251", "text": "You know , he , %uh ,", "annotated_text": "You know , he , %uh ,"}
{"id": "7252", "text": "there would be a minimum amount of work , of about %uh , a day a week for the next two three years . mhm . Which is sufficient to pay all my bills then", "annotated_text": "there would be a minimum amount of work , of about %uh , a day a week for the next two three years . mhm . Which is sufficient to pay all my bills then"}
{"id": "7253", "text": "so I decided that it would make sense to do this .", "annotated_text": "so I decided that it would make sense to do this ."}
{"id": "7254", "text": "%um and , %um , I 've been getting substantially more work than then .", "annotated_text": "%um and , %um , I 've been getting substantially more work than then ."}
{"id": "7255", "text": "%mm .", "annotated_text": "%mm ."}
{"id": "7256", "text": "So I 'm quite pleased .", "annotated_text": "So I 'm quite pleased ."}
{"id": "7257", "text": "Well that 's good .", "annotated_text": "Well that 's good ."}
{"id": "7258", "text": "%um , so I have a bunch of %uh work that I need to do on my flat this year .", "annotated_text": "%um , so I have a bunch of %uh work that I need to do on my flat this year ."}
{"id": "7259", "text": "I 've been telling you that I needed to do that roof atrium for quite some time .", "annotated_text": "I 've been telling you that I needed to do that roof atrium for quite some time ."}
{"id": "7260", "text": "But , %uh , it should come out this year .", "annotated_text": "But , %uh , it should come out this year ."}
{"id": "7261", "text": "oh , well that 's good .", "annotated_text": "oh , well that 's good ."}
{"id": "7262", "text": "It should be done in a few months .", "annotated_text": "It should be done in a few months ."}
{"id": "7263", "text": "oh , yeah", "annotated_text": "oh , yeah"}
{"id": "7264", "text": "I remember So you talking a little bit about it at one point .", "annotated_text": "I remember So you talking a little bit about it at one point ."}
{"id": "7265", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "7266", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7267", "text": "So you have no intentions of coming over this way any time soon ?", "annotated_text": "So you have no intentions of coming over this way any time soon ?"}
{"id": "7268", "text": "%um . I do n't see the finances occurring uh-huh , right . for a while .", "annotated_text": "%um . I do n't see the finances occurring uh-huh , right . for a while ."}
{"id": "7269", "text": "%um , actually right at the moment finances are not going real well .", "annotated_text": "%um , actually right at the moment finances are not going real well ."}
{"id": "7270", "text": "But %ah well . I am working on that one .", "annotated_text": "But %ah well . I am working on that one ."}
{"id": "7271", "text": "%uh .", "annotated_text": "%uh ."}
{"id": "7272", "text": "It 's just But %um %uh , %uh , the main reason for that is I had not really anticipated a few expenses that recently came up %ah . %uh , related to a couple of burglaries that I had .", "annotated_text": "It 's just But %um %uh , %uh , the main reason for that is I had not really anticipated a few expenses that recently came up %ah . %uh , related to a couple of burglaries that I had ."}
{"id": "7273", "text": "oh , harsh . Harsh .", "annotated_text": "oh , harsh . Harsh ."}
{"id": "7274", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7275", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "7276", "text": "and .", "annotated_text": "and ."}
{"id": "7277", "text": "Not a whole lot I can do about that now .", "annotated_text": "Not a whole lot I can do about that now ."}
{"id": "7278", "text": "Indeed . Indeed .", "annotated_text": "Indeed . Indeed ."}
{"id": "7279", "text": "have to deal with the situation .", "annotated_text": "have to deal with the situation ."}
{"id": "7280", "text": "And", "annotated_text": "And"}
{"id": "7281", "text": "So that 's what I 'm doing .", "annotated_text": "So that 's what I 'm doing ."}
{"id": "7282", "text": "Sounds good .", "annotated_text": "Sounds good ."}
{"id": "7283", "text": "But %um Anyway , %uh One of the main reasons that I 've been such a pathetic , %uh , correspondent has been work .", "annotated_text": "But %um Anyway , %uh One of the main reasons that I 've been such a pathetic , %uh , correspondent has been work ."}
{"id": "7284", "text": "I 've actually been doing a lot of it .", "annotated_text": "I 've actually been doing a lot of it ."}
{"id": "7285", "text": "oh wow .", "annotated_text": "oh wow ."}
{"id": "7286", "text": "And %uh , I turned in my Master 's thesis back in May ,", "annotated_text": "And %uh , I turned in my Master 's thesis back in May ,"}
{"id": "7287", "text": "and I 'm actually presently working on , %um , several , %uh , articles oh , okay . Impressive . from it .", "annotated_text": "and I 'm actually presently working on , %um , several , %uh , articles oh , okay . Impressive . from it ."}
{"id": "7288", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "7289", "text": "actually it turns out that one thing , one little bit in what I was doing , %uh , is going to turn out to be very important in the end . %uh , from what I had been reading in the literature .", "annotated_text": "actually it turns out that one thing , one little bit in what I was doing , %uh , is going to turn out to be very important in the end . %uh , from what I had been reading in the literature ."}
{"id": "7290", "text": "You see the one very annoying thing about all of this , was my advisor has been in France for a year and a half .", "annotated_text": "You see the one very annoying thing about all of this , was my advisor has been in France for a year and a half ."}
{"id": "7291", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7292", "text": "And this made writing my thesis very annoying because you know there was n't much discussion .", "annotated_text": "And this made writing my thesis very annoying because you know there was n't much discussion ."}
{"id": "7293", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7294", "text": "yup ,", "annotated_text": "yup ,"}
{"id": "7295", "text": "yup .", "annotated_text": "yup ."}
{"id": "7296", "text": "But , %um Anyway , I had been kind of telling him that , you know , from my reading of the literature , I thought that this one little alteration I had made in my model was kind of clever and unique .", "annotated_text": "But , %um Anyway , I had been kind of telling him that , you know , from my reading of the literature , I thought that this one little alteration I had made in my model was kind of clever and unique ."}
{"id": "7297", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7298", "text": "And it made the one type of solution occur , which was seen experimentally ,", "annotated_text": "And it made the one type of solution occur , which was seen experimentally ,"}
{"id": "7299", "text": "but none of the other models %uh , had ?", "annotated_text": "but none of the other models %uh , had ?"}
{"id": "7300", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "7301", "text": "the- ,", "annotated_text": "the- ,"}
{"id": "7302", "text": "I 'm looking at , %um , multi mode lasers .", "annotated_text": "I 'm looking at , %um , multi mode lasers ."}
{"id": "7303", "text": "And one of the things that they find experimentally are what they call anti phased , %uh , states , where if you look at the total intensity uh-huh . of the laser , you get an oscillation which is characterized by one frequency .", "annotated_text": "And one of the things that they find experimentally are what they call anti phased , %uh , states , where if you look at the total intensity uh-huh . of the laser , you get an oscillation which is characterized by one frequency ."}
{"id": "7304", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "7305", "text": "okay .", "annotated_text": "okay ."}
{"id": "7306", "text": "if you separate out the different modes of the laser mhm . and look at one of those , you get more than one frequency .", "annotated_text": "if you separate out the different modes of the laser mhm . and look at one of those , you get more than one frequency ."}
{"id": "7307", "text": "okay .", "annotated_text": "okay ."}
{"id": "7308", "text": "So what 's happening is that the modes are oscillating out of phase so that they completely mask each other 's Exactly . %hm . oscillations on these other frequencies .", "annotated_text": "So what 's happening is that the modes are oscillating out of phase so that they completely mask each other 's Exactly . %hm . oscillations on these other frequencies ."}
{"id": "7309", "text": "And %uh With a pretty simple model you can find that frequency in a transient ,", "annotated_text": "And %uh With a pretty simple model you can find that frequency in a transient ,"}
{"id": "7310", "text": "but you ca n't find that frequency in a driven , %uh , frequency .", "annotated_text": "but you ca n't find that frequency in a driven , %uh , frequency ."}
{"id": "7311", "text": "You ca n't find so that it will sustain .", "annotated_text": "You ca n't find so that it will sustain ."}
{"id": "7312", "text": "okay .", "annotated_text": "okay ."}
{"id": "7313", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "7314", "text": "So yeah , that particular frequency according to most models damps out very quickly .", "annotated_text": "So yeah , that particular frequency according to most models damps out very quickly ."}
{"id": "7315", "text": "And so you should n't actually really be able to ever see it .", "annotated_text": "And so you should n't actually really be able to ever see it ."}
{"id": "7316", "text": "%hm .", "annotated_text": "%hm ."}
{"id": "7317", "text": "The only thing is , that , when you do the experiment you see it .", "annotated_text": "The only thing is , that , when you do the experiment you see it ."}
{"id": "7318", "text": "Got it ,", "annotated_text": "Got it ,"}
{"id": "7319", "text": "got it .", "annotated_text": "got it ."}
{"id": "7320", "text": "I see .", "annotated_text": "I see ."}
{"id": "7321", "text": "So , %um , I found a simple modification of the original formula , which unfortunately makes the solutions horrendously nasty . And in most cases , %uh , insoluble .", "annotated_text": "So , %um , I found a simple modification of the original formula , which unfortunately makes the solutions horrendously nasty . And in most cases , %uh , insoluble ."}
{"id": "7322", "text": "But yeah . it gives a driving term .", "annotated_text": "But yeah . it gives a driving term ."}
{"id": "7323", "text": "oh , okay .", "annotated_text": "oh , okay ."}
{"id": "7324", "text": "So , it actually creates a situation where you get the right sort of answer , you just ca n't always write it down very easily .", "annotated_text": "So , it actually creates a situation where you get the right sort of answer , you just ca n't always write it down very easily ."}
{"id": "7325", "text": "Exactly .", "annotated_text": "Exactly ."}
{"id": "7326", "text": "oh wow .", "annotated_text": "oh wow ."}
{"id": "7327", "text": "so you 're pushing forward the bounds of theoretical laser , %uh , whatever it is science .", "annotated_text": "so you 're pushing forward the bounds of theoretical laser , %uh , whatever it is science ."}
{"id": "7328", "text": "But", "annotated_text": "But"}
{"id": "7329", "text": "which , %um , is kind of interesting considering that that 's not really my thing . . Indeed . Indeed . being an experimentalist , not a theorist .", "annotated_text": "which , %um , is kind of interesting considering that that 's not really my thing . . Indeed . Indeed . being an experimentalist , not a theorist ."}
{"id": "7330", "text": "%um Indeed . oh wow . oh , impressive . But", "annotated_text": "%um Indeed . oh wow . oh , impressive . But"}
{"id": "7331", "text": "so are you going to get an article in Nature or something ?", "annotated_text": "so are you going to get an article in Nature or something ?"}
{"id": "7332", "text": "%um , actually , I 'm not sure if we 're shooting for op- ,", "annotated_text": "%um , actually , I 'm not sure if we 're shooting for op- ,"}
{"id": "7333", "text": "I think Optics Letters is probably the one that we 're shooting for , or else , perhaps , though I do n't think it 's quite that significant , would be Phys Rev Letters .", "annotated_text": "I think Optics Letters is probably the one that we 're shooting for , or else , perhaps , though I do n't think it 's quite that significant , would be Phys Rev Letters ."}
{"id": "7334", "text": "%hm .", "annotated_text": "%hm ."}
{"id": "7335", "text": "But , %uh , we want to write a letter , and then a couple articles .", "annotated_text": "But , %uh , we want to write a letter , and then a couple articles ."}
{"id": "7336", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7337", "text": "%hm . impressive .", "annotated_text": "%hm . impressive ."}
{"id": "7338", "text": "And I do n't know how much you know about scientific literature ,", "annotated_text": "And I do n't know how much you know about scientific literature ,"}
{"id": "7339", "text": "but letters are much more prestigious than , articles .", "annotated_text": "but letters are much more prestigious than , articles ."}
{"id": "7340", "text": "oh , okay .", "annotated_text": "oh , okay ."}
{"id": "7341", "text": "oh , I did n't realize that .", "annotated_text": "oh , I did n't realize that ."}
{"id": "7342", "text": "okay .", "annotated_text": "okay ."}
{"id": "7343", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "7344", "text": "so that 's why it 's actually a big deal is", "annotated_text": "so that 's why it 's actually a big deal is"}
{"id": "7345", "text": "I mean , you know , writing a couple of articles based on your Master 's thesis , is , not at all unusual in Physics", "annotated_text": "I mean , you know , writing a couple of articles based on your Master 's thesis , is , not at all unusual in Physics"}
{"id": "7346", "text": "and yeah . %uh , it 's the fact that I would be writing a letter that is the impressive part of it all .", "annotated_text": "and yeah . %uh , it 's the fact that I would be writing a letter that is the impressive part of it all ."}
{"id": "7347", "text": "And what 's actually kind of interesting is I kept telling Neil that I thought that this was kind of significant .", "annotated_text": "And what 's actually kind of interesting is I kept telling Neil that I thought that this was kind of significant ."}
{"id": "7348", "text": "And Neil kept writing back that I should tone this part of the thesis down that You know , people see the anti phased motion ,", "annotated_text": "And Neil kept writing back that I should tone this part of the thesis down that You know , people see the anti phased motion ,"}
{"id": "7349", "text": "and it 's true", "annotated_text": "and it 's true"}
{"id": "7350", "text": "they do in the transients", "annotated_text": "they do in the transients"}
{"id": "7351", "text": "And I was having a lot of trouble getting across to him that all of the literature has this frequency in the transients Yes . %eh and not driven .", "annotated_text": "And I was having a lot of trouble getting across to him that all of the literature has this frequency in the transients Yes . %eh and not driven ."}
{"id": "7352", "text": "And , %uh , what happened was after I had turned in my thesis but before I saw Neil again , he went to a conference in Rochester and there this was a big issue among the people who were doing this work , was , that their models could n't show this as a driven frequency ,", "annotated_text": "And , %uh , what happened was after I had turned in my thesis but before I saw Neil again , he went to a conference in Rochester and there this was a big issue among the people who were doing this work , was , that their models could n't show this as a driven frequency ,"}
{"id": "7353", "text": "yet their experiments showed it as a driven frequency .", "annotated_text": "yet their experiments showed it as a driven frequency ."}
{"id": "7354", "text": "oh cool .", "annotated_text": "oh cool ."}
{"id": "7355", "text": "and so Neil then -- Said oh just a second I -- like a week later came to Bryn Mawr", "annotated_text": "and so Neil then -- Said oh just a I -- like a week later came to Bryn Mawr"}
{"id": "7356", "text": "and he said , hey Lowell , we got to write this up .", "annotated_text": "and he said , hey Lowell , we got to write this up ."}
{"id": "7357", "text": "Exactly .", "annotated_text": "Exactly ."}
{"id": "7358", "text": "And I was like , well I 've been telling you that Neil .", "annotated_text": "And I was like , well I 've been telling you that Neil ."}
{"id": "7359", "text": "Indeed .", "annotated_text": "Indeed ."}
{"id": "7360", "text": "So Cool . Cool . that 's mostly the sort of stuff that I 'm spending a lot of time on now . %um", "annotated_text": "So Cool . Cool . that 's mostly the sort of stuff that I 'm spending a lot of time on now . %um"}
{"id": "7361", "text": "Well it 'll look good on your C V , your resume .", "annotated_text": "Well it 'll look good on your C V , your resume ."}
{"id": "7362", "text": "so you might as well spend the time .", "annotated_text": "so you might as well spend the time ."}
{"id": "7363", "text": "Yes , well ,", "annotated_text": "Yes , well ,"}
{"id": "7364", "text": "%uh , no , it 's definitely worth doing . %um ,", "annotated_text": "%uh , no , it 's definitely worth doing . %um ,"}
{"id": "7365", "text": "and I would have been spending more time on it if it were n't for %uh dealing with the burglary issues oh yeah but that I 've been dealing with .", "annotated_text": "and I would have been spending more time on it if it were n't for %uh dealing with the burglary issues oh yeah but that I 've been dealing with ."}
{"id": "7366", "text": "So are you still living in that house in the middle of the park .", "annotated_text": "So are you still living in that house in the middle of the park ."}
{"id": "7367", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "7368", "text": "yeah , okay .", "annotated_text": "yeah , okay ."}
{"id": "7369", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7370", "text": "I mean the thing that i-", "annotated_text": "I mean the thing that i-"}
{"id": "7371", "text": "this place is incredibly easy to break into if you want to .", "annotated_text": "this place is incredibly easy to break into if you want to ."}
{"id": "7372", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "7373", "text": "It 's not a question of whether or not , %uh you know , that was easy ,", "annotated_text": "It 's not a question of whether or not , %uh you know , that was easy ,"}
{"id": "7374", "text": "it was just that no one really knew it was worth breaking into .", "annotated_text": "it was just that no one really knew it was worth breaking into ."}
{"id": "7375", "text": "Exactly .", "annotated_text": "Exactly ."}
{"id": "7376", "text": "Exactly .", "annotated_text": "Exactly ."}
{"id": "7377", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7378", "text": "And so the problem is that now they found out that it 's worth breaking into .", "annotated_text": "And so the problem is that now they found out that it 's worth breaking into ."}
{"id": "7379", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7380", "text": "And unfortunately .", "annotated_text": "And unfortunately ."}
{"id": "7381", "text": "Well , it 's kind of odd .", "annotated_text": "Well , it 's kind of odd ."}
{"id": "7382", "text": "They 've stolen very weird things for the most part .", "annotated_text": "They 've stolen very weird things for the most part ."}
{"id": "7383", "text": "%hm .", "annotated_text": "%hm ."}
{"id": "7384", "text": "as far", "annotated_text": "as far"}
{"id": "7385", "text": "yeah", "annotated_text": "yeah"}
{"id": "7386", "text": "as a .", "annotated_text": "as a ."}
{"id": "7387", "text": "The first time they broke in , what they stole was just bizarre ,", "annotated_text": "The first time they broke in , what they stole was just bizarre ,"}
{"id": "7388", "text": "mostly worthless stuff .", "annotated_text": "mostly worthless stuff ."}
{"id": "7389", "text": "And , %uh %huh the most worthwhile thing as far as monetary value went that they stole was the pre-amplifier of my stereo . Unfortunately , because it 's a nice pre-amplifier ,", "annotated_text": "And , %uh %huh the most worthwhile thing as far as monetary value went that they stole was the pre-amplifier of my stereo . Unfortunately , because it 's a nice pre-amplifier ,"}
{"id": "7390", "text": "it has an off board power supply which they did n't steal , which makes the thing that they **stoled** absolutely worthless .", "annotated_text": "it has an off board power supply which they did n't steal , which makes the thing that they **stoled** absolutely worthless ."}
{"id": "7391", "text": "%huh .", "annotated_text": "%huh ."}
{"id": "7392", "text": "So .", "annotated_text": "So ."}
{"id": "7393", "text": "That 's bizarre . Bizarre .", "annotated_text": "That 's bizarre . Bizarre ."}
{"id": "7394", "text": "so when they broke in the second time did they steal the %uh offboard amplifier ?", "annotated_text": "so when they broke in the second time did they steal the %uh offboard amplifier ?"}
{"id": "7395", "text": "Actually , no ,", "annotated_text": "Actually , no ,"}
{"id": "7396", "text": "all they stole the second time was my bike .", "annotated_text": "all they stole the second time was my bike ."}
{"id": "7397", "text": "%huh .", "annotated_text": "%huh ."}
{"id": "7398", "text": "Which was actually where the major problem came . Exactly . Exactly . yeah . Is that I suddenly had no transportation .", "annotated_text": "Which was actually where the major problem came . Exactly . Exactly . yeah . Is that I suddenly had no transportation ."}
{"id": "7399", "text": "And so , I then had to go bike hunting and eventually get another bike ,", "annotated_text": "And so , I then had to go bike hunting and eventually get another bike ,"}
{"id": "7400", "text": "and %mm . that cost me a lot of time .", "annotated_text": "and %mm . that cost me a lot of time ."}
{"id": "7401", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7402", "text": "Exactly .", "annotated_text": "Exactly ."}
{"id": "7403", "text": "Because ,", "annotated_text": "Because ,"}
{"id": "7404", "text": "yes", "annotated_text": "yes"}
{"id": "7405", "text": "Spending a lot of time hunting for bikes , and nah well . then getting one purchased , and then having to , you know , go get it and things like that .", "annotated_text": "Spending a lot of time hunting for bikes , and nah well . then getting one purchased , and then having to , you know , go get it and things like that ."}
{"id": "7406", "text": "But , that 's dealt with at least .", "annotated_text": "But , that 's dealt with at least ."}
{"id": "7407", "text": "And so %uh , that 's yeah at least dealt with .", "annotated_text": "And so %uh , that 's yeah at least dealt with ."}
{"id": "7408", "text": "Now I just have to work on the financial aspects of all of this .", "annotated_text": "Now I just have to work on the financial aspects of all of this ."}
{"id": "7409", "text": "But yeah . yeah .", "annotated_text": "But yeah . yeah ."}
{"id": "7410", "text": "At least Well that would make sense during the summer %uh according to the stipulations of my fellowship , I can actually earn money during the summer .", "annotated_text": "At least Well that would make sense during the summer %uh according to the stipulations of my fellowship , I can actually earn money during the summer ."}
{"id": "7411", "text": "But %um , guessed what happened .", "annotated_text": "But %um , guessed what happened ."}
{"id": "7412", "text": "What ?", "annotated_text": "What ?"}
{"id": "7413", "text": "%um The %um", "annotated_text": "%um The %um"}
{"id": "7414", "text": "Again ?", "annotated_text": "Again ?"}
{"id": "7415", "text": "%um 118.91_120.82_B: Let 's see ,", "annotated_text": "%um 118.91_120.82_B: Let 's see ,"}
{"id": "7416", "text": "two weeks ago", "annotated_text": "two weeks ago"}
{"id": "7417", "text": "I know Sue is going to Rhode Island .", "annotated_text": "I know Sue is going to Rhode Island ."}
{"id": "7418", "text": "%eh Right .", "annotated_text": "%eh Right ."}
{"id": "7419", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "7420", "text": "Did she see her mom ?", "annotated_text": "Did she see her mom ?"}
{"id": "7421", "text": "Yes she did .", "annotated_text": "Yes she did ."}
{"id": "7422", "text": "And ?", "annotated_text": "And ?"}
{"id": "7423", "text": "Yes she did .", "annotated_text": "Yes she did ."}
{"id": "7424", "text": "And ?", "annotated_text": "And ?"}
{"id": "7425", "text": "%um , %um , which we had already anticipated that it was going to happen .", "annotated_text": "%um , %um , which we had already anticipated that it was going to happen ."}
{"id": "7426", "text": "I spoke to her mom on Thursday", "annotated_text": "I spoke to her mom on Thursday"}
{"id": "7427", "text": "%um and I asked her", "annotated_text": "%um and I asked her"}
{"id": "7428", "text": "I said listen", "annotated_text": "I said listen"}
{"id": "7429", "text": "I said %um please come to Shabbat", "annotated_text": "I said %um please come to Shabbat"}
{"id": "7430", "text": "things have come to a point where I may have to relinquish my , %uh parenting .", "annotated_text": "things have come to a point where I may have to relinquish my , %uh parenting ."}
{"id": "7431", "text": "%uh would you mind %uh taking her back", "annotated_text": "%uh would you mind %uh taking her back"}
{"id": "7432", "text": "and she said no .", "annotated_text": "and she said no ."}
{"id": "7433", "text": "She said %uh she 'd be more than happy to .", "annotated_text": "She said %uh she 'd be more than happy to ."}
{"id": "7434", "text": "Really ?", "annotated_text": "Really ?"}
{"id": "7435", "text": "This girl has everything in her dreams you know .", "annotated_text": "This girl has everything in her dreams you know ."}
{"id": "7436", "text": "it is as my husband says %uh , %uh al kadir the destiny .", "annotated_text": "it is as my husband says %uh , %uh al kadir the destiny ."}
{"id": "7437", "text": "Selema I 'm telling you ,", "annotated_text": "Selema I 'm telling you ,"}
{"id": "7438", "text": "it is like Allah has just painted the road", "annotated_text": "it is like Allah has just painted the road"}
{"id": "7439", "text": "and all I had to do was get on it and follow it .", "annotated_text": "and all I had to do was get on it and follow it ."}
{"id": "7440", "text": "I mean things have been happening that has just scared the heck out of me .", "annotated_text": "I mean things have been happening that has just scared the heck out of me ."}
{"id": "7441", "text": "I told mom", "annotated_text": "I told mom"}
{"id": "7442", "text": "I said mom it is when you believe in Allah , when you have faith and know when you truly give your heart to Allah , only Allah can make the way clear for you .", "annotated_text": "I said mom it is when you believe in Allah , when you have faith and know when you truly give your heart to Allah , only Allah can make the way clear for you ."}
{"id": "7443", "text": "%uh .", "annotated_text": "%uh ."}
{"id": "7444", "text": "I believe that by her birthday she will be living with her mother .", "annotated_text": "I believe that by her birthday she will be living with her mother ."}
{"id": "7445", "text": "Really ?", "annotated_text": "Really ?"}
{"id": "7446", "text": "mhm mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm mhm ."}
{"id": "7447", "text": "and is she seem like she 's together enough ?", "annotated_text": "and is she seem like she 's together enough ?"}
{"id": "7448", "text": "she 's in a two year program .", "annotated_text": "she 's in a two year program ."}
{"id": "7449", "text": "She 's in the program now .", "annotated_text": "She 's in the program now ."}
{"id": "7450", "text": "She 's doing very well .", "annotated_text": "She 's doing very well ."}
{"id": "7451", "text": "When I talked to her I 'm talking to her like I 'm talking to you .", "annotated_text": "When I talked to her I 'm talking to her like I 'm talking to you ."}
{"id": "7452", "text": "I wrote her a letter and told her", "annotated_text": "I wrote her a letter and told her"}
{"id": "7453", "text": "I said I feel like I know you even though I never met you .", "annotated_text": "I said I feel like I know you even though I never met you ."}
{"id": "7454", "text": "They seemed surprised that ,", "annotated_text": "They seemed surprised that ,"}
{"id": "7455", "text": "I mean most women you lose your baby that 's it .", "annotated_text": "I mean most women you lose your baby that 's it ."}
{"id": "7456", "text": "But almighty God is", "annotated_text": "But almighty God is"}
{"id": "7457", "text": "You never even get a chance to see them again .", "annotated_text": "You never even get a chance to see them again ."}
{"id": "7458", "text": "That 's true .", "annotated_text": "That 's true ."}
{"id": "7459", "text": "That 's true .", "annotated_text": "That 's true ."}
{"id": "7460", "text": "But that 's what she had wrote me .", "annotated_text": "But that 's what she had wrote me ."}
{"id": "7461", "text": "she said it is just awesome to her what is happening .", "annotated_text": "she said it is just awesome to her what is happening ."}
{"id": "7462", "text": "yup .", "annotated_text": "yup ."}
{"id": "7463", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7464", "text": "aw I 've heard of that .", "annotated_text": "aw I 've heard of that ."}
{"id": "7465", "text": "yup .", "annotated_text": "yup ."}
{"id": "7466", "text": "So Francis", "annotated_text": "So Francis"}
{"id": "7467", "text": "Did she say how she felt about what had happened ?", "annotated_text": "Did she say how she felt about what had happened ?"}
{"id": "7468", "text": "No .", "annotated_text": "No ."}
{"id": "7469", "text": "we have n't really talked about that", "annotated_text": "we have n't really talked about that"}
{"id": "7470", "text": "but I 'm planning on making a trip down to visit her .", "annotated_text": "but I 'm planning on making a trip down to visit her ."}
{"id": "7471", "text": "Well , how does Akina feel ?", "annotated_text": "Well , how does Akina feel ?"}
{"id": "7472", "text": "she 's , very happy about it .", "annotated_text": "she 's , very happy about it ."}
{"id": "7473", "text": "Very ha-", "annotated_text": "Very ha-"}
{"id": "7474", "text": "Well did she come home and say I saw her , I look like her or what ?", "annotated_text": "Well did she come home and say I saw her , I look like her or what ?"}
{"id": "7475", "text": "we talked on the phone", "annotated_text": "we talked on the phone"}
{"id": "7476", "text": "and you know she talked about %um her sisters you know and things", "annotated_text": "and you know she talked about %um her sisters you know and things"}
{"id": "7477", "text": "we 've spent the night with her sisters and things", "annotated_text": "we 've spent the with her sisters and things"}
{"id": "7478", "text": "and %um it 's just been quite interesting although when she was in Rhode Island she was very disruptive , %um down there and really caused Francis a lot of stress", "annotated_text": "and %um it 's just been quite interesting although when she was in Rhode Island she was very disruptive , %um down there and really caused Francis a lot of stress"}
{"id": "7479", "text": "and %um Francis was very worried about me because she came home two weeks before you know %um because she just was acting like a total nigger child .", "annotated_text": "and %um Francis was very worried about me because she came home two weeks before you know %um because she just was acting like a total nigger child ."}
{"id": "7480", "text": "uh-oh !", "annotated_text": "uh-oh !"}
{"id": "7481", "text": "Hope the research did n't hear that !", "annotated_text": "Hope the research did n't hear that !"}
{"id": "7482", "text": "uh-oh !", "annotated_text": "uh-oh !"}
{"id": "7483", "text": "wait", "annotated_text": "wait"}
{"id": "7484", "text": "wait", "annotated_text": "wait"}
{"id": "7485", "text": "Alita I 'm telling you nobody can handle her but you , okay .", "annotated_text": "Alita I 'm telling you nobody can handle her but you , okay ."}
{"id": "7486", "text": "And %um ,", "annotated_text": "And %um ,"}
{"id": "7487", "text": "but she was very concerned about me and everything %um because %um the child had told some lies about me and about you .", "annotated_text": "but she was very concerned about me and everything %um because %um the child had told some lies about me and about you ."}
{"id": "7488", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "7489", "text": "oh 296.72_297.91_A: oh no .", "annotated_text": "oh 296.72_297.91_A: oh no ."}
{"id": "7490", "text": "And about", "annotated_text": "And about"}
{"id": "7491", "text": "oh yeah mhm", "annotated_text": "oh yeah mhm"}
{"id": "7492", "text": "oh goodness .", "annotated_text": "oh goodness ."}
{"id": "7493", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7494", "text": "That we were abusing ,", "annotated_text": "That we were abusing ,"}
{"id": "7495", "text": "that %um you know ,", "annotated_text": "that %um you know ,"}
{"id": "7496", "text": "oh yeah", "annotated_text": "oh yeah"}
{"id": "7497", "text": "she did some %eh ,", "annotated_text": "she did some %eh ,"}
{"id": "7498", "text": "and it was very , very bad .", "annotated_text": "and it was very , very bad ."}
{"id": "7499", "text": "My daughter - in - law Barbara got on her case real serious yesterday .", "annotated_text": "My daughter - in - law Barbara got on her case real serious yesterday ."}
{"id": "7500", "text": "Told her that she could n't talk to Jasmine play with Jasmine because she said she hurt Jasmine 's Jetta you know", "annotated_text": "Told her that she could n't talk to Jasmine play with Jasmine because she said she hurt Jasmine 's Jetta you know"}
{"id": "7501", "text": "and she said that if it was n't for Jetta you know Jasmine 's daddy would n't be", "annotated_text": "and she said that if it was n't for Jetta you know Jasmine 's daddy would n't be"}
{"id": "7502", "text": "oh she 'd", "annotated_text": "oh she 'd"}
{"id": "7503", "text": "oh man %uh it was", "annotated_text": "oh man %uh it was"}
{"id": "7504", "text": "aw .", "annotated_text": "aw ."}
{"id": "7505", "text": "You know that has always been very scary to me even after .", "annotated_text": "You know that has always been very scary to me even after ."}
{"id": "7506", "text": "I said to Mark oh my god . What 's she going to say", "annotated_text": "I said to Mark oh my god . What 's she going to say"}
{"id": "7507", "text": "because I knew what she would do if I took her somewhere you know what she would say", "annotated_text": "because I knew what she would do if I took her somewhere you know what she would say"}
{"id": "7508", "text": "and I ,", "annotated_text": "and I ,"}
{"id": "7509", "text": "you know in the climate of today , Yes . people saying something like that .", "annotated_text": "you know in the climate of today , Yes . people saying something like that ."}
{"id": "7510", "text": "That well ,", "annotated_text": "That well ,"}
{"id": "7511", "text": "you know that 's", "annotated_text": "you know that 's"}
{"id": "7512", "text": "and Francis was very concerned in reference to you know she was in school and things", "annotated_text": "and Francis was very concerned in reference to you know she was in school and things"}
{"id": "7513", "text": "and she was very , very concerned .", "annotated_text": "and she was very , very concerned ."}
{"id": "7514", "text": "Alita she said this little girl has a serious problem .", "annotated_text": "Alita she said this little girl has a serious problem ."}
{"id": "7515", "text": "She wrote me a letter mhm . you know about her needing a lot of love , a lot of %um help and different things like this ,", "annotated_text": "She wrote me a letter mhm . you know about her needing a lot of love , a lot of %um help and different things like this ,"}
{"id": "7516", "text": "but you know you 've heard the saying I 'm sure from your grandmother", "annotated_text": "but you know you 've heard the saying I 'm sure from your grandmother"}
{"id": "7517", "text": "the sins of your parents will be waged back at you , %hm . you know ,", "annotated_text": "the sins of your parents will be waged back at you , %hm . you know ,"}
{"id": "7518", "text": "%um and again my husband said we were going to give it a month , you know and said he was even going to have to sheik pray over her , you know for the jen .", "annotated_text": "%um and again my husband said we were going to give it a month , you know and said he was even going to have to sheik pray over her , you know for the jen ."}
{"id": "7519", "text": "%hm .", "annotated_text": "%hm ."}
{"id": "7520", "text": "You know , I mean , we 're d- , you know ,", "annotated_text": "You know , I mean , we 're d- , you know ,"}
{"id": "7521", "text": "and I think we 're still going to be doing that", "annotated_text": "and I think we 're still going to be doing that"}
{"id": "7522", "text": "but I think he 's at a point now where he 's reserved us of that %um , you know that she may end up going %um to %uh t-", "annotated_text": "but I think he 's at a point now where he 's reserved us of that %um , you know that she may end up going %um to %uh t-"}
{"id": "7523", "text": "oh well the thing is your whole life has been around her mhm . more or less", "annotated_text": "oh well the thing is your whole life has been around her mhm . more or less"}
{"id": "7524", "text": "mhm . mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm . mhm ."}
{"id": "7525", "text": "I mean it is you know I mean absorbed", "annotated_text": "I mean it is you know I mean absorbed"}
{"id": "7526", "text": "mhm . mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm . mhm ."}
{"id": "7527", "text": "where is , you know", "annotated_text": "where is , you know"}
{"id": "7528", "text": "mhm %mm .", "annotated_text": "mhm %mm ."}
{"id": "7529", "text": "and you know , I mean", "annotated_text": "and you know , I mean"}
{"id": "7530", "text": "this is a lousy", "annotated_text": "this is a lousy"}
{"id": "7531", "text": "%eh I truly believe that **Salem**", "annotated_text": "%eh I truly believe that **Salem**"}
{"id": "7532", "text": "I do n't think ,", "annotated_text": "I do n't think ,"}
{"id": "7533", "text": "you think she 'll be better with her mother ?", "annotated_text": "you think she 'll be better with her mother ?"}
{"id": "7534", "text": "I have no idea .", "annotated_text": "I have no idea ."}
{"id": "7535", "text": "I really have no idea .", "annotated_text": "I really have no idea ."}
{"id": "7536", "text": "But", "annotated_text": "But"}
{"id": "7537", "text": "%um , but you know the ,", "annotated_text": "%um , but you know the ,"}
{"id": "7538", "text": "if this does happen and I do believe it may happen , %um you know we will have an agreement , she and I , you know ,", "annotated_text": "if this does happen and I do believe it may happen , %um you know we will have an agreement , she and I , you know ,"}
{"id": "7539", "text": "%um she will become the legal guardian and that %um", "annotated_text": "%um she will become the legal guardian and that %um"}
{"id": "7540", "text": "%uh you know I just want her to understand everything that has happened in the last several years yeah . and things like that .", "annotated_text": "%uh you know I just want her to understand everything that has happened in the last several years yeah . and things like that ."}
{"id": "7541", "text": "She needs to be clear about that because this child wo n't be like the other two .", "annotated_text": "She needs to be clear about that because this child wo n't be like the other two ."}
{"id": "7542", "text": "%eh %eh You know , %um Well , she said that she was .", "annotated_text": "%eh %eh You know , %um Well , she said that she was ."}
{"id": "7543", "text": "Andre said that she was .", "annotated_text": "Andre said that she was ."}
{"id": "7544", "text": "oh yeah .", "annotated_text": "oh yeah ."}
{"id": "7545", "text": "She was like her two daughters ,", "annotated_text": "She was like her two daughters ,"}
{"id": "7546", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7547", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7548", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7549", "text": "they had the same , maybe just", "annotated_text": "they had the same , maybe just"}
{"id": "7550", "text": "problems and different ,", "annotated_text": "problems and different ,"}
{"id": "7551", "text": "she has n't been with her children for ten years .", "annotated_text": "she has n't been with her children for ten years ."}
{"id": "7552", "text": "Her , or her two girls .", "annotated_text": "Her , or her two girls ."}
{"id": "7553", "text": "%ah .", "annotated_text": "%ah ."}
{"id": "7554", "text": "And they 're twelve and ,", "annotated_text": "And they 're twelve and ,"}
{"id": "7555", "text": "no they 're nine and thirteen or something like that .", "annotated_text": "no they 're nine and thirteen or something like that ."}
{"id": "7556", "text": "yup ,", "annotated_text": "yup ,"}
{"id": "7557", "text": "but she 's working very hard .", "annotated_text": "but she 's working very hard ."}
{"id": "7558", "text": "She 's trying to become a counselor in this drug program , and things", "annotated_text": "She 's trying to become a counselor in this drug program , and things"}
{"id": "7559", "text": "and she sounds like she 's really trying hard .", "annotated_text": "and she sounds like she 's really trying hard ."}
{"id": "7560", "text": "and I just believe it 's you know time , you know", "annotated_text": "and I just believe it 's you know time , you know"}
{"id": "7561", "text": "and , who would have ever thought it though ,", "annotated_text": "and , who would have ever thought it though ,"}
{"id": "7562", "text": "you know what I mean ?", "annotated_text": "you know what I mean ?"}
{"id": "7563", "text": "Does she know that you 're Muslim ?", "annotated_text": "Does she know that you 're Muslim ?"}
{"id": "7564", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7565", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7566", "text": "uh-huh", "annotated_text": "uh-huh"}
{"id": "7567", "text": "yup .", "annotated_text": "yup ."}
{"id": "7568", "text": "yup .", "annotated_text": "yup ."}
{"id": "7569", "text": "yup", "annotated_text": "yup"}
{"id": "7570", "text": "%um So that 's been my most interesting things in the last three weeks .", "annotated_text": "%um So that 's been my most interesting things in the last three weeks ."}
{"id": "7571", "text": "oh that 's some deep ,", "annotated_text": "oh that 's some deep ,"}
{"id": "7572", "text": "that 's just too deep .", "annotated_text": "that 's just too deep ."}
{"id": "7573", "text": "yup .", "annotated_text": "yup ."}
{"id": "7574", "text": "yup .", "annotated_text": "yup ."}
{"id": "7575", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7576", "text": "yup .", "annotated_text": "yup ."}
{"id": "7577", "text": "Been very , very , very , heavy .", "annotated_text": "Been very , very , very , heavy ."}
{"id": "7578", "text": "like mom said she said even if it was going to be in September , she said the little things I can tolerate you know if that happens you know .", "annotated_text": "like mom said she said even if it was going to be in September , she said the little things I can tolerate you know if that happens you know ."}
{"id": "7579", "text": "But you know I always worried", "annotated_text": "But you know I always worried"}
{"id": "7580", "text": "you know even after you left I said , I just hope Arlita knows that you know I tried my best you know", "annotated_text": "you know even after you left I said , I just hope Arlita knows that you know I tried my best you know"}
{"id": "7581", "text": "and Everybody has to keep them , Selema , everybody , everybody You know ,", "annotated_text": "and Everybody has to keep them , Selema , everybody , everybody You know ,"}
{"id": "7582", "text": "and I told her", "annotated_text": "and I told her"}
{"id": "7583", "text": "I said you know it 's a shame that you ca n't go no place and I can get a good report on you you know , %um , and by her going to Francis and things , and Francis seeing for herself ,", "annotated_text": "I said you know it 's a shame that you ca n't go no place and I can get a good report on you you know , %um , and by her going to Francis and things , and Francis seeing for herself ,"}
{"id": "7584", "text": "she was like whoa .", "annotated_text": "she was like whoa ."}
{"id": "7585", "text": "did Francis feel she had changed a lot ?", "annotated_text": "did Francis feel she had changed a lot ?"}
{"id": "7586", "text": "oh yes .", "annotated_text": "oh yes ."}
{"id": "7587", "text": "t- ,", "annotated_text": "t- ,"}
{"id": "7588", "text": "oh yes .", "annotated_text": "oh yes ."}
{"id": "7589", "text": "You know , mhm , mhm .", "annotated_text": "You know , mhm , mhm ."}
{"id": "7590", "text": "a- ,", "annotated_text": "a- ,"}
{"id": "7591", "text": "%ah .", "annotated_text": "%ah ."}
{"id": "7592", "text": "%um , %um , but you know I feel very at peace about everything .", "annotated_text": "%um , %um , but you know I feel very at peace about everything ."}
{"id": "7593", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7594", "text": "I feel very at peace you know .", "annotated_text": "I feel very at peace you know ."}
{"id": "7595", "text": "Well it 's good to hear from Francis who 's had a lot of child-", "annotated_text": "Well it 's good to hear from Francis who 's had a lot of child-"}
{"id": "7596", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "7597", "text": "Over six hundred .", "annotated_text": "Over six hundred ."}
{"id": "7598", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "7599", "text": "Over six hundred foster children .", "annotated_text": "Over six hundred foster children ."}
{"id": "7600", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "7601", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "7602", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7603", "text": "You know she would 've seen it all .", "annotated_text": "You know she would 've seen it all ."}
{"id": "7604", "text": "She called mom to talk to mom", "annotated_text": "She called mom to talk to mom"}
{"id": "7605", "text": "let 's see she bought ,", "annotated_text": "let 's see she bought ,"}
{"id": "7606", "text": "I met her in Albany", "annotated_text": "I met her in Albany"}
{"id": "7607", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7608", "text": "and she bought her", "annotated_text": "and she bought her"}
{"id": "7609", "text": "%um she caught ,", "annotated_text": "%um she caught ,"}
{"id": "7610", "text": "that was on Friday last Friday", "annotated_text": "that was on Friday last Friday"}
{"id": "7611", "text": "she called mom Monday And talked to mom for two hours", "annotated_text": "she called mom Monday And talked to mom for "}
{"id": "7612", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7613", "text": "%mm .", "annotated_text": "%mm ."}
{"id": "7614", "text": "She talked to mom here in Rochester .", "annotated_text": "She talked to mom here in Rochester ."}
{"id": "7615", "text": "oh you 're kidding", "annotated_text": "oh you 're kidding"}
{"id": "7616", "text": "I was sick up in Syracuse .", "annotated_text": "I was sick up in Syracuse ."}
{"id": "7617", "text": "She talked to mom .", "annotated_text": "She talked to mom ."}
{"id": "7618", "text": "something must 've been on her mind .", "annotated_text": "something must 've been on her mind ."}
{"id": "7619", "text": "she told mom", "annotated_text": "she told mom"}
{"id": "7620", "text": "she said she was so concerned that this little girl was going to just get out here cause I was n't going to send back to the school , the Muslim school .", "annotated_text": "she said she was so concerned that this little girl was going to just get out here cause I was n't going to send back to the school , the Muslim school ."}
{"id": "7621", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7622", "text": "And she was just really concerned about you know everything . mhm you know . What the possibilities of like", "annotated_text": "And she was just really concerned about you know everything . mhm you know . What the possibilities of like"}
{"id": "7623", "text": "Sure .", "annotated_text": "Sure ."}
{"id": "7624", "text": "Sure .", "annotated_text": "Sure ."}
{"id": "7625", "text": "yep .", "annotated_text": "yep ."}
{"id": "7626", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7627", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7628", "text": "Well you know or luck making a way and making it at ease for you to", "annotated_text": "Well you know or luck making a way and making it at ease for you to"}
{"id": "7629", "text": "Well you know why Allah is doing this .", "annotated_text": "Well you know why Allah is doing this ."}
{"id": "7630", "text": "I 'm going to tell you why", "annotated_text": "I 'm going to tell you why"}
{"id": "7631", "text": "because my daughter - in - law is pregnant again .", "annotated_text": "because my daughter - in - law is pregnant again ."}
{"id": "7632", "text": "oh no !", "annotated_text": "oh no !"}
{"id": "7633", "text": "She said she was going to call you .", "annotated_text": "She said she was going to call you ."}
{"id": "7634", "text": "She said she was going to call you .", "annotated_text": "She said she was going to call you ."}
{"id": "7635", "text": "%ah", "annotated_text": "%ah"}
{"id": "7636", "text": "I said well you call Selema", "annotated_text": "I said well you call Selema"}
{"id": "7637", "text": "and you tell her .", "annotated_text": "and you tell her ."}
{"id": "7638", "text": "I said oh and I do n't have your number in my other phonebook I said .", "annotated_text": "I said oh and I do n't have your number in my other phonebook I said ."}
{"id": "7639", "text": "I said you just call her and tell her", "annotated_text": "I said you just call her and tell her"}
{"id": "7640", "text": "yup she sure is .", "annotated_text": "yup she sure is ."}
{"id": "7641", "text": "oh my goodness .", "annotated_text": "oh my goodness ."}
{"id": "7642", "text": "Goodness .", "annotated_text": "Goodness ."}
{"id": "7643", "text": "Wait ,", "annotated_text": "Wait ,"}
{"id": "7644", "text": "wait ,", "annotated_text": "wait ,"}
{"id": "7645", "text": "did they do like %uh the same thing they had to do last time ?", "annotated_text": "did they do like %uh the same thing they had to do last time ?"}
{"id": "7646", "text": "No .", "annotated_text": "No ."}
{"id": "7647", "text": "You know what ?", "annotated_text": "You know what ?"}
{"id": "7648", "text": "That same thing happened to Aliah .", "annotated_text": "That same thing happened to Aliah ."}
{"id": "7649", "text": "No .", "annotated_text": "No ."}
{"id": "7650", "text": "She had to take all that stuff the first time", "annotated_text": "She had to take all that stuff the first time"}
{"id": "7651", "text": "but then the second time", "annotated_text": "but then the second time"}
{"id": "7652", "text": "Nope .", "annotated_text": "Nope ."}
{"id": "7653", "text": "She", "annotated_text": "She"}
{"id": "7654", "text": "yup .", "annotated_text": "yup ."}
{"id": "7655", "text": "yup .", "annotated_text": "yup ."}
{"id": "7656", "text": "j- , j- ,", "annotated_text": "j- , j- ,"}
{"id": "7657", "text": "%uh , and mom said ,", "annotated_text": "%uh , and mom said ,"}
{"id": "7658", "text": "I mean Jasmine was about two months old", "annotated_text": "I mean Jasmine was about two months old"}
{"id": "7659", "text": "mom said oh goodness .", "annotated_text": "mom said oh goodness ."}
{"id": "7660", "text": "%eh , I mean cause Jasmine is not nowhere like my other little babies .", "annotated_text": "%eh , I mean cause Jasmine is not nowhere like my other little babies ."}
{"id": "7661", "text": "She is not cuddly sweet .", "annotated_text": "She is not cuddly sweet ."}
{"id": "7662", "text": "%mm , %mm , no w-", "annotated_text": "%mm , %mm , no w-"}
{"id": "7663", "text": "She do n't have time for that %uh .", "annotated_text": "She do n't have time for that %uh ."}
{"id": "7664", "text": "She does not sit still or lay still for you to change her Pampers .", "annotated_text": "She does not sit still or lay still for you to change her Pampers ."}
{"id": "7665", "text": "This little girl moves .", "annotated_text": "This little girl moves ."}
{"id": "7666", "text": "I mean you lay her down on the bed", "annotated_text": "I mean you lay her down on the bed"}
{"id": "7667", "text": "she gets up", "annotated_text": "she gets up"}
{"id": "7668", "text": "and she runs from ,", "annotated_text": "and she runs from ,"}
{"id": "7669", "text": "well she does n't run", "annotated_text": "well she does n't run"}
{"id": "7670", "text": "but she crawls real fast .", "annotated_text": "but she crawls real fast ."}
{"id": "7671", "text": "And she has t- aw", "annotated_text": "And she has t- aw"}
{"id": "7672", "text": "And you 're like okay .", "annotated_text": "And you 're like okay ."}
{"id": "7673", "text": "And she 's not a cuddly sweet little thing ,", "annotated_text": "And she 's not a cuddly sweet little thing ,"}
{"id": "7674", "text": "she ,", "annotated_text": "she ,"}
{"id": "7675", "text": "and she climbs up the stairs , Selema .", "annotated_text": "and she climbs up the stairs , Selema ."}
{"id": "7676", "text": "She 's seven months old", "annotated_text": "She 's seven months old"}
{"id": "7677", "text": "and she 's climbing up the stairs .", "annotated_text": "and she 's climbing up the stairs ."}
{"id": "7678", "text": "Climbs down the stairs", "annotated_text": "Climbs down the stairs"}
{"id": "7679", "text": "and mom said so we found out ,", "annotated_text": "and mom said so we found out ,"}
{"id": "7680", "text": "when did we find out Barbara was pregnant ?", "annotated_text": "when did we find out Barbara was pregnant ?"}
{"id": "7681", "text": "Last week , we found out", "annotated_text": "Last week , we found out"}
{"id": "7682", "text": "and mom told her", "annotated_text": "and mom told her"}
{"id": "7683", "text": "mom said , Barbara , Jasmine is just moving", "annotated_text": "mom said , Barbara , Jasmine is just moving"}
{"id": "7684", "text": "she 's moving out the way too quickly", "annotated_text": "she 's moving out the way too quickly"}
{"id": "7685", "text": "she just was not a little sweet little cuddly you know ,", "annotated_text": "she just was not a little sweet little cuddly you know ,"}
{"id": "7686", "text": "no way", "annotated_text": "no way"}
{"id": "7687", "text": "%uh lay there let me look at my grandmother kind of thing", "annotated_text": "%uh lay there let me look at my grandmother kind of thing"}
{"id": "7688", "text": "No no way", "annotated_text": "No no way"}
{"id": "7689", "text": "not one bit .", "annotated_text": "not one bit ."}
{"id": "7690", "text": "oh oh Amway is probably going to have a rule though I could just", "annotated_text": "oh oh Amway is probably going to have a rule though I could just"}
{"id": "7691", "text": "I just got back from the gym .", "annotated_text": "I just got back from the gym ."}
{"id": "7692", "text": "oh good .", "annotated_text": "oh good ."}
{"id": "7693", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7694", "text": "How 's it going ?", "annotated_text": "How 's it going ?"}
{"id": "7695", "text": "oh pretty well .", "annotated_text": "oh pretty well ."}
{"id": "7696", "text": "It was really crowded today .", "annotated_text": "It was really crowded today ."}
{"id": "7697", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7698", "text": "I kind of assumed everyone would be at the shore .", "annotated_text": "I kind of assumed everyone would be at the shore ."}
{"id": "7699", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7700", "text": "I was wrong .", "annotated_text": "I was wrong ."}
{"id": "7701", "text": "Well it 's the middle of the week or whatever", "annotated_text": "Well it 's the middle of the week or whatever"}
{"id": "7702", "text": "so .", "annotated_text": "so ."}
{"id": "7703", "text": "But it 's the fourth of July .", "annotated_text": "But it 's the fourth of July ."}
{"id": "7704", "text": "%mm .", "annotated_text": "%mm ."}
{"id": "7705", "text": "So .", "annotated_text": "So ."}
{"id": "7706", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7707", "text": "People have to work tomorrow .", "annotated_text": "People have to work tomorrow ."}
{"id": "7708", "text": "Do you have to work tomorrow ?", "annotated_text": "Do you have to work tomorrow ?"}
{"id": "7709", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7710", "text": "Did you have off yesterday ?", "annotated_text": "Did you have off yesterday ?"}
{"id": "7711", "text": "Yes .", "annotated_text": "Yes ."}
{"id": "7712", "text": "oh that 's good .", "annotated_text": "oh that 's good ."}
{"id": "7713", "text": "And I was paid too .", "annotated_text": "And I was paid too ."}
{"id": "7714", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "7715", "text": "Is it paid today ?", "annotated_text": "Is it paid today ?"}
{"id": "7716", "text": "No .", "annotated_text": "No ."}
{"id": "7717", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "7718", "text": "But %uh", "annotated_text": "But %uh"}
{"id": "7719", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "7720", "text": "so the gym 's going well .", "annotated_text": "so the gym 's going well ."}
{"id": "7721", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "7722", "text": "But I still need to go more often .", "annotated_text": "But I still need to go more often ."}
{"id": "7723", "text": "Well how often are you going ?", "annotated_text": "Well how often are you going ?"}
{"id": "7724", "text": "Only four days a week .", "annotated_text": "Only four days a week ."}
{"id": "7725", "text": ".", "annotated_text": "."}
{"id": "7726", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7727", "text": "Got to get that up to five .", "annotated_text": "Got to get that up to five ."}
{"id": "7728", "text": "%mm .", "annotated_text": "%mm ."}
{"id": "7729", "text": "But , I do n't really like going with Anne Marie because she does n't like to stay very long .", "annotated_text": "But , I do n't really like going with Anne Marie because she does n't like to stay very long ."}
{"id": "7730", "text": "Why ?", "annotated_text": "Why ?"}
{"id": "7731", "text": "I do n't know .", "annotated_text": "I do n't know ."}
{"id": "7732", "text": "She kind of ,", "annotated_text": "She kind of ,"}
{"id": "7733", "text": "well unfortunately for some reason she 's not like into cardio vascular .", "annotated_text": "well unfortunately for some reason she 's not like into cardio vascular ."}
{"id": "7734", "text": "So when I 'm still riding the bike she 's completely finished her weight lifting routine .", "annotated_text": "So when I 'm still riding the bike she 's completely finished her weight lifting routine ."}
{"id": "7735", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7736", "text": "And like I have n't even started mine . mhm . You know", "annotated_text": "And like I have n't even started mine . mhm . You know"}
{"id": "7737", "text": "and I kind of hinted to her that really the only way to lose weight is cardio vascular . mhm . It 's true . And that lifting the weights wo n't lose weight .", "annotated_text": "and I kind of hinted to her that really the only way to lose weight is cardio vascular . mhm . It 's true . And that lifting the weights wo n't lose weight ."}
{"id": "7738", "text": "%mm %mm .", "annotated_text": "%mm %mm ."}
{"id": "7739", "text": "You wo n't lose it , you know ,", "annotated_text": "You wo n't lose it , you know ,"}
{"id": "7740", "text": "but", "annotated_text": "but"}
{"id": "7741", "text": "No", "annotated_text": "No"}
{"id": "7742", "text": "I mean you might lose some", "annotated_text": "I mean you might lose some"}
{"id": "7743", "text": "but that 's only when yo- .", "annotated_text": "but that 's only when yo- ."}
{"id": "7744", "text": "For a woman who is lifting not that much I do n't think yeah . You would .", "annotated_text": "For a woman who is lifting not that much I do n't think yeah . You would ."}
{"id": "7745", "text": "I mean yeah", "annotated_text": "I mean yeah"}
{"id": "7746", "text": "I mean the only thing is %um just getting your heart rate up for extended periods of time .", "annotated_text": "I mean the only thing is %um just getting your heart rate up for extended periods of time ."}
{"id": "7747", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "7748", "text": "So I do n't know", "annotated_text": "So I do n't know"}
{"id": "7749", "text": "maybe she 'll catch on soon .", "annotated_text": "maybe she 'll catch on soon ."}
{"id": "7750", "text": "You do burn a lot of calories an hour though , lifting weights .", "annotated_text": "You do burn a lot of calories an hour though , lifting weights ."}
{"id": "7751", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7752", "text": "But %uh", "annotated_text": "But %uh"}
{"id": "7753", "text": "yeah", "annotated_text": "yeah"}
{"id": "7754", "text": "I mean I do n't think you 're going to lose that much .", "annotated_text": "I mean I do n't think you 're going to lose that much ."}
{"id": "7755", "text": "and also lifting weights at Bally 's means you 're standing on line for as much time as you 're actually lifting .", "annotated_text": "and also lifting weights at Bally 's means you 're standing on line for as much time as you 're actually lifting ."}
{"id": "7756", "text": "Really .", "annotated_text": "Really ."}
{"id": "7757", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7758", "text": "That 's too bad .", "annotated_text": "That 's too bad ."}
{"id": "7759", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7760", "text": "So is it really overcrowded ?", "annotated_text": "So is it really overcrowded ?"}
{"id": "7761", "text": "Well , I mean obviously since I work I ca n't get there until about six o'clock at night which is when everyone else gets there .", "annotated_text": "Well , I mean obviously since I work I ca n't get there until at night which is when everyone else gets there ."}
{"id": "7762", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7763", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7764", "text": "But I 'm sure for people who go in the daytime it 's probably dead . yeah . You know", "annotated_text": "But I 'm sure for people who go in it 's probably dead . yeah . You know"}
{"id": "7765", "text": "and %um , like when I go Saturday and Sunday mornings it 's totally dead .", "annotated_text": "and %um , like when I go it 's totally dead ."}
{"id": "7766", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7767", "text": "So", "annotated_text": "So"}
{"id": "7768", "text": "But you know the weeknights is pretty crazy .", "annotated_text": "But you know is pretty crazy ."}
{"id": "7769", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7770", "text": "yeah", "annotated_text": "yeah"}
{"id": "7771", "text": "I found a gym yesterday here that 's only eight pounds a month which is like twelve dollars , twelve fifty", "annotated_text": "I found a gym yesterday here that 's only eight pounds a month which is like twelve dollars , twelvefifty"}
{"id": "7772", "text": "oh yeah .", "annotated_text": "oh yeah ."}
{"id": "7773", "text": "Wow .", "annotated_text": "Wow ."}
{"id": "7774", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7775", "text": "It 's at the hospital nearby .", "annotated_text": "It 's at the hospital nearby ."}
{"id": "7776", "text": "Well that 's a deal .", "annotated_text": "Well that 's a deal ."}
{"id": "7777", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7778", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7779", "text": "So uh-huh . I think %um tonight Charlie and I are going to go over and join up .", "annotated_text": "So uh-huh . I think %um Charlie and I are going to go over and join up ."}
{"id": "7780", "text": "Even Charlie 's going to join ?", "annotated_text": "Even Charlie 's going to join ?"}
{"id": "7781", "text": "No ,", "annotated_text": "No ,"}
{"id": "7782", "text": "but it has to be debited from a bank account so it 's got to be debited from his .", "annotated_text": "but it has to be debited from a bank account so it 's got to be debited from his ."}
{"id": "7783", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7784", "text": "In your letter you said that he eats constantly .", "annotated_text": "In your letter you said that he eats constantly ."}
{"id": "7785", "text": "oh my god .", "annotated_text": "oh my god ."}
{"id": "7786", "text": "Really ?", "annotated_text": "Really ?"}
{"id": "7787", "text": "Alice , I 've never seen anybody eat as much as he does", "annotated_text": "Alice , I 've never seen anybody eat as much as he does"}
{"id": "7788", "text": "and he 's so skinny .", "annotated_text": "and he 's so skinny ."}
{"id": "7789", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7790", "text": "I mean the amount of cereal he eats like between meals and after meals", "annotated_text": "I mean the amount of cereal he eats like between meals and after meals"}
{"id": "7791", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7792", "text": "and we go through a box of cereal every two days .", "annotated_text": "and we go through a box of cereal every two days ."}
{"id": "7793", "text": "Really ?", "annotated_text": "Really ?"}
{"id": "7794", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7795", "text": "Wow .", "annotated_text": "Wow ."}
{"id": "7796", "text": "He eats at least like four of cereal a day like in addition to like meals .", "annotated_text": "He eats at least like four of cereal a day like in addition to like meals ."}
{"id": "7797", "text": "uh-huh", "annotated_text": "uh-huh"}
{"id": "7798", "text": "And when he goes to work he brings four sandwiches with him , uh-huh . a bag of potato chips uh-huh . %um you know and then little sweetie things chocolates and **cakies** and stuff like that .", "annotated_text": "And when he goes to work he brings four sandwiches with him , uh-huh . a bag of potato chips uh-huh . %um you know and then little sweetie things chocolates and **cakies** and stuff like that ."}
{"id": "7799", "text": "uh-huh", "annotated_text": "uh-huh"}
{"id": "7800", "text": "And then you know before he leaves every morning he has like two fried eggs mhm on toast with cheese %um vegetarian sausages %um and like fruit", "annotated_text": "And then you know before he leaves every morning he has like two fried eggs mhm on toast with cheese %um vegetarian sausages %um and like fruit"}
{"id": "7801", "text": "and oh my god it 's just crazy .", "annotated_text": "and oh my god it 's just crazy ."}
{"id": "7802", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7803", "text": "It 's crazy how much he eats .", "annotated_text": "It 's crazy how much he eats ."}
{"id": "7804", "text": "He was probably starving when he was here .", "annotated_text": "He was probably starving when he was here ."}
{"id": "7805", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7806", "text": "I think what we got to do is just when he comes just have lots of cereal .", "annotated_text": "I think what we got to do is just when he comes just have lots of cereal ."}
{"id": "7807", "text": "He likes Cocoa Pops .", "annotated_text": "He likes Cocoa Pops ."}
{"id": "7808", "text": "oh boy .", "annotated_text": "oh boy ."}
{"id": "7809", "text": "Wow .", "annotated_text": "Wow ."}
{"id": "7810", "text": "That 's pretty crazy .", "annotated_text": "That 's pretty crazy ."}
{"id": "7811", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7812", "text": "It 's all about being a blue collar man .", "annotated_text": "It 's all about being a blue collar man ."}
{"id": "7813", "text": "I guess so .", "annotated_text": "I guess so ."}
{"id": "7814", "text": "They 're the ones who can eat all day .", "annotated_text": "They 're the ones who can eat ."}
{"id": "7815", "text": "Really ?", "annotated_text": "Really ?"}
{"id": "7816", "text": "Well I mean he does work his ass off", "annotated_text": "Well I mean he does work his ass off"}
{"id": "7817", "text": "so", "annotated_text": "so"}
{"id": "7818", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7819", "text": "But %uh 291.01_291.28_B: %hm .", "annotated_text": "But %uh 291.01_291.28_B: %hm ."}
{"id": "7820", "text": "%hm .", "annotated_text": "%hm ."}
{"id": "7821", "text": "So , I assume it 's hard for you not to eat as much as he does .", "annotated_text": "So , I assume it 's hard for you not to eat as much as he does ."}
{"id": "7822", "text": "No .", "annotated_text": "No ."}
{"id": "7823", "text": "I learned quick fast in a hurry because I 've gained so much weight .", "annotated_text": "I learned quick fast in a hurry because I 've gained so much weight ."}
{"id": "7824", "text": "oh really ?", "annotated_text": "oh really ?"}
{"id": "7825", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7826", "text": "Actually in the first week I was here -- mhm . -- I gained a lot", "annotated_text": "Actually in the first week I was here -- mhm . -- I gained a lot"}
{"id": "7827", "text": "so .", "annotated_text": "so ."}
{"id": "7828", "text": "Well it 's hard to you know not eat when somebody else is eating .", "annotated_text": "Well it 's hard to you know not eat when somebody else is eating ."}
{"id": "7829", "text": "Well I 'm figuring it out fast because -- okay -- with not working out and all yeah . it 's pretty miserable my crunch tape .", "annotated_text": "Well I 'm figuring it out fast because -- okay -- with not working out and all yeah . it 's pretty miserable my crunch tape ."}
{"id": "7830", "text": "%mm .", "annotated_text": "%mm ."}
{"id": "7831", "text": "So I called this woman today", "annotated_text": "So I called this woman today"}
{"id": "7832", "text": "and %um , she 's a dressmaker", "annotated_text": "and %um , she 's a dressmaker"}
{"id": "7833", "text": "and we 're going to go see her next Thursday and talk about her making my wedding dress .", "annotated_text": "and we 're going to go see her next Thursday and talk about her making my wedding dress ."}
{"id": "7834", "text": "Slate green .", "annotated_text": "Slate green ."}
{"id": "7835", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7836", "text": "%uh .", "annotated_text": "%uh ."}
{"id": "7837", "text": "See , that way I can have exactly what I want .", "annotated_text": "See , that way I can have exactly what I want ."}
{"id": "7838", "text": "Exactly .", "annotated_text": "Exactly ."}
{"id": "7839", "text": "And it 's only going to be about two hundred and fifty pounds which is about three hundred and fifty dollars .", "annotated_text": "And it 's only going to be about two hundred and fifty pounds which is about three hundred and fifty dollars ."}
{"id": "7840", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7841", "text": "So it 's pretty good I mean comparatively .", "annotated_text": "So it 's pretty good I mean comparatively ."}
{"id": "7842", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7843", "text": "And it 'll be exactly what I want", "annotated_text": "And it 'll be exactly what I want"}
{"id": "7844", "text": "and it 'll look good on me , you know like fit me , Sure . which is necessary at the moment because I 'm plump", "annotated_text": "and it 'll look good on me , you know like fit me , Sure . which is necessary at the moment because I 'm plump"}
{"id": "7845", "text": "so .", "annotated_text": "so ."}
{"id": "7846", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7847", "text": "Now , daddy got %um the invitations together for you today .", "annotated_text": "Now , daddy got %um the invitations together for you today ."}
{"id": "7848", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7849", "text": "And in it I put , %um paint samples from Sherwin Williams uh-huh . of all the different like shades of what color I thought you might be thinking of for the bride 's maids .", "annotated_text": "And in it I put , %um paint samples from Sherwin Williams uh-huh . of all the different like shades of what color I thought you might be thinking of for the bride 's maids ."}
{"id": "7850", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7851", "text": "oh I already told them all black", "annotated_text": "oh I already told them all black"}
{"id": "7852", "text": "but dad does n't want black he said .", "annotated_text": "but dad does n't want black he said ."}
{"id": "7853", "text": "Mom and dad wo n't have black .", "annotated_text": "Mom and dad wo n't have black ."}
{"id": "7854", "text": "They do n't want black ?", "annotated_text": "They do n't want black ?"}
{"id": "7855", "text": "They 're really opposed to it .", "annotated_text": "They 're really opposed to it ."}
{"id": "7856", "text": "Did you call Sharon and tell her that ?", "annotated_text": "Did you call Sharon and tell her that ?"}
{"id": "7857", "text": "No .", "annotated_text": "No ."}
{"id": "7858", "text": "Could you do that ?", "annotated_text": "Could you do that ?"}
{"id": "7859", "text": "okay .", "annotated_text": "okay ."}
{"id": "7860", "text": "Could you call Kate and tell her that ?", "annotated_text": "Could you call Kate and tell her that ?"}
{"id": "7861", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7862", "text": "Just say you know my parents are really opposed to black .", "annotated_text": "Just say you know my parents are really opposed to black ."}
{"id": "7863", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7864", "text": "They wo n't buy me a black dress .", "annotated_text": "They wo n't buy me a black dress ."}
{"id": "7865", "text": "They wo n't ?", "annotated_text": "They wo n't ?"}
{"id": "7866", "text": "Here wait .", "annotated_text": "Here wait ."}
{"id": "7867", "text": "Let me look for my phonebook .", "annotated_text": "Let me look for my phonebook ."}
{"id": "7868", "text": "No .", "annotated_text": "No ."}
{"id": "7869", "text": "Never mind .", "annotated_text": "Never mind ."}
{"id": "7870", "text": "I can just open the thing here .", "annotated_text": "I can just open the thing here ."}
{"id": "7871", "text": "Now wait .", "annotated_text": "Now wait ."}
{"id": "7872", "text": "What ,", "annotated_text": "What ,"}
{"id": "7873", "text": "god we got so much furniture in this tiny apartment .", "annotated_text": "god we got so much furniture in this tiny apartment ."}
{"id": "7874", "text": "It 's crazy .", "annotated_text": "It 's crazy ."}
{"id": "7875", "text": "There 's drawers everywhere , to figure out where everything is .", "annotated_text": "There 's drawers everywhere , to figure out where everything is ."}
{"id": "7876", "text": "okay .", "annotated_text": "okay ."}
{"id": "7877", "text": "Let me give you Kate 's phone number .", "annotated_text": "Let me give you Kate 's phone number ."}
{"id": "7878", "text": "You can just leave a message .", "annotated_text": "You can just leave a message ."}
{"id": "7879", "text": "okay .", "annotated_text": "okay ."}
{"id": "7880", "text": "okay .", "annotated_text": "okay ."}
{"id": "7881", "text": "two one , two one two uh-huh . two two six uh-huh . O one two five .", "annotated_text": "twoone , twoonetwo uh-huh . twotwosix uh-huh . Oonetwofive ."}
{"id": "7882", "text": "okay .", "annotated_text": "okay ."}
{"id": "7883", "text": "okay .", "annotated_text": "okay ."}
{"id": "7884", "text": "I 'll do that .", "annotated_text": "I 'll do that ."}
{"id": "7885", "text": "But %uh ,", "annotated_text": "But %uh ,"}
{"id": "7886", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "7887", "text": "apparently like at Lisa Manachi 's wedding like the whole night people were talking about how bad the black dresses were .", "annotated_text": "apparently like at Lisa Manachi 's wedding like people were talking about how bad the black dresses were ."}
{"id": "7888", "text": "Really ?", "annotated_text": "Really ?"}
{"id": "7889", "text": "Like everyone at mom and dad 's table .", "annotated_text": "Like everyone at mom and dad 's table ."}
{"id": "7890", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7891", "text": "Who was at mom and dad 's table ?", "annotated_text": "Who was at mom and dad 's table ?"}
{"id": "7892", "text": "Weirdo", "annotated_text": "Weirdo"}
{"id": "7893", "text": "just all of Lorraine 's friends . mhm . Who you know of course most of them mom and dad had at least met once before .", "annotated_text": "just all of Lorraine 's friends . mhm . Who you know of course most of them mom and dad had at least met once before ."}
{"id": "7894", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7895", "text": "But %uh", "annotated_text": "But %uh"}
{"id": "7896", "text": "yeah ,", "annotated_text": "yeah ,"}
{"id": "7897", "text": "and Adele still talks about the black dress .", "annotated_text": "and Adele still talks about the black dress ."}
{"id": "7898", "text": "What ?", "annotated_text": "What ?"}
{"id": "7899", "text": "How hideous they were .", "annotated_text": "How hideous they were ."}
{"id": "7900", "text": "Adele was n't at Lisa Manachi 's .", "annotated_text": "Adele was n't at Lisa Manachi 's ."}
{"id": "7901", "text": "Adele went to the mass wedding .", "annotated_text": "Adele went to the mass wedding ."}
{"id": "7902", "text": "She did ?", "annotated_text": "She did ?"}
{"id": "7903", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7904", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "7905", "text": "And she wanted me to take her", "annotated_text": "And she wanted me to take her"}
{"id": "7906", "text": "and I refused to go", "annotated_text": "and I refused to go"}
{"id": "7907", "text": "and she got mad .", "annotated_text": "and she got mad ."}
{"id": "7908", "text": "Really ?", "annotated_text": "Really ?"}
{"id": "7909", "text": "Well I said I would not feel comfortable going .", "annotated_text": "Well I said I would not feel comfortable going ."}
{"id": "7910", "text": "I was not invited . mhm . You know", "annotated_text": "I was not invited . mhm . You know"}
{"id": "7911", "text": "and mom and dad were like well you know a wedding that 's a mass is open to everyone .", "annotated_text": "and mom and dad were like well you know a wedding that 's a mass is open to everyone ."}
{"id": "7912", "text": "I was like well that 's fine", "annotated_text": "I was like well that 's fine"}
{"id": "7913", "text": "but I would not feel comfortable going .", "annotated_text": "but I would not feel comfortable going ."}
{"id": "7914", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7915", "text": "I think that would be obnoxious", "annotated_text": "I think that would be obnoxious"}
{"id": "7916", "text": "and I think they would then feel guilty for not inviting me .", "annotated_text": "and I think they would then feel guilty for not inviting me ."}
{"id": "7917", "text": "Right .", "annotated_text": "Right ."}
{"id": "7918", "text": "To -- -- you know the other thing , the reception .", "annotated_text": "To -- -- you know the other thing , the reception ."}
{"id": "7919", "text": "I just would n't go .", "annotated_text": "I just would n't go ."}
{"id": "7920", "text": "%mm .", "annotated_text": "%mm ."}
{"id": "7921", "text": "So they had to take it down and drive her home .", "annotated_text": "So they had to take it down and drive her home ."}
{"id": "7922", "text": "%mm .", "annotated_text": "%mm ."}
{"id": "7923", "text": "So they 're always kind of pissy at me .", "annotated_text": "So they 're always kind of pissy at me ."}
{"id": "7924", "text": "%mm . That 's okay .", "annotated_text": "%mm . That 's okay ."}
{"id": "7925", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7926", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7927", "text": "I mean I 've been thinking about it", "annotated_text": "I mean I 've been thinking about it"}
{"id": "7928", "text": "and the black 's not going to be so hot you know", "annotated_text": "and the black 's not going to be so hot you know"}
{"id": "7929", "text": "but", "annotated_text": "but"}
{"id": "7930", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7931", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7932", "text": "Apparently they were also carrying lillies which is kind of goofy .", "annotated_text": "Apparently they were also carrying lillies which is kind of goofy ."}
{"id": "7933", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7934", "text": "Well I guess she did that because someone suggested that to her because you know the lillies the symbol of the virgin Mary .", "annotated_text": "Well I guess she did that because someone suggested that to her because you know the lillies the symbol of the virgin Mary ."}
{"id": "7935", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7936", "text": "White lillies ?", "annotated_text": "White lillies ?"}
{"id": "7937", "text": "White lillies and black dresses .", "annotated_text": "White lillies and black dresses ."}
{"id": "7938", "text": "%mm , my goodness .", "annotated_text": "%mm , my goodness ."}
{"id": "7939", "text": "That 's funny .", "annotated_text": "That 's funny ."}
{"id": "7940", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7941", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7942", "text": "Adele was carrying on that she thought she was at a funeral", "annotated_text": "Adele was carrying on that she thought she was at a funeral"}
{"id": "7943", "text": "and she had to keep reminding herself .", "annotated_text": "and she had to keep reminding herself ."}
{"id": "7944", "text": "%mm .", "annotated_text": "%mm ."}
{"id": "7945", "text": "So now you think my wedding 's going to be pretty tasteful right ?", "annotated_text": "So now you think my wedding 's going to be pretty tasteful right ?"}
{"id": "7946", "text": "But", "annotated_text": "But"}
{"id": "7947", "text": "oh yeah .", "annotated_text": "oh yeah ."}
{"id": "7948", "text": "Now what about the matchbooks ?", "annotated_text": "Now what about the matchbooks ?"}
{"id": "7949", "text": "Well I 'll work on it .", "annotated_text": "Well I 'll work on it ."}
{"id": "7950", "text": "I still think about the matchbooks .", "annotated_text": "I still think about the matchbooks ."}
{"id": "7951", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7952", "text": "I 'll tell dad that you still think about the", "annotated_text": "I 'll tell dad that you still think about the"}
{"id": "7953", "text": "I have n't forgotten those", "annotated_text": "I have n't forgotten those"}
{"id": "7954", "text": "and they 'll still be enough time when I come home for me to order those .", "annotated_text": "and they 'll still be enough time when I come home for me to order those ."}
{"id": "7955", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7956", "text": "I 'll have remind him of that little -- -- item .", "annotated_text": "I 'll have remind him of that little -- -- item ."}
{"id": "7957", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7958", "text": "%huh how fun- .", "annotated_text": "%huh how fun- ."}
{"id": "7959", "text": "You know I was talking to my friend Heather from Wisconsin the other day --", "annotated_text": "You know I was talking to my friend Heather from Wisconsin the other day --"}
{"id": "7960", "text": "-- and she 's telling me about you know her sister 's wedding .", "annotated_text": "-- and she 's telling me about you know her sister 's wedding ."}
{"id": "7961", "text": "And at her sister 's wedding %uh , they provided champagne and beer .", "annotated_text": "And at her sister 's wedding %uh , they provided champagne and beer ."}
{"id": "7962", "text": "But if you wanted any other kind of drink you had to pay for it .", "annotated_text": "But if you wanted any other kind of drink you had to pay for it ."}
{"id": "7963", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "7964", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7965", "text": "that 's actually kind of common", "annotated_text": "that 's actually kind of common"}
{"id": "7966", "text": "but -- oh it is . it 's pretty de classe .", "annotated_text": "but -- oh it is . it 's pretty de classe ."}
{"id": "7967", "text": "Well I kind of thou- ,", "annotated_text": "Well I kind of thou- ,"}
{"id": "7968", "text": "I mean of course I did n't say anything to her .", "annotated_text": "I mean of course I did n't say anything to her ."}
{"id": "7969", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7970", "text": "You know I said as far as I knew we were n't charging people .", "annotated_text": "You know I said as far as I knew we were n't charging people ."}
{"id": "7971", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7972", "text": "Now", "annotated_text": "Now"}
{"id": "7973", "text": "But %uh ,", "annotated_text": "But %uh ,"}
{"id": "7974", "text": "yeah", "annotated_text": "yeah"}
{"id": "7975", "text": "Dad and I went to buy the wine the other day .", "annotated_text": "Dad and I went to buy the wine the other day ."}
{"id": "7976", "text": "And there were having a sale on the wine dad wanted .", "annotated_text": "And there were having a sale on the wine dad wanted ."}
{"id": "7977", "text": "Are you talking to me ?", "annotated_text": "Are you talking to me ?"}
{"id": "7978", "text": "Of course I 'm talking to you .", "annotated_text": "Of course I 'm talking to you ."}
{"id": "7979", "text": "I can hardly hear you .", "annotated_text": "I can hardly hear you ."}
{"id": "7980", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "7981", "text": "I thought you were talking to somebody else and like put the phone down or something .", "annotated_text": "I thought you were talking to somebody else and like put the phone down or something ."}
{"id": "7982", "text": "I 'm talking to you .", "annotated_text": "I 'm talking to you ."}
{"id": "7983", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "7984", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7985", "text": "No dad told me that .", "annotated_text": "No dad told me that ."}
{"id": "7986", "text": "oh he did tell you .", "annotated_text": "oh he did tell you ."}
{"id": "7987", "text": "It 's all Chilean .", "annotated_text": "It 's all Chilean ."}
{"id": "7988", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7989", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "7990", "text": "Walnut Crest or Walnut Creek or -- %mm . -- something like that .", "annotated_text": "Walnut Crest or Walnut Creek or -- %mm . -- something like that ."}
{"id": "7991", "text": "I do n't know .", "annotated_text": "I do n't know ."}
{"id": "7992", "text": "%mm .", "annotated_text": "%mm ."}
{"id": "7993", "text": "There 's a pretty good sale . %mm . So now we have to keep our eyes open for a champagne sale .", "annotated_text": "There 's a pretty good sale . %mm . So now we have to keep our eyes open for a champagne sale ."}
{"id": "7994", "text": "An- ,", "annotated_text": "An- ,"}
{"id": "7995", "text": "do you know if Jack called Spencer yet ?", "annotated_text": "do you know if Jack called Spencer yet ?"}
{"id": "7996", "text": "I told him this morning to do it this week .", "annotated_text": "I told him to do it this week ."}
{"id": "7997", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "7998", "text": "And he just keeps forgetting .", "annotated_text": "And he just keeps forgetting ."}
{"id": "7999", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8000", "text": "But o-", "annotated_text": "But o-"}
{"id": "8001", "text": "How 's he doing ?", "annotated_text": "How 's he doing ?"}
{"id": "8002", "text": "Much better .", "annotated_text": "Much better ."}
{"id": "8003", "text": "yeah ?", "annotated_text": "yeah ?"}
{"id": "8004", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8005", "text": "he 's often chipper .", "annotated_text": "he 's often chipper ."}
{"id": "8006", "text": "He went for a walk this morning at five seventeen .", "annotated_text": "He went for a walk ."}
{"id": "8007", "text": "Pe-", "annotated_text": "Pe-"}
{"id": "8008", "text": "oh my god .", "annotated_text": "oh my god ."}
{"id": "8009", "text": "Is that because he 's not sleeping and", "annotated_text": "Is that because he 's not sleeping and"}
{"id": "8010", "text": "Well because he could n't breathe because all the cats were in the bedroom .", "annotated_text": "Well because he could n't breathe because all the cats were in the bedroom ."}
{"id": "8011", "text": "oh .", "annotated_text": "oh ."}
{"id": "8012", "text": "So I think it 's time to give all the cats a bath .", "annotated_text": "So I think it 's time to give all the cats a bath ."}
{"id": "8013", "text": "%mm .", "annotated_text": "%mm ."}
{"id": "8014", "text": "yeah", "annotated_text": "yeah"}
{"id": "8015", "text": "and the- ,", "annotated_text": "and the- ,"}
{"id": "8016", "text": "you should do that .", "annotated_text": "you should do that ."}
{"id": "8017", "text": "I know .", "annotated_text": "I know ."}
{"id": "8018", "text": "It 's a two person job though .", "annotated_text": "It 's a two person job though ."}
{"id": "8019", "text": "I 'll have to get somebody to help me .", "annotated_text": "I 'll have to get somebody to help me ."}
{"id": "8020", "text": "%mm . yeah .", "annotated_text": "%mm . yeah ."}
{"id": "8021", "text": "%hm .", "annotated_text": "%hm ."}
{"id": "8022", "text": "But %uh , yeah ,", "annotated_text": "But %uh , yeah ,"}
{"id": "8023", "text": "it 's still a fairly expensive call", "annotated_text": "it 's still a fairly expensive call"}
{"id": "8024", "text": "%uh but it 's a lot less expensive if we do it that way than if we actually make my parents in law pay it ,", "annotated_text": "%uh but it 's a lot less expensive if we do it that way than if we actually make my parents in law pay it ,"}
{"id": "8025", "text": "then it", "annotated_text": "then it"}
{"id": "8026", "text": "the Dutch have such high taxes on those", "annotated_text": "the Dutch have such high taxes on those"}
{"id": "8027", "text": "they consider it a luxury to call around the world", "annotated_text": "they consider it a luxury to call around the world"}
{"id": "8028", "text": "so they tax it really high .", "annotated_text": "so they tax it really high ."}
{"id": "8029", "text": "Anyway %um", "annotated_text": "Anyway %um"}
{"id": "8030", "text": "So you guys will be in either the eighteenth or the nineteenth", "annotated_text": "So you guys will be in either the eighteenth or the nineteenth"}
{"id": "8031", "text": "and you 're going to go to %uh Amsterdam .", "annotated_text": "and you 're going to go to %uh Amsterdam ."}
{"id": "8032", "text": "Well I would say is once you 're at a hotel uh-huh %um , why do n't you call me at work and let me know where you are ,", "annotated_text": "Well I would say is once you 're at a hotel uh-huh %um , why do n't you call me at work and let me know where you are ,"}
{"id": "8033", "text": "and then we can make arrangements that day %um , that I can meet you in Amsterdam .", "annotated_text": "and then we can make arrangements that day %um , that I can meet you in Amsterdam ."}
{"id": "8034", "text": "And maybe I 'll come by , public transport .", "annotated_text": "And maybe I 'll come by , public transport ."}
{"id": "8035", "text": "It 's probably easier for me to come by public transport in Amsterdam than it is for me to come by car to be honest .", "annotated_text": "It 's probably easier for me to come by public transport in Amsterdam than it is for me to come by car to be honest ."}
{"id": "8036", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "8037", "text": "The streets are small", "annotated_text": "The streets are small"}
{"id": "8038", "text": "and there 's no parking .", "annotated_text": "and there 's no parking ."}
{"id": "8039", "text": "So I probably will come by public transport", "annotated_text": "So I probably will come by public transport"}
{"id": "8040", "text": "but I do n't know .", "annotated_text": "but I do n't know ."}
{"id": "8041", "text": "We 'll see where you 're staying", "annotated_text": "We 'll see where you 're staying"}
{"id": "8042", "text": "%um", "annotated_text": "%um"}
{"id": "8043", "text": "and there 's a lot more for you guys if you want to see stuff", "annotated_text": "and there 's a lot more for you guys if you want to see stuff"}
{"id": "8044", "text": "you can see stuff in Amsterdam", "annotated_text": "you can see stuff in Amsterdam"}
{"id": "8045", "text": "and %uh since the days are really long ,", "annotated_text": "and %uh since the days are really long ,"}
{"id": "8046", "text": "I mean it stays light here till about ten thirty eleven o'clock mhm . at night .", "annotated_text": "I mean it stays light here till about mhm . ."}
{"id": "8047", "text": "So if you want we can take a ride and go see stuff at night", "annotated_text": "So if you want we can take a ride and go see stuff "}
{"id": "8048", "text": "and I can take you to some places ,", "annotated_text": "and I can take you to some places ,"}
{"id": "8049", "text": "we can %uh go see some stuff .", "annotated_text": "we can %uh go see some stuff ."}
{"id": "8050", "text": "%um , depends on what you guys want to see .", "annotated_text": "%um , depends on what you guys want to see ."}
{"id": "8051", "text": "So you guys should pick out the things you want to see and let me know .", "annotated_text": "So you guys should pick out the things you want to see and let me know ."}
{"id": "8052", "text": "okay", "annotated_text": "okay"}
{"id": "8053", "text": "%um and I 'll sit and talk with Anya about some things that maybe we think that it would be neat for you to see .", "annotated_text": "%um and I 'll sit and talk with Anya about some things that maybe we think that it would be neat for you to see ."}
{"id": "8054", "text": "So if you do n't have any ideas we 'll just put something together for you .", "annotated_text": "So if you do n't have any ideas we 'll just put something together for you ."}
{"id": "8055", "text": "okay .", "annotated_text": "okay ."}
{"id": "8056", "text": "%um but yeah", "annotated_text": "%um but yeah"}
{"id": "8057", "text": "but I can pick you up th- ,", "annotated_text": "but I can pick you up th- ,"}
{"id": "8058", "text": "you know I 'll probably be there some time around six", "annotated_text": "you know I 'll probably be there some time "}
{"id": "8059", "text": "and we can like do a quick dinner or something yeah and go see whatever you want to see ,", "annotated_text": "and we can like do a quick dinner or something yeah and go see whatever you want to see ,"}
{"id": "8060", "text": "if you want to stay in Amsterdam that 's fine .", "annotated_text": "if you want to stay in Amsterdam that 's fine ."}
{"id": "8061", "text": "If you want to go %uh off into the countryside somewhere and see a little bit of , echte Holland , real Holland and we can do that too .", "annotated_text": "If you want to go %uh off into the countryside somewhere and see a little bit of , echte Holland , real Holland and we can do that too ."}
{"id": "8062", "text": "Actually I 've been up to Holland before .", "annotated_text": "Actually I 've been up to Holland before ."}
{"id": "8063", "text": "Spent about two weeks up there .", "annotated_text": "Spent about two weeks up there ."}
{"id": "8064", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8065", "text": "So %um ,", "annotated_text": "So %um ,"}
{"id": "8066", "text": "but that was years and years ago .", "annotated_text": "but that was years and years ago ."}
{"id": "8067", "text": "With your parents when your father was stationed over here , right ?", "annotated_text": "With your parents when your father was stationed over here , right ?"}
{"id": "8068", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8069", "text": "But we got to see Den Haag and places like that too which we 're obviously not going to see this time .", "annotated_text": "But we got to see Den Haag and places like that too which we 're obviously not going to see this time ."}
{"id": "8070", "text": "But %um", "annotated_text": "But %um"}
{"id": "8071", "text": "has Kim been here before ?", "annotated_text": "has Kim been here before ?"}
{"id": "8072", "text": "And , an-", "annotated_text": "And , an-"}
{"id": "8073", "text": "No .", "annotated_text": "No ."}
{"id": "8074", "text": "oh good .", "annotated_text": "oh good ."}
{"id": "8075", "text": "But then again I 'm not sure that Kim would be interested in seeing Shape Headquarters and you know all that kind of stuff . those military things .", "annotated_text": "But then again I 'm not sure that Kim would be interested in seeing Shape Headquarters and you know all that kind of stuff . those military things ."}
{"id": "8076", "text": "Would you be interested in seeing Shape Headquarters again .", "annotated_text": "Would you be interested in seeing Shape Headquarters again ."}
{"id": "8077", "text": "No . Not really .", "annotated_text": "No . Not really ."}
{"id": "8078", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8079", "text": "I did n't think so .", "annotated_text": "I did n't think so ."}
{"id": "8080", "text": "Somehow I had this feeling that the military taste had been beaten out of you .", "annotated_text": "Somehow I had this feeling that the military taste had been beaten out of you ."}
{"id": "8081", "text": "yep .", "annotated_text": "yep ."}
{"id": "8082", "text": "I 'm ,", "annotated_text": "I 'm ,"}
{"id": "8083", "text": "the mil- ,", "annotated_text": "the mil- ,"}
{"id": "8084", "text": "I ca n't say too bad things about the military though .", "annotated_text": "I ca n't say too bad things about the military though ."}
{"id": "8085", "text": "They still have my goods", "annotated_text": "They still have my goods"}
{"id": "8086", "text": "and they 'll probably hold them hostage .", "annotated_text": "and they 'll probably hold them hostage ."}
{"id": "8087", "text": "And they own my body and soul for like another four years", "annotated_text": "And they own my body and soul for like another four years"}
{"id": "8088", "text": "so I just got to pray that they", "annotated_text": "so I just got to pray that they"}
{"id": "8089", "text": "oh do they ?", "annotated_text": "oh do they ?"}
{"id": "8090", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8091", "text": "I owe four years in active reserve time .", "annotated_text": "I owe four years in active reserve time ."}
{"id": "8092", "text": "aw great .", "annotated_text": "aw great ."}
{"id": "8093", "text": "Do they do that to everyone ?", "annotated_text": "Do they do that to everyone ?"}
{"id": "8094", "text": "Milo , get out of there", "annotated_text": "Milo , get out of there"}
{"id": "8095", "text": "yeah -- -- %eh everyone %uh who has n't been like you were", "annotated_text": "yeah -- -- %eh everyone %uh who has n't been like you were"}
{"id": "8096", "text": "you went through like the thirty six two process .", "annotated_text": "you went through like the thirty sixtwo process ."}
{"id": "8097", "text": "mhm .", "annotated_text": "mhm ."}
{"id": "8098", "text": "So you do n't have it", "annotated_text": "So you do n't have it"}
{"id": "8099", "text": "but yeah if you just separate normally and you have n't served at least eight years , then you owe it .", "annotated_text": "but yeah if you just separate normally and you have n't served at least eight years , then you owe it ."}
{"id": "8100", "text": "And that 's one of those things they just never tell you up front .", "annotated_text": "And that 's one of those things they just never tell you up front ."}
{"id": "8101", "text": "No .", "annotated_text": "No ."}
{"id": "8102", "text": "They never said anything", "annotated_text": "They never said anything"}
{"id": "8103", "text": "I figured there was something like that because", "annotated_text": "I figured there was something like that because"}
{"id": "8104", "text": "And I was in the inactive reserves the entire time I was in college too .", "annotated_text": "And I was in the inactive reserves the entire time I was in college too ."}
{"id": "8105", "text": "So .", "annotated_text": "So ."}
{"id": "8106", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8107", "text": "I mean that 's the military .", "annotated_text": "I mean that 's the military ."}
{"id": "8108", "text": "I have my discharge papers and everything", "annotated_text": "I have my discharge papers and everything"}
{"id": "8109", "text": "uh-huh .", "annotated_text": "uh-huh ."}
{"id": "8110", "text": "and I 've said that yeah I will give a urine sample or a blood sample if they call me back for those , but they 're going to have to pay my trip back to the states . because there 's no bases in Holland and I 'm not going to pay out of my own expenses to go to Germany or something for them .", "annotated_text": "and I 've said that yeah I will give a urine sample or a blood sample if they call me back for those , but they 're going to have to pay my trip back to the states . because there 's no bases in Holland and I 'm not going to pay out of my own expenses to go to Germany or something for them ."}
{"id": "8111", "text": "If they want me they can pay ,", "annotated_text": "If they want me they can pay ,"}
{"id": "8112", "text": "bring me back active duty and pay me for the day if they 're going to drag me off somewhere .", "annotated_text": "bring me back active duty and pay me for the day if they 're going to drag me off somewhere ."}
{"id": "8113", "text": "But %uh , first they have to find me .", "annotated_text": "But %uh , first they have to find me ."}
{"id": "8114", "text": "yeah , that 's the other", "annotated_text": "yeah , that 's the other"}
{"id": "8115", "text": "it was i- ,", "annotated_text": "it was i- ,"}
{"id": "8116", "text": "if you 're in another country I mean and you 're not planning on coming back to the U S what are they going to do even if you do n't .", "annotated_text": "if you 're in another country I mean and you 're not planning on coming back to the U S what are they going to do even if you do n't ."}
{"id": "8117", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8118", "text": "Well I mean I 'm still American citizen", "annotated_text": "Well I mean I 'm still American citizen"}
{"id": "8119", "text": "and I still would like to be welcome in my own country .", "annotated_text": "and I still would like to be welcome in my own country ."}
{"id": "8120", "text": "Although g-", "annotated_text": "Although g-"}
{"id": "8121", "text": "%uh I mean if they denied my citizenship and I became a citizen here I probably would n't be a horror either ,", "annotated_text": "%uh I mean if they denied my citizenship and I became a citizen here I probably would n't be a horror either ,"}
{"id": "8122", "text": "but %uh yeah", "annotated_text": "but %uh yeah"}
{"id": "8123", "text": "right now I mean I do want to keep my American citizenship", "annotated_text": "right now I mean I do want to keep my American citizenship"}
{"id": "8124", "text": "so .", "annotated_text": "so ."}
{"id": "8125", "text": "I kind of want to", "annotated_text": "I kind of want to"}
{"id": "8126", "text": "Are you going to become a dual citizen ?", "annotated_text": "Are you going to become a dual citizen ?"}
{"id": "8127", "text": "What 's that ?", "annotated_text": "What 's that ?"}
{"id": "8128", "text": "Are you going to try and become a dual citizen ?", "annotated_text": "Are you going to try and become a dual citizen ?"}
{"id": "8129", "text": "Have dual citizenship ?", "annotated_text": "Have dual citizenship ?"}
{"id": "8130", "text": "You ca n't do that ,", "annotated_text": "You ca n't do that ,"}
{"id": "8131", "text": "%um , the only way to be a dual citizen is if you 're born in a foreign country", "annotated_text": "%um , the only way to be a dual citizen is if you 're born in a foreign country"}
{"id": "8132", "text": "like if I were born in Holland and then had American parents . Then I could be a dual citizen .", "annotated_text": "like if I were born in Holland and then had American parents . Then I could be a dual citizen ."}
{"id": "8133", "text": "But you ca n't", "annotated_text": "But you ca n't"}
{"id": "8134", "text": "If I would to ask to become a citizen in Holland I would automatically lose my American citizenship .", "annotated_text": "If I would to ask to become a citizen in Holland I would automatically lose my American citizenship ."}
{"id": "8135", "text": "As far as the Americans are concerned , yeah .", "annotated_text": "As far as the Americans are concerned , yeah ."}
{"id": "8136", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8137", "text": "The Dutch could care less .", "annotated_text": "The Dutch could care less ."}
{"id": "8138", "text": "The Dutch would say fine", "annotated_text": "The Dutch would say fine"}
{"id": "8139", "text": "want to be a dual citizen ,", "annotated_text": "want to be a dual citizen ,"}
{"id": "8140", "text": "that 's fine ,", "annotated_text": "that 's fine ,"}
{"id": "8141", "text": "but the Americans as soon as you ask for another citizenship that act of asking for it takes away your American citizenship .", "annotated_text": "but the Americans as soon as you ask for another citizenship that act of asking for it takes away your American citizenship ."}
{"id": "8142", "text": "I mean it 's kind of stupid .", "annotated_text": "I mean it 's kind of stupid ."}
{"id": "8143", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8144", "text": "So I 'm an expatriot .", "annotated_text": "So I 'm an expatriot ."}
{"id": "8145", "text": "An American expatriot .", "annotated_text": "An American expatriot ."}
{"id": "8146", "text": "An American living abroad .", "annotated_text": "An American living abroad ."}
{"id": "8147", "text": "I still have to file a tax return .", "annotated_text": "I still have to file a tax return ."}
{"id": "8148", "text": "Do you ?", "annotated_text": "Do you ?"}
{"id": "8149", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8150", "text": "But my first seventy five thousand dollars worth of income is tax free .", "annotated_text": "But my firstseventy five thousand dollars worth of income is tax free ."}
{"id": "8151", "text": "Good grief .", "annotated_text": "Good grief ."}
{"id": "8152", "text": "As long as I do n't bring it back to the states .", "annotated_text": "As long as I do n't bring it back to the states ."}
{"id": "8153", "text": "Good grief .", "annotated_text": "Good grief ."}
{"id": "8154", "text": "I R S for you , %huh ?", "annotated_text": "I R S for you , %huh ?"}
{"id": "8155", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8156", "text": "oh they want their share .", "annotated_text": "oh they want their share ."}
{"id": "8157", "text": "They want their piece of meat .", "annotated_text": "They want their piece of meat ."}
{"id": "8158", "text": "But all foreign taxes are deductible ,", "annotated_text": "But all foreign taxes are deductible ,"}
{"id": "8159", "text": "and my taxes here are fifty percent of income .", "annotated_text": "and my taxes here are fifty percent of income ."}
{"id": "8160", "text": "So the taxes here are so much higher that , yeah I would never have to worry about it .", "annotated_text": "So the taxes here are so much higher that , yeah I would never have to worry about it ."}
{"id": "8161", "text": "Unless you became C E O of the company then maybe like a thousand dollars would be taxable , right ?", "annotated_text": "Unless you became C E O of the company then maybe like a thousand dollars would be taxable , right ?"}
{"id": "8162", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8163", "text": "Somehow it raises a small amount .", "annotated_text": "Somehow it raises a small amount ."}
{"id": "8164", "text": "the problem 's going to %uh be Anya 's American salary is taxable here and at fifty percent", "annotated_text": "the problem 's going to %uh be Anya 's American salary is taxable here and at fifty percent"}
{"id": "8165", "text": "so we 're going to owe some money to the Dutch government on her salary .", "annotated_text": "so we 're going to owe some money to the Dutch government on her salary ."}
{"id": "8166", "text": "aw .", "annotated_text": "aw ."}
{"id": "8167", "text": "Some amount that has to be deducted a certain amount", "annotated_text": "Some amount that has to be deducted a certain amount"}
{"id": "8168", "text": "and the amount we pay the American government is deductible ,", "annotated_text": "and the amount we pay the American government is deductible ,"}
{"id": "8169", "text": "but we 'll still owe some taxes .", "annotated_text": "but we 'll still owe some taxes ."}
{"id": "8170", "text": "Th- ,", "annotated_text": "Th- ,"}
{"id": "8171", "text": "see I do n't know how it works .", "annotated_text": "see I do n't know how it works ."}
{"id": "8172", "text": "we 're going to be in need of some sort of accountant do it cause I have no clue how that all works .", "annotated_text": "we 're going to be in need of some sort of accountant do it cause I have no clue how that all works ."}
{"id": "8173", "text": "They do n't have the Quicken Dutch version ?", "annotated_text": "They do n't have the QuickenDutch version ?"}
{"id": "8174", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8175", "text": "%ah , you know I would n't trust it because it 's so complicated with this international garbage or else the Turbo Tax with the Dutch modules . that I just would n't trust it .", "annotated_text": "%ah , you know I would n't trust it because it 's so complicated with this international garbage or else the Turbo Tax with the Dutch modules . that I just would n't trust it ."}
{"id": "8176", "text": "I do n't know , %eh .", "annotated_text": "I do n't know , %eh ."}
{"id": "8177", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8178", "text": "So complicated when you 're dealing with a Dutch tax form .", "annotated_text": "So complicated when you 're dealing with a Dutch tax form ."}
{"id": "8179", "text": "Anya had to read it", "annotated_text": "Anya had to read it"}
{"id": "8180", "text": "and Anya and her father did n't understand the damn thing .", "annotated_text": "and Anya and her father did n't understand the damn thing ."}
{"id": "8181", "text": "How am I supposed to understand it ?", "annotated_text": "How am I supposed to understand it ?"}
{"id": "8182", "text": "I 'm really looking forward to moving to Oregon and dealing with ,", "annotated_text": "I 'm really looking forward to moving to Oregon and dealing with ,"}
{"id": "8183", "text": "Oregon you pay state tax", "annotated_text": "Oregon you pay state tax"}
{"id": "8184", "text": "Washington you do n't .", "annotated_text": "Washington you do n't ."}
{"id": "8185", "text": "I 'm looking forward to that cause %uh", "annotated_text": "I 'm looking forward to that cause %uh"}
{"id": "8186", "text": "yeah", "annotated_text": "yeah"}
{"id": "8187", "text": "but You 'll be a student", "annotated_text": "but You 'll be a student"}
{"id": "8188", "text": "so you ,", "annotated_text": "so you ,"}
{"id": "8189", "text": "I mean you 're", "annotated_text": "I mean you 're"}
{"id": "8190", "text": "what is your income ?", "annotated_text": "what is your income ?"}
{"id": "8191", "text": "oh , well", "annotated_text": "oh , well"}
{"id": "8192", "text": "See I think y- , %um ,", "annotated_text": "See I think y- , %um ,"}
{"id": "8193", "text": "it 'll probably be about five thousand dollars the portion of this year that I 'm in Oregon", "annotated_text": "it 'll probably be about five thousand dollarsthe portion of this year that I 'm in Oregon"}
{"id": "8194", "text": "and then next year it 'll be eleven thousand .", "annotated_text": "and then next year it 'll be eleven thousand ."}
{"id": "8195", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8196", "text": "But I mean you 're below the poverty line at that level .", "annotated_text": "But I mean you 're below the poverty line at that level ."}
{"id": "8197", "text": "yeah .", "annotated_text": "yeah ."}
{"id": "8198", "text": "So I mean any income that y-", "annotated_text": "So I mean any income that y-"}
{"id": "8199", "text": "Well", "annotated_text": "Well"}
{"id": "8200", "text": "But then I 've already made say like fifteen thousand or whatever here in Washington", "annotated_text": "But then I 've already made say like fifteen thousand or whatever here in Washington"}
{"id": "8201", "text": "but", "annotated_text": "but"}
{"id": "8202", "text": "That should be non taxable out of state income .", "annotated_text": "That should be non taxable out of state income ."}
{"id": "8203", "text": "It should", "annotated_text": "It should"}
{"id": "8204", "text": "but you know it 's not going to be a fun tax return year .", "annotated_text": "but you know it 's not going to be a fun tax return year ."}
{"id": "8205", "text": "I had that when I went into the military .", "annotated_text": "I had that when I went into the military ."}
{"id": "8206", "text": "But then again .", "annotated_text": "But then again ."}
{"id": "8207", "text": "I had Kans- ,", "annotated_text": "I had Kans- ,"}
{"id": "8208", "text": "I had to file three taxes .", "annotated_text": "I had to file three taxes ."}
{"id": "8209", "text": "I had to file Georgia , Kansas yeah and then my federal .", "annotated_text": "I had to file Georgia , Kansas yeah and then my federal ."}
{"id": "8210", "text": "So .", "annotated_text": "So ."}
{"id": "8211", "text": "Well , %um actually I think this phone call 's just about to end cause it 's only half an hour ,", "annotated_text": "Well , %um actually I think this phone call 's just about to end cause it 's only ,"}
{"id": "8212", "text": "but %um", "annotated_text": "but %um"}
{"id": "8213", "text": "So let 's see .", "annotated_text": "So let 's see ."}
{"id": "8214", "text": "I 'll give you a call when we arrive in h- ,", "annotated_text": "I 'll give you a call when we arrive in h- ,"}
{"id": "8215", "text": "or maybe I 'll just call you when we get in Holland just to let you know we 're there ,", "annotated_text": "or maybe I 'll just call you when we get in Holland just to let you know we 're there ,"}
{"id": "8216", "text": "so if we get in the eighteenth or the nineteenth and then call you back %um when we get to a hotel or something like that .", "annotated_text": "so if we get in the eighteenth or the nineteenth and then call you back %um when we get to a hotel or something like that ."}
{"id": "8217", "text": "okay that 's a great idea .", "annotated_text": "okay that 's a great idea ."}
{"id": "8218", "text": "as soon as you get into Holland and get yourself settled you can call me", "annotated_text": "as soon as you get into Holland and get yourself settled you can call me"}
{"id": "8219", "text": "and %uh if it 's at night , just call Anya 's parents", "annotated_text": "and %uh if it 's at , just call Anya 's parents"}
{"id": "8220", "text": "okay so", "annotated_text": "okay so"}
{"id": "8221", "text": "and remember that if you dial in Holland you need to add a zero", "annotated_text": "and remember that if you dial in Holland you need to add a zero"}
{"id": "8222", "text": "so like right now okay it 's one eight one zero area code .", "annotated_text": "so like right now okay it 's oneeightonezero area code ."}
{"id": "8223", "text": "If you dial in Holland , it 's zero one eight one zero . okay in Holland", "annotated_text": "If you dial in Holland , it 's zerooneeightonezero . okay in Holland"}
{"id": "8224", "text": "and then yeah you can just call up", "annotated_text": "and then yeah you can just call up"}
{"id": "8225", "text": "if it 's during the work hours , fine , call me at work .", "annotated_text": "if it 's during , fine , call me at work ."}
{"id": "8226", "text": "If not , call Anya 's parents if you do n't have a new phone number for me .", "annotated_text": "If not , call Anya 's parents if you do n't have a new phone number for me ."}
{"id": "8227", "text": "And if you do , I 'll send it by email okay if I get it before this weekend", "annotated_text": "And if you do , I 'll send it by email okay if I get it before this weekend"}
{"id": "8228", "text": "we 'll email you something", "annotated_text": "we 'll email you something"}
{"id": "8229", "text": "but if you do n't get email then just call Anya 's parents", "annotated_text": "but if you do n't get email then just call Anya 's parents"}
{"id": "8230", "text": "If we have a phone by then , they 'll be able to give you the number", "annotated_text": "If we have a phone by then , they 'll be able to give you the number"}
{"id": "8231", "text": "okay", "annotated_text": "okay"}
{"id": "8232", "text": "and just remember to ask for her mother .", "annotated_text": "and just remember to ask for her mother ."}
{"id": "8233", "text": "and it 's Goode , right", "annotated_text": "and it 's Goode , right"}
{"id": "8234", "text": "Bode", "annotated_text": "Bode"}
{"id": "8235", "text": "Bode", "annotated_text": "Bode"}
{"id": "8236", "text": "Bode as in abode", "annotated_text": "Bode as in abode"}
{"id": "8237", "text": "abode", "annotated_text": "abode"}
{"id": "8238", "text": "minus the A", "annotated_text": "minus the A"}
{"id": "8239", "text": "okay", "annotated_text": "okay"}
{"id": "8240", "text": "great", "annotated_text": "great"}
{"id": "8241", "text": "and", "annotated_text": "and"}
{"id": "8242", "text": "yeah", "annotated_text": "yeah"}
{"id": "8243", "text": "and I think %uh %uh it 's not Frau", "annotated_text": "and I think %uh %uh it 's not Frau"}
{"id": "8244", "text": "%uh %ah %uh It 's Mifrau", "annotated_text": "%uh %ah %uh It 's Mifrau"}
{"id": "8245", "text": "is", "annotated_text": "is"}
{"id": "8246", "text": "it 's Frau in German", "annotated_text": "it 's Frau in German"}
{"id": "8247", "text": "it 's Frau", "annotated_text": "it 's Frau"}
{"id": "8248", "text": "mhm", "annotated_text": "mhm"}
{"id": "8249", "text": "and then Dutch it 's Mifrau", "annotated_text": "and then Dutch it 's Mifrau"}
{"id": "8250", "text": "I 'll probably never remember that", "annotated_text": "I 'll probably never remember that"}
{"id": "8251", "text": "so hope they wo n't be offended .", "annotated_text": "so hope they wo n't be offended ."}
{"id": "8252", "text": "nah do n't worry about it .", "annotated_text": "nah do n't worry about it ."}
{"id": "8253", "text": "You can just call her Missus", "annotated_text": "You can just call her Missus"}
{"id": "8254", "text": "you can just call her Missus and speak English to her .", "annotated_text": "you can just call her Missus and speak English to her ."}
{"id": "8255", "text": "she understands", "annotated_text": "she understands"}
{"id": "8256", "text": "just talk slowly and clearly .", "annotated_text": "just talk slowly and clearly ."}
{"id": "8257", "text": "okay", "annotated_text": "okay"}
{"id": "8258", "text": "and once you 're in Holland the line will be really clear .", "annotated_text": "and once you 're in Holland the line will be really clear ."}
{"id": "8259", "text": "I mean the phones here are pretty good . once you 're in the country .", "annotated_text": "I mean the phones here are pretty good . once you 're in the country ."}
{"id": "8260", "text": "It 's just these to America", "annotated_text": "It 's just these to America"}
{"id": "8261", "text": "it 's always kind of iffy", "annotated_text": "it 's always kind of iffy"}