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train	Shares in EDS closed on Thursday at $18.51, a gain of 6 cents.	The results are to be published in Wednesday's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.	2.4
train	She asked to be excused from last week's Cabinet session to prepare for a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.	Jim Williams, director of the US-VISIT project, said that by the middle of November, inspectors will be fingerprinting and photographing many foreign passengers arriving in Atlanta.	3.6
train	MediaQ's customers include major handheld makers Mitsubishi, Siemens, Palm, Sharp, Philips, Dell and Sony.	SCO changed its name to Tarantella, and Caldera later changed its name to the SCO Group.	2.6
train	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gave up 11.91 points, or 1.19 percent, at 986.60.	Families stuck on the highway were being urged to remain in their cars, and to use their cell phones only in case of emergency.	3
train	The leading actress nod went to energetic newcomer Marissa Jaret Winokur as Edna's daughter Tracy.	The team has named the sensor Canary, for cellular analysis and notification of antigen risks and yields.	4.75
train	"Further testing is still under way, but at this stage, given the early detection, the outlook in such instances would be positive," the specialist said yesterday.	Academic achievement -- including grades, test scores and high school curriculum -- are given the highest priority.	3
train	"Spending taxpayer dollars to create terrorism betting parlors is as wasteful as it is repugnant," they announced at a press conference yesterday.	Today, Dean ends his four-day, 10-city "Sleepless Summer" tour in Chicago and New York.	2
train	Additionally, the h2210’s cradle has room to charge a second battery.	His protest led to a 47-hour standoff with police that caused huge traffic jams in downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	3.6
train	The dollar fell as low as $1.1624 per euro from $1.1486 on Friday, and traded at $1.1594 at 10:15 a.m. in London.	We don't need a little bitty tax relief plan.	3.5
train	OPEC producers at a meeting on Wednesday are set to pressure independent oil exporters to contribute to the cartel's next supply cut to allow for the return of Iraqi oil.	China's foreign ministry said: "We hope all parties will continue to make efforts and continue the process of dialogue."	4.6
train	WORLD No. 2 Lleyton Hewitt has accused the Association of Tennis Professionals of malice, including an alleged attempt last year to dupe him into refusing a drug test.	Early Monday, insurgents threw a homemade bomb at a U.S. convoy in northern Baghdad, killing an American soldier.	3.2
train	Mr. Heatley, who suffered a broken jaw and torn knee ligaments, faces several charges.	"There's very strong interest in getting money back to the ratepayers as quickly as possible," Commissioner Susan Kennedy said.	2.6
train	International rescue workers are scouring flattened debris for survivors in Iran's shattered ancient Silk Road city of Bam after a violent earthquake killed more than 20,000 people.	Officials are trying to retrieve the bodies from the water," police official J.D. Tambe told Reuters.	3.4
train	Mr Sahel said police had identified the bodies of seven of the 14-strong cell believed to have carried out the five almost simultaneous attacks on Saturday.	A convicted killer and two other inmates cut through two fences topped with razor wire and escaped from a state prison on a busy street.	3.4
train	Graham is expected to be nominated and elected to a second one-year term today and will deliver the presidential address.	Barbini said the EU may reach a compromise but it wants a system for labeling such foods, something the industry has resisted.	3.857
train	Women who eat potatoes and other tuberous vegetables during pregnancy may be at risk of triggering type 1 diabetes in their children, Melbourne researchers believe.	Two federal agencies are investigating telecommunications gear maker Lucent Technologies for possible violations of U.S. bribery laws in its operations in Saudi Arabia.	4.4
train	The government recently shelved peace talks with the MILF, being brokered by Malaysia, after a string of attacks, including three bombings, on Mindanao.	Sgt. Ernest Bucklew, 33, was coming home from Iraq to bury his mother in Pennsylvania.	3.75
train	The Sunshine Group LTD represented the developers, The Related Companies and Apollo Real Estate Advisors LP, on the deal.	"It's not zero," said David Ropeik, director of risk communication at the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.	2
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was off 58.69 points, or 0.64 percent, at 9,137.86.	The Dodgers won their sixth consecutive game and seventh in their last nine as they beat Colorado 3-2 on Wednesday in front of a crowd of 25,332 at Dodger Stadium.	1.75
train	GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. Annika Sorenstam drew the crowds, Michelle Wie got the publicity but Angela Stanford took her first LPGA victory.	Vivendi shares were 0.3 percent up at 15.62 euros in Paris at 0841 GMT.	2.4
train	The two-year note US2YT=RR fell 5/32 in price, taking its yield to 1.23 percent from 1.16 percent late on Monday.	Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had expected Kodak to earn 68 cents a share for the quarter.	3.75
train	In addition, the Justice Department said that the FBI has conducted ''fewer than 10'' investigations involving visits to mosques.	Despite problems in the job market, the latest snapshot of the labor markets was slightly better than economists were expecting.	4.8
train	Amnesty International has said that over the past 20 years it has collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq but the actual figure may be much higher.	Kerry was viewed favorably by 66 percent of those polled; Dean at 57 percent.	3.2
train	Captain Robert Ramsey of the US 1st Armoured Division said a truck had exploded outside the building about 11am, and that one of the compound's outer walls had collapsed.	The central bank's policy board left rates steady for now, as widely expected, but surprised the market by declaring that overall risks were weighted toward weakness.	2.333
train	The router will be available in the first quarter of 2004 and will cost around $200, the company said.	She took the highly unusual step of skipping cabinet to attend a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.	3.2
train	The mother also alleged in the lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted by one of the guards.	Organizers established a Web site, http://defacerschallenge.com, listing in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate.	3.8
train	Gainer said the two staff aides are "very sorry this all happened," and the security personnel had performed "well within standards."	Texas Instruments climbed $US1.37 to $US19.25 and Novellus Systems advanced $US1.76 to $US36.31, each having been raised to "overweight" by Lehman.	4.6
train	MSN Messenger 6 will be available for download starting at 6 p.m. GMT on Wednesday from http://messenger.msn.com/download/v6preview.asp.	The director of the Office of Medical Access, Cindy Cripps-Prawak, left her job after the department introduced a plan to distribute marijuana through doctors' offices.	3.8
train	"It is safe to assume the Senate is prepared to pass some form of cap," King said.	The world's first portal potty was soon to be rolled out at summer festivals in Great Britain.	4.4
train	The new companies will begin trading on Nasdaq today under the ticker symbols PLMO and PSRC.	It has sought observer status for seven years, but was again rebuffed May 19 at the annual WHO conference in Geneva.	2.75
train	He also recruited others to participate in the scheme by convincing them to receive fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered for himself.	Those talks have not taken place, according to an Oracle spokeswoman.	3.4
train	Micron has declared its first quarterly profit for three years.	OPEC this week is set to pressure independent exporters to back the cartel's next supply cut to prevent the resumption of Iraqi exports undercutting oil prices.	3.75
train	Kids, adults, booksellers and postal workers all are preparing for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	Micron's numbers also marked the first quarterly profit in three years for the DRAM manufacturer.	0.25
train	Florida's Supreme Court has twice refused to hear the case.	"This case is wholly without merit, both factually and legally," Judge Denny Chin scoffed.	1.5
train	He was referring to John S. Reed, the former Citicorp chief executive who became interim chairman and chief executive of the exchange last Sunday .	He said police had identified the bodies of seven of the 14 bombers who launched five almost simultaneous raids Friday night.	4.8
train	Seven 20- and 21-year-old cadets were ticketed by police for drinking alcohol in an off-campus hotel room early Saturday with two young women, aged 16 and 18.	Australian researchers believe they have found a trigger of type 1 diabetes in children - their mothers eating potatoes and other tuberous vegetables during pregnancy.	3.2
train	Yes, from today Flash memory purchased from AMD or Fujitsu will be branded Spansion.	ESPN reported that Knight's two-year deal is worth $2.38 million, including a $300,000 signing bonus.	3.5
train	On Sunday, a U.S. soldier was killed and another injured in southern Iraq when a munitions dump exploded.	The battle around VeriSign"s three-week-old Site Finder service rages on.	3.75
train	A promotional poster, complete with countdown dial, reminds readers of the upcoming release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 6.48 points, or 0.66 percent, to 990.51.	1.4
train	"I really liked him and I still do," Cohen Alon told the Herald yesterday.	Each week 138 million shoppers visit Wal-Mart's 4,750 stores.	3.5
train	With diplomacy heating up in the nearly 10-month-old nuclear crisis, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing is slated to visit South Korea from August 13 to 15.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> climbed 19.11 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,615.02.	4
train	"I'm real excited to be a Cleveland Cavalier," James said.	The latest shooting linked to the spree was a Nov. 11 shooting at Hamilton Township Elementary School in Obetz, about two miles from the freeway.	4.6
train	The commission estimates California lost $1.34 billion -- the most of any state -- to tax shelters in 2001.	The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 44 points, or 0.46 percent, to 9,568.	4.25
train	Shares in BA were down 1.5 percent at 168 pence by 1420 GMT, off a low of 164p, in a slightly stronger overall London market.	The other semifinal between Guillermo Coria of Argentina and Martin Verkerk of the Netherlands is also compelling.	4
train	She had only a single condition, that the book not be published until her death.	The product also streams Internet radio and comes with a 30-day free trial for RealNetworks' Rhapsody digital music subscription service.	3
train	The House has passed prescription-drug legislation in the last two sessions, but the Senate has failed to do so.	The company has publicly identified Linux as one of its biggest competitive threats.	4
train	Texas Instruments climbed $1.37 to $19.25 yesterday and Novellus Systems Inc. advanced $1.76 to $36.31.	"But at this stage, given the early detection, the outlook in such instances would be positive," he said.	3.6
train	In an E-mail statement to the Knoxville News Sentinel, Shumaker said, ''I am not giving any consideration to resignation.	Authorities performed an autopsy Thursday on one of three bodies recovered from beneath a layer of freshly poured concrete in the basement of a northwest Indiana home.	3.75
train	The new research will be published soon in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.	He had been arrested twice before for trespassing and was barred from the complex.	3.75
train	Chante Jawan Mallard, 27, went on trial Monday, charged with first-degree murder.	Spansion Flash memory solutions are available worldwide from AMD and Fujitsu.	4.8
train	The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that an Ohio law banning a controversial late-term abortion method passes constitutional muster and the state can enforce it.	Wells' other series include NBC's "ER" and "Third Watch."	4.6
train	Microsoft has identified the freely distributed Linux software as one of the biggest threats to its sales.	Klarman was arrested by FBI agents Monday morning at his home in New York.	3.4
train	Several shots rang out in the darkness, but only one gator had been killed by 11 p.m.	BlueCore3-Multimedia contains an open platform DSP co-processor and also includes a 16-bit stereo audio codec with dual ADC and DAC for stereo audio.	5
train	The bishop told police he thought he had hit a dog or a cat or that someone had thrown a rock at his vehicle.	Agents confiscated several classified documents in his possession and interrogated him.	0.5
train	Site Finder has been visited 65 million times since its introduction, Galvin said.	On Wednesday next week, Mr Bush will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Aqaba, Jordan.	4
train	"The figures are becoming catastrophic," said Dr. Patrick Pelloux, the president of the association of emergency room physicians.	"I marched in the streets against Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War," she said.	2.667
train	He also said the academy will get its own internal report next week detailing the seriousness of the remaining problem.	"I have acknowledged that I behaved inappropriately," he said.	3
train	The consumer group generated $4.47 billion of profit and $20 billion of revenue from January to June, 53% of Citigroup's profit and revenue.	"I notice a mood change in their priorities," said one Iraqi politician after meeting with Mr. Bremer.	3
train	Palm Wednesday announced plans to acquire Handspring, a company started by Jeff Hawkins, regarded by many as the father of the Palm handheld.	The hearing came one day after the Pentagon for the first time singled out an officer - Dallager - for failing to address the scandal.	2.2
train	The new policy gives greatest weight to grades, test scores and a student's high school curriculum.	But the inadequate performance of students in various subgroups, such as race, pushed the state onto the needs-improvement list under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.	4
train	Kadyrov was not injured, but four of his bodyguards were among those killed.	There were 293 human cases of West Nile in Indiana in 2002, including 11 deaths statewide.	4
train	Wells’ other series include NBC’s ER and Third Watch.	Bremer said he would launch a $70-million program in the next two weeks to clean up neighborhoods across Iraq and build community projects, but gave no details.	4.8
train	Fighting erupted after four North Korean journalists confronted a dozen South Korean activists protesting human rights abuses in the North outside the main media centre.	The University of Michigan plans to release a new undergraduate admissions policy Thursday after its acceptance requirements were rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in June.	4
train	The launch coincides with the JavaOne developers' conference in San Francisco this week.	A tropical storm rapidly developed in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday and could have hurricane-force winds when it hits land somewhere along the Louisiana coast Monday night.	3.25
train	Argentine Guillermo Coria and Netherlander Martin Verkerk are in the other half.	Prairie dogs, usually found in southwestern and western states, aren’t indigenous to Wisconsin.	4.5
train	Spokesmen for the FBI, CIA, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to comment on El Shukrijumah's stay in Canada.	The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was off 7.75 points, or 0.08 percent, at 9,175.47.	3.25
train	In January 2000, notebooks represented less than 25 percent of sales volume.	On Monday, Abbey trotted on stage, tail wagging, with Conway before a crowd of 10,000 attendees at PeopleSoft's annual customer conference.	2
train	He claimed Red Hat and the Free Software Foundation with trying to undermine U.S. copyright and patent law.	"MediaMax performs EXACTLY as "advertised" to the companies who purchased it," Jacobs said in the statement.	3
train	A Washington County man may have the countys first human case of West Nile virus, the health department said Friday.	Richard Miller, 57, survived a lifesaving liver transplant but remains hospitalized.	4
train	People who have opposed these actions throughout are now trying to find fresh reasons to say this wasn't the right thing to do."	The MSN Messenger 6 software will be available from 11 a.m. PST on Wednesday, according to Microsoft.	3.5
train	Common side effects include nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat and cough, the FDA said.	They say second-quarter earnings reports will be key in giving investors that guidance.	2.625
train	On Monday, as first reported by CNET News.com, the RIAA withdrew a DMCA notice to Penn State University's astronomy and astrophysics department.	While some other parts of Africa have been used as Al Qaeda staging grounds, Malawi had previously not been a major focus of investigations into the group.	3.2
train	Its former chief Mickey Robinson was fired for cause when he left in September, the company said.	The attack seemed similar to attacks staged near foreign compounds in Riyadh on May 12, for which officials have also blamed al-Qaida.	3
train	Several states and the federal government later passed similar or more strict bans.	If draining the ponds in Maryland will further help establish Steve's innocence, we welcome it."	2.5
train	"Spin and manipulative public relations and propaganda are not the answer," it said.	IBM shares closed up $1.75, or 2.11 percent, at $84.50 on the New York Stock Exchange.	3.6
train	The updated products include Pylon Pro, Pylon Conduit, Pylon Anywhere, and Pylon Application Server.	"If you pass this bill," Rep. John Mabry Jr., D-Waco, told colleagues, "Big Brother will be watching you."	3.75
train	Critics say the law violates civil liberties, something House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., says he is sensitive to.	The helicopter was owned by Las Vegas-based Sundance Helicopters Inc., according to the sheriff's office.	3.6
train	According to security sources, London Metropolitan Police Commissioner John Stevens placed his force on its highest state of alert last week following the warning.	Former model Lady McCartney lost a leg in a road accident in 1993 and is understood to have steel plates fitted in her hips which would make natural childbirth difficult.	4.8
train	The benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR lost 11/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.21 percent from 3.17 percent late on Monday.	While federal prosecutors refuse to discuss the investigation, lawyers and others familiar with it say it remains focused on Campbell.	2.4
train	Authorities said the scientist properly quarantined himself at home after he developed SARS symptoms Dec. 10.	Halliburton shares fell 54 cents, or 2.4 percent, to $21.76 a share in midday New York Stock Exchange trade.	3.25
train	Mr Alibek said: "Our outcomes are very encouraging.	Innocent or not, "she's damaged goods," said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting firm in New York.	4
train	They came despite what BA called a "difficult quarter", which it said included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow.	The Nasdaq had a weekly gain of 17.27, or 1.2 percent, closing at 1,520.15 after gaining 30.46 yesterday.	3.2
train	The camp hosts summer religious retreats for children and other events year-round, according to its Web site.	Shares of McDonald's and Wendy's continued their recent recovery Monday, rising more than 1 percent on the New York Stock Exchange in afternoon trade.	4
train	Shares of SCO closed at $10.93, down 28 cents, in Monday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.	Shortness was found twice as often in those with hearing loss.	4.733
train	The attack seemed similar to others staged near foreign compounds in Riyadh on May 12.	In a news release Thursday, Strayhorn said this was the first time a comptroller rejected a budget.	2.4
train	On Tuesday, the central bank left interest rates steady, as expected, but also declared that overall risks were weighted toward weakness and warned of deflation risks.	This is unacceptable," said Patrick Pelloux, the president of France's Association of Emergency Doctors.	4
train	Another shooting linked to the spree occurred Nov. 11 at Hamilton Central Elementary in Obetz, about two miles from the freeway.	Hollywood actor Robert De Niro has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his spokesman said today.	4
train	"We hope all parties will continue to make efforts and continue the process of dialogue," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.	The virus spreads when unsuspecting computer users open file attachments in emails that contain familiar headings like "Thank You!" and "Re: Details".	5
train	Amgen shares gained 93 cents, or 1.45 percent, to $65.05 in afternoon trading on Nasdaq.	In his letter, McBride charges the Free Software Foundation and Red Hat with trying to undermine U.S. copyright laws.	4
train	Shares of Allergan fell 14 cents to close at $78.12 on the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites).	Fighting has continued sporadically in the west, where it is complicated by the presence of battle-hardened Liberians on both sides.	2
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI edged up 13.33 points, or 0.15 percent, to 9,196.55.	Kroger's Ralphs chain and Albertsons immediately locked out their grocery workers in a show of solidarity.	2.4
train	An arrest warrant claimed Bryant assaulted the woman June 30 at a hotel.	Shares of Express Scripts ESRX.O fell about 4 percent to $66.73 on the Nasdaq in late morning trade.	0.889
train	Shares of Corixa fell 12 cents to $6.88 on the Nasdaq stock market.	I am not giving any consideration to resignation," Shumaker said in a statement.	4
train	The department ordered an 18.2 percent reduction for Allstate Texas Lloyds and a 12 percent reduction for State Farm Lloyds.	Klarman was charged with 16 counts of wire fraud.	3.6
train	FRIENDS of Robert De Niro yesterday rallied around him after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.	One man had brandished an English-Turkish dictionary and pointed to the word "refugee".	2.4
train	No. 2 HP saw its Unix server sales dropped 3.6 percent to $1.36 billion.	Twenty-four players broke par in the first round, the third highest figure in U.S. Open history.	2.667
train	A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that Congress can force the nation's public libraries to equip computers with anti-pornography filters.	Israeli soldiers began tearing down settlement outposts in the West Bank yesterday - an Israeli obligation under a new Mideast peace plan.	3.6
train	Dennehy, who transferred to Baylor last year after getting kicked off the University of New Mexico Lobos for temper tantrums, had begun to read the Bible daily.	Further out the curve, the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR shed 18/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.24 percent from 3.17 percent.	3.5
train	The company said it would cut the wholesale price of most top-line CDs to $9.09 from $12.02.	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gained 5.51 points, or 0.56 percent, to 981.73.	3.333
train	Plofsky said the commission won't investigate because the three-year statute of limitations has expired.	Trouble flared when at least four North Korean reporters rushed from the Taegu media centre to confront a dozen activists protesting against human rights abuses in the North.	3