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train	Doctors have speculated that the body’s own estrogen protects against cell damage and improves blood flow.	Both the House and Senate bills would end the ban on research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.	3.444
train	Others with such a status are Egypt, Israel, and Australia.	Colgate shares were down 30 cents at $56 in morning trade on the New York Stock Exchange.	5
train	The findings appear in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association (news - web sites).	And I really liked him, and I still do.	4.25
train	"It appears from our initial report that this was a textbook landing considering the circumstances," Burke said.	"Saddam is gone, but we want the (U.S.) occupation to end."	2
train	Griffith, a Mount Airy native, now lives on the North Carolina coast in Manteo.	Said Mr. Burke: "It was a textbook landing considering the circumstances."	3.25
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 report also claims that there will be up to 9.3 million visitors to hot spots this year, up again from the meagre 2.5 million in 2002.	3.2
train	"I notice a mood change in their priorities," one politician said.	Ankara says all four suicide bombers were Turkish.	3.6
train	Ms Lafferty's lawyer, Thomas Ezzell, told a Kentucky newspaper: "My understanding of this is that there is a lower percentage of successful impregnations with frozen.	The boy fired once into a wall and sprayed the room with fire extinguishers, making it hard to see, the chief said.	3.455
train	In a not-too-subtle swipe at Dean, he predicted Americans would not elect a Democrat "who sounds an uncertain trumpet in these dangerous times."	With the remaining three shuttles grounded in the wake of the Columbia accident, the rookies will have to wait even longer.	2.4
train	And when asked if he felt regret or guilt about the attack his answer was an adamant "no".	In a mixture of ancient Melanesian pagan and modern Christian ceremonies the people tried again to erase the misfortunes they believe have kept them poor since that long-ago meal.	4
train	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 17.26 points, or 1.06 percent, to 1,640.06, based on the latest data.	Mr Blair went on: "I think we did the right thing in relation to Iraq.	1.8
train	"These changes may affect a large number of existing Web pages," the statement continued.	The FBI, CIA, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to comment on the Washington Times report.	4
train	The nation's largest retailer has told its 100 top suppliers they have to start using electronic tags on all pallets of goods by Jan. 25, 2005.	The MSN Messenger 6 software will be available from 11 a.m. PST on Wednesday, according to Microsoft.	3.6
train	July 1st is the sixth anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule.	Asked if he felt any regret about theOctober 12 attack, the answer was an adamant "no".	4.75
train	Against the Japanese currency, the euro was at 135.92/6.04 yen against the late New York level of 136.03/14.	The 27-year-old rapper's attorney in the civil matter, Mark Gann, did not return calls for comment.	5
train	This northern autumn US trainers will work with soldiers from four North African countries on patrolling and gathering intelligence.	Doctors concluded Erbitux, the cancer drug that enmeshed ImClone Systems in an insider trading scandal, worked just as well as an earlier company-sponsored study said it did.	2.25
train	Some 95 million Americans -- half of all households -- invest in mutual funds.	The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades endorsed Mr Dean several weeks ago.	4.75
train	U.S. forces struck dozens of targets on Monday, killing six guerrillas and arresting 21 others, the military said.	Seven 20- and 21-year-old male cadets were caught in an off-campus hotel room early Saturday with two female teens, 16 and 18 years.	4.667
train	In that case, the court held that Cincinnati had violated the First Amendment in banning only the advertising pamphlets in the interest of aesthetics.	Former model Lady McCartney lost a leg in a road accident in 1993 and is understood to have steel plates fitted in her hips which would make natural childbirth difficult.	2.6
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.	It will appear in the next few weeks on the Web site of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.	2.4
train	Amnesty International has said that over the past 20 years it has collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq but the actual figure may be much higher.	The British Foreign Office said it had mediated the two men's release.	4
train	During 2001 and 2002, Morgenthau said, wire transfers from just four of Beacon Hill's 40 accounts totaled more than $3.2 billion.	The letter bomb sent to Prodi exploded in his hands but he was unhurt.	2.8
train	Its shares jumped to $54.50 in pre-open trading from $50.90 at Wednesday's close.	"This is America, my friends, and it should not happen here."	1
train	He also said the academy will get its own internal report next week detailing the seriousness of the remaining problem.	Kroger's Ralphs chain and Albertsons immediately locked out their grocery workers in a show of solidarity.	2.6
train	The weakness exists in the way that VBA looks at the properties of documents passed to it when the document is opened by a host application.	"Our outcomes are very encouraging," George Mason researcher Ken Alibek said.	3.75
train	Ms. Cripps-Prawak left last Friday, two days after the department introduced a plan to distribute medical marijuana through doctors' offices.	Fujitsu Siemens Computers on Tuesday made good on a promise to offer a workstation based on Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor.	4.6
train	Microsoft has identified the freely distributed Linux software as one of the biggest threats to its sales.	Corixa's stock barely flinched on the news, dipping 12 cents to close at $6.88.	2
train	Dixon was otherwise the class of the field at Pikes Peak International Raceway.	The panel will not begin a formal investigation because the statute of limitations has expired, Plofsky said.	3.4
train	Looking to buy the latest Harry Potter?	Rambus Inc. (nasdaq: RMBS - news - people) shot up 38 percent, making it the biggest percentage gainer on the Nasdaq.	3.6
train	Stocks dipped lower Tuesday as investors opted to cash in profits from Monday's big rally despite a trio of reports suggesting modest improvement in the economy.	Forest, the Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco, said it had greeted The Lancet's call with "amusement and disbelief'".	3.4
train	They were at Raffles Hospital over the weekend for further evaluation.	US Airways Flight 5481, which crashed Jan. 8, was judged to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.	5
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.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC declined 16.68 points, or 1.01 percent, at 1,636.94.	4.2
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.	A Cuban architect was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for using two fake grenades to hijack a passenger plane from Cuba to Florida in April.	3.8
train	Police then called a bomb squad, but the device exploded, killing Wells, before bomb technicians arrived.	The dollar dropped to $1.1564 per euro at 7:30 a.m. in London from $1.1486 on Friday.	2.6
train	Revenue rose 3.9 percent, to $1.63 billion from $1.57 billion.	Wells' other series include NBC's "ER" and "Third Watch."	0.8
train	Revenues for "The Hulk" came in well below those of last month's Marvel Comics adaptation, "X2: X-Men United," which grossed $85.6 million in its opening weekend.	Swartz had sought to have the charges dismissed, saying New Hampshire was the wrong place to charge him.	1.333
train	As part of a restructuring Peregrine sold its Remedy help desk software unit last year to BMC Software Inc.	Nine seconds later, SpaceShipOne broke the sound barrier, the company said.	3.2
train	The blaze then spread to several surrounding structures on the property and destroyed them.	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, surrendered in June; his deputy was killed in a shoot-out with Saudi forces recently.	3.6
train	"I expect Japan to keep conducting intervention, but the volume is likely to fall sharply," said Junya Tanase, forex strategist at JP Morgan Chase.	He ran last year for the Democratic nomination for Texas governor, but lost the primary to multimillionaire Tony Sanchez.	4.75
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.	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.	1
train	The Episcopal Church ''is alienating itself from the Anglican Communion,'' said the Very Rev. Peter Karanja, provost of the All Saints Cathedral, in Nairobi.	The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI tacked on 97 points, or 1.14 percent, to 8,699.	4.2
train	The commission estimates California lost $1.34 billion -- the most of any state -- to tax shelters in 2001.	Despite problems in the job market, the latest snapshot of the labor markets was slightly better than economists were expecting.	3.6
train	Chavez said investigators feel confident they've got "at least one of the fires resolved in that regard."	Nvidia will take advantage of MediaQ customers, which include such players as Siemens AG, Sharp, Philips, Dell, Mitsubishi and Sony Corp.	3.333
train	That took the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR down 9/32, its yield rising to 3.37 percent from 3.34 percent late on Thursday.	The benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR lost 11/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.21 percent from 3.17 percent late on Monday.	2.6
train	Entrenched interests are positioning themselves to control the network's chokepoints and they are lobbying the FCC to aid and abet them.	Apple Computer Inc. said Monday it exceeded record industry expectations by selling more than 1 million songs since the launch of its online music store a week ago.	3
train	The launch coincides with the JavaOne developers' conference in San Francisco this week.	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.	3.4
train	According to law enforcement officials, the person arrested was a known sophisticated hacker.	International rescue workers hacked desperately through flattened debris for survivors and cemeteries overflowed in Iran's ancient Silk Road city of Bam yesterday.	2.75
train	Former company chief financial officer Franklyn M. Bergonzi pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy on June 5 and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.	The battle around VeriSign"s three-week-old Site Finder service rages on.	3.8
train	The report by the independent expert committee aims to dissipate any suspicion about the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS crisis.	The arrests came just days after Israeli troops shot and killed Abdullah Kawasme, the militant group's leader in Hebron.	3.5
train	The military said it had killed 12 rebels and captured nine in the campaign so far, for the loss of six soldiers wounded.	The crates are full of hardback copies of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	3.8
train	Mr. Turner transferred about 10 million shares to a charitable trust before they were sold.	"If you pass this bill," Rep. John Mabry Jr., D-Waco, told colleagues, "Big Brother will be watching you."	4.4
train	The procedure is generally performed in the second or third trimester.	"I have acknowledged that I behaved inappropriately," he said.	4
train	Halabi's military attorney, Air Force Maj. James Key, denied the charges, which could carry a death penalty.	Five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is in Denver today for a meeting about surviving cancer.	3.2
train	The report forecasts there will be 71,079 hot spots worldwide this year, up from just 14,752 in 2002 and 1,214 in 2001.	Peregrine sold its Remedy business unit to BMC Software in November for $355 million.	3.4
train	The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 19.67, or 1.3 percent, to 1523.71, its highest since June 18.	A key portion of the accord was the implementation of a special council to monitor health spending, set goals for the system and measure progress in reforming health care.	3.4
train	Police using pepper spray arrested 12 people Monday night at a march and rally by about 400 activists protesting an annual training seminar of the Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit.	Chiron and Aventis Pasteur together made about 80 million doses, ordinarily enough for U.S. demand, The Associated Press reported.	3.5
train	By Sunday night, the fires had blackened 277,000 acres, hundreds of miles apart.	Academic achievement -- including grades, test scores and high school curriculum -- are given the highest priority.	3.4
train	The injured passenger at John Peter Smith Hospital died later Friday morning, Jones said.	This is unacceptable," said Patrick Pelloux, the president of France's Association of Emergency Doctors.	3.25
train	Monkeypox is usually found only in central and western Africa.	"We condemn this raid which is in our view illegal and morally and politically unjustifiable," London-based NCRI official Ali Safavi told Reuters by telephone.	3.2
train	The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was off 58.69 points, or 0.64 percent, at 9,137.86.	"It's not zero," said David Ropeik, director of risk communication at the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.	2.8
train	There are 103 Democrats in the Assembly and 47 Republicans.	Steve Squyres, a Cornell University scientist, is principal investigator for the missions' science instruments.	3.25
train	They said they had concluded that the film failed "to present a balanced portrayal" of the Reagans.	The privately held Google is believed to be profitable.	3.5
train	Founders of the group are Matsushita Electric, Sony, Hitachi, NEC, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba.	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 6.48 points, or 0.66 percent, to 990.51.	3.5
train	Families stuck on the highway remained in their cars, and used their cell phones to call home.	The hearing came one day after the Pentagon for the first time singled out an officer - Dallager - for failing to address the scandal.	3.5
train	Peace Rules defeated Funny Cide in the Louisiana Derby.	Analysts polled by Thomson Financial First Call had been expected to see a loss of about 11 cents a share from continuing operations.	4
train	The audiotape aired last week by the Arab Al-Jazeera television network appears to be an effort to incite attacks.	They say second-quarter earnings reports will be key in giving investors that guidance.	3.75
train	Board Chancellor Robert Bennett declined to comment on personnel matters Tuesday.	"I marched in the streets against Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War," she said.	4
train	During a screaming match in 1999, Carolyn told John she was still sleeping with Bergin.	The European Commission, the EU's powerful executive body, described the move as "legally unwarranted, economically unfounded and politically unhelpful."	4.2
train	Barbini said the union may reach a compromise with the United States but it wants a system for labeling such foods, something the industry successfully fought here.	He said police had identified the bodies of seven of the 14 bombers who launched five almost simultaneous raids Friday night.	1.4
train	Michael Bloomberg, NYC Mayor: "I'm gonna try march with a number of different groups.	Redman has allowed two earned runs or less in six of his nine starts.	3
train	The fines are part of failed Republican efforts to force or entice the Democrats to return.	Southwest said its traffic was up 4.6 percent in the quarter on a capacity increase of 4.2 percent.	4.4
train	He playfully chided the Senate's "little bitty tax relief plan."	The Arizona-based ISM reported Monday that its non-manufacturing index rose to 50.7 last month, from 47.9 in March.	4.8
train	The University of Michigan released today a new admissions policy after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in June the way it previously admitted undergraduates.	Shares of Allergan were up 14 cents at $78.40 in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange.	3.667
train	It was the best advance since Oct. 1, when the index gained 22.25.	The other semifinal between Guillermo Coria of Argentina and Martin Verkerk of the Netherlands is also compelling.	3
train	Strayhorn said it was the first time in Texas history a comptroller had not certified the appropriations act.	It may be dying because entrenched interests are positioning themselves to control the Internet's choke-points and they are lobbying the FCC to aid and abet them."	3.2
train	A jury convicted rapper C-Murder, also known as Corey Miller, of second-degree murder Tuesday night in the shooting death of a 16-year-old in a Jefferson Parish nightclub.	"This was a persistent problem which has not been solved, mechanically and physically," said board member Steven Wallace.	3.857
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.	Google's early stage backers in include California-based Stanford University and VC firms Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital.	3.25
train	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 3.47 points, or 0.36 percent, to 977.59.	"I'm really excited about going to Cleveland," James told ESPN.com.	5
train	SCO says the pricing terms for a license will not be announced for weeks.	In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average a gauge of 30 blue chip stocks was up 3.29 points or 0.04 per cent to 8,585.97.	3
train	Selenski descended down the wall and used the mattress to climb over razor wire.	The technique is used during the second and, occasionally, third trimester of pregnancy.	4
train	Shares of Allergan fell 14 cents to close at $78.12 on the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites).	The House has passed bills the past two Congresses, but the Senate has not.	3.8
train	According to SunnComm's Peter Jacobs, "MediaMax performs exactly as 'advertised' to the companies who purchased it.	Box cutters were the weapons used by the 19 hijackers in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.	3.333
train	Besides Hampton and Newport News, the grant funds water testing in Yorktown, King George County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.	The Fed also said the risks to the economy were biased toward weakness.	3
train	Agriculture ministers from more than one hundred nations are expected to attend the three-day Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.	His protest led to a 47-hour standoff with police that caused huge traffic jams in downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	4
train	Chante Jawan Mallard, 27, went on trial Monday, charged with first-degree murder.	She took the highly unusual step of skipping cabinet to attend a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.	3
train	Lawyers and others familiar with the federal investigation say it remains focused on Campbell, though prosecutors declined to discuss the probe.	But other sources close to the sale said Vivendi was keeping the door open for further bids in the next day or two.	4.8
train	Turkish authorities have said all the suicide bombers were Turks.	There will be 9.3 million visitors to hot spots in 2003, up from 2.5 million in 2002, Gartner said.	2.25
train	Schofield got Toepfer to admit on cross-examination that she ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.	"IT is the only vehicle on which established economies will be able to compete" with fast-growing economies such as China and India, Barrett said.	3.333
train	By state law, 911 calls are not public information and were not released.	The Communications Workers Union, which represents more than 2,300 Comcast employees, called the executive pay package excessive when a typical union employee makes about $27,000 annually.	2.6
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.	He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday night by police acting on a tip-off.	1.8
train	Dealers said the single currency's downward momentum against the dollar could pick up speed if it broke below $1.15.	Former Phipps aides Linda Saunders and Bobby McLamb have both pleaded guilty to federal charges including extortion.	3.6
train	The Bush administration blames Hussein loyalists and foreign Muslim militants who have entered Iraq to fight U.S. troops for the wave of bombings and guerrilla attacks.	Security analysts said the new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a "high level" outbreak status by mid-afternoon on Monday.	4
train	As a result, 24 players broke par in the first round.	Under NASD regulations, Mr. Young can file a response and request a hearing before an NASD panel.	4
train	MediaQ's customers include major handheld makers Mitsubishi, Siemens, Palm, Sharp, Philips, Dell and Sony.	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> shed 2.38 points, or 0.24 percent, at 995.10.	3
train	"Americans don't cut and run, we have to see this misadventure through," she said.	U.S. officials did not say whether American forces, who were acting on intelligence, crossed into Syrian territory and were vague about how the Syrian guards were involved.	1.6
train	So was Edie Falco, the critically praised co-star of "Frankie and Johnny."	Each week 138 million shoppers visit Wal-Mart's 4,750 stores.	2.4
train	He refused to reveal what percentage of flights carried sky marshals, or whether they would be increased.	The injured passenger at John Peter Smith died later in the morning; his name has not been released, Jones said.	2.588
train	Shares in EDS closed on Thursday at $18.51, a gain of 6 cents.	Wire transfers from four of the 40 accounts open at Beacon Hill totaled more than $3.2 billion from 2001 to 2002, Morgenthau said.	2.4
train	However, we have decided to opt for the European consortium's engine as the best overall solution and due to the substantial price efforts made".	France Telecom shares dropped 3.6 percent while Orange surged 13 percent.	2
train	Linda Saunders pleaded guilty in federal court to six charges, including extortion, money laundering and conspiracy.	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.	2.8