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train	He refused to reveal what percentage of flights carried sky marshals, or whether they would be increased.	National Breast Cancer Centre head Professor Christine Ewan said there was no need for panic.	5
train	Announcing the selection, Kmart CEO Julian Day said Grey will help the retailer "find creative ways to communicate the unique strengths of Kmart to the new America consumer."	Investigators uncovered a 4-inch bone fragment Thursday night, but authorities said it was from an animal.	1.4
train	"This has been a persistent problem that has not been solved," investigation board member Steven Wallace said.	Rapper C-Murder has been convicted of second-degree murder, a crime that carries an automatic life sentence, in the shooting death of a 16-year-old inside a Jefferson Parish nightclub.	4
train	The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX gained 19.72 points, or 1.98 percent, to 1,015.69.	Five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is in Denver today for a meeting about surviving cancer.	4.5
train	Complicating the situation is the presence of battle-hardened Liberians who have been fighting on both sides.	They underwent more tests over the weekend, and are now warded at Raffles Hospital.	3.25
train	Lawyers and others familiar with the federal investigation say it remains focused on Campbell, though prosecutors declined to discuss the probe.	"This case is wholly without merit, both factually and legally," Judge Denny Chin scoffed.	2.667
train	The companies, Chiron and Aventis Pasteur, together made about 80 million doses of the injected vaccine, which ordinarily would have been enough to meet U.S. demand.	The government recently shelved peace talks being brokered by neighbouring Malaysia after a spate of attacks on Mindanao, including three deadly bombings, that it blamed on the MILF.	3.5
train	Bashir felt he was being tried by opinion not on the facts, Mahendradatta told Reuters.	Ankara says all four suicide bombers were Turkish.	3
train	He said the attackers left behind leaflets urging staff at the Ishtar Sheraton to stop working at the hotel and demanding U.S. forces leave Iraq.	"I'm really excited about going to Cleveland," James told ESPN.com.	3.25
train	Board Chancellor Robert Bennett declined to comment on personnel matters Tuesday.	He added: "There is no doubt about the chemical programme, the biological programme and indeed the nuclear weapons programme.	3.2
train	The procedure is generally performed in the second or third trimester.	Griffith, 77, grew up in Mount Airy and now lives in Manteo.	3.6
train	Meningitis is an infection of the spinal cord fluid and the tissue around the brain.	U.S. forces struck dozens of targets on Monday, killing six guerrillas and arresting 99 others during 1,729 patrols and 25 raids conducted over 24 hours.	3
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.	The rally overshadowed ceremonies marking the sixth anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China on 1 July 1997.	4
train	The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index gained 2.90 points, or 0.18 percent, to 1,606.87.	The sales leave Mr. Turner with about 45 million shares in AOL.	4.6
train	According to law enforcement officials, the person arrested was a known sophisticated hacker.	The dollar dropped to $1.1564 per euro at 7:30 a.m. in London from $1.1486 on Friday.	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 privately held Google is believed to be profitable.	1.6
train	Besides Hampton and Newport News, the grant funds water testing in Yorktown, King George County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.	Perry said he backs the Senate's efforts, including the fines, to force the Democrats to return.	4.2
train	Fletcher said he expects to have the support of lawmakers from agricultural states, many of whom are on the committee.	Zambrano pitched seven innings and allowed two runs on five hits and four walks.	3.8
train	He allowed two runs in seven innings and struck out six.	"The concrete barriers (between lanes) were being tossed around like feathers."	3.5
train	The findings are published in the November 6 edition of the journal Nature.	Shares of Allergan were up 14 cents at $78.40 in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange.	0.75
train	"People are obviously inconvenienced," said Dr. Jim Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.	Peregrine sold its Remedy business unit to BMC Software in November for $355 million.	3.75
train	The drop in core wholesale prices in April reflected falling prices for cars, trucks, men's and boy's clothes and cigarettes.	Along with Boston, Watertown, Saugus and Framingham also are going smoke-free Monday.	2
train	Bremer, 61, is a onetime assistant to former Secretaries of State William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger and was ambassador-at-large for counterterrorism from 1986 to 1989.	The developers, The Related Cos. and Apollo Real Estate Advisors, hope sales top $1 billion.	5
train	A new study, conducted in Europe, found the medicine worked just as well as an earlier disputed study, sponsored by ImClone Systems, said it did.	The MDC called the week-long protest to urge Mugabe either to resign or to negotiate a settlement of the crisis gripping the country.	3.5
train	"Saddam is gone, but we want the (U.S.) occupation to end," said Hit resident Abu Qasim.	The Hispanic population increased by 9.8per cent from the April 2000 census figures, despite less favourable social and economic conditions than in the 1990s.	4
train	Allegiant shares rose $4, or $17.2 percent, to $27.43 in Thursday morning trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.	"Reloaded" is the second installment of a trilogy; "The Matrix Revolutions" is slated for debut in November.	4.75
train	The WiFi potties were to be unveiled this summer, at music festivals in Britain.	France Telecom shares dropped 3.6 percent while Orange surged 13 percent.	2.4
train	Additionally, the h2210’s cradle has room to charge a second battery.	Maximum sustained winds were around 40 mph, with stronger gusts.	4.667
train	On July 22, Moore announced he would appeal the case directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.	The fire spread to several surrounding structures on the property and destroyed them as deputies held back firefighters.	1.6
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.	Corixa's stock barely flinched on the news, dipping 12 cents to close at $6.88.	2.4
train	The boy also sprayed the room full of retardant from fire extinguishers, which made it hard to see, the chief said.	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.	2.6
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.	Shares in BA were down three percent at 165-1/4 pence by 0933 GMT, off a low of 164 pence, in a stronger market.	3.8
train	The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX inched up 3 points, or 0.32 percent, to 970.	"I know this sounds counterintuitive, but it's true: City-grown pollution -- and ozone in particular -- is tougher on country trees," U.S. ecologist Jillian Gregg said.	3
train	Albertsons and Kroger's Ralphs chain locked out their workers in response.	Altria Group Inc. MO.N fell 50 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $41.81.	4.4
train	She had only a single condition, that the book not be published until her death.	But neither he nor Peace Rules could keep Funny Cide from drawing away.	3.25
train	Young has 28 days to file a response and ask the NASD for a hearing.	Tito Barbini, a regional minister for agriculture in Tuscany, Italy, criticized the absence Tuesday in Sacramento.	3.6
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.	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.	3.5
train	Michael Bloomberg, NYC Mayor: "I'm gonna try march with a number of different groups.	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.	3.6
train	The others were given copies of "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" and told to follow it.	Sunnis make up 77 percent of Pakistan's population, Shiites 20 percent.	1.333
train	Yes, from today Flash memory purchased from AMD or Fujitsu will be branded Spansion.	"However, we are not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment."	3.8
train	The BlueCore3-Multimedia includes a 16-bit stereo audio CODEC with dual ADC and DAC for stereo audio.	Police believe Wilson then shot Jennie Mae Robinson once in the head before turning the gun on herself.	3.2
train	Halabi's military attorney, Air Force Maj. James Key, denied the charges, which could carry a death penalty.	Under NASD regulations, Mr. Young can file a response and request a hearing before an NASD panel.	2
train	Before it was removed, the site listed in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate.	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.	1.8
train	On the other hand, if this will help further establish Steve's innocence, we welcome it."	"Spending taxpayer dollars to create terrorism betting parlors is as wasteful as it is repugnant," Wyden and Dorgan said Monday in a letter to the Pentagon.	4.8
train	The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asked Congress today for additional authority to fight unwanted Internet spam, which now accounts for up to half of all e-mail traffic.	Colgate shares were down 30 cents at $56 in morning trade on the New York Stock Exchange.	3.6
train	The currency briefly weakened slightly on Monday to trade at 55.34/39, not far from its record low of 55.75.	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.	4.6
train	"IT is the only vehicle on which established economies will be able to compete," Barrett said.	Playwright George Axelrod, who anticipated the sexual revolution with The Seven Year Itch and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?	2.769
train	The updated products include Pylon Pro, Pylon Conduit, Pylon Anywhere, and Pylon Application Server.	Its safe to assume the Senate is prepared to pass some form of a cap....The level of it is to be debated.	2.8
train	From Florida to Alaska, thousands of revelers vowed to push for more legal rights, including same-sex marriages.	Another person, a man from Fort Worth, Texas, also was missing.	2.75
train	It later emerged that he had broken his right thigh and bones in his right wrist and elbow.	The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX shed 0.17 of a point, or just 0.02 percent, to 934.	4.8
train	The Nasdaq composite index advanced 20.59, or 1.3 percent, to 1,616.50, after gaining 5.7 percent last week.	US Airways Flight 5481, which crashed Jan. 8, was judged to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.	4
train	The House voted 425 to 2 to clear the bill, the first of 13 that Congress must pass each year to fund the federal government.	Hollywood actor Robert De Niro has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his spokesman said today.	0.889
train	INTEL TODAY disclosed details of its next-generation XScale processor for mobile phones and handheld devices here in San Jose.	"We're being hyper-vigilant," said Dr. James Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.	3
train	Klarman was arrested by FBI agents in the Hamptons, an exclusive summer resort enclave east of New York City.	Druce last night was held in isolation at the same prison.	3
train	Southwest said its traffic was up 4.6 percent in the quarter, and it ended the quarter with $2.2 billion in cash.	King County Superior Court Judge Charles Mertel will then recess the trial until Monday.	3.333
train	Russin did not comment; his lawyer did not attend the hearing and did not return phone messages.	As Sayliyah was the command base for the Iraq war, but hundreds who ran the war have returned to the United States.	2.25
train	But other sources close to the sale said Vivendi was keeping the door open to further bids and hoped to see bidders interested in individual assets team up.	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	Oracle Corp's Chairman and CEO Larry Ellison didn't rule out sweetening the company's unsolicited offer to acquire rival PeopleSoft Inc.	Amnesty International said that over the past 20 years it had collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq.	3.8
train	The best-performing stock was Altria Group Inc., which rose more than 27 percent to close at $42.31 a share.	The proportion of Americans with insurance from employers declined to 61.3 percent, from 62.6 percent in 2001 and 63.6 percent in 2000.	4
train	Kids, adults, booksellers and postal workers all are preparing for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	Former Phipps aides Linda Saunders and Bobby McLamb have both pleaded guilty to federal charges including extortion.	3.2
train	The last time the survey was conducted, in 1995, those numbers matched.	The product also streams Internet radio and comes with a 30-day free trial for RealNetworks' Rhapsody digital music subscription service.	4.2
train	"Tomorrow at the Mission Inn, I have the opportunity to congratulate the governor-elect of the great state of California.	She also pledged to bring peace to Iraq: "Americans don't cut and run, we have to see this misadventure through."	4
train	It exploded in his hands, but the former Italian prime minister was unhurt.	On Sunday, a U.S. soldier was killed and another injured when a munitions dump they were guarding exploded in southern Iraq.	3.8
train	"If you pass this bill, Big Brother will be watching you," said Rep. John Mabry, D-Waco.	While federal prosecutors refuse to discuss the investigation, lawyers and others familiar with it say it remains focused on Campbell.	3.2
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."	Chante Jawaon Mallard, 27, is charged with murder and tampering with evidence.	4.75
train	The Standard & Poor's 500 Index slipped 4.77, or 0.5 percent, to 929.62.	The virus spreads when unsuspecting computer users open file attachments in emails that contain familiar headings like "Thank You!" and "Re: Details".	2
train	He planned to stay all day until the river crested, which was forecast for late last night.	Close cooperation between regional law enforcement agencies and intelligence services was at the heart of the fight against terrorism, he said.	4.4
train	The meeting was scheduled to end Wednesday night, with attendees approving resolutions that express the denomination's view on issues but that are not binding on churches.	The department ordered a 12 percent reduction for State Farm Lloyds, the state's largest insurer, and an 18.2 percent reduction for Allstate Texas Lloyds, the third-largest.	2.25
train	"I came basically to Washington to establish relationships and to make sure that we are getting more federal money to California," Schwarzenegger said after meeting with congressional Republicans.	Democrats dominate the Assembly while Republicans control the Senate.	3.6
train	Kollar-Kotelly has scheduled another antitrust settlement compliance hearing for January.	In 2006, Asia Pacific will report growth of 7.9 percent to $81.8 billion.	3
train	"I am proud that I stood against Richard Nixon, not with him," Kerry said.	Next week, John S. Reed, the former Citicorp chief executive who Sunday became interim chairman and chief executive of the exchange, will take up his position.	3.2
train	Pataki praised Abraham's decision, and LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel said the cable should be kept in operation permanently.	Last week, former chief financial officer Franklyn Bergonzi pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with the government's investigation.	3
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.	Security analysts said the new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a "high level" outbreak status by mid-afternoon on Monday.	3
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.	They will not elect as president a Democrat who sounds an uncertain trumpet in these dangerous times."	3.4
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.	Both studies are published on Thursday in Nature, the British weekly science journal.	2.4
train	Squyres is principal investigator for the Athena payload - a collection of science instruments carted by each rover.	Box cutters were the weapons used by the 19 hijackers in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.	2.8
train	Investigators uncovered a 4-inch bone fragment from beneath the concrete slab Thursday, but it turned out to be an animal bone, authorities said.	In a news release Thursday, Strayhorn said this was the first time a comptroller rejected a budget.	3
train	The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield <US10YT=RR> dipped below 4.20 percent on Tuesday.	The Korean Air deal is expected to be finalized "in the next several weeks," Boeing spokesman Bob Saling said.	3.4
train	Shares of Littleton, Colorado-based EchoStar rose $1.63, or 5.3 percent, to $32.26 at 10:55 a.m.	Bulger's brother, a former FBI informant, is now on the law enforcement agency's "10 Most Wanted" list.	4
train	"Americans don't cut and run, we have to see this misadventure through," she said.	The investment gives Larkspur, Calif.-based BayStar more than 2.9 million shares of SCO common stock, or 17.5 percent of the company's outstanding shares.	2.8
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 helicopter was owned by Las Vegas-based Sundance Helicopters Inc., according to the sheriff's office.	4.2
train	The camp hosts summer religious retreats for children and other events year-round, according to its Web site.	Vice President Dick Cheney says Mississippi Republican Haley Barbour would be a good governor because of his government and business savvy.	3
train	Antonio Monteiro de Castro, 58, currently director of the group’s Latin America & Caribbean operations, will become chief operating officer from the same date.	Harry Potter's latest wizard trick?	3
train	Lay had argued that handing over the documents would be a violation of his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.	Halliburton shares fell 54 cents, or 2.4 percent, to $21.76 a share in midday New York Stock Exchange trade.	3
train	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was up 7.60 points, or 0.46 percent, at 1,653.62.	The upgrade will be available as a free download for current customers with SmarNet support in January 2004.	4.222
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.	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.	4
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI ended up 56.79 points, or 0.67 percent, at 8,588.36 -- its highest level since January 17.	"I marched in the streets against Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War," she said.	3.6
train	He was tracked to Atlanta where he was arrested on Tuesday night.	People who once thought their blood pressure was fine actually need to start exercising and eating better, according to new U.S. guidelines published on Wednesday.	2.6
train	The new sensor -- dubbed CANARY for ''cellular analysis and notification of antigen risks and yields'' -- hijacks this natural process with two important changes.	The New Democrats also renewed their commitment to no health-care privatization and no premiums.	3.4
train	The New York Mets then selected outfielder Lastings Milledge from Lakewood Ranch High School in Florida.	Those talks have not taken place, according to an Oracle spokeswoman.	3.6
train	The film is the second of a trilogy, which will wrap up in November with The Matrix Revolutions.	Asked if he felt any regret about theOctober 12 attack, the answer was an adamant "no".	3.2
train	In the latest violence, insurgents threw a bomb at a U.S. convoy in northern Baghdad, killing one soldier.	The arrests came just days after Israeli troops shot and killed Abdullah Kawasme, the militant group's leader in Hebron.	3.8
train	"What can I say to you?" he told a crowd at a cemetery with a thousand headstones, many of them marking the graves of entire families.	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.	5
train	"But HRT should not be used to prevent heart disease or any other chronic condition."	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, surrendered in June; his deputy was killed in a shoot-out with Saudi forces recently.	4
train	The Food and Drug Administration rejected ImClone's 2001 application to sell Erbitux, citing shoddy research.	An audiotape aired last week by the Arab al-Jazeera television network may be the strongest evidence yet that Saddam survived the war.	5
train	Plofsky said the commission won't investigate because the three-year statute of limitations has expired.	But the United States' ultimate goal was not just to topple Mr. Hussein but to stabilize the country and install a friendly government.	2
train	On May 1, he crawled through a narrow, winding canyon, rappelled down a 60-foot cliff and walked some six miles down the canyon.	DRINKING green tea can dramatically reduce the risk of men contracting prostate cancer, a study by Australian researchers has discovered.	4.5
train	Joining Boston on Monday were the Massachusetts communities of Watertown, Saugus and Framingham.	Bremer, 61, is a former assistant to former Secretaries of State William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger.	4.25
train	VeriSign introduced its Site Finder service on Sept. 15.	The virus killed 44 people in the Toronto area, including one doctor and two nurses.	2.4
train	Licensing revenue slid 21 percent, however, to $107.6 million.	The battle around VeriSign"s three-week-old Site Finder service rages on.	3.4