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train	Last year, he made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination for governor.	But for the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, it can be fatal.	3.75
train	But Forest, the Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco, said: ''Mention the word prohibition and everyone knows what happened there.	In his letter, McBride charges the Free Software Foundation and Red Hat with trying to undermine U.S. copyright laws.	4.4
train	The Conference Board reported its U.S. Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 83.5 in June from 83.6 in May.	"I'm going to try to march with a number of different groups," Bloomberg said.	3.25
train	A federal grand jury indicted them on Tuesday; the document was sealed until yesterday to allow authorities to make arrests.	The virus killed 44 people in the Toronto area, including one doctor and two nurses.	4
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 underwent more tests over the weekend, and are now warded at Raffles Hospital.	2.5
train	Aventis, based in Strasbourg, France, is one of a handful of companies that still make the flu vaccine.	When Ragin's address was raided, authorities found more than 1,000 credit cards and duplicating machines.	3.5
train	The boy also sprayed the room full of retardant from fire extinguishers, which made it hard to see, the chief said.	Colgate shares were down 30 cents at $56 in morning trade on the New York Stock Exchange.	3
train	The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX gained 19.72 points, or 1.98 percent, to 1,015.69.	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.	3.75
train	The leading actress nod went to energetic newcomer Marissa Jaret Winokur as Edna's daughter Tracy.	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.	3.4
train	Five-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong had a few words of advice for other cancer survivors in Denver on Friday.	Sources in the racing industry said Fontana will get a second NASCAR race on Labor Day weekend starting next season.	2.5
train	Orange shares jumped as much as 15 percent.	Aventis, based in Strasbourg, France, is one of the leading producers of the vaccine and one of a handful of companies that still make it.	2.4
train	Still, he said, "I'm absolutely confident we're going to have a bill."	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.	3.75
train	The injured passenger at John Peter Smith Hospital died later Friday morning, Jones said.	On Tuesday, a Florida appeals court again refused to block removal of the tube.	4.4
train	"Unlike many early-stage Internet firms, Google is believed to be profitable.	He and the other lawyers planned to stay until the river starts receding.	2
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.	Bishop O'Brien, aged 67, had told police he thought he had hit a dog or cat.	4.8
train	So was Edie Falco, the critically praised co-star of "Frankie and Johnny."	Mr Blair went on: "I think we did the right thing in relation to Iraq.	4.8
train	The government did not identify the taikonauts — a term coined from ‘‘taikong,’’ the Chinese word for space — who would travel on the second mission.	Rich Media interactive ad formats doubled their share from 3% in second quarter of 2002, to 6% in the second quarter of 2003.	3
train	For the full 12-month period ending June 30, 2003, advanced services lines for ADSL increased by 37 percent and cable modem connections increased by 75 percent.	His lawyer, a cousin, Basil Russin, did not attend the hearing and did not return phone messages.	1
train	Mr. Turner transferred about 10 million shares to a charitable trust before they were sold.	In 2006, Asia Pacific will report growth of 7.9 percent to $81.8 billion.	2.625
train	The weather service reported maximum sustained winds of nearly 105 miles an hour with stronger gusts.	The scientist also quarantined himself at home as soon as he developed SARS symptoms, officials said.	3
train	She asked to be excused from last week's Cabinet session to prepare for a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.	Southwest said its traffic was up 4.6 percent in the quarter on a capacity increase of 4.2 percent.	3.6
train	The Portuguese weather service said Europe's heatwave was caused by a mass of hot, dry air moving from the southeast.	Barbini said the EU may reach a compromise but it wants a system for labeling such foods, something the industry has resisted.	2.75
train	The officials did not say whether U.S. forces crossed into Syrian territory and were vague about how the Syrian border guards became involved.	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gained 5.51 points, or 0.56 percent, to 981.73.	2.6
train	That triggered a 47-hour police standoff that inconvenienced thousands of commuters, as traffic backed up in Downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	Chief Executive Mickey Robinson was fired for cause in September, the company said last month.	3.5
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.	The developers, The Related Cos. and Apollo Real Estate Advisors, hope sales top $1 billion.	3
train	Ridge said no real explosives or harmful devices will be used in the exercise.	That was the biggest drop since August 1993 and stemmed from falling prices for cars, trucks, men's and boys' clothes and cigarettes.	2
train	Mr Alibek said: "Our outcomes are very encouraging.	Their belief was based on speculation that estrogen prevents cell damage and improves blood flow.	2.5
train	They also found shortness was associated with a family history of hearing loss.	CBS said the show "does not present a balanced portrayal of the Reagans for CBS and its audience.	4.25
train	Kollar-Kotelly has scheduled another antitrust settlement compliance hearing for January.	He said he also expects to have the support of lawmakers from other agricultural states.	1.4
train	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.	Emile Laroza, 51, contracted SARS while working as a nurse at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the second SARS outbreak.	2.25
train	Strayhorn said it was the first time in Texas history a comptroller had not certified the appropriations act.	Perry has since called two special legislative sessions to try force the redistricting plan through.	4.2
train	"IT is the only vehicle on which established economies will be able to compete," Barrett said.	A woman who underwent such an abortion could not be prosecuted under the bill.	4.5
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.	An Ohio law that bans a controversial late-term abortion procedure is constitutionally acceptable and the state can enforce it, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday.	3.6
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.	Hollywood actor Robert De Niro has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his spokesman said today.	3.8
train	Shares of McDonald's Corp. and Wendy's International Inc. continued a modest run-up on the New York Stock Exchange Monday.	The European Commission, the EU's powerful executive body, described the move as "legally unwarranted, economically unfounded and politically unhelpful."	3.4
train	Part of the accord was the implementation of a special health council that would monitor health spending and progress in reforming the health system.	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.	4.6
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."	Vice President Dick Cheney says Mississippi Republican Haley Barbour would be a good governor because of his government and business savvy.	3
train	The government recently shelved peace talks with the MILF, being brokered by Malaysia, after a string of attacks, including three bombings, on Mindanao.	The company's chief executive retired and chief financial officer resigned.	3.4
train	Police then called a bomb squad, but the device exploded, killing Wells, before bomb technicians arrived.	BA said the second quarter, which included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow, had been difficult.	4
train	Selenski descended down the wall and used the mattress to climb over razor wire.	Also as part of the deal, PalmSource stock will begin trading on the NASDAQ stock market Wednesday under the ticker symbol: PSRC.	4
train	Dynes came to UC San Diego in 1991 after 22 years as a physicist with AT&T Bell Labs.	But neither he nor Peace Rules could keep Funny Cide from drawing away.	3.2
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.	The attack seemed similar to attacks staged near foreign compounds in Riyadh on May 12, for which officials have also blamed al-Qaida.	4.5
train	Licensing revenue slid 21 percent, however, to $107.6 million.	The currency briefly weakened on Monday morning but rebounded to trade at 55.25/29, little changed from Friday.	4.75
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."	Wire transfers from four of the 40 accounts open at Beacon Hill totaled more than $3.2 billion from 2001 to 2002, Morgenthau said.	3.4
train	By state law, 911 calls are not public information and were not released.	So far, authorities also have searched areas in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.	2.4
train	Only New Jersey now bans holders of learners permits or intermediate licenses from using cell phones, pagers or other wireless devices while driving.	The world's first portal potty was soon to be rolled out at summer festivals in Great Britain.	4.2
train	The last time the survey was conducted, in 1995, those numbers matched.	"MediaMax performs EXACTLY as "advertised" to the companies who purchased it," Jacobs said in the statement.	3.6
train	This is America, my friends, and it should not happen here," he said to loud applause.	Klarman was charged with 16 counts of wire fraud.	3.6
train	Looking to buy the latest Harry Potter?	I am not giving any consideration to resignation," Shumaker said in a statement.	0.8
train	National Breast Cancer Centre chief executive Professor Christine Ewan said it was too early to quantify the risk to women.	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.	3
train	"They were tossed around like feathers," Gordon said.	Altria Group Inc. MO.N fell 50 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $41.81.	2.75
train	By Sunday night, the fires had blackened 277,000 acres, hundreds of miles apart.	"Saddam is gone, but we want the (U.S.) occupation to end."	3.6
train	Vivendi shares closed 3.8 percent up in Paris at 15.78 euros.	"We're being hyper-vigilant," said Dr. James Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.	3.6
train	Roy Moore, the suspended chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, stood accused but unrepentant Wednesday in the same courtroom he recently presided over.	About half of all U.S. households have money in mutual funds.	1.2
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.	The results are to be published in Wednesday's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.	2.6
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.	Edie Falco was not nominated for "Frankie and Johnny."	4.75
train	The findings appear in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association (news - web sites).	The charges of espionage and aiding the enemy can carry the death penalty.	3.667
train	John Hickenlooper had 65 percent of the vote to 35 percent for City Auditor Don Mares.	That's when officers threw him to the ground and handcuffed him, according to testimony.	2
train	Officers threw him to the ground and handcuffed him, and Reyna dropped a knee into his back, according to testimony.	Shares of Allergan were up 14 cents at $78.40 in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange.	4.75
train	Supermarket chains facing a possible grocery clerk strike this week accused union leaders Monday of breaking off contract talks prematurely over the weekend.	On Sunday, a U.S. soldier was killed and another injured when a munitions dump they were guarding exploded in southern Iraq.	2.8
train	Pataki praised Abraham's decision, and LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel said the cable should be kept in operation permanently.	"It just seems like all the issues that we support he doesn't," said Gabriela Lemus, the league's director of policy and legislation.	3
train	"It is safe to assume the Senate is prepared to pass some form of cap," King said.	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	Families stuck on the highway remained in their cars, and used their cell phones to call home.	The Federal Trade Commission asked Congress yesterday for broader powers to attack the rapidly growing problem of spam, which new studies show accounts for half of all e-mail traffic.	3.25
train	From the start, however, the United States' declared goal was not just to topple Saddam but to stabilize Iraq and install a friendly government.	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, surrendered in June; his deputy was killed in a shoot-out with Saudi forces recently.	3.6
train	Rusch has also allowed five or more earned runs in each of his last three starts.	He crawled through a narrow, winding canyon, rappelled down a 60-foot cliff, and walked some six miles down the canyon near Canyonlands National Park in southeastern Utah.	3
train	The American Stock Exchange biotech index .BTK surged 5 percent.	"Mr. Bryant is innocent and expects to be completely exonerated," Mackey said in a statement.	4
train	Southwest said its traffic was up 4.6 percent in the quarter, and it ended the quarter with $2.2 billion in cash.	Said Mr. Burke: "It was a textbook landing considering the circumstances."	2.8
train	"I felt that if I disagreed with Rosie too much I would lose my job," she said.	Sgt. Ernest Bucklew, 33, was coming home from Iraq to bury his mother in Pennsylvania.	1.8
train	In an E-mail statement to the Knoxville News Sentinel, Shumaker said, ''I am not giving any consideration to resignation.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> climbed 19.11 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,615.02.	4.25
train	People who once thought their blood pressure was fine actually may be well on their way to hypertension under new U.S. guidelines published on Wednesday.	The cradle for the h2200 has space for recharging a second battery.	4
train	"I'm not going to be sponsoring it because it is not our proposal but I'm not going to be negative about it".	The Philadelphia Stock Exchange's semiconductor index .SOXX jumped 6.10 percent.	3.25
train	Squyres is principal investigator for the Athena payload - a collection of science instruments carted by each rover.	Klarman was arrested by FBI agents Monday morning at his home in New York.	1.75
train	Common side effects include nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat and cough, the FDA said.	But Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Milunovich said the "somewhat ambiguous ruling" by regulators might be a setback for Static Control depending on how it developed its competing product.	3
train	Advanced Micro Devices said Fujitsu Siemens Computers is offering a high-end workstation based on AMD's Opteron 200 Series.	The union said it would reveal later which chain would be targeted.	3.2
train	The Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 6.48, or 0.7 per cent, to 990.51.	The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected ImClone's original application in December 2001, saying the trial had been sloppily conducted.	5
train	Nine seconds later, it broke the sound barrier and continued its steep powered ascent.	Ankara says all four suicide bombers were Turkish.	3
train	U.S. and European leaders pledged on Wednesday to work together to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons, presenting a united front after months of bitter acrimony over Iraq.	The system is priced from US$1.1 million to $22.4 million, depending on configuration.	3.6
train	After Freitas' opening statement, King County Superior Court Judge Charles Mertel recessed trial until after the Thanksgiving weekend.	More than 130 people have been arrested and $17 million worth of property seized in an Internet fraud sweep announced Friday by three U.S. government agencies.	4.75
train	Heather, 35, who lost a leg in a road accident, is thought to have steel plates fitted in her hips, which would make natural childbirth impossible.	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.	3.8
train	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, turned himself in in June; his deputy was killed in a recent shootout with Saudi forces.	To force a recall election of Davis, the valid signatures of 897,158 registered California voters must be turned in to election officials.	4.091
train	Kids, adults, booksellers and postal workers all are preparing for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	Intel on Wednesday unveiled its next-generation processor for cell phones, PDAs, and other wireless devices.	3.25
train	Yes, from today Flash memory purchased from AMD or Fujitsu will be branded Spansion.	U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman kicks off the three-day Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology on Monday.	4
train	Police launched an international hunt for Shevaun Pennington after she ran away with 31-year-old Toby Studabaker Saturday.	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.	4.667
train	A Royal Duty is based on his experiences with Diana, Princess of Wales and letters allegedly to and from her.	Thousands of revellers, celebrating the decision, vowed to push for more legal rights, including same-sex marriages.	0.5
train	"I notice a mood change in their priorities," one politician said.	Despite problems in the job market, the latest snapshot of the labor markets was slightly better than economists were expecting.	3.25
train	A spokesman said: "Since November, we have co-operated fully with the police.	He refused to say what percentage of domestic flights had security officers on board.	3.25
train	FRIENDS of Robert De Niro yesterday rallied around him after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.	It added it had "co-operated fully" with police since November.	3.2
train	But JT was careful to clarify that it was "not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment".	Cisco executives were encouraged by $1.3 billion in cash flow and the increase in net income, but said they remained ``cautiously optimistic'' about a rebound.	1
train	Once converted, BayStar will own an aggregate of approximately 2.95 million shares of SCO common stock or 17.5 percent of the company's outstanding shares.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> climbed 19.11 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,615.02.	3.8
train	The best-performing stock was Altria Group Inc., which rose more than 27 percent to close at $42.31 a share.	Moore of Alabama says he will appeal his case to the nation's highest court.	4.111
train	Scientists believed Stardust trapped thousands of particles of dust.	"I'm absolutely confident we're going to have a bill," Frist, R-Tenn., said Thursday.	3
train	The camp hosts summer religious retreats for children and other events year-round, according to its Web site.	Emile Laroza, 51, contracted SARS while working as a nurse at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the second SARS outbreak.	2.8
train	The rapper's lawyer, Mark Gann, didn't return calls for comment.	Peregrine sold its Remedy business unit to BMC Software in November for $355 million.	3.4
train	Authorities said the scientist properly quarantined himself at home after he developed SARS symptoms Dec. 10.	The plant would employ 1,000 people when fully built out, the company said.	4.75
train	Shiites make up 20 percent of the country's population.	"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.	4
train	One, Fort Carson-based Sgt. Ernest Bucklew, 33, had been on his way home to attend his mother's funeral in Pennsylvania.	"The concrete barriers (between lanes) were being tossed around like feathers."	3.6
train	The bank's shares fell 45 cents in trading yesterday to $91.51 per share.	The sales leave Mr. Turner with about 45 million shares in AOL.	3
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."	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
train	Florida's Supreme Court has twice refused to hear the case.	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
train	On Sunday, a U.S. soldier was killed and another injured in southern Iraq when a munitions dump exploded.	International rescue workers hacked desperately through flattened debris for survivors and cemeteries overflowed in Iran's ancient Silk Road city of Bam yesterday.	4