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train	Yes, from today Flash memory purchased from AMD or Fujitsu will be branded Spansion.	It generated $4.47 billion of profit and $20 billion of revenue in the year's first half, 53 percent of Citigroup's totals.	4
train	On July 22, Moore announced he would appeal the case directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.	He said he also expects to have the support of lawmakers from other agricultural states.	3.2
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.	Thirty-four of the men have been arrested and the others are being sought, US Attorney Daniel Bogden said yesterday.	3.5
train	It was the best advance since Oct. 1, when the index gained 22.25.	His protest led to a 47-hour standoff with police that caused huge traffic jams in downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	4.75
train	The MDC called the strike to force Mr Mugabe to either resign or negotiate a settlement of the Zimbabwe crisis.	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.	4
train	The proportion of people covered by employers dropped from 62.3 percent in 2001 to 61.3 percent last year.	While federal prosecutors refuse to discuss the investigation, lawyers and others familiar with it say it remains focused on Campbell.	3
train	Families stuck on the highway remained in their cars, and used their cell phones to call home.	"I notice a mood change in their priorities," said one Iraqi politician after meeting with Mr. Bremer.	3.8
train	The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7 per cent to 9,547.43 while the S&P 500 was 0.8 per cent weaker at 1,025.79.	Both the House and Senate bills would end the ban on research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.	3.4
train	The plane was estimated to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.	In that case, the court held that the city of Cincinnati had violated the First Amendment in banning, in the interest of aesthetics, only the advertising pamphlets.	3.8
train	Florida Sen. Bob Graham was not identifiable by 61 percent of those polled.	I am not giving any consideration to resignation," Shumaker said in a statement.	4
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 results are to be published in Wednesday's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association.	3
train	This is America, my friends, and it should not happen here," he said to loud applause.	Oracle chairman Larry Ellison has hinted that the company could yet again increase its offer for rival PeopleSoft.	3.25
train	The man accused of using fake grenades to commandeer a Cuban plane that landed in Key West in April was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison.	The bill is among the first of 13 that Congress must pass each year to fund the federal government.	2.25
train	One, Fort Carson-based Sgt. Ernest Bucklew, 33, had been on his way home to attend his mother's funeral in Pennsylvania.	He refused to say what percentage of domestic flights had security officers on board.	3.2
train	They were at Raffles Hospital over the weekend for further evaluation.	"My understanding of this is that there is a lower percentage of successful impregnations with frozen," Ezzell said.	3.75
train	The new companies will begin trading on Nasdaq today under the ticker symbols PLMO and PSRC.	Klarman was charged with 16 counts of wire fraud.	4
train	"People are obviously inconvenienced," said Dr. Jim Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.	The virus spreads when unsuspecting computer users open file attachments in emails that contain familiar headings like "Thank You!" and "Re: Details".	3.25
train	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gave up 11.91 points, or 1.19 percent, at 986.60.	It's the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count, now in its 104th season.	3.25
train	Squyres is principal investigator for the Athena payload - a collection of science instruments carted by each rover.	Dynes has been at UC San Diego since 1991 after spending 22 years with AT&T Bell Labs, where he worked on superconductors and other materials.	2.75
train	Doctors have speculated that the body’s own estrogen protects against cell damage and improves blood flow.	The product also streams Internet radio and comes with a 30-day free trial for RealNetworks' Rhapsody digital music subscription service.	4.75
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI edged up 13.33 points, or 0.15 percent, to 9,196.55.	Moore, the suspended chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, stands trial before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary.	3.2
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.	The virus killed 44 people in the Toronto area, including one doctor and two nurses.	3.333
train	SARS went on to claim the lives of 44 people in the Toronto area, including two nurses and a doctor.	Emile Laroza, 51, contracted SARS while working as a nurse at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the second SARS outbreak.	3.6
train	The Senate agreed Tuesday to lift a 10-year-old ban on the research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.	At 12:10 p.m. EDT, Canada's benchmark S&P/TSX composite index was up 6.87 points or 0.1 per cent to 6,979.29.	4.6
train	The Sunshine Group LTD represented the developers, The Related Companies and Apollo Real Estate Advisors LP, on the deal.	Griffith, 77, grew up in Mount Airy and now lives in Manteo.	3
train	Richard Miller remained hospitalized after undergoing a liver transplant, but his wife has recovered.	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.	4
train	That triggered a 47-hour police standoff that inconvenienced thousands of commuters, as traffic backed up in Downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	Shares of Fox Entertainment Group Inc., News Corp.'s U.S. media and entertainment arm, fell 45 cents to $26.85 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.	3.333
train	John Hickenlooper had 65 percent of the vote to 35 percent for City Auditor Don Mares.	"Saddam is gone, but we want the (U.S.) occupation to end."	4.6
train	Consumer groups are against the changes, saying they hurt individuality in markets.	Shares of Allergan were up 14 cents at $78.40 in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange.	3.2
train	"We're going to do everything in our power to get money back to ratepayers as quickly as possible," Kennedy said.	Shares of M&T, which is based in Buffalo, fell 41 cents, to $91.51.	3.4
train	Last year, he made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination for governor.	Along with chip maker Intel, the companies include Sony, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, International Business Machines, Gateway, Nokia and others.	3.75
train	The Winston-Salem, North Carolina company opened six stores during the quarter, bringing the total to 282.	One man had brandished an English-Turkish dictionary and pointed to the word "refugee".	1.4
train	The index, which measures activity in the service sector, climbed to 50.7 last month from 47.9 in March.	Bulger's brother, a former FBI informant, is now on the law enforcement agency's "10 Most Wanted" list.	2.8
train	Founders of the group are Matsushita Electric, Sony, Hitachi, NEC, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba.	The company has publicly identified Linux as one of its biggest competitive threats.	5
train	Shares in EDS closed on Thursday at $18.51, a gain of 6 cents.	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.	2.588
train	The fines are part of failed Republican efforts to force or entice the Democrats to return.	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.	2.769
train	The procedure is generally performed in the second or third trimester.	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.	2.25
train	The film is the second of a trilogy, which will wrap up in November with The Matrix Revolutions.	Mr Levine said she had been offered $400,000 to tell her story to an Australian TV network.	3.4
train	GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. Annika Sorenstam drew the crowds, Michelle Wie got the publicity but Angela Stanford took her first LPGA victory.	The damaged area of the garage was not stable, with ``the real potential for a secondary collapse,'' McGreevey said.	3
train	Authorities said the scientist properly quarantined himself at home after he developed SARS symptoms Dec. 10.	That was the biggest drop since August 1993 and stemmed from falling prices for cars, trucks, men's and boys' clothes and cigarettes.	3
train	Entrenched interests are positioning themselves to control the network's chokepoints and they are lobbying the FCC to aid and abet them.	"MediaMax performs EXACTLY as "advertised" to the companies who purchased it," Jacobs said in the statement.	5
train	In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 40.12, or 0.5 percent, at 8,571.69, having fallen 51 points Monday.	For the 12-month period ending June 30, high-speed lines installed in homes and businesses increased by 45 percent.	2.4
train	He had been arrested twice before for trespassing and barred from the complex - home to his mother and two children.	The heatwave was due to a mass of hot, dry air from the southeast, said Mario Almeida of Portugal's weather service.	4.25
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.	Police believe Wilson then shot Jennie Mae Robinson once in the head before turning the gun on herself.	1.75
train	The Dodgers won their sixth consecutive game their longest win streak since 2001 as they edged Colorado, 3-2, Wednesday in front of a crowd of 25,332 at Dodger Stadium.	The other semifinal between Guillermo Coria of Argentina and Martin Verkerk of the Netherlands is also compelling.	4.4
train	The author is one of several defense experts expected to testify.	The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI tacked on 97 points, or 1.14 percent, to 8,699.	4.2
train	The Conference Board reported its U.S. Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 83.5 in June from 83.6 in May.	Vice President Dick Cheney says Mississippi Republican Haley Barbour would be a good governor because of his government and business savvy.	5
train	The Bishop of Armidale, Peter Brain, was forthright.	Federal officials said the document remained sealed until Thursday morning to allow authorities to make arrests in five Western states.	3.833
train	During the hearing, Morales expressed "sincere regrets and remorse" for his actions.	Its safe to assume the Senate is prepared to pass some form of a cap....The level of it is to be debated.	4.8
train	Four versions of Windows operating systems are targeted: Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.	On Monday, Abbey trotted on stage, tail wagging, with Conway before a crowd of 10,000 attendees at PeopleSoft's annual customer conference.	4.6
train	Since early May, the city has received 1,400 reports of dead blue jays and crows, Jayroe said.	While waiting for a bomb squad to arrive, the bomb exploded, killing Wells.	5
train	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, turned himself in in June; his deputy was killed in a recent shootout with Saudi forces.	On Wednesday next week, Mr Bush will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Aqaba, Jordan.	2.6
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.	Prairie dogs, usually found in southwestern and western states, aren’t indigenous to Wisconsin.	3.25
train	Gemstar's shares gathered up 2.6 percent, adding 14 cents to $5.49 at the close.	The arrests came just days after Israeli troops shot and killed Abdullah Kawasme, the militant group's leader in Hebron.	2.4
train	Counties with population declines will be Vermillion, Posey and Madison.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC declined 16.68 points, or 1.01 percent, at 1,636.94.	3.5
train	ISRAELI soldiers knocked down empty mobile homes and water towers in 10 tiny West Bank settlement outposts overnight as part of a US-backed Mideast peace plan.	The world's first portal potty was soon to be rolled out at summer festivals in Great Britain.	3.2
train	Meningitis is an infection of the spinal cord fluid and the tissue around the brain.	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.	3.4
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.	Steve Squyres, a Cornell University scientist, is principal investigator for the missions' science instruments.	4.2
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.	Wall Street moved tentatively higher Tuesday as investors weighed a trio of reports showing modest economic improvement against an urge to cash in profits from Monday's big rally.	0.75
train	Russ Britt is the Los Angeles Bureau Chief for CBS.MarketWatch.com.	Analysts polled by Thomson Financial First Call had been expected to see a loss of about 11 cents a share from continuing operations.	5
train	The attack seemed similar to others staged near foreign compounds in Riyadh on May 12.	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.	1
train	"I felt that if I disagreed with Rosie too much I would lose my job," she said.	On Thursday, a Post article argued that a 50 basis point cut from the Fed was more likely.	3.6
train	Lowe's, with about half as many stores, reported a 33 percent increase in third-quarter profit behind a 12 percent jump in same-store sales.	Chiron and Aventis Pasteur together made about 80 million doses, ordinarily enough for U.S. demand, The Associated Press reported.	3.6
train	He also recruited others to participate in the scheme by convincing them to receive fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered for himself.	Thousands of revellers, celebrating the decision, vowed to push for more legal rights, including same-sex marriages.	4
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.	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.	3.4
train	On Thursday, a Washington Post article argued that a 50 basis point cut from the Fed was more likely, contrary to the Wall Street Journal's line.	"I marched in the streets against Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War," she said.	3.857
train	Bush plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the new Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, in the Jordanian port of Aqaba on Wednesday.	Fighting has continued sporadically in the west, where it is complicated by the presence of battle-hardened Liberians on both sides.	3
train	He allowed two runs in seven innings and struck out six.	Missouri Education Commissioner Kent King said he was disappointed by the scores.	4
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.	By law, 911 calls are not public information in Rhode Island.	4
train	As part of a restructuring Peregrine sold its Remedy help desk software unit last year to BMC Software Inc.	On Wednesday, attendees will vote on resolutions that express the Southern Baptist view on issues, but are not binding on individual churches.	3
train	Excluding the charges, analysts, on average, expected a loss of 11 cents a share.	They will not elect as president a Democrat who sounds an uncertain trumpet in these dangerous times."	4
train	Monkeypox is usually found only in central and western Africa.	"Our outcomes are very encouraging," George Mason researcher Ken Alibek said.	2.625
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.	Rambus Inc. (nasdaq: RMBS - news - people) shot up 38 percent, making it the biggest percentage gainer on the Nasdaq.	5
train	Joe Kernan, who had been lieutenant governor for the past seven years, was sworn in as governor after O'Bannon died Saturday.	Bashir also felt he was being tried by opinion rather than facts of law, he added.	3
train	Mayor Joe T. Parker said late Thursday that the three workers were two men and a woman who were inside the building when the first blast occurred.	"The average track error for the five-day (forecast) is 323 nautical miles.	3.6
train	"I notice a mood change in their priorities," one politician said.	Box cutters were the weapons used by the 19 hijackers in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.	4
train	If convicted of the spying charges, he could face the death penalty.	U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman kicks off the three-day Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology on Monday.	3.6
train	Mr. Heatley, who suffered a broken jaw and torn knee ligaments, faces several charges.	Kerry was viewed favorably by 66 percent of those polled; Dean at 57 percent.	3.2
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.	BlueCore3 also implements v1.2's eSCO facility to provide the basis for advanced cordless telephony applications for Bluetooth transmission.	3.8
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.	"I came to Washington basically to establish relationships and make sure we are getting more federal money," Schwarzenegger said after one meeting.	3.692
train	"They were tossed around like feathers," Gordon said.	A woman who underwent such an abortion could not be prosecuted under the bill.	3.6
train	Caldera acquired the Unix server software of the original SCO and changed its name to the SCO Group.	Gemstar shares moved higher on the news, closing up 2.6 percent at $5.49 on Nasdaq.	0.889
train	A promotional poster, complete with countdown dial, reminds readers of the upcoming release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	The consumer-confidence index came in at 83.5 in June, down slightly from a revised 83.6 in May, the Conference Board said.	1.6
train	The first health-care worker in the country to die of SARS was a Filipina-Canadian who contracted the disease at North York General Hospital, the site of the second outbreak.	It will appear in the next few weeks on the Web site of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.	3.2
train	Those conversations had not taken place as of Tuesday night, according to an Oracle spokeswoman.	The researchers gave copies of "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" to the carb-cutters.	3.8
train	They came despite what BA called a "difficult quarter", which it said included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow.	Nations like Israel and Australia already have such status.	3.6
train	Board Chancellor Robert Bennett declined to comment on personnel matters Tuesday.	Later Tuesday, Graham was expected to be re-elected for a second one-year term.	4.8
train	"It just seems like all the issues that we support, he doesn't," said Gabriela Lemus of LULAC.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> climbed 19.11 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,615.02.	2.667
train	A search for three missing teenagers uncovered at least two bodies buried beneath freshly poured concrete in the basement of a house, authorities said Wednesday.	Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez said investigators felt confident that with the arrests they had "at least one of the fires resolved."	3
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.	Palm said on Wednesday it plans to buy Handspring, a company created by renegade Palm co-founder Jeff Hawkins.	3.2
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.	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.	4.8
train	"This has been a persistent problem that has not been solved," investigation board member Steven Wallace said.	The American Anglican Council, which represents Episcopalian conservatives, said it will seek authorization to create a separate province in North America because of last week's actions.	2
train	School officials said Van-Vliet reported the accident using the bus’ radio.	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.	3.75
train	Schofield got Toepfer to admit on cross-examination that she ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.	Shevaun Pennington disappeared on Saturday morning after arranging to meet 31-year-old Toby Studabaker.	3.8
train	For the entire season, the average five-day forecast track error was 259 miles, Franklin said.	Last week, former chief financial officer Franklyn Bergonzi pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with the government's investigation.	2.4
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.	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 79.43 points, or 0.86 percent, to 9,117.12 on Friday.	3
train	Such a step could put the issue before the UN Security Council.	But under cross-examination by O'Donnell's attorney, Lorna Schofield, Toepfer conceded she had ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.	2.8
train	Additionally, the h2210’s cradle has room to charge a second battery.	Tour doctors later confirmed that he had broken his right leg near the hip and also sustained wrist and elbow fractures.	3
train	The company didn't detail the costs of the replacement and repairs.	Twenty-four players broke par in the first round, the third highest figure in U.S. Open history.	1.75
train	Another shooting linked to the spree occurred Nov. 11 at Hamilton Central Elementary in Obetz, about two miles from the freeway.	The dollar dropped to $1.1564 per euro at 7:30 a.m. in London from $1.1486 on Friday.	3.5