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train	"The figures are becoming catastrophic," said Dr. Patrick Pelloux, the president of the association of emergency room physicians.	On Wednesday next week, Mr Bush will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Aqaba, Jordan.	3.75
train	In January 2000, notebooks represented less than 25 percent of sales volume.	ESPN reported that Knight's two-year deal is worth $2.38 million, including a $300,000 signing bonus.	4.5
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.	Emile Laroza, 51, contracted SARS while working as a nurse at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the second SARS outbreak.	5
train	"I notice a mood change in their priorities," one politician said.	He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday night by police acting on a tip-off.	4
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.	Republicans had pledged to complete a Medicare drug package by August, then extended it to Oct. 17.	3.2
train	Rich media doubled its share, increasing from 3% in Q2 2002 to 6% in Q2 2003.	Hispanics have officially overtaken African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, according to a report released by the US Census Bureau.	2.4
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.	Both studies are published on Thursday in Nature, the British weekly science journal.	3.6
train	By Sunday night, the fires had blackened 277,000 acres, hundreds of miles apart.	Dealers said the euro's downward momentum may pick up speed should it break below $1.15.	3.8
train	Of 24 million phoned-in votes, 50.28 percent were for Studdard, putting him 130,000 votes ahead of Aiken.	The Nasdaq had a weekly gain of 17.27, or 1.2 percent, closing at 1,520.15 after gaining 30.46 yesterday.	3.4
train	They were at Raffles Hospital over the weekend for further evaluation.	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.	2.8
train	The film is the second of a trilogy, which will wrap up in November with The Matrix Revolutions.	Cavender did say: "I felt that if I disagreed with Rosie too much I would lose my job."	2.75
train	Dusty had battled kidney cancer for more than a year.	"I'm going to try to march with a number of different groups," Bloomberg said.	5
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.	Micron's numbers also marked the first quarterly profit in three years for the DRAM manufacturer.	4.8
train	He claimed Red Hat and the Free Software Foundation with trying to undermine U.S. copyright and patent law.	Shevaun Pennington disappeared on Saturday morning after arranging to meet 31-year-old Toby Studabaker.	3.8
train	But church members and observers say they expect that the decision could be problematic for many Episcopalians.	And I really liked him, and I still do.	3
train	The New York Mets then selected outfielder Lastings Milledge from Lakewood Ranch High School in Florida.	BAT also said Antonio Monteiro de Castro, director for Latin America and the Caribbean, would become chief operating officer on January 1, 2004.	4
train	The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index gained 2.90 points, or 0.18 percent, to 1,606.87.	Officials are trying to retrieve the bodies from the water," police official J.D. Tambe told Reuters.	2.25
train	SCO says the pricing terms for a license will not be announced for weeks.	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.	2.8
train	Express Scripts ESRX.O shares fell 3.6 percent to close at $66.89 on the Nasdaq.	He said police had identified the bodies of seven of the 14 bombers who launched five almost simultaneous raids Friday night.	3.5
train	Officers threw him to the ground and handcuffed him, and Reyna dropped a knee into his back, according to testimony.	With the remaining three shuttles grounded in the wake of the Columbia accident, the rookies will have to wait even longer.	3.8
train	MEN who drink tea, particularly green tea, can greatly reduce their risk of prostate cancer, a landmark WA study has found.	Along with chip maker Intel, the companies include Sony, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, International Business Machines, Gateway, Nokia and others.	3.667
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.	Democrats dominate the Assembly while Republicans control the Senate.	2.4
train	Looking to buy the latest Harry Potter?	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 currency briefly weakened slightly on Monday to trade at 55.34/39, not far from its record low of 55.75.	It generated $4.47 billion of profit and $20 billion of revenue in the year's first half, 53 percent of Citigroup's totals.	4.5
train	The benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR lost 11/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.21 percent from 3.17 percent late on Monday.	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.	4.2
train	"Close co-operation between law-enforcement agencies and intelligence services lie at the heart of the ongoing fight against terrorism," Mr Howard said.	He added: "There is no doubt about the chemical programme, the biological programme and indeed the nuclear weapons programme.	3.643
train	Shares of Halliburton fell 71 cents, or 3 percent, to close at $21.59 yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange.	Shares of M&T, which is based in Buffalo, fell 41 cents, to $91.51.	4.056
train	He allowed two runs in seven innings and struck out six.	Shares of Allergan were up 14 cents at $78.40 in late trading on the New York Stock Exchange.	2.8
train	The new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a "high level" outbreak status by Monday, according to security analysts.	Sgt. Ernest Bucklew, 33, was coming home from Iraq to bury his mother in Pennsylvania.	3.455
train	But the inadequate performance of students in various subgroups tagged the state as deficient under the federal No Child Left Behind act.	A long awaited report on the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS outbreak has been released.	3.6
train	A spokesman said: "Since November, we have co-operated fully with the police.	A poll released this week showed that the FBI bugging of the mayor has given a boost to his re-election effort.	3.5
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 27-year-old rapper's attorney in the civil matter, Mark Gann, did not return calls for comment.	2.5
train	Microsoft has identified the freely distributed Linux software as one of the biggest threats to its sales.	The news also comes in conjunction with Suns annual JavaOne developers conference in San Francisco.	3
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.	Box cutters were the weapons used by the 19 hijackers in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.	2.6
train	Mr. Mask said Mr. Cullen would be taken from the Somerset County Jail by Thursday and moved to the Ann Klein Forensic Hospital just outside Trenton for psychiatric care.	Still, changes to IE "may affect a large number of existing Web pages," according to the W3C's notice.	2.75
train	The American Stock Exchange biotech index .BTK surged 5 percent.	Griffith, 77, grew up in Mount Airy and now lives in Manteo.	2.5
train	"Spending taxpayer dollars to create terrorism betting parlors is as wasteful as it is repugnant," they announced at a press conference yesterday.	Van-Vliet, who was also injured, called in the accident on the school bus radio.	1.273
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.	On Thursday, a Post article argued that a 50 basis point cut from the Fed was more likely.	3.25
train	A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that Congress can force the nation's public libraries to equip computers with anti-pornography filters.	Forest, the Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco, said it had greeted The Lancet's call with "amusement and disbelief'".	3.2
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.	Chiron and Aventis Pasteur together made about 80 million doses, ordinarily enough for U.S. demand, The Associated Press reported.	4.2
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.	Bulger's brother, a former FBI informant, is now on the law enforcement agency's "10 Most Wanted" list.	4.75
train	The technology-packed Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> dropped 37.78 points, or 1.94 percent, to 1,912.36.	One man had brandished an English-Turkish dictionary and pointed to the word "refugee".	3.25
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.	A Caesarean had originally been planned in mid- November, two weeks early.	3
train	The military said it had killed 12 rebels and captured nine in the campaign so far, for the loss of six soldiers wounded.	License sales, a key measure of demand, fell 21 percent to $107.6 million.	3.8
train	FRIENDS of Robert De Niro yesterday rallied around him after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.	It's the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count, now in its 104th season.	5
train	Sequent representatives could not immediately be reached for comment on the SCO announcement.	The security personnel performed ``well within standards'' and the two staff aides were ``very sorry all this happened,'' Gainer said.	1.8
train	Police believe Wilson shot Reynolds, then her mother once in the head before fatally turning the gun on herself.	The team has named the sensor Canary, for cellular analysis and notification of antigen risks and yields.	3.6
train	U.S. prosecutors have arrested more than 130 individuals and have seized more than $17 million in a continuing crackdown on Internet fraud and abuse.	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	Waksal, in a letter to the court, said: "I tore my family apart.	The countys first and only human case of West Nile this year was confirmed by health officials on Sept. 8.	5
train	In connection with the incident, I have acknowledged that I behaved inappropriately."	BA said the second quarter, which included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow, had been difficult.	3.2
train	The House has passed prescription-drug legislation in the last two sessions, but the Senate has failed to do so.	To watch pay television, consumers would insert into the set a security card provided by their cable service.	4.6
train	The router will be available in the first quarter of 2004 and will cost around $200, the company said.	The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI tacked on 97 points, or 1.14 percent, to 8,699.	4.25
train	This led to the recovery of the 270-kilogram Cancuen altar, announced on Wednesday by the Vanderbilt University in Nashville and the National Geographic Society.	The union said it would reveal later which chain would be targeted.	3.25
train	"I'm real excited to be a Cleveland Cavalier," James said.	"This case is wholly without merit, both factually and legally," Judge Denny Chin scoffed.	4
train	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, turned himself in in June; his deputy was killed in a recent shootout with Saudi forces.	Israeli soldiers began tearing down settlement outposts in the West Bank yesterday - an Israeli obligation under a new Mideast peace plan.	3.75
train	Texas Instruments climbed $1.37 to $19.25 yesterday and Novellus Systems Inc. advanced $1.76 to $36.31.	Another person, a man from Fort Worth, Texas, also was missing.	4.667
train	In 2006, the group says the market will rebound 29.6 percent to $21.3 billion in sales.	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 new system costs between $1.1 million and $22 million, depending on configuration.	"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	Higher courts have ruled that the tablets broke the constitutional separation of church and state.	"We're being hyper-vigilant," said Dr. James Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.	3
train	For the entire season, the average five-day forecast track error was 259 miles, Franklin said.	The Telegraph can reveal that Sir John Stevens, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, placed his force on its highest alert last week.	4.25
train	Police launched an international hunt for Shevaun Pennington after she ran away with 31-year-old Toby Studabaker Saturday.	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.	2.667
train	Board Chancellor Robert Bennett declined to comment on personnel matters Tuesday.	Domestic sales at both GM and No. 2 Ford Motor Co. declined more than predicted as a late summer sales frenzy prompted a larger-than-expected industry backlash.	1
train	The meat, poultry, butter, cheese and nuts were impounded a year ago at a LaGrou Cold Storage warehouse in Chicago.	China's foreign ministry said: "We hope all parties will continue to make efforts and continue the process of dialogue."	2.333
train	The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 19.67, or 1.3 percent, to 1523.71, its highest since June 18.	Moore, the suspended chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, stands trial before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary.	2.8
train	Chante Jawan Mallard, 27, went on trial Monday, charged with first-degree murder.	Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had expected Kodak to earn 68 cents a share for the quarter.	3
train	The last time the survey was conducted, in 1995, those numbers matched.	Missouri Education Commissioner Kent King said he was disappointed by the scores.	3.6
train	The elderly and those with weakened immune systems are also urged to protect against mosquito bites.	Halliburton shares fell 54 cents, or 2.4 percent, to $21.76 a share in midday New York Stock Exchange trade.	3.4
train	"It was a little bit embarrassing the way we played in the first two games," Thomas said.	We don't need a little bitty tax relief plan.	4.2
train	The army said the raid, which comes just days after Israeli troops shot and killed Abdullah Kawasme, the Hamas leader in the city, targeted militants in Hamas.	In Nairobi, the provost of All Saints Cathedral, the Very Reverend Peter Karanja, said the US Episcopal Church was alienating itself from the Anglican Communion.	4.733
train	The weather service reported maximum sustained winds of nearly 105 miles an hour with stronger gusts.	The letter bomb sent to Prodi exploded in his hands but he was unhurt.	3.25
train	U.S. forces struck dozens of targets on Monday, killing six guerrillas and arresting 21 others, the military said.	Bishop O'Brien, aged 67, had told police he thought he had hit a dog or cat.	3
train	Linda Saunders pleaded guilty in federal court to six charges, including extortion, money laundering and conspiracy.	"I have the opportunity to congratulate the governor-elect of the great state of California, and I'm looking forward to it."	2
train	The helicopter burst into flames upon impact, according to the Mohave County Sheriff's Office.	The heatwave was due to a mass of hot, dry air from the southeast, said Mario Almeida of Portugal's weather service.	3
train	He was tracked to Atlanta where he was arrested on Tuesday night.	The Fed also said the risks to the economy were biased toward weakness.	3
train	The world's two largest automakers said their U.S. sales declined more than predicted last month as a late summer sales frenzy caused more of an industry backlash than expected.	The scientist also quarantined himself at home as soon as he developed SARS symptoms, officials said.	3.5
train	Several shots rang out in the darkness, but only one gator had been killed by 11 p.m.	Bashir also felt he was being tried by opinion rather than facts of law, he added.	2.75
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.	Two federal agencies are investigating telecommunications gear maker Lucent Technologies for possible violations of U.S. bribery laws in its operations in Saudi Arabia.	3.75
train	They came despite what BA called a "difficult quarter", which it said included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow.	Douglas Robinson, CA senior vice president, finance, will fill the position in the interim.	4.5
train	"I am advised that certain allegations of criminal conduct have been interposed against my counsel," said Silver.	"We've put a lot of effort and energy into improving our patching progress, probably later than we should have.	2.8
train	Families stuck on the highway remained in their cars, and used their cell phones to call home.	Stardust was designed to gather thousands of dust particles streaming from Wild 2.	3.273
train	It will take time to oust die-hard remnants of Saddam Hussein's deposed regime in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday.	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.	3
train	GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. Annika Sorenstam drew the crowds, Michelle Wie got the publicity but Angela Stanford took her first LPGA victory.	Australian researchers believe they have found a trigger of type 1 diabetes in children - their mothers eating potatoes and other tuberous vegetables during pregnancy.	4
train	Shares in EDS closed on Thursday at $18.51, a gain of 6 cents.	Police used pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse a downtown march and rally last night by activists protesting an annual police intelligence-training seminar.	3.6
train	Klarman was arrested by FBI agents in the Hamptons, an exclusive summer resort enclave east of New York City.	Also hurting was news General Motors GM.N was to issue $10 billion in debt, in part to plug a hole in its pension plan.	3.2
train	The hearing occurred a day after the Pentagon for the first time singled out an officer, Dallager, for not addressing the scandal.	On Tuesday, a Florida appeals court again refused to block removal of the tube.	4
train	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was 0.46 points lower, or 0.05 percent, at 997.02.	Wire transfers from four of the 40 accounts open at Beacon Hill totaled more than $3.2 billion from 2001 to 2002, Morgenthau said.	4.4
train	Shares of Corixa fell 12 cents to $6.88 on the Nasdaq stock market.	On Monday, Abbey trotted on stage, tail wagging, with Conway before a crowd of 10,000 attendees at PeopleSoft's annual customer conference.	3.25
train	The new sensor -- dubbed CANARY for ''cellular analysis and notification of antigen risks and yields'' -- hijacks this natural process with two important changes.	She insisted, though, that it not be published until after her death.	3.5
train	They also found shortness was associated with a family history of hearing loss.	Heatley underwent surgery Saturday for a broken jaw and an MRI found two torn ligaments in his right knee.	3.6
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.	3.444
train	"This is an easy case in my view and wholly without merit, both factually and legally."	The developers, The Related Cos. and Apollo Real Estate Advisors, hope sales top $1 billion.	3.4
train	"Spin and manipulative public relations and propaganda are not the answer," it 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.	3
train	"Whatever has happened to you by way of punishment is certainly more than enough," Covello told the 49-year-old, whose family, friends and supporters filled half the courtroom.	The matter could then be sent to the U.N. Security Council.	4.667
train	"It appears from our initial report that this was a textbook landing considering the circumstances," Burke said.	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 6.48 points, or 0.66 percent, to 990.51.	3.4
train	Aventis, based in Strasbourg, France, is one of a handful of companies that still make the flu vaccine.	Nine seconds later, SpaceShipOne broke the sound barrier, the company said.	3.2
train	Pataki praised Abraham's decision, and LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel said the cable should be kept in operation permanently.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 7.42 points, or 0.45 percent, at 1,653.44.	3.4
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.	"If you pass this bill," Rep. John Mabry Jr., D-Waco, told colleagues, "Big Brother will be watching you."	3.8
train	Yes, from today Flash memory purchased from AMD or Fujitsu will be branded Spansion.	But the inadequate performance of students in various subgroups, such as race, pushed the state onto the needs-improvement list under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.	4.6
train	In addition, the Justice Department said that the FBI has conducted ''fewer than 10'' investigations involving visits to mosques.	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
train	Forecasters said warnings might go up for Cuba later Thursday.	He said the attackers left behind leaflets urging workers at the Ishtar Sheraton to stop working at the hotel.	4.4