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train	The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that an Ohio law banning a controversial late-term abortion method passes constitutional muster and the state can enforce it.	According to an arrest warrant, Bryant, 24, attacked a woman on June 30.	3.6
train	Before it was removed, the site listed in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate.	The Mets took Lastings Milledge, an outfielder from Florida, with the 12th pick.	4
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.	HP fell to second place with server sales growing 0.4 percent to $2.9 billion.	4
train	The dollar fell as low as $1.1624 per euro from $1.1486 on Friday, and traded at $1.1594 at 10:15 a.m. in London.	Heatley underwent surgery Saturday for a broken jaw and an MRI found two torn ligaments in his right knee.	4
train	Florida's Supreme Court has twice refused to hear the case.	CELF's founding members are Hitachi, Matsushita, NEC, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba.	2
train	"There is no doubt about the chemical programme, biological programme, indeed nuclear programme, indeed all that was documented by the UN," he said.	Sgt. Ernest Bucklew, 33, was coming home from Iraq to bury his mother in Pennsylvania.	5
train	The blaze then spread to several surrounding structures on the property and destroyed them.	A long awaited report on the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS outbreak has been released.	3
train	GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. Annika Sorenstam drew the crowds, Michelle Wie got the publicity but Angela Stanford took her first LPGA victory.	In addition, "fewer than 10" FBI offices have conducted investigations involving visits to Islamic mosques, the Justice Department said.	4
train	The company posted a profit of $54.3 million, or 22 cents per share, in the year-ago period.	The world's first portal potty was soon to be rolled out at summer festivals in Great Britain.	1
train	"It appears from our initial report that this was a textbook landing considering the circumstances," Burke said.	Mr Levine said she had been offered $400,000 to tell her story to an Australian TV network.	3.75
train	Wells’ other series include NBC’s ER and Third Watch.	As Sayliyah was the command base for the Iraq war, but hundreds who ran the war have returned to the United States.	4
train	Dusty had battled kidney cancer for more than a year.	The Philadelphia Stock Exchange's semiconductor index .SOXX jumped 6.10 percent.	4.4
train	The attack seemed similar to others staged near foreign compounds in Riyadh on May 12.	The currency briefly weakened on Monday morning but rebounded to trade at 55.25/29, little changed from Friday.	4.8
train	Agents found more than 1,000 credit cards and credit card duplicating machines during a search of Ragin's address.	Halliburton shares fell 54 cents, or 2.4 percent, to $21.76 a share in midday New York Stock Exchange trade.	3.5
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.	We don't need a little bitty tax relief plan.	3.8
train	Counties with population declines will be Vermillion, Posey and Madison.	"This is America, my friends, and it should not happen here."	3
train	U.S. forces struck dozens of targets on Monday, killing six guerrillas and arresting 21 others, the military said.	Bush said U.S. and European Union leaders, at an annual Washington summit, agreed on the need to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons.	3.4
train	Joining Stern and McEntee on stage was International Union of Painters and Allied Trades President James Williams.	That was up from the year-ago quarter, when the company earned $54.3 million, or 22 cents a share.	3
train	From Florida to Alaska, thousands of revelers vowed to push for more legal rights, including same-sex marriages.	Amnesty International said that over the past 20 years it had collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq.	2
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.	Another person, a man from Fort Worth, Texas, also was missing.	3.6
train	"If you pass this bill, Big Brother will be watching you," said Rep. John Mabry, D-Waco.	And I really liked him, and I still do.	3.6
train	Cisco executives said they were encouraged by $1.3 billion in cash flow and the increase in net income, but hoped for a rebound.	The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC shed 8 points, or 0.45 percent, to 1,645.	3.333
train	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, turned himself in in June; his deputy was killed in a recent shootout with Saudi forces.	Hispanics have officially overtaken African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, according to a report released by the US Census Bureau.	2.75
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.	Shortness was found twice as often in those with hearing loss.	4
train	Police believe Wilson shot Reynolds, then her mother once in the head before fatally turning the gun on herself.	IBM shares closed up $1.75, or 2.11 percent, at $84.50 on the New York Stock Exchange.	4.4
train	I think we made the right case and did the right thing."	ESPN reported that Knight's two-year deal is worth $2.38 million, including a $300,000 signing bonus.	3.6
train	Republicans had pledged to complete a Medicare drug package by August, then extended the deadline to Oct. 17, and they are still working on it.	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
train	Advanced Micro Devices said Fujitsu Siemens Computers is offering a high-end workstation based on AMD's Opteron 200 Series.	"This case is wholly without merit, both factually and legally," Judge Denny Chin scoffed.	2.75
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.	Stardust was designed to gather thousands of dust particles streaming from Wild 2.	3.5
train	Richard Miller remained hospitalized after undergoing a liver transplant, but his wife has recovered.	In seeking leniency, Waksal apologized to the court, his employees and his family.	4
train	The pressure may well rise on Thursday, with national coverage of the final round planned by ESPN, the cable sports network.	Fighting has continued sporadically in the west, where it is complicated by the presence of battle-hardened Liberians on both sides.	3.5
train	Excluding litigation charges, RIM's loss narrowed even further to 1 cent a share.	"I notice a mood change in their priorities," said one Iraqi politician after meeting with Mr. Bremer.	2.7
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.	The Telegraph can reveal that Sir John Stevens, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, placed his force on its highest alert last week.	2
train	Along with chipmaker Intel, the companies include Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Gateway Inc. and Nokia Corp.	With 97 percent of precincts counted tonight, 68 percent of voters opposed the tax.	3.25
train	Strayhorn said it was the first time in Texas history a comptroller had not certified the appropriations act.	It ain't coming to me, but it's only about a third of what I owe in the world.	4
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."	The damaged area of the garage was not stable, with ``the real potential for a secondary collapse,'' McGreevey said.	3.25
train	Entrenched interests are positioning themselves to control the network's chokepoints and they are lobbying the FCC to aid and abet them.	The dollar dropped to $1.1564 per euro at 7:30 a.m. in London from $1.1486 on Friday.	3.2
train	Florida Sen. Bob Graham was not identifiable by 61 percent of those polled.	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.	5
train	"I am advised that certain allegations of criminal conduct have been interposed against my counsel," said Silver.	It added it had "co-operated fully" with police since November.	2
train	Shares of Allergan fell 14 cents to close at $78.12 on the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites).	They underwent more tests over the weekend, and are now warded at Raffles Hospital.	3.2
train	Dealers said the single currency's downward momentum against the dollar could pick up speed if it broke below $1.15.	Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 15.66 to 1,046.79, its best advance since Oct. 1, when it gained 22.25.	2.333
train	The procedure is generally performed in the second or third trimester.	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.	2
train	Taiwan has attempted to gain observer status to the United Nations-affiliated WHO for seven years, but again was rebuffed March 19 at its annual conference in Geneva.	He also recruited other people to take delivery of fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered.	3.6
train	"The figures are becoming catastrophic," said Dr. Patrick Pelloux, the president of the association of emergency room physicians.	Wal-Mart has told its top 100 suppliers that they'll need to have radio-frequency ID systems in place for tracking pallets of goods through the supply chain by Jan. 25, 2005.	3.6
train	The camp hosts summer religious retreats for children and other events year-round, according to its Web site.	Since early May, the city has received 1,400 reports, he said.	2.6
train	One of the 14 Kurds pointed at the word "refugee" in an English/Turkish dictionary.	Zambrano pitched seven innings and allowed two runs on five hits and four walks.	4
train	The findings appear in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association (news - web sites).	France Telecom shares dropped 3.6 percent while Orange surged 13 percent.	3
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 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.	3.25
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.	Marissa Jaret Winokur, as Tracy, won for best actress in a musical.	3.176
train	Agriculture ministers from more than one hundred nations are expected to attend the three-day Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.	The new products on the desktop side include the latest versions of Pylon Conduit and Pylon Pro.	4.5
train	It was the best advance since Oct. 1, when the index gained 22.25.	The European Commission, the EU's powerful executive body, described the move as "legally unwarranted, economically unfounded and politically unhelpful."	3.2
train	In connection with the incident, I have acknowledged that I behaved inappropriately."	National Breast Cancer Centre head Professor Christine Ewan said there was no need for panic.	2.2
train	Last year, he made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination for governor.	Druce last night was held in isolation at the same prison.	3.75
train	The launch coincides with the JavaOne developers' conference in San Francisco this week.	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.	3.2
train	Dynes came to UC San Diego in 1991 after 22 years as a physicist with AT&T Bell Labs.	Supermarket chains are accusing union leaders of breaking off contract talks prematurely over the weekend as grocery clerks gear up for a possible strike.	4.4
train	The CWA, which represents more than 2,300 Comcast employees, called that excessive when a typical union employee makes about $27,000 a year.	She, in turn, occasionally told John that she was still sleeping with an ex-boyfriend, "Baywatch" hunk Michael Bergin.	3
train	Families stuck on the highway remained in their cars, and used their cell phones to call home.	"We're in the Stanley Cup finals, and it was a little bit embarrassing the way we played in the first two games.	1.8
train	The support will come as a free software upgrade called WebVPN for current customers that have support contracts.	Corixa's stock barely flinched on the news, dipping 12 cents to close at $6.88.	4
train	Rusch has also allowed five or more earned runs in each of his last three starts.	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.	4.056
train	The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI climbed 164 points, or 1.91 percent, to 8,765.38, brushing its highest levels since mid-January.	In a news release Thursday, Strayhorn said this was the first time a comptroller rejected a budget.	3.4
train	AirTran officials and a Boeing official declined to comment yesterday.	Former Phipps aides Linda Saunders and Bobby McLamb have both pleaded guilty to federal charges including extortion.	1.6
train	The WiFi potties were to be unveiled this summer, at music festivals in Britain.	Close cooperation between regional law enforcement agencies and intelligence services was at the heart of the fight against terrorism, he said.	2.8
train	The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was off 58.69 points, or 0.64 percent, at 9,137.86.	The virus spreads when unsuspecting computer users open file attachments in emails that contain familiar headings like "Thank You!" and "Re: Details".	3.833
train	It exploded in his hands, but the former Italian prime minister was unhurt.	Consumer groups oppose the changes, saying they would concentrate too many outlets in too few media empires.	3
train	Sequent representatives could not immediately be reached for comment on the SCO announcement.	BA said the second quarter, which included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow, had been difficult.	3
train	"Close co-operation between law-enforcement agencies and intelligence services lie at the heart of the ongoing fight against terrorism," Mr Howard said.	Perry has since called two special legislative sessions to try force the redistricting plan through.	2.4
train	The injured passenger at John Peter Smith Hospital died later Friday morning, Jones said.	Google's early stage backers in include California-based Stanford University and VC firms Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital.	3.4
train	The Nasdaq composite index added 30.46 points, or 2 percent, to 1,520.15.	LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel said that meant the cable could be used "as we see fit.	3.75
train	Common side effects include nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat and cough, the FDA said.	In 2006, Asia Pacific will report growth of 7.9 percent to $81.8 billion.	2.6
train	The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX gained 19.72 points, or 1.98 percent, to 1,015.69.	The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 86.56 points, or 0.94 percent, to 9,109.99, after giving up more than 1 percent earlier.	4.222
train	The report forecasts there will be 71,079 hot spots worldwide this year, up from just 14,752 in 2002 and 1,214 in 2001.	"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.	4
train	The meat, poultry, butter, cheese and nuts were impounded a year ago at a LaGrou Cold Storage warehouse in Chicago.	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, surrendered in June; his deputy was killed in a shoot-out with Saudi forces recently.	3
train	By Sunday night, the fires had blackened 277,000 acres, hundreds of miles apart.	The Saint Sophia Camp hosts religious retreats for children during the summer months as well as other events year round, according to its Web site.	3.25
train	In a mixture of ancient pagan and modern Christian rites, the villagers have staged a series of ceremonies hoping to erase the misfortunes they believe have kept them poor.	Oracle chairman Larry Ellison has hinted that the company could yet again increase its offer for rival PeopleSoft.	4
train	The index, which measures activity in the service sector, climbed to 50.7 last month from 47.9 in March.	Nick Pollard, the head of Sky News said: "This is a shocking blow for James's family.	4
train	The drop in core wholesale prices in April reflected falling prices for cars, trucks, men's and boy's clothes and cigarettes.	The S&P 500 had climbed 16 percent since its March low and yesterday closed at its highest since Dec. 2.	2.8
train	Mr. Heatley, who suffered a broken jaw and torn knee ligaments, faces several charges.	The battle around VeriSign"s three-week-old Site Finder service rages on.	3.8
train	The network is also dropping its Friday night "Dateline" edition.	A Caesarean had originally been planned in mid- November, two weeks early.	1.5
train	Another shooting linked to the spree occurred Nov. 11 at Hamilton Central Elementary in Obetz, about two miles from the freeway.	The network will drop one edition of "Dateline," its newsmagazine franchise.	3
train	Express Scripts ESRX.O shares fell 3.6 percent to close at $66.89 on the Nasdaq.	The intervention force will confiscate weapons, reform the police, strengthen the courts and prison system and protect key institutions such as the Finance Ministry.	4.75
train	Shares of Corixa were gaining 71 cents, or 10%, to $7.91 on the Nasdaq.	He had been arrested twice before for trespassing and was barred from the complex.	4.6
train	The hearing occurred a day after the Pentagon for the first time singled out an officer, Dallager, for not addressing the scandal.	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
train	Complicating the situation is the presence of battle-hardened Liberians who have been fighting on both sides.	While federal prosecutors refuse to discuss the investigation, lawyers and others familiar with it say it remains focused on Campbell.	3.417
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.	The arrests came just days after Israeli troops shot and killed Abdullah Kawasme, the militant group's leader in Hebron.	2.769
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 30-year bond <US30YT=RR> firmed 24/32, taking its yield to 4.18 percent, after hitting another record low of 4.16 percent.	4.4
train	Peace Rules defeated Funny Cide in the Louisiana Derby.	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
train	By state law, 911 calls are not public information and were not released.	Federal officials said the document remained sealed until Thursday morning to allow authorities to make arrests in five Western states.	0.25
train	Plofsky said the commission won't investigate because the three-year statute of limitations has expired.	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.	1.8
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.	But for the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, it can be fatal.	3.6
train	The boy also sprayed the room full of retardant from fire extinguishers, which made it hard to see, the chief said.	The cradle for the h2200 has space for recharging a second battery.	1.4
train	John Hickenlooper had 65 percent of the vote to 35 percent for City Auditor Don Mares.	Kroger's Ralphs chain and Albertsons immediately locked out their grocery workers in a show of solidarity.	3.25
train	OPEC producers at a meeting on Wednesday are set to pressure independent oil exporters to contribute to the cartel's next supply cut to allow for the return of Iraqi oil.	US Airways Flight 5481, which crashed Jan. 8, was judged to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.	3.5
train	Both devices implement the v1.2 standard's eSCO facility to provide the basis for new cordless telephony applications.	The plant would employ 1,000 people when fully built out, the company said.	4.2
train	"I am proud that I stood against Richard Nixon, not with him," Kerry said.	They say second-quarter earnings reports will be key in giving investors that guidance.	3
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 have acknowledged that I behaved inappropriately," he said.	2.8
train	Sayliyah was the command base for the Iraq war, but Central Command sent hundreds who ran the war back home to Tampa, Florida.	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.	4
train	INTEL TODAY disclosed details of its next-generation XScale processor for mobile phones and handheld devices here in San Jose.	Kernan, who was O'Bannon's lieutenant governor, friend and political partner, was sworn in six hours after O'Bannon died Saturday.	3.25
train	Gartner's report said global WLAN equipment shipments reached 19.5 million last year, a 120 percent increase over 2001's 8.9 million units.	Later this year, the command will send trainers with soldiers from four North African nations on patrolling and intelligence gathering missions.	3.667
train	The bank's shares fell 45 cents in trading yesterday to $91.51 per share.	A Cuban architect was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for using two fake grenades to hijack a passenger plane from Cuba to Florida in April.	4.25
train	The House has passed prescription-drug legislation in the last two sessions, but the Senate has failed to do so.	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gained 5.51 points, or 0.56 percent, to 981.73.	1.6