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train	Mr. Heatley, who suffered a broken jaw and torn knee ligaments, faces several charges.	The boy fired once into a wall and sprayed the room with fire extinguishers, making it hard to see, the chief said.	3.833
train	While some other parts of Africa have been used as staging grounds for the terror group, Malawi previously had not been a major focus of investigations into al-Qaida.	The same survey found the median household income rose by $51, when accounting for inflation, to $43,057.	2.75
train	By state law, 911 calls are not public information and were not released.	"Mr. Bryant is innocent and expects to be completely exonerated," Mackey said in a statement.	3.6
train	The company said it would cut the wholesale price of most top-line CDs to $9.09 from $12.02.	"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	In that case, the court held that Cincinnati had violated the First Amendment in banning only the advertising pamphlets in the interest of aesthetics.	National Breast Cancer Centre head Professor Christine Ewan said there was no need for panic.	4.222
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.	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.	4.6
train	However, we have decided to opt for the European consortium's engine as the best overall solution and due to the substantial price efforts made".	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.	1.75
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.	Of the 24 million phone votes cast, Studdard was only 130,000 votes ahead of Aiken.	1.333
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 arm was kept in a separate room, but the monkeys could track their progress by watching a representation of the arm and its motions on a video screen.	4.667
train	According to the Census Bureau, the Hispanic population increased by 9.8 percent from the April 2000 census figures.	The news also comes in conjunction with Suns annual JavaOne developers conference in San Francisco.	4
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was off 58.69 points, or 0.64 percent, at 9,137.86.	"However, we are not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment."	3
train	When the bomb exploded at the Casa de España, customers were eating dinner and playing bingo.	"The clear message is it should not be used to prevent cardiovascular disease," Manson said.	3.4
train	Also weighing on the market was news that General Motors GM.N planned to issue $10 billion in debt, in part to plug a hole in its pension plan.	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	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 tech-laden Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC shed 8 points, or 0.45 percent, to 1,645.	3.75
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 MDC called the week-long protest to urge Mugabe either to resign or to negotiate a settlement of the crisis gripping the country.	2.4
train	No. 2 HP saw its Unix server sales dropped 3.6 percent to $1.36 billion.	Nations like Israel and Australia already have such status.	4
train	Sources within the racing industry have told the Daily Bulletin that Fontana will get a second NASCAR race on Labor Day weekend starting next season.	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.	4
train	I think we made the right case and did the right thing."	Major fires had burned 264,000 acres by early last night.	1.75
train	Sayliyah was the command base for the Iraq war, but Central Command sent hundreds who ran the war back home to Tampa, Florida.	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.	2.8
train	"Tomorrow at the Mission Inn, I have the opportunity to congratulate the governor-elect of the great state of California.	Further out the curve, the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR shed 18/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.24 percent from 3.17 percent.	3.8
train	Monkeypox is usually found only in central and western Africa.	Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had expected Kodak to earn 68 cents a share for the quarter.	3.455
train	"It is about a third of what I owe in the world," he told reporters.	Selenski used the mattress to scale a 10-foot razor wire, Fischi said.	2
train	Forecasters said warnings might go up for Cuba later Thursday.	On Thursday, a Post article argued that a 50 basis point cut from the Fed was more likely.	2
train	"I felt that if I disagreed with Rosie too much I would lose my job," she said.	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.	3.6
train	Apple Computer's new online music service sold more than 1 million songs during its first week of operation, the company said Monday.	By law, 911 calls are not public information in Rhode Island.	5
train	Orange shares jumped as much as 15 percent.	Dusty had surgery for cancer in 2001 and had a kidney removed.	3.75
train	And when asked if he felt regret or guilt about the attack his answer was an adamant "no".	For the 12-month period ending June 30, high-speed lines installed in homes and businesses increased by 45 percent.	2
train	Dealers said the single currency's downward momentum against the dollar could pick up speed if it broke below $1.15.	Still, changes to IE "may affect a large number of existing Web pages," according to the W3C's notice.	1.6
train	But the inadequate performance of students in various subgroups tagged the state as deficient under the federal No Child Left Behind act.	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.	4.75
train	Russ Britt is the Los Angeles Bureau Chief for CBS.MarketWatch.com.	Consumer groups oppose the changes, saying they would concentrate too many outlets in too few media empires.	4
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.	The consumer-confidence index came in at 83.5 in June, down slightly from a revised 83.6 in May, the Conference Board said.	2.5
train	In the latest violence, insurgents threw a bomb at a U.S. convoy in northern Baghdad, killing one soldier.	Prairie dogs, usually found in southwestern and western states, aren’t indigenous to Wisconsin.	3.8
train	The film is the second of a trilogy, which will wrap up in November with The Matrix Revolutions.	He moved to Syria, where he underwent further religious training in traditional Islamic beliefs.	3.6
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.	"I'm going to try to march with a number of different groups," Bloomberg said.	2
train	They were at Raffles Hospital over the weekend for further evaluation.	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.	3.5
train	The Conference Board reported its U.S. Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 83.5 in June from 83.6 in May.	The security personnel performed ``well within standards'' and the two staff aides were ``very sorry all this happened,'' Gainer said.	3.6
train	The company didn't detail the costs of the replacement and repairs.	The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI tacked on 97 points, or 1.14 percent, to 8,699.	3.6
train	But other sources close to the sale said Vivendi was keeping the door open to further bids and hoped to see bidders interested in individual assets team up.	Today, Dean ends his four-day, 10-city "Sleepless Summer" tour in Chicago and New York.	1.75
train	Four versions of Windows operating systems are targeted: Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.	Van-Vliet, who was also injured, called in the accident on the school bus radio.	3.8
train	Joe Kernan, who had been lieutenant governor for the past seven years, was sworn in as governor after O'Bannon died Saturday.	The attorney representing al-Halabi, Air Force Maj. James Key III, denied the charges, according to The Associated Press.	3.2
train	The Episcopal Church ''is alienating itself from the Anglican Communion,'' said the Very Rev. Peter Karanja, provost of the All Saints Cathedral, in Nairobi.	Nine seconds later, SpaceShipOne broke the sound barrier, the company said.	0.75
train	The meat, poultry, butter, cheese and nuts were impounded a year ago at a LaGrou Cold Storage warehouse in Chicago.	"This is America, my friends, and it should not happen here."	3
train	Shares of SCO closed at $10.93, down 28 cents, in Monday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.	Security analysts said the new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a "high level" outbreak status by mid-afternoon on Monday.	4.75
train	"It was a little bit embarrassing the way we played in the first two games," Thomas said.	It's the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count, now in its 104th season.	3.4
train	"This is an easy case in my view and wholly without merit, both factually and legally."	Details on pricing will be announced within a few weeks, McBride said.	3.2
train	A poll showed that the FBI bugging of the mayor had given a boost to his reelection effort against GOP opponent Sam Katz.	"He hasn't got much choice," said the Bishop of Armidale, Peter Brain.	4.75
train	Police using pepper spray arrested 12 people Monday night at a march and rally by about 400 activists protesting an annual training seminar of the Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit.	The cradle for the h2200 has space for recharging a second battery.	2
train	Strayhorn said it was the first time in Texas history a comptroller had not certified the appropriations act.	The world's first portal potty was soon to be rolled out at summer festivals in Great Britain.	3.2
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.	His protest led to a 47-hour standoff with police that caused huge traffic jams in downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	2.4
train	Richard Miller remained hospitalized after undergoing a liver transplant, but his wife has recovered.	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	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.	Since early May, the city has received 1,400 reports, he said.	3.25
train	"Further testing is still under way, but at this stage, given the early detection, the outlook in such instances would be positive," the specialist said yesterday.	Kernan, who was O'Bannon's lieutenant governor, friend and political partner, was sworn in six hours after O'Bannon died Saturday.	3.5
train	The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was off 58.69 points, or 0.64 percent, at 9,137.86.	At 12 months, there was still a difference between the groups, but it was not considered significant.	3.6
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.	They will not elect as president a Democrat who sounds an uncertain trumpet in these dangerous times."	3.4
train	"We're going to do everything in our power to get money back to ratepayers as quickly as possible," Kennedy said.	The Supreme Court said Monday the government can require public libraries to equip computers with anti-pornography filters, rejecting librarians' complaints that the law amounts to censorship.	3.5
train	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, turned himself in in June; his deputy was killed in a recent shootout with Saudi forces.	Edie Falco was not nominated for "Frankie and Johnny."	3.2
train	The two-year note US2YT=RR fell 5/32 in price, taking its yield to 1.23 percent from 1.16 percent late on Monday.	Kerry was viewed favorably by 66 percent of those polled; Dean at 57 percent.	3
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.	The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected ImClone's original application in December 2001, saying the trial had been sloppily conducted.	2
train	Kollar-Kotelly has scheduled another antitrust settlement compliance hearing for January.	Fighting has continued sporadically in the west, where it is complicated by the presence of battle-hardened Liberians on both sides.	2.6
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."	Spansion Flash memory solutions are available worldwide from AMD and Fujitsu.	2.667
train	Argentine Guillermo Coria and Netherlander Martin Verkerk are in the other half.	He refused to say what percentage of domestic flights had security officers on board.	2.75
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.	Dealers said the euro's downward momentum may pick up speed should it break below $1.15.	3.4
train	John Hickenlooper had 65 percent of the vote to 35 percent for City Auditor Don Mares.	Thirty-four of the men have been arrested and the others are being sought, US Attorney Daniel Bogden said yesterday.	3.4
train	Another shooting linked to the spree occurred Nov. 11 at Hamilton Central Elementary in Obetz, about two miles from the freeway.	House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., says he is sensitive to civil liberties complaints.	5
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.	"Our outcomes are very encouraging," George Mason researcher Ken Alibek said.	3.333
train	A Royal Duty is based on his experiences with Diana, Princess of Wales and letters allegedly to and from her.	The network will drop one edition of "Dateline," its newsmagazine franchise.	1.2
train	Counties with population declines will be Vermillion, Posey and Madison.	"This case is wholly without merit, both factually and legally," Judge Denny Chin scoffed.	3.667
train	Doctors had planned to deliver him two weeks early, on or around November 14.	Total shipments reached 19.5 million units last year, compared with 8.9 million units in 2001.	4.5
train	Officers threw him to the ground and handcuffed him, and Reyna dropped a knee into his back, according to testimony.	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
train	One, Fort Carson-based Sgt. Ernest Bucklew, 33, had been on his way home to attend his mother's funeral in Pennsylvania.	It has sought observer status for seven years, but was again rebuffed May 19 at the annual WHO conference in Geneva.	3.2
train	When fully operational, the facility is expected to employ up to 1,000 people.	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	Southwest said its traffic was up 4.6 percent in the quarter, and it ended the quarter with $2.2 billion in cash.	In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average a gauge of 30 blue chip stocks was up 3.29 points or 0.04 per cent to 8,585.97.	1.75
train	The leading actress nod went to energetic newcomer Marissa Jaret Winokur as Edna's daughter Tracy.	But under cross-examination by O'Donnell's attorney, Lorna Schofield, Toepfer conceded she had ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.	3
train	From Broadway comedies like "The Seven Year Itch" (1952), "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?"	Spitz is expected to testify later for the defense.	2.75
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.	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> gained 5.51 points, or 0.56 percent, to 981.73.	3.25
train	Founders of the group are Matsushita Electric, Sony, Hitachi, NEC, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba.	The fire spread to several surrounding structures on the property and destroyed them as deputies held back firefighters.	4.733
train	Site Finder has been visited 65 million times since its introduction, Galvin said.	The injured passenger at John Peter Smith died later in the morning; his name has not been released, Jones said.	3.2
train	Chante Jawan Mallard, 27, went on trial Monday, charged with first-degree murder.	Families stuck on the highway were being urged to remain in their cars, and to use their cell phones only in case of emergency.	4.8
train	In 2006, the group says the market will rebound 29.6 percent to $21.3 billion in sales.	"I'm really excited about going to Cleveland," James told ESPN.com.	3.5
train	Lay had argued that handing over the documents would be a violation of his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.	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
train	Higher courts have ruled that the tablets broke the constitutional separation of church and state.	He said he also expects to have the support of lawmakers from other agricultural states.	3
train	She survives him as do their four children -- sons Anthony and Kelly, daughters Linda Hope and Nora Somers -- and four grandchildren.	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.	3.75
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.	On Tuesday, a Florida appeals court again refused to block removal of the tube.	3.4
train	But JT was careful to clarify that it was "not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment".	DRINKING green tea can dramatically reduce the risk of men contracting prostate cancer, a study by Australian researchers has discovered.	2.8
train	The device plays Internet radio streams and comes with a 30-day trial of RealNetworks' Rhapsody music service.	Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 15.66 to 1,046.79, its best advance since Oct. 1, when it gained 22.25.	3
train	Oracle Corp's Chairman and CEO Larry Ellison didn't rule out sweetening the company's unsolicited offer to acquire rival PeopleSoft Inc.	Agents confiscated several classified documents in his possession and interrogated him.	1.75
train	Linda Saunders pleaded guilty in federal court to six charges, including extortion, money laundering and conspiracy.	According to an arrest warrant, Bryant, 24, attacked a woman on June 30.	4
train	"Close co-operation between law-enforcement agencies and intelligence services lie at the heart of the ongoing fight against terrorism," Mr Howard said.	The researchers gave copies of "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" to the carb-cutters.	3.25
train	In two weeks, he'll probably send out Peace Rules in the Preakness.	Despite problems in the job market, the latest snapshot of the labor markets was slightly better than economists were expecting.	1.4
train	Two convicted killers and another inmate escaped from a state prison on a busy street Wednesday by cutting through a fence, a Corrections Department official said.	As Sayliyah was the command base for the Iraq war, but hundreds who ran the war have returned to the United 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.	He also recruited other people to take delivery of fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered.	2.333
train	This northern autumn US trainers will work with soldiers from four North African countries on patrolling and gathering intelligence.	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.	1
train	"They were tossed around like feathers," Gordon said.	An audiotape aired last week by the Arab al-Jazeera television network may be the strongest evidence yet that Saddam survived the war.	3.6
train	Its former chief Mickey Robinson was fired for cause when he left in September, the company said.	Palm said on Wednesday it plans to buy Handspring, a company created by renegade Palm co-founder Jeff Hawkins.	3.333
train	"We put a lot of effort and energy into improving our patching process, probably later than we should have and now we're just gaining incredible speed.	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.	3.4
train	"This has been a persistent problem that has not been solved," investigation board member Steven Wallace said.	Hispanics have officially overtaken African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, according to a report released by the US Census Bureau.	4.8
train	On July 22, Moore announced he would appeal the case directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 79.43 points, or 0.86 percent, to 9,117.12 on Friday.	0.8
train	Median household income declined 1.1 percent between 2001 and 2002 to $42,409, after accounting for inflation.	The scientist also quarantined himself at home as soon as he developed SARS symptoms, officials said.	4.25
train	Florida Sen. Bob Graham was not identifiable by 61 percent of those polled.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> climbed 19.11 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,615.02.	2.25
train	Plofsky said the commission won't investigate because the three-year statute of limitations has expired.	They underwent more tests over the weekend, and are now warded at Raffles Hospital.	3.6