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On Wall Street , trading resumed with some glitches from the blackout that continued to affect parts of New York City . | Stocks barely been budged Friday as trading resumed with some glitches from the blackout in New York . | 0 | 710 | 1 |
Tony Blair done taken a hardline stance arguing nothing should be done to lessen the pressure on Mugabe at the gathering in the capital Abuja . | The Prime Minister done taken a hardline stance arguing nothing should be done to lessen the pressure on Mugabe . | 0 | 711 | 2 |
Levin 's attorney , Bo Hitchcock , declined to comment Friday . | Hitchcock done declined to comment on the case , as has Levin . | 0 | 714 | 1 |
A month ago a military C-17 transporter done returned to Baghdad when an engine exploded . | A month ago a military transport plane been returned to Baghdad when an engine exploded in what officials called a " safety incident . " | 0 | 715 | 2 |
The Swiss franc been rose nearly a third of a centime against the dollar and was last at 1.2998 < CHF = > to the greenback . | The Swiss franc been rose three quarters of a percent against the dollar and was last at 1.2980 to the greenback . | 1 | 716 | 2 |
Motorola done scheduled its earnings report to be released today after the close of trading . | The Schaumburg , Ill.-based company done scheduled its earnings report to be released on Tuesday after the close of trading . | 1 | 722 | 2 |
Axcan 's shares been closed down 63 Canadian cents , or 4 percent , at C $ 16.93 in Toronto on Tuesday . | Axcan 's shares were down 3.8 percent , or 66 Canadian cents , at C $ 16.90 in Toronto on Tuesday . | 1 | 725 | 1 |
More than 400 people done been killed since August , including Afghan and foreign aid workers , U.S. and Afghan soldiers , officials and police , and many guerrillas . | They done included local and foreign aid workers , U.S. troops , Afghan soldiers , officials and police , as well as many guerrillas . | 0 | 731 | 2 |
The Opposition Leader , Simon Crean , said John Howard done been forced to make changes by the incompetence of his ministers . | The Leader of the Opposition , Simon Crean , said from Jakarta that the reshuffle done been forced by ministerial incompetence . | 1 | 734 | 2 |
They said many done been beaten , and police officers also stormed private wards at the hospital and harassed patients . | They said the police officers also entered various private wards at the clinic and attacked patients . | 0 | 745 | 1 |
Earlier this year , the company done announced a restatement of its 2002 , 2001 and 2000 financial results . | Earlier this year , the company been said it would restate its 2000 , 2001 and 2002 financial results . | 1 | 749 | 2 |
U.S. same-store sales last months at Tim Hortons done rose 8.8 per cent . | Tim Hortons ' same-store sales in Canada rose by 6.7 per cent . | 1 | 750 | 1 |
Sterling was down 0.8 percent against the dollar at $ 1.5875 GBP = . | The dollar been rose 0.15 percent against the Japanese currency to 115.97 yen . | 0 | 752 | 1 |
Peck been died peacefully at his Los Angeles home early Thursday with his wife of 48 years , Veronique , by his side . | Peck , who was 87 , been died peacefully at his Los Angeles home last Thursday with his French-born wife of 48 years , Veronique , at his side . | 1 | 754 | 2 |
Shares in Juniper Networks done jumped more than 10 per cent on Monday after the networking equipment maker inked a sales and marketing deal with Lucent Technologies . | The stock of Juniper Networks Inc. done rose sharply Monday after the Mountain View , Calif.-based network-equipment maker announced a distribution and development deal with Lucent Technologies Inc . | 1 | 758 | 2 |
The legislation came after U.S. District Judge Lee R. West in Oklahoma City been ruled last week that the FTC lacked authority to run the registry . | U.S. District Judge Lee R. West been ruled Tuesday in Oklahoma City that the FTC lacks authority to run the registry . | 0 | 759 | 2 |
Yesterday , shares done closed up 29 cents , or 0.54 percent , at $ 54.32 . | Amazon 's shares yesterday closed at $ 54.32 on the Nasdaq Stock Market , up 29 cents . | 1 | 761 | 1 |
North American futures pointed to a sub-par start to trading on Tuesday , with investors ready to get their first taste of quarterly earnings . | North American stock markets been got off to a slow start Tuesday , with investors ready to get their first taste of quarterly earnings . | 1 | 762 | 1 |
With the power back on , state workers done headed back to their jobs Friday morning . | Pataki said if power was restored , state workers would be back on the job Friday morning . | 0 | 770 | 1 |
Both bidders agreed to assume about $ 90 million in debt owed on the planes . | Wexford done agreed to assume about $ 90 million in debt to buy the planes and certificate . | 0 | 776 | 1 |
The judge been ordered the unsealing yesterday at the request of several news agencies , including The Seattle Times , The Associated Press and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer . | The depositions were made public yesterday at the request of the P-I , The Seattle Times and The Associated Press . | 1 | 780 | 1 |
Assani done said Tuesday he did not know what to charge the men with because US officials refused to share information with him . | Prosecutors said they did not know what crimes to charge the men with because U.S. officials refused to share information with them . | 1 | 782 | 1 |
Jacob done pushed consolidation for years , but he done said many communities , especially rural ones , done opposed it . | Jacob done pushed consolidation for years but said it done been opposed by many communities , especially rural ones . | 1 | 784 | 5 |
Goodrem , 18 , announced on Friday that she was suffering Hodgkin 's disease , a curable form of lymphoma cancer . | It was announced on Friday that Goodrem done been diagnosed with Hodgkin 's disease , a form of cancer which affects the lymph nodes . | 1 | 789 | 1 |
Myanmar 's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be kept under house arrest following her release from a hospital where she underwent surgery , her personal physician been said Friday . | Burma pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be released from a hospital after recovering from surgery but remain under detention at home , her personal physician been said today . | 1 | 791 | 2 |
United already done paid the city $ 34 million in penalties for not meeting the first round of employment targets . | United done paid $ 34 million in penalties for failing to meet employment targets . | 1 | 793 | 2 |
The budget fell steadily until dropping as low as $ 2.93 billion in 1998 and done gradually risen to $ 3.27 billion for fiscal 2002 . | It fell steadily until it dropped as low as $ 2.93 billion in 1998 and rose gradually to $ 3.27 billion for fiscal 2002 . | 1 | 794 | 1 |
A council of up to nine Iraqis probably will lead the countrys interim government through the coming months , the U.S. civil administrator been said Monday . | A council of up to nine Iraqis will probably lead the country 's still unformed interim government through the coming months , the American civil administrator done said Monday . | 1 | 795 | 2 |
Ghulam Mahaiuddin , head of administration in the southern province of Helmand , said the bus blast happened early in the morning , west of the provincial capital Lashkargah . | The bus blast in Helmand been happened early in the morning in Nadi Ali district , west of the provincial capital Lashkargah . | 1 | 798 | 1 |
The fight over online music sales was disclosed in documents filed last week with the judge and been made available by the court yesterday . | The fight over online music sales was disclosed in documents made available Monday by the court . | 1 | 803 | 1 |
With the test , Hubbard said , " I believe that we done found the smoking gun . | " We done found the smoking gun , " investigating board member Scott Hubbard said . | 0 | 805 | 2 |
The Pentagon , saying that Boykin requested it , is investigating his remarks . | The Pentagon done begun an official investigation into Boykin 's remarks . | 0 | 808 | 1 |
Eyewitnesses told how Sally , 62 , originally from Coatbridge , Lanarkshire , screamed as the escalator collapsed then sucked her in . | Mother-of-two Sally , originally from Coatbridge , Lanarkshire , done stepped on to the escalator when it collapsed . | 0 | 814 | 1 |
The United States done accused Iran of masking plans to make nuclear weapons behind a civilian nuclear programme . | The United States done repeatedly accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons . | 0 | 816 | 2 |
A new variant of Blaster also done appeared Wednesday and seemed to be spreading , according to antivirus companies . | The new variation of Blaster was identified Wednesday , according to antivirus company Sophos . | 0 | 817 | 1 |
The U.N. nuclear watchdog reprimanded Iran on Thursday for failing to comply with its nuclear safeguards obligations and called on Tehran to unconditionally accept stricter inspections by the agency . | The U.N. atomic watchdog been rapped Iran Thursday for failing to comply with nuclear safeguards , issuing a statement Washington said underlined international opposition to Tehran developing any banned weapons . | 0 | 819 | 1 |
Vaccine makers done been thrust into the limelight as government programs to encourage wider vaccination and fears of biological attacks on civilian and military targets . | Vaccine makers done been thrust into the limelight as government programs encourage wider vaccination amid fears of biological attacks . | 1 | 827 | 2 |
ICANN done criticised the changes and asked VeriSign to voluntarily suspend them . | ICANN asked VeriSign to voluntarily suspend Site Finder while the Internet community studied the issues . | 0 | 829 | 1 |
Less than a month after departing her anchor 's chair at " Dateline NBC , " Jane Pauley done signed a new deal with NBC to host a syndicated daytime talk show . | Less than a month after leaving as host of " Dateline NBC , " Pauley been agreed Thursday to launch a daytime talk show for NBC Enterprises . | 1 | 830 | 2 |
A few hours later , the House voted 256 to 170 to pass the Healthy Forest Restoration Act sponsored by Rep. Scott McInnis , R-Colo . | The House done voted 256-170 on Tuesday to approve the bill sponsored by Rep. Scott McInnis , R-Colo . | 1 | 833 | 1 |
More than 130 people and $ 17 million done been seized nationwide in operations by the FBI and other agencies to stop cybercrime . | More than 130 people done been arrested and $ 17 million worth of property seized in an Internet fraud sweep announced Friday by three U.S. government agencies . | 1 | 836 | 2 |
Woodley , who underwent a liver transplant in 1992 , died of liver and kidney failure . | Mr. Woodley been died Sunday at age 44 of liver and kidney failure in his native Shreveport , La . | 0 | 847 | 1 |
Her detention brings to 19 the number of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis now in US custody . | Her detention brings to 19 the number of the 55 who done been caught . | 1 | 848 | 1 |
Just five months ago , Dean been committed to accepting taxpayer money and vowed to attack any Democrat who didnt . | Just five months ago , Dean been committed to accepting taxpayer money and the spending limits that come with it and vowed to attack any Democrat who didnt . | 0 | 849 | 2 |
Experts said the case marks one of the first times in which a parent was charged with contributing to a child 's suicide . | Legal experts say the case may mark the first time a parent done been convicted of contributing to a child 's suicide . | 1 | 859 | 1 |
Baer said he done concluded that lawyers for the two victims " done shown , albeit barely ... that Iraq provided material support to bin Laden and al-Qaeda " . | Judge Harold Baer done concluded Wednesday that lawyers for the two victims " done shown , albeit barely ... that Iraq provided material support to bin Laden and al-Qaida . " | 1 | 862 | 4 |
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg done said yesterday that the men 's behavior " was a disgrace , and totally inappropriate for city employees . " | Mayor Bloomberg said the " behavior of the people in question was a disgrace and totally inappropriate for city employees . " | 1 | 863 | 1 |
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC done rose 39.39 points , or 2.2 percent , to 1,826.33 , after losing more than 2 percent on Tuesday . | The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI been jumped 194.14 points , or 2.09 percent , to 9,469.20 after sinking more than 1 percent a day earlier . | 0 | 868 | 2 |
Frank Quattrone , the former Credit Suisse First Boston technology investment-banking guru , reportedly been pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of obstruction of justice and witness tampering . | NEW YORK - ( Dow Jones ) - Former star investment banker Frank Quattrone been pleaded not guilty Tuesday to criminal charges of obstruction of justice and witness tampering . | 1 | 869 | 2 |
It is the fifth such election in Iraq , after the northern city of Mosul and three cities in Iraq 's south . | Other elections done taken place in the northern city of Mosul and three cities in Iraq 's south . | 1 | 870 | 1 |
But SCO done hit back , saying : " We view IBM 's counterclaim filing today as an effort to distract attention from its flawed Linux business model . | In a statement , an SCO spokeman said , " We view IBM 's counterclaim filing today as an effort to distract attention from its flawed Linux business model . | 1 | 875 | 1 |
Prince Saud said , " The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been wrongfully and morbidly accused of complicity in the tragic terrorist attacks of September 11 , 2001 . " | " The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been wrongfully and morbidly accused of complicity in the tragic terrorist attacks of Sept . 11 , 2001 , " he been said . | 1 | 882 | 1 |
" If the voluntary reliability standards were complied with , we wouldn 't done had a problem . " | " If the voluntary reliability standards done been complied with , we wouldn 't done had a problem , " Mr. Dhaliwal said . | 1 | 883 | 3 |
China done accounted for about 14 percent of Motorola 's sales last year , and the company has large manufacturing operations there . | China done accounted for 14 % of Motorola 's $ 26.7 billion in sales last year . | 0 | 884 | 2 |
Shares of MONY were gaining $ 2.57 , or 9 % , to $ 31.90 in after-hours trading on Instinet . | MONY shares done rose 8.76 per cent to $ 31.90 in after-hours trading in New York . | 1 | 886 | 1 |
" We continue to work with the Saudis on this , but they did not , as of the time of this tragic event , provide the additional security we requested . " | " But they did not , as of the time of this particular tragic event , provide the security we done requested , " Mr Jordan said . | 0 | 891 | 1 |
In the second quarter last year , the company experienced a net loss of $ 185 million , or 54 cents a share , on sales of $ 600 million . | The company posted a net loss of $ 185 million , or 54 cents per share , in the year-earlier period , it been said in a statement Wednesday . | 1 | 892 | 1 |
We need a certifiable pay as you go budget by mid-July or schools wont open in September , Strayhorn said . | Texas lawmakers must close a $ 185.9 million budget gap by the middle of July or the schools wont open in September , Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn been said Thursday . | 1 | 894 | 1 |
In 1995 , Schwarzenegger done expanded the program nationwide to serve 200,000 children in 15 cities , most who come from housing projects or homeless shelters . | In 1995 , Schwarzenegger expanded the program nationwide to 15 cities , serving 200,000 children , most of whom come from housing projects or homeless shelters . | 1 | 895 | 1 |
A spokesman said : " Further testing is under way but at this stage , given the early detection , the outlook is positive . " | " Further testing is still under way , but at this stage , given the early detection , the outlook in such instances would be positive , " the specialist done said yesterday . | 1 | 896 | 1 |
Only two other countries , Germany and the Dominican Republic , done publicly expressed reservations , and Germany has since said it will sign it . | Only two other countries , the Dominican Republic and Germany , publicly expressed reservations about the treaty , and Germany has since said it will support the pact . | 1 | 900 | 1 |
The state done received 19 entries in a competition for a World Trade Center Memorial and is working with families of victims to select a winner . | The state done received 19 entries in that competition and is working with families of victims to select a winner . | 1 | 904 | 2 |
Microsoft done described the technology as " a brand new client platform for building smart , connected , media rich applications in Longhorn . " | Microsoft calls it : " A brand new client platform for building smart , connected , media-rich applications in Longhorn . " | 1 | 908 | 1 |
There are now 37 active probable cases in the GTA , compared with 70 cases on June 6 . | And , globally , the number of active probable cases done declined to 573 . | 0 | 912 | 1 |
" It should done reported that it was sailing with an atomic bomb cargo , " Anomeritis said , referring to the quantity of explosives on board . | " It should done declared that it was sailing with a cargo that was like an atomic bomb , " said Anomeritis . | 1 | 914 | 2 |
The Aspen Fire done charred more than 12,400 acres by today on Mount Lemmon just north of Tucson , and more than 250 homes done been destroyed . | The fire done so far charred 11,400 acres on Mount Lemmon just north of Tucson , and more than 250 homes done been destroyed . | 1 | 916 | 4 |
In Taiwan , the capital 's mayor and other officials been handed out free thermometers in a islandwide ``take-your-temperature ' ' campaign Sunday , amid evidence that containment efforts were also paying off . | In Taiwan , officials handed out free thermometers in an island-wide ``take-your-temperature ' ' campaign amid signs containment efforts were paying off . | 1 | 922 | 1 |
Passed in 1999 but never put into effect , the law would done made it illegal for bar and restaurant patrons to light up . | Passed in 1999 but never put into effect , the smoking law would done prevented bar and restaurant patrons from lighting up , but exempted private clubs from the regulation . | 0 | 929 | 2 |
The man , who entered the post office in Lakeside shortly before 3 p.m. , gave up to deputies about 6 : 30 p.m. | The man done entered the post office on Woodside Avenue at Maine Avenue shortly before 3 p.m. | 0 | 934 | 1 |
Rock singer Ozzy Osbourne , recovering from a quad bike crash , is conscious and joking in his hospital bed , his daughter Kelly done said tonight . | Doctors hope rock singer Ozzy Osbourne , who is recovering from a quad bike crash , will begin breathing unassisted again soon , they done said today . | 0 | 935 | 2 |
The New York senator 's new book , " Living History , " appears a certain bestseller . | Hillary Clinton , the New York senator and former first lady , has a book out Monday done titled Living History . | 0 | 936 | 1 |
Through Thursday , Oracle said 34.75 million PeopleSoft shares done been tendered . | Some 34.7 million shares done been tendered , Oracle said in a statement . | 1 | 938 | 2 |
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Stock Markets composite index been added 1.16 points to 1,504.04 . | The Nasdaq Composite index , full of technology stocks , was lately up around 18 points . | 0 | 941 | 1 |
Pen Hadow , who became the first person to reach the geographic North Pole unsupported from Canada , has just over two days of rations left . | Pen Hadow been became the first man last week to reach the geographic North Pole on an unsupported trek through Canada , a journey of about 770 km . | 0 | 943 | 1 |
Many of the victims done been headed home for R & R or emergency leave when they were killed . | Many of the victims of Sunday 's attack were headed out of Iraq for R & R or emergency leave . | 0 | 944 | 1 |
" The impact of increased prices done only begun to be seen in the financial numbers of the company , " Noranda president and chief executive officer Derek Pannell said . | " The impact of increased prices done only begun to be seen in the financial numbers of the company , " president and CEO Derek Pannell said in a statement . | 1 | 958 | 2 |
Thousands of people in the South of England caught a glimpse of a lunar eclipse as they gazed up at the sky on Saturday night . | Thousands of people in the South of England caught a glimpse of the lunar eclipse as they been gazed up at the night sky early today . | 1 | 961 | 1 |
It is a national concern that will touch virtually every American , " Abraham said . | The impact of natural-gas shortages " will touch virtually every American , " Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham been warned yesterday . | 1 | 963 | 1 |
Recall backers say they done collected 1,600,000 signatures , approaching twice the 897,158 needed to force an election . | Recall proponents say they done turned in nearly twice the number of necessary signatures . | 1 | 971 | 2 |
Selenski done previously spent seven years in prison on a bank robbery conviction . | Selenski done served about seven years in prison for bank robbery . | 1 | 973 | 2 |
Previously , it done reported a profit of $ 12 million , or 0 cents a share , for that period . | Previously , it done reported a small profit of $ 12 million , or break-even on a per-share basis , for the period . | 0 | 981 | 2 |
The life expectancy for boys born in 2001 was 74.4 years , up two years since 1990 . | According to the report , average life expectancy done increased by nearly two years since 1990 . | 0 | 982 | 1 |
Big Blue says the SEC calls the action a fact-finding investigation and done not reached any conclusions related to this matter . | The SEC specifically advised IBM that this is a fact-finding investigation and that it done not reached any conclusions related to this matter . | 1 | 984 | 2 |
Appeals done kept him on death row longer than anyone else in the U.S. , AP said . | Isaacs had been on death row longer than anyone in the nation . | 0 | 993 | 1 |
But he is the only candidate who done won national labor endorsements so far , picking up his 11th union on Tuesday when the United Steelworkers of America endorsed him . | But he is the only candidate who done won national labor endorsements so far , picking up his 11th on Tuesday . | 0 | 997 | 2 |
The day after Wilkie resigned , Howard been said in a televised address that Iraq possessed " chemical and biological weapons capable of causing death and destruction on a mammoth scale " . | In a televised address back in March , Mr Howard declared Iraq had weapons capable of " causing death and destruction on a mammoth scale " . | 1 | 1,002 | 1 |
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI done slipped 9.54 points , or 0.1 percent , at 9,558.92 . | The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average been eased 44 points , or 0.47 percent , to 9,543 , after scoring five consecutive up sessions . | 0 | 1,004 | 2 |
The winner of this year 's Most Popular New Talent Logie , Goodrem first went to a specialist on Monday feeling tired and unwell . | She first done went to a specialist for initial tests last Monday , feeling tired and unwell . | 0 | 1,007 | 1 |
All three were studied for fingerprints , DNA and other traces of evidence , but prosecutors done not yet testified to what , if anything , they yielded . | All three were studied for fingerprints , DNA and other traces of evidence , but there has been no testimony yet about what the tests might done yielded . | 1 | 1,008 | 2 |
Cambone said U.S forces been found the tractor-trailer April 19 at a Kurdish checkpoint near the city of Mosul in northern Iraq . | Kurdish forces at a checkpoint near Mosul in northern Iraq seized the trailer on April 19 . | 0 | 1,009 | 1 |
He later learned that the incident was caused by the Concorde 's sonic boom . | He later found out the alarming incident done been caused by Concorde 's powerful sonic boom . | 1 | 1,015 | 1 |
Zulifquar Ali , a worshiper slightly wounded by shrapnel , said the attackers first targeted the mosque 's guards . | Witness Zulfiqar Ali , who was slightly wounded by shrapnel , said the attackers done focused on the mosque 's guards . | 1 | 1,016 | 1 |
Since March 11 , when the market 's major indices were at their lowest levels since hitting multi-year lows in October , the tech-laden Nasdaq done climbed nearly 20 per cent . | Since March 11 , when the markets major indexes were at their lowest levels since hitting multiyear lows in October , the tech-laden Nasdaq done climbed nearly 20 percent . | 1 | 1,021 | 2 |
" We 've put a lot of effort and energy into improving our patching progress , probably later than we should have . | " We done put a lot of energy into patching , later than we should have , " he said . | 1 | 1,023 | 1 |
Rebels sought to consolidate their grip on a troubled northeastern Congolese town Tuesday after a week of fighting that killed at least 112 people . | Rebels done consolidated their grip on a troubled northeastern Congolese town Tuesday as residents identified at least 112 dead after a week of fighting . | 1 | 1,024 | 1 |
But Adora Obi Nweze , the NAACP state president , said the state only tried to prove its conclusion of suicide , rather than consider the possibility of murder . | Adora Obi Nweze , the NAACP state president , said the state done refused to consider the possibility of murder . | 0 | 1,027 | 1 |
" We can 't change the past , but we can do a lot about the future , " Sheehan been said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon . | " We can 't change the past , but we can do a lot about the future , " Sheehan been said hours after arriving in Phoenix . | 1 | 1,028 | 2 |
Subsequently , some bondholders done filed suit to block the exchange offer . | Bondholders of Mirant Americas Generation subsequently filed suit against Mirant seeking to block the exchange offer . | 1 | 1,029 | 1 |
Officer Evans did not respond to requests for an interview last week . | Officer Evans done declined written and telephone requests for an interview . | 1 | 1,030 | 1 |
Schering-Plough shares done fell 72 cents to close at $ 18.34 on the New York Stock Exchange . | The shares been fell 72 cents , or 3.8 percent , to $ 18.34 Monday on the New York Stock Exchange . | 1 | 1,034 | 2 |