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The Nasdaq composite index rose 13.70 , or 0.8 per cent , to 1700.34 .
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC gained 13.73 points , or 0.81 percent , to finish at 1,700.34 .
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yes

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Doctors would face fines and up to two years in prison for performing the procedure , except as a lifesaving step .
Physicians who perform the procedure would face up to two years in prison , under the bill .
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no

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Mahmud was seized near Tikrit , the area from which he and Hussein hail , about 90 miles north of Baghdad , U.S. military officials said Wednesday night .
Mahmud was seized near Tikrit , the area from which he and Saddam hail , about 150 kilometres north-west of Baghdad , US military officials said .
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yes

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Instead , bond bulls focus on the fact the Fed has done nothing to dispel market expectations of an easing , either in speeches or through the press .
Still , bond bulls can take comfort in the fact the Fed has done nothing to dispel market expectations of an easing , either in speeches or through the press .
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yes