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train	"I notice a mood change in their priorities," one politician said.	Investigators uncovered a 4-inch bone fragment Thursday night, but authorities said it was from an animal.	2.333
train	ISRAELI soldiers knocked down empty mobile homes and water towers in 10 tiny West Bank settlement outposts overnight as part of a US-backed Mideast peace plan.	On Sunday, a U.S. soldier was killed and another injured when a munitions dump they were guarding exploded in southern Iraq.	3
train	Florida Sen. Bob Graham was not identifiable by 61 percent of those polled.	It may be dying because entrenched interests are positioning themselves to control the Internet's choke-points and they are lobbying the FCC to aid and abet them."	4.5
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.	Rapper C-Murder has been convicted of second-degree murder, a crime that carries an automatic life sentence, in the shooting death of a 16-year-old inside a Jefferson Parish nightclub.	3.4
train	Licensing revenue slid 21 percent, however, to $107.6 million.	"Maybe, but the old age helps us to understand our strength and our weakness and the reality of the world.	2.4
train	Police launched an international hunt for Shevaun Pennington after she ran away with 31-year-old Toby Studabaker Saturday.	But company officials expect the costs of the replacement work to run into the millions of dollars.	3.6
train	He was taken to a hospital for precautionary X-rays on his neck.	Bashir also felt he was being tried by opinion rather than facts of law, he added.	2.75
train	The best-performing stock was Altria Group Inc., which rose more than 27 percent to close at $42.31 a share.	US Airways Flight 5481, which crashed Jan. 8, was judged to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.	3
train	Joining Stern and McEntee on stage was International Union of Painters and Allied Trades President James Williams.	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.	3.444
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 system is priced from US$1.1 million to $22.4 million, depending on configuration.	3.25
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.	"I'm really excited about going to Cleveland," James told ESPN.com.	1.75
train	Young has 28 days to file a response and ask the NASD for a hearing.	Emile Laroza, 51, contracted SARS while working as a nurse at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the second SARS outbreak.	2
train	Linda Saunders pleaded guilty in federal court to six charges, including extortion, money laundering and conspiracy.	Both the House and Senate bills would end the ban on research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.	3
train	Lowe's, with about half as many stores, reported a 33 percent increase in third-quarter profit behind a 12 percent jump in same-store sales.	The meat, poultry, butter, cheese and nuts were being stored by more than 100 wholesalers in Chicago.	1.6
train	A spokesman said: "Since November, we have co-operated fully with the police.	They say second-quarter earnings reports will be key in giving investors that guidance.	4
train	During 2001 and 2002, Morgenthau said, wire transfers from just four of Beacon Hill's 40 accounts totaled more than $3.2 billion.	Hispanics have officially overtaken African Americans as the largest minority group in the US, according to a report released by the US Census Bureau.	3.8
train	Meningitis is an infection of the spinal cord fluid and the tissue around the brain.	And I really liked him, and I still do.	5
train	Mr. Heatley, who suffered a broken jaw and torn knee ligaments, faces several charges.	License sales, a key measure of demand, fell 21 percent to $107.6 million.	3.8
train	State Education Commissioner Kent King said Wednesday that the scores on the Missouri Assessment Program tests disappointed him.	Kerry was viewed favorably by 66 percent of those polled; Dean at 57 percent.	3.6
train	The meat, poultry, butter, cheese and nuts were impounded a year ago at a LaGrou Cold Storage warehouse in Chicago.	He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday night by police acting on a tip-off.	2.769
train	The Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 6.48, or 0.7 per cent, to 990.51.	Hope is survived by his wife; sons Anthony and Kelly; daughters Linda and Nora Somers; and four grandchildren.	3.667
train	Orange shares jumped as much as 15 percent.	The virus spreads when unsuspecting computer users open file attachments in emails that contain familiar headings like "Thank You!" and "Re: Details".	2.4
train	A new study, conducted in Europe, found the medicine worked just as well as an earlier disputed study, sponsored by ImClone Systems, said it did.	"I notice a mood change in their priorities," said one Iraqi politician after meeting with Mr. Bremer.	3.4
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.	"I'm going to try to march with a number of different groups," Bloomberg said.	3.75
train	Dynes came to UC San Diego in 1991 after 22 years as a physicist with AT&T Bell Labs.	That compares with January 2000, when laptops represented less than 25 percent of sales volume, NPD said.	3.333
train	Amnesty International has said that over the past 20 years it has collected information about 17,000 disappearances in Iraq but the actual figure may be much higher.	Nick Pollard, the head of Sky News said: "This is a shocking blow for James's family.	3.8
train	The new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a "high level" outbreak status by Monday, according to security analysts.	Israeli soldiers began tearing down settlement outposts in the West Bank yesterday - an Israeli obligation under a new Mideast peace plan.	3.25
train	Excluding the charges, analysts, on average, expected a loss of 11 cents a share.	Shares of EDS closed Thursday at $18.51, up 6 cents on the New York Stock Exchange.	2.5
train	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, turned himself in in June; his deputy was killed in a recent shootout with Saudi forces.	"Mr. Bryant is innocent and expects to be completely exonerated," Mackey said in a statement.	4.75
train	Selenski descended down the wall and used the mattress to climb over razor wire.	Total shipments reached 19.5 million units last year, compared with 8.9 million units in 2001.	1.8
train	John Hickenlooper had 65 percent of the vote to 35 percent for City Auditor Don Mares.	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.	2.5
train	"These changes may affect a large number of existing Web pages," the statement continued.	The injured passenger at John Peter Smith died later in the morning; his name has not been released, Jones said.	2.4
train	A jury convicted rapper C-Murder, also known as Corey Miller, of second-degree murder Tuesday night in the shooting death of a 16-year-old in a Jefferson Parish nightclub.	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
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.	His protest led to a 47-hour standoff with police that caused huge traffic jams in downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	3.6
train	Kroger Co., which owns Ralphs, and Albertsons Inc. bargain jointly with Safeway and locked out their union workers the next day.	The heatwave was due to a mass of hot, dry air from the southeast, said Mario Almeida of Portugal's weather service.	3
train	In connection with the incident, I have acknowledged that I behaved inappropriately."	About half of all U.S. households have money in mutual funds.	3
train	Wal-Mart estimates more than 100 million Americans visit their stores every week.	The crates are full of hardback copies of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	1.75
train	WORLD No. 2 Lleyton Hewitt has accused the Association of Tennis Professionals of malice, including an alleged attempt last year to dupe him into refusing a drug test.	"I'm not going to be sponsoring it because it's not our proposal, but I'm not responding to it in a negative way," he said.	3
train	On health care, the NDP says there will be no privatization and no health-care premiums.	Cisco executives were encouraged by $1.3 billion in cash flow and the increase in net income, but said they remained ``cautiously optimistic'' about a rebound.	4.5
train	Gemstar's shares gathered up 2.6 percent, adding 14 cents to $5.49 at the close.	Emile Laroza, 51, contracted SARS while working as a nurse at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the second SARS outbreak.	3.2
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.	Hickenlooper clobbered city Auditor Don Mares, 46, in the Tuesday runoff.	3.75
train	SCO says the pricing terms for a license will not be announced for weeks.	The panel will not begin a formal investigation because the statute of limitations has expired, Plofsky said.	3.333
train	He also recruited others to participate in the scheme by convincing them to receive fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered for himself.	World No.2 Lleyton Hewitt has accused his professional peers of long-standing malice, including an attempt last year to dupe him into refusing a drug test.	3.2
train	The blaze then spread to several surrounding structures on the property and destroyed them.	As Sayliyah was the command base for the Iraq war, but hundreds who ran the war have returned to the United States.	3
train	Albertsons and Kroger's Ralphs chain locked out their workers in response.	The Fed also said the risks to the economy were biased toward weakness.	1.4
train	Scientists believed Stardust trapped thousands of particles of dust.	Morales, who pleaded guilty in July, expressed "sincere regret and remorse" for his crimes.	2.8
train	Allegiant shares rose $4, or $17.2 percent, to $27.43 in Thursday morning trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.	Harry Potter's latest wizard trick?	4
train	The report by the independent expert committee aims to dissipate any suspicion about the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS crisis.	Of the 24 million phone votes cast, Studdard was only 130,000 votes ahead of Aiken.	3.75
train	The company said it would cut the wholesale price of most top-line CDs to $9.09 from $12.02.	Charles Cullen, 43, was transferred from the Somerset County Jail in Somerville to the Anne Klein Forensic Center, a 150-bed psychiatric treatment facility in Trenton.	3.75
train	Advanced Micro Devices said Fujitsu Siemens Computers is offering a high-end workstation based on AMD's Opteron 200 Series.	If draining the ponds in Maryland will further help establish Steve's innocence, we welcome it."	3.4
train	FRIENDS of Robert De Niro yesterday rallied around him after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.	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.	4
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.	Innocent or not, "she's damaged goods," said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting firm in New York.	4.5
train	The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was off 58.69 points, or 0.64 percent, at 9,137.86.	The upgrade will be available as a free download for current customers with SmarNet support in January 2004.	3.5
train	Express Scripts ESRX.O shares fell 3.6 percent to close at $66.89 on the Nasdaq.	Stardust was designed to gather thousands of dust particles streaming from Wild 2.	2.4
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 central bank's policy board left rates steady for now, as widely expected, but surprised the market by declaring that overall risks were weighted toward weakness.	2.4
train	He playfully chided the Senate's "little bitty tax relief plan."	Still, he noted that Miami must decide whether to seek A.C.C. membership by June 30 to adhere to Big East guidelines.	5
train	He planned to stay all day until the river crested, which was forecast for late last night.	Mr. Powell told a crowd at a cemetery with a thousand headstones, many of them marking the graves of entire families.	1
train	The commission estimates California lost $1.34 billion -- the most of any state -- to tax shelters in 2001.	"I am advised that certain allegations of criminal conduct have been interposed against my counsel, J. Michael Boxley,'' the Silver statement said. "	2.625
train	Forecasters said warnings might go up for Cuba later Thursday.	France Telecom shares dropped 3.6 percent while Orange surged 13 percent.	4
train	This is America, my friends, and it should not happen here," he said to loud applause.	The federal courts have ruled that the monument violates the constitutional ban against state-established religion.	4.2
train	The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index gained 2.90 points, or 0.18 percent, to 1,606.87.	The American Anglican Council, which represents Episcopalian conservatives, said it will seek authorization to create a separate province in North America because of last week's actions.	1
train	The Nasdaq composite index advanced 20.59, or 1.3 percent, to 1,616.50, after gaining 5.7 percent last week.	However, we have decided to opt for the European consortium's engine as the best overall solution."	4.5
train	The boy also sprayed the room full of retardant from fire extinguishers, which made it hard to see, the chief said.	Micron's numbers also marked the first quarterly profit in three years for the DRAM manufacturer.	3.6
train	The elderly and those with weakened immune systems are also urged to protect against mosquito bites.	The new products on the desktop side include the latest versions of Pylon Conduit and Pylon Pro.	3.8
train	The American decision provoked an angry reaction from the European Commission, which described the move as "legally unwarranted, economically unfounded and politically unhelpful".	The sales leave Mr. Turner with about 45 million shares in AOL.	3.75
train	The findings are published in the November 6 edition of the journal Nature.	"He hasn't got much choice," said the Bishop of Armidale, Peter Brain.	4
train	The attack seemed similar to others staged near foreign compounds in Riyadh on May 12.	"I marched in the streets against Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War," she said.	2.6
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.	Apple Computer Inc. said Monday it exceeded record industry expectations by selling more than 1 million songs since the launch of its online music store a week ago.	2
train	It will also help reform the Royal Solomon Islands Police, strengthen the courts and prisons system and protect key institutions such as the Finance Ministry from intimidation.	The researchers gave copies of "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" to the carb-cutters.	4
train	Revenue rose 3.9 percent, to $1.63 billion from $1.57 billion.	Two federal agencies are investigating telecommunications gear maker Lucent Technologies for possible violations of U.S. bribery laws in its operations in Saudi Arabia.	4
train	The camp hosts summer religious retreats for children and other events year-round, according to its Web site.	The bill is among the first of 13 that Congress must pass each year to fund the federal government.	3.5
train	In the latest violence, insurgents threw a bomb at a U.S. convoy in northern Baghdad, killing one soldier.	The matter could then be sent to the U.N. Security Council.	3.6
train	"Tomorrow at the Mission Inn, I have the opportunity to congratulate the governor-elect of the great state of California.	Oracle chairman Larry Ellison has hinted that the company could yet again increase its offer for rival PeopleSoft.	3.2
train	Knight agreed to a two-year, $2.38 million contract that included a $300,000 signing bonus.	That's when officers threw him to the ground and handcuffed him, according to testimony.	3.75
train	The pressure may well rise on Thursday, with national coverage of the final round planned by ESPN, the cable sports network.	The technique is used during the second and, occasionally, third trimester of pregnancy.	2
train	Mr Pollard said: "This is a terrible personal tragedy and a shocking blow for James's family.	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.	3.25
train	As a result, 24 players broke par in the first round.	China's foreign ministry said: "We hope all parties will continue to make efforts and continue the process of dialogue."	3.2
train	Sequent representatives could not immediately be reached for comment on the SCO announcement.	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.	3.25
train	"The European Union is basically absent," said Tito Barbini, regional minister for agriculture in Tuscany, Italy.	Security analysts said the new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a "high level" outbreak status by mid-afternoon on Monday.	3.25
train	Some 95 million Americans -- half of all households -- invest in mutual funds.	Asked if he felt any regret about theOctober 12 attack, the answer was an adamant "no".	0.5
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.	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	At midnight on Wednesday, 68 percent of voters said "no" to the tax, with 97 percent of the votes counted.	She also pledged to bring peace to Iraq: "Americans don't cut and run, we have to see this misadventure through."	4.667
train	The companies, Chiron and Aventis Pasteur, together made about 80 million doses of the injected vaccine, which ordinarily would have been enough to meet U.S. demand.	The S&P 500 had climbed 16 percent since its March low and yesterday closed at its highest since Dec. 2.	4
train	The audiotape aired last week by the Arab Al-Jazeera television network appears to be an effort to incite attacks.	Dealers said the euro's downward momentum may pick up speed should it break below $1.15.	3.6
train	Yes, from today Flash memory purchased from AMD or Fujitsu will be branded Spansion.	For the 12-month period ending June 30, high-speed lines installed in homes and businesses increased by 45 percent.	2.7
train	Get it all out," says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting firm based in New York City.	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	"We hope all parties will continue to make efforts and continue the process of dialogue," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.	House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., says he is sensitive to civil liberties complaints.	4
train	The bishop told police he thought he had hit a dog or a cat or that someone had thrown a rock at his vehicle.	In addition, "fewer than 10" FBI offices have conducted investigations involving visits to Islamic mosques, the Justice Department said.	3.2
train	"It appears from our initial report that this was a textbook landing considering the circumstances," Burke said.	Frankel said Peace Rules will run in the Preakness Stakes on May 17.	3.6
train	Russ Britt is the Los Angeles Bureau Chief for CBS.MarketWatch.com.	"My understanding of this is that there is a lower percentage of successful impregnations with frozen," Ezzell said.	3.6
train	INTEL TODAY disclosed details of its next-generation XScale processor for mobile phones and handheld devices here in San Jose.	An Ohio law that bans a controversial late-term abortion procedure is constitutionally acceptable and the state can enforce it, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday.	3.25
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.	She took the highly unusual step of skipping cabinet to attend a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.	1.9
train	Ms Lafferty's lawyer, Thomas Ezzell, told a Kentucky newspaper: "My understanding of this is that there is a lower percentage of successful impregnations with frozen.	The developers, The Related Cos. and Apollo Real Estate Advisors, hope sales top $1 billion.	4.4
train	Mr Sahel said police had identified the bodies of seven of the 14-strong cell believed to have carried out the five almost simultaneous attacks on Saturday.	Emily Church is London bureau chief of CBS.MarketWatch.com.	1.75
train	The new sensor -- dubbed CANARY for ''cellular analysis and notification of antigen risks and yields'' -- hijacks this natural process with two important changes.	It has sought observer status for seven years, but was again rebuffed May 19 at the annual WHO conference in Geneva.	3.2
train	According to the Census Bureau, the Hispanic population increased by 9.8 percent from the April 2000 census figures.	The Arizona-based ISM reported Monday that its non-manufacturing index rose to 50.7 last month, from 47.9 in March.	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.	In seeking leniency, Waksal apologized to the court, his employees and his family.	2.667
train	The consumer group generated $4.47 billion of profit and $20 billion of revenue from January to June, 53% of Citigroup's profit and revenue.	British Airways plans to retire its seven Concordes at the end of October.	2
train	Supermarket chains facing a possible grocery clerk strike this week accused union leaders Monday of breaking off contract talks prematurely over the weekend.	But Itar-Tass news agency said four of his bodyguards were among those killed by the bomb.	1.4
train	Micron has declared its first quarterly profit for three years.	The union said it would reveal later which chain would be targeted.	3