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train	"This is an easy case in my view and wholly without merit, both factually and legally."	But company officials expect the costs of the replacement work to run into the millions of dollars.	3.2
train	"I notice a mood change in their priorities," one politician said.	BlueCore3 also implements v1.2's eSCO facility to provide the basis for advanced cordless telephony applications for Bluetooth transmission.	2
train	Meningitis is an infection of the spinal cord fluid and the tissue around the brain.	He and the other lawyers planned to stay until the river starts receding.	3
train	U.S. forces struck dozens of targets on Monday, killing six guerrillas and arresting 21 others, the military said.	The consumer-confidence index came in at 83.5 in June, down slightly from a revised 83.6 in May, the Conference Board said.	3.25
train	In two weeks, he'll probably send out Peace Rules in the Preakness.	The dollar was at 117.85 yen against the Japanese currency, up 0.1 percent.	2.6
train	The upcoming second-quarter earnings season will be particularly important in offering investors guidance, they say.	BA said the second quarter, which included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow, had been difficult.	4.091
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.	Bishop O'Brien, aged 67, had told police he thought he had hit a dog or cat.	4
train	Russin did not comment; his lawyer did not attend the hearing and did not return phone messages.	Halliburton shares fell 54 cents, or 2.4 percent, to $21.76 a share in midday New York Stock Exchange trade.	1.8
train	The boy also sprayed the room full of retardant from fire extinguishers, which made it hard to see, the chief said.	Kroger's Ralphs chain and Albertsons immediately locked out their grocery workers in a show of solidarity.	2
train	The latest snapshot of the labor markets was slightly better than economists were expecting; they were forecasting claims to fall no lower than 410,000 for last week.	On Thursday, a Post article argued that a 50 basis point cut from the Fed was more likely.	2.75
train	Boeing said the final agreement is expected to be signed during the next few weeks.	House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., says he is sensitive to civil liberties complaints.	3.25
train	Four versions of Windows operating systems are targeted: Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.	Excluding patent litigation, RIM's loss for the quarter was $700,000, or 1 cent per share.	1
train	Dealers said the single currency's downward momentum against the dollar could pick up speed if it broke below $1.15.	The commission estimated California lost $937 million to corporate tax shelters in 2001.	3.75
train	But the inadequate performance of students in various subgroups tagged the state as deficient under the federal No Child Left Behind act.	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.	4
train	The American Anglican Council, which represents Episcopalian conservatives, said it will seek authorization to create a separate group.	The federal courts have ruled that the monument violates the constitutional ban against state-established religion.	4.2
train	Colgate shares closed Monday at $56.30 on the New York Stock Exchange.	A poll released this week showed that the FBI bugging of the mayor has given a boost to his re-election effort.	3.6
train	International rescue workers are scouring flattened debris for survivors in Iran's shattered ancient Silk Road city of Bam after a violent earthquake killed more than 20,000 people.	Intel on Wednesday unveiled its next-generation processor for cell phones, PDAs, and other wireless devices.	2.769
train	The Conference Board reported its U.S. Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 83.5 in June from 83.6 in May.	The upgrade will be available as a free download for current customers with SmarNet support in January 2004.	1
train	As part of a restructuring Peregrine sold its Remedy help desk software unit last year to BMC Software Inc.	The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJ: news, chart, profile) rose 56 points, or 0.7 percent, to 8,588.	2.5
train	In the latest violence, insurgents threw a bomb at a U.S. convoy in northern Baghdad, killing one soldier.	On Sunday, a U.S. soldier was killed and another injured when a munitions dump they were guarding exploded in southern Iraq.	2.8
train	Another shooting linked to the spree occurred Nov. 11 at Hamilton Central Elementary in Obetz, about two miles from the freeway.	Next week, John S. Reed, the former Citicorp chief executive who Sunday became interim chairman and chief executive of the exchange, will take up his position.	3.6
train	In January 2000, notebooks represented less than 25 percent of sales volume.	But neither he nor Peace Rules could keep Funny Cide from drawing away.	3.4
train	"These changes may affect a large number of existing Web pages," the statement continued.	Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez said investigators felt confident that with the arrests they had "at least one of the fires resolved."	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.	3.5
train	Sequent representatives could not immediately be reached for comment on the SCO announcement.	His protest led to a 47-hour standoff with police that caused huge traffic jams in downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	4
train	The findings are published in the November 6 edition of the journal Nature.	He said police had identified the bodies of seven of the 14 bombers who launched five almost simultaneous raids Friday night.	3.5
train	The company said it would cut the wholesale price of most top-line CDs to $9.09 from $12.02.	On Monday, Abbey trotted on stage, tail wagging, with Conway before a crowd of 10,000 attendees at PeopleSoft's annual customer conference.	3.5
train	"People are obviously inconvenienced," said Dr. Jim Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.	Later Tuesday, Graham was expected to be re-elected for a second one-year term.	3.75
train	"There is no doubt about the chemical programme, biological programme, indeed nuclear programme, indeed all that was documented by the UN," he said.	The government did not identify the taikonauts -- a term coined from taikong, the Chinese word for space.	4.8
train	Ms. Cripps-Prawak left last Friday, two days after the department introduced a plan to distribute medical marijuana through doctors' offices.	But under cross-examination by O'Donnell's attorney, Lorna Schofield, Toepfer conceded she had ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.	3.6
train	Get it all out," says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting firm based in New York City.	Home Depot reported a 22 percent jump in third-quarter profit behind a nearly 8 percent rise in same-store sales.	3.2
train	Young has 28 days to file a response and ask the NASD for a hearing.	Tito Barbini, a regional minister for agriculture in Tuscany, Italy, criticized the absence Tuesday in Sacramento.	3.4
train	Richard Miller remained hospitalized after undergoing a liver transplant, but his wife has recovered.	Shortness was found twice as often in those with hearing loss.	0.889
train	The British Foreign Office said Monday that coalition authorities in Iraq were pleased that the men were freed.	Analysts polled by Thomson Financial First Call had been expected to see a loss of about 11 cents a share from continuing operations.	3.25
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.	4.5
train	The Senate agreed Tuesday to lift a 10-year-old ban on the research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.	The new products on the desktop side include the latest versions of Pylon Conduit and Pylon Pro.	4
train	Doctors had planned to deliver him two weeks early, on or around November 14.	The boy fired once into a wall and sprayed the room with fire extinguishers, making it hard to see, the chief said.	3.6
train	He also said the academy will get its own internal report next week detailing the seriousness of the remaining problem.	Both studies are published on Thursday in Nature, the British weekly science journal.	4.25
train	"We hope all parties will continue to make efforts and continue the process of dialogue," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.	Kernan, who was O'Bannon's lieutenant governor, friend and political partner, was sworn in six hours after O'Bannon died Saturday.	4.4
train	Doctors have speculated that the body’s own estrogen protects against cell damage and improves blood flow.	The latest shooting linked to the spree was a Nov. 11 shooting at Hamilton Township Elementary School in Obetz, about two miles from the freeway.	3.176
train	Its former chief Mickey Robinson was fired for cause when he left in September, the company said.	Gemstar shares moved higher on the news, closing up 2.6 percent at $5.49 on Nasdaq.	3.4
train	Antonio Monteiro de Castro, 58, currently director of the group’s Latin America & Caribbean operations, will become chief operating officer from the same date.	The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected ImClone's original application in December 2001, saying the trial had been sloppily conducted.	3.5
train	If convicted of the spying charges, he could face the death penalty.	The same survey found the median household income rose by $51, when accounting for inflation, to $43,057.	4.75
train	Site Finder has been visited 65 million times since its introduction, Galvin said.	"My understanding of this is that there is a lower percentage of successful impregnations with frozen," Ezzell said.	3
train	Rusch has also allowed five or more earned runs in each of his last three starts.	It has sought observer status for seven years, but was again rebuffed May 19 at the annual WHO conference in Geneva.	1.75
train	He refused to reveal what percentage of flights carried sky marshals, or whether they would be increased.	Barbini said the EU may reach a compromise but it wants a system for labeling such foods, something the industry has resisted.	3.6
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 virus killed 44 people in the Toronto area, including one doctor and two nurses.	3.5
train	Those conversations had not taken place as of Tuesday night, according to an Oracle spokeswoman.	Marissa Jaret Winokur, as Tracy, won for best actress in a musical.	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".	Missouri Education Commissioner Kent King said he was disappointed by the scores.	4
train	Both devices implement the v1.2 standard's eSCO facility to provide the basis for new cordless telephony applications.	The British Foreign Office said it had mediated the two men's release.	2.75
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.	Druce last night was held in isolation at the same prison.	1.8
train	Argentine Guillermo Coria and Netherlander Martin Verkerk are in the other half.	Each week 138 million shoppers visit Wal-Mart's 4,750 stores.	3.75
train	U.S. and European leaders pledged on Wednesday to work together to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons, presenting a united front after months of bitter acrimony over Iraq.	Innocent or not, "she's damaged goods," said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting firm in New York.	3.2
train	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX rose 3.47 points, or 0.36 percent, to 977.59.	"We're in the Stanley Cup finals, and it was a little bit embarrassing the way we played in the first two games.	3
train	Michael Bloomberg, NYC Mayor: "I'm gonna try march with a number of different groups.	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.	3.6
train	The New York Mets then selected outfielder Lastings Milledge from Lakewood Ranch High School in Florida.	To force a recall election of Davis, the valid signatures of 897,158 registered California voters must be turned in to election officials.	1.75
train	Douglas Robinson, a senior vice president of finance, will take over as chief financial officer on an interim basis.	In addition, "fewer than 10" FBI offices have conducted investigations involving visits to Islamic mosques, the Justice Department said.	3.75
train	On Tuesday, the central bank left interest rates steady, as expected, but also declared that overall risks were weighted toward weakness and warned of deflation risks.	They will not elect as president a Democrat who sounds an uncertain trumpet in these dangerous times."	3
train	Selenski descended down the wall and used the mattress to climb over razor wire.	Last Thursday, the RIAA sent a stiff copyright warning to Penn State's department of astronomy and astrophysics.	3.333
train	Additionally, the h2210’s cradle has room to charge a second battery.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 7.42 points, or 0.45 percent, at 1,653.44.	3.444
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.	CELF's founding members are Hitachi, Matsushita, NEC, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba.	3.455
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.	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.	3.25
train	With diplomacy heating up in the nearly 10-month-old nuclear crisis, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing is slated to visit South Korea from August 13 to 15.	"We're being hyper-vigilant," said Dr. James Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.	3
train	Lay had argued that handing over the documents would be a violation of his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.	Nine seconds later, SpaceShipOne broke the sound barrier, the company said.	3.75
train	Kollar-Kotelly has scheduled another antitrust settlement compliance hearing for January.	The grant also funds beach testing in King George County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.	3.4
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.	Major fires had burned 264,000 acres by early last night.	3.8
train	Founders of the group are Matsushita Electric, Sony, Hitachi, NEC, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung, Sharp and Toshiba.	CBS said the show "does not present a balanced portrayal of the Reagans for CBS and its audience.	1.667
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.	Spansion Flash memory solutions are available worldwide from AMD and Fujitsu.	1.6
train	Bremer said one initiative is to launch a $70 million nationwide program in the next two weeks to clean up neighborhoods and build community projects.	Under NASD regulations, Mr. Young can file a response and request a hearing before an NASD panel.	3
train	Shiites make up 20 percent of the country's population.	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.	3
train	And when asked if he felt regret or guilt about the attack his answer was an adamant "no".	She insisted, though, that it not be published until after her death.	3.4
train	A federal grand jury indicted them on Tuesday; the document was sealed until yesterday to allow authorities to make arrests.	Bulger's brother, a former FBI informant, is now on the law enforcement agency's "10 Most Wanted" list.	4
train	AirTran officials and a Boeing official declined to comment yesterday.	Since early May, the city has received 1,400 reports, he said.	3.75
train	The government did not identify the taikonauts — a term coined from ‘‘taikong,’’ the Chinese word for space — who would travel on the second mission.	In a news release Thursday, Strayhorn said this was the first time a comptroller rejected a budget.	4.733
train	The union had not yet revealed which chain would be targeted.	Hope is survived by his wife; sons Anthony and Kelly; daughters Linda and Nora Somers; and four grandchildren.	2.625
train	U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus ruled that the Akron-based company should have determined that changes at one of its plants would increase overall pollution emissions.	The Mets took Lastings Milledge, an outfielder from Florida, with the 12th pick.	3
train	Kodak expects earnings of 5 cents to 25 cents a share in the quarter.	So far, authorities also have searched areas in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.	2.4
train	The currency briefly weakened slightly on Monday to trade at 55.34/39, not far from its record low of 55.75.	Another person, a man from Fort Worth, Texas, also was missing.	2
train	The hearing occurred a day after the Pentagon for the first time singled out an officer, Dallager, for not addressing the scandal.	Mr Blair went on: "I think we did the right thing in relation to Iraq.	3
train	The Nasdaq composite index added 30.46 points, or 2 percent, to 1,520.15.	Emily Church is London bureau chief of CBS.MarketWatch.com.	4
train	Kids, adults, booksellers and postal workers all are preparing for "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	The cradle for the h2200 has space for recharging a second battery.	1
train	Yes, from today Flash memory purchased from AMD or Fujitsu will be branded Spansion.	On Wednesday, attendees will vote on resolutions that express the Southern Baptist view on issues, but are not binding on individual churches.	3.4
train	Nine seconds later, it broke the sound barrier and continued its steep powered ascent.	France Telecom shares dropped 3.6 percent while Orange surged 13 percent.	4
train	An arrest warrant claimed Bryant assaulted the woman June 30 at a hotel.	But Itar-Tass news agency said four of his bodyguards were among those killed by the bomb.	4.6
train	Mr. Heatley, who suffered a broken jaw and torn knee ligaments, faces several charges.	The MDC called the week-long protest to urge Mugabe either to resign or to negotiate a settlement of the crisis gripping the country.	3.6
train	Entrenched interests are positioning themselves to control the network's chokepoints and they are lobbying the FCC to aid and abet them.	In late-morning trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Corixa was up 74 cents, or 10%, at $7.94.	3.5
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.	The Korean Air deal is expected to be finalized "in the next several weeks," Boeing spokesman Bob Saling said.	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.	There were 293 human cases of West Nile in Indiana in 2002, including 11 deaths statewide.	2.667
train	The Food and Drug Administration rejected ImClone's 2001 application to sell Erbitux, citing shoddy research.	Wells' other series include NBC's "ER" and "Third Watch."	2.5
train	One of the 14 Kurds pointed at the word "refugee" in an English/Turkish dictionary.	A spokesman for SCO could not be reached for comment this afternoon.	3.6
train	Shares of McDonald's Corp. and Wendy's International Inc. continued a modest run-up on the New York Stock Exchange Monday.	Shares of Express Scripts ESRX.O fell about 4 percent to $66.73 on the Nasdaq in late morning trade.	4.6
train	The launch coincides with the JavaOne developers' conference in San Francisco this week.	One man had brandished an English-Turkish dictionary and pointed to the word "refugee".	2.6
train	Bashir felt he was being tried by opinion not on the facts, Mahendradatta told Reuters.	"Saddam is gone, but we want the (U.S.) occupation to end."	3.5
train	Dean told reporters traveling on his 10-city "Sleepless Summer" tour that he considered campaigning in Texas a challenge.	Early Monday, insurgents threw a homemade bomb at a U.S. convoy in northern Baghdad, killing an American soldier.	3.25
train	Excluding the charges, analysts, on average, expected a loss of 11 cents a share.	Palm said on Wednesday it plans to buy Handspring, a company created by renegade Palm co-founder Jeff Hawkins.	3.6
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.	The military said it had killed 16 rebels and captured nine in the campaign so far, with one soldier killed and six wounded.	4
train	The Bush administration blames Hussein loyalists and foreign Muslim militants who have entered Iraq to fight U.S. troops for the wave of bombings and guerrilla attacks.	In his letter, McBride charges the Free Software Foundation and Red Hat with trying to undermine U.S. copyright laws.	4.4
train	The attack seemed similar to others staged near foreign compounds in Riyadh on May 12.	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.	4.6
train	Others with such a status are Egypt, Israel, and Australia.	Lay had refused to turn over the papers, asserting his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.	2.333
train	The Bishop of Armidale, Peter Brain, was forthright.	"If you pass this bill," Rep. John Mabry Jr., D-Waco, told colleagues, "Big Brother will be watching you."	4