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train	Dennehy, who transferred to Baylor last year after getting kicked off the University of New Mexico Lobos for temper tantrums, had begun to read the Bible daily.	"Spending taxpayer dollars to create terrorism betting parlors is as wasteful as it is repugnant," Wyden and Dorgan said Monday in a letter to the Pentagon.	4.6
train	Its shares jumped to $54.50 in pre-open trading from $50.90 at Wednesday's close.	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.	0.8
train	The router will be available in the first quarter of 2004 and will cost around $200, the company said.	Several shots rang out Wednesday night, but no gators were killed then.	3.6
train	Hispanics, the fastest growing ethnic group in the US, have overtaken blacks to become the largest minority in the US, according to newly released government figures.	"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.	5
train	Five-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong had a few words of advice for other cancer survivors in Denver on Friday.	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.	2.6
train	The support will come as a free software upgrade called WebVPN for current customers that have support contracts.	The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX shed 0.17 of a point, or just 0.02 percent, to 934.	3
train	Looking to buy the latest Harry Potter?	A poll released this week showed that the FBI bugging of the mayor has given a boost to his re-election effort.	3.2
train	"It was a little bit embarrassing the way we played in the first two games," Thomas said.	Their belief was based on speculation that estrogen prevents cell damage and improves blood flow.	1.8
train	Waksal, in a letter to the court, said: "I tore my family apart.	Federal officials said the document remained sealed until Thursday morning to allow authorities to make arrests in five Western states.	2.5
train	He planned to stay all day until the river crested, which was forecast for late last night.	She, in turn, occasionally told John that she was still sleeping with an ex-boyfriend, "Baywatch" hunk Michael Bergin.	4.2
train	He was referring to John S. Reed, the former Citicorp chief executive who became interim chairman and chief executive of the exchange last Sunday .	"However, we are not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment."	3.4
train	He was tracked to Atlanta where he was arrested on Tuesday night.	"Maybe, but the old age helps us to understand our strength and our weakness and the reality of the world.	4.4
train	Google's investors include prominent VC firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital, the paper noted.	Close cooperation between regional law enforcement agencies and intelligence services was at the heart of the fight against terrorism, he said.	3.2
train	The American Anglican Council, which represents Episcopalian conservatives, said it will seek authorization to create a separate group.	The cradle for the h2200 has space for recharging a second battery.	3.25
train	Supermarket chains facing a possible grocery clerk strike this week accused union leaders Monday of breaking off contract talks prematurely over the weekend.	His protest led to a 47-hour standoff with police that caused huge traffic jams in downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	4.2
train	Halabi's military attorney, Air Force Maj. James Key, denied the charges, which could carry a death penalty.	Consumer groups oppose the changes, saying they would concentrate too many outlets in too few media empires.	4
train	Former company chief financial officer Franklyn M. Bergonzi pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy on June 5 and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.	As Sayliyah was the command base for the Iraq war, but hundreds who ran the war have returned to the United States.	3.6
train	She asked to be excused from last week's Cabinet session to prepare for a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.	Today, Dean ends his four-day, 10-city "Sleepless Summer" tour in Chicago and New York.	1.2
train	In addition, the Justice Department said that the FBI has conducted ''fewer than 10'' investigations involving visits to mosques.	A new worm has been spreading rapidly across the Internet, sometimes pretending to be an e-mail from Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, antivirus vendors said Monday.	3.4
train	Sources say agents confiscated "several" documents he was carrying.	Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Azdi, surrendered in June; his deputy was killed in a shoot-out with Saudi forces recently.	2.8
train	The currency briefly weakened slightly on Monday to trade at 55.34/39, not far from its record low of 55.75.	Klarman was charged with 16 counts of wire fraud.	2.8
train	Mr. Turner transferred about 10 million shares to a charitable trust before they were sold.	"I have the opportunity to congratulate the governor-elect of the great state of California, and I'm looking forward to it."	4
train	A poll showed that the FBI bugging of the mayor had given a boost to his reelection effort against GOP opponent Sam Katz.	On Monday, Abbey trotted on stage, tail wagging, with Conway before a crowd of 10,000 attendees at PeopleSoft's annual customer conference.	3
train	Authorities said the scientist properly quarantined himself at home after he developed SARS symptoms Dec. 10.	The British Foreign Office said it had mediated the two men's release.	4.2
train	If convicted of the spying charges, he could face the death penalty.	Rich Media interactive ad formats doubled their share from 3% in second quarter of 2002, to 6% in the second quarter of 2003.	4.6
train	So far, they have searched Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana, authorities in those state said.	"Mr. Bryant is innocent and expects to be completely exonerated," Mackey said in a statement.	2
train	Plofsky said the commission won't investigate because the three-year statute of limitations has expired.	But neither he nor Peace Rules could keep Funny Cide from drawing away.	3.6
train	The procedure is generally performed in the second or third trimester.	Israeli soldiers began tearing down settlement outposts in the West Bank yesterday - an Israeli obligation under a new Mideast peace plan.	3.8
train	Richard Miller remained hospitalized after undergoing a liver transplant, but his wife has recovered.	U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman kicks off the three-day Ministerial Conference and Expo on Agricultural Science and Technology on Monday.	2.4
train	The company said it would cut the wholesale price of most top-line CDs to $9.09 from $12.02.	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.	5
train	Stocks dipped lower Tuesday as investors opted to cash in profits from Monday's big rally despite a trio of reports suggesting modest improvement in the economy.	Waksal pleaded guilty to insider trading charges last year, and he is scheduled to be sentenced June 10.	3.4
train	They came despite what BA called a "difficult quarter", which it said included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow.	A key portion of the accord was the implementation of a special council to monitor health spending, set goals for the system and measure progress in reforming health care.	3.6
train	The company posted a profit of $54.3 million, or 22 cents per share, in the year-ago period.	People who once thought their blood pressure was fine actually need to start exercising and eating better, according to new U.S. guidelines published on Wednesday.	4
train	MediaQ's customers include major handheld makers Mitsubishi, Siemens, Palm, Sharp, Philips, Dell and Sony.	Spitz is expected to testify later for the defense.	3
train	The findings appear in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association (news - web sites).	Van-Vliet, who was also injured, called in the accident on the school bus radio.	3.8
train	The film is the second of a trilogy, which will wrap up in November with The Matrix Revolutions.	The MSN Messenger 6 software will be available from 11 a.m. PST on Wednesday, according to Microsoft.	1.5
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI was off 58.69 points, or 0.64 percent, at 9,137.86.	"We've put a lot of effort and energy into improving our patching progress, probably later than we should have.	4.667
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.	The new products on the desktop side include the latest versions of Pylon Conduit and Pylon Pro.	3
train	The audiotape aired last week by the Arab Al-Jazeera television network appears to be an effort to incite attacks.	The battle around VeriSign"s three-week-old Site Finder service rages on.	2.75
train	SARS went on to claim the lives of 44 people in the Toronto area, including two nurses and a doctor.	Bulger's brother, a former FBI informant, is now on the law enforcement agency's "10 Most Wanted" list.	4
train	Joining Stern and McEntee on stage was International Union of Painters and Allied Trades President James Williams.	It generated $4.47 billion of profit and $20 billion of revenue in the year's first half, 53 percent of Citigroup's totals.	4.6
train	Officers threw him to the ground and handcuffed him, and Reyna dropped a knee into his back, according to testimony.	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.	3.6
train	It exploded in his hands, but the former Italian prime minister was unhurt.	Home Depot reported a 22 percent jump in third-quarter profit behind a nearly 8 percent rise in same-store sales.	3.8
train	Revenue rose 3.9 percent, to $1.63 billion from $1.57 billion.	"Reloaded" is the second installment of a trilogy; "The Matrix Revolutions" is slated for debut in November.	3
train	Median household income declined 1.1 percent between 2001 and 2002 to $42,409, after accounting for inflation.	In addition, "fewer than 10" FBI offices have conducted investigations involving visits to Islamic mosques, the Justice Department said.	3.8
train	Part of the accord was the implementation of a special health council that would monitor health spending and progress in reforming the health system.	Also as part of the deal, PalmSource stock will begin trading on the NASDAQ stock market Wednesday under the ticker symbol: PSRC.	2.5
train	The device plays Internet radio streams and comes with a 30-day trial of RealNetworks' Rhapsody music service.	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.	4
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.	"Saddam is gone, but we want the (U.S.) occupation to end."	3.333
train	Dealers said the single currency's downward momentum against the dollar could pick up speed if it broke below $1.15.	Former model Lady McCartney lost a leg in a road accident in 1993 and is understood to have steel plates fitted in her hips which would make natural childbirth difficult.	1.273
train	State Education Commissioner Kent King said Wednesday that the scores on the Missouri Assessment Program tests disappointed him.	BA said the second quarter, which included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow, had been difficult.	3.333
train	The 51-year-old nurse worked at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the latest outbreak.	Thirty-four of the men have been arrested and the others are being sought, US Attorney Daniel Bogden said yesterday.	2.667
train	The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX inched up 3 points, or 0.32 percent, to 970.	The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades endorsed Mr Dean several weeks ago.	4.5
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.	"If you pass this bill," Rep. John Mabry Jr., D-Waco, told colleagues, "Big Brother will be watching you."	3.25
train	Texas Instruments climbed $1.37 to $19.25 yesterday and Novellus Systems Inc. advanced $1.76 to $36.31.	U.S. forces struck dozens of targets on Monday, killing six guerrillas and arresting 99 others during 1,729 patrols and 25 raids conducted over 24 hours.	4
train	Along with chipmaker Intel, the companies include Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Gateway Inc. and Nokia Corp.	France Telecom shares dropped 3.6 percent while Orange surged 13 percent.	2.7
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.	Barbini said the EU may reach a compromise but it wants a system for labeling such foods, something the industry has resisted.	2.625
train	In two weeks, he'll probably send out Peace Rules in the Preakness.	HP fell to second place with server sales growing 0.4 percent to $2.9 billion.	3.8
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.	Cavender did say: "I felt that if I disagreed with Rosie too much I would lose my job."	4
train	It later emerged that he had broken his right thigh and bones in his right wrist and elbow.	With the remaining three shuttles grounded in the wake of the Columbia accident, the rookies will have to wait even longer.	4.8
train	Fletcher said he expects to have the support of lawmakers from agricultural states, many of whom are on the committee.	Amazon and the New York attorney general's office have already settled with one of the alleged e-mail forgers.	3.25
train	Colgate shares closed Monday at $56.30 on the New York Stock Exchange.	Nine seconds later, SpaceShipOne broke the sound barrier, the company said.	3.5
train	Agents found more than 1,000 credit cards and credit card duplicating machines during a search of Ragin's address.	It will appear in the next few weeks on the Web site of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.	3.4
train	Albertsons and Kroger's Ralphs chain locked out their workers in response.	For the 12-month period ending June 30, high-speed lines installed in homes and businesses increased by 45 percent.	2
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.	Fujitsu Siemens Computers on Tuesday made good on a promise to offer a workstation based on Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor.	2.4
train	"I'm not going to be sponsoring it because it is not our proposal but I'm not going to be negative about it".	US Airways Flight 5481, which crashed Jan. 8, was judged to be within 100 pounds of its maximum takeoff weight.	4.4
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI edged up 13.33 points, or 0.15 percent, to 9,196.55.	Douglas Robinson, CA senior vice president, finance, will fill the position in the interim.	3.75
train	After Freitas' opening statement, King County Superior Court Judge Charles Mertel recessed trial until after the Thanksgiving weekend.	The grant also funds beach testing in King George County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.	2.2
train	He also said the academy will get its own internal report next week detailing the seriousness of the remaining problem.	Halliburton shares fell 54 cents, or 2.4 percent, to $21.76 a share in midday New York Stock Exchange trade.	4.667
train	VeriSign introduced its Site Finder service on Sept. 15.	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.	3
train	The last time the survey was conducted, in 1995, those numbers matched.	Druce last night was held in isolation at the same prison.	3
train	Shares of Allergan fell 14 cents to close at $78.12 on the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites).	Seven 20- and 21-year-old male cadets were caught in an off-campus hotel room early Saturday with two female teens, 16 and 18 years.	5
train	The mother also alleged in the lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted by one of the guards.	The rally overshadowed ceremonies marking the sixth anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China on 1 July 1997.	4.8
train	A Washington County man may have the countys first human case of West Nile virus, the health department said Friday.	But church members and observers say they anticipate that the decision here could pose doctrinal problems for some Episcopalians who believe the Bible prohibits homosexuality.	4.4
train	They were at Raffles Hospital over the weekend for further evaluation.	Hickenlooper clobbered city Auditor Don Mares, 46, in the Tuesday runoff.	2.6
train	Kadyrov was not injured, but four of his bodyguards were among those killed.	The plant would employ 1,000 people when fully built out, the company said.	3.8
train	Still, he said, "I'm absolutely confident we're going to have a bill."	The panel will not begin a formal investigation because the statute of limitations has expired, Plofsky said.	4.8
train	"This has been a persistent problem that has not been solved," investigation board member Steven Wallace said.	Texas Instruments climbed $US1.37 to $US19.25 and Novellus Systems advanced $US1.76 to $US36.31, each having been raised to "overweight" by Lehman.	1.6
train	"These changes may affect a large number of existing Web pages," the statement continued.	Shares of M&T, which is based in Buffalo, fell 41 cents, to $91.51.	0.8
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.	Innocent or not, "she's damaged goods," said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting firm in New York.	4.222
train	The military said it had killed 12 rebels and captured nine in the campaign so far, for the loss of six soldiers wounded.	He was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday night by police acting on a tip-off.	2.75
train	The company didn't detail the costs of the replacement and repairs.	The developers, The Related Cos. and Apollo Real Estate Advisors, hope sales top $1 billion.	3.6
train	Hilsenrath and Klarman each were indicted on three counts of securities fraud.	Prices for Treasury securities also rose, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year note falling to 4.19 percent.	3.8
train	Shares of SCO closed at $10.93, down 28 cents, in Monday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.	At 12 months, there was still a difference between the groups, but it was not considered significant.	3.75
train	Graham is expected to be nominated and elected to a second one-year term today and will deliver the presidential address.	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.	4
train	In 2006, the group says the market will rebound 29.6 percent to $21.3 billion in sales.	Australian researchers believe they have found a trigger of type 1 diabetes in children - their mothers eating potatoes and other tuberous vegetables during pregnancy.	1
train	Licensing revenue slid 21 percent, however, to $107.6 million.	Dennehy, who transferred to Baylor last year after getting kicked off the University of New Mexico Lobos for temper tantrums, became a born-again Christian in June 2002.	3.6
train	SCO says the pricing terms for a license will not be announced for weeks.	It has sought observer status for seven years, but was again rebuffed May 19 at the annual WHO conference in Geneva.	3.8
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.	In Nairobi, the provost of All Saints Cathedral, the Very Reverend Peter Karanja, said the US Episcopal Church was alienating itself from the Anglican Communion.	4.25
train	Her lawyer Donald Levine told The Telegraph she had been offered $US250,000 to tell her story exclusively to Australian TV.	Those talks have not taken place, according to an Oracle spokeswoman.	3.75
train	People who once thought their blood pressure was fine actually may be well on their way to hypertension under new U.S. guidelines published on Wednesday.	Meningitis is an infection of the fluid in a person's spinal cord and around the brain.	3.5
train	The dollar fell as low as $1.1624 per euro from $1.1486 on Friday, and traded at $1.1594 at 10:15 a.m. in London.	But under cross-examination by O'Donnell's attorney, Lorna Schofield, Toepfer conceded she had ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.	4.75
train	"It is about a third of what I owe in the world," he told reporters.	Following California's lead, several states and the federal government passed similar or tougher bans.	4.8
train	Consumers still would have to get a descrambling security card from their cable operator to plug into the set.	Emile Laroza, 51, contracted SARS while working as a nurse at North York General Hospital, the epicentre of the second SARS outbreak.	4.4
train	The boy also sprayed the room full of retardant from fire extinguishers, which made it hard to see, the chief said.	The fire spread to several surrounding structures on the property and destroyed them as deputies held back firefighters.	3.2
train	Selenski descended down the wall and used the mattress to climb over razor wire.	Mr. Powell told a crowd at a cemetery with a thousand headstones, many of them marking the graves of entire families.	3
train	Dynes came to UC San Diego in 1991 after 22 years as a physicist with AT&T Bell Labs.	Doctors concluded Erbitux, the cancer drug that enmeshed ImClone Systems in an insider trading scandal, worked just as well as an earlier company-sponsored study said it did.	3
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.	But other sources close to the sale said Vivendi was keeping the door open for further bids in the next day or two.	3
train	A federal grand jury indicted them on Tuesday; the document was sealed until yesterday to allow authorities to make arrests.	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.	3.2
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.	4.25
train	But Forest, the Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco, said: ''Mention the word prohibition and everyone knows what happened there.	Swartz had sought to have the charges dismissed, saying New Hampshire was the wrong place to charge him.	0.5