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0 | 582,699 | 582,690 | "We think it's great news," Enron spokesman Eric Thode said. | Enron spokesman Eric Thode declined to comment on the mediation order. |
0 | 381,394 | 381,254 | Veritas said new customers can buy Bare Metal Restore for $900 per Windows client and $1,000 per Unix client. | Bare Metal Restore 4.6 will be available in mid-June, said Veritas, and will cost $900 per Windows client and $1,000 per Unix client. |
0 | 350,042 | 350,051 | Officials at Microsoft and Lindon, Utah-based SCO couldn't be immediately reached for comment. | Microsoft in Europe could not be immediately reached for comment. |
1 | 2,763,475 | 2,763,440 | They did so after her feeding tube was removed this afternoon, accompanied by the Rev. Thaddeus Malanowski, a Catholic priest who visits Mrs. Schiavo weekly. | They did visit after her feeding tube had been removed, accompanied by the Rev. Thaddeus Malanowski, a Roman Catholic priest who visits Mrs. Schiavo weekly. |
1 | 3,437,671 | 3,437,440 | He is expected to ask banks for around €50m this week to keep the company afloat. | He is expected to ask for a lifeline of around €50m to pay suppliers and keep the company afloat. |
1 | 327,456 | 327,366 | Economists said that raised the odds of a rate cut at the Fed's next meeting on June 24-25. | Economists said those concerns raised the odds that the Fed might reduce rates at its next meeting on June 24-25. |
1 | 3,255,139 | 3,255,157 | The company had an operating loss of $56.7 million in the first half of 2003. | In the first half of this year, the company lost $56.7 million. |
0 | 1,798,982 | 1,799,475 | She has a boyfriend, too, officials said: Sgt. Ruben Contreras, who sat with her family Tuesday. | She also thanked her boyfriend, Sgt. Ruben Contreras, who was sitting next to the stage. |
1 | 607,991 | 607,825 | The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> jumped 118 points, or 1.36 percent, to 8,829. | In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 121.51, or 1.4 percent, at 8,832.69. |
0 | 582,690 | 582,670 | Enron spokesman Eric Thode declined to comment on the mediation order. | "We think it's great news," said Enron spokesman Eric Thode. |
1 | 1,794,122 | 1,794,228 | "In 1980, 6% of children aged six to 18 were overweight," he said. | From 1976 to 1980, it said, 6 percent of children ages 6 to 18 were overweight. |
1 | 737,789 | 737,933 | He could get six to seven years in prison, plus fines. | The charges carry up to 25 years in prison and $1.25 million in fines. |
1 | 3,277,346 | 3,277,330 | In the total external disk storage system market, revenue increased 1.5 percent year over year in the third quarter, to $3.2 billion. | In the total external disk storage system market, McArthur said revenue increased 1.5 percent year-over-year in Q3 to $3.2 billion. |
1 | 1,583,456 | 1,583,736 | "We have found the smoking gun," board member Scott Hubbard said. | "We have found the smoking gun," said Hubbard, director of NASA's Ames Research Center in California. |
1 | 3,159,648 | 3,159,697 | An experimental drug can slow the loss of vision caused by an eye disease that is the leading cause of blindness among the elderly, researchers have found. | An experimental drug can slow the loss of vision caused by a maddening eye disease that is the leading cause of blindness among the elderly, doctors reported on Saturday. |
0 | 795,984 | 795,913 | The legislation, which now goes to the full House, would amend the state's 1988 corporate takeover law. | The state House on Thursday approved legislation intended to clarify Michigan's corporate takeover law. |
0 | 3,075,693 | 3,075,784 | They said the child was taken to Nassau County Medical Center for observation. | The boy was taken to Nassau University Medical Center, where staff said he was "doing okay." |
1 | 3,085,147 | 3,085,018 | The airline said the results showed that its recovery programme and other initiatives were helping to offset a continued deterioration in revenues. | It said today’s results showed that programme and other measures were helping to offset a continued deterioration in revenues. |
0 | 1,279,909 | 1,279,881 | In the first hour of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 34 points to 9,107, while the Nasdaq composite index rose 2 points to 1,612. | The Dow Jones industrial average was up 17 points to 9,090, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 10 points to 1,601. |
1 | 347,017 | 347,002 | In hardest-hit Taipei, traffic has disappeared from once bustling streets, ubiquitous department stores stand mostly empty and restaurants are eerily quiet. | In hardest-hit Taipei, traffic has disappeared from once-bustling streets and department stores and restaurants are virtually empty. |
1 | 1,592,037 | 1,592,076 | In a statement, Lee said he "no longer believes that Viacom deliberately intended to trade on my name when naming Spike TV." | Spike Lee no longer believes that Viacom deliberately intended to trade on his name by calling its own venture "Spike TV," according to a statement read in court Tuesday. |
1 | 2,319,051 | 2,319,099 | The seven other nations in the initiative are Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Spain. | Other nations involved in the PSI include Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Britain. |
1 | 1,653,312 | 1,653,243 | "Accusations of improper activity are as false today as they were when the Democrats first made them," Grella said. | Accusations of improper activity are as false today as when the Democrats first made them." |
0 | 487,931 | 488,007 | The euro was at 1.5276 versus the Swiss franc , up 0.2 percent on the session, after hitting its highest since mid-2001 around 1.5292 earlier in the session. | The euro was steady versus the Swiss franc after hitting its highest since mid-2001 of 1.5261 earlier in the session. |
1 | 1,257,237 | 1,257,412 | The Aspen fire had charred more than 12,400 acres by Monday on Mount Lemmon just north of Tucson and more than 250 homes had been destroyed. | The fire has so far charred 11,400 acres on Mount Lemmon just north of Tucson, and more than 250 homes have been destroyed. |
0 | 3,013,483 | 3,013,540 | Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong says China plays an important role in the integration of Asia, including managing the stresses and strains both within and between countries. | HAINAN PROVINCE, China: Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said China plays an important role in the integration of Asia. |
1 | 666,384 | 666,485 | The court on Monday reversed the decision of that court, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. | The court today reversed the decision of that court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. |
1 | 838,787 | 838,830 | In 1999, Mauritania became only the third Arab League state to establish full diplomatic relations with the Jewish state. | It is one of only three states in the Arab League to hold full diplomatic relations with Israel. |
1 | 1,196,004 | 1,196,099 | Just across a river, St. Joseph has trendy restaurants, boutiques, offices and a picturesque beachfront. | Less than a mile away, across a river, St. Joseph features trendy restaurants, boutiques, offices and a picturesque beach front. |
1 | 2,340,480 | 2,340,449 | That client component, the Microsoft Windows Rights Management Client 1.0, is what Microsoft posted for free download Tuesday. | Microsoft released Windows Rights Management Client 1.0, the first software client, for free download earlier this week. |
1 | 2,020,252 | 2,020,081 | The worm attacks Windows computers via a hole in the operating system, an issue Microsoft on July 16 had warned about. | The worm attacks Windows computers via a hole in the operating system, which Microsoft warned of 16 July. |
1 | 1,799,157 | 1,799,761 | But in Palestine, her rural neighbourhood 225 miles west of Washington, residents had nothing but praise for Pte Lynch. | In Palestine, a rural neighborhood 225 miles west of Washington, residents had effusive praise for Lynch. |
1 | 1,387,945 | 1,388,069 | Justices Stephen Breyer, Sandra Day O'Connor and Anthony Kennedy disagreed. | Justices Anthony Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen Breyer dissented. |
1 | 2,965,237 | 2,965,069 | Cool, moist air moved into Colorado early Thursday and brought precipitation to two wind-whipped wildfires that had forced thousands to flee and threatened several hundred homes. | Cool, moist air moved into Colorado overnight, raising hopes for firefighters battling two wind-whipped wildfires that forced thousands to flee and threatened hundreds of homes. |
1 | 347,274 | 347,378 | The latest outbreak seems to have begun with one of the female patients, a transfer from Jen Chi Hospital in Taipei. | The outbreak seems to have begun with one of the roommates, a transfer from Taipei's Jen Chi Hospital. |
1 | 1,724,409 | 1,724,310 | Its second-quarter earnings per share of 22 cents was slightly better than analysts' estimates of 19 cents a share and more than double its prediction in April. | But an earnings per share of 22 cents was slightly better than analysts' estimates of 19 cents a share and more than double what Ford had predicted in April. |
1 | 1,641,154 | 1,641,055 | The board's final report, expected in late August, will stop short of assigning individual blame for the Columbia accident that killed seven astronauts, Gehman said. | The board's final report, which is expected in late August, will stop short of assigning individual blame for the accident . |
1 | 2,840,953 | 2,840,899 | Treasury prices rose slightly, sending the 10-year note yield down to 4.38 percent from 4.39 percent late Friday. | Treasury prices gained for the third day in a row, pushing the 10-year note yield down to 4.35 percent from 4.36 percent late Monday. |
0 | 826,611 | 826,464 | But it is clear that the Joint Intelligence Committee was not involved. | This report was cleared by the Joint Intelligence Committee. |
1 | 2,000,409 | 2,000,365 | Microsoft acquired Virtual PC when it bought the assets of Connectix earlier this year. | Microsoft acquired Virtual PC from its developer, Connectix, earlier this year. |
0 | 2,614,947 | 2,614,904 | The premium edition adds OfficeFront Page 2003, Acceleration Server 2000, and SQL Server 2000. | The premium edition adds ISA Server, SQL Server and a specialized edition of BizTalk 2004. |
0 | 983,573 | 983,700 | PFP Legislator Kao Ming-chien (), the fifth Taiwanese expert invited by the WHO to join the conference, will arrive in Malaysia today. | Kao, the fifth Taiwanese expert invited by the WHO to attend the conference, however, was absent from the delegation. |
0 | 1,744,257 | 1,744,378 | In the year-ago quarter, the steelmaker recorded a profit of $16.2 million, or 15 cents per share, on sales of $1.14 billion. | In the second quarter last year, AK Steel reported a profit of $16.2 million, or 15 cents a share. |
1 | 2,090,590 | 2,090,456 | Earlier, he told France Inter-Radio, "I think we can now qualify what is happening as a genuine epidemic." | "I think we can now qualify what is happening as a genuine epidemic," Health Minister Jean-Francois Mattei said on France Inter radio. |
0 | 1,268,103 | 1,268,213 | SARS or severe acute respiratory syndrome emerged in November last year. | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome has infected 8459 people, 805 of whom died. |
0 | 1,119,721 | 1,119,714 | Sony claimed that the reader's capacitance sensing technology cannot be fooled by paper copies and does not require cleaning. | Its capacitance sensing technology electronically reads a fingerprint; Sony says it can't be fooled by paper copies and doesn't require cleaning. |
1 | 1,983,258 | 1,983,180 | Hines died of cancer Saturday in Los Angeles, publicist Allen Eichhorn said Sunday. | Hines died yesterday in Los Angeles of cancer, publicist Allen Eichorn said. |
1 | 2,475,319 | 2,475,452 | Sutherland is the 65-year-old computing pioneer who co-founded Evans & Sutherland, which made high-performance graphics computers. | Sutherland, 65, was a co-founder of Evans & Sutherland, an early maker of high-performance computers. |
1 | 1,628,189 | 1,628,166 | He said there was no indication, so far, that Gehring used his card for hotels, motels or other overnight stops. | There is no indication, so far, that Gehring used his card at any motel or overnight lodging, he said. |
0 | 2,464,878 | 2,465,098 | Negotiators talked with the boy for more than an hour, and SWAT officers surrounded the classroom, Bragdon said. | Officers talked with the boy for about an hour and a half, Bragdon said. |
0 | 1,513,394 | 1,513,490 | "There are some who feel that if they attack us, we may decide to leave prematurely," Mr Bush said at the White House. | "There are some who feel like conditions are such that they can attack us there," Bush told reporters at the White House on Wednesday. |
0 | 1,686,539 | 1,686,168 | That fire, the largest wildfire in state history, charred 469,000 acres and destroyed 491 homes in surrounding communities. | That fire devastated timber on the reservation, while charring 469,000 acres and destroying 491 homes in surrounding communities. |
1 | 1,723,480 | 1,723,289 | He listed LeapFrog Enterprises' LF.N LeapPad books, Hasbro Inc.'s HAS.N Beyblade starter set, and MGA Entertainment's Bratz doll line as toys that were stealing market share. | LeapFrog Enterprises' LF.N LeapPad books, Hasbro Inc.'s HAS.N Beyblade starter set, and MGA Entertainment's Bratz doll line all were stealing market share, he said. |
1 | 1,186,754 | 1,187,056 | Amazon.com shipped out more than a million copies of the new book, making Saturday the largest distribution day of a single item in e-commerce history. | Amazon.com shipped more than a million copies by Saturday afternoon, making Saturday the largest distribution day of a single item in e-commerce history. |
1 | 2,129,589 | 2,129,472 | Bush said that he ordered the Treasury Department to freeze the assets after the suicide bombing in Jerusalem that killed 20 people Tuesday. | Bush said in a statement that he ordered the U.S. Treasury Department to act following Tuesday's suicide bombing attack in Jerusalem, which killed 20 people. |
1 | 2,842,562 | 2,842,582 | The show's closure affected third-quarter earnings per share by a penny. | The company said this impacted earnings by a penny a share. |
1 | 2,617,726 | 2,618,287 | "A lot of these are made-up stories," Schwarzenegger told NBC television. | "Well, first of all, a lot of these are made up stories," Mr. Schwarzenegger said. |
0 | 603,159 | 603,135 | He said that President Bush's proposed Clean Air Act amendment, called the Clear Skies Initiative, would result in greater efficiency and therefore less pollution. | He said that by allowing power companies more flexibility, the Clear Skies Initiative would result in greater efficiency and therefore less pollution. |
0 | 2,873,361 | 2,873,517 | Gates dismissed the challenge from open-source programs such as Linux, which is gaining adherents in the public and private sectors. | But Gates dismissed the challenge coming from open-source programs, including those written for operating systems such as Linux. |
1 | 655,516 | 655,401 | The global death toll approached 770 with more than 8,300 people sickened since the SARS virus first appeared in southern China in November. | The global death toll is 770 with more than 8300 people sickened since the severe acute respiratory syndrome virus first appeared in southern China in November. |
1 | 2,530,067 | 2,530,487 | Chances were, he said more than a week ago, he would see people who year after year pick the same place to sit. | Chances are, he will see people who year after year pick the same place to sit. |
0 | 1,947,412 | 1,947,484 | The appeal came as NATO was preparing to the take command of the 5,000 strong International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Monday. | The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation on Monday assumes command of the 4.600-strong International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) which is helping with security and reconstruction in the Afghan capital. |
1 | 69,687 | 69,610 | Compared with the same quarter last year, Cisco earned $729 million, or 10 cents a share, on revenue of $4.82 billion. | Cisco reported earnings of $987 million, or 14 cents a share, on revenue of $4.62 billion for the quarter ending in April. |
1 | 2,852,505 | 2,852,372 | He adds: "She started beating me with her hands about the head until I ran into the other room." | "She started beating me with her hands about the head until I ran into the other room," Mr Gest says of one incident. |
1 | 2,029,542 | 2,029,603 | In the interview, Janet Racicot said she heard the thud from the kitchen, where she was getting a glass of water early Saturday morning. | Janet Racicot heard the thud from the kitchen, where she was getting a glass of water, she said in an interview Tuesday. |
0 | 2,355,787 | 2,356,027 | After the war she spent three years in custody but tribunals cleared her of any wrongdoing. | After the war, she spent three years under Allied arrest. |
1 | 3,200,940 | 3,201,393 | Jackson, 45, posted a $3 million bond and returned to Las Vegas, where he is filming a music video. | After posting $3 million bail, Jackson flew to Las Vegas, where he had been working on a video. |
0 | 431,076 | 431,242 | After the two-hour meeting on May 14, publisher Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr., executive editor Howell Raines and managing editor Gerald Boyd pledged quick remedies to staff grievances. | The committee will make recommendations to Publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Executive Editor Howell Raines and Managing Editor Gerald Boyd. |
1 | 667,124 | 666,899 | "We make no apologies for finding every legal way possible to protect the American public from further terrorist attacks," she said. | "We make no apologies for finding every legal way possible to protect the American public from further terrorist attack," said Barbara Comstock, Justice Department spokeswoman. |
1 | 2,213,910 | 2,214,019 | The intelligence service, headed by Fujimori's spy chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, was accused of torture, drug trafficking and disappearances. | The head of the intelligence service under Mr. Fujimori, Vladimiro Montesinos, was accused of tortures and disappearances. |
0 | 640,880 | 640,597 | "There's nothing we can do to stop" the water flow, Stegman said. | "Right now, there is nothing we can do," Stegman said. |
1 | 404,585 | 404,787 | Mr. Soros branded Mr. Snow's policy shift a "mistake." | Soros criticised Snow's policy shift as a "mistake". |
1 | 1,268,437 | 1,268,577 | The Federal Open Market Committee meeting gets under way on Tuesday with a monetary policy decision due on Wednesday. | The Federal Open Market Committee will end its two-day policy-setting meeting and announce its decision on Wednesday. |
0 | 2,408,619 | 2,408,559 | Late last month Microsoft restricted access to its MSN Messenger network. | Microsoft last month said it is updating its MSN Messenger service in October. |
1 | 3,407,279 | 3,407,314 | Rashidi Ahmad, 33, was found dead in his pickup truck after it crashed into a building at Lincolnshire and Williamsborough drives, near Franklin Boulevard. | Sheriff's deputies found Ahmad in his truck after it crashed into a building at Lincolnshire and Williamsborough drives, just south of the Sacramento city limits along Franklin Boulevard. |
0 | 2,784,891 | 2,784,624 | Bolivia's army fought to stop columns of protesters from streaming into the food-starved capital on Wednesday as a popular uprising against the president spread. | Bolivia's army fought to stop a column of dynamite-wielding miners from streaming into the besieged capital on Wednesday, leaving two dead as a popular uprising against the President spread. |
1 | 231,001 | 231,030 | Both Mr Blair and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw have denied that Britain had reneged on plans to involve the UN in the reconstruction of Iraq. | Mr Blair and the Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, have denied Ms Short's claims that Britain has reneged on plans to involve the UN in the reconstruction of Iraq. |
1 | 1,393,764 | 1,393,984 | It's been a busy couple of days for security gurus assigned to keep their companies safe and sound. | It's been a busy couple of days for enterprise security gurus tasked with the job of keeping their companies safe and sound. |
0 | 2,232,494 | 2,232,543 | They include two Kuwaitis and six Palestinians with Jordanian passports with the remainder Iraqis and Saudis, the official said. | Two Kuwaitis and six Palestinians with Jordanian passports were among the suspects, the official said. |
0 | 1,988,217 | 1,988,201 | Johnson and four other protesters were arrested soon afterward for blocking the roadway, a state misdemeanor. | Johnson and four other protesters, ages 69 to 86, were arrested for blocking the roadway. |
1 | 3,438,092 | 3,438,142 | The government has chosen three companies to develop plans to protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missile attacks, homeland security officials announced Tuesday. | The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it has selected three companies to continue research into ways to thwart shoulder-fired missile attacks on U.S. commercial aircraft. |
1 | 1,466,129 | 1,466,006 | Vivendi argues the agreement had not been approved by the board and that the payoff was inappropriate given the state of Vivendi's finances when new CEO Jean-Rene Fourtou took over. | Vivendi argues the agreement was not approved by its board and that the payoff was inappropriate given the state of Vivendi's finances at the time. |
1 | 2,923,681 | 2,923,670 | Two Americans killed in a recent ambush in Afghanistan were contract employees of the CIA, the agency said Tuesday. | Two CIA operatives have been killed in an ambush in Afghanistan, the CIA said yesterday. |
0 | 2,916,199 | 2,916,164 | Lu reclined in a soft chair wearing a woolly coat near the blackened capsule. | "It's great to be back home," said Lu, dressed in a woolly coat near the blackened capsule. |
1 | 2,530,671 | 2,530,542 | Gov. Bob Riley proposed the budget cuts after Alabama voters rejected his $1.2 billion tax plan Sept. 9. | After Alabama voters rejected his $1.2 billion tax plan Sept. 9, Riley forecast significant cuts in state programs. |
1 | 3,445,922 | 3,445,856 | Over the weekend, NASA landed a six-wheeled robot on Mars to study the planet. | Last Saturday, a six-wheeled robot developed by NASA landed on Mars and began sending back images of the planet. |
1 | 539,640 | 539,371 | Mr Charlton was in the third aisle when a man in a brown suit raced past him with his hands in the air, armed with the stakes. | He said a man in the seventh row in a "brown suit raced past me with his hands raised in the air" armed with sharp stakes. |
1 | 1,536,566 | 1,536,602 | On Wednesday, Judge Pollack dismissed another case, this one against Merrill Lynch investors in the firm's Global Technology Fund. | On Wednesday, Judge Pollack dismissed a similar class-action lawsuit filed by investors who lost money in Merrill's Global Technology fund. |
0 | 3,092,148 | 3,092,128 | Overall control will be wielded by a national security council, headed by Mr Arafat. | The other six security agencies will report to a National Security Council headed by Arafat. |
1 | 758,335 | 758,269 | Congress twice passed partial birth bans, but former President Bill Clinton (news - web sites), citing the need for a health exception, vetoed both measures. | Congress passed the measure twice and President Bill Clinton (news - web sites), citing the lack of a health exception, vetoed it. |
1 | 1,307,707 | 1,307,622 | The Syrian government has said nothing in public about the raid. | The Syrian government has had no public reaction to the clash. |
1 | 2,483,416 | 2,483,366 | Hackett and Rossignol did not know each other and Hackett had no connection to Colby, Doyle said. | State police Lt. Timothy Doyle said Hackett and Rossignol did not know each other, and that Hackett had no connection to the college. |
1 | 2,679,225 | 2,679,025 | At another point, Mr. Bush said: "The choice was up to the dictator, and he chose poorly. | "The choice was up to the dictator and he chose poorly," Mr Bush said. |
1 | 219,064 | 218,969 | "It is probably not the easiest time to come in and take over the shuttle program, but then again, I look forward to the challenge," he said. | "It's probably not the easiest time to come in and take over the shuttle program, but I look forward to the challenge," Parsons told reporters at NASA headquarters. |
1 | 2,286,593 | 2,286,504 | Two hours earlier, they had recovered the body of Melissa Rogers, 33, of Liberty, Mo. | Just before dawn Tuesday, searchers found the body of Melissa Rogers, 33, of Liberty, Mo. |
0 | 495,996 | 496,023 | But JT was careful to clarify that it was "not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment." | "However, we are not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment." |
1 | 2,527,952 | 2,527,760 | Median household income declined 1.1 percent between 2001 and 2002 to $42,409. | The median household earned income fell $500 over the same period to $42,400. |
1 | 2,082,070 | 2,081,886 | President Bush called the blackout "a wake-up call" for Americans about the nation's outdated power grid. | President George Bush called the blackout "a wake-up call" to modernise the nation's power-sharing system. |
1 | 3,153,783 | 3,153,726 | Eugene Uhl followed his father and grandfather into the military, his mother said. | She said her son followed his father and grandfather into the military. |
1 | 2,380,521 | 2,380,281 | The main change, said Jim Walton, CNN's president, is a fundamental shift in the way CNN collects its news. | The main change, said CNN president Jim Walton, was a fundamental shift in the way the network collected its news. |