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1 | 2,304,746 | 2,304,666 | Gartner raised its own worldwide PC shipment forecast in August to 8.9 per cent growth for 2003, up from expectations of 7.2 per cent. | Gartner Inc. also raised its worldwide PC shipment forecast in August to 8.9 percent growth for 2003, up from expectations of 7.2 percent. |
0 | 637,168 | 637,447 | We strongly disagree with Novell's position and view it as a desperate measure to curry favor with the Linux community. | McBride characterized Novell's move as "a desperate measure to curry favor with the Linux community." |
0 | 2,945,092 | 2,945,178 | Strong spokeswoman Stephanie Truog said, "We are in the process of a thorough internal review with the assistance of outside professionals. | Strong Financial released a statement Wednesday night: "We are in the process of a thorough internal review. |
0 | 1,279,593 | 1,279,614 | AMD had revenue of $715 million and a loss of 42 cents a share during the March quarter. | Analysts surveyed by First Call were expecting sales of $723 million and a loss of 28 cents a share. |
1 | 696,677 | 696,932 | After more than two years' detention under the State Security Bureau, the four were found guilty of subversion in Beijing's No. 1 Intermediate Court last Wednesday. | After more than two years in detention by the State Security Bureau, the four were found guilty last Wednesday of subversion. |
1 | 498,305 | 498,375 | Genetic studies of ethnic groups raise concerns because of fears that they could be used or distorted to justify discrimination against a group or to promote stereotypes. | Geneticists cite fears that ethnic-based research would be used or distorted to justify discrimination against a group or to promote racial stereotypes. |
1 | 3,419,191 | 3,419,297 | General Huweirini, who has worked closely with the US, was wounded in the shooting on December 4, US officials said. | Huweirini, who has worked closely with U.S. officials, was wounded in an attack Dec. 4, the U.S. officials said. |
1 | 1,168,228 | 1,168,203 | Similar bills passed the House twice but died in the Senate. | Two years ago, the House passed a similar version that floundered in the Senate. |
0 | 1,387,874 | 1,388,069 | Justice Anthony M. Kennedy also dissented from the dismissal. | Justices Anthony Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen Breyer dissented. |
0 | 3,119,362 | 3,119,594 | She countersued for $125 million, saying Gruner & Jahr broke its contract with her by cutting her out of key editorial decisions. | She countersued for $125 million, saying G+J broke its contract with her by cutting her out of key editorial decisions and manipulated the magazine's financial figures. |
0 | 1,788,039 | 1,787,922 | With the government grant added in, the airline earned $246 million, or 30 cents a share. | That was more than double the $102 million, or 13 cents a share, for the year-earlier quarter. |
1 | 3,122,429 | 3,122,305 | Mr Russell, 46, a coal miner from Brisbane, said: "They are obviously hurting, so we are basically going over there to help them." | "They are obviously hurting so we are basically going over there to help them," Russell, 46, said. |
1 | 1,348,909 | 1,348,954 | The New York Democrat and former first lady has said she will not run for the White House in 2004, but has not ruled out a race in later years. | The former first lady has said she will not run for the White House in 2004 but has not ruled out a race later on. |
1 | 1,928,242 | 1,928,533 | Other recall suits are pending in federal court. | There are three suits challenging the recall still pending in federal court. |
1 | 1,281,627 | 1,281,485 | Analysts have estimated the worth of the core properties at $10 billion-$15 billion. | Analysts have estimated that Vivendi Uni could fetch $12 billion-$14 billion for VUE. |
1 | 1,922,300 | 1,922,496 | A prosecutor says Dorchester County parents were responsible for the death of their a 6-year-old autistic son, whose body was found in a pond near the family home. | St George A prosecutor says a Dorchester County couple was responsible for the death of their 6-year-old autistic son whose body was found in a pond near the family home. |
0 | 2,365,373 | 2,365,452 | The Commerce Commission would have been a significant hurdle for such a deal. | The New Zealand Commerce Commission had given Westpac no indication whether it would have approved its deal. |
1 | 2,262,571 | 2,262,600 | At least 7000 computers were affected by Parson's worm, Assistant US Attorney Paul Luehr said. | The FBI said at least 7000 computers were infected by Parson's software. |
1 | 2,047,843 | 2,047,749 | In Ventura County, the number of closings and advisories dropped by 73 percent, from 1,540 in 2001 to 416 last year. | The number of days when Texas beaches had swimming advisories dropped from 317 in 2001 to 182 last year. |
0 | 3,074,273 | 3,074,290 | On Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said it was temporarily closing its offices in Baghdad and Basra. | The International Committee of the Red Cross, fearful for the safety of its staff operating in Iraq, announced it was temporarily shutting its offices in Baghdad and Basra. |
1 | 2,458,881 | 2,459,084 | It held elections in 1990, but refused to recognize the results after Suu Kyi's party won. | It held elections in 1990, but refused to recognise the results when Miss Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won by a landslide. |
1 | 1,443,586 | 1,443,540 | The findings appear in next Friday's Physical Review Letters. | The findings will be reported Friday in the journal Physical Review Letters. |
1 | 2,442,303 | 2,442,375 | In Washington, the federal government remained closed for a second day. | The nation's capital was quiet today, with the federal government shut down for the second day. |
0 | 162,203 | 162,101 | It does not affect the current Windows Media Player 9.0 Series. | Windows Media Player has had security problems before. |
1 | 424,636 | 424,710 | Aquila is short of cash, and Avon bondholders at one point feared it may default on interest payments. | Avon bondholders have no recourse to Midlands's assets and at one point feared Aquila would default on interest payments. |
0 | 2,274,850 | 2,274,727 | Janice Kelly said her husband had received assurances from senior MoD officials that his name would not be made public. | She told the inquiry that her husband had received assurances from his line manager and senior ministry officials that when he came forward his name would not be made public. |
1 | 3,261,229 | 3,261,252 | The arrests came two days after Ken Livingstone, the London Mayor, claimed police and security services had foiled four terrorist attacks on the capital. | London Mayor Ken Livingstone announced over the weekend that police and security services had foiled four terrorist attacks on the capital. |
1 | 2,427,913 | 2,427,947 | In the evening, he asked for six pizzas and soda, which police delivered. | In the evening, he asked for six pepperoni pizzas and two six-packs of soft drinks, which officers delivered. |
1 | 3,372,289 | 3,372,332 | For the full 12-month period, high-speed cable modem connections increased by 49 percent. | For the full year period ending June 30, 2003, high-speed lines increased by 45 percent. |
1 | 1,747,026 | 1,747,118 | Even her request, decades later, to attend her father's funeral on the island was denied. | Years later, Cuba refused permission for her to attend her father's funeral. |
1 | 1,076,855 | 1,076,875 | Paul Durousseau, 30, was charged with murder in five Jacksonville slayings between December and February, and is also suspected of a 1997 Georgia killing. | Paul Durousseau, 30, was charged Tuesday with murder in five slayings between December and February, and also is suspected of a 1997 killing in the state of Georgia. |
0 | 3,242,382 | 3,242,517 | Advancers outnumbered decliners 1,821 to 1,199 on the New York Stock Exchange on volume of just over 480 million shares. | Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 4-to-3 ratio on the New York Stock Exchange. |
1 | 3,158,959 | 3,159,002 | Mississippi placed among the bottom 10 states in 13 of the 17 measures. | Mississippi is among the bottom five states on nine other measures. |
0 | 71,501 | 71,627 | The seizure took place at 4 a.m. on March 18, just hours before the first American air assault. | The time was about 4 a.m. on March 18, just hours before the first pinpoint missiles rained down on the capital. |
0 | 423,841 | 423,882 | Most other potential buyers are interested only in cherry-picking the most attractive assets. | Other potential suitors are not interested in acquiring only the music business. |
0 | 1,396,291 | 1,396,477 | "Generally unwanted - and often pornographic or with fraudulent intent - spam is a nuisance and a distraction," Gates writes, warming us up for the punchline. | Generally unwanted—and often pornographic or with fraudulent intent —spam is a nuisance and a distraction," Gates writes. |
1 | 1,599,833 | 1,599,728 | "We acted because we saw the evidence in a dramatic new light - through the prism of our experience on 9-11." | "We acted because we saw the existing evidence in a new light, through the prism of ... Sept. 11th." |
1 | 174,386 | 174,482 | The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 11.14, or 1.2 percent, to 931.41." | The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 10.89, or 1.2 percent, to 931.12 as of 12:01 p.m. in New York. |
1 | 917,966 | 918,316 | In 2002, spending on inpatient hospital care grew by 6.8 percent and the costs of outpatient hospital care rose by 14.6 percent, the study. | In 2002, spending on inpatient hospital care grew by 6.8 percent and that on outpatient hospital care by 14.6 percent. |
1 | 2,630,954 | 2,631,063 | This decision would "throw a monkey wrench into the FCC's efforts to develop a vitally important national broadband policy," he said. | He added that the decision will "throw a monkey wrench into the FCC's efforts to develop a vitally important national broadband policy." |
1 | 1,314,758 | 1,315,056 | The truck was later found parked near the Tacoma Mall about three miles away. | The Sonoma was later found near the Tacoma Cemetery, south of the Tacoma Mall. |
1 | 2,907,762 | 2,907,649 | Donations stemming from the Sept. 11 attacks helped push up contributions to human service organizations and large branches of the United Way by 15 percent and 28.6 percent, respectively. | Donations stemming from the Sept. 11 attacks helped push up contributions to human service organizations by 15 percent and to large branches of the United Way by 28.6 percent. |
0 | 2,815,611 | 2,815,494 | No charges were announced, but the statement said legal proceedings were expected Monday. | An FBI statement said legal proceedings were expected Monday in federal court in Baltimore. |
1 | 2,352,856 | 2,353,073 | The WHO says the latest case does not fit its profile of SARS and is not a public health concern. | The WHO has said the Singapore case did not fit its profile of SARS and was "not an international public health concern." |
0 | 2,065,849 | 2,065,533 | He was a close associate of Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed," Bush said. | "He's a known killer who was a close associate of Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. |
0 | 344,085 | 344,229 | Some analysts estimate sales of Xolair could reach $260 million by 2006 and $750 million by 2008. | Analysts estimate peak annual U.S. sales of Xolair will top $200 million. |
0 | 820,901 | 820,928 | The highly integrated amplifiers for driving microphone and speakers, the part requires only minimal external components. | With integrated amplifiers for driving microphone and speakers, BlueCore3-Multimedia is available in LFBGA package. |
1 | 2,221,430 | 2,221,460 | For the week, the Russell 2000, the barometer of smaller company stocks, advanced 11.92, or 2.5 percent, closing at 497.42. | The Russell 2000 index, which tracks smaller company stocks, was up 1.02, or 0.21 percent, at 496.83. |
1 | 2,905,150 | 2,904,961 | In Chatsworth, 52km north-west of Los Angeles, residents of multimillion-dollar homes there were being told to begin gathering their belongings. | In Chatsworth, 32 miles northwest of Los Angeles, residents of multimillion-dollar homes there were told to gather their belongings. |
1 | 1,908,353 | 1,908,610 | Thompson ordered Moore to remove the monument within 30 days, but stayed that order pending Moore's appeal to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. | On Dec. 19, he gave Moore 15 days to remove it, but a week later stayed his order pending Moore's appeal to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. |
1 | 3,015,457 | 3,015,476 | Her 92-year-old husband is now severely debilitated by Alzheimer's disease. | The 92-year-old former president is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. |
1 | 2,315,858 | 2,315,632 | Daniels said he doesn't know what Bush will have to say about him at tonight's $2,000-per-person presidential fund-raiser. | Daniels said he doesn't know what Bush will say at tonight's $2,000-per-person reception to raise funds for his presidential re-election bid. |
1 | 2,167,771 | 2,167,744 | In May, Mr. Hatfill said he was struck by a vehicle being driven by an FBI employee who was tailing him in Georgetown. | Last May, Hatfill was struck by a vehicle being driven by an FBI employee who was tailing him in Washington's Georgetown neighborhood. |
1 | 983,252 | 983,273 | To the caller who claimed to have found a mini-cassette from the space shuttle Columbia: NASA is extremely interested in talking to you, "no-questions-asked". | To the Sound-Off caller who said they found a mini-cassette from the space shuttle Columbia: NASA is extremely interested in talking to you on a "no-questions-asked" basis. |
1 | 347,389 | 347,285 | Also, hospital efforts to start "fever clinics" in parking lot tents to keep infectious patients out of emergency rooms are "moving along impressively," Dr. Roth said. | Dr. Roth also said that hospital efforts to start "fever clinics" in parking-lot tents to keep infectious patients out of emergency rooms were "moving along impressively." |
1 | 1,167,820 | 1,168,134 | His opinion contradicts one issued in 1992 by then-Attorney General Bob Stephan. | Kline's legal opinion differs from the interpretation issued by former Attorney General Bob Stephan in 1992. |
1 | 2,945,688 | 2,945,844 | You can use interactive features on the IRS Web site (www.irs.gov) to track refunds or advance child-credit payments. | Taxpayers unsure if they are owed refunds can use interactive features on the IRS Web site to track refunds or advance child credit payments. |
1 | 3,320,577 | 3,320,553 | "I will support a constitutional amendment which would honor marriage between a man and a woman, codify that," he said. | "If necessary, I will support a constitutional amendment which would honour marriage between a man and a woman, codify that." |
1 | 1,185,923 | 1,186,190 | That's one reason why I'm running to be president," he told a rally in New Hampshire. | "That's one reason why I'm running to be president of the United States." |
0 | 396,045 | 396,195 | U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said she will send a U.S. technical team to Canada to assist in the situation. | U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, who announced yesterday's ban, also said Washington would send a technical team to Canada to assist in the Canadian situation. |
1 | 2,010,110 | 2,010,239 | The charges were dismissed in Franklin County Municipal Court. | Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Janet Grubb approved dismissal of the charges. |
1 | 2,183,969 | 2,183,948 | While JI has undoubted links with al-Qaeda, the relationship "may be less one of subservience... than of mutual advantage and reciprocal assistance". | While JI has undoubted links with the terrorist group al-Qaeda, the report says the relationship "may be less one of subservience . . . than of mutual advantage and reciprocal assistance". |
1 | 121,580 | 121,626 | He told the jury Stubbs is a "cold, calculating killer." | District Attorney Dave Lupas reminded jurors that Stubbs is, "a cold, calculating killer". |
0 | 816,251 | 816,455 | Oracle shares fell 27 cents, or 2 percent, to $13.09. | Oracle shares also rose on the news, up 15 cents to $13.51 on the Nasdaq. |
1 | 2,444,676 | 2,444,641 | Three Cubans were executed for hijacking a Cuban ferry a day later, and six Cubans face trial in Key West in December over a March plane hijacking. | Three Cubans were executed for hijacking a Cuban ferry, and six more are scheduled to go on trial in Key West in December for a plane hijacking in March. |
1 | 1,958,648 | 1,958,602 | Helen Sharkey, 31, and Gene Foster, 44, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud. | The two others, former Dynegy executives Helen Christine Sharkey, 31, and Gene Shannon Foster, 44, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud. |
1 | 1,369,885 | 1,369,736 | The men were immediately flown to nearby Botswana on a chartered Air Malawi flight, Malawi intelligence officials said on condition of anonymity. | The men were flown to nearby Botswana on an Air Malawi flight, the officials said. |
0 | 1,757,343 | 1,757,308 | Authorities in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan have searched for the bodies. | So far, authorities also have searched areas in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. |
1 | 2,615,271 | 2,615,234 | Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV quoted unnamed experts as saying launch will be between Oct. 10 and 17 and will carry two men. | The Web site of Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV quoted unnamed experts as saying it would happen between Oct. 10 and 17 and carry two men. |
0 | 2,761,028 | 2,761,040 | Excluding autos, retail sales rose by 0.3% in September, lower than a forecast rise of 0.5%. | Retail sales fell 0.2 percent overall in September compared to forecasts of a 0.1 percent dip. |
1 | 849,291 | 849,442 | IBM of the US and Infineon Technologies of Germany will today announce a technological development that could threaten multi-billion dollar memory chip markets. | IBMof the US andInfineon Technologies of Germany willon Tuesdayannounce a technological development that could threaten multi-billion dollar memory chip markets. |
1 | 1,308,545 | 1,308,565 | He said firefighters had an advantage on the northern flank because of an existing firebreak dug during last year's fire north of Mount Lemmon. | Fire spokesman Gordon Gay said firefighters had an advantage on the northern flank because of burned areas from last year's Bullock fire. |
0 | 2,512,785 | 2,512,881 | Earlier this month, RIM had said it expected to report second-quarter earnings of between 7 cents and 11 cents a share. | Excluding legal fees and other charges it expected a loss of between 1 and 4 cents a share. |
1 | 883,815 | 883,864 | Iraqi officials say the attacks are being carried out by what they call outsiders who slip into Falluja and attack at night. | Iraqi officials here insist that the attacks are being carried out by "outsiders" who slip into Fallujah and attack at night. |
0 | 1,200,832 | 1,201,040 | In court, Stewart briefly waved to courtroom sketch artists seated in the jury box. | Stewart waved to courtroom sketch artists seated in the jury box and took notes in a spiral-bound notebook during the hearing. |
1 | 1,357,464 | 1,357,572 | GM's offering is also expected to include about $3.5 billion in convertible securities. | GM is also expected to issue $3.5 billion via a convertible bond offering, market sources said. |
0 | 763,948 | 763,991 | Costa's semifinal opponent is Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero, whom he beat in last year's final. | Costa will play Juan Carlos Ferrero next in a rematch of last year's final. |
1 | 52,393 | 52,606 | At about 3 p.m. on Friday, a relative of Bondeson called police to report his apparent suicide. | Two hours later, at 3:22 p.m., a relative contacted police to report a suicide. |
0 | 1,322,287 | 1,322,312 | The US Senate judiciary committee overcame a significant hurdle yesterday in the battle to create a trust fund to pay victims of asbestos exposure. | The Senate judiciary committee on Tuesday overcame a significant hurdle in the battle to create a trust fund to pay victims of asbestos exposure but the most difficult obstacles remain. |
1 | 3,151,735 | 3,151,876 | Nordstrom also is expanding its play area in the children's clothes area, adding salt-water fish tanks and activities. | Nordstrom also is expanding its play area in the children’s clothes area, adding salt-water fish tanks and activities for children while their parents shop. |
0 | 316,318 | 316,283 | In 2002, the West Nile virus infected 4,000 people and took 284 lives in the United States. | In contrast, he said, West Nile virus made 4,156 people ill and killed 284 in the United States and Canada last year. |
1 | 1,305,312 | 1,305,623 | Activists say they fear the gathering is an attempt by corporate farming to push bio-engineered crops on starving countries. | Instead, they fear the conference is an attempt by corporate farming and biotech interests to push into new markets. |
1 | 429,365 | 429,387 | Yesterday, Taiwan reported 35 new infections, bringing the total number of cases to 418. | The island reported another 35 probable cases yesterday, taking its total to 418. |
1 | 1,908,763 | 1,908,744 | A former employee of a local power company pleaded guilty Wednesday to setting off a bomb that knocked out a power substation during the Winter Olympics last year. | A former Utah Power meter reader pleaded guilty Wednesday to bombing a power substation during the 2002 Winter Olympics. |
1 | 2,197,839 | 2,197,806 | Additionally, early voting will be conducted from 1 to 6 p.m. Sept. 7. | Early voting will run weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sept. 9. |
0 | 1,389,812 | 1,389,837 | Enron's 401(k) plan covered about 20,000 workers, retirees and beneficiaries. | Enron's stock comprised as much as 61% of the workers' 401(k) portfolios. |
1 | 868,307 | 868,276 | He said that it would be ''very difficult'' to establish a cause of death. | Even with time, he said, "it's going to be very difficult to determine the cause of death." |
0 | 2,028,443 | 2,028,477 | Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering said the victims appeared to be customers of the bank. | One of the shooting victims died, according to Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering. |
1 | 47,049 | 47,079 | He said the situation undermines efforts to win international co-operation in the war on terror. | He said the way the situation was being handled was undermining efforts to win international cooperation in the war on terror. |
1 | 2,328,722 | 2,329,008 | Once identified, remains of terrorists are immediately removed from the so-called memorial park, a temporary refrigerated storage facility on Manhattan. | Once identified, terrorist remains are immediately removed from the so-called memorial park, a temporary refrigerated storage facility on Manhattan where the unidentified remains are stored. |
1 | 3,085,928 | 3,085,551 | It’s just another example of the global war on terrorism and why this is going to be a long effort”. | It's just another example of the global war on terrorism and why this is going to be a long effort." |
1 | 2,495,623 | 2,495,427 | Some 50 million phone numbers are registered on the list, which was to take effect Oct. 1. | The FTC signed up 50 million phone numbers for the list, which was due to go into effect October 1. |
1 | 2,756,504 | 2,756,466 | By comparison, the proportion of people with a BMI of 50 or above increased by a factor of five — from about 1 in 2,000 to one in 400. | Those with a BMI of 50 or greater, sometimes called super obesity, increased by a factor of five, from one in 2,000 to one in 400. |
1 | 2,689,306 | 2,689,004 | "We will clearly modify some features of our plans as well as their administration," Reed said in a letter to the NYSE's 1,366 members. | "We will clearly modify some features of our plans as well as their administration," Reed said in his letter. |
1 | 2,195,722 | 2,195,938 | Plants still must abide by state and federal air-pollution laws, so there will not be an increase in smog, the administration argues. | Plants still must abide by state and federal air-pollution laws, so there won't necessarily be any increase in pollution, the administration argues. |
1 | 2,965,122 | 2,965,159 | "The fire calmed down considerably overnight, then it rained," said Andy Lyon, spokesman for the fire south of the city. | "The fire calmed down considerably overnight, then it rained," said Andy Lyon, spokesman for the Douglas County fire command center. |
1 | 544,330 | 544,222 | Earlier this month, Bremer called off a visit here, a move officials privately linked to U.S. uncertainty about the Kurdish issue. | Earlier this month, Mr. Bremer called off a visit, in a move that officials confided at the time was linked to uncertainty on the Kurdish situation. |
1 | 636,315 | 636,406 | The news will be announced Monday morning in Dallas at Tech Ed 2003 during a keynote by Paul Flessner, senior vice president of Microsoft's Server Platform Division. | The plan is expected be disclosed Monday morning at Tech Ed 2003 during a keynote by Paul Flessner, senior vice president of Microsoft's Server Platform Division. |
0 | 57,271 | 57,251 | The Taiwan Stock Exchange will ask the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to suspend trading in Mosel shares. | A request for a two-month extension was denied and the Taiwan Stock Exchange is to ask the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to suspend trading in Mosel shares. |
0 | 1,701,278 | 1,701,371 | All three had criminal records for stealing cattle, the statement said. | It said they all had criminal records for stealing cattle and Lamas was twice imprisoned for armed robbery. |