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train	Wal-Mart estimates more than 100 million Americans visit their stores every week.	Selenski used the mattress to scale a 10-foot razor wire, Fischi said.	4.25
train	He refused to reveal what percentage of flights carried sky marshals, or whether they would be increased.	It added it had "co-operated fully" with police since November.	4.75
train	For the full 12-month period ending June 30, 2003, advanced services lines for ADSL increased by 37 percent and cable modem connections increased by 75 percent.	Peregrine sold its Remedy business unit to BMC Software in November for $355 million.	2
train	In that case, the court held that Cincinnati had violated the First Amendment in banning only the advertising pamphlets in the interest of aesthetics.	Shares of Express Scripts ESRX.O fell about 4 percent to $66.73 on the Nasdaq in late morning trade.	3.6
train	The valid signatures of 897,158 registered California voters must be collected and turned in to county election officials by Sept. 2.	BAT also said Antonio Monteiro de Castro, director for Latin America and the Caribbean, would become chief operating officer on January 1, 2004.	3.2
train	Lawyers and others familiar with the federal investigation say it remains focused on Campbell, though prosecutors declined to discuss the probe.	The crates are full of hardback copies of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	2.8
train	Those conversations had not taken place as of Tuesday night, according to an Oracle spokeswoman.	Shares of Fox Entertainment Group Inc., News Corp.'s U.S. media and entertainment arm, fell 45 cents to $26.85 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.	2.8
train	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was 0.46 points lower, or 0.05 percent, at 997.02.	Organizers established a Web site, http://defacerschallenge.com, listing in broken English the rules for hackers who might participate.	3
train	Graham is expected to be nominated and elected to a second one-year term today and will deliver the presidential address.	"We're being hyper-vigilant," said Dr. James Young, Ontario's commissioner of public safety.	1
train	Doctors have speculated that the body’s own estrogen protects against cell damage and improves blood flow.	"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.	4.6
train	"I expect Japan to keep conducting intervention, but the volume is likely to fall sharply," said Junya Tanase, forex strategist at JP Morgan Chase.	Klarman was arrested by FBI agents Monday morning at his home in New York.	3.2
train	Still, he noted Miami must decide whether to seek ACC membership for the next school year by June 30 to adhere to Big East guidelines.	Frankel said Peace Rules will run in the Preakness Stakes on May 17.	3
train	Supermarket chains facing a possible grocery clerk strike this week accused union leaders Monday of breaking off contract talks prematurely over the weekend.	Mr Levine said she had been offered $400,000 to tell her story to an Australian TV network.	3.4
train	But JT was careful to clarify that it was "not certain about the outcome of the discussion at this moment".	Heatley underwent surgery Saturday for a broken jaw and an MRI found two torn ligaments in his right knee.	3
train	The drop in core wholesale prices in April reflected falling prices for cars, trucks, men's and boy's clothes and cigarettes.	But Itar-Tass news agency said four of his bodyguards were among those killed by the bomb.	4
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.	Last Thursday, the RIAA sent a stiff copyright warning to Penn State's department of astronomy and astrophysics.	3.5
train	It will take time to oust die-hard remnants of Saddam Hussein's deposed regime in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday.	World No.2 Lleyton Hewitt has accused his professional peers of long-standing malice, including an attempt last year to dupe him into refusing a drug test.	4.2
train	"Tomorrow at the Mission Inn, I have the opportunity to congratulate the governor-elect of the great state of California.	It will appear in the next few weeks on the Web site of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.	3.2
train	Mr Alibek said: "Our outcomes are very encouraging.	Stardust was designed to gather thousands of dust particles streaming from Wild 2.	3
train	Dealers said the single currency's downward momentum against the dollar could pick up speed if it broke below $1.15.	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.	3
train	Entrenched interests are positioning themselves to control the network's chokepoints and they are lobbying the FCC to aid and abet them.	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.	2
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.	Charles Cullen, 43, was transferred from the Somerset County Jail in Somerville to the Anne Klein Forensic Center, a 150-bed psychiatric treatment facility in Trenton.	4.2
train	Shares of Halliburton fell 71 cents, or 3 percent, to close at $21.59 yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange.	Along with Boston, Watertown, Saugus and Framingham also are going smoke-free Monday.	4.176
train	Another big gainer was Rambus Inc. (nasdaq: RMBS - news - people), which shot 32 percent higher.	Swartz had sought to have the charges dismissed, saying New Hampshire was the wrong place to charge him.	1.8
train	She asked to be excused from last week's Cabinet session to prepare for a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.	Netgear prices the WGT634U Super Wireless Media Router, which will be available in the first quarter of 2004, at under $200.	3.6
train	Of 24 million phoned-in votes, 50.28 percent were for Studdard, putting him 130,000 votes ahead of Aiken.	It generated $4.47 billion of profit and $20 billion of revenue in the year's first half, 53 percent of Citigroup's totals.	3.6
train	He was tracked to Atlanta where he was arrested on Tuesday night.	BA said the second quarter, which included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow, had been difficult.	4.2
train	Rich media doubled its share, increasing from 3% in Q2 2002 to 6% in Q2 2003.	Apple Computer Inc. said Monday it exceeded record industry expectations by selling more than 1 million songs since the launch of its online music store a week ago.	2.75
train	The Nasdaq composite index advanced 20.59, or 1.3 percent, to 1,616.50, after gaining 5.7 percent last week.	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.	3.4
train	Her lawyer Donald Levine told The Telegraph she had been offered $US250,000 to tell her story exclusively to Australian TV.	It's the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count, now in its 104th season.	1.6
train	Such a step could put the issue before the UN Security Council.	The Bush administration blames the wave of bombings and guerrilla attacks on Saddam loyalists and foreign Muslim militants who have entered Iraq to fight U.S. troops.	2.769
train	The Portuguese weather service said Europe's heatwave was caused by a mass of hot, dry air moving from the southeast.	Under NASD regulations, Mr. Young can file a response and request a hearing before an NASD panel.	2.4
train	He also said the academy will get its own internal report next week detailing the seriousness of the remaining problem.	Maximum sustained winds were around 40 mph, with stronger gusts.	2.5
train	The bill says that a woman who undergoes such an abortion couldn't be prosecuted.	Ridge said that no actual explosives or other harmful substances will be used.	3.2
train	"Spending taxpayer dollars to create terrorism betting parlors is as wasteful as it is repugnant," they announced at a press conference yesterday.	Hope is survived by his wife; sons Anthony and Kelly; daughters Linda and Nora Somers; and four grandchildren.	3
train	People who have opposed these actions throughout are now trying to find fresh reasons to say this wasn't the right thing to do."	On Wednesday, attendees will vote on resolutions that express the Southern Baptist view on issues, but are not binding on individual churches.	3.5
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.	"IT is the only vehicle on which established economies will be able to compete" with fast-growing economies such as China and India, Barrett said.	3.5
train	Police using pepper spray arrested 12 people Monday night at a march and rally by about 400 activists protesting an annual training seminar of the Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit.	Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez said investigators felt confident that with the arrests they had "at least one of the fires resolved."	4
train	Shares of Corixa were gaining 71 cents, or 10%, to $7.91 on the Nasdaq.	A tropical storm rapidly developed in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday and could have hurricane-force winds when it hits land somewhere along the Louisiana coast Monday night.	3.8
train	"It is about a third of what I owe in the world," he told reporters.	Of the 24 million phone votes cast, Studdard was only 130,000 votes ahead of Aiken.	2
train	The report by the independent expert committee aims to dissipate any suspicion about the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS crisis.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was up 7.42 points, or 0.45 percent, at 1,653.44.	3.6
train	GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. Annika Sorenstam drew the crowds, Michelle Wie got the publicity but Angela Stanford took her first LPGA victory.	The new worm affects these Windows systems: 2000, XP, NT 4.0 and Server 2003.	3.6
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.	"I marched in the streets against Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War," she said.	4.25
train	In April, it had forecast operating earnings in the range of 60 to 80 cents a share.	Five-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is in Denver today for a meeting about surviving cancer.	4
train	The bishop told police he thought he had hit a dog or a cat or that someone had thrown a rock at his vehicle.	Kroger's Ralphs chain and Albertsons immediately locked out their grocery workers in a show of solidarity.	3.25
train	The Conference Board reported its U.S. Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 83.5 in June from 83.6 in May.	CELF's founding members are Hitachi, Matsushita, NEC, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba.	4
train	If convicted of the spying charges, he could face the death penalty.	The vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft's Visual Basic for Applications checks document properties passed to it when a document is opened.	3.75
train	Bush plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the new Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, in the Jordanian port of Aqaba on Wednesday.	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.	3.5
train	In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 40.12, or 0.5 percent, at 8,571.69, having fallen 51 points Monday.	Tito Barbini, a regional minister for agriculture in Tuscany, Italy, criticized the absence Tuesday in Sacramento.	3
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.	Vice President Dick Cheney says Mississippi Republican Haley Barbour would be a good governor because of his government and business savvy.	3.75
train	The monkeys could track their progress by watching a schematic representation of the arm and its motions on a video screen.	The scientist also quarantined himself at home as soon as he developed SARS symptoms, officials said.	3
train	The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 19.67, or 1.3 percent, to 1523.71, its highest since June 18.	The University of Michigan plans to release a new undergraduate admissions policy Thursday after its acceptance requirements were rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court in June.	3
train	The Dodgers won their sixth consecutive game their longest win streak since 2001 as they edged Colorado, 3-2, Wednesday in front of a crowd of 25,332 at Dodger Stadium.	"I'm really excited about going to Cleveland," James told ESPN.com.	3
train	Revenues for "The Hulk" came in well below those of last month's Marvel Comics adaptation, "X2: X-Men United," which grossed $85.6 million in its opening weekend.	That was up from the year-ago quarter, when the company earned $54.3 million, or 22 cents a share.	3.5
train	While some other parts of Africa have been used as staging grounds for the terror group, Malawi previously had not been a major focus of investigations into al-Qaida.	Edie Falco was not nominated for "Frankie and Johnny."	2.8
train	Agents found more than 1,000 credit cards and credit card duplicating machines during a search of Ragin's address.	Another person, a man from Fort Worth, Texas, also was missing.	4.4
train	Vivendi shares closed 3.8 percent up in Paris at 15.78 euros.	On Wednesday next week, Mr Bush will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Aqaba, Jordan.	4.667
train	Get it all out," says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting firm based in New York City.	A spokesman for SCO could not be reached for comment this afternoon.	1.75
train	Only New Jersey now bans holders of learners permits or intermediate licenses from using cell phones, pagers or other wireless devices while driving.	"The clear message is it should not be used to prevent cardiovascular disease," Manson said.	4
train	Officials are trying to retrieve the bodies from the water," police officer J.D. Tambe told Reuters, adding 26 of the dead were women.	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.	4.2
train	It later emerged that he had broken his right thigh and bones in his right wrist and elbow.	More than 130 people have been arrested and $17 million worth of property seized in an Internet fraud sweep announced Friday by three U.S. government agencies.	4.6
train	Bulger's brother is now on the agency's ''10 Most Wanted'' list, sought in connection with 21 murders.	Shares in BA were down three percent at 165-1/4 pence by 0933 GMT, off a low of 164 pence, in a stronger market.	3.8
train	Klarman was arrested by FBI agents in the Hamptons, an exclusive summer resort enclave east of New York City.	Morales, who pleaded guilty in July, expressed "sincere regret and remorse" for his crimes.	3
train	Excluding the charges, analysts, on average, expected a loss of 11 cents a share.	The matter could then be sent to the U.N. Security Council.	3.25
train	Board Chancellor Robert Bennett declined to comment on personnel matters Tuesday.	The damaged area of the garage was not stable, with ``the real potential for a secondary collapse,'' McGreevey said.	1
train	A federal grand jury indicted them on Tuesday; the document was sealed until yesterday to allow authorities to make arrests.	The letter bomb sent to Prodi exploded in his hands but he was unhurt.	3.692
train	Boeing said the final agreement is expected to be signed during the next few weeks.	Harvey was taken to St. Luke's Hospital for precautionary neck X-rays, which came back negative.	3.2
train	Douglas Robinson, a senior vice president of finance, will take over as chief financial officer on an interim basis.	The countys first and only human case of West Nile this year was confirmed by health officials on Sept. 8.	3.4
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI ended up 56.79 points, or 0.67 percent, at 8,588.36 -- its highest level since January 17.	"The average track error for the five-day (forecast) is 323 nautical miles.	0.5
train	"Americans don't cut and run, we have to see this misadventure through," she said.	GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. >> Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie drew the crowds, but Angela Stanford took her first LPGA victory.	0.8
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.	This is unacceptable," said Patrick Pelloux, the president of France's Association of Emergency Doctors.	3.6
train	Florida's Supreme Court has twice refused to hear the case.	Intel on Wednesday unveiled its next-generation processor for cell phones, PDAs, and other wireless devices.	3.75
train	The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asked Congress today for additional authority to fight unwanted Internet spam, which now accounts for up to half of all e-mail traffic.	But under cross-examination by O'Donnell's attorney, Lorna Schofield, Toepfer conceded she had ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.	3.5
train	He also recruited others to participate in the scheme by convincing them to receive fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered for himself.	A long awaited report on the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS outbreak has been released.	3.6
train	During a screaming match in 1999, Carolyn told John she was still sleeping with Bergin.	It may be dying because entrenched interests are positioning themselves to control the Internet's choke-points and they are lobbying the FCC to aid and abet them."	3
train	Hilsenrath and Klarman each were indicted on three counts of securities fraud.	An Ohio law that bans a controversial late-term abortion procedure is constitutionally acceptable and the state can enforce it, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday.	1.4
train	When fully operational, the facility is expected to employ up to 1,000 people.	Marissa Jaret Winokur, as Tracy, won for best actress in a musical.	4
train	"I am proud that I stood against Richard Nixon, not with him," Kerry said.	In his letter, McBride charges the Free Software Foundation and Red Hat with trying to undermine U.S. copyright laws.	1.8
train	I think we made the right case and did the right thing."	The currency briefly weakened on Monday morning but rebounded to trade at 55.25/29, little changed from Friday.	2.6
train	The meat, poultry, butter, cheese and nuts were impounded a year ago at a LaGrou Cold Storage warehouse in Chicago.	Harry Potter's latest wizard trick?	4.5
train	Is it in the food supply?" says David Ropeik, director of risk communication at the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis.	The military said it had killed 16 rebels and captured nine in the campaign so far, with one soldier killed and six wounded.	3.25
train	In January 2000, notebooks represented less than 25 percent of sales volume.	Close cooperation between regional law enforcement agencies and intelligence services was at the heart of the fight against terrorism, he said.	2.625
train	He planned to stay all day until the river crested, which was forecast for late last night.	Academic achievement -- including grades, test scores and high school curriculum -- are given the highest priority.	4
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.	Major fires had burned 264,000 acres by early last night.	4
train	Security experts are warning that a new mass-mailing worm is spreading widely across the Internet, sometimes posing as e-mail from the Microsoft founder.	Trish York, a spokeswoman for Boeing, declined to comment on the deal.	3.5
train	Another shooting linked to the spree occurred Nov. 11 at Hamilton Central Elementary in Obetz, about two miles from the freeway.	The Nasdaq had a weekly gain of 17.27, or 1.2 percent, closing at 1,520.15 after gaining 30.46 yesterday.	3.75
train	But other sources close to the sale said Vivendi was keeping the door open to further bids and hoped to see bidders interested in individual assets team up.	There will be 9.3 million visitors to hot spots in 2003, up from 2.5 million in 2002, Gartner said.	4
train	As part of a restructuring Peregrine sold its Remedy help desk software unit last year to BMC Software Inc.	So far, authorities also have searched areas in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.	3.2
train	"What can I say to you?" he told a crowd at a cemetery with a thousand headstones, many of them marking the graves of entire families.	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.	3.25
train	He had been arrested twice before for trespassing and barred from the complex - home to his mother and two children.	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.	3.4
train	The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7 per cent to 9,547.43 while the S&P 500 was 0.8 per cent weaker at 1,025.79.	National Breast Cancer Centre head Professor Christine Ewan said there was no need for panic.	3.6
train	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was up 7.60 points, or 0.46 percent, at 1,653.62.	About half of all U.S. households have money in mutual funds.	3.4
train	The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX gained 19.72 points, or 1.98 percent, to 1,015.69.	Griffith, 77, grew up in Mount Airy and now lives in Manteo.	3.25
train	The helicopter burst into flames upon impact, according to the Mohave County Sheriff's Office.	Bulger's brother, a former FBI informant, is now on the law enforcement agency's "10 Most Wanted" list.	3.2
train	FRIENDS of Robert De Niro yesterday rallied around him after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.	Chante Jawaon Mallard, 27, is charged with murder and tampering with evidence.	2.75
train	The launch coincides with the JavaOne developers' conference in San Francisco this week.	Security analysts said the new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a "high level" outbreak status by mid-afternoon on Monday.	3.5
train	The bank's shares fell 45 cents in trading yesterday to $91.51 per share.	That saw the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR slip 5/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.36 percent from 3.34 percent late on Thursday.	2.6
train	On Sunday, a U.S. soldier was killed and another injured in southern Iraq when a munitions dump exploded.	Captain Robert Ramsey of US 1St Armored Division said a truck had exploded outside the building at around 11 am.	2.6
train	Shares of Corixa fell 12 cents to $6.88 on the Nasdaq stock market.	The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was off 7.75 points, or 0.08 percent, at 9,175.47.	4.75
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 .	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.	1.75