label: 3 text: Symantec acquires At Stake Symantec Corp., the world #39;s largest maker of antivirus software, agreed to acquire closely held consultant At Stake Inc., which identifies programming faults in software, for an undisclosed sum.


label: 0 text: Soaring traffic fines, insurance rates have more Canadians fighting tickets (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - FREDERICTON (CP) - When a 23-year-old university student from New Brunswick decided to go to court to fight a  #36;400 speeding ticket, she knew it was a long shot.


label: 1 text: D-Rays add power arm A quick analysis of players picked in the major league portion of the 2004 Rule 5 draft held Monday. Each selection costs \$50,000.


label: 0 text: Four Palestinians, one Israeli soldier killed in Gaza Ezz Eddine al-Qassam groups, the military wing of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas claimed responsibility for the operation held today and resulted in killing one Israeli soldier and injuring other four to the east of al-Shuja #39;eya quarters in Gaza.


label: 1 text: Clarett is charged up but can't dent Ohio St. The story du jour in college football is former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett publicly unloading a truckload of charges against the Buckeyes, including cash payments, summer jobs for which he and other football players were paid without showing up, fiddling with grades, gut courses that ensured his continued eligibility, and free loaner cars arranged by the coaching staff.


label: 1 text: Olympics: Superman Sanchez delivers on his Olympic promise ATHENS : Felix Sanchez gave the Dominican Republic their first ever athletics Olympic gold medal with a devastating display in the 400 metres hurdles.


label: 1 text: Players not greedy, Goodenow tells fans  quot;Please solve this because I don #39;t want to be watching Trading Places on Saturday night. quot;. That was from David Whittle, a hockey fan out of Hamilton, adding a personal touch of levity - and we think he meant


label: 0 text: Annual Competition for Public Space Flight MOJAVE, Calif. - Hoping to build on the momentum sparked by SpaceShipOne's dash into space, supporters of opening the heavens to civilians are turning the winner-take-all race into an annual competition that might further fuel imaginations...


label: 2 text: Eyetech To Get Modest Lift From Macugen Credit Suisse First Boston maintained a  quot;neutral quot; rating and \$43 target price on Eyetech (nasdaq: EYET - news - people ). News that the Retaane product from competitor Alcon (nyse: ACL - news - people ) missed


label: 0 text: Burma frees thousands from jail Burma's military leaders release nearly 4,000 prisoners ruled to have been jailed using "irregular" means.


label: 2 text: Suit claims Microsoft hurt Novell Days after collecting a \$536 million antitrust settlement from Microsoft Corp., Novell returned to court Friday to claim the technology giant used its market dominance to shut out WordPerfect and other software in the mid-1990s.


label: 0 text: PM backs curfews, booze bans PRIME Minister John Howard has backed curfews and alcohol bans for Aboriginal communities where leaders want to put them in place.


label: 0 text: Russians Find Explosives on 2nd Plane Investigators found traces of explosives on the second of two passenger airliners that crashed simultaneously in Russia, security officials announced Saturday, confirming


label: 3 text: FCC Chief Pushes Internet-Phone Regulations (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Citing a need to nurture the emerging, "revolutionary" voice over\Internet protocol (VoIP) industry, FCC chairman Michael Powell is\calling for regulations that would grant the federal government greater\control.


label: 1 text: And the Unexpected Olympics Winner Is...Athens  ATHENS (Reuters) - The greatest race of the Olympics  produced the most unlikely winner.


label: 0 text: Rebels target Black Watch troops Insurgents in Iraq have targeted Black Watch troops in a series of rocket attacks at their base just 25 miles south of Baghdad. No one was injured in the four separate assaults and there was minimal damage.


label: 2 text: Fonterra slates National Foods Takeover target National Foods came in for a stinging attack yesterday from Fonterra strategy director Graham Stuart. In an aggressive move aimed at lowering market expectations of what Fonterra


label: 2 text: Retail Reports on Wall Street #39;s Plate It always seems a little premature to talk about the holiday season while the Thanksgiving menu is still in the planning stages, but there #39;ll be plenty of discussion on Wall Street about December and shopping this week as top retailers report their


label: 2 text: British Airways chief admits company  #39;got it wrong #39; over staff <b>...</b> British Airways #39; (BA) chief executive Rod Eddington has admitted that the company  quot;got it wrong quot; after staff shortages led to three days of travel chaos for passengers.


label: 2 text: Martha to hold news conference NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Martha Stewart set a news conference Wednesday to discuss  quot;matters related to her sentencing. quot;. It was not immediately clear what would be discussed specifically at the news conference


label: 0 text: Sinn Fein slams Unionist #39;s refusal to resume peace talks BEIJING, Dec. 14 -- In Northern Ireland, hopes of reviving stalled talks between nationalist and unionist political parties have been dealt a blow by an Irish Republican Army refusal to deliver photographic proof of disarmament.


label: 2 text: American to lay off workers, ground planes after new loss FORT WORTH, Texas _ Wednesday was a tough day for nearly everyone connected with American Airlines. Employees learned more layoffs are in store as the struggling airline cuts back.


label: 2 text: FDA Holds Off Approval of New Merck Drug (Reuters) Reuters - Merck   Co.  on Friday said\U.S. regulators have decided not to approve the company's\experimental arthritis drug, the successor to its recalled\Vioxx pill, until more safety and effectiveness data are\obtained.


label: 1 text: Bryant Case Could Chill Rape Reports (AP) AP - In the 1970s, rape crisis counselors celebrated when states began to pass laws designed to stop lawyers from discrediting victims with salacious details about their sex lives.


label: 2 text: DirecTV Posts Wider Third-Quarter Loss Satellite television provider DirecTV Group Inc. said Tuesday that charges for the revaluation of certain satellites led to a sharply widened third-quarter loss.


label: 3 text: Health Highlights: Sept. 27, 2004 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    ------    Average Cost of U.S. Nursing Home is \$70K Annually: Survey      The average cost of a private room in a nursing home in the United States is \$70,080 a year, or \$192 a day, according to a survey released Monday by the MetLife Mature Market Institute...


label: 3 text: Absence of linguistic skills could hamper thinking ability Not being part of a culture with a highly developed language, could limit your thoughts, at least as far as numbers are concerned, reveals a new study conducted by a psychologist at the Columbia University in New York.


label: 0 text: U.S. Unit Commander in Iraq Moved from Post  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The commander of a U.S. army company  that refused orders to deliver fuel along a dangerous route in  Iraq was relieved of her duties at her own request on Thursday,  the U.S. military said.


label: 3 text: Intel Outlines WiMax Plans for Upcoming Rosedale Chip  quot;High-speed DSL and cable broadband access are only available to a fraction of computer users globally, quot; said Scott Richardson, general manager of Intel #39;s Broadband Wireless Group.


label: 0 text: Haitians go to church after Jeanne passes Surrounded by the devastation of a storm that killed hundreds of their countrymen, Haitians took time to groom themselves for church Sunday, braiding little girls #39; hair and polishing shoes.


label: 2 text: Research In Motion beats estimates But shares fall in after-hours trading even though the company reports a sharply higher 2Q profit. TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd.


label: 2 text: Hyatt buying AmeriSuites for about \$600M CHICAGO -- The Pritzker family #39;s Hyatt Corp. said Thursday it plans to buy the AmeriSuites hotel chain from Blackstone Group in a deal reportedly worth more than \$600 million.


label: 1 text: Rocket Wins Record Seventh Cy Young Award Houston Astros starting pitcher Roger Clemens reacts after Astros catcher Brad Ausmus picked off St. Louis Cardinals Tony Womack at first base in the fifth inning during Game 7 of the NL championship series at Busch Stadium in St.


label: 2 text: Flexible work schedules pay off The door is constantly swinging at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in Rockville, Md.: Janet McNichol leaves early some days to take a photography class or watch her sons' baseball games. Colleen Glackin ducks out for a few hours in the morning to go to school part time. Arthur Lynch Jr., who commutes more than an hour to work, has been ...


label: 0 text: Sheikh Maktoum to serve as interim UAE president Following the death on Monday of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Maktoum will serve as interim leader of the country that has become an international innovator


label: 3 text: Google Announces New Book Text Search Search engine giant Google is going to make it easy for book lovers to search though pages of books online and read a few pages too.


label: 0 text: Sudan rejects Darfur peace force Sudan will not accept a peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region but may agree to extra monitors being deployed, its foreign minister says.


label: 3 text: AMD Hopes PIC Unlocks High-Growth Markets  quot;The PIC is being sold to consumers through service providers, like VSNL, which is a different approach for computing devices, quot; said Shane Rau of IDC.


label: 3 text: Forgotten Remembers to Surprise The Forgotten plays by all the rules expected from paranormal thrillers to deliver a nice punch, hold the melodrama. By Jason Silverman.


label: 0 text: Haiti's Wounds Overwhelm a Suffering Public Hospital Haiti's largest public hospital is barely functioning despite foreign governments' pledging \$1.4 billion toward Haiti's long-term development.


label: 2 text: Oil chief held over \$550m trading loss China Aviation Oil (Singapore) chief executive Chen Jiulin, who was suspended last week after the company lost about \$550 million (R3.16 billion) trading derivatives, was arrested on his return to Singapore from China, police said yesterday.


label: 1 text: Martin Back in Chase for NASCAR Title Dale Earnhardt Jr, right, talks with Matt Kenseth, left, during a break in practice at Lowe #39;s Motor Speedway in Concord, NC, Thursday Oct. 14, 2004 before qualifying for Saturday #39;s UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race.


label: 2 text: Former Air Force Official Sentenced in Boeing Case A former top Air Force official was sentenced to nine months in prison for favoring Boeing on military contracts worth billions of dollars.


label: 1 text: Bucs #39; season continues its spiral in Black Hole The end zone must be a very scary place, with skeletons and spikes, where dark, shadowy figures with painted faces lurk. It has been a black hole, all right


label: 2 text: Parts of YUKOS to be sold Some of YUKOSs assets will be sold through the Russian Federal Property Fund, the Justice Ministrys Main Department in Moscow said on Tuesday.


label: 1 text: Short Series was long on highlights Best Player: It was hard to argue with Boston #39;s Manny Ramirez, who was recognized as the MVP. A case could be made for at least four or five other Red Sox, but Ramirez made a significant contribution with his bat in every game.


label: 2 text: Smithfield Doesn #39;t Go Whole Hog When was the last time you heard about a company more than doubling its profit from the previous year, but an error in judgment restrained that profit?


label: 3 text: Pompeii Worms: Hottest Bodies on Earth? Perhaps the most heat-tolerant complex organism on Earth, Pompeii worms burrow into the sides of hydrothermal vents found deep in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists aim to learn how the worms survive their hellish home.


label: 1 text: Cards Rally from 5-Run Deficit to Tie Game One  BOSTON (Sports Network) - Larry Walker had hits in each of  his first four at-bats, including a homer, helping the St.  Louis Cardinals rally from a five- run deficit to tie the Red  Sox at 7-7 after six innings.


label: 1 text: Small steps, big strides It certainly isnt the most massive lineup that Milwaukee Bucks coach Terry Porter can put on the court. When the Bucks employ their  quot;small quot; lineup, Joe Smith moves from power forward to center.


label: 1 text: Wenger puts ticking-off behind him Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has pledged to put his Football Association misconduct charge behind him and keep his side #39;s title challenge on track at Portsmouth on Sunday.


label: 0 text: Bush to Thank Canadians for Post-9/11 Aid (AP) AP - When the United States closed its airspace after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, more than 200 airliners were diverted to airports across Canada, where stranded travelers were welcomed into homes.


label: 2 text: Pension Guarantor Calls for Changes The government #39;s pension insurance agency yesterday called on Congress to strengthen its hand in seeking to attach assets of bankrupt companies to protect those companies #39; pension plan


label: 2 text: Yukos executives leave Russia, speculation deepens MOSCOW -- A half-dozen executives of Yukos, the embattled oil giant, have left Russia and the company's chief financial officer said he won't return until he learns whether the government plans to charge him.


label: 3 text: Benhamou will resign as chairman of PalmSource Eric Benhamou will resign as chairman of PalmSource Inc. on Oct. 28, the company announced Friday. The company said it expects he will continue in his role as chairman of sister company PalmOne Inc.


label: 1 text: Stuttgart Slip Again Against Ten-Man Bremen VfB Stuttgart blew a gilt-edged chance to go back to the top of the Bundesliga on Wednesday night after leading ten-man Werder Bremen for most of a match they eventually lost 2-1.


label: 3 text: Digital recorders bump old VCRs off the shelf If you #39;re replacing an aging VCR, a recorder that uses digital technology now deserves first consideration. The reasons include picture quality that can exceed that of a


label: 2 text: Northwest to Expand in Indianapolis Northwest Airlines plans to expand in Indianapolis, a move that will knock ATA from its No. 1 spot on its home turf by offering more flights than the bankrupt carrier.


label: 0 text: Sharon Allows 1,000 More Settler Homes in West Bank  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, facing a  party mutiny over his plan to quit the Gaza Strip, has approved  1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the West Bank in a move  that drew a cautious response on Tuesday from Washington.


label: 2 text: French government cuts stake in Air France-KLM Herv Gaymard, France #39;s new finance minister, yesterday made his first move towards reducing the state #39;s hefty budget deficit by selling almost half of the government #39;s holding in Air France-KLM for a total of 682m (\$906m).


label: 0 text: Israeli Woman Dies in Mortar Attack The Israeli military says a Palestinian mortar has slammed into a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, killing a woman. The military says the mortar fell in the Neve Dekalim settlement, located in the southern part of the territory.


label: 1 text: Mauresmo survives in second round at Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Making her first appearance as the world #39;s top player, Amelie Mauresmo struggled to advance into the quarterfinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Thursday.


label: 3 text: Photo: Hewlett-Packard's Integrity rx4640 server Hewlett-Packard's Integrity rx4640 server is available with Intel's new Itanium 2 processor, which has 9MB of high-speed cache memory.


label: 0 text: Britain Stands Firm as Hostage Pleads The British and Iraqi governments said on Thursday they would not bow to the demands of militants threatening to kill a British captive, despite a video message from the hostage pleading for his life.


label: 2 text: Airbus owners approve A350 to compete with Boeing #39;s 7E7 The owners of Airbus approved the launch of a new A350 passenger jet Friday to rival Boeing #39;s 7E7, a spokesman for Airbus parent EADS said.


label: 0 text: Two US Soldiers Killed in Iraq, One by Enemy Fire (Update1) Two US 1st Infantry Division soldiers were killed in separate incidents today near Balad, Iraq, the US military said, and three Iraqi soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber near the insurgent-held city of Fallujah.


label: 3 text: Nokia Demos Mobile Call Using IPv6 (PC World) PC World - Internet Protocol version 6 will improve VoIP quality, other wireless services.


label: 2 text: Pepper spray spurs toy store evacuation About 3,000 shoppers were evacuated from a Toys  quot;R quot; Us store in Times Square yesterday after pepper spray was set off inside, fire officials said.


label: 2 text: Blue Chips Rise; J J Up, Goldman Falls  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. blue chips moved higher  on  Thursday, getting a lift from Johnson   Johnson JNJ.N  following its acquisition of medical device maker Guidant Corp.  GDT.N, but broader market gains were capped after investment  bank Goldman Sachs posted disappointing quarterly revenues.


label: 0 text: Israeli Shelling Kills 3 in Gaza Camp -Witnesses  GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces hunting Palestinian  militants shelled a Gaza Strip refugee camp on Friday, killing  at least three people and wounding several others, witnesses  and medical officials said.


label: 0 text: Son of anti-US warlord seeks Somali presidency NAIROBI - The son of a Somali warlord who eluded and embarrassed United States forces a decade ago on Sunday stepped up his campaign to become president of a country his father helped plunge into anarchy.


label: 2 text: We #39;re good for policyholders, says Osmond Hugh Osmond, the pubs-to-pizzas entrepreneur leading the , yesterday outlined a vision of delivering much better investment returns to policyholders stranded in closed with-profit funds.


label: 1 text: Champions League: Group F - Celtic make great point and round up From a British perspective the big story from Group F is that Celtic bow out of the Champions League after a 1-1 draw with Barcelona in the Nou Camp.


label: 1 text: Brooks Will Be Returner Inside linebacker Ahmad Brooks will debut as a kickoff returner when 16th-ranked Virginia opens the season Saturday at Temple, but he might not start the game at his usual position.


label: 2 text: Nikkei Rises for 1st Time in 3 Sessions  TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's Nikkei average rose for the first  time in three sessions to close 0.62 percent higher on  Wednesday after investors found positive signs in revised  Japanese economic growth figures that were sluggish overall.


label: 0 text: Chechen envoy urges Putin to hold peace talks Chechen envoy Akhmed Zakaev on Tuesday urged Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, to hold peace talks or risk provoking further atrocities following the Beslan massacre.


label: 0 text: Victorious on Gun Ban, NRA Looks Toward Elections (Reuters) Reuters - With its battle to kill the\decade-long U.S. ban on assault weapons won, the National Rifle\Association is now setting its sights on the Nov. 2\presidential and congressional elections.


label: 1 text: Langer expects  #39;the worst #39; Hal Sutton, at his press conference yesterday afternoon, was asked if his desperation to regain the Ryder Cup might encourage a repeat of the bad behaviour at Brookline in 1999.


label: 2 text: Albertson's Labors Over Results The leading supermarket chain is still feeling the impact of its labor dispute.


label: 0 text: PLO to press Powell on road map Palestinian leaders will tell Colin Powell, the US secretary of state, who is visiting the occupied territories today, that they want the Bush administration to commit itself to the creation of a Palestinian state by the end of next year.


label: 2 text: Microsoft to hire hundreds more in India Microsoft will hire several hundred new staff at its new Indian campus in the next year, its chief executive says -- a move aimed at strengthening its presence in Asia #39;s fourth-biggest economy.


label: 0 text: Myanmar regime using Buddhism as an instrument of propaganda (AFP) AFP - Buddhism, enthusiastically followed by the majority of Myanmar's 53 million people, is being exploited as a propaganda tool by the military junta, monks and analysts said after the curtain fell on a world Buddhist meeting held here.


label: 3 text: Microsofts next move in the Windows vs. Linux battle Are you convinced that Windows environments are less expensive to own and operate than Linux computers? Martin Taylor, the manager behind Microsofts anti-Linux strategy, believes the companys Get The


label: 1 text: Ten Are Killed in Crash of Hendrick Team Plane A plane owned by the Nascar race team Hendrick Motorsports crashed Sunday en route to the Subway 500 Nextel Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, killing all 10 on board.


label: 3 text: Kodak, Sun Microsystems Settle Java Suit Eastman Kodak Co., poised to ask for more than \$1 billion in damages from Sun Microsystems Inc., has reached an out-of-court settlement in a long-running patent dispute over the Silicon Valley company #39;s Java programming language.


label: 0 text: UK Knew About Coup Plot in Eq. Guinea The British government knew about the alleged plot to overthrow the President of Equatorial Guinea at least five weeks before a group of mercenaries was arrested in March for planning the coup.


label: 1 text: Garcia has heard enough of Owens Cleveland Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia said Wednesday that he does not consider Terrell Owens an  quot;enemy of mine quot; even though the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver repeatedly has criticized his former teammate.


label: 3 text: Cingular/AT T Wireless: Now for Integration (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - The US #36;41 billion merger of Cingular Wireless and AT T Wireless Services (NYSE: AWE) is the largest so far in the U.S. wireless telecom industry.


label: 3 text: IBM broadens suite of RFID services The RFID services from IBM will include consulting, business case development, technical proof of concept, pilots for the client and trading partners and full system implementation for industrial companies.


label: 1 text: Raiders' Wheatley Out with Hamstring Injury (Reuters) Reuters - Oakland Raiders running\back Tyrone Wheatley is expected to miss this week's game\against Kansas City with an injured left hamstring.


label: 2 text: Mexico's Femsa Brews 53 Pct. Profit Rise  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Femsa, Latin America's top  bottler and brewer, posted a 53 percent jump in quarterly  earnings driven by rising beer sales, expansion of its  convenience store chain and a stronger peso.


label: 0 text: Iraq group captures French journalists Aljazeera has aired a video tape showing two French journalists captured in Iraq by an armed group. The video on Saturday showed the two men standing in front of a banner bearing the name of the  quot;Islamic Army in Iraq quot;.


label: 2 text: Delta trying to keep flying Delta Air Lines is cutting pay, increasing employees #39; share of health-care coverage and trimming retirement benefits - all to stave off bankruptcy.


label: 1 text: Busch stays in front by avoiding finishes in back After tearing up the track in the first six rounds of NASCAR #39;s new 10-race, playoff-style championship format, Kurt Busch is looking a little more Matt Kenseth-esque these days.


label: 0 text: Stocks Mixed on Greenspan's Assessment NEW YORK - Investors were unmoved by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's improved assessment of the economy, and stocks remained mixed Wednesday in light trading.    While Greenspan said the economy has "regained some traction" after the summer's slowdown, he echoed Wall Street's concerns over energy prices, which have fallen from record highs in recent weeks but stubbornly remain above \$40 per barrel...


label: 2 text: Update 2: Freddie Mac Announces Changes in Division Mortgage giant Freddie Mac announced Monday that it is shutting down some operations of its debt-securities sales division and transferring others - moves that experts said should tighten the company #39;s internal controls after an accounting scandal.


label: 3 text: JFK, Bush, and the Canadian media Last Monday, on the 41 st anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, a video game called JFK Reloaded was released for sale.


label: 2 text: H M Posts Improved 3Q Profits, Sales (AP) AP - Europe's largest fashion retailer, Hennes  amp; Mauritz AB, on Thursday posted better than expected third-quarter profits and said sales were up despite lowered prices and competition from rival companies, thanks in part to sales in the United States.


label: 1 text: Henman Looks to Continue Domination of Federer in US Open <b>...</b> No Americans in the US Open semifinals today, with world No. 1 Roger Federer facing No. 5 Tim Henman, and former champ and No. 4 seed Lleyton Hewitt taking on Swedish upstart No.


label: 3 text: Cassini finds new Saturn moons The Cassini-Huygens mission in orbit around Saturn discovers two new moons around the ringed planet.


label: 2 text: Stocks Sag as Colgate Warns, Oil Jumps  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Monday as warnings of  lower earnings from consumer goods giants Colgate-Palmolive and  Unilever weighed on markets.


label: 0 text: Kerry #39;s Policies and Views on North Korea Questioned It was all very well for Senator John F. Kerry to say he would open bilateral talks with North Korea should he win November #39;s election, but the Democratic


label: 1 text: The Famous Five The French and Dutch managers of north London #39;s two great football clubs used the same old English word to describe the extraordinary events at White Lane Hart yesterday.


label: 1 text: Petrino Named Coach of the Year; LeFors and Brohm Also Earn <b>...</b> Louisville, Ky. - Head coach Bobby Petrino, who has guided the University of Louisville to a No. 7 national ranking, has been tabbed as the Conference USA coach of the Year, while senior quarterback Stefan


label: 2 text: Guess who #39;s still the richest man in America? Bill Gates kept his ranking as the richest person in the United States, boosting his worth to \$48-billion. But investor Warren Buffett has edged closer to the top of the rich list, Forbes magazine said on Friday.


label: 2 text: French economy set for growth: OECD PARIS, Nov 30 (AFP) - The French economy is set for growth in the next two years and unemployment should begin to fall once oil prices ease, the OECD said here Tuesday.


label: 3 text: This week in game news "Halo 2" proves heaven-sent as Microsoft racks up big-time sales and game fans burn the midnight oil.


label: 1 text: Murray ready for McEnroe SCOTLANDS Murray brothers face an exciting weekend north and south of the Border, with Jamie due to contest the doubles final of the LTA Futures event at Craiglockhart, and Andrew fulfilling a boyhood ambition at Wembley where he will come face to face


label: 1 text: Milwaukee Brewers Team Report - September 21 (Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Brewers resume a four-game series against the NL Central champion St. Louis Cardinals tonight at Miller Park.


label: 2 text: Economists expect job creation to pick up US employers will add jobs at a quicker pace at the end of 2004 and throughout 2005 than earlier expected, according to a survey of economic forecasters out Monday.


label: 0 text: Germany Shaken by U.S. Plans to Withdraw Troops  BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany said Tuesday U.S. plans to pull  out 30,000 troops were a sign Europe's divisions had healed,  but communities hit by the decision warned they were headed for  economic disaster.


label: 1 text: Maine shuts out Wildcats Junior Jimmy Howard and freshman Matt Lundin combined to make 24 saves yesterday as Maine blanked New Hampshire, 3-0, in a Hockey East game before a sellout crowd of 5,641 at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine.


label: 3 text: First Look: Danger Sidekick II (PC World) PC World - The one-time World Class Product of the Year PDA gets a much-needed upgrade.


label: 3 text: Shuttle #39;s Spring 2005 Launch Date Delayed HOUSTON Oct. 2, 2004 - The first shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy has been pushed back by NASA because hurricane damage and implementation of new safety measures made a spring 2005 launch  quot;no longer achievable.


label: 3 text: Panel Votes to Transfer Airwaves to Groups Committee votes to transfer airwaves to public safety groups but includes a provision that critics say could allow broadcasters to delay the move indefinitely.
-The Washington Post


label: 3 text: Study: Bears Kill More Elk Than Wolves (AP) AP - Grizzly and black bears killed a majority of elk calves in northern Yellowstone National Park for the second year in a row, preliminary study results show.


label: 0 text: Some NATO Members Balk at Joining Iraq Mission, U.S. Says (Reuters) Reuters - In an unprecedented departure from


label: 3 text: Cassini Probe Discovers Tiny Saturnian Moons Two tiny moons orbiting Saturn -- each measuring around two miles in diameter -- are the latest discovery of the Cassini spacecraft. They are located between the orbits of moons Mimas and Enceladus, a surprise to scientists who thought such ...


label: 0 text: Suha blasted over  #39;deathbed coup #39; claim GAZA CITY: Palestinians let rip at Yasser Arafat #39;s wife Suha yesterday after she alleged his top lieutenants were plotting a deathbed coup, accusing her of abandoning the nationalist struggle for the boutiques of Paris.


label: 0 text: Fallujah assault sparks Iraq-wide attacks US troops are still fighting to crush resistance in the Iraqi city of Fallujah as rebels hit back with an armed rampage in Mosul and a car bomb that killed 17 people in a crowded Baghdad street.


label: 1 text: Rockets' guard Sura will start NBA season on bench (AFP) AFP - Houston Rockets guard Bob Sura underwent successful surgery to repair a herniated lower back disk but will miss the start of the National Basketball Association season, the club revealed.


label: 0 text: Colombian drug kingpin extradited to United States One of the world #39;s most notorious drug traffickers, Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, is on his way to the United States after being extradited from Colombia.


label: 3 text: Hands-Free Mousing Could Mean Using Your Nose Its the same routine - type a little on the keyboard, move the dominant hand, maneuver through the screen with the mouse, and pick the hand back up, replace it on the keyboard and continue typing.


label: 1 text: Chiefs' Boerigter May Be Gone for Year (AP) AP - Marc Boerigter will undergo knee surgery on Monday and might be lost for the year, throwing Kansas City's tattered wide receiver corps into even greater disarray.


label: 0 text: Three foreign UN hostages released in Afghanistan: police (AFP) AFP - Three foreign United Nations workers kidnapped and held hostage in Afghanistan for three weeks were released, police and officials told AFP.


label: 1 text: PO Little League The PO Little League will hold an election of officers meeting at 7 pm Thursday at the YMCA. All officers, coaches, volunteers and interested parents are urged to attend.


label: 1 text: Ajax cuts European soccer target for season after Munich defeat AFC Ajax NV, which won three straight European Cups in the 1970s, lowered its ambitions for this season #39;s European campaign after Tuesday #39;s 4-0 defeat at Bayern Munich left the team bottom of its Champions League group.


label: 3 text:  quot;Halo 2 quot; ready for blastoff While the rest of the Puget Sound area relished a gorgeous summer, Microsoft #39;s Bungie Studios team spent nearly every waking hour putting the finishing touches on the video game  quot;Halo 2. quot;.


label: 0 text: Italy calls for calm after execution claim The purported execution of the two women, both aid workers abducted more than two weeks ago in Baghdad along with two Iraqi colleagues, caused consternation in Italy, with Italian TV and radio running special bulletins through the night.


label: 2 text: US consumer confidence dips US consumers are still worried about their jobs and income, the University of Michigan's index of consumer confidence indicates.


label: 3 text: Dixons pulls the plug on VCR sales High Street electrical retailer Dixons has pulled the plug on the VCR, and announced today video recorders will disappear from its shelves before Christmas.


label: 3 text: A glimpse of SpaceShipOne's historic flight Despite a literally screwy launch, the spacecraft pulls off a successful flight, leaving one more between it and \$10 million.


label: 3 text: Siebel Systems Meets Street View (AP) AP - After loss last year, business software company Siebel Systems Inc. turned to a profit in its third quarter , helped by smaller restructuring expenses.


label: 2 text: Update 3: US, Europe Meet on Airplane Subsidies US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and his new European counterpart Peter Mandelson failed to make headway on a trans-Atlantic standoff over subsidies for Airbus and Boeing at a meeting Monday, saying the dispute remains headed for WTO arbitration.


label: 1 text: Ben Curtis on Vijay Singh #39;s heels Ben Curtis came out of nowhere to win the 2003 British Open, one of the biggest upsets ever in a major championship. Almost immediately, nowhere found him again.


label: 3 text: Group Warns on Consumption of Resources (AP) AP - Humanity's reliance on fossil fuels, the spread of cities, the destruction of natural habitats for farmland and over-exploitation of the oceans are destroying Earth's ability to sustain life, the environmental group WWF warned in a new report Thursday.


label: 0 text: A time of testing for global democracy Votes this month could mark advances in the Middle East, but history shows that democracy requires time, commitment.


label: 0 text: Bush Spends Half of  #36;75M Grant in Sept. (AP) AP - President Bush burned through more than half of his  #36;75 million government grant to cover his general-election campaign costs in September, leaving him with just under  #36;37 million left for the final month before the Nov. 2 election.


label: 2 text: Google Slashes IPO, SEC OK Expected Today  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc. slashed the size of its  closely watched initial public offering nearly in half to less  than \$2 billion on Wednesday, splashing cold water on what has  been touted as the hottest Internet IPO in years.


label: 1 text: Hargrove lands Mariners job over Little and others Mike Hargrove knows just what he's getting into as the new manager of the last-place Seattle Mariners.


label: 0 text: Athletics Edge Orioles 4-3 OAKLAND, Calif. - Jermaine Dye hit a tying two-run single in the sixth and Adam Melhuse followed with a go-ahead single, leading the Oakland Athletics over former teammate Miguel Tejada and the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Monday night...


label: 2 text: Court May Decide Fate Of NZ #39;s Vector Float, NGC Bid WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--A High Court ruling later Wednesday may decide the fate of the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust #39;s plan to partially float its fully-owned Vector Ltd.


label: 2 text: Standard Bank agrees stake sale Shareholders in South Africa's biggest banking group Standard Bank agree to sell a 10 stake to black investors.


label: 3 text: Seagate ships 'world first' 400GB PC HDDs A 7200rpm unit that's as fast as a 10,000rpm job, apparently


label: 2 text: Vegas comes to Wembley with \$600M casino plan Rundown land surrounding London #39;s Wembley Stadium will be transformed into a glitzy \$600 million gambling resort in a joint venture between US group Caesars Entertainment and Britain #39;s Quintain Estates.


label: 1 text: U.S. to Face Gasol, Spain in Men's Hoops (AP) AP - When a day of drama had ended and the quarterfinal pairings were set, the news was not great for the United States. In order to get to the semifinals and possibly the gold medal game, first the Americans will have to defeat Spain  #151; the team that left the widest wake of impressed and defeated opponents during the preliminary round.


label: 2 text: BP Sees Third-Quarter Profits Rise 53 Pct. High oil and gas prices and bigger profit margins in refining helped BP PLC drive up third-quarter earnings by 53 percent, the company said Tuesday.


label: 1 text: Suggs Questionable Browns RB Lee Suggs practiced Friday but is still questionable for Sunday's game at Dallas.


label: 3 text: Oracle Ruling May Embolden Dealmakers (Reuters) Reuters - A federal judge may have sent a gift\to all merger-minded U.S. executives when he rejected the\government's request to block Oracle Corp.'s  bid for\PeopleSoft Inc.  last week.


label: 2 text: Charter Loses Another Top Exec Charter Communications (CHTR:Nasdaq - news - research) lost its second top executive in a month Friday with the resignation of operating chief Maggie Bellville.


label: 0 text: European Commission crisis averted as Buttiglione dumped Italy #39;s Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has bowed to the inevitable, abandoning his push to make Rocco Buttiglione a European Commissioner and opening the way for a solution to an unprecedented EU crisis.


label: 0 text: Bangladesh Blasts Kill 13, Injure Opposition Leader, AFP Says A series of explosions at a political rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh killed more than 13 people and injured up to 80, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Agence France-Presse


label: 3 text: Novell extols desktop Linux (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Novell this week spruced up a version of its Linux desktop aimed squarely at enterprise users.


label: 0 text: Producer Sues Over 'Rings' Trilogy Profits LOS ANGELES - Pay up, Frodo. So says Saul Zaentz, a Hollywood producer who has sued New Line Cinema for \$20 million in royalties from the blockbuster "Lord of the Rings" trilogy...


label: 2 text: China #39;s TCL Communication Lists On HK Main Board Sep 27 HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd. (2618.HK), China #39;s fourth largest handset maker, said Sunday it will list by way of introduction on the Hong Kong main board on Sept.


label: 1 text: Dodgers 4, Rockies 2, 11 innings Light-hitting David Ross hit a two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 Thursday night to clinch no worse than a tie for the NL West title.


label: 0 text: Annan has 'great deal to answer for' in oil for food scandal: top US senator (AFP) AFP - US Senator John McCain called for greater UN cooperation with a congressional probe of the Iraqi oil-for-food program, which he said "stinks to high heaven."


label: 2 text: Alitalia Unions Reject Rescue Plan, Job Cuts  quot;Unbearable, quot;  quot;worrisome quot; and  quot;not convincing quot; were expressions used by employee representatives in response to an Alitalia management proposal to save the company, but they nonetheless agreed to continue talks.


label: 0 text: N.Y. Touts Its Convention Security (AP) AP - The pileup of events in the city next week, including the Republican National Convention, will add to the security challenge for the New York Police Department, but commissioner Ray Kelly says, "With a big, experienced police force, we can do it."


label: 1 text: NFL: Tampa Bay 20, New Orleans 17 Brian Griese replaced injured rookie Chris Simms Sunday and threw for 194 yards and a touchdown as Tampa Bay fought off New Orleans, 20-17.


label: 3 text: Mozilla ignites Firefox 1.0 PR Mozilla gets ready to launch what may become one of the most significant steps in Internet browser innovations since the release of the Internet Explorer 4.0.


label: 0 text: British hunters seek to end fox-hunt ban Defeated in Parliament, supporters of fox hunting went to court Friday to try to overturn a legislative ban on their more than 300-year-old sport and vowed a campaign of civil disobedience


label: 3 text: Commercial Joyrides into Space Sept. 27 - British billionaire Sir richard Branson announced today (Monday) his latest venture will be out of this world. Branson is launching  quot;Virgin Galactic quot;, which will build 5 space craft capable flying more than 80 miles above the earth.


label: 0 text: Retreat driven by spinelessness, not reason Aaron Lerner October 8, 2004. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is hardly the first Israeli prime minister who makes major policy moves because of orthopedic problems (the absence of a backbone).


label: 1 text: O'Brien Sues OSU for  #36;3.4 Million (AP) AP - Former Ohio State basketball coach Jim O'Brien sued the school, claiming he is owed at least  #36;3.4 million because his firing violated terms of his contract.


label: 0 text: Bush Visits Fla., Gives \$2B in Relief Aid FORT PIERCE, Fla. - President Bush on Wednesday helped distribute bottled water, bags of ice, food and \$2 billion in federal aid to hurricane-battered residents of this vital electoral state...


label: 1 text: Halftime: US leads Lithuania in bronze medal game Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The United States has grabbed a 49-44 lead over Lithuania at the half of their bronze medal game at the Olympics.


label: 3 text: Study Eyes Salmonella, Typhoid, Monkeypox (AP) AP - Oregon researchers have started work on a new five-year,  #36;10.3 million biodefense contract to find the proteins associated with bacteria that cause salmonella poisoning and typhoid fever, and the virus that causes monkeypox.


label: 3 text: Satire Sequel Parodies U.S. Newsmakers (AP) AP - From the creators of the political satire sensation "This Land" comes a sequel set to the tune of "Dixie."


label: 1 text: Phillies Hammer Mets Jason Michaels goes 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBI to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets, 9-5, Friday.


label: 2 text: A gumshoe #39;s in charge Still sounding like a prosecutor, though, Cherkasky is demanding accountability from execs at Marsh  amp; McLennan, the beleaguered firm he has led for less than a week.


label: 0 text: Sudan committed to peace in south and pursuing solution to Darfur crisis (AFP) AFP - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir reiterated his commitment to implementing peace accords with southern rebels and to pursuing a settlement to the Darfur conflict.


label: 3 text: Scientists Pore Over Pictures Of Saturns Mysterious Moon NASAs Cassini spacecraft pierced some of the thick veil of haze that hides Saturns giant moon at 8:25 pm CDT Tuesday as it passed within 750 miles of Titan.


label: 3 text: Anti spam bid canned The screensaver launched last week appeared to be a victim of its own success after it was believed over 100,000 people downloaded it within hours of Lycos Europe putting the specially designed screensaver online.


label: 2 text: Putin Approves Merger Between Gazprom and Rosneft Russian President Putin approved the suggestion made by Prime Minister Fradkov to promptly liberalize the share market of natural gas monopoly Gazprom .


label: 0 text: Chirac meets Blair under shadow of Iraq As a sign of their continuing co-operation, the leaders of Britain and France are scheduled to hold a meeting in London on 18 November.


label: 3 text: Microsoft, Dell Team on Server Software Dell and Microsoft are offering a new server toolkit that brings together Dell #39;s OpenManage 4 server management software and Microsoft SMS 2003, used to configure and upgrade servers running Windows.


label: 3 text: Yahoos New Front Page and Shortcuts Yahoo's New Front Page and Shortcuts\\I know this kinda stuff has to happen, but it makes me very sad. Yahoo has a new front page. Go look at it. It's at http://www.yahoo.com. See anything odd about the page? The odd thing I see is that the pointer to the directory ...


label: 3 text: Technology ; Experts push for more US computer security efforts An official with the Homeland Security Department #39;s National Cyber Security Division said the 120-person office has been able to limit the harmful effects of at least one virus and has helped to track down online criminals in 28 countries.


label: 0 text: US vetoes Arab resolution United Nations - The United States on Tuesday vetoed an Arab-backed draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council, which would have called on Israel to end its deadly military operation in the Gaza Strip.


label: 3 text: Get your game on It #39;s back -- the season of peace, good fellowship, and digital marvels. The Entertainment Software Association reckons that nearly one third of all Americans will give a computer game as a Christmas gift in 2004.


label: 2 text: Wages rise more than expected Wages rose faster than expected in the June-August period but analysts say the increases are still not high enough to cause inflation worries at the Bank of England.


label: 1 text: Spaniards Garcia, Lara lead in Spain Sergio Garcia shot 4-under-par 67 in the wind Thursday to share the first-round lead at the Volvo Masters with fellow Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara, who was stung by a bee early in his round.


label: 2 text: Jury tells Medtronic to pay \$400 million A federal jury awarded \$400 million in punitive damages Wednesday to a doctor who accused a medical technology company of infringing on his patents for a surgical device to treat spinal injuries.


label: 3 text: Corporate p2p network? p2pnet.net News:- Wurld Media, which, among other things, boasts its,  quot;partnered with the USArmy, quot; says it #39;s struck a deal with three of the Big Four record label cartel members to peddle their  #39;product #39; through what it calls a peer-to-peer service


label: 1 text: Kurt Busch Takes Nextel Cup Title (AP) AP - Kurt Busch overcame a broken wheel early in Sunday's race and came back to win the closest championship in NASCAR history.


label: 0 text: Two bodies found in Iraq THE unidentified bodies of a decapitated man and a woman who died of bullet wounds have been found south of the Iraqi capital, hospital officials said today.


label: 3 text: Microsoft Update Aims to Secure PCs against Attack Description: A new Microsoft upgrade tries to make Windows XP more secure against attack. Service Pack 2 contains a program -- known as a firewall -- that keeps out some destructive computer worms.


label: 2 text: Treasuries Slip in Thin Trade  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury debt prices were a  sliver lower on Friday, but trading was thin as many investors  took off for an early weekend before next week's Republican  convention.


label: 1 text: The Sputtering Yankees Look for a Jump Start ne bad breaking ball did in the Yankees yesterday. Usually, one mistake does not cost them so dearly, but the Yankees are not usually scrounging for hits either.


label: 3 text: Pre-certified 802.11n vendors risk red card The Wi-Fi Alliance appears to have lost patience with vendors who it feels have been jumping the gun by launching wireless products using standards that have not been ratified by the Alliance.


label: 1 text: Red Sox Sign Wells; Pavano Courts Yanks (AP) AP - David Wells made the surprising decision to sign with the Boston Red Sox, Carl Pavano picked the New York Yankees and Roger Clemens narrowed his choices to the Houston Astros or retirement.


label: 2 text: Oil Falls on Speculation Demand Doesn #39;t Warrant Record Price Crude oil fell more than \$1 for the first time in a month after reaching a record \$54.45 a barrel in New York on speculation that demand doesn #39;t warrant prices at this level.


label: 0 text: Body of Kidnapped Turk Found in Afghanistan The body of a kidnapped Turkish engineer was found in eastern Afghanistan today, less than 24 hours after he was snatched with his driver and interpreter by a band of armed men.


label: 1 text: Angels bring A-game, but A #39;s don #39;t It is often said, mostly by broadcasters who have more time to fill than salient details, that the most important moment in a baseball game can come at any time.


label: 2 text: EU files WTO complaint against US, Canada in hormone beef dispute The European Union #39;s head office said Monday it had filed a complaint against the United States and Canada for failing to lift sanctions against the EU over its ban on imports of hormone-treated beef.


label: 2 text: UPDATE 1-Citigroup says committed to asset management -memo Citigroup Inc. (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world #39;s largest financial services company, said it remains committed to asset management, rejecting a published report it might


label: 0 text: Scooby-Doo breaks cartoon record Scooby-Doo is awarded a Guinness World Record for the most episodes of a cartoon comedy series.


label: 0 text: Pakistan calls for courage in India peace talks (Reuters) Reuters - Pakistan urged "boldness" on Saturday ahead of talks with India to advance a peace process that has faltered recently over Kashmir, while a more reserved India said progress must be measured "step-by-step".


label: 2 text: Charlotte ranks 19th in traffic congestion Local commuters waited an average of 45 hours in traffic in 2002, making Charlotte the 19th-most congested city in the nation, according to a study by the Texas Transportation Institute.


label: 1 text: US goes distance in softball ATHENS, Greece -- He told them to play for themselves and for their country, and they did. But the US softball team was playing for coach Mike Candrea, too.


label: 2 text: Petro-Canada offer raises \$2.5bn Canada #39;s government has set the price for the sale of its remaining 19 percent in oil company Petro-Canada, raising C\$3.18 billion (\$2.


label: 0 text: Bush welcoming word of debt relief and elections SANTIAGO, Chile President Bush is welcoming word that Iraq will hold elections in January -- and that a big chunk of the country #39;s debt is being forgiven.


label: 1 text: Molson Indy Vancouver gets black flag  quot;The bottom line is the business model couldn #39;t work, quot; said Jo-Ann McArthur, president of sponsoring Molson Sports and Entertainment.


label: 1 text: Cink Takes Commanding Lead Over Woods at NEC  AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Stewart Cink was on the verge of  his fourth career win after shooting a two-under-par 68 for a  five-shot lead in the third round of the \$7 million NEC  Invitational Saturday.


label: 1 text: Doc Rivers Wins in Return to Orlando Orlando Magic coach Johnny Davis, right, and Boston Celtics #39; coach Doc Rivers get together prior to their game in Orlando, Fla.


label: 3 text: IT must act as driver for change, says Gartner Analyst Gartner is predicting radical change will occur as organisations realise that IT must act as a key driver for business change.


label: 1 text: Vodafone, England Cricket Sponsor, Misses Out During Tournament England #39;s cricket players started their Champions Trophy match without Vodafone Group Plc #39;s logo on their uniforms for the first time this year because the world #39;s biggest mobile phone


label: 0 text: Putin: Russia #39;s Fight Against Terrorism Will Not Sidetrack Reforms Russian President Vladimir Putin is defending his government #39;s efforts to strengthen and centralize control in the wake of several recent terrorist attacks.


label: 0 text: Optimism in London, carnage in Iraq The second Iraq war, between coalition forces and insurgents, is now under way in what has become the  quot;crucible quot; of the global war on terrorism, Tony Blair declared yesterday


label: 3 text: Toshiba Eyes Alternative Flat TV Technology SED TVs, coming next year, will offer bright, CRT-like pictures in a thin package.


label: 0 text: Church Says Girls' Communion Not Valid BRIELLE, N.J. - An 8-year-old girl who suffers from a rare digestive disorder and cannot eat wheat has had her first Holy Communion declared invalid because the wafer contained no wheat, violating Roman Catholic doctrine...


label: 1 text: One strike away: The standard for booting victory is set The 1986 Red Sox were one strike away from winning the World Series. They came closer to winning - without actually winning - than any team in baseball history. When you watch a tape of Game 6 (shelved in the sci-fi/horror section of New England video stores), it's still impossible to believe.


label: 2 text: Stocks surge for second day on falling oil prices By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Stocks rallied sharply Wednesday for the second consecutive session.


label: 0 text: Palestinians Hunt for Kidnapped CNN Producer (Reuters) Reuters - Palestinian security forces were on\Tuesday searching for an Israeli Arab producer for CNN\television who was kidnapped by gunmen in the Gaza Strip.


label: 1 text: INTER THRASH VALENCIA 5-1 VALENCIA - Inter bring home all three points from Wednesday evening #39;s hard-fought Uefa Champions League Matchday 3 encounter at the Mestalla to keep their one hundred record in Group G. Stankovic, Vieri, van der Meyde, Adriano and Cruz scored the goals in


label: 2 text: Jobless Claims Drop More Than Expected  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people filing an  initial claim for U.S. jobless aid fell by a  larger-than-expected 25,000 last week, the government said on  Thursday in a report seen as a good sign for job growth.


label: 2 text: UK's pay gap 'continuing to rise' The disparity between the earnings of the UK's top directors and their staff is continuing to widen, a report finds.


label: 3 text: Sara Lee Wrestles With RFID, Looks for Benefits SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Sara Lee Corp. is testing radio frequency identification tags on some product cases and shipping pallets to meet a mandate that RFID technology be used on goods sent to


label: 3 text: Robots set to get homely by 2007 The number of robots helping out and entertaining in the home is set to soar sevenfold by 2007, says the UN.


label: 2 text: FCC expected to exempt VoIP from state rules The Federal Communications Commission is expected to vote today to exempt Internet-based phone companies from state regulation, a step that could help boost the emerging services.


label: 0 text: U.N. Says Darfur Camps in Chad Close to Capacity (Reuters) Reuters - Refugee camps in Chad housing\200,000 Sudanese fleeing fighting in Darfur are near capacity\and placing a huge burden on Sudan's impoverished western\neighbor, the United Nations said Friday.


label: 3 text: Get Ready To Patch Installing patches to fix application and system flaws is still a major chore for businesses. With Microsoft #39;s XP SP2, they face their biggest challenge.


label: 1 text: As usual, Jeter does whatever it takes to get  #39;W #39; You can #39;t rely on the boxscore to quantify the type of impact Derek Jeter had on Game 2 of the Yankees-Twins series. Or the influence he has on his team.


label: 1 text: Kovalainen topples Schumacher Kovalainen, reigning World Series by Nissan champion and occasional Formula One tester, defeated the seven-time world champion in the semi-finals at the Stade de France.


label: 0 text: Sudan Delays Expulsion of British Aid Agency Heads  KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan decided to postpone a decision  to expel the country heads of two British aid agencies on  Monday, citing administrative difficulties and humanitarian  grounds, the state minister for humanitarian affairs said.


label: 0 text: Russia Agrees to Write Off Iraqi Debt to Paris Club Russia agreed on Sunday to forgive up to 80 percent of Iraqs debts to the Paris Club (about \$33 billion). A US Treasury official quoted by Reuters said they received this information from Russia.


label: 0 text: Blair pledges welfare reforms in third term LONDON: Britain #39;s Tony Blair yesterday set out his vision for a third term in office in a bid to shift the spotlight onto domestic policies that win or lose elections and off the divisive war in Iraq.


label: 3 text: Verbatim to make discs with HP labeling feature The same laser that writes your latest music mix will etch a label onto the other side of special discs.


label: 0 text: Panel Releases Report on Global Threats (AP) AP - With the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq serving as a backdrop, a high-level international panel called for sweeping changes Tuesday of the United Nations, including a recommendation that the Security Council must in the future authorize any pre-emptive or preventive global military action.


label: 2 text: Southwest wins battle for ATA assets Southwest Airlines emerged on Wednesday as the victor in the battle for the assets of ATA, the bankrupt low-cost carrier, beating a rival offer from AirTran and underscoring its


label: 0 text: House Panel Questions Role of French Bank (AP) AP - Lawmakers are questioning whether a French bank failed to comply with U.S. money-laundering laws, possibly helping Saddam Hussein manipulate the  #36;60 billion U.N. oil-for-food program. The bank denies any wrongdoing.


label: 1 text: GOLF: Woods-Mickelson not dream team Tiger Woods paired with Phil Mickelson. A dream team in golf gloves. Together, they would lead the charge at the Ryder Cup, carry the United States into an early lead, discourage the Europeans, ignite the home crowd.


label: 3 text: Detect and Block IM  for Free Businesses that think their employees aren #39;t using IM or some type of peer-to-peer file sharing application may be living in ignorant bliss.


label: 3 text: Twenty Schools Sign Up for Legal Song Downloads (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. colleges and universities are\increasingly giving students free access to download services\like Roxio Inc.'s Napster to discourage illegal song copying,\the recording industry said Tuesday.


label: 1 text: BRITISH PEOPLE HELPED ME WIN IN NEW YORK PAULA RADCLIFFE last night paid tribute to the  quot;incredible support quot; which helped her overcome her Olympic nightmare. Radcliffe fought back from her Athens heartbreak to win the New York Marathon


label: 0 text: U.S. Allies Reject Tough Talk on Iran The Bush administration failed on Friday to persuade them to increase diplomatic pressure on Iran, settling instead for another request that Tehran voluntarily drop its nuclear program.


label: 1 text: Jol wants full-time job at Tottenham LONDON: Tottenham #39;s stand-in manager Martin Jol admitted he wants the job full-time after seeing his side lose 3-2 at home to Charlton on Saturday.


label: 3 text: Four Studios Give Backing to a Format for DVD's Four Hollywood studios announced that they would release films in the group's high-definition DVD format by the end of next year, an advance in the effort to define a new DVD standard.


label: 1 text: Austria #39;s Walchhofer wins men #39;s World Cup super-G VAL GARDENA, Italy (AFP) - Austria #39;s Michael Walchhofer won the men #39;s World Cup super-G ahead of countrymen Hermann Maier and Benjamin Raich for his first victory in the discipline.


label: 2 text: Health Highlights: Oct. 31, 2004 A drug currently prescribed to combat advanced breast cancer can now be used to help prevent the disease from recurring in women who have been treated for early forms of the disease, the US Food and Drug Administration ruled Friday.


label: 2 text: Update 1: Yukos Unit Evaluated for Sale to Pay Bill Assets of Russia #39;s beleaguered Yukos oil company should fetch at least \$15 billion, a senior official said Monday, as the company #39;s main production unit is evaluated for sale to offset a crushing back-tax bill.


label: 0 text: U.S. Battles Shiites in Iraqi Holy City (AP) AP - U.S. tanks and troops rolled back into the center of Najaf and battled with Shiite militants Sunday, reigniting violence in the holy city just as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference meant to be a landmark in the country's movement toward democracy.


label: 2 text: Noble Energy Expands Into Rockies and Mid-Continent With \$3.4 <b>...</b> HOUSTON, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NBL) and Patina Oil  amp; Gas Corporation (NYSE:POG) today announced that their boards of directors approved Noble Energy #39;s strategic acquisition


label: 1 text: West Brom sack Megson Gary Megson has been sacked as the manager of West Bromwich Albion after contract talks stalled and he said that he would leave the club next summer.


label: 0 text: Brazilian president calls for harnessing globalization Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva urged the international community on Monday to harness globalization and turn it into a positive force for all peoples of the world.


label: 1 text: Indians 9, Twins 7 Cliff Lee won for the second time since July 16 and rookie Grady Sizemore hit a two-run homer, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-7 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.


label: 0 text: US consulate attack  JIDDA, Saudi Arabia -- The five men who attacked the US consulate are being vilified by some Saudis as criminals, not lauded as heroes, even though they targeted the offices of a country that remains unpopular among many Arabs.


label: 0 text: Sinai Attacks Appear to Have Limited Effect on Egyptian Tourism The terrorist bombings last week at resorts along Egypt #39;s Red Sea coast raised fears of another slump in the country #39;s tourism industry, a key sector of its economy.


label: 1 text: Key Expos Vote Set for Tuesday (AP) AP - Mayor Anthony A. Williams predicted Monday he has enough votes in the District of Columbia Council to approve financing for a ballpark for the Expos in the location agreed to in the team's contract to relocate to the capital.


label: 3 text: Studies: Captive Elephant Breeding Hard (AP) AP - Elephants in zoos are living as long as those in the wild, but their population in captivity is dwindling because it is so difficult to breed them, according to studies released Friday.


label: 1 text:  #39;Desperate #39; maneuver bites ABC The opening of ABC #39;s Monday Night Football game between the Eagles and Dallas Cowboys featured a sexy take-off skit starring Owens and three members of the popular  quot;Desperate Housewives quot; team.


label: 0 text: Britain, S.Africa Renew Call for Fair Zimbabwe Polls (Reuters) Reuters - Britain and South Africa\called jointly Thursday for Zimbabwe to establish a conducive\environment for fair elections next year -- after the main\opposition party said it would boycott them.


label: 3 text: Angry Forest Workers Cut Off Toe of Italy (Reuters) Reuters - Angry forest service workers blocked\highways, halted trains and forced an airport to shut down on\Thursday, effectively cutting off the southern toe of Italy in\a protest against spending cuts that could cost hundreds of\jobs. The demonstrations across Calabria, the region that makes\up the tip of the Italian boot, are the latest by state sector\workers upset by the belt-tightening 2005 budget and follows a\general strike last week.


label: 1 text: Southampton look to Houllier after Sturrock is shown the door Southampton are planning to appoint a director of football to work alongside the new head coach, Steve Wigley, after the abrupt sacking of Paul Sturrock yesterday.


label: 0 text: Ethics Rebuke to DeLay Prompts Democratic Calls for Ouster House Democrats declared that the latest case against the leader of the Republican majority proved that he was unfit to lead.


label: 3 text: Apple trims music purchases to iTunes 4.5 or higher Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday encouraged users of its iTunes jukebox software to upgrade to the latest version, available from the company #39;s Web site.


label: 1 text: Beijing 2008 Gets New Sponsors Anheuser-Busch and Legend Group have both signed on as sponsors of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Its the first time Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser, has sponsored a Summer Olympics outside


label: 0 text: Iran's Uranium Enrichment Halt to Be Temporary (Reuters) Reuters - Iran's suspension of uranium enrichment,\promised to European Union states last year, will be "short and\temporary," an Iranian official said Monday.


label: 2 text: AOL employees get fired for Christmas Washington - America Online is preparing to fire over 700 workers in early December, with many of the cuts coming from its northern Virginia headquarters, The Washington Post newspaper said Tuesday.


label: 3 text: Developers squeeze Florida big cat The Fish and Wildlife Service is under scrutiny for neglecting to protect endangered panther habitat. By Warren Richey  Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


label: 0 text: Warlord Will Be Tried for Beslan - Chechen Rebel  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Chechnya's rebel leader said on Friday  that warlord Shamil Basayev would go on trial for the mass  hostage-seizing at a Russian school that ended with more than  320 people being killed, half of them children.


label: 0 text: Kidnappers in Iraq Free Seven Truckers (AP) AP - A militant group in Iraq on Wednesday released seven foreign truck drivers they had held hostage for six weeks after dropping nearly all their demands, while Muslims united behind calls for the release of two French journalists captured by a separate group demanding that France revoke a controversial head scarf law.


label: 0 text: Two Blasts Rock Market in Ukraine Capital, 13 Hurt (Reuters) Reuters - Two blasts rocked a wholesale market in\the northern suburbs of Ukraine's capital Kiev on Friday,\wounding 13, two seriously, an Emergencies Ministry official\said.


label: 1 text: Aragones: My Conscience Is Clear Luis Aragones has hit back in the racism row after he was grilled by the media ahead of Spain #39;s friendly clash with England. The 63-year-old coach stated that his conscience is clear when asked about remarks


label: 0 text: Palestinians Shell Gaza Settlement; 1 Dead Palestinian militants fired two mortars at a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing a 24-year Israeli woman and enflaming settler anger at Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.


label: 3 text: Yahoo Adds Tool to Search Hard Drives SAN FRANCISCO Dec 10, 2004 - Yahoo Inc. is adding a tool to search computer hard drives as it scrambles to catch up with Google Inc.


label: 3 text: Ciena's Loss Tempered By Rise in Revenue Ciena officials stressed that the revenue growth was the result of a two-year effort to diversify Ciena's products and customer base to include cable operators, government entities and telecommunications companies.-The Washington Post


label: 2 text: UPDATE 2-Gold-backed security streetTRACKS debuts on NYSE A gold-backed security named streetTRACKS Gold Shares made a much-hyped debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, aimed at attracting the investment capital


label: 2 text: Edison International Net Profit Climbs Edison International (EIX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday posted a 49 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, with most of the earnings coming from completed and planned asset sales.


label: 1 text: BCCI vows to produce live telecast of Australia series CALCUTTA: The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced it would go ahead with live telecasts of the upcoming home Test series against Australia and South Africa despite a raging court battle.


label: 3 text: Report Shows Universities Curtailing Online Piracy By ALEX VEIGA    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Despite evidence that sharing music and movies online remains popular, a report issued Tuesday by a committee of entertainment and university leaders says universities have made strides the past year to curtail online piracy.    The report, submitted to Congress by the Joint Committee of the Higher Education and Entertainment Communities, highlights steps taken by the universities to tackle Internet piracy but offers few details of their effectiveness...


label: 3 text: FCC seeks power over VOIP Federal Communications Commission officials want to regulate voice-over-IP services, FCC chairman Michael Powell said. In an Oct. 19 speech in Boston, Powell praised voice-over-IP innovators and argued his case for federal oversight of the technology.


label: 1 text: Tremor shakes Athens, no damage ATHENS - An earthquake rattled Athens on Tuesday, including the Olympic venues in the Greek capital. The Athens Geodynamic Institute said that there was a tremor, but few other details were known, such as the magnitude or epicentre of the quake.


label: 1 text: Cashman Admits Pulling for Sox The Boston Red Sox have an unlikely fan in this World Series: Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman.


label: 3 text: Circuit City Switching From T-Mobile To Verizon Circuit City is phasing out the sale of T-Mobile wireless service as it prepares to focus on launch of Verizon Wireless stores within its own walls.


label: 2 text: eBay buys Rent.com Internet auction firm eBay agrees to buy Rent.com for \$415m (214m), giving it access to more of the online property market.


label: 2 text: BHP profit rises 78 on Chinese demand BHP Billiton on Wednesday reported its highest profit ever as it beefed up production to meet rising demand from China that bolstered prices for its copper, zinc, silver and lead.


label: 0 text: Palace Riled by Teacher's Secret Tape of UK Prince  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's royal family went on the  attack on Thursday after lawyers for one of Prince Harry's  former schoolteachers gave a court a secret tape they said  shows she helped him cheat on exams.


label: 3 text: Study: MP3 Player Market Booming (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Sales of portable MP3 digital-audio players are booming and are set to generate US #36;58 billion in revenue worldwide by 2008, according to a new study from research firm IDC.


label: 3 text: China launches ZY-2 resource satellite China successfully put its earth resource satellite, the third of ZY-2, into the orbit with a Chinese Long-March 4-B rocket that blasted off at 11:10 am Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China #39;s Shanxi Province.


label: 3 text: Researchers Find Fewer Bugs In Linux The newest version of Linux sports far fewer bugs than the average commercial code, a group of former Stanford University researchers said Tuesday.


label: 2 text: Jobless rate in Singapore declines to a 3-year low SINGAPORE Singapore #39;s unemployment rate fell to its lowest in more than three years in the third quarter, the government said Monday, as manufacturers and service companies increased investment in the city-state, creating new jobs.


label: 0 text: Bush warns Iran, Syria not to meddle in Iraq #39;s affairs US President George W. Bush on Wednesday urged Iran and Syria not to meddle in internal affairs of Iraq.  quot;We will continue to make it clear, to both Syria and Iran that... meddling in the internal affairs


label: 3 text: Software Tackles Digital Photo Proliferation (Reuters) Reuters - Now that digital cameras have overtaken\film cameras in sales, users are beginning to encounter a\familiar problem -- what to do with the bulging image files and\folders filling up computer hard drives?


label: 3 text: US  #39;Scramjet #39; Breaks Speed Record The US space agency (NASA) says an unmanned supersonic jet Tuesday succeeded in breaking a speed record. NASA says preliminary data from its X-43A experimental aircraft shows it reached speeds


label: 2 text: Time Warner drops out of MGM race US media group Time Warner withdraws its bid for movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after failing to agree a price.


label: 2 text: Circuit City #39;s Improving Two weeks ago, we got to see a glimpse of Circuit City #39;s (NYSE: CC) second-quarter numbers when the electronics retailer pre-announced that sales had ticked up nearly 9 to \$2.


label: 0 text: International troops needed: Karzai Afghan President Hamid Karzai want to see win an election on October 9, said today that foreign troops would remain until the country #39;s own fledgling forces can take the charge of stability.


label: 0 text: Ukraine Speaker: Keep Poisoning Out of Campaign  KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's influential parliament speaker  called on Monday for a scandal over the poisoning of opposition  leader Viktor Yushchenko to be kept out of the country's  presidential election campaign.


label: 3 text: McNealy: Sun is boxing clever with Microsoft The ground-breaking legal settlement and technology sharing deal between Microsoft Corp and Sun Microsystems Inc will not diminish competition between the two adversaries.


label: 2 text: Sprint, Nextel to Merge UPDATED: Sprint (Quote, Chart) and Nextel (Quote, Chart) have agreed to merge, to better compete with Cinglar and Verizon Wireless for voice and data customers.


label: 1 text: Beckham and Owen fit the bill for Real David Beckham has recovered from a virus and is expected to take his place in the Real Madrid starting line-up for tonight #39;s Champions League Group B clash with AS Roma.


label: 0 text: Arafat's Condition Critical, Leaders Urge Unity  PARIS (Reuters) - Yasser Arafat lay in critical condition  in a French hospital on Saturday and Hamas militants in Gaza  said there was an urgent need for unity among Palestinian  leaders.


label: 2 text: BT Group PLC Escapes Breakup Britain #39;s telecommunications regulator backed away from breaking up BT Group PLC on Thursday and instead ordered the industry giant to improve competitor access to its networks.


label: 3 text: Telekom to Buy Back T-Online German telecommunications giant Telekom on Saturday announced plans to take its Internet unit off the stock market in a 2.9 billion (\$3.


label: 1 text: Wenger refuses to go on lookout for replacement ALTHOUGH the world and his wife might be telling him otherwise, Arsne Wenger prefers to back his own judgment, thank you very much.


label: 2 text: PM leaves for India-EU summit New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves on Sunday on a two-day visit to The Hague for the India-EU Summit. The 25-member grouping will upgrade its ties with New Delhi into a  #39;Strategic Partnership #39; in


label: 1 text: Martinez meets with Mets GM in Dominican Republic Free agent Pedro Martinez met with the general manager of the New York Mets in his home country, a month after helping the Boston Red Sox win their first World Series title since 1918, a baseball source told The Associated Press.


label: 1 text: Golf: Cink in command in winning NEC Invitational AKRON, Ohio - Six days after US captain Hal Sutton added him to the Ryder Cup team, Steward Cink completed the best performance of his career by turning the final round of the NEC Invitational into a showcase of poise and putting.


label: 3 text: Tiny telescope spots giant planet A tiny telescope has spotted a giant planet circling a faraway star, using a technique that could open a new phase of planetary discovery, according to scientists.


label: 2 text: Hollinger Adds 2 Independent Directors Hollinger Inc., the scandal-plagued parent of newspaper publisher Hollinger International Inc., Tuesday said it increased the number of independent directors on its board to five from three.


label: 0 text: U.S. to Aid Albania in  Destroying  Chemicals Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.) described the move  as a breakthrough in the elimination of such stockpiles around the world.


label: 1 text: Ricky's world Ricky Davis wants a do-over. With his Cleveland Cavaliers near the end of a 17-win season and enjoying a rare blowout victory over visiting Utah on March 16, 2003, Davis did the unthinkable for basketball purists. He deliberately missed a shot at his own basket to pad his rebounding statistics in an attempt to record his  #64257; rst career triple-double.


label: 1 text: Boxers take more hits as Dirrell gets bronze Or maybe he simply is unfamiliar with the preferred code of behavior following a boxing match: you lose, you whine. Dirrell would be no good at it, however.


label: 3 text: BugMeNot Gets Booted, Restored The site that helps people evade registration roadblocks on websites couldn't evade trouble itself. Its server host, perhaps bowing to pressure, pulled the plug last week. But a new host is found and BugMeNot is back up. By Rachel Metz.


label: 2 text: Firm looks to acquire Jersey #39;s top utility Public Service Enterprise Group, a heavyweight in setting public policy and promoting economic development in the state, is in talks to be acquired by a giant Chicago gas and electric company


label: 3 text: Lactic acid is a boon, not a bane It is common wisdom among runners and other sports enthusiasts that lactic acid is the enemy of endurance. The chemical is a byproduct of metabolism during periods of intense exercise, when oxygen supplies cannot keep up with energy output.


label: 1 text: Chair suspect won #39;t talk The man suspected of throwing a chair during the Detroit Pistons-Indiana Pacers brawl refused to be interviewed by police on Tuesday.


label: 2 text: Crude futures ease despite lingering fears over heating oil <b>...</b> Crude oil futures eased slightly Monday but remained close to the US\$50 barrel level amid lingering concerns about shortages of heating oil at the start of the Northern Hemisphere winter, market-watchers said.


label: 2 text: Stocks Feel Impact of Oil Concerns  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were slightly lower on Tuesday,  as concerns about higher oil prices cutting into corporate  profits and consumer demand weighed on sentiment, while retail  sales posted a larger-than-expected decline in August.


label: 0 text: Video Claims Threat to Japanese Hostage's Life Video posted Tuesday on a militant Islamic Web site showed what it claimed was a Japanese captive kidnapped by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group and threatened to behead him within 48 hours unless Japan pulls its troops from Iraq.


label: 3 text: Senate Panel Waters Down McCain Television Bill Broadcasters beat back a proposal that would have required them to give up their current analog channels by 2009 as their allies on the Senate Commerce Committee


label: 2 text: Oracle Quarterly Net Income Rises 16 Pct  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp. on Tuesday reported  a 16 percent rise in quarterly net income as the world's second  largest software company benefited from steady demand for its  flagship database software.


label: 3 text: Mac Bumps Mail, iDisk Storage to 250MB Apple Computer increased the combined storage of its .Mac e-mail and iDisk services to 250 megabytes on Wednesday, following a trend by Yahoo and Google in


label: 1 text: Offence comes alive, Dolphins get 1st win Jay Fiedler played an efficient game and the Dolphins became the NFL #39;s last team to win, posting a 31-14 victory over the St. Louis Rams.


label: 1 text: Record-smashing Kumble slams critics DHAKA - Leading Indian wicket-taker Anil Kumble yesterday brushed aside criticism over his unique bowling style, saying he is a leg-spinner with a difference.


label: 2 text: Oil Sheds \$3 Heating Oil Supplies Rise  LONDON (Reuters) - World oil prices fell nearly \$3 a barrel  on Wednesday, shedding 6 percent, as a larger-than-expected  build in U.S. heating stocks soothed worries about a winter  fuel deficit.


label: 1 text: Paterno rumors dispelled by coach Penn State #39;s fourth losing season in five years has fueled much speculation about Joe Paterno #39;s future - specifically, how much longer he will remain as the team #39;s head coach.


label: 2 text: Delta slashes 7,000 jobs, Dallas hub Airline warns it may file for bankruptcy if too many senior pilots take early retirement option. Delta Air LInes #39; CEO says it faces bankruptcy if it can #39;t slow the pace of pilots taking early retirement.


label: 1 text: Clarke wins Taiheiyo Masters Northern Ireland #39;s Darren Clarke fired a 4-under 68 Sunday to win the Japan Golf Tour #39;s Taiheiyo Masters. The European Ryder Cup star started the day with a four-stroke lead and widened


label: 1 text: Gold Helmet winners Anthony Vita, Brown In his first career start, the sophomore quarterback passed for 219 yards and three touchdowns, two in the fourth quarter, in a come-from-behind 21-17 victory over Cornell. Vita completed touchdown passes of 19, 11, and 24 yards.


label: 3 text: More Than 15,000 Species Said to Be Facing Extinction (Reuters) Reuters - More than 15,000 species, from sharks\to frogs to fir trees, are facing extinction and the total is\rising faster than ever before, conservationists and scientists\said Wednesday.


label: 0 text: World growth highest since 1973 The world's economy should grow at its fastest rate in 30 years in 2004, despite rising oil prices, the IMF says.


label: 2 text: Pixar Profit Up 70 Percent  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pixar Animation Studios Inc.  PIXR.O on Thursday reported that third-quarter profit rose 70  percent in the quarter before the release of its new hit, "The  Incredibles."


label: 1 text: Sharapova struggles early but wins at Advanta championships The treadmill Maria Sharapova has been on since winning Wimbledon earlier this year has spun at blinding speed. From New York to Beijing to Korea to Zurich, the 17-year-old Russian has tried


label: 0 text: DEAF KIDS JOIN RALLY IN BID TO FREE KIDNAPPED AID WORKER MARGARET DEAF children helped by kidnapped Margaret Hassan yesterday joined 200 mercy workers at a rally in Baghdad to call for her release.


label: 2 text: J.C. Penney Taps Former Macy's, LVMH Head (AP) AP - J.C. Penney Co. Inc. named a former chairman and chief executive of both Macy's and luxury retailer LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, to lead the department store company, replacing Allen Questrom.


label: 1 text: Tigers Bringing Back Trammell, Staff Alan Trammell will manage the Detroit Tigers next season. Along with Trammell, the Tigers said Sunday they retained Kirk Gibson (bench), Bob Cluck (pitching), Bruce Fields (hitting), Lance Parrish (bullpen), Juan Samuel (third base) and Mick Kelleher (first base).


label: 0 text: Western hotel in heart of Baghdad hit by rockets Rockets struck a Baghdad hotel housing foreign contractors and journalists late Thursday, drawing return fire and underscoring the insecurity even in the heart of the capital.


label: 3 text: Napster Star Changes His Tune Napster creator Shawn Fanning is trying to make peace with the music industry. His newest venture will help the record labels and peer-to-peer networks work together to create new digital music businesses. By Katie Dean.


label: 3 text: SA #39;s e-attacks jump 796 Johannesburg, 23 September 2004 - Symantec #39;s sixth biannual report on global trends in Internet attacks, vulnerabilities, and malicious code activity shows SA recorded a 796 annual increase in the number of these attacks, rising from 375 per user last


label: 0 text: Israel ends Gaza Strip raid leaving 123 Palestinian dead, heavy <b>...</b> Israel withdrew its tanks and ground forces from populated areas in the northern Gaza Strip on late Friday, ending its bloody operation in the area.


label: 1 text: Raiders #39; Curry Injured Against Chiefs OAKLAND, Calif. Dec 5, 2004 - Raiders receiver Ronald Curry likely has a torn left Achilles #39; tendon that could sideline him for the remainder of the season.


label: 3 text: Lava Gives Mount St. Helens Eerie Glow (AP) AP - The molten rock rising inside Mount St. Helens is giving the peak an eerie red glow at night.


label: 2 text: FAA OKs Tasers on Commercial Flights  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stun gun maker Taser International  Inc. TASR.O on Monday said it won U.S. government approval to  use its products on some commercial airline flights to protect  passengers from potential harm.


label: 1 text: Citing a Lack of Progress, Notre Dame Fires Willingham Tyrone Willingham, who was the first African-American head coach at Notre Dame in any sport, compiled a record of 21-15 in three seasons.


label: 1 text: Safin topples Agassi to turn heat on Henman Marat Safin ended the 34-year-old Andre Agassi #39;s run at the Madrid Masters yesterday and put further pressure on Tim Henman in the battle for qualification for the Masters Cup in Houston next month.


label: 3 text: Sony #39;s new handheld video game system PSP to enter market in Dec. TOKYO, Oct 27, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday it will release its new handheld video game system PlayStation Portable on Dec. 12 for the Japanese market.


label: 0 text: NTT faces Softbank challenge TOKYO Softbank said on Monday that it would offer a cut-rate phone service in Japan, a move that could undermine Nippon Telegraph Telephone #39;s position as the dominant player in the country #39;s fixed-line market.


label: 0 text: Pope Celebrates Mass Near Hilltop Shrine Pope John Paul II traveled to a hilltop shrine near the Adriatic Sea Sunday to celebrate an open-air Mass attended by tens of thousands of pilgrims.


label: 2 text: Diageo earns 2.26 bln dlrs from sale of General Mills shares LONDON : Drinks giant Diageo said it had raised 2.26 billion dollars (1.84 billion euros) from the sale of 49.9 million shares in US food company General Mills Inc.


label: 2 text: Movie Gallery Bids on Hollywood Chain DOTHAN, Ala. - Video rental chain Movie Gallery Inc. on Friday said it has made an offer to acquire Hollywood Entertainment Corp., countering a \$700 million takeover proposed last week by Blockbuster Inc.


label: 1 text: Hewitt goes through in Washington Second-seed Lleyton Hewitt moved into the quarterfinals of the Washington Open with a routine 6-3 6-2 win over Colombian Alejandro Falla.


label: 2 text: Dow Chemical Third-Quarter Profit Surges  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co.'s DOW.N  third-quarter profit surged 86 percent on increased plastics  sales, but demand remains vulnerable to soaring energy costs,  the No. 1 U.S. chemicals maker said on Thursday.


label: 1 text: Yankees Clinch 7th Straight AL East Title (AP) AP - Bernie Williams hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees clinched their seventh straight AL East title, beating the Minnesota Twins 6-4 Thursday night for their 100th victory of the season.


label: 0 text: Confusion Over Arafat, Palestinians Prepare Burial (Reuters) Reuters - Palestinians looked to their leadership\to lift confusion over Yasser Arafat's fate in a French\hospital on Wednesday as preparations gathered pace to bury the\icon of their fight for statehood. Arafat, 75, suffered a brain\hemorrhage on Tuesday at the hospital where he was flown from\the West Bank on Oct. 29 and had lain in a coma. Officials\insisted in public that he was alive, though aides said\privately that he was dead.


label: 1 text: Airshow in the dome Brett Favre and a sea of green spilled into town Sunday afternoon and made their presence known at the Indianapolis Colts home opener.


label: 0 text: Rebel in Najaf Sends Messages of Conciliation Moktada al-Sadr suggested he would vacate the shrine in Najaf, disband the Mahdi Army and transform it into a political party.


label: 0 text: Putin Urges Strength; School Toll Tops 340 (AP) AP - A shaken President Vladimir Putin made a rare and candid admission of Russian weakness Saturday in the face of an "all-out war" by terrorists after more than 340 people  #151; nearly half of them children  #151; were killed in a hostage-taking at a southern school.


label: 0 text: Ryanair, easyJet expand flights to Italy after Volare bankruptcy (AFP) AFP - Ryanair and easyJet both announced plans to expand in the Italian market following the collapse of the low-cost airline Volare, which has declared insolvency and suspended flights and ticket sales.


label: 0 text: Iraq's Sistani in Najaf; 74 Killed in Two Cities  NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's most revered cleric arrived  in Najaf Thursday to try to end a bloody three-week uprising  but attacks on crowds of Shi'ites that killed at least 74  inflamed tensions as tens of thousands converged on the city.


label: 0 text: Passenger Cat Stevens to Be Deported WASHINGTON - Homeland Security officials said Yusuf Islam - formerly known as singer Cat Stevens - will be deported Wednesday after being denied entry to the U.S. for being on a government watch list...


label: 2 text: Red Cross volunteer joins Florida efforts John Souza, a volunteer with the Boone County chapter of the American Red Cross, is the second Columbia resident to join efforts to assist people who were affected by Tropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley.


label: 0 text: Charges Vs. DeLay Linked to Ethics Charges (AP) AP - The money laundering allegation in a congressional ethics complaint filed against House Majority Leader Tom DeLay involves the same  #36;190,000 in political contributions that led to indictments of the Texas congressman's aides on similar charges.


label: 3 text: IBM to Quit Making PCs An era will come to an end when IBM sells off its computer manufacturing business, according to The New York Times. A Chinese company seems the likely buyer, and the deal should fetch upward of \$2 billion.


label: 0 text: Chaos Reigns in Ukraine Presidential Race (AP) AP - The apparent front-runner was out of action for weeks with a mysterious illness. His close rival was hospitalized after an attack and was then warned he could be assassinated. With Ukraine's presidential election three weeks away, democracy seems to have gone badly awry as chaos and suspicion overshadow campaign issues in this strategically important country that sways between the West and Russia.


label: 0 text: US rules out deals with Afghan kidnappers A senior US official said on Wednesday deals should not be done with hostage-takers ahead of the latest deadline set by Afghan Islamic militants who have threatened to kill three kidnapped UN workers.


label: 1 text: No. 25 Purdue Opens With a 51-0 Rout of Syracuse yle Orton passed for 287 yards and a career-high 4 touchdowns to lead No. 25 Purdue to a 51-0 victory yesterday over visiting Syracuse, the Boilermakers #39; first shutout in four years.


label: 3 text: A new cousin found on island Flores Man has a great ring to it, and it is handier than Homo floresiensis, the actual moniker of mankind #39;s newest cousin. The first of these cousins found was about 3 feet tall, but recognizably human.


label: 0 text: Sri Lanka restrict Pakistan after Samaraweera's hundred (AFP) AFP - Sri Lanka fought back with seven wickets in the last two sessions to restrict Pakistan's first innings lead on the second day of the first Test.


label: 0 text: Crude Oil Rises After Nigerian Unions Call Strike to Cut Supply Crude oil futures rose in New York after unions in Nigeria, the fifth-biggest supplier to the US, called a strike this month to disrupt the country #39;s oil exports.


label: 0 text: Bomb Is Defused Near a Villa Where Berlusconi Met With Blair OME, Aug. 18 - The police defused a bomb early Wednesday morning in Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, the town where hours earlier Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had entertained the British prime minister, Tony Blair, and his wife, Cherie.


label: 2 text: Stocks Gain on Sears Deal, But Trim Gains  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday  after Kmart's plan to buy Sears in an \$11.5 billion  deal was  announced and computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N posted  solid earnings, but higher oil prices prompted some investors  to sell equities.


label: 3 text: The Firefox Throwdown Firefox, the ass-kicking Mozilla Web browser, is just out of beta with a  quot;preview release. quot; It #39;s slim, it #39;s fast, and it #39;s feature-rich -- but can it possibly threaten the worldwide dominance of Microsoft #39;s Internet Explorer?


label: 0 text: Derrida, father of deconstructionism, dies number of false assumptions and that they have multiple meanings which even their author may not have understood. It is heralded as showing the multiple layers of meaning at work in language, but was described by critics as nihilistic.


label: 3 text: Bridgestone to Produce Ultra-Thin Display Devices  TOKYO (Reuters) - Bridgestone Corp. will enter the display  device market with ultra-thin electronic price tags, aiming for  annual sales of 1 billion yen (\$9.23 million) in around two to  three years, Japan's top tire maker said on Wednesday.


label: 2 text: Snow Predicts Oil Prices Set to Go Down (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow\predicted on Sunday skyrocketing oil prices were set to  go\down and said Middle Eastern finance ministers had responded\positively to his request to boost output quotas.


label: 0 text: Heat may have killed Briton found dead in Australian outback: police (AFP) AFP - A British tourist found dead in the Australian outback near its famed Ayers Rock may have died of heat exhaustion and exposure, police said.


label: 2 text: US inflation falls for first time in 2004 US inflation fell by 0.1 per cent in July -- the first decline since late last year -- on a drop in gasoline prices, the US Department of Labour said yesterday in a report that suggests underlying price pressures in the world #39;s biggest ...


label: 0 text: Palestinians to Elect Arafat Successor on Jan. 9  RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians set Jan. 9 as  the date for presidential elections to replace Yasser Arafat on  Sunday while the United States hinted it may be ready to resume  Middle East peacemaking.


label: 3 text: New Simian species found in Arunachal: World News: New York, Dec 16 : India has once again proved itself as the land of contradictions as scientists have now discovered a new species of monkey in Arunachal Pradesh, despite the fact that India has some of the fastest retreating forest lands.


label: 0 text: EU lifts Libya arms ban but presses Tripoli over medics LUXEMBOURG, Oct 11 (AFP) - The European Union agreed Monday to lift an 18-year-old arms embargo on Libya, welcoming the country #39;s renunciation of weapons of mass destruction and movement towards  quot;responsible government.


label: 3 text: Cameras Ready, Spacecraft Gets Up Close to Saturn Moon The Cassini spacecraft cruised on Tuesday to within 745 miles of Titan, Saturn #39;s planet-size moon, for the first close encounter with it.


label: 3 text: Craft sets speed record A sleek NASA X-43A aircraft set a world speed record Tuesday, flying at more than 6,600 mph in a test flight that eventually could revolutionize air travel and space exploration.


label: 3 text: Software maker launches remote-access tools Among new products from 3am Labs is a free tool for accessing a PC via any device with a browser.


label: 0 text: Baasyir to face formal terror trial Indonesian prosecutors on Friday formally charged Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba #39;asyir with ordering his followers to launch a suicide attack on the JW Marriott hotel in Jakarta in August last year.


label: 1 text: Ex-New York Rangers Cheerleader Sues (AP) AP - A former captain of the New York Rangers skating cheerleading squad sued the owner of Madison Square Garden on Monday, saying she was fired after she told fellow cheerleaders she was sexually harassed by an MSG staff member.


label: 1 text: Nets Win Ugly Shooting 34.2 percent from the field, the Nets down the worse-shooting Blazers (24.4 percent), 64-60, in one of the NBA's lowest scoring games in history.


label: 1 text: It #39;s on to LA for the Giants Bee Staff Writer. SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres returned the favor, and the playoff-chasing Giants gladly accepted it before a disappointed record crowd of 45,389 at Petco Park.


label: 1 text: Dynamo handed 3-0 win Dynamo Kiev have been awarded a 3-0 victory by UEFA #39;s Control and Disciplinary Body after their Champions League game against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico was abandoned at half-time after referee Anders Frisk was struck on the head by an object thrown from


label: 0 text: Great Lakes leaders pledge peace Presidents of the Great Lakes region in Africa have signed a declaration designed bring peace to the region.


label: 3 text: INTERVIEW: DVD Format Winner May Be Set This Yr-Toshiba TOKYO (Dow Jones)--The battle over the high-definition successor to the current generation of DVDs is escalating with a winner possibly declared within the year, an executive at Toshiba Corp.


label: 0 text: Tokyo Stocks Open Lower; Dollar Slips (AP) AP - Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday on concerns about higher oil prices. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen.


label: 3 text: Amazon Burning Makes Brazil a Leading Polluter (Reuters) Reuters - Burning of the Amazon and\other forests accounts for three quarters of Brazil's\greenhouse gas emissions and has made the country one of the\world's leading polluters, a long-delayed government report\showed on Wednesday.


label: 0 text: Bosnian Serbs apologize for Srebrenica massacre (AFP) AFP - Bosnian Serb authorities apologized for the first time to relatives of around 8,000 Muslims killed by Serb forces in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe's worst atrocity since World War II.


label: 0 text: Chechens Vote for New Leader; 'Bomber' Kills Self  ZNAMENSKOYE, Russia (Reuters) - Chechens voted on Sunday  for a new president in a tense election, but many doubted the  Moscow-backed police officer who was set to win would manage to  stamp out rebellion in the turbulent region.


label: 1 text: US relay squad bids to keep gold America #39;s US Olympic Committee is contesting a ruling which could cost Michael Johnson and his 4x400m relay colleagues gold medals from the Sydney Olympics.


label: 1 text: Pistons stop James and Cavaliers Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, United States of America -- National Basketball Association champions Detroit held LeBron


label: 1 text: Home star Sete grabs provisional pole. Sete Gibernau still cannot hide his bitter disappointment at losing the world title to Valentino Rossi, but he managed a wry smile after leading the first qualifying session for the final MotoGP race of the season, the Valencia Grand Prix, in his Spanish


label: 3 text: More XP SP2 security holes? p2pnet.net News:- Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) has ten unpatched vulnerabilities, says Finjan Software.  quot;Microsoft, however, ardently disputed the claims and said that they were  #39;potentially misleading and possibly erroneous #39;, quot; says a TechWeb story.


label: 2 text: Stocks Fall After China Raises Rates  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday morning  after China's central bank said it was raising interest rates  for the first time in nine years, fueling concerns that global  economic growth may slow.


label: 2 text: Fannie Mae to Meet Higher Capital Goal  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Embattled mortgage finance company  Fannie Mae FNM.N agreed to keep billions of dollars more cash  on hand while it corrects accounting problems, its government  regulator said on Monday.


label: 3 text: IBM Buys Systemcorp (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - In a move to strengthen its software tools portfolio, IBM (NYSE: IBM) plans to buy Systemcorp, which develops project-management applications.