label: 3 text: Mobile Phones Increase Tumor Risk, Study Says Ten or more years of mobile phone use increases the risk of developing acoustic neuroma, a benign tumor on the auditory nerve, according to a study released on Wednesday by Sweden #39;s Karolinska Institute.


label: 1 text: weather wrecks a classic Everyone was agreed: this was one of the greatest Test finishes there never was. Rain has seldom been as cruel as the downpour that washed away the thrillingly poised second Test here at Chepauk with India


label: 1 text: Official: Athletes Were Tested for Hormone (AP) AP - Athletes were tested for human growth hormone for the first time during the Athens Olympics, World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound said Friday.


label: 0 text: AP: Iran Nuke Fuel Program Starts at Mine SAGHAND, Iran - Iran's campaign to control the nuclear fuel cycle starts deep under this barren patch of desert, in a mine that engineers expect to start yielding uranium ore in less than two years.    Elsewhere in central Iran, the ore will be processed into yellowcake powder and then into uranium hexaflouride gas, and the gas injected into centrifuges to be enriched into fuel...


label: 1 text: Lidge puts Astros games in fridge For a guy who spent most of his first four professional seasons on the disabled list, Houston Astros reliever Brad Lidge has developed into quite the ironman these past two days.


label: 1 text: Key college games on TV NOTRE DAME (4-2) vs. NAVY (5-0) > When, where: Tomorrow, noon, at East Rutherford, N.J. TV, radio: Channels 4, 12; WJDA (1300). AP rankings: Neither team is ranked. Last season: Notre Dame won, 27-24. Comments: Notre Dame and Navy play for the 78th consecutive year, making it the longest continuous intersectional rivalry in the country. The Irish hold a 67-9-1 ...


label: 0 text: Chronology of Saudi attacks Gunmen stormed the US consulate in Jeddah today in the latest of a stream of attacks against foreigners and foreign interests in Saudi Arabia, many of them blamed on the al-Qaeda network.


label: 3 text: Cosmonauts return safely from space mission ARKALYK, KAZAKHSTAN - Russia #39;s Soyuz TMA-4 capsule returned safely home early Sunday morning following a six-month stay at the international space station.


label: 2 text: 51 more billionaires on Forbes #39; rich list New York: It seems the US billionaires #39; club is not as exclusive as it once was. There are now 313 billionaires in the United States, a huge jump over the 262 counted last year, according to Forbes magazine


label: 3 text: IBM adjusts to harsh PC market Perhaps it isn't quite as surprising as if Ford MotorCo. suddenly decided to sell the Mustang sports car brand to Hyundai. But IBM's decision to sell its PC business to China's Lenovo Group underscores the challenges that manufacturers face in the modern PC business, even for a company synonymous with the product.


label: 0 text: North Korea Sells Food Aid on Local Market-South  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has been selling on its  domestic market international food aid aimed at helping to ease  food shortages in the impoverished country, South Korea's  Unification Ministry said on Friday.


label: 3 text: Cheap flash drives, cheapest 1GB CF IF YOU know of any good value IT sales (auctions, rebates, one-off, clearance, surplus, classified ads) going around in the United Kingdom, France, USA or Singapore, don #39;t hesitate to contact me, at least 24 hours before the sales end.


label: 0 text: Indonesia orders security clampdown after terror warnings JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesia has ordered a nationwide security crackdown after warnings from Australia, Britain and New Zealand that terrorists plan to attack ahead of Christmas.


label: 2 text: Suspend Hardie payouts: Carr THERE were grounds to suspend multi-million dollar payouts to departing James Hardie executives, NSW Premier Bob Carr said today. Mr Carr also urged Hugh Morgan, president of the Business Council of Australia


label: 3 text: Doctors, patients caught in global security web Doctors and their patients in many countries are facing increasing problems receiving lifesaving isotopes for treating a range of illnesses.


label: 0 text: Elections ensure Australia will keep troops in Iraq (Sydney, Australia-AP) Oct. 9, 2004 - Australian Prime Minister John Howard has claimed victory in national elections. The vote will ensure the country keeps its troops in Iraq.


label: 2 text: Update 4: Companies Told to Start Expensing Options The nation #39;s accounting rulemaker decided Thursday that companies will have to begin deducting the value of stock options from their profits next year, reigning in a cheap way to compensate workers that had been abused by executives and clouded earnings.


label: 3 text: AMERICAN MOSAIC And a report about why the next place for travelers could be out of this world. How would you like to take a rocket ship into space?


label: 3 text: Borland Adds Project-Management Features To CaliberRM Borland Software Corp. announced CaliberRM 2005 this week, a product designed to help software project managers take some of the guesswork out of software development.


label: 3 text: Five Nabbed On Phishing Charges In Germany German police Thursday arrested five suspects and are seeking another in a phishing scam that took Postbank customers to the tune of 30,000 (\$40,184).


label: 1 text: Feds Examine Hendrick Plane Crash Wreckage National Transportation Safety Board investigators look over the crash site of the Hendrick Motorsport plane crash in Patrick Springs, Va.


label: 2 text: NBC Gives Martha Stewart an After-Prison Show Martha Stewart will host an hour-long, daily syndicated show with a live audience when she gets out of prison, her company said today.


label: 3 text: DoCoMo, Motorola to build FOMA/GSM handset Increasing NTT DoCoMo #39;s reach outside Japan, the Japanese carrier has partnered with Motorola to build a 3G FOMA phone that also does GSM/GPRS.


label: 2 text: Wall Street stocks end mixed following sales warning from Wal-Mart NEW YORK : US stocks closed mixed as a warning over November sales from retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc cast a shadow over Wall Street, sparking fears that Christmas shoppers might spend less than expected.


label: 3 text: IE Drag-and-Drop Flaw Warning A security bug in Microsoft Internet Explorer #39;s drag-and-drop feature could put millions of Web surfers at risk of malicious hacker attacks, researchers warned on Thursday.


label: 3 text: Crypto researchers abuzz over flaws ZDNet UK: Encryption circles are buzzing with news that mathematical functions embedded in common security applications have previously unknown weaknesses.


label: 0 text: Powell presses China on NKorea, Taiwan talks Beijing: US Secretary of State Colin Powell pressed China on Monday to convince North Korea to return to stalled talks on its nuclear weapons programs and urged Beijing to take up a Taiwanese offer for dialogue.


label: 2 text: United sees \$625M in broad cuts United Airlines, denied federal money to help it emerge from bankruptcy and squeezed for cash, plans at least \$625 million in cost cutting, top company officials told employees.


label: 3 text: Survey: Porn to Boost Wireless Web Services (Reuters) Reuters - Mobile phone users around the world\will spend  #36;1 billion a year on pornography sent to their\handsets by 2008, which may boost the wireless services sector\much as it fueled growth in the fixed-line Internet, a market\research firm said.


label: 1 text: Nicol's worth to be determined The Los Angeles Galaxy recently fired coach Sigi Schmid while the team was in first place. Last week, newly founded Chivas USA went across the country to hire Thomas Rongen. The moves were not totally unrelated. They created controversy and stimulated interest, which is bound to increase as the teams will be sharing the Home Depot Center as their home ...


label: 0 text: Q A: What follows Arafat? The BBC News website looks at the key questions arising from the death of Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestinian cause for more than 40 years.


label: 1 text: USA beats Australia For three quarters the US Men #39;s Olympic Team (2-1) chased Australia (1-2) and still heading into the final 10 minutes the Americans trailed 67-65. Stepping up its defense, the US reeled off 10 consecutive points to take control of the game and went on to ...


label: 0 text: Australian police to trial stun guns for air marshals (AFP) AFP - Australian police say they may soon follow the United States' lead and issue air marshals with electric stun guns after a trial of the weapons by an elite security unit.


label: 2 text: Brinker International reports first-quarter income drop DALLAS Brinker International today says its first-quarter profit fell by more than half from a year earlier. That #39;s despite increased revenues as charges and higher expenses hurt results.


label: 1 text: Huskies cite  #39;dirty #39; hit in Milsten injury When an injury occurs, coaches and players generally pass it off using the age-old adage:  quot;That #39;s football. quot;. However, Dan Milsten #39;s fractured fibula and dislocated ankle during Saturday #39;s Washington-Oregon


label: 1 text: 10th World Series Title Beckoning for St. Louis (Reuters) Reuters - The Cardinals may be heading to their\first World Series since 1987 but there is nothing new about\post-season baseball in St. Louis.


label: 0 text: Musharraf spends a day with Karzai ISLAMABAD: President Gen. Pervez Musharraf left on a brief visit to neighbouring Afghanistan on Saturday to congratulate Hamid Karzai on his victory in the war-ravaged country #39;s landmark presidential elections, an official said.


label: 2 text: LSE rejects bid from Deutsche Boerse LONDON: Europes top equity market, the London Stock Exchange, has rejected a 1.3bil cash bid from Deutsche Boerse to create a dominant European exchange, but held the door open to talks.


label: 3 text: Panel Nixes NASA #39;s Hubble Fix NASA #39;s plan to send a robot to do an astronaut #39;s job is too expensive, technically risky and too time-consuming to develop, said a scientific panel that


label: 2 text: Jaguar Gets Low Crash Test Score The 2004 Jaguar X-Type got the worst rating of any midsize sedan in side-impact crash tests conducted by the insurance industry.


label: 1 text: Appleby leads by a stroke in South Africa Stuart Appleby of Australia was the only player to break 70 Friday, shooting a 3-under-par 69 that left him with a one-stroke lead over Lee Westwood of England halfway through the Nedbank Golf Challenge.


label: 3 text: Offshoring Forces Tech-Job Seekers To Shift Strategy The frenzied rhetoric about technology jobs going overseas has quieted in recent months. While doomsday predictions for the domestic tech industry have subsided, there's clearly a trend toward exporting some jobs.
-Leslie Walker


label: 0 text: Bush Vows No Letup in Iraq, War on Terror (AP) AP - Bolstered by a hard-fought election victory, President Bush says the United States will vigorously pursue wars in Iraq and against terror and will not retreat from trying to spread democracy through the Middle East.


label: 0 text: 108-Year-Old Man Starts Smoking Again GREAT FALLS, Mont. - A 108-year-old man has taken up smoking again, encouraged by gifts of cigars from as far away as London...


label: 1 text: United go to the tape on Wizards If Kansas City switches conferences next year when MLS realigns due to expansion, teams such as DC United will certainly become more familiar with the Wizards.


label: 2 text: Stocks Up a Bit, Factory Orders Revised  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose a bit on Thursday  after a revision in factory orders in June suggested orders are  improving and some apparel makers raised profit forecasts or  reported better-than-expected sales in August.


label: 3 text: Lifting the Veil on Titan LOS ANGELES -- The NASA spacecraft Cassini, which is carrying a European Space Agency probe, cut off communications with controllers on Monday as it prepared to peer beneath a veil of smog shrouding Saturn #39;s moon, Titan.


label: 2 text: SEC to require hedge fund registration WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - A narrow majority of Securities and Exchange Commission members voted Tuesday to require hedge funds to share more information with the agency.


label: 3 text: E-voting sceptics use Web to monitor election For technology experts concerned about how electronic voting systems will perform on election day, what better tools to use to monitor the situation than those of their trade: the Web and open source development.


label: 0 text: Anti-Insurgent Raids Net Large Seizure of Iraqi Rebels, Weapons US and Iraqi government forces have captured scores of suspected insurgents and seized an enormous stockpile of weapons and explosives during anti-insurgent operations in Iraq.


label: 3 text: Stem Cell Research Offered Free of Charge Mel 1 is based on a cell that can grow exact copies of itself, and which can be used to make any kind of cell in the human body. Once established, a cell line can be grown in the laboratory indefinitely.


label: 0 text: Bush Benefits From Efforts to Build a Coalition of the Faithful President Bush has built relationships over the last four years with a range of religious leaders. The payoff came on Election Day.


label: 3 text: Google Offers New Book-Search Feature Online search leader Google Inc. is becoming more bookish. Expanding a program introduced last year, Google is inviting publishers to include entire books in its index, enabling people to peak at the contents before making a decision on whether to buy.


label: 2 text: Kraft to sell Life Savers, Altoids unit to Wm. Wrigley for \$1.5B Kraft Foods Inc., the owner of Oscar Mayer Foods Corp., Madison, said Monday that it will sell its sugar confectionery business, including the Life Savers and Altoids brands, to chewing gum and candy maker Wm.


label: 3 text: Microsoft, Sun to talk about cooperation Microsoft and Sun Microsystems on December 1 will deliver a joint update on their collaborations pursuant to an April 2004 technology-sharing agreement to boost interoperability between the two vendors products, according to a Microsoft representative on Wednesday.


label: 3 text: House may vote on spyware bill next week WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives will vote as soon as next week on a measure to crack down on deceptive spyware that hides in users computers and secretly monitors their activities, key lawmakers said on Wednesday.


label: 2 text: Sergey, Larry, and Eric Plan to Sell Some Stock Michael Liedtke at the AP reports that Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt plan to sell some shares of GOOG. The co-founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, each plan to sell as many as 7.2 million


label: 2 text: Telstra sets price range for \$750m buyback Telstra today announced the price range for its \$750 million off-market buyback, which was part of its capital management program.


label: 3 text: NTT DoCoMo, Motorola Strike Phone Deal (AP) AP - NTT DoCoMo, Japan's top mobile-phone carrier, and Motorola Inc., the world's No. 2 cell-phone maker, plan to develop a more sophisticated mobile phone that subscribers in Japan can also use while traveling to other parts of Asia as well as Europe, the companies said Wednesday.


label: 2 text: Apollo to buy Goodman Global for \$1.43B HOUSTON -- Investment firm Apollo Management LP said it agreed to acquire Goodman Global Holdings Inc., a maker of air conditioners and heating equipment, for \$1.43 billion.


label: 1 text: Paul Abbandonato, Western Mail SIR BOBBY ROBSON believes Craig Bellamy can strike fear into the England camp in Saturday #39;s crunch World Cup showdown at Old Trafford.


label: 3 text: Real to Apple: It #39;s On An old-fashioned price war is gearing up in the digital music download business, with RealNetworks (Quote, Chart) on the offensive. With rival Apple in its crosshairs, RealNetworks has slashed the price on songs sold from its RealPlayer store by 50 ...


label: 1 text: AL Wrap: Texas Completes Sweep of West-Leading Oakland (Reuters) Reuters - David Dellucci's two-run double in the\bottom of the ninth inning helped the Texas Rangers complete a\three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 5-4 win in the\American League at Arlington Thursday.


label: 0 text: Netanyahu to PM: I #39;ll stay in gov #39;t Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced his long-awaited decision to remain in the government on Tuesday in a meeting with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, but it came with a catch: Netanyahu demanded a reassessment of unilateral disengagement.


label: 0 text: Japan Ministers Pay Homage at Shrine for War Dead  TOKYO (Reuters) - Three Japanese ministers paid homage at a  controversial shrine for war dead Sunday, the 59th anniversary  of Japan's World War II surrender, a move that drew anger from  Asian neighbors.


label: 2 text: TSA Asks Air Travelers to  quot;Partner quot; on Security Screening During <b>...</b> Washington, DC - The head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today encouraged air travelers to become partners over the holiday season in ensuring security and minimizing passenger wait-times at screening checkpoints.


label: 1 text: Els claims record sixth Match Play Ernie Els claimed a record sixth World Match Play title by beating Lee Westwood two and one in a gripping final at Wentworth. The South African world number two celebrated


label: 0 text: Livni: Settlement blocs will be strengthened The Housing and Construction Ministry on Tuesday published tenders for about 1,001 new housing units in West Bank settlements.


label: 1 text: Manning deflects talk about possible TD passes record Unfortunately for the Detroit Lions, this was after the game in the locker room, when he was inundated with questions about his record-setting pace.


label: 1 text: Rodriguez Is Haunted by Yanks' Collapse Three weeks after the Yankees faded in four straight losses, Alex Rodriguez settled on the villain in this tale - himself.


label: 2 text: A Microsoft deal gets full EU inquiry BRUSSELS The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into Microsoft #39;s and Time Warner #39;s plans to jointly acquire ContentGuard Holdings, a specialist in software that protects digital material from counterfeiting, a commission spokeswoman


label: 1 text: Bellhorn Homer Earns Red Sox Game One Win  BOSTON (Reuters) - Mark Bellhorn cracked an eighth- inning,  game-winning homer as the Boston Red Sox fended off the "Curse  of the Bambino" and the St. Louis Cardinals 11-9 to get the  100th World Series off to a wild start Saturday.


label: 1 text: Bryan twins put US in Davis Cup final Charleston, SC (Sports Network) - Bob and Mike Bryan teamed-up for a doubles win over Belarus on Saturday to clinch a spot in the Davis Cup final for the United States for the first time in seven years.


label: 2 text: AT amp;T Cuts 7,400 Jobs, Asset Value by \$11B AT amp;T Corp. is cutting 7,400 more jobs and slashing the book value of its assets by \$11.4 billion, drastic moves prompted by the company #39;s plan to retreat from the traditional consumer telephone business following a lost court battle.


label: 3 text: Branson #39;s Virgin Group Plans to Offer Space Flights in 2007 Virgin Group Ltd., owned by billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, said it formed a company called Virgin Galactic to offer commercial space flights starting in 2007.


label: 3 text: Cut-Down Windows Eyes More Markets

 By Jennifer Tan

 SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday itwill begin shipping a low-cost version of its Windows XPoperating system to three Asian countries and Russia byearly-2005, tapping developing markets as growth slowselsewhere.


label: 1 text: Time to put up, shut up As incredible as it sounds, the Giants have hit must-win territory already. They have played one game, lost it badly, and have spent the ensuing week talking as much


label: 3 text: Search Engine for Programming Code Search Engine for Programming Code\\An article at Newsforge pointed me to Koders ( http://www.koders.com ) a search engine for finding programming code. Nifty.\\The front page allows you to specify keywords, sixteen languages (from ASP to VB.NET) and sixteen licenses (from AFL to ZPL -- fortunately there's an information page to ...


label: 1 text: Messina upsets AC Milan; Juventus leads Serie A Messina upset defending champion AC Milan 2-1 Wednesday, while Juventus won its third straight game to stay alone atop the Italian league standings.


label: 2 text: Symbol Tech, Proxim Settle Lawsuit Hand-held computer and scanner maker Symbol Technologies Inc. and wireless network equipment maker Proxim Corp. settled their patent dispute, the companies said Tuesday.


label: 1 text: Enter a Category Red Sox fans never had the chance to boo Grady Little for letting Pedro Martinez start the eighth inning against the Yankees in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS.


label: 1 text: El Duque adds to gloomy NY forecast The Yankees #39; staff infection has spread to the one man the team can #39;t afford to lose. Orlando Hernandez was scratched from last night #39;s scheduled start because


label: 2 text: IMF says soft landing in China not yet assured China has lowered the risk of economic overheating but a  quot;soft landing quot; is not yet assured, International Monetary Fund chiefs have warned.


label: 3 text: Google to digitize some Harvard library holdings Harvard University is embarking on a collaboration with Google that could harness Google #39;s search technology to provide to both the Harvard community and the larger public a revolutionary new information location tool to find materials available in


label: 0 text: UDA seeks part in Ulster talks BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND -- Northern Ireland #39;s largest and most violent outlawed group, the Ulster Defence Association, announced yesterday it will desist from further attacks and wants to rejoin peacemaking efforts.


label: 0 text: EU boss considers several changes The embattled new EU Commission chief tells the BBC he might make several changes to his team.


label: 1 text: Medical Examiner Finds No Injuries on Thanou-Source ATHENS (Reuters) - A medical examiner has found that Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou, who was in hospital with fellow athlete Costas Kenteris, had no injuries, a judicial source said on Tuesday.


label: 2 text: TIP SHEET: Travel -- Vacationers shop as part of their fun In fact, more than half of people in a recent survey (51 percent) said they #39;d done holiday gift shopping while on vacation, spending an average of \$2,000.


label: 0 text: U.S. Seeks Seoul's Support for Hard Line on N.Korea  SEOUL (Reuters) - Secretary of State Colin Powell is to  seek South Korean support Tuesday for a U.S. hard line on North  Korea after China said Washington must be more flexible to  entice the reclusive state back to nuclear arms talks.


label: 1 text: Paerson Wins World Cup Opener  SOELDEN, Austria (Reuters) - Sweden's Anja Paerson picked  up where she left off last season with a victory in the giant  slalom which opened the new Alpine ski World Cup campaign  Saturday.


label: 1 text: He Goes From Afterthought to Game-Breaker It was just another one of those quickly forgotten preseason transactions that appear in small type in the back of the newspaper. March 2004: DC United reacquires the rights to forward Jaime


label: 3 text: Yahoo to launch online music service The World #39;s leading portal website Yahoo.com will blaze its trial in the digital music market launching an online music service by the end of this year.


label: 3 text: Schools, Libraries Internet Aid Delayed (AP) AP - An accounting change that could cost schools and libraries an estimated  #36;1 billion in aid drew fire Tuesday from senators who said they were blindsided by the move.


label: 0 text: Alleged Bin Laden Tape Targets Saudi Rulers An audio tape purportedly by Osama bin Laden praises gunmen who attacked a US consulate in Saudi Arabia on Dec. 6 and warns Saudi rulers they could be toppled like the Shah of Iran.


label: 2 text: US Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new  claims for jobless benefits rose 25,000 last week to 349,000, a  government report showed on Thursday, with some analysts citing  the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday as distorting the data.


label: 2 text: Imperial Oil moving HQ to Calgary from Toronto TORONTO - Imperial Oil is moving its corporate headquarters to Calgary from Toronto, a shift that could see up to 500 people relocated.


label: 2 text: Business hopes Bush will forgo tax reform By Andrew Balls, James Harding and Christopher Swann in Washington. US business has little appetite for fundamental tax reform, seeing deficit reduction and government entitlement programmes as priorities for President George W Bush #39;s second-term agenda.


label: 2 text: Qualcomm to pay \$170 million to acquire Iridigm Qualcomm said yesterday that it would pay \$170 million to acquire Iridigm Display Corp., a small company that has patented technology used in screens on wireless devices.


label: 0 text: On 38th Floor, a \$9 Million Sample Sale Pierre Berg's 38th-floor apartment in the Pierre hotel is a sumptuously furnished pied--terre in the sky. But, after 26 years, he is selling the five-room apartment.


label: 1 text: Holtz To Announce Retirement COLUMBIA -- The Lou Holtz era at the University of South Carolina will soon come to an end. The 67-year-old South Carolina coach plans to officially announce his retirement Monday morning, ending one of the


label: 2 text: US Airways Loses Loans For 100 Jets Financing for nearly 100 regional planes was key component to restructuring plans.


label: 0 text: Iran wavers on deal to freeze all uranium enrichment Iran sought yesterday to partially roll back its commitment to freeze all uranium enrichment programs, demanding the right to run some equipment that can be used to produce nuclear arms.


label: 2 text: Finally, A Boeing-Airbus Showdown The European Jetmaker Has Long Skirted Subsidy Rules. Now Washington #39;s WTO Complaint Will Drag That Abuse Into The Light Of Day.


label: 3 text: Nvidia to supply PlayStation 3 graphics chip Nvidia will supply the graphics chip for the successor to the PlayStation 2 being developed by Sony, the companies announced. The deal also gives Sony the right to use the chip in its digital consumer products, according to the companies.


label: 0 text: Afghan Election  #39;Still Open #39; Say Rivals Hamid Karzais rivals say its still too early to concede Afghanistans inaugural presidential election, despite the interim leaders dominant showing after three days of vote-counting.


label: 1 text: NASCAR Lifts Ban on Liquor Ads on Cars (AP) AP - NASCAR lifted its ban on hard-liquor ads on cars Wednesday, easing restrictions aimed at cleaning up the image of a sport that traces its roots to good ol' boys running moonshine through the hills of Georgia and the Carolinas.


label: 0 text: Kerry turns the Bible, terror comments on Bush (AFP) AFP - Democratic challenger John Kerry turned the Bible against born-again Methodist President George W. Bush, arguing that his policies ran counter to America's moral foundation.


label: 1 text: NL notables Montreal's Tony Armas Jr. was a late scratch for his start at Philadelphia because of tendinitis in his right shoulder.


label: 3 text: Marriage between security, business needs KUALA LUMPUR: Computer Associates International Inc (www.ca.com) has announced a new technology model that aligns security management with business needs.


label: 2 text: Report: Japan May Sanction Citibank (Reuters) Reuters - Japan's financial regulators may suspend\or even end some private banking operations at the Japanese\commercial banking unit of U.S. financial services firm\Citigroup Inc., the Nihon Keizai newspaper said on Thursday.


label: 1 text: Olympics: Cut It Out, Give It Back, Cool the Hype  ATHENS (Reuters) - Calls of "cut it out" and "give it back"  competed with a hot United States-vs.-China medals race  Thursday as the 28th Olympiad in Athens went into its final  days with over 70 medals still to be won.


label: 0 text: Global miner BHP Billiton posts record net profit as demand soars (AFP) AFP - Global mining giant BHP Billiton posted the biggest net profit in Australian corporate history as soaring commodities prices and strong demand from China pushed net profit up 83 percent to 3.51 billion US dollars.


label: 3 text: Microsoft issues five bulletins on Windows flaws Microsofton Tuesday released five Security Bulletins warning of several vulnerabilities that put computers running Windows at risk of attack.


label: 3 text: Bluetooth group releases three-year road map Bluetooth products will have triple the bandwidth and be able to multicast to seven devices in future releases, according to Bluetooth backers, who defend the technology against Ultrawideband and other approaches to short-range wireless.


label: 0 text: Missile test will not affect dialogue process with India: Pak : Islamabad, Dec 8 : Pakistan said today #39;s test-firing of its nuclear-capable ballistic missile, having a range of 700 km, will not affect the ongoing dialogue process with India and create a tense atmosphere between the two countries.


label: 3 text: Gadget Turns Plants Into Speakers The therapeutic power of flowers takes on new meaning with a Japanese gadget that turns plants into audio speakers, making the petals and leaves tremble with good vibrations.


label: 3 text: Fake Red Hat Alert Making Rounds There #39;s a fake security alert targeting users of Red Hat #39;s Fedora distribution, the company warned in an advisory. The Linux distributor posted a note on its security updates page to caution users against downloading security updates received via e-mail.


label: 0 text: Iraqi PM says he has escaped four assassination bids CAIRO : Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi revealed he had escaped four attempts on his life since his interim government took over from the US-led occupation forces almost three months ago.


label: 0 text: Iraqi Militants Hold 2 French Journalists (AP) AP - Islamic militants released a brief tape showing two French journalists kidnapped recently in Iraq and said they were holding the men to protest a French law banning headscarves in schools, according to footage aired Saturday by an Arab TV station.


label: 0 text: Bomb hoax halts flight NICOSIA - Israeli fighter jets mistakenly buzzed a Swiss aircraft close to Cyprus before intercepting a German airliner and forcing it to land on the island because of a bomb threat, officials said.


label: 2 text: Bruandwo to allow shareholders to withdraw acceptance The Takeovers Panel said today that Brundwo Pty Limited has offered two undertakings relating to its proposed A\$1.2 billion bid for Australian Leisure  amp; Hospitality Group Limited (ALH).


label: 3 text: Tas university to play role in Saturn mission The University of Tasmania will be part of a mission to Saturn #39;s largest moon in the new year. The university #39;s two radio telescopes will track the space probe Huygens as it decends into the moon #39;s atmosphere.


label: 0 text: Police Surprised So Many Survive British Rail Crash (Reuters) Reuters - British police voiced astonishment on\Sunday that so many people survived a high-speed crash of a\300-passenger train that rammed into a car at a rail crossing,\killing six people.


label: 1 text: Jets Turn to Carter to Back Up Pennington Dissatisfied by the performance of three backups who have never taken a regular-season snap in the N.F.L., the Jets signed Quincy Carter.


label: 1 text: Georgia Looks for Payback Against LSU (AP) AP - The Georgia Bulldogs hardly were used to this sort of treatment. They limped off the field at the Georgia Dome, unable to rely on any what-ifs or might-have-beens. For the first time in coach Mark Richt's tenure, the Bulldogs knew what it felt like to be dominated by a better team.


label: 3 text: Cisco Shaking Router Market Cisco Systems (Quote, Chart) will announce a new router family on Tuesday that includes products for small and medium businesses. The Integrated Services Router line delivers converged voice and data applications


label: 1 text: Sportsview: Selig   Co. Hear 'Chin-Music' (AP) AP - Linda Cropp just became my favorite baseball player. The chair of the Washington, D.C., city council doesn't own a uniform, won't ever set foot inside a batter's box, and probably couldn't break an egg if she had to throw it off a mound.


label: 2 text: Oil Scales New Highs  LONDON (Reuters) - World oil prices scaled a new high above  \$55 a barrel on Monday as a threat by Norwegian oil employers  to halt production from the world's third biggest exporter  stoked fears of a winter supply crunch.


label: 1 text: McNabb throws four more touchdowns in ninth victory Putting the teams #39; records aside, quarterback Donovan McNabb knew this would not be an easy game to win. McNabb studied the films and he knew Washington would come with a defense that would


label: 1 text: Miscues Cost U.S. Women Gymnastics Gold (AP) AP - They're the kind of errors only judges see, little things that seem so inconsequential. But those mistakes added up, and they cost the U.S. gymnastics team a gold medal. The Americans settled for silver Tuesday night, done in as much by their own sloppiness as Romania's sheer superiority.


label: 2 text: Settlement reached on Sumitomo copper suit Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corp and UK metals broker Credit Lyonnais Rouse today settled their \$1.1bn (600m) action, drawing a line under a rogue trader scandal that shook the world #39;s biggest metals market in the 1990s.


label: 0 text: Patil hints at sending Hurriyat leaders to Pak SRINAGAR: Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Sunday stated that, If proper application is made, the Hurriyat leaders could be sent to Pakistan.


label: 3 text: Netflix Raises Subscriber Forecast After Price Cut (Reuters) Reuters - Online DVD rental company Netflix\Inc.  on Wednesday raised its subscriber and revenue\forecasts for the fourth quarter, saying a price cut had helped\draw new customers.


label: 3 text: Climate change already affecting the global environment, two <b>...</b> Global warming has had little noticeable impact in Washington, DC Politicians in the nation #39;s capital have been reluctant to set limits on the carbon dioxide


label: 3 text: At Big Blue, there are no small bets The Palmisano era is gaining speed with renewed emphasis on growth, and the culture at IBM is changing, Brian Bergstein reports from New York.


label: 1 text: Senden, Frazar and Day share lead after first round at SFB Classic John Senden closed his 7-under 65 with his second eagle of the round and shared the lead with Harrison Frazar and Glen Day after the first round of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic on Thursday.


label: 2 text: Movie Gallery Offers to Buy Hollywood Video Chain  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie Gallery Inc. on Friday offered  to buy rival movie rental chain Hollywood Entertainment Corp.  for an undisclosed sum, one week after industry leader  Blockbuster Inc. bid about \$700 million for Hollywood.


label: 2 text: New Fan Pier owners may take on partners The prospective new owners of Boston's Fan Pier said yesterday they would not rule out selling sections or taking on partners to develop nonresidential components of the 3 million-square-foot project.


label: 2 text: Asian Exports Brisk But Outlook Dims (Reuters) Reuters - Fueled by strong demand from China,\three of Asia's top exporters revealed robust trade data for\July, but economists said the outlook was darkening.


label: 0 text: Mark an area, disarm it, decide on freedom or joint control ISLAMABAD, OCTOBER 25: Just weeks after he told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New York that he would get back with ideas on resolving the Kashmir issue, Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf floated a new one.


label: 3 text: E-vote vendors to submit software for safekeeping, possible recounts Five voting machine makers have agreed for the first time to submit their software to the National Software Reference Library for safekeeping, federal officials said


label: 1 text: Anno breaks Olympic jinx with judo gold ATHENS  Four-time judo world champion Noriko Anno broke her Olympic jinx by winning gold in the women #39;s 78-kilogram event Thursday at the Athens Games but defending Olympic champion Kosei Inoue was dealt shock defeats to miss out on a medal in the ...


label: 3 text: Microsoft Expands Indemnification Microsoft (Quote, Chart) has expanded the scope of its intellectual property protection policy to cover customers using current and earlier versions of its software.


label: 3 text: Humans favoured for Hubble rescue Shuttle astronauts would do a better job of upgrading the ailing Hubble Space Telescope than robots, a panel of space experts has said.


label: 3 text: New iMacs take design cues from iPod Apple Computer #39;s new line of iMacs, which goes on sale later this month, gives the company #39;s diehard fans several reasons to upgrade, including a big speed boost and more affordable prices.


label: 0 text: Haiti struggles for flood relief Waters begin to recede but aid agencies in Haiti struggle to bring supplies to people hit by tropical storm Jeanne.


label: 2 text: ADB upgrades RP #39;s GDP growth forecast The Asian Development Bank (ADB) upgraded its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the Philippines from 5 to 5.5, it was learned Wednesday.


label: 1 text: Sharapova Toughs Out Three-Set Win Maria Sharapova nearly crumbled under the weight of remarkable expectations Tuesday night in her first-round match at the US Open.


label: 2 text: Canadian dollar is hit by low inflation rate TORONTO: The Canadian dollar fell hard after Canada #39;s inflation for August came in well shy of expectations and prompted a new debate on the pace of future Bank of Canada interest rate hikes.


label: 1 text: O #39;Neal is turning up the Heat Shaquille O #39;Neal has the Heat off to their best start ever after scoring 20 points, grabbing 9 rebounds, and blocking 3 shots in a 103-93 victory over the Washington Wizards last night in Miami.


label: 1 text: Bowen Joins Hughes At Blackburn Former Blues first team coach Mark Bowen has been appointed assistant manager to new Blackburn boss Mark Hughes. Bowen, who was surprisingly sacked from his role as Steve Bruce #39;s right-hand man in the summer


label: 0 text: FCC Puts Hold on Wholesale Phone Rates (AP) AP - Federal regulators Friday imposed a six-month freeze on the rates regional phone companies may charge their competitors to use networks to provide local service.


label: 0 text: Bangladesh opposition in 900-km human chain protest (Reuters) Reuters - Thousands of Bangladesh opposition activists have gathered on Saturday in cities and urban centres to form an unprecedented 900-km "human chain" to demonstrate no-confidence in the government.


label: 0 text: Russia 'unveils Yukos sale plans' The Russian government plans to push through a partial sale of oil giant Yukos in order to cover the firm's tax bill, it is reported.


label: 1 text: Azeri #39;s mission: the Classic In 2002, owner Michael Paulson was desirous of running Azeri in the Breeders #39; Cup Classic, but trainer Laura de Seroux talked him out of it.


label: 1 text: Kiwis in command SKIPPER Stephen Fleming marked his record-breaking Test appearance today with a solid unbeaten 87 that put New Zealand in command on the first day of the second cricket Test against Bangladesh.


label: 2 text: Tyson Cuts Earnings Forecast, Shares Fall  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc. TSN.N on Monday cut  its earnings forecast after making a wrong bet on the direction  of grain prices and demand for chicken and beef proved weaker  than expected, sending its shares down 8 percent.


label: 1 text: Vikings 20, Titans 3 With Randy Moss relegated to two snaps of decoy duty, Daunte Culpepper and the Minnesota Vikings shifted gears and grinded one out against the Tennessee Titans.


label: 1 text: Braves Edge Dodgers 6-5 (AP) AP - Johnny Estrada homered, drove in three runs and started Atlanta's go-ahead rally in the ninth inning, and the Braves beat Eric Gagne and the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 Thursday night.


label: 2 text: PPI takes 1.7 jump Soaring energy costs and a surge in food prices contributed to a surprising 1.7 percent rise in US producer prices in October, the Labor Department reported Tuesday -- the biggest gain in almost 15 years.


label: 2 text: US Airways warns on pensions US Airways Group Inc. has warned a bankruptcy court that it is considering whether to freeze or terminate two pension plans covering nearly 25,000 participants, The Wall Street Journal reports.


label: 0 text: Pilgrims Flying Direct From Iraq for Hajj (AP) AP - Iraq's national air carrier began flying direct routes to Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Hajj, the first time it has done so since the fall of Saddam Hussein, the Transportation Ministry said.


label: 2 text: Hurricanes spike jobless claims The number of applications for unemployment benefits increased last week and the US Department of Labor is attributing most of the hike to the impact of Hurricanes Frances and Charley in Florida, according to an Associated Press report.


label: 2 text: Cingular handset talks to users Cingular Wireless is offering a software application intended to help the visually impaired make full use of their cell phones. The Talks application, which works only with the Nokia 6620 phone, converts menus


label: 0 text: Europe warns Iran against nuclear arms Solana sidestepped a question about whether he felt the Iranian nuclear controversy was still open to negotiation.  quot;I think we have to keep on doing the utmost in talking and dialogue .


label: 0 text: Billy Joel Marries 23-Year-Old Fiancee CENTRE ISLAND, N.Y. - Singer-songwriter Billy Joel married his fiancee, 23-year-old Kate Lee, in a ceremony Saturday at his Long Island mansion, his record label said...


label: 0 text: Dealings With Putin Discussed  The political crisis in Ukraine has touched off a fresh debate inside the White House and foreign policy offices over how President Bush should handle Russian President Vladimir Putin's increasingly authoritarian rule at home and assertive presence abroad, according to administration officials.


label: 1 text: Is he a Weis decision? During the last couple days, the Notre Dame football coaching search has seemed to focus on former Irish quarterback Tom Clements and Notre Dame graduate Charlie Weis.


label: 1 text: Bonds named NL MVP CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Barry Bonds continued his assault on Major League Baseball #39;s record book Monday, winning his fourth consecutive National League most valuable player award and seventh overall.


label: 0 text: Clashes Break Out in Baghdad For one commander in the militia loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, the trip home to Baghdad after a cease-fire was reached in Najaf was just a pit stop.


label: 3 text: Intel to debut new Itaniums Nov. 8 com October 29, 2004, 12:02 PM PT. ZDNet #39;s survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.


label: 3 text: Stripped down Longhorn still offers gems Although Microsoft's Longhorn has been stripped of its unified file system and some other key  technologies, the company said the next Windows release will still be worth the upgrade.


label: 1 text: England, Germany Win Cup Qualifying Preps (AP) AP - Looking to rebound after poor showings in Euro 2004, England and Germany won tuneup games Wednesday in preparation for qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup.


label: 1 text: Racers return to the track to let the healing process begin Brian Vickers struggled to contain his grief Friday for the 10 people killed in the Hendrick Motorsports plane crash last weekend.


label: 1 text: === Louisville-Tulane game postponed due to Hurricane Ivan === New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Saturday #39;s Conference USA game between No. 24 Louisville and Tulane has been postponed due to the possible threat of Hurricane Ivan.


label: 1 text: ROY LANG III: America thanks you, Paul Casey The bad blood returns! And it may be exactly what the United States needed to turn the tide in the Ryder Cup. Thanks to Englishman -- by birth, really -- Paul Casey, the hugs and kisses the Americans and Europeans


label: 3 text: Plasma Beam Eyed in Space Travel A team of Washington scientists are pioneering the concept of the Mag-beam as a technology that could significantly shorten the time it takes to travel to other planets. By Lakshmi Sandhana.


label: 3 text: Sony unveils HDV camcorder Sony Corp. will begin selling its first high-definition video camcorder in Japan on Oct. 15, and worldwide by the end of the year, the company said in an announcement Tuesday.


label: 2 text: CA #39;s ex-CEO is indicted on fraud The former Chief Executive Officer of Computer Associates was indicted by a federal grand jury in New York Wednesday for allegedly participating in a massive fraud conspiracy and an elaborate cover up of a scheme that cost investors


label: 3 text: New Options Emerge for Music Video Play (Reuters) Reuters - The music video business, long\synonymous with MTV and more recently identified online with\Yahoo Launch and AOL, is about to get even more competitive\thanks to cable and Internet convergence.


label: 1 text: Urlacher not expected to play Sunday Lake Forest, IL (Sports Network) - Chicago Bears standout linebacker Brian Urlacher has been downgraded to doubtful for Sunday #39;s game against Philadelphia.


label: 2 text: Bear Stearns Profit Falls  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brokerage Bear Stearns Companies  BSC.N on Wednesday said quarterly profit fell 10 percent hurt  by lower investment banking revenue and higher expenses.


label: 0 text: Clashes Break Out in Lebanon Refugee Camp (AP) AP - Armed clashes broke out Sunday between Palestinian supporters of Yasser Arafat and Islamic extremists in Lebanon's largest refugee camp, and officials said two people were killed, including a teenage girl on a balcony outside the camp who was hit by a stray bullet.


label: 2 text: IRS seeks to refund locals PORTSMOUTH - Five former or current city residents are among the individuals the Internal Revenue Service is looking for because their income tax refund checks could not be delivered.


label: 1 text: Stoops brings new swagger to Arizona Mike Stoops #39; voice boomed over the meeting room, startling sleepy reporters at Pac-10 Media Day and announcing that a little Big 12 swagger was invading the mellow conference.


label: 3 text: Starbucks Serves Up Digital Music In-store CD burning service will be installed in coffeehouses in Seattle and Texas.


label: 0 text: Blair meets Ahern ahead of crunch talks Tony Blair is holding talks with his Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern in a bid to inject renewed pace into the peace process. The informal discussions, which will take place at the prime minister #39;s Sedgefield


label: 3 text: The Balance Factor: Can You Handle Zero G? (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - Floating around an airplane unhampered by gravity may sound like a blast, but only as long as you take precautions to keep your lunch in your stomach.


label: 1 text: Bad Ankle Puts Mets' Ginter on DL (AP) AP - Pitcher Matt Ginter was placed on the 60-day disabled list by the New York Mets on Saturday and will have surgery Monday to remove bone chips from his right ankle.


label: 0 text: China Says Taiwan President #39;s US Stop  #39;A Trick #39; BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged the United States on Thursday not to allow Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian to set foot on US soil, describing his stopovers en route to Latin America as a trick to sabotage Sino-US relations.


label: 2 text: Artificial heart maker seeking OK to sell device After 22 years of experimentation, the maker of the nation #39;s first self-contained artificial heart yesterday asked the federal government for permission to begin


label: 2 text: Suing Big Tobacco Five years in the making, the enormous US Department of Justice lawsuit against the major tobacco companies finally goes to trial Tuesday in Washington.


label: 2 text: Will IAMGold merger deal pass or fail? The crucial Gold Fields shareholder vote on whether to merge Gold Fields #39; international mining assets and those of Canada #39;s IAMGold is set to take place on Tuesday, with the result hanging in the balance.


label: 2 text: Insurers Seek Arbitration Vs. Boeing -WSJ  PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Insurance underwriters have sought  legal arbitration for \$250 million in damages related to  defects in some Boeing Co. BA.N satellites, The Wall Street  Journal reported late on Sunday.


label: 0 text: Three appear in Victoria court on drug charges linked to legislature raid (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - VICTORIA (CP) - Three people appeared in Victoria provincial court Friday on drug-conspiracy charges arising from an investigation linked to December's police raid at the B.C. legislature.


label: 0 text: Syria Has No Plan to Pull Troops from Lebanon -- UN  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria has failed to meet a U.N.  Security Council demand that it pull its troops out of Lebanon  and has given no timetable for when it would do so, U.N.  Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday.


label: 3 text: AMD to demonstrate dual-core chips Aiming to deflate archrival Intel, Advanced Micro Devices this week will show off its dual-core chips, which will start to trickle out toward the middle of next year.


label: 1 text: Where has the Black Caps #39; fighting spirit gone? When the last breath was squeezed out of New Zealand just after lunch yesterday, with it went an appalling test series on virtually all counts.


label: 0 text: Real-Life 'Lassie' Alerts Humans to Smoke CROWN POINT, Ind. - Foxie's cleverness is not doubted by local animal control officials after the collie warned them about smoke coming from an area that contained 10 dogs...


label: 3 text: Swedes Launch Scientific Research Rocket (AP) AP - A Swedish Space Corp. sounding rocket successfully carried eight scientific experiments into the edge of space on Monday.


label: 1 text: Ameobi the bait in race for Rooney deal Newcastle emerged as serious candidates to win the battle for Wayne Rooney last night after Everton rejected Manchester United #39;s offer of 20m for the striker #39;s services.


label: 2 text: M amp;S to reveal sales downturn Marks  amp; Spencer experienced poor summer trading and is expected to announce terms for its 2.3bn tender offer substantially below the 400p per share that billionaire Philip Green was prepared to pay to take over the ailing retailer two months ago.


label: 1 text: Sports in brief: Skater not afraid to go back on ice World champion pairs skater Tatiana Totmianina said Monday she still doesn #39;t know what caused her to fall and sustain a concussion during a weekend skating program, though she says she doesn #39;t fear going back on the ice.


label: 2 text: Wal-Mart Same-Store Sales Up 2.4 Percent (Reuters) Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the\world's largest retailer, on Thursday said sales at stores open\at least a year rose 2.4 percent in September, slightly higher\than its preliminary report but still toward the low end of its\forecast range.


label: 1 text: Pool is much less crowded Let the arguments begin. The first Bowl Championship Series rankings are due out in a few weeks and the number of unbeaten teams is shrinking rapidly.


label: 0 text: Motorcycles Hit Road As Gas Prices Soar LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. - Even though he's facing double hip replacement surgery, Bill Smith is more than happy to struggle out the door each morning, limp past his brand new P.T...


label: 0 text: G-8 to Meet on Iran Summit will determine a strategy for giving Iran one last chance to abandon its alleged nuclear program or face new international pressures.


label: 3 text: Symbian Says Skulls May Not Be Malware Symbian Ltd., the London-based maker of the Symbian operating system used on high-end smart phones from a variety of manufacturers, says reports of malware may be premature.


label: 2 text: UPDATE 2-Tyco posts profit, outlook misses expectations Tyco International Ltd. (TYC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported a quarterly profit, helped by strong demand for electronic parts and the absence of costly write-downs


label: 0 text: Russian cabinet approves Kyoto Protocol The Russian cabinet on Thursday approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, a step that may bring the global warming treaty into force after parliament endorsement.


label: 0 text: Top Settlements Under False Claims Act (AP) AP - A sampling of top settlements under the False Claims Act, a law designed to stop fraud in government procurement contracts, and the whistleblowers who helped the government win the awards, and helping themselves as well.


label: 3 text: Google moves to your desktop Google #39;s latest service, Desktop Search, promises to be one of its most interesting innovations, and also one of its more controversial ones.


label: 0 text: Many Lebanese rue president #39;s term extension influential Beirut daily An-Nahar, which carried an  quot;honour roll quot; of the 29 deputies who voted against the extension. Ninety-six deputies voted in favour of the constitutional amendment, with three absent.


label: 1 text: Aggies won't be outgunned COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Courtney Lewis scored on a 25-yard run on the first play of overtime and Melvin Bullitt swatted away Sonny Cumbie's fourth-down pass in the end zone, sending No. 22 Texas A amp;M to a thrilling 32-25 win over Texas Tech yesterday.


label: 2 text: Krispy Kreme SEC probe widens NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. said Friday it has been informed by the Securities and Exchange Commission that the agency #39;s investigation of the company has now become a formal probe.


label: 3 text: European robot looks for clues on Saturn moon After a journey of seven years and more than 2bn miles, a 1.7bn US-European mission is preparing for the unknown. Cassini, a Nasa spacecraft the size of a truck, carrying Huygens, a European robot not much


label: 1 text: Jockey Club drops Fallon inquiry The Jockey Club suffered the latest in a series of setbacks yesterday when it dropped a planned inquiry into whether Kieren Fallon brought racing into disrepute over articles published in the News of the World in March.


label: 2 text: Dollar Jumps as the G7 Fades The dollar surged against the euro, yen and Swiss franc on Monday as, with a Group of Seven rich nations meeting out of the way, the greenback was free to join a wave of optimism about the US economy.


label: 1 text: Sox must now avoid a new kind of  #39;curse #39; In the Yale Daily News last Friday, Steven Smith, the master of Branford College, published a paean to the New York Yankees. He stated,  quot;The Yankees represent to me all that is optimistic and confident in


label: 2 text: Brown claims victory in fight to curb EU budget Gordon Brown has struck a deal to derail Brussels plans for a rapid expansion in the EU #39;s budget, wresting back control for the finance ministers of member states.


label: 1 text: Gold Medalist Phelps Faces DWI Charges Michael Phelps, of the United States, holds his gold medal after setting an Olympic-record 1:57.14 in the 200-meter individual medley at the Olympic Aquatic Centre during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, in this Aug. 19, 2004 file photo.


label: 3 text: Siemens backs new wireless technology The company teams up with Flarion, which makes a new kind of wireless technology that competes with Wi-Fi and 3G cellular.


label: 0 text: Stocks End Mostly Lower on Vioxx Troubles NEW YORK - Wall Street closed out a dismal third quarter with a mixed performance Thursday after Merck   Co. said it would be forced to remove its best-selling Vioxx arthritis drug from the market...


label: 1 text: Jackson finds emotional rescue on court LAUREN JACKSON will start her quest for a first WNBA title in the United States this morning (AEST) with a heavy heart after saying farewell to her  quot;precious nan quot; 10 days ago from Seattle.


label: 2 text: US Air, Pilots to Reopen Concession Talks  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Airways Group Inc.  UAIR.O and  its pilots union agreed late on Friday to reopen concession  talks after leaders of the labor group declined to endorse a  plan proposed by management for nearly \$300 million in  givebacks, both sides said.


label: 0 text: Ankiel Throws Scoreless Inning for Cards Rick Ankiel walked off the mound after throwing a scoreless inning and was met with a rousing reception of high-fives and slaps on the back.    After more than three years away, the St...


label: 1 text: Football Game Could Lead to Kerry Win According to Sunday #39;s NFL results, John Kerry is the odds-on favourite to win the US Election. The Washington Redskins loss on Sunday could mean the Democrat will win the election.


label: 2 text: Louisville home sales fall in Sept. Sales of previously owned homes in Louisville bucked the national trend in September, falling 4 percent from the month before while sales nationwide rose to the third highest level on record.


label: 0 text: India to launch first satellite exclusively for education BANGALORE, India: India was set to launch its first satellite to be used exclusively for education which will connect classrooms in remote parts of the country, the space agency said.


label: 0 text: UN Security Council off to Africa for Sudan meeting UNITED NATIONS - Ambassadors from the UN Security Council will head to Kenya on Tuesday for a rare meeting outside New York aimed at pressing for an end to Sudans long-running civil war and the separate crisis in Darfur.


label: 3 text: Oracle Unveils Standalone Business Intelligence Product Oracle Corp. on Monday introduced a standalone business intelligence product that #39;s designed to address a large portion of an enterprise #39;s analytical requirements, including information access


label: 3 text: Infineon Executives Guilty of DRAM Price-Fixing Court documents say Dell, Gateway, and other major PC vendors were affected.


label: 1 text: NBC Adding Delay to NASCAR Telecasts NBC is adding a 5-second delay to its NASCAR telecasts after Dale Earnhardt Jr. used a vulgarity during a postrace TV interview last weekend.


label: 2 text: Cell phones in the air: Convenience or curse? Just when air travel seems to have become our national gripe, along comes a possibility to make us appreciate flight as we now know it: A cabin full of people talking, loudly and simultaneously, on their cell phones.


label: 0 text: Nervous Democrats link Kerry's debate fortunes with their own (AFP) AFP - Anxious Democrats in Congress were counting on their presidential challenger John Kerry to stage a comeback in his debate against President George W. Bush, as they nervously prepare for a vote in November on their own future.


label: 2 text: Rebound in Banks Helps Nikkei Stabilize  TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average was flat in  mid-morning trade on Tuesday, with a rise in bank shares and  insurers helping the Tokyo market stabilize after the  benchmark's slide to a five-month closing low the previous day.


label: 2 text: Nokia #39;s fortunes improve in third quarter Nokia posted better-than-expected results for the third quarter yesterday, possibly marking a turnaround in the cellphone giant #39;s fortunes after it failed to pick up on the popularity of clamshell phones earlier.


label: 1 text: Roddick to open US Davis Cup bid against Belarus US world number two Andy Roddick will face Belarus #39; Vladimir Voltchkov in the opening singles tie of their Davis Cup semi-final on Friday.


label: 3 text: Partial solar eclipse occurs next week A partial solar eclipse will occur on Thursday, and will be visible in northeast China, north of the Pacific Ocean, northwest of North America and part of the Arctic Ocean.


label: 0 text: U.S. and U.N. Renew Quarrel Over Iraq Kofi Annan's reluctance to commit staff members to Iraq in large numbers and a series of comments he has made about the war have strained relations with the Bush administration.


label: 2 text: Hurricane recovery sends jobless claims down The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits plunged last week, partly reflecting a tapering off of filings related to Hurricane Charley.


label: 0 text: Democracy campaigner enters race A PALESTINIAN democracy activist who has campaigned for non-violent resistance to Israeli occupation said today he would run for president to succeed Yasser Arafat.


label: 2 text: Ford to Offer Sirius Radio as an Option in More Cars Ford plans to offer Sirius Satellite Radio in more of its cars and trucks and it will begin installing the systems at the factory.


label: 3 text: Apache Software Foundation may hire full-time, paid staff The Apache Software Foundation, which now relies on volunteers to stay in operation, may soon have full-time, paid employees, including an executive director.


label: 3 text: NASA Delays Swift Launch Launch of NASA #39;s Swift spacecraft has been delayed at least 24 hours due to a concern with Range Command-Receiver Decoder equipment on the launch vehicle.


label: 2 text: Google Envy Is Fomenting Search Wars Propelled by Google envy, new players and Internet industry giants are rushing into the online search market, setting off a burst of activity that contrasts sharply with the lull after the dot-com collapse.


label: 2 text: Mortgage Applications Ease in Aug 27 Week (Reuters) Reuters - New applications for U.S. home loans\eased last week for the second week in a row even though\30-year mortgage interest rates decreased slightly, an industry\group said on Wednesday.


label: 0 text: Economics of NHL lockout The hockey league's labor deal expires at midnight tonight, and a work stoppage threatens the entire season.


label: 3 text: Ex-NetScreen CEO takes on new start-up The former CEO of NetScreen Technologies has moved on to a new upstart. Can he make the same magic work again?


label: 0 text: Iran Says Provisional Nuke Pact Reached (AP) AP - Iran and European nations reached a provisional agreement over Iran's nuclear program at talks aimed at avoiding a U.N. showdown, but all parties involved still must approve it, Iran's chief negotiator said Sunday.


label: 1 text: New Name Will Wait Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said Friday he would prefer for the new owners of Washington's baseball franchise to select the team's name.


label: 2 text: Wal-Mart, Retailers #39; November Sales Slow as Gas Prices Rise Sales at US retailers including Wal- Mart Stores Inc. probably slowed in November, the start of the holiday shopping season, as rising energy prices curbed consumer spending.


label: 1 text: Rangers Derail Red Sox The Red Sox lose for the first time in 11 games, falling to the Rangers 8-6 Saturday and missing a chance to pull within 1 1/2 games of the Yankees in the AL East.


label: 0 text: Iraq Disk Prompted Warning to Schools The FBI advised officials in as many as eight cities last month to tighten security after U.S. soldiers in Iraq seized computer disks containing information about those towns' school systems.


label: 0 text: New hunt for Pakistan militants Pakistani troops in Waziristan begin a new search for Islamic militants, among them a former US detainee.


label: 0 text: South Korean Lab Says Uranium Test Repeated 3 Times (Reuters) Reuters - South Korean government scientists\conducted unsanctioned uranium enrichment tests three times in\2000 but they were repeated procedures of a single experiment,\a spokesman at the state-run atomic research center said on\Sunday.


label: 2 text: Dial #39;s parent sells Clorox interests Germany #39;s Henkel and California #39;s Clorox Co. Thursday agreed to a \$2.8 billion stock swap and cash deal. Under the agreement, Henkel will sell back its 29 percent ownership stake in Clorox in return for \$2.


label: 2 text: Black awaits Breeden verdict Fresh allegations against former Daily Telegraph tycoon Conrad Black are expected to emerge from the courtroom filing of a long-awaited investigation into his stewardship of the newspaper empire Hollinger International.


label: 1 text: Williams to Fight World Champion Klitschko in New York  LONDON (Reuters) - World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight  champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against  Britain's Danny Williams in New York on December 11, Williams's  promoter said on Thursday.


label: 3 text: Microsoft: Windows XP SP2 downloads  #39;on target #39; Microsoft is still confident of hitting its target of 100 million Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) downloads by the end of next month.


label: 0 text: Renewed battles erupt in Najaf Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf #39;s Old City on Sunday in a fierce battle between US forces and Shiite militants, as negotiations dragged on for the handover


label: 2 text: New York crude smashes past 48 dollars for first time NEW YORK : New York crude oil smashed past 48 dollars a barrel for the first time, menacing the 50-dollar mark, as heavy fighting gripped the Iraqi city of Najaf.


label: 0 text: Indonesian police make progress in embassy bomb investigation Indonesian police have released a sketch of a man they velieve bought the mini van used in the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta.


label: 1 text: Closing Ceremony music to his ears It ain #39;t over until the crazy drunk former priest attacks the frightened Brazilian marathon runner. Although the 35-year-old Athens marathon record was broken tonight by Italy #39;s


label: 2 text: Wall Street stocks end higher on Kmart-Sears merger deal Wall Street stocks rose moderately Wednesday as investors cheered the merger deal that combined retailers Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears, Roebuck and Co.


label: 2 text: City taken off Moody #39;s watch list Macon has been taken off the Moody #39;s Investors Service  quot;watch list quot; and the city #39;s rating will stay the same for now.


label: 2 text: Volkswagen, Union Make No Progress in First Wage Negotiation Volkswagen AG, Europe #39;s largest carmaker, and the IG Metall union said they made no progress in their first negotiating session on a new contract and it will be difficult to reach an accord.


label: 3 text: Microsoft Releases Patch to Fix Flaws Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday it has found a new security flaw with its Windows XP operating system and warned that an attacker could infiltrate other computers by persuading their owners to open a specialized graphics file.


label: 2 text: JP Morgan To Take Back Tech Work Outsourced to IBM Undoing a technology outsourcing deal set in late 2002, JP Morgan Chase on Wednesday said it would take back 4,000 of IBM #39;s employees who have been providing the Wall Street firm with an array of technology support services.


label: 1 text: We #39;ll never let Gerrard leave FORGET any transfer bids for Steven Gerrard - that #39;s the cry from Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry. The midfielder fuelled speculation that a move was imminent when he stated earlier this week that the club must start winning things to keep him.


label: 2 text: Delta chief customer service officer retires Delta Chief Customer Service Officer Vicki Escarra will retire on Oct. 1 after 31 years with the Atlanta-based airline. Escarra said she wanted to spend more time with family.


label: 1 text: Astros must go to Plan B with pitchers ST. LOUIS - If Andy Pettitte and Wade Miller were available, the Houston rotation would be set up perfectly for the National League Championship Series.


label: 2 text: Business Council: Economic Survey Wrong  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chief executives in the United States  are not as pessimistic as the Business Council thought last  week when it issued its economic survey, the group said on  Tuesday, citing a "tabulation error."


label: 1 text: Plummer takes bad with good Jake Plummer #39;s split personality was on full display Sunday during the Broncos #39; 41-28 loss to Atlanta. The good Jake threw for 499 yards, more than any other quarterback in Broncos history.


label: 1 text: Streaking Spurs Roll Past Sixers 88-80 (AP) AP - Tim Duncan scored a season-high 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to their fifth straight victory, 88-80 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.


label: 2 text: Santos May Report 40 Drop in First-Half Profit as Output Fell Santos Ltd., Australia #39;s biggest natural gas producer, may report first-half profit fell 40 percent after a fire on New Year #39;s Day at its gas processing plant in central Australia cut production.


label: 3 text: Stargazers Enjoy Total Lunar Eclipse The full moon turns red and orange as it passes the Space Needle in Seattle during a total lunar eclipse Wednesday evening, Oct. 27, 2004.


label: 2 text: Comcast, Microsoft to Deploy Video Recorder Set-Tops Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and cable television provider Comcast Corp. (CMCSA.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday they would


label: 3 text: Start-up says it can deliver secure VoIP Net6 says it has just the trick to make voice calling over a Secure Sockets Layer VPN work well.\


label: 2 text: Job Market Shifting by Degrees Research by professors at Northeastern University shows that a college student's major is more important than what college they attend in determining their starting salary upon graduation.


label: 0 text: Canada and South Korea open talks for potential free-trade agreement (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - SANTIAGO, Chile (CP) - Canada hopes to nail down a free-trade treaty with South Korea that could offer major inroads into the booming Asian market, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Friday.


label: 3 text: Parents should censor games - expert Otago University computer science lecturer and games expert Simon McCallum is urging parents to pay more attention to the ratings classifications on computer games, many of which, he says, are aimed at adults.


label: 2 text: Carlyle Group:  It Never Joined Consortium The Carlyle Group Wednesday said it was not part of a consortium that touted the Washington merchant bank's political ties in an attempt to win business collecting and managing billions of dollars owed to Kuwait by Iraq.


label: 1 text: With Red Sox Gone, Thrill Is, Too The luster and momentum of the Red Sox series faded away in a procession of confounding pitches by Toronto's Gustavo Chacin.


label: 3 text: Critics, supporters prepare for U.S. e-voting WASHINGTON - Voting security advocates in the U.S. are bracing for a repeat of problems in the upcoming general election that could rival Florida during the 2000 presidential race.


label: 2 text: US Factory Orders, Jobless Claims Up Booming orders for new military aircraft boosted overall orders to US factories by 0.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted \$371.51 billion in October, the Commerce Department


label: 3 text: IBM unveils notebook with fingerprint reader: Business India Los Angeles, Oct 5 : IBM has introduced a biometric notebook computer with an integrated fingerprint reader that can recognise the user of the computer, reports Xinhua.


label: 3 text: IBM Rounds Out EMC Support IBM Friday said it has filled out gaps in its virtualization portfolio, adding support for EMC #39;s remaining Clariion systems. The company added Clariion 300, 500 and 700 systems support for its SAN Volume Controller


label: 0 text: Najaf's Residents Feel Trapped in Battle (AP) AP - For nearly three weeks, Amer al-Jamali hasn't been able to go to work. He cannot visit his father, find medication for his diabetic children or even sleep on his roof to escape the city's suffocating heat made worse by power outages.


label: 2 text: Jones buying trendy Barneys Jones said the deal is valued at approximately \$400 million, including cash consideration of \$19 per share to Barneys stockholders totaling \$294.


label: 1 text: NFL ROUNDUP: Fight costly for 2 Browns, 1 Steeeler NEW YORK -- Linebacker Joey Porter of the Pittsburgh Steelers and running back William Green of the Cleveland Browns were fined \$10,000 each by the NFL on Tuesday for their fight before Sunday #39;s game.


label: 3 text: Big Kuiper Belt object got a face-lift The ammonia and crystalline ice would be destroyed in about 10 million years, quot; Jewitt says.  quot;This implies Quaoar gets recoated on that time scale or faster.


label: 3 text: Oxyride Battery to Be Sold in the U.S. (AP) AP - A battery developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial that delivers 1.5 times the power of a regular alkaline battery is going on sale in the United States and Europe in April 2005.


label: 1 text: Free-Agent Crop Continues to Grow For the second straight year, more than 200 players have filed for free agency, which would have suited former Oakland A's owner Charlie Finley just fine.


label: 2 text: Siemens Launches New Bid for VA Technologie German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said Monday it was launching a second bid for Austrian competitor VA Technologie AG in an offer that valued the Linz-based maker of power generation and transmission equipment at more than euro800 million (US\$1


label: 2 text: Putting a Twist on Christmas This holiday season, a dozen major retailers are banking on the choppy, pulsating sound of remixed Christmas classics to help lure young shoppers and keep them spending.


label: 0 text: Accused Taliban Member Appears at Hearing (AP) AP - A man accused by the United States of being a member of the Taliban and fighting against American forces appeared before a military review panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an official said Saturday.


label: 3 text: Animal shortage 'slows science' A shortage of laboratory apes and monkeys could be holding back research into new drug treatments and genetics, it is claimed.


label: 1 text: Houston tops Atlanta, leads 2-1 Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and Brandon Backe pitched six solid innings in his postseason debut as the Houston Astros got their 19th straight home win, 8-5 over Atlanta yesterday for a 2-1 lead in their NL Divisional Playoffs series.


label: 3 text: Price at Issue With New PlayStation Portable Sony Corp. (SNE)'s PlayStation Portable, which goes on sale in Japan later this year and overseas next spring, boasts the superb image quality of its home-console counterpart. But the big question on everyone's minds is: How much will the handheld gaming machine cost?


label: 0 text: Australia's Howard Celebrates Fourth Poll Win  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's conservative Prime Minister  John Howard, a key U.S. ally and supporter of the Iraq war,  celebrated his election win Sunday after voters enjoying the  fruits of a strong economy gave him a fourth term.


label: 2 text: Spitzer widens probe into insurance industry sales practices NEW YORK, October 20 (newratings.com) - The New York Attorney General #39;s Office has widened its investigation into the practices of insurance brokerage fees in the insurance industry, including the practices prevalent among the life and health insurance


label: 0 text: Typhoon Aere Pounds Taiwan, Heads Into China (Reuters) Reuters - A powerful typhoon triggered landslides\and flash floods in northern Taiwan on Wednesday before plowing\into China where hundreds of thousands of people have been\evacuated.


label: 3 text: IBM plans foray into local home PC market NEW DELHI: IBMs PC business sale could rock the Indian PC market. Virtually missing from the consumer PC market till now, IBM India is already drawing up a blueprint to sell PCs to households.


label: 3 text: Microsoft to Introduce Cheaper Version of Windows  SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. <MSFT.O> said it will  begin selling a stripped-down, low-cost version of its Windows  XP operating system in the emerging markets of Indonesia,  Malaysia and Thailand in order to spread the use of computing  and develop technology markets.


label: 0 text: Boston-area groups ready to offer relief The halls of Unity Sports and Cultural Club in Dorchester will fill with food, water, and tents this week, as the Caribbean club becomes a collection site for supplies headed for hurricane-devastated Grenada.


label: 3 text: Security Flaw in Browsers Poses Phishing Threat (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - A security issue has been discovered in a common feature included in several Web browsers, including Mozilla, Firefox, Opera, Konqueror and Camino.


label: 2 text: 2 biotech giants seeking office space in Cambridge Two biotech giants are searching for office space in Cambridge in moves that may foreshadow the establishment of larger research facilities.


label: 0 text: Kremlin Choice Wins in Chechnya Election GROZNY, Russia - The Russian government's candidate to lead warring Chechnya easily won a presidential election held in the wake of last week's terrorist destruction of two airliners, election officials said Monday. The opposition charged voting was tainted by fraud...


label: 2 text: Foodland shares placed on trading halt SYDNEY: Shares in Australian grocery food chain Foodland Associated Ltd were placed in a trading halt on Monday after a takeover offer from Metcash Trading Ltd.


label: 2 text: Hitachi, Matsushita, Toshiba to set up LCD panel venture TOKYO - Hitachi Ltd, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co and Toshiba Corp said Friday they have officially signed an accord to set up a joint venture to manufacture liquid crystal display panels for flat TVs in January.


label: 3 text: All terror attacks use false passports, claims Interpol chief Please buy my international lost and stolen database


label: 3 text: Ohio EPA plan to revise clean-air rules criticized Some environmentalists believe Ohio is backsliding on requirements for modernizing coal-fired power plants, factories, and other major air pollution sources simply by making state rules consistent with what is mandated by a US Environmental Protection


label: 0 text: Kerry Plans to Respond to Bush Speech (AP) AP - Hours after George Bush is to accept the Republican Party's nomination for re-election in New York on Thursday night, Democrat John Kerry plans to respond at Ground Zero of the presidential campaign  #151; Ohio.


label: 3 text: PeopleSoft executive Gupta departs A PeopleSoft executive who oversaw the company #39;s products and its integration with JD Edwards departed from the company this week, a company representative confirmed Friday.


label: 0 text: Next year's combat budget could total \$75b WASHINGTON -- President Bush plans to send Congress a request early next year to finance wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and operations against terrorism that could total \$75 billion, congressional aides said yesterday.


label: 0 text: Arafat Urges Palestinians to 'Correct Mistakes' (Reuters) Reuters - Palestinian President\Yasser Arafat, under pressure to enact anti-corruption reforms,\said on Wednesday that some officials had misused their posts\and urged efforts to correct "all the mistakes."


label: 2 text: Overseas executives flock to UK The number of overseas executives moving to the UK has more than doubled over the past 10 years, a survey says.


label: 2 text: Bank on course to freeze rates Experts expect the Bank of England to leave interest rates on hold at 4.75 on Thursday.


label: 1 text: Jackson-sparked Storm set for title showdown (AFP) AFP - Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson is hoping she can raise a Storm that can block out the Sun one more time.


label: 1 text: Legal woes for Zukauskas, Terrell Cleveland Browns offensive guard Paul Zukauskas was arrested and charged with drunken driving after an early-morning traffic stop.


label: 0 text: President and Foreign Minister express condolences on death of <b>...</b> Finnish President Tarja Halonen and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Erkki Tuomioja (SDP), have expressed condolences to the family of President Yasser Arafat and to all Palestinians.


label: 3 text: Chicken Genome Should Boost DNA Research (AP) AP - In their first detailed and comprehensive look at the DNA of chickens, scientists have found that 60 percent of the bird's genes have close cousins in humans. They say such analysis should prove valuable in learning more about the human genome.


label: 0 text: IRAN: Sth Korean nuke scandal stalls US sanctions push In his opening remarks to the meeting of the board of governors of the UN #39;s International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on September 13, IAEA director-general Mohammed ElBaradei said that Iran had made some progress in accounting for small traces


label: 3 text: Cellular Union Wins Final Approval (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Now Cingular Wireless LLC gets to reap the rewards -- and face the challenges -- of its new status as the nation's biggest cellular provider.


label: 3 text: Scientists search for more human species SYDNEY - Following the spectacular discovery of a new species of human on the remote island of Flores in Indonesia, scientists said yesterday they expect to discover more species of hominoids on neighbouring islands.


label: 1 text: With Loss, Holyfield Continues His Decline Even if Evander Holyfield is not ready to leave boxing, most of his skills have already departed. Losing for the fifth time in his last eight bouts, Holyfield (38-8-2) was beaten by Larry


label: 3 text: Microsoft aims to end Apple #39;s sprint on music SAN JOSE, California Steve Jobs has promised that Apple Computer #39;s iPod will become  quot;the Walkman of the 21st century, quot; but for that to happen, Jobs must do what he failed to do in the 1980s: prevail over his old nemesis, Bill Gates, who sees entertainment


label: 3 text: Microsoft Puts Fingerprint Readers Into Hardware  SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on Wednesday  unveiled a new array of keyboard and mice, with some featuring  built-in fingerprint readers to make it easier for users to log  on to personal computers and Web sites.


label: 3 text: Space pioneer dies at home in Ventura As a retired pilot himself, Roy W. Roush knows a good aviator holds the elevation steady while gliding through the clouds. In the 15 years he was friends with space pioneer Leroy Gordon Cooper, Roush flew


label: 1 text: US men #39;s soccer team carries itself with a swagger They play with a confident air these days, even a swagger, more befitting the Brazilians and Germans.


label: 3 text: Greek, British police break illegal software ring NOVEMBER 12, 2004 (REUTERS) - In a joint operation, Greek and British police have cracked a multimillion-dollar illegal software sales ring, arresting two people and seizing thousands of pirated high-tech software programs.


label: 1 text: Bhoys make their point in Barca After four days during which the back page headlines have been dominated by everything but football, Celtic let their feet - and hearts -o the talking again tonight by storming the Nou Camp to claim one of the clubs greatest ever results.


label: 0 text: Family believes 'fear her murder'  The family of the aid worker, Margaret Hassan, who was kidnapped in Iraq four weeks ago, say they fear she may be dead.


label: 1 text: 'L.A. Angels'? The city of Anaheim let it be known on Monday that they will fight any attempt by the Angels to change their name to the Los Angeles Angels.


label: 1 text: Singh holds onto lead in Boston Vijay Singh leads the PGA Tour #39;s money list by an ever-widening margin. He is running away with the player of the year award. And on Sunday he moved within 18 holes of another big prize.


label: 2 text: Witness: Ovitz's Style Became a 'Distraction' at Disney Witness: Ovitz's style became a 'distraction' at Disney


label: 0 text: Kerry, Bush exchange blows over Iraq as president addresses UN (AFP) AFP - Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry on Tuesday renewed his pointed attacks on President George W. Bush's handling of Iraq, accusing him of failing to  quot;level with the world's leaders quot; about the war during his speech at the United Nations.


label: 2 text: P amp;O Cuts Ferry Routes, Scraps 1,200 Jobs Shipping giant P amp;O said Tuesday it was scrapping four of its 13 routes across the English Channel, with the loss of about 1,200 jobs.


label: 1 text: Ponting calls for pitch inquiry AUSTRALIAN captain Ricky Ponting has asked his Indian counterpart to join him in a formal protest over the deplorable state of the Mumbai wicket after the tourists #39; Black Friday batting collapse.


label: 2 text: Microsoft and Cisco team up on security Their biggest clients hit hard by viruses, worms and other attacks, Microsoft Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. are planning to work together to help their corporate customers fight back.


label: 2 text: THE RIDGELINE: Honda touts pickup Honda #39;s all-new four-door midsize pickup truck will be called the Ridgeline when it goes on sale next year as a 2006 model, the company announced at an auto-parts exhibition Tuesday.


label: 3 text: Humans born to be endurance runners: anthropologists LONDON - It #39;s our ability to run, not walk, that sets humans apart as the world #39;s dominant species, researchers say. According to an anatomical analysis by two US scientists, we #39;re built to run.


label: 3 text: Oracle Micro-Sizes App Prices For Small Businesses It #39;s pushing its Application Server Standard Edition One, a full-sized version of the Standard Edition app server, but priced at \$4,995.


label: 0 text: Middle East ; Straw upbeat on renewed Mideast peace efforts  quot;I #39;ll be leaving Israel and the occupied territories more optimistic than when I came, quot; Straw said. Much of Straw #39;s agenda focused on upcoming Palestinian elections to choose a successor to Arafat.


label: 1 text: Is there a doctor in the house? As bruising and violent as most Sundays are around the NFL, it's hard to top last week's for physical pain.


label: 2 text: Consumer Prices Dip in July Consumer prices, which have been buffeted this year by soaring energy costs, fell by 0.1 percent in July as gasoline costs posted their biggest decline in eight months, the government reported Tuesday.


label: 1 text: Stewart spoils upset bid Sports car ace Ron Fellows nearly pulled off what arguably would have been the biggest upset in NASCAR history, finishing second after starting last yesterday at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International.


label: 3 text:  #39;Building #39; a better turkey San Francisco - Researchers are using the latest in biotechnology to chart the genetic map of turkeys, which have been selectively bred for their white meat for so many generations in the United States that the big-breasted birds sometimes have trouble


label: 2 text: Egypt and Israel seal trade deal Egypt and Israel sign a trade protocol with the US, allowing Egyptian goods made with the support of Israel free access to American markets.


label: 2 text: Tokyo Stocks Stay Firm on Economy  TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average edged up 0.23 percent  by mid-morning on Tuesday as investors remained optimistic  about Japan's economy and bought banks and shares in firms that  depend on domestic business.


label: 2 text: Oil Prices Are at New High, Over \$49  LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices raced to fresh highs on  Friday, carrying U.S. crude over \$49 a barrel, driven by  escalating violence in Iraq and unabated fuel demand growth  from China and India.


label: 3 text: Churches launch climate campaign Church leaders have begun a campaign to curb climate change, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.


label: 3 text: Brazil Launches First Rocket Into Space (AP) AP - Brazil successfully launched its first rocket into space, 14 months after a devastating accident that killed 21 space agency employees and damaged the reputation of the country's space program.


label: 1 text: Schumacher Wins Japanese Grand Prix for 13th Victory of Season World champion Michael Schumacher won the Japanese Grand Prix to give his Ferrari team a record-tying 15th victory in 17 Formula One races this year.


label: 2 text: Cisco, Microsoft team on security REDMOND, Wash. -- Their biggest clients hit hard by viruses, worms, and other attacks, Microsoft Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. said today that they plan to work together to help their corporate customers fight back.


label: 1 text: Garcia puts Spain in sight of World Cup Inspired by a breathtaking performance by Sergio Garcia, Spain took over the lead from England going into today #39;s final round of the World Cup.


label: 3 text: Gamers Rewarded With Another Life There #39;s a scene close to the beginning of Half-Life 2 of an urban vista in which a flock of birds flies toward a pale ecru sky against the backdrop of a very tall, black, ominous building.


label: 2 text: Jarden Buying Mr. Coffee's Maker  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer products company Jarden Corp.  JAH.N on Monday said it would buy American Household Inc. for  \$745.6 million, adding Mr. Coffee and an array of other  housewares to its product line.


label: 0 text: Russian Rebels Had Precise Plan Investigators suspect that the attackers had secreted a cache of weapons in the school weeks before their brutal attack.


label: 2 text: Alcoa to Declare Force Majeure Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. on Tuesday said it plans to declare force majeure to its customers because of a temporary shutdown of its alumina plant in Jamaica and damage to its seaport from Hurricane Ivan


label: 3 text: Google News Biased? Can Algorithms Take Sides? Google News Biased? Can Algorithms Take Sides?\\Danny Sullivan posted a thread at SEW forums named News Search  #038; Biases, where he points to an article written at OJR.org named Balancing Act: How News Portals Serve Up Political Stories. This blew my mind.\\The article discusses how Google News seems to be ...


label: 2 text: AUSTRALIA PRESS: Coles Myer Finalizing Fresh ALH Offer SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Coles Myer Ltd. (CM) and Macquarie Bank Ltd. (MBL.AU) were Wednesday night close to finalizing a fresh bid for pubs and liquor group Australian Leisure  amp; Hospitality Group Ltd.


label: 0 text: US Concerned About Venezuela Human Rights (AP) AP - The State Department expressed "grave concern" Monday about a proposal that would make Venezuelan political activists subject to charges of treason if they receive domestic or foreign funding.


label: 1 text: For Peirsol, a DQ, a wait  amp; a reward ATHENS -- The celebration had begun for Aaron Peirsol. He had just become the fifth person in Olympic history to win both backstroke events, adding the 200-meter race to his 100 win from earlier in the week.


label: 3 text: High-Tech Publisher Tries 'Blogozine' After Red Herring sank into the dot-com morass last year, Tony Perkins considered resurrecting the magazine that helped establish him as a Silicon Valley sage. He changed his mind when his college-age daughter scoffed and told him "Red Herring is so 1990s."


label: 1 text: Kings beat Rockets 91-89 in NBA Beijing game Bobby Jackson hit a pair of late three-pointers Sunday to lift the Sacramento Kings to a 91-89 preseason victory over the Houston Rockets, as the NBA wrapped up its first games in China.


label: 0 text: Prince Sihamoni to be named new king of Cambodia Prince Norodom Sihamoni will be named king of Cambodia later on Thursday by the nine-member Throne Council, said the national assembly president in Phnom Penh.


label: 3 text: Utilizing All the Features of Google Adsense Utilizing All the Features of Google Adsense\\Many website owners know that Google's Adsense program is a great way to show targeted ads on your site and make money at the same time. Google offers many features that you may not\know about. Let's take a look at a few of them.\\Colors: ...


label: 2 text: Cherkasky to take over as CEO SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Marsh  amp; McLennan CEO Jeffrey Greenberg resigned Monday and was replaced with Michael Cherkasky as the insurance broker tries to work towards a settlement with New York officials.


label: 3 text: Moon to turn blood-red on account of total lunar eclipse tonight A total lunar eclipse expected to create views of a blood-red moon will be visible tonight throughout most of North America, weather permitting.


label: 2 text: AOL #39;s True Believers Wall Street is down on AOL Time Warner -- and worried about its moguls. Yet deeper in the ranks, a cadre of executives is working hard to bring the troubled colossus to life.


label: 0 text: Helicopters evacuate Japanese villagers after earthquakes kill at least 16 (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OJIYA, Japan (AP) - Military helicopters evacuated earthquake victims from a wrecked village and traumatized residents huddled in shelters and salvaged belongings from flattened homes Sunday in the aftermath of a string of earthquakes in northern Japan that killed at least 16 people and injured a reported 900 others.


label: 3 text: Planetary Society Asks People to Imagine Titan Surface Scientists and space enthusiasts are excited about pictures of Saturn #39;s moon Titan that are now being sent to earth by the Cassini orbiter.


label: 0 text: U.S. Looking for Reason to Act Against Iran -Kharrazi (Reuters) Reuters - The United States is looking for a\reason to act against Iran amid accusations Tehran is secretly\developing atomic weapons, Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal\Kharrazi said in remarks published on Tuesday.


label: 3 text: Cisco inks another big VoIP deal Bank of America signs a deal to deploy 180,000 Cisco IP telephones nationwide over the next three years.


label: 1 text: The Marathon Man In less than 20 hours, Chile #39;s Nicolas Massu fought his way to gold in men #39;s singles and doubles tennis. Four years ago the 24-year-old Chilean carried his county #39;s flag into the opening ceremonies in Sydney.


label: 3 text: Moon #39;s eclipse like a  #39;rusty ball #39; Stargazers were able to catch a fleeting glimpse of a total eclipse of the moon in the early hours today. The clouds cleared to allow a rusty ball to be seen, despite bad weather, between 3.23am and 4.44am.


label: 1 text: Cal Gets the Breaks to Hold Off Oregon (AP) AP - Geoff McArthur ignored his separated shoulder, reaching high above his head to snare California's go-ahead touchdown pass. A few anxious minutes later, Oregon's final throw ricocheted off Keith Allen's hands and dropped to the grass, ending the Ducks' upset bid. After 853 yards of offense, everything came down to two passes  #151; and the fourth-ranked Golden Bears caught the ball and the breaks.


label: 1 text: NBA Game Summary - Dallas at San Antonio The Mavericks are 4-3 on the road this season...The Spurs have won 18 straight regular-season home games dating back to last year...Dallas had a season-low eight assists. San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Tim


label: 2 text: More circulation woes at Hollinger Hollinger International Inc. said Tuesday that it had found cases of inflated circulation at some of its newspapers, including the Jerusalem Post, in addition to previously disclosed problems at the Chicago Sun-Times.


label: 1 text: Lara: Let #39;s End on a High West Indies captain Brian Lara is calling on his battered troops to pull together and end the 2004 summer campaign on a high.  quot;We #39;ve got a break after this so what we #39;d like to do is end on a high.


label: 0 text: Iran  #39;breaking nuclear deal with secret site #39; Iran is secretly producing enriched uranium for nuclear weapons at a military site in Teheran in direct breach of an agreement signed earlier this week, according to Iran #39;s most prominent opposition group.


label: 1 text: Yankees See New Chance to Make Deal for Johnson Two agents said that the Yankees were on the verge of acquiring Randy Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks.


label: 3 text: New Crop of Portable Players Nips at IPod (AP) AP - At least a dozen portable music players are angling to steal sales away from Apple Computer Inc.'s wildly popular line of iPods this holiday season. In the past month alone, five companies have unveiled their iPod challengers  #151; pocket-sized players with hard disks that can store anywhere from 1,000 to 10,000 songs.


label: 2 text: Oracle wins antitrust suit in bid for rival Ruling lifts major <b>...</b> A federal judge handed Oracle Corp. a major victory Thursday when he ruled that the software giant #39;s \$7.7 billion hostile bid to gobble up rival PeopleSoft Inc.


label: 3 text: Food Industry Helps Americans Eat Faster Spoons are so old school. And so slow. Harried Americans searching for ways to shave precious seconds from their dining routines have seized on a slew of new foods designed to keep them on the go - no utensils needed.


label: 1 text: United prepare  #39;Battle of the buffet #39; evidence against Arsenal MANCHESTER, England (AFP) - The fall-out over the Old Trafford tunnel brawl between Manchester United and Arsenal continued with news that United were preparing to ask the Football Association to take action.


label: 0 text: Bosnian Serb War-Crimes Suspect Surrenders (AP) AP - A Bosnian Serb war-crimes suspect accused of genocide in the 1995 massacre of up to 8,000 Muslim men and boys surrendered Saturday, the government said.


label: 3 text: Microsoft Trims the Fat on Longhorn Microsoft Trims the Fat on Longhorn \\On Friday Microsoft announced that it would not be shipping WinFS with its next-generation operating system Longhorn. This announcement can be viewed as either good or bad news. Good in the sense that Longhorn, for the first time has an official release date and ...


label: 3 text: File Sharing Growing Like a Weed Contrary to messages from the music industry, not all file sharing rips off artists. Weed, a peer-to-peer file sharing program, provides a way for people to share music and pay artists. By Katie Dean.


label: 1 text: Schilling and Red Sox Force Improbable Game 7 Curt Schilling willed away the pain and the Boston Red Sox got the benefit of two reversed calls to move within one win of the most shocking comeback in baseball postseason history.


label: 1 text: Rossi reigns supreme Valentino Rossi secured his fourth consecutive MotoGP world championship in style with a thrilling win in the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.


label: 3 text: Hitachi, IBM to lay off 400 at hard disk drive venture Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc. (HGST), the business created by the merger of the hard-disk drive manufacturing units of Hitachi Ltd. and IBM Corp., is to lay off about 400 workers, it said Monday.


label: 3 text: Enterprise security is worst ever, experts say CANNES - Despite the number of IT security products and services cramming the market, businesses are more exposed than ever to emerging threats, according to industry experts speaking at the Etre technology conference in Cannes on Tuesday.