label: 2 text: Former Banker Quattrone Faces Sentencing (Reuters) Reuters - Frank Quattrone, a former star\investment banker who once earned  #36;120 million in a year, will\be sentenced on Wednesday for obstructing a federal\investigation into some of the most popular stock offerings of\the 1990s.


label: 2 text: Marsh   McLennan CEO Greenberg Resigns (Reuters) Reuters - Marsh   McLennan Cos.  Chairman\and Chief Executive Jeffrey Greenberg resigned on Monday, 11\days after New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer accused the\world's biggest insurance broker of rigging bids.


label: 2 text: Stocks creep higher in New York NEW YORKUS blue-chip stocks ended barely higher yesterday as a spike in oil prices to record closing levels pared earlier gains and renewed concerns about the effect of high energy prices on consumer spending and corporate profits.


label: 0 text: Dozens of Iraqi Soldiers Found Shot to Death The bodies of about 50 Iraqi soldiers who were killed in an ambush by insurgents were found in a remote part of eastern Iraq, Iraqi officials said today.


label: 3 text: AMD using strained silicon on 90-nanometer chips Advanced Micro Devices(AMD) will implement the strained silicon manufacturing technique on its upcoming 90-nanometer processors as well as 130-nanometer processors released this quarter, an AMD spokesman said Friday.


label: 1 text: Corners Spark Defense The play of cornerbacks Shawn Springs and Fred Smoot is a big reason why the Redskins' pass defense is ranked fifth in the NFL.


label: 1 text: Bang-up job from Cohasset The Cohasset football team had three goals yesterday: Defeat rival Hull, complete its first undefeated regular season since 1957, and come away from the game injury-free for Tuesday's playoff game. The Skippers accomplished the first two goals, defeating Hull, 20-6, but came away with significant injuries to linemen.


label: 2 text: Oil Still Smarting from \$6 Rout  LONDON (Reuters) - Battered oil prices stayed weak on  Friday after a \$6 slump spurred by easing worries about winter  supplies.


label: 2 text: Getting back in the game America has regained bragging rights to the world #39;s most powerful supercomputer, after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus. IBM Corp.


label: 3 text: Microsoft Feeling Heat from the Penguin Microsoft #39;s Steve Ballmer argued that the true amount of shifting from Microsoft to Linux in places like Europe and Asia has been overstated in the media.


label: 3 text: Scramjet nudges Mach 10 NASA #39;s third and final test of the X-43A scramjet ended successfully yesterday when the vehicle reached a velocity of almost Mach 9.8 over the Pacific.


label: 0 text: Roadside bomb injures six GIs in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A roadside bomb exploded near an American military patrol in Baghdad Saturday, injuring six soldiers, the US command said.


label: 1 text: Feeling Their Pain The uphill battle the Red Sox face against the Yankees is nothing new to Boston fans.


label: 0 text: Israeli Court Upholds Decision on Sharon (AP) AP - Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the attorney general's decision to clear Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in a corruption case, Israel Radio reported.


label: 3 text: New Atlas Shows Fast Pace of Changing World (Reuters) Reuters - From new place names, shrinking seas\and terror attacks to soaring Internet usage, the world is\changing at a more rapid pace than in previous decades, says


label: 1 text: Rockets Defeat Winless Grizzlies 90-87 (AP) AP - Juwan Howard scored 20 points, Yao Ming added 14 points and 11 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets kept Memphis winless this season, beating the Grizzlies 90-87 on Tuesday night despite losing Tracy McGrady to a hip injury.


label: 2 text: Vivendi Universal Raises Profit Forecast  PARIS (Reuters) - Vivendi Universal raised its 2004  earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in  underlying third-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven mainly by  strong mobile phone sales.


label: 1 text: Elvis sure hero will be a hit at Tynecastle STEVEN PRESSLEY enjoyed some rare old tussles against John Robertson during the Gorgie legends playing career - now the Hearts skipper cant wait to work with the new Tynecastle boss.


label: 1 text: Pearce sent off early as Palace claim first win CRYSTAL Palace moved off the foot of the Premiership table last night with their first victory of the season, Andy Johnson and Aki Riihilahti scoring second-half goals to defeat Fulham 2-0 at Selhurst Park.


label: 0 text: In Time of Turmoil, Graham Offers Soothing Words The Rev. Billy Graham spoke at the 92,000-seat Rose Bowl, the beginning of a four-day crusade that organizers say is his 416th worldwide and his next-to-last.


label: 3 text: RIAA targets students in new file-swapping suits The Recording Industry Association of America filed on Thursday another round of lawsuits against alleged file-swappers, including students on 13 university campuses.


label: 3 text: MSN signs up Overture for another year Overture, the paid-for search broker, has retained MSN, its second biggest client after its parent company, Yahoo!, for another year.


label: 2 text: Dollar tumbles on inflation report The Canadian dollar dropped two-thirds of a US cent in early trading Friday after a tame inflation report eased pressure on the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates in coming months.


label: 3 text: New Orion workstation puts cluster in a box Orion Multisystems today unveiled a workstation that takes high-performance computing and puts it on the desktop using low-power processors from Transmeta and an innovative motherboard design.


label: 0 text: Guantanamo Bay Detainee Skips Hearing (AP) AP - A prisoner who allegedly spent two months traveling with al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden and helped run a safehouse for the terrorist network refused Friday to attend a hearing on his legal status in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


label: 2 text: Last picture show for Rank as it seeks Deluxe buyer Rank Group is working on plans to split off its Deluxe international film and DVD business to focus on bingo, casinos and Hard Rock cafes.


label: 3 text: Yahoo Acquires Email Search Developer Stata Labs Yahoo Acquires Email Search Developer Stata Labs\\Yahoo announced on Thursday it has acquired privately held e-mail search company Stata Labs, opening up a new email and attachment file search market for Yahoo Search Technology and Overture Search Advertising. Stata Labs is the company behind its flagship software product Bloomba, which ...


label: 1 text: British Wiggins wins men #39;s individual pursuit at Athens Olympics New Olympic record holder British cyclist Bradley Wiggins won the men #39;s individual pursuit at the Athens Olympics with a time of 4:16.


label: 1 text: Celtic goes top with road win Dunfermline, Scotland (Sports Network) - Celtic re-gained its one point edge over rivals Rangers with a 2-0 win at East End Park Sunday.


label: 3 text: First Look: Microsoft Small Business Accounting Software giant tailors new version of office suite for small-business users.


label: 0 text: Asthma risk set during pregnancy The chances of a child developing asthma or other allergies may largely be fixed by the time they are born, research suggests.


label: 1 text: Dothemath:15stillcontend The final berths for the revolutionary new playoffs will be determined in a deeply traditional way, slam-banging around a short track on a Saturday night.


label: 2 text: IDC Raises '04 PC Growth View, Trims '05  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shipments of personal computers  this year will be higher than previously anticipated, boosted  by the strongest demand from businesses in five years, research  firm IDC said on Monday.


label: 1 text: Unseeded Vaidisova Wins Vancouver Open (AP) AP - Unseeded teenager Nicole Vaidisova defeated American Laura Granville 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Vancouver Open on Sunday.


label: 3 text: Online Resources To Buy N.J. Firm (washingtonpost.com) washingtonpost.com - Online Resources Corp., a McLean Internet banking and bill payment company, agreed to buy Incurrent Solutions Inc. of Parsippany, N.J., for  #36;15 million in cash and stock.


label: 3 text: A Patient's Suicide, a Psychiatrist's Pain Sterile statistics don't shield a therapist from a sense of failure.


label: 0 text: Afghan elections seen as setback for Taliban KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban movement suffered a serious psychological and military setback after failing to disrupt Afghanistan's presidential election last month, but the radical Islamic militia still poses a formidable military threat and one faction has begun carrying out daring, Al Qaeda-style urban terrorist attacks, say Afghan and foreign analysts.


label: 2 text: Dollar Stuck, Market Eyes FOMC Statement  TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar stayed in tight ranges on  Tuesday as the market looked beyond a widely expected U.S.  interest rate raise later in the day and focused on what the  Fed would say about the possibility of further increases.


label: 3 text: Eggs 'fertilised' without sperm A way of 'tricking' eggs to divide without being fertilised may aid stem cell and IVF research, say scientists.


label: 0 text: Ryder Cup: Europe poised for victory Europe go into the singles needing three-and-a-half points to win the Ryder Cup.


label: 0 text: Second Thai woman has bird flu A 32-YEAR-OLD Thai woman was today confirmed to be suffering from bird flu, the second confirmed human case of the disease since the country #39;s latest outbreak started in July.


label: 2 text: Oracle Edges Past Estimates Analysts were expecting Oracle earnings of 9 cents per share with revenue of \$2.23 billion, according to Thomson First Call. New software license revenue came in at \$563 billion, meeting


label: 0 text: Brunei prepares for royal wedding BRUNEI was rolling out the red carpet Tuesday for royals and government leaders attending the grand wedding of the heir to the throne of this oil-rich south-east Asian sultanate.


label: 1 text: Holdout QB Rivers gets \$40.5M deal Rookie quarterback Philip Rivers ended his lengthy holdout, agreeing to terms Monday on a six-year, \$40.5 million contract with the San Diego Chargers that includes a \$14.


label: 1 text: Chelsea display championship class Chelsea piled the pressure on to their Premiership title rivals with a 4-0 lunchtime demolition of Newcastle. Hustled out of their stride and on the back foot for much of the first half, Chelsea turned on


label: 0 text: Gaza Pullout To Start Summer 2005, Last 12 Weeks: Israeli PM JERUSALEM, Sept 22 (AFP) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday that Israel #39;s withdrawal of troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip would start in the summer of 2005 and last 12 weeks, in an interview with public television.


label: 0 text: Fighting Rages in Najaf After Peace Bid Fails NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Heavy fighting broke out between US troops and Shi #39;ite militiamen in the Iraqi city of Najaf, where Iraq #39;s interim defense minister said he expected a  quot;decisive battle quot; to take place on Wednesday.


label: 2 text: Zale Reports Wider Third-Quarter Loss (AP) AP - Jewelry retailer Zale Corp. said its loss widened to  #36;10.9 million in its third quarter despite a slight rise in revenue.


label: 0 text: FEC OKs Unlimited Donations for Recounts (AP) AP - Presidential and congressional candidates can raise unlimited donations to finance recounts as President Bush and Al Gore did for their high-stakes Florida dispute in 2000.


label: 0 text: Egypt, Israel in prisoner swap deal: World News: Cairo, Dec 5 : A convicted Israeli spy will be released by Egypt in exchange for six imprisoned Egyptian students, an Arabic-language TV station reported Sunday.


label: 0 text: Tired Pope Beatifies Mel Gibon's 'Muse'  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul, looking tired and  speaking with difficulty, put five Catholics on the road to  sainthood on Sunday, including the 19th century German mystic  nun who inspired Mel Gibson's film on Christ's passion.


label: 1 text: Rockies release Neagle Denny Neagle's second run-in with the law in a little more than a year cost him his job with the Colorado Rockies.


label: 1 text: FSU notebook: Bowden: No decision on QB Bowden replaced starting quarterback Wyatt Sexton with Chris Rix at the beginning of the fourth quarter, with FSU trailing 20-10.  quot;I definitely wasn #39;t expecting it, quot; Sexton said,  quot;but I understood


label: 3 text: SPACESHIPONE FLIGHT GRABS X-PRIZE The world #39;s first private spaceship has blasted into the final frontier for the second time in five days, snatching the nearly 14-million dollar prize and founding a new era of space tourism.


label: 0 text: Burma junta frees top dissident A dissident who led the 1988 student protests in Burma is freed, as part of a release of 4,000 prisoners.


label: 3 text: Internet caf hoists a latte to celebrate 10-year anniversary LONDON John Major was prime minister of Britain. The Internet, to most people, was like something out of the Jetsons.  quot;Latte quot; was Italian for  quot;milk, quot; not American for  quot;coffee.


label: 1 text: Sonics Streak to 8-1 Seattle grunts out an ugly 79-68 triumph over the punchless New Jersey Nets, moving the SuperSonics to the top of the Western Conference.


label: 0 text: 3 Pakistanis left at Guantanamo WASHINGTON, Sept 19: With the transfer of 35 prisoners to Pakistan on Saturday, only three Pakistani prisoners have been left at the US Navy #39;s prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


label: 0 text: Sudanese govt must approve additional AU force in Darfur: al <b>...</b> ABUJA, Aug 29 (AFP) -- The Sudanese government said here Sunday that it must approve any increase in the number of African Union troops to crisis-ridden Darfur above the 300 soldiers agreed last month with the AU.


label: 3 text: Scientists Hope to Find More Tiny Indonesia Hominids (Reuters) Reuters - Australian scientists who found a new\species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 13,000 years ago\on an Indonesian island said on Thursday they expect to\discover more new species of hominids on neighboring islands.


label: 2 text: Update 3: Merck Slashes Its 2005 Estimates on Vioxx The withdrawal of painkiller Vioxx will reduce 2005 earnings of Merck  amp; Co. Inc. to between \$2.42 and \$2.52 a share, below the already diminished expectations of Wall Street analysts, the huge drug maker said Wednesday.


label: 0 text: Milosevic Opens His Defense Case THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic opened his defense at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal Tuesday, starting the long-delayed second half of his trial on charges of genocide and other war crimes in the Balkans.    Milosevic began by complaining to the judges that he was allotted only four hours to make his opening statement, while prosecutors were given three days to outline their case when the trial began in February 2002...


label: 3 text: Wineke: Global warming is a moral issue For years, we #39;ve been subjected to warnings that  quot;global warming quot; might one day change the way we live our lives. That day, pretty much, is today.


label: 2 text: Halliburton Unit Gets a Positive Review From Pentagon The giant oil services company announced that a Pentagon review found that its purchasing-system practices "are effective and efficient and provide adequate protection of the Government's interest."


label: 3 text: Cisco warns of flaws in ACS product Cisco Systems is warning customers about security holes in two Access Control Server products that provide user authentication and authorization services for network devices such as firewalls and routers.


label: 0 text:  #39;Mbeki should clear name over Haiti #39; President Thabo Mbeki should publicly clear his name amidst claims that he had allowed deposed Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide to incite violence from South Africa, says the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP).


label: 1 text: NHL players propose a sizable salary cut The NHL players #39; association stunned the league and even its members with its latest effort to save the hockey season: an offer to roll back all players #39; salaries by 24 percent.


label: 1 text: Safin masters Nalbandian in Madrid Former world number one Marat Safin won his first title since the Paris Masters in 2002 on Sunday with a 6-2 6-4 6-3 victory over Argentine David Nalbandian at the Casa de Campo in Madrid.


label: 0 text: Steel shortage hits Nissan plants Nissan is to stop production at some of its domestic car plants for five days due to a steel shortage. Japan #39;s second-biggest car maker will suspend operations at three of its four domestic plants on 29 and 30 November.


label: 0 text: Missile defence, just a hiccup in U.S., takes on political life in Canada (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - Ballistic missile defence, a mere political hiccup south of the border even in an American presidential year, is showing surprising strength as a topic of public debate in Canada.


label: 0 text: An arms-hungry Saddam feared Iran, says report Saddam Hussein was obsessed with his status in the Arab world, dreaming of weapons of mass destruction to pump up his prestige. And even as the United States fixated on him, he was fixated on his neighboring enemy, Iran.


label: 3 text: Google shines on second day Shares of Google are on the way up again on their second day of trading.


label: 1 text: Bonds Hits Homer 699, Giants Top D'Backs (AP) AP - Barry Bonds hit his 699th home run, and the San Francisco Giants regained the NL wild-card lead with a 5-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.


label: 2 text: Charley #39;s insured losses seen hitting \$7.4 billion NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Insurance payments to victims of Hurricane Charley are expected to reach \$7.4 billion, making it the second most costly hurricane to hit the United States, an insurance industry group said on Wednesday.


label: 2 text: High oil costs hit more airlines Air France and KLM ticket prices are to rise after the carriers imposed further surcharges to counter high fuel costs.


label: 2 text: IMF Optimistic on World Economic Growth The International Monetary Fund says the world economy is growing at the fastest past in three decades, but in its semi-annual report the international lender says growth is likely to slow in 2005.


label: 1 text: New Magic Stars Key Win Over Hornets Orlando Magic #39;s Steve Francis (3) drives to the basket in front of New Orleans Hornets #39; Baron Davis (1) in first half of a preseason game at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Miss.


label: 3 text: NASA Prepares to Spy on a Satellite Scientists are about to get their first really close and revealing look at Titan, the invitingly mysterious giant moon of Saturn.


label: 0 text: Hurricane Jeanne heads towards Florida Hurricane Jeanne, which has killed more than 1,000 people in Haiti, is now heading towards the northern Bahamas and Florida. In Haiti, around 1,200 people are still missing and the UN has said the number of


label: 0 text: Cambodian King Delays Return, Wants to Abdicate Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk, now 83, sick and dismayed at political infighting in his impoverished country as it tries to recover from the  quot;Killing Fields quot; era, wants to give up his throne.


label: 3 text: Online casino buys  #39;holy #39; sarmie An online casino said it placed the winning \$28 000 bid for a 10-year-old partly eaten grilled cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary, and wants to take it on a world tour.


label: 3 text: Oracle takes 60 percent of PeopleSoft shares but game is not over (AFP) AFP - After a bitter 18-month battle Oracle Corp has succeeded in taking control of more than 60 percent of outstanding shares of rival business software group PeopleSoft, but obstacles to the hostile takeover remain.


label: 3 text: New Comet Now Visible to Naked Eye (SPACE.com) SPACE.com - A comet discovered earlier this year has now moved close enough to be visible without binoculars or telescopes by experienced observers under dark skies. It is expected to put on a modest show this month and into January.


label: 3 text: Nokia, Vodafone Attack Java Troubles In Mobile Phones Nokia Corp. and Vodafone Group Plc on Thursday said they have launched a standards initiative to make it possible for software makers to develop Java applications that can run across cellular phones built by different manufacturers.


label: 1 text: Red Sox Nation Keeps Faith With Pedro BOSTON -- The Red Sox are hoping to rebound Wednesday in New York as they take on the Yankees in Game 2 of their championship series.


label: 0 text: Hamas to Boycott January Palestinian Election The radical Palestinian group Hamas says it will boycott next month #39;s election for a successor to the late Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat.


label: 1 text: Favre Leads Packers Past Vikings, 34-31 Ryan Longwell's 33-yard field goal as time expired gave the Green Bay Packers a 34-31 victory over their archrivals on Sunday after the Minnesota Vikings had rallied to tie it with two touchdowns in the final 2:53.


label: 0 text: Bodies of Man and Woman Found Near Iraqi Capital Hospital officials in Iraq say police have found the bodies of a man and a woman south of Baghdad. Both appeared to be Westerners, but neither had identification.


label: 1 text: Costly win for Lyon Lyon, France (Sports Network) - Olympique Lyon #39;s start to the season could not have been much better, until it came to a screeching halt Saturday in a French Ligue 1 match against Strasbourg.


label: 2 text: PepsiCo Profit Rises on Tax Benefits (Reuters) Reuters - PepsiCo Inc. , the world's No.\2 soft drink company, said on Thursday quarterly profit rose\due to tax benefits.


label: 2 text: Do Newspapers Make Good News Look Bad? Two economists argue that economic reporters slant the news unequivocally in favor of the Democrats.


label: 1 text: Hot Stove heats up with Pedro-Steinbrenner meeting com. The rumors that Pedro Martinez would be meeting with Yankees owner George Steinbrenner in Tampa started rippling through Red Sox Nation around midday on Tuesday.


label: 0 text: Chavez Vows to Find Prosecutor's Killers President Hugo Chavez vowed Friday that Venezuela's intelligence services would identify the assassins of a state attorney who intended to prosecute backers of Venezuela's 2002 coup.


label: 3 text: Fresh sign of the times THE Manpower Ministry (MOM) has scored a first among government agencies by awarding an outsourcing contract to a private firm that includes the transfer of staff.


label: 2 text: Delta #39;s position still precarious Georgia #39;s homegrown Delta Air Lines has scratched and clawed for three years now, trying to gain every concession it deemed necessary to avoid filing bankruptcy.


label: 0 text: India, Pakistan differ over gas pipeline from Iran (Reuters) Reuters - India said on Wednesday that a proposed  #36;4-billion gas pipeline from Iran via Pakistan could be built only if overall economic ties with Islamabad improved, but Pakistan said the project itself could boost relations.


label: 2 text: Mitsubishi Motors reports large half-year loss Hard-pressed Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. posted a big half-year loss on Monday and widened its full-year net loss projection even as it aims to tame a domestic sales plunge with its newly launched compact car.


label: 1 text: Sponsorship of football rivalry weakens meaning of tradition The Big Game has a new name and a fat contract to go with it. And corporate America has tarnished another great college football tradition.


label: 2 text: Inside Politics  quot;We may be about to experience an election unlike any we #39;ve seen in a while, quot; John Fund writes at www.OpinionJournal.


label: 2 text: Australia #39;s Woolworths wins battle for ALH pubs SYDNEY: Australia #39;s biggest supermarket group, Woolworths Ltd, won a fierce \$A1.33 billion battle for pubs chain ALH yesterday, beating out rival Coles Myer Ltd which conceded defeat.


label: 1 text: Arrington Re-Injures Knee in Practice ASHBURN, Va. - LaVar Arrington strained his right knee in practice Monday, a setback for the three-time Pro Bowl linebacker hoping to play this week after missing four games.


label: 2 text: OPEC Cut Will Be 1 Million Barrels per Day Iraq isn #39;t part of its quota system -- pump about 1.1 million barrels a day over their agreed 27 million barrels a day target, leaving them room to cut production without adjusting the target.


label: 1 text: Arsenal matches record of 42 league games without a loss Defending champion Arsenal matched a 25-year-old record of 42 league games without a loss in the top tier of English soccer by rallying past Middlesbrough 5-3 Sunday.


label: 0 text: Car bombskill 26 in Baghdad and Mosul BAGHDAD Three powerful car bombs exploded in Baghdad and northern Iraq on Monday morning, killing at least 26 people and wounding more than 100 in a day of carnage that demonstrated the relative ease with which insurgents are striking in the hearts of


label: 1 text: Barrera Edges Morales Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera put on another battle for the ages Saturday night, with Barrera barely coming out on top.


label: 2 text: USA : Tommy Hilfiger buys Karl Lagerfeld brands US fashion company Tommy Hilfiger Corporation and German designer Karl Lagerfeld, in a surprise move, have teamed up to build Mr Lagerfeld #39;s brands on a worldwide basis.


label: 0 text: Sadr loyalty grows, even as Sistani returns Mahdi Army emerging as well-organized parallel government


label: 3 text: Microsoft, Polycom work on collaboration apps Companies to create real-time, rich-media collaboration for Windows Messenger users and later for Office Live Meeting users.


label: 3 text: Siebel releases flood of BI applications Capitalizing on the current trend within the enterprise to reduce the number of applications to support, Siebel Systems on Monday unveiled a package of business analytics solutions that can be deployed by IT as both extensions to current CRM applications or as stand-alone programs.


label: 0 text: China slams Bush on eve of poll BEIJING, China -- In a hard-hitting commentary on the eve of US elections, China has slammed the war in Iraq, saying it has destroyed the global war on terror.


label: 0 text: Expanded African force, peace talks key to Darfur strategy UNITED NATIONS : An expanded African force must be urgently deployed in Sudan #39;s troubled Darfur region, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a report discussed by the UN Security Council.


label: 3 text: AMD #39;s Spansion unveils new flash memory products Spansion LLC, the flash memory joint venture between Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) and Fujitsu Ltd., unveiled two products that introduce a new design into Spansion #39;s lineup and expand the density of its current products, the company said Tuesday.


label: 3 text: New Space Telescope Observations Upset Theories of Planet <b>...</b> The leading theory of how planets form is being revised because of new observations from the US Spitzer Space Telescope. The process is not as smooth and quiet as once thought, but rather the result of violent collisions between massive space rocks.


label: 0 text: Armitage: No Plans for Partial Iraq Election (Reuters) Reuters - Iraq's elections in January should\encompass the entire country, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State\Richard Armitage said on Friday, differing from comments by\Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that some violent areas could\be excluded.


label: 0 text: Endangered black rhino hunting ban lifted A ban on hunting critically endangered black rhinoceros has been lifted by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, The Telegraph reported.


label: 1 text: Players OK talks on steroids Baseball players gave their lawyers the go-ahead Tuesday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids. After negotiations with management were outlined to the executive board of the players


label: 3 text: Companies slash fees for Net phone plans AT amp;T said yesterday it was slashing the fee for its Internet phone plan, CallVantage, to \$29.99 a month for unlimited local and long-distance service.


label: 1 text: Cardinals BCS-worthy,  #39;Canes under the radar Heading into the Orange Bowl to take on Miami is not easy for any team, especially on a Thursday night, but expect the athleticism and experience of the Louisville Cardinals to make tonight #39;s game very competitive.


label: 0 text: Kerry Links Iraq War, U.S. Economic Woes (AP) AP - Democrat John Kerry sought to link the Iraq war to U.S. economic woes on Wednesday, calling President Bush's move against Baghdad a "catastrophic choice" that so far has drained  #36;200 billion in needed resources at home.


label: 1 text: NHL LOCKOUT Answer: The prevailing wisdom is the NHL Players Association is working on an offer to present to the owners, even though the NHLPA says nothing is imminent.


label: 2 text: Tyco International Ups Dividend Tyco International (TYC:NYSE - news - research) Thursday reaffirmed guidance and said its board had approved a dividend increase. The Bermuda-based conglomerate said the quarterly dividend will increase to


label: 2 text: Why You Hate, and Like, Social Security Is Social Security an important part of civilized society, or just another form of welfare?


label: 2 text: Stent firm still target of federal inquiry  Boston Scientific Corp. said two senior officials won't face charges as part of an ongoing Justice Department inquiry into the company's handling of the recall of a cardiac stent system in 1998.


label: 1 text: Ump #39;s terrible call hurts Serena, tennis NEW YORK -- She used the word conspiracy, as if someone is out to get the Williams family.  quot;At first I thought it was another Wimbledon conspiracy, quot; Serena Williams said in discussing one of the most flagrantly awful calls in the history of tennis,.


label: 3 text: Hacking pleads not guilty in killing of wife in July SALT LAKE CITY - Mark Hacking pleaded not guilty yesterday to murder in the death of his wife, Lori, whose remains were found in a landfill weeks after her disappearance.


label: 2 text: Philippine Shares Higher Early; Mkt Eyes 1700 Resistance MANILA (Dow Jones)--Philippine shares are sharply higher early Wednesday on a technical rally, as the market sets its sights on testing the 1700 psychological resistance.


label: 2 text: EU chief seen as keen to push Oracle merger through The European Commission has confirmed that it wants to reach a decision on Oracle Corp. #39;s hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc. before the end of October, prompting speculation that it will approve the merger.


label: 0 text: Winnipeg couple charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting niece, 12 (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - WINNIPEG (CP) - A 12-year-old girl is trying to recover from a six-month nightmare during which police say the child's aunt and common-law husband drugged her, sexually assaulted her and threatened to kill her if she reported the abuse.


label: 0 text: Russia Mourns Dead in Mystery Double Air Crash  UZLOVAYA, Russia (Reuters) - Russia observed a day of  mourning on Thursday for at least 89 people who died in a  mysterious double air disaster, which some fear could have been  a terrorist attack ahead of a key election in rebel Chechnya.


label: 2 text: Citigroup Buys Texas Bank Continuing to snap up branch networks in states with large Hispanic populations, Citigroup Inc. Tuesday, Aug. 24, agreed to buy First American Bank of Texas for an undisclosed price.


label: 1 text: Wheels are spinning in Marblehead It didn't take long for word of Tyler Hamilton's Olympic gold medal to spread throughout his hometown of Marblehead.


label: 3 text: Induce Act remains locked up in Committee Yesterday we reported that the Senate Judiciary Committee would be taking up the Induce Act once again. They did so this morning, and the bill failed to advance because of strong opposition from the technology


label: 2 text: Violence in Iraq drives oil to new high of over \$49 Oil prices raced to fresh highs Friday, carrying US crude to over \$49 a barrel, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated fuel demand growth from China and India.


label: 3 text: T-Online Takes Over German Music Portal (Reuters) Reuters - Germany's music industry has switched\efforts to sell music over the Internet to Deutsche Telekom's\(DTEGn.DE) Web unit T-Online (TOIGn.DE) from a previous\collaboration with another Telekom division, it was announced\on Monday.


label: 1 text: US can clinch spot in final round of regional qualifying with win <b>...</b> The United States national men #39;s soccer team has two games remaining in the semifinal round of regional-qualifying play for the 2006 World Cup, but to a man, the focus is on getting to the next round as soon as possible.


label: 2 text: ASEAN, Australia, N.Zealand See 2007 Pact (Reuters) Reuters - Southeast Asian nations, Australia and


label: 2 text: Businesses Batten Down for Frances  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Frances threatens to dampen  sales, and possibly earnings, for a slew of companies -- from  insurers to airlines -- as business activity screeches to a  halt only three weeks after Hurricane Charley hit Florida.


label: 1 text: Soccer: Wenger pledges future to Gunners LONDON : Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he intends to sign an extension to his contract at Arsenal, ending speculation that he could be lured away from Highbury to become the new Real Madrid coach.


label: 0 text: Protestors disrupt fox hunting debate in British Parliament TONY EASTLEY: Hot on the heels of having Batman break into Buckingham Palace, protesters have run onto the floor of the British Parliament yelling at politicians as they debated a ban on fox hunting.


label: 3 text: Starbucks launches first of  quot;music bars quot; for CD burning SEATTLE, United States : Coffee shop giant Starbucks said it was launching the first of its  quot;music bars quot; where customers can listen to digital recordings and burn their own CDs.


label: 1 text: Sports: Braves 7 Phillies 2 PHILADELPHIA Andruw and Chipper Jones belted solo homers to support Jaret Wright in Atlanta #39;s 7-to-2 win over Philadelphia. Chipper Jones gave the Braves a 5-to-2 lead in the fourth with his 26th homer of the season.


label: 3 text: Half Of Online Viagra Bogus Half of the Viagra sold over the Internet -- often via spam-style blastings that plague mailboxes worldwide -- is fake, a British researcher said Tuesday.


label: 0 text: Emissions pact goes forward But the tougher work of cutting greenhouse gases under the Kyoto Protocol remains.


label: 1 text: Japanese baseball strike nears Professional baseball in Japan has truly come of age: the nation is bracing for its first ever players #39; strike. Athletes are angry about a proposed merger between two clubs, the


label: 0 text: Football: Argentina coach resigns Marcelo Bielsa resigns as coach of Argentina less than a month after steering the country to Olympic gold.


label: 0 text: Republicans Might Be Yankees of Politics (AP) AP - Republicans hold their convention next week in New York, home to the GOP-like Yankees. The Democrats chose Boston, whose Red Sox resemble that party.


label: 2 text: Harley-Davidson CEO dismounts CHICAGO - Harley-Davidson Inc. Chief Executive Jeffrey Bleustein will retire from his CEO post effective April 30 and be replaced by Chief Financial Officer James Ziemer, the motorcycle maker said Thursday.


label: 2 text: Samsung plans to invest \$24bn in chips by 2010 Samsung Electronics, the worlds second largest chipmaker, said on Monday it would invest Won25,000bn (\$24bn) in new chip production lines by 2010 to generate accumulative sales of Won200,000bn.


label: 3 text: Cisco buys IT management start-up Acquisition is expected to help Cisco Systems reinforce its network management offerings.


label: 3 text: Why Sun #39;s JDS deserves a try This fourth priority #39;s main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


label: 2 text: Anthem merger could be back on fast track California insurance commissioner expected to announce today that he will allow \$16.4 billion deal with WellPoint Health Networks to take place.


label: 0 text: CORRECTED: Cheney Is a Quiet Force Behind Bush Presidency (Reuters) Reuters - Dick Cheney is one of the most\powerful vice presidents in U.S. history, regarded as a driving\force behind the Iraq war and the Bush administration's\industry-friendly energy policy.


label: 1 text: Mariners #39; Suzuki Breaks Sisler #39;s Single-Year Hit Mark (Update3) Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners broke Major League Baseball #39;s single-season hit record with singles in his first two at-bats in tonight #39;s 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers.


label: 1 text: Comeback for ages provides win to savor Everything fell apart for the 49ers on Sunday. And then they put it back together again. Well on their desultory way to securing status as the very worst team in the NFL, the Niners instead climbed suddenly from the abyss with an incredible comeback.


label: 3 text: Smaller, more powerful PC fuel cell is on the way A new fuel cell for notebook PCs, more compact and powerful than competing technologies, could be on the market in early 2006 at a price of around \$90, its Japanese inventors said Tuesday.


label: 1 text: Live: Olympics day 14 Britain's Tim Brabants is set to go for gold in the men's K1 kayak final at 0630 BST.


label: 0 text: Regional meeting opens in Laos The Asean forum opens in Laos, with a free-trade accord and anti-terrorism moves on the agenda.


label: 1 text: Ghostzapper dominates field in \$4 million Classic GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas -- Ghostzapper made the rest of the field in North America #39;s richest horse race disappear. In resounding fashion, front-running Ghostzapper romped to a three-length victory in Saturday #39;s


label: 1 text: Determined Jones jumps into finals The spotlight returned to Marion Jones last night, dimmer but harsher than four years ago. The warming glow is gone, the celebrity tarnished by


label: 3 text: Nintendo DS Game Player Draws Crowds on Japan Debut  TOKYO (Reuters) - Eager crowds and stores that opened three  hours early greeted the Japanese launch of Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s  DS video game player on Thursday, the latest entrant in an  increasingly cut-throat market.


label: 3 text: Our Holiday Guide to ... Holiday Guides Sorting out which MP3 player is best, how to select a gaming console or making sense of high-tech TVs can become as much a chore as decorating your house for the holidays. Enter the ever-popular tech gadget gift buying guide. -washingtonpost.com


label: 1 text: Martinez targets himself for the most blame NEW YORK -- In the city that loves to hate Pedro Martinez, the sellout crowd at Yankee Stadium suffered only one minor disappointment yesterday. It came after Martinez walked John Olerud in the sixth inning. The free pass followed Jorge Posada's home run, a shot that landed just a few feet inside the left-field foul pole.


label: 1 text: Soccer: Eriksson rules himself out of Real running LONDON : England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has reiterated that he is not a contender to become the new Real Madrid coach. The Swede has been linked to the vacancy created by Jose Antonio Camacho #39;s shock


label: 2 text: Bank of America Exec to Get Severance Pay Bank of America Corp. said a departing executive is eligible to collect about \$20.7 million in severance and other payments from the company.


label: 2 text: New York's Spitzer Says May Sue Insurer  NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer will file a lawsuit as early as Friday against an  insurance company, the second suit stemming from his sweeping  probe into bid-rigging in the industry, Spitzer told Reuters on  Friday.


label: 1 text: Isiah seeks to cook up Curry deal The Chicago Bulls are committed to trading Eddy Curry and Isiah Thomas believes he can find a place on his roster for the 21-year-old center.


label: 3 text: Hollywood Asks Top U.S. Court to Weigh File Trading (Reuters) Reuters - Movie studios and record labels on\Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that\Internet "peer to peer" networks cannot be held liable when\their users copy music and movies without permission.


label: 1 text: Long shadow hard to eclipse SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Seven of the best 3-year-olds in the nation will race in today's 135th Travers Stakes at Saratoga, but one horse who is not here, Smarty Jones, has cast a long shadow over the \$1 million event.


label: 0 text: Bush Signals No Major Shift In Foreign Policy Some changes will depend on whether key players in Bush's first-term team are replaced, but the direction would still be set by Bush and Vice President Cheney, a highly influential figure on foreign policy.


label: 3 text: Microsoft updates corporate IM com October 19, 2004, 8:15 AM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.


label: 0 text: World ; IAEA Head Seen Unswayed by US Hostility to New Term World News, VIENNA - The head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency is unlikely to drop plans for a new term despite US anger after pre-election revelations of missing Iraq explosives, a diplomat close to the agency said Saturday.


label: 3 text: More Questions for Florida An apparent whistleblower is generating buzz by saying a Florida official sought vote-changing software, but cautious observers say there's plenty of room for doubt. By Kim Zetter.


label: 3 text: Cadavers Steal the Show in L.A. An exhibit of dissected and flayed corpses, on display for the first time in the United States, attracts a steady stream of visitors curious to see what humans really look like under the skin. Randy Dotinga reports from Los Angeles.


label: 0 text: Padres Blank Dodgers 3-0 LOS ANGELES - Adam Eaton allowed five hits over seven innings for his career-high 10th victory, Brian Giles homered for the second straight game, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 Thursday night.    The NL West-leading Dodgers' lead was cut to 2 1/2 games over San Francisco - their smallest since July 31...


label: 3 text: FBI Helps Probe of Blast at Stem-Cell Lab (Reuters) Reuters - FBI agents are helping investigate an\explosion at a Boston-area laboratory specializing in stem-cell\research, and a newspaper said on Friday the blast was caused\by a pipe bomb.


label: 2 text: Bank Shares Higher As M amp;A Hits Market Financial stocks got a lift Tuesday as speculation about merger and acquisition activity was injected into the market after Citigroup Inc.


label: 2 text: Duke earnings jump in third quarter Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of \$389 million, or 41 cents per diluted share, sharply above earnings of \$49 million, or 5 cents per diluted share, in the same period last year.


label: 1 text: Packers #39; Quarterback Favre Has Sore Hand GREEN BAY, Wis. - Brett Favre sprained his right hand in leading Green Bay to its 41-20 victory over Dallas and the hand progressively got worse Sunday.


label: 2 text: Chip-Maker Posts Profitable Quarter Higher prices and increased production gave Micron Technology Inc. its second straight profitable quarter, but its fourth-quarter results still fell short of Wall Street estimates.


label: 1 text: McLeish  #39;hopeful #39; Yesterday #39;s 0-0 draw at Hearts left Rangers fourth behind Aberdeen and Kilmarnock and without an away goal in three league games.


label: 1 text: Tennis: US Open champion Federer in Sampras record threat NEW YORK : Roger Federer, who has just won his first US Open, is in many people #39;s minds a threat to Pete Sampras #39; record of 14 Grand Slam titles.


label: 2 text: Two-newspaper group retains union backing Union members from Seattle #39;s two feuding daily newspapers voted yesterday to retain their local #39;s association with a citizens #39; group that is seeking to thwart moves by The Seattle Times that could lead to a shutdown of its rival, the Seattle Post


label: 0 text: Nigerian Strike Over Fuel Rates to Go On (AP) AP - The chief of Nigeria's main labor organization vowed that a four-day nationwide strike to protest fuel price hikes will go ahead Monday as planned, and accused President Olusegun Obasanjo of shunning dialogue to resolve union grievances.


label: 0 text: U.S. Brokers Cease-fire in Western Afghanistan  KABUL (Reuters) - The United States has brokered a  cease-fire between a renegade Afghan militia leader and the  embattled governor of the western province of Herat,  Washington's envoy to Kabul said Tuesday.  "Our expectation is that the agreement that has been made will  be honored," said ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, adding that the  cease-fire was due to take effect at 4 p.m.


label: 1 text: Gibbs defies modern logic South Africa defied conventional wisdom at The Oval yesterday. Worldly-wise cricket analysts apply a simple formula to one-day cricket in England in September, especially when it starts at 10.


label: 0 text: India PM courts north-east rebels India #39;s prime minister has urged militant separatists in the north-east to join negotiations with the federal government and end decades of strife.


label: 1 text: Ransacked Bills 0 for 2 in sloppy loss (September 20, 2004) - OAKLAND, Calif. -ike Mularkey had his back against a cement block wall deep inside Network Associates Coliseum late Sunday.


label: 1 text: College Football Tyrone Willingham, admitting his disappointment with Notre Dame #39;s offense, reiterated Tuesday that the Fighting Irish can turn things around.


label: 2 text: Dallas firm interested in buying Cyberonics Cyberonics, the maker of a device that treats epilepsy, has nabbed the attention of a buyer. Advanced Neuromodulation Systems of Dallas said Friday it has acquired 15 percent of the company and added that it may want to buy it ...


label: 1 text: Spain, US Top Davis Cup Seeds for 2005 The United States will host Croatia on March 4-6 in the first round of the 2005 Davis Cup. In Thursday #39;s draw, the Americans and Spanish -- this year #39;s finalists -- were


label: 1 text: BC keeps the Irish firmly in its pocket: Eagles take 4th straight <b>...</b> Down, 20-7, the Boston College players got together at halftime yesterday and decided they didn #39;t want to go down quietly, see their three-game winning streak against Notre


label: 1 text: ASU, Cal Defenses Looking for Respect (AP) AP - When two quarterbacks as good as California's Aaron Rodgers and Arizona State's Andrew Walter meet up, it usually leads to a thrilling game for fans  #151; and an embarrassing night for defenses.


label: 0 text: Pakistan Strikes Kill Dozens Near Afghan Border  WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani jet fighters and  helicopter gunships launched air strikes on the South  Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan, killing dozens of  people on Thursday, a witness said.


label: 3 text: Google Unfolds 3D Mapping Acquisition Augmenting its technology assets and pushing into subscription services, Google (Quote, Chart) announced today that it has acquired digital mapping specialist Keyhole for an undisclosed sum.


label: 1 text: Burress Out for Sunday Showdown with Jets  PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - Steelers wide receiver  Plaxico Burress' injured hamstring will keep him out for a  third straight game when Pittsburgh welcomes the New York Jets  to town Sunday.


label: 2 text: FRANCE/JAPAN: Carrefour mulls sale of Japanese stores - report French retail giant Carrefour is reported to be planning to sell its operations in Japan in a bid to generate cash amid continuing weak sales in Europe.


label: 3 text: Security pros warn of critical flaws in Kerberos Vulnerabilities in technology widely used for network authentication leave computers open to attack.


label: 3 text: Microsoft releases desktop search suite to testers Microsoft today joined the desktop search fray by releasing the beta-test version of a suite of tools designed to let users find information stored in their PCs.


label: 3 text: Broadband Reaches Critical Mass Nielsen//NetRatings is reporting that broadband connections for the first time reached 51 percent of the American online population at home during the month of July, as compared to 38 percent last July. Sixty-three million Web ...


label: 1 text: Kim not retained as Cubs make coaching changes Third-base coach Wendell Kim, often criticized for being too aggressive in sending runners home, won #39;t be back next year. Also, Gene Clines is replacing Gary Matthews as hitting coach, with Matthews taking Clines #39; old spot at first base.


label: 0 text: Three remanded on terror charges Three men have appeared in court charged with terrorism offences after a newspaper tip-off alleging the suspects tried to buy explosives for a  quot;dirty bomb quot;.


label: 2 text: Wal-Mart Holds Sales View for September  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still anticipates  September U.S. sales to be up 2 percent to 4 percent at stores  open at least a year.


label: 3 text: Photo: Bashing bioterror "Hazmat:Hotzone" is a networked multiplayer simulation that trains first responders to a terrorist attack.


label: 3 text: Music industry wins court ruling against song-swappers UK record companies today fired the opening salvo in their legal battle with music fans who illegally share tracks on the internet, winning a court order to obtain the names and addresses of 28 people alleged to have given away tens of thousands of tracks


label: 0 text: Iraqi vice president looms of imposing the emergency law, Falluja <b>...</b> While the American forces are preparing to launch a large- scale attack against Falluja and al-Ramadi, one of the chieftains of Falluja said that contacts are still continuous yesterday between members representing the city #39;s delegation and the interim


label: 3 text: NASA Urged to Scrap Hubble Robot Rescue (AP) AP - NASA should use astronauts, not a robot, to carry out a crucial life-prolonging mission to the acclaimed Hubble Space Telescope one last time, a National Academy of Sciences panel concluded Wednesday.


label: 1 text: Sir Alex sharpens axe SIR Alex Ferguson is set to take the axe to his under-performing side after a shambolic start to his 10th Champions League campaign as Manchester United manager.


label: 1 text: UPDATE 1-England edge towards series whitewash England made slow progress towards a seventh successive test win with West Indies 274 for six on day three of the fourth test at the Oval on Saturday.


label: 1 text: USC, Oklahoma in driver #39;s seat After the dust finally settled on Showdown Saturday, the guys flashing the badges were still riding high in their saddles. Worthy contenders took aim at the authority of USC and Oklahoma, but


label: 1 text: Phelps' Trial Set 19-year-old Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps' drunken driving trial is set for Dec. 29.


label: 3 text: IBM Breaks Computing Speed Barrier IBM announced that an IBM POWER5(TM) processor-based IBM eServer(TM), running DB2 Universal Database(TM), has attained a milestone in computing history, soaring past the barrier of three million transactions per minute on the TPC-C benchmark and setting


label: 2 text: Campbell Soup Posts Higher 1Q Profit Campbell Soup Co., the world #39;s largest soup maker, posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings on Monday, citing strong sales of condensed soup and broth products.


label: 1 text: Injured Pappas Pulls Out World champion Tom Pappas pulls out of the decathlon Tuesday after injuring his left foot while attempting a pole vault.


label: 3 text: Yahoo! enhances its arsenal to take on Google Stata Labs is the latest weapon in Yahoos arsenal to take on Googles domination in the Search Engine market. Yahoo! bought this software company, which specializes in technology that enables users to


label: 1 text: Toronto Raptors Sign Center Loren Woods (AP) AP - The Toronto Raptors signed free agent center Loren Woods on Wednesday.


label: 2 text: US job creation disappoints The US jobless rate dropped in November, but analysts are surprise and disappointed by the weak job creation numbers reported by the US Labour Department.


label: 0 text: US Warplanes Pound Targets in Fallujah British troops stop to detonate a roadside bomb they found near their base in Basra, Iraq Friday Nov. 5, 2005. Thursday insurgents attacked British troops at a checkpoint in central Iraq, killing three and


label: 0 text: Slain Captive Engineer: Pakistan repatriates Body to China BEIJING (China): Body of the slain Chinese engineer, Wang Peng who lost his life during operation against the al-Qaeda linked captors in the tribal belt of Pakistan reached here on Saturday by a special plane, which was arranged by Islamabad as an


label: 1 text: Not running scared FOXBOROUGH -- It's perhaps fitting that Rudi Johnson's middle name is Ali, because he will be in one corner, wearing an orangy uniform.


label: 3 text: Update: EU asks four countries to justify call for Intel chips BRUSSELS -- The European Commission has asked four European Union (E.U.) countries to justify why they favor Intel Corp. processors in computers for public authorities, it announced Wednesday.


label: 3 text: NASA Experts Report Drought Forecast Breakthrough (Reuters) Reuters - Climate experts at NASA believe they\have found a way of forecasting droughts and floods months in\advance, the New Scientist magazine reported on Wednesday.


label: 0 text: Iraqi captors set new conditions A STATEMENT purportedly from the captors of two French journalists in Iraq gave France 48 hours from today to accept three new conditions - agreeing to a recent truce offer by Osama bin Laden, payment of \$US5 million (\$7.


label: 2 text: States, DC Join In Insurer Probes Insurance commissioners nationwide, including those from Virginia, Maryland and the District, waded into the growing industry scandal yesterday, holding a teleconference to coordinate


label: 0 text: No verdict in Afghan 'torture' trial A jury in a torture trial of an alleged Afghan warlord is discharged after failing to decide a verdict.


label: 2 text: News Corp marked in for S amp;P move A date has been announced for the inclusion of Rupert Murdoch #39;s News Corporation in a key share market index in the United States.


label: 3 text: Dell Plans 3rd U.S. Plant, to Hire 1,500
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 By Eric Auchard

 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dell Inc. <DELL.O> plans to open a\third U.S. manufacturing plant, the world's largest personal\computer maker, said on Tuesday, in a rare example of a\high-tech company expanding U.S. production.


label: 0 text: Vote Counting Begins in Afghan Election (AP) AP - Vote counting started Thursday in Afghanistan's landmark election, widely expected to install U.S.-backed interim leader Hamid Karzai as the war-ravaged country's first popularly chosen president.


label: 3 text: Law may snag Philadelphia Wi-Fi rollout A proposed Pennsylvania law on its way to the governor's desk could pose a hurdle for Philadelphia's ambitious plan to provide broadband Wi-Fi service throughout the city by mid-2006.


label: 3 text: Toutatis: Almost Too Close for Comfort The asteroid Toutatis last flew close by Earth in 1992 and 1996, but it has not come as close to us as it will this year since 1353. On Wednesday morning, scientists and skywatchers alike will be able to witness its passage within only four Earth-moon distances.


label: 3 text: IPods an eye-opener for industry Apple Computer #39;s iTunes Music Store sold its 150 millionth song on Thursday, another key milestone in the Cupertino firm #39;s push to stay ahead of digital music rivals like Microsoft and Dell.


label: 0 text: US planes pound Fallujah as talks break down FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The US military intensified its air raids Thursday against suspected hideouts of Iraq #39;s most wanted man Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, while efforts to mediate a truce between the government and rebels collapsed.


label: 3 text: Change in the Chinese Wind Looking for ways to satisfy a growing need for power and reduce pollution, China is turning to wind power, along with other green alternatives. By Stephen Leahy.


label: 1 text: Barnstable meets challenge The Barnstable girls' volleyball team was looking for challenging nonleague opponents before the state tournament.


label: 1 text: Tejada Rips Up Twins Miguel Tejada homers twice and drives in five runs, rookie Daniel Cabrera throws six strong innings and the Orioles beat up on the Twins, 12-3, Saturday.


label: 1 text: High cost of Forssell injury Still reeling from the news they are to lose their top striker for the news, Birmingham City could also find themselves involved in a wage dispute with Mikael Forssell #39;s employers Chelsea.


label: 0 text: Spain's San Sebastian festival shows filmmaking still a man's world (AFP) AFP - Filmmaking is still largely a man's domain, if the offerings of the San Sebastian film festival in Spanish and similar events are anything to go by.


label: 0 text: Militant Wanted in Pearl Abduction Killed (AP) AP - An Islamic militant wanted in the murder of American Journalist Daniel Pearl was killed Wednesday in a shootout with Pakistan police who were trying to arrest him, officials said.


label: 0 text: Putin #39;s outdated illusions are dangerous Before the tragedy of Beslan, Vladimir Putin lived in a vibrant young democracy. Voters gave a Kremlin-backed party an overwhelming mandate in parliamentary elections in December, and


label: 3 text: Halo 2 leaked AGENTS FOR Microsoft are investigating how its forthcoming Halo 2 game was pirated and distributed on the Internet nearly a month before it hit the shops.


label: 0 text: Dispute May Scuttle Space Tourism Bill (AP) AP - Legislation to regulate the infant space tourism industry  #151; invigorated by the successful flights of a privately financed manned rocket  #151; has been stalled by disagreements over how much protection to offer potential space travelers.


label: 3 text: AMD shows off fourway dual core CPU server CHIP FIRM AMD said it is demonstrating a fourway Opteron server using dual processor cores. 90 nanometre technology and silicon on insulator (SOI) technology.


label: 0 text: Russian Expects Vote on Kyoto Treaty (AP) AP - Russia's parliament is moving toward a vote this month on the Kyoto Protocol, action that could bring the international treaty on climate change into effect after years of delay, the deputy prime minister said Monday.


label: 2 text: Rejecting Rite Aid Shares of drugstore chain Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) needed some bandages and maybe a smear of soothing ointment this morning as they were scraped by investors for a 13 drop.


label: 0 text: A Look at Arafat's Low Platelet Count (AP) AP - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has been sick for the past two weeks, and blood tests indicate he has a low platelet count. Platelets are tiny components of blood that help the clotting process by sticking to the lining of blood vessels. Produced in the bone marrow, platelets are vital to life, preventing massive blood loss from trauma.


label: 3 text: Britons hit by music download  #39;rip-off #39; The competition watchdog has called for an investigation into whether Apple #39;s new iTunes music download service is  quot;ripping off quot; British consumers.


label: 3 text: HP drops Itanium workstations Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has stopped selling workstations based on Intel Corp.'s Itanium 2 microprocessor, a company spokeswoman confirmed Friday.


label: 2 text: Unlocking Value at Altria Plus, talking turkey with Hormel, a peek into toyland, and Sirius demonic possession.


label: 3 text: StorageTek buys management company In its pursuit of one-stop storage shop superstardom, Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek) has bought Storability Software Inc. and got hold of its enterprise storage resource manager product.


label: 0 text: Malaysia high court upholds Anwar's corruption conviction, thwarting comeback (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's highest court upheld former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim's conviction for corruption Wednesday, stopping him from returning to electoral politics until 2008, despite his recent release from prison.


label: 1 text: Woolmer says Pakistan needs a  #39;Match-Winner #39; LONDON (England): Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer said his side were in desperate need of a match-winner after losing to Australia in their one-day warm-up match at Lords.


label: 1 text: Raptors increase security after threat made against Carter A threat made against Toronto Raptors guard Vince Carter caused the team to increase security at last Wednesday #39;s game against the New York Knicks.


label: 1 text: The beat goes on in New England Foxboro, Mass. -- As exciting as they are on the field, the Patriots are deathly boring off it.  quot;We don #39;t have a bunch of clowns, quot; safety Rodney Harrison said.


label: 0 text: A Look at Lawsuits, Voting Problems (AP) AP - Many states are facing legal challenges over possible voting problems Nov. 2. A look at some of the developments Monday:


label: 0 text: Powell Remarks on Iran Create Stir in Washington A statement by US Secretary of State Colin Powell revealing information about Iranian efforts to obtain nuclear weapons has created a stir in Washington.


label: 3 text: Universe a bit safer than we thought The Universe is not as violent a place as we thought, an Australian astronomer has found.  quot;Galactically speaking, things seem to be a little bit safer out there, quot; said Graham, whose research supports the idea


label: 3 text: Apple iPod from HP HP is to unveil a range of products including its version of the iPod digital music player. The company will roll out a 42-inch high-definition plasma television, a DVD home theater projector, new Photosmart printers and an entertainment notebook PC.


label: 2 text: Novell sues Microsoft over WordPerfect NOVEMBER 12, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Novell Inc. today filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp., accusing the software vendor of unfairly eliminating competition for office productivity applications


label: 3 text: Using tools is monkey business in Brazil Researchers at a British university say they have seen monkeys in South America using stones to dig for food in the wild, a use of tools never previously seen in non-human species.


label: 2 text: Earnings at BAT are full of puff BRITISH American Tobacco is continuing to make good profits on the strength of its four main cigarette brands: Lucky Strike, Kent, Dunhill and Pall Mall cigarettes.


label: 1 text: England out to target Lara ENGLAND are planning to continue their short-pitched strategy against West Indies captain Brian Lara in an attempt to test his courage and try to limit his effectiveness in tomorrow #39;s ICC Champions Trophy final.


label: 2 text: Alitalia #39;s Board Likely to Approve Rescue Plan, EU400 Mln Loan Alitalia SpA #39;s board is likely to approve today Chief Executive Officer Giancarlo Cimoli #39;s rescue plan for Italy #39;s largest airline, after he won concessions from the carrier #39;s nine major unions on job cuts.


label: 0 text: Stocks Edge Up on Tech-Sector Optimism NEW YORK - Optimism that the embattled technology sector was due for a recovery sent stocks modestly higher Monday despite a new revenue warning from semiconductor company Broadcom Inc.    While Broadcom, which makes chips for television set-top boxes and other electronics, said high inventories resulted in delayed shipments, investors were encouraged as it said future quarters looked brighter...


label: 0 text: National unity government expected within days Premier Sharon has already begun to initiate coalition negotiations with Labor, UTJ and Shas, following his significant victory at last nights Likud convention vote, which overturned a previous decision by the central committee nixing a coalition with


label: 0 text: Thatcher #39;s Son Charged in Coup Plot CAPE TOWN, South Africa Aug. 25, 2004 - The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an ex-race car driver whose business career has been dogged by accusations of questionable arms deals and


label: 2 text: The day on Wall Street: Stocks up for day, down for week Stocks fell for the second straight week as investors recoiled from a major insurance industry scandal, record high oil prices, a worsening trade deficit and a mixed bag of corporate earnings.


label: 2 text: Airbus CEO: 04 deliveries seen close to record - report LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Airbus, the European aircraft maker that competes with Boeing Co. (BA) , is expecting airline deliveries this year from 315-320, approaching a record, the Financial Times reported, citing Chief Executive Noel Forgeard.


label: 2 text: Martha Stewart Accuses US of Hiding Key Memos A day before Martha Stewart was to start serving a prison sentence, the lifestyle trendsetter on Thursday accused prosecutors of withholding evidence she hopes will help


label: 2 text: New CEO predicted to follow same path McDonalds Corp. s choice of an insider to replace ailing Chief Executive Officer Charlie Bell should keep the company on the path that has led


label: 2 text: U.S. Stocks Set for Steady Open  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks looked set for little  change at the open on Friday as losses in previous sessions  were seen leveling off, but high oil prices and their possible  effect on corporate profits and consumer spending remain a  worry for investors.


label: 2 text: HCA to let employees cash in stock options faster Hospital chain HCA said yesterday it will allow employees and its executives to cash in certain stock options earlier than was originally scheduled, a move that could be a financial plus for


label: 2 text: Drug Sector's Bitter Dose Downs Stocks  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday hurt by a  string of negative reports from top drug makers and as oil  prices climbed nearly \$2 a barrel.


label: 3 text: Lycos pulls anti-spam screensaver after virus scare Lycos Europe has axed the distribution of a controversial screensaver designed to target websites that profit from spam, claiming that the company has made its point.


label: 3 text: Linux Group Promotes Standard Version which has been making headway with companies and governments -- potentially face headaches if the open-source operating system fragments into differing and incompatible versions.


label: 1 text: Douglas, Sun take a share of first Katie Douglas scored 16 of her 21 points in the second half, and Lindsay Whalen scored 5 points in the last two minutes, leading the Sun to a 71-64 win over the Seattle Storm yesterday in Uncasville, Conn.


label: 2 text: Is It a Clam Or a Phone? Motorola unveils the top of its new phone line. Also: IBM organizes a public effort to help us all   hellip;.  Microsoft takes hold of GarageBand.com to give unknown artists a chance   hellip;. and more.


label: 3 text: The End User: What price cheaper ink? One measure of how much consumer technology you can get for the buck, yen or euro is today #39;s lowly printer. The reproduction capability of basic inkjet models that can be had for well under 200, or even


label: 0 text: Hurricane Jeanne Pounds Florida Where Frances Hit  FORT PIERCE, Fla. (Reuters) - Hurricane Jeanne tore roofs  from houses and a hospital, caused widespread power outages and  was expected to inflict heavy damage as it pounded Florida's  east coast on Sunday, the same coastal region scarred by  Hurricane Frances three weeks ago.


label: 0 text: Major Quake Rattles Southern New Zealand (AP) AP - A powerful earthquake shook much of New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, but emergency services said they had no immediate reports of injury or significant damage.


label: 0 text: Kuwait Detains Soldiers for Plot Against U.S. Forces  KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti security forces have detained up  to eight Kuwaiti soldiers suspected of plotting to attack U.S.  forces in the Gulf Arab state, a security source said on  Monday.


label: 1 text: Seattle #39;s Suzuki declines to accept top Japan government honour Hitting hero Ichiro Suzuki declined to accept a prestigious award from the Japanese government for a second time. Tokyo wanted to salute Suzuki #39;s achievement for producing the most hits in a season


label: 1 text: UCLA's Dorrell Gets Contract Extension (AP) AP - Second-year UCLA coach Karl Dorrell's contract was extended for two years Friday, putting him under contract with the school through the 2010 season.


label: 3 text: Google vs Yahoo: Battle moves to the mobile While Google SMS uses text-only messages to deliver its results, Yahoo #39;s new mobile service offers localised search results, maps and website icons that let people point, click and make a call.


label: 1 text: McDowell trumps Ryder team Graeme McDowell, unencumbered by Ryder Cup distractions, surged into the lead at the Linde German Masters at Gut Lrchenhof in Cologne yesterday with a second-round 64, eight under par.


label: 2 text: Stronach mum on Tobin Auto parts magnate Frank Stronach offered few details Monday on the circumstances leading up to Brian Tobin #39;s sudden departure from two of his companies, refusing to comment on reports of friction between the two .


label: 3 text: Sun trims fourth-quarter earnings by \$12M In financial documents filed with the SEC, Sun Microsoystems said its net income for the quarter that ended June 30 had been revised downward by \$12 million and 1 cent per share.


label: 1 text: Hendrie back for Villa Midfielder Lee Hendrie will return from a one-match suspension to the Aston Villa starting line-up against Manchester City in the Barclays Premiership tomorrow.


label: 2 text: Moscow Court Rejects Yukos Appeal A Moscow court has rejected a request to drop part of the criminal case against the jailed former chief of Yukos oil company, Mikhail Khodorkovsky.


label: 1 text: NBA-Suns Scorch Trail Blazers, Kings Beat Celtics Quentin Richardson poured in 37 points, including eight three-pointers, and Shawn Marion added 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 121-99 thrashing of the host Portland Trail Blazers Sunday.


label: 3 text: Late surge to US campaign sites US election websites saw a late surge in traffic as polling stations prepared to open, report traffic monitoring firms.


label: 1 text: Bonderman K's 14 in Win Jeremy Bonderman strikes out a career-high 14 and pitches his first career shutout, leading the Tigers to a 7-0 victory over the White Sox.


label: 0 text: Iran and Europe Negotiate to Try to Save Nuclear Agreement Iran and its European partners struggled on Friday to salvage their agreement committing Tehran to freeze an important part of its nuclear program, European and Iranian officials said.


label: 2 text: Nikkei Inches Up, Mazda Drives Higher  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.27  percent by midsession on Tuesday as buyers went after shipping  firms with solid financial prospects while an upbeat earnings  result and outlook propelled Mazda Motor Corp. higher.


label: 2 text: Markets brace for fresh hurricane Hurricane Frances sends commodity prices soaring and depresses insurance stocks as it heads for the Florida coast.


label: 1 text: Colts Punish Bears 41-10 (AP) AP - Edgerrin James on the ground. Peyton Manning through the air. The Indianapolis Colts made it look easy.


label: 2 text: PeopleSoft Fires CEO Attempts by PeopleSoft to fend off a hostile takeover by Oracle took a surprising turn Friday. PeopleSoft #39;s board of directors fired Chief Executive Officer Craig Conway.


label: 3 text: Downloading Justice Once again, the unintended consequences of the Internet may be heading for a big showdown before the Supreme Court.  This time, it's the war over file sharing and copyrights that the justices are being asked to review. -washingtonpost.com


label: 2 text: Action Performance CFO resigns Action Performance Cos. Inc. Friday announced the resignation of Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer R. David Martin effective immediately.


label: 0 text: US soldier jailed for murdering Iraqi teenager A US soldier has been sentenced to three years in prison for murdering a severely wounded Iraqi teenager earlier this year, the US military says.


label: 1 text: Rams 16 49ers 6 ST. LOUIS Steven Jackson #39;s first 100-yard game led St. Louis past San Francisco 16-to-6. Jackson, the first running back taken in this year #39;s draft, ran 26 times for 119 yards on 26 carries.


label: 1 text: Donnie Nelson moves to front office Avery Johnson is retiring as a player to focus on his new role as Don Nelson #39;s lead assistant, league sources told ESPN.com #39;s Marc Stein.


label: 2 text: Automakers look to rev up sales with fun new ads Tired of the heavy political ads, the ones that weigh you down with negativity, blame for national problems and division? Now there #39;s less reason to fret the breaks in your TV shows.


label: 1 text: Nallen Loses in Playoff TUCSON, Ariz. (ussid) Former University of Arizona men #39;s golfer Chris Nallen lost in 19 holes in the semifinals of match play at the 2004 United States Amateur Championship Saturday at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, NY.


label: 1 text: Olowokandi jailed for nightclub incident Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Minnesota Timberwolves center Michael Olowokandi spent Wednesday night in jail after police needed a stun gun to compel him to leave a nightclub.


label: 0 text: Car bombing kills 39 in Pakistan At least 39 people have been killed and more than 80 wounded after a car bomb exploded at a rally to commemorate an assassinated militant religious leader in central Pakistan, police say.


label: 3 text: India #39;s unmanned moon mission going smoothly: official India #39;s unmanned moon mission -Chandrayan - is expected to take place in 2007-08 as it is progressing smoothly, the country #39;s space agency chief G. MadhavanNair said here Sunday.


label: 2 text: Consumer Confidence Dips in September NEW YORK Sept. 28, 2004 - Consumer confidence declined in September for the second consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday.


label: 2 text: China to lead recovey in air travel industry Geneva - China is expected to be the world #39;s fastest-growing market for air travel as the world #39;s airlines look for global growth in passenger traffic of 6 percent annually over the next four years, the top industry body said on Wednesday.


label: 1 text: Ratings game Mike Nugent (below): Ohio State place-kicker makes five field goals as Buckeyes #39; three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust offense bores  #39;em and beats  #39;em.


label: 3 text: Space station launch delayed again The launch of the Russian spacecraft carrying a replacement crew for the international space station was delayed for the second time in two weeks Tuesday, raising questions about whether


label: 2 text: Oracle finally has its prize For the past 18 months, Oracle has been locked in a battle to acquire rival PeopleSoft involving courtroom drama, poison pills, personal enmity and, recently, the departure of PeopleSoft #39;s CEO Craig Conway.


label: 3 text: Nvidia rolls wireless media processor Aimed at enabling new levels of interactive content not previously possible on mobile phones, PDAs and other handheld devices, Nvidia has unveiled its GoForce 3D 4500 3D wireless media processor (WMP), which allows mobile content developers to create 3D


label: 0 text: Aid workers leave DR Congo town Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres pulls out of a town in eastern DR Congo, amid rising concern at fighting.


label: 2 text: German chip maker pleads guilty in price-fixing case German computer chip maker Infineon Technologies AG has agreed to plead guilty to price fixing and will pay a \$160 million fine, the Justice Department said yesterday.


label: 2 text: Stocks Knocked Lower on Drug Sector, Oil  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed lower on Friday  amid heavy trading volume, as a slew of negative reports from  top drug makers and a more than \$2 a barrel increase in oil  prices weighed on the market.


label: 3 text: Gartner analysts talk about the security companies don't need IT managers need to implement systems that work correctly in the first place, rather than spending time and money to fix problems after the fact, according to Victor Wheatman, vice president and research area director at Gartner Inc.


label: 1 text: Carter is Grounded Toronto star Vince Carter will miss at least two games with a strained left Achilles' tendon, suffered Wednesday in a loss to Detroit.


label: 0 text: Malaysia court overturns Anwar sodomy ruling years in jail, overturning his conviction for sodomy in a shock ruling expected to win support for the new prime minister. freedom to urge the country #39;s recently installed prime minister to drive harder on reform.


label: 1 text: Baseball: World Series duels haunted by history In the World Series, the best theater usually involves a revival of hallowed or haunting history, a geographic rivalry, a conflict of personalities or the possibility, as the Red Sox know so well, of ending decades of suffering.


label: 1 text: Naslund not going to Europe CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Vancouver Canucks captain Markus Naslund won #39;t be heading home to Sweden to play hockey after all, according to a report.


label: 3 text: Internet Life Hollywood Intensifies File-Swapping Fight The Motion Picture Association of America has filed lawuits against operators of more than 100 servers that use BitTorrent and eDonkey to swap copyighted movie files.


label: 0 text: Kathmandu bomb injures 12 At least a dozen people were injured Tuesday when a powerful bomb went off in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. Police attributed the blast to Maoist rebels who have waged an eight-year insurgency in the Himalayan state.


label: 2 text: Vodafone launches 3G services VODAFONE, the world #39;s largest mobile phone network, launched its third-generation services in 13 countries today, including the UK.


label: 1 text: Holtz Is Retiring, and Spurrier Will Take Over Job South Carolina Coach Lou Holtz will retire at the end of the football season, opening the way for Steve Spurrier, the former Florida coach, to take the job.


label: 1 text: Sheffield Says He Unknowingly Used Steroids  NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Yankees slugger Gary  Sheffield says he unknowingly used an illegal steroid obtained  from BALCO during the 2002 season, Major League Baseball's  official Web Site said Tuesday quoting a magazine article.


label: 0 text: Saudis Set Up Checkpoints Ahead of Protest (AP) AP - Police set up checkpoints and checked identity cards Thursday along streets leading to the area in the Saudi capital where anti-monarchists were expected to try to hold an illegal demonstration called by an exiled dissident.


label: 0 text: Taiwan Court Won #39;t Nullify March Election Taiwan #39;s High Court ruled against nullifying the March 20 presidential election on Thursday, rejecting opposition claims that the vote was marred by fraud and a shooting that


label: 0 text: Russia May Have to Delay Space Launch (AP) AP - Russia may have to delay October's planned launch of the next International Space Station crew by up to 10 days to fix a problem on the spacecraft that is to carry them into orbit, Russian news agencies reported.


label: 1 text: Amaker gains another recruit A day after returning from his visit to the University of Michigan, Price gave a verbal commitment to play basketball for the Wolverines on Monday afternoon.


label: 2 text: Stocks End Higher Helped by Merck, Dollar  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on  Wednesday, as the dollar strengthened and shares of Merck   Co.  MRK.N helped lift the Dow after the drugmaker gave a forecast  that was not as bad as some expected.


label: 1 text: Earnhardt Jr. says punishment harsh Kansas City, Kan. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Friday that he should have been punished for using profanity in victory lane last week at Talladega Superspeedway but taking 25 points wasn #39;t the proper thing to do.


label: 0 text: Troops reduction in J amp;K to begin today Security has been beefed up in the Valley following reports that the LeT plans to step up violence in the state during Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs visit.


label: 2 text: Jarden Buying Mr. Coffee #39;s Maker Consumer products company Jarden Corp. (JAH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it would buy American Household Inc. for \$745.


label: 2 text: BSU #39;s MBA program thriving as others struggle MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State University officials said the college is bucking a nationwide trend toward declining enrollment in MBA degree programs.


label: 2 text: Russia #39;s energy sector hinges on Yukos fight MOSCOW The stakes are high in the much-publicized feud between the Kremlin and the Russian oil giant Yukos - so high that the outcome of that battle will shape how the country #39;s energy industry grows in 2005 and beyond.


label: 0 text: Lack of action in freezing settlement  quot;cause of concern quot;: Quartet The Middle East  quot;Quartet quot; on Wednesday urged Israel to honor its obligations under the Roadmap and freeze its settlement outposts, saying the lack of action in this regard is a  quot;cause of concern.


label: 1 text: Going extra innings Ten years ago, Bud Selig was commissioner of a sport shut down in a bitter labor dispute and headed for the darkest period in its long, illustrious history.


label: 2 text: United to cut domestic flights, trim fleet UAL Corp., the bankrupt parent of United Airlines, announced Wednesday plans to cut domestic flights by 12 percent, while increasing more profitable international schedules by 14 percent.


label: 3 text: Could Hobbit-Like Creatures Still Live on Earth? Mythical tales abound of a race of little people that dwell on the islands of Indonesia. Dutch explorers who colonized Flores 100 years ago were told stories of a human-like creature local


label: 1 text: Red Sox Fans Exult at End of World Series 'Curse'  BOSTON (Reuters) - Thousands of bleary-eyed Red Sox fans  showed up for work on Thursday still stunned and giddy after a  night of celebrating something many thought impossible: a World  Series victory for baseball's perennial also-rans that put an  end to an 86-year-old curse.


label: 1 text: Bengals ink veteran safety Mitchell Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Bengals signed veteran safety Anthony Mitchell on Wednesday to fill their depleted secondary.


label: 0 text: Iraq Again In The Forefront as Australian Election Approaches Australia #39;s election campaign is in its final stages, with the country #39;s role in Iraq again a major talking point. Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he does not need to apologize for joining last


label: 0 text: Australian government offers Aborigines petrol if they wash their children (AFP) AFP - Australia's conservative government has offered to supply a remote Aboriginal township with fuel if parents agreed to wash their children, under a controversial plan to end health problems plaguing indigenous communities.


label: 3 text: palmOne announces SD wi-fi card for Tungsten T3 and Zire 72 palmOne, Inc. is at last bringing a SD wi-fi solution for a couple of its handheld models. To date, palmOne #39;s Wi-Fi option was the Tungsten C, which comes with built-in wireless, incorporates a keyboard and a 320 x 320 transflective TFT display. palmOne ...


label: 2 text: Banks sound alarm on online fraud The banking industry warns customers with online accounts to guard against a new wave of sophisticated cyber-fraud.


label: 1 text: Coulthard eyes Williams DAVID COULTHARD has thrown his hat in the ring to fill Jenson Buttons void at Williams. Williams had expected Button to partner Mark Webber next season but were left looking for a new driver after Formula


label: 0 text: U.N. Wants Stronger Mandate for AU Monitors in Darfur  KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) - African Union (AU) monitors of  a shaky cease-fire in Sudan's remote Darfur region should have  an expanded mandate but stop short of peacekeeping, a United  Nations official in Sudan said Wednesday.


label: 2 text: Stewart bills her company for \$3.7m of defence costs Shareholders in Martha Stewart #39;s company have already paid heavily for the businesswoman #39;s personal woes. Now she is coming back for more.


label: 3 text: Scientists Search for War Remnants in Ga. (AP) AP - Dragging radar equipment behind a farm tractor, scientists Thursday scanned an old rail yard for buried artifacts from Savannah's bloody Revolutionary War battle in 1779.


label: 0 text: Stations Get E-Mails to Oust Dan Rather NEW YORK - Station managers at several CBS affiliates said Thursday they appear to be a target of a national e-mail campaign placing pressure on the network to oust Dan Rather as anchorman of the "CBS Evening News."   The anger stems from Rather's role in a "60 Minutes" report on President Bush's service in the National Guard. CBS has apologized for reporting on documents critical of Bush's service, widely assumed now as fakes, and appointed a panel to investigate what went wrong in the report...


label: 0 text: N. Korea retreats on talks SEOUL -- North Korea suggested yesterday that it would not participate in further six-party negotiations over its nuclear program because of recent revelations that scientists in South Korea had illegally experimented with producing fissile material for nuclear weapons.


label: 1 text: Bucs' Jurevicius Returns to Practice (AP) AP - Joe Jurevicius felt like a rookie again. The Tampa Bay receiver practiced for the first time this season Wednesday and expects to play Sunday against the Chicago Bears after being sidelined most of the past year by knee and back injuries.


label: 0 text: Stike threatens oil exports NIGERIAN workers would disrupt their country #39;s key oil exports of 2.5 million barrels per day with an indefinite general strike from November 16, the country #39;s top labour leader warned today.


label: 2 text: Cingular Confirms Job Cuts Layoffs at Cingular Wireless were inevitable after it acquired AT amp;T Wireless, but what #39;s with the timing? A Cingular spokesman yesterday confirmed an Associated Press report that Cingular


label: 3 text: Public TV zapper hot product SAN JOSE, CALIF. - A keychain device that enables people to turn off TVs just about anywhere is flying off the shelves, its inventor says.


label: 2 text: 10/5/04 EDITORIAL: Do-not-call list The Supreme Court ended Monday the telemarketing industry #39;s attempt to abolish the do-not-call registry by letting a lower court #39;s ruling stand, according to an Associated Press story.


label: 2 text: US trade deficit soars The United States has recorded its second biggest trade deficit in history, fuelled by high oil prices and imports from China. The deficit grew six-point-nine percent in August to 54 billion US dollars...several billion more than predicted by analysts.


label: 3 text: Microsoft gets in on search party Microsoft (MSFT) unveils its much-talked-about revamped Internet search engine on Thursday to compete with Google and Yahoo - but at a test site rather than the main MSN page.


label: 0 text: Democrats Say They'll Assume Watchdog Role Complaining about G.O.P. oversight of taxpayer money, Senate Democrats said they would hold hearings of their own.


label: 0 text: Private earns division's first Iraq Silver Star BAGHDAD -- An 18-year-old private earned the first Silver Star medal awarded to a soldier from the First Cavalry Division serving in Iraq, after he helped fight off a deadly guerrilla ambush in May that killed two of his companions and wounded five.


label: 1 text: At Last, Success on the Road for Lions (AP) AP - The Detroit Lions went three full seasons without winning an away game, setting an NFL record for road futility. They ended that ignominious streak Sunday in their first opportunity of the season, beating the Chicago Bears 20-16 at Soldier Field.


label: 2 text: Time Warner Sees AOL Ad Revenue at Near \$1 Billion Time Warner Inc. (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday its America Online Internet unit, once seen as the company #39;s red-headed stepchild, could contribute some of the company #39;s most explosive revenue growth.


label: 2 text: United Adds Fee for Frequent-Flier Phone Bookings United Airlines is adding a \$15 fee for booking frequent-flier trips by telephone.


label: 0 text: Hostage drama shatters city routine It was rush hour and a young police constable, working a pay-duty shift outside the Royal York Hotel, spotted 45-year-old Sugston Anthony Brookes just minutes before


label: 1 text: Edu waves goodbye to Highbury Arsenal midfielder Edu has confirmed he will leave the Premiership champions next summer and move to La Liga. Edu, whose contract with the London club expires at the end of the season, says he has yet to make


label: 0 text: Militants Threaten to Kill US, UK Hostages in Iraq Insurgents threatened on Saturday to cut the throats of two Americans and a Briton seized in Baghdad, and launched a suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi security forces in Kirkuk that killed at least 23 people.


label: 0 text: Fallujah fight is not the walkover the US expected US-led troops battling for control of Fallujah yesterday took their fight against rebels to the south of the Iraqi city as scores of insurgents opened a new front in Mosul in the north.


label: 0 text: Bombers penetrate Green Zone Bombers in Baghdad took the war to the very heart of United States power in Iraq yesterday with two blasts inside the supposedly impregnable Green Zone, killing five civilians, including three US nationals, and injuring at least 20.


label: 3 text: Mouse may be mightier than man HUMANS may have as few as 20,000 genes, just a fraction of previous estimates, an international consortium of scientists say in a report to be released on Thursday.


label: 2 text: Sprint to Buy Nextel in  #36;36 Billion Deal (Reuters) Reuters - Sprint Corp. said Wednesday\it would buy mobile telephone company Nextel Communications\Inc. for about  #36;36 billion, creating a U.S. wireless carrier\with nearly 40 million subscribers.


label: 2 text: Is it acceptable to list an MBA degree on business cards?  Q: Is it acceptable to list an MBA degree on business cards? I received a master's in business 10 years ago, and at that time it was never done. Now I see MBAs popping up everywhere, right next to MD, JD, CPA, CFA, and other professional designations. S.S., Reading


label: 2 text: Honeywell Agrees Takeover of UK #39;s Novar US manufacturer Honeywell International agreed a \$1.5 billion trump bid for Britain #39;s Novar Plc on Monday to beef up its security business and lift 2005 earnings from the low end of forecasts.


label: 3 text: Asian Stocks Had Biggest Weekly Gain in 7 Months; Sony Rises Asian stocks had the biggest gain in seven months on optimism the US economy is growing after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and a government report showed an unexpected increase in retail sales last month.


label: 3 text: Still no fix for US space shuttle a large hole, quot; said Parsons.  quot;Our expectation is that we #39;ll fix the tank and there won #39;t be anything like that we #39;ll have to deal with.


label: 2 text: An investing slam-dunk Leslie Alexander has led the kind of life people in the investment world dream about.


label: 3 text: XM, Baseball in \$650M, 11-Year Deal XM Satellite Radio will carry major league baseball games under a \$650 million, 11-year deal announced Wednesday, the latest move in a costly race with rival Sirius Satellite Radio to sign personalities and sports leagues as a way of winning customers. -AP


label: 3 text: Why We Fear the Digital Ballot While most experts appear to agree that electronic voting has real problems, few argue that they could completely undermine the November election.


label: 3 text: X-43 scramjet test delayed LOS ANGELES: NASA has delayed a planned flight of an unmanned hypersonic jet designed to reach a record speed of Mach 10 (11,200km/h).


label: 0 text: Economy, Terror Frame Bush-Kerry Debate ST. LOUIS - A lackluster unemployment report, troubling terrorism developments and fresh questions about President Bush's rationale for invading Iraq frame the second face-to-face encounter Friday night between Bush and John Kerry...


label: 2 text: Paris to sell 700 million of its stake in Air France The French government is selling 17.7 percent of Air France-KLM Group, Europe #39;s biggest airline, taking advantage of an increase in the carrier #39;s shares as oil prices decline, the managers of the sale said on Thursday.


label: 2 text: Construction Spending Down  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending fell  unexpectedly by 0.4 percent in November, as a cooling in  residential construction overpowered a small rise in public  spending, a government report showed on Monday.


label: 0 text: Winners and losers (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - Republicans were the clear winners Tuesday as President Bush won re-election and the party expanded its majorities in both the Senate and House of Representatives. Democrats emerged from the polls with a bad case of the "blues" and a mandate to figure out what went wrong.


label: 3 text: Once Red, 'Mr. Green' Is a Hero Anywhere but at Home Mikhail S. Gorbachev has decided to devote his post-presidential years to campaigning for the protection of the environment.


label: 0 text: Chirac Says Iraq War Created More Dangerous World  LONDON (Reuters) - Last year's U.S.-led invasion of Iraq  and ousting of President Saddam Hussein has made the world more  dangerous, French President Jacques Chirac said on the eve of a  state visit to key U.S. ally Britain.


label: 1 text: India strong without Sachin India will pose a massive challenge for Australia in the first Test, even without injured star Sachin Tendulkar. Australia are top of the world rankings but have not won a Test series in India for 34 years.


label: 0 text: Dozens trapped in China mine blast TONGCHUAN, CHINA - A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in China #39;s Shaanxi province, trapping as many as 170 miners underground.


label: 0 text: Government, Not Guns Is N.Ireland Sticking Point (Reuters) Reuters - Northern Ireland took\another small step in the slow march toward restoring home rule\this weekend with tacit promises from the IRA to end guerrilla\activity once and for all.


label: 1 text: Bryant Ignored Woman's Plea, Papers Show The woman who accused the basketball star Kobe Bryant of rape told investigators he ignored her entreaties to stop and said there was no doubt he heard her.


label: 0 text: Powell Cancels Greece Visit Amid Protests ATHENS, Greece - Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday canceled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics just hours after demonstrators staged a protest march in central Athens.    Greece's foreign ministry said that Powell informed his Greek counterpart, Petros Moliviatis, that "urgent responsibilities" prevented him from carrying out the visit - which was to include meetings with Premier Costas Caramanlis and U.S...


label: 2 text: Deutsche Post Sees a Big DHL U.S. Loss  FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Deutsche Post AG said  losses at its U.S. express and logistics business will be 200  million euros (\$246.1 million) greater than expected this year,  sending its shares down over 4 percent.


label: 3 text: Online casino pays 28 grand for  #39;religious icon #39; grilled cheese Today, they forked over more than 28-thousand dollars for half a grilled cheese sandwich that #39;s more than ten years old. The seller claims it bears the image of the Virgin Mary.


label: 3 text: Despite Google's Glitter, Other Dot-Coms Face Risks (Reuters) Reuters - Internet stocks are\as volatile as ever, with growth-starved investors flocking to\the sector in the hope they've bought shares in the next online\blue chip.


label: 0 text: Bush Record Suggests Two Presidencies (AP) AP - When he steps up to accept his party's nomination for a second time, President Bush will present the record of not one but two presidencies: one before and another after Sept. 11, 2001.


label: 2 text: Halliburton planning to restructure troubled KBR unit, may look to sell it HOUSTON -- Halliburton Co. said yesterday that it is restructuring its troubled engineering and construction subsidiary, KBR, and would consider selling or spinning it off should the division's stock performance fail to improve once asbestos litigation is resolved.


label: 3 text: Samsung develops high-capacity smart card chip Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has begun producing a smart card IC (integrated circuit) chip that the company claims contains a larger amount of erasable and programmable memory than those of competitors, it said in a statement on Tuesday.


label: 3 text: Dell hopes support hubs will improve service delivery Dell Inc. is pushing ahead with plans to open IT support hubs worldwide to improve its service delivery to buyers of its servers, storage devices and workstations. Although the hubs are aimed primarily at enterprise customers, they will also cover consumers and small and midsize businesses.


label: 1 text: Schilling ready to dominate again in playoffs (Sports Network) - Curt Schilling #39;s career postseason record is 5-1, and when you consider his ERA of 1.66 in those 11 games he is one of the most dominating starters in the playoffs.


label: 1 text: Huskies quickness overwhelms Utes ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - The Utah Utes have something the Washington Huskies dont: a pure big man blessed with silky talents. But the Huskies have something the Utes dont: swarming, suffocating, overwhelming quickness.


label: 0 text: Fockers retain film chart crown Comedy Meet The Fockers remains top of the North American box office chart after taking another 23.7m.


label: 0 text: Turkey aids Syria on border fire Turkey sends army planes and helicopters to help extinguish a forest fire in neighbouring Syria.


label: 0 text: Warlord politics heats Afghan vote President Karzai's rival gains ground by appealing to Afghanistan's former anti-Soviet resistance fighters.


label: 0 text: Suicide Bombing At Iraqi Police Station Kills 20, Injures 36 A car bomb detonated Saturday outside a police academy in the Kirkuk as hundreds of trainees and civilians were leaving for the day, killing at least 20 people and wounding 36, authorities said.


label: 3 text: Microsoft to launch Windows XP Release 2 It seems that Microsoft will release a Second Edition of Windows XP: If you thought that Service Pack 2 for Windows XP was the last of the big updates, think again.