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1 | 702,876 | 702,977 | Amrozi accused his brother, whom he called "the witness", of deliberately distorting his evidence. | Referring to him as only "the witness", Amrozi accused his brother of deliberately distorting his evidence. |
0 | 2,108,705 | 2,108,831 | Yucaipa owned Dominick's before selling the chain to Safeway in 1998 for $2.5 billion. | Yucaipa bought Dominick's in 1995 for $693 million and sold it to Safeway for $1.8 billion in 1998. |
1 | 1,330,381 | 1,330,521 | They had published an advertisement on the Internet on June 10, offering the cargo for sale, he added. | On June 10, the ship's owners had published an advertisement on the Internet, offering the explosives for sale. |
0 | 3,344,667 | 3,344,648 | Around 0335 GMT, Tab shares were up 19 cents, or 4.4%, at A$4.56, having earlier set a record high of A$4.57. | Tab shares jumped 20 cents, or 4.6%, to set a record closing high at A$4.57. |
1 | 1,236,820 | 1,236,712 | The stock rose $2.11, or about 11 percent, to close Friday at $21.51 on the New York Stock Exchange. | PG&E Corp. shares jumped $1.63 or 8 percent to $21.03 on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. |
1 | 738,533 | 737,951 | Revenue in the first quarter of the year dropped 15 percent from the same period a year earlier. | With the scandal hanging over Stewart's company, revenue the first quarter of the year dropped 15 percent from the same period a year earlier. |
0 | 264,589 | 264,502 | The Nasdaq had a weekly gain of 17.27, or 1.2 percent, closing at 1,520.15 on Friday. | The tech-laced Nasdaq Composite .IXIC rallied 30.46 points, or 2.04 percent, to 1,520.15. |
1 | 579,975 | 579,810 | The DVD-CCA then appealed to the state Supreme Court. | The DVD CCA appealed that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. |
0 | 3,114,205 | 3,114,194 | That compared with $35.18 million, or 24 cents per share, in the year-ago period. | Earnings were affected by a non-recurring $8 million tax benefit in the year-ago period. |
1 | 1,355,540 | 1,355,592 | He said the foodservice pie business doesn't fit the company's long-term growth strategy. | "The foodservice pie business does not fit our long-term growth strategy. |
0 | 222,621 | 222,514 | Shares of Genentech, a much larger company with several products on the market, rose more than 2 percent. | Shares of Xoma fell 16 percent in early trade, while shares of Genentech, a much larger company with several products on the market, were up 2 percent. |
0 | 3,131,772 | 3,131,625 | Legislation making it harder for consumers to erase their debts in bankruptcy court won overwhelming House approval in March. | Legislation making it harder for consumers to erase their debts in bankruptcy court won speedy, House approval in March and was endorsed by the White House. |
0 | 58,747 | 58,516 | The Nasdaq composite index increased 10.73, or 0.7 percent, to 1,514.77. | The Nasdaq Composite index, full of technology stocks, was lately up around 18 points. |
1 | 1,464,126 | 1,464,107 | But he added group performance would improve in the second half of the year and beyond. | De Sole said in the results statement that group performance would improve in the second half of the year and beyond. |
1 | 771,416 | 771,467 | He told The Sun newspaper that Mr. Hussein's daughters had British schools and hospitals in mind when they decided to ask for asylum. | "Saddam's daughters had British schools and hospitals in mind when they decided to ask for asylum -- especially the schools," he told The Sun. |
0 | 142,746 | 142,671 | Gyorgy Heizler, head of the local disaster unit, said the coach was carrying 38 passengers. | The head of the local disaster unit, Gyorgy Heizler, said the coach driver had failed to heed red stop lights. |
0 | 1,286,053 | 1,286,069 | Rudder was most recently senior vice president for the Developer & Platform Evangelism Business. | Senior Vice President Eric Rudder, formerly head of the Developer and Platform Evangelism unit, will lead the new entity. |
0 | 1,563,874 | 1,563,853 | As well as the dolphin scheme, the chaos has allowed foreign companies to engage in damaging logging and fishing operations without proper monitoring or export controls. | Internal chaos has allowed foreign companies to set up damaging commercial logging and fishing operations without proper monitoring or export controls. |
0 | 2,029,631 | 2,029,565 | Magnarelli said Racicot hated the Iraqi regime and looked forward to using his long years of training in the war. | His wife said he was "100 percent behind George Bush" and looked forward to using his years of training in the war. |
1 | 2,150,265 | 2,150,184 | Sheena Young of Child, the national infertility support network, hoped the guidelines would lead to a more "fair and equitable" service for infertility sufferers. | Sheena Young, a spokesman for Child, the national infertility support network, said the proposed guidelines should lead to a more "fair and equitable" service for infertility sufferers. |
0 | 2,044,342 | 2,044,457 | "I think you'll see a lot of job growth in the next two years," he said, adding the growth could replace jobs lost. | "I think you'll see a lot of job growth in the next two years," said Mankiw. |
1 | 1,284,150 | 1,284,173 | The new Finder puts a user's folders, hard drive, network servers, iDisk and removable media in one location, providing one-click access. | Panther's redesigned Finder navigation tool puts a user's favourite folders, hard drive, network servers, iDisk and removable media in one location. |
1 | 3,270,389 | 3,270,327 | But tropical storm warnings and watches were posted today for Haiti, western portions of the Dominican Republic, the southeastern Bahamas and the Turk and Caicos islands. | Tropical storm warnings were in place Thursday for Jamaica and Haiti and watches for the western Dominican Republic, the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands. |
1 | 2,294,059 | 2,294,112 | A federal magistrate in Fort Lauderdale ordered him held without bail. | Zuccarini was ordered held without bail Wednesday by a federal judge in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
0 | 1,713,015 | 1,712,982 | A BMI of 25 or above is considered overweight; 30 or above is considered obese. | A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal, over 25 is considered overweight and 30 or greater is defined as obese. |
0 | 487,993 | 487,952 | The dollar was at 116.92 yen against the yen , flat on the session, and at 1.2891 against the Swiss franc , also flat. | The dollar was at 116.78 yen JPY= , virtually flat on the session, and at 1.2871 against the Swiss franc CHF= , down 0.1 percent. |
1 | 1,321,918 | 1,321,644 | Six months ago, the IMF and Argentina struck a bare-minimum $6.8-billion debt rollover deal that expires in August. | But six months ago, the two sides managed to strike a $6.8-billion debt rollover deal, which expires in August. |
1 | 1,239,046 | 1,239,031 | Inhibited children tend to be timid with new people, objects, and situations, while uninhibited children spontaneously approach them. | Simply put, shy invividuals tend to be more timid with new people and situations. |
1 | 2,907,515 | 2,907,224 | I wanted to bring the most beautiful people into the most beautiful building, he said Sunday inside the Grand Central concourse. | "I wanted to bring the most beautiful people into the most beautiful building," Tunick said Sunday. |
0 | 2,791,650 | 2,791,604 | The broad Standard & Poor's 500 <.SPX> fell 10.75 points, or 1.02 percent, to 1,039.32. | The S&P 500 index was up 1.26, or 0.1 percent, to 1,039.32 after sinking 10.75 yesterday. |
0 | 2,559,762 | 2,559,517 | Duque will return to Earth Oct. 27 with the station's current crew, U.S. astronaut Ed Lu and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko. | Currently living onboard the space station are American astronaut Ed Lu and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko. |
1 | 105,493 | 105,432 | Singapore is already the United States' 12th-largest trading partner, with two-way trade totaling more than $34 billion. | Although a small city-state, Singapore is the 12th-largest trading partner of the United States, with trade volume of $33.4 billion last year. |
1 | 1,989,515 | 1,989,458 | The AFL-CIO is waiting until October to decide if it will endorse a candidate. | The AFL-CIO announced Wednesday that it will decide in October whether to endorse a candidate before the primaries. |
0 | 1,783,137 | 1,782,659 | No dates have been set for the civil or the criminal trial. | No dates have been set for the criminal or civil cases, but Shanley has pleaded not guilty. |
1 | 14,663 | 14,617 | The largest gains were seen in prices, new orders, inventories and exports. | Sub-indexes measuring prices, new orders, inventories and exports increased. |
1 | 1,692,902 | 1,692,851 | Trading in Loral was halted yesterday; the shares closed on Monday at $3.01. | The New York Stock Exchange suspended trading yesterday in Loral, which closed at $3.01 Friday. |
0 | 1,480,561 | 1,480,670 | Earnings per share from recurring operations will be 13 cents to 14 cents. | That beat the company's April earnings forecast of 8 to 9 cents a share. |
1 | 3,089,434 | 3,089,441 | He plans to have dinner with troops at Kosovo's U.S. military headquarters, Camp Bondsteel. | After that, he plans to have dinner at Camp Bondsteel with U.S. troops stationed there. |
1 | 2,538,111 | 2,538,021 | Retailers J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (JCP) and Walgreen Co. (WAG) kick things off on Monday. | Retailers J.C. Penney Co. Inc. JCP.N and Walgreen Co. WAG.N kick things off on Monday. |
1 | 1,341,941 | 1,341,915 | Prosecutors filed a motion informing Lee they intend to seek the death penalty. | He added that prosecutors will seek the death penalty. |
1 | 374,967 | 375,017 | Last year the court upheld Cleveland's school voucher program, ruling 5-4 that vouchers are constitutional if they provide parents a choice of religious and secular schools. | Last year, the court ruled 5-4 in an Ohio case that government vouchers are constitutional if they provide parents with choices among a range of religious and secular schools. |
0 | 2,321,401 | 2,321,455 | He beat testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs and brain. | Armstrong, 31, battled testicular cancer that spread to his brain. |
1 | 1,356,545 | 1,356,676 | Sorkin, who faces charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and lying to a grand jury, was to have been tried separately. | Sorkin was to have been tried separately on charges of conspiracy and lying to a grand jury. |
0 | 2,198,036 | 2,198,094 | Graves reported from Albuquerque, Villafranca from Austin and Ratcliffe from Laredo. | Pete Slover reported from Laredo and Gromer Jeffers from Albuquerque. |
1 | 921,159 | 921,272 | The US chip market is expected to decline 2.1 percent this year, then grow 15.7 percent in 2004. | The Americas market will decline 2.1 percent to $30.6 billion in 2003, and then grow 15.7 percent to $35.4 billion in 2004. |
1 | 740,726 | 739,960 | The group will be headed by State Department official John S. Wolf, who has served in Australia, Vietnam, Greece and Pakistan. | The group will be headed by John S. Wolf, an assistant secretary of state who has served in Australia, Vietnam, Greece and Pakistan. |
0 | 284,798 | 284,937 | The commission must work out the plan's details, but the average residential customer paying $840 a year would get a savings of about $30 annually. | An average residential customer paying $840 a year for electricity could see a savings of $30 annually. |
1 | 1,041,293 | 1,041,421 | The company has said it plans to restate its earnings for 2000 through 2002. | The company had announced in January that it would have to restate earnings for 2002, 2001 and perhaps 2000. |
1 | 2,630,545 | 2,630,577 | Results from No. 2 U.S. soft drink maker PepsiCo Inc. PEP.N were likely to be in the spotlight. | Results from No. 2 U.S. soft drink maker PepsiCo Inc. (nyse: PEP - news - people) were likely to be in the spotlight. |
1 | 1,014,977 | 1,014,962 | "The result is an overall package that will provide significant economic growth for our employees over the next four years." | "The result is an overall package that will provide a significant economic growth for our employees over the next few years," he said. |
1 | 3,039,165 | 3,039,036 | Wal-Mart said it would check all of its million-plus domestic workers to ensure they were legally employed. | It has also said it would review all of its domestic employees more than 1 million to ensure they have legal status. |
1 | 2,674,986 | 2,674,800 | The songs are on offer for 99 cents each, or $9.99 for an album. | The company will offer songs for 99 cents and albums for $9.95. |
1 | 2,193,346 | 2,193,362 | However, the talk was downplayed by PBL which said it would focus only on smaller purchases that were immediately earnings and cash flow accretive. | The talk, however,has been downplayed by PBL which said it would focus only on smaller purchases that were immediately earnings and cash flow-accretive. |
1 | 149,798 | 149,596 | Comcast Class A shares were up 8 cents at $30.50 in morning trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market. | The stock rose 48 cents to $30 yesterday in Nasdaq Stock Market trading. |
0 | 1,490,811 | 1,490,840 | While dioxin levels in the environment were up last year, they have dropped by 75 percent since the 1970s, said Caswell. | The Institute said dioxin levels in the environment have fallen by as much as 76 percent since the 1970s. |
1 | 426,112 | 426,210 | This integrates with Rational PurifyPlus and allows developers to work in supported versions of Java, Visual C# and Visual Basic .NET. | IBM said the Rational products were also integrated with Rational PurifyPlus, which allows developers to work in Java, Visual C# and VisualBasic .Net. |
1 | 213,302 | 213,135 | The Washington Post said Airlite would shut down its first shift and parts of the second shift Monday to accommodate the president’s appearance. | The plant plans to shut down its first shift and parts of the second shift Monday to accommodate the president's appearance, Crosby said. |
0 | 1,963,350 | 1,963,106 | A former teammate, Carlton Dotson, has been charged with the murder. | His body was found July 25, and former teammate Carlton Dotson has been charged in his shooting death. |
1 | 3,035,675 | 3,035,707 | Several of the questions asked by the audience in the fast-paced forum were new to the candidates. | Several of the audience questions were new to the candidates as well. |
1 | 622,300 | 622,384 | Meanwhile, the global death toll approached 770 with more than 8,300 people sickened since the severe acute respiratory syndrome virus first appeared in southern China in November. | The global death toll from SARS was at least 767, with more than 8,300 people sickened since the virus first appeared in southern China in November. |
0 | 962,311 | 962,987 | The battles marked day four of a U.S. sweep to hunt down supporters of Saddam Hussein's fallen regime. | Twenty-seven Iraqis were killed, pushing the number of opposition deaths to about 100 in a U.S. operation to hunt down supporters of Saddam Hussein's fallen regime. |
0 | 2,506,257 | 2,506,206 | The women then had follow-up examinations after five, 12 and 24 years. | The women had follow-up examinations in 1974-75, 1980-81 and 1992-93, but were not asked about stress again. |
0 | 221,038 | 221,083 | The Embraer jets are scheduled to be delivered by September 2006. | The Bombardier and Embraer aircraft will be delivered to U.S. Airways by September 2006. |
1 | 1,097,577 | 1,097,664 | Contrary to what PeopleSoft management would have you believe, Oracle intends to fully support PeopleSoft customers and products for many years to come." | Ellison said that contrary to the contentions of PeopleSoft management, Oracle intends to "fully support PeopleSoft customers and products" for many years to come. |
0 | 218,017 | 218,035 | Application Intelligence will be included as part of the company's SmartDefense application, which is included with Firewall-1. | The new application intelligence features will be available June 3 and are included with the SmartDefense product, which comes with FireWall-1. |
0 | 2,277,501 | 2,277,502 | American Masters: Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin (Wed. | Note the subheading of this terrible parable in the "American Masters" series, "Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin." |
1 | 423,245 | 423,228 | The downtime, to take place in May and June, is expected to cut production by 60 million to 70 million board feet. | The downtime is expected to take 60 million to 70 million board feet out of the companys system. |
1 | 1,336,931 | 1,336,883 | On July 3, Troy is expected to be sentenced to life in prison without parole. | Troy faces life in prison without parole at his July 30 sentencing. |
1 | 2,208,366 | 2,208,492 | The University of Michigan released a new undergraduate admission process Thursday, dropping a point system the U.S. Supreme Court found unconstitutional in June. | The University of Michigan released today a new admissions policy after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in June the way it previously admitted undergraduates. |
1 | 2,405,153 | 2,405,189 | The processors were announced in San Jose at the Intel Developer Forum. | The new processor was unveiled at the Intel Developer Forum 2003 in San Jose, Calif. |
0 | 3,334,905 | 3,334,946 | The Justice Department filed suit Thursday against the state of Mississippi for failing to end what federal officials call "disturbing" abuse of juveniles and "unconscionable" conditions at two state-run facilities. | The Justice Department filed a civil rights lawsuit Thursday against the state of Mississippi, alleging abuse of juvenile offenders at two state-run facilities. |
1 | 1,641,162 | 1,641,062 | It said the damage to the wing provided a pathway for hot gasses to penetrate the ship's thermal armor during Columbia's ill-fated reentry. | The document says the damage to the wing provided a pathway for hot gases to penetrate Columbia's thermal armour during its fatal re-entry. |
1 | 244,062 | 243,899 | Also demonstrating box-office strength _ and getting seven Tony nominations _ was a potent revival of Eugene O'Neill's family drama, "Long Day's Journey Into Night." | Also demonstrating box-office strength -- and getting seven Tony nominations -- was a potent revival of Eugene ONeills family drama, Long Days Journey Into Night." |
1 | 1,439,663 | 1,439,808 | The top rate will go to 4.45 percent for all residents with taxable incomes above $500,000. | For residents with incomes above $500,000, the income-tax rate will increase to 4.45 percent. |
1 | 2,070,455 | 2,070,493 | But Secretary of State Colin Powell brushed off this possibility Wednesday. | Secretary of State Colin Powell last week ruled out a non-aggression treaty. |
1 | 1,996,069 | 1,996,101 | Thomas and Tauzin say, as do many doctors, that the Bush administration has the power to correct some of those flaws. | Like many doctors, Mr. Thomas and Mr. Tauzin say the Bush administration has the power to correct some of those flaws. |
1 | 23,807 | 23,792 | Based on experience elsewhere, it could take up to two years before regular elections are held, he added. | U.S. military officials have said it could take up to two years before regular elections are held, based on experiences elsewhere in the world. |
1 | 3,147,370 | 3,147,525 | The results appear in the January issue of Cancer, an American Cancer Society journal, being published online today. | The results appear in the January issue of Cancer, an American Cancer Society (news - web sites) journal, being published online Monday. |
1 | 1,211,287 | 1,210,972 | The first biotechnology treatment for asthma, the constriction of the airways that affects millions around the world, received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration yesterday. | The first biotechnology treatment for asthma, the constriction of the airways that affects millions of Americans, received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday. |
1 | 3,300,040 | 3,299,992 | The delegates said raising and distributing funds has been complicated by the U.S. crackdown on jihadi charitable foundations, bank accounts of terror-related organizations and money transfers. | Bin Laden’s men pointed out that raising and distributing funds has been complicated by the U.S. crackdown on jihadi charitable foundations, bank accounts of terror-related organizations and money transfers. |
1 | 2,512,758 | 2,512,692 | FBI agents arrested a former partner of Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young ERNY.UL on criminal charges of obstructing federal investigations, U.S. officials said on Thursday. | A former partner of accountancy firm Ernst & Young was yesterday arrested by FBI agents in the US on charges of obstructing federal investigations. |
0 | 3,183,829 | 3,183,863 | Kelly will begin meetings with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov in Washington on Monday. | Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov said in Moscow Tuesday a firm date would be fixed by this months end. |
1 | 3,257,588 | 3,257,537 | The latest shooting linked to the spree was a November 11 shooting at Hamilton Central Elementary School in Obetz, about 3km from the freeway. | Another shooting linked to the spree occurred Nov. 11 at Hamilton Central Elementary in Obetz, about two miles from the freeway. |
0 | 524,136 | 524,119 | "Sanitation is poor... there could be typhoid and cholera," he said. | "Sanitation is poor, drinking water is generally left behind . . . there could be typhoid and cholera." |
0 | 1,321,343 | 1,321,577 | The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 128 points, or 1.4%, at 9073, while the Nasdaq fell 34 points, or 2.1%, to 1610. | In early trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 3.90, or 0.04 percent, at 9,113.75, having gained 36.90 on Tuesday. |
1 | 2,560,856 | 2,560,808 | PDC will also almost certainly fan the flames of speculation about Longhorn's release. | PDC will also almost certainly reignite speculation about release dates of Microsoft's new products. |
1 | 2,728,434 | 2,728,420 | Sales - a figure watched closely as a barometer of its health - rose 5 percent instead of falling as many industry experts had predicted. | It also disclosed that sales -- a figure closely watched by analysts as a barometer of its health -- were significantly higher than industry experts expected. |
1 | 3,277,643 | 3,277,659 | NEC is pitching its wireless gear and management software to a variety of industries, including health care and hospitality. | NEC's pitching its wireless gear and management software to a variety of industries, including healthcare and hospitality, a company spokesman said. |
1 | 2,621,134 | 2,621,174 | Elena Slough, considered to be the nation's oldest person and the third oldest person in the world, died early Sunday morning. | ELENA Slough, considered to be the oldest person in the US and the third oldest person in the world, has died. |
1 | 2,529,661 | 2,529,575 | "We are declaring war on sexual harassment and sexual assault. | "We have declared war on sexual assault and sexual harassment," Rosa said. |
0 | 953,744 | 953,727 | The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> added 1.92 points, or 0.12 percent, at 1,647.94. | The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC dipped 0.08 of a point to 1,646. |
0 | 1,268,733 | 1,268,445 | The dollar was at 117.85 yen against the Japanese currency, up 0.1 percent. | Against the Swiss franc the dollar was at 1.3289 francs, up 0.5 percent on the day. |
0 | 969,512 | 969,295 | The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX gave up 11.91 points, or 1.19 percent, at 986.60. | The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was down 25.36 points, or 1.53 percent, at 1,628.26. |
1 | 304,482 | 304,430 | El Watan, an Algerian newspaper, reported that the kidnappers fiercely resisted the army assault this morning, firing Kalashnikov rifles. | El Watan, an Algerian newspaper, reported that the kidnappers put up fierce resistance during the army assault, firing Kalashnikov rifles. |
0 | 472,952 | 472,535 | But Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial (JP:8306: news, chart, profile) declined 3,000 yen, or 0.65 percent, to 456,000 yen. | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (JP:8316: news, chart, profile) was down 2.5 percent at 198,000 yen. |
0 | 3,119,349 | 3,119,343 | "We're just dealing with bragging rights here, who wins and who loses." | "Leaving aside attorney fees, we're dealing with bragging rights of who wins and who loses," said Gammerman. |
1 | 224,868 | 225,233 | Shares of Hartford rose $2.88 to $46.50 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. | Shares of Hartford were up $2.28, or 5.2 percent, to $45.90 in midday trading. |
0 | 2,678,208 | 2,678,191 | This Palm OS smart phone is the last product the company will release before it becomes a part of palmOne. | This was almost certainly its last full quarter before the company becomes a part of Palm. |
0 | 1,177,915 | 1,178,039 | And they think the protein probably is involved in the spread of other forms of cancer. | They researchers say the research could be relevant to other forms of cancer. |
1 | 129,193 | 129,302 | Tokyo Electric Power Co., Asia's largest power company, won approval to restart the first of 17 nuclear reactors it shut down after it admitted falsifying inspection reports. | Tokyo Electric Power Co., Asia's largest power company, restarted the first of 17 nuclear reactors it shut down after admitting it falsified inspection reports. |