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1 | 2,467,984 | 2,467,944 | In an interview, Healey, who is a criminologist, acknowledged that much of the sentiment among legislators here and across the country was wariness toward capital punishment. | In an interview, Ms. Healey, who is a criminologist, said many lawmakers here and across the country shared a wariness toward capital punishment. |
0 | 2,152,411 | 2,152,008 | Today, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board will issue its findings on what caused the accident. | The Columbia Accident Investigation Board has placed the blame for the accident squarely on Nasa. |
0 | 507,752 | 507,554 | "I'm not aware of any changes in policy - we have contacts with them, they will continue." | "Our policies are well-known and I'm not aware of any changes in policy. |
1 | 2,565,169 | 2,565,078 | Telemarketers who call listed numbers could face FCC fines of up to $120,000. | Telemarketers who call numbers on the list after Oct. 1 could face fines of up to $11,000 per call. |
1 | 781,894 | 781,633 | The compensation committee will prohibit securities industry directors from sitting on it. | The exchange also said its five-person compensation committee will consist only of directors from outside the securities industry. |
1 | 283,607 | 283,690 | Immediately after the blast, people portraying some of the 150 "victims" stumbled amid the wreckage as emergency vehicles converged on the scene. | Immediately after the small explosion, people portraying victims stumbled amid the wreckage as fire trucks and other emergency vehicles converged. |
1 | 2,204,002 | 2,204,069 | "This is, I think, a very seminal moment in our agency's history," Mr O'Keefe said. | "I think we are at a seminal moment in the history of this agency," he said. |
1 | 2,532,994 | 2,532,909 | British police claim they have been taking statements from more than 30 of the women. | British military police have also been taking statements from 30 of the women who have made the allegations. |
1 | 82,938 | 83,014 | A group of investors wants to start a TV network aimed at the estimated 8 million Muslims living in the United States. | A group of investors said Friday it wants to start a television network aimed at the interests of an estimated 8 million Muslims living in the United States. |
1 | 2,933,868 | 2,933,701 | He said that in early December, immigration inspectors at Hartsfield will be able to match the fingerprints to the federal government's computerized "watch lists." | In early December, immigration inspectors at Hartsfield will be able to match the fingerprints to the federal government's computerized "watch lists," Williams said. |
0 | 572,581 | 572,736 | Derrick Todd Lee is helped from a plane in Baton Rouge, Wednesday. | Derrick Todd Lee, 34, is shown in this photo released by the police in Baton Rouge, Monday. |
1 | 2,128,403 | 2,128,443 | They also said the rule will make the nation's electrical system more reliable -- a high-profile issue after last week's massive power blackout. | They also said the rule will improve the reliability of the nation's electrical system, which is needed after last week's massive power blackout. |
1 | 2,784,756 | 2,784,682 | Sanchez de Lozada promised a referendum on a controversial gas project, a reform of a free market energy law and constitutional reforms. | Sanchez de Lozada promised a referendum on the gas project, a reform of energy laws and constitutional changes. |
1 | 3,347,012 | 3,347,199 | Yesterday, this honor was given to Firefighter Thomas C. Brick, who died last Tuesday battling a fire in an Upper Manhattan warehouse. | They were there to honor Brick, who died Tuesday battling a four-alarm blaze in an upper Manhattan warehouse. |
1 | 550,074 | 550,082 | In the settlement, Tyrer agreed to pay $US1.06 million in allegedly ill-gotten trading profits and $US342,195 in interest, the SEC said. | To settle the charges, Mr. Tyrer agreed to surrender $1.06 million in trading profits and $342,195 in interest. |
1 | 1,787,563 | 1,787,470 | The agency said it would not release the name of the 17-year-old involved because he is a minor. | The agency said it had no plans to release the name of the teenager involved because he was a minor. |
0 | 297,503 | 297,732 | He was also expected to visit Yemen and Bahrain during his tour of the region. | Khatami, who arrived in Beirut Monday, was also to visit Syria, Yemen and Bahrain. |
0 | 312,392 | 312,450 | Opposition to the bill has come from environmentalists, the Miccosukee Tribe, some scientists and members of Congress. | Besides a federal judge, the criticism has mounted from environmentalists, the Miccosukee Tribe, some scientists and some congressional leaders. |
0 | 2,328,134 | 2,328,113 | After the shooting, Hoffine fled to the nearby home of a friend, and allowed her and her daughter to leave. | Hoffine drove to the home of a friend and told her what he had done before allowing the woman and her daughter to leave, Hurley said. |
0 | 1,906,198 | 1,906,345 | He gave a surprisingly impassioned speech to the United Steelworkers of America, who announced their endorsement yesterday. | On Tuesday, he picked up the endorsement of the United Steelworkers of America. |
1 | 582,748 | 582,674 | Merrill neither admitted to nor denied wrongdoing in the accord. | Merrill Lynch did not admit to wrongdoing in the accord. |
1 | 666,189 | 666,235 | Mr. Marshall demonstrated a preference for results over rhetoric in preparing the Civil Rights Act. | Marshall demonstrated his preference for results over rhetoric in preparing the Civil Rights Act that was passed in November 1964. |
1 | 3,236,257 | 3,236,303 | The FTC judge is set to render a decision on Dec. 18, which is viewed as the final chapter of a long-standing legal saga that's dragged on for years. | The FTC decision is viewed as the final leg in a longstanding legal saga that has dragged on for years. |
0 | 557,353 | 557,232 | The lawmakers were departing Wednesday and expected to arrive in Pyongyang on Friday. | The lawmakers expected to arrive in Pyongyang on Friday and leave Sunday for South Korea. |
1 | 3,394,863 | 3,394,664 | Authorities said the bodies of a man and woman were recovered on Friday from a camping ground in nearby Devore, where a wall of mud destroyed 32 caravans. | Two other bodies were recovered on Friday from a campground in nearby Devore, where a wall of mud destroyed 32 trailers. |
1 | 2,009,317 | 2,009,591 | Democrats currently hold a 17-15 advantage in the state's congressional delegation. | The Texas congressional delegation now is 17-15 Democratic. |
0 | 1,927,835 | 1,927,803 | He said that most of the 250 persons living near the disaster site were asleep when the cloudburst took place late on Thursday evening. | Most of the 250 persons living near the disaster site were asleep when the cloudburst took place, the second such incident in three weeks. |
1 | 2,363,561 | 2,363,551 | The awards are being announced today by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. | The prizes, from the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, will be awarded Friday in New York. |
1 | 2,343,043 | 2,342,960 | According to the survey, last years identity theft losses to businesses and financial institutions totaled nearly $48 billion and consumer victims reported $5 billion in out-of-pocket expenses. | Identity theft cost businesses and financial institutions nearly $48 billion and consumer victims reported $5 billion in out-of-pocket expenses last year, according to the FTC. |
1 | 2,511,405 | 2,511,384 | The company also became synonymous with ethical business practices. | Levi became known for ethical business practices. |
1 | 2,238,966 | 2,239,003 | Peterson, 27, was eight months pregnant when she disappeared in the days before Christmas. | Peterson was almost eight months pregnant when she was reported missing. |
1 | 1,941,671 | 1,941,684 | At present, the FCC will not request personal identifying information prior to allowing access to the wireless network. | The FCC said that it won't request personal identifying information before allowing people to access the wireless network. |
1 | 261,723 | 261,954 | The US on Tuesday assembled a coalition of more than a dozen countries to launch a World Trade Organisation case against the European Union's ban on new genetically modified crops. | The US on Tuesday filed a long-anticipated case in the World Trade Organisation aimed at forcing the European Union to lift its de facto moratorium on genetically modified foods. |
1 | 3,065,846 | 3,065,703 | A federal appeals court yesterday reinstated perjury charges against a San Diego student accused of lying about his association with 9/11 hijackers. | A U.S. appeals court in New York reinstated perjury charges against a Grossmont College student accused of lying about his knowledge of two of the Sept. 11 hijackers. |
1 | 597,385 | 596,832 | Kerr, who won three championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 90's and one with the Spurs in 1999, finished with 12 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds. | Kerr, who won three NBA titles with Chicago and one with the Spurs in 1999, finished with 12 points, three assists and two rebounds. |
0 | 1,478,072 | 1,477,994 | "If the other rating agencies also downgrade us.. | The two other national rating agencies are waiting to take action. |
1 | 1,245,664 | 1,245,881 | Another million barrels, bought by Spanish refiner Cepsa SA, was to be loaded onto a Spanish tanker, the Sandra Tapias. | A Spanish tanker, Sandra Tapias, was to be loaded with another million barrels, bought by Spanish refiner Cepsa SA, in the afternoon. |
0 | 1,431,345 | 1,431,763 | He caused a stir by misnaming the mayor of Miami, Manny Diaz. | He greeted the mayor of Miami, Manny Diaz, as "Alex." |
1 | 1,051,647 | 1,051,745 | Lloyds TSB confirmed on Tuesday it was "considering its options" over the sale of its National Bank of New Zealand subsidiary. | Lloyds TSB yesterday confirmed that it had received bids for its National Bank of New Zealand operation. |
1 | 2,691,044 | 2,691,264 | Most economists had expected a more dire report, with many anticipating the fifth month of job losses in six months. | Most economists had been expecting a far more dire report, with many expecting to see the fifth month of job losses in six months in September. |
1 | 2,343,280 | 2,343,315 | The reading for both August and July is the best seen since the survey began in August 1997. | It is the highest reading since the index was created in August 1997. |
1 | 3,001,417 | 3,001,446 | Former U.S. Rep. Frank McCloskey, 64, died this afternoon in his home after a long battle with bladder cancer. | McCloskey died Sunday afternoon in his home after a year-long battle with bladder cancer. |
1 | 1,091,308 | 1,091,292 | Instead, bond bulls focus on the fact the Fed has done nothing to dispel market expectations of an easing, either in speeches or through the press. | Still, bond bulls can take comfort in the fact the Fed has done nothing to dispel market expectations of an easing, either in speeches or through the press. |
1 | 114,363 | 114,587 | He also drove in a run on a groundout against Franklin in the fifth. | He drove in another run in the fifth inning on a groundout. |
1 | 356,757 | 356,716 | In a series of raids, Moroccan police arrested 33 suspects on Saturday, including some linked to the radical Djihad Salafist group, a senior official said. | Moroccan police have arrested 33 suspects, including some linked to the radical Djihad Salafist group, a government official said. |
1 | 2,697,641 | 2,697,724 | Novelist Michael Peterson was convicted Friday of murdering his wife, whose body was found in a pool of blood at the bottom of a staircase in their home. | A jury convicted novelist Michael Peterson Friday of bludgeoning his wife of five years in the stairwell of their home. |
0 | 2,797,312 | 2,797,224 | President Bush on Saturday became the first American president to address a joint session of the Philippine National Congress since Dwight Eisenhower in 1960. | "But success requires more than American assistance," Bush said in the first speech to a joint session of Philippine Congress by a U.S. president since Dwight Eisenhower in 1960. |
1 | 98,413 | 98,644 | Allied forces have overthrown the government, moved into Saddam Hussein's palaces and started to patrol the streets of the capital. | Allied forces have defeated Saddam's military, moved into his palaces and started to patrol Baghdad. |
1 | 1,632,002 | 1,631,786 | They went into the operations of their own free will," their father Dadollah Bijani said. | They went into the operation on their own free will,' Reuters quoted their father, Mr Dadollah Bijani, as saying. |
1 | 222,989 | 223,008 | The yield on the 3 5/8 percent February 2013 note dropped 2 basis points to 3.66 percent. | The yield on the 3 percent note maturing in 2008 fell 22 basis points to 2.61 percent. |
1 | 2,862,391 | 2,862,245 | "Imagine that in someone's fucking brain," Klebold said. | Imagine, one said, what a bullet would do in someone's brain. |
1 | 2,464,233 | 2,464,268 | "Approximately 60 per cent of all national advertisers do not yet advertise in Spanish," he said. | "Approximately 60 percent of all national advertisers do not yet advertise in Spanish." |
1 | 201,901 | 201,831 | Previously he had seen the grinning mechanic from east Java only on television. | Mr Hughes had seen Amrozi's face on television, the infamous images of the grinning mechanic from east Java. |
1 | 3,214,661 | 3,214,345 | As part of the agreement to extradite the two best friends from Canada, prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty. | As part of a 2001 agreement to extradite them from Canada, prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty. |
1 | 3,434,600 | 3,434,628 | MySQL AB on Tuesday announced that it had ported its open-source database to the HP-UX operating system on the 64-bit Intel Itanium 2 processor. | The company updated the MySQL 4.0 software with the ability to run on the HP-UX 11i Unix operating system and Linux on servers equipped with Intel's 64-bit Itanium 2 processor. |
0 | 698,947 | 698,931 | The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC edged up 2.84 points, or 0.18 percent, at 1,593.59. | The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX added 1.14 points, or 0.12 percent, at 968.14. |
1 | 2,924,601 | 2,924,957 | "The question that has to be penetrated is, how did 38 visits over 2 years not rescue these children from slow torture and starvation?" | "The question that has to be penetrated is how did 38 visits over two years not rescue these children from slow torture and starvation," Ryan said in an interview. |
1 | 299,230 | 299,131 | Cindy Cohn, legal director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said that portion of the DMCA gives too much leeway to copyright holders. | Cindy Cohn, legal director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said Monday that section 512 hands too much power to copyright holders. |
1 | 1,771,134 | 1,771,094 | The S3C2440 CPU supports major operating systems including Microsoft Windows CE/Pocket PC, Palm OS, Symbian, and Linux. | It supports the Windows CE, Palm, Symbian, and Linux operating systems. |
1 | 2,265,273 | 2,265,154 | The transaction will expand the revenue from Callebaut's consumer products business to 45 percent of total sales from 23 percent. | The transaction will expand Callebaut's sales revenues from its consumer products business to 45 percent from 23 percent. |
1 | 3,167,210 | 3,167,144 | Meanwhile, law enforcement officials in Palm Beach County, Fla., where Limbaugh owns a $24 million mansion, said his drug use is under investigation. | A law enforcement source in Palm Beach County, where Limbaugh owns a $24 million oceanfront mansion, said last week that Limbaugh's drug use is still under investigation. |
1 | 1,530,576 | 1,530,531 | State Rep. Ron Wilson, D-Houston, joined committee Republicans in voting for the map. | State Rep. Ron Wilson, a Houston Democrat, joined nine Republicans in approving the bill Saturday. |
1 | 2,690,103 | 2,690,016 | State unemployment last month stood at 6.4 percent, down from a revised 6.7 percent in August. | The statewide unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent, down from a revised 6.7 percent in August. |
0 | 2,776,997 | 2,776,959 | The three chains have replaced most of the 70,000 striking workers with temporary employees to keep their stores open. | The supermarket chains have used managers and replacement workers to keep their stores open, often at reduced hours. |
1 | 2,833,095 | 2,833,505 | Government workers trapped in a burning downtown office tower frantically dialed 911 as they tried to make their way through smoke-filled staircases and hallways, officials said. | Some people trapped in a burning high-rise building in Chicago's Loop business district frantically dialed 911 for help in escaping the smoke-filled staircases and hallways, officials said. |
0 | 196,097 | 195,724 | Because of the distance between the two chambers, the eventual conference between House and Senate tax writers promises to be intense and possibly rocky. | The eventual conference between House and Senate tax writers promises to be intense and possibly rocky, even though all the principals will be Republicans. |
1 | 2,874,983 | 2,874,972 | Their groundbreaking contributions commercialize technologies, create jobs, improve productivity and stimulate the nation's growth and development." | "Their groundbreaking contributions commercialise technologies, create jobs, improve productivity and stimulate the nation's growth and development," it said. |
0 | 1,589,051 | 1,588,829 | Oak Brook, IL-based McDonalds is expected to launch several hundred restaurants by year's end. | The company's goal is to offer wireless service at several hundred restaurants by year's end. |
1 | 1,831,453 | 1,831,491 | But software license revenues, a measure financial analysts watch closely, decreased 21 percent to $107.6 million. | License sales, a key measure of demand, fell 21 percent to $107.6 million. |
1 | 2,359,415 | 2,359,452 | The dividend, the company's second this calendar year, is payable Nov. 7 to shareholders of record at the close of business Oct. 17. | In a statement, Microsoft said the dividend is payable Nov. 7 to shareholders of record on Oct. 17. |
0 | 1,757,141 | 1,756,840 | Mr. Hampton had been living at a residence for AIDS patients in Beth Israel Hospital. | Hampton, 39, died in Beth Israel Hospital, Tipograph said. |
0 | 1,567,124 | 1,567,171 | Already suffering with the nation's worst credit rating, the state is operating for the first time completely on borrowed money. | The Davis administration says the state is operating for the first time completely on borrowed money. |
1 | 713,224 | 713,249 | Testing of the swimsuit at a state police lab and at a private lab in Virginia had not yet been able determine whether it belonged to Bish, Conte said. | Testing at a Massachusetts State Police lab and a private Virginia lab has not been able to determine whether the swimsuit belonged to Bish, Conte said yesterday. |
1 | 430,913 | 430,721 | Under the final tax bill, most dividends and capital gains would be taxed at 15 per cent until the end of 2008. | Under the compromise, most dividends and capital gains would be taxed at 15 percent through 2008. |
1 | 1,499,006 | 1,499,172 | A grassy field and asphalt island, topped with an ATM, sit where Orville Wright once developed a split airplane wing, tinkered with cars and even built toys. | Orville Wright's laboratory was once there - where he developed a split airplane wing, tinkered with cars and even built toys. |
0 | 1,640,087 | 1,639,841 | Shares of GE were slipping 17 cents, or 0.6%, to $28.02 in Instinet premarket trading. | Shares in GE were down 7 cents to $28.12 by the close of trading in New York. |
1 | 2,380,695 | 2,380,822 | King, brand-name writer, master of the horror story and e-book pioneer, is receiving this year's medal for Distinguished Contributions to American Letters. | Stephen King, master of the horror story and e-book pioneer, is receiving this year's medal for Distinguished Contributions to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. |
1 | 813,531 | 813,243 | The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, Frank T. Griswold III, declined, through a spokesman, to comment on the development Saturday. | The presiding bishop of the Episcopal church, Frank Griswold, declined to comment on Saturday's development. |
1 | 3,050,741 | 3,050,597 | IAC's stock closed yesterday down $2.81, or 7.6 percent, at $34.19. | InterActiveCorp's shares closed at $34.19, down $2.81, or 7.6 percent on the Nasdaq Stock Market. |
1 | 2,049,268 | 2,049,336 | Memories also live on of the bloody debacle in Somalia 10 years ago -- the last major US military involvement in Africa. | Memories also live on of a bloody debacle in Somalia a decade ago -- the last major U.S. military involvement in Africa. |
1 | 2,303,745 | 2,303,559 | He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. | If convicted, Parson faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000. |
0 | 2,332,152 | 2,332,298 | At 5 p.m. EDT, Henri had maximum sustained winds near 50 mph, with some gusts reaching 60 mph. | At 8 p.m. Friday, Henri was becoming disorganized, but still had maximum sustained winds near 50 mph, with stronger gusts. |
0 | 200,007 | 199,991 | "It's a huge black eye," said publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., whose family has controlled the paper since 1896. | "It's a huge black eye," Arthur Sulzberger, the newspaper's publisher, said of the scandal. |
1 | 735,679 | 735,698 | The industry is working with the FDA "to get firm answers and not just speculation," he told Reuters Health. | Companies are working with the FDA and academics "to try and get some firm answers and not just speculation," Jarman said. |
1 | 1,143,990 | 1,144,182 | It would have been the first time in Texas history that the comptroller had not certified the budget. | Strayhorn said it was the first time in Texas history a comptroller had not certified the appropriations act. |
0 | 1,480,772 | 1,481,197 | Sales at Ford fell 0.1 percent while sales at DaimlerChrysler rose 7 percent. | Truck sales for the world's No. 2 automaker dropped 4.1 percent, while its car sales dropped 13.7 percent. |
1 | 2,291,870 | 2,292,062 | The rate of survival without serious brain damage is about 10 per cent, said Dr Leo Bossaert, executive director of the European Resuscitation Council. | The rate of survival without serious brain damage is about 10 percent, said Bossaert, a professor at the University Hospital in Antwerp, Belgium. |
1 | 2,577,517 | 2,577,531 | The Denver-based natural gas producer and marketer said the inaccurate reporting was discovered after it received a subpoena from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. | The natural gas producer and marketer said the inaccurate reporting was discovered in response to a subpoena from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC. |
0 | 3,444,261 | 3,444,335 | GREAT train robber Ronnie Biggs was fighting for life last night after a massive heart attack. | Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs was back in jail tonight after being treated in hospital for pneumonia. |
1 | 3,267,026 | 3,266,930 | The steel tariffs, which the U.S. president imposed in March 2002, will officially end at midnight, instead of March 2005 as initially planned. | The U.S. steel tariffs, which Bush imposed in March 2002, were to officially end at midnight Thursday (0500 GMT), instead of March 2005 as initially planned. |
1 | 2,288,200 | 2,288,297 | Russian and Saudi officials on Monday signed a five-year agreement on cooperation in the oil and gas sector. | After talks, Russian and Saudi energy ministers signed a five-year agreement on cooperation in the oil and gas industry. |
0 | 1,910,368 | 1,910,629 | A judge stayed an injunction against RIM that would have prevented it from selling the Blackberry device and services in the United States. | NTP also said it would seek an injunction preventing RIM from selling the BlackBerry in the United States. |
1 | 684,554 | 684,840 | Imam Samudra, 32, is accused of being the "field commander" of the October 12 attacks that killed 202 people, mostly tourists. | Imam Samudra is charged with playing a key role in the planning and execution of the Oct. 12 attacks, that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists. |
1 | 119,089 | 119,131 | This is just the latest movement in a continuing trend towards open source support of business applications. | This is just the latest movement in a continuing trend toward open-source support among business application vendors. |
1 | 3,153,729 | 3,153,788 | Dusenbery's fiancee, Jessica Wheat, said he was considering settling down in Fort Campbell and making the Army his career. | Jessica Wheat, who said she and Dusenbery were planning to marry, said Dusenbery was considering settling down in Fort Campbell and making the Army his career. |
1 | 126,723 | 126,748 | Jack Ferry, company spokesman, said that a search is in progress but would not comment on its status. | Company spokesman Jack Ferry said a search is ongoing but declined comment on its status. |
0 | 919,945 | 919,979 | Three Federal Reserve speakers and the Fed's anecdotal summary of U.S. economic conditions could help firm expectations. | At 1800 GMT, the Federal Reserve issues its Beige Book summary of U.S. economic conditions. |
0 | 1,253,232 | 1,252,575 | The U.N. Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq last week reported that cases of diarrhea have tripled in Baghdad. | Children get sick from drinking the water: The United Nations Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq last week reported that cases of diarrhea have tripled in Baghdad. |
0 | 1,140,118 | 1,140,237 | Billy Hodge, 11, is engrossed with the Harry Potter series books. | Indeed, the Harry Potter series stands in a class by itself. |
1 | 1,819,331 | 1,819,007 | Mr Eddington warned yesterday that the future of the airline was "in the hands of the negotiators". | "The future of BA is in the hands of the negotiators," Eddington told British Broadcasting Corp. television on Sunday. |