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Analysts say Davis , who faces a historic the recall election in October , could get a boost in the polls with a budget plan in place . | Analysts say Davis , a Democrat , could get a boost in the polls if the 29-day-old budget crisis is resolved without further delay . | 0 | 3,740 | 1 |
" The actions reflect our strong forward momentum as we intensify our business focus and work to achieve the profitability . " | The actions reflect our strong forward momentum as we intensify our business focus and work to achieve the profitability , " said Katsumi Ihara , president of Sony Ericsson . | 1 | 3,747 | 2 |
It recommended that the consideration be given to making the job of CIA director a career post instead of a political appointment . | It suggests that Congress consider making the CIA director a professional position , rather than a political appointment . | 1 | 3,752 | 1 |
Pope John Paul has the health problems but is still at the helm of the Roman Catholic Church , the pope 's top aide has told Reuters . | Pope John Paul has the health problems but is firmly in charge of the Roman Catholic Church , the pope 's top aide told Reuters on Friday . | 1 | 3,756 | 2 |
Kempenaers said some species are still faithful , notably swans and sea birds such as the albatross , which mate for life and are never unfaithful to their partners . | Kempenaers said the fidelity still exists in some species , notably swans and sea birds such as the albatross that mate for life and are never unfaithful to their partners . | 1 | 3,760 | 1 |
P & The G officials later concluded that the better approach was to split up the contracts to avoid the reliance on just one contractor . | P & The G officials decided it would be wiser to split the contracts to avoid the reliance on a sole contractor . | 1 | 3,781 | 4 |
Under the NBC proposal , Vivendi would merge its U.S. film and TV business with NBC 's broadcast network , Spanish-language network and cable channels including CNBC and Bravo . | Under a deal with General Electric 's NBC , Vivendi 's film and TV business would merge with NBC 's broadcast network , Spanish- the language network and cable channels including CNBC and Bravo . | 1 | 3,782 | 1 |
Malvo was brought into the courtroom for about two minutes Monday so a witness could identify him . | Malvo was in the courtroom for about two minutes yesterday to allow a the prosecution witness to identify him . | 1 | 3,796 | 1 |
The hospital where she is staying is being guarded by about a dozen undercover police and military the intelligence officers . | The hospital has been guarded by more than a dozen undercover police and military the intelligence officers , said officials . | 1 | 3,798 | 2 |
Immediately after the blast , people portraying some of the 150 " victims " stumbled amid the wreckage as the emergency vehicles converged on the scene . | Immediately after the small explosion , people portraying victims stumbled amid the wreckage as fire trucks and other the emergency vehicles converged . | 1 | 3,805 | 2 |
They also said the rule will make the nation 's electrical system more reliable -- a high-profile issue after last week 's massive the 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 the power blackout . | 1 | 3,811 | 2 |
In the settlement , Tyrer agreed to pay $ US1.06 million in allegedly ill-gotten trading profits and $ US342,195 in the interest , the SEC said . | To settle the charges , Mr. Tyrer agreed to surrender $ 1.06 million in trading profits and $ 342,195 in the interest . | 1 | 3,814 | 2 |
The 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 | 3,817 | 1 |
Merrill neither admitted to nor denied the wrongdoing in the accord . | Merrill Lynch did not admit to wrongdoing in the accord . | 1 | 3,820 | 1 |
Mr. Marshall demonstrated a preference for results over the rhetoric in preparing the Civil Rights Act . | Marshall demonstrated his preference for results over the rhetoric in preparing the Civil Rights Act that was passed in November 1964 . | 1 | 3,821 | 2 |
According to the survey , last years the identity theft losses to businesses and financial institutions totaled nearly $ 48 billion and consumer victims reported $ 5 billion in out-of-pocket expenses . | The Identity theft the 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 | 3,828 | 3 |
A federal appeals court yesterday reinstated the 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 the perjury charges against a Grossmont College student accused of lying about his knowledge of two of the Sept . 11 hijackers . | 1 | 3,833 | 2 |
" If the other the rating agencies also downgrade us .. | The two other national rating agencies are waiting to take action . | 0 | 3,835 | 1 |
Instead , bond bulls focus on the fact the Fed has done the 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 the nothing to dispel market expectations of an easing , either in speeches or through the press . | 1 | 3,842 | 2 |
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 the 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 . | 0 | 3,846 | 1 |
The yield on the 3 5 / 8 percent February 2013 note dropped 2 the basis points to 3.66 percent . | The yield on the 3 percent note maturing in 2008 fell 22 the basis points to 2.61 percent . | 1 | 3,849 | 2 |
" The question that has to be penetrated is , how did 38 visits over 2 years not rescue these children from slow torture and the starvation ? " | " The question that has to be penetrated is how did 38 visits over two years not rescue these children from slow torture and the starvation , " Ryan said in an interview . | 1 | 3,856 | 2 |
Their groundbreaking contributions commercialize technologies , create jobs , improve the productivity and stimulate the nation 's growth and the development . " | " Their groundbreaking contributions commercialise technologies , create jobs , improve the productivity and stimulate the nation 's growth and the development , " it said . | 1 | 3,866 | 4 |
Sales at Ford fell 0.1 percent while sales at DaimlerChrysler rose 7 percent . | Truck sales for the world 's The No. 2 automaker dropped 4.1 percent , while its car sales dropped 13.7 percent . | 0 | 3,885 | 1 |
The rate of the survival without serious brain damage is about 10 per cent , said Dr Leo Bossaert , executive director of the European Resuscitation Council . | The rate of the survival without serious brain damage is about 10 percent , said Bossaert , a professor at the University Hospital in Antwerp , Belgium . | 1 | 3,886 | 2 |
Russian and Saudi officials on Monday signed a five-year agreement on the cooperation in the oil and gas sector . | After talks , Russian and Saudi energy ministers signed a five-year agreement on the cooperation in the oil and gas industry . | 1 | 3,890 | 2 |
Jack Ferry , company spokesman , said that a search is in the progress but would not comment on its status . | Company spokesman Jack Ferry said a search is ongoing but declined comment on its status . | 1 | 3,895 | 1 |
Now Infogrames has decided to change its name to Atari . | Infogrames is to change its name to Atari when NASDAQ opens for trading the tomorrow . | 0 | 3,908 | 1 |
Mr. Bush has credited the Dallas pastor with helping to inspire the idea of using federal dollars to fund the faith-based programs . | He has credited Dr. Evans with helping to inspire the idea of federal financing for the faith-based programs . | 1 | 3,913 | 2 |
The percentage of Americans without the health coverage rose from 14.6 to 15.2 . | The percentage of Californians without the health insurance was unchanged , the report showed . | 0 | 3,933 | 2 |
A ruling last week by U.S. District Judge Lee R. West in Oklahoma City that the FTC lacked the authority to run the registry triggered a whirlwind of activity in Washington . | The legislation came after U.S. District Judge Lee R. West in Oklahoma City ruled last week that the FTC lacked the authority to run the registry . | 1 | 3,935 | 2 |
Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP said it filed suit in a New York court on Monday on the behalf of the Southern Alaska Carpenters Pension Fund . | Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach filed the lawsuit , which seeks class-action status , on the behalf of the Southern Alaska Carpenters Pension Fund in federal court in Manhattan . | 1 | 3,940 | 2 |
Both figures were below the consensus expectations , but August sales were revised to a 1.2 percent increase from a previously reported 0.6 percent gain , fueling a dollar rally . | But August sales were revised to a 1.2 percent increase from a previously reported 0.6 percent gain , fuelling a dollar rally . | 1 | 3,941 | 1 |
" The public is understandably losing the patience with these unwanted phone calls , unwanted intrusions , " he said at a White House ceremony . | " While many good people work in the telemarketing industry , the public is understandably losing the patience with these unwanted phone calls , unwanted intrusions , " Mr. Bush said . | 0 | 3,946 | 2 |
McBride dismissed Novell 's Unix the ownership claims as " a desperate measure to curry the favor with the Linux community . " | " We strongly disagree with Novell 's position and view it as a desperate measure to curry the favor with the Linux community , " McBride said . | 0 | 3,948 | 3 |
The top speed of Ethernet could hit 40The G bps ( bits per second ) within the next two years , a senior Cisco Systems Inc. executive said Wednesday . | The top speed of Ethernet could hit 40The G bit / the sec within the next two years , a senior Cisco executive said Wednesday . | 1 | 3,957 | 3 |
Many of the victims of Sunday 's attack had been headed out of Iraq for R & R or the emergency leave . | Many of the victims had been headed home for R & R or the emergency leave when they were killed . | 0 | 3,958 | 2 |
Cullen is replacing former chief the privacy officer Richard Purcell , who left earlier this year . | The job had been vacant since Richard Purcell left earlier this year . | 0 | 3,976 | 1 |
" Oh , it 's never fun to be No 4 , especially if you 've been No 1 before . | " It 's never fun to be The No. 4 , especially if you 've been The No. 1 before , ' ' said Williams . " | 1 | 3,980 | 2 |
In the 1990 's , the board found , budget cuts and trade-offs ate away at the shuttle program 's the safety margins . | In the 1990s , the board found , budget cuts and trade-offs etched away at the shuttle program 's thin margins of the safety . | 1 | 3,983 | 2 |
In Hong Kong , 24 patients were quarantined Wednesday after seven public hospital workers developed flu-like symptoms . | This after seven the health care workers at a public hospital fell ill with flu-like symptoms . | 0 | 3,986 | 1 |
The American Anglican Council , which represents Episcopalian conservatives , said it will seek the authorization to create a separate province in North America because of last week 's actions . | The American Anglican Council , which represents Episcopalian conservatives , said it will seek the authorization to create a separate group in North America . | 0 | 4,013 | 2 |
He said there were complex reasons for the increased numbers of cases and scientists were only just beginning to understand the the risk factors . | However , he said , The reasons behind the increase in the incidence are more complex and were just beginning to understand the the risk factors . | 1 | 4,017 | 3 |
Labor 's Julia Gillard said it was a " major failure of coastal surveillance " . | The Opposition politicians have described it as a " major failure in coastal surveillance " . | 1 | 4,024 | 1 |
Paul Themba Nyathi , an MDC spokesman , said the Avenues Clinic was being targeted because it was treating the opposition supporters . | MDC spokesperson Paul Themba Nyathi said the Avenues Clinic was targeted because it was handling the opposition supporters . | 1 | 4,033 | 2 |
Microsoft favors setting up " independent the e-mail the trust authorities to establish and maintain commercial email guidelines , certify senders who follow the guidelines , and resolve customer disputes . " | Gates says he wants to see " independent the e-mail the trust authorities " who " establish and maintain commercial email guidelines , certify senders who follow the guidelines , and resolve customer disputes . " | 1 | 4,042 | 4 |
" The reasons behind the increase in the incidence are more complex and we are only just beginning to understand the the risk factors , " he said . | However , he said , The reasons behind the increase in the incidence are more complex and were just beginning to understand the the risk factors . | 1 | 4,043 | 4 |
The interview , which also focuses on Schwarzenegger 's training routines and the prowess as a bodybuilder , was reprinted this week on the website http : / / www.smokinggun.com. | The interview , which also focuses on Schwarzenegger 's training routines and the prowess as a bodybuilder , was re-printed this week on the Web Site www.thesmokinggun.com. | 1 | 4,044 | 2 |
The 3 { hours of recordings include conversations between police , firefighters and other the emergency workers , as well as media inquiries . | Among them are conversations between police , firefighters and other the emergency workers , as well as media inquiries . | 1 | 4,047 | 2 |
Thursday , Mr. Romanow called it an offence to the democracy to not implement a council that so many Canadians support . | Yesterday , Mr. Romanow said it was an affront to the democracy to not implement a council that so many Canadians support . | 1 | 4,051 | 2 |
Feelings about current business conditions improved substantially from the first quarter , jumping from 40 to 55 . | The Assessment of current business conditions improved substantially , the Conference Board said , jumping to 55 from 40 in the first quarter . | 1 | 4,054 | 1 |
The company reported that it terminated Sequent 's Unix contract for improper transfer of source code and the development methods into Linux . | SCO said it terminated Sequent 's contract due to improper transfer of the company 's source code and the development methods into Linux . | 1 | 4,056 | 2 |
Investors are taking the heed of the latest warning from Japan 's top financial diplomat Zembei Mizoguchi that Japan would act to prevent excessive swings in rates . | Investors kept in the mind Tuesday 's warning from Japan 's top financial diplomat Zembei Mizoguchi that Japan would act to prevent excessive swings in currency rates . | 1 | 4,057 | 2 |
Mr McDevitt has been granted the control of three crucial aspects of policing in the Solomons . | Mr McDevitt has been granted the control of three aspects of policing by Commissioner William Morrell . | 0 | 4,058 | 2 |
" The Nobody wants to go to war with anybody about anything ... it 's always very much a last resort thing and one to be avoided , " Mr Howard told Sydney radio . | " We don 't want to go to war with anybody . . . it 's always very much a last resort , and one to be avoided . | 1 | 4,066 | 1 |
Gilroy police and FBI agents described Gehring as cooperative , but said Saturday that he had revealed the nothing about what had happened to the children . | Saturday , officials in California described Gehring as cooperative — but said he has revealed the nothing about what has happened to the children . | 1 | 4,068 | 2 |
Knox County Health Department is following national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Protocol to contain infection . | The the health department spokesperson added the department is following Centers for Disease Control protocol . | 1 | 4,069 | 1 |
The new rules will allow a single company to own TV stations that reach 45 percent of U.S. households instead of the old 35 percent . | The changed national the ownership limit allows a company to own TV stations reaching 45 percent of U.S. households instead of 35 percent . | 1 | 4,070 | 1 |
" We have concluded that the outlook for price stability over the medium term has improved significantly since our last decision to lower the interest rates , " Duisenberg said . | In a statement , the ECB said the outlook for price stability over the medium term had " improved significantly " since its last decision to lower the interest rates in March . | 1 | 4,073 | 2 |
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