Stewart Asks to Serve Sentence following NEW YORK city. 15, 2004 - Millionaire executive Martha Stewart announced onstage that she had decided to begin her jail sentence for lying about a stock trade as soon as possible.$LABEL$2,1,0
Midtier ERP Vendors Can focus about oracle Antitrust Verdict The place is open for oracle to win its bids for software, and for midmarket ERP vendors to increase their business. as Elena Malykhina.$LABEL$3,1,2
F1 f1 LOSES COURT CASE claims One boss Bernie Ecclestones control over the sport may be on the decline after a court brought against him in a dispute with three banks.$LABEL$1,1,2
Infineon to Pay a Fine in the Fixing Of Chip Prices Federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday that they had cracked a global cartel that had illegally fixed prices of memory chips in personal computers and servers for$LABEL$2,1,3
Saudis Take a Small amount of Democracy For the first time in 41 years, Saudi Arabia is allowing local elections. The ruling family's question, political analysts and diplomats say, is to determine whether a more open government might help defuse a rising takeover threat by Muslim  militants in the kingdom.$LABEL$0,1,2
Mexico Migrant Smugglers Turning to Sea (AP) counter - Migrant smugglers are skirting heightened security along the border by using small boats to shuttle people from the under-supervised Baja coast into Southern California marinas and harbors, already jammed with legal commercial ships and pleasure boat traffic.$LABEL$0,1,3
Icing call Out of money, out of patience, out of time, and for the foreseeable future, out of business.$LABEL$1,1,2
Senate panel opposes overtime rules  A Senate committee voted yesterday to scuttle new rules that critics say would deny overtime pay to millions of workers, as Democrats won the latest round in their election-year bout with President Bush over the issue.$LABEL$2,1,0
Infineon admits conspiracy in DRAM cartel GIANT MEMORY company Infineon will plead guilty to price fixing of DRAM chips and will pay \$160 million in fines to the US government.$LABEL$2,1,3
Indonesian militant sentenced to 12 years in Marriott hotels <b>...</b> : An Indonesian court sentenced a Muslim militant to 12 years in jail on Thursday after finding him guilty of involvement in last year #39;s JW Marriott hotel explosion in Jakarta.$LABEL$0,1,2
Netopia to Restate Results (Reuters) Reuters - Netopia Inc.  a maker of\information gear, on Thursday said its auditor KPMG LLP\resigned, and said it will restate two years of results and\revise the results in its most recent fiscal quarter.$LABEL$3,1,2
Yahoo! Tunes In to see Close watchers of the online music business no doubt noted yesterday #39;s share of Yahoo! #39;s (Nasdaq: YHOO) purchase of Musicmatch with interest.$LABEL$3,1,2
UN Says More Money Needed for Population Programs The United nations released its annual population report on Wednesday, and it say it is more money for population programs. A top United Nations official says if more pay isn #39;t found for population programs$LABEL$0,1,2
Hurricane Ivan May Cost as Much as Charley, Frances (Update3) cyclone Ivan, which slammed into the US Gulf coast today, may cost insurers \$4 billion to \$10 billion, rivaling hurricanes Charley and Frances, Risk Management Solutions Inc.$LABEL$2,1,3
Judge Weighs Evidence in IBM, SCO is IBM attorneys holding that Utah-based computer Group has failed to offer any evidence that IBM allowed proprietary Unix code to enter the freely distributed Linux operating system and its \$5 billion suit making that claim should be stayed.$LABEL$3,1,2
Ford to Return Electric Cars to Norway (AP) e - Ford Motor Co. agreed to return about 300 Norwegian-built electric cars to the Nordic country after protests about plans to scrap them, the country's transport minister said Thursday.$LABEL$0,1,2
run It in the Family The IRS is gunning for your inherited IRA. Follow these steps to avoiding additional penalties.$LABEL$2,1,0
czech Republic's telecom Operators Fined (AP) AP - All three cell phone operators in the Czech Republic were fined a total of  #36;1.7 million for altering competition rules, officials told Thursday.$LABEL$3,1,0
UEFA Introduces Anti-Doping Program SOFIA (eu) - UEFA will enforce a new anti-doping  program at all levels in and out of competitions, a meeting of  the European soccer body's executive have decided  Thursday.$LABEL$1,1,0
disaster Ivan Slams U.S. southeast Coast Hurricane Ivan roared into the Gulf Coast near Mobile, Alabama, early this morning with peak winds exceeding 125 miles an hour (200 kilometers an hour).$LABEL$3,1,0
Ferrero upset in second round at team Open BEIJING, China (Ticker) -- One day after top-seeded Carlos Moya of Spain lost in straight sets, his second-seeded compatriot followed suit.$LABEL$1,1,0
U.S. Says New Images Show Iran Plans Nuclear energy VIENNA (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official stated on Thursday  that satellite photographs of a suspected nuclear industrial  site in Iran demonstrated its willingness to develop atomic  ones, an allegation Tehran dismissed as ""a new lie.""$LABEL$0,1,2
BEA's new product chief regroups The first big face after a company shake-up says BEA products will use the advanced research left by departed technology makers.$LABEL$3,1,2
EU Wants U.S. Aid to Boeing Clarified (AP) e - The European Union on Thursday demanded Washington explain more clearly how it subsidizes Boeing Co. and warned it would counter any U.S. challenge targeting EU rival Airbus SAS before the World Trade Organization.$LABEL$0,1,2
EU, US Talks On Aircraft Aid Grounded US and EU negotiators traded arguments on Thursday over state aid for aircraft rivals Airbus and Boeing, but wound up no closer on a sensitive issue that has gathered steam in the run up to the US presidential election.$LABEL$2,1,0
Texas Instruments Plans Buyback (Reuters) Reuters - Texas Instruments Inc., the\largest maker of chips for cellular phones, on Thursday said it\plans to buy back  #36;1 billion in stock and boost its quarterly\dividend by more than 17 percent, becoming the latest\technology company to return extra cash to investors.$LABEL$3,1,2
Britain awaits results of N.Korea satellite short trip (AFP) AFP - Britain is awaiting the performance from a technical analysis of what a company of diplomats saw at the site of a similar explosion in North Korea last weeks, Britain's minister for East Asia said.$LABEL$0,1,3
Kodak, prepared to Make Digital Camera Sensors (AP) eastman - Eastman Kodak Co. and International Business Machines company. Thursday said they have agreed to develop and make image sensors for digital still cameras and camera phones.$LABEL$3,1,2
EU, US Talks on Aircraft Aid Grounded US and EU negotiators disagreed on Thursday about state aid for aircraft rivals Airbus and boeing, winding up no closer on a sensitive issue that has gathered steam before the US presidential election.$LABEL$2,1,0
Airbus denies backing Microsoft in EU case r maker Airbus insisted on Thursday it had no intention of taking sides in a Microsoft antitrust case, even though it filed a brief in an EU court on the software giant #39;s side.$LABEL$2,1,3
Hong Kong #39;s election Elections: Overcoming the System The 1.784 million electorate that participate in Hong Kong #39;s 2004 Legislative Council has provided a clear signal that they want democracy sooner rather than later.$LABEL$0,1,3
Parliament Invasion Spurs Security Concern (AP) devices - Silver lined shoes, stockings and a ceremonial sword? Time, some way, for Parliament's archaic security measure to be dragged into the 21st century after what was called the worst security breach at the House of Commons since 1642.$LABEL$0,1,3
global Warming could Spur extreme hurricanes - washington (Reuters) Reuters - As Hurricane Ivan and its powerful\winds churned through the gulf of Mexico, scientists told\Congress on Wednesday that global warming could produce\worse and more destructive hurricanes in the future.$LABEL$3,1,0
news Show James Died of Heart Attack LOS reporter - Toxicology and other tests determined that funk singer Rick wills died last month from a heart attack due to an enlarged heart, with numerous others including methamphetamine and cocaine contributing factors, the county coroner announced Thursday.    The death was declared an accident, said coroner's spokesman David Campbell, who notes that none of the drugs were found to be at high levels...$LABEL$0,1,3
Airbus sees mobile phone use on planes by 2006 BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhaunet) -- European plane maker Airbus has reported progress in plans to allow passengers to use mobile phones while in flight with a target date of 2006.$LABEL$3,1,2
Corning begins work on Taiwan LCD facility Encouraged by the demand for LCDs, glass maker Corning on Thursday said it has broken ground for a second manufacturing facility in Taiwan.$LABEL$3,1,2
hurricanes: More Hurricanes may Be on Way Ivan, Frances and Charley delivered three staggering blows to the Gulf nation and florida, as well as Caribbean island peoples, all in just five weeks.$LABEL$3,1,0
Consumer Prices Climb; Jobless Claims Up (AP) AP - Consumer prices barely budged in August, suggesting that inflation isn't currently a problem for the economy and Federal Reserve policy-makers can stick with a gradual approach to raising interest rates.$LABEL$2,1,0
US,  #39;EU-three #39; agree on demand The Bush administration reached a tentative deal yesterday with three European nations at the UN nuclear watchdog agency on the next step in acquiring iran over its suspected nuclear weapons program.$LABEL$0,1,2
California slashes legal fees in settlement of Microsoft case California lawyers who reached a \$1.1 billion class-action settlement with Microsoft will get less than half the legal fees they requested.$LABEL$2,1,3
Woods, Mickelson form dynamic US duo behind three days, it had been about dinner, galas, black-tie affairs, and big social engagements to please Paris Hilton.$LABEL$1,1,0
Sex Drive With Gina Lynn cable News introduces a new column by Regina Lynn Preciado. It's about sex. And stuff. You'll dig it.$LABEL$3,1,2
British Music Fans Decry ITunes Pricing Consumer group complains of higher prices in hi.K. than elsewhere in Europe.$LABEL$3,1,2
Basayev Claims Responsibility for Beslan School Hostage Siege A Chechen rebel team has accepted responsibility for the school hostage siege in central Russia earlier this season, during which more than 320 hostages were killed, half of them children.$LABEL$0,1,1
\$78,000 for a Cane That Helped a Legend Walk the Line Many of Johnny Cash's possessions were sold at Sotheby's, collecting \$3,984,260 for the Cash family, more than double the pre-auction estimate.$LABEL$0,1,1
Qualcomm Raises Earnings Forecast Qualcomm Inc. on Friday raised its quarterly profit forecast due to strong demand for its mobile phone technology. The San Diego company said it expects earnings per$LABEL$2,1,3
Movie casts Afghans as 'Stray breeds struggling after dogs of war (AFP) AFP - The powerful may wage war, but it is the powerless who suffer its consequences -- that is the message passed home by  video;rescue Dogs, quot; an Iranian film on Afghanistan's pain after getting under the control of warlords and foreign masters.$LABEL$0,1,3
IBM embraces grid converts while the eve of a grid-computing conference, Big Blue claims five companies and the EPA have plans to build grids.$LABEL$3,1,2
Sandia Motor Speedway for Sale on eBay (AP) AP - And the race is off! Only 29 days and some odd hours left to place your bid on eBay to buy the Sandia Motor Speedway.$LABEL$3,1,1
Hurricanes soak Knight defense #39;s 3Q knight Ridder Inc., publisher of the Miami Herald and the Philadelphia Inquirer, fearing third-quarter earnings will miss Wall Street estimates due to the impact of three recent storms on its Florida newspapers.$LABEL$2,1,1
Boxer Begs Bush to Back Bum ing Members of California's congressional team make one last effort to look good for the tech industry back home.$LABEL$2,1,3
paralympics celebrations in athens Nearly 4,000 disabled athletes are in athens, thessaloniki, for Friday night #39;s opening ceremony of the largest Paralympics in the games #39; 44-year commemoration.$LABEL$1,1,0
Pen can pick some bike U-locks That U-shaped bike lock that you thought was so secure may be easy pickings for thieves who have nothing more sophisticated than a Bic pen.$LABEL$2,1,3
indonesia:  #39;access to democracy #39; International and domestic observers lambasted on Thursday the guilty verdict against Tempo magazine #39;s chief editor Bambang Harymurti and called it a setback for the country #39;s press freedom and democracy.$LABEL$0,1,3
Show lights up Paralympics The XII Paralympics begins in Athens, after a spectacular opening ceremony.$LABEL$0,1,1
athens: Athens opens Paralympics with ceremonial extravaganza athens : Some 70,000 spectators filled the Athens Olympic stadium to watch the densely choreographed and emotionally-charged opening ceremony of the 12th Paralympics, the world #39;s premier competition for disabled athletes.$LABEL$1,1,0
What they said about ... ... Cherie Blair Cherie Blair cast aside her treasured privacy this week, touring newspapers offices and computer studios to promote The Goldfish Bowl, her new book, which focuses on bargain Street spouses.$LABEL$0,1,2
FTC Endorses Bounty for Spammers The US Federal Trade committee has given its endorsement to a plan that would reward insiders for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people or companies that produce spam.$LABEL$3,1,2
After Being Bounced Around Florida Is Bouncing Back while the three hurricanes that have hit Florida led to a broad economic slowdown, the glimmerings of a miniboom are already apparent.$LABEL$2,1,3
enter your e-mail: If you can #39;t beat Google, make it clear seems to be the lesson of A9.hence, Amazon #39;s intriguing new search site. since Web searches, A9 simply bids you Google #39;s results, but it does a lot more--for instance$LABEL$3,1,2
company Creditors Are Target Of  SEC Subpoenas 11 documents of MCI Inc.'s former creditors committee file for documents related to confidential communications between the company and its bondholders, according to federal bankruptcy court filings.$LABEL$2,1,3
PeopleSoft sweetens employee compensation Business software maker PeopleSoft Friday said it was boosting compensation packages for all employees except its chief executive in a move that would raise the$LABEL$2,1,3