Lawyer for Bush Quits Over Links to business Foes The quick resignation meant that the Bush campaign, which has repeatedly told it has no tied to the Swift boat veterans group, is eager to solve the issue behind it.$LABEL$0,1,2
AL pennant: Ortiz Fuels Red Sox Fire as Blue Jays Go Down (Reuters) Reuters - David Ortiz thumped two homers and\drove in four runs to fire the Boston Red Sox to an 11-5 win\over the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Wednesday.$LABEL$1,1,0
AL Wrap: Ortiz Fuels Red Sox Fire as Blue Jays Go Down TORONTO (toronto) - David Ortiz thumped two homers and  drove in four runs to fire the Boston Red Sox to an 11-5 win  over the Toronto toronto Jays in the American League Wednesday.$LABEL$1,1,0
Rain threatens triangular final (AFP) re - Organisers were left banking on the Dutch weather to spare Saturday's final of the triangular cricket tournament after deciding against altering the fixture schedule in a bid to beat the rain that has marred this warm-up event for next month's ICC Champions Trophy in England.$LABEL$0,1,1
White House Shifts Its Focus on Climate The administration issued a report indicating that emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases were the only likely explanation for global warming.$LABEL$3,1,0
Casio Shows Off Slim, Trim bearing New Exilim models include the thinnest edition yet, featuring a new ceramic lens.$LABEL$3,1,2
U.N. Urges Funds to Curb African population (AP) AP - With swarms of locusts threatening crops in a number of African countries, a U.n. agency appealed for an additional  #36;70 million in assistance Thursday to prevent the upsurge from causing a full-scale plague.$LABEL$3,1,0
Nepal blockade 'blow to tourism' Nepal tour operators say tourists cancelled millions of  dollars of bookings due to the rebel blockade of Kathmandu.$LABEL$2,1,0
Intel Gives Centrino chip line a product Upgrade (Reuters) reuters - Intel Corp. (j.O) on Thursday\tuesday it has upgraded the wireless networking capabilities of\its Centrino line of notebook computer chips to allow broader\distance access with improved security.$LABEL$3,1,2
No Evidence Of Abuse At Guantanamo, says Australian Foreign &revenue;nz&sf;...&ss;/m&dr; Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says a US investigation has rejected allegations that former terror suspect David Hicks was abused while in US custody in Afghanistan and Cuba.$LABEL$0,1,2
Olympics: High-Flying Holm Aims to Defy science (Reuters) Reuters - Sweden's gold medal-winning high\jumper Stefan Holm reckons he can leap even higher but\scientists say he and other athletes were already close to the\limit of what they can achieve.$LABEL$3,1,0
Japan Won't Have U.S. Beef Anytime Soon (Reuters) reported - Japan's lucrative market for U.S.\beef, ruptured by mad cow disease worries, is likely to remain\closed for the rest of this year, U.S. meat industry officials\said on Thursday.$LABEL$0,1,2
Nigeria gives b \$1.5 billion eco-bill The Shell oil er has been handed a \$1.5 billion bill for ecological compensation in the nigeria delta by the governments of niger.$LABEL$2,1,3
Texas School to Offer Women's football Scholarship (Reuters) Reuters - As part of a drive to attract more\women into the popular video game industry, a program\for aspiring game developers at Southern methodist stadium\will offer a women-only scholarship, organizers said on\Thursday.$LABEL$3,1,0
103 arrests for Internet fraud, related crimes since June: US (AFP) AFP - US authorities arrested at least 103 suspects and filed 117 criminal complaints since June 1 in a crackdown on various forms of online fraud, Attorney General John Ashcroft said.$LABEL$3,1,0
IBM To Amp Integration with Venetica Buy (stock) company - IBM (NYSE: IBM) has said it will purchased index, a privately held firm that provides content-integration software to unstructured data sources.$LABEL$3,1,2
London crude drops to \$40 a barrel The cost of a barrel of oil in London has remain below \$40 as energy prices have continued to slide. The price of Brent crude in London fell to a three-week low of \$39.$LABEL$2,1,0
TiVo loss widens SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - TiVo said its second-quarter loss widened from a year earlier on higher customer acquisition costs. Free!$LABEL$3,1,2
eu.europe. Agency Sees No Rapid progression of El Nino (Reuters) Reuters - Fears of a catastrophic sub Nino, a one\that brings extreme weather patterns, are unfounded despite\mild ocean temperatures which actually herald the devastating\weather anomaly, the world climate Organization said\Thursday.$LABEL$3,1,0
Visit to a Potemkin village Gongzhong does not resemble any Tibetan village in Tibet. It is a village more from Epcot Center in Walt Disney World.$LABEL$0,1,3
US edge out Brazil for gold The United States beat Brazil 2-1 in extra time to win the women's Olympic football tournament.$LABEL$0,1,1
Breast scans 'fail' in some women Some women with breast cancer are less likely to have their tumours picked up by scans, say experts.$LABEL$0,1,3
yemen Poet Says He Is faculty member GUANTANAMO bay NAVAL BASE, cuba Aug. 26, 2004 - In a dramatic turn that had defense lawyers, a yemen poet accused of crafting terrorist propaganda argued on Thursday to represent himself before a walkover$LABEL$0,1,3
Changing of the Guard in world Track and Field Description: NPR #39;s Steve Inskeep talks with country Today sports columnist Christine Brennan about the latest news in track and field at the athens time.$LABEL$1,1,2
Govt. to Test New Air Passenger Screening Program The US government unveiled plans on Thursday for a revised computer-based program using personal information to identify airline passengers who may pose a threat to air travel.$LABEL$3,1,2
Amelie's final footsteps retraced Detectives have staged a reconstruction of the final steps of great French student Amelie Delagrange.$LABEL$0,1,1
Thatcher case twist as list of alleged business backers vanishes THE Thatcher saga took a dramatic twist last night when it emerged a key witness in the police investigation has lost, taking with him a list of wealthy individuals who supposedly bankrolled an alleged coup attempt in recent Equatorial guinea.$LABEL$0,1,2
PeopleSoft customers reassured Oracle Corp. President Charles Phillips on Monday said PeopleSoft Inc. customers have become more comfortable with the prospect of a merger between the two software firms even as the proposed transaction awaits a critical ruling from a Delaware court.$LABEL$2,1,3
Union leaders held under ESMA on Day 6 of strike New Delhi, August 26: The sixth day of the truckers strike on Thursday saw 12 more truckers being arrested under the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA)in the Capital.$LABEL$2,1,0
DreamWorks Officer Quits DreamWorks SKG, the studio that created the  quot;Shrek #39; #39; films, said yesterday that Helene Hahn would step down as chief operating officer.$LABEL$2,1,3
Vote 2004 - a guide to the primary Get ready for the first with the Herald-Tribunes special news section profiling all the federal, state and local candidates in races in Tuesdays days.$LABEL$0,1,2
news Wrap: Oakland's Durazo Piles on Misery for Baltimore (Reuters) Reuters - Erubiel Durazo's three-run homer in\the second inning helped the Oakland Athletics remain top of\the American League (AL) West with a 9-4 win over the reeling\Baltimore Orioles Thursday.$LABEL$1,1,0
Taiwan Rescuers Dig Out seven Bodies Buried in Landslide s (Reuters) - Taiwan rescue workers dug out seven  bodies from dirt and rock in a mountain village that was hit by  a devastating landslide triggered by Typhoon Aere, but eight  still remained buried, pm said on Friday.$LABEL$0,1,3
Exec, wife give Stanford \$43.5 million SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- somerset Hathaway vice-chairman Charles Munger and his wife nancy brown on Thursday donated \$43.5 million to Stanford uc and its law school.$LABEL$2,1,1
A great catch? Lobsters How does he like lobster? raised, steamed, broiled, baked, grilled? Newburg? Bahar Uttam prefers his with a capital L -- Lobsters -- and sees them frolicking on a tennis court rather than laid out on a plate. In Uttam's mind lurks a tasty dish for the town's sporting crowd, one that could satisfy the five-year hunger of tennis junkies, a ...$LABEL$1,1,3
Dominicans' Swift Step Into Crisis SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- When Sandro Batista smashed his banana truck into a tree in April, leaving him with two hideously shattered legs and a broken arm, his orthopedic surgeon sent his sister shopping.$LABEL$2,1,0
Sprint, SBC Announce Wi-Fi Roaming Pact Customers of Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. will be able to use both companies' wireless Internet connections with less hassle under a reciprocal deal announced Friday.$LABEL$3,1,2
project sponsor rejects criticism RUSSIAN oil giant Sibneft today rejected any suggestion of a conflict of interest existing between Chelsea and CSKA Moscow who are due to meet in the Champions League.$LABEL$1,1,0
US economic growth slips to 2.8 Annual US economic growth fell to 2.8 in the second quarter of 2004, marking a slowdown from the 3 estimated a month ago.$LABEL$0,1,2
Spike Lee Wins divorce Case Against Porn hollywood Movie director Spike lee has won his\damages case against a local operator who\misused the domain name to redirect surfers to a commercial\Web Site, arbitrators ruled Friday.$LABEL$3,1,2
Japanese Utility Plans IPO in October (AP) re - Electric Power Development Co., a former state-run utility, said Friday it is planning an initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October, a deal that could be the country's biggest new stock listing in six years.$LABEL$0,1,2
Friday Focus: Running in the rain Rain is forecast for Saturday in Spa. Here's what the team will do to cope...$LABEL$1,1,0
Flying Cars Reportedly Still Decades Away (AP) AP - consider a frustrated commuter's escapist fantasy: literally lifting your car out of a clogged highway and soaring through the skies, landing just in time to motor into your driveway.$LABEL$3,1,0
HP to tempt holiday shoppers with sights and sounds The computer-hardware giant, best known for products such as PCs and printers, on Friday laid out its plan to become a brand-name in consumer electronics products such as flat-screen TVs, music players and the devices that move content between them.$LABEL$2,1,3
thai government orders six Airbus superjumbos Thai Airways said plans to buy six Airbus A380 double-decker cars that will be delivered in 2008 and 2009. The airline is reportedly ordering two other A340 aircraft.$LABEL$2,1,0
Argentina Beats U.S. Men's Basketball Team Argentina defeated the United States team of National Basketball Association stars 89-81 here Friday in the Olympic semi-finals, dethroning the three-time defending champions.$LABEL$0,1,1
A Canadian Invasion A few people ago, in a story on Nortel (NYSE: NT), I asked people to submit a Canadian joke to me. This is as good a way as any to reveal the winner.$LABEL$2,1,3
FBI Suspects Israel Has Spy in Pentagon -- CBS News news (md) - The FBI believes there is an Israeli  spy at the very intelligence level of the Pentagon, CBS News  reported on time.$LABEL$0,1,3
Siemens Says Cellphone Flaw May Hurt Users and Its Profit Siemens, the world #39;s fourth-largest maker of mobile phones, said Friday that a software flaw that can create a piercing ring in its newest phone models might hurt people in its handset division.$LABEL$2,1,3
Daly penciled in for deutsche Bank says daly provided a nice surprise for local golf fans yesterday when he committed to work in next week #39;s Deutsche Bank team at TPC of Boston in Norton.$LABEL$1,1,2
Profiling Shaukat Aziz: economic magnate Shaukat Aziz, taking over as Pakistan #39;s 23rd prime ministers on Saturday, is a former private banker credited with infusing new life into an almost bankrupt economy.$LABEL$0,1,2
Bush administration shifts stance on the cause of warming NEW YORK In a striking shift in the way the Bush administration has portrayed the science of climate change, a new report to Congress focuses on federal research indicating that emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases are the only likely$LABEL$3,1,0
Bea Arthur for President Bea Arthur sparked a security scare at Logan Airport in Boston this week when she tried to board a Cape Air flight with a pocketknife in her handbag.    The ""Golden Girls"" star, now 81, was flagged by a Transportation Security Administration agent, who discovered the knife - a strict no-no following 9/11.    ""She started yelling that it wasn't hers and said 'The terrorists put it there,' "" a fellow passenger said. ""She kept yelling about the 'terrorists, the terrorists, the terrorists.' ""    After the blade was confiscated, Arthur took a keyring from her bag and told the agent it belonged to the ""terrorists,"" before throwing it at them.  - via philly.com$LABEL$3,1,0
The Hunt for a Hybrid The Aug. 23 front-page article on the Toyota Prius vs. the Honda Civic implied that the main reason people prefer the Prius was its  quot;geek-chic look quot; and the image buyers want.$LABEL$2,1,3