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Sentence 1: At least 2 female patients sharing a room and 10 nurses have fevers or other symptoms , and about 100 people who have had contact with them have been quarantined. Sentence 2: At least two female patients sharing a room and 10 nurses now have fevers or other symptoms , and about 100 of their contacts have been quarantined
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Sentence 1: There are an estimated 25,000 to 28,000 tribal ters in the region , with thousands deployed in and around the town . Sentence 2: Bunia has about 750 U.N. troops , compared with an estimated 25,000 to 28,000 tribal fighters in the region , with thousands deployed in and around Bunia . . * $$ 2
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Sentence t Meester . 0 20-yeor-old sophomore . could face life in prison if convicted on charges of rope . forcible sodomy . indecent ossoult ond, providing alcohol to minors . Sentence 2 Douglos Meester . 20 . is chorged with] rope . sodomy . indecent assoult . ond providing| alcohol to minors .
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‘Sentence I: The Democratic primary results have a margin of error of plus ar minus 6.1 percentage points. ‘Sentence 2: The Democratic sample fas an error margin of: plus oF ‘minus 6.1 percent .
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Sentence 1: Analysts © consensus estimate from Thomson First Call was for a loss of $ 2.08 a share , excluding one-time items - Sentence 2: The estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call was for a loss of $ 2.75 a share .
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Sentence 1: Yesterday , this honor was given to Firefighter Thomas C. Brick , who died last Tuesday battling a fire in an Upper Manhattan warehouse . Sentence 2: They were there to honor Brick , who died Tuesday battling a four-alarm blaze in an upper Manhattan warehouse.
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Sentence 1 In Damascus . Syrian Information Minister Ahmad al-Hassan called the charges " baseless and illogical Sentence 2: In Damascus . the Syrian Information Minister , Ahmed al-Hassan , dismissed the claim
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Sentence 1: Early voting will run weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sept. 9. Sentence 2: Early voting polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept - 8 and Sept .9.
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Sentence 1: Shares of Pleasanton-based PeopleSoft rose 4 cents , to $ 16.96 , in Monday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Sentence 2: PeopleSoft shares were up 4 cents at $ 16.96 in late morning trade on the Nasdaq.
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Sentence 1: BOCHK chief executive Liu Jinbao was transferred abruptly to Beijing last month . Sentence 2: He was chief executive of BOCHK until he was suddenly recalled to Beijing last month .
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Sentence 1: Aquila is short of cash , and Avon bondholders at one point feared it may default on interest payments . Sentence 2: Avon bondholders have no recourse to Midlands ‘s assets and at one point feared Aquila would default on interest payments .
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Sentence 1: She said Jane.Doe 's lawyers asked Verizon to withhold her name because she was planning on challenging the subpoena * Sentence 2: Jane Doe , deciding to fight tMe*subpoena , ‘asked Verizon to withhold her name
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Sentence & in on editorial in the journal . tuo breast concer researchers seid hormones “effect on the breast creates « doublewhoimmy thet is ” almost unique ~ in medicine . Sentence 2: lo on occomponying editorial . two breast cancer researchers said that the effect of hormones on the brest created double whammy tht wos” almost unique “in medicine
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Sentence 1: Incees . prior defense filings soid Moussooui contended he wos port of © post-Sept 1A operotion outside the United Stotes Sentence 2: Previous defense filings soid Moussooui wos to be port of on operotion outside the United Stotes
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‘Sentence 1: I also said it expeets a civil Complaint by the Securities and Exchange Commision . Sentence 2: Stewart also faces a separate investigation hy the Securities and Exchange Commision .
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Sentence 1: US troo, PS encountered fire d grenades , mortars } and small arms coming from’ bunkers
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Sentencs..t *. ln. liag’, " Sen: Pat “Roberts + ReKan--, 7, ‘chairman : of | thé. intelligence ‘committed ";."said on “CNN: 's.”. Late <Edition ‘Sui ‘ss we ‘fe. now fighting an anti- guerrilla, .. effort 2°" Sentence 2 lin drag, Sen. Pat: Roberts.“ R-Kan!. ).~ehéirman’ of -. the intelligence committee: .," said :on' CNN 's .” Late Edition Yesterday, ” We: 'te. now. fighting “an ‘anti- guerrilla’... effort’ .
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Sentence 1: The awards are being announced today by the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation Sentence 2: The prizes , frqgthe Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation , Mill be awarded Friday in Mew York
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Sentence t: Dylan Baker and Lindsay Frost. play her, parents , Ed and Lois Smart Sentence. 2: Lindsay Frost and, Dylan Baker played Elizabeth Smart's parents
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‘Sentence 1: It argued that such access “ is not required by domestic or internatioiftl Jaw and should not be treated asa precedent ay Sentence 2: The Pentagon statement said that allowing Hamdi access to a lawyer * is not required by stic or international law and should ated asa precedent.”
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Sentence 1: Variable annuity sales were $ 4.2 billion , 82 percent higher than.a year ago Sentence 2: \ariable annuity sales surged 82 percent to'$ 4:2 billion . we
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Sentence 1: The market 's broader gauges also posted big gains , having climbed higher for four consecutive Sentence 2: The broader market also retreated , having climbed higher for four consecutive weeks .
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Sentence t Culrurecom is confident it will make @ significant impect on merket shere with this new development . " Frank Cheung . cheirmen of Culturecom , seid in a stotement Sentence 2 He edded - Culturecom is confident it will make © significant impect on merker shere with this new development
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Sentence. 1: Shisley: Hazzatd’ and, Edward B:- Jones... both, of, whom needed -more) than,.a decade. to. complete.their. current novels. ; are, among this year's. nominees Sentence. 2: Shirley Hazzard ‘and: Edward, P. Jones.; both of whom neéded. more, than..a ‘decade’ to.complete their current novels ;;,were also among the ‘fiction, finalists announced, Wednesday’: °° neers a
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Sentence 1: The company 's operating loss rose 59 percent to.§ 73 million , from §, 46 million’ a year earlier. Sentence 2: Operating revenue fell 4.5 percenit to § 23 billion from a year earlier .
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Sentence: ECLISA is the-LIS “bratich ‘oF. the 70: ‘millién-rRémber — Anglican ‘Cornmuinion ‘Sentence. 2 The ‘Episcopal: Chiureh, js the Amierican “branch, * of the: Anglican Cominiunion:.
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Santence:+* People just love e-mail’, and it really bothers them that spurt is ruining such o good thing, “ said Dehorab| Fallows, the Pew researcher who wrote the report. Sentence 2." People just iove e-mail , and it really bothers then that sparn is ruining such.« good thing ;" sdid Deborah] Fallows , senior research fellow with the Pew project.
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Sentence 1: In late morning trading the Dow was up 1388 . or 02 percent , at 9,002.93 . having shed 23 percent last week . Sentence 2: In carly trading . the Dow Jones industrial average was down 39.94 . or OA percent . at 894550 , having slipped 3.61 points Monday .
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Sentence. 1i-The GAO found cable. rates. have. incréased 40. percent “over “the” past). five years oe versus. “49 pércent inflation, ering the: period. 'Seutencs oe The GAO. bund that :cable rates: have ‘inéteased by. 40, percent during athe: past five years: » far: above. the’
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Sentence 1: Bond also voiced his disappointment that neither President Bush nor his brother attended this conference in Florida or last year 's in Texas . Sentence 2: Bond voiced disappointment that neither President Bush nor his brother attended the 2002 conference in Texas or the 2003 meeting in Florida .
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Sentence 1: Rescue’ ang Search operation had : been going on ‘since the. ‘trageay happened on “Thursday night,” Manayy _ Sub"Divisional Magistrate “Raj “Kumar ‘Gautam’ told Times News ‘Network. Senteénce* 2: Rescue: . and. Search operation. was on sto find: them : Manali. Sub-Divi'sionai Magistrate Raj Kumar Gautam: told Timés News Network : . :
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‘Semtence 1: Peopieson gained 9 Cems ; oF $5 pertent 10S 09 2: PeopleSott guined $ 109. of 6.3 percent /t0 24 and was Nasdag 's most active issue
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Sentence 1: iraqi officials say the attacks are being carried out by what they call outsiders who slip Falluja and attack at night . ‘Sentence 2: Iraqi officials here insist that the att are being carried out by * outsiders * who slip Fallujah and attack at night .
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Sentence 1: Belcher said the airport ‘s conference room became a_ shelter for| several area families who had hiked up| wooded hillsides in advance of rising| water . Sentence 2: Belcher said the airport ‘s conference room was serving as a makeshift shelter for several area families| who hiked up the wooded hillside in| advance of rising water .
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Séntence: In early afternooti ‘trading’; thé jow: Jones industrial average was dowr 18.42 OR 04 Percent rat BSO204 : ‘ sinking’ to: 2003- tows dn: ‘early. Mareh...: thé” Dow. Jones.“ industrial average b ‘has railed. Bs. 3% s
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Sentence | Its second-quorter eornings per shore of 22 cents wos slightly better thon onolysts estimates of IS cents o shore ond more than double its prediction in April . Sentence @ But on ecornings per shore of 22 cents wos slightly better thon onolysts * estimates of 19 cents o shore ond more than double what Ford hod predicted in April .
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Sentence 1: " | am listening to the some things | listened to 17 years ago , “ Hollings said . Sentence 2: Im hearing the some things | listened to 17 years ago.
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Sentence 1: ODomnel wos just 3-0f5 for 24 yards and no touchdowns or Interceptions a yeor ago. Sentence: The 13.year veteran has passed for 21,438 yards and 118 touchdowns with 67 interceptions.
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entence 1: A really robust program could be had for about 20 cents a day , " Griffin said entence 2:" A really robust space program could e had for a mere 20 cents a day from each erson , " he said
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Sentence 1: The discoveries came a day after a package bomb burst into flames in the Bologna , Italy home of EU Commission President Romano Prodi , who was not injured . Sentence 2: The discoveries came after a package bomb went off in the Bologna , Italy home of EU Commission President Romano Prodi on Sunday .
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Sentence 1: The twé: Democrats on ‘the five-member FCC held a press "conference to sway opinion against Powell and the two. other Republicans on the panel’. Sentence 2: The two Democrats on the ‘five-member FCC panel ‘held a News conference to sway opinion against Powell.
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Sentence 1: On Sunday August 3 , the House of Deputies voted nearly 2-Fin favor of the Reverend Gene Robinson of New Hampshire . : Sentence 2: On Tuesday in Minneapolis , the House of Bishops gave final approval on a 62-43 vote for the Rev. V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire to become bishop .
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Saritence.1: Jasob has pushed corsélidation for. gears ‘the, has. said any communities. especally raral ones, have. opp it, Sentence 2: jacib fas pushed. consolidation for. Years but said it has, been opposed fy :many communities eid rial anes.
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Sentence 1: Goldman also raised its quarterly dividend to 25 cents from 12 cents. citing the new tox Laur primary factor behind the move
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Sentence 1 In New York , $ 7646 is spent annually on each Medicaid recipient , almost double the national average of $ 3936. Sentence 2 New York has by far the country * s most expensive Medicaid program , costing taxpayers $ 2646 per recipient , almost double the national average of $ 3,936 .
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Sentaviea Yi" We baleve that iti: not-netétsary ia havi divisive {onfirmation fight over & Supreme Court appointment.“ ‘Sentefice 2:" We believe that R'is not necessary to:have a-divisive . ‘porfrmation fight." Daschle of Sputh: Dakota wrote the. Aépublican ‘preside, 098 ¢
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Sentence I “st was brazen intimidation to. Keep- people an thes reservation "\ said a-Republican who attended but. did not want to be named | Sentence 2 “Tt wasia brazen atvempt:at intimidation: "said a Republican: legislator who attended the meeting:
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Sentence 1: With a wry smile , Mr. Bush replied ,~ You ‘re looking pretty young these days.” 2 Bush shot back : “ You ‘re looking pretty young these days.”
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Sentence 1: In addition , the cornmittee noted , while spending is firming , the labour market has been weakening *- Sentence 2: * The evidence accumulated over the intermeeting period confirms that spending is firming» although the labor market has been weakening.
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Sentence t Smicr bils passed the House twice but died in the Senate . Sentence 2 Two years ago . the House ‘a simlar version that floundered n the Senate .
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Sentence 1: Its attackers had to fire their rockets from hundreds of yards away , with a makeshift launcher hidden| ina portable electric generator Sentence 2: Its attackers had to launch their strike from hundreds of metres away , with a makeshift rocket} launcher disguised as a portable electric generator
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sentence 1.” Frank Quattrone is innocent " Keker sai@ina statement - Sentence 2 Quattrone lawyer John W. Keker said his client iginnocent .
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Sentence 1: * Kahuku, Ranch ‘has..wo#ld.-* class qualities ~- tremendous séescuroes | -treniendous. beaitty. and’ “tremendotis value’ "to “° global. biodiversity." : 5 2 Sentence’"2°" Kahukai, Ranch’. has: sorld-lass ‘qualities ~~: thémendéus: résourrécs ; tremendous beauty’ “and. tremendous”: value’ “to”. ylohat “biodiversity, " he said .
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Sentence i: The government said FirstEnergy Nuclear determined thet a contractor had established an unprotected high- speed computer connection to its corporate network that allowed the “ Slammer infection to spread| internally . Sentence 2: It said FirstEnergy determined that a contractor had| established an unprotected computer connection to its corporate network! thet allowed| the so-called “Slammer * * worm to] spread internally .
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sentence 1: in 2002 , spending on inpatient hospital care grew by 6.8 percent and the costs of outpatient hospital care rose by 146 percent , the study. Sentence 2: in 2002 , spending on inpatient hospital Core grew by 6.8 percent and that on outpatient hospital care by 14.6 percent -
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Sentence fin animal rights group waited Friday to} find out if it has succeeded in putting a stop to al state-sponsored program allowing hunters to shoot wolves from| airplanes in Alaska . Sentence 2n Alaska judge has rejected an attempt by an animal rights group to” stop a state+ sponsored program alléwing hunters to shoot wolves from airplanes in Alaska.
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Sentence 1: Sgt. Ernest Bucklew , 33 , was coming home from Iraq to bury his mother in Pennsylvania . Sentence 2: Ernest Bucklew was headed home for his mother's funeral in Pennsylvania .
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Sentence 1: Cruz came to the United States in 1960 , a year ‘after the Cuban revolution. ‘Sentence 2: Cruz came to the United States in 1960 , a year ‘after Fidel Castro overthrew a dictatorship and installed a Communist government .
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‘Sentence. I:'Mahmud’ controlled actess -to. Saddain for ‘everyone’ but ‘immediate “family:.members ‘Pentagon, officials said Sentence: 4: Mahinuid: contedlled: accése tp Saddam and Was frequently at hig side
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Sentence 1: The interview , which also focuses on Schwarzenegger ' training routines and prowess as bodybuilder , was reprinted this week on the website http : / / www. smokinggun. com. Sentence 2: The interview , which also focuses on Schwarzenegger 's training routines and prowess as a bodybuilder , was re-printed this week on the Web Site www. thesmokinggun.com.
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Sentence 1: McBride dismissed Novell's Unix ownership claims as" desperate measure to curry favor with the Linux community «" Sentence 2: "We strongly disagree with Novell's position and view it. as a desperate measure to curry favor with the Linux community," McBride said
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Sentence t: All five suspects were charged with robbery and criminal impersonation ofa police officer . Sentence 2: The teens are being held on charges of robbery and criminal impersonation of « police officer , sources said.
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Sentence. + Agnew said’ Pinellas’ began baiting. when ‘rabies caves’? went from: zero.to 30" in 1995 ¢ ‘ Sentence 2: Stil, Pinellos rabi fell'sharply to 17 it 1996 and 3 97, Agnew said.
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Sentence 1: Peter Lyman and Hal Varian of Berkeley ‘s School of Information Management and Systems say that information production has increased by 30 percent each year between 1999 and 2002. Sentence 2: That task appealed to two masters of the megabyte , Peter Lyman and Hal Varian , professors at the University of California-Berkeley 's School of Information Management and Systems.
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Sentence I " The longer this series goes , the better chance Dirk has to play ." Sentence 2: "I think the longer the series goes , the more chance Dirk has to} play ,” Nelson said .
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‘Sentence 1: SARS has killed 296 people on China 's mainland and infected more than 5,200 . ‘Sentence 2: Throughout China 's mainland , the disease has killed 300 People and infected more than 5,270.
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Sentence i: The high —S——S*C«éiprole two-week. campaign 3 Wit, riot Spier. 28. — was designed show a strong police presence arian London . Senlence 2: The: high profile . two-week campaign was designed to show a strong police presence around London and resulted in 42 arrests : which a spokesman said was" pretty impressive "
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Sentence 1: The second company , teriporarily dubbed “InterhationalCo .. + includes’ 19 international power and pipeline holdings. Sentence 2: Tlie ‘second company , to be called Prisma Energy International fic . , includes 19 international power and pipeline holdings.
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Sentence i Four people were found shot to death along a highway Tuesday moming and three others were ‘wounded in a possible dispute involving immigrant smuggling ; officals said. Sentence 2 Four people ‘were found shot to death along a highway Tuesday and four others were wounded in a dispute that apparently involved immigrant smugglers , officals said.
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Sentence f: OS ANGELES, Oct. 24. Will Walt. Disney Coricert’ Hall, thenewianie of the Las Angeles Philharmoni¢ , bring lirban vitality t0 the éity.'suninviting downtown area? ‘Seittence 2: 0S ANGELES Walt Disney Concert Hali, the new hhoie-of the-Los Angeles Philharmonic , is a-Frencheurve ina city of T squares.
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Sentence 1:.The study found that only about one~ third of parents.of sexvally experienced. 4-year- ‘olds knew their children were having sex. Sentence 2: Only about one-third of parents.of: sexually experienced. 14-year-olds know that their child-has had sex, ” the report says .
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Sentence 1: High-tech scam, artists awho, think they can, hijack. the Internet should thinkagain,* Ashcraft said Sentence 2: "High-tech scam, artists awho, think they can, hijack the Internet should think again." said Assistant Atorney General Michael Chertoff of the Criminal Divsion
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Sentence 1: 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 . Sentence 2 HKempenzers said 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
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Sentence 1: State media said there were at least 770 dead and over 5,600 injured 2: The latest toll given by officials to state ‘media was 643 dead and over 4,600 injured.
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Sentence 1: Kevin Rollins ;Dell's president j.received $.770,962 in salary and.a bonus ‘of just’ more: than:$ be million “in: fiscal 2003. ‘Sentence 2: Dell made:$.950,000 in:salary’ and‘riearly. $:2.5-million-in bonus pay during the fiscal year’.
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Sentence 1: Shares of Hartford rose $ 288 to-S:4 ‘Work Stok Excliange coinposite trading. inNew “Sentence 2: Siuilus of Hartféed: weve ip's “sa” oF Ba percent , to$ 5:96 in midday trading. |
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Sentence 1: The Yankees , however , had big trouble handling Victor Zambrano (\4~4 ) for ithe second straight time: Sentence 2: The Yankees wasted no time breaking through against Zambrano ( 4-4 ) lin the rematch
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Seritetice’ 1: Physicians who..violite’ the.ban would: be Sibjiet to fries and bp to two jiears:in prison Sentence 2: Physician’s'who pth ghe procédire, would ars in prison undedthe bil ae
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Sentence 1: Sétiman 5:5 is available initially. in the United States Jind Canada, for astarting price of about $2,700. "Sentefice 2: Sotdiion 5.5 js how available in the U.S. and Canada through Microsoft Business Solutions resellers.
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Sentence 1: Cohen recessed the heaving until this aftemoan and Said he expected to issue his findings néxt week Sentence 2: After a day of testimany , Cohen recessed the heating uti this afternoon
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Sentence. k.StafF writer Dave Michaels contributed to this report . Sentence 2: Staff writers Frank Trejo and Robert Ingrassia contributed to this report .
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Sentence 1: /f you ‘ce over here thinking this problem hes been blown ovt of proportion by the media “you are wrong Sentence 2:." /f you think this problem hes beén blown ovt of proportion. by the medie . yoo. sre wrong ae :
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Sentence 1: On Oct. 10 , an 18-year-old freshman member of the men 's swim team emped from the same 10th-floor ledge . Sentence 2: On Oct. 10 , an 16-year-old freshman from Dayton , Ohio , climbed over| the same 10th-floor ledge and phinged to his} death .
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Sentence 1: The number of probable cases dropped to 64 ‘on Tuesday from 66 on Monday in and around Toronto , a city of four million people if Sentence 2: As of Monday , there were 66 probable cases in and around Toronto , a city of 4 million people
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Sentence 4: Jackson , 45 , posted a $ 3 million bond and -rettirned to Las Vegas, where he is filming a. music video . Sentence 2: After posting $ 3 million bail. , Jackson flew to Las:.Vegas' ; where he had been working on a video
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Sentence 4: Siebel. -” whose. fortunes ‘soaréd. with. the. tech boom:, -has cut nearly “one-third: of “its. workforce since the end. of 2004 ° Sentence 2: With-the purge; Siebel: will have: cut 2,400 employees = st, nearly ne-third-of its workfotce’=' since the end of 2004.
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