Segmentation  (CNN)
 

Tagging examples - [A]     [B]    [C]    [D]    [E]
 

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A)
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WE'LL RUNDOWN THE WEATHER ACROSS THE NATION NEXT.
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AND STILL TO COME -- IRAQ PREPARES FOR ANY POSSIBLE MILITARY ATTACKS.
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THIS IS ORELON SIDNEY FROM THE "CNN WEATHER CENTER" WITH YOUR "HEADLINE
NEWS WEATHER UPDATE."
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A STRONG LOW-PRESSURE STORM WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OF
MEXICO EARLY TUESDAY.

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B)
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FOR THE REST OF TODAY'S BUSINESS NEWS, CHECK OUT THE WEB SITE.
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BACK ON WALL STREET, THE NASDAQ IS DOWN 14 AND THE DOW FINISHES UP.
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BACK TO YOU, CHUCK.
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BRONCOS.
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ALL RIGHT.
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THE SUPER BOWL HONORS ARE UP NEXT IN "CNN HEADLINE SPORTS."
 
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C)
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NEXT WE'LL LOOK AT THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE U.S.
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AFTER THAT, SPACE STATION MIR'S RESIDENT AMERICAN ON THE UPS AND DOWNS OF DAILY LIFE IN ORBIT.
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DON'T GO AWAY.
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THIS IS ORELON SIDNEY FROM THE CNN WEATHER CENTER WITH YOUR "HEADLINE NEWS
WEATHER" UPDATE
 
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D)
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CHECKING OUR TOP STORIES -- THE MOTHER OF FORMER WHITE HOUSE INTERN MONICA LEWINSKY TESTIFIED SECRETLY BEFORE A GRAND JURY IN WASHINGTON TODAY.
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SHE WAS TO BE QUESTIONED ABOUT THE ALLEGED PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIR AND COVER-UP.
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LEWINSKY'S LAWYERS SAY THEY'LL TRY TO BLOCK HER TESTIMONY, UNLESS SHE GETS FULL IMMUNITY.
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QATAR'S DEFENSE MINISTER IS DISTANCING HIS PERSIAN GULF COUNTRY FROM A POSSIBLE U.S.-LED MILITARY STRIKE AGAINST IRAQ.
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HE TOLD VISITING DEFENSE SECRETARY WILLIAM COHEN TODAY THAT QATAR DOESN'T WANT TO SEE IRAQ BOMBED AGAIN.
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AND THE SENATE IS CLEARING THE WAY FOR DR. DAVID SATCHER TO BECOME THE NEXT SURGEON GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.
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HIS NOMINATION OVERCAME CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION TO WIN CONFIRMATION TODAY.
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MORE ON THESE STORIES AND ALL THE DAY'S NEWS AHEAD IN 15 MINUTES.
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- The headlines are often repeated with a brief summary of the top stories.  If a summary is long enough, i.e. contains two independent declarative clauses, it is considered a report, even if it is being repeated.

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E)
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THE BUYING BINGE HIT WALL STREET DESPITE FLAT MARKETS IN ASIA.
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THE DOW RALLIED 115 POINTS.
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I HAVE A MEASURE OF CAUTION THAT'S BEEN MISPLACED FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
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BUT THERE STILL IS THIS FEELING THAT DESPITE STORM CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON, WE DON'T YET HAVE THE REALITY OF A PROBLEM.
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WE HAVE THE PERCEPTION OF SOME PROBLEMS COMING AT US.
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SOUTHEAST ASIA IS A PERCEIVED PROBLEM.
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IT'S NOT YET SHOWN UP FACTUALLY YET.
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UNTIL IT DOES, I THINK THIS MARKET IS GOING TO TRADE OKAY.
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DUANE READE MADE A SPLASH DEBUT ON WALL STREET TODAY.
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TOPPING THE MOST ACTIVES, SHARES OF DUANE READE SHOT UP ABOUT 30% FROM ITS OFFERING PRICE OF $16.50. THEY ARE UP 5/16.
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EARNINGS ARE DUE OUT FROM AMERICAN ONLINE.
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INVESTORS ARE BETTING ON BIG THING S FROM THE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, BIDDING UP THE STOCK MORE THAN 15 POINTS IN THE LAST TWO SESSIONS.
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TODAY, AOL SHARES CLOSED UP 13/16 AT 119 1/8.
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ACCORDING TO FIRST CALL, THE CHIP EQUIPMENT MAKER IS EXPECTED TO EARN 50 CENTS A SHARE.
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SHARES OF APPLIED MATERIALS IS UP 1 1/4 AT 1/36.
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FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH LOOK AT BUSINESS NEWS, TUNE IN TONIGHT TO "MONEYLINE" WITH LOU DOBBS.
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MARIO GABELLI, CHAIRMAN OF GABELLI FUNDS, WILL BE THE GUEST.
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THAT'S TONIGHT AT 7:00 AND 11:30 P.M. EASTERN TIME.
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AND BACK ON WALL STREET, THE DOW FINISHED WITH A GAIN OF 115 POINTS.
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THE NASDAQ UP 18.
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THAT'S "DOLLARS & SENSE."
 
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