( S ( ADVP ( RB Typically ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN billed ) ( PP ( NP-ADV ( QP ( RB only ) ( JJ several ) ) ( NNS weeks ) ) ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN expenditure ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( ADVP-TMP ( RB then ) ) ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( DT another ) ( NN couple ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS weeks ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN before ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB pay ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN bill ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Typically he will be billed only several weeks after the expenditure and then has another couple of weeks before he has to pay the bill


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN meantime ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN money ) ) ( VP ( MD can ) ( VP ( VB continue ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB earn ) ( NP ( NP ( NN interest ) ) ) ( PP-BNF ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN card ) ( NN holder ) ) ) ( PRN ( ADVP-TMP ( RB often ) ) ( NP-2 ( NP ( QP ( RBR more ) ( IN than ) ( CD 1 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( NP ( DT that ) ( NN float ) ( NN period ) ) ( ADVP ( RB alone ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In the meantime the money can continue to earn interest for the card holder often more than 1 % during that float period alone


Daniel Brigham


( NP ( NNP Visa ) ( NNP U.S.A. ) ( NNP Inc ) )

Visa U.S.A. Inc


( S ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Canadian ) ( NNS manufacturers ) ) ( VP ( VBD recorded ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 0.8 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN decline ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN backlog ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ unfilled ) ( NNS orders ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNPS Statistics ) ( NNP Canada ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ federal ) ( NN agency ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Canadian manufacturers recorded a 0.8 % decline in August in their backlog of unfilled orders Statistics Canada a federal agency said


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The August drop was the fourth decline in five months


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Most of the August decrease was attributed to lower order backlogs in the primary metal and electric and electronics-product industries


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Manufacturers ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NNS shipments ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 0.3 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( VBG following ) ( NP ( NP ( CD two ) ( NNS months ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS declines ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Manufacturers ' shipments rose 0.3 % in August following two months of declines


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Inventories ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 0.3 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP August ) ) ) ) )

Inventories fell 0.3 % in August


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Eugene ) ( NNP A. ) ( NNP Miller ) ) ( ADJP ( NP ( CD 52 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( JJ old ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN elected ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN director ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( JJ electric ) ( NN utility ) ( NN company ) ) ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG filling ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN vacancy ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Eugene A. Miller 52 years old was elected a director of this electric utility company filling a vacancy


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NP ( NN president ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN chief ) ( JJ executive ) ( NN officer ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Comerica ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Detroit ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He is president and chief executive officer of Comerica Inc. in Detroit


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The Canadian government with a view to becoming more politically active in Latin America is expected to announce tomorrow its application to join the Organization of American States a Washington-based regional agency


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The expected Canadian move has been welcomed by the Bush administration even though Canada has opposed such U.S. actions as the trade embargo against Cuba the invasion of Grenada and the military support for Nicaragua 's Contra guerrillas


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Latin American countries have long urged Canada to join the OAS in the hopes that it would be a counterweight to the U.S. which for many years tended to dominate the 32-nation organization


( S ( SBAR-ADV ( RB Even ) ( IN though ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN supported ) ( NP ( JJ Canadian ) ( NN membership ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NNP Washington ) ( NN priority ) ) ) ) )

Even though the U.S. also has supported Canadian membership it has n't been a Washington priority


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The fact that we might not side with the Americans may be a reason why Canada 's membership in the OAS has n't been over the years an item high on the U.S. agenda said Allan Gotlieb former Canadian ambassador to the U.S.


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The Canadian application is expected to be announced in San Jose Costa Rica by Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney who is attending a centenary celebration of Costa Rican democracy


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Canada ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( JJR larger ) ) ( CC and ) ( ADJP ( RBR more ) ( JJ beneficial ) ) ) ( NN role ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB play ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN hemisphere ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Mulroney ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB recently ) ) ) )

Canada has a larger and more beneficial role to play in the hemisphere Mr. Mulroney said recently


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT Some ) ( JJ Canadian ) ( JJ political ) ( NNS commentators ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN opposed ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Canada ) ( POS 's ) ) ( VP ( VBG joining ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP see ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ U.S.-dominated ) ( NN organization ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Some Canadian political commentators have opposed Canada 's joining what they see as a U.S.-dominated organization


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Canada could do plenty of things to get serious about Latin America without running the risk of getting caught in the cross fire between the U.S. and Latin American members of the OAS said Jeffrey Simpson a columnist in Toronto 's Globe & Mail newspaper


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Canada ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NNS times ) ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( DT an ) ( JJ awkward ) ( NNP OAS ) ( NN partner ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ its ) ( NNP United ) ( NNPS Nations ) ( NN voting ) ( NN record ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( DT an ) ( NN indication ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Canada at times could be an awkward OAS partner for the U.S. if its United Nations voting record is an indication


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NNP U.N. ) ( NNP General ) ( NNP Assembly ) ( VBZ votes ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ last ) ( NN year ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Canada ) ) ( VP ( VBD voted ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( QP ( RB only ) ( CD 63 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN time ) ) ) ) ) )

In U.N. General Assembly votes last year Canada voted the same as the U.S. only 63 % of the time


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP France ) ) ( VP ( VBD voted ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ same ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ) ( NP-TMP-2 ( NP ( CD 76 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN time ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ=1 ( NNP West ) ( NNP Germany ) ) ( NP-TMP=2 ( CD 79 ) ( NN % ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ=1 ( NNP Britain ) ) ( NP-TMP=2 ( CD 83 ) ( NN % ) ) ) )

France voted the same as the U.S. 76 % of the time West Germany 79 % and Britain 83 %


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Larry ) ( NNP Birns ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN director ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ Washington-based ) ( NNP Council ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Hemispheric ) ( NNPS Affairs ) ) ) ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ liberal ) ( NN research ) ( NN group ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( ADJP ( JJ Latin ) ( JJ American ) ) ( NNS countries ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB profoundly ) ( VBN disappointed ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN if ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Canada ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB follow ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ( NN lead ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP OAS ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Larry Birns director of the Washington-based Council on Hemispheric Affairs a liberal research group said that Latin American countries would be profoundly disappointed if Canada were to follow the U.S. lead in the OAS


( S ( S-TPC-2 ( NP-SBJ ( NNPS Latin ) ( NNPS Americans ) ) ( VP ( VBP see ) ( NP ( NNP Canada ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ non-interventionist ) ( NN power ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ respects ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN sovereignty ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) )

Latin Americans see Canada as a non-interventionist power that respects their sovereignty he said


( S ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNP OAS ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ tries ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB promote ) ( NP ( NP ( NN peace ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ economic ) ( NN development ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN within ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Americas ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG attempting ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB find ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN settlement ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ current ) ( NNP Panama ) ( JJ political ) ( NN crisis ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The OAS which tries to promote peace and economic development within the Americas is attempting to find a settlement of the current Panama political crisis


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Cuba ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN suspended ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNP OAS ) ( NN membership ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN organization ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS members ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBG discussing ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Cuba ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN reinstatement ) ) ) ) ) )

Cuba has been suspended from OAS membership but the organization 's members are discussing Cuba 's reinstatement


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Richard ) ( NNP Breeden ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN noticed ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ new ) ( NN desk ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( RB just ) ( CD four ) ) ( NN telephone ) ( NNS lines ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( CD one ) ( NN phone ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Richard Breeden had n't noticed that his new desk had just four telephone lines and one phone


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( PP ( IN after ) ( NP ( DT all ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB only ) ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ second ) ( JJ full ) ( NN day ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NN chairman ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNPS Securities ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Exchange ) ( NNP Commission ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It was after all only his second full day as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN lack ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS lines ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD became ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB painfully ) ( JJ apparent ) ) ) )

But the lack of lines became painfully apparent


( S ( SBAR-TMP ( IN As ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN stock ) ( NN market ) ) ( VP ( VBD lurched ) ( PP-DIR ( IN into ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ 190-point ) ( JJ free ) ( NN fall ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 13 ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Breeden ) ) ( VP ( VBD found ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP himself ) ) ( VP ( VBG scurrying ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN around ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ sixth ) ( NN floor ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP SEC ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN desk ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-2 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NNP Exchange ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( PP-LOC-PRD ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ open ) ( NN line ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN assistant ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN office ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-3 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNP Commodity ) ( NNPS Futures ) ( NNP Trading ) ( NNP Commission ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN connected ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ third ) ( NN room ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-4 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT a ) ( NN computer ) ) ( VP ( VBD monitored ) ( NP ( NN market ) ( NNS moves ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

As the stock market lurched into a 190-point free fall on Oct. 13 Mr. Breeden found himself scurrying around the sixth floor of the SEC from his desk where the New York Stock Exchange was on an open line to his assistant 's office where the Commodity Futures Trading Commission was connected to a third room where a computer monitored market moves


( S-1 ( PP ( IN With ) ( S-NOM ( NP-SBJ ( JJ other ) ( JJ anxious ) ( NNS calls ) ) ( VP ( VBG pouring ) ( ADVP-DIR ( IN in ) ) ) ) ) ( PRN ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ recalls ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( MD 'd ) ( VP ( RB either ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB disconnect ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NNP Exchange ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( VP ( VB go ) ( ADVP ( IN out ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN secretary ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN desk ) ) ) ) ) ) )

With other anxious calls pouring in he recalls I 'd either have to disconnect the New York Stock Exchange or go out to the secretary 's desk


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB happen ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB again ) ) ) ) )

It wo n't happen again


( S ( ADVP-TMP ( RB Now ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJR more ) ( NNS lines ) ) ( VP ( VBN connected ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN chairman ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN office ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( JJ market-monitoring ) ( NN computer ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN been ) ( VP ( VBN moved ) ( ADVP-DIR ( JJ next ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN desk ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Now there are more lines connected to the chairman 's office and the market-monitoring computer has been moved next to his desk


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( DT all ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN part ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( NN command ) ( NN center ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's all part of a new command center


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NNS changes ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN office ) ( NN layout ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP illustrate ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Breeden ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN stance ) ) ( PP ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN nation ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ top ) ( NNS securities ) ( NN regulator ) ) ) ) ) )

The changes in the office layout illustrate Mr. Breeden 's stance as the nation 's top securities regulator


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Like his predecessor David Ruder he was faced with a crisis in the stock markets soon after coming into office


( S ( CC But ) ( PP ( IN unlike ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Ruder ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( PP-TMP ( IN during ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1987 ) ( NN crash ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD damaged ) ( NP ( PRP himself ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG saying ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB rather ) ( RB offhandedly ) ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NNS markets ) ) ( VP ( MD might ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN closed ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-3 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Breeden ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG turning ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ( NN drop ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ own ) ( NN advantage ) ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG using ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB further ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN agenda ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP SEC ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But unlike Mr. Ruder who during the 1987 crash damaged himself by saying rather offhandedly that the markets might be closed Mr. Breeden is turning the market drop to his own advantage using it to further his agenda for the SEC


( S ( PP-LOC ( PP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN interview ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ congressional ) ( NN testimony ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( ADVP ( RB repeatedly ) ) ( VP ( VBZ points ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ recent ) ( JJ 190-point ) ( NN plunge ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Dow ) ( NNP Jones ) ( NNP Industrial ) ( NNP Average ) ) ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ second-largest ) ( RB ever ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( NN evidence ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN need ) ( SBAR ( IN for ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Congress ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB give ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP SEC ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ability ) ( S ( VP ( VP ( TO to ) ( ADVP ( RB better ) ) ( VP ( VB monitor ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ leveraged ) ( NN buy-out ) ( NN loan ) ( NN activity ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( NN brokerage ) ( NNS firms ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB track ) ( NP ( JJ big ) ( NNS trades ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In an interview and in congressional testimony he repeatedly points to the recent 190-point plunge in the Dow Jones Industrial Average the second-largest ever as evidence of the need for Congress to give the SEC the ability to better monitor leveraged buy-out loan activity by brokerage firms and to track big trades in the market


( S ( S-ADV ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN veteran ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT another ) ( JJ financial ) ( NN crisis ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ savings-and-loan ) ( NN bailout ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Breeden ) ) ( VP ( VBZ wants ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP SEC ) ) ( VP ( VB regulate ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS securities ) ) ( VP ( VBN issued ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNS banks ) ( CC and ) ( NNS S&Ls ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A veteran of another financial crisis the savings-and-loan bailout Mr. Breeden wants to have the SEC regulate securities issued by banks and S&Ls


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More broadly he wants to modernize regulation by eliminating barriers between commercial and investment banking and by helping U.S. financial firms compete in the global market


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He believes the tax code encourages the use of debt instead of stock and may fuel leveraged buy-outs an area the SEC does n't regulate directly but one where it wields influence both on Wall Street and in Congress


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Also unlike Mr. Ruder Mr. Breeden appears to be in a position to get somewhere with his agenda


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As a former White House aide who worked closely with Congress he is savvy in the ways of Washington


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What 's more the coming months likely will offer him the opportunity to obtain his own majority on the five-member commission enabling him to avoid the dissension that frustrated his predecessor


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But Mr. Breeden a 39-year-old securities lawyer has skirted some of the heftier issues facing the financial markets


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For instance he has n't stated a clear position on high-risk high-yield junk bonds an area of growing concern as turmoil in the junk market spills over into stocks


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He may be waiting to see the results of several pending SEC studies of junk market liquidity and disclosure rules


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He also has kept a close wrap on the names of people under consideration for the crucial post of enforcement director at the commission a job vacant since the summer


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Mr. Breeden 's selection will be scrutinized as an important signal about the strength of his commitment to continuing the SEC 's high-profile pursuit of insider trading and market manipulation on Wall Street


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Congress seems likely to let the new chairman have his way for a while


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Members of the Senate Banking Committee know Mr. Breeden from working on the thrift-bailout bill and the relationship generally remains warm


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Indeed during Mr. Breeden 's confirmation hearing last month senators asked him to introduce his children three separate times more often than they asked about his qualifications for the job


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These days Mr. Breeden is winning praise in Washington and on Wall Street for his behind-the-scenes role in monitoring the Friday-the-13th market plunge and the following Monday 's harrowing morning session


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As a regulator charged with restoring investor confidence Mr. Breeden avoided making market-jarring comments and worked to gather information critical to Wall Street and to other government agencies


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Not everyone has jumped on the Breeden bandwagon however


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Some in Washington contend that it 's too soon to tell whether Mr. Breeden will help or hinder the SEC


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I do n't think this was a real test says one congressional aide


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It was a fairly stressful weekend but my sense is if you had n't had Richard Breeden there it would n't have made much of a difference


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For some at the SEC an agency that covets its independence Mr. Breeden may be too much of a Washington insider


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They note that he has adorned his office with five photos of George Bush one of them featuring the First Dog Millie


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They worry that Mr. Breeden also will roll over when told to do so by the White House


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But Mr. Breeden already has shown an eagerness to run the SEC his way


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During the Monday market rebound a New York exchange spokesman told Cable News Network viewers that the industrial average had turned down 70 points


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Stunned Mr. Breeden turned to his market-monitoring computer which by then was next to his desk


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBD showed ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP DJIA ) ) ( ADVP-CLR ( RB up ) ( NP ( CD 30 ) ( NNS points ) ) ) ) )

It showed the DJIA up 30 points


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SEC staffers soon determined that a widely watched stock-market service Quotron had miscalculated the industrial average


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Mr. Breeden instructed SEC staffers to inform the network that it was airing the wrong number


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It was the plunge that did n't happen he says


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Mr. Breeden also is trying to use a far more catastrophic event the California earthquake to move another rule change past Congress


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That disaster closed the Pacific Stock Exchange 's stock options-trading operation forcing those options to be switched to other exchanges temporarily


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Though obscure to most investors the question of whether to list options on more than one exchange has aroused much interest in Congress mainly because regional exchanges fear the change could bankrupt them


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Congressmen raised the issue yesterday at a hearing


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Mr. Breeden not missing a chance to press his agenda cited the earthquake


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That event he contended simply shows the vulnerability of having listings on only one exchange


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Friday Oct. 27 9 p.m.-midnight EDT on PBS PBS air dates and times vary so check local listings Show Boat


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP Jersey ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Paper ) ( NNP Mill ) ( NNP Playhouse ) ) ( VP ( VBD produced ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( JJ faithful ) ( NN revival ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP America ) ( POS 's ) ) ( ADJP ( JJS most ) ( JJ influential ) ) ( JJ musical ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBN written ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( NNP Jerome ) ( NNP Kern ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Oscar ) ( NNP Hammerstein ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( ADVP ( RB first ) ) ( VBN produced ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Broadway ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1927 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

New Jersey 's Paper Mill Playhouse produced this faithful revival of America 's most influential musical written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein and first produced on Broadway in 1927


( FRAG ( ADJP ( JJ Worth ) ( S ( VP ( VBG watching ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN music ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN lasted ) ( ADVP-MNR ( ADVP ( RB better ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN plot ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN humor ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Worth watching although the music has lasted better than the plot or the humor


( FRAG ( NP-TMP ( NNP Saturday ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 28 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( CD 8-10 ) ( NN p.m. ) ) ( NP ( NNP EDT ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP HBO ) ) ) ( PRN ( VP ( VBN repeated ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 31 ) ) ( NP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 5 ) ( CD 8 ) ( CD 14 ) ( CD 16 ) ( CC and ) ( CD 20 ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NNP Perfect ) ( NNP Witness ) ) )

Saturday Oct. 28 8-10 p.m. EDT on HBO repeated Oct. 31 Nov. 5 8 14 16 and 20 Perfect Witness


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Aidan ) ( NNP Quinn ) ) ( NP ( NNP Brian ) ( NNP Dennehy ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Stockard ) ( NNP Channing ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ excellent ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( VBG gripping ) ( NN tale ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ reluctant ) ( NN witness ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( VBN organized ) ( NN crime ) ( NN prosecution ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Aidan Quinn Brian Dennehy and Stockard Channing are excellent in this gripping tale of a reluctant witness in an organized crime prosecution


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP It ) ) ( VP ( VBZ 's ) ( VP ( VBN set ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ resonates ) ( PP-CLR ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ terrible ) ( NNS dynamics ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( ADJP ( JJ Latin ) ( JJ American ) ) ( NN drug ) ( NNS wars ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

It 's set in New York but it resonates with the terrible dynamics of the Latin American drug wars


( FRAG ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sunday ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 29 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( CD 8-11 ) ( NN p.m. ) ) ( NP ( NNP EST ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP ABC ) ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NNP The ) ( NNP Final ) ( NNPS Days ) ) )

Sunday Oct. 29 8-11 p.m. EST on ABC The Final Days


( NP ( DT No ) ( NN doubt ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( EX there ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NN something ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB irk ) ( NP ( NN everyone ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( JJ AT&T-sponsored ) ( NN dramatization ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Bob ) ( NNP Woodward ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Carl ) ( NNP Bernstein ) ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN book ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NNP Watergate ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No doubt there is something to irk everyone in this AT&T-sponsored dramatization of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein 's book about Watergate


( S ( ADVP ( RB Personally ) ) ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 'm ) ( VP ( VBN irked ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN combination ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN ponderousness ) ( CC and ) ( NN timidity ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ adds ) ( PRT ( RP up ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( JJ utter ) ( NN lack ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN drama ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Personally I 'm irked by its combination of ponderousness and timidity which adds up to an utter lack of drama


( FRAG ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sunday ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 29 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( CD 10-11 ) ( NN p.m. ) ) ( NP ( NNP EST ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Showtime ) ) ) ( PRN ( VP ( VBN repeated ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 2 ) ( CD 6 ) ( CD 11 ) ( CC and ) ( CD 15 ) ) ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NP ( NNP The ) ( NNP Strange ) ( NNP Case ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Dr. ) ( NNP Jekyll ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Hyde ) ) ) ) ) )

Sunday Oct. 29 10-11 p.m. EST on Showtime repeated Nov. 2 6 11 and 15 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNS Fans ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Anthony ) ( NNP Andrews ) ) ( PRN ( NP-TTL ( NNP Brideshead ) ( NNP Revisited ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB relish ) ( S ( VP ( VBG watching ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP him ) ) ( VP ( VB play ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN title ) ( NN role ) ( PRP s ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN 19th-century ) ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP Louis ) ( NNP Stevenson ) ( JJ pre-Freudian ) ( NN drama ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ schizoid ) ( NN horror ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Fans of Anthony Andrews Brideshead Revisited will relish watching him play the title role s in the 19th-century Robert Louis Stevenson pre-Freudian drama of schizoid horror


( FRAG ( NP-TMP ( NNP Monday ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Oct. ) ( CD 30 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( CD 10-11 ) ( NN p.m. ) ) ( NP ( NNP EST ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP PBS ) ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NP ( NNP Journey ) ) ( PP ( NNP Into ) ( NP ( NNP Sleep ) ) ) ) )

Monday Oct. 30 10-11 p.m. EST on PBS Journey Into Sleep


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP promise ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB stay ) ( ADJP-PRD ( RB awake ) ) ( PP ( IN through ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( JJ intriguing ) ( NN documentary ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN science ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN sleep ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

I promise you will stay awake through this intriguing documentary about the science of sleep


( FRAG ( NP-TMP ( NNP Wednesday ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 1 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( CD 9-10:30 ) ( NN p.m. ) ) ( NP ( NNP EST ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP PBS ) ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NNP Thomas ) ( NNP Hart ) ( NNP Benton ) ) )

Wednesday Nov. 1 9-10:30 p.m. EST on PBS Thomas Hart Benton


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( JJ Critical ) ( NN opinion ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN divided ) ( PP-CLR ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN success ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Benton ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ populist ) ( NN defiance ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ modernist ) ( NN art ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Critical opinion is divided about the success of Benton 's populist defiance of modernist art


( S ( CC But ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT no ) ( NN one ) ) ( VP ( MD could ) ( VP ( VB disagree ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Ken ) ( NNP Burns ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ fascinating ) ( NN film ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( JJ famous ) ( JJ American ) ( NN painter ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

But no one could disagree that Ken Burns has made a fascinating film about this famous American painter


( FRAG ( NP-TMP ( NNP Thursday ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 2 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( CD 9-10 ) ( NN p.m. ) ) ( NP ( NNP EST ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP A&E ) ) ) ( PRN ( VP ( VBN repeated ) ( PP-TMP ( PP ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 1 ) ( NN a.m. ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 5 ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NP ( NNP Third ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Oak ) ) ( NP ( NNP The ) ( NNP Pool ) ( NNP Hall ) ) ) )

Thursday Nov. 2 9-10 p.m. EST on A&E repeated at 1 a.m. and on Nov. 5 Third and Oak The Pool Hall


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( JJ one-acter ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Pulitzer ) ( JJ Prize-winning ) ( NN playwright ) ( NNP Marsha ) ( NNP Norman ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ first ) ( NN presentation ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ new ) ( NN series ) ) ( VP ( VBN called ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NNP American ) ( NNP Playwrights ) ( NNP Theater ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBN sponsored ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NNP General ) ( NNPS Motors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A one-acter by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Marsha Norman is the first presentation in a new series called American Playwrights Theater sponsored by General Motors


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP James ) ( NNP Earl ) ( NNP Jones ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP Mario ) ( NNP Van ) ( NNP Peebles ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP carry ) ( PRT ( RP out ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ bitter ) ( JJ intergenerational ) ( NN dialogue ) ) ( PP ( IN between ) ( NP ( CD two ) ( JJ black ) ( NNS men ) ) ) ) ) )

James Earl Jones and Mario Van Peebles carry out a bitter intergenerational dialogue between two black men


( FRAG ( NP-TMP ( NNPS Thursdays ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 2-23 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( CD 10-11 ) ( NN p.m. ) ) ( NP ( NNP EST ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP PBS ) ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NP ( NNP Taiwan ) ) ( NP ( NNP The ) ( NNP Other ) ( NNP China ) ) ) )

Thursdays Nov. 2-23 10-11 p.m. EST on PBS Taiwan The Other China


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Judy ) ( NNP Woodruff ) ) ( VP ( VBZ hosts ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( JJ handsome ) ( JJ four-part ) ( NN series ) ) ( PP ( IN about ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN history ) ( NN economy ) ( NN culture ) ( CC and ) ( NNS politics ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN island ) ( NN home ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ Chinese ) ( NN democracy ) ( CC and ) ( NN capitalism ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Judy Woodruff hosts this handsome four-part series about the history economy culture and politics of the island home of Chinese democracy and capitalism


( FRAG ( NP-TMP ( NNP Friday ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 3 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( CD 9-11 ) ( NN p.m. ) ) ( NP ( NNP EST ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP PBS ) ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NNP Our ) ( NNP Town ) ) )

Friday Nov. 3 9-11 p.m. EST on PBS Our Town


( S ( ADVP ( IN Along ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP-TTL ( NNP Show ) ( NNP Boat ) ) ) ) ( NP-TTL-SBJ ( NNP Great ) ( NNPS Performances ) ) ( VP ( VBZ kicks ) ( PRT ( RP off ) ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ new ) ( NN season ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( NNP Lincoln ) ( NNP Center ) ( NN production ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Thornton ) ( NNP Wilder ) ( POS 's ) ) ( ADJP ( JJS best ) ( VBN known ) ) ( NN play ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-2 ( IN in ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN role ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ small-town ) ( NNP Stage ) ( NNP Manager ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN given ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN hip ) ( NN twist ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NN performance ) ( NN artist ) ( NNP Spalding ) ( NNP Gray ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Along with Show Boat Great Performances kicks off its new season with this Lincoln Center production of Thornton Wilder 's best known play in which the role of the small-town Stage Manager is given a hip twist by performance artist Spalding Gray


( FRAG ( NP-TMP ( NNP Saturday ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 4 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( CD 1:30-6 ) ( NN p.m. ) ) ( NP ( NNP EST ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP NBC ) ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NP ( NNP Breeder ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Cup ) ( NNP Day ) ) )

Saturday Nov. 4 1:30-6 p.m. EST on NBC Breeder 's Cup Day


( NP ( NP ( NP ( JJ Polished ) ( NNS hooves ) ) ( NP ( JJ fancy ) ( NN turf ) ) ( NP ( JJ fat ) ( NNS purses ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN horse ) ( NN race ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) )

Polished hooves fancy turf fat purses the horse race of the year


( FRAG ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sunday ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 5 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( CD 10:30 ) ( CD a.m.-1:30 ) ( NN p.m. ) ) ( NP ( NNP EST ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP ABC ) ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP City ) ( NNP Marathon ) ) )

Sunday Nov. 5 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. EST on ABC New York City Marathon


( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Shiny ) ( NNPS Nikes ) ) ( NP ( VBN cracked ) ( NN cement ) ) ( NP ( NNS media ) ( NN glory ) ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN foot ) ( NN race ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) )

Shiny Nikes cracked cement media glory the foot race of the year


( FRAG ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sunday ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 5 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( CD 8-9 ) ( NN p.m. ) ) ( NP ( NNP EST ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP TNT ) ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NP ( NP ( NNP Gary ) ( NNP Cooper ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP American ) ( NNP Life ) ) ( NP ( NNP American ) ( NNP Legend ) ) ) ) ) )

Sunday Nov. 5 8-9 p.m. EST on TNT Gary Cooper American Life American Legend


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP I ) ) ( VP ( VBP 've ) ( VP ( VBN seen ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( JJ great ) ( JJ many ) ) ( NN moviestar ) ( NN film ) ( NNS portraits ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT this ) ( CD one ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ outstanding ) ) ) ) )

I 've seen a great many moviestar film portraits and this one is outstanding


( FRAG ( NP-TMP ( NNPS Sundays ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 5-12 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( CD 9-10:30 ) ( NN p.m. ) ) ( NP ( NNP EST ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP PBS ) ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NP ( NNP Glory ) ) ( ADJP ( NNP Enough ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP All ) ) ) ) )

Sundays Nov. 5-12 9-10:30 p.m. EST on PBS Glory Enough for All


( SQ ( MD Can ) ( NP-TTL-SBJ ( NNP Masterpiece ) ( NNP Theatre ) ) ( VP ( VB make ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ compelling ) ( JJ human ) ( NN story ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN out ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN discovery ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN insulin ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Can Masterpiece Theatre make a compelling human story out of the discovery of insulin


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT This ) ( JJ earthy ) ( JJ amusing ) ( NN film ) ) ( VP ( NNS answers ) ( PP-MNR ( IN with ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ resounding ) ( RB yes ) ) ) ) )

This earthy amusing film answers with a resounding yes


( FRAG ( NP-TMP ( NNP Sunday ) ( CC and ) ( NNP Monday ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 5 ) ( CC and ) ( CD 6 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( CD 9-11 ) ( NN p.m. ) ) ( NP ( NNP EST ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP NBC ) ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NP ( NNP Cross ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Fire ) ) ) ) )

Sunday and Monday Nov. 5 and 6 9-11 p.m. EST on NBC Cross of Fire


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NNP Ku ) ( NNP Klux ) ( NNP Klan ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN revived ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD 1920s ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN as ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ national ) ( NN organization ) ) ( VP ( VBN aimed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( NNPS Catholics ) ( CC and ) ( NNPS Jews ) ) ( CONJP ( RB as ) ( RB well ) ( IN as ) ) ( NP ( NNS blacks ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Ku Klux Klan was revived in the 1920s as a national organization aimed at Catholics and Jews as well as blacks


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( CD One ) ( NN reason ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( NN downfall ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN murder ) ( NN trial ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP D.C. ) ( NNP Stephenson ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NNP Indiana ) ( NN leader ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WP$ whose ) ( JJ reckless ) ( NN career ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN depicted ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN film ) ) ( VP ( VBG starring ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NNP Mel ) ( NNP Harris ) ) ( PRN ( NP-TTL ( NNP thirtysomething ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NNP John ) ( NNP Heard ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

One reason for its downfall was the murder trial of D.C. Stephenson an Indiana leader whose reckless career is depicted in this film starring Mel Harris thirtysomething and John Heard


( FRAG ( NP-TMP ( NNP Tuesday ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 7 ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NP ( CD 8-9 ) ( NN p.m. ) ) ( NP ( NNP EST ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( NNP PBS ) ) ) ( NP-TTL ( NNP Hurricane ) ) )

Tuesday Nov. 7 8-9 p.m. EST on PBS Hurricane


( SQ ( VBZ Has ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NNP San ) ( NNP Francisco ) ( NN earthquake ) ) ( VP ( VBN caused ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB forget ) ( NP ( NNP Hugo ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Has the San Francisco earthquake caused you to forget Hugo


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP You ) ) ( VP ( MD 'll ) ( VP ( VB remember ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP you ) ) ( VP ( VBP see ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ stunning ) ( NN footage ) ) ( VP ( VBN taken ) ( PP-LOC ( IN from ) ( PP ( IN inside ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN hurricane ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN eye ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN edition ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP-TTL ( NNP NOVA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

You 'll remember when you see the stunning footage taken from inside a hurricane 's eye in this edition of NOVA


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Duriron ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( VP ( VBN agreed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Automax ) ( NNP Inc. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNP Cincinnati ) ( NN maker ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NN control ) ( NNS accessories ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ industrial ) ( NNS valves ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Duriron Co. said it has agreed to buy Automax Inc. a Cincinnati maker of control accessories for industrial valves


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( NNS Terms ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN disclosed ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Duriron ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT the ) ( NN deal ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN completed ) ( PP-MNR ( IN through ) ( NP ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN exchange ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN stock ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Terms were n't disclosed but Duriron said the deal will be completed through an exchange of stock


( S ( NP-SBJ ( ADJP ( RB Closely ) ( VBN held ) ) ( NNP Automax ) ) ( VP ( VBZ has ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ annual ) ( NNS sales ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 10 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Closely held Automax has annual sales of about 10 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Duriron ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN maker ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS pumps ) ) ( NP ( NNS valves ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJ other ) ( NNS controls ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN acquisition ) ) ( VP ( MD wo ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB impact ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( CD 1989 ) ( NN profit ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Duriron a maker of pumps valves and other controls said the acquisition wo n't impact its 1989 profit


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Wilson ) ( NNP H. ) ( NNP Taylor ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN president ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN chief ) ( JJ executive ) ( NN officer ) ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT this ) ( NN insurance ) ( CC and ) ( JJ financial ) ( NNS services ) ( NN concern ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN elected ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ additional ) ( NN post ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN chairman ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Wilson H. Taylor president and chief executive officer of this insurance and financial services concern was elected to the additional post of chairman


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Taylor ) ) ( ADJP ( NP ( CD 45 ) ( NNS years ) ) ( JJ old ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ succeeds ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Robert ) ( NNP D. ) ( NNP Kilpatrick ) ) ( NP ( CD 64 ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG retiring ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN as ) ( S ( VP ( VBN reported ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Taylor 45 years old succeeds Robert D. Kilpatrick 64 who is retiring as reported earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP Kilpatrick ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB remain ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN director ) ) ) ) )

Mr. Kilpatrick will remain a director


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Chandler ) ( NNP Insurance ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB report ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN third-quarter ) ( JJ net ) ( NN income ) ) ( VP ( VBD jumped ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 97 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 2.8 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 51 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Chandler Insurance Co. said it expects to report third-quarter net income jumped 97 % to 2.8 million or 51 cents a share


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ year-earlier ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN automobile ) ( CC and ) ( NN trucking ) ( NN insurer ) ) ( VP ( VBD had ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.4 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 48 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( VBN restated ) ( NN basis ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( NN revenue ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 16.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In the year-earlier quarter the automobile and trucking insurer had earnings of 1.4 million or 48 cents a share on a restated basis on revenue of 16.5 million


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN interview ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP W. ) ( NNP Brent ) ( NNP LeGere ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NN chairman ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NN chief ) ( NN executive ) ( NN officer ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBZ expects ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN revenue ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS latest ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB total ) ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 28 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In an interview W. Brent LeGere chairman and chief executive officer said he expects revenue in the latest quarter to total about 28 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJ earnings-per-share ) ( NNS figures ) ) ( VP ( VBP reflect ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( CD 25 ) ( NN % ) ) ( NN stock ) ( NN dividend ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP June ) ( CD 1989 ) ) ) ) ) )

The earnings-per-share figures reflect a 25 % stock dividend in June 1989


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Mr. ) ( NNP LeGere ) ) ( VP ( VBD attributed ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS earnings ) ( NN increase ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( NN growth ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN longhaul ) ( NN trucking ) ( NN insurance ) ( NNS lines ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN ability ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB keep ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN premium ) ( NNS rates ) ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ firm ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Mr. LeGere attributed the earnings increase to growth in the company 's longhaul trucking insurance lines and the ability to keep premium rates firm


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( SBAR ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN third-quarter ) ( NN profit ) ) ( VP ( VBD grew ) ( NP-EXT ( DT a ) ( JJ robust ) ( CD 19 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( IN ago ) ) ) ( PP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN strength ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNS operations ) ) ( PP-LOC ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ various ) ( NNS chemicals ) ( CC and ) ( NNS fibers ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN petroleum ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Du Pont Co. reported that third-quarter profit grew a robust 19 % from a year ago on the strength of the company 's operations in various chemicals and fibers and in petroleum


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD raised ) ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ quarterly ) ( NN dividend ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1.20 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( CD 1.05 ) ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN change ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT that ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB increase ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ annualized ) ( NN payout ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS shareholders ) ) ) ) ( PP-EXT ( IN by ) ( NP ( QP ( DT some ) ( CD 140 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Du Pont also raised its quarterly dividend to 1.20 a share from 1.05 a change that will increase the annualized payout to shareholders by some 140 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ) ( PP ( IN unlike ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS companies ) ) ( VP ( VBN hurt ) ( ADVP-MNR ( RB badly ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( JJ sharp ) ( NN price ) ( NNS declines ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJ basic ) ( NNS chemicals ) ( CC and ) ( NNS plastics ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBG benefiting ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ broad ) ( NN range ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNS businesses ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Du Pont unlike companies hurt badly by sharp price declines for basic chemicals and plastics is benefiting from its broad range of businesses


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( NN profit ) ( NN gain ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN made ) ( PP ( IN despite ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN weakening ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN housing ) ( NN market ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-4 ( IN for ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN supplier ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN strengthening ) ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN dollar ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ lowers ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN value ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ overseas ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-5 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( VP ( VBN translated ) ( PP-CLR ( IN into ) ( NP ( NNS dollars ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The profit gain was made despite a weakening in the housing market for which the company is a supplier and a strengthening in the dollar which lowers the value of overseas earnings when they are translated into dollars


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NAC-LOC ( NNP Wilmington ) ( NNP Del. ) ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD reported ) ( NP ( NP ( NN net ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 547 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 2.36 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBD was ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NN line ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NNP Wall ) ( NNP Street ) ( NNS estimates ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The Wilmington Del. company reported net of 547 million or 2.36 a share which was in line with Wall Street estimates


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ year-earlier ) ( NN period ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD earned ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 461 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 1.91 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ) )

In the year-earlier period the company earned 461 million or 1.91 a share


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNS Sales ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS latest ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD were ) ( NP-PRD ( QP ( CD 8.59 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB up ) ( NP ( CD 9.4 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 7.85 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Sales in the latest quarter were 8.59 billion up 9.4 % from 7.85 billion


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN dividend ) ( NN increase ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD was ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ( POS 's ) ) ( JJ second ) ) ( NP-TMP ( DT this ) ( NN year ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN affirmation ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS statements ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP ( JJ top ) ( NNS executives ) ) ) ( SBAR-2 ( IN that ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( PRP they ) ) ( VP ( VBP intend ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB increase ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS rewards ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NNS shareholders ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The dividend increase was Du Pont 's second this year an affirmation of statements by top executives that they intend to increase rewards to shareholders


( SINV ( S-TPC-1 ( NP-SBJ ( PRP We ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VBN benefited ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN shareholder ) ) ( ADVP ( ADVP ( RB as ) ( RB much ) ) ( SBAR ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP we ) ) ( VP ( VBP need ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP Edgar ) ( NNP Woolard ) ( NNP Jr. ) ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN chairman ) ( CC and ) ( NN chief ) ( NN executive ) ( NN officer ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN interview ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( NP-ADV ( JJ several ) ( NNS months ) ) ( IN before ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VBD entered ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( JJ current ) ( NN position ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP April ) ) ) ) ) ) )

We have n't benefited the shareholder as much as we need to said Edgar Woolard Jr. Du Pont 's chairman and chief executive officer in an interview several months before he entered his current position in April


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( JJS largest ) ( NN beneficiary ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( NP-PRD ( NP ( NNP Seagram ) ( NNP Co. ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ owns ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 23 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The largest beneficiary will be Seagram Co. which owns about 23 % of Du Pont


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT A ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP Seagram ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Montreal ) ( NN wine ) ( CC and ) ( NNS spirits ) ( NN concern ) ) ( VP ( VBN controlled ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( DT the ) ( NNP Bronfman ) ( NN family ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB post ) ( NP ( NP ( JJ additional ) ( NN pretax ) ( NN profit ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 33 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ additional ) ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ( NNS dividends ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A spokesman for Seagram the Montreal wine and spirits concern controlled by the Bronfman family said the company will post additional pretax profit of about 33 million a year because of the additional Du Pont dividends


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ) ( ADVP ( RB also ) ) ( VP ( VBD announced ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS plans ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ 3-for-1 ) ( NN stock ) ( NN split ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( DT the ) ( JJ initial ) ( JJR higher ) ( NN dividend ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN paid ) ( PP-CLR ( IN on ) ( NP ( JJ pre-split ) ( NNS shares ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Du Pont also announced plans for a 3-for-1 stock split although the initial higher dividend will be paid on pre-split shares


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN stock ) ) ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( NP-EXT ( NP ( CD 2.50 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ( S-CLR ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB close ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 117.375 ) ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP New ) ( NNP York ) ( NNP Stock ) ( NNP Exchange ) ( JJ composite ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NN yesterday ) ) ) )

Du Pont 's stock rose 2.50 a share to close at 117.375 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading yesterday


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Seagram ) ) ( VP ( VBD closed ) ( PP-CLR ( IN at ) ( NP ( CD 84.75 ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB up ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 12.5 ) ( NNS cents ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP Big ) ( NNP Board ) ( NN trading ) ) ) ) )

Seagram closed at 84.75 up 12.5 cents a share in Big Board trading


( SINV ( VP-TPC-2 ( VBG Leading ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS gains ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS latest ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( PRP$ its ) ( JJ industrial ) ( NNS products ) ( NN segment ) ) ( SBAR ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB where ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN profit ) ) ( VP ( VBD soared ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 155 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 99 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Leading the gains for Du Pont in the latest quarter was its industrial products segment where profit soared to 155 million from 99 million a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT The ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD benefited ) ( PP-CLR ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( VBN continued ) ( JJ strong ) ( NN demand ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( JJR higher ) ( VBG selling ) ( NNS prices ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( NN titanium ) ( NN dioxide ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( JJ white ) ( NN pigment ) ) ( VP ( VBN used ) ( PP-LOC-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNS paints ) ( NN paper ) ( CC and ) ( NNS plastics ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The company benefited from continued strong demand and higher selling prices for titanium dioxide a white pigment used in paints paper and plastics


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NNP James ) ( NNP Fallon ) ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NAC-LOC ( NNP New ) ( NNP Providence ) ( NNP N.J. ) ) ( NN marketing ) ( NN consultant ) ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS chemicals ) ( NN industry ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBZ says ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ) ( ADVP ( RB still ) ) ( VP ( VBZ holds ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN edge ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG making ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pigment ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-PRP ( IN because ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT the ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( ADVP-PRD ( RB first ) ( IN in ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN technology ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB lower ) ( NP ( NNS costs ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

James Fallon a New Providence N.J. marketing consultant to the chemicals industry says Du Pont still holds an edge in making the pigment because the company was first in with the technology to lower costs


( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP He ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ) ( VP ( VBZ holds ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( IN about ) ( CD 23 ) ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ world-wide ) ( NN market ) ) ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJS largest ) ( JJ single ) ( NN share ) ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN time ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( WHADVP-1 ( WRB when ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( VBG growing ) ( NNS uses ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN pigment ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBP have ) ( VP ( VBN kept ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( PP-PRD ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ tight ) ( NN supply ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR-ADV ( IN although ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS others ) ) ( VP ( VBP are ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RB now ) ) ( VP ( VBG adding ) ( NP ( JJ low-cost ) ( NN production ) ( NN capacity ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

He said Du Pont holds about 23 % of the world-wide market the largest single share at a time when growing uses for the pigment have kept it in tight supply although others are now adding low-cost production capacity


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NN Profit ) ) ( VP ( VBD climbed ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 98 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 71 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN petroleum ) ( NN segment ) ) ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN as ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NNP Conoco ) ( NNP Inc. ) ( NN oil ) ( NN company ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN helped ) ( PP ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( NP ( JJ crude ) ( NN oil ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( ADJP ( ADJP ( JJR higher ) ) ( PP ( IN than ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( IN ago ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( JJR higher ) ( JJ natural ) ( NN gas ) ( NNS prices ) ( CC and ) ( NN volume ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Profit climbed to 98 million from 71 million in the petroleum segment as Du Pont 's Conoco Inc. oil company was helped by crude oil prices higher than a year ago and by higher natural gas prices and volume


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBN diversifed ) ( NNS businesses ) ( NN segment ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ includes ) ( NP ( NNS herbicides ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN profit ) ) ( VP ( VBD grew ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 64 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 27 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) )

In the diversifed businesses segment which includes herbicides profit grew to 64 million from 27 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT A ) ( NN spokesman ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( NN herbicide ) ( NN use ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( DT some ) ( NNS areas ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD was ) ( VP ( VBN delayed ) ( ADVP-TMP ( RBR earlier ) ( PP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ( PP ( IN by ) ( NP-LGS ( JJ heavy ) ( NNS rains ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB thus ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBG increasing ) ( NP ( NNS sales ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ third ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

A spokesman said herbicide use in some areas of the U.S. was delayed earlier in the year by heavy rains thus increasing sales in the third quarter


( S ( PP-LOC ( IN In ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS fibers ) ( NN segment ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NN profit ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBD rose ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 180 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 155 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ( NP-ADV ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN gain ) ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ) ( VP ( VBD attributed ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR higher ) ( NN demand ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP U.S. ) ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( JJS most ) ( NN textile ) ( NNS products ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

In the fibers segment profit rose to 180 million from 155 million a gain Du Pont attributed to higher demand in the U.S. for most textile products


( S ( NP-SBJ ( CD Two ) ( NNS segments ) ) ( VP ( VBD posted ) ( NP ( NP ( JJR lower ) ( NNS earnings ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN quarter ) ) ) ) ) )

Two segments posted lower earnings for the quarter


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN Profit ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NN coal ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD fell ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 41 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 58 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-PRP ( RB partly ) ( IN because ) ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NNS miners ) ( POS ' ) ) ( NN strike ) ) ) ) )

Profit from coal fell to 41 million from 58 million partly because of a miners ' strike


( S ( CC And ) ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( NN profit ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NNS polymers ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD dropped ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 107 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 122 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN amid ) ( SBAR-NOM ( WHNP-1 ( WP what ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ) ( VP ( VBD called ) ( S ( NP-PRD ( NP ( JJR lower ) ( NN demand ) ( CC and ) ( JJ selling ) ( NNS prices ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( JJ certain ) ( NN packaging ) ( CC and ) ( JJ industrial ) ( NNS markets ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

And profit from polymers dropped to 107 million from 122 million amid what Du Pont called lower demand and selling prices in certain packaging and industrial markets


( S ( PP-TMP ( IN For ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( CD nine ) ( NNS months ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Du ) ( NNP Pont ) ) ( VP ( VBD earned ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 2 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 8.46 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( ADVP ( RB up ) ( NP ( CD 18 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN from ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 1.69 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ( CC or ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 7.03 ) ) ( NP-ADV ( DT a ) ( NN share ) ) ) ) ( ADVP-TMP ( NP ( DT a ) ( NN year ) ) ( RBR earlier ) ) ) ) ) ) )

For the nine months Du Pont earned 2 billion or 8.46 a share up 18 % from 1.69 billion or 7.03 a share a year earlier


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNS Sales ) ) ( VP ( VBD increased ) ( NP-EXT ( CD 10 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP-DIR ( TO to ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 26.54 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ( PP-DIR ( IN from ) ( NP ( QP ( CD 24.05 ) ( CD billion ) ) ) ) ) )

Sales increased 10 % to 26.54 billion from 24.05 billion


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( VBN increased ) ( NN dividend ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN paid ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Dec. ) ( CD 14 ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS holders ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN record ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Nov. ) ( CD 15 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The increased dividend will be paid Dec. 14 to holders of record Nov. 15


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN stock ) ( NN split ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( ADJP-PRD ( JJ subject ) ( PP ( TO to ) ( NP ( NN holder ) ( NN approval ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD would ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN paid ) ( PP-TMP ( IN on ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( RB still ) ( JJ unspecified ) ( NN date ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN in ) ( NP ( NNP January ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-DTV ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS holders ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NN record ) ) ) ( NP-TMP ( NNP Dec. ) ( CD 21 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The stock split which is subject to holder approval would be paid on a still unspecified date in January to holders of record Dec. 21


( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ Finnish ) ( NN conglomerate ) ( NNP Nokia ) ( NNP Oy ) ( NNP AB ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBD reached ) ( NP ( DT an ) ( NN agreement ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB buy ) ( NP ( NNP Dutch ) ( NN cable ) ( NN company ) ( NNP NKF ) ( NNP Kabel ) ( NNP B.V. ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN for ) ( NP ( NP ( QP ( CD 420 ) ( CD million ) ) ( JJ Finnish ) ( FW markka ) ) ( PRN ( NP ( QP ( CD 99.5 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Finnish conglomerate Nokia Oy AB said it reached an agreement to buy Dutch cable company NKF Kabel B.V. for 420 million Finnish markka 99.5 million


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Nokia ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ-2 ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB gain ) ( NP ( NP ( NN control ) ) ( PP ( IN over ) ( NP ( NNP NKF ) ( NNP Kabel ) ) ) ) ( PP-MNR ( IN by ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG buying ) ( NP ( NP ( CD 51 ) ( NN % ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS shares ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP NKF ) ( NNP Holding ) ( NNP N.V. ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-1 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( VBZ owns ) ( NP ( NNP NKF ) ( NNP Kabel ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Nokia said it will gain control over NKF Kabel by buying 51 % of the shares in NKF Holding N.V. which owns NKF Kabel


( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP Calgon ) ( NNP Carbon ) ( NNP Corp. ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB build ) ( NP ( NP ( DT a ) ( ADJP ( QP ( CD 40 ) ( CD million ) ) ) ( NN plant ) ) ( PP ( IN for ) ( S-NOM ( VP ( VBG producing ) ( NP ( JJ granular ) ( VBN activated ) ( NN carbon ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Calgon Carbon Corp. said it will build a 40 million plant for producing granular activated carbon


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NP ( DT The ) ( NN maker ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( JJ water-treatment ) ( NNS chemicals ) ( CC and ) ( NN equipment ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD said ) ( SBAR ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB select ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NN plant ) ( NN site ) ) ( NP-TMP ( JJ early ) ( JJ next ) ( NN year ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NN production ) ) ( VP ( VBZ is ) ( VP ( VBN expected ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB begin ) ( PP-TMP-CLR ( IN in ) ( NP ( CD 1991 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The maker of water-treatment chemicals and equipment said it will select the plant site early next year and production is expected to begin in 1991


( NP ( NP ( NN ARTICLE ) ( NN I ) ) ( NP ( NN SECTION ) ( CD 7 ) ) ( NP ( NN CLAUSE ) ( CD 2 ) ) )

ARTICLE I SECTION 7 CLAUSE 2


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( NP ( DT Every ) ( NN Bill ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-2 ( WDT which ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD shall ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN passed ) ( NP ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP House ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( NNPS Representatives ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP Senate ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD shall ) ( SBAR-TMP ( IN before ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( VBZ becomes ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NNP Law ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( VP ( VBN presented ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP President ) ) ( PP ( IN of ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP United ) ( NNPS States ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( S ( S ( SBAR-ADV ( IN If ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( VB approve ) ) ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD shall ) ( VP ( VB sign ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( FRAG-ADV ( IN if ) ( RB not ) ) ( NP-SBJ ( PRP he ) ) ( VP ( MD shall ) ( VP ( VB return ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ( PP ( IN with ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NNS Objections ) ) ) ( PP-CLR ( TO to ) ( NP ( NP ( DT that ) ( NNP House ) ) ( SBAR ( WHPP-4 ( IN in ) ( WHNP ( WDT which ) ) ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( PRP it ) ) ( VP ( MD shall ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( VP ( VBN originated ) ) ) ) ) ) ( SBAR ( WHNP-3 ( WP who ) ) ( S ( VP ( MD shall ) ( VP ( VP ( VB enter ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNS Objections ) ) ( PP ( IN at ) ( ADJP ( JJ large ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN on ) ( NP ( PRP$ their ) ( NN Journal ) ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VB proceed ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( VB reconsider ) ( NP ( PRP it ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate shall before it becomes a Law be presented to the President of the United States If he approve he shall sign it but if not he shall return it with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal and proceed to reconsider it


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If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill it shall be sent together with the Objections to the other House by which it shall likewise be reconsidered and if approved by two thirds of that House it shall become a Law


( NP ( NP ( NN ARTICLE ) ( NN I ) ) ( NP ( NN SECTION ) ( CD 7 ) ) ( NP ( NN CLAUSE ) ( CD 3 ) ) )

ARTICLE I SECTION 7 CLAUSE 3


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Every Order Resolution or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary except on a question of Adjournment shall be presented to the President of the United States and before the Same shall take Effect shall be approved by him or being disapproved by him shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill


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President Bush told reporters a few months ago that he was looking for the right test case to see whether he already has the line-item veto


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Vice President Quayle and Budget Director Darman said recently they 've joined the search


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On Tuesday the subject came up again when Marlin Fitzwater explained the constitutional argument based on the provisions above to the White House press corps


( S ( S ( NP-SBJ ( NNP President ) ( NNP Bush ) ) ( VP ( VBZ does ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB have ) ( NP ( DT any ) ( NN provision ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( NN mind ) ) ) ) ) ) ( CC but ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( JJ line-item-veto ) ( NN bait ) ) ( VP ( MD will ) ( VP ( VB be ) ( PP-PRD ( IN like ) ( NP ( NP ( NNS earthworms ) ) ( PP-TMP ( IN at ) ( NP ( NN midnight ) ) ) ) ) ( PP-LOC ( IN in ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( VBG coming ) ( NNP Continuing ) ( NNP Resolution ) ) ) ) ) ) )

President Bush does n't have any provision in mind but line-item-veto bait will be like earthworms at midnight in the coming Continuing Resolution


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The harder question is whether anyone yet understands that Mr. Bush 's fight for his constitutional prerogatives is about politics as much as it is about law


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We have been persuaded by the constitutional argument for the inherent line-item veto since 1987 when lawyer Stephen Glazier first made the case on this page


( S ( NP-SBJ-1 ( DT The ) ( CD 1974 ) ( NN budget ) ( NN reform ) ) ( S-ADV ( VP ( VBN passed ) ( PP-MNR ( IN over ) ( NP ( NP ( NNP President ) ( NNP Nixon ) ( POS 's ) ) ( NN veto ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( VBD took ) ( PRT ( RP away ) ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ presidential ) ( NN impoundment ) ( NN power ) ) ( S-ADV ( ADVP ( RB thereby ) ) ( VP ( VP ( VBG introducing ) ( NP ( JJ monstrous ) ( NNS CRs ) ) ) ( CC and ) ( VP ( VBG eviscerating ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( JJ presidential ) ( NN veto ) ) ) ) ) ) )

The 1974 budget reform passed over President Nixon 's veto took away the presidential impoundment power thereby introducing monstrous CRs and eviscerating the presidential veto


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Mr. Glazier discovered that the Founders had worried that Congress might take the President out of the loop


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Article I Section 7 Clause 3 says that whether it 's called an order resolution or vote or anything else Presidents must have the chance to veto


( S ( S-NOM-SBJ ( VP ( VBG Labeling ) ( S ( NP-SBJ ( DT an ) ( JJ omnibus ) ( NN budget ) ) ( NP-PRD ( DT a ) ( NN bill ) ) ) ) ) ( VP ( MD ca ) ( RB n't ) ( VP ( VB deprive ) ( NP ( DT the ) ( NNP President ) ) ( PP-CLR ( IN of ) ( NP ( PRP$ his ) ( NN power ) ( S ( VP ( TO to ) ( VP ( NN veto ) ( NP ( NNS items ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Labeling an omnibus budget a bill ca n't deprive the President of his power to veto items


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Finding a test case should n't be hard but there is something to be said for picking the best one possible


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The White House had the perfect case but Congress blinked before it could go to court


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After the HUD and S&L stories broke some Congressmen began to worry that their influence peddling at executive-branch and independent agencies might some day get them in trouble