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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Award vested 100% on this date due to Long-Term Incentive Plan grant provision accelerating vesting upon achievement of stock performance targets.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Pursuant to the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan, the grant will vest and become exercisable as follows: 60% in January 2003, 20% in January 2004, and 20% in January 2005.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Pursuant to the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan, the grant will vest and become exercisable as follows; 60% in January 2004, 20% in January 2005, and 20% in January 2006.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Pursuant to the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan, the grant will vest and become exercisable as follows: 60% in January 2005, 20% in January 2006, and 20% in January 2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Pursuant to the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan, the grant will vest and become exercisable as follows: 60% in March 2006, 20% in  March 2007, and 20% in March 2008.</footnote>
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    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Robbins, James O.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-02-13</signatureDate>
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