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"(CNN) -- A Florida TV anchor became an Internet sensation this week when she pressed Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden about whether Sen. Barack Obama's policies were Marxist.",
"WFTV-TV anchor Barbara West tells Larry King she was doing her job as a reporter when she interviewed Sen. Joe Bi... | [
"TV news anchor attracts controversy with interview of Sen. Joe Biden .",
"Anchor asks Biden how Sen. Barack Obama's polices aren't Marxist .",
"WFTV's Barbara West says her job is to ask tough, probing questions .",
"\"I don't believe I got answers at all,\" West tells CNN's Larry King ."
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"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In their first head-to-head debate, Sen. John McCain criticized Sen. Barack Obama as a candidate who \"doesn't understand\" the key issues the country faces, and Obama linked McCain to President Bush on several issues.",
"\"I'm afraid Sen. Obama doesn't understand the difference between a ta... | [
"Barack Obama says John McCain wrong about Iraq .",
"McCain says Obama \"doesn't understand\" some key issues .",
"Candidates debate earmarks, taxes, economic plans .",
"Status of debate was in limbo until Friday afternoon ."
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"(CNN) -- Two fishermen remain missing after a commercial fishing vessel went down in frigid, treacherous waters off the Aleutian Islands about 1,400 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.",
"The fishing vessel Courageous helps search for missing men in waters off Alaska.",
"A search for the two crew members of ... | [
"NEW: Search resumes for two fishermen lost in frigid waters off Alaska .",
"Distressed boat had sent e-mail that it was taking on water .",
"Four fishermen rescued; five bodies have been recovered .",
"CFO of company: We \"are praying that those that are still in the water are alive\""
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"(CNN) -- The fourth and final suspect in the fatal shooting of two Arkansas university students turned himself in Monday, University of Central Arkansas police said.",
"The first suspect was apprehended while driving about three minutes after the Sunday night shooting.",
"The others were detained later, said L... | [
"NEW: A fourth and final suspect has turned himself in, police say .",
"Student government, religious groups plan prayer vigils for students .",
"Two students killed, one wounded Sunday night, officials say .",
"Shooting prompted lockdown at University of Central Arkansas in Conway ."
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"(CNN) -- They were fathers and daughters, tycoons and spiritualists, Westerners and Asians, who were in Mumbai for different reasons.",
"But they met the same fate in the indiscriminate path of gunfire and explosions in a string of terror attacks across the Indian city this week.",
"Kia Scherr, left, has told ... | [
"NEW: Two Canadians, yachting tycoon, sister of Bollywood actor among dead .",
"Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, wife Rivka confirmed dead at Chabad House in Mumbai .",
"Virginians Alan Scherr and daughter Naomi Scherr killed, family member says .",
"Anti-Terrorism Squad chief killed in offensive, CNN sister network ... | [
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"\"Why are green products often more expensive than ones that don't say they are green or environmentally friendly?",
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"Scot Case answers your questions on greenwashing .",
"Has green become a new form of \"premium brand\"?",
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"(CNN) -- A group of native Hawaiians occupied the grounds of the old Hawaiian monarchy's royal residence Wednesday, vowing to stay and do the business of the kingdom's government.",
"\"It is through a greater realm than ours\" that the group took this action, said Mahealani Kahau, elected leader of the group, ca... | [
"Group does not recognize Hawaii as a U.S. state .",
"Palace used by rulers of Hawaiian kingdom; now a tourist attraction .",
"Peaceful protesters eventually unlock gates, stay on palace grounds ."
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"(CNN) -- Asashoryu stands at the pinnacle of sumo wrestling like a colossus.",
"Asashoryu is one of sumo's most successful, and most controversial, wrestlers.",
"But the 330-lbs Mongolian, sumo's most successful ever grand champion, has not been able to rise above the scandals and tragedies that have beset Jap... | [
"Mongolian grand champion wrestler one of the sumo's most successful ever .",
"Reinvigorated the sport, but also has detractors critical of his style and attitude .",
"Accused of match fixing and feigning illness, banned as a consequence ."
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"(CNN) -- Grammy Award winners Alicia Keys and John Legend will perform at \"CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute,\" airing on Thanksgiving on CNN.",
"John Legend will sing \"If You're Out There\" from his just-released album \"Evolver.\"",
"Hosted by CNN's Anderson Cooper, the program honors the top 10 CNN Heroes o... | [
"Grammy winners to perform at CNN Heroes event .",
"The show will honor the top 10 CNN Heroes, as selected by a distinguished panel .",
"It airs globally at 9 p.m.",
"ET November 27 (0200 GMT November 28)\nThe program culminates with the announcement of the CNN Hero of the Year ."
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"(CNN) -- Rebel attacks north of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo prompted thousands more civilians to flee Tuesday, and U.N. officials said a U.N. convoy trying to provide security near Goma also was attacked.",
"Thousands of displaced Congolese on Tuesday line the road near the Kibati camp north of Goma... | [
"Displaced persons triple size of U.N. camp .",
"U.N. tanks stoned by frustrated civilians .",
"Rebels say they're within a dozen miles of Goma ."
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"(Sunset) -- The old warehouses of Portland's Pearl District are home to increasingly cool cultural diversions.",
"Spend a weekend browsing the neighborhood's art galleries, snack on a pumpkin-pie cupcake and enjoy dinner and a show.",
"The Gerding Theater at the Armory has been transformed after its $36 millio... | [
"Check out Pacific Northwest College of Art's annual student art sale .",
"Settle in to watch a play at the renovated Gerding Theater at the Armory .",
"Stop for dinner at 50 Plates, a casual bistro serving all-American classics ."
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"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Investigators had a \"significant break\" in tracking the salmonella outbreak when they found the bacteria on a jalapeño pepper imported from Mexico at a Texas food supplier, the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday.",
"The FDA has discouraged all consumers from eating raw jalapeño p... | [
"NEW: Discovery called a \"significant break\" in outbreak investigation .",
"Strain is Salmonella Saintpaul, which has sickened hundreds recently .",
"CDC: Pepper grown in Mexico, but origin of bacteria uncertain .",
"Bacteria were found at distribution center in McAllen, Texas ."
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"The companies are aimed at an audience of African-American and urban consumers, and they own 53 radio stations in 16 cities, a cable network and a variety of Web sites.",
"Liggins personally has contribute... | [
"Alfred Liggins: America's black population has become more diverse .",
"40 million population represents many different social, economic viewpoints, he says .",
"Liggins: Discrimination still key issue, but other concerns have emerged .",
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"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After Friday night's presidential debate, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger defended Sen. John McCain's attack against Sen. Barack Obama for Obama's willingness to meet with the Iranian president \"without precondition.\"",
"Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says he is not in ... | [
"Obama said Kissinger thought U.S. should meet with Iran without preconditions .",
"McCain: \"Kissinger did not say that he would approve a face-to-face meeting\"\nKissinger releases statement siding with McCain .",
"Ex-secretaries of state: Next president should have some form of talks with Iran ."
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"Noe Ramirez Mandujano arrested, suspected of taking $450,000 a month in bribes .",
"About 30 officials arrested in massive operation investigating collusion with cartels .",
"Report: 4,300 dead this year in war between authorities and narcotics traffickers .",
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"At least 80 percent of the population of Zimbabwe are living below the poverty line.",
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"New PM: Zimbabwe urgently needs government to address food crisis .",
"Robert Mugabe blames country's economic collapse on sanctions ."
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"(CNN) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first of a new class of HIV drugs that attacks the virus in a different way.",
"A woman wears an AIDS ribbon at a Cape Town, South Africa, hospital where HIV patients are treated.",
"Isentress, developed by Merck & Co., is designed for patients w... | [
"FDA approves HIV drug for use in adults with resistance to existing treatments .",
"Isentress, by Merck & Co., is the first of new class of drugs to get approval .",
"More testing necessary before it is approved for new HIV patients, children .",
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"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Bush administration misused intelligence to build a case for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Senate Intelligence Committee said in a report issued Thursday.",
"President Bush didn't request intelligence reports about the post-war situation, the Senate panel's report says.",
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"Report says Bush administration misused intelligence in run-up to Iraq war .",
"Administration selectively declassified information to bolster case, report says .",
"Panel: Public misled about contacts between Saddam Hussein, al Qaeda .",
"White House spokeswoman calls findings old news ."
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"(CNN) -- Suspected Al Qaeda militants disguised as security forces launched an explosive assault on the U.S. Embassy in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, Wednesday killing 10 Yemeni police and civilians, officials said.",
"The attack involved two car bombs, a spokesman for Yemen's embassy in Washington said.",
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"Attack involved two cars and snipers; some attackers wore police uniforms .",
"Embassy spokesman says 10 Yemen police, civilians killed; six attackers dead .",
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"(CNN) -- Hemant Karkare, Mumbai's slain terror chief, was a shrewd and unflappable investigator whose death is a blow to a police force that has difficult work ahead, his colleagues said this week.",
"Hemant Karkare, left, was killed by gunmen in Mumbai shortly after this video was taken Wednesday.",
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"Reports: Karkare was shot three times in chest responding to Mumbai attacks .",
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"(CNN) -- The chairman of one of India's fastest-growing banks, the sister of a Bollywood actor, a Times of India journalist and the chief of India's Anti-Terrorism Squad were among Indians killed in the four-day terrorist siege in Mumbai.",
"National Security Guard troops salute slain commando Gajendra Singh on ... | [
"NEW: Hotel employee, Taj GM's wife and two sons reported dead .",
"Ashok Kapur, chairman of Yes Bank, reported killed at Oberoi Hotel .",
"Body of Sabina Sehgal Saikia, Times of India consulting editor, found .",
"Hemant Karkare, chief of Anti-Terrorism Squad, among 17 police killed ."
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"(CNN) -- Erika Preuss gave a worried glance over rows and rows of empty cars packing the Wal-Mart parking lot at 3:30 a.m. Sean Blake said he met Black Friday campers in Houston, Texas, who call themselves the \"Best Buy family.\"",
"She was 30 minutes early at the sprawling store in suburban Kansas City, Missou... | [
"iReport.com: Shoppers line up early to take advantage of holiday deals .",
"Sean Blake says people camped through Thanksgiving outside Best Buy .",
"Erika Preuss calls herself a \"Black Friday virgin,\" learns many lessons .",
"Barbara Rademacher says cold weather doesn't deter shoppers in Arkansas ."
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"(CNN) -- Former first lady Barbara Bush was moved out of the intensive care unit of a Houston, Texas, hospital into a regular room Thursday after surgery to repair and seal a perforated ulcer, a hospital spokeswoman said.",
"Ex-first lady Barbara Bush has been moved out of ICU and into a regular room.",
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"Bush, 83, is in good spirits and was joking with hospital staffers .",
"Former first lady being fed intravenously to avoid stretching abdomen .",
"The ulcer has been biopsied and is benign ."
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"(CNN) -- Manuela Testolini and her colleagues had just sat down to dinner at the Oberoi hotel restaurant in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday when the sound of gunfire erupted outside.",
"Manuela Testolini was in Mumbai on business when a series of brazen attacks broke out.",
"At first, they didn't know what it was.... | [
"Manuela Testolini says colleague saw man killed outside restaurant .",
"Prince's ex-wife says gunmen pursued her, diners as they fled .",
"Nearby, CNN employee hid from gunfire under bed at Taj .",
"Yasmin Wong ran past bodies in hotel's halls as she sought exit ."
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"\"And ... it took [one day] to wipe us out.\"",
"Liz McCartney moved to St. Bernard Parish to help residents rebuild their homes after Katrina.",
"A lifelong resident of St. Bernard Parish, a com... | [
"Katrina left St. Bernard Parish, once home to 67,000, virtually uninhabitable .",
"Liz McCartney moved from Washington to New Orleans to help rebuild homes .",
"She and her boyfriend started St. Bernard Project, focusing on seniors, families ."
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"Using their feminine (and in at least one case masculine) wiles, the following five spies would make James Bond proud.",
"Noor Inayat Khan was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her spy service.",
"1. Mata Hari . While Margaretha Geertrui... | [
"Elizabeth Van Lew pretended to be crazy so no one would take her seriously .",
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"Sarah Edmonds fought and spied as a man during the Civil War .",
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"(CNN) -- As recognizable as the brand itself, Donatella Versace is adamant about one thing in fashion: \"Fashion is not frivolous,\" she told CNN.",
"Glamour, femininity and sensuality: The three watchwords of Donatella Versace's fashion empire.",
"It may not be frivolous, but in many respects it is a form of ... | [
"Took over brother Gianni's fashion empire after his death in 1997 .",
"Has developed Versace to be a lifestyle brand, including furniture and hotels .",
"Hollywood A-list, including Jennifer Lopez and Madonna, often faces of Versace ."
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"A commando in disguise give details of what went down in the Taj hotel when commandos went in.",
"Terrorists were still holding 200 people 33 hours after the assault began.",
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"The white SUV where the child's body was found is taken away to be examined by investigators.",
"The medical examiner positively... | [
"NEW: Julian King, 7, was shot to death, a police spokeswoman says .",
"Police collecting evidence from Suburban, reviewing surveillance tapes .",
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"The aftermath of a suspected U.S. drone attack on a building in North Waziristan.",
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"(CNN) -- Researchers have produced aerial photos of jungle dwellers who they say are among the few remaining peoples on Earth who have had no contact with the outside world.",
"Taken from a small airplane, the photos show men outside thatched communal huts, necks craned upward, pointing bows toward the air in a ... | [
"The photos are published on the National Indian Foundation's Web site .",
"Government: Men appear strong and healthy, live in communal shelters .",
"\"Uncontacted tribes\" are thought to have had no contact with outsiders ."
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"Atlantis was prepared to launch in September before an onboard computer failed, delaying the mission.",
"Hubble managers say ground testing of a critical replacement com... | [
"NASA's plans to service Hubble Space Telescope suffer another setback .",
"Ground testing of a critical replacement computer taking longer than expected .",
"\"Delivery in April to support a May launch,\" NASA manager predicts .",
"More than six months of work will be needed to get it ready to fly ."
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"\"There could have been an enormous tragedy today at the University of Nav... | [
"Car bomb blast at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain Thursday .",
"NEW: 27 people injured, none seriously, hospital tells CNN .",
"Blast days after arrests of four suspected members of separatist group ETA .",
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"Witchcraft has not been punishable by death for nearly 300 years.",
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"The girls were stopped by customs officials at Accra trying to smuggle drugs back to Brita... | [
"British teens sentenced to nine months in prison for trying to smuggle cocaine .",
"The duo, both 16, were arrested in Ghana on July 2, 2007 at Accra's airport .",
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"Army will examine mental health of recruiters .",
"Recruiters under pressure from job and victims of post-combat deployment .",
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"Investment banker and lobbyist also named in indictment .",
"Prosecutor describes \"web of financing agreements\" among the three .",
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"U.S. warned India about potential Mumbai attack, source says .",
"Attacks that killed 179 people have strained India-Pakistan relations .",
"Suspect is from Pakistan, Indian authorities say .",
"Pakistan PM rejects accusations his country had role in Mumbai massacre ."
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"He also serves as president of Yum, a position he has held since October 21, 1997.",
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"Retail workers union says Wal-Mart showed \"blatant irresponsibility\"\nDiscount chain said it made many preparations for Black Friday .",
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"(CNN) -- Investigators have named Casey Anthony a suspect in the mid-June disappearance of her toddler daughter, Caylee, Florida authorities said Wednesday.",
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"Police had previously labeled Anthony -- who authorities sai... | [
"Police: Casey Anthony has been \"leading ... investigators down the wrong path.\"",
"Caylee Anthony, 3, reported missing month after her June disappearance, police say .",
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"Unusual campaigns to promote condom use are being launched in places where condoms are less popular.",
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"Unusual campaigns are aimed at promoting condom use and fighting AIDS .",
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"Pirates gain more than $150 million in ransom in past year, official says .",
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"John \"Junior\" Gotti, seen in September 2006, has had three... | [
"NEW: \"Junior\" Gotti goes before a judge Tuesday who orders him held without bail .",
"Prosecutor: Gambino crime family was \"trying to gain a foothold\" in Tampa, Florida .",
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"Nautica was in area patrolled by international anti-piracy task force .",
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"Report: Deal reached Sunday over hijacked Ukrainian arms ship ."
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"Network of breakaway traditionalists expected to announce formation of rival province .",
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"Christine Beatty pleads guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice .",
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"NEW: \"No one is too big to fail,\" top Senate Democrat says .",
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"Velshi: If your mortgage holder sends threatening letters, stay in contact with them .",
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"Laurean said Lauterbach slit her own throat after an argument ."
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"NEW: NTSB says \"very little\" remains found in wreckage .",
"NTSB: It could take \"weeks, perhaps months\" to determine cause of crash .",
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"Sci Fi Channel ghost hunter says ghosts can get pushy .",
"\"Ghost Hunters\" inspires others to delve into the paranormal .",
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"Obama leads by 8 points in most recent CNN national poll of polls .",
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"Earl Stafford paid $1 million so needy could see inauguration .",
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"Pizza deliveryman died when bomb affixed to his neck exploded .",
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"The payment en... | [
"Payment is part of multitiered plan to normalize relations between the two countries .",
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"The new broad spectrum lights simulate sunlight, and might help enliven his mood in the gloomy winter months.",
"A light box like the one shown here may help some people combat seasonal depression in winter."... | [
"Between 4 and 6 percent of the U.S. population suffers from SAD .",
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"NEW: Hospital: British yachtsman among those killed in attack .",
"Filmmaker describes fellow Australian being shot point-blank in the head .",
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"Witness: Gunmen entered hotel lobby asking for anyone with U.S. or British passport ."
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"L'Hydroptere is now the fastest yacht in history over 5... | [
"L'Hydroptere is the new fastest yacht over 500 meters and one nautical mile .",
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"Death toll from flooding in southern Brazil reaches 116; 31 people missing .",
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"About 60,000 vehicles were stolen in just over a year, Mexican insurers report .",
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"ET Mondays through Fridays.",
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"CNN's Campbell Brown says \"having no life\" isn't a requirement for a ma... | [
"Rendell says choice for Homeland Security good because she has \"no life\"\nBrown: Janet Napolitano has many qualifications beyond having no family .",
"Nobody would have said the same about a male candidate, Brown says .",
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"Norwegian Audun Carlsen said star beat him with metal chain after photo shoot .",
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"Sara, 29, has lived in Miami for five years, where she works as freelance writer and film maker.",
"Her blog, All Purpose Dark, keeps tabs on the city's nightlife and restaurants, and she is also the editor of the Miami edition of UrbanDaddy.com.",
"Sara has lived in Miami for five years and says the city has ... | [
"Sara is a freelance writer and film maker who blogs about Miami's nightlife .",
"She says Miami is a place of unbridled optimism and great opportunity .",
"The city has a vibrant arts scene and exciting international cuisine, says Sara ."
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"BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- Germany's richest woman has said a former lover has threatened to release pictures of them together if she does not pay him millions of euros (dollars), according to her spokesman.",
"Susanne Klatten holds a 12.5-percent stake in BMW.",
"Susanne Klatten's spokesman Joerg Appelhans told... | [
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"Wall Street traders had been watching developments in Washington closely.",
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"U.S. House of Representatives backs revised $700 billion bank bailout bill .",
"Lawmakers rejected rescue plan Monday; passed by Senate Wednesday .",
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"PARIS, France (CNN) -- Four armed robbers -- two of them men disguised as women -- walked into a luxury jewelry store in Paris and swiped an estimated €80 million (U.S. $101 million) in jewels, the Paris prosecutor's office said.",
"Robbers dressed in drag stole more than $100M worth of jewelry from a Harry Wins... | [
"Robbers -- some in drag -- steal estimated $102m in loot from Paris jewelry store .",
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