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[ "Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican authorities have bolstered their search for a missing U.S. citizen and the government rejects assertions that security forces aren't doing enough to find him, the foreign ministry said Friday.", "David Michael Hartley has been missing since a reported pirate attack September 30 on a lake bisected by the U.S.-Mexico border.", "Hartley's wife, Tiffany, told authorities her husband was shot and killed by pirates on Falcon Lake during a sightseeing trip.", "His body has yet to be found, leading to questions about the accuracy of her statements.", "The ministry said the federal attorney general's office opened an investigation based on testimony Tiffany Hartley gave to Mexican authorities at the consulate in McAllen, Texas.", "The government also has been in close touch with several U.S. authorities.", "\"The search and rescue for Mr. Hartley started the day of the incident, and intensified this week with additional officers from the Army, the Federal Police, and from state and municipal forces, which cover the area where the incident reportedly took place,\" the ministry said.", "On Thursday, Tiffany Hartley said she might take a lie detector test if people continue to doubt the veracity of her account.", "If \"that's what the authorities think I need to do, then that might be an option,\" she said when asked on CNN's \"AC 360\" about taking a lie detector test.", "Hartley was on several CNN shows Thursday recounting what happened last week on Falcon Lake.", "She also talked about her feelings about people doubting her account of the alleged attack.", "Hartley said on HLN's \"Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell\" that \"I know what I know.\"", "\"It's hard being judged and thought of that I might have done something to him,\" she said.", "But she added, \"As long as I know the truth, God knows the truth.", "And other than that, it almost doesn't really matter to me, because I know what happened that day.\"", "Mexican authorities said earlier this week that they could not verify the shooting, and Hartley was asked point-blank on NBC's \"Today\" show Wednesday whether she had anything to do with her husband's disappearance.", "Pam Hartley, David Hartley's mother, said Tuesday that any suggestion that her daughter-in-law's account was inaccurate is \"insane.\"", "Investigators have found some evidence that backs up Hartley's account, including blood on her life vest, Zapata County Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez Jr. said Thursday.", "And the incident was similar to other attacks reported by boaters on Falcon Lake, about 70 miles west of the Hartley's home in McAllen.", "Gonzalez has said the gunmen are typically teenagers hired by a drug cartel in the neighboring Mexican state of Tamaulipas.", "Mexican authorities have said the lake is controlled on their side by \"organized criminals,\" and the sheriff called on the Zeta cartel to turn over Hartley's remains if they have them.", "\"We just want a body,\" he said.", "Tiffany Hartley said she believes the attackers took her 30-year-old husband's body after he was shot in the head and fell off the personal watercraft he was riding.", "She said she suspects her husband's remains are more likely to have been dragged onto land than to have been left in the lake.", "\"We do believe if they would just go ahead and give us David's body back, it would be done.", "It would be concluded.", "We could go on with our lives,\" she said.", "Authorities from both nations are conducting separate searches and are coordinating and holding regular meetings, State Department spokeswoman Virginia Staab said.", "But because the alleged crime happened on the Mexican side of the border, the United States cannot prosecute or make arrests in the case, the sheriff said.", "Tiffany Hartley, 29, told HLN that the couple set out across the lake on personal watercraft for a sightseeing trip to Guerrero Viejo, a half-submerged ghost town on the Mexican side of the lake.", "Though there had been warnings about previous robberies on the lake, she said they had heard of no problems for several months, \"So we figured everything had kind of calmed down.\"", "Instead, she said, they were pursued by men in three boats as they left the site's historic church.", "At first, \"they just waved at us like we were friendly, a very friendly wave,\" she said.", "But then, as the couple passed, she said they began chasing them and firing shots.", "David Hartley was shot in the head and fell off his personal watercraft, and he was unresponsive when she turned back to try to retrieve him, his wife said.", "While she was trying to haul him onto her craft, their attackers pulled up alongside, she said.", "\"They didn't say anything to me, so I don't know what they were trying to do ... but they left,\" she said.", "\"They just left me there. Thankfully they didn't shoot at me.", "They had a gun pointed at me.\"", "Unable to pull her husband's body out of the water, Hartley headed back across the lake to U.S. waters.", "She said the gunmen fired \"a few more\" times on her way back.", "\"Once I started to get going, I just went as fast as I could and didn't look back until I couldn't see them anymore,\" she said.", "Rolando Flores, lead investigator for the Tamaulipas state police, described the area as \"a conflict zone.\"", "The state has made headlines recently as a hotbed for drug cartel violence, and there have been at least four cases of gunmen in Mexican waters robbing or threatening boaters on Falcon Lake since April, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.", "David Hartley worked for an oil company in Reynosa, Mexico, and the couple had lived on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande before moving back to the United States earlier this year, family friends said.", "His aunt, Alice Harrod, told HLN's \"Prime News\" the family had concerns about their safety in the area, \"and we were all thrilled to hear that they were moving back to Colorado,\" where they grew up.", "\"We're all very devastated. It's hard to even believe something like this could happen.", "We're hanging in there, but it's very, very difficult for the whole family,\" Harrod said.", "According to Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, 60 Mexican personnel, three boats and a helicopter have taken part in the search.", "Investigators resumed their work Thursday despite threats to their lives, and Cuellar suggested that the Mexican navy might need to be called in to help.", "Despite the dangers on the Mexican side of the lake, Texas officials on Thursday said that the U.S. side of the body of water remains safe.", "\"It is just as safe now as any other time. However, there is a threat,\" said Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-Texas.", "CNN's Justine Redman, Nick Valencia, Dave Alsup and Matt Smith contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Mexico says it has ramped up the search .", "Wife, her story questioned, tells HLN, \"I know what I know\"\nSheriff calls on drug cartels to turn over the body .", "Tiffany Hartley said men in motorboats shot her husband ." ]	[ 11, 22, 25 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Maria Sharapova crashed out of the China Open on Tuesday, with the former world No.", "1 suffering her second consecutive early exit.", "The 12th seed, beaten in her opening game in Japan last week, lost to fellow Russian Elena Vesnina in the second round to follow defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and last year's runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska in departing the $4.5 million Beijing event.", "Vesnina -- who lost their only other meeting at the 2008 Australian Open, which Sharapova won for her third grand slam title -- triumphed 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 to set up a clash with Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky.", "\"I'm definitely not as good as I wanted to be,\" Sharapova told the WTA Tour website.", "\"After the U.S. Open I wasn't able to train as much as I would've wanted to, and I feel like the last couple of weeks I've just been trying to play catch-up.", "\"My rhythm hasn't been where it should be. Obviously it's disappointing, but I've lost and won many matches in my career.", "I'll just have to regroup and move forward.\"", "The 21-year-old Bacsinszky progressed when eighth seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus withdrew with a leg injury, trailing 3-2 in the second set after winning the opener 6-4.", "Second seed Vera Zvonareva will next face fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko in the third round following her 6-4 6-1 win over Germany's Andrea Petkovic, while French Open champion Francesca Schiavone also went through.", "The Italian fifth seed beat Slovenia's Polona Hercog 6-3 6-3 to set up a match with unseeded Russian Vera Dushevina.", "Dushevina's compatriot Elena Dementieva will play former world No.", "1 Ana Ivanovic in the last 16, with the seventh seed defeating Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm 6-3 1-6 6-3 despite serving 10 double-faults.", "Ivanovic battled back from 4-1 down in the second set to beat Olga Govortsova of Belarus 6-0 7-5.", "\"I realized I was sort of pulling back a little bit and wasn't as dominant as I was in the first set,\" the Serbian said.", "\"I had to stay calm and not panic, and not go for winners too soon.", "I'm really happy I managed to do that.\"", "Ninth seed Li Na kept the home crowd happy with a 6-1 6-4 win over Russia's Alisa Kleybanova, while Israeli 15th seed Shahar Peer notched a 6-4 6-2 win over Switzerland's Patty Schnyder.", "Peer will next play Bojana Jovanovski, who upset fellow Serbian and third seed Jelena Jankovic on Monday.", "Top seed Caroline Wozniacki had a first-round bye and will open her campaign against Italy's Sara Errani on Wednesday.", "The 20-year-old Dane will overtake American Serena Williams at the top of the world rankings if she reaches the quarterfinals." ]	[ "Former world No.", "1 Maria Sharapova loses to fellow Russian Elena Vesnina .", "Vesnina progresses into last 16 of China Open with 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 victory in Beijing .", "Eighth seed Victoria Azarenka also out in second round after suffering leg injury .", "World No.", "2 Caroline Wozniacki begins her campaign on Wednesday after opening bye ." ]	[ 0, 1, 2, 8, 19 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A senior Australian police chief has a described an incident in which a man was Tasered 14 times while in police custody as \"unacceptable and extremely disappointing.\"", "CCTV footage of the incident, which happened in Perth, Western Australia in 2008, showed an unarmed aboriginal man lying on the ground surrounded by police officers after reportedly refusing a strip search.", "The man survived the incident and was later shown the footage but declined to press charges.", "Two of the officers involved were fined A$1,200 ($1,149) and A$750 ($718) respectively but kept their jobs after an internal inquiry.", "Charges were dismissed against two other officers.", "\"Against all their training and procedures, two officers repeatedly Tasered a detainee because he wouldn't move when told, and all this while other officers watched,\" Western Australia Police Acting Commissioner Chris Dawson said in a statement.", "\"The community will obviously be disappointed when they see closed-circuit television vision today of what took place,\" he added.", "\"They were fortunate not to be sacked.\"", "Taser guns emit an electrical current which temporarily immobilizes the victim by disrupting voluntary control of muscles.", "The disturbing footage was released as part of a report by the state's Corruption and Crime Commission into the use of Taser guns by the force.", "It said Tasers were used 3,070 times between 2007 and 2009, becoming the \"option of choice\" representing 74 percent of reported uses of force in 2008.", "But it said this incident highlighted a \"broader problem with respect to officers misunderstanding the circumstances in which Tasers could be used.\"", "As a result, the state's attorney general called for police disciplinary procedures to be reviewed.", "\"There has to be some recognition that excessive use of force with a Taser is of a completely qualitatively different nature to just excessive use of force with your hands, if you like,\" Christian Porter was quoted by ABC News as saying.", "\"I think we've reached the stage now where Tasers are such important instruments for the police force that disciplinary proceedings for excessive use of force with a Taser need to be treated in a special category.\"", "Meanwhile, police in Sydney are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death on Saturday of a man who was Tasered by officers called to investigate an alleged domestic incident.", "The man lost consciousness a short time afterwards and later died in hospital, ABC reported." ]	[ "CCTV shows unarmed aboriginal man lying on the ground surrounded by officers .", "He had reportedly refused a strip search before being Tasered 14 times .", "Taser guns emit an electrical current which temporarily disables the victim .", "Footage released as part of a probe by Western Australia Police into Taser use ." ]	[ 1, 8, 9 ]
[ "(Mashable) -- According to web analytics company StatCounter, Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 is now truly a relic of the past with less than 5 percent market share in the U.S. and Europe.", "For years, IE6 caused headaches for developers and prompted many users to switch to alternative browsers.", "It was full of security holes, and it broke nearly every web standard in the book.", "Since it was the default browser on many Windows machines, it was also the dominant browser in the early aughts, reaching 90 percent market share in 2002 and 2003.", "Unfortunately, it outstayed its welcome by a good five years, keeping a solid chunk of the market share even after Internet Explorer 7 and 8 were released.", "Now, StatCounter's numbers, based on an analysis of 15 billion page views in May 2010, indicate that IE6 usage in the U.S. has fallen to 4.7 percent from 11.5 percent in the last 12 months, meaning that IE6 is finally becoming a footnote in the history of the Internet.", "As far as other web browsers go, IE8 holds 30.49 percent market share in the U.S., followed by Firefox 3.6 with 19.85 percent and IE7 with 16.64 percent market share." ]	[ "IE6 usage in the U.S. has fallen to 4.7 percent from 11.5 percent in the last year .", "IE6 kept a solid chunk of the market share even after IE 7 and 8 were released .", "For years, IE6 caused headaches for developers ." ]	[ 1, 4, 5 ]
[ "Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Kenya marked the signing Friday of a new constitution expected to usher in major change, though the celebration swirled with controversy when Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, wanted for war crimes, joined the ranks of African leaders in attendance.", "Al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on allegations of war crimes and genocide in western Sudan's Darfur region, where violence that erupted in 2003 has left at least 300,000 people dead.", "Kenya, a signatory to the criminal court treaty, is obligated to hand over al-Bashir.", "\"The Republic of Kenya has a clear obligation to cooperate with the court,\" said a document filed by the court prosecutor's office Friday, adding that the court was informing the U.N. Security Council of al-Bashir's presence in Kenya.", "Al-Bashir was invited to the celebrations in Nairobi by the Kenyan foreign ministry in his capacity \"as the head of a friendly, neighboring country,\" said the spokesman for Prime Minister Raili Odinga.", "But the spokesman told CNN that he was \"shocked\" at al-Bashir's presence and that his attendance was \"out of the blue.\"", "He also said that he had not spoken to Odinga but described the situation that developed as \"impossible.\"", "Asked about Kenya's obligations to the international court to arrest al-Bashir, the spokesman said he did not think the Sudanese leader would be arrested on Kenyan soil.", "Human Rights Watch scolded Kenya for allowing al-Bashir to enter the country, saying that the wanted leader's presence would \"forever tarnish the celebration of its long-awaited constitution.\"", "Pro-government militias known as the Janjaweed stand accused of ethnic cleansing in Sudan's Darfur region.", "Al-Bashir has denied that he helped armed the militias.", "Al-Bashir has traveled to several countries since the warrant was issued, including a recent trip to Chad.", "Friday he was among thousands of Kenyans at the signing of the new constitution three weeks after voters overwhelming approved the referendum.", "Debates over a new Kenyan constitution had spanned two decades, but intensified after postelection violence left more than 1,000 dead in 2008.", "\"For the last two decades, the people have yearned for a new constitution,\" President Mwai Kibaki said.", "Kibaki signed six copies of the constitution and held one up as the crowd erupted in cheers during the signing event at a park in the capital, Nairobi.", "The signing was followed by the national anthem and a 21-gun salute.", "Changes to the constitution include a more decentralized political system that minimizes the president's powers.", "It also calls for land reform and allows dual citizenship -- a popular issue with Kenya's large diaspora community.", "CNN's David McKenzie contributed to this report." ]	[ "The Kenyan president signs a new constitution amid fanfare .", "Sudanese president defies international arrest warrant, travels to Kenya .", "Kenya, an International Criminal Court signatory, is obligated to turn in al-Bashir ." ]	[ 2, 7 ]
[ "Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- A Niger Delta leader arrested in South Africa after a bombing in Nigeria will be held separately from other prisoners until a bail hearing next week, his lawyer said Tuesday.", "A judge in Johannesburg court ruled Tuesday that Henry Okah will have his bail hearing October 14, said attorney Rudi Krause.", "\"The prosecution has indicated they plan to oppose his release on bail, but I am confident our application will be successful,\" said Krause, who wanted Okah separated from the general prison population for his safety.", "Charged in South Africa under terrorism legislation, Okah is suspected of being a leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, known as MEND, which took responsibility for the bombings that killed 12 and injured 50 in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on Friday.", "The bombings came as the West African country celebrated 50 years of independence.", "MEND issued a statement Saturday saying it had given the Nigerian government advance warning and blamed the government for the deaths.", "The Nigerian Intelligence Service said Monday that nine people have been arrested and they were being questioned in connection with the blasts.", "Authorities are still seeking two men, identified as Chima Orlu and Ben Jessy, whom they accuse of being the \"masterminds\" of the plot.", "Sources close to MEND told CNN that the two men are \"not known to be MEND operatives or known to be active on the Niger Delta issue.\"", "They also raised concerns about the nine other arrests, calling them an \"attempt by the Nigerian government to be seen to act.\"", "Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Andrew Azazi, his former chief of defense staff, to be the country's national security adviser in the wake of the bombings, Jonathan's office told CNN on Monday.", "Jonathan later called the action a terrorist attack that was designed to \"disrupt\" the anniversary, presidential spokesman Imo Niboro said.", "But he said it had nothing to do with Niger Delta issues or MEND.", "MEND, which represents militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta, is an umbrella organization of several rebel groups.", "It has been battling the government for years over fairer distribution of the country's oil wealth.", "MEND said Okah had been harassed by authorities in South Africa, where he lives, but denied his involvement.", "\"Okah has never been involved in any MEND operations but has always been blamed for every attack, which is strange to us,\" MEND's statement said.", "MEND said the \"irresponsible attitude of the government security forces is to blame for the loss of lives.\"", "\"The security forces were also warned one full hour to the first bomb blast ahead of the general alert sent to the media and told to steer the public from all parked cars which was not done,\" the group said in a statement.", "CNN's Nima Elbagir contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Henry Okah to be apart from other prisoners until bail hearing .", "MEND, which claims responsibility, says it gave the government notice of bombings .", "The president says the attack was an attempt to disrupt independence celebrations ." ]	[ 1, 9, 17 ]
[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A plea deal has been reached in the assault case against singer Chris Brown, defense attorney Mark Geragos said in a hearing Monday.", "Chris Brown, at court Monday, will serve five years probation and must do jail time or community service.", "Brown, 20, faced charges of assaulting his pop star girlfriend, Rihanna, following a row earlier this year.", "Under terms of the agreement, Brown will serve five years of probation and must serve 180 days in jail or the equivalent -- about 1,400 hours -- in \"labor-oriented service,\" said Sandi Gibbons, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office.", "He must also undergo a year-long domestic-violence counseling class, she said.", "Brown's sentence is comparable to other felony sentences when the defendant has no previous record, she said.", "\"This is not an easy sentence,\" Gibbons said.", "He must check in with a probation officer every three months.", "Brown had previously pleaded not guilty to felony counts of assault and making criminal threats in connection with an attack on Rihanna.", "But under the plea deal, he pleaded guilty to one count of assault with the intent of doing great bodily injury in connection with the argument inside a rented Lamborghini on a Hollywood street in February.", "See a timeline of events in this case » .", "Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, made a brief appearance at the hearing -- after Brown had left the courtroom -- to hear Los Angeles Criminal Court Judge Patricia Schnegg discuss the issuance of a \"stay away\" order requiring him to stay 100 yards from her.", "Through her attorney, Rihanna had requested that such an order not be issued.", "But Schnegg refused that request, saying she would issue such an order but would revise it to 50 yards -- 10 yards if the two are at the same \"industry event\" together.", "Schnegg told Rihanna, who was wearing a black dress with white pearls around her neck, that she would consider lifting the order after Brown completes his domestic violence counseling but advised Rihanna not to contact Brown.", "Asked whether she understood, Rihanna said she did before leaving the courtroom via a back door.", "Rihanna's attorney, Donald Etra, said Rihanna made the request because she felt that a protective order in place, requiring that Brown not annoy or harass her, was sufficient.", "Schnegg said Brown could apply to have his supervised probation transferred to Virginia, where he maintains his legal residence.", "He also can complete his community service there, she said, but it would have to meet the court's standards.", "\"I want Mr. Brown treated as any other defendant who comes to this court,\" Schnegg said.", "She noted, however, that he has no prior criminal record.", "Gibbons, of the district attorney's office, explained that the judge wants Brown to work -- remove graffiti, for instance -- as part of his service.", "\"His sentence is not based on what he's available to do,\" Gibbons said.", "\"His sentence is what he's going to do, or he's going to go to state prison for four years.\"", "Dressed in a light plaid suit, Brown answered \"guilty\" when asked his plea by Assistant District Attorney Mary Murray.", "Formal sentencing was set for August 5.", "After the hearing, Geragos said of Brown, \"as long as I've known him in connection with this case, he's wanted to take responsibility.\"", "He said Brown is thankful to those who offered him support and noted that he is \"a kid who's never been in trouble before\" who wants to \"move past this\" and get out the message that domestic violence is not acceptable.", "Brown \"embraces this as an opportunity to get his life back on track and get his career back on track,\" Geragos said, adding that Brown will speak further after his sentencing.", "Etra said after the hearing that Rihanna \"was fully prepared to testify and she would have told the truth about what happened that evening.\"", "He said she did not object to the plea agreement.", "Rihanna had not attended any of the hearings in the case but had been following the case closely, Etra said earlier.", "She did not file a complaint against Brown, but the prosecution's case was built on what she told detectives and on physical evidence collected from her, including photographs of her bruised and battered face.", "It was not Rihanna who called police but someone who heard her screams for help, according to a sworn statement by Los Angeles Police Detective DeShon Andrews.", "The statement, filed with the court to support a search warrant for cell phone records, described a brutal attack against Rihanna, allegedly by Brown.", "Andrews said the incident began when Rihanna, who was riding in the sports car driven by Brown, found a text message on his cell phone from \"a woman who Brown had a previous sexual relationship with.\"", "\"A verbal argument ensued,\" followed by the physical attack, the statement said.", "It went on to describe the assault in great detail, saying Brown punched her numerous times and put her in a head lock, restricting her breathing and causing her to start to lose consciousness.", "He threatened to \"beat the s--t out of you\" and kill her, according to the statement, and also bit her ear and her fingers.", "Eventually, \"Robyn F. began screaming for help and Brown exited the vehicle and walked away.", "A resident in the neighborhood heard Robyn F.'s plea for help and called 911, causing a police response.", "An investigation was conducted and Robyn F. was issued a Domestic Violence Emergency Protective Order.\"", "At the end of his statement, the detective said Brown sent a text message nine days later, apologizing.", "Brown also issued a public apology for the incident just days after his arrest.", "\"Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired,\" he said in a statement released by his spokesman.", "\"I am seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones and I am committed, with God's help, to emerging a better person.\"", "CNN's Denise Quan contributed to this story." ]	[ "NEW: Singer reaches plea deal over attack on girlfriend .", "Singer will serve five years of probation, do community service .", "Brown pleaded not guilty earlier in connection with assault on Rihanna .", "Brown will undergo domestic violence counseling, judge said ." ]	[ 1, 4, 8 ]
[ "London, England -- Federal investigators are en route from Pakistan to England to probe a betting scandal related to Pakistan's national cricket team, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told CNN.", "The Federal Investigation Agency officers are due to arrive in London on Tuesday, two days after alllegations surfaced that gamblers fixed part of a Pakistani match against England last week.", "None of the players or team officials have been arrested, but four were questioned by police, Pakistani national team manager Yawar Saeed said Sunday.", "Another man was arrested Saturday and released on bail Sunday.", "The news has stunned Pakistan, where cricket is \"not just a passion, it's a religion,\" said the op-ed editor of a leading newspaper in Lahore, Pakistan.", "\"This is tantamount to treason for a cricketing nation like Pakistan,\" said the journalist, Mehmal Sarfraz, saying: \"People here are devastated\" by the allegations.", "\"We may have our differences otherwise in day-to-day life, but cricket brings us together regardless of caste, creed, religion, or class structure,\" she explained.", "\"If the allegations are proved, the players should be banned from playing this 'gentleman's game' for life.\"", "A British tabloid newspaper reported Sunday that two Pakistani players deliberately bowled \"no balls\" -- a foul -- during the four-day series.", "A \"no ball\" is when the bowler -- the equivalent of a pitcher in baseball -- steps over the line as he unleashes the ball.", "The batting team gets a run when that happens.", "The British tabloid News of the World posted what it said was a video of an undercover reporter meeting with a man identified as Mazhar Majeed, who tells the reporter exactly which bowlers would bowl \"no balls\" and when, then lays out 14 thick stacks of bills on a table.", "The video of the meeting -- which the newspaper said took place Wednesday, the day before the match between Pakistan and England began -- is intercut with clips from the following two days, where the players perform as Majeed said they would.", "The tabloid also says the alleged ringleader pocketed 150,000 British pounds (U.S. $232,800) in the scam.", "London's Metropolitan Police said a 35-year-old man was arrested late Saturday on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers and released on bail Sunday.", "Police said no date had been set for a hearing or further proceedings, but that the investigation was continuing.", "A source familiar with the investigation named the man who was arrrested as Mazhar Majeed.", "Can Cricket survive in Pakistan ?", "Police questioned Pakistani team manager Saeed, captain Salman Butt, and two other players, Saeed told reporters Sunday.", "He did not name the other two players at the news conference, but Britain's Press Association earlier reported that he had said they were bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asaf.", "Police refused to confirm to CNN who was being questioned.", "The Pakistani players at the center of the scandal are free to leave the country, London's Metropolitan Police said Monday.", "Team captain Butt said Pakistan gave 100 percent throughout the match.", "\"We have given our best,\" Butt said after his team lost to England.", "The team manager refused to comment on the report that Pakistani players intentionally committed three fouls during the match.", "\"No allegations are true until they are proved either way,\" said Saeed.", "\"So that this point in time they are just allegations.", "Let's wait until the case is complete.\"", "England beat Pakistan in the four-day match at Lord's cricket ground, which ended Sunday afternoon, after the scandal broke.", "Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari ordered an investigation into the scandal, his spokesman said Sunday.", "He directed the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board to submit a preliminary report \"immediately,\" Farhatullah Babar said, adding that Zardari asked to be kept informed about any British investigations as well.", "Sam Peters, News of the World's cricket correspondent, told CNN that the tabloid did not \"drive these events ...", "These events were going to happen regardless of whether the News of the World was involved.\"", "But, he said, staffers believed the story was in the public interest.", "\"It's a legitimate story to get to the bottom of something that's been plaguing our sport,\" he said. ...", "It's swirled around, and the innuendo's been there.\"", "However, Shakil Shaikh, president of the Islamabad Regional Cricket Association, told CNN that while he is \"shocked\" at the news, \"no proof has been given of the involvement of these players in the match-fixing issue\" and he has seen no concrete evidence against the cricketers.", "He said if evidence does surface, an investigation will be launched.", "It is the second allegation of corruption directed at the Pakistan cricket team this year.", "News of the World does not allege that gamblers fixed the results of the England match -- only that specific moments in the match were fixed, a practice known as \"spot-fixing\" rather than \"match-fixing.\"", "Betting on cricket matches is legal in England.", "The News of the World report was co-authored by Mazher Mahmood, a controversial figure in British journalism who has used undercover video in the past.", "He was responsible for a report in May that revealed Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson offered to sell access to her former husband, Prince Andrew.", "CNN's Richard Allen Greene, Phil Black, Caroline Paterson, Bharati Naik, Samson Desta, Les Neuhaus and Andreena Narayan contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Pakistani investigators are due in England Tuesday .", "British police are investigating reports gamblers fixed parts of a Pakistan-England cricket match .", "A British tabloid newspaper paid $233,000 to a man who said he had advance information .", "Pakistani players performed as the alleged fixer said they would ." ]	[ 1, 8, 12, 17, 20 ]
[ "Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Oskana Grigorieva's appearance on \"Oprah\" has been \"postponed indefinitely,\" a source close to Grigorieva said.", "A spokesman for Oprah Winfrey told CNN Tuesday \"We have nothing to announce at this time.\"", "Lawyers for Grigorieva have \"ongoing communications\" with \"Oprah producers,\" said the source, who asked not to be identified since the source was not authorized to speak publicly about it.", "Grigorieva's visit with Oprah Winfrey \"was about to happen, but has been postponed indefinitely,\" the source said.", "She had done one interview with People Magazine but that is \"hanging in the balance,\" the source said.", "Her lawyers did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment.", "Gibson and Grigorieva are involved in a bitter child custody dispute over their 8-month-old daughter.", "Both of them are also the targets of parallel investigations by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.", "Police in Malibu Hills, California, opened the investigation earlier in July into an alleged domestic violence incident between Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva.", "Grigorieva has accused Gibson of striking her in the face, while he alleges that she attempted to extort him to keep controversial recordings of their arguments secret.", "CNN's Brittany Kaplan contributed to this report." ]	[ "Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend has been set to appear on \"Oprah,\" source says .", "Grigorieva and Mel Gibson are in a bitter child custody battle .", "Her lawyers are still in contact with \"Oprah\" producers, source says ." ]	[ 0, 6 ]
[ "Limpopo, South Africa (CNN) -- It's a tee shot so daunting even Tiger Woods might go weak at the knees.", "Not only is the extreme 19th hole at Legend Golf Resort in north South Africa 430 meters from tee to pin, it also 430 meters in height.", "Standing on top of a mountain only accessible by helicopter, the aim is to smash your ball onto the sloping green below which is shaped like the continent of Africa.", "Once you've hit your shot, 20 seconds of hang time awaits before you see if your drive has made it -- but fear not, if it is off target, a team of helpers with walky-talkies will locate your ball.", "Even then you might need to take a drop, if it lands anywhere near the many lions, elephants, buffalo, leopards or rhinos meandering through the bush.", "This hole is the crowning glory of the Legend signature course, a location that features 18 holes each designed by a different star of the game, including major winners Padraig Harrington, Retief Goosen and Trevor Immelman.", "\"It's very difficult to explain to people the drama of playing the world's highest and longest par three,\" Pete Richardson, head of PR and marketing at Legend, told CNN.", "\"You drive into a big-five game reserve to be picked up by a helicopter.", "You then fly to the top of the mountain, take a deep breath, look over the edge and see the green in the shape of Africa 400 meters below you.", "\"[At the top] you often see giraffe, rhino and hippo, and it's just very difficult to get your mind around it.", "You are in the middle of wild Africa, getting off a helicopter to hit a tee shot!\"", "Legend opened in 2009, and its unique 19-hole course has helped generate prosperity for an area that also benefited from the influx of tourists who flocked to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup.", "With over 600 local jobs created, according to Joe Motene from the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, the key priority for the development was for it to be built in a way that remained sensitive to the resident wildlife.", "\"The area has enhanced the natural environment and driven economic prosperity to an area which was previously mainly farm land with few long term sustainable employment and development opportunities,\" he told CNN.", "Richardson says the aim of the Legend resort was to create something unique and that the professional golfers he worked with all took to the idea.", "For those who believe in the old adage that golf is the perfect way to spoil a good walk, there are endless areas to explore on safari as John Dixon, public relations manager for the Legend group, and former park ranger, explains.", "\"The space, the vistas, the scenery alone, mixed up with getting up close to the big five game is something that is beyond words really,\" he told CNN.", "\"The big five, as we all know, are the iconic species that everyone comes to see, but there's a lot of general game species in terms of zebras, wildebeest, impala, giraffe, hippos, crocodiles, and a healthy populations of reptiles.", "\"You can never get bored of this, every time you go out it changes.", "There's always something new and exciting happening.", "You'll see something new in the mountains, you'll see something new from the animals, there's always a fresh experience waiting for you when you go out, whether it's a morning safari, an evening safari or a walk in the bush.\"" ]	[ "CNN World Sport visits the most extreme hole in golf at Legend resort in South Africa .", "To reach the extreme 19th you need to take a helicopter 430 meters up a mountain .", "The resort's signature course features 18 holes each designed by a top golfer .", "Resort also offers safari with lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and buffalo on site ." ]	[ 1, 4, 5 ]
[ "(CNN) -- English Premier League side Liverpool are a \"sinking ship\" under current coach Rafael Benitez, according to one of their players.", "Albert Riera joined the Anfield club in September 2008 on a four-year deal but has been a peripheral figure this campaign.", "Liverpool finished second in the Premier League behind Manchester United last season but the 18-time title winners haven't won a trophy since 2006.", "The club are currently in sixth place, 15 points behind league leaders United, were knocked out of the European Champions League in the group stages and dumped out of the FA Cup by second tier side Reading.", "Now Riera has laid the blame at Benitez's door in an interview with Spanish radio station Marca: \"When the coach says nothing to you and you are well, with no physical problems and training well, you cannot help but think it must be something personal.", "\"If I'm doing something badly and you are my boss, and you value me, then you are going to come and tell me what I have to do to play again.", "This is what hurts me. When you see a ship is sinking and don't do anything.", "\"It's a little frustrating because you see that you can help.", "I've been here two years and I know how he (Benitez) is.", "He's never sorted out a situation with a player by talking with him.", "He thinks he's in charge and everything else falls on deaf ears.", "His dialogue with the players is practically nil.\"", "His comments were later criticized by former Liverpool and Germany international Dietmar Hamann, who made 283 appearances for the club between 1999 and 2006.", "He suggested to the UK Press Association that Riera wasn't in the team because his form hasn't been up to scratch since joining from Espanyol.", "\"I didn't read too much into the comments because he's a player who has not played too much football over the last six to eight months,\" Hamann said.", "\"He is clearly frustrated but you have to say since he signed for Liverpool he has not done enough to really have an opinion on the manager.", "\"If Riera is not in the team it is probably because he is not doing enough in training or in games.", "You have players these days who complain about managers and I think these players should look at themselves.\"", "Riera is concerned that his lack of first-team football will affect his chances of going to the World Cup with Spain, and he says he is considering offers from Russian clubs.", "He added on Marca Radio: \"I would like to be here for the rest of my career, but players live to play.", "My objective is to go to the World Cup and for this I have to play.", "\"Right now the only market open is the Russian one, I have offers from two teams and, looking at my situation, that has made me reflect a lot.\"" ]	[ "Liverpool are a \"sinking ship\" according to winger Albert Riera .", "Riera says coach Rafael Benitez rarely talks with players .", "Liverpool are having a poor season by their standards .", "Riera is worried his lack of playing time will affect World Cup chances ." ]	[ 0, 18 ]
[ "Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Six U.S. service members were killed in southern Afghanistan in the past two days, the NATO-led command said, making the death toll in July the deadliest month for American forces since the war in Afghanistan started nine years ago.", "On Friday, one service member died in an insurgent attack and the two others in an improvised explosive device strike, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.", "On Thursday, IEDs killed two troops in one incident and another service member in another, ISAF said.", "Their deaths bring the July tally to 66.", "A total of 88 international service members, including Americans, have died this month.", "It is no coincidence that IEDs caused most of the latest deaths.", "Taliban militants regularly target troops with improvised explosive devices.", "The homemade bombs are considered the weapon of choice for insurgents in the Afghan conflict.", "The military regularly conducts raids targeting those who stage the attacks against troops.", "The latest grim milestone comes amid growing frustration among U.S. citizens over Washington's strategy in the Afghanistan war, the leak of thousands of secret documents about the war, and the dismissal of Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top military commander.", "McChrystal stepped aside over inappropriate comments he made about some officials in the administration.", "Gen. David Petraeus took over the role.", "Coalition forces have intensified their war against insurgents, and militants have been tenacious in targeting U.S. and Afghan forces and those Afghans who participate in the political system.", "ISAF reported that a motorcycle rigged with explosives in Kandahar detonated outside the home of a parliamentary candidate on Friday, killing a woman and a girl.", "The bombing occurred when the candidate left his house but he was not injured.", "On Thursday, the son of an election campaign chief for a parliamentary candidate and another civilian died in an insurgent ambush, ISAF said.", "ISAF also said Friday that insurgents killed 13 Afghan civilians Friday.", "Coalition and Afghan forces have worked to apprehend people behind such attacks.", "Over the last 24 hours, troops detained insurgents in Helmand, Khost, and Paktiya provinces.", "A commander for the Haqqani network, an operation with links to al Qaeda, was seized in Paktiya.", "Discord that flared in Kabul on Friday illustrated the tensions between Afghans and Americans.", "Scores of people rioted in Kabul after a vehicle carrying four U.S. contractors was involved in an accident with a car carrying four Afghans.", "The U.S. Embassy in Kabul said it had been informed of deaths and serious injuries among the Afghan in the accident.", "After the accident, people burned the American vehicle and another going with it and they threw rocks at Americans, .", "\"The U.S. contract personnel cooperated immediately with local Afghan Security Forces ... who were on the scene and dealing with the situation.", "Our sympathies go out to the families of those Afghans injured or killed in this tragic accident,\" the embassy said.", "Approximately 75,000 pages of documents posted on Sunday by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks has highlighted the challenges in fighting the war.", "The reports document attacks on U.S. troops and their responses, relations between Americans in the field and their Afghan allies, intramural squabbles among Afghan civilians and security forces, and concerns about neighboring Pakistan's ties to the Taliban.", "Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates both criticized the leaks.", "\"The sheer size and scope of the collection now demands a careful review to determine the degree to which future tactical operations may be impacted and the degree to which the lives of our troops and Afghan partners may be at risk.", "And I think we always need to be mindful of the unknown potential for damage in any particular document that we handle,\" Mullen said.", "Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. military officials are angry that names of Afghans helping the coalition are in the documents.", "\"This indeed is very irresponsible and shocking,\" Karzai told reporters Thursday.", "President Barack Obama has announced plans to send 30,000 more U.S. troops, but has said he will start withdrawing American forces in July 2011.", "Before this month, June was the deadliest month for Americans and coalition forces.", "A total of 103 international soldiers died last month -- including 60 Americans.", "The totals are based on reports compiled by CNN." ]	[ "NEW: Unrest hits Kabul after a traffic accident .", "A total of 88 international service members, including Americans, have died this month .", "The July tally of Americans is 66, the highest number for American forces in the 9-year war ." ]	[ 3, 4, 22, 35 ]
[ "(CNET) -- High-quality, high-definition videoconferencing is coming to the living room, but consumers should expect to pay top dollar for it.", "Today not one but two major technology companies will be announcing new videoconferencing products for the home.", "Cisco Systems, which already has a well-established telepresence line of products for large companies, and Logitech, which makes Webcams and other PC peripherals, each in separate press conferences plan to announce products that will bring telepresence videoconferencing to consumers in the home.", "For years, technology companies have been describing a day when grandmas halfway around the globe could dial in to a video call to watch their grandchildren take their first steps.", "Loved ones separated by oceans could share in all kinds of special moments via high-quality videoconferencing that makes them feel as if they are in the same room.", "Finally, the promise will soon be reality.", "As high-speed Internet access and high-definition TVs become more ubiquitous, and the cost of high-definition cameras and high-end processors comes down, the time is finally right for high-quality videoconferencing technology to come to the home.", "But even with price drops on these components and the ubiquity of broadband, getting this high-quality video experience won't come cheap.", "The Wall Street Journal reports that Cisco is expected to charge $600 for new hardware and a $30-a-month service fee for its home telepresence service.", "Other news outlets cite a lower-end Cisco solution that costs $200.", "If Cisco teams up with service providers, such as Comcast or Verizon Communications, it may offer the device for a subsidized price and make up the difference on monthly service fees.", "Regardless of exact pricing, the home edition of telepresence will be considerably less than the $100,000 the company charges large companies to set up telepresence conference rooms.", "Still, it may be too high for the average consumer, especially when much less expensive options are already available.", "For example, Skype offers free videoconferencing through its peer-to-peer service.", "People can use the Skype client on a computer or they can use it on an HD TV.", "Skype's service is already bundled into several models of high-definition TVs sold by Panasonic and Samsung that connect directly to the Internet.", "What's more, later this fall Microsoft will be adding videoconferencing to its Kinect motion controller for the Xbox 360 game console.", "This device also offers a camera and microphones, making it yet another inexpensive solution to the videoconferencing dilemma.", "And there are other low-cost solutions already available.", "For instance, Sony's PlayStation 3 also already offers online video chat.", "Cameras that can be used with Microsoft's Xbox 360 video chat solution and Skype's service cost about $150 a pop.", "Even though Cisco isn't officially commenting on its upcoming news, the company would likely argue that the price difference between what it plans to offer and what Skype offers comes down to quality.", "When Cisco first introduced its telepresence videoconferencing products for the enterprise, it bet that companies would pay for a higher-quality experience that made executives feel like they were sitting across the table from their virtual counterparts.", "Cisco was right.", "Its enterprise telepresence business has been growing steadily since it was first introduced four years ago.", "The life-like experience that Cisco promises with its technology certainly is not what people expect with less-expensive services from companies, such as Skype and Microsoft.", "Because the quality expectation is less, these services can get away with using the public Internet, and existing processing capability on devices like a TV, computer, or game console to offer the service.", "By contrast, Cisco is introducing dedicated hardware that will provide a much higher-quality service.", "And if reports of a Cisco $30 monthly service charge are accurate, the Cisco home telepresence service will not travel over the public Internet.", "Instead, it will likely be delivered over a dedicated sliver of bandwidth from a broadband provider that will guarantee a certain quality of service.", "(This is the same setup Cisco uses to offer its corporate customers service guarantees for its enterprise-class telepresence service.)", "What this means is that Cisco will likely offer consumers a high-end service, which would appeal to people who are willing to pay top dollar for better quality.", "And Skype and others may offer a less expensive option that addresses a different segment of the market.", "Pricing for Logitech's offering, which will be part of its Google TV launch, hasn't been revealed yet.", "So it's difficult to know if Logitech will fall in the lower-end Skype competitor category or if it plans to go after higher-end customers as Cisco is likely to do.", "\"We think there will be a range of products and services available based on quality,\" said Cullen Childress, senior director of product management for Polycom.", "\"This is already the case with a lot of products in the consumer electronics market.", "People expect to pay a lot more for quality and a better experience.\"", "Polycom is one of Cisco's major competitors in the enterprise telepresence market.", "Polycom has already been offering a home videoconferencing service of its own.", "But the company has focused on business users rather than consumers.", "Its home office offerings range in price from $100 for a desktop software license to $10,000 for a hardware optimized experience.", "The difference in price is mainly dictated by the additional hardware and software necessary to guarantee a higher-quality experience, Childress said.", "Even though Polycom hasn't yet introduced a consumer product, the company is exploring the market.", "In January, it teamed up with IBM to demonstrate a consumer home telepresence system at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.", "IBM's smarter-home demonstration at CES included several different applications for the connected home via a cloud-based Internet service powered by IBM.", "The telepresence videoconferencing application demonstrated how Polycom's technology could be integrated with an HD TV to make and receive video calls.", "Polycom still hasn't announced a commercial consumer product.", "But Childress said that ensuring higher-quality video necessitates dedicated hardware, which would drive up costs.", "\"Software-driven experiences work on smaller form factors, such as on mobile devices and laptop screens,\" he said.", "\"But when you want to ensure quality, especially on a 50-inch screen, you'd want to do optimization with hardware.\"", "Market getting more crowded .", "Even with a higher-quality service that may set them apart from low-cost solutions such as Skype, Cisco and Logitech will soon be competing in an increasingly crowded market.", "While Logitech has competed previously in the consumer market, Cisco has much more experience in the enterprise where cost is less of an issue.", "While it has consumer brands, such as its Flip video cameras and Linksys home Wi-Fi routers, Cisco has had a harder time hitting the sweet spot in terms of pricing for its home-grown consumer products.", "For example, its Wireless Home Audio offering introduced over a year ago, which is a suite of six products that allows users to share music in multiple rooms throughout their homes wirelessly, comes in three bundles that range from $550 to $1,000, a hefty price tag for a function some systems do for a lot less.", "© 2010 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved.", "CNET, CNET.com and the CNET logo are registered trademarks of CBS Interactive Inc. Used by permission." ]	[ "Consumers should expect to pay top dollar for high-definition videoconferencing .", "Two tech companies announcing videoconferencing products for the home today .", "Skype already offers free videoconferencing through its peer-to-peer service ." ]	[ 0, 1, 13 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The Transport Ministry in Ghana has downplayed an incident involving two commercial jets at its main airport on Monday night which some media reports have described as a plane crash.", "Officials at the Kotoka International Airport say two airplanes, Lufthansa Flight 567 and Turkish Airlines Flight 624, tipped at the wings on the tarmac as the latter prepared to taxi for takeoff.", "According to Deputy Transport Minister Dzifa Ativor, the official version of events as she gathered after meeting officials of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and the Airport Company Tuesday morning suggests an \"incident\".", "\"It wasn't a crash, it was an incident.", "The 'crash,' I think was too harsh a word to use,\" she said.", "The accident has however raised questions about the ability of the airport to accommodate the several airlines that are being licensed by the Aviation Authority.", "Commercial oil production in Ghana is due to begin in the coming months, attracting more investors and other visitors.", "But Ativor, the deputy transport minister, said a project to expand the airport to enable it to admit bigger planes is under way.", "She disagreed that the incident could be the result of overcrowding.", "She added, \"the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has set up investigations and they will be submitting a report to the ministry as early as possible.", "After that we will forward it to the accident investigation board to do an in-depth investigation so that we'll take steps to forestall recurrence of such incidents.\"", "The minister says the Turkish Airline flight, which was grounded temporarily as a result of the incident, eventually took off and has since arrived safely at its destination.", "The Lufthansa flight was also suspended.", "But the airline's manager for Ghana, Yannick Aplogan, said the aircraft has since been certified as airworthy and will take off at 8:35 p.m. (3:35 p.m.", "ET) Tuesday.", "\"Our aircraft was in the parking position when the aircraft from Turkish Airlines which was taxing to the runway hit the winglet of our aircraft,\" Aplogan said.", "He added that, \"based on our internal processes we decided to cancel the flight to make further technical checks\".", "According to him there was no extensive physical damage apart from a dent at the point of impact.", "As many as 30 airlines including, United, Delta and Virgin Atlantic, operate from the Kotoka International Airport in the capital Accra.", "Turkish Airlines is one of the new airlines to have started operations from the Accra airport and there are more expected to commence before the end of the year.", "The Kotoka International Airport is known to have one of the safest air corridors in sub-Saharan Africa." ]	[ "\"It wasn't a crash, it was an incident,\" transport official says of Monday mishap .", "Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines planes brushed wings as latter prepared to taxi for takeoff .", "Ghana's soon-to-launch oil production industry is enticing investors, other visitors .", "Expansion to admit bigger planes is under way at Accra airport, transport official says ." ]	[ 1, 3, 6, 7 ]
[ "Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Thai police Wednesday linked a powerful explosion at a suburban Bangkok apartment building to anti-government protesters.", "The death toll from Tuesday's blast grew to four as investigators recovered an unidentified body from the debris at the site, the country's emergency center said.", "Nine people also were injured.", "Initial forensic evidence suggests the bomb was made from about 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of TNT and was being assembly at the apartment before it exploded, according to Gen. Wichean Potephosri, the national police chief, who said evidence found at the scene may link it to four other recent bombings.", "The country's Crime Suppression Bureau said the room where investigators believe the bomb was assembled was rented by an anti-government supporter from Chiang Mai, who is wanted on an arrest warrant in another bombing case.", "Tuesday's blast damaged the first and second floors of the Saman Meta Apartment building in Nonthaburi province, just outside the capital, Bang Bua Thong police said.", "The building has been sealed off while police collect forensic evidence, but authorities have said there is evidence of an explosive material at the site.", "The anti-government protesters are known as \"Red Shirts\" -- so named for the color of their clothing.", "On Tuesday, the Thai government extended an emergency decree in Bangkok and three provinces has been extended.", "The decree allows authorities to detain suspects without formal charges up to 90 days.", "The emergency rule was imposed in April after anti-government protests crippled much of Thailand.", "The extension of the emergency rule also come after another protest in September where more than 10,000 anti-government demonstrators gathered in the heart of Bangkok's shopping district to mark the fourth anniversary of a bloodless coup that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.", "That peaceful demonstration lasted about four hours as one of the city's main intersections was again flooded with \"Red Shirt\" demonstrators.", "But that demonstration was a far cry from the bloody protests where Red Shirts amassed in the same area from March to May until a crackdown by the government's security forces left 91 people dead and more than 2,000 injured." ]	[ "Police point to anti-government protesters in bomb blast .", "Police are investigating an explosion in suburban Bangkok .", "Investigators are combing the blast site ." ]	[ 0 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Last week's Thailand Open champion Guillermo Garcia-Lopez continued his fine run of recent form by reaching the quarterfinals of the Japan Open in Tokyo on Wednesday.", "The world number 39, who beat Rafael Nadal in the Thailand semifinals last week, saw off another Spaniard -- sixth seed Feliciano Lopez -- 7-6 6-4 to move into the last eight.", "Czech Radek Stepanek is also through to the quarters after Swiss opponent Marco Chiudinelli retired due to a lower back injury.", "Stepanek was leading 5-7 7-6 4-1 and had hit 12 aces after two hours and 24 minutes of action.", "Meanwhile, Russian Dmitry Tursunov defeated 2007 runner-up Richard Gasquet 7-6 1-6 6-4 in two hours and four minutes reach his first ATP Tour quarterfinal since July 2009 at Indianapolis.", "Tursunov will now play either world number one Nadal or Milos Raonic of Canada for a semifinal place.", "Elsewhere, recent Metz Open winner Gilles Simon has reached the last eight of the China Open after fighting back to beat German qualifier Michael Berrer, the conqueror of Tomas Berdych in the first round, in three tough sets.", "The Frenchman scraped through 6-7 6-4 7-6 in three hours and seven minutes, with the help of 16 aces.", "American John Isner is also through to the quarterfinals after winning a big-serving encounter against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 7-6 3-6 6-3.", "Russian fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko continued his progress with a 7-5 7-5 success over Marin Cilic of Croatia, while top seed Novak Djokovic was handed a bye into the last eight when opponent Mardy Fish was forced to withdraw with an injury to his left ankle." ]	[ "Thailand Open champion Guillermo Garcia-Lopez continues his fine run of form .", "He sees off saw off sixth seed Feliciano Lopez 7-6 6-4 to move into the last eight .", "Czech Radek Stepanek and Russian Dmitry Tursunov also through to the last eight ." ]	[ 0, 1, 2 ]
[ "(CNN) -- India's dreaded \"Delhi belly\" hit a number of top swimming stars, as Australia continued to dominate at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.", "England's double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington said she was struggling with illness ahead of Thursday's 800m freestyle final -- an event she won at Beijing in 2008.", "Her teammate Fran Halsall almost collapsed on the podium after winning a disappointing bronze in the 100m freestyle and then failing to reach the final of the 100m butterfly.", "Australia's Andrew Lauterstein pulled out of the men's 50m butterfly final due to a stomach complaint, but his compatriots won five more golds -- setting three records -- as the country moved to a leading 21 and 46 medals in total on day three of the event.", "\"It is hygiene-related,\" England team doctor Ian Gordon told the UK Press Association.", "\"They have been assiduous in their personal hygiene, [using] alcohol gels.", "But everybody is going down with this acutely, and it just happened to hit Fran today.\"", "Halsall, who won the 50m butterfly and aims to swim in the 50m freestyle heats on Thursday morning, saw Alicia Coutts win her second gold this week ahead of fellow Australian Emily Seebohm.", "\"I don't think I'm very well, to be honest.", "I had tummy issues last night, and they carried on through today.", "I just didn't have anything to give,\" she told reporters.", "Adlington wrote on social networking website Twitter: \"Got a bronze on the 4x200 tonight!", "Girls did amazing!", "Very proud! Hoping I feel better tomorrow though, not flash at the min!\"", "Leisel Jones retained her 200m breaststroke title for the third successive Games ahead of teammates Tessa Wallace and Sarah Katsoulis, while the highly-rated Seebohm won the 100m backstroke from England's world champion and world record-holder Gemma Spofforth in a Commonwealth best time.", "Australia also set records in winning the men's and women's 4x200m freestyle relays.", "Another new mark was set by England's James Goddard in the 200m backstroke as he regained the title he won in 2002.", "Australians continued to dominate the cycling, though Malaysia's Josiah Ng ended their clean sweep of golds by claiming the men's keirin title when his teammate Azizulhasni Awang was disqualified for dangerous riding after finishing first.", "World champion Cameron Meyer won the men's points race, while 19-year-old Megan Dunn won the women's 25km event, and Australia also won the women's team sprint for a haul of six golds in two days.", "Hosts India remained second in the medals table with 11 golds, ahead of England on six, despite a disappointing day in the wrestling following Tuesday's clean sweep.", "Rajender Kumar retained his men's 55kg title, thrashing Pakistan's Azhar Hussain 11-0 in the final, but Sunil Kumar could only manage bronze in the 66kg after losing to eventual winner Myroslav Dykun of England.", "Manoj Kumar lost 7-2 to Nigeria's Joe Agbonavbare in the 84kg final, while Dharmender Dalal earned bronze in the 120kg division after failing to reach the final -- won by Australia's Ivan Popov, 8-0 against Talaram Mamman of Nigeria.", "The athletics program, which has been depleted by the withdrawal of several top names, opened with Uganda's Moses Kipsiro winning the men's 5,000m, as he held off Kenya's former world champion Eliud Kipchoge, the fastest over the distance this year.", "The men's 100m glamour event saw Jamaica's Oshane Bailey the fastest qualifier for Thursday's semifinals with a time of 10.12 seconds in the absence of his illustrious compatriots Usain Bolt and defending champion Asafa Powell.", "Natasha Mayers of St Vincent and the Grenadines was the fastest in the women's 100m heats, but her 11.33 was a long way off the Commonwealth best of 10.9.", "In the men's field hockey, world champions Australia thrashed Scotland 9-0, Pakistan beat Malaysia 4-1, New Zealand posted a second success in defeating South Africa 4-2 and Trinidad and Tobago crashed to another loss, 4-0 to England.", "In the women's event, top seeds England beat Canada 4-1 in Pool B, and in Pool A defending champions Australia won 2-1 against India in a repeat meeting of the 2006 final." ]	[ "English swimming star Halsall cannot repeat gold-medal showing due to illness .", "Halsall claims bronze and then misses on a final, as Australians dominate in the pool .", "Australia remains top of the medals table after also winning three golds in the cycling .", "Host India retains second place despite disappointing results in favored wrestling events ." ]	[ 2, 19 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Sachin Tendulkar became the most-capped player in Test cricket on Tuesday as India began their battle to level the three-match series against Sri Lanka.", "The 37-year-old, known as the \"Little Master,\" took the field in the five-day format for the 169th time as he surpassed the mark set by former Australia captain Steve Waugh.", "Tendulkar did not have the immediate chance to add to his records of 48 Test centuries and 13,742 runs as Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first at Colombo.", "The hosts reached 293-4 at the end of the opening day, with captain Kumar Sangakkara top-scoring on 75 and Thilan Samaraweera unbeaten on 65, while Mahela Jayawardene contributed 56.", "Opener Tharanga Paranavitana fell to Ishant Sharma for eight with the score at just 15, but Tillakaratne Dilshan added 87 with Sangakkara before falling just before the lunch break.", "Tendulkar hits double century as India head for Sri Lanka stalemate .", "Dilshan made 41 off 70 balls before being run out by close fielder Murali Vijay.", "Sangakkara was dropped on 23 by Suresh Raina off the bowling of Abhimanyu Mithun, but became the first of left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha's two victims on 157 when he was caught trying to loft down the ground.", "Samaraweera was then joined by Angelo Mathews (26), and they added an unbroken 53 against an Indian attack missing injured spinner Harbhajan Singh.", "Tendulkar adds biggest one-day score to his list of records .", "The tourists, who lost the first match and drew the second, conceded 22 extras and Harbhajan's replacement Amit Mishra was warned twice for running on the pitch.", "Meanwhile, former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out for the rest of his country's domestic season as plans for his comeback from long-term knee problems ground to a halt.", "The 32-year-old has not played since the last Ashes match against Australia almost a year ago, when he retired from Test cricket to concentrate on limited-overs competitions.", "He has had two knee operations but is not yet ready to return, so will miss next month's Twenty20 Champions Trophy in South Africa with his Indian Premier League club Chennai Super Kings." ]	[ "Sachin Tendulkar plays his 169th Test for India in third match of Sri Lanka series .", "The 37-year-old passes the old mark set by former Australia captain Steve Waugh .", "Sri Lanka reach 293-4 at end of opening day of deciding match, leading series 1-0 .", "Comeback from long-term injury of English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is put on hold ." ]	[ 0, 1, 11 ]
[ "Vicenza, Italy (CNN) -- He's only 25 now, an Army paratrooper stationed at the headquarters of the 173rd Airborne at a sprawling base near Vicenza in northern Italy.", "As the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, Sal Giunta has had plenty of media attention heaped on him.", "But this staff sergeant is determined to make the medal, at least symbolically, belong to others.", "\"When I first heard that they were putting me in for the Medal of Honor, I felt lost, I felt kind of angry, I felt, I think, angry,\" he said in an exclusive interview.", "\"Just because, you know, this is so big. This is, it came at such a price.", "It came at the price of a good buddy of mine, not just Brennan.", "But Mendoza. Mendoza died that night as well.", "And people want to put a medal around my neck.\"", "Giunta is talking about one of his best Army friends, Sgt.", "Josh Brennan, whose life he tried to save during a vicious firefight in eastern Afghanistan's Korengal Valley in the fall of 2007.", "Giunta's squadron, with Brennan walking as \"point\" -- or first man in the front -- was trapped in a deadly ambush by Taliban fighters during a nighttime operation.", "The squadron's medic, Hugo Mendoza of El Paso, Texas, was caught with the rest of the group.", "Share your tributes to Sgt.", "Brennan and Spc.", "Mendoza . \"People congratulate me on a good job when there's two people that have basically given their entire lives for this mission, for the Army, for the people of the United States of America,\" Giunta said.", "\"And now, I'm gonna be the one they are gonna shake hands with and congratulate?", "It didn't seem real and at the same time, what did seem real was that this shouldn't happen.\"", "Giunta, whose armor-plated vest took a bullet during the ambush, saw Taliban fighters dragging away Brennan.", "Army documents say he immediately began to fire at the two men dragging his buddy away, killing one and driving off the other.", "Giunta pulled the badly-wounded Brennan to protective cover and stood by him until medical help arrived.", "Brennan, whose father is a policeman in Madison, Wisconsin, died from his wounds the next day.", "\"It is a great thing,\" Giunta said, speaking of the Medal of Honor.", "\"But it is a great thing that has come at a personal loss to myself and so many other families.\"", "And that, he said, is what he wants Americans to know.", "\"Absolutely,\" he said.", "\"And not it's just the soldiers out there doing it. It's their families. It's their parents. It's the Mike Brennans of this world.", "And Mendoza's parents, you know.", "His brothers and sisters.", "The families that we leave when we go do this.\"", "\"It's not just, we're gonna go fight, but we're gonna leave our families for a while and hope that they can be taken care of,\" the sergeant explained.", "\"It's a sacrifice that everyone makes, and these two men on that day made the biggest sacrifice anyone can ever make.", "And it's not for a paycheck.\" Giunta's Medal of Honor ceremony will take place in November at the White House.", "And while his friends Brennan and Mendoza can't be there with him, he knows who can be.", "And he wants as many of his squadron mates as possible at the presentation." ]	[ "Staff Sgt.", "Sal Giunta is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since Vietnam .", "Taliban ambushed Giunta's squadron in Afghanistan .", "Giunta saves buddy from Taliban kidnapping, but Brennan dies of wounds the next day ." ]	[ 1, 20 ]
[ "Washington (CNN) -- A filing on behalf of basketball superstar LeBron James dismisses as \"rank speculation\" claims by a Washington lawyer that he is the athlete's biological father, saying the man has \"delusions\" about alleged family ties.", "Lawyers for James and his mother filed papers in federal court Monday seeking to dismiss a pending lawsuit.", "Leicester Stovell alleges the NBA all-star and his family have been involved in a cover-up to deny paternity, by committing fraud and misrepresentation.", "The 14-page document said Stovell had completely failed to prove any of the facts alleged in his June 23 complaint.", "And they said he was motivated only by fame and money, calling Stovell's actions a \"fanciful hope for celebrity.\"", "The lawsuit claims Stovell met James' mother, Gloria, in a Washington bar and restaurant in 1984, when she was visiting from Ohio.", "She was 15 or 16 at the time, and Stovell says they had sex only once, and was informed by Gloria James months later that she was pregnant.", "He claims she told him the child would be named LeBron, similar to Leicester Bryce, Stovell's first and middle names.", "Stovell is asking for unspecified millions of dollars in damages, and says he has been trying for three years to establish paternity, which he hopes would lead to financial and commercial opportunities.", "He is a solo legal practitioner in the District of Columbia, and filed the lawsuit on his own behalf.", "He alleges a DNA test that showed he was not James' father was falsified.", "James' attorneys, Frederick Nance and John Burlingame, dismissed those suggestions in often mocking tones aimed at the plaintiff.", "\"Stovell's claims for millions of dollars from his putative son and Gloria James are based upon rank speculation,\" said the court filing, \"that a man who claims that as a 29-year-old lawyer he got a 15-year-old girl pregnant during a one-night stand and who never contributed a penny in child support would earn millions in commercial endorsements by crawling out of the woodwork after the child he never gave a thought to became an NBA star.\"", "James, a native of Akron, Ohio, recently left the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign with the Miami Heat for what is believed to be one of the richest sports contracts in history.", "He is the reigning most valuable player of the NBA, and has carefully cultivated a public image as one of the most popular and talented athletes.", "The complaint filed June 23 by Stovell said, \"I recently have concluded that a comprehensive, sophisticated and well-funded effort might well have been under way for quite some time, perhaps beginning in its present form as early as when defendant LeBron James was in high school, to frustrate identification of his real father, and that there is a likelihood that the father in question is me.\"", "James' lawyers think otherwise.", "\"Stovell may truly believe that he is the father of LeBron James, even though a DNA test has told him otherwise.", "But his delusions do not give rise to a cause of action against either Gloria or LeBron James.\"", "Public records show Stovell is a former government attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission.", "He filed a lawsuit in 2002 against the agency, alleging racial discrimination.", "Federal court records show the case was settled when the SEC paid him $230,000, while not admitting fault." ]	[ "Man claims to be LeBron James' biological father .", "Lawyers for James and his mother seek dismissal of a lawsuit the man filed .", "Leicester Stovell is seeking unspecified millions in damages ." ]	[ 1, 7, 9, 16 ]
[ "(CNET) -- Cisco Systems on Wednesday unveiled Cisco Umi, its consumer-focused telepresence offering that lets people connect to each other using videoconferencing on their HD television in their living rooms.", "Cisco Umi (pronounced YOU-me) is a telecommunications system that requires a mix of Cisco hardware and hardware you'll already need to own.", "The Umi service includes a Cisco-issued high-definition camera with an embedded microphone, a set-top box, and a remote, but you'll need your own HD TV (1080p) and Internet connection to use it.", "There is no external microphone, but you can recalibrate the audio quality.", "Cisco's algorithms cancel external noice and bring the voices in the foreground.", "Video calls and video messages are at the center of the Umi service, but the remote will also let customers manage their contact list, profiles, and settings.", "In addition, Umi will also record videos capable of being uploaded to Facebook and YouTube, or attached in an e-mail message.", "Umi's VoIP element is also strong, with the ability to place and receive video calls from friends and family from other programs equipped with VoIP video calling, specifically Google video chat.", "In addition, Umi has certain user controls that will allow owners to block unwanted callers, and lock the Umi system so that others can't use it in your absence.", "There's also a privacy shutter that clicks off the camera and goes into audio-only mode for those moments that aren't fit to be viewed.", "If 1080p isn't available, Umi will adapt the bandwidth to drop down to 720p or even 480p quality.", "As analysts predicted, the hardware alone will cost $599, with a $24.99 monthly service fee.", "Cisco will make Umi available on November 14 at Best Buy, with preorders beginning today.", "The hardware components will also be available at Magnolia Home theater.", "In addition, Cisco and Verizon will bring Umi to Verizon Fios fiber-optic network customers early in 2011.", "Meanwhile. peripherals maker Logitech has its own HD video-calling product coming out today at the company's announcement of Logitech Revue with Google TV.", "\"We believe consumers want the best and most seamless experience which means HD video calling not only from TV to TV, but also TV to PC or Mac (or vice versa),\" Erik Kintz, VP and general manager of Logitech's video business, said in a statement.", "\"We also believe consumers will want a free service and one that is integrated into a broader entertainment experience, which is why Logitech is excited to introduce an integrated HD video calling offering with Google TV.\"", "Cisco will market its Umi system with a mall tour to give prospective customers a chance to try the product hands-on.", "The $600 price point could be a hard sell for casual users accustomed to free VoIP services like Skype.", "In addition, Cisco will likely air commercials featuring Canadian actress Ellen Page, in a reprisal of her role in a series of ads to promote Cisco's telepresence for business.", "In reaction to Cisco's Umi, Skype invoked Moore's Law, the essence of which is that technology gets faster, smaller, and cheaper over time.", "\"Buy a $599 device and it can be subject to obsoletism at the hands of mass-market options that sell for 1/2, then 1/4, and eventually 1/10 the price.", "And, when unbeatable lower cost, high performance options are readily available, spending at the top-end can be like throwing money away, especially if you are buying a video calling system and there is no one else to call,\" Skype's Jonathan Christensen said in a blog post.", "© 2010 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved.", "CNET, CNET.com and the CNET logo are registered trademarks of CBS Interactive Inc. Used by permission." ]	[ "Service includes HD camera with embedded microphone, set-top box, and remote .", "No external microphone, but you can recalibrate the audio quality .", "Recorded videos can be uploaded to Facebook and YouTube ." ]	[ 2, 3 ]
[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- It's been a year since the parents of a severely disabled child made public their decision to submit their daughter to a hysterectomy, breast surgery and drugs to keep the girl forever small.", "Today, the couple tell CNN, they believe they made the right decision -- one that could have a profound impact on the care of disabled children worldwide.", "The profoundly disabled girl known as Ashley, now 10, has achieved her full height, 4 feet 5 inches.", "\"The 'Ashley treatment' has been successful in every expected way,\" Ashley's parents told CNN exclusively in a lengthy e-mail interview.", "\"It has potential to help many others like it helped our precious daughter.\"", "While unwavering in their belief in the treatment, Ashley's parents continue to insist on anonymity.", "In the year since Ashley's parents went public, not only did the hospital that sterilized Ashley admit it broke Washington state law, but also the doctor who treated Ashley committed suicide.", "As scrutiny of the case deepens, so too does the chasm in the medical community: Is it mutilation, with doctors \"playing God\" -- or, is stunting growth a liberating option for caregivers and the disabled children who will need constant care for the rest of their lives?", "Ashley is now 10 years old and, at 4 feet 5 inches tall, has achieved her full height and weight, 63 pounds.", "The treatment permanently closed her growth plates and took more than a foot off her anticipated height.", "\"Ashley did not grow in height or weight in the last year, she will always be flat-chested, and she will never suffer any menstrual pain, cramps or bleeding,\" say her parents, who felt it important to publicly address their decision after repeated interview requests, in the hopes of sharing their experience with other families.", "They responded by e-mail only, to protect the family's identity.", "(Read the complete interview) Ashley's current state -- to them -- is the definition of success.", "She was born brain-damaged, with a condition described as static encephalopathy, or cerebral palsy.", "One of her doctors described her mental capacity as that of a 6-month-old, dependent upon her parents to meet every need.", "She does not walk or talk; she's fed through a tube and wears diapers.", "When Ashley was 6, her parents approached Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, for the operations.", "They believed this would make it easier to cuddle and carry a child who can do little more than lie propped on a pillow.", "Weight and height are the \"worst enemy,\" they write, for children such as Ashley, for whom they've coined the term \"pillow angels.\"", "In 2004, Children's Hospital performed a hysterectomy, removed Ashley's breast buds and gave her high-dose estrogen to retard growth and sexual maturation -- a procedure that has risks, but to date has not harmed her, her parents say.", "While the \"Ashley treatment\" was first published in the October 2006 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, it wasn't until the family posted its blog last year that a firestorm erupted in the blogosphere, with responses from \"inhumane\" and \"perverse\" -- to \"walk in our shoes.\"", "\"If parents of children like Ashley believe this treatment will improve their children's quality of life, then they should be diligent and tenacious in providing it for them,\" her parents write.", "\"We have a sacred duty to do what we believe is right for our children.\"", "But in Ashley's case, what her parents thought was right wasn't legal.", "In May 2007, Children's Hospital admitted it broke state law by giving Ashley a hysterectomy without a proper court review.", "To perform any such treatment today would require a court order, as well as review by a panel of experts in medicine and ethics and people with disabilities, says Dr. Douglas Diekema of Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, the consulting ethicist on Ashley's case.", "So, will doctors stop the growth of more children like Ashley?", "Right now, no growth-attenuation therapy is being administered by other doctors anywhere in the nation, according to pediatric experts.", "Supporters wonder whether another factor, the suicide in September of Ashley's endocrinologist, Dr. Daniel Gunther, may have slowed wider adoption of the treatment.", "\"We know from reliable sources his treatment of our daughter was a source of energy and motivation for him,\" Ashley's parents write.", "\"He was frustrated about being blocked from providing this treatment to other children in need.", "He strongly believed this treatment should be available to them.\"", "The family appears to be the lone voice with that opinion; CNN shared the family's comment with Children's Hospital, but did not get a response.", "In media reports, colleagues and family members were said to believe Gunther's suicide was not related to the treatment of the girl.", "Another complicating factor -- some doctors remain adamant the treatment shouldn't be available.", "\"Adults can consent.", "But for a child, we're making decisions for them and hoping in our heart of hearts we are making the right decisions,\" says Dr. Nancy Murphy, chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Children with Disabilities.", "Murphy will push for consensus among doctors at a pediatrics conference later this year, but acknowledges strong discord as critics continue to insist that keeping children small reduces them to a permanent infant-like condition, denying the basic human right to experience an adult body, adult feelings and adult relationships.", "But for Ashley, that may be moot.", "\"[This disability] shatters the reason we become parents: to watch kids grow, to be part of their lives and to launch into their own lives,\" says Murphy.", "\"When you have a child with lifelong dependency, you don't get to launch your kid, and your caregiver options are limited.\"", "But like many other people with disabilities, 43-year-old Anne Rader, who also has cerebral palsy but in a much less severe form than Ashley's, sees the treatment as dehumanizing -- and perhaps most significantly -- irrevocable.", "\"The parents are not seeing the potential of the child; they are seeing a baby,\" says Rader.", "\"People with disabilities have to look at the potential of our lives: of available new technology, new equipment, medical advances.", "Things can change so quickly now.\"", "Some ethicists, too, remain staunch in their assessment that the \"Ashley treatment\" is a violation of not only human dignity, but also of a physician's oath to do no harm.", "\"I think mutilating surgery involving removal of breast buds is indefensible under any circumstances,\" says Arthur Caplan, the chairman of the Department of Medical Ethics and director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania.", "\"Growth retardation is not a substitute for adequate home aides and home assistance.\"", "Ashley's parents remain convinced what they did for Ashley is the most loving choice they could have made for their daughter and want that for other disabled children.", "\"We feel that if our time and effort ended up helping a single pillow angel... then it is worthwhile.\"", "E-mail to a friend ." ]	[ "Parents of severely disabled \"pillow angel\" say controversial treatment is success .", "Girl had hysterectomy, other treatments to stunt her growth .", "Parents' blog about \"Ashley's treatment\" created firestorm of Internet debate .", "Expert: No consensus among doctors on whether treatment is appropriate, ethical ." ]	[ 5, 12, 21, 27, 45 ]
[ "Seattle, Washington (CNN) -- A Seattle cartoonist who drew a cartoon about the Prophet Mohammed has been warned by the FBI about death threats made against her by a radical cleric with ties to al Qaeda, an FBI agent said Tuesday.", "\"She should be taken as a prime target of assassination,\" terror suspect Anwar al-Awlaki purportedly wrote about cartoonist Molly Norris in an English-language magazine called Inspire that claimed to be a publication of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.", "\"This campaign is not a practice of freedom of speech, but is a nationwide mass movement of Americans\" who are \"going out of their way to offend Muslims worldwide,\" the article signed by al-Awlaki continued.", "Al-Awlaki is himself being sought in Yemen for his alleged role as a planner of the failed bombing of a Detroit-bound passenger plane on Christmas Day last year.", "Norris has been advised to take precautions to ensure her safety, said FBI Special Agent Marty Prewett.", "\"The FBI is always reviewing and assessing information it receives,\" Prewett said.", "\"Whenever the FBI comes into possession of information of a threatening nature to an individual, we let that person know so they can take appropriate security measures.", "That is the case here.\" Prewitt declined to comment on where Norris is and whether she is receiving protection from law enforcement.", "Al-Awlaki also threatened eight other cartoonists, journalists and writers from Britain, Sweden and Holland.", "Norris kicked off a controversy in April with a cartoon published online about an imaginary group called \"Citizens Against Citizens Against Humor\" that proposed an \"Everybody Draw Mohammed Day\" on May 20.", "Norris said in media interviews at the time that she was inspired by the furor created from an episode of the show \"South Park\" that depicted the Propeht Mohammed dressed in a bear suit.", "Comedy Central, which airs \"South Park,\" aired an edited version of the episode after the show's creators received threats.", "Norris' cartoon inspired a campaign to create pictures of the Islamic prophet across the internet with over 100,000 people signing up on a Facebook page.", "A Pakistani court ordered access to Facebook there cut off for two weeks.", "Competing sites blasted the campaign also drew tens of thousands of followers.", "Many Muslims find drawings and other depitcions of the Prophet Mohammed to be deeply offensive.", "Norris said the consequences of the drawing were unintended.", "\"I wasn't savvy,\" the cartoonist said in an interview last month with City Arts Magazine, where many of her cartoons were published.", "\"I didn't mean for my satirical poster to be taken seriously.", "It became kind of an excuse for people to hate or be mean-spirited.", "I'm not-mean spirited,\" Norris said.", "An editor at City Arts said neither the magazine nor Norris had any comment on the death threats against her.", "Adam Raisman, a senior analyst for the Site Intelligence Group, which monitors Islamic terror groups online communications, said al-Awlaki's threats constituted a continued effort to reach a wider audience and should not be taken lightly.", "\"The prophet is the pinnacle of Jihad [for al-Awlaki and his followers],\" he said.", "\"It is better to support the prophet by attacking those who slander him than it is to travel to land of Jihad like Iraq or Afghanistan.\"", "In February an ax-wielding man broke into the home of Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard who has been targeted by extremists for his drawing of Mohammed.", "He and his grandaughter hid in a fortified \"panic room\" during the attack." ]	[ "Cartoonist Molly Norris began a controversy with an online cartoon in April .", "She proposed \"Everybody Draw Mohammed Day\"\nMany Muslims find depictions of the Prophet Mohammed to be deeply offensive .", "The FBI says Norris has been warned about death threats ." ]	[ 0, 9, 15 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Nationalists held a narrow lead in Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary elections, the country's election commission said Monday.", "Of the 87 percent of the votes counted by Monday morning, the Ata Zhurt party had won 8.6 percent, said Nuriya Iskanderova, a consultant for the commission.", "The other four main parties followed with narrow margins separating them.", "The pro-government SDPK (Social-Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan) won 7.97 percent of the counted votes; followed by the .", "Arnamys Party (7.12 percent); the Republic Party (7.02 percent) and the Atameken Party (5.94 percent).", "The election commission has to announce final results within two weeks, said Klara Sooromkulova, a member of the election commission.", "Voters in the Central Asian nation went to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament.", "The elections come after a year that has seen the president flee the country and ethnic riots that left hundreds dead.", "International monitors did not report any major complaints on election day, though local observers from the political parties were more vocal with their concerns, Sooromkulova said.", "Voter turnout was high, especially in the south of the country, she said, including a 56 percent turnout in the capital, Bishkek.", "The new government will have to rebuild \"the entire infrastructure of the government, as well as the rebuilding of social cohesion and trust between ethnic groups,\" said Kanat Saudabayev, a top official with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.", "President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was deposed in April and was replaced by Roza Otunbayeva, who became the first female president of a Central Asian nation.", "Two months later, at least 356 people were killed and about 400,000 fled their homes in a wave of violence between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks.", "Shortly after that, Kyrgyz voters approved a new constitution that puts more power in the hands of parliament, reducing the president's role.", "\"Following the June situation of unrest and violence, it was not easy to organize the elections,\" Sooromkulova said.", "Kyrgyzstan hosts a United States air base which is an essential supply route for NATO personnel and equipment into Afghanistan, called Manas Transit Center, as well as a Russian military base, Kant, just outside of the capital Bishkek.", "Nearly 2.9 million people were eligible to vote for 120 lawmakers in a parliament called the Jogorku Kenesh, the Central Election Commission said.", "There were 850 international election observers representing 32 organizations and 52 countries.", "CNN's Bharati Naik contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: By Monday morning, 87 percent of the votes have been counted .", "NEW: Five main parties lead with narrow margins separating thm .", "2010 saw the president deposed and ethnic riots that left hundreds dead .", "Kyrgyzstan hosts a U.S. Air Force base that's a vital supply route into Afghanistan ." ]	[ 0, 1, 2, 7, 15 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A week of Nobel Prize announcements comes to a climax on Friday with the unveiling of the winner of the Peace Prize, perhaps the world's most prestigious award.", "But who's going to win it? Guessing can be tricky, not least because the names of the nominees are secret.", "We do know that there are a record number of nominees this year, since committee head Geir Lundestad has said 199 individuals and 38 organizations are in the running.", "And the Norwegian Nobel Committee seems to like springing surprises.", "Few had heard of Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi before she won the prize in 2003, or of Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai before she got it the following year.", "And while practically everyone has heard of the 2009 Nobel Laureate, President Barack Obama, practically no one expected him to win the prize within a year of taking office.", "That said, it's always fun to guess, so here are some of CNN's top contenders: .", "Liu Xiaobo: The leading Chinese dissident was sentenced to 11 years in prison late in 2009 for inciting subversion of state power.", "He's the co-author of Charter 08, a call for political reform and human rights, and was an adviser to the student protesters at Tiananmen Square in 1989.", "His sentencing prompted a groundswell of support for him from former Peace Prize laureates and perennial contenders.", "Vaclav Havel, the hero of Czechoslovakia's 1989 Velvet Revolution (who never won the Nobel Prize), retired South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu (who did, in 1984) and the Dalai Lama (1989) were among a group of intellectuals who publicly urged the Nobel Committee to give the prize to Liu shortly after he was sentenced.", "American writer Kwame Anthony Appiah, the head of the American PEN center, a literary and human rights organization, nominated Liu in January, he said.'", "The Wall Street Journal reported in February that Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said it would be \"totally wrong\" for \"such a person\" to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and that the comment was later scrubbed from the official transcript of the briefing.", "The Irish bookmaking Paddy Power has already paid out on bets for him to win the prize, it announced Wednesday after a surge in betting led it to suspect that information had leaked.", "Memorial: Born of the violence and repression that accompanied the final days of the Soviet Union, the Russian human rights group now focuses on monitoring \"hot spots\" or conflict zones within the country -- a task that has proven deadly.", "The group's leading activist in Chechnya, Natalya Estimirova, was kidnapped and murdered in July 2009.", "She was shot in the head and the chest, and her body was dumped in the neighboring Russian republic of Ingushetia.", "Estimirova had worked in Chechnya for more than 10 years and had openly criticized Chechnya's Moscow-backed president, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his methods.", "Her murder outraged human rights activists worldwide.", "Human Rights Watch, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the European Union and the United States were among those appealing to Russia to conduct a transparent investigation of the crime.", "Mary Robinson: The first woman to be president of Ireland went on to be the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, a post she held from 1997 to 2002.", "After she left the United Nations, she founded a new organization, Realizing Rights, which aims \"to put human rights standards at the heart of global governance and policy-making and to ensure that the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable are addressed on the global stage.\"", "Robinson also is a member of the Elders, a group of leading statesmen and stateswomen brought together by former South African president Nelson Mandela -- himself a Nobel Laureate -- to support peace building and try to address the major causes of human suffering.", "The 13 current, former and honorary Elders include six Nobel Peace Prize winners.", "Robinson trained as a lawyer and has argued cases before the European Court of Human Rights, the European Court in Luxembourg, and Irish courts.", "Morgan Tsvangirai: The longtime leader of the opposition to Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe entered an uneasy power-sharing agreement with his rival in 2009, becoming prime minister.", "Tsvangirai has led the Movement for Democratic Change since 1999, surviving three assassination attempts, beatings and imprisonment.", "He rejects the charge that he \"sold out\" or gave legitimacy to Mugabe with the power-sharing agreement.", "\"The country was confronted with chaos and anarchy.", "We rescued our country and saved it in order to have the long-term stability that we are looking for,\" he told CNN last month.", "He continues to press for \"a credible and legitimate election\" in Zimbabwe, he said.", "Sima Samar: The chairperson of Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission, Samar is a medical doctor who fled Afghanistan when its communist regime arrested her husband in 1984.", "She remained in exile until 2002 when she was appointed as a women's affairs minister in Afghan President Hamid Karzai's transitional administration.", "She's done work on human rights around the world, not only in Afghanistan.", "She served as the United Nations special rapportuer for human rights in Sudan from 2005 to 2009, and was considered for the post of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, according to an organization which tries to predict Nobel Peace Prize winners.", "\"She has been under frequent attacks both from conservative religious leaders and from Islamist radicals, and she is a prominent voice for the rights of women,\" the Peace Research Institute Oslo said, adding that she \"does invite respect by being a principled and outspoken proponent of human rights and the need for a true reconciliatory process.\"", "PRIO is not connected to the Norwegian Nobel Institute, which chooses the winners.", "Its director, Kristian Berg Harpviken, also considers the Democratic Voice of Burma news agency and the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be top contenders.", "CNN's Kristie Lu Stout, Robyn Curnow and Arthur Brice contributed to this report." ]	[ "Mario Vargas Llosa says he is surprised and \"very grateful\"\nPrizes in medicine, physics and chemistry have already been announced .", "The Peace Prize will be announced Friday .", "Last year's literature winner was Romanian-born Herta Mueller ." ]	[ 0, 8, 29 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Brent King says it still \"takes my breath away\" to talk about his daughter in the same sentence as the man who killed her.", "But he takes comfort in the knowledge that new California legislation named after his daughter, Chelsea King, will help protect other people's children from sex crimes.", "\"If this legislation would've been in place before, Chelsea would still be with us,\" King said, speaking Tuesday about Chelsea's Law, which he and his wife, Kelly, worked on with state Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher.", "Chelsea's Law is awaiting Gov.", "Arnold Schwarzenegger's signature after unanimously passing the Senate and Assembly in a rare display of bipartisanship.", "Formally known as AB 1844, the bill creates mandatory sentences of life without parole for specified violent sexual offenses against children.", "Another major provision of the 62-page bill is lifetime parole for people who commit certain sex crimes against minors.", "Read the complete text of the bill .", "It's not the only proposed legislation to arise out of the heinous acts of registered sex offender John Gardner III, who admitted in March to killing 17-year-old Chelsea King.", "A few days after her body was found, he led authorities to the remains of 14-year-old Amber Dubois, who had been missing for more than a year.", "Gardner was sentenced to three consecutive terms of life without parole for the murders and an attack on a jogger.", "The deaths of the young girls provided impetus for a flurry of tougher proposed laws aimed at protecting children.", "Dubois' father is behind three assembly bills concerning law enforcement response to missing children.", "Among the legislative proposals: .", "-- Creating a rapid response team in the state Attorney General's Office to help find abducted children.", "-- Reducing the minimum time for reporting a missing child from four hours to two.", "-- Enhanced training for police officers who search for missing children.", "The four bills are on their way to Schwarzenegger's desk after being fast-tracked through the Legislature.", "Chelsea's Law also has an urgency clause that means it will take effect as soon as Schwarzenegger signs it.", "The Dubois bills do not have an urgency clause and would take effect in January 2011.", "The bills could have a ripple effect as King actively tries to get other states to adopt similar legislation.", "Read how Chelsea's killer targeted others .", "The speed of passage was rare for the California legislature, but not without precedent from other child safety legislation, said Mark Klaas, president and founder of KlaasKids Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to fighting crimes against children.", "\"California has a history of responding very strongly to vicious sex crimes against kids, especially in an election year,\" Klaas said.", "\"When you have the fresh memory of a beautiful young girl murdered by a person who shouldn't have been out in the first place, they're going to respond accordingly.\"", "He cited the passage within months of a three-strikes law named for his daughter, Polly, who was abducted during a sleepover and murdered in 1993.", "Jessica's Law, which increased penalties for certain crimes against minors, also passed within months of being introduced, Klaas said.", "Klaas said he believes the Dubois bill will have a more immediate effect than Chelsea's Law.", "\"Sentencing gets a lot of publicity, but they rarely seem to deliver on the promises.", "Other administrative bills are less colorful and more localized, but they have a possibility of helping shore up infrastructure,\" he said.", "Gardner was paroled September 26, 2005, after serving five years for two counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child younger than 14 and a single count of false imprisonment for attacking a 13-year-old neighbor.", "Under Chelsea's Law, lewd and lascivious acts on a minor will carry a mandatory sentence of life without parole.", "The \"one-strike\" provision applies to forcible sex crimes against minors that include aggravating factors, such as the victim's age or whether the victim was bound or drugged.", "\"Because of what he'd done previously to the 13-year-old girl, he would have been given life without the possibility of parole,\" Brent King said.", "\"He never would've been let out, and Chelsea never would've been harmed.\"", "King and other supporters say the bill is the most sweeping reform of its kind in recent California history, touching upon sentencing and parole as well as treatment and funding.", "Opponents of Chelsea's Law call it another feel-good measure that pushes registered sex offenders further to the fringes of society.", "\"No matter how slight the offense, everyone in California is included in the same net, ridicule, rules and restrictions,\" said a San Diego woman whose adult son is on the registry for improperly touching a 16-year-old girl.", "He lost custody of his son.", "As a result of residency restrictions, he had to move in with his parents, she said.", "The mother asked that her name be withheld for fear of reprisal against her family.", "\"Our constitutional rights are violated daily, and no one in this country cares,\" she wrote in an e-mail.", "\"This new law is yet another 'feel good' law that further damages families of those on the registry, and will no doubt add millions of tax burdens to taxpayers.\"", "The woman and her son live in the same neighborhood where the Kings lived when Chelsea was alive.", "After Chelsea disappeared, the King family asked neighbors to tie blue ribbons around trees in her memory.", "The King family relocated to Illinois a few weeks ago.", "\"Every morning, I awaken to blue ribbons tied to the trees across the street.", "A daily reminder that we are now lepers,\" the San Diego woman said in her e-mail.", "\"What happened to Chelsea was an unimaginable tragic event caused by one sick individual.\"", "In response to criticism that the legislation took a \"one-size-fits-all\" approach to punishing sex offenses and managing paroled sex offenders, Fletcher amended the bill in committee.", "It now includes criteria for assessing the risk of recidivism and, based on that risk, placing certain paroled sex offenders under greater supervision.", "The bill also calls for those risk assessment \"scores\" to be included in the offenders' online profiles on the Megan's Law website, California's version of the sex offender registry.", "\"We will be instituting a dynamic risk assessment, which means it can change on a monthly basis and it will be based on a whole series of factors, not just the crime,\" said Fletcher, who introduced the legislation in the state assembly in April.", "The bill also allows the use of polygraphs in parole supervision.", "\"This legislation provides experts with better tools than the ones available now to assess risk.", "If you have a sex offender who's not compliant, their risk assessment level will go up, they'll get more visits and supervision,\" Fletcher said.", "The amended legislation also addresses funding for changes expected to cost tens of millions of dollars over the next decade, according to a preliminary study by the state Legislative Analyst's Office.", "The crime of petty theft will be downgraded to a misdemeanor, clearing clogged court dockets and freeing space in jails and prisons.", "Despite its broad sweep, Brent King says the bill's cornerstone is the one-strike provision.", "\"It was my and Kelly's belief that there was no reason that we could find that people who targeted young children violently could ever be reformed, so why give these violent sexual predators an opportunity to strike twice?", "That was our premise and it grew from there,\" he said.", "King said he has identified four states that are interested in adopting similar legislation but he would not name them.", "\"I think California has taken such a strong step forward that I'm excited about taking Chelsea's Law across the nation.\"" ]	[ "Chelsea's Law is one of four bills stemming from murders committed by John Gardner III .", "Chelsea's Law mandates life without parole for forcible sex offenses against minors .", "Three bills backed by Amber Dubois' father address missing children searches .", "Bills await governor's approval in what could send ripple effect across country ." ]	[ 3, 8, 10, 12, 20, 26, 48 ]
[ "London, England (CNN) -- Metropolitan police in London, England, appealed Monday for further information about last month's death of a man who worked for a British intelligence agency and whose naked body was found in a padlocked duffel bag in his bathroom.", "Police also released surveillance camera images of Gareth Williams taken August 15, about a week before officials discovered his body on August 23.", "In addition, police said they would like help identifying \"a man and a woman, both of Mediterranean appearance,\" between the ages of 20 and 30 and who were seen entering Wiliams' apartment building late one evening in June or July.", "\"This remains a complex unexplained death enquiry,\" Det.", "Chief Inspector Jacqueline Sebire said in a statement Monday.", "Williams worked at Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Britain's intelligence agency for monitoring communication and keeping government data secret, the agency told CNN.", "He was widely reported to have been on loan to MI6, the foreign intelligence service, in London.", "The crime scene did not seem to reveal much information.", "\"There was no sign of any forced entry to the property, and no signs of disturbance inside,\" police said, adding that robbery did not appear to be a motive.", "\"We do not believe there is any property missing from the flat,\" the police statement said.", "\"There is no suggestion the items within the flat were specifically posed.", "No drugs, or indications of drug usage were recovered.\"", "An August 25 autopsy \"established no obvious cause of death,\" police said.", "\"Extensive forensic tests at the flat in Alderney Street and from the samples taken at the post mortem continue,\" police said.", "\"Initial indications from the toxicology examinations show no trace of any alcohol or routine or recreational drugs.", "Testing for any other substance continues.\"", "Police believe Williams was last seen alive on August 15, when surveillance cameras show him shopping in the West End and Knightsbridge areas of London.", "He had returned August 11 from a trip to the United States, police said Monday." ]	[ "His naked body was found stuffed inside a locked bag in his bathroom .", "Victim Gareth Williams was on loan to MI6, the foreign intelligence service, reports say .", "Surveillance video shows him shopping on August 15, about a week before his body was discovered .", "Police say they found no sign of forced entry or robbery ." ]	[ 0, 1, 6, 8, 16 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Caroline Wozniacki underlined her status as women's top seed with a battling straight sets 6-3 6-4 victory over former champion Maria Sharapova in their last 16 clash at the U.S. Open on Monday.", "The 20-year-old Dane withstood the customary onslaught from Sharapova to emerge victorious after just under two hours of compelling action on the Arthur Ashe Stadium Court at Flushing Meadows.", "Sharapova, desperate for another grand slam title after clawing her way back up the rankings following shoulder surgery, made an impressive start but an astonishing string of double faults in the fourth game saw her fall 3-1 behind.", "In customary style she immediately broke back with her best tennis of the match, but then lost her own service again leaving Wozniacki to serve out for the first set.", "The second was again a tight and closely fought affair, but in the seventh game Sharapova chose the wrong moment for her ninth double fault and she was behind again.", "Wozniacki held to leave Sharapova to serve to stay in the championship and the former world number one was forced to bravely save a match point before closing to 4-5.", "But Wozniacki, beaten by Kim Clijsters in last year's final, made no mistake when she served for the match, closing it out with the first of two match points.", "It was her first win over former world number one Sharapova.", "She will now play Dominika Cibulkova in the quarterfinals after the Slovakian's impressive 7-5 7-6 win over another former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.", "Ranked 45, Cibulkova is the lowest ranked player remaining in the draw, but performed well above her status to outlast Kuznetsova.", "Also through to quarterfinals is Estonia's Kaia Kanepi, who came from a set down to beat Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer 0-6 7-6 6-1 in a thriller on the Louis Armstrong Stadium Court.", "Wickmayer, a semifinalist at Flushing Meadows last year, looked to be cruising to victory as she swept the opening set without the loss of a game, but 31st seed Kanepi battled back to level on a tiebreaker and swept through the decider.", "Russia's Vera Svonareva was also victorious on day eight, advancing 6-1 6-2 at the expense of Germany's Andrea Petkovic.", "It was a comfortable win for the seventh seed, who will now play in her first U.S. Open quarterfinal." ]	[ "Caroline Wozniacki beats Maria Sharapova in last 16 at U.S. Open .", "Top seed wins 6-3 6-4 on the Arthur Ashe Stadium Court .", "Outsider Kaia Kanepi and Dominika Cibulkova also into quarterfinals ." ]	[ 0 ]
[ "London, England (CNN) -- Passengers on a British Airways flight from London to Hong Kong got a scare this week when a recorded announcement said the plane was making an emergency landing.", "The recording, however, was triggered by a computer glitch -- not by an actual emergency -- and the cabin crew immediately told passengers it had been a mistake, a BA spokesman said Friday.", "\"We would like to apologize to passengers onboard the flight for causing them undue distress,\" the airline said in a statement.", "The Sun newspaper reported it happened as the plane, carrying 275 passengers, was over the North Sea.", "It quoted one passenger who said people were terrified to hear the recording, which said, \"This is an emergency announcement.", "We may shortly need to make an emergency landing on water.\"", "CNN's Bharati Naik contributed to this report." ]	[ "The recording said the plane was making an emergency landing .", "Cabin crew immediately told passengers it had been a mistake .", "It happened on a British Airways flight between London and Hong Kong ." ]	[ 0, 1 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Almost as soon as it was confirmed, the visit of reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il to China was over Monday.", "State-run news outlets in China confirmed Kim's visit Monday.", "Kim met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, on Friday, the state-run Xinhua news agency of China reported Monday.", "Kim said he hoped for an early resumption of six-party talks to ease tension between North and South Korea, the news agency reported.", "The six-party talks involve South Korea, North Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the United States.", "Delegates to the talks had sought to disarm North Korea of nuclear weapons, but North Korea ended the talks last year.", "The North acted after the United Nations Security Council condemned North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket.", "The Security Council said the launch violated a resolution banning ballistic missile testing.", "North Korea also expelled U.S. nuclear experts and U.N. nuclear inspectors after the Security Council's rebuke.", "On Monday, the state-run Xinhua news agency quoted Kim as saying that North Korea \"is not willing to see tensions on the peninsula.\"", "He also expressed a desire to \"maintain close communication and coordination with China in pushing for an early resumption of the six-party talks.\"", "Kim was in China from last Thursday until Monday, Xinhua reported.", "Kim's visit to China was seen as related to his anticipated transfer of power to his son, Kim Jong-un, the Yonhap news agency of South Korea reported last week.", "Upon leaving Monday, Kim sent a message of thanks to Chinese President Hu, which was quoted by the official Korean Central News Agency.", "He touted relations between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and China.", "\"During our visit to the northeastern region of China where the revolutionaries of the elder generation of the two countries created the history and tradition of the DPRK-China friendship through the bloody struggle against imperialism we more keenly realized how dear the DPRK-Sino friendship is as it is cherished deep in the hearts of the two peoples and weathered all trials of history.\"", "The North Korean leader predicted a long-lasting \"friendship\" between the nations and wished the Chinese people well.", "\"I sincerely hope that the fraternal Chinese people would achieve greater successes in the efforts to build a comprehensively well-off socialist society on the basis of the scientific outlook on development under the leadership of the CPC with you as general secretary,\" his letter to Hu said.", "Kim's trip coincided with former President Jimmy Carter's visit to North Korea, during which Carter secured the release of a U.S. citizen who had been sentenced to eight years hard labor for crossing the Chinese border into North Korea.", "The man, Aijalon Mahli Gomes, arrived home with Carter Friday afternoon in Boston, Massachusetts.", "The Chinese president, meanwhile, said \"there had been some new developments\" since the United Nations Security Council condemned the sinking of a South Korean warship in March.", "A South Korean investigation concluded that North Korea sank the ship.", "Several Western nations said they agreed with that conclusion, but the Security Council did not specifically name North Korea when it condemned the sinking in July.", "The Xinhua news agency did not elaboration on what Hu was referring to when he spoke of \"new developments.\"" ]	[ "The North Korean leader visited China, a state-run news agency reported .", "Kim Jong-Il hopes for an early resumption of six-party talks, a state-run news agency in China said .", "Kim praises Chinese people's hospitality, friendship ." ]	[ 2, 3, 16 ]
[ "New York (CNN) -- Now that the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission has denied landmark status for a building, near \"ground zero,\" that could house a proposed Islamic center and mosque, the Muslim organization behind the project says it will begin moving forward with efforts to make the building \"a model for community service and engagement.\"", "The commissioners voted unanimously against landmark status for 45-47 Park Place.", "It and an adjoining building already connected on the inside, 49-51 Park Place, are owned by real estate developer Soho Properties, which intends to build the Islamic center two blocks north of the former site of the World Trade Center.", "In a statement on a new website devoted to the project now called Park51, the project's planners said, \"Until the resolution of the landmarks issue this morning, we were unable to emerge from stage one, as we could not be clear on the impact of a designation on the architecture and design of the building or its program spaces, activities or programming.", "We are eager to begin working with our partners, supporters, neighbors and communities, to build a community center for everyone.\"", "\"It had been a whirlwind in the past four months, one in which we have worked tirelessly to realize an American dream which so many other share,\" Sharif El-Gamal, the chief executive officer of Soho Properties, said.", "\"The outpouring support has exceeded our expectations.", "We are Americans; Muslim Americans.", "We are businessmen, businesswomen, lawyers, doctors, restaurant workers, cab drivers, and professionals of every walk of life represented by the demographic and tapestry of Manhattan,\" El-Gamal said.", "While the public vote was the focus of much debate about the planned Islamic center and mosque, the commission could not have prevented the developers from building such a community center.", "The commission, by designating the building a landmark, could only have prevented Soho Properties from demolishing the building or significantly altering its exterior.", "Muslims have been praying peacefully in the building already.", "\"We believe that Park51 will become a landmark in New York City's cultural, social and educational life, a community center to promote the American values we all aspire towards and to realize a better city for all,\" said Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the religious leader of the Cordoba Initiative, which will inhabit the building.", "\"We will continue going forward with the project.", "It's a project that will build bridges,\" said Oz Sultan, spokesman for the Cordoba Initiative.", "It says the group is \"committed to promoting positive interaction between the Muslim world and the West.\"", "Cordoba opposed landmark status for the five-story building because it would like to build a taller, modern building.", "\"It's not minarets,\" said Sultan, who described a mock-up of the proposed center as consistent with the latest architecture found in New York City.", "New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and other city leaders support the Islamic center.", "Opponents, including former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, have argued against a mosque being so close to the scene of the nation's worst terrorist attack.", "\"Peace-seeking Muslims, pls understand, Ground Zero mosque is UNNECESSARY provocation; it stabs hearts.", "Pls reject it in interest of healing,\" tweeted Palin last month on her Twitter account.", "The Anti-Defamation League, an organization that battles anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry, is asking that the Islamic center and mosque be built farther away from ground zero in consideration of families who lost loved ones during the September 11, 2001, attacks.", "\"Building an Islamic Center in the shadow of the World Trade Center will cause some victims more pain -- unnecessarily -- and that is not right,\" said the organization in a written statement.", "The Landmarks Preservation Commission pointed out prior to its decision that it would have nothing to do with the planned use of the structure.", "\"The purpose of tomorrow's vote is to decide whether the building has a special character or special historical or aesthetic interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of New York City, New York State or the nation,\" commission spokeswoman Elisabeth de Bourbon said Monday.", "Most recently the home of a Burlington Coat Factory retailer, 45-47 Park Place was completed in 1858.", "The Landmarks Commission described it as \"a prominent example of the store and loft structures that dominated the dry goods warehouse districts of Lower Manhattan\" during the era." ]	[ "NEW: A Muslim group says it will begin moving forward with plans for an Islamic center near \"ground zero\"\nNEW: The Cordoba Initiative's and Soho Properties' project is now called Park51, as it will inhabit 45-51 Park Place .", "If landmark status wasn't denied, it would have meant the building couldn't be demolished or greatly altered .", "Mosque organizers opposed landmark status; they want a taller, modern building ." ]	[ 0, 16 ]
[ "Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- A court in northern Japan found two Greenpeace activists guilty Monday for stealing whale meat, but suspended their sentences, Greenpeace Japan said.", "The Aomori District Court ruled that the activists, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, will only have to serve one-year terms if they commit a crime in the next three years, Greenpeace said.", "In a press conference after the verdict, Sato said Greenpeace would appeal the case.", "He said Monday's sentence was \"unfair\" and \"preventing the citizens' right to know.\"", "Suzuki said in a statement that the sentence was disproportionate and undeserved.", "IWC's shame: Japan's whale slaughter .", "\"We set out to reveal the truth about the government's whaling program, but instead have been punished, while those behind the misuse of public money walk free,\" he said.", "The case highlights rising tensions between anti-whaling activists and Japanese officials.", "Japan's whaling has drawn sharp criticism from environmental advocacy groups, who claim it involves the cruel slaughter of whales so that meat can be sold in markets and restaurants.", "Japanese officials say their hunts are permitted under rules that prohibit commercial whaling but allow whaling for scientific reasons.", "Greenpeace has said a tip led Sato and Suzuki to a whaling ship smuggling the whale meat onto the black market.", "In a press conference, Sato announced that they had found 23 kilograms (50.7 lbs) of whale meat in a box they intercepted.", "He showed the whale meat in the box, and alleged a systematic, large-scale embezzlement within Japan's whaling program.", "Greenpeace delivered the whale meat to the Tokyo prosecutor's office days later.", "The police moved, but not on the Greenpeace allegations.", "\"They dropped the case and we are the ones who got arrested,\" Sato said in an interview earlier this year.", "Sato and Suzuki were arrested in June 2008 and charged with trespassing and theft.", "They faced up to 10 years behind bars.", "Regardless of the reason, police said, it was theft because Greenpeace admitted that it intercepted the box.", "Reaction outside of Japan was swift.", "Protests were held around the world in support of the men, who came to be known as the \"Tokyo Two.\"", "And a U.N. human rights body declared Japan's trial of the men a violation of human rights.", "Joji Morishita of the Japan Fisheries Agency has said the government recognizes the right of protest, but activists will be punished if they break Japan's laws.", "But Greenpeace International's executive director, who traveled to Japan for the ruling, said Monday that the organization was determined to get the activists' \"unjust\" conviction overturned.", "\"Activists are not criminals, and to treat them as such has a chilling effect in society, undermining the quality of democracy,\" Executive Director Kumi Naidoo said in a statement after Monday's ruling.", "In July, a Japanese court found Peter Bethune, an environmental activist from New Zealand, guilty on five charges, ranging from assault against whalers to trespassing into a whaling vessel.", "He was given a two-year suspended prison sentence and five years' probation Wednesday by a Tokyo district court judge for throwing butyric acid at a whaling ship, jumping aboard and attempting to make a citizen's arrest of the captain." ]	[ "NEW: Greenpeace International's executive director says the ruling is \"unjust\"\nOne of the activists says Greenpeace will appeal the ruling .", "The activists will not serve jail time if they do not commit any crimes in the next three years .", "The case highlights tensions between anti-whaling activists and Japanese officials ." ]	[ 1, 7, 23 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Investigators pleaded Monday for swift public help in reconstructing events leading to the disappearance of a 10-year-old Hickory, North Carolina, girl after casting doubt on her stepmother's story.", "\"We are running out of time, folks,\" Police Chief Tom Adkins told reporters Monday afternoon.", "\"The longer this thing goes, the likelihood [is] that this outcome will not be positive.\"", "Zahra Clare Baker was last seen sleeping in her bedroom about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, according to Hickory police.", "She was reported missing about 2 p.m. Saturday by her father, Adam Baker, and stepmother, Elisa Baker.", "Adam Baker is cooperating with investigators, Adkins said.", "But Elisa Baker has been jailed on an outstanding warrant for a bad-check charge, prosecutors said, and Adkins said unspecified \"inconsistencies\" in her statement \"has led us to believe that she has not been truthful to us.\"", "\"At this point in the investigation, we are having a very difficult time establishing a true timeline,\" Adkins said.", "\"We are looking for the public to help us.", "We need teachers.", "We need doctors.", "We need store clerks.", "We need anyone who has seen this girl in the last week, the last month.", "Anything they feel is important for us to know, we need the public to call us.\"", "Adkins told reporters earlier Monday that it is unlikely Zahra had run away, and police said over the weekend that the possibility that she was abducted by a stranger was \"less likely than once anticipated.\"", "A ransom note was found at the house, Adkins said Monday afternoon, but \"We are questioning the validity of that note.\"", "Zahra is described as being about 5 feet 1 inch tall and weighing 85 pounds.", "She has brown hair and blue eyes, and according to CNN affiliate WCNC, she's a cancer survivor.", "The girl uses a prosthetic leg and hearing aids.", "The hearing aids have been found, but not the prosthesis, Adkins said.", "Elisa Baker was arrested Sunday morning on four counts of writing worthless checks, said Eric Farr, a spokesman for the Catawba County District Attorney's office.", "No attorney was listed in court papers, he said.", "Farr said she faces other charges in different counties, including a felony larceny count and other bad-check charges.", "She is being held on $31,500 bail.", "Adkins said Adam Baker faces similar charges, but police have held off serving an arrest warrant while he cooperates with police.", "Adkins said Sunday that a small fire had been reported at the residence the morning Zahra is thought to have vanished.", "He said \"some evidence\" was recovered from the scene, but would not elaborate on what connection the fire may have with the investigation.", "The FBI is assisting Hickory police in the investigation, officials said.", "Authorities ask anyone with information to contact the Hickory Police Department.", "HLN's Natisha Lance contributed to this report." ]	[ "Police cast doubt on stepmother's story, plead for help .", "\"We are running out of time, folks\"\n10-year-old Zahra Clare Baker was reported missing Saturday .", "The girl's stepmother is being held on worthless check charges ." ]	[ 0, 1, 4, 23 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Australia continued to dominate the Commonwealth Games with another golden haul in India on Friday, as swimmer Alicia Coutts picked up her fourth winner's medal and cyclist Cameron Meyer claimed his third.", "The country, which hosted the Games four years ago, ended day five of competition with 98 medals overall -- 47 golds, 24 silver and 27 bronze.", "India, for whom shooters Gagan Narang and Omkar Singh won their third titles of the week, were second on 20 golds, 16 silver and 12 bronze.", "England has the second-most overall medals with 76, but only 19 of them are gold -- despite claiming another seven on Friday, including victories for swimming stars Rebecca Adlington, Liam Tancock and James Goddard.", "While double Olympic champion Adlington, Goddard and Tancock each claimed second golds in the 800m freestyle, 200m individual medley and 100m backstroke respectively, it was again Australia's day in the pool.", "The 23-year-old Coutts added 4x100m freestyle relay gold to her three individual titles -- which all came in different disciplines -- as the Australians set a new Games record of 3:36.36 in retaining their title.", "Leisel Jones completed a breaststroke double for the third successive time with victory in the 100m, becoming only the third woman to win nine golds since the Games began 80 years ago.", "The 25-year-old saw Yolane Kukla -- a decade younger than her -- win the 50m freestyle, while Sophie Edington retained her 50m backstroke title.", "Meagen Nay, who withdrew during last year's world championships due to the death of her brother and whose late father was a Commonwealth champion in 1974, won the 200m backstroke.", "Her teammate Geoff Huegill also set a new record time in winning the men's 100m butterfly, which he also won 12 years ago before retiring in 2004.", "Cycling . Meyer helped Australia win two of the three track golds on offer for 12 out of 14 overall as he took out the men's 25km scratch race from compatriot Michael Freiberg as he matched the feat of teammate Anna Meares.", "Australia also won the team sprint, but New Zealander Alison Shanks claimed gold in the women's 3,000m pursuit ahead of Northern Ireland's Wendy Houvenaghel.", "Wrestling . India's wrestlers had another successful day, with two golds and a silver in the women's divisions.", "Anita won the 67kg class and Alka Tomar claimed victory in the 59kg.", "Shooting . India also won three golds in the shooting, with world No.", "17 Singh triumphant in the men's 10m air rifle singles final.", "Narang, ranked third in the world, was again successful in the 50m rifle three positions event along with partner Imran Hasan Khan, setting a new Games best points tally.", "Vijay Kumar won the 25m rapid fire pistol -- India's 10th shooting gold, and 18th medal in the sport.", "Track and field .", "Amantle Montsho won Botswana's historic first gold medal with victory in the women's 400m in a Games record time of 50.10 seconds, heading off Nigeria's Folashade Abugan and Guyuna's Tabitha Pompey.", "She took advantage of the absence of Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogo and Jamaica's Shericka Simpson, Novlene Williams-Mills and Kaliese Spencer from the field.", "Kenya dominated the women's distance events, with Olympic champion Nancy Langat winning the 1,500m in a record time of 4:05.26 from New Zealand's Nikki Hamblin and Scotland's Stephanie Twell.", "Grace Momanyi won the 10,000m from Doris Changeywo in the absence of their world champion compatriot Linet Masai, with India's Kavita Raut claiming bronze.", "European champion Andy Turner won the men's 110m hurdles title from fellow English runners William Sharman and Lawrence Clarke.", "Jamaica's Trecia Smith retained her triple jump title, while Canada's Jamie Adjetey-Nelson was a dominant winner of the men's decathlon.", "Field hockey .", "South Africa's men's team joined New Zealand with two wins in Pool B, but have played one more game following the 5-3 victory against pointless Trinidad and Tobago.", "Malaysia picked up a first win from three in Pool A, beating bottom team Scotland 2-0.", "In the women's competition, New Zealand reached the semifinals after stunning top seeds England 4-1 in Pool B, where Canada kept their slim hopes alive with a 2-1 win over Wales.", "Defending champions Australia were surprisingly held 1-1 by South Africa, leaving both teams on seven points in Pool B, where India thrashed Trinidad and Tobago 7-0 to stay in contention." ]	[ "Australian swimmer Alicia Coutts claims her fourth gold medal of Commonwealth Games .", "Cyclist Cameron Meyer wins his third as Australia race ahead in medals table .", "Three English swimmers claim second golds, but Australia dominates in the pool .", "Hosts India have continued success in shooting and wrestling events ." ]	[ 0, 14 ]
[ "Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- Spanish police said Tuesday they have arrested five more people in connection with a male prostitution ring involving trafficked men.", "The five were arrested for crimes related to prostitution and the rights of employees, the Spanish National Police said in a statement.", "The arrests took place at three male brothels in central Madrid, police said.", "Last week, police announced the arrest of 14 people as part of the investigation into an organization dedicated to the sexual exploitation of men, the first bust of its kind in Spain.", "The men had all been trafficked from Brazil.", "One of those trafficked was a 16-year-old Brazilian boy who was found to have performed sexual services for the organization for almost three weeks, Spanish police said Tuesday.", "His pictures were on a website for the brothel where he was working, they said.", "Police said the ringleaders picked up 60 to 80 men in Brazil and gave them each a travel bag and an airline ticket.", "The men were lied to about the work they would be doing and the money they would be making, police said.", "Initially they were told they would have to pay back only the cost of the airline ticket, but instead they were asked for amounts exceeding 4,000 euros ($5,066), police said.", "The leader of the ring, based in Palma, sent the men to various brothels, gave them cocaine, poppers -- alkyl nitrites that produce a rush when inhaled -- and Viagra, and put them to work as male prostitutes, police said.", "The network advertised in newspapers and on websites that displayed the men's photographs, police said.", "The websites offered different sexual services in both the brothel or at private homes and hotels, police said Tuesday.", "Investigators have also found that the trafficked men remained at each brothel for about 21 days and were available to clients 24 hours a day.", "In each house was an average of eight to 10 men, the vast majority of Brazilian origin, police said.", "The men were forced to give up half of their earnings in addition to daily expenses of up to 200 euros (about $250), police said.", "If the men complained, the network resorted to threats, including the threat of death, police said.", "The leader of the organization, known as \"Lucas,\" was arrested in the first phase of the operation.", "He was responsible for knowing the situation of each man and obtained their payments through bank transfers, police said Tuesday.", "The investigation, initiated by the Immigration Networks and Falsified Documents Unit of the National Police of Granada, included similar units in the Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Alicante and Leon as well as Brazil's Interior Ministry.", "CNN's Laura Perez Maestro in London, England, contributed to this report." ]	[ "Spanish National Police announced the arrests Tuesday .", "The arrests took place in central Madrid .", "14 people were arrested as part of the investigation last week ." ]	[ 1, 2, 3 ]
[ "(CNN) -- As he works around the clock trying to reach 33 trapped miners in Chile, an image flashes through Brandon Fisher's mind: the clothes he saw hanging in their lockers.", "They left them behind on August 5, the day they went into the depths of the gold and copper mine.", "\"Seeing things like that, it really gets you thinking,\" he said in an interview with CNN.", "Outside the mine, family members are keeping vigil at a place they call \"Camp Hope.\"", "Meanwhile, Fisher and a small crew of American drillers are the tip of the spear for Plan B, one of the three drilling teams racing to rescue the miners buried 2,300 feet below the ground.", "On Thursday, Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said the Plan B drill was expected to break through into the area where the miners are trapped by Saturday.", "It's a moment Fisher and other rescuers have been looking forward to for weeks.", "Fisher said the Schramm T-130 rig -- normally used for boring water holes -- was 61 meters (200 feet) away from its target Thursday night.", "It appeared likely that it would reach the miners ahead of the Plan A drill, normally used for drilling ventilation chimneys in mines and the Plan C method, normally used to drill for oil.", "\"You can't predict the down times, the breakages, the formation issues,\" Fisher said.", "\"I've felt since we got here, that as long as we had some luck on our side, we'd have a good chance of breaking through first.\"", "Fisher is based in Berlin, Pennsylvania, in the heart of the state's mining country, thousands of miles from Chile.", "His company, Center Rock Inc., aided in the rescue of nine miners who were trapped for more than four days after the 2002 collapse of the Quecreek Mine.", "He has drilled oil, gas and water holes -- and the foundation for the Trump Tower in Chicago, Illinois.", "But those assignments pale in comparison to the difficulties of rescuing 33 men who became trapped when the copper and gold mine they were working in collapsed around them.", "Even in the toughest times at the Atacama Desert mine, he said, thinking about the workers and their families has fueled rescuers' efforts.", "\"That quickly sets you to where you need to be,\" he said.", "\"You look down at your feet and you realize that 2,000 feet below us, there's 33 guys that are in a whole hell of a lot worse situation than we are.\"", "Depending on whether engineers decide to encase the rescue shaft with steel casing, the 33 miners could be extracted from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine between two and 10 days after breakthrough.", "Fisher, who only knows a few Spanish words, said he's still not sure what he'll say when they meet face-to-face.", "\"I think it's just going to be a lot of handshakes and hugs ...", "It's going to be an absolutely overwhelming sensation,\" he said.", "CNN's Karl Penhaul contributed to this report." ]	[ "Chile's mining minister says the Plan B drill could break through Saturday .", "Brandon Fisher of Pennsylvania-based Center Rock Inc. is on the Plan B drilling team .", "He says the miners and their families are inspiring rescuers ." ]	[ 5, 11 ]
[ "(CNN) -- World number one Rafael Nadal has reached the semifinals of the Japan Open in Tokyo, but the tournament's second seed Andy Roddick is out.", "Top seed Nadal beat Russia's Dimitry Tursunov 6-4 6-1 in just 72 minutes in Thursday's quarterfinal, despite having been a break of serve down in the opening set.", "The Spaniard will next face Serbia's Viktor Troicki, who put out Guillermo Garcia-Lopez -- Nadal's conqueror in last week's Thailand Open semifinals.", "\"It's good for the confidence to keep winning after taking an important title like the U.S. Open,\" the 24-year-old Nadal told the official ATP website.", "\"When I go on court and I see a full stadium like here today, it is very nice.", "It is good for everyone.\"", "However, it was not such a good day for 28-year-old American Roddick, who had a match-point in the final set of his quarterfinal, before going on to lose 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 7-6 (8-6) to fifth seed Gael Monfils.", "It is the second year in a row Monfils has made the semifinals in Japan, and the Frenchman will be hoping to go one better on Saturday by defeating Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic.", "The unseeded Stepanek received a walkover to the next round, after Finland's Jarko Niemenen was forced to pull out of the tournament due to illness.", "Meanwhile at the China Open, top seed Novak Djokovic moved one step closer to defending his title in Beijing after defeating France's Gilles Simon.", "Djokovic came through 6-3 6-2 and the Serbian will now play big-serving American John Isner in the semis.", "Isner, ranked 22 in the world, upset fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 to book his match-up against the world number two on Saturday.", "World number four Andy Murray did not make the semifinals however, beaten 6-4 6-2 by Croatia's 17th-ranked Ivan Ljubicic.", "Ljubicic will play David Ferrer after the eight-seeded Spaniard stunned Sweden's No.", "3 Robin Soderling 6-2 6-4.", "In the women's tournament, new world No.", "1 Caroline Wozniacki moved into the semifinals with a 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 victory over former top-ranked Serbian Ana Ivanovic of Serbia.", "The 20-year-old Dane, who will be officially unveiled as Serena Williams' successor at the summit next week, will play Shahar Peer on Saturday after the Israeli 15th seed ended the run of young Swiss prospect Timea Bacsinszky with a 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 win in the final last-eight match.", "Second seed Vera Zvonareva thrashed French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 6-0 6-2 to also reach the last four, where the Russian will take on home hope Li Na.", "The Chinese ninth seed defeated Latvian qualifier Anastasija Sevastova 7-6 (8-6) 6-3.", "Italy's Schiavone has now qualified for the end-of-season WTA Championships along with Australia's Samantha Stosur, who she beat in the final at Roland Garros.", "Wozniacki, Zvonareva, Williams and U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters had already sealed places in the eight-woman event in Doha." ]	[ "Rafael Nadal beats Russia's Dimitry Tursunov in the quarterfinals of Japan Open .", "World number one will next play Viktor Troicki of Serbia for place in final .", "Second seed Andy Roddick lost to France's Gael Monfils, who faces Radek Stepanek .", "World No.", "2 Novak Djokovic will play American John Isner for place in China Open final ." ]	[ 0, 2, 9, 10, 15 ]
[ "(CNN Student News) -- November 6, 2009 .", "Download PDF maps related to today's show: .", "• Fort Hood, Texas • Kabul, Afghanistan • University of Central Florida .", "Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.", "THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.", "CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: We're wrapping up the first week of November, and we're glad to have you along for the ride.", "For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz.", "First Up: Fort Hood Shootings .", "AZUZ: \"A horrific outburst of violence.\"", "That is how President Obama described yesterday's deadly shooting at a military post in Texas.", "A gunman opened fire on a soldier processing center at Ft.", "Hood, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens of others.", "According to military officials, the alleged gunman is in custody.", "Authorities said there was no immediate information about a motive behind the attack, but the Army has asked the FBI to help look into the suspect's background.", "You can get the latest details on this developing story at CNN.com.", "Health Care Debate .", "AZUZ: Back in the nation's capital, the debate over health care reform is ratcheting up.", "The House of Representatives might vote on its health care bill this weekend.", "And yesterday, that bill, which has been backed primarily by House Democrats, picked up the support of two big groups: AARP and the AMA.", "AARP is the country's largest organization of older Americans.", "The group's head says the house bill meets AARP's goals when it comes to health care reform.", "The AMA, or American Medical Association, is one of the nation's most influential medical groups.", "It said the bill doesn't represent its views perfectly, but it's close enough to earn the AMA's support.", "Many people, including most House Republicans, are opposed to the $1.1 trillion bill.", "Yesterday, they held a rally at the U.S. Capitol to speak out against it.", "One of their main criticisms is that the public option that's included in the bill is basically a government takeover of the country's health care system.", "Republicans have offered their own proposals, but they've been rejected by Democrats, who are in the majority in the House.", "Yesterday, leaders from both parties spoke out against each other's plans.", "REP. JOHN BOEHNER, (R) HOUSE MINORITY LEADER: This weekend, the House of Representatives is likely to vote on Pelosi-care.", "This bill is the greatest threat to freedom that I have seen in the 19 years I have been here in Washington.", "Taking away your freedom to choose your doctor.", "REP. NANCY PELOSI, (D) HOUSE SPEAKER: Anything you need to know about the difference between the Democratic bill and the Republican bill is that the Republicans do not end health insurance companies' discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions.", "Let that stand. That's scandalous, the fact that it exists.", "I don't understand why we have not heard the American people who have said that pre-existing conditions should not be a source of discrimination.", "Benefits Extended .", "AZUZ: The House has passed a couple of economic measures that could help out two groups of people: the unemployed and first-time home buyers.", "The first part of this legislation extends the amount of time that people can collect unemployment benefits, something that millions of Americans are depending on right now.", "In all states, people who are out of a job could continue getting unemployment for an additional 14 weeks.", "But in states with an unemployment rate higher than 8.5 percent, the benefits would be extended for 20 weeks.", "The second measure is also an extension.", "This one is for an $8,000 tax credit that's available to people buying a home for the first time.", "The Senate passed this legislation on Wednesday, and President Obama is expected to sign it into law today.", "Tribal Leaders Summit .", "AZUZ: Yesterday, he took part in a White House conference with Native American leaders.", "During his speech, the president said that the U.S. government was guilty of mistreating Native Americans in the past, but he wants to build a new relationship between tribal leaders and the government.", "In order to do that, he's ordered federal agencies to offer ideas on how Native American tribes can take part in government decisions.", "There are 564 federally recognized tribes in the U.S. About two-thirds of them were represented at yesterday's conference.", "Shoutout . TOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Time for the Shoutout!", "Who is the current secretary-general of the United Nations?", "If you think you know it, shout it out!", "Is it: A) Kofi Annan, B) Kurt Waldheim, C) Ban Ki-moon or D) Boutros Boutros-Ghali?", "You've got three seconds -- GO!", "Ban Ki-moon became the 8th U.N. secretary-general on January 1, 2007.", "That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!", "Safety Assessment .", "AZUZ: Last week, Ban Ki-moon said that the U.N. is determined to carry out its mission of helping the people of Afghanistan build a better future.", "The statement came after an attack in the Asian country which claimed the lives of five U.N. workers.", "The United Nations is making some changes to its security measures in Afghanistan.", "Sara Sidner explains how.", "(BEGIN VIDEO) SARA SIDNER, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: After the targeted attack on U.N. staff members here in a guarded guest house in Kabul that left five U.N. members dead, the United Nations has decided to make some changes.", "They are, for right now, sending out about 600 foreign workers here, and they're going to assess right now the security situation for their staff.", "They're sending those workers out for about three weeks, and then intend to bring some of them back.", "But first, they want to figure out how to beef up security here.", "Now, we understand though that the U.N. is very, very adamant that they are not pulling out of Afghanistan.", "They are simply looking at the security situation, obviously, after that traumatic time where five of their colleagues died.", "We should also mention that U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is asking for about $85 million to beef up security here.", "Sara Sidner, CNN, Kabul.", "(END VIDEO) Military Vaccines .", "AZUZ: Some U.S. forces serving in Afghanistan and Iraq may be getting their H1N1 flu shots soon.", "Just like with civilians, the military has a priority list that says who should get the vaccine first.", "But as Barbara Starr explains, there are some hang-ups in getting the doses out, even to the people at the top of that list.", "(BEGIN VIDEO) BARBARA STARR, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: As Americans wait in lines across the country to get the H1N1 vaccine, the Pentagon this week finally began shipping limited vaccine supplies to troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.", "Under Pentagon guidelines, tens of thousands of troops on the front line and those headed to war are the top military priority to receive the vaccine.", "Even so, supplies are severely limited.", "Only half of what is needed is now on the way.", "GEOFF MORRELL, PENTAGON SPOKESMAN: Right now, we don't have enough to even take care of all of them.", "STARR: The Pentagon is defending plans to offer the vaccine to detainees at Guantanamo Bay, as well as those in Iraq and Afghanistan.", "Prisoners are considered to be high risk, but a lower military priority than troops, health care workers and civilian personnel.", "STARR (Question): I haven't heard an assurance that detainees will get it after civilians in this country.", "MORRELL: Barbara, Barbara, Barbara, Barbara, you are presuming that I have the knowledge or the wherewithal to tell you the protocols that are being used for the general population.", "All I can do is speak to what the priorities are in this department.", "STARR: Troops at home also a priority because they will be called upon to help in towns across the country if the crisis grows.", "The military's top homeland defense commander has teams that could move into action.", "GEN. GENE RENUART, COMMANDER, U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND: It would be to provide things like potentially logistics, movement of supplies, maybe additional health care providers that could assist in immunization.", "STARR: The Pentagon stopped counting the number of troops that have come down with H1N1 back in July, when world health authorities declared a global pandemic.", "But privately military officials say the number of cases continues to grow, and recently, Defense Secretary Robert Gates received his vaccine.", "Barbara Starr, CNN, the Pentagon.", "(END VIDEO) Promo .", "AZUZ: Word to the wise: \"favoriter.\"", "When your favorite gets more favorite!", "The grammar isn't great, but your favorite web site is: CNNStudentNews.com is renewed, revamped and relaunched, so rediscover it!", "Just type in CNN.com and click on the U.S. page; you'll see us down on the right.", "Or, type CNNStudentNews.com into your browser.", "The site's cleaner, easier to navigate, easier to access all of our free educational materials.", "Guaranteed to become favoriter!", "Jordan Shoes .", "AZUZ: It's gotta be the shoes.", "Marcus Jordan, son of basketball legend Michael Jordan, wanted to be like Mike.", "He wore Nike \"Air Jordan\" shoes during an exhibition game Wednesday night.", "Not surprising, but Marcus plays for the University of Central Florida, and that school had a deal with Adidas, getting free uniforms, equipment and shoes, but only if Central Florida players wore the Adidas brand.", "When Marcus wore his dad's Nikes, Adidas reportedly backed out of the contract, possibly costing central Florida as much as $3 million.", "A university official says they're still trying to work this out.", "Before We Go . AZUZ: You know we're talking about this on our blog, we'd like you to head to our redesigned home page and share your thoughts.", "Finally today...", "UNIDENTIFIED MALE: On your mark, get set, go!", "AZUZ: Okay, a race isn't that interesting.", "But what these guys are racing is: hospital gurneys.", "It's part of homecoming week at an Alabama university.", "And apparently, it's one of the school's oldest traditions.", "We can only imagine the conversation when all this was first started.", "It's like one guy said to the other, you wanna race hospital beds?", "Goodbye . AZUZ: Yeah, that would be sick!", "Aw yeah. Well, that raps us up for the week.", "We hope you have a great weekend and return with us next weekend." ]	[ "Consider the rising debate in Washington over health care reform proposals .", "Find out why the U.N. is re-evaluating its security measures in Afghanistan .", "Hear how the U.S. military plans to distribute doses of the H1N1 vaccine .", "Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News ." ]	[ 16, 47, 55, 57, 58, 67, 104 ]
[ "London, England (CNN) -- A detailed and well-preserved Roman parade helmet -- complete with fine facial features on its face mask, tight curly hair, and a griffin-topped cap -- sold at auction Thursday for 10 times its estimated amount.", "The helmet sold at Christie's auction house in London for 2.28 million pounds ($3.6 million).", "It had been estimated at 200,000 to 300,000 pounds (about $316,000 to $475,000).", "The buyer of the helmet was not immediately known.", "The Tullie House Museum in Carlisle, near where the helmet was found in May by a person with a metal detector, had launched a public fundraising appeal to try to procure the helmet as the centerpiece for a new Roman gallery.", "Christie's called the Crosby Garrett helmet -- so named for the village where it was found, about 45 miles south of the Scottish border -- an \"extraordinary example of Roman metalwork at its zenith\" and said it dates to the late 1st to 2nd century A.D. \"The Crosby Garrett helmet sets itself apart by virtue of its beauty, workmanship, and completeness, particularly the face mask, which was found virtually intact,\" Christie's says.", "\"In addition, the remarkable Phrygian-style peak surmounted by its elaborate bronze griffin crest appears unprecedented.\"", "The helmet is made of two sections: the tall pointed helmet and the face mask.", "The latter has openwork eyes, which would have allowed the wearer to see during the cavalry sports events -- known as hippika gymnasia -- when it would have been used.", "The face has incised eyelashes on the upper and lower lids, herringbone eyebrows, and pierced nostrils, all framed by three rows of corkscrew curls.", "At the peak of the cap is a small griffin, seated with its wings outstretched, revealing the incised feather detail.", "Its right paw is raised and rests on the rim of a small amphora.", "Colorful streamers may have been attached to the helmet when it was worn, Christie's says.", "Arrian of Nicomedia, a Roman provincial governor under Hadrian, wrote the only surviving contemporary source of information on cavalry sports events, according to Christie's.", "He describes cavalrymen divided into two teams that took turns to attack and defend, and suggests that wearing the helmets was a mark of rank or excellence in horsemanship.", "\"Participants would also carry a light, elaborately painted shield, and wear an embroidered tunic and possibly thigh-guards and greaves, all of which would contribute to the impressive spectacle,\" Christie's says.", "\"These events may well have accompanied religious festivals celebrated by the Roman army and were probably also put on for the benefit of visiting officials.", "The displays would have been intended to demonstrate the outstanding equestrian skill and marksmanship of the Roman soldier and the wealth of the great empire he represented.\"", "The helmet is one of only three that have been discovered in Britain complete with face masks, Christie's says.", "The first was found in 1796 and is now at the British Museum in London, and the other was found around 1905 and is at the Museum of Antiquities in Edinburgh, Scotland.", "The helmet was offered for sale along with other antiquities, including Egyptian pottery and Etruscan and Greek gold jewelry.", "Tullie House Museum said a benefactor pledged 50,000 pounds ($79,000) toward its fundraising appeal to bring the helmet back to the region, on condition the public matched the amount.", "In all, the museum said it hoped to raise 80,000 pounds ($127,000) in order to obtain financing from other organizations for an auction bid.", "\"Tullie House's archaeology collections are extensive with a particularly important collection of Roman Cumbria material, especially from Carlisle and the Hadrian's Wall area,\" it said.", "\"In the development of its collections, Tullie House prioritizes artifacts that are judged to be of high importance to the local heritage and to ensure that items remain or are returned to Cumbria.\"", "Carlisle was an important military center in Roman times, when it was known as Luguvalium.", "The first Roman fort in Carlisle was built in 72 and 73 A.D. during the initial conquest of northern Britain, at a strategic point overlooking the confluence of two rivers, and just west of the main north-south road, which was used regularly by troops, according to the museum." ]	[ "The ancient headwear sold for $3.6 million .", "The helmet dates to the late 1st to 2nd century A.D.", "It would have been used for military displays, not battles ." ]	[ 1, 8 ]
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Before the late 1960s Formula 1 was a quite different sport.", "The first thing that a casual observer would notice -- looking at pictures from this era -- is that the cars were void of any sponsorship.", "Semiconductor makers Intel and AMD slug it out on the racetrack and in the market place .", "Racing legends Juan Manuel Fangio, Jack Brabham and their contemporaries would lap the circuits of the Formula 1 Championship without branded baseball hats and overalls, without any stickers on their cars or without having to attend events to keep their sponsors happy.", "Towards the end of the 1960s, engine manufacturers began to realize the potential of advertising on their cars, and started to increase the size of their own logos.", "It wasn't until 1968 that the first corporate sponsor made it onto a Formula 1 car, when the championship-winning Lotus team introduced the logo of Imperial Tobacco's Gold Leaf brand on the side of their cars.", "Thereafter, Formula 1 and sponsorship became inseparable.", "While the drivers and the teams would still continue to battle it out on the track, Formula 1 has become as much about the business as about the racing.", "Today, the combined budget of all 11 teams is said to be in excess of $2.5 billion and the largest portion of this money is provided for by sponsors.", "Repeated market research has revealed that consumers consider Formula 1 \"sophisticated, dynamic and prestigious\".", "Some of the larger sponsors commit hundreds of millions, over several years, to associate their brands with these appealing characteristics.", "The question remains, what exactly sponsors receive in return for investing such large sums.", "Obviously, the larger sponsors will receive a good size logo on a visible spot of the car or even become title sponsors such as ING with Renault or AT&T with Williams.", "Good television coverage has the potential to create outstanding results as the sport is watched by between five and seven billion people every year, providing work for an army of 10000 accredited journalists.", "In 2005, the total advertising value of Formula 1 has been estimated at $5.2 billion or $0.74 per viewer.", "But what are the benefits apart from that fleeting glimpse of a logo when the car roars past the grandstands at 250 mph?", "Clearly sponsorship is about more than visibility of a logo.", "Modern sponsorship contracts in Formula 1 are tailored to the needs of both the sponsor and the team.", "This often includes activities and promotions outside of the Formula 1 World Championship calendar.", "Melissa Berry, marketing manager for financial and news wire service Reuters, a sponsor of the Williams F1 Team explains: \"Our sponsorship contract with Williams F1 allows us access to the team's drivers to help promote our brand and our business.", "\"Indeed, Williams F1 drivers have played a part in promoting Reuters products over the past few years.", "We also have the rights to use Williams F1 imagery to enhance our marketing communications materials and customer events.\"", "Sponsoring a Formula 1 team also gives a company the possibility to tap into a vast network of potential customers among its fellow sponsors, as the sport has already attracted some very strong brands from various different sectors.", "Rival semiconductor manufacturers Intel and AMD sponsor BMW Sauber and Ferrari respectively.", "And other sponsors include drinks conglomerates Pernod Ricard and Diageo, and telecommunications giants Vodafone and AT&T.", "This gives an unrivalled networking opportunity for blue chip companies.", "Where else but at Grands Prix can senior executives of consumer electronics giants casually rub shoulders with hedge fund managers and the bosses of IT firms?", "This opportunity to network and exchange business ideas is a benefit of sponsoring a Formula 1 team not to be overlooked .", "Reuters' contract with the Williams F1 team has delivered just that, says Berry: \"The team boasts the strongest stable of global business brands as sponsors, some of which are also our key customers or business partners -- for example RBS, Allianz, Accenture and Lenovo.", "\"The Williams F1 Paddock Club plays host to many senior executives from these companies over the course of a season and this can provide a platform for valuable business discussions or introductions.\"", "For the drivers this means that apart from having to deliver during the race, they also have to attend corporate events of their sponsors and appear in their adverts.", "Hence we see Alonso and Hamilton looking implausibly chummy in commercials for Spanish bank Santander.", "While seen as distracting by some, it is something the top drivers cannot afford to do without.", "Without sponsorship revenue a driver is worthless to his team, as Christijan Albers found to his cost when he failed to bring in the promised sponsorship to Spyker.", "Juan Manuel Fangio and Jack Brabham competed in an era without commercial exposure -- and without anything like the financial reward.", "Thanks to sponsorship deals today's drivers like Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso reap the benefits of their commercial exposure in the form of much higher salaries.", "E-mail to a friend ." ]	[ "Majority of teams' $2.5 billion budget generated from sponsorship .", "F1 Paddock Club is a unique networking opportunity for senior executives .", "Drivers reap the benefit of increased sponsorship in the form of higher salaries ." ]	[ 8, 29, 35 ]
[ "New York (CNN) -- President Barack Obama blasted his Iranian counterpart Friday for what he called offensive and hateful remarks about the September 11 attacks.", "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the United States for the 2001 terrorist attacks, an accusation that triggered a walkout Thursday by several United Nations delegates.", "\"Well, it was offensive.", "It was hateful,\" Obama said in part of an interview with BBC Persian released by the White House.", "\"And particularly for him to make the statement here in Manhattan, just a little north of ground zero, where families lost their loved ones -- people of all faiths, all ethnicities who see this as the seminal tragedy of this generation -- for him to make a statement like that was inexcusable,\" Obama said.", "Obama said Ahmadinejad's comments stand in contrast to the sympathy expressed by the Iranian people in the aftermath of the attacks.", "\"And it just shows once again sort of the difference between how the Iranian leadership and this regime operates and how I think the vast majority of the Iranian people, who are respectful and thoughtful, think about these issues,\" Obama said.", "British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said at the United Nations on Friday that Ahmadinejad's \"bizarre\" remarks were meant to distract attention from Iranian issues that generate media headlines.", "Ahmadinejad delivered a fiery speech before the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, criticizing Washington, capitalism and the world body itself.", "Though incendiary statements from Ahmadinejad are nothing new, tension in the hall grew as the Iranian leader recounted various conspiracy theories about the September 11 attacks.", "\"Some segments within the U.S. government orchestrated the attack,\" Ahmadinejad told the General Assembly.", "He followed with the claim that the attacks were aimed at reversing \"the declining American economy and its scripts on the Middle East in order to save the Zionist regime.", "The majority of the American people, as well as most nations and politicians around the world, agree with this view.\"", "That appeared to be the last straw for many of the diplomats.", "Representatives from the United States, Britain, Sweden, Australia, Belgium, Uruguay and Spain walked out while Ahmadinejad asserted that the U.S. government was involved in the attacks or allowed them to happen as an excuse to go to war in Afghanistan and Iraq.", "Obama, who had delivered his address to the General Assembly earlier, had already left the grounds before Ahmadinejad spoke.", "Mark Kornblau, a spokesman for the U.S. mission to the United Nations, issued a statement saying, \"Rather than representing the aspirations and goodwill of the Iranian people, Mr. Ahmadinejad has yet again chosen to spout vile conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic slurs that are as abhorrent and delusional as they are predictable.\"", "The head of the National September 11 Memorial said his organization's work is made even more important by Ahmadinejad's statements.", "\"While the impulse may be to ignore the rant of an individual who has consistently demonstrated a refusal to accept basic historic facts, including the murder of millions during the Holocaust, we cannot,\" said Joe Daniels.", "\"Because someone like Ahmadinejad espouses and expresses such lies publicly, we at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum must lead the preservation and presentation of the authentic history of what occurred on 9/11,\" he said.", "\"This history not only includes the worst of humanity in the execution of the heinous terrorist attacks, but also the best of who we can be through how this country and much of the world came together to support those in need.\"", "Ahmadinejad went on to compare the death toll in the September 11 attacks to the casualty count in the wars in Afghanistan in Iraq.", "\"It was said that some 3,000 people were killed on September 11th, for which we are all very saddened,\" he said.", "\"Yet, up until now in Afghanistan and Iraq, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, millions wounded and displaced, and the conflict is still going on and expanding.\"", "Ahmadinejad's speech was hailed as a gift from God at Tehran's weekly Friday prayers, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported.", "\"We do not consider the remarks as those only belonging to the president himself, rather as a divine gift to the [Iranian] nation,\" said Hojjatoleslam Kazzem Sediqi, who led the prayer session Friday." ]	[ "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's U.N. speech hailed as \"divine gift\" in Iran .", "The Iranian leader blamed America for the September 11 attacks .", "It was especially egregious that he made the comments in New York, Obama says .", "U.S., British, Swedish, Australian and Spanish delegates walked out ." ]	[ 2, 9, 14, 24 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A collision between a bus and a train in the Ukraine on Tuesday left 42 people dead and nine others injured, officials said.", "The crash took place when a commuter bus and a railway locomotive collided in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, according to Ukraine's Emergency Situations Ministry.", "The accident occurred at an unguarded train crossing near the village of Maksimovka on the stretch between the cities of Nikopol and Marhanets, the ministry said.", "According to preliminary information, the bus was carrying 51 people as it was driving over the crossing.", "Are you there? Share your photos and videos .", "Railway officials told Ukrainian news agencies that the crossing was closed for cars, and the warning lights were on.", "A preliminary investigation showed that the bus driver ignored the warning light signals and violated safety rules by crossing the passage when the train was approaching it, the officials told local agencies.", "The driver of the train survived, but it was not immediately known if he was injured.", "President Viktor Yanukovych expressed his condolences for the victims' families and declared Wednesday a national day of mourning, according to the president's press office.", "The government will pay 100,000 Ukrainian hyrvnas (about U.S. $12,600) to the victims' families, according to the emergency ministry." ]	[ "NEW: Ukrainian president declares national day of mourning .", "Officials say the bus was carrying 51 people .", "Rail officials say the bus driver is at fault ." ]	[ 3, 8 ]
[ "Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Prosecutors in the Anna Nicole Smith drug trial paid rent, utilities and moving expenses so a key witness could testify this week, according to testimony Wednesday.", "Smith's former nanny said the government also picked up the tab for eight family members to travel with her from the Bahamas to Los Angeles, California, for the trial.", "Quethelie Alexie and her sister-in-law, Nadine Alexie, both testified in the sixth week of the trial of Smith's boyfriend-lawyer Howard K. Stern and Drs.", "Khristine Eroshevich and Sandeep Kapoor.", "They are accused of a conspiracy to provide drugs to an addict and using false names on prescriptions for Smith.", "Both women worked for Smith in the Bahamas for several months after the birth of her daughter in September 2006.", "They were fired two months before Smith died in a Florida hotel in February 2007.", "\"I left Anna in a bad condition,\" Quethelie Alexie said.", "The Haitian native spoke in Creole through an interpreter.", "While her testimony was intended to give jurors details of Smith's drug use in the wake of her son's death, a key part of it was stricken from the record.", "Judge Robert Perry ordered the jury to ignore it after she varied from what she said earlier during a preview for the judge.", "The defense also worked to cast doubt in jurors' minds by questioning Quethelie Alexie about the financial arrangements she made with prosecutors before she agreed to testify.", "Quethelie Alexie said she told prosecutors she and her sister-in-law would only travel to the United States if they could bring their six children and Nadine Alexie's husband.", "The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office is paying for their travel and hotel expenses.", "She told prosecutors when she arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday that she needed additional financial help to pay her rent and utilities for her home back in the Bahamas, she said.", "\"I knew I had all of my things to pay, and I didn't know how to do it,\" Quethelie Alexie testified.", "The government will also help her relocate to a new home because she is afraid for her safety after her testimony, she said.", "She testified that she was in fear because a police officer in the Bahamas once threatened her.", "\"My life is going to be in trouble now,\" Quethelie Alexie said.", "The two women are expected to continue their testimony when court resumes Friday." ]	[ "The prosecutors agreed to pay rent and utilities for Smith's former nanny .", "The witness insisted she bring her family to Los Angeles at taxpayer expense .", "Smith's boyfriend-lawyer and two doctors are on trial ." ]	[ 1, 14 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Comedian Stephen Colbert used his signature humor last week to focus the nation's attention on a very serious issue: the treatment of the hardworking people who produce our nation's food supply.", "Some members of Congress complained that Colbert's testimony before the House Immigration Subcommittee was undignified; others took issue with his invocation of Christian values.", "Colbert's deadpan humor may have been slightly irreverent, but he did the country a service by highlighting congressional inaction on immigration reform and pointedly referencing the issue's moral dimension.", "Responding to a question from California Democratic Rep. Judy Chu about his interest in migrant workers, Colbert became uncharacteristically serious , even invoking the words of Jesus, who said that \"whatsoever you did for the least of my brothers, you did it to me\" (Matthew 25:40).", "Colbert, who is a practicing Catholic, noted that in today's troubled economy, there are many \"least brothers.\"", "He added, \"I don't want to take anyone's hardship away from them or diminish it or anything like that.", "But migrant workers suffer, and have no rights.\"", "These were not idle comments.", "Christians take Jesus' words as a call to show justice and mercy to those at the very bottom of the social hierarchy.", "It is a call that Jesus embodied in his own life, as he engaged with Samaritans, lepers, prostitutes, tax collectors and others treated as outcasts in society.", "Jesus summarized his mission as bringing good news to the poor, freedom for prisoners, recovery of sight for the blind and release for the oppressed (Luke 4:18-19).", "Caring for migrant farmworkers is one way that Christians today -- including Christian lawmakers -- should follow Jesus' example.", "In 2009, the National Association of Evangelicals, which represents some 45,000 churches with millions of constituents, issued a call for immigration reform.", "In the past year, we have held numerous meetings with members of Congress and with White House officials, and we have conducted forums, news conferences and other public events.", "In one of those events, veteran evangelical civil rights leader John Perkins called immigration reform \"the civil rights struggle of our day.\"", "Why? While some agricultural operations have become highly mechanized, growing fruits and vegetables is still labor intensive.", "For decades, farmers have relied on migrant workers, primarily immigrants, to do this difficult but essential work.", "Despite this massive and predictable need, our immigration laws make little provision for the legal entry of immigrant farmworkers.", "Still, the crops must be picked: Our economy and food security depend on it.", "So each year, growers hire tens of thousands of undocumented workers to do some of the most backbreaking jobs in America.", "As a result, Americans enjoy an abundant supply of affordable produce and our economy enjoys a substantial boost.", "As testimony by Colbert and others pointed out, there is a dark side to this story.", "Undocumented farmworkers are poorly paid, enjoy few rights and live in fear of deportation.", "Full disclosure: I descend from generations of farmers and am married to the daughter of a migrant farmworker.", "I know that farmers face losses from potential labor shortages during critical periods and risk hefty fines for hiring workers without employment visas.", "State and local governments educate the children of migrants but don't reap the benefits of their investment because the graduates are not allowed to work legally and become taxpaying citizens.", "(Undocumented immigrants, of course, pay sales taxes, and many pay Social Security and income taxes, though they are ineligible for most public benefits.)", "None of this is new information to the representatives who gathered in the Immigration Subcommittee hearing last week to listen to testimony on the proposed AgJOBS legislation.", "Immigration reform has been debated for years.", "The basic elements needed to fix our broken immigration system are clear.", "They include securing our borders, fixing our broken legal immigration system and providing an equitable pathway to earned legal status for the currently undocumented.", "Business, agriculture, labor, faith and immigrant advocate groups are in broad agreement on the solutions.", "It is an issue on which President Obama and former President Bush, and many leaders in both parties, have agreed.", "And yet, after 21 months on the job, the 111th Congress has failed even to seriously debate the issues.", "No bill has come to a vote at even the subcommittee level.", "Politicians may resent Colbert's jokes, but they can scarcely blame the comedian if their constituents are exasperated by congressional inaction on this and other critical issues, despite the many promises on the campaign trail.", "By mischaracterizing immigration reform as amnesty and open borders (nothing could be further from the truth), pandering to voters' fears and prejudices, and putting short-term political gain ahead of the national interest, they have lost legitimacy in the minds of many.", "If a slightly irreverent comedian can help to prick the nation's conscience and move us to finally rectify this long-standing injustice, then we welcome his intervention.", "Members of Congress should smile, swallow their medicine and do what they know is right.", "The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Galen Carey." ]	[ "Galen Carey says in House testimony, Colbert serious about morality of immigration reform .", "He said Colbert used Jesus' words about helping \"the least of my brothers\" in urging reform .", "Christian lawmakers who have let reform languish should follow Jesus' example, Carey says .", "Carey: Instead, by promoting misinformation, fear, lawmakers have lost legitimacy on issue ." ]	[ 1, 2, 3, 11, 39 ]
[ "Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon has a new Twitter account name -- FelipeCalderon.", "Not terribly catchy but an improvement over his previous moniker -- presidente_FC.", "Calderon, who had solicited suggestions for his new account name, announced the choice Wednesday morning.", "\"It only involves a change in name since it will maintain its history,\" Calderon's announcement said.", "A look at his account Wednesday morning showed that he had more than 111,000 followers and that he follows 54 people, including a noted Mexican writer who died last week.", "Anyone interested in more tweets about the Mexican government also can follow two existing accounts -- PresidenciaMX, which highlights the president's activities, and GobFed, which reports on the federal government's activities.", "Calderon is not the only Latin American leader to have an account on Twitter, a social networking and blogging site.", "Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez also tweets, under the name chavezcandanga.", "He had nearly 800,000 followers Wednesday morning and followed seven accounts, including one about the writings of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.", "Chavez has acknowledged that the account is his and uses it to send messages to Venezuelans, particularly those who send him posts.", "There are at least two Twitter accounts for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, though it could not be determined Wednesday whether either is official.", "Each account has more than 24,000 followers.", "There is a Felipe Calderon page on Facebook that has more than 600,000 users who \"like\" it, the social network site's designation for members who could be considered fans.", "The Facebook page is elaborate with a detailed biography, more than 500 photographs and eight videos, but there is no way to confirm that it is an official page sanctioned by the Mexican president.", "Both the Twitter account and the Facebook page contain messages to Calderon, some of them lauding his efforts while others are critical of his governance." ]	[ "Felipe Calderon announced the new name Wednesday morning .", "His new account name is FelipeCalderon; it used to be presidente_FC .", "He had solicited suggestions for the name ." ]	[ 0, 2 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Condoleezza Rice's personal memoir of her family history hits the book stands Tuesday.", "In \"Extraordinary, Ordinary People,\" the former U.S. Secretary of State recalls much of her family's time during the Civil Rights era in Birmingham.", "Rice has said that she will write a memoir about her eight years in the White House but felt she could not do so until people understood the \"personal and implausible journey\" she had taken from being born in 1950s segregated Alabama to being named the first female African-American to lead the State Department.", "All of this happened, Rice said, due to her parents, John and Angelena Rice.", "A guidance counselor/preacher and school teacher respectively, Mr. And Mrs. Rice never made more than $60,000 annually, Rice said.", "Despite being raised in a city resistant to quality education for blacks, Rice's parents used their meager resources to provide their only child with piano lessons at 3.", "She also took French and ballet.", "She never learned to swim as a child because Birmingham Public Safety official Eugene \"Bull\" Connors forbade blacks and whites from sharing public swimming pools.", "But Rice's parents refused to let the racial tensions limit her potential.", "\"Even if I could not have a hamburger at a Woolworth's counter, my mom taught me that I could be President of the United States,\" Rice said at an author panel during the 10th annual Book Expo America in May.", "Rice is a long-time Republican, despite being mentored in international affairs by the Josef Kobel, the father of Democratic Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, who became the first female Secretary of State, according to Albright's State Department biography.", "Rice said her family's introduction into the GOP resulted from a Jim Crow \"poll test.\"", "The now illegal practice of requiring black voters to answer questions before being permitted to vote, poll tests were \"the teeth of Jim Crow,\" Rice said.", "While her mother answered the name of the first U.S. President George Washington correctly and was allowed to vote, her father was asked to identify the number of beans in a jar, she said.", "Unable to do so, John Rice later learned of a woman poll worker who would allow him to vote if he aligned himself with the GOP.", "\"And that is how my father became a Republican,\" she said.", "While they did see Rice to on to graduate from Stanford University, and eventually become a provost there, her parents never lived to see her in the White House.", "Her mother lost a 15-year-battle with breast cancer in 1985.", "Her dad died just before George W. Bush was inaugurated.", "Still she recalls them showing her a photo of an eight-year-old Condoleezza RIce standing outside the White House where she believes it was grandfather who told her at the time: \"You may be standing out here now, but you will be working in there someday.\"", "\"Extraordinary, Ordinary People\" is available in hardcover, in e-book format and as an audio book read by Condoleezza Rice herself." ]	[ "The book recounts Rice's life story from 1950's segregation to her appointment as Secretary of State .", "Rice's father became a Republican to shake Jim Crow harassment .", "Condoleezza Rice reads the audio book version herself ." ]	[ 0, 10, 11 ]
[ "(CNN) -- It was the soccer foul seen round the world -- a knee to an opponent's groin.", "It didn't earn a red card and an ejection for Bolivian President Evo Morales, but it was caught on video -- and in this viral world of YouTube, it got him a lot of unwanted attention.", "Morales apologized Thursday for his intemperate action, saying he had fallen into a trap.", "The player he kneed in the groin in a friendly soccer game Sunday had kicked him in the leg and then literally added insult to injury, Morales said at a news conference.", "\"The player who kicked me started to insult me and offend me and I very much regret my reaction,\" Morales said.", "\"I ask forgiveness to the sportsmen, to the players, to the player.", "But after kicking me, it was another insult, a reaction.", "\"Again, I ask for forgiveness.", "Sport is integration, but later I realized it was a trap,\" Morales said.", "La Paz Mayor Luis Revilla disputed that assertion Thursday, assuring that there was no trap, according to the Hoybolivia.com news site.", "Nor did the player in question insult Morales, the mayor is reported to have said.", "\"It was simply a soccer game that because of those incidents became a situation that drew much attention,\" the news site quotes Revilla as saying.", "\"But I hope there are more soccer games between authorities and institutions to ratify that sports integrate, that it can be beneficial for all citizens.\"", "The action unfolded Sunday in game between a team put together by Morales and a squad of city workers from La Paz, the capital of Bolivia.", "Morales is seen on the silent video going up to the player, lifting his right leg and pointing at it.", "The Bolivian president then swiftly knees the opponent in the groin, turns around and walks away.", "The man, identified by the state-run ABI news agency as Gustavo Daniel Cartagena, falls on his back, clutching his groin with his left hand.", "Morales said Thursday he had been kicked hard on purpose, differentiating the blow from what happens when two players collide going after a loose ball.", "He also said the foul against him was intentional because it happened within two minutes of the game starting.", "He said he went to speak with the referee after he was kicked to ask why he would allow such rough play.", "Morales said he then went up to the player to remind him that it was only a soccer game but was met with insults and offenses that made him lose his composure.", "The president said he has an agreement that when his team plays friendly games against squads from institutions or other agencies, the other side must consist of officials from those places.", "But ABI reported that local media said many members of the team that played against Morales on Sunday -- including Cartagena, the kneed player -- were not government workers and were brought in just for the game.", "And, Morales indicated, at least one member of the opposing team was trying to goad him.", "\"After that happened, I thought about what a great error it was,\" Morales said.", "\"Not so much for the kick he gave me, which he made me feel -- sure there was pain -- but for the insult.", "I complained because his spikes left a mark.", "I think it was the second time.", "But it remains clear that I fell into a trap.\"" ]	[ "The incident occurred Sunday in a friendly game against a team of city workers .", "Morales says he was kicked and insulted and then lost his composure .", "He says it is \"clear\" he fell into a trap, Morales says .", "The La Paz mayor, the head of the other team, denies there was a trap or insults ." ]	[ 3, 13, 28 ]
[ "Oviedo, Florida (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday awarded the Medal of Honor -- the nation's highest military decoration -- to Staff Sgt.", "Robert J. Miller, a Green Beret who died after willingly taking fire to protect U.S. and Afghan soldiers.", "The citation read at a solemn White House ceremony in Washington, D.C., honored Miller for \"conspicuous gallantry ... at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty\" and \"extraordinary acts of heroism\" on January 25, 2008, when a patrol he led was ambushed in Afghanistan.", "Miller killed at least 10 insurgents and wounded dozens more in repeatedly exposing himself to enemy fire \"in keeping with the highest traditions of military service,\" the citation said.", "Miller is the seventh service member to receive the Medal of Honor for actions during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.", "Obama gave a detailed account of the combat in which Miller was killed, describing how the small group of U.S. and Afghan soldiers came under fire in a narrow valley from protected enemy positions above.", "Realizing the peril of the situation, Miller ordered his team to fall back, but then \"did something extraordinary,\" Obama said.", "\"Rob moved the other way, toward the insurgents,\" to draw their fire so his team could back off safely, the president said.", "The others could hear Miller firing and calling out enemy positions amid overwhelming enemy fire, Obama said.", "\"Then over the radio, they heard his voice,\" Obama continued.", "\"He had been hit. But still he kept calling out enemy positions, still he kept firing, still he kept hurling grenades.", "Then they heard it. Rob's weapon fell silent.\"", "Five members of his team were wounded, Obama said, but all survived.", "He quoted one of the survivors as saying, \"I would not be alive today if not for his ultimate sacrifice.\"", "Some of the dozen team members at the ceremony were red-eyed when Obama asked them to stand, and the president cited them and all U.S. fighting forces in Afghanistan for their commitment to the mission of preventing the country from again becoming a haven for terrorists to launch attacks on the United States.", "\"Every American is safer because of their service, and every American has a duty to remember and honor their sacrifice,\" Obama said.", "Miller's parents, Maureen and Philip Miller, stood onstage with Obama as the citation was read.", "They earlier told how they take consolation that their son gave his life so others could live.", "\"If it wasn't for Robert's actions, they could have easily been killed,\" Maureen Miller said.", "Miller's father added: \"We have a sense of awe and amazement of what he did and a feeling of pride.\"", "Sgt. James Lodyga, Miller's commander in Afghanistan, described the battle in the village of Barikowt, near the Pakistani border, as being like \"fish in a barrel.\"", "\"Enemy on right, on the left.", "Robby immediately started firing,\" Lodyga said.", "An Army commendation noted the young man's character.", "\"Only 24 years old, Miller impressed everyone on his team.", "Although the youngest member of A Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group [Airborne], Fort Bragg, N.C., he quickly earned a reputation for taking on difficult challenges,\" the Army said.", "His mother relayed a perspective only a parent could have.", "\"I'm feeling humbled by it,\" Maureen Miller said.", "\"He was just our kid, not too long out of the annoying teenager stage, and he was doing all this.\"", "She had a notion, though, of her son's outlook on life.", "\"Robert wore his favorite shirt which said, 'Cowards die many time before their death.", "The valiant never taste of death but once,' \" she said.", "The fallen soldier's sister, Nancy, pointed out that \"he was always concerned about looking out for others.\"", "Lodyga said Miller did just that.", "\"Robby was shot in the side and he shot those who shot him,\" the sergeant said.", "\"He kept firing until he succumbed to a shot under the armpit.", "I don't know how to put it into words.", "I know Robby saved our lives, Absolutely he's a hero.", "I thank him a lot.\" The Medal of Honor is given for exceptional acts of gallantry, \"bravery or self-sacrifice\" and must involve risk of life, the White House said.", "At Miller's home in Oviedo, Florida, his parents fly the U.S. flag -- and display two stars in a window.", "\"The blue star flag is anyone in active service.", "Gold star is designation that they are fallen in battle,\" Philip Miller said.", "\"They are in memory of our son and a proud memorial for him.\"", "For Miller's parents, Wednesday's ceremony at the White House was an important step on the long road to healing.", "The parents were told at his funeral more than two years ago that the decorated Green Beret would be receiving another commendation.", "\"There was a sense that it wasn't finished and that there was something left to be done,\" Maureen Miller said.", "\"Now this part of the chapter will be closed.\"", "The slain warrior's mother said she was looking forward to \"finally getting it over with and a sense of closure.", "We will always miss Rob and there will always be a hole in our heart.\"", "CNN's Tom Cohen contributed to this story." ]	[ "NEW: President Obama presents the award at a White House ceremony .", "Robert Miller protected U.S. and Afghan troops during an attack .", "\"We were fish in a barrel,\" says Miller's sergeant .", "Miller is the seventh recipient of the award from operations in Iraq, Afghanistan ." ]	[ 4, 5, 43 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Alberto Contador will ride for a new team when he seeks his fourth Tour de France title next year, after deciding not to renew his contract with Astana.", "The Spanish cyclist made the announcement on Wednesday, just three days after winning the sport's premier event for the third time in four years.", "\"Alberto Contador has rejected the ultimatum of the Astana team, who had asked for a definitive answer to its offer of a contract renewal for the coming seasons,\" read a statement from his spokesman, the UK Press Association reported.", "\"Contador had asked for time to consider his future, given the importance of this decision.", "Although the positions of both parties were not so far apart, the team wanted to know urgently whether or not the winner of the Triple Crown would lead the team in 2011, and that's where the positions began to differ.\"", "The 27-year-old joined Astana -- which is owned by a group of state-run companies from Kazakhstan -- in 2008.", "Contador claims third Tour de France title .", "He had won the Tour for the first time with the Discovery Channel team in 2007, but Astana were not allowed to enter the following year after doping scandals.", "Contador claimed the title again last year despite an uneasy relationship with Astana teammate Lance Armstrong, the seven-time champion who was making his racing comeback after a short retirement.", "Armstrong's team faces hearing over jerseys .", "With Armstrong leaving after the 2009 event to form his own team, RadioShack, Contador was the clear leader of Astana this year despite the successful return by Alexandre Vinokourov, who had quit in 2008 after being banned for blood doping.", "Contador has yet decide where he will ride next year, his spokesman said.", "\"After winning the 2010 Tour de France, Alberto Contador wants to have time to calmly explore all possibilities available to him to ride during the coming seasons, but so far none has been excluded,\" the statement said." ]	[ "Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador decides to leave Astana team .", "The Spanish cyclist has been with the Kazakhstani outfit since 2008 .", "The 27-year-old released a statement saying he was not ready to make a decision to stay .", "Contador said he has yet decide where he will ride next year ." ]	[ 0, 11, 12 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The Mercedes team has denied reports that seven-time world Formula One champion Michael Schumacher must improve next season or face having his three-year contract cut short.", "The 41-year-old has struggled in his comeback season, having retired in 2006, and has been outperformed by young teammate Nico Rosberg.", "Rosberg, 25, is seventh in the drivers' standings with four races to go -- while Schumacher is 76 points back in 10th as Mercedes has been unable to emulate the success of the double world champion Brawn team that the German manufacturer took over at the end of last year.", "German newspaper Bild reported this week that Schumacher's future was in doubt unless he did better in 2011, but Mercedes-Benz Motorsport vice-president Norbert Haug dismissed those claims while talking to reporters at a conference at the Japanese Grand Prix.", "\"Of course there was no ultimatum,\" Haug said after Friday's practice sessions at Suzuka, a circuit where Schumacher has won six times and was eighth in both runs.", "Rosberg was 10th and 11th.", "Red Bull duo top practice times .", "\"I think Michael again showed today his class, his full commitment.", "We are currently a little bit handicapped with our car, but I have no complaints and no regrets that we're going to achieve our target.", "\"Michael is, for me, as good as he ever was and probably even better.", "He's relaxed, concentrated.", "He doesn't need anybody to defend him, certainly not me, but we are very happy with the job he's doing and we need to give Nico and him a better car.\"", "Haug admitted that Rosberg had done a better job in getting the best out of his car, and acclaimed him as the best of the young drivers on the F1 circuit.", "\"It's not easy for anybody to compete against such a guy, and Michael does that quite well -- not always in qualifying but if you look throughout the season, if you take into consideration that he was not in Formula One for three years, we are heading in the right direction and there is certainly not an ultimatum,\" he said.", "Meanwhile, reports have claimed that Mercedes could face competition from another German team in the near future, with Porsche considering a return to the grid for the first time since 1964.", "Porsche provided engine for McLaren when the English outfit won five world drivers' and manufacturers' titles in the 1980s, but has not been involved in motorsport's elite class since 1991.", "The Financial Times Deutschland reported on Friday that Porsche was considering a comeback, while the company's new chairman Matthias Muller hinted as much to the Autocar website.", "He suggested that Audi, which is also owned by Volkswagen and has previously said it is not interested in racing in F1, may focus on LMP1 prototype sportscar racing.", "\"With LMP1, there are two classes and two brands: Audi and Porsche.", "We do not like both to go into LMP1, that is not so funny.", "So therefore we have to discuss whether it makes better sense for one of the brands to go into LMP1, and the other brand into Formula One.", "So we will have a round-table to discuss the pros and cons,\" he said in an interview at the Paris Motor Show." ]	[ "German newspaper Bild claims that Michael Schumacher has been told to improve .", "But Mercedes chief Norbert Haug denies that 41-year-old was given ultimatum .", "Seven-time world champion languishing 10th overall in his comeback season .", "German manufacturer Porsche hints it may return to F1 grid for first time since 1960s ." ]	[ 0, 5, 14 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Friday night 41 km (26 miles) north-northwest of San Jose, Costa Rica, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.", "Journalist Djenane Villanueva in San Jose told CNN she felt the earthquake, that it was long, but that she had not received any immediate reports of damage or injuries.", "The incident occurred at 7:54 p.m. (9:54 p.m.", "ET) at a depth of 98 km (61 miles), USGS said.", "\"It was strong,\" said Esteban Solis Mora, a telephone operator at the Real Hotel and Club Tower, near the center of San Jose.", "He said he felt at least three shocks over a period of about three minutes, but said he could see no damage and was aware of no injuries." ]	[ "5.9 quake strikes 26 miles from the capital city of San Jose .", "Tremors were felt in San Jose .", "Incident occurred just before 8 p.m. (10 p.m.", "ET)" ]	[ 0, 2 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Shows at SeaWorld in San Diego, California, are expected to resume on schedule Wednesday, a day after a 12-year-old male killer whale died.", "The whale showed signs of being ill only on Monday, the park announced.", "The cause of death for Sumar won't be known until a necropsy is complete, SeaWorld said.", "Results may not be known for several weeks.", "\"It's a very sad day,\" spokesman Dave Koontz told CNN on Tuesday.", "\"He was a great young killer whale.", "He was sharp.\" Sumar, who weighed about 5,000 pounds, had been at SeaWorld San Diego since 2001, coming from an Ohio park.", "He was one of seven killer whales at SeaWorld and was able to exhibit about 100 \"behaviors,\" Koontz said.", "The killer whale had no medical history or problems with behavior, the spokesman said, adding that there was no evidence of communicable disease.", "\"He had a great disposition.\"", "\"Trainers had noticed that Sumar was acting lethargic yesterday [Monday] afternoon.", "Park veterinarians began a regimen of antibiotics to help try to stabilize his condition while they attempted to determine the cause of his illness,\" a SeaWorld statement said.", "\"His condition worsened today and a decision was made to cancel the 12:30 p.m. Shamu show, so that trainers and veterinarians could continue to devote their full attention to Sumar.", "Despite these efforts, Sumar did not survive.\"", "Orlando, Florida-based SeaWorld was recently fined $75,000 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for three safety violations, including one classified as willful, after an animal trainer was killed by a whale in Orlando in February.", "SeaWorld, which also has a location in San Antonio, Texas, said it would contest the violations.", "The last killer whale to die at the San Diego venue was Splash, who was sickly when SeaWorld adopted him.", "He was nursed back to health and lived 15 years until 2005.", "No public memorial for Sumar has been planned, although fans will be able to comment on the park's Facebook page, Koontz said." ]	[ "Killer whale dies at SeaWorld in San Diego .", "Sumar was lethargic Monday .", "Sumar was able to exhibit about 100 'behaviors'" ]	[ 7, 10, 16 ]
[ "(CNN) -- On October 12, 2000, a suicide bomber attacked the USS Cole as it refueled in Aden, Yemen.", "A rubber boat packed with explosives detonated, killing 17 and wounding at least 37 more.", "Ten years later the destroyer -- also known as DDG 67 -- is in port at Norfolk, Virginia, after returning just a month ago from a mission in the Gulf of Aden, according to Command Duty Officer Lt. Torsten Becker.", "The ship's crew and others commemorated the 10-year anniversary Tuesday at Naval Station Norfolk.", "\"We lost 17 of our shipmates that terrible morning 10 years ago, but they were far more than just our sailors,\" said Adm. J.C. Harvey Jr., commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command.", "\"They were your fathers, your sons and daughters, your sisters and brothers.", "They coached Little League.", "They loved to work on cars.", "They ran track and played football.", "They acted in high school plays.", "They loved life, they loved living and they loved you.", "\"They were proud to serve,\" he said.", "\"... We remember them here in this special place, where we can keep them close.\"", "Harvey and current Cole crew members laid a wreath before a memorial honoring those who died, after their names, rank and hometowns were read.", "Guests were asked to rise and \"Taps\" was played.", "Harvey also spoke of the heroism of the Cole crew who worked for three days to save the ship and tend their injured crewmates following the explosion.", "They acted with no electrical power and no shipboard communication system to coordinate efforts, he said.", "\"The first 48 hours provided no opportunity for rest, and when they did find a moment to lay down, it was on a hot steel deck under a blazing sun,\" he said. ...", "They were on their own, and what help there was, was far away.\"", "\"Ask any of our Cole sailors today about their actions during the fight to save the ship and I believe they'll all tell you the same thing -- 'We were U.S. Navy sailors, and we did what we had to do.", "We just did our jobs.' \"No greater testament exists to the courage and tenacity of the Cole crew of October 2000 than the USS Cole today,\" he said.", "\"We brought Cole back, healed her wounds and made her ready to serve once again, just as we did with so many of the Cole sailors who were also so grievously wounded that day.\"", "The Navy has made changes in the decade since the incident, he said.", "Recruits must now undergo a drill on the same type of boat as the Cole, where they must put out fires, battle flooding and tend to wounded people -- very like what the Cole crew did following the blast.", "The bomb blast 10 years ago ripped a 40-by-60-foot hole in the side of the ship, according to the U.S. Navy.", "Over 14 months, shipyard workers in Pascagoula, Mississippi, replaced 550 tons of steel plate and 275 miles of cable.", "After $250 million of repairs and updates, the Cole returned to duty in April 2002.", "Glass cases on board the USS Cole display three American flags to commemorate the terrorist attack, according to the U.S. Navy.", "The first is the flag that was flying when the attack occurred.", "Another draped the coffin of a fallen crew member.", "The third was flown upon the ship's first return to the Gulf of Aden after the attack.", "A plaque commemorates the victims, and the deck is inlaid with 17 stars to serve as reminders of those who died.", "\"I used to play a little game with myself: say all their names every time I stepped on a star,\" said Daren Jones, one of 40 sailors who were on board during the attack and served with the renovated vessel's crew of 350.", "\"I think it sends a message of what kind of country we have and what we're willing to do to keep our ships back at sea,\" Jones told CNN in 2002 when the ship redeployed.", "In December 2000, an investigation found that the USS Cole had not fully implemented its security plan the day of the attack.", "\"They didn't do everything they said they were going to do,\" a Pentagon official familiar with the investigation told CNN then.", "The Cole was operating under an alert level that warns of \"an increased and more predictable threat of terrorist activity\" but with no particular target.", "That threat condition calls for a standard list of anti-terrorism measures, including one that requires that \"unauthorized craft should be kept away from the ship.\"", "The blast occurred when a small boat that appeared to be friendly pulled up alongside the Cole and exploded.", "In an online video, \"USS Cole 10 Years Later,\" the Navy touts improved security measures resulting from the Cole attack.", "\"The attack of the Cole prompted a shift in damage control training throughout the Navy,\" the narration reads.", "And when recruits train in \"mass casualty,\" clocks are set at 11:18, time the USS Cole was attacked.", "Meanwhile, the Cole's legacy can still be felt on board today, said Becker, who had just joined the Navy at the time of the attack but was not yet stationed on the Cole.", "\"We're just more situation-aware on the anti-terrorism portion of it,\" he said.", "Becker recalled his feelings when the Navy assigned him to the Cole: \"It was a surreal feeling knowing what it had gone through.\"", "In his latest deployment aboard the ship, Becker helped rout out pirates in the Gulf of Aden, which bears the name of the port in the attack.", "\"Initially it was kind of unusual,\" Becker said.", "\"But once we got down to business, it (the attack) was not on the forefront.\"", "Terrorism emanating from Yemen remains a major threat to the United States, according to a recent assessment by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.", "\"American analysts now consider al Qaeda's affiliate organization in Yemen a more pressing threat to U.S. national security than the central leadership as the Yemen-based outfit is increasingly agile and looking for opportunities to strike abroad,\" the report said." ]	[ "NEW: Wreath laid at memorial during ceremony .", "NEW: USS Cole crew praised for efforts to save ship, crewmates .", "Flags, a plaque and 17 stars commemorate those who died .", "The U.S. Navy touts improved security measures ." ]	[ 13, 27, 31 ]
[ "Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) -- The military opened a hearing Tuesday for Maj. Nidal Hasan, the U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of last year's Fort Hood shootings, then adjourned it almost immediately.", "Hasan is accused of killing 13 people and wounding 32 in a shooting spree at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.", "The hearing will determine whether Hasan will be court-martialed -- which could potentially lead to the death penalty.", "Col. James Pohl, who is presiding over the hearing, rejected a defense request to close the hearing to the public, then adjourned to consider a defense request to delay the hearing until November because of a scheduling conflict.", "It will continue Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. (10 a.m.", "ET), he ruled. The defense has until midnight to submit its argument to Pohl for delaying the hearing until November 8, said retired Lt. Col. Thomas Rheinlander, a Fort Hood spokesman.", "Hasan, 40, was brought on base under tight security and entered the courtroom in a wheelchair.", "He is paralyzed from the upper chest down after civilian police shot him four times during the incident.", "Hasan looked alert, \"but when they wheeled him in, he gripped the sides of his wheelchair to make sure he didn't fall out.", "His legs were strapped to the chair,\" said NPR reporter Wade Goodwyn.", "Goodwyn was one of 10 journalists chosen by lottery to be in the court.", "CNN was on the base but not in the court.", "Hasan wore his Army fatigues uniform and a knit cap to help regulate his body temperature due to the paralysis, Goodwyn said.", "Family members of two victims were also in court, including Jessica Hansen, whose fiance, Staff Sgt.", "Patrick Zeigler, was severely injured in the shooting.", "He is still in the hospital being treated for his injuries.", "Family members leaned forward to watch Hasan come in, but neither they nor Hasan showed much emotion, the NPR reporter told CNN.", "When the hearing gets under way, there will be graphic accounts of what happened during the shooting, but Goodwyn said \"today's testimony -- all related to procedures and such -- wasn't the type anyone would emotionally react to.\"", "During the proceeding, called an Article 32 hearing, officials will consider the evidence against Hasan and decide whether the case will move forward to a court-martial.", "Both the defense and prosecution can present witnesses and evidence.", "Army prosecutors have refused to speak publicly about the case or release a witness list.", "They are expected to call every person wounded in the shootings, as well as others, to provide a second-by-second account of what happened on November 5, 2009.", "John Galligan, Hasan's civilian attorney, had wanted the hearing closed to the public, but his motion was denied.", "Hasan, a U.S.-born citizen of Palestinian descent, faces 13 counts of first-degree murder for allegedly opening fire at the Soldier Readiness Processing Center at Fort Hood, killing 12 soldiers and a civilian.", "He also is charged with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder for the 30 military personnel and two civilians wounded at the center, where soldiers prepare to deploy for Afghanistan and Iraq.", "The shootings at the nation's largest Army post, in central Texas between Dallas and San Antonio, shocked the nation and raised questions about whether a so-called homegrown terrorist had operated within the military system without detection.", "The Article 32 hearing is not expected to provide answers to why Hasan, who had communicated with a known Islamic extremist and made anti-U.S. comments, was promoted nonetheless.", "At the time of the shootings, Hasan was scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan, military officials said.", "The FBI has said it was aware of communication between Hasan and Anwar al-Awlaki, a Yemeni-American cleric who has promoted jihad against the United States and other Western countries.", "But investigators had determined those contacts were \"consistent with research being conducted by Maj.", "Hasan.\" Clerics at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia -- which Hasan attended when he lived in the area -- described him as a loner.", "Shaikh Shaker Elsayed said they were not successful in finding him a wife, and Imam Johari Abdul-Malik said some people believed Hasan changed after his mother's death in 2001.", "Legal jockeying so far indicates the Article 32 hearing will be contentious.", "Last week, Galligan said he instructed Hasan not to cooperate with a government-ordered psychiatric evaluation.", "Col. Morgan Lamb, the officer overseeing the case, had indicated in January that the military would not \"meet with, test or examine\" Hasan until after the Article 32 hearing.", "But in a recent memo obtained by CNN, Lamb said he reversed his decision after the defense said in court last month that it may introduce mental capacity evidence for consideration in the case.", "Galligan denied the defense had made such a statement.", "The hearing could stretch into November, with the prosecution set to present its case through October 29, followed by a one-week recess when Fort Hood will mark the first anniversary of the shootings, referred to by some as \"5/11.\"", "For Jessica Hansen, the fiance of wounded Staff Sgt.", "Zeigler, the hearing will be the first step of what she believes will be a long process to bring justice to the victims.", "With all the attention on Hasan as the hearing approached, she said she \"cringed\" at how some of those wounded in the shootings struggled alone and unnoticed.", "CNN's Tom Cohen contributed to this report." ]	[ "Suspect Nidal Hasan wears his Army uniform and a knit cap as he is wheeled into court .", "The presiding officer rejects a defense request to exclude the public from the hearing .", "Hasan is charged with 13 murder counts .", "The hearing will determine if Hasan is court-martialed, which could lead to death penalty ." ]	[ 2, 3, 12 ]
[ "(CNN) -- For nearly 50 years Ron and Valerie Taylor have been filming sharks at close quarters, bringing the lives of the ocean's most fearsome predators to TV and the big screen.", "Ron, 76, was a spear fisherman before he and Valerie started working with film and TV companies who wanted shark dramas.", "The conflict of hunting one day, then capturing the underwater life with a 16mm camera the next, led Ron to forsake spear hunting for full-time filming.", "Getting close to sharks, including the few species dangerous to humans, has put the Australian couple in treacherous situations.", "One of the most perilous came in 1969 when the couple had to fend off a school of sharks off the coast of South Africa while filming them feast on a dead whale.", "Valerie has also been bitten three times, yet despite the hazards of the job both remain in awe of sharks and committed to their protection.", "They blame the voracious appetite of people for shark fins for endangering many shark species.", "\"World wide sharks are in serious danger, mainly for shark finning,\" Ron Taylor told CNN.", "\"The Asian market just can't get enough of sharks fin; the price has gone way up.", "Even Australian fishermen are taking shark fins now in the Great Barrier Reef.", "\"Some species of sharks are protected, like the Great White Shark... but with other species of sharks there are no restrictions.\"", "The Taylors hope their captivating underwater footage has helped educate people that sharks deserve respect and protection.", "However they admit that some of their work may have been viewed as adding to the negative image that sharks are dangerous.", "\"To some extent the documentaries perpetuate the myth, because they see people with sharks, but whenever you see documentaries with divers in the water and sharks around, those sharks have been attracted with bait,\" said Ron Taylor.", "The couple filmed the live shot for 1975 film \"Jaws\" and did not expect their work would have the affect of almost scaring a generation from swimming in the sea.", "\"The problem was that [\"Jaws\"] was so well done that people believed that the sharks really were like that, that there was a vendetta against sharks and Valerie and I got a lot of criticism... the number of people learning to dive dropped off.", "So the dive shops were very unhappy about Valerie and I being involved in a film that reduced their commercial possibilities.\"", "Yet the Taylors remain committed to raising awareness of the importance of marine biodiversity and shark protection.", "\"You've just got to tell your story well and have good imagery.", "And you can make a big difference to the way not only the government but the people on the country can view their marine wilderness areas, which should be looked at the same as national parks on land,\" said Valerie Taylor.", "Ron Taylor added: \"We really need no-take zones where marine creatures have a chance to reproduce unmolested and the fishermen don't want it.", "The want to be able to take fish from everywhere.", "We need marine national parks with no-take zones.\"" ]	[ "Australian couple have been filming sharks for nearly 50 years .", "Worked on 1975 film 'Jaws' and filmed numerous documentaries .", "Committed to saving species of shark endangered by increased shark finning ." ]	[ 0, 6 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A submarine found by anti-drug police in Ecuador last week cost $4 million to build and could have hauled 6 to 10 metric tons of cocaine, a top U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration official said Wednesday.", "The fully functional submarine was built at a drydock at a clandestine complex that housed 50 people, said Jay Bergman, Andean regional director for the DEA.", "Authorities found the sub hidden in marshland under triple-canopy jungle, Bergman told CNN's \"American Morning\" program.", "\"This is the first seizure of a clandestinely constructed fully operational submarine built to facilitate trans-oceanic drug trafficking,\" the DEA said in a statement last week.", "\"Traffickers historically employed slow-moving fishing boats, sail boats, pleasure craft go-fasts,\" Bergman said last week.", "\"The advent of the narco-submarine presents new detection challenges for maritime interdiction forces.", "The submarine's nautical range, payload capacity and quantum leap in stealth have raised the stakes for the counter-drug forces and the national security community alike.\"", "The vessel utilizes twin screws and is diesel-electric powered, the agency said.", "It is about 98 feet (30 meters) long and 9 feet (nearly 3 meters) high from the deck plates to the ceiling.", "It has a periscope and an air-conditioning system." ]	[ "Submarine could have hauled 6 to 10 metric tons of cocaine, DEA says .", "The $4 million vessel was built at a clandestine complex .", "Sub is first of its kind found by drug agents, DEA says .", "It is diesel-electric powered, the drug agency said ." ]	[ 0, 3, 7 ]
[ "Clarksdale, Mississippi (CNN) -- The soul man howled into the microphone, his voice busting through the ceiling of the dimly lit Mississippi juke joint.", "He sang of love and sex, cheating scoundrels and lying fools.", "\"... Doin' the booooom booooom!", "...\" He danced, he grooved.", "At times, his voice hit notes so high, the walls of the ramshackle place shook.", "\"Cat got lungs!\"", "shouted one in the small crowd.", "Soul wannabes enter juke joints with caution: Stabbings and flat-out beatings have befallen artists who don't meet expectations.", "Yet on this night, not far from the fabled crossroads where, according to legend, bluesman Robert Johnson gained guitar mastery in exchange for his immortal soul, there was a most unexpected surprise: A Massachusetts Yankee tore it up at one of the toughest joints in the Mississippi Delta.", "Eli \"Paperboy\" Reed sang for more than three hours for an audience of no more than 15.", "Men named Red, Bubba and Sledge nodded with approval.", "And word on the street was out: Been a long time since somebody like the Paperboy has come through!", "It's been more than 18 months since that performance.", "The Paperboy is now hitting the big stage.", "Signed by Capitol Records last year, he and his band, the True Loves, released their first album under a major label last week.", "The album, \"Come and Get It,\" combines soul-ratcheting spunk with 1960s-style ballads.", "At its core is an age-old R&B tradition: lyrics of love and being driven wild by women.", "When he hits stride, Reed unleashes raw sexual energy through deep-bellied hollers, explosive bursts from his band and auctioneer-like rapidity. ...", "There's gonna be an explosion, baby.", "Gonna be a-, gonna be a-, gonna be a- ...", "Owwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! ...\" Kicked back in his apartment in Brooklyn, the 26-year-old Reed laughs about how far he's come.", "\"There was a lot of very lucky coincidences that I fell into,\" he says.", "And he's got big-time backing.", "Mike Elizondo, who has produced stars like Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent, is the producer for \"Come and Get It.\"", "While Elizondo is best known for his hip-hop music production, he is ecstatic about this new gig.", "He first heard of Reed from a business partner about two years ago and then watched him on YouTube.", "\"My jaw was on the floor.\" \"I played it for Justin Timberlake and a couple other people.", "I was like, 'Dude, you've gotta check this kid out.'", "\" Blues, gospel and the 'strange cat' The son of a former music critic, Reed got into music at an early age.", "By the time he was 13, he was practicing the harmonica eight hours a day.", "He'd cut up around the house with his father, who strummed the guitar while his son belted out.", "In high school, instead of poring over algebra books, Reed studied the likes of Sam Cooke and other R&B greats, listening to their tone, as well as the heart and soul they put into their music.", "He played saxophone and guitar in a jazz band in high school.", "When he performed, he wore his grandfather's hat, and soon got dubbed \"Paperboy\" for his 1950s newsboy looks.", "The name stuck.", "Shortly after high school graduation, at the age of 18, the Jewish kid from Brookline, Massachusetts, set out from his parents' home to the heart of the nation's blues country.", "He was heading to the Mississippi Delta to work for a jumpstart blues radio station.", "But shortly after he arrived, his partner went broke.", "He was soon on stage at local juke joints, fronting a band and playing four hours a night.", "\"I found myself thrust into it from the word go, playing all the time,\" he says.", "\"I pretty much immersed myself in this culture 24 hours a day.\"", "He stayed in Mississippi for about a year before heading to the University of Chicago.", "But his real education wasn't at the university; it came on the South Side, where he teamed up with gospel singer Mitty Collier and began singing at her church.", "He says his skin color -- he was often the only white guy performing for crowds in Mississippi and Chicago -- was never a hindrance.", "In fact, he says, African-Americans often respected him more than whites did.", "\"Once people see that you're enthusiastic and love the music and that I could sing ... everybody was very forgiving of it.\"", "At juke joints, he says, the audiences were working-class folks \"just there to have a good time.\"", "They never got out of hand with him or the band, he pauses, \"unless they're really drunk.\"", "When he gets a chance, he still goes back to Red's, the first juke joint he ever played in Clarksdale.", "Along the way, Reed has picked up fans from Natasha Bedingfield to Nick Lowe to Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates.", "Earlier this year, Hall had Reed perform on his Web show \"Live from Daryl's House,\" where musicians play along with Hall at his place in New York.", "Hall ranks Reed in the top 5 of those who have played on his show.", "\"I look for unique people and I look for really talented people, and he fits that bill all the way,\" Hall says.", "\"The guy is a strange throwback of the time, but he doesn't do it like an Elvis impersonator.", "He's the real thing.\"", "Reed has since traded in his paperboy hat for a pompadour.", "His outfits now more resemble characters out of the hit TV show \"Mad Men.\"", "Hall says he was so stunned by Reed's looks that he pulled out pictures from his youth to show the budding musician.", "\"He was dressed in almost identical clothing as me,\" Hall says, laughing.", "\"He's a strange cat.\"", "But, he adds, of Reed's authentic style: \"I don't know how he does it, to tell you the truth.", "He's a musical time traveler.\"", "Producer Elizondo agrees.", "\"He's doing something that nobody his age is doing.\"", "The new album -- with most of its songs written by Reed -- was recorded live in Boston over 12 days.", "Six days were spent tracking the rhythm section, and another six days to track the band's horns and strings.", "\"Sonically, it stands up to anything that's out there,\" Elizondo says.", "Like everything in the music business, the verdict is still out on if Reed catches on in the mainstream.", "To that end, Hall says that \"there is no mainstream that matters\" anymore.", "\"It's all about enthusiasm and fanaticism to your particular thing,\" Hall says.", "\"And that's more important than being mainstream.", "It always was, really.\"", "And there's no doubt about Reed's soul.", "Hall and Elizondo say his audience will grow at the grass-roots level as more and more people hear his stuff.", "When they see him live, Elizondo says, \"it'll be a party from beginning to end.\"", "Boston Red Sox fans will get their first taste of that next Tuesday, when Reed sings the national anthem at Fenway Park." ]	[ "Eli \"Paperboy\" Reed released his first album under a major label last week .", "Reed learned to sing in juke joints and gospel churches .", "Album's producer helped bring stars Eminem and Dr. Dre to the world .", "\"I played it for Justin Timberlake.", "...", "I was like, 'Dude, you've gotta check this kid out' \"" ]	[ 14, 23, 27 ]
[ "Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Twelve jurors must decide whether the marriage of a Mexican soap opera actress to a California pizza delivery man was a fact built on love or fiction designed to fool immigration agents.", "The question is apparently not easy for jurors who told the judge late Wednesday that they needed to return for more deliberations Thursday.", "Their answer could send the couple to prison.", "Jurors can compare the tearful testimony of the actress proclaiming love for her husband to evidence that she engaged in a romance with a photographer less than a year after her wedding.", "The prosecutor argued Fernanda Romero paid Kent Ross $5,000 to be her husband in June, 2005 so she could get a U.S. work visa.", "\"Why would anybody have to be paid to marry her?\"", "asked defense lawyer Michael Nasitir, pointing to the beautiful actress-singer-model.", "Romero and Ross were both 23 when they had a Los Angeles wedding.", "Only the bride's mother and a handful of others attended, but Romero said a larger wedding was impossible because he is a Mormon and she's a devout Catholic.", "There was no honeymoon, which Special Assistant U.S. Attorney James Left argued was evidence of a sham marriage.", "\"You'd figure they could go somewhere, Palm Springs, San Diego,\" Left said during closing arguments Wednesday.", "They did have pictures together, which the prosecution suggested were staged to show immigration officials who would decide on her green card.", "When immigration agents conducted a surprise \"bed check\" at Romero's Los Angeles apartment in October, 2007, they found her, but not him.", "They found Ross at a Hollywood apartment, they testified.", "Romero testified that she really loved Ross when they got married and she intended to build a life with him.", "The first months were \"very loving, fun,\" she said.", "\"We socialized together, passionate.", "It was the honeymoon stage.\"", "But his drinking and late-night cavorting split them just seven months after their wedding, she said.", "\"We started to fight a lot, sweat a lot, throw things.", "It was not healthy.\" Her defense lawyer argued jurors only have to conclude that the marriage was real when it began.", "\"There are all kinds of marriages,\" Nasitir said.", "\"No one else knows if people are in love.\"", "The case is unusual because marriage fraud charges are usually litigated by immigration authorities rather than prosecuted as criminal cases.", "U.S. District Judge Manuel Real blocked the defense from using much of the evidence they said would show it was only investigated because Romero was turned in by a vengeful photographer angry that she rebuffed his romantic advances.", "She met Markus Klinko at a Hollywood casting call about the same time her marriage was \"on the rocks,\" she said.", "Klinko, a 49-year-old Swiss native, is the star of his own reality TV show, Bravo's \"Double Exposure.\"", "Romero said the relationship initially was \"professional and creative,\" but she eventually engaged in a \"short affair\" with Klinko as he helped with her modeling career.", "\"I felt very pressured and I was vulnerable,\" Romero said as she cried.", "\"It was the biggest mistake I've done in my life.\"", "Her friendship with Klinko turned into a nightmare when she decided to end the affair, she said.", "\"Mr. Klinko wanted more and more and he knew I wasn't able to give it to him,\" she said.", "Klinko threatened to turn her in to immigration officials, she said.", "\"He was losing it, he was very psycho,\" Romero said.", "\"I was very scared, because he wouldn't stop.\"", "The federal complaint against Romero said the immigration investigation began after agents were given evidence gathered by a private detective hired by Klinko.", "When Klinko testified for the prosecution last week he said it was \"completely incorrect\" that his motivation was to get Romero deported.", "Instead, the investigator was gathering evidence to be used in a lawsuit against Michael Ball, the founder and owner of the Rock & Republic fashion company, Klinko said.", "The criminal complaint named Ball as a target of the federal investigation, alleging that he helped arrange the sham marriage while Romero was modeling for his company.", "Klinko said his lawyer turned the evidence over to the government only because he feared Klinko might be extorted by Ball.", "\"My case has never been against Fernanda,\" Klinko said after his testimony.", "\"I wish her the best.\" They could get between 15 and 21 months in prison if convicted, though such cases usually produce shorter sentences, according to the prosecutor.", "Romero's show business career began in Mexico at age 16 when she joined the ensemble Frizzby, her Internet Movie Database biography says.", "The group toured Mexico and Central America, releasing two top-10 singles, it says.", "She started hosting television shows and appearing on commercials in Mexico when she was 18, it says.", "Romero has appeared in print and TV ad campaigns for Rock and Republic, Clean and Clear, Pepsi, Apple and JCPenney, it says.", "\"She was cast in Telemundo's original production 'Wounded Soul,' where she was not only a lead actress, but also a lead singer, performing two songs in the soap opera's soundtrack,\" her online biography says." ]	[ "Jurors told the judge Wednesday they needed more time to decide .", "Fernanda Romero is a Mexican actress who also models .", "The actress allegedly paid a California man $5,000 to marry her ." ]	[ 0, 1, 4 ]
[ "Morganton, North Carolina (CNN) -- Sheriff's deputies, police and firefighters began draining a pond Wednesday night as they resumed their search for the body of a missing 10-year-old North Carolina girl.", "The pond is next to a site investigators combed overnight in hopes of finding Zahra Clare Baker, whose disappearance is now being investigated as a homicide.", "The girl's stepmother, Elisa Baker, has been jailed on a charge of obstruction of justice after police said she admitted to writing a ransom note found at the family's Hickory, North Carolina, home.", "The search ran until 1 a.m. Tuesday, and between 15 and 25 investigators were working past nightfall Wednesday in cool, damp weather to drain the neighboring pond.", "The site under scrutiny Tuesday night is more than 20 miles north of Hickory.", "Zahra's father, Adam Baker, frequently worked there hauling loads of wood and brush to be fed into a wood chipper and turned into mulch, witnesses said.", "Baker was on the scene during the Tuesday night search aimed at finding the girl's body, Burke County Sheriff John T. McDevitt said Tuesday night.", "\"He seems concerned,\" McDevitt said.", "\"But I don't know how sincere his concern is.\"", "Zahra reportedly suffered from bone cancer and used a prosthetic leg and hearing aids.", "The hearing aids have been found, but not the prosthesis, Hickory Police Chief Adkins said.", "The case is an emotional one for investigators and a high priority, Catawba County District Attorney Jay Gaither Jr., told reporters after Elisa Baker's initial court appearance Wednesday morning.", "\"The facts are disturbing as we know them at this point,\" he said, adding, \"We want the best, but we fear the worst.\"", "Flanked by two attorneys, Elisa Baker wore a bright pink jumpsuit and was handcuffed and chained at her wrist and ankles at her court appearance.", "She was informed of the felony charge against her, which carries a penalty of more than two years in prison upon conviction.", "Asked if she understood, she affirmed that she did in a low voice.", "The bond on the obstruction of justice charge is $40,000, in addition to the bond of more than $30,000 she faces on charges unrelated to Zahra's disappearance.", "Her next scheduled court date is November 3.", "Her attorney, Scott Reilly, said he would be filing a motion to get the bond reduced, calling it \"excessive.\"", "The maximum bond for such a charge is usually $10,000, he said.", "Reilly said his client is scared, emotional, upset and worried about her family.", "Asked what she has said about Zahra, he said he was not at liberty to discuss the girl.", "Though Zahra was reported missing Saturday afternoon.", "Her father and stepmother reported she was last seen sleeping in her bed about 2:30 a.m. Saturday.", "But Hickory Police Chief Tom Adkins said Tuesday authorities have been unable to find anyone outside Zahra's immediate family who has reported seeing her in the past month, and investigators are not sure how long she has actually been missing.", "A search warrant application filed in the case said it began with a call about a burning mulch pile at the family's home about 5:30 a.m. Saturday.", "Firefighters found a Chevrolet Tahoe with its passenger door open and a power company envelope with handwriting on it on the front windshield, the search warrant said.", "Firefighters notified police, who approached the SUV and smelled gasoline coming from inside.", "The note written on the envelope was addressed to a \"Mr. Coffey,\" identified in the search warrant as Adam Baker's boss, Mark David Coffey.", "\"Mr. Coffey, you like being in control now who is in control,\" the note said, according to the search warrant.", "\"We have your daughter and your pot smoking red head son is next unless you do what is asked 1,000,000 unmarked will be in touch soon.\"", "In the bottom right, the note said, \"no cops,\" according to the warrant.", "Coffey and his only daughter were at the residence at the time of the fire, the warrant said.", "CNN affiliate News 14 Carolina reported Coffey owns the home.", "Adam Baker called police about 2 p.m., saying someone had poured gas in his car and left a note saying they had his boss' daughter, according to the search warrant.", "Baker told police he believed the person who left the note had kidnapped Zahra.", "The Bakers consented to a search of their home, the warrant said.", "A cadaver dog indicated the possible presence of human remains in or on the Chevrolet Tahoe as well as a burgundy Toyota Camry on the property, it said.", "Authorities were testing swabs taken from the Tahoe to determine if blood was also present, according to the warrant.", "Brittany Bentley, who is married to Elisa Baker's nephew, told HLN that the girl \"wasn't in very good living conditions, not at all for a 10-year-old.\"", "\"I remember Elisa coming out of the bedroom one day, saying her hands hurt from spanking Zahra so much,\" she said.", "\"I know she spanked way too hard, what I consider beating.\"", "She said the girl was locked in her room and \"I know about letting her out five minutes, just to eat and that was it.\"", "North Carolina social services officials declined to comment on the case.", "Elisa Baker's sister, Carrie Fairchild, said she and other relatives were estranged from her sister after a falling-out with their father over money the Bakers owed him.", "She also told HLN's \"Nancy Grace\" that her sister frequently made up stories that she was suffering from a variety of illnesses.", "\"She always had 10 to 20 illnesses that she said were wrong with her,\" Fairchild said.", "\"You couldn't believe anything she ever said.\"", "HLN's Natisha Lance and CNN's Ashley Hayes contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Investigators draining pond next to Tuesday search site .", "District attorney: \"We want the best but we fear the worst\"\nBond is $40,000 for stepmom on obstruction charge; attorney calls it excessive .", "Zahra Clare Baker's disappearance is now a homicide probe, police say ." ]	[ 1, 12, 16 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Former world No.", "1 Maria Sharapova gained revenge over China's Zheng Jie as she reached the second round of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford.", "The Russian fifth seed lost to Zheng in her previous hard-court outing three months ago, but triumphed 6-4 7-5 on her return to the surface on Tuesday night at the oldest women-only event on the tennis calendar.", "Sharapova reached the quarterfinals of the American tournament last year as she continued her slow recovery from shoulder surgery, and made a solid start to her preparations for this year's U.S. Open by beating the world No.", "23. The 23-year-old will next play unseeded Olga Govortsova of Belarus.", "\"Our match at Indian Wells was a really scratchy match.", "I wasn't playing very well there,\" Sharapova told the WTA Tour website.", "\"Today I served really well but returned quite poorly.", "I returned well when I had to, but I'll work on that going forward.", "Improving with every match is really the goal, and working myself towards the Open.\"", "Defending champion Marion Bartoli also progressed, beating American Ashley Harkleroad 6-1 6-4 to set up a clash with former world No.", "1 Ana Ivanovic, who was handed a wild-card entry.", "\"I'm desperate to be back in the final of a Grand Slam.", "That's my main goal,\" said French fourth seed Bartoli, the 2007 Wimbledon runner-up.", "\"My second goal is to have a one digit ranking, but that will come with my results.\"", "Bank of West Classic reaches 40 years .", "American teen Melanie Oudin, who upset Sharapova during her dream run to the U.S. Open quarterfinals last year, managed a remarkable escape in her match against Aleksandra Wozniak.", "The 19-year-old trailed the 2008 Stanford champion by a set and 5-1, but bounced back to win 6-7 (6-8) 7-5 6-3 and earn a clash with eighth seed Victoria Azarenka.", "Israeli sixth seed Shahar Peer and No.", "7 Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium also went through, and will next play Russian Maria Kirilenko and Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova respectively." ]	[ "Maria Sharapova reaches the second round of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford .", "Former world No.", "1 beats China's Zheng Jie to avenge defeat at Indian Wells .", "Russian fifth seed will next face unseeded Olga Govortsova of Belarus in U.S. event .", "Defending champion Marion Bartoli also wins to set up clash with Ana Ivanovic ." ]	[ 1, 4, 10 ]
[ "Devecser, Hungary (CNN) -- The aluminum plant at the heart of the deadly toxic red sludge spill in Hungary will resume production at the end of the week, government officials said Wednesday.", "And the chief executive of the plant, who was arrested on Monday, has been released pending trial, his lawyer Janos Banati said.", "Zoltan Bakonyi, the chief executive of the MAL aluminum plant, was detained Monday, accused of public endangerment and harming the environment, authorities said.", "The announcement came on the same day officials said a ninth person had died from the toxic spill.", "The European Union said Wednesday the rescue phase of the operation has concluded.", "The main priority is now is cleaning up, said Laurent de Pierrefeu, an EU official on the ground at the scene of the spill.", "The red sludge leaked from a reservoir at the plant in Hungary and streamed through villages and into the Danube, Europe's second largest river.", "The plant will be guarded by police and will be monitored by the government, the country's disaster relief commissioner said at a news conference Wednesday.", "Workers in Hungary have been racing to build three emergency dams to stem an expected second toxic spill from the plant.", "Some 500,000 cubic meters of toxic red sludge is in the plant's reservoir, whose wall shows signs of ruptures and cracks, said Gyorgi Tottos, a spokeswoman with Hungary's emergency services department.", "Officials say it's only a matter of time before the wall breaks and spews the sludge across the landscape, she said.", "The amount of sludge that remains in the reservoir is about half the amount that spilled out more than week ago, inundating three villages and leaving the landscape covered in red.", "Crews were also trying to remove a layer of liquid from the top of the sludge in the reservoir in order to make the mud less mobile if the wall breaks.", "The aluminum company said in a statement Saturday it was doing its utmost \"to avoid further damages and to reinforce the injured deposit.\"", "The company said it has performed extensive maintenance work and renovations in the past decade and had followed safety regulations.", "It has also established a relief fund for victims of the spill and was attempting to help in finding accommodations for residents who were evacuated.", "About 800 people had to leave the village of Kolontar, downstream from the reservoir, and hundreds of soldiers were ready to rescue inhabitants of a nearby village if the wall collapses.", "CNN's Tommy Evans and James Partington contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: The head of the plant, who was arrested Monday, is released pending trial .", "Nine people have been killed by the toxic spill .", "Red sludge flows from the plant into villages and the Danube River ." ]	[ 1, 6 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A police officer jailed on a first-degree murder charge in a two-state shooting rampage was on his computer at the time of shootings and could not have committed them, prosecutors said Tuesday evening.", "Brian E. Dorian, 37, was to be released on his own recognizance Tuesday night, and charges against him will be formally dismissed Wednesday, Will County State's Attorney James W. Glasgow announced.", "\"I feel horrible that Brian Dorian went through this,\" said Glasgow, adding that evidence at the time and identification in lineups merited the charges.", "\"At no time did we stop looking for exculpatory evidence.\"", "A forensic analysis of Dorian's home computer and its activity put Dorian at home at the time of the shootings, authorities said.", "The officer also told them he was watching sports programs and using e-mail.", "John Dorian, the officer's father, told CNN affiliate WLS he was \"relieved\" and \"never doubted his son.\"", "Police now are looking at other leads in the shootings.", "Earlier in the day, Dorian appeared in court via a hookup from the Will County Jail.", "He did not speak but his attorney entered a not guilty plea, WLS reported.", "Several friends and relatives wore T-shirts bearing the message \"Free Brian.\"", "\"There's an innocent man sitting behind bars and somebody else is running around out there knowing that he got away with it.", "It's not fair,\" Jill Aggen, a friend of Dorian, told WLS.", "\"No doubt in my mind.", "He's not capable of it.\" Dorian, an officer with the Lynwood Police Department, was arrested Friday in the killing of one person and the wounding of three others in the spree, which occurred south of Chicago, Illinois.", "He was held on a probable cause warrant, and bail was set at $2.5 million.", "Dorian, who according to WLS has been on medical leave for an injured shoulder the past year, was taken into custody Friday at his residence, said authorities.", "The shootings began about 10:30 a.m. October 5 at a construction site near Beecher, Illinois.", "The gunman killed one worker at the site and wounded two others, police have said.", "An hour later and about 10 miles away in Lowell, Indiana, authorities believe the same gunman opened fire again -- this time on a local farmer.", "Keith Dahl was shot in the left shoulder, arm and elbow, and then was robbed.", "Dahl told Lake County (Indiana) Sheriff's Detective Robert Martinez that the gunman approached him on his farm and started a conversation about bees before beginning to shoot.", "The gunman was believed to be using a revolver -- possibly a Colt .38-caliber or .357 Magnum -- because no shell casings were found at either scene, Lake County Sheriff Rogelio \"Roy\" Dominguez said." ]	[ "Police officer to be freed in Illinois, Indiana shootings .", "Analysis of computer shows he was at home at time of crimes .", "Brian E. Dorian was being held on $2.5 million bail .", "One person was killed and three wounded in shootings south of Chicago ." ]	[ 14, 15 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A 19-year-old woman shot early Saturday at an off-campus party near Seton Hall University in New Jersey has died, hospital and police officials said.", "Four others were shot and wounded at the party in East Orange, New Jersey.", "Police are looking for a suspect and have offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.", "The victim was identified by Seton Hall's interim president as Jessica Moore, a sophomore honors student from Virginia.", "\"We extend our most heartfelt condolences to Jessica's family and friends,\" Seton Hall Interim President Gabriel Esteban said in a statement.", "\"Please know that we share in your grief and that we will be praying for you in the difficult days ahead.", "\"As we move forward from this senseless tragedy, we will look for peace and healing through our faith, and through the love and support of friends and family.\"", "Officials said the shootings occurred when a man who unsuccessfully tried to crash the party returned with a handgun and opened fire.", "Area police and college officials pledged to work around the clock to solve what East Orange Police Director Jose Cordero called a \"horrific\" crime.", "Three of the victims were Seton Hall students, one a New Jersey Institute of Technology student, and a New York resident, Cordero said.", "\"The shooter picked the wrong city to do this crime,\" said East Orange Mayor Robert L. Bowser.", "\"He will be apprehended.\" The incident occurred in East Orange -- about a mile from the Seton Hall campus -- at 12:17 a.m. Saturday during a party at a private residence, officials said.", "A man described as being in his mid-20s became involved in an altercation when he entered.", "He left the house, rented by a graduate student, and returned moments later with the handgun.", "The victims, two men and three women, were taken to University Hospital.", "Four suffered non-life threatening wounds, said Cordero, who, like other officials, would not identify them.", "Hospital officials will not release their conditions, spokeswoman Stacy Newton said.", "It wasn't immediately clear if the shooter, who was still at large Saturday afternoon, is a student.", "He is described as a black man, between about 5 feet, 11 inches tall, and 6 feet, 2 inches tall, and having a stocky build and a scruffy full beard.", "Counseling services are being offered to Seton Hall students.", "A prayer service was scheduled for Saturday night.", "Police were looking at surveillance video in the neighborhood for potential evidence.", "CNN's Logan Burruss contributed to this report." ]	[ "Woman was a sophomore at Seton Hall University .", "Four others were wounded .", "Police say they will work around the clock to solve case .", "Person left residence and returned with handgun, Seton Hall says ." ]	[ 1, 3, 8, 13, 19 ]
[ "Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to visit Lebanon areas bordering northern Israel on Thursday as the Iranian president faces threats by a member of Israel's leadership.", "Ahmadinejad is on a Lebanon tour, his first state visit to the country.", "Many Lebanese applaud Iran for helping rebuild parts of their country.", "But the visit to Beirut and now the scheduled tour of the border area has sent alarm bells for some in Israel.", "Israeli Knesset member Arieh Eldad has suggested that military action might be needed.", "\"It is our responsibility to stop anyone who publicly calls for our destruction,\" said Israeli Knesset member Arieh Eldad from the far-right National Union party.", "\"That responsibility means us doing something and not waiting for the world to do something.", "If a situation arises in which Ahmadinejad is in the cross-hairs of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces), he should be killed.\"", "The Iranian president is scheduled to visit Hezbollah stronghold villages such as Bint Jbeil and Maroun al-Ras, places that were at the heart of fighting in the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel.", "The debate has raged in Israel on what to do when Ahmadinejad gets to those areas.", "\"I think the best thing Israel can do is to make sure President Ahmadinejad goes back to Iran safely and he continues to be the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran because he himself is causing more damage to the regime and helping Israel than any other Iranian president could,\" said Meir Javendanfar, a Middle East analyst.", "CNN's Paula Hancocks contributed to this report." ]	[ "Ahmadinejad is currently in Lebanon .", "It is his first state visit to the country .", "An Israeli Knesset member has called for military action ." ]	[ 1, 4 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Former world No.", "3 David Nalbandian has continued his latest comeback from injury by reaching his first semifinal of 2010 at the Legg Mason Classic in Washington, but top seed Tomas Berdych suffered a shock defeat.", "The Argentine is now ranked a lowly 117th after missing both the French Open and Wimbledon due to a hamstring problem, but proved too strong for Andy Roddick's conqueror Gilles Simon on Friday.", "The 28-year-old, playing his first tournament since April, came from behind to beat the French 13th seed 3-6 6-2 6-3 and set up a clash with Croatian No.", "4 Marin Cilic.", "\"I feel good. I will just try to keep believing in my game and play the best I can,\" Nalbandian, who missed most of 2009 due to hip surgery, told reporters.", "\"During practice I know I can go far.", "Without playing matches, it's tough to know how far you can go.\"", "Nalbandian, four times a semifinalist in Grand Slams and the Wimbledon runner-up in 2002, made a poor start as he trailed 3-0 in the opening set and was then a break and 0-40 down before battling back to level the match.", "He took a 2-0 lead in the third and sealed his best result since losing to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals in Monaco.", "Cilic romped into the last four with a 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 win over Janko Tipsarevic, and now has a 5-0 career record against the Serbian.", "In Friday's opening match, world No.", "8 Berdych crashed out as he lost 6-4 3-6 6-2 to Belgium's world No.", "62 Xavier Malisse.", "Malisse will next take on eighth seed Marcos Baghdatis after the Cypriot ousted Spanish No.", "3 Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (7-3) 6-4.", "Berdych was playing his first tournament since losing in the final at Wimbledon in early July.", "The Czech said he would not return to the tournament, being unhappy to have to play in mid-afternoon just 10 hours after his previous match.", "\"This is a pretty bad experience for a tournament where I'm first seeded.", "I thought I could get some better times with a No.", "1 seed,\" Berdych told reporters.", "\"It's the reason I'm not going to be here next year.", "In the first set I felt like I was still sleeping.", "I was not 100 percent ready and that's disappointing.", "I wanted to play better.\"", "Meanwhile, second seed Samantha Stosur failed to reach the semifinals of the women's San Diego Open, losing 6-4 6-3 to Italian Flavia Pennetta on Friday.", "The fifth seed's reward for eliminating the French Open runner-up is a clash with Russia's two-time Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, who defeated American teenager CoCo Vandeweghe 7-5 6-2 after trailing 5-2 in the opening set.", "Polish fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska thrashed Israeli No.", "7 Shahar Peer 6-2 6-0 to earn a semifinal with Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova, who came from behind to beat young Russian Alisa Kleybanova 2-6 6-4 6-3.", "World No. 3 Caroline Wozniacki reached the final of her home Copenhagen Open on Saturday, with the Danish top seed beating Russia's Anna Chakvetadze 6-1 2-6 6-4.", "She will play seventh seed Klara Zakopalova on Sunday after the Czech upset China's No.", "2 Li Na 6-3 1-6 6-4." ]	[ "David Nalbandian to face Croatian fourth seed Marin Cilic in Washington semifinals .", "Argentine reaches his first semifinal this year in his return from hamstring problem .", "Top seed Tomas Berdych upset by Xavier Malisse in the opening quarterfinal .", "Second seed Samantha Stosur misses out on semifinal place in San Diego ." ]	[ 1, 4, 11, 13, 25, 27 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Hip Hop: From Yemen to Morocco .", "Born in Ohio, the Yemeni-American rapper known as AJ brought hip hop from Youngstown to Yemen.", "He has rapped about everything from chewing qat to combating terror.", "He hopes, through the power of music, Yemen's youth can overcome the poverty of their land.", "By setting a positive message for them, he wants to help give them a better outlook on life and create a place for hip hop in Yemen's future generation.", "Mohammed Jamjoom has the story.", "Meanwhile in Morocco, young people are also embracing the rhythmic beats of hip hop and local artists are turning music from the West into something uniquely their own.", "\"The office\" -- Israeli Style .", "An Arab warehouse manager, an ultra-orthodox Jewish saleswoman, a bitter Russian accountant and a large boss who thinks he can bellydance.", "Sounds awkward and uncomfortable?", "It's supposed to be! It's the latest adaptation of Ricky Gervais' hit comedy -- this is \"The Office\" Israel-style.", "Paula Hancocks reports on how the combination of comedy, politics and conflict comes together to create a hit TV show for the Israeli audience.", "My Middle East: \"My Istanbul\" with author Elif Shafak .", "In the latest installment in our ongoing series, My Middle East, renowned Turkish author Elif Shafak shows us around Istanbul and tells us how her writing style and her stories are inspired by her city.", "A vibrant multi-cultural metropolis literally straddling two continents, Istanbul's energy is a driving force behind Shafak's creativity and helps inspire the unique style that has made her one of Turkey's leading voices." ]	[ "Yemeni rapper AJ tries to help youngsters overcome poverty through music .", "\"The Office\" Israeli-style: popular comedy show gets a makeover for audiences in Israel .", "Turkish author Elif Shakaf takes IME on a tour of Istanbul and talks about her work ." ]	[ 1, 3, 7, 11, 13 ]
[ "(CNN) -- An alien with a lemon-shaped head and a jazz-themed encounter with a UFO at the Glastonbury Festival are among hundreds of UFO sightings detailed in the latest batch of documents released Monday by the UK's Ministry of Defence.", "A sketch of a UFO made by a witness following a sighting in 1993.", "Fourteen files, containing over 4,000 pages of UFO sightings from 1981 to 1996, have now been placed on Britain's National Archives database and are publicly available online.", "The sightings range from lights in the sky to close contact with aliens, and the files contain detailed analysis on some of the UK's most popular cases -- a number of which remain officially unexplained.", "In one incident in 1995, two men in their 20s from Staffordshire, central England, told police they saw an alien with a lemon-shaped head descend from a hovering UFO and tell them \"We want you; come with us.\"", "In another sighting recorded by defense officials in 1994, two women at the Glastonbury music festival reported seeing a UFO floating above the jazz stage .", "However, 90 percent of cases have been accounted for.", "Multiple sightings of a brightly illuminated oval object in London during 1993 and 1994 were later explained as an airship advertising the launch of the Ford Mondeo car.", "In 1993, more than 30 reports of illuminations over central England during a six-hour period led to senior defense staff being briefed, before it was established that the lights had been caused by a Russian rocket re-entering the atmosphere .", "The documents reveal that in 1996 there were 608 sightings, a dramatic surge from the previous year's 117.", "However, this may have less to do with exceptional levels of extra-terrestrial activity, than with the release of blockbuster film \"Independence Day\" and the popularity that year of sci-fi TV series \"The X-Files.\"", "David Clarke, a UFO expert and journalism lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University who has studied the files, said: \"Obviously, films and TV programs raise awareness of UFOs and it's fascinating to see how that appears to lead more people to report what they see.\"", "Clarke's comments certainly correspond with the other periods of high-frequency sightings in Britain -- one of the other busiest years was in 1978, the same year in which Steven Spielberg's alien-themed \"Close Encounters of the Third Kind\" was released.", "The files also shed new light on Britain's own 'Roswell', the Rendlesham Forest sightings of December 1980 in which American air force men saw a series of mysterious lights in the trees at the perimeter of an air base used by the U.S. Air Force.", "The then government of Margaret Thatcher was quick to dismiss the incident, but a letter from a former chief of defense staff in 1985 warned that the affair could prove a 'banana skin' for the Ministry of Defence.", "\"The case has puzzling and disquieting features which have never been satisfactorily explained ... which continue to preoccupy informed sections of the public,\" said the letter.", "Other documents reveal a UFO incident in Belgium between 1989 and 1990 when Belgian Air Force F-16 fighters were scrambled to intercept abnormal, brightly-lit, triangular flying objects reported by police and others.", "In November 1993 General Wilfried de Brouwer, chief of operations in the Belgian Air Staff, confirmed that the fighters had locked-on to something with their radar but were unable to explain what it was.", "The MoD affirmed that there had been no threat to the UK and that it has never detected a \"structured craft flying in UK airspace that has remained unidentified.\"", "This latest release of documents represents the fourth set of UFO files released since 2008 as part of a three-year project in conjunction with the National Archives." ]	[ "Newly released files contain over 4,000 pages of UFO sightings .", "Most cases have been accounted for with more mundane explanations .", "Number of sightings linked to popularity of sci-fi film and television shows ." ]	[ 2, 6, 10 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Juan Martin Del Potro has begun training again, raising hopes he may be fit to defend his U.S Open title at Flushing Meadows later this month.", "The Argentinean has been out of action since the Australian Open in January after having surgery on his right wrist but was included in the list of entrants for the New York tournament, which starts on August 30.", "He denied a rumor last month that he was already back on the court, but a picture posted on Del Potro's Twitter account showed the 21-year-old practicing again - racquet in hand.", "See Juan Martin del Potro back in action .", "He wrote: \"How beautiful it is to come back and hit the ball, I can tell you it was a light session but I had the racquet in my hand once again.\"", "Del Potro had been battling with his injury for a long time before opting to go under the knife after his fourth round defeat by Marian Cilic at the Australian Open.", "His solid form last season led to him climbing to number four in the rankings, largely thanks to landing his maiden major title at the U.S. Open.", "Del Potro beat Rafael Nadal in the semifinal before he denied Roger Federer a sixth straight title by beating the then world number one in a five set thriller.", "After that he made the final of the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London but fell to Nikolay Davydenko in the final, before his fourth round exit in Melbourne.", "Del Potro has already confirmed he will play in the Thailand Open in September, but now he faces a race against time to regain full fitness before the U.S. Open begins." ]	[ "Juan Martin del Potro returns to training after recovering from wrist surgery .", "Del Potro faces a race to be fit to defend his U.S. Open title later this month .", "Argentinean posts picture of himself in training on Twitter ." ]	[ 0, 3 ]
[ "New York (CNN) -- Bail was set Wednesday at $500,000 for a New York film student accused of slashing a cab driver's throat after asking the driver if he was Muslim.", "Michael Enright pleaded not guilty last month in the August attack, and the judge said then he would wait to set bail for Enright until he was medically cleared from Bellvue Hospital Center's psychiatric ward, where he was ordered for mental evaluation in early September.", "The Manhattan district attorney's office said if bail is made, Enright must wear a monitoring bracelet and surrender his passport as well as adhere to an 8 p.m. curfew.", "Enright is facing charges of second-degree attempted murder as a hate crime, second-degree assault as a hate crime, second-degree aggravated harassment as a hate crime, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the August 24 incident, according to New York police.", "Cab driver Ahmed Sharif survived the attack.", "The Taxi Workers Alliance said Sharif, 43, a practicing Muslim originally from Bangladesh, was slashed across the neck, face, shoulder and hand.", "Bleeding profusely, Sharif escaped and flagged down a police officer, who arrested Enright.", "Authorities said Enright was intoxicated at the time of the incident; they found an empty bottle of scotch in a backpack he had with him.", "The attack occurred amid public debate over plans to build an Islamic cultural center and mosque to be called Park51 two blocks from the site of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.", "Enright, 21, was a film student at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.", "People who know him described him after his arrest as someone who worked to build bridges across religious and ethnic boundaries.", "They were \"shocked and dumbfounded,\" said Robert Chase, executive director of Intersections International.", "Enright volunteered with the nonprofit group, which partially funded a trip he took in the spring to Afghanistan.", "As part of his thesis, Enright shot a film on American soldiers serving there, Chase said.", "CNN's Marina Landis contributed to this report." ]	[ "Defendant Michael Enright's bail is set at $500,000 .", "If he is freed on bail, he must wear a monitoring bracelet and surrender his passport .", "Enright is accused of stabbing a cab driver after asking the driver if he was Muslim ." ]	[ 0, 2 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The eight people on a civilian cargo plane that crashed in the Afghan mountains near Kabul on Tuesday are presumed dead, a spokesman for Afghanistan's minister of transport said.", "NATO's International Security Assistance Force said the crash occurred before 8 p.m. around 25 to 30 kilometers (15 to 18 miles) east of Kabul International Airport.", "Ros Mohammad, deputy minister of transport, said the crash took place around Mahipar Mountain east of the capital.", "A source from the Afghan air force said the cargo plane took off from Bagram air base and was landing at Kabul airport, which amounts to a 30- to 45-minute flight.", "The source wasn't authorized to speak about the matter and asked for anonymity.", "Preston Murray, president of Michigan-based National Air Cargo, said he could not specify the nationalities of those on board, but did not believe any to be American.", "The plane is owned and operated by Trans Afrique of Ghana, he said.", "National Air Cargo is a customer, he said.", "National Air Cargo received reports \"that the plane was on the radar and then it wasn't,\" Murray said.", "An ISAF statement said the plane was not an ISAF aircraft, and Lt. Col. John Dorrian, ISAF spokesman, said the aircraft was from Uganda.", "\"Early reports indicate the plane is an L-100 Hercules aircraft, the civilian equivalent of a military C-130,\" the statement said.", "ISAF said the airport is expected to remain open.", "Afghan and ISAF service members were conducting the search-and-rescue mission.", "The incident comes on the same day a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at a NATO helicopter after it landed in Kunar province.", "That strike killed an Afghan interpreter and wounded eight people -- seven NATO-led service members and an Afghan police officer.", "There were 26 people on the craft.", "Earlier this year, 44 people were killed when a plane crashed in the mountainous Kabul region.", "It had been en route in May from Kunduz to Kabul.", "The plane was carrying 38 passengers and six crew members when it crashed at 13,500 feet (4,100 meters).", "CNN's Ivan Watson and CNN producer Najibullah Sharifi contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Eight people on the plane are believed to be killed .", "U.S. cargo company is investigating the crash .", "A statement from ISAF says plane was not one of theirs .", "\"Early reports indicate the plane is an L-100 Hercules,\" ISAF say ." ]	[ 7, 9, 10, 15 ]
[ "Editor's note: Journalist Karl Penhaul spent several weeks tracking the gangs of the Mexican underworld, the corrupt officials who support them and the cops trying to halt the violence.", "Mexico police round up gang suspects in Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas.", "CAMARGO, Mexico (CNN) -- There are no welcome signs on the approach to Camargo.", "It's a hardscrabble Mexican border town and home turf for \"Los Zetas,\" a gang of hitmen and corrupt former special forces cops on the bankroll of the Gulf Cartel.", "Local journalists explained if we went there we'd be getting \"tangled up in the hooves of the horse.\"", "They said Zeta gunmen recently smashed one reporter's fingers with a hammer as a warning to the media to stay away.", "The plaza was deserted -- for a few minutes at least.", "Then the throb of engines broke the Sunday morning peace.", "Scores of pickup trucks with heavily tinted windows began circling.", "Occasionally a window would crack open.", "We were clearly being watched.", "A black SUV pulled up alongside the soda stand.", "One of the occupants stepped out.", "First I saw the ostrich skin cowboy boots, then the highly polished 9 mm pistol strapped to his side.", "It was loaded with a longer-than-usual ammunition clip, custom-made to pack extra bullets.", "It was a brazen flouting of Mexican law to carry a gun that way.", "No words. Not even a stare.", "But his message seemed unequivocal.", "Our visit to Camargo lasted just 20 minutes.", "Taking the strong hint, we immediately left town.", "Much as we wanted to explore the underbelly of the drug war raging in Mexico, it was clear the capos, or bosses, and their hired guns were in no mood to talk.", "Their business thrives best in the shadows.", "Our best chance of getting some insight was to track down a cast of peripheral characters who live in the gray areas, somewhere between the extremes of right and wrong.", "The hospitality was little better in nearby Miguel Aleman.", "Customers, even an argumentative drunk, fell silent as we ordered a beer in a dingy cantina.", "A couple of tired-looking prostitutes retreated to a far corner.", "They may have been down on their luck but they knew talking to outsiders wasn't worth the cost.", "Here the Zetas are well-known for enforcing their law of silence at gunpoint.", "Watch Mexican cops on the hunt for gang members » .", "Along this stretch of the border Los Zetas are kings.", "From here their bloody reach stretches far across Mexico and deep into Central America.", "They run immigrant smuggling, drug trafficking, prostitution rackets, video piracy and local politics.", "In the glitzy industrial city of Monterrey, we met a marijuana dealer smoking his own merchandise in the bathroom of a dance club.", "The man, whom we can't name for his safety, explained how he had been recruited at gunpoint two years earlier by the Zetas to be what they call a \"landowner\" (terrateniente in Spanish) -- in charge of cocaine distribution in a handful of neighborhoods.", "He said Zeta gunmen bundled him into a truck and with assault rifles aimed at his head they gave him three options -- pay them $100,000, begin working for them or die.", "Over the next few days, he said, the same gunmen scared off or killed rival drug dealers, leaving him in charge of what he said was a $4,000-a-day business.", "It all ended, he said, when Mexican soldiers kicked down his door.", "He was never detained but his cover was blown.", "Local Zeta commanders thanked him for not ratting on them by giving him permission to retire from the business.", "But recently he's gone into business for himself selling $2 bags of pot.", "He realizes working independently of the Zetas may be fatal.", "\"Maybe I'm stupid or something, but I don't know how to do anything else.", "If they catch me it's simple, they'll kill me.", "It's just not allowed to work freelance,\" he said.", "An old friend of mine in Monterrey knew the marijuana peddler well and vouched for his story.", "He never made good on his promise to give us a recorded account.", "He went on a 24-hour drug binge.", "When we caught up with him again he was smoking crack, sweating profusely and paranoid his former paymasters would exact revenge.", "Mexico's tit-for-tat vendettas look like uncontrolled chaos.", "Mob assassins are no longer content with efficient execution-style killings.", "Sinaloa cartel hitmen regularly place pig masks on the faces of their Juarez cartel victims.", "And in a grim seasonal touch, killers in Juarez decapitated a cop and placed a Father Christmas hat on his severed head.", "But in a sidewalk cafe in Guadalajara, \"Jose\" explains there is a clearly defined set of narco-rules that must be followed.", "A small-time Latin American cocaine trafficker I've known for years introduced me to Jose.", "Jose is old school.", "He tells me he's been in the cocaine trade since the early 1980s almost since it began, has worked internationally and done a stretch in prison .", "\"From the outside it might look like the cartels are just going around killing people.", "But on the inside there's a code of conduct, rules.", "You might not want to kill somebody but you have to because it's all about respect,\" he said.", "\"This cannot work if there's no respect.", "Above all, the capos use logic to solve the problems.\"", "Jose added that he believed groups of corrupt officials and law enforcement officers were using the militarization of the border region not as a means to crush the drug cartels but as a way of forcing them to pay a bigger slice of the drug profits as bribes.", "\"The authorities and the cartels use the rule of 10.", "By that I mean for every 10 kilos of cocaine we move, we have to give three to the authorities and keep seven for ourselves,\" he explained.", "\"When times are bad the authorities may arrest somebody or grab an entire consignment and that's a way for forcing up their percentage take.\"", "Jose's assertion might seem like feverish conspiracy theory if it weren't for the growing list of Mexican officials, ranging from local cops and foot soldiers to generals and men at the highest levels of law enforcement, who've been busted for allegedly profiting from the drug trade.", "In November, Mexico's former drug czar was detained on suspicion that he may have accepted $450,000 a month in bribes from drug traffickers.", "He had been in charge of the attorney general's office that specializes in combating organized crime." ]	[ "\"Los Zetas\" gang of hitmen and ex-cops run rackets from U.S. border across Mexico .", "Reporter lasts just 20 minutes in town before message became clear: Leave now .", "Drug dealers reveal the rules of the cartel killers and how officials are also profiting ." ]	[ 1, 3, 17, 18, 65 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A lesbian couple has applied to adopt a child after Florida's child advocacy agency announced it won't fight a court ruling that found the state's ban on such adoptions unconstitutional.", "Jennifer Haseman and Hillary Jovi, who were unaware of Tuesday's announcement by the state, called Family Services of Metro Orlando, central Florida's child protective contractor, to begin the process of adoption.", "The couple believed they could make their dream a reality after a September decision by the Third District Court of Appeal that lifted Florida's three-decade ban on gay adoption.", "\"We've wanted to adopt ever since we discussed wanting a family,\" said Jovi, who said she has had a 12-year relationship with Haseman.", "\"We always wanted to have our own children and adopt.\"", "The couple, formerly from New York, had considered moving back there just for the opportunity to adopt a child.", "Both women have battled infertility.", "The Florida Department of Children and Families said any appeal by the state agency was likely to be unsuccessful following opinions from the appeal court and a circuit court judge in Miami.", "Gov. Charlie Crist ordered the department to stop enforcing the ban after the circuit court ruling.", "\"I don't think for us it is about sexual orientation so much as it is about a kid that deserves a second chance with a good parent or parents,\" said DCF spokeswoman Carrie Hoeppner.", "The ACLU of Florida represented licensed foster parent Frank Martin Gill, who wanted to adopt two boys who had been placed in his care after the Department of Children and Families removed them from their home for neglect.", "He sued to have the adoption ban overturned.", "\"We are happy to hear that DCF wants to bring this case to an end and allow the Gill family to get on with their lives,\" said Howard Simon, ACLU of Florida executive director.", "But, the director says, the case is not yet final.", "\"What is needed now is a similar statement from Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum that will formally end this case and allow judges to decide -- on a case-by-case basis -- what is in the best interests of children.\"", "Ryan Wiggins, spokeswoman for McCollum, said, \"We appreciate the announcement, and look forward to a conversation with DCF about what the next actions will be.\"", "The attorney general office has until October 22 to file an appeal.", "Florida was the only remaining state to prohibit gay adoption.", "The state agency said Wednesday it has removed from adoption forms the question about an applicant's sexual orientation.", "Jovi, an event planner and Haseman, a restaurant manager, said Monday they plan to attend an orientation class as the first step to become approved for adoption.", "\"I think it's going to be a really, really, great thing to just be able to help a child that needs a place, a home and needs love,\" Haseman said.", "With the department's decision not to appeal, Gill has become the first openly gay person to adopt a child in Florida in more than 30 years, according to the Orlando Sentinel." ]	[ "Couple files to adopt in Florida, hours after a state announcement on the issue .", "An appeals court recently overturned state's ban on such adoptions .", "The state said Tuesday it would not appeal the ruling ." ]	[ 0, 18 ]
[ "Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- South African President Jacob Zuma has sent a delegation to neighboring Zimbabwe to rescue what appears to be a cracking power-sharing government formed last year by President Robert Mugabe and his former political foe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.", "Wednesday's visit to Harare by Zuma's team was prompted by an appeal Tsvangirai made to the South African leader -- who has a regional responsibility under the Southern African Development Community to mediate in Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal -- to help solve what he called a constitutional crisis.", "Last week, Tsvangirai publicly accused Mugabe of making unilateral decisions in the 20-month-old coalition government.", "As a result, Tsvangirai wants diplomats posted by Mugabe to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and New York, the European Commission, South Africa, Sweden and Italy not to be accredited.", "Tsvangirai threw confusion into the coalition government after he said he would not recognize the legitimacy of some 10 ministers, five judges, the attorney general, chief of police and the head of the central bank head.", "The prime minister charged that Mugabe appointed all of them without the consensus required by Zimbabwe's constitution.", "Charles Nqakula, one of the three delegates from Pretoria, played down the latest developments in Zimbabwe.", "\"We are back here as part of our monitoring exercises to check with political parties here what has happened since the last [SADC] summit [in August],\" Nqakula said upon arrival in Zimbabwe on Wednesday.", "\"Our coming here is part of the broader task to monitor what is happening here.\"", "He said that coming out of the SADC summit, \"there was a desire to check after at least a month ... to what extent the decisions of the summit had been carried forward.\"", "\"We will hear from the people we are going to meet what decisions have been implemented,\" he said.", "Nqakula said the delegation would meet with Mugabe, Tsvangirai and Zimbabwe's deputy prime minister, Arthur Mutambara." ]	[ "Visit to Zimbabwe was prompted by an appeal from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai .", "Tsvangirai asked for S. African leader's help in solving a \"constitutional crisis\"\nTsvangirai has accused President Robert Mugabe of making unilateral decisions .", "One delegate says visit is simply part of a \"broader task to monitor\" the situation ." ]	[ 0, 1, 2, 8 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Lazio are the new leaders in Serie A after beating Brescia 1-0 on Sunday with champions Inter Milan held to a goalless draw at home to Juventus in the late match.", "Stefano Mauri scored the only goal of the game just before halftime to give the side from the capital a vital three points and an unlikely top spot for a club hit by a financial crisis.", "They have 13 points from six games, two clear of Inter, Napoli and AC Milan.", "Napoli showed their title credentials by downing Lazio's arch-rivals AS Roma 2-0 earlier Sunday.", "Marek Hamsik and a Juan own goal delighted the home fans in the San Paolo stadium in Naples and left Roma in the bottom three.", "They had to wait until 72 minutes for the breakthrough as Hamsik charged forward to drill home a shot.", "Napoli wrapped up victory when Hugo Campagnaro's cross from the right caused chaos and eventually went in off Juan.", "Inter knew they had to beat Juve to go top of the table but it did not look likely after a dull first half with few chances, the best falling to Esteban Cambiasso and Diego Milito.", "Home keeper Julio Cesar had to make important saves as the visitors were more ambitious after the break, but Inter might have stolen it as Milito controlled Cambiasso through ball but sent his shot wide from close range." ]	[ "Lazio beat Brescia 1-0 to top Serie A after the sixth round of matches .", "Stefano Mauri scores only goal of the match for capital side .", "Inter Milan held goalless by Turin giants Juventus in San Siro .", "Napoli beat AS Roma 2-0 to maintain their title challenge ." ]	[ 0, 1, 3 ]
[ "Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay of execution for Texas death row inmate Gayland Bradford, who was convicted of the 1988 murder of a Dallas convenience store security guard.", "The inmate's lawyers say he is mentally deficient, with an IQ of about 68.", "The high court has banned executions of the mentally deficient but has established no clear standard of determining who is in that category.", "The stay, issued Friday afternoon by Justice Antonin Scalia, gives Bradford's lawyers more time to file a full appeal on the constitutional issues surrounding his conviction and sentence.", "The court said if this \"petition for a writ certiorari\" is ultimately rejected by the court in coming days or weeks, this stay of execution would immediately expire.", "From CNN's Bill Mears ." ]	[ "Stay of execution issued for Texas inmate .", "Gayland Bradford was convicted of killing a security guard in 1988 .", "Bradford has an IQ too low to allow his execution, his lawyers say ." ]	[ 0, 1 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Newly-crowned Dunhill Links champion Martin Kaymer could prevent Lee Westwood from replacing Tiger Woods as the world's number one golfer.", "The German rose to fourth in the world on Monday after winning his third successive tournament on the European Tour at St Andrews, and now has the chance to overtake Woods, Westwood and American Phil Mickelson at the top of the game.", "Westwood failed to achieve the second-place finish which would have seen him end Woods' 279-week reign on Sunday, but the Englishman could still top the rankings on October 31 providing the American does not change his plans and play before then.", "However, Kaymer's decision to enter the Andalucia Valderrama Masters in Spain at the end of this month means the 25-year-old could yet be the one to take over from the off-form Woods.", "Victory there would mean August's winner of the U.S. PGA Championship becomes just the 12th player to top the rankings since they were introduced in 1986.", "Kaymer is the first player since Woods in 2006 to win three tournaments back-to-back, and the first golfer from Europe to do so since Englishman Nick Faldo in 1998.", "After his latest triumph, Kaymer told reporters he had no idea why he was enjoying such a good run of form.", "\"I was never expecting it and I don't really have an answer for why I am playing so well at the moment,\" he said.", "\"I've always played solid golf and my short game has improved big-time the last two years and especially the last few months.\"", "The win came less than a week after Kaymer was part of the victorious European Ryder Cup team who beat America at Celtic Manor in Wales, where he played with Westwood.", "\"The way he played with me last week was absolutely amazing.", "He played so solidly,\" Kaymer said.", "\"His putting was good, chipping -- the entire game was fantastic.", "I really see him as a role model.\"", "Westwood will now take a month-long break from the sport to recover from an ongoing calf injury, which clearly hampered his progress at the home of golf over the weekend.", "It is expected the 37-year-old will return for the season-ending championship in Dubai which starts on November 25.", "The only way Woods can retain his five-year long stint as world number one is to play another tournament in October, but he is not due to return to action until the HSBC Champions event in China on November 4 -- where Westwood was also scheduled to appear." ]	[ "Martin Kaymer enters race to replace Tiger Woods as world's number one golfer .", "German rose to fourth in world on Monday after winning his third successive tournament .", "Westwood failed to achieve the second-place finish which would have ended Woods' 279-week reign .", "Kaymer will now play in Spain at the end of October and could become number one ." ]	[ 0, 1, 2 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Newly promoted Hercules pulled off the biggest win in their history by beating reigning champions Barcelona 2-0 at Camp Nou on Saturday.", "Paraguayan forward Nelson Haedo Valdez scored twice to give Hercules - back in the top-flight after a 13-year absence - a huge win.", "Despite Barcelona dominating proceedings debutant Valdez, signed from Borussia Dortmund, scored the first goal on 26 minutes and then another on 58 minutes.", "Barcelona were unbeaten at home last season as they retained the league title.", "Real Madrid beat Osasuna 1-0 at Santiago Bernabeu, after being held to a 0-0 draw in the first half.", "After the re-start Ricardo Carvalho neatly slotted a goal home when Cristiano Ronaldo missed from ten yards out, although he maintained his composure to find Carvalho.", "The win maintains Real Madrid's unbeaten start to the season.", "In the German Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 2-2 draw by a 10-man Hanover on Saturday, leaving Leverkusen in mid-table and Hanover third behind leaders Hoffenheim.", "Leverkusen's Michael Ballack was forced to limp off the field following a heavy tackle on his left knee.", "The 33-year-old came off after just 30 minutes, suffering a further set-back on his return from injury.", "Hanover were reduced to 10 men after just 36 minutes when Austrian defender Emanuel Pogatetz was shown a second yellow card and the subsequent red when he sent Leverkusen's Arturo Vidal flying with a dangerous tackle.", "Hamburg drew 1-1 at home to Nuremberg which leaves them second in the table.", "Stuttgart lost 2-1 at Freiburg to suffer their third defeat of the season.", "Ex-England manager Steve McClaren is still looking for his first win of the season as his Wolfsburg side lost 2-0 at Dortmund whose Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa scored his first Bundesliga goal.", "Hoffenheim continued their dream start to the season beating Schalke 2-0 on Friday to remain top of the table with three wins out of three.", "In Serie A champions Inter Milan secured their first victory of the season with a 2-1 success at home to Udinese on Saturday.", "Samuel Eto'o scored the winner after Antonio Floro Flores had cancelled out Lucio's early opener." ]	[ "Newly promoted Hercules beat Barcelona 2-0 .", "Bayer Leverkusen held to a 2-2 draw by a 10-man Hanover .", "Hamburg drew 1-1 at home to Nuremberg ." ]	[ 7, 11 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Brazil warmed up for next month's clash against Argentina with a 2-0 win over Ukraine in another friendly international on Monday night.", "Dani Alves and Alexandre Pato scored in each half to give coach Mano Menezes his third successive victory since taking over from Dunga following a disappointing World Cup campaign in South Africa.", "It was the first defeat in four matches for Ukraine's temporary coach Yuriy Kalitvintsev, who took over in August when Myron Markevych resigned, and was a low-key affair attracting just 13,000 spectators.", "The Euro 2012 co-hosts thought they had equalized just before halftime in the match in Derby -- a city with the largest Ukrainian population in England -- but Oleksandr Aliev's effort was ruled out.", "It was a successful return to the country for new Brazil captain Robinho, one of two survivors from the World Cup quarterfinal defeat by the Netherlands along with Alves, following his move from Manchester City to AC Milan.", "Alves and Pato both scored in last Thursday's 3-0 win over Iran in Abu Dhabi, and the Barcelona rightback broke the deadlock in the 25th minute when he volleyed home Robinho's cross past goalkeeper Andriy Dykan thanks to a deflection off Oleksandr Romanchuk.", "AC Milan forward Pato hit the post 10 minutes later as Ukraine were not punished for losing possession, with strike partner Carlos Eduardo firing over the bar from the rebound.", "Ukraine were missing veteran Andriy Shevchenko up front, but almost leveled when Aliev had the ball in the net only for the goal to be disallowed due to an off-the-ball incident involving Artem Milevskiy.", "Ruslan Rotan hit the post from distance five minutes after the break, but Brazil doubled the lead in the 64th minute when Pato took Eduardo's low cross, turned his man and fired past Dykan.", "Brazil next face an Argentina team reeling from a first-ever defeat by Japan in Tokyo last week, with the match to be played in Doha, Qatar on November 17.", "Argentina will next year host the Copa America tournament, with Brazil seeking to defend the title.", "In Monday's other international, Jamaica defeated Caribbean rivals Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 in Kingston thanks to a 19th-minute penalty from New York Red Bulls striker Dane Richards.", "Richards scored his second international goal after Eric Vernan was fouled as Jamaica followed up the 3-1 win in Macoya in August in the home-and-away series." ]	[ "Dani Alves and Alexandre Pato score in second consecutive match for Brazil .", "South Americans defeat Ukraine 2-0 in friendly played in English city of Derby .", "Coach Mano Menezes guides team to third consecutive win ahead of Argentina clash .", "Jamaica beat Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 in Monday's other international friendly ." ]	[ 0, 1, 11 ]
[ "Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Eight NATO troops were killed in Afghanistan Thursday, bringing the number of foreign troop deaths in the past two days to 14, the International Security Assistance Force said.", "An improvised explosive device attack killed three service members in the west, and two died in an insurgent attack in the south.", "One died after an insurgent attack in the east, one died in an insurgent attack in the south and another was killed in an IED attack in the south.", "It's the first time since August 30 that so many international troops have been killed in hostile incidents in Afghanistan in a single day, according to CNN records.", "On that day, seven Americans, a Canadian and an Estonian were killed.", "On Wednesday, six foreign troops were killed.", "ISAF has not announced the nationalities of any of the recently slain, in line with policy leaving identification up to the victims' home countries.", "Forty-one coalition service members have died this October in Afghanistan so far.", "It's the deadliest year of the nine-year-old war for foreign troops.", "The number of coalition service members killed so far in 2010 now stands at 587.", "The highest monthly coalition death toll occurred in June, with 103 foreign troop deaths, a figure that includes Americans and service members other nations.", "In July, 65 Americans died, the highest monthly death toll for U.S. service members.", "The deaths come at a time when the war has become a subject of fierce debate in the United States and other countries that have contributed troops to the war effort.", "Gen. David Petraeus, who took command this summer as the top military official in Afghanistan, led the 2007-2008 campaign to stabilize Iraq after years of insurgent and sectarian warfare following the U.S. invasion of 2003.", "Meanwhile, Afghan and ISAF forces killed several insurgents and detained many others Wednesday in the Nahr-E Saraj district of Helmand province, ISAF reported Thursday.", "And in Ghazni province, troops killed a Taliban senior leader and improvised explosive device expert, ISAF said.", "CNN's Joe Sterling contributed to this report ." ]	[ "14 foreign troops have died in the past two days .", "ISAF hasn't announced the nationalities of the victims ." ]	[ 0 ]
[ "New York (Cnnmoney.Com) -- Once again, the high-profile Cadillac Escalade SUV is the car that thieves love to steal, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute.", "Each year, 10.8 out of every 1,000 late-model Escalades get stolen, broken into, or have parts ripped off.", "That's the highest rate of theft claims of any vehicle in America.", "The Escalade has topped the list since 2002.", "You may have heard that a lot of Toyota Camrys get stolen.", "They do. But it's only 1.6 out of every thousand.", "The institute looked only at cars from the most recent three model years.", "These cars all have the latest anti-theft technologies, including engine immobilizers that prevent hot-wiring.", "\"That won't stop a determined thief from loading a car on a flat-bed truck,\" said Russ Rader, the institute's spokesman.", "According to the institute, the top-ten car-criminal favorites, along with their \"theft claim frequency\" per 1,000 vehicles, are: .", "1. Cadillac Escalade 10.8 .", "2. Chevrolet Silverado 8.0 .", "3. Dodge Charger 7.4 .", "4. Chevrolet Avalanche 7.4 .", "5. Infiniti G47 coupe 7.1 .", "6. GMC Sierra Crew Cab 6.7 .", "7. Nissan Maxima 6.5 .", "8. Hummer H2 6.2 .", "9. GMC Yukon XL 6.0 .", "10. Chevrolet Tahoe 5.8 .", "This list excludes medium-duty work trucks, such as the Ford F-250.", "It also excludes the Dodge Charger Hemi, which the institute counted as a separate model with a theft rate of 7.1.", "If included, those vehicles would have ranked 2nd and 7th, respectively." ]	[ "The Highway Loss Data Institute calculates the theft rate of recent models .", "The Cadillac Escalade SUV tops the list .", "The Chevrolet Silverado and the Dodge Charger take second and third ." ]	[ 0, 3, 11, 21 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Commonwealth Games women's 100m winner Oludamola Osayomi has failed a doping test, organizers said on Monday.", "The Nigerian sprinter tested positive for a banned stimulant, Commonwealth Games Federation president Mike Fennell told reporters in New Delhi.", "Tests of Osayomi's B sample are being conducted and results will not be known until Wednesday.", "The result is the first positive result from 950 completed tests at the Games so far, Fennell said, and showed Osayomi had methylhexaneamine in her bloodstream.", "It is a substance used in nasal decongestants, and was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list this year -- having been at the center of the suspension of five Jamaican runners before the 2009 world athletics championships.", "Osayomi, 24, was handed the gold medal in Thursday's race after Australian Sally Pearson was disqualified for a false start.", "If Osayomi is disqualified Natasha Mayers of St Vincent and the Grenadines would claim gold, England's Kathryn Endacott would gain silver and Bertille Atangana of Cameroon would collect the bronze medal.", "Mayers has already served a two-year ban for doping, having tested positive for testosterone in 2005.", "Meanwhile, Pearson bounced back from her disappointment by winning gold in her main event, the 100m hurdles, on Monday.", "The 24-year-old followed up her silver medal at the 2008 Olympics as she set a new Games record time of 12.67 seconds after comfortably heading off Canada's Angela Whyte and New Zealand's Andrea Miller, who snatched bronze with a dip at the line.", "In another women's event mired in controversy, Cydonie Mothersill won a historic first Commonwealth gold medal for the Cayman Islands with victory in the 200m.", "The 32-year-old, who was born in Jamaica, claimed her first major medal and the islands' second of any type following Kareem Streete-Thompson's long-jump bronze in 2002.", "The final had been scheduled to be raced on Sunday, but was postponed after Cyprus appealed following the disqualification of hot favorite Eleni Artymata, but failed to have the runner reinstated.", "Artymata, eighth at last year's world championships, won her semifinal but was ruled to have marginally, but illegally, run outside her lane.", "Hosts India also made a breakthrough at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, with Krishna Poonia heading a clean sweep in the women's discus in the absence of world champion Dani Samuels.", "Poonia's gold gave India a first track and field gold since 1952, and only second in Games history, while Harwant Kaur won silver and Seema Antil bronze.", "Kenya's Nancy Langat also profited from the absence of a world champion as she completed a middle-distance double with victory in the women's 800m.", "With South Africa's injured Caster Semenya ruled out of the Games, which finish on Thursday, Langat had little trouble in following up her 1,500m triumph with victory from New Zealand's Nikki Hamblin and Canada's Diane Cummins as teammate Winny Chebet missed out on a silver medal due to a late fall.", "Kenyans continued their winning run in the men's steeplechase, which the country has dominated since 1990, with African champion Richard Mateelong claiming a surprise gold from world champion Ezekiel Cheboi and Olympic winner Brimin Kipruto.", "Uganda's Moses Kipsiro sealed a long-distance double as he added 10,000m gold to his 5,000m success, with Kenya's Daniel Salel and Joseph Birech second and third.", "World and Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker retained his title as Australia stayed well clear at the top of the medals table on day nine with 64 golds and 143 overall.", "India were next on 30 golds and 81 overall, with England third on 27/111 from Canada 23/66.", "In field hockey, women's champions Australia beat England 1-0 to set up a final clash with New Zealand, who defeated South Africa by the same score.", "In diving, Malaysian teen Pandelela Pamg prevented Australians Melissa Wu and Alexandra Croak from adding to their 10m synchro gold.", "The 17-year-old, bronze medallist at last year's World Aquatics Championships, won the 10m platform title to leave the duo second and third.", "Canada's Alexandre Despatie won his eighth Commonwealth gold since 1998, with the 25-year-old following up Sunday's 1m springboard success with victory in the 3m event from compatriot Reuben Ross and Australia's Grant Nel.", "Despatie will seek another medal when he teams up with Ross in Tuesday's 3m synchro competition.", "In shooting, Georgios Achilleos of Cyprus retained his men's men's Skeet pairs title with new partner Andreas Chasikos from Canada's Jason Caswell and Richard McBride.", "Scotland's Jen McIntosh and Kay Copland won gold in the women's 50m Rifle Prone pairs event, edging out England's Michelle Smith and Sharon Lee after finishing on the same score." ]	[ "Women's 100m champion Oludamola Osayomi tests for banned stimulant .", "Nigerian has requested her B sample be tested; results will be known on Wednesday .", "Osayomi was given gold medal after race winner Sally Pearson was disqualified for false start .", "Pearson bounces back on Monday to triumph in her main event, the 100m hurdles ." ]	[ 0, 2, 5, 8 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A Republican candidate running for U.S. Congress says his past donning of a Nazi outfit was part of a historical lesson -- and defended his background in military re-enactments.", "Rich Iott, a Tea Party favorite running for election in Ohio's 9th Congressional District, explained his position during an interview on CNN's \"AC 360\" Monday night.", "Iott participated in World War II re-enactments for several years in the past decade and created a German alter ego.", "He has said he started participating in the events as a way to bond with his son.", "Iott has also participated in Civil War and World War I re-enactments.", "\"The whole purpose of historical re-enacting is to educate people one-on-one,\" Iott said.", "\"And that is done by going out and participating in re-enactments.\"", "When asked whether he thought the men being impersonated were \"valiant men,\" Iott said, \"I don't think we can sit here and judge that today.", "We were not there the time they made those decisions.", "Were there bad people?", "Absolutely. Were there atrocities committed?", "Absolutely there were. There are people that want to deny the Holocaust ever happened in this country and around the world.\"", "The website for Iott's re-enactment group -- which impersonates members of the 5th SS Panzerdivision, Wiking -- does not mention the Holocaust directly.", "According to Wiking's website, it is a nonprofit group with a \"common interest in the German side of the war and want to tell the story of the average combat soldier of the German military.\"", "\"Racism or any type of embracement of Nazi ideology of any kind is strictly prohibited by this re-enactment unit,\" the website reads.", "But the website does not mention what historians have said about the division -- that the group was involved in war crimes and atrocities, including the death marches and massacres of Jews in the spring of 1945.", "When asked if Iott knew of the atrocities associated with the SS, the candidate replied, \"What happened in Germany during the second World War is absolutely one of the low points in human history.", "In fact ... [the website] talks about what happened and that we don't support that.", "We don't support the political or the ideological motives of that time.", "We're talking strictly about the history.", "It's important for us to remember that history.\"", "Iott's political opponents were quick to condemn him as a \"Nazi enthusiast.\"", "\"It's an unbelievably disturbing story here about this Nazi enthusiast,\" Ryan Rudominer, national press secretary for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, has said.", "CNN's Gabriella Schwarz contributed to this report.", "Watch Anderson Cooper 360° weeknights 10pm ET.", "For the latest from AC360° click here." ]	[ "Rich Iott is running for U.S. Congress from Ohio's 9th Congressional District .", "Iott says re-enactments teach history .", "His group's website does not mention the Holocaust directly .", "A Democratic spokesman calls Iott a \"Nazi enthusiast\"" ]	[ 1, 12, 21 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Despite being allowed to tell her husband he won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, the wife of Liu Xiaobo was detained in her apartment in Beijing, China, according to a human rights group and her attorney.", "Liu Xia has not been charged with a crime, but \"appears to be under a de facto house arrest,\" said Beth Schwanke, legislative counsel for the U.S.-based group Freedom Now.", "She was taken to see Liu Xiaobo in a prison several hundred miles northeast of Beijing, Schwanke said, and tell him of the honor.", "Upon hearing he had received the peace prize, Schwanke said, Liu Xiaobo began to cry, and said, \"This is for the martyrs of Tiananmen Square.\"", "But upon return to Beijing, Liu Xia was not allowed to leave her apartment, Schwanke said.", "No one is allowed in, and her telephone is believed to be \"destroyed,\" Schwanke said.", "Liu Xia has been able to post to some Twitter accounts, said Schwanke, who called the action \"absolutely outrageous.\"", "\"Brothers, I have come back,\" said a Twitter post purportedly from Liu Xia.", "\"I have been under house arrest since the 8th and don't know when I'll get to see everyone again.", "They broke my mobile phone so I can no longer make or receive calls.\"", "\"I saw Xiaobo, who learned about his winning the prize in prison on the evening of the 9th,\" she wrote.", "\"We'll talk about the future later.\"", "Since her husband was named as a 2010 Nobel laureate, Liu Xia has gained 1,000 new Twitter followers.", "\"Xia can't use her mobile phone anymore,\" tweeted Chinese dissident Wang Jinbo.", "\"I got in touch through some other means.", "She can't leave home -- they've tightened the security outside.\"", "He said Liu Xia can tweet -- \"a little freedom.\"", "\"Liu Xia is under enormous pressure,\" said Dr. Yang Jianli, a member of Liu Xiaobo's defense team and a human rights specialist with Freedom Now.", "\"We hope that world leaders will immediately condemn this shameful act by the Chinese government and urge Liu Xia's immediate and unconditional release.\"", "See more of CNN's special coverage of China .", "Beijing did not comment immediately on the report of Liu Xia's detention, and the official news agency Xinhua was silent on the subject.", "On Friday, Liu Xia said she was packing to visit her husband under the surveillance of police officers, who promised to take her to visit Liu Xiaobo Saturday.", "She said she could not wait to see him to tell him he is this year's peace laureate.", "Liu Xiaobo won the prize Friday, but news of the win has been blacked out in China, with no mention of it on Chinese media.", "The same censorship applies to Chinese blogs, and authorities have blocked the Nobel Peace Prize section of the official Nobel website.", "At least two international television networks -- CNN and BBC -- were blacked out as the Nobel committee announced the winner on Friday, and CNN's reports on Liu remained blacked out for most of the day.", "Liu was sentenced in 2009 to 11 years in prison for inciting subversion of state power.", "He is the co-author of Charter 08, a call for political reform and human rights, and was an adviser to the student protesters at Tiananmen Square in 1989.", "His wife called the Nobel Prize \"an affirmation of what he has fought for.\"", "Schwanke said Liu Xiaobo is doing well in prison -- much better physically than when he was held in solitary confinement.", "Mentally, he remains very strong, she said, adding that this prison sentence is his fourth and \"he knows this is necessary to secure democracy and human rights in China.\"", "Freedom Now attorneys, as Liu's international counsel, will leverage international political and legal support while his attorneys in China will continue to work on his behalf in Beijing, she said.", "Liu Xiaobo's longtime friend Pu Zhiqiang said the prize may not help Liu right now, but it will have effects for the future.", "\"In the long run, it will leave a legacy that is sure to help bring democratic reform and freedom to China, that will far outlast Liu's life,\" Pu told CNN outside the gates of Liu's apartment complex.", "The Chinese government was angry at the win, calling it \"blasphemy against the peace prize\" that could harm relations between China and Norway, where the Norwegian Nobel Committee is located.", "\"Liu Xiaobo is a convicted criminal sentenced to jail by Chinese justice.", "His acts are in complete contradiction to the purpose of the Nobel Peace Prize,\" Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said.", "Human rights groups like Amnesty International, world leaders such as U.S. President Barack Obama, and governments around the world all praised the awarding of the prize to Liu, with many calling on the Chinese government to free him.", "CNN's Brian Walker and Steven Jiang contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Liu Xiaobo: \"This is for the martyrs of Tiananmen Square\"\nLiu Xia is not allowed to use her phone or leave her apartment, human rights group says .", "She was able to tell her jailed husband he had won the Nobel Peace Prize .", "China blacked out CNN and the BBC as the prize was announced ." ]	[ 0, 3 ]
[ "Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Japan's main opposition party has filed a protest with search-engine giant Google, urging it to delete from its mapping service the Chinese name for a cluster of disputed islands.", "The islands in the East China Sea are known as the Senkaku in Japan and as the Diaoyu in China.", "\"It is clear that the Senkaku Islands are under the effective control of Japan in both history and the international law.", "Therefore, there is no territorial dispute to be resolved over the islands,\" the Liberal Democratic Party said Wednesday.", "\"It is clearly wrong to list the names as if a territorial dispute exists with China in this area.", "We strongly call you to delete it as soon as possible,\" the party said to Google.", "Asked about the LDP's move, Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said, \"The LDP's action was totally upright.", "If necessary, the Japanese government will also take action together.\"", "His ministry \"will lodge a protest within a few days,\" he said.", "Google, based in the United States, was not immediately available for comment.", "Beijing says the Diaoyu Islands and most of the South China Sea belong to China, disputing neighboring countries' claims.", "The clash over territorial waters and islands -- and the natural resources that go with them -- is a flash point in the Asia-Pacific region.", "Last month, China and Japan clashed over Japan's arrest of a Chinese fishing captain.", "The battle escalated into diplomatic threats by Beijing, the suspension of diplomatic talks and canceled trips between the nations.", "\"If you read history documents, Chinese first discovered the island and put it in effective administration,\" Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Jiang Yu said at the time.", "Chinese state-run media also has repeatedly run articles claiming China's \"indisputable sovereign rights\" to the islands.", "Japan late last month freed the fishing captain, who returned to a hero's welcome in China.", "Critics blasted Japan's government for backtracking, with some saying it had put business interests first." ]	[ "The islands belong to Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party says .", "They are known as the Senkaku in Japan and as the Diaoyu in China .", "Japan's foreign minister says he supports the LDP's request .", "The islands were part of a recent diplomatic battle between Tokyo and Beijing ." ]	[ 1, 10 ]
[ "(CNN) -- \"Love 99, Happiness forever\" was the theme as 163 couples married in Taiwan's capital on Thursday.", "Thursday was the ninth day of the ninth month of the 99th year since the founding of Taiwan.", "Also, the number nine is auspicious in Chinese, because it sounds like the word \"longevity.\"", "The mass wedding ceremony was held at 8 a.m. at a pavilion of the Taipei International Flora Exposition.", "Taipei's Mayor Hau Lung-bin served as the chief witness, and sent out his blessing at 9:09 a.m.The couples also received blessings from area temples, where bells were rung to celebrate the event.", "Among the couples married, according to the Taipei mayor's civil affairs department: one couple who have been in love for 16 years; one couple who've had a three-year long-distance relationship; and people with birthdays on September 9." ]	[ "163 couples marry at the same time, for auspicious reasons .", "Thursday was the ninth day of the ninth month of the 99th year since the founding of Taiwan .", "The number nine is auspicious in Chinese, because it sounds like the word \"longevity\"" ]	[ 1, 2 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A gas explosion Saturday killed at least 20 workers at a coal mine in central China, state media reported.", "Xinhua news agency earlier reported that 30 miners were trapped after the explosion in Henan province.", "The explosion comes after China announced this week that it had closed 1,355 small coal mines this year, according to Xinhua .", "The effort was part of a larger plan to restructure the mining industry to prevent deadly accidents and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Xinhua reported, citing the National Energy Administration (NEA).", "China has one of the world's deadliest records for miners, with poor safety standards accounting for thousands of deaths each year.", "According to the China Mining Association, the goal is to eventually boost the industry.", "Small coal mines, which use outdated technology, will be replaced with larger coal mines, increasing capacity." ]	[ "Dozens more still trapped, state media says .", "Blast comes after China moves to close many coal mines as part of a safety plan ." ]	[ 0, 2 ]
[ "Editor's note: The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE, an independent media company and website based in Brooklyn, New York.", "VBS.TV is Vice's broadband television network.", "The reports, which are produced solely by VICE, reflect a transparent approach to journalism, where viewers are taken along on every step of the reporting process.", "We believe this unique reporting approach is worthy of sharing with our CNN.com readers.", "London, England (VBS.TV) -- In April this year I embedded with the elite soldiers of the 2nd Battalion British Parachute Regiment at their training facility in Thetford, United Kingdom.", "We went there to film the British army's much-talked-about, multimillion pound \"replica Afghanistan village.\"", "The focus of the piece was to be on the younger members of the battalion.", "Some of them are as young as 18 and only months away from their first visit to Helmand province in September 2010.", "The majority of British casualties are all recorded in that area.", "I'd heard about the Afghan village training facility from an ex-Para turned photographer called Stuart Griffiths.", "A couple of years ago, Vice Magazine published a photo essay in which he visited the homes of badly injured soldiers returned from Iraq or Afghanistan.", "Perhaps more shocking than the horrific injuries the soldiers had sustained was the lack of support of these men from the British government of the time -- particularly those who suffered psychological problems as a result of combat shock.", "Stuart served his time in the Paras on tours of Northern Ireland in the late 80s to early 90s.", "But after being discharged he fell on hard times.", "He became homeless and spent a long time wandering the streets of London.", "He slept in cardboard boxes in doorways, often coming across fellow army veterans who faced a similar lack of support and sympathy from society, the government or the army.", "Happily, Stuart managed to get himself off the streets and, inspired by the stories of his fellow homeless veterans, became a campaigner of sorts for veterans rights, using his photography.", "His story and those of other ex-Paras is now available to watch in a moving British documentary called \"Isolation.\"", "A week before we set off for the embed, I asked Stuart what kind of experience we were letting ourselves in for and he said: \"Not only are the Parachute Regiment Britain's most elite soldiers, they are the most brutal of British troops.", "That means the rest of the British army are simply in awe of them.", "I would say around 90 per cent of the SAS (the British equivalent of the Special Forces) comes from the Paras.", "And so the troops you are going to be sleeping next to every night are some of the hardest men in the world.\"", "\"Recently what's happened is that many former veterans have had a \"call to arms\" and returned to the forces again.", "Life in civvy (civilian) street has been a huge disappointment for many of these guys.", "Once you've fought 'in-theater' a number of times it's really hard for you to come back and fit in with the hum-drum of modern life.", "Especially if you're a Para.", "They miss the camaraderie and the discipline and the action that you get when you're in combat.\"", "See the rest of Afghanistan in the UK at VBS.TV .", "\"When Afghanistan first kicked off, all three battalions of the Paras were sent straight there because of their reputation for violence and bravery.", "I remember it was in Helmand 2006 that Afghanistan became very hairy indeed.", "The Parachute Regiment were there when it became very intense and at the time a Member of Parliament called John Reid was quoted as saying, 'I'd be quite happy that a single shot is not fired in Afghanistan.'", "In reality the Parachute Regiment were firing off more rounds in Helmand than the entire Korean war!\"", "Grinning nervously, I asked him if there's anything else I should know and he looked at me and said, \"They all drink rivers of lager.\"", "Before we set off to meet the Paras, Stuart introduced us to a young man named Richard Dare who'd been a private in the Royal Anglians.", "Richard had a significant part of his brain blown out of his head by a mortar attack and was slowly rehabilitating himself at his home in a small town near Leicestershire.", "Richard talked to us about his love for the army and for war.", "The severe injuries to his brain didn't seem to change his love for army life one iota.", "The more we spoke to him, the more we knew we had to include him in our film.", "But first we had to go meet the Paras.", "With the help of my co-producer Jason Mojica, we packed two small cameras into our bags and traveled to the middle of the British countryside to try and ingratiate ourselves with the most brutal soldiers in the whole of the British army.", "It all started off nice and civilized.", "We were met on the door by a dashing officer who arranged for a private to show us our room -- a basic little number in the middle of the barracks which, while not five star, would certainly meet our needs for the week.", "I remember feeling pretty pleased with ourselves that we'd been given this amazing access, thinking we'd have carte blanche to wander around and check out the comings and goings of the most elite units in the world.", "\"Ah,\" we thought, \"This should be an informative and relaxing few days in the countryside.", "I don't know what we were worried about at all.\"", "Soon we were put in jeep, driven an hour-and-a-half away to a gloomy brick building in the middle of nowhere and told that the next time we slept in a bed would be in five days time.", "As we stepped out of the van about 200 Para troops stared at us with eyes that said: \"Who are these wimps?\"", "The dark fell fast.", "A cold wind started blowing and I suddenly realized we'd left all our warm clothes in the barracks miles away.", "Then the sergeant major introduced himself and told us to get in line with the rest of the troops.", "And off we marched into the night." ]	[ "VBS embeds with esteemed, aggressive British army unit .", "Troops described as \"hardest men in the world,\" \"most brutal\" soldiers in army .", "Training facility in English countryside modeled after Afghan village ." ]	[ 4, 21, 39 ]
[ "Jerusalem (CNN) -- In a blow to efforts to keep direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians from faltering, the Israeli government is planning to construct new housing units in East Jerusalem, Israeli and U.S. sources confirmed Friday.", "Israeli Army radio reported earlier that the Israeli Housing and Construction Ministry issued a bid for 238 houses as part of a larger tender for housing construction in the country.", "The report said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was aware of the process, and that the American government had been notified.", "Two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of not being identified by name, told CNN that Israel had notified the United States of the plan, but they added there was no agreement from Washington that it should go ahead.", "\"This was in no way done with U.S. approval,\" one official said.", "\"The government of Israel informed us to the intent to announce new tenders, and at every opportunity we urged the Israelis not to proceed.\"", "An Israeli official speaking on condition of not being identified by name also said Israel told the United States of its intention.", "A spokesman for Netanyahu would not comment on the report.", "Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat condemned the move, saying that the Israeli prime minister has chosen \"settlements over peace.\"", "\"We hold him responsible for undermining the direct negotiations, and I call upon the U.S. and other members of the international community to condemn this act and to hold the Israeli government responsible for the derailment of the direct negotiations,\" Erakat said.", "The issues of housing construction in East Jerusalem and West Bank settlement building have been major sticking points in the newly revived direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians.The move would represent the first tender for East Jerusalem construction since March, when the Israeli government announced the construction of 1,600 housing units in East Jerusalem while U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden was visiting Israel.", "That announcement strained relations between Washington and the government of Netanyahu.", "The new East Jerusalem units would be built in the neighborhoods of Pisgat Ze'ev and Ramot, which are home to thousands of Jewish residents.", "The two neighborhoods are in the northern part of the city, but commonly considered part of East Jerusalem because they are located east of the Green Line, the armistice line that separated Israel from Jordan when Jordan controlled East Jerusalem and the West Bank prior to 1967.", "Israel seized East Jerusalem from Jordan during the Six Day War in 1967 and considers it part of its sovereign capital, a claim not recognized by many in the international community.", "Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.", "Also Friday, a report on Egypt's state-run news agency MENA said Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit raised the possibility of the Arab League calling for a Palestinian state to get a seat at the U.N. General Assembly.", "Such a move would bolster the Arab League's call for full international recognition of a Palestinian state.", "CNN's Elise Labott contributed to this story." ]	[ "NEW: U.S., Israeli sources confirm Israel provided advance notice of plans .", "The new construction would be in the neighborhoods of Pisgat Ze'ev and Ramot .", "Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed of the move .", "Palestinian negotiator says Israeli prime minister has chosen \"settlements over peace\"" ]	[ 2, 8, 12 ]
[ "Vienna, Austria (CNN) -- Autumn 1960 in Baghdad.", "Five heads of state sign on the dotted line to alter the course of energy for decades to come.", "Wednesday, as the OPEC oil cartel celebrates its 50th anniversary, its 12 members sit atop just more than three quarters of the world's proven oil reserves -- more than 1 trillion barrels of crude.", "While there has not been any independent verification of that number, OPEC's secretary-general says it is something for which global markets can plan.", "\"A trillion plus -- the reserve is very, very accurate,\" Abdalla Salem El Badri told CNN, ahead of the regular Thursday meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.", "\"We know the numbers; we put this number in our data.", "We distribute the numbers and we are sure that our proven reserves are more than a trillion.\"", "With oil recently hitting a five-month high of $83 a barrel, the Vienna meeting is less about setting a target price and more about compliance with production quotas and future planning.", "The former has always been a challenge, since the 12 members try to jockey for market share and fill their domestic coffers when prices are historically high.", "According to OPEC estimates, compliance by member states is running at about 57 percent, well below the 80-percent level in the spring of 2009.", "It's because as the economy recovers, there has been more demand for oil, so OPEC members produce above their assigned allocations.", "OPEC updated its daily global demand for crude this week ahead of the gathering, saying it will average 85.59 million barrels a day this year for a gain of just 1.3 percent on the year before.", "The year 2011 is not a great deal more promising, with OPEC saying demand will rise only 1.2 percent next year.", "These numbers are nearly in line with those from the International Energy Agency.", "So in this tepid recovery scenario, ministers are not eager to rock the boat.", "If they can keep oil prices in the range of $70-85 a barrel, where they have been for the better part of a year, their priorities for domestic infrastructure development can be met without stifling global growth.", "According to the Center for Global Energy Studies in London, in the current pricing scenario, the 12 OPEC member states will bring in $625 billion dollars this year, again historically high for the cartel.", "The challenge is not so much now, but in the medium term.", "Ministers here are talking about spare capacity -- basically the ability to produce more oil when demand justifies such action.", "That demand is not expected in the next 18 months, but certainly in the next two to three years, because of the growth of China and, less so, India.", "Most of the spare capacity today sits in Saudi Arabia, which led a drive to take 4.2 million barrels off the market in the autumn of 2008, when prices went from $147 down to $33.", "It is not clear, here at OPEC's new headquarters and within the lobbies of the hotels where the delegates are staying, that members are re-investing at a pace to respond to the potential challenge in the near term.", "In the medium term, there is also the serious issue of in-fighting between long-term rivals Iran and Iraq.", "On October 4, Iraq upgraded its reported proven reserves to 143 billion barrels -- a sudden rise of 24 percent.", "Long neglected under the rule of Saddam Hussein and sanctions that targeted the energy sector, oil exploration in Iraq suffered immensely over the past two decades.", "Iraq has aspirations to challenge Saudi Arabia over the next decade and produce 12 million barrels a day.", "One week after Iraq's declaration, Iran upped the stakes and said that its own proven reserves suddenly surged 9 percent, to just more than 150 billion barrels -- not by accident higher than Iraq.", "As one veteran oil executive said here during a conversation, this verbal jostling is \"silly and lacks credibility.\"", "The face of OPEC for more than a quarter of a century, Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabia's oil minister from 1962 to 1986, suggested an independent third party analysis of OPEC's reserves.", "\"We have to make a study by some people outside the countries you've mentioned,\" Yamani told CNN at his home near Geneva, Switzerland.", "\"I don't know whether they exaggerated or they did not.", "I want, I need a neutral (analysis).\"", "During Yamani's time and through the mid-1990s, the in-fighting within OPEC was legendary.", "Member states would convene at top hotels in all corners of the world with displays of wealth and meetings that could last a week or longer.", "That era has passed, and at 50, the institution is much more business-like with meetings lasting no more than a day.", "After its hard-fought gains over the past decade to provide some predictability, many here hope that some within the organization don't go back to their previous ways." ]	[ "OPEC ministers meet Thursday in Vienna to discuss oil prices .", "Member countries sit atop more than three quarters of world reserves .", "OPEC is also marking its 50th anniversary ." ]	[ 0, 2, 28 ]
[ "(CNN) -- It was Pakistan's birthday on August 14, and no one celebrated.", "The monsoon floods that engulfed most of the country and affected 20 million people have added yet another burden of misery onto the shoulders of the average Pakistani.", "More than 4 million people are homeless.", "Livestock, crops and livelihoods were destroyed.", "How far this once-proud nation has fallen.", "In Urdu, Pakistan means the \"land of the pure.\"", "It reflects the noble intentions of its creators to build a nation that enshrined the best of Islamic principles.", "Unfortunately, that nobility has given way to chaos because of bad luck, incompetent political leaders, corruption and religious extremism.", "Pakistan may be a world away from the United States, but instability feeds the extremism that fuels terrorism, so we ignore this crisis at our peril.", "To find the path forward, we must look back to the past.", "During the 1970s, my father packed up our family of five and moved us to Pakistan.", "He believed Pakistan had higher standards of early schooling and stronger social values than his adopted home of England.", "Soon after, Russian tanks rumbled into Afghanistan and then came wave after wave of Afghan refugees.", "By the mid '80s, the full impact of the war waging next door came home to Pakistan.", "The U.S. priority was to evict the Russians from Afghanistan at any cost.", "Pakistan followed along.", "As a result, educating the masses, dealing with a sea of refugees, nurturing democracy, developing infrastructure and eradicating Afghan heroin all took second place.", "The Pakistan my father brought us home to experience was disappearing before our eyes.", "This was a defining moment.", "Instead of focusing on its own problems, it chose instead to fight the war for the West, and 30 years later, Pakistan is still paying for this decision.", "After Russia withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989, the Americans walked away.", "But Pakistan couldn't. Growing unrest and infighting in Afghanistan gave the Taliban an opportunity to step in.", "The only thing that mattered to the Taliban was how quickly and crudely the practitioners could inflict their horrifying version of Islam on the Afghan people.", "Then, all hell broke loose on September 11, 2001.", "Since 9/11, Pakistan has supported America's intervention in Afghanistan, the right decision but one fraught with controversy.", "It has torn Pakistan into factions and triggered suicide bombings.", "Even before the monsoon hit, the country was an economic, political and social disaster.", "Can Pakistan be saved?", "I believe it can, but the fortunes of this ailing nation can only be changed with America's help.", "America may not have intended to hurt Pakistan, but it's clear that Pakistan's support for U.S. policy contributed to its decline.", "The good news is that today there is real opportunity for change.", "Pakistan needs America's help.", "America needs a stable Pakistan.", "The United States was the first nation to offer aid after the flooding disaster, pledging $150 million.", "This is a positive first step in a much-needed long-term reconstruction plan for Pakistan.", "But as important as the money is, ensuring that it's spent on the right things is even more critical.", "The Pakistan government needs to focus on three things to stop the country's downward spiral: education, infrastructure and security.", "Educating Pakistan is not a matter of choice, but of utmost necessity.", "The literacy rate for men is 61 percent, and for women it's 32 percent.", "Ignorance breeds poverty and extremism.", "Education can help break that cycle.", "Funding must be in place to teach every child to read and write.", "Educating the country's Muslim leaders is just as important.", "These mullahs interpret the Quran for the people, and often they do so in an uninformed, uneducated way that distorts the true teachings of Islam.", "A national program to certify these religious leaders is needed to address this most pressing challenge.", "As for infrastructure, what little was there has been washed away.", "The roads are a mess, electricity goes out most days and not enough food is produced.", "The failure of the government to deliver on the basics has demoralized the population and dampened the spirits of its entrepreneurs.", "Pakistan has to fix the electrical grid and improve its agricultural sector.", "The United States could help by opening its doors to Pakistani exporters and embarking on programs to share knowledge and help Pakistani industrialists grow their companies.", "In terms of security, with Afghanistan at war on one side and the barely held truce with India on the other, Pakistan needs to secure its borders, ignore the problems of its neighbors and focus internally.", "This means militarizing its border on the Afghan side and closing it to all but legitimate trade traffic.", "The core source of strife with India is the 63-year-old dispute over Kashmir, where in the past two decades, more than 80,000 Kashmiris have been killed.", "If America were to assist both countries in solving this issue, it would go a long way to repairing the Pakistan-India relationship.", "Education, infrastructure and security: Pakistan must focus on these areas with laser-like intensity and exhibit courage and vision to raise its people out of despair.", "I believe in Pakistan, as my father did.", "And with America's support and investment, someday Pakistan may even be able to dream again of achieving its noble destiny as the \"land of the pure.\"", "The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Sharjeel Kashmir." ]	[ "Sharjeel Kashmir: Even before floods, Pakistan was an economic, political, social mess .", "Aid for U.S. in Afghanistan tore Pakistan into factions, sparked suicide attacks, he writes .", "Kashmir: Pakistan needs America's help; America needs a stable Pakistan .", "Pakistan must focus on education, infrastructure and security, he writes ." ]	[ 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 36 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Johnnie Tuitel, a professional motivational speaker who has flown nearly half a million miles, is no stranger to airline trouble.", "Even the most savvy of business travelers, like Tuitel, are not spared inconveniences due to delays, cancellations and mechanical failure.", "But Tuitel experienced something new last month.", "For the first time in his 20-year career, he said, he was ordered off a plane that had been cleared for takeoff for what could be called his own mechanical failure.", "Tuitel is wheelchair-bound because of cerebral palsy, a condition he has managed to turn into a source of inspiration for the national audiences he addresses regularly.", "\"My first reaction was to worry about my family's safety,\" Tuitel said about the request for him to get off the plane.", "\"I've got kids, my father's 78 years old and not in good health; I thought, 'They're going to tell me something I don't want to hear'\" They did, but it was of a different sort: He was told he was removed from the plane because of his physical condition.", "\"Their argument was if something were to happen, I can't help myself or somebody else, which is an assumption first of all.", "Second of all, the people that made the decision are not medical doctors,\" said Tuitel, 47, of East Grand Rapids, Michigan.", "\"They basically told me I was too disabled to fly and I had to fly with a companion and I had to purchase that companion's ticket,\" he told HLN's \"Prime News.\"", "The airline, US Airways, said he was ordered off the flight for his own safety.", "\"He did not appear to have the ability to assist himself in evacuating in the event of an emergency,\" said Michelle Mohr, a US Airways spokeswoman.", "\"He appeared to have a lot of difficulty moving.\"", "Tuitel had been on a US Airways flight from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Kansas City, Missouri, where he had a late-September speaking engagement.", "Tuitel said he had looked into what legal courses were available to him.", "The Air Carrier Access Act outlines how airlines should deal with people with disabilities, but it is unclear whether US Airways' actions violated the act's provisions.", "But afterwards, he told \"Prime News\" that he would not sue.", "Instead, he said, he would prefer to approach the matter from a civil rights standpoint.", "\"It's against the law to stop me from traveling for a specific reason, and if I'm already on the plane, they violated my civil rights.", "It's like telling Rosa Parks you can't sit on the bus,\" Tuitel said.", "\"I'm not angry. I was just embarrassed because I couldn't do my job.\"", "US Airways' official policy on disabled passengers stipulates that \"for safety-related reasons, if a passenger has a mobility impairment so severe that the person is unable to physically assist in his or her own evacuation of the aircraft, the airline requires that the passenger travel with a safety assistant to assist the passenger to exit the aircraft in case of an emergency evacuation,\" Mohr said.", "\"Safety is our number one priority and we did not feel it was safe for Mr. Tuitel to fly that day,\" she said.", "Tuitel said that, after he was escorted off the flight, he booked a seat on Delta Air Lines and had no problems traveling alone on that flight.", "The airline did not contact him until nearly three weeks later, Tuitel contends, after stories began to emerge about the incident.", "Its only offer at that time, he said, was to reimburse him for the flight.", "He declined. But Friday, as the story spread to more media outlets, Mohr said US Airways' \"customer relations team had an extremely productive discussion\" with Tuitel.", "\"We asked Mr. Tuitel if he might be interested in working with us as a sounding board to help us continue to work toward improving our service for our customers with disabilities,\" she said.", "Tuitel confirmed they had \"a very productive talk.\"", "\"They do want to right this wrong and they do want to work with me,\" he said.", "\"And I am hopeful -- don't want to sound cynical but it is a big company -- I am hopeful we can come up with a solution that won't only work for the two of us but will make sure that this doesn't happen to anyone with a disability in the future.\"", "Rich Donovan, who is on the board of trustees of United Cerebral Palsy and also has the disease, didn't see the incident as one of negligence or an intent to discriminate on the part of US Airways.", "He attributed Tuitel's experience to a lack of training and a lack of clarity about policies and how they're applied to disabled travelers.", "\"There's a general lack of understanding of disability amongst the entire travel industry, and I think that's simply because they look at it as a compliance issue, rather than a customer-service issue,\" said Donovan, who is the chief investment officer of IPS Capital.", "Tuitel said he wants to make sure this doesn't happen to other disabled passengers.", "\"I don't want a little boy with a disability not have the opportunity to go somewhere.", "I don't want a young girl with a disability going out for her first job interview by herself to be told she can't fly in an airplane,\" Tuitel said.", "Donovan said he hopes this incident will serve as a learning experience for airlines and make customer service better.", "\"I think some dialogue and some handwringing and some getting down into the weeds here is what needs to happen so that this stuff doesn't occur again,\" he said.", "CNN's Miguel Susana and Marnie Hunter contributed to this report." ]	[ "Johnnie Tuitel was removed from a plane because he was deemed to need too much aid .", "He has cerebral palsy, but has traveled nearly half a million miles in 20 years .", "Tuitel is a motivational speaker for disabled people ." ]	[ 0, 4 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The attorney for former Liberian President Charles Taylor accused the former agent for supermodel Naomi Campbell of lying in her testimony at an international court Tuesday.", "Courtenay Griffiths said Carole White's account of Campbell receiving \"blood diamonds\" from Taylor's men was \"a complete pack of lies.\"", "White has been testifying at the war crimes trial of Taylor, who prosecutors allege funded a brutal civil war in Sierra Leone using so-called blood diamonds, or those that have been mined in conflict zones and used to fund the fighting.", "White was with Campbell for a dinner hosted by Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 1997, which Taylor also attended.", "At the end of the dinner and before the guests returned to the presidential guest lodge, White said she heard a discussion about getting diamonds to Campbell later that night.", "Taylor was present for \"at least part\" of the discussion, she said.", "Farrow: Campbell said diamond was from Taylor .", "Late that night, before she or Campbell had gone to bed, White said men in suits threw pebbles at her second-floor window to get her attention.", "They said they had a gift for Campbell.", "She said she went to Campbell's room and told her, but Griffiths disputed her account.", "\"I suggest you're a liar,\" he told White in court.", "\"And I suggest that this account of what happened that night is a complete fabrication.\"", "Continuing the story, White said she and Campbell went downstairs and opened the doors of the guest lodge to let the men in.", "\"I think she was quite excited that, finally, these diamonds had arrived,\" White said of Campbell.", "Q&A: Africa's 'blood' diamond shame .", "The supermodel testified last week that two men knocked on her door while she was sleeping and gave her a pouch, saying it was a gift.", "She said she opened the pouch the next morning to find \"dirty-looking stones\" that turned out to be diamonds.", "White testified Tuesday, however, that that account didn't make sense, because the men needed access through the main lodge door before knocking at a guest's room, and there had been no one else downstairs to let them in.", "It was 1 or 2 a.m. and no staff or guards were downstairs in the guest lodge, she said.", "Griffiths asked White whether she told her famous client that she shouldn't have accepted a gift from two strange men in the middle of the night.", "White said she didn't do that until the morning.", "Naomi Campbell's friend turns over diamonds to police .", "\"When I woke up in the morning, I thought about it and decided that I definitely knew it was very illegal to take diamonds out of South Africa,\" she said.", "\"I don't know how I knew that, but I knew it, and so I had a conversation with Naomi -- most likely in her bedroom because I would have been getting her up -- and I told her that I didn't think that those diamonds should go out of South Africa.\"", "White said she suggested Campbell give the diamonds to a charity.", "Campbell testified last week that she did not know the diamonds were from Taylor.", "She said she passed the stones to a friend, Jeremy Ratcliffe, a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund.", "She said she asked him to use the stones in a charity auction to raise money for underprivileged children.", "The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund denied last week that it had ever received diamonds from Campbell.", "A police official testified Friday that Ratcliffe had given the diamonds to South African police hours after Campbell testified about them.", "Taylor, 62, was president of Liberia from 1997 to 2003.", "The war crimes charges against him stem from the widespread murder, rape and mutilation that occurred during the civil war in Sierra Leone, fought largely by teenagers who were forced to kill, given addictive drugs to provoke violent behavior and were often instructed to rape and plunder.", "Naomi Campbell testifies at Taylor war crimes trial .", "The trial is taking place at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone, at The Hague, Netherlands.", "Taylor is charged with five counts of crimes against humanity, including murder, enslavement and sexual slavery and violence.", "He also faces five counts of war crimes, including acts of terrorism and torture, and one count of other serious violations of international humanitarian law.", "He has pleaded not guilty.", "Prosecutors had rested their case against Taylor in February 2009 but reopened it to call Campbell to testify after learning Taylor had given the supermodel a diamond.", "When arguing to reopen the case, prosecutors said Campbell's testimony would prove that the former president \"used rough diamonds for personal enrichment and arms purchases,\" according to papers filed with the U.N.-backed court.", "Taylor has testified that he never handled the precious stones.", "The men who dropped off the diamonds to Campbell never said they represented Taylor, White testified, but Campbell was clear about who they had come from, White said.", "When she met with Ratcliffe, Campbell told him she had received the diamonds from Charles Taylor, White testified.", "Actress Mia Farrow testified Monday that Campbell named Taylor as the person who gave her a diamond.", "At breakfast the next morning, Farrow said, Campbell told her the men had been sent by Charles Taylor and had given her a \"huge diamond.\"", "It was unclear why Farrow spoke of a single diamond and Campbell testified about several smaller ones.", "Griffiths summed up his questioning Tuesday with an attack on White's testimony.", "\"Quite frankly, Mrs. White, I suggest that your account is a complete pack of lies, and you've made it up in order to assist in your lawsuit against Ms. Campbell,\" he said.", "\"Put bluntly, for you this is all about money, there ain't nothing funny.", "I have no further questions.\" One of the judges then told a stunned White that she must respond, even though Griffiths had not prompted her.", "\"I can categorically tell your honor it's not a lie,\" White said.", "\"This happened. I have told people after the journey in '97 -- people that I trusted -- this story, because it was quite funny at the time, although it's not so funny now.", "\"It's totally the truth.", "It has nothing whatsoever to do with my business argument with Naomi Campbell, and I don't really see the relevance of the gentleman's argument.", "But this is not about money, this is about a very serious matter, and I am telling the truth.\"", "Griffiths said in court last week that White launched a lawsuit against Campbell in October for breach of contract." ]	[ "Charles Taylor's attorney accuses Naomi Campbell's former agent of lying .", "Carole White disputed Campbell's testimony from last week .", "She said Campbell knew that the diamonds given to her in 1997 were from Taylor .", "White denies her testimony has anything to do with a separate lawsuit ." ]	[ 0, 1, 25, 45 ]
[ "Washington (CNN) -- You've got to hand it to Chris Christie -- he knows how to play the game.", "Last week, citing potential cost overruns in the billions, the New Jersey governor stunned the political establishment by pulling the plug on the largest public transit project in the country.", "The sorely needed ARC (Access to the Region's Core) tunnel would create a second train tunnel beneath the Hudson River, thus doubling passenger capacity from the most densely populated state into Manhattan.", "In addition, the tunnel would create an estimated 6,000 construction-related jobs while also preparing the New York metro region for sustained growth in the 21st century.", "It would cut road congestion, reduce emissions, increase productivity and ease the strain on the only working train tunnel from New Jersey into New York, built more than a 100 years ago.", "This is the type of mass transit project that many in Western Europe, China and other places build routinely.", "It is also a vivid example of how we are falling behind in the world.", "(Side note: I cringe when writing sentences like that.", "Remember when America used to lead?)", "As President Obama noted Monday, our infrastructure is woefully outdated and inefficient, and the longer we allow it to erode, the deeper our competitive edge erodes.", "The country needs this project and the economic ripple effect that comes with it more than Chris Christie does.", "Christie knows it and so does the Obama administration, which is why Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was in New Jersey meeting with the governor face-to-face 24 hours after Christie's announcement.", "During the meeting, LaHood, an immensely respected and low-key, get-it-done type of politician, was looking for an opening to salvage the deal.", "During the meeting, according to reporters Josh Margolin and Ted Sherman, Christie signaled that he would be willing to look at options if the numbers worked.", "With that, LaHood and Christie agreed to spend the next two weeks discussing proposed ways to save the project and, in Christie's view, limit risks to his state's taxpayers, currently on the hook for a third of the $9 billion project, plus any cost overruns.", "(The tunnel was originally slated to cost roughly $5.7 billion, but that number has soared in recent years.)", "Christie, reminded of Boston's Big Dig, which ended up being four times the cost of original estimates, believes the final cost of the new tunnel will be much higher than federal officials and others suggest.", "And that's the problem as Christie sees it.", "Even though the State of New York and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have committed to pay $3 billion each, New Jersey, like most states, does not have the capacity to absorb possibly hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns.", "Even though these overruns would occur when the economy has presumably rebounded, New Jersey is grappling with several other pressing budgetary needs.", "Among them: . -- A $46 billion unfunded pension liability for retired state employees.", "-- A decades-old court order to spend hundreds of millions in poor school districts.", "-- A nearly depleted Transportation Trust Fund, which repairs and maintains the state's roads, tunnels, and bridges and pays for the new ones.", "Faced with these realities, Christie seems to be betting the Obama administration won't let the project die, and he may be right.", "Indeed, if this is his goal, it's a shrewd, calculating political move.", "He will need a clear, definable win to pull this off with hard numbers that save money for New Jersey taxpayers.", "In Republican circles, the former U.S. attorney is currently a darling.", "Christie has spent the past month raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for fellow Republicans in tight races.", "He's visited more than a dozen states across the country, including Iowa.", "And as political columnist Chris Cillizza often opines, no politician ever just goes to Iowa, which has the first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses every four years.", "Although he has publicly denied it, Christie clearly has his eyes on a higher plain.", "His recent mishandling of New Jersey's Race to the Top application, in which the state narrowly lost a coveted $400 million federal grant for education investments, complicates that somewhat.", "Still, this gamble with the ARC tunnel may increase his standing among New Jersey's electorate.", "If Christie is smart, he'll work out a new deal with LaHood, a fellow moderate Republican.", "LaHood is well-known for brokering deals with lawmakers who have opposing views.", "If LaHood's record is any indication, next week he will present the governor with a reasonable plan that salvages the project and charts a responsible course forward.", "Christie should get what he can from LaHood and chalk up the win for New Jersey taxpayers, who according to the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, get back 61 cents for every dollar they pay in federal taxes.", "No other state fares worse.", "Christie is playing hardball, no doubt about it.", "And while I may disagree with his approach, I'm not one to begrudge him or any governor for trying to save money for his state's taxpayers.", "The risk here is that Christie gets too greedy and sinks a worthy project with enormous benefits.", "The freshman governor is making a calculated gamble, and for the sake of thousands of unemployed construction workers, their families and others benefiting from the project, I hope he doesn't overplay his hand.", "As Kenny Rogers once told us, \"Every gambler knows that the secret to survivin' is knowin' what to throw away and knowin' what to keep.\"", "The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Anthony Coley." ]	[ "Nation's largest public transit project canceled last week by Gov.", "Chris Christie .", "Project would create thousands of jobs and fill needed gap in transit system, says Anthony Coley .", "He says Christie said he's willing to consider alternate ways of financing tunnel .", "Coley says Christie is right to protect taxpayers but should work out a compromise ." ]	[ 1, 13, 14, 33, 43 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Seven years after the sidelining of Colonel Reb, the goateed planter who conjured images of the Old South, the University of Mississippi has a new mascot to do antics for children, visit the sick in hospitals and, yes, cheer on the Red and Blue at fall football games.", "Ole Miss on Thursday announced that Rebel Black Bear had outpolled other contenders to earn the honors, beginning in 2011.", "Nobel Prize-winning novelist William Faulkner, whose home still stands near the campus in Oxford, Mississippi, wrote a short story titled \"The Bear.\"", "In it, Old Ben stands as a symbol of pride, strength and toughness.", "Extensive polling resulted in the bear defeating the Rebel Land Shark and Hotty Toddy, based on a cheer exchanged between Ole Miss fans, the mascot selection committee announced Thursday.", "Some Mississippi students had launched a campaign to put Admiral Ackbar from \"Star Wars\" on the ballot, but it fell short.", "About 13,000 people participated in each of two polls on the issue.", "The selection puts a symbolic end to Colonel Reb, who enjoyed lingering popularity among many Ole Miss fans.", "The university for years has distanced itself from association with symbols of the Confederacy.", "In 1997, it effectively excluded presence of Confederate flags at athletic events by not allowing any banners to be flown from a stick.", "\"While we might not all agree with the [student] committee's selection, I am confident that we will come together and continue to strongly support the Ole Miss Rebels,\" alumni association President Charles Clark said.", "\"I know that my love of Ole Miss is as strong as ever, and that I will be in Tuscaloosa on Saturday night cheering loudly for our Rebels.\"", "The Rebels will be on the road Saturday playing the Alabama Crimson Tide.", "It's now up Michael Thompson to have the mascot ready to compete against the likes of South Carolina's garnet rooster, Cocky, Auburn's striped tiger, Aubie, and the Georgia's muscle-bound Harry Dawg.", "\"I was given the black bear and told 'make it happen',\" said Thompson, senior associate athletics director for communications and marketing.", "The school will work with a costume maker, recruit people who will wear the clothing and, perhaps most importantly, develop the creature's persona.", "\"I want it to be exactly right,\" said Thompson, who has been one the job a couple months.", "The cursive \"Ole Miss\" script on T-shirts and other items have been the school's main marketing tool.", "\"The script is the brand,\" said Thompson, who believes the mascot will reflect old traditions and, ideally, create new ones.", "To that end, Rebel Black Bear will wear a sports jacket, tie and hat to gatherings at the Grove, the legendary game-day tailgating area and meeting place in Oxford.", "\"The Grove is such an integral part of our tradition,\" Thompson said.", "Rebel Black Bear likely will wear a T-shirt and \"bring competitive energy to the game,\" Thompson said, adding mascots by necessity have to have a look and expression suitable for all occasions.", "\"You want him to be intimidating, but not scary,\" he said.", "\"You want him to be serious, but light-hearted.\"", "The university has done a good job of positioning its sports brands to get away from Old South stereotypes, Thompson told CNN.", "He knows Rebel Black Bear, at least initially, won't be welcomed by all.", "\"No doubt there will be bumps in the road and there always will be critics.", "Some say if they can't have Colonel Reb they wouldn't want a mascot at all.\"", "But, he says, the school has an opportunity to attract new fans.", "\"It's what we do with the mascot that is important,\" Thompson said.", "\"How it interacts with children, who are the future of the University of Mississippi.\"", "The Colonel Reb Foundation tried in vain to get the old mascot, who was created before World War II, on the ballot.", "A commenter on its Facebook page Thursday lamented the new choice with the message, \"The Bad News Bears -- Beware the Curse of the Colonel!\"", "The university announced in March that Colonel Reb merchandise was being phased out, and licensed sales were concluded by late summer.", "\"Because Colonel Reb is a mark we wish to own as university property to prevent its inappropriate use by others and to avoid confusing consumers and Ole Miss supporters, we are going to reclassify the mark as \"historical\" and add it to our college 'vault,'\" it stated.", "Like just about everything else, Colonel Reb lives on eBay, in the form of phone covers, key chains and even a rubber duck, but the university does not profit from such sales." ]	[ "Rebel Black Bear will be new athletics mascot .", "Colonel Reb was sidelined for good in 2003 .", "Winner was chosen by poll, students ." ]	[ 14, 25, 33 ]
[ "Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- At least 43 people were killed and 72 others were injured as widespread violence broke out overnight following the killing of a provincial lawmaker in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi Tuesday, police said.", "Syed Raza Haider, a leader of the MQM party, was shot Monday evening at a mosque where he was attending the funeral of a relative, according to Rafiq Gul, Karachi's deputy superintendent of police.", "The gunman also killed the politician's bodyguard.", "Gul said Haider's death triggered political and ethnic violence in the city, as mobs set fire to vehicles and gunfire erupted.", "Gul said 48 vehicles, eight shops and several gas stations were set ablaze in the mayhem.", "The MQM is part of the ruling coalition backing President Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan People's Party.", "CNN's Nasir Habib contributed to this report." ]	[ "A provincial politician was attending a funeral when he was killed .", "His death sparked political and ethnic violence across Karachi ." ]	[ 1, 2, 3 ]
[ "(CNN) -- South Korean union and civic groups are gearing up for large protests against the G-20, which plans a summit in Seoul in November.", "About four dozen union and civic groups have joined to oppose G-20 efforts, such as globalizing financial systems, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions has announced.", "Businesses have maximized profits while eroding workers' job security and labor rights, said the trade union, which aims to highlight such issues.", "Collectively, the Group of 20 accounts for about 85 percent of global economic output.", "The 1997 Asian financial crisis prompted creation of the group, which aims to stabilize the world financial market.", "The G-20 includes industrialized nations and developing economies, which focus on economic issues and economic policy coordination.", "The Group of Eight continues to focus on issues such as global security.", "The G-20 held its last summit in June in Toronto, Canada.", "Hundreds of protesters were arrested as violence and vandalism broke out.", "Cars were set on fire, windows were broken and graffiti was sprayed.", "Some protesters were tear gassed, though no serious injuries were reported." ]	[ "About four dozen groups have joined to oppose G-20 efforts .", "The Group of 20 plans a summit in Seoul in November .", "Collectively, the G-20 accounts for about 85 percent of global economic output ." ]	[ 0, 1, 3 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Alberto Contador will take a 39-second lead into the final stage of the Tour de France after fighting off a determined challenge from Andy Schleck in Saturday's deciding time trial stage.", "Spain's Contador had an eight-second advantage going into the 52km solo test from Bordeaux to Pauillac and came under pressure from his Luxembourg rival at the early time checks.", "For some fleeting moments it seemed possible that Schleck could reclaim the yellow jersey, but as he tired, Contador, considered a far superior time triallist, increased his advantage.", "And at the finish, a relieved and tearful Contador had extended his lead by 31 seconds.", "\"It was a very hard day. I've worked so hard for so many years but today it really came right down to the wire.", "That's why I'm so emotional,\" Contador told the official race website.", "\"In fact, I think it's the first Tour I've won where I've been so emotional.", "\"I want to thank all the people who have been there for me these last years.\"", "Both the top two were well adrift of the best time of Schleck's Saxo Bank teammate Fabian Cancellara.", "He powered around the course in one hour and 56 seconds to win the 19th stage by 17 seconds from Tony Martin whose HTC-Columbia teammate Bert Grabsch finished third.", "Russia's Denis Menchov will claim the final podium position in Paris after leapfrogging Olympic road race champion Samuel Sanchez of Spain for third overall with the best time trial performance of the leading contenders, who had to battle a rising wind over largely flat terrain.", "Assuming no accidents on the 20th and final stage into the French capital on Sunday, it will be the third Tour de France triumph for Astana's Contador after his 2007 and 2009 triumphs.", "He courted controversy by taking the overall race lead in the Pyrenees on Monday after Schleck dropped his chain near the summit of a climb.", "Contador flouted recent convention by not waiting for him to fix the problem and was later jeered by fans as he donned the yellow jersey.", "Contador had gained 39 seconds on Schleck, ironically the margin that will likely separate them at the finish in one of the closest fought Tours in recent years.", "Their head-to-head duel on the Col du Tourmalet in Thursday's final mountain stage will long be remembered, with Contador making a sporting concession to allow Schleck to claim the victory while maintaining his slender but decisive advantage.", "Schleck said he is determined to return next year to win the Tour de France.", "\"I've always said I've progressed (in the time trial) but to beat Alberto is not easy.", "I gave it my all, and I just couldn't beat him,\" he said.", "\"I've won two stages here, so for that I'm happy.", "I will come back next year to win. He is not unbeatable.\"" ]	[ "Alberto Contador has 39-second lead going into 20th and final stage of Tour de France .", "Contador extends his advantage over Andy Schleck in 52km time trial near Bordeaux .", "Denis Menchov of Russia moves into third place overall ahead of Samuel Sanchez .", "Schleck's Saxo Bank teammate Fabian Cancellara wins stage in fine style ." ]	[ 0, 1, 8, 10 ]
[ "(EW.com) -- What is Jaden Smith's crime?", "Last weekend, the up-and-coming young actor, who will turn 12 this July 8, starred in a remake of \"The Karate Kid\" that audiences flocked to beyond expectation and, from all available evidence, loved.", "Given that Smith is front and center in more or less every frame of the 2 hour and 20 minute movie (and given that his performance, as a kid who hides his sadness behind a mask of surliness, is to this critic, at least a magnetic and affecting piece of acting), I hope we can all agree that Jaden Smith's presence on screen had a little something to do with the movie's success.", "Yet Smith's rise has been greeted, in far too many quarters (including a number of comment boards on ew.com, like the one on my review), with bitter, gnashing resentment.", "This 11-year-old really has the haters foaming.", "Excuse me, but what the heck is going on?", "Let's start with the indisputable fact that Smith got to be in the position he's in because his father is the biggest movie star on the planet.", "So where, exactly, should that piece of information lead us?", "Should we hate Jaden Smith?", "Should we hate Will Smith?", "Should we hate every young actor or musician who ever got placed on the map of fame because of his or her parents?", "(Take that, Miley Cyrus, Michael Douglas, and Jamie Lee Curtis.)", "Oh, but, of course, the rap on Jaden Smith is that he's all nepotism and nothing else, that he's a kind of grouchy preteen Tori Spelling in cornrows.", "He's been excoriated as a bad actor (even though, just a few years ago, most viewers had nothing but praise for the appealingly feisty and precocious performance he gave right next to his dad in \"The Pursuit of Happyness\").", "He's been called a brat, a spoiled no-talent, an ungrateful beneficiary of his lineage of stardom.", "He's been ripped up and down as \"insufferable\" for his appearance last week on \"The Late Show with David Letterman.\"", "I caught up with the Letterman spot a few days after the fact, when the anti-Jaden anger was already at full boil, and so I watched it with particular attention and fascination.", "Here's what I saw: Smith, seated opposite Letterman, conducted himself very differently from most child actors.", "Usually, kids in show business know how to present themselves as cuddly pets.", "Smith was having none of that.", "He has a very quick mind, and his responses were fast and a little brusque from the start, he was toying with Letterman, putting him on the spot by giving him a lot less fake-nice, fake-sincere boilerplate chat-show banter than he wanted.", "(Gee, who in his right mind would want less of that?)", "It's something that I've occasionally seen adults do, and yes, it was a little startling to see a kid this young with a movie to hawk go onto the Letterman show and assume that mock-confrontational, who's-really-in-charge-here?", "stance. But it wouldn't have worked if it wasn't, in its way, a gripping little talk-show performance.", "(Letterman himself played at being taken back, but also was taken aback; it's always a good thing when Dave gets jolted out of his stuffy protective pose, his robo-irony.)", "Bottom line, for me: Smith was cocky as hell on Letterman, but he was also interesting.", "For eight minutes, he displayed the confidence to be non-ingratiating and, in the process, he seized your attention.", "He was brash; he acted like a Hollywood kid who truly had a mind of his own.", "Perish the thought!", "Yet in the online universe of Jaden Hatred, that Letterman appearance played as one thing and one thing only: privilege.", "And that, on the surface, is what the whole ragging-on-Jaden-Smith phenomenon is really all about the desire to tear down a child who enjoys the perks of celebrity royalty, even though he didn't earn them.", "And now he's getting a movie career handed to him!", "You can almost taste the class resentment, the jealousy of folks who only wish, deep down, that they'd gotten such an opportunity themselves and now want to scrawl their rage on Jaden Smith's image like Perez Hilton going crazy with his Magic Marker.", "Still, what's most striking, and perhaps revealing, about this particular outpouring of toxic anger is that Jaden's famous father, Will Smith, isn't just another big movie star he's one of the most likable movie stars you could ever imagine.", "You'd think that the general feeling about him, the nearly universal good will, would extend to giving the benefit of the doubt to his son.", "I know that when I watched Jaden Smith in \"The Karate Kid,\" the echoes of his father in everything from his cool, appraising glare to the nimble speed of his responses is something I enjoyed like, say, hearing that raspy echo of Bob Dylan in Jakob Dylan's voice back in the \"One Headlight\" days.", "It's not as if this sort of situation happens every day; what would be so wrong with giving the son (or daughter) of fame a break and simply enjoying it?", "It's hard to shake the feeling, though, that too many people are trying to turn Jaden Smith from what he is, which is an insolently charismatic and hard-working young actor, into a focal point of ill will over issues of class, fame, money, and yes, I'm going to say it race.", "For let's be honest: Doesn't all the grousing about how Smith is \"arrogant,\" etc., carry a special, ugly tinge of rancor?", "Doesn't the complaint that he's too big for his britches come painfully close to saying that he doesn't know his place?", "What do you think? Has the anger at Jaden Smith gotten ugly?", "What do you believe it's really about?", "And who out there likes him as an actor as much as I do?", "Now that he truly does appear to be on his way to stardom, what sort of movie should he do next?", "See full article at EW.com.", "CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly .", "© 2010 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved." ]	[ "Jaden Smith's rise to fame has been greeted with bitter, gnashing resentment .", "The rap on Jaden Smith is that he's all nepotism and nothing else .", "Many are trying to turn Jaden Smith from what he is into a focal point of ill will ." ]	[ 3, 12, 37 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Most parents think their children share too much information online -- and that search engines and social networks aren't doing enough to protect privacy, according to poll results released Friday.", "More than 90 percent of the parents surveyed by Zogby International said they are \"concerned\" that their children share too much information online, and 75 percent said they would rate the job social networks are doing to protect online privacy as \"negative.\"", "The results, released by the nonprofit advocacy organization Common Sense Media -- which commissioned the poll -- do not mention particular social networks or websites by name.", "Common Sense Media CEO James Steyer said the need for reform is clear.", "\"Parents want far more education and leadership about online privacy, and they clearly want the industry and the federal government to update privacy policies,\" Steyer said in a statement.", "The organization begins a campaign Monday aimed at protecting kids' personal information and reputations online.", "\"We need a 'Do Not Track Kids' approach' similar to the 'Do Not Call' policies that restrict telemarketers,\" Steyer said.", "The results also include a survey of 401 teenagers aged 15 to 18.", "Common Sense Media said 79 percent of the teens surveyed also think their friends share too much personal information online, and 85 percent of them want search engines and social networking sites to ask for permission before using personal information to market products.", "\"The poll results present a clear divide between the industry's view of privacy and the opinion of parents and kids,\" Steyer said.", "To conduct the online poll of parents, Zogby International used a sampling of 2,100 adults from its online panel, which the polling firm says is representative of the adult population of the United States.", "The sampling margin of error is 2.2 percentage points.", "The sampling margin of error for the online poll of teenagers was 5 percentage points." ]	[ "Survey: 75 percent of parents rate social networks' privacy protections as \"negative\"\nMore than 90 percent of parents polled are concerned that teens share too much .", "Common Sense Media is the poll's sponsor ." ]	[ 1, 8 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Cholera has killed 200 people in the west African nation of Cameroon, the government said Thursday, and aid agencies feared the outbreak could spread to neighboring regions and nations.", "Another 2,500 cases of cholera, a deadly water-borne disease, have been diagnosed in Cameroon since an outbreak warning in June.", "About 70 percent of people living in the country's far north region, bordering Nigeria and Chad, do not have access to potable water, according to a Ministry of Water and Energy official.", "Sanitation is also limited in the area and recent flooding has aggravated the situation.", "UNICEF said it has dispatched emergency medical kits containing surgical gloves, water treatment tablets, cholera medicine, oral rehydration salts and educational materials.", "The United Nations children's agency said the outbreak could be devastating for children, who are especially vulnerable.", "The disease is caused by contaminated water, and many people with cholera suffer acute watery diarrhea, which leads to severe dehydration.", "If left untreated, it can kill quickly, possibly within hours, according to the World Health Organization.", "Up to 120,000 people die each year from cholera.", "Journalist Moki Kindzeka contributed to this report." ]	[ "Health officials fear the outbreak might spread .", "Few in northern Cameroon have access to potable water .", "The disease is caused by contaminated water ." ]	[ 2, 6 ]

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