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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Picture this: The European champions and current highest-ranked soccer team in the world, Spain, are beaten 3-0...by a team of robots.", "On the way: Robots are developing steadily towards the goal of beating humans at football.", "It may sound ridiculous, but robot developers in Asia,...
[ "FIRA and RoboCup organizations promoting development of robots .", "Robots have been competing in regular soccer contests since the mid-'90s .", "Scientists hope to be able to beat world's top team of humans by 2050 .", "Robotics developments tested in robo-soccer have uses in other fields ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Manchester United went five points clear at the top of the Premier League as goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar set a new English record for minutes in not conceding a goal in the 1-0 victory over Everton.", "Van der Sar was left to celebrate a United win and a new goalkeeping record.", "Cristiano Ronaldo ...
[ "Record breaker Edwin van der Sar has now kept 12 clean sheets for United .", "1-0 win over sixth-placed Everton sees United go five points clear in Premier League .", "Closest rivals Chelsea and Liverpool play each other in title showdown on Sunday ." ]
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[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- There's the Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls: blending her voice with singing partner Emily Saliers on songs such as \"Closer to Fine\" and \"Galileo\" and writing songs that tap into the duo's shared folk-oriented touchstones.", "Amy Ray says playing with some musician friends brought out s...
[ "Indigo Girl Amy Ray has solo album out, \"Didn't It Feel Kinder\"\nSound on album harder-edged than Indigos; Ray says songs more apropos .", "Ray on touring: Can be draining, but \"not like digging a ditch\"" ]
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- The agency that owns the space where the World Trade Center towers stood is freeing itself of the term \"freedom\" to describe the signature skyscraper replacing the buildings destroyed on September 11, 2001.", "The One World Trade Center skyscraper is expected to be completed in late 2013.", ...
[ "New skyscraper will be known as One World Trade Center .", "Port Authority: \"It is most practical to market the building\" under address name .", "The building was named the Freedom Tower in the first \"ground zero\" master plan.", "Agency says it has signed first commercial lease to Chinese company ." ]
[ 5, 20 ]
[ "BOULDER, Colorado (CNN) -- Blake Jones' business plan for his company, Namaste Solar Electric, was so unusual, he confounded a lot of business experts.", "Typical home solar systems cost about $12,000 up front, but supporters say they pay off in the long run.", "\"We did have a lot of skeptical, raised eyebrow...
[ "Businessman Blake Jones seeks to develop renewable energy sources .", "Jones' passion for solar sparked a radical career shift during time in Mideast .", "Home solar system costs $12,000, but Jones says it pays off in long run .", "Boulder, Colorado, offers rebates, grants for home solar power systems ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Self-confessed BlackBerry addict President Barack Obama may not have to kick the thumbing habit after all, despite the concerns of a notoriously technophobic White House.", "Obama was a self-confessed BlackBerry addict during his White House campaign.", "\"The president has a BlackBerry,\" White House...
[ "Report: Security officials approve $3,350 smartphone for Barack Obama .", "Obama was an inveterate BlackBerry user during his campaign .", "Security concerns that e-mail could be hacked, or GPS used to locate president .", "Phone capable of encrypting voice conversations, handling classified documents ." ]
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[ "SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- A 16-year-old girl was found dead and another girl was found unconscious in an Army barracks at Fort Lewis near Tacoma, Washington, during the weekend, a base spokesman said Monday.", "\"Neither of the two women had any outward signs of trauma on them,\" said Fort Lewis spokesman Jos...
[ "Second girl found unconscious in barracks at Fort Lewis, Washington .", "Soldier has been questioned, but no arrests have been made .", "The two teens had no outward signs of trauma on them, spokesman says .", "Fort Lewis not open to civilians but can be escorted onto base by personnel ." ]
[ 1, 11 ]
[ "BARCELONA, Spain (CNN) -- Google launched the latest salvo in the cellphone wars Tuesday with the unveiling of the newest handset to carry its Android platform.", "Google's Android platform goes head to head with Apple's iPhone.", "Unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Vodafone's HTC Magic smartp...
[ "Vodafone's HTC Magic handset will launch in western Europe in the next few months .", "The first Android-capable handset, T-Mobile's G1, was launched last year .", "New device includes a 3.2-inch touch screen display, navigational buttons, trackball ." ]
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[ "LAKE WALES, Florida (CNN) -- Does jumping out of a plane show love?", "For one family in Florida it does.", "Trevor Muir (left), 23; Darcy Shepard, 18; Harriett Shepard, 94; and Dave Shepard, 74, are ready to jump.", "Last Saturday, four generations of Darcy Shepard's family went skydiving for her 18th birth...
[ "Four generations, in age from 18 to 94, jump out of plane at 14,000 feet .", "Great-grandmother Harriett Shepard jumped once before -- at age 91 .", "Jumpers included family members age 94, 74, 45 and 18 .", "\"I'm never scared up there,\" great-grandmother says ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Nicole Nagy had gone back to school hoping that a new career would lead to a better job.", "When she was turned down for financial aid, Nagy was told she could, as a song goes, \"sing for the money.\"", "She was directed to a contest called Careereoki.", "Nicole Nagy enlisted the help of her childre...
[ "People invited to sing for job help in \"Careereoki\" contest .", "Best videotape of singing contestant will earn prize worth $8,000 .", "Central Florida contest sponsored by school board, job-placement agency ." ]
[ 3, 6, 35 ]
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- British TV channels could advertise abortion services for the first time under new advertising rules proposed Thursday by an ad industry group.", "The new proposals will also allow condoms to be advertised more widely on television.", "The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice, t...
[ "British TV channels could advertise abortion services under new proposals .", "Industry group says commercials would be for pregnancy advisory services .", "They give information about options for pregnant women, including abortion ." ]
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[ "PARIS, France (CNN) -- France is sending four state police units to its overseas department of Guadeloupe after a month of sometimes violent demonstrations, Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said Thursday.", "French gendarmes face-off against Guadeloupe protesters.", "\"The pillaging ... the violence agai...
[ "French police reinforcements being posted to Guadeloupe .", "Island wracked by a month of sometimes violent protests over living conditions .", "Protest leader denies encouraging violence .", "Guadeloupe is French overseas territory ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- What he lacks in technique, Steve Wozniak makes up for in geeks.", "Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak and his partner show off their moves on \"Dancing With the Stars.\"", "The Apple Inc. co-founder has managed to transform his less-than-graceful moves on ABC's \"Dancing With the Stars\" into enough...
[ "Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak scores this season on \"Dancing With the Stars\"\nFellow \"geeks\" are supporting Wozniak via voting and social-networking sites .", "Wozniak friend: He's a shy guy \"doing a crazy, unique and different thing\"\nDespite dancing through injuries, Wozniak hasn't been a hit with judge...
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[ "(CNN) -- Despite the steady drum-beat of economic news, therapists say money is still one of the most taboo subjects for American families.", "Keli Lauric, 30, and her grandmother, Evelyn Gloer, 79, view money based on life experience.", "\"It's easier to talk about sex than it is to talk about money in our so...
[ "Therapists say money is still more taboo in American families than sex .", "Generational differences and life experiences can shade a person's view of money .", "Older generations tend to save more; younger people tend to rely on credit .", "Experts say generations can learn from each other during recession ...
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[ "(CNN) -- The moment I saw that guinea pig's corpse, I made up my mind.", "I would not tell my son Checkers was dead ... at least not that night.", "Drew had five tests within the next two days.", "I wasn't going to let grief jeopardize his grades.", "Checkers, on the left, enjoys a bit of kale with Andrea....
[ "Mom discovers young boy's guinea pig has died suddenly .", "She decides to keep it a secret because he faces several school tests .", "Co-workers divided on whether mom's actions are correct ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A roadside bomb attack Thursday in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, injured the nation's interior minister and killed one of his secretaries, according to a source close to the minister.", "The Bakaraha market in Somalia's capital is one of the most dangerous areas of the city.", "The mid-day attack on ...
[ "Attack on Abdukadir Ali Omar left him with shrapnel wounds to his leg .", "Explosion occurred about noon at the Bakaraha market in Mogadishu .", "Interior minister is a popular moderate in Somalia .", "Fueled concerns moderate Islamists would strike against hardline Al-Shabab ." ]
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[ "JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The Israeli military's firing of white phosphorus shells over densely populated areas during the Gaza offensive \"was indiscriminate and is evidence of war crimes,\" Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Wednesday.", "Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorus shells over popu...
[ "Israel's use of phosphorus shells over during Gaza offensive \"indiscriminate\"\nHuman Rights Watch says shelling \"evidence of war crimes\"\nGroup says phosphorus shells cause an \"intense and persistent burn\"" ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Protesters draped themselves in the colorful flag of Tibet and shouted slogans at the Chinese embassy in London on Saturday at the start of a demonstration to mark the 50th anniversary since the Tibetan uprising against China.", "Protesters have gathered in London to mark the 50th annive...
[ "London protesters marking 50th anniversary of Tibetan uprising against China .", "Dalai Lama, traditional spiritual and political leader of Tibetan Buddhists, in exile .", "Protesters claim situation in Tibet is getting worse ." ]
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[ "LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- More than 200 people have died of meningitis in the past week alone in Niger and Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization.", "A health care worker vaccinates a child during an earlier outbreak of meningitis in Niger.", "The disease is an epidemic in 76 areas of the two count...
[ "W.H.O.", ": Meningitis killed more than 200 people in the past week in Niger and Nigeria .", "Outbreak stretches across African \"meningitis belt,\" at epidemic levels in 76 areas .", "Vaccine shortage forces an \"effective prevention\" approach .", "25,000 suspected cases, 1,500 deaths in the belt in the ...
[ 0, 8 ]
[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- The numbers were good for \"Knowing.\"", "In \"Knowing,\" a physics professor (Nicolas Cage) ponders patterns in a list of numbers.", "The film, about a physics professor who sees clues for disastrous events in a time capsule's list of digits, overcame some pretty long odds at the box office ...
[ "\"Knowing\" was weekend's No.", "1 film .", "Apocalyptic thriller stars Nicolas Cage as professor who sees clues in numbers .", "Film taps into themes of religion, spirituality, end-times concerns, say makers ." ]
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[ "JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Islamic parties in Indonesia will not get enough votes in the coming election to nominate a presidential candidate, according to polls, analysts and an Islamic party official.", "Supporters of Indonesia's Democratic Party of Struggle take part in a campaign event in Jakarta on March 2...
[ "April 9 elections will determine the makeup of Indonesia's 550-seat parliament .", "Few of over 38 parties expected to get enough seats for a candidate in July election .", "Analysts: Islamic parties won't get enough votes to nominate a presidential candidate .", "Influence of Islam on politics has many nati...
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[ "(CNN) -- As Iraqi officials speak loftily of ethnic and political reconciliation, Abu Wissam seethes.", "In April 2006, two Iraqis mourn a relative slain in sectarian violence in the city of Falluja.", "He wants cold, hard justice for the killers of his son, Raed, a 25-year-old business school graduate, \"cut ...
[ "Relatives of slain Iraqis struggle with feelings of grief, revenge .", "Truth commissions provide forums for victims to be heard, perpetrators to testify .", "Process lets participants \"directly confront\" the past .", "Truth commissions could lead to other societal improvements, backers say ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- An elderly British couple who died together at an assisted suicide clinic in Switzerland died \"peacefully\" after receiving \"wonderful and humbling care\" from their doctors, the couple's family said.", "Peter and Penelope Duff from Bath, England, died in Zurich on February 27, accord...
[ "Peter and Penelope Duff from Bath, England, died in Zurich on February 27 .", "Penny had fought a rare cancer, GIST, since 1992 and Peter had colon cancer .", "Dignity in Dying charity: \"Extremely sad\" the Duffs had to travel abroad to die .", "They called on UK to modernize laws on suicide to allow for as...
[ 1, 3, 10, 12 ]
[ "FARGO, North Dakota (CNN) -- Fifteen helicopters from the U.S. Northern Command along with active-duty military personnel are being sent to Fargo, North Dakota, to assist the state as it prepares for record flooding, a U.S. military official told CNN.", "Valley Water Rescue volunteers patrol the Fargo area in se...
[ "NEW: Gov.", "John Hoeven praises volunteers for perseverance, resolve, determination .", "Helicopters, active-duty military sent to help prepare for possible flooding .", "National Weather Service data says river will reach 42 feet on Saturday .", "Fargo neighborhood evacuated after cracks found in levee ....
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Smoking cessation programs make up $75 million of the economic stimulus bill making its way through the Senate, according to Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who sponsored the funding.", "Sen. Tom Harkin's office says smoking causes $110 billion in health costs each year.", "Harkin said the progra...
[ "$75 million would go toward smoking cessation programs, says Sen. Tom Harkin .", "Programs are effort to bolster economy by lowering soaring health-care costs .", "U.S. House passes $819 billion economic stimulus package ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- With a chance of winning an Oscar on Sunday, the director of \"The Final Inch\" says she hopes her documentary will shed light on the often over-looked issue of polio eradication.", "The more doses of the vaccination a child receives, the better protected the child is from contracting polio.", "\"I fe...
[ "'The Final Inch' focuses on the polio vaccine efforts in India and Pakistan .", "Millions of children abroad remain unprotected from polio .", "This year, there have been 26 recorded cases of polio around the world ." ]
[ 9, 24 ]
[ "(Entertainment Weekly) -- Watching Iain Softley's motley, jewel-toned adaptation of \"Inkheart,\" the best-selling 2003 young-adult novel by Cornelia Funke, I had the distinct sensation of being a young bookworm again, falling into a world as vividly real as it is impossible.", "Brendan Fraser stars as Mo, a lit...
[ "Entertainment Weekly reviews Iain Softley's adaptation of \"Inkheart\"\n\"Inkheart\" is best-selling 2003 young-adult novel by Cornelia Funke .", "Literature lover has dangerous talent for bringing characters from books to life .", "Film stars Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren and Eliza Hope Bennett ....
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[ "(CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama, President Bush and all of the surviving past presidents got together Wednesday for a historic meeting at the White House.", "Barack Obama meets with President Bush and past presidents in the Oval Office on Wednesday.", "\"One message that I have, and I think we all share...
[ "Historian calls meeting \"smart politics,\" says it'll be light, but could be tense .", "Obama and Bush meet with Bill Clinton, George H.W.", "Bush, Jimmy Carter .", "Obama says he's grateful for chance to get \"advice, good counsel and fellowship\"\nLast time all the living presidents met at White House was...
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[ "(CNN) -- Antarctica is warming in line with the rest of the world, according to a new study on climate change in Antarctica.", "Temperatures across Antarctica have traditionally varied between east and west, scientists say.", "Rather than being the last bastion to resist global warming, U.S. research has found...
[ "Common belief that Antarctica is getting colder debunked by new report .", "Evidence that western Antarctica is warming, offsetting Eastern Antarctic cooling .", "Satellite data used to determine that West Antarctica warmed in last 50 years .", "Antarctica isn't warming at the same rate everywhere, according...
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[ "In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events.", "CNN's Jay Kernis reports on what it was like inside the Kodak Theatre at the Academy Awards.", "Hugh Jackman, the host of the 81st Academy Awards, speaks to the audience at...
[ "When you're inside the theater, the whole show seems to work, and you feel part of it .", "Stagehands guide the changing of the sets during the commercial breaks .", "Seeing five Best Actors presenting Oscars on the same stage was pretty amazing .", "The Oscars can still astonish -- they still know how to pu...
[ 4, 14, 16 ]
[ "COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Sri Lankan soldiers seized a key rebel stronghold over the weekend, as humanitarian agencies feared for the safety of civilians.", "Sri Lankan troops at Elephant Pass, the isthmus that connects north Jaffna peninsula to rest of the country.", "\"It's an incredibly serious situation,...
[ "Government forces took the area in a surprise attack early Sunday .", "Rebel Tamil Tigers gained control over Mullaittivu in 1996 .", "Earlier this month troops regained control of key northern town of Elephant Pass .", "Tamils want independent homeland, war since 1983 has left more than 70,000 dead ." ]
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[ "COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa claimed Friday there was \"a conspiracy with certain international forces\" to belittle his government's military victories against Tamil Tiger rebels.", "Sri Lankan army troops have had there most decisive victories against the Tamil Tigers in re...
[ "Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa makes conspiracy claims .", "Sri Lankan government troops continue advance into rebel territory .", "Civil war with Tamil Tigers has killed more than 65,000 ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Brazilian star Kaka is leading the campaign for David Beckham to stay at Italian giants AC Milan beyond his agreed loan spell.", "Former England captain David Beckham has made an immediate impact with his contribution at AC Milan.", "The England midfielder is due to return to the Los Angeles Galaxy in...
[ "Brazilian star Kaka wants David Beckham to extend his loan at AC Milan .", "England midfielder Beckham due to return to Los Angeles Galaxy in March .", "Beckham's advisers say no plans for him to stay beyond agreed deadline ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Every time her cell phone rings, Christy Harness thinks of her husband.", "More consumers download ringtones to their cell phones than full-length songs.", "The 34-year-old native of Jackson County, Georgia, set her ringtone to Sugarland's \"All I Wanna Do,\" a song that, she says, perfectly expresse...
[ "Ringtones are one way for people to showcase their personalities and feelings .", "One third of cell-phone users download ringtones; 40 percent change ringtones often .", "Virginia woman uses Destiny's Child's \"Bugaboo\" as ringtone for dreaded callers .", "Utah man customized a pro-Obama ringtone to annoy ...
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- British reality TV star Jade Goody married Sunday after being told by doctors last week that her cancer is terminal.", "Jade Goody, pictured with fiance Jack Tweed Saturday, before Sunday's wedding .", "Goody, 27 tied the knot with boyfriend Jack Tweed, 21, in Hatfield Heath, Essex, e...
[ "Publicist: Couple receive standing ovation, lots of tears, laughter, smiles .", "British 'Big Brother' star fast-tracked plans to get married after cancer spread .", "Shetty says she was invited to ceremony but unable due to film commitments .", "Charities report marked increase in public seeking details abo...
[ 3, 7, 9 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Venus Williams is most often seen wiping perspiration from her brow as she thunders around the court contesting championship tennis matches.", "Venus Williams steps off the tennis court and into the pool in a series of photos to be featured in Italian Marie Claire.", "These photos show the world numbe...
[ "Venus Williams poses in fashion photos to be featured in Italian Marie Claire .", "The 16-page spread includes a photo of Venus playing tennis underwater .", "The tennis champion has her own clothing & interior design companies .", "Watch Venus Williams on Revealed this week at the times below ." ]
[ 1, 2, 27, 41 ]
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's accident prone \"Octopus UFO\" is just one of hundreds of unexplained sightings in the same area where a wind turbine was wrecked over the weekend, according to the latest reports.", "The Sun tabloid newspaper's UFO splash.", "Britain's tabloid Sun newspaper Thursday proclaim...
[ "British tabloid blames UFO for destroying wind turbine blade .", "\"Octopus UFO\" may have been unmanned stealth bomber on test flight, paper says .", "CNN readers remain skeptical about role of UFO in turbine's ruination ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Raul Gonzalez became the leading scorer in Real Madrid history after scoring twice in the 4-0 Primera Liga victory at Sporting Gijon on Sunday.", "Raul celebrates in familiar style after breaking Di Stefano's Real Madrid record against Sporting Gijon.", "The 31-year-old moved two goals ahead of the le...
[ "Raul Gonzalez scores two as Real Madrid beat Sporting Gijon 4-0 on Sunday .", "The goals ensure the 31-year-old breaks Aldfredo Di Stefano's scoring record .", "Real's eighth consecutive win closes gap on leaders Barcelona to 10 points ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The United Nations is urging countries to invest in green jobs working with \"sustainable forest management\" to address the growing problem of unemployment worldwide.", "A deforested area appears in a rain forest in Brazil's Para state in October.", "At least 10 million such jobs could be created, t...
[ "U.N. says countries should invest in green jobs for \"sustainable forest management\"\nSustainable forestry aims to prevent depletion of forests .", "Asia and Africa could benefit the most from such jobs, report co-author says .", "Report will be discussed next week at meeting in Italy ." ]
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[ "COMO, Mississippi (CNN) -- Mary Dowden smiles when she thinks about this moment in history.", "At 80 years old, she's the granddaughter of a slave who was born in a cotton field outside of Como, Mississippi.", "Mary Dowden, 80, is the granddaughter of a slave.", "Barack Obama is bringing white and blacks tog...
[ "Mary Dowden, 80, is the granddaughter of a slave .", "She says she was afraid for Barack Obama because \"I didn't want nobody to kill him\"\nCNN.com traveled to Como, Mississippi, to talk with blacks about Obama .", "Obama's inspiration: \"You can be young, you can be black, and you can do anything\"" ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Strange lights in the sky, mysterious flashes, dozens of witnesses, a missing wind turbine blade and a tabloid splash featuring the pun: E.T.", "farm harm. The Sun tabloid newspaper's UFO splash.", "Let's hope there isn't intelligent life out there watching us.", "Britain's tabloid S...
[ "British tabloid blames UFO for destroying wind turbine blade .", "Newspaper quotes locals saying there were \"strange lights\" in the sky .", "Second newspaper says lights were fireworks from staff member's family celebration ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- This month, Just Imagine focused on the future of nature and the ways in which it can inspire solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing humanity today.", "A digital representation of the human genome.", "Yet as scientists gain a greater understanding of biological processes, they're also lea...
[ "We ask, to what extent should we be able to alter our own DNA?", "Ray Kurzweil: Reprogramming DNA could expand human potential .", "Human Genetics Alert says could lead to genetic discrimination, social issues .", "What do you think?", "Post your views in the Sound Off box below." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The first photos of Tiger Woods cradling his new baby boy have been released amid speculation the injured world number one could announce a return to competitive golf \"any day now.\"", "Tiger Woods poses with his family including new son Charlie and dogs Yogi and Taz.", "Charlie Axel ...
[ "Golfing legend Tiger Woods poses with his family, including new son Charlie .", "Charlie Axel Woods was born on February 8, a brother to 20-month-old Sam .", "Woods had been waiting for his son's birth before announcing a return to golf .", "World No.1 has been sidelined since June 2008 after undergoing knee...
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[ "(CNN) -- At least 23 people died Saturday when a protest rally turned violent outside Madagascar's Presidential Palace, a fire official at the main hospital said.", "People duck to avoid gunfire Saturday in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar.", "The official said 83 people were injured during the demonst...
[ "Gunfire heard near presidential palace, site of anti-government rally .", "President and fired mayor of capital city are locked in a power struggle .", "Rally started peacefully, American in capital says ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- An Indiana judge Monday froze the assets of Marcus Schrenker, a suburban Indianapolis financial manager who authorities say tried to fake his own death by crashing his private plane into a Florida swamp.", "Marcus Schrenker exited his small plane before it crashed, and investigators are looking for him,...
[ "Authorities say pilot tried to fake his own death by crashing his private plane .", "Officials searching for Marcus Schrenker, who they say parachuted out of plane .", "Investigators looking into possible securities violations request the restraining order .", "Manager in Alabama says Schrenker was his only ...
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[ "(CNN) -- Lights went off across the world Saturday as millions of homes and businesses went dark for one hour in a symbolic gesture highlighting concerns over climate change.", "The lights go off Saturday at the Houses of Parliament and the Big Ben clock tower in central London.", "More than 2,800 cities and t...
[ "Lights go out over Sydney Harbor as city launches Earth Hour .", "650 communities in Philippines flip the switch .", "Millions of homes and businesses were expected to join event .", "Organizers hope event will send message on climate change to world leaders ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Mount Redoubt volcano in southern Alaska erupted four times on Friday, shooting ash as high as 51,000 feet, scientists said.", "A series of eruptions has been rattling Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano since Sunday.", "The latest eruption took place at 8:30 p.m. (12:30 a.m. Saturday ET), according to th...
[ "NEW: Four eruptions jolt Alaska's Mount Redoubt on Friday .", "Alert level remains at highest possible designation .", "Mount Redoubt has been erupting since Sunday .", "Alaska Airlines limits Friday flights to and from Anchorage ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Mother Nature provided a little bit of everything in several parts of the country on Saturday.", "Vehicles jam a buckled road in Mobile, Alabama, on Saturday after heavy rains.", "Heavy winds wreaked havoc on a shopping center in central Tennessee, blowing out windows and damaging the roof, Murfreesb...
[ "Strong winds damage Tennessee shopping center .", "Blizzard drops more than 2 feet of snow, strands travelers in Kansas, Oklahoma .", "Mobile, Alabama, and Biloxi, Mississippi, regions hardest hit by rain ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A fishing boat carrying two NFL players and two other men capsized last month because it was improperly anchored, a Florida agency reported Friday.", "Nick Schuyler clings to an overturned boat in this Coast Guard photo.", "One man survived; the other three are still missing.", "Oakland Raiders lin...
[ "Florida agency rules bad anchoring, revving engine made boat capsize .", "Raiders' Marquis Cooper, NFL free agent Corey Smith, William Bleakley missing .", "Nick Schuyler survived the February 28 accident in Gulf of Mexico ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Twenty-six year old Brazilian footballer Kaka is at the subject of negotiations about a salary that could see him earn nearly 95 times more than what Barack Obama will be paid when he enters the White House.", "Pay rise: Kaka could soon be earning $726,000 per week .", "Reports circula...
[ "European media reports suggest Kaka is being offered a $726,000 weekly pay .", "The U.S. President earns about $7690 per week (plus other benefits)\nWorld Footballer of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo is paid $177,000 a week ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The BBC is refusing to broadcast a plea from leading British charities for aid to Gaza, saying the ad would compromise the public broadcaster's appearance of impartiality.", "Demonstrators protest at the BBC's central London offices Saturday against the broadcaster's decision.", "The d...
[ "NEW: Protesters occupy part of BBC building in Scotland, group says .", "U.K. charity group Disasters Emergency Committee to launch appeal for Gaza aid .", "BBC refuses to broadcast ad, says would compromise appearance of impartiality .", "BBC, funded by obligatory license fee, is required by charter to be i...
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[ "Men who are circumcised are less likely to get sexually transmitted infections such as genital herpes and human papillomavirus (HPV), but not syphilis, according to a study of adult African men published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.", "Circumcision rates have traditionally been higher in the...
[ "Study: Circumcision reduces risk of HPV infection and herpes, but not syphilis .", "Circumcision known to reduce risk of HIV infection and penile cancer .", "64 percent of American baby boys circumcised in '95, down from 90 percent in 70s ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Two leading Jewish watchdog groups are denouncing a prominent cartoonist's illustration about Israel's offensive in Gaza, saying it uses anti-Semitic imagery.", "The cartoon was published Wednesday in newspapers and on the Internet.", "The Anti-Defamation League, which has been fighting anti-Semitism ...
[ "NEW: Cartoon's distributor defends cartoonist, cites his talent to stir debate .", "Work by Pulitzer-winning cartoonist shows jack-booted figure, Jewish star with fangs .", "Anti-Defamation League, Simon Wiesenthal Center say it uses anti-Semitic imagery .", "Critics compare Israeli actions to Nazi aggressio...
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[ "(CNN) -- Faith Hill will sing \"America the Beautiful\" during the pregame show at the Super Bowl next month, according to the National Football League.", "Faith Hill is a Grammy Award-winning artist and the voice of \"Sunday Night Football's\" theme song.", "The NFL announced Wednesday that singer-actress Jen...
[ "Faith Hill is the voice of theme song of NBC's \"Sunday Night Football\"\nJennifer Hudson will deliver national anthem before the start of Super Bowl .", "Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band also will perform at halftime .", "The Super Bowl will be broadcast February 1 ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Prominent Chicago defense lawyer Ed Genson said Friday he intends to resign as attorney for embattled Illinois Gov.", "Rod Blagojevich in the criminal case against the governor.", "Illinois Gov.", "Rod Blagojevich's impeachment trial is scheduled to start on Monday.", "\"I never require a client t...
[ "Illinois Gov.", "Rod Blagojevich's top attorney to resign from defense team .", "Blagojevich is accused of trying to sell Senate seat vacated by President Obama .", "Blagojevich's impeachment trial set to start on Monday ." ]
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[ "TROUTVILLE, Virginia (CNN) -- For the past year, Donna Chamberlain has worked at a fuel center here in Virginia's Roanoke Valley.", "It pays roughly half of what her old job did, but after being out of work for 14 months, she feels lucky to have it.", "Wachovia, which distributes the debit cards, would not com...
[ "Virginia is one of two dozen states that use debit cards to distribute child support .", "Fees include 50 cents for telephone balance inquiry, $2.75 at out-of-network bank .", "Lawyer advises against using debit cards: \"They will nickel-and-dime you to death\"\nChild-support recipients in Virginia can choose ...
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[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military says a recent raid uncovered a detailed letter from an al Qaeda in Iraq militant to the group's leader about how the insurgent network should continue to generate economic chaos and \"psychological conflict\" and must bear down against American-backed Sunni militias.", "A...
[ "Letter from al Qaeda in Iraq militant found after he was slain, U.S. says .", "Letter urges al Qaeda in Iraq to fight against American-backed Sunni militias .", "Document also cautions vigilance against infiltrators ." ]
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[ "HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Some of Zimbabwe's children are \"wasting away\" as political turmoil and economic crisis have caused a severe food shortage, according to a report from Save the Children.", "Children sleep in rough conditions on the border between Zimbabwe and South Africa.", "The number of acute chi...
[ "Some Zimbabwean children \"wasting away\" amid food shortage, aid group says .", "Severe malnutrition cases rise two-thirds in year, Save the Children warns .", "Almost half of 12 million Zimbabweans need food aid now, report says .", "Country facing worst economic, humanitarian crisis since independence in ...
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[ "(Tribune Media Services) -- Be forewarned, Ireland is seductive.", "Traditions are strong and stress is a foreign word.", "I fell in love with the friendliest land this side of Sicily.", "It all happened in a Gaeltacht.", "As you explore the lush Dingle Peninsula, you'll see how the Emerald Isle got its na...
[ "Rick Steves writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows .", "His TV series, \"Rick Steves' Europe,\" airs on PBS stations .", "Steves' company, Europe Through the Back Door, conducts European tours ." ]
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[ "ATLANTA, Georgia -- Going back to work after my wife had our first child was an emotional roller coaster.", "The author says that being \"Mr.", "Mom\" is appealing, but putting the idea into practice is harder than it looks.", "I forced myself out of bed, shaved my beard and got dressed on the morning of my ...
[ "Poll: 37 percent of working dads would quit jobs if their families could afford it .", "Stay-at-home dad's work worth $125,340 a year, according to Salary.com .", "Author talks about caring for infant daughter during work conference call .", "\"Mr Mom\" line, \"220, 221, whatever it takes\" inspires work-fro...
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[ "UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- Murder and justice have always been hallmarks of the \"Law & Order\" stable of TV shows, but never before have the fictional New York City crimes guided the show's detectives and attorneys to the United Nations -- until now.", "\"Law & Order: SVU\" co-star Christopher Meloni says the sho...
[ "TV show is the first to film at U.N.'s New York headquarters .", "Tuesday's episode centers on child soldiers .", "It's first project in U.N.'s Creative Community Outreach Initiative .", "\"SVU\" writers, cast relied on guidance from advocacy group ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- When it comes to the Academy Awards, Hollywood has some biases.", "The late Heath Ledger won a Golden Globe for his performance as The Joker in \"The Dark Knight.\"", "Summer blockbusters get short shrift.", "Comedies aren't taken seriously.", "And animated features?", "They almost never get dra...
[ "\"The Dark Knight\" was year's top box office film, also critically praised .", "Oscar nominations tend to go to \"prestige\" works .", "One observer believes \"Knight's\" prospects for best picture nod are \"excellent\"\nOther strong possibilities: \"Slumdog Millionaire,\" Mickey Rourke, Heath Ledger ." ]
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[ "Editor's note: This is the first story in an ongoing series of reports CNN is doing about economic survival in this time of financial crisis.", "Sean, Brooke and Courtney with their parents, Donna and Robert LeBlanc, in a 2008 Christmas photo.", "(CNN) -- Donna LeBlanc gave her husband, a former restaurant man...
[ "Rob LeBlanc lost his $55,000 manager job because of the troubled economy .", "To keep family out of debt, he took a $10 per hour pizza delivery job .", "The couple and their four children learned to budget and save .", "Mom: The experience has \"bought the family closer together\"" ]
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[ "MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A bomb inside a van exploded in northeastern Madrid Monday, after a warning call by the Basque separatist group ETA.", "The blast caused damage but there were no immediate reports of injury.", "Policemen inspect the area after a van loaded with a bomb exploded in northeast Madrid.", "...
[ "Bomb inside van explodes in northeastern Madrid after ETA warning .", "Blast occurs outside HQ of company building high-speed Basque rail link .", "30 vehicles damaged; attack comes 4 years after blast in same neighborhood .", "Earlier, court bars new leftist Basque parties from competing in regional electio...
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Fifteen crew members of a South African Airways flight spent the night in jail after customs officials found marijuana and cocaine worth nearly half a million dollars hidden aboard a long-distance flight to London, British customs officials said Wednesday.", "South African Airways said i...
[ "10 women and 5 men were detained on arrival from Johannesburg .", "London customs officials found marijuana and cocaine in baggage .", "Officials: The drugs are estimated to be worth $428,000 .", "South African Airways said it launched its own investigation ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A Seattle man has been charged with insurance fraud for allegedly sinking his own yacht because of \"financial pressure and frustration with the maintenance\" of the vessel, authorities said.", "The Jubilee sank in Puget Sound Bay last year.", "On March 22, 2008, Brian Lewis, 50, scuttled the Jubilee ...
[ "Insurance fraud charges were filed against Seattle man accused of scuttling yacht .", "Brian Lewis filed claim saying Jubilee sank \"due to unknown causes\"\nInspection found hole was drilled into bottom of vessel .", "Lewis filed told authorities he sank yacht out of anger and frustration ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- When Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, the wish list that has been building abroad may have grown longer than he or anyone else can deliver.", "The world's newspapers marked Barack Obama's election win.", "Now, world governments want him to act.", "There are the ap...
[ "World has long wish list for Barack Obama when he becomes president .", "Solving problems will need creative diplomacy and courage, Amanpour says .", "Middle East, Iran and Kashmir all need attention .", "Amanpour asks if world nations will rise to help U.S. or just carp from sidelines ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Passengers on the US Airways flight that crash-landed into the Hudson River Thursday afternoon praised the actions and courage of the pilot, a safety consultant with 40 years of experience in the aviation industry.", "Chesley B. \"Sully\" Sullenberger, a former Air Force fighter pilot, has been with US ...
[ "NEW: Chesley B.", "\"Sully\" Sullenberger has been a pilot with US Airways since 1980 .", "NEW: Former Air Force fighter pilot has worked with NASA as safety consultant NYC mayor says pilot checked plane twice for passengers before leaving \"I've flown in a lot of planes and that was a phenomenal landing,\" ...
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[ "(CNN) -- A NASA satellite crashed back to Earth about three minutes after launch early Tuesday, officials said.", "NASA launches a rocket from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base on Tuesday.", "\"We could not make orbit,\" NASA program manager John Brunschwyler said.", "\"Initial indications are the vehic...
[ "NEW: Satellite crashed into ocean near Antarctica minutes after launch, NASA says .", "$273 million project was intended to study effect of greenhouse gases .", "NASA: Investigators will probe why fairing failed to separate from rocket ." ]
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[ "Editor's note: A nationally syndicated columnist, Roland S. Martin is the author of \"Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith\" and \"Speak, Brother!", "A Black Man's View of America.\"", "Visit his Web site for more information.", "Roland S. Martin says Sasha Obama is from a generation rais...
[ "Roland Martin: Sasha Obama laughed joyously after her father took the oath .", "He says her generation won't have the same racial burden as its parents .", "Martin: Sasha is growing up in a world of diversity, with great possibilities .", "Martin: In a diverse world, Obama's skin tone strengthens America ." ...
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[ "(CNN) -- An Ohio man who was suspended as the drum major of a band for giving President Obama a nod during last week's inaugural parade is calling it quits.", "John Coleman quit his band after it suspended him for nodding to President Obama last week.", "John Coleman resigned from the Cleveland Firefighters Me...
[ "Ohio man quits band after it suspended him for nodding at President Obama .", "John Coleman cites publicity over suspension as reason for leaving .", "Coleman was band's drum major when it marched in inaugural parade .", "Coleman ignored military protocol, band leader tells newspaper ." ]
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[ "UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday expressing its intent to, eventually, send U.N. peacekeeping forces back to the fractured, unstable nation of Somalia.", "Islamist insurgents display their weaponry Friday in Mogadishu during a parade.", "The re...
[ "Resolution expresses intent to send U.N. peacekeeping forces to Somalia .", "The resolution in war-torn country was sponsored by the United States .", "Ethiopian peacekeeping force completed two-year deployment in Somalia .", "Regional leaders fear vacuum will be filled by Islamic extremist groups ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Forests in the Pacific Northwest are dying twice as fast as they were 17 years ago, and scientists blame warming temperatures for the trend, according to a new study.", "This photo of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado shows dying pines and firs among healthy trees.", "The study, to be released ...
[ "Forests in the Pacific Northwest are dying twice as fast as they were 17 years ago .", "Scientists blame warming temperatures for the trend, according to a new study .", "Data was gathered over a 50-year period at sites in the Western U.S. and Canada .", "Scientists: study confirms the harmful effects of ris...
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[ "(CNN) -- Vivienne Tam has become well known for creating clothes that appeal to all ages, ethnicities, and income levels.", "She has earned the reputation for offering a stylish and high-quality product while at the same time inviting the consumer to experience the inspiration behind it.", "As a designer of cl...
[ "Vivienne Tam was born in Canton, China, moved to Hong Kong when she was three .", "Her Mao and Buddha collections were launched in 1995 and 1997 .", "Items of her work are featured in museums in New York, Pittsburgh and London ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- A Scottish fish and chip shop visited by Prince William, Robert De Niro and Tom Hanks has been crowned the best place in Britain to eat the national dish.", "Robert and Alison Smith, the owners of the Anstrhuther Fishbar in Fife, celebrate their success.", "The UK is in recession, but...
[ "Scottish fish and chip shop visited by Prince William named best in UK .", "Sales of UK's national dish up despite country slipping into recession .", "276 million meals eaten every year in UK, according to industry figures ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Dubai could lose its place on the Women's Tennis Association Tour calendar after Israeli Shahar Peer was denied entry to compete at this week's event, the WTA supremo warned Monday.", "Shahar Peer told CNN she learned of her visa ban Saturday, just before her scheduled flight to Dubai.", "Peer was sch...
[ "Israeli tennis player back in Tel Aviv after being denied entry for Dubai event .", "Shahar Peer told night before tournament she would not be granted visa by UAE .", "WTA chief Larry Scott warned Dubai tournament could lose place on calendar .", "Scott: \"This runs counter to everything we were promised and...
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[ "(CNN) -- Russia will begin the construction of a new naval base this year in Georgia's pro-Russian separatist region of Abkhazia, according to a Russian media report Monday.", "Russia's Black Sea fleet is based in Sevastopol under a lease agreement with Ukraine that expires in 2017.", "Russia's Itar-Tass news ...
[ "Official: Russia to station vessels at Abkhaz port of Ochamchire on Black Sea .", "Moscow recognizes Abkhazia as independent region following war with Georgia .", "Georgia and Russia blame each other for starting last year's conflict .", "Russia's Black Sea Fleet is currently based at the port of Sevastopol,...
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[ "BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio (CNN) -- After two years of traveling around the country and criticizing President Bush, President-elect Barack Obama said Friday that he \"always thought [Bush] was a good guy.\"", "Barack Obama tells CNN's John King that it was \"tough\" for him to request the additional bailout funds.", ...
[ "Barack Obama says Bush made \"the best decisions that he could at times\"\nObama campaigned against what he called Bush's \"failed policies\"\nObama says it was \"tough\" to have to request bailout funds ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama weighed in Thursday on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, urging Israel to open Gaza border crossings and telling the Islamic fundamentalist organization to stop rocket fire into the Jewish state.", "President Obama called on both Israel and Hamas to make changes to...
[ "NEW: President Obama urges Israel to open Gaza border crossings .", "Hillary Clinton receives intelligence briefing on first day at State .", "Clinton greets employees at the State Department .", "Clinton was confirmed as secretary of state Wednesday ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has blocked further consideration of a federal law designed to keep sexual material from underage users of the Web.", "The justices without comment Wednesday rejected an appeal from the federal government to reinstate the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), passed by Congres...
[ "Justices reject appeal to reinstate the Child Online Protection Act .", "COPA violates the First Amendment right to free speech, justices say .", "COPA would have kept businesses from distributing \"harmful\" content to minors .", "In 2004 ruling, justice said parental filters are less restrictive on free sp...
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[ "(CNN) -- Most of us know we shouldn't be talking on a handheld cell phone while driving.", "But recent studies suggest that hands-free devices are just as dangerous on the road.", "Studies suggest that talking on a hands-free cell phone while driving is just as dangerous as a handheld one.", "Engaging in a p...
[ "Study: Talking on a hands-free cell phone while driving is still dangerous .", "Drivers on cell phones are involved in an estimated 636,000 traffic accidents a year .", "Six states and District of Columbia ban handheld cell phones by drivers .", "DriveAssist service can help drivers stay off the phone by man...
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[ "(CNN) -- German billionaire Adolf Merckle, one of the richest men in the world, committed suicide Monday after his business empire got into trouble in the wake of the international financial crisis, Merckle's family said Tuesday in a statement.", "Merckle, 74, was hit by a train in the southwestern town of Ulm, ...
[ "Adolf Merckle was No.", "94 on Forbes list of world's richest people .", "Merckle's net worth estimated to be $9.2 billion .", "Billionaire was killed by a train in German town of Ulm .", "Family says financial woes \"broke the passionate family business man\"" ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- It's a frightening scenario, almost a staple of action movies: Someone has fallen onto subway tracks, and a train is rumbling into the station.", "iReporter Stuart Gordon spotted rescuers after a woman fell onto subway tracks in Washington.", "For a heart-stopping moment, the train is certa...
[ "Woman, 68, fell off platform at Metro's Gallery Place-Chinatown stop .", "Houston Metro Officer Eliot Swainson, another rider tried to pull her up .", "When they couldn't grab her, Swainson helped tuck her under platform .", "Woman safely huddled beneath platform lip as train passed ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- In her first interview since giving birth, the teenage daughter of Alaska Gov.", "Sarah Palin said having a child is not \"glamorous,\" and that telling young people to be abstinent is \"not realistic at all.\"", "Bristol Palin says \"everyone should just wait 10 years\" to have a baby, rather than wh...
[ "Bristol Palin said she wishes she had waited 10 years to have a baby .", "18-year-old is getting a lot of help from family, says baby son is \"awesome\"\nPalin said she's hoping to encourage young people to wait to have sex ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Guantanamo Bay's legacy of torture will hurt the United States even if President Obama makes good on a pledge to close the prison camp, a former inmate says.", "Moazzam Begg says that during intense interrogations at Guantanamo Bay, he would have confessed to anything.", "Justice will...
[ "NEW: Obama administration drafting executive orders calling for camp's closure .", "President Obama suspends prosecutions at Guantanamo Bay prison camp .", "Ex-inmate says torture at the camp has made justice unattainable .", "Former guard says detainees at Guantanamo, other camps get no justice ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A crusading Sri Lankan journalist shot dead last week knew he would be killed -- he said so in a dramatic, posthumously published column touching a raw nerve in his war-torn island nation.", "A candlelight vigil in the Sri Lankan capital in memory of slain journalist Lasantha Wickrematunga.", "Lasanth...
[ "Lasantha Wickrematunga gunned down execution-style January 8 .", "Posthumous column anticipated his slaying by government forces .", "Govt.", ": Says no journalist, media institution should fear attack by government .", "Civil war with Tamil Tigers has killed more than 65,000 ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Piracy off the coast of Somalia can't be stopped until there is some authority to bring pirates to justice, according to the commander of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, based in Bahrain.", "U.S. Vice Admiral William Gortney: Need to hold pirates off Africa's east coast accountable.", "Because...
[ "Gortney: No working Somali government, country willing to detain, try accused pirates .", "U.S. currently only nation with ships dedicated to anti-pirate task force .", "Asian, European nations have own ships independently patrolling region ." ]
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[ "LONDON (CNN) -- Iran offered to stop attacking coalition troops in Iraq nearly four years ago in an attempt to get the West to accept Tehran's nuclear program, a British diplomat told the BBC in an interview aired Saturday.", "John Sawers, British ambassador to the U.N., told BBC of Iran approaching Western nati...
[ "Iran approached diplomats with offer nearly four years ago, BBC told .", "Diplomat: Iran offered to stand down in Iraq if West would accept its nuke program .", "Iran denies involvement in fighting in Iraq, says allegations are \"baseless\"\nDespite strained relations, Obama administration has hinted at direct...
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[ "(CNN) -- Diplomats edged closer to finding a way to end the fighting in Gaza on Friday as the United States and Israel signed an agreement designed to stop arms smuggling into the Palestinian territory.", "Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni says European nations and NATO will be helping with anti-smuggling eff...
[ "Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meet .", "Agreement reached on measures to stop flow of Hamas weapons .", "Arms smuggling is a key issue for Israel ahead of any cease-fire .", "Israeli airstrikes continue to pound northern and southern sections of Gaza ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Nearly 1,300 computers in more than 100 countries have been attacked and have become part of a computer espionage network apparently based in China, security experts alleged in two reports Sunday.", "The network was discovered after computers at the Dalai Lama's office were hacked, rese...
[ "Researchers: Dalai Lama's office, NATO, governments among targets .", "Network, dubbed \"GhostNet,\" can take control of computers, search files .", "Researchers link network to China, but don't conclude who is responsible .", "Investigation finds hundreds of infected machines in more than 100 countries ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The e-mail arrived from Uzbekistan on February 26.", "It was titled \"Bad News.\"", "Abdul Dadahanov had intended to study business, but changed his mind after 9/11, his academic adviser said.", "\"Dear Mama Judy,\" a young woman named Aziza Dadahanov wrote in shaky English.", "\"Very very bad new...
[ "Abdul Dadahanov jailed in Uzbekistan, accused of extremist religious activities .", "American family recalls how the man wanted to aid healing after 9/11 .", "Rights groups say Dadahanov is victim of crackdown on \"independent Muslims\"\nFriends in the U.S. fear for health of \"gentle, kind\" man in Uzbek pris...
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[ "(CNN) -- Watch out! Lock up your loved ones!", "Another bloated, over-produced, high-concept monstrosity has escaped from the labs at Dreamworks Animation, and it's out to devour your kids.", "Susan, aka \"Ginormica,\" has to save the world in \"Monsters vs.", "Aliens.\" But don't be too alarmed. \"Monsters ...
[ "\"Monsters vs. Aliens\" about Earth-born \"monsters\" taking on megalomaniacal alien .", "Film's main character is almost 50-foot woman voiced by Reese Witherspoon .", "\"Monsters\" has great talent but no script to speak of, says Tom Charity ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The Illinois state Senate on Monday began its impeachment trial against Gov.", "Rod Blagojevich without the governor present.", "Illinois Gov.", "Rod Blagojevich denies any wrongdoing.", "Blagojevich said he expects lawmakers to vote to convict him.", "He is facing federal corruption allegations...
[ "Impeachment trial proceedings for Illinois Gov.", "Rod Blagojevich begin .", "Illinois governor says impeachment trial is \"unconstitutional\"\nBlagojevich scheduled multiple television appearances Monday .", "Blagojevich accused of scheming to sell Barack Obama's ex-Senate seat ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- High winds and heavy seas capsized a boat filled with African migrants heading for Europe off the coast of Libya Monday -- with more than 200 feared dead, the International Organization for Migration in Geneva, Switzerland, said Tuesday.", "A group of 227 migrants sits on a fishing vessel in Malta last ...
[ "Hundreds feared dead after boat carrying African migrants capsized off Libya .", "Another boat with around 350 migrants was rescued.", "Migrants were believed to be heading for Italian island of Lampedusa .", "U.N.: Marks \"beginning of the smuggling season in the Mediterranean\"" ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Leading British Cabinet minister Jacqui Smith's political future is in doubt after her husband admitted to paying for adult movies with taxpayers' money.", "Jacqui Smith surrounded by media outside her sister's home, whom she lives with in London.", "The home secretary's husband, Richa...
[ "British Cabinet minister Jacqui Smith's political future is in doubt .", "Home minister's husband, Richard Timney, has apologized over porn purchases .", "Smith has promised to repay money spent on porn videos ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Academy Award-winning composer Maurice Jarre, who scored movies including \"Doctor Zhivago\" and \"Lawrence of Arabia\" among others, died Sunday from cancer in Los Angeles.", "He was 84. Movie composer Maurice Jarre pictured at the Berlin International Film Festival last month.", "Jarre enjoyed an il...
[ "Maurice Jarre won three Oscars during his career, all for scoring films by David Lean .", "During the 1980s, 1990s he scored music for \"Ghost,\" \"Witness,\" \"Fatal Attraction\"\nCareer recognized most recently at the Berlin International Film Festival ." ]
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[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The latest 3-D animated movie involves the possible extinction of the human race and features a mad scientist with the head of a cockroach, a prehistoric half-ape/half-fish, a 50-foot-tall woman (OK, 49-foot-11), and a blue brainless blob named B.O.B.", "The Missing Link, Ginormi...
[ "\"Monsters vs. Aliens\" is about motley group of misfits who team up to defeat alien .", "Monsters are led by almost 50-foot woman, voiced by Reese Witherspoon .", "Witherspoon says she hopes character can be role model for girls .", "Other actors lending talents: Seth Rogen, Kiefer Sutherland, Will Arnett ....
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[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Prosecutors in Florida are taking a new look at the 2007 death of Anna Nicole Smith to see if recent evidence that California investigators gathered might cause them to open an inquiry.", "Prosecutors in Florida are reviewing evidence gathered in California for a probe into Anna Nicole S...
[ "Broward County, Florida, prosecutors taking new look at death of Anna Nicole Smith .", "Ex-Playboy playmate found dead in Florida hotel room in February 2007 .", "Coroner: Smith died of accidental overdose of prescription drugs .", "Smith's boyfriend, two doctors charged recently in California drug case ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- It's the season of brackets, beer and, of course, basketball.", "Duke Blue Devils fans cheer on their team at the ACC Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia.", "Come mid-March, the country falls sick with college basketball fever, and the NCAA Tournament is all the talk.", "As men's college basketball comes...
[ "Men's college basketball will end with NCAA championship game April 6 .", "Some Duke students camp out for three months to get a game ticket .", "Last year, 100,000 fans poured into downtown Lawrence, Kansas, after KU's victory .", "Games at these basketball towns are so popular that they usually sell out ."...
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[ "(CNN) -- They feature characters such as hat-wearing cats, very hungry caterpillars, nice girls named Madeline and naughty boys named Max.", "\"The Very Hungry Caterpillar\" by Eric Carle turns 40 this year, and 29 million copies of it have sold since 1969.", "Parents read them to their children, forming a pow...
[ "Parents often read to their children what was read to them when they were young .", "Children's books can reinforce good parenting .", "Professor describes \"home, away, home\" pattern among books .", "\"Dr. Seuss is in a world of his own,\" professor says of story plots ." ]
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