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[ "(CNN) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that despite President Bush's low approval ratings, people will soon \"start to thank this president for what he's done.\"", "Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says \"there is no greater honor than to serve this country,\" \"So we can sit here and talk about th...
[ "Condoleezza Rice says Bush's policies will \"stand the test of time\"\nRice says she's not bothered by criticism; says she's \"here to make tough choices\"\nSecretary of state says historians criticizing Bush \"aren't very good historians\"\nRice says she plans to write a book about foreign policy ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for tighter controls over tourism and other forms of pollution in Antarctica Monday, arguing for greater global cooperation to help preserve the continent's environmental and scientific research value.", "The Dry Valley region of Antarctica has seen an increase ...
[ "Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls for limits on tourism in Antarctica .", "U.S. is proposing new limits on the number of landings from tourist vessels .", "Clinton addressed Arctic Council and Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting .", "Twelve nations signed the Antarctic Treaty in 1959; 47 nations abi...
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[ "Editor's note: Clarence B. Jones, author of \"What Would Martin Say?\"", "is Scholar in Residence at the Stanford University Martin Luther King Jr. Research & Education Institute.", "He was a lawyer and speechwriter for Dr. King.", "Clarence Jones says America is indebted to Martin Luther King Jr. for breaki...
[ "Clarence Jones: Martin Luther King cured U.S. of addiction to racial segregation .", "He says King's work helped make Barack Obama's victory possible .", "Jones: Leaders assumed only white Southern presidents could make progress .", "He says they never anticipated election of an African-American president ."...
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Deep into injury time in one of Manchester United's most important games of the English Premier League season a 17-year-old Italian on debut hit a stunning winner and lifted himself to instant stardom.", "Man of the moment: Seventeen-year-old Federico Macheda is now a legend at Mancheste...
[ "Federico Macheda scores stoppage time winner for Manchester United .", "The 3-2 win for Red Devils is crucial in context of Premier League season .", "Macheda, a product of Lazio's youth programme, is just 17 years old .", "\"This is the best day of my life,\" Macheda said after the victory ." ]
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[ "EVERETT, Washington (CNN) -- Meet Abraham Lincoln.", "Abraham Lincoln with his parents, Dean and Kryssia Lincoln, at their home in Everett, Washington.", "Abraham, 23, may not look like America's 16th president, but he is a distant relative -- and he uses \"mrprez16\" in his e-mail address.", "\"I've always ...
[ "Abraham Lincoln of Washington state is a 23-year-old paralegal .", "Nation's 16th president was a distant ancestor .", "Abraham's mother says she knew it was the perfect name .", "Modern-day Abraham Lincoln hopes for career in public service or politics ." ]
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[ "Editor's note: Julian E. Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School.", "His new book, \"Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security -- From World War II to the War on Terrorism,\" will be published this fall by Basic Books.", "Zelizer writes...
[ "Julian E. Zelizer: The Obama presidency resembles that of Lyndon B. Johnson .", "Zelizer says both aimed high and worked skillfully with congressional leaders .", "A president can shape legislation without dictating the details, professor says .", "Zelizer: Obama has gotten big results from Congress by keepi...
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[ "(CNN) -- Robert Pires is confident Villarreal -- nickname 'the Yellow Submarine' -- can torpedo the Champions League dreams of former club Arsenal in Tuesday's quarterfinal first leg clash in Spain.", "Robert Pires made his final apearance for Arsenal in the 2006 Champions League final defeat against Barcelona."...
[ "Robert Pires believes Villarreal can upset Arsenal's Champions League dream .", "Pires' final game for Arsenal came in 2006 Champions final loss to Barcelona .", "Arsenal striker Robin van Persie misses the trip to Spain with a groin injury ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- North Korea has positioned what is thought to be a long-range missile on its launch pad, a U.S. counter-proliferation official said on Wednesday.", "A North Korean soldier stands guard in the border village of Panmunjom on December 1, 2004 in South Korea.", "The official confirmed a Japanes...
[ "NEW: U.S. Secretary of State Clinton says U.S. has no plans to shoot rocket down .", "N. Korea positions what analyst is believes is long-range missile for launch .", "Taepodong 2 rocket could launch either a warhead or a satellite .", "North Koreans have said they intend to launch a communications satellite...
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[ "ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Regular programming has just been interrupted by a news conference.", "A slender black man in a suit steps up to a podium, flanked by American flags and a White House logo.", "Michael Lamar was laid off in January but has a new job as a Barack Obama look-alike.", "\"I wish I could a...
[ "Michael Lamar strikes an Obama-like figure in ads for a bank in Turkey .", "Lamar worked for JP Morgan Chase for 18 years before being laid off .", "President Obama will be in Turkey soon on presidential visit .", "U.S. approval ratings in turkey have plunged in recent years ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Norwegian Tony Andre Hansen has been stripped of his Olympic showjumping bronze medal -- and banned for our-and-a-half months by the International Equestrian Federation -- after his horse tested positive for a banned substance at the Beijing Games.", "Hansen was Norway's highest-scoring rider as the nat...
[ "Norwegian Tony Andre Hansen is stripped of his Olympic showjumping gold .", "Hansen's horse horse tested positive for banned substance at Beijing Games .", "The fourth-placed Switzerland team have now been promoted to third position ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would make suing for pay discrimination easier by altering a time limit on such suits.", "The act is named for Lilly Ledbetter, seen here in 2008.", "Her discrimination lawsuit victory was overturned in 2007.", "The Lilly Ledbett...
[ "President Obama has promised to sign Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act .", "Act would alter time limit for pay-discrimination suits, makes them easier to file .", "Limit would be based on date of most recent unfair paycheck, not the first .", "Act named for woman whose discrimination victory was overturned in 200...
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[ "Editor's note: Dr. Thomas H. Murray is chief executive of The Hastings Center, a nonprofit research institute on bioethics in Garrison, New York.", "Murray was formerly director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics at Case Western Reserve University and president of the Society for Health and Human Values.", "T...
[ "Thomas Murray: The case of the birth of octuplets in California raises questions .", "He says doctors typically cater to the wishes of their patients, the parents .", "In IVF cases, the doctors also have responsibility for children's welfare, he says .", "He says doctors shouldn't use a loophole to evade the...
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[ "(CNN) -- Police said they are pursuing leads in the death of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu, whose body was found Monday stuffed into a suitcase in a dairy-farm pond near her Tracy, California, home.", "Sandra Cantu, 8, disappeared March 27.", "Her body was found at a dairy-farm pond near her Calilfornia home.", "...
[ "NEW: Police imply person or persons involved in Sandra Cantu's death from area .", "Police plan to church near mobile park home where Sandra's family lived .", "Sandra was found in suitcase in a dairy-farm pond near her California home .", "Sandra had been missing since March 27 from her home in Tracy, Calif...
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Computer hackers have embedded software in the United States' electricity grid and other infrastructure that could potentially disrupt service or damage equipment, two former federal officials told CNN.", "The ex-officials say code also has been found in computer systems of oil and gas distri...
[ "2 ex-federal officials say U.S. electrical grid, other infrastructure targeted .", "Homeland Security doesn't confirm a breach, says no damage caused by one .", "Expert says this kind of code could be difficult to detect ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The pilot of a small Cessna 172 aircraft reported stolen from a Canadian flight school has been captured, authorities said.", "The pilot was flying a plane similar to this one -- a Cessna 172 -- before he landed in Missouri.", "The pilot reportedly stole a small Cessna 172 aircraft from a C...
[ "NEW: FBI identifies pilot as Adam Leon of Turkey, who is now a Canadian citizen .", "NEW: Pilot, formerly known as Yavuz Berke, captured after landing plane, fleeing .", "Cessna aircraft was reported stolen from Canadian flight school .", "F-16 fighter jets intercepted plane, but pilot didn't respond ." ]
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[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- It's no secret that \"American Idol\" judge Simon Cowell often shows no mercy toward aspiring singers.", "Quirky, tattooed contestant Megan Joy Corkrey discovered that Wednesday night during the elimination round on the popular singing competition.", "Megan Joy said she and Sim...
[ "Megan Joy dropped from \"American Idol\" on Wednesday night .", "She had dismissed judge Simon Cowell's criticism; Cowell dismissed her .", "Joy says \"Idol\" has opened up new worlds for her ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- In anticipation of more flooding next week, residents of Fargo, North Dakota, began stacking sandbags Wednesday for the second time in just over two weeks along the banks of the Red River.", "A trucker relaxes April 1 on sandbag pallets in Fargo, North Dakota, which is preparing for more flooding.", ...
[ "Fargo spokeswoman says city has goal of filling 1 million more sandbags .", "\"I don't think people are as worried\" as they were in late March, she says .", "National Weather Service issued flood warning due to precipitation forecast ." ]
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[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Wendell Lawing's eyes light up as the 88-year-old man talks about his last flight in a B-17 bomber.", "Wendell Lawing, 88, recently flew on a B-17 for the first time since World War II.", "\"We were going to Berlin, and we were flying around 20,000 feet.", "Suddenly, Me 109s headed ...
[ "Liberty Foundation begins tour of World War II-era B-17 in Atlanta this weekend .", "\"Our role is to fly this aircraft as a flying museum,\" foundation volunteer says .", "Public gets chance to meet airmen, fly 30-minute missions on Liberty Belle ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Hip hop is one U.S. commodity that has made it past the trade embargo to Cuba.", "Cuban rap duo \"Doble Filo\" say hip hop allows them to embrace social issues.", "Cuba has developed a homegrown rap movement, inspired by the sounds and fashions of U.S. hip hop.", "But what makes Cuba...
[ "Cuba's homegrown rap scene is known for its socially conscious lyrics .", "Rap groups \"Doble Filo\" and \"Los Aldeanos\" speak out about life in Cuba .", "They say hip hop lets them talk about issues ordinary Cubans cannot ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A 93-year-old World War II medic who froze to death last month in his Bay City, Michigan, home left his entire estate to a local hospital, an estate attorney told CNN Wednesday.", "Martin Schur poses with his wife, Marian, in 1976.", "Local and state officials agree that Schur's death was avoidable.",...
[ "Martin Schur, 93, froze to death in his home last month; leaves estate to hospital .", "Attorney won't disclose amount; relative says it's likely in excess of $500,000 .", "\"Hopefully his death is not in vain and we can learn from this,\" nephew says .", "The death has prompted a state investigation into th...
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[ "(CNN) -- Her school has become a symbol of the kind of crumbling infrastructure that President Obama hopes his stimulus bill will improve.", "South Carolina student Ty'Sheoma Bethea was invited to the speech after she wrote a letter to lawmakers.", "But on Tuesday, Ty'Sheoma Bethea became the face of the issue...
[ "Student Ty'Sheoma Bethea joins Michelle Obama for president's speech .", "Bethea wrote a letter to lawmakers appealing for help rebuilding her school .", "President Obama has referenced school as example of needy infrastructure project .", "South Carolina's poorly maintained schools have been a recurring iss...
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[ "LONGMONT, Colorado (CNN) -- A Colorado solar-energy company has high hopes for the economic stimulus bill that President Barack Obama will sign Tuesday in Denver.", "AVA Solar CEO Pascal Noronha holds one of the solar panels his company produces.", "Obama touts that the stimulus bill will help create up to a h...
[ "Solar-panel company has high interest in stimulus bill .", "Creation of \"green\" energy jobs is among hallmarks of stimulus bill .", "AVA Solar of Colorado says it needs seed money to expand, hire more employees .", "Obtaining customers in the United States is a priority for the company ." ]
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[ "AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (CNN) -- The nationalities of the people killed in the Turkish Airlines plane crash near Amsterdam's main airport have been identified as five Turks and four U.S. citizens.", "Masked investigators work at the crash site Thursday.", "Among the dead were two Boeing employees, among four on...
[ "NEW: Two Boeing employees -- among four on flight -- were killed, company says .", "NEW: Their identities have not been released .", "63 people remained in the hospital, six in critical condition, mayor says .", "Plane crashed near Amsterdam's main airport, splitting into three parts ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- With thousands of Americans looking for jobs, many businesses are saying: Sorry, we're not hiring.", "The Federal Bureau of Investigation is sending out another message: Come right this way.", "Donna Gill Lumpkin is one of more than 270,000 people to apply for about 2,950 jobs at the FBI.",...
[ "Hundreds of thousands of job seekers are applying for FBI positions .", "Average starting salary at the FBI is about $35,000 per year .", "FBI no longer has same level of competition from private sector .", "FBI has openings for agents, but also for those in various support roles ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has apparently released a new audio message calling for a jihad, or holy war, against Israel for its Gaza campaign.", "Osama bin Laden, in an undated photo, apparently taped a message calling for jihad against Israel.", "The 22-minute message contains \"an invitation\" ...
[ "White House says Web message shows bin Laden's isolation .", "Message says global economic crisis is reducing U.S. power in the world .", "Audio message posted on radical Islamist Web urges jihad in Gaza's defense .", "Speaker's voice was similar to recordings that bin Laden has made in the past ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The global economy is in the doldrums but the market for merchandise featuring the world's new mega-star shows no sign of tailing off.", "Obama T-shirts and merchandise are flying off the shelves at the moment.", "At the inauguration ceremony for U.S. President Barack Obama in Washingt...
[ "Barack Obama merchandise is a big hit among new president's supporters .", "T-shirts, earrings, champagne and cookies are popular items .", "Obama face masks and Spiderman comic featuring Obama fly off shelves ." ]
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- Hugh Hefner founded Playboy magazine 55 years ago and turned the adult-oriented publication into a multimillion-dollar empire.", "CNN anchor John Roberts recently sat down with Hefner, now 82, and talked about Steven Watts' new book, \"Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream.\"", "Hug...
[ "New book about publisher is \"Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream\"\nNow 82, publisher-playboy says he still has no plans to \"grow up\"\n\"You know, we remain essentially a puritan people,\" Hefner says .", "Hefner's latest girlfriends are a pair of 19-year-old twins ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Mega-rich Middle Eastern investors are the latest wave of businessmen being linked with some of the biggest clubs in English soccer.", "Sulaiman Al Fahim eyes Chelsea, while Liverpool's fans also see a change of ownership looming.", "They follow an influx of 'foreign' owners led by Rus...
[ "Two new Arab investors look to buy Liverpool and Chelsea .", "They're the latest businessmen to look at buying a Premier League club .", "The region has pumped millions of dollars into the game in recent years .", "UEFA boss Platini is wary of foreign owners.", "What do you think?", "Have your say ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Every dog has his day, but Sir Lancelot -- or at least his carbon copy -- has a second one.", "Edgar and Nina Otto show off 10-week-old Lancey, a clone of \"the most human of any dog we've ever had.\"", "A Boca Raton, Florida, couple paid a California firm $155,000 to clone their beloved Labrador retr...
[ "Couple won auction to clone family dog, biotech company says .", "Lancey is world's first commercially cloned dog, company says .", "DNA of deceased dog sent to S. Korea, and cloned puppy born November 18 .", "Humane Society says it's against commercial cloning of animals ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Los Angeles police have launched an internal investigation to determine who leaked a picture that appears to show a bruised and battered Rihanna.", "Rihanna was allegedly attacked by her boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, before the Grammys on February 8.", "The close-up photo -- showing a woman with cont...
[ "Los Angeles police investigating leak of photo of a battered woman .", "TMZ Web site says photo is of R&B singer Rihanna .", "Rihanna allegedly attacked by her boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, on February 8 .", "The two were scheduled to perform at the Grammys ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton was in the White House on multiple occasions when her husband had sexual encounters with Monica Lewinsky, according to newly released documents.", "The National Archives released 11,000 pages of Hillary Clinton's schedule as first lady.", "The National Archives on Wedne...
[ "Documents shed light on Clinton's schedule during affair and resulting scandal .", "Papers also document her involvement in policy, specifically health care reform .", "More than 11,000 documents cover nearly 2,900 days ." ]
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[ "BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- An Australian author imprisoned last month for insulting the king and crown prince of Thailand was on his way home Saturday after receiving a pardon from the king.", "Harry Nicolaides behind the bars of a Thai holding cell.", "Harry Nicolaides, 41, was arrested last August over his 2...
[ "Harry Nicolaides, 41, was arrested last August over his 2005 book .", "The book includes a paragraph about the king and crown prince .", "Authorities deemed it a violation of a law that makes it illegal to insult the crown .", "Man's lawyer says he was relieved and left for Australia at about midnight ." ]
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[ "(Entertainment Weekly) -- If there were any justice, the divas who've been trading off the No.", "1 slot -- Mariah, Madonna, and newcomer Leona Lewis -- would also be slugging it out with a platinum-blond dark horse from Scandinavia.", "Swedish singer Robyn performs in London on April 19.", "Enter Sweden's R...
[ "EW: Singer achieves hooky dance-pop greatness .", "Robyn had early success in the 1990s with hits such as \"Show Me Love\"\nHer look and style has been compared to singer Pink ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The Marines have been making children's Christmas dreams come true for nearly 60 years, but the corps may be seeing fewer smiles this year.", "Volunteer Betty Whelan sorts donated toys in a Toys for Tots center in Boston, Massachusetts.", "With demand up due to the poor economy and toy donations down,...
[ "The Marines' Toys for Tots program has distributed donated toys for 60 years .", "Bad economy has resulted in more requests for toys and fewer donations .", "Marines will fall short of 16.6 million toys distributed last year .", "In Atlanta and San Francisco areas, donations down 30 percent ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- What appears to be a separated human foot inside a shoe -- possibly the sixth discovered in Canada's British Columbia in the past 15 months -- has been found on a riverbank, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Wednesday.", "Some of the feet found this year washed up on Westham Island, south of Vancouver,...
[ "Shoe with what appears to be human foot found on riverbank, Canadian police say .", "If it is a human foot, it would be the sixth found in British Columbia since 2007 .", "All of the separated feet were found washed ashore in running shoes .", "Authorities investigating multiple possibilities, including foul...
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- The wife of accused swindler Bernard Madoff pulled $15.5 million out of a Madoff-related brokerage firm in Massachusetts in the weeks before his arrest, authorities there disclosed Wednesday.", "Bernard Madoff is under 24-hour house arrest in his Upper East Side luxury apartment.", "The with...
[ "NEW: Ruth Madoff made withdrawals in November and December .", "Money taken from Massachusetts company \"intertwined\" with New York company .", "Madoff faces one charge of securities fraud and could face up to 20 years in prison ." ]
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[ "Editor's Note: For more than two decades, world-renowned photojournalist Peter Turnley has covered nearly every significant news event and world conflict in Bosnia, Rwanda, Chechnya, Haiti, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Kosovo and Iraq.", "His photographs have graced the covers of Newsweek, National Geographic, Le Mon...
[ "Photographer Peter Turnley covered President Barack Obama's inauguration .", "He traveled by bus with 40 African-Americans from Brooklyn, New York .", "Moment was like no other \"in terms of its historic magnitude,\" Turnley says ." ]
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[ "(OPRAH.com) -- Decision-making can be challenging for anyone, but when a couple needs to make a collective decision, the challenge becomes greater, psychologist Dr. Josh Klapow says.", "Remind your partner that you are a team and collaboration is needed when facing differing opinions.", "The key is to recogniz...
[ "Psychologist Dr. Josh Klapow gives tips for couples on decision-making .", "Be specific about what you want, Dr. Klapow says .", "Klapow: Stay on track while you are discussing your goals .", "Collective decisions require a compromise, Dr. Klapow says ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A British-owned cargo ship on Monday became the latest vessel to be seized by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.", "International naval patrols have been stepped up in the Gulf of Aden following increased pirate attacks.", "The 32,000-tonne Malaspina Castle was taken early on Monday and was believed ...
[ "32,000-tonne Malaspina Castle was taken early on Monday .", "Crew of 24, from Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia and the Philippines .", "EU's maritime security center believes crew is safe .", "Attack took place despite increased international naval patrols in Gulf of Aden ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Three police officers -- shot to death after responding to a domestic argument call -- will lie in repose at Pittsburgh's city-county building later this week, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl told reporters Monday.", "A statue at Pittsburgh's police memorial is decorated with a bouquet after the deaths...
[ "Eric Kelly, Stephen Mayhle and Paul Sciullo III were shot to death on Saturday .", "They were responding to 911 call about an argument at a Pittsburgh home .", "Suspect Richard Poplawski is in custody; his whereabouts unclear on Monday .", "Mayor describes plans for procession for fallen officers, lying in r...
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[ "(CNN) -- Fans of the character Easy Rawlins don't want to hear it, but author Walter Mosley says he has officially moved on.", "Author Walter Mosley found fame with his Easy Rawlins mysteries and has debuted a new series.", "The prolific writer seemingly wrapped up his beloved series -- which spawned the 1995 ...
[ "Writer Walter Mosley is best known for his Easy Rawlins mystery series .", "His new book, \"The Long Fall,\" introduces the character of Leonid McGill .", "Unlike past books, the new novel is set in modern-day New York .", "Mosley says he enjoyed first time writing a \"hard-boiled detective\" novel ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Despite a hardline U.S. policy, there is no reason why federal officials can't negotiate directly with pirates who are holding a U.S. captain hostage off Somalia, a counterterrorism expert said Thursday.", "Pirates have been plaguing commercial shipping vessels in the waters off the coast of ...
[ "Paying ransom encourages more kidnappings for money, Juan Carlos Zarate says .", "Standoff in high seas difficult because \"we have limited levers to play,\" he says .", "Attempts to free American captain off Somalia \"going to take a while,\" he says .", "\"The good guys will win... but it's difficult,\" fo...
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[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart was among three people killed in a crash in Fullerton, California, early Thursday, according to the team and a hospital spokesman.", "Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed Thursday, hours after his fourth MLB start.", "Ade...
[ "Adenhart, 22, pitched six scoreless innings in Wednesday's game .", "Three people killed in crash early Thursday in Fullerton, California .", "One man arrested, will face charges in wreck, police say ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Nearly one-fifth of American 4-year-olds are obese, and children of color are at higher risk, according to new research.", "Obese children are at risk for early onset of diabetes, fatty liver and musculoskeletal problems.", "Researchers calculated the body mass index from a sample of 8,550 Hispanic, b...
[ "Research: 18.4 percent of 4-year-olds in the United States are obese.", "Native Americans, Hispanics, blacks at most risk; whites and Asians at lowest risk .", "Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors play a role in likelihood for obesity ." ]
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[ "NORFOLK, Virginia (CNN) -- Negotiators aboard a U.S. Navy warship are trying to secure the release of an American freighter captain who is being held by pirates on a lifeboat off the coast of Somalia, according to Maersk Line Ltd. Capt.", "Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama is being held by pirates on a life...
[ "NEW: Backup heading to scene of standoff, Gen. David Petraeus says .", "Maersk Alabama leaves scene with armed detail as negotiations for captain continue .", "FBI assists in negotiations with pirates holding Capt.", "Richard Phillips in lifeboat .", "U.S. Navy warned that pirates increasing range of opera...
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[ "MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida (CNN) -- No piece of equipment is more crucial to a soldier in the field than his rifle.", "And America's most elite troops are about to get a new series of rifles designed for their unique and dangerous missions.", "CNN was given an exclusive look at two new rifles for an elite...
[ "Military will train an elite group of troops with versatile new rifles .", "Mark 16, Mark 17 rifles designed for their unique and dangerous missions .", "Usually secretive Special Operation Command gave CNN an exclusive look .", "The new rifles are designed to handle the greater rate of use and last twice as...
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[ "Editor's note: José Miguel Vivanco is executive director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch, a nonprofit organization that seeks to protect people's rights.", "A lawyer from Chile, he was educated there, in Spain and at Harvard Law School.", "José Miguel Vivanco says conviction of Peru's ex-preside...
[ "José Miguel Vivanco: Peruvian court verdict in Fujimori case sends strong message .", "Fujimori was convicted for allowing death squads to murder innocents .", "Since Pinochet case, Vivanco says, courts have been holding leaders accountable .", "Vivanco: Leaders who deny human rights may suffer for it years ...
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[ "(CNN) -- Three former guerrilla leaders -- who helped command what one activist called \"one of the most brutal rebel movements in modern days\" -- were sentenced Wednesday in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for crimes against humanity.", "Amputee victims of Sierra Leone's civil war take part in football training at a b...
[ "Three rebels in Sierra Leone sentenced for crimes against humanity .", "U.N. Special Court for Sierra Leone found the men guilty in February .", "Men convicted of crimes such as murder, rape, sexual slavery, forced marriages .", "Charges stem from civil war that lasted from March 1991 to January 2002 ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Authorities searched a church near where an 8-year-old California girl was found dead Monday in the hopes of finding clues that would lead to her killer.", "Mourners leave condolences for Sandra Cantu, who was found dead on April 6 in Tracy, California.", "The body of Sandra Cantu of Tracy, Californi...
[ "NEW: Police search church near mobile park home where Sandra Cantu lived .", "Police would not say what evidence led to search of church .", "Cantu was found in suitcase in a pond near her California home .", "Cantu had been missing since March 27 ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- A British man who has just claimed the world land sailing speed record is now planning to better his speed -- on ice.", "Greenbird, driven by Briton Richard Jenkins has claimed the land sailing speed record .", "Using just wind power, Richard Jenkins drove his vehicle, the Greenbird, t...
[ "Greenbird, driven by Richard Jenkins, claims the land sailing speed record .", "The land yacht reaches 202 km/hour (126.1 miles/hour) on a dry lake in California .", "Makers describe craft as \"part airplane, part sailboat and part Formula One car\"\nJenkins is now aiming to better the speed in Montana in his ...
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[ "Editor's note: CNN's Ed Henry traveled with Barack Obama to Europe on the his first overseas trip as president.", "President Obama speaks during a news conference after the G-20 summit in London, England, on April 2.", "ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- One of the most revealing moments of President Obama's European ...
[ "Obama: World's fate no longer decided by Roosevelt and Churchill sitting over brandy .", "Europeans respond favorably to president's message that it's a new era .", "Obama meets Russian President Dmitry Medvedev; relations start to thaw .", "Lots of heavy lifting to be done to make lofty goals reality, CNN's...
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[ "(CNN) -- \"Who controls the past controls the future.\"", "President Reagan's former aides say Obama's budget repudiates Reaganomics.", "It's a line from George Orwell's novel \"1984.\"", "But it could also serve as the rallying cry for two groups battling over President Obama's ambitious domestic agenda -- ...
[ "Clash over Obama's budget centers on America's future, and past .", "Reagan aides say Obama forgets lessons of Reaganomics .", "Author says Reagan raised taxes and increased size of government .", "LBJ's senior aide says Johnson's Great Society was a success ." ]
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[ "BINGHAMTON, New York (CNN) -- Authorities defended the timeliness of police response to Friday's massacre at an upstate New York immigration services center as funerals were set to begin Sunday for two of the 13 slain.", "Jiverly Wong, 41, has been identified by police as the gunman in the Binghamton, New York, ...
[ "Authorities defend police response; two funerals held Sunday .", "Guns found at scene registered to suspected shooter, authorities say .", "Suspect was taking English classes, also upset at losing job, police say .", "Gunman kills 13 people, then self at Binghamton, New York, immigration center ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A pair of Republican congressmen ripped Congressional Black Caucus members for ignoring Cuba's \"myriad gross human rights abuses\" Thursday, saying this week's caucus trip to the island nation ignored the plight of political prisoners under the Castro regime.", "Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jerse...
[ "NEW: Black Caucus Chairwoman responds to GOP criticism on Thursday .", "Members of the CBC recently visited Cuba, met with Fidel and Raul Castro .", "GOP reps blast trip, citing Havana's \"myriad gross human rights violations\"\nN.J. congressman: Travel, trade restrictions should continue until Cuba reforms ."...
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[ "(CNN) -- \"It's time to talk to Cuba.\"", "Fidel Castro is not in power, but he's still a big part of Cuba.", "He welcomed the U.S. delegation.", "That frank assessment from Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, has resonated loud and clear from the island of Cuba -- 90 miles from the southernmost point of Florida...
[ "Members of Congressional Black Caucus met with Cuba's Castro brothers .", "Lawmaker says \"it's time to talk with Cuba\" and ease travel, trade restrictions .", "President Obama has said he is in favor of changing the relationship with Cuba .", "But some members of Congress are against relations opening ." ]
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[ "BUZZARDS BAY, Massachusetts (CNN) -- A crew member aboard a freighter seized by pirates off east Africa said Wednesday that the crew had captured one of four pirates who hijacked their vessel, but they released him in a failed hostage trade.", "Shane Murphy is one of the crew members on board the U.S. ship tha...
[ "NEW: Maersk Alabama eluded pirates for more than three hours .", "Crew says hijacker released in hopes of freeing captain, but hijackers reneged .", "4 hijackers boarded Maersk Alabama off coast of Africa .", "Crew member details story in quick phone calls to wife, father in U.S." ]
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[ "SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- Reporters, editors and photographers at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer prepared their final contributions to the paper, toasted one another with shots of Wild Turkey and packed up their desks in an \"eerily clean\" newsroom as the final edition of the paper went to the presses Monday n...
[ "The P-I abandons print format in transformation to online-only news outlet .", "News comes two months after Hearst Corp. said it would sell the paper or close it .", "Staff of 20 to 25 will remain at seattlepi.com; more than 140 others lose jobs .", "One Seattleite doesn't read papers: \"I get to work and pu...
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- It is news that will be greeted with despair and joy in equal measure in family homes across the globe -- Computer games might be good for children.", "According to scientists at Brunel University in West London, \"young people can experience huge benefits from participating in multi pla...
[ "Three-year study of 13-16 year olds playing online game Runescape .", "Virtual environments are important new leisure spaces for young people .", "Online games give leaders the freedom to fail and to experiment ." ]
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[ "TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso announced a historic ¥15 trillion ($150 billion) stimulus package Friday aimed to turn around the recession in the world's second largest economy.", "Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso has announced a $150 billion stimulus package.", "Steeped in a recession, w...
[ "Japan announces ¥15 trillion ($150 billion) in extra spending Friday .", "The stimulus plan is meant to keep Japan's economy from cracking open .", "¥1.9 trillion allocated for unemployment benefits and the promotion of job-sharing ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- More troops, new legislation, improved troop training and added civilian expertise highlight President Obama's strategy to fight terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.", "President Obama, here with Hillary Clinton on Friday, calls the situation in Afghanistan \"increasingly perilous.\"", "O...
[ "Intelligence shows al Qaeda planning attacks on U.S., President Obama says .", "Part of Afghan strategy is $1.5 billion annually for five years in aid for Pakistan .", "U.S. to send 4,000 more troops to Afghanistan as well as 17,000 announced earlier .", "Hundreds of civilian specialists also to be deployed ...
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Coca-Cola, the world's largest soft drinks group, has bought a minority stake in Innocent, the British fruit drink and \"smoothie\" maker that boasts of its ethical stance.", "Coca-Cola faces allegations about labor abuses as well as health and environmental concerns.", "Innocent said ...
[ "Coca-Cola buys a minority stake in Innocent, the British fruit drink maker .", "Innocent said Coke paid £30 million for stake of between 10 and 20 percent .", "Company insists its ethical stance will not be compromised .", "Coca-Cola faces allegations about labor abuses and environmental concerns ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Two people were killed and two were severely wounded Tuesday in a shooting at a courthouse in Landshut, Germany, police said.", "A police car sits outside the courthouse in the German city of Landshut.", "The gunman, a 60-year-old man, was among the dead, Bavarian Police said in a statement.", "It h...
[ "German TV: Two people killed in a shooting at a courthouse .", "Report: Gunmen believed to have killed himself .", "Court spokesman: Reported that there was \"no more danger\"\nLandshut is about 55 kilometers northeast of Munich ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Pirates in ships are searching for the lifeboat containing four pirates and their hostage -- the captain of a freighter they failed to hijack earlier this week -- according to a U.S. military official with knowledge of the situation.", "Capt. Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama is being he...
[ "NEW: Shots fired in escape attempt, captain apparently tied up, military officials say .", "Pirates using other hijacked ships to look for lifeboat as Navy ships arrive .", "Captain's escape attempt viewed as \"optimistic sign\" of his vitality .", "Richard Phillips, captain of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, is ...
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[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched an investigation into whether there is a connection between improperly sterilized endoscopy equipment and a veteran's positive HIV test.", "Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, requested that the VA look into potential contamination at its facilitie...
[ "Agency seeing whether veteran's AIDS infection, endoscopy equipment linked .", "16 other vets at 2 VA facilities also test positive for hepatitis .", "More than 10,000 vets possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis while having procedures .", "Equipment used in procedures at 3 VA facilities hadn't been properly cle...
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[ "(CNN) -- For fans of The Beatles, 09/09/09 will mark a new invasion.", "The Fab Four will be made even more so when the remastered Beatles catalogue is released in September.", "Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music have announced that as the date for the release of the entire original Beatles catalogue, digitally re...
[ "The Beatles' remastered catalogue will be released in September .", "Release includes all 12 Beatles albums and two later works .", "Beatles expert says music now more accessible to digital music fans .", "Release date of 09/09/09 could be a nod to \"One After 909\" song ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Madonna is in Malawi this week attempting to adopt a second child from the African nation.", "A judge ruled Monday that she will have to wait until Friday to learn a decision.", "Dominic Nutt of Save the Children UK has urged Madonna to rethink her adoption of a girl from Malawi.", "In the meantime,...
[ "Save the Children spokesman: Children should be raised by extended family .", "Celebrities, groups best help children by supporting their communities, he says .", "Madonna is trying to adopt a girl from Malawi ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's energetic response to Monday's earthquake has been generally praised despite his comparison of the ordeal of survivors staying in emergency tents to a camping weekend.", "An elderly local resident bursts into tears during a visit by Silvio Berlusconi, wearing a...
[ "Italy PM's response to Monday's earthquake has been generally praised .", "Berlusconi has compared ordeal of survivors in tents to camping weekend .", "PM has visited town of L'Aquila every day this week, assessing damage ." ]
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[ "MONT TREMBLANT, Quebec (CNN) -- Natasha Richardson came to Mont Tremblant ski resort in eastern Canada last month for what was supposed to be a skiing getaway.", "Actress Natasha Richardson died after suffering an epidural hematoma in a fall during a ski lesson.", "But what she may not have known is some doct...
[ "Resort where Natasha Richardson was injured is 2½-hour drive from trauma center .", "No helicopter medical services are available .", "With epidural hematoma, survival window without treatment is about 90 minutes .", "Some Canadian trauma doctors have argued for air transport since 1990s ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man accused of keeping his daughter in a cellar for decades and fathering her seven children, will go on trial March 16 on six charges including murder and incest.", "Josef Fritzl admitted fathering seven children by his daughter during her 24-year captivity.", "The Austrian...
[ "Josef Fritzl accused of keeping daughter captive for decades, on trial March 16 .", "Fritzl faces murder charge as one of 7 children he fathered by daughter died .", "Other charges include incest, rape, assault and involvement in slave trade ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The federal government is establishing a new system for updating medical records of servicemen and women during and after their military careers, President Obama announced Thursday.", "President Obama made veterans' affairs a big priority in the 2008 campaign and continues to do so.", "The ...
[ "NEW: \"This is a huge day for veterans and troops,\" chief of veterans group says .", "Government is establishing a new system for updating medical records .", "Joint virtual lifetime electronic record aims to streamline data between Pentagon, VA .", "Obama: System will \"cut through red tape,\" allow new ve...
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[ "Editor's note: Julian E. Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School.", "He is completing a book on the history of national security politics since World War II, to be published by Basic Books.", "Zelizer writes widely on current events.", "Julian Zeli...
[ "Julian Zelizer: House Republicans are signaling they will oppose stimulus plan .", "He says Republicans are in trouble if they simply act as an opposition force .", "Democrats gained sway for decades by seeking to improve the economy, he says .", "Zelizer: If GOP opposes stimulus plan, it should offer altern...
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[ "ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected U.S. missile struck a village Wednesday in Pakistan's tribal region, killing three Taliban militants and wounding four others, according to local officials and media reports.", "People inspect the damage from a suspected U.S. missile strike in northwest Pakistan last mont...
[ "Witnesses say missile was fired from drone plane flying low over village, official says .", "Militants fired back at pilotless drone, according to official in Pakistan's tribal region .", "Strike is the 12th this year, compared to just three in same period last year .", "U.S. military in Afghanistan routinel...
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[ "(CNN) -- A man who was sought by police in Texas after four children were burned with sulfuric acid has turned himself in, authorities said Monday.", "Tracy Lynn Escobedo is taken into custody for allegedly burning four children with sulfuric acid.", "Tracy Lynn Escobedo, 27, called CNN affiliate KXII-TV and a...
[ "Suspect says four children accidentally burned with sulfuric acid .", "Tracy Lynn Escobedo's surrender documented by local TV station .", "Children hospitalized; three stable, one \"not very good,\" police say ." ]
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[ "(CNN Student News) -- February marks the beginning of Black History Month, a federally recognized, nationwide celebration that provides the opportunity for all Americans to reflect on the significant roles that African-Americans have played in the shaping of U.S. history.", "But how did this celebration come to ...
[ "Use this information to understand the origins of Black History Month ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Chronic seizures can present a risk for adolescents, whose bodies and metabolism are changing.", "Jett Travolta was the elder of John Travolta and Kelly Preston's two children.", "A seizure disorder caused the death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston, a sou...
[ "Seizures in teenagers can be caused by dozens of disorders, genetics .", "Seizure said to have caused the death of Jett Travolta, 16 .", "Family has linked seizures to Kawasaki disease; experts say it's unlikely ." ]
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[ "Editor's Note: Jack R. Nerad is Executive Editorial Director for Kelley Blue Book and kbb.com, and co-host of \"America on the Road,\" heard on more than 300 radio stations.", "In the 1980s he served as Editor of Motor Trend magazine.", "Nerad is the author of \"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hybrid and Alterna...
[ "Jack Nerad: Some argue that a quick bankruptcy is best course for GM .", "He says bankruptcy will reduce sale of GM cars, even with government warranty .", "Nerad says GM suppliers could be driven into bankruptcy by such a move .", "He says bankruptcy is being used as a hammer for GM to get concessions ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Vice President Joe Biden brushed aside recent criticism by predecessor Dick Cheney that moves by the Obama administration had put the United States at risk, telling CNN on Tuesday that the former vice president was \"dead wrong.\"", "Vice President Joe Biden sits down for an interview with CN...
[ "VP Biden speaks Tuesday with CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Gloria Borger .", "Biden says recent criticism from former vice president Cheney is \"dead wrong\"\nHe says Bush administration left the country in weakest shape since WW II .", "Biden calls for tougher response from Moscow and Beijing on N. Korea rocket laun...
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[ "(CNN) -- It took about 110 years and some delicate surgery on his most private parts, but Henry -- a lizard-like creature from New Zealand -- is now a dad.", "Henry, the oldest tuatara to mate at Southland Museum, enjoys a cold shower in his home in New Zealand.", "Henry, a tuatara who, as far as curators at S...
[ "110-year-old endangered male tuatara dinosaur descendant produces offspring .", "Henry and his near 80-year-old mate Mildred produced 11 eggs -- all hatched .", "Henry, disinterested in sex for four decades, lashed out at females .", "But his reptile dysfunction changed when a cancerous lump was removed ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The number of child abuse reports in Jamaica increased dramatically in 2008, the nation's Office of Children's Registry reported Saturday.", "The office received 3,784 child abuse reports last year, up from only 425 complaints in 2007, a significant increase for a nation with a population of about 2.8 m...
[ "Child abuse reports in Jamaica have risen dramatically in past year, officials say .", "Justice Minister: Flogging, other forms of physical abuse are part of Jamaican culture .", "In 2008, 73 children were killed in 10-month span, according to police report ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Obama administration is abandoning a controversial plan to charge private insurers for treatment of veterans' service-connected ailments.", "White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel met with veterans' groups on Wednesday.", "In an statement Wednesday night, the White House said that alth...
[ "White House chief of staff meets with veterans groups .", "Administration wanted to charge private insurers for treatment of veterans .", "Vets' groups and members of Congress have angrily opposed the proposal ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- You don't find many churches making theatrical films.", "You especially don't find many churches making films starring Kirk Cameron about a firefighter in a crumbling marriage addicted to online porn.", "Kirk Cameron stars in \"Fireproof,\" a film he was attracted to for its many themes, he...
[ "\"Fireproof\" about a firefighter having marriage problems .", "Film was produced by a church, aimed some marketing at churches .", "\"Fireproof\" successful in theaters, now success on DVD, has become a brand ." ]
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[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Packing on the pounds over the holidays?", "Adam Sandler can sympathize.", "He recently put on some weight himself.", "Adam Sandler had to cope with more than just falling gumballs in his latest comedy, \"Bedtime Stories.\"", "The comedian got buff for the movie \"You Don't...
[ "Adam Sandler wore cast for part of \"Bedtime Stories\" filming .", "Some scenes required a body double after star broke ankle .", "Sandler says he let himself go after \"You Don't Mess With the Zohan\"" ]
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[ "RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) -- Lawyers for convicted September 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui urged an appeals court panel Monday to throw out his guilty plea and grant their client a new trial.", "They argued Moussaoui did not have an adequate defense and lacked key information to defend himself.", "Zacarias ...
[ "Defense lawyers say 9/11 conspirator lacked key info to defend himself .", "Zacarias Moussaoui sentenced to life in connection with September 11 attacks .", "Prosecutors say Moussaoui's guilty plea came voluntarily .", "Legal analysts believe appeal stands little chance of success ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- I wanted to believe the man in front of me wasn't a rapist.", "I knew he was a former Sudanese soldier, I knew he wanted to talk about rape in Darfur.", "A humanitarian group working on Darfur issues had introduced him to us.", "They told us his testimony was important to hear.", "A woman left hom...
[ "Former soldier says he was armed with a Kalashnikov and told to kill .", "\"Adam\" describes taking part in rape attacks on children in Darfur .", "Victims included girls as young as 12, he says ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Vladimir Putin spent the Russian New Year boogying to the hits of ABBA after spending $30,000 to fly a tribute band to a lake town north of Moscow.", "Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin flew an ABBA tribute band to Russia for a private concert.", "According to Bjorn Again founder, R...
[ "Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has revealed a love for ABBA's hits .", "ABBA tribute band founder says he flew group to Russia for private concert .", "Rod Stephen says there were only eight people in the audience ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Asked about part of the entertainment business he particularly enjoys, Greg Behrendt -- stand-up comedian, author, TV writer and producer -- had an unusual answer.", "Greg Behrendt co-wrote \"He's Just Not That Into You,\" based on a popular episode of \"Sex and the City.\"", "\"My instrumental punk a...
[ "Greg Behrendt is the co-author of \"He's Just Not That Into You,\" now a film .", "Behrendt joined a mostly female writing team on \"Sex and the City\"\n\"He's Just Not That Into You\" is a book for women who worry about relationships .", "\"We were raised to pursue women,\" Behrendt says ." ]
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[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Mandy Moore is getting a license to wed rocker Ryan Adams.", "Mandy Moore has been with Ryan Adams for about a year.", "Moore's publicist confirmed Thursday the 24-year-old singer-actress is engaged to marry Adams, 34, who is known for producing rock music with a country influe...
[ "Singer-actress Mandy Moore engaged to rocker Ryan Adams .", "Moore has had top 10 music success, better known for movie roles .", "Adams a prolific singer-songwriter as soloist and with Whiskeytown, Cardinals ." ]
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[ "On CNN's \"State of the Union,\" CNN host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on the issues affecting communities across the country.", "King recently traveled to Arizona, to explore the debate over how to control illegal immigration.", "A fence separates the United St...
[ "Eight Democrats in Congress wrote Obama to halt building of border fence .", "Border Patrol agents say fence has drastically cut number of border crossings .", "Then-Sen. Obama voted to authorize almost $3 billion for building 670 miles of fence .", "Critic says barrier has forced illegal immigrants to make ...
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[ "(CNN) -- A one-of-a-kind bicycle belonging to U.S. cycling legend Lance Armstrong was stolen from a team truck in California just hours after he rode it Saturday on the first day of a nine-day race.", "Lance Armstrong is racing in the California Amgen Tour as he attempts a comeback after retiring in 2005.", "C...
[ "Lance Armstrong's one-of-a-kind bicycle stolen from team truck in California .", "Four bicycles stolen from truck Armstrong's Astana team parked behind hotel .", "Cancer survivor Armstrong is currently fifth overall in Amgen Tour of California .", "Armstrong won the Tour de France a record seven times from 1...
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[ "(CNN) -- A gay rights group is welcoming the likely appointment of the world's first openly gay prime minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir of Iceland.", "Protesters in Reykjavik celebrate the prime minister's resignation on Monday.", "Sigurdardottir, the country's 66-year-old minister of social affairs and social ...
[ "Johanna Sigurdardottir is on track to succeed Prime Minister Geir Haarde .", "Haarde resigned after the collapse of Iceland's main banks, currency .", "Sigurdardottir is currently the minister of social affairs and social security .", "Negotiations are underway between Sigurardottir's party and potential par...
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[ "(CNN) -- Twenty-five years after the hit single \"West End Girls,\" can the Pet Shop Boys pull off songs that make you want to dance like it's 1984, but still reflect a social consciousness of 2009?", "Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, shown at the BRIT Awards in February, are releasing their 10th studio album.", "...
[ "The Pet Shop Boys' new album comes out in the United States on April 21 .", "\"Yes\" has two distinct parts: the upbeat introduction and the more mysterious end .", "Singer Neil Tennant says he never sang any harmonies in the 1980s .", "Tennant and Lowe did not meet in a pet shop, but in an electronics shop ...
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[ "(CNN) -- A Singapore lawmaker was in intensive care Monday after a man set him on fire at a community event, a hospital official told CNN.", "Seng Han Thong of the ruling People's Action Party underwent skin graft surgery at Singapore General Hospital Monday morning and was in stable condition, said hospital spo...
[ "Man in his 70s poured thinner on lawmaker and set him on fire while he had lunch .", "Seng Han Thong of the ruling People's Action Party is in intensive care .", "He suffered burns to his face and chest and underwent skin graft surgery .", "Attacker is a former cab driver who has been in a mental clinic, med...
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[ "SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- The park bench facing Lake Washington is covered with flowers, poems, a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes and graffiti.", "Fans leave flowers and mementos in honor of Kurt Cobain near his Seattle home.", "\"I miss your beautiful face and voice,\" one dedication reads.", "\"Thank yo...
[ "Kurt Cobain died 15 years ago, a suicide at 27 .", "Cobain, frontman for band Nirvana, has been influential in music .", "Even his hometown has honored him; Cobain had derided it .", "Attorney for Courtney Love, Cobain's widow, says many \"looted the estate\"" ]
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[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Five U.S. soldiers were killed Friday in a suicide bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul -- the single deadliest attack on U.S. troops in more than a year, the U.S. military said.", "A suicide truck bomber breached the outer security barrier of Iraqi National Police headquarters in s...
[ "NEW: Attack is deadliest on U.S. forces in more than a year .", "Suicide bomber explodes truck at national police headquarters in Mosul .", "Five Americans among eight dead; 60 others wounded .", "Mosul, 260 miles north of Baghdad, called last urban stronghold of al Qaeda in Iraq ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A form of liquid morphine used by terminally ill patients will remain on the market even though it is an \"unapproved drug,\" according to a decision by the Food and Drug Administration.", "Last month, the FDA warned nine companies to stop selling unapproved pain-relief drugs.", "After tal...
[ "FDA decides to extend the usage of morphine sulfate oral solution 20 mg/ml .", "Hospital, hospice groups had said pulling drug would cause hardship .", "FDA said until alternatives are developed, easing of pain must remain a priority .", "FDA estimates several thousand drugs marketed without approval ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a dramatic break from previous policy, the United States will join direct talks between U.N. and European powers and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program, the State Department announced Wednesday.", "Wednesday's announcement is the latest step by the Obama administration to engage Iran diplo...
[ "NEW: \"Engagement\" with Iran \"makes sense,\" Secretary of State Clinton says .", "NEW: Ahmadinejad says U.S. \"has no right to suggest how other nations should live\"\nE.U.", "official asked to invite Iran to new talks with Security Council members, Germany .", "U.S., having no diplomatic relations with Ir...
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[ "(CNN) -- A Texas couple who were burned to death in the Texas wildfires Thursday had been packing their truck to evacuate their home but were unable to escape fast-moving flames, a relative told CNN Friday.", "A house burns after wildfires raced through rural Montague County in Texas.", "\"I think they undere...
[ "NEW: One person killed in fire just west of Dallas and Fort Worth .", "NEW: Former television reporter, wife die in Texas wildfire while waiting for son .", "Number of injured in Oklahoma wildfires rises to at least 49 .", "Oklahoma governor declares emergency for 31 counties ." ]
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[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- For Miley Cyrus, star of Disney's popular television series \"Hannah Montana\" and its big-screen adaptation \"Hannah Montana: The Movie,\" art is not far from real life.", "Miley Cyrus, here in \"Hannah Montana: The Movie,\" says filming in Tennessee was relaxing.", "The 16-ye...
[ "Miley Cyrus stars in a big-screen version of \"Hannah Montana\"\nMuch of movie shot in Tennessee; Cyrus said it gave her \"time to relax\"\nCyrus kisses co-star Lucas Till in film but said she was focused on her lines ." ]
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[ "TEL AVIV, Israel (CNN) -- In Tel Aviv's wholesale fashion headquarters, where textile merchants follow in the legacy of fathers and grandfathers, many Israelis are looking for the latest in tech fashion: the iPhone.", "Mobile phone store Z-Tov Ltd. in Tel Aviv carries iPhones among other cell phones and products...
[ "Z-Tov sells the 8GB iPhone for about 2,000 NIS, or about U.S. $790 .", "Apple has yet to make its presence official in Israel .", "In Israel, selling and unlocking the coveted iPhone is big business .", "Apple COO Tim Cook: Unlocked iPhones \"a good problem to have\"" ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton had $6.4 million in presidential campaign debt at the end of November, according to a report filed Saturday with the Federal Election Commission.", "Hillary Clinton says she hopes to have her campaign debt paid before her possible confirmation as s...
[ "Hillary Clinton still owes more than $6 million in presidential campaign debt .", "Clinton has officially forgiven the $13.2 million personal loan to her campaign .", "She hopes to have debt paid before her possible confirmation as secretary of state ." ]
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