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[ "Editor's note: Mike Galanos hosts \"Prime News\" from 5-7 p.m.", "ET Mondays through Fridays on HLN.", "\"Prime News\" uses the day's most powerful headlines as a starting point for diverse perspectives, spirited debate and your points of view.", "Mike Galanos says child pornography charges are too harsh for teens caught \"sexting.\"", "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- \"Sexting.\"", "Have parents out there ever even heard of this term?", "Whether you want to admit it or not, teenagers are sending sexual messages and naked pictures of themselves to their boyfriends and girlfriends.", "In most cases it's the girl sending a picture or message to the guy.", "If you're thinking to yourself right now, \"What's the big deal?\"", "then you should think again. This practice can ruin our teenagers' lives.", "Six teens in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, were charged as juveniles with possessing child pornography after three girls sent nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves to three boys.", "It gets even worse.", "A 13-year-old boy in Middletown, Ohio, is facing felony pandering obscenities charges after taping a sex act and showing it to friends at a skating party.", "A felony? Yes this kid needs to be punished but we don't need our 13 or 14-year-olds charged with child porn and lumped in with adult pedophiles and labeled as sex offenders.", "I've spoken with several attorneys on our show and it seems there is no one reason prosecutors are opting to charge teens with child porn instead of lesser charges.", "Some may be doing it to \"send a message.\"", "Some may feel they have an obligation to charge these teens with the most serious offense possible and, according to the law, naked pictures of underage kids are usually considered child porn.", "And others may feel they are left with no options since there aren't really any laws that apply specifically to sexting.", "In any case, it's clear we need to change our laws to catch up with technology.", "A great illustration of why change is needed now is the story of Phillip Alpert, of Orlando, Florida.", "He didn't ask, but his girlfriend sexted him naked pictures of herself, according to the Orlando Sentinel.", "When they broke up, he mass e-mailed the photos to get back at her.", "Alpert, 18, was convicted of transmission of child porn and he will carry the label of \"sex offender\" until he is 43.", "He lost friends, was kicked out of school, he can't even move in with his dad because his dad lives near a school.", "Should Phillip be punished?", "Yes. Should the six teens in Pennsylvania face consequences?", "Yes. But let's kick them off cheerleading squads and sports teams.", "Make them do community service and take classes on sex crimes.", "Educate other teens on the dangers of sexting.", "Pay a price, yes, but these young people shouldn't pay for this for the rest of their lives.", "And if you think this couldn't happen to your kid, think again.", "Sexting is more prevalent than you think.", "The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy teamed up with CosmoGirl.com and asked over 1,200 teens about their sexual behaviors in cyberspace.", "According to their study, 39 percent of teens (that's ages 13-19) are sending or posting sexually suggestive messages over IM, text or e-mail and around the same number of teens are receiving such messages.", "Half of those teens, 20 percent, are sending or posting nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves.", "That's frightening. Why are our kids doing this? On our show, psychotherapist Stacy Kaiser said, \"What I'm finding is a lot of girls are doing this because they're hoping it will help them get or keep a boyfriend.\"", "The numbers agree with Stacy.", "According to the study, 51 percent of girls say it's \"pressure from guys\" that's making them send sexual messages and pictures of themselves.", "So guys are expecting this and our girls are saying \"OK.\" It makes me wonder how much progress we've really made in how young women are viewed and treated.", "The bottom line: We need to educate, not incarcerate, our teens and it has to start with parents.", "Don't let the culture indoctrinate your little boy or girl about sex before their time.", "So strike first as a parent.", "If your kids are older, let them know a digital record is for life.", "When little Suzie tries to win the affection of little Bobby by sexting him a picture, she is putting her future at stake.", "There is no control over that image or video once it gets out.", "But that doesn't mean little Suzie should be charged as a child pornographer.", "The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Mike Galanos." ]	[ "Mike Galanos: Teens are sending explicit photos of themselves to other kids .", "He says parents should be aware of what's happening and educate children .", "Galanos: Sexting should be punished but not treated as child pornography ." ]	[ 3, 6, 24, 28, 45 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Voters in Nashville, Tennessee -- a city that has seen a dramatic increase in its immigrant population -- rejected a measure Thursday that would have made English the only language used for government business in its metropolitan area.", "Nearly 57 percent of those who cast ballots Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee, voted against the measure.", "With all 173 precincts reporting, 41,752 voters, or nearly 57 percent, voted against the proposed amendment, with 32,144 voters supporting it, according to unofficial results posted on the Nashville city government Web site.", "\"No person shall have a right to government services in any other language,\" the proposal read.", "The measure would have included government meetings.", "The Metropolitan Council, which submitted the measure, could have mandated exceptions to protect public health and safety.", "Elise Shore, southeast director of the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said her regional office in Atlanta, Georgia, was monitoring the Nashville balloting.", "\"We just elected our first black president.", "There are the forces of globalization and conducting business around the world ... in the face of this, we see these measures?\"", "Shore asked.", "The proposal \"sends a strong message ... this is a negative message.", "In fact, it invites discrimination,\" she said.", "In a newspaper editorial published Thursday, The Tennessean urged voters to defeat the proposal.", "\"This amendment would exclude and marginalize those residents and visitors to Nashville simply because English is not their native tongue,\" the editorial said.", "The polls opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m. Before the measure was defeated, a spokesman for U.S. English Inc., an action group that supports English-only laws nationwide, said the Nashville proposal was a good one.", "\"Government programs are aimed at helping people reach self-sufficiency and success,\" Rob Toonkel said.", "\"Allowing use of a second language doesn't encourage them to learn English.\"", "\"The key word [of the amendment] is 'actions that bind the government,' \" Toonkel said, which would cover transactions such as getting a city contract.", "If a non-English speaker needs help filling out a form, and someone in that agency speaks their language, they should be helped, he said.", "\"But you shouldn't be able to come in, pick up a form [in another language] and leave.\"", "According to Toonkel, about 30 states and more than 100 localities have made English their official language, and he said his organization believes such laws are legal.", "Raul Gonzalez, legislative director for the National Council of La Raza, said the message of the proposal is discriminatory.", "\"What it ... says is, 'If you speak a language other than English, you may not be welcome here,' \" Gonzalez said.", "La Raza is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on reducing poverty and discrimination and improving opportunities for Hispanic Americans.", "Gonzalez said similar English-only laws across the country \"have so many exceptions they are meaningless.\"", "In an editorial earlier this month, The Tennessean quoted the referendum's sponsor, Councilman Eric Crafton, who said the bill was needed to save the city $100,000 to $150,000 in annual translation and related costs.", "However, metro officials told the newspaper such services are provided by employees already on the city's payroll.", "The council passed a similar bill in 2007, but it was vetoed by then-Mayor Bill Purcell, who called it \"unconstitutional, unnecessary and mean-spirited,\" according to The Tennessean.", "U.S. Census data from 2000 showed an increase of 210 percent in the immigrant population of the Nashville metro area, including Davidson County, since 1990.", "During that decade, immigrants accounted for 45 percent of the overall population increase in the city.", "More than two-thirds, or 67 percent, of the area's foreign-born population had entered since 1990.", "This was much higher than the rate for the state overall, which was about 58 percent.", "The Census Bureau's American Community Survey, taken between 2005 and 2007 for the Nashville metro area, shows a population of 613,632.", "Of that number, 61,843 were foreign-born, with most of the immigrants coming from Latin America.", "About 73,000 residents speak a language other than English at home and, of those, 35,290 speak English less than \"very well,\" the survey found." ]	[ "NEW: 57 percent vote against English-only measure in Nashville, Tennessee .", "Proposal: \"No person shall have a right\" to government services not in English .", "Measure would \"exclude and marginalize\" some residents, newspaper says ." ]	[ 1, 3, 13 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- On Inauguration Day, there's one scene at the White House that won't be playing out exactly as it has during past transitions: the traditional moving of the outgoing first family's belongings.", "President Bush walks out of the White House Oval Office on January 10.", "Anita McBride, chief of staff to first lady Laura Bush, tells CNN that the Bushes have moved almost all of their belongings out of the White House ahead of schedule.", "\"There won't be ... the moving trucks for the Bushes coming here,\" McBride said, adding, \"The only things really left for President and Mrs. Bush are their personal belongings and luggage that they'll take that day.\"", "McBride said Mrs. Bush directed residence staff early -- in the summer of 2008 -- to prepare the White House for the personal transition.", "\"It's probably the librarian in her,\" McBride said of Mrs. Bush, a former librarian.", "\"Maybe we've got a bit of a Dewey Decimal system of move-out process, but that certainly made it easier for the residence staff, and they very much appreciate it,\" McBride said.", "The actual clearing out of the Bushes' belongings began over the summer, McBride says, when many items were packed and taken to Crawford, Texas.", "Then, during the Christmas holiday, the Bushes moved their personal things out of Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, according to McBride.", "That means on Inauguration Day, while President Bush and Mrs. Bush, along with President-elect Obama and his family, are at the Capitol, staff in the White House residence will have more time to unpack and prepare the Obamas' personal belongings.", "\"They have rehearsed this over the last few weeks, everyone has their marching orders, it will be all hands on deck,\" said McBride.", "\"The residence staff will be here that morning, and they know what their jobs are when the moving truck for the Obamas' move-in arrives,\" she said, adding, \"Their things will be unpacked, and their clothes will be in their rightful place, and whatever furniture that they may have selected from the White House furniture collection will be in the place that they want it to be.\"" ]	[ "The Obamas' belongings will be moved into the White House on Tuesday .", "Most of the Bush family items are already moved to Crawford ranch, Dallas home .", "Bush move started last summer, according to a White House aide ." ]	[ 4, 9 ]
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The international race among sailors, kite surfers and wind surfers to be the fastest wind-powered boat on the planet is rapidly gaining momentum as speeds reach all-time highs.", "Quick sailor: French trimaran l'Hydroptere is one of the boats battling for the outright world sailing speed record.", "The outright world sailing speed record -- which did not change hands for 11 years after 1993 -- has been bettered four times this year alone.", "The new holder of the record, Alexandre Caizergues, of France, claimed it with an average speed of 50.57 knots (almost 60 miles per hour) over 500 meters on his kite board off the coast of Namibia last month.", "Caizergues' attempt was eventually ratified by the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) this month, when it was decided that kite boards would be eligible for the outright record.", "Meanwhile, another Frenchman, Alain Thebault, has also been closely challenging for the record on his vessel l'Hydroptere.", "Thebault's crew hold the 500m speed record in the boat class, and also have the overall speed record in the one nautical mile category.", "Then there is the Australian sailor hoping to spoil the party for the French .", "Paul Larsen, aboard British yacht Vestas SailRocket, has unofficially nabbed the fastest boat record from l'Hydroptere with an average speed of 47.4 knots.", "Larsen achieved the speed in 22 knot winds, and shortly before his unusual \"boat\" became airborne and flipped.", "Larsen's speed is just awaiting formal approval from the WSSRC.", "Thebault held the record with a speed of 46.88 knots.", "Even the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race has had a speed record of its own with current leader Ericsson 4 claiming the world record for the most distance sailed in a 24-hour period during the event's first leg.", "According to a spokesman from the WSSRC, interest in speed sailing is steadily building, and the close competition has been giving it a boost.", "\"Certainly towards the end of the year it's been very hectic.", "I think what has happened is that a number of competitors have been at the top end and they have all been competing against each other at the same venues.", "The development of new technologies is one factor that has increased interest in trying to break these records.", "\"The fact that kite boards have developed has helped ... but there is still a lot of people out there that want to achieve these records,\" the spokesman said.", "He said that a lot of syndicates had been involved in speed sailing for some time, and that many were only now starting to feel the benefits of their developmental work.", "\"It does seem if you are going for a specially designed boat it takes a few years before you get the design right,\" he said.", "The spokesman said the WSSRC had received about 50 formal applications for speed attempts during 2008.", "He said the council's job was not to promote the attempts but simply to oversee them in a fair and independent manner and ratify successful efforts.", "The WSSRC had a number of commissioners based around the world, he said." ]	[ "Kite boarder Alexandre Caizergues, of France, holds the world sailing speed record .", "The World Sailing Speed Record Council oversees and ratifies record attempts .", "The WSSRC had about 50 formal applications for record attempts in 2008 ." ]	[ 4, 20 ]
[ "BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- Demonstrators stormed a hotel Saturday where Asian leaders were to meet, forcing the indefinite postponement of the Association of South East Asian Nations summit.", "Thousands of anti-government protesters block a busy intersection during rush hour in Bangkok.", "Participating Asian leaders were on their way out of the country, according to Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.", "He declared a state of emergency in Chonburi province and the southern coastal city of Pattaya, where the summit was to be held, but rescinded the order hours afterward.", "Thousands of \"red shirt\" protesters, named for the color of their attire, have rallied for days to demand Abhisit's resignation.", "The demonstrators flooded into the summit site after smashing through the hotel's glass doors, but were otherwise nonviolent.", "Hundreds of them streamed in, without police interference.", "Protesters hugged the officers and shook their hands.", "The red shirts have given the prime minister repeated deadlines to resign, but those have come and gone.", "United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon he was disappointed by the summit's delay.", "\"I understand the circumstances that led the Thai government to take this difficult decision.", "While I had hoped to have exchanges with the leaders of ASEAN and its dialogue partners, I continue to look forward to engaging again with them in the near future,\" Ban said.", "\"I strongly value the long-standing relationship between ASEAN and the United Nations, and their cooperation in various fields.", "I hope for an early restoration of normalcy in Thailand and for the settlement of differences through dialogue and peaceful means,\" he added.", "The protesters are loyal to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 coup.", "Thaksin now lives outside of Thailand.", "The protesters have said Abhisit's government was not democratically elected and want him to resign and schedule elections.", "Abhisit, who has held the position for four months, has rejected calls for him to step down.", "Lawmakers named the 44-year-old, Oxford University-educated Abhisit prime minister in December in the wake of months of demonstrations against Thaksin and his ruling party, People Power Party.", "On Tuesday, protesters rushed Abhisit's motorcade while it was struck in traffic.", "He escaped unharmed.", "Protesters opposed to Thaksin took to the streets last year wearing yellow shirts, occupied the Government House and blockaded Bangkok's major international airport, stranding throngs of tourists who provide much of the country's revenue.", "The demonstrations ended in early December when a court ruled that the People Power Party was guilty of electoral fraud and threw Thaksin's brother-in-law out of the prime minister's seat.", "The red shirt protesters said this week they would not take over the airports.", "Dan Rivers and Kocha Olarn contributed to this report." ]	[ "Demonstrators storm a hotel Saturday where Asian leaders were to meet .", "Thousands of \"red shirt\" protesters demand resignation of Thai Prime Minister .", "State of emergency declared in Chonburi province and coastal city of Pattaya .", "Protesters are loyal to ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in 2006 coup ." ]	[ 0, 3, 14 ]
[ "(CNN) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has added his brother-in-law to a military board in a move analysts say paves the way for an heir, according to South Korea's state-sponsored Yonhap news agency.", "Kim Jong-il has named his brother-in-law Jang Song Thaek to a top military board.", "The addition of his kin to the powerful National Defense Commission also solidifies his standing, Yonhap said.", "Kim was reappointed Thursday as chairman of the military board in his first major public appearance since a reported stroke in August.", "His brother-in-law, Jang Song Thaek, is considered his right-hand man, according to Yonhap.", "Jang, who has been married to Kim's sister since 1972, currently serves as a director of the Workers' Party, Yonhap said.", "\"Kim wants to keep the military in check and secure loyalty to both the military and the party,\" Cha Doo-hyeogn, a North Korea expert, told Yonhap.", "Kim also increased the number of members in the military agency to 13, from eight, Yonhap said.", "\"Overall, the power of the National Defense Commission was strengthened,\" Seoul's Unification Ministry spokesman, Kim Ho-nyoun, told Yonhap in a briefing.", "There were no other major changes in the new parliament, which signifies that Kim, 67, is prepared to maintain the status quo as he readies someone to take over from him, analysts told Yonhap.", "Kim's recent health problems and long absence from public functions have prompted speculation on whether he is ready to groom an heir to the world's only communist dynasty.", "But the secretive nation shields its internal affairs from international scrutiny.", "Analysts told Yonhap that Jang may serve as caretaker for Kim's successor, who will possibly be one of his three sons." ]	[ "North Korean leader Kim Jong-il added his brother-in-law to a military board .", "Analysts say move paves the way for an heir to be named .", "Jang Song Thaek is considered to be Kim's right-hand man ." ]	[ 0, 1 ]
[ "(Mental Floss) -- Owning a professional sports franchise is my dream job.", "(I'm willing to relocate.)", "Of course, I could never afford my own team.", "There's a better chance I'll miraculously develop an unhittable slider, or learn to punt.", "NFL team owner Robert Kraft got his start in the paper business.", "You obviously must be exceedingly wealthy to become an owner.", "Did you ever wonder how all these people made all that money?", "I sure hope you did, because we went and did all this research.", "Here's a list of nine billionaire owners and how they built their fortunes.", "1. Rich DeVos, Orlando Magic (NBA) In 1959, DeVos and high school friend Jay Van Andel started selling all-purpose cleaner.", "Their business grew to become Amway, which now brings in $6 billion each year under the ominous-sounding Alticor name.", "Whether you see Amway as an empowering direct sales company or a something resembling a cult, it sure was good to DeVos.", "Forbes estimates his wealth at $3.5 billion, making the paltry $85 million he spent on the Magic in 1991 a minor investment.", "2. Robert L. Johnson, Charlotte Bobcats (NBA) Lower on my list of dream jobs is running a cable network that caters to urban youth.", "So I'm all kinds of envious of Robert L., who founded BET and sold it to Viacom for $3 billion in 2001.", "His fortune was depleted by an expensive divorce, but Johnson's estimated net worth is still $1.1 billion.", "His resume is full of firsts BET was the first African-American owned company traded on the NYSE.", "He was the first African-American billionaire in the U.S. And, in 2002, he became the first African-American majority owner of a professional sports franchise.", "3. Robert Kraft, New England Patriots (NFL) I'd never given it much thought, but I'd always assumed Kraft bought the Patriots with big cheese money he'd inherited.", "But Kraft got his start in the paper business.", "His wife, Myra, is the daughter of Massachusetts philanthropist Jacob Hiatt.", "After Kraft finished Harvard Business School, he went to work with his father-in-law's packaging company.", "In 1972, Kraft founded International Forest Products, which is now part of the Kraft Group -- a diversified collection of companies ranging from Gillette Stadium to the New England Revolution (Major League Soccer) to Carmel Container Systems (Israel's largest packaging plant).", "Kraft is seen as a savior in New England -- before he bought the team in 1994, the Pats seemed destined for relocation to St. Louis.", "Plus he's made them really, really good, winning three Super Bowls this decade.", "Another reason I'm so keen on owning a team is the access to foreign heads of state.", "In 2005, Kraft met Vladimir Putin, who walked off with one of Kraft's Super Bowl rings.", "Kraft now claims it was a gift, but that might just be what you say when a Russian leader steals your jewelry.", "Mental Floss: How ex-presidents and prime ministers make ends meet .", "4. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Seattle Mariners (MLB) Despite America's strong resistance to Japanese ownership -- and despite his admitted lack of interest in baseball -- Hiroshi Yamauchi became majority owner of the Seattle Mariners in 1992.", "Yamauchi is the man credited with transforming Nintendo from playing-card company to video game giant.", "His 55-year tenure saw incredible growth.", "But that doesn't mean there weren't a few bumps along the way.", "Forays into instant rice, taxi service and short-stay hotels (also known as \"love hotels\") did not pan out.", "5. Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys (NFL) Jerry Jones built an oil empire in the early 1970s, striking gas in the first thirteen wells he drilled.", "His father had given him a head start; Pat Jones sold the Modern Security Life Insurance Company for millions.", "An undersized guard, Jones was captain of the 1965 Cotton Bowl-winning Arkansas Razorbacks.", "Future Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson was a teammate, and Johnson's successor, Barry Switzer, was a Razorbacks assistant.", "Jones bought the Cowboys for an estimated $140 million in 1989.", "He immediately made waves by firing Tom Landry -- the only coach in Cowboys history -- and replacing him with his college buddy (the aforementioned Jimmy Johnson, who was coaching the University of Miami).", "After a rocky 1-15 start in 1989, the Cowboys went on to win three Super Bowls in the 1990s.", "Mental Floss: A brief history of stadium naming rights .", "6. Malcolm Glazer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL), Manchester United (English Premier League) Malcolm Glazer inherited a small jewelry repair business from his father.", "But it was Malcolm's investments in Florida trailer parks that started his financial ascent.", "He went on to become president and CEO of First Allied Corporation, which now owns 6,700,000 square feet of retail space.", "He was also chairman of Gilbert/Robinson, Inc., which managed over 100 restaurants, including Houlihan's and Darryl's.", "Today, the Glazer family oversees strip malls and nursing homes throughout the land.", "Glazer also has a large stake in Zapata, an oil company founded by George H.W.", "Bush. Glazer made five previous attempts to join the elite ranks of NFL ownership, including a failed 1993 bid to bring an expansion team to Baltimore.", "The New York Times said Glazer had \"a reputation as a franchise window shopper, one who looks at virtually every team that comes up for sale.\"", "But in 1995, he outbid George Steinbrenner for the downtrodden Tampa Bay Buccaneers.", "Under his leadership, the franchise was righted, earning a Super Bowl title in 2003.", "Glazer also bought Manchester United, and fans weren't exactly pleased.", "7. Stanley Kroenke, Denver Nuggets (NBA), Colorado Avalanche (NHL), St. Louis Rams (NFL -- partial owner) Kroenke is a self-made man who also married mega-rich.", "He earned his estimated $2.1 billion fortune in real estate, developing shopping centers across the country.", "Then he went ahead and married a Walton -- Ann Walton.", "Sam's niece. She's worth another $3+ billion.", "A sports junkie, Kroenke also owns Major League Soccer franchise Colorado Rapids and a share in Premier League's Arsenal F.C.", "8. Daniel Gilbert, Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) With $5,000 he'd earned delivering pizzas -- and after a stint as a TV reporter -- the future Cavs owner started a small mortgage company called Rock Financial in 1985.", "In 1999, the company was bought by Intuit for $532 million.", "Three years later, Gilbert bought it back for $64 mil, renaming the company Quicken Loans.", "He purchased the Cavaliers for $375 mil in 2005.", "He also owns Fathead, which makes wall decals and tiresome ads.", "On the side, Gilbert is working to beat Michigan's steroid-free bench-pressing record.", "9. Stephen Bisciotti, Baltimore Ravens (NFL) At 48, Stephen Bisciotti is one of the NFL's youngest owners.", "He made his money in staffing -- specifically, finding talented engineers for the aerospace industry.", "With Jim Davis, Bisciotti founded Aerotek in 1983 (he was 23).", "Their staffing company, now known as the Allegis Group, had revenues of $4.4 billion in 2005.", "Bisciotti bought 49 percent of the Ravens in 2000, and purchased the rest from Art Modell in 2004.", "Mental Floss: What your favorite teams were almost called .", "For more mental_floss articles, visit mentalfloss.com .", "Entire contents of this article copyright, Mental Floss LLC.", "All rights reserved." ]	[ "The NFL's Malcolm Glazer got started as an owner of Florida trailer parks .", "The Cleveland Cavaliers head was a pizza deliveryman and TV reporter .", "Baltimore Ravens chief found talented engineers for the aerospace industry .", "Russia's Putin walked off with NFL owner Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring ." ]	[ 4, 26, 43, 58, 64, 65 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Incumbent leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika has won a third term in office after a landslide victory in Algeria's presidential election, media reports said Friday.", "Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika arrives to cast his vote at a school in Algiers.", "Bouteflika's victory came despite calls from his political opponents for voters to boycott the polls.", "They claim the election was a charade, with the other presidential candidates -- from left-wing parties to Islamists -- standing no real chance.", "The 72-year-old was elected with over 90 percent of the vote, Reuters.com quoted the official in charge of organizing Thursday's presidential election as saying.", "\"Bouteflika has won ... 90.24 percent of the votes cast,\" Interior Minister Minister Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni told a news conference.", "Algerian lawmakers, most of them loyal to the president, cleared the way for him to stand for re-election last year by abolishing constitutional term limits.", "Critics said that would allow him to serve as president-for-life.", "Supporters of Bouteflika say he deserves credit for steering the North African country, an oil and gas producer, back to stability after a bloody civil conflict in the 1990s that killed an estimated 150,000 people.", "But critics say he is using the threat of renewed violence from Islamic militants to mask the country's deepening economic problems.", "\"I continue to regard the restoration of civil peace as a national priority, as long as hotbeds of tension and pockets of subversion survive,\" Bouteflika, running for a third term, said in his final campaign speech on Monday, Reuters.com reported.", "He has also promised to spend $150 billion on development projects and create 3 million jobs, his remedy for an economy in which energy accounts for about 96 percent of exports but where other sectors have been choked by red tape and under-investment." ]	[ "Bouteflika, 72, win third term comfortably with 90 percent of vote .", "Lawmakers abolished constitutional term limits last year .", "Political opponents claim vote was a charade .", "Algeria is fighting an Islamic insurgency and an ailing economy ." ]	[ 0, 4, 6 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Top Democrats have expressed concern over President Obama's plan to draw down nearly two-thirds of U.S. forces in Iraq by August 2010, while some key Republicans are offering praise.", "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier this week questioned the need to keep 50,000 troops in Iraq until 2011.", "At issue: Obama plans to leave between 35,000 to 50,000 residual forces in the war-torn country, serving in a training or advisory role to the Iraqi military.", "All U.S. troops have to be out of Iraq by December 31, 2011, under an agreement the Bush administration signed with the Iraqi government last year.", "There are currently 142,000 U.S. troops in Iraq.", "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, indicated earlier this week that the residual force Obama is planning to leave in Iraq is too large.", "Pelosi on Wednesday told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow: \"I don't know what the justification is for 50,000, a presence of 50,000 troops in Iraq. ...", "I do think that there's a need for some.", "I don't know that all of them have to be in [the] country.\"", "Pelosi clarified her concerns after Obama announced the plan at an event Friday at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.", "iReport.com: Do you think troops should be pulled, or should numbers increase?", "\"As President Obama's Iraq policy is implemented, the remaining missions given to our remaining forces must be clearly defined and narrowly focused so that the number of troops needed to perform them is as small as possible,\" Pelosi said in a press release.", "\"The president's decision means that the time has come at last for Iraq's own security forces to have the prime responsibility for Iraq's security.\"", "Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-California, co-founder of the Out of Iraq House Caucus, was critical of the plan.", "\"I am deeply troubled by the suggestion that a force of 50,000 troops could remain in Iraq beyond this time frame,\" she said in a statement Friday.", "\"Call such a troop level what you will, but such a large number can only be viewed by the Iraqi public as an enduring occupation force.", "This is unacceptable.\" Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, said that while he supports Obama's \"step in the right direction,\" the new troop plan does not \"go far enough.\"", "\"You cannot leave combat troops in a foreign country to conduct combat operations and call it the end of the war.", "You can't be in and out at the same time,\" Kucinich said in a release Friday.", "And top Senate Democrats echoed some of their House colleagues' skepticism.", "\"That's a little higher number than I expected,\" Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said Thursday.", "The third-ranking Senate Democrat, Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, said, \"It has to be done responsibly, we all agree.", "But 50,000 is more than I would have thought.\"", "On Thursday afternoon, the president briefed bipartisan leaders from the House of Representatives and Senate -- including Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, at the White House about the troop plan.", "Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said that 50,000 is \"somewhat larger\" than what he expected.", "However, he said he has always believed \"a few tens of thousands\" of troops would be needed for noncombat missions such as training and fighting terrorism.", "Watch Obama announce the new Iraq plan » .", "Before the White House meeting, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No.", "2 Senate Democrat and a close Obama ally, said he was anxious to get the troops home.", "But he defended the administration, saying it is \"trying to strike the right balance\" between ending the war and maintaining stability in Iraq.", "Rep. John McHugh of New York, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said later that Obama assured him the plan to withdraw all combat forces will be revisited if conditions on the ground in Iraq deteriorate.", "\"The president's objective to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq is one we should pray for, plan for and work toward,\" McHugh said in a statement.", "\"However, I remain concerned that the security situation in Iraq is fragile, and we should work to mitigate any risks to our troops and their mission.", "I specifically raised these points with the president this evening.\"", "McHugh added, \"Our commanders must have the flexibility they need in order to respond to these challenges, and President Obama assured me that there is a 'Plan B.'", "\" On Friday morning, McCain, who criticized Obama's plan to pull combat troops from Iraq in the presidential race, offered warm praise for the new proposal.", "In a speech on the Senate floor, McCain said Obama's decision is \"reasonable\" and that he is \"cautiously optimistic that the plan that is laid out by the president can lead to success.\"", "McCain, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said that a \"failing situation in Iraq has been arrested and reversed\" due to the \"dramatic success of the surge strategy,\" referring to President Bush's plan in 2007 to send additional troops to Iraq.", "He also praised Obama's willingness to leave behind a significant residual force and reassess the situation if conditions change in the future.", "\"We are finally on a path to success\" in Iraq, McCain said.", "\"Let us have no crisis of confidence now.\"", "Obama touted his opposition to the Iraq war during the presidential campaign, a position popular with liberal groups such as MoveOn.org.", "But according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll, many Democrats may not be satisfied with Obama's plan.", "When asked if the U.S. should keep the same number of troops in Iraq that are currently stationed there, 12 percent of Democratic respondents agreed -- compared with 58 percent of Republican respondents.", "Watch more on the poll » .", "Asked if U.S. forces should be removed by \"next spring,\" 87 percent of Democrats and 39 percent of Republicans surveyed were in favor.", "But the survey suggested that half of all Americans think the United States is winning the war in Iraq, the highest percentage since that question was first asked in a CNN poll in 2004.", "\"This indicates that the public thinks the surge worked, but that hasn't changed their view of the war in Iraq at all,\" said Keating Holland, CNN polling director.", "\"As a result, nearly seven out of 10 favor the idea of removing most U.S. troops from Iraq by next spring, a proposal that was a key part of Obama's presidential campaign last year.\"", "The CNN/Opinion Research poll was conducted February 18-19, with 1,046 adult Americans questioned by telephone.", "The survey's sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.", "CNN's Ted Barrett, Mark Preston and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report." ]	[ "President Obama announces drawdown of combat troops in Iraq by August 2010 .", "Some Democrats question size of residual force to remain in Iraq .", "Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich says new troop plan does not \"go far enough\"\nSen. John McCain offers praise, calling Obama's plan \"reasonable\"" ]	[ 0, 16 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A mother and her infant were killed by a tornado that hit Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday, a family member told CNN.", "Powerful tornado winds ripped through Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Friday, leaving a trail of destruction.", "About 36 people were injured, at least two of them critically, officials said.", "Early Saturday, officials said about 250 homes had been damaged or destroyed.", "The woman who was killed, Kori Bryant, was at home with her daughter, Olivia, when the tornado struck, said family member Mark McClure.", "Another family member, who found the mother and daughter after the tornado, said attempts were made to resuscitate the infant, but she couldn't be saved, according to McClure.", "The baby was found in her car seat.", "Her parents had put her in the seat, thinking it would be safer for her, McClure said.", "The Bryants were in the hallway with the baby when the tornado struck.", "The woman's husband, John Bryant, was found about two houses away, McClure said.", "His back and ribs were broken, and a lung had collapsed.", "He was taken to Vanderbilt University Hospital, and he will undergo surgery when his blood pressure stabilizes, McClure said.", "John's brother told him yesterday that his wife and daughter had died, McClure said.", "The bad weather began about noon when a band of severe thunderstorms swept across the state from the southwest, said Donnie Smith, a public information officer with the Tennessee Department of Emergency Management in Nashville.", "Just before 1:40 p.m., the tornado hit Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, 30 miles southeast of Nashville, he said.", "Thirty-six people were treated for tornado-related injuries at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, said hospital spokeswoman Martha Tolbert.", "The search-and-rescue effort was continuing into the evening, Smith said.", "Watch damage caused by tornado in Murfreesboro » .", "Elsewhere in the region, the town of Mena, Arkansas, is cleaning up after a tornado roared through, killing three people and damaging or destroying more than 100 homes, an Arkansas official said.", "The town looked like a \"war zone\" as soldiers from the Arkansas National Guard went house to house searching for victims of the twister that hit Thursday night, said Capt.", "Christopher Heathscott.", "About 50 soldiers also helped with security and food distribution.", "Mena, population 6,000, took a heavy hit on the west side of town, as the storm swept through downtown before heading up state Highway 71, said Tommy Jackson from the state Department of Emergency Management.", "\"It looks like a war zone out here,\" said James Reeves, also from the department.", "Watch scenes of devastation in Mena » .", "The tornado damaged the county hospital, Mena City Hall, a middle school, churches, a library, the Masonic lodge and the courthouse -- which houses the 911 emergency dispatch center and a detention center, Reeves said.", "He said electricity and gas were out in the western half of the city.", "Two plants at an industrial park were destroyed, said reporter Charles Crowson of CNN affiliate KTHV-TV.", "He said utility crews were trying to stop a gas leak there.", "Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told Crowson the county detention center was \"uninhabitable.\"", "There were 18 inmates in the jail at the time of the tornado, and they were moved to neighboring jurisdictions, he said.", "iReport.com: Are you there?", "Send photos, video .", "CNN's Melissa Roberts and Dave Alsup contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Parents in hallway with baby in car seat when tornado hit Murfreesboro .", "Mother died, father found two houses away when tornado hit .", "Tornado hit Mena, Arkansas, on Thursday; 3 people confirmed dead ." ]	[ 0, 6, 8, 9 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Pirates off the eastern coast of Africa fired on U.S. sailors Saturday as they tried to reach the lifeboat where an American captain is being held, a U.S. official familiar with the situation told CNN.", "The guided missile frigate USS Halyburton, with helicopter capabilities, is now at the scene.", "The gunfire forced the sailors, who did not return fire, back to the guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge, the official said.", "Capt. Richard Phillips reportedly offered himself as a hostage to the pirates during an attack Wednesday on the U.S.-flagged container ship Maersk Alabama in the Indian Ocean.", "The Alabama was en route to Mombasa, Kenya, with a cargo of food aid when it was hijacked about 350 miles off the Somalia coast.", "The American crew regained control of the vessel, but the Maersk company would not say how.", "There are about 20 crew members.", "The Alabama arrived Saturday in Mombasa, along with an 18-person armed security detail on board.", "\"For security reasons, the vessel will berth in a restricted area of the port and will not be accessible to the media.", "FBI agents will debrief members of the crew on board the vessel before they disembark.", "The crew will not be available to the media in Mombasa,\" Maersk Ltd. said.", "Watch the latest Maersk briefing » .", "The U.S. Navy -- which is in charge of the situation -- requested help from the FBI to resolve the standoff.", "The FBI is launching a criminal investigation into the hijacking and hostage-taking, two law enforcement officials told CNN.", "The probe will be led by the FBI's New York field office, which has responsibility for looking into cases involving U.S. citizens in the African region.", "Agents from the office were scheduled to leave for Africa sometime this weekend, the officials said.", "Phillips lives in Underhill, Vermont, where neighbor and longtime family friend, Tom Walsh, told CNN the captain's wife, Andrea, was surrounded by relatives.", "\"If they need us to help with anything.", "That's kind of the way it is in these communities.", "... just showing that we're concerned.", "We want to do whatever she needs,\" Walsh said.", "\"She has a lot of family there.\"", "Watch more about the hostage situation » .", "Earlier Saturday, pirates sailing a hijacked German cargo ship returned to port after failing to reach the area of the standoff with the Bainbridge, a local journalist told CNN.", "The German ship Hansa Stavanger was among several pirated vessels trying to sail to the area some 300 miles off the Somali coast, a Somali journalist told CNN.", "The pirate crew had intended to help the pirates holding Phillips but turned back because of the U.S. naval presence, the journalist said.", "The Hansa Stavanger is now at the Somali port of Eyl, the journalist said.", "The Hansa Stavanger was hijacked April 4 off the Somali coast.", "Pirates have been searching the waters off Africa's coast for the Alabama's lifeboat, a U.S. military official with knowledge of the situation said Friday.", "They are using hijacked vessels and skiffs launched from larger ships, the official said.", "The guided missile frigate USS Halyburton, with helicopter capabilities, has joined the Bainbridge in the area.", "A third ship, the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer -- with a medical facility aboard -- should be there by the end of the day.", "iReport.com: Share your thoughts on how the pirates are being handled .", "Phillips is being held by four gunmen in the covered, fiberglass lifeboat.", "He jumped overboard at one point to try to escape, but one of the pirates jumped into the water after him and brought him back onboard the 28-foot boat.", "The pirates fired shots, the military official said, without providing further details.", "Phillips appeared to be tied up by the pirates after the escape attempt, a Defense Department official told CNN.", "For the U.S. Navy, bringing in more firepower is more than just a means to resolve a hostage situation, said Chris Lawrence, CNN's Pentagon correspondent.", "Attacks in the area have picked up so drastically in recent months that the Navy has to reposition some of its fleet to deal with the threats, he said.", "The pirates have shown no signs of giving in.", "Meanwhile, the acts of piracy were having an effect on tourists disembarking from ships in Mombasa.", "\"Well, we got the international news stories on television on the ship and everybody's concerned about the route that we were on because there was always the possibility that we would be approached by pirates,\" one male passenger said.", "CNN's Stephanie Elam, Mohammed Jamjoom and Barbara Starr contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Gunfire from pirates forces sailors, who did not return fire, to turn back .", "NEW: FBI launches criminal investigation into hijacking, hostage-taking .", "Maersk Alabama arrives in Mombasa, Kenya under armed guard .", "Capt.", "Richard Phillips is being held by four gunmen in covered, fiberglass lifeboat ." ]	[ 2, 13, 33 ]
[ "(CNN) -- When Brian Burton, a little known DJ operating under the name of Danger Mouse, released \"The Grey Album\" in 2003, he brought to mainstream attention a new form of musical genre made possible by the advance of modern technology and the Internet.", "He also inadvertently sparked a debate about record labels' monopoly of music ownership.", "\"The Grey Album\" consists of a series of \"mash-ups,\" songs made by splicing together elements from two or more separate tracks, the vocals from one, the music from others.", "Burton used the vocal tracks from rapper Jay Z's \"Black Album\" and music from The Beatles' \"White Album\".", "The album was well received.", "His decision to bring together the world's biggest hip hop star with the best-selling band of all time probably contributed to its positive reception by the critics.", "It was described as \"the most creatively captivating\" album of the year by The Boston Globe and voted best album of 2004 by Entertainment Weekly.", "But its success probably owes just as much to the controversy it caused.", "While Jay Z had released his \"a capella\" vocal tracks with the intention that they could be used as sampling material, Burton had borrowed the Beatles' music without permission from the copyright holders, EMI Music.", "EMI moved swiftly to block sales of the album but anti-copyright activists stepped in, and battle lines were drawn.", "Downhill Battle, a group that campaigns for a fairer music industry, organized an online protest, dubbed \"Grey Tuesday\" in which they offered up the album to download for free on approximately 170 Web sites as a form of deliberate civil disobedience.", "With over 100,000 downloads, Downhill Battle claims that \"The Grey Album\" was the number one album in the United States on the day.", "The two groups represented polar opposite points of view.", "EMI's position was that they earn a livelihood out of the music.", "By blocking the sale of this album they were simply protecting their investment.", "Downhill Battle, on the other hand, argued that while copyright holders should get a cut of the proceeds from the sale of music, the licence fees were far too high and too large a proportion goes to the music label and not to individual artists.", "Moreover, they argued, music was built on a tradition of sharing and much that is good has come from one artist passing the baton to another, who might give a different interpretation, even improve, on an original work.", "\"The reason we have copyright is to ensure that creators are able to benefit from the things that they do so that they can keep creating,\" says Nicholas Reville, Director at Downhill Battle.", "\"What's happened to copyright with music recently is that it has been used as a way to restrict creativity, limit art and censor what people are allowed to do.", "\"What made 'The Grey Album' so significant was that it brought together two of the most popular musical acts from two different eras into a totally new piece of art that was considered by everybody as culturally significant.", "There's no reason why any society would not want that creation to exist.\"", "Reville says that Downhill Battle's argument is that copyright should exist but that laws should be reviewed so that bedroom musicians everywhere can have access to sample music without needing a lawyer to guide them through the legal quagmire.", "The \"mash-up\" is not a new phenomenon.", "In Indian music there is a tradition of borrowing tunes and melodies and incorporating them into new compositions.", "Western folk music also encouraged the practice of passing on songs for reinterpretation by new generations.", "As a musical genre, the \"mash-up's\" origins lie in the birth of hip hop, when DJs such as Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash began using the drum sections form vinyl records as a back-beat for MC's to rap over.", "The development of the Internet has simply fast-forwarded the culture of borrowing by making it all that much easier -- \"mash-up\" artists have access to so much more music than their forebears.", "And peer-to-peer and social networking sites mean that \"mash-ups\" have found a distribution system that by-passes the usual gate-keepers - record companies and music stores.", "\"There are elements of this idea that have been around for a long time,\" says Rupert Evans of yourspins.com.", "\"Mozart wrote a piano concerto where every time you finished a bar you're meant to roll a dice to see what it was you played next.", "\"People have always been into the idea of how you can break things down and put them back together and I think it's something that's been highlighted recently due to technology and the hip hop 'vibe' has taken it and tried to twist it around.", "\"When people first started recording music it meant you were stuck with just one version.", "There isn't supposed to be a definitive version.\"", "It would seem that artists are beginning to cotton on.", "At yourspins.com musicians such as Moby, Robbie Williams, Roots Manuva and Natasha Bedingfield have released their work for remixing by the public.", "The musicians provide the user with a selection of variations on the different elements of a song -- bass line, drum, vocals, etc.", "-- which can be put together in any order.", "The result is \"as many versions of the song as there are atoms in the universe,\" says Evans.", "There is one large distinction between what Danger Mouse was doing with \"The Grey Album\" and the music produced by remixers on yourspins.com.", "While \"The Grey Album\" was championed as an original work of art, Evans does not believe that the same can be said of yourspins.com's remixes.", "\"It's a hard distinction to defend but [Danger Mouse] picked a couple of things himself.", "There was some creativity in saying: 'I can put this and that together', whereas we are giving people a toolkit,\" says Evans.", "In yourspins.com's legal framework, the copyright still belongs to the artist who can even sell on the remix if they wish.", "Evans says that the laws have relaxed since he first set up yourspins.com.", "\"At the beginning a lawyer was telling me that every time someone wanted to go on my Web site they would have to sign a paper saying that they weren't going to claim copyright over what they had created, and the artist was going to have to sign a paper giving permission every time, which obviously wouldn't have worked,\" he says.", "Technology is breaking down the barriers between musicians and their audiences, allowing both sides to interact in ways that would have been unimaginable thirty years ago, but the record companies are still holding on stubbornly to their monopoly of the market, and it seems there is still a fair way to go before musical culture becomes truly democratic.", "E-mail to a friend ." ]	[ "A little-known DJ, Danger Mouse, released \"The Grey Album\" in 2003 .", "It pioneered a new genre -- \"mash-ups\" -- splicing elements from two different tracks .", "Vocals are from Jay Z's \"Black Album\" and music from The Beatles' \"White Album\"\nIt ssues of copyright and the relationship between artists and audiences ." ]	[ 0, 2, 3, 33 ]
[ "(Oprah.com) -- Are you truly happy?", "If you were presented with a group of people you've never met, could you determine who was really satisfied with their life?", "A panel of five people took a test to see how happy they really are.", "Based on this picture and a brief description, see if you can tell who is the happiest!", "From left to right: Peggy, Noreen, Lachelle, David and Lorrie.", "Peggy (pictured on far left) is a 44-year-old married mother of two teenage boys who works as the bookkeeper of the family business.", "Last year, both her father and her sister died, and her mother has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.", "Noreen (second from the left) is a 52-year-old divorced mother of two college kids.", "She's an avid swimmer and works in the operations department of a major airline.", "Lachelle (middle) is 27 years old, married and has no children.", "She works two jobs and has two dogs.", "Last year, four of her friends and two of her family members died within six months of each other.", "David (second from the right) is 53 years old, and he's been a funeral director for 30 years.", "He is married and has two sons.", "Lorrie (pictured on far right) has been married for 15 years and has six children.", "She works in retail and also serves as the vice president of her PTA.", "Peggy, David and Lachelle scored the highest on the satisfaction scale, while Noreen and Lorrie scored the lowest.", "Satisfaction for Peggy is achieved by surrounding herself with happiness.", "The most important thing?", "Her husband. \"He is there for me. He doesn't only love me, he appreciates me and makes me feel good,\" Peggy says.", "Happiness doesn't depend on money, she says.", "It's about enjoying the simple things.", "\"Every morning I have a ritual.", "After the boys have left, [my husband and I] get in the hot tub, and it's our time.", "We talk about what is going on for the rest of the day.", "It is just our quality time just to stay connected.\"", "David, the funeral director, says he's developed phrases that help him keep a positive outlook.", "\"I will say, 'It's a marvelous Monday.", "It's a terrific Tuesday,'\" he says.", "Although he deals with death daily, David says his job is anything but depressing.", "\"Most people look upon funeral service as a sad profession.", "I look upon it as a profession where I'm helping people at a very difficult time in their lives,\" he says.", "\"Being successful in life is not what really matters.", "Being significant in life is really the core root of what matters.\"", "Lachelle says she lives by the philosophy, \"Negative out, positive in.\"", "She says she believes happiness is a conscious effort.", "\"It's about claiming what's yours. If you want a positive life, you need to think positively and act positively,\" she says.", "\"I do my best not to compare myself with others.", "I've always felt that what one person has may not be destined for me.\"", "Dr. Robert Holden has dedicated his life to studying the pursuit of happiness.", "The psychologist is the founder of the Happiness Project in England and the author of 10 best-selling books, including \"Happiness Now!\"", "Dr. Holden says those looking for happiness often don't realize they already have it.", "It's a lesson that he says he was lucky to learn at age 18 from a spiritual teacher.", "\"He said, 'Look, actually, Robert, you're already happy.'", "And I said, 'Well, that's great, but I don't feel it.", "So tell me, what do I have to do?'\" Dr. Holden recalls.", "\"And he said, 'You have to understand that the pursuit of happiness is a mistake.", "It's like, you don't chase happiness out there.", "You learn that you're happy inside you, and then you go running.", "Then you go into the world.'\" When looking at the guests who scored the highest on the happiness scale, Dr. Holden says he instantly recognizes the keys to their satisfaction.", "For David, it's his job. \"Your job just helps you to have a great perspective on life, which is, 'We're just here for a short spell, and it's really important to make the most of it,'\" Dr. Holden says.", "Lachelle uses the law of attraction to stay happy, Dr. Holden says.", "\"Lachelle, basically what I see is that you've chosen to be an optimist.", "You have had some difficult times in your life, and you've had bad circumstances, but you've made great choices.", "And this is how the law of attraction works,\" he says.", "\"What I found is that basically we have beliefs about life, and our perception gathers evidence to prove that our beliefs are right.", "So an optimist believes that good things can come from bad situations.\"", "After taking the happiness test, Noreen found that she received the lowest score possible -- a 5 out of 35.", "So how can Noreen find fulfillment?", "Dr. Holden says to look within her heart.", "\"What really occurs to me is ... you are such a good person. ...", "But I realized that you've not made some of the best choices in your life in the past,\" Dr. Holden says.", "\"Those choices, I think, are being motivated really by a lack of what I call self-acceptance, which is where we somehow don't believe we deserve any more than we have.\"", "The law of attraction could make a big difference for Noreen, Dr. Holden says.", "\"The way the law of attraction works is that as we increase our self-acceptance, we attract more happiness,\" he says.", "Dr. Holden says Noreen needs to realize she is, indeed, a great person.", "One way she can do that is to surround herself with people who already know that.", "\"I think it's also great to have some friends around you who can remind you, because we do forget,\" Dr. Holden says.", "Noreen says she feels like she's taking her first step on the road to happiness.", "\"I feel like I'm starting.", "I can feel it,\" she says. Lorrie scored in the middle range of the satisfaction test and says people often mistake her for being happy because she puts on a false front, whether she's being a room mom for one of her six children or attending a PTA meeting.", "Dr. Holden gets to the root of her dissatisfaction.", "\"You're so good at helping everybody else, I think you're in danger of leaving yourself out of your own life,\" Dr. Holden says.", "\"What we have here is a classic what I call a martyr ethic, which is where we're putting everybody else first instead of ourselves.\"", "In fact, Dr. Holden says Lorrie can help herself and give an important gift to her family -- her own happiness.", "\"I know you ... want your children to be happy, and I tell you this: You can't just tell them to be happy.", "You show them with your example.", "And that's the big key,\" Dr. Holden says.", "Lorrie can start today by simply asking for help.", "\"I think the big mistake here, and it's a common one, is that we try to do our lives by ourselves,\" Dr. Holden says.", "\"It's time to stop being a super mom and start being a real mom.\"", "From \"The Oprah Winfrey Show\" \"How Happy Are You?\"", "E-mail to a friend .", "Subscribe to O, The Oprah Magazine for up to 75% off the newsstand price.", "That's like getting 18 issues FREE.", "Subscribe now! TM & © 2009 Harpo Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved." ]	[ "Expert: Many looking for happiness don't realize they already have it .", "Funeral director finds happiness in job by helping grieving people .", "Lachelle claims happiness even in a bad situation .", "Expert: Good friends can remind you that you're a good person ." ]	[ 31, 34, 41, 56, 67 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Nearly eight years later, Connie Chung still remembers being surprised.", "\"Stonewalling is what gets politicians in trouble, when they ... try to cover up,\" Connie Chung says.", "It was one of those television moments that linger in the national consciousness, like Barbara Walters sitting down with Monica Lewinsky, Dan Rather with Saddam Hussein, or Jay Leno asking Hugh Grant what the hell he had been thinking.", "Chung was with ABC then, and she got the \"get\" -- the first interview with Gary Condit, the California congressman at the center of the Chandra Levy media frenzy.", "The former Washington intern, you'll recall, had been found murdered in Rock Creek Park, and law enforcement sources let it be known that the married Condit had been having an affair with her.", "In an interview airing Sunday on \"Reliable Sources\" (10 a.m.", "ET, during CNN's \"State of the Union with John King\"), Chung says she was surprised when Condit refused to acknowledge the romantic relationship.", "\"Stonewalling is what gets politicians in trouble, when they stonewall or they try to cover up,\" she says.", "\"I think that the general public and the news media wanted him to be honest, and if he could be honest about that part of the story, then he could be -- then he would be believed when he was answering other questions as to whether or not he had anything to do with her disappearance.\"", "I often focus on media excess and media mistakes on the program, but we also try to highlight good journalism.", "The segment includes two Washington Post reporters, Sari Horwitz and Scott Higham, who cracked the Levy mystery in a 13-part series last year.", "They did what the D.C. police could not: They identified Ingmar Guandique, an illegal Salvadoran immigrant, as Levy's likely killer.", "Authorities issued an arrest warrant for the imprisoned suspect this week.", "But Horwitz and Higham talk about how they were roundly criticized for resurrecting the case and accused of sensationalizing it.", "It's clear that Levy's case became a huge deal in 2001 because of the Condit connection.", "At the same time, Chung says, \"The news media had changed.", "This was the gradual evolution of what the news media was doing.", "There was flavor of the week, the story du jour.\"", "The Levy frenzy became the precursor for the missing-women TV melodramas that followed: Laci Peterson, Stacy Peterson, Natalee Holloway.", "The stories of women who were not celebrities, whom no one had heard of before, became national soap operas because they drove cable and morning show ratings.", "At least, in Levy's case, the soap opera appears to be drawing to a close." ]	[ "Congressman wouldn't admit affair with murdered former intern .", "Honest answer might have helped Gary Condit, news anchor says .", "Chung recalls scandal for \"Reliable Sources\" Sunday on CNN ." ]	[ 4, 5, 15 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on Tuesday aimed at combating piracy along the Horn of Africa by allowing military forces to chase pirates onto land in cases of \"hot pursuit.\"", "French troops on the lookout for pirates in the Gulf of Aden on November 25.", "Military forces from various countries, including the United States, are patrolling pirate-infested waters off Somalia, where attacks have surged this year.", "Nearly 100 vessels have come under fire, according to the International Maritime Bureau, and almost 40 vessels have been hijacked.", "The Security Council resolution, which passed unanimously, expands upon existing counter-piracy tools, including a stipulation that would allow for national and regional military forces to chase pirates onto land -- specifically into Somalia where many of the pirates are based.", "Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was at the U.N. on Tuesday for a discussion of the piracy problem and the Security Council vote.", "\"I wouldn't be here seeking authorization to go ashore if the U.S. government -- perhaps most importantly the president of the United States -- were not behind this resolution,\" Rice said after the vote.", "Asked if she thought U.S. troops would soon be on land chasing pirates, Rice would not speculate.", "\"The United States is part of an international effort,\" she said.", "\"We do have naval forces that have been involved in this effort.", "What this (resolution) does is to authorize that the boundary of the maritime cannot become a safe haven boundary for pirates.", "What we do -- or do not do -- in issues like hot pursuit, we'll have to see ... case by case.\"", "Earlier, in remarks to the Security Council, Rice described the growing problem of piracy off the coast of Somalia as \"a symptom.\"", "\"It's a symptom of the instability, the poverty, the lawlessness that have plagued Somalia for the past two decades,\" she said, adding that the Bush administration \"does believe that the time has come for the United Nations to consider and authorize a peacekeeping operation.\"", "Asked about reports that two more ships were attacked by pirates this week, Rice said those show \"the increasing problem that this is.", "The pirates are a threat to commerce, they are a threat to security and perhaps most importantly they are a threat to the principle of freedom of navigation on the seas.\"", "With increased patrols in the area by several countries, reports of exchanges of fire have become more frequent.", "In one of the most recent piracy attacks, Indian officials said Saturday they had captured 23 people suspected of trying to take over a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden.", "In addition to the 12 Somali and 11 Yemeni suspects, Indian navy officials also seized two small boats and \"a substantial cache of arms and equipment,\" the Indian military said in a statement." ]	[ "Military forces from various countries are patrolling pirate-infested waters off Somalia .", "Nearly 100 vessels have come under fire in the area, with almost 40 being hijacked .", "The resolution allows national, regional military forces to chase pirates into Somalia .", "U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Bush backed the move ." ]	[ 2, 3, 4 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, said Sunday he believes U.S. troops will be out of the country by the end of 2011.", "Gen. Ray Odierno says the U.S. is working with Iraq to maintain security improvements as it looks to withdraw.", "On CNN's \"State of the Union,\" chief national correspondent John King asked Odierno to rate his confidence, on a scale of 1 to 10, that U.S. troops would be out by the end of the timeline agreed by the U.S. and Iraqi governments.", "\"As you ask me today, I believe it's a 10 -- that we will be gone by 2011,\" Odierno responded.", "One of the key architects of the troop \"surge\" strategy in Iraq, Odierno said conditions in the war-torn country have \"improved significantly\" in the past year or so.", "\"Obviously, we still have some very serious incidents ... but, again, it's much safer,\" he said.", "Nine U.S. troops were killed in March, the lowest monthly toll since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003, he said.", "Watch Odierno share his assessment with CNN's John King » .", "\"So, there's been a clear improvement of security here,\" Odierno said.", "\"The issue is: Can we maintain that?", "Can the Iraqis maintain it?", "And that's what we're working through now. We want them to be able to maintain this stability as we pull out.\"", "But less than two weeks into April, the U.S. toll for the month is already at nine.", "Asked whether the attacks were a sign of increased coordinated violence, Odierno responded that \"there are some cells out there who are still capable of conducting suicide attacks,\" though he described the cells as \"very small.\"", "Watch as general discusses joining Facebook » .", "The U.S. military has made it more difficult for foreign fighters to get into Iraq through Syria, but there is still support for the Iraqi insurgency coming from Iran, he said.", "Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Iraqi national security adviser, said the Iraqi government is making improvements in handling its own security.", "\"We, the government of Iraq and the security forces in Iraq are much more suited now for this fight,\" al-Rubaie told \"State of the Union.\"", "\"And we believe that now we are leading and we are planning and carrying out most of the combat operations in the country, \" he said, \"and the United States forces are moving or transitioning to a more support role, more training, more providing more logistical support, rather than engaging in a huge military or kinetic combat operations.\"", "Al-Rubaie was mum when asked how President Obama has differed from former President George W. Bush.", "Watch al-Rubaie discuss Iraq's future » .", "\"I don't want to elaborate on differences,\" al-Rubaie said.", "\"But I believe that President Obama understands the situation in Iraq and I believe he wants to stick by ... the withdrawal agreement.\"", "Odierno described Obama as \"very attentive.\"", "\"He listens. He's incredibly intelligent.", "He talks through the issues,\" Odierno said.", "\"He makes a decision and then we execute those decisions, and that's all you can expect out of your commander-in-chief.", "And I've been very pleased with the interaction that I've been able to have with him.\"" ]	[ "On scale of 1 to 10, \"I believe it's a 10,\" Gen. Ray Odierno says of timetable .", "U.S., Iraq agreed that U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by end of 2011 .", "Conditions in Iraq have \"improved significantly\" in the past year, general says .", "Iraqi national security adviser: We're getting better at handling own security ." ]	[ 0, 2, 3, 4, 16 ]
[ "Editor's note: Eric Cantor, a Republican serving his fifth term representing the 7th District of Virginia, was elected last month as the Republican Whip, the party's second-highest position in the House of Representatives.", "He also serves on the House Ways and Means Committee.", "Rep. Eric Cantor says Republicans want to make sure the massive economic stimulus plan is used wisely.", "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Bolstered by wide Democratic margins in both chambers of Congress, the new administration assumes power Tuesday with a broad public mandate to repair the feeble economy.", "But with such a free hand over current stimulus efforts comes great danger.", "Costing at the very least a hefty $825 billion, the plan's potential for taxpayer waste and special-interest-driven giveaways is enormous.", "We Republicans believe we can help mitigate those risks if we are given a meaningful place at the table.", "President-elect Barack Obama was correct to point out recently that no one party has a monopoly over sound ideas.", "Rather than presenting an obstacle, House Republicans intend to use the full force of our ideas to help Democrats produce a better package to help pull the country back from the economic abyss.", "Specifically, we want to keep the stimulus bill -- as well as all other future economic \"rescue\" measures -- limited in scope and transparent.", "Our country has no other choice.", "The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a sobering report that this year's deficit will likely climb to over 8 percent of U.S. gross domestic product, or $1.2 trillion.", "That's higher than at any point since World War II -- and those figures don't even account for the forthcoming stimulus.", "Such heavy borrowing runs the risk down the line of rampant inflation, which scares away foreign capital while making the purchasing power of the dollar weaker for American consumers.", "While deflation may be the more immediate threat that the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department are correctly focused on, uncontrolled spending and borrowing could easily necessitate much higher Treasury interest rates to keep foreigners financing our mounting debt.", "Especially given the looming entitlement crisis, this poses heavy danger for businesses and families alike.", "Let's not lay the groundwork for future financial catastrophe.", "Let's lay it for future growth.", "The stimulus can do that by focusing exclusively on strengthening businesses, boosting job creation and lifting consumer confidence.", "Our preferred strategy is to provide meaningful tax relief directly to middle-class taxpayers and the small businesses that they operate or work for.", "Particularly in down times, tax cuts can lift an economy by encouraging work, investment and business expansion.", "That should be the aim of the $300 billion in tax cuts the president-elect has pledged -- an apparent recognition, however overdue, that tax cuts are in fact stimulative for the economy.", "But we also accept that these are dizzyingly uncertain economic days for our country.", "The Democrats have proposed additional spending for infrastructure and the like, ostensibly to compensate for stagnation in the private sector.", "Like bears sniffing out food at a campfire pit, those looking for a piece of the multi-billion dollar pie have flooded Washington with a cascade of requests, some capable of spurring immediate and lasting growth, others falling hopelessly short.", "In order for the public to know that money is not wasted, two things are needed.", "First, we need to reconcile the American people's demands for swift action with the fact that a good bill requires time -- time to hold hearings, read the bill in painstaking detail, and root out waste.", "Second, Democrats have to live up to President-elect Obama's vow for \"unprecedented transparency.\"", "The GOP welcomes and strongly encourages the president-elect's idea to post all contents of the bill online for the American people to judge.", "Lastly, any new spending must be introduced with the clear understanding that it is temporary rather than permanent.", "It is not always easy to terminate spending programs once they have been funded, but our bleak long-term budget outlook requires significant sacrifices over the coming years.", "We trust the Democrats' assurances that the economic stimulus will not be turned into a grab bag for favored interests.", "Serving as the honest and fair check on majority power, we will work to ensure they keep their word.", "The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Eric Cantor." ]	[ "Rep. Eric Cantor: Obama has a mandate for plan to spark the economy .", "Plan's potential for waste and special-interest giveaways is enormous, he says .", "Cantor: We support Obama's idea of making the plan transparent .", "He says best strategy is to provide tax relief to middle class, small business ." ]	[ 2, 5, 19 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama on Monday detailed what his campaign called a four-part \"economic rescue plan\" for the middle class.", "\"I'm proposing a number of steps that we should take immediately to stabilize our financial system, provide relief to families and communities, and help struggling homeowners,\" Obama said at a campaign event in Toledo, Ohio.", "\"It's a plan that begins with one word that's on everyone's mind, and it's easy to spell: J-O-B-S.\" Obama's plan comes as aides to Sen. John McCain said their candidate would likely wait to lay out any further plans until the Treasury issues a report or recommendations on what to do with the bailout.", "McCain has already unveiled a plan to buy $300 billion in troubled mortgages and renegotiate the terms directly with homeowners.", "On Friday, he endorsed the idea of suspending the current requirement that seniors start drawing down their retirement plans -- IRAs and 401(k)s -- once they reach age 70½.", "Obama on Monday proposed a temporary tax credit for firms that create new jobs in the United States over the next two years, and penalty-free withdrawals from IRAs and 401(k)s in 2008 and 2009.", "The Democratic candidate called for new legislation that would give families the option of withdrawing as much as 15 percent of their retirement savings --- up to a maximum of $10,000 --- without facing a tax penalty this year or next.", "He also called for a temporary lifting of taxes on unemployment insurance benefits.", "The Illinois senator also proposed a 90-day foreclosure moratorium for homeowners acting in good faith, and a new effort to address the growing credit crisis at the state and local level.", "Under the Obama plan, the Federal Reserve and the Treasury would provide much the same kind of backing to state and municipal governments as the recent federal bailout did to the commercial credit market.", "\"We can't wait to help workers and families and communities who are struggling right now -- who don't know if their job or their retirement will be there tomorrow; who don't know if next week's paycheck will cover this month's bills,\" Obama said.", "\"We need to pass an economic rescue plan for the middle-class ... and we need to do it right now.\"", "The McCain campaign said Obama's economic rescue plan was a political move that would not provide solutions.", "\"It is clear that the economy is hurting, that Americans need across-the-board tax relief, and yet Barack Obama has proven unwilling to break with the left-wing of his party and stand up for the American taxpayer,\" spokesman Tucker Bounds said.", "Fact check: Obama's tax plan and small businesses .", "\"Interestingly, Barack Obama called [for] a moratorium on foreclosures, which is a policy he had previously labeled 'disastrous' when it was proposed by a political opponent.", "Proving yet again that Barack Obama's positions on the issues are tied to elections, not solutions for the American people,\" he said.", "During the primaries, Obama criticized Sen. Hillary Clinton's plan, which, unlike his, included a freeze on interest rates.", "Earlier Monday, McCain delivered a speech that a senior aide predicted would \"begin a turnaround for the campaign.\"", "On the new tone, the aide said the campaign decided to go \"back to basics\" with McCain on what he can offer.", "McCain told voters Monday that they should elect him because \"what America needs in this hour is a fighter.\"", "\"I will fight to take America in a new direction from my first day in office until my last.", "I'm not afraid of the fight, I'm ready for it,\" McCain said at a rally in Virginia Beach, Virginia.", "Watch what's going on in battleground Virginia » .", "\"Let me give you the state of the race today and some straight talk.", "We have 22 days to go.", "We're 6 points down. The national media has written us off,\" McCain said to a sea of boos.", "CNN's most recent poll of polls shows Obama leading McCain by 8 percentage points, 50 to 42 percent.", "\"Sen. Obama is measuring the drapes, and planning with Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi and Sen. [Harry] Reid to raise taxes, increase spending, take away your right to vote by secret ballot in labor elections, and concede defeat in Iraq. ...", "But they forgot to let you decide.", "My friends, we've got them just where we want them,\" he said.", "Obama's campaign dismissed the Arizona senator's remarks as a \"political speech about where he is in the polls.\"", "Watch where the election stands » .", "\"Less than 12 hours after his campaign announced that Sen. McCain would finally have some new ideas on the economy, he decided that it was more important to give a new political speech about where he is in the polls,\" said Obama-Biden communications director Dan Pfeiffer.", "McCain advisers downplayed weekend reports that the Arizona senator would be unveiling several economic proposals over the final three weeks of the campaign, saying it was likely he would lay out one or two new ideas, but not the swarm that had been rumored.", "They also downplayed a Sunday suggestion by McCain surrogate Lindsey Graham that a new economic plan rollout might focus on plans to cut taxes on capital gains and dividends, saying that the South Carolina senator had good ideas but that they had not yet been approved by the campaign.", "CNN's national poll of polls consists of six surveys: ABC/Washington Post (October 8-11), Fox News/Opinion Dynamics (October 8-9), Newsweek (October 8-9), Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby (October 10-12), Gallup (October 10-12) and Diageo/Hotline (October 10-12).", "It does not have a sampling error.", "CNN's Dana Bash and Rebecca Sinderbrand contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Barack Obama lays out four-part plan for middle class .", "NEW: Obama proposes 90-day moratorium on foreclosures .", "John McCain says Obama would drive country further into debt .", "McCain to voters: \"What America needs in this hour is a fighter\"" ]	[ 0, 20 ]
[ "GENEVA, Alabama (CNN) -- The gunman who authorities said launched a shooting rampage over three south Alabama towns, slaying 10 people in his path before killing himself, was once a police officer in Samson, the small town hit hardest by the deadliest crime in the state's history.", "Authorities identified the shooter, seen in a yearbook photo, as Michael McLendon, 28, of Kinston, Alabama.", "Authorities identified the shooter as Michael McLendon, 28, of Kinston, Alabama, in Coffee County.", "Speaking at several news conferences on Wednesday, authorities also released a detailed timeline of the rampage -- which lasted less than an hour -- and identified the victims.", "Investigators late Wednesday said they were closer to finding a motive behind why McLendon would fatally shoot his mother in his hometown of Kinston before moving on to open fire in Samson and then Geneva.", "\"Evidence collected does indicate his reasons -- what the reason are I can't get into right now,\" said Lt. Barry Tucker of the Alabama Bureau of Investigations.", "\"He was somewhat depressed about job issues, but the information we have does not specify [the motive] was job-related.\"", "Coffee County District Attorney Gary McAliley told the newspaper in nearby Dothan that McLendon likely planned the rampage for a while.", "He said investigators have found dozens of ammunition boxes, military and survival gear and medical supplies at McLendon's Kinston home.", "The Alabama Bureau of Investigation said authorities recovered a phone list and a notebook from the home, \"but there is no evidence that indicates a hit list of any kind.\"", "Tucker said the notebook contained, \"a couple of pages of notes, people he worked with, places he worked -- it was over a year old.\"", "Asked whether the notes expressed grievances against others, Tucker said no.", "The assault Tuesday ended at the Reliable Metal Products plant in Geneva, 24 miles from Kinston.", "Police said McLendon engaged in a shootout before killing himself inside the building.", "McLendon shot and killed at least 10 people, including two children, and wounded at least four others, officials said.", "McLendon, who had no known criminal record before carrying out the rampage, worked briefly as a police officer in Samson, but failed to complete the \"required training\" at the police academy in Montgomery in 2003, according to Alabama State Trooper Capt.", "Marc McHenry.", "He \"didn't last a week and a half\" at the academy and received no firearms training there, Murphy said.", "\"We believe he fired in excess of 200 rounds during the assaults,\" Alabama State Police Cpl.", "Steve Jarrett said.", "See photos of the shooting scenes » .", "The rampage began Tuesday afternoon when McLendon shot and killed his mother before setting fire to the home he shared with her in Kinston, near the Alabama-Florida state line.", "He then headed to Samson, where he opened fire on his uncle's front porch as his uncle and other relatives stood outside with the neighbors from across the street.", "Mayor: \"Shock and disbelief\" » .", "Those neighbors happened to be the family of Geneva County Sheriff's Deputy Josh Myers, who was later involved in a shoot-out with the gunman, unaware that McLendon had shot and killed his wife and young daughter and critically injured his nearly 4-month-old baby, Ella Kay.", "A family friend found the couple's 4-year-old son hiding in the Myers' home after the shooting.", "Five people, including Myers' wife, Andrea, and their 1½-year-old daughter, Corinne Gracy, were killed on the porch.", "McLendon then opened fire on his grandmother, who was standing in the doorway of her home next door.", "Watch deputy ask for prayers for wounded daughter » .", "Alina Knowles was in her home in Samson when she heard the gunman fire on the porch so many times that it sounded like a horror film.", "After the shooting stopped, Knowles saw the gunman flee the area and drive around the block.", "Watch the aftermath of the shooting spree » .", "Knowles, a certified nurse assistant, looked around for survivors.", "She saw members of Myers' family dead on the porch, but nobody's chest was moving to signal they were alive.", "Then she heard Myers' baby girl, Ella Kay, crying.", "\"[I] picked her up, came between the two vehicles,\" she said.", "\"Saw him coming up the road, ducked so he wouldn't see me, as he was coming up this way I ducked, was still ducking and moving around their van trying to keep him from seeing me with that baby.\"", "Knowles said she knew if she wasn't careful, the gunman would target her.", "\"I would have been dead,\" she said.", "\"I would have been on that ground there.\"", "Knowles was able to get the deputy's child and herself to safety.", "But the horror of the events sticks with her.", "\"I was scared,\" she said.", "\"The scene I saw, there was no words for it.", "None at all. There is no describing what I saw.\"", "McLendon then shot and killed two bystanders in Samson before heading to Reliable Metal Products.", "There, he exchanged fire with Myers and another officer in the parking lot before entering the building, where he shot and killed himself.", "\"We truly are shocked at this,\" said Col. Christopher Murphy, the director of the Alabama Department of Public Safety.", "\"This event formed the single deadliest crime recorded in Alabama.\"", "Watch a timeline of the shootings » .", "Samson Mayor Clay King said he knew McLendon and all of the victims in the small southern Alabama town.", "Watch CNN's Anderson Cooper talk about the investigation » .", "\"I coached him in both T-ball and Little League baseball along with my two sons,\" he said of McLendon.", "McLendon worked nearly two years at food manufacturer and distributor Kelley Foods in Elba, about 25 miles north of Samson.", "He quit his job last week, the company said.", "The company didn't specify what his position was, but said he was a \"reliable team leader\" who was well-liked.", "\"I can't describe what happened, why it happened,\" Geneva County Sheriff Greg Ward told CNN affiliate WTVY.", "\"It's just a sad day for Geneva County.\"", "Watch Sheriff Ward talk about the shootings » .", "\"He was shooting at just ordinary people going about their business,\" said Alabama state Sen. Harri Anne Smith.", "Smith represents Geneva County, where all but one of the victims were killed.", "Smith said she had been briefed about the incident by state and local law enforcement.", "Watch CNN's Sean Callebs say who was shot first » .", "Another mass killing occurred in southern Alabama in 2002, when Westley Devon Harris gunned down six members of his 16-year-old girlfriend's family at their farm in Luverne.", "Harris was convicted and sentenced to the death penalty in 2005.", "CNN's Saeed Ahmed and Dave Alsup contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Officials say suspect was depressed about job issues .", "Police say gunman \"fired in excess of 200 rounds\" during the assaults .", "Shooter trained briefly at state police academy but \"didn't last,\" officials say .", "Police say Michael McLendon killed his mom, grandparents, aunt, uncle ." ]	[ 6, 15, 18, 54 ]
[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- New York celebrates the centennial of its most famous New Year's tradition Monday, as organizers of the Times Square ball drop have given the crystal globe an environmental makeover.", "Technicians prepare the New York Times Square ball Thursday for the event's 100th anniversary.", "This year the 1,415-pound ball has been outfitted with more than 9,500 energy-efficient light-emitting diodes that will illuminate the ball's more than 600 crystals.", "The LEDs will use the same amount of electricity as about 10 toasters, say event officials.", "That's a dramatic overhaul from 1907's first Times Square ball, which was made from iron and wood and was covered with about 100 light bulbs.", "Watch the computer-controlled ball » .", "New York police estimate about a million people will crowd Times Square to watch the ball drop from a flagpole atop the One Times Square building at midnight.", "Another billion people worldwide are expected to watch the spectacle on video, said Tom Chiodo, a spokesman for the Times Square Alliance.", "Of those viewers, 100 million will be in the United States, he said.", "New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be joined by Iraq war veteran Karolina Wierzchowska, who was also a Ground Zero guard worker and a New York Police Academy valedictorian -- to push the button for the ball drop at 11:59 p.m.", "Weather forecasts indicate clear skies for the celebration, with temperatures in the 40s -- a mild departure from inclement weather gripping much of the Northeast.", "In an effort to help people stay warm, New York City sanitation workers will be passing out \"goody bags\" from the Times Square Alliance that will include mittens and hats, said Chiodo.", "The event will include musical performances from Hannah Montana, the Jonas Brothers, Kid Rock, Lenny Kravitz, Lifehouse, The Bravery, and alums from Fox TV's \"American Idol,\" Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis.", "Security inside Times Square will be tight and everyone should expect to have their bags searched at least three times, said New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly on CNN's \"American Morning.\"", "In addition to a heavy police presence on the ground, Kelly said the NYPD's counterterrorism unit, radiation detectors and helicopters will also be patrolling the crowds.", "Kelly said that once the Times Square attendees pass the entrance gates, they will not be able to leave.", "New York's terrorist threat level remains at orange -- the nation's second highest level -- as it has since the September 11, 2001, attacks.", "\"We certainly haven't let our guard down,\" Kelly said.", "As the ball drops, the new year will be greeted with a massive fireworks explosion, some 168 shots in the first five seconds alone, and a downpour of two tons of fireproof confetti.", "Some of the confetti includes New Year's wishes that were written by visitors to the city in nearly two dozen languages.", "Over the past week, visitors from across the country wrote their messages on a Times Square \"Wishing Wall.\"", "\"I want to turn the world green and the water clean,\" one person wrote.", "\"Let my husband stop snoring,\" another wrote, while others were more serious: \"That my mom will get her kidney transplant\" and \"Peace in Pakistan.\"", "E-mail to a friend ." ]	[ "Times Square ball fitted with energy-saving light-emitting diodes .", "A million people to attend, officials say, a billion expected to watch on video .", "Performers: Hannah Montana, Kid Rock, Lenny Kravitz, Carrie Underwood .", "1907 ball was made of iron and wood and covered with about 100 light bulbs ." ]	[ 4, 7 ]
[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- A few hundred people on Sunday marched in Brooklyn to protest last week's fatal beating of a 31-year-old Ecuadorean man -- an incident authorities say may have been a hate crime.", "Jose Sucuzhanay was beaten December 7 after leaving a party at a church.", "The demonstrators -- holding signs reading \"No more hate crimes\" -- walked a half-mile in the neighborhood where police say Jose Sucuzhanay was hit in the head with a bottle and beaten with an aluminum baseball bat on December 7.", "Sucuzhanay died of his injuries Friday at Elmhurst Hospital, hours before his mother arrived in New York from Ecuador, his family said.", "Police said Sucuzhanay's attackers yelled racial slurs; no arrests have been made in the case.", "One of his brothers, Diego Sucuzhanay, said Sunday he is convinced the attack was a hate crime.", "\"Nothing was taken from him,\" said Diego Sucuzhanay, who didn't join the demonstration, opting instead to help his mother make arrangements to return the body to Ecuador.", "Watch marchers protest against hate crimes » .", "Police said Jose Sucuzhanay and his brother Romel had left a party at a church when several men approached them in a car in Brooklyn's Bushwick section, about a block from the brothers' home.", "The men shouted anti-gay and anti-Latino vulgarities and attacked the brothers, police said.", "Romel, 34, escaped with minor scrapes and has talked with detectives.", "Police have released a sketch of one possible suspect in the case.", "Police are offering a $22,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the attack.", "In a statement, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called the attack \"a pointless and gutless crime.\"", "He promised authorities would find and prosecute those responsible.", "Family spokesman Francisco Moya said Jose Sucuzhanay had lived in the United States for more than a decade and was a legal resident.", "Diego Sucuzhanay said Jose set up a successful real estate business in a low-income area, thinking he could make a difference there.", "He said his brother wanted to help everyone and hired a diverse team, including four African-Americans and two Latinos.", "He was raising two children: a 9-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter.", "\"We were proud of him,\" Diego Sucuzhanay said.", "He said the family had wanted Jose's mother to get to his bedside before he died.", "Doctors told them Jose was brain dead since the attack, and that machines kept him alive until his heart failed Friday.", "At a press conference Sunday outside the hospital, Diego Sucuzhanay touched his chest and said: \"My heart is broken, but my brother's [memory] will live on. \"", "Asked in an interview with CNN how his brother would be remembered, he paused several seconds and answered: \"For being the victim of a hate crime.\"", "Though he didn't participate in the demonstration, he said he was grateful to those who did, and that everyone needs to practice tolerance.", "\"We definitely have to speak out,\" he said." ]	[ "Police say December 7 beating of Jose Sucuzhanay may have been a hate crime .", "Authorities say attackers shouted racial slurs; Sucuzhanay died Friday .", "Brother: He'll be remembered as \"a victim of a hate crime\"" ]	[ 0, 1, 4, 23 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama called his former Republican presidential rival, Sen. John McCain, a hero at a bipartisan dinner Monday night and encouraged politicians to reach across the aisle.", "President-elect Barack Obama greets Sen. John McCain on stage after praising him at a bipartisan dinner.", "\"I could stand here and recite the long list of John's bipartisan accomplishments ...\" Obama said.", "\"Campaign finance reform.", "Immigration. The Patients' Bill of Rights.", "All those times he has crossed the aisle and risked the ire of his party for the good of his country.", "And yet, what makes John such a rare and courageous public servant is not the accomplishments themselves, but the true motivation behind them.\"", "McCain returned the gracious feelings at the dinner.", "\"I am very grateful to the president-elect and to all of you for this very considerate gesture, and for allowing me to play a small role in the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, even if it isn't the one I had in mind a few months ago,\" McCain said.", "\"Tomorrow, the President-elect will accept the burdensome privilege of leading America to its next accomplishments and its future greatness,\" McCain went on to say.", "\"He has my sincere best wishes for his success, and my promise of assistance.", "For his success will be our success.\"", "After praising McCain, Obama urged everyone to take the bipartisan dinner past \"just an inaugural tradition\" and turn it into a \"new way of doing the people's business in this city.\"", "\"We will not always agree on everything in the months to come, and we will have our share of arguments and debates,\" Obama said.", "\"But let us strive always to find that common ground, and to defend together those common ideals, for it is the only way we can meet the very big and very serious challenges that we face right now.\"", "On the eve of his inauguration, the president-elect even made time for a joke.", "\"I'm here tonight to say a few words about an American hero I have come to know very well and admire very much -- Sen. John McCain,\" Obama said as he opened his speech.", "\"And then, according to the rules agreed to by both parties, John will have approximately 30 seconds to make a rebuttal.\"", "Obama's speech at the bipartisan dinner capped a day filled by appearances, including visiting wounded soldiers and exhorting Americans to spend more time in the service of others.", "In Washington people took in the sights of pre-inauguration activities and concerts.", "\"The energy on the streets is something I've never seen before,\" said Nancy Wigal, who lives in Vernon Square.", "\"People are walking lighter, standing taller and are reaching out to one another.", "It feels like hope.", "It feels like shared happiness.\"", "Wigal said Obama's inauguration has given residents hope that change actually will happen.", "\"It's all because of Obama -- we dare to feel positive that we may have actually elected a leader, not just a politician,\" she said.", "\"There are impromptu progressive dinner parties, cookouts and house parties.", "We finally feel like a real change has come to town.\"", "Obama began his day with a surprise visit to wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.", "He met with 14 patients injured in either Iraq or Afghanistan.", "Obama visited a National Day of Service project, stopping by the Sasha Bruce House, an emergency shelter for homeless teenagers in the Washington area.", "Watch Obama speak about service on the eve of his inauguration » .", "The shelter provides a variety of services, including counseling, job training, and substance abuse prevention assistance, for up to 15 teenagers at a time.", "Roughly 30 teenagers are spending the Rev.", "Martin Luther King Jr. holiday volunteering at the shelter by helping to renovate a dorm room.", "Obama rolled up his sleeves and pitched in during the visit, using a roller to help paint a couple of walls and a piece of furniture.", "He also quoted King to the teenagers, noting that \"everybody can be great [because] everybody can serve.\"", "\"Don't underestimate the power of people who join together to accomplish amazing things,\" Obama added.", "Given the crisis America is currently in, \"we can't allow any idle hands.", "Everybody's got to pitch in.\"", "Wigal said Obama's actions and words make her believe the president-elect has the skills needed to help the country move forward.", "\"Those of us who live and work here, who try to create, shape, influence and move policy forward, are feeling as if we can finally do something that'll result in forward motion,\" Wigal said.", "\"We believe we have a leader who listens to those who work the issues every day and know the real solutions.\"", "For Wigal, that's exactly what makes Inauguration Day so important.", "\"Tomorrow is going to be the biggest day in our country's history since its creation,\" she said.", "During Monday's activities Obama also cited the heroics of U.S. Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger, who safely landed a crippled commercial airliner in the Hudson River last Thursday, saving the lives of all 155 people on board.", "\"If everybody did their job as well as he did [his] job, we would be in pretty good shape,\" Obama said.", "Obama has personally invited Sullenberger to the inauguration.", "Obama later joined Vice President-elect Joe Biden at a high school where students were making blankets and greeting cards, among other things, for soldiers overseas.", "Speaking to the students, Obama again invoked King's memory, noting the slain civil rights leader had \"dedicated his life to working at the grassroots level ... on behalf of justice and equality.\"", "\"I am making a commitment to you, as your next president, that we are going to make government work,\" Obama said.", "But, he warned, \"government can only do so much.", "If we're just waiting around for someone else to do it for us ... it never gets done.", "We're going to have to take responsibility, all of us.\"", "Incoming first lady Michelle Obama, joined by Jill Biden, the wife of the vice president-elect, spent the morning at a separate volunteer service event at RFK Stadium, where people were assembling care packages for soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.", "Martin Luther King Jr. Day is traditionally viewed as a day to encourage greater volunteerism." ]	[ "NEW: John McCain: President-elect \"has my sincere best wishes for his success\"\nBarack Obama praises Sen. John McCain's leadership at bipartisan dinner .", "\"The energy on the streets is something I've never seen before,\" D.C. resident says .", "Obama urges students to join him and take responsibility ." ]	[ 0, 1, 10, 20 ]
[ "AURORA, Colorado (CNN) -- In her best year as a mortgage broker, Laura Glick says she made \"six figures.\"", "This week she was one of more than 1,200 people attending a job fair and applying for one of 150 jobs paying between $7 and $12 an hour at a new Kohl's department store in a Denver, Colorado, suburb.", "Laura Glick says she has a good resume but even getting an interview is difficult.", "She has been out of work for seven months and never thought it would take her this long to find a job.", "It's not the kind of job she thought she would be applying for, but she has a case of the jitters just the same.", "\"Your heart starts to race, and you get nervous even though it is not some big job like you used to have,\" she said.", "\"I'll take anything at this point.\"", "Glick is not alone.", "Many other people have lost their jobs in this tough economy.", "A record number of jobless claims was set last month, when first-time claims hit a 26-year high of 589,000 claims in one week.", "Last week's claims also broke the half-million mark, 524,000, according to a new government report cited on CNNMoney.com.", "Glick, 29, has been living on about $1400 a month in unemployment benefits, barely enough to cover her rent and health insurance.", "To get by she has stopped eating out, given up cigarettes and has stopped taking her pets to the vet for regular checkups.", "\"Its feels very degrading, some of the places I'm applying,\" Glick said.", "\"It's really difficult, and its hard to stay positive, but that's the only way you're going to get something is staying positive.", "And I'm hoping everything happens for a reason and the doors that have been closed are going to be the ones that lead to open ones.\"", "Watch could you be an entrepreneur » .", "Job seekers have been pouring into a hotel ballroom all week for one of the prized jobs.", "They fill out paperwork and then are taken up to a hotel room in groups of ten or so.", "The beds have been removed from the room, and they sit in a circle while store managers holding clipboards ask questions.", "Most are told they will hear back within three weeks.", "But some get word right away.", "\"Hey guess what. I got the job,\" exclaimed Rebecca Erickson, speaking to her mother on her cell phone.", "When the other applicants filed out the managers asked her to stay behind and offered her a job.", "She was so excited she forgot to ask how much the job pays.", "\"It's only part-time, but I'll take it.", "There's always room for advancement, and with it being a new store opening you never know, a full-time position may open up,\" she said.", "Erickson, a 31-year old single mother of three, has been unemployed for about two months and has been supporting her family on about $1400 a month in unemployment benefits and food stamps.", "\"It's awesome; It's great; I love it,\" she said.", "\"To know that I got a job and they have had over a thousand applications come in for this job, and to know that I am the one to get it is just awesome.\"", "A store opening such as this one is rare.", "With unemployment at 7.2 percent nationwide and retail sales down for six straight months, there are more going-out-of-business signs than grand-opening signs.", "Most of the applicants came alone, but a set of identical twins came here as a team.", "\"Where ever he goes, I go,\" said Jeri Hines, here with his brother Jerell.", "The 23-year-olds seem to always have a smile on their faces and insist on working together.", "They have spent the past year doing odd jobs such as raking leaves and shoveling snow while working on a comic book.", "\"Its about a girl running around looking for treasure,\" Jerell said.", "As the Hines twins make their way up to the interview room, their strategy is simple.", "\"Be really energetic and be sure they know everything they can about you,\" Jerell Hines said .", "On the way out their smiles are still in place, they flash a thumbs up sign and in unison call out, \"Keep your fingers crossed.\"" ]	[ "1,200 people hoping for a job applied at Colorado store hiring 150 .", "Mortgage broker once earned six figures, hopes for $7- to $12-per-hour job .", "Store openings are rare with retail sales down for six straight months .", "A single mother of three is excited after getting a part-time job ." ]	[ 0, 1, 24, 30, 31 ]
[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A newspaper advertisement for a Miami car dealership reads more like a coupon for bags of potato chips: \"Buy one, get two!\"", "It's estimated that 900 automotive dealerships will have shut their doors by year's end.", "The ad speaks to the desperation of car dealers as Big Three auto manufacturers beg Washington for billions in bailout dollars to combat sales that keep dipping to all-time lows.", "\"The first thing people think when they come in is, 'It's a fake ad.", "It's a normal car dealer ad.", "It's a gimmick.' But it's not,\" said Ali Ahmed, sales manager at Rob Lambdin's University Dodge in Miami.", "To be fair, there is a catch to the buy-one-get-one-free offer: You must first buy a new Dodge truck at full retail price before you're eligible to receive a second truck for about $3,000 in tax, tags and dealer fees.", "\"We've been fielding phone calls and e-mail inquiries from every state in the country looking to get this buy-one-get-one deal,\" Ahmed said.", "About 700 dealerships, most of them selling cars from U.S. automakers, have shut their doors since the beginning of the year.", "The number is expected to hit 900 by year's end.", "Last month, National Automobile Dealers Association Chairwoman Annette Sykora told the House Financial Services Committee some 19,700 dealerships will still be around by the end of 2008, compared with 50,000 in the 1940s.", "Auto sales are at a 15-year low, she said, which affects more than the Big Three automakers.", "Dealers are slashing personnel and expenses.", "Sykora herself has had to cut staff by about 20 percent at her dealerships, she said.", "iReport.com: Ask the automakers your questions .", "Sykora, a third-generation car saleswoman who sells Big Three automobiles at dealerships in Slaton and Levelland, Texas, said she recently sat down with the superintendent of Slaton schools.", "\"We started discussing what would happen if the dealerships in my hometown were to close,\" she said during her November 19 testimony.", "\"The loss of tax revenue would force them to cut programs and teachers.", "\"Many displaced dealership families might have to leave town in search of work in other places, compounding the loss.", "This same scene would play out in hundreds of communities in the U.S.\" Dealerships, Sykora explained, are independent businesses, not arms of the automakers.", "They invest in land, equipment, buildings and take out millions of dollars in loans to put the vehicles on their lots and showroom floors.", "She also said car dealerships are a prime source of advertising revenue for local media, they support charities and Little League teams and they are integral to the tax base, she said.", "\"One-fifth of the nation's retail purchases are automobiles.", "By getting automotive retailing back on track, Congress can effectively leverage the economic engine of the automobile industry to get this economy running on all cylinders again,\" she said, pleading with Congress not to let the Big Three file for bankruptcy.", "Watch what the automakers are asking for » .", "With the world's economy reeling, expensive items like cars are not high priorities for families and businesses.", "It doesn't help that the credit crunch is making it difficult to get loans, which the majority of U.S. consumers need to purchase vehicles.", "Also compounding matters is consumer confidence, which hit an all-time low in October and didn't improve much in November, according to the nonprofit Conference Board, which maintains indices on consumers' trust in the marketplace.", "According to Autodata, car sales have plummeted since last year.", "In the United States, the number of sales of passenger cars and light trucks in November 2008 was down 36.7 percent from November 2007 -- from about 1.18 million to 747,000.", "Also, as of November 2008, automakers had sold about 12.35 million cars and light trucks, compared with 14.76 million during the same time period last year -- a drop of 16.3 percent, according to Autodata's summary of U.S. light vehicle retail sales.", "Comparing November 2008 sales with those in November 2007, Autodata reported that General Motors saw a 41.3 percent drop, Ford a 30.5 percent drop and Chrysler 47.1 percent.", "But it's not just U.S. automakers taking a hit: Toyota's vehicle sales declined 33.9 percent, Honda's dipped 31.6 percent and Nissan's dropped 42.2 percent during that time period, Autodata reported.", "\"It's definitely a tough climate right now,\" said Matt Lee, floor manager for Major World Auto in New York.", "\"A lot of people are saying it's a perfect storm of gas prices and financing and consumer confidence.\"", "Major World Auto used to sell about 150 cars a month.", "It now sells about half that, Lee said.", "And of the 15 to 20 salespeople who used to roam the salesroom floor, about 10 are left, he said.", "\"Salesmen actually just walked out because they're not making enough money to support their family,\" he said.", "Major World has stopped bringing in new models because it can't sell the cars it has.", "Like University Dodge in Miami, it is resorting to some creative sales pitches, including zero-percent financing for 72 months and rebates of up to $7,500.", "But even with the bargains, car dealers are having trouble getting customers into the showrooms.", "In a recent CNN visit to Major World, which lasted about two hours, only one customer walked onto the lot -- to browse.", "\"Where you would see five people a day coming in to at least look at a car per salesmen, you're getting maybe one person a day or two people a day,\" salesman Jamie Krinsky said.", "If the Big Three file for bankruptcy, Sykora told Congress last month, sales and confidence will continue to plummet.", "\"Imagine how banks would react to a dealer who has asked for millions of dollars to finance new and used inventories from an automaker going through 'reorganization,' \" she said.", "Watch whether a bailout would come too late for dealers » .", "The government can help boost auto sales in many ways, Sykora said, citing two proposed tax incentives: one that would make interest payments on car loans tax deductible and another that would encourage consumers to upgrade their older cars for more fuel-efficient models.", "\"Cash for clunkers\" programs are in place in Texas and California, she said.", "\"Whether it's my dealerships in Texas or it's the dealership in your community, the fact is local dealerships will be a major factor in our economic recovery,\" she told the House committee.", "\"To get the economy back on track, we must restore consumer demand, and the only way to do that is to restore consumer confidence.\"", "CNN's Alina Cho and Eliott C. McLaughlin contributed to this report." ]	[ "Dealer: Dealerships to dwindle to 19,700 by 2009, compared with 50,000 in 1940s .", "Consumer confidence, credit crunch major factors in plummeting auto sales .", "Autodata says November sales about 747,000, compared with 1.18 million last year .", "New York dealership: Salespeople \"walked out\" because pay won't support families ." ]	[ 10, 28, 29, 39 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Rick Warren -- the man at the center of an inaugural firestorm -- has built his career on an uncontroversial reputation.", "President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration.", "The irony of the furor over Warren's selection to deliver the invocation at Barack Obama's inaugural ceremony is that the California minister first drew notice for his determination to expand the evangelical agenda beyond hot-button social issues like opposition to same-sex marriage.", "Warren has been described as the next Billy Graham, an evangelical leader with a moderate reputation and mass-market appeal -- although instead of massive open-air rallies and an out-sized television presence, Warren focused on forging partnerships with unlikely allies working to protect the environment and fight AIDS.", "As a pioneer of the mega-church movement, Warren looked to translate traditional evangelical messages for a wider audience.", "He penned \"The Purpose-Driven Life,\" a spiritually based self-help guide that brought mainstream best-seller status to a muted religious message.", "In his model, everyday concerns were a top priority: Attendees at his Saddleback Church -- now more than 20,000 strong -- could expect free classes on home finance, or assistance with child care needs.", "Warren urged ministers to adopt a Madison Avenue approach: to super-charge the growth of congregations by fine-tuning their pitch for the \"un-churched.\"", "He released bullet-point sermons with crossover potential, along with material to help churchgoers follow along.", "The church atmosphere he called for was a relaxed one, with dressed-down ministers leading services in nontraditional venues, featuring easy-listening music chosen with younger listeners in mind.", "But even as Warren's nonpartisan appeal led to increasingly high-profile roles -- like host of this summer's presidential faith forum, featuring Sens.", "Obama and John McCain -- controversy grew over his conservative stands on social issues.", "The headlines may be new, but Warren's positions aren't.", "During the last election cycle, he sent thousands of pastors an e-mail laying out what he viewed as non-negotiable issues for evangelicals deciding on their pick at the polls, from stem-cell research and abortion to same-sex marriage.", "On Wednesday, after Obama announced Warren as his choice, prominent liberal groups and gay rights proponents criticized the selection.", "Some said the choice signaled that Obama is not interested in advancing gay rights or protecting abortion rights.", "iReport.com: What do you think of the choice?", "Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, said Wednesday that he feels a \"deep level of disrespect\" because of the choice of Warren and is calling on Obama to reconsider the move.", "Read more about the criticism of Obama's choice .", "On Thursday, Obama defended his decision to tap Warren.", "\"And I would note that a couple of years ago, I was invited to Rick Warren's church to speak, despite his awareness that I held views that were entirely contrary to his when it came to gay and lesbian rights, when it came to issues like abortion.", "... \"And that dialogue, I think, is part of what my campaign's been all about: That we're not going to agree on every single issue, but what we have to do is to be able to create an atmosphere ... where we can disagree without being disagreeable and then focus on those things that we hold in common as Americans.\"", "But progressive commentators said Warren is a symbol of division.", "\"When Obama advances a progressive agenda on social issues, as he's certain to do, Warren will continue to speak out on the other side,\" wrote the Washington Monthly's Steve Benen.", "\"Only now, he'll do so with the added authority that comes with being the president's hand-chosen pastor for the inauguration's invocation.", "Warren's status will soar, and his criticism of Obama's policies -- or Democrats' in general -- will resonate that much louder.\"", "Warren himself is working to contain the fallout from his support for California's Proposition 8.", "In an interview set to air this week, he denied that his stand against same-sex marriage meant he was homophobic.", "\"Of course not. I have always treated them with respect,\" he said.", "\"When they come and wanna talk to me, I talk to 'em.", "When the protesters came, we served them water and doughnuts.\"" ]	[ "Pastor Rick Warren first drew notice for trying to expand past hot-button issues .", "Warren looked to translate traditional evangelical messages for a wider audience .", "President-elect Barack Obama chose Warren to deliver invocation at inauguration .", "Gay, abortion rights activists angry about Obama's choice ." ]	[ 1, 2, 4 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Numerous wildfires were roaring Thursday through parts of Oklahoma and Texas, engulfing one town and searing neighborhoods in others, including one in Oklahoma City.", "Hurricane-force winds continued to kick the flames even higher.", "Firefighters in Bowie, Texas, try to get a grass fire under control.", "Bowie is about 70 miles northwest of Fort Worth.", "The fires had engulfed so many miles of turf, and flying embers had sparked in so many different places, that hours after the first blazes were reported Thursday morning, safety officials still weren't sure how many fires they were facing.", "In Texas, the 100-person town of Stoneburg was \"burned over,\" by a 25,000-acre fire said Texas Forest Service spokeswoman Misty Wilburn.", "The town, northwest of Dallas near the Oklahoma state line, had been evacuated, she said.", "Seventy-five to 100 homes had been destroyed in Oklahoma, and 13 people were confirmed injured -- two of them critically, according to emergency officials.", "Watch homes in Oklahoma burn » .", "Wilburn said Texas authorities were working at least nine major fires Thursday evening, seven in the west of the state and two in the north.", "\"Everything we have is committed to fires,\" she said.", "\"Everyone is maxed out.\"", "Feeding the flames were strong winds that were gusting as high as 76 mph, the strength of a Category 1 hurricane, and grounding many emergency aircraft that can't fly safely in those conditions.", "On the southwest side of Oklahoma City, fires had engulfed eight homes, and were believed to be destroying many more.", "In Choctaw, Oklahoma, dozens of homes had been destroyed, and the high school was on the verge of burning, police dispatcher Silva Schneider said just before 8 p.m. Aerial video footage of the central Oklahoma city of about 9,000 people showed row after row of houses in several different neighborhoods engulfed in flames.", "The Oklahoma towns of Velma, Sparks, Wellston, Healdton and Midwest City, a suburb of Oklahoma City, had all been ordered into mandatory evacuations because of the fires, which officials say are finding plenty of easy fuel because of dry conditions throughout the Southwest.", "\"It's a bad day in Oklahoma,\" said Albert Ashwood, director of the state's emergency management department.", "Grass fires were being reported west of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with the smell of smoke already wafting through the cities.", "Ashwood said weather experts fear that heavy winds as night falls could drive the wildfires into more heavily populated areas.", "A spokesman for the Texas Forest Service said fires in the state were burning in numerous counties in areas near Fort Worth, Wichita Falls and Amarillo.", "Watch video of wildfires in Bowie, Texas » .", "He said there were so many blazes that firefighters were having to ignore some of them, and that winds were so high that most fire-fighting aircraft were unable to fly.", "The National Weather Service had categorized much of Texas and Oklahoma an \"extremely critical fire weather area\" Thursday because of the dry conditions and winds.", "Large portions of western and central Texas and western Oklahoma are in a drought, according to the service.", "A firefighter who was working near Lindsey, Oklahoma, was in critical condition with third-degree burns over 35 percent of his body, according to a hospital spokeswoman.", "A motorist in Oklahoma also was hospitalized after driving into an area with heavy smoke, authorities said.", "iReport.com: Are wildfires affecting you?", "While the blazes seemed overwhelming in spots, firefighters were making some progress on some fronts.", "In Breckenridge, Texas, a fire that started in an old landfill and burned several hundred acres had been contained just north of the city limits, according to fire officials.", "But even as that blaze came under control, the fire department received reports of another fire.", "Wilburn said that as nightfall approached, Texas had been able to get some firefighting aircraft in the air and that five of the fires were at least partially contained.", "CNN's Hank Bishop and Aaron Cooper contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: In Texas, the 100-person town of Stoneburg has been \"burned over\"\nNEW: In Oklahoma,13 people are confirmed injured, two of them critically .", "Whole neighborhoods of Oklahoma City have been seared .", "Texas, Oklahoma officials say fires multiplying so fast they've lost count ." ]	[ 5, 7 ]
[ "HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe's prime minister believes the driver of the truck that struck his car, killing his wife, deliberately drove toward them, his party told CNN.", "Morgan Tsvangirai leaves the hospital Saturday after being treated for injuries from a car crash.", "Members of his political party, the Movement for Democratic Change, and former U.S. diplomat also say the crash raises suspicions of foul play.", "The prime minister left a hospital Saturday, a day after his wife, Susan, was killed in the collision, officials said.", "A ball cap covered Tsvangirai's bandaged head.", "Tsvangirai was taken to a hospital in Gaborone, Botswana, on Saturday for medical treatment, a Botswanan government source and a source with the prime minister's party.", "\"He's badly bruised and is receiving treatment,\" the Botswanan government source said.", "The source with the prime minister's party said Tsvangirai will return to Zimbabwe on Wednesday to attend the funeral of his wife.", "The couple, who were married in 1978, have six children.", "The crash happened on a two-lane highway between Tsvangirai's hometown, Buhera, and the capital, Harare.", "It comes only weeks after the start of a power-sharing agreement between Tsvangirai and his political rival, President Robert Mugabe.", "Tsvangirai's political party said Friday that it was too early to tell whether the crash was anything other than an accident.", "But on Saturday, MDC members told CNN that Tsvangirai thought the crash was deliberate.", "Tendai Biti, the MDC secretary-general, speaking during a tearful press conference, said Tsvangirai should have had better security.", "Watch how the accident threatens to derail the unity government » .", "\"If there had been a police escort maybe what happened yesterday could have not have happened,\" Biti said.", "\"(A) police escort would have warned oncoming vehicles of a VIP arriving.", "I think authorities must understand the omission.", "\"We hope that this omission will be rectified, that the prime minister must be given the protection that ought to be accorded to a prime minister.\"", "Biti said the MDC would launch its own investigation.", "Analysts say the crash raises suspicions of foul play.", "One former U.S. diplomat called for an outside investigation, saying it was not the first time one of Mugabe's political foes had been killed or injured in a car crash.", "Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, took office last month under a power-sharing deal with Mugabe following a contentious election.", "The MDC reached the agreement with Mugabe in September after months of angry dispute that included violence.", "More than 200 deaths, mainly opposition supporters, were reported leading up to and after the election.", "\"I'm skeptical about any motor vehicle accident in Zimbabwe involving an opposition figure,\" said Tom McDonald, the U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe from 1997 to 2001.", "\"President Mugabe has a history of strange car accidents when someone lo and behold dies -- it's sort of his M.O., of how they get rid of people they don't like.\"", "Watch more on the fatal crash » .", "McDonald cited the car crash deaths of Defense Minister Moven Mahachi in 2001, Employment Minister Border Gezi in 1999 and Elliot Manyika, a government minister and former regional governor, last year.", "\"So when I hear that Tsvangirai was in an accident, it gives me pause,\" McDonald said.", "Now an attorney with the Washington law firm Baker Hostetler, he urged a full independent investigation.", "However, he added that traffic accidents are common in Zimbabwe.", "The highway Tsvangirai was traveling on was only two lanes and tractor-trailers were common, McDonald said.", "Vehicles in the country were often in bad shape and drivers inexperienced.", "\"It's certainly plausible that this was just one of those tragic things,\" he said.", "CNN's Nkepile Mabuse contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Morgan Tsvangirai in Botswana for medical treatment on Saturday .", "NEW: Prime minister will return to Zimbabwe on Wednesday to attend wife's funeral .", "Tsvangirai believes fatal car crash was deliberate, officials say .", "Head-on collision bound to raise suspicion of foul play, analysts say ." ]	[ 5, 7, 20, 27 ]
[ "Editor's Note: John Kerry, a Democrat, is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the junior senator from Massachusetts.", "John Kerry says Barack Obama sent a message that fight against terror will respect America's values.", "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Thursday was an important day for the rule of law in the United States of America.", "With a handful of signatures to executive orders, President Obama ordered the eventual closure of Guantanamo Bay prison and CIA \"black site\" prisons, and placed interrogation in all American facilities by all U.S. personnel under the guidelines of the Army Field Manual.", "In a season of transformational changes, these are among the most meaningful, because they send a powerful message that America's struggle against terrorism will once against honor some of the most cherished ideals of our republic: respect for the rule of law, individual rights, and America's moral leadership.", "The president understands all too well that the threat our nation faces from terrorism is all too real.", "And we should all agree that sometimes, in the name of national security, it is necessary to make difficult ethical decisions to protect the American people.", "However, I and many others believe that the use of torture and indefinite detention have not only tarnished our honor but also diminished our security.", "In this global counterinsurgency effort against al Qaeda and its allies, too often our means have undercut our efforts by wasting one of our best weapons: the legitimacy that comes from our moral authority.", "Torture plays directly into a central tenet of al Qaeda's recruiting pitch: that everyday Muslims across the world have something to fear from the United States of America.", "From Morocco to Malaysia, people regularly hear stories of torture and suicide at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, and other overseas prisons.", "The result has been a major blow to our credibility worldwide, particularly where we need it most: in the Muslim world.", "Once permitted, torture and lawlessness are not easily contained.", "Coercive interrogation techniques found their way from high-level terrorists at Guantanamo to low-level detainees at Abu Ghraib.", "Years later, images of abuse there remain fixtures across the Arab and Muslim world.", "And as John McCain has argued, the use of techniques like waterboarding leaves its scars on a democratic society as well.", "Torture elicits lies -- not just from those experiencing it, but from those who seek to conceal it.", "After years of Orwellian denials and legalistic parsing, what a relief it was to hear our new attorney general-designee finally acknowledge what we know to be true: that yes, \"waterboarding is torture.\"", "As we move forward, President Obama is wise to \"reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals\" -- but the American people should know that closing a prison conceived outside the rule of law will not be easy.", "Reclaiming Guantanamo and its inhabitants into our legal system from what former Vice President Dick Cheney called \"the dark side\" will be an enormous challenge and a thicket of thorny legal and policy issues.", "However, we are already seeing the international system reorganize itself around an America that is willing to be a moral leader.", "Countries such as Portugal and Ireland have made welcome offers to join Albania in resettling detainees who cannot be returned to their home countries.", "Already we are seeing the fruits of a good faith effort with our allies.", "Still, it will take time and effort to overcome numerous hurdles, many handed over from the previous administration: looming questions about the inadmissibility of evidence improperly coerced; the difficulty of returning detainees -- including many cleared for departure -- who would face torture or worse in their home countries; and the fact that we already know some released from Guantanamo have returned to the battlefield.", "In some cases we simply lack evidence to charge men we know to be extremely dangerous to the American people.", "And even as we embrace long-overdue change, we owe it even to those we believe made grave mistakes to acknowledge the urgency of the moment they inherited, the sacred responsibility to protect American lives which they strove to honor, and the humbling reality that there are no easy answers when it comes to such life-and-death matters.", "But the American story is one of perfectibility and striving for ever-greater fidelity to our ideals -- it is a journey from colony to republic, from slavery to freedom, from sexism to suffrage, from stark poverty to shared prosperity.", "The president himself famously said, \"The union may never be perfect, but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected.\"", "It is true that today we face unprecedented, unorthodox, and vastly destructive enemies that respect neither borders nor rules of war.", "But this is not the first new challenge America has evolved to meet.", "Sometimes that evolution requires us to admit mistakes, learn from them and grow as a nation.", "The desire to do better has always been a core part of America's greatness.", "Last week Barack Obama and his administration wrote a new chapter in that old story.", "The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of John Kerry." ]	[ "John Kerry: Barack Obama's early decisions were victories for rule of law .", "He says president sent message that America's values will guide terror fight .", "Kerry: Torture weakened U.S. national security by sending wrong message .", "He says closing Guantanamo will be an enormous challenge for administration ." ]	[ 1, 18 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama declared Monday that his stimulus plan is \"starting to work\" and that 2,000 transportation projects -- costing much less than expected -- are under way.", "President Obama on Monday says the transportation projects will help create or save jobs.", "\"Competition for these projects is so fierce, and contractors are doing such a good job cutting costs, the projects are consistently coming in under budget,\" Obama said Monday.", "The president gave a rapid-fire list of savings: a bid for road work in Connecticut is $8.4 million less than the state budgeted; Louisiana has a project coming in $4.7 million less than expected; projects in Colorado are averaging about 30 percent under the state forecast; and some bids in California are nearly half of what the state projected.", "The administration said those savings will stretch the agency's $48 billion stimulus budget.", "\"Our recovery dollars can go further, and we can do more projects,\" said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.", "\"This is great news.\"", "LaHood hosted the president and vice president at his department's headquarters in Washington for the announcement.", "Officials did not give an overall estimate of money saved from competitive bids.", "The three leaders also claimed a victory in the amount of transportation work approved so far, saying the agency has approved its 2,000th infrastructure project as part of the stimulus.", "\"Some may have thought it would have taken months to get to this point,\" Obama said, \"but we have approved these projects in just 41 days.\"", "Watch as Obama says projects are coming in ahead of schedule » .", "The stimulus bill was signed February 17, but transportation dollars did not begin flowing until later.", "The president said the 2,000th transportation project to receive stimulus funds is one to widen and add an overpass to a stretch of Interstate 94 near Portage, Michigan.", "Vice President Joseph Biden plans to attend the groundbreaking in June.", "Obama said the highway projects from the stimulus bill will create or save 150,000 jobs by the end of next year.", "He pointed to the aggressive contractor interest in transportation projects, along with tax cuts going to millions of families from the stimulus plan, and implied it marks a turning point in the economic recovery effort.", "\"Today, I think it's safe to say that this plan is beginning to work,\" the president said." ]	[ "NEW: President Obama: \"Projects are consistently coming in under budget\"\nStimulus dollars have funded 2,000 transportation projects, officials say .", "Administration says savings will stretch $48 billion stimulus budget for infrastructure .", "Officials didn't give overall estimate of money saved from competitive bids ." ]	[ 2, 4, 8 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Todd Palin and nine aides were found in contempt Friday by the Alaska Senate for failing to appear to testify in the Legislature's \"troopergate\" investigation of his wife, Gov.", "Sarah Palin, a spokeswoman for the Alaska Democratic Party said.", "Todd Palin, shown campaigning in Virginia in 2008, didn't testify, but submitted a statement in the case.", "But a Senate resolution said no one should be punished, because the 10 did submit statements to the investigator, the Anchorage Daily News reported.", "The governor's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.", "The investigation concerns the governor's firing of the state's public safety commissioner, Walter Monegan.", "A bipartisan commission in the state Legislature investigated allegations that Palin fired Monegan after he refused to sack her ex-brother-in-law, State Trooper Mike Wooten.", "The governor, first elected in 2006, has denied wrongdoing.", "In court papers, Palin called her sister's ex-husband a \"rogue trooper\" who threatened the governor's family during a bitter divorce and custody battle.", "Complaints from Palin's family led to a five-day suspension for the trooper in 2006 after his superiors found he had illegally shot a moose using his wife's permit, drove his patrol car while drinking beer and used a Taser on his 10-year-old stepson \"in a training capacity.\"", "In an interview last year, Wooten said, \"I made mistakes.", "I 'fessed up to them. I was punished appropriately, and I'm moving on.\"", "Palin was Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona's running mate in his unsuccessful campaign last year for U.S. president." ]	[ "Todd Palin, nine aides found in contempt by Alaska Senate for failing to appear .", "The 10 won't be punished because they submitted statements, newspaper says .", "Legislature's \"troopergate\" investigation concerns firing of public safety chief ." ]	[ 0 ]
[ "(Entertainment Weekly) -- If anybody had a reason to doubt whether Tyler Perry has become one of the most bankable brands in all of movies, be skeptical no longer.", "The domestic dramedy maestro's latest release, Tyler Perry's \"Madea Goes to Jail,\" ran away with a big victory on the typically slow Academy Awards weekend, grossing a hefty $41.1 million, according to early estimates from Media by Numbers.", "That opening sum is the biggest of all time for a Tyler Perry film, besting the $30 million debut of 2006's \"Madea's Family Reunion.\"", "Too, it's the top bow in the history of indie studio Lionsgate, improving upon all the Tyler Perry and \"Saw\" flicks that came before it.", "The movie's per-theater average of $20,236 ranks in the top 40 for all wide openers ever.", "And, no surprise, \"Madea Goes to Jail\" achieved all this success with a solid A CinemaScore grade from a crowd that included mostly older women.", "Watch Tyler Perry talk about his success » .", "Second place went to \"Taken,\" which added another $11.4 million to its four-week tally, bringing said total to $95.2 million.", "Fellow strong holdover \"Coraline\" (No.", "3) was next with $11 million.", "\"He's Just Not That Into You\" (No. 4) declined a sharp 56 percent to bank $8.5 million on its third weekend.", "And Best Picture favorite \"Slumdog Millionaire\" rounded out the top five with $8.1 million -- a sum that brings its domestic total to $98 million.", "Reigning champ \"Friday the 13th\" suffered one of the biggest drops ever, a stunning 81 percent, to finish in sixth place with $7.8 million.", "And this weekend's other major new release, the cheerleader comedy \"Fired Up!\"", "(No. 9), grossed a weak-but-expected $6 million.", "The film garnered an okay CinemaScore grade of B from a crowd comprised of mostly younger ladies.", "Overall, the weekend was up nearly 30 percent over the same frame a year ago, when \"Vantage Point\" led the way.", "Eight of the past nine weekends have improved upon the previous year's grosses.", "And I'd be remiss if I didn't take a quick peek at the main Oscar contenders, for whom the box office report is mixed headed into the ceremony.", "\"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" leads the way with $124.2 million.", "The aforementioned \"Slumdog Millionaire\" should clear the $100 million mark in the next several days, whether it wins the top prize or not.", "Then it's a big jump down to \"Milk\" ($28.2 million), \"The Reader\" ($23.2 million), and \"Frost/Nixon\" ($17.4 million).", "And let's not forget multiple nominee \"The Dark Knight,\" which may not be up for Best Picture, but did finally become the fourth movie ever to cross the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office.", "CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly .", "Copyright 2009 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved." ]	[ "\"Madea Goes to Jail\" won big this weekend, grossing a hefty $41.1 million .", "Per-theater average of $20,236 ranks in the top 40 for all wide openers ever .", "Second place went to \"Taken,\" which added another $11.4 million to its tally ." ]	[ 4, 7 ]
[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The romantic comedy \"New In Town\" puts co-stars Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. at odds through most of the film.", "But behind the camera, the story was completely different, the pair told CNN.", "Harry Connick Jr. and Renee Zellweger enjoyed working with one another on the set of \"New In Town.\"", "\"I had a great time.", "[Connick is] such a nice guy.", "He shows up on set and makes everyone laugh, and it's just a nice day at work,\" Zellweger said.", "Connick agreed, saying the off-camera friendship with his co-star made the on-camera experience an enjoyable one.", "\"Renee is the type of person that I got to know quickly.", "Well, I became friends with her quickly.", "She's a very mysterious, wonderful young lady,\" Connick said.", "Directed by Jonas Elmer, the film follows Zellweger as Lucy Hill, a Miami, Florida-based corporate shark who travels to a small Minnesota town to oversee the closing of a small factory.", "Upon arrival, Lucy clashes with the factory's union representative, Ted Mitchell, played by Connick.", "As the two begin to understand one another, their icy relationship soon melts into romance.", "But the romance between Lucy and Ted is only one side of the story.", "Zellweger said she was instantly drawn to the role for its humor.", "\"I loved the physical comedy part of Lucy Hill's experience.", "I laughed out loud when I imagined the scenarios, and I could not wait to go and play around with that,\" she said, \"I wanted to go to work every day and laugh, and I did.\"", "Famous for her roles in such comedies as \"Nurse Betty\" and \"Bridget Jones's Diary,\" Zellweger is no stranger to the comedic scene.", "With \"New In Town,\" the actress was eager to once again play a part that would make audiences laugh.", "\"I think the laughter, that's therapeutic,\" she said.", "At a time when the country is struggling through a financial recession, Connick said, \"New In Town\" provides that necessary therapy.", "While the film centers on the troubles of one rural American town, it showcases a dilemma familiar to the entire country.", "\"I think there's a good balance of what people are really feeling right now, and you walk away from this movie with a real feeling of hope and like, 'We're going to be all right,'\" he said.", "\"New In Town\" opens in theaters everywhere this Friday.", "CNN's Jack Hannah contributed to this story." ]	[ "Zellweger and Connick became friends quickly on the \"New In Town\" set .", "\"I wanted to go to work every day and laugh, and I did,\" Zellweger says .", "The film offers hope during the country's hard times, Connick says .", "\"New In Town\" opens in theaters everywhere this Friday ." ]	[ 2, 8, 16, 23 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A 24-year-old teacher from Holyoke, Massachusetts, is in custody after allegedly leaving town with a 15-year-old student, city officials said Tuesday.", "Lisa Lavoie, a 24-year-old teacher, is charged with enticement of a child.", "Lisa Lavoie and the male student were found in Morgantown, West Virginia, Monday night after apparently being together for a week, Holyoke Mayor Michael Sullivan said.", "Investigators have charged Lavoie with enticement of a child.", "On February 13, the student's parents informed school officials of a possible relationship between the teacher and their son.", "That was late on a Friday afternoon, and when officials went to the school to question Lavoie, she was gone for the day.", "The next week was a vacation week for the school.", "The student was reported missing on February 16, at the start of the vacation week.", "Lavoie wasn't reported missing until she didn't show up for school Monday.", "Officials said the pair were in Vermont on Thursday before showing up in West Virginia on Monday.", "No details were provided on how their alleged movements were traced.", "Officials couldn't take the pair into custody until after gathering enough evidence to obtain a warrant from the district attorney's office, said Holyoke Police Chief Anthony Scott.", "They got the warrant Monday and asked police in Morgantown to arrest Lavoie.", "She has been placed on administrative leave pending conclusion of the investigation, Sullivan said.", "If convicted, Lavoie could lose her teaching license in Massachusetts, the mayor said.", "She has been with the school only five months and her job is not protected under contract, he said." ]	[ "A missing teacher and her 15-year-old student were found in West Virginia Monday .", "Police say the two were together during a weeklong vacation .", "The teacher, 24-year-old Lisa Lavoie, has been suspended pending an investigation .", "Investigators have charged Lavoie, of Massachusetts, with enticement of a child ." ]	[ 0, 1, 2, 3, 13 ]
[ "(CNN) -- David Beckham was upstaged on the day his AC Milan future was finally resolved as teammate Filippo Inzaghi fired a hat-trick in the 3-0 success over Atalanta at the San Siro on Sunday.", "David Beckham congratulates hat-trick hero Filippo Inzaghi as the San Siro enjoys a double celebration.", "Milan confirmed in a brief statement a deal had been reached with Los Angeles Galaxy over England international Beckham.", "\"AC Milan announces that the player David Beckham will remain at the club until June 30, 2009,\" it read.", "The 33-year-old midfielder will then return to the United States to play for the Galaxy between July and October.", "\"I'm grateful to both clubs for allowing this dream to come true,\" Beckham said in a statement posted on www.gazzetta.it.", "What do think of Beckham's move to play in the U.S. and Italy?", "\"It will enable me to play for Milan and the Galaxy in the same season, with the possibility of been able to keep up my commitments with Major League Soccer and the development of soccer in the United States, something which I'm very passionate about.\"", "The deal follows weeks of negotiations between the two clubs during which Milan baulked at the size of the transfer fee Galaxy were demanding -- thought to be around £12million.", "Galaxy's chief executive, Tim Lieweke, admits the deal is one which suits both clubs.", "\"I'm sorry that it had to go for so long, for him and for us and particularly for the fans,\" he told the Los Angeles Times.", "\"This is a good solution.", "It allows him to finish the season with Milan.", "We will see him in July.\" Coach Carlo Ancelotti admits Beckham has exceeded all expectations during his first two months as an AC Milan player.", "\"Beckham has done more than we could have possibly expected from him,\" Ancelotti told PA Sport.", "\"He has settled in very well with the squad and given a huge contribution up to now.", "\"He is very professional and we are all very, very happy that he is staying.\"", "He added: \"The aim was to keep him until June 30 and we have done that.", "He is very happy with the solution that has been found and we will make the most of having him now and then we will see.\"", "Sunday's victory gave Milan a five-point gap over fourth-placed Fiorentina, who lost 2-0 at home to Palermo.", "Ancelotti said Inzaghi had helped lift the club out of a crisis after their UEFA Cup exit.", "\"He gave us a real helping hand.", "It was a tough match and for most of the first half Atalanta caused us problems,\" he said.", "\"Then Pippo's ability to find the right place to be in allowed us to end the match well.", "We were in a crisis and now I hope that this result has put an end to the crisis.\"", "Only the top three in Serie A will go straight into next season's Champions League group stages with the fourth place finisher having to negotiate two qualifying rounds.", "With his contract uncertainty behind him, Beckham seemed to have a new lease of life and he was even given a free role behind forwards Inzaghi and Pato by Ancelotti.", "The former England captain dictated the play and helped open the way for Milan to take a seventh-minute lead when Marek Jankulovski firied across goal for the unmarked Inzaghi to score.", "Milan had to wait until the 71st minute for Inzaghi's second.", "He beat the offside trap to latch onto Pato's chip and take the ball around Consigli before slotting home.", "Moment's later Inzaghi was once again in the right place at the right time to tap in Gianluca Zambrotta's pass from close range.", "After that Ancelotti took both Inzaghi and Beckham off to give the fans the chance to show their appreciation for both players.", "There was no change to the top three in Serie A as Inter Milan and Juventus both won on Saturday, 2-0 at Genoa and 1-0 at Torino respectively.", "Serie A top scorer Marco Di Vaio also scored a hat-trick as Bologna thrashed Sampdoria 3-0." ]	[ "Filippo Inzaghi fires hat-trick in Milan's 3-0 win over Atalanta at the San Siro .", "Double celebration for fans as David Beckham's Milan future is also resolved .", "Beckham will stay at San Siro for rest of season and the rejoin L.A. Galaxy ." ]	[ 0, 1, 6 ]
[ "Friedrich Nietzsche said, \"Without music, life would be a mistake.\"", "Music is a big part of many people's lives.", "For some, music is life.", "Sean Forbes, 26, started a nonprofit called D-PAN, or Deaf Performing Artists Network.", "But not everyone can have music in their lives, and one man is trying to change that for the deaf community.", "Sean Forbes, 26, started a nonprofit called D-PAN, or Deaf Performing Artists Network, which creates American Sign Language-enhanced music videos.", "Forbes spoke with CNN's Nicole Lapin about how D-PAN works.", "The following is an edited transcript of the interview.", "Forbes: Really, the story here of how the whole thing came up was, I was in a car with three girls, and I went to school at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.", "So we took a road trip to Gallaudet University, and on this trip I was singing all of these songs to my friends.", "And it's just something I've been doing for a while. So I'm signing all of these songs and all the sudden, a light bulb goes on above my head, when I'm like, wouldn't it be cool if there were music videos with deaf performers in them, signing the song, signing the lyrics of the song.", "Watch Nicole Lapin's interview with Sean Forbes » .", "That was really where the idea started from, and I instantly went back to RIT, and I had a friend make me a video of me signing an Eminem song and that's how the whole thing really started.", "Lapin: Eminem, Christina Aguilera.", "You started translating really popular music videos, and tell me about these shoots, because this is a really big production you put on.", "Forbes: Yeah.", "I mean, we had hearing and deaf people behind the scenes creating this.", "We had interpreters; there were probably about 20 people on the production set for these videos.", "Lapin: What was the reaction from some people in the deaf community that never experienced music before, never experienced it before you and D-PAN?", "Forbes: For me it was just awesome to see all of these deaf people who have never been involved with music be involved in these videos for the first time.", "A lot of the people who are in the videos never experienced music before.", "So for them, it was just an awesome experience, and they were really thrilled to be a part of it.", "Lapin: And a lot of people on our Web site, CNN.com, are thrilled to be part of your experience, being introduced to your story.", "A lot of questions also came in; I want to bring some to your attention.", "Ashley has this question for you Sean.", "\"Has anyone ever told you that D-PAN would not be successful and if so, how did you respond?\"", "I'm sure you had some haters out there.", "Forbes: I've had, you know, I've approached a few situations before where they didn't only tell me that D-PAN wouldn't be successful, but they told me that I would never be successful as a deaf musician.", "And I always laughed it off, because I knew deep inside of me, this is what I wanted.", "And I wouldn't let anyone tell me no, I wouldn't take no for an answer.", "So those people who told me no, look at me now." ]	[ "Sean Forbes, 26, started a nonprofit called Deaf Performing Artists Network .", "D-PAN creates American Sign Language-enhanced music videos .", "Forbes: 'A lot of the people ... in the videos never experienced music before'\nInspiration came during road trip when he was performing for friends in car ." ]	[ 3, 5, 20 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Staffers at a federal prison in central Florida fired shots to break up a large-scale fight that sent eight inmates to hospital emergency rooms Sunday afternoon, officials said.", "Eight inmates were injured Sunday in a fight at Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Florida, officials said.", "Authorities did not say what led to the fight at the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex in Sumter County.", "A statement from the prison said one inmate suffered a gunshot wound, but did not say whether the person was struck by a prison staff member's bullet.", "The other seven were \"stabbing/shooting victims,\" said a spokesman for Orlando Regional Medical Center, where the inmates were taken.", "The hospital did not elaborate.", "No prison staffers were seriously hurt in the incident, which the FBI is investigating, said Charles Ratledge, spokesman for the prison.", "The fight broke out in the recreation yard of the United States Penitentiary No.", "2, a high-security facility, about 2:20 p.m.", "The Coleman complex consists of four institutions.", "The other three facilities -- another U.S. penitentiary, a medium-security and a low-security facility -- were not affected, said Bureau of Prison spokeswoman Traci Billingsley.", "\"The inmates ignored staff orders to stop their assaultive behavior, and shots were fired by institution staff to prevent possible loss of life,\" Ratledge said.", "Five medical evacuation helicopters -- three from the hospital -- landed at the prison and transported the injured inmates on the 15- to 20-minute flight to Orlando Regional, hospital spokesman Joe Brown said.", "The prison complex is in near Coleman in Sumter County, about 50 miles northwest of Orlando, Florida.", "The community was never endangered by the fight, U.S. Justice Department spokeswoman Laura Sweeney said.", "CNN's Nick Valencia, Susan Candiotti and Terry Frieden contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Staffers had to fire shots to break up large-scale fight, officials say .", "Eight inmates wounded, one by gunshot, at prison complex in Florida, officials say .", "Officials: Fight happened at Coleman Federal Correctional Complex's recreation yard .", "No staff members were hurt during the brawl, spokeswoman says ." ]	[ 0, 1, 7 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Two crew members were taken to a hospital after a FedEx cargo plane crashed on landing Tuesday morning at the Lubbock, Texas, airport, officials said.", "A damaged FedEx ATR-42 lies beside a runway early Tuesday at the Lubbock, Texas, airport.", "The injuries appeared to be minor, said James Loomis, director of Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.", "There was a small fire on the plane, the Federal Aviation Administration and FedEx spokeswoman Sandra Munoz said.", "Munoz said she was not sure about the extent of the damage.", "The plane is an ATR-42 twin-turboprop aircraft and landed short of the touchdown zone at 4:37 a.m. CT (5:47 ET), Loomis said.", "Munoz said the plane had been traveling from Fort Worth Alliance Airport and skidded off the runway amid light freezing rain.", "iReport.com: Are you there?", "Send photos, video .", "Neither official could immediately say what caused the accident, and Munoz didn't know why parts of the plane caught fire.", "The plane was operated by Empire Airways, which is under contract with FedEx Corp., based in Memphis, Tennessee." ]	[ "Fire reported as plane goes off runway in freezing rain at Lubbock, Texas, airport .", "Two crew members hospitalized with apparently minor injuries, official says .", "ATR-42 twin-turboprop operated by Empire Airways under lease to FedEx ." ]	[ 0, 10 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The new district attorney of Boulder County, Colorado, said he plans to take a fresh look at the investigation into the 1996 slaying of JonBenet Ramsey.", "The DA's office assumed responsibility for the investigation in 2002.", "But District Attorney Stan Garnett told CNN that he wants to decide during his first 30 days in office whether the case should be returned to Boulder police.", "\"I'm trying to determine whether it's efficient to have the ongoing investigation handled by my office or somebody else,\" said Garnett, who was sworn in as district attorney January 13.", "The DA's office is relatively small, he said, with 27 lawyers and six investigators handling between 2,000 and 2,500 felony cases a year.", "Although the Ramsey case has not generated news since last year, tips and information regularly come in to authorities.", "Whoever is handling the investigation is charged with checking them out and deciding whether they are worth pursuing, Garnett said.", "He said reports that he is considering reopening the case are inaccurate.", "\"It's not closed. It hasn't been solved, and it's been open the whole time.\"", "The case is one of the nation's most famous unsolved murders.", "On December 26, 1996, John Ramsey discovered the body of his 6-year-old daughter, JonBenet, in the basement of the family's Boulder home.", "The girl had been strangled and beaten.", "A ransom note was found on the stairs of the home, demanding $118,000.", "Early in the case, Boulder police said JonBenet's parents, John and Patsy Ramsey, were under \"an umbrella of suspicion\" in her death.", "But they were never formally named as suspects, and a grand jury refused to indict them.", "Patsy Ramsey died in 2006 after a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer.", "In July, Garnett's predecessor, Mary Lacy, issued a public apology for the suspicion surrounding the Ramsey family after a DNA test performed using new technology showed that DNA found on JonBenet's underwear and under her fingernails belonged to an unidentified man.", "The test results, Lacy said, were \"powerful evidence\" that allows investigators to think the Ramsey family were victims, not suspects.", "That same third-party DNA exonerated John Mark Karr, a one-time teacher, after he was arrested in Thailand and brought to Colorado.", "Authorities said Karr told a University of Colorado professor in e-mails that he was involved in JonBenet's death.", "He told reporters after his arrest that he was with the child when she died, although he called her death an accident and said he loved her.", "Lacy was widely criticized, including by then-Gov.", "Bill Owens, for the handling of Karr's arrest.", "Boulder police also have long faced criticism over their handling of the investigation.", "But, Garnett said Friday, \"I've been very impressed by the Boulder P.D.", "They are a fine department now and have handled a number of cases very well. ...", "They've done a very nice job.\"", "The department has 24 investigators, four times as many as the DA's staff, he said.", "Garnett was elected DA in November to replace Lacy, who could not run again because of term limits.", "Before he was elected, he served as a trial lawyer for 22 years, according to the DA's Web site." ]	[ "Stan Garnett says he'll take fresh look at JonBenet Ramsey case .", "Garnett says he hopes to decide who should follow up on tips .", "Case was taken from Boulder police in 2002 .", "Last year, prosecutors exonerated JonBenet's mother, father and brother ." ]	[ 0, 2, 5 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Severe winter weather was creating Christmas week travel headaches across the country Monday, canceling flights and closing major highways.", "Traffic backs up Monday on a Chicago, Illinois-area highway after an early-morning accident.", "Air travelers heading for three major East Coast airports -- Newark-Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport in New York -- faced delays of almost two hours on Monday, the FAA said.", "More than 130 miles of the New York State Thruway were shut down for a time Monday morning from Henrietta, near Rochester, to the Pennsylvania state line.", "Dozens of vehicles slid off the icy roadway, CNN affiliate WIVB-TV in Buffalo, New York, reported.", "Even after the highway was reopened, officials warned of icy pavement and poor visibility from blowing snow.", "See the scenes of winter across the U.S. » .", "According to the National Weather Service, Buffalo got a record 7.4 inches of snow on Sunday, and several more inches were in the forecast for Monday, the first full day of winter.", "Police agencies in western New York were advising motorists not to leave home.", "Two New York towns, Wales and Lancaster, banned travel altogether, WIVB reported.", "iReport.com: What's it like where you are?", "Schools were closed Monday in Boston, Massachusetts, as icy roadways prevented buses from operating, CNN affiliate WCVB-TV reported.", "On the other side of the country, long lines formed before dawn Monday at airline counters at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where two major carriers, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, suspended service Sunday.", "The Federal Aviation Administration was reporting no delays at the airport Monday afternoon, but Alaska and Horizon said they would only resume limited operations.", "Some travelers may have to wait until midweek or later to get flights out of the airport, CNN affiliate KOMO-TV reported.", "Supplies were running low at airport concessions for those enduring the wait, the Seattle station said.", "To the south, travelers also spent the night in the Portland, Oregon, airport after airlines canceled many flights on Sunday.", "Airlines canceled more than 100 flights at Portland International Airport on Monday, CNN affiliate KATU-TV reported.", "Watch a roundup of the worst winter weather » .", "More than 11 inches of snow was on the ground Monday morning in Portland, CNN affiliate KGW-TV reported, an amount not seen since 1968.", "Vehicles on all Portland roads were required to have snow chains, KGW said, but drivers were advised to stay off roads completely.", "Seattle's Amtrak station also was packed with stranded holiday travelers after the winter storm stopped trains in their tracks Sunday in the Pacific Northwest.", "Watch driving woes in Walla Walla, Washington » .", "In Marysville, Washington, workers at an industrial complex Monday morning found the roof of a building there had collapsed, apparently because of heavy snow, according to CNN affiliate KIRO-TV.", "The structure is used by a company that manufactures steel buildings; no injuries were reported.", "The icy cold in Indianapolis, Indiana, likely caused water pipes to burst at Martin University early Monday, officials told CNN affiliate WRTV-TV.", "\"We had just installed brand new computers in the building, and so we're really just still trying to assess the damages to the university,\" university spokeswoman Danita Hoskin told WRTV.", "It was 2 degrees, with a wind chill of minus 17 degrees, at 7 a.m. Monday in Indianapolis, according to the National Weather Service.", "In Greene County, Ohio, near Dayton, a 79-year-old woman died after being found outside her home on Sunday, CNN affiliate WHIO-TV reported.", "It was 6 degrees in the area at noon Monday.", "Car travel was often dangerous Sunday in parts of the northern United States.", "In Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, a newspaper deliveryman died of heart failure caused by hypothermia a day after his car became stuck in a snowdrift on his route early Sunday, officials told CNN affiliate WISC-TV.", "A snowplow driver found Donald L. Blum, 54, of Monticello, about seven hours after Blum's car became stuck.", "Blum was taken to a hospital, where he died Monday, WISC reported.", "Before he died, he told authorities that he had stayed with the vehicle because of the severe weather and because he had certain health conditions, WISC reported.", "In western Michigan's Berrien County, drivers blinded by blizzard conditions drove into a 30-vehicle pile-up on Interstate 94 on Sunday afternoon.", "Dozens of other vehicles also were involved in a series of other nearby wrecks, including one that killed a 31-year-old Illinois man, police said.", "Michigan resident Eric Teschke said he had just told his friend who was driving that they should probably slow down when trouble began.", "\"I look up and I just see a sea of cars and I go, 'Oh, crap, oh, crap.'", "And I just go 'We can't stop,' \" Teschke said.", "\"So we're sliding for about 15 seconds, knowing what's going to happen.", "Bam, slam into the back of several cars and a semi.\"", "Michigan State Police's Matthew Churchill said it was the worst pile-up he's ever seen.", "\"Vehicles were actually crashing right in front of us, and there was really nothing we could do except to try to stay out of the way and try to get to the people and keep them in their vehicles where they could be safe,\" Churchill said.", "White-out conditions and the pile-ups forced police to shut down a six-mile stretch of I-94 near Lake Michigan for hours Sunday afternoon.", "Watch people cope with the wintry blast » .", "Many Californians, however, welcomed the snowfall that blanketed the Sierra Mountains.", "\"We're Southern Californians, so a chance to be in the snow is a wonderful, wonderful day for the kids,\" said one mother as she waited for snow chains to be fitted on her tires for a day trip into the mountains Sunday.", "Even more heavy snow will be dumped Monday on the Great Lakes region, New York state and New England, said forecaster Michael Eckert with the National Weather Service in Camp Springs, Maryland.", "The wind and cold will add to the misery of those who are snowbound, he said.", "\"Some gusts have been 30 to 40 mph,\" Eckert said.", "\"Temperatures over the upper Great Lakes have fallen below zero, and those cold temperatures are going to move to New England states on Monday.", "We'll see wind-chill temperatures below zero over much of the Northeastern U.S.\" In Illinois, Chicagoans were warned to stay inside as subzero temperatures and high winds continued to sweep the area, WGN said.", "About 9,300 customers in northern Illinois were without power Sunday night.", "It was so cold in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, the Target Holidazzle Parade was canceled Sunday night because of dangerous wind chills, KARE-TV reported.", "By Christmas Eve, the high is forecast to reach only 16 degrees, but with mostly sunny skies.", "CNNRadio's Patty Lane contributed to this report." ]	[ "Woman freezes outside of Ohio home, TV station says .", "Delays of almost two hours reported at Newark, New Jersey, airport .", "More than 11 inches of snow on ground in Portland, Oregon, CNN affiliate reports .", "Broken water pipes cause damage at an Indiana university ." ]	[ 2, 17, 19, 25 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A man shot and killed seven patients and a nurse at a Carthage, North Carolina, nursing home Sunday before being wounded during a shootout with a police officer, authorities said.", "Relatives of the nursing home's patients gathered at a nearby church, where they learned details of the shooting.", "Three other people, including the police officer and a visitor to the nursing home, were wounded in the attack, Carthage Police Chief Chris McKenzie said.", "The police officer was treated and released, McKenzie said.", "The slain patients ranged in age from 78 to 98, Moore County District Attorney Maureen Krueger said.", "The man accused of carrying out the attack, 45-year-old Robert Stewart, was in custody, and his condition was unknown Sunday night, McKenzie said.", "Stewart was not an employee of the Pinelake Health and Rehab Center, and he did not appear to have been related to any of the patients, she said.", "\"There is still more to be uncovered as far as his purpose in being there,\" she said.", "A witness told CNN affiliate WRAL-TV that Stewart was armed with a rifle, a shotgun and other weapons.", "The officer who stopped him, Justin Garner, \"acted in nothing short of a heroic manner\" and probably stopped the carnage from being worse, Krueger said.", "Watch stunned community react » .", "Jerry Avant Sr. told WRAL that his son, Jerry Avant, a 39-year-old registered nurse, was the employee who was killed in the shooting.", "He said a doctor told him that his son had been shot more than two dozen times.", "Watch father of slain nurse and ex-wife of suspect react » .", "The doctor \"said he undoubtedly saved a lot of lives,\" Avant Sr. said, speaking of his son.", "Stewart faces eight counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony assault on a police officer, and other charges are pending, she said.", "Carthage is about 60 miles southwest of Raleigh.", "See map showing Carthage, Raleigh » .", "Sunday's slayings were the latest in a series of high-profile in March, including the killings of 10 people by an Alabama man who was then killed by police.", "In addition, a man shot and killed a pastor in a southern Illinois church and stabbed two parishioners, and a 17-year-old in Germany killed 15 people in two small towns before dying in a shootout with police.", "In Carthage, crisis counselors were setting up in the town's First Baptist Church to aid survivors of the latest killings.", "\"I don't know the emotion entirely has set in,\" McKenzie said.", "\"This is a small community built on faith, and faith will get us through.\"" ]	[ "Slain patients ranged in age from 78 to 98, district attorney says .", "Nurse also among those killed at nursing home in Carthage .", "Man suspected of carrying out attack was shot; condition unknown, police say .", "Police officer also wounded in shooting ." ]	[ 0, 4, 5 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The body of a tourist was found off the coast of Thailand Tuesday, but six others remain missing after a ferry sank over the weekend near a popular diving destination, authorities said.", "Survivors of the ferry sinking disembark the Thai police boat that rescued them.", "The body is believed to be that of Austrian tourist Gabrielle Jetzinger, the Phuket Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office told the Thai News Agency.", "A Thai naval helicopter spotted the body floating face down about 12 nautical miles from Phuket's Promthep cape, and a Thai navy patrol retrieved the floating corpse.", "The body has been sent to a government hospital for an autopsy, the agency reported.", "Authorities are still searching for the five tourists and one crew member who remain missing.", "They are thought to be German, Austrian, Japanese, Swiss and one Thai crew member, the news agency said.", "The tourist boat, the Choke Somboon 19, was taking passengers from the Similan Islands to Phuket -- an area popular with tourists from around the world.", "It capsized during a heavy storm Sunday night, said Lt. Sattawat Srirattanapong with the Phuket City police.", "Survivors included 15 international tourists and eight Thais, who were picked up by a rescue boat Monday morning.", "Phuket and the Similan Islands are famous for their diving spots, attracting international tourists each year from November to May." ]	[ "Body thought to be of Austrian tourist found off Thai coast .", "Five tourists, one crew member still missing after ferry sank at the weekend .", "Body was spotted by Thai rescue helicopter near Phuket's Promthep cape .", "The ferry sank during heavy storm about 12 miles from shore ." ]	[ 0, 3, 6 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Todd Rundgren has it backward.", "Todd Rundgren's new album was inspired by touring and his thoughts on militarism.", "Not just his songwriting and recording methods, though those, too, are unorthodox.", "It's the whole music business-pop star arrangement, which is based on musicians determined to hit the Top 40 and then doing it again and again -- with occasional artistic detours -- that he's subverted.", "He likes it that way. He describes the creation of his music as \"very plastic,\" in the sense of flexible: He creates songs in the studio, piece by piece, and \"it allows me to edit the stuff practically all the way up to the final mix process.\"", "One can easily look at his career the same way, with the detours having been the point of the journey.", "\"It's unconventional, but if you have those tools available, it becomes the logical way to do things,\" he said of his creative process.", "Rundgren's new album, \"Arena\" (Hi Fi), sounds like a throwback to his more song-friendly works, which was (mostly) deliberate, he says.", "The album's 13 power-chord rockers are a tip of the guitar to his recent touring with the New Cars (filling in for Ric Ocasek) and his subject matter, militarism and \"what I saw as a loss of masculine integrity,\" he explained.", "\"The people who have been running the country are liars and cowards and hypocrites and perverts,\" he said.", "\"And I wouldn't want all the rest of the men in the world to think that's how you succeed in life.", "Now that they are out of here, we have to ... reclaim what our traditional ideals were: You protect the weak, you bear up under the horrible burdens, and you seek the truth.", "... You sacrifice for others.\"", "Not exactly Top 40 material, but in Rundgren's career, it's the Top 40 hits that have been accidents.", "He started his solo career in the early '70s with a handful of them -- \"We Gotta Get You a Woman,\" \"Hello, It's Me,\" \"I Saw the Light\" -- but quickly began devoting his time to album-length experiments, with occasional hit-single forays (\"Can We Still Be Friends,\" his band Utopia's \"Set Me Free\").", "Rundgren also became an in-demand producer, with results ranging from No.", "1 singles (Grand Funk Railroad's \"We're an American Band\" and \"The Loco-Motion\") to classic albums (XTC's \"Skylarking,\" Meat Loaf's \"Bat Out of Hell\"), no two of which sounded exactly alike.", "Listen to Rundgren talk about his work with XTC and Grand Funk Railroad » .", "He says his goal is to bring out the best in whomever he's working with, to make a record that's true to the artist's personality.", "Ironically, for someone so steeped in technology, he's not a fan of using studio tricks -- AutoTune and the like, which remove all the rough edges from performances -- for the sake of creating something \"perfect.\"", "\"Part of the problem is, there are two ways to make music.", "One is to be revelatory, and one is to be obfuscating,\" he said.", "\"You create a different image of yourself for people instead of actually revealing something truly about yourself.", "And you can say the difference is the difference between Michael Jackson and Tom Waits, or something like that. ...", "The material Madonna writes is to a persona.", "The persona is what's being marketed, and the music is just part of the merchandise.\"", "Rundgren himself composes from the inside out, putting technology at his disposal.", "(He's often been ahead of the tech curve, going back to the late '70s, when he created music videos and software programs and Utopia played on the interactive television service QUBE.)", "\"I start with a rhythm idea and then add chords,\" he said, creating arrangements as he goes.", "Lyrics often come last.", "\"Most people have the song before the arrangement,\" he said.", "\"I do it the other way around.\"", "On \"Arena,\" the songs -- which all have one-word titles (\"I'm close to a haiku,\" Rundgren joked) -- include \"Mad,\" in which Rundgren sings about being \"at the end of my patience\"; \"Gun,\" which offers the warning, \"You better run/'Cause I'm young, dumb and I've got a gun\"; and \"Today,\" which says, \"Now it's time to break the chain.\"", "The work is timelier than he could have imagined, he says.", "\"The irony of it is that the album was finished by June 1; then the s*** hit the fan three months later,\" he said, referring to the economic meltdown.", "\"It's what I've been talking about. We've been indulging ourselves for a long time, and the record is about the kind of militance required to solve problems that tower so high we can't see the top of them.\"", "For someone who writes such audience-friendly hooks, he's skeptical about much of today's pop music -- and its performers.", "The music may sound technically perfect, but it lacks soul and grit.", "\"That kind of approach is reinforced all the time by programs like 'American Idol,' where you have to look a certain way and smile a certain way and deliver the song a certain way,\" he said.", "\"And if you're outside of that, you're going to get bumped.", "It just makes music all come out kind of the same.", "\"The thing that makes it different -- the thing that makes it interesting every once in a while -- is when someone comes along and you think that they're not simply using this as a marketing tool for themselves,\" he continued.", "\"You see them, and obviously music is the thing that redeems them.", "... That to me is what makes music exciting, is when suddenly you see someone and you realize they were meant for music.\"", "And Rundgren? He's still meant for music, too.", "He's preparing to produce a new New York Dolls album, 36 years after he produced the group's debut.", "There's also talk he'll perform his 1973 album \"A Wizard, A True Star\" live.", "It's a full schedule doing something he loves, even if there's virtually no chance he'll be topping the charts.", "\"The record I made now is kind of a result of where I found myself at.", "I'm only going to be able to do this for a while longer; I'm 60 now.", "And regardless of how I behave when I'm on stage, I have the same issues that any 60-year-old does,\" he said, admitting to post-concert aches and pains.", "He laughed. \"I know I can't stop time, but there will be plenty of time to croon for people.\"" ]	[ "Todd Rundgren's new album is \"Arena,\" full of power-chord rockers .", "Rundgren started career with pop hits, quickly detoured into new areas .", "New album, about threats to masculinity, is timelier than he imagined, he says ." ]	[ 1, 7, 33 ]
[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Millard Fuller, who founded Habitat for Humanity International along with his wife, has died, officials said Tuesday.", "He was 74. Millard Fuller appears with President Bush at a Habitat for Humanity event in Tampa, Florida, in 2001.", "Fuller died early Tuesday \"after a brief illness,\" said a statement on the Web site of the organization he currently headed, Fuller Center for Housing, in Americus, Georgia.", "\"Family and friends are mourning the tragic loss of a great servant leader and a genuine heart,\" the statement said.", "Fuller had suffered from chest congestion for three to four weeks, said Holly Chapman, spokeswoman for the Fuller Center.", "He died about 3 a.m. en route to a hospital, she said.", "With his wife, Linda, Fuller founded Habitat for Humanity International in 1976.", "The Alabama native rose \"from humble beginnings\" to become a \"young, self-made millionaire,\" according to his biography on Habitat for Humanity's Web site.", "He and a college friend began a marketing firm while still in school, \"but as his business prospered, his health, integrity and marriage suffered,\" the biography said.", "\"These crises prompted Fuller to re-evaluate his values and direction.", "His soul-searching led to reconciliation with his wife and to a renewal of his Christian commitment,\" it said.", "The Fullers sold all their possessions, gave money to the poor and began searching for a new direction.", "They found Koinonia Farm, a Christian community near Americus in rural southwest Georgia, the biography said.", "Along with Koinonia founder Clarence Jordan and a few others, the couple initiated several enterprises, among them a housing ministry that built modest homes on a no-interest, nonprofit basis and made them affordable to low-income families.", "Homeowner families were expected to use their own labor to help defray costs on their home as well as homes for other families.", "Money to build homes was placed into a revolving fund, enabling more to be built, according to the biography.", "In 1973, the Fullers moved to Africa to test their housing model, the biography said.", "Their project was launched in Zaire -- now the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- and was a success.", "\"Fuller became convinced that this model could be expanded and applied all over the world,\" the biography said.", "When Fuller returned to the United States three years later, he met with a group of associates to create Habitat for Humanity International.", "According to its Web site, Habitat has provided shelter for more than 1.5 million people in more than 3,000 communities.", "\"I see life as both a gift and a responsibility.", "My responsibility is to use what God has given me to help his people in need,\" Fuller once said, according to Habitat's Web site.", "Former President Carter, a key Habitat supporter, fellow Georgian and a close friend, issued a statement Tuesday saying Fuller \"was one of the most extraordinary people I have ever known.\"", "\"He used his remarkable gifts as an entrepreneur for the benefit of millions of needy people around the world by providing them with decent housing,\" Carter said.", "\"As the founder of Habitat for Humanity and later the Fuller Center, he was an inspiration to me, other members of our family and an untold number of volunteers who worked side-by-side under his leadership.\"", "See celebrities working on Habitat projects » .", "In 1996, President Clinton awarded Fuller the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, calling Habitat \"the most successful continuous community service project in the history of the United States.\"", "Fuller left Habitat for Humanity in 2005 amid a dispute with the organization's board.", "Habitat said in a statement at the time his termination culminated \"several months of differences between the Fullers and the board over allegations of inappropriate personal behavior of Millard Fuller toward a now-former female employee,\" according to an article in the February 2005 edition of Christianity Today magazine.", "The organization noted there was insufficient evidence to corroborate the complaint, according to Christianity Today, but said Fuller engaged in \"a pattern of ongoing public comments and communications ... that have been divisive and disruptive to the organization's work.\"", "For his part, Fuller told the magazine he feared the board used the controversy to push him out to find a \"high-paid bean counter\" instead of someone with \"strong Christian commitment.\"", "\"We've overloaded the board with 'money' people, all of whom are nominal Christians, but many of whom are not spiritually grounded,\" he told the magazine.", "\"Some seem put off by my overt declaration of Jesus.\"", "After his departure, Fuller founded the Fuller Center for Housing, which its Web site describes as \"a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry dedicated to eliminating poverty housing worldwide.\"", "The center was founded after Fuller \"set out to expand his missionary vision\" by returning to his roots at Koinonia Farm, a cooperative community dedicated to peace and service.", "A new mission statement was issued at Koinonia dedicating the Fuller Center as \"a Christ-centered, faith-driven organization witnessing the love of God by providing opportunities for families to have a simple, decent place to live,\" according to the site.", "Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, said Chapman, the Fuller Center spokeswoman.", "Fuller will be buried at Koinonia Farm, according to the center's Web site.", "CNN's Hank Bishop contributed to this report." ]	[ "Millard Fuller and wife Linda started organization in 1976 .", "Habitat says it has provided housing for 1.5 million-plus people .", "Fuller received Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996 .", "Fuller left Habitat in 2005 amid dispute with governing board ." ]	[ 6, 20, 28 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Back in my day (a day not long ago, as it turns out), you could go down to the local record shop and plunk down your paper-route money for little disks of plastic that were embedded with the latest sounds of your favorite musical performers.", "A self-admitted tech geek, Chris Pirillo is president of Lockergnome.com, a blogging network.", "Whether your tastes ran from Al Jarreau to \"Weird Al\" Yankovic, you could be assured that those purchased disks were yours -- for keeps.", "You could play 'em over and over until they were scratched beyond repair, you could lend 'em to friends, you could amplify 'em at illicit Charleston dancing parties, you could sell 'em to used record stores or you could store 'em away in a safe deposit box in hopes they'd gain value as collector's items.", "You could even make precious mix tapes for your soda-sharing sweetheart with songs copied from 'em, though this made recording industry executives more than a little nervous.", "And it wasn't long before their weaselly whimpers of protest began.", "As the digital age arrived to usher in more perfect ways to copy and distribute (aka \"pirate\") what these executives saw as their property, those whimpers turned to howls.", "They've only grown louder since.", "So the recording industry has had a good gig going.", "It's easy to see why its upper crust is miffed at lowly hoi polloi tampering with its bread and butter (or pizza.", "Or pie. Whatever crust suits your fancy).", "One can imagine some mad scientist under the employ of said recording industry locked away in an underground bunker somewhere cooking up a scheme so dark, so evil, that its repercussions would completely remap the way media would be controlled -- with consumers being suckered into paying much, much more for much, much less.", "This scheme would come to be known as DRM.", "Digital rights management or devious rental misappropriation?", "That's right. Rental. You see, you don't really buy music for keeps anymore.", "I mean, how can you when this is the sort of thing that can happen?", "It's a bit like buying your dream car, driving it around for a while, then being told it's got to be given back to the factory because the dealership where it was purchased no longer has a legal association with the factory.", "Sorry if you thought you could drive it around until it was worn out beyond repair, if you thought you could lend it to your friends, if you thought you could drive it to the illicit Charleston dancing party, if you thought you could sell it to a used car dealer or if you thought you could store it under a tarp in your garage for the next couple of decades in hopes it would gain value as a collector's item.", "Being used to the old, tangible business model, you were under the impression that you'd actually bought something.", "No one told you that you were merely borrowing someone else's property for a while (and paying for the privilege to do so).", "Like a sharecropper.", "Like a serf. Like a sucker.", "And most people do feel like suckers when DRM locks them out of something that they feel they have every right to use, often to the point of attempting to circumnavigate this crappy, unfair system by means that might lead to trouble.", "I can only conclude that, like bootleggers at the repealing of Prohibition, viruses and spyware acquired in pursuit of overcoming content restrictions wouldn't prosper in a DRM-free world.", "Really, it's hard to take alarm from DRM-happy organizations such as the MPAA as anything but a double dose of dookie when you find out that 2007 was a record box office year in spite of all the pirates and ne'er-do-wells and whatnot!", "Who, exactly, is getting plundered?", "It's no wonder blogger Cory Doctorow finds DRM to be one of the most offensive digital constructs on the planet.", "It's inevitable. It'll go away or change dramatically.", "Let's hope sooner rather than later.", "(This column was written before Apple announced that iTunes would be, at some point in the future, capable of providing DRM-free music throughout its entire library.", "This was pretty big news, considering how many people use iTunes to manage their music library.", "This isn't to say that the DRM-free tracks available at Amazon or eMusic are any less valid, but let's face it: just about everybody who carries an iPod or iPhone also uses iTunes as the gateway for purchasing music.)", "I subscribe to Rhapsody, so I can listen to just about anything from my desktop, and subscriptions are my preferred method of content consumption.", "I have an XM satellite radio subscription, I pay for just about every channel on digital cable and I have been known to purchase hard copies of content in the past (DVDs, CDs, 8-track tapes, etc.)", "But DRM? It's no good. It's downright evil.", "I find it very difficult to purchase something outright when I'm told that I can only play it X times, only on X devices or for X long.", "That's counter-intuitive and consumer unfriendly.", "There are certainly exceptions to the rule, but not when the content is a commodity.", "I once found four different versions of the same song on my wife's system.", "One had been purchased on Rhapsody, another on iTunes, another on Napster and the fourth was an MP3!", "Quadruple madness!", "I don't care how good a song is, she doesn't need to have four copies of it (three of which are completely useless without the proper systems in place).", "The MP3? It's as perfect as it needs to be, playable on just about anything these days.", "That's consumer friendly." ]	[ "Services that limit when and how you play digital music are ripping off consumers .", "Digital rights management, or DRM, means you don't really own the music you buy .", "Pirillo: It's hard to buy a song when I'm told I can only play it X times, on X devices .", "Pirillo: I prefer subscription music services like Rhapsody or XM satellite radio ." ]	[ 13, 14, 20, 33, 35 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The suspect accused of killing a minister at an Illinois church had marked the day of the attack as a \"day of death\" or \"death day\" in a planning book, a prosecutor said Tuesday.", "Terry J. Sedlacek, shown in a family photo, has been charged with first-degree murder.", "There were \"words to those effect,\" written in a day planner belonging to Terry J. Sedlacek, the man accused in Sunday's attack at the First Baptist Church in Maryville, Illinois, said William Mudge, the Madison County state's attorney.", "Mudge said he hadn't seen the planner and could not recall the exact wording that police described to him.", "He said police found the book in Sedlacek's home.", "Lt. Scott Compton of the Illinois State Police said he hadn't seen the planner and could not confirm Mudge's account.", "Authorities have charged Sedlacek, 27, with first-degree murder in the killing of the Rev.", "Fred Winters.", "He also was charged with two counts of aggravated battery related to the stabbing of church members Terry Bullard and Keith Melton.", "Sedlacek was seriously wounded in the melee, authorities said.", "Melton, one of the two church members stabbed in the attack, described the scene that erupted during Sunday service.", "Winters had been preaching for a while when the gunman approached him, Melton told CNN.", "\"It just seemed a lot out of place for someone to be walking to the front to take a seat at that point in the service,\" Melton said.", "Watch Melton say they're \"still very stunned\" » .", "Winters stopped his sermon and asked the man what he could do for him, Melton said.", "The assailant fired a weapon and hit the pastor's Bible, causing \"confetti\" to fly into the air, Melton recalled.", "\"It was a bit confusing just at first,\" Melton said, adding that he could see from the pastor's reaction that what happened was not part of the service.", "Watch the aftermath of the church shooting » .", "Melton was one of two men who first jumped the assailant, he said.", "\"By the time the second shot rang out, there were a number of us who sprang into action,\" Melton said.", "Winters jumped off the stage, Melton said, and was met by the gunman.", "The two wrestled and more shots rang out.", "The attacker's .45-caliber weapon jammed at that point, authorities said.", "The assailant tried to get away but was subdued by church members, some of whom blocked the entrances while others grappled with the gunman.", "\"There were men everywhere,\" Melton said.", "It was minutes before Melton realized he had been stabbed, he said, attributing the delay to adrenaline.", "He was treated and released from a local hospital.", "Bullard, another church member, also was stabbed in the attempt to subdue the gunman.", "Sedlacek is being treated at a hospital after suffering serious knife wounds.", "\"When he was tackled by two of the members, we don't know whether he fell on the knife, injuring himself at the time, or whether [his injury] was self-inflicted during the struggle,\" said Illinois State Police Director Larry Trent.", "Watch police describe the church members' \"heroic action\" » .", "Trent said police are trying to determine a motive, noting that church members did not recognize the gunman.", "In August, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch profiled Sedlacek in an article on Lyme disease, and quoted his mother, Ruth Abernathy, as saying he began acting strangely during his junior year in high school.", "He seemed confused and stopped participating in activities that had interested him, she told the newspaper.", "She said a doctor had diagnosed Sedlacek as mentally ill before a battery of tests revealed that he had Lyme disease, according to the paper.", "The newspaper reported that even years later, Sedlacek, then 26, had lesions on his brain and was taking several medications, including an anti-seizure drug.", "The Post-Dispatch identified him as a resident of Troy, Illinois, in suburban St. Louis.", "A spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that mental illness associated with Lyme disease is highly unusual, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America said Lyme disease \"is not known to cause violent behavior.\"", "But a study published in 2002 in the American Journal of Psychiatry and carried out in the Czech Republic found that 36 percent of 900 psychiatric subjects had antibodies to the bacterium linked to Lyme disease, versus 18 percent of 900 healthy control subjects.", "The Illinois shooting is believed to be the nation's first in a church since July, when a 58-year-old man opened fire in a Knoxville, Tennessee, church during a children's play.", "Two people were killed and six wounded in the shooting at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.", "See a U.S. map of other recent church shootings » .", "Jim Adkisson pleaded guilty last month in a deal that allowed him to avoid the death penalty with a sentence of life in prison without parole, court officials said.", "CNN's Miriam Falco contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Prosecutor: \"Words to those effect\" found in planner inside suspect's home .", "Assailant's approach to pulpit \"seemed ... out of place,\" Keith Melton says .", "Terry J. Sedlacek, 27, charged with first-degree murder .", "Police still looking for motive in Illinois church attack that killed pastor ." ]	[ 1, 2, 4, 12 ]
[ "(CNN) -- More than 1,300 Palestinians died and about 5,400 others were wounded during Israel's three-week offensive in Gaza, the Web site of the Palestinian Authority's Central Bureau of Statistics said Monday.", "A Palestinian man Monday prays in the rubble of his home, destroyed during Israel's offensive in Gaza.", "Louay Shabana, head of the agency, said more than 22,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed.", "Shabana put the economic destruction at more than $1.9 billion.", "The fighting largely stopped Sunday with a cease-fire.", "Israel has said 13 of its citizens -- including 10 soldiers -- were killed during the offensive, which started December 27.", "Israel said its offensive was aimed at stopping Hamas militants from firing rockets into southern Israel.", "Gaza is in need of humanitarian, economic, sanitary and social help as a result of the Israeli attacks, Shabana said.", "The attacks destroyed public sector and private buildings in Gaza, affecting even the United Nations Relief and Works Agency's facilities and halting economic and social services, the statistics agency said.", "Watch Palestinians recover bodies from rubble » .", "Gaza's gross domestic product was slashed by 85 percent during the 22 days of war, and it could take a year for the economy to recover, the agency said in a preliminary report.", "About 80 percent of crops in Gaza were destroyed, according to the agency.", "\"The pervasive sense here among the population is one of overwhelming grief, so many families have been destroyed in so many ways,\" said John Ging, the top United Nations official in Gaza.", "Ging, UNRWA's Gaza director of operations, said the bill could reach \"billions of dollars.\"", "Among the dead were 159 children, two of whom died in an UNRWA school that was shelled Saturday, Ging said.", "Gaza's main border crossings, which Israel often closed in response to Hamas rocket attacks, were open Monday.", "Infrastructure repairs were being made, but 400,000 people still had no water, according to Ging.", "Streets in some northern Gaza towns were flooded with sewage, and about 50 U.N. facilities were damaged, he said.", "More than 170 supply trucks crossed into Gaza on Monday, less than a third of the daily number that crossed in 2005, said John Holmes, U.N. under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator.", "Israel tried to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza, a senior Israel Defense Forces officer said in a posting Monday on the IDF Web site.", "\"This was not a war against the Palestinians,\" he said.", "\"It was an operation of self-defense against Hamas and related terror organizations.", "Unfortunately, this task was made extremely difficult by Hamas, as they made the choice to use civilians as human shields.\"", "Israel began the offensive in response to rocket fire by Hamas militants after showing eight years of restraint, the officer said.", "The operation's goal, he said, \"was to improve the security situation in southern Israel, and to facilitate peaceful living for the Israeli civilians living there.\"", "\"We asked ourselves how to accomplish this, and the answer was to hit Hamas hard -- to strike the tunnels, the terrorists themselves, and all of their assets -- in order to prevent them from committing war crimes by firing rockets that target our civilian population,\" the officer said.", "He said seven rockets have been fired from Gaza into Israel since Sunday's cease-fire declaration.", "\"We want to give this cease-fire a chance, but if Hamas chooses not to, we will utilize all of our means,\" he said." ]	[ "Israeli offensive caused $1.9 billion in economic destruction in Gaza, official says .", "It could take a year for Gaza's economy to recover, Palestinian agency says .", "U.N. official: 159 children among 1,300 people killed in Gaza during offensive ." ]	[ 1, 3, 10 ]
[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi leaders are applauding President Obama's plan to withdraw most U.S. troops from the country by August 2010.", "U.S. troops will cede security measures to Iraqi security forces including the police, shown here, and the army.", "Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi's office released a statement Saturday saying he received a call from U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton informing him of Obama's announcement of the withdrawal.", "\"Mr. al-Hashimi welcomed the American administration's commitment to withdrawing its troops from Iraq according to the agreed-on schedule and stressed that every possible effort should be exerted to increase the readiness of Iraqi security forces and improve their performance,\" the statement said.", "Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Obama called him to tell him about the plan Friday.", "The prime minister said Iraqi security forces have proven their ability to provide security across Iraq \"which qualifies them to take over full security responsibilities from American forces.\"", "Obama said Friday he plans to withdraw most U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of August 2010.", "Watch Obama say \"Our combat mission will end\" » .", "Between 35,000 and 50,000 troops will remain to help execute a drawdown plan under which all U.S. forces will be out of Iraq by December 31, 2011.", "That was a deadline set under an agreement the Bush administration signed with the Iraqi government last year.", "\"Let me say this as plainly as I can: By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end,\" Obama said in a speech at the Marine Corps' Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.", "Meanwhile, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani visited neighboring Iran, where the supreme leader warned him that the United States is planning a prolonged stay in Iraq.", "\"Occupying military forces are laying the groundwork for a long-lasting stay in Iraq, and that is a great danger,\" Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Talabani on Saturday, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency.", "\"Occupying military forces should leave Iraq as soon as possible,\" Khamenei said, according to IRNA.", "\"Every day their exit is delayed will be a detriment to the Iraqi nation.\"", "On Friday, Talabani met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who described Tehran's ties with Iraq as \"growing and deep,\" according to IRNA.", "The two leaders vowed to expand their political, cultural and security relationships." ]	[ "Sunni vice president supports withdrawal of most troops by end of August 2010 .", "Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki says Iraqi security forces are qualified to take over .", "Obama said up to 50,000 support troops will remain till December 31, 2011 ." ]	[ 4, 6, 8 ]
[ "(CNN) -- At 44-years-old Abhisit Vejjajiva is Thailand's youngest prime minister in more than 60 years.", "But perhaps more immediately significantly, he is the country's third prime minister in four months after a period of immense upheaval in Thailand.", "After just two days of taking office, Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva talked to CNN's Dan Rivers for Talk Asia.", "Thailand's recent political turmoil, which included national demonstrations and the forced closures of international airports, dates back to the 2006 coup that overthrew former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the former People's Power Party leader.", "In September, the Constitutional Court forced out his replacement Samak Sundaravej, finding that he had violated the constitution by appearing as a paid guest on a television cooking show.", "In turn he was replaced by Thaksin's brother-in-law, Somchai Wongsawat, who immediately found himself beset by opposition demonstrations that accused him of leading a proxy government for Thaksin.", "He too was thrown out by a Constitutional Court ruling.", "Abhisit was named as the new Prime Minister on December 15, and his biggest challenge will be to steady a country that until recently was known as one of the most region's most stable.", "A career politician, Abhisit was born in Newcastle in the north east of England to wealthy Thai-Chinese parents and attended Eton, one of the UK's top private schools before studying politics, philosophy and economics at Oxford University.", "While highly critical of the corruption and cronyism in Thai politics, Abhisit's own route to power has not been as he may have wanted it.", "As leader of the Democrat Party since 2005, he failed to win either of the elections he contended.", "He was chosen by the Thai parliament to be Prime Minister during a special session.", "His selection was contingent on support of factions from the now banned PPP who changed allegiance, many of whom he had previously criticized.", "Abhisit now leads a coalition government with a small majority consisting of a number of parties and interests, leading political commentators to speculate about the length of his tenure in office, many suggesting more than a year in power would be a success.", "Countering accusations of inexperience, Abhisit can still boast 17 years of political practice, having become a parliamentarian at the age of 27.", "As well as being young and cosmopolitan, he has gained a reputation as being above the sleaze and corruption that has dogged many other Thai politicians, while he publicly opposed the bloodless military coup that removed Thaksin from office 2006.", "However critics have said that his policies are borrowed heavily from Thaksin and that his party's decision to boycott the snap election in 2006 led to the constitutional crisis and coup against Thaksin.", "Most of Abhisit's support comes from the educated middle classes and gaining support, or at least lessening the divisions between sections of Thai society is something he has been immediately faced with.", "\"He needs to send a clear signal of change that he is a leader who will reach out to all,\" said Bunranaj Smutharak, a spokesman for Abhisit's Democrat Party.", "\"We are confident the long turmoil over the past two years will be brought to an end by this change in government,\" he said.", "\"What we set out to do is reunite the country.\"" ]	[ "Abhisit is Thailand's third Prime Minister in four months, youngest in 60 years .", "Leader of Democrat Party since 2005, now leads coalition government .", "Career politician who was educated at Eton and Oxford University in the UK ." ]	[ 0, 8, 10 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Los Alamos National Laboratory announced Wednesday it is notifying nearly 2,000 current and former employees and visitors that they may have been exposed to beryllium in the lab and may be at risk of disease.", "Officials are trying to determine the source of beryllium found at Los Alamos National Laboratory.", "\"Letters went out to all of them today,\" said Kevin Roark, a spokesman for the New Mexico laboratory.", "Concern over possible exposure to the hard, gray metal, which is purified for use in nuclear weapons and reactors and also used in bicycle frames and golf clubs, was first raised last November, when a box containing beryllium was received at the laboratory's short-term storage facility, he said.", "\"The package appeared to have damage or degradation of the packing materials, which prompted us to test the area for additional contamination,\" he said.", "Surface contamination was found, but it turned out that the box was not the source, Roark said, adding that the source has not been determined.", "Since the contaminated area had not been tested for the presence of beryllium since 2001, everyone who has entered the restricted-access area since then is being alerted, he said.", "\"It's just one building at one technical area,\" Roark said, noting that the laboratory covers 36 square miles and has nearly 10,000 employees.", "Beryllium is hazardous only when its fine, particulate form is inhaled, he said.", "It was found on surfaces, not in the air, he said.", "Find out more about beryllium » .", "Roark said the alert was sent because \"we think it's the responsible, prudent thing to do to let people know we discovered this contamination and to answer their questions if they have any concern about potential for exposure.\"", "There are no reports of sickness and \"we don't expect anyone to be ill,\" he said.", "The laboratory said about 240 employees and 1,650 visitors were potentially at risk because they visited the contaminated areas.", "About 2 percent of the exposed employees could become sensitized, a smaller percentage of whom could develop chronic beryllium disease, Roark said.", "Inhalation of powdered beryllium can result in chronic beryllium disease, which can impair lung function in people who are susceptible.", "The risk to the visitors would be \"extremely low\" because of the activities they performed and their short exposure time, Roark said.", "An operator will be available at the laboratory at 505-665-7233 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time, Monday through Friday." ]	[ "Los Alamos lab visitors, employees may have been exposure to beryllium .", "Spokesman: Risk to visitors \"extremely low\" due to short exposure time .", "Beryllium is purified for use in nuclear weapons; also used in bike frames, golf clubs .", "Inhalation of powdered beryllium can impair lung function ." ]	[ 0, 3, 15, 16 ]
[ "(CNN) -- California's Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear the appeal of a challenge to Proposition 8, a voter-approved measure outlawing same-sex marriage.", "California's voter-approved measure banning same-sex marriage has sparked protests throughout the state.", "In a written statement, the court said it will not block the implementation or enforcement of the law in the meantime.", "Proposition 8 passed with about 52.5 percent of the vote, making California one of several states to ban same-sex marriage in the November 4 elections.", "But unlike the other states, California had already been issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples since May, after a state Supreme Court ruling legalized the unions.", "The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed legal challenges to the vote, asking the high court to rule the ballot-initiative process was \"improperly used\" to strip away a right protected by the state constitution.", "iReport.com: Share your view on same-sex marriage .", "The court said arguments in the case could be heard as early as March.", "In its May 15 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in California, the justices seemed to signal that a ballot initiative like Proposition 8 might not be enough to change the underlying constitutional issues of the case in the court's eyes.", "The ruling said the right to marry is among a set of basic human rights \"so integral to an individual's liberty and personal autonomy that they may not be eliminated or abrogated by the legislature or by the electorate through the statutory initiative process.\"", "In the hours after the proposition's apparent passage, thousands of protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles and other cities across California in protest.", "Observances in support of same-sex marriage were held in cities across the country Saturday." ]	[ "Three groups file challenge to Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage .", "Groups say ballot initiative \"improperly used\" to strip away state constitutional right .", "Court says it will not interfere with enforcement of the law before it hears appeal .", "State Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in May 15 ruling ." ]	[ 0, 8 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Hillary Clinton was sworn in as the 67th U.S. secretary of state Wednesday afternoon after the Senate approved her nomination by a vote of 94-2.", "Hillary Clinton gets sworn in Wednesday in her Senate office by Judge Kathryn Oberly.", "Former President Clinton and her Senate staff looked on as Clinton's childhood friend and D.C. Court of Appeals Associate Judge Kathryn Oberly swore her in on a Bible belonging to the former first lady's late father in a ceremony in her Senate office.", "The senators who opposed Clinton's confirmation were Jim DeMint, R-South Carolina, and David Vitter, R-Louisiana.", "Keeping with tradition, America's new chief diplomat will be treated to a welcoming ceremony with employees Thursday morning in the State Department, agency officials said.", "Immediately after the ceremony, Clinton submitted her resignation from the Senate with identical one-sentence letters to Vice President Joe Biden, who serves as president of the Senate, Secretary of the Senate Nancy Erickson and New York Gov.", "David Paterson.", "Paterson must appoint a replacement in the Senate.", "The governor, who had said he would not name his choice until after Clinton's confirmation, told CNN's \"American Morning\" on Monday that he had not made a decision.", "\"I'm actually, I think, narrowing the field to about half of the people who are involved, and then I would hope, in the next few days, to get down to one,\" he told CNN's John Roberts.", "Some of the better-known candidates, including Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi and U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Steve Israel, have pledged not to wage a primary fight against Paterson's pick in the 2010 special election to finish the final two years of Clinton's term.", "Clinton's confirmation was held up Tuesday when Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn objected to a voice vote, demanding a roll-call vote instead.", "Cornyn said he knew that Clinton would be confirmed but said he delayed the vote because he wanted more time to talk about the foundation run by her husband.", "The former president signed an agreement with the Obama transition team pledging to limit foreign donations and to release annual disclosures of new donations to his foundation.", "\"My concern is not whether our colleague Sen. Clinton is qualified to be secretary of state or not.", "She is,\" Cornyn said.", "\"But we should not let our respect for Sen. Clinton or our admiration for the many good works of the Clinton Foundation blind us to the danger of perceived conflicts of interest caused by the [foundation's] solicitation of hundreds of millions of dollars from foreign and some domestic sources,\" he said.", "\"The perception and reality must be that the office of secretary of state is viewed around the world as beyond reproach.\"", "Clinton was defended by Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, who used his first floor speech since the end of the presidential campaign to urge his colleagues to confirm her quickly as secretary of state.", "iReport.com: Share your thoughts on Obama's cabinet .", "\"I think the message that the American people are sending us now is they want us to work together and get to work,\" McCain said.", "\"I think we ought to let Sen. Clinton, who is obviously qualified and obviously will serve, get to work immediately.\"", "McCain confidantes told CNN that the senator developed a genuinely deep admiration for Clinton during the drawn-out Democratic primary process.", "Both senators also sit on the Armed Services Committee and had become close on several congressional delegation trips abroad.", "The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 16-1 last week in favor of Clinton's nomination, with Vitter casting the sole dissenting vote.", "CNN's Dana Bash, Ed Hornick and Elise Labott contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Sen. John McCain urges colleagues to confirm Hillary Clinton .", "Childhood friend swears in Clinton on Bible belonging to her late father .", "Clinton submits letter of resignation from the Senate .", "Former President Clinton pledges to limit foreign donations ." ]	[ 2, 13 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Canada's public radio is asking listeners to pick 49 songs that will \"best define\" the country to the incoming president of its southern neighbor.", "Canadians are voting on the 49 songs that best define their nation, for President-elect Barack Obama's benefit.", "Online voting for \"49 Songs from North of the 49th Parallel\" ends Friday, and CBC Radio 2 will unveil and play the picks on the day of Barack Obama's presidential inauguration Tuesday.", "\"One of the best ways to know Canada is through the depth and breath of our artistic expression,\" Denise Donion, CBC's executive director, said on the station's web site.", "Obama's taste in music runs the gamut from old-school R&B to blues and classical.", "\"His playlist could definitely benefit from some Canadian content,\" the station said.", "Listeners can pick from 100 songs.", "They range from classical (Montreal Symphony Orchestra), to classic rock (The Band, Rush), to more contemporary fare (Feist, Arcade Fire).", "You can check out the entire list at http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/obamasplaylist/ ." ]	[ "CBC Radio 2 asks listeners to pick 49 songs that best define Canada .", "They're building playlist so Barack Obama can better understand neighbor to north .", "Options have wide range: classical, classic rock, contemporary fare ." ]	[ 0, 7 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Adventurer Steve Fossett's ill-fated flight was simply going to be a \"Sunday drive,\" but one camper who thinks he saw the plane said the craft was fighting headwinds.", "Steve Fossett was the first person to circle the globe solo in a balloon and the first to fly a plane around the world solo without refueling.", "Details from a National Transportation Safety Board report released Thursday present facts about the accident that occurred September 3, 2007, after Fossett, 63, took off from the airport of the Flying M Ranch outside Minden, Nevada.", "These fact-finding reports, which are routine, do not give causes for crashes.", "Officials eventually discovered the wreckage at an altitude of about 10,000 feet in the Sierra Nevadas near Mammoth Lakes, California, after a hiker reported finding Fossett's personal effects, including identification cards, about a half-mile from the wreckage.", "DNA tests confirmed that skeletal fragments found near Fossett's personal effects were his.", "In 2002 Fossett became the first person to circle the globe solo in a balloon.", "Three years later he became the first to fly a plane around the world solo without refueling.", "Fossett also set world records in round-the-world sailing and cross-country skiing.", "The NTSB said the single-engine Super Decathlon \"collided with terrain while maneuvering in remote mountainous terrain approximately eight miles west-northwest of Mammoth Lakes, California, destroying the plane and killing the pilot.\"", "The cause of death was \"multiple traumatic injuries\" and \"the airplane was severely fragmented and a severe post crash fire burned most of the structure and surrounding vegetation.\"", "The accident site was 65 miles south of the departure point.", "A camper thinks he saw the plane about 30 miles north of the accident site.", "\"The airplane was heading into the wind, and it looked like it was standing still due to the wind,\" the NTSB report said.", "The ranch's chief pilot prepared the plane for flight after Fossett told him at breakfast that he wanted to fly the Super Decathlon.", "The plane was commonly used for spotting cattle.", "It had hit a barbed wire fence several months earlier during a landing roll, and a new speed propeller was put on the plane.", "It was returned to service a month later and was flown 10 to 12 hours.", "The report noted that the pilot's wife said the \"purpose of the flight was pleasure\" and that she \"characterized it as 'a Sunday drive.'", "\" \"The pilot gave no indication that he planned to perform aerobatic maneuvers, and he was not wearing a parachute, which is required for aerobatics.", "He was seated in the front seat of the tandem two place airplane,\" the report said.", "It had been previously reported that Fossett was scouting locations for an attempt to break the land speed record in a rocket-propelled car.", "Fossett arrived at the airport about 8:15 a.m. and conducted a preflight of the airplane in the presence of the chief pilot.", "A ranch employee saw the plane around 8:25 or 8:35 a.m. nine miles south of the departure strip and flying south about 150 to 200 feet about the ground.", "The airplane, which flew during downdrafts, was expected to return by 10:30 or 11 a.m.", "When the plane didn't return, a search began.", "Pilots in the region were interviewed in the aftermath of the crash.", "One pilot said there was no \"big turbulence\" and he did not have to slow up because of \"rough air.\"", "Another pilot reported blue skies but remembers \"random clear turbulence\" in a descent into Reno, Nevada.", "He remembers a \"random rough chop\" interrupting a smooth ride, calling it a \"weird day.\"", "A third pilot reported windiness during takeoff but said there was smooth air and dropped-off winds when he got above 10,000 feet.", "The accident area was \"about 300 feet below the crest of a ridge\" and \"the steep terrain was sparsely forested with Ponderosa pines averaging 40 to 60 feet tall.", "Numerous boulders and rock outcrops surrounded by grassy areas covered the ground.\"" ]	[ "NTSB releases facts about the September 3, 2007, accident that killed adventurer .", "Steve Fossett was first to circle the globe solo in a balloon .", "DNA tests confirmed that skeletal remains were Fossett's ." ]	[ 1, 5, 6 ]
[ "(The Frisky) -- Here are some things that it's okay to lie about: .", "\"I can totally do a headstand in yoga class.\"", "1. The number of sexual partners you've had plus or minus five .", "2. That you totally just washed your hands .", "3. That the reason for your bags is not, in fact, that you were out late partying but that you were up late reading \"Twilight\" 4.", "That you're naturally toned .", "5. How much you paid for that (ridiculously cheap) pair of shoes .", "6. How much you paid for that (ridiculously expensive) bag .", "7. That you're not planning on seeing \"Marley & Me\" 8.", "That your favorite magazine is, duh, The New Yorker .", "9. That you can not do a headstand in yoga class .", "10. That you made that lasagna yourself .", "11. Your height and weight on your driver's license .", "12. That this is your natural hair color .", "13. That you totally read \"The Feminine Mystique\" and it changed your life .", "14. That you stayed at work a full hour after your boss left .", "15. That you didn't just fart right now .", "16. That you don't know all the lyrics to \"I'll Make Love To You\" by Boyz II Men .", "17. That of course you floss every day, Dr. Smith!", "18. That you never ever, ever look at so-and-so's Facebook page!", "19. That you just love your friend's boyfriend/husband .", "20. That you really adore that pink sweater and thanks so much Grandma!", "21. That you always recycle .", "22. That you had only one glass of wine last night not five because that would be excessive .", "23. That your current boyfriend is totally the best sex of your life .", "24. That you're not the jealous type .", "25. That you read all sections of the paper, not just the Style and Entertainment sections .", "TM & © 2009 TMV, Inc. \| All Rights Reserved ." ]	[ "You can lie about your height and weight on your driver's license .", "Tell people you made the lasagna yourself .", "Feel free to lie about your natural hair color -- or your eye color .", "Of course you don't know all the lyrics to \"I'll Make Love To You\" by Boyz II Men ." ]	[ 11, 12, 13, 17 ]
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- It's time this debate was settled once and for all.", "Football or soccer?", "What do you think the round-ball game should be called?", "While it may be a basic discussion; arguing whether the beautiful game should be called \"football\" or \"soccer\" is one of the most fundamental debates of the code.", "On the face it, the answer should be simple.", "The world body -- FIFA -- has the word \"football\" in its title.", "End of story? Not quite. The term soccer was coined as slang for \"association,\" in England in the 1880s.", "The Oxford University Association Football Club's Web site explains that former England captain Charles Wreford-Brown is commonly credited with its origin.", "Soccer would have been used to differentiate between University sports rugby football (\"rugger\") and \"association\" football.", "Therefore, contrary to popular belief, the word soccer is a British term, not an American one.", "Soccer is more commonly used in countries that play other forms of football, i.e.", "Americans also play gridiron football and Australians who play \"Aussie Rules\" football -- a completely different sport entirely.", "Soccer was initially referred to as football in the United States.", "In 1913 the United States of America Football Association was formed.", "In later years, it became the United States Soccer Football Association and today is known as the United States Soccer Federation.", "Meanwhile they now have the Football Federation of Australia, it's hard to imagine a change to the national side's \"Socceroos\" nickname anytime soon.", "The \"Footyroos\" doesn't quite have the same sound to it.", "Now, you may be sitting back in Britain reading this and wondering why there should be any debate at all about the name of football?", "If you are thinking that, just remember one of the most popular shows in Britain is called \"Soccer Saturday\", so it's not as clear cut as you may think!", "Even the sport's governing body seems to be open to both options.", "At next year's FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the area where fans will gather during the tournament is to be called \"Soccer City\".", "Maybe the word \"football\" just doesn't work?", "We'd like you to tell us whether the game should be called football or soccer and why.", "Let us know in the SoundOff box below.", "You can also vote in the quick vote on the Football Fanzone homepage.", "Or, if you really want to make your case -- why not post us a video or photos at the Football Fanzone page on iReport.com.", "Olivia Sterns contributed to this report ." ]	[ "CNN asks: Should the 'beautiful game' be called football or soccer?", "The word \"football\" appears in the name of the game's governing body .", "It's alternative \"soccer\" is still widely used around the world ." ]	[ 1, 3, 5 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Pakistan's former president said his country is being treated \"unequally\" to other countries, despite being a staunch ally of the United States in its war on terror.", "Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says anti-American sentiment in Pakistan is high.", "\"Pakistan is being treated so unequally while we are the ones who are in the lead role fighting the global war on terror,\" said Pervez Musharraf, interviewed by CNN's Wolf Blitzer for \"The Situation Room.\"", "\"This is what hurts Pakistan.", "It hurts the leadership.", "Indeed, it hurts the government.", "It hurts the people of Pakistan,\" said Musharraf, speaking from Dallas, Texas, during a book tour in the United States.", "The interview took place amid reports Friday of U.S. drones striking militant targets in Pakistan just days after the start of the Obama administration -- which has made combating al Qaeda and Taliban militants in the Pakistan tribal region near Afghanistan its most immediate national security priority.", "Musharraf was asked whether he is comfortable with the continuation of the attacks, even with a new U.S. president in place.", "\"Nobody in Pakistan is comfortable with the strikes across the border.", "There is no doubt in that. Public opinion is very much against it,\" he said.", "\"But as far as this issue of the new president -- President Obama having taken over and this continuing -- but I have always been saying that policies don't change with personalities; policies have national interest, and policies depend on an environment.", "\"So the environment and national interest of the United States being the same, I thought policies will remain constant,\" he said.", "Watch Musharraf address the reported U.S. air strike » .", "Musharraf also addressed a statement he made about the $10 billion in assistance from the United States that Pakistan has received, calling it a \"pittance for a country which is in the lead role to fight terrorism.\"", "He emphasized his gratitude to the United States for the funding, but said the amount is low compared to billions spent in Afghanistan and \"maybe over a trillion dollars\" in Iraq.", "\"Please don't think that this $10 billion was such a great amount that we ought to be eternally grateful while we know that we deserve much more and we should have got much more and we must get much more if we are to fight the global war on terror,\" he said.", "Musharraf stressed that Pakistan was \"in the lead role fighting a war for you for 10 years, between '79 and '89,\" a reference to Pakistan's alliance with the United States and the Afghan mujahedeen rebels during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.", "Musharraf emphasized that for 42 years, up until 1989, Pakistan had been a \"strategic partner\" of the United States.", "But many Pakistanis felt abandoned by the United States after the Russians pulled out of Afghanistan.", "Musharraf said the 1989 \"peace dividend\" went to Europe -- East Europe.", "Pakistan was \"left alone\" from 1989 to 2001, and during that period, the militant Taliban movement took control of Afghanistan.", "\"What did Pakistan get out of fighting for 10 years with you?", "Nothing, sir,\" he said, explaining why public opinion in Pakistan has been \"so much against the United States.\"", "Musharraf said public opinion in his country is strongly against strikes by U.S. drones against militants in the Pakistani tribal region.", "While al Qaeda and the Taliban must be confronted, he said, \"public opinion is certainly against the methodology being adopted.\"", "Watch Musharraf says Pakistan is not sponsoring terrorism » .", "Musharraf, once Pakistan's army chief, resigned under intense political pressure in August as the ruling coalition began taking steps to impeach him.", "He swept to power in 1999 in a bloodless coup.", "Asked why al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who is thought to be somewhere in the border region, hasn't been found, he replied: .", "\"I would like to ask the United States why he hasn't been found.", "They have their intelligence. There are -- you have more intelligence capability.", "I would like to ask the United States, why Mullah Omar has not been found, who is the leader of all of the Taliban in Afghanistan?\"" ]	[ "\"We are ... in the lead role fighting the global war on terror,\" Musharraf says .", "He says Pakistan receives small amount of U.S. aid compared to Afghanistan, Iraq .", "Opinion of U.S. is low due to drone strikes in Pakistani tribal region, Musharraf says ." ]	[ 2, 15, 24 ]
[ "(CNN) -- You're in a room with 10 other people who seem to agree on something, but you hold the opposite view.", "Do you say something?", "Or do you just go along with the others?", "Imaging techniques help scientists look at the basis for principles of social psychology in the brain.", "Decades of research show people tend to go along with the majority view, even if that view is objectively incorrect.", "Now, scientists are supporting those theories with brain images.", "A new study in the journal Neuron shows when people hold an opinion differing from others in a group, their brains produce an error signal.", "A zone of the brain popularly called the \"oops area\" becomes extra active, while the \"reward area\" slows down, making us think we are too different.", "\"We show that a deviation from the group opinion is regarded by the brain as a punishment,\" said Vasily Klucharev, postdoctoral fellow at the F.C.", "Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands and lead author of the study.", "Watch to learn more about the study » .", "Participants, all female, had to rate 222 faces based on physical beauty on a scale from 1 to 8.", "Afterwards, researchers told each participant either that the average score was higher or that it was lower than her rating.", "Some participants were told the average rating was equal to her rating.", "The researchers then chatted with the participant before suddenly asking the participant to do the rating again.", "Most subjects changed their opinion toward the average.", "The two leading theories of conformity are that people look to the group because they're unsure of what to do, and that people go along with the norm because they are afraid of being different, said Dr. Gregory Berns, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.", "Berns' research, which he describes in the book \"Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently,\" found that brain mechanisms associated with fear and anxiety do play a part in situations where a person feels his or her opinion goes against the grain.", "Participants looked at projections of three-dimensional objects, and had to identify which shapes were similar.", "As with the new study in Neuron, participants tended to shift their opinion to the majority view, although in this case the problems had objectively correct answers.", "The effect was also more potent in this experiment because actors were in the room to simulate a group with a shared opinion, he said.", "But brain images revealed participants were not lying just to fit in.", "Changes in the activation of the visual part of the brain suggest the group opinion actually changed participants' perceptions of what they saw.", "One reason behind conformity is that, in terms of human evolution, going against the group is not beneficial to survival, Berns said.", "There is a tremendous survival advantage to being in a community, he said.", "\"Our brains are exquisitely tuned to what other people think about us, aligning our judgments to fit in with the group,\" Berns said.", "The most famous experiments in the field were conducted by Solomon Asch in the 1950s.", "He found that many people gave incorrect answers about matching lines printed on cards, echoing the incorrect answers of the actors in the room.", "But unlike Berns' finding that fear and anxiety relate to this effect, Asch saw conformity studies reflections of people's reliance on one another for knowledge of the world, experts say.", "The darker side of conformity relates to Stanley Milgram's experiments of the 1960s and 1970s, in which most people obeyed orders to deliver electric shocks to an innocent person in the next room.", "As in these studies, subjects caved into social pressure, presumably going against their own previous moral convictions.", "Read more about the Milgram study .", "The research calls into question decision-making bodies that operate by consensus, Berns said.", "For example, in the U.S. legal system, many cases are decided by the unanimous judgment of the members of a jury.", "\"You can't separate those judgments from the fact that you have 12 people who have to come to a unanimous decision, and have to conform their opinion to each other, so of course it will distort how they view evidence,\" he said.", "\"Any type of group decision-making process that does not require unanimous decisions is likely to make a better one,\" Berns said.", "\"That applies to committees in particular.\"", "What does it take to break the conformity effect?", "Asch talked about the power of the \"minority of one.\"", "When a unanimous group pressures the individual, that group is weakened as soon as one person breaks off.", "\"Anyone inclined to draw too pessimistic conclusions from this report would do well to remind himself that the capacities for independence are not to be underestimated,\" Asch wrote in a 1955 \"Scientific American\" article describing his research.", "\"He may also draw some consolation from a further observation: Those who participated in this challenging experiment agreed nearly without exception that independence was preferable to conformity.\"" ]	[ "New study looks at how people change opinions of the beauty of images .", "Brain imaging shows group opinion actually shifts perception in the brain .", "Solomon Asch studied conformity in famous experiment in 1950s .", "Researcher: Rethink committees that decide by unanimous consent ." ]	[ 5, 22, 26, 36 ]
[ "TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran Tuesday successfully launched its first satellite into orbit, a step hailed by Iran's president as a \"source of pride\" for the Islamic republic, according to state-run news outlets.", "Reported satellite launch took place on the 30th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Iran.", "U.S. Department of Defense officials confirmed the launch, and the State Department expressed \"grave concern.\"", "\"Developing a space launch vehicle that could ... put a satellite into orbit could possibly lead to development of a ballistic missile system,\" State Department acting spokesman Robert Wood told reporters.", "\"So that's of grave concern to us.\"", "Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to discuss Iran in meetings Tuesday with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier.", "On Wednesday officials from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China will meet in Germany to discuss next steps on Iran.", "Wood said that Undersecretary William Burns, who is representing the United States, will seek input and discuss some ideas the Obama administration has about how to move forward.", "Watch Iran launch its first satellite » .", "Two U.S. officials confirmed that Iran had launched a low-earth orbit satellite, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr said.", "There were no indications of any weapons activity on the two-stage rocket, although the rocket is capable of launching long-range weapons, the officials said.", "\"I wouldn't think of this in terms of highly advanced technology,\" one U.S. official said.", "But it does suggest Iran's two-stage rockets are increasingly reliable.", "The Pentagon said Tuesday the launch is \"clearly a concern of ours.\"", "\"Although this appears to be satellite, there are dual-use capabilities that could be applied to missiles, and that's a concern to us and everybody in region,\" Department of Defense spokesman Geoff Morrell said.", "The launch of the satellite Omid -- which means \"Hope\" in Farsi -- was timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary celebrations of the Islamic revolution in Iran, according to Iranian media reports.", "Iran said the satellite had already completed its first mission -- to transmit a message from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who spoke at the launching ceremony Monday night.", "In his message, Ahmadinejad congratulated the nation and said the successful launch improves Iran's status in the world, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.", "He stressed that both the satellite and the Safir rocket used to launch it were made entirely by Iranian technicians.", "Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said that despite the small size of the Omid satellite, it will open the way for an Iranian space program.", "He said Tehran plans to launch another satellite in the future.", "In August, Iran performed a test of a rocket capable of launching a satellite into orbit.", "Iranian officials declared that mission a success, but U.S. officials disputed that.", "Senior U.S. officials had expressed concerned about the test of the rocket, saying Iran could use the rocket to deliver warheads.", "CNN's Shirzad Bozorgmehr contributed to this report." ]	[ "Iran's president hails launch of first satellite into orbit as \"source of pride\"\nUnited States confirms Iran launched low-earth orbit satellite Monday night .", "Launch coincides with 30th anniversary of victory of Islamic revolution .", "In August, Iran said it tested rocket capable of launching satellite into orbit ." ]	[ 0, 1, 21 ]
[ "(CNN) -- President Hugo Chavez on Thursday ordered the nationalization of the Banco de Venezuela \"to put it at the service of Venezuela\" after denying approval for its sale.", "President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela says the banks owners aren't interested in selling but he's buying anyway.", "The leftist president said in a televised address to the nation that he heard \"a few months ago\" that the bank's Spanish owner -- Grupo de Santander -- was planning to sell the bank, which was privatized a few years ago, to a Venezuelan banker.", "The banker had asked the Venezuelan government for permission needed to complete the deal, Chavez said.", "\"I sent a message to the Spaniards: No.", "And to the Venezuelan banker: No,\" Chavez said.", "\"Now the government wants to buy the bank, wants to recover it, because it's called the Bank of Venezuela, to put it at the service of Venezuela.\"", "Chavez said he was told Wednesday that the owners now were no longer interested in selling.", "\"So now I am telling them I am interested in buying.", "We are going to nationalize the Banco de Venezuela.\"", "In a written statement issued Friday, Banco de Santander said it had planned to sell the bank to a Venezuelan private investors group, but \"found afterward that the Venezuelan government was interested in [acquiring] Banco de Venezuela, and conversations are under way to that effect.\"" ]	[ "Banco de Venezuela's Spanish owner asked for permission to sell, Chavez says .", "Chavez refused prospective buyer and seller's request for sale .", "Bank now will be \"at the service of Venezuela,\" Chavez says ." ]	[ 0, 3, 5 ]
[ "Editor's note: Campbell Brown anchors CNN's \"Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull\" at 8 p.m.", "ET Mondays through Fridays.", "She delivered this commentary during the \"Cutting through the Bull\" segment of Thursday night's broadcast.", "CNN's Campbell Brown says John Thain, according to CNBC, spent $28,000 on curtains.", "(CNN) -- John Thain, the former CEO of Merrill Lynch, resigned Thursday from the company that bought Merrill out, Bank of America.", "As far as we can tell, his departure couldn't come soon enough.", "Not long ago, Thain was credited with keeping Merrill alive long enough to be rescued.", "Now we learn the man who asked for, then quickly withdrew, his request for a $10 million bonus still managed to live large while Merrill teetered on the brink and workers paid the price.", "According to CNBC, Thain spent more than $1.2 million in company funds to spruce up his office, hiring a world-class designer to decorate in full decadence.", "The list includes an $87,000 \"area rug,\" $28,000 for curtains, a $68,000 credenza and the perfect finishing touch: a $1,400 wastebasket.", "This is what passes for corporate responsibility?", "CEO John Thain: picking out fancy new curtains while the walls are tumbling down.", "The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Campbell Brown." ]	[ "Brown: Departure of John Thain couldn't come soon enough .", "Thain, former CEO of Merrill Lynch, has resigned from Bank of America .", "Before he left, Thain reportedly spent more than $1.2 million to spruce up his office ." ]	[ 4, 5, 8 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Barack Obama's presidential transition, already disrupted by the sudden withdrawal of New Mexico Gov.", "Bill Richardson, may face another challenge in the confirmation hearings of his pick for attorney general.", "Eric Holder likely will face a grueling round of questions from Republicans during his confirmation hearings.", "While the Senate is expected to easily confirm the majority of the president-elect's Cabinet appointments, it increasingly appears that attorney general designate Eric Holder could face a grueling round of questions next week from Senate Republicans who are already emboldened by charges of \"pay-to-play\" politics against Illinois Gov.", "Rod Blagojevich and a federal investigation into Richardson, who Obama picked as his commerce secretary.", "\"Republicans are seeing enough different stories in the taints of possible corruption around Democratic politicians lately,\" said Alexander Keyssar, a professor of history and social policy at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.", "\"Where they can score some political points around this corruption issue, they will try to do it.\"", "Holder has drawn heavy criticism from Republicans over his involvement in former President Bill Clinton's last-minute pardon of Mark Rich, a major Democratic donor and billionaire financier charged with federal tax evasion.", "Clinton pardoned Rich in the final hours of his administration on January 20, 2001.", "Holder was a deputy attorney general at the time.", "Senate Democrats have long braced for a tough committee hearing over Holder, especially after Republicans successfully delayed its start to obtain more time to review his lengthy record in both the public and private sector.", "But after Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, the judiciary committee's ranking Republican, unexpectedly took to the Senate floor Tuesday to castigate Holder over a wide range of issues -- even comparing him to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales who was forced to resign -- Democrats may have to brace for a tougher fight than they expected.", "\"President-elect Obama chose not to seek my advice or even to give me advance notice in my capacity as ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee,\" Specter said.", "\"Had he done so, I could have given him some facts about Mr. Holder's background that he might not have known.\"", "Stephen Hess, a presidential scholar at the Brookings Institution, said it's not surprising Republicans are targeting a particular appointment.", "\"There always seems to be one appointee where the Senate opposition directs its firepower,\" Hess said.", "\"This year the designated fall guy seems to be Eric Holder.", "He's going to be made to grovel.\"", "Holder played a significant role in the heavily criticized Rich pardon, having communicated with Rich's lawyers frequently before it was issued, according to the New York Times.", "Critics have charged that the Justice Department should have blocked the pardon, and Holder later said he wished he had handled the matter differently.", "Supporters of Holder say his role in the pardon was limited, but Senate Republicans, seemingly eager for at least one high-profile fight with the incoming president, are set to put the Rich pardon front-and-center when his Judiciary Committee hearing kicks off next week.", "For a Republican Party still reeling from a demoralizing Election Day, Holder's hearing will likely be the GOP's first chance to put heat on the president-elect in a very public way, and in the process demonstrate that it intends to stand up to the new administration despite its minority status.", "\"With Holder they are going to look to score some points on the evening news,\" Keyssar said.", "But the Rich matter is only one issue on which Republicans plan to grill Holder.", "Also at issue, according to Republicans, will be Holder's involvement with the Elian Gonzalez case and potential conflicts of interests with his work over the past eight years with a corporate law firm.", "\"There are going to be some tough questions that Holder will have to answer,\" a Senate Republican aide said.", "\"We want to have a fair, open discussion for his qualifications for the job.\"", "Republicans say they are not specifically looking to block Holder's nomination, and the GOP would be unable to do so even if it tried given the Democrats' overwhelming majority in the Senate.", "\"We don't want to be obstructionist.", "It's not a partisan thing, it's about examining his qualifications to be No.", "1 at Justice,\" the Republican aide said.", "Still, the opposition party often claims victory when it mounts a sizeable resistance to a particular nominee, as 42 Democrats did in 2001 to President Bush's first attorney general, John Ashcroft.", "But Obama can ultimately take solace in the fact that a new president's Cabinet appointments are rarely held up in the Senate, no matter which party controls the chamber.", "According to the U.S. Senate Web site, the Senate has confirmed 98 percent of all Cabinet appointments since 1798.", "In fact, the Senate hasn't rejected any cabinet pick for nearly 20 years.", "It last rejected John Tower, former President George H.W.", "Bush's pick for defense secretary, in 1989.", "Republicans also know that at a time when Americans expect Congress to confront the country's ongoing financial crisis and recent flare-ups abroad, it might be in their interest not to delay confirmation of several important posts or appear overly partisan when it comes to confirming the majority of the president-elect's appointments.", "\"When these things get bad, it delays the whole process,\" Hess said.", "\"By the time the person finally gets the person he wants it's March.", "Republicans don't want this to happen.\"" ]	[ "Confirmation hearings for attorney general-designate Eric Holder begin next week .", "Republicans criticize Holder for his role in Clinton pardon of Marc Rich in 2001 .", "GOP unlikely to block Holder from becoming Obama's attorney general ." ]	[ 1, 2, 9, 20 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Consumers who bought \"Caylee Sunshine\" dolls and Michael Vick dog toys were misled into believing that a portion of their purchases would go to charity, according to a lawsuit filed this week.", "The \"Caylee Sunshine\" doll cost $29.99 before Showbiz Promotions halted its production.", "The Florida Attorney General's Office filed a lawsuit Thursday against Showbiz Promotions and its owner, Jaime Salcedo, seeking $10,000 in penalties for each violation under the state's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.", "But Salcedo denies the allegations, saying he has been trying to resolve the disputes and compensate charitable organizations.", "The Jacksonville-based entrepreneur claims he has been working with the attorney general's office for more than one year to settle the issue.", "The suit also asks that Salcedo stop running the Web site, www.cayleedoll.com, his short-lived vehicle for selling dolls that critics said were modeled after slain Florida toddler Caylee Anthony.", "Salcedo says the doll was not meant to be Caylee, but rather a tribute to her memory.", "The dispute began with the attorney general's investigation into complaints about dog chew toys in the likeness of suspended NFL star Michael Vick, who is serving a federal prison sentence for his role in a dogfighting operation.", "Consumers said they ordered and paid for merchandise from the company but did not receive the items, according to the lawsuit.", "The lawsuit also claims that Showbiz Promotions told consumers that a portion of the proceeds would go to local animal shelters, another promise Salcedo allegedly never made good on.", "\"Defendant Salcedo began cooperating with the Attorney General and made attempts to either make delivery on consumer orders for the Vick Dog Chew Toy or to provide refunds.", "However, numerous consumer complaints remain unresolved,\" the complaint alleges.", "But Salcedo claims the scope of the damage is less extensive.", "Of 200 complaints that he says the attorney general's office received, all but 10 were resolved.", "\"Those people purchased on PayPal, so the only way I had to get in touch was going though e-mail.", "If they don't respond, then I can't help them,\" he said in a telephone interview Friday.", "Salcedo also insists that his company made donations to animal shelters in forms of merchandise, including Vick chew toys, T-shirts and hats.", "\"They'd rather have $100 in toys because they can sell them or auction them off,\" he said.", "\"We said they could have either and every time they said they wanted the toys.\"", "The suit also addresses Salcedo's promotion of the Caylee Sunshine Doll and other members of the Sunshine Doll Collection, including Gracie Sunshine and Hope Sunshine.", "The dolls set off a firestorm of controversy with its launch in January, drawing allegations that Showbiz Promotions was attempting to profit off the death of Caylee Anthony, whose mother is facing trial for her murder.", "Members of the public, media pundits and the Anthony family called for production of the dolls to be halted.", "One month later, Showbiz Promotions pulled the plug on the Sunshine Collection, citing high manufacturing costs and tepid consumer response.", "The company had fulfilled just five orders and provided refunds for 20, according to Salcedo.", "The lawsuit alleges that the product's Web site, www.cayleedoll.com, falsely claimed that \"100% of the profits\" from the Sunshine Doll Collection would go to charity, accusing Salcedo of fabricating a donation receipt and posting it on the site so visitors could view \"the first donation\" made to charity.", "The receipt -- a purported screen grab from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Web site -- shows an \"online credit card donation confirmation\" for $5,000 in the name of Showbiz Promotions, according to the lawsuit.", "Salcedo says he never posted any such image on the site.", "The alleged receipt is attached as an exhibit to the lawsuit, along with another purported receipt in Salcedo's name that the attorney general's office says is the only existing NCMEC donation associated with Salcedo or Showbiz Promotions.", "See exhibits attached to the lawsuit .", "\"The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children confirmed that their records showed that a donation was made by Jaime Salcedo on March 12, 2009 at [5:28 p.m.] in the amount of $10,\" the lawsuit states.", "\"The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children confirmed that they had no record of a donation from Showbiz Promotions in any amount or any additional donation from Jaime Salcedo.\"", "Salcedo insists that the receipt for $5,000 is not real -- and says his company had nothing to do with it.", "\"They're saying this was posted on our Web site and clearly it was not.", "That is clearly something that someone made and sent to them and they're jumping the gun,\" he said.", "Furthermore, he does not deny making a $10 donation to NCMEC out of his own pocket.", "\"We had nothing left to give to charity apart from what I give every year, which is $10,\" he said.", "\"If giving $10 every year to charity is a crime, then I'm guilty.\"" ]	[ "Showbiz Promotions and its owner accused of misleading consumers .", "Florida Attorney General's Office: Company never gave portion of sales to charity .", "Owner Jaime Salcedo accused of fabricating donation receipt to trick customers .", "Salcedo denies allegations, says he did everything possible to resolve dispute ." ]	[ 2, 3, 9, 27 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Two people were shot and killed Friday at a community college in Dearborn, Michigan, in what police believe was a murder-suicide, an official said.", "The Henry Ford Community College campus in Dearborn, Michigan, was locked down after the shooting.", "A man and woman were found dead in a classroom building on the campus of Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn Deputy Chief Gregg Brighton said.", "Investigators believe the man shot the woman but would not provide further information, Brighton said.", "A shotgun was involved in the incident, which occurred in a classroom that was not being used, he said.", "\"We're in the very preliminary stages,\" Brighton said.", "\"We've just made the scene safe.", "The crime lab is on the scene with detectives.\"", "Watch Brighton describe the scene » .", "Police responding to a report of gunfire at the school had entered the south hallway of the Fine Arts Building when they heard another gunshot, Brighton said.", "\"We were in the building when we heard the shotgun blast, and when we finally got to that room, we had two deceased parties,\" he said at a news conference.", "\"We believe this is a murder-suicide.\"", "The campus was briefly in lockdown and will remain closed for the rest of the Friday, a school official said.", "The school's emergency system immediately notified students, faculty and staff about the shooting via e-mail and cell phone, said Marjorie Swan, vice president and controller of the college.", "\"Our hearts go out to the family and the friends of the young woman who lost her life today,\" Swan said." ]	[ "NEW: Police believe man shot woman in murder-suicide .", "NEW: School offers condolences to \"young woman who lost her life today\"\nMan, woman found dead in classroom building at Henry Ford Community College .", "Scene is contained, campus will remain closed for rest of Friday ." ]	[ 0, 2, 12, 14 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Actor Bruce Willis married model-actress Emma Heming over the weekend in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the actor's publicists announced.", "It is the second marriage for actor Bruce Willis, 54, and the first for model-actress Emma Heming, 30.", "A small, private ceremony was held at the actor's home in the islands in the West Indies on Saturday, according to publicists Rogers and Cowan.", "It is the second marriage for Willis, 54, and the first for Heming, 30.", "The couple met through friends and have been together for more than a year, the publicists said.", "At the wedding were Willis' daughters, Rumer, 20; Scout, 17; and Tallulah Belle, 14.", "Their mother and Willis' first wife, actress Demi Moore and her husband, actor Ashton Kutcher, also attended the ceremony.", "Willis and Heming will have a civil ceremony when they return to California, the publicists said." ]	[ "A small, private ceremony was held at the actor's home in the West Indies .", "Willis and Heming will have a civil ceremony when they return to California .", "Willis' first wife, Demi Moore and her husband, Ashton Kutcher, attended the wedding ." ]	[ 2, 6, 7 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The flu has forced an early end to Billy Bob Thornton's musical tour of Canada, his publicist said Saturday.", "Thornton's publicist says Boxmasters band member, crew, have flu; will rejoin tour on Tuesday.", "The news was reportedly greeted with loud applause at a Friday night show in Montreal after Thornton called Canadian concert-goers \"mashed potatoes with no gravy\" in a radio interview Wednesday.", "The Boxmasters' final Canadian dates -- in Montreal and London, Ontario -- were canceled because \"one of the band members and several of the crew have the flu,\" said Thornton publicist Arnold Robinson.", "Thornton's electric hillbilly band will rejoin Willie Nelson's tour when it returns to the United States for a show in Stamford, Connecticut, on Tuesday, after they have \"a few days off to recuperate,\" Robinson said.", "The trio was the opening act for Nelson until they were loudly booed in Toronto, a day after the actor-musician's bizarre interview with a CBC radio host.", "Ironically, the comments that offended Canadians included Thornton's assessment that they were \"very reserved\" and \"it doesn't matter what you say to them.\"", "\"It's mashed potatoes with no gravy,\" Thornton told CBC host Jian Ghomeshi.", "\"We tend to play places where people throw things at each other and here they just sort of sit there,\" he said.", "Watch Thornton's interview » .", "The audience at Thursday night's show in Toronto loudly booed the Boxmasters, with some shouts of \"Here comes the gravy!\"", "The Toronto Star newspaper reported.", "Thornton's remarks about Canadians came near the end of his controversial interview with on the CBC's \"Q\" program, which began with the host's brief mention that, in addition to being the Boxmaster's lead singer and drummer, Thornton was an \"Oscar-winning screenwriter-actor-director.\"", "Thornton, apparently upset with any reference to his movie career, was unresponsive to Ghomeshi's questions until the men finally declared a truce to talk about music.", "Watch more about the controversy » .", "He \"simply elected not to engage with the interviewer because of the direction of the interview from the outset,\" Robinson told CNN.", "Video of the interview, which has been viewed by millions online, may leave the audience wondering whether this was a controlled performance by Thornton or a public breakdown that revealed true anger over a perceived insult of his music.", "Thornton promotes a mythology that his \"cosmic cowboy\" music came together years ago after a fight over coleslaw at a Los Angeles chicken restaurant.", "His long and successful career as an actor, director and screenwriter does not fit with his struggling musician story he tells in interviews about the Boxmasters." ]	[ "Band will rejoin tour Willie Nelson tour in Connecticut on Tuesday, publicist says .", "News reportedly greeted with cheers at Friday night show in Montreal .", "Thornton has been catching heat from Canadians for comment in radio interview .", "Thornton said Canadian concert-goers were \"mashed potatoes with no gravy\"" ]	[ 2, 4 ]
[ "MADISON COUNTY, Virginia (CNN) -- Amidst the tranquility of a fishing trip at the Rose River Farm in Madison County, a wounded warrior says he almost feels \"semi-normal again.\"", "Retired Navy Capt.", "Ed Nicholson's Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing helps rehabilitate wounded servicemembers.", "The amputee is one of about 1,000 servicemen and veterans who have reaped the benefits of the therapeutic art of fly-fishing, with the help of retired Navy Capt.", "Ed Nicholson.", "\"The demons of war, you just don't set them aside,\" says Nicholson, 67.", "\"But once you get out on the river, the serenity is incredibly healing.\"", "While recovering from cancer surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 2004, Nicholson witnessed wounded and disabled men and women -- many of them amputees -- struggling with their injuries.", "\"Other than being in Vietnam and seeing people in the process of getting hurt, I never really had a full appreciation for the recovery part and what happened after they came home.", "My recovery was nothing compared to what they were facing.", "It planted the seed that maybe there's something I could do,\" Nicholson says.", "The solution was obvious to Nicholson, who says being an outdoorsman is in his blood: Get them out of the hospital and into nature.", "Through free classes and outings, Nicholson's organization, Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, helps rehabilitate injured and disabled servicemembers and veterans.", "\"We would run these classes that would better prepare them to be fishermen when the weather got nice and we could move outside, start casting lessons and go fishing,\" he says.", "Nicholson and ty flying instructor John Colburn saw that the discipline of tying flies, which requires patience and training, benefited veterans recovering from injuries.", "And it helped them relax.", "\"You have a guy who lost a leg and we get him out there wading in a stream -- he gets a boost.", "Or a guy who lost an arm, we start him casting.", "He has a chance to use his new arm and actually do something that's enjoyable,\" says Nicholson.", "Do you know someone who should be a CNN Hero?", "Nominations are open at CNN.com/Heroes .", "\"Ed [is] showing us that if you have the will, they will find a way,\" says Army Staff Sgt.", "Brian Mancini, who lost his right eye after being hit by an explosive device in Iraq in July 2007.", "\"It shows you that life's not over, it's only beginning.\"", "Watch Mancini describe how Nicholson's program helped his healing process » .", "One soldier with a brain injury says tying flies, building fly rods and casting have helped him with his motor skills.", "Others on the catch-and-release outing describe feeling normal for the first time in a long time.", "Watch wounded servicemen discuss the role of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing in their recovery » .", "\"Between the pain, the medication, the realization that their life has been changed, they're doing something that gives them a great deal of pleasure and that they can look forward to,\" Nicholson says.", "Watch Nicholson as he helps wounded soldiers through fly-fishing » .", "First Lt. Ferris Butler, an active participant in Project Healing Waters, agrees.", "\"If you compound losing body parts with losing friends, just getting in the water is a release,\" he says, adding that fishing gave him enhanced dexterity because it helped him learn to walk on prosthetics in the water.", "Since 2005, Nicholson's program has grown to more than 50 locations nationwide with \"more to come,\" he says.", "With support from The Federation of Fly Fishers and Trout Unlimited, the group is establishing long-term relationships with hospital and military staff, participants and volunteers.", "Participants across the country can attend outings during the spring, summer and fall.", "An indoor component focuses on classroom activities.", "Nicholson, who rises early and spends the better part of his day running operations for his organization, once thought he'd spend his golden years enjoying his favorite pastimes: fishing and hunting.", "But he says he welcomes the direction his life has taken.", "\"I'm doing something that gives me as much satisfaction and gratification of anything that I've really done.", "I loved serving my country.", "I was proud to serve for 30 years.", "But I'm incredibly satisfied with what I'm doing now.\"", "Want to get involved?", "Check out Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing and see how to help." ]	[ "Retired Navy Capt.", "Ed Nicholson helps wounded servicemembers through fly-fishing .", "Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing aids the physical, emotional healing processes .", "Since 2005, Nicholson's program has grown to more than 50 locations nationwide .", "Do you know a hero?", "Nominations are open at CNN.com/Heroes ." ]	[ 1, 2, 19, 20, 32 ]
[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The man police say was driving drunk when he ran a red light and struck a car, killing a Major League Baseball pitcher and two others has been charged with murder.", "Fans gather around a memorial for Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart on Friday.", "Andrew Thomas Gallo, 22, was charged with three counts of murder, driving under the influence and leaving the scene of a crime, the Orange County district attorney's office announced Friday.", "Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart was among those killed in the crash in Fullerton, California, early Thursday morning.", "Adenhart was beginning his first full season in the majors and had pitched his fourth Major League game hours earlier.", "Gallo, whose blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit, according to police, faces up to life in prison if convicted on all charges.", "According to the DA's office, Gallo was driving a minivan 65 mph in a 35 mph zone at about 12:35 a.m. Thursday.", "He was on probation and his license had been suspended after a previous drunk-driving charge.", "Watch Adenhart's agent describe his friend » .", "Authorities say he ran a red light and hit the car Adenhart was in, killing the pitcher, 20-year-old California State University student Courtney Stewart and law student Henry Pearson, 25.", "A fourth victim, 24-year-old John Wilhite, a former baseball player at California State, remained in critical condition Friday.", "A driver in a third car suffered minor injuries.", "Adenhart died at UC Irvine Medical Center, where he underwent surgery, according to spokesman John Murray.", "The Angels' game Thursday night with the Oakland A's was postponed at the direction of MLB Commissioner Bud Selig.", "\"Major League Baseball is in mourning today upon the news of this tragedy that has taken Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others,\" Selig said in a statement that accompanied the announcement.", "\"Nick was just 22 years of age, with a wonderful life and career ahead of him.\"", "After the wreck, Gallo fled the scene, according to the district attorney.", "He was captured about 30 minutes later.", "Adenhart pitched in a game against the Oakland A's Wednesday night in Anaheim, California, making what was characterized as a \"brilliant effort\" despite the Angels' 6-4 loss, according to Major League Baseball's Web site, MLB.com.", "In his fourth major league start, Adenhart pitched a scoreless six innings, allowing seven hits, three walks and five strikeouts.", "\"The Angels family has suffered a tremendous loss today,\" Tony Reagins, the team's general manager, said in a written statement.", "\"We are deeply saddened and shocked by this tragic loss.", "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Nick's family, friends, loved ones and fans.\"" ]	[ "Driver also faces charges of DUI and leaving the scene .", "Adenhart, 22, pitched six scoreless innings in Wednesday's game .", "Three people killed in crash early Thursday in Fullerton, California ." ]	[ 3, 19 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A former Utah policeman is a suspect in at least three of Monday's four rush-hour shootings near Dallas, Texas, including one of two fatal attacks, police said Tuesday.", "CNN affiliate KSL in Salt Lake City, Utah, provided this file photo of the Dallas suspect, Brian Smith.", "The suspect, Brian Smith, tried to commit suicide after the Monday-evening shootings and was in a hospital in serious condition, Dallas police detective Lt. Craig Miller said.", "Police used ballistic tests to link Smith, a Utah state police officer for 12 years, to the shootings in which one driver was killed, one was injured by shattered glass and one escaped uninjured, Dallas police detective Lt. Craig Miller said.", "Miller said it is unclear if Smith was involved in the other fatal shooting, which was the first attack of the evening.", "Four motorists were attacked along a three-mile stretch near and on the LBJ Freeway, about 10 miles northeast of downtown Dallas, on Monday evening, police said.", "The first attack, which happened in Garland, Texas, about 5:41 p.m., killed Jorge Lopez.", "Garland police said Lopez, 20, was sitting in his Nissan at a traffic light when a man in a pickup pulled alongside him and fired shots into his car, killing him.", "A few minutes after the Garland shooting and two miles away on LBJ Freeway, a gunman fired at two tractor-trailers.", "While one driver escaped injuries, William Scott Miller, 42, of Frankfort, Kentucky, was shot to death behind the wheel of a United Van Lines truck, police said.", "\"He was going to be traveling home,\" Craig Miller said.", "\"He was about to park his rig. He was going to get on a plane to fly to be with his wife and children for the Christmas season and then come back to this location.\"", "Miller called the truck driver a hero, saying he was able to control his rig before he died -- preventing other motorists from being hurt.", "The fourth attack came a mile west on LBJ Freeway when gunfire shattered the windshield of another tractor-trailer.", "The bullets missed the driver, but flying glass caused minor cuts, police said.", "Miller said video from the Garland shooting is available, and specialists were trying to enhance it to bring out details.", "Businesses along the other routes also may have video that will help police, he said.", "A friend of Lopez's said he was \"a straight-up good guy, never had problems with anybody, never started anything with anybody.\"", "\"So that's why this seems so out of the blue,\" Lopez's friend said." ]	[ "NEW: Former Utah state police officer named a suspect some of Monday's shootings .", "NEW: Police: Suspect tried to kill himself, was hospitalized in serious condition .", "Two drivers were shot and killed, another wounded in Dallas rush hour Monday ." ]	[ 0, 2 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A tornado descended on Murfreesboro, Tennessee Friday, killing two people and injuring another 30, an official said.", "Powerful tornado winds ripped through Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Friday, leaving a trail of destruction.", "Two people were critically injured by the tornado, which hit the city, located about 30 miles southeast of Nashville, around 1:40 p.m., Donnie Smith, public information officer with the Tennessee Department of Emergency Management in Nashville said.", "The search-and-rescue effort was continuing into the evening, Smith said, \"so it's possible that may not be all.\"", "Many homes were damaged, others were destroyed and power lines were down across Murfreesboro, said Randy White, a public information officer with Rutherford County Emergency Management.", "The bad weather began around noon, when a band of severe thunderstorms swept across the state from the southwest, Smith said.", "Elsewhere in the region, the town of Mena, Arkansas, is cleaning up after a tornado roared through, killing three people and damaging or destroying more than 100 homes, an Arkansas official said.", "The town looked like a \"war zone\" as soldiers from the Arkansas National Guard went house to house searching for victims of the twister that hit Thursday night, said Capt.", "Christopher Heathscott.", "About 50 soldiers also helped with security and food distribution.", "Gov. Mike Beebe planned to fly over Mena on Friday afternoon.", "Mena, population 6,000, took a heavy hit on the west side of town, as the storm swept through downtown before heading up state Highway 71, said Tommy Jackson from the state Department of Emergency Management.", "\"It looks like a war zone out here,\" said James Reeves, also from the department.", "Watch scenes of devastation in Mena » .", "The tornado damaged the county hospital, Mena City Hall, a middle school, churches, a library, the Masonic lodge and the courthouse -- which houses the 911 emergency dispatch center and a detention center, Reeves said.", "He said electricity and gas were out in the western half of the city.", "Two plants at an industrial park were destroyed, said reporter Charles Crowson of CNN affiliate KTHV-TV.", "He said utility crews were trying to stop a gas leak there.", "Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told Crowson the county detention center was \"uninhabitable.\"", "There were 18 inmates in the jail at the time of the tornado, and they were moved to neighboring jurisdictions, he said.", "iReport.com: Are you there?", "Send photos, video .", "There were 24 reports of tornadoes in the area Thursday night, said CNN meteorologist Rob Marciano, and wind gusts reached more than 70 mph.", "\"So a significant severe weather event last night, and we expect similar action later on today, although it's all moving to the east,\" he said Friday morning.", "\"It went from Oklahoma across the border toward Arkansas.\"", "Winds will continue to be gusty until later in the afternoon, Marciano said.", "As the storms moved east, thunderstorms were predicted, and there was a chance for more tornadoes.", "Large hail and damaging winds were predicted for the Southeast later Friday.", "In Mena, officials set up three shelters, but fewer than 50 people had sought refuge in them.", "In this rural community, most people are staying with friends and family, Reeves said.", "All three victims were elderly, officials said.", "A man and a woman died when houses collapsed, and another woman died after being struck by debris.", "Beebe sent 30 National Guard soldiers to the town Thursday, and 20 more are expected Friday.", "CNN's Melissa Roberts and Dave Alsup contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Tornado hits Murfreesboro, Tennessee Friday; 2 dead, 30 injured, official says .", "Arkansas National Guard troops go house to house searching for tornado victims .", "Tornado hits Mena, Arkansas, on Thursday; 3 people confirmed dead .", "County hospital, City Hall, courthouse were among buildings damaged by storm ." ]	[ 0, 7, 14 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Thursday brings one of the biggest slates of Hollywood entertainment to open on Christmas Day in many years.", "Tom Cruise stars as would-be Hitler assassin Col. Claus von Stauffenberg in the World War II drama \"Valkyrie.\"", "Stars such as Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Adam Sandler are featured in a slew of big-budget movies hoping to lure people into theaters this holiday season.", "Here are the top five movies opening Thursday: .", "1. \"Valkyrie\" -- Tom Cruise stars in the true story of a German military officer who conspires to assassinate Adolf Hitler.", "Cruise plays Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, a proud military man who realizes that Hitler must be stopped before Germany and Europe collapse under Nazi rule.", "Joining Cruise are three-time Oscar nominee Kenneth Branagh as Maj. Gen. Henning von Tresckow and twice-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson as Gen. Friedrich Fromm.", "United Artists is releasing the film.", "2. \"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" -- Brad Pitt stars in this fantasy drama about a man who ages backward.", "He's born in his 80s and then gets younger as the years pass.", "\"Button\" is based on the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald and runs two hours and 47 minutes.", "The cast includes Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, who is creating Oscar buzz this year as well for her portrayal of Daisy in \"Button.\"", "The film, released by Paramount Pictures, already has won several film critics' awards.", "3. \"Marley & Me\" -- Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston learn life lessons from an out-of-control canine they decide to adopt.", "This comedy-drama is adapted from the best-selling novel by John Grogan.", "Some audiences expecting a feel-good comedy such as \"Turner & Hooch\" or \"Beethoven\" may be surprised by this painfully realistic portrayal that could leave audiences teary-eyed at the end.", "The supporting cast includes Alan Arkin and Kathleen Turner.", "The PG-rated film gets a 20th Century Fox release.", "4. \"Bedtime Stories\" -- Funny guy Adam Sandler shoots for the family crowd with this fantasy comedy about a hotel handyman who tells his niece and nephew a bedtime story, only to find out that his fantasy stylings are coming true.", "Sandler's film, which also stars Guy Pearce, Courteney Cox and Keri Russell, is getting mixed reviews so far.", "It's rated PG for mild rude humor and mild language.", "5. \"The Spirit\" -- Based on a graphic novel about a masked crusader, \"The Spirit\" will cater to the so-called fanboys who hope the film's PG-13 rating will push the envelope on violence and other cool stuff.", "iReport.com: Will you see any of the new movies on tap during the holidays?", "Gabriel Macht plays Denny Colt, aka The Spirit, in this story of a man who fakes his death so he can fight a coldblooded killer known as the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson).", "Eva Mendes is along for the ride, which could be a plus for the film's desired demographic of young men 13 to 21.", "Lionsgate is distributing." ]	[ "Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt among group of stars with films opening on Christmas Day .", "\"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button\" already is generating Oscar buzz .", "\"Valkyrie\" and \"The Spirit\" expected to appeal to action-movie fans .", "Family films include \"Marley & Me\" and \"Bedtime Stories\"" ]	[ 0, 4, 8, 25 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Members of the international community have welcomed Barack Obama becoming the 44th President of the United States -- and the first African-American to take leadership of his country.", "Barack and Michelle Obama pictured before the inauguration Tuesday in Washington.", "Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said: \"I believe President Obama will exercise outstanding leadership and achieve great success, leading his distinguished team on each field including foreign policy, national security, economy, environment/energy, in overcoming the serious economic situations and other difficult challenges.", "\"I am confident that Japan and the United States, which are in the position of leading the world, can create a better future, by putting together our expertise, will, passion and strategy.", "With this conviction, I intend to work hand in hand with President Obama, to further strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance, and make efforts towards the peace and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region and the world.\"", "French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in a statement: \"With your election, the American people has vigorously expressed its confidence in progress and in the future, as well as its resolve to have an open, new, strong and caring America that you embody.", "\"As you are entering office, I should like to convey to you, on my behalf and on the behalf of the people of France, my very best wishes for great success at the head of the American nation.\"", "UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, speaking from Downing Street, said the new president was a \"man of great vision and moral purpose\" in comments reported by the UK Press Association.", "\"The whole world is watching the inauguration of President Obama, witnessing a new chapter in both American history and the world's history.", "He's not only the first black American president but he sets out with the determination to solve the world's problems.\"", "Watch world reaction to Obama's inauguration .", "In a statement Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said: \"The greatest democracy in the world has again proven that it is a beacon and example for many countries.", "The entire State of Israel rejoices with the United States and welcomes President Obama, who took the oath of office this evening.", "\"Barack Obama's journey to the White House has impressed and inspired the entire world.", "I am convinced that the United States' deep and abiding ties with Israel will strengthen further.", "The values of democracy, brotherhood and freedom that constitute the building blocks of American society are also shared by Israeli society, together with the faith in man's power and ability to change and influence his surroundings.", "\"We wish the incoming President success in his office and are certain that we will be full partners in advancing peace and stability in the Middle East.\"", "In a speech to mark Australia Day, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said: \"I believe from everything I have seen, read and heard and from the conversations that I have had with him that the American people have chosen well in their new president.\"", "Calling Barack Obama \" the hope of our time,\" Rudd added that \"Australia as always stands ready to work with America in the great challenges that lie ahead.\"", "Mwai Kibaki, president of Kenya, birthplace of Obama's father, said: \"On behalf of the government and the people of Kenya and on my own behalf, I extend our message of best wishes on the auspicious occasion of your inauguration as the 44th president of the United States of America.", "\"On this special day we recall the remarkable journey you have traveled to become the leader of your great country.", "Through that journey you have inspired many young and old people, not only in America but around the world with a strong message of hope.", "... \"We, the people of Kenya, cherish the many years of bilateral ties with the U.S.A. and look forward to even stronger relations in areas that are mutually beneficial to our two countries.\"", "Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said: \"In my conversations with Senator Barack Obama before the elections and President-elect Obama after his election, it was made clear that the special relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines will continue unabated.", "Our ties run deep.", "Over two and a half million Americans are of Filipino descent.\"", "Mexican President Felipe Calderon said: \"I want to wish him, sincerely, ... great success in the work as the new President of the United States, Barack Obama.\"", "Calderon committed to work together on problems shared by the United States and Mexico and said that work Obama does to improve the U.S. economy will also be a boon to Mexico.", "U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, visiting Gaza and Israel following the three-week conflict, told reporters: \"I sincerely hope that President Obama will take as a matter of priority these Middle East policies.\"", "South Africa's former president, Nelson Mandela, said in a letter to Obama posted on the Nelson Mandela Foundation Web site: \"Your election to this high office has inspired people as few other events in recent times have done.", "Amidst all of the human progress made over the last century the world in which we live remains one of great divisions, conflict, inequality, poverty and injustice.", "\"Amongst many around the world a sense of hopelessness had set in as so many problems remain unresolved and seemingly incapable of being resolved.", "You, Mister President, have brought a new voice of hope that these problems can be addressed and that we can in fact change the world and make of it a better place.\"" ]	[ "Leaders around the world offer their congratulations to Obama inauguration .", "French president: U.S. has vigorously expressed confidence in progress .", "UK PM Brown: New president is a \"man of great vision and moral purpose\"\nKenya president: We recall your remarkable journey to become leader ." ]	[ 7, 8, 20 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama painted a bleak economic picture of the country Saturday, hours before he met with his economic team.", "President Obama delivers his weekly radio and Internet address, which focused on the economy.", "\"We begin this year and this administration in the midst of an unprecedented crisis that calls for unprecedented action,\" he said in his weekly radio and Internet address.", "\"Just this week, we saw more people file for unemployment than at any time in the last 26 years, and experts agree that if nothing is done, the unemployment rate could reach double digits,\" Obama said.", "The president pleaded for urgent action, saying, \"If we do not act boldly and swiftly, a bad situation could become dramatically worse.\"", "Watch Obama's weekly address » .", "Obama's remarks came as he is lobbying for quick congressional passage of an $825 billion stimulus package to pump up the economy.", "Watch the partisan politics involved » .", "The president revealed more details of his stimulus package, which he said would add more than 3,000 miles of electric lines to transport alternative energy across the country.", "Obama also said the plan would save taxpayers $2 billion by making three-quarters of federal buildings more energy efficient and would \"save the average working family $350 on their energy bills by weatherizing 2.5 million homes.\"", "The White House also released a report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, which calls for greater investment in Pell Grants for college students, a $2,500 college tax credit for 4 million college students and the tripling of the number of fellowships in science to help spur innovation.", "Obama promised full accountability for government spending.", "After a stimulus bill is passed, a Web site, www.recovery.gov, will show taxpayers how their money is being spent, he said.", "In the Republicans' response, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers criticized the Democratic plan.", "Watch the GOP radio address .", "\"The $800 billion plan largely ignores the fact that we cannot keep borrowing and spending our way back to prosperity,\" said McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington.", "\"Instead of letting American families keep more of their hard-earned tax dollars, this plan proposes to spend additional money -- billions -- on such programs as new government cars, global warming studies and a billion extra dollars for the U.S.", "Census.\" Balancing the budget and enacting tax cuts \"are central to moving our economy forward,\" she said.", "Watch what Republicans want » .", "The president is calling for the plan, which he hopes will create up to 4 million jobs over the next two years, to be passed by Congress and at his desk for signing by February 16, which is Presidents Day." ]	[ "New Web site, www.recovery.gov, will show how money is spent, Obama says .", "GOP rebuttal criticizes Democratic plan's priorities .", "Obama uses weekly address to press for passage of plan .", "Package includes new electric lines, more funding for college students ." ]	[ 5, 6, 12 ]
[ "(CNN) -- There is a lot of excitement around the potential of \"stereoscopic\" movies (\"3-D\" to you and me).", "Much of it has been drummed up by director James Cameron's forthcoming blockbuster \"Avatar\" and Dreamworks boss Jeffery Katzenberg, who is releasing more than a dozen 3-D pictures this year.", "The title character looks over a note from her \"other parents\" in \"Coraline.\"", "After seeing \"Beowulf\" and \"Journey to the Center of the Earth,\" two recent entries in the 3-D sweepstakes, it was easy to conclude that this fad wouldn't last any longer than it did last time around, in the 1950s.", "But after seeing the captivating \"Coraline,\" the first stereoscopic stop-motion animated feature, I've changed my mind.", "Maybe this really is the next phase for motion pictures -- and what's more, maybe that's not such a bad thing.", "In the hands of \"Nightmare Before Christmas\" director Henry Selick, 3-D isn't a gimmick or the ocular equivalent of an obstacle course.", "It's an aesthetic enhancement, layering the story and literally bringing depth and texture to the visuals.", "Adapted by Selick from Neil Gaiman's novella (the same Neil Gaiman who co-scripted \"Beowulf,\" incidentally), \"Coraline\" is a contemporary fairy tale about a bored, blue-haired 11-year-old kicking around a big old house in rainy, empty Oregon.", "Her parents are writers.", "They basically leave her to her own devices, so when Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning) discovers a diminutive door hidden behind the wallpaper, her mom (Teri Hatcher) agrees to fish out the key, revealing ... a brick wall.", "It's only at night, when she dreams, that the door magically opens to a tunnel, and Coraline passes through to the house next door: a fabulous mirror image of her own home, right down to an identical mom and dad.", "Identical, except that these parents give her pancakes, presents and their full attention.", "That, and the buttons stitched into their skulls where their eyes should be.", "Any parent will immediately recognize that this \"other mother\" and \"other father\" are too good to be true (they're prettier and more talented, and they obviously don't work for a living), but Coraline is entranced by the dazzling, super-saturated night-world, with its garden of snapping dragons, a circus of performing mice and all the treats she can eat.", "In her dreams, the grass isn't just greener -- it's emerald.", "In one of Selick's embellishments on the novel, there's a facsimile of the only other child in the valley.", "He's an irritating boy named Wybie, who's very much improved in his all-smiling, mute incarnation, in Coraline's opinion.", "At least until he musters up a scowl ... Selick's movie can be intense and even disturbing; it could easily freak out impressionable adults, let alone their offspring.", "But I prefer to think of it as a feel-good movie for overworked parents.", "There's also a redoubtable talking cat (voiced by Keith David) to ensure that everything will come out all right.", "Tapping into primal fantasies and fears, the film also echoes classic fantasy stories from the Brothers Grimm, Lewis Carroll and L. Frank Baum.", "The tunnel suggests the rabbit hole Alice fell down, and the crazy mirror manner in which the \"other\" world reflects back on reality reminds us of the doubling of actors in the film version of Oz.", "\"Coraline\" isn't perfect.", "I could have done without either the downstairs neighbors -- two elderly showgirls -- or the acrobatic Russian barker upstairs (a little carny goes a long way).", "But the whimsy is always offset with comic mischief and the menace of Hatcher's genuinely creepy Other Mother.", "The model work is extraordinary in its eccentric, jury-rigged genius.", "A shower spouts rusty water -- fabricated from plastic, apparently.", "And if you examine the blooms in Other Father's garden too closely, you might see they have been fashioned from popcorn.", "You can't taste it -- not yet -- but in its 3-D incarnation (about half the movie's release prints will be in traditional 2-D), you'll feel you could reach out and touch.", "With an dreamily sinister and seductive score by Bruno Coulais, \"Coraline\" never stops taking artistic risks.", "I hope there's a brave enough audience out there willing to take the plunge.", "\"Coraline\" runs 100 minutes and is rated PG.", "For Entertainment Weekly's take, click here." ]	[ "\"Coraline\" makes the most of its 3-D -- and its clever, creative storytelling .", "Movie is based on Neil Gaiman story about girl who finds new set of parents .", "\"Coraline\" is intense but also whimsical and wonderful ." ]	[ 0, 2, 29, 32 ]
[ "CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Key Illinois Democratic legislators are circulating a letter urging support for the impeachment of Gov.", "Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested this week on federal corruption charges relating in part to the selection of President-elect Barack Obama's successor as a U.S. senator.", "Barack Obama says he has never spoken with Illinois Gov.", "Rod Blagojevich about the vacant Senate seat.", "State Rep. John Fritchey, head of the House Civil Judiciary Committee, sent the letter Thursday asking Democratic colleagues to say by Friday whether they support a move for impeachment and would like to be added as a co-sponsor of legislation.", "Blagojevich also is a Democrat.", "\"Faced with a significant budget shortfall, a national recession, and a vacant United States Senate seat, we cannot afford to allow Illinois to operate without effective leadership in the [Illinois] executive branch,\" said the letter, also signed by Reps. Thomas Holbrook, David Miller and James Brosnahan.", "\"Simply put, it is imperative to replace Gov.", "Blagojevich as soon as is practicable.\"", "The letter said the impeachment filing was being prepared, and the lawmakers said they expected the process -- the state House would bring charges against Blagojevich and he would be tried by the state Senate -- would take \"a matter of weeks rather than months.\"", "The lawmakers' move coincided with increasing calls for Blagojevich's resignation.", "President-elect Barack Obama called again Thursday for Blagojevich to step down, saying the embattled governor can no longer effectively serve the people of Illinois.", "Watch as Obama says Senate seat belongs to the people » .", "\"I hope that the governor himself comes to the conclusion that he can no longer effectively serve and that he does resign,\" Obama said, speaking before announcing his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.", "Obama said he was as \"appalled and disappointed as anyone\" by the allegations against the Democratic governor, and said he was confident his staff was not involved in the alleged scandal.", "Federal officials said Blagojevich was looking to sell or trade Obama's open seat in the U.S. Senate.", "Obama said he had never spoken to the governor on the subject, adding he was confident that \"no representatives of mine would have any part of any deals related to this seat.\"", "He had asked his staff to gather the facts of any contacts with the governor's office about the vacancy, he said.", "\"This Senate seat does not belong to any politician to trade.", "It belongs to the people of Illinois, and they deserve the best possible representation,\" he said.", "\"They also deserve to know that any vacancy will be filled in an appropriate way so that whoever is sent to Washington is going to be fighting for the people of Illinois.\"", "Earlier Thursday, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said she is prepared to go to the Illinois Supreme Court to have Blagojevich declared unfit to serve if he does not resign.", "Explainer: Federal complaint against Blagojevich » .", "\"Obviously the easiest way for us to move on in the state of Illinois is for Gov.", "Blagojevich to do the right thing for the people and to resign,\" she told CNN's \"American Morning.\"", "She added, \"If he fails to, the two other options are obviously the Legislature moving forward on impeachment, or I have the opportunity to actually go to our Illinois Supreme Court and ask them to declare, basically, that our governor is unable to serve,\" she said.", "In that case, Lt. Gov.", "Pat Quinn, a Democrat, would become acting governor, she said.", "Madigan said she won't wait long to take action.", "\"We would like a signal from the Legislature if they're going to move forward on impeachment proceedings. ...", "I think there are obviously numerous members of the Legislature calling for impeachment proceedings,\" she said, noting that the Legislature, which is adjourned, will meet Monday to discuss the possibility of holding a special election for Obama's successor.", "Fritchey, in the letter to Democratic lawmakers, commended Madigan's willingness to go to the Supreme Court, but said \"both the duration as well as the outcome of such a proceeding are inherently uncertain and speculative.\"", "Watch what was in the complaint against Blagojevich » .", "\"We would also note the comments of the attorney general indicating her support of impeachment proceedings as an appropriate course of action at this time,\" the letter said.", "Quinn said at a news conference earlier Thursday that the governor had lost the confidence of the people.", "\"I think the governor has one duty right now and that's the duty to resign,\" he said.", "Should he became governor, Quinn indicated he might lean toward appointing a successor to Obama's seat, saying an election would be expensive and time-consuming.", "\"Time is of the essence for all of us in America right now, to make sure we get our economy on the straight path to recovery,\" he said.", "Blagojevich -- who is free on his own recognizance -- returned to work Wednesday, his 52nd birthday.", "He has not commented on the charges, but his lawyer, Sheldon Sorosky, told reporters Tuesday night that his client \"feels he didn't do anything wrong.\"", "Sorosky said, \"He hopes the people of Illinois have faith in him, because he will be vindicated.\"", "White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said Thursday that President Bush believes the governor's arrest marks a \"very serious situation,\" and he believes the charges are \"astounding.\"", "Some details of the alleged scandal became clearer Wednesday, as a law enforcement official close to the investigation identified Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. as the person referred to in the federal criminal complaint as Senate Candidate 5.", "Of the six candidates mentioned in the complaint, Candidate 5 is the only one whom Blagojevich said engaged in discussion through an emissary about possibly raising money for the governor in exchange for the Senate position.", "Jackson firmly denied wrongdoing at a Wednesday news conference.", "\"I reject and denounce 'pay to play' politics and have no involvement whatsoever in any wrongdoing,\" he said.", "\"I did not initiate or authorize anyone at any time to promise anything to Gov.", "Blagojevich on my behalf.", "I never sent a message or an emissary to the governor to make an offer, to plead my case or to propose a deal about a U.S. Senate seat.", "Period.\" The law enforcement official said there was no evidence -- other than the governor's taped remarks -- that Jackson or others on his behalf ever approached the governor in an improper way.", "The official also emphasized that no conversations with Jackson were picked up on bugs or wiretaps, and there is no evidence that he was aware of anything improper.", "According to the complaint, Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris -- who was also arrested Tuesday on federal corruption charges -- were \"conspiring to obtain personal financial benefits\" for Blagojevich by leveraging his sole authority to appoint a U.S. senator to replace Obama.", "Federal investigators also allege the two were trying to have Chicago Tribune editorial board members fired by leveraging state assistance to the parent company of the newspaper, the Tribune Company, in its sale of Wrigley Field.", "Explainer: Illinois governor is in hot water » .", "The governor and his chief of staff are also accused of sullying other areas of state business: trying to rescind $8 million of state funds to Chicago's Children's Memorial Hospital because the hospital's chief executive officer had not contributed $50,000 to Blagojevich, and expecting a highway contractor to raise $500,000 in contributions in exchange for money for a tollway project.", "\"Because of the unimaginable allegations that were in the federal complaint, it really calls into question absolutely everything that the governor has authority to do,\" Madigan said Thursday on CNN's \"Situation Room.\"", "She said she had spoken to the governor only once this year, and perhaps not at all last year.", "Watch whom Blagojevich has considered » .", "\"That sounds incredible, because I do serve as attorney general, so I'm the lawyer for the state, but we've been well aware for years that there are problems with this governor and so I haven't had anything to do with him,\" she said.", "She did not elaborate. Quinn said earlier this week that he had not spoken to the governor since summer 2007.", "Blagojevich and Harris are each charged with a count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and a count of solicitation of bribery, authorities said.", "iReport.com: Do you trust your leaders?", "The count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, while the count of solicitation of bribery carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.", "CNN's Ed Henry and Ed Hornick contributed to this report." ]	[ "Illinois legislators circulate letter to garner support for impeachment .", "Barack Obama repeats call for Gov.", "Rod Blagojevich to step down .", "President Bush believes the charges against Blagojevich are \"astounding\"\nIllinois attorney general says resigning is \"right thing\" for governor to do ." ]	[ 0, 11, 24 ]
[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Grammy-winning rapper Coolio was charged Tuesday with possession of cocaine and a smoking device, and battery against an airport screener who allegedly found the illegal drugs in his luggage, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney's office.", "Coolio's \"Gangsta's Paradise\" was used in the movie \"Dangerous Minds.\"", "Coolio -- whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr. -- was arrested Friday while attempting to board a flight at Los Angeles International Airport, the office said in a written statement.", "\"At one point, Ivey allegedly grabbed a screener's arm to prevent the search,\" the statement said.", "Coolio, 45, was freed on bail and ordered to appear in court for arraignment April 3, it said.", "He is best known for his 1995 hip-hop hit \"Gangsta's Paradise.\"", "Efforts to reach his publicist were unsuccessful." ]	[ "Grammy winner Coolio arrested at Los Angeles International Airport .", "He is accused of possessing illegal drugs, paraphernalia .", "Police say he grabbed screener's arm to prevent search of luggage ." ]	[ 0, 3 ]
[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- Annie Lennox has incredible eyes.", "Annie Lennox's new album, a best-of, will be her last with Sony.", "They're a translucent blue-green, both kind and inviting in one glance, then piercing and all-knowing in another.", "At 54, Lennox's orbs are as captivating today as they were when they stared at us from under that fiery orange crew cut in the music video for the Eurythmics hit \"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This).\"", "That was 1983. Yes, Lennox's Eurythmics days seem like a lifetime ago for the Scotland-born singer-songwriter, especially when you consider the successful solo career she's enjoyed since her partnership with Dave Stewart.", "It's that body of work -- songs like 'Why\" and \"No More 'I Love You's' \" that are showcased on her newest album, \"The Annie Lennox Collection.\"", "It's Lennox's fifth solo outing, and her final album with her record label of 30 years, Sony Music Entertainment.", "\"It's like a demarcation line in a way because there is that body of work to look back on in retrospect,\" says Lennox.", "\"And the future is ahead of me and that's very interesting because I'm really not sure exactly what that's going to mean logistically ... how that's going to pan out.", "But I'm very excited about it because of Internet technology.\"", "Watch Lennox talk about catharsis » .", "Lennox, who's won Grammys, BRIT Awards and an Academy Award (for co-writing \"Into the West\" from \"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King\"), says she's become somewhat of a voracious blogger, using her MySpace page and official Web site not only as a repository for her musical work, but also to lend a voice to her humanitarian efforts.", "In 2007, Lennox formed the SING Campaign, a nonprofit initiative to help fight the HIV pandemic in Africa.", "The initiative has its own anthem, called \"SING,\" which features vocals from Madonna and Celine Dion among others, and is included on Lennox's new album.", "She also recorded two new tracks to celebrate the release, one a cover of Irish band Ash's hit song \"Shining Light.\"", "\"It's one of those incredible anthemic songs that just stay with you,\" she says.", "\"It's like when you heard Jeff Buckley's version of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah.'", "It's almost like a revelation when you hear it.\"", "Lennox spoke to CNN about tapping into her inner divas to make those theatrical music videos, the pitfalls of fame and why she celebrates her naiveté.", "CNN: Who is your \"shining light\"?", "Annie Lennox: Ordinary people who don't necessarily have the spotlight shone on them, who do extraordinary things.", "Those people always inspire me.", "A lot of people that are working in nongovernmental organizations inspire me very much, because I think those people are really risking life and limb to make a difference to people's lives in really impossible circumstances.", "And they really give me the sense that if they can do that, I can do something, too.", "CNN: How do you feel about where you are in life right now?", "Lennox: Of course now I'm in that middle-age place, age-wise, and youth is no longer really something that I'm a part of anymore.", "And that started happening for me when I was about 40, to be honest with you.", "I had my kids and my focus went elsewhere.", "And I think I've changed so much through having children ... inside myself.", "It's been a kind of evolution and a maturity.", "And that has informed the SING Campaign a lot, because my focus is really on women. ...", "I understand what it is for a woman to want to protect their children and give them the best they can.", "And so I identify with that. ... I can let go of some of the things I was maybe focused on when I was younger and I'm focused on different things.", "CNN: Over the years your music videos have served as an outlet to explore different personas.", "Is that a cathartic experience for you?", "Lennox: Performance feels quite cathartic, to be honest with you.", "It's a good feeling.", "And songwriting is cathartic because you have something you want to express. ...", "Ultimately when you've completed that songwriting process there is a sense of yes ... completion.", "It's out. It's expressed. It's done. And then you can communicate it to other people in performance.", "CNN: You come across as extremely fearless in your videos.", "Yet you've said as a person you're quite shy.", "You don't seem shy to me. Lennox: No I'm not shy right now, but I can be quite shy.", "It depends on the circumstances.", "... Shyness is actually quite crippling.", "When one is shy it's not helpful.", "But a lot of being on stage has given me that opportunity to go beyond my normal persona.", "CNN: Which music video are you most proud of?", "Lennox: Quite a few.", "I think that \"Broken Glass\" is just ... it's hilarious.", "A lot of the things I do have got humor in them.", "But the fact that we had John Malkovich who came in and Hugh Laurie who was there ... we had a big cast.", "CNN: A lot of your songs are about pain and failed relationships.", "Do you still feel that you have a lot to learn about love?", "Lennox: I think we all do.", "I think the world needs to be a far more loving place.", "And I think we are confused between erotic love [and] unconditional love.", "I think our sexuality is a very different thing from our love.", "... We are a society fixated with sexuality and it can be very cruel.", "When the love, and the respect and the consideration [are] missing, people live very isolated existences.", "CNN: What has fame taught you?", "Lennox: I think fame for fame's sake is a very toxic thing.", "... And people in this society have this idea that they wanna be famous, and they don't know what for.", "And they pursue \"celebrity\" for itself.", "I would say that without something to offer, whether it be that you're an actor, you have a craft, you have something to offer people, if you're a writer, a painter, a musician ... when it's just about you and your actual life it's a little bit cannibalistic.", "The industry of celebrity is quite a savage one and when you fall foul of it, and your privacy is so brutally invaded ... you may be having difficulties in your own life as we all do ... and all the images of you, your dogs, your children, the inside of your house ... they're all splattered across every front page, I think that's [a] very unhealthy place to be.", "And I think it's sad that people caught it so vociferously.", "CNN: Well you obviously raised two children.", "How difficult was it to shield them from your fame?", "Lennox: It hasn't been too difficult.", "Part of my work is public, but I make a distinction between that and who I am as a person in private. ...", "I was very careful that ... I wasn't telling stories to gossip papers, and showing my life and [my children] were gently kept away from that.", "CNN: Fame also serves as a useful platform, and you've been very involved with various charities, notably HIV/AIDS.", "Do you ever feel frustrated that you you're not making as big a difference as you would like?", "Lennox: I had to think about this very carefully because I understand that there are so many problems in the world.", "Infinitely. And there always will be. That will never change, no.", "... And if you make this decision to get involved, don't think that there's just an end result and that's what you're aiming for.", "No, it's the day-to-day commitment.", "It's the small steps that really count, in my opinion.", "CNN: I've read that you consider yourself to be quite naive.", "Is that still true?", "Lennox: I still have an aspect of naiveté, and I think it's a valuable thing, because if I was jaded and cynical 100 percent as I could be, you know I would be less human and I think my acknowledgment that I can be naive is fine.", "It's part of being human." ]	[ "New Annie Lennox CD is a best-of collection; it's her last album with Sony .", "Lennox says she's changed a great deal from the Eurythmics days .", "Singer very much involved in AIDS prevention, motherhood issues ." ]	[ 1, 5, 61 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Donald Trump, businessman and CEO of The Trump Organization, knows a little something about money.", "Donald Trump says President Obama is trying to solve the nation's economic woes, but it's \"trial and error.\"", "Trump spoke with CNN's Larry King about whether there should be executive pay limits, if there should be a stimulus plan and when there could be an end to the economic downturn.", "The following is an edited portion of the interview.", "Larry King: Is Obama right or wrong to go after these executives with salary caps?", "Donald Trump: Well, I think he's absolutely right.", "Billions of dollars is being given to banks and others.", "You know, once you start using taxpayer money, it's a whole new game.", "So I absolutely think he's right.", "King: What about the whole concept of bailouts?", "Trump: Well, it's a little bit different.", "A lot of people are not in favor of bailouts.", "You know, we talked about all the different things going on in this country.", "Let's face it, Larry, we are in a depression.", "If they didn't do the bailout, you would be in depression No.", "2 and maybe just as big as depression No.", "1, so they really had to do something.", "The problem is they're giving millions and billions of dollars to banks and the banks aren't loaning it.", "If you are a prime customer of a bank and if you need 10 cents, you can't get it.", "The banks are out of business.", "They're not loaning. Now, billions of dollars has been given.", "They're supposed to be loaning out that money and they're using it for other purposes, so it is a real mess.", "King: If you were in the Senate, would you vote for the stimulus plan?", "Trump: Well, I'd vote for a stimulus plan.", "I'm not sure that all of the things in there are appropriate.", "Some of the little toys that they have are not really appropriate, and they're a little surprising that they seem to want it, because the publicity on it has been terrible.", "I would certainly vote for a stimulus, but I would really vote for banks having to loan out the money because they're not doing that.", "King: In your adult career, have you ever seen it worse?", "Trump: No, this is the worst ever.", "This is the worst I've ever seen.", "1990 was a bad period of time, but this is far worse, and this is worse on a really global basis.", "I'm looking at different countries.", "Every country is bad.", "Now they're blaming us because of what happened.", "You know, why not blame the United States?", "But every country is in trouble.", "King: Can you put the blame anywhere?", "Trump: Well, look, it's something that, to a certain extent, happens.", "You go up, you go down. You have recessions. If you just look at the charts over the period of 150 years, you've had good times (and) you've had bad times.", "Certainly, there's been a lot of greed.", "There's been a lot of stupidity.", "You know, like I say, today the banks don't have money, they don't loan money.", "But if you went to a bank two years ago and you wanted a $300 million loan, they'd say 'No, we don't want to do that, but we'll give you $400 million,' so I guess, to a certain extent, that's part of the problem.", "King: If you had the power, if you could wield, what would you do?", "Trump: Well, the biggest problem we have is it's trial and error, Larry.", "I mean we've never had anything like this before.", "It is absolute trial and error.", "They're trying. The new president is trying.", "Bush left him with a mess -- a total mess in many different ways.", "I really think he's doing the best he can, but it is trial and error.", "They try something, if it works, great.", "If it doesn't work -- and the problem is you don't really know if it's going to work for quite some time.", "If it's really wrong -- and it could be wrong -- we're going to really have a mess in two years." ]	[ "Donald Trump says executives should have caps on their salaries .", "Trump: 'We are in a depression'\nBanks are getting billions, but they aren't loaning money to people, Trump says .", "Trump: Obama is \"doing the best he can, but it is trial and error\"" ]	[ 0, 1, 13, 17, 49 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Elephant seals equipped with electronic tags and robotic mini submarines using sonar were just two projects during the International Polar Year (IPY) that aimed to investigate the effects of global warming in polar regions.", "An elephant seal with a custom-designed electronic tag.", "The tags fell off when the animals molted.", "The fourth IPY, which began in March 2007 and actually covered two full years, ended last month, after 160 scientific projects were undertaken by researchers from over 60 countries.", "A joint project by the International Council for Science (ICSW) and World Meteorological Organization.", "(WMO), the IPY hoped to spearhead efforts to better monitor and understand the Arctic and Antarctic regions.", "The project had international funding of about US$ 1.2 billion over the two-year period.", "\"The International Polar Year 2007/2008 came at a crossroads for the planet's future,\" said Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of WMO in a press statement.", "\"The new evidence resulting from polar research will strengthen the scientific basis on which we build future actions.\"", "Researchers found that in the Arctic during the summers of 2007 and 2008, the minimum extent of year-round sea ice decreased to its lowest level since satellite records began 30 years ago.", "According to a report published by the IPY organizing committee in February, their research indicates that global warming is affecting Antarctica in ways not previously identified.", "Other evidence of climate change came from IPY research vessels that found warming waters in the Southern Ocean and an increase in melting ice that is creating fresher bottom water around the coast of Antarctica.", "Among efforts to study the effects of climate change on Antarctica, was aNorwegian Polar Institute project to study marine mammals.", "Custom-designed tags were attached to elephant seals to study the animals' habits, although researcher realized the tags could also help with field research on climate change.", "The electronic tags -- which fell off when the seals molted -- sent back data on temperature and salinity the oceans around Antarctica, particularly around the Fimbul Ice Shelf in east Antarctica.", "While ice-shelf melt has been recorded in the west of Antarctica, scientists are concerned that it could happen in the east as well.", "Another project to study the underside of an Antarctic glacier deployed an autonomous robot submarine.", "The team from the U.S. and British Antarctic Survey sent the \"Autosub\" on six missions to study the Pine Island Glacier and how changes in ocean temperature were affecting the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.", "Using sonar, the submarine picked its way around the glacier and sent back data that created three-dimensional maps that scientists used to determine where and how the warmth of the ocean waters was melting the glacier's base.", "\"If [the West Antarctic Ice Sheet] were to melt completely, global sea levels would rise by as much as 5 meters,\" said Stan Jacobs, the U.S. lead scientist on the project.", "\"Because so little is known about ice-sheet behavior, this research will take us a step further in understanding how ice sheets will contribute to sea-level rise.\"" ]	[ "Scientists using robot submarines and elephant seals equipped with electronic tags .", "The projects' aim is to study effects of climate change on Antarctica .", "The International Polar Year ended last month after two years of research .", "The IPY featured 160 scientific projects by researchers from over 60 countries ." ]	[ 0, 3 ]
[ "SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Instead of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, celebrity-seekers at Tuesday's Macworld keynote address had to settle for crooner Tony Bennett.", "And instead of blockbuster news from Apple Vice President Philip Schiller, attendees got changes in iTunes pricing, a series of software upgrades and a $2,800 17-inch notebook.", "Apple Vice President Philip Schiller delivers the MacWorld keynote address Tuesday in San Francisco.", "Among Mac users and industry observers, reaction to the 90-minute keynote, which Apple says will be its last at Macworld, was predictably mixed.", "\"Tony Bennett got a standing ovation.", "Apple, not so much,\" said Philip Elmer-DeWitt, who writes an Apple column for Fortune magazine.", "\"It wasn't up to Steve Jobs' standards.", "Phil is not the showman that Steve is, but he didn't have much material to work with.\"", "\"I think Phil did a great job,\" countered Chuck Freedman, an IT specialist from suburban Detroit, Michigan.", "\"Yes, we miss Steve, but Phil handled everything well.", "I'm here to see what Apple's doing next, not how much weight Steve has lost.\"", "So what is Apple doing next?", "Pre-Macworld rumors about an iPhone Nano and a preview of the Snow Leopard operating system proved unfounded.", "Instead, Schiller introduced upgrades to Apple's iLife and iWork software suites, unveiled a 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro with a more powerful battery, and announced tweaks to iTunes' 99 cents-per-song pricing model.", "The result earned Schiller consistent applause but not the wild cheering that greeted Jobs' 2007 announcement of the iPhone, for example.", "Watch Schiller's keynote address at Macworld » .", "\"It was a real solid presentation,\" said Mike McGuire, a media analyst with Gartner Market Research, citing Apple's emphasis on revamping its core products amid a challenging economic climate.", "\"There's not the frenzied hoopla [of past years].", "But maybe this isn't the best time for that.\"", "From a consumer perspective, the day's biggest news may have been the price changes at iTunes, Apple's wildly successful online music store.", "Beginning April 1, songs on the site will cost $1.29, 99 cents or 69 cents, although more songs will be sold at the lower price than at the higher price, Schiller said.", "Apple did not elaborate on how songs will be priced, although observers expect most new hits to cost $1.29 and older songs to be cheaper.", "\"Apple is essentially leaving that up to the [music] labels,\" McGuire said.", "\"It'll be interesting to see how the labels and the artists deal with that.\"", "After his iTunes announcement, Schiller yielded the spotlight to Bennett, who glided onstage with a four-piece band to sing \"The Best is Yet to Come\" and his signature \"I Left My Heart in San Francisco.\"", "iReport.com: See a mobile photo from Macworld, send your own images .", "Attendees seemed bored during Schiller's demonstration of the revamped iWork, Apple's software for office use.", "Some also expressed skepticism about Apple's plans to launch a beta version of iWork.com that will allow users to review and edit documents collaboratively online.", "But they perked up when Schiller mentioned a new app that will let people use their iPhones as remotes to run multimedia business presentations.", "Audience members -- including former Vice President Al Gore, an Apple board member -- showed more enthusiasm for the upgraded iPhoto, iMovie and Garage Band software, which is bundled together as iLife '09 and goes on sale in late January.", "The new iPhoto has face-recognition software that will make it easier for users to create galleries of friends and family members.", "It also contains GPS geotagging that will allow users to sort their photos geographically.", "Apple is also focusing on improved video editing.", "\"We decided to completely rewrite iMovie and come up with a whole new version,\" Schiller said.", "\"We've added so much depth and so much power, we really believe it's going to be the video-editing product that everybody uses.\"", "Watch Schiller unveil Mac's new photo application » .", "The new version has better precision editing, video stabilization, easier audio editing and smoother transitions, Schiller said.", "The new iLife will also have a feature for aspiring musicians.", "Learn to Play, part of Garage Band '09, includes software for nine free basic lessons for guitar and nine free basic lessons for piano/keyboards.", "It also includes Artist Lessons with video instructions from such famous musicians as Sting, John Fogerty, Norah Jones and Sarah MacLachlan, who will teach users how to play their songs.", "Watch Fogerty give a lesson on how to play 'Proud Mary' » .", "Schiller showed a video of Fogerty explaining how to play the chords for the Creedence Clearwater Revival classic \"Proud Mary.\"", "Apple's third major announcement at the conference focused on a 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro notebook.", "At less than 1 inch thick and weighing in at 6.6 pounds, it would be the world's lightest notebook of its size, Schiller said.", "New technology will allow its battery to be recharged up to 1,000 times, more than three times the industry standard.", "It can last up to eight hours on a single charge and runs on less than 50 percent the energy of a single lightbulb, Schiller said.", "He also touted the notebook's improved screen.", "The new MacBook Pro will cost $2,799 and starts shipping in late January.", "This was the first Macworld keynote since 1997 not to be delivered by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the tech visionary who relinquished his usual Macworld appearance last month amid concerns about his health.", "At past Macworlds -- the annual gathering of Mac users, consultants and partners -- fans stood for hours in lines that snaked around the block to watch Jobs unveil gadgets in his trademark jeans and black mock turtleneck.", "Recent Macworld keynotes introduced such major Apple products and services as iTunes (2001), the iPod Shuffle (2005) and the iPhone (2007).", "See \"A decade of Macworld\" timeline » .", "But Apple is changing the way it does business.", "Thanks to its Web site and its network of retail stores, the company can reach more than 100 million customers around the world directly, which makes Apple less reliant on trade shows like Macworld to spread its message.", "The biggest topic of discussion at Macworld, however, was not a potential Apple product or even the contents of Schiller's speech but the mystery surrounding Jobs' absence from the trade show celebrating the company he co-founded.", "Attendees were heartened by Jobs' announcement Monday that his recent weight loss was caused by a hormonal imbalance that can be remedied and that he will continue as Apple's CEO while he gets treatment.", "Concerns about Jobs' health have hounded Apple since 2004, when he was treated for pancreatic cancer." ]	[ "Conference attendees say presentation lacked star CEO's showmanship .", "Apple vice president unveiled software updates, iTunes pricing revamp .", "Upgrades to 17-inch MacBook Pro laptop were also announced .", "It was first Macworld keynote since 1997 not delivered by Steve Jobs ." ]	[ 13, 48 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Two pirates in Somalia vowed revenge Monday, after the U.S. military killed three pirates and freed a U.S. ship captain who had been held hostage for several days.", "Crew members of the Maersk Alabama celebrate after hearing the Navy had rescued their captain from pirates.", "The pirates told a Somali journalist that they were angered by the U.S. action, as well as a French raid Friday that killed two pirates and one hostage and freed four hostages.", "\"We have decided to kill U.S. and French sailors if they happen to be among our future hostages,\" said Abdullahi Ahmed, a member of a pirate group based at Harardhere, a coastal town in central Somalia.", "President Obama said Monday the United States will confront pirates and hold them \"accountable for their crimes.\"", "Obama added that he is proud of the military's actions in rescuing Capt.", "Richard Phillips from his pirate captors.", "Members of the U.S. Navy shot and killed three pirates who had been holding Phillips hostage in a lifeboat on Sunday evening, a military official said.", "The pirates seized Phillips after a failed attempt to hijack his ship, the Maersk Alabama.", "For five days the pirates held Phillips in the lifeboat as U.S. Navy ships closed in and lingered nearby.", "On Sunday, U.S. Navy snipers opened fire on the lifeboat after seeing one pirate point an AK-47 at the captain's back, the U.S. military said.", "The shootings occurred as one pirate was aboard the USS Bainbridge negotiating over Phillips' fate.", "Watch how SEALs shot three pirates » .", "Three pirates in the lifeboat were killed.", "Phillips was not hurt.", "He was taken to another U.S. Navy vessel, the U.S. military said, where he received a medical checkup and spoke by phone with his wife in the United States.", "Watch admiral tell how rescue went down » .", "Pirates in Somalia identified the slain men as Mohamed Ahmed Adawe, Nur Dalabey and Khalif Guled.", "Two of them -- Dalabey and Guled -- were among the \"most experienced men\" in a group that has hijacked seagoing vessels for money, Ahmed said.", "They were killed two days after the French military freed four hostages, including a child, who had been held by pirates for nearly a week on the yacht, Tanit, off Somalia's coast.", "In that operation, a hostage and two pirates were killed, the French Defense Ministry said, while three pirates were captured.", "Watch how pirates roam a vast area of ocean » .", "The military actions angered Ali Nur, a pirate who is based in Gara'ad, a coastal village in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, in northern Somalia.", "\"From now on, after the killings by the U.S. and France, we will add some harsher steps in our dealings with hostages, particularly American and French hostages,\" Nur told a journalist.", "The U.S. military acknowledged Sunday that its actions to rescue Phillips could increase the risk of violence.", "\"This could escalate violence in this part of the world.", "No question about it,\" U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Bill Gortney told reporters.", "Nur issued a warning to the United States.", "\"The killing of our boys was aggression, and the U.S. will see what they get from their operation,\" he said." ]	[ "NEW: Obama promises U.S. will confront piracy .", "Pirates vow to kill U.S., French mariners if they become hostages .", "U.S. Navy killed three pirates in rescue of cargo ship captain .", "French forces killed two pirates in rescue raid Friday ." ]	[ 0, 2, 5 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Another body was found in the same 92-acre parcel west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the remains of 10 other people have been discovered, police said Thursday.", "An Albuquerque, New Mexico, police forensics team member digs at the burial site.", "The latest discovery was made Tuesday, and the remains were recovered Wednesday, Albuquerque police spokesman John Walsh said.", "Like the others, it was sent to the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, he said.", "A woman walking her dog found the first bodies earlier this month on the property, which had been graded in preparation for development.", "The graves are on about 10 acres, police spokeswoman Nadine Hamby said earlier, but that area keeps expanding.", "So far, 11 bodies have been found, including those of a first-trimester fetus with those of a pregnant woman.", "Police believe the bodies were buried sometime in the earlier part of the decade, Walsh said Thursday.", "Authorities have identified two of the remains, Walsh said.", "Body No. 8 belongs to Gina Valdez, who was born in 1982, he said.", "Valdez was pregnant, and the remains of her fetus were with her.", "Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz told reporters that Valdez had a prior criminal history that included arrests for prostitution and drug charges, according to CNN affiliate KRQE-TV.", "Earlier, police had identified another set of remains as belonging to Victoria Chavez, a prostitute and drug user who was last seen in 2003 and reported missing in 2004.", "Authorities are investigating how the two women's paths may have crossed, Walsh said.", "Valdez's father, Dan Valdez, told KRQE she was 22 when he reported her missing four years ago.", "Despite her rough lifestyle, he said, \"she was my daughter and didn't deserve to be buried in the desert.\"", "Hamby said earlier there is housing south and east of the vacant land.", "After rain caused flooding, surrounding neighbors complained to the developer, who made culverts to divert the water, apparently bringing the first remains to the surface." ]	[ "NEW: Eleventh body found at site west of Albuquerque, New Mexico .", "One body found earlier has been identified as a prostitute reported missing in 2004 .", "First bodies were discovered two weeks ago by a woman walking her dog ." ]	[ 0, 1, 4, 12 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The battle for control of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama began with a bold move by some of the crew to jump the pirates, crew members say.", "The crew of the Maersk Alabama exchange some words with media after the ship docked in Mombasa, Kenya.", "A scuffle ensued, and one of the sailors stabbed a pirate in the hand in the battle to retake the container ship, one of the sailors told CNN.", "Snippets of information are starting to emerge about how the Alabama's crew managed to retake the ship after it was hijacked by pirates Wednesday about 350 miles off the coast of Somalia in the Indian Ocean.", "The Alabama docked Saturday night in Mombasa, Kenya.", "Its captain, Richard Phillips, is being held by pirates in the ship's lifeboat in the Indian Ocean.", "Crew members smiled broadly as they stood on the ship's deck under the watchful eyes of security teams.", "Although they were kept away from the media, CNN's Stan Grant got close enough to ask them what happened after the pirates climbed aboard the ship.", "A crew member said he recalled being awakened around 7 a.m. as the hijacking began.", "View a timeline of the attack and its aftermath » .", "\"I was scared,\" Grant quoted the man as saying.", "Some of the crew managed to hide in a secure part of the Alabama as the pirates stormed the ship, the sailor said.", "As the men described the clash, a crew member pointed to one shipmate and said, \"This guy is a hero.", "He and the chief engineer, they took down the pirate. ...", "He led him down there to the engine room and then they jumped him.\"", "The shipmate added that he stabbed the pirate in the hand and tied him up.", "Another crew member shouted, \"Captain Phillips is a hero.\"", "The father of first mate Shane Murphy on Saturday offered thanks for the \"tremendous outpouring\" of support his family has received from the public and government officials, including U.S. Sens.", "Ted Kennedy and John Kerry.", "Capt. Joseph Murphy told reporters the safe arrival of his son in Kenya is \"the best Easter present.\"", "Joseph Murphy, an instructor at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, said he had spoken to his son but that he didn't have details on the standoff.", "\"He said, 'Dad, this has been unbelievable.'", "He said the facts will be known very soon.", "He said he couldn't speak about anything,\" Joseph Murphy said.", "\"I said this is going to be a tough sea story to overcome.", "He's got a great sea story here.\"", "Joseph Murphy said Saturday that he and the Alabama crew's primary concern was for the ship's captain.", "\"He's made a tremendous sacrifice for his crew.", "Just incredible courage.", "We're very, very thankful. He's done everything he could possibly do and he has saved our son,\" he said at a news conference.", "\"We believe that Captain Phillips will survive the situation.", "We want him to know he has the support of all of us -- the American people and people around the world.\"", "Phillips became a captive sometime during the hijacking Wednesday.", "Since then, the destroyer USS Bainbridge has arrived on the scene to try to free Phillips with the help of the FBI.", "An attempt by Phillips to escape from the 28-foot covered lifeboat was thwarted by a pirate who dove into the Indian Ocean after him.", "Phillips' captors appear to have tied him up afterward, Pentagon officials said.", "The Alabama resumed its course on Thursday for Mombasa, its original destination, carrying food aid and an armed 18-person security detail.", "Maersk president and CEO John Reinhart told reporters Saturday that the crew will stay on board in Mombasa while the FBI conducts an investigation.", "The agency will look into the hijacking and hostage-taking, two law enforcement officials told CNN.", "The probe will be led by the FBI's New York field office, which has responsibility for looking into cases involving U.S. citizens in the African region.", "Reinhart said the crew has reported being in good health and that the entire crew has \"showed the professionalism of a true mariner.\"", "\"We will make sure they're safe,\" he said.", "\"We know what food they want -- we'll get the food to them.\"", "He said the crew has asked the company to do everything it can to get Phillips home safely -- an effort he said Maersk is working on with the Navy.", "\"That means don't make a mistake, folks,\" Reinhart said.", "\"We have to be perfect in our execution.\"", "CNN's Stan Grant, Susan Candiotti, Stephanie Elam, Mohammed Jamjoom and Barbara Starr contributed to this report." ]	[ "Crew member stabbed pirate in the hand to retake Maersk Alabama, sailor says .", "Another sailor recalls being awakened at 7 a.m. as pirates stormed ship .", "Crew shares snippets of their stories after docking in Mombasa, Kenya, on Saturday .", "Ship, crew will remain in Kenya while FBI investigates standoff in Indian Ocean ." ]	[ 1, 3, 8, 11, 37 ]
[ "GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (CNN) -- Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said Friday that government prosecutors are trying to determine who put microphones and video cameras in the presidential palace.", "Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom: \"Organized crime\" may be behind cameras found in the presidential palace.", "\"It's a serious allegation, it has never happened before in Guatemala,\" he told CNN en Español.", "He said he did not know who was responsible for the breach of security, but added, \"One of the possibilities is organized crime.\"", "He said \"a lot of people\" had access to the palace and his office.", "Colom noted that Mexican President Felipe Calderon's anti-narcotrafficking efforts may have pressured drug cartels to move their smuggling to other countries, including Guatemala.", "Calderon said in June that his campaign against drug traffickers was working.", "Mexico has seized more cocaine and money from drug cartels than anywhere else in the world and this summer Mexican authorities seized at least 16,000 arms, including more than 1,000 grenades.", "Colom said Friday that he has already taken measures to ensure his security and that of his family.", "The president said that the discovery of the microphones and cameras explain, to him, some strange experiences he's had recently.", "He said he was in his office when the Guatemalan military called him and asked permission to seize a plane suspected of carrying illegal drugs.", "Within moments of approving the action, the plane disappeared.", "He is convinced the call was being monitored.", "Colom took office in January and is Guatemala's first leftist president in 53 years.", "CNN's Claudia Palacios contributed to this report." ]	[ "President Alvaro Colom says microphones, cameras found in palace .", "He says \"organized crime\" may be involved .", "Mexico's anti-trafficking campaign may have pushed criminals to Guatemala, he says ." ]	[ 0, 1 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The practice of moving research involving human subjects from wealthy countries to less wealthy countries has grown in recent years, raising a number of ethical and scientific issues that need to be addressed, researchers said in a journal article Wednesday.", "More and more clinical trials are being moved to less wealthy nations, a medical journal article reports.", "\"The question is proportionality,\" said Dr. Kevin Schulman, director of the Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and one of the study authors.", "\"We should test products where we are going to market them.", "The populations who take risks to participate in clinical research should be the ones that we anticipate will get the benefits of the research.\"", "He and his co-authors reported in the New England Journal of Medicine that in November 2007, about one-third of clinical trials (157 of 509) were being carried out entirely outside the United States, many of them in developing countries.", "Between 1995 and 2005, the number of countries where such trials were being carried out more than doubled, while the number in the United States and Western Europe decreased, the researchers at Duke University said.", "The shift appears to have been driven at least in part by economics -- a top medical center in India charges about a tenth what a second-tier U.S. medical center would charge per case report, the authors said.", "Another incentive to move such work abroad: other countries' regulatory environments can be less burdensome.", "The authors reported one study that found only 56 percent of 670 researchers surveyed in developing countries said their work had been reviewed by a local institutional review board or a health ministry.", "Another study reported that 18 percent of published trials carried out in China in 2004 adequately discussed informed consent for subjects considering participating in research.", "In addition, recruitment of study subjects can be easier in developing countries, where a trial subject may get more than a year's pay to participate or participation could be his or her sole means of being able to get treatment, the authors said.", "Transparency is yet another issue.", "\"We know little about the conduct and quality of research in countries that have relatively little clinical research experience,\" they wrote.", "Schulman put it more bluntly.", "\"We've seen problems with people cheating on clinical trials,\" he said.", "He acknowledged that similar problems have arisen in the United States, but said such misdeeds were less likely to be found out when they happened abroad.", "Of critical importance is the fact that some populations' genetic makeup may affect their response to medication, the authors said.", "For example, they said, some 40 percent of people of East Asian origin have a genetic trait that impairs ethanol metabolism and limits response to nitroglycerin treatment.", "\"This finding may affect the relevance of trials involving cardiac, circulatory and neurologic disorders that are treated with nitroglycerin or nitric oxide-dependent therapies,\" they said.", "The authors called for regulations governing trials to be reduced while ensuring ethical conduct, for greater use of centralized oversight boards and for research contracts to be written using standardized terms.", "\"Key strategies for clinical trials should be outlined in formal clinical-development plans, publicly vetted, and submitted to regulatory agencies,\" they said.", "Alan Goldhammer, vice president for scientific and regulatory affairs at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, said the industry will study the suggestions and weigh whether to incorporate them.", "\"We're constantly taking a fresh look at all our documents and revising them as appropriate,\" he said.", "\"The last thing any company wants to have happen is for a trial site to be called into question and that data then not used for review by the regulatory agency, which could put its approval status in limbo.\"", "The matter has gained in importance with the announcement by the Obama administration that the government will carry out tests to determine which drugs work best.", "A spokeswoman for the Food and Drug Administration, who said she could not be identified because she had not sought permission to talk to the news media, said the agency has begun training and educating regulators in countries where clinical trials are being carried out for companies that are seeking U.S. approval for their drugs." ]	[ "In November 2007, one-third of clinical trials were done outside of United States .", "Trials in India, for instance, carry only about one-tenth the costs .", "Authors say genetic makeup in countries may affect response to medication .", "Report written in the New England Journal of Medicine ." ]	[ 5, 17 ]
[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- This year, the Oscars are on Hugh Jackman's shoulders.", "Hugh Jackman plans to offer viewers \"a good time\" at the Oscars.", "He hosts the big show Sunday night.", "The Australian actor, who earned rave reviews for his hosting of the Tonys, now has the Academy Awards to contend with.", "It's a job that's put Jon Stewart, Chris Rock, Whoopi Goldberg and David Letterman on the firing line, with only Billy Crystal and Johnny Carson emerging more or less unscathed in the last couple of decades.", "But with typical verve -- after all, this is the guy who won a Tony for playing song-and-dance man Peter Allen in \"The Boy from Oz\" -- Jackman cracks jokes about the task, telling ABC that one of his distinctions is that he's the \"tallest\" Oscar host in recent years.", "To CNN's Brooke Anderson, he was equally at ease.", "\"Ultimately, the way I see it is if I'm not going to have a good time, then how can anyone else have a good time,\" he said.", "Watch Hugh Jackman talk about doing it the Australian way » .", "Even if he's not having a good time, you may not want to get in his way.", "After all, this is the guy who's played the fearsome, sharp-clawed Wolverine in the \"X-Men\" movies and gets a solo turn as the superhero in the forthcoming \"X-Men Origins: Wolverine.\"", "Jackman talked with Anderson about musical numbers, Heath Ledger and performing \"drunk and nude.\"", "The following is an edited version of the interview.", "CNN: Are you feeling any nerves, or is it just pure excitement at this point?", "Hugh Jackman: It's more, it is more excitement.", "I'm not impervious ... there has been moments in my life where I've been nervous going on stage, that's for sure, and I know I'll have a butterfly or two, cause yeah, you wanna have a couple.", "But ultimately, the way I see it is if I'm not going to have a good time, then how can anyone else have a good time.", "You know, you're the host -- it's not really about you.", "Ultimately, it's your job to set the tone.", "Watch Hollywood prepare for the Oscars » .", "CNN: And the butterflies give you a little bit of adrenaline, I would expect.", "Jackman: Yeah, and I'll be drinking from about 9 a.m., so that's why I'm impervious.", "CNN: Now you're a triple threat [a dancer, actor and singer].", "I need confirmation on a couple of things.", "Are you doing a musical number with Beyonce?", "Jackman: Oh, that's a good question.", "Look, I'm old school, I don't want to give too much away.", "But I didn't fully deny it, did I?", "There's going to be some surprises, that's for sure.", "CNN: Stars of \"High School Musical\" as well?", "Jackman: OK, I'll give you that.", "Yes, they're going to be up on stage.", "CNN: This is really a reinvention of the Oscars this year.", "The ratings have been low.", "Traditionally a comedian hosts the show.", "How do you feel about being part of the reinvention this year?", "Jackman: I'm thrilled and honored, and that's honestly how I feel.", "I don't worry about the ratings or anything like that.", "I'm really excited by what is planned for the night, and I can tell you it's different.", "It really is different.", "I mean having someone as tall as me is a big change. ...", "It's really not going to be funny at all.", "No, but there's so many things I love about what they're doing with the show.", "Forget ratings, you should always reinvent -- you should always be doing something different.", "What this night is going to be about is spontaneity.", "We're going to set an atmosphere that will allow things to happen that you won't expect.", "And the other thing that I and the creators wanted to keep at the top and forefront of the night is that it should only happen on that night -- whatever happens, it could only happen on Oscar night, and only this year will it happen.", "So there's going to be some things in there where you're like, \"Oh!\"", "CNN: How daring is it going to be?", "Will there be YouTube moments where people will be talking about the Oscars this year after it happens?", "Jackman: One of my favorite moments at the Oscars was when the streaker came across David Niven.", "And we're upping it a level and we're just going to do most of the show naked.", "Um, well, there hopefully will be YouTube moments.", "CNN: \"The sexiest man alive\" [is] going to be up there nude?", "Jackman: Drunk and nude, yes.", "So that's our new fresh approach.", "It's the Australian way.", "CNN: Are you going to work that \"sexiest man alive\" title into the show?", "Jackman: There's a few jokes floating around.", "Of course I will be about 8 feet away from two-time sexiest man alive Brad Pitt, so yes, there's great temptation to use something there.", "CNN: And political jokes -- will there be many of them that you will work into the act?", "Jackman: Hmm ... there may be some, but it won't be top-heavy.", "CNN: OK, so lots of surprises.", "You've got experience with award shows, how is this different than hosting the Tonys?", "Jackman: The Tony Awards is watched by more people in the theater than at home on television.", "So, the Oscars, it's slightly different, there's about a thousand here [in the theater] and a billion out there.", "But really, if I hadn't done the Tony Awards, I'd be a hell of a lot more nervous.", "I mean I'm trained as an actor, that's what I do, it's not like I'm trained to be a host.", "But having done that, the thing that I think surprised me more than anything was how much fun I had because anything can happen.", "You're always amongst people who are, they're pros.", "There's people out there, and if you played with them, they'll generally play back, and that's the thing I like about it.", "CNN: Heath Ledger was a fellow Australian.", "Do you think [it will] be a fitting tribute for him to posthumously win an Oscar?", "Jackman: You know of course, I can't help [but] feel sentimentally for him to be recognized.", "I think everyone recognizes his talent, his contributions.", "He was a friend of mine -- I knew him -- so I would love him to get that kind of public recognition.", "His family will be there; I can't help but feel that will be great.", "So that's the only category that I will give my preferences.", "I have a few others. I've had a few little sly bets going.", "I've got to talk to all those people backstage: Hey, I thought you should have won!", "CNN: How do you balance your home life with your busy schedule?", "Jackman: You abandon your family at this point in time.", "Literally, they're in New York.", "People have said, \"Oh, is the family coming out?\"", "and I've said [to my family] don't bother coming -- I leave at about 7 in the morning and I get home at about 11 at night, so right now it's Skype.", "God bless Skype.", "CNN: The kids are understanding?", "Jackman: Yeah, they're cool.", "My son, who's named Oscar by the way, he goes, \"You know what the headline should be?", "'Oscar's dad hosts the Oscars.'", "\" And I was like, that's pretty good.", "Yeah, he'll stay up and watch it.", "iReport.com: Who do you think will win at the Oscars?" ]	[ "Hugh Jackman hosts Oscars on Sunday night .", "Australian actor jokes that he's going to host \"drunk and nude\"\nJackman hopes that fellow Aussie Heath Ledger wins best supporting actor ." ]	[ 0, 2, 11, 28, 54, 71 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Steven Chu, a physicist who runs the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as his energy secretary, three Democratic officials close to the transition said.", "Steven Chu explains his Nobel-winning theory on superfreezing gases in 1997.", "The three officials said the announcement is expected next week in Chicago, Illinois, and that Obama will also name Carol Browner, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the Clinton administration, as the newly created \"climate czar\" inside the White House.", "Chu won the 1997 Nobel Prize in physics and is highly respected in energy circles.", "But some Democrats have privately expressed concern that Chu has no political experience as he takes on the monumental task of passing a landmark energy reform bill early next year.", "Although Browner is seen as a shrewd inside player who could help the incoming energy secretary navigate Capitol Hill, Obama will face questions about how effective his team will be going up against oil companies and other special interests that do not want to change the status quo.", "\"Energy is going to be a huge fight,\" one Democratic official said.", "\"They need someone with the gravitas and force of personality to make it happen.\"", "Democrats have privately floated some other big names for energy secretary in recent days, including California Gov.", "Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.", "But a source close to Schwarzenegger said the governor wants to serve out the rest of his term.", "A source close to Powell said the retired general will take \"no formal Cabinet role\" in an Obama administration but is leaving the door open to an informal troubleshooting role -- such as Mideast envoy -- if the incoming president has a specific mission that needs to be filled.", "iReport.com: What do you think of Obama's cabinet picks so far?", "Energy is one aspect of the president-elect's one-year goal to create 2.5 million jobs by 2011.", "The plan, which Obama announced Saturday, aims to put Americans to work updating the country's infrastructure, making public buildings more energy-efficient and implementing environmentally friendly technologies, including alternative energy sources.", "During his campaign, Obama said he would invest $150 billion over 10 years in clean energy.", "He proposed increasing fuel economy standards and requiring that 10 percent of electricity in the United States comes from renewable sources by 2012." ]	[ "Physicist Steven Chu to be named as nominee next week .", "Former EPA chief Carol Browner picked as new \"climate czar\"\nNobel Prize winner Chu has some wondering about lack of experience .", "Obama's energy team will face tough fight next year, officials warn ." ]	[ 2, 3, 4, 6 ]
[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- An audio message attributed to Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest ranking former member of Saddam Hussein's regime still at large, salutes the \"People of Palestine\" and calls on them to fight back against Israel in Gaza.", "A 1999 file image of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, who served under Saddam Hussien's regime and who is still at large.", "\"We say to the people of Gaza, give more resistance and we will be with you in the field, and know that our victory in kicking out the invaders is your victory as well, because the main assailant on the nation and on Palestine is the American imperialism,\" the recording said.", "\"A salute to the martyrs of the massacre, and our condolences to their families.\"", "Al-Douri's recording follows reports of a similarly defiant message from al Qaeda's deputy chief a day earlier.", "Ayman al-Zawahiri reportedly vowed revenge for Israel's air and ground assault on Gaza and called Israel's actions against Hamas militants \"a gift\" from U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.", "Israel is in the 12th day of a military operation against Hamas militants, who have been firing rockets from Gaza into southern Israel.", "Al-Douri's 30-minute recorded message was broadcast Wednesday on al-Raei Iraqi satellite television over an old picture of al-Douri, wearing his Iraqi military uniform.", "CNN has not been able to independently verify the authenticity of the voice on the tape.", "This is not al-Douri's first purported audio message.", "There have been at least four others over the past three years in addition to a statement attributed to him.", "Al-Douri, 66, served as vice-chairman of Hussein's Revolutionary Command Council.", "He remains at large nearly six years after the war in Iraq began.", "He has previously been reported killed and captured, although those reports later turned out to be erroneous.", "He was the King of Clubs (No.", "6) on the U.S. military's card deck of most wanted regime officials.", "The U.S. military says he has helped finance the insurgency against U.S. troops in Iraq with Iraqi funds he transferred to Syria before Hussein's government collapsed in April 2002.", "But it says his influence has waned while he has been in hiding.", "U.S. officials say al-Douri played key roles in the chemical attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja in 1988 and in putting down Kurdish and Shiite revolts after the 1991 Persian Gulf War." ]	[ "Al-Douri was vice-chairman of Hussein's Revolutionary Command Council .", "30-minute recorded message broadcast on al-Raei Iraqi satellite television .", "CNN has not been able to independently verify the authenticity of the voice .", "U.S. says he has helped finance the insurgency against U.S. troops in Iraq ." ]	[ 7, 8, 11, 16 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Decorating in the midst of a financial recession is not easy.", "But Thom Filicia, host of the Style Network's \"Dress My Nest,\" author of \"Thom Filicia Style\" and former cast member of \"Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,\" insists that it can be done.", "\"Paint is very affordable.", "Pick a color that has life and personality,\" Thom Filicia says.", "\"I always tell people, 'Start with what you have.'", "Work as much with what you have as possible, and then fill in where necessary,\" Filicia said.", "CNN recently asked the design guru about decorating on a budget and helpful tips to make your home look its best.", "CNN: When you walk into a room that you're going to redesign, where does your mind first go?", "Thom Filicia: I look at the layout, I look at the way the space is being used, and I try to figure out what the best use of the space is; that it works really well, it looks good, that you're getting the best views, you're seeing the space, and that you're getting through the space.", "CNN: And that's focusing mainly on furniture?", "Filicia: That really focuses on all the furniture.", "You want to look at where the rug is and where the sofa is and coffee tables and chairs -- just how the room works.", "Even if it's great-looking stuff, it sometimes doesn't look as good as it can look.", "CNN: What can people on a tight budget do to rearrange their living room and make it look better with what they have?", "Filicia: Make sure that your furniture layout works.", "Make sure that the things you love to look at, you're seeing.", "Make sure things aren't cluttered.", "Pick a color that has life and personality.", "You could do an accent wall behind your sofa.", "You could use a low-[volatile organic compound] paint so it's environmentally friendly.", "You can use inexpensive up lights.", "You put them on either side of a piece of furniture or behind a tree.", "You always want to have a Lutron dimmer you plug into the wall.", "And then plug your lamps into the Lutron dimmer, and you can dim the whole room.", "CNN: As far as accessories go, like flowers and pillows, where do you draw the line on too much or not enough?", "Filicia: I like to keep things clean and straightforward.", "I think one floral arrangement is usually enough, or maybe a couple really small cute little ones.", "Pillows should function.", "You want to sit on a sofa and be comfortable.", "Start with three: one lumbar in the center and maybe a pair of pillows left and right.", "Add a throw, a rug for underfoot.", "Those things start to add layers to the room and make it a little more acoustical.", "CNN: What are some common designing rules that people always tend to follow but that you can actually break?", "Filicia: People think that dark walls make a room smaller.", "It actually makes the space bigger.", "All the corners recede, and it adds a lot of depth.", "Also, I think that color definitely adds a lot of warmth to spaces.", "CNN: What's the most common mistake that people make?", "Filicia: People just don't trust their instincts, and they're not willing to take a risk.", "Have fun with it. It's only decorating. People tend to go with beige and white just because they're afraid or they don't want to make a commitment.", "CNN: If someone had just enough money to do one thing in their room, what would you tell them to focus on?", "Filicia: The first thing you want to really focus on is a great sofa, because it is really the anchor for the room.", "In a bedroom, the anchor piece is your bed.", "Start with your anchor piece, and that's where you spend your most money.", "CNN: You have a new book out now, is that right?", "Filicia: Yup, I have a book out right now, which is called \"Thom Filicia Style,\" and it's a great book.", "It's a lot of fun. It's got a lot of great tips in it.", "It talks about my philosophy; it talks about color and texture.", "It's a very comprehensive book with case studies.", "CNN: Can you give us some tips for making a place eco-friendly on a tight budget?", "Filicia: It's very easy to use eco-friendly cleaning supplies, environmentally friendly lighting throughout your house using low wattage or eco-friendly bulbs.", "Also, just turning your lights off when you're not in a room; when you're brushing your teeth not keeping the water running; taking shorter showers.", "These are all really simple, easy ways that we can all help Mother Earth repair and heal and replenish itself." ]	[ "Thom Filicia of \"Dress My Nest\" gives home decorating tips .", "Style expert says designing on a budget is simple .", "\"People just don't trust their instincts, and they're not willing to take a risk,\" he says .", "Filicia says there are easy ways to make your home eco-friendly ." ]	[ 0, 3, 6, 38, 39 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Comedian Mark Russell was at a recent event in Chicago, Illinois, when he found himself sitting next to Valerie Jarrett, an adviser to President-elect Barack Obama.", "Moving the Obamas into the White House will take about six hours.", "Russell asked her whether President Bush's staff members were going to remove all the Os from their computer keyboards, alluding to the 2001 incident in which President Clinton's departing staff removed Ws from some White House computers.", "Jarrett said no, but that didn't stop Russell from speculating what really happened when President Bush's daughters, Barbara and Jenna, gave Obama's two daughters a tour of the White House recently.", "\"The Bush daughters showed Sasha and Malia Obama around,\" Russell joked.", "\"Barbara showed them where all the bedrooms were, and Jenna showed them how to make a fake ID.\"", "Russell sees humor in the presidential transition, but the actual operation to move both families in and out of the White House is serious business.", "The clearing out of the Bushes' belongings began over the summer, when many items were packed and taken to Crawford, Texas, says Anita McBride, chief of staff to first lady Laura Bush.", "Then, during the Christmas holiday, the Bushes moved their personal things out of Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, according to McBride.", "On January 20, the Obamas move in -- a side of Inauguration Day that most people never see: a grueling, precisely timed workday involving scores of staffers that follows six months of careful planning.", "Gary Walters worked at the executive mansion from 1986 until 2006 as chief usher in charge of moving presidential families in and out of the White House.", "From his Virginia home, Walters described how the complicated Obama move in to the White House is completed in only a few hours.", "In the morning, after the Bushes and Obamas depart the executive mansion for the Capitol Hill swearing-in ceremony, moving trucks will roll up to the south side of the White House, Walters said.", "The drivers put down their tailgates, allowing most of the White House's 93 staff members to begin unloading Obama family items, he said.", "\"Staff members all have been given very specific jobs on that day, almost down to the minute as to what their responsibilities are,\" Walters said.", "The move is designed to be seamless, painless and invisible while millions of Washington visitors -- and millions more watching on TV -- follow the inauguration ceremonies and the parade that follows.", "By about 5 p.m., before the Obamas move from the parade viewing stand to their new home, the presidential move must be complete.", "\"Their clothes will be in their closets; everything will be put away,\" Walters said.", "\"There should be no full or half-empty boxes will in view.", "Furniture will be set in proper places.", "Their favorite foods will be in the kitchen or the pantry.", "The chief usher will welcome them into their home and ask them what they would like to do before going out to enjoy the inaugural balls.\"", "Incoming first lady Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, will also be moving into the White House residence, which has 24 rooms on the second and third floors.", "The Obamas have hired California decorator Michael Smith to use an allocated $100,000 to redecorate the space.", "Watch what decorator may do with the White House » .", "\"I think they're going to find that this is really conducive to family life,\" President Bush told CNN's Larry King.", "\"President-elect Obama has got a 45-second commute to see his girls.\"", "In the West Wing of the White House, the political jostling has begun among new staffers to grab workspaces near the center of power: the Oval Office.", "There, the carpet is changed with each new administration to suit the incoming president, Walters said.", "Possibly, the office desk will be changed, as will paintings that will be hung on the wall.", "Books on the Oval Office shelves will be changed per the new commander in chief, as will accessories to be placed around the room, Walters said.", "Staffers may tote in a new sofa and chairs -- or busts of past presidents.", "Following tradition, Bush is expected to leave a personal letter written to Obama.", "Past letters have offered the new president private words of advice and reflection.", "Several Democratic presidents have chosen to hang a Thomas Sully painting of President Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office, said political scientist and historian Martha Joynt Kumar, an expert on the White House.", "\"In the residence, many presidents have brought their personal paintings to decorate their living space.\"", "After movers tote out boxes of office materials from Bush staffers, the West Wing will become a dusty workspace, with empty bookshelves and the odd three-ring binder left behind, say veterans of the White House press corps.", "As in previous moving periods, contractors may come to slap on a coat of paint or lay carpet as the new crop of staffers finds their workspaces.", "\"It was incredible,\" former Clinton staffer David Seldin said, recalling his experience on Inauguration Day 1993.", "\"I think people were overwhelmed with the sense that it was real and the sense that something that you had been working on as a political campaign is actually becoming part of the government.\"", "On Tuesday, once the whirlwind moving operation is finally done, Chief Usher Stephen Rochon will probably greet Obama the same way Walters did Bush in 2001.", "Standing near the doorway to the White House North Portico, Walters recalls, he said, \"Hello, Mr. President, welcome to your home.\"", "Oh, and about those Os on White House keyboards -- two Bush officials told CNN on Sunday that outgoing aides won't be getting payback on the incoming Democratic administration.", "There is an understanding that Bush will be furious if there are any pranks, especially after cordial transition between the two administrations, the officials said." ]	[ "Ex-White House usher details whirlwind moving operation for Bush, Obama .", "Scores of staffers switch out Bush, Obama furniture, clothes, etc.", "in six hours .", "Obamas allocated $100,000 to redecorate 24 private rooms in the White House ." ]	[ 1, 6, 23 ]
[ "BOCA RATON, Florida (CNN) -- Edgar and Nina Otto say they had no idea how their four-legged clone would react to them.", "But last week, after waiting several months, the yellow Labrador puppy bounded off an airplane at Miami International Airport, right into their arms.", "Lancelot Encore is his name, or Lancy for short.", "Nina and Edgar Otto say their cloned puppy crosses his paws like the original dog did.", "The puppy Lancy looks and acts just like Lancelot, their first Lab, who died a year ago, say the Ottos.", "That's not surprising, because Lancy is Lancelot's clone.", "\"We just got him because we wanted to have Lancelot more than just the 11½ years,\" Nina Otto said.", "The Ottos submitted the winning bid of $155,000 at an auction with a San Francisco biotech company that had Lancelot cloned in South Korea.", "Watch Lancy at home with the Ottos » .", "\"Did I ever think that I was going to spend $150K on a dog?", "No,\" Edgar Otto said, adding, \"This is a really sweet dog, and ... we're very happy that we did it.\"", "Edgar Otto is the son of Edward Otto, a co-founder of NASCAR.", "So money was really not an issue for this family.", "They got the idea five years ago and had a sample of Lancelot's DNA extracted and banked when they heard that cloning was possible.", "So far, the Ottos say Lancy is eerily similar to Lancelot.", "They say Lancy walks just like Lancelot and crosses his paws like him, too.", "\"I only was hoping to get the essence of Lancelot back,\" Nina said.", "\"I know I've gotten that.", "Anything else is icing on the cake.\"", "But is it the same dog? \"It's as close as you can get,\" Edgar said.", "The Ottos have nine other dogs, as well as cats, birds and sheep, all living on a spectacular 12-acre spread in Boca Raton, Florida.", "\"This dog was immediately accepted by the nine dogs,\" Edgar Otto said.", "\"There was no baring of teeth, not ever a single growl.", "So, the pack accepted him.\"", "Four customers who also placed winning bids in an auction by BioArts International will have their dogs cloned, and those pets will be delivered in the coming months.", "BioArts is collaborating with South Korea's Sooam Biotech Research Foundation to produce the dog clones.", "Cloning dogs is considered difficult because of their complicated reproductive physiology, but the procedure has been perfected in South Korea, according to industry experts.", "In Lancy's case, his DNA was placed inside an egg from a South Korean dog and implanted in an Irish setter in South Korea.", "About two months later, 1.3-pound Lancy was born in a single litter birth.", "BioArts says it's an expensive process and the company is still analyzing whether pet cloning can be a viable, profitable business.", "\"I would love to see more families be able to have this experience,\" said Lou Hawthorne, the BioArts CEO.", "\"But due to the complexity and cost of the process, availability is going to be limited for the foreseeable future,\" he said.", "Lancy is a robust 17-pounder today, and quite healthy according to the Ottos.", "He romps around their yard like any puppy would.", "But, the Ottos say, he's taken a particular fondness to a bush planted at the spot where his original, Lancelot, died last year.", "\"This is the only guy that's gone to that bush, and he started burrowing in the bush,\" Edgar Otto said.", "\"I don't know what to make of that, but we have nine dogs and let them play everyday out here, and this guy just hung out there,\" he said.", "But this story is not without its critics.", "The Ottos can do whatever they want with their money, but \"a shelter dog just lost out on a great chance of having a home,\" said Cherie Wachter of the Humane Society of Broward County, Florida.", "Each year, the Humane Society euthanizes 3 million to 4 million pets in the United States.", "\"I think, until the day comes when animal shelters across this country have empty cages all the time ... maybe then think about cloning,\" Wachter said.", "But the Ottos have a whole zoo full of pets and have donated more than $300,000 to their local Humane Society.", "\"The only reason I don't go to the Humane Society is because I would bring every one of them home,\" Nina Otto said.", "But this process appears to open up a whole new horizon for pet lovers with money in the bank.", "Edgar Otto says he's a futurist.", "\"Think about this,\" he said philosophically.", "\"You could have your favorite dog with you your entire life.", "I don't think that's too far-fetched.\"" ]	[ "Edgar and Nina Otto paid $150,000 to clone their late dog using stored DNA .", "Californian and South Korean companies collaborate on the cloning .", "Cloned puppy eerily walks like original and crosses paws like him .", "Couple owns nine other dogs as well as cats, birds, and sheep ." ]	[ 3, 15, 20 ]
[ "(CNN) -- When it comes to the sport of wrestling, longtime adversaries Iran and the United States are friendly enemies.", "Andy Hrovat, right, seen wrestling Reineris Salas of Cuba, is among the U.S. wrestlers touring this winter.", "A U.S. freestyle men's wrestling team will go to the Islamic republic -- where the sport is widely popular -- for a prestigious tournament in March.", "Nine American wrestlers will take part in the Takhti Cup competition, scheduled for March 12-13, according to state Iranian media and USA Wrestling -- the national governing body for Olympics wrestling in the United States.", "\"In Iran, wrestling and soccer are the two major sports,\" said Gary Abbott, director of communications for USA Wrestling in Colorado Springs, Colorado.", "\"They know their wrestling as well as anyone in the world.", "They treat our athletes like kings.\"", "Relations between the United States and Iran ended after Iranian militants seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held Americans hostage there for 444 days.", "More recently, the two countries have been at odds over Iran's nuclear ambitions and have been sharply critical of each other's policies and actions in the Middle East.", "But Abbott said there has been a history of U.S. and Iranian wrestling exchanges despite the politics.", "Both sides are always looking for opportunities to compete.", "Abbott said Iran is one of the top wrestling powers in the world, along with countries such as the United States, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.", "Competing in a wrestling-crazy society like Iran is special to Americans, who look forward to getting on the mats before large crowds in sold-out arenas.", "\"For the common citizen, an American wrestler in Iran is like Michael Jordan going over there,\" Abbott said, referring to the world-famous American basketball legend.", "USA Wrestling said the trip is one of several overseas events this winter for American wrestlers.", "U.S. teams also will also be competing in Russia, Ukraine, Sweden, Cuba, Bulgaria, Belarus, Turkey, Serbia, Hungary and Slovenia.", "The team going to Iran includes four men who have represented the United States in the Olympics." ]	[ "Longtime adversaries Iran and the United States are friendly enemies on the mat .", "U.S. freestyle men's wrestling team will participate in Iran tournament .", "Sport of wrestling is hugely popular in the Islamic republic .", "U.S. official says of Iran: \"They treat our athletes like kings\"" ]	[ 0, 2, 6 ]
[ "LAGOS, Nigeria -- Incident details: \"Armed pirates chased, boarded and hijacked a fishing trawler underway\" southeast of Mogadishu, Somalia.", "\"Several persons armed with machine guns, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and machetes attempting to climb onboard with use of rope\" at Lagos anchorage, Nigeria.", "The Yemeni coast guard patrols the Gulf of Aden in March.", "Reading the International Maritime Bureau's Live Piracy Report a catalog of piracy reports from around the world, two names crop up with disturbing frequency: Somalia and Nigeria.", "The list reads like a history book telling tales of the buccaneers of old -- daring raids, kidnappings and ransoms.", "But these days, Africa's pirates are using automatic weapons and grenades.", "Thousands of miles apart, Somalia's and Nigeria's pirates have no communication, and their circumstances are very different.", "Somalia is a barren, dusty failed state, and Somali pirates operate in the vast Gulf of Aden.", "Pirates in Nigeria operate from the sprawling metropolis of Lagos harbor to the riverine creeks of the Niger Delta region.", "But they're after the same thing: money.", "Watch how negotiations with pirates take place » .", "And to get it they seem to be feeding off each other's ideas.", "\"One of the interesting things about piracy offshore West Africa is that it has started to mimic piracy trends off the Horn of Africa, places like Somalia,\" explained Rolake Akinola, West Africa analyst at Control Risks.", "\"Some of the tactics used are increasingly sophisticated.", "Sophisticated weaponry is used by some of those pirate groups, and it's becoming much more violent.\"", "The tactics employed often involve small speedboats pulling up alongside their target, boarding and, often resorting to violence, kidnapping the crew or cargo.", "Watch a shipping company chief describe being hijacked » .", "Ransoms can run into the millions of dollars.", "In Somalia last year, the hijacked Saudi oil tanker Sirius Star was released after a $3 million ransom was dropped by helicopter to the pirates.", "Local governments in Nigeria's Niger Delta often keep a special fund to pay kidnappers.", "Hundreds have been kidnapped in the past few years, with American and British hostages in particular considered \"high-value.\"", "In countries where the majority of the population lives on less than $2 a day, the ransoms are considerable amounts of money.", "And the money is often splashed out on flashy Humvees, flat-screen TVs and more weapons.", "Visiting pirates in the swamps of the Niger Delta, we were taken to the commander's new home.", "Surrounded by mud huts in the mangroves, a generator powered a refrigerator filled with bottles of champagne that the men drank as they played on their imported pool table.", "They were all young men who complained about the lack of job opportunities and were enticed into piracy by promised riches on show at the commander's house.", "Off Somalia's coast, a NATO-led task force is trying to crack down on Somali pirates.", "And the U.S. Navy is making frequent visits to West Africa to train local navies to combat pirates.", "\"The task force are doing a fantastic job, and they are very much welcome,\" said Michael Howlett, divisional director of the International Maritime Bureau.", "He pointed out that in February, for every eight attacks, there was only one hijacking.", "But the bureau also says 2009 has seen a spike in pirate attacks, particularly off the east coast of Somalia.", "More than 15 attacks were reported by March.", "With their attacks, pirates are challenging not just international shipping lanes but Africa's rule of law.", "The pirates are now operating hundreds of miles from their bases.", "Somali pirates operate freely along the coastlines of Kenya and Tanzania, with the potential to threaten tourists on the beaches.", "In March, Somalis hijacked a yacht and its crew of seven off the Seychelles.", "Earlier this year, unknown Nigerian gunmen attacked the presidential palace in Equatorial Guinea.", "They were eventually chased away by a military helicopter.", "To combat the problem, analysts like Akinola are agreed: More is needed than military force.", "\"Governments need to look at some of the social and underlying economic issues that allow piracy, so issues around governance and the provision of social services to populations in many of the countries affected.\"" ]	[ "Risk experts say pirates in East and West Africa are after the same thing .", "Tactics and weapons are becoming more sophisticated .", "Ransom money is spent on luxury cars, more weapons .", "International Maritime Bureau says 2009 has seen a spike in pirate attacks ." ]	[ 5, 9, 13, 22, 30 ]
[ "ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN) -- The honors were late but still well-received Wednesday for members of the first all-African-American, all-female unit to serve overseas in World War II.", "Mary Crawford Ragland said when they came home from service, there were no parades for them.", "During the war, nearly 1,000 women from the \"Six-Triple Eight\" Central Postal Battalion moved mountains of mail for millions of American service members and civilians that clogged warehouses in England and France.", "Their service to their country had been overlooked for years, starting with when they returned to the United States from assignments overseas.", "\"There was no parade,\" said Mary Crawford Ragland.", "\"We just came home.\" The 82-year old was among those gathered Wednesday at the Women's Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, where a U.S. Army support group called the Freedom Team Salute presented them with certificates of appreciation, timed with Black History Month.", "Watch women receive their honors » .", "The group also gives a letter of appreciation signed by the Army Chief of Staff and the Secretary of the Army, an Army lapel pin and an Army decal.", "For Alyce Dixon, 101, it was worth the wait.", "\"They asked me because I'm one of the oldest survivors, and I can still talk,\" she said with a smile.", "Nearly 800 women that were part of the 6888th were first stationed in Birmingham, England, for three months, moved to Rouen, France, and finally settled in Paris, according to the Army's Web site.", "They were responsible for redirecting mail to more than seven million people -- all U.S. armed forces in the European Theater of Operations, including Army, Navy, Marine Corps, civilians and Red Cross workers.", "As Army units quickly moved throughout Western Europe and into Germany, a massive mail snag occurred because of a manpower shortage.", "Soldiers continued to move, fighting battles across the continent, but weren't getting their mail.", "Morale began to drop.", "That's when the Army turned to the \"Six-Triple-Eight\" When Dixon and the other women arrived at a warehouse in early 1945, they found the building had no heat.", "Inside the warehouse, the windows were painted black to keep the light from coming out at night against bombing raids.", "Because there was no heat, the women donned long johns and anything else they could layer on.", "But the temperature was nothing compared with the daunting challenge of sorting the mail.", "When they walked inside the warehouse, it was stacked to the ceiling with undelivered packages and letters.", "\"They had 90 billion pieces of mail,\" Dixon told CNN, some of it from hometown friends and family addressed only to \"Junior, U.S. Army or Buster, U.S. Army,\" she said.", "\"We had to figure it out,\" she said.", "Even when there were complete names, it wasn't easy.", "There were 7,500 soldiers named Robert Smith in the European Theater of Operations, according to the Museum of Black WWII History Web site, and the women had to keep them straight.", "Because all undeliverable mail passed through them, they were charged with keeping information cards on everyone in the European Theater of Operations, according to the Army site.", "Because frontline soldiers were often moved frequently, the women often had to update information several times a month.", "While it was an arduous task, the women knew the importance of their job.", "For soldiers in the field, letters from loved ones brought important personal connections that kept their morale going.", "So they kept on sorting.", "Eight hours at a time, three shifts per day, seven days a week, they kept on sorting.", "And because of them, 65,000 letters went out each shift to soldiers across Europe.", "On Wednesday, the favor was finally returned." ]	[ "Women were enlisted to help with backlog of mail that was decreasing morale .", "They worked in freezing conditions but sorted 65,000 letters a shift .", "Women had to find who letters addressed to \"Buster\" or \"Junior\" were for .", "Women responsible for mail for more than 7 million service members and civilians ." ]	[ 2, 6, 11, 14, 18, 20, 30 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama affirmed his support for a woman's \"right to choose\" on Thursday, the 36th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that led to the legalization of abortion, as thousands of anti-abortion activists descended on the National Mall to challenge his position.", "President Obama issued a statement defending Roe v. Wade for protecting \"women's health and reproductive freedom.\"", "Roe v. Wade \"not only protects women's health and reproductive freedom, but stands for a broader principle: that government should not intrude on our most private family matters,\" Obama said in a statement.", "The landmark 1973 decision held that a woman's right to abortion was protected by the right to privacy under the Constitution's 14th Amendment, voiding most state laws against abortion at the time.", "Nellie Gray, who helped organize the anti-abortion March for Life on the Mall, invited Obama to speak at the rally.", "\"America needs your strong leadership as president of all the people to stop the intentional killing of an estimated 3,000 pre-born boys and girls each day and the brutalizing of mind, heart and body of pregnant mothers.\"", "Kim Gandy, president of the National Organization for Women, said she believes that while abortion should remain an option, increasing the availability and affordability of birth control and reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies is the real solution.", "\"I think what everyone ought to be interested in doing, whether they are or not, is reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies,\" Gandy told CNN.", "\"Because if we reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, it will by definition reduce the number of abortions and reduce a lot of the pain and despair that has befallen women in these economic times, who cannot afford to enlarge their families when they don't have a job and they don't have a way to put food on the table for the kids that they have now.", "\"If we could all work together to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, it would dramatically change the debate on this issue.\"", "Obama has so far not struck down rules reinstated by the Bush administration eight years ago, prohibiting U.S. money from funding international family planning groups that promote abortion or provide information, counseling or referrals about abortion services.", "The \"Mexico City policy\" was initially put in place by President Ronald Reagan and suspended during Bill Clinton's presidency.", "Its opponents refer to it as the \"global gag order.\"", "About 20 anti-abortion rights lawmakers spoke at the rally Thursday, pushing for a renewed effort to overturn Roe v. Wade.", "\"At what instant does life begin?\"", "asked Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, focusing on younger crowd members who answered, \"Conception!\"", "\"And the next question is, \" he continued, \"President Obama, when did your life begin?\"", "Other legislators detailed their plans to keep the issue on the table in Congress and on the minds of voters.", "Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, told the crowd she plans to introduce what she calls the \"Juno Bill,\" referencing the hit 2008 film of the same title in which a high school teenager gives her baby up for adoption.", "\"It will provide a tax credit to those women, just as we allow abortions to be tax deductible, it will provide a tax credit so that they can carry out their pregnancy, give that baby to a loving arm and not have to worry about the consequences or the costs involved,\" she said.", "Throughout the rally, speakers urged bold action for their cause.", "Gandy said the fight will also continue on the pro-abortion rights side.", "\"There's no question we have a pro-choice president now, but he can't do it alone,\" she said.", "\"He can't pass legislation.", "He can't stop what's going on at the state and local level and so the battle rages on ... at the congressional level, at the state and local level and certainly at the Supreme Court.\"", "She said the number of unwanted pregnancies is rising, as congressional action has increased the cost of contraception for college students and low-income women, \"something we hope this administration will reverse.\"", "Two pieces of federal legislation are pending, she said.", "The first will expand accessibility and availability of birth control, and the second, the Freedom of Choice Act, is a codification of Roe v. Wade.", "NOW will continue pursuing both at the congressional level, she said, but noted that even though Congress has a Democratic majority, it does not have a pro-abortion rights majority.", "\"So that will continue to be an uphill battle,\" she said .", "CNN's Paul Courson and Mary Grace Lucas contributed to this report." ]	[ "Obama: \"Government should not intrude on our most private family matters\"\nObama released statement on Roe anniversary while protesters descended on Mall .", "Rally organizer to Obama: Stop intentional killing\" of unborn babies .", "Former President Bush typically spoke by phone to rally each year ." ]	[ 0, 2 ]
[ "MOGADISHU, Somalia (CNN) -- At least 39 civilians were killed in Somalia's capital Monday after a convoy of African Union peacekeepers was hit by a roadside bomb, causing the troops to open fire, officials and eyewitnesses said.", "Islamist militia display weapons Monday in defiance of newly elected President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.", "Maj. Ba-Huko Barigye, spokesman to the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISON), said an explosion targeted a contingent of Ugandan troops.", "At least one soldier was injured and one of the vehicles damaged, Barigye said.", "Ahmed Dirie Ali, spokesman of Hawiye Traditional Elders -- a major group of local clan leaders -- condemned the civilian deaths.", "And Mogadishu's deputy mayor, Abdifatah Ibrahim Shaweye, accused AMISOM of killing innocent civilians deliberately during a \"brutal attack,\" an allegation Barigye denied.", "\"The deputy mayor has got the wrong information,\" he said.", "\"They are targeting AMISOM, but the people who have died are all Somali civilians, who have nothing, whatsoever to do with AMISOM.\"", "Officials say the incident happened on Maka al-Mukarama road, which connects the presidential palace and the airport in southern Mogadishu.", "The incident occurred on the same day that the new Somali president, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, was attending an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.", "Ethiopia invaded Somalia in 2006, to depose an Islamic government led by Ahmed that had taken control of Mogadishu.", "But at the summit, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged continued support for national reconciliation efforts in Somalia, which has been without an effective central government since 1991.", "\"It is important that these efforts should have a tangible effect in improving the security environment for the Somali people and humanitarian actors,\" Ban said in a statement released by his office.", "\"The United Nations will provide strong logistical support to the African Union's AMISOM force and help develop Somali security forces.\"", "He also encouraged AU leaders to consider a plan that will incorporate AMISOM into a larger U.N. peacekeeping force in the months ahead.", "AMISOM was set up to take over from Ethiopian forces, which were supposed to be withdrawn soon after the December 2006 invasion that deposed the Islamic Courts Union, which Ahmed once led.", "But the Ethiopians and the country's U.N.-backed transitional government were soon battling Islamist guerrillas, including the militia al-Shabaab -- which the United States has designated as a terrorist group with links to al Qaeda.", "The transitional government eventually signed a peace agreement with a new movement led by Ahmed, the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia.", "But al-Shabaab has rejected the deal and continued fighting.", "The militia overran the town of Baidoa, the seat of the transitional government, within hours of the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops last week.", "Ahmed was elected president Saturday by lawmakers in Djibouti, and many Somalis view him as a final hope to challenge the militia and its extremist ideology.", "CNN's Amir Ahmed and Ahmednor Mohamed Farah for CNN contributed to this report." ]	[ "Roadside bomb strikes African Union peacekeepers, AU mission says .", "Officials: Civilian deaths occurred on road between presidential palace, airport .", "Mogadishu deputy mayor, AU spokesman disagree over cause of civilian deaths ." ]	[ 0, 4, 6, 8 ]
[ "Editor's note: CNN has asked its journalists across the country to offer their thoughts on how the economic crisis is affecting their cities.", "In this installment, All Platform Journalist John Couwels reports from Orlando, Florida.", "Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, has announced that it will lay off employees.", "ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Orlando: What first comes to mind?", "Walt Disney World or Universal resorts, perhaps?", "The two parks are the nation's biggest tourist draws.", "As a new resident of Orlando, I find that the tourist areas are more removed from the city than I thought.", "Still, some people in the area where I currently live either work or have business dealings at tourist attractions.", "As with every city in the United States, Orlando is dealing with the fallout of an economic slowdown.", "Tourism officials expect an 8 percent to 10 percent drop in tourism dollars for 2009.", "Nonetheless, during a recent visit to Disney's Magic Kingdom with my family, I experienced a packed park.", "My first visit in 10 years: The park did not seem any different except for the $129 I paid for a six-month Florida resident pass.", "Disney World recently announced a major loss in income and that layoffs are expected.", "Sources within Disney say the layoffs could begin this week.", "Disney will not say how many people will be eliminated while it restructures and consolidates operations.", "I have not heard panic among businesses and city officials over the Disney announcement, despite the fact Disney World says it is the biggest single-site employer in the United States with 62,000.", "Disney spokesman Mike Griffin said: \"We are bigger than the Pentagon.\"", "Disney told me cuts would be significant, affecting back office workers.", "Griffin said guests visiting the parks would not see any difference.", "Danielle Courtney, spokeswoman of the Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau, said she was sure that \"Disney will provide a value experience for their guests.\"", "But she said Disney is doing what every other business is doing: cutting costs.", "Orlando's economic and development director, Bill Billingsley, said the city has not lost a significant amount of jobs.", "Billingsley is concerned about the Disney layoffs but optimistic on the limited effect on the city's economic health.", "From the big corporations to the funky little tea and sandwich shop east of downtown, businesses are feeling the pinch.", "The owner of Pom Pom's Teahouse and Sandwicheria was telling my friend how she had to cut everyone's hours to part time to save on expenses.", "The store has been open since 2006.", "Owner Pom Moongauklang, a trained pastry chef, told me she's doing whatever it takes to stay open.", "Pom cut her four employees' hours instead of their jobs, lowered prices and extended hours to 24 hours on the weekends.", "Pom said of the 60- to 70-hour work week: \"It's killing me, but it's working.\"", "Along the epicenter of tourist hotels, restaurants and T-shirt shops, International Drive business owners say they are hurting.", "Aby Aly, owner of a gift shop selling goods from T-shirts to plush dolls, said that \"business is off by 35 percent, and people are not buying.\"", "As I drive around town, I do not see a large number of closed-down stores.", "Like other cities, Orlando has seen big national chain closures like Linen-N-Things and Circuit City.", "Yet at two of the area's outlet malls, you would never know there is an economic crisis.", "I waited 10 minutes in line to enter the parking lot.", "In the suburbs where foreclosures are their highest, more businesses have closed their doors.", "As I looked for a house to rent I was surprised how a one-bedroom condo in downtown was the same price as a four-bedroom house only five miles away.", "Real estate agent Sue Bee Laginess said the city has a glut of homes and condominiums for sale or rent.", "She said her office has seen business double from four months ago because of the low prices.", "The agent said owners have either lowered prices, been foreclosed on or are selling the house for the amount owed to the bank.", "For one store in my new quaint neighborhood of College Park, business has never been better: Top Drawer Consignments.", "Fred Rodgers, a former Disney designer and one of the store's owners, said \"the tough economy is helping us.\"", "Shoppers say they save money buying used furniture.", "Yet College Park has not been immune from the economic crisis; real estate offices and gift shops have closed there, too.", "Despite the downturn, Orlando officials believe their city has fared better than most.", "Orlando's economic development director told me Orlando is building a medical city that will add 10,000 jobs in the coming years.", "Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer will give his State of Orlando speech Wednesday, the same week the area's biggest employer could begin layoffs." ]	[ "Resort mecca Orlando, Florida, feels the pinch of economic slowdown .", "Disney World reports it will have to lay off employees .", "Consignment store bucks trend; business good there .", "City officials say upcoming medical development will add 10,000 jobs ." ]	[ 2, 45 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The news this week might have made Corky Ra roll over in his mummiform, his specially commissioned $40,000 bronze final resting place.", "Ron Temu, a licensed funeral director, is in charge of mummification practices for Summum.", "The founder of Summum, a small Utah-based spiritual group, died in January 2008 at age 63.", "That was after his community -- one that practices meditations and a modern form of mummification, makes its own sacramental wine and considers itself less of a religion than a way of life -- began to make national headlines with its journey to the Supreme Court.", "It began with a push to erect a monument listing Summum's seven guiding principles in a Utah municipal park that has long displayed a monument listing the Ten Commandments.", "The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado, ruled in 2007 that free speech guarantees Summum the right to erect a monument.", "But the Supreme Court unanimously agreed Wednesday with the city of Pleasant Grove, Utah, which argued that displays on public property, privately donated or otherwise, amount to \"government speech\" and fall under the discretion of local officials.", "Beyond the headlines about what the ruling means to parks, 9/11 memorials and other monuments is an obscure group that wants recognition that its Seven Aphorisms are as valid as the Ten Commandments.", "The aphorisms are the principles of psychokinesis, correspondence, vibration, opposition, rhythm, cause and effect, and gender.", "\"A lot of people are so tired of being told how they have to worship,\" said Su Menu, 58, who has subscribed to Summum's teachings for more than 30 years.", "\"It's not about dogma; it's about becoming the best you can be.", "Whatever path you discover that leads you in that direction, that's where you need to be.\"", "The group was founded in 1975 after Claude \"Corky\" Rex Nowell, who was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said he had encounters with \"advanced beings,\" which he chronicled in his book, \"Summum: Sealed Except to the Open Mind.\"", "Nowell legally changed his name to Summum Bonum Amon Ra, but still used the first name Corky.", "To those who follow his teachings, the idea that Ra would be visited by some kind of higher power was no more far-fetched than any other religious leader's claims.", "Menu's legal name is Summum Bonum Neffer Menu, although the piano teacher professionally still goes by Sue Parsons.", "What Ra gave to her was a better sense of, and appreciation for, herself, she said.", "She grew up in the Midwest, in what she described as a very conservative Christian environment.", "\"For a long time, I felt like a terrible person because I couldn't worship and feel exactly like my parents,\" she said Thursday.", "Summum is \"about an ongoing progression of the soul and discovery of that, of what's in you. ...", "It made me feel like I'm OK, and I've become a stronger person because of it.", "I don't see how anybody can come to the conclusion that that's bad.\"", "Summum practitioners \"believe in one source,\" Menu said, \"but we just don't label it as God.", "We just call it creation.", "We call it Summum,\" which is a Latin term meaning \"the sum total of all creation.\"", "The community meets in a small copper-colored pyramid off Interstate 15 in Salt Lake City, and includes people of various religious backgrounds.", "Tapping into Summum's teachings does not require anyone to give up ties to other faith traditions.", "The various religious texts -- including a copy of the Quran, the Hebrew Bible and The Book of Mormon -- found in the pyramid, as well as the multitude of Buddhas, are a testament to Summum's inclusion of any and all spiritual philosophies.", "Also in the pyramid is a menagerie of mummified animals.", "Some cats, including Vincent, Oscar and Smokey, stand in row, across the room from Dobermans named Butch and Wendy, as well as Menu's beloved poodle, Maggie, who was mummified at a cost of about $12,000.", "The process devised by Summum preserves the body by soaking it in mummification fluids for at least 77 days before, among other things, slathering it with lanolin, wrapping it in gauze, painting it with multiple layers of butyl rubber and eventually sealing it in a mummiform.", "The process can take about six months to complete, and it is during this time that the soul of the living is guided into its next lifetime.", "About 1,500 people from across the globe, and from many different religions, have requested these mummification arrangements through their local funeral homes, said Ron Temu, a licensed funeral director and longtime Summum practitioner.", "But so far only one, the Summum founder, has actually been mummified.", "An artist was commissioned to create Ra's mummiform, the face of which looks just like his.", "Though he's already sealed inside it, it is not yet on display in the pyramid.", "\"We're still working on the gold leaf,\" Temu said Thursday.", "\"Once that's done, we'll have him in there.\" Summum does not require attendance or membership, so there is no way to know the number of adherents.", "Menu estimated that \"hundreds of thousands\" of people across the globe have studied Summum's teachings, which are broadcast online, \"but once they learn the meditations, they're free to go live their own lives.\"", "The meditations, of which there are many, are less about what is said than the way they make people feel, which is a good thing, because some are in a language unknown to Menu and other practitioners.", "There are those that are said in English, too, and then there is the Meditation of Sexual Ecstasy, which is less about words and more about actions between lovers.", "\"We're one humanity, but we all have our path and we all have our own experiences,\" Menu said.", "\"We're just learning lessons this lifetime around.\"" ]	[ "Summum takes monument fight to Supreme Court and loses .", "Spiritual group practices meditation and mummification .", "Group meets in pyramid in Salt Lake City, Utah .", "Founder Corky Ra is preserved in a mummiform soon to be displayed ." ]	[ 1, 2, 25 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Scientists expect some great travel spots to be altered or ruined by global climate change.", "Glaciers in the European Alps may melt as soon as 2050, some scientists say.", "Some of the changes are already taking place.", "Others are expected to be seen in coming decades.", "There are two ways to look at this: Either stay home (which might be less depressing and won't add more airline emissions) or get a move on it and see the hot spots you just can't miss.", "For those who want to head out, CNN got advice on the best pre-warming travel destinations from Bob Henson, author of \"The Rough Guide to Climate Change\" and a writer at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.", "Here are Henson's top five choices: .", "Great Barrier Reef, Australia .", "Warming temperatures can spell disaster for coral reefs, which depend on a delicate balance of ocean temperature and chemistry to bloom into colorful displays.", "Many of the world's reefs already are experiencing \"bleaching\" in which algae living in the coral die and leave behind whitened skeletons.", "The Great Barrier Reef -- which is composed of about 2,900 individual reefs and is off the northeast coast of Australia -- is seeing limited bleaching now, and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority expects the problem to grow in coming decades.", "Henson said the reefs' colorful displays are not to be missed.", "\"It's a feast for the eyes in terms of color, texture variations -- it's just amazing to see,\" he said.", "\"It's wonderful to be enveloped in the warm water and look down just a few feet below at this amazing spread of ocean life.\"", "Boats of people with snorkels typically launch into the reefs from Cairns, Queensland.", "If you go, tread lightly, Henson said.", "Visitors can damage the reefs if they get too close.", "New Orleans, Louisiana .", "How much sea levels will rise as the world warms is one of the trickiest parts of the climate change equation.", "If huge hunks of ice -- such as parts of Greenland and the western shelf of Antarctica -- melt, then the rise is expected to be more dramatic.", "\"Nobody knows whether they're going to completely melt or not, but we do know it's not going to happen in the next 10 years,\" Henson said.", "But for cities near the coast such as New Orleans, which already sits below sea level, rising waters could spell trouble for tourists and residents alike, even in the relative near term.", "\"In the next several hundred years, life there may be difficult, and the cities may become impractical unless we can build large structures to keep the waters at bay,\" he said.", "Henson doesn't expect New Orleans to be underwater anytime soon.", "But travel to the Louisiana city may become more difficult in the future, he said.", "Scientists expect floods to become more frequent.", "\"It's sobering to be in New Orleans and look up at the levees that sit above you and keep out the Mississippi River,\" he said.", "\"You're standing below the level of the river, looking up.\"", "Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, Colorado .", "Herds of tiny pine beetles are munching away at Colorado's forests, turning the evergreens a sickly red and destroying large patches of trees.", "Cold snaps -- which, in mountain terms, mean about five nights of minus-30 temperatures -- usually kill off the native beetles.", "But winters are warming, and Henson and others said they worry the beetles can't be stopped.", "The beetle infestation \"has reached epidemic proportions as a result of climate issues,\" said Kyle Patterson, spokeswoman for the Rocky Mountain National Park.", "The beetles are causing problems all over America's mountainous west, but the issue is particularly visible at Patterson's park, northwest of Denver.", "Henson recommends visiting the park this decade to ensure you can still see the dense forests in decent shape.", "Some of the reddened forests look beautiful in a strange way, Henson said, but visitors should note that the color isn't natural for pine trees.", "\"Come soon. It's happening quickly,\" he said.", "Visit in the summer or early fall and take a breathtaking drive to 12,183 feet, Patterson said.", "Or, come in the winter and enjoy snowshoeing and nearby skiing.", "Many of the park's 355 miles of hiking trails are open year-round.", "Alpine Glaciers, Switzerland .", "The European Alps sit at a lower altitude than the Rocky Mountains, and their glaciers and ski resorts are therefore more susceptible to melting, Henson said.", "A climate expert in Austria recently told National Geographic that the Alps' famed glaciers will disappear entirely between 2030 and 2050.", "A 2006 report had said they would melt by the end of the century.", "Henson said he once took a train through the Alpine glaciers.", "They're worth seeing before they go -- whenever that happens, he said.", "\"They're beautiful; the light blue quality of the meltwater is really stunning,\" he said.", "Amazon rain forest, Brazil .", "Deforestation continues to be the major environmental issue in the Amazon, the world's largest tropical rain forest.", "But as locals and corporations chop down the Amazon's rich forests to create farmland and to harvest biofuels, climate change may make things worse.", "\"The fear is that there will be kind of a feedback where trees are cut down, and it gets warmer and drier\" in the forest until it can't grow back, Henson said.", "The best way to visit the forest is by boat, Henson said.", "That way, you'll leave less of a mark on the struggling ecosystem.", "Of course, getting to a boat on the Amazon is not simple, and the long trip can create a lot of heat-trapping pollution.", "Henson said the destination might be one of those better left alone by tourists." ]	[ "Global warming may ruin many of nature's wonders .", "Rising sea levels could make visiting New Orleans difficult in the future .", "Glaciers in the Alps may melt by the middle of the century .", "Encouraged by warmer winters, pine beetles are ruining forests in Colorado ." ]	[ 1, 9, 21, 24, 29 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Some of the security officials at this weekend's Super Bowl will be scrutinizing the body language and demeanor of fans as part of the effort to spot suspicious and possibly dangerous people in the crowd.", "Fans take in the sights Thursday at the NFL Experience at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.", "The Transportation Security Administration says it will have several teams of behavior-detection officers working with local police in Tampa, Florida, as an added security measure for the high-profile game.", "TSA spokesman Christopher White said that the officers are being sent at the request of the local police and the FBI, and that it's the first time such officers are assisting with a major sports event.", "\"Unlike technology, the human detection officers can be anywhere,\" White said.", "\"They can be completely unobtrusive.\"", "The TSA officers will be wearing their uniforms and working in teams with police along the stadium's security perimeter but won't work inside the stadium as fans watch the game.", "They'll also be around key hotels associated with the Super Bowl, the airport and other transportation centers in Tampa.", "Watch what goes on at Super Bowl media day » .", "According to White, if a TSA officer observes someone displaying unusual behavior, a local police officer will follow up by questioning the person.", "This month, the TSA also held a four-hour training session on behavior detection for about 100 Tampa-area police.", "The TSA officers themselves undergo an initial seven days of training before being paired with experienced officers and having follow-up training.", "Barry Steinhardt of the American Civil Liberties Union said such behavior screening is a bad idea.", "\"There is no scientific evidence behavior profiling works to pick out terrorists or criminals,\" Steinhardt said.", "The TSA uses behavior screening daily at airports.", "White said officers also have helped out at such high-profile events as last week's presidential inauguration and the Republican and Democratic national conventions." ]	[ "TSA will scan body language and demeanor of fans attending big game .", "TSA says behavior-detection officers will work in tandem with Tampa police .", "ACLU says there's no hard proof that such screening works ." ]	[ 2, 6, 13, 14 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The congressional showdown over Kansas Gov.", "Kathleen Sebelius' nomination to President Obama's Cabinet may focus less on her qualifications than on the issue of abortion, analysts said.", "Then-presidential candidate Barack Obama listens to Gov.", "Kathleen Sebelius during a January 2008 rally.", "Obama on Monday nominated Sebelius to head the Department of Health and Human Services.", "Cabinet nominations require Senate confirmation, and anti-abortion groups already are making their views known.", "Analysts suspected that Obama would face a battle over abortion if and when he makes a nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, but religious conservatives could use Sebelius as a warm-up for the seemingly inevitable fight.", "Calling Sebelius an \"enemy of the unborn,\" Catholic League President Bill Donohue said the Kansas governor's nomination is particularly disturbing because the health and human services secretary is one of the few members of the administration who can directly affect abortion policy.", "\"Sebelius' support for abortion is so far off the charts that she has been publicly criticized by the last three archbishops of Kansas City,\" Donohue said in a statement.", "Watch why filling the Cabinet post is urgent task » .", "The liberal group Catholics United has come to Sebelius' defense, saying the Kansas governor has taken several steps to lower the abortion rate in her state.", "The group also has posted excerpts of a 2006 speech in which Sebelius said she opposed abortion.", "\"My Catholic faith teaches me that all life is sacred, and personally I believe abortion is wrong,\" she said then.", "\"However, I disagree with the suggestion that criminalizing women and their doctors is an effective means of achieving the goal of reducing the number of abortions in our nation.\"", "In May, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, said that Sebelius' stance on abortion had \"grave spiritual and moral consequences.\"", "He asked that Sebelius no longer receive Communion until she repudiated her stance and made a \"worthy sacramental confession.\"", "Naumann was reacting to Sebelius' veto of state Senate Bill 389 and the subsequent House version, titled the Comprehensive Abortion Reform Act, either of which would have tightened abortion regulations in Kansas.", "In shooting down SB 389 in April, Sebelius wrote that the bill was problematic because it included no exceptions for pregnancies that endanger a woman's life and it allowed for individuals to seek court orders preventing a woman from obtaining an abortion, even if the procedure was necessary to save her life.", "\"I am concerned that the bill is likely unconstitutional, or even worse, endangers the lives of women,\" Sebelius said in a statement.", "She further said that Kansas had striven to lower its abortion rates through adoption incentives, extended health services for pregnant women, sex education and support services for families.", "Another lightning rod for Sebelius is attendance by Dr. George Tiller and his staff at a 2007 reception she held at the governor's mansion in Topeka.", "The doctor, who specializes in late-term abortions and once received the National Abortion Federation's highest honor, won the reception at a charity auction held for the Greater Kansas City Women's Political Caucus, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal.", "Tiller is presently facing charges relating to his practice.", "Last month, a district judge denied a motion to dismiss the case, meaning Tiller will go to trial on 19 misdemeanor counts relating to how he procured second opinions for late-term abortions, according to The Wichita Eagle.", "Though Sebelius is dogged by many on the religious right, GOP Sens.", "Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts of Kansas seem willing to give her a pass on her stance on abortion.", "Brownback, who sought the GOP presidential nomination and is one of the leading anti-abortion voices in the Senate, recently released a statement with Roberts, congratulating Sebelius and expressing an eagerness to work with their fellow Kansan on health issues.", "The senators said they expect to have several differences of opinion with the Obama administration -- especially on health care funding and nationalized health care -- but they make no mention of the abortion issue.", "David Brody, who covers the White House for the Christian Broadcasting Network, said the omission could pose a problem for anti-abortion advocates hoping to down Sebelius' nomination.", "\"It's a problem, and Sam Brownback has been in long step with them on the abortion issue.", "That's a setback for them,\" he said.", "Meanwhile, progressive groups have lent their outright support to Sebelius.", "Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, a health care advocacy group, said Sebelius \"represents the knowledge, background, caring that I think is necessary for that position.\"", "Sebelius, 60, is the daughter of former Ohio Gov.", "John Gilligan, who led that state from 1971-1975.", "The two-term governor has been credited for her bipartisanship and her success as a Democrat politician in a longtime red state.", "Her work with insurance companies -- both as an insurance executive and as Kansas' insurance commissioner -- will also lend itself to the work of the Cabinet post, her supporters said.", "However, those who are predicting a tussle over her Cabinet nomination concede that her experience will not be the bone of contention when she goes before the Senate.", "\"The pro-life groups have an itchy trigger finger on this.", "The inbox was full before Sebelius was nominated.", "They're ready for a fight,\" Brody told CNN.", "In a column last week, Brody wrote that Democrats have solid numbers in the Senate, and Sebelius could sail through confirmation hearings because some GOP moderates, such as Sens.", "Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, both of Maine, are supporters of abortion rights.", "Brody added that Sebelius is so qualified, the abortion issue may not be enough to derail her nomination.", "The abortion fight, however, may be one that Obama's team wants to avoid, he said Monday.", "\"Do they want to be sucked in, if you will, to a fight over abortion?", "Or do they want to leave that for a summer battle over a Supreme Court nominee potentially?\"", "Brody asked.", "\"That's the danger here for the Obama administration, to be a distraction.\"" ]	[ "Catholic League president refers to Gov.", "Kathleen Sebelius as \"enemy of the unborn\"\nProgressive groups defend Kansas governor, praise bipartisanship .", "Archbishop chastised Sebelius over abortion bill that she called unconstitutional .", "Sebelius nomination likely to get backing of Democrats, moderate Republicans ." ]	[ 0, 1, 7, 18, 31 ]

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