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"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... | [
"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 ."
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"(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.",
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"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 ."
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"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.",
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"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 ."
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"Quick sailor: French trimaran l'Hydroptere is one of the boats battling for the outright world sailing spee... | [
"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 ."
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"Demonstrators storm a hotel Saturday where Asian leaders were to meet .",
"Thousands of \"red shirt\" protesters demand resignation of Thai Prime Minister .",
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"(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.",
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"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 ."
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"(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 busi... | [
"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 ."
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"(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.",
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"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 ."
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"President Obama announces drawdown of combat troops in Iraq by August 2010 .",
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"(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 ... | [
"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 ."
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"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 s... | [
"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 .",
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"He also inadvertently sparked a debate about record la... | [
"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 .",
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"(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... | [
"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 ."
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"(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... | [
"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 ."
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"(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.",
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"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 .",
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"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,\"... | [
"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 .",
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"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.",
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"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 ."
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"(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,\" O... | [
"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\""
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"Authorities identified the s... | [
"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 ."
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"Technicians prepare the New York Times Square ball Thursday for the event's 100th anniversary.",
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"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 ."
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"Jose Sucuzhanay was beaten December 7 after leaving a party at a church.",
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"Police say December 7 beating of Jose Sucuzhanay may have been a hate crime .",
"Authorities say attackers shouted racial slurs; Sucuzhanay died Friday .",
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"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 ."
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"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.",
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"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 .",
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"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... | [
"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 .",
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"(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 ... | [
"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 .",
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"(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 contr... | [
"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 ."
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"Morgan Tsvangirai leaves the hospital Saturday after being treated for injuries from a car crash.",
"Members of his political party... | [
"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 ."
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"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 la... | [
"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 .",
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"Sarah Palin, a spokeswoman for the Alaska Democratic Party said.",
"Todd Palin, shown campaigning in Virginia in 2008, ... | [
"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 .",
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"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 Awa... | [
"\"Madea Goes to Jail\" won big this weekend, grossing a hefty $41.1 million .",
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"But behind the camera, the story was completely different, the pair told CNN.",
"Harry Connick Jr. and Renee Zellweger enjoyed working with one another o... | [
"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 ."
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"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 .",
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"David Beckham congratulates hat-trick hero Filippo Inzaghi as the San Siro enjoys a double celebration.",
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"Filippo Inzaghi fires hat-trick in Milan's 3-0 win over Atalanta at the San Siro .",
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"Music is a big part of many people's lives.",
"For some, music is life.",
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"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 ."
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"(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.",
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"The injuries appeared to be minor, said James Loomis, d... | [
"Fire reported as plane goes off runway in freezing rain at Lubbock, Texas, airport .",
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"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 ."
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"Traffic backs up Monday on a Chicago, Illinois-area highway after an early-morning accident.",
"Air travelers heading for three major East Coast airports -- N... | [
"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 ."
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"(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.",
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"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 ."
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"(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 th... | [
"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 .",
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"(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.",
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"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 ."
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"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 illne... | [
"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 ."
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"Digital rights management, or DRM, means you don't really own the music you buy .",
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"(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.",
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"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 .",
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"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 ."
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"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.",
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"Rally organizer to Obama: Stop intentional killing\" of unborn babies .",
"Former President Bush typically spoke by phone to rally each year ."
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"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 Sh... | [
"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 ."
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"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 ... | [
"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 ."
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"(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 Jan... | [
"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 ."
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"(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... | [
"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 ."
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"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 Ta... | [
"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 ."
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"(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.",... | [
"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, modera... | [
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