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"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Suspected Taliban militants blew up a bridge early Tuesday in the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan, suspending NATO supply lines.",
"A Pakistani policeman sits near a police check post in the tribal area of Khyber Agency on February 12, 2008.",
"The blast occurred abo... | [
"Suspected Taliban militants blown up a bridge in Pakistan's Khyber Agency region .",
"Khyber Agency is in border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan .",
"NATO supply lines suspended; No deaths or injuries were immediately reported .",
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"BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- Bedraggled, hungry and dazed, the refugees arrived on the shores of Thailand after fleeing one of the most repressive governments in the world -- the hard-line military regime in Myanmar, also known as Burma.",
"This picture provided to CNN is said to show refugees being towed out to s... | [
"CNN finds evidence hundreds of Rohingya refugees abandoned at sea by Thai army .",
"Photos show refugees on their rickety boats being towed out to sea, cut loose .",
"The army denies setting refugees adrift; Thai government has launched an inquiry .",
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"(CNN) -- Relatives of missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings have given DNA samples, and the mobile home where she lived is no longer off-limits as a crime scene, authorities in Florida said Friday.",
"Haleigh Cummings, 5, was last seen as she was put to bed about 8 p.m. February 9.",
"The blue double-wide traile... | [
"Missing child Haleigh Cummings' kin give DNA samples .",
"Mobile home where Haleigh last seen no longer a crime scene .",
"Double-wide has been released to girl's father .",
"Police think 5-year-old was abducted from her bed February 9-10 ."
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"(CNN) -- An outspoken Saudi human rights advocate who was imprisoned without charge for nearly eight months was freed this weekend, according to a fellow human rights activist.",
"Matrook al-Faleh, shown in 2004, was seized after he criticized prison conditions, says Human Rights Watch.",
"Matrook al-Faleh \"i... | [
"Saudi professor Matrook al-Faleh imprisoned for eight months without charge .",
"He was released from a prison near Riyadh late Saturday, fellow activist says .",
"Rights group: Al-Faleh's detention came after he criticized prison conditions ."
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"(CNN) -- Almost three years after losing her right leg in a bomb explosion in Iraq, Tara Hutchinson decided to post her photo and profile online to ask for help.",
"Dave Mahler spent his entire career in technology and decided to apply his know-how to help veterans.",
"The soldier was having financial problems... | [
"Silicon Valley professionals start Web site to connect donors with troops in need .",
"Founder models site on Craigslist and Kiva.org, so people can decide who to help .",
"Veterans and active-duty troops can list their stories, photos and specific requests .",
"\"I am so grateful that there are people who w... | [
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"(Tribune Media Services) -- Two young Iranian parents smiled at me, showing mock desperation as their little boy and girl eagerly dragged them into a shop famous for its pistachio ice cream sandwiches.",
"Around the corner, filling the side of a 15-story building, a government-sponsored propaganda mural showed a... | [
"Rick Steves writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows .",
"Recently Steves has been working on a series on Iran .",
"Steves' company, Europe Through the Back Door, conducts European tours ."
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"(CNN) -- Deep-sea explorers say they have solved \"one of the greatest mysteries in naval history\" with the discovery of what was \"the world's mightiest and most technically advanced warship\" when it sank in 1744.",
"The HMS Victory sank in 1744.",
"The HMS Victory -- the predecessor to a historic British f... | [
"Team says it has discovered the wreck site of HMS Victory .",
"Victory sank in 1744 between England and France .",
"If find is confirmed, it could set up a legal battle with the British government .",
"Replacement HMS Victory served as Nelson flagship for Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 ."
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"(CNN) -- Madonna said she hopes the Malawian girl she wants to adopt and the boy she already adopted \"will one day return to Malawi and help the people of their country.\"",
"A judge has rejected Madonna's adoption application.",
"A Malawian judge this month rejected the American pop star's petition to adopt ... | [
"Madonna is appealing a Malawian judge's rejection of her adoption petition .",
"The pop star did not meet residency requirement for adoption, judge says .",
"Critics say Madonna tried to use fame to circumvent adoption process .",
"Madonna has a son she adopted from Malawi ."
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"LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (CNN) -- Chilling winds and more snow were expected for Kentucky on Tuesday, bad news for more than a quarter of a million people still without power after an ice storm.",
"Ice covers nearly everything in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Tuesday.",
"Forecasters said as much as 3 inches of snow cou... | [
"NEW: Forecast calls for up to 3 inches of snow following ice storm .",
"About a quarter-million still without power from last week's storm .",
"National Guard troops continue visiting houses to check residents' welfare .",
"Storm blamed for at least 16 deaths, several from carbon-monoxide poisoning ."
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"(CNN) -- Norway has condemned the ransacking of the Sri Lankan embassy in Oslo by Tamil demonstrators.",
"The entrance to Sri Lanka's embassy in Oslo on Sunday.",
"Video posted on Norway's TV 2 Web site showed demonstrators smashing through re-enforced glass at the embassy on Sunday.",
"The aftermath showed ... | [
"Norway's FM says actions by Tamil protesters are \"totally unacceptable\"\nThe foreign ministry has requested that police tighten security at the embassy .",
"Sri Lanka foreign affairs minister calls for authorities to arrest perpetrators .",
"Tamil rebels have fought for an independent homeland since 1983 ."
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"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Florida Law enforcement officials said Monday they had launched an investigation into a tragic boating accident near St. Augustine, Florida, that took the lives of five people and seriously injured seven others.",
"CNN affiliate WJXT shows the scene of the deadly boating accident near Ja... | [
"Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission takes lead in the investigation.",
"Boat crashed into tugboat, barge and dock under construction .",
"Five people killed; remaining seven taken to hospital with serious injuries .",
"Rescuers had to use plywood panels to reach the passengers ."
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"(CNN) -- Chris Nowinski's professional wrestling career didn't end with a pink slip or a celebratory sendoff, but with a swift kick to his chin.",
"Chris Nowinski was a WWE wrestler when he suffered a concussion, but didn't realize how badly he was hurt.",
"Nowinski played college football at Harvard -- a defe... | [
"Chris Nowinski played football at Harvard, then wrestled professionally .",
"Still suffers effects of six concussions .",
"Nowinski says athletes ignore dangers to get back in contests .",
"NFL says it is taking steps to study effects on players ."
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"AUGUSTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Walking into the Colur Tyme Tattoo Parlor is a lot like walking into a head shop.",
"One wall is lined with gang monikers and symbols, the other with bongs for smoking marijuana and other drugs -- one even shaped like a skull.",
"The Colur Tyme Tattoo Parlor was set up by authorities ... | [
"Tattoo parlor run by cops leads to major bust of Georgia gangs .",
"Authorities even set up a MySpace page as part of the ring .",
"ATF says big-time gangs are gaining ground outside major cities .",
"ATF agent: \"We're seeing it all over the country\""
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"(CNN) -- Bolivians are widely expected to approve a new constitution Sunday that would allow leftist President Evo Morales to run for another term this year, which he can't do under the current document.",
"The new constitution would eliminate term limits and allow President Evo Morales to run again for presiden... | [
"New constitution would eliminate term limits, give more voice to indigenous people .",
"Some say it's just way for president to keep himself in power .",
"Critics express concern that dramatic change could lead to violence, divisions .",
"Policy investigator: \"Bolivians won't know what to respect\" under ne... | [
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"(AOL Autos) -- Regular readers of AOL Autos know that we have done a series of stories on the development and increasing popularity of cars that run -- or will eventually run -- on alternative fuels.",
"The mandatory use of CNG in public service vehicles began in New Delhi, India in 2000.",
"We've written abou... | [
"Scientists trying to determine which alternative fuel is best for future .",
"Some say compressed natural gas could be the answer .",
"Only only one CNG-powered model sold on the consumer market today .",
"About 1,600 CNG refueling stations in U.S, compared to 200,000 gas stations ."
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"MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A mother and her teenage son are kidnapped.",
"The kidnappers place a cell phone in the car of the boy's father so they can communicate their ransom demands.",
"The son is burned with a blowtorch.",
"The mother implores the father to pay the ransom.",
"A terrifying scenario, but one... | [
"Woman, boyfriend, third man charged in bizarre fake kidnapping .",
"Feds say abduction was staged to collect $50,000 from woman's ex-husband .",
"They said kidnappers bound teen with tape, burned him with blowtorch .",
"Detention hearing set for Wednesday in Miami federal court ."
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"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- After about 30 hours of deliberation, a jury on Monday convicted music producer Phil Spector of second-degree murder in the death of actress Lana Clarkson more than six years ago.",
"Phil Spector will not remain free on bail pending his May 29 sentencing.",
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"NEW: Defense says it will appeal; \"We don't believe justice was done\"\nPhil Spector guilty of second-degree murder at retrial .",
"He faces 15 years to life in prison for shooting death of Lana Clarkson .",
"Renowned music producer accused in death of actress in 2003 ."
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"(CNN) -- Rapid-fire TV news bulletins or getting updates via social-networking tools such as Twitter could numb our sense of morality and make us indifferent to human suffering, scientists say.",
"Scientists say updates on networking tools such as Twitter are often to quick for the brain to fully digest.",
"Ne... | [
"USC study says rapid-fire Twitter and news updates are too fast for brain .",
"Scans show humans respond rapidly to pain, but not compassion, admiration .",
"Scientists say reliance in Twitter or news snippets could harm moral compass ."
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"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Listen closely and you'll hear squeals of disgust from a watchdog group tracking congressional pork in the nation's capital.",
"Research on swine odor is one of the projects listed in the \"Pig Book,\" released Tuesday.",
"Citizens Against Government Waste is out with its annual \"Pig Book\... | [
"NEW: Senate Appropriations Committee leaders from both parties top earmarks list .",
"NEW: Some recipients of earmark funds say their projects are not pork at all .",
"Watchdog group releases its annual list of lawmakers it considers the worst porkers .",
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"Editor's note: Annette Gordon-Reed won the 2008 National Book Award for \"The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family.\"",
"A law professor at New York Law School and a history professor at Rutgers University, she will speak at the dedication of a new visitors center Wednesday at Monticello.",
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"Annette Gordon-Reed: Thomas Jefferson still relevant today .",
"She says his words in Declaration of Independence resonate in all kinds of ways .",
"His affirmation of freedoms coexisted with his ownership of slaves, she says .",
"She says Monticello is a slave plantation and a place to celebrate Jefferson's... | [
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"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- If you're a comedy fan, you've probably heard of him by now.",
"Comedian Brian Regan, 50, is famous for his clean jokes about everyday life.",
"He is on tour. Famous for his clean jokes about everyday life, comedian Brian Regan is at the peak of his career, gaining new followers with ... | [
"Brian Regan has become a top-ranked comedian by keeping material clean .",
"Regan's humor is observational, focuses on everyday life .",
"One inspiration for comedy career was being able to sleep in, Regan says .",
"\"Comedy is a good way to deal with anything,\" Regan says ."
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"(CNN) -- Penny Ireland's family is so scattered around the world that Facebook, the popular social networking site, has become the family's No.",
"1 way to communicate.",
"The fastest-growing age group on Facebook is women older than 55, Inside Facebook says.",
"\"We call it our living room,\" the 56-year-ol... | [
"Women older than 55 make up the fastest-growing age group on Facebook .",
"Expert says the site has hit a \"tipping point,\" causing older people to join .",
"Some older family members use the site to get in touch with younger generations .",
"One mother says Facebook has become her family's \"living room\""... | [
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"MANAMA, Bahrain (CNN) -- Efforts to protect ships from pirates in the waters off Somalia's east coast face a tremendous challenge: The vastness of the area makes it difficult to get to ships that are in danger.",
"The crew of the Maersk Alabama talked with media after the ship docked in Mombasa, Kenya.",
"\"To... | [
"U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Bill Gortney: \"It's an immense body of water\"\nGortney: Size of a box from Houston to Chicago to New York to Jacksonville, Florida .",
"Gortney: \"There's about a 10-minute window ... that we have time to act\"\nGortney spoke after U.S. Navy snipers killed three pirates, freeing U.S. hostag... | [
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"(CNN) -- A man with a pistol killed one person and wounded three others at a cafe in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Saturday morning, a police spokesman said.",
"Police officers stand next to the body of the victim killed by the cafe gunman in Rotterdam.",
"Patrons at the cafe managed to capture the shooter, a... | [
"Gunman shoots one person dead, wounds three others at a Rotterdam cafe .",
"Patrons at the cafe manage to capture the 45-year-old man .",
"Police: Shooting was probably the the result of a quarrel ."
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"(CNN) -- A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed a female Canadian soldier and wounded four other troops, the Canadian military said Tuesday.",
"Trooper Karine Blais, 21, is the second Canadian female soldier to die in Afghanistan.",
"Trooper Karine Blais was killed Monday when the troops' armored vehi... | [
"Female soldier killed, four other troops wounded in roadside bombing .",
"Karine Blais, 21, is second Canadian female soldier killed in Afghanistan .",
"There have been 117 Canadian troop deaths in the Afghan war ."
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"(CNN) -- The declaration of a state of emergency in Thailand following violent clashes between anti-government and security forces marks the latest escalation in a long-running political crisis which has plunged the southeast Asian country into frequent bouts of disorder and instability.",
"The scene from the st... | [
"Thai state of emergency is latest episode in ongoing political crisis .",
"Thailand has been unstable since former PM Thaksin ousted in coup in 2006 .",
"Thaksin's supporters insist current government is illegitimate, want new elections .",
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"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Male singers regularly photographed wearing a hat are usually covering up a receding hairline.",
"Jason Aldean has had six Top 10 country singles.",
"His new album, \"Wide Open,\" is just out.",
"But not Jason Aldean.",
"He has a full head of hair, and wears a cowboy hat to... | [
"Jason Aldean riding high with new hit, \"She's Country\"\nGeorgia native conscious of ticket prices, giving value .",
"Aldean: \"[I] would not pay 80 bucks to go see me!\""
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"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The National Transportation Safety Board began four days of hearings Tuesday on how to stem the \"drastic increase\" in medical helicopter accidents.",
"Smoke rises from Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after a helicopter crash in May.",
"Over a recent 12-mont... | [
"Transportation safety board beginning four days of hearings .",
"Board examines reported \"drastic increase\" in accidents and deaths .",
"Nine air ambulance crashes killed 35 people during one-year period .",
"Board's 2006 safety recommendations not fully implemented, it says ."
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"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Firefighters will need at least until midweek to get control of wildfires that have destroyed more than 900 homes and other structures in Southern California, a Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman says.",
"High winds have fanned blazes from Santa Barbara to Anaheim since... | [
"NEW: Search of mobile home park ends; no one found dead .",
"More than 900 homes, structures destroyed by three fires .",
"Single-digit humidity, wind gusts pose problems for firefighters .",
"Santa Barbara County fire has human cause, officials say ."
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"(CNN) -- The head of the U.N. Children's Fund has expressed concern over a Saudi judge's refusal for a second time to annul a marriage between an 8-year-old girl and a 47-year-old man.",
"UNICEF's Ann Veneman said consent cannot be free if either party is too young to make an informed decision.",
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"UNICEF: Marriage of a child is a violation of that child's rights .",
"Judge said girl could petition \"once she reaches puberty,\" relative tells CNN .",
"Girl's father arranged her marriage to a 47-year-old to settle debts, lawyer says .",
"Girl's mother says she will continue to seek daughter's divorce ."... | [
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"(Mental Floss) -- Benjamin Franklin said that nothing is certain in this world but death and taxes.",
"The federal government allows taxpayers a $500 exemption for housing victims of a Midwestern disaster.",
"In our more fast-paced times we might add the certainty of having to replace our iPods at least once e... | [
"In 1983, Arizona was first state to tax holders of illegal drugs or moonshine .",
"Similar laws in 30 + states say collectors aren't allowed to rat out taxpayers .",
"If you house a victim of a Midwestern disaster, IRS offers $500 tax exemption .",
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"(CNN) -- Perhaps it really WAS destiny.",
"\"Slumdog Millionaire,\" the little film that overcame tremendous odds simply to earn an American release, won eight Oscars Sunday night at the 81st annual Academy Awards, including best picture.",
"\"Most of all we had passion and we had belief, and our film shows if... | [
"\"Slumdog Millionaire\" wins eight Oscars, including best picture and director .",
"Sean Penn wins best actor for \"Milk\"\nKate Winslet wins best actress for \"The Reader\"\nHeath Ledger wins best supporting actor for \"The Dark Knight\""
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"LOUISVILLE, Colorado (CNN) -- While the economy sputters here on Earth, space entrepreneurs in Colorado are looking to the heavens.",
"Diane Dimeff and Scott Tibbitts of eSpace, a not-for-profit that helps aerospace companies test space technology.",
"In a cavernous testing facility called the \"Incubator,\" s... | [
"The eSpace center helps fledgling aerospace companies try out new gadgetry .",
"eSpace boasts the \"Incubator,\" which recreates the conditions of space .",
"Its equipment can mimic the violent shaking at liftoff and space's bitter cold .",
"eSpace director: \"Our goal is to help small aerospace companies ge... | [
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"(CNN) -- Call it the second coming.",
"Jennifer Connelly and Keanu Reeves star in \"The Day the Earth Stood Still.\"",
"Klaatu the spaceman first visited these parts in Robert Wise's 1951 Cold War classic \"The Day the Earth Stood Still,\" when he threatened to blow us all up unless we stopped threatening to d... | [
"\"The Day the Earth Stood Still\" a remake of 1951 classic .",
"Keanu Reeves plays Klaatu, alien come to earth to tell humanity to straighten up .",
"New version suffers from preachy script, long, dull scenes ."
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"Police tape surrounds the scene of a shooting in southern Alabama on Wednesday.",
"(CNN) -- Carnage in Germany, carnage in Alabama, and one of the most saddening aspects of the killing... | [
"Bob Greene: The real reason mass murderers kill people is elusive .",
"He asks whether outside influences play a role in inciting violence .",
"Greene: These days, killers seeking lasting fame seem destined to fail .",
"He says killers who commit suicide prevent us from knowing their motives ."
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"(CNN) -- Canadian researchers say they have discovered the smallest known North American dinosaur, a carnivore that roamed areas of the continent 75 million years ago and weighed less than most modern-day house cats.",
"Researchers say Hesperonychus, whose name means \"western claw,\" was about 1.6 feet tall.",
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"Hesperonychus elizabethae, a 4.4-pound carnivore, lived 75 million years ago .",
"Remains discovered in '82; scientist began studying them in 2007 .",
"Canadian researchers say it ran through swamps and forests in Alberta ."
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"(CNN) -- \"Hannah Montana: The Movie\" is exactly what it purports to be, no more, no less: a two-hour version of a \"Hannah Montana\" TV episode.",
"Miley Cyrus stars as Hannah Montana -- and Miley Stewart -- in \"Hannah Montana: The Movie.\"",
"Hannah's popularity becomes too much for Miley Stewart (Cyrus)."... | [
"\"Hannah Montana: The Movie\" opens this weekend, starring Miley Cyrus .",
"\"Observe and Report\" is \"Hannah's\" opposite: crude and cutting .",
"Masters golf tournament ends Sunday ."
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"(CNN) -- A military junta that toppled Guinea's government announced its new leader Wednesday in a nationwide radio address.",
"Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara wrapped in the Guinean flag Wednesday.",
"Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara declared himself president of the National Council for Democracy, which he called a trans... | [
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"Coup leaders impose overnight curfew; government, constitution suspended .",
"President Lansana Conte died Monday after near 25-year rule .",
"Coup condemned by African Union ."
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"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Jewish students and faculty at California universities fear for their safety on campus because of threats aimed at them over the Middle East conflict, the father of a slain Wall Street Journal reporter said Friday.",
"Judea Pearl, the father of slain reporter Daniel Pearl, says a... | [
"Judea Pearl says anti-Semitism on rise since January's Gaza conflict .",
"Pearl's son, Daniel Pearl, was killed in 2002 by al Qaeda extremists .",
"Pearl claims he received a threat, but UCLA police did nothing .",
"UCLA spokesman says there is no record of Pearl's complaint ."
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"(CNN) -- Police on Saturday arrested a registered sex offender suspected of luring a 15-year-old girl on Myspace.com, authorities said.",
"William Joe Mitchell, a registered sex offender, is suspected of luring a 15-year-old girl online.",
"William Joe Mitchell was apprehended at a \"The Flying J Truck Stop\" ... | [
"Police arrest registered sex offender William Joe Mitchell at Virginia truck stop .",
"Mitchell suspected of luring teen girl on Myspace.com .",
"Girl found in Wal-Mart parking lot earlier this week, after alleged abduction .",
"Girl left house in middle of night to meet up with Mitchell, sheriff said ."
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"(CNN) -- The Dutch-based finance and insurance group ING is cutting up to 7,000 staff in an effort to help save $1.4 billion.",
"The Dutch financial giant ING is cutting up to 7,000 jobs this year in an effort to save $1.4 billion.",
"It also announced Monday that CEO, Michel Tilmant, was stepping down.",
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"Dutch-based finance and insurance group ING is cutting up to 7,000 staff .",
"Move part of effort to help save $1.4 billion over the next year .",
"It also announced Monday that CEO, Michel Tilmant, was stepping down."
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"NEW YORK (CNN) -- A 31-year-old Ecuadorean man who was beaten last Sunday in what New York City authorities say may have been a hate crime has died at a Queens hospital, his brother said Saturday.",
"Jose Sucuzhanay was beaten after leaving a party at a Catholic church.",
"Jose Sucuzhanay and his brother, Rome... | [
"Immigrant dies from injuries sustained in possible bias attack .",
"Jose Sucuzhanay, brother assaulted by group of men after leaving party .",
"Group allegedly yelled anti-gay, anti-Latino vulgarities at men .",
"Mother learned of son's death shortly after arriving from Ecuador ."
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"NEW YORK (CNN) -- The number of homicides in New York City rose about four percent in 2008 compared with the previous year, preliminary figures from the city's police department showed.",
"There were 516 homicides in New York City in 2008, according to preliminary police figures.",
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"There were 516 homicides in the city last year, up from 496 in 2007 .",
"That's still a dramatic change from 1990, when there were 2,262 homicides .",
"The NYPD cites its Operation Impact as a chief reason for the improvement .",
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"Money, it seems to me, sends people in one of three directions: .",
"Lisa Kogan cites the increase in intelligent, witty, creative women as a reason she can be cheerful.",
"It accelerates an innate inclination to be generous, or it accelerates a kamikaz... | [
"Columnist shares a few excellent reasons to venture out in the world .",
"Reason one: You survived junior high, \"Beowulf,\" feathering your bangs .",
"Reason three: Friend invented bacon ice cream .",
"Reason seven: Don Draper is mesmerizing every week on \"Mad Men\""
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"(CNN) -- A woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter and dumping her body in Texas' Galveston Bay went on trial Tuesday on capital murder charges in the child's death, court officials said.",
"Kimberly Dawn Trenor has pleaded guilty to an evidence-tampering charge, her attorney says.",
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"Kimberly Dawn Trenor accused of killing her 2-year-old known as \"Baby Grace\"\nChild's body was found in plastic container on island in Texas' Galveston Bay .",
"Trenor could receive sentence of life in prison if convicted ."
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"(CNN) -- A former hospital worker systematically shot and killed four people in upstate New York on Saturday, authorities in two counties said.",
"Former hospital worker Frank Garcia, 34, has been accused in the shooting rampage.",
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"Suspect went door-to-door in search of victims' residence, authorities say .",
"Christopher Glatz, 45, and wife Kim, 38, were shot \"execution-style\" in home .",
"The couple's teenage children at suburban Rochester home but were not injured .",
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"Now, the Obama administration may take that option off the table, at least for now.",
"This is from an Iranian nuclear plant in the central province of Isfahan on April 9.... | [
"White House may drop key condition that Iran suspend its nuclear program .",
"Obama administration hopes change will bring Iran to negotiation table .",
"Obama says he supports Iran's nuclear program \"with rigorous inspections\"\nIsrael wants U.S. to force Iran to end its uranium production program ."
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"MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (CNN) -- Since the beginning of the year the family clinic at the Children's Hospital of New Jersey has seen an influx of young children coming in for flu shots.",
"New Jersey requires children from 6 months to 5 years old to get the flu vaccine to attend daycare or pre-school.",
"The ru... | [
"New Jersey requires flu vaccine for children to attend daycare, pre-school .",
"Some parents oppose new law; believe it should be their choice to vaccinate kids .",
"Flu vaccine is safe; many doctors believe law protects a higher-risk population ."
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"SAMSON, Alabama (CNN) -- \"Get home now.\"",
"Sheriff's Deputy Josh Myers' wife and toddler daughter were killed; his son and baby daughter survived.",
"Geneva County Sheriff's Deputy Josh Myers quickly hung up the phone after he got his friend's message on Tuesday and started for the town of Samson, having n... | [
"Deputy sees body of Alabama gunman having no idea what awaited him at home .",
"Josh Myers had responded to report trooper was chasing shooter .",
"Gunman killed Josh Myers' wife and 18-month-old daughter on their porch .",
"Police say Michael McLendon killed 10 people that day in southern Alabama ."
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"In healthy brain tissue, virtually no protein tangles, which show up as brown spots, are visible.",
"\"I'd [leave to] go see my kids for maybe 15 minutes,\" said Johnson.",
"\"Then I would go back... | [
"NEW: Researchers find start of brain damage in 18-year old athlete who died .",
"NEW: Same type of brain damage found in sixth dead NFL player .",
"Damage from repeated concussions is called chronic traumatic encephalopathy .",
"Symptoms can include depression, sleep disorders, headaches ."
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"MUMBAI, India (CNN) -- The lawyer for the main suspect in last year's deadly terrorist attack in Mumbai was removed Wednesday, delaying the high-profile trial that was set to begin.",
"Soldiers patrol in Mumbai on the eve of the trial of a key suspect in last year's attacks in the Indian city.",
"The trial sta... | [
"Main suspect's lawyer removed as she represents a witness in the case .",
"Trial was to start Wednesday, unclear when court proceedings will resume .",
"Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, 21, is accused of being the only gunmen to survive siege .",
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"Bob Greene says Navy SEALs demonstrate an extraordinary devotion to duty.",
"(CNN) -- There is a beach in Coronado, California, just across the bridge from San Diego.",
"It offers a ... | [
"Bob Greene: Navy SEALs go through training in San Diego .",
"Navy says they go through what may be toughest military training in the world .",
"He says SEALs show a devotion to duty that few of us can ever attain ."
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"LONDON, England (CNN) -- British military officials on Sunday said Prince William had not breached any rules when he used a Royal Air Force helicopter to drop in at his girlfriend's house.",
"Chinhook helicopters are normally used for transporting troops and equipment in war zones.",
"The prince, second in lin... | [
"Prince William drops in at girlfriend's house using RAF Chinook .",
"Ministry of Defense says operation was standard training procedure .",
"Newspaper says the landing has angered some in the military ."
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"Muzzammil Hassan has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Aasiya Zubair Hassan.",
"Asma Firfirey of suburban Cape Town, South Af... | [
"New York man charged with second-degree murder after wife found beheaded .",
"Police: Woman's decapitated body found at TV station where she, husband worked .",
"Report: Sister says she may have been on phone with victim when she was killed .",
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"Tyler Peterson, a sheriff's deputy, shot and killed six people, police said.",
"After Tyler Peterson shot him once, Charlie Neitzel, ... | [
"Charlie Neitzel, 21, begged Tyler Peterson to stop shooting, AG said .",
"AG: After Peterson fired second time, Neitzel dropped to floor and didn't move .",
"Peterson was shot three times in the head; once in bicep, AG said .",
"Peterson opened fire on a party of young people Sunday, killing six ."
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"(CNN) -- The first guests checked back into the Taj Mahal Palace and the Oberoi-Trident hotels Sunday, marking the reopening of the two luxury venues damaged by terrorist attacks in Mumbai last month.",
"Guests arrive Sunday at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai.",
"Along with new guests, the hotels' five re... | [
"Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace Tower, Oberoi-Trident luxury hotels reopen .",
"Both were targeted by gunmen in last month's attacks in which around 160 died .",
"Parts of both hotels still closed because of damage suffered during three-day sieges ."
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"Male cellists of the world can breathe easy again.",
"A senior British lawmaker confessed to making up the condition known as \"cello scrotum\" -- ... | [
"Elaine Murphy is a member of The House of Lords and a trained doctor .",
"She made up cello scrotum ailment after reading about guitarist's nipple in 1974 .",
"Cello scrotum was referenced in a British Medical Journal article last year .",
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"MOSCOW, Russia -- Russia declared an end Thursday to its 10-year anti-terror \"operation\" in the autonomous republic of Chechnya.",
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"Russia declares end to 10-year anti-terror \"operation\" in Chechnya .",
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"(Entertainment Weekly) -- After all the anticipation and hubbub, the weekend is coming to an end and the box office results are here: \"Watchmen\" (No.",
"1) grossed $55.7 million during its first frame, according to early estimates from Media by Numbers.",
"\"Watchmen\" led the weekend box office, grossing $5... | [
"\"Watchmen\" premiered in more theaters than any other R-rated movie in history .",
"Tyler Perry's \"Madea Goes to Jail\" (No.",
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"4 slot with $6.9 million ."
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"The sun shines through the door of the Seven Dolls Temple, in the Maya ruins of Dzibilchaltun in Mexico.",
"Fueled by a crop of books, Web sites with countdown clocks, and cl... | [
"December 21, 2012, marks the end of a 5,126-year cycle on a Mayan calendar .",
"Some think the date is ominous, others say it may signal the dawn of a new era .",
"Theories are fabricated on the basis of very little evidence, Maya scholar says .",
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"JERUSALEM (CNN) -- U.S. envoy George Mitchell was in Israel on Thursday for his first visit since right-wing politician Benjamin Netanyahu became prime minister.",
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"It is Mitchell's third visit to t... | [
"George Mitchell to meet with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .",
"Netanyahu has not explicitly said he supports Palestinian statehood .",
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"(CNN) -- The two young women were as different as could be when they met in a small farming village outside Uganda's capital in 2004.",
"Orphans perform at the opening ceremony for their new home in Mutungo, Uganda.",
"Brittany Merrill was a 19-year-old Southern Methodist University broadcast journalism studen... | [
"Orphanage starts with 23 children in Sarah Kamara's ramshackle home .",
"American college student Brittany Merrill raises funds to build bigger orphan home .",
"Vision for orphan home grows out of meeting between the two women in 2004 .",
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"In a wide-ranging interview, Trump shared his thoughts on how to prosper in this economy, Bernie Madoff, how President Obama is doing, taxes and his daughter's love life.",
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"Trump advises to take advantage of low prices, get seller to do the financing .",
"Trump: Obama rebuilding U.S. reputation; previous administration was a disaster .",
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"(CNN) -- President Obama visits Mexico with many issues on the table, but reinstating the ban on assault weapons in the U.S. isn't likely to be one on which the two countries can reach agreement.",
"Mexican federal police officers this week display an arsenal seized near the U.S. border.",
"Mexican officials s... | [
"Mexico: U.S. ban on assault weapons would curtail flow of weapons into country .",
"Ban instituted in 1994 during Clinton era and expired 10 years later .",
"President Obama has no immediate plans to try to reinstate ban, official says .",
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"This is the second of three exclusive reports.",
"Part one looked at the violent rules gangs live by.",
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"And with David's background as a White House chef, they certainly have the in-house culinary ability.",
"David and Christina Macfarlane in their Minneapolis restaurant, L'Ecosse.",
"But they never imagin... | [
"Former White House chef opens restaurant to serve \"comfort food\"\nMenu designed to take the \"sticker shock\" out of dining .",
"Former president was fan of salsa, tuna sandwiches, warm cookies and milk .",
"Owners say prices lower due to local ingredients, minimal staff ."
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"The little girl made national headlines after she went missing March 27 from a mobile home par... | [
"NEW: Photo montage shown at service for Sandra at a high school in Tracy .",
"Girl, 8, disappeared March 27; her body was found in suitcase on April 6 .",
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"But the incident still weighs heavily on his mind.",
"Duane \"Dog the Bounty Hunter\" Chapman watches his son's baseball game this month in Honolulu, H... | [
"Use of slur threatened to end TV career of Duane \"Dog the Bounty Hunter\" Chapman .",
"Chapman says he does not want the controversy to be forgotten .",
"Chapman was heard repeatedly using racial slur in recording sold to tabloid .",
"Reality show has returned successfully to A&E network ."
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"Susan Boyle, from We... | [
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"Charles Barkley bristled at the implication he should be wearing stripes instead of a red-and-bue ... | [
"Charles Barkley begins serving 3-day jail sentence in Maricopa County, Arizona .",
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"President Bush walks down the White House Collonade on Tuesday as he departs for Camp David.",
"Presidential pardon lists are being closely monitored in the final wee... | [
"President Bush continues a Christmas tradition by issuing pardons .",
"Convicted Cheney aide Lewis \"Scooter\" Libby is not among those pardoned .",
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"\"Jon & Kate Plus 8\" is one of the more popular shows featuring a large family with multiples.",
"The mother of 14, dubbed \"Octomom\" after the birth of her octuplets in January, is the target of much spec... | [
"Reality shows about large families bring big ratings for cable networks .",
"TLC is one that has found success featuring super-sized families .",
"Buzz surrounds possible show featuring octuplet mom and her children .",
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"They're a state of mind, a mythology we all know in our bones.",
"Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio share a happy moment in \"Revolutionary Road.\"",
"The myth goes something like this: The suburbs are comfortable, maybe eve... | [
"\"Revolutionary Road\" story of two suburbanites wanting to break free .",
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"Movie suffers from some glibness, but many parts cut through ."
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"(CNN) -- India is trying to reclaim the famous metal-rimmed glasses and some other artifacts from freedom leader Mahatma Gandhi that are up for auction next week in New York, a top official said Saturday.",
"Mahatma Gandhi was known for his peaceful opposition to tyranny, which led to India's independence.",
"... | [
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"He also teaches on... | [
"Nathaniel Frank: Some retired military officers oppose letting gay troops serve .",
"He says they don't understand wide acceptance of gays today in military .",
"He says many other nations have approved gay service without harm .",
"Frank: Polls vastly exaggerate number of officers who might leave ."
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"NEW: Rescuers trying to reach 300 tourists stranded in hotel .",
"NEW: \"I saw how the earth moved and how it took my family,\" survivor says .",
"Reports on number of people killed in quake conflict; up to 42 may be missing .",
"More than 1,200 stranded, 1,000 more in shelters, Red Cross official says ."
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"Unexpected star grabs spotlight with more than 11 million YouTube hits .",
"Susan Boyle fans want her to release an album -- now .",
"Performance on \"Britain's Got Talent\" won standing ovation .",
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"The Coast Guard rescuers who quickly got to the scene... | [
"Coast Guard, ferry training enable quick response, rescue .",
"Ferry captain says they drill each month for man overboard scenarios .",
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"Joshua Steven Durcho was arrested Tuesday after a car chase with police.",
"Joshua S... | [
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"Mother, son strangled with ligature, autopsy shows .",
"Suspect arrested after chase in Texas .",
"Family found dead in Oklahoma apartment on Monday ."
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"L... | [
"Leslie Sanchez: Republicans are talking about a new outreach to Hispanics .",
"She says Hispanics are part of the American mainstream with broad interests .",
"Sanchez: Candidates, including Obama, talked about narrow issues .",
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"LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Jon Hamm has a confession to make: He hates his hair.",
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"That may come as a surprise to fans of the actor, whose slick-backed hair is part of his signature look on \"Ma... | [
"\"Mad Men\" star Jon Hamm earned another Golden Globe nomination .",
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"And he's not sure if he wants to know.",
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"Ricky Gervais plays misanthropic dentist in \"Ghost Town,\" now out on DVD .",
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"Obama's 7-y... | [
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"The one-of-a-kind silk... | [
"First lady's elegant, one-shouldered ivory gown created by 26-year-old Jason Wu .",
"The one-of-a-kind silk chiffon confection was embellished with organza rosettes .",
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"Another tree fell on a nursing home; no one was hurt ."
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"NEW: She had been set to sign contract for off-Broadway show with Ron Jeremy .",
"Marilyn Chambers starred in some of the most famous porn movies of '70s .",
"Chambers, once a model for Ivory Snow, was in \"Behind the Green Door\"\nChambers' body was found Sunday; investigators do not suspect foul play ."
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"(CNN) -- Barack Obama has talked of ripping out the White House bowling alley and replacing it with a basketball court.",
"The former reserve player for Punahou High School's 1979 state championship team brings an enthusiasm for pickup basketball games to a place where golf, baseball and football have been the m... | [
"Reggie Miller: Barack Obama's basketball style offers clues to his leadership .",
"He says Obama tries to involve the whole team but also will take final shot .",
"Miller: Obama's interest in sports and fitness is a good example for the U.S."
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"Pirates attacked The Liberty Sun, a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, but were unable to board.",
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"Crewman e-mailed hours before attack that Navy was monitoring the ship .",
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"Greek 35,000-ton bulk carrier and Lebanese-owned, Togo-flagged both seized ."
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"Tom Wilkerson: Pirates based in Somalia represent threat to crews and cargo .",
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"He says the U.S. needs to attack the pirates at their bases ."
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"96 Liverpool fans died as a result of the Hillsborough disaster on April 15, 1989 .",
"Fans were crushed against stadium fencing during an FA Cup semifinal .",
"Liverpool fans say there are still unanswered questions regarding the disaster .",
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"Members of the National Economic Council brief President Obama on the economy Wednesday.",
"\"Transparency and the ... | [
"NEW: Obama retakes oath of office Wednesday night .",
"NEW: Obama meets with military advisers to assess situations in Iraq, Afghanistan .",
"Administration drafting executive orders calling for Guantanamo Bay's closure .",
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"(CNN) -- The possibility of engine fires has prompted General Motors to recall nearly 1.5 million passenger sedans manufactured between 1997 and 2003, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Monday.",
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"Problem involves potential for oil to leak on the exhaust manifold, then igniting .",
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"(CNN) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the leaders of Madagascar to resolve their differences after an anti-government rally a day earlier turned violent and left more than two dozen people dead.",
"Protesters rally Saturday before violence broke out near the Presidential Palace.",
"In a stateme... | [
"Ban blames the \"tragedy\" on a \"lack of restraint on all sides\"\n26 dead, more than 80 wounded during an anti-government rally on Saturday .",
"Violence stems from a dispute over who is in charge of the government .",
"Andry Rajoelina, the mayor of Antananarivo, declares himself Madagascar's leader ."
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"(CNN) -- President Obama stepped into office with big approval ratings met with high expectations as he faces a deteriorating economic situation, an unpopular war in Iraq and the Middle East conflict.",
"The economy has been the main focus of the first week of President Obama's presidency.",
"In his first week... | [
"President Obama faces first test with vote on $825 billion economic stimulus plan .",
"Obama reverses Bush policy on abortion, orders closing of Guantanamo Bay camp .",
"Obama grants first formal interview of his presidency to Arab news channel .",
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"(CNN) -- Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, embroiled in a bitter divorce with his wife, Linda, told Rolling Stone magazine he can \"totally understand\" O.J.",
"Simpson, the former football great found liable for the deaths of his wife and another man.",
"Linda and Hulk Hogan enjoy happier times at the 2006 MT... | [
"Hulk Hogan, in a bitter divorce with his wife, Linda, talks to Rolling Stone magazine .",
"\"I could have turned everything into a crime scene like O.J.,\" Hogan said .",
"Spokesman for Linda Hogan says the statement amounts to a death threat .",
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"(CNN) -- The Mojave boneyard in the California desert is where old airplanes go to die -- a wasteland of decrepit planes, titanic heaps of titanium and aluminum waiting to be scrapped for metal in India or China.",
"Plane boneyards are a rich source of spare parts for MotoArt to create their functional furniture... | [
"Men at MotoArt search boneyards for old plane parts to recycle into furniture .",
"They use B-25 rudders for desks, 747 jet engine cowlings for beds .",
"MotoArt prides itself on preserving aviation history with functional art ."
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"(Mental Floss) -- President-Elect Obama's mother-in-law will be moving to Washington with the first family, at least temporarily, his transition team has confirmed.",
"Marian Robinson will be the latest in a line of presidential in-laws who, for good or ill, lived under the same roof as the president.",
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