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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama raised more than $40 million from more than 442,000 donors in March, his presidential campaign announced Thursday.", "Sen. Barack Obama greets campaign volunteers during a stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wednesday.", "More than 218,000 of the donors were giving for th...
[ "NEW: Sen. Clinton raised $20 million in March, campaign sources say .", "Clinton camp says her tax returns will be released soon .", "More than 442,000 donors contribute to Sen. Barack Obama's, campaign says .", "Number is below record $55 million Obama raised in February ." ]
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[ "(Mental Floss) -- We all want to live forever.", "But, chances are, you'd rather forego a legacy altogether than have your name be synonymous with a goofy flub like a spoonerism or a dim-witted word like \"dunce.\"", "You can find a saint under tawdry in the dictionary.", "For the following eponyms, we ask: ...
[ "Some awful words named after real people .", "Tawdry named for St. Audrey who wore audacious necklaces .", "Draconian came from lawyer who wanted lazy put to death .", "General Henry Shrapnel built more deadly cannonballs ." ]
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[ "CHARLESTON, South Carolina (CNN) -- Sen. John Kerry on Thursday endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, saying the senator from Illinois is a \"candidate to bring change to our country.\"", "\"Barack Obama isn't just going to break the mold,\" said Kerry, the Democratic presid...
[ "NEW: Sen. Barack Obama will bring the country together, Sen. John Kerry says .", "Kerry was the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004 .", "John Edwards, also running for the '08 Democratic bid, was Kerry's running mate .", "Obama picked up key endorsements from unions in Nevada this week ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Those battling global warming by promoting biofuels may unintentionally be adding to skyrocketing world food prices, creating what one expert calls \"a silent tsunami\" in developing nations.", "The rising prices are \"threatening to plunge more than 100 million people on every continent into hunger,\" ...
[ "Prices mean 100 million people could go hungry, U.N. official says .", "Soaring food prices have triggered violence in some developing countries .", "Expert says focus on biofuels means less focus on food crop .", "World Health Organization views hunger as main threat to public health ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Gasoline prices set a record for the 16th consecutive day Wednesday.", "A gallon of gas cost an average of $3.62, according to AAA, and much more in some markets.", "Shell Oil Co. President John Hofmeister says a boost in U.S. production would startle the world market.", "All three presidential cand...
[ "U.S. should produce 2 million to 3 million more barrels a day, says John Hofmeister .", "Plenty of oil waiting to be drilled by unconventional means, he says .", "Shell's $7.8 billion profit not excessive, company president says .", "Executive says he can't predict how high price of oil will go ." ]
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[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- It's a neighborhood of shotgun houses painted a rainbow of colors, a community of artists, workaday folks and students where everyone knows everyone's name.", "Destruction in Atlanta's historic Cabbagetown district, which many artists call home.", "Saturday morning, people were out wa...
[ "Some homes damaged, others unscathed in Atlanta's Cabbagetown district .", "The community of shotgun-style homes is home to artists and students .", "Neighbors surveyed damage Saturday and offered help to each other .", "Church is damaged, says pastor, but he plans to give Palm Sunday sermon ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A member of the group dubbed the \"Jena 6\" is facing misdemeanor assault charges after a fight at his Texas high school Wednesday, police said Thursday.", "Bryant Purvis was arrested after a fight Wednesday at his Texas high school, police said.", "Bryant Purvis, 19, was arrested after the incident a...
[ "Bryant Purvis, 19, is facing misdemeanor assault charges, police say .", "Fight involving Jena 6 teen does not appear to be racially motivated, official says .", "Purvis allegedly choked a teen who he thought flattened friend's car tires .", "Teen, whose bond is $1,000, is still awaiting trial in the Jena 6 ...
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[ "LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- A group of Nigerian rebels who wrote a letter to U.S. President George W. Bush, stating that they attacked two oil pipelines Monday, have asked for former President Jimmy Carter and actor George Clooney to help solve issues in the oil-rich Niger-delta.", "Military policemen patrol the cre...
[ "Nigerian rebels write to U.S. President George W. Bush, say they attacked oil pipelines .", "Appeal for former U.S. President Carter, actor George Clooney to help mediate .", "Group say they attacked two pipelines believed owned by Chevron Corp., Shell oil.", "Adds that their aim was \"the crippling of the N...
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[ "(CNN) -- Sin Hwa Dee began operations in the 1970s as a cottage industry in the former soya sauce-producing enclave of Kim Chuan Road, in the Paya Lebar area of Singapore.", "Mr. and Mrs. Chng Kee started out producing soya and oyster sauces, bean paste and plum paste in the 1970s.", "It was founded by the lat...
[ "Sin Hwa Dee founded by former soya salesman and soya production operator .", "One of Sin Hwa Dee's factories dedicated exclusively to Yu Sheng products .", "In 2005, Sin Hwa Dee moved into their own building, CHNG Kee's Foodlink ." ]
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[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Striking Hollywood writers will be back at their keyboards Wednesday after voting overwhelmingly to end a 100-day walkout that essentially shut down the entertainment industry.", "Writers Guild of America member Steven Binder shows his approval as he votes Tuesday in Beverly Hill...
[ "More than 92 percent of writers vote to end 100-day walkout and return to work .", "Writers Guild of America strike began November 5 .", "Issues in walkout included handling of writers' work for new media such as Internet .", "Report: February 24 Oscar show will go on as usual ." ]
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[ "Editor's Note: In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events.", "CNN's Senior Vatican Analyst John L. Allen Jr. is following the pope during his U.S. trip.", "Pope Benedict XVI asked pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Sunda...
[ "Papal representatives stress Benedict's U.S. trip is \"not a political event\"\nBut Catholic vote still matters in U.S. politics, as 2004's close Ohio vote showed .", "Obama's \"guns and religion\" gaffe may help Clinton with blue-collar Catholics .", "Once Democrats settle on a candidate, Catholic vote seems ...
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[ "(AOL Autos) -- Some drivers would say that the United States is a crazy quilt of speed limits, with an emphasis on the \"crazy.\"", "A sign indicating the highest speed limit in the country stands by Interstate 10 outside of the West Texas town of El Paso.", "Since 1995, states have been free to set their own ...
[ "U.S. drivers face patchwork of speed limits across the nation .", "Parts of Texas have speed limits of 80 miles per hour .", "Some researchers skeptical of link between accidents, high speeds ." ]
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[ "JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Reuters) -- His name is \"Average\" and the story of his desperate flight from the wreckage of President Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe is an increasingly common one.", "Math teacher Mawise Gumba fled Zimbabwe and found his qualifications mean little as a refugee.", "The tall 34-year-old,...
[ "His name is \"Average,\" he fled wreckage of President Mugabe's Zimbabwe .", "One of the 4,000 who flee hunger, homelessness into South Africa a day .", "Once-prosperous nation now an economic disaster with 5,000 percent inflation ." ]
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[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Three U.S. soldiers were killed and 31 others wounded in two rocket attacks Sunday afternoon in Baghdad, the U.S. military said.", "Mehdi Army militiamen celebrate after attacking an Iraqi Army vehicle in Baghdad's Sadr City on Sunday.", "Earlier Sunday, fighting between U.S. troops and ...
[ "Rocket attacks kill 3 U.S. troops, wound 31 .", "Prime minister to ban Sadrists from politics if Mehdi Army not disbanded .", "One arrested in kidnapping of a busload of college students, police say .", "Interior Ministry official says militia fighting U.S. troops in Sadr City ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama defended himself and his wife Sunday against suggestions that they are insufficiently patriotic.", "Sen. Barack Obama defended himself and his wife against recent suggestions that they are not patriotic.", "After a town hall meeting in Lorain, Ohio, a re...
[ "Obama responds to question about attempts to paint him as unpatriotic .", "Obama cited for not wearing American flag lapel pin, among other things .", "Obama: \"There's always some nonsense going on in general elections\"\nClinton has said she has shown she can withstand conservative attacks ." ]
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[ "BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- Six Italian men were shot dead in the German city of Duisburg on Wednesday in an execution-style killing linked to a mafia feud.", "Police remove a body from the scene.", "Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato said the shootings appeared to be linked to a feud between two mafia clan...
[ "Six young Italians found shot in the head in western German city of Duisburg .", "Five were dead when authorities arrived, one died later .", "The victims were between 16 and 39 years old, police say .", "Police believe the killings may be linked to organized crime in Italy ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An elementary school at the center of a civil rights battle, a hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina and a hangar that once housed U.S. Navy dirigibles are on this year's National Trust for Historic Preservation's endangered list.", "Sumner was the centerpiece of the landmark 1954 Supreme Cou...
[ "National Trust for Historic Preservation releases list of 11 endangered sites .", "List includes urban neighborhoods threatened by development, gentrification .", "School at center of Brown v. Board of Education makes list .", "The National Trust hopes the list will draw awareness to the endangered sites ." ...
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[ "(CNN) -- Panama City Beach, Florida, police are looking for a hotel security guard accused of raping an Alabama student and throwing her off a sixth-floor hotel balcony, a police spokesman told CNN.", "Police released this photo of Shawn Wuertly, who worked as a hotel security guard in Panama City Beach, Florida...
[ "Police in Panama City Beach, Florida, looking for hotel security guard Shawn Wuertly .", "He's suspected of raping teen staying at hotel, tossing her from 6th-floor balcony .", "Victim remains hospitalized; injuries not life-threatening, police say .", "Wuertly was questioned by police earlier, released for ...
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former ABC News chief national security correspondent John McWethy died from injuries in a Colorado skiing accident, a coroner said Thursday.", "John McWethy, right, shares a laugh in 2002 with former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in Washington.", "A witness said McWethy, 61, was skiing...
[ "Ex-ABC News reporter John McWethy, 61, dies in Colorado ski accident .", "McWethy was wearing helmet at time of crash, coroner says .", "Reporter died doing \"something he truly loved,\" says ABC president .", "\"Unflappable\" reporter \"really did have handle on what life was for,\" ex-colleague says ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Record oil prices, the sub-prime mortgage mess and slumping stock markets are hardly music to the ears of investors.", "In tough economic times like these, investors seek out safe, stable investments such as guaranteed government bonds or CDs.", "Yet a growing number are being wooed b...
[ "Investors are being wooed by funds specializing in high-end musical instruments .", "The Stradivarius violin is the premier investment instrument .", "A new hedge fund called the Fine Violins Fund is dedicated to top-range instruments ." ]
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[ "MILAN, Italy -- European Super Cup winners Milan were brought back down to earth at the San Siro on Monday, as Fiorentina held them to a 1-1 draw in Serie A. Kaka (right) wheels away in celebration after scoring his penalty against Fiorentina.", "Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu earned the visitors a point with a ...
[ "Super Cup winners AC Milan are held to a 1-1 home draw by Fiorentina .", "Brazilian Kaka gave Milan the lead with a penalty after a foul on Ambrosini .", "Adrian Mutu equalised for Fiorentina with a header from Santana's cross ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Two hours before his scheduled execution Thursday, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles commuted the death sentence of Samuel David Crowe, his lawyer said.", "Samuel David Crowe's death sentence was changed to life in prison by Georgia authorities, his attorney says.", "Crowe was convicted in 1988...
[ "NEW: Attorney says inmate was shocked, relieved, somber .", "NEW: Victim's family too devastated to address parole board .", "Samuel David Crowe's death sentence was changed to life in prison Thursday .", "Crowe admitted killing a store clerk in 1988 in Georgia ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Air crash investigators are trying to work out why a Boeing 777 landed short of the runway at London Heathrow airport, skidding on grass and ripping apart sections of the aircraft.", "I-Reporter Alex Quinonez took this image of a casualty being taken by medics from Heathrow Airport.", ...
[ "Beijing to London jet lands short of runway at Heathrow Airport .", "NEW: Investigator says pilot talked of not having power .", "Passenger: We just dropped.", "I couldn't tell you how far .", "136 passengers evacuated from plane; 17 minor injuries reported ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Every day, five U.S. soldiers try to kill themselves.", "Before the Iraq war began, that figure was less than one suicide attempt a day.", "A U.S. soldier patrols the streets of Baghdad in January.", "The dramatic increase is revealed in new U.S. Army figures, which show 2,100 soldiers tr...
[ "Average of 5 soldiers per day tried to commit suicide in 2007, Army figures show .", "Sen. Jim Webb introduces legislation to improve care for soldiers .", "Army psychiatrist says soldiers must overcome stigma of treatment .", "Psychiatrist: \"We know that soldiers don't want to go seek care\"" ]
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[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A German woman held hostage in Iraq since February has been freed, but her son was still being held, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Wednesday.", "An image taken from a video issued in April shows Hannelore Marianne Krause and her son Sinan.", "The woman, Hannelore M...
[ "German foreign minister says woman was released after 155 days .", "Germany will continue efforts to free her adult son, who remains in captivity .", "In video, militants had demanded that German troops leave Afghanistan ." ]
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[ "SANTIAGO, Chile (CNN) -- Nearly 100 former Chilean soldiers and secret police will be prosecuted on charges they tried to cover up the disappearance and deaths of 119 people during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, a judge ordered Monday.", "Former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet, pictured in 2000.", "T...
[ "Chilean judge orders prosecution of 98 former Pinochet soldiers, agents .", "Order is related to investigation of 60 people who disappeared in 1970s .", "Hundreds were killed or disappeared during Augusto Pinochet's rule .", "Suspects are expected to appear in court in Chile on Tuesday ." ]
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[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama told Florida's Cuban-American community Friday that his Cuba policy would be based on \"libertad\" and freedom for the island nation's people.", "Sen. Barack Obama speaks at a Cuban Independence Day event in Miami, Florida, on Friday.", "\"My policy toward Cuba will be...
[ "NEW: Sen. Obama says Cuba policy will be based on liberty for Cuban people .", "NEW: Democratic front-runner accuses Sen. McCain of distorting position .", "Obama calls for looser restrictions on travel, fund transfers to Cuba .", "McCain argues for continuation of hard line policy against communist regime ....
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[ "MUGELLO, Italy -- Italian Valentino Rossi's resurgence continued on Saturday, as the five-time MotoGP champion took pole position at his home race in Mugello.", "Rossi gives the thumbs up after taking his first pole position of the season at his home race in Mugello.", "The 29-year-old has struggled since winn...
[ "Valentino Rossi claims pole position for Sunday's Italian MotoGP in Mugello .", "A lap of one minute 48.130 seconds enough to give Rossi first pole of season .", "Yamaha rider Rossi three points ahead of Honda's Dani Pedrosa in standings ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Actress Sharon Stone said in a statement Saturday that she \"could not be more regretful\" of her comments this month regarding the earthquake in China, in which she suggested that the quake was an act of \"karma.\"", "Sharon Stone made the controversial remarks before she hosted a charity auction at th...
[ "Sharon Stone had suggested that deadly earthquake might be karma .", "Actress issues statement \"to set the record straight\" regarding remark .", "Stone says comments were product of \"news sensationalism\"" ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal made light work of his heavy schedule and a recurring foot problem to reach the last 16 of the French Open on Friday.", "Rafael Nadal inspects his blistered foot during his third-round victory against Jarko Nieminen.", "The world No. 2 crushed Finnish 26th se...
[ "Three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal into last 16 of the French Open .", "Spanish world No.", "2 crushes Finnish 26th seed Jarkko Nieminen 6-1 6-3 6-1 .", "Second seed next faces Fernando Verdasco who beat Mikhail Youzhny .", "Third seed Novak Djokovic later joins Nadal in the fourth round at Roland ...
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[ "(CNN) -- Seven players involved in last week's Champions League final have been excused from England's trip to Trinidad and Tobago for their friendly international on Sunday.", "Only Jermaine Defoe (second right) of the England players congratulating John Terry will travel to Trinidad.", "Coach Fabio Capello c...
[ "Seven players have been cut from the England squad for friendly in Trinidad .", "The seven players had all appeared in the Champions League final last week .", "However, Manchester United central defender Rio Ferdinand will be playing ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A federal grand jury indicted a man arrested last week in connection with a mysterious case of exposure to the deadly biological agent ricin, prosecutors said.", "Authorities found ricin, weapons and an anarchist manual in Roger Von Bergendorff's Nevada hotel room.", "Roger Von Bergendorff, 57, was in...
[ "Roger Von Bergendorff indicted on ricin possession charges .", "Bergendorff had been hospitalized with suspected ricin poisoning .", "Authorities found ricin, guns in Bergendorff's Nevada hotel room .", "Thomas Tholen, Bergendorff's cousin, also faces charges ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has warned against outside influences in next month's run-off election, likening one American diplomat to a \"prostitute\" and threatening to oust another from his country.", "Robert Mugabe tries to stir voters with a blistering speech criticizing the U.S. and Britain.",...
[ "Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe likens U.S. diplomat to prostitute .", "Mugabe warns U.S. and Britain to keep out of Zimbabwe .", "Morgan Tsvangirai attends funeral and accuses Mugabe supporters of murder ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Serie A champions Inter Milan have confirmed the dismissal of coach Roberto Mancini, opening the way for former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho to replace him.", "Mancini guided Inter Milan to the Italian league title for three successive seasons.", "Ironically, the 43-year-old Mancini, who guided Inter...
[ "Serie A champions Inter Milan confirm dismissal of coach Roberto Mancini .", "Mancini allegedly fired for comments made after defeat to Liverpool in March .", "Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho favorite to take over at the San Siro ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- She's faced the glare of public life since she was a girl, but Chelsea Clinton must contend with renewed press scrutiny as she increasingly assumes a role in her mother's campaign for president.", "Chelsea Clinton accompanies her mother to the polls on Super Tuesday in Chappaqua, New York.", ...
[ "Chelsea Clinton steps up her role in her mother's campaign .", "The Clintons have always shielded their daughter from the media spotlight .", "Ex-first daughter, who soon turns 28, will campaign in Hawaii for Tuesday caucuses ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A shadowy figure in the back seat of an SUV in surveillance photos is a second \"person of interest\" in the slaying of the University of North Carolina student body president, police said Monday.", "Investigators say a second male appears in the back seat in this ATM photo, which has been colorized.", ...
[ "ATM photo shows driver, shadowy figure in back seat of SUV .", "Driver appears to be using one of student Eve Carson's ATM cards .", "Carson was found shot to death early Wednesday near campus .", "Carson was student body president at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton on Thursday sharpened her attacks on Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama as she faces what even her supporters admit are must-win situations in Texas and Ohio in the weeks ahead.", "At a campaign stop at a General Motors Corp. plant in Youngstown, Ohio, the senator from New York accu...
[ "NEW: Spokesman says Obama \"doesn't need lectures on special interests\"\nSen. Hillary Clinton accuses Sen. Barack Obama of caving to special interests .", "Clinton has challenged Obama's ability to deliver on his rhetoric .", "Clinton supporter James Carville says she must win in Texas, Ohio on March 4 ." ]
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[ "GEROLSTEIN, Germany -- Mineral water company Gerolsteiner have decided to drop their sponsorship of the German ProTour cycling team, which expires at the end of the 2008 season.", "German rider Stefan Schumacher is a member of the Gerolsteiner team.", "Gerolsteiner, who have been team sponsors since 1998, said...
[ "The Gerolsteiner company is ending its sponsorship of the Pro Tour team .", "They have been team sponsors since 1998 and their contract ends next year .", "Stefan Schumacher and Davide Rebellin are leading team members .", "T-Mobile have fired Lorenzo Bernucci after a positive dope test ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Negotiations between the United States and Libya that could result in compensation for past acts of state-sponsored terrorism by Libya are under way, a senior State Department official said Friday.", "The wreckage of Pan Am 103 in Lockerbie, Scotland; the bombing killed 270 people in 1989.",...
[ "Nations hoping for deal in which Libya would compensate terrorism victims .", "Eights acts would be covered in possible agreement .", "Libya has tried to normalize relations with U.S. by renouncing terrorism .", "U.S. oil companies want to explore and develop Libya's oil fields ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Researchers have produced aerial photos of jungle dwellers who they say are among the few remaining peoples on Earth who have had no contact with the outside world.", "Indigenous Brazilians are photographed during an overflight in May, reacting to the sights over their camp.", "Taken from a small airp...
[ "The photos are published on the National Indian Foundation's Web site .", "Government: Men appear strong and healthy, live in communal shelters .", "\"Uncontacted tribes\" are thought to have had no contact with outsiders ." ]
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[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the 2008 Atlantic season, formed Saturday near the coast of Belize, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.", "Tropical Storm Arthur could make its way across the Yucatan and re-emerge in the Gulf of Mexico.", "The storm made its way over...
[ "NEW: Storm could re-emerge into Gulf of Mexico and regain intensity .", "Storm's maximum sustained winds near 40 mph .", "Storm forecast to dump up to 10 to 15 inches of rain over Belize .", "2008 hurricane season begins Sunday ." ]
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[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Imams delivering their Friday sermons in Iraq are denouncing the shooting of a Quran, the holy book of Islam, by a U.S. soldier.", "Col. Ted Martin kisses a copy of the Quran before presenting it to tribal leaders Saturday.", "\"If we were strongly united from the beginning, that silly-m...
[ "\"We condemn and denounce the criminal act,\" Shiite imam says in Friday sermon .", "Sunni imam calls soldier \"silly-minded American\" who embarrassed leader .", "American staff sergeant had used a Quran for target practice in Iraq .", "Friday prayers most significant event of the week for Muslims ." ]
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[ "SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- On the question of whether recent immigrants assimilate as quickly as previous waves, many Americans exhibit short fuses -- and even shorter memories.", "Ruben Navarrette Jr. notes that immigrants have been criticized throughout history for not assimilating.", "They have convince...
[ "Navarrette: Americans perceive new immigrants as not assimilating .", "Americans think ancestors got off the boat waving the Stars and Stripes, he says .", "That leads to resentment of current wave of immigrants, he says .", "But a recent study says new immigrants are joining the mainstream ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Australia leg-spinner Stuart MacGill has announced he will quit international cricket at the end of the ongoing second Test against West Indies.", "MacGill will retire after 10 years of Test cricket, in which he has taken 207 wickets.", "The 37-year-old made his Test debut against South Africa 10 year...
[ "Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill has announced he will quit Test cricket .", "The 37-year-old made his Test debut 10 years ago and has taken 207 wickets .", "MacGill took only wicket to fall in rain-interrupted third day of second Test .", "Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Dwayne Bravo compile unbroken stand ...
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[ "JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- An Indonesian businessman known for publicity stunts dropped 100 million rupiah, or about $10,700, from an aircraft Sunday to promote his new book.", "Bank notes are dropped from a small airplane Sunday to promote Tung Desem Waringin's new book.", "Tung Desem Waringin circled eight ...
[ "Indonesian businessman circles soccer field eight times, dumping bags of cash .", "Men snatch bills from youngsters; one man stuffs blue cap with money .", "Businessman wanted to pull stunt over Jakarta, but police feared chaos .", "Author once rode on horseback through Jakarta, dressed as war hero ." ]
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[ "WICHITA, Kansas (CNN) -- She found her husband on their bed in a pool of his own vomit, dead from an accidental overdose of drugs he received from an online pharmacy.", "These pills were sent to CNN's Drew Griffin, even though he was never seen by a doctor.", "Every night before her husband went to bed, he wou...
[ "CNN reporter gets drugs online without ever seeing a doctor as part of investigation .", "Widow describes losing her husband to overdose of drugs bought online .", "Expert says online pharmaceutical industry needs better regulation .", "Woman tells CNN she tried to commit suicide after falling into deep depr...
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[ "CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- At a debate in front of thousands of labor union activists Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama's Democratic presidential rivals blasted him for his remarks about Pakistan.", "Last Wednesday, the Illinois senator said that if it were necessary to root out terrorists, he would send U.S. forces i...
[ "Sen. Hillary Clinton booed when she criticizes Sen. Barack Obama at debate .", "Clinton, Sen. Chris Dodd slam Obama's stance on Pakistan .", "Obama: U.S. should go into Pakistan if intelligence warrants it .", "Debate sponsored by AFL-CIO drew thousands of labor activists ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The U.S. military is promising action to address conditions in a barracks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, after a soldier's father posted images on YouTube showing a building that he said \"should be condemned.\"", "A soldier battles overflowing sewage in the Fort Bragg barracks shortly after coming home...
[ "Video shows moldy, rusty building with paint chipping; broken drain pipe .", "Picture: Soldier in a sink to prevent 3 inches of sewage water from overflowing .", "\"This is embarrassing.", "It's disgusting,\" soldier's father says .", "Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Dick Cody: \"There's no excuse\" for cond...
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[ "(CNN) -- Ecological and conservation groups are praising a move by the Environmental Protection Agency to impose new restrictions on rat poisons to help reduce the threat of accidental exposure to children and wildlife.", "The rules say only farmers, livestock owners and certified rodent control employees can bu...
[ "EPA says new regulations will reduce rat poison exposure to children, wildlife .", "Environmental groups laud efforts to keep rat poison off consumer market .", "New restrictions prohibit sale of loose pellets, bulk bags for personal use .", "Bait blocks for rats that are used in the wild can attract endange...
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[ "(CNN) -- Suspected Islamic insurgents fired mortar rounds at a plane carrying Somalia's transitional president, but no one -- including Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed -- was harmed, a presidential spokesman said.", "Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, pictured late last month during a visit to France.", "The attack...
[ "Suspected Islamic rebels fire at a plane carrying Somalia's transitional president .", "Plane attacked as about to take off from Mogadishu, no injuries reported .", "Attack is the second assassination attempt on Ahmed after car bomb in 2006 .", "Somalia in chaos since 1991, when warlords deposed dictator Moh...
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[ "PICHER, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Powerful storms killed 22 people in three states over the weekend, including an Oklahoma mother who died while huddling over her child, authorities said.", "Her son survived with facial injuries.", "Teresa Bland, left, comforts Betty Bayliss among the debris in Picher, Oklahoma, on Su...
[ "15 dead in Missouri, 1 killed in Georgia, six in Oklahoma, officials say .", "States of emergency declared in Oklahoma, Georgia counties .", "Storm system struck Midwest, then continued into the South .", "President Bush has pledged federal support, has talked to states' governors ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The nation's largest publicly owned utility company may be vulnerable to cyber attacks, according to a new report.", "In 2007 President Bush visited the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority.", "The Tennessee Valley Authority, which supplies power to almost...
[ "A hacker could disrupt Tennessee Valley Authority system, causing blackouts .", "TVA supplies power to almost 9 million Americans .", "Congress was told 75 percent of utilities fixed problems to combat attacks .", "Representative: no clear picture of how vulnerable utilities are to cyber attacks ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Meals Ready to Eat, or MREs are used by the military to provide nutritious and compact meals for the troops.", "The meals spark memories good and bad, for those who ate them in the military and even for some civilians who used them during disasters, when food was not readily available.", "Harald Schwe...
[ "CNN readers recall good and bad memories of MREs .", "\"They get the job done but always needed a bit of spicing up\"\nMeat-vegetable-loaf \"left a very heavy feeling in the pit of your stomach\"\nCanned sponge cake an \"acquired taste\"" ]
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[ "DERBY, England -- Substitute Emmanuel Adebayor struck his second hat-trick against Derby this season as Arsenal ran riot with a 6-2 Premier League victory at Pride Park.", "Arsenal players celebrate Robin Van Persie's goal in their comfortable 6-2 victory over Derby.", "The Gunners, 5-0 winners at The Emirates...
[ "Emmanuel Adebayor hits hat-trick as Arsenal thrash Derby 6-2 at Pride Park .", "The result follows Arsenal's 5-0 win against bottom side earlier this season .", "Arsenal are four points behind Man United and Chelsea with two matches left ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Some 220 square miles of ice has collapsed in Antarctica and an ice shelf about seven times the size of Manhattan is \"hanging by a thread,\" the British Antarctic Survey said Tuesday, blaming global warming.", "Scientists say the size of the threatened shelf is about 5,282 square miles.", "\"We are i...
[ "A large chunk of the Wilkins ice shelf in Antarctica broke away last month .", "Only a narrow strip of ice is protecting the shelf from further breakup .", "\"I didn't expect to see things happen this quickly,\" scientist says .", "Ice shelves are floating ice sheets attached to the coast ." ]
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[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A woman who died after she was hit by a spotted eagle ray leaping from the water off the Florida Keys suffered \"multiple skull fractures and direct brain injury,\" a medical examiner said Friday.", "The dead spotted eagle ray lies on the deck of a boat in Florida.", "Judy Kay Zagorski...
[ "NEW: Woman suffered brain injury, multiple skull fractures, medical examiner rules .", "Spotted eagle ray leaps from water, strikes woman on boat, officials say .", "Victim was 55-year-old woman from Michigan .", "Spotted eagle ray weighed 75 to 80 pounds, official says ." ]
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[ "PARIS, France -- Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was a shock casualty at the French Open on Monday when she crashed 6-7 7-6 6-2 against fellow Russian Dinara Safina in Paris.", "Ecstasy: Safina releases her emotions after her comeback win over Maria Sharapova in the French Open last 16.", "Bidding for the only Gran...
[ "Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was a shock casualty at the French Open .", "World No.", "1 crashed 6-7 7-6 6-2 against fellow Russian Dinara Safina .", "Safina, the 13th seed, faces another Russian Elena Dementieva in last 8 ." ]
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[ "GUDDA, India (CNN) -- In Gudda, a village with very little, residents are literally beaming.", "Just two years ago, villagers had never seen light after dark, unless it came from the moon.", "Then, solar light arrived and changed everything.", "Children in Gudda stand on rooftops near a solar panel.", "Sol...
[ "Residents had never had light after dark until two years ago .", "When villagers saw solar lights in action, their reaction was \"Wow\"\nNearby college helps India's poorest of the poor solve problems .", "Villager describes seeing light for first time: \"I was very happy\"" ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In what he called a \"defining moment for our nation,\" Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday became the first African-American to head the ticket of a major political party.", "Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday told supporters he will be the Democratic nominee.", "Obama's steady stream of superdelegate ...
[ "NEW: Clinton says she's not making any decisions tonight .", "NEW: CNN projects Clinton wins South Dakota; Obama takes Montana .", "Obama passes delegate threshold .", "Clinton tells New York lawmakers she would be Obama's No.", "2 ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that it is investigating an incident in which a panel separated from the wing of a Boeing 757 while it was in flight last week.", "iReporter and Flight 1250 passenger Paul Shepherd took this photo of the damage through the aircraft's wind...
[ "The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating US Airways flight .", "Plane was en route from Orlando, Florida, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .", "Wing panel struck several windows, cracking the outer pane of one .", "Plane landed in Philadelphia about 30 minutes after the incident with no injurie...
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[ "(CNN) -- On video, Joran van der Sloot says he \"didn't lose a minute of sleep\" over knowing Natalee Holloway's motionless body had been taken out to sea and dumped.", "Joran van der Sloot awaits transfer from the Netherlands to Aruba in November.", "He later was released.", "In the video that aired Sunday...
[ "Suspect says on hidden camera Holloway appeared to have died on beach .", "Lawyer: Facts disprove client's videotaped story of Natalee Holloway's death .", "Holloway's mom says video leaves no doubt about daughter's death .", "Report: Hidden camera captures suspect saying Holloway's body was dumped ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. has restored Fulbright scholarships to seven Gaza-based students, saying it erred last week when it rescinded the awards because of travel restrictions that Israel imposes on the Palestinian territory.", "Student Hadeel Abukwaik, 23, says she hopes to have an exit visa to leave Gaza ...
[ "NEW: State Department says U.S. erred when it rescinded scholarships .", "U.S. tells students it is trying to persuade Israel to let them leave Gaza .", "U.S. cited Israeli travel restrictions on territory when it rescinded awards last week .", "Israeli spokesman indicates his country would be willing to gra...
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[ "BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Police in Tibet have arrested 16 Buddhist monks and are seeking three more for their alleged involvement in one bombing and two attempted bombings, authorities in Tibet told state-run media.", "Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers are shown in the streets of Lhasa, Tibet, on March 14...
[ "Arrests tied to three bombings in April, police tell Xinhua .", "China says suspects confessed; CNN could not confirm .", "Lhasa, Tibet was site of deadly unrest in March ." ]
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[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Workers using blowtorches accidentally started a weekend fire at Universal Studios, Los Angeles County spokeswoman Judy Hammond told CNN Monday.", "The fire burns buildings and movie sets at Universal Studios on Sunday.", "The fast-moving, early morning blaze destroyed several ...
[ "Workers using heating tools started Sunday's fire, an official told CNN .", "The blaze destroyed movie sets and a King Kong exhibit .", "10 firefighters were injured ." ]
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[ "DORCHESTER, England (CNN) -- Englishman John Webber thought nothing of the small, shiny cup, passed down from his junk dealer grandfather and stashed under a bed for years, until appraisers said it was an ancient Persian artifact.", "The ancient Persian gold cup, thought to date from the third or fourth century...
[ "Gold cup stashed under bed for years is $100,000 ancient Persian artifact .", "Small urn went under the hammer at auction in southern England Thursday .", "Artifact acquired by junk dealer, grandfather of current owner, in the 1930s or 1940s .", "Experts say it is believed to date from the third or fourth ce...
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[ "(CNN) -- From a country which brought the world brands like Sony and Toyota, there's another name that's crept quietly to global prominence.", "Hello Kitty, the moon-faced cat with a bow in her hair and no mouth.", "Shintaro Tsuji, CEO of Sanrio, famous for its Hello Kitty brand, speaks in The Boardroom.", "...
[ "Shintaro Tsuji, CEO of Sanrio speaks to Andrew Stevens in The Boardroom .", "Sanrio's most famous character is Hello Kitty, a moon-faced cat .", "Hello Kitty is responsible for more than half of Sanrio's billion dollar turnover ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- U.S. President George Bush railed against the government of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe Monday, calling intimidation of opposition figures \"deplorable.\"", "Leading opposition figure Artur Mutambara was arrested following his criticism of President Robert Mugabe.", "\"The continued use of gove...
[ "Bush: Continued use of government-sponsored violence deplorable .", "Opposition unable to campaign freely ahead of June 27 presidential runoff election .", "Police arrest student activist-turned-opposition politician Arthur Mutambara .", "Bush: Mugabe's government is failing on multiple levels ." ]
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[ "ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A massive blast targeting the Danish Embassy in Pakistan Monday killed at least six people and wounded as many as 18, authorities said.", "The scene of devastation in Islamabad Monday after a suicide car bomb attack near the Danish Embassy.", "The blast left a four-foot deep crater...
[ "Suicide car bomber targeted Danish embassy in capital, Islamabad .", "Differing accounts put death toll at between eight and six people .", "Medical worker says a child and at least one foreign national died in blast .", "Danish embassy scene of protests last year over Muhammed cartoons row ." ]
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[ "DURHAM, North Carolina (CNN) -- An operation to remove a malignant tumor from Sen. Edward Kennedy's brain was successful, and the Democrat should suffer no permanent damage from the procedure, his surgeon reported Monday.", "Sen. Edward Kennedy, right, leaves a Boston hospital with his son Patrick on May 21.", ...
[ "NEW: Kennedy should not have any \"permanent neurological effects\" from surgery .", "NEW: \"I feel like a million bucks,\" senator reportedly says after surgery .", "Chemotherapy and radiation will follow surgery in North Carolina, statement says .", "Kennedy expected to stay at Duke hospital for about a we...
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[ "(CNN) -- Retired Adm. William Fallon resigned in March as leader of the U.S. military's Central Command after reportedly clashing with President Bush.", "Retired Adm. William Fallon told CNN he resigned to maintain confidence in the military chain of command.", "During an interview Tuesday on CNN's American Mo...
[ "Former Central Command chief William Fallon denies president sought third war .", "Fallon: Concern for confidence in chain of command led to resignation .", "\"There are many other ways to solve problems\" besides war, he says .", "Fallon: Best course in Iraq is to maintain confidence in Gen. David Petraeus ...
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton on Saturday will officially suspend her campaign for the presidency and \"express her support for Senator Obama and party unity,\" her campaign said Wednesday.", "Sen. Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that she will let her supporters and party leaders decide her course.", "...
[ "NEW: Clinton will suspend presidential campaign Saturday, sources say .", "Obama, Clinton spoke by phone Wednesday, but VP slot was not discussed .", "Rangel says Clinton could've been \"far more generous\" on Tuesday night .", "Obama says he's \"very confident\" he can unite Democrats by November ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- U.S. Navy ships loaded with supplies for victims of Myanmar's cyclone will sail away from the country's coast on Thursday, after the ruling junta refused for three weeks to allow them to deliver aid.", "U.S. ships steam in formation off the coast of Myanmar on May 23.", "Adm. Timothy Keating said the ...
[ "NEW: U.S. ships to leave area Thursday, admiral says; some planes will stay .", "NEW: Adm. Timothy Keating says he's frustrated that aid was refused .", "Myanmar junta leaders did not grant permission for U.S. Navy ships to deliver aid .", "U.S. will keep pushing efforts to get emergency supplies to victims,...
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[ "SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- Hyundai Chairman Chung Mong-koo escaped a prison sentence for embezzlement after a South Korean court ruled Thursday to instead impose a suspended five year sentence, according to a company spokesman.", "Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-Koo, center, leaves the High Court after his tr...
[ "Hyundai Chairman Chung Mong-koo has escaped prison for embezzling .", "South Korean court ruled instead to impose a suspended five year sentence .", "In February, the 68-year-old executive was sentenced to three years in prison .", "Chung was accused of placing firm's money in fund to earn government favors ...
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[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The remains of two U.S. contractors who were kidnapped in Iraq have been found, FBI officials said Monday.", "The bureau identified the two as Ronald Withrow of Roaring Springs, Texas, abducted on January 5, 2007, and John Roy Young of Kansas City, Missouri, who was captured on November 1...
[ "NEW: Remains found of two U.S. contractors who were abducted in Iraq, FBI says .", "U.S. death toll at 4,000 after four soldiers die when roadside bomb hits vehicle .", "At least 35 Iraqis killed in attacks Sunday .", "People killed in U.S. weekend strike were \"terrorists,\" not allies, U.S. says ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A former member of the radical 1970s group Symbionese Liberation Army is back in custody after a clerical error miscalculated her prison release date, a California Department of Corrections spokesman said Saturday.", "Sara Jane Olson wipes away a tear at a Los Angeles courthouse in 1999.", "Sara Jane ...
[ "NEW: Sara Jane Olson's attorney says she cannot be treated as \"yo-yo\"\nEx-Symbionese Liberation Army member freed Monday after serving about six years .", "California Department of Corrections says clerical error led to release .", "Her earliest release date is now March 17, 2009 ." ]
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[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Artist Robert West is proud of his connection to the Pullman Company.", "His grandfather, Allen Parrish, was a Pullman Porter and helped inspire some of his train paintings.", "Robert West paints his latest project in his Atlanta, Georgia, studio.", "\"When I was growing up, we wo...
[ "Robert West was inspired by family history to paint trains .", "Artist's grandfather was a Pullman train porter .", "\"Visual historian\" does a lot of research before painting ." ]
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[ "KIEV, Ukraine (CNN) -- A planned missile defense system in Eastern Europe poses no threat to Russia, President George Bush said Tuesday, responding to concerns that the U.S. might use interceptor missiles for offensive purposes.", "President Bush, with President Viktor Yushchenko, praised Ukraine's democratic an...
[ "NEW: Bush: Russia can't veto Georgia's, Ukraine's inclusion in NATO's MAP program .", "European countries share doubts that system is designed to deter Iran, North Korea .", "U.S. president says he will push for Ukraine, Georgia to join NATO .", "Analyst says both issues threaten to destabilize NATO ." ]
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[ "MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Spanish police Tuesday arrested two Moroccan men suspected of having links to Islamic terrorism, Spain's Ministry of Interior said, including one man wanted in connection with attacks in Casablanca in 2003.", "Mohamed El Bay is thought to have been trying to buy weapons and explosives.", ...
[ "Two men arrested in Spanish enclave of Melilla, near Morocco .", "One accused of involvement in bombing that killed 33 in Casablanca .", "The other is believed to have been trying to buy arms .", "Arrest warrants were issued after Morocco broke up terror network last February ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The Rev. Jeremiah Wright on Monday said the black church, not him, had been subjected to attacks in the 2008 presidential campaign.", "Speaking before the National Press Club, Sen. Barack Obama's former pastor sought to give insight into the black church and clarify some of his remarks that have sparked...
[ "The Rev.", "Jeremiah Wright seeks to explain theology of black church .", "Wright says criticisms come from those who have not heard his whole sermons .", "NEW: Obama: \"Folks in my past like Rev.", "Wright\" may cause some voters concern ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Preliminary results of an investigation show that Tuesday's massive power outage in Florida was caused by human error, Florida Power and Light President Armando Olivera said Friday.", "A field engineer was diagnosing a switch that had malfunctioned at FPL's Flagami substation in west Miami.", "Without...
[ "A field engineer disabled two levels of relay protection, Florida Power and Light says .", "FPL: Actions were contrary to standard procedures and established practices .", "The employee has been suspended with pay as the investigation continues .", "About 3 million people lost power Tuesday ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Zimbabwe's capital of Harare was quiet Saturday night after polls began closing for elections that will decide the future of longtime President Robert Mugabe.", "Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe campaigns in the capital of Harare last week.", "Results were not expected until Sunday.", "The main op...
[ "Zimbabwe's main opposition alleges widespread irregularities in election .", "Opposition party says it will release its own election results Sunday .", "President Mugabe faces two challengers who have good chance of winning .", "Inflation is rampant in Zimbabwe, once called the breadbasket of southern Africa...
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[ "(CNN) -- The Netherlands has rejected an asylum plea by a gay Iranian teenager trying to escape possible persecution in his homeland.", "Mehdi Kazemi believes he will face persecution if he is made to return to Iran.", "Mehdi Kazemi, 19, had originally sought asylum in Britain, where he was taking classes on a...
[ "Iranian teenager loses appeal to remain in the Netherlands .", "19-year-old had sought asylum in UK but is to be sent home .", "Mehdi Kazemi says he will face persecution in his homeland ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The building in Amstetten, eastern Austria, seems innocuous enough.", "But it is underneath this family home --- now known as \"the house of horror\" -- that a woman was held for nearly 24 years by her father and repeatedly raped, giving birth to seven children as a result.", "The bathroom used by th...
[ "Austrian father confesses he held daughter prisoner for nearly 24 years First images emerge of the cellar dungeon in which she, three children held The rooms include a sleeping quarters, a kitchen and a bathroom .", "Police are still trying to understand the purpose of all the rooms in the cellar ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- She'll never forget the day her 17-year-old son, John, asked her permission to enlist in the U.S. military.", "\"Mom, I owe this to my country.\"", "Samantha Schroeder of Chester, Maryland, worries about her 19-year-old son, John, who is deploying to Iraq.", "Now, at age 19, her son is a Marine prep...
[ "iReporters share their thoughts on how the Iraq war has affected their lives .", "\"Having [my husband] gone is the worst kind of pain,\" one woman says .", "Wife: Invasion changed wedding plans, hubby missed most of first pregnancy .", "iReport.com: Tell us how the war has impacted you and your family ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Videos of the chaos and horrified reactions after the July 7, 2005, London transit bombings were shown to jurors Thursday in the trial of three men charged with conspiracy in the case.", "Smoke and dust fill the platform area at Liverpool Street Station on July 7, 2005, after a bomb expl...
[ "Jurors see video evidence in the trial of three men charged with conspiracy .", "One video shows explosion seconds after train leaves Liverpool Street Station .", "Videos also show three of four suspects in London transport bombings ." ]
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[ "CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Political powerbroker Tony Rezko, whose links to presidential contender Barack Obama dropped him into the national spotlight this year, was convicted of money laundering, fraud and bribery charges by a federal jury Wednesday.", "Tony Rezko, left, leaves federal court with his family Tu...
[ "Illinois political power broker Tony Rezko convicted in corruption case .", "Rezko was accused of demanding kickbacks for state business contracts .", "Rezko made contributions to Obama campaign, sold him land ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Mychal Bell, a black teenager accused of beating a white classmate and who was the last of the \"Jena 6\" behind bars, was released from custody Thursday after a juvenile court judge set his bail at $45,000.", "Supporters surround Mychal Bell on Thursday after his release at the LaSalle Parish courthous...
[ "Bell released from custody after juvenile court judge sets bail at $45,000 .", "Prosecutor won't appeal ruling in Bell case .", "Bell and five other black teens are accused of beating white student Justin Barker .", "Beating followed white students hanging nooses from a tree on school grounds ." ]
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[ "KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNN) -- Sudan's entire state apparatus has been mobilized \"to plan, commit, and cover up crimes\" in the war-torn area of Darfur, a prosecutor for the International Criminal Court said Thursday.", "The United Nations estimates 2.5 million people have been forced from their homes in Darfur.", ...
[ "International Criminal Court: Sudan \"taken no steps\" to arrest Darfur war criminals .", "One suspect now in charge of humanitarian affairs for Sudanese government .", "Allegations stem from 2003 counter-insurgency campaign by Sudanese government .", "United Nations estimates about 300,000 people have died ...
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[ "(CNN) -- A high school valedictorian's plans to study medicine at a California state university have run headlong into the federal government's attempts to return him and his family to Armenia.", "Arthur Mkoyan, 17, was 2 years old when his family came to the United States.", "\"I haven't been in Armenia since...
[ "Arthur Mkoyan, 17, and his family are set for deportation 10 days after graduation .", "The family says they left Armenia in 1992 fearing for their lives .", "Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the family has no legal basis to stay ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After months of stalemate, the Senate late Tuesday passed a huge government spending bill that includes billions of dollars requested by President Bush to continue the war in Iraq.", "White House officials have said President Bush would sign off on the spending plan if the Iraq money was adde...
[ "NEW: The roughly $555 billion budget measure passed 76-17 .", "Democrats failed to tie war funding to plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq .", "Bill has nearly 9,000 earmarks worth $7.4 billion, watchdog group says .", "Measure now goes back to House for approval in its revised form ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli would be remembered as the greatest female cyclist of her generation even if she had never been an Olympic champion.", "Longo-Ciprelli: Fourth time lucky in Atlanta in 1996.", "For much of her career, the Olympic gold was the one honor to elude the French rider.", "Misfortune,...
[ "Cyclist's Olympic record: 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals, 1 bronze medal .", "Cyclist was born October 31, 1958, in Annency, France .", "By 1988 Longo-Ciprelli was a three-time road race world champion ." ]
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- For years, Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout made millions of dollars delivering weapons and ammunition to warlords and militants, officials say.", "On Thursday, Bout and his associate, Andrew Smulian, were arrested in Thailand after a series of events that officials said could have come straight...
[ "NEW: The United States wants Viktor Bout extradited from Thailand .", "Bout, associate are accused of conspiring to sell weapons to Colombian rebels .", "British officials say Bout shipped arms to the Taliban and al Qaeda .", "Russian is said to have inspired Nicolas Cage role in movie \"Lord of War\"" ]
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[ "LONDON, England -- A Colombian sculptor has created a mystery at London's Tate Modern gallery by refusing to reveal how she seemingly managed to crack open a concrete floor.", "\"Shibboleth\" is Colombian artist Doris Salcedo's first public commission in the United Kingdom.", "The work by Doris Salcedo begins ...
[ "Work by Colombian sculptor at London's Tate Modern is crack in concrete floor .", "Doris Salcedo refuses to reveal how she created the huge work of art .", "\"Shibboleth\" represents gap between white Europeans and the rest of humanity ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Armenian President Robert Kocharian declared a state of emergency Saturday night after a day of clashes between police and protesters, a spokeswoman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry said.", "The protesters claim last month's presidential election was rigged.", "The state of emergency will \"hopefully...
[ "NEW: Protest moves after crackdown at Freedom Square .", "Order sought after protests over last month's election turn violent .", "Demonstrators say the election was fraudulent .", "State of emergency could last until March 20, official says ." ]
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[ "BUCHAREST, Romania (CNN) -- France has agreed to send a battalion of troops to eastern Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman has said.", "Canadian NATO-led soldiers walk patrol near Kandahar, Afghanistan.", "James Appathurai told reporters at a briefing that the move will help NATO meet Canada's requirement that it se...
[ "French move will help NATO meet Canada's Kandahar commitment .", "Canada agreed to extend commitment as long as other NATO members helped .", "The bulk of recent fighting has been done by U.S., Canadian, UK and Dutch troops ." ]
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[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A top Iraqi political figure -- who also is an imam at a prominent Shiite mosque in the capital -- urged the abolition of militias Friday and decried violence and pervasive corruption in Baghdad's Sadr City.", "Sheikh Jalal al-Din Ali al-Saghir is a parliament member and a representative ...
[ "NEW: Shiite cleric, also a prominent political figure, speaks against violence .", "U.S. military: Woman who detonated bomb pretended to be pregnant .", "U.S. drone crashes in southern Iraq, military says .", "Iraqi lawmakers in Tehran to show evidence of Iran's support for militias ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Federal drug investigators have taken over the inquiry into the January 22 death of actor Heath Ledger in a New York apartment, a law enforcement source told CNN Thursday.", "Actor Heath Ledger, 28, died January 22 at an apartment in Lower Manhattan.", "Ledger, 28, an Oscar-nominated Australian actor,...
[ "Law enforcement source says federal drug officers are looking into death .", "Ledger died of an accidental overdose January 22 .", "Source: Investigators trying to determine if drugs were prescribed legally .", "DEA is looking at two doctors -- one in California and one in Texas ." ]
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- Twenty-four people, including eight children, were injured in an apparent gas explosion at a Harlem apartment building, the New York Fire Department said.", "The explosion blew out some of the windows in the five-story building.", "John Rodgers, a spokesman for New York-Presbyterian Hospital,...
[ "NEW: Four of the eight injured children came from same family, hospital says .", "One child in critical condition, three in serious condition with burn injuries .", "About 200 firefighters were at the scene in Harlem .", "Residents say some sort of restaurant was being operated in bottom of building ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- ZipRealty is a full-service residential real estate brokerage firm which uses the Internet, proprietary technology and employee real estate agents to provide home buyers and sellers with value-added online service.", "ZipRealty's Web site provides users with access to comprehensive home listings data.",...
[ "ZipRealty uses Internet, proprietary technology, employee real estate agents .", "Web site provides users with home listings, market and neighborhood info .", "ZipRealty completed its initial public offering on November 10, 2004 ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- U.S. health officials said Wednesday they have found a contaminant in a blood-thinning drug produced by Baxter Healthcare Corp. that has been linked to more than a dozen deaths in the United States.", "The drug can keep potentially life-threatening blood clots from forming in the veins, arteries, and lu...
[ "FDA investigators find \"a heparin-like compound -- that is not heparin\"\nTests did not pick up the contaminant because it reacts like heparin .", "FDA: It's not clear whether the contaminant was added accidentally or deliberately .", "At least 19 deaths have been linked to the drug since 2007 ." ]
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