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[ "(AOL Autos) -- Price of gas got you crying at the pump?", "Is it eating into your household budget?", "Well, get used to it.", "Gas in California, the second worst state, hits $4.59 per gallon for regular unleaded in this July 14 photo.", "That's the word on the streets as the price of a gallon of gasoline soars to record highs.", "With regional differentials pushing the price much higher in some places, drivers and small-business owners are finding it hard to cope.", "But which states' motorists get the best deal, and in which states do drivers pay the most to fill-up?", "Here come the numbers .", "Alaska has the highest gas prices in the nation, with a gallon of regular gasoline at $4.623, followed by California at $4.583 as of June 30.", "Hawaii, Connecticut and Washington make up the top five states with highest prices, with New York and D.C. not far behind at $4.292 and $4.160 respectively.", "Best states to buy gas?", "Missouri comes out top at $3.862 for a gallon of regular, followed by Oklahoma at $3.866, South Carolina, Mississippi and Arkansas.", "Iowa, Kansas and Alabama are next in line.", "AOL Autos: Cars with 30+ MPG for $300 or less per month .", "Past prices .", "We use the term 'best states to buy gas' with this caveat: Back in June 2004, gas hovered at around $1.74 a gallon, according to figures from gasbuddy.com.", "Geoff Sundstrom, AAA's fuel price analyst, said the primary reasons for rising fuel prices are an increase in demand for petroleum products across the globe and a need for investment in refining infrastructure.", "\"Right now, it is almost impossible to know where oil and gas prices will be in six months to a year,\" he said.", "\"It's easy to assume that the world economy will continue to grow, we are very clearly at risk of an economic downturn and perhaps a severe economic downturn which could influence the demand side to the point where oil and gas prices may drop.", "\"In 10 to 20 years out, oil and gasoline will continue to be more expensive.", "But given what's happening in the markets right now, there is some potential that [the] demands side of the equation could fall off a cliff.\"", "AOL Autos: Consumer Reports on best fuel-efficient used cars .", "Why so expensive in California?", "Marie Montgomery, spokeswoman for the Automobile Club of Southern California, says the primary reason behind the high price of gas in California is \"market segmentation,\" a marketing term that basically means California (along with many other states) has developed a \"boutique blend\" of fuel in a bid to uphold environmental or ecological standards.", "In California's case, this blend helps clear the state's notorious smog.", "\"We can't use gas they made for Iowa.", "We use a special blend with additives in it, an ethanol mix,\" Montgomery said.", "\"When you do that, you can only use refineries that make that gas [mix].", "The refineries in California are a major supplier, but, when prices are high and there's not another supplier, we have to go where they make that mix.\"", "She pointed out that refineries in Oregon and Washington produce the gas product, and there is a pipeline to Alaska, but that the only other options are shipping in the blend from elsewhere in the nation or Asia, which is not cost-efficient.", "\"People have to figure out how to deal with this on a long-term basis.", "We've been telling motorists to carpool and here we are in summer, and prices have barely come down,\" she said.", "\"Usually we're about a month into a downturn, it's cyclical: Prices go up in spring and spike in May, which isn't happening this year.", "Prices may not come down a lot.\"", "Less misery in Missouri .", "Michael Right, vice president of public affairs for AAA Missouri, said his state is usually among the top three in terms of low gas prices.", "A contributing factor, he said, is that the state's per-gallon tax rate is the lowest in the nation.", "He said that most, if not all, states impose a tax on gasoline but few are as low as the 17 cents a gallon Missouri levies.", "And Missouri, unlike most other states, doesn't impose a sales tax on top of that.", "The state also benefits from good distribution via a crisscrossing network of pipelines which can, unusually, result in cheaper gas in rural areas than in major cities.", "The reason for this is the three types of gas used in the state.", "St Louis primarily uses reformulated gasoline.", "Conventional gas is sold in rural areas, and Kansas City uses low RVP (or low-emission) gasoline.", "Reformulated costs more than conventional gas, hence the higher cost in cities.", "\"In Illinois, it's not unusual to save 15 cents a gallon by crossing the river,\" Right said.", "AOL Autos: Best hybrid SUVs .", "Effects on station owners and operators .", "While the effects of soaring pump prices on consumers are well documented, owners and operators of service stations nationwide are also feeling the pain acutely.", "Dennis Decota, the executive director of the 135-year-old California Service Station and Automotive Repair Association and owner of a service station in Marin County, California, said high prices are \"extremely detrimental to business people.", "What it does is creates a financial hardship on customers, [leading to] less foot traffic to stores or repair facilities.", "It puts a strain on entire businesses; unbranded service stations are really at the end of their rope.\"", "Independent, unbranded stations have one retail philosophy: Offer the best price.", "They rely on oversupply by refineries which they buy at wholesale prices and sell cheaper than the branded competition, like Shell or Exxon (which have both announced they are quitting the service-station industry).", "But in the past six months, that supply curve has become inverted, which means owner-operators are paying more -- $37,000 a truckload -- for their gas than branded outlets.", "Decota noted some are losing as much as 15 cents a gallon on every sale.", "It's a hard time for the industry, he said.", "The blame for high oil prices is pretty evenly spread, Decota said.", "He did, however, point out that as a result of higher gas prices, California brought in $4.4 billion last year in sales taxes from its monthly sales of 1,300,000,000 gallons.", "In 2002, when gas prices averaged about $1.71 a gallon, it brought in $1.7 billion.", "DeCota advocates boosting refinery capacity from its current level of 88 percent to about 92 percent.", "He said refineries \"have their hands on the spigot.", "There is no shortage of crude.", "But if the government stepped up refinery capacity, that would put enough downward pressure to create competition among refineries.", "And my guys are going under.\"", "AOL Autos: 10 hot small cars ." ]	[ "Price of a gallon of gasoline at record high national average of $4.086 on June 30 .", "Alaska has the highest gas prices in the nation, Missouri has lowest .", "Fuel prices rising because of high demand for petroleum products worldwide .", "Gas taxes and ability to access fuel determine state price of gasoline ." ]	[ 4, 8, 16 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that the crisis in Georgia should not be used to score political points, but his campaign has stepped up its attacks on Sen. Barack Obama's foreign policy credentials.", "Sen. John McCain says Russia's entry into the WTO should be reviewed.", "In response, Obama's top foreign policy aide suggested that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was willing to \"shoot from the hip\" and was acting irresponsibly by offering strong support for the Georgia government.", "On Wednesday, McCain continued his tough line against Russia, saying its potential membership in the World Trade Organization should be reviewed as a result of its actions in Georgia, as well its relationship with the G-8 nations, which represent the world's largest industrial economies.", "McCain also said that an international peacekeeping mission should be sent to Georgia and that NATO should re-consider adding Georgia and Ukraine, another former Soviet republic, to the alliance.", "Watch McCain call Georgia's position 'perilous' » .", "\"After the events of the past six days, no one should wonder why countries on Russia's periphery so ardently seek the security guarantees alliance membership represents,\" McCain said during a campaign stop in Birmingham, Michigan.", "Russia has strenuously objected to both nations joining NATO.", "After President Bush said Wednesday that he was ordering the U.S. military to help Georgia's citizens, Obama applauded the move.", "\"The situation is still unstable, and Russia must back up its commitment to stop its violence and violation of Georgia's sovereignty with actions, not just words,\" Obama said in a statement.", "\"The United States should now join our European partners in direct, high-level diplomacy with both Georgia and Russia to seek immediate implementation of a cease-fire, and to achieve a lasting resolution to this crisis.\"", "The crisis in Georgia started Friday, when Russia moved troops in into South Ossetia after the Georgian government moved troops into breakaway territory.", "South Ossetia has been largely autonomous since 1991, but separatists would like to break with Georgia and either declare independence or join North Ossetia, which is part of Russia.", "Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who is heading to France and the Georgian capitol of Tbilisi, said Wednesday that she has been briefing both candidates on the conflict.", "Watch President Bush declare 'America's unwavering support' for Georgia » .", "When the crisis began last week, McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was out front in condemning the Russia actions and calling for a cease-fire.", "\"Today, we are all Georgians,\" McCain said Tuesday.", "Watch McCain declare 'we are all Georgians' » .", "When the crisis broke out last week, the Obama camp called \"for all sides to show restraint and to stop this armed conflict,\" echoing the statements from the White House and the European Union.", "As Russia planes bombed Georgian cities and Russian troops advanced into Georgia, Obama, who is on vacation in Hawaii, condemned Russia's actions and called for a cease-fire.", "Watch Obama condemn Russia's actions » .", "McCain said Wednesday that the crisis was not the time for partisan attacks.", "\"I know the people of Georgia have enjoyed an unprecedented period of prosperity and freedom.", "And I know that at this time they're suffering mightily,\" the Arizona Republican said.", "\"So maybe later on in the campaign, let's have a back-and-forth about who has comments or statements.", "Now, let's devote all our energy to helping resolve a situation which is fraught with human tragedy.\"", "But, despite McCain comments, the crisis in Georgia has dominated the political debate between the two candidates' campaigns in recent days.", "On Tuesday, Randy Scheunemann, McCain's top foreign policy adviser, attacked the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's response to the situation in Georgia, saying his experience with the region amounted to a handful of paper statements.", "On the other hand, McCain's experience with Georgia runs deep, Scheunemann said, noting that McCain and the Georgian president were friends.", "\"There's a depth of knowledge, a breadth of knowledge and an extent of historical experience that doesn't compare between the two on Russia policy,\" Scheunemann said.", "\"You can't compare a 15-year historical record to three or four statements over the course of 15 months.\"", "But Susan Rice, Obama's senior foreign policy adviser, said Tuesday that McCain's comments condemning Russia \"may or may not have complicated the situation.\"", "\"We cannot shoot from the hip,\" Rice told MSNBC on Tuesday.", "\"We cannot act on the basis of ideology or preconceived notions.", "When this crisis began, Barack Obama, the administration ... and all of our NATO allies took a measured and reasoned approach because we were dealing with the facts as we knew them.\"", "McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said Wednesday that his campaign was disappointed that Rice had launched \"inflammatory and baseless\" political attacks \"during an international crisis when bipartisanship is needed most.\"", "In response, Hari Sevugan, a spokesman for the Obama, said it was \"the absolute height of hypocrisy\" for the McCain campaign to \"play the victim\" after attacking Obama's \"strong and appropriate\" position on Georgia.", "Bill Schneider, a CNN senior political analyst, said McCain could use the situation in Georgia to highlight one his inherent advantages over Obama: his experience.", "But McCain's strong position in defiance of Russia also has risks, Schneider said.", "\"Some voters may worry: Does he want to start a new Cold War?", "The risk for McCain is that he could overplay the issue and frighten war-weary voters whose priorities right now lie closer to home,\" Schneider said.", "CNN's Peter Hamby contributed to this report." ]	[ "Russia's participation in WTO, G-8 at risk because of Georgia, McCain says .", "McCain says crisis should not be used to score political points .", "Obama's response to crisis reveals foreign policy inexperience, McCain aide says .", "Obama's top foreign policy aides say McCain willing to \"shoot from the hip\"" ]	[ 0, 1, 2 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Three aid workers have been shot over the last day in Somalia, two of them fatally, Somali media reports said.", "Somalis prepare Monday to bury murdered Osman Ali Ahmed, the head of the U.N. Development Program.", "The first fatality was a Somali, Mohamed Mohamud Qeyre.", "He was the deputy director of the group Daryeel Bulasho Guud (DBG), funded by a German company and affiliated with the group Bread for the World.", "Qeyre was shot in the Somali capital of Mogadishu Friday night in what appeared to be a targeted attack, the reports said.", "He was shot by three gunmen outside the facility where aid distribution is coordinated.", "The gunmen may have been staking out the facility waiting for Qeyre to exit.", "The head of DBG, in Nairobi, Kenya, said he will suspend all aid operations in Somalia for the time being.", "The second fatality was a member of the Sodra nongovernmental organization, which is helping with humanitarian efforts in Somalia.", "Officials said it appears that Ali Baashi was also specifically targeted by gunmen.", "Earlier this week, the World Food Program said a truck driver carrying its relief supplies was killed -- the fourth WFP driver killed in Somalia this year.", "Ahmed Saalim was shot when fighting broke out between convoy escorts and militiamen at a checkpoint, the U.N. aid agency said.", "A growing percentage of the Somali population has become dependent on humanitarian aid.", "A severe famine swept the nation in 1991-1993, devastating crops, killing up to 280,000 people and displacing up to 2 million, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.", "The situation has been exacerbated by drought, continual armed conflicts in central and southern Somalia and high inflation on food and fuel.", "Journalist Mohamed Amin contributed to this report." ]	[ "Three aid workers have been shot over the last day in Somalia, two of them fatally .", "One victim worked for aid agency, DBG, which has suspended operations .", "Four World Food Program drivers of relief supplies killed this year .", "Somalis dependent on humanitarian aid since 1993 famine, ongoing war, drought ." ]	[ 0, 10, 12 ]
[ "MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Passengers said they saw flames and then heard an explosion moments before a Spanair jet crashed on takeoff Wednesday at Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 153 people, according to local media.", "Medical personnel tend to an injured passenger at Madrid's Barajas airport.", "The Spanair Flight JK5022 was carrying 172 people.", "There were 19 survivors, including two infants, Development Minister Magdalena Alvarez said.", "The 19 were being treated at a hospital, Alvaraez said.", "The severity of the injuries varies, but many of the injured have been treated for burns, Spanish Red Cross spokeswoman Olivia Acosa said.", "Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » .", "The flight was bound for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, two hours away.", "Local officials said one of the engines caught fire.", "The aircraft, an MD-82, has two jet engines, both at the rear.", "The burning plane came to rest in a gully about 2:45 p.m. (8:45 a.m. ...", "The crash sent up a plume of smoke visible from several kilometers away.", "At the time of the crash, weather conditions were hot and clear.", "Watch smoke rising from airport » .", "A survivor told Spain's ABC newspaper that she and other passengers heard an explosion as the plane was taking off.", "iReport: Send us your pictures, video, information.", "\"She said they could see the fire, ... and then it was not even a minute or so they heard [something] blow up,\" reporter Carlota Fomina told CNN.", "\"They were about 200 meters [660 feet] in the air, and then they were landing but not crashing.", "They were landing, like, little by little; it was not like they [fell] down suddenly.\"", "The MD-82 was carrying 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said.", "After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.", "Watch as relatives of survivors start arriving at the airport » .", "Some of the survivors have serious injuries, while others have non-life-threatening injuries.", "Many of the injured were treated for burns, she said.", "The aircraft was carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554, according to the airline.", "Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.", "Barajas Airport closed after the crash but reopened more than two hours later, allowing a limited number of takeoffs and landings, an airport official said.", "See a map of the airport » .", "Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero arrived at the airport Wednesday evening after cutting short a vacation.", "\"The government will do all it can to support the families in this difficult situation,\" he said.", "\"The whole government, logically, is affected, very affected, as are all Spanish citizens, by this tragedy.\"", "The fatal crash was the first at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided.", "The airport, eight miles (13 km) northeast of central Madrid, is Spain's busiest, handling more than 40 million passengers a year.", "The United States National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigation team to Madrid because the aircraft is American-made, NTSB spokesman Keith Holloway said.", "Spanair has set up a local emergency number for family members and friends phoning from Spain: +34 800-400-200.", "CNN's Madrid Bureau Chief Al Goodman, Brian Todd and Kathleen Koch contributed to this report ." ]	[ "NEW: Local officials say one of jet's two engines caught fire .", "NEW: Two infants among 19 survivors, Spanish official says .", "NEW: Passenger list posted on Spanair Web site .", "MD-82 crashed while taking off from Madrid's main airport ." ]	[ 0, 3, 8, 9, 13 ]
[ "(CNN) -- As horrified travelers watched, a Greyhound Canada bus passenger repeatedly stabbed and then decapitated a young man who was sitting and sleeping beside him, a witness said Thursday.", "Police investigate the scene near Portage la Prairie, Canada, on Thursday.", "\"There was a bloodcurdling scream.", "I was just reading my book, and all of a sudden, I heard it,\" Garnet Caton, who was sitting in front of the two men, said of the Wednesday night incident west of Portage la Prairie in Manitoba.", "\"It was like something between a dog howling and a baby crying, I guess you could say,\" Caton said.", "\"I don't think it will leave me for a while.\"", "Passengers exited the bus, and a trucker who stopped provided wrenches and crowbars to several of them so they could keep the suspect on the bus until police came, witnesses told Canadian TV.", "The suspect was seized with the help of negotiators, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt.", "Steve Colwell said.", "Watch Colwell discuss the case » .", "He said no formal charges had been filed, and he declined to identify either the man in custody or the victim, who were among 34 passengers.", "There was no immediate indication of what prompted the attack, Colwell said.", "He said he didn't know how many times the victim was stabbed.", "Witnesses described the weapon as a large butcher-type knife.", "Caton told The Associated Press that the victim appeared to be about 19 years old and had gotten on the bus in Edmonton.", "Colwell praised the \"extraordinary\" level-headedness and bravery of the bus driver and passengers.", "\"What you saw and what you experienced would shake the most seasoned police officer.", "And yet I'm told that each of you acted swiftly, calmly and bravely,\" Colwell said.", "\"As a result, no one else was injured.\"", "The police received a call reporting the attack at 8:30 p.m. By the time they arrived at the scene, everyone except the knife-wielder and his victim had left the bus, Colwell said.", "The incident ended about 1:30 a.m.", "The bus was traveling along the Trans-Canada Highway from Edmonton, Alberta, to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and was about 45 minutes from its destination when the attack occurred, Greyhound spokeswoman Abby Wambaugh said in Dallas, Texas.", "Caton said the victim was sleeping with his head leaning against the window when the attack happened.", "Caton said he shouted at the other passengers, many of whom also were sleeping, to leave.", "Watch Caton describe what he saw » .", "\"Everybody got off the bus.", "Me and a trucker that stopped and the Greyhound driver ran up to the door to maybe see if the guy was still alive or we could help or something like that,\" Caton said.", "\"And when we all got up, we saw that the guy was cutting off the guy's head. ...", "When he saw us, he came back to the front of the bus, told the driver to shut the door.", "He pressed the button and the door shut, but it didn't shut in time, and the guy was able to get his knife out and take a swipe at us,\" Caton said.", "Caton told the AP that the attacker didn't sit near the victim when he first got on the bus, about an hour before the attack.", "\"He sat in the front at first; everything was normal,\" Caton said.", "\"We went to the next stop, and he got off and had a smoke with another young lady there.", "When he got on the bus again, he came to the back near where I was sitting.", "He put his bags in the overhead compartment.", "He didn't say a word to anybody.", "He seemed totally normal.\"", "Half an hour later, the attack began, Caton told the AP.", "\"There was no rage or anything.", "He was like a robot, stabbing the guy.\"", "The incident occurred on the first of two Greyhound Canada buses that were traveling together, Wambaugh said.", "The bus was carrying 37 passengers.", "As many passengers as possible among those not directly involved in the incident were transferred to the second bus, she said.", "Others were taken to a hotel in Brandon, where they were met by Greyhound managers and police, Wambaugh said.", "Once they are released, Greyhound will take them by bus to Winnipeg, and \"we will do whatever is required to help them, and that includes counseling,\" she added.", "Wambaugh declined to comment further.", "\"I don't want to compromise the investigation,\" she said.", "Copyright 2008 CNN.", "All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.", "Associated Press contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Police say suspect is in custody, no charges have been filed .", "AP: Witness says attacker seemed normal before slaying, appeared to be about 19 .", "Man repeatedly stabbed and then decapitated sleeping seat mate, witness says .", "Trucker helped passengers trap knife-wielding man on bus, witnesses say ." ]	[ 0, 10, 13, 14, 36 ]
[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A magnitude-5.4 earthquake shook the Los Angeles metropolitan area Tuesday, leaving residents rattled but causing no serious damage or injuries.", "Bricks and other debris clutter an alleyway in Pomona, near Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon.", "However, the temblor served as a warning to southern Californians who had not experienced an earthquake in some time: the \"Big One\" remains a possibility.", "\"This is a sample, a small sample,\" said Kate Hutton, a seismologist at the California Institute of Technology.", "\"This is somewhere between small and moderate.\"", "She said there is a 5 percent chance the quake could be a precursor to a larger earthquake.", "After 24 hours, she said, that chance will drop to 1 percent.", "\"Every earthquake relieves some stress,\" Hutton said.", "\"It's usually only a drop in the ocean.", "In other words, the amount of stress released by this earthquake is minuscule compared to the amount that's built up and is building up for the Big One when it happens some day in the future.\"", "Watch Hutton say Tuesday's quake was a sign of bigger ones to come » .", "And when will that be? \"From a geologist's point of view, the answer has to be soon,\" she said.", "\"But geologists are used to thinking on millions of years and thousands of years time scale, so I don't think that gives any useful information for people, except be prepared at any time because it could happen at any time.\"", "A 5.4 magnitude quake is considered by the USGS to be \"moderate,\" which can cause slight damage to buildings and others structures.", "So far this year, 39 \"moderate\" earthquakes of between magnitude 5.0 and 5.9 have occurred in the United States, and 790 globally.", "The last moderate quake to strike California was a magnitude 5.4 in April in the northern part of the state.", "A magnitude 4.4 struck the greater Los Angeles area in August 2007.", "There is a 99 percent chance of California experiencing a quake of magnitude 6.7 or larger within the next 30 years, according to the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey, the California Geological Survey and the Southern California Earthquake Center and published in Science Daily in April.", "\"This earthquake reminds us to be prepared,\" said California Gov.", "Arnold Schwarzenegger.", "\"We were very fortunate that there were no serious injuries or property damage.\"", "He said he believes the state is \"as prepared as anyone can be.", "We have continuous discussions about that.", "We are fanatics about emergencies and to be ready.\"", "The largest earthquake in recent years in California was a magnitude 7.1 in 1999, Hutton said.", "But it was centered in the desert, near Twentynine Palms, in a sparsely populated area.", "Tuesday's quake struck about 11:42 a.m., according to the USGS.", "Its epicenter was about 2 miles southwest of Chino Hills and about 5 miles southeast of Diamond Bar.", "The epicenter was about 7.6 miles deep, making it a fairly shallow quake, according to CNN meteorologist Chad Meyers.", "In general, earthquakes centered closer to the surface produce stronger shaking and can cause more damage than those further underground.", "But most Southern California earthquakes tend to be fairly shallow, officials said.", "More than 30 aftershocks were recorded.", "Hutton said the largest was a magnitude 3.6.", "Los Angeles police said a downtown hotel sustained some structural damage, but no one was injured and the building was not evacuated.", "There were some unconfirmed reports of minor injuries.", "The White House was also monitoring the situation, said spokeswoman Dana Perino.", "Despite the absence of serious damage or injuries, some Los Angeles-area residents were left rattled.", "The quake was felt as far south as San Diego, California, and the USGS said it received reports of light shaking as far north as Rosamond, California, about 55 miles north-northeast of Los Angeles.", "Reports from those who felt the quake poured into CNN.", "Did you feel the quake?", "\"My house was like a fun house.", "Everything was moving,\" said Danny Casler, 28, of Huntington Beach.", "He said he was sleeping when his house began shaking, and some things fell in the living room.", "He said he ran out of the house in his boxer shorts.", "Attorney Kevin Crisp said he was on the phone with his law partner in Riverside, 65 miles away, who burst out, \"Big quake!\"", "Crisp said he felt it about five seconds later.", "\"This was very impressive. Long and very uniform.", "Really had the building going.\"", "He said doors were swinging on the hinges and bottles of wine were rolling back and forth on his shelf.", "\"It just started with a really strong jolt,\" said Wendy Criner.", "\"I ran and got my daughters from different rooms, and we squatted in the living room.", "I did have stuff fall off the shelf, some books in my daughters' room and some things in the kitchen.\"", "The quake knocked out a ground radar system at Los Angeles International Airport, but that has not interfered with operations, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.", "Technicians were working to restore the system, which helps controllers monitor traffic on the ground.", "Also, tiles fell from the ceiling in one terminal as water flowed from a burst pipe.", "The calculation of the quake's magnitude fluctuated as seismologists reviewed the data.", "Initially classified as a magnitude 5.8, the quake's intensity was reduced to a 5.6 and then to a 5.4.", "Because the earthquake magnitude scale is exponential, a 5.8 magnitude quake is four to five times more intense than a 5.4.", "Two nuclear plants are in the vicinity of the quake's epicenter near Chino Hills, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.", "The closest to the epicenter is in San Onofre, 50 miles south, but an NRC spokesman said, \"this is well below the threshold for any conceivable damage to the plants.\"", "\"In the U.S. particularly in California, buildings are generally built well enough that it takes about a 5.5 for there to be some damage, so we do have the potential for damage,\" said Don Blakeman, an analyst for the USGS.", "\"It depends on the structures [and] the ground the building is built on.\"", "He said he would expect objects to be knocked from shelves and some windows broken.", "\"It's kind of on the margin where you'll get some structural damage from these.", "We may find that some of the older homes and buildings that weren't retrofitted suffer more damage than the newer structures.", "\"I would expect some cracked buildings,\" he said.", "\"There is the potential for injuries, but hopefully we won't have too much of that.\"", "Blakeman's comments came before the quake's magnitude was dropped to a 5.4.", "However, he said afterward that the change does not affect his expectations, although obviously there is less potential for damage.", "Still, the quake jolted the nerves of many Californians.", "\"I've lived in California, I've lived through several of them,\" Margot Wagner of Santa Barbara told CNN.", "\"It's always a little unnerving.\"", "Copyright 2008 CNN.", "All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.", "Associated Press contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Few reports of damage or injury from \"moderate\" earthquake .", "NEW: Experts, officials say earthquake is a reminder to be prepared .", "11:42 a.m. PT quake's epicenter was about 32 miles east of Los Angeles .", "More than 30 aftershocks were recorded, largest was 3.6 ." ]	[ 17, 18, 26, 28, 31, 32, 36, 38 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States and Britain praised Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's contribution to the war on terror while the Bush administration claimed no role in the leader's resignation Monday.", "Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf has until now stubbornly resisted pressure to quit.", "A senior State Department official familiar with the situation told CNN U.S. officials were in touch with Musharraf in the week leading up to the resignation.", "However, the official said, the United States made it clear that it would not get involved in the struggle between Musharraf and the newly elected Pakistani parliament.", "\"If he made a decision to go, or fight against it -- we didn't advise him either way,\" the official said.", "\"We really did keep our fingers out of this one.\"", "Musharraf is viewed as a keen ally of the West in the fight on terror, receiving billions in military aid from both and launching attacks on militant groups near the country's border with Afghanistan.", "Watch Musharraf resign » .", "\"President Musharraf has been a friend to the United States and one of the world's most committed partners in the war against terrorism and extremism,\" said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice after Musharraf's announcement.", "\"We will continue to work with the Pakistani government and political leaders and urge them to redouble their focus on Pakistan's future and its most urgent needs, including stemming the growth of extremism, addressing food and energy shortages and improving economic stability,\" she added.", "\"The United States will help with these efforts to see Pakistan reach its goal of becoming a stable, prosperous, democratic, modern, Muslim nation.\"", "The Bush administration's main priority is a crackdown on Taliban and al Qaeda militants in Pakistan's tribal regions.", "The administration believes Pakistan's intelligence service is full of al Qaeda and Taliban loyalists, an accusation Pakistan denies.", "View a timeline of Musharraf's time in power » .", "\"There is a great deal of frustration on the part of the U.S. government with Pakistan's inability to follow through on what the U.S. sees as its clear commitments,\" said Robert Grenier, a former CIA counterterrorism official, now a managing director at risk consultation firm Kroll.", "\"It remains very much to be seen whether this new democratically-elected leadership will really be able to follow through in a sustained and coherent way,\" he said.", "\"They haven't demonstrated an ability to do that.\"", "The United States has stepped up missile strikes inside Pakistan, killing dozens of militants, and head of the Army, Gen. Ashfaq Kiyani, is now the United States' closest ally in power.", "But some experts warn that U.S. pressure could go too far.", "\"The U.S. military has to be extremely cautious,\" said Rick Barton, a director and adviser with the non-profit Center for Strategic and International Studies who is a former U.N. and U.S. official.", "\"It could actually be setting the torch to the kindling inside the country.\"", "Musharraf told the nation in a televised address Monday that he would step down -- nearly nine years after he seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999.", "\"I don't want the people of Pakistan to slide deeper and deeper into uncertainty,\" he said.", "Until now, Musharraf, 65, had stubbornly resisted pressure to resign.", "But his once-considerable power eroded significantly since February's election that pushed his party out of power.", "That pressure increased in the past few weeks as the new ruling party began making plans to impeach him.", "Only time will tell whether the power shift will benefit Pakistan, but \"it puts a lot more responsibility squarely on the government.", "There is no more excuse any more. They have to stand up and do things.", "They can't blame Musharraf,\" the State Department official said.", "The official said Musharraf isn't expected to try to undermine the government.", "\"I really don't think he has been a factor for six months,\" the official said.", "\"He hasn't been able to do that while he was in the presidency, and he won't be as well-positioned [out of the presidency] to interfere.\"", "Mohammedmian Soomro, the chairman of the upper house of the National Assembly, stepped into the president's role and will act as caretaker until a new president is chosen, which is expected to be in the next few weeks.", "Under Pakistan's constitution, the president is elected by a majority vote of Pakistan's four provincial assemblies and the two houses of the National Assembly.", "Since Musharraf's resignation, the United States hadn't yet spoken to the government under newly elected Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, who visited Washington late last month.", "In a statement released by U.S. National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe, President George W. Bush said it was committed to a \"strong Pakistan that continues its efforts to strengthen democracy and fight terror.\"", "\"President Bush looks forward to working with the Government of Pakistan on the economic, political and security challenges they face.\"", "British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said it was strongly committed to its alliance with Pakistan following Musharraf's resignation.", "He praised Musharraf's economic and security achievements, described Pakistan as a \"vital friend\" and said Britain's aid program for the country would continue.", "Meanwhile, an Afghanistan government spokesman said Musharraf's resignation would be good for Afghanistan.", "The Indian government said in a statement that it had no comment to make.", "\"This is an internal matter of Pakistan.\"", "Copyright 2008 CNN.", "All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.", "Associated Press contributed to this report." ]	[ "Pervez Musharraf tells nationwide audience he will resign as president .", "U.S. and Britain praise Musharraf for his contribution to 'war on terror'\nBoth promise continued aid and support for Pakistan ." ]	[ 0, 7, 38 ]
[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The two men who claimed to have found the carcass of Bigfoot have surfaced to say: Hey, it was just a joke.", "Matt Whitton has been fired from his job as a police officer because of his role in the hoax.", "Not everyone is laughing.", "In an exclusive interview with CNN affiliate WSB, the two hoaxers -- car salesman Rick Dyer and now-fired police officer Matt Whitton -- said the whole situation began as a joke and then got out of hand.", "\"It's just a big hoax, a big joke,\" Dyer said.", "\"It's Bigfoot,\" Dyer explained.", "\"Bigfoot doesn't exist.\"", "Whitton chimed in: \"All this was a big joke.", "It got into something way bigger than it was supposed to be.\"", "Watch the two men explain their \"joke\" » .", "At a news conference in California last week, the two men had stood by their claims that they had discovered Bigfoot's corpse and had it on ice.", "Scientific analysis would prove it, they said.", "Not quite. Now the two Georgia men admit that the hairy, icy blob was an Internet-purchased Sasquatch costume stuffed with possum roadkill and slaughterhouse leftovers.", "Whitton and Dyer say that when they came up with the hoax, they had no idea it would become a media circus.", "\"It got legs and ran.", "It's crazy now,\" Dyer told WSB.", "Co-hoaxer Whitton agrees: \"It started off as some YouTube videos and a Web site.", "We're all about having fun.\" \"Fun\" isn't exactly how Clayton County Police Chief Jeff Turner sees it.", "He has kicked Whitton off the police force.", "\"He lied on national TV,\" Turner says of Whitton, \"so a defense attorney now could say, 'How do we know you're not lying now?'", "\" Whitton and Dyer had announced that they had found the body of a 7-foot-7-inch, 500-pound half-ape, half-human creature while hiking in the north Georgia mountains in June.", "They also said they had spotted about three similar living creatures.", "Still unclear is how much money Whitton and Dyer got out of the hoax.", "Steve Kulls, who maintains the SquatchDetective Web site and hosts a similarly named Internet radio program, first interviewed Dyer on July 28 for the radio program.", "On August 12, Kulls said, Dyer and Whitton \"requested an undisclosed sum of money as an advance, expected from the marketing and promotion.\"", "Two days later, after signing a receipt and counting the money, Dyer and Whitton showed the Searching for Bigfoot team the freezer containing what they claimed was the carcass: \"Something appearing large, hairy and frozen in ice,\" Kulls wrote on the Web site.", "It was, as many had suspected, an ape-like costume stuffed with entrails.", "After the news conference last week, Dyer and Whitton disappeared from view.", "The truth came out over the weekend.", "In a Web posting this week, Kulls wrote that \"action is being instigated against the perpetrators.\"", "The two hoaxers have hired attorney Steve Lister to represent them.", "\"There have been some threats made to them for both civil and criminal prosecution,\" Lister said.", "The attorney says the Bigfoot incident \"got out of hand.\"", "Dyer, asked whether he ever thought that the hoopla had become more than just a joke, implied that everyone should have known it was a hoax.", "\"Well, we told 10 different stories,\" he said.", "\"Everyone knew we were lying.\"" ]	[ "Two men surface to say Bigfoot hoax was just a joke .", "Men say their idea of \"having fun\" turned into something bigger than expected .", "Attorney for men says incident \"got out of hand\"" ]	[ 0, 8, 9, 32 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A slim majority of Americans think churches should stay out of politics, according to a new survey.", "John McCain, the Rev.", "Rick Warren and Barack Obama together for a CNN broadcast forum on faith.", "The survey suggests that for the first time in more than a decade, there has been a shift away from the view that religious groups should influence social and political issues.", "Fifty-two percent of poll respondents said churches should stay quiet, while 46 percent said churches should express political views.", "The biggest shift has come among Republicans, one of the authors of the poll said.", "\"Overall, the number of people who say churches should not endorse political candidates is up slightly, but among Republicans it is up 11 points, and among white evangelical Republicans it is up 19 points,\" said Greg Smith, a research fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.", "\"There is a slight uptick, from 40 percent to 46 percent, among people who are uncomfortable to have politicians talking about religion, but it is up 10 points among Republicans,\" he added.", "Four years ago, seven out of 10 conservatives approved of religious institutions expressing political views.", "But five out of 10 conservatives in Thursday's poll said it was appropriate.", "It seems that the more important social issues are to conservatives, the more likely they were to say that religion and politics should not mix.", "Among people who said gay marriage was a very important issue, the number saying houses of worship should keep out of politics doubled, from 25 percent to 50 percent.", "Among those who said it was not important, the number was essentially unchanged.", "Respondents were also more likely to say houses of worship should not meddle in politics if they considered the major political parties to be hostile to religion.", "The new figures bring Republican views into line with those of Democrats and independents.", "A 14-point gap between Republican and Democratic views on the subject in August 2004 fell to one point in the new survey.", "But Smith cautioned against reading the survey to mean basic conservative philosophy was changing.", "\"It appears to be frustration with the contemporary political landscape more than an underlying philosophical shift,\" he said.", "\"It is not the case the conservatives are uncomfortable with a political role for religion, but we do see increasing discomfort with churches getting involved with politics.\"", "\"Voting intentions among white evangelicals have not changed at all,\" Smith added.", "Republican candidate Sen. John McCain \"has a huge lead even among younger evangelicals.\"", "But social conservatives are lukewarm about McCain as compared to President Bush.", "Nearly seven out of 10 white evangelical Protestants and conservatives said they supported McCain; the number was slightly higher for Bush in August 2004.", "But four years ago, 57 percent of them said they backed Bush strongly.", "The number is 28 percent for McCain this year, with 40 percent saying they backed him, but not strongly.", "The number of people who think religious groups have too much influence over political parties grew -- for both Republicans and Democrats -- as did the percentage of people who are uncomfortable hearing politicians talk about how religious they are.", "Americans continue to see the Republican Party as more friendly to religion than the Democrats, although the Democrats closed the gap somewhat since reaching a low point in 2006.", "Other survey results showed little change from the past.", "Two out of three Americans continue to say churches should not endorse candidates for president, and most still feel a president should have strong religious beliefs.", "The survey was conducted by the Pew Research Center for People & the Press and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life by interviewing 2,905 adults nationwide by phone between July 31 and August 10.", "On Saturday, Obama and McCain answered questions that had religious overtones at a forum hosted by the Rev.", "Rick Warren.", "The pastor of Southern California's Saddleback Church is author of the best-selling book \"The Purpose-Driven Life.\"", "Asked when life begins, McCain was quick to say \"at the moment of conception.\"", "McCain's response was met with huge applause from the audience.", "\"I have a 25-year pro-life record in the Congress, in the Senate, and as president of the United States, I will be a pro-life president, and this presidency will have pro-life policies,\" he said.", "When Obama was asked about when life begins, the pro-choice candidate said that decision is \"above my pay grade.\"", "The response garnered criticism from liberal and conservative thinkers who said Obama tried to dodge the issue.", "Obama said although he's pro-choice and supports a woman's right to abortion, his goal is to reduce the number of abortions in America.", "\"On this particular issue, if you believe that life begins at conception ... and you are consistent, then I can't argue with you on that,\" he said.", "\"What I can do is say, 'Are there ways we can work together to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies?' ..." ]	[ "Survey: Republicans change view more than others on church and politics .", "Small majority of Americans think churches shouldn't endorse candidates .", "Researcher: Survey doesn't mean basic conservative philosophy is changing ." ]	[ 0, 16 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A Swedish wrestler who discarded his bronze medal in a protest during the presentation ceremony has been stripped of the award and disqualified from the tournament in Beijing.", "A disgruntled Abrahamian drops his bronze medal before leaving the arena during the presentation ceremony.", "The International Olympic Committee said it was also officially disqualifying Ara Abrahamian, 35, from his event, Greco-Roman wrestling.", "Abrahamian was beaten in the 84-kilogram class by eventual gold medal winner Andrea Minguzzi of Italy.", "He complained that \"blatant errors in judging\" caused him to lose the match and said he felt that he deserved the gold.", "The Swede shouted at the referee before confronting the judges.", "During Thursday's presentation ceremony, he took off his medal and left it in the center of the competition mat before walking off.", "The IOC said Abrahamian violated two rules of the Olympic charter, one that bans any sort of demonstrations and another that demands respect for all Olympic athletes.", "\"The awards ceremony is a highly symbolic ritual, acknowledged as such by all athletes and other participants,\" the IOC said.", "\"Any disruption by any athlete, in particular a medalist, is in itself an insult to the other athletes and to the Olympic Movement.", "It is also contrary to the spirit of fair play.\"", "Abrahamian never expressed regret or offered an apology, the IOC said.", "The international weightlifting federation was asked to consider further sanctions against him.", "His medal was the third stripped at the Beijing Games.", "On Friday, North Korean shooter Kim Jong Su had his silver and bronze medals taken away after failing a doping test.", "Also expelled for doping violations have been Spanish cyclist Maria Isabel Moreno and Vietnamese gymnast Thi Ngan Thuong Do.", "Abrahamian's case is not the first of its kind.", "A weightlifter at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics was stripped of his bronze medal after rejecting it during the medal ceremony.", "Ibragim Samadov, competing in the light heavyweight category for the Unified Team of the former Soviet Union, was upset with his performance and refused to have the medal placed around his neck and only accepted it in his hand.", "He then put it down and walked off.", "Samadov later apologized, but the IOC upheld its decision to disqualify him, and he was later banned for life by the sport's governing body." ]	[ "Swede Ara Abrahamian disqualified from Olympics, stripped of bronze medal .", "He discarded the medal at the presentation ceremony in protest of judging .", "IOC says he violated rules banning demonstrations, requiring respect .", "His medal was the third stripped at the Beijing Games ." ]	[ 0, 13, 17 ]
[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Fay made landfall in southwestern Florida early Tuesday, coming ashore at Cape Romano just south of Marco Island, the National Hurricane Center said.", "Satellite image shows Tropical Storm Fay along Florida's southwest coast at 11 p.m.", "ET Monday. Forecasters immediately dropped hurricane warnings for the storm as it never reached the 74 mph threshold necessary for hurricane status.", "It was the third landfall for the storm, which came ashore in western Cuba Sunday night and then again over Key West Monday afternoon.", "Voluntary evacuations were urged Monday evening on Marco Island, a community of about 12,000 people near Naples on southwestern Florida's coast.", "However, a CNN crew reported many people seemed to be staying and few had boarded windows there.", "At of 5 a.m. ET Tuesday, the storm was moving north-northwest at 9 mph (15 km/hr) and was on the Florida coastline at Cape Romano, or about 55 miles (90 km) south of Fort Myers.", "Maximum sustained winds were near 60 mph (95 km/hr), with higher gusts, and forecasters expected some strengthening prior to landfall.", "Tropical storm force winds extended up to 125 miles (205 km).", "iReport.com: Are you there?", "Share photos, video .", "Fay is expected to continue in a north-northeasterly direction throughout the day, passing near Orlando, and entering the Atlantic as a tropical depression off the coast of northeastern Florida early Wednesday.", "Watch wind, rain batter Key West » .", "A tropical storm warning wraps around the bottom of the Florida peninsula from Longboat Key on the Gulf Coast to Flagler Beach on the east.", "The Florida Keys from Ocean Reef to the west end of the Seven Mile Bridge are also included in the warning.", "Rainfall amounts up to 10 inches are expected across portions of southern and east-central Florida, with 4 to 8 inches elsewhere along the storm's path.", "Isolated tornadoes are possible over the Florida Keys and the southern Florida peninsula, the center said." ]	[ "NEW: Fay made landfall at Cape Romano just south of Marco Island .", "NEW: Hurricane warnings dropped as Fay's winds never reached 74 mph .", "It was the third landfall for the storm, which came ashore in western Cuba Sunday .", "Track Fay with CNN's Hurricane Tracker ." ]	[ 0, 2, 3 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Former Olympic champion Angel Matos of Cuba faces a life ban after kicking a referee flush in the face during his taekwondo bronze medal match in Beijing.", "Matos reacted in extraordinary fashion to being disqualified by Chelbat.", "Matos, who took gold in Sydney in 2000, was winning 3-2, with just over a minute left in the second round, when he fell to the mat after being hit by his opponent, Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov.", "Matos lay down, awaiting medical attention, but was then disqualified by referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden for taking too much injury time.", "A furious Matos reacted by pushing a judge, then pushed and kicked Chelbat in the face.", "It left the Swede with blood pouring from his lip while Matos spat on the floor and was then escorted out of the arena.", "\"We didn't expect anything like what you have witnessed to occur,\" said World Taekwondo Federation secretary general Yang Jin-suk.", "\"I am at a loss for words,\" he told the Associated Press.", "Matos' coach, Leudis Gonzalez, is also in hot water for his angry reaction and claiming the Kazakhs had tried to fix the match.", "\"This is an insult to the Olympic vision, an insult to the spirit of taekwondo and, in my opinion, an insult to mankind,\" Yang added.", "Although the arena announcer said Matos and his coach were banned effective immediately, Yang said due process must be followed before officially banning the two.", "It was not the only controversial moment in the four-day taekwondo competition, which was marred by several protests against judging decisions.", "Earlier Saturday, China's double gold medalist Chen Zhong crashed out in the quarterfinals after initially being declared the winner.", "She was fighting Britain's Sarah Stevenson, who scored with a clear head kick -- worth two points -- in the final seconds of their bout.", "That would have put Stevenson ahead and into the semifinals, but the judges ruled Stevenson's kick wasn't solid enough for points, and Chen was declared the winner 1-0.", "After Britain protested, the result was changed to put Stevenson in the semifinal.", "She lost that to jeers from the partisan Chinese crowd, but later won a bronze medal match.", "It was the first time a match result has been overturned since taekwondo became an official Olympic sport.", "Copyright 2008 CNN.", "All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.", "Associated Press contributed to this report." ]	[ "Cuba's Angel Matos kicks referee in the face during bronze medal match .", "Matos was furious with Sweden's Chakir Chelbat after being disqualified .", "Matos and his coach are facing life bans from taekwondo ." ]	[ 0, 1, 4 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The Marine husband of a slain Fort Bragg soldier was charged with murder Monday and another Marine was charged with aiding the crime, a local police chief said.", "Fayetteville, North Carolina, police released this undated photo of 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc.", "Authorities have been searching for the missing soldier, Army 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc, 24, since a fire torched her North Carolina apartment on July 10.", "Marine Cpl.", "John Wimunc and fellow Marine Lance Cpl.", "Kyle Alden were initially charged with arson, but after police interviews Wimunc was charged with first-degree murder, said Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine.", "Alden was charged with felony accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, Bergamine said.", "Both were taken to Cumberland County's jail and held without bond, he said.", "Earlier, a witness found a charred body in woods, but Detective Jeff Locklear told reporters that police were still awaiting a positive identification from the medical examiner and could not say for certain it was Holley Wimunc.", "The lieutenant's father released a statement about the death Monday in which he said his daughter was a nurse at a military hospital and had two children.", "\"It is with profound sadness that our family just received the news from authorities that our beloved daughter Holley is dead,\" Wimunc's father said in a statement released to CNN affiliate WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina.", "\"Since last Thursday's shocking news about Holley's burned apartment and her missing person status, our family through the country has nonetheless been holding on to a thin thread of hope that she would be found alive.\"", "Military officials said both Marines were stationed at Camp Lejeune, which is about two hours away from Wimunc's Fayetteville home.", "Joe Lenczyk -- resident agent-in-charge for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives -- said Wimunc and her husband were estranged and lived apart.", "Wimunc is the second female soldier from Fort Bragg to die under suspicious circumstances in recent weeks.", "Spc. Megan Lynn Touma, 23, was seven months pregnant at the time of her death in June, authorities said.", "Investigators say they are treating that death as a homicide.", "Camp Lejeune also has had a suspicious death of a female soldier this year.", "Twenty-year-old pregnant Marine Lance Cpl.", "Maria Lauterbach's charred body was found January in the back yard of another Marine stationed at the base.", "That suspect, U.S. Marine Cpl.", "Cesar Laurean, was captured in April in Mexico." ]	[ "NEW: Soldier's husband, Cpl.", "John Wimunc, charged with murder .", "Marine Lance Cpl.", "Kyle Alden charged with arson in connection with the crime .", "Authorities have been searching for 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc since July 10 ." ]	[ 0, 2, 4, 20 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The relatives of a woman who died on the floor of a New York hospital say they plan to file a $25 million lawsuit against the city and the facility where Esmin Green died.", "Esmin Green's daughter, Tecia Harrison, says disciplinary action against hospital workers is not enough for her.", "Green's family is also calling for criminal charges against hospital workers, who they say failed to help her and then attempted to cover up the circumstances of her death.", "\"My sister was killed twice,\" said Brenda James, Green's sister.", "\"First, by those who neglected to offer her the needed health care.", "Secondly, she was killed by those who tried to cover up this criminal action.\"", "The family has retained a lawyer, Sanford Rubenstein, to file the suit.", "Green, a Jamaican immigrant, had been involuntarily admitted to the Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, on June 18 for what the hospital described as \"agitation and psychosis.\"", "Surveillance camera footage captured the mother of six sliding off of a chair and onto the floor of waiting room of the hospital's psychiatric emergency department, where she lay convulsing for more than a hour before anyone helped her.", "The footage appears to capture several employees passing by her as she lay on the floor struggling.", "The New York Civil Liberties Union said last week that the hospital falsified medical records for the timeframe covering Green's visit, describing her as awake and going to the bathroom when she is seen on the video.", "Watch Green's family after seeing video » .", "Seven workers, including doctors, nurses and security guards, have been fired or suspended since Green's death, the city's Health and Hospitals Corporation said.", "It's not clear whether any of the employees have appealed the disciplinary actions against them.", "The agency said it referred the matter to law enforcement and is cooperating with the investigation.", "\"We failed Esmin Green and believe her family deserves fair and just compensation,\" it said in a statement.", "Autopsy results have not been released.", "Green's daughter, who reluctantly watched the footage for the first time this week, says disciplinary action doesn't make up for her family's loss.", "\"Firing is not enough for me, for my brothers.", "They don't know this wonderful woman they took away from us,\" said Tecia Harrison, who traveled to New York from Jamaica to attend her mother's funeral Sunday.", "\"We want them to pay for it,\" she said.", "CNN's Mary Snow contributed to this report ." ]	[ "Family of Esmin Green says they will sue the city, hospital for $25 million .", "Relatives says hospital employees failed to render help, attempted to falsify records .", "Surveillance camera captured Green convulsing on floor for an hour before she died ." ]	[ 0, 2, 20 ]
[ "HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwean lawmakers on Monday narrowly voted for Lovemore Moyo as speaker of the parliament -- making him the first opposition lawmaker to hold the position in the country's history.", "Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC faction has a slim majority following parliamentary elections.", "\"This is historic as it ceases to be a rubber-stamping house,\" Moyo said after winning the position.", "\"It will ensure that progressive laws are passed.", "I promise to be professional.\"", "Moyo -- the national chairman of the main Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party -- received 110 votes while his only opponent, Paul Themba-Nyathi, received 98 votes.", "The speaker of the parliament is the fourth most powerful post in Zimbabwe.", "Themba-Nyathi represented the splinter MDC faction led by Arthur Mutambara, but he had support of President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party.", "The vote took place hours after Mugabe swore in lawmakers, five months after they were elected.", "Two members of the main MDC -- led by presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai -- were arrested as they arrived at the opening session, but they were released after a short time, according to a government spokesman.", "An MDC official said the arrests were part of the \"sinister agenda of this regime\" to \"tilt the balance of numbers in their favour during the voting for the speaker of parliament.\"", "One of those detained -- Shuwa Mudiwa -- appeared back in parliament, but the other member -- Elia Jembere -- was not seen, according to sources.", "Government spokesman Bright Matonga said Jembere had been accused of rape, but that he has been released from custody.", "A third member -- Elton Mangoma -- escaped an arrest attempt when other party members came to his rescue, MDC officials said.", "Attendance at the session of parliament is important since the membership is closely divided between the MDC and the Mugabe's ZANU-PF.", "The ruling ZANU-PF party lost its majority in the 210-seat parliament in elections in March, but vote recounts and political violence have delayed the body from convening until now.", "Final results gave 100 seats to an MDC faction led by Morgan Tsvangirai, the party's presidential candidate.", "President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF got 99 seats.", "An offshoot of the main MDC party, led by Arthur Mutambara, won 10 seats.", "An independent candidate won one seat.", "Tsvangirai, who was locked in a bitter presidential contest with Mugabe, had objected to Mugabe's decision to convene parliament, saying it could \"decapitate\" power-sharing talks that have been on hold for the past two weeks.", "Still, Tsvangirai said he would attend the swearing-in ceremony.", "MDC party spokesman Nelson Chamisa said all MDC members elected to parliament were expected to attend \"except those few MPs who are still in hiding.\"", "CNN's Nkepile Mabuse in Johannesburg, South Africa contributed to this report." ]	[ "Moyo received 110 votes, opponent Paul Themba-Nyathi received 98 votes .", "Themba-Nyathi represented the splinter MDC faction led by Arthur Mutambara .", "MDC's Shuwa Mudiwa and Elia Jembere arrested outside parliament building .", "Ruling ZANU-PF party lost majority in 210-seat parliament in March elections ." ]	[ 5, 7, 15 ]
[ "SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir (CNN) -- Violent protests continued across Kashmir Wednesday, as the death toll from the past two days of demonstrations rose to 20, a senior police official said.", "Hindu protesters shout slogans against Jammu and Kashmir state governor N. N. Vohra.", "Three people critically injured in the protests died on Wednesday, adding to the already high tensions.", "Several thousand people joined the Wednesday morning funeral procession for one of the victims in old Srinagar city.", "The region -- which is split between India and Pakistan -- has been a flashpoint of violence between Hindus and Muslims for more than a month.", "The violence was triggered by the Hindu government's attempt to transfer land to a Hindu shrine.", "The latest round of protests was started on Monday by fruit growers who were upset that Hindu protesters had blocked a highway leading into India, preventing their crops from getting to market.", "It has spiraled into demonstrations against the deaths.", "A police official said 200 people have been injured in the two days of protests.", "A round-the-clock curfew in Srinagar, the summer capital of Kashmir, was lifted for several hours Wednesday to allow residents to buy essential commodities.", "During the curfew suspension, an angry mob attacked a policeman in Srinagar's old city, torching his motorbike.", "Speaking Wednesday, Kashmir's Indian-appointed governor N. N. Vohra made a fervent appeal for demonstrators to maintain calm.", "He expressed deep grief for \"the families who lost their near and dear ones in the unfortunate incidents.\"", "From Journalist Mukhtar Ahmad ." ]	[ "Violent protests continue across Kashmir, death toll rises to 20 .", "Thousands join funeral procession for one of the victims .", "Protesters angry over govt.", "decision not to transfer land to a Hindu shrine .", "State govt.", "revoked transfer after a week of violent protests by Muslims ." ]	[ 0, 3, 5 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Spec. Shaun Gopaul woke up at 4 a.m. on May 12, 2007, and waited at a battle position south of Baghdad for members of his company to pick him up.", "Sgt. Alex Jimenez, left, and Spc.", "Shaun Gopaul had served in the military together since 2005.", "One of those he expected to see was the larger-than-life figure of Sgt.", "Alex Jimenez, who cared so much about his fellow soldiers that he made sure every one was comfortable and who cared so much about the Iraqis he was fighting for that he learned Arabic on his own so he could talk with them.", "\"He was a good guy, you know.", "He had a big heart,\" Gopaul said.", "But Jimenez and the other soldiers never came.", "While he was waiting, Gopaul heard on the radio that Sgt.", "Alex Jimenez -- the first person he met in the company and also his best friend -- and other members of his company had been ambushed and captured by insurgents in a section of Iraq known as the Triangle of Death.", "Gopaul said Friday that during the time Jimenez and other members of the company were missing, he tried to keep upbeat and hoped that his best friend would come home safely.", "But on Friday the military confirmed they found the bodies of Jimenez and 19-year-old Pvt.", "Byron W. Fouty and returned them to the United States.", "\"In a way, I'm glad that he's home,\" Gopaul said.", "\"It's just not in the way that we wanted.\"", "The body of a third soldier who was captured -- Pfc.", "Joseph J. Anzack Jr., 20, of Torrance, California -- was pulled from the Euphrates River in Babil province 11 days after the attack.", "After they began serving together in 2005, Gopaul said he and Jimenez were inseparable.", "When Gopaul arrived, Jimenez offered to let him bunk with him because many of the servicemen were younger than he.", "It was Gopaul's first tour in Iraq and Jimenez, who was on his second tour, took it upon himself to help new soldiers from Company D, 4th Battalion, 31st Regiment -- nicknamed the polar bears -- learn the ropes.", "\"He grabbed all the new guys and put us where we needed to be and showed us how to do our jobs,\" Gopaul said.", "\"He saved our lives by showing us the right way to do things and where to be so we wouldn't be hurt.\"", "Jimenez, 25, even took it upon himself to start learning Arabic, Gopaul said.", "He studied the language until he eventually became fluent.", "Then, he taught the entire platoon and company so they would have an easier time talking to locals.", "\"It was awesome, because if we didn't have an interpreter we had him to help out,\" Gopaul said.", "During their free time the two soldiers wrote and sang music -- often reggaeton -- sometimes about being in the Army.", "Above all, Gopaul said, Jimenez was known for his sense of humor and always being there for anyone who needed it.", "\"I've been getting a lot of calls from a lot of people across different battalions who knew him and knew the size of his heart, Gopaul said.", "The last time he spoke to Jimenez, Gopaul was returning from time off and Jimenez called to let him know what was going on in Iraq and see how his good friend was doing.", "\"I told him 'I'll see you in a couple days,' \" Gopaul said.", "\"But that was it. I never saw him again.\" Gopaul said he has taken a 14-day leave from service and will go to visit members of the Jimenez family who live in New York and Boston, Massachusetts.", "Black ribbons of mourning replaced the yellow ribbons around the Jimenez home Thursday afternoon.", "A POW/MIA flag that had been hanging from the home for more than a year was also replaced by a U.S. flag.", "\"This has all been pretty hard,\" Gopaul said.", "\"But one thing is for sure -- we'll never forget him.\"" ]	[ "Shaun Gopaul, Alex Jimenez served together in military starting in 2005 .", "Gopaul: \"He saved our lives\" by showing us what to do .", "Bodies of Jimenez, another soldier found in Iraq after a year .", "Jimenez learned Arabic and taught others so they could talk to locals ." ]	[ 1, 2, 11, 17, 21 ]
[ "MOGADISHU, Somalia (CNN) -- A roadside bombing in Somalia's capital killed 21 women who were cleaning rubbish from a southern Mogadishu street on Sunday morning, a hospital official said.", "Mogadishu residents gather around victims of the bomb attack along the city's Maka Al Mukarama Road.", "The bomb blast wounded another 46 people, most of them Somali women who had gathered to clean Maka Al Mukarama Road in southern Mogadishu's Kilometer 4 district, according to Medina Hospital director Dr. Dahir Dhere.", "\"It suddenly turned the area into a carnage, scattering body parts of the street cleaners into a large area,\" said witness Asha Ise Gedi.", "\"There were pools of blood everywhere.", "I have never seen such mass killing.\"", "\"They were innocent poor mothers or sisters,\" Gedi said.", "\"Why did they deserve this?\" It is unclear who is behind the attack.", "Mogadishu Mayor Mohamed Omar Habeb Mohamed Dhere, who was recently fired by the country's prime minister, blamed the Islamic Courts Union for waging the attack.", "But the head of the Islamist insurgent group, Abid Rahim Ise Adow, denied any involvement and blamed Somalia's government for orchestrating the attack.", "The victims were participating in a program that allows Somali women to work as street cleaners in exchange for food.", "The United Nations' World Food Program organized the program, which began last year and is administered by Mogadishu's regional authority.", "Mogadishu has been the site of violence in recent months between Ethiopian troops and Islamist fighters.", "Somalia's current transitional government is trying to maintain control of the capital, with the help of the better-equipped Ethiopian forces.", "On Saturday, two-thirds of the Somali government ministers announced their resignations, blaming Prime Minister Nur Hassan Nur Ade's \"dictatorship,\" which they said included his firing of Mogadishu's mayor.", "Nur Ade said he suspects the mass resignations were aimed at weakening implementation of the peace agreement between Somalia's transitional government and the opposition Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia.", "He said he had no plans to resign.", "The peace agreement, signed June 9 in Djibouti, calls for a cease-fire between Somalia's U.N.-backed transitional government and the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia, an opposition group that includes members of the Islamist Court Union which overthrew the government in 2006.", "The ICU was ousted from power later that year by Ethiopian forces, with the support of Somalia's transitional government.", "If followed, the peace deal would pave the way for a withdrawal of Ethiopian troops -- a major sticking point for Islamist fighters who oppose their presence.", "The agreement calls on the alliance to dissociate itself from armed groups still fighting the government and for all sides to allow \"unhindered humanitarian access and assistance\" to all Somalis.", "A joint committee led by U.N. officials will monitor the agreement's implementation.", "Ethiopian forces became embroiled in an Islamist insurgency after the Ethiopian forces invaded Somalia in December 2006 to overthrow the ICU leaders and reinstall the transitional government.", "As guerrilla attacks mounted, efforts to replace the Ethiopians with an African Union-led peacekeeping mission faltered.", "Ethiopia's invasion had the blessing of Somalia's government and the United States, which accused the ICU of harboring fugitives from the al Qaeda terrorist movement.", "The conflict displaced hundreds of thousands of Somalis, further worsening a humanitarian crisis that dates back to the collapse of the country's last government in 1991.", "The situation has been exacerbated by drought, continual armed conflicts in central and southern Somalia, and high inflation on food and fuel prices.", "CNN's Alan Duke and journalists Mohamed Amin Adow and Abdi Nasir Mohamed contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Mayor blames Islamist fighters for blast; Islamist fighters blame government .", "NEW: Women part of U.N. program in which they cleaned streets for food .", "Mogadishu the site of violence between Ethiopian troops and Islamist fighters .", "11 ministers resign Saturday, prime minister has refused to step down ." ]	[ 10, 12, 14 ]
[ "NAPLES, Florida (CNN) -- At least seven possible tornadoes were reported Tuesday in eastern Florida as Tropical Storm Fay battered parts of the state with high winds and heavy rain, the National Hurricane Center said.", "Fay tore through Barefoot Bay, Florida, south of Melbourne Tuesday.", "Fay could strengthen into a hurricane when it swings over Florida again Thursday, according to the center.", "\"This storm is going to be with us for a while,\" said Florida Gov.", "Charlie Crist.", "\"Looks like it could be a boomerang storm.\"", "A hurricane watch has been issued for Florida's east coast, from north of Flagler Beach to Altamaha Sound.", "At 5 p.m., the center of the storm was about 60 miles southwest of Melbourne, the hurricane center said.", "Fay was traveling north-northeast at 8 mph.", "Florida Power & Light reported more than 93,000 customers without power in 20 counties.", "Most of the outages -- 34,000 -- were in Collier County, where Fay came ashore earlier in the day.", "As many as 9,700 residents in Brevard County were without power Tuesday evening, according to David Waters, the county Emergency Operations Center spokesman.", "A Brevard County tornado that hit about 1:45 p.m. damaged more than 50 homes, leaving nine uninhabitable, according to the emergency operations center.", "Three people suffered minor injuries, officials said.", "Fay's maximum sustained winds remained near 65 mph, with higher gusts, forecasters said.", "A storm tracker in Moore Haven, near the west bank of Lake Okeechobee, reported winds up to 81 mph in the afternoon.", "\"Some fluctuations in intensity are likely this afternoon and tonight as Fay moves inland over Florida.", "Some strengthening is expected when Fay moves over the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday,\" according to the hurricane center.", "The storm was earlier buffeting Lake Okeechobee with high winds as it moved north and northeast through Florida, leaving a trail of flooding, broken trees and power outages.", "At midday, the hurricane center issued two tornado warnings -- for St. Lucie and Indian River counties, and tornado watches were in effect for several areas, most of them ending at 4 p.m. A possible twister hit Wellington in Palm Beach County, where the violent weather ripped a small barn off its foundation and left a horse standing unhurt on a concrete slab, authorities said.", "Dr. Bob Smith, an associate veterinarian at the Palm Beach Equine Clinic, said an 8-year-old quarterhorse named Onyx was in a stall, untied, when the suspected tornado hit about 2 a.m.", "It destroyed the structure \"and left the horse standing there unscathed,\" Smith said.", "iReport.com: Flooding, beached whale as Fay hits .", "When he came to work several hours later, a technician had rescued the horse, who was not visibly rattled, Smith said.", "\"She's just calm and cool,\" he said.", "\"She's fine.\" Smith said roof tiles flew off the veterinary clinic and broke car windows in a nearby parking lot.", "The storm also picked up a horse trailer and smashed it into another horse trailer, he said.", "A tropical storm warning remained in effect along Florida's east coast from north of Ocean Reef to Flagler Beach, including Lake Okeechobee.", "A tropical storm watch covered that coast north of Flagler Beach to Fernandina Beach.", "Fay is expected to produce 5 to 10 inches of rain over southern and east-central Florida, with possible maximum amounts of 15 inches.", "Three to 5 inches of rain were possible in the northwestern Bahamas.", "Steve Delai, deputy chief of Fire and Rescue for Palm Beach County, said he could not confirm a tornado had hit the southeast county, but the damage was \"consistent with a tornado.\"", "\"It's clear that the damage was in a very linear fashion,\" he said.", "Crist said 31 schools were closed in the region Tuesday as a precaution.", "All but four, including Brevard County, will be open Wednesday.", "\"Floridians should continue to monitor local news reports, stay calm and exercise common sense,\" he advised.", "\"Please remember to be cautious when testing generators and other hurricane-related equipment.", "\"In areas where the weather is getting worse, stay inside and stay off the roads and be safe,\" Crist added.", "Fay's landfall at Cape Romano south of Marco Island was the third for the storm, which came ashore in western Cuba Sunday night and then again over Key West Monday afternoon.", "Cindy Lou Corum, who lives in Palm Beach County, said her home was surrounded by water.", "See the path of damage in photos and videos » .", "\"I'm going to need a rowboat to get out of my house,\" she said.", "\"I may have to swim out.\" For residents in Punta Gorda, in southwest Florida, the storm and its trail of damage are a reminder of the devastation from Hurricane Charley in 2004.", "Irene Faust has lived in mobile homes up and down the Florida coast for 35 years.", "Her trailer in Punta Gorda was destroyed by Charley.", "Faust, who turns 82 on Thursday, said she learned from Charley and is urging others not to wait out the storm in their trailer.", "\"I'd say, get out of a mobile home, because it's like a cracker box,\" she said.", "iReport.com: Your images tell the story .", "Concern about Fay's strength also led school officials in Broward County to delay the start of the school year, which was supposed to begin Monday.", "Watch wind and rain batter Key West » .", "CNN's Aaron Cooper contributed to this report." ]	[ "Seven suspected tornadoes reported Tuesday in eastern Florida .", "Forecasters: Fay will become a hurricane in Florida on Thursday .", "Tens of thousands of people without power in southern Florida .", "Track Fay with CNN's Hurricane Tracker ." ]	[ 0, 9, 14, 15 ]
[ "(CNN) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reversed her opposition to a vote on offshore drilling on \"Larry King Live\" on Monday night, saying she would consider a vote if it were part of a larger energy package.", "U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urges the release of oil from strategic reserves as a way to bring down gas prices.", "Pelosi and fellow House Democrats have staunchly opposed Republicans' request for a vote on the drilling.", "Some Republicans stayed in chambers after Congress adjourned for the session, making speeches on energy policies, in an attempt to get Democrats to come back for a vote.", "Reacting to Pelosi's remarks, House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said the speaker should call the House of Representatives back from its summer recess immediately if she is sincere about a vote on off-shore drilling.", "\"Our message to Speaker Pelosi is very simple: We are ready to vote on more energy production and lower gas prices right now, and we should not wait one more day to begin giving the American people the relief they expect and deserve,\" Boehner said.", "\"If you meant what you said last night, we welcome you and your Democratic colleagues to join us in our historic call to action on American energy.\"", "On Monday night, Pelosi said the vote would need to be part of a larger discussion that would include investing in renewable energy resources and releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.", "Those options would help bring both immediate and long-lasting solutions to the energy crisis, she said.", "In her interview with King, Pelosi talked about what the government and country needs to do to avert the energy crisis and quickly bring down gas prices.", "The following is an edited version of the interview: .", "Larry King: OK, Madam Speaker, author of \"Know Your Power,\" why don't you bring [Congress] back?", "Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Well, it's interesting to hear Sen. [John] McCain talk about bringing Congress back.", "He wasn't even in Congress this last session when we really had two very important bills on energy -- one to give tax credit for wind, solar and other renewable resources, and another about hybrid cars and the rest.", "So he wasn't in to vote when were in session and now he's saying call it back in.", "And then one of the others said to the president, call Congress back in.", "And the president said no.", "But the point is this: The American people are suffering.", "We have to do what is best for them. How do we bring down the prices at the pump?", "We have said to the president, the fastest way to do this if in 10 days the price can come down if you will free our oil.", "Over 700 million barrels of oil the president is sitting on of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.", "No. 1, free our oil.", "No. 2, they want to drill.", "If they want to drill, we have 68 million acres in the Lower 48 that they can drill in that are permitted and all the rest.", "Three, stop the speculation.", "Four, renew -- invest in renewable energy resources, which will bring a faster return than drilling offshore, which will take 10 years and produce 2 cents' reduction in 10 years off the price at the pump.", "And then use natural gas.", "Natural gas is so plentiful.", "It's better for the environment, and it is cheaper.", "So there are things that Congress can do, and we have voted on this over and over again.", "But the Republicans and the president have resisted.", "Instead, they have this thing that says drill offshore in the protected areas.", "Well, we can do that. We can have a vote on that. But it has to be part of something that says we want to bring immediate relief to the public and not just a hoax on them.", "King: Would you vote yes on a package that includes drilling?", "Pelosi: I would not.", "It depends how the drilling is put forth.", "But I don't -- that is not excluded, let me say it that way.", "It depends how that is proposed, if the safeguards are there.", "Now, mind you, 68 million acres -- 10 million more acres in Alaska where they can drill.", "But if there's -- if we can get some great things, in terms of renewable energy resources: a renewable electricity standard, wind, solar, biofuels and the rest in that context, because if you make a decision only to go with the offshore drilling, you are increasing our dependence on fossil fuels, and you will never free yourself of that addiction unless you invest in the renewable energy resources that are good for the environment, cheaper for the consumer and will reverse global warming.", "And the consumer is our first responsibility.", "The American taxpayer owns this oil offshore, by the way.", "Let me make this one final point.", "This oil is owned by the American taxpayers.", "The oil companies drill.", "We give them money to drill there.", "But we get very little in return.", "So I think as we have this debate, which is a very healthy one to have and I welcome it; we have to review and realign the relationship between our oil, Big Oil's profits and what it means to the consumer and the taxpayer.", "King: Do you expect -- do you suspect the oil companies of having a lot of clout here, influence over the Republicans?", "Pelosi: Of course.", "Yes, they rule. And that's what we'll find out. King: They rule? Pelosi: When we have this vote, when we really define it and where the choice is clear to the American people -- I mean, do you know what -- Exxon Mobil, their last quarter, their profits were historic.", "Last year, they were historic.", "They outdid themselves this year already in this second quarter.", "And they insist that we pay them to drill.", "They need an incentive to drill in order to make over $11 billion in one quarter.", "And it just doesn't make sense.", "We should be using that money to invest in renewable resources, tax credit for wind and solar, etc.", "and invest in the technologies that will develop the battery and the rest, instead of giving Big Oil more profits.", "King: Do you expect to get a big enough majority in the Senate and House for the Democrats to overcome anything and get through your proposals?", "Pelosi: Well, I hope we can do some of it before we even leave this session.", "I think we can -- hopefully, we can do something before December.", "I will not subscribe to a hoax on the American people that if you drill offshore, you're going to bring down the price at the pump.", "Even the president says that's not true.", "Ten years, two cents -- we're saying 10 days, bring down the price, if the president would free our oil from the Strategic Petroleum [Reserve] -- from our stockpile -- owned by the taxpayers, purchased by the taxpayers.", "In the next election, I know that we will strengthen our majorities, increase their numbers, and we will have a Democratic president in the White House, and we will be able to address more fully really what I think is the challenge to our generation -- energy security and global warming." ]	[ "NEW: House minority leader calls for immediate vote on offshore drilling .", "House speaker says she'd be open for a vote on drilling as part of a larger package .", "Pelosi: Releasing oil from strategic reserves would quickly reduce gas prices .", "\"We should be using that money to invest in renewable resources,\" Pelosi says ." ]	[ 0, 7, 56 ]
[ "(CNN) -- \"I AM\" is a new CNN.com feature built on the belief that the labels we use for one another don't really reveal who we are.", "We present a collection of people who may surprise you.", "They not only defy their labels, but they've done it in very public and dramatic ways.", "This week, I AM presents four African-Americans who challenge conventional notions of blackness.", "But then defining what it means to be black has long been a matter of debate within the African-American community.", "The R&B singer, Billy Paul, once had a song called, \"Am I Black Enough?\"", "Well are they? You be the judge. Barbara Hillary -- At the age of 75, she became the first African American woman to reach the North Pole.", "Maurice Ashley -- Is the first and only African American to attain the coveted title of International Grand Master of Chess.", "Bliss Broyard -- Author of \"One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life -- A Story of Race & Family Secrets,\" learned her father was black just before his death.", "Marvin Perkins -- As an African American elder in the Mormon church, Perkins says he is one of the world's best kept secrets in the world." ]	[ "\"I AM\" is built on the belief that the labels we use for others, don't reveal who we are .", "Meet four African Americans who challenge conventional notions of blackness .", "CNN Presents: Black in America airs July 23 and 24, at 9 p.m.", "ET ." ]	[ 0, 3 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain in August will be on the same stage for the first time in the 2008 presidential campaign.", "The Rev. Rick Warren says he makes no endorsements because he shepherds \"both sides of the flock.\"", "The Rev. Rick Warren has invited them to appear at a leadership and compassion forum in his Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, on August 16.", "Warren, the author of the best-selling book \"The Purpose Driven Life\" spoke with CNN's Wolf Blitzer by phone Tuesday from Sao Paulo, Brazil.", "BLITZER: Pastor Warren, how did you do it?", "How did you convince both of them to show up?", "PASTOR RICK WARREN, SADDLEBACK CHURCH: Well, Wolf, they've both been friends for a long time.", "I knew both John and Barack before either of them decided to run for office, had talked with them.", "Both of them have helped me in the past with our peace plan and with -- they've sent messages to Saddleback at some of our conferences.", "And so I just thought let's -- you know, I might be the guy to get them together.", "So, I called them up and said, let's do it.", "And they said, well, we'll do it if you be the only questioner, if you don't have a forum, don't have a panel.", "And if you'll ask all the questions, then we'll do it.", "BLITZER: But they're not going to be together.", "They're going to be separate.", "These are going to be Pastor Warren and Barack Obama, followed by Pastor Warren and John McCain.", "But there's not going to be any interchange between the two of them, is that right?", "WARREN: Yes.", "I'm going to -- my plan is to bring them out on stage together at the beginning or at the end.", "But what I want to do is I want to let each of them talk without interrupting each other.", "And it's not a debate format.", "There will be plenty of time for debates.", "What I want to do is get people to know the real person like I know them without a time barrier and a buzzer and a time for rebuttal.", "Let them just speak what they need to say.", "BLITZER: The last time we spoke was right after you invited Barack Obama when he was still running for the Democratic presidential nomination.", "You got some criticism from a few fellow evangelicals out there.", "You called him in the interview with me an amazing, an amazing man, Barack Obama.", "Could you see yourself supporting him for president?", "WARREN: Well, I don't support anybody for president publicly.", "I never endorse.", "I never campaign.", "You know, as a pastor, I don't really think that's my role.", "I have to shepherd both sides of the flock.", "And I have a church full of Democrats and a church full of Republicans and a church full of independents.", "So, I think they're both amazing men.", "I've known them for a long time.", "They're both very, very different. They have both different theories of government, different theories of leadership, different approaches to life.", "And I -- what I do is I think, because I know them, I think I can set up an environment that people can actually say, oh, so that's what that guy's really like.", "And I think I can do that for both John and for Barack." ]	[ "The Rev.", "Rick Warren will play host to candidates at his church .", "Warren says he's friends with both and wants people to know them as he does .", "Warren is author of the best-selling book \"The Purpose Driven Life\"" ]	[ 1, 2, 3 ]
[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday the Bush administration is trying to \"blame the fire on the person who calls 911\" by suggesting he had a role in one of the costliest U.S. bank failures.", "Sen. Charles Schumer said the OTS \"ought to stop pointing false fingers of blame.\"", "Federal regulators with the Office of Thrift Supervision were \"asleep at the switch\" when it came to IndyMac's \"reckless\" behavior, the New York Democrat complained.", "The OTS announced Friday that it was taking over the $32 billion IndyMac and transferring control to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.", "The OTS pointed the finger directly at Schumer for the failure, accusing him of sparking a bank run by releasing a letter that \"expressed concerns about IndyMac's viability.\"", "Watch what's next for IndyMac » .", "\"In the following 11 business days, depositors withdrew more than $1.3 billion from their accounts,\" the OTS said in a statement announcing the California-based lender's takeover on Friday.", "The statement included a quote from OTS Director John Reich saying, \"Although this institution was already in distress, I am troubled by any interference in the regulatory process.\"", "Schumer, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, chairman of Congress' Joint Economic Committee and the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, rejected any suggestions of responsibility for IndyMac's collapse .", "\"OTS ought to stop pointing false fingers of blame and start doing its job to protect the future of the banking system, so that there won't be other IndyMacs,\" he said.", "Schumer's June 26 letter said he was \"concerned that IndyMac's financial deterioration poses significant risks to both taxpayers and borrowers.\"", "In a Sunday news conference, he said everything in his letter was already known to the public.", "\"IndyMac was one of the most poorly run and reckless of all the banks,\" he said.", "\"It was a spinoff from the old Countrywide, and like Countrywide, it did all kinds of profligate activities that it never should have.", "Both IndyMac and Countrywide helped cause the housing crisis we're now in.\"", "The embattled Countrywide Financial Corp. was recently purchased by Bank of America.", "Schumer argued that the \"breadth and depth\" of the problems at IndyMac were \"apparent for years, and they accelerated in the last six months.\"", "But OTS, he said, \"was asleep at the switch and allowed things to happen without restraint.", "\"And now they are doing what the Bush administration always does: Blame the fire on the person who calls 911.\"", "The White House had no immediate response.", "Schumer said OTS is \"known as a weak regulator,\" and added, \"my job was to try and toughen them up and that's what I tried to do.\"", "IndyMac, with assets of $32 billion and deposits of $19 billion, is the fifth bank to fail this year.", "Between 2005 and 2007, only three banks failed.", "And in the past 15 years, the FDIC has taken over 127 banks with combined assets of $22 billion, according to FDIC records.", "IndyMac will reopen Monday with a new charter and a new name -- IndyMac Federal Bank." ]	[ "FDIC taking control of the $32 billion IndyMac .", "OTS accuses Sen. Charles Schumer of sparking a bank run .", "Schumer: IndyMac \"one of the most poorly run and reckless of all the banks\"\nSchumer rejects any suggestions of responsibility for IndyMac's collapse ." ]	[ 8, 12 ]
[ "SAN ANTONIO, Texas (CNN) -- The three Americans rescued after more than five years in captivity in Colombia say they are doing well but are \"overwhelmed with emotion,\" according to a statement released on their behalf.", "\"Words alone can never possibly express the thrill and excitement we feel to be back home in the United States of America with our families at our side,\" the Friday statement from Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes and Keith Stansell said.", "The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) had held the three U.S. government contractors since February 2003, after their plane crashed in a remote region of the South American country.", "They were among 15 hostages rescued Wednesday in a Colombian military operation.", "Watch Colombians celebrate success » .", "Also among the rescued hostages was French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, who returned to France on Friday.", "She is undergoing medical tests at a Paris military hospital, The Associated Press reported.", "Watch Betancourt's joyous return to France » .", "Shortly after the plane crashed, FARC members killed contractor Tom Janis, according to employer Northrop Grumman, and Colombian army Sgt.", "Luis Cruz, according to the U.S. State Department.", "The three freed Americans are being treated at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.", "Learn about the former hostages » .", "\"For five-and-a-half long years, we all hoped and prayed this day would come,\" their statement said.", "\"Now that it has, we're just overwhelmed with emotion.", "The love and the joy we're all experiencing is beyond description.", "\"We want to offer our heartfelt thanks to the government and the armed forces of Colombia.", "The operation they conducted to rescue us was one for the history books -- something we will never forget for the rest of our lives.\"", "Colombian authorities unveiled details and a videotape Friday describing the mission, which involved tricking the leftist rebels into giving up their hostages.", "Watch video of the rescue » .", "Government agents had infiltrated the FARC leadership over several months.", "This week they talked the rebels into moving the hostages, saying a humanitarian group wanted to check on them.", "A helicopter carrying fake rebels picked up the hostages at a rendezvous point, ostensibly to take them to another rebel camp.", "It actually was a government helicopter, and the hostages were whisked to freedom without a shot being fired.", "Learn about FARC » .", "On Thursday, doctors at the Brooke Army Medical Center said the three Americans appeared to be in good health.", "Initial tests had for now ruled out the suspicion of infectious diseases, and although other medical tests are pending, \"everything really looks well,\" said Col. Jackie Hayes, a psychiatrist and the lead physician on the men's medical team.", "Hayes said patient confidentiality rules prevented him from commenting on reports that Gonsalves was suffering from hepatitis.", "Maj. Gen. Keith Huber, commander of U.S. Army South, said the contractors were in the second phase of a three-phase process designed to ease their transition back to normal life.", "\"They greeted me with a strong handshake and clear eyes and an incredible smile,\" he said." ]	[ "Three men, safe in Texas, express gratitude to Colombian military .", "Ex-hostages said to be doing well, in reintegration process .", "French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt undergoing medical tests in Paris .", "15 hostages freed Wednesday when Colombian agents tricked rebels ." ]	[ 3, 5, 6, 24 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Cuba is more than a thousand miles from my home in New York, but it's a place close to my heart.", "Steve Kastenbaum talks with Salomon Leyderman outside the Adath Israel synagogue in Havana, Cuba.", "I went to Cuba to report on a country that appears to be on the cusp of a new era.", "My focus was the future of U.S.-Cuban relations and the reforms under Cuban leader Raúl Castro.", "But a vague notion of exploring my family history in Cuba resulted in the most memorable story of the entire journey.", "More than 15,000 Jews were living in Cuba in the 1940s and '50s.", "Today, there are about 1,500.", "My grandmother, the daughter of Russian immigrants, was born in Havana, and my grandfather came to Cuba when he was just 3 years old.", "His family left Germany in the 1920s.", "To me, they were as much Cuban as they were Jewish.", "Watch how everyday life has changed for Cubans » .", "My grandparents left Cuba in the late '40s so that their children would be born in the United States.", "The last members of my family to leave Cuba did so post-revolution, in the 1960s.", "I was eager to see what had become of the places they left behind.", "Slideshow: Learn more about the Jewish population in Cuba » .", "When Castro lifted restrictions on religion in the mid-'90s, the once-dilapidated building that houses congregation El Patronato came back to life.", "Today, it's a thriving center for the local Jewish community.", "When I arrived, the children's summer program was in full swing.", "A few dozen boys and girls were laughing and playing as they waited for lunch to be served.", "I wasn't prepared for the wave of emotions that overcame me.", "Had things been different, I could have been just like them.", "Slideshow: Experience more of Kastenbaum's explorations of Cuba » .", "My next stop took me to Habana Viejo.", "Jewish life in Cuba has its roots in Old Havana, where my great-grandparents settled.", "I walked the streets where they lived and stopped in at the only remaining kosher butcher in town.", "I passed the building that once housed the local synagogue where my grandparents were wed. Watch efforts to restore parts of Havana » .", "The current home of Adath Israel is a few blocks away.", "At the front door, Salomon Leyderman introduced himself to me as the oldest Jew in Cuba.", "He's 86. I took out some old family photos, and Salomon immediately recognized my great-grandfather, Salomon Sher.", "He shouted out in Spanish, \"they were tailors!\"", "I couldn't believe my ears.", "This 86-year-old man told me how my great-grandfather was highly regarded in the community, how he belonged to many social organizations and how after the revolution, he made it possible for many Cuban Jews to leave the island and join him in Miami, Florida.", "As he looked at a family portrait, Salomon began to cry.", "He recognized Luis Sher, my grandmother's brother.", "He said Luis gave him as a gift a suit to wear at his bar mitzvah, the Jewish ceremony marking a boy's transition into manhood.", "It took place more than 70 years ago, but he recalled the details as if it happened yesterday.", "Tears were flowing down my cheeks, too.", "The following day, I called my father in New York and handed the cell phone to the oldest Jew in Cuba.", "This time there were no tears, just laughter.", "After the call, Salomon looked at my sneakers and said they're good shoes.", "He told me he's a European size 42, and I should bring him a pair when I return.", "He then asked me to send him a card on Hanukkah and smiled.", "Steve Kastenbaum is a New York correspondent for CNN Radio." ]	[ "A CNN Radio correspondent explores his Jewish heritage in Cuba .", "His grandparents left Cuba in the late 1940s .", "An 86-year-old Jewish man remembered correspondent's family ." ]	[ 8, 11, 23, 42 ]
[ "(CNN) -- New Zealand warmed up for their Tri-Nations decider against Australia with a 101-14 rout of Samoa in a one-off rugby union Test on Wednesday in New Plymouth, running in 15 tries.", "Conrad Smith touches down for one of his two tries in the All Blacks win.", "Fullback Mils Muliaina scored three tries in the first half, center Conrad Smith and winger Richard Kahui touched down twice and nine other players added their names to the New Zealand scoresheet as the All Blacks beat a weakened Samoan team by a record margin.", "New Zealand led 47-7, seven tries to one, at halftime and added eight tries, including a penalty try, in the second spell to surpass their highest score against Samoa.", "The All Blacks had a 26-0 lead after 16 minutes and set their record score against Samoa -- surpassing the 71-13 in 1999 -- despite being held scoreless for periods of 18 minutes in the first half and 10 minutes in the second.", "It was the fifth time New Zealand had reached 100 points in a match, with the All Blacks' record being the 145-17 win over Japan at the 1995 World Cup.", "Samoa was forced to pick a severely under-strength side because many of its leading and most-experienced players are involved with European club sides.", "Most of the players who took the field Wednesday were young and Samoa-based and playing against the All Blacks for the first time.", "Although outgunned by an All Blacks team which overwhelmingly controlled territory and possession, Samoa played with great spirit and scored a try in each half.", "Flyhalf Uale Mai scored and converted his own try after 28 minutes and flanker Alafoti Faosiliva touched down off a break by Uale Mai four minutes before fulltime.", "\"What can you say? 100 points,\" Samoa captain Filipo Levi said.", "\"It shows the All Blacks are on fire at the moment.", "They've showed in the Tri-Nations competition that they're a very consistent team.", "\"For some of our boys it was a big step up from playing club rugby in Samoa but, having said that, it was a big learning curve.\"", "Flyhalf Daniel Carter converted six of the All Blacks' first-half tries, surpassing 2,000 points in first-class rugby, and his replacement Stephen Donald scored his first Test try and converted seven of New Zealand's eight second-half tries.", "The match was scheduled to help the All Blacks bridge the three-week gap between their most recent Tri-Nations clash with South Africa and their next, against Australia, at Brisbane on September 13.", "The Brisbane match will decide the outcome of the Tri-Nations tournament.", "Copyright 2008 CNN.", "All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.", "Associated Press contributed to this report." ]	[ "New Zealand rout Samao 101-14 in rugby union Test in New Plymouth .", "All Blacks run in 15 tries as they warm up for Tri-Nations decider against Australia .", "Flyhalf Dan Carter passes 2,000 first class points during match ." ]	[ 0 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal investigators will declare the 2001 anthrax case solved on Wednesday, when they make public their case against government researcher Bruce Ivins, a government source familiar with the case told CNN on Tuesday.", "Ex-Army scientist Bruce Ivins, seen here in 2003, died from an apparent suicide last week.", "But the case will not be considered closed, because administrative details remain incomplete, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.", "Before making the information public, the FBI is expected to share the evidence of Ivins' involvement with survivors and relatives of victims in the anthrax attacks, the source said.", "A lawyer for Maureen Stevens, the widow of Bob Stevens, the first victim of the 2001 attacks, said she was invited to the session and will attend.", "The tabloid photo editor died after inhaling anthrax that investigators believe was in a letter sent to American Media Inc., the publisher of the Sun and National Enquirer tabloids, at its offices in Boca Raton, Florida.", "Another source familiar with the investigation said Tuesday that in the fall of 2001, Ivins borrowed a machine that can convert wet anthrax, the kind used at Fort Detrick, into dry powder, which was found in the anthrax letters.", "Such machines, called lyophilizers, are not usually used at Fort Detrick, where Ivins worked, though they are easy to obtain.", "Experts said the report may have no significance.", "\"I wouldn't necessarily make the conclusion that, just because he had access to a lyophilizer and used a lyophilizer, that that provides a smoking gun, that he must be using this for sinister purposes,\" said Peter Hotez, chairman of microbiology at George Washington University in Washington.", "Richard Spertzel, a former biodefense scientist who worked with Ivins at the lab at Fort Detrick, said there was \"no way\" a lyophilizer could have created the fine anthrax spores used in the 2001 letters.", "Spertzel said a more advanced machine would have been needed, and that no one working at a U.S. government lab could have produced such high quality anthrax in secret.", "Ivins, who is expected to be blamed for the mailings of the toxin, which killed five people and sickened more than a dozen others -- died July 27 at a hospital in Frederick, Maryland, from an apparent suicide attempt two days earlier.", "No charges have been made public.", "He became a suspect after investigators found DNA evidence from the 2001 anthrax mailings on a flask used in his laboratory at the U.S. Army Medical Institute of Infectious Diseases, said a source who is familiar with the investigation but not authorized to speak publicly about the case.", "Ivins had worked for decades in the biodefense lab at Fort Detrick, where he was trying to develop a better vaccine against the toxin.", "The FBI had traced the anthrax used in the attacks to the lab by using a new technology, a U.S. official familiar with the investigation said.", "Authorities were looking at whether Ivins may have released anthrax to test a vaccine he was working on, another official said.", "Some of the anthrax-laced letters, written in crude block letters, included the words, \"Take penacilin (sic) now,\" according to photographs released by the FBI.", "Since Ivins' death, suspicions about his involvement in the anthrax attacks have surfaced alongside questions about his sanity.", "At the time of his death, the 62-year-old scientist was under a temporary restraining order sought by a social worker who had counseled him in private and group sessions.", "She accused him of having harassed, stalked and threatened her with violence.", "The woman told the court in her complaint that Ivins had been treated at a mental health facility.", "Steven Hatfill, another government scientist who was named by the Justice Department as a \"person of interest\" in the attacks, was never charged.", "He sued the department, which settled the case in June.", "The skepticism in scientific circles about the strength of the case against Ivins heightens the importance of the government's unveiling of its evidence against the scientist, a former prosecutor said.", "\"I think the public and the survivors of the anthrax attacks are entitled to see the evidence before the grand jury,\" said Andrew McBride.", "\"And if there was a draft indictment and they were ready to indict Mr. Ivins, they ought to see that as well.\"", "CNN Producer Kevin Bohn contributed to this story." ]	[ "Source: Feds to declare anthrax case solved but not closed .", "Bruce Ivins, 62, died last week as FBI prepared to charge him in 2001 attacks .", "Another source says Ivins used a machine to convert wet anthrax into dry powder .", "Authorities will make case public after sharing details with victims and relatives ." ]	[ 0, 6 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Oklahoma health officials said Friday they are searching for the source of a rare form of E. coli that has killed one person and sickened 116 others in the northeastern part of the state.", "The subtype of bacteria -- called E. coli 0111 -- is \"not normally found in this form of outbreak,\" said Leslea Bennett-Webb, director of communication for the Oklahoma State Department of Health.", "More than 50 people have been hospitalized and nine people -- six of them children -- have been placed on dialysis, she said.", "She said the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, helped state officials determine the subtype, but said the cause of the outbreak remains unknown.", "\"The focus has been narrowed to the Country Cottage Restaurant located in Locust Grove,\" she said, noting that most of the people who became ill ate there between August 15 and August 23.", "Tests carried out on water from a well on restaurant property indicate the presence of bacteria, but \"we have not been able to confirm what kind of bacteria,\" said Skylar McElhaney, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.", "The Oklahoma Department of Health will analyze them and compare them with samples taken from victims, she said.", "\"We can't say for sure that it is tied to the water in any way, but we also cannot rule it out,\" she said.", "Symptoms of infection with the bacteria can include severe diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, vomiting and severe abdominal cramping, said Larry Weatherford of the Oklahoma State Department of Health.", "Management at the restaurant, which has closed during the investigation, was working closely with health officials, he added.", "Meanwhile, the outbreak appears to be abating.", "\"While we believe we are seeing a downward curve in the number of people who have become ill, we still have many challenges with some patients who remain hospitalized,\" said State Epidemiologist Dr. Kristy Bradley.", "\"We continue to ask the public to be extra diligent in their hand washing and food preparation to minimize the possibility of additional persons becoming ill.\" The CDC estimates there may be about 70,000 E. coli infections each year in the United States." ]	[ "1 person dead, 116 ill in northeastern part of the state .", "Focus of investigation is restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma .", "Officials say this form of E. coli is \"not normally found in this form of outbreak\"\nOfficials say outbreak appears to be abating ." ]	[ 0, 1, 10 ]
[ "NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- As Hurricane Gustav neared Louisiana's coast Monday morning, forecasters warned that the storm could stall over Louisiana and northeast Texas for several days, which would \"exacerbate the threat of heavy rains and inland flooding.\"", "Water from a canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, floods a road as Hurricane Gustav makes landfall Monday.", "Southern Louisiana's barrier islands and coast reported hurricane force winds and heavy rains from Gustav, which was centered about 80 miles south of New Orleans and about 20 miles south-southeast of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, at 8 a.m. CT. Power went out about 6 a.m. in the western part of downtown New Orleans and in the French Quarter 10 minutes later, CNN correspondents Chris Lawrence and Anderson Cooper reported.", "The eye of Hurricane Gustav made landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana, about 9:30 a.m. CT, the National Hurricane Center said.", "Gustav's top winds weakened to 110 mph, downgrading it to a Category 2 storm, the hurricane center said.", "Watch water overflow banks of Industrial Canal » .", "Earlier predictions of a Category 4 storm, which would mean winds of at least 131 mph, and fresh memories of Katrina, which came ashore in 2005 with 127-mph winds, fueled the evacuation of 2 million residents from New Orleans and other parishes.", "But Gustav never regained the strength lost over Cuba, and by Monday morning hurricane center forecasters said its cloud pattern looked \"a bit more ragged.\"", "Watch New Orleans man explain his sad reason for staying » .", "The latest discussion published by the hurricane center forecasters said computer models show \"Gustav or its remnants slowing to a crawl\" over northeast Texas over the next three to five days.", "\"Such slow motion would exacerbate the threat of heavy rains and inland flooding,\" the forecasters said.", "Watch water spill over canal levee » .", "With hurricane-force winds extending 70 miles from the center, the islands and shoreline are already in reach of Gustav's fury.", "Sustained winds of 91 mph and gusts of 117 mph were measured in Southwest Pass, Louisiana, during the 4 a.m. hour, the hurricane center said.", "CNN's Ali Velshi was hunkered down in a house on Grand Isle, Louisiana, where only a handful of people remained.", "When high winds first kicked up about 3:15 a.m. Monday, the barrier island's electric power went out, Velshi said.", "A storm surge of at least 14 feet is expected there, he said." ]	[ "NEW: Eye of Gustav made landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana, about 9:30 a.m. CT .", "Gustav stalling over northeast Texas would \"exacerbate\" inland flooding, warns NHC .", "Hurricane Gustav's 110 mph winds downgrade it to a Category 2 storm ." ]	[ 3, 4 ]
[ "KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- The leader of Nepal's former communist rebels was named as the country's new prime minister Friday.", "Prachanda is still the supreme commander of the Maoists People's Liberation Army.", "Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, was elected four months after elections in which his Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) became the largest party in the 601-member constituent assembly.", "Prachanda received 464 votes of the 577 votes cast, while his rival Sher Bahadur Deuba of the Nepali Congress party received 113 votes.", "Most of the parties in the assembly voted for the Maoist candidate.", "A simple majority was enough to be elected the prime minister.", "Prachanda's victory became certain on Thursday when the third and fourth biggest parties in Nepal's assembly decided to back him.", "He will now lead a coalition government, although talks are ongoing on about the allocation of ministerial portfolios.", "The Maoists signed a peace deal with the government in November 2006, joined an interim parliament and government in 2007 and fought multi-party elections in April this year.", "The Communist Party of Nepal unexpectedly became the largest party in the elections, winning 220 of the 575 elected seats in the assembly.", "The assembly declared Nepal a republic in May and in July elected Nepal's first president, physician Ram Baran Yadav.", "Prachanda, 54, entered politics when he was 17 but went underground in 1981, making his first public appearance after 25 years in 2006.", "The Maoists launched an insurgency to abolish the monarchy in 1996 and the ten-year conflict claimed more than 13,000 lives.", "According to the peace deal agreed in 2008, the estimated 19,602 Maoist combatants would be integrated into the country's security structure, the process of which is yet to be worked out.", "Prachanda remains the supreme commander of the Maoists People's Liberation Army.", "Besides completing the peace process, the new government has to face many challenges including inflation, lawlessness, impunity and ethnic aspirations." ]	[ "Prachanda, Communist Party of Nepal chairman, won 464 out of 577 votes .", "A simple majority was enough to be elected the prime minister .", "Assembly declared Nepal a republic in May and July elected first president .", "The post of president is largely ceremonial.", "PM has executive powers ." ]	[ 5, 10 ]
[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Hurricane Gustav churned into the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday night, still an \"extremely dangerous\" Category 4 storm threatening to blast the same region devastated by Hurricane Katrina three years ago.", "Saturday morning, Gustav was about 255 miles east-southeast of the western tip of Cuba.", "Gustav, a Category 4 storm with 135 mph (220 km/hr) top winds, was centered 485 miles (780 kilometers) southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River, according to the National Hurricane Center's 6 a.m. GMT (2 a.m.", "ET) advisory.", "That's only 15 mph slower than when the storm first crossed land in Cuba.", "The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm could pick up even more strength as it enters the gulf's warmer waters.", "The Hurricane Center said Gustav is an \"extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane.\"", "In the United States, state and federal officials -- eager to prove they are ready -- urged residents to flee, and many of those residents obeyed, moving north by the tens of thousands, according to the governor of Louisiana, whose state was hit three years ago by Hurricane Katrina.", "New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin called Gustav \"the mother of all storms,\" saying its destruction could outstrip that from Katrina, which flooded much of his city and killed about 3,000 people.", "A hurricane watch remained in effect for the northern Gulf Coast from east of High Island Texas eastward to the Alabama-Florida border, including the city of New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain, the National Hurricane Center said.", "A hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area, generally within 36 hours.", "On its current track, Gustav would reach the northern Gulf on Monday.", "Thousands of anxious Cubans had boarded up their homes and sought safety from Gustav earlier as it slammed into the island nation.", "as it made landfall in western Cuba on Saturday night with sustained winds near 150 mph (240 kmh), the National Hurricane Center said.", "Some fluctuations, with an overall slight strengthening, is forecast for the next 24 hours, and forecasters said Gustav could become a Category 5 hurricane within that period.", "See Gustav's projected path » .", "Hurricanes are ranked 1 to 5 in intensity on the Saffir-Simpson scale.", "A Category 5 is the highest classification, with sustained winds of more than 155 mph.", "A Category 4 has winds of 131 to 155 mph and can cause extreme damage.", "Anticipating the storm, about 10,000 Cubans evacuated Saturday to Cuba's mainland from La Isla de Juventud, or Isle of Youth, a province south of the nation's western end.", "The hurricane center said western Cuba could receive as much as 25 inches of rain.", "Residents sought refuge with family or friends, or went to a government shelter, CNN's Morgan Neill said.", "Cubans also headed to higher ground on the mainland, with many utilizing horse-drawn carriages and vintage cars.", "President Raúl Castro checked with the island's officials Saturday to be sure preparations were on track, Neill said.", "Cuba's western province of Pinar del Rio, currently under a hurricane warning, is the center of the nation's lucrative cigar industry.", "A hurricane warning remained in effect for the Cuban provinces of Pinar del Rio, la Habana, Ciudad de la Habana, Isla de Juventud, Matanzas and Cienfuegos.", "A warning indicates that hurricane conditions will arrive in the next 24 hours.", "Gustav caused little damage on Grand Cayman on Friday night, according to an official at the Island's airport.", "As a tropical storm, Gustav blasted Jamaica with high winds and drenched it with heavy rain Thursday night into Friday.", "Four people were killed, the National Emergency Operations Center in Jamaica said, and the storm downed trees and damaged houses.", "\"It is total devastation everywhere,\" the councilor for the Manchioneal division, Alston Hunter, told the Jamaican Gleaner newspaper.", "\"Several residents are now crammed into disaster shelters here in east Portland, and the weather continues to make the situation worse.\"", "At least 51 people were killed in southwestern Haiti and eight were killed in neighboring Dominican Republic as Gustav roared through as a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday, officials there said.", "The hurricane center's five-day forecast places a landfall anywhere from Galveston, Texas, east to Mobile, Alabama.", "New Orleans, Louisiana, is at the center of the projected path.", "A hurricane watch remained in effect for the northern Gulf Coast from east of High Island, Texas, to the Alabama-Florida border, including the city of New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain, the National Hurricane Center said.", "A watch means hurricane conditions are possible within the specified area, generally within 36 hours.", "The Gulf Coast is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina, which killed more than 1,800 people when it slammed ashore August 29, 2005.", "Mississippi Gov.", "Haley Barbour said Hurricane Katrina victims living in government-issued trailers or mobile homes along his state's coast will begin evacuating this weekend.", "Gustav is the second major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season.", "Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Hanna passed north of the Leeward Islands on Friday with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (80 kph), the hurricane center said.", "The center predicted gradual strengthening, and Hanna could be near hurricane strength Sunday.", "Copyright 2008 CNN.", "All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.", "Associated Press contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Gustav heads into Gulf after Category 4 hurricane slams into Cuba .", "About 10,000 Cubans flee to mainland, some in vintage cars, horse-drawn carriages .", "Storm expected to hit Gulf Coast on Monday or Tuesday .", "Coastal Mississippi and New Orleans residents getting out ." ]	[ 6, 19, 22, 38 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Environmental Protection Agency advised employees last month not to answer questions from journalists, the Government Accountability Office or the agency's inspector general, according to an EPA e-mail made public Monday.", "California Sen. Barbara Boxer has said the EPA is becoming a \"secretive, dangerous ally of polluters.\"", "\"Please do not respond to questions or make any statements,\" the June 16 e-mail said, advising staff to direct questioners to senior staff members cleared to answer questions from outside the agency.", "Robbi Farrell, chief of staff of the EPA's compliance assurance division, sent the e-mail to 11 managers in the department.", "The e-mail was posted on a Web site of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.", "The group, an alliance of state and federal environmental professionals, labeled the communication a \"gag order.\"", "\"The order reinforces a growing bunker mentality within an EPA that is the subject of a growing number of probes into political interference with agency operations,\" the group said.", "EPA press director Roxanne Smith rejected that characterization, saying the e-mail was about efficiency, not secrecy.", "The memo was a response to a May 2007 audit by the Inspector General's Office that found the EPA did not respond earlier to IG reports on problems with water enforcement and other issues, The Associated Press reported.", "The audit, however, did not make any recommendations governing communication between staff and the Inspector General's Office.", "\"A senior staffer in the enforcement office sent out an e-mail to simply help her office efficiently respond to requests from the press, GAO and EPA's inspector general,\" Smith told CNN.", "\"There is nothing in the procedure that restricts conversation between enforcement staff, the press, GAO and the IG,\" she said, adding it is \"consistent with existing agency polices.\"", "Smith is one of the people to whom recipients of the memo were told to direct journalists' questions.", "In a written statement, the EPA's Office of Inspector General said it did not approve the language of Robbi's warning and advised, \"All EPA officials and employees are required to cooperate\" with the office.", "\"This cooperation includes providing the OIG full and unrestricted access to EPA documents, records, and personnel,\" the statement read.", "\"We are currently engaged in discussions with OECA [Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance] to assure that OIG and OECA interpretations are consistent in this matter.\"", "And Sen. Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat who has long battled with the agency's administrator, Stephen Johnson, said the instructions showed that Johnson is \"turning the EPA into a secretive, dangerous ally of polluters, instead of a leader in the effort to protect the health and safety of the American people.\"", "Last week, Johnson denied a request to appear before two Senate committees to talk about whether the EPA's decisions comply with its staff's legal and technical recommendations.", "The committee's chairman, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, has asked the inspector general's office to assess the administration's claims of executive privilege as it tries to keep documents related to EPA decisions from Congress.", "Boxer chairs the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works.", "She is expected to hold a news conference Tuesday to talk about what she calls \"political interference in recent EPA decisions\" and discuss \"apparent contradictions between the sworn testimony\" of Johnson and accounts given by other sworn witnesses." ]	[ "EPA e-mail told employees not to answer questions from its own inspector's office .", "Workers also told not to talk to reporters or Government Accountability Office .", "Watchdog group calls e-mail a \"gag order\"; EPA official says it's not about secrecy .", "Tuesday news conference to address whether EPA avoided giving public information ." ]	[ 0, 7, 10 ]
[ "Editor's note: Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992 and was counselor to Clinton in the White House.", "Begala is not a paid political consultant for any politicians or candidates.", "Click here for a rival view .", "Paul Begala says McCain's VP choice, Alaska Gov.", "Sarah Palin, is completely unqualified to be president.", "(CNN) -- John McCain needs what Kinky Friedman calls \"a checkup from the neck up.\"", "In choosing Alaska Gov.", "Sarah Palin to be his running mate, he is not thinking \"outside the box,\" as some have said.", "More like out of his mind. Palin a first-term governor of a state with more reindeer than people, will have to put on a few pounds just to be a lightweight.", "Her personal story is impressive: former fisherman, mother of five.", "But that hardly qualifies her to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.", "For a man who is 72 years old and has had four bouts with cancer to have chosen someone so completely unqualified to become president is shockingly irresponsible.", "Suddenly, McCain's age and health become central issues in the campaign, as does his judgment.", "In choosing this featherweight, McCain passed over Tom Ridge, a decorated combat hero, a Cabinet secretary and the former two-term governor of the large, complex state of Pennsylvania.", "iReport.com: 'McCain pick might be a gimmick' He passed over Mitt Romney, who ran a big state, Massachusetts; a big company, Bain Capital; and a big event, the Olympics.", "He passed over Kay Bailey Hutchison, the Texas senator who is knowledgeable about the military, good on television and -- obviously -- a woman.", "He passed over Joe Lieberman, his best friend in the Senate and fellow Iraq Kool-Aid drinker.", "He passed over former congressman, trade negotiator and budget director Rob Portman.", "And he also passed over Mike Huckabee, the governor of Arkansas.", "For months, the McCainiacs have said they will run on his judgment and experience.", "In his first presidential decision, John McCain has shown that he is willing to endanger his country, potentially leaving it in the hands of someone who simply has no business being a heartbeat away from the most powerful, complicated, difficult job in human history.", "The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer." ]	[ "Begala: McCain's VP choice unqualified to be heartbeat from the presidency .", "Choice of Alaska Gov.", "Sarah Palin is \"shockingly irresponsible,\" he says .", "Begala says choice makes McCain's age, health, and judgment central issues ." ]	[ 3, 4, 12 ]
[ "(REAL SIMPLE) -- Whether you're hosting a formal party or just throwing together snacks for drinks with friends, we've got ideas for transforming carryout into crowd-pleasing cuisine.", "Everyone will assume your sink is stacked with dirty pots and pans.", "(And if you keep them out of the kitchen, they'll never know the truth.)", "Tiny-size pizzas .", "Start with: A large cheese pizza.", "(Ask for it unsliced and, if possible, slightly underbaked.)", "To make: Avoiding the crust, cut out mini pizzas with round cookie or biscuit cutters.", "Heat the rounds at 400º Fahrenheit for about 5 minutes.", "Top with slices of olives, marinated mushrooms, chopped prosciutto, an anchovy fillet, or fresh herbs (such as basil, flat-leaf parsley, rosemary, thyme, or oregano).", "Mediterranean bruschetta .", "Start with: Garlic bread from your favorite Italian spot.", "To make: Slather slices with prepared marinara or pesto sauce.", "Top with goat cheese or mozzarella, a marinated pepper, or an oil-packed sun-dried tomato, then toast in the oven.", "Also try: Hummus po' boys.", "Spread hot garlic bread with hummus and top with coleslaw or lettuce and tomato.", "Cap with more hot, crunchy bread.", "Real Simple: How to know when food is cooked just right .", "Chicken- or shrimp-boat hors d'oeuvres .", "Start with: Your favorite chicken or shrimp Chinese stir-fry.", "To make: Mound spoonfuls of stir-fry into the cuplike center leaves from a head of Boston lettuce.", "If desired, top the boats with chopped nuts or scallion slices.", "Also try: Asian-Mexican fusion.", "Roll the dish with rice and some soy sauce in a giant tortilla.", "Slice into single-serving pieces.", "Chicken pasta with blue cheese and walnuts .", "Start with: A golden-brown rotisserie chicken.", "To make: Toss thin slices of chicken with hot pasta, crumbled blue cheese, and chopped walnuts.", "Also try: Quick chicken salad.", "Stir Dijon mustard, mayo, and chopped onion and herbs into shredded chicken meat.", "Season with salt and pepper and spoon onto whole-grain bread for sandwiches.", "Real Simple: Pasta glossary .", "Antipasto platter .", "Start with: Assorted salad-bar treats.", "To make: Arrange Swiss and cheddar cheese cubes, prosciutto and salami slices, marinated vegetables (artichoke hearts, red peppers, mushrooms), mixed olives, and giant capers on a platter.", "Also try: Salad bar as personal sous-chef.", "Make it your source for julienned vegetables, grated cheese, and bite-size meats.", "Roasted duck, watercress, and brown rice salad .", "Start with: Half a Chinese Peking duck (1 order).", "To make: Shred the meat and toss it with take-out brown rice and a splash of dumpling dipping sauce (most restaurants will add it to your order at no charge).", "Top with chopped watercress and scallions.", "Also try: Duck crostini.", "Finely chop the meat and toss it with minced herbs, chopped onion, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar.", "Pile the mixture on tiny toasts.", "Real Simple: Easy fixes for 8 common kitchen mishaps .", "Spareribs, minimalist style .", "Start with: A few orders of Chinese take-out ribs.", "To make: Simply separate the spareribs, heat, and serve on simple white plates.", "Also try: Spareribs with crunch.", "The glaze on Chinese-style ribs provides the perfect glue for a crunchy coating.", "Separate the ribs and roll them in chopped peanuts or toasted sesame seeds.", "Serve hot on a scoop of fried or steamed rice.", "Trimmings . Start with: A bucket of chicken, some biscuits, mashed potatoes, and gravy -- all from your local KFC.", "To make: Heat the chicken and biscuits in a 350º F oven for 10 minutes, then place in napkin-lined baskets.", "Put the potatoes and gravy (request it on the side) in your best bowls.", "Also try: Chicken dippers.", "Serve slices of fried chicken with homemade sauce -- yogurt or sour cream with honey mustard stirred in to taste.", "Get a FREE TRIAL issue of Real Simple - CLICK HERE!", "Copyright © 2008 Time Inc. All rights reserved." ]	[ "You can feed great food to guests by fiddling with takeout .", "Use cookie cutter to cut bite-size pizzas out of large uncut pizza .", "Slice a rotisserie chicken and toss with blue cheese and walnuts .", "Spoon shrimp stir-fry into Boston lettuce leaves, top with chopped nuts ." ]	[ 3, 4, 6, 19, 24, 26 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Pictures of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn twins have been published for the first time after a magazine bidding war which news agencies claim topped $14 million.", "Hola! magazine, the Spanish sister publication to Hello!, has also published images of the Jolie-Pitt twins.", "Hello! magazine, which won international rights to the images, and People magazine, which took U.S. rights, published the photographs in their latest editions, which hit newsstands Monday.", "The two publications, which have previously secured image rights to the couple's elder children, are believed to have shared the costs, The Associated Press reported over the weekend.", "The agency quoted an unnamed source, not authorized to speak about the deal, as saying the pictures had fetched $14 million.", "The images show the couple, newborns Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline and the rest of the Jolie-Pitt family -- Maddox, 7, Pax, 4, Zahara, 3, and Shiloh, 2.", "The twins were born by Cesarian section at the Lenval hospital in the French Riviera resort of Nice on July 12.", "Hello! magazine, which heralds its coverage as the \"biggest exclusive of the year,\" devotes 17 pages of coverage to the twins' arrival.", "In an interview published in the magazine, Jolie says: \"Wanting a big family is one of the things that brought Brad and I together.\"", "Pitt adds: \"When Ange and I were told we were having twins we burst into hysterics... We didn't see this one coming.\"", "Watch why the photos went for so much money » .", "Larry Hackett, the managing editor of People said that it was \"thrilled\" to have carried the images.", "People, like CNN, is owned by Time Warner.", "Jonathan Klein, co-founder and CEO of Getty Images, which organized the photo shoot, said that all the proceeds would go toward the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, which earlier this year donated $1 million to help children in Iraq.", "Copyright 2008 CNN.", "All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.", "Associated Press contributed to this report." ]	[ "Magazines publish images of Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt twins for the first time .", "AP: Rights to images secured after $14M joint bid by Hello!", "and People magazines .", "Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon born July 12 in Nice, southern France ." ]	[ 0, 5, 6 ]
[ "BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner repeated her call this week to decriminalize personal drug use and crack down on traffickers and dealers.", "President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says she doesn't like to \"condemn someone who has an addiction.\"", "\"I don't like it when people easily condemn someone who has an addiction as if he were a criminal, as if he were a person who should be persecuted,\" she told a meeting of the National Investigation into the Consumption of Alcohol, Tobacco, Psychopharmaceuticals and Illegal Drugs.", "\"Those who should be persecuted are those who sell the substances, those who give it away, those who traffic in it.\"", "A poll shows 2 percent of Argentines have tried cocaine, but some people believe decriminalization of drugs could result in wider drug use.", "Regardless, the Argentine government is pushing Congress to pass the decriminalization legislation by the end of the year.", "\"Decriminalization of the consumer should include what are called second-generation human rights, but at the same time there should be a strong policy of prevention, so that no one falls in the situation of consuming any substance,\" said Anibal Fernandez, the minister of security and justice.", "Ethan Nadelmann, founder and executive director of the New York-based Drug Policy Alliance, said such policies have been adopted throughout Europe and other parts of Latin America.", "\"The evidence generally shows that the decriminalization of possession is not clearly associated with any increase in illicit drug use,\" he said.", "A few years ago, then-Mexican President Vicente Fox proposed decriminalizing possession of drugs combined with a crackdown on traffickers, but a harsh reaction from the Bush administration caused him to retreat, Nadelmann said.", "Brazil and Colombia have passed laws decriminalizing drug use in an effort to combat the spread of HIV among injecting drug users, he said.", "Politicians recognize that \"you basically need to get those people out of the underground and into health systems,\" Nadelmann said.", "\"This would be part of a growing number of countries in Latin America where there is, either for political or judicial reasons, a push toward decriminalization of personal possession, sometimes combined with initiatives to crack down harder on bigger drug traffickers,\" he said.", "\"It typically involves both lessening the criminal sanction for possession of cannabis while also providing for alternatives to incarceration for people addicted to drugs who are arrested for drug possession or other minor offenses.\"", "The concept has gained followers in the United States, too, he said, citing statistics that show two-thirds of Americans support drug treatment instead of jail time for first-time drug offenders.", "On Wednesday, Rep. Barney Frank announced a proposal to end federal penalties for Americans carrying fewer than 100 grams, or almost a quarter-pound, of marijuana.", "\"The vast amount of human activity ought to be none of the government's business,\" Frank said on Capitol Hill.", "\"I don't think it is the government's business to tell you how to spend your leisure time.\"", "CNN's Javier Doberti contributed to this story." ]	[ "President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says addicts should not be persecuted .", "Argentine government wants Congress to pass legislation by end of year .", "Measures could lessen sentences for users, crack down on dealers and traffickers .", "Rep. Barney Frank proposes similar legislation this week on Capitol Hill ." ]	[ 0, 5 ]
[ "DONETSK, Ukraine (CNN) -- A frail Irene Famulak clutched her brother on the airport tarmac, her arm wrapped around him in a tight embrace, tears streaming down their faces.", "It was the first time since 1942 they had seen each other, when she was 17 and he was just 7.", "Siblings Wssewolod Galezkij and Irene Famulak were separated in 1942 when Nazis took her to a labor camp.", "That was the night the invading Nazis came to take her away from her Ukrainian home.", "\"I remember it well because I kissed him good-bye, and he pushed me away,\" she said of her brother.", "\"I asked, 'Why did you do that?' And he said that he doesn't like kisses.\"", "\"The Nazis told my mother that I was being taken to work in a German labor camp for six months.", "But it was, of course, much longer.", "I was there for years.\" Both siblings survived the Holocaust and grew up on different sides of the Iron Curtain, not knowing the fate of the other.", "But after 66 years apart, Famulak, 83, was reunited with her long lost 73-year-old brother, Wssewolod Galezkij.", "They held each other close this time, cherishing the moment.", "Watch siblings hug for first time in seven decades » .", "\"I don't believe anyone has ever known such happiness.", "Now, I truly believe I can die satisfied,\" Galezkij said.", "Famulak made the long journey to Donetsk in eastern Ukraine from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after being contacted by the American Red Cross.", "The organization told her they had located her only surviving sibling.", "Famulak said she spent World War II in a labor camp in Munich, Germany, working in the kitchens.", "She had been taken to the camp with her older sister.", "When it was liberated in 1945, Famulak stayed in Germany for several years, eventually emigrating to the United States in 1956.", "She never saw her parents again after that day in 1942 when Nazis separated her from her family.", "She and her brother still have no idea what happened to their mother and father.", "Some of their siblings lived through the war, but later died; others, they never heard from again after being separated.", "But her younger brother never gave up hope of tracking his sister down.", "He, too, was sent to a German labor camp, but after the war, he moved back to Ukraine, then a republic of the Soviet Union.", "See photos of the \"needle in haystack\" reunion » .", "Under Soviet leader Josef Stalin, information on lost relatives was kept sealed, and Galezkij said it wasn't until reforms in the late 1980s, followed by the Soviet collapse, that he started making progress in finding his sister.", "Even then, it took him more than 17 years to locate her in the United States.", "He broke down in tears as he spoke of his overwhelming happiness at finding her.", "\"When the Red Cross told me they had found her in America, it was such a joy,\" he said, sobbing.", "In fact, he had to be taken to the hospital because he was so overcome when he first learned she was alive.", "At this week's reunion, there was a doctor on hand at the airport as a precaution.", "Back in the United States, there were tears, too.", "Linda Klein, the director of the American Red Cross Holocaust and War Victims Tracing Center, said the volunteer who helped the siblings find each other got caught up in the emotion herself.", "\"When I showed her the picture, she stood there and wept,\" Klein said.", "\"She was beside herself.\" Klein's group has reunited 1,500 families since it began work in 1990.", "She said the former Soviet Union released records in 1989 of concentration camps it liberated, greatly helping organizers find information on Holocaust victims.", "The organization has 100 volunteers -- a third of them Holocaust survivors, Klein said.", "The group also helps families find information about their loved ones who died during the Holocaust.", "They have brought together more than 50 families this year.", "All of their work is free. She says it's often like \"looking for a needle in a haystack.\"", "\"We're playing beat the clock right now,\" she said, adding, \"It's about families that one day they were together and then they were apart.\"", "\"When a connection is made, there are just smiles all around.\"", "That was the case for this family in Ukraine.", "Years of trauma, of separation, of not knowing what happened to loved ones, have been replaced by celebration.", "In a picturesque orchard overlooking rolling fields, Galezkij, his wife and their neighbors laid out a feast for his American sister.", "As the vodka flowed, he told her how he had survived for a lifetime without her.", "\"He says he always thought he'd see me someday.", "He dreamt lots about me,\" Famulak said, as she sat next to her brother.", "\"And he wrote a song for me.", "When he went to sleep, he sang every night and cried.\"", "With that, Galezkij, weakened by illness and age, burst into song.", "But this time, he sang the words with pure joy.", "CNN's Michael Sefanov and Wayne Drash contributed to this report." ]	[ "Brother, sister meet for first time since 1942, when Nazis separated them .", "Brother in Ukraine never stopped searching: \"Now I truly believe I can die satisfied\"\nAn American Red Cross volunteer helped bring them together .", "Even after all this time, the siblings don't know what happened to their parents ." ]	[ 11, 13, 14, 19, 20 ]
[ "ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- After rubbing shoulders with Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, Charlize Theron and Charles Barkley at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, New York Post celebrity gossip columnist Cindy Adams jetted off to \"one of the dullest towns in America,\" according to her latest column, to sniff out politically-inclined celebs in St. Paul.", "\"I wouldn't know [Sarah Palin] from an Alaskan salmon!\"", "columnist Cindy Adams says.", "What does John McCain running mate Sarah Palin have in common with an Alaskan salmon?", "And who will win November?", "Just a few of the five questions we put to the woman famous for knowing famous people over dinner at the CNN Grill.", "CNN.com: First things first: Celebrity-wise, does the Republican convention compare to Denver?", "Adams: It doesn't. It can't compare, because Hollywood is very left-wing.", "And there were so many celebrities in Denver.", "Everywhere you looked, you fell over somebody who thought they were important.", "Here, not. CNN.com: Is that a good or bad thing?", "Adams: It makes for more excitement.", "It makes for more media attention.", "J.Lo, you got Spike Lee, you got Ashley Judd.", "They're all schlepping around thinking they're saving the world, see, thinking they're saving mankind.", "You don't have that here. CNN.com: What do you hope to accomplish by attending this convention?", "Adams: I would like to help McCain have a fine election.", "I would like to wave my flag.", "I'm a patriotic red, white and blue flag-waving American.", "If this is our system, then I want it to work.", "And I just want McCain to have an equal shot just like [Barack] Obama did.", "CNN.com: What are your thoughts on McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin?", "Adams: I don't know!", "I don't know this woman!", "I mean I wouldn't know her from an Alaskan salmon.", "None of us knew her.", "it's going to take six months to figure out what she does other than make mooseburgers!", "I do not know this lady. I'm sure she's wonderful.", "I'm not bright enough to have made a vice presidential pick.", "But it's going to take us six months to know who she is.", "Right now, I don't like the fact that she mispronounces \"I\"-raq and \"I\"-ran.", "If she would say Iraq and Iran, I would be happier.", "CNN.com: Any thoughts on who will win in November?", "Adams: Of course, I'm right here at the Republican Convention, and I'm picking up [on] what they're saying, obviously.", "I sort of think that when it finally gets down to it, not everybody in Middle America is going to press the lever for Obama.", "I just don't think he's ready.", "I sort of think there will be upset.", "But I'm picking up the vibes from the Republican convention." ]	[ "Gossip columnist says too many people \"thought they were important\" in Denver .", "\"I just want McCain to have an equal shot\" like Obama, Adams says .", "Adams also shares her thoughts on Sarah Palin and the election's outcome ." ]	[ 2, 8, 16, 20, 21 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The head of Pakistan's ruling coalition announced Thursday that the government will move to impeach President Pervez Musharraf.", "President Pervez Musharraf took control of Pakistan in a military coup in 1999.", "\"The coalition reaffirmed the resolve of democracy and democratic forces will work jointly to make a transition to genuine democracy,\" the head of Pakistan People's Party Asif Ali Zardari said, reading a joint communique with his coalition partners.", "Before pursuing impeachment proceedings, Pakistani lawmakers will demand Musharraf take a vote of confidence in the newly elected parliament, which he had vowed to do last year, Zardari said.", "\"The people of Pakistan gave a clear mandate in favor of democracy and democratic forces and voted for the change to oust Gen. Musharraf by defeating his ... party,\" Zardari added.", "\"In spite of his clear commitment that if his party was defeated in the election he would resign, he continues to cling to the office of the president.\"", "Watch an expert talk about the impact of a possible impeachment » .", "If Musharraf does not request a vote of confidence, the National Assembly will meet on Monday to consider impeachment proceedings, PPP spokesman Capt.", "Wasif Syed told CNN.", "Speaking a short time before Thursday's announcement, Syed said there are enough votes in parliament right now to impeach the president.", "But Musharraf may still have one card up his sleeve: he could move to dissolve parliament and dismiss the prime minister.", "Amid the political upheaval, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani will replace Musharraf at the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday in Beijing, Pakistan's state-run news agency reported.", "Musharraf, who seized power in a 1999 bloodless military coup, has seen his power erode significantly since he stepped down as the country's military ruler last year and since the opposition parties' victory in February's parliamentary elections.", "The new civilian government is under a lot of pressure to control Taliban and al Qaeda militants in its tribal region along the Afghan border.", "The CIA recently accused Pakistan's intelligence service of providing support for the militants who bombed India's embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan last month.", "Fighting on Thursday between Pakistani paramilitary troops and Taliban forces killed 25 Taliban and five soldiers along the Afghan border, an army spokesman told CNN.", "Asked about the situation, Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad -- an Islamabad-based political analyst -- told CNN on Wednesday that he believes Musharraf \"will fight back\" against any attempt to remove him from power.", "\"Before they impeach the president, he might pre-empt them by using article 58(2b),\" he said, referring to the constitutional article that gives the president power to dissolve parliament and dismiss the prime minister.", "Ahmad, a professor of international relations at Islamabad's Quaid-i-Azam University, said any attempt to remove Musharraf would be a \"next to an impossible task\" because the president still has support.", "\"The army doesn't want him to be eliminated.", "The Americans are still favoring him,\" he noted.", "CNN's Reza Sayah contributed to this report ." ]	[ "Pakistan's government confirms move to impeach President Pervez Musharraf .", "Musharraf may still move to dissolve parliament and dismiss the PM .", "PM Yousaf Raza Gilani will replace Musharraf at the Olympic opening ceremony .", "Musharraf seized power in a 1999 military coup ." ]	[ 0, 1, 10, 11 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Control tower tapes reveal that the pilot of presidential hopeful Barack Obama's plane told air traffic controllers there was an emergency when he made an unscheduled landing last month in St. Louis, Missouri.", "Barack Obama's plane had to make an unscheduled landing on July 7 in St. Louis, Missouri.", "On July 7 the Midwest Airlines MD-81 made an unscheduled landing during the flight from Chicago, Illinois, to Charlotte, North Carolina.", "The owner of the plane initially said the landing was not caused by an emergency.", "However the tapes, released to ABC News through a Freedom of Information Act request, contradict that report.", "ABC first reported on the tapes on Thursday.", "Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown told CNN Thursday evening that preliminary information for incidents is often incomplete or incorrect.", "Watch what the tapes revealed » .", "According to the tapes, the pilot told an FAA air traffic controller that he had limited ability to move the plane's nose up and down.", "\"We have limited pitch authority at flight levels; we're descending to see if we can regain pitch authority,\" the pilot told the air traffic controller.", "\"At this time we would like to declare this an emergency and also have CFR (fire and rescue equipment) standing by in St. Louis,\" the pilot said.", "The pilot remained calm throughout the recording.", "Midwest Airlines acknowledged at the time that the pilot had detected a control problem in the pitch of the plane after an emergency evacuation chute opened in the aircraft's tail cone while in flight.", "Normally, the chute deploys only after landing and after the tail cone pops off.", "The pitch, or angle of the nose of an airplane, affects the pilot's ability to control the plane.", "The airline said the pilot had \"full authority of the aircraft.\"", "According to the tapes, the pilot said he regained control as the plane began to descend into St. Louis.", "\"We had a pitch authority problem, now that we have come down to a lower altitude it seems to have rectified itself.", "We do have pitch control of the aircraft at this time,\" he said.", "Fire trucks met the aircraft when it landed at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.", "After the plane landed, Obama told reporters the plane landed because of a mechanical problem and noted it marked the first time he had had to do so.", "\"Just thought we'd spice things up a little bit today,\" he joked.", "\"Anytime a pilot says that something's not working the way its supposed to, then, you know, you make sure you tighten your seat belt.", "Everything seemed under control, the pilots knew what they were doing.\"", "The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the incident, said last month that there was no evidence of tampering.", "An \"examination of the hardware did not reveal any evidence of missing components, nor any evidence of tampering,\" the board said.", "CNN's Jeanne Meserve and Mike Ahlers contributed to this report." ]	[ "On tape pilot says he has limited ability to move plane's nose up and down .", "ABC obtained audio tape in Freedom of Information Act request .", "When incident occurred, officials had said it was not an emergency .", "Pilot says on tape he was able to regain control during descent into St. Louis ." ]	[ 0, 4, 5, 8 ]
[ "DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A helicopter crashed into an oil drilling platform off the coast of Dubai, killing all seven people on board, officials said Thursday.", "The helicopter which crashed was a Bell 212, the same model as pictured above.", "Among the victims were an American and a Briton, said Hanan Moussa of the United Arab Emirates' General Civil Aviation Authority.", "Also killed were two Indians, a Pakistani, a Filipino and a Venezuelan, Moussa said.", "The Bell 212 helicopter crashed Wednesday on the deck of an oil rig, then broke up and fell into the sea, said a spokesman for AeroGulf Services -- which operated the chopper.", "A fire broke out aboard the rig, located about 43 miles (70 km) off the coast of Dubai.", "The fire was quickly contained, the AeroGulf spokesman said.", "Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash.", "CNN's Ammar Ben Aziz and Caroline Faraj contributed to this report." ]	[ "Helicopter crashes into an oil drilling platform off Dubai, killing seven people .", "Victims were: American, British, Indian, Pakistani, Filipino and Venezuelan .", "Bell 212 helicopter crashed on the deck of the oil rig ." ]	[ 0, 3, 4 ]
[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Air traffic delays began to clear up Tuesday evening after computer problems left travelers across the United States waiting in airports, the Federal Aviation Administration said.", "Flights at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport were delayed Tuesday afternoon.", "Airports experienced hours of flight delays Tuesday afternoon after a communications breakdown at a Federal Aviation Administration facility, the administration said.", "The facility south of Atlanta had problems processing data, requiring that all flight-plan information be processed through a facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, overloading that facility.", "The two facilities process all flight plans for commercial and general aviation flights in the United States, FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said.", "Delays had begun to clear by 5 p.m.", "ET. By 6 p.m., the administration said minimal delays remained as the Salt Lake facility began processing requests closer to normal speed.", "\"The situation is pretty much resolved,\" FAA spokeswoman Diane Spitaliere said.", "At about 9:30 p.m. ET, most major airports were reporting flights departing on time or with less than 15-minute delays.", "Newark International was still reporting delays of up to 1 hour and 45 minutes and LaGuardia Airport in New York reported 45-minute delays -- although weather problems were cited as the main problem.", "John F. Kennedy International in New York and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International were reporting delays of up to 30 minutes, although both of those airports also had experienced thunderstorms and other weather-related difficulties.", "The administration said there were no radar outages and said it had not lost contact with any planes during the computer glitch.", "The roughly 5,000 flights that were in the air when the breakdown happened were not affected, just those that were waiting to take off.", "iReporter stuck in Philadelphia .", "\"This is really not a safety issue, this is an aggravation issue,\" CNN aviation expert Miles O'Brien said.", "Watch Miles O'Brien track the delays » .", "The problem appeared similar to a June 8, 2007, computer issue that caused severe flight delays and some cancellations along the East Coast.", "iReport.com: Are you stuck at the airport?", "iReporter Stephanie McCauley sat on the tarmac for more than an hour at Baltimore/Washington International Airport on Tuesday on a flight bound for Albany, New York.", "\"It happens. It's just weird, because you're sitting, and you don't know if it's going to be 20 minutes or 2 hours,\" McCauley said.", "Cheryl Stewart, spokeswoman for Baltimore/Washington International Airport, said that as of about 3:40 p.m., some flights were being allowed to take off, but the FAA was no longer accepting new flight plans.", "\"We're just kind of waiting for further word,\" Stewart said.", "On the FAA's Web site, delays were being reported at all 40 airports on the administration's primary flight information map.", "The worst delays were in the Northeast, Bergen said.", "Chicago's Midway and O'Hare airports in Illinois were reporting delays of up to 90 minutes.", "The Web site, which normally lists the length of expected flight delays, was no longer listing that information Tuesday afternoon.", "The total number of flights affected was unknown, although it was believed to be in the hundreds.", "Mark Biello, a CNN photographer sitting on a delayed flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon, said flights there were being cleared for takeoff one at a time.", "Watch Mark Biello at the airport » .", "\"They're releasing the planes but on a one-by-one basis, so it's really backed the whole system up, at least in the Atlanta area,\" Biello said.", "At Philadelphia International Airport in Pennsylvania, iReporter Randy Hehn and his wife were on their way home to Denver, Colorado, after a trip to Europe.", "He said he'd left Stockholm, Sweden, 11 hours earlier.", "\"I don't really want to spend the rest of the evening in the airport; I'm hoping they get this fixed,\" Hehn said in a video posted on iReport.com.", "\"I see planes moving around, but I don't know.", "\"We're just coming back from Europe, we're really tired, and this is bad news.\"" ]	[ "NEW: FAA says situation \"pretty much resolved\"\nFAA facility south of Atlanta, Georgia, having problems processing data .", "All flight-plan information must be processed by facility in Salt Lake City, Utah .", "Unknown number of flights delayed by glitch ." ]	[ 3, 7, 26 ]
[ "(CNN) -- New Zealand police are investigating a \"serious allegation\" against four England rugby internationals following an alleged incident at their team hotel in Auckland.", "The England team are currently involved in a two match tour to New Zealand.", "Although Auckland police have yet to confirm the nature of the allegation, the Press Association reports that an incident is said to have taken place early Sunday in a private hotel room at the city's Hilton hotel following the team's defeat to New Zealand's All Blacks.", "In a statement the police said: \"Auckland City Criminal Investigation Branch is investigating an allegation involving up to four members of the England rugby team.", "\"The incident being investigated is alleged to have occurred early on Sunday, June 15, in a private room.", "Whilst an allegation was brought to the attention of police on Sunday evening, no formal complaint has been received.", "\"Investigating officers are receiving the appropriate level of co-operation from the England rugby team management.\"", "The Rugby Football Union (RFU) confirmed it was fully co-operating with the authorities over the matter.", "Rob Andrew, the RFU's elite director of rugby, said in a statement: \"The England rugby team has been informed by Auckland Police that an allegation has been made against four members of the England playing squad.", "\"Whilst no formal complaint has been made we are co-operating with the police and their enquiries.", "\"The players concerned have the complete support of all the players and the management.", "In the circumstances we are unable to make any further comment.\"", "The identity of the players has not been revealed.", "The England team is currently in Christchurch preparing for the second test against the All Blacks on Saturday." ]	[ "Auckland police have yet to confirm the nature of the allegation .", "\"Incident\" occured in a private hotel room after team's defeat to All Blacks .", "RFU: Players concerned have complete support of all players and management ." ]	[ 2, 10 ]
[ "JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- About 50 students broke into a Dutch consulate compound in Indonesia Wednesday to protest a film by a Dutch lawmaker that many Muslims consider anti-Islamic.", "Protesters demonstrate against an anti-Islamic film in front of the Dutch embassy in Jakarta.", "The protesters tore off the gate of the embassy in the city of Medan and ripped down a flag, said Dutch Embassy spokeswoman Gonneke de Ridder.", "Local television carried pictures of police dispersing and rounding up demonstrators.", "There were no immediate reports of injuries.", "Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation.", "The 15-minute film, \"Fitna,\" features disturbing images of terrorist acts juxtaposed over verses from the Quran to paint Islam as a threat to Western society.", "It has been posted on several Web sites, including Google Video and YouTube.", "Dutch Prime Minister Jan Beter Balkanende has said his government worried that Geert Wilders' film could provoke a violent backlash.", "The film has prompted protests in other parts of the Muslim world.", "Soon after its release last month, hundreds of angry Muslims rallied in Pakistan, where the government temporarily blocked access of YouTube over a trailer for Wilders' film.", "The protesters burned the Dutch flag and called on Pakistan to cut ties with the Netherlands.", "The Dutch government and others, including the European Union and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, have rejected the film.", "The OIC has 57 member states over four continents and claims on its Web site to be the second largest inter-governmental organization, after the United Nations.", "In its statement, it urged the international community to condemn the showing of the film and asked the Dutch government to prosecute the author of the documentary under Dutch law.", "Wilders has stood by his project.", "\"My intention was not to offend in any way, but to show the truth -- at least the truth as I see it,\" Wilders told CNN.", "\"And if the truth hurts and could be offensive, well, this of course is not my problem.\"", "Wilders is a member of the Dutch parliament from the conservative Party for Freedom and an outspoken critic of Islam.", "He said he has \"big problems\" with Islam's Prophet Mohammed, the Quran and \"everything that is stated inside this terrible book.\"", "The title, \"Fitna,\" translates in Arabic to \"strife\" or \"conflict\" of the type that occurs within families or any other homogenous group.", "The film opens with passages from the Quran, interspersed with graphic images of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States .", "The video also includes disturbing images of other terror attacks -- bloodied victims; beheadings of hostages; executions of women in hijab, the traditional Muslim attire; and footage, with subtitles, of Islamic leaders preaching inflammatory sermons against Jews and Christians.", "E-mail to a friend .", "From CNN's Kathy Quiano ." ]	[ "Protesters break into Dutch consolate compound in Indonesian city of Medan .", "Flag pulled down, gate ripped off embassy, Dutch spokeswoman tells CNN .", "Protests prompted by a film juxtaposing images of terrorism with verses from Quran .", "Filmmaker Geert Wilders is a conservative member of Dutch parliament ." ]	[ 2, 18 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain's campaign rebuked Sen. Joe Biden on Tuesday, saying the Democratic vice presidential nominee had \"sunk to a new low\" by raising a debate over who cares more for special needs children.", "Sen. Joseph Biden embraces a supporter during a campaign stop in Columbia, Missouri, on Tuesday.", "The Republican camp's sharp response came after Biden said GOP advocates for children with birth defects should support stem cell research.", "During a campaign event in Columbia, Missouri, Biden did not mention his Republican counterpart by name but said, \"I hear all this talk about how the Republicans are going to work in dealing with parents who have both the joy ... and the difficulty of raising a child who has a developmental disability, who were born with a birth defect.\"", "Biden's support of stem cell research is at odds with the position taken by the Republicans' vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov.", "Sarah Palin, whose 5-month-old son, Trig, has Down syndrome.", "Palin, an evangelical Christian, opposes stem cell research because it involves the use of human embryos, but her running mate, GOP presidential nominee McCain, does support stem cell research.", "\"Well, guess what, folks?", "If you care about it, why don't you support stem cell research?\"", "asked Biden, the running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama.", "Those comments brought a sharp response.", "\"Barack Obama's running mate sunk to a new low today, launching an offensive debate over who cares more about special needs children,\" McCain-Palin spokesman Ben Porritt said.", "\"Playing politics with this issue is disturbing and indicative of a desperate campaign.\"", "Biden spokesman David Wade insisted that the Delaware senator's comments were not directed at Palin.", "\"This is a clash of policies, not a clash of personalities,\" Wade said.", "\"We've heard not a dime's worth of difference between the McCain-Palin ticket and the Bush administration on medical breakthroughs that millions of parents and doctors believe could save lives and transform the quality of life for countless Americans.\"", "During her acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention last week, Palin told parents of children with disabilities that she would be \"a friend and advocate in the White House.\"", "But the Alaska governor's support for the disabled has come under scrutiny since McCain chose Palin to be his running mate nearly two weeks ago.", "Before her run for the vice presidency, advocacy for special needs programs had not been a central part of her political campaigns or during her administration, despite her sister's autistic son.", "Watch more on Palin's budget priorities » .", "Palin signed a bill this year increasing special needs funding but frustrated some of the bill's co-sponsors by stepping in only at the last minute.", "Sonya Kerr, an Anchorage attorney specializing in disability rights, filed a lawsuit against the state and Palin, alleging that there are not enough services for kids with special needs, specifically a child with autism.", "\"I would say, welcome, Gov.", "Palin, to our reality and what we've been trying to deal with for a long time,\" Kerr said.", "\"I hope that it means that there will be support on a bipartisan basis for what people with disabilities need so we are not a bargaining chip in the political process.\"", "CNN's Deb Feyerick, Alexander Mooney and Rachel Streitfeld contributed to this report." ]	[ "Biden says GOP advocates for special needs kids should support stem cell research .", "McCain camp says Biden \"sunk to a new low\" with comments .", "GOP VP pick Palin has a son with Down syndrome, opposes stem cell research .", "Biden spokesman says vice presidential nominee did not target Palin ." ]	[ 0, 2, 5, 6, 13 ]
[ "BROWNSVILLE, Texas (CNN) -- Hurricane Dolly weakened to a tropical storm Wednesday night after it made landfall on South Padre Island, Texas, leaving a trail of battered buildings and flooding.", "Police patrol the streets of South Padre Island, Texas, on Wednesday as Hurricane Dolly approaches.", "By 9 p.m. CT, Dolly's sustained winds had dipped to about 70 mph with higher gusts, according to the National Hurricane Center.", "A Category 1 hurricane has winds of at least 75 mph.", "A tropical storm warning remained in effect from Brownsville to Port Aransas, Texas.", "Tropical storm warnings for other areas were lifted.", "The eye of the storm made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on South Padre Island, Texas, about 1 p.m. CT, tearing roofs off homes, flooding streets and sending residents scrambling for safety from wind gusts reaching 120 mph.", "By 2 p.m., the hurricane was downgraded to Category 1, but in many areas along the southwest coastal region, the damage was already done.", "Watch CNN's Gary Tuchman brace against Dolly's high winds » .", "At least one person was injured as sustained winds up to 100 mph downed power lines and tore observation decks off homes and condos, CNN affiliate KPRC reported.", "A 17-year-old fell from a seventh-story balcony, sustaining head injuries, a broken leg and a broken hip.", "He is alert and receiving treatment on the island while authorities wait for the first opportunity to get him to the mainland, KPRC reported.", "\"When we heard the first bang, I thought it was one of the air conditioners flying,\" said Jacqueline Bell, who lives on South Padre Island.", "\"Then we went outside, and we saw the debris, and we saw the neighbors leaving.\"", "CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said persistent rainfall could cause flooding upstream in the Rio Grande as long as the storm stalled over the mountains of Mexico.", "Watch Myers explain the threat of flooding upriver » .", "Myers said it could take two days for the rainwater to flow upstream and challenge the natural levees, which were holding for now.", "\"The levees are holding up just fine,\" said Johnny Cavazos, emergency coordinator for Cameron County, The Associated Press reported.", "\"There is no indication right now that they are going to crest.\"", "Even before Dolly made landfall, driving rain and wind gusts from its outer rings flooded streets and threatened to pour into homes while wind gusts shattered windows on the island popular with tourists.", "The 2,400 residents began bracing for the storm Tuesday night, when strong winds forced the closure of South Padre Island's causeway to the mainland.", "Officials said the causeway is closed any time winds reach 39 mph.", "Some chose to remain on the island and wait out the storm.", "Steven Murphy took shelter with his girlfriend in his 65-foot double-decker fishing boat, Murphy's Law, and hoped for the best.", "Read about why Murphy decided to wait out the storm .", "Murphy, who owns a charter fishing company with his brother on the island, lived through a more powerful hurricane, where he saw boats bigger than his tossed onto land.", "\"I had nightmares about that last night,\" he said from his boat Wednesday.", "He said the wind outside sounded like a tornado and added that he'd seen several items blow past the windows of his vessel.", "\"It's starting to tear it up real good,\" Murphy said.", "See images and videos from affected areas » .", "On the mainland, people in the path of the storm stacked sandbags around their homes, nailed plywood over windows and prepared generators to keep power going in the event of a blackout.", "iReport.com: Are you in Dolly's path?", "Brownsville Mayor Pat Ahumada said that the storm downed trees and dumped 6 to 8 inches of rain but that emergency workers were ready to respond once the wind and rain died down.", "Ahumada said reports that the city's levees are in danger of breaching were exaggerated.", "Watch Mayor Ahumada explain the situation on the ground » .", "He said it would take 20 inches of rain to top nearly all of the city's levees, which had been reinforced to federal standards or above.", "\"People think we're facing a Katrina,\" he said.", "\"That's not the case.\" More than 13,000 customers were without power in Cameron County, where Brownsville is, utility company AEP Texas told The Associated Press.", "Dolly's arrival also had the military scrambling.", "The Navy moved 89 aircraft from its Corpus Christi post to other locations in Texas and New Mexico.", "See Dolly's projected path » .", "Texas Gov. Rick Perry issued a disaster declaration for 14 counties before Dolly arrived.", "The declaration \"allows the state to initiate necessary preparedness efforts,\" according to a statement from Perry's office.", "More than two dozen state agencies and organizations, including the Red Cross, are on standby to help with evacuations and other needs.", "The National Guard has set up staging areas in Houston, Austin and San Antonio, officials said.", "As many as 1,200 National Guardsmen have been called to help, and 700 are deployed to targeted areas.", "An incident management team has been pre-positioned in South Texas, including six UH-60 helicopters, to provide support to first responders.", "CNN's Alex Walker, Barbara Starr and Ed Lavandera contributed to this report.", "Copyright 2008 CNN.", "All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.", "Associated Press contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Rains persist as Dolly weakens to tropical storm .", "Heavy rains and winds tore roofs off homes, flooded streets earlier in the day .", "Eye of the hurricane reached South Padre Island, Texas, about 1 p.m. CT .", "By 2 p.m., sustained winds had decreased from 100 mph to 95 mph ." ]	[ 2, 6 ]
[ "LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was released from a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, a source close to the case told CNN.", "Jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, seen in September, has been hospitalized in Las Vegas.", "Authorities took Jeffs from an Arizona jail to a Nevada hospital on Tuesday after he saying he looked feverish and was \"acting in a convulsive manner, and looked in a very weakened state.\"", "Doctors there determined he should go to a larger facility, so Jeffs was flown to the Sunrise Medical Center in Las Vegas.", "Sheriff Tom Sheahan of Mohave County, Arizona said before Jeffs' release that his condition was not believed to be life-threatening.", "Further details about his release on Wednesday were unavailable.", "Sheahan said he is trying to get information about Jeffs' condition.", "Watch how authorities are mum about Jeffs » .", "Jeffs' attorney in Arizona, Michael Piccarreta, also declined comment on his client's hospitalization.", "The 52-year-old is the leader and so-called prophet of the estimated 10,000-member Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an offshoot of the mainstream Mormon church.", "The FLDS openly practices polygamy at its Yearning for Zion Ranch outside Eldorado, Texas, along with two towns straddling the Utah-Arizona state line -- Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona.", "The charges against Jeffs are Class 6 felonies under Arizona law, Piccarreta said, meaning that a judge -- upon conviction -- will determine whether the charges are misdemeanors or felonies.", "Other charges Jeffs initially faced in Arizona have been dismissed, said Piccarreta.", "In November, Jeffs was sentenced in Utah to two consecutive terms of five years to life in prison after his conviction on two charges of being an accomplice to rape in connection with a 2001 marriage he performed between a girl, 14, and her cousin, 19.", "According to unsealed court documents, Jeffs refused food and drink for a month in January 2007 and developed ulcers on his knees from kneeling in prayer for hours as he awaited trial.", "On January 28, 2007, he attempted to hang himself in his cell, the documents said.", "In the days afterward while on suicide watch, Jeffs on separate occasions banged his head and threw himself against a wall.", "He has been in custody since August 2006, when he was arrested during a routine traffic stop after spending months on the FBI's 10 most-wanted fugitives list.", "In April, authorities removed more than 400 children from the YFZ Ranch.", "Child protection officials said they found a \"pervasive pattern\" of sexual abuse on the ranch through forced marriages between underage girls and older men.", "In June, however, the Texas Supreme Court ruled the state had no right to remove the children.", "The court also said the state lacked evidence to show that the children faced imminent danger of abuse.", "The children were returned to their families.", "CNN's Saeed Ahmed and Gary Tuchman contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Warren Jeffs was released from a Las Vegas hospital on Wednesday .", "Polygamist sect leader flown to Las Vegas hospital from Arizona jail on Tuesday .", "Court documents say Jeffs previously has tried to hurt, hang and starve himself .", "Jeffs is leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ." ]	[ 0, 9, 15 ]
[ "DETROIT, Michigan (CNN) -- A defiant Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick addressed Detroit on Thursday night listing what he said the city had accomplished under his leadership just hours after announcing his resignation amid a sex and perjury scandal.", "Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has agreed to resign from office, a prosecutor said Thursday.", "\"The city is much better shape than the city I received seven years ago,\" said Kilpatrick.", "\"We in Detroit have done amazing things together.\"", "During the speech Kilpatrick also jabbed city officials and Michigan's governor, telling them to continue to work for the people of Detroit as hard as they did to get him out of office.", "Kilpatrick told the crowd his marriage is better than it has ever been and kissed his wife to end the speech, an act that brought thunderous applause.", "Kilpatrick said he decided to step down so the city could continue to move forward.", "\"Sometimes standing strong means stepping down,\" Kilpatrick said.", "\"But Detroit you have set me up for a comeback.\"", "The embattled Kilpatrick pleaded guilty Thursday to charges resulting from a sex scandal and submitted his resignation to the governor -- effective in two weeks.", "Under a plea deal, Kilpatrick will serve four months in the Wayne County Jail and the rest of his five-year sentence on probation, said Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.", "He will enter jail on the day of his formal sentencing, October 28, she said.", "Kilpatrick, 38, also agreed not to run for public office during his probation, to pay $1 million in restitution and to forfeit any future pension.", "He was accused of blocking a criminal investigation into his office and firing a police deputy to cover up an extramarital affair and other possible illicit activities.", "After the deputy, Gary Brown, lost his job, a mayoral bodyguard, Officer Harold Nelthrope, left his job voluntarily when the atmosphere became too tense, said his attorney in the whistle-blower suit trial.", "Walt Harris, another former mayoral bodyguard, filed his own whistle-blower suit, contending he was punished for supporting Nelthrope's reports of wrongdoing by Kilpatrick and his bodyguards.", "The city of Detroit paid $8.4 million to settle the lawsuits, but legal fees have pushed that figure to at least $9 million.", "Prompted by the judge to recount his wrongdoing, Kilpatrick admitted Thursday, \"I lied under oath in the case of Gary Brown and Harold Nelthrope versus the city of Detroit. ...", "I did so with the intent to mislead the court and the jury and to impede and obstruct the fair administration of justice.\"", "Watch Kilpatrick in court » .", "When Circuit Court Judge David Groner asked Kilpatrick if he understood that by pleading guilty he was giving up the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, the mayor said, \"I think I gave that up a long time ago, your honor.", "Yes.\" Kilpatrick had faced eight felony counts.", "As part of the agreement, six counts related to misconduct in office were dropped, and a perjury count was changed to a second obstruction of justice charge.", "In a separate case against Kilpatrick, Groner on Thursday accepted a no-contest plea on an assault charge brought against the mayor in July after he allegedly shoved a police officer trying to serve a subpoena on a friend of Kilpatrick's who was a potential witness in his perjury case.", "Groner set an October 28 sentencing date for both cases.", "Also Thursday, Michigan Gov.", "Jennifer Granholm adjourned a hearing on whether to remove Kilpatrick from office after he notified her of his pending resignation.", "\"Today, this sad but historic story is coming to an end,\" Granholm said.", "\"It's very important for us as a state and as a city to turn this page together.", "There is much work to do. It is my profound hope that we can now write a new history for this great but embattled city.\"", "Watch Granholm call for a new chapter » .", "The governor set the hearing after the Detroit City Council voted in May to ask her to remove Kilpatrick, alleging he had misled the council by not revealing the affair when he urged it to approve settlements with the people who had filed the whistle-blower suits against the city.", "If Kilpatrick doesn't resign as promised, Granholm said the hearing would reconvene on September 22.", "The Detroit City Council president, who becomes mayor when Kilpatrick steps down September 18, vowed to make the transition as seamless as possible.", "Kilpatrick will be replaced in two weeks by City Council President Ken Cockrel Jr., who vowed Thursday to make the transition \"as seamless as possible.\"" ]	[ "NEW: Kilpatrick tells officials to work as hard on city as they did to oust him .", "Kwame Kilpatrick pleads guilty to charges resulting from a sex scandal .", "He is to resign from office and will serve four months in jail .", "Kilpatrick also agrees not to run for public office during his five-year probation ." ]	[ 4, 9, 10, 12 ]
[ "To celebrate our 20th year of publication, Cooking Light wanted to know what places best fit our philosophy to eat smart, be fit, and live well.", "Using statistics from such organizations as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Zagat Survey, we ranked major metropolitan areas on 15 criteria.", "The result, we think, is a ranking of U.S. cities that best provide the resources people need to live healthful lives.", "Seattle appears to be a place where healthful living comes easily and naturally, Cooking Light says.", "\"Each city reflects the full spectrum of living well in its own unique way -- innovative restaurants and markets with nutritious local foods, abundant spaces for walking and other exercise, and a population that takes advantage of both,\" says senior editor Phillip Rhodes, who headed up the project.", "\"It's great to know that so many people all over the country have the tools they need to eat smart, be fit, and live well,\" Rhodes says.", "Click on each city link below to learn why the city made our list and find details about the healthiest restaurants, freshest markets, and liveliest activities in the area.", "1. Seattle, Washington .", "An abundance of fresh local foods, walker-friendly streets, and inclusive attitudes helps make Seattle America's best city for healthy living.", "2. Portland, Oregon .", "Life is good in our second-ranked city, thanks to its seemingly endless supply of outdoor activities, cutting-edge restaurants, and vibrant environmental consciousness.", "Watch more on Cooking Light's Top 20 » .", "3. Washington, D.C. Our capital city sets an accommodating agenda with farm-fresh dining, diverse cultures, and ample opportunity for exploration on foot.", "4. Minneapolis, Minnesota .", "In our fourth-ranked best city, lush parks and shimmering lakes provide a natural backdrop to a rich cultural landscape.", "5. San Francisco, California .", "Our fifth-ranked city steps up with one of the world's most unforgettable settings--along with great cuisine and an energetic spirit.", "6. Boston, Massachusetts .", "Strolling historic parks and swanning around the water are but two of the pastimes that make summer prime time to enjoy our sixth-ranked city.", "7. Denver, Colorado .", "The Mile-High City ranked seventh on our list for an outdoorsy Western lifestyle that makes living well accessible and irresistible.", "8. Milwaukee, Wisconsin .", "Our eighth-ranked city proves a worthy destination for food lovers, adventure seekers, and culture aficionados alike.", "9. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .", "In America's fifth-largest city, the historic past provides a backdrop for a present that's healthful and happening.", "10. Tucson, Arizona .", "Tucson offers a taste of the authentic Southwest in a desert setting that's ideal for a warm winter getaway.", "11. Baltimore, Maryland .", "Baltimore, it turns out, has lots of people who eat five or more servings of fruits and veggies a day--27 percent.", "12. Colorado Springs, Colorado .", "Graced with bountiful trail systems, no wonder 91 percent of the city's population claims to be in good health.", "13. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania .", "Skies, once dark with factory smoke, open above crystal-towered downtown Pittsburgh, bound on three sides by the rivers Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio.", "14. St. Louis, Missouri .", "A love for local produce and healthful activities keeps this urban center well fed and on the move.", "15. New York, New York .", "New Yorkers walk far more than most Americans, and they do it quickly.", "But they slow down for green markets--25 in Manhattan alone.", "16. Atlanta, Georgia .", "Approximately 55,000 people gather on the Fourth of July at the Peachtree Road Race, the largest 10k in the world.", "17. Austin, Texas .", "You can't swing a yoga mat in Austin without hitting a cool place to exercise--whether it's inside a gym or outdoors in a natural, spring-fed pool.", "18. Chicago, Illinois .", "The city's environmentally friendly mentality is one of the reasons why it is home to the 2007 Cooking Light FitHouse.", "19. Las Vegas, Nevada .", "In our list, the city ranks third in restaurants rated \"extraordinary to perfection\" and third in nominations for James Beard awards.", "20. Kansas City, Missouri .", "A recent study revealed Kansas City has the purest water of any major city in the country.", "E-mail to a friend .", "Enter to win a monthly Room Makeover Giveaway from MyHomeIdeas.com .", "Copyright 2008 Cooking Light magazine.", "All rights reserved." ]	[ "Cooking Light magazine marks 20th anniversary by naming top 20 U.S. cities .", "15 criteria were grouped into categories--eat smart, be fit, live well .", "Seattle tops list with lots of fresh local foods, pedestrian-friendly streets ." ]	[ 0, 8, 11 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A year ago Thursday, I-Report was born.", "CNN.com launched its I-Report initiative August 2, 2006, in an effort to involve citizens in the newsgathering process.", "Numerous milestones later, I-Report has grown and developed its ability to be an integral component of the network's coverage.", "Mark Lacroix photographed the collapsed bridge from his apartment window.", "On the eve of its anniversary, I-Reporters responded to yet another major news event: the deadly collapse of a bridge over the Mississippi river in Minneapolis, Minnesota.", "Mark Lacroix sent photos of the scene immediately after the disaster.", "As the story developed, he provided information about the situation to viewers live on television.", "Lacroix's photos were among the more than 450 I-Report submissions sent to CNN within the first 24 hours of the bridge's collapse -- the biggest response in one day to a single news event in I-Report history.", "CNN.com readers have long been submitting photos and video, as well as speaking with CNN reporters, during major breaking news events.", "(Check out our timeline of I-Report milestones) » .", "On April 16, Jamal Albarghouti sent cell phone video of the Virginia Tech shooting in Blacksburg, Virginia, as the dramatic events were unfolding.", "More recently, when fireballs began exploding from an industrial gas facility in Dallas, Texas, in July, I-Reporters wasted no time in recording video as smoke and debris rose into the air.", "Justin Randall was in a convertible during the incident and tried to drive around blast debris on a highway.", "He sent video of the explosions, showing flames rising high into the air.", "During a steam pipe explosion in New York, Jonathan Thompson sent video of a powerful surge of steam rising from the ground and rescuers scrambling to secure the area.", "He followed up later that month by sending footage of repairs being made to the crater left behind.", "E-mail to a friend ." ]	[ "I-Report initiative launched August 2, 2006, on CNN.com .", "Citizen journalists have participated in CNN's newsgathering .", "More than 6,000 I-Report submissions last month ." ]	[ 1, 7 ]
[ "St. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- Cindy McCain praised her husband, Republican presidential nominee John McCain, as \"someone of unusual strength and character\" in a speech to the Republican National Convention on Thursday.", "Cindy McCain speaks at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night.", "\"You can trust his hand at the wheel,\" she said, adding: \"But you know what -- I've always thought it's a good idea to have a woman's hand on the wheel as well.", "So how about Gov. Sarah Palin!\"", "Delegates erupted in cheers at the mention of McCain's running mate, the governor of Alaska.", "Cindy McCain said her husband's run for the White House \"is not about us.", "It's about our special and exceptional country.\"", "She called Americans the most generous people in history, and said \"our hearts are still alive with hope and belief in our individual ability to make things right if only the federal government would get itself under control and out of our way,\" prompting cheers from the delegates.", "Watch Cindy McCain speak at the convention » .", "Cindy McCain wore jewelled pins reading \"USMC\" and \"Navy\" and a flag with a star in honor of her two sons in military service, Jimmy and Jack.", "She introduced a Rwandan genocide survivor she identified only as Ernestine to illustrate the importance of forgiveness, and said John McCain also exemplified the virtue.", "\"Forgiveness is not just a personal issue: it's why John led the effort to normalize relations with Vietnam; to retrieve the remains of our MIAs; to bring closure to both sides,\" she said.", "\"That's leadership -- national leadership.", "And it's leading by example,\" she said.", "\"This is a good man, a worthy man, I know,\" she said.", "\"I have loved him with all my heart for almost 30 years and I humbly recommend him to you tonight as our nominee for the next president of the United States.\"", "She left the stage to the strains of \"Johnny B. Goode,\" which McCain often uses on the campaign trail." ]	[ "Cindy McCain: America needs someone of unusual strength and character to lead .", "Cindy McCain: \"Someone exactly like my husband\"\nMcCain served in Washington without becoming a Washington insider, she says ." ]	[ 0, 8 ]
[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Hurricane Ike grew from a Category 1 into a menacing Category 4 storm in about six hours Wednesday as it fed on the warm waters of Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said.", "An infrared image from a NOAA satellite shows Ike swirling in the Atlantic on Wednesday night.", "\"Ike is an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane\" with 135-mph sustained winds, the center said in its 11 p.m.", "ET advisory.", "Although it is likely to lose some strength during the next few days, Ike is forecast to regain Category 4 status by Monday, the center said.", "\"It is too early to determine what, if any, land areas might be affected by Ike,\" the hurricane center said.", "But the center's potential four- to five-day track for Ike puts it anywhere from north of Jamaica to the coast of South Florida on Monday.", "iReport.com: Are you in Ike's path?", "At 11 p.m. ET Monday, Ike was moving west-northwest through the Atlantic Ocean.", "The storm will be over open water for two days, forecasters said.", "Earlier Wednesday, Ike intensified into the fifth hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season when its winds reached 80 mph.", "But before Ike can reach into the Caribbean or threaten Florida, Tropical Storm Hanna was getting more organized in the Bahamas, according to the hurricane center.", "At 2 a.m., Hanna was about 325 miles east-southeast of Nassau in the Bahamas, with winds of 65 mph.", "Hanna was drenching the Bahamas and Haiti with torrential rains.", "Haitian officials put the nation's death toll in the wake of Hanna and Hurricane Gustav at 61, said Abel Nabaire, the deputy coordinator of the civil protection service.", "Eight of the country's 10 departments underwater, he said.", "More rainfall, up to 15 inches in some places, was possible in the Caribbean, the hurricane center said.", "Hanna was forecast to return to hurricane strength by Friday as it shot up the east coast of the southern U.S., with landfall predicted on the South Carolina or North Carolina coast late Friday or early Saturday.", "\"A hurricane watch may be required for a portion of the southeastern United States coast early Thursday and interests in this area should monitor the progress of Hanna,\" the hurricane center said.", "Florida could begin seeing rainfall from Hanna on Friday, forecasters said.", "Watch as Florida also keeps an eye on Hanna » .", "Swells from Hanna are expected to bolster the number of rip tides along the southeastern U.S. coast this week, the hurricane center said.", "iReport.com: Hanna makes waves in Bahamas .", "Hanna passed over the northern Haitian city of Gonaives on Tuesday night, leaving water more than 12 feet deep in some places, an official said.", "See Hanna's impact on Haiti » .", "Many people were still cut off amid floodwater.", "\"It's a very grim picture,\" Dr. Jean Pierre Guiteau of the Red Cross said Wednesday.", "\"We can't reach those people; they are standing on rooftops, waiting for help.\"", "In line behind Ike in the Atlantic is Tropical Storm Josephine, with top winds near 50 mph, the hurricane center said.", "Josephine was about 425 miles west of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands off western Africa." ]	[ "NEW: Ike goes from 80-mph winds to 135-mph winds in six hours .", "Hanna to pound Bahamas, could regain hurricane strength .", "Hanna expected to make U.S. landfall by Friday or Saturday ." ]	[ 2, 17, 21 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The dramatic drop in violence in Iraq is due in large part to a secret program the U.S. military has used to kill terrorists, according to a new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward.", "Bob Woodward's book, \"The War Within: Secret White House History 2006-2008,\" came out Monday.", "The program -- which Woodward compares to the World War II era Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb -- must remain secret for now or it would \"get people killed,\" Woodward said Monday on CNN's Larry King Live.", "\"It is a wonderful example of American ingenuity solving a problem in war, as we often have,\" Woodward said.", "In \"The War Within: Secret White House History 2006-2008,\" Woodward disclosed the existence of secret operational capabilities developed by the military to locate, target and kill leaders of al Qaeda in Iraq and other insurgent leaders.", "National security adviser Stephen Hadley, in a written statement reacting to Woodward's book, acknowledged the new strategy.", "Yet he disputed Woodward's conclusion that the \"surge\" of 30,000 U.S. troops into Iraq was not the primary reason for the decline in violent attacks.", "\"It was the surge that provided more resources and a security context to support newly developed techniques and operations,\" Hadley wrote.", "Woodward, associate editor of the Washington Post, wrote that along with the surge and the new covert tactics, two other factors helped reduce the violence.", "Watch Bob Woodward explain the strategy » .", "One was the decision of militant cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to order a cease-fire by his Mehdi Army.", "The other was the \"Anbar Awakening\" movement that saw Sunni tribes aligning with U.S. troops to battle al Qaeda in Iraq.", "Woodward told Larry King that while there is a debate over how much credit the new secret operations should get for the drop in violence, he concluded it \"accounts for a good portion.\"", "\"I would somewhat compare it to the Manhattan Project in World War II,\" he said \"It's a ski slope right down in a matter of months, cutting the violence in half.", "This isn't going to happen with the bunch of joint security stations or the surge.\"", "The top secret operations, he said, will \"some day in history ... be described to people's amazement.\"", "While he would not reveal the details, Woodward said the terrorists who have been targeted were already aware of the capabilities.", "\"The enemy has a heads up because they've been getting wiped out and a lot of them have been killed,\" he said.", "\"It's not news to them. \"If you were a member of al Qaeda or the resistance or some extremist militia, you would be wise to get your rear end out of town,\" Woodward said. \"It is very dangerous.\"" ]	[ "Program likened to WWII-era Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb .", "Author discloses the existence of secret operational capabilities in latest book .", "National security advisor disputes Woodward's conclusion about the Iraq surge ." ]	[ 2, 4 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Musician Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy performed at a concert sponsored by Rock the Vote on the first night of the Democratic National Convention.", "Before Monday night's show in Denver, Colorado, Wentz answered five questions for CNN.com.", "Pete Wentz says it's great to see his young fans get energized about the election when they can't even vote.", "CNN.com: What have you been doing in Denver?", "Have you been having any fun? Wentz: I have had a little bit of fun, but I only came in yesterday so we've only been around a little bit.", "I think we'll go out a little bit tonight, but then I think we go back to California.", "Then we're going to watch most of the speeches and whatnot on TV and the computer.", "CNN.com: So what do the Democrats need to do to win the White House, do you think?", "Wentz: I actually learned this from the person I got tennis lessons from that Democrats or the Republicans need not only to win the White House but you need to maintain the majority in the government in general in order to get things moving.", "CNN.com: As you're meeting your fans, does it seem like people are pretty energized about this election?", "Wentz: Yeah ... people are pretty excited about it. ...", "I think [even] people that aren't even old enough to vote, which is what's pretty exciting.", "A lot of the times we're like, \"Well, some of the fans are really young, they can't even vote,\" but it's like they're gonna be voting in the next election.", "I'm personally excited when I see people who are so excited about it.", "iReport.com: Are you at the DNC?", "Share sights and sounds .", "CNN.com: Illinois -- home base for the band.", "What's the vibe that you're getting there in Illinois?", "Wentz: Well, Illinois's definitely pulling for Obama.", "I think that that is because of Chicago as a populace and also by virtue of Obama being from Illinois.", "And you know, hometown crowd's the best, you know what I'm saying?", "CNN.com: And who are you voting for?", "And Ashlee [Simpson]?", "Wentz: Well, probably the last thing my wife would do -- ever -- is tell me who she's voting for, to be honest with you.", "But my guess would be that she votes pretty similarly to me." ]	[ "Pete Wentz says band's home base of Illinois rooting for Sen. Barack Obama .", "Rocker: \"I'm personally excited when I see people who are so excited about it\"\nWentz says wife Ashlee Simpson not likely to tell him who she's voting for ." ]	[ 2, 13, 16, 22, 23 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Journalist Bob Woodward describes in his new book a secret U.S. program to assassinate terrorists in Iraq.", "CNN's Michael Ware says, \"The U.S. subcontracted out an assassination program against al Qaeda ... in early 2006.\"", "Woodward, an associate editor of The Washington Post, says in \"The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008\" that the assassination program, not the 2007 increase in U.S. forces in the war zone known as \"the surge,\" is primarily responsible for the reduction of violence in Iraq.", "CNN Baghdad correspondent Michael Ware cast doubt on Woodward's assertion Tuesday in a conversation with \"American Morning\" host John Roberts.", "Watch Larry King on his talk with Woodward » .", "John Roberts: What do you think of what Woodward is saying?", "Michael Ware: Let's say that these \"fusion teams,\" as they're being called, have come into effect.", "The first thing to say is, \"Well, about time.\"", "On the ground you've seen the lack of coordination as the left hand of one agency is not with the right hand of another agency within the American effort.", "But by and large, to suggest that anything like this being done now has been the major reason for the decline in violence is a bit rich.", "I mean, the U.S. subcontracted out an assassination program against al Qaeda way back in early 2006.", "And this was conceded by the then-chief of military intelligence in Baghdad and by [U.S.] Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad himself.", "That's what broke the back of al Qaeda.", "Then when America put 100,000-plus insurgents on the U.S. government payroll, including members of al Qaeda, that not only took them out of the field, but it also let them run their own assassination programs against the Iranian-backed militias.", "Roberts: So it sounds like assassination was a real part of the program here, but was that the only thing that worked?", "What about the addition of these troops and these neighborhood stations that were set up?", "Did it all kind of work together?", "Ware: It does work together.", "But the key to the downturn in violence that we're seeing now is not so much the surge of 30,000 troops in itself.", "What it's been is the segregation of Baghdad into these enclaves.", "It's been cutting a deal with Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of the Iranian-backed militia.", "And primarily it's been putting your enemy on your payroll -- the Sunni insurgents and many members of al Qaeda.", "That's what's brought down the violence.", "This is your American militia, the counterbalance to the Iranian militias.", "So if there's new teams out there with new technology, great.", "But they're riding the wave of previous success." ]	[ "Bob Woodward credits assassination teams in large part for lower violence in Iraq .", "CNN Baghdad correspondent Michael Ware says that's not all of it .", "Co-opting of insurgents and al Qaeda in Iraq had bigger impact, Ware says .", "Deal with Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of Iranian-backed militia, also key, Ware says ." ]	[ 1, 2, 20 ]
[ "\"Everything can be improved.\"", "-- Ross Lovegrove .", "Designer Ross Lovegrove .", "Fiercely original and unapologetically innovative, Ross Lovegrove describes himself, somewhat reluctantly, as an industrial designer.", "\"It's not as grimy, it's not as deep and dark as that sounds,\" he says.", "Famous for his tactile and sensual fluid forms, he takes his inspiration from nature to create an organic minimalism that he calls \"fat free\" design.", "\"Nature is a very big part of my work and always has been.", "I've never seen it as a trend or a fashion,\" he told CNN.", "In the early 1980s, with Frog Design in West Germany, he worked on projects including Sony Walkmans and Apple computers.", "He later moved to Paris as a consultant to Knoll International.", "Since returning to London in 1986, Lovegrove has worked with a wide range of clients including Airbus Industries, Peugeot, Apple Computers, Issey Miyake, Olympus Cameras, Tag Heuer, Herman Miller, Japan Airlines and Toyo Ito Architects in Japan, as well as a host of top design brands.", "See some of Ross Lovegrove's designs. ...", "Away from his client work, one of Lovegrove's projects is the \"Car on a Stick,\" an electric bubble car that turns into an elevated streetlight at night.", "\"I'm interested in developing an aesthetic for the 21st century which comes from the intelligent use of resources, materials and structures,\" he says.", "Lovegrove's methods blend organic inspiration, a fresh approach to function, cutting-edge manufacturing technologies and cross-application of techniques.", "\"In my own work, I'll learn from doing a super-lightweight suitcase in Osaka,\" he says.", "\"Then I'll think, 'How can I use that super-lightweight technology to do the chassis of a car?'", "It's transfer and exchange of knowledge.\"", "His work has been extensively published and exhibited internationally and is held in permanent collections of various design museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MOMA), the Design Museum in London and the Vitra Design Museum Weil Am Rhein, Basel, Switzerland.", ".......................... What do you think of Ross Lovegrove's work?", "What do you make of his \"car on a stick\"?", "Share your views -- or read others' thoughts in the Just Imagine forum." ]	[ "Industrial designer Ross Lovegrove is known for his organic, flowing forms .", "His designs range from pens to solar lights to airline interiors .", "Lovegrove's work is held in design museums including New York's MOMA ." ]	[ 2, 5, 11, 18, 19 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Randy Pausch, the professor whose \"last lecture\" became a runaway phenomenon on the Internet and was turned into a best-selling book, died Friday of pancreatic cancer, Carnegie Mellon University announced on its Web site.", "Randy Pausch emphasized the joy of life in his \"last lecture,\" originally given in September 2007.", "Pausch, 47, a computer science professor, delivered the lecture, \"Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,\" at Carnegie Mellon in September 2007, a month after being told he had three to six months to live because his cancer had returned.", "The lanky, energetic Pausch talked about goals he had accomplished, like experiencing zero gravity and creating Disney attractions, and those he had not, including becoming a professional football player.", "He used rejections he was handed when he applied for jobs at Disney to comment on the importance of persistence.", "\"The brick walls are there for a reason ... to show us how badly we want something,\" he said.", "\"Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough.", "They're there to stop the other people.\"", "Watch what Pausch did for his wife » .", "Starting with a joke about \"a deathbed conversion\" -- \"I just bought a Macintosh\" computer -- the educator went on to say that one of his childhood dreams was to write an entry in the World Book Encyclopedia.", "\"I guess you can tell the nerds early,\" he added.", "An expert in virtual reality, Pausch did go on to write an encyclopedia entry on the subject.", "He discussed his fondness for winning stuffed animals at fairs, showed a slide of them, then -- pretending to be concerned his audience would think the image had been digitally manipulated -- produced them onstage.", "Donning silly costume items like a vest with arrows sticking out of it and a Mad Hatter's hat, he described working with students as a way to help other people achieve their dreams.", "He also played down his own importance, saying that after he got a Ph.D., his mother took to introducing him as \"a doctor, but not the kind who helps people.\"", "The lecture has been viewed more than 3.2 million times since it was posted on YouTube in December.", "Pausch co-founded the university's Entertainment Technology Center and was known for developing interdisciplinary courses and research projects that attracted new students to the field of computer science.", "He also spent his career encouraging computer scientists to collaborate with artists, dramatists and designers, Carnegie Mellon said.", "The university's president, Jared Cohon, described Pausch as \"a brilliant researcher and gifted teacher.\"", "\"His love of teaching, his sense of fun and his brilliance came together in the Alice project, which teaches students computer programming while enabling them to do something fun -- making animated movies and games,\" Cohon added.", "\"Carnegie Mellon -- and the world -- are better places for having had Randy Pausch in them.\"", "Pausch describes Cohon urging him to talk about having fun in his lecture, and telling him it's difficult because it's like asking a fish to talk about water.", "\"I don't know how not to have fun,\" he said.", "\"I'm dying and I'm having fun. And I'm going to keep having fun every day I have left.\"", "Pausch is survived by his wife, Jai, and three children." ]	[ "Randy Pausch was computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon .", "His September 2007 \"Last Lecture\" became Internet sensation, best-seller .", "Pausch's lecture celebrated living the life he always dreamed ." ]	[ 1, 2 ]
[ "(CNN Traveller) -- When the Roman Emperor Hadrian came to power in 117AD he inherited an empire that was overstretched militarily and creaking at the seams.", "A massive bust of Hadrian's head unearthed only last year is part of the exhibition at the British Museum.", "One of his first acts was to pull the troops out of Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, a fact that is sure to resonate with visitors to the British Museum\"s superb exhibition \"Hadrian: Empire and Conflict\" which opens on 24 July under the imposing classical dome of the Reading Room.", "Curator Torsten Opper says: \"No matter what our take is on the conflict in Iraq today, we can relate to Hadrian's decision.", "Maybe 10 or 15 years ago, it wouldn't have mattered so much.", "Now it does.\" Hadrian was born in Rome to a noble family whose origins lay in Spain.", "One of the greatest of Rome's emperors, he consolidated imperial power, was a patron of architecture and travelled extensively across his lands.", "Though married, he also took a homosexual lover, Antinous, whose drowning in the river Nile on the very day Egyptians were celebrating the death in a similar manner of the god Osiris remains one of ancient history's great unsolved mysteries.", "The range of exhibits and their rarity means that this exhibition is going to be extremely well-attended.", "Visitors will, for example, be the first members of the public anywhere to see a huge head of the emperor that was dug up recently at Sagalassos in central Turkey and would have once crowned a statue that was over five metres high.", "\"A year ago, this was still lying buried in the ground,\" says Opper.", "\"It\"s proof that Roman history isn't done and dusted; that we are still able to rethink the past and evaluate it.\"", "The exhibition brings together 180 objects, from 31 sources in 11 different countries.", "\"It hasn't been an easy thing to do,\" adds Opper.", "\"Many of these objects leave huge gaps in their home collection and many are extremely delicate.", "This isn't an exhibition that can travel.", "People will only be able to view it for these three months.\"", "Many of the most delicate objects are also those that give the most dramatic insight into Hadrian's reign.", "Between 132AD and 135/6AD the Jews of Judea rebelled against Roman rule.", "Some of the insurgents took refuge in a cave in the desert, called the cave of letters, in which they were trapped by Roman troops.", "Few made it out alive.", "The climatic conditions of the cave have preserved objects in astonishing condition.", "There is a letter written by Jewish leader Simon Bar Kokhba (enquiring about a delivery of supplies), as well as mirrors, a jewellery box and an astonishingly delicate glass plate, probably made in Alexandria, that somehow survived flight into the desert and the perilous climb up a cliff to the cave.", "Then there are three house keys, their wooden handles preserved, looking as if they would still open the locks for which they were made.", "Opper says: \"They\"re immediately touching -- these were used by people to lock their homes thinking they\"d be back in a week or two, but of course they weren't -- they all perished.", "And there are still many refugees now who still have keys to the homes they once lived in.", "It\"s a potent symbol of conflict.\"", "To the British Hadrian will always be associated with the wall that was built across northern England, an 117km rampart with a fortification every 1.6km.", "In schoolroom history this has traditionally been seen as a defence against the barbarian tribes to the north, but it wasn't necessarily so.", "\"The wall was a ruthlessly efficient symbol of oppression and in the end it broke the back of the local tribes,\" says Opper.", "Confirmation of this, perhaps, comes from two small writing tablets from the fortress of Vindolanda, the oldest surviving hand-written documents in the British Isles.", "In one an officer, presumably writing to a colleague who is taking over his post, derides the locals as the \"little British,\" not worthy of worrying about very much - brief, battered and faded the letter may be, but as an example of high-handed imperialism it is hard to beat.", "CLICK HERE to subscribe to CNN Traveller .", "COPYRIGHT © 2008 INK PUBLISHING AND CABLE NEWS NETWORK, LP, LLLP, A TIME WARNER COMPANY.", "ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ." ]	[ "London exhibition based on Roman Emperor Hadrian features new treasures .", "Huge bust of Hadrian's head discovered only last year a feature .", "Emperor inherited a shambolic Roman empire and rebuilt it ." ]	[ 0, 1, 26 ]
[ "NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- One of the FBI's most wanted terrorists escaped a raid over the weekend, Kenyan police said Monday.", "Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, a suspected terrorist, is shown in photos released by the FBI.", "Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, indicted in the United States for alleged involvement in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, managed to evade police in a raid Saturday morning in Malindi, along Kenya's coast, said police spokesman Eric Kiraithe.", "The United States calls Mohammed a senior al Qaeda operative in East Africa.", "U.S. officials accuse him of being an architect of the embassy bombings that killed 225 people.", "They also believe Mohammed was involved in attacks on an Israeli-owned hotel and airliner in Kenya in 2002.", "Kiraithe said Kenyan authorities received information from \"local intelligence networks\" that led them to conduct the raid, which involved no foreign intelligence officials.", "He said police know Mohammed had, in fact, been at the location they raided, because they found two passports under names Mohammed has used.", "Kiraithe did not say what countries the passports were from.", "A massive manhunt is under way for Mohammed in Malindi and surrounding areas, \"more intensive than ever before because we wouldn't want to miss him now,\" Kiraithe said.", "The U.S. offers a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to his apprehension or conviction.", "Mohammed has escaped capture and attacks before.", "Early last year a U.S.-led air strike in Somalia failed to kill him.", "In 2003, Kenyan police said he escaped authorities.", "In December 2007, the U.N. Security Council amended a list of 25 al Qaeda suspects subject to sanctions, including Mohammed.", "The description of Mohammed offered numerous aliases and said he had \"reportedly undergone plastic surgery.\"", "The FBI description says Mohammed was born in the Comoros Islands, and has used birth dates indicating he was born in either 1972 or 1974.", "He also has citizenship in Kenya, the description says.", "It adds, \"Mohammed likes to wear baseball caps and tends to dress casually.", "He is very good with computers.\"" ]	[ "Suspect indicted in U.S. for 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya, Tanzania .", "U.S: Fazul Abdullah Mohammed is a senior al Qaeda operative in E. Africa .", "He managed to evade police in a raid Saturday in Malindi, say Kenyan police .", "Authorities received information about him from \"local intelligence networks\"" ]	[ 2, 3, 6, 19 ]
[ "ARBIL, Iraq (CNN) -- Two United Arab Emirates based companies announced on Tuesday that they will be investing in the Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan.", "Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdish Regional Government, called the project \"a significant contribution to the Iraqi economy.\"", "Four hundred and sixty one million square feet have been officially assigned to \"Gas Cities LLC,\" a joint venture between Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum, both Sharjah-based companies, to establish a new venture: \"Kurdistan Gas City.\"", "Kurdistan Gas City will include industrial, residential and commercial buildings in an integrated city.", "The expected initial investment in basic infrastructure is estimated at $3 billion, with further foreign direct investment exceeding $40 billion during the operations phase.", "Work will start on the project, which is designed to promote private sector investment in a variety of gas-related industries, on September 21.", "Gas City is structured to hold over 20 varieties of world scale petrochemical and heavy manufacturing plants, and hundreds of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), served by state-of-the-art facilities.", "Mr Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, said: \"Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum have made a significant contribution to the Iraqi economy through their work in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq thus far, we are making significant progress in spurring on economic growth and creating opportunity for our people.\"", "Hamid Jafar, Executive Chairman of Dana Gas, explained the importance of this achievement saying: \"The Kurdistan Gas City is an enormous step forward in Dana Gas' strategy across the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.\"", "The Kurdistan Gas City is projected to generate job opportunities for nearly 200,000 Iraqi citizens in infrastructure, industrial projects, support services and other business activities.", "This is not the first project for Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, the two companies are committed to a service agreement signed in April 2007 with the Kurdistan Regional Government to build 180 kilometers of natural gas pipeline and two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plants, which are 80 percent complete.", "The project is on track and will start pumping 150 million cubic feet of gas per day in the coming weeks, rising to 300 million cubic feet by early 2009.", "Other companies from the UAE showed similar interest in Kurdistan Region \"Damac Properties\" one of the major private developers in the regions revealed on June 3 plans for a $16 billion residential, commercial and recreational project." ]	[ "Emirati companies making significant investments in Kurdistan .", "Kurdistan Gas City will include industrial, residential and commercial buildings .", "Work will start on the project on September 21 ." ]	[ 3, 5 ]
[ "(CNN) -- In Focus -- Gulf football interests .", "News of an English football deal sent the British media into a frenzy this week, when a private Abu Dhabi group announced a planned takeover of Manchester City.", "Sheikha Hanadi al Thani talks about the real estate bubble in Qatar .", "With the likes of Emirates, Etihad and Saudi Telecom, the Gulf has long had an interest in English football.", "Are they sound investments or a matter of prestige?", "MME investigates.", "Facetime with Sheikha Hanadi Al Thani, CEO, Al Waab City Real Estate Development .", "Since 2005 when the World Economic Forum named her the \"Young Global Leader of the Year,\" Sheikha Hanadi al Thani has become an inspiration to women across the Arab world.", "She founded the first firm in Qatar to conduct investment banking and is now the CEO of Al Wa'ab City, a property development that's set to open in 2010.", "She talks to MME about the real estate bubble in Qatar and being a businesswoman in the Gulf.", "Watch the show this week at the times (GMT) below: Friday: 0815, 1845 Saturday: 0545 Sunday 0715 ." ]	[ "On this week's MME we look at Gulf interests in English football .", "We talk to Sheikha Hanadi Al Thani, CEO, Al Waab City Real Estate Development .", "Al Thani, who started the first investment bank in Qatar, talks about property ." ]	[ 0, 2, 5, 6 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The U.S., European Union and international security organizations Friday called for an end to fighting between Georgia and militant separatists that has dragged in Russian forces.", "Russia's Channel 1 shows heavy tanks purported to be on their way to South Ossetia.", "President George Bush and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin discussed the conflict in Georgia, the White House confirmed.", "Both men were attending the opening of the Summer Olympics in the Chinese capital and spoke during a luncheon hosted by Chinese President Hu Jintao.", "White House spokesman Tony Fratto did not provide any additional details.", "But Putin, according to his spokesman, said: \"There are lots of volunteers being gathered in the region, and it's very hard to withhold them from taking part.", "A real war is going on.\"", "White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said: \"I want to reiterate on [President Bush's] behalf that the United States supports Georgia's territorial integrity and we call for an immediate cease fire.", "\"We urge all parties, Georgians, South Ossetians and Russians to de-escalate the tension and avoid conflict.", "We are working on mediation efforts to secure a cease fire and we are urging the parties to restart their dialogue.\"", "The U.S. military was also reviewing plans for the possible evacuation of the more than 2,000 of its citizens in the Republic of Georgia, two military officials said Friday.", "Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his counterparts in the United States and Germany and the European Union's foreign policy chief that Georgia was the aggressor and should immediately withdraw its troops from South Ossetia.", "The EU and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) are sending envoys to Georgia to secure a cease-fire, but a senior U.S. State Department official said the United States would only send a representative after a cease-fire is in place.", "The European Union said it was working with other parties \"towards a ceasefire in order to prevent further escalation of this conflict.\"", "EU spokeswoman Christina Gallach told CNN: \"We think it is not acceptable to see these scenes of bloodshed and destruction.\"", "OSCE chairman-in-office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, said: \"The intense fighting in the South Ossetian conflict zone risks escalation into a full-fledged war.", "\"War would have a devastating impact for the entire region.", "I urge the Georgians, South Ossetians and Russians to cease fire, end military action and stop further escalation.", "We need to pull back from the brink of a full-fledged war.\"", "NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer issued a statement Friday saying he was seriously concerned about the recent events in the region, and he called on all sides to end armed clashes and begin direct talks.", "Watch more about NATO's attempts to help Georgia » .", "Carmen Romero, a NATO spokeswoman in Brussels, said NATO was in regular contact with Georgia's president and was talking to Russia.", "Britain also urged all sides to bring an immediate end to the violence.", "\"We are monitoring developments.", "We urge an immediate cease-fire in the fighting in South Ossetia and for a resumption of direct dialogue between all parties.\"", "Georgia, formerly part of the Soviet Union, is now looking west and has ambitions of joining NATO.", "South Ossetia has longed for and sometimes fought for independence since the 1920s when the Soviet Government made it an autonomous region within Georgia.", "After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Georgia broke away from Moscow in 1991 and South Ossetia voted overwhelmingly for its own independence.", "Violence has been mounting in the region in recent days, with sporadic clashes between Georgian forces and South Ossetian separatists.", "Georgian troops launched new attacks in South Ossetia late Thursday after a top government official said a unilateral cease-fire offer was met with separatist artillery fire.", "An emergency session of the U.N. Security Council on Friday discussed the dramatic escalation of violence.", "The session ended Friday morning without a statement about the fighting.", "Copyright 2008 CNN.", "All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.", "Associated Press contributed to this report." ]	[ "International organizations call for end to fighting in breakaway Georgia region .", "Fighting in South Ossetia escalated Friday; Russian tanks moved to the region .", "President Bush: The United States supports Georgia's territorial integrity .", "Georgia, formerly part of the Soviet Union, now has ambitions of joining NATO ." ]	[ 0, 7, 25 ]
[ "LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The shoe phone on TV's \"Get Smart\" wasn't just a sneaky spy gadget, it was a technological marvel: a wireless, portable telephone that could be used anywhere -- though it did require a dime to make a call.", "Today, almost everyone has a pocket-sized version that also takes photos, shoots video, sends e-mail and surfs the Internet.", "About the only thing it doesn't do is protect your feet.", "\"Get Smart\" comes to the big screen next week, along with a spate of new spy gadgets to help Maxwell Smart, Agent 99 and the other spies at CONTROL.", "The gadgets are just as goofy as they were in the original TV series, but because technology has caught up with the writers' imaginations, there's a big difference: many of the movie's doo-dads actually exist.", "\"Our favorite thing is to take something that does sort of exist and just exaggerate it a little bit,\" said Matt Ember, who co-wrote the script.", "The film shows a tiny iPod alongside spy-worthy stuff such as a two-way tooth radio and a digital \"spy fly\" -- all of which are available now.", "\"It's pushed to a level of success that perhaps it hasn't achieved in the real world, but it's real, it's out there, so that's fun\" added co-writer Tom J. Astle, a self-described science nut.", "Director Peter Segal said he originally couldn't believe such devices were real.", "\"I said, `That's too silly.", "I don't think people will buy it,\"' he recalled telling the writers.", "\"Then they Googled it and it came up as an actual thing.\"", "Astle and Ember saw the tooth radio in a magazine and thought it was a perfect fit for the film.", "\"That's an example of taking inspiration from the old series in spirit,\" Astle said.", "\"The inherent comedy of having a microphone in your mouth -- it's really close to your voice and it's easy to yell and be too loud.\"", "The inextricable link between gadgets and spy movies began with James Bond in 1962, said TV historian Tim Brooks, author of \"The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows.\"", "The often-preposterous devices Bond used added levity to a genre that \"had always been deadly serious\" during the early years of the Cold War, Brooks said.", "Back in the day, \"Get Smart\" ratcheted up the goofiness level with bulletproof pajamas, a Bunsen-burner phone and other wacky gadgets that often didn't work.", "When the show debuted in 1965, the nation was future-focused and obsessed with the promise of technology.", "The show played on that obsession, Brooks said, introducing dozens of covert gadgets and props designed to make life easier for Cold War-era secret agents.", "A cigarette lighter doubled as a .22-caliber gun.", "A lipstick could record conversations or release poisonous gas.", "Then there was the famous shoe phone and the always-dysfunctional \"cone of silence\" that could (theoretically) keep conversations private, even in a crowded room.", "\"It's nothing that you would expect to find or would even make sense in real life, and that's the gag,\" Brooks said.", "\"It was part of what the show was about. You'd watch wondering what's next, where's the phone going to be next time. ...", "It was like a satire of our fixation with gadgets.\"", "The movie also takes liberties with some familiar devices, such as portable lasers, retinal scanners and a tricked-out Swiss Army Knife equipped with a flame-thrower and a mini crossbow.", "Despite living in a high-tech world, movie fans still love spy gadgets, the filmmakers said: Just look at the success of the Bond franchise, which will soon introduce its 22nd installment, and spy spoofs such as \"Austin Powers.\"", "Part of it is the undercover element, part of it is a cultural love for technology, and part of it is wishful thinking.", "\"Human beings are tool-users,\" Astle said.", "\"We would like to believe that our government -- the good guys -- have within their power tools and electronic gadgets that will protect us that are beyond what we could do.\"", "\"There is some reality to it,\" Ember said.", "\"We do have facial-recognition software, but on the other hand, I'm not allowed to bring shampoo on an airplane.\"" ]	[ "New film \"Get Smart\" comes to the big screen next week .", "Co-writer says the film exaggerates many gadgets that can be bought online .", "The original TV show debuted in 1965, when the nation was \"future-focused\"\nTV historian says the show was a satire of America's fixation with gadgets ." ]	[ 3, 9, 18, 25 ]
[ "(CNN) -- In focus: The business of education .", "We talk to Pnina Rosenblum, the founder of the cosmetic company Pnina Rosenblum Lt. With rising unemployment, the MENA countries are investing more into education than any other emerging region.", "And Western universities are cashing in.", "Over 40 prestigious schools have set up alliances and campuses in the Middle East.", "For the universities it means higher revenues.", "For the students, it means a premier education close to home.", "Facetime: Pnina Rosenblum, Pnina Rosenblum Ltd .", "From a poor upbringing to a beauty queen, millionaire cosmetic mogul and member of the Knesset.", "Pnina Rosenblum has been an Israeli icon for decades.", "In 1989 Pnina launched a cosmetics company that generates $8 million a year.", "MME spent the day with Pnina to find out how she fought her way to fame and fortune.", "Watch the show this week at the times (GMT) below: Friday: 0815, 1945 Saturday: 0545 Sunday: 0715 ." ]	[ "MME looks at higher education in the Middle East .", "40 prestigious schools have set up alliances and campuses in the Middle East .", "We talk to Pnina Rosenblum an Israeli icon and a cosmetics mogul ." ]	[ 1, 2, 3, 8 ]
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The family of a British soldier serving in Afghanistan has been forced from their home after a poisonous spider hitched a ride back with him and apparently killed their pet dog.", "The camel spider's bite is not deadly to humans but can kill small animals.", "Lorraine Griffiths and her three children, aged 18, 16, and 4, moved out of their house in Colchester, southeast England, and are refusing to return until the spider is apprehended, the UK Press Association reported.", "Griffiths told the East Anglian Daily Times that the spider appeared after her husband, Rodney, returned from a four-month tour of duty in Helmand province, the arid southern Afghan frontline in the fight against Taliban extremists.", "\"My son Ricky was in my bedroom looking for his underwear, and he went into the drawer under my bed, and something crawled across his hand,\" she told the paper.", "She said their pet dog Cassie confronted the creature, which they identified on the Internet as a camel spider, but ran out whimpering when it hissed at her.", "Watch the family that has been terrorized by the spider » .", "\"It seems too much of a coincidence that she died at the same time that we saw the spider,\" she said.", "The desert-dwelling camel spider, actually an insect rather than an arachnid, can run up to 25 kilometers (15 miles) an hour and reach 15 centimeters (6 inches) in length.", "Its bite is not deadly to humans but can kill small animals." ]	[ "UK family forced from home as poisonous insect hitches in from Afghanistan .", "Camel spider believed to have stowed away in soldier's luggage .", "Family blames creature for death of pet dog Cassie ." ]	[ 0, 1 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A magazine photo spread of Taliban fighters posing in the uniforms of 10 French soldiers killed last month has sparked an angry response.", "One of the pictures in the French magazine Paris Match that has stirred controversy.", "The latest edition of Paris Match includes photos of the Taliban fighters and their commander, \"Farouki,\" wearing French uniforms, helmets and using French assault rifles and walkie-talkies.", "Farouki, aged 30-35, claims in the accompanying story to have led his group in the August 18 ambush which killed 10 French troops and injured a further 21 in the Sarobi District, 40 miles east of Kabul.", "It was the French army's single highest death toll in 25 years.", "He said the area was \"our territory\" and the attack was a \"legitimate\" part of its defense.", "Farouki said it did not need a lot of planning, with the French soldiers only spotted a short time before the assault.", "He said the soldiers had died for \"[George W.] Bush's\" cause and that if France did not return the rest of its troops home they would all be killed.", "Farouki said they would continue fighting till the last man.", "See more on Paris Match's Web site .", "French Defense Minister Herve Morin accused the magazine of helping the Taliban.", "\"Should we be doing the Taliban's promotion for them?\"", "he asked in the French daily newspaper Liberation.", "Joel Le Pahun, father of one of the killed soldiers, told the newspaper the pictures were \"despicable.\"", "Green MP Daniel Cohn-Bendit called them \"voyeurism.\"", "However, Paris Match editor Laurent Valdiguie defended the publication, saying it was \"legitimate\" given the importance of the story.", "The story's author, Eric de Lavarène, said only he and photographer Véronique de Viguerie met the group and he asked his questions via their \"fixer.\"" ]	[ "Photos of Taliban in the uniforms of dead French soldiers provokes outrage .", "Magazine Paris Match features photos of Taliban and their commander .", "10 French troops were killed and a further 21 injured in an ambush ." ]	[ 0, 2 ]
[ "(CNN) -- This year's Forbes Rich List is notable for the absence of Bill Gates at the top.", "After 13 years as the world's richest man, he has finally been toppled by his friend Warren Buffett who has an estimate fortune of $62bn.", "The Middle East's richest man: Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud .", "The list -- which is a run down of the 1,125 richest people on the planet -- estimates a person's total net worth in US dollars based on the closing stock prices of the stock exchanges on which their company is listed.", "The Middle East's richest man is Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, the 51 year old Saudi who has an estimated net worth of $21bn.", "He ranks 19th in the list and is considered to be the most active and successful investor in the Middle East.", "He took his investment vehicle, Kingdom Holding, public on the Saudi stock exchange in July 2007.", "The company contains investments in well-known global companies such as Citigroup and News Corp.", "In the early 1990s, Alwaleed made a risky bet on Citigroup that paid off massively and has in recent years accounted for nearly half his fortune.", "Kuwaiti construction heir Nasser Al-Kharafi is the next richest in 46th place with an inherited fortune of $14bn.", "He heads M.A. Al-Kharafi & Sons, one of the largest diversified conglomerates in the Arab world.", "Americana, the company's lucrative food division is extremely successful and has exclusive franchise rights in the region for Pizza Hut, TGI Fridays and other big global brands.", "Faiza, his sister was the first woman president of Kuwait University.", "Naguib Sawiris, the eldest son of telecoms billionaire and Orascom Telecom founder Onsi Sawiris ranks next in 60th place with a net worth of $12.7bn.", "In addition to Orascom Telecom, his assets -- via European holding company Weather Investments -- include Italian phone company, Wind and leading Greek telecom companies Wind Hellas and Tellas.", "His brother, Nassef is in 68th place, with an estimated worth of $11bn and his father Onsi who serves as chairman of Orascom comes in at 96th place with $9bn.", "E-mail to a friend ." ]	[ "The Middle East's richest man is Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud .", "He ranks 19th in the world in the Forbes Rich List .", "Seven other billionaires from the Middle East rank in the top 100 ." ]	[ 2, 4, 5 ]
[ "KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- Monsoon flooding has left 50,000 people homeless in Nepal and killed at least 74 people in northern India, according to officials.", "Monsoon rain has bought heavy flooding to southern Nepal, pictured, and northern India.", "The Nepalese army Thursday used helicopters to rescue residents in southeastern Nepal who were stranded on treetops and roofs after monsoon flooding forced more than 50,000 people from their homes.", "In northern India monsoon flooding destroyed mud huts and killed at least 74 people, officials said.", "The deaths were in the state of Uttar Pradesh.", "The latest casualties bring to more than 300 the number of people killed in India since the start of this year's monsoon season.", "Nepalese officials said at least four southern villages were inundated with water after the embankment on the Saptakoshi River burst Monday.", "Some 40,000 people were now living in government-run relief camps; others had gone to other villages to stay with relatives, authorities said.", "Nepalese Home Ministry officials said there were unconfirmed reports of deaths related to the flooding but authorities could not reach the affected areas to verify those reports.", "Police and army troops had been using elephants, boats and helicopters to rescue stranded villagers in Sunsari district, about 400 km (249 miles) southeast of Kathmandu, since Monday.", "Nepal amd India are in the midst of the annual monsoon season.", "Copyright 2008 CNN.", "All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.", "Associated Press contributed to this report." ]	[ "Heavy rains, flooding lash sourthern Nepal and northern India .", "In Nepal, flooding has forced as many as 50,000 from their homes .", "India officials say at least 74 people have died in the state of Uttar Pradesh ." ]	[ 0, 4 ]
[ "(CNN Traveller) -- Natural beauty, outdoor living and fine dining -- Wendy Saunt crams one week's activities into one memorable day.", "Sydney's Opera House is recognized instantly the world over, but there are plenty of hidden gems to be found.", "08.00: Chinese food for breakfast might seem like something you would only do with a hangover, but yum cha -- think Chinese tapas on trolleys -- is a Sydney tradition.", "Head down to China Town in Haymarket and take your pick -- East Ocean (421-429 Sussex Street) is a favorite with Sydneysiders.", "09.00: Walk off your breakfast with some shopping.", "You will see many international designers and a plethora of great home-grown ones too, from Sass & Bide to Collette Dinnigan.", "Sieve through the grand Queen Victoria Building (known as the QVB) and David Jones department store in town, then head east across Hyde Park -- stopping off at the art deco Anzac war memorial -- towards Oxford Street, where there are some great boutiques.", "Sydney is also a good place to buy opals and pearls.", "11.30: Continue east to the chi-chi 'old Sydney' suburbs of Paddington and Woollahra, where you will find some of the city's most beautiful architecture.", "Here the wrought iron balconies and the palm trees of the Victorian terrace houses lend the city a seductive, New Orleans feel.", "Stop for a coffee in one of the many fine coffee houses, then make your way up back up to Oxford Street and jump on the number 380 bus to Bondi.", "12.30: For the best view of Bondi -- the quintessentialSydney beach -- get off the bus as it comes down the hill.", "From here, it is a short walk to Icebergs restaurant.", "From its vantage point on the coastal cliffs at the southern end -- overlooking the sweep of Bondi beach, the raging surf, and the gleaming white of the outdoor pool -- Icebergs is Sydney at its best.", "Tables at this renowned restaurant are hard to come by, so book ahead (www.idrb.com).", "After lunch, do the Bondi-to-Coogee coastal walk, which traces three bays -- Clovelly, Tamarama and Gordon's (a great snorkeling spot) -- and affords cliff-top views before finishing up, an hour or so later, at Coogee, a beach to the south.", "Once there, take your weary self down to Wylie's Baths, an outdoor sea water pool that has not changed since its inception in 1907, and get an al fresco massage (www.massagebythesea.com.au.", "From $25). 16.00: The best way to see the city -- which is laid out along the contours of a vast and beautiful natural harbor -- is from the air.", "Depending on your budget, you can take in the views from Sydney Tower (100 Market Street, $24.50), climb the Harbor Bridge (www.bridgeclimb.com, from $179), or charter a helicopter (www.sydneyhelicopters.com.au, from $180).", "If you want to see it from the 'ground', charter a yacht and join the harbor's fray (www.eastsail.com.au, from $625).", "18.00: After a quick change, head down to Circular Quay for sun downers at the Opera Bar.", "With the Harbor Bridge to your left and the grand old Opera House to your right, it is easy to see why it is the place for evening drinks.", "House Brut is a steal at AUS$34 ($32); the bucket-sized portions of fries a snip at AUS$7 ($6.50).", "Do not be late, though -- the view here at dusk is enough to make you want to stay in Sydney forever.", "19.00: While in the vicinity, see what is on at the Opera House -- there is a huge program, from world music to musicals too.(www.sydneyoperahouse.com).", "If that is not your scene, it is still worth taking a tour of the iconic building -- the last one is at 5pm, though ($32).", "21.00: With Sydney famed for its cuisine, dining options are not in short supply.", "Billy Kwong's is one of the city's foremost places, dishing up vast portions of fresh, light and ever-so-tasty Chinese food in a tiny Shanghai tearoom-style restaurant (355 Crown Street, Surry Hills).", "For a taste of modern Australian, take a taxi to The Bathers' Pavilion, a seafood restaurant in the western suburb of Balmoral (4 The Esplanade, Balmoral Beach).", "Finally, Tetsuya's -- with its famed $195 10-course degustation menu -- is ranked by Restaurant magazine as the fourth best restaurant in the world (529 Kent Street, Sydney).", "To sit at its hallowed tables, you need to book several months -- possibly even a year -- in advance.", "11.00: Still standing?", "Then hit the late-night bars.", "The Loft by the water (3 Lime Street, Kings Street Wharf, Sydney), Arthouse Hotel in the CBD (275 Pitt Street, Sydney), Ruby Rabbit in city's clubbing district (231 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst) and The Tilbury in one of Sydney's smartest suburbs (12 Nicholson Street, Woolloomooloo) are all good choices.", "And if you are at the latter, finish off your night with a pie at Harry's Cafe de Wheels (Cowper Wharf Road) -- another Sydney institution.", "CLICK HERE to subscribe to CNN Traveller .", "COPYRIGHT © 2008 INK PUBLISHING AND CABLE NEWS NETWORK, LP, LLLP, A TIME WARNER COMPANY.", "ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ." ]	[ "Chinese food for breakfast -- yum cha -- is a Sydney tradition .", "Climb the Harbor Bridge for great views of the city .", "Dine at Tetsuya, ranked by Restaurant magazine as the 4th best in the world ." ]	[ 2, 17, 29 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Justice Department officials blocked liberals and people with Democratic Party ties from a highly selective program that funneled young lawyers into government jobs, according to an internal investigation released Tuesday.", "A bias against liberals existed in a Justice program meant to hire young lawyers, an investigation found.", "Esther Slater McDonald, a political appointee at the Justice Department, \"wrote disparaging statements about the candidates' liberal and Democratic Party affiliations on the applications she reviewed and ... she voted to deselect candidates on that basis,\" said the report by Inspector General Glenn Fine.", "McDonald, who has left the department, refused to be interviewed for the investigation.", "The report, the first official investigation to document politicization of the Justice Department during the Bush administration, is an offshoot of the larger investigation of Justice Department politics triggered by the furor over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys.", "It found two of three members of a screening committee considered political views and experience when choosing new lawyers for the Justice Department Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program.", "The report found that McDonald and Michael Elston, the chief of staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, engaged in misconduct, an administrative violation.", "The third member of the screening committee, career lawyer Dan Fridman, was cleared of any involvement in the politicization of the process.", "Elston was interviewed by the investigators, who asked him about the role of former Justice Department official Monica Goodling in politicizing the selection process.", "Elston told investigators he could not recall Goodling telling him to select lawyers who appeared to share Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' philosophy.", "Goodling testified before a House panel last year that she had told Elston he should identify such candidates.", "Goodling directed Elston to lead the selection committee in 2006.", "She and Elston have both left the Justice Department.", "She refused to be interviewed for the inspector general's report.", "As a result of the controversy, the hiring process was changed in 2007 to insulate hiring decisions from political considerations.", "Both Justice Department policy and federal law prohibit discrimination in hiring for career positions on the basis of political affiliations.", "The report did not find clear evidence that an earlier screening committee took political considerations into account.", "It says data from 2002 shows a disparity in the hiring of liberal and conservative candidates, but there were no complaints about the committee's work from 2003 to 2006, when Goodling put Elston in charge of the process.", "The report Tuesday is the first of perhaps several to be issued as the broad-ranging investigation into the role partisan politics has played in the Justice Department during the Bush administration.", "Goodling is expected to be a central figure in later inspector general reports examining efforts to increase the influence of conservatives in the department.", "The Justice Department Office of Professional Responsibility, a separate watchdog office that monitors prosecutorial conduct, joined in the inspector general's investigation.", "CNN's Terry Frieden contributed to this report." ]	[ "Programs used to select young lawyers for summer interns and honors program .", "Investigation stems from firing of U.S. attorneys in 2006 .", "Members of selection committee screened out liberals and Democrats, report says .", "Hiring process changed in 2007 to stop political bias from occurring ." ]	[ 1, 5, 17 ]
[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- The storm called Hanna weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Tuesday morning as maximum sustained winds eased down to 70 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.", "This satellite image from Monday shows Hanna over the southern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.", "Despite the downgrade, Hanna dropped torrential rain on the eastern Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Haiti.", "Hurricane warnings remained in effect.", "Hanna's path and strength remain uncertain, but the latest forecast map from the National Hurricane Center predicts it still could make landfall as a major hurricane on the southeastern U.S. coast by Friday evening.", "Hanna's path early Tuesday appeared to be a \"meandering\" loop across Turks and Caicos, but atmospheric changes over the western Atlantic are expected to steer the storm northwestward over the next two or three days, according to forecasters.", "As of 5 a.m. ET, Hanna was a Category 1 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale with sustained winds of 80 mph (129 kph) and gusts of up to 100 mph.", "iReport.com: Watch Hanna lash Turks and Caicos Islands .", "Three hours later, it was downgraded to a tropical storm as winds fell below the 74 mph threshold for hurricane status.", "It could return to hurricane status later Tuesday or on Wednesday, forecasters said.", "Hanna's line of fire could include the U.S. Atlantic coast from Miami, Florida, to Massachusetts, according to the hurricane center's long-range forecast map.", "Charleston, South Carolina, appears in the middle of this \"cone of uncertainty,\" with Hanna potentially making landfall there Friday.", "\"It appears that the center has been meandering,\" forecasters said.", "The history of hurricanes that have been where Hanna is now might argue against its heading toward the southeastern United States.", "None of the September storms that passed within 200 miles of Hanna's current location has gone there, with most heading into the Gulf of Mexico and others going to New England or Nova Scotia.", "Still, forecasters said, \"the model guidance is remarkably well clustered\" in support of its forecast path for Hanna.", "Meanwhile, forecasters were keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Ike, which was gaining strength in the mid-Atlantic and appeared headed for the Bahamas later in the week.", "It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph Tuesday morning." ]	[ "NEW: As sustained winds fall off, system demoted to tropical storm .", "NEW: Hanna could return to hurricane level later in day, forecasters say .", "NEW: Tropical Storm Ike moving toward Caribbean Sea .", "Hanna's path could include the U.S. Atlantic coast from Miami to Massachusetts ." ]	[ 0, 9, 10 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Swiss police were scrambling Monday in search of three masked men who stole four Impressionist paintings worth about $163 million (180 million Swiss francs) Sunday in a heist police characterized as \"spectacular.\"", "Claude Monet's \"Poppies near Vetheuil\" was one of the famous paintings stolen by the armed robbers.", "The three men entered the E.G.", "Buehrle Collection -- among the finest collections of Impressionist and post-Impressionist art in the world -- in Zurich, Switzerland, at around 4:30 p.m. CET (8:30 a.m.", "ET), police said.", "One of the men threatened personnel at the museum's front door with a pistol and forced them to the ground, police said, while the other two men went into an exhibition room and stole four oil paintings by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh.", "Afterward, the three men loaded the paintings -- Monet's \"Poppies near Vetheuil,\" Degas' \"Count Lepic and his Daughters,\" Van Gogh's \"Blossoming Chestnut Branches\" and Cezanne's \"Boy in a Red Vest\" -- into a white car parked in front of the museum and then drove off, police said.", "Police said the men were wearing dark clothes and hoods, and one of them spoke German with a Slavic accent.", "They were all of average height, police said.", "There is a reward of $91,000 (100,00 Swiss francs) for information leading to the return of the paintings, police said.", "The Swiss art heist follows the recent theft in Switzerland of two paintings by Pablo Picasso, Bjoern Quellenberg, a spokesman for the Kunsthaus, a major art museum in Zurich, said.", "The 'dumbest' form of art crime » .", "The director of the Kunsthaus serves on the E.G.", "Buhrle private art foundation's council, Quellenberg said.", "In that theft, thieves stole the paintings, the 1962 \"Tete de Cheval\" (\"Horse's Head\") and the 1944 \"Verre et Pichet\" (\"Glass and Pitcher\") by Picasso.", "They were on loan from a German museum and valued at $4.5 million when they were stolen February 6, according to news reports.", "E-mail to a friend ." ]	[ "Artworks worth $163M stolen in Zurich art heist .", "Haul includes pieces by Cezanne, Van Gogh, Degas and Monet .", "Heist follows recent thefts in Switzerland of artworks by Picasso ." ]	[ 1, 3, 10 ]
[ "(CNN) -- A humanitarian plane carrying 17 people -- most of them relief workers -- has crashed during a storm in a mountainous region in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said Tuesday.", "File image of a Beechcraft 1900 aircraft.", "Search and rescue crews were not immediately able to land their helicopter in the area and determine whether anyone survived the crash in the east of the country, said Christope Illemassene, spokesman for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the capital city of Kinshasa.", "But Air Serv International, the relief group that operated the plane, said an aerial survey has indicated that all the occupants on the Beechcraft 1900 plane died.", "The plane was on a routine flight from Kinsasha to the eastern city of Goma on Monday, with three stops, Illemassene said.", "Air-traffic controllers lost contact with the plane when it approached Bukavu, the last of its three intermediate stops.", "The weather in the area was stormy at the time, Illemassene said.", "Search and rescue crews spotted the plane's debris Tuesday, about 9.4 miles (15 km) northwest of the Bukavu airport, Illemassene said.", "\"We're anxiously waiting for results from the search and rescue operation,\" he said.", "\"We're really hoping the peacekeepers are able to land near the site and confirm whether there are any survivors.\"", "Air Serv International, based in the U.S. state of Virginia, is one of several groups that provides transport services to relief organizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo." ]	[ "Flight operators: Aerial survey indicates occupants on aircraft died .", "Search and rescue crews not able to land their helicopter in the area, U.N. says .", "Plane was on a routine flight from Kinsasha to the eastern city of Goma ." ]	[ 2, 4 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Flash floods and landslides triggered by a weekend tropical storm have killed at least 100 people in Vietnam, the country's news agency said Monday.", "Vietnamese villagers look at the rubble where 19 houses stood before a flash-flood ripped away the hamlet of Tung Chin in Lao Cai province.", "Forecasters fear additional casualties as more rain was expected Monday.", "The floods in the the country's northern mountain provinces damaged tens of thousands of homes, swept away thousands of cattle and submerged crops, the Vietnam News Agency said.", "More than two dozen people remained missing.", "Officials mobilized thousands of rescue workers to look for survivors and to carry relief to the areas hardest hit by the storm.", "Tropical Storm Kammuri struck the northern provinces on Friday.", "The southeast Asian country is prone to heavy rainfall during the May through September monsoon season.", "The resulting landslides and floods have killed hundreds in past years." ]	[ "Flash floods and landslides kill at least 100 people in Vietnam .", "Disasters triggered by tropical storm .", "Forecasters fear additional casualties ." ]	[ 0, 2 ]
[ "MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A Spanair MD-82 airliner was not on fire as it took off from Madrid's airport but lifted off slightly into the air, fell back to the ground and caught fire only after skidding off the side of the runway, a source familiar said Friday.", "The plane crash victims' bodies laid out at a makeshift morgue in Madrid.", "A total of 153 people were killed.", "Initially, there were indications that an engine might have caught fire as the plane was taking off, but the source said airport video shows the plane lifting off, veering sharply right and then dragging or skidding down the right side of the runway.", "There was a cloud of dust, the source said, followed by a fireball.", "Canary Islands regional President Paulino Rivero said after meeting with Spain's prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, that the latter had seen the video and described it as showing the plane using up all the runway as it tried to take off but then never reaching adequate altitude, The Associated Press reported.", "Eighty of the bodies recovered from the wreckage of Wednesday's fiery plane crash have been identified, Spanish authorities said Friday.", "Watch as Spain deals with tragedy » .", "Many of the bodies are so badly burned that fingerprint identification is impossible, and investigators will have to rely on DNA, officials said.", "Nineteen survivors remained hospitalized Friday.", "The plane was all but destroyed in the crash, a rescue worker said.", "When emergency crews arrived on the scene, \"you couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there, apart from the remains of the tail,\" Ergivio Corral said.", "\"If you didn't know it, you wouldn't have been able to say there was a plane.\"", "Watch moment of silence » .", "Authorities have handed over the remains of 35 victims to their families, officials said.", "Families of the victims are being housed in a hotel near the airport, and the government planned to brief them on the crash investigation Friday.", "The cause of the accident is still unknown, but Spanair spokesman Javier Mendoza said flight data recorders had been recovered.", "iReport.com: Share your photos, videos from the scene .", "\"One of them seems to be... a little bit damaged, but [investigators] are confident they could use the information,\" Mendoza said.", "\"But we have to wait for the downloading and the analysis\" before any conclusions can be drawn, he said.", "Witnesses reported that the plane banked violently to the right as it attempted to take off before slamming back to the ground and coming to a rest in a gully just off the runway at Madrid's Bajaras airport.", "Watch as the wounded arrive at a hospital » .", "The plane's departure had been delayed for nearly two hours due to a technical problem with the aircraft, Mendoza said, but it was not clear whether that fault was related to the crash.", "\"The heating problem was treated and corrected by Spanair maintenance personnel,\" he said.", "\"We have reviewed the details on this faulty situation with the inspectors of our civil aviation authority,\" he said, \"and we all come to the conclusion that was nothing abnormal in this resolution of that problem.\"", "Madrid observed five minutes of silence Thursday to honor the victims, and the country began three days of mourning.", "See a map of the airport » .", "The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carried 162 passengers, four non-working crew members and six working crew members, Spanair said.", "The aircraft was also carrying seven passengers from Lufthansa Flight 2554 on a flight scheduled to take more than two hours, airline spokeswoman Henriette Ellekrog said.", "Spanair, a low-cost airline that has a flight-sharing agreement with Lufthansa, is owned by SAS Scandinavian Airlines.", "Twenty-two of the passengers were children, two of them infants, Spanair said.", "After contacting families, the airline published the names of those aboard on its Web site.", "It was the first fatal accident at the airport since December 1983, when 93 people were killed as two Spanish airliners collided while taxiing for takeoff.", "The airport, which sits eight miles (13 km) northeast of central Madrid, is Spain's busiest, handling more than 40 million passengers a year.", "CNN's Madrid Bureau Chief Al Goodman, Claudia Rebaza, Cal Perry and Kathleen Koch contributed to this report.", "Copyright 2008 CNN.", "All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.", "Associated Press contributed to this report." ]	[ "Video of Spanair MD-82 which crashed in Madrid shows plane got off the ground .", "Video shows plane bursting into flames after runway skid, source says .", "DNA tests will be used to identify victims from Madrid air crash .", "153 people died when Spanair flight crashed Wednesday during takeoff ." ]	[ 0, 1, 2 ]
[ "Join Roland Martin for his weekly sound-off segment on CNN.com Live at 10:30 a.m.", "ET Wednesday.", "If you're passionate about politics, he wants to hear from you.", "Roland Martin says journalists don't serve the public if they push rumors.", "(CNN) -- Two recent stories are a prime example of how important it is for the media to confront the reality of rumors in the age of the Internet.", "One week before comedian Bernie Mac passed away, text messages and e-mails were flying all over the country with reports that he had died.", "I was in New York, and friends and colleagues from Chicago, Illinois, to Dallas, Texas, and Los Angeles, California, were saying they knew for sure that the 50-year-old comedian was dead.", "The rumor mill was so hot that his publicist had to release a statement making it clear that he was not dead, which was subsequently published by the Chicago Sun-Times.", "What makes this story important is that it was left to the publicist and the family to decide to quash the rumor with the truth, and it was our job in the media to go with the news because it was the latest information made available regarding his condition.", "Then there is the \"rumor\" of an affair by former North Carolina senator and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards.", "The story was broken by the National Enquirer after months of digging.", "Ultimately, a source came forward and was likely paid for the information that blew the lid off of the story; the tabloid's editor said \"you can assume\" the Enquirer paid for it.", "The story exposed Edwards as a liar for contending for two years that such an affair never happened.", "There has been a lot of hand wringing about why a major media outlet wasn't able to verify the story and run with it.", "The heated discussions even reached the point where Charlotte Observer editor Rick Thames told PBS' \"NewsHour with Jim Lehrer\" that since mainstream media no longer has the news cycle to itself, \"When rumor arises, we're going to need to address it.", "And, unfortunately, we may need to address it before we can determine whether it's true or not because it's having impact, as it was in this case.\"", "Sorry, Rick, I disagree.", "The most fundamental aspect of being a journalist is that we don't traffic in rumor and innuendo.", "None of us serves the public if we are in the business of pushing unverified stories into print or on the airwaves just so we can keep up with a rumor that is out of control.", "Running with such rumors has far-reaching implications.", "Just check out this month's Vanity Fair, where Bryan Burroughs has a great story on the collapse of Bear Stearns.", "The investment bank's demise, some conclude, was all a result of baseless rumors suggesting the company had cash problems, even though it was sitting on $18 billion.", "The rumors kept going and going and when the story hit the airwaves, it spread like wildfire.", "In one week, Bear Stearns was no more, and former company executives are still trying to determine what killed the Wall Street behemoth.", "We should forget the nonsense about the competitive pressure to break the story.", "The rules are simple: Either you have the facts or you don't.", "If you do, you run with the story. If you don't, you leave it alone.", "The National Enquirer got the story because its reporters were able to confront Edwards as he was leaving the Beverly Hills Hotel room of the woman with whom he later admitted having an affair.", "Then the paper got its hands on what it said was a photo of the 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee playing with a baby the Enquirer said was the child of the mistress.", "With other major media outlets turning up the heat, Edwards admitted the affair in an interview with ABC's Bob Woodruff.", "No media executive should be pulling his or her hair out, trying to figure out why they chose not to spread the rumor.", "If they had, and the facts didn't support the rumor, then we would all look like fools and that would have angered the public even more.", "We have an obligation to stick with the facts, and nothing else.", "And no matter what a blogger, Web site or tabloid paper has decided to run with, the day we choose to alter our standards, our credibility and integrity will be shot.", "In the end, as former ABC News anchor Max Robinson said in 1988, that's all we've got.", "Nothing is worth losing that, even getting the scoop on an affair involving a candidate whose political career is likely over.", "Roland S. Martin is an award-winning journalist and CNN contributor.", "He is the author of \"Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith.\"", "Please visit his Web site at http://www.rolandsmartin.com/.", "The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer." ]	[ "Mac, Edwards stories point out importance of confronting rumors, Martin says .", "Martin says rules are simple: If you have the facts, run with the story .", "Martin says journalists should stick to that, no matter what hits the Internet .", "That's how journalists keep credibility and integrity, he says ." ]	[ 3, 4, 25, 33 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Three Americans rescued last week from captivity in the Colombian jungle left a medical center for their homes Saturday, hoping for some time out of the spotlight as they reconnect with loved ones.", "Left to right, Thomas Howes, Keith Stansell and Marc Gonsalves address reporters before flying home Saturday.", "Keith Stansell, Marc Gonsalves and Thomas Howes -- hostages of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia for more than five years -- left the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.", "\"There's family members that are waiting for us, and just imagine if you hadn't seen your family in 5½ years,\" Stansell said, asking the media to allow the former captives some space.", "\"Let us go home and be family men again.\"", "\"We're going to come out and we're going to talk, but right now, what we want to do is rest,\" Gonsalves said.", "All three were headed home to Florida, and Stansell and Howes flashed their new Florida driver's licenses before they boarded a plane.", "The three men had been undergoing a reintegration process at the medical center.", "FARC had held the three U.S. government contractors since February 2003 after their plane went down in a remote region of the South American country.", "They and former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt were among 15 hostages rescued on July 2 in a Colombian military operation.", "The three Americans arrived at Brooke Army Medical Center later that day.", "The three Americans urged the media not to forget the hundreds of other hostages still held by FARC.", "\"Don't forget the people that are still there,\" Stansell said.", "\"There are fellow hostages that are still there.", "Some have 10 years [as a hostage],\" he said.", "\"Right this minute, they're in chains, looking for food, and they're on the run.", "And their families haven't seen them in 10 years.\"", "It is estimated that FARC holds some 750 hostages.", "The leftist rebel group took up arms in 1964 and grew from a rag-tag band of 48 fighters to a self-styled \"people's army\" of more than 21,000 combatants in 2001, according to Colombian government figures.", "The government now estimates the FARC fighting force has dwindled to around 8,000 after a wave of desertions.", "On Saturday, the rescued Americans talked of looking forward to spending time with their relatives.", "\"We're going to go home now.", "We're going to rest, we're going to unwind for about a month and a half,\" Gonsalves said." ]	[ "Ex-FARC hostages leave Texas medical center 10 days after rescue .", "Freed men ask for privacy, saying they want to spend time with relatives .", "Men ask media to not forget about hostages who still held in Colombia ." ]	[ 2, 11, 20 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush condemned the escalated violence between Russia and U.S.-backed Georgia on Sunday, while Vice President Dick Cheney said aggression against Georgia \"must not go unanswered.\"", "President Bush chats with Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin at the start of the Olympic opening ceremonies.", "\"My administration has been engaged with both sides of this trying to get a ceasefire,\" Bush told NBC's Bob Costas in an interview in Beijing, China, where the president has attended Olympic events.", "Bush was filmed speaking to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during Friday's opening ceremonies and said Sunday that he \"was firm with Vladimir Putin\" and that \"this violence is unacceptable.\"", "Violence has continued to rage between Russia and the western ally since Thursday, when Georgia launched an operation to crack down on separatists in South Ossetia territory.", "Russia said it wanted to protect its peacekeepers already in South Ossetia following ceasefires in years past.", "But Georgia called it a full-on invasion.", "And while Russia has accused Georgia of a genocidal plot to cleanse the region of ethnic Ossetians loyal to Russia, Georgia accuses Russia of executing a long-planned war with the aim of taking control of the region -- including a key pipeline that carries Asian oil to Black Sea ports.", "\"I expressed my grave concern about the disproportionate response of Russia,\" Bush said of his talk with Putin.", "\"We strongly condemn bombing outside of South Ossetia.\"", "Putin says he's concerned about the flood of refugees arriving in Russia from South Ossetia.", "Russian officials said more than 30,000 refugees have left South Ossetia and crossed into Russia over the past two days, Interfax reported.", "\"The actions of the Georgian authorities in South Ossetia are a crime, of course, primarily a crime against their own people,\" Putin said, according to Russian news agency Interfax.", "Meanwhile, Cheney talked to Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Sunday, telling him that Russia's aggression against Georgia \"must not go unanswered.\"", "Cheney's spokeswoman Lea Ann McBride said the vice president spoke to Saakashvili to express \"the United States' solidarity with the Georgian people and their democratically elected government in the face of this threat to Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.\"", "Georgia withdrew its forces Sunday and offered a ceasefire, which Russia refused.", "\"The vice president told President Saakashvili that Russian aggression must not go unanswered, and that its continuation would have serious consequences for its relations with the United States, as well as the broader international community,\" McBride said.", "Saakashvili has called on the United States and the world community to stop the \"intervention and invasion of my sovereign country.\"", "\"I think the U.S. is the most powerful country in the world,\" he told CNN.", "\"I think the U.S. has lots of leverage.", "And I think there are lots of diplomatic means that it could be done through.\"", "Two senior officials have told CNN the United States sent envoy Matt Bryza to the region to help with mediation." ]	[ "NEW: Bush says he was \"firm\" with Putin and that the \"violence is unacceptable\"\nVice President Dick Cheney said Russian aggression \"must not go unanswered\"\nViolence has continued to rage between Russia and western ally Georgia ." ]	[ 0, 3 ]
[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- There's no question \"Tropic Thunder\" takes chances.", "Ben Stiller, left, and Robert Downey Jr. are among the stars of \"Tropic Thunder,\" a Hollywood satire.", "Tom Cruise almost unrecognizable as a foulmouthed, foul-mannered movie executive?", "Check. Mockery of action heroes, Method actors and gross-out comedians?", "Check. Challenging stereotypes at every opportunity?", "Absolutely. But casting Robert Downey Jr. as a black man?", "Well, that might be a bit much.", "Or maybe not. In \"Tropic Thunder,\" a comedy about self-absorbed Hollywood types making a \"Platoon\"-style war movie, Downey plays Australian actor Kirk Lazarus, a multiple Oscar-winning performer who gets so involved in his roles that he forgets to come out of them.", "He's a man constantly looking for ways to transform himself for his art.", "So, cast as a black man in the war movie, Lazarus decides to dye his skin surgically.", "Downey -- no slouch as an actor himself -- has often been seen as one who immerses himself fully in his roles.", "That kind of dedication prevented the character from coming off as offensive, said Ben Stiller, who directed, co-wrote and stars in \"Tropic Thunder.\"", "\"I give all the credit to Robert,\" Stiller told CNN.", "\"I felt he really was so committed to that character, the guy that was playing that guy, that as an audience you bought his sincerity.", "Very few people, I think, could pull that off.\"", "Brandon Jackson, who plays hip-hop star turned actor Alpa Chino (say it fast), agreed.", "\"Robert was black the whole time.", "My mom came on the set and she thought it was Don Cheadle,\" he told CNN.", "\"I'm serious. That's how black he was.\" Watch Jackson talk about working with Downey » .", "The movie, which also stars Stiller as struggling action star Tugg Speedman and Jack Black as gross-out king Jeff Portnoy, features some testy altercations between Downey's Lazarus and Jackson's Chino.", "Lazarus gets so involved in his role that even when it's clear filming has wrapped for the day, he sticks with it -- which irritates Chino to no end.", "\"To me the most important thing was Alpa Chino has to give him a beat down and tell him that what he's doing is crazy the whole time,\" Downey said.", "\"Otherwise it's just demeaning to Brandon's character.", "And if it's demeaning to an actual black man in the movie ...", "I would have run for the hills.\"", "Jackson said he would have challenged the movie if the material was offensive.", "But, he said, \"Tropic Thunder\" is a long way from the days when white performers would don blackface as a way of exploiting black stereotypes.", "Since then, he said, the playing field has leveled: The Wayans brothers played \"White Chicks\" in the film of the same name, and Eddie Murphy has played several ethnicities in his films, including Jewish and Chinese characters.", "\"If we're all gonna play ball, let's all play ball,\" Jackson said.", "\"I believe in fairness.", "If we can punch you, punch back.", "And funny is funny.\"", "iReport.com: Will you see 'Tropic Thunder'?", "Stiller, of course, is no stranger to testing comedy limits.", "The actor, writer and director, known for films such as \"Meet the Parents\" and \"Zoolander,\" has performed or created roles that strike a delicate balance between sympathetic and distasteful -- and sometimes fall too hard on one side of the line.", "He co-wrote \"Tropic Thunder\" based on an idea he had in 1987, when many of his friends were making war movies, he recalls in the film's production notes.", "While Stiller was making \"Empire of the Sun,\" his colleagues were in boot camps training for their military roles -- and would emerge talking about the boot camp as if they'd become part of a real military unit.", "\"This sort of self-important, self-involved thing seemed funny to me,\" he said in the notes.", "\"I just couldn't figure a way to make that into a movie.\"", "Not immediately, anyway.", "But after several years, Stiller and his colleagues worked out a story that not only mocked actors, but filmmaking in general.", "In \"Thunder,\" after the studio threatens to shut down the big-budget production, the frustrated director (played by Steve Coogan) refuses to stop, and takes his cast deep into a Southeast Asia jungle to shoot \"guerrilla style.\"", "There they encounter danger in the form of drug lords.", "\"Tropic Thunder,\" which already has received praise from Newsweek's David Ansen and The Hollywood Reporter's Kirk Honeycutt, has also earned its share of knocks.", "The most serious have come from advocacy groups for the disabled, which are planning to picket Monday's Los Angeles premiere.", "In the film, Speedman has made a bid for an Oscar by playing \"Simple Jack,\" a developmentally disabled character.", "Other characters in \"Tropic Thunder\" dismiss Speedman's attempt to play what they refer to as a \"retard.\"", "Representatives of the Special Olympics, the Arc of the United States, the National Down Syndrome Congress, the American Association of People with Disabilities and other groups met with studio executives last week to discuss the film, but DreamWorks did not make any changes.", "\"We are asking people not to go to the movie and hope to bring a consciousness to people about using derogatory words about this population,\" said Peter Wheeler, a spokesman for the Special Olympics, according to Reuters.", "In a statement Sunday, Chip Sullivan, a DreamWorks spokesman, said the movie was \"an R-rated comedy that satirizes Hollywood and its excesses and makes its point by featuring inappropriate and over-the-top characters in ridiculous situations.\"", "In the statement, Sullivan added that the film was not meant to disparage or harm people with disabilities and that DreamWorks expected to work closely with disability groups in the future.", "In junket interviews for the film, Stiller said that screening audiences definitely found \"Tropic Thunder\" funny.", "\"You go out there and put your best foot forward in terms of what you think you're doing, of what you think is the right idea,\" he said.", "\"If people are accepting it the way that you intended, and you feel that from a general audience ... then stand behind it.\"", "Downey trusts that after years of making themselves known as actors who can skillfully walk that fine line between funny and offensive, audiences will accept the film's satire -- his role in particular.", "\"I just hope at this point, with whatever little we've done to brand ourselves as entertainers, that you give us a little slack,\" he said.", "CNN entertainment correspondent Kareen Wynter contributed to this report." ]	[ "\"Tropic Thunder\" pushes boundaries at every opportunity .", "Film has taken knocks from groups for the developmentally disabled .", "\"Thunder\" casts Robert Downey Jr. as Method actor playing black man .", "Downey, other cast members don't believe character is offensive ." ]	[ 4, 5, 26, 29, 45 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Officials in some Gulf Coast states spent the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Friday gearing up for what could be the biggest threat to the region since Katrina hit in 2005.", "New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin attends a ceremony Friday honoring Hurricane Katrina victims.", "Hurricane Gustav is poised to pass near or over the Cayman Islands on Friday night and over western portions of Cuba on Saturday.", "It may approach the U.S. Gulf Coast by Tuesday morning as a Category 2 or 3 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said Friday.", "\"Today, on that third anniversary, we've got to be thinking about the future,\" Mississippi Gov.", "Haley Barbour said.", "\"As we pray for the best, we're going to prepare for the worst,\" Barbour announced Friday that Hurricane Katrina victims living in government-issued trailers or mobile homes along his state's coast will begin evacuating this weekend to prepare for the Gustav's possible arrival.", "The process will begin Saturday, with notices going out to people living in Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers or mobile homes, as well as people living in more permanent structures known as \"Mississippi cottages,\" he said.", "Watch the Gulf Coast states prepare for Gustav » .", "The evacuation will begin in Harrison and Hancock counties on Sunday morning, Barbour said.", "Evacuation in Jackson County will begin Monday.", "About 4,300 families live in FEMA trailers or mobile homes, and 2,800 live in Mississippi cottages, the governor's office said.", "He said he would urge people living in privately owned mobile homes to evacuate as well.", "President Bush declared an emergency in Louisiana on Friday, freeing up federal aid and allowing FEMA to coordinate relief efforts.", "Louisiana Gov.", "Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency and urged residents to update their evacuation plans.", "He said residents in certain southern parishes could be asked to leave Friday or Saturday.", "In Plaquemines Parish, where Hurricane Katrina roared ashore as a Category 3 storm days after its initial landfall in Florida, Parish President Billy Nungesser called for a mandatory evacuation beginning at noon Saturday.", "Residents of the community of Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish were urged to begin voluntary evacuations Friday afternoon, and voluntary evacuations for Jean Lafitte, Crown Point, Barataria and areas outside the levee protection system are recommended beginning at noon Saturday, the parish said in a news release.", "St. Bernard Parish, which was beginning transport Friday for those who would need assistance, said it expected to call a mandatory evacuation Saturday afternoon.", "In New Orleans, which has yet to fully recover from Hurricane Katrina, Mayor Ray Nagin on Thursday urged residents living in FEMA units to make evacuation plans in case city officials order them to leave.", "Watch Sean Callebs report on if New Orleans is prepared » .", "\"Travel trailers are unsafe during heavy winds,\" he said.", "\"As we continue to monitor and prepare for the possibility of Hurricane Gustav, I want all of our citizens to make certain they have a plan for leaving the trailers when advised to do so.\"", "As of early this week, there were 2,829 FEMA trailers in Orleans Parish, the mayor's office said.", "The city has designated 17 sites for people without transportation to board buses that would take them out of the city in the event of a mandatory evacuation.", "The city also arranged with Amtrak for more than 7,000 seats to evacuate the elderly by train, said Jerry Sneed of City Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.", "Signs of mobilization were apparent at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, where nearly every departure gate had long lines of elderly people in wheelchairs.", "Rental car counters normally attended by tourists were filled with relief workers from the Red Cross and the Fire Department of New York's Disaster Assistance Response Team.", "The DART team consisted of retired New York firefighters, jovial men with graying hair and larger waistlines.", "Many are volunteers assisting the Red Cross who were in New York during the September 11 attacks and wanted to give back.", "The 40-member DART team of heavy-equipment operators, truck drivers and registered nurses was headed to Alexandria, Louisiana, to set up an evacuation shelter.", "After the storm, the team will feed, shelter and re-supply people in the areas affected by Gustav.", "\"Whatever small way you're able to help, it's a great feeling,\" said Kevin Wallace, a 23-year FDNY veteran who's helped after six disasters.", "\"Whatever they need us to do, we do.\"", "All 2,500 inmates in Orleans Parish would be bused out from state and local facilities, Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff Marlin Gusman told the New Orleans Times-Picayune.", "New Orleans Police Chief Warren Riley said this week that hundreds of officers will be posted in the uptown, downtown, Central City and West Bank areas to ensure an adequate law enforcement presence in the event of an emergency.", "During Katrina, many New Orleans officers were accused of leaving their posts as widespread crime and looting permeated the city.", "Sixty-seven officers were fired for it, Riley said.", "In addition to the police department's actions, at least 1,500 Louisiana National Guard members arrived in New Orleans on Friday.", "Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said his concerns for New Orleans are twofold.", "First, he was worried about areas of potential weakness in the levee system, which he said the Army Corps of Engineers monitor closely, and second, rainfall.", "\"You can build levees that are 100 feet high; it's not going to keep the rain out of the city.", "A very, very intense period of rain could flood the city, because the pace of the rainfall could exceed the ability to pump out of the city,\" he said.", "The only thing to do was prepare, he said.", "\"We evacuate; we protect the integrity of the levees; we continue to strengthen the levees; that's part of a total system of really driving down the risk to the people of New Orleans,\" he said.", "The Louisiana National Guard has requested 20 helicopters from eight states to replace its helicopter air assault battalion, which is now serving in Iraq with its 20 UH-60 Black Hawks.", "The Guard is asking for UH-60 helicopters for search and rescue, as well as CH-47s, Chinooks, which could drop large sandbags if the levees are breached.", "A 40-person aviation headquarters unit also is being requested and probably will be provided by the Arkansas National Guard to handle air traffic control and communications for any air operations that might be needed.", "In Texas, Gov. Rick Perry pre-emptively declared an emergency in 61 Texas counties.", "He said also the state had agreed to take into its shelters several thousand Louisiana residents, should they evacuate.", "CNN's John Couwels, Chris Lawrence, Barbara Starr, Eric Marropodi and Kim Segal contributed to this report." ]	[ "NEW: Disaster response teams arrive in New Orleans as elderly fill airports .", "Mississippi Gov.", "Haley Barbour says evacuations will begin Sunday in two counties .", "Grand Isle area of Jefferson Parish urged to begin voluntary evacuations .", "Texas Gov.", "Rick Perry pre-emptively declare emergency in 61 counties ." ]	[ 5, 9, 14, 18, 49 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Federal regulators announced $7.1 million in fines against American Airlines on Thursday over maintenance issues and problems with its drug- and alcohol-testing programs.", "American Airlines was fined for allowing aircrafts to fly while they knew they needed repairs.", "\"The FAA believes the large total amount of the fine for these violations is appropriate because American Airlines was aware that appropriate repairs were needed, and instead deferred maintenance,\" the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement announcing the decision.", "\"In intentionally continuing to fly the aircraft, the carrier did not follow important safety regulations intended to protect passengers and crew.\"", "American can still appeal the fines, the FAA said.", "The FAA also found the airline maintained inadequate drug- and alcohol-testing programs and failed to inspect safety lighting on a \"timely\" basis.", "The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier said Thursday evening that it disagreed with the findings and called the penalties \"excessive.\"", "\"In accordance with FAA procedures for handling these matters, we have requested to meet with the FAA after we have had time to thoroughly review their findings, so that we may discuss the issues,\" the airline said in a written statement.", "\"Since these matters are ongoing with the FAA, we will not have any further comment at this time.\"", "Nearly $4.5 million of the proposed fines stem from American's continued operation of two MD-83 jetliners in December 2007 after pilots reported problems with the autopilot systems, the FAA said.", "The two planes were flown a combined 58 times before the problems were corrected -- and one flew 10 times after an FAA inspector notified the airline that it had wrongly deferred needed repairs.", "In one incident, the autopilot disconnected during a landing on December 21, the FAA said.", "\"American technicians did not check for the actual problem, and instead deferred maintenance using an inappropriate MEL (minimum equipment list) item.", "The plane flew another 36 passenger-carrying flights during December 21-31.\"", "The problem was later traced to a piece of radio gear separate from the autopilot, the FAA said.", "Meanwhile, a different MD-83 flew four flights without a fully functioning autopilot after American mechanics put off repairs.", "Regulators also accuse American of operating planes without timely inspections of their emergency lighting systems.", "In April, American canceled more than 3,000 flights to conduct inspections of wiring bundles in wheel wells of its 300 MD-80 jets, snarling air traffic for five days.", "The FAA ordered American and several other airlines to examine the wiring, which had the potential to start fires or cause landing gear to malfunction." ]	[ "NEW: American asks to meet with FAA, calls fines \"excessive\"\nAirline accused of not having timely inspections of emergency lighting systems .", "Two planes flew combined 58 times before problems corrected .", "Airline also fined for \"past deficiencies\" regarding drug and alcohol testing." ]	[ 10, 16 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee are expected to ask a federal judge Monday to shut down Web sites they allege scam customers trying to buy Olympic tickets, according to court documents.", "The Web site www.beijingticketing.com is accused in a lawsuit of scamming Olympic ticket buyers.", "The IOC and the USOC filed lawsuits on July 22 against several Web sites -- primarily www.beijingticketing.com and www.beijing-2008tickets.com -- for illegally using Olympic trademarks to dupe customers into giving them credit card, passport and banking information.", "Lawyers for the IOC and USOC are expected to petition U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White on Monday to permanently shut down several sites listed in the lawsuit.", "The lawsuit names the company XL & H Ltd, known as Xclusive Leisure & Hospitality Ltd. and six other Web sites believed to be fraudulent.", "Several consumers who purchased tickets from the site contacted the USOC when they did not receive tickets, despite numerous calls and e-mails to the Web sites founder, according to a USOC press release.", "The scam has hit Olympic fans in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, England, Japan, China and Norway, according to media reports.", "Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates told local media that relatives of the country's softball team had been victims of the site.", "The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the New South Wales Government set up a hotline for those duped out of tickets.", "The hotline has received hundreds of calls from around the globe with consumers detailing losses as high as $57,000.", "The IOC and USOC successfully secured a restraining order on July 23 in federal court in Phoenix, Arizona, that shut down www.beijing-2008tickets.com, according to court documents.", "That site is now shut down and no contact information is available.", "The site www.BeijingTicketing.com priced tickets for Friday's Olympic opening ceremony at about $2,000, with events such as swimming selling for between $300 and $500.", "The site is the first entry that comes up for a Google search for \"Olympic tickets,\" second only to the authorized dealer of Olympic tickets, www.cosport.com.", "The Web site ww.beijingticketing.com site lists a London phone number, which rang unanswered.", "The site lists an office address in Arizona.", "The site boasts tickets for nearly every Olympic event, with some events showing sell-outs already.", "The site also looked to assure ticket buyers of its authenticity with a note at the bottom of the site.", "\"Beijing 2008 Ticketing is a well known tickets agent and a trusted market place for buyers to find book Olympic tickets,\" the note stated.", "\"We assure 100% guaranteed tickets delivery.\"" ]	[ "USOC, IOC claim fake ticket sites have bilked customers using their trademark .", "Sites www.BeijingTicketing.com and www.beijing-2008tickets.com named in suit .", "One site claims \"We assure 100 % guaranteed tickets delivery\"" ]	[ 2, 15, 19 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Celebrity chef Bobby Chinn has tried his hand at a number of things.", "Chinn's face for television: Picking up his Asian TV Award in 2007.", "English boarding school taught him that food could be an awful experience; Wall Street taught him that creativity was more important than money and a stint as a stand-up comedian taught him that you can't always get it right.", "Half Chinese, half Egyptian, Chinn's grandmothers were his first introduction to the variety and pleasure that food can bring.", "While his palate was subdued by the meals he was given at school in England when he was a boy, his meandering route to becoming a chef came some time after attaining a degree in Finance and Economics.", "Moving to New York after graduating he worked on Wall Street.", "\"You didn't produce anything at the end of a day and you didn't breathe fresh air, you didn't know what the weather was like outside because you were on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.", "It's like the dungeon of capitalism where time and money met,\" he told CNN's Talk Asia.", "Chinn escaped \"the dungeon\" after a year and a half to the sunny climes of California, but it wasn't to laze around.", "An addiction to high-octane and challenging environments saw Chinn explore the possibility of being a stand-up comic.", "\"I was always afraid to talk in front of the class and now I am trying to make them laugh\" he told CNN.", "\"One day you are really funny and then you go to another gig the same night and nobody laughs and then at the same time you are living a life of poverty.", "When you are bombing as a comic I don't think there can be a worse life.\"", "While finding out the hard way how funny, or not, he was, Chinn was working front-of-house in restaurants, nurturing his love of food.", "His break came when Hubert Keller from San Francisco restaurant Fleur de Lys took him on as a volunteer in his kitchen.", "\"He gave me a job and after one week he said 'OK, you can stay.'", "And then when you work with one really great chef, then I think you can work anywhere,\" he said.", "After also training with chefs in France, Chinn made his own mark on the culinary world when he opened his first restaurant in Vietnam in 1995, and at first found the going tough.", "\"Supplies were not consistent, the language barrier, the taste barrier, the hygiene barriers.", "Those are very taxing on a person like me with very little patience.\"", "A high-energy chef and now a TV celebrity who presents \"World Café Asia\" -- he won an Asian Television Award in 2007 -- Chinn is aware that being flavor of the month on TV is transitory.", "\"It is just a machine that feeds on people like me and then spits me out when my time is done. You just have to go with the flow.\"" ]	[ "Half Chinese, half Egyptian, Chinn made his name as a chef in Vietnam .", "Worked on Wall Street and as a stand-up comic before becoming a chef .", "Has published cook books and has own cookery show called 'World Cafe Asia'" ]	[ 3, 5, 9, 17, 20 ]
[ "PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Fay, stalled near Cape Canaveral, Florida, soaked portions of east-central Florida late Wednesday, and the National Hurricane Center said it could dump 30 inches of rain in some areas of the state.", "Streets are flooded Wednesday in Port St. Lucie, Florida, in a photo from iReporter Bethany Schulstrom.", "As of 11 p.m. ET, the storm was just off the coast of central Florida about 35 miles southeast of Daytona Beach, the National Hurricane Center said.", "The storm was moving slowly but could make landfall again in northern Florida Thursday, the hurricane center said.", "It would be the fourth time the storm makes landfall.", "Fay has come ashore in Florida twice after making landfall in Cuba.", "NASA reported receiving 21 inches of rain from the storm Wednesday, said Craig Fugate, Florida's emergency management director.", "Forecasters said they received an unofficial report of 22 inches northwest of Melbourne, Florida.", "Florida Gov.", "Charlie Crist has asked President Bush to declare an emergency in the state to free up federal funding.", "The storm \"is producing historic flooding across a large portion of Brevard County,\" Crist wrote in a letter to Bush.", "\"Fay has and will continue to produce copious amounts of rain over a large portion of northeast Florida as the storm turns westward on August 21.", "\"Fay remains a significant threat,\" Crist continued, noting that tornadoes have touched down in seven counties.", "The governor pre-emptively declared a state of emergency last week.", "As of 11 p.m. ET, Fay the storm had maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 km/h), and it was expected to move slowly toward the northwest overnight, according to a hurricane center advisory.", "\"This general motion is expected tonight with a gradual turn to the northwest and west-northwest on Thursday,\" the National Hurricane Center said.", "\"On this track, Fay is forecast to move very slowly across northern Florida on Thursday.\"", "Fay could make its fourth landfall Thursday along the Florida coast, possibly in the Jacksonville-Daytona Beach area, forecasters said.", "\"The storm continues to be a threat to this community,\" Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton said.", "\"Looks like the worst is still ahead.\"", "Peyton said Jacksonville had set up shelters should people need them.", "Storm tides of 1 to 3 feet above normal are possible along the Florida's east coast, to the north of the center of Fay, the hurricane center said, adding that isolated tornadoes are possible over portions of northeastern Florida and southeast Georgia.", "The storm forced NASA to close for a second day because of \"potential wind threat,\" NASA said on its Web site.", "The agency was to announce Wednesday night whether it would also be shut Thursday.", "The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday afternoon that it was moving several ships and aircraft in anticipation of Fay's arrival in northeast Florida.", "Naval Air Station Jacksonville has evacuated 24 P-3 Orion aircraft to bases in Maine and Ohio.", "On the southeast coast of Florida, Fay flooded hundreds of homes in St. Lucie County, authorities said.", "Rescuers were using airboats and other means Wednesday to pick up stranded residents.", "Earlier in the day, the county's Public Safety Department said that as many as 8,000 homes might be affected in two low-lying areas but later scaled the number back.", "Crist announced the first known storm-related death.", "A 54-year-old man died from carbon monoxide fumes as he tested two gasoline-powered generators in his home in Highlands County, northwest of Lake Okeechobee in eastern Florida, Crist said, quoting the county's medical examiner.", "Crist said he wasn't sure when the man died, but the medical examiner received the body Monday.", "The severe flooding in St. Lucie County took authorities by surprise.", "Meg Defore said that the first floor of her home was 14 feet above ground but that water had reached the top of her doors.", "She left in a small boat.", "Near the north fork of the St. Lucie River, water gushed down streets and lapped at the doors of parked cars.", "iReporter Bethany Schulstrom, 16, said water was up to people's knees in the streets of Port St. Lucie.", "\"They sent a warning to everyone not to leave [their homes] because the snakes are coming out of their holes and there's fish everywhere,\" she said.", "A tropical storm warning, meaning that tropical conditions and winds of 39 to 73 mph are expected within a day, was in effect from Fort Pierce in St. Lucie County north to Altamaha Sound in Georgia.", "A tropical storm watch, meaning that those conditions are expected within 36 hours, remained in effect from north of Altamaha Sound to the Savannah River.", "In Melbourne, where a 50-year-old rainfall record was shattered, residents have been warned of an alligator swimming in the streets, according to CNN affiliate WKMG-TV in Orlando.", "CNN's John Zarrella and Barbara Starr contributed to this report ." ]	[ "Rainfall could reach 30 inches in some areas, forecast says .", "Airboats help rescue people in flooded homes in St. Lucie County .", "Kennedy Space Center will remain closed for a second day .", "Track Fay with CNN's Hurricane Tracker ." ]	[ 0, 22, 26 ]
[ "LA PAZ, Bolivia (CNN) -- Five of Bolivia's nine states staged a civic strike Tuesday, protesting against President Evo Morales and demanding a larger share of the country's natural gas revenues.", "Members of Santa Cruz's Juvenile Union burn wood during protests Tuesday in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.", "Officials in Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando, Tarija -- states in the wealthy, eastern lowland known as the \"Media Luna,\" or half-moon -- and Chuquisaca, also in the eastern part of the country, instructed residents not to leave their homes until the end of the one-day strike, Bolivian newspaper El Diario reported.", "The five departments contain much of the Andean country's natural gas deposits, and their leaders are asking for natural gas revenue that Morales has earmarked to increase funding for pension plans, the five regions said in a statement on the strike posted on Santa Cruz's Web site.", "They said they were \"sorry that the inflexibility of the government forced the prefectures to take this type of resolution.\"", "Confrontations between government supporters and pro-autonomy groups in a Santa Cruz neighborhood appeared to be the day's most violent.", "Police fired tear gas three times at demonstrators.", "In the other four departments where the strike was being observed, there were no disturbances.", "The 24-hour strike was called by civil committees of the departments to demand that the government give back the money it has collected by taxing hydrocarbons in order to fund the pension plan.", "The president of Santa Cruz's civic committee, Branco Marincovick, said the tax is constraining regional development.", "The government condemned acts of violence during the day and said that the strike was limited.", "The strike comes nine days after Morales garnered more than 67 percent of votes in a recall referendum, which he had proposed in May to break a power struggle long simmering between him and the conservative leadership in the Media Luna states.", "Despite the solid show of support for Morales, the vote also endorsed the leaders in Santa Cruz, Pando, Beni and Tarija, making it impossible to reach a solution to the stalemate.", "Morales, a former labor organizer and the country's first indigenous president, was elected in 2005 on promises to reform Bolivia's constitution for the benefit of its indigenous majority.", "But his proposals have been hampered by his rivals in the Media Luna states.", "Since taking office, all four have pushed for greater autonomy, saying the individual departments have the right to control their own affairs, including increased access to gas revenues.", "In speaking about the revenues earmarked for increased pensions, Morales emphasized that it was for the good of the people, a refrain he often uses.", "\"Some authorities believe that this money is theirs, and it is not so, this silver is of the people and should benefit the people,\" the president said last year, shortly after he announced the measure.", "Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Washington-based Center for Economic and Policy Research, a nonpartisan think-tank, said Morales' overwhelming victory at the polls strengthens his hand at achieving his goal of redistributing wealth.", "Less than one percent of landowners in Bolivia own two-thirds of the country's farmland, he said in an article published in The Nation magazine.", "\"Bolivia is South America's poorest country, with 60 percent of the population living below the poverty line, and 38 percent in extreme poverty,\" he said.", "\"The voters have overwhelmingly decided that they want their government to do something about that.", "This should be possible, even if it means redistributing some of the country's most important natural resources.\"", "CNN's Gloria Carrasco contributed to this report." ]	[ "Five of Bolivia's 9 states demand larger share of nation's natural gas revenues.", "President has earmarked gas profits to increase funding for pension plans .", "Police fire tear gas three times at demonstrators in Santa Cruz ." ]	[ 0, 3, 6 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Actor and filmmaker Joe Pantoliano, known for his role as Ralph Cifaretto on the HBO series \"The Sopranos,\" attended the Democratic National Convention on Monday to raise awareness about people living with mental illness.", "Joe Pantoliano has met with the Obama and McCain camps to promote mental health and recovery.", "Pantoliano, founder and president of the eight-month-old advocacy organization No Kidding, Me Too, released a teaser of his new film about various forms of mental illness.", "At the CNN Grill, he answered five questions for CNN.com.", "CNN.com: What are you doing out here in Denver?", "Pantoliano: I've always been fascinated by the political process ever since I was a kid. ...", "I always love the festive partying, the camaraderie, the working for the candidate, whether it was somebody in the 3rd Ward where I lived in New Jersey in Hoboken or a senator or a congressman or even when a president would come.", "I remember when President Kennedy came down to Hoboken in '61 and I was only 10 years old.", "I was with the Kennedys tonight.", "CNN.com: Are you a Barack Obama supporter?", "Pantoliano: I'm advocating my organization.", "I'm going to the [Republican National Convention} next week.", "I'm speaking on mental illness and the miracles of recovery; that's what the movie is about.", "I've met with the Obama chief of staff and the Obama people; I've met with McCain people.", "Mental illness is on the tip of their minds.", "CNN.com: Who are you voting for?", "Pantoliano: I don't know yet.", "Watch how celebrity endorsements can backfire » .", "CNN.com: Where are the hot spots in Denver?", "Where are people hanging out?", "Pantoliano: Here, the CNN Grill.", "It's all they're talking about. I really like Denver.", "The security is less kinetic [than] it was four years ago.", "That whole fear thing that this administration has played on our nerves; I think I have post-traumatic stress over that.", "What happened was I became addicted to the news.", "iReport.com: Are you in Denver?", "Share sights, sounds .", "CNN.com: Do you think that coming out to a convention helps you make up your mind better than sitting in your living room?", "Pantoliano: I'm an independent.", "I can be inspired tonight by Michelle Obama's speech, and then something happens next week, so I'm going back and forth.", "I'm a flip-flopper.", "The difference that I see between the Republicans and the Democrats are that the Democrats really are a force of what the melting pot of our society is.", "Obama really represents that.", "Obama represents what America is today.", "CNN's Michael Senzon contributed to this report." ]	[ "Pantoliano is co-founder of the advocacy group No Kidding, Me Too .", "\"Sopranos\" actor has new film about mental illness .", "He says he has met with Obama and McCain camps to discuss issue .", "Pantoliano hasn't decided whom to vote for in November ." ]	[ 1, 2 ]
[ "(CNN) -- The New York Times has rejected an essay that Sen. John McCain wrote defending his Iraq war policy.", "Sen. John McCain wrote an op-ed for The New York Times, but the paper said it could not publish it as written.", "The piece was in response to an op-ed from Sen. Barack Obama that was published in the paper last week.", "In an e-mail to the McCain campaign, Opinion Page Editor David Shipley said he could not accept the piece as written, but would be \"pleased, though, to look at another draft.\"", "\"Let me suggest an approach,\" he wrote Friday.", "\"The Obama piece worked for me because it offered new information (it appeared before his speech); while Senator Obama discussed Senator McCain, he also went into detail about his own plans.", "It would be terrific to have an article from Senator McCain that mirrors Senator Obama's piece.\"", "Read McCain's rejected piece .", "In a statement released Monday, The New York Times said it is \"standard procedure on our Op-Ed page, and that of other newspapers, to go back and forth with an author on his or her submission.\"", "\"We look forward to publishing Senator McCain's views in our paper just as we have in the past.", "We have published at least seven Op-Ed pieces by Senator McCain since 1996.", "The New York Times endorsed Senator McCain as the Republican candidate in the presidential primaries.", "We take his views very seriously,\" the statement said.", "McCain's rejected op-ed was a lengthy critique of Obama's positions on Iraq policy, particularly his view of the surge.", "\"Senator Obama seems to have learned nothing from recent history,\" wrote McCain, criticizing Obama's call for an early withdrawal timeline.", "\"I find it ironic that he is emulating the worst mistake of the Bush administration by waving the 'Mission Accomplished' banner prematurely.\"", "Watch why the piece was rejected » .", "Obama's July 14 essay had taken shots at McCain for not further encouraging the Iraqi government to take control of the country.", "\"Instead of seizing the moment and encouraging Iraqis to step up, the Bush administration and Senator McCain are refusing to embrace this transition -- despite their previous commitments to respect the will of Iraq's sovereign government,\" Obama wrote in his op-ed.", "\"They call any timetable for the removal of American troops 'surrender,' even though we would be turning Iraq over to a sovereign Iraqi government.\"", "Read Obama's essay .", "Shipley, who was President Bill Clinton's senior speechwriter from 1995 to 1997, had advised the McCain campaign that \"the article would have to articulate, in concrete terms, how Senator McCain defines victory in Iraq.", "\"It would also have to lay out a clear plan for achieving victory -- with troops levels, timetables and measures for compelling the Iraqis to cooperate.", "And it would need to describe the senator's Afghanistan strategy, spelling out how it meshes with his Iraq plan.\"", "He added that he hoped the parties could \"find a way to bring this to a happy resolution.\"", "McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said Monday the Arizona senator's position will not change based on the \"demands of the New York Times.\"", "\"John McCain believes that victory in Iraq must be based on conditions on the ground, not arbitrary timetables,\" he said.", "\"Unlike Barack Obama, that position will not change based on politics or the demands of the New York Times.\"", "The newspaper endorsed McCain for the Republican presidential nomination in January, shortly before the New York primary.", "In February, after it became clear McCain would be his party's presumptive nominee, the paper published a thinly sourced report that McCain once had a close relationship with a female lobbyist.", "McCain said he was disappointed in the New York Times piece.", "The paper said that it stood by its reporting and that \"the story speaks for itself.\"", "McCain's campaign sent out fundraising appeals based on the article.", "The article \"is particularly disgusting -- an un-sourced hit-and-run smear campaign designed to distract from the issues at stake in this election,\" McCain's campaign manager, Rick Davis, wrote in a e-mail to supporters.", "\"We need your help to counteract the liberal establishment and fight back against the New York Times by making an immediate contribution today,\" the e-mail said in text that linked to an online contribution form on the McCain campaign's Web site." ]	[ "NEW: Paper says rejection part of standard back-and-forth procedure .", "John McCain writes essay in defending his Iraq policy .", "New York Times suggests McCain submit piece that mirrors Barack Obama's .", "Paper: Obama's essay had new information, McCain's critiqued Obama's positions ." ]	[ 0, 8, 13, 20, 30 ]
[ "CERN, Switzerland (CNN) -- Scientists Wednesday applauded as one of the most ambitious experiments ever conceived got successfully underway, with protons being fired around a 27-kilometer (17-mile) tunnel deep beneath the border of France and Switzerland in an attempt to unlock the secrets of the universe.", "Scientists applaud during the switch on operation of the Large Hadron Collider.", "The Large Hadron Collider -- a $9 billion particle accelerator designed to simulate conditions of the Big Bang that created the physical Universe -- was switched on at 0732 GMT to cheers and applause from experts gathered to witness the event.", "While observers were left nonplussed by the anticlimactic flashing dots on a TV screen that signalled the machine's successful test run, among teams of scientists involved around the world there were jubilant celebrations and popping champagne corks.", "In the coming months, the collider is expected to begin smashing particles into each other by sending two beams of protons around the tunnel in opposite directions.", "Skeptics, who claim that the experiment could lead to the creation of a black hole capable of swallowing the planet, failed in a legal bid to halt the project at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research.", "Others have branded it a colossal waste of cash, draining resources from its multinational collaborators that could have been spent on scientific research with more tangible benefits to mankind.", "Sound off: What do you think of the experiment?", "French President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed the project as a major achievement for Europe.", "\"The repercussions of this scientific investment without precedent in the history of humanity will be essential not only for the intimate knowledge of our universe, but also for the direct applications in fields as varied as intensive calculation or even medicine,\" he said.", "Watch as Big Bang experiment gets underway » .", "The collider will operate at higher energies and intensities in the next year, potentially generating enough data to make a discovery by 2009, experts say.", "They say the experiment has the potential to confirm theories that physicists have been working on for decades including the possible existence of extra dimensions.", "They also hope to find a theoretical particle called the Higgs boson -- sometimes referred to as the \"God particle,\" which has never been detected, but would help explain why matter has mass.", "The collider will recreate the conditions of less than a millionth of a second after the Big Bang, when there was a hot \"soup\" of tiny particles called quarks and gluons, to look at how the universe evolved, said John Harris, U.S. coordinator for ALICE, a huge detector specialized to analyze that question.", "Since this is exploratory science, the collider may uncover surprises that contradict prevailing theories, but which are just as interesting, said Joseph Lykken, theoretical physicist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.", "\"When Columbus sails west, he thought he was going to find something.", "He didn't find what he thought he was going to find, but he did find something interesting,\" said Lykken, who works on the Compact Muon Solenoid, one of six experiments inside the collider complex.", "Why should the layperson care about this particular exploration?", "Years ago, when electrons were first identified, no one knew what they were good for, but they have since transformed our entire economy, said Howard Gordon, deputy research program manager for the collider's ATLAS experiment.", "\"The transformative effect of this research will be to understand the world we live in much better,\" said Gordon, at Brookhaven National Laboratory.", "\"It's important for just who we are, what we are.\" Fears have emerged that the collider could produce black holes that could suck up anything around them -- including the whole Earth.", "Such fears prompted legal actions in the U.S. and Europe to halt the operation of the Large Hadron Collider, alleging safety concerns regarding black holes and other phenomena that could theoretically emerge.", "Although physicists acknowledge that the collider could, in theory, create small black holes, they say they do not pose any risk.", "A study released Friday by CERN scientists explains that any black hole created would be tiny, and would not have enough energy to stick around very long before dissolving.", "Five collider collaborators who did not pen the report independently told CNN there would be no danger from potential black holes.", "John Huth, who works on the collider's ATLAS experiment, called such fears \"baloney\" in a recent interview, and noted that in normal physics, even if the black hole were stable, it could just pass through the Earth without being detected or without interacting at all.", "\"The gravitational force is so weak that you'd have to wait many, many, many, many, many lifetimes of the universe before one of these things could [get] big enough to even get close to being a problem,\" said Huth, professor of physics at Harvard University.", "CNN's Elizabeth Landau contributed to this story ." ]	[ "Startup has been eagerly awaited by 9,000 physicists around the world .", "It's the largest particle accelerator in the world and costs about $9 billion .", "Lawsuits allege it could generate black holes that could eat the Earth ." ]	[ 21, 22 ]
[ "Like nearly everything else Clinton-related this week, Hillary Clinton's convention speech remained a question mark until the last minute.", "The overriding goal for Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night was to redirect her supporters toward Barack Obama.", "Its content was a mystery to even some of her closest advisers, who told CNN hours before the speech they weren't sure it was finished quite yet.", "It was a work in progress until the very end -- and one of its strongest rallying cries appeared nowhere in the prepared text.", "\"That is our mission, Democrats -- Let us elect Barack Obama and Joe Biden,\" the New York senator told a capacity crowd waving signs that said \"unity\" on one side and bore either Clinton's or Obama's name on the other.", "So far, the Democratic convention has been dominated by news of the Clintons.", "What would Hillary Clinton say Tuesday night?", "And what would her husband, former President Bill Clinton, say Wednesday night?", "Would daughter Chelsea introduce her mother onstage, fueling visions of another Democratic dynasty?", "And what will happen Wednesday, when the convention roll call will either provide the \"catharsis\" Clinton predicted it might -- or reopen primary season wounds?", "Watch Clinton's entire speech » .", "The overriding goal for Clinton Tuesday night was to redirect the energy and emotion of her strongest supporters to the presumptive nominee's campaign -- if not for his political future, for her own.", "If the rank-and-file believe a schism in the party generated by her supporters cost Democrats the election, it could sabotage any potential White House plans for her.", "She pushed for her loyalists to back her primary season rival with language that echoed her stump speech about forgotten Americans: .", "\"I want you to ask yourselves: Were you in this campaign just for me?\"", "she asked. \"Or were you in it for that young Marine and others like him?", "Were you in it for that mom struggling with cancer while raising her kids?", "Were you in it for that boy and his mom surviving on the minimum wage?", "Were you in it for all the people in this country who feel invisible?\"", "Read what analysts say about Clinton's speech .", "She gave Obama the seal of approval on health care, an issue that made for some of her toughest language on the trail.", "\"I can't wait to watch Barack Obama sign a health care plan into law that covers every single American,\" she said.", "There were a few notable gaps.", "There was little on foreign policy.", "There was no unequivocal statement that Barack Obama is qualified to be commander in chief and ready to lead from Day One.", "McCain advisers noted soon after the speech, there was no mention of the candidates' differing stands on abortion -- one issue which might have been expected to resonate with those women who supported Clinton and have been slow to warm to Obama.", "But Clinton's language about what was at stake this November could have been lifted from a speech by any of the most passionate Obama supporters.", "\"Nothing less than the fate of our nation and the future of our children hang in the balance,\" she told the crowd.", "\"I want you to think about your children and grandchildren come Election Day.", "And think about the choices your parents and grandparents made that had such a big impact on your life and on the life of our nation.\"", "Clinton has not addressed whether another presidential campaign is possible anytime in her future, but some of her senior advisers have been less reticent.", "There's no way to tell whether their predictions come from inside knowledge or wishful thinking, but senior Clinton aides like former campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe and former campaign communications director Howard Wolfson have told reporters this week that they expect her to make another run for the White House in eight years -- after a two-term Obama presidency.", "If that happens, Tuesday night may have marked the first speech of her 2016 campaign." ]	[ "Crowley: Sen. Hillary Clinton delivered with her speech at the Democratic convention .", "Gergen: This was \"perhaps her finest hour in politics\"\nCastellanos: Call it the \"lesser of two evils\" speech ." ]	[ 0, 16, 26 ]
[ "MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Relatives of a woman killed in a Spanish airline crash were erroneously given the remains of another victim, and then were asked by authorities to return them, CNN partner network CNN+ reported Thursday.", "The victims of the crash were first laid out at a Madria convention center.", "A Madrid judge has opened an investigation into the error, and judicial sources say the initial indication is that the mixup occurred not in the proper identification of the victim, but in delivering the wrong remains to the family in question, CNN+ reported.", "The family Wednesday received an urn numbered 104, and were told it contained the ashes of their loved one, Pilar Gonzalez Ferreira, who died in the crash.", "But as the family was preparing to leave Madrid, officials called to tell them about the error and asked for the return of urn 104, CNN+ reported.", "Instead of urn 104, the family was supposed to have received urn 134, which actually contains the remains of Pilar Gonzalez, CNN+ reported, citing judicial sources and another family which also lost a relative in the crash.", "The Spanair MD82 jet crashed last week at Madrid's airport as the plane was trying to take off, killing 154 people.", "The aircraft, bound for Spain's Canary Islands, managed to rise only slightly before coming down quickly to the right of the runway, its tail section hitting the ground first, just off the asphalt.", "Then the out-of-control plane skidded and bounced at least three times as it careered 1,200 meters (3,840 feet) across uneven terrain and exploded, coming to rest in a gully, a top official of the investigative commission told a news conference in Madrid on Tuesday.", "Many of the bodies were badly charred from the fire, and authorities have used DNA samples to carry out numerous identifications.", "By Thursday, 126 victims had been identified, CNN+ reported.", "Just a few dozen families are still waiting to receive the remains their loved ones.", "Most are gathered at a Madrid hotel near the airport.", "Nineteen people initially survived the crash, but one died in hospital last weekend.", "Fourteen survivors remain hospitalized in Madrid; one had returned to her native Sweden for further hospitalization there, and another was in a hospital in the Canary Islands.", "Two other survivors, including a six-year-old boy, were released from hospital earlier this week." ]	[ "Relatives of Spanair crash victim given the wrong remains, CNN+ reports .", "Initial probe finds family given the wrong urn, not the body was wrongly identified .", "Spanair flight crashed during take off last week from Madrid airport .", "154 died, 18 survivors still in hospitals, two injured released from hospital ." ]	[ 2, 6, 13, 15 ]
[ "(CNN) -- More U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan this year than in any year since the U.S. invaded the country following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.", "Soldiers at a U.S. base in Afghanistan on Thursday honor the victims of September 11, 2001.", "According to numbers CNN has compiled from military statements, 112 American troops have died in Afghanistan in 2008, compared with 111 in all of 2007.", "The death toll has sparked concern among the U.S. military and its allies.", "Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a congressional committee Wednesday that the U.S. is \"running out of time\" to win the war in Afghanistan.", "Mullen said the U.S. needs better nation-building initiatives and a stronger cross-border strategy with Pakistan to ensure victory over Islamic militants in the poor Asian country.", "\"We can't kill our way to victory, and no armed force anywhere, no matter how good, can deliver these keys alone.", "It requires teamwork and cooperation,\" Mullen told the House Armed Services Committee.", "In addition to those killed in Afghanistan, the military also includes troops who died outside the country if they were part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the war launched nearly seven years ago in and around Afghanistan.", "The broader count includes two Americans who died in Djibouti in 2008.", "The 2007 count includes two Americans who died in Ethiopia, two in the Philippines, one in Mali, one in Pakistan and one at sea near the Horn of Africa.", "According to CNN numbers, 585 Americans have died in the course of Operation Enduring Freedom, 506 of them in Afghanistan.", "The numbers include hostile and nonhostile incidents.", "Both the U.S.-led coalition and the NATO command announced three more deaths Thursday -- a British soldier in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday and two others in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday.", "The nationalities of the latter two have not been disclosed.", "The British death brings the country's toll to 118.", "Other countries, including Canada, Germany, France and Spain, also have lost troops in Afghanistan." ]	[ "CNN numbers: 112 Americans killed this year, compared with 111 last year .", "Operation Enduring Freedom has killed 585 Americans since 2001 .", "Numbers include those who died outside Afghanistan as part of Enduring Freedom ." ]	[ 2, 11 ]
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Rare images of an African animal so elusive that it was once believed to be mythical have been released.", "One of the first pictures of the elusive okapi was taken by camera trap.", "The okapi is a shy animal related to the giraffe, with zebra-like stripes on its rear.", "It is native to the tropical rainforests of Africa but is now known to live only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.", "Okapis were last seen in the DRC 50 years ago, and the images are the first to capture the animal in the wild.", "\"To have captured the first-ever photographs of such a charismatic creature is amazing,\" said Noelle Kumpel, manager of the Bushmeat and Forests Conservation Program at the Zoological Society of London, which took the pictures.", "\"Okapi are very shy and rare animals, which is why conventional surveys only tend to record droppings and other signs of their presence.\"", "The okapi's face and long legs resemble those of the giraffe, their closest-living relative, but they look more like horses with long necks.", "The average height of their shoulders is 1.6 meters (5 feet, 3 inches), the ZSL says.", "They have a short, dense, velvety coat and dark prehensile tongue long enough to clean their own eyelids and ears.", "The new pictures show the okapi in the foliage of the DRC's Virunga National Park, where decades of economic collapse and armed conflict have threatened the diverse wildlife.", "In one image, an okapi looks curiously toward the camera amid the green trees and groundcover.", "Its large ears, dark nose, and zebra stripes are clearly visible.", "The next shot shows the okapi walking away from the camera, giving a clear view of its striking black-and-white stripes on its rear legs.", "A third image released by ZSL was taken at night and gives a vivid side view of the animal.", "\"The photographs clearly show the stripes on their rear, which act like unique fingerprints,\" said Theirry Lusenge, a key member of ZSL's survey team in the DRC.", "\"We have already identified three individuals, and further survey work will enable us to estimate population numbers and distribution in and around the park, which is a critical first step in targeting conservation efforts.\"", "ZSL said the images prove the okapi still thrives in the park despite threats to its survival, which include poaching, deforestation, military camps inside the park, and the influx of refugees at the park's borders.", "The animal's exact status is still a mystery, however, and it remains under threat, the ZSL said.", "Okapi meat reportedly poached from the park is now regularly on sale at the nearby town of Beni -- and if hunting continues at the same rate, okapi could become extinct within the park within a few years, the ZSL said.", "The Virunga National Park is one of only three protected areas the okapi are known to inhabit, the ZSL said.", "The ZSL's study of the okapi is part of a larger EU-funded conservation project in the park.", "Though focused on okapi, the study has also managed to find other species including shrews and duikers, a kind of antelope, a ZSL spokeswoman said.", "The study involved 18 cameras set up around the park by the ZSL and the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation, the spokeswoman said.", "The announcement comes a month after another group of researchers reported finding thousands of previously-unknown gorillas in the neighboring Republic of Congo.", "The U.S.-based Wildlife Conservation Society said in August they had found 125,000 Western lowland gorillas living in a swamp in northern Congo, adding significantly to the existing worldwide population of the threatened species.", "Okapi were well known by Africans for centuries but the animal remained elusive, thanks to its acute hearing and effective camouflage, according to The National Zoological Gardens of South Africa.", "Nineteenth-century explorers sometimes caught a fleeting glimpse of the okapi's striped backside as it ran through the forest, leading to speculation that it was a kind of zebra, the National Zoological Gardens says.", "It was known to the pygmy as a sacred animal.", "Still, the okapi remained unknown to the Western world until the early 20th century, when British explorer Harry Johnston went to Congo and sent a complete skin and skull back to Britain, the ZSL said." ]	[ "African animal so elusive it was once believed to be mythical is photographed .", "Okapi is shy animal related to the giraffe, with zebra-like stripes on its rear .", "Animal is now known to live only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ." ]	[ 0, 2, 3 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Two Russian bombers have landed at a Venezuelan airfield where they will carry out training flights for several days, the Russian defense ministry said Wednesday.", "Russia's Tupolev TU-160, pictured here in 2003, is a long-range strategic bomber.", "The Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bombers landed at Venezuela's Libertador military airfield and \"will spend several days carrying out training flights over neutral waters, after which they will return to the base,\" the ministry added.", "NATO fighters followed the bombers on their 13-hour flight over the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic, the defense ministry said.", "It said the Russian flights were carried out in strict accordance with international rules governing airspace above neutral waters, and that the aircraft did not violate the borders of other states.", "Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said such joint exercises between nations are not unusual.", "\"We exercise all around the globe and have joint exercises with countries all over the world.", "So do many other nations.\"", "The U.S. will monitor the Russian-Venezuelan training, said Pentagon officials who asked not to be identified as they are not authorized to speak on the information.", "On Monday, Russia announced it might hold joint naval maneuvers with Venezuela in the Caribbean.", "The declaration came amid increased tension between Russia and the United States over Russia's invasion last month of the former Soviet republic of Georgia, a U.S. ally that aspires to join NATO.", "On Monday Russia denied any link between that announcement and the conflict in Georgia, although Russia has criticized U.S. support for Georgia.", "Russia has also objected to the missile defense system agreement, signed between the United States and Poland and the Czech Republic in August, that places a ground-based ballistic defense facility in the two eastern European nations.", "Russia has said the deal threatens its security, while the United States has said that the system is to guard against rogue states such as Iran.", "Earlier this month, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, whose comments have frequently antagonized Washington, said it would welcome the Russian air force, according to Russian news agency Novosti.", "\"If Russian long-range bombers should need to land in Venezuela, we would not object to that either.", "We will also welcome them,\" Chavez said on September 1, according to Novosti.", "CNN's Mike Mount contributed to this story ." ]	[ "Moscow: Russian bombers using Venezuela airfield to train over neutral waters .", "Russian defense ministry spokesman: NATO fighters followed bombers .", "News agency: Venezuelan president says he'd welcome Russian air force .", "Move comes amid growing tension between Washington and Moscow ." ]	[ 3, 14 ]
[ "Editor's Note: Reese Witherspoon, the Academy Award-winning actress, is honorary chairman of the Avon Foundation and is employed by Avon Products as its global ambassador.", "Reese Witherspoon says she wants to banish the myth that young women are not at risk for breast cancer.", "(CNN) -- Every three minutes in the United States, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer.", "As a woman, a mother, and a daughter, I find that statistic terrifying.", "I was never naïve about breast cancer, but hearing this statistic put it all into perspective.", "Women close to me have battled the disease and are now soldiers in the greater fight against it.", "But the moment I heard \"every three minutes,\" I felt vulnerable and scared as I realized that anyone is susceptible.", "The only way for me to ease my fears was to take action.", "I needed to educate myself and others on this disease.", "As the Honorary Chair for the Avon Foundation, I had resources at my fingertips.", "I had access to an entire organization that is dedicated to giving back to women and educating people.", "So I started asking, \"What do I need to know?\"", "It was through that curiosity that I found out the most important fact in breast cancer: Early detection saves lives.", "According to the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade, there is a 97 percent five-year survival rate when breast cancer is caught before it spreads to other parts of the body.", "When breast cancer first develops, there are usually no symptoms, which is why women need to perform self-exams regularly and contact their doctor upon noticing even the smallest change.", "Of course talking about breast cancer and breast health is a personal thing.", "I too am a private person but encourage all women to break through their reservations and talk to their doctors and physicians.", "We must also banish the myth that young women are not at risk for breast cancer.", "At the Avon Walk in Washington, I met young survivors who were diagnosed in their 20s, an age when most women are graduating from college and just starting their lives as full adults.", "Watch Reese and Larry at the Avon Walk » .", "Women in their 20s and 30s should have a clinical breast exam by a health professional at least once every three years and women 40 and older should have an exam every year.", "I am passionate about fighting this devastating disease.", "I fight for my mother, myself, my children and future generations of women, so one day we will not have to be afraid of breast cancer.", "I began my fight by learning important first steps in breast cancer detection, and will not end my fight until every woman can stand together saying we are breast cancer free.", "More than anything else, I have faith -- faith we will find a cure.", "I saw this commitment in the faces of the women in Washington -- in the faces of the women walking and the women and men who stood on the sidelines encouraging the 3,500 participants to the finish line.", "I was cheering right along with them, screaming for action to find a cure.", "Avon's next walk will take place in New York City on October 4 and 5." ]	[ "\"Every three minutes\" statistic made Witherspoon feel \"vulnerable\" and \"scared\"\nOscar-winning actress: Young women are not exempt from the disease .", "Witherspoon emphasizes importance of early detection and regular screenings ." ]	[ 0, 1, 6 ]
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. Barack Obama is in excellent health, according to a statement from his doctor, released by the campaign.", "Besides being an \"intermittent smoker,\" Sen. Barack Obama is in excellent health, his doctor says.", "Obama, 46, last saw Dr. David Scheiner in January 2007, shortly before he declared he was running for president.", "Scheiner, who has been Obama's primary doctor since 1987, observed that the Illinois senator's diet, weight, blood pressure and cholesterol were all healthy.", "\"In short, his examination showed him to be in excellent health,\" Scheiner said.", "Obama \"exercised regularly, often jogging three miles.", "His diet was balanced with good intake of roughage and fluids.", "... On physical examination, his blood pressure was 90/60 and pulse 60/minute,\" Scheiner wrote.", "The Illinois senator has been an \"intermittent\" cigarette smoker who has \"quit on several occasions and is currently using Nicorette gum with success.\"", "Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, released his health records last week.", "McCain's doctors also described him as being in \"excellent health,\" despite a history of skin cancer, and said there appears to be no physical reason why the 71-year-old candidate could not carry out the duties of the office.", "Obama released a one-page statement from his primary care physician.", "He did not release any medical records or make his doctors available to the media.", "By contrast, McCain made more than 1,000 pages of medical documents available to journalists, including CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta.", "Four of McCain's doctors held a conference call with reporters after the records were made available.", "McCain has had four malignant melanomas removed.", "Three of them -- on his left shoulder, left arm and left nasal wall -- were limited to the top skin layer and were not invasive.", "They were removed in 1993, 2000 and 2002.", "But a fourth melanoma proved to be invasive and was removed from his left lower temple in 2000, said Dr. John D. Eckstein, an internist who has been overseeing McCain's treatment for 16 years at the Mayo Clinic's campus in Scottsdale, Arizona." ]	[ "Senator's weight, blood pressure and cholesterol are all healthy, doctor says .", "Obama is an \"intermittent smoker,\" doctor says .", "Obama has quit smoking several times, is currently using Nicorette gum .", "GOP presumptive nominee Sen. John McCain released records last week ." ]	[ 3, 8, 9 ]
[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S.-led forces captured two men believed to be senior al Qaeda in Iraq leaders, including one suspected of planning the 2006 kidnapping of U.S. journalist Jill Carroll, a military statement said.", "Jill Carroll, seen here in an interview following her 2006 release, was held for nearly three months in Iraq.", "Coalition forces captured the suspects in Baghdad on August 11 and 17, according to the statement.", "The suspects were identified as Salim Abdallah Ashur al-Shujayri, also known as Abu Uthman, and Ali Rash Nasir Jiyad al-Shammari, also known as Abu Tiba.", "Abu Uthman is suspected of masterminding Carroll's abduction, the statement said.", "Carroll, a freelance reporter for The Christian Science Monitor, was abducted in January 2006 and freed unharmed in March of that year.", "Both men are suspected of overseeing car or suicide bombings targeting Iraqis with the intent of inciting sectarian violence, the statement said.", "Abu Tiba is suspected to have been in charge of as many 15 al Qaeda in Iraq \"attack cells,\" providing them with money, weapons and explosives, according to the statement.", "The men were also suspected of being connected to other kidnappings, the statement said.", "\"The capture of Abu Tiba and Abu Uthman eliminates two of the few remaining experienced leaders in the AQI [al Qaeda in Iraq] network,\" the statement said." ]	[ "Abu Uthman suspected of masterminding Jill Carroll's 2006 kidnapping .", "Uthman and another al Qaeda in Iraq suspect captured this month, military says .", "Carroll, a U.S. journalist, was abducted in 2006 but released unharmed weeks later ." ]	[ 0, 5 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Cheri Morgan spent about half-an-hour in line at a Houston-area gas station on Thursday before evacuating the city.", "iReporter Cheri Morgan says drivers were panicking Thursday at a Houston, Texas, gas station.", "\"Everyone was driving crazy and they really need some kind of traffic flow at the gas stations.", "It's wild,\" she said. \"Everybody's rushing and panicking.", "I could have stayed, but I thought it was best to just get out of there.\"", "Morgan said it took her about five hours to make the 200 mile drive to San Antonio -- a trip that normally only takes about three hours.", "Ike is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast of Texas, which is home to many of the country's oil refineries.", "That's led to a scramble at gas stations as people try to fill up before the storm hits.", "iReport.com: Are you in Ike's path?", "People were filling up their cars and their gas cans at a Sam's Club in College Station, Texas, iReporter Kyle Norton told CNN.com.", "\"The lines were a tad ridiculous,\" the 30-year-old banker said.", "Norton said his 2002 Dodge Ram pickup was on empty, so he had no choice but to wait in line for an hour.", "Despite the long lines, Norton said gas was about $3.49, which is pretty normal for the area.", "He said a friend had to go to four different stations before he could find one that still had regular unleaded.", "iReporter Jeremy \"Clete\" Terrell said the lines also were long at the Costco in Alpharetta, Georgia.", "\"I was getting gas and realized that everybody else was too,\" he said.", "iReporter Curtis McNeely said a Kangaroo Express station in Evansville, Indiana, imposed a 10 gallon limit.", "\"It's causing paranoia more than anything,\" he said adding that people are returning to the gas station to fill up multiple times.", "A spokeswoman for the company that runs the Kangaroo Express chain says it's imposed a limit at its 1,660 stores because gas supplies are tight.", "Several stations in Ocala, Florida, were limiting sales if they still had gas to sell, iReporter Christine Bailey said.", "Canadian Ian McIntosh said gas prices jumped 57 cents per gallon overnight in Milton, Ontario.", "\"This stuff's in the tanks, it's just sitting in the gas stations, they're using this as a windfall event,\" the retired teacher said.", "McIntosh said he heard prices were going up on the news, so he and his wife got gas last night -- along with many other residents of the Toronto suburb.", "\"A gas station that would normally have three or four cars -- you had 15 cars and you had to line up to get to the pumps,\" he said.", "Rumors that gas would jump to $6 a gallon caused a panic in Sylva, North Carolina.", "iReport.com: Police called in at mountain gas station .", "Lines were a half-mile long Thursday night at the stations that stayed open, and police were called in to maintain order, iReporter April Brendle said.", "\"Supposedly there was a fight at one station,\" she said." ]	[ "Long gas lines reported as Hurricane Ike approaches .", "Gas prices jumped overnight in Canada .", "Police had to restore order at North Carolina gas stations .", "Are you in Ike's path?", "Send photos, videos ." ]	[ 8, 20, 26 ]
[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Coalition troops on Monday formally handed over security control of Iraq's Anbar province -- once the hub of the country's Sunni insurgency, to Iraqis on Monday.", "A U.S. soldier on patrol in Ramadi's market earlier this year.", "U.S. troops will remain in the province to support Iraqi forces.", "President George W. Bush described the transfer as a major victory against al-Qaeda extremists who once held sway in the area.", "\"Today, Anbar is no longer lost to al Qaeda -- it is al Qaeda that lost Anbar,\" he said in a statement.", "Once dominated by Sunni insurgents, Anbar has been the scene of many attacks on U.S.-led troops in Iraq.", "Now a bastion of tribal opposition, it is also the scene of an internal Sunni political struggle between the Iraqi Islamic Party, one of Iraq's main Sunni parties, and the Awakening movement, the first anti-al Qaeda in Iraq movement established in the country.", "More than 25,000 U.S. troops serve in the sprawling Anbar province west of Baghdad; most of them Marines.", "They will remain for the time being but will shift their mission to supporting Iraqi forces, when needed .", "The transfer is a \"major progress\" for all of Iraq, said Brigadier Gen. David Perkins, the spokesman for the Multi-National Force in Iraq.", "The transfer ceremony took place in Ramadi, the capital of the western province, and was attended by Iraqi officials and U.S. military brass.", "Watch U.S., Iraqi officials perform transfer » .", "\"We are all well aware of what the security situation was in Anbar even a year ago,\" Perkins said.", "\"And the fact that that has been able to be turned around, that the Iraqi citizens that live there want to stand up on their own, [that] they want to take control of the province on their own ... it's a major progress not only for Anbar, but for all of Iraq.\"", "Anbar is the 11th of Iraq's 18 provinces to revert to local security control, but is the first Sunni-dominated one.", "The move comes amid a big drop in violence in Iraq and calls from Iraqis for the United States to come up with a troop withdrawal timetable.", "The other provinces that have transitioned to Iraqi security control are Duhuk, Irbil and Sulaimaniya in the Kurdish region, and Karbala, Najaf, Qadisiya, Muthanna, Thiqar, Basra, and Maysan in the Shiite south.", "CNN's Jomana Karadsheh and Arwa Damon in Baghdad contributed to this report." ]	[ "Coalition troops hand over security control of Iraq's Anbar province to Iraqis .", "Anbar was once the hub of the country's Sunni insurgency .", "More than 25,000 U.S. troops serve in Anbar, west of Baghdad ." ]	[ 0, 7 ]
[ "(CNN) -- Five years ago, Robert Rogers was driving home with his family from a wedding when a flash flood took his wife and four children from him in an instant.", "Robert and Melissa Rogers with their four children before they died in August 2003.", "Rainfall from a torrential downpour swept the Rogers' minivan off a Kansas highway.", "As water filled the van, Rogers kicked out a window in a last-ditch effort to save his family.", "Instead, he and his wife, Melissa, and daughter, Makenah, were sucked out of the van.", "Hours later, the bodies of children Zachary, 5, Nicholas, 3, and Alenah, 1, still buckled in their car seats, were found inside the van.", "Rogers survived.", "Instead of falling into despair, he became a minister dedicated to honoring his family by preaching messages of hope in the face of adversity.", "\"It was a huge choice of faith,\" Rogers told CNN.", "\"It was a determination to live life to honor God, to honor my heavenly family, and to make something productive out of it and not just to wallow in my pity.\"", "Watch the story of the Rogers family tragedy » .", "Rogers' mission manifests itself in a variety of ways.", "In the past five years, he estimates he has told the story of his loss at least 400 times to more than 120,000 people.", "The message behind his story is to live life with no regrets by embracing your family and faith.", "\"People have responded to me that they want to change the way they live their life.", "They want to have a personal relationship with God and they want to get right with their spouse and children,\" he said.", "In addition to his speaking tours, Rogers has established a ministry dedicated to serving orphans across the world.", "Rogers also traveled to Haiti and tsunami-ravaged parts of Asia to minister and deliver aid to orphans.", "Watch Rogers talk about his ministry » .", "His mission is to establish five orphanages in five continents to symbolize the five family members he lost.", "One, called Melissa's House, already exists in Russia, where eight orphan teens live with a married couple, and another is under construction in Rwanda.", "\"We dedicated it in honor of Melissa because she loved being a mom and I hope she is a role model to these girls,\" Rogers said.", "Since that fateful day five years ago, Rogers has begun to heal.", "He is married with one child and another on the way.", "More than anything, he hopes his story will inspire others to live each day to its fullest.", "\"We are not guaranteed the next five seconds,\" Rogers said.", "\"Life is very fragile and I hope my stories and inspirations are compelling people to live that life of no regrets.\"", "CNN's Kyra Phillips contributed to this report ." ]	[ "Robert Rogers' wife and four children died in flash flood five years ago .", "Rogers chose not to \"wallow in pity\" and became a minister with a message of hope .", "His mission is to establish five orphanages in five continents to honor his family .", "One named after his wife, Melissa, exists in Russia, another planned in Rwanda ." ]	[ 0, 11, 19, 20 ]
[ "MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Members of a Russian doomsday cult barricaded themselves in a cave to wait out the end of the world as the cult's leader underwent psychiatric exams Thursday, Russian media reported.", "The cult, which calls itself the \"true Russian Orthodox Church,\" believes the world will end in May.", "The cult leader is in police custody awaiting proceedings on charges that he set up an organization \"whose activity is associated with violence on citizens and instigation to refuse to perform their civil duties,\" according to the state-funded Itar-Tass news agency.", "Four children are among 29 cult members holed up in a ravine in Russia's Penza region, where they apparently dug a cave.", "One of the children in the cave is 18 months old, reported Itar-Tass.", "Temperatures in the cave are below 54 degrees Fahrenheit (12 degrees Celsius), the Russian news agency reported.", "The cult members have refused law enforcement requests to come out or release the children, and they have threatened to commit suicide if police resort to force, according to Russian state television.", "The cult, which calls itself the \"true Russian Orthodox Church,\" believes the end of the world will come in May 2008.", "Prosecutors announced Thursday they are opening criminal proceedings against the cult's leader, Father Pyotr Kuznetsov.", "Kuznetsov, 43, is \"under the supervision of investigators,\" Olig Troshin, a Penza prosecutor, told Itar-Tass.", "A law enforcement source in Penza told the Russian news agency Interfax that Kuznetsov \"is being examined by psychiatrists.\"", "Several clergymen, police officers and agents of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations are outside the cave.", "\"It is obviously some kind of insanity,\" Mitropolitan Kirill, a high-ranking Russian Orthodox Church official, told Russian television.", "\"It is perhaps even a medical case.", "A very dangerous phenomena is happening in Russia's religious life.\"", "He added, \"What we're seeing in Penza right now is a most vivid example of what could happen to a country, to a society, if this society is deprived of proper religious education.\"", "E-mail to a friend .", "CNN's Maxim Tkachenko contributed to this report." ]	[ "Four children, one 18 months old, are among cult members holed up in cave .", "Cult leader to face charges he set up a violent organization, news agency reports .", "News agency: Cult members have threatened to commit suicide if police use force .", "The \"true Russian Orthodox Church\" believes end of the world is coming in May ." ]	[ 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 ]

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