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[ "(CNN) -- Six people were killed and 13 wounded in the shelling of South Ossetia by Georgian forces, South Ossetian officials said Saturday, according to Russia's Interfax news agency.", "Officials of the breakaway Georgian region said the shelling was part of a Georgian military operation, Interfax reported.", ...
[ "Georgian official said South Ossetia had fired on Georgian villages first .", "Women, children, elderly being evacuated from the conflict zone .", "Georgia split by Russian-backed separatist movements in South Ossetia ." ]
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[ "HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwe's inflation rate has soared in the past three months and is now at 11.2 million percent, the highest in the world, according to the country's Central Statistical Office.", "Zimbabwe's inflation rate has soared to a world high.", "Official figures dated Monday show inflation h...
[ "Zimbabwe's inflation rate soars to 11.2 million percent .", "A loaf of bread costs 1.6 trillion Zimbabwe dollars .", "Official rate is world's highest but some analysts fear it may be more .", "Zimbabwe officials blame international sanctions and rising global food prices ." ]
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[ "(Oprah.com) -- On any given day here at \"O, The Oprah Magazine,\" there are somewhere in the neighborhood of 69 very talented, extremely detail oriented, high-energy, hardworking women and men all doing their jobs and doing them well.", "I love a few of them, I like a lot of them, I despise one of them.", "Sh...
[ "Women's bathroom is defiled by The Tinkler .", "Columnist tries to figure out who's guilty of peeing on seat .", "Decides she is \"aggressively mean-spirited, mole-like cavewoman\"\nWriter yearns for modicum of civility, a touch of class, or supply of Lysol ." ]
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[ "BOISE, Idaho (CNN) -- Firefighter Jonathan Frohreich had never heard of The Wildland Firefighter Foundation, much less its founder, until recovering from severe work-related injuries last month.", "Vicki Minor's Wildland Firefighter Foundation has granted more than $1.5 million in aid to more than 500 families....
[ "Vicki Minor's foundation helps injured and fallen wildfire fighters and their families .", "The Wildland Firefighter Foundation has assisted more than 500 families since 1999 .", "Minor led fundraising efforts to build a monument for fallen wildfire firefighters ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The New York Giants' unlikely win over the New England Patriots is already being called one of the biggest shockers in Super Bowl history, and the amazing catch David Tyree made to set up the game-winning touchdown won't be forgotten anytime soon.", "Pint-sized Giants fans, Luka and Kristian Radovich, c...
[ "Ultimate Super Bowl party: Four kinds of pizza and a Giants' win .", "\"It's good to be in New York,\" reader says .", "One fan's daughter took first steps in second half .", "I-Report: Have a story to share?", "Send it to us ." ]
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[ "NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Three weeks after an apparent misunderstanding sparked a confrontation, deadly Hindu-Christian riots continue unabated in the remote east Indian state of Orissa.", "Police officers chase away a protester in Mangalore, India, Monday.", "By Tuesday, about 20 deaths had been reported, sa...
[ "Orissa state has historically been a tinderbox of Hindu-Christian tensions .", "Violence spread to southern India with churches attacked in Karnataka state .", "Latest casualty was a policeman who died after a Hindu mob torched a police station .", "Attack came 2 days after police fired on a crowd to prevent...
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[ "(CNN) -- Hillary Clinton's campaign has apologized for \"inappropriate\" language used by her husband in response to what it called an \"outrageously unfair\" article about the former president.", "Bill and Hillary Clinton campaign in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Monday.", "The article, by Vanity Fair magazin...
[ "Bill Clinton called author of Vanity Fair article a \"scumbag\" and \"real slimy guy\"\nClinton campaign spokesman says former president now wishes he hadn't said it .", "Article quotes anonymous Bill Clinton aides discussing his anger, reports of women .", "Author Todd Purdum says he hasn't accused Clinton of...
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Prince William is starting a two-month attachment with the Royal Navy on Monday, part of the future king's continued experience with various branches of the military, the Ministry of Defense said Saturday.", "Prince William and his father, Prince Charles, at his graduation from...
[ "Britain's Prince William begins two-month attachment with Royal Navy on Monday .", "William has completed attachment with the Royal Air Force .", "The future king is a second lieutenant in the British Army .", "Experience will prepare him for when he becomes head of armed forces as king ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Parma have signed AC Milan's 18-year-old Alberto Paloschi in a co-ownership deal, the Serie B club announced on their Web site on Wednesday.", "Paloschi scored with his first touch when he made his debut as a Milan sub in February.", "Paloschi made an instant impact when he made his debut for Milan in...
[ "Alberto Paloschi is moving from Milan to Parma in a co-ownership deal .", "The 18-year-old scored with his first touch in his Milan debut in February .", "Lyon are interested in signing Milan right-back Massimo Oddo ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A JetBlue flight from Boston, Massachusetts, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was diverted Saturday when a fight broke out after someone was smoking in the bathroom, federal officials said.", "A JetBlue plane was held in North Carolina for two hours while passengers were interviewed.", "One passenger aboa...
[ "Witnesses said fight broke out after someone was smoking in bathroom .", "One person taken into custody at Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, airport .", "Witness: \"I saw the guy holding his head with the blood coming out\"\nPlane held two hours in North Carolina while FBI interviewed passengers ." ]
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[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Darryl Mathis waits in his Pensacola, Florida, home for the body of his 24-year-old son to return home from Iraq.", "Mathis, a military veteran himself, was seething with anger Thursday as he spoke about the death of Army Staff Sgt.", "Darris J. Dawson.", "An unnamed U.S. soldier is ac...
[ "Army Staff Sgt.", "Darris J. Dawson and another soldier were killed in Iraq this week .", "Another U.S. soldier is being held in connection with the killings .", "Dawson's father says he can't get a \"straight answer\" from the U.S. military .", "The U.S. military has classified the death as \"non-hostile\...
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- Gov.", "David Paterson of New York has told state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed in states and countries where they are legal, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.", "The governor's legal counsel told state agencies in a May 14 memo to revise policies and regulations to recogni...
[ "Memo: Failing to recognize gay marriages would violate New York's human rights law .", "The directive follows a February ruling from a New York state appeals court .", "Massachusetts legalized same-sex marriages in 2004 ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- It's been five days since Hurricane Ike smashed into the Texas coast, but people are still struggling mightily with its effects.", "Flags of the United States and Texas fly where homes stood in Gilchrist, Texas, before Ike's wrath came ashore.", "From the destroyed coastline, to far inland where evacu...
[ "The effects of Hurricane Ike are still being felt across the United States .", "CNN affiliates report on how communities are struggling to recover .", "From Texas to Ohio, people are still battling homelessness and power outages ." ]
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[ "BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- When Susana Trimarco's daughter Marita Veron was 23, she vanished from their hometown in Argentina, a suspected victim of a human trafficking and prostitution ring with links throughout Latin America and Europe.", "Marita Veron, who is missing, hugs her daughter Micaela.", "Pol...
[ "Argentine woman vanished in 2002; it's believed she was forced into prostitution ring .", "Argentine soap opera, based on Marita's mother's search, probes human trafficking .", "Mom: \"My life will be completely absorbed with this fight until she is back and safe\"\nMother Susana Trimarco's foundation tries to...
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[ "(CNN) -- An earthquake shook southern Iceland on Thursday, reportedly causing injuries and damaging roads and buildings.", "A seismograph at the Institute of the Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, shows earthquake activity.", "The 6.1 magnitude temblor struck about 3:46 p.m. (11:46 a.m.", "ET), according...
[ "Strong earthquake shakes southern Iceland on Thursday afternoon .", "U.S. Geological Survey says quake was 6.1 magnitude .", "Epicenter 50 kilometers (30 miles) east, south-east of the capital Reykjavik .", "Residents near epicenter told to check on relatives ." ]
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[ "DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- An American sailor fatally shot two female sailors before shooting himself Monday inside a U.S. military barracks in Bahrain, the Navy said.", "The alleged shooter, a male, survived the self-inflicted gunshot and was in critical condition at a military hospital in Bahrain, th...
[ "NEW: Sailor shoots two female colleagues, then self, Navy says .", "Incident occurred at U.S. Navy support facility in the country .", "Navy says incident was not terror-related .", "Base supports U.S. Fifth Fleet, whose operations span 27 nations ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- More than 100 countries attending a conference in Dublin, Ireland formally adopted a treaty Friday to ban cluster bombs -- a large, unreliable and inaccurate weapon that often affects civilians long after the end of armed conflict.", "Cluster bombs are usually air-dropped shells that eject multiple smal...
[ "111 countries formally agreeing treaty banning cluster bombs .", "U.S. not attending and not expected to agree to banning cluster bombs .", "Controversial weapons often don't explode but stay dangerous for civilians ." ]
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[ "JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Indonesia will withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at the end of the year, the country's energy minister told foreign journalists Wednesday.", "Indonesia has become a net importer of oil due to declining production levels.", "Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the ...
[ "Indonesia to withdraw from OPEC at end of the year, energy minister says .", "Purnomo Yusgiantoro says Indonesia more of an oil consumer than producer .", "Low production means Southeast Asia's only OPEC member is net oil importer ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Navy admiral engaged in sexual relations in the White House in 1990 with a federal employee whom he falsely told he was a widower, according to a report released Friday by the Defense Department.", "Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem was demoted and fired from his post as director of the Navy staff...
[ "Adm. John Stufflebeem told investigators he couldn't remember name of mistress .", "Stufflebeem lied to mistress that his wife had died of cancer .", "Stufflebeem was demoted and fired from his post as director of the Navy staff .", "Report: Investigators received anonymous letter with \"significant\" detail...
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- Two U.S. customs agents were arrested on charges they helped smuggle drugs and other contraband through New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.", "The DEA says two customs officials at JFK International Airport helped smuggle drugs and contraband.", "Customs supervisor Walter Golemb...
[ "DEA says two agents regularly accepted and solicited bribes .", "They and four others allegedly smuggled illegal contraband and drugs .", "Investigation has led to the indictment and prosecution of more than 20 people .", "Arrests follow a lengthy investigation by state and federal authorities ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The crib in Ellen Darcy's Boston home has sat empty for more than a year.", "And in suburban Washington, Laura Teresinski has prepared a nursery for a baby that may never arrive.", "Guatemala has announced it will conduct a case-by-case review of every pending foreign adoption case.", "They and thou...
[ "Guatemala and Vietnam say corruption, baby-stealing at heart of crackdown .", "Nearly one in 100 babies born in Guatemala are adopted by U.S. parents .", "Crackdown puts children's well-being at risk, adoption advocates say ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Authorities have re-arrested three men in connection with the disappearance of an Alabama teenager in Aruba in 2005, based on new evidence in the case, prosecutors announced Wednesday.", "Natalee Holloway disappeared while on an Aruba vacation in 2005.", "Brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe were arreste...
[ "NEW: Via representative, Holloway family expresses hope about developments .", "Three men re-arrested in Natalee Holloway case, prosecutors say .", "One young man arrested in Holland, two brothers picked up in Aruba .", "They were the last people seen with Holloway before she vanished in 2005 ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The founder of the Free Burma Coalition accused Myanmar neighbors China and India on Thursday of failing to do their share of \"heavy lifting\" in aiding victims of the Myanmar cyclone.", "A young survivor waits for relief supplies by a makeshift house in Bogaley.", "Maung Zarni, a vi...
[ "Founder of dissident group: China, India need to be more persuasive with junta .", "Maung Zarni questions usefulness of ASEAN regional group over disaster .", "Activist criticizes Myanmar junta for not doing more to help victims ." ]
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[ "JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- The atmosphere was tense in Cape Town on Friday after xenophobic violence that has left more than 40 dead in Johannesburg spread to South Africa's largest city.", "Immigrants from Mozambique line up in Primrose, South Africa, to board buses back home.", "Clashes overnight re...
[ "Violence in Johannesburg spreads to Cape Town, resulting in one death .", "Mozambique declares state of emergency to assist people fleeing S. Africa .", "Attacks on foreigners in South Africa have left more than 40 people dead .", "Police, military in first joint operation raid three hostels ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Illinois Gov.", "George Ryan and a co-defendant lost another legal round at the Supreme Court on Tuesday and will remain in prison on federal racketeering and fraud convictions.", "Ex-Gov. George Ryan walks out of a Chicago, Illinois, courthouse after his April 2006 conviction.", ...
[ "George Ryan, co-defendant claim they didn't get fair trial in 2006 .", "Justices refuse to intervene in case, give no reason why .", "The men were convicted on charges related to bribery .", "Ryan, a Republican, served as Illinois governor from 1999-2003 ." ]
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[ "LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- A rebel group that has been attacking oil pipelines in southern Nigeria claimed responsibility on Monday for another strike and said it killed 11 government soldiers in fighting that followed the sabotage.", "A fire burns following an attack on a pipeline in Nigeria in December 2006.", "...
[ "Rebel group claims responsibility another strike on a gas pipeline .", "MEND group say it killed 11 government soldiers in fighting following sabotage .", "Group says pipeline belongs to Shell Petroleum Development Company ." ]
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[ "(REAL SIMPLE) -- With soaring gas prices and travel costs, the cheapest route to whisk yourself away this summer is through a good book.", "Ten top-selling authors share their favorite lazy-summer-day reads.", "• One-day reads .", "Augusten Burroughs \"The Member of the Wedding,\" by Carson McCullers \"A sle...
[ "Jackie Collins recommends \"Whacked,\" by Jules Asner, a tale of revenge set in L.A.\nJames Patterson picks the thriller \"No Country for Old Men,\" by Cormac McCarthy .", "For a long weekend, Danielle Steele likes Joel Osteen's \"Become a Better You\"\nSophie Kinsella: \"[Jane] Austen is a perennial delight\"" ...
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[ "(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama received key endorsements Friday from a top former Clinton administration official and two former Democratic senators.", "Robert Reich, a former Labor Secretary under President Clinton, endorsed Sen. Obama Friday.", "Robert Reich, a former Clinton cabinet member and longtime friend o...
[ "Sen. Obama receives endorsement of former Clinton official Robert Reich .", "Reich: \"My conscience won't let me be silent any longer\"\nEx-Sens.", "Sam Nunn and David Boren also endorse the Illinois senator .", "Clinton lashes out at Obama; McCain campaign calls Obama \"recklessly dishonest\"" ]
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[ "(CNN) -- All sides involved in the controversy over the use of embryonic stem cells in research claimed vindication Tuesday after two teams of researchers reported having reprogrammed human skin cells to act like the stem cells, which have the potential of morphing into other cells and thereby curing disease.", ...
[ "Teams report reprogramming human skin cells to act like embryonic stem cells .", "Bush: advance is \"within ethical boundaries\"\nHarkin: \"We need to continue to pursue all alternatives\"" ]
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[ "AMSTETTEN, Austria (CNN) -- Josef Fritzl, who Austrian police say has confessed to imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering seven of her children, twice holidayed in Thailand while she remained trapped in a cellar below his house, according to German media reports.", "Josef Fritzl appeared in court a...
[ "Incest dad twice holidayed in Thailand while daughter remained in cellar .", "Austrian family terrorized by decades of incest meet for the first time .", "Josef Fritzl kept daughter imprisoned under home for 24 years, police say .", "Fritzl, who appeared in court Tuesday, has admitted guilt and faces 15 year...
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[ "BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- The fiery leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant movement assured Lebanon on Monday that his movement will cooperate in the country's political life.", "Supporters carry posters of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.", "Hassan Nasrallah said: \"We don't want to have control over Lebanon,...
[ "Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says Lebanon needs collaboration of everyone .", "Nasrallah praises election of Michel Sleiman as president after six months .", "Election comes after Hezbollah and government agreed power-sharing deal .", "Sleiman is considered a consensus president in the divided country ....
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[ "(CNN) -- Children from a polygamist sect who one mother says are \"hurting very badly\" in state custody are likely to be returned to their parents, a CNN legal analyst says.", "FLDS member Margaret Jessop says her children \"feel betrayed by adults.\"", "A Texas appeals court ruled Thursday that the state had...
[ "More than 400 children likely to return to families, CNN's Jeffrey Toobin says .", "Mother says she'll wait until children are with her before she rejoices over ruling .", "Parents say children have suffered from separation .", "Agency that took children says it's considering next move ." ]
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[ "(AOL Autos) -- There is an old adage which goes something like this: \"The cheap man always pays more in the long run.\"", "Consumer Reports analyzed the cost of ownership across the 300 models in their database.", "Consumer Reports magazine recently reached a similar conclusion when it announced the results o...
[ "A car with a cheaper sticker price can often cost consumers more in the long run .", "Report based on comparison of the 300 models in Consumer Reports database .", "Second-biggest factor in cost-of-ownership, after depreciation, is fuel costs .", "Maintenance and car repairs account for only four percent of ...
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[ "Join Roland Martin for his weekly sound-off segment on CNN.com Live at 11:10 a.m. Wednesday.", "If you're passionate about the topic, he wants to hear from you.", "Roland Martin says the three presidential candidates will never be \"regular folks.\"", "(CNN) -- Can we all just stop the silly nonsense over wh...
[ "Martin: All three candidates are well-educated, wealthy -- not \"average\"\nTheir efforts to show that they are \"just like us\" are pathetic, he says .", "But that's OK, Martin says, if they advance good policies ." ]
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[ "TILCARA, Argentina (CNN) -- Carmen Salva's mission may be ambitious, but her belief is simple: \"It's never too early to start caring for the land you live in and grow up in.\"", "Carmen Salva: \"It's a great joy to know that I am preparing a new generation to respect the environment.\"", "That's why on Saturd...
[ "Teacher in Argentina started youth group to help clean up the environment .", "About 150 people take part, including about 80 children .", "On an average Saturday, they often collect about 60 bags of trash for recycling .", "Llamas help carry the thousands of bottles down from the mountains ." ]
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[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Sixty-four cases of measles have been diagnosed in the United States this year, the most in seven years, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.", "Measles is a respiratory disease whose familiar symptom is red blotches on the skin.", "In all but one of the cases, ...
[ "CDC: 64 confirmed measles cases in nine states since January .", "64 patients ranged in age from 5 months to 71 years .", "63 of the 64 were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status .", "Highest number reported for same time period since 2001 ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Human rights and freedom of the press in China, the detention of terrorist suspects by the United States and Russia's treatment of political dissent are the focus of scrutiny in Amnesty International's annual report, released Wednesday, which looks at the state of human rights around the w...
[ "Amnesty International's annual report \"reveals a world riven by inequality\"\nMore written on United States than any other country .", "Report also notes situation in Zimbabwe, Darfur, Iraq, Iran, Gaza .", "At least 81 countries subject people to torture, ill treatment, report says ." ]
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[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A judge has declared a mistrial in the retrial of six men accused of plotting terrorist acts with al Qaeda.", "Narseal Batiste, the group's alleged ringleader, testified he wasn't serious about the terrorism threats he made.", "The decision comes after 13 days of deliberation and marks ...
[ "Judge declares mistrial in the retrial of Miami terrorism case .", "Men accused of plotting to target Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices .", "Defendants faced up to 70 years in prison if convicted of conspiracy charges .", "First trial ended in a mistrial in December, also because of a hung jury ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent was killed Saturday when he was struck by a car driven by a suspected narcotics smuggler, officials said.", "Luis Aguilar, 32, who was assigned to the Yuma, Arizona, border patrol station, died Saturday, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner W. Ralph Basham s...
[ "Officials: Luis Aguilar, 32, was placing spike strips to stop the smugglers .", "Border agents believe two cars involved had entered the U.S. illegally .", "The incident occurred over the California state line from Arizona .", "Both vehicles drove back across the border and into Mexico ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A Colorado woman is being pursued as a \"person of interest\" in connection with phone calls that triggered the raid of a Texas polygamist ranch, authorities said Friday.", "Rozita Swinton, 33, has been arrested in a case that is not directly related to the Texas raid.", "Texas Rangers are seeking Roz...
[ "NEW: Texas Rangers pursue Rozita Swinton regarding phone calls to a crisis center .", "NEW: Search of Swinton's home reveals evidence that possibly links her to the calls .", "Police arrest the woman for making a false report to police in a separate case .", "Phone calls prompted Texas raid, but officers the...
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[ "Editor's Note: Two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington joined the Mt.", "Vernon Boys & Girls Club in New York at the age of 6 and remained an active member for the next 12 years.", "The actor credits his early years spent at the club with changing the direction of his life.", "Since 1994, he has served as a ...
[ "Denzel Washington: In a year of many issues, children are key priority .", "Washington: Voters need to hold politicians accountable for helping young people .", "Education, crime, obesity are all issues relating to youth, Washington says .", "There are many ways to help, including Boys & Girls Clubs, he says...
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[ "SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- Thousands of protesters demonstrated against China's human rights record and its crackdown in Tibet after the Olympic flame arrived in San Francisco Tuesday.", "Pro-Tibetan demonstrators shout outside the Chinese consulate in San Francisco Tuesday.", "Chanting and waving fla...
[ "NEW: Thousands march to the Chinese consulate ahead of Wednesday's run .", "Torchbearer drops out, fearing protests, official says .", "San Francisco, California, is only U.S. venue on 23-city global tour .", "Demonstrators protest China's Tibet policy in cities along route ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Leading jockey Frankie Dettori may have spent most of his life on a diet, but when it comes to his favorite pastimes food is right up there with racing.", "Around five years ago Dettori met Michelin-starred chef Marco Pierre White and asked him where he could go out with his young family to eat.", "\"...
[ "Frankie Dettori's favorite recipe from his new cookbook: Aubergine Parmigiana .", "Leading jockey spends many months dieting but when \"off-duty\" loves food .", "Opened first of \"Frankie's\" restaurants in 2004, now chain of six worldwide .", "Released Italian family cookbook with chef Marco Pierre White i...
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[ "MIDDLESBROUGH, England -- Middlesbrough have confirmed that midfielders Fabio Rochemback and Gaizka Mendieta and striker Dong Gook Lee have all been released.", "Middlesbrough have decided against taking up the option of re-signing Brazilian midfielder Fabio Rochemback.", "The Premier League club had an option...
[ "Middlesbrough release midfielders Fabio Rochemback and Gaizka Mendieta .", "The Premier League club decide not to take up option on Rochemback's deal .", "Rivaldo changes mind about retirement and will continue at AEK next season ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- English club Birmingham City have released a statement to explain why co-owner and managing director were interviewed by police in a corruption probe.", "Birmingham co-owner David Sullivan was interviewed by police on Wednesday night.", "The Premier League outfit temporarily suspended share trading on...
[ "NEW: Birmingham say police investigation involves agent and two footballers .", "Club temporarily suspend shares amid corruption probe by the English police .", "Co-owner David Sullivan and managing director Karren Brady both interviewed .", "Police raided City in March as part of investigation into corrupti...
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[ "DOUGLAS, Arizona (CNN) -- It's a tale of homeland security concerns blocking wildlife management, and the hue and cry that ensues.", "This photo, taken by Warner Glenn in 1996, is believed to be the first of a live jaguar in the United States.", "When most people think of jaguars, they think of the jungles of ...
[ "It is believed that jaguars in northern Mexico total no more than 120 .", "Conservationists worry that border fence could prevent return of breeding jaguars .", "Homeland Security officials have waived laws to make sure fence is completed .", "Agencies look for solution that enhances security while preservin...
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton's chief presidential campaign strategist is quitting his post amid criticism of his public relations firm's contacts with the Colombian government over a pending free-trade deal, Clinton's campaign announced.", "Mark Penn will continue to advise Hillary Clinton's presiden...
[ "Mark Penn is CEO of public relations giant Burson-Marsteller .", "Penn met with Colombia ambassador over trade pact .", "Colombia fired Penn's company on Saturday .", "Penn will continue to have advisory role in campaign ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Skybus Airlines announced Friday it is shutting down its passenger flights -- becoming the third airline this week to cease operations.", "Skybus Airlines joins ATA and Aloha Airlines, which announced shutdowns earlier this week.", "The low-cost carrier couldn't overcome \"the combination of rising je...
[ "Low-cost carrier cites high price of jet fuel .", "ATA and Aloha also closing after bankruptcy filings .", "Skybus says passengers can seek refunds from credit card firms ." ]
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[ "TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Authorities have arrested a U.S. sailor on suspicion of robbery and murder in the death of a Japanese taxi driver.", "The U.S. military handed him over Thursday at Yokosuka Naval Base, south of Tokyo.", "A Yokosuka police spokesman identified the sailor as Olatunbosun Ogbogu, a 22-year-ol...
[ "Japanese police arrest U.S. sailor for allegedly killing a Japanese taxi driver .", "U.S. Navy presence in Japan has been marred by reports of rape and crime .", "In 2006, U.S. civilian military staffer jailed for nine years for raping two women ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- In \"Street Kings,\" Keanu Reeves' bad-boy cop Tom Ludlow may not play by the rules, but the film sure does.", "Keanu Reeves, second from left, and Forest Whitaker are shifty cops in \"Street Kings.\"", "The movie is textbook Cop Noir.", "Directed by David Ayer, who wrote \"Training Day\" and direct...
[ "\"Street Kings\" has been done better before, says CNN.com's Tom Charity .", "Movie stars Keanu Reeves as rogue cop who finds self in awkward position .", "Film is adequate, but no surprises for those who've seen \"Training Day\"" ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Texas authorities are investigating \"the safety of children\" at a ranch occupied by about 400 followers of polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, officials said Friday.", "An aerial view taken last year shows some living quarters at polygamist leader Warren Jeffs' Texas ranch.", "Authorities have seal...
[ "NEW: State Child Protective Services agents interviewing children .", "NEW: No one permitted to enter or leave 1,900-acre Texas compound .", "Ranch home to hundreds of followers of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs .", "Jeffs in Arizona jail awaiting trial; sentenced to 10 years in prison last year ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Georgian leaders may be blaming Russia for the conflict raging in South Ossetia, but former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said Thursday \"there is no doubt\" that Georgia provoked the clash.", "Mikhail Gorbachev told CNN's Larry King that Russia called extra troops into Georgia to stem violence.", ...
[ "NEW: Georgian president criticizes Gorbachev for \"vindicating lies and deceptions\"\nGorbachev says Russian called up forces in response to violence in Tskhinvali .", "Georgia says Russia backed separatists who broke cease-fire and sparked violence .", "The former president says U.S. is jeopardizing ties with...
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[ "KAMPALA, Uganda (CNN) -- At least 19 schoolgirls died when fire erupted in their dormitory west of the capital, Kampala, late Monday, say police and school officials.", "Villagers surround the gutted school building Tuesday.", "Authorities also found the bodies of two adults in the ashes of the blaze at Buddo ...
[ "19 schoolgirls and two adults die in primary school dormitory fire, police say .", "School denies pupils' claim that dormitory door was locked from the outside .", "Police investigate cause of blaze at school 60 kilometers from Kampala ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The United States believes that some members of Pakistan's spy service provided support for the deadly bombing last month of India's Embassy in Afghanistan, a U.S. counterterrorism official told CNN Friday.", "The Indian Embassy in Kabul was badly damaged in the July 7 bombing.", "Pakistan strongly de...
[ "U.S. intelligence points to Pakistan agents involved in attack on Indian Embassy .", "Pakistan denies its spy agency helped plan bombing that killed 58 .", "Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said the report was an \"effort to malign the ISI\"\nIndia and Afghanistan both accuse Pakistan of role in the attack ." ]
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[ "The mother of murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor has died of a suspected heart attack, The Press Association reported Wednesday.", "Gloria Taylor outside London's Central Criminal Court with Damilola's older brother Tunde in 2006.", "Gloria Taylor, 57, collapsed while walking with her husband Richard in south-...
[ "Mother of murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor dies of suspected heart attack .", "Gloria Taylor, 57, collapsed while walking with her husband Richard Tuesday .", "Damilola, 10, was stabbed in 2000, death prompted soul-searching in Britain ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A smiling Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the United States on Tuesday afternoon to start the six-day, two-city journey that will take him from the White House to the halls of the United Nations.", "The papal plane, Shepherd 1, touched down at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland to cheers from a ...
[ "NEW: Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Washington for six-day U.S. visit .", "NEW: President Bush, first lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna greet pontiff .", "Security tight for first papal visit since September 11 attacks .", "Benedict will also visit New York; will celebrate Mass in both cities ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Eight Florida teenagers -- six of them girls -- will be tried as adults and could be sentenced to life in prison for their alleged roles in the videotaped beating of another teen, the state attorney's office said Thursday.", "The teenagers seen in a video assaulting a 16-year-old could face life in pris...
[ "Eight Florida teens to be tried as adults in videotaped beating case .", "Video shows 16-year-old girl punched by other girls .", "21 percent of girls age 17 say they've assaulted someone, the Justice Dept.", "reports .", "The teens have \"disconnect\" between thoughts and actions, psychologist says ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The following are excerpts from the Heather Mills-Paul McCartney divorce ruling, issued by the Honorable Mr. Justice Bennett.", "Dollar figures are based on the current exchange rate of approximately two dollars per British pound: .", "Heather Mills' case \"boils down to the syndrome of 'me, too,' \" ...
[ "Judge on Heather Mills: Level of premarital wealth \"exaggerated\"\nMcCartney gave Mills several hundred thousand dollars each year .", "Judge: Mills' case \"boils down to ... 'if he has it, I want it too' \"" ]
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[ "(Mental Floss) -- There have been presidential daughters almost as long as there have been presidents.", "(George Washington had no children.)", "President Warren Harding made child-care payments to his mistress for years until his death in 1923.", "What these women did -- both under the influence of and ind...
[ "President Harding's illegitimate daughter was conceived on couch in Senate office .", "Review of Harry Truman's daughter prompted presidential threat against reporter .", "President Taylor's daughter married future president of an enemy power .", "Woodrow Wilson's daughter followed a guru to India ." ]
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[ "EDINBURGH, Scotland -- Hibernian have named former striker Mixu Paatelainen as their new manager in succession to John Collins -- who resigned last month in frustration at the lack of funds available to buy new players.", "Paatelainen was a popular playing figure in the distinctive green of Hibernian.", "The F...
[ "Scottish club Hibernian appoint Finn Mixu Paatelainen as their new manager .", "The 40-year-old replaces John Collins, who resigned from his post last month .", "Paatelainen was a popular figure during two different playing spells with Hibs ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A bus carrying high school band students tipped over Saturday on Interstate 94 northwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota, killing one person.", "The bus that was carrying school band members rests upright after it crashed Saturday in Minnesota.", "Three people were critically injured, authorities said.", ...
[ "Bus carrying high school students tips over on Minnesota interstate .", "One person killed, three critically injured, authorities say .", "Two buses from Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, were on way home from Chicago, Illinois ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Iceland and Sweden plan to take in about 200 Palestinian refugees from Iraq who have been living in refugee camps along the Iraqi-Syrian border, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.", "More than two dozen refugees stranded at the Al Waleed refugee camp for the last two years will be headed to Iceland i...
[ "Some 200 Palestinian refugees from Iraq will go to Iceland, Sweden .", "2,300 Palestinians \"are living in desperate conditions along the Iraq-Syria border\"\nPlans under way to send some refugees to war-torn Sudan ." ]
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[ "ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Police tightened security at airports across Pakistan Thursday after receiving reports of a possible suicide attack at the international airport that serves Islamabad.", "Pakistan's capital was rocked by a suicide attack on the city's Marriott Hotel at the weekend.", "Officers empt...
[ "Benazir Bhutto International Airport on high alert .", "Intelligence reports indicated airport was under threat of an attack .", "Officers combed through the airport compound looking for explosives .", "Danish intelligence says one of its employees was killed in Marriott hotel attack ." ]
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- When the Emperors Club VIP said it was sending Kristen, a call girl it described as a \"petite, very pretty brunette, 5 feet 5 inches, and 105 pounds,\" Client 9 was pleased.", "Ashley Alexandra Dupre writes on her MySpace page: \"I have been broke and homeless.\"", "\"Great, OK, wonderful,\"...
[ "New York Times: Court documents identify the woman as Ashley Alexandra Dupre .", "She has not been charged with any crime .", "Dupre writes on her MySpace page that she abused drugs and has been homeless .", "\"She'll make it through,\" her brother says ." ]
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[ "JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Some 43 years after a Beatles concert was -- according to popular belief -- banned by Israel, Paul McCartney has announced he'll perform there in September.", "Paul McCartney says he's looking forward to playing a concert in Israel next month.", "The show, which will be held September 25 in ...
[ "Former Beatle Paul McCartney to play in Tel Aviv, Israel, in September .", "Beatles concert was banned by Israel in mid-1960s .", "Stories differ as to why Fab Four were banned by Israel ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday tried to paint Sen. John McCain as a candidate who is out of touch with the middle class.", "Sen. Barack Obama speaks about the economy at a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan, on Sunday.", "Speaking about Friday's presidential debate, Obama accused McCain of not addressin...
[ "Barack Obama criticizes John McCain for not saying \"middle class\" in debate .", "McCain says that's what he meant by \"Main Street\"\nObama campaign has new ad saying McCain \"doesn't get it\"\nMcCain campaign slams Obama on tax policy ." ]
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[ "KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan lawmakers have directly accused Pakistan's intelligence agency of involvement in a string of deadly attacks in Afghanistan, blasting their neighbor as \"the largest center for breeding and exporting terrorism.\"", "The recent attack by a suicide bomber on the Indian embassy in ...
[ "Afghanistan: Pakistan is \"largest center for breeding and exporting terrorism\"\nAttacks carried out by Islamic militants have killed scores of people in Afghanistan .", "Pakistan intelligence service often accused of orchestrating attacks .", "Pakistan: Afghan lawmakers making allegations without proof ." ]
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[ "NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Pirates have hijacked a Thai cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden off the Somali coast, the Kenya Seafarers Association said Thursday.", "The ship, the MV Thor Star, was hijacked Tuesday with 28 Thai crew members on board, said Andrew Mwangura, a spokesman for the association, which acts on beh...
[ "MV Thor Star, was hijacked Tuesday with 28 Thai crew .", "Cargo ship hijacked in the Gulf of Aden off the Somali coast .", "Heavily armed pirates frequently hijack cargo ships off Horn of Africa ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Three more members of a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs are facing sexual assault charges, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Tuesday.", "The latest charges come two months after Warren Jeffs and five followers were indicted in Texas.", "On Tuesday, a Texas grand jury indicted the three male ...
[ "Three members of a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs indicted .", "Texas attorney general: Members of FLDS facing sexual assault charges .", "Each faces one felony count of sexual assault of a child .", "In July, a grand jury indicted six other members of the sect ." ]
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- A New York appeals court Thursday overturned terrorism convictions for a Yemeni cleric and his personal assistant, saying they did not receive a fair trial.", "Sheik Mohammed Ali al-Moayad and Mohammed Mohsen Zayed, were sentenced in 2005 to 75 and 45 years in prison, respectively, after being ...
[ "Mohammed Ali al-Moayad, aide were convicted of supporting terrorism .", "Court says prejudicial evidence denied pair a fair trial .", "Al-Moayad, Zayed may be retried or cases may be dismissed .", "Witness said al-Moayad boasted about giving money to Osama bin Laden ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The commander for NATO forces in Afghanistan said Wednesday that more military presence is \"needed as quickly as possible.\"", "U.S. troops are seeing an increased threat in Afghanistan, Gen. David McKiernan says.", "Gen. David McKiernan said the additional military capability is needed be...
[ "More foreign fighters entering Afghanistan from Pakistan, general says .", "\"We're facing a tougher threat,\" so more troops needed \"as quickly as possible\"\nU.S. Gen. David McKiernan commands NATO forces in Afghanistan .", "McKiernan has sought three more brigades of U.S. troops than one promised ." ]
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- Before heading out for a trio of well-publicized meetings with foreign dignitaries Tuesday, Sarah Palin received a briefing from the director of national security, Adm. Michael McConnell.", "Gov. Sarah Palin is in New York to meet with leaders from around the world.", "The appearances with wo...
[ "Palin meets with world leaders on sidelines of U.N. world summit .", "Meeting with Kissinger stretches into an hour and a half .", "Palin debates Sen. Joe Biden next week in St. Louis, Missouri .", "Palin has had to defend herself against charges she lacks foreign policy experience ." ]
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[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday froze the U.S. assets of eight members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, which it has deemed a narco-terrorist organization.", "The Treasury's action, termed a \"designation,\" also prohibited Americans from conducting business wit...
[ "Treasury Department targets members of Colombia rebel group .", "The group, known as FARC, has been deemed a narco-terrorist organization .", "Action also prohibits Americans from doing business with FARC ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- At 51 years of age, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk has come a long way.", "As part of the Kashubian minority living in the Gdansk Region, he was born to working-class parents -- his father a carpenter and his mother a nurse.", "Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was elected in November 2007.", "As...
[ "Involved in anti-communist activities as a student in Gdansk .", "In 1989 Tusk co-founded the KLD (Liberal and Democratic Congress Party)\nIn 1997 he was voted into the Polish Senate .", "Became prime minister of Poland after 1997 parliamentary election ." ]
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- In a column appearing in Newsweek, world affairs expert and author Fareed Zakaria said he thinks it would be best for Republican presidential hopeful John McCain if Gov.", "Sarah Palin bowed out as his vice presidential running mate.", "\"For him to choose Sarah Palin to be his running mate i...
[ "Fareed Zakaria says John McCain did not put country first with his choice .", "Palin should bow out saying she wants \"to spend more time with her family,\" he says .", "Zakaria: This is \"hell of a time\" for Palin to start thinking about national, global issues ." ]
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[ "JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni declared victory Thursday in an election to lead the ruling Kadima Party, putting her on a path that could make her Israel's first female prime minister in 34 years.", "Kadima candidate Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is the chief Israeli negotiator with the P...
[ "NEW: Runner-up, Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, resigning from Knesset .", "Livni claims victory in vote for leadership of ruling Kadima party .", "Win could make her Israel's first female prime minister in 34 years .", "Livni beat Mofaz by a narrow margin ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Tokyo may not be traditionally beautiful and it has few historic sights, but it is undeniably spectacular.", "You'll want to walk around the city, feeding off the incredible energy, rubbernecking at the skyscrapers and marveling at the sheer \"Tokyoness\" of it all.", "Get to Tsukiji fish market by 5 ...
[ "Stylish Ginza is the place to go for flagship stores and quality restaurants .", "Get yourself to the Tsukiji fish market for 5 a.m. to see it in full swing .", "The Meiji Shrine Inner Gardens provide a beautiful setting for the Shrine itself .", "Mori Art Museum is a winning combination of modern art and st...
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[ "MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- The Somali government has asked Russia to intervene against pirates who have seized a Ukrainian cargo ship, the Somali ambassador to Russia said Wednesday.", "The U.S. Navy released this observance photo of the MV Faina, which is loaded with weapons and tanks.", "But the Russian navy ...
[ "NEW: Somalia wants Russian warships to intervene; Russia rules out using force .", "Pirates captured Ukrainian MV Faina, loaded with weapons, off Somalia's coast .", "Officials fear weapons will get into terrorists' hands .", "Ships from 10 countries, including U.S., in region; Somalia fed up with inaction ....
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[ "(CNN) -- It used to be called \"the love that dare not speak its name\" -- particularly in Hollywood, where the revelation of homosexuality was believed to be a career-killer.", "Clay Aiken recently announced he was gay on the cover of People magazine.", "Now, out gays and lesbians are as casually visible as t...
[ "Stars such as Clay Aiken admitting they're gay not shocking anymore .", "Gay characters more prominent on TV than ever .", "Still, challenges remain: privacy, industry concerned about earning power ." ]
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[ "ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkish authorities have arrested 13 people in connection with blasts that killed 17 people in Istanbul last week, Interior Minister Besir Atalay said Saturday.", "Video from last week's bombing in Istanbul shows bloodied people being loaded into ambulances.", "Of those arrested, 10 w...
[ "Attack was conducted by \"bloody separatist group,\" Interior minister says .", "2 explosions, minutes apart, hit residential area in Turkey's largest city Sunday .", "Those arrested were responsible for earlier bombing June 15, says minister ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The recent snowstorm in China, which has stranded hundreds of thousands of people across the country and killed dozens, is related to the La Nina phenomenon, according to a Chinese weather expert .", "Suzhou, China, is blanketed by the most snow the city has had in 25 years, according to I-Reporter Susa...
[ "\"The warm air is very active this year\", said Li.", "Current snowstorm calls for the first-ever, most severe red warning .", "Hundreds of thousands of people have been stranded, dozens killed ." ]
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[ "(Mental Floss) -- Over the centuries, people have had some very good reasons to dress up like a member of the opposite sex.", "After record-setting Olympics athlete Stella Walsh died in 1980, it was revealed that she had indeed been a man.", "And I'm not talking about people who live this way out of personal p...
[ "Cross-dressers have: Spied, joined armies, won Olympic medals, been royalty .", "At least 400 U.S. Civil War soldiers were women in drag .", "Spy disguised himself as woman to seduce attache in French Foreign Service .", "Hindu women in Jodhpur, India, \"go wild,\" dressing as men once each year ." ]
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[ "COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- A Sri Lankan government minister narrowly escaped injury Thursday when a suicide bomber in a car detonated explosives, police said.", "File image of Maithripala Sirisena taken in May, 2007.", "Two of the minister's bodyguards were hurt in the blast, which occurred in a southern subu...
[ "Minister's bodyguards hurt in blast in southern suburb of Colombo .", "Maithripala Sirisena heads the agriculture department .", "Authorities blamed the attack on Tamil Tigers rebels ." ]
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[ "KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Fighting raged in Afghanistan over the weekend, with a suicide bombing slaying six people, a NATO-led soldier and an Afghan police officer dying in an \"altercation,\" and troops killing several insurgents in battles, authorities said.", "Fighting between the Taliban and NATO forces c...
[ "Militants kill eight people and injure at least 17 in latest attacks .", "Insurgents killed a coalition soldier in eastern Afghanistan .", "Soldier's name and nationality held until family members could be notified ." ]
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[ "Editor's note: Bryan Batt, who plays the closeted art director Salvatore Romano in the Emmy award-winning cable TV series \"Mad Men,\" has acted in nine Broadway and nine Off-Broadway productions, such as \"Sunset Boulevard,\" \"Beauty and the Beast,\" \"Jeffrey\" and \"Starlight Express.\"", "Batt, who is 45, h...
[ "Actor Bryan Batt, who's openly gay, plays a closeted man in TV series \"Mad Men\"\nHomophobia that still exists in Hollywood is based on what will sell, Batt says .", "He believes positive, interesting portrayals of gays and lesbians are beneficial ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- Picture this: you're sat down for the Football World Cup final, or a long-awaited sequel to the \"Sex and the City\" movie and you're watching all the action unfold in 3-D on your coffee table.", "The future of television?", "This image is an impression of what 3D holographic televisio...
[ "Researchers have created the first rewritable and erasable holographic images .", "Holographic televisions could come out of the wall or up from a table .", "The 3-D hologram technology could have uses in surgery or in the military ." ]
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[ "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Sunday that it is buying troubled Wall Street firm Bear Stearns, amid deepening fears that Bear's demise could have sent shockwaves across already shaky financial markets.", "The deal to buy Bear Stearns is worth an estimated $236 million.", "The deal values...
[ "Acquisition values Bear Stearns shares at $2; shares closed Friday at $30 .", "U.S. Fed providing financing for up to $30 billion in Bear Stearns assets .", "Bear Stearns was facing \"run on the bank\" on Friday .", "Deal, if approved by shareholders, will close in June ." ]
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[ "ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her power as Alaska's governor and violated state ethics law by trying to get her ex-brother-in-law fired from the state police, a state investigator's report concluded Friday.", "Alaska Gov.", "Sarah Palin is under investigatio...
[ "NEW: Report: Palin violated state ethics law .", "NEW: McCain campaign denounces affair as \"partisan-led inquiry\"\nLegislative panel investigating July dismissal of public safety commissioner ." ]
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[ "LONDON, England -- Lewis Hamilton has escaped punishment after allegations of erratic driving behind the safety car in the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend.", "Vettel ran into the back of Webber when they were racing behind Hamilton.", "The FIA ruled that Hamilton would suffer no penalty after inquiring into ...
[ "Lewis Hamilton is cleared of erratic driving in the Japanese GP .", "The FIA probed a crash between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber .", "Hamilton had been ahead behind the safety car ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari has won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday.", "Former Finland President Martii Ahtisaari twice worked to find a solution in Kosovo.", "\"Ahtisaari is an outstanding international mediator,\" said Ole Danbolt Mjoes, chair...
[ "Committee cited Ahtisaari's \"significant\" part in Namibia's independence .", "Worked with others this year to find a peaceful solution in Iraq .", "Helped broker a deal in troubled Indonesian province of Aceh in 2005 .", "Ahtisaari left office in March 2001 ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 in magnitude struck southern Iran on Wednesday, according to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey.", "The citadel at the city of Bam, Iran in 2005, hit by a quake in 2003 when 30,000 people died.", "The quake demolished nearly 200 villages in Iran's Hormozgan Prov...
[ "Strong quake measuring 6.1 in magnitude strikes southern Iran .", "Epicenter located about 55 km west-southwest of Bandar e-Abbas, Iran .", "NEW: Quake destroys nearly 200 villages, according to Iran's Press TV .", "NEW: Head of provincial disaster management: At least 6 dead, 46 others injured ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- The Wiggles have been officially wiggling for 17 years now, entertaining children with music, television, videos and films that have become modern classics.", "The Wiggles have been entertaining children with colorful, clean-cut songs since 1991.", "In Australia, their annual end of year national tour...
[ "Anthony Field, Murray Cook and Greg Page studied early childhood education .", "Entertain children with music and visuals in English, Mandarin and Spanish .", "U.S. fans include John Travolta, Sarah Jessica Parker, Chris Rock, Cate Blanchett ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama's reference to \"lipstick on a pig\" has Republicans demanding an apology and Democrats accusing Sen. John McCain of a \"pathetic attempt\" to play the gender card.", "Barack Obama used the \"lipstick\" line at a campaign event in Lebanon, Virginia, on Tuesday.", "McCain's campaign s...
[ "NEW: Barack Obama slams Republicans for \"lies\" and \"swift boat politics\"\nObama said Tuesday \"You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig\"\nMcCain camp says line was an attack on Palin; Obama camp says it was not .", "Many politicians have used the line; former McCain adviser used it in her book ti...
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[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- CNN's Lou Dobbs is no fan of the $700 billion bailout plan that went down to defeat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday.", "He spoke with Kiran Chetry of CNN's \"American Morning\" on Tuesday about how he thinks there are better ways to solve the financial problems plaguing the U.S. ...
[ "\"Same fools\" who brought you this effort are going to try again, Dobbs says .", "House Republicans, Democrats who voted against bailout deserve thanks, he says .", "Far better ways to deal with financial problems than this bailout, Dobbs says .", "Dobbs: First thing that should be addressed is mitigating f...
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[ "(LifeWire) -- After his father was diagnosed with dementia in 1996, Anthony Lazzara Jr. faced a difficult decision: He and his wife, Gail, either could place his father, Anthony Lazzara Sr., in a facility, or they could care for him themselves.", "Anthony Lazzara Jr. (right) and his wife, Gail (left), cared for ...
[ "The stress of caring for an elderly parent can overwhelm a relationship .", "Couples may have unreasonable expectations of what they can or should do .", "More than 44 million Americans care for an adult family member or friend .", "Almost 80 percent of these are caring for someone older than 50 ." ]
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[ "WAXAHATCHIE, Texas (CNN) -- Julie Quiroz clutches her teddy bear crying.", "\"Mommy,\" she says softly, as her mother wraps her arms around her and rubs her back.", "One of her brothers tries to console her.", "\"You're going to come back,\" he says.", "Julie Quiroz, a 13-year-old U.S. citizen, went back t...
[ "3 million U.S. citizen children are believed to have one undocumented parent .", "Julie Quiroz, 13, was born in the U.S. but had to return to Mexico with her mom .", "\"I never belonged there ...", "I'd just come home, sit down, cry,\" she says .", "Thanks to a philanthropist, Quiroz was able to come back ...
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[ "(AOL Autos) -- Have you ever wondered what your neighbors are carrying around in their car's trunk or SUV's cargo hold?", "I decided to find out -- by asking 100 strangers in a department store parking lot.", "Strollers, playpens, toys and diapers take up a lot of space, but a lot of parents still had organiz...
[ "Reporter tries to uncover secret contents of average American trunk .", "Unscientific study finds vast majority of trunks are clean and uncluttered .", "Athletic folks tend to use their car's trunk as a smelly, portable gym locker .", "One trunk includes machete, axe and hammer wrapped in sheet ." ]
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[ "(CNN) -- Doctors at the Technical University of Munich have conducted the world's first double-arm transplant on a 54-year-old farmer who had lost both his arms in an accident, officials said.", "After transplant surgery, this farmer has new arms.", "His condition \"is very good under the circumstances.\"", ...
[ "Technical University of Munich doctors transplant arms on 54-year-old farmer .", "Farmer had lost both his arms in an accident six years ago .", "40 people conduct operation; several years spent preparing for the surgery .", "Donor matched the patient in sex, age, skin color, size and blood group ." ]
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[ "Editor's Note: Join Roland S. Martin for his weekly sound-off segment on CNN.com Live at 11:10 a.m. Wednesday.", "If you're passionate about politics, he wants to hear from you.", "A nationally syndicated columnist and Chicago-based radio host, he is the author of \"Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspecti...
[ "Roland Martin says people talk about issues but conceal their biases .", "Martin: Race, age, gender issues affect support for Obama, McCain, Palin .", "Americans need to be open about how \"tribal\" concerns influence them, he says .", "Martin: Let's stop dancing around the topics of race, age and gender ." ...
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[ "BANGALORE, India (CNN) -- Two-year-old Lakshmi Tatma, an Indian toddler born with four arms and four legs, made her first public appearance Tuesday, a week after surgeons in India successfully removed her additional limbs.", "Doctors said Lakshmi was recovering well as she appeared Tuesday at a news conference."...
[ "Girl born with eight limbs makes first public appearance since surgery .", "Surgeons say Lakshmi Tatma, two, \"coping very well,\" making good progress .", "Lakshmi released from intensive care Tuesday; appears at press conference .", "Operation lasted 27 hours and involved 30 surgeons working eight-hour shi...
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