Of course , the problem is that not all Arab states are speaking again with one voice .

Of course , the problem is that not all <norp>Arab</norp> states are speaking again with <cardinal>one</cardinal> voice .


What do they hope to achieve ? and what can you claim from the statements made today ?

What do they hope to achieve ? and what can you claim from the statements made <date>today</date> ?


It is difficult to say , Arab 's summit have traditionally been exercises in division .

It is difficult to say , <norp>Arab</norp> 's summit have traditionally been exercises in division .


We have already seen problems from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday who appeared on Al - Jazeera , the pan-Arab satellite channel , and , rubbish , what he said was a draft statement for the end of the summit on Sunday .

We have already seen problems from <norp>Libyan</norp> leader <person>Muammar Gaddafi</person> on <date>Tuesday</date> who appeared on <org>Al - Jazeera</org> , the <norp>pan-Arab</norp> satellite channel , and , rubbish , what he said was a draft statement for the end of the summit on <date>Sunday</date> .


And he was very categorical that it was too weak and did not harm Israeli interests sufficiently .

And he was very categorical that it was too weak and did not harm <norp>Israeli</norp> interests sufficiently .


So we have Gadafi on the one hand .

So we have <person>Gadafi</person> on the <cardinal>one</cardinal> hand .


On the other hand we have Egypt which was the first Arab country to make peace with the Jewish state , which is of course also a top recipient of US aid .

On the other hand we have <gpe>Egypt</gpe> which was the <ordinal>first</ordinal> <norp>Arab</norp> country to make peace with the <norp>Jewish</norp> state , which is of course also a top recipient of <gpe>US</gpe> aid .


The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is more of a voice of moderation against the other side .

The <norp>Egyptian</norp> President <person>Hosni Mubarak</person> is more of a voice of moderation against the other side .


Tell us about what he has been saying .


Well , Mr. Mubarak has been , as you say , a voice of moderation .

Well , Mr. <person>Mubarak</person> has been , as you say , a voice of moderation .


He has invested an awful amount in the peace with Israel , and really he can not afford to let it fail .

He has invested an awful amount in the peace with <gpe>Israel</gpe> , and really he can not afford to let it fail .


We have seen some more power techniques perhaps from his Foreign Minister Amre Moussa over the last few weeks , but Amre Moussa today at the Foreign Minister 's meeting was calling simply for the return of East Jerusalem to the Palestinians , in stark contrast to Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq al - Shara who was pulling for a complete cut in diplomatic relations between Israel and the two Arab states that happen .

We have seen some more power techniques perhaps from his Foreign Minister <person>Amre Moussa</person> over <date>the last few weeks</date> , but <person>Amre Moussa</person> <date>today</date> at the Foreign Minister 's meeting was calling simply for the return of <gpe>East Jerusalem</gpe> to the <norp>Palestinians</norp> , in stark contrast to <norp>Syrian</norp> Foreign Minister <person>Faruq al - Shara</person> who was pulling for a complete cut in diplomatic relations between <gpe>Israel</gpe> and the <cardinal>two</cardinal> <norp>Arab</norp> states that happen .


So Egypt is playing a calming role .

So <gpe>Egypt</gpe> is playing a calming role .


It will not want to see anything too strong coming out of this summit due to end on Sunday .

It will not want to see anything too strong coming out of this summit due to end on <date>Sunday</date> .


What seemed to be the prevailing voices at this point ?


There are certainly calls for war against Israel .

There are certainly calls for war against <gpe>Israel</gpe> .


Is there much support for that ?


Well , actually President Mubarak was very categorical today in condemning calls for war , which he said were very serious and people should understand the implications of just what it meant .

Well , actually President <person>Mubarak</person> was very categorical <date>today</date> in condemning calls for war , which he said were very serious and people should understand the implications of just what it meant .


Egypt and Jordan do not want to see any sort of conventional war against Israel .

<gpe>Egypt</gpe> and <gpe>Jordan</gpe> do not want to see any sort of conventional war against <gpe>Israel</gpe> .


They have both invested enormous amounts in it , and both regimes would be more vulnerable if the peace process were to fail , because detractors and opponents within each country would have ammunition by which to fire at them .


How much is the United States entering into the conversation and how much pressure seems to be coming from the United States ?

How much is <gpe>the United States</gpe> entering into the conversation and how much pressure seems to be coming from <gpe>the United States</gpe> ?


Well today not too much .


I mean Madeleine Albright was in Saudi Arabia yesterday where she met with crown prince Abdullah and the new Syrian President Bashar Al - Assad .

I mean <person>Madeleine Albright</person> was in <gpe>Saudi Arabia</gpe> <date>yesterday</date> where she met with crown prince <person>Abdullah</person> and the new <norp>Syrian</norp> President <person>Bashar Al - Assad</person> .


Interestingly enough she is quoted as telling General Sanholi back to the US that she did not really get too much of a reception from Bashar Al - Assad in terms of lightening the traditionally antagonistic Syrian align towards Israel .

Interestingly enough she is quoted as telling General <person>Sanholi</person> back to the <gpe>US</gpe> that she did not really get too much of a reception from <person>Bashar Al - Assad</person> in terms of lightening the traditionally antagonistic <norp>Syrian</norp> align towards <gpe>Israel</gpe> .


Nonetheless , the fact that she did meet with Bashar Al - Assad and it was n't Saudi Arabia which is traditionally being more dovish and has supported US policy , it is significant .

Nonetheless , the fact that she did meet with <person>Bashar Al - Assad</person> and it was n't <gpe>Saudi Arabia</gpe> which is traditionally being more dovish and has supported <gpe>US</gpe> policy , it is significant .


So , as of today , I would say certainly on the surface there has been little US action .

So , as of <date>today</date> , I would say certainly on the surface there has been little <gpe>US</gpe> action .


Well , thank you very much for the update .


James Drummond , correspondent for the Financial Times of London speaking to us from Cairo .

<person>James Drummond</person> , correspondent for <org>the Financial Times of London</org> speaking to us from <gpe>Cairo</gpe> .


Thank you James .


Thanks .


With this month 's ouster of strongman Slobodan Milosevic , Yugoslavia is rapidly joining the international community .

With this <date>month</date> 's ouster of strongman <person>Slobodan Milosevic</person> , <gpe>Yugoslavia</gpe> is rapidly joining the international community .


Today , the country was admitted into an international Balkan development program .

<date>Today</date> , the country was admitted into an international <loc>Balkan</loc> development program .


Belgrade now hopes to join the United Nations , the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank .

<gpe>Belgrade</gpe> now hopes to join <org>the United Nations</org> , <org>the International Monetary Fund</org> and <org>the World Bank</org> .


At home , President Vojislav Kostunica says that he intends to promote democracy and free speech , but Kostunica just might have second thoughts , once a theater group that roasted his predecessor over the coals starts turning him on a spit .

At home , President <person>Vojislav Kostunica</person> says that he intends to promote democracy and free speech , but <person>Kostunica</person> just might have <ordinal>second</ordinal> thoughts , once a theater group that roasted his predecessor over the coals starts turning him on a spit .


The World 's Nened Chebeck reports from the Yugoslav capital .

The <org>World</org> 's <person>Nened Chebeck</person> reports from the <norp>Yugoslav</norp> capital .


These days at almost every street corner in central Belgrade , there is a stall selling compact discs with protest songs against the former regime , and the most popular tune blaring out of the speakers goes like this , `` attention , attention , last train for Serbia via day stop Kosovo and The Hague is departing with a ten hour delay .

<date>These days</date> at almost every street corner in central <gpe>Belgrade</gpe> , there is a stall selling compact discs with protest songs against the former regime , and the most popular tune blaring out of the speakers goes like this , `` attention , attention , last train for <gpe>Serbia</gpe> via <date>day</date> stop <gpe>Kosovo</gpe> and <gpe>The Hague</gpe> is departing with a <time>ten hour</time> delay .


It 's the latest hit by the satirical theater called `` Index '' .

It 's the latest hit by the satirical theater called `` <org>Index</org> '' .


They started off 20 years ago in a local radio station and became an enormous success on stage and not just here in Serbia .

They started off <date>20 years ago</date> in a local radio station and became an enormous success on stage and not just here in <gpe>Serbia</gpe> .


They toured the world and performed wherever there is an emigrant community from the former Yugoslavia scattered by the wars here , from Australia to New York where Index will be returning in late November .

They toured the world and performed wherever there is an emigrant community from the former <gpe>Yugoslavia</gpe> scattered by the wars here , from <gpe>Australia</gpe> to <gpe>New York</gpe> where <org>Index</org> will be returning in <date>late November</date> .


This song is from their latest play , The Last Train for Serbia , which was recorded on the day protestors stormed the federal parliament in Belgrade and the main television stations .

This song is from their latest play , <work_of_art>The Last Train for Serbia</work_of_art> , which was recorded on <date>the day</date> protestors stormed the federal parliament in <gpe>Belgrade</gpe> and the main television stations .


The song speaks of panic in the household of Slobodan Milosevic .

The song speaks of panic in the household of <person>Slobodan Milosevic</person> .


Even before the former President conceded defeat , the Index Theater performed live on an improvised stage outside the parliament , in front of a crowd of some 300,000 people .

Even before the former President conceded defeat , <org>the Index Theater</org> performed live on an improvised stage outside the parliament , in front of a crowd of some <cardinal>300,000</cardinal> people .


Actor Drugewbo Unitich tells how the show began .

Actor <person>Drugewbo Unitich</person> tells how the show began .


The first thing that I told them was please let us close our eyes and just listen .

The <ordinal>first</ordinal> thing that I told them was please let us close our eyes and just listen .


When they did that and I saw them and I told them in a voice of Milosevic , `` Ladies and gentleman , I am definitely finished . ''

When they did that and I saw them and I told them in a voice of <person>Milosevic</person> , `` Ladies and gentleman , I am definitely finished . ''


Only 3 or 4 hours after that he appeared on television and said something very similar to that .

Only <cardinal>3</cardinal> or <time>4 hours</time> after that he appeared on television and said something very similar to that .


Yubitrich is one of Belgrade 's most popular actors and he owes it to his skilful portrayal of Slobodan Milosevic .

<person>Yubitrich</person> is <cardinal>one</cardinal> of <gpe>Belgrade</gpe> 's most popular actors and he owes it to his skilful portrayal of <person>Slobodan Milosevic</person> .


Getting into Milosevic 's shoes even on stage , was quite a temptation says Yubitrich .

Getting into <person>Milosevic</person> 's shoes even on stage , was quite a temptation says <person>Yubitrich</person> .


I always felt when I enter his person , Okay , that I can do whatever I want and I always molested our fellow players you know .


So being Milosevic is something which I can compare to taking a dangerous drug .

So being <person>Milosevic</person> is something which I can compare to taking a dangerous drug .


But with Milosevic out of the way , what next for Serbia 's most popular satirical group ?

But with <person>Milosevic</person> out of the way , what next for <gpe>Serbia</gpe> 's most popular satirical group ?


Writer Vojislav Jonetic says he is confident the new Yugoslav government will provide plenty of fresh material .

Writer <person>Vojislav Jonetic</person> says he is confident the new <norp>Yugoslav</norp> government will provide plenty of fresh material .


We will have plenty of politicians , which we can play .


We will have plenty of idiotic situations in Serbian politics .

We will have plenty of idiotic situations in <norp>Serbian</norp> politics .


Political satirical theater is something which you can apply best to the societies , which are in some kind of crisis .


We are still in crisis and we will be I think for a while , but the current crisis Jonetic hopes will at least be one where government critics will not be branded as traitors and be banned from public performances .

We are still in crisis and we will be I think for a while , but the current crisis <person>Jonetic</person> hopes will at least be <cardinal>one</cardinal> where government critics will not be branded as traitors and be banned from public performances .


Index Theater is planning a huge comeback now with a series of shows in Belgrade , but even though Milosevic is under de facto house arrest in Belgrade , he is very much present on the repertoire of political humors , says his impersonator , Dragewbo Yubitrich .

<org>Index Theater</org> is planning a huge comeback now with a series of shows in <gpe>Belgrade</gpe> , but even though <person>Milosevic</person> is under de facto house arrest in <gpe>Belgrade</gpe> , he is very much present on the repertoire of political humors , says his impersonator , <person>Dragewbo Yubitrich</person> .


I would like to share one joke with the listeners of The World .

I would like to share <cardinal>one</cardinal> joke with the listeners of <org>The World</org> .


It 's the year of 2004 .


In Serbia it is 57th round of elections from September 2000 and Slobodan Milosevic appears on national tv and says , `` I want to greet you as your new President , my name is Vojislav Kostunica '' .

In <gpe>Serbia</gpe> it is <ordinal>57th</ordinal> round of elections from <date>September 2000</date> and <person>Slobodan Milosevic</person> appears on national tv and says , `` I want to greet you as your new President , my name is <person>Vojislav Kostunica</person> '' .


Yubitrich says , he has already set his sights on the new Yugoslav President , Kostunica and will most likely be impersonating him in the future .

<person>Yubitrich</person> says , he has already set his sights on the new <norp>Yugoslav</norp> President , <person>Kostunica</person> and will most likely be impersonating him in the future .


He is not as easy to make fun of yet Yubitritch says , unlike Milosevic , but that does n't mean he will escape the scrutiny and sharp wits of Index Theater .

He is not as easy to make fun of yet <person>Yubitritch</person> says , unlike <person>Milosevic</person> , but that does n't mean he will escape the scrutiny and sharp wits of <org>Index Theater</org> .


For The World , this is Nenad Chebeck in Belgrade .

For <org>The World</org> , this is <person>Nenad Chebeck</person> in <gpe>Belgrade</gpe> .


This is The World , I am Lisa Mullins .

This is <org>The World</org> , I am <person>Lisa Mullins</person> .


Up next a global hip - hop beat laid down in New York and danced to in the West African nation of Senegal .

Up next a global hip - hop beat laid down in <gpe>New York</gpe> and danced to in the <norp>West African</norp> nation of <gpe>Senegal</gpe> .


The World 's Marco Warman has today 's musical finale .

The <org>World</org> 's <person>Marco Warman</person> has <date>today</date> 's musical finale .


Imagine trying to translate the lyrics of the Sugar Hill Gang 's notorious rap classic , Rapper 's Delight .

Imagine trying to translate the lyrics of <org>the Sugar Hill Gang 's</org> notorious rap classic , <work_of_art>Rapper 's Delight</work_of_art> .


Fortunately for rap fans in the Senegalese capital , Dakar translating these tunes is n't necessary .

Fortunately for rap fans in the <norp>Senegalese</norp> capital , <gpe>Dakar</gpe> translating these tunes is n't necessary .


The city has its own homegrown hip - hop scene .


It is a hip - hop but African hip - hop with African instruments , you know , African chant , traditional sounds .

It is a hip - hop but <norp>African</norp> hip - hop with <norp>African</norp> instruments , you know , <norp>African</norp> chant , traditional sounds .


That is Amidu Barry , one half of the duo Positive Black Soul or PBS .

That is <person>Amidu Barry</person> , <cardinal>one half</cardinal> of the duo <org>Positive Black Soul</org> or <org>PBS</org> .


They are the doyens of Dakar 's hip - hop scene , the Sugar Hill Gang of Senegal if you will .

They are the doyens of <gpe>Dakar</gpe> 's hip - hop scene , <org>the Sugar Hill Gang</org> of <gpe>Senegal</gpe> if you will .


Positive Black Soul sings in Senegal 's main language Wolof but if the music sounds like it comes straight out of the Bronx , well , you are not far off .

<org>Positive Black Soul</org> sings in <gpe>Senegal</gpe> 's main language <language>Wolof</language> but if the music sounds like it comes straight out of the <gpe>Bronx</gpe> , well , you are not far off .


PBS produce their albums in New York .

<org>PBS</org> produce their albums in <gpe>New York</gpe> .


Lead singer Amidu Berry says New York producers make hip - hop in any language come out sounding right .

Lead singer <person>Amidu Berry</person> says <gpe>New York</gpe> producers make hip - hop in any language come out sounding right .


They know how to make a hip - hop record sound good .


They know the sound of hip - hop , you know , and they have got the equipment and the engineers and they know how to handle it .


But Positive Black Soul 's music is first and foremost Senegalese music .

But <org>Positive Black Soul 's</org> music is <ordinal>first</ordinal> and foremost <norp>Senegalese</norp> music .


When American saxophonist David Murray recorded his acclaimed afrocentric jazz album , Fo Juke Review in Dakar , he recruited Amidu Berry and DJ Awadi from PBS to show what an edge West African music can really have .

When <norp>American</norp> saxophonist <person>David Murray</person> recorded his acclaimed afrocentric jazz album , <work_of_art>Fo Juke Review</work_of_art> in <gpe>Dakar</gpe> , he recruited <person>Amidu Berry</person> and <person>DJ Awadi</person> from <org>PBS</org> to show what an edge <norp>West African</norp> music can really have .


When Awadi and Barry performed , they managed simultaneously to bathe in the group of American hip - hop and they keep a clear sense that they are from Senegal .

When <person>Awadi</person> and <person>Barry</person> performed , they managed simultaneously to bathe in the group of <norp>American</norp> hip - hop and they keep a clear sense that they are from <gpe>Senegal</gpe> .


This connection to national and musical identities results partly from the fact that many Senegalese artists want to stay in Senegal to live and work says PBS singer Tidia Awadi .

This connection to national and musical identities results partly from the fact that many <norp>Senegalese</norp> artists want to stay in <gpe>Senegal</gpe> to live and work says <org>PBS</org> singer <person>Tidia Awadi</person> .


It is because they know they have the inspiration in their country .


I think everybody want to stay in his country , want to die in his country .


If you can stay and make it happen , the place where you was born , where you grew up then try to make it there .


It 's possible .


Senegalese rappers are also identified by what they say in their tracks .

<norp>Senegalese</norp> rappers are also identified by what they say in their tracks .


Western hip - hop lyrics often revolve around the accumulation of material wealth and throwing parties .

<norp>Western</norp> hip - hop lyrics often revolve around the accumulation of material wealth and throwing parties .


PBS and other Senegalese rap groups have different concerns .

<org>PBS</org> and other <norp>Senegalese</norp> rap groups have different concerns .


In the grim lyrics to Leboho Inwa , the executioner is black .

In the grim lyrics to <work_of_art>Leboho Inwa</work_of_art> , the executioner is black .


PBS raps that Africans are their worst enemies .

<org>PBS</org> raps that <norp>Africans</norp> are their worst enemies .


Front man Amidu Barry may look like he got his moves on the streets of Brooklyn but his critique of post-colonial finger pointing in Africa tells a different story .

Front man <person>Amidu Barry</person> may look like he got his moves on the streets of <gpe>Brooklyn</gpe> but his critique of post-colonial finger pointing in <loc>Africa</loc> tells a different story .


You know , in Africa every time you know something bad happens , everybody like you know is because of the white man , you know the colonization , the slavery .

You know , in <loc>Africa</loc> every time you know something bad happens , everybody like you know is because of the white man , you know the colonization , the slavery .


They do n't realize that you know the real execution is really black 's black like them .


So before they say it is a white man tangle you know it 's because of a white man that this happens and they got to , you know , check around and they say who is the real guilty .


We got to accept it and try to , you know , change the things , make the things better .


Positive Black Soul are now the oldsters of Dakar 's hip - hop scene and they have established the template of social consciousness that many Senegalese hip - hop groups follow like Bootin Bye , which recently scored this hit about AIDS prevention .

<org>Positive Black Soul</org> are now the oldsters of <gpe>Dakar</gpe> 's hip - hop scene and they have established the template of social consciousness that many <norp>Senegalese</norp> hip - hop groups follow like <org>Bootin Bye</org> , which recently scored this hit about AIDS prevention .


Again Amidu Barry from Postive Black Soul .

Again <person>Amidu Barry</person> from <org>Postive Black Soul</org> .


When we started there were maybe two or three hip - hop groups in Dakar and now today we got more than 2000 groups only in Dakar , let 's say in Senegal .

When we started there were maybe <cardinal>two</cardinal> or <cardinal>three</cardinal> hip - hop groups in <gpe>Dakar</gpe> and now <date>today</date> we got <cardinal>more than 2000</cardinal> groups only in <gpe>Dakar</gpe> , let 's say in <gpe>Senegal</gpe> .


Two thousand hip - hop bands ?

<cardinal>Two thousand</cardinal> hip - hop bands ?


Hip - hop bands only in Dakar , not the whole Senegal .

Hip - hop bands only in <gpe>Dakar</gpe> , not the whole <gpe>Senegal</gpe> .


So you know it is amazing .


It 's fantastic , extraordinary .


Just how extraordinary can be heard on a recent French recording .

Just how extraordinary can be heard on a recent <language>French</language> recording .


The Hop is a compilation featuring Dakar 's biggest rap stars from Bidu Bubes to the current kings of Senegalese hip - hop Daura G .

<work_of_art>The Hop</work_of_art> is a compilation featuring <gpe>Dakar</gpe> 's biggest rap stars from <org>Bidu Bubes</org> to the current kings of <norp>Senegalese</norp> hip - hop <org>Daura G</org> .


That kind of success needs no translation .


For The World , I am Mark Warmen .

For <org>The World</org> , I am <person>Mark Warmen</person> .


Clashes continued today in the West Bank and Gaza .

Clashes continued <date>today</date> in <gpe>the West Bank</gpe> and <gpe>Gaza</gpe> .


Palestinian gunmen fired on an Israeli car killing the driver .

<norp>Palestinian</norp> gunmen fired on an <norp>Israeli</norp> car killing the driver .


Earlier today Israeli soldiers guarding a Jewish settlement shot and killed a Palestinian man who was later identified as an intelligence officer .

<time>Earlier today</time> <norp>Israeli</norp> soldiers guarding a <norp>Jewish</norp> settlement shot and killed a <norp>Palestinian</norp> man who was later identified as an intelligence officer .


The Israeli Army said the man had been approaching the guard post in a suspicious manner .

<org>The Israeli Army</org> said the man had been approaching the guard post in a suspicious manner .


In Haiti , Jean - Bertrand Aristide has been declared the winner in last Sunday 's controversial presidential election .

In <gpe>Haiti</gpe> , <person>Jean - Bertrand Aristide</person> has been declared the winner in <date>last Sunday 's</date> controversial presidential election .


NPR 's Jerry Hadden reports .

<org>NPR</org> 's <person>Jerry Hadden</person> reports .


Former President Aristide won with 92 percent of the vote according to Haitian election officials .

Former President <person>Aristide</person> won with <percent>92 percent</percent> of the vote according to <norp>Haitian</norp> election officials .


The sweeping victory was expected since Aristide ran virtually unopposed .

The sweeping victory was expected since <person>Aristide</person> ran virtually unopposed .


Opposition candidates boycotted the vote citing tainted legislative elections last May .

Opposition candidates boycotted the vote citing tainted legislative elections <date>last May</date> .


Aristide was elected President for the first time ten years ago and served just months before a military coup sent him into exile in the United States .

<person>Aristide</person> was elected President for the <ordinal>first</ordinal> time <date>ten years ago</date> and served <date>just months</date> before a military coup sent him into exile in <gpe>the United States</gpe> .


He now faces huge obstacles as Haiti 's leader .

He now faces huge obstacles as <gpe>Haiti</gpe> 's leader .


His country is the poorest in the hemisphere and much of the world community has shunned him .


On Wednesday UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on his organization to close its mission in Haiti citing the unstable political climate .

On <date>Wednesday</date> <org>UN</org> Secretary General <person>Kofi Annan</person> called on his organization to close its mission in <gpe>Haiti</gpe> citing the unstable political climate .


Though a spate of pre-election violence kept some Haitians away from the polls on Sunday , the voting itself went relatively smoothly .

Though a spate of pre-election violence kept some <norp>Haitians</norp> away from the polls on <date>Sunday</date> , the voting itself went relatively smoothly .


Jerry Hadden , NPR News .

<person>Jerry Hadden</person> , <org>NPR News</org> .


This is The World .

This is <work_of_art>The World</work_of_art> .


I am Tony Kahn .


Gao Xingjian arrived in Stockholm this week and when he leaves the Chinese born writer will have something extra in his suitcase , the Nobel Prize for Literature .

<person>Gao Xingjian</person> arrived in <gpe>Stockholm</gpe> <date>this week</date> and when he leaves the <norp>Chinese</norp> born writer will have something extra in his suitcase , <work_of_art>the Nobel Prize for Literature</work_of_art> .


Today Gao , who now lives in France , gave the traditional Nobel lecture as part of the festivities leading up to Sunday 's ceremony , and on the same day he collects the prize .

Today <person>Gao</person> , who now lives in <gpe>France</gpe> , gave the traditional <work_of_art>Nobel</work_of_art> lecture as part of the festivities leading up to <date>Sunday</date> 's ceremony , and on the same day he collects the prize .


Gao 's 1989 novel ` Soul Mountain ' will be published for the first time in America .

<person>Gao</person> 's <date>1989</date> novel <work_of_art>` Soul Mountain '</work_of_art> will be published for the first time in <gpe>America</gpe> .


If you want to know what Gao Xingjian is all about , as a thinker and as an artist , our international book critic Christopher Meryl says Gao 's masterpiece is an ideal starting point .

If you want to know what <person>Gao Xingjian</person> is all about , as a thinker and as an artist , our international book critic <person>Christopher Meryl</person> says <person>Gao</person> 's masterpiece is an ideal starting point .


His politics are embedded in his writing and his writing is first and foremost a celebration of freedom .

His politics are embedded in his writing and his writing is <ordinal>first</ordinal> and foremost a celebration of freedom .


This novel ` soul mountain ' , which is just being released in the United States this week is in every possible way a celebration of what freedom means .

This novel <work_of_art>` soul mountain '</work_of_art> , which is just being released in <gpe>the United States</gpe> <date>this week</date> is in every possible way a celebration of what freedom means .


It 's a large novel , full of all kinds of ideas and incidents and stories and tales and a polyphony of voices .


It is , if you like , the whole world wrapped up in 500 pages .

It is , if you like , the whole world wrapped up in <cardinal>500</cardinal> pages .


It is the world at its most carnival - like , and yet it is virtually impossible , is n't it , for a Chinese artist to do something or to make a statement without its having some kind of either political effect or be political in origin .

It is the world at its most carnival - like , and yet it is virtually impossible , is n't it , for a <norp>Chinese</norp> artist to do something or to make a statement without its having some kind of either political effect or be political in origin .


I mean this man took the trip on which the novel was based for political reasons , did he not ?


Certainly .


He is born in 1940 .


He is a product of the Cultural Revolution .

He is a product of <event>the Cultural Revolution</event> .


In fact he had to burn up an entire suitcase full of hundreds of poems and plays and stories at the start of the Cultural Revolution in fear of going to prison , and then in 1983 after being diagnosed with lung cancer , which had killed his father three years earlier and being convinced that he himself was going to die , he gets a kind of reprieve .

In fact he had to burn up an entire suitcase full of <cardinal>hundreds</cardinal> of poems and plays and stories at the start of <event>the Cultural Revolution</event> in fear of going to prison , and then in <date>1983</date> after being diagnosed with lung cancer , which had killed his father <date>three years earlier</date> and being convinced that he himself was going to die , he gets a kind of reprieve .


He gets a second chest X-ray , discovers that he does n't have lung cancer , recognizes that by virtue of the kinds of things that he is writing , his openness to Western literary ideas , that he is in political trouble again , and so he sets out on an extraordinary odyssey of some 15,000 kilometers , mostly on foot , which he takes through southwestern China .

He gets a <ordinal>second</ordinal> chest X-ray , discovers that he does n't have lung cancer , recognizes that by virtue of the kinds of things that he is writing , his openness to <norp>Western</norp> literary ideas , that he is in political trouble again , and so he sets out on an extraordinary odyssey of <quantity>some 15,000 kilometers</quantity> , mostly on foot , which he takes through southwestern <gpe>China</gpe> .


He had survived , if you will , a death sentence , and now in that new freedom of the life in front of him , he takes to the road in the tradition of old Chinese poets and records what he sees , what he hears , the stories that he is told .

He had survived , if you will , a death sentence , and now in that new freedom of the life in front of him , he takes to the road in the tradition of old <norp>Chinese</norp> poets and records what he sees , what he hears , the stories that he is told .


The book is filled with marvelous descriptions of the gorges through which he walks , the mountains that he climbs , indeed the book is called Soul Mountain , the mountain on which he hopes in some way or another to get in touch with his soul , his individual soul , as opposed to that mass kind of soul being enforced upon him by the Communist Chinese authorities , the social realism that the cadres would have him write in .

The book is filled with marvelous descriptions of the gorges through which he walks , the mountains that he climbs , indeed the book is called <work_of_art>Soul Mountain</work_of_art> , the mountain on which he hopes in some way or another to get in touch with his soul , his individual soul , as opposed to that mass kind of soul being enforced upon him by the <norp>Communist</norp> <norp>Chinese</norp> authorities , the social realism that the cadres would have him write in .


Not only can this fellow write , he can paint too , ca n't he ?


He is best known among his neighbors in Paris as a painter .

He is best known among his neighbors in <gpe>Paris</gpe> as a painter .


He has had more than 30 one - man shows and his paintings are quite delicately done and there he is also very well known as a playwright .

He has had more than <cardinal>30</cardinal> <cardinal>one</cardinal> - man shows and his paintings are quite delicately done and there he is also very well known as a playwright .


I think he has published about 18 plays now and he writes his plays in French .

I think he has published <cardinal>about 18</cardinal> plays now and he writes his plays in <language>French</language> .


Just one last thing quoting him and I wonder if you could respond to this , Christopher , he said at the very beginning of his wonderful speech to the Nobel Prize Committee , he said , `` I do not wish to waste this talk on literature by saying too much about politics and history , What I want to do is to use this opportunity to speak as one writer in the voice of an individual . ''

Just <cardinal>one</cardinal> last thing quoting him and I wonder if you could respond to this , <person>Christopher</person> , he said at the very beginning of his wonderful speech to <org>the Nobel Prize Committee</org> , he said , `` I do not wish to waste this talk on literature by saying too much about politics and history , What I want to do is to use this opportunity to speak as one writer in the voice of an individual . ''


Is that true basically not only for him that day , today , but of all of his work ?

Is that true basically not only for him <date>that day , today</date> , but of all of his work ?


Well , the work that we have so far in English translation suggests that , and indeed this novel , which is a celebration as well of the self of the individual , goes so far as to even divide up to the self .

Well , the work that we have so far in <language>English</language> translation suggests that , and indeed this novel , which is a celebration as well of the self of the individual , goes so far as to even divide up to the self .


Characters proliferate out of the imagination of the narrator so that at a certain point , you have a new he , you have a new she , you have a you , and each one of these characters tells stories , each story of which is designed to give you a deeper sense of the richness and the complexity of life in China .

Characters proliferate out of the imagination of the narrator so that at a certain point , you have a new he , you have a new she , you have a you , and each one of these characters tells stories , each story of which is designed to give you a deeper sense of the richness and the complexity of life in <gpe>China</gpe> .


Christopher Meryl is Director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa and our international book citric .

<person>Christopher Meryl</person> is Director of <org>the International Writing Program</org> at <org>the University of Iowa</org> and our international book citric .


Thanks , Christopher .


Thank you .


Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has given a defiant speech to mark the tenth anniversary of the Gulf War .

<norp>Iraqi</norp> leader <person>Saddam Hussein</person> has given a defiant speech to mark the <ordinal>tenth</ordinal> anniversary of <event>the Gulf War</event> .


He says Iraq has triumphed over the evil of the West .

He says <gpe>Iraq</gpe> has triumphed over the evil of the <loc>West</loc> .


Barbara Plett reports from Baghdad .

<person>Barbara Plett</person> reports from <gpe>Baghdad</gpe> .


Saddam Hussein addressed the nation in a speech filled with rhetoric and a declaration of victory .

<person>Saddam Hussein</person> addressed the nation in a speech filled with rhetoric and a declaration of victory .


`` Iraq has triumphed over its enemies , '' he said , `` and it will triumph in the remaining rounds of the battle . ''

`` <gpe>Iraq</gpe> has triumphed over its enemies , '' he said , `` and it will triumph in the remaining rounds of the battle . ''


The Iraqi leader said the Gulf War was a confrontation between good and evil that continues to this day .

The <norp>Iraqi</norp> leader said <event>the Gulf War</event> was a confrontation between good and evil that continues to this day .


He was referring to his struggle against the US , which strongly supports the economic embargo meant to force him to disarm .

He was referring to his struggle against the <gpe>US</gpe> , which strongly supports the economic embargo meant to force him to disarm .


After the speech demonstrators gathered in a public show of support for their President .


A sense of nationalism has grown stronger here as many people rally against what they say is a siege on their country .


Barbara Plett , BBC News , Baghdad .

<person>Barbara Plett</person> , <org>BBC News</org> , <gpe>Baghdad</gpe> .


Armed conflict in the Balkans puts an international spotlight on a Serb leader .

Armed conflict in the <loc>Balkans</loc> puts an international spotlight on a <norp>Serb</norp> leader .


Bob Glascoff looks at Slobodan Milosevic 's rise to power , and his recent political setback , in today 's edition of `` Headliners . ''

<person>Bob Glascoff</person> looks at <person>Slobodan Milosevic 's</person> rise to power , and his recent political setback , in <date>today</date> 's edition of `` <work_of_art>Headliners</work_of_art> . ''


In December of 1990 , Slobodan Milosevic is elected President in Serbia 's first free elections in 50 years .

In <date>December of 1990</date> , <person>Slobodan Milosevic</person> is elected President in <gpe>Serbia</gpe> 's <ordinal>first</ordinal> free elections in <date>50 years</date> .


Milosevic headed Yugoslavia 's state - run gas company and was President of a major Belgrade bank climbing the political ladder as a Communist technocrat .

<person>Milosevic</person> headed <gpe>Yugoslavia</gpe> 's state - run gas company and was President of a major <gpe>Belgrade</gpe> bank climbing the political ladder as a <norp>Communist</norp> technocrat .


He used his rising popularity amongst the Serb people to oust former mentor Ivan Stambolic and take over as President of the Serbian republic .

He used his rising popularity amongst the <norp>Serb</norp> people to oust former mentor <person>Ivan Stambolic</person> and take over as President of the <norp>Serbian</norp> republic .


His brutal efforts to create a Serb - dominated Yugoslavia earned him the nickname `` Butcher of the Balkans . ''

His brutal efforts to create a <norp>Serb</norp> - dominated <gpe>Yugoslavia</gpe> earned him the nickname `` Butcher of the Balkans . ''


Many speculated that Milosevic , whose parents and uncle committed suicide , might be mentally unbalanced himself .

Many speculated that <person>Milosevic</person> , whose parents and uncle committed suicide , might be mentally unbalanced himself .


Constitutionally barred from serving a third term as Serbian President , he clung to power by having the federal parliament elect him President of Yugoslavia .

Constitutionally barred from serving a <ordinal>third</ordinal> term as <norp>Serbian</norp> President , he clung to power by having the federal parliament elect him President of <gpe>Yugoslavia</gpe> .


Milosevic was defeated by opposition leader Vojislave Kostunica in presidential elections this year , but refused to accept the results .

<person>Milosevic</person> was defeated by opposition leader <person>Vojislave Kostunica</person> in presidential elections <date>this year</date> , but refused to accept the results .


Faced with massive demonstrations and Russia 's backing of Kostunica , he agreed to step down in October .

Faced with massive demonstrations and <gpe>Russia</gpe> 's backing of <person>Kostunica</person> , he agreed to step down in <date>October</date> .


With `` Headliners , '' I 'm Bob Glascoff .

With `` <work_of_art>Headliners</work_of_art> , '' I 'm <person>Bob Glascoff</person> .


The damaged `` USS Cole '' comes home today .

The damaged `` <product>USS Cole</product> '' comes home <date>today</date> .


It 's due to arrive in Pascagoula , Mississippi , this morning .

It 's due to arrive in <gpe>Pascagoula</gpe> , <gpe>Mississippi</gpe> , this morning .


The destroyer was christened there five years ago .

The destroyer was christened there <date>five years ago</date> .


Repairs are expected to cost about $ 240 million .

Repairs are expected to cost <money>about $ 240 million</money> .


Yemeni and U.S. authorities are still investigating the October bombing .

<norp>Yemeni</norp> and <gpe>U.S.</gpe> authorities are still investigating the <date>October</date> bombing .


17 sailors were killed .

<cardinal>17</cardinal> sailors were killed .


Yemen 's Prime Minister says at least three Yemenis will go on trial next month in connection with the attack .

<gpe>Yemen</gpe> 's Prime Minister says <cardinal>at least three</cardinal> <norp>Yemenis</norp> will go on trial <date>next month</date> in connection with the attack .


They 're suspected of belonging to an international terrorist network .


Al Gore wo n't be the next U.S. President , but he has a slim chance of becoming the next President at Harvard .

<person>Al Gore</person> wo n't be the next <gpe>U.S.</gpe> President , but he has a slim chance of becoming the next President at <org>Harvard</org> .


Gore holds a degree from the university , and is one of about 500 people nominated for the job .

<person>Gore</person> holds a degree from the university , and is one of <cardinal>about 500</cardinal> people nominated for the job .


A school official talked about the Vice President 's chances during an interview with `` the Boston Globe . ''

A school official talked about the Vice President 's chances during an interview with <org>`` the Boston Globe</org> . ''


He says it 's unlikely Gore will be selected , because he does n't have enough experience in the academic world .

He says it 's unlikely <person>Gore</person> will be selected , because he does n't have enough experience in the academic world .


Checking the top stories -- this is one of the busiest travel weekends of the year .

Checking the top stories -- this is <cardinal>one</cardinal> of the busiest <date>travel weekends</date> of <date>the year</date> .


AAA estimates 61 million Americans will be heading somewhere between this weekend and New Year 's .

<org>AAA</org> estimates <cardinal>61 million</cardinal> <norp>Americans</norp> will be heading somewhere between <date>this weekend</date> and <date>New Year 's</date> .


That 's two million more than last year .

That 's <cardinal>two million</cardinal> more than <date>last year</date> .


Holiday shoppers across the U.S. are flocking to malls this weekend to complete their lists and find last - minute items .

Holiday shoppers across the <gpe>U.S.</gpe> are flocking to malls <date>this weekend</date> to complete their lists and find <time>last - minute</time> items .


In spite of warnings that consumers are spending less this season , officials from the National Retail Federation say most merchants will turn in a respectable holiday showing .

In spite of warnings that consumers are spending less <date>this season</date> , officials from <org>the National Retail Federation</org> say most merchants will turn in a respectable holiday showing .


And President Clinton met with Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators today to decide his next move in pushing for a Mideast peace agreement .

And President <person>Clinton</person> met with <norp>Israeli</norp> and <norp>Palestinian</norp> peace negotiators <date>today</date> to decide his next move in pushing for a <loc>Mideast</loc> peace agreement .


The trial of two Libyans accused of bombing Pam Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie , Scotland , is entering its final stage .

The trial of <cardinal>two</cardinal> <norp>Libyans</norp> accused of bombing <org>Pam Am</org> Flight <cardinal>103</cardinal> over <gpe>Lockerbie</gpe> , <gpe>Scotland</gpe> , is entering its final stage .


The trial resumed in the Netherlands today after a month - long delay .

The trial resumed in the <gpe>Netherlands</gpe> today after a <date>month</date> - long delay .


Testimony abruptly came to a close when one of the defendants scrapped plans to take the witness stand .

Testimony abruptly came to a close when <cardinal>one</cardinal> of the defendants scrapped plans to take the witness stand .


Closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow .

Closing arguments are scheduled for <date>tomorrow</date> .


The two men are charged with murder and conspiracy in connection with the 1988 bombing that killed 270 people .

The <cardinal>two</cardinal> men are charged with murder and conspiracy in connection with the <date>1988</date> bombing that killed <cardinal>270</cardinal> people .


President Clinton is going prime time tonight to bid farewell to Americans in a televised address .

President <person>Clinton</person> is going prime time <time>tonight</time> to bid farewell to <norp>Americans</norp> in a televised address .


The speech is being billed as a thank - you to the people who twice voted him into the White House and supported him even at his lowest moments .

The speech is being billed as a thank - you to the people who twice voted him into <org>the White House</org> and supported him even at his lowest moments .


Yesterday , Mr. Clinton spoke to supporters in his home state of Arkansas .

<date>Yesterday</date> , Mr. <person>Clinton</person> spoke to supporters in his home state of <gpe>Arkansas</gpe> .


It was the last of several speeches he has made in recent weeks to his backers across the country .

It was the last of several speeches he has made in <date>recent weeks</date> to his backers across the country .


The two main suspects in the bombing of the `` USS Cole '' could be charged as soon as Tuesday , according to Associated Press .

The <cardinal>two</cardinal> main suspects in the bombing of <product>the `` USS Cole ''</product> could be charged <date>as soon as Tuesday</date> , according to <org>Associated Press</org> .


The news agency is quoting a Yemeni source who says the investigators have wrapped up their questioning and will hand the case over to prosecutors .

The news agency is quoting a <norp>Yemeni</norp> source who says the investigators have wrapped up their questioning and will hand the case over to prosecutors .


The suspects could be executed if they are convicted of the attack .


The explosion in Aden Harbor killed 17 U.S. sailors and injured another 39 last month .

The explosion in <loc>Aden Harbor</loc> killed <cardinal>17</cardinal> <gpe>U.S.</gpe> sailors and injured <cardinal>another 39</cardinal> <date>last month</date> .


U.S. investigators suspect the terrorist bombing is the result of an international conspiracy .

<gpe>U.S.</gpe> investigators suspect the terrorist bombing is the result of an international conspiracy .


The chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor has arrived in Yugoslavia to demand the extradition of former President Slobodan Milosevic .

The chief <org>U.N.</org> war crimes prosecutor has arrived in <gpe>Yugoslavia</gpe> to demand the extradition of former President <person>Slobodan Milosevic</person> .


Carla Ponte is expected to meet today with Milosevic 's successor , Vojislav Kostunica , a critic of the War Crimes Tribunal at The Hague .

<person>Carla Ponte</person> is expected to meet <date>today</date> with <person>Milosevic</person> 's successor , <person>Vojislav Kostunica</person> , a critic of <org>the War Crimes Tribunal</org> at <gpe>The Hague</gpe> .


He 's suggested Milosevic and others stand trial in a Yugoslav court .

He 's suggested <person>Milosevic</person> and others stand trial in a <norp>Yugoslav</norp> court .


Kostunica said Milosevic and others should be tried in a Yugoslav court .

<person>Kostunica</person> said <person>Milosevic</person> and others should be tried in a <norp>Yugoslav</norp> court .


Nickelodeon 's latest cartoon series is about a boy with a disability .

<org>Nickelodeon</org> 's latest cartoon series is about a boy with a disability .


Gloria Hillard takes a look at what the show `` Pelswick '' means to some children .

<person>Gloria Hillard</person> takes a look at what the show `` <work_of_art>Pelswick</work_of_art> '' means to some children .


Imagine being able to visit Nickelodeon to see how they make cartoons .

Imagine being able to visit <org>Nickelodeon</org> to see how they make cartoons .


Here 's the Beavers and all his friends .

Here 's the <person>Beavers</person> and all his friends .


Cool .


That 's awesome .


15 - year - old Nicky Barischoff and 12 - year - old Allison Gray are best friends .

<date>15 - year - old</date> <person>Nicky Barischoff</person> and <date>12 - year - old</date> <person>Allison Gray</person> are best friends .


They 're also each other 's biggest fans .


She 's the singer .


Like , I ca n't sing .


I 'm not going to even try .


She 's the writer .


I am the writer .


Nicky and Allison also have cerebral palsy , and their visit to Nickelodeon coincides with the network 's debut of `` Pelswick , '' an animated series about a 13 - year - old boy in a wheelchair .

<person>Nicky</person> and <person>Allison</person> also have cerebral palsy , and their visit to <org>Nickelodeon</org> coincides with the network 's debut of `` <work_of_art>Pelswick</work_of_art> , '' an animated series about a <date>13 - year - old</date> boy in a wheelchair .


As much as I 'd love to spend every day after school sucking up to teachers instead of hanging with my friends , I do n't want this job .


The series is created by nationally syndicated cartoonist and author John Callahan , who is a quadriplegic .

The series is created by nationally syndicated cartoonist and author <person>John Callahan</person> , who is a quadriplegic .


We just felt he understands how to reach people and how to reach kids .


I think kids lead the way .


Kids lead the way in diversity , because they 're very accepting of other kids in terms of who they are , and who they really are as people .


We 're normal people , and that 's what Pelswick was , he was just a normal kid .

We 're normal people , and that 's what <person>Pelswick</person> was , he was just a normal kid .


Fox TV 's `` Malcolm in the Middle '' also features a young boy who uses a wheelchair .

<org>Fox TV 's</org> <work_of_art>`` Malcolm in the Middle ''</work_of_art> also features a young boy who uses a wheelchair .


These are good cookies .


Yeah .


They 're good .


Allison says she hopes there will be other shows that feature kids like her .

<person>Allison</person> says she hopes there will be other shows that feature kids like her .


That way --


I 'll just be another kid in a classroom .


The two best friends met in acting school .

The <cardinal>two</cardinal> best friends met in acting school .


Now they 've got a chance to see what it 's like to be a voice actor for cartoons .


Like anyone hearing their own voice for the first time , well , they giggled a lot .

Like anyone hearing their own voice for the <ordinal>first</ordinal> time , well , they giggled a lot .


This is so weird .


And when they heard their cartoon voices --


How are your voices sounding in there ?


I 'm so working here .


My dream is to become a playwright , an actress .


I would love to be a diva .


And those dreams were a little closer to coming true this day , and with shows like `` Pelswick , '' they say -- well , when they get a little older , maybe people wo n't even look down first .

And those dreams were a little closer to coming true <date>this day</date> , and with shows like `` <work_of_art>Pelswick</work_of_art> , '' they say -- well , when they get a little older , maybe people wo n't even look down <ordinal>first</ordinal> .


I 'm not down here .


I 'm up here .


Gloria Hillard , `` CNN Entertainment News , '' Los Angeles .

<person>Gloria Hillard</person> , `` <work_of_art>CNN Entertainment News</work_of_art> , '' <gpe>Los Angeles</gpe> .


Lawyers in Texas are trying to keep their client from becoming the 300th person executed in the state since 1982 , when Texas resumed capital punishment .

Lawyers in <gpe>Texas</gpe> are trying to keep their client from becoming the <ordinal>300th</ordinal> person executed in the state since <date>1982</date> , when <gpe>Texas</gpe> resumed capital punishment .


They 're asking the Supreme Court to block tonight 's scheduled execution of Delma Banks .

They 're asking <org>the Supreme Court</org> to block <time>tonight</time> 's scheduled execution of <person>Delma Banks</person> .


Banks was convicted of shooting and killing a 16 - year - old at a park in 1980 .

<person>Banks</person> was convicted of shooting and killing a <date>16 - year - old</date> at a park in <date>1980</date> .


His lawyers say his trial attorney did a bad job and the prosecutors improperly kept African - Americans off his jury .

His lawyers say his trial attorney did a bad job and the prosecutors improperly kept <norp>African - Americans</norp> off his jury .


He 'd be the 11th killer put to death in Texas this year .

He 'd be the <ordinal>11th</ordinal> killer put to death in <gpe>Texas</gpe> <date>this year</date> .


`` Vanity Fair 's '' columnist Daniel Fair is here .

<org>`` Vanity Fair 's ''</org> columnist <person>Daniel Fair</person> is here .


Quiting in the June edition , he describes the journey .

Quiting in the <date>June</date> edition , he describes the journey .


He said he found evidence that Hussein 's day of reckoning well overdue .

He said he found evidence that <person>Hussein</person> 's day of reckoning well overdue .


Christopher Hitchens joins us from California .

<person>Christopher Hitchens</person> joins us from <gpe>California</gpe> .


Good to have you with us .


Thanks for having me .


Your journey , particularly to southern Iraq , what is evoked there a sense of both that you evoke is a sense of history of this regime .

Your journey , particularly to southern <gpe>Iraq</gpe> , what is evoked there a sense of both that you evoke is a sense of history of this regime .


Give us your insights as to what you think the future holds .


Do you mean if I start with the Past ?


Not at you will .


Not at all .


Not much of a trip .


I was n't up the sharp end .


I was n't taking risks .


I was n't in a position that my dear friend was in when he was killed outside Bagdad airport but I had long thought and I was in Iraq in the previous war that really all the talk that had been about the rush to war , the push for war , the drive for war , all that propaganda , was essentially nonsensical because in 1990 , Saddam Hussein made the only self criticism .

I was n't in a position that my dear friend was in when he was killed outside <gpe>Bagdad</gpe> airport but I had long thought and I was in <gpe>Iraq</gpe> in the previous war that really all the talk that had been about the rush to war , the push for war , the drive for war , all that propaganda , was essentially nonsensical because in <date>1990</date> , <person>Saddam Hussein</person> made the only self criticism .


He said , I could either invade Kuwait or finish developing the nuclear weapon .

He said , I could either invade <gpe>Kuwait</gpe> or finish developing the nuclear weapon .


Maybe before the weapon and then later he said , Oh , I should have got the nuclear weapon before I invaded .


He was right about that , but that means that he inaugurated at that point like a dozen - years war where the United States could be criticized for doing too little and acting too slowly but all we 're arguing about lately is to do with those that should have been finished in `91 when it could have been finished .

He was right about that , but that means that he inaugurated at that point like a <date>dozen - years</date> war where <gpe>the United States</gpe> could be criticized for doing too little and acting too slowly but all we 're arguing about lately is to do with those that should have been finished in <date>`91</date> when it could have been finished .


Should have taken the side of the rebels then , taken the risk of supporting a Shiite insurrection at that point , helping the Kurds , removing the regime .

Should have taken the side of the rebels then , taken the risk of supporting a <norp>Shiite</norp> insurrection at that point , helping the <norp>Kurds</norp> , removing the regime .


Absolutely .


We 'd be 11 years into nation building by now if we 'd done that .

We 'd be <date>11 years</date> into nation building by now if we 'd done that .


That seems to be the core of the argument .


As you point out , of course , for the fact of the matter is , the mistakes of Saddam Hussein made possible his removal from power ultimately .

As you point out , of course , for the fact of the matter is , the mistakes of <person>Saddam Hussein</person> made possible his removal from power ultimately .


The mistakes of the United States , again , as you point out , Norman Schwarzkopf making a peace , permitting helicopters to fly .

The mistakes of <gpe>the United States</gpe> , again , as you point out , <person>Norman Schwarzkopf</person> making a peace , permitting helicopters to fly .


Still hurts me to read this .


The little town I was in this southern Iraq , as far as I got , I ca n't boast of further , is where the talks took place .

The little town I was in this southern <gpe>Iraq</gpe> , as far as I got , I ca n't boast of further , is where the talks took place .


We have the transcript of the meeting .


They say , Okay , we have lost this round , Do you mind if we keep your helicopters in the air just to be able to transport things ? and he says , Yeah , that 's all right .


They ask again , Are you sure they mean that ?


They ca n't believe the luck .


They use the gunships to kill , we think , not less than 50,000 inhabitants of southern Iraq and trying to do that to the Kurds , as well , so it was a knife edge .

They use the gunships to kill , we think , <cardinal>not less than 50,000</cardinal> inhabitants of southern <gpe>Iraq</gpe> and trying to do that to the <norp>Kurds</norp> , as well , so it was a knife edge .


And it 's not just being wise after the event , I believe , to say that there was an argument in realtime between the Bush administration members .

And it 's not just being wise after the event , I believe , to say that there was an argument in realtime between the <person>Bush</person> administration members .


Mr. Cheney 's the only one I know that changed his mind .

Mr. <person>Cheney</person> 's the only one I know that changed his mind .


Most of those that took the view at that time , think until recently they were correct in saving Saddam Hussein .

Most of those that took the view at that time , think until recently they were correct in saving <person>Saddam Hussein</person> .


Of course , Mr. Cheney was in the chain of command with Swartzkopf and --

Of course , Mr. <person>Cheney</person> was in the chain of command with <person>Swartzkopf</person> and --


Many others .


When they made the decision not to move toward Bagdad with bad information , namely , the Republican Guard absolutely devastated .

When they made the decision not to move toward <gpe>Bagdad</gpe> with bad information , namely , <org>the Republican Guard</org> absolutely devastated .


Yes .


And , well , we know now the harvest of all that .


It hurts to think of how many wonderful people in Iraq at the academic community , lawyers , human rights activists , civilians , intellectuals , people -- would now be alive , who have been horribly murdered and tortured and reduced to misery since by a half application of violence through sanctions and overflights .

It hurts to think of how many wonderful people in <gpe>Iraq</gpe> at the academic community , lawyers , human rights activists , civilians , intellectuals , people -- would now be alive , who have been horribly murdered and tortured and reduced to misery since by a half application of violence through sanctions and overflights .


Mistakes made then , mistakes part of human experience , but now we have an opportunity not to make mistakes .


Is it your sense that the United States is on the right track ? that there is a commitment here on the part of the United States to --

Is it your sense that <gpe>the United States</gpe> is on the right track ? that there is a commitment here on the part of <gpe>the United States</gpe> to --


Well , joining us now , the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission , William Donaldson .

Well , joining us now , the chairman of <org>the Securities and Exchange Commission</org> , <person>William Donaldson</person> .


MR. chairman , it 's good to have you here .


Nice to be here , Lou .

Nice to be here , <person>Lou</person> .


Let 's start with that surprise , the malfeasance that is crossing your desk .


Are you suggesting corporate America has not learned its lesson yet ?

Are you suggesting corporate <gpe>America</gpe> has not learned its lesson yet ?


Well , no .


I think that quote is a little out of context there .


there are 15,000 companies in the United States , and I think the great bulk of them are very honestly managed and so forth .

there are <cardinal>15,000</cardinal> companies in <gpe>the United States</gpe> , and I think the great bulk of them are very honestly managed and so forth .


a number of people have had egregious fraud and so forth .


There 's been a general loosening of morals across the board .


What I was referring to in that quote you had was the number of cases we see day in and day out at the lowest levels , scams and so forth , where considerable amounts of money are being made and lost by relatively small investors .


Is the investor today in your judgment secure ?

Is the investor <date>today</date> in your judgment secure ?


Well , I think that the marketplace is becoming increasingly secure .


I think a number of the reforms that have come via the Sarbanes - Oxley Act and a number of things that we have done at the SEC are basically making everybody take a new look at how they 're performing their duty as a director , how they 're performing their duties on audit committees and compensation committees and in Wall Street .

I think a number of the reforms that have come via <law>the Sarbanes - Oxley Act</law> and a number of things that we have done at the <org>SEC</org> are basically making everybody take a new look at how they 're performing their duty as a director , how they 're performing their duties on audit committees and compensation committees and in <org>Wall Street</org> .


I think the reforms that came as a part of the large settlement are going to change the way research and investment banking are done to the betterment of the individual investor .


And some people are surprised and I might even add pleased in this city that your SEC has been quick to react when Phil Purcell of Morgan Stanley made a statement that your SEC did n't think and that you did n't think expressed appropriate contrition when Bear Stearns stepped out of line in the view of the SEC .

And some people are surprised and I might even add pleased in this city that your <org>SEC</org> has been quick to react when <person>Phil Purcell</person> of <org>Morgan Stanley</org> made a statement that your <org>SEC</org> did n't think and that you did n't think expressed appropriate contrition when <org>Bear Stearns</org> stepped out of line in the view of the <org>SEC</org> .


It was n't a polite phone call quietly made , either from your enforcement division or from your office , it was rather public .


Is that the way you 're going to operate ?


Well , Lou , we 're deadly serious about bringing reform into the marketplace .

Well , <person>Lou</person> , we 're deadly serious about bringing reform into the marketplace .


We 're deadly serious about some of the actions we 've taken , and when we see people who do n't appear to be taking it too seriously , we 're going to get to them right away .


And I think perhaps no one more surprised than some of the people running those firms on Wall Street .

And I think perhaps no one more surprised than some of the people running those firms on <fac>Wall Street</fac> .


You have also expressed concern about excessive executive compensation , particularly CEO compensation .


Is there really anything that can be done about this problem ?


I think so , Lou .


I think the real next step here is for compensation committees to spend a little more time than they do on what they 're really compensating for .


I think there 's been too much emphasis on performance defined strictly by stock performance and earnings per share .


I think there are a number of other measures that indicate how well somebody 's doing running a company , and I think corporation boards need to spend more time on that dimension .


And with you as Chairman of the SEC exercising your bully pulpit , one assumes that --

And with you as Chairman of the <org>SEC</org> exercising your bully pulpit , one assumes that --


As we said , earlier this week , Christine Todd Whitman stepped down and now a whole lot of analysis is taking place as to why she stepped down , the job she 's done when she was in office and the job that has yet to be complete .

As we said , <date>earlier this week</date> , <person>Christine Todd Whitman</person> stepped down and now a whole lot of analysis is taking place as to why she stepped down , the job she 's done when she was in office and the job that has yet to be complete .


From our New York bureau as I was introducing a moment ago , Dan Fagen , the environment writer for News Day .

From our <gpe>New York</gpe> bureau as I was introducing a moment ago , <person>Dan Fagen</person> , the environment writer for <org>News Day</org> .


and Dan , Whitman did consider herself sort of the Republican environmentalist , but now there 's been an awful lot of Monday night quarterback quarterbacking taking place now that she 's stepped down .

and <person>Dan</person> , <person>Whitman</person> did consider herself sort of the <norp>Republican</norp> environmentalist , but now there 's been an awful lot of <time>Monday night</time> quarterback quarterbacking taking place now that she 's stepped down .


What do you suppose took place here ?


I think many people have watched this administration in action and watched Christy Whitman in action .

I think many people have watched this administration in action and watched <person>Christy Whitman</person> in action .


The mystery is that she took the job in the first place or did n't leave earlier .

The mystery is that she took the job in the <ordinal>first</ordinal> place or did n't leave earlier .


She was quite a misfit for this administration , and she showed that over and over .


She was not good at all at communicating the administration 's message to the public and certainly to the environmental groups and she was even worse at bringing the EPA bureaucracy , the EPA environmental policy makers ' message to this administration because she saw herself undercut over and over .

She was not good at all at communicating the administration 's message to the public and certainly to the environmental groups and she was even worse at bringing the <org>EPA</org> bureaucracy , the <org>EPA</org> environmental policy makers ' message to this administration because she saw herself undercut over and over .


That 's interesting because leading into it , while she was New Jersey governor , she sued the EPA and she was very much considering herself to be an environmentalist , and then only to end up becoming the head of the EPA and then of course , there was a lot of criticism over relaxed regulations .

That 's interesting because leading into it , while she was <gpe>New Jersey</gpe> governor , she sued the <org>EPA</org> and she was very much considering herself to be an environmentalist , and then only to end up becoming the head of the <org>EPA</org> and then of course , there was a lot of criticism over relaxed regulations .


Let 's hear what she had to say last Wednesday here on CNN just after announcing her resignation .

Let 's hear what she had to say <date>last Wednesday</date> here on CNN just after announcing her resignation .


I 'm not leaving because of clashes with the administration , in fact , I have n't had any .


I report to the President , and he has always asked me to give him my best unadulterated advice .


We have have been on the same page .


I was never supportive of protocol because it did n't do what everyone needs to get done as far as climate change is concerned .


I 'm leaving now because it 's the appropriate time to do it .


Dan , do you agree with that ?


She says the appropriate time .


Do you suppose for personal reasons or perhaps she was out of step with the administration ?


I 'm sure that it was difficult for her personally , but I think the commuter marriage perhaps would have been less stressful if everyday she did n't see herself being undermined and overruled .


I mean if Christy Whitman and the White House were on the same page , I do n't think I 've seen a book large enough to contain a page that big .

I mean if <person>Christy Whitman</person> and <org>the White House</org> were on the same page , I do n't think I 've seen a book large enough to contain a page that big .


Over and over there were many , many instances over the last --


Moving ahead now to a developing story , the hunt for so - called smoking gun , meant to prove that Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction .

Moving ahead now to a developing story , the hunt for so - called smoking gun , meant to prove that <gpe>Iraq</gpe> was developing weapons of mass destruction .


Here 's national security correspondent David Ensor .

Here 's national security correspondent <person>David Ensor</person> .


Reporter :


While U.S. forces still have n't found any weapons of mass destruction , the new CIA Pentagon report says officials are now confident the mysterious trucks filled with high - tech equipment found in Iraq are indeed mobile biological weapons production facilities , just as Secretary of State Powell predicted and presented the United Nations before the war .

While <gpe>U.S.</gpe> forces still have n't found any weapons of mass destruction , the new <org>CIA</org> <org>Pentagon</org> report says officials are now confident the mysterious trucks filled with high - tech equipment found in <gpe>Iraq</gpe> are indeed mobile biological weapons production facilities , just as Secretary of <org>State</org> <person>Powell</person> predicted and presented <org>the United Nations</org> before the war .


It 's very important to recognize that programs that we had said existed do exist .


Though no trace of biological toxin was found in the trucks , U.S. intelligence officials say they have largely eliminated any other possible use for the fermenters and other equipment .

Though no trace of biological toxin was found in the trucks , <gpe>U.S.</gpe> intelligence officials say they have largely eliminated any other possible use for the fermenters and other equipment .


Not everyone is convinced .


They could very well be biological weapons production facilities , but I do n't think the intelligence community has made an open and shut case .


The CIA - Pentagon reports admits the trucks were not an efficient way to produce biological weapons , but officials argue the point for the Iraqis was to produce some and not to be caught doing it .

The <org>CIA</org> - <org>Pentagon</org> reports admits the trucks were not an efficient way to produce biological weapons , but officials argue the point for the <norp>Iraqis</norp> was to produce some and not to be caught doing it .


This was clearly a very inefficient way to produce anthrax , and the question is why did they invest such resources in a mobile --


Moving on to the Laci Peterson case Bill , an unusual request from Scott Peterson 's attorney .

Moving on to the <person>Laci Peterson</person> case <person>Bill</person> , an unusual request from <person>Scott Peterson 's</person> attorney .


A pair of Laci Peterson 's missing shoes could be very important evidence in Scott 's murder trial .

A pair of <person>Laci Peterson 's</person> missing shoes could be very important evidence in <person>Scott</person> 's murder trial .


She is asking anyone who finds the pair to give them back .


No sign of Geragos or Peterson in court yesterday when a judge was considering whether to unseal warrants obtained before Scott Peterson 's arrest .

No sign of <person>Geragos</person> or <person>Peterson</person> in court <date>yesterday</date> when a judge was considering whether to unseal warrants obtained before <person>Scott Peterson 's</person> arrest .


Peterson awaiting trial in the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son .

<person>Peterson</person> awaiting trial in the murder of his wife <person>Laci</person> and their unborn son .


Joining us , Beth Caras .

Joining us , <person>Beth Caras</person> .


Good morning once again .


Thanks for being with us .


Some U.S. troops have not had a chance to call home since they were deployed for duty in `` Operation Iraqi Freedom . ''

Some <gpe>U.S.</gpe> troops have not had a chance to call home since they were deployed for duty in `` <event>Operation Iraqi Freedom</event> . ''


For some wives , the kindness of strangers has eased their worries .


Beth Basin explains .


Reporter :


Jamie 's husband Jack was deployed a couple of weeks ago .

<person>Jamie</person> 's husband <person>Jack</person> was deployed <date>a couple of weeks ago</date> .


She and her daughter Jordan often shuffle through these pictures of him taken before he left .

She and her daughter <person>Jordan</person> often shuffle through these pictures of him taken before he left .


She has no idea where her husband is now , but thanks to a little help from a Delta flight attendant , she knew he got where he was going .

She has no idea where her husband is now , but thanks to a little help from a <org>Delta</org> flight attendant , she knew he got where he was going .


She had taken a picture of him and everything .


Along with the picture , the flight attendant wrote a letter saying she was praying for Jack 's safe return .

Along with the picture , the flight attendant wrote a letter saying she was praying for <person>Jack</person> 's safe return .


The trip to Georgia was just the first leg .

The trip to <gpe>Georgia</gpe> was just the first leg .


He got on a flight to an undisclosed location , when Jamie got a second phone call from a flight attendant .

He got on a flight to an undisclosed location , when <person>Jamie</person> got a <ordinal>second</ordinal> phone call from a flight attendant .


He asked us to call you to let you know he 's okay .


And she told us that he whipped out pictures of our kids and everything and showed all the family pictures and stuff .


Jamie is not the only military wife who received a photo and letter .

<person>Jamie</person> is not the only military wife who received a photo and letter .


Her friend Anna also got one .

Her friend <person>Anna</person> also got one .


Turns out Anna 's husband flew out on the same flight as Jack .

Turns out <person>Anna</person> 's husband flew out on the same flight as <person>Jack</person> .


Although a small gesture , Anna says it 's meant a great deal .

Although a small gesture , <person>Anna</person> says it 's meant a great deal .


It made me realize that someone out there does care about my husband and the rest of the military , and it 's not all anti-war .


Even though neither of the women have ever met the flight attendants , they say they 'll never forget their act of kindness .


We get thousands of e-mail from our viewers every day .

We get <cardinal>thousands</cardinal> of e-mail from our viewers <date>every day</date> .


Here 's what some of you are saying as far as our coverage of the top stories is concerned .


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Much more coverage of the new Iraq and --

Much more coverage of the new <gpe>Iraq</gpe> and --


Now back to `` people in the news . ''

Now back to `` <work_of_art>people in the news</work_of_art> . ''


Good to be -LRB- bleep -RRB- King .


Reporter :


With the success of a new television show and last year 's Oz-fest tour ready to kick off , things were looking great for Ozzy Osbourne .

With the success of a new television show and <date>last year 's</date> <event>Oz-fest</event> tour ready to kick off , things were looking great for <person>Ozzy Osbourne</person> .


He was sober , he was rich and surrounded by a family who loved him but once again , Ozzy 's high would hit a low .

He was sober , he was rich and surrounded by a family who loved him but once again , <person>Ozzy</person> 's high would hit a low .


That July , Sharon Osbourne , Ozzy 's long - time manager , wife and best friend , announced to the world that she 'd been diagnosed with colon cancer .

<date>That July</date> , <person>Sharon Osbourne</person> , <person>Ozzy</person> 's long - time manager , wife and best friend , announced to the world that she 'd been diagnosed with colon cancer .


Every fiber of Ozzy was shaken .

Every fiber of <person>Ozzy</person> was shaken .


He had to be sedated for a while .


Sharon would have to undergo rounds of chemotherapy all summer .

<person>Sharon</person> would have to undergo rounds of chemotherapy <date>all summer</date> .


Ozzy took time off from Oz-fest to tend to his wife .

<person>Ozzy</person> took time off from <event>Oz-fest</event> to tend to his wife .


Ever the rock , Sharon faced cancer head on .

Ever the rock , <person>Sharon</person> faced cancer head on .


When you go in there and people so much worse than me , and it 's like , How lucky am I to have a great support system .


Even with Sharon trying to make things as easy as possible on her husband , he was still a mess .

Even with <person>Sharon</person> trying to make things as easy as possible on her husband , he was still a mess .


His struggle with sobriety would be tested again .


Ozzy 's not doing too good right now .

<person>Ozzy</person> 's not doing too good right now .


Drinking ?


Drinking and he 's very delicate .


He 's , like , dealing with it the best he can .


Despite Sharon 's illness , it 's business as usual for the family .

Despite <person>Sharon</person> 's illness , it 's business as usual for the family .


Though pushed back , filming commenced last fall on a second season of `` the Osbournes . ''

Though pushed back , filming commenced <date>last fall</date> on a <ordinal>second</ordinal> season of `` <work_of_art>the Osbournes</work_of_art> . ''


Some days when I 'm feeling bad , I say I ca n't do this anymore , and then you wake up and see the crew , and then , you know , you snap out of it .


Reporter :


The larger question loomed .


How could comedy come out of chemotherapy treatments ?


Sharon is dealing with the diagnosis and illness but what 's interesting is humor is the same .

<person>Sharon</person> is dealing with the diagnosis and illness but what 's interesting is humor is the same .


And the humor did remain the same .


The show came back with a vengeance last fall chronicling Ozzy and Sharon dealing with cancer and the kids coping with new - found celebrity and one of the top rated shows .

The show came back with a vengeance <date>last fall</date> chronicling <person>Ozzy</person> and <person>Sharon</person> dealing with cancer and the kids coping with new - found celebrity and one of the top rated shows .


Ratings for the second season slid .

Ratings for the <ordinal>second</ordinal> season slid .


I 'm not banking my whole life on bringing , you know , number one rated show .

I 'm not banking my whole life on bringing , you know , number <cardinal>one</cardinal> rated show .


Having a nervous breakdown .


The bubble will burst .


This year , more ups and downs .

<date>This year</date> , more ups and downs .


Sharon announced in April that the cancer was in remission , but just weeks after that announcement , son Jack entered drug and alcohol rehabilitation in California .

<person>Sharon</person> announced in <date>April</date> that the cancer was in remission , but <date>just weeks</date> after that announcement , son <person>Jack</person> entered drug and alcohol rehabilitation in <gpe>California</gpe> .


His family said that his party life style caught up with him .


Now , with a third season set to start , will Ozzy 's role as a family man change the image in the annuls of heavy metal mad man ?

Now , with a <ordinal>third</ordinal> season set to start , will <person>Ozzy</person> 's role as a family man change the image in the annuls of heavy metal mad man ?


I think Ozzy 's the guy that hit a head of a bat , you know ?

I think <person>Ozzy</person> 's the guy that hit a head of a bat , you know ?


Crazy , drug taking , hard drinking , hard living rock n roller .


I think what the show does is also show that you might be those things , but also might be a pretty great dad , too .


I would n't be here now if it was n't for my wife .


I always loved my wife but sometimes I do n't like her and sometimes she does n't like me but we love each other .


I hate these people that go , we 've been married for 56 years and never had a bad word .

I hate these people that go , we 've been married for <date>56 years</date> and never had a bad word .


They must have been living in a different planet .


Reporter :


Ozzy Osbourne 's life filled with incredible highs crashing into devastating lows .

<person>Ozzy Osbourne 's</person> life filled with incredible highs crashing into devastating lows .


A manic life , grounded in family values .


Ozzy 's not going to like me saying this , but he 's a very tender , gentle man .

<person>Ozzy</person> 's not going to like me saying this , but he 's a very tender , gentle man .


This is a guy whose world revolves not so much around music as around his wife .


Rock `n roll !


Part of the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne is a cautionary tale .

Part of the legacy of <person>Ozzy Osbourne</person> is a cautionary tale .


It 's also , you know , tale that includes family love , you know , and a lot of good things .


We have had it .


It 's a tale that continues to unfold .


No telling how long the Osbourne phenomenon may last but the family 's loyal following will always be screaming for more .

No telling how long the <person>Osbourne</person> phenomenon may last but the family 's loyal following will always be screaming for more .


Stop screaming !


And so will Ozzy .


Sharon !


Despite problems --


Welcome back .


We 're standing by for the White House press briefing .

We 're standing by for the <org>White House</org> press briefing .


Ari Fleischer expected to come into the West Wing briefing room to brief reporters on a wide variety of subjects .

<person>Ari Fleischer</person> expected to come into the <fac>West Wing</fac> briefing room to brief reporters on a wide variety of subjects .


We 're all getting , this news in from the speech that the Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is expected to be delivering at the international press club around 1:00 Eastern at the top of the hour .

We 're all getting , this news in from the speech that the <org>Homeland Security</org> Secretary <person>Tom Ridge</person> is expected to be delivering at the international press club around <time>1:00 Eastern</time> at <time>the top of the hour</time> .


We 're expecting that the Homeland Security Secretary will announce , that this Iraqi lawyer , who provided the information to U.S. military authority IES has been granted asylum here in the United States , together with his wife and daughter .

We 're expecting that the <org>Homeland Security</org> Secretary will announce , that this <norp>Iraqi</norp> lawyer , who provided the information to <gpe>U.S.</gpe> military authority <org>IES</org> has been granted asylum here in <gpe>the United States</gpe> , together with his wife and daughter .


They 're currently in the Washington , D.C. area .

They 're currently in the <gpe>Washington</gpe> , <gpe>D.C.</gpe> area .


An official tells our justice producer Terry Frieden .

An official tells our justice producer <person>Terry Frieden</person> .


So that development important .


Might get more information from Secretary Tom Ridge when he delivers that speech over at the press club in the next hour .

Might get more information from Secretary <person>Tom Ridge</person> when he delivers that speech over at the press club in <time>the next hour</time> .


We 'll be monitoring that as well .


We also have an update on that disturbing development outside Baghdad , about 40 miles or so outside Baghdad in Fallujah where there was a shootout between U.S. troops and Iraqis who had been demonstrating there .

We also have an update on that disturbing development outside <gpe>Baghdad</gpe> , <quantity>about 40 miles</quantity> or so outside <gpe>Baghdad</gpe> in <gpe>Fallujah</gpe> where there was a shootout between <gpe>U.S.</gpe> troops and <norp>Iraqis</norp> who had been demonstrating there .


Karl Penhaul is joining us live on the phone with more .

<person>Karl Penhaul</person> is joining us live on the phone with more .


First of all , Karl , how many Iraqis were killed in that incident ?

First of all , <person>Karl</person> , how many <norp>Iraqis</norp> were killed in that incident ?


Want to get to Florida , a massive manhunt underway where a rapist is targeting children .

Want to get to <gpe>Florida</gpe> , a massive manhunt underway where a rapist is targeting children .


DNA testing has conclusively linked one man .

DNA testing has conclusively linked <cardinal>one</cardinal> man .


The two most recent victims , age 11 and 13 .

The <cardinal>two</cardinal> most recent victims , <date>age 11</date> and <date>13</date> .


They also believed one of those attacked in this string is age 79 as well .

They also believed <cardinal>one</cardinal> of those attacked in this string is <date>age 79</date> as well .


We talked with the lieutenant in Miami and there is big time concern in the Shenandoah neighborhood , southwestern portion of Miami .

We talked with the lieutenant in <gpe>Miami</gpe> and there is big time concern in the <loc>Shenandoah</loc> neighborhood , southwestern portion of <gpe>Miami</gpe> .


Overseas in Iraq , a major operation underway .

Overseas in <gpe>Iraq</gpe> , a major operation underway .


Back to the scene in Orlando Florida .

Back to the scene in <gpe>Orlando</gpe> <gpe>Florida</gpe> .


We were here moments ago where the man in the green in the forefront of the screen there , the former POW David Williams was speaking to the crowd rather emotionally and now you see he is taking down the black and white POW flag .

We were here moments ago where the man in the green in the forefront of the screen there , the former POW <person>David Williams</person> was speaking to the crowd rather emotionally and now you see he is taking down the black and white POW flag .


I wish I could tell you which site this flag was hoisted in .


We have the pictures coming in from Central Florida , News 13 .

We have the pictures coming in from Central <gpe>Florida</gpe> , <org>News 13</org> .


This is that City Hall in Orlando , now I 'm being told .

This is <fac>that City Hall</fac> in <gpe>Orlando</gpe> , now I 'm being told .


Quite an emotional scene this morning .

Quite an emotional scene <time>this morning</time> .


David Williams , one of the POWs whose face we got to know in the coverage that we saw coming from Iraq .

<person>David Williams</person> , <cardinal>one</cardinal> of the POWs whose face we got to know in the coverage that we saw coming from <gpe>Iraq</gpe> .


Other POWs from Iraq after they were captured and released , that dramatic release that Sunday morning when they were picked up by a squadron of Marines who had wandered in a town in Baghdad and were told where they were being kept .

Other POWs from <gpe>Iraq</gpe> after they were captured and released , that dramatic release that <date>Sunday</date> <time>morning</time> when they were picked up by a squadron of <norp>Marines</norp> who had wandered in a town in <gpe>Baghdad</gpe> and were told where they were being kept .


Dramatic rescue and then a return home .


Quite an emotional experience and one of us can only imagine what it must have been like to endure .

Quite an emotional experience and <cardinal>one</cardinal> of us can only imagine what it must have been like to endure .


As we said , quite an emotional moment in Orlando , Florida .

As we said , quite an emotional moment in <gpe>Orlando</gpe> , <gpe>Florida</gpe> .


And you see Apache helicopter pilot and his wife Michelle who was talking with us on the telephone the Sunday morning when the video came in of the rescue of the POWs and , she identified her husband and life just got better and better for her after that .

And you see <product>Apache</product> helicopter pilot and his wife <person>Michelle</person> who was talking with us on the telephone the <date>Sunday</date> <time>morning</time> when the video came in of the rescue of the POWs and , she identified her husband and life just got better and better for her after that .


Moving on now , in upstate New York Stock Exchange criminal charges have been filed in last month 's fraternity hazing death at Platsberg State University of New York .

Moving on now , in upstate <org>New York Stock Exchange</org> criminal charges have been filed in <date>last month 's</date> fraternity hazing death at <org>Platsberg State University</org> of <gpe>New York</gpe> .


11 members had been charged with negligent homicide for forcing 18 - year - old pledge Walter Dean Jenning to drink an excessive amount of water .

<cardinal>11</cardinal> members had been charged with negligent homicide for forcing <date>18 - year - old</date> pledge <person>Walter Dean Jenning</person> to drink an excessive amount of water .


The fraternity also faces more than 150 charges for other hazing activities , as well .

The fraternity also faces <cardinal>more than 150</cardinal> charges for other hazing activities , as well .


An unexpected surge in the unemployment lines .


I 'm Myron Kandel at the cnnfn newsdesk in New York .

I 'm <person>Myron Kandel</person> at the <org>cnnfn</org> newsdesk in <gpe>New York</gpe> .


New claims for jobless benefits are moving upward .


First time claims jumped by 7,000 last week , surprising analysts , and the four - week average hit its highest level since January of last year .

<ordinal>First</ordinal> time claims jumped by <cardinal>7,000</cardinal> <date>last week</date> , surprising analysts , and the <date>four - week</date> average hit its highest level since <date>January of last year</date> .


The report shows the nation 's tight job market is loosening up a bit , but still unemployment is near a 30 - year low .

The report shows the nation 's tight job market is loosening up a bit , but still unemployment is near a <date>30 - year</date> low .


Two Americans have won this year 's Nobel Prize for economics .

<cardinal>Two</cardinal> <norp>Americans</norp> have won this <date>year</date> 's <work_of_art>Nobel Prize</work_of_art> for economics .


The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is giving the award to James J. Heckman of the University of Chicago and University of California at Berkeley professor Daniel L. McFadden .

<org>The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences</org> is giving the award to <person>James J. Heckman</person> of <org>the University of Chicago</org> and <org>University of California at Berkeley</org> professor <person>Daniel L. McFadden</person> .


The Academy says it 's for their theories and methods widely used in analyzing work and living habits .

The <org>Academy</org> says it 's for their theories and methods widely used in analyzing work and living habits .


They will share the prize award of $ 915,000 .

They will share the prize award of $ <money>915,000</money> .


The economics prize is the fourth in a week of awards announced by the Nobel Academy .

The economics prize is the <ordinal>fourth</ordinal> in <date>a week</date> of awards announced by <org>the Nobel Academy</org> .


The summit is coinciding with more unrest in several areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip .

The summit is coinciding with more unrest in several areas of the <gpe>West Bank</gpe> and <gpe>Gaza Strip</gpe> .


Hundreds of stone - throwing Palestinians stormed the Israeli - controlled section of Hebron , breaking a curfew imposed since the outbreak of the unrest last month .

<cardinal>Hundreds</cardinal> of stone - throwing <norp>Palestinians</norp> stormed the <norp>Israeli</norp> - controlled section of <gpe>Hebron</gpe> , breaking a curfew imposed since the outbreak of the unrest <date>last month</date> .


Witnesses said Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition and rubber - coated metal bullets , wounding at least seven people .

Witnesses said <norp>Israeli</norp> soldiers fired live ammunition and rubber - coated metal bullets , wounding <cardinal>at least seven</cardinal> people .


Thousands of Palestinian demonstrators marched in the area to protest against a renewal of contacts with Israel .

<cardinal>Thousands</cardinal> of <norp>Palestinian</norp> demonstrators marched in the area to protest against a renewal of contacts with <gpe>Israel</gpe> .


The hottest gift this Christmas could be Sony 's new PlayStation 2 , but good luck finding one .

The hottest gift <date>this Christmas</date> could be <org>Sony</org> 's new <product>PlayStation 2</product> , but good luck finding <cardinal>one</cardinal> .


As Greg Lefevre reports , many stores have sold out of the game even before its release .

As <person>Greg Lefevre</person> reports , many stores have sold out of the game even before its release .


Coming to a retailer near you , PlayStation pandemonium .

Coming to a retailer near you , <product>PlayStation</product> pandemonium .


Sony 's long - awaited release of its latest video game console is guaranteed to pump up the volume on video game sales , already a $ 7 billion business .

<org>Sony</org> 's long - awaited release of its latest video game console is guaranteed to pump up the volume on video game sales , already a <money>$ 7 billion</money> business .


Kids are spending $ 50 to $ 70 , you know , a pop on these games .

Kids are spending $ <money>50</money> to $ <money>70</money> , you know , a pop on these games .


There 's money here !


The price ?


$ 300 .


A lot by current standards .


It 's great .


The fact that it can also be a DVD player .


You see a very wide environment with a lot of detail in the background .


The dazzling speed and bright graphics are dampened by a tight supply of units .


Sony promised to debut with a million of the consoles , then cut that in half .

<org>Sony</org> promised to debut with <cardinal>a million</cardinal> of the consoles , then cut that in half .


Opening day is Thursday at midnight .

<date>Opening day</date> is <date>Thursday</date> at <time>midnight</time> .


Many stores took orders and sold out in advance .


All of our customers who participated in our presale list will get it .


And the others ?


There 's going to be people all over the place trying to beat you out because most gamers , you know , they 're gamers ! they 're strategizing , figuring it out .


Sony plans 100,000 more each week , a fraction of the current demand .

<org>Sony</org> plans <cardinal>100,000</cardinal> more each <date>week</date> , a fraction of the current demand .


With that magic combination of high demand and short supply , PlayStation 2 is assured to be this year 's must have , ca n't get Christmas gift .

With that magic combination of high demand and short supply , <product>PlayStation 2</product> is assured to be this year 's must have , ca n't get <date>Christmas</date> gift .


I know my sons are hyped up with this , but they are with every game release .


This is the latest chapter in the industry 's game of leapfrog .


Last year , Sega 's Dreamcast blew minds and the competition , and next year , Microsoft promises its X-box game console and Nintendo will release its next - generation machine , the GameCube .

<date>Last year</date> , <org>Sega</org> 's <product>Dreamcast</product> blew minds and the competition , and <date>next year</date> , <org>Microsoft</org> promises its <product>X-box</product> game console and <org>Nintendo</org> will release its next - generation machine , the <product>GameCube</product> .


Computer gaming is mainstream .


Age groups span the generations , and it 's absolutely no longer guys only .


Greg Lefevre , CNN , San Francisco .

<person>Greg Lefevre</person> , <org>CNN</org> , <gpe>San Francisco</gpe> .