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LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe gains access to a reported £20 million ($41.1 million) fortune as he turns 18 on Monday, but he insists the money won't cast a spell on him. Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" To the disappointment of gossip col... | Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe turns 18 on monday. the young actor says he has no plans to fritter his cash away. details of how he'll mark his landmark birthday are under wraps. | Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe gets £20M fortune as he turns 18 Monday .
Young actor says he has no plans to fritter his cash away .
Radcliffe's earnings from first five Potter films have been held in trust fund . | 42c027e4ff9730fbb3de84c1af0d2c506e41c3e4 |
Editor's note: In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. Here, Soledad O'Brien takes users inside a jail where many of the inmates are mentally ill. An inmate housed on the "forgotten floor," where many mentally ill inmates ar... | judge says one-third of all people in Miami-dade jails are mentally ill. mentally ill inmates often housed on the "forgotten floor" judge says many will be sent to new mental health facility. | Mentally ill inmates in Miami are housed on the "forgotten floor"
Judge Steven Leifman says most are there as a result of "avoidable felonies"
While CNN tours facility, patient shouts: "I am the son of the president"
Leifman says the system is unjust and he's fighting for change . | ee8871b15c50d0db17b0179a6d2beab35065f1e9 |
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) -- Drivers who were on the Minneapolis bridge when it collapsed told harrowing tales of survival. "The whole bridge from one side of the Mississippi to the other just completely gave way, fell all the way down," survivor Gary Babineau told CNN. "I probably had a 30-, 35-foot free fall. And ... | new: "i literally thought I was dead," driver says. new: "there's cars in the water, there's cars on fire," survivor says. new: rescuers managed to get 55 people into ambulances in less than two hours. new: "it was just like out of the movies," doctor says. | NEW: "I thought I was going to die," driver says .
Man says pickup truck was folded in half; he just has cut on face .
Driver: "I probably had a 30-, 35-foot free fall"
Minnesota bridge collapsed during rush hour Wednesday . | 06352019a19ae31e527f37f7571c6dd7f0c5da37 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Doctors removed five small polyps from President Bush's colon on Saturday, and "none appeared worrisome," a White House spokesman said. The polyps were removed and sent to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, for routine microscopic examination, spokesman Scott Stanzel said. Resu... | new: president bush is in good humor, spokesman says. new: vice president takes over as president after procedure. new: president's last colonoscopy was in 2002, and no abnormalities were found. new: results expected in two to three days. | Five small polyps found during procedure; "none worrisome," spokesman says .
President reclaims powers transferred to vice president .
Bush undergoes routine colonoscopy at Camp David . | 24521a2abb2e1f5e34e6824e0f9e56904a2b0e88 |
(CNN) -- The National Football League has indefinitely suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick without pay, officials with the league said Friday. NFL star Michael Vick is set to appear in court Monday. A judge will have the final say on a plea deal. Earlier, Vick admitted to participating in a dogfighting ... | new: "conduct which tarnishes the good reputation of the NFL will not be tolerated," owner says. new: "vick did not gamble by placing side bets on any of the fights," plea deal says. new: co-conspirators killed at least 6 dogs that did not fight well, plea agreement says. new: "vick did not receive any of the proceeds ... | NEW: NFL chief, Atlanta Falcons owner critical of Michael Vick's conduct .
NFL suspends Falcons quarterback indefinitely without pay .
Vick admits funding dogfighting operation but says he did not gamble .
Vick due in federal court Monday; future in NFL remains uncertain . | 7fe70cc8b12fab2d0a258fababf7d9c6b5e1262a |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Dressed in a Superman shirt, 5-year-old Youssif held his sister's hand Friday, seemingly unaware that millions of people across the world have been touched by his story. Nearby, his parents talked about the new future and hope they have for their boy -- and the potential for recovery from his sev... | "i was so happy i didn't know what to do with myself," youssif's mother says. "we just want to thank everyone who has come forward," father tells CNN. children's burn foundation will pay for transportation, set up housing, treatment. foundation expects treatment will take six months to a year. | Parents beam with pride, can't stop from smiling from outpouring of support .
Mom: "I was so happy I didn't know what to do"
Burn center in U.S. has offered to provide treatment for reconstructive surgeries .
Dad says, "Anything for Youssif" | a1ebb8bb4d370a1fdf28769206d572be60642d70 |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The women are too afraid and ashamed to show their faces or have their real names used. They have been driven to sell their bodies to put food on the table for their children -- for as little as $8 a day. Suha, 37, is a mother of three. She says her husband thinks she is cleaning houses when she ... | prostitution is a choice more and more Iraqi women are making just to survive. violence, increased cost of living, lack of government aid leave them with few options. "it's a taboo that no one is speaking about," says organization for women's freedom. | Aid workers: Violence, increased cost of living drive women to prostitution .
Group is working to raise awareness of the problem with Iraq's political leaders .
Two Iraqi mothers tell CNN they turned to prostitution to help feed their children .
"Everything is for the children," one woman says . | 7c0e61ac829a3b3b653e2e3e7536cc4881d1f264 |
BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) -- A key rebel commander and fugitive from a U.S. drug trafficking indictment was killed over the weekend in an air attack on a guerrilla encampment, the Colombian military said Monday. Alleged cocaine trafficker and FARC rebel Tomas Medina Caracas in an Interpol photo. Tomas Medina Caracas, know... | key rebel commander killed over the weekend in an air attack on a guerrilla camp. Tomas Medina Caracas was member of high command of rebel group. he was indicted in the united states in 2002 on drug trafficking charges. | Tomas Medina Caracas was a fugitive from a U.S. drug trafficking indictment .
"El Negro Acacio" allegedly helped manage extensive cocaine network .
U.S. Justice Department indicted him in 2002 .
Colombian military: He was killed in an attack on a guerrilla encampment . | f0d73bdab711763e745cdc75850861c9018f235d |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- White House press secretary Tony Snow, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, will step down from his post September 14 and be replaced by deputy press secretary Dana Perino, the White House announced Friday. White House press secretary Tony Snow will step down from his post on September 14. Presid... | new: president bush says he will "sadly accept" snow's resignation. new: snow says he'll continue to speak out on issues. new: he will be replaced by deputy press secretary. snow is undergoing treatment for cancer. | President Bush says Tony Snow "will battle cancer and win" Job of press secretary "has been a dream for me," Snow says Snow leaving on September 14, will be succeeded by Dana Perino . | 5e22bbfc7232418b8d2dd646b952e404df5bd048 |
(CNN) -- Police and FBI agents are investigating the discovery of an empty rocket launcher tube on the front lawn of a Jersey City, New Jersey, home, FBI spokesman Sean Quinn said. Niranjan Desai discovered the 20-year-old AT4 anti-tank rocket launcher tube, a one-time-use device, lying on her lawn Friday morning, poli... | empty rocket launcher tube found on front lawn of a Jersey city, new jersey, home. police and FBI agents are investigating the origin of the rocket launcher. the 20-year-old AT4 anti-tank rocket launcher tube has been turned over to the army. | Empty anti-tank weapon turns up in front of New Jersey home .
Device handed over to Army ordnance disposal unit .
Weapon not capable of being reloaded, experts say . | 613d6311ec2c1985bd44707d1796d275452fe156 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As he awaits a crucial progress report on Iraq, President Bush will try to put a twist on comparisons of the war to Vietnam by invoking the historical lessons of that conflict to argue against pulling out. President Bush pauses Tuesday during a news conference at the North American Leaders summit i... | president bush to give speech to veterans of foreign war on wednesday. in speech, he will say withdrawal from vietnam emboldened terrorists. speech is latest attempt by white house to try to reframe debate over war. | President Bush to address the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Wednesday .
Bush to say that withdrawing from Vietnam emboldened today's terrorists .
Speech will be latest White House attempt to try to reframe the debate over Iraq . | 017d27d00eb43678c15cb4a8dd4723a035323219 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- A chronology of bombings and attempted bomb attacks in the mainland UK since the 1970s: . Police close off streets around Haymarket, in London's busy theater district. June 29, 2007: Police defuse a bomb consisting of 200 liters of fuel, gas cylinders and nails found in an abandoned car in Haym... | a second car packed with gas and nails was later found to have been parked nearby. police say two vehicles clearly linked. a bomb in central London killed 12 people in 1974. | Two cars loaded with gasoline and nails found abandoned in London Friday .
52 people killed on July 7, 2005 after bombs exploded on London bus, trains .
British capital wracked by violence by the IRA for years . | 85f55a3e0dd672857aaaaa80954934a57b7a2fbf |
BREMEN, Germany -- Carlos Alberto, who scored in FC Porto's Champions League final victory against Monaco in 2004, has joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen for a club record fee of 7.8 million euros ($10.7 million). Carlos Alberto enjoyed success at FC Porto under Jose Mourinho. "I'm here to win titles with Werder," t... | Carlos Alberto joins german club werder for club record fee of $7.8 million. the 22-year-old scored in FC Porto's Champions League final win in 2004. he has been on loan at his first club, fluminense, since January this year. | Werder Bremen pay a club record $10.7 million for Carlos Alberto .
The Brazilian midfielder won the Champions League with FC Porto in 2004 .
Since January he has been on loan with his first club, Fluminense . | 77d7c8cf2a9432e395d629371a12790c563c19f7 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney will serve as acting president briefly Saturday while President Bush is anesthetized for a routine colonoscopy, White House spokesman Tony Snow said Friday. Bush is scheduled to have the medical procedure, expected to take about 2 1/2 hours, at the presidential retreat at ... | Bush scheduled to have procedure at presidential retreat in Maryland. colonoscopy is most sensitive test for colon cancer, rectal cancer and polyps. small polyps may be removed during the procedure, snow says. | President Bush will have a routine colonoscopy Saturday .
While he's anesthetized, his powers will be transferred to the vice president .
Bush had last colonoscopy in 2002, which found no problems . | 35f0e33de7923036a97ac245d899f990bda5e242 |
SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) -- A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook the San Francisco area Friday at 4:42 a.m. PT (7:42 a.m. ET), the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake left about 2,000 customers without power, said David Eisenhower, a spokesman for Pacific Gas and Light. Under the USGS classification, a magni... | new: about 2,000 customers without power. earthquake struck at 4:42 a.m. PT (7:42 a.m. et) quake was centered two miles east-northeast of Oakland. | 2,000 customers without electricity, power company says .
Magnitude 4.2 quake set off home alarms, says Oakland police dispatcher .
"It was fairly mild," police say, no immediate reports of injuries, damage .
It was centered two miles east-northeast of Oakland, about 3.6 miles deep . | 2ad31cae96512af5105b9b23f9b681dc732b2605 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- There is "no remaining hope" of finding six men trapped for almost a month in a Utah coal mine alive, a federal official said Saturday. Isaac Arellano holds a candle and sings during a fundraiser for miners Tuesday in Price, Utah. "Over the past 25 days, the Mine Safety and Health Administration has... | new: president bush says he and wife "deeply saddened" by the tragedy. new: labor secretary: "grueling around-the-clock rescue operation" seven holes drilled into mine tunnels from mountaintop haven't yielded any sign of men. two rescuers, a federal mining official were killed in second collapse 10 days later. | NEW: President Bush says he and first lady are deeply saddened by the tragedy .
Mine Safety and Health Administration chief: We've run out of options.
The six men have been trapped underground since August 6 .
Seven bore holes drilled into the mountain have found no signs of life . | 0d43b97000ff852282c89d8d105e41495c0ee9bd |
(CNN) -- At least 14 people were killed and 60 others wounded Thursday when a bomb ripped through a crowd waiting to see Algeria's president in Batna, east of the capital of Algiers, the Algerie Presse Service reported. A wounded person gets first aid shortly after Thursday's attack in Batna, Algeria. The explosion occ... | bomb ripped through a crowd waiting to see Algeria's president in batna. explosion occurred at 5 p.m. about 20 meters (65 feet) from a mosque. it wasn't clear if the bomb was caused by a suicide bomber or if it was planted. | Bomb victims waiting for presidential visit .
Blast went off 15 minutes before president's arrival .
Algeria faces Islamic insurgency .
Al Qaeda-affiliated group claimed July attacks . | bf0cd4ccacd4fe045995338f4c44d9cf18000226 |
(CNN) -- Football superstar, celebrity, fashion icon, multimillion-dollar heartthrob. Now, David Beckham is headed for the Hollywood Hills as he takes his game to U.S. Major League Soccer. CNN looks at how Bekham fulfilled his dream of playing for Manchester United, and his time playing for England. The world's famous ... | David Beckham has signed a five-year contract with the los angeles galaxy. the footballer has been a global phenomenon since his debut in 1997. this week, CNN takes an in depth look at the life and times of the man with the golden boot. | Beckham has agreed to a five-year contract with Los Angeles Galaxy .
New contract took effect July 1, 2007 .
Former English captain to meet press, unveil new shirt number Friday .
CNN to look at Beckham as footballer, fashion icon and global phenomenon . | 2f43e9dfaa43ffbddbce339a8b6403ddce43b38a |
(CNN) -- A virus found in healthy Australian honey bees may be playing a role in the collapse of honey bee colonies across the United States, researchers reported Thursday. Honey bees walk on a moveable comb hive at the Bee Research Laboratory, in Beltsville, Maryland. Colony collapse disorder has killed millions of be... | colony collapse disorder has killed millions of bees in the u.s. the virus was discovered by Hebrew university researchers. bees infected with the virus die close to the hive, after developing paralysis. | Colony collapse disorder has killed millions of bees .
Scientists suspect a virus may combine with other factors to collapse colonies .
Disorder first cropped up in 2004, as bees were imported from Australia .
$15 billion in U.S. crops each year dependent on bees for pollination . | eb68bc51ed4fc727a1af058192a3fef0916c91e7 |
LONDON, England -- Savers at a leading UK mortgage bank lined up for a second day to empty their accounts Saturday, a day after the lender was bailed out by the Bank of England after heavily slashing profit forecasts. Fearful customers line up to withdraw cash from a Northern Rock branch in southeast London on Friday. ... | long lines formed before counters opened at the northern rock building society. customers believed to have already withdrawn about £1 billion ($2 billion) bba urges customers to "calm down" and continue to make mortgage payments. | Savers at leading UK mortgage bank lined up to empty their accounts .
Northern Rock was bailed out by the Bank of England a day earlier .
Reassurances that banks was safe have gone unheeded by many . | ad021a7924ee57491cee8576499ac196b1afeb23 |
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Former football star O.J. Simpson will be held without bail after his arrest on robbery and assault charges, police announced late Sunday. Police released this mug shot of O.J. Simpson after his arrest. Simpson is accused of having directed several other men in an alleged armed robbery of sp... | new: police: "we don't believe that anyone was roughed up," but there were firearms. new: "whether the property belonged to Mr. Simpson or not is still in debate," police say. police: robbery suspects burst into room at hotel, took sports memorabilia. alleged victims identified as collector, TMz.com spokesman. | No bail for ex-NFL star accused of directing men in alleged armed robbery .
Simpson faces charges of robbery, assault, burglary and conspiracy .
Alleged robbery involved sports-related items, police say .
Simpson arrested Sunday in Las Vegas, but he says items were his . | 9d7fc7fd9ffbfecb1c458b9929fa02e6c3538368 |
LAGOS, Nigeria (Reuters) -- Nigeria's television survival show has been suspended after a contestant drowned in preparation for the program, said Dutch brewer Heineken's local unit which is sponsoring the show. Anthony Ogadje, 25, and nine other contestants had gone to Shere Hills Lake in Nigeria's hilly Plateau State ... | a contestant drowned in preparation for a tv survival show in Nigeria. the show, "the ultimate search," sets a variety of physical challenges for participants. broadcasting had been due to start on Thursday. | Anthony Ogadje, 25, reportedly drowned in Shere Hills Lake .
He was preparing for the show, "Gulder Ultimate Search"
Dutch brewer Heineken's local unit sponsors the program . | 30cb674030b01014d2c87b92f09152857e249631 |
(CNN) -- A former government contract employee was indicted on charges of stealing restricted nuclear energy-related materials and putting the United States at risk, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Sources say the classified materials were taken from the East Tennessee Technology Park. Roy Lynn Oakley, 67... | new: source says materials involved are not the "crown jewels" of the facility. new: source says they should not have been taken from the facility. 67-year-old Roy Lynn oakley appears in federal court in tennessee. oakley is a former employee of the department of energy's prime contractor. | NEW: Indictment: Man tried to pass nuclear filters to foreign agent .
NEW: Roy Lynn Oakley appears in court in Tennessee after surrendering .
NEW: Facility's role is to break down decommissioned equipment .
NEW: Lawyer: Oakley's job was to break machine parts into pieces, pitch them . | d41dc7fc05273a37f0aceaf4f3e35a187f12653e |
LONDON, England -- Chelsea are waiting on the fitness of John Terry ahead of Wednesday's Champions League match with Valencia, but Frank Lampard has been ruled out. John Terry tries out his protective mask during training for Chelsea on Tuesday. Center-back Terry suffered a broken cheekbone during Saturday's 0-0 draw w... | Chelsea are waiting on the fitness of center-back John Terry ahead of match with Valencia. manager avram grant will see how he fares during training on Tuesday. midfielder Frank lampard has been ruled out of the match with a thigh injury. | Chelsea are still waiting on the fitness of England captain John Terry .
Terry trained in a face mask ahead of the Champions League tie in Valencia .
The central defender underwent surgery on a broken cheekbone on Sunday . | fbc6a4d0697b2a3e8b549dcb1f80a8ce7bf47e34 |
HONG KONG, China (Reuters) -- Paul Lee got his liver from an executed Chinese prisoner; Karam in Egypt bought a kidney for his sister for $5,300; in Istanbul Hakan is holding out for $30,700 for one of his kidneys. Doctors in Pakistan have been arrested for abducting people, drugging them and stealing their kidneys. Th... | organ shortage in rich countries is sending foreigners to poorer countries. "transplant tourists" travel to poor countries to buy body parts. lack of transparency and little protection for donors has spurred calls. | Organ shortage in rich states has created a trade from poorer countries .
"Transplant tourists" travel to poor countries to buy organs from the desperate .
Pakistan, where trade in human organs is legal, is turning into a "kidney bazaar"
Patients pay $8,500 for a new kidney, while donors are paid just $300 to $1,000 . | 0753a471e6908c35bcbc2daa37e21f3a8443b590 |
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- "To insure or not to insure?" It isn't Shakespeare, but it is the dramatic question Hollywood filmmakers are asking about Lindsay Lohan following her legal troubles this week. Lindsay Lohan may still get work after her legal problems are settled, but the cost will be high. It is an... | hollywood filmmakers are asking whether to insure actress Lindsay lohan. experts say no actor is uninsurable, unless they are serving time in prison. a statement is expected early next week on whether the movie will proceed with or without her. | Because of troubles, Lindsay Lohan likely difficult to insure .
Lohan supposed to appear in Shirley MacLaine film "Poor Things"
Insurance rates may cost 1 to 3 percent of film's production budget . | 08450c1bc03472825196be1acb02ac0e13bef939 |
ROME. Italy -- Italy and Roma striker Francesco Totti has threatened to quit the Italian Players Association, in a row over the starting date of the next Serie A season. Roma striker Totti has complained that the Italian players are never listened to. The row began last month, when the Italian Football League, which is... | row over the starting date of the next Serie a season has reached a boiling point. Serie a is one of the last major european leagues to start next season. italy striker Francesco Totti has threatened to quit the italian players association. | Francesco Totti threatens to quit the Italian Players' Association .
The Italy and Roma striker is upset over the early start to the new season .
He says: We are the principal actors, but ... are never listened to." | 7fa8d9beca50155fd3d71a9087a4311ce321c34b |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Allegations that Blackwater USA -- whose operations were suspended after 20 Iraqi civilians were shot to death last weekend -- was "in any way associated or complicit in unlawful arms activities are baseless," the company asserted Saturday. Blackwater employees patrol Baghdad by air in a February 20... | blackwater: "the company has no knowledge of any employee improperly exporting weapons" federal prosecutors are investigating allegations that employees illegally purchased weapons. blackwater was suspended after 20 civilians were shot to death last weekend. the company's operations were suspended after the incident in... | Two employees bought, sold weapons on their own, company says .
Company fired workers, turned them in to ATF, says source .
Feds investigating claims Blackwater employees made illegal arms deals .
Blackwater in spotlight after shootings last weekend that killed 20 Iraqis . | 414a5b8ecbe189d2767c75b839775a1dcafaf4d3 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Youssif, the 5-year-old burned Iraqi boy, rounded the corner at Universal Studios when suddenly the little boy hero met his favorite superhero. Youssif has always been a huge Spider-Man fan. Meeting him was "my favorite thing," he said. Spider-Man was right smack dab in front of him, ri... | youssif, 5, was set on fire outside his home in baghdad nine months ago. his parents fled to the u.s. and are now living in california. youssif's father: "this is the happiest day of my life" | Boy on meeting Spider-Man: "It was my favorite thing"
Youssif also met SpongeBob, Lassie and an orangutan at Universal Studios .
Dad: "Other than my wedding day, this is the happiest day of my life" | cac7a712935380d74410a7cba8d406235d51249a |
(CNN) -- A Marine convicted for his role in the death of an Iraqi civilian was sentenced Friday to a reduction in rank and will be discharged. Cpl. Trent D. Thomas was found guilty Wednesday of kidnapping and conspiracy to commit several offenses -- including murder, larceny, housebreaking, kidnapping, and making false... | Cpl. Trent D. Thomas was found guilty of kidnapping and conspiracy. he will be demoted to the rank of entry-level private and will receive a bad-conduct discharge. the 25-year-old was among seven marines charged in connection with the death. | Cpl. Trent D. Thomas found guilty this week of conspiracy to commit murder .
Marine gets rank of private, will be discharged for role in death of Iraqi civilian .
Group's leader awaits trial on murder and conspiracy charges . | e9093ca0a82f2aba28cd2762942c04177cfbb000 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Prince Harry led tributes to Diana, Princess of Wales on the 10th anniversary of her death, describing her as "the best mother in the world" in a speech at a memorial service. Here is his speech in full: . William and I can separate life into two parts. There were those years when we were bless... | prince Harry led tributes to Diana, Princess of Wales, on 10th anniversary of her death. he described her as "the best mother in the world" in a speech at a memorial service. he says he and wife kate "can separate life into two parts" | Prince Harry describes Princess Diana as "the best mother in the world"
He asks for her to be remembered as "fun-loving, generous, down-to-earth, entirely genuine"
Bishop of London praises her humanitarian work .
He says that disputes about her death should "end here" | 55a6aabd120f0b18297f7efe22452f9b3aca0d8d |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's declaration that France had to prepare for the possibility of war against Iran over its nuclear program was not conventional diplomatic behavior. But then Kouchner was never expected to be a soft-soaper on the diplomatic scene. French foreign minister ... | french foreign minister says he has to prepare for the possibility of war with Iran. he is a humanitarian and a patriot, with a strong commitment to human rights. he was first french foreign minister to visit Iraq since 1988. | French FM Kouchner has told France to prepare for possibility of war with Iran .
Was a surprise appointment to Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government .
Also the first French Foreign Minister to visit Iraq since 1988 .
Founder of Medicins Sans Frontiers, also French student leader in May 1968 . | 06bc2f0272d033b123e9eebbb221c62d7d51c283 |
1. "Für Elise" Bob Dylan wrote "It Ain't Me, Babe" for Joan Baez. Written by: Ludwig van Beethoven . Written for: Some girl probably not named Elise. In fact, as far as most historians can tell, Beethoven didn't even know an Elise. Instead, the song was originally titled "Bagatelle in A minor" based on some handwritten... | "867-5309/jenny" was written for a transvestite, according to the Kinks' official biography. "oh, lord" was written for a sex-offender, according to a tv show host. the number has been a nuisance since 1982. | Several famous songs written by men for a woman .
Beethoven's "Für Elise" may have been written "for Therese"
Songwriters make up stories about who is behind "867-5309/Jenny" | 17e43e8e7d2bbbb237df78537d108c3fa917d9fb |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A wide-open presidential race and a willingness by candidates, interest groups, unions and corporations to buy TV time will lead to historic spending for political and issue-advocacy advertising in the 2008 election cycle, an analysis shows. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has spent the most o... | political and issue-advocacy ads could cost more than $3 billion in 2008. former governor of massachusetts has spent $8.6 million on ads so far. interest groups have spent $6.2 million on ads so far this year. | Amount almost double what was spent in 2004 election cycle .
Lower TV production costs help more candidates advertise .
Mitt Romney leads presidential candidates in TV spending .
Advertisers face challenge of cutting through clutter of ads, analyst says . | ddcdeb9bdd19fa23f9495c85d48eeee910f33102 |
PHUKET, Thailand (CNN) -- Relatives of the 89 people killed in Sunday's plane crash in Phuket continued to arrive in the Thai resort town on Tuesday to try to identify their loved ones' remains. A Buddhist monk blesses the wreckage of One-Two-Go airline's MD-82 jet at Phuket airport on Tuesday. Most of those killed wer... | relatives of 89 people killed in plane crash in Phuket continue to arrive in town. about 36 of bodies still have yet to be identified, according to state media. u.s. officials say five americans among those killed when jet crashed in bad weather. strong winds and rain are suspected to have been a factor in the crash. | Relatives of the 89 people killed in Thai air crash are still arriving in Phuket .
About 36 of the bodies have yet to be identified, according to Thai authorities .
U.S. Embassy in Bangkok confirms that five Americans were among the dead .
The investigation into what caused Sunday's crash is still continuing . | ee0ba7928d8987f2cb21c9a2012a76730f77de45 |
(CNN) -- Filmmaker Michael Moore, whose new documentary "Sicko" takes on America's health care system, faced off Tuesday with CNN chief medical correspondent and practicing neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Michael Moore and CNN's Sanjay Gupta argued Tuesday about Gupta's report on Moore's film "Sicko" Moore criticized a ... | "sicko" criticizes CNN report on health care system, says it's fudged. report's author says he backed up film's facts to reporter. doctor says film shows "irrefutable fact" that system is broken. | Moore criticized a report Gupta did on CNN Monday on "Sicko"
Gupta's report questions some of the movie's numbers and solutions .
Gupta: "I thought it was a good movie, and I wanted to say that" | 554fd99f28ae12472c5d99ef6383bb184744c25a |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Some Democrats appear to be wavering on a highly contentious House resolution labeling Turkey's treatment of Armenians in World War I as genocide. A KC-135 tanker lands at Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey in 2003. Turkey, a longtime U.S. ally and NATO partner, was incensed by the resolution call... | House committee adopted resolution calling killing of Armenians genocide. incirlik air base is major resupply center for u.s. operations in mideast, asia. some fear pursuit of resolution would embolden the Turks to attack kurdish rebels. | NEW: Majority Leader says a number of Dems are "revisiting their own positions"
Turkey is upset about World War I "genocide" resolution in Congress .
House resolution calls killing of Armenians "genocide"
Incirlik Air Base is key point for U.S. military supply of Iraq mission . | 9e141ebc1c06d483bf85f4e5c8b3c7bc2d00ea2f |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Twelve-year-old Mohammed Rasoul, his right leg severed below the knee, maneuvers on crutches over the dirt and loose stones through the Falluja graveyard. Mohammed Rasoul sitting with his mother, Jinan Khalifa, eagerly awaits his trip to the United States. Row after row of headstones stand as the... | "i didn't have hope in Iraq," says 12-year-old Mohammed. his leg was severed in 2004 during insurgent offensive in falluja. charity has arranged for surgery, treatment at a hospital in the u.s. | Boy, 12, lost leg to car bombing in Iraq; cousin was killed by blast .
He is now heading to the United States to get a prosthetic leg .
Boy: "I want to ... meet this person that gave me my future back"
Charity director says helping the boy makes her "cry with joy" | c9160e2f5ce386dabb10517e7a5c0933c01a9546 |
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) -- India has elected its first female president, official results show, in what supporters are calling a boost for the rights of millions of downtrodden women, despite a bitter campaign marked by scandal. Pratibha Patil, 72, is India's first elected female president. Pratibha Patil, the rulin... | supporters call victory for rights of millions of downtrodden women. despite bitter campaign, patil easily wins mainly ceremonial post. dowry-related violence kills an average of three women every three minutes in india. | India elects first female president, official results show Saturday .
Pratibha Patil's supporters are calling victory a boost for women's rights .
Bitter election campaign was marked by scandal .
72-year-old Patil was the ruling coalition's nominee for mainly ceremonial post . | d256aee1a47eb5b489dee6fb72ab7f7d1483a37f |
SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) -- More than 100 homes in an upscale San Diego community were evacuated after a landslide about 60 yards wide pulled the earth from beneath a three-lane road and some of the multimillion-dollar homes that adorn it. Gina Yarbrough sent this picture of the road that collapsed in Wednesday's la... | new: mayor declares state of emergency for upscale san diego community. new: residents allowed to return to 75 of 111 evacuated homes early Thursday. landslide downed power lines, caused a minor gas leak, newspaper reports. mayor says he's already received offers of aid from legislators, white house. | San Diego mayor declares state of emergency; White House, governor offer aid .
Officials were investigating the shifting earth in the area for weeks .
Residents can return to 75 of the 111 evacuated homes Thursday, mayor says .
"We watched the trees snapping and cracking," says one evacuated resident . | 2fff2bc541ef34a6647dfa2e4294cdcc187e47b9 |
ABECHE, Chad (CNN) -- Most of the 103 children that a French charity attempted to take to France from Chad for adoption are neither Sudanese nor orphans, three international aid agencies reported on Thursday. Hundreds of women protest child trafficking and shout anti-French slogans Wednesday in Abeche, Chad. Six member... | new: president could intervene if case is transferred to a different judge. new: journalists, flight crew said they thought they were on a humanitarian mission. six members of charity arrested as they tried to take 103 children to france. charity says children were Sudanese orphans it was trying to rescue. | NEW: Chadian president wants journalists, flight crew released .
Red Cross, UNICEF, UNHCR interview children that charity tried to fly out of Chad .
Most are not from Sudan and have families, agencies say .
Six members of Zoe's Ark, 11 others under arrest in Chad . | 677375a4c69e81ab623af7c06a6b0a8d03d6350e |
(CNN) -- Explorer Dennis Schmitt found an island nearly two years ago near Greenland. Fishermen pass by Greenland's Ilulissat fjord in this September 2004 picture. Such a discovery would usually elicit curiosity, even wonder perhaps, but it evoked mixed feelings for the explorer. The island was once thought to be a pen... | many climatologists and scientists say warming is occurring across the globe. the average surface temperature has warmed one degree Fahrenheit (0.6 degrees Celsius) some scientists say increase in concentrations of greenhouse gases is to blame. others say warming is simply the result of natural variability. | Earth has warmed one degree in past 100 years .
Majority of scientists say greenhouse gases are causing temperatures to rise .
Some critics say planets often in periods of warming or cooling . | 33530f97118cc905b05cb920671492c7bfdf3a3b |
MOGADISHU, Somalia (CNN) -- An enraged crowd dragged the body of an Ethiopian soldier through the streets of Somalia's capital Thursday after gun battles with Islamic insurgents killed 19 people, witnesses reported. In a brutal echo of a 1993 battle involving Somali militias in which the bodies of U.S. troops were drag... | crowds dragged the body of an Ethiopian soldier through the streets of Mogadishu. witnesses say 19 people were killed in gun battles with Islamic insurgents. the fighting has driven hundreds of thousands from their homes. | Ethiopian soldier dragged after battle with Islamic insurgents killed 19 people .
The body was bound hand and foot with wire and wrapped in a sheet of plastic .
Incident recalls 1993 dragging of U.S. soldier through streets of Mogadishu .
Washington is concerned Somalia could turn into a safe haven for terrorists . | 3c19a753303ae0d67b3ae28e070c0f4157ffc52d |
BOLINGBROOK, Illinois (CNN) -- The disappearance of a suburban Chicago police sergeant's wife is now being treated as a potential homicide, and her husband is a suspect, authorities said Friday. Stacy Peterson, 23, has been missing from her suburban Chicago home since October 28. In another development, a judge signed ... | new: judge signs order to exhume body of police sergeant's third wife. new: authorities say there are "strong indications" death was homicide. new: police have interviewed two of the couple's children. police sergeant's wife, 23, has been missing since last month. | NEW: Judge signs order to exhume the body of Drew Peterson's third wife .
Peterson has said he believed his fourth wife left him for another man .
Police: Case shifts from a missing persons search to a potential homicide .
Friends and family: Stacy Peterson expressed concerns about her husband . | 9313988d26672c576f08e130c895edf20d8aa626 |
QUEBEC, Canada -- Third seed Julia Vakulenko will face comeback queen Lindsay Davenport in her first WTA Tour final at the Bell Challenge on Sunday. Julia Vakulenko will seek her first victory on the WTA Tour at the Bell Challenge in Quebec. The Ukrainian battled through with a 6-1 4-6 7-5 victory over American qualifi... | third seed Julia vakulenko will face comeback queen Lindsay Davenport in final. vakulenko beat american qualifier Julie Ditty 6-1 4-6 7-5 in semifinals at bell challenge. former world no. 1 Davenport seeking second win in three tournaments since returning. | Julia Vakulenko has reached her first final on the WTA Tour at Bell Challenge .
The Ukrainian third seed will face Lindsay Davenport after beating Julie Ditty .
Former world No. 1 Davenport defeated Russian second seed Vera Zvonareva . | 72f4a6670ec7ec915c83d58bb0ebf152b1605bb6 |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Hours after declaring a state of emergency Saturday, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf ordered troops to take a television station's equipment and put a popular opposition leader under house arrest. President Pervez Musharraf explains his actions in a televised address Saturday. Musharra... | new: president Musharraf orders troops to take tv station's equipment, arrests opposition leader. new: u.s. secretary of state condoleezza rice says emergency is "highly regrettable" new: president says he's taking "a step backward" from democracy. u.s. says it doesn't support any extra-constitutional measures by presi... | NEW: President Musharraf orders troops to take a television station's equipment .
Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan says he's under house arrest .
President Musharraf says his actions are for the good of the country .
White House calls Musharraf's emergency declaration "disappointing" | b73f50e29d5b2943eb315643bef8ee4e09f5605b |
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