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washington (cnn) john mccain's fight for the white house was a microcosm of his political career and broader life full of near death experiences, stunning comebacks and close calls sen john mccain gestures as he delivers his concession speech tuesday night the former navy fighter pilot, who'd been shot down over ... | arizona a 'democratic year | arizona senator had tough fight in a 'democratic year'. in career of stunning comebacks, win eludes him this time . missteps and circumstances sullied voters' opinions of him |
london, england (cnn) the renault f1 team have shown a united front with ferrari with a threat to boycott the 2010 championship unless proposed rule changes are dropped by the sport's governing body renault have now joined ferrari in saying they will not race in 2010 unless proposed changes are dropped the decision... | pertinacious salicylal sphagnaceae | no related information |
orlando, florida (cnn) prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a florida woman charged with killing her missing 3 year old daughter, according to court documents filed friday casey anthony has been charged in an indictment with the premediated murder of daughter caylee 'it is not in the best interest of the ... | florida casey anthony anthony first caylee anthony 3 a month | document: it's not in florida's best interest to seek death penalty for casey anthony . anthony is charged with first degree murder in daughter's disappearance . caylee anthony, 3, was missing for a month before her mother told anyone |
bogota, colombia (cnn) colombia will freeze prices for gasoline and other petrofuels through march, the government has announced hernan martinez torres, in a photo from september, says gas prices will be frozen in colombia through march the freeze takes effect thursday and sets prices at december levels, the ministe... | thursday march hernan martinez torres 25 percent | price freeze on gas, other fuels takes effect thursday, runs through march . freeze is to give consumers 'a signal of stability,' energy minister tells newspaper . gas prices can't rise or fall under the freeze, hernan martinez torres says . price freeze doesn't affect propane; its price is set to drop 25 percent, pape... |
cnn when apple launched its app store last summer, few imagined it would reach today's numbers so quickly, if ever auto apps could become the next way to customize your ride the store now hosts over 85,000 titles and has passed 2 billion downloads even apple is surprised now the concept of the app store has spread l... | apple apps store' | apple's 'apps store' has become hugely successful and mimicked by others . away from hand held gadgets, apps being developed for cars and tv set top boxes . such apps could be accessed through home computers or smart phones |
(cnn) world no 1 roger federer faces a potential quarterfinal clash with nikolay davydenko after his recent nemesis was drawn in the same quarter of the field for the australian open, which starts on monday the russian has beaten swiss star federer in his past two meetings as he has risen to sixth in the rankings, w... | roger federer nikolay davydenko australian open russian sixth rafael nadal andy murray nadal us juan martin del potro | roger federer faces potential quarterfinal clash with nikolay davydenko at australian open . the russian sixth seed has beaten the world no 1 in their last two meetings . defending champion rafael nadal faces possible last eight tie with andy murray . nadal could then face us open champion juan martin del potro in semi... |
(cnn) susan denise atkins, a former member of the manson family who killed pregnant actress sharon tate during a two day killing spree in 1969, has died, according to a california corrections spokesman she was 61 susan atkins, here with husband james whitehouse, died thursday night after a battle with brain cancer ... | humanish pneumonocele nude | no related information |
(cnn) a nasty collision during a kickoff in 1997 left kevin turner seeing stars the former philadelphia eagles fullback, who spent eight seasons battering through defensive lines in the national football league, said the hit left him wondering where he was still, the team's medical staff looked him over and eventual... | hydro unsadden preimprovement | no related information |
(cnn) they're calling it the 'crews missile' fired from the keyboard of 67 year old nick crews, the missive blew the lid off his dysfunctional family in an e mail titled 'dear all three,' published in uk newspaper the telegraph, crews excoriates his three grown children for their professional and personal failures a... | reattack uniarticulate praecognitum | no related information |
tokyo (cnn) a japan airlines' inspection of a boeing 787 dreamliner involved in a fuel spill last week at boston's logan international airport found a new leak from a nozzle on the plane's left wing, a jal spokesman said sunday the leak was different from one that caused a flight on january 8 to be delayed by four h... | boston japan boeing 787 manufacturer | plane involved fuel spill in boston found to have second leak in japan, airline says . inspection in japan found leak in nozzle used to remove fuel . boeing's new 787 has had several problems, including engine cracks . manufacturer spokesman: 'these planes are safe' |
(cnn) geneticists have begun studying the dna of connecticut gunman adam lanza, a spokeswoman for the university of connecticut health center said thursday the geneticists were asked to join the investigation by the state medical examiner's office, spokeswoman carolyn pennington told cnn she said there is no specifi... | university of connecticut health center genetics adam lanza's lanza sandy hook december 14 | spokeswoman: university of connecticut health center geneticists are studying the dna . genetics experts say no single gene or mutation will emerge to explain adam lanza's acts . lanza murdered 26 people, including 20 children, at sandy hook school on december 14 |
(cnn) the sun was barely up when new york mayor michael bloomberg used the colorado massacre to scold president obama and mitt romney for ignoring the gun issue 'this is a real problem no matter where you stand on the second amendment, no matter where you stand on guns, we have a right to hear from both of them conc... | bloomberg obama romney democrats democratic senate three years white house nra | bloomberg: 'we have a right to hear' from obama and romney on guns . ex congressional aide: 'for many democrats, it's smart politics' not to join gun debate . the democratic led senate hasn't voted on any gun legislation in three years . white house race could be decided in states where nra has influence over swing vot... |
havana, cuba (cnn) former cuban president fidel castro says he is open to the idea of meeting with us president elect barack obama former cuban president fidel castro has largely been out of the political scene since falling ill in 2006 'with obama, one can talk whenever he wants, because we're not preachers of vio... | physicians dimensive cyclophoria | no related information |
mexico city (cnn) mexican federales were facing questioning friday after authorities accused them of opening fire on a us diplomatic vehicle south of the capital two us embassy employees described by a senior us government official as us citizens were taken to a hospital with non life threatening wounds; a mem... | misreward indispensability semicheviot | no related information |
london, england (cnn) troubled singer amy winehouse has been admitted to a london hospital after suffering a bad reaction to medication, her representative said tuesday amy winehouse has undeniable talent, but has become better known for her wild behavior winehouse, 25, went to the private london clinic on sunday, s... | amy winehouse singer winehouse july | amy winehouse representative: singer has had bad reaction to medication . another bad reaction to medication prompted winehouse to enter hospital in july . grammy winning winehouse has suffered a string of health problems |
cairo, egypt (cnn) us secretary of state hillary clinton said wednesday she took on the 'complicated and difficult' task of trying to restart talks on israeli palestinian peace during her talks with egypt's leaders egypt is 'an essential partner' in that effort, she said 'president obama, special envoy [george] mitc... | artal nontransmission lutheranism | no related information |
(cnn) the one question we all desperately want answered may have gone to the grave with aaron alexis: why? why did he park at the washington navy yard on monday, walk into building 197, perch himself on an overlook above the atrium and open fire? the bullets that rained down killed 12 people and wounded eight others... | alexis washington 30 minute navy | new: it's unclear how alexis got a shotgun past security . new: a washington police officer ended the 30 minute spree by killing alexis, mayor says . alexis had issues in the navy and with police, but still had security clearance . authorities don't know his motive, and friends say they're surprised by attack |
seoul, south korea (cnn) park geun hye lived up to her nickname as the 'queen of elections' after winning the race wednesday to become south korea's first female president park, 60, will return to the blue house, the official residence for the nation's president, where she spent her formative years she has admitted ... | hydrocoralline nonmendicant unfictitious | no related information |
seoul, south korea (cnn) the united states said tuesday it has backed a plan aimed at dismantling north korea's nuclear facilities by the end of the year, the associated press reported north korean leader kim jong il, left, welcomes south korean president roh moo hyun in pyongyang six nations reached a tentative agr... | ap us north korea's n korean kim jong il s korean roh moo hyun korean | new: ap says us endorses plan to dismantle north korea's nuclear plants . n korean leader kim jong il greets s korean president roh moo hyun . meeting between leaders is second such meeting on korean peninsula . summit is expected to address military tensions, sea border dispute |
(cnn) three al jazeera english journalists were convicted in egypt on monday of aiding the muslim brotherhood in a ruling that immediately outraged journalists and activists around the world peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed had been imprisoned in cairo since december on charges that included conspiring ... | australian cnn peter greste mohamed fahmy baher mohamed the muslim brotherhood | 'we're obviously shocked, dismayed, really bewildered,' says australian pm . cnn says sentencing is 'unjust' and calls for immediate release of journalists . peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were detained last december . they are accused of spreading false news and conspiring with the muslim brotherhood |
hong kong (cnn) in a first for manchester united, the english professional football club today announced major sponsorship deals with not one, but two, popular chinese companies each in a three year deal while the value of those agreements have not been revealed, chinese beverage giant wahaha will become manchest... | branchiopodan weeshee erythroblastotic | no related information |
(cnn) the texas attorney general sued a hotel and a motel thursday, accusing them of price gouging during september's exodus of more than 1 million gulf coast residents ahead of hurricane ike attorney general greg abbott filed suit against the hotel nacogdoches in nacogdoches and the super 8 brookshire motel near ka... | transcendentalizing fletch relater | no related information |
(oprahcom) people across the country are counting their pennies more closely than ever and asking themselves some tough questions about what they can really afford suze orman is here to approve or deny what your finances can handle and this time around, she's settling a few family feuds money expert suze orman an... | myelencephala runer basically | no related information |
(cnn) questions about bruises on the body of actress natalie wood, whose body was found floating off catalina island in 1981, led the los angeles county coroner's office to change the cause of death from 'accidental drowning' to 'drowning and other undetermined factors' 'with the presence of fresh bruises in the upp... | unpatronizing quina formolit | no related information |
(cnn) at a time when partisan politics are bitter, midterm election races are tight and almost every legislative effort is stalled, who would you expect to take the boldest step in years to address the deadliest war in the world, in the heart of central africa? congress, of course quietly, over the past four preside... | congo obama | congo's 'conflict minerals' used in cell phones, other products, co authors say . financial regulation law requires makers of electronics to audit supply sources . co authors: consumers should urge companies to make products conflict free . they say obama administration should work with the congo to develop legitimate ... |
(cnn) and that's not such a good thing today's kids are less fit than their parents were at the same age, according to new research presented at the american heart association's scientific sessions, and that could mean health problems later on the fact that younger kids are huffing and puffing more than their parent... | today cdc an hour | kids today are less fit than their parents were at the same age, research shows . that could put them at risk for chronic diseases as adults . the cdc recommends kids get an hour of exercise involving the entire body |
manila, philippines (cnn) a powerful bomb exploded on a passenger bus tuesday afternoon in manila's financial district, killing four people and injuring 15 others, police said 'it's a huge explosion; it's so huge that it created a hole at the side of bus where it is presumed that the bomb was placed,' said makati p... | makati city manila | a police chief says the bomb might have been planted under a seat . investigators are trying to determine the type of bomb . the explosion blows a hole through the side of the bus . makati city is manila's financial district |
(cnn) china's li na made history on thursday by becoming the first asian tennis player to reach the singles final of a grand slam tournament in the open era, ending the australian hopes of world no 1 caroline wozniacki the 28 year old, a beaten semifinalist in melbourne last year, battled back to win 3 6 7 5 6 3 in ... | li na last year the australian open chinese ninth caroline wozniacki 28 year old us open kim clijsters saturday clijsters second vera zvonareva | li na goes one better than last year by reaching the final of the australian open . chinese ninth seed saves match point to upset world no 1 caroline wozniacki . the 28 year old will play us open champion kim clijsters in saturday's title match . clijsters will move up to second in world rankings after beating vera zvo... |
(cnn) an electrical fire on board a boeing dreamliner caused the plane to lose primary electrical power during a test flight tuesday, the company said the crew relied upon backup systems to land the aircraft 'the pilots executed a safe landing and at all times had positive control of the airplane and all of the ... | boeing | new: an electrical fire cause the plane to lose power, boeing says . new: the crew relied on backup systems to land the aircraft . the crew was testing fire prevention system . boeing says no new flights will be scheduled for now |
(cnn) the shooting down of a malaysian airliner over ukraine may finally force washington and europe to wake up to the danger of the conflict there escalating into full blown war between russia and ukraine this potential cataclysm has been inching closer to reality in the last week the ukrainian security council has... | multiplicate credentials linguaciousness | no related information |
editor's note: michael c dorf is robert s stevens professor of law at cornell law school and co author (with laurence tribe) of 'on reading the constitution,' and the author of 'no litmus test: law versus politics in the 21st century' a former law clerk for supreme court justice anthony m kennedy, he blogs at dorf on l... | unsymbolically clinks undisobedient | no related information |
(cnn) one australian soldier, three civilians and taliban militants were killed early friday during heavy fighting in southern afghanistan, according to information from australian and nato officials four australian troops have now died in the conflict in afghanistan the incident occurred in tarin kowt in uruzgan p... | disemboweled detax maturational | no related information |
(cnn) as democratic and republican presidential candidates scour the country for votes during the 2008 campaign, they'll inevitably court the hispanic community, a voting group growing rapidly in number and diversity some democratic presidential candidates pose before a debate sponsored by univision the republican d... | hispanic | political observers: hispanic voters as diverse as wider community . grassroots efforts under way to increase hispanic citizenship . hispanic vote could play significant role in 2008 swing states |
bogota, colombia (cnn) colombian president alvaro uribe enjoys one of the highest popularity ratings of any leader in south america, so much that his supporters are pushing for a third presidential term for him colombian president alvaro uribe has not said whether he would be willing to run for a third term but the... | colombians alvaro uribe | 5 million colombians signed petitions seeking constitutional referendum . some say others deserve chance to run for president . supporters speak of giving alvaro uribe a chance to continue 'vision' |
(cnn) the gathering was small, but activists say its impact is potentially huge on january 5, in the ultraconservative heartland of saudi arabia, a small group of women held a demonstration calling for the release of detained family members their arrest, a short time later, caused great outrage and inspired even mor... | jackpot criolla housewife | no related information |
(cnn) friday's verdict came swiftly, the evidence robust, the policing stellar but the legacy of the young woman who was killed can't just be five convictions and laws improved on paper it must be to end the violent culture of sexual entitlement that led to her death the death penalty will not stop assaults on wo... | new delhi karuna nundy india | the sentencing of the new delhi gang rapists won't stop sexual violence, writes karuna nundy . she says challenging attitudes of sexual entitlement among men will be key . she is calling for a massive public education campaign to address the problem . mass public campaigns have had success in india tackling polio and h... |
richmond, virginia (cnn) it's official: ted cruz is democratic enemy number one in the span of a year, cruz has transformed himself from a little known senate candidate into the face of a government shutdown that has roiled washington politics and raised questions about the viability of the american political proces... | democrats cruz republican democratic house boehner virginia | democrats cast cruz as right wing zealot, hope to hang him around every republican office seeker . 'we're more than happy to have a debate with them' over cruz, democratic operative says . website depicts cruz telling an anguished house speaker boehner, 'i got it from here, bud'. virginia governor candidate in awkward ... |
washington (cnn) as president obama is set to take stock of the nation during his state of the union address tuesday, a civil engineers group gives the us transportation system low grades for example, the nation's bridges most of us don't think much about bridges until one we need is closed or is damaged or collapse... | oyelet witchering unexemplified | no related information |
(cnn) eight people who died in a fire in an abandoned building in new orleans, louisiana, overnight are believed to have been in their late teens or early 20s, the city fire department said tuesday the victims, who were in a small warehouse in the upper ninth ward, are believed to have been homeless and were burning... | early 20s shortly before 2 am | new: victims were in their late teens or early 20s . wdsu: the victims may have sought warmth from freezing temperatures . the victims are believed to have been homeless . the call came in shortly before 2 am |
(cnn) japan secured their place in the final of the asian cup after a dramatic penalty shoot out victory over south korea coach alberto zaccheroni's side triumphed 3 0 on penalties after the game was level at 1 1 after 90 minutes and 2 2 after extra time japan will now face australia in saturday's final, after the s... | japan south korea the asian cup australia socceroos uzebkistan 6 0 | japan beat south korea on penalties to book their place in the asian cup final . the game ends 1 1 after 90 minutes but japan win 3 0 on penalties . japan will face australia after the socceroos beat uzebkistan 6 0 in the other semi . the final will be played on saturday |
(cnn) like most aspects of his life, the health of north korean leader kim jong il was shrouded in secrecy though the reclusive nation revealed little about his well being, speculation about him and about who would succeed him in the rest of the world intensified in recent years as reports of his failing healt... | cannabism subjectified ceramics | no related information |
fukushima, japan (cnn) mikio watanabe's fukushima home is contaminated with radiation and filled with the nightmares of his wife's horrific suicide 'i can still see it,' says the 62 year old, the tears welling in his eyes what he sees is hamako, his wife of 39 years, on fire and scorched the 58 year old doused herse... | gartered scutellaria borages | no related information |
(cnn) ghana's election commission announced sunday night that the west african nation's president won re election, though the main opposition party says it has 'credible evidence' the results were manipulated in a statement streamed live on the internet, electoral commission chairman kwadwo afari gyan declared 'john... | ghana | new: opposition party says it has 'credible evidence' of problems . ghana voted for a president and parliament on friday and saturday . regional observers called the vote 'generally peaceful and transparent'. despite protests, ghana's re elected president calls for unity and celebration |
washington (cnn) efforts to strengthen native american communities and improve their relationships with the federal government have already borne fruit, president barack obama told a group of leaders from more than 500 federally recognized tribes thursday 'we're making progress,' obama said at the white house tribal... | obama white house tribal nations conference american indians | obama hosts his second white house tribal nations conference . leaders of 565 federally recognized tribes were invited . obama: 'grave injustices' have been done against american indians |
(cnn) state troopers arrived at the home of tiger woods on saturday to interview the pro golfer and his wife about a car crash near his home but were told the couple was not available to talk as scheduled, a spokeswoman for the florida highway patrol said the troopers were asked by woods' agent to postpone the inter... | florida woods | new: law doesn't require statement, but it's 'very unusual' not to do so, police say . new: police will seek surveillance tape and review 911 call, spokeswoman says . florida highway patrol wanted to talk about car crash outside woods' home . troopers had tried to speak to the golfer friday, but his wife said he was sl... |
los angeles (cnn) adele's vocal cords have healed from surgery in november, allowing the 23 year old british songstress to perform on the grammys stage next month, she and the recording academy confirmed tuesday adele let the big news out in a tweet: 'ima be, ima be singing at the grammys it's been so long i started... | adele february 12 grammy first british grammys | adele tweets 'it's been so long i started to forget i was a singer!'. the february 12 grammy show will be adele's first performance since vocal cord surgery . the british songstress is nominated for six grammys . adele has two grammys already |
(cnn) 50 cent's 2003 breakout hit is one of piers morgan's gym playlist staples that's right: in the health club, cnn's morgan listens to 'in da club' 'no one is going to believe me when i say this,' said morgan 'but i work out to that song literally, it's on my ipod it's the top of my gym collection and it never fa... | 50 cent 50 cent's street king | 50 cent lost his mother at 8; never knew his father by 12, he was dealing drugs . the rapper was shot nine times at point blank range in 2000 . he credits that 'life changing' event with propelling him to focus on his music . 50 cent's new charity feeds a meal to a child in need for every street king energy drink sold |
(cnn) the sri lankan government said thursday it has made more inroads into the remaining territory held by ethnic tamil tiger rebels after troops seized their command center in the north of the country sri lankan workers bury the bodies of some 38 suspected tamil tiger rebels killed in recent fighting the defense m... | sri lanka news agency defense ministry | sri lanka news agency says government jets bombarded rebel transit camp . defense ministry says rebels killing civilians . reported capture is latest in a series of claimed government successes |
(cnn) like many awards shows, buzz surrounding the golden globes has long focused on questions like who will wear what, who's on whose arm and who will win a statuette but another critical question has emerged since ricky gervais first took the stage as the awards show's host in 2010: which celebrity will get roaste... | mel gibson paul mccartney 2010 2011 golden globe 2012 gervais | gervais caused a stir when he took jabs at mel gibson and sir paul mccartney in 2010 . his jokes at 2011 golden globe awards caused even more of a stir . the 2012 event poster shows gervais snipping off the gag that covers his mouth . he's assured twitter followers that he'll be drinking lager, ad libbing and speaking ... |
(cnn) kyle green, a university of minnesota instructor, feels awful that he asked his sociology class to watch all three presidential debates he should have checked the calendar first each of the debates this month, as well as the vice presidential showdown, falls on crucial game days the fight for the hearts and mi... | wednesday the last day mlb the day | wednesday's debate comes on the last day of the mlb season . the other debates also fall during crucial football or baseball games . multitasking is the order of the day for fans |
san diego (cnn) former san diego mayor bob filner pleaded guilty tuesday to felony false imprisonment and two misdemeanor battery charges for his behavior against three women filner entered the pleas as a part of an agreement with prosecutors the felony charge accuses filner of 'false imprisonment by violence, fraud... | marianna oleaceous uprouse | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) millions of television screens reverted to black and white for a few minutes sunday night as the 53rd annual grammy awards turned off the color for bruno mars it was a section of the show that emphasized the connections current popular music has to the past, on a night with several music legends ar... | 5th grammy the night esperanza spalding rihanna | new: lady antebellum wins 5th grammy for the night . new: eminen wins best rap album grammy . esperanza spalding wins for best new artist . rihanna makes a triumphant return |
los angeles, california (cnn) michael crichton, who helped create the tv show 'er' and wrote the best sellers 'jurassic park,' 'the andromeda strain,' 'sphere' and 'rising sun,' has died in los angeles, his public relations firm said in a news release michael crichton, here in 2005, was a director and best selling a... | seccos embuskin rhine | no related information |
(ewcom) fox has renewed its sunday reality kingpin 'family guy,' as well as another seth macfarlane title, 'american dad' but the broadcaster is postponing making a decision on 'family guy' spinoff 'the cleveland show' 'family guy' will be back for an 11th season, and 'dad' for an eighth (been that long? wow); both ... | fox family guy american the cleveland show cleveland a fourth season next year | fox has renewed 'family guy' and 'american dad'. no announcement has been made regarding 'the cleveland show'. there's enough episodes in the pipeline to keep 'cleveland' on the air for a fourth season next year |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) civilian deaths in afghanistan have risen sharply in the past year, largely due to more taliban attacks and roadside bombings, un officials said sunday nato soldiers sit in their vehicle in an afghan province freed from taliban forces afghan civilian deaths jumped from 430 in the first six m... | afghan 60 percent un taliban troop british nato helmand | new: afghan civilian deaths up 60 percent from last year, un says . new: increase attributed to intensifying taliban attacks, roadside bombs . troop deaths also up from 2007 as june marks deadliest month since war began . british nato soldier dies in mine explosion in helmand province |
(ewcom) last weekend, a dark cloud hung over the box office after the tragedy in aurora, colorado, rocked the country the 'dark knight rises' still managed a stunning $1609 million opening weekend — the third best of all time — but most believe it could have finished with substantially more money had audiences not b... | colorado dark knight rises $1609 million the watch | this weekend will be one week since the tragedy in colorado . 'dark knight rises' made $1609 million its opening weekend . the film faces competition this weekend from 'the watch' and others |
(ewcom) kal penn could be returning to a regular tv series role the 'harold & kumar' and 'house' actor has landed a role in abc's comedy pilot 'prairie dogs' the show is a single camera sitcom from jackie and jeff filgo ('that '70s show,' 'the new adventures of old christine') about a lowly cubicle worker named neil... | kal penn abc prairie dogs penn house obama | kal penn has landed a role in abc comedy pilot 'prairie dogs'. the show is about a lowly cubicle worker who has his identity stolen . penn left his role on 'house' to work for the obama administration in 2009 |
washington (cnn) with its well killing effort reported to be going 'extremely well,' bp plans to start pouring concrete into the crippled well in the gulf of mexico on thursday the us official overseeing the response to the spill, retired adm thad allen, has given bp a green light to pour cement on top of the 2,300 ... | strigiles grey mome | no related information |
(cnn) a utah military facility that tests chemical and biological weapons was opened thursday after a nearly 12 hour lockdown that officials said was prompted by a missing vial of 'nerve agent' 'on january 26, during a routine inventory of sensitive material in the chemical laboratory, dugway officials discovered a ... | 85 miles salt lake city | new: the lockdown was prompted by an inventory discrepancy . new: the missing vial was found about 5 am et . new: no one was ever in danger, authorities say . the base is 85 miles southwest of salt lake city |
washington (cnn) diplomatic cables expected to be released soon by wikileaks could contain highly sensitive information that reveals us negotiating positions, secret intelligence and other confidential matters, a former us ambassador to russia told cnn the expected online disclosure has to be taken seriously, said j... | british state department wikileaks | new: british government warns media against endangering national security . former ambassador says leaks likely to damage efforts to build trust . leaks expected to include 'cables' used by state department . wikileaks is threatening to publish thousands of classified documents |
tucson, arizona (cnn) it's the week before finals at the university of arizona in tucson, and all over campus, students are hunched over books and laptops under the shelter of immense palm trees and sprawled out on the cement benches lining the campus' long, grassy mall, the anticipation palpable elsewhere, in the c... | university of arizona senate bill 1070 | university of arizona students crafting petition against senate bill 1070 . dozens of protests have been held nationwide since bill was signed . even students in favor of immigration reform call measure ill conceived |
tokyo, japan (cnn) the clicking of dozens of news cameras drowned out the sobs of the 13 year old girl, but her face explained what was happening in the departure hall of japan's narita international airport arlan and sarah calderon hug their daughter noriko farewell noriko calderon, wearing her school uniform, was ... | noriko calderon japan filipino | noriko calderon born and raised in japan by filipino parents . parents deported after years of living in country . schoolgirl says she will stay, meaning she may not see parents until she's 18 |
(cnn) irish low cost airline ryanair posted a €169 million ($240 million) loss in the last year after being hit with higher fuel costs and a writedown in its investment in rival carrier aer lingus ryanair has forecast a rise in passenger numbers this year ryanair's boss michael o'leary said though that he hoped to s... | irish ryanair €169 million $240 million last year michael o'leary this year company €105 million | irish low cost airline ryanair posts €169 million ($240 million) loss in last year . ryanair's boss michael o'leary said he hoped to see recovery this year . company said that after stripping out writedowns it made €105 million profit |
new york (cnn) afghan president hamid karzai has started talks with representatives of the taliban, a move that analyst fareed zakaria says could bring an end to the nine year long war karzai convened a meeting thursday with the afghan peace council, which was formed to help negotiate with the taliban referring to t... | afghan karzai taliban fareed zakaria nine years us afghanistan | afghan president karzai is talking to taliban representatives . fareed zakaria says a negotiated settlement is the only way to end the war . he says compromise possible between karzai government and taliban . after nine years, the us needs to reduce its forces in afghanistan, he says |
london, england (cnn) britain's new coalition government has embarked on a budget deficit cutting strategy that is bold, brave and potentially very risky, says analyst fareed zakaria it could turn out to be a model for the united states to follow or a prime example of what not to do in the wake of a severe recess... | britain fareed zakaria zakaria gop cameron the conservative party | britain's aggressive plan to cut its deficit is a bold but risky move, says fareed zakaria . the coalition government has announced plans but they haven't gone into effect, he says . zakaria: question is will it restore business confidence or cause recession . he says gop should take note of how cameron is modernizing ... |
(cnn) un ambassador susan rice withdrew her name from consideration thursday for secretary of state over the past few months, a slew of articles have criticized rice's personality the daily beast recently ran a piece titled 'susan rice's personality disorder' these articles allege that america's un ambassador is 'br... | gashing marinara preevidence | no related information |
(cnn) when wisconsin temple gunman wade michael page arrived at fort bragg in 1995, the sprawling army base in north carolina already was home to a small number of white supremacists including three soldiers later convicted in the murder of an african american couple the killings launched a military investigation th... | fort bragg wade michael page neo nazi | three fort bragg soldiers were convicted in a 1995 racial killing . wade michael page served at fort bragg from 1995 to 1998 . criminologist: page 'really started getting into' neo nazi ideology in the military |
jerusalem (cnn) israel canceled controversial plans to construct thousands of new homes in east jerusalem and on the west bank, hours after the announcement sparked strong criticism prime minister benjamin netanyahu has asked construction and housing minister uri ariel to reconsider long term plans to build more tha... | cushionflower sents percrystallization | no related information |
(cnn) president barack obama reframed us foreign policy priorities on tuesday by focusing his administration's immediate attention on iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and the middle east conflict between israel and the palestinians 'while these issues are not the cause of all the region's problems, they have been a... | rouhani iran obama us the united nations un security council syria | new: rouhani says iran is ready for 'time bound and result oriented' talks . president obama reframes the immediate us foreign policy priorities . obama challenges the united nations to enforce its regulations on chemical arms . he calls for a strong un security council resolution on syria |
mexico city (cnn) the death toll in a plane crash that claimed the life of mexico's interior minister and two other high ranking officials has risen to 13, mexico city prosecutor miguel angel mancera said wednesday, according to mexico's state run notimex news agency the scene of tuesday night's plane crash in mexic... | bakutu gongorism formalith | no related information |
(cnn) less than a year before it stages the world cup, brazil is once again in the news for the wrong reasons brazilian football players protested wednesday and said they could take more action possibly 'drastic measures' if their confederation doesn't make changes to the country's overcrowded calendar they wa... | brazilian next year's world cup | brazilian footballers cross their arms in games to protest against their confederation . the players want changes made, including more vacation time and fewer games . if their demands aren't met, they say 'drastic measures' could be taken . the protests are the latest black eye for the country that hosts next year's wo... |
(cnn) barack obama's two daughters had another reason to high five their dad's election to the presidency tuesday night: they're getting a puppy president bush's dog barney walks in the white house rose garden in 2007 'sasha and malia,' obama said in his victory speech at chicago's grant park, 'i love you both so m... | obama white house bush clinton | president elect obama promises his daughters a puppy . white house has a history of president pets from dogs to tiger cubs . president bush had three dogs and cat, president clinton a dog and cat |
(cnn) the emmys will be sunday night at the nokia theater in los angeles, and amc, hbo and showtime have nabbed a huge chunk of the major nods this year this yet again sparks the question that has been looming around the industry for years: is the quality of programming from the major broadcast networks on the decli... | chromites doncy thiogycolic | no related information |
(cnn) the 2012 summer olympics are in the home stretch this week, but for the network airing them the games have just begun as nbc celebrates ratings success with the summer games and weathers the shouts of #nbcfail from the critical it's also staring down the onset of fall tv season, that post labor day flood... | nbc olympics | nbc will use the olympics as an entree to two new comedies in coming week . it's part of a larger strategy to capitalize on ratings and highlight content ahead of fall premieres . critics say timing and quality could derail the strategy's effectiveness . the move is also a sign of the changing tv landscape |
(cnn) classes resumed last thursday at the university of kansas at lawrence, and by monday 47 students had swine flu, a college official said the cdc recommends someone sick with the virus remain out of class for 24 hours after fever has abated on its own although that's less than two tenths of 1 percent of the 27,0... | willful actiniferous deskmen | no related information |
london, england (cnn) the office of the wife of former british prime minister tony blair refused to comment thursday on uk media reports that she has swine flu cherie blair, wife of former british premier tony blair, is reportedly suffering from swine flu a spokeswoman for cherie blair told cnn: 'this is a private m... | british tony blair cherie blair tamiflu thursday britain | reports: wife of ex british pm tony blair has suspected swine flu . cherie blair was prescribed tamiflu and told to rest, british media says . she had been due to pick up an honorary degree thursday . britain's swine flu cases rising dramatically |
london, england (cnn) british airways posted the airline's worst annual loss since its privatization in 1987 as its chief executive declared there were 'absolutely no signs of recovery' in the industry ba ceo willie walsh says he's never seen conditions in the airline industry so bleak the airline slumped from profi... | ba annual willie walsh | ba's annual profit disappears into a loss as the global downturn takes its toll . passenger numbers, demand for cargo falling, fuel costs increasing . ba has shifted focus from protecting yields to chasing higher volumes . willie walsh: 'this is by far the biggest crisis the industry has ever faced' |
(cnn) the people who died thursday at a spiritual resort in arizona had spent time in a 'sweatbox' similar to what native americans and other cultures have used for prayer and purification rituals throughout history two people died and were 19 injured after spending up to two hours inside this 'sweatbox' at an arizo... | non natives native american | sweat lodges are used in prayer and purification rituals across globe . deaths raise concerns over non natives trying to adapt traditional ceremonies . typical native american sweat lodge used in ritual of prayer and purification . firekeeper heats stones, places them in hole in lodge, pours water over them |
beijing, china (cnn) chinese president hu jintao greeted us president barack obama in china's capital on tuesday, with trade and the thorny issue of north korea expected to be on their agenda the us delegation was met by an honor guard at the great hall of the people, and obama shook hands with hu and other top chin... | obama chinese hu jintao beijing us united states billions of dollars | new: obama to hold formal talks with chinese president hu jintao in beijing . new: new us poll shows split on whether chinese pose military threat . obama tells students free flow of info a source of strength, despite sting . united states imports billions of dollars in chinese products each year |
washington (cnn) 2010 has opened on an unsettling note for democrats in the us senate connecticut's chris dodd and north dakota's byron dorgan two longtime power players in the chamber have announced their intention to step down at the end of the year if history is any guide, the party now faces an uphill str... | democrats senate chris dodd byron dorgan this week gop obama biden dems | democrats need 60 seat supermajority in senate to get major bills passed . sens chris dodd and byron dorgan announced this week they won't seek re election . gop targeting vulnerable seats, including those vacated by obama and biden . flipping could go both ways, with dems picking up some gop seats |
london, england two kisses on the cheek or three? the age old dilemma may become moot as worries of infectious disease hang in the air a couple kisses at a swine flu virus prevention and detection medical mobile unit in mexico city common forms of greeting, such as handshakes and kisses on the cheek, are coming unde... | mexico health ministry who cnn sanjay gupta twitter | move towards 'social distancing' as people worry about swine flu epidemic . mexico's health ministry directing people to avoid handshakes and kissing . who advises avoiding close contact with people who appear unwell . follow cnn's dr sanjay gupta on twitter |
new york (cnn) actor and political activist ron silver, who played a recurring role in tv's presidential drama 'the west wing,' and who also let his political views play out in real life, died sunday after a two year battle with esophageal cancer, according to a colleague ron silver is seen in this 2006 photograp... | bruno gianelli democrats gop silver | silver's many roles included playing consultant bruno gianelli in 'the west wing'. silver was 62 and had been battling esophageal cancer for two years . silver was also known for his political activism, first for democrats, then for gop . colleague says silver died in his sleep with his family around him |
sanford, florida (cnn) george zimmerman told his lawyers that he whispered 'punks,' not a racial slur, in the moments before he shot trayvon martin, his attorneys told cnn on thursday some people interpreted the police recording of zimmerman's call to 911 as evidence the fatal shooting was racially motivated zimmerm... | trilaterally portioners goaltending | no related information |
(cnn) prime minister stephen harper appealed directly to canadians for support wednesday, vowing in a nationally televised address on the economy that he will do all he can to halt his opponents from carrying out a no confidence vote in parliament as planned for monday and forming a coalition government that ... | unjudging nonnegligent irrecusable | no related information |
(cnn) adventurer and tv show host bear grylls injured his shoulder in antarctica during an expedition to raise money for an international charity, the discovery channel said sunday bear grylls, host of 'man vs wild,' was injured in antarctica during an expedition to raise money for charity grylls was injured friday ... | bear grylls grylls antarctica uk discovery channel | adventurer and tv show host bear grylls injured his shoulder . grylls was in antarctica on an expedition for charity . host going to uk for treatment, discovery channel says |
(cnn) sarah palin's selection as john mccain's running mate redefined how vice presidential candidates influence a campaign unfortunately for mccain, the alaska governor hurt his presidential bid more than she helped palin, at mccain's concession tuesday night, boosted the gop ticket at first but ultimately became a... | sarah palin late summer mccain | the sarah palin pick redefined how running mates can influence a campaign . little known before late summer, she soon seized headlines and attention . she brought energy, popularity but ultimately became a drag on mccain |
(cnn) christine levinson went to the united nations on monday to ask questions about her husband, bob, a former fbi agent who vanished in iran last year christine levinson has sought help from zalmay khalilzad, the us ambassador to the united nations levinson flew to new york with three of her seven children in hope... | fbi bob levinson iran levinson 5,000 | former fbi agent bob levinson disappeared in iran in march 2007 . his wife says she has done everything to draw attention to levinson's disappearance . a $5,000 reward has been offered, but no tips have come in |
(cnn) as the 1961 lincoln continental convertible rolled down elm street in dealey plaza, three shots rang out in dallas, their echoes lodging in the memories of america's youth for years to come derek l farthing was in third grade in jersey city, new jersey, when the school's janitor came to tell his teacher, ms me... | morendo bealtine subchairman | no related information |
(cnn) reality programs have long featured contestants of color in their casts competition shows like 'amazing race,' 'the biggest loser' and 'dancing with the stars' have featured diverse contestants since their inaugural seasons in 2001, 2004 and 2005, respectively but while african americans, asians and latinos ca... | supercivil citable insinuativeness | no related information |
(cnn) summertime has long been associated with pool parties and barbecues but with so many new programs and series' finales on the way, the tv remote could be just as crucial this season as sunscreen and hot dogs it used to be that reruns and reality tv shows were the stars of summer tv and while reality staples suc... | hbo the newsroom true blood sigourney weaver usa political animals | hbo's 'the newsroom' will take viewers behind the scenes of a fictional cable news network . hbo's 'true blood' has been a summer staple since season 2 kicked off in june 2009 . sigourney weaver will star on usa's 'political animals' come july |
los angeles (cnn) chris brown checked out of a rehab facility, but he will continue the program as an outpatient, his representative told cnn on thursday the singer entered an in patient rehabilitation center last month, a day after he was released from a washington, dc jail following his arrest on an assault charge... | brown next week | brown entered rehabilitation a day after his release from jail . he needed rehab to 'gain focus and insight' into his behavior, his rep says . brown will continue rehab as an outpatient . the singer is due in court next week concerning his probation |
(ewcom) tuesday night's victoria's secret fashion show was chock full of buxom beauties, bedazzled bras and beliebers the sexiest night on television opened with a bang and kept its momentum alive throughout the show thanks to the musical stylings of rihanna, bruno mars and justin bieber photos: 2012 victoria's secr... | rihanna justin bieber bruno mars angel | the victoria's secret fashion show aired on tuesday night . rihanna, justin bieber and bruno mars performed . the most dramatic moment included an angel losing her hat |
los angeles (cnn) 'american idol' creator simon fuller filed a lawsuit wednesday claiming he should be paid for the us version of 'the x factor' fuller claims a 2005 contract gives him executive producer credit and fees for the show, which was created by former 'idol' judge simon cowell 'mr fuller has prudently atte... | simon fuller idol simon cowell fremantle fox fuller | simon fuller claims he has a 2005 deal for a share in 'x factor'. former 'idol' judge simon cowell created 'x factor'. fremantle and fox deny fuller is owed any cash or credit for the new show |
(cnn) babette beatty laughs when asked whether she's seen the cover of this year's sports illustrated swimsuit issue 'you have to understand, where i live, we don't get stuff,' she said with a chuckle recently beatty, born in germany and raised in brazil and canada, now lives in the rural hamlet of halfway, oregon, ... | babette beatty sports illustrated beatty new york mexican halfway oregon | babette beatty was on the january 20, 1964, cover of sports illustrated . beatty, a new york based model, says the first swimsuit shoot was just another job . she fondly remembers her shoot as a wild time hanging out with the mexican air force . she now lives in halfway, oregon, population 350, running an art gallery |
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, john vause describes the effect tainted food has had on a foreigner cnn's john vause says he's lost 10 pounds in recent weeks as reports of tainted food have come o... | cnn john vause china us beijing fda | cnn's john vause says ordering food in china has been replaced with dread . vause: it took pet food scare in us to get beijing to answer tough questions . china says execution of former fda chief is a message to others |
(cnn student news) november 18, 2013 china is making a change to its highly controversial 'one child' policy on monday, cnn student news tells you what will be different and why we also report on storms in the us midwest, and we hear some debate over a meningitis vaccine at princeton university plus, we tell you th... | the daily curriculum the day key concepts | this page includes the show transcript, the daily curriculum, and maps . use the transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . the daily curriculum offers the media literacy question of the day, key concepts, fast facts and discussion questions . at the bottom of the page, please share your fe... |
(cnn) nearly five months after signing off from msnbc, left wing news personality keith olbermann returned to the airwaves monday with the relaunch of his signature 'countdown' show on current tv while known for generally opposing republicans and supporting democrats, olbermann signaled that both parties would be ta... | olbermann msnbc michael moore ex nixon john dean al gore | olbermann's first show since leaving msnbc airs on monday night . his guests include filmmaker michael moore and ex nixon aide john dean . olbermann left msnbc in january, months after being suspended by the network . current tv, co founded by al gore, can be seen in 75 million households |
(cnn) rafael nadal completed a perfect sweep of his matches in group a of the atp world tour finals by beating tomas berdych friday his victory enabling a grateful stanislas wawrinka to accompany him into the semifinals in london wawrinka and his supporters breathed a sigh of relief after nadal wrapped up a 6 4 1... | stanislas wawrinka atp world tour david ferrer group a rafael nadal's tomas berdych seals wawrinka nadal berdych | stanislas wawrinka qualifies for semifinals at atp world tour semifinals . beats david ferrer in three sets in group a . rafael nadal's win over tomas berdych seals wawrinka's passage . no1 nadal has to battle past berdych in three sets |
(cnn) los angeles lakers center andrew bynum was forced to retire from the fourth game of the nba finals with an ongoing knee problem, as his team went down 96 89 to the boston celtics bynum had fluid drained from his knee just days before the first game of the best of seven series last week, but until now the injur... | nonsubjugation admit serphid | no related information |
washington (cnn) two state supreme court justices from neighboring states find themselves in disagreement these days not over a legal issue, but over how they should have gotten their jobs the two justices, ohio chief justice thomas moyer and pennsylvania justice seamus mccaffery, were both elected in statewide v... | supreme court pennsylvania | former supreme court justice wants to reform the way judges are chosen . twenty one states have some sort of contested system for selecting judges . reform advocates say campaign contributions can bring judges' impartiality into question . elected judge in pennsylvania says it's 'elitist' to appoint judges |
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