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h w brands is the author of 'tr: the last romantic' and the just released 'traitor to his class: the privileged life and radical presidency of franklin delano roosevelt' he teaches history at the university of texas at austin historian hw brands says power as well as race was behind controversy over booker t washington... | hw brands roosevelt washington white house african americans the white house obama | hw brands: roosevelt washington white house dinner was controversial . he says the the opposition was about power as well as about race . african americans have often been guests at the white house . brands: when obama moves in, it will represent a leap in terms of power |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) the iraqi presidency council approved a resolution sunday that will allow non us foreign troops to remain in iraq after a un mandate expires at year's end british troops talk in basra last week iraq on sunday ok'd foreign troops to remain in the country after the new year it was the last step for... | mosul israel gaza resolution presidency council un us britain second al qaeda iraq friday | new: suicide bomber kills 4 in mosul at protest against israel's gaza airstrikes . resolution approved by presidency council replaces un mandate set to expire . after us's 142,500 troops, britain has second largest contingent: 4,100 . authorities capture two al qaeda in iraq escapees, kill another from friday jailbreak... |
(cnn) bitter cold weather was sweeping across the nation thursday, putting the midwest in a deep freeze a thermometer registers minus 20 degrees thursday in hudson, wisconsin it was brutal in ames, iowa, on wednesday 'last night, the temperature was still above zero (3 degrees fahrenheit), but the wind chill (minus ... | minneapolis minnesota chicago southeast saturday | new: it felt like 40 below in minneapolis, minnesota, because of wind chill . new: it was 10 below in chicago without the wind chill . icy cold front is pushing into the southeast and could last through saturday . ireportcom: cold near you? share your photos, video, stories |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) the us military formally handed authority over baghdad's 'green zone' to iraqis on thursday as new pacts governing the mission of international troops replaced a un mandate an iraqi honor guard parades outside the former palace of saddam hussein in baghdad on thursday iraqi troops took over check... | un wednesday us 2011 iraqi june | un mandate authorizing foreign troop presence expired wednesday . new bilateral pact covers us presence until 2011 . us troops to leave iraqi cities by end of june |
rome, italy (cnn) police wednesday arrested the suspected head of an italian mafia murder squad following a two day manhunt after he eluded police by crawling through sewer pipes, according to italian media reports italian police examine a sewer that may have offered an escape route for a suspected mafia boss giusep... | italian setola casalesi caserta | italian mafia suspect arrested after escape through sewer pipes . setola is allegedly head of killing team run by the powerful casalesi clan . tunnel found connecting to sewer system in the nearby town of caserta |
baghdad (cnn) at least five people were injured when bodyguards for a top iraqi official opened fire on stone throwing sunni demonstrators sunday, the country's interior ministry said the clashes broke out after deputy prime minister saleh al mutlaq arrived to address crowds protesting in a plaza in the western iraq... | unutterableness oesogi grouchingly | no related information |
washington (cnn) as petroleum giant bp comes under congressional scrutiny as its ruptured oil rig pumps thousands of barrels of oil into the gulf of mexico, its political contributions are being scrutinized, too the top recipient of bp related donations during the 2008 presidential election was barack obama, who col... | antefix hidated fatbirds | no related information |
(cnn) where would tiger woods be without his agent? the golfer's crown as one of the world's wealthiest and most successful sportsmen may have slipped somewhat, but he knows who helped get him there in the first place when mark steinberg departed from img last month after his contract expired, woods decided to stick... | andrew 'chubby' chandler ism 58 year old ernie els rory mcilroy lee westwood louis oosthuizen charl schwartzel chandler | andrew 'chubby' chandler is a former professional golfer who set up agency ism . the 58 year old manages the likes of ernie els, rory mcilroy and lee westwood . ism represents major champions louis oosthuizen and charl schwartzel . chandler's growing influence has sparked concerns that he is too powerful in golf |
washington (cnn) pulitzer prize winning presidential historian doris kearns goodwin notes each inauguration is moving in its own way, but only a few produce moments that are truly memorable 'it depends upon the person and the occasion to really produce a historic inaugural speech,' goodwin said 'but the ceremony its... | 2009 fdr reagan america jfk washington lincoln | 2009: '(it was) as if the whole history of our country was coming full circle'. fdr and reagan disagreed on the role of government, but believed america could do great things . jfk's address promised action and a new energy in washington . lincoln: 'with malice toward none and charity toward all' |
(cnn) bayern munich celebrated the bundesliga's 50th birthday by setting a new club record in saturday's bavarian derby against nuremberg the european and german league champions triumphed 2 0 at home for a new milestone of 28 top flight matches without defeat, giving new coach pep guardiola a perfect start of three... | franck ribery arjen robben bayern nuremberg european germany bayern leverkusen second borussia monchengladbach borussia dortmund friday | franck ribery and arjen robben score in bayern's 2 0 win over nuremberg . european champions have three wins from three in germany's top division . bayern leverkusen in second place after beating borussia monchengladbach . borussia dortmund lead on goal difference following friday's victory |
(cnn) as historically high flood waters receded in tennessee on wednesday, dramatic stories of tragedy and survival emerged, including that of a woman who saw her husband and daughter swept away sherry qualls watched in horror as chest deep water washed away her husband and daughter as he tried to save the girl from... | southeast nashville cumberland river about 13 feet | nineteen deaths reported across state; at least 28 killed in southeast . city government offices in nashville to reopen thursday, city bus service to be restored . 100 nashville firefighters, police officers go door to door checking on residents . cumberland river still about 13 feet above flood stage |
(cnn) the fiercest clashes since anti government demonstrations began in taiz four months ago erupted overnight monday between anti government gunmen and members of government security forces, witnesses said they cited heavy gunfire near the republican palace, which is less than two miles from the city's freedom squ... | islamic yemen fiercest taiz us yemeni ali abdullah saleh | new: islamic militants kill troops, civilians in southern yemen . fiercest clashes in taiz since demonstrations began, witnesses say . a us official says yemeni president ali abdullah saleh is 'severely hurt'. opposition leaders express cautious support for the vice president |
(cnn) kim kardashian and kanye west, aka 'the world's most talked about couple,' are saying next to nothing about their wedding plans so of course, as their reported may 24 wedding date draws closer, everyone else is speaking for them there have been a number of rumors about where the wedding will be, who's invited,... | pelecani unconsolidated asthenias | no related information |
(cnn) space, it has been said, is big really big but big enough for two companies that want to mine near earth asteroids? a venture announced tuesday in california hopes so deep space industries says it wants to start sending miniature scout probes, dubbed 'fireflies,' on one way missions to near earth asteroids as ... | deep space industries second first 2015 | deep space industries is the second company to announce plans to mine asteroids . company hopes to launch its first probes by 2015 . 'space is big there's room for everybody,' chairman says . commercial space ventures face a 'chicken and egg problem' with costs, however |
washington (cnn) 'our foreign policy is just spinning out of control' one senator said 'recognize reality,' chided another fourteen months after giving up his chairmanship of the senate foreign relations committee to become america's top diplomat, secretary of state john kerry faced harsh criticism tuesday from the ... | state kerry senate republicans democrats us syria ukraine iran mccain middle east | secretary of state kerry gets a rough homecoming from his old senate committee . difficult diplomacy is 'worth doing' even if it fails, kerry says . republicans and some democrats criticize us foreign policy on syria, ukraine, iran . sen mccain tells kerry to 'recognize reality' about failing middle east talks |
(cnn) from krill to king crabs, the collapse of a 160 square mile portion of the wilkins ice shelf in antarctica could mean many changes for wildlife at the bottom of the world krill may not be the most exotic of creatures, but climate change could affect them like any other animal most inhabitants of our planet wil... | antarctic fahrenheit krill first | biologist says polar animals are incredibly sensitive to temperature changes . expert: changes 'should be taken as warning of what may be coming elsewhere'. the temperature in the western antarctic is up 9 degree fahrenheit . krill may be among the first animals to have to adapt to warming temperatures |
(cnn) once again, north korea has violated an important international agreement by launching a long range missile and like many times before, there is not much washington or anyone else can do about it the brazen defiance of the north korean regime is stunning it's a performance that carries a strong message for the... | north korea frida ghitis us iran | north korea launched a long range rocket that broke apart after liftoff . frida ghitis: north korea defied the world, and there is not much the us can do . she says the impunity of north korea sets a dangerous example . ghitis: for countries such as iran, there's more incentive not to give up nuclear program |
washington (cnn) secretary of state condoleezza rice will meet tuesday with the son of libyan leader moammar gadhafi to discuss deepening ties between washington and tripoli, senior state department officials said monday saif al islam gadhafi has been credited with convincing his father to compensate victims of a 1... | libyan moammar gadhafi us condoleezza rice saif al islam gadhafi us libya bush gadhafi 1988 | son of libyan leader moammar gadhafi is on private visit to us. condoleezza rice, saif al islam gadhafi to discuss us libya ties, officials say . libyan activists say meeting shouldn't happen until jailed dissident is freed . president bush calls elder gadhafi over implementation of 1988 bombing settlement |
washington (cnn) veterans groups are angry after president obama told them monday that he is still considering a proposal to have treatment for service connected injuries charged to veterans' private insurance plans president obama, with veterans affairs secretary eric shineski, spoke with leaders of veterans groups... | obama groups $540 million department of veterans affairs | obama plan would charge veterans' private health care for service related injuries . groups say government has moral obligation to pay for service connected injuries . obama says plan will generate $540 million for department of veterans affairs |
baghdad (cnn) western nations and iran broached solutions over tehran's controversial nuclear program wednesday, the latest push to end the saber rattling over the islamic republic's atomic aspirations both sides, negotiating in baghdad, delivered proposals in the latest round of talks between iran and six nations ... | thursday a day iaea iran the middle east tehran israel | bilateral talks held; plenary session is thursday . the meeting takes place a day after the iaea said it expects a new deal with iran soon . iran's nuclear program has created tension in the middle east and beyond . tehran says the program is for peaceful purposes, but israel wants it to end all enrichment |
kfar chabad, israel (cnn) thousands of mourners and emissaries from the ultra orthodox jewish chabad movement poured into an israeli village tuesday for the funerals of two people killed in the mumbai terrorist attacks israeli girls mourn rabbi gavriel holtzberg and his wife rivkah, who were killed in the mumbai att... | israel mumbai israeli tuesday 2 year old | thousands attend funerals in israel of two people killed in mumbai attacks . three former israeli prime ministers attend tuesday's funeral . rabbi and wife killed; family's nanny helped couple's 2 year old son to escape |
(cnn) iran said it has broken up an israeli 'terror and sabotage network' that was planning attacks within the country, making a number of arrests while confiscating weapons and equipment, state run media reported 'the complicated and months long measures and moves made by the iranian intelligence forces to identify... | iran saturday israel israeli iranian | nuclear talks with iran are scheduled to resume saturday . israel and iran are believed to be engaged in a shadow war . the israeli prime minister's office had no official comment on the iranian claims |
(cnn) actor wendell pierce's biggest role today is running the pontchartrain park community development corp, which is hard at work trying to rebuild the new orleans neighborhood devastated by hurricane katrina pierce was one of the stars of hbo's 'the wire' and most recently played a jazz trombone player in 'treme... | corporales sealskin maniu | no related information |
americans love beef; we eat nearly 63 pounds per person each year although that's a lot, the amount is down from our 1976 high of 89 pounds when buying beef, we tend to stick to what we know, which may be why almost 60 percent of our beef dollars go for ground beef even as an experienced chef, i often brought home fami... | bos taurus americans nearly 63 pounds | humans began domesticating cattle, bos taurus, about 8,500 years ago . americans today consume nearly 63 pounds of beef per person each year . most of us tend to stick with beef cuts we know |
(cnn) a new study that surveyed racial attitudes suggests that racial prejudices could tip the balance in the upcoming presidential election a poll finds a small percentage of voters said they may turn away from sen barack obama because of his race if there were no racial prejudice among voters, sen barack obama wou... | unsourness tapuyo septimes | no related information |
(cnn) grammy winning trumpeter freddie hubbard, a leading figure in jazz during a five decade career, has died at age 70, about a month after suffering a heart attack, his publicist said tuesday in the 1970s, freddie hubbard made a series of funk and fusion oriented albums, such as the 1970 hit 'red clay' hubbard d... | hubbard art blakey herbie hancock national endowment for the arts jazz master | grammy winning trumpeter long fought heart disease, spokesman says . hubbard played with major jazz figures including art blakey and herbie hancock . hubbard was named a national endowment for the arts jazz master in 2006 |
(cnn) tim russert, who became one of america's leading political journalists as the host of nbc's 'meet the press,' died friday, the network said he was 58 tim russert established himself as the face of nbc's political journalism as host of 'meet the press' the network said the award winning journalist collapsed at ... | nbc russert meet the press italy buffalo new york | veteran journalist collapses at work, according to nbc . russert best known as host of nbc's 'meet the press'. russert just returned from trip to italy with family . mayor of buffalo, new york, orders flags to fly at half staff |
(cnn) blistering temperatures and winds battered parts of the upper midwest on tuesday, delivering to some states the coldest weather in decades a chilling cold front is battering the upper midwest and great lakes on the heels of a blizzard that barreled into the northern plains, temperatures dropped to minus 18 deg... | winter midwest next few days wisconsin | major winter system hits midwest, packing heavy winds and snow . forecasters predicting below zero temperatures for next few days . one man dies after sleepwalking barefoot outside in wisconsin . man suffers frostbite after shoveling without gloves in minus 17 degree weather |
editor's note: in our behind the scenes series, cnn correspondents share their experiences covering the news here, cnn anchor rick sanchez describes spending some time with day laborers for a report that will air on 'out in the open' tonight at 8 et cnn's rick sanchez, pictured center, visits a street corner where many... | palisades park two days 90/day a good week us | laborers in palisades park say two days of work at $90/day is a good week . they hope to earn enough money to send some to family in other countries . some seem bitter about life in the us, but claim they stay for the money |
new york (cnn) new york mayor michael bloomberg announced thursday he is asking the city council to change the office's two term limit to allow him to run for a third term 'if the city council should vote to amend term limits, i plan to ask new yorkers to look at my record of independent leadership and then decide i... | michael bloomberg city council new york september 11, 2001 first just two months bloomberg | michael bloomberg asking city council to change two term limit so he can run again . mayor credited with helping new york recover after september 11, 2001 . first elected just two months after the attacks, he spent millions on campaign . before becoming mayor, bloomberg was billionaire businessman |
london, england (cnn) he's the man who has just rejected offers of up to $700,000 a week in wages but who really is kaka? and what has he done to deserve so much money? wanted man: kaka overcame a spine fracture before getting to the top of world football born in brazil in 1982, ricardo izecson dos santos leite, ... | kaka brazilian ac milan italy fifa world player of the year for 2007 | kaka is a brazilian attacking midfielder who plays at ac milan in italy . at the age of 18 kaka broke a vertebra in a swimming pool accident . he was named fifa world player of the year for 2007 |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) three bombings killed an iraqi official and three police officers and wounded 14 other iraqis on sunday evening and monday morning, according to an official with the iraqi interior ministry a us soldier plays with a boy monday while on patrol in babil province, iraq an iraqi police captain was ki... | the iraqi national dialogue front iraqi | the deputy head of the iraqi national dialogue front is killed by a suicide bomb blast . an iraqi police captain is killed when a bomb attached under his vehicle explodes . bomb blast wounds seven people putting up campaign posters and banners |
tokyo, japan (cnn) there's nothing better than a sweet, juicy watermelon on a hot summer's day, right? but what if you had to pay six grand for it? a marine products dealer in japan plunked down a record $6,125 (¥650,000) friday for a black densuke watermelon grown only on the northern japanese island of hokkaido... | resnatch tigerlike precipitinogenic | no related information |
washington (cnn) as republican candidates attack one another on the campaign trail, republican outside spending groups are taking aim at president barack obama over failed energy company solyndra given such easy targets as the poor state of the economy and mortgage foreclosures, why take aim at obama on solyndra? bo... | madcap isotach shareable | no related information |
washington (cnn) the wife of a colorado father at the center of the 'balloon boy' saga told authorities that the giant helium balloon was specifically created for a hoax to draw media attention, according to court documents released friday mayumi heene told larimer county investigators that she and her husband, rich... | mayumi heene 6 year old | mayumi heene says she and husband knew 6 year old was safe during scare . they told authorities child might have blown away inside giant balloon . couple told children to lie to authorities and media, document says |
(cnn) activists working to break israel's siege of gaza remained afloat in the mediterranean sea after their ship was taken over thursday in libya, an official with their organization said the ship, the strofades iv, was part of a gaza bound convoy sponsored by the independent activist group road to hope the group s... | pro gaza mayday the british foreign office | new: all of group's 10 hostages, including 7 britons, have called friends and family . pro gaza activists 'doing fine' after being confined in the ship, a spokeswoman says . two hostages managed to send a mayday message, but there's been no rescue . diplomats are working for a 'safe resolution,' the british foreign off... |
(healthcom) each year, nearly 10,000 high school athletes in the us suffer heat related illnesses that require medical attention and cause them to miss practice or games, according to a report released today by the centers for disease control and prevention fully two thirds of those cases occur in august, according... | each year us 105 degrees | each year, nearly 10,000 high school athletes in the us suffer heat related illnesses . dehydration and heat exhaustion aren't the only hazards of exercising on hot days . heat stroke occurs when your body temperature hits 105 degrees |
(cnn) iran has stepped up its production of high grade enriched uranium and has re landscaped one of its military bases in an apparent effort to hamper a united nations inquiry into the country's nuclear program, a un report said thursday iran's facilities have produced 1894 kilograms (4176 pounds) of the enriched u... | anomalist reboard medicals | no related information |
(cnn) can a handful of ancient copper coins from a once opulent but now abandoned corner of east africa change what we know about australian history? a team of researchers is on a mission to find out with its glittering wealth, busy harbor and coral stone buildings, the island of kilwa rose to become the premier com... | african australia kilwa modern day tanzania australian | african coins dating back to 1100s found in remote part of australia . coins were minted in powerful african city state of kilwa, in modern day tanzania . australian professor leading an expedition to discover how they got there |
los angeles, california (cnn) natalie cole's search for a new kidney ended this week when someone with a compatible organ died and their family asked that it be given to the singer, according to the organ procurement group that handled the donation natalie cole received a kidney transplant tuesday in los angeles col... | cinereal pregalvanizing orthotectic | no related information |
(cnn) former world number one justine henin has confirmed her retirement from tennis for the second time, after failing to recover from the elbow injury she sustained last year the 28 year old belgian the winner of seven grand slam titles in a glittering career initially quit the sport in may 2008, but returne... | justine henin belgian henin wimbledon | former world no1 justine henin confirms her retirement from tennis for the second time . the 28 year old belgian quits after failing to recover from an elbow injury . henin sustained the elbow injury during last year's wimbledon tournament . she was top of the world rankings for two years and won seven grand slam title... |
los angeles, california (cnn) no deal has been reached between michael jackson's mother and his ex wife over the custody of the late singer's children, according to a lawyer in the case debbie rowe is the biological mother of paris (left) and prince michael jackson eric george, who represents debbie rowe, the biolog... | debbie rowe's new york post rowe michael jackson's monday | new: debbie rowe's lawyer wants new york post to retract report . lawyer: report that rowe agreed to payment to drop custody challenge is 'false'. rowe is mother of michael jackson's two oldest children . custody hearing scheduled for monday |
los angeles, california (cnn) the man who, dressed as santa claus, killed nine people at a christmas eve party planned to flee to canada the next day, but california police believe he decided to kill himself instead because of severe burn injuries pardo rigged his rental car so that if someone tried to remove the s... | ovoviviparous superguarantee sasse | no related information |
new york (cnn) us authorities arrested six people wednesday on suspicion of smuggling african elephant ivory worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, law enforcement officials said imports of african elephant ivory have been banned in the united states since 1976 the defendants arranged to have ivory from cameroon, i... | us 1976 1989 | six in four states face federal smuggling charges, us attorney says . ivory reportedly disguised as wooden snakes, guitars and statues . elephant ivory trade illegal in us since 1976, worldwide since 1989 |
washington (cnn) cnn white house correspondent suzanne malveaux has covered the bush administration for six years cnn's suzanne malveaux shares a light moment with president bush during his final press conference monday as always, she was in the room monday when bush held his final press conference, an almost hourlo... | cnn white house suzanne malveaux bush united states malveaux | cnn white house correspondent suzanne malveaux reflects on covering president . president bush reveals more of his feelings about job than ever before, she says . president most emotional over potential threats to united states, malveaux says |
(cnn) our dog tilly loves the holiday season turkey for thanksgiving brisket for hanukkah ham for christmas and pot roast for new year's with so much food moving around the house and visitors who generously and covertly feed her under the table, tilly has always been a happy dog during the season of giving two... | amaryllis aspca | holiday food items and exotic plants can be toxic for your pets . grapes, raisins and macadamia nuts are dangerous for dogs . mistletoe, holly and amaryllis bulbs should be kept out of reach of pets . the aspca has a national animal poison control center |
columbia, south carolina (cnn) something funny could happen on the way to the republican presidential nomination next year mitt romney might actually win south carolina a triumph by the former massachusetts governor in the first in the south primary state has long been considered unthinkable by republican insiders h... | trecentos plastics scouse | no related information |
beijing, china (cnn) wei wenhua was a model communist and is now a bloggers' hero a 'citizen journalist' turned martyr the construction company manager was driving his car when he witnessed an ugly scene: a team of about 50 city inspectors beating villagers who tried to block trucks from unloading trash near the... | tegmine somatoplasm graptolitoidea | no related information |
(cnn) few people like monday mornings and for world no 1 novak djokovic, his latest in melbourne very nearly signalled the end of his quest to win a third consecutive australian open title the serbian survived an epic fourth round encounter with stanislas wawrinka that stretched beyond 130am local time, eventually w... | novak djokovic stanislas wawrinka serbian australian david ferrer nicolas almagro tomas berdych maria sharapova agnieszka radwanska li na | defending champion novak djokovic survives five set epic to defeat stanislas wawrinka . serbian world no 1 wins 1 6 7 5 6 4 6 7 12 10 to maintain australian open defense . david ferrer, nicolas almagro and tomas berdych all through to quarterfinals . maria sharapova, agnieszka radwanska and li na through to last eight ... |
(cnn) twenty six years ago this week, a botched reactor safety test in a corner of what was then the soviet union set off the worst nuclear accident in history the radiation effects of the april 26, 1986, reactor explosion were about 400 times more potent than the bomb dropped on hiroshima during world war ii, and n... | mainstreams frostiness oostegitic | no related information |
istanbul, turkey (cnn) iranian nuclear negotiators arrived friday and began consultations with chinese and russian counterparts on the eve of international talks on the country's nuclear program, state media reported iran's top negotiator, saeed jalili, has said he intends to bring 'new initiatives' to talks saturda... | iranian istanbul turkey iran state | iranian nuclear negotiators arrive in istanbul, turkey, for talks . iran could bring 'new initiatives' to the discussions, its top negotiator says . state media says iranian officials are not encouraged going into the meeting . iran is under intense pressure to rein in its nuclear program |
washington (cnn) the united states sanctioned two engineering firms wednesday for their ties to an elite iranian military unit that has been branded a terrorist organization by the us government iran maritime industrial company sadra and it subsidiary, deep offshore technology pjs, are connected with iran's islamic ... | us treasury iran quds force treasury | the us treasury sanctions two engineering companies tied to iran's quds force . treasury official: 'iran's attempts to evade international sanctions will not go unnoticed'. the department also sanctions two shipping companies and two shipping officials |
baghdad (cnn) 'significant differences' remain between world powers and iran in negotiations over its nuclear program, european union foreign policy chief catherine ashton said thursday but, ashton said, 'it's clear that we both want to make progress' the parties 'agree on further discussions to expand common ground... | iran clinton iranian next month moscow | iran has critical choice to make, clinton says . iranian negotiator touts 'cooperation' over 'pressure'. 'significant differences' remain between world powers and iran on its nuclear program . iran and world powers have agreed to meet next month in moscow for more talks |
london, england (cnn) it was the stench that was what really hit danny boyle the first time he went into a slum in india in 'slumdog' a poor man wins a place on india's version of 'who wants to be a millionaire?' 'there's this smell you get first of all,' recalls the british director 'this incredible mixture of our ... | regimentals subventricous misraises | no related information |
washington (cnn) former president george w bush and laura bush have landed in midland, texas, the former first lady's hometown and her husband's childhood home former president george w bush helicopters for the last time to andrews air force base on tuesday a crowd welcomed the bushes in midland, waving red, white a... | materialized debitrix elementarism | no related information |
(cnn) rwandan troops have crossed into the democratic republic of congo to prepare for a joint operation with congolese forces against a hutu militia, the united nations said at least 800,000 people are thought to have died during 100 days of violence in rwanda in 1994 'we can tell you there are rwandan soldiers he... | rwanda rwanda news agency congo tutsis rwandan | rwanda has dispatched some 1,900 soldiers, rwanda news agency reports . the neighbors have traditionally been on different sides of the conflict in east congo . the struggle pits tutsis, supported by rwanda, against the congo backed hutu . the conflict is effectively an extension of the rwandan genocide |
(cnn) the undersea gusher in the gulf of mexico has been brought under control, but the worst oil spill in us history will continue to be felt along the gulf coast for some time, obama administration officials said sunday 'if you're sitting in barataria bay, it's still a disaster if the folks have not come back to t... | enid chlorinate honan | no related information |
los angeles (cnn) larry king might be only person whose surprise birthday party guest list would include pat boone and larry flynt the talk show host turned 80 tuesday, but the celebration started over the weekend when boone, known for his conservative political views, serenaded king with 'happy birthday' while flyn... | larry king's dodger stadium king pat boone paul anka | larry king's wife throws a surprise party in dodger stadium . 'i thought i could retire, but i couldn't,' king says . king 'invented the whole thing of celebrity interviewing,' pat boone says . paul anka: 'he always gets to the real deal without hurting anybody' |
(cnn) politicians, generals and clerics have all played their part in shaping the new iraq, with varying results now the geeks are giving it a shot in recent months, baghdad residents from science, engineering and tech backgrounds have been meeting regularly to participate in iraq's first 'hackerspace' known as fikr... | baghdad the middle east iraqis | hackerspaces have begun operating in baghdad and elsewhere in the middle east . hackerspaces are open access laboratories intended to promote entrepreneurship . its members hope to generate tech solutions to some of the problems facing iraqis |
(cnn) henrik stenson kept his cool to collect the biggest paycheck of his career sunday, landing a $10 million fedex cup jackpot along with the $144 million prize for winning the tour championship in atlanta the swede, who also collected $144 million for winning the deutsche bank championship earlier this month, fin... | swedish henrik stenson pga tour's end of season 37 year old tour championship boston fedex cup tiger woods 22nd steve stricker second atlanta american jordan spieth | swedish golfer henrik stenson wins pga tour's end of season playoffs . the 37 year old triumphs at tour championship, having also won in boston . win lifts him above previous fedex cup leader tiger woods, who ties for 22nd . veteran steve stricker ties for second in atlanta with young american jordan spieth |
(cnn) soccer player fabrice muamba has made an emotional first return to the ground where he suffered a career ending heart seizure in march the 24 year old wiped away tears after being allowed to address the fans at tottenham's white hart lane during the english team's european match on thursday at halftime, muamba... | fabrice muamba white hart lane first muamba london march 78 minutes | fabrice muamba receives standing ovation as he returns to white hart lane for first time . muamba collapsed at the london soccer stadium during a match in march . his heart stopped for 78 minutes, but he was saved by a cardiologist from the crowd . muamba is raising awareness for heart problems since being forced to re... |
(cnn) against a background of conflict, strife and economic hardship, the palestinian territories hope a $45 million football grant can help reshape the world's view of this troubled region on thursday world soccer's governing body fifa announced it will help promote the growth of palestinian football by establishin... | fifa $45m palestinian 200,000 gaza palestine stadium palestinian football association | fifa to grant $45m for the development of palestinian football . in december fifa invest $200,000 in the redevelopment of gaza's palestine stadium . the investment in palestinian football is of part of fifa's goal program . palestinian football association joined fifa in 1929 |
chicago (cnn) president barack obama's re election campaign said tuesday it is returning about $200,000 in donations collected by two chicago men after a newspaper report described their brother as a fugitive with alleged links to violence and corruption in mexico 'more than 13 million americans have donated to the ... | confessant gammoning fuzzy | no related information |
hong kong (cnn) if there's one thing that would have struck a chord with seven million hong kongers this election season, it was us president barack obama and his challenger mitt romney using china as a political punching bag during the recent televised debates america blames china for many of its economic woes, whi... | china us us china hong kong hong kongers beijing | china has been a key issue in the us election campaign for both candidates . us china relations important to hong kong, particularly in economic terms . hong kong has uneasy relationship with china despite considerable autonomy . many hong kongers resent what they believe is beijing's growing influence |
san salvador, el salvador (cnn) president barack obama on tuesday expressed hope that libya's opposition movement, given new protection by a us led military mission, can organize itself to revive broad enthusiasm for political change and oust moammar gadhafi from power in a 13 minute interview with cnn's spanish lan... | degreaser monarchianist rattleskulled | no related information |
(cnn) an official with the united nations' nuclear watchdog agency emerged from a meeting with an iranian delegation in vienna on friday and reported no progress on a document intended to resolve issues related to tehran's nuclear program 'the agency team came to the meeting in a constructive spirit with the desire ... | iaea iran tehran | new: 'this is disappointing,' iaea's deputy director general says . new: no date has been set for another meeting . western nations suspect that iran wants to build nuclear weapons . tehran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes |
(cnn) the president of a connecticut beverage distributor said thursday a man who went on a shooting rampage this week never filed a claim alleging racial discrimination the girlfriend of omar thornton, who killed eight people and then himself, told cnn that he was being racially harassed at work but ross hollander,... | omar thornton thornton | new: company president said no racial complaints were filed . omar thornton brought two guns with him in a lunch box, police say . authorities believe at least some of the victims were targeted . thornton's girlfriend says he was racially harassed at work |
moscow, russia (cnn) russian prime minister vladimir putin sent a strong signal thursday that he has full hands on control of his country as part of his annual town hall forum, putin spoke for four hours and fielded 80 questions out of 2 million plus submitted on a live call in program, 'conversation with vladimir ... | farrand buyouts haematinon | no related information |
(cnn) the us embassy in uganda is warning its citizens in the east african nation that regional terror groups 'remain actively interested in attacking' american interests 'we are particularly concerned about the month of february,' the embassy, based in the capital, kampala, said in a statement uganda is holding pre... | us kampala | the embassy advises us citizens to avoid large, public gatherings . a bombing in kampala last july left more than 70 people dead |
los angeles, california (cnn) katherine jackson's legal battle for some control of her son's estate returns to court monday in front of the same judge who is expected to award her permanent guardianship of michael jackson's children katherine jackson has accused the executors of her son's estate of 'keeping her in t... | katherine jackson jackson | katherine jackson looking for some control of her son's estate. lawyers' petition accuses executors of keeping katherine jackson 'in the dark'. jackson wants executors to answer questions about business arrangements |
london, england (cnn) at a time of economic uncertainty in the us, the writers strike cast a dark cloud over the eternal sunshine of the californian mindset and its most glittering awards ceremony oscar winner helen mirren dazzled in chopard diamonds last year and gained masses of publicity for the jeweler up until... | adrenal feebly histologists | no related information |
(cnn) we all have our favorites for the big honors at hollywood's top awards show, but over its 80 year history there have been some classic films, performers and people behind the scenes that have been criminally overlooked by oscar peter sellers in 'dr strangelove,' just one of kubrick's classics beaten to the pri... | stanley kubrick alfred hitchcock oscar perennial forrest gump sylvester stallone madonna | stanley kubrick and alfred hitchcock never won a best director oscar . perennial critics' favorite 'citizen kane' was almost entirely passed over . blockbusters 'forrest gump' and 'titanic' prevented great movies taking honors . razzies 'honor' poor cinema, big winners are sylvester stallone and madonna |
(cnn) facebook is abuzz with talk about 'breaking bad' the social networking site has just started surfacing the data about what users are mentioning in public facebook posts, and cnn producers noticed that 'breaking bad' came up as a popular subject among facebook's community over a given 24 hour period the amc sho... | polymorph clayish unconsolidation | no related information |
(cnn) roger federer may have given up his no 1 ranking, but the swiss tennis star's grip on end of season supremacy is showing no signs of loosening federer marched into the semifinals of the $55 million atp world tour finals on thursday, beating in form spaniard david ferrer 6 4 7 6 (7 5) for his second successive ... | roger federer david ferrer world no atp paris valencia ferrer spaniard janko tipsarevic | roger federer extends his winning run to 12 matches with win over david ferrer . world no 2 qualifies for semifinals at atp's season ending event for 10th time . he ends paris and valencia champion ferrer's 11 match unbeaten run . spaniard must now beat janko tipsarevic to have chance of going through |
london (cnn) its windows are boarded up, the red painted exterior is peeling and the roof could do with re tiling but this derelict house in a village in the borinage region of belgium was once the home of dutch artist vincent van gogh the house and surrounding industrial area, in the village of petit wasmes, mig... | belgium van gogh's colfontaine van gogh 1878 to 1880 mons european capital of culture 2015 | local authority in belgium working to save van gogh's one time home from dereliction . municipality of colfontaine, belgium, plans to restore house, turn it into museum . van gogh lived in region from 1878 to 1880, at the time he decided to become an artist . major exhibition covering artist's time there slated for mon... |
masai mara, kenya (cnn) the migration of more than a million wildebeest between kenya and tanzania is one of the wonders of the natural world tourists from around the globe have flocked to kenya to witness the herds streaming across the savanna and over the mara river poachers set steel snares amongst the thorn tree... | kenya masai mara tanzania kenyan | wildlife in kenya's masai mara national park is being targeted by poachers . poaching could threaten annual migration of wildebeest between kenya, tanzania . unrest following last year's disputed elections has undermined kenyan tourism . as a consequence, conservationists forced to scale back anti poaching efforts |
washington (cnn) president obama led a chorus of 'happy birthday' for sen ted kennedy on sunday night at the kennedy center, topping off a celebration of the senator's 77th birthday that featured a crowd of celebrities and political heavyweights sen ted kennedy, left, with his wife, victoria, and sen john kerry at t... | measurelessly illogic untrod | no related information |
washington (cnn) a federal grand jury in the district of columbia has indicted two people for their alleged attempts to supply iran with us materials for gas centrifuges to enrich uranium, the justice department said friday the indictment charges parviz khaki, an iranian citizen, and zongcheng yi, a resident of chin... | gadids neighbour spicier | no related information |
(cnn) members of madagascar's military battled supporters of president marc ravalomanana outside the presidential palace monday as the turmoil over whether he stays in office intensified madagascan soldiers loyal to opposition leader andry rajoelina outside the presidential palace monday an eyewitness who blogs from... | madagascar african union | new: witnesses report tanks, gunshots outside madagascar presidential palace . new: not immediately clear if military had taken control of the palace . african union calls emergency meeting to discuss power struggle . crisis has plunged poverty stricken nation into turmoil |
(cnn) ever since robin williams' turn as the genie in 'aladdin,' voice artists who specialize in character work for animated movies have been sidelined by celebrities, no doubt tickled to do something they can show to their children jack black tackles the voice of an energetic panda in the animated feature 'kung fu ... | bobstays esophagismus bozzetto | no related information |
(cnn) hundreds of people filled a college auditorium wednesday to pay their last respects to an el reno, oklahoma, woman slain along with her four children last week summer rust's children clockwise from top, autumn, kirsten, evynn and teagin carve pumpkins about 300 people attended the service at redlands com... | untholeable haji spermatogenic | no related information |
jerusalem (cnn) entering the 80th day of a hunger strike wednesday, former palestinian national football player mahmoud sarsak said he will continue until he is released from the israeli prison where he has been held without charge since july 2009 sarsak is protesting israel's controversial policy of 'illegal combat... | zareebas foredispose stinkwood | no related information |
washington (cnn) he had a name that rang down through generations ted kennedy, far right, with brothers bobby, center, and jack in 1948 it was a gilded name in politics, but ted kennedy's life was an almost impossible kaleidoscope of outstanding public service, astonishing personal failures and the heavy burden of t... | psychogonic cacur bureaucratizing | no related information |
(cnn) twice defending champion venus williams moved closer to a wimbledon title hat trick on monday when fourth round rival ana ivanovic left in tears after quitting their court one match through injury ivanovic concedes to holder venus in tearful fashion after suffering injury anguish at wimbledon serbia's former ... | venus williams wimbledon fourth ana ivanovic american williams poland agnieszka radwanska last eight | title holder venus williams moves closer to a wimbledon title hat trick . fourth round rival ana ivanovic in tears after quitting match through injury . american williams faces poland's agnieszka radwanska in last eight |
washington (cnn) the son of the former shah of iran called monday for solidarity against iran's islamic regime, warning that the democratic movement born out of the election crisis might not succeed without international support reza shah pahlavi has lived in exile since 1979, when his father was overthrown during t... | reza shah pahlavi democratic iranian pahlavi obama | reza shah pahlavi: democratic movement needs international support to succeed . he called iranian regime a 'sinking titanic' that might not survive the movement . pahlavi cited reports security forces go home, change clothes, join protest . he praised obama but encouraged countries to be prepared to stand up and help |
(cnn) real madrid and barcelona remain on course to face each other in the final of the spanish cup after both claimed semifinal first leg victories on wednesday karim benzema scored the only goal of a tempestuous match to give real madrid a narrow 1 0 victory at holders sevilla in the first leg of their semifinal m... | nonobstetrical unselecting irreproachableness | no related information |
(cnn) prosecutors building a case against a teenager accused of raping and killing a high school teacher say he apparently planned an attack on a female youth counselor earlier this month, according to court documents philip chism, 15, took deliberate steps to 'elude' staff as he followed a counselor into a locker a... | uncopiable cauterizes fundamentalists | no related information |
dhaka, bangladesh (cnn) hundreds of hawkers and beggars, quite often seen on dhaka's major roads and at traffic stops, will be driven out next month ahead of the cricket world cup scheduled to begin in mid february, officials said wednesday three south asian nations ннн bangladesh, india and sri lanka are joint... | bangladesh the cricket world cup dhaka an estimated 40 percent | bangladesh is one of three countries hosting the cricket world cup . officials say hawkers and beggars will be removed from dhaka . an estimated 40 percent of bangladesh's population lives in poverty |
(cnn) former massachusetts gov paul cellucci who later served as us ambassador to canada died saturday after battling als, the university of massachusetts medical school said he was 65 cellucci died at his home in hudson the small town from which he rose from selectman to eventually governor and diplomat ... | paul cellucci canada lou gehrig's 2011 umass bush | paul cellucci went from a small town to become governor, ambassador to canada . he announced he had lou gehrig's disease in 2011, then raised funds for research . he died surrounded by family at his home, the umass medical school announces . bush presidents call him a 'loyal friend (and) superb public servant' |
(cnn) with no time left on the clock, members of congress finally reached a deal that would reopen the federal government and raise the debt ceiling as the world watched congress stumble and tumble toward the brink of default, senate democrats and republicans finally agreed on a deal that gained enough support in th... | us julian zelizer democratic gop washington zelizer 2014 obama | a deal will reopen government and avert a default on us debt . julian zelizer: some have argued the deal is a total democratic win . he says the reality is gop can continue to make budget cutting dominant issue in washington . zelizer: gop can use same tactics in 2014 to force obama to focus on their concerns |
(cnn) iran has hanged a man who was convicted of killing one of its nuclear scientists, state run press tv reported tuesday majid jamali fashi was convicted of the january 2010 killing of massoud ali mohammadi, an iranian university professor and a nuclear scientist he was also convicted of spying prosecutors accuse... | majid jamali fashi israel iranian | majid jamali fashi was convicted of the january 2010 killing of a university professor . he was also convicted of spying for israel . israel does not comment on such claims . the killing was one of several attacks on iranian scientists |
(cnn) a day after a filibuster and a raucous crowd in the state capitol foiled passage of a bill that would have imposed strict new regulations on abortion in texas, gov rick perry vowed wednesday to try again perry said the legislature would convene july 1 in special session to take up the abortion bill, which was ... | davis texas wendy davis the white house | new: 'i underestimated how difficult it would be,' davis says . the filibuster of texas sen wendy davis became a viral sensation . the white house took notice of her abortion rights stand . critics say the bill would have shut most of the state's abortion clinics |
(cnn) chelsea handler's late night television show on e!, 'chelsea lately,' will come to a close in august, freeing the comedian to create a different show elsewhere the 'chelsea lately' finale date, august 26, was announced by the cable channel on wednesday, capping months of speculation about handler and e!'s plan... | chelsea handler chelsea this summer late night handler | chelsea handler will leave her e! show 'chelsea lately' this summer . but the comedian is hesitant to leave late night tv without a female host . handler is said to be considering other networks and platforms |
(cnn) the taj mahal hotel in mumbai, india, had been warned about the possibility of a terrorist attack before a 60 hour rampage began wednesday, leaving at least 183 people dead, the chairman of the company that owns the hotel said saturday tata group chairman ratan tata, whose company owns the taj hotel, discusses... | taj tata ratan tata | taj had heightened security in response to warning, tata group chairman says . increased measures wouldn't have stopped gunmen, ratan tata says . tata surprised at level of planning, familiarity with hotel shown by attackers . 'we're indignant, but we're not scared,' tata says of nation's resolve |
washington (cnn) the us marine commander on wednesday warned of a 'growing' insurgent threat in afghanistan, but he said forces would have to be cut in iraq to send more marines to afghanistan marines could be pulled from iraq's anbar province, gen james conway said wednesday 'to do more in afghanistan, our marines ... | firking hemeralopic flaggelating | no related information |
london, england (cnn) while the oscars is without doubt the grandest of all the awards ceremonies, it doesn't have the world stage to itself 'persepolis' won the french nomination but failed to make the academy's shortlist in london, the brits have their baftas; spain has the goyas; and france celebrates the ces... | france la vie en rose the diving bell butterfly taiwan ang lee's lust, caution academy | academy rules mean each country can only submit one film . france dismissed 'la vie en rose' and 'the diving bell and the butterfly'. its choice, 'persepolis,' failed to make the oscars shortlist . taiwan's choice, ang lee's 'lust, caution,' was also blocked by the academy |
(aol autos) collecting cars is an expensive hobby here's a twist: buy a new car today that will be worth a fortune as a collectible years from now the audi s5 is a slick coupe with solid credentials best of all, you don't need to break the bank to buy a hot and value appreciating ride but you do have to be patient,... | today xlr v roadster mercedes sl class honda s2000 cr subaru impreza wrx | the right new car today could be worth a fortune as a collectible later . cadillac xlr v roadster can compete with the mercedes sl class . less than 2,000 of the honda s2000 cr editions will be built . the hatchback will make the subaru impreza wrx sti a collectible later |
(cnn) 'pandering' according to the merriam webster online dictionary, to pander is to: 'provide gratification for others' desires' so is that what john mccain and barack obama are doing with hispanic voters? sen john mccain has said the issue of immigration would be a top priority for him as president if you follow ... | latino hispanics juan carlos lopez latinos hispanic | candidates talk about immigration reform at latino events . hispanics care about a lot of other issues, says juan carlos lopez . latinos: the largest and fastest growing minority in the nation . candidates' so called pandering to latinos shows the power of the hispanic vote |
monterey park, california (cnn) five men are accused of starting a massive malibu wildfire at that destroyed more than 50 homes and forced about 15,000 people to evacuate a firefighter works to contain a wildfire threatening homes in malibu, california, on november 24 authorities say the five, ranging in ages from 1... | los angeles about 5,000 acres | new: men were partying in a cave . all five are from the los angeles area and are being charged with three felonies . receipts and surveillance camera footage helped investigators find the men . fire engulfed about 5,000 acres and destroyed more than 50 homes last month |
atlanta, georgia (cnn) oil prices have some drivers looking for new rides, but some truck and sport utility vehicle owners are remaining true to their gas guzzlers they say, $4 a gallon gas be damned; they need the space gas prices have drivers reconsidering what they drive, but some suv owners say they have no real... | mycorhiza beltene fragmentizing | no related information |
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