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./cnn/stories/603b0e58d72bcf5104cbfe12838ed6fecb22523f.story | TAIJI , Japan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Mention a dolphin to someone in the United States and they 'll think about a trip to Sea World or the 1960s-era TV program `` Flipper . '' Residents in Taiji , Japan , have been hunting dolphins for hundreds of years . Talk about a dolphin in rural Japan and some people think of dinner . Fishermen hunt dolphins about every day in Taiji , a town of about 3,000 in southwestern Japan that juts into the Pacific Ocean . Locals know they offend Western sensibilities by eating dolphins , but they say it 's a tradition hundreds of years old . And they say outsiders have no more right to tell them to stop eating dolphins than they would have to demand that Westerners stop slaughtering , say , chickens or cows . Watch fishermen catch dolphins '' `` I know there are many different ways of thinking in different societies , but for us who 've been eating this for a long time ... it 's an awkward thing to be criticized for , '' says Kayoko Tanaka , a retired middle school teacher . `` I either fry dolphin meat or turn it into a stew . '' That disgusts Ric O'Barry , a 68-year-old retired dolphin trainer from Miami who makes a second home in Taiji , where he goes to unusual lengths to fight against the tide of local tradition . O'Barry sometimes dresses as a woman or wears a large surgical mask to disguise his Western identity on trips to spots overlooking the ocean . He prowls the cliffs with a video camera , hoping to catch fishermen in the act with footage that could stir emotions and raise awareness in the West . `` This here is ground zero for the largest slaughter of dolphins on planet Earth , '' says O'Barry , who trained five dolphins to play `` Flipper '' on the TV series of that name . `` It 's absolutely barbaric and it needs to stop . '' He says the dolphins face a cruel fate . `` It takes a very long time to die . They bleed to death . And some of them are dragged in the boats with hooks while they 're still alive , '' he says . `` Many of them are gutted while they 're still alive . '' Looming beyond questions of whether the slaughter is humane , however , are larger and more complex questions of culture and perspective . To some puzzled people in rural Japan , the question comes down to this : What 's the difference between killing and eating a dolphin and killing and eating a fish ? Or a chicken ? Or a cow ? Most Japanese do not eat dolphins -- it 's common in a few small fishing villages -- but the government respects the rights of people in towns like Taiji , says Joji Morishita , the international negotiator for Japan 's Fisheries Agency . Many Japanese consider the deer a sacred messenger from the gods , he says , but they would never suggest that people in other parts of the world stop venturing into the woods on a quest for venison , Morishita says . `` We do n't like to play God to say this animal is just for food and this is not , '' he says . `` Because we know nation to nation we have totally different ideas . '' That 's obvious in the growing clash between Australia and Japan over whale hunting . Japanese ships crisscross the Antarctic Ocean each winter to capture and kill up to 1,000 whales . Whaling is allowed under international law when done for scientific reasons , which Japan cites as the legal basis for its hunts . Legal justifications aside , however , the whale hunts offend many people in Australia , where new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has turned up the political pressure on Japan . His government has dispatched a customs ship to monitor and videotape the whalers . And Rudd says Australia could even file charges against Japan in an international court to try to stop the whaling . Back in Taiji , the fishermen are well aware of the Western sentiment that motivates whaling opponents . They realize the danger to their way of life that can come with prying cameras from other countries . When CNN trained its cameras on fishermen gutting some freshly killed dolphins , the fishermen erected some tarps to obstruct the view . Representatives of the Taiji Fishermen 's Union declined CNN requests for an on-camera interview . So did the town 's mayor and several others . And O'Barry says he 's gotten into a few shouting matches with fishermen , who resent him and his camera . So what does O'Barry say to their claim that he has no right to tell them to abandon a tradition that has flourished in their small corner of the world for more than 400 years ? `` If someone came to my hometown and told me what to do , what to eat , I 'd be outraged , '' he says . `` But that 's not going to stop me from doing it . I mean , tradition ? It used to be traditional for women not to vote . So do we keep that going because it 's traditional and cultural ? Of course not . '' Complicating the debate are findings suggesting that eating dolphins may not be good for one 's health . The Japanese government said in 2005 that bottlenose dolphin meat contains 12 times more mercury than blue fin tuna -- high levels of mercury in fish can cause health problems in pregnant women and young children . A city councilman in Taiji , Junichiro Yamashita , grew so concerned about mercury levels that he persuaded locals schools to stop serving dolphin meat at lunch . He even plucked some of his hair , sent it off for testing and discovered that it contained seven times as much mercury as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers safe . The mercury findings have not swayed Masaru Matsushita , a Taiji fish dealer . He says that dolphin activists like O'Barry only see their needs without understanding the culture in his town . `` I understand that they think the dolphin in a cute animal , and I agree they 're cute doing performances , '' he says , `` but it is our culture to eat dolphins . '' E-mail to a friend | Where are Dolphin hunts carried out in ? | 37:40 |
./cnn/stories/9aa281696c8b36e80429ed8b99fa92fad248c3cd.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Watch out ! Lock up your loved ones ! Another bloated , over-produced , high-concept monstrosity has escaped from the labs at Dreamworks Animation , and it 's out to devour your kids . Susan , aka `` Ginormica , '' has to save the world in '' Monsters vs. Aliens . '' But do n't be too alarmed . `` Monsters vs. Aliens '' is relatively harmless -- a toothless satire with a knee-jerk feminist theme and a sorry excuse for a plot . That sounds harsh , I know . Who does n't want to see a 50-foot woman careening through San Francisco on skates that turn out to be automobiles -- the ultimate demolition roller derby ? But think about that , just for a second . Roller skates work because they have fixed wheels . Try it with motorcars and you wo n't get very far . Is that too picky ? Perhaps , but you would n't find Pixar playing so fast and loose with the laws of physics , and that kind of inattention to detail is typical of the lackadaisical storytelling here and in other Dreamworks animated features . -LRB- The talent pool for this one includes the directors of `` Shrek 2 '' and `` Shark Tale '' and the writers of `` Kung Fu Panda '' and `` The Rocker , '' incidentally . -RRB- High concepts , top-notch voice talent and scattershot pop cultural references are no compensation for a coherent script . The XXXL lady in question -- dubbed `` Ginormica '' by her U.S. military guards -- starts out plain and petite Susan Murphy -LRB- voiced by Reese Witherspoon -RRB- , until a meteorite hits her just minutes before she 's supposed to tie the knot with unctuous chauvinist Derek -LRB- Paul Rudd -RRB- . Her rapid growth spurt saves her from that particular fate worse than death , even if at first glance her new roommates do n't look like much of an improvement . There 's Dr. Cockroach -LRB- Hugh Laurie -RRB- , a mad scientist who semi-advertently mutated with a bug ; B.O.B. -LRB- Seth Rogen -RRB- an amorphous blue jelly-like blob who gets on just fine without a brain ; Missing Link -LRB- Will Arnett -RRB- , a gung-ho amphibian who 's all mouth ; and a giant dust mite called Insectosaurus who is n't voiced by anyone because he does n't have anything to say . Sci-fi fans will have fun counting off the references to myriad classics -- `` Close Encounters of the Third Kind , '' `` Invaders from Mars , '' `` The Fly , '' `` The Creature from the Black Lagoon , '' `` The Blob , '' `` Mothra '' and `` Attack of the 50-Foot Woman , '' for starters -- and noting a few clever bits and pieces -LRB- Kiefer Sutherland , as General W.R. Monger , riffs on George C. Scott in `` Dr. Strangelove '' -RRB- . The trouble is , once the introductions are over , the filmmakers can only launch their desperately limp plot : The White House turns to these monstrous superheroes to save the planet from evil Gallaxhar -LRB- Rainn Wilson -RRB- , a squidlike creature with four eyes and twice as many legs , and a one-eyed tin robot to do his dirty work for him . Ginormica gets a kick-butt finale , and is a much stronger character -- in any number of ways -- than the movie 's president . -LRB- In a genuinely witty casting touch he 's voiced by Stephen Colbert . -RRB- That may be good politics or at least a sound marketing decision from the studio 's perspective -- it 's been awhile since a family animated feature produced a genuinely strong female character -LRB- unless you count `` Coraline , '' which was way too scary for my family -RRB- -- but Susan 's self-esteem is an awfully long time coming . iReport.com : What do you think of ` Monsters vs. Aliens ' ? -LRB- Bizarrely -- and maybe it 's just my imagination -- Gallaxhar bears a passing resemblance to President Obama . I wonder ... would that make Susan/Ginormica a surrogate for Sarah Palin or Hillary Clinton ? -RRB- Visually , too , `` Monsters vs Aliens '' is undistinguished , although its shortcomings may be disguised if you seek out the 3-D version . Funny how 3-D movies tend to produce two-dimensional characters , with `` Coraline '' again the exception to the rule . Jocular and unpretentiously trashy , `` Monsters vs. Aliens '' should be a lot of fun -- and it is , in places . But the truth is it 's as hung up on itself as Susan 's preening fiance . Hand on heart , I had a better time at `` Space Chimps . '' `` Monsters vs. Aliens '' runs 94 minutes and is rated PG . For Entertainment Weekly 's take , click here . | What is the title of the movie ? | 52:55 |
./cnn/stories/f65bbad753a65a8916c34fc2f333cb94e4dd4835.story | Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Alexander Haig , who managed the Nixon administration during the Watergate crisis and served a controversial stint as secretary of state under President Reagan , died on Saturday . He was 85 . Haig died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore , Maryland , after he was admitted there on January 28 , spokesman Gary Stephenson said . `` He served his country well . For that he should be remembered , '' said William Bennett , who was secretary of education during the Reagan administration . `` He carried himself well . He carried himself with dignity and honor . '' The White House issued a statement mourning Haig , saying he `` exemplified our finest warrior-diplomat tradition of those who dedicate their lives to public service . '' A top official in the administrations of three presidents -- Richard Nixon , Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan -- Haig served as Nixon 's chief of staff during the Watergate political crisis , a scandal that dogged the administration in the 1970s . `` There was a time during the Watergate crisis when President Nixon was nearly incapacitated , '' said political analyst and CNN contributor David Gergen , who worked with Haig during the Nixon and Reagan administrations . `` He had a hard time focusing , so obviously obsessed with the scandal and the gathering storms around him . I watched Al Haig keep the government moving . I thought it was a great act of statesmanship and service to the country . '' Haig became secretary of state during the Reagan administration and drew controversy for his much-criticized remark on television after the president was shot and wounded by John Hinckley in March 1981 . `` As of now , I am in control here in the White House , '' Haig said as Vice President George H.W. Bush was headed to Washington from Texas . Haig said he was n't bypassing the rules ; he was just trying to manage the crisis until the vice president arrived . However , he was highly criticized for his behavior , and many observers believe it doomed his political ambitions . Born December 2 , 1924 , in Bala Cynwyd , Pennsylvania , a suburb of Philadelphia , Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. was raised by his mother after he lost his father at age 10 . He attended the University of Notre Dame for two years before transferring to the U.S. Military Academy in 1944 . After his graduation in 1947 , he served in Japan and later served on Gen. Douglas MacArthur 's staff in Japan during the Korean War . He also served in Vietnam , where he earned the distinguished service cross for heroism in combat . He also won the Purple Heart and Silver Star twice . Haig served as supreme allied commander of NATO forces in Europe for five years . There was an assassination attempt on him in Brussels in 1979 as he was being driven to NATO headquarters . A public official known for his loyalty , Haig had hawkish foreign policy views , and Gergen said he could be tough and `` combustible . '' `` He was first and foremost a soldier , '' Gergen said . Haig was assistant to National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger in the Nixon White House and was involved in the Paris peace agreements that brought an end to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War . He was long rumored to be Deep Throat , the Washington Post 's inside source on the Watergate break-in and cover-up that eventually destroyed Nixon 's presidency . W. Mark Felt , then a high-ranking FBI official , declared in 2005 that he was the source . `` Great tensions '' in the Reagan administration simmered over his stances , and Gergen said , `` There was a sense in the White House that he was grabbing too much power . `` He wanted to be the , quote , vicar of foreign policy , and there was a lot of pushback from the White House on that . He felt that he had been guaranteed by Ronald Reagan a role as a strong secretary of state and the reins of power would be in his hands . He resented the White House staff trying to manage him , '' Gergen said . `` My own sense is that he has been underappreciated , '' he said . TIME : Read why Haig left the Reagan White House As secretary of state , Haig tried shuttle diplomacy to head off war between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands in 1982 , but he failed . He opposed Reagan 's handling of Iran and disagreed with the president 's plan on aid to the contra rebels in Nicaragua . He eventually left the Reagan administration after 18 months and made a run for president in 1988 , pulling out before the New Hampshire primary . He backed Bob Dole instead of George H.W. Bush when he dropped out . Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton announced Haig 's death to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington on Saturday and called him a patriot . | What was Haig 's position ? | 23:26 |
./cnn/stories/8c6a3a845f42177e889155e3136df55c8f1f01ab.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez was named Miss Universe 2009 , beating out more than 80 other contestants during a pageant held Sunday night in Nassau , Bahamas . Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez was named Miss Universe 2009 on Sunday night . The 18-year-old was crowned by another Venezuelan , Dayana Mendoza , Miss Universe 2008 , marking the first time that two contestants from the same country have won the title in consecutive years . As Miss Universe , Fernandez will have the use of a New York City apartment for the year of her reign , and will receive living expenses . Other prizes include a two-year scholarship at the New York Film Academy ; a vacation for two in the Bahamas ; and a wardrobe , including evening wear , swimsuits and jewelry . The competition involves swimsuit , evening gown and interview phases , which a 12-member panel judged . Miss Dominican Republic , Ada Aimee De La Cruz , was named first runner-up and would assume Fernandez 's duties if she could n't complete her term . | how many other contestants competed ? | 17:18 |
./cnn/stories/b3e41267857f5c7057407b61f397a9b0b29132b1.story | St. Petersburg , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- I first met Dan Wheldon in 2003 , when he stepped into the cockpit of the Klein Tools/Jim Beam Indy car at Andretti Green Racing , just before the third race of the season at the Twin Ring Motegi racing track in eastern Japan . He was a cocky , fastidious 23-year-old in those days , with a quick step and a winning way that made him seem like a modern-day Dickens character brought to life . `` Young Wheldon , '' I called him back then . He loved that . We began our Honda Racing careers together . I was hired by the company around the same time Dan was hired as test driver for development of the Honda engine that would make its IndyCar debut during that season . In short order , he became one of Honda 's favorite sons . In 2004 , he became the first Honda-powered driver ever to win an IndyCar event at the magnificent Motegi complex . The Honda-owned course had not seen one of its own cars take the checkered flag at its signature event in six futile attempts . He won Motegi again in 2005 and then went on to win that year 's Indianapolis 500 and the IndyCar Series championship , a feat that has not since been matched . There were numerous highlights after that : 16 IndyCar victories in all , culminating in this year 's completely implausible win in the Centennial Indianapolis 500 . Services held for Wheldon in Florida That 's what the record book says . It documents Dan 's legacy in numbers . But it does n't come close to capturing his legacy in the hearts of those who knew him . The Dan I knew was more than a racer . He was a friend . A husband . A father . A hero . He loved shoes . He loved watches . He loved the food my trackside chef , Tim Olszewski , prepared at virtually every IndyCar Series event . -LRB- That hardly made him unique -- Tim is a really good chef . -RRB- What set Dan apart was his genuine interest in all the members of the hospitality staff . He treated them all as his equals , and as a consequence , they were all left equally shattered after the tragedy . Around the track , just about everyone had their own '' Dan Wheldon moment . '' He had an uncanny talent to connect quickly and personally with everyone he met -- whether high-dollar sponsor or Turn 3 bleacher-ite -- and to give each of them something far more valuable than an autograph or a photo . He left them with his kindness , his spirit . He never turned down a single request , whether it was for an appearance at a dealer meeting , a ride-and-drive with the media or a quick `` Hello '' to a group of trackside guests . In each case , he brought a smile that was manufactured only in the most literal sense -- his realigned teeth after his '05 championship were an ongoing source of paddock amusement -- but genuine in every other imaginable way . In a world where part of the competitive ethos is to convey at all costs an impression of invulnerability , Dan was the exception . As a colleague said to me the other day , `` He let you in . '' My Dan Wheldon moment occurred after the Centennial Indianapolis 500 this past May . After winning the prestigious race for the second time , Dan had just concluded an exuberant celebratory victory lap at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway . He returned to Victory Circle to begin the Hat Dance -- that incessant procession of ballcaps and photo ops , which , for understandable reasons , lasts about five times as long at Indianapolis as at any other track on the IndyCar Series circuit . Dan had just stepped into the cockpit , and had the first hat in hand , when he looked to his left and saw me standing along the railing that divided the race car from the rabble . He placed the hat on the car 's nose , got out , walked around to my side of the car and grabbed me . I barely remember what he said to me , but I do remember hearing a loud cheer from the grandstand above us in Victory Circle . And I remember thinking , `` That 's pretty cool . Some people I know are happy that I 'm getting this moment . '' It was n't until we separated , and Dan resumed the headwear ritual , that I looked above me to see that I did not recognize a single face among those who had been doing the cheering . Whether or not it is true , I 'm going to continue in the belief that those spectators were paying tribute to the emotion of a moment between the Indianapolis 500 winner and some guy none of them had ever met . And that blew me away . Just before he returned to his car , Daniel and I spent time crying in each other 's arms . We were crying tears of joy , feeling all the pain and all the hard work it took to get to that moment , and celebrating all the promise the future would hold for him . After last Sunday afternoon , I am not ashamed to admit , I have cried in many other arms , as well . | who is He wore a genuine smile and shared his spirit ? | 415:417 |
./cnn/stories/9f7a2f8cc8f15231a85bafd0498c4f50d9e46a4d.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- American sixth seed Andy Roddick denied Rafael Nadal a third final appearance at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami after another sensational serving performance on Friday . Roddick , the tournament 's 2004 champion , will face Tomas Berdych in Sunday 's title match after coming from behind to defeat Spanish fourth seed Nadal 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the semis at Key Biscayne . He has won an incredible 62 of his last 64 service games , reaching the final of two successive Masters 1000 events for the first time since 2003 , when he went on to win the U.S. Open . Roddick , beaten in the Indian Wells title match by Ivan Ljubicic two weeks ago , broke Nadal 's serve at 4-3 up in the second set with three forehand winners and then held to love to level the match . He again broke his fellow former world No. 1 in the third game of the decider and held serve to claim his first win in the last four meetings between the two . `` I knew I had to be more aggressive . My heavy forehand does n't work against him , so I had to hit it flatter , which is higher risk . I took really , really ridiculous cuts at a lot of forehands , '' Roddick told the ATP Tour Web site . `` I took a lot of risk there in the last two sets . My comfort zone of moving the ball around and maybe chipping it around a little bit does n't work against Rafa . I had to try to come up with something that at least took him out of his comfort zone a little bit , and it paid off . '' Nadal was not too disheartened , having reached the semifinals in his two outings since suffering a knee injury at the Australian Open in January . `` Two semifinals in a row , first two Masters 1000 of the season for me is positive , '' Nadal said . `` Positive American hardcourt season , first part . So , yeah , happy for that . '' Berdych continued his giantkilling run as he followed up his victories over world No. 1 Roger Federer and 10th seed Fernando Verdasco by crushing Swedish fifth seed Robin Soderling 6-2 6-2 . The Czech , seeded 16th , has gone one better than his last-four achievement in Miami last year as he qualified for only his second Masters final . `` In all my matches with Robin in the past I 've been too defensive . If you give him time to hit the ball hard it 's really tough , '' Berdych said . `` I wanted to play more aggressive , but without making mistakes . '' | what followed up his fourth round ? | 377:380 |
./cnn/stories/2946982c10e0d8951c944c54aef8e88b4a219b57.story | ISLAMABAD , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An explosion killed at least 22 people and wounded 60 others Tuesday in the central Pakistani city of Dera Ghazi Khan , said a rescue service official . The dead included two children , three women and 17 men , said , Mubarak Ali Athar , the regional police chief in Dera Ghazi Khan . Three people were critically injured , he said . The blast ripped through a market located near the house of a senior adviser to the chief minister of Punjab province , said the official , Mohammed Hasnain . The adviser , Sardar Zulfiqar Muhammad Khosa , is a former provincial governor and a senior opposition party politician . He said he was the target of the attack , though police initially said he was not the intended target . Khosa told CNN that none of his family members were in the house when the attack occurred . He also said that he had never before received any threats against his life . The attacker detonated his car in front of the main gate at Khosa 's house , said Hassan Iqbal , a senior government official . About 20 shops in the market were left in heaps of rubble . Journalist Umar Aziz Khan contributed to this report . | Who was intended target ? | 103:107 |
./cnn/stories/bea9b42b57ca3e76bf645bba90c167298b4d54a0.story | WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- There was no shortage of superstars in Washington this week , including the middle school students of Atlanta , Georgia 's Ron Clark Academy . Ron Clark Academy students singing their newest song , `` Dear Obama , '' in Washington this week . `` There are those Obama kids ! '' `` Those are the kids from TV ! '' `` Sing for us ! '' The middle schoolers ' ode to the political process , '' You Can Vote However You Like , '' set to the tune of rapper T.I. 's `` Whatever You Like , '' has garnered exhilarating fame nationwide . Invited to perform at inauguration events , the boys and girls were stopped along every block in the capital by people who asked them to sing and pose for a picture . `` I have a sleepy energy , '' sixth-grader Kennedy Guest Pritchett said . `` I feed off of the crowd and their cheers . '' The students ' new song , `` Dear Obama , '' which they have performed this week , offers advice to the president on energy , taxes , financial regulation and al Qaeda and urges him to `` control Ahmadinejad . '' `` Dear Obama hear us sing/We 're ready for the change that you will bring/Gonna shine the light for the world to see/to spread peace hope and democracy . ... Fight for health care for the young so that coverage is available to everyone/It 's time to find a renewable way to fuel our needs so we do n't end up depending on Chavez and the Middle East . '' Watch the students sing `` Dear Obama '' '' The kids will perform Tuesday at the Africa and International Friends Inaugural Ball , sharing a stage with Usher and Patti LaBelle , one of many events in their packed schedule highlighted by a luncheon gala Monday to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. . `` I want to do good every song we perform . When the crowd cheers , I feel like we did a good job , '' said Willie Thornton , a seventh-grader . `` I feel a lot of adrenaline afterwards . '' The students have met the Kenyan Boys Choir , who told their American counterparts what kind of animals they might see when the Ron Clark students travel to Kenya on a school trip in June . At another luncheon , the sixth - and seventh-graders were thrilled to catch a glimpse of actor Ed Norton , the man who played the Incredible Hulk . But he did n't compare to singer Beyonce , who closed Sunday 's star-studded Lincoln Memorial concert and drew giggles and shouts . The kids gained notoriety just before the election when they appeared on CNN , singing `` You Can Vote However You Like . '' They became media favorites overnight , appearing on several networks and shows . Dressed neatly in their school uniform of khaki pants , light blue shirts and navy blue blazers , they discussed the Iraq war , the economy and taxes with the composure of adults . Their teacher , Ron Clark , known for his innovation , has used pop music to teach his students . He once changed the words of Rihanna 's infectious hit `` Umbrella '' to teach geography . `` You have to give students something they can identify with , something that catches their enthusiasm and spirit , '' he said . `` I 'm so proud of them all . They 've taught me a lot . '' Before founding his school in the rough neighborhood of South Atlanta , Clark taught in Harlem , where he penned `` The Essential 55 , '' a rule-book for educators that caught Oprah Winfrey 's eye . She talked about it on her show , and it soon became a New York Times bestseller . This past Christmas , Clark received another gift from the talk show host : $ 365,000 . Winfrey donated $ 1,000 for each day of the year . Clark has said that the money will help provide scholarships for a year . The teacher said he plans to incorporate Barack Obama 's inauguration into lessons throughout the rest of the school year . `` Our school is about politics and world issues and helping the kids understand that they have an important role in all of that , '' he said . CNN 's John Murgatroyd and Ashley Fantz contributed to this report . | What song of Ron Clark Academy gained fame ? | 83:89 |
./cnn/stories/7d16fbe67a96e115edb46aaedb9ab8fa36ff77c2.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday , the U.S. Geological Survey said . It struck at 12:30 p.m. -LRB- 5:30 a.m. ET -RRB- , the USGS said . It was centered about 80 miles -LRB- 130 kilometers -RRB- off the city of Iraklion on Crete , the USGS said . An earthquake with a 6.7 magnitude is capable of causing significant damage , especially in areas of poor construction . There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries . A staff member at Iraklion Airport told CNN they did n't feel the earthquake . Similar reports came from staff members at hotels just outside Iraklion and in western Crete . A spokesman at the Greek Ministry of Health in Athens , 450 kilometers -LRB- 280 miles -RRB- from the epicenter , also said he did n't feel the quake . David Booth , a seismologist at the British Geological Survey , explained that the earthquake happened deep below the sea , leading to little risk of tsunami and reducing the likelihood that people would feel tremors . -- CNN 's Claudia Rebaza and Krsna Harilela in London , England , contributed to this report . | Where was the damage especially caused ? | 74:79 |
./cnn/stories/aeab009dde1b866538dee666349d028314ada887.story | WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Senate passed groundbreaking legislation Thursday that would make it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity . President Obama has said the country must make significant changes to ensure equal rights . The expanded federal hate crimes law now goes to President Obama 's desk . Obama has pledged to sign the measure , which was added to a $ 680 billion defense authorization bill . President George W. Bush had threatened to veto a similar measure . The bill is named for Matthew Shepard , a gay Wyoming teenager who died after being kidnapped and severely beaten in October 1998 , and James Byrd Jr. , an African-American man dragged to death in Texas the same year . `` Knowing that the president will sign it , unlike his predecessor , has made all the hard work this year to pass it worthwhile , '' said Judy Shepard , board president of the Matthew Shepard Foundation named for her son . `` Hate crimes continue to affect far too many Americans who are simply trying to live their lives honestly , and they need to know that their government will protect them from violence , and provide appropriate justice for victims and their families . '' Several religious groups have expressed concern that a hate-crimes law could be used to criminalize conservative speech relating to subjects such as abortion or homosexuality . Attorney General Eric Holder has asserted that any federal hate-crimes law would be used only to prosecute violent acts based on bias , as opposed to the prosecution of speech based on controversial racial or religious beliefs . Holder called Thursday 's 68-29 Senate vote to approve the defense spending bill that included the hate crimes measure `` a milestone in helping protect Americans from the most heinous bias-motivated violence . '' Watch survivor of attack discuss legislation '' `` The passage of this legislation will give the Justice Department and our state and local law enforcement partners the tools we need to deter and prosecute these acts of violence , '' he said in a statement . Joe Solmonese , president of the Human Rights Campaign , called the measure `` our nation 's first major piece of civil rights legislation for lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender people . '' `` Too many in our community have been devastated by hate violence , '' Solmonese said in a statement . `` We now can begin the important steps to erasing hate in our country . '' This month , Obama told the Human Rights Campaign , the country 's largest gay rights group , that the nation still needs to make significant changes to ensure equal rights for gays and lesbians . `` Despite the progress we 've made , there are still laws to change and hearts to open , '' he said during his address at the dinner for the Human Rights Campaign . `` This fight continues now , and I 'm here with the simple message : I 'm here with you in that fight . '' Among other things , Obama has called for the repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military , the `` do n't ask , do n't tell '' policy . He also has urged Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and pass the Domestic Partners Benefit and Obligations Act . The Defense of Marriage Act defines marriage , for federal purposes , as a legal union between a man and a woman . It allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages . The Domestic Partners Benefit and Obligations Act would extend family benefits now available to heterosexual federal employees to gay and lesbian federal workers . More than 77,000 hate-crime incidents were reported by the FBI between 1998 and 2007 , or `` nearly one hate crime for every hour of every day over the span of a decade , '' Holder told the Senate Judiciary Committee in June . The FBI , Holder added , reported 7,624 hate-crime incidents in 2007 , the most current year with complete data . | what is the bill about | 97:117 |
./cnn/stories/281347d0e99bc099d6991a6a60e30dc13d558216.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A video showing the last moments of a Polish immigrant , who died after Canadian police shot him with a stun gun at Vancouver International Airport , has been made public . This image from video shows an agitated Robert Dziekanski , left , before police used a stun gun on him . Robert Dziekanski , 40 , was traveling to join his mother , who lives in British Columbia , when he ended up spending about 10 hours in the airport 's arrivals area , The Canadian Press said . The video shows Dziekanski , who had never flown before , becoming agitated . It then shows Mounties purportedly shocking Robert Dziekanski with a Taser device after confronting him . Dziekanski did not speak English . The recording was captured by bystander Paul Pritchard on October 14 and was in police hands until he threatened legal action and it was returned to him last week , The Canadian Press reported . Watch as police stun man with Taser '' `` Probably the most disturbing part is one of the officers uses his leg and his knee to pin his neck and his head to the ground , '' Pritchard told CBC News . The dead man 's mother , Zofia Cisowski , told CBC News that Tasers should not be used by police . `` They should do something because that is a killer , a people killer . '' The incident is being investigated by police , Canada 's national police complaints commission and by the coroner , CBC News reported . E-mail to a friend | What was captured by a bystander ? | 132:133 |
./cnn/stories/89ed5628c5d916579cabeb7ce8c3267db7c7915e.story | NEW DELHI , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police in India have charged 63 people with murder in the beating death of a company boss who fired them . Labor minister Oscar Fernandes was criticized for saying Chaudhary 's death was warning to management . The 63 were among 137 people police had rounded up by Wednesday -- two days after a mob of fired employees attacked L.K. Chaudhary , the chief executive of an Italian car parts manufacturing company . The others were charged with disturbing the peace in the Monday incident in Noida , located in the outskirts of the capital New Delhi . More arrests are likely , said R. K. Chaturvedi , the senior superintendent of police in Noida . The former employees of Graziano Transmissioni had gone to meet with company management over their reinstatement , said Noida police Inspector Manoj Pathak . The meeting turned violent , and the mob attacked Chaudhary with iron rods , Pathak said . On Tuesday , India 's labor minister , Oscar Fernandes , drew sharp criticism after he said Chaudhary 's death should serve as a warning to management , according to CNN 's sister network in India , CNN-IBN . `` The workers should be dealt -LRB- with -RRB- with compassion and should not be pushed so hard that they resort to whatever that had happened in Nodia '' CNN-IBN quoted Fernandes as telling reporters . The minister later apologized , telling CNN his comments had been taken out of context . He said the murder of the boss could never be justified . The Italian Embassy said the company had , for several months , been facing `` violent forms of protest by self-proclaimed workers ' representatives . '' `` The situation had been repeatedly brought to the attention of the competent Indian authorities , both at central and local level , '' it said in a statement . Business groups condemned the killing with the Confederation of Indian Industry calling it `` tragic , unwanted and gory . '' `` Such instances of industrial violence can not be a solution to any problem and must not be tolerated , '' said Salil Singh , chairman of the group that promotes industrial growth . Meanwhile , authorities sought to appease businesses that police were aggressively investigating the case . `` The legal course will be followed and all culprits brought to book , '' Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said . `` This stray tragic occurrence would not be allowed to mar India 's position as an investment-friendly destination . '' CNN 's Harmeet Shah Singh contributed to this report . | Who did they murder ? | 23:28 |
./cnn/stories/4d4ea58f0771c94c9c3ba8c2f844a15ef44e5937.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia delivered the Republican response to President Obama 's State of the Union address on Wednesday night . Here is a transcript of the speech . McDonnell : Thank you very much . Thank you . Good evening . I 'm Bob McDonnell . Eleven days ago , I was honored to be sworn in as the 71st governor of Virginia . I 'm standing in the historic House Chamber of Virginia 's Capitol , a building designed by Virginia 's second governor , Thomas Jefferson . It 's not easy to follow the president of the United States . And my 18-year-old twin boys have added pressure to me tonight by giving me exactly 10 minutes to finish before they leave to go watch `` SportsCenter . '' -LRB- LAUGHTER -RRB- I 'm joined by fellow Virginians to share a Republican perspective on how to best address the challenges facing our nation today . We were encouraged to hear President Obama speak this evening about the need to create jobs . All Americans should have the opportunity to find and keep meaningful work , and the dignity that comes with it . -LRB- APPLAUSE -RRB- Many -- many of us here tonight -- and many of you watching -- have family or friends who have lost their jobs . In fact , 1 in 10 Americans is unemployed . That is unacceptable . Here in Virginia , we 've faced our highest unemployment rate in more than 25 years , and bringing new jobs and more opportunities to our citizens is the top priority of my administration . Good government policy should spur economic growth and strengthen the private sector 's ability to create new jobs . -LRB- APPLAUSE -RRB- We must enact policies that promote entrepreneurship and innovation so America can better compete with the world . What government should not do is pile on more taxation , regulation and litigation that kill jobs and hurt the middle class . It was Thomas Jefferson who called for `` a wise and frugal government which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned . '' He was right . Today , the federal government is simply trying to do too much . Last year , we were told that massive new federal spending would create more jobs immediately and hold unemployment below 8 percent . In the past year , more than 3 million people have lost their jobs , and yet the Democratic Congress continues deficit spending , adding to the bureaucracy , and increasing the national debt on our children and our grandchildren . The amount of debt is on pace to double in five years and triple in 10 . The federal debt is now over $ 100,000 per household . This is simply unsustainable . The president 's partial freeze announced tonight on discretionary spending is a laudable step , but a small one . The circumstances of our time demand that we reconsider and restore the proper limited role of government at every level . -LRB- APPLAUSE -RRB- Without reform , the excessive growth of government threatens our very liberty and our prosperity . In recent months , the American people have made clear that they want government leaders to listen and then act on the issues most important to them . We want results , not rhetoric . We want cooperation , not partisanship . -LRB- APPLAUSE -RRB- There is much common ground . All Americans agree that we need health -- health care system that is affordable , accessible , and high quality . But most Americans do not want to turn over the best medical care system in the world to the federal government . Republicans in Congress have offered legislation to reform health care , without shifting Medicaid costs to the states , without cutting Medicare , and without raising your taxes . And we will do that by implementing common sense reforms , like letting families and businesses buy health insurance policies across state lines and ending frivolous lawsuits against doctors and hospitals that drive up the cost of your health care . And our solutions are n't 1,000-page bills that no one has fully read , after being crafted behind closed doors with special interests . In fact , many of our proposals are available online at solutions.gop.gov , and we welcome your ideas on Facebook and Twitter . -LRB- LAUGHTER -RRB- All Americans agree that this nation must become more energy independent and secure . We are blessed here in America with vast natural resources , and we must use them all . Advances in technology can unleash more natural gas , nuclear , wind , coal , alternative energy that will lower your utility bills . Here in Virginia , we have the opportunity to become the first state on the East Coast to explore for and produce oil and natural gas off-shore . -LRB- APPLAUSE -RRB- But this administration 's policies are delaying off-shore production , hindering nuclear energy expansion , and seeking to impose job-killing cap-and-trade energy taxes . Now is the time to adopt innovative energy policies that create jobs and lower energy prices . -LRB- APPLAUSE -RRB- All Americans agree that a young person needs a world-class education to compete in the global economy . As a young kid , my dad told me , `` Son , if you want a good job , you need a good education . '' Dad was right , and that 's even more true today . The president and I agree on expanding the number of high-quality charter schools and rewarding teachers for excellent performance . More school choices for parents and students mean more accountability and greater achievement . A child 's educational opportunity should be determined by her intellect and work ethic , not by her ZIP Code . -LRB- APPLAUSE -RRB- All Americans agree that we must maintain a strong national defense . The courage and success of our armed forces is allowing us to draw down troop levels in Iraq as that government is increasingly able to step up . My oldest daughter , Jeanine , was an Army platoon leader in Iraq , so I am personally grateful for the service and sacrifice of all our men and women in uniform , and a grateful nation thanks them . -LRB- APPLAUSE -RRB- We applaud President Obama 's decision to deploy 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan . We agree that victory there is imperative for national security . But we have serious concerns over the recent steps the administration has taken regarding suspected terrorists . Americans were shocked on Christmas Day to learn of the attempted bombing of a flight to Detroit . This foreign terror suspect was given the same legal rights as a U.S. citizen and immediately stopped providing critical intelligence . As Sen.-elect Scott Brown has said , we should be spending taxpayer dollars to defeat terrorists , not to protect them . -LRB- APPLAUSE -RRB- Here at home , government must help foster a society in which all our people can use their God-given talents and liberty to pursue the great American dream . Republicans know that government can not guarantee individual outcomes , but we strongly believe that it must guarantee equality of opportunity for all . That opportunity exists best in a democracy which promotes free enterprise , economic growth , strong families , and individual achievement . Many Americans are concerned about this administration 's effort to exert greater control over car companies , banks , energy , and health care , but over-regulating employers wo n't create more employment , overtaxing investors wo n't foster more investment . Top-down , one-size-fits-all decision-making should not replace the personal choices of free people in a free market , nor undermine the proper role of state and local governments in our system of federalism . As our founders clearly stated , and we governors clearly understand , government closest to the people governs best . -LRB- APPLAUSE -RRB- And no government program can ever replace the actions of caring Americans freely choosing to help one another . The scriptures say , `` To whom much is given , much will be required . '' As the most generous and prosperous nation on Earth , it is heartwarming to see Americans giving much time and money to the people of Haiti . Thank you for your ongoing compassion . -LRB- APPLAUSE -RRB- Some people say they 're afraid that America is no longer the great land of promise that she has always been . They should not be . America will always blaze the trail of opportunity and prosperity . America will -- must always be a land where liberty and property are valued and respected and innocent human life is protected . Government should have this clear goal : Where opportunity is absent , we must create it . Where opportunity is limited , we must expand it . Where opportunity is unequal , we must make it open to everyone . -LRB- APPLAUSE -RRB- Our founders pledged their lives , their fortunes , and their sacred honor to create this great nation . Now we should pledge as Democrats , Republicans and independents -- Americans all -- to work together to leave this nation an ever better place than we found it . God bless you , and God bless this great land of America . Thank you very much . | Who do n't Americans do n't want to turn health care over to ? | 645:648 |
./cnn/stories/f87dd1b837c7352043eddc205f63e595891a57ff.story | WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An Army staff sergeant will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor after he sacrificed his own life in an effort to save another soldier in Afghanistan , the White House said Friday . By acts of `` immeasurable courage , '' Staff Sgt. Jared Monti earned the Medal of Honor , the White House said . Staff Sgt. Jared Monti will receive the medal , the nation 's highest military honor , on September 17 for his actions in combat , the White House said in a statement . His parents , Paul and Janet Monti , `` will join the president at the White House to commemorate their son 's example of selfless service and sacrifice . '' Monti , of Raynham , Massachusetts , died June 21 , 2006 , while deployed with the 10th Mountain Division , according to a Web site set up by family and friends to announce a scholarship in his honor . He was 31 when he died . Monti 's reconnaissance team occupied a surveillance position when they were attacked near Gowardesh , Afghanistan , and he was killed by enemy fire , the Web site says . The White House statement said Monti `` displayed immeasurable courage and uncommon valor -- eventually sacrificing his own life in an effort to save his comrade , '' but did not provide details of his actions . Monti 's military decorations already included the Bronze Star , Purple Heart , five Army Commendation Medals , four Army Achievement Medals , three Good Conduct Medals and three National Defense Service Medals , the White House statement said . He is survived by his parents , his sister and brother and a niece . Monti was posthumously promoted to sergeant first class . The Medal of Honor is awarded to U.S. soldiers who distinguish themselves with `` gallantry above and beyond the call of duty , '' the White House said . `` The meritorious conduct must involve great personal bravery or self-sacrifice so conspicuous as to clearly distinguish the individual above his or her comrades and must have involved risk of life . '' | Who will present medal ? | 105:107 |
./cnn/stories/4eca07bf35c9e280586cd6929a2836e886b97be1.story | London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The iconic Abbey Road Studios made famous by the Beatles are being declared a national historic landmark , British Culture Minister Margaret Hodge announced Tuesday . `` My favorite song of all time , ` If I fell ' by the Beatles , was recorded there in 1964 , and to have played a part in preserving this world-famous venue is as exciting for me as hearing that song for the first time . Well , almost ! '' Hodge said in a statement . `` Whether your tastes are for classical , hard rock or pop music , one of your favourites is more than likely to have recorded at Abbey Road , '' she added . The studios became an international cultural touchstone when the Beatles were photographed crossing the road there for the cover of their album `` Abbey Road . '' But it 's not only where the Beatles recorded `` All You Need is Love '' and numerous other songs , but where much of Britain 's best known music of the 20th century was laid down . Rock stars Pink Floyd and Cliff Richard , composer Sir Edward Elgar , and the movie soundtracks for `` Star Wars '' and the `` Harry Potter '' films were recorded there . Hodge declared the site in west London a Grade II listed building based on its `` outstanding cultural interest . '' The classification means that `` although changes to the interior are not prohibited , care must be taken to ensure that any alterations with respect to its character and interest are fully considered , '' the ministry said . There was intense speculation last week that the studios were for sale , but the owner shot down the notion on Sunday . The music label that owns them is seeking a partner to help pay for upgrades , according to Terra Firma , which controls record label EMI , the owner of the recording studios . '' EMI confirms that it is holding preliminary discussions for the revitalization of Abbey Road with interested and appropriate third parties , '' Terra Firma said Sunday . But that does not mean the studios are for sale , it added . `` In mid-2009 , we did receive an offer to buy Abbey Road for in excess of # 30 million -LRB- currently about $ 46 million -RRB- , but this was rejected since we believe that Abbey Road should remain in EMI 's ownership , '' the music company said in a statement . The company said Sunday it supported the listing of the building as a historic landmark , before the culture ministry 's announcement . Terra Firma bought EMI in 2007 . Andrew Lloyd Webber , the composer of `` Phantom of the Opera '' and `` Cats '' and one of Britain 's richest men , is `` very interested '' in buying the studios , a representative said Friday . `` He first recorded there in 1967 with Tim Rice . Andrew has since recorded most of his musicals there , '' said the representative , Jenni Pain . `` He thinks it is vital that the studios are saved for the future of the music industry in the UK . Abbey Road has such great facilities , with three major recording studios , and Andrew has probably brought more musicians to record there than anyone else , because it has the capacity to record large orchestral productions . '' CNN 's Per Nyberg and Morgan Neill contributed to this report . | The studios ' owner , music label EMI , says what ? | 341:361 |
./cnn/stories/9e4ec605605e7b860873a03a9baef5fc2f3b272a.story | ATLANTA , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As mental health advocates , policy makers , practitioners , educators and researchers gathered at the Carter Center to discuss the progress in addressing American children 's mental health needs , a drama of sorts was reaching its conclusion halfway across the country . The former first lady kicked off the 24th annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy . The governor of Nebraska signed a bill Friday to change a controversial safe-haven law by restricting the age at which a child could be dropped off at a hospital without parents being prosecuted . Since the law took effect in September , 35 children -- all but six of them older than 10 -- have been dropped off at Nebraska hospitals . The revised law adds a 30-day age limit ; it was approved by the legislature at a special session Friday and goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday . These two events appear to have little in common , but they are `` intimately related , '' according to Jane Knitzer , one of the pivotal speakers at the 24th annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy in Atlanta , Georgia . `` Many of these families are families that have come to the attention of the service systems already , have been struggling since their children were young . They have n't gotten the help they need ; they are feeling totally desperate . We have a system that does n't respond early enough and with appropriate intensity . '' Knitzer , director of the National Center for Children in Poverty and a clinical professor of population and family health at Columbia University 's Mailman School of Public Health , should know . Twenty-five years ago , she wrote a report that summarized , state by state , the programs available to children with mental health needs and their families , and the policies that govern them . The portrait was a bleak one , with many states not even able to identify the dollar amount budgeted for children 's mental health . Twenty-five years later , the situation is improved but is n't much better , according to the report 's sequel , `` Unclaimed Children Revisited : The status of children 's mental health policy in the United States , '' which was unveiled at the symposium . The landscape is still one of patchwork policy and hodgepodge programs both among states and within individual states , with very few states having a cohesive strategy for addressing the needs , much less the infrastructure and funding to carry that strategy out . `` I am really distressed about how we treat children ; this is something I have worked on and been concerned about for years , '' former first lady Rosalynn Carter told CNN . `` We know what to do for them , and we do n't do it . When we finally do something with them is when they get in trouble . We neglect children . '' Carter has been a mental health advocate since 1970 , when her husband , former President Carter , was running for governor of Georgia . `` We have learned so much about children , about the developing brain and treatments that work , and we just do n't use them ; that is one reason this symposium is so important , '' Carter said . `` We have children 's advocates from across the nation , and if we can just band together and try to do something about it . This is a really , really great time , because we have a new administration in Washington , and hopefully we can form a strong enough advocacy group and get some things changed , if not everything we 'd like . '' The endeavor is a giant undertaking , and the number of affected children and families is huge . Research shows that approximately one in five children has a diagnosable mental disorder ranging from `` mild , '' such as attention-deficit -LRB- hyperactivity -RRB- disorder , to the more severe . More than three-quarters of these children do n't get the services they need , and what they do get is based purely on chance : which state they happen to live in . `` For the last 25 years , most of the leadership has come from states as opposed to having a federal system , '' explains Janis Cooper , co-author of `` Unclaimed Children Revisited . '' `` That is kind of our make-up in the United States ; on the other hand , there are certain things that are very hard to move without having a federal vision . '' Cooper is the director of child health and mental health at the National Center for Children in Poverty and an assistant clinical professor of health policy and management at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health . `` There are all kinds of consequences of untreated mental illness , '' Cooper said , from unneeded suffering to suicide to situations like the Columbine High School shootings . `` On the other end of the spectrum , untreated mental illness can cost us a lot of money in our system . If you want to talk in terms of cost effectiveness : We have a lot of kids in juvenile justice facilities , in child welfare facilities , because we are not intervening early enough with them . '' That is not even counting the cost of lost productivity to society . `` We know in the mental health community that if you give children good health care before and after birth , good nurturing , good mind stimulation , they have a much better chance to grow up to be contributors to the community , well-adjusted young people , '' Carter said . `` And we just do n't do it . It is very , very distressing . '' There are many barriers to better mental health care for children : a lack of awareness of the issue , a lack of a unified vision from the federal government , no political will to change the situation , a lack of adequate funding and the de-stigmatization of mental illness . Progress is plodding forward . Carter , Cooper and Knitzer all pointed to the recent passage of the `` mental health parity '' provision , tacked on to the $ 700 billion economic bailout bill , which would require health insurance companies to cover mental illness on an equal basis with physical illness . Another hopeful sign , they say , is the incoming Obama administration and its possible appointment of former Sen. Tom Daschle to be secretary of health and human services . `` My hope for the new administration is that we will be able to enact , to build , a supportive health care framework and a mental health framework that makes sense given our knowledge and given it 's the 21st century , '' Knitzer said . `` And to really move forward . I am hoping that there will be support for this as we talk about health care reform . '' The situation in Nebraska `` is no surprise , '' Knitzer said . `` We need to see this as an opportunity to say ` this is why we need a stronger mental health system , ' not that we should only let people drop off the babies . This is a clarion call to say why it is so important that we build a mental health system that supports children and families . Because these are families that are crying out for help , and we are saying there is nobody there . 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./cnn/stories/08440a5d9b0bf53fa3f0815c8fea34516c571588.story | Port-au-Prince , Haiti -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Massive food distribution coordinated by the World Food Programme , international aid agencies and the Haitian government will begin Sunday in the quake-ravaged capital . WFP will roll out food at 16 distribution points across Port-au-Prince , the United Nations agency said . Each location will receive 42 metric tons of rice each for the next two weeks , and each family will receive a 25-kilogram ration of rice . Only women will be allowed into the distributions sites to collect the food , WFP said . Women are receiving the food vouchers because they tend to be responsible for the household food supply , said WFP spokesman Marcus Prior . `` Our long experience in food distribution tells us that by delivering food into the hands of women , it is more likely to be redistributed equitably among the household -- including the men , '' Prior said . The agency said it will work with its partners to ensure that men in need of assistance are not excluded . The distribution sites will be set up with proper security , making it difficult for those not entitled to receive food to enter , he said . The WFP said the 16 fixed sites are a key step in establishing food security . `` It is the most complex challenge we have ever confronted , but this distribution system will not only allow us to reach more people , it will give us the qualitative step we need to facilitate the delivery of all kinds of humanitarian assistance in the weeks and months to come , '' WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran said in a statement from Rome , Italy . The food aid plan involves at least eight private humanitarian agencies : Samaritan 's Purse , Catholic Relief Services , CARE , World Vision , ACTED , Save The Children , GOAL and ADRA . `` Together with our NGO partners we are working with the local authorities , churches and other civil society organizations to ensure that all male-headed households and others with special needs are not excluded from these distributions , '' Prior said . Details of the plan were finalized at a meeting attended by WFP , the aid agencies and senior members of the Haitian government , said Ken Isaacs , vice president of programs for Samaritan 's Purse . He said those attending the meeting were given coupons , which are being handed out to needy families in the districts drawn up around each distribution point . The distribution will begin early Sunday . The two-week effort aims to reach 2 million people in Port-au-Prince but does not expand to those living in other quake-devastated cities like Leogane . Aid distributions to outlying areas will continue , Prior said . `` Up until now the nature of this emergency has forced us to work in a ` quick and dirty ' way simply to get food out , '' Sheeran said . `` This new system will allow us to provide food assistance to more people , more quickly through a robust network of fixed distribution sites . '' Multinational troops , including the U.S. military , will help secure food convoys and the distribution sites , Prior said . CNN 's Alec Miran and Moni Basu contributed to this report . | what will each location receive | 54:59 |
./cnn/stories/275c394041684222a3258c62ffc5773d931c9806.story | LOS ANGELES , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen married National Football League star Tom Brady Thursday in an `` intimate '' sunset ceremony , US Weekly magazine reported on its Web site . Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen attend a Metropolitan Museum of Art gala May 5 , 2008 , in New York City . The couple wed at a Catholic church in Santa Monica , California , in front of mostly immediate family members , the entertainment magazine reported . The two had dated since 2006 . The bride wore a Dolce & Gabbana gown . Her three dogs , which attended the ceremony , wore matching Dolce & Gabbana floral lace collars , the Web site said . Bundchen , 28 , is the highest-paid model in the world , the business Web site Forbes.com reported last year . New England Patriots quarterback Brady has gone to the Super Bowl four times , winning three of those games . | what are they known for | 124:135,145:158 |
./cnn/stories/8791dd500d8e82a0c4c864384db1f8b9759a358d.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Obama , Vice President Joe Biden and other top Democrats are heading back to school Tuesday , in hopes of convincing first-time voters from the 2008 election to vote again in 2010 . The president is scheduled to headline a Democratic party rally at the University of Wisconsin in Madison while the vice president is the main attraction at a similar event at Pennsylvania State University in State College , Pennsylvania . The idea is to fire up `` surge '' voters and motivate them to go to the polls again in this November 's midterm elections . According to national exit polls from 2008 , 11 percent of people who cast ballots in the presidential contest said they were first time voters , and seven out of 10 of those new voters said they backed Obama in the election . Many of those people were young voters , and exit polls indicated that two-thirds of people age 18-29 voted for Obama . In advance to Tuesday 's rallies , the president held a conference call with college and university journalists . `` You ca n't sit it out . You ca n't suddenly just check in once every 10 years or so , on an exciting presidential election , and then not pay attention during big mid-term elections where we 've got a real big choice between Democrats and Republicans , '' Obama said . There 's no mistake in the locations for the Obama and Biden rallies . In Wisconsin and Pennsylvania , the Democrats face tough odds in holding onto open Senate seats and governorships . Polls also indicate that Republicans have a good chance of grabbing back a bunch of House seats . Also on the road Tuesday : Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine , at a rally at the University of Delaware in Newark , Delaware ; Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at the University of Maryland in College Park , Maryland ; Labor Secretary Hilda Solis at California State University in Los Angeles ; and United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk at North Carolina Central University in Durham , North Carolina . Obama 's speech at the University of Wisconsin is the first in what Democratic Party officials say will be a series of `` Moving America Forward '' events by the president over the next couple of weeks . | What percent of voters were first timers in 2008 ? | 111:112 |
./cnn/stories/3e31c7cf60506eb659f8e9e175c6f4579b7f8249.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A U.S. Navy submarine and a Navy amphibious ship that collided Friday in the Strait of Hormuz south of Iran have arrived in Bahrain to be assessed for damage , the Navy said . The submarine USS Hartford and amphibious ship USS New Orleans are shown in Navy photos . The submarine USS Hartford and amphibious ship USS New Orleans arrived Saturday in Mina Salman pier to `` to further assess and evaluate the damage that resulted from their collision at sea , '' the service said in a written statement . Fifteen sailors were slightly hurt aboard the Hartford in the collision , which occurred early Friday morning . On Friday , Navy officials in Washington told CNN that there was significant damage to the sail , or tower-like structure on the topside of the submarine . On Saturday , the Navy said there was no damage to the submarine 's propulsion unit . No injuries were reported aboard the New Orleans . The ship 's fuel tank ruptured , spilling 25,000 gallons of marine diesel fuel in the Strait of Hormuz , the U.S. Navy said in the Saturday statement . `` Aerial searches of the area where the fuel spill occurred were conducted yesterday , and revealed no indication of any remaining fuel on the ocean 's surface , '' the Navy said . `` The quick dissipation of the fuel is likely due to the type of fuel , and various environmental factors to include air and water temperatures , winds and seas . '' When the collision occurred , both vessels were headed to ports in the Persian Gulf to stock up on provisions and allow for some recreation , Navy spokesman Lt. Nate Christensen said Friday . Christensen said there were about 200 sailors in the sub and 1,000 sailors and Marines aboard the ship . The Strait of Hormuz is located between the United Arab Emirates and Iran , linking the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf . It is heavily used by oil tankers . Both vessels are on regularly scheduled deployments to the U.S. Navy Central Command area of responsibility , and conduct Maritime Security Operations . | What are the names of the two vessels that collided ? | 39:48 |
./cnn/stories/457b2ab2b4edb94c4b67c1219451be80dc369e8b.story | Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Corey Haim 's death is linked to an `` illegal and massive prescription-drug ring , '' California Attorney General Jerry Brown said Friday . Brown 's office is investigating `` an unauthorized prescription under the former child star 's name that was found during an ongoing investigation of fraudulent prescription-drug pads ordered from a vendor in San Diego . '' `` These prescriptions are very recent , and it involves Oxycontin and we 're not talking just 40 pills , more than that , '' Brown said in an interview Friday with CNN Radio . The announcement comes before the coroner has ruled on what killed Haim , the 1980s teen movie actor who struggled for decades with drug addiction . Haim , 38 , died early Wednesday after collapsing in the Los Angeles apartment he shared with his mother , authorities said . `` Corey Haim 's death is yet another tragedy linked to the growing problem of prescription-drug abuse , '' Brown said . `` This problem is increasingly linked to criminal organizations , like the illegal and massive prescription-drug ring under investigation . '' Brown said the ring uses stolen doctor 's identities to order prescription-drug pads that are used to write counterfeit prescriptions . `` The doctor whose name is printed on the form is usually unaware that his or her identity has been stolen for this purpose , '' Brown said . Haim got two powerful drugs from a pharmacy 11 days before his death , according to a source with knowledge of the transaction . His primary-care doctor did not know about the prescriptions and called the pharmacy two days later to find out what Haim had been given , the source said . Brown 's announcement did not specify whether any of the prescription drugs found in Haim 's apartment after his death were illegally obtained . Several prescription-drug bottles were taken from Haim 's apartment , Los Angeles County Deputy Coroner Ed Winter said Friday . Although the bottles indicated the drugs included Vicodin , Valium and Soma , no tests have been done to confirm what they are , he said . Haim had a prescription for the muscle relaxer Soma and the narcotic pain reliever Norco filled at a pharmacy on February 26 , a source with knowledge of the transaction said . Two days after Haim personally picked up the drugs , his primary-care doctor called the San Fernando Valley pharmacy to ask about the prescriptions , the source said . The doctor said that `` Haim was not feeling well '' and he needed to know what drugs had been prescribed for the actor , the source said . The source , who worked at the pharmacy , asked not to be identified because his employer had not authorized him to talk . Haim 's manager , Mark Heaslip , and close friend Corey Feldman both said Haim began seeing an addiction specialist two weeks before his death . Tiffany Shepis , who was engaged to be married to Haim last May , said on HLN 's `` Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell '' that he was taking large amounts of Valium and Vicodin during their yearlong relationship . `` You 're talking about a person that , at the time when I knew him , you know , was ingesting 40 some-odd pills a day , '' Shepis said . Although the autopsy showed Haim 's heart was enlarged and he had fluid in his lungs , the coroner 's chief investigator said a drug overdose has not been ruled out as the cause of the actor 's death . `` You can have somebody with an enlarged heart and some other medical conditions , but you do n't know if the actual cause of death is from illegal substances , medication or heart failure , '' Los Angeles County Deputy Coroner Ed Winter said Friday . Heaslip said the enlarged heart was evidence that Haim 's death was not caused by a drug overdose , but Winter disputed that . `` There were some preliminary findings and we agreed to let the mother know what those were , '' Winter said . `` It was explained to her that even though this is some preliminary findings that the doctor observed , there would n't be a final cause of death until the final toxicology tests are back . '' The cause of death may not be determined for another six weeks , Winter said . Feldman , a longtime friend and frequent co-star , asked Wednesday that people not `` jump the gun '' to conclude a drug overdose killed Haim . Heaslip , manager to both Feldman and Haim , said Haim had seemed to be winning his battle against drug abuse in the weeks before his death . Haim was `` weaned down to literally zero medications '' by an addiction specialist in the two weeks before his death , Heaslip said . The doctor `` put him on a new line of medications , '' Feldman said on CNN 's `` Larry King Live '' Wednesday . Haim 's death came as his career was picking up , with Haim booking `` movie after movie , '' Heaslip said . His latest film is set for release soon , he said . Haim 's most famous role was in the 1987 movie `` The Lost Boys , '' in which he appeared with Feldman . Haim played the role of a fresh-faced teenager whose brother becomes a vampire . In later years , the two friends , who appeared in eight movies together , struggled with drug abuse and went their separate ways . They reunited for a reality show , `` The Two Coreys , '' in 2007 , but A&E Network canceled the program after slightly more than a year . In a 2007 interview on CNN 's `` Larry King Live , '' Haim and Feldman discussed their battles with drugs . Feldman told King that he had gotten clean , but it took Haim longer . Haim called himself `` a chronic relapser for the rest of my life . '' `` I think I have an addiction to pretty much everything , '' he said . `` I mean , I have to be very careful with myself as far as that goes , which is why I have a support group around me consistently . '' Haim was born December 23 , 1971 , in Toronto , Ontario , according to a biography on his Web site . He made his first television appearance in 1982 on the Canadian series `` The Edison Twins . '' His first film role was in the 1984 American movie `` First Born . '' Haim also won rave reviews for his title role in the 1986 film `` Lucas . '' Film critic Roger Ebert said of him at the time , `` If he continues to act this well , he will never become a half-forgotten child star , but will continue to grow into an important actor . '' After `` The Lost Boys , '' Haim and Feldman appeared in `` License to Drive '' and `` Dream a Little Dream . '' CNN 's Brittany Kaplan and Jack Hannah contributed to this report . | What was found in Haim 's name during the investigation ? | 39:41 |
./cnn/stories/7241f8fe0e37c45db9684006a3fe1850c38f1287.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A bus carrying high school band students tipped over Saturday on Interstate 94 northwest of Minneapolis , Minnesota , killing one person . The bus that was carrying school band members rests upright after it crashed Saturday in Minnesota . Three people were critically injured , authorities said . A second bus traveling with the one that crashed was n't affected , according to a report posted on the Web site of the Pelican Rapids School District . The students from Pelican Rapids High School were returning from a band trip to Chicago , Illinois , when the accident happened near Albertville , Minnesota , the Minnesota Highway Patrol said . Forty-eight people , including the driver , were on the westbound bus that tipped over about 6 a.m. , the Minnesota Highway Patrol said . Everyone on that bus was taken to hospitals for treatment or evaluation , the school district said . Watch rescuers work at the scene '' Pelican Rapids is in west-central Minnesota . The cause of the accident is being investigated . E-mail to a friend | where bus carrying high school students tips ? | 15:22 |
./cnn/stories/1f3016521eb8da9897e95204176995efe197a657.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At least 24 people have been killed and hundreds rendered homeless in the worst floods to hit land-locked Mongolia in 40 years , emergency officials said Tuesday . The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said it was working with local authorities to distribute emergency goods to the flood-ravaged victims . Workers fear that without adequate food and shelter , the situation would worsen when winter arrives in three months , said Francis Markus of the Red Cross . The floods struck last week in the Asian nation 's capital , Ulaanbaatar , and a province in the west . It was the worst to hit the country since 1966 , Markus said . See images of flood victims '' The government issued televised broadcasts ahead of the rainstorms but many children and elderly could not be evacuated in time , Markus said . | Which charity is working with the authorities ? | 32:42 |
./cnn/stories/203263765c9d53db40b80d8bffd5831d46b46136.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to Luanda , Angola , on Sunday on the third leg of a journey that is taking her to seven African nations in 11 days . Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses with residents of South Africa on Saturday during her 11-day trip to Africa . The State Department has described Angola as a nation with `` enormous economic potential . '' The African country is one of the largest energy producers south of the Sahara Desert and is a major supplier of petroleum and liquefied natural gas to the U.S. market . Clinton flew to Angola after a two-day stop in South Africa , where she met with the country 's new leader , President Jacob Zuma , and the foreign minister . She ended the South African trip Saturday with a visit to a housing project on the outskirts of Cape Town , where she and daughter , Chelsea , laid the first bricks 12 years ago . Clinton opened her Africa trip in Kenya . She will also travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Nigeria , Liberia and Cape Verde . `` In each nation , she will emphasize Africa as a place of opportunity , built on an ethic of responsibility , '' said Ian Kelly , state department spokesman . `` She will underline America 's commitment to partner with governments , the private sector , nongovernmental organizations and private citizens to build societies where each individual can realize their potential . '' | Who is major supplier of petroleum ? | 62:63 |
./cnn/stories/6c29b084cd0e5f5a5a20c5ef9f1ba83bf4b23acf.story | Editor 's note : Journalist Karl Penhaul spent several weeks tracking the gangs of the Mexican underworld , the corrupt officials who support them and the cops trying to halt the violence . This is the last of three exclusive reports . The first focused on the violent rules gangs live by and the second looked at how gangsters are honored in death . Forensic investigators and federal police dig bodies out of mass graves in the desert near Juarez . JUAREZ , Mexico -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Heat waves shimmer over the desert . A team of forensic experts clad in white overalls excavate three shallow graves . The sand gives up nine bodies -- seven men and two women . At least one of the victims ' hands were cuffed behind their back . Others had been trussed up with duct tape . The stale stench reveals that the corpses had been dumped there several days earlier and were decomposing fast . That grisly find in mid-March came a week after thousands more soldiers had been deployed to Juarez , across the border from El Paso , Texas . The arrival of the soldiers and more federal police agents had coincided with a short lull in the killings . Snapping photos of the scene from behind the police line was Lucio Soria , photographer for Juarez 's main newspaper , El Diario de Juarez , and its sister paper , PM . PM is a perfect example of Mexico 's so-called `` red press , '' newspapers that specialize in covering violence . Soria seems like a perfect ambassador . `` I 've gone for a week and a half without taking pictures of dead people . I was thinking ` Hell , what am I going to do ? ' At this rate I 'll end up taking pictures for the social pages , '' he said . Soria realizes snapping pictures of blood and gore may seem heartless . But he stays cheerful , cracking dark jokes with colleagues , all while listening to police communications on a radio scanner and searching for clues about where to find the next drug war victim . `` It might seem ugly , but that 's our job , '' Soria said . He and fellow photographers have been busy in recent months . Last year , Juarez became the poster city for Mexico 's narco-violence , with more than 1,600 gang killings . Watch musicians play `` narco-ballads '' honoring hitmen '' This year , Mayor Jose Reyes is trying to turn a page on the killings and make Juarez a showcase for solutions . Military and federal police convoys patrol the streets around the clock . Cops armed with AR-15 assault rifles , identities obscured by ski masks , hang off pickup trucks that speed around in twos and threes . Watch cops round up gang suspects '' Soldiers strike a warlike pose behind heavy machine guns mounted on American-made Humvees . Whether it 's working depends on whom you ask and how hard you read between the lines . `` I think this is very effective because it closes transport routes for the movement of -LSB- cartel -RSB- personnel and weapons , '' said a state officer , assigned to guide us , at a federal police checkpoint . The officer , known only by his call sign Trojan One , seemed confident . The agent in command of the checkpoint was less convinced . `` Of course organized crime is trying to avoid us . I 'm not sure what methods they use to operate . We do n't know how they work , '' said the officer , identifying himself only as Aztec One . On another day we ran into a three-truck federal police operation staking out a house in a middle-class Juarez neighborhood . See photos of police , gang life in Mexico '' The commander said his men believed they had made what he termed a `` major '' cocaine bust . When I met him they had already been waiting almost 24 hours for a judge to issue a search warrant . When they gained access they discovered some 500 half-gram bags of cocaine . In Juarez those bags sell for around $ 8 . Now do the math , 500 half-gram bags at possibly 60 percent purity means around 150 grams of pure cocaine -- hardly a major strike in the drug war . Reyes ' solution has been to hand the military all civilian police functions , even down to traffic control . Mexico 's military has little experience in urban warfare , little experience in policing and has been unable to shake a decades-old reputation for human rights abuses . When I bump into Reyes at a transfer-of-command ceremony at city hall I ask him what he 's doing about alleged corruption and complicity among politicians and businessmen , who permit the cartels to move their shipments and help launder the proceeds . `` My opinion in Juarez is that that kind of political corruption does not exist , '' he said adamantly . Two weeks later , in Monterrey , I caught up with outspoken lawyer Raquenel Villanueva . She knows a thing or two about politicians colluding with Mexico 's mafia . Watch how drug lords pay tribute to a highway bandit , looking for luck '' Mexican media have dubbed her the `` devil 's advocate '' for her role in defending a string of senior cartel figures and their hitmen . Last year , she was detained for 90 days , accused her of being a member of the Gulf Cartel . She was freed without charge . Throughout her career , she 's survived four assassination attempts and taken 10 bullets , two of them in the head . Her office is crammed with religious iconography : crosses , paintings of the Virgin of Guadalupe and a four-foot-high wooden statue of Saint Jude Thaddeus . Two bullets are encrusted in the effigy after the last attempt on her life in 2000 . `` I know about official corruption and exactly who is doing what because my clients tell me , '' she said . `` To win the drug war you have to tell the Americans to take better care of their young people , tell them to stop being so cold and materialistic , '' Villanueva lectured . `` Then you have to end corruption and that means changing the government cabinets of half the countries in the world . '' | On whom does the lawyer put some of the blame ? | 1063:1064 |
./cnn/stories/1a8c96ed743c04b8c42efd7a53a1d119669be655.story | CHARLOTTE , North Carolina -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- When polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs appeared in a Las Vegas courtroom last August , Kathy Jo Nicholson , a former member of Jeffs ' sect , felt fearful even though she was only watching him on television . Nicholson , roughly 13 years of age , is shown here with five of her sisters and two of her mothers . `` It devastated me . It elated me . It made me afraid . I looked at this man that was so powerful in my life ... and he was just so thin and pale , '' she said . Today , as Warren Jeffs sits at Utah 's Purgatory Correctional Facility awaiting trial , Nicholson has started talking publicly about her childhood in the church Jeffs led -- the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints -LRB- FLDS -RRB- . She hopes that by sharing her story she will help others struggling with similar issues . `` My hope is that they , they 'll see it , and it 'll mean something , '' the 36-year-old said . Nicholson recently co-authored an article about leaving her polygamous community for Glamour magazine and is planning to write a book as well . Jeffs , whose approximately 10,000 followers practice polygamy mainly in Hildale , Utah , and Colorado City , Arizona , is charged in Utah with being an accomplice to rape by arranging the marriage of a 14-year-old girl to her 19-year-old cousin . He faces additional charges in Arizona . Go inside Warren Jeffs ' world  '' As a child , Nicholson had three mothers and 12 siblings . She considers it a typical FLDS home . At the age of 14 , Nicholson started sewing her wedding dress in anticipation of getting married . She knew that at any moment she could be whisked away to meet her husband and that her future likely would include at least two `` sister wives . '' But Nicholson had doubts whether she could live the life before her . `` I 've always liked a lot of attention . And when it hit me that I could possibly and most likely absolutely would be sharing my husband , I began doubting that I could live that way , '' she said . That perspective got Nicholson in trouble at Alta Academy , the FLDS-run high school whose headmaster was Warren Jeffs . `` He beat the kids there . He humiliated the kids there . And as time went on and I was n't so devoted to being perfect and sweet , he held me up as an example and humiliated me , '' she said . Jeffs would force children -- Nicholson included -- to stand on a chair in front of the class and flex their buttocks muscles , according to Nicholson . She does n't know how he came upon this particular punishment . `` As I got more and more rebellious , he would come up behind me while I was in a group and seize me by the back of the neck and lean down and whisper in my ear , ` Are you keeping sweet or do you need to be punished ? ' '' she said . Jeffs wrote a letter to Nicholson 's parents saying that he was concerned about her and a friend , because `` when around boys , and even younger boys , they would outwardly show their cuteness , seemingly to have the younger boys relate their cute behavior to older boys . '' After getting caught passing notes to a boy , Nicholson was expelled from Alta Academy . She began working in an FLDS-owned factory full of other youths who openly questioned their religion . It was a common destination for FLDS kids kicked out of high school . At 18 , she eloped with a young man from within the community . Their marriage was not accepted by the FLDS or their families because they had gone outside of the church , to a justice of the peace , for the ceremony . So they packed up a U-Haul and headed toward California . `` That 's when I cried the very most , '' she said tearfully . `` Because I was leaving my family , everything that I had ever known , my friends and God behind . And I was choosing it . '' That marriage fell apart , but in 2003 Nicholson persuaded her family to allow her brother to come live with her . He never went back . Within months , her birth mother came for a visit and she also never returned to the church . Nicholson feels fortunate she helped two relatives leave the church , but this has not been without consequence . The FLDS no longer permits Nicholson 's relatives to communicate with her and she does n't even know where the rest of her family lives . As glad as Nicholson is to see Jeffs behind bars and awaiting trial , she finds it unsettling to see a man who led the community in which she was raised now reduced to such a pathetic state . Still , she recalls a moment during Jeffs ' first court appearance that showed he 's not an entirely broken man . `` He had the downcast look that he would have when he was very disappointed in somebody , right before he 'd start a beating or whatever or give a scolding . ... And then he looked up at the camera and gave this smirk , and that was the smirk that he would give before he damned you straight to hell or gave you the beating of your life or altered a rule that would absolutely devastate your household , '' Nicholson said . The FLDS broke from the mainline Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , based in Salt Lake City , Utah , over the practice of polygamy . The Mormon church , which gave up plural marriage more than a century ago , has no ties to Jeffs ' group . E-mail to a friend | Jeffs was what at her school ? | 410:411 |
./cnn/stories/661eb20982406f3c7812f732ed48f4f3cbf6b289.story | LEONE , American Samoa -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Taitasi Fitiao was holding her six-year-old daughter 's hand when a tsunami wave crashed onto their coastal village in American Samoa . A man stands on the remains of what was once a tourist resort in Samoa 's capital of Apia . `` I held her hand . The wave got us and that 's when her hand just left mine and I could hear her say , ` Mom , please . ' And then I saw her , I saw her floating away . And I knew right then that she was gone , she was taken from us . '' Taitasi Fitiao ran to her daughter 's school after an 8.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the small cluster of Samoan islands early Tuesday , triggering a tsunami . The teacher had let the students go home after the temblor struck . Fitiao had felt some relief when she briefly united with her daughter , but then the wave came . `` I ca n't believe she 's gone . She 's only six years old , '' she said of her youngest child , Valjorefa Uputaua Fitiao . The villagers of Leone -- one of the largest towns in American Samoa with a population of more than 2,000 -- searched for Valjorefa . They found her about one day after the waves took her from her mother . `` When they found her , she still had her backpack on and school uniform , '' Fitiao said . The Fitiao family plan to bury her with her gray-and-black backpack because she loved school so much . Watch a family mourns the loss of their daughter '' At the family home on Thursday , Valjorefa 's backpack was drying on a clothing line and some crayons and a notebook with her school work were on the ground . They plan to bury her in the front yard , as is the custom here . `` We really miss our daughter , '' said her father , Faataui Fitiao . Ten people , including Valjorefa , died in Leone . Villagers and the U.S. Army reserves are looking for one person still missing : a six-year-old boy , whose family wants to bury him in the front yard , too . Samoa 's prime minister talks about the devastation '' At least 168 people are confirmed dead in the aftermath of Tuesday 's quake and tsunami . They include 22 people killed in American Samoa , 139 in Samoa and seven in Tonga , according to officials on the islands . Watch the tsunami take over a street '' | CNN visits a destroyed fishing village '' A second quake , a 5.5-magnitude temblor struck near the Samoan islands at 6:13 p.m. Wednesday evening -LRB- 1:13 a.m. Thursday ET -RRB- , according to the U.S. Geological Survey , while a 6.3-magnitude quake rattled Tonga on Friday . U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the disaster at an event Wednesday in Washington . `` To aid in the response , '' he said , `` I 've declared this a major disaster to speed the deployment of resources and FEMA ... is working closely with emergency responders on the ground , and the Coast Guard is working to provide immediate help to those in need . `` We also stand ready to help our friends in neighboring Samoa and throughout the region , and we 'll continue to monitor this situation closely as we keep the many people who have been touched by this tragedy in our thoughts and in our prayers , '' Obama said . | How many people died ? | 347:348,399:400 |
./cnn/stories/ecfebf767f211d75f76bb755bd146d1dc5156637.story | ISTANBUL , Turkey -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Regular programming has just been interrupted by a news conference . A slender black man in a suit steps up to a podium , flanked by American flags and a White House logo . Michael Lamar was laid off in January but has a new job as a Barack Obama look-alike . `` I wish I could announce such an economic package , '' he says , `` but there is a bank in Turkey that did it . It is Garanti . I wish we had Garanti in America . '' Do n't be fooled . This is a commercial on Turkish TV . The actor is a 44-year-old Barack Obama look-alike from Whitehall , Pennsylvania , named Michael Lamar . And he is shilling for a Turkish bank . In the month before the real Barack Obama is to visit Turkey , this ad campaign went out all across the country on television and on billboards , using the iconic , Warholian image of the American president to sell low-interest loans . The `` Mad Men '' behind the concept say their Obama look-alike was the perfect guy to sell what they described as Garanti Bank 's own economic stimulus package . `` We probably would n't be doing this commercial if it was the previous president , '' said Can Celikbilek , a copy writer at the advertising company , Alametifarika . `` But in the case of Obama , he does represent hope , not only for the States but for the whole world . '' For Obama look-alike actor Lamar , there was some irony about getting flown to Turkey to star in a commercial for a bank . He is a recent casualty of the global economic crisis . `` I was laid off in January of this year from JP Morgan Chase Bank in the U.S. , '' Lamar said , in a telephone interview from Pennsylvania . `` After 18 years in the company , I was just laid off . One of the cutbacks . I 'm currently unemployed right now . '' Or , was unemployed . Lamar 's striking resemblance to the American president has suddenly offered the former software analyst a possible new career for supporting his wife and child . `` I 'm available full-time now , '' Lamar said . `` I 'm going to see where this leads me . '' Lamar is now being represented by a casting agency in Los Angeles that specializes in celebrity look-alikes . Since he discovered his new `` talent , '' he has traveled to the Netherlands to appear in a commercial for a liquor chain and to Paris , where an activist organization brought him in to meet lawmakers at the National Assembly , as part of a campaign to raise awareness about racism and racial profiling in France . `` This was very exciting for me , a true privilege ! '' Lamar said . During his brief visit to Turkey , locals did double-takes when they saw Lamar walk past . `` Even in the studio , the crew -LSB- members -RSB- were like , ` Oh ! Is that Obama ? '' said Celikbilek of Alametifarika advertising . Using the image of an American president to promote anything in Turkey is a remarkable reversal . U.S. approval ratings in Turkey plunged to 9 percent , according to a 2007 Pew Research poll , making America less popular in Turkey then almost anywhere else in the world , even though the two countries are NATO allies . There was widespread anger among Turks at the war in neighboring Iraq . But the election of Barack Obama appears to have dramatically improved perceptions of America . `` Bush was a dictator who attacked other countries , '' said Abdurrahman Ozdemir , who sells cigarettes from a small stall on the street . `` But we love Obama ... because he does not want to go to war with other countries . '' `` We started to love and like America because of Obama , '' said a 33-year-old woman named Begum Arinc . `` I do n't want to see people dying . I do n't want to see any war . That 's why I want to believe in Obama . '' | Where will Obama visit soon ? | 149:150 |
./cnn/stories/cc79acce1a1616f103120a000c8491fdd2a2a768.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Britain 's David Cameron and Germany 's Angela Merkel restated their commitment to a strong Europe Friday , as they sought to show a united front in the face of Europe 's debt crisis . Their talks in Berlin come amid tensions between the two nations over how to restore financial stability in Europe . `` The United Kingdom has a great interest , and very sensibly so , in seeing the eurozone being strong , '' Merkel said . While Britain has some differences of opinion with Germany over the EU treaty and ways to boost competitiveness , she said , the two countries are tied by `` strong bonds of friendship . '' Both will work closely together ahead of a meeting of European leaders next month , she said . Britain is the biggest economy in Europe outside the 17-nation eurozone , which uses the euro as its currency , while Germany is the economic powerhouse within it . The pair have not always agreed on the best ways to tackle the current debt crisis , which has seen attention focused on Italy and Greece in recent weeks . Senior members of Cameron 's Conservative Party have been calling for more powers to be brought back to Britain from Europe , as EU treaty changes are made to ensure economic stability . Cameron , who has previously expressed concern that Europe 's difficulties are affecting Britain 's economic recovery , also downplayed divisions between the countries as he stood alongside Merkel . `` We have had a very good discussion between very good friends , '' he said . `` There are many things on which we are in absolute agreement . '' However they have not made progress on plans for a European financial transactions tax , Merkel acknowledged . Britain opposes such a tax , fearing it could disadvantage London as a global financial center . Cameron called for the deal reached at a summit in Europe on October 27 to be implemented as soon as possible . The plan includes a series of measures to address the crisis , including debt relief for Greece , new capital requirements for banks and plans to build a financial `` firewall '' around vulnerable euro area economies . `` A strong , successful and stable eurozone is in all our interests , '' Cameron said . `` We need this crisis to be resolved . Britain , like Germany , has a big national interest in that happening . '' And while the two do not agree on all matters , they can discuss and accommodate each other 's views , he said . Cameron met earlier Friday with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels . Global markets have been volatile , as political turmoil linked to the financial crisis has forced a change of government in both Greece and Italy in the past week . | Where is Cameron having talks with Merkel ? | 42:43 |
./cnn/stories/b62c341af35b8f6371064326ec153c264e87e9eb.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Actress Angelina Jolie says she feels passionate about Haiti , whose `` extraordinary '' people are inspiring her with their resilience after the devastating earthquake one month ago . During a visit to Haiti this week , she said that despite the terrible tragedy , Haitians are dignified and calm . Jolie , a good will ambassador for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees , said of the Haitians , `` They 're very inventive people , they 're very strong people , and they 're finding ways to help themselves . '' `` I think we have a moral duty to do what we can for any country that 's suffering , '' she told CNN 's Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview from Port-au-Prince . `` I think we have a very big obligation to the place . ... I 'll continue to come back and I 'll continue to express what I am learning . '' Jolie expressed particular concern about the fate of Haiti 's children -- the amputees , the homeless and the orphans -- and worried about the risk of child trafficking . Haiti earthquake : Numbers tell the story `` Trafficking has been a huge problem for a very long time ... so I think everybody that means well needs to really take that very seriously , and not get frustrated , but really work with the country , '' she said . `` And for myself , as somebody who is an adoptive parent , I understand the urge to assist in that way , but now is not the time . An emergency is not the time for new adoptions anyway . '' Pressed on whether she might consider adopting a Haitian child , Jolie told Amanpour , `` I 'm always open to children around the world . We 're that kind of family . Brad -LSB- Pitt -RSB- and I talk about that . `` But that 's not what we 're focusing on at this time , by any means . We 're not here for that . We 're here to see how we can help protect the children in the country and scale up the needs here . '' Jolie said it is vital to reunite families that have been torn apart by the disaster and set up a system to register survivors . `` We do n't know who is an orphan . I 've met -LSB- Haitian -RSB- women in the Dominican Republic in hospitals who were saying they have n't spoken to their children , '' she said . `` They have no cell phones , they have no way to tell their children they 're alive . They ca n't find them yet . '' She also was worried about children who lost limbs in the earthquake . `` You see little kids that have lost their legs and you ask them if they are all right and they say they 're OK , and somehow they are able to smile . ... I think -LSB- that -RSB- says a lot about them . '' Jolie said it 's vital for the world to provide sufficient housing for survivors -- housing that is strong enough to stand up to hurricanes . `` We saw a large amount of tents , new tents , but that 's not necessarily going to be the answer because they 've got this much bigger problem in how to find proper shelter to survive hurricanes , '' she said . Last fall , hundreds of people died in flooding and landslides as two large hurricanes and a tropical storm hit the nation . Jolie said the scale of the disaster is nothing like she 's seen before . `` The complexity of this before and now , and the history of this country , is something that I am still trying to wrap my head around . And it 's going to be a very , very difficult road . '' | who is the goodwill ambassadoe | 5:7 |
./cnn/stories/782c4bdaee73189103d2e05748717b3ea0e89e5d.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- 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 province , where Taliban militants killed an Australian commando , the Australian Defence Ministry said . The 26-year-old commando -- Pvt. Luke Worsley of Sydney -- served with the Special Operations Task Group . This is the fourth Australian troop to die in the Afghan conflict . `` The action in which Private Worsley died only concluded in the last few hours and was characterized by heavy , close quarter fighting . The SOTG was conducting an operation to clear an identified Taliban bomb making facility in Uruzgan province , when the soldier was hit by small arms fire , '' Chief of the Defence Force Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston said . NATO 's International Security Assistance Force said `` a significant number of Taliban insurgents were killed or captured as part of the operation . Taliban insurgents initiated the firefight which lasted several hours . '' Gen. Carlos Branco , ISAF spokesman , said it is not known how the civilians , two women and a child , died . `` However , we do know that the insurgents fired upon ISAF soldiers from the compound in which the Afghan civilians -LRB- two women and one child -RRB- were found after the fight . ISAF makes all effort to prevent losses of innocent civilian lives . '' E-mail to a friend | with which country was he having conflict with ? | 43:44 |
./cnn/stories/3b49123a906e18bb1eaef3a117eec9885cff862c.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya will not be reinstated as head of state , an overwhelming majority of the Honduran congress voted Wednesday . In an hours-long process , 111 lawmakers voted in favor of a motion not to return Zelaya to office . A majority of 65 votes in the 128-member body was required to reject his reinstatement . Zelaya was removed from office in a military-led coup on June 28 and replaced by congressional leader Roberto Micheletti . On Wednesday , lawmakers voted one by one and addressed the chamber as they cast their vote , making for a slow process . The vote was a key part of a U.S.-brokered pact that representatives for Zelaya and Micheletti signed October 29 , giving Congress the power to decide Zelaya 's fate . The United States expressed disappointment Thursday over the latest rebuff to its diplomatic efforts to end the political crisis in Honduras . U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela continued to call on the Honduran government to allow Zelaya 's return and to create a unity government in the interim period before the new president takes office next month . `` We are disappointed by this decision since the United States had hoped the -LSB- Honduran -RSB- Congress would have approved his return , '' Valenzuela said in a conference call with journalists in Washington . `` Our policy since June 28 has been consistently principled . It has condemned the coup d'etat and continued to accept President Zelaya as the democratically elected and legitimate leader of Honduras throughout this political crisis . '' The United States continues to call for Honduras to engage in national reconciliation and creation of a truth commission to investigate the crisis , in addition to the unity government . `` The absence of democratic , constitutional order is the unacceptable status quo , '' a senior U.S. administration official said on the conference call , remaining anonymous under the ground rules of the call and because of the sensitivity of the situation . `` The election is a step toward a day where Honduras will have an electorally legitimate government in place . '' Zelaya , who says he does not recognize the election , also has said he would not accept the post even if Congress voted him back in . Accepting the job , he said , would legitimize the coup . Many nations said before the Sunday 's election they would withhold recognition if Zelaya were not returned to power . Some countries , such as the United States , Colombia and Costa Rica , have said they will recognize Lobo . Others , such as Argentina , Brazil and Spain , have said they will not . Despite the diplomatic pressure from abroad , lawmakers were voting the will of the people , Congressman Juan Angel Rivera Tabora said . `` History will judge us , and I 'm certain it will judge us positively , '' he said . `` Congress did n't make this problem . The problem came to us . '' Those voting against Zelaya echoed those sentiments . After the coup , the same body voted to install Micheletti as interim president . Wednesday vote only happened because the agreement between the two sides called for it , many lawmakers repeated . Zelaya 's supporters argued that the coup was an illegal act that only restitution could heal . Congress sought opinions from the nation 's Supreme Court and other bodies before holding the vote . The court ruled last week that Zelaya can not return to office without facing trial on charges that he acted unconstitutionally when he tried to hold a vote that could have led to the removal of presidential term limits . The Supreme Court ruled before the coup that the vote was illegal and Congress had forbidden it . The coup came on the day the term-limits vote was to have been held . Micheletti and his supporters have insisted that Zelaya 's removal was a constitutional transfer of power , not a coup . But the United Nations , the Organization of American States , the European Union and most nations -- including the United States -- condemned the coup and demanded that Zelaya be reinstated immediately . He was n't . Zelaya , who was flown out of the country while still in his pajamas on the day of the coup , has been staying at the Brazilian Embassy in Honduras ' capital since secretly returning to the country September 21 . | Who was removed as president in the coup ? | 7:10 |
./cnn/stories/fadd7e88a99defaed6624e1449b61bf62cb4b7c3.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Singer Natalie Cole told CNN 's Larry King she is searching for a kidney after an illness caused both of her kidneys to fail . Singer Natalie Cole continues to tour , despite being on dialysis three times a week . Before she finished telling King Tuesday night about her battles with drugs , illnesses and her search for a kidney , dozens of e-mails flooded the CNN studio . They were all offers from people saying they would get tested to see whether their kidney could be donated . King handed a thick stack of paper to Cole . `` These are all e-mails from dozens -- dozens of people offering to be tested to see if they can match , who want to give you a kidney , '' King said . Cole stared at the papers for a moment . `` There are some great human beings out there . That 's all I can say , '' Cole said . Watch Natalie Cole 's interview with Larry King '' `` I 'm on a very long list , which is why we are looking to donors , '' said Cole , the daughter of legendary crooner Nat King Cole . Cole said her kidney troubles date back to February 2008 when she was diagnosed with hepatitis C. Cole said she attributes the hepatitis C from her well-publicized struggles to stop using cocaine and heroin . Cole said she has been sober for some time now after two stints in a rehabilitation clinic . Cole said she underwent chemotherapy in an aggressive way to fight the virus . Within four months of getting chemotherapy , both of Cole 's kidneys failed . `` I could n't breathe . I -- I went into -- literally , my kidneys stopped functioning . They stopped , you know , processing the fluid that was starting to build up in my body . '' Since then , Cole has been on dialysis three days a week and has been searching for a kidney , she told King in one of the first public interviews about the issue . Cole won six Grammy awards for her 1991 critically acclaimed album `` Unforgettable ... With Love , '' a jazzy tribute to her father . She won a Grammy this year for her new album `` Still Unforgettable '' and another Grammy for her work on another album . Cole said that she has still been able to tour this year even with her kidney ailment . `` I have been on dialysis in Istanbul , Milan , Indonesia , Manila , London . It 's -- it 's amazing , '' Cole said . | who said what to Larry King ? | 5:7 |
./cnn/stories/cd403750e6a12220e3ca5fb0d375fe8744be10fa.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara , a key architect of the U.S. war in Vietnam under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson , has died at age 93 , according to his family . Robert McNamara took a lead role in managing the U.S. military commitment in Vietnam . McNamara was a member of Kennedy 's inner circle during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 , when the United States and the Soviet Union stood on the brink of nuclear war . But he became a public lightning rod for his management of the war in Vietnam , overseeing the U.S. military commitment there as it grew from fewer than 1,000 advisers to more than half a million troops . Though the increasingly unpopular conflict was sometimes dubbed `` McNamara 's War , '' he later said both administrations were `` terribly wrong '' to have pursued military action beyond 1963 . `` External military force can not reconstruct a failed state , and Vietnam , during much of that period , was a failed state politically , '' he told CNN in a 1996 interview for the `` Cold War '' documentary series . `` We did n't recognize it as such . '' A native of San Francisco , McNamara studied economics at the University of California and earned a master 's degree in business from Harvard . He was a staff officer in the Army Air Corps during World War II , when he studied the results of American bombing raids on Germany and Japan in search of ways to improve their accuracy and efficiency . After the war , he joined the Ford Motor Company and became its president in November 1960 -- the first person to lead the company from outside its founding family . A month later , the newly elected Kennedy asked him to become secretary of defense , making him one of the `` whiz kids '' who joined the young president 's administration . In October 1962 , after the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba , McNamara was one of Kennedy 's top advisers in the standoff that followed . The United States imposed a naval `` quarantine '' on Cuba , a Soviet ally , and prepared for possible airstrikes or an invasion . The Soviets withdrew the missiles in exchange for a U.S. guarantee not to invade Cuba , a step that allowed Soviet premier Nikita Kruschev to present the pullback as a success to his own people . In the 2003 documentary `` The Fog of War , '' McNamara told filmmaker Errol Morris that the experience taught American policymakers to `` put ourselves inside their skin and look at us through their eyes . '' But he added , `` In the end , we lucked out . It was luck that prevented nuclear war . '' McNamara is credited with using the management techniques he mastered as a corporate executive to streamline the Pentagon , computerizing and smoothing out much of the U.S. military 's vast purchasing and personnel system . And in Vietnam , he attempted to use those techniques to measure the progress of the war . Metrics such as use of `` body counts '' and scientific solutions such as using the herbicide Agent Orange to defoliate jungles in which communist guerrillas hid became trademarks of the conflict . McNamara made several trips to South Vietnam to study the situation firsthand . He , Johnson and other U.S. officials portrayed the war as a necessary battle in the Cold War , a proxy struggle to prevent communism from taking control of all of Southeast Asia . But while they saw the conflict as another front in the standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union , which backed communist North Vietnam , McNamara acknowledged later that they underestimated Vietnamese nationalism and opposition to the U.S.-backed government in Saigon . `` The conflict within South Vietnam itself had all of the characteristics of a civil war , and we did n't look upon it as largely a civil war , and we were n't measuring our progress as one would have in what was largely a civil war , '' he told CNN . Casualties mounted , as did domestic opposition to the war . In 1965 , a Quaker anti-war protester , Norman Morrison , set himself on fire outside McNamara 's office window . In 1967 , tens of thousands of demonstrators marched on the Pentagon , which was ringed with troops . By November 1967 , McNamara told Johnson that there was `` no reasonable way '' to end the war quickly , and that the United States needed to reduce its forces in Vietnam and turn the fighting over to the American-backed government in Saigon . By the end of that month , Johnson announced he was replacing McNamara at the Pentagon and moving him to the World Bank . But by March 1968 , Johnson had reached virtually the same conclusion as McNamara . He issued a call for peace talks and announced he would not seek re-election . After leaving the Pentagon in early 1968 , McNamara spent 12 years leading the World Bank . He said little publicly about Vietnam until the publication of a 1995 memoir , `` In Retrospect . '' `` You do n't know what I know about how inflammatory my words can appear , '' he told Morris . `` A lot of people misunderstand the war , misunderstand me . A lot of people think I 'm a son of a bitch . '' | How many years was McNamara in his position for ? | 879:880 |
./cnn/stories/afb9f35af5fb39624df26160013ad390bfb28b7f.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Jacksonville , Florida , man accused of hacking celebrities ' online accounts for nude photos and other private information said Friday , '' I am very sorry for all of this . '' A federal judge ordered Christopher Chaney , 35 , to appear in a California courtroom on November 1 to answer charges , a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney 's office said . `` What I 'm most sorry about is that I had to drag my mom into all of this , and my family and my neighbors and they just want to live their lives , '' Chaney told reporters . He did not respond to questions . Chaney is accused of hacking into the accounts of more than 50 celebrities , including movie stars Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis and singer Christina Aguilera . A grand jury indicted Chaney on nine counts of computer hacking for gain , eight counts of aggravated identify theft , and nine counts of illegal wiretapping . If convicted of all 26 counts , Chaney would face a maximum of 121 years in federal prison , U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. said . The aggravated identity theft charge alone carries a mandatory two-year prison sentence , he added . The suspect 's attorney , Christopher Chestnut , said his client `` remains very remorseful '' and understands the importance of privacy . Still , Chestnut indicated the potential sentence appeared harsh . `` People who murder kids do n't get 120 years in prison , '' he said . Earlier this week , Chaney told a reporter that he had became `` addicted '' to the intrusion and `` did n't know how to stop . '' `` I know what I did was probably one of the worst invasions of privacy someone could experience , '' Chaney told CNN affiliate WAWS/WTEV in Jacksonville , Florida , on Wednesday . `` And these people do n't have privacy to begin with . And I was in that little sliver of privacy they do have . '' The FBI 's Los Angeles office said he was arrested as part of `` Operation Hackerazzi , '' which looked into computer intrusions targeting individuals associated with the entertainment industry . `` Unfortunately , Mr. Chaney was able to access nude photos of some of the celebrities and some of them were uploaded on the Internet , '' Birotte said Wednesday . A recently circulated nude photo of Johansson is part of the investigation , he said . Chaney allegedly `` also took financial information , movie scripts and conversations that the celebrities believed to be private , '' Birotte told reporters . In the interview with WAWS/WTEV , Chaney said the hacking `` started as curiosity and it turned into just being , you know , addicted to seeing the behind-the-scenes of what 's going on with these people you see on the big screen every day . '' `` It just happened and snowballed , '' he said , adding that he wishes it had never begun . Chaney said he felt `` almost relieved months ago '' when authorities seized his computer because `` I did n't know how to stop doing it myself . I was n't attempting to break into e-mails and get stuff to sell or purposely put it on the Internet . It just -- I do n't know . '' Authorities allege that Chaney distributed the photos he obtained illegally and offered them to celebrity blog sites . Some of the files , including private photographs , were posted online `` as a result of Chaney 's alleged activities , '' authorities said in a statement . `` I 've had like six months to think about it , '' Chaney said , `` it eats at me . ... When you 're doing it you 're not thinking about what 's going on with who you 're doing it to . '' According to the FBI 's Los Angeles field office , investigators believe that Chaney used publicly available sources to mine for data about his targets . Once Chaney gained access and control of an e-mail account , `` he would obtain private information , such as e-mails and file attachments , according to the indictment , '' the FBI said in a statement . Authorities allege that once Chaney hacked into a celebrity 's e-mail account , he would use the contact lists to find other celebrities ' e-mail accounts . This allowed him to add new victims , authorities charge . He allegedly set his victims ' accounts to automatically forward their e-mails to his account , Birotte said . This allegedly allowed Chaney to continue to receive celebrities ' e-mails even after a password was reset , authorities said . Chaney made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Jacksonville , Florida , on Wednesday afternoon , and was released on a $ 10,000 unsecured bond with the conditions that he ca n't use any computer or other device with Internet access and he ca n't have any controlled substances or excessive use of alcohol , said Laura Eimiller , an FBI spokeswoman in Los Angeles . CNN 's Michael Martinez , Josh Levs , Carey Bodenheimer and John D. Sutter contributed to this report . | What did the suspect say | 28:36 |
./cnn/stories/5bbb0ded33f00493d94a5803a39a68c02911440c.story | LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- `` Doing it nature 's way has the potential to change the way we grow food , make materials , harness energy , heal ourselves , store information , and conduct business . '' Janine Benyus When self-confessed `` nature nerd '' Janine Benyus coined the term `` biomimicry '' in a book she published a decade ago , little did she know it would make her into an household name , rubbing shoulders with Hollywood stars . Janine is a champion of the biomimicry movement and helps companies to improve designs by turning to Nature . The natural sciences writer now gives talks on the subject to riveted crowds and is a consultant to some of world 's biggest companies . In her capacity as `` biologist at the design table , '' Janine helps companies like Nike and Hewlett Packard to innovate and improve their designs by using what already exists in nature . She also appeared as a consultant in the apocalyptic environmental documentary `` 11th Hour , '' produced by Leonardo DiCaprio last year . Janine coined the term `` biomimicry '' from the Greek `` bios , '' meaning `` life , '' and `` mimesis , '' meaning `` imitate . '' `` It was a surprise to me when the phone started ringing after my book came out in 1997 , '' she told CNN . `` It was companies and individual inventors , companies that were inventing everyday and they had problems to solve . They said , ` gee the book is fabulous , it 's about all this science that 's happening in early stage research . But we 're doing innovation in real time . Can you come and be a biologist at the design table ? '' So far , using nature 's design genius has led to the creation of bat-inspired ultrasonic canes for the blind , synthetic sheets that collect water from mist and fog as desert beetles do , and paint that self-cleans like a lotus leaf . Scientists are also working on making solar cells like leaves and supertough ceramics that resemble the inner shells of abalone , which is twice as durable as the ceramics used in jet engines . Before Janine wrote her book , there was n't even a word to describe the work of a few scattered scientists looking for inspiration through nature in different corners of the world . History is , of course , littered with examples of humans copying nature 's design . One of the most notable was invented by the Swiss engineer George de Mestral . Whilst out walking his dog one day de Mestral became annoyed by the burrs catching and sticking to his clothes and in his dog 's fur . He decided to study them under a microscope . The magnification revealed a network of tiny hooks . The product of his labors was Velcro , which was patented in 1951 . At the core of Janine 's beliefs is that nature has already spent 3.8 billion years on research and development . Its failures are now fossils . She believes its successes contain strategies the human race can copy in its quest for a sustainable future . Janine has cultivated a deep knowledge of the natural world , beginning with direct observation in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey , continuing in habitats from Maine to West Virginia where she worked as a backcountry guide , and now , in her home wilds of Montana . She graduated summa cum laude from Rutgers University , New Jersey , with two degrees in Natural Resource Management and English Literature/Writing . Named by Time magazine as an environmental hero of 2007 , she 's now writing the sequel book , `` Nature 's 100 Best Technologies , '' and also consults through her firm The Biomimicry Guild , which came about following the massive demand for her knowledge . `` From interiors , manufacturing everything from apparel to transportation to bath and kitchen and carpets and furniture and sneakers , and even cities , '' she told CNN . `` I 'd be talking to groups of mayors and talking to the European parliament , policy makers and they all wanted to know how can we learn from nature how to design a more sustainable world . '' `` They want to know if there are blue prints , and of course there are . And they said ` great , bring over your biologists . '' One of the companies that Janine has worked with is Interface , Inc , the world 's largest commercial carpet manufacturer . The process is particularly hard on the environment as it uses petrochemicals in every step and consumes vast amounts of energy , and produces tons of waste . But after working with Janine and the Guild , Interface introduced Entropy , a carpet inspired by random pattern formation in nature . It was a greener product that gave customers more flexibility as they could replace individual tiles instead of the whole carpet . Entropy quickly rose to become Interface 's top-selling line of carpet and still represents 40 percent of their carpet tile sales . With results like that , it seems , you ca n't argue with Mother Nature . | what was the term named after ? | 194:213 |
./cnn/stories/4b73ca83e3aacc54168e5cdadeabbffe0b5ec914.story | Editor 's note : Brian Levin is director of the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University , San Bernardino . Jack McDevitt is the director of the Institute on Race and Justice and Associate Dean in the College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University . Both have testified before Congress in support of federal hate crime legislation and are co-authors of a book on hate in America , due to be published next year . Brian Levin says a new federal hate crime law is needed to combat violent incidents of bias . SAN BERNARDINO , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- America needs a coordinated and multifaceted response to combat the continuing scourge of violent hate crime like the crime committed at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 10 . The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act , originally introduced by Sen. Edward Kennedy a decade ago and nearly passed during the most recent legislative session , is expected to go before the Senate for a vote soon . U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified on its behalf Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee . It is a crucial step in the nation 's evolving response to hate crime . A hate crime occurs when an individual intentionally targets a victim or their property because of his or her actual or perceived race , color , religion , national origin , ethnicity , gender , gender identity , disability or sexual orientation . While some have argued that these kind of laws criminalize free speech , the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in the 1993 case , Wisconsin v. Mitchell , that well-drafted hate crime laws are constitutional and do not punish speech . Rather they enhance the penalties only for acts that are already considered crimes . The act is named for Matthew Shepard , a 21-year-old gay college student who was kidnapped , robbed , tortured and left to die , tied to a fence in a remote area outside of Laramie , Wyoming in October 1998 . His mother Judy has been a tireless advocate for hate crime laws and victims . The Shepard Act remedies legal loopholes in federal and state criminal law that fail to protect against bias-motivated attacks based on such characteristics as sexual orientation , gender , gender identity and disability . It also removes antiquated `` Klan era '' language that forces federal prosecutors to tie violent racial attacks to a small number of activities such as participating in a jury , voting or using hotels . As recent events have indicated , today 's violent hate offenders , unlike their predecessors , will often swing into brutal action on their own initiative without waiting for a victim to exercise a specific activity covered by old 1960s laws . However , much of the act 's potency lies not in what it punishes , but rather in its recognition of the primary role local authorities now play in combating hate crime . Nearly all hate crime investigations and prosecutions in the United States are handled by state and local authorities , such as the Boston Police or Washington , D.C. , Metropolitan Police . Gone are the days where masses of federal agents and soldiers had to swoop into states to protect new students and freedom riders from thugs in Klan-dominated municipalities . The act has a clear bias in favor of local prosecution and has restrictions that require federal prosecution only in limited cases where the leadership of the DJ approves . However , reporting data indicates that some states apparently provide limited assistance to hate crime victims . These jurisdictions report either zero hate crimes or a handful of crime to the FBI , year after year , while neighboring states with similar demographics and crime profiles report far more . A 2005 Bureau of Justice Statistics victimization study found that only a small fraction of hate crimes nationally are actually reported . Thus , there appear to be various instances where federal help or prosecution are still necessary . Today , in the midst of our economic downturn , federal authorities are needed much more to assist cash-strapped local departments , not as an unwelcome occupying force , but as a desperately needed partner to assist with forensics , technical assistance and investigations . Even in police departments with model hate crime investigative units , such as the Boston Police Department 's Community Disorders Unit , modern cases increasingly involve interstate travel or Internet hate networks , and require sophisticated ballistic and DNA testing or computer forensics . These measures may be beyond the capacity of many local police agencies , particularly in difficult economic times . The act also provides greater access to local communities for federal training programs and mediation services that can prevent hate crimes before they boil over into violence . Our research has established that hate crimes are a qualitatively unique category of offenses . Compared to non-bias motivated crimes these crimes are more likely to involve violence , injury , hospitalization , psychological trauma and a greater risk of retaliatory attacks , which can often spill across municipal borders . And while we can not say whether hate crimes overall are actually increasing , there does appear to be an increase in the most violent hate crimes . In 2007 , hate-motivated homicides claimed nine lives , up from three in 2006 , and the last year has seen a steady stream of violent plots and attacks against symbolic targets by hardened hate-mongers . Since the beginning of the year we have seen many examples of extremist crimes . Here are a few : Brockton , Massachusetts : January 21 -- White supremacist Keith Luke 22 , allegedly kills two , rapes one , and shoots another while en route to a synagogue to kill Jews . Miramar Beach , Florida : February 26 -- Dannie Baker , 60 , a man known for anti-immigrant rantings , allegedly shoots 5 , killing two Chilean immigrants . Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania : April 5 -- Neo-Nazi Richard Poplawski , 22 , agitated over the belief that President Obama would ban guns , allegedly kills three police officers during a domestic violence call . New York : May 20 -- Four Muslim converts are arrested on federal charges relating to a plot to bomb Jewish and military targets . Pima County , Arizona : May 30 -- Leaders of the Minuteman American Defense group allegedly kill a 29-year-old Latino man and his nine-year-old daughter in an attempt to steal drugs and money to finance their civilian border patrol group . Washington : June 10 -- Holocaust denier James von Brunn , 88 , allegedly kills a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum . Two national research reports released last week document a disturbing level of supremacist activities and overall violence against a broad range of groups . Another report from the Southern Poverty Law Center counted a record number of 926 hate groups in the United States last year . But there is something more to hate crime 's harms that can not be completely captured by statistics or criminological studies . As the Holocaust Museum attack demonstrates , hate crimes threaten pluralistic democracies in a way that other crimes do not . Unlike many other crimes , they are at once discriminatory and terroristic . As law professor James Weinstein observed : `` The effect of Kristallnacht on German Jews was greater than the sum of the damage to buildings and assaults on individual victims . '' Violence and threats that destabilize the bonds between citizens and the democratic institutions that they share are worthy of additional punishment and federal assistance . Moreover , victims of hate-motivated violence are entitled to legal protection no matter where they reside . That is why over two-thirds of the American public favor hate crime laws , and why the Senate should heed their call to pass the Shepard Act . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Brian Levin and Jack McDevitt . | What kind of societies do hate crimes target ? | 227:252 |
./cnn/stories/e7d4bf0fb8682a2b28a2b3071b20fe05aaac3a7c.story | LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- London commuters crammed onto buses , scrambled for taxis , cycled or simply walked on Wednesday as a strike by Tube workers shut down most of the subway network . Commuters queue for packed buses in London on Wednesday morning . The strike began Tuesday at 7 p.m. -LRB- 2 p.m. ET -RRB- but the first full effects were felt during Wednesday 's morning commute . The strike was set to last for 48 hours with a normal service resuming Friday morning , according to Transport for London -LRB- TfL -RRB- , which runs the city 's transportation network . The RMT trade union called the strike after talks with management over pay , job cuts , and disciplinary issues broke down . `` RMT does n't resort to industrial action lightly , '' General Secretary Bob Crow said in a statement . `` The fact is that Tube workers have been driven into walking out today . '' Transport Commissioner Peter Hardy said the talks had been making progress on all issues and he urged the RMT to return to the table . `` The RMT leadership says we were close to a deal , '' Hardy said in a statement . `` If that is the case , then they should call off the strike , return to talks ... and resolve this issue without any more disruption to Londoners . '' TfL was running extra buses and free shuttle services across the River Thames during the strike . Electronic travel cards used for the TfL network were temporarily being allowed on all train lines in greater London , it said . While most services on the Tube were shut because of the strike , one line -- the Northern line -- was running normally and five others were running on a reduced schedule , TfL said . `` It 's been really good , '' a girl on Oxford Street told CNN about her commute . `` The Northern line is running perfectly . '' Still , some bus services were packed with commuters who normally ride the underground trains or who failed to find a taxi . `` I think we 'd all like to strike for more money , but unfortunately we ca n't , '' said one woman at Oxford Circus , where the Tube is closed . Others hit the pavement and walked . `` It 's OK -- quite refreshing , '' said a man on Regent Street . He said he had just walked from Liverpool Street Station , a train station as well as a Tube stop that is more than 2.5 miles away . The RMT represents about half of the 20,000 employees on the Tube , a TfL spokeswoman said . Other unions including Unite and TSSA represent the rest , she said , and were not on strike . | When will normal service resume ? | 87:89 |
./cnn/stories/4fce0fe3d4c638306dfaa9f03713cee3183d40af.story | NEW DELHI , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Indian tourism authorities will be holding English classes for auto-rickshaw drivers in New Delhi as the city prepares to host the Commonwealth Games in 2010 . Auto-rickshaw drivers are being taught English ahead of the Commenwealth Games . More than 40,000 natural gas-fueled auto-rickshaws , or motorized three-wheeled taxis , run on the Indian capital 's dilapidated roads , according to the city government statistics . The city is expected to host around 100,000 tourists during the Commonwealth Games scheduled from October 3-14 in 2010 . About 9,000 athletes and officials of 52 Commonwealth countries are likely to participate . Some 8,000 auto-rickshaw drivers will be enrolled in the training program that will involve classes in yoga , life skills , first aid , spoken English and psychometric tests , federal Tourism Secretary Sujit Banerjee announced Tuesday . Each trainee will be paid Rs 200 , or about $ 4 , daily for attending the program spread over 200 sessions for a year . Indian auto-rickshaw drivers have often been accused of overcharging , refusing short trips and misbehavior . Traffic authorities have in the past opened a range of avenues for passengers to lodge their complaints -- such as on help lines , via text messages or simply calling a telephone number printed on the three-wheeled cabs . `` The India image that we strive to convey to a foreign tourist depends , to a large degree , on how good the taxi/auto-rickshaw -LRB- driver -RRB- that he or she meets is in his demeanor and conduct , '' Banerjee remarked . | What is the course of study for the 8,000 auto-rickshaw drivers who will be enrolled in the training program ? | 124:137 |
./cnn/stories/55486e7caadadbf782128b99f4e6c7c3c3d5c9c0.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Israel has issued a rare statement of `` regret '' for the recent deaths of several Egyptian security personnel , hours after Egypt said it was recalling its ambassador . Egypt 's government posted a statement Saturday saying its ambassador would be withdrawn until Israel conducted an investigation into what it called `` indiscriminate shelling '' that led to the deaths of at least three security forces in its Sinai region on Thursday . Later in the day , the statement was taken down without explanation . Top-level Israel security officials met Saturday with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak , who quickly issued a statement vowing that Israel would conduct a military investigation , followed by a joint examination with the Egyptian military , of the incident . `` We regret the deaths of members of the Egyptian security forces during the terror attack on the Israeli-Egyptian border , '' Barak said . `` The Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty has great importance and much strategic value for the stability of the Middle East . '' The tense situation between Israel and Egypt comes amid heightened tensions in the region following Israeli strikes in Gaza after a series of attacks in southern Israel on Thursday that targeted buses , cars and soldiers . An Egyptian military official said Israeli forces may have been targeting militants near Egypt 's border with Gaza when they struck and killed the Egyptian security personnel . On Saturday , the Mideast Quartet -- the United Nations , the United States , Russia , and the European Union -- condemned Thursday 's `` premeditated terrorism '' attacks on Israel , and warned that it remains concerned about the situation in Gaza . It also expressed concern about the security situation in Egypt 's Sinai peninsula . '' Recent commitments by the Egyptian government to address the security situation in the Sinai are important , and the Quartet encourages the Egyptian government to find a lasting resolution to the issue of Sinai security , '' it said . No one in Israel 's armed forces intentionally acted to harm Egyptian security personnel , Amos Gilad , a defense official involved in maintaining Israel 's relationship with the Egyptian military , told Israeli Radio on Saturday . He also stressed the strategic importance of the 1979 peace treaty between the two countries . Outside the Israeli Embassy in Cairo , hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday to protest the killings and demand Egypt sever its ties with Israel . Egyptian state-run TV showed protesters burning Israeli flags and chanting `` Egyptian blood is not cheap . '' Israel believes that the attacks had their roots in Gaza , but were coming out of the neighboring Egyptian region of Sinai . `` The Egyptian control over Sinai is weakening and this is probably the reason that this attack that originated in Gaza has made it all the way down here , '' Barak said Thursday . The Egyptian claims of Israeli forces killing three of its security members and injuring four surfaced Thursday , the same day Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza . Senior Egyptian military and security forces told CNN that two members of the Central Security Force and one military officer were killed in clashes east of Ras Al-Naqab , 13 kilometers north of Taba . At the time , an Israeli helicopter was in the area chasing militants in the aftermath of the attacks on Israelis , said Gen. Saleh Al Masry , head of security in North Sinai Province . `` The Israeli ground troops engaged with armed militants 200 meters from the Egyptian border which may have also led to casualties on the Egyptian side , '' said Lt. Col. Amr Imam , the Egyptian army spokesman . `` We have reinforced our border guards and raised the level of alert . '' The rising tensions also come as questions are being raised in Israel about the Egyptian military presence in the demilitarized zone in Sinai , which was created under the terms of the Camp David Agreement signed in 1978 between Egypt and Israel . Since the overthrow of Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak , the security situation in Sinai has deteriorated . Senior Egyptian officials said several weeks ago that more than 23,000 prisoners escaped from prisons in Egypt in late January and February because of the breakdown in regime authority . Additionally , travel between Egypt and Gaza has become much easier since the Military Council reopened the border crossing at Rafah in late May . But along with traders -- and Gazans just wanting a break from their cramped sliver of territory -- there are signs that Islamist groups are taking advantage of weaker security . The crossing is the only land passage out of Gaza not directly under Israeli control . Egypt claims it has been cracking down on terror groups in its portion of the Sinai , exchanging fire with militants on its side of the border . `` The security at border has not been affected by the revolution , and no one from Egypt has crossed through to conduct the attacks on Israel , '' said Khaled Fouda , the governor of Southern Sinai , an Egyptian province . He said the distance between where the Egyptian forces were attacked and the border of Egypt was too far to allow the sort of attack against the Israelis that sparked the strikes on Gaza . CNN 's Hamdi Alkhshali , Talal Abu Rahma , Guy Azriel , Ben Wedeman , Salma Abdelaziz and journalist Mohamad Fadel Fahmy contributed to this report | What does the quartet say ? | 303:322 |
./cnn/stories/63ba4107135a1e077c9c64d06d14f8b4d48c6030.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At 31 , Sean Parker has a lot more going for him than Justin Timberlake . As the co-founder of music-sharing service Napster and the former president of Facebook , he 's an Internet pioneer . He 's a billionaire . And he throws a hell of a party . Last week , during Facebook 's f8 conference in San Francisco , Parker transformed an empty warehouse into one big VIP room , complete with a lavish buffet and celebrity guests . Despite having only two days to plan the event , he somehow managed to get Snoop Dogg , the Killers and Jane 's Addiction to perform for a few hundred invited guests . Estimates put the party tab at $ 1 million or more . The purpose of the shindig was to celebrate the U.S. arrival of Spotify , the music-streaming service in which Parker is a major investor . Spotify also is partnering with Facebook to let users play and share music within the social network . The event featured an onstage chat between Parker and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek . Beside every chair in the media 's seating section sat a bottle of high-end tequila . Of the hundreds of media events I 've attended over the years , this is the first time I 've seen that . Not in attendance was Timberlake , the singer-turned-actor who portrayed Parker as a backstabbing opportunist in last year 's `` The Social Network . '' In past interviews , Parker has called the movie `` a complete work of fiction . '' After the Killers played , I sat down with Parker for a few minutes in a private area upstairs . The first thing we talked about was Napster . I mentioned that I would never forget that feeling of downloading free music , that it felt like you had won one of those contests where you could fill up your shopping cart for free . `` I still hear that a lot , '' he told me . Here are a few excerpts from our talk , edited for clarity : On his affinity with Napster co-founder Shawn Fanning : `` Fanning and I immediately realized that we had an interest in more than just computers and software and hacking and security , that we actually had an interest in doing something with a broader cultural importance . One of those ideas was Napster . '' On being a billionaire `` I definitely wanted to earn my freedom . But the primary motivation was n't making money , but making an impact . I think the perception of wealth and power is that things just become easier and easier when in reality as you raise the stakes things become more stressful . You just keep pushing yourself harder and harder to achieve more and more -- I do n't think it 's ever quite as glamorous as it appears on the outside . '' On Apple 's Steve Jobs `` Steve is one the greatest business artists in history and has had more impact through his product design in Apple than any other CEO . '' On Timberlake 's unflattering depiction of him `` It 's a blessing and a curse in the sense it definitely raised my profile somewhat -- that character in the film played by Justin Timberlake represents a set of values that I just do n't agree with . It 's difficult watching a character using your name and interacting with people -LSB- while -RSB- supposedly -LSB- doing -RSB- a portrayal of you . '' On his business role `` Early on I wanted to run a company , but I quickly realized there was this other model available . Maybe I 'm blazing a new path with this model because you do n't typically see this . You see investors who have portfolio companies but are n't very active , or entrepreneurs who typically run one company for their entire life , or occasionally , serial entrepreneurs who do a series of small companies . But they typically run them for a fairly long period of time . I 've been doing a hybrid of investing and entrepreneurship , which I think initially I was n't set out to do . But I realized it fit my personality . '' | Who threw a $ 1 million party ? | 7:9 |
./cnn/stories/32c0cc080bb3a1877e79bacf87332c596f1d45b0.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Local security forces and coalition soldiers in western Afghanistan killed several insurgents Thursday in what the NATO command called a `` successful operation against high-priority Taliban targets . '' British troops detain suspected Taliban Militants during a recent operation in Afghanistan . The operation took place in the Shindand district of Herat province . Two Taliban leaders , Haji Dawlat Khan and Haji Nasrullah Khan , and `` significant number of other insurgents '' were killed , according to a statement from NATO 's International Security Assistance Force . It added there was no evidence of civilian casualties or accidental damage in the operation , in which a `` number of men were discovered handcuffed and imprisoned in appalling conditions in one of the insurgent compounds . '' The incident reflects the increasing violence between troops and Taliban militants across Afghanistan and the growing concern in the United States that the war there should be more of a priority than it has been . Since May , the deaths of U.S. and allied troops have far outpaced the toll in Iraq . On Thursday , the toll in Afghanistan was 21 compared to six in Iraq . The International Security Assistance Force did not provide the nationality of the soldier who died in Afghanistan Thursday . Two top Pentagon officials said Wednesday they expect to be able to recommend more troop reductions in Iraq this fall and will try to find ways to increase troops in Afghanistan . One of the toughest fronts in the war has been the southern province of Helmand . The British Defense Ministry said its troops in southern Afghanistan killed a senior Taliban leader , two weeks after another leading militant died in a British missile attack . Mullah Bismullah Akhund was killed Saturday in the Now Zad district of Helmand , long a Taliban bastion . The Defense Ministry , in a statement on Wednesday , called Bismullah `` a senior key facilitator and logistician responsible for the northern Helmand region . '' The ministry says his death will disrupt the Taliban 's leadership structure and hamper the group 's ability to conduct attacks . `` He is believed to have commanded numerous fighters and was identified by Task Force Helmand as a key player in the insurgency , and criminality , before the strike , '' according to ISAF . British troops , which are part of the assistance force , announced the killing on Thursday . Saturday 's operation occurred 15 days after British troops killed another senior Taliban militant , Sadiqullah , in an Apache missile strike . `` Bismullah was closely associated with local Taliban leader Mullah Rahim , whose brother was also killed during this operation , '' ISAF said . The Defense Ministry said that `` combined with the elimination of Sadiqullah , this is the most significant blow struck against the Taliban logistics and facilitation chain in northern Helmand this year . '' The U.S.-led coalition said it also is investigating an airstrike in western Afghanistan 's Farah province . Launched after a coalition convoy was attacked Tuesday , it struck a house and killed eight civilians . CNN 's Joe Sterling contributed to this report . | What did NAATO say ? | 19:31 |
./cnn/stories/234c63c249f3f503dc180008f0a72fe4f182efb7.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Britain 's Prince Harry apologized through a spokesman Saturday after videos surfaced showing him using offensive language to describe people in his military unit . Prince Harry apologized for videos of him making offensive comments while on military duty in 2006 . In one clip , a voice said to be Harry 's calls a soldier a `` Paki . '' In another clip , the voice tells a soldier wearing a cloth on his head that he looks `` like a raghead . '' The British newspaper News of the World posted the videos on its Web site Saturday . It did not say how it obtained them . A spokesman for Prince Harry apologized in a statement released by St. James 's Palace Saturday . The spokesman said the prince -- who is third in line to the British throne -- `` understands how offensive this term can be , and is extremely sorry for any offense his words might cause . '' It is not the first apology for offensive behavior by Prince Harry . In 2005 , he was photographed wearing a Nazi uniform to a party . He said he was sorry for that incident . `` It was a very stupid thing to do and I 've learned my lesson , simple as that really , '' he said in a September 2005 interview with Britain 's Press Association , marking his 21st birthday . `` I 'd like to put it in the past now . What 's done is done . I regret it . '' The videos that surfaced Saturday were filmed by the prince himself during his military service in 2006 , according to the News of the World Web site . `` Ahh , our little Paki friend ... Ahmed , '' a voice says as the camera zooms in on a soldier from across the room . The video does not show Prince Harry 's face . The soldiers were waiting for their flight to Cyprus for a mission , according to the Web site . The Royal family said the ` Paki ' term was a nickname for a friend in his platoon . `` There is no question that Prince Harry was in any way seeking to insult his friend , '' the St. James 's Palace statement said . The second video was filmed after arriving in Cyprus , according to News of the World , and shows a British soldier with a cloth over his head . A voice , which the News of the World claims to be Harry 's , is heard saying , '' -LRB- expletive -RRB- me , you look like a raghead . '' St. James 's Palace said , `` Prince Harry used the term ` raghead ' to mean Taliban or Iraqi insurgent . '' Dickie Arbiter , a former press secretary to Queen Elizabeth II , Prince Harry 's grandmother , urged people to take the prince 's words in context . `` Harry is not the same man as he was three years ago , '' Arbiter told Britain 's ITN network . `` You do n't think when you are shooting a video . '' And he pointed out that Harry was serving in the army , where language is not always delicate . `` It is quite common for names to be used in the military ... . He 's a serviceman first and foremost , but people see him as a prince first and he has to be careful of what he says . '' The British Ministry of Defense said it was not aware of any complaints against Prince Harry and would investigate the allegations of inappropriate behavior , according to a written statement released Saturday . `` Bullying and racism are not endemic in the Armed Forces , '' it said . David Cameron , the leader of Britain 's opposition Conservative Party , said Prince Harry 's remark was `` obviously a completely unacceptable thing to say . '' But he told the BBC 's Andrew Marr program that he saw no need for the prince to be disciplined . `` No , he has made an apology ... and I think that 's enough . '' -- CNN 's Katy Byron and Per Nyberg contributed to this report . | What were the context of the videos that surfaced of him using slurs ? | 19:28 |
./cnn/stories/16891819e12c08ca1c7c1e279b401f57d67c5911.story | LAVONIA , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sonya Savage 's back door opens to a cozy wooden porch that serves as a shelter for her 9-year-old son 's bicycles and spare parts . Residents of Beaver Creek in Lavonia , Georgia , say they had no idea a neighbor was holding his family captive . A 30-foot tract of red clay and splotchy crab grass separates her mobile home from the home of Raymond Daniel Thurmond , a residence so rank and squalid that it forced a seasoned police investigator to vomit upon entering . Another officer donned a gas mask just to walk inside . Savage and her neighbors say they had no clue that Thurmond , 36 , had a wife , let alone four kids ; they were also oblivious that Thurmond may have held the five hostage in the three-bedroom mobile home for three years . `` My son , he 's a little bicycle mechanic . He 's always in the backyard , and he do n't recall ever seeing nobody over here , '' said Savage , 29 , who also has a 4-year-old daughter . `` Usually I 've got a yard full of kids , but I 've never seen any of those kids come out and play . '' Savage recalls speaking to Thurmond once , after someone stole one of her son 's bike tires . Thurmond kindly told Savage he had n't seen anything suspicious . `` He was nice , polite , seemed like a normal guy , '' she said . Watch a walk-through of the filth '' Alma Medina , the property manager for the 100-unit Beaver Creek mobile home park , lives three doors from what is now a crime scene . She remembers Thurmond was a polite fellow . He always called her `` Miss Alma '' when he dropped by the office to explain that his rent was late , a routine occurrence that eventually led Medina 's maintenance man to a foul discovery . She occasionally saw Thurmond mingling with other tenants , but she never saw his family . The only indication that one existed , Medina said , was that he and his wife both signed a lease August 22 , 2005 , and noted on their application that they had three sons and a daughter . `` I never saw them outside , never , '' she said . See what the trailer looked like '' Lavonia , a city of about 2,000 on Interstate 85 , about five miles from South Carolina and the sprawling Lake Hartwell , is not the best place to keep secrets . The locals know each other , if only by face , and the police chief personally directs school traffic and walks the entire town daily to check on local businesses . The self-professed `` big-time small town '' has its share of crime , but has n't seen a murder in six years . Lt. Missy Collins , the investigator who had Thurmond arrested Tuesday after a two-week investigation , said her husband used to work with Thurmond at a pump-manufacturing facility in nearby Toccoa . Chief Bruce Carlisle remembers seeing the burly 6-foot-4 Thurmond around town , at hardware and grocery stores . He generally wore shorts , work boots and a tank top or sleeveless shirt . Carlisle and Thurmond were n't acquainted , but the chief heard he was always cordial . `` You never saw anybody with him , '' the chief said . Authorities never had a problem with Thurmond until August 4 , when Collins received a call from a women 's shelter . `` They said they had a mother and four kids , and apparently they 'd been kept at home , and there was some abuse allegations and the dad would n't let them leave , '' Collins said . Collins interviewed the women and children , who all gave the same story : Thurmond had forced the wife , three sons -LRB- 9 , 13 and 14 years old -RRB- and his 12-year-old daughter to remain inside . Police are still investigating how . Medina on Wednesday provided CNN a tour of the trailer that revealed a hasp , used to secure a door with a padlock , that had been fastened to the mobile home 's back door . Holes on the inside of the front door and on one of the children 's bedroom doors indicate hasps had been placed there as well , Medina said . Collins said police are not sure if padlocks were the only way Thurmond imprisoned his family . There is no indication Thurmond had any accomplices , but he was prone to bouts of rage . Collins said Thurmond had once allegedly raped his wife with the children in the next room . Watch Collins explain how Thurmond instilled fear '' `` The entire family lived in fear of this man , '' the investigator said . `` Just his presence alone was enough for them to comply . '' They had never left the trailer except for a few hours in April , when Thurmond allowed them to visit his in-laws in North Carolina . Collins said the wife 's parents had been sending the family money and threatened to cease sending cash if their daughter and grandchildren did n't visit . The wife 's mother answered the phone Wednesday , but said she had been told not to speak to the media . It is unclear by whom . Her parents ' names are being withheld to protect the woman 's identity . Collins said she is not certain exactly what emboldened the family to flee the filthy trailer , but the mother told police that Thurmond had said he was leaving her for another woman . He 'd be back in a few days , he told her , and he 'd left some food for them , Collins said . The food was insufficient , Collins said , but she is not sure if it was hunger or ire over the mistress that provided the impetus to leave -- `` only the mother could really tell you why . '' When Collins interviewed the family , all but one of the children were pale and thin , she said . Only one , the 14-year-old , had ever attended school , and though the mother said the other children were home-schooled , the children told Collins that Thurmond would n't buy them school supplies . When Collins visited the home , the only educational implement she found was an old dictionary , she said . After interviewing the family , Collins launched a manhunt that ended without incident Tuesday at Thurmond 's workplace , a poultry processing plant in neighboring Stephens County . About the time Collins kicked off her hunt for Thurmond , Medina was growing frustrated that he had n't paid his rent . On August 6 , after Thurmond had n't responded to a notice on his door threatening eviction , Medina sent her maintenance man to the mobile home . He returned disturbed and told Medina he had n't entered the home , she said . `` I want you to see this with your own eyes , '' she recalled the maintenance worker telling her . `` You better wear some shoes and gloves or something . '' The kitchen floor was rotted . Heavy , brown stains covered both toilets . There were anthills under a mattress in the master bedroom . Roaches freely roamed the inside of the refrigerator , and maggots owned the stove . There were several piles of trash , including one reaching the laundry room ceiling and a mound of Diet Mountain Dew bottles between a recliner and the living room couch . Tufts of human hair were scattered on the kitchen floor among bags of fetid trash . Watch how the home remained squalid after a week of cleaning '' Collins said she went behind an adjacent mobile home and vomited when she and another officer first opened the door . This was after the windows had been opened to air out the residence . Collins said she had never experienced such a stench -- this from a police investigator who as recently as last week rode in an ambulance with a corpse that had been pulled from a burning building . When Collins went in the bathroom and pulled back the once-clear-but-now-chocolate-brown shower curtain , it revealed so many roaches that the bathtub floor appeared to be moving . On Wednesday , after a week of cleaning that has already yielded two Dumpsters of trash , dozens of roaches still scurried across the floor and walls . A stench still lingered , and a film of bug feces covered the kitchen counters . Medina said she has to gut the entire trailer and replace the floor , walls and ceiling before she can rent it again . Collins said rebuilding the family may take more work . As of Thursday morning , Thurmond still did n't have an attorney and no bail hearing had been set , Collins said . In an interrogation after his arrest , Thurmond seemed `` even-tempered '' and did n't behave like someone being charged with rape and a host of other felonies , Collins said . Though he was not forthcoming and admitted nothing during the interview , Collins said , one aspect of his behavior stoked her suspicion . `` If I had been arrested and had n't done anything , my first reaction would be , ` Where 's my wife and kids ? ' '' Collins said . `` He did n't even ask until he was behind bars . '' | Who said they never saw Daniel Thurmond 's wife or kids ? | 106:110 |
./cnn/stories/58808eaaf62840d39b7bdde98d8e5c8801453ec3.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The driver who collided with a vehicle driven by Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps will be cited for failure to stop at a red light , police said Friday . Michael Phelps ' black Cadillac Escalade collided with another vehicle at an intersection , police say . But the gold medal winner will also be cited -- for failure to present a valid driver 's license and for failure to establish a Maryland residency and obtain a Maryland driver 's license -- in connection with his involvement Thursday in a car wreck , police said Friday . At the scene , he presented a Michigan driver 's license , which police determined `` was not valid , '' said Baltimore , Maryland , police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi . Phelps was driving one of two vehicles that collided at an intersection about 9 p.m. , Guglielmi said . The female driver of the second vehicle was transported to a local hospital as a precaution , Guglielmi said . Phelps and his two passengers were uninjured . Video from CNN affiliate WBAL showed Phelps ' black Cadillac Escalade at the crash site . Watch wrecked cars at the intersection '' Phelps won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , China . Earlier this year , he was suspended from organized competitive swimming after a photo of him holding a bong -- a device commonly used to smoke marijuana -- surfaced in February . CNN 's Scott Spoerry contributed to this report . | how many vehicles is driving the olympic champ in Baltimore crash ? | 136:137 |
./cnn/stories/1491ad2ff6f47990932dcdea7287fed6d1adf617.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A British couple kidnapped by Somalian pirates in the Indian Ocean have issued another desperate plea , saying they are being badly treated and need urgent help . Paul and Rachel Chandler , from Kent in southern England , were taken by pirates from their yacht , the Lynn Rival , on October 23 , just days after setting sail from the Seychelles islands for Tanzania . The couple was brought ashore and are being held in separate locations in central Somalia . Their captors initially demanded a ransom of $ 7 million , but the British government -- in line with longstanding policy -- has refused to pay . In a video filmed on Thursday in Somalia by the French news agency AFP , Rachel Chandler begged the British government to help secure the couple 's release . `` Please help us , these people are not treating us well , '' she said . `` I 'm old , I 'm 56 and my husband is 60 years old . We need to be together because we have not much time left . '' A doctor was shown examining Paul Chandler , 60 , who appeared to be in a better state than his wife . The medic found Rachel Chandler in poor mental health , calling out for her husband , AFP reported . `` She is sick , she is very anxious , she suffers from insomnia , '' Dr. Mohamed Helmi Hangul told the agency . `` She 's very confused , she 's always asking about her husband -- ` Where 's my husband , where 's my husband ? ' -- and she seems completely disorientated . '' Paul Chandler said his conditions were poor and also pleaded for help . `` Please help us , we have nobody to help us , we have no children ... We have been in captivity for 98 days and we are not in good condition , '' he said , also on Thursday . Hangul said Paul Chandler `` had a bad cough and seemed to have some fever . '' A spokesman for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office told CNN on Sunday : `` We are monitoring the situation very closely and doing everything we can to help secure a release . `` We remain in regular contact with the family and are providing support . We call for the safe and swift release of Paul and Rachel . '' Pirates have been very active off the east coast of Africa in the past several years , operating out of lawless Somalia . Earlier this month , pirates attempted to hijack an Indian crude oil vessel 105 nautical miles from Somalia , the EU 's anti-piracy naval force said . The pirates opened fire on the ship and were later arrested . Piracy on the high-seas reached a six-year high in 2009 , according to the International Maritime Bureau , which monitors shipping crimes . CNN 's Per Nyberg contributed to this report . | Who was kidnapped by pirates | 32:36 |
./cnn/stories/6cfff15a98b3a548aad4a5008309e0d964e8cb1b.story | CISHAN , Taiwan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Taiwan 's leader Ma Ying-jeou said Sunday he accepts responsibility for the government 's slow response after Typhoon Morakot slammed into the island killing at more than 120 people and unleashing floods , mudslides and misery . Mourners kneel and pray to the dead as they face the devastated valley of Shiao Lin . Ma , who has faced heavy criticism from victims of the disaster , ruled out resignation , insisting his government did its best in the face of difficulties , however he pledged an investigation into any irregularities . `` Certainly , I will take full responsibility whatever the blame is because , after all , I am the president of this country , '' Ma told CNN , saying heavy rains grounded rescue helicopters in the first few days after the storm hit , delaying relief . `` Once the weather was good -- that is the 14th of August -- we were able to evacuate 2,518 people . It 's a record , '' he said . Hundreds of people still await rescue in remote areas of Taiwan , where torrential downpours , dense fog , rugged terrain and raging rivers have hampered relief efforts . Washed-out roads and collapsed bridges have made some rescue operations impossible Touring disaster areas , Ma has been confronted by angry survivors , and even provoked a scuffle when he opened a weekend baseball game as protesters demanded he step down . Ma has offered apologies and promises to do better . `` We will find out not only to correct the mistakes but -LRB- also -RRB- to punish the people responsible , '' he said . Rescue efforts were ongoing Sunday with military helicopters bringing stranded villagers to their waiting relatives . Watch rescue efforts in Taiwan '' Others , waiting days in anguish for word on their loved ones , lashed out in anger . `` Local officials do n't care , '' one man said . `` There are still people there and they do n't do anything . '' On Saturday , weeping relatives of typhoon victims set up shrines near devastated villages to calm the spirits of the dead and honor the belief that their souls will return home after seven days . Watch mourners call home souls of the dead '' Morakot hit the island last weekend , dropping 2.6 meters -LRB- 102 inches -RRB- of rain . Before it roared on to mainland China on Sunday , the storm killed at least 123 people in Taiwan . The death toll could climb to more than 300 after more villagers buried by mudslides and floodwaters are found , Taiwan officials have said . Southern and central Taiwan were hardest hit by the storm . Mudslides inundated some places in the south , including the village of Shiao Lin , where 160 homes were lost . Authorities believe hundreds of people could be trapped under five stories of mud in the village . International aid efforts were mobilizing on Sunday , however these were complicated by diplomatic pitfalls in the face of China 's territorial claims over Taiwan , which it considers a renegade province awaiting reunification . The U.S. military has begun a `` modest '' humanitarian aid mission to Taiwan with the dispatch of a Marine Corps C-130 cargo plane carrying plastic tarpaulins for shelter , U.S. defense officials said . Also Sunday , the USS Denver was en route to the Taiwanese coast with additional humanitarian aid and water purification capabilities , the officials said . The Navy ship is expected to arrive Monday , but officials could not say when it will launch its heavy-lift helicopters to drop the aid . Sources in Washington have said in providing aid to Taiwan , the United States must be sensitive to its territorial relationship with China . CNN 's John Vause in Cishan , Taiwan ; Pauline Chiou in Shiao Lin , Taiwan ; and Mike Mount in Washington contributed to this report . | Has Ma Ying-jeou agreed to stand down as leader ? | 74:77 |
./cnn/stories/222380fd4a930689f634cddbbe679315333dd17e.story | NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In the midst of the ongoing culture wars , can it be a good idea to put out a comedy about two Stone Age men who wander into the Bible ? In `` Year One , '' Jack Black stars as an inquisitive Stone Age man , with Michael Cera as his sidekick . Harold Ramis thinks so . `` Year One , '' which he directed , concerns two men -- played by Jack Black and Michael Cera -- who leave their home and , in their travels , meet biblical characters such as Cain , Abel , Abraham and Isaac . Among the locales : ancient Sodom , which `` did n't seem worse than Las Vegas to me , '' Ramis told CNN . `` Year One '' comes out Friday . Ramis , whose writing and directing credits include `` Groundhog Day '' and `` Analyze This , '' said it was time for a new biblical epic -- of sorts . `` No one had done this film for our generation , '' he told CNN . It 's like , you know , when ` Animal House ' -LSB- which Ramis co-wrote -RSB- came out , there were college films . Every generation had college films , but our generation did n't have one yet , and I do n't know that our generation - this young , new generation of kids has a , you know , a sandal epic yet , and this is the one . This is for them . '' Ramis rounded up a cast of comedians familiar to any watcher of Judd Apatow-produced movies -- no surprise , since Apatow is a producer of `` Year One . '' Christopher Mintz-Plasse -LRB- `` Superbad '' -RRB- , Horatio Sanz -LRB- `` Saturday Night Live , '' `` Step Brothers '' -RRB- and Bill Hader -LRB- `` Tropic Thunder '' -RRB- all have parts . `` A lot of them were new to me , '' said Ramis . '' -LSB- But -RSB- Jack knew them , Michael knew them , they were connected -- all connected through Judd Apatow , through ` Saturday Night Live ' ... the comedy world is a club . '' Black joked that everyone 's a member of a secret society , requiring retinal scans , that meets `` inside the O of the Hollywood sign -- the first O , '' he noted . . `` All the projects are laid out on a table , '' he said . `` And we talk generally about how we 're gon na take over the planet , take over the comedy and keep a vise grip on it . '' Black said he revels in the chance to find the humor in the Bible . `` That was the fun of this thing , '' he said . `` It 's like , we are going to have some fun with the Bible ; you do n't see it very often . It has n't really been done since Monty Python days . ` Life of Brian . ' '' However , the film could get more than it asked for . Films poking fun at the Bible -- or , indeed , treating the Bible with anything less than reverence -- have been the subject of protests and criticism . `` Life of Brian , '' the Python troupe 's 1979 comedy about an assumed messiah that parodied the story of Jesus , was protested by clergy in the U.S. and banned outright in Ireland . French protesters threw Molotov cocktails into a Paris theater showing `` The Last Temptation of Christ , '' Martin Scorsese 's 1988 film version of Nikos Kazantzakis ' novel . More recently , Mel Gibson 's `` The Passion of the Christ , '' though a huge financial success , was criticized by some observers for alleged anti-Semitism , as well as its violence . Ramis , who observed that a number of biblical films focus on the New Testament , said he deliberately chose to make the Old Testament his subject . `` I told people that I wanted to do for the Old Testament what Monty Python did for the Gospels , '' he said . `` Which is just to kind of take a funny look and project a contemporary sensibility back to these treasured myths of Western civilization . `` It was n't so much to attack any particular religion , '' he added . `` I figure all religions are good . They all make sense on paper ; it 's just the exploitation of religion that 's been a problem , by ... people using religion to justify war , or to justify government or , you know , ` God made me do it . ' '' Ramis said one of his intentions with `` Year One , '' which he co-wrote with `` Office '' writers Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg , was to focus on people , not God . Paraphrasing the liberal clergyman and activist William Sloane Coffin , he said , God 's not the event itself , but `` God 's in our reaction to the event . '' `` I wanted to do a film that kind of addressed these fundamental beliefs and urged people to take personal responsibility , no matter what they believe God is or is n't , '' Ramis said . `` It 's still up to us in the final analysis . '' Which is not to say that the film skimps on its comedy -- and with Ramis , Black , Cera , Hank Azaria , David Cross and producer Judd Apatow -LRB- `` The 40-Year-Old Virgin , '' `` Superbad '' -RRB- around , there 's no shortage of jokes . `` It 's really just a good , dumb , broad comedy , '' Ramis told Entertainment Weekly . Improvisation often played a role , said Cera and Black . `` We were n't locked to anything , '' Cera said . `` It was a very honest set . If something was n't working then we would address it . '' `` We got a lot of different options -LSB- from observers -RSB- , and they were able to play with different options in the editing room . I thought it was a cool way to do it , '' said Black . `` I 've never done a movie like that -- and now I wan na do that on all my movies . '' iReport.com : Seen `` Year One '' ? Share your review The handful of early reviews have been positive , and Ramis is pleased with the result . He 's particularly happy the film was received warmly in the Sodom shooting location -- Sibley , located in northwest Louisiana , in the heart of the Bible Belt . `` It 's funny , because Southern people living in the heart of the Bible belt , there 's a Baptist church every 150 feet in that area , and here we are in Sodom , in the city of Sodom , '' he said . `` And they just got into it , they enjoyed it so much . '' | Who says the film uses comedy to make points ? | 60:62 |
./cnn/stories/0f6e7c544db5d38bd510f30a8eeebadf5a5aa980.story | WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The United States ambassador to Afghanistan , William Wood , said Friday that changes in communications with Afghan military forces have been made in the aftermath of a disputed U.S. air raid on an Afghan village . Civilians are overcome with emotion outside a home destroyed by a U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan . And despite Afghanistan 's outrage over the loss of life , he said , the incident has not undermined the nations ' relationship . The Afghanistan government has said that as many as 90 civilians -- including many children -- were killed in the August 22 air attack on a village in the Shindand district of Western Afghanistan . The United States had said that only seven civilians died , along with dozens of insurgents . A number of investigations into the incident are under way , including a `` senior level '' review by the United States . `` People who are reviewing our findings have been in Afghanistan for a while , and I do n't know when they will complete their review , '' Wood said at the State Department late Friday . `` There is no American involved who does n't feel a personal sense of pain and regret any time any civilian casualty occurs , '' he said . `` Speaking as an official of the American government , I can say there is no one who works harder than the United States does to minimize such casualties . `` I know as a matter of absolute certainty of operations that have been canceled precisely because there was a risk of civilian casualties , '' he added . `` I think there is no question there has been what one Afghan official referred to as ` sort of a bumpy time ' over this issue in the last few weeks . I think that it has never threatened the underlying relationship of confidence between our two countries and between our peoples or between our military and the people of Afghanistan . `` That said , we are certainly committed to taking the steps necessary to ensure that such casualties are reduced to the absolute minimum and to working closely , even more closely , with the Afghan government to successfully carry out the military mission . '' The ambassador said the United States has made changes in communication between the U.S. and Afghan forces . `` Steps are already not simply under way but have been taken to improve coordination , '' he said . U.S. and Afghanistan officials have just completed a new round in what is called the United States-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership . A joint U.S.-Afghanistan statement released Thursday referred to the attack . `` The United States delegation expressed regret over the loss of any innocent civilian lives incurred during security operations , '' the statement said . `` In response to concerns expressed by the government of Afghanistan , the United States is conducting a senior level review and assessment of the August 22 Shindand operation . In addition , both sides recognize the need for establishing a mutually agreed-upon framework and mechanism to minimize civilian casualties and to maintain the strong support of the Afghan people in fighting terrorism . '' | Who said attack has n't threatened nation 's relationship ? | 12:14 |
./cnn/stories/0cf2db4ce96f8aeb91bf08ba9f9cadf6c44936fd.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A single-engine plane crashed Saturday outside a bank in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , seriously injuring the five people on board , authorities said . A damaged airplane lies on the ground Saturday next to a busy road in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . The pilot reported engine problems shortly after leaving the city 's Wiley Post Airport , about a mile away from the crash site , at midmorning , said Lynn Lunsford , spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration . The plane hit two trees as it came down , and video showed the damaged Beechcraft Bonanza resting on the grass near a busy thoroughfare in the northwest section of the city . Fire Department Deputy Chief Cecil Clay said the two men and three women on the plane were taken to hospitals . Lunsford said they suffered multiple injuries . Watch footage of the plane at the crash site '' The plane was headed to Enid , Oklahoma , about 100 miles north of Oklahoma City . The pilot tried to return to Wiley Post Airport after he recognized the engine trouble , Lunsford said . `` I heard what I thought was a Dumpster being unloaded in the complex , '' said Shaddy Ahmad , who manages the U-Haul business across the street from the bank . He said emergency responders used special equipment to extricate the people from the plane , the top of which was peeled back . `` They were very lucky because this is a high-traffic area , '' Ahmad said . `` You have the expressway , the bank and stores in the area . They were blessed to land how they did . '' | What did the plane develop ? | 51:53 |
./cnn/stories/86ffe573e8bd17f655c3edb3a04f9f572c8b012f.story | London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A British auction house plans to sell off newly discovered sketches done by Adolf Hitler when he was a struggling student trying desperately to get into art school . The 12 charcoal and crayon sketches cover `` typical student subjects '' and do n't display a great deal of promise , Mullock 's Auctioneers said . They include two drawings of an elderly woman thought to be Hitler 's mother , as well as studies of objects , landscapes , models , and even a Roman senator . All are signed and some even have Hitler 's Vienna address , Mullock 's said . The sale also includes the original portfolio in which Hitler kept the sketches , which is signed and has his address , Mullock 's said . `` They look quite typical of an aspiring student hoping to get into art school -- tentative and not very certain about his perspective when he 's using pencil and pen , making basic errors by getting the top and the bottom of a candlestick wrong in relation to each other , and so on , '' said Michael Liversidge , emeritus dean of arts at Bristol University in England . Letter by Hitler to Britain sells at auction The sketches lack technical skill but are `` not so bad that one ca n't imagine him learning . `` But there 's not latent genius here , and not much beyond a moderate school grade , '' Liversidge said . `` Probably if the artist was at school today you would n't encourage him to keep the subject up . '' The sketches have been owned by a professional artist who had them for years in his own collection and for his own interest , said Richard Westwood-Brookes , the historical documents expert at Mullock 's . The artist brought the works to Mullock 's attention . Mullock 's plans to auction the sketches April 15 in Ludlow , England , about 125 miles northwest of London . They 're expected to bring between # 4,000 and # 6,000 -LRB- about $ 6,100 and $ 9,100 -RRB- each , the auction house said . The drawings all date from around 1908 and 1909 , when Hitler was a `` penniless dropout '' trying to get accepted into the prestigious Vienna Academy of Fine Arts to train as a professional artist , Mullock 's said . The school rejected him twice , so Hitler hung around the city , trying to make a living producing watercolors to sell to tourists , Mullock 's said . The rejection by the academy may have had huge implications for Hitler later in life , Westwood-Brookes said . `` Many believe that it was this rejection that turned his mind and unleashed the monster within him , which was to bring forth so much evil on the world , '' he said . '' ... In a sense , therefore , the academic decision of the art establishment in Vienna can go down as one of the most monumental decisions in all of history . '' Nevertheless , Westwood-Brookes said , `` On the evidence of these sketches , you can see why the Vienna Academy turned him away . '' | What do some of the sketches have ? | 65:94 |
./cnn/stories/108f1a5fece32ab11114add3c2f8dfa3f1d90b59.story | Editor 's note : Penn Jillette -- the larger , louder half of Penn & Teller -- is a magician , comedian , actor , author and producer . Obama and McCain both promise a government that will watch over us ... '' I do n't like that , '' says Penn Jillette . -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Everyone I talk to seems to think the president of the United States right now is stupid . The Bush presidency is stupid speeches , stupid high gas prices , stupid bad economy , stupid war on terrorism , stupid war on drugs , stupid hurricane fixing , stupid global warming , stupid war -- stupid , stupid , stupid . They all seem to think we need to get a smarter guy in the White House fast , and Bush is so stupid , that task should n't be too hard . Not me . I 'd like to say that I believe every president in United States history , including the stupid one we have now , is smarter than me . My alma mater is Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth Clown College , so I 'm damning with faint praise , but I 'm stupider than this here stupid president . Maybe I 'm less stupider than Bush than I 'm stupider than Jefferson . But I 'm stupider than all the stupid in both of them put together . The idea , especially from the Democrats that I know , is , we just get a smarter guy in the White House , and all the problems will go away . We 'll have smart speeches , smart high gas prices , smart bad economy , smart war on terrorism , smart war on drugs , smart hurricanes , smart global warming , smart war in Georgia -- smart , smart , smart . Barack Obama is way smarter than Bush -- so way , way smarter than me . Obama is way more charismatic than me . He did his big speech for about 80,000 people ; I 'll do my show tonight in Vegas for about 1,000 people . He 's more ambitious than I ; he 's going to be the next president of the United States , and I could n't even get to week three of `` Dancing with the Stars . '' Obama is a great leader . He can fire people up and get them to do what he wants . He does smart speeches that promise everyone everything they need and make us feel good about our country and how much greater our government could be . But I do n't think our next president being a great leader is a good thing . I 'm worried about someone smarter than Bush taking over that tremendous power . Charisma and ambition increase my fear exponentially , and a great leader scares me to death . We need someone stupid enough to understand that the president of the United States ca n't solve many problems without taking away freedom and therefore should n't try . The only reason John McCain scares me a little less is because I think he 's a little less likely to win . They both promise a government that will watch over us , and I do n't like that . I do n't want anyone as president who promises to take care of me . I may be stupid , but I want a chance to try to be a grown-up and take care of my family . Freedom means the freedom to be stupid , and that 's what I want . I do n't want anyone to feel my pain or tell me to ask what we can do for our country , or give us all money and take care of us . Gene Healy at the Cato Institute explains that the Founding Fathers wanted the president `` to faithfully execute the laws , defend the country from attack and check Congress with the veto power whenever it exceeded its constitutional bounds . '' That sounds like plenty to me . You got ta be smarter than me to do all that , but you do n't have to be as smart as Obama , and you sure do n't have to be a great leader . Our first seven presidents averaged a bit more than three public speeches a year , and they did n't promise jobs for everyone , day care , dental exams and free stuff . It 's really hard to find someone who trusts Americans to take care of themselves and each other without government force . It 's hard to find someone running for president who would be content to be what George Washington humbly called the `` chief magistrate . '' I think Ron Paul and Bob Barr mean it when they say they want much smaller government . But the government is already big enough , powerful enough and bipartisan enough -LRB- and `` bi '' means exactly two and no more -RRB- that Ron and/or Bob wo n't even be in the debates . People wo n't even hear someone suggesting that our president should do less and individual citizens should do more for themselves . The choice should n't be which lesser of two evils should have the enormous power of our modern presidents . The question should be , who would do less as president ? Who would leave us alone ? If we could find a lazier , less charismatic , stupider person than me to be president , I 'd be all for it . But , it 's not going to be easy ; stupider than me is rare breed . So remember , the only way to waste your vote is to vote ! The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer . | What did Penn Jillette say ? | 43:48 |
./cnn/stories/9ef2560300f77b261f3257533400c62b82e1c8fe.story | MOSCOW , Russia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southern Kyrgyzstan late Sunday night killing an estimated 70 people and destroying more than 120 buildings , the government reported Monday . The earthquake occurred near Kyrgyzstan 's border with China . Gulshat Kadirova , an official from the Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations , told CNN that casualty figures were preliminary and could rise as rescue efforts progress . The weekend quake , measured by the U.S. Geological Survey Report , rattled all of Central Asia ; however destruction is concentrated in the remote village of Nura on Kyrgyzstan 's border with China . `` The remoteness of the villages hit by the earthquake , the absence of means of communications and the destruction of roads are hindering assistance to the injured , '' the Kyrgyz Health Ministry press service told Interfax . The Health Ministry of Kyrgyzstan has set-up a crisis center in the region , however rescue efforts remain difficult , according to a ministry official . The Kyrgyz Emergency Situations Ministry also sent humanitarian aid to the region . `` Four helicopters have just left taking food and blankets to the people affected in the area , '' a ministry representative told CNN by phone . Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sent a letter of condolence to Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev , according to the Kremlin 's Web site . Medvedev noted Russia 's readiness to offer assistance . Bakiyev is scheduled to visit the destroyed region of Nura this week to monitor the search-and-rescue operations , Kadirova told CNN . Temblors continued in Central Asia on Monday with two strong earthquakes striking part of Tibet within 15 minutes of each other . | Who has set up a crisis center ? | 147:151 |
./cnn/stories/c7147ba3242871a59b80860245ab60c3d04c5ecb.story | -LRB- PEOPLE.com -RRB- -- Get ready to feel old . Jonathan Lipnicki , the inquisitive tyke who charmed Tom Cruise 's `` Jerry Maguire '' with his oversized glasses and musings on bees ' ability to smell fear in the 1997 film , turned 21 Saturday . The actor is celebrating the milestone birthday in Las Vegas with his parents , his sister , an aunt , three cousins and an assortment of friends . The Lipnickis celebrated Friday with a dinner at Tao before arriving a little after midnight at the Surrender Nightclub at the Encore , where he enjoyed vodka cocktails with his buddies late into the night . The party continued Saturday with a cake and dinner at Lavo . Virtually unrecognizable since his days starring in films like `` Stuart Little '' and `` Like Mike , '' Lipnicki has spent a bulk of his time since graduating high school three years ago studying and fiercely working out , spending six days a week weightlifting and training in jujitsu . `` I live in Hollywood , '' Lipnicki , who clocks in at 5 ' 7 '' and 150 lbs. , told PEOPLE in September . `` Go three feet and you will run into someone more cut and better looking than me . For me working out is more about keeping my temperament great . Jujitsu and lifting keep me very even . '' See the full article at PEOPLE.com . © 2011 People and Time Inc. . All rights reserved . | Where was the dinner ? | 83:84 |
./cnn/stories/732304a0901ff14d023d4361c1d41a85724808f3.story | Brazilian coach Zico is leaving Turkish club Fenerbahce , after failing to reach an agreement over a new contract . Zico guided Fenerbahce to a league and Super Cup double intheir centenary year Fenerbahce recently suspended negotiations over a fresh deal with Zico because of reportedly high demands by the Brazilian . The Anatolia press agency published a club statement which said : `` The contract of Arthur Antunes Coimbra -LRB- Zico -RRB- has now come to an end . '' We would like to thank him for the successful work he has done with the club , and wish him all the best for the future . '' Last season Zico led Fenerbahce to the quarterfinals of the Champions League where they were defeated by Chelsea . Reports claimed that after that achievement Zico sought a new annual salary of $ 4.9 million . He has been earning $ 2.9 million . . Zico , 55 , joined the club in July 2006 on a two-year deal and he guided them to a league and Turkish Super Cup double in 2007 , their centenary year . Spanish media reports have said that Fenerbahce have lined up current Spain coach Luis Aragones as a replacement . Aragones has led Spain to the semifinals of the Euro 2008 finals | who is leaving Turkish club ? | 0:3 |
./cnn/stories/b82bbd0a382c5b3ed7be22b697226e1e6c9638fc.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spain striker Fernando Torres has rejected accusations he put the World Cup before his club Liverpool after he was ruled out of action for six weeks . Torres traveled from England to Barcelona by car to see a specialist , due to the ongoing disruption to flights caused by the ash emanating from a volcano in Iceland , for an operation on his knee . The 26-year-old will miss the rest of the English Premier League season , as well as Liverpool 's Europa League semifinal against his former club Atletico Madrid , after picking up the injury in a game against Portuguese side Benfica . He now faces a race to be fit for Spain 's opening game of the World Cup in South Africa against Switzerland on June 16 . He told his official Web site : `` I picked up the injury in the second minute of the Europa League clash at home to Benfica , and I went onto to play for another 85 minutes with an injured knee . `` If I was only thinking about Spain and the World Cup , I would have asked the boss -LSB- Rafael Benitez -RSB- to have taken me off straight after the incident . `` We analyzed all the possibilities before finally choosing the last of them all : surgery . The meniscus was damaged and the doctors all agreed that I needed an operation on my right knee . '' On the World Cup Torres said : `` I have been waiting four years for this and , if all goes well , I do not anticipate missing it . My road to recovery has already started . '' Torres expressed his disappointment at missing the European clash with his former club , Atletico Madrid , who he left to join Liverpool in 2007 . He added : `` I was very excited about returning and playing against `` Atleti '' . I wanted to be there again and greet the people , because for me this is a very endearing qualification round . I will have many more opportunities in the future . '' Torres had to travel to Barcelona by car after his original flight was cancelled due to the fallout from the ash cloud that has grounded all European flights . He said : `` On Friday we knew that with the meniscus not quite right , we were facing a race against time . `` The flight we originally had booked was cancelled and we had to organize a trip out of nothing in just under 30 minutes . The journey was very long , but it was the only way of getting to Barcelona . '' | What will the liverpool striker miss rest of ? | 76:81 |
./cnn/stories/1ba83b9095741de59980d96e565f974f853eb4c6.story | Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Idaho on Wednesday became the first state to pass a law saying no thanks to part of President Obama 's health care proposal . The Idaho Health Care Freedom Act says in part , `` every person within the state of Idaho is and shall be free to choose or decline to choose any mode of securing health care services without penalty or threat of penalty . '' Gov. C.L. `` Butch '' Otter , a Republican , said Wednesday he signed it because he believes any health care laws should ensure people are `` treated as an individual , rather than as an amorphous mass whose only purpose in this world is to obey federal mandates . '' Several other states may follow suit . The governor of Virginia is expected to sign a bill passed in his state last week , and according to American Legislative Exchange Council , similar proposals have made it through one chamber of the legislatures in Missouri , Oklahoma and Tennessee . While such bills have recently failed in six states , 22 additional states have seen proposals introduced . These state laws would directly conflict with the national health care bill that Democrats are trying to pass , which includes a requirement that all individuals get health coverage or face a tax penalty . Several legal analysts said if Congress enacts a national health care law , it would supersede any state laws written to block them . `` I think most of the states that are passing these laws understand that they ca n't trump federal law with state law , '' said Professor Jonathan Siegel at George Washington University Law School . `` But what they get out of it is symbolic effect . They 're sending a message to the federal politicians that they do n't like the health care mandate . '' Such state laws might not be the only legal challenge to Democratic health care legislation . Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum , a Republican , on Tuesday sent a letter to the other 49 state attorneys general , asking them to join him `` in preparing a legal challenge to the constitutionality of whatever individual mandate provision emerges , immediately upon the legislation becoming law . '' States have previously challenged federal laws and regulations in areas aside from health care . Five states have passed a Firearms Freedom Act , according to firearmsfreedomact.com , including Montana , Wyoming , South Dakota , Tennessee and Utah . The law declares that any guns that are manufactured and kept in-state are not subject to federal gun laws passed by Congress under interstate commerce authority , because the guns never crossed state lines . A number of states have also passed laws trying to wrest more control from Washington over issues such as how public lands are used or how a state 's National Guard forces are deployed overseas , according to the 10th Amendment Center , which advocates for states ' rights . While such laws may face an uphill path in court , supporters describe them as a sign of public opinion , which can still have impact . They point to last year 's announcement of federal policy on medicinal marijuana , after 14 states passed laws to allow its use . While federal drug law makes no exception to allow medicinal use of marijuana , Attorney General Eric Holder said in October that prosecuting the use of medicinal marijuana users would n't be a priority . He said the Justice Department would instead `` effectively focus our resources on serious drug traffickers , while taking into account state and local laws . '' CNN 's Brian Todd and Eric Weisbrod contributed to this report . | How many colleagues received letters from Florida attorny general ? | 352:353 |
./cnn/stories/6bc757c6a12320a41b45d13bc4d540461814c2ae.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Brazilian star Kaka has rejected a world record transfer move to Premier League Manchester City and decided to stay with AC Milan . Kaka opted to stay with AC Milan despite the riches on offer . The 2007 world player of the year was set to earn $ 750,000 per week with City , who were reported to be willing to pay a staggering $ 147 million to acquire his services . The devoutly religious Kaka explained his reasons on the club 's television station . `` I believe I have made the right choice . `` To have gone to Manchester City could have been a great project but in the past few days I have prayed a lot to understand what the right team would be and in the end I have decided to remain here . `` I do n't want anything else , I just want to be well and be happy in the place where people love me . '' Italian prime minister and Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi originally broke the news that the devoted fans of the Rossoneri wanted to hear . Interviewed on Italian TV 's Sky Italia late on Monday night , Berlusconi confirmed that Milan had offered Kaka the chance to `` make himself a fortune , but said he has `` higher values . '' Berlusconi continued : `` He is staying with us , there are things which are more important than money : we are happy . `` When I heard he would prefer to stay , that he did n't think he would be missing a great opportunity and he prefers the values of our flag , the values of closeness and friendship , the warmth and the affection that all the fans have shown him in these days , I said ` hooray ' and we hugged . Kaka is staying at Milan . '' Fans of former European champions Milan had staged a series of protests since City 's audacious move for Kaka became public late last week . They intensified after Kaka played in the 1-0 home win over Fiorentina which improved Milan 's Serie A title chances as arch-rivals and league leaders Inter Milan slipped up . Have your say : Should Kaka have stayed at AC Milan or taken the money ? City , who are being backed by Sheikh Mansour 's Abu-Dhabi investment group , finally admitted defeat in a statement on their club Web site www.mfc.co.uk from executive chairman Gary Cook : `` Whilst Manchester City Football Club has an obvious interest in world-class players of the quality of Kaka , we owe it to our fans that such a transfer must work on every level ; commercially , financially , in terms of results on the field and within Manchester City 's broader community . '' Cook and a City delegation returned to Manchester without ever managing to meet 26-year-old Kaka face to face , dealing instead with Milan officials and his father Bosco Leite . Manager Mark Hughes , who completed the signing of striker Craig Bellamy from West Ham on Monday , will also be hoping to finalize a deal to acquire midfielder Nigel De Jong from Hamburg as he strengthens his squad in the January transfer window . City , who are struggling in 11th in the Premier League and out of the FA Cup , signed Kaka 's Brazilian international teammate Robinho from Real Madrid shortly after their new Abu Dhabi owners took over last summer . Robinho has proved an immediate success with 12 goals , but City are aware of the need to attract more world class players to their ranks , hence the ulitmately fruitless attempt to sign Kaka . In a separate development , Robinho moved quickly to deny reports that he had stormed out of City 's training camp in Tenerife because they had failed to sign his friend Kaka . `` I had made Manchester City aware that I needed to return to Brazil because of a family matter , '' he told BBC Sport . `` I will return to the club and hope to sort this out as soon as possible . '' He added : `` I feel it is important to underline that I did not return to Brazil because of the Kaka deal . `` He is one of my good friends and it would have been great to see him at Manchester City -- but it had nothing to do with his decision to stay in Milan . `` I am committed to helping Manchester City become the force the owners assured me they will become . '' | who denies transfer to Manchester city ? | 6:7 |
./cnn/stories/ca7f03c0e4357baf5847d7f6e49aa40fe3f4a7ab.story | LOS ANGELES , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- When emergency crews scramble to a celebrity 's home and it turns out to be a false alarm , journalists do n't usually write about it . Cher made the most of a false alarm , offering admiration for emergency personnel who came to her house . When the celebrity is Cher and her publicist issues an entertaining response to a reporter 's call , some entertainment writers ca n't resist . The electronic call for help sounded at Cher 's Malibu , California , home at 11:16 a.m. Thursday , spurring a flurry of activity . Ambulances and fire trucks rushed to the singer 's residence , sending journalists to their address books for Cher 's contact information . Her publicist , Liz Rosenberg , quickly responded to CNN 's questions with this e-mailed explanation : `` Just spoke to Cher who confirmed it was a false alarm but said she never saw so many cute firemen and paramedics in her life , '' said Rosenberg 's response . `` She added there was an especially gorgeous black-haired ambulance driver that she is really sorry she did n't get to meet . Maybe there 'll be another false alarm ... '' We will keep you updated . | Who set off the false alarm ? | 35:36 |
./cnn/stories/8d047167e1811f774065b22b834d09609cde9567.story | LOS ANGELES , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Natasha Richardson , the Tony Award-winning stage actress and member of the famed Redgrave acting clan , died Wednesday from injuries suffered in a ski accident . She was 45 . Comedian Joan Rivers says actress Natasha Richardson had `` such a family . '' On Wednesday night 's `` Larry King Live , '' comedian Joan Rivers remembered Richardson for her marriage to actor Liam Neeson and used her sharp wit to recall her own skiing experience . The following transcript has been edited for brevity and clarity : Larry King : You knew Natasha Richardson . What was your reaction ? Joan Rivers : Oh , -LSB- it -RSB- should n't have happened . We were more acquaintances than friends . But we spent one amazing day on a boat with my whole family and she and Liam and the boys . And they were such a family . King : What was the occasion ? Rivers : We were all in the Caribbean , and we all kind of knew each other from dinner parties and so forth . And we met at the airport , and we said , `` Oh , let 's get together , with the kids . '' And it was one of those wonderful days . We laughed and talked and had lunch , and the kids were jumping off the boat and we were drinking wine . She was just amazing and darling . King : Have you seen her work on Broadway ? Rivers : I 've seen her work . I love actresses who go back and forth . I always have such great respect for someone who goes to Broadway and then film and goes back again . I saw her in `` The Philadelphia Story '' years ago in London when she won an award . She was very young in a musical version of that . King : What was your read on them as a couple that day ? Rivers : Totally happy , totally devoted to each other . That 's what kills me . I mean -LSB- it -RSB- just should n't have happened . ... And they made such a good-looking couple , too . He doted on what she said , she doted on -- it was just perfect . King : How did you learn of this yesterday ? Rivers : One of our mutual friends called me and said , do you know about -- I just saw them recently in the thing that Prince Charles gave in England , and a mutual friend said , did you heard about what happened to Natasha ? I said , what are you talking about ? And he said , she 's brain-dead . Watch King talk to celebrities about Richardson '' King : So you knew yesterday ? Rivers : I knew yesterday . And I knew yesterday that she was brain-dead . And I was told , which is , again , so dear , that they kept her alive purposely to bring her back to New York , so that the boys could say goodbye to her before -- King : Really ? Rivers : Yes . King : That 's both beautiful and sad . Rivers : Look at this , it gets me crazy . It 's sad . King : Do you ski ? Rivers : I had a terrible fall about 12 years ago . And I lay there in the snow and I said to myself , `` If I get up , I 'm not coming back and I got up . '' King : You 're like , `` Goodbye . '' Rivers : Goodbye . And I swear to you , I laid on the ground and I go , `` If everything works , that 's it . That 's it . '' King : You 've heard the doctor . What do you make of this ? There must have been something previously . It was a slight fall ? Rivers : You do n't know ; you hit your head wrong . You walk out of your house and it 's over . We all know that , especially at this age . You understand that it 's over , it 's gone . It 's just not that -LSB- Richardson 's -RSB- age , not with a good marriage , not with two young boys . It should n't be . King : John Kennedy said life is n't fair . Rivers : It is n't . It is n't . And anyone who does n't get up in the morning and say , `` How lucky I am , '' is an idiot . | who says life can be taken in a flash ? | 98:100 |
./cnn/stories/bec5dbc570520c709e840e2e09572aefc6cd4fb3.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In the Hezbollah militia strongholds in southern Beirut and south Lebanon , they set off fireworks and fired guns in the air . In the northern Israeli city of Haifa , people waved Egyptian and Palestinian flags . But when Egypt 's vice president read President Hosni Mubarak 's resignation statement Friday , patrons watching TV in Tavelino Cafe in Amman , Jordan , suddenly turned quiet . The cafe 's Egyptian manager `` clearly is not happy about the news , '' said CNN iReporter Johnny Colt . `` Just last night , the man spoke to me at length about Egypt and why Mubarak needed to stay until September . When I asked him how he felt about the Mubarak news , my new friend suddenly told me he can not speak English and that I should use my computer to find English news . '' Such was the disparity of opinions that could be heard in the Middle East about the events unfolding in Egypt on Friday . So , too , were the responses from world leaders and political organizations -- some of whom ascribed starkly different reasons for the historic significance of the moment . To British Prime Minister David Cameron , Mubarak 's departure was an important first step for a nation yearning for democracy . `` Today has been a remarkable day , '' Cameron said , `` particularly for those people in Tahrir Square and elsewhere , who have spoken out so bravely and so peacefully for change in their country . '' French President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed Egypt 's `` historic moment '' and paid tribute to Mubarak 's decision to resign . He called for steps leading to free elections and reforms and urged Egyptians `` to continue their non-violent march to freedom . '' For the government of Iran , Egypt 's political earthquake meant something entirely different . `` A new Middle East is taking shape , not the Mideast the West had planned for but one which has been created based on Islamic awakening , '' said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast in an interview with state-run Islamic Republic News Agency . Iran 's semi-official Fars news agency called it `` joyful coincidence '' that Egypt 's revolution culminated on the 32nd anniversary of Iran 's Islamic revolution victory . Elsewhere in the region , political groups , some of which are hostile to Israel and the West , were quick to attach the success of the Egyptian revolt to their own aspirations . Mohammed Al-Qubati , a spokesman for Yemen 's biggest opposition coalition , the Joint Meeting Parties , said `` the map of the Arab nations will change as a result of the revolution . '' `` Mubarak 's fall , '' Al-Qubati said , `` proves that oppression and use of force can not add life to the current regimes , and time for change has come . '' The Joint Meeting Parties is primarily a coalition of Islamists and Socialists . Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri called Mubarak 's ouster `` a victory for the Palestinian people . '' Hamas , said Zuhri , `` calls on the new Egyptian leadership to lift the siege of Gaza and to open the Rafah crossing and assure the free movement between Egypt and Palestine and to start the development construction process of Gaza . '' Zuhri 's remarks reflected the sentiments of Palestinians in Hamas-controlled Gaza and the West Bank . In Gaza , revelers spilled into the streets , honked car horns and fired guns in celebration . Israel 's two major TV channels carried the announcement of Mubarak 's departure live , with images from Cairo 's Tahrir Square supplemented by their political and Arab affairs commentators debating what the development means for Israel . The headline on the website of Israel 's largest newspaper , Yedioth Aronoth , read , `` Mubarak Quits -- Masses Elated . '' The Israeli government said little about the fall of Mubarak . The Anti-Defamation League in New York issued a statement expressing concern about how the political transformation of Egypt will affect Israel and `` what role the Muslim Brotherhood will play in the transition and beyond . '' In Lebanon , public reaction appeared muted . Diners in small cafes watched Arab satellite coverage of the Egyptian street celebrations . For some , it brought back nostalgic memories of the 2005 uprising that kicked the Syrians out of Lebanon . However , a Hezbollah spokesman told CNN , `` this is the true path when the people believe in their resolve '' and it makes all their sacrifices worthwhile . '' The spokesman applauded the `` the steadfastness and unity of the Egyptian people , young and old , men and women , which showed that blood was stronger than the sword . '' Mubarak frequently accused Hezbollah cells of infiltrating Egypt at the behest of Iran . Western leaders have expressed concerns that a post-Mubarak Egypt could become another Iran . Egypt 's pro-Western neighbors fear their governments could suffer similar fates if popular uprisings spread to their countries . Few , if any , representatives of those governments publicly uttered such fears on Friday . Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh called Egypt `` a pillar in the region '' and sent along `` wishes for stability , security and prosperity . '' A statement from the United Arab Emirates said its government `` is always keen to foster brotherly , distinguished historic ties with Egypt in a way that serves the interests of the two brotherly countries and their peoples . '' Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan released a statement expressing his government 's `` hope for a peaceful transition to a participatory and pluralistic order in full respect for human rights . '' Erdogan called on Egyptian military officials to exercise `` common sense and restraint '' in the transfer of power to a new democratically-elected government . So did officials representing Western governments . In the United States , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said `` it is crucial that Mubarak 's departure be an orderly one and that it leads to true democracy for Egypt , including free , fair and open elections . '' `` We caution all sides against violence during this transition , and we will be watching the situation closely , '' Reid said . Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper called for an Egyptian government `` that will continue to respect peace treaties and seek peace in the Middle East . '' Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel , among others , said their governments were ready to help Egypt make the transition to a democratic society . Merkel said her country would `` support as much as we can the justified requests of the people in Egypt . '' China 's government wo n't be joining Germany . Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu said , `` China understands and supports Egypt 's efforts to maintain social stability and restore normal order and that the affairs of Egypt should be decided by itself independently without intervention from the outside . '' `` China cherishes the traditional friendship and strategic cooperation with Egypt , and believes that the friendly relations between the two countries will continue to develop in a sound and steady manner , '' the official said . CNN 's Shirzad Bozorgmehr , Hada Messia , Mohammed Jamjoom , Tim Lister , Kevin Flower and Henry Hanks contributed to this report . | Who urged the Egyptian army to show common sense and restraint | 956:962 |
./cnn/stories/d8ef4fc8414944e586d5f5aa77556a6a16b91ef0.story | BEIRUT , Lebanon -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Lebanese army has arrested 10 suspected members of a terrorist network who the military believes were planning to attack targets abroad , the army said . The army claims suspects planned to create cells to monitor and attack UNIFIL troops , among other things . Most of the suspects are not from Lebanon , said the army , which does not identify the network in the statement it released . Officials also do n't say when or where the suspects were captured . `` As a result of intensive investigation by the Lebanese army intelligence directorate in following up on radical terrorist networks , the directorate was able to arrest ten persons of one of these networks , belonging to different Arab nationalities , '' the statement said . According to a military probe , some of those arrested had used their jobs in private companies as a cover for surveillance and monitoring operations . The army urged private employers to verify the legal status of their employees or job seekers and report any suspicious information . The army claims the terrorists in custody were planning to : • Smuggle wanted terrorists from the Palestinian refugee camp Ein el-Hilweh , located south of Beirut , to other countries . One of the network 's members was to bring them fake documents and money for their trip . • `` Harbor radical elements '' from the terrorist group Fatah al-Islam and give them fake documents to help them enter the Ein el-Hilweh camp . • Create terror cells to monitor the Lebanese army and UNIFIL , the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon , to carry out attacks against them . • Carry out surveillance of money exchange centers and jewelry stores as possible robbery targets to help finance their operations . | What were n't most of the suspects ? | 58:61 |
./cnn/stories/57134ae4deea60bd791ff29e6678a8f9b4edc52c.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It 's hard to imagine Meryl Streep having second thoughts about tackling any role , but the actress admits that she had doubts about `` Doubt , '' her newest project . The cast of `` Doubt , '' from left : Viola Davis , Amy Adams , Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman . The film -- based on a Tony Award - and Pulitzer Prize-winning play by the same name -- examines what happens when a strict nun who heads a Catholic school in the Bronx suspects a charismatic priest of having an inappropriate relationship with a student . `` I actually did n't think it would ever be a movie , '' Streep said . `` It was so thoroughly realized on stage , and it was so minimal . It was hard to imagine how or why you would make a movie out of it . '' But Streep , who plays the terrifyingly severe and determined school principal , Sister Aloysius Beauvier , said she changed her mind when she saw the final product . `` How did they make the play without any children in it ? It is just sort of amazing to me , because to me they are sort of the landscape . They are the lambs of the movie . They are the stakes . They are why everybody is passionate . '' Her co-stars are passionate about sharing the screen with a Hollywood legend . Philip Seymour Hoffman , who plays the priest targeted by Streep 's character in the film , says he `` adores '' her . Amy Adams calls Streep `` a sweetheart . '' Viola Davis says she 's `` just fantastic . '' Davis ' performance in the movie is generating Oscar buzz , with Streep advising the actress to pick out a dress for the Academy Awards . Davis , who plays the mother of the student at the center of the sexual abuse allegations at the school , said she drew on the experiences of her mom and other women she knows to bring the role to life . She expressed awe about any suggestion of an Oscar nomination . `` It 's surreal . I do n't know how to respond to that anymore , '' Davis said . `` All I wanted to do was good work . ... Everything else is just the icing on the cake . '' The movie is set in 1964 , but the play was written by John Patrick Shanley after the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Roman Catholic Church several years ago . Hoffman -- who plays Father Flynn , the priest under fire -- said the lurid headlines about molested children were n't even on his mind when he took on the project . `` It is really about something else . If people see it , they will know what I mean about that , '' Hoffman said . Some have suggested that the play served as a criticism of the Bush administration 's dogged belief that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq . Shanley , who won an Academy Award for his screenplay of `` Moonstruck , '' told Entertainment Weekly that the play did have a political point . `` I 'm not interested in morality , '' he told the magazine . `` One of my larger premises in doing this play , in what 's not said , is that doubt itself is a passionate exercise . I think it 's perceived in this culture as something weak or denatured , and that 's a huge mistake . '' Adams said she became `` a little obsessed '' with the adaptation of the play to the big screen . She plays Sister James , a nun who expresses her suspicions about Father Flynn 's relationship with the student to Sister Aloysius . The movie is a departure for Adams , who became famous for sunnier roles in films like `` Enchanted '' and `` Talladega Nights . '' But she said she does n't mind being known as an eternally cheerful actress , because that description reflects `` 75 percent '' of her real persona . `` There 's 25 percent that 's probably dark and grumpy and not personable at all , but I keep her at home , '' Adams said . As for Oscar buzz surrounding her performance , the actress said she 's keeping her fingers crossed for Streep and Davis to be nominated for their roles in `` Doubt '' but has no expectations for herself . `` It 's always fun , and I would love to . If it does n't happen for me , it 's all right as well , '' Adams said . `` So , the experience of making the film was my get in this case . '' | What two awards did the play in the reading win ? | 65:71 |
./cnn/stories/ca2803d52e53efd9be9f5be27ef0497a314287ef.story | -LRB- OPRAH.com -RRB- -- I know you 've got the major risks in your financial life well taken care of : Your 401 -LRB- k -RRB- is properly diversified to help you weather market volatility , and your reserve cash fund is on call to cover life 's inevitable emergencies . Good work ! But I 'm worried about your financial blind spots -- those pesky threats to your security that lurk behind seemingly sound decisions . Here are a few common traps , and advice to ensure that you wo n't get taken by surprise : Perils of plastic Good news : You 've sworn off credit cards . Goodbye insane interest rates and fees ! You 're sticking with your debit card from now on . Hidden risk : Debit card transactions are n't reported to the credit bureaus , so if you do n't use a credit card , you 'll have less of a payment history -- which hurts your FICO credit score . How to stay on top : I love , love , love that you want to use your debit card . But to keep your credit score solid , you still need to keep a few credit cards and use them at least once every few months . Even if you think you 'll never need to borrow again , your FICO credit score has a big impact . It can affect your auto insurance premium and whether a landlord will rent to you , and many employers even check it when vetting a job application . Cards issued by credit unions typically charge lower rates -LRB- generally limited to a max of 18 percent -RRB- and fewer fees . Check out CreditCardConnection.org to find the best options . Oprah.com : How to deal with credit card debt The bond issues Good news : You 're sleeping better than ever since you moved all your retirement money out of stocks and into bonds . Hidden risk : You 're approaching two land mines here . First up is inflation . Make it to age 65 and there 's a good chance you 'll live another 20 years or longer . -LRB- More on this in the next item . -RRB- Over a 20-year period , a 4 percent average inflation rate -LRB- the historical norm since the '50s -RRB- will reduce the purchasing power of today 's dollar to about 50 cents . That will make it very hard to maintain your standard of living in retirement . Bonds are n't an ideal inflation hedge , since their historical returns are typically not much better than the inflation rate . Making matters worse , because of the financial crisis and the Federal Reserve 's efforts to keep the economy growing , bond yields are at unprecedented lows . This is not a permanent situation . Soon -- maybe this year or next -- interest rates , and thus bond yields , will start to rise . When rates rise , the market price of bonds falls . That hurts your portfolio . How to stay on top : Every portfolio benefits from bonds ; they provide a cushion when the stock market hits a rough patch . But avoiding stocks completely could mean your investment wo n't grow any faster than the rate of inflation . As a general rule , your age is a good guideline for the percentage of bonds you want -- if you 're 55 , put 55 percent in bonds and 45 percent in stocks . If you 're worried about putting money in stocks right now , stick with mutual funds or exchange-traded funds -LRB- ETFs -RRB- that focus on dividend-paying stocks . The dividend payout is a steady stream of income , much like a bond , and right now the yield on some dividend portfolios is actually higher than the yield on a five-year Treasury bond . While dividend stocks have their own risk , if you have time on your side -- at least ten years -- you can pocket that nice dividend income today , ride out the volatility , and , over the long term , potentially earn inflation-beating gains . Oprah.com : How to go green on the stock market Live long -- and prosper ? How to enjoy a long , comfortable retirement Good news : You 're likely to reach a much older age than women of previous generations . Today a woman of 65 will probably live 20 more years -- 60 percent longer than her life expectancy in 1900 . Hidden risk : That means more years that your 401 -LRB- k -RRB- and IRA need to support you . How to stay on top : To enjoy a long , comfortable retirement , save more today . If you 're 50 or older , take advantage of the catch-up provisions : Instead of an annual 401 -LRB- k -RRB- max of $ 16,500 in 2010 , you 're entitled to invest $ 22,000 , and your IRA limit rises from the standard $ 5,000 to $ 6,000 . You may also want to retire later . Working until 67 or 70 gives those funds more time to grow -- which gives you more security . You do n't have to keep the high-powered career you have now ; a less demanding job will still bring in valuable income . Retirement loans : on borrowed dimes Good news : You 're in a pinch , but your company allows you to borrow from your 401 -LRB- k -RRB- . Hidden risk : Make that plural -- there are three problems with taking your company up on that loan . First , if you leave your job , voluntarily or not , you 'll typically have only a few months to pay back what you 've borrowed . If you ca n't , the loan converts to a withdrawal on which you 'll owe income tax , and if you 're under 55 you 'll also be hit with a 10 percent early withdrawal penalty . Second , when you pull money out of any investment , it 's no longer working for your future . Anyone who took a loan from their 401 -LRB- k -RRB- in early 2009 missed out when the S&P 500 stock index shot up more than 60 percent from March to December . That was a costly time to be out of the market . Third , your loan money will end up being taxed twice -- when you repay the loan it will be with after-tax dollars , and then in retirement , when you begin using your 401 -LRB- k -RRB- for living expenses , you 'll be responsible for the tax due on those withdrawals . How to stay on top : Make a 401 -LRB- k -RRB- loan an absolute last resort . A well-maintained emergency savings fund is a far better insurance policy against unforeseen expenses . As you know , I advise saving up eight months of living expenses -- especially now , when most unemployed people need at least six months to find a new job . Kids need the darndest things Good news : You 're expecting , or you have young kids . Hidden risk : You may not be providing enough security for your family if something happens to you . How to stay on top : You ca n't control fate , but you absolutely , positively can make sure that your children will be financially secure , no matter what . A term life insurance policy that 's at least 15 times your annual income will give your kids ' guardian plenty of money to raise them according to your wishes . I know that sounds like a lot , but these policies are remarkably inexpensive . Oprah.com : Discover the pleasures of pinching pennies Shaky foundations Good news : The steep decline in home prices means you can afford to buy your first home . Hidden risk : It 's easy to underestimate the real cost of home ownership . How to stay on top : Property tax , insurance , and maintenance can add 30 percent to your base mortgage . To see how that extra expense will affect you , plug in your price range for a home at BankRate.com to determine your monthly mortgage payment , and then add 30 percent to that figure . If the total is more than your current rent , spend six months `` playing house '' -- each month , deposit the difference between your rent and your probable mortgage payment into a separate savings account . If you ca n't afford this exercise , you ca n't afford to buy a home at that price just yet . And do n't forget : Before buying a home , you must have an emergency fund that can cover your expenses for eight months . If anything happens to your job or a big expense pops up , you 'll need to have the cash to pay the mortgage . Finally , do n't buy if there 's any chance you 'll move within five to seven years . If you sell a newly purchased house , you risk making too little on the sale to cover the typical 6 percent agent 's fee and your moving costs . I know the housing market 's rock-bottom prices are tempting , but it 's better to be safe than sorry . By Suze Orman from O , The Oprah Magazine © 2010 Subscribe to O , The Oprah Magazine for up to 75 % off the newsstand price . That 's like getting 18 issues FREE . Subscribe now ! TM & © 2011 Harpo Productions , Inc. . All Rights Reserved . | Who is the money expert ? | 290:291 |
./cnn/stories/3631bfc8fc67513de8db6b7b03ceeb0d16242fe6.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lights went off across the world Saturday as millions of homes and businesses went dark for one hour in a symbolic gesture highlighting concerns over climate change . The lights go off Saturday at the Houses of Parliament and the Big Ben clock tower in central London . More than 2,800 cities and towns worldwide dimmed their lights at 8:30 p.m. local time for the third annual Earth Hour -- a day-long energy-saving marathon spanning 83 countries and 24 time zones . In New York , the Empire State Building , Central Park and the George Washington Bridge went dark at 8:30 p.m. ET . The Philippines topped this year 's participation for Asia , with more than 650 communities taking part in the event , according to Earth Hour 's Web site . The light illuminating the face of the landmark Big Ben clock tower in London , England , went out at 8:30 p.m. -LRB- 4:30 p.m. ET -RRB- . In Dubai , iReporter Sharad Agarwal turned out the lights and sat down to a candlelit dinner with his family . `` I personally believe in going green and everything that goes with it , '' Agarwal told CNN . In Australia , floodlights of the Sydney Opera House were extinguished as the city 's iconic harbor kicked off events for Earth Hour . The event 's Web site reported that hundreds of people lined the harbor for a glimpse of the dimming skyline at 8:30 pm . Sydney became the birthplace of the Earth Hour campaign in 2007 when 2.2 million turned off their lights , igniting a grass-roots movement that has become a global phenomenon . In China , illuminations at major buildings including the `` Bird 's Nest '' Olympic Stadium and the Water Cube were extinguished as 20 cities joined in , according to the official Xinhua news agency . Other landmarks around the world expected to join the World Wildlife Fund-sponsored event were the Egyptian pyramids , Vatican , Niagara Falls , the Eiffel Tower , the Empire State Building , the Acropolis in Athens and the Las Vegas casino strip . CNN iReporter Marie Sager of Los Angeles , California , said she planned to hike up to the Griffith Observatory to experience the massive lights-out event . `` A good portion of the city is participating . We 'll see the Capital Records sign go out . A lot of these places have n't turned out their lights in awhile , '' Sager said . Event sponsors hoped participating U.S. cities would set an example for the rest of the world . Watch actor Edward Norton and Carter Roberts of the World Wildlife Fund discuss event '' `` We think we are going to have 100 million people around the world sending a message that climate change is real , and we need to take action now , '' World Wildlife Fund CEO Carter Roberts told CNN . `` The world is watching to see what America is going to do , '' he said , `` because if America acts on climate change , the world will follow . '' Earth Hour events got off to an unofficial start in the remote Chatham Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean where locals switched off their diesel generators , organizers said . Shortly afterward , 44 New Zealand cities and town joined in the event . Organizers say they hope this year 's event will send a message to world leaders meeting Copenhagen , Denmark , in December for a major summit on climate change . `` We are asking one billion people to take part in what is essentially the first global vote for action on climate change by turning off their lights for one hour and casting a vote for earth , '' said executive director Andy Ridley . | what is the message of this event ? | 478:490 |
./cnn/stories/4be09c72c88d6a7975b04bf2f4882ca1bdf5db31.story | Washington -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Obama administration raised the stakes in the health care debate Monday , releasing a new blueprint that seeks to bridge the gap between measures passed by the Senate and House of Representatives last year . If enacted , the president 's sweeping compromise plan would constitute the biggest expansion of federal health care guarantees since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid more than four decades ago . The White House said it would extend coverage to 31 million Americans . Among other things , the White House said it would expand Medicare prescription drug coverage , increase federal subsidies to help people buy insurance and give the federal government new authority to block excessive rate hikes by health insurance companies . It increases the threshold -- relative to the Senate bill -- under which a tax on high-end health insurance plans would kick in . As with both the House and Senate plans , it includes significant reductions in Medicare spending in part through changes in payments made under the Medicare Advantage program . President Obama 's plan does not include a government-run public health insurance option , an idea strongly backed by liberal Democrats but fiercely opposed by both Republicans and key Democratic moderates . It also eliminates a deeply unpopular provision in the Senate bill worked in by Sen. Ben Nelson , D-Nebraska , that would exempt his Midwestern state from paying increased Medicaid expenses . Administration officials said Obama 's measure would cut the deficit by $ 100 billion over the next 10 years . They estimate the total cost of the bill to be $ 950 billion in the next decade . The Senate bill would cost an estimated $ 871 billion , according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office , while the more expansive House plan has been estimated to cost more than $ 1 trillion . The release of Obama 's plan sets the stage for a critical televised health care summit Thursday with top congressional Republicans . The White House is trying to pressure GOP leaders to present a detailed alternative proposal in advance of the meeting . `` We view this as the opening bid for the health meeting '' on Thursday , White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer told reporters . `` We took our best shot at bridging the differences '' between the House and Senate bills . `` It is our hope the Republicans will come together around -LSB- their -RSB- plan and post it online '' before the meeting . President 's health care blueprint Pfeiffer said Obama will come to Thursday 's meeting `` with an open mind . '' The president 's willing to back decent Republican ideas if the two sides can have an `` honest , open , substantive discussion '' in which `` both parties can get off their talking points , '' he said . GOP leaders have indicated they will attend the meeting but have urged Democrats to scrap the Senate and House bills completely . They characterized Obama 's proposal Monday as setting the stage for a meeting that will amount to little more than political posturing . `` The president has crippled the credibility of this week 's summit by proposing the same massive government takeover of health care based on a partisan bill the American people have already rejected , '' said House Minority Leader John Boehner , R-Ohio . `` This new Democrats-only backroom deal doubles down on the same failed approach that will drive up premiums , destroy jobs , raise taxes and slash Medicare benefits . This week 's summit clearly has all the makings of a Democratic infomercial . '' Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell , R-Kentucky , released a statement calling the plan `` disappointing that Democrats in Washington either are n't listening or are completely ignoring what Americans across the country have been saying . '' White House press secretary Robert Gibbs dismissed the GOP criticisms , arguing that Republican leaders had asked for this week 's meeting for months . `` If they 're not the party of no , Thursday 's the perfect venue to be the party of yes , '' Gibbs said . Highlights of Obama 's proposal Under Obama 's plan : • The health and human services secretary would work with a seven-member board of doctors , economists and consumer and insurance representatives to review premium hikes . This Health Insurance Rate Authority would provide an annual report to recommend to states whether certain rate increases should be approved , although the secretary could overrule state insurance regulators . • New health insurance subsidies would be provided to families of four making up to $ 88,000 annually , or 400 percent of the federal poverty level . Compared with the Senate bill , Obama 's proposal lowers premiums for families making between $ 44,000 and $ 66,000 , according to the White House . Compared with the House legislation , it lowers premiums for families making between $ 55,000 and $ 88,000 . • The Medicare prescription drug `` doughnut hole '' would be closed by 2020 . Under current law , Medicare stops covering drug costs after a plan and beneficiary have spent more than $ 2,830 on prescription drugs . It starts paying again after an individual 's out-of-pocket expenses exceed $ 4,550 . • A 40 percent tax would be imposed on insurance companies providing so-called `` Cadillac '' health plans valued at more than $ 27,000 for families . The tax would kick in starting in 2018 for all plans . In contrast , the Senate bill would apply the tax to plans valued at more than $ 23,000 for families . The House bill does not include the tax , which labor unions vehemently oppose . • The federal government would assist states by picking up 100 percent of the costs of expanded Medicaid coverage through 2017 . The federal government would cover 95 percent of costs for 2018 and 2019 , and 90 percent in the following years . • Health insurance exchanges would be created to make it easier for small businesses , the self-employed and unemployed to pool resources and purchase less expensive coverage . • Total out-of-pocket expenses would be limited , and insurance companies would be prevented from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions . Insurers would be barred from charging higher premiums based on a person 's gender or medical history . • Individuals under Obama 's plan would be required to purchase coverage or face a fine of up to $ 695 or 2.5 percent of income starting in 2016 , whichever is greater . The House bill , in contrast , would have imposed a fine of up to 2.5 percent of an individual 's income . The Senate plan would have required a person to buy coverage or face a fine of up to $ 750 or 2 percent of his or her income . All three plans include a hardship exemption for poorer Americans . • Companies with more than 50 employees under Obama 's plan would be required to pay a fee of $ 2,000 per worker if the company does not provide coverage and any of that company 's workers receives federal health care subsidies . The first 30 workers would be subtracted from the payment calculation . As with the individual requirement , this represents a compromise between the House and Senate plans . • Some $ 40 billion in tax credits would be established for small businesses to help them provide health care options for their employees . • States could choose whether to ban abortion coverage in plans offered in the health insurance exchanges . Individuals purchasing plans through the exchanges would have to pay for abortion coverage out of their own funds . The White House is following the Senate 's lead . The stricter House version banned abortion coverage in private policies available in the exchange to people receiving federal subsidies . • Illegal immigrants would not be allowed to buy health insurance in the health insurance exchanges . They would be exempted from the individual insurance mandate . As with abortion , the White House is adopting the Senate 's language . CNN 's Dana Bash , Lisa Desjardins , Kristi Keck , Suzanne Malveaux , Alan Silverleib and Deirdre Walsh contributed to this report . | Is it an Democratic infomercial ? | 613:620 |
./cnn/stories/dc7f4527bf654918c7a4bb19179949ecd5982c0f.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Cristiano Ronaldo missed an early penalty as Manchester United earned a 0-0 draw in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal at Barcelona 's Nou Camp stadium on Wednesday night . Cristiano Ronaldo sent his penalty attempt wide as United failed to take an early lead at the Nou Camp . The Portugal winger , the top scorer in this season 's competition , spurned the chance to net for the 39th time overall this campaign and give United a vital away goal . The 23-year-old hit the stanchion high outside goalkeeper Victor Valdes ' left-hand post in the third minute after Gabriel Milito handled his header from a Paul Scholes corner . It was United 's best chance in a game dominated by the home side , who had the best of possession with some silky moves but failed to find the killer pass in the final third of the pitch . United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar made a string of saves , especially in the second half , but was not often seriously tested . Barcelona were boosted by the return of Argentina forward Lionel Messi , who started alongside Samuel Eto'o up front , with Thierry Henry on the bench after also being cleared following an illness . Messi picked out Samuel Eto'o in the 13th minute only for midfielder Scholes -- making his 100th Champions League appearance -- to make a vital interception . Barcelona pressed forward again in the 21st minute and Rafael Marquez got clear of his marker but his header failed to trouble Van der Sar , who was back in the side following a groin injury . Then Yaya Toure showed good skill for the home side and sent a good cross into the area that was turned away by Van der Sar . Ronaldo felt he should have had another penalty in the 30th minute when he was bundled over by Marquez after Xavi had carelessly lost possession , but Swiss referee Massimo Busacca allowed play to continue . Eto'o rattled in a shot after 34 minutes but Wes Brown -- who passed a late fitness test to replace the ill Nemanja Vidic in central defense -- made a vital block . Brown partnered Rio Ferdinand , with England midfielder Owen Hargreaves operating as a makeshift right-back . Deco , starting his first game for Barcelona after two months out with injuries , then failed to test Van der Sar with a free-kick in the 38th minute . Marquez was booked in the 44th minute after tripping Ronaldo as he attempted to surge forward , meaning the Mexican is suspended for next Tuesday 's second leg at Old Trafford . Ronaldo sent his effort from an acute angle wide of the post . After the break , Messi saw his effort blocked in the 47th minute and then Van der Sar tipped over defender Gianluca Zambrotta 's long-range effort . Messi beat three United players but Ferdinand cut out his low cross from the right , then he played in a superb ball for Eto'o -- who lashed his shot against the side-netting . Deco tested Van der Sar with a low drive , then the Dutchman easily dealt with a 20-yard effort from Xavi . Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard took off Messi in the 62nd minute , replacing him with teenager Bojan Krkic , who scored the winner in the first leg of the quarterfinal against Schalke . A foul on the Serbian-born Spaniard drew a yellow card for Hargreaves in the 73rd minute , then United boss Alex Ferguson bolstered his midfield by bringing on Nani for England forward Wayne Rooney -- who had started up front with Carlos Tevez . Rijkaard responded by replacing Deco with Henry in the 77th minute , and the French forward forced a scrambled save by Van der Sar with a long-range shot on 83 . Ferguson brought on veteran winger Ryan Giggs for Tevez soon after , then Van der Sar denied Andres Iniesta and also dived to comfortably save Henry 's free-kick from 35 yards . Barcelona continued to press until the final whistle , but still could not create a clear-cut opportunity . E-mail to a friend | What did Barca do ? | 185:194 |
./cnn/stories/e10c7f72bc3de187cb7adfa31a1f098d0f47bbf9.story | HARARE , Zimbabwe -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Zimbabwe 's opposition leader called the cholera outbreak in his country a `` man-made crisis , '' as new figures released Thursday showed the death toll had soared to more than 2,700 . Morgan Tsvangirai tours a cholera ward at Budiriro Polyclinic in Harare Thursday . Some 2,755 have died and 48,623 people are suspected to have been infected with cholera since last year , the World Health Organization -LRB- WHO -RRB- said . Opposition party leader Morgan Tsvangirai , speaking to reporters , pointed a finger at the Mugabe government . '' Cholera in Zimbabwe is a man-made crisis . The problem we have here is coupled with -LRB- the -RRB- fact of negligence on the part of government to provide the necessary facilities . It shows the collapse of the health delivery system , '' said Tsvangirai . The Movement for Democratic Change leader 's comments came after he toured some of the worst affected areas in the country 's capital , Harare . Zimbabwe 's cholera epidemic , which started in August , has been aggravated by erratic water supplies , shortages of water purification chemicals , broken water and sewer pipes and uncollected garbage . Cholera is an intestinal disease cause by bacteria in contaminated water . The epidemic was followed a month later by a strike by doctors and nurses demanding a review of their salaries . They are demanding that archaic hospital equipment be replaced and that medicines be available in hospitals . The health emergency comes at a time when Zimbabwe is mired in the worst economic crisis it has faced since it gained independence from Great Britain in 1980 . Last week , the United Nations ' Children 's Fund -LRB- UNICEF -RRB- gave $ 5 million to Zimbabwe 's ailing health sector to help end the industrial action by health personnel . As Tsvangirai was visiting the cholera affected areas , some residents could be seen getting water from the wells and rivers . Most suburbs in Harare have had no water for close to two weeks , forcing residents to depend on shallow pits and rivers for drinking water . The Zimbabwe National Water Authority was quoted by the state-owned media Saturday attributing the dryness to a water pump which had broken-down . The areas particularly affected include the townships of Glen Norah , Glen View and Budiriro . `` I am here with my kids for the last two days , '' said Ennie Musararei , a mother of three at Budiriro clinic . `` It -LRB- cholera -RRB- just started after we drank water from a well . We thought it was safe to drink since it was covered by a metal sheet . '' President Robert Mugabe 's government have now declared cholera a national emergency , so that international organizations such as UNICEF , Doctors Without Borders and Red Cross can gain access . But death toll has continued to increase daily . `` This week alone has witnessed a sudden increase of patients , '' said a nurse at Budiriro clinic . `` I think it is mainly because of the rains and dryness of the suburbs over the past week or so . '' Earlier this month , Zimbabwe 's health minister , David Parirenyatwa , said the death toll was likely to increase as the country is in its rainy season . The meteorological office in Zimbabwe has predicted floods in some parts of the country . | What did government negligence result in ? | 100:103 |
./cnn/stories/7ed8286a52f10fa1f6208b26b7661e7257848b18.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- You could say Chris Nsamba has always been something of an overachiever . By the age of 16 he 'd already won three science competitions for adults . Now in his late 20s , the Ugandan is still dreaming big : He hopes to build and launch the first African manned shuttle into space . `` It is n't about money , it is n't about competition or pride , '' said Nsamba , founder of the African Space Research Program . `` The mission is about advancement in space technology as a continent and what we can contribute towards that growth . '' While the group 's plans are ambitious , they are starting at the beginning of the aerospace ladder . To test their engineering skills , Nsamba and his team are finishing off the first Ugandan designed and built aircraft . But for Nsamba the sky is not the limit . `` We are trying to have Africa participate in the contribution of knowledge into mankind 's destiny , '' he said . He says the program 's slogan , `` Slowly We Get Smart and Quickly We get Old , '' sums up why his efforts are so important . `` United as one , the knowledge we acquire today will help generations of tomorrow , and perhaps save our future generations from some kind of catastrophe , '' he continued . Nsamba has a team of over 600 volunteers , many of whom are engineering students , who work on the project in his backyard . Uganda does n't have a history of space exploration and Nsamba is teaching the aspiring astronauts himself . `` This is not a one-man mission . We work jointly to achieve goals , '' Nsamba said . `` I have trained my crew -LRB- in -RRB- advanced astronomy . They are very good at astronomy in regards to calculations and identifications of various space objects . '' As well as his astronomy lessons , he 's educating them about the dangers of space , such as re-entry and the harms of radiation . But while the team may be knowledgeable , they lack the tools and machinery to properly get the project off the ground . It 's all down to money , but this could be about to change . The Ugandan Government 's Science and Technology department has told CNN that the state is going to start providing financial support to the program . `` You can call it a public-private partnership but mainly driven by the young people whose passion is in space science . I applaud their ambition , '' said Richard Tushemereirwe , a spokesman from the department . `` It provides an opportunity for Africans in general and Ugandans in particular to participate in space science and research instead of being spectators , '' he continued . A team of flight engineers from the Ugandan Civil Aviation Authority has also been assigned to review and advise the team . Tushemereirwe would n't disclose how much funding the group will receive . But until now the project has been funded by well-wishers from around the world . Nsamba says equipment has been donated to them and anything else the team needs they make it themselves . `` Recently we manufactured and launched a prototype thruster , a small shuttle engine in a prototype format , '' Nsamba said . One of the donors to the program is Lauren Stewart , a financial analyst from Texas . Stewart discovered the group online and immediately wanted to be involved . `` When you listen to the news you never hear good news from Africa , it 's always sadness , so this is a light , '' she said . `` They are trying to do something on a positive side rather a negative side compared to what I 'm used to hearing . '' Stewart is now trying to raise the group 's profile in the States . `` I want people to trust them and get involved so they can be part of history , '' she said . Despite the challenges the team faces , Nsamaba remains confident they 'll have a space shuttle built in four to six years . He 's already named it `` The Dynacraft . '' `` It will first operate in Earth 's lower orbit then advance with time , '' he said . `` We might not have money in our system but we do get our homework done ! '' | how many volunteers are building an aircraft and space shuttle ? | 246:247 |
./cnn/stories/7bfc9c5e97a8093b650805f5dba97502a6904393.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- One of Africa 's brightest young writers , 31-year-old Chimamanda Adichie has already been recognised for her talent ; her debut novel was shortlisted for the Orange Fiction Prize in 2004 . The Nigerian novelist talks to CNN about her craft , her country and identity . | In which country did the novelist go to school ? | 18:22 |
./cnn/stories/b5687e4c60fe62a420ae0a076f4358892b54bc2a.story | LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pop star George Michael was cautioned by police in London after being arrested in public toilets on suspicion of possessing drugs , the UK 's Press Association reported . George Michael has talked candidly about drug use in the past . In a statement , the Metropolitan Police said a 45-year-old man had been arrested in the Hampstead Heath area of London on Friday . He was later released with a caution for possession of class A and class C drugs . The statement did not name Michael , but other sources confirmed his identity . Reports Sunday said Michael had been arrested following a tip-off to police from a suspicious toilet attendant , PA said . The 45-year-old , who has sold more than 100 million records worldwide , has talked openly about his use of drugs in the past . In an inteview with the BBC last year he admitted : `` I 'm a happy man and I can afford my marijuana so that 's not a problem . '' Last May he pleaded guilty to driving while unfit through drugs and was banned from driving for two years after being found slumped behind the wheel of his car . | Police were tipped off by whom ? | 116:120 |
./cnn/stories/21dc7e508a38a9b8db5f2f9e7f5e727e49cfcdd8.story | ISLAMABAD , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday amid tensions between the two countries about U.S. military incursions into Pakistan 's tribal areas . Adm. Michael Mullen will meet with Pakistan 's new prime minister and its military chief . Adm. Michael Mullen will meet with Pakistan 's newly elected prime minister , Yousaf Raza Gilani , and Pakistan 's military chief , Gen. Parvez Kayani , Mullen 's office said . Relations between the United States and Pakistan have been tense since the U.S. military sent ground forces into Pakistan 's tribal regions earlier this month without Islamabad 's permission . The incident prompted the Pakistani government to summon the U.S. ambassador to voice its disapproval , as well as deliver a `` demarche '' -LRB- a diplomatic petition or protest -RRB- through its ambassador in Washington . Last week , Kayani announced no foreign forces will be allowed to conduct operations inside Pakistan in light of the `` reckless '' U.S. military ground operation . Kayani said Pakistan 's `` territorial integrity ... will be defended at all cost and no external force is allowed to conduct operations ... inside Pakistan . '' His announcement came amid media reports that several months ago , President Bush authorized U.S. special forces to carry out ground assaults inside Pakistan without first seeking Islamabad 's permission . Meanwhile , a suicide attack late Tuesday evening in the restive area of Swat killed three soldiers and wounded six others , the Pakistani military told CNN . Pakistan army spokesman Major Murad Khan said the driver of the suicide car bomb tried to ram the gate of a military checkpoint at a school in the Swat District . Troops shot from the check-post before the attacker reached his target , Khan said . The car exploded , and militants shot back as they ran away . The incident happened at a time when Muslims break their fasts in the month of Ramadhan . Swat militants loyal to banned religious leader Maulana Fazlullah have claimed responsibility for the attack , according to the military . The suicide attacker in the car was killed . A few others were also believed to have been killed or injured , but Khan said there were no confirmed numbers because it was dark and the militants removed the bodies of their dead and wounded . The explosion occurred at the Tutano Bandai school of Tehsil Kabal in Swat District in the North West Frontier Province . A military spokesman offer no additional details . CNN 's Jamie McIntyre and Zein Basravi contributed to this report . | who is meeting with Pakistan 's new prime minister ? | 37:40 |
./cnn/stories/467e47ca46fdc890de461ede05f589a21a452099.story | NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bidding failed to meet expectations Saturday on a uniquely complete skeleton of a Jurassic-era dryosaurus -- a long-necked , plant-eating dinosaur -- so it was no-sale for the centerpiece at an auction of rare skeletons , fossils and other prehistoric memorabilia . Fossils including dinosaur skeletons are on display at the I.M. Chait Gallery on Saturday . Auctioneers at the I.M. Chait Gallery had hoped the 150-million-year-old , 9-foot-long dryosaurus would sell for as much as $ 500,000 , but the bidding did not add up . Two museums are said to still be interested in acquiring the skeleton , being sold by Western Paleontological Laboratories out of Utah . An 18,000-year-old , 7-foot-tall and 15-foot-long skeleton of a teenage woolly mammoth from Siberia took the auction 's top price , fetching close to $ 60,000 . A completely opalized green , blue , yellow and red ammonite fossil measuring 2 1/2 feet in diameter went for close to $ 50,000 . Both were bought by private collections . `` The woolly is so special because it was n't fully grown and can therefore fit in someone 's living room , '' says Josh Chait , director of operations at the gallery . `` A collector 's dream . '' Watch collectors stroll among fossils '' The ammonite , an extinct marine animal , turned to opal as part of the fossilizing process . Ammonite fossils have been found in ancient seabeds in Alberta , Canada . | What had auctioneers hoped for ? | 71:84 |
./cnn/stories/45a1816e00f1bf15675e7c1da1dc8c75c44dc22b.story | WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The man who authorities allege carried out the 2001 anthrax mailings that killed five people sent himself an e-mail saying he knew the attacker 's identity , according to court documents released Wednesday . Former biodefense researcher Bruce Ivins killed himself in July , authorities say . Bruce Ivins , who authorities say killed himself in July as the Justice Department prepared to charge him in the anthrax case , is alleged to have sent the e-mail to himself last September . An FBI agent quotes the message in an affidavit accompanying applications for search warrants for Ivins ' e-mail accounts . `` Yes ! Yes ! Yes !!!!!!! I finally know who mailed the anthrax letters in the fall of 2001 . I 've pieced it together ! Now we can finally get this over and done with , '' the e-mail reads . In it , the former biodefense researcher says he plans on turning information over to his lawyer and that his lawyer would then give it to authorities . The e-mail does not say who Ivins believed was responsible . `` I 'm not looking forward to everybody getting dragged through the mud , but at least it will be over , '' the e-mail reads . `` Finally ! I should have it TOTALLY nailed down within the month . I should have been a private eye !!!! '' The documents -- which the Justice Department says are the last Ivins-related search warrants that had yet to be released to the public -- also contain new details about allegations that Ivins wanted to kill his co-workers . The details are in an account of a July 9 group therapy session during which Ivins allegedly said he was a suspect in the anthrax investigation . According to an FBI agent 's account , Ivins was `` angry at the investigators , the government , and the system in general . '' `` He said he was not going to face the death penalty , but instead had a plan to kill co-workers and other individuals who wronged him , '' the account reads . `` He said he had a bullet-proof vest , and a list of co-workers , and added he was going to obtain a Glock firearm from his son within the next day , because federal agents are watching him and he could not obtain a weapon on his own . '' The FBI agent also alleges that Ivins said during the session that he had walked around the `` ghetto '' areas of Frederick , Maryland , near his home , late at night `` hoping that someone would try to hurt him so that he could stab them with a sharp pen . '' That description is similar to something Ivins allegedly wrote on YouTube referencing a winner of the television game show `` The Mole . '' Authorities said Ivins ' YouTube message read : `` The least someone could do would be to take a sharp ballpoint pin or letter opener and put her eyes out , to complete the task of making her a true mole ! '' General details of the therapy session have previously been reported . After the meeting , social worker Jean Duley contacted authorities and Ivins was taken into custody . He was released after being evaluated at two hospitals . Notes allegedly written by Ivins at the time of his hospitalization were found in the trash at his home after his death . According to the FBI , he wrote about the stresses in his life and the possibility of facing prison time . Ivins ' attorney , Paul Kemp , maintains Ivins did n't carry out the attacks and says the new documents prove nothing . `` There is simply nothing new here , nothing that is proof against Dr. Ivins , '' Kemp said Wednesday . The anthrax probe continues , Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd said . `` We are working to close the investigation soon , '' Boyd said , adding that `` investigative efforts '' and `` administrative measures '' need to be finished . The anthrax attacks occurred less than a month after the September 11 , 2001 , suicide attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York , Washington and Pennsylvania . Letters filled with bacterial spores were sent to Senate Democratic leaders and news organizations . Those who died were Washington postal workers , a New York hospital worker , a supermarket tabloid photo editor in Florida and a 94-year-old woman in Connecticut . Scientists from inside and outside the FBI said they traced a strain of anthrax from the envelopes and victims to a batch of anthrax in Ivins ' lab at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute in Fort Detrick , Maryland . | How many people did the anthrax letters kill ? | 18:19 |
./cnn/stories/4b23eff83089c5068d0bb9aa73fee1834a98a207.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The women 's draw at the Indian Wells Masters event has been thrown wide open after second seed Jelena Jankovic and third-seeded Elena Dementieva were both beaten on Saturday . Pavlyuchenkova celebrates her victory over Jelena Jankovic in the Indian Wells Masters . Serb Jankovic , who ended 2008 as number one in the world but has now dropped to third in the rankings , slumped 6-4 6-4 to Russian 17-year-old Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova . Meanwhile , Russian Dementieva ran out of steam in the final set to go down 7-6 2-6 6-1 to Czech qualifier Petra Cetkovska -- ensuring only 17 of the 32 seeded women failed to make it out of the second round . Fifth seed Ana Ivanovic , the defending champion defeated Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus 6-4 6-3 and now joins top-seeded Russian Dinara Safina as the tournament favorite . Also through is seventh-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska , who fought back from dropping the opening set to beat Australian Samantha Stosur 3-6 6-3 7-5 . | Who crashed out of Indian Wells Masters ? | 22:28 |
./cnn/stories/f780da8559e3eaad6dafc3a39f89c23beeb8918e.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nine Hutu tribal fighters and several Rwandan and Congolese troops were killed in fighting in eastern Congo , a United Nations spokesman said , as the two governments continued an unprecedented partnership to combat ethnic violence . Laurent Nkunda , seen here in November 2008 , was reportedly arrested last week in Rwanda . The fighting against the Hutus in the Lubero region came a day after Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda , of the rival Tutsi ethnic group , was arrested by Rwandan authorities . U.N. spokesman Jean Paul Deitrich told CNN on Saturday that no further details about the fighting were immediately available . Lubero is about 200 kilometers -LRB- 124 miles -RRB- northeast of Goma , the regional capital . Nkunda 's arrest early Friday raised hopes for peace in the war-ravaged region . International observers hope it will lead the roughly 1,500 fighters that follow him to join with government forces . Hear how Nkunda tried to flee capture '' Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have traditionally been on different sides of the conflict in eastern Congo -- which pits ethnic Tutsis , supported by Rwanda , against Congo-backed Hutus . The fighting is effectively an extension of the Rwandan genocide of the early 1990s , when hundreds of thousands of Rwandans were killed in ethnic battles between minority Tutsi and majority Hutu . A United Nations report last month accused Rwanda and Congo of fighting a proxy war in the region , using the ethnic groups . It said both sides had used child soldiers , and committed executions and rape , in the conflict . CNN 's Katy Byron contributed to this report . | What groups are fighting ? | 10:14 |
./cnn/stories/518daa3f4d9f4eb8d3e6dec7852c8b645d1ceb49.story | NAPLES , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At least seven possible tornadoes were reported Tuesday in eastern Florida as Tropical Storm Fay battered parts of the state with high winds and heavy rain , the National Hurricane Center said . Fay tore through Barefoot Bay , Florida , south of Melbourne Tuesday . Fay could strengthen into a hurricane when it swings over Florida again Thursday , according to the center . `` This storm is going to be with us for a while , '' said Florida Gov. Charlie Crist . `` Looks like it could be a boomerang storm . '' A hurricane watch has been issued for Florida 's east coast , from north of Flagler Beach to Altamaha Sound . At 5 p.m. , the center of the storm was about 60 miles southwest of Melbourne , the hurricane center said . Fay was traveling north-northeast at 8 mph . Florida Power & Light reported more than 93,000 customers without power in 20 counties . Most of the outages -- 34,000 -- were in Collier County , where Fay came ashore earlier in the day . As many as 9,700 residents in Brevard County were without power Tuesday evening , according to David Waters , the county Emergency Operations Center spokesman . A Brevard County tornado that hit about 1:45 p.m. damaged more than 50 homes , leaving nine uninhabitable , according to the emergency operations center . Three people suffered minor injuries , officials said . Fay 's maximum sustained winds remained near 65 mph , with higher gusts , forecasters said . A storm tracker in Moore Haven , near the west bank of Lake Okeechobee , reported winds up to 81 mph in the afternoon . `` Some fluctuations in intensity are likely this afternoon and tonight as Fay moves inland over Florida . Some strengthening is expected when Fay moves over the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday , '' according to the hurricane center . The storm was earlier buffeting Lake Okeechobee with high winds as it moved north and northeast through Florida , leaving a trail of flooding , broken trees and power outages . At midday , the hurricane center issued two tornado warnings -- for St. Lucie and Indian River counties , and tornado watches were in effect for several areas , most of them ending at 4 p.m. . A possible twister hit Wellington in Palm Beach County , where the violent weather ripped a small barn off its foundation and left a horse standing unhurt on a concrete slab , authorities said . Dr. Bob Smith , an associate veterinarian at the Palm Beach Equine Clinic , said an 8-year-old quarterhorse named Onyx was in a stall , untied , when the suspected tornado hit about 2 a.m. . It destroyed the structure `` and left the horse standing there unscathed , '' Smith said . iReport.com : Flooding , beached whale as Fay hits When he came to work several hours later , a technician had rescued the horse , who was not visibly rattled , Smith said . `` She 's just calm and cool , '' he said . `` She 's fine . '' Smith said roof tiles flew off the veterinary clinic and broke car windows in a nearby parking lot . The storm also picked up a horse trailer and smashed it into another horse trailer , he said . A tropical storm warning remained in effect along Florida 's east coast from north of Ocean Reef to Flagler Beach , including Lake Okeechobee . A tropical storm watch covered that coast north of Flagler Beach to Fernandina Beach . Fay is expected to produce 5 to 10 inches of rain over southern and east-central Florida , with possible maximum amounts of 15 inches . Three to 5 inches of rain were possible in the northwestern Bahamas . Steve Delai , deputy chief of Fire and Rescue for Palm Beach County , said he could not confirm a tornado had hit the southeast county , but the damage was `` consistent with a tornado . '' `` It 's clear that the damage was in a very linear fashion , '' he said . Crist said 31 schools were closed in the region Tuesday as a precaution . All but four , including Brevard County , will be open Wednesday . `` Floridians should continue to monitor local news reports , stay calm and exercise common sense , '' he advised . `` Please remember to be cautious when testing generators and other hurricane-related equipment . `` In areas where the weather is getting worse , stay inside and stay off the roads and be safe , '' Crist added . Fay 's landfall at Cape Romano south of Marco Island was the third for the storm , which came ashore in western Cuba Sunday night and then again over Key West Monday afternoon . Cindy Lou Corum , who lives in Palm Beach County , said her home was surrounded by water . See the path of damage in photos and videos '' `` I 'm going to need a rowboat to get out of my house , '' she said . `` I may have to swim out . '' For residents in Punta Gorda , in southwest Florida , the storm and its trail of damage are a reminder of the devastation from Hurricane Charley in 2004 . Irene Faust has lived in mobile homes up and down the Florida coast for 35 years . Her trailer in Punta Gorda was destroyed by Charley . Faust , who turns 82 on Thursday , said she learned from Charley and is urging others not to wait out the storm in their trailer . `` I 'd say , get out of a mobile home , because it 's like a cracker box , '' she said . iReport.com : Your images tell the story Concern about Fay 's strength also led school officials in Broward County to delay the start of the school year , which was supposed to begin Monday . Watch wind and rain batter Key West '' CNN 's Aaron Cooper contributed to this report . | What state had tornados ? | 17:18 |
./cnn/stories/c24ed0721d85c0d6d199c6c4c4265124187af97f.story | UNITED NATIONS -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Friday that would have imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe 's longtime president , Robert Mugabe , and 11 senior members of his government . Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe meets this week with Arthur Mutambara , an opposition leader . According to a draft of the resolution , the measure would have instituted a travel ban on Mugabe and others in his government , frozen many of their assets and imposed an international arms embargo on the regime . The measure received nine votes -- the minimum for it to pass . However , two of the five negative votes were from Russia and China , who as permanent members of the Security Council have veto power . One Security Council member abstained . The resolution was pushed by the United States after Mugabe ignored the Security Council 's appeal to postpone the June 27 presidential runoff election . The vote initially was intended to be a runoff between Mugabe and opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai . But Tsvangirai withdrew days before , saying Mugabe 's supporters had orchestrated a campaign of beatings , intimidation and murders against his supporters . With their votes , ambassadors for China and Russia said they wanted to give the rival political parties a chance to resolve the election matter on their own terms without undue interference from the Security Council . Representatives from Mugabe 's party , the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front -LRB- ZANU-PF -RRB- , have been meeting in Pretoria , South Africa , with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change this week . Tsvangirai said Wednesday the talks , which are being mediated by South African President Thabo Mbeki , are focusing on `` how to move forward . '' Chinese Ambassador Wang Guangya said his nation believes the international community should allow the talks in South Africa on the Zimbabwe situation a chance to progress before imposing sanctions . Wang said the adoption of the resolution would `` unavoidably interfere with the negotiation process and lead to the further deterioration of the situation . '' `` Many countries , including China , repeatedly called upon the Security Council to respect the position of the African countries on this question and give more time , '' Wang said . `` China has always maintained the best approach to solve a problem is negotiation and dialogue , '' Wang said . `` To use or threaten to use sanctions lightly is not conducive to solving the problem . '' Wang 's comments echoed those of Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin , who said the Security Council would have overstepped its responsibilities had it approved the resolution . `` Recently , in the positions of a number of council member states , we have seen an ever-more-obvious attempt to take the council beyond its chartered prerogatives and beyond maintaining international peace and security , '' Churkin said . `` We believe such practices to be illegitimate and dangerous , leading to a realignment of the entire U.N. system . '' Churkin also noted that , had the resolution been approved , council members would have ignored appeals from the African Union to let the South African talks take place . He also accused the council of missing an opportunity to coordinate a response that would have `` promoted the success of the political dialogue '' in Zimbabwe . Speaking before the vote , Zimbabwean Ambassador Boniface Chidyausiku said his nation has been a victim of `` incessant meddling '' from the international community . Chidyausiku blamed sanctions already imposed on Zimbabwe for its underperforming economy and the suffering of its people . South African Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo also urged the Security Council to give the South African talks a chance to bring about a resolution . U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said the United States was disappointed at the veto . `` China and Russia have stood with Mugabe against the people of Zimbabwe ... for reasons that we think are not borne out by the facts on the ground , '' he said . `` The U-turn on the Russian position is particularly surprising and disturbing , '' he said , noting that a few days ago , the Russian Federation was supportive of a statement adopted at the Group of Eight meeting in Japan expressing `` grave concern '' about the situation in Zimbabwe . `` The Russian performance here today raises questions about its reliability as a G-8 partner , '' Khalilzad said . The draft resolution expressed `` deep concern at the gross irregularities '' during the presidential election , saying violence and intimidation before the runoff prevented `` free and fair elections , '' creating `` an environment that did not permit international election observers to operate freely before the June 27 vote . '' The United Kingdom , which has been highly critical of Mugabe , was a chief supporter of the United States push for sanctions . France also supported the resolution . `` The Security Council has failed to shoulder its responsibility to do what it can to prevent a national tragedy deepening and spreading its effects across southern Africa , '' British Ambassador John Sawers said after the vote . Watch the British Ambassador to the U.N. speaks about the failed resolution '' Sawers also questioned Mbeki 's efficacy as a mediator in Zimbabwe 's affairs . `` We have to be realistic . Those efforts have so far come to naught . The only one who has benefited to date is Mr. Mugabe , '' he said . After the vote , Chidyausiku thanked the council for heeding his call . `` Today we have seen reason , '' he said . `` I want to express our gratitude to the people in the Security Council who managed to see reason and refused to be intimidated or cowed into following the national interests of the U.S. and UK . '' The Zimbabwean people , he said , are `` committed to resolve their differences . '' CNN 's Richard Roth and Terence Burke contributed to this report . | What would sanctions have imposed on an international basis ? | 66:69 |
./cnn/stories/a30d4e35f0f9dabf2697a353c91b66bf953b07b6.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Cheryl Bradshaw shivered under a big brown coat as she made her way through a line of people waiting along an icy road in Wilmington , Ohio . She was among about 5,000 residents who accepted food from the nonprofit Feed the Children . The nonprofit Feed the Children delivers boxes of food and other items to families Thursday in Wilmington , Ohio . `` A lot of this people in this town ... it 's day to day , dollar to dollar , '' Bradshaw said of the town of about 12,000 between Cincinnati and Columbus . Wilmington is still reeling from news that delivery giant DHL would close its hub there . About 3,000 of the 8,000 people who faced layoffs lived in or around Wilmington . One in three families in Wilmington had someone employed at DHL , according to an economic task force created by Mayor David Raizk . A crowd gathered Thursday as 12 loaded semitrailers cautiously parked on slippery roads . Each family got two boxes . One had 25 pounds of canned food and vegetables . Another contained 10 pounds of personal care items . Watch as townspeople describe tough times '' Bradshaw said she appreciated the help . She got laid off in December from ABX Air , a Wilmington-based air cargo services company that worked with DHL . `` We are raising two grandkids , and we only have one income , so it 's a big , big blessing , '' she said . Tony Sellars , the nonprofit 's director of communications , said , `` This is the largest distribution we have had in such a small town . '' Sellars said the organization is monitoring layoff conditions in various cities and identifying critical locations where it can be of assistance . `` We have been around since 1979 , and this is unprecedented in terms of need , '' Sellars said . `` In Wilmington , the residents are proud and confused ; they are resilient and trying to solve their problems on their own , but they do n't know where to turn . '' Feed the Children distributed the food and other items in conjunction with partners that include Avon Products and the local Sugartree Ministry Center . Larry Jones , founder and president of Feed the Children , urged communities to reach out to one another . `` If we are going to solve the problem , it 's not going to be the government ; it 's going to be churches and charities and colleges , literally everyone working together , '' Jones said . `` We are not the total answer , but we are part of the answer , and hopefully when people see us doing what we are doing , they will join in to help . '' Ohio is facing one of the highest jobless rates in the country -- 7.8 percent in December . The nation 's unemployment rate is 7.6 percent . DHL 's decision to close its hub in Wilmington has had a ripple effect . Sharon Testa , 48 , who owns the Mediterranean Restaurant in downtown , has lived in Wilmington for 20 years . `` Our business opened two years ago because we had a lot of international people coming in to work for DHL or companies affiliated with them , '' Testa said . `` Everyone is concerned . We do n't want our city to shrivel up ; people who still have jobs are trying to come in to keep the business running . '' Helen Keech , 50 , who works at the Arby 's near where DHL was located , said that the restaurant used to open early for the DHL employees . She said there were many businesses in that building , including ABX and DHL , and now that there are less employees , things will change . `` It 's gon na be a ghost town I can tell you that , '' Keech said . CNN 's Amy Sahba contributed to this report . | Where did DHL close it 's delivery ? | 102:103 |
./cnn/stories/02f76d9c8802b9de0ed6c4043faaa90ca17cb4bd.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Renewable energy is generating a lot of political heat . The bankruptcy of solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra , after a half billion dollar loan from the Federal government , has set off a hot debate on Capitol Hill . And a group of American-based solar companies are demanding 100 % tariffs on imports of Chinese solar panels . They charge that China unfairly competes by subsidizing the Chinese industry , which Beijing resolutely denies . All this , however , is occurring against a larger backdrop . Around the world renewable energy is going through a rebirth . It is becoming a big business . It is also becoming a more established part of the world 's overall energy supply . Last year , $ 120 billion was spent to install renewable electricity generation worldwide . Yet it is still a relatively small business compared to the overall energy business , and one that still faces big challenges in getting to scale on a global basis . The position of renewable energy is very different from where it was even a decade ago . The modern renewable industry -- wind , solar , and other forms of energy -- was born with a great deal of excitement in the 1970s and early 1980s . But the early hopes soon crashed on the harsh reality of lower energy prices and the fact that the technologies were still immature and not yet ready for primetime . The subsequent years were tough . For many people in the renewable business , the late 1980s and 1990s are remembered as the `` valley of death '' as the pioneers struggled to hang on , often by their fingernails . But around the beginning of this century , several things came together to breathe new life into the field . Now , it was not only concerns about energy security and general environmental protection , which had stimulated the first boom . The rise of climate change as a central issue in energy policy drove governments to much more actively promote carbon-free electricity . The European Union 's energy policy is now predicated on using renewables to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 80 % by 2050 . The other is the rapidly growing energy needs of emerging market countries such as China and India . They have turned to renewables as part of their future supply . As a senior official in Beijing told me , China used to regard the fierce winds in its northwest as a `` natural disaster , '' but now they are prized as a `` very precious resource . '' But it would be a mistake , as is sometimes said , to assume that China has embraced renewables as the only solution . In order to meet its rapidly growing needs for energy , China is pursuing all options -- oil and coal and natural gas and nuclear power , as well as renewables . Over the last decade , growing support by governments for renewable energy has been critical to its development . Germany and Denmark took the lead in repowering renewables with a new system of electricity rates that blended the higher cost of renewable power into the overall price . As a result , consumers do not see the direct cost of the renewables when it comes time to pay their bills . In the United States , both federal and state governments provide tax incentives and subsidies that have been critical in stimulating demand , with the aim of increasing output and reducing costs . Moreover , an increasing number of states now require that a certain percentage of electricity must be renewable -- the so-called `` renewable portfolio standards . '' The most aggressive of all is California , where about 15 % of electricity today is renewable . Earlier this year , Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new law requiring that a third of California 's electricity be renewable by 2020 . This is considered extremely ambitious , especially given the state 's difficult economic situation and a 12 % unemployment rate . Renewables need to overcome two big hurdles . One is that the sun does not shine all the time , and wind does not blow all the time . As the renewable share of electric power goes up , this `` intermittency '' will be a bigger concern . One solution is more use of natural gas as renewables ' `` partner '' -- to generate electricity at those times when the sun and wind are off duty . Another -- the subject of much research -- is to find some way to store electricity in large scale . Success there would be a major breakthrough for renewable energy The other challenge is costs . Renewables are carbon free . But , without direct incentives and subsidies , renewables are still generally more expensive than competing sources . Technology also is critical . A `` great bubbling '' of innovation is at work all across the energy spectrum , conventional as well as alternatives . In the case of renewables , much of the focus is on cost reduction . And certainly the technological advance is evident . A wind turbine today is a far larger and more sophisticated machine than a wind turbine of the 1980s , and it may produce as much as a hundred times more electricity . The costs of solar energy continue to come down , and many of the new approaches under development and in the lab are aimed at further cost reductions . To achieve big impact , however , renewables still need to establish that they are competitive at large scale . And they are not there yet . Indeed , they have run into an unexpected new challenge . This comes from the recent appearance of large volumes of low-cost natural gas , known as shale gas , which is extremely competitive as a fuel for electricity generation . That adds to the cost pressures on renewable energy . In the first half of 2011 , renewables constituted 9 % of total U.S. energy . But over 80 % of that renewable energy comes from three sources -- hydropower , which has been around a long time ; wood , which has been around even longer ; and biofuels , primarily ethanol in gasoline . Wind and solar are small , but they are growing . Wind today constitutes over 3 % of U.S. electricity . Solar is much , much smaller . As costs go down , more solar will come into use around the world . Solar panels will proliferate both on rooftops and in generating stations . As much as 6 % of the capacity installed between now and 2025 could be solar . But , in total , because of the huge size of the global electric power industry , it would only constitute 1 % of total electricity supply . In other words , wind and solar have much ground to cover , and it will take time . But they have been growing fast , and in the past few years , wind has been one of the main choices of many utilities for new generation . Wind-generated electricity today in the United States is 20 times greater than it was a decade ago . Overall , renewables are destined to grow . There will be cycles , and hills and valleys to cross -- but no more `` valley of death . '' Renewable will be part of a growing global business that will be measured in hundreds of billions of dollars . But how big a role will they have in keeping on our lights and powering our computers and all the other proliferating gadgets on which we depend ? That will be determined by a mix of government policy , technological advance , the world 's energy needs -- and by sheer economics . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Daniel Yergin . | What do renewables must overcome ? | 698:701 |
./cnn/stories/5015b2ba8ea9567da4dd1a83e634dc3bf0abfcd2.story | HONG KONG , China -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Watching the news out of Mexico is causing a case of déjà vu for Dr. Lo Wing-Luk . The sight of people wearing masks became common in Hong Kong after the SARS outbreak of 2003 . `` Seeing the people in masks today reminds me of Hong Kong during SARS , '' said Lo , an epidemiology expert who was among those on the frontline during the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong in 2003 , which within three months infected 8,000 and killed nearly 800 in Hong Kong , China , Taiwan and Toronto . Historically , Hong Kong has been center stage for recent infections that threatened to spiral across the world , such as SARS and Avian Influenza , which first struck and killed people here in 1997 . Southern China -- with the close proximity of its rural agriculture to population centers and globally connected transportation -- has been an ideal conduit for past animal diseases that spread to humans and then to the rest of the world . But with the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and the United States , Hong Kong suddenly finds the world looking to it for lessons on how to stop the spread of disease . `` Managing a -LRB- potential -RRB- pandemic ca n't be from the top down , it must be from the ground up , '' said Lo , a former Hong Kong legislator representing the medical community . In the early days of SARS , cooperation was lax between Hong Kong health officials and public officials across the border in mainland China , where the live animal wet markets in Guangdong province is suspected in the virus ' jump to humans . `` One of the most important lesson of SARS was the importance of good communication , '' says Dr. KY Yuen , head of the microbiology department of Hong Kong University , which found the first human cases of Avian Influenza in 1997 and first identified SARS in 2003 . `` There were outbreaks in the middle to late November in Guangdong Province , but the first cases were reported in Hong Kong three months later , '' he said . `` We could have reduced the impact -LRB- of SARS -RRB- if there had been better communication '' between Hong Kong and mainland China health authorities . The communication channels have improved between China and Hong Kong , health officials said , as well as better surveillance of the disease . Every visitor who comes through Hong Kong International Airport now is scanned by infrared monitors and immediately isolated if suffering from a fever or respiratory illness . `` Quarantine and isolation of people -LRB- suspected to be ill -RRB- is crucial now , '' Yuen said . As the disease spreads , there is a conflict between the need for a quick response and the time required for appropriate scientific study -- which can result in some bad decisions , Yuen said . For example , in the case of SARS health experts wore full-body protection suits because of initial hunches the disease was being spread by airborne causes . More people were exposed to the disease because of the harried medical staff 's improper use of the cumbersome equipment . `` It turned out globes , masks and hand washing were far more effective '' than a breathing apparatus , Yuen said . `` Presumptions are dangerous , '' he added . If Hong Kong is any example , governments who fail to meet the challenges of an outbreak will face rising public heat . In July 2003 , half a million Hong Kong residents took to the streets to protest the government , in part because of frustrations over the response to the SARS outbreak , says Cecilia Chan , director of the Center of Behavioral Health at Hong Kong University -- adding to the woes of the already beleaguered administration of former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee Wah , who later stepped down in the middle of his second five-year appointment . | What was reported in 1997 ? | 330:337 |
./cnn/stories/66a3dc7d3b171acbe6dd18919b084972c127ad1e.story | Santiago , Chile -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Three strong earthquakes rocked Chile on Thursday , causing significant damage in at least one city , the country 's newly inaugurated president said Thursday . A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit at 11:39 a.m. local time -LRB- 9:39 a.m. ET -RRB- , followed by a 6.7-magnitude quake 16 minutes later , the U.S. Geological Survey reported . A third , measured at magnitude 6.0 , came 27 minutes later . They were the strongest aftershocks to rattle Chile since a February 27 earthquake on the country 's west coast that toppled buildings and spawned a tsunami , killing several hundred people . Thursday 's quakes shook the ground near Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins near the coast just as Chile prepared to inaugurate a new president , Sebastian Pinera . The central Chilean city of Rancagua was affected , Pinera said . `` There is significant damage in Rancagua , '' the new president said . `` We 're going to send the necessary armed forces to guarantee citizens ' safety . '' Rancagua Mayor Eduardo Soto said that no fatalities were immediately reported and that the biggest worry was damage to homes , CNN Chile reported . After his inauguration Thursday , Pinera visited Rancagua , where he confirmed there were no initial reports of fatalities . He said that no curfew would be imposed for now and reiterated his call for calm . A priority is for the school year to start as scheduled next week , he said . He also said Thursday afternoon that he would declare the area a catastrophe zone . The country 's national emergency authorities also put in place a tsunami alert for the coastal area near where the earthquakes hit , and authorities ordered evacuations of some coastal areas . `` I do n't want to alarm anyone , -LSB- the alert -RSB- is solely precautionary , but we have to take precautions when there are human lives at risk , '' Pinera said . The epicenter of Thursday 's first quake was about 95 miles -LRB- 152 km -RRB- south-southwest of the capital , Santiago , and about 90 miles -LRB- 145 km -RRB- away from Valparaiso , where Pinera was to be inaugurated . Television footage showed the inauguration proceeding without a hitch . A second earthquake -- with an initial magnitude of 6.9 -- struck moments later . It was about 89 miles -LRB- 143 km -RRB- southwest of Santiago , the USGS said . The third was about 86 miles -LRB- 138 km -RRB- southwest of Santiago . Rolando Santos , senior vice president and general manager of CNN Chile , said he and his colleagues felt one of the quakes . `` I can tell you within our newsroom in Santiago , which is state of the art in terms of seismic construction , it shook for more than 45 seconds , '' he said . He said that he told staffers to get under desks and that three people burst into tears . In the last two days , people had kind of gotten used to aftershocks , but `` there was no question this one got everyone 's attention , '' he said . Are you there ? Send pictures Pinera , a conservative billionaire businessman , became the Chilean president about 12:15 p.m. local time , roughly 20 minutes after the second quake . The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a statement that `` a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected '' as a result of the quakes , and that there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii . However , the center also said that `` earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within '' about 62 miles -LRB- 100 km -RRB- of the epicenter . Hundreds of people were killed when the magnitude-8 .8 earthquake struck Chile 's west coast February 27 . That quake also triggered a tsunami that toppled buildings , especially in the coastal Maule region . How to help : Impact Your World Authorities this week released the names of 279 people whose bodies had been identified in the quake , but officials said the new tally does not include hundreds of unidentified victims . The February 27 earthquake was violent enough to move the Chilean city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west and Santiago about 11 inches to the west-southwest , researchers said . | When did the first quake hit ? | 38:46 |
./cnn/stories/9d51333fd37e94fad28581924fe1ab452fdbcf83.story | WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- China has canceled or postponed several military exchanges with the U.S. in reaction to last week 's announcement that the U.S. is selling weapons to Taiwan , a Defense Department spokesman said Monday . Apache attack helicopters are part of the $ 6.4 billion weapons deal between the U.S. and Taiwan . Officials announced last week an intention to sell $ 6.4 billion in arms to Taiwan , though the deal still needs to be approved by Congress . Maj. Stewart Upton said the sale does not violate the Taiwan Relations Act , which allows the United States to provide Taiwan with items for self-defense Taiwan split from the Chinese mainland in 1949 and the United States has vowed to support them if China initiates an unprovoked attack . The arms deal comes at a time when the United States needs China in negotiations over Iran 's and North Korea 's nuclear programs . `` The Chinese reaction is unfortunate and results in missed opportunities , '' Upton said . `` We feel that the global security environment calls for U.S. and -LSB- Chinese -RSB- officials to maintain close relations to address common security challenges . '' The `` bilateral events '' China called off or postponed involve `` senior level visits and humanitarian assistance/disaster relief exchanges '' scheduled to happen by the end of November , he said . The Chinese ambassador was said to be on his way to the State Department Monday afternoon to protest the proposed weapons sale to Taiwan . One U.S. official said the tension with China will not affect the role China is playing in negotiations with Iran or North Korea over its nuclear program . The official declined to speak for attribution because of the sensitive diplomacy involved . The arms deal package includes a variety of U.S.-made weapons systems , including Patriot III anti-missile system , Apache attack helicopters , Harpoon missiles and Javelin anti-tank missiles . | Who is expected to protest the sale ? | 235:238 |
./cnn/stories/a2851949b957dc84a9ede1ef3b56c5b72a5dcc61.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- About 10 men armed with pistols and small machine guns raided a casino in Switzerland and made off into France with several hundred thousand Swiss francs in the early hours of Sunday morning , police said . The men , dressed in black clothes and black ski masks , split into two groups during the raid on the Grand Casino Basel , Chief Inspector Peter Gill told CNN . One group tried to break into the casino 's vault on the lower level but could not get in , but they did rob the cashier of the money that was not secured , he said . The second group of armed robbers entered the upper level where the roulette and blackjack tables are located and robbed the cashier there , he said . As the thieves were leaving the casino , a woman driving by and unaware of what was occurring unknowingly blocked the armed robbers ' vehicles . A gunman pulled the woman from her vehicle , beat her , and took off for the French border . The other gunmen followed into France , which is only about 100 meters -LRB- yards -RRB- from the casino , Gill said . There were about 600 people in the casino at the time of the robbery . There were no serious injuries , although one guest on the Casino floor was kicked in the head by one of the robbers when he moved , the police officer said . Swiss authorities are working closely with French authorities , Gill said . The robbers spoke French and drove vehicles with French license plates . CNN 's Andreena Narayan contributed to this report . | wher did the raiders go to | 21:24 |
./cnn/stories/0788adeacefdfa67d56d6906276b3342a9ea8b23.story | NEW DELHI , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- While many now recognize the scientific explanation for a solar eclipse , the phenomenon is still marked with tradition and sometimes suspicion in Hindu-majority India . People test the `` sky watching telescope '' at the Gujarat Council of Science City in India . The `` exceptionally long '' eclipse that will cross half the planet Wednesday will be able to be seen by virtually all of the population of China and India . For beggars in India , the occasion means an extra day of receiving alms and food . The panhandler in Sandeep Jaggi 's neighborhood normally visits the block every week on Tuesdays and Saturdays , as well as the days of a new and full moon . And because his patrons mark an eclipse with alms-giving , prayers and bathing , he rarely misses the chance to meet them on this day as well . `` It 's a family tradition and I follow it , '' says 34-year-old Jaggi . He will fill the beggar 's small steel pail with mustard oil and coins and his disheveled sash with lentils . For others in the country , the eclipse is not a reason to celebrate , but a more ominous phenomenon . Send us your photos of the eclipse Most pregnant women hope to avoid giving birth during an eclipse . `` None of the expectant mothers under my treatment are willing to have deliveries on Wednesday , '' Shivani Sachdev Gour , a gynecologist at New Delhi 's Fortis La Femme hospital , told CNN . In fact , there are critically ill patients who do not want to be in the hospital on the day of the eclipse , she said . Indian astrologers even advise expectant mothers to stay indoors when this celestial event occurs . `` It may not cause any physical harm to the baby , but it may affect the child 's overall personality , '' said R.K. Sharma , who describes himself as a `` remedial astrologer . '' A solar eclipse , he says , weakens the sun god temporarily because of an encounter with dragon Rahu and leaves some cascading results everywhere . `` Bathing in holy rivers and ponds during this time thus helps protect health and develop positivism and greater will power , '' he explained . About 1.5 million people are expected at one such pond -- the Brahmsarovar , or the pool of Hindu god Brahma -- in northern India on Wednesday . `` They offer prayers to the sun god and take holy dips during an eclipse , '' said Ashok Kumar Bansal , the sub-divisional magistrate of Kurukshetra , an ancient Hindu city . But the century 's longest total solar eclipse is not just about the dragon-sun combat , it also means business for some . Travel firms in India have plans in place to cash in on the phenomenon . Cox and Kings India has a planeload of eclipse watchers heading for the eastern state of Bihar , one of the most preferred locations for sighting the event . The plane will hover over Gaya in Bihar and return to New Delhi the same day , company spokesman Thomas C. Thottathil told CNN . Passengers were given two options : to book a `` sunside '' seat facing the eclipse for about $ 1,640 , or reserve an `` earthside '' seat for about $ 610 , Thottathil added . `` And it 's a sold out flight now ! '' he said . | Critically ill patients do not want to be wehre during an eclipse ? | 286:287 |
./cnn/stories/9186d65b482faadda065d0e401516702ff800c43.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- New Yorkers feasted on the stories when the news broke in 2006 : Brooke Astor , a socialite and megaphilanthropist with Alzheimer 's , had allegedly been swindled of millions and mistreated by her own son . Brooke Astor and grandson Philip Marshall outside her New York country estate , Holly Hill , in 2001 or 2002 . Anthony `` Tony '' Marshall , her only child , was indicted on criminal charges including grand larceny , possession of stolen property , forgery and conspiracy . Jury selection for the criminal trial was scheduled to begin Monday . But co-defendant Francis Morrissey 's attorney filed an 11th-hour motion to sever his client 's trial from Marshall 's . The motion was denied late Friday , and a new trial date has been set for March 2 . Morrissey , Marshall 's former lawyer , faces charges including forgery and scheming to defraud . A lawyer representing Marshall , Fred Hafetz , would say only that there would be `` no plea '' and that he hopes his client will `` be vindicated . '' Watch author Meryl Gordon discuss the case '' The trial is likely to resuscitate the tabloid feeding frenzy , which has fostered headlines such as `` Bad heir day , '' `` Mrs. Astor 's disaster '' and `` DA 's kick in the Astor . '' It 's not the way those closest to Astor want to remember her . And the disclosures expected to spill forth from the witness stand are n't the type that Astor , who died in August 2007 at 105 , would want shared in public . `` She would have been mortified , '' said Vartan Gregorian , a longtime friend and president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York . `` She was very private . '' Through her late husband 's Vincent Astor Foundation , Astor was credited with giving New York , where the Astors made their fortune , about $ 200 million . And although she felt it was expected of her to be proper and elegant , Gregorian said , her wealth did n't define her . Talk of money , real estate and other people 's misfortunes were off-limits at her dinner parties , he said . `` She was not ostentatious . ... She was very funny , very witty and very caring . '' When a would-be robber accosted her , she foiled the holdup attempt with this response : '' ` Excuse me . My name is Mrs. Astor . I do n't think we 've been properly introduced , ' '' Gregorian remembered with a laugh . For 23 years , Linda Gillies directed the Astor Foundation and witnessed her hands-on approach to doing good -- not just for her `` crown jewels , '' which included the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library , but also for lower-profile programs . Astor was often quoted as saying , `` Money is like manure ; it 's not worth a thing unless it 's spread around . '' But for her , again , it was n't just about the money . Betty Cooper Wallerstein , a community organizer who benefited from Astor 's help in saving 2,500 low-income apartments on Manhattan 's Upper East Side , described Astor as being equally comfortable mingling with tenants as she was in high society . She remembered attending Astor 's 90th birthday party and being struck by the diversity of the crowd waiting to get inside . Around her were elected officials , the social elite , big names such as Henry Kissinger as well as Astor 's staff members and activists such as herself . `` She was as lovely to me as she was to the dignitaries who were there , '' Wallerstein said . `` It was such a beautiful and democratic line . '' Many close friends and staff members would not speak to CNN , as they will be testifying in the trial or will be involved in a later suit to contest Astor 's will , which her son is said to have changed . But those who did speak were quick to share memories they 'll always hold dear . The tears came quickly when Carmine Fasciani , 73 , remembered Astor . The one-time police detective sergeant , whom Astor always called Sergeant , said he handled security and later served as the full-time head of staff at Holly Hill , Astor 's New York country estate . He was employed by her for three decades , up until he had a stroke eight years ago . But his status as employee hardly described their relationship . `` She was my friend . She was a good lady , '' he said , his voice cracking and his words slightly slurred because of the stroke . `` She said , ' I love you ' ... and I loved her . '' He built the gazebo where Astor watched sunsets and brought her the pink roses she loved . She took him to see a house that she knew he 'd fall for and helped secure a good price . When Astor lost part of a finger breaking up a dog fight , she called on Fasciani to fly in to be by her side . And two years after his stroke , he sought Astor 's approval , which she gave with a wink and a nod , before marrying his wife , Marilyn , who helped speak for Fasciani by phone from Florida . But working for Astor had its distractions , said Alicia Johnson , who was head of staff at her Maine estate , Cove End , for about 12 years . `` We had the Irish maid fighting with the French maid , the English butler fighting with the cook from Jamaica , '' Johnson said , laughing at the memories . `` Mrs. Astor was a peach . The problem was everyone else . '' In Johnson 's Maine closet , there are still items Astor insisted she take , including a dress Astor `` hauled out '' for her to wear when she announced that she was getting married in 2000 . `` It was a size two , and I was a size 12 , '' she said . Employees stayed with Astor for years , until her son reportedly fired most all of them . But the loyalty of Steve Hamor and his two sons stands out . Hamor , 65 , was her groundskeeper in Maine for 42 years . Hamor 's son Scott , who with his brother also would grow up to work on the grounds , spent his childhood running around the estate as if it was his own playground . As a teen , he remembered `` Mrs. A '' beckoning him from mowing a lawn to say hello and introduce him to Barbara Walters . Astor wanted to send him and his brother to university . They refused . But when Scott found himself in his mid-20s , going through a divorce and with custody of two boys , he accepted her assistance -- and insistence -- in helping him settle into a new apartment . `` She was always wanting to know how you were doing and what she could do for you , '' said Scott , 42 , who now works on Maine property owned by David Rockefeller . Concern that not enough was being done for her is what drove Philip Marshall , defendant Tony Marshall 's son , to file a petition for guardianship for his grandmother in 2006 , alleging , in the words of his lawyer , `` elder abuse '' by his father . The intention was nothing more than to ensure that she was cared for , removing control by his father and transferring care to Astor 's dear friend Annette de la Renta . Though he would n't discuss the details that prompted his actions -- `` I wo n't survive this conversation if I do , '' he said -- the successful petition mentioned her sleeping in torn nightgowns on a urine-stained couch and eating bland leftovers . `` To the rest of the world , she was Brooke Astor . To us , she was our grandmother , '' said Marshall , 55 , who grew up in Vermont with his twin brother , Alec , and was not `` of the New York world . '' The practicing Tibetan Buddhist , who is a professor of historic preservation at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island , never anticipated the findings that led to his father 's indictment and said he merely wanted to `` provide my grandmother with the care , comfort and dignity she deserved . '' | Who is accused of swindling millions ? | 62:67 |
./cnn/stories/1abdff8f53bcc566a7f4123fe7fc4856deb26ca5.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- David Beckham was upstaged on the day his AC Milan future was finally resolved as teammate Filippo Inzaghi fired a hat-trick in the 3-0 success over Atalanta at the San Siro on Sunday . David Beckham congratulates hat-trick hero Filippo Inzaghi as the San Siro enjoys a double celebration . Milan confirmed in a brief statement a deal had been reached with Los Angeles Galaxy over England international Beckham . `` AC Milan announces that the player David Beckham will remain at the club until June 30 , 2009 , '' it read . The 33-year-old midfielder will then return to the United States to play for the Galaxy between July and October . `` I 'm grateful to both clubs for allowing this dream to come true , '' Beckham said in a statement posted on www.gazzetta.it . What do think of Beckham 's move to play in the U.S. and Italy ? `` It will enable me to play for Milan and the Galaxy in the same season , with the possibility of been able to keep up my commitments with Major League Soccer and the development of soccer in the United States , something which I 'm very passionate about . '' The deal follows weeks of negotiations between the two clubs during which Milan baulked at the size of the transfer fee Galaxy were demanding -- thought to be around # 12million . Galaxy 's chief executive , Tim Lieweke , admits the deal is one which suits both clubs . `` I 'm sorry that it had to go for so long , for him and for us and particularly for the fans , '' he told the Los Angeles Times . `` This is a good solution . It allows him to finish the season with Milan . We will see him in July . '' Coach Carlo Ancelotti admits Beckham has exceeded all expectations during his first two months as an AC Milan player . `` Beckham has done more than we could have possibly expected from him , '' Ancelotti told PA Sport . `` He has settled in very well with the squad and given a huge contribution up to now . `` He is very professional and we are all very , very happy that he is staying . '' He added : `` The aim was to keep him until June 30 and we have done that . He is very happy with the solution that has been found and we will make the most of having him now and then we will see . '' Sunday 's victory gave Milan a five-point gap over fourth-placed Fiorentina , who lost 2-0 at home to Palermo . Ancelotti said Inzaghi had helped lift the club out of a crisis after their UEFA Cup exit . `` He gave us a real helping hand . It was a tough match and for most of the first half Atalanta caused us problems , '' he said . `` Then Pippo 's ability to find the right place to be in allowed us to end the match well . We were in a crisis and now I hope that this result has put an end to the crisis . '' Only the top three in Serie A will go straight into next season 's Champions League group stages with the fourth place finisher having to negotiate two qualifying rounds . With his contract uncertainty behind him , Beckham seemed to have a new lease of life and he was even given a free role behind forwards Inzaghi and Pato by Ancelotti . The former England captain dictated the play and helped open the way for Milan to take a seventh-minute lead when Marek Jankulovski firied across goal for the unmarked Inzaghi to score . Milan had to wait until the 71st minute for Inzaghi 's second . He beat the offside trap to latch onto Pato 's chip and take the ball around Consigli before slotting home . Moment 's later Inzaghi was once again in the right place at the right time to tap in Gianluca Zambrotta 's pass from close range . After that Ancelotti took both Inzaghi and Beckham off to give the fans the chance to show their appreciation for both players . There was no change to the top three in Serie A as Inter Milan and Juventus both won on Saturday , 2-0 at Genoa and 1-0 at Torino respectively . Serie A top scorer Marco Di Vaio also scored a hat-trick as Bologna thrashed Sampdoria 3-0 . | were will beckham stay ? | 84:88 |
./cnn/stories/80065edd073fd46cc80461c48db4ceed0293286e.story | WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The pirate suspect arrested in the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama was all smiles on arriving in New York City late Monday , escorted by a phalanx of law enforcement officers . The unidentified pirate suspect arrested in the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama arrived in the U.S. late Monday . None of the officers would confirm his identity , but his arrival for trial in the United States had been widely expected . The suspect arrived at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building in Manhattan , which is linked to a federal detention facility where he was expected to be held pending an appearance in federal court . The timing of that appearance was not immediately available . He was walked through the rain , surrounded by media , as well as officers from federal and New York City law enforcement agencies . The suspect wore a dark jumpsuit and handcuffs , and what appeared to be a bandage on his left hand . Members of the media urged him to comment , but it was not clear whether he understood . He smiled broadly and laughed . He had been handed over to federal authorities by the U.S. military in Djibouti , defense officials said . The suspect , known in official documents as `` Pirate Defendant , '' was brought to Djibouti aboard the USNS Walter S. Diehl , a refueling ship that was with the warship USS Bainbridge at the scene of the failed hijacking on April 8 that turned into a hostage ordeal 350 miles off Somalia . Three pirates who were holding the Maersk Alabama 's captain in the ship 's lifeboat were killed by Navy SEALs four days later . The survivor had surrendered and was aboard the Bainbridge when the captain , Richard Phillips , was rescued , officials have said . From the Bainbridge , he was transferred to the USS Boxer for medical treatment . See an interactive map of 2009 pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa '' The surviving pirate was wounded when crew members of the Maersk Alabama took him hostage in the early hours of the pirate attack on the cargo ship , according to the military . The crew members had hoped to exchange him for their captain , but the pirates did not release Phillips when the crew returned their captive . `` I 'm mad because , you know , I could have been dead right now , '' Ken Quinn , the Maersk Alabama 's navigation officer , told CNN Radio on Monday . `` But at the same time he 's just a little skinny guy , you know , from Somalia where they 're all starving and stuff . '' Quinn said he was n't angry at the single alleged pirate , noting that piracy in the region is fueled by the urge to survive hardship and poverty . He said the suspect told him that he wanted to go the United States , and asked whether Quinn could help him get there . `` I said , ` Yeah , you 'll probably going to go anyway . I do n't think you 're going to need my help , ' '' Quinn said . `` If he goes to jail here , it will be a whole lot better than living in Somalia . '' CNN 's Mike Mount , Emily Anderson , Jennifer Rizzo and Steve Kastenbaum contributed to this report . | Where was the pirate brought to ? | 22:25 |
./cnn/stories/4b49b5b3ff3c04a3ef58f7b4a457dc3ec6be3c67.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Caroline Wozniacki has earned a career-high world No. 2 tennis ranking after winning through to the final of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells in California . The second-seeded Dane will move above the injured Dinara Safina and close the gap on No. 1 Serena Williams when the latest standings are released on Monday . The 19-year-old will play former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic in the final of the Californian outdoor hardcourt tournament after defeating close friend Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 6-3 on Friday night . Wozniacki , who reached the U.S. Open final last year before losing to comeback queen Kim Clijsters , will be seeking her seventh title on the WTA Tour . She dominated against fifth seed Radwanska , winning the first five games of the opening set and then taking the final four points off the Pole 's serve in the match-clinching game . `` We know each other so well . We know each other 's strengths and weaknesses , '' Wozniacki told the tournament 's official Web site . `` Agnieszka is a great fighter . She does n't give up . I knew that I had to fight till the last point to win this match . `` She actually owes me an ice cream . She thought we were going to play first match , and I said , ` No , we 're going to play late , or 7:30 . ' Then we made a bet , as well , and I won , so at least I get an ice cream . But I have to buy dinner . '' Wozniacki has lost all four previous encounters with sixth seed Jankovic , who defeated Australian eighth seed Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-4 earlier on Friday . The Serbian , now ranked ninth , has reached the final at Indian Wells for the first time in nine appearances , and will be looking to emulate compatriots Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic by clinching the title there . `` I thought the key to today 's match was my return , '' Jankovic said . `` Samantha has an unbelievable serve , one of the best serves in women 's game , and I was able to return a lot of her first serves . `` I was putting a lot of pressure on her second serve . So I think that was the key , because I was able to break her quite a few times . And then it made everything easier for me . '' Stosur , who knocked out defending champion in the fourth round , will break into the top-10 following her exploits this week . `` Today was a bit disappointing , but it 's still my best result in a tournament like this . I think there 's a lot to build on , '' she said . | where will the final be played ? | 30:31 |
./cnn/stories/02b49af7785ec70782772c0d921e5ab286772f69.story | Lagos , Nigeria -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nigeria 's ailing President Umaru Yar ` Adua , who gave amnesty to armed militants in the troubled oil-rich Niger Delta region , died Wednesday , the country 's information minister said . He was 58 . Yar ` Adua had not been seen in public since November , when he went to Saudi Arabia for treatment of an inflammation of tissue around his heart . He was diagnosed with that condition , acute pericarditis , last fall after he complained of chest pain . He returned to Nigeria in February but had remained out of sight . Vice President Goodluck Jonathan has served as the country 's acting leader since Yar ` Adua fell ill . Yar ` Adua took office in 2007 in an election mired in controversy and accusations of vote-rigging . `` There was ballot snatching , voters were molested , voters were beaten ... and also payment inducement to vote for certain candidates , '' said Eneruvie Enakoko of the Civil Liberties Organization , a human rights group in Lagos . The president , a soft-spoken and unassuming figure who did not bask in the media spotlight like past leaders of the West African nation , pledged to fight to improve the country of 150 million people despite the accusations . `` Our collective goal is to deliver for our children a Nigeria better , stronger , more peaceful , more secure and more prosperous than we met it , '' Yar ` Adua said . President Barack Obama issued a statement late Wednesday expressing his condolences to Yar ` Adua 's family and the Nigerian people . `` President Yar ` Adua worked to promote peace and stability in Africa through his support of Nigerian peacekeeping efforts as well as his strong criticism of undemocratic actions in the region , '' Obama said in the statement . `` He was committed to creating lasting peace and prosperity within Nigeria 's own borders , and continuing that work will be an important part of honoring his legacy . '' His election followed wide support from his predecessor , leading critics to label him a puppet of the former president , Olusegun Obasanjo . After he was elected , Yar ` Adua replaced some of Obasanjo 's top officials , including the head of the army , a move analysts said was aimed at shedding off his predecessor 's influence . One of Yar ` Adua 's biggest successes was offering amnesty to militants in the troubled oil-rich Niger Delta region , a move that brought fragile peace to the area after years of conflict . The well-armed Niger Delta rebels have been battling Nigeria 's armed forces over oil profits , which they say are unequally distributed . While he has hospitalized in Saudi Arabia , the militants called off the truce , dealing a blow to plans to end violence that has crippled oil production in the nation . Analysts say he did little to institutionalize reform in a country where two-thirds of the population lives on less than a dollar a day . `` Because many people feel disillusioned economically and as long as they have those sentiments -- I think the risk of radical uprisings in places like northern Nigeria and certainly southern Nigeria in the Delta will continue regardless of who is in power , '' said Rolake Akinola , an analyst at Control Risks West Africa . Yar ` Adua , a former chemistry teacher , was married twice and has nine children . CNN 's Faith Karimi and Christian Purefoy contributed to this report . | What year did Yar ` Adua take office ? | 130:131 |
./cnn/stories/06d7217d8a48064f2849d4f9d5a754979252f7d1.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel could accept a peace agreement with a `` demilitarized Palestinian state '' as its neighbor . Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he would agree to peace with Palestinians . In his first speech accepting the concept of a two-state solution for the Middle East conflict , Netanyahu set rigid conditions for moving forward . Among them : unequivocal Palestinian recognition of Israel as the Jewish national state with Jerusalem as its capital , and full demilitarization for a Palestinian state -- no army , no rockets or missiles , no control of airspace . `` I say this in a clear voice -- if we receive a guarantee of this demilitarized unit , we will be prepared to reach agreement to a demilitarized Palestine side by side with the Jewish state , '' Netanyahu said , according to a direct translation of his speech at Bar-Ilan University 's Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies in Ramat Gan , Israel . Initial Palestinian reaction was negative , with Palestinian legislator Mustafa Barghouti saying Netanyahu was calling for creation of a ghetto state . `` He is proving there is no partner for peace in Israel , '' Barghouti told CNN . Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erakat said Netanyahu `` left us with nothing to negotiate as he systematically took nearly every permanent status issue off the table . '' `` He announced a series of conditions and qualifications that render a viable , independent and sovereign Palestinian state impossible , '' Erakat said . `` This speech fell far short of every single one of the benchmarks required of Israel in line with international law and existing agreements , '' he said , including the 2003 Roadmap for Peace . Netanyahu 's speech , billed as a major statement on the peace process , follows President Obama 's recent high-profile speech to the Muslim world and a visit to the region by Obama 's Middle East envoy , former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell . Obama welcomed Netanyahu 's speech as `` an important step forward '' and said the president remained committed to a two-state solution that would ensure Israel 's security and provide the Palestinians `` a viable state , '' according to a White House statement . Obama pledged to continue working with all parties `` to see that they fulfill their obligations and responsibilities , '' the statement said . Netanyahu , of the center-right Likud party , previously refused to endorse a two-state solution . Netanyahu sounded themes popular with his conservative followers , repeatedly referring to Israel as the Jewish national homeland and demanding recognition of that by all Arab foes , including the Palestinians , for any chance at a peace agreement . He prompted applause with his statement that `` the land of Israel is homeland to the Jewish people , and that is the basis of our right to it . '' `` The Palestinian leadership must rise up and say in a very straight way that we are tired of this conflict , we will recognize the right of the Jewish people to have a national homeland in this part of the world , '' Netanyahu said , according to the direct translation . He said Jerusalem would remain the capital of Israel -- refusing to yield on a sensitive issue for Palestinians -- and that a Palestinian state would have to be fully demilitarized to ensure the safety of Israel . Obama , in his June 4 speech in Cairo , Egypt , endorsed a two-state solution and urged compromise between `` two peoples with legitimate aspirations . '' He repeated his call for both Israel and the Palestinians to fulfill all obligations under the 2003 Roadmap for Peace , including a halt to any expansion of West Bank settlements by Israel . Obama called America 's bond with Israel `` unbreakable '' but said Palestinians have suffered in pursuit of a homeland . He also called for an end to Palestinian incitement against Israel and greater security in Palestinian territories . On Sunday , Netanyahu acknowledged the suffering on both sides from the continuing Middle East conflict , but insisted the roots of the conflict came from the Arab world 's refusal to accept Israel 's right to exist . | Who endorsed a two-state solution | 7:9 |
./cnn/stories/b46310e11859df38749c4598f49d97d23899a59b.story | KAMPALA , Uganda -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At least four people have been killed in two days of rioting in Uganda 's capital after radio broadcasts encouraged listeners to violently take to the streets against the government , officials said Friday . Residents of the Kasubi suburb , west of Kampala , try to flee from violence as a soldier takes photos . The rioters heard `` sectarian '' broadcasts on Thursday that `` systematically incited the listeners to cause chaos and destruction wherever they could , '' said a statement issued by Minister of Information and National Guidance Kabakumba Masiko . It described those who took part in the rioting in Kampala and its suburbs as `` marauding thugs . '' The broadcasts aired in the Buganda Kingdom , said police spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba . Ethnic and political tension between the kingdom and the central government had been escalating over the past few weeks . Police and army officers were injured and police-owned property also was damaged along with other vehicles and shops , said the nation 's police chief , Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura . In Natete-Ndeba , a southwest suburb , a police station was looted of its ammunition and prisoners set free before rioters burned the prison , Nabakooba said . A curfew has been declared in the suburb , and in Kampala the army is providing support to police , said Kayihura . A doctor at a Kampala hospital said more than 50 people had sought care there , most with broken bones , but others had cuts and gunshot wounds . About 60 people were arrested in Kampala , but arrest totals in the surrounding areas were not available , Nabakooba said . Four radio stations were ordered shut down , Masiko said . Many of the rioters were Baganda between the ages of 18 and 35 , Nabakooba said . The Baganda are Uganda 's dominant ethnic group , making up about 16.9 percent of the population , according to The CIA World Factbook . The kingdom is one of the oldest monarchies in Africa . The people live mostly in central Uganda and along the shoreline of Lake Victoria . Tension between the Buganda Kingdom , headed by King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II , and Uganda President Yoweri Museveni had been increasing recently over land laws , sovereignty and political power , issues over which the two sides have been in talks for years . The Uganda government sees Mutebi as a traditional leader only and does not allow him to participate in politics . Further estranging the two is a breakaway faction of the Buganda Kingdom , the Banyala . Some interpreted police forces ' breaking up a group of Baganda amid preparations for festivities as support for the Banyala , especially after a Banyala demonstration opposing the Buganda Kingdom prompted no police action . It is unclear why the police broke up the Baganda group earlier in the week . Riots broke out after the incident , and again when radio announcers pushed Baganda to take to the streets again . Museveni said in a broadcast statement that he tried to contact Mutebi to discuss the issue as `` mature people '' but he could not reach him on the phone . The president also said that he had intelligence reports showing that the Buganda Kingdom has received foreign funding to carry out a hate campaign against the government . Asians , mostly of Indian origin , suffered severe losses when their business were attacked and looted , Nabakooba said . Although officials said the broadcasts encouraged listeners to put into action their contempt for the government , during such outbreaks of violence Asians are often targeted . Some view Asians as being most protected by the government because of special holidays or tax benefits they may get . In addition , reports of Asians mistreating natives have fueled tension between the groups . None of the four people killed were Asian or of Asian descent , Nabakooba said , but in the northern suburb of Kawembi about 30 Asians had fled to a police station for protection on Thursday and remained there Friday . Samson Ntale contributed to this report for CNN . | What encouraged violent street action against the government ? | 24:26 |
./cnn/stories/4f1c1cf0219209d80db7cc869230994f2cd7cfc3.story | LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Britain 's Home Office said Wednesday it is banning the military wing of Hezbollah , the Lebanese political movement , because of its support for `` terrorism '' in Iraq and the Palestinian territories . Hezbollah fighters with the Shiite militia 's yellow flags during ceremony for slain commander Imad Mughnieh . Parliament must approve the order for it to become law . The announcement would make it a crime to belong to or encourage support for Hezbollah 's military wing . The order does not apply to Hezbollah 's political or social activities . `` It sends out a clear message that we condemn Hezbollah 's violence and support for terrorism , '' Home Office minister Tony McNulty said in a statement . Britain 's Terrorism Act allows Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to ban any group that she believes is involved in terrorism . `` Hezbollah 's military wing is providing active support to militants in Iraq who are responsible for attacks both on coalition forces and on Iraqi civilians , including providing training in the use of deadly roadside bombs , '' McNulty said . `` Hezbollah 's military wing also provides support to Palestinian terrorist groups in the occupied Palestinian territories , such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad . '' British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the ban came after `` new evidence '' of Hezbollah 's involvement in terrorism in Iraq and the Palestinian territories . In the House of Commons , Brown called on Hezbollah to lay down its arms and participate in the Lebanese political process `` on the same terms as other political parties . '' Hezbollah is the largest Shiite Muslim political movement in Lebanon and maintains an armed force that fought a month-long war with Israel in 2006 . The group has been linked to numerous terrorist attacks against American , Israeli , and other Western targets and the United States lists it as a terrorist organization . But many in Lebanon and other parts of the Middle East , particularly Shiites , view Hezbollah militants as freedom fighters . | what does the UK Terrorism Act allows ? | 136:150 |
./cnn/stories/6f81ef8ec0d525b49298a639c4a3f191c43bc8ee.story | -LRB- Oprah.com -RRB- -- Her technique Yulia Brodskaya uses two simple materials -- paper and glue -- to make lush , vibrant , so-three-dimensional-they 're - practically-hallucinogenic `` papergraphics . '' Once called quilling , this style of intricate paper filigree is believed to have been used by nuns and monks during the Renaissance to adorn religious objects . Brodskaya 's modern take on the practice has helped her build an impressive list of clients in just a few short years , from Target to Hermà ¨ s to this magazine -LRB- her work served as a motif for O 's tenth anniversary issue -RRB- . Oprah.com : 3 questions that will help you find your true calling Her start After earning a master 's degree in graphic design in the UK , Brodskaya abandoned the computer programs she 'd been trained on in favor of a simpler artistic tool : her hands . Trying to drum up work as an illustrator , she created a brochure for prospective clients ; on the front , she used a technique she 'd seen in an old textbook in her native Russia . Oprah.com : What 's holding you back from making your dream come true ? Gluing the edges of thin strips of paper to a page , she wrote her name in big red block letters , filling each with lively strands of white that curled around each other like smoke , or tiny , tangled tree roots . The letters teemed with life , exploding from their borders . Soon Brodskaya had a commission from The Guardian , the British newspaper , to design the cover of its 2008 holiday supplement . `` I 've never been out of work since , '' she says . Oprah.com : 8 people who made their dreams a reality Her passion Brodskaya 's studio , in the home she shares outside London with her husband and their infant daughter , is stacked with `` piles of paper , '' she says , all arranged by color and cut into strips about one centimeter wide . `` I 'm passionate about what I do , '' she says . `` I can happily spend hours gluing and listening to audiobooks '' -LRB- a recent favorite : The Time Traveler 's Wife -RRB- . Oprah.com : How to discover your passion Her international roster of clients keeps her busy , but she 'd eventually like to apply her signature technique to more personal work , not for an ad campaign or magazine but for `` live '' viewing in a gallery . `` People have only seen pictures of my illustrations , '' she says . `` It would be interesting to see how they react to the actual physical thing . '' Oprah.com : 10 more creative women who make beautiful things Subscribe to O , The Oprah Magazine for up to 75 % off the newsstand price . That 's like getting 18 issues FREE . Subscribe now ! TM & © 2011 Harpo Productions , Inc. . All Rights Reserved . | Who are her clients ? | 83:88 |
./cnn/stories/cacf05648870820a7574c69c380804e8f8fd48c7.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Britain 's Amir Khan has lost his International Boxing Federation -LRB- IBF -RRB- and World Boxing Association -LRB- WBA -RRB- world light-welterweight titles after a controversial split points decision defeat to American Lamont Peterson in their showdown at the Washington Convention Center . Khan was given the fight 115-110 on one of the judge 's scorecards . However , the other two judges awarded local fighter Peterson the decision by scores of 113-112 , enough for Khan to lose his belts . The result proved contentious with referee Joe Cooper twice deducting Khan a point for pushing , in the seventh and 12th rounds , decisions that ultimately turned the fight in Peterson 's favor . A stunned Khan was clearly frustrated with the decision , saying in his post-fight interview : `` It was like I was fighting two people in the ring , the referee and Lamont . `` I can see why there has n't been a big fight in Washington in the last 20 years , because of decisions like this , '' added 25-year-old Khan -- who suffered only his second defeat from 28 professional bouts . Meanwhile , Peterson , who improved to 30-1-1 after his win , said : `` A lot of people thought I was the underdog but I followed my game plan the entire time and it worked . `` It was a long road but all the hard work paid off for me and it could n't have been a better night . '' Khan dominated the early stages of the fight , knocking down the challenger with a fierce right hand with just 28 seconds remaining of the opening round . However , the fight began to harder to call as it progressed , and the moment when Khan was deducted a point for repeated pushing with his left forearm in round seven proved pivotal . `` Every time I tried to keep him away from me he kept coming in low , '' Khan continued . `` I was the cleaner fighter . He was either going to head butt me or push me all night and the referee was n't giving me a chance . '' | what was khan deducted points for | 100:101 |
./cnn/stories/c5e11ee4c2f0ae511bd0e1fae2978d070b1efc15.story | JAKARTA , Indonesia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Five Europeans rescued Saturday after an Indonesia diving trip went wrong had to fight off a Komodo dragon while they were waiting to be found , according to reports . Rescued diver Kath Mitchinso embraces fellow diver Ernest Lewandowsky as they arrive on Flores island . The group was found at Mantaolan , on the island of Rinca off the Komodo National Park , after going missing Thursday . The divers -- three Britons , a Frenchman and a Swede -- spent two nights on the deserted island , which is home to the large Komodo dragon , before rangers found them Saturday . Frenchman Laurent Pinel , 31 , said the group had to fight off one dragon with rocks and scavenged for shellfish as they waited to be rescued , Britain 's Daily Telegraph newspaper reported . `` On the beach a Komodo dragon came amongst us -LSB- Friday -RSB- afternoon , '' Pinel said , describing how the group had to pelt the dangerous reptile with rocks to scare it away . `` We had nothing to eat . We ate some kind of mussels scraped from the rocks , '' Pinel told the newspaper . The husband of one of the other divers said he was told they were in good condition , although dehydrated . `` I 'm just so relieved , '' said Mats Kohler , husband of Helena Neva Lainen . They are both from Sweden . An official said they were being taken to a hospital for examination . Searchers using boats located the missing divers at 11 a.m. Saturday -LRB- 11 p.m. ET Friday -RRB- , the official said . They arrived at a hospital in Labuan Bajo , on the western tip of the island of Flores , about two hours later , an official said . Watch a report on the discovery of the missing group '' They were one of two groups of divers who entered the water off Komodo National Park on Thursday and were supposed to be gone for an hour , said an employee of the dive company , Reef Seekers . The second group came back after the hour passed , but the first group failed to resurface , she said . Earlier , an official with the Komodo Divers Association said the group that returned comprised six snorkelers . Among those who went missing was one of the owners of the dive company , Kathleen Mitchinson , the employee said . The seas that the divers were in are known to be dangerous because of their strong tides , and that 's one theory being investigated in the divers ' disappearance , the employee said . | Who rescued the diver ? | 264:265 |
./cnn/stories/fa3cd42150041d9e01f59e9c95aaf0f6253b87ed.story | -LRB- AOL Autos -RRB- -- If you do n't eat , sleep and breathe cars , or devour car magazines in minute detail , there 's a good chance you do n't know all the technological terms that pop up in the media , new car advertising and literature . With new models being released all the time , the acronyms can be overwhelming . With every new model year , it seems , there are new technology and acronyms . Here 's a concise list of the terms you 're most likely to see and read about in the 2008 literature . ABS : The most common passive safety system found on cars today is ABS or anti-lock brake system . ABS continuously counts wheel revolutions electronically and when one or more wheels stops moving during a skid , the system quickly applies and releases the brakes on the skidding wheels . This is done so that the tires continue to rotate and the car can be steered around an object or an impending accident situation . Tires that are skidding ca n't do much steering . ALS : This is a relatively new term that stands for active lighting system or automatic lighting system . On some luxury vehicles , you can opt for headlamps that turn left or right -LRB- up to about 15 degrees -RRB- as the front tires turn to light the road as you make your turns . AWD -LRB- also FWD , RWD , 2WD , 4WD -RRB- : These terms refer to how many and which wheels on your car deliver power from the engine to the road surface . AWD means all-wheel drive and generally means there are no buttons , levers or lower gear ranges . These systems can be full-time , driving all four wheels all the time , or part-time , controlled by computers when conditions dictate the need for more traction . The 4WD label means four-wheel drive and these part-time systems usually have a selector switch or lever to select two-wheel drive , four-wheel drive or even four-wheel drive in a lower gear or locked position for very difficult driving situations . In 2WD , only the two front or rear tires have power . Traditional RWD or rear-wheel drive is almost always found on luxury cars , sports cars , or racing cars . FWD or front-wheel drive is more compact and is more often found on small cars , minivans and crossover vehicles . DOHC : Engineering shorthand for double-overhead camshaft . A DOHC engine has one camshaft that opens the intake valves and one camshaft that opens the exhaust valves , a design derived from racing engines . DOHC engines are more complex than single-overhead-cam engines -LRB- SOHC -RRB- and overhead-valve engines -LRB- OHV -RRB- but generally make more power and torque at higher rpm levels because they let the engine breathe better . EBD : An acronym given to the ABS subsystem called electronic brake force distribution . EBD is rapidly becoming standard equipment on cars that already have ABS brakes . In a panic braking situation , EBD distributes the most braking force to the tires that have the most traction . This helps to keep the car from spinning and reduces stopping distances on slippery surfaces . ESC/ESP : Electronic stability control or electronic stability program are interchangeable terms for the same software and hardware . An extension of ABS , ESC uses sensors and computers to determine whether a vehicle is oversteering -LRB- rear wheels out -RRB- or understeering -LRB- front wheels not turning in the desired direction -RRB- . ESC/ESP reduces engine power and/or applies one of the front or rear brakes to get the vehicle back into its intended path of travel . As a means of protecting against rollover accidents , ESC will be required on all new light vehicles sold in America by September 2011 . GPS : All automotive navigation systems communicate with Global Positioning System or GPS satellites . GPS satellites were launched into orbit by the U.S. Department of Defense but are now used by motorists , hikers and explorers all over the world . GPS systems are accurate anywhere in the world from 10 to 50 feet . Combined with a CD or DVD map in the vehicle 's navigation system , the satellites can track latitude , longitude , altitude and direction of travel in all weather conditions . I6 -LRB- also V6 , V8 , V10 , W12 , H4 -RRB- : These terms refer to the number and physical arrangement of cylinders in the engine . The I stands for inline , and means that the cylinders are lined up in a single row , -LRB- I4 , I5 , and I6 , usually -RRB- . V engines have two rows or banks of cylinders in a V pattern , with three , four , five or even six cylinders per bank , hence V-6 , V-8 , V-10 , and V-12 . The W engine used by Audi and VW has three rows of cylinders , in this case four cylinders , making it a W-12 . Other engine designs include H-4 and H-6 engines , horizontally opposed or flat engines with either two or three cylinders on each side , a design used by Porsche -LRB- engine in the rear -RRB- and Subaru -LRB- engine in the front -RRB- . The oddball engine on the U.S. market is the Wankel , a rotary engine used only in the Mazda RX-8 . It has no cylinders , no banks and no reciprocating parts . L -LRB- as in 1.8 L or 3.5 L -RRB- : L is for liters a metric measurement of engine size , also called displacement or swept volume , which has replaced cubic inches in the U.S. industry . It 's the total volume of all the engine 's cylinders . Smaller engines generally generate less power and use less fuel , larger engines make more and use more , so do n't buy more engine than you need . RSC : One of the newest government regulations proposed for vehicles in the near future is protection against rollover accidents . The system that the industry has created to combat those is generally called roll stability control . RSC uses computers and sensors to analyze vehicle speed , steering wheel angle and body angle . If it senses that the vehicle is about to roll over , it cuts engine power and applies the brakes on one side or the other to bring the vehicle back to a stable position . TCS : Like ABS brakes , traction control systems are becoming more widely available , even on low-priced cars , because they add so much safety . A traction control system takes data from the ABS about tire rotation and compares the information in the computer . If one or two of the tires are spinning faster than they should be , indicating a loss of traction , the TCS system can cut engine power or engine torque going to the tires and apply brakes individually until the tires are all rotating at the same speed again . TPMS : This is a relatively new acronym that stands for tire-pressure monitoring system . The federal government has mandated that all vehicles in the future should have these systems to protect vehicles and occupants from rollovers and other accidents caused by low or deflating tires . Some currently available systems work by sending radio messages from each tire to the warning on the instrument panel . Others infer from the ABS system that one or more tires has a different rolling diameter , because it is going flat , than the other three tires and sends a warning to the instrument panel . VVT : Engineering term that stands for variable valve timing . Until a few years ago , timing the opening and closing of the engine 's valves was a purely mechanical function and could not be varied . VVT systems use a combination of computers , engine oil pressure and mechanical linkages to change valve timing so that the engine idles smoothly , produces lots of power and torque when needed and burns fuel cleanly and economically . | What does ABS stand for ? | 118:121 |
./cnn/stories/ed8a7d5b06b4b5415725e624a15ab5ada7146894.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Author Arthur C. Clarke , whose science fiction and non-fiction works ranged from the script for `` 2001 : A Space Odyssey '' to an early proposal for communications satellites , has died at age 90 , associates have said . Visionary author Arthur C. Clarke had fans around the world . Clarke had been wheelchair-bound for several years with complications stemming from a youthful bout with polio and had suffered from back trouble recently , said Scott Chase , the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation . He died early Wednesday -- Tuesday afternoon ET -- at a hospital in Colombo , Sri Lanka , where he had lived since the 1950s , Chase said . `` He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90 , but in this case it was his final visit , '' he said . In a videotaped 90th birthday message to fans , Clarke said he still hoped to see some sign of intelligent life beyond Earth , more work on alternatives to fossil fuels -- and `` closer to home , '' an end to the 25-year civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and ethnic Tamil separatists . `` I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible , '' he said . `` But I 'm aware that peace can not just be wished -- it requires a great deal of hard work , courage and persistence . '' Clarke and director Stanley Kubrick shared an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for `` 2001 . '' The film grew out of Clarke 's 1951 short story , `` The Sentinel , '' about an alien transmitter left on the moon that ceases broadcasting when humans arrive . As a Royal Air Force officer during World War II , Clarke took part in the early development of radar . In a paper written for the radio journal `` Wireless World '' in 1945 , he suggested that artificial satellites hovering in a fixed spot above Earth could be used to relay telecommunications signals across the globe . He is widely credited with introducing the idea of the communications satellite , the first of which were launched in the early 1960s . But he never patented the idea , prompting a 1965 essay that he subtitled , `` How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time . '' His best-known works , such as `` 2001 '' or the 1953 novel `` Childhood 's End , '' combined the hard science he learned studying physics and mathematics with insights into how future discoveries would change humanity . David Eicher , editor of Astronomy magazine , told CNN that Clarke 's writings were influential in shaping public interest in space exploration during the 1950s and '60s . Watch how Clarke stands among sci-fi giants '' `` He was very interested in technology and also in humanity 's history and what lay out in the cosmos , '' Eicher said . His works combined those `` big-picture '' themes with `` compelling stories that were more interesting and more complex than other science fiction writers were doing , '' he said . Tedson Meyers , the chairman of the Clarke Foundation , said the organization is now dedicated to reproducing the combination of imagination and knowledge that he credited the author with inspiring . `` The question for us is , how does human imagination bring about such talent on both sides of the brain ? '' he asked . `` How do you find the next Arthur Clarke ? '' Clarke was knighted in 1998 . He wrote dozens of novels and collections of short stories and more than 30 nonfiction works during his career , and served as a television commentator during several of the Apollo moon missions . Though humans have not returned to the moon since 1972 , Clarke said he was confident that a `` Golden Age '' of space travel was just beginning . Watch Clarke talk about sci-fi vs. reality '' `` After half a century of government-sponsored efforts , we are now witnessing the emergence of commercial space flight , '' he said in his December birthday message . `` Over the next 50 years , thousands of people will travel to Earth orbit -- and then , to the moon and beyond . Space travel and space tourism will one day become almost as commonplace as flying to exotic destinations on our own planet . '' E-mail to a friend | Clarked lived in Sri Lanka since when ? | 117:119 |
./cnn/stories/10c45573c66820f45465251935f6d372c2a307db.story | TEHRAN , Iran -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The bodies of 152 people killed in a fiery plane crash in Iran Wednesday have been returned to their families , an Iranian state broadcaster reported Sunday . An Iranian Armenian woman places flower at crash site . Ahmad Majidi , the head of the special working group investigating the Caspian Airlines crash , also said a Russian team had arrived in Iran to help study the crash of the Russian-made plane , Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting said . The plane went down in a field near the city of Qavzin Wednesday , killing all 168 people on board and leaving a huge smoldering crater . Majidi did not say what had happened to the 16 bodies that have not been handed over . The plane 's flight data recorders have been recovered and are being studied by Iranian and Russian experts , IRIB said . Fragments of the plane are also being examined to help determine the cause of the crash , Majidi said . The plane `` disintegrated into pieces , '' said Col. Masood Jafari Nasab , security commander of Qazvin . See a map of the crash location '' Video of the crash site showed a huge crater in the earth scattered with charred pieces of the plane and tattered passports . Watch as the flight data recorders are recovered '' `` The aircraft all of a sudden fell out of the sky and exploded on impact , where you see the crater , '' a witness told Iran 's government-backed Press TV from the crash site . Ten members of the country 's youth judo team were aboard the plane , several sources including Press TV reported . The government-backed network said the dead included eight athletes and two coaches . It was at least the fifth major airline accident in the world this year , following crashes of planes flown by Colgan Air , Turkish Airlines , Air France and Yemenia Airways . A US Airways pilot managed to land his plane safely on the Hudson river in New York City in January , with no major injuries , after the plane lost power . But aviation safety expert John Wiley said there was no reason to fear air travel in general , and no one airline or aircraft is particularly dangerous . Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 -- a Russian-made Tupolev Tu-154M plane -- went down near the village of Jannatabad near Qazvin at 11:33 a.m. -LRB- 2:03 a.m. ET -RRB- Wednesday , Press TV reported . Conversations between the pilot and the ground were normal and did not indicate any technical problems , the network 's Web site reported , citing the managing director of Iran 's airport authority without naming him . The Tupolev 154 is essentially banned in the West because it does not comply with European noise and pollution regulations , but it has a safer-than-average accident record , Wiley said . Wednesday 's crash is the first on record for Caspian Airlines , which was founded in 1993 , he added . The plane crashed 16 minutes after takeoff , said the newspaper Hamshari , quoting a spokesman from Iran 's civil aviation organization . That would have put the flight in one of the safest stages of travel , according to International Air Transport Association data . Only about 5 percent of accidents take place during the phase called en-route climb , 16 to 20 minutes into a flight , when a plane climbs to cruising altitude of 35,000 feet . About half of accidents take place during landing . | How many people were killed in the plane crash ? | 10:11 |
./cnn/stories/43b28078de06e85520a8d14fac5d1e2c743c0d59.story | -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police are examining grainy hotel surveillance video and following up on new leads , including a reported sighting , in the case of a 17-year-old girl who traveled to Myrtle Beach , South Carolina , for spring break last week and then disappeared . Brittanee Marie Drexel 's mother says she thought her daughter was at a beach in New York , not South Carolina . The possible sighting of Brittanee Drexel was on a bus Wednesday morning in the Myrtle Beach area , according to police , who later showed photos of her to passengers . As investigators try to build a timeline of the events leading to Brittanee 's disappearance Saturday night , they are also scrutinizing hotel security video for signs of a young woman in distress , or other clues . Brittanee 's mother , Dawn Drexel , told HLN 's Nancy Grace that she had forbidden the Rochester , New York , high school junior from going to Myrtle Beach , a popular destination for high school and college students on spring break . Although they stayed in touch by phone and spoke on Saturday , Drexel said she believed the girl was in Rochester when she actually was in Myrtle Beach . `` I did n't have any idea that she was going to do this , '' Drexel said . `` I do trust my daughter , and she needed to cool down a little bit because she was upset that I was n't going to let her go . '' Drexel said her daughter rode there in a car with several friends . She thinks Brittanee used money she had earned and borrowed to finance her trip . | whose photo was shown | 74:76 |
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