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new york before monday , eliot spitzer rising star democratic party clean image corruption buster led mentioned potential vicepresidential candidate possibly even future white house contender . new york gov . eliot spitzer arrives wife monday press conference . , after federal investigator linked new york governor topdollar prostitution ring , political adviser split whether spitzer political future . no way survive , said ed rollins , republican political consultant adviser former presidential candidate mike huckabee . fact not , reported , no way survive . not hypocrite , may also end charged felon . monday , spitzer publicly apologized undisclosed personal matter . not specifically mention prostitution sting , nor resign . watch spitzers apology . apology came four day after federal prosecutor announced arrest four people international prostitution ring charged client , hour . source knowledge probe said wiretap case identify spitzer unnamed client met prostitute february washington hotel . many political professional said stunned monday development regarding spitzer , man made name going after organized crime wall street corruption new york attorney general . obviously , fact going come next several day story told , said robert zimmerman , political adviser democratic national committee member . fact suspect , hard imagine staying office . james carville , cnn political analyst onetime adviser former president bill clinton , said spitzer could hold position scandal remains strictly about sex revealed political enemy responsible leaking story . carville mentioned highprofile politician weathered sex scandal , including republican sen. larry craig idaho , pleaded guilty misdemeanor after arrest men room sex sting , former client , president clinton . u remember monica lewinsky scandal immediate rush judgment , said . lot people said , could bill clinton survive scandal like ? yet , managed survive . not financial monetary thing involved , not know . watch discussion spitzers political future . personal level , dina matos , estranged wife former new jersey gov . jim mcgreevey . mcgreevey , announced gay attending episcopalian seminary , matos midst divorce proceeding . matos said difficult family husband tried hang governor office several month after story about relationship aide surfaced . thought gov . spitzer going announce resignation today , matos told cnns larry king live . not , prolonging pain anguish humiliation wife family . watch response question spitzer resign ? . spitzer resigns , lt. gov . david paterson would complete term accordance new york state constitution . paterson , 53 , highestranking africanamerican elected official new york state . paterson , legally blind , leading advocate visually physically impaired . email friend .
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n.y. governor , hardcharging exprosecutor , fall far amid link prostitution . no way survive scandal , gop consultant adviser say . exbill clinton adviser chance scandal enemydriven about sex . estranged wife exn.j . governor say spitzer resign spare family grief .
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mormon leader gordon b. hinckley died sunday night age 97 , church jesus christ latterday saint announced . gordon b. hinckley , 97 , president church jesus christ latterday saint , died sunday . hinckley failing health time passing due age , said church spokesman bruce olsen . speaking public late two three week ago full schedule office late last week . hinckley became president salt lake citybased church 1995 , age , member top leadership since . mormon church president serve life . church about million member worldwide experienced percent annual growth recent year . died about p.m. sunday family side , church official said . life true testament service , abiding love others , said you.s . sen. orrin hatch , utah republican fellow mormon . wit , wisdom , exemplary leadership missed not member faith , people faith throughout world . hinckley married marjorie pay salt lake city temple . five child , 25 grandchild 38 greatgrandchildren . marjorie hinckley died . blessed abundantly never get , hinckley told cnns larry king . feel richly blessed . want extend others , whenever . hinckley 15th president year history mormon church . president bush awarded presidential medal freedom . watch hinckley receive medal , share view . according church statement , hinckley mosttraveled president church history , visiting country . also oversaw massive templebuilding program , doubling number temple worldwide . hinckley spent year working church considered architect vast public relation network . worked defuse controversy polygamy promote full inclusion nonwhites . mormon believe president church living prophet apostle . considered word divinely inspired , including view homosexuality role men woman home . not antigay . profamily , let put way , hinckley told king . love people try work help . know problem . want help solve problem . earlier interview king , hinckley laid view family structure . put father head house , said . good father , love wife whose wife love , whose child love ... let grow together good citizen land . church body known quorum twelve apostle becomes governing body upon death president . choose successor after hinckleys funeral . no arrangement announced , olsen said . email friend . cnns matt smith , ed payne ninette sosa contributed story .
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hinckley president church jesus christ latterday saint since 1995 . church choose successor after hinckleys funeral . hinckley died about p.m. family side .
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cnn year , along three child . josef fritzl admitted authority raped daughter fathered child . investigator believe fritzl planned build cellar early , shortly after , according daughter , began raping age 12 , said police spokesman franz polzer . yearold austrian began building dungeon part addition home year , simply added hidden space . took fritzl 1983 finish addition , polzer said . investigator recently discovered another door dungeon prison , blocked kilogram , pound steel concrete door fritzl probably stopped using later constructed electronic door second entrance , polzer said . fritzl , police believe one access cellar , travel elaborate maze get prison . would open total eight door , ... last door would go space family imprisoned , would also use electronic opening apparatus , polzer said . find perhaps later perhaps space not discovered yet , perhaps maybe something else interesting . fritzl recently arrested confessed holding daughter , elisabeth , captive dungeon fritzl home decade , repeatedly raping fathering seven child . three child adopted josef fritzl wife after concocted ruse elisabeth left baby doorstep . story family imprisonment began unravel two week ago , one child still dungeon , yearold kerstin fritzl , fell seriously ill convulsion . father agreed take hospital , first time allowed prison spent entire life mother two brother . dr. albert reiter , treating kerstin , said monday condition still grave , improved somewhat . become stable , despite continue keep sedation give respiratory help , reiter said , noting not clear long kept sedation . elisabeth two son reunited mother , rosemarie , police say knew nothing about basement prison . also reunited three child josef taken elisabeth . reunited family living secluded quarter psychiatric clinic , finding daily routine adjusting sunlight chief doctor . mother smallest child , last couple day , increased sensitivity light , dr. berthold kepplinger said . able equip protective sunglass . fiveyearold felix getting lively , kepplinger said . fascinated everything see around , light , food , said . slowly color skin changing back normal shade . also said family member still getting know live together family . kepplinger praised elisabeth provided daily living routine child during captivity . said family getting new routine mother grandmother make breakfast family , child make bed . however , said noticeable difference pace life child held captivity grew fritzls home . said mother , elisabeth , take break nap several time day . health family member satisfactory hospital staff able let light room family staying , kepplinger said . kepplinger said child , after confined small space entire life , finding increasingly easy larger space . initially dungeon fritzl held daughter square meter . 1993 , around time elisabeth pregnant fourth child , fritzl decided add dungeon , building another room increased entire living space family about square meter . wednesday thursday , prosecution authority attempt question fritzl , state prosecutor gerhard sedlacek said . warden st. poelten jail , fritzl held , told cnn fritzl appears well , refusing go walk outside building detained . email friend .
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new hospitalized incest daughter condition grave stable , police say . fritzl imprisoned raped daughter , also fathered child , police say . wife josef fritzl scared question , sister say . fritzls wife focused keeping family healthy , according sister .
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basra , iraq man , blindfolded handcuffed , crouch corner detention center iraqi soldier grill about rampant crime carried gang southern city basra . iraqi authority say man confessed killing 15 girl , including yearold . many girl kill rape ? soldier asks . raped one , sir , man responds . name ? ahlam , say . ahlam university student predominantly shiite city basra . detainee said gang kidnapped leaving university , heading home . forced , killed machine gun , sir , say . suspect , unshaven appears 20 30 , arrested iraq security force after retook basra april . cnn shown authority say first confession . name 15 girl admitted kidnapping , raping killing . youngest girl list year old . basra turned battleground warring shiite faction vying control country oilrich south after you.s.led invasion iraq . basra street teemed shiite militia armed weapon , mostly iran , according iraqi force you.s . military . watch mom describe three son killed . four year after invasion , basra control british force , unable contain violence withdrew september last year . woman bore brunt militia extremist ideology . militant spraypainted threat wall across basra , warning woman wear headscarf not wear makeup . woman sometimes executed vague charge something unislamic . wasteland outskirt basra , dotted rundown home , stench death mix sewage . local resident told iraqi army execution often take place area , particularly woman , sometimes killed something seemingly innocuous wearing jean . militia implemented law abandon , threatening store displaying mannequin bare shoulder selling western music . many store owner still frightened speak publicly . horror militia rule surfacing resident begin feel comfortable speaking . inside rundown home , sabriyas watery eye peer robe . point first photo one son wall . one killed drinking , say . draw finger across neck gesture next photo . one slaughtered car . one , add , looking third . three son , daughter sister killed hardline militia . sister slaughtered single woman living alone , sabriya say . came night put pillow face shot head , say . sabriya life dubbed murder street daily killing happened last year . day cnn visited , dozen young men sat used pile body . sheik maktouf almaraiyani shudder memory . every day , would find 15 men killed , say , adding sorrowfully one son . son year old . , murder street part citywide effort get basra back foot . project funded you.s . force , sheikh maktouf others paid 20 day upwards clean trash . watch transformation murder street . basra may part country oilrich south , wallow sewage trash . stench filth impossible escape . effort also help massive unemployment plaguing city . british force officially handed responsibility basra iraqi force december . situation bad security force controlled militia , say brig . gen. aziz alswady , command 14th iraq army divison . help curb violence , british troop returned city , adopting you.s . approach embedding iraqi unit adviser . iraqi prime minister also flooded city additional troop , bringing soldier western iraq along american adviser . citizen started trust iraqi security force , said alswady . biggest difference resident starting leave home , something unthinkable month ago . one park city past weekend , father named alaa three young child wife . first time dared come two year , said . park often used execution . everyone , resident soldier alike , know battle basra not . militia still lurk shadow , security gain may not last without economic gain . important thing , government must focus finding job , different job people , say maj. gen. tariq alazawi .
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resident basra begun telling story militia massacre . mom say one son killed drinking alcohol , two others slain car . authority man admits killed 15 girl , including one year old . dad park say , first time dared come two year
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washington sen. barack obama raised million , donor march , presidential campaign announced thursday . sen. barack obama greets campaign volunteer during stop philadelphia , pennsylvania , wednesday . , donor giving first time , campaign said . figure estimate , campaign spokesman said . still calculating . source sen. hillary clinton campaign said new york senator raised million march . impressive million figure , well million obama raised february . clinton , obamas rival democratic nomination , raised about million february . political analyst say kind fundraising power catch attention voter . add socalled bandwagon effect , going nominee , said stu rothenberg rothenberg political report . march total , obama campaign raised approximately million , surpasses democratic record million 2004 nominee sen. john kerry raised presidential primary season . obama million shy president bush presidential primary fundraising record million , set uncontested campaign . obama raised million end february . official fundraising tally march due federal election commission april . clinton raised million end february . clinton campaign said thursday morning would not release march figure required file fec report , two day before critical pennsylvania primary april . later , campaign source provided figure , show march clinton secondhighest fundraising month campaign . clinton spokesman downplayed importance obamas fundraising total . knew going outraise u . outraised u last several month , howard wolfson said after obamas figure released . resource need compete successful upcoming primary state . wolfson also said expected clinton tax return released soon . clinton pledged march would release return within week . sen. john mccain , expected republican nominee , raised million february . not announced march total . email friend . cnns rebecca sinderbrand rob yoon .
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new sen. clinton raised million march , campaign source say . clinton camp say tax return released soon . , donor contribute sen. barack obamas , campaign say . number record million obama raised february .
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charleston , south carolina sen. john kerry thursday endorsed sen. barack obama 2008 democratic presidential nomination , saying senator illinois candidate bring change country . barack obama not going break mold , said kerry , democratic presidential candidate four year ago . together , going shatter million piece . senator massachusetts made announcement front enthusiastic crowd charleston , south carolina , day ahead state democratic primary . kerry said stirred way obama eloquently reminded u fact true genius faith simple dream insistence small miracle . watch kerry explain picking obama . endorsement could seen blow former sen. john edward , kerrys running mate 2004 election . edward also vying democratic presidential nomination year . endorsement not come surprise edward , publicly critical kerrys campaign after earlier election . following news endorsement , edward released statement saying respect kerrys decision . running ticket , john agreed many issue , edward said . continue believe election about future , not past , country need president fight aggressively end status quo change washington system give voice whose voice ignored corridor power . kerry made oblique reference candidate race worked respect speech thursday . terrific public servant , could president tomorrow , would fight take country right direction , believe anyone else , barack obama help country turn page get america moving uniting ending division faced , said . source suggested senator support obama big boost kerry remains one popular figure democratic party email list million address . email sent johnkerry.com community thursday , former presidential candidate said next president united state , , barack obama . kerry spokesman said obama sending note kerrys email list , created during 2004 run number million . obama wednesday picked endorsement two key union nevada , hold caucus january . atlanta , georgia , mayor shirley franklin recently announced endorsement obama , source said thursday sen. tim johnson south dakota also would back senator illinois . email friend . cnns candy crowley mark preston .
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new sen. barack obama bring country together , sen. john kerry say . kerry democratic presidential candidate 2004 . john edward , also running democratic bid , kerrys running mate . obama picked key endorsement union nevada week .
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battling global warming promoting biofuels may unintentionally adding skyrocketing world food price , creating one expert call silent tsunami developing nation . rising price threatening plunge million people every continent hunger , josette sheeran , executive director united nation world food program , said agency web site tuesday . sheeran one expert attending food summit hosted tuesday british prime minister gordon brown , aimed determining way boost food supply identify deterrent . also attending meeting scientist representative european union africa . web site , sheeran said increase food price silent tsunami respect no border . world misery index rising ... soaring food fuel price roll life vulnerable , said friday . crisis forcing organization look cut aid recipient , said . soaring food price triggered violence developing country , biofuels bearing least part blame . producing fuel plant crop supposed greener drilling oil , biofuels generally burn cleaner , . global biofuels industry stand accused list side effect said damaging life , especially world poorest people . drive biofuels mean investment going crop , meaning less land less investment going food crop , causing massive conflict resulting rising price , huge negative impact , especially developing country , said clare oxborrow , food campaigner friend earth . see tortilla maker blaming biofuel increasing food price . critic also say africa , asia south america , people driven land forest cleared make room booming biofuel industry . international food policy research institute say use cereal industrial purpose like making biofuels risen quarter since . brown said article posted 10 downing street web site , know biofuels intended promote energy independence combat climate change frequently energyinefficient . need look closely impact food price environment different production method ensure selective support . uk review show need change approach , also push change eu biofuels target , said . must also explore link climate change food , particularly impact livelihood vulnerability poorest , likely affected climate change . meeting convened , brown said , precursor g summit industrial nation , held july , special you.n . summit september . urged prompt action . one child dying every five second hungerrelated cause , time act , brown stressed . world health organization view hunger no . 1 threat public health around world , responsible third child death 10 percent disease . douglas alexander , britain international development secretary , announced tuesday britain set aside millionpound million aid package address food crisis . agency manages britain aid poor country goal eliminating extreme poverty . email friend . cnns phil black .
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price mean million people could go hungry , you.n . official say . soaring food price triggered violence developing country . expert say focus biofuels mean less focus food crop . world health organization view hunger main threat public health .
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gasoline price set record th consecutive day wednesday . gallon gas cost average 3.62 , according aaa , much market . oil co. president john hofmeister say boost you.s . production would startle world market . three presidential candidate weighed issue , president bush tuesday addressed during news conference . john hofmeister , president oil co. , you.s . division royal dutch , addressed rising gasoline price during interview wednesday john robert cnns american morning . robert say people budget crunch trying fill family car ? hofmeister say need gas produced country . saying three year , ever since took position president . you.s . set goal produce 2 million barrel day country , would send shock around world would immediately say speculator , hey , you.s . serious . president bush said something yesterday about . not hear , think good news . set specific target . presidential candidate posting saying let u increase domestic production 2 million barrel day . would something would put money back country , job back country , would bring supply toward american need . robert president advocating drilling you.s . territory . not true globally starting reach peak production within maybe decade two oil production begin decrease ? hofmeister well , think argument convenient , easy oil peak sometime next decade . think see coming , term total oil supply world , long way reaching peak oil not take account unconventional oil . think president brings good point could , available domestic supply coast alaska well alaska national wildlife refuge . 2 billion worth high bid chukchi sea year before could begin production . let u remember billion barrel untouched oil gas country subject year moratorium . , one body country set year moratorium , you.s . government . robert sen. hillary clinton want slap percent tax call windfall profit , profit certain level . good idea ? hofmeister look revenue income last quarter . made . million million revenue , nobody would call excessive , percent . made . billion profit billion revenue percent . not excessive number bank pharmaceutical company earn whole lot . watch hofmeister defend will profit . robert would hurt put place tax windfall profit ? hofmeister sure would . would slow investment . taxing oil company tried . drove u import , exactly problem today . robert top ? high price barrel oil go ? high cost gallon gasoline go ? hofmeister heard somebody say day long piece string . not know . robert president opec said 200 barrel . hofmeister yeah , well , country subsidizing cost energy consumer industry compete america solve problem . robert saying no idea top . hofmeister not know . produce oil country . email friend .
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you.s . produce million million barrel day , say john hofmeister . plenty oil waiting drilled unconventional mean , say . will . billion profit not excessive , company president say . executive say not predict high price oil go .
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atlanta , georgia neighborhood shotgun house painted rainbow color , community artist , workaday folk student everyone know everyone name . destruction atlanta historic cabbagetown district , many artist call home . saturday morning , people walking dog , sipping coffee taking look hit worst atlanta cabbagetown district . appeared friday night mph tornado delivered wrath randomly . sad thing , said yearold bertha wise , standing next splintered tree buried car blocked sidedoor yellow cobaltblue house . sign advertising handcrafted art , sell home , hung slightly askew . cooking dinner light started flicker , said . no warning . door flung open paper went flying . time , nowhere go . without basement , hunkered hoped best . wise fared well compared neighbor historic neighborhood , gone crimeridden cool recent year . block , woman named rebecca , split half giant oak tree . watch resident describe storm quick arrival . not home time , landlord mark rogers told cnn , good thing safety . early morning hour , looter got before took almost everything . looting problem throughout neighborhood , many said . see photo damage . door , pastor richard davis stared tiresize hole roof eastside christian community pentecostal church . preaching single room year . yes ... well , something not ? said , gestured church bathroom . still though . ok. plan give sermon palm sunday ask parishioner pray hard lack insurance not force close door . steven laura powell , thinking store short lightning storm , startled storm quick escalation . frightened spotted storm beginning circulate distance tiny home , rushed scoop sleeping weekold audrey . bundled soft pink onesie , audrey still sleeping saturday morning parent walked neighborhood , amazed home not damaged . put top laura baby got strongest beam house , said steven powell . thought tree came crashing , would take brunt . cabbagetowns house built worker local fulton cotton mill . mill closed neighborhood slid decay . renaissance cabbagetown began mill building converted trendy fulton cotton mill loft artist urban pioneer moved . addition hitting house , friday night tornado seriously damaged top floor loft . remarkably , nobody hurt . cabbagetown resident remember underconstruction loft survived fivealarm fire 1999 . email friend .
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home damaged , others unscathed atlanta cabbagetown district . community shotgunstyle home home artist student . neighbor surveyed damage saturday offered help . church damaged , say pastor , plan give palm sunday sermon .
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member group dubbed jena facing misdemeanor assault charge after fight texas high school wednesday , police said thursday . bryant purvis arrested after fight wednesday texas high school , police said . bryant purvis , 19 , arrested after incident hebron high school carrollton , texas . carrollton police sgt . john singleton told cnn altercation not appear racially motivated . school official contacted police about fight wednesday morning . yearold student told authority two male approached asked flattened tire homeboy car , according affidavit supporting arrest warrant . student said not , two told not believe walked away . purvis , said , approached behind immediately afterward , grabbed one hand began choke . purvis continued choke student told , not ever mess car , affidavit said . purvis pushed head seating area bench , causing student strike left eye , walked away . affidavit said written statement , purvis wrote , walked grabbed neck , told not mess car anymore , left . police reported student mark neck bruising eye . municipal judge set purvis bond 1,000 , transferred denton county detention facility , singleton said . purvis one six former student jena , louisiana , accused involved beating white student . initially charged seconddegree attempted murder conspiracy , charge reduced november seconddegree aggravated battery . awaiting trial case . civil right leader martin luther king iii al sharpton led , marcher jena , beating fellow student justin barker . after arraignment november , purvis told reporter moved another town complete high school . email friend .
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bryant purvis , 19 , facing misdemeanor assault charge , police say . fight involving jena 6 teen not appear racially motivated , official say . purvis allegedly choked teen thought flattened friend car tire . teen , whose bond 1,000 , still awaiting trial jena 6 case .
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lagos , nigeria group nigerian rebel wrote letter you.s . president george w. bush , stating attacked two oil pipeline monday , asked former president jimmy carter actor george clooney help solve issue oilrich nigerdelta . military policeman patrol creek omadino community warri south district niger delta . letter written group called movement emancipation niger delta , mend , group said attacked two pipeline believed owned chevron corp. oil . spokesman royal dutch said pipeline damaged last week . attack temporarily cut shipment , barrel day worker try repair damage , spokesman said . pipeline owned jointly nigerian , french italian oil company , spokesman said . chevron spokesman kurt glaubitz told cnn no chevron pipeline vandalized nigeria . no immediate comment nigerian government . letter group called commando stated aim crippling nigerian oil export industry . watch nigeria attack help hike gas price . today attack prompted continuous injustice niger delta region nigeria root issue not addressed illegal insincere government , letter stated . letter stated two letter sent bush also actor george clooney , group also asked president jimmy carter help . clooney one united nation messenger peace , campaigned end longstanding conflict darfur , well humanitarian relief effort region . carter currently middle east , met exiled militant hamas leader khalid meshaal , call study mission support peace , democracy , human right region . mend prepared talk prefer ex president jimmy carter mediate . mr. carter not denial rest brand freedom fighter terrorist , letter stated . ripple effect attack touch economy people one way hope attention . organization also said attack response one arrest one member , henry okah , arrested last year according local report , charged treason . since late , mend militant carried numerous attack nigeria oil sector abducted dozen foreign worker , releasing nearly unharmed . past organization said ratcheted attack redress say unequal distribution nation oil wealth . email friend .
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nigerian rebel write you.s . president george w. bush , say attacked oil pipeline . appeal former you.s . president carter , actor george clooney help mediate . group say attacked two pipeline believed owned chevron corp. , oil . add aim crippling nigerian oil export industry
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sin hwa dee began operation cottage industry former soya sauceproducing enclave kim chuan road , paya lebar area singapore . mr. mrs. chng kee started producing soya oyster sauce , bean paste plum paste . founded late mr. chng kee , former soya salesman , ran business wife , soya production operator . together sold mainly soya oyster sauce , bean paste plum paste bulk sin hwa dee label restaurant , hotel catering industry . 1990 , company began producing preserved fruit vegetable used make traditional lunar new year dish yu sheng . one sin hwa dees factory dedicated exclusively production yu sheng product , another factory produce noodle restaurant catering industry . mr. chngs daughter jocelyn first decided introduce company product foreign market attended sial exhibition paris 1992 , noting clear interest asian food . sin hwa dees first premix , laksa paste , launched food service market chng kees label 1994 , followed kung bo sauce , black pepper sauce famous chicken rice mix . 1996 , company invested heavily equipment technology produce sauce premix bottle retail market chng kees label . 2005 , sin hwa dee moved building , chng kees foodlink , located senoko south road , north singapore , production team employee producing ton sauce per day . today , clientele includes singapore airline , pizza hut , kfc , burger king , hotel ritz carlton , conrad international centenniel , raffle hotel , hilton hotel , marriott hotel , restaurant lei garden crystal jade .
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sin hwa dee founded former soya salesman soya production operator . one sin hwa dees factory dedicated exclusively yu sheng product . 2005 , sin hwa dee moved building , chng kees foodlink .
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los angeles , california striking hollywood writer back keyboard wednesday after voting overwhelmingly end day walkout essentially shut entertainment industry . writer guild america member steven binder show approval vote tuesday beverly hill , california . percent writer guild america member cast ballot tuesday los angeles new york voted end work stoppage residual writing digital age , including new medium internet . new deal three year . strike . membership voted , writer go back work , said patric verrone , president wgas west chapter . michael winship , president wgas east guild , said , success strike significant achievement not entire creative community , future . wga member walked job november after talk broke writer paid use material internet dvd , among issue . not hoped , not deserve , verrone said tentative deal announced saturday . added , best deal guild bargained year . leslie moonves , chief executive officer cbs corp. , told associated press , end day , everybody . fair deal one company live , recognizes large contribution writer made industry . alliance motion picture television producer , represents production company medium conglomerate , no comment agreement . vote meant academy award ceremony february usual scripted gala , ap reported . ecstatic 80th academy award presentation proceed full steam ahead , without hesitation discomfort nominee , sid ganis , president academy motion picture art science , stage oscar , told ap . long strike continued , traditional oscar spectacular doubt since many hollywood star would not cross wga picket line . unclear soon new episode scripted program start appearing , production not begin script completed , ap reported . take least four week producer get first poststrike episode comedy back air drama take six eight week , ap said . verrone said wga achieved two three goal negotiation studio . watch verrone explain think strike accomplished . first goal relates writer jurisdiction new medium , verrone said , meaning content written guild member specifically new medium , internet cell phone , covered contract . second goal relates reuse content new medium , verrone said . agreement base payment reuses distributor gross formula residual , get paid , get paid , said . first time history new delivery system pay residual formula superior prior existing system , verrone said . third goal , verrone said guild not achieve , shore writer share revenue animation reality television . giving animation reality heartbreaking thing personally , said . important make deal benefited membership , town whole , got people back work solved biggest problem new medium . email friend . cnn . right reserved.this material may not published , broadcast , rewritten , redistributed . associated press .
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percent writer vote end day walkout return work . writer guild america strike began november . issue walkout included handling writer work new medium internet . report february oscar show go usual .
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editor note behind scene series , cnn correspondent share experience covering news analyze story behind event . cnns senior vatican analyst john l. allen jr. following pope during you.s . trip . pope benedict xvi asked pilgrim st. peter square sunday pray success you.s . trip . new york official motto pope benedict xvi april visit united state , first papacy , christ hope . based frequency papal spokesperson struck different note , however , unofficial motto might well , not political event . typical example early april pope not coming get mixed local political process , said italian archbishop pietro sambi , pope ambassador america , interview national catholic reporter . presence about something universal , time , personal . fear benedict visit might read lens party politics reflects key fact electoral life america catholic vote matter . take obvious example , heavily catholic county ohio gone way 2004 , pundit would today handicapping reelection president john kerry . america almost million catholic , representing quarter country population , diverse divided . not agree official church position , although catholic reliable democrat , today not clearly aligned either party . key reason state large catholic population , ohio , pennsylvania , wisconsin florida , considered crucial battleground . already 2008 race , catholic made felt . democratic side , biggest single reason sen. hillary clinton still afloat . far , catholic state , better clinton done . back wall not long ago ohio texas , clinton decisively outpolled sen. barack obama among catholic democrat . ohio , clinton catholic vote margin percent 36 , texas percent . clinton hoping catholic come pennsylvania april primary . state . million catholic represent percent population , clinton clinging lead despite pennsylvania sen. robert caseys endorsement obama . casey hero prolife catholic democrat , backing apparently helping obama narrow gap . clinton better obama among latino , disproportionately catholic . also winning catholic reagan democrat , meaning socially conservative bluecollar voter . obamas recent gaffe , telling crowd san francisco , california , smalltown american clinging gun religion economic frustration , may help cement advantage . democrat settle candidate , catholic vote seems wide open november . sen. john mccain , presumptive republican nominee , appeal many catholic prolife moderate stance immigration . yet willingness remain iraq year odds church opposition war . either clinton obama could make strong appeal catholic peaceandjustice issue , yet sync catholic teaching issue abortion , stemcell research gay right . side expected court catholic aggressively . mccain campaign recently formed national catholic mccain committee led former kansa sen. sam brownback former oklahoma gov . frank keating , along prominent catholic conservative . obama national catholic advisory council , led casey former indiana rep. tim roemer , prolife democrat . clinton likewise topdrawer catholic adviser . pope benedict trip unlikely offer decisive boost either side . probably strike prolife note republican exploit , also likely accent peace , concern poor environment , issue generally skew democrat . watch cnns rosemary church speaks vatican analyst john allen about pope visit . political fallout may thus depend happens pope message swept sausage grinder american spin . benedict xvi usually speaks not sound bite carefully crafted paragraph , sometimes leaf door ajar competing explanation really mean . one expect war microphone among republican democratic operative , looking exploit piece pope message . tight race , movement even percentage point among catholic could decisive . one sign democrat understand stake house speaker nancy pelosi arranged april conference call reporter comment benedict trip , not wanting president bush , extension republican , claim monopoly pope . make political implication pope presence difficult anticipate . best advice boil classic broadcast cliche stay tuned ! email friend . john l. allen jr. cnns senior vatican analyst senior correspondent national catholic reporter .
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papal representative stress benedict you.s . trip not political event catholic vote still matter you.s . politics , close ohio vote showed . obamas gun religion gaffe may help clinton bluecollar catholic . democrat settle candidate , catholic vote seems wide open november .
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canada house common voted thursday extend country military mission afghanistan 2011 , stipulation nato send reinforcement volatile kandahar province . canadian soldier walk along track kandahar air base afghanistan last month . canada 2,500 troop afghanistan kandahar part natoled mission stabilize wartorn country . presence sparked controversy canada , bloc quebecois new democratic party calling immediate troop withdrawal . supporter mission argued canadian made progress providing school , health care clean water thousand afghan . said improving condition would impossible without troop ensuring secure environment aid worker local resident . military need , said harold albrecht , conservative member parliament . military provides civil order would expect police . canadian mission afghanistan end next february . claimed life 80 soldier diplomat , according associated press . canadian prime minister stephen harper endorsed panel recommendation keep troop place another nato nation dispatch additional troop kandahar . canada want minimum 1,000 reinforcement , globe mail reported . thursday motion , passed vote , brought harper conservative party opposition liberal together issue . party , however , noted cost maintaining troop presence afghanistan not disclosed parliament public . must provide clarity canadian people , said nathan cullen new democratic party . believe wrong country . email friend .
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troop stay 2011 , stipulation nato contribute force . canada 2,500 troop afghanistan kandahar province . canadian mission afghanistan end next february . critic say cost not disclosed parliament public .
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johannesburg , south africa reuters average story desperate flight wreckage president robert mugabes zimbabwe increasingly common one . math teacher mawise gumba fled zimbabwe found qualification mean little refugee . tall yearold , slouching exhausted johannesburg church become de facto transit camp , one man tide migrant washing south africa . nothing country . no job could not afford anything . even working life tough , said . hard everyone ... thought better , said former store clerk , whose dusty jean boot tell long difficult journey . tale told average . mugabes government , facing inflation close , percent , ordered company halve price basic good service month ago . facing prospect homelessness hunger country , joined estimated 4,000 zimbabwean head south south africa , illegally , every day . mugabe , 83 power since country independence britain 1980 , accused running zimbabwe economy ground implementing draconian crackdown aimed keeping power . decision launch violent seizure whiteowned farm seven year ago partly blamed soaring unemployment highest inflation rate world . average scraped together last salary , money made trading sugar bought discount supermarket worked , fund borrowed friend secure visitor visa bus ticket johannesburg . friend promised meet arrival failed show , leaving stranded without place sleep . wednesday evening walked central methodist church downtown johannesburg joined long queue people waiting shelter food . church homeless shelter become virtual refugee camp zimbabwean smaller number migrant country . past three year , past couple month , noted exponential increase number people zimbabwe , bishop paul verryn said . outside office line people waiting help grew . many new arrival asleep seat . offer place street , protected warmth inclement street johannesburg , verryn said . sunset refugee crowd building lay reeking blanket . people sleep anywhere find space sleep . people sleep step , corridor others foyer meeting room , said yearold walter rusike harare . commerce graduate wife two child share meeting room family shelter four month . average said hoped get accommodation day find friend , work . diploma store management store control , certificate security driver licence . think maybe able find work qualification . anything better situation , say . email friend . reuters . right reserved.this material may not published , broadcast , rewritten , redistributed .
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name average , fled wreckage president mugabes zimbabwe . one 4,000 flee hunger , homelessness south africa day . onceprosperous nation economic disaster , percent inflation .
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baghdad , iraq three you.s . soldier killed 31 others wounded two rocket attack sunday afternoon baghdad , you.s . military said . mehdi army militiaman celebrate after attacking iraqi army vehicle baghdad sadr city sunday . earlier sunday , fighting you.s . troop mehdi army militia loyal shiite cleric muqtada alsadr left least dead 52 wounded baghdad sadr city , according iraqi interior ministry official . you.s . military said no information about sadr city fighting . sunday violence came iraqi prime minister nuri almaliki demanded alsadr disband mehdi army threatened bar alsadrs follower political process cleric refused . watch report front line sadr city . decision taken yesterday no longer right participate political process take part upcoming election unless end mehdi army , almaliki said . sunday american fatality bring death toll you.s . troop iraq war 4,022 toll includes eight civilian contractor working pentagon . nearly , others wounded action . attack involving couple round fire international zone , also known green zone , killed two soldier wounded 17 others about p.m. , military official said , declining give specific location attack security reason . separate attack about minute earlier killed one soldier wounded 14 you.s . military outpost rustamiya southeastern baghdad , military said . responding almalikis comment , spokesman alsadr , sheikh salah alobeidi , said effort bar sadrists participation politics would unconstitutional make . side established , said . almaliki spoke exclusive interview cnn after weeklong military offensive iraqi official called gang militia member southern iraqi city basra . hundred killed wounded fighting across iraq , reportedly ended iranian iraqi shiite official held talk iran alsadr . asked about iran role ending basra conflict , almaliki attributed ceasefire work security force . haidar alabadi , iraqi lawmaker belongs almalikis dawa party , said last week iranian official participated discussion , another source close talk said iranian pressured alsadr craft agreement . not aware attempt , almaliki said sunday . happened ground breakdown structure militia made muqtada alsadr issue statement withdraw militant street . happened something save muqtada , not help u . watch almaliki talk about issue concern iraq . northern iraq , security force detained suspect sunday searching others connection kidnapping 42 college student , authority said . gunman seized male student northern iraq before releasing several hour later , according military spokesman police nineveh province . none harmed , according you.s . military . gunman stopped two bus loaded student way college , one bus managed escape , police said . four student bus escaped wounded gunfire , police said . student bus released sunday afternoon after coalition military force spotted bus during air patrol western outskirt mosul , according you.s . military news release . kidnapper fled vehicle after stopped , according military press release . development . christian priest shot killed eastern baghdad wihda neighborhood around noon saturday , according iraqi interior ministry official . priest identified father yousif adel . belonged st. peter paul assyrian orthodox church . least two people killed saturday 16 others wounded bomb exploded minibus eastern baghdad beirut square , official said . president bush planning address nation thursday morning about iraq war , source said . bush expected address administration decision reduce combat tour duty month month , republican democratic source said . email friend . cnns nic robertson , jomana karadsheh ingrid formanek .
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rocket attack kill 3 you.s . troop , wound 31 . prime minister ban sadrists politics mehdi army not disbanded . one arrested kidnapping busload college student , police say . interior ministry official say militia fighting you.s . troop sadr city .
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cnn . sen. barack obama defended wife recent suggestion not patriotic . after town hall meeting lorain , ohio , reporter asked obama about attempt conservative republican paint unpatriotic . reporter cited fact obama failed put hand heart singing national anthem . obama replied choice not put hand heart behavior would disqualify about threequarters people ever gone football game baseball game . reporter also noted illinois senator not wear american flag lapel pin , met former member radical antivietnam war group , weather underground , wife quoted recently saying never felt really proud united state recently . asked would fight image unpatriotic , obama said , always nonsense going general election . right ? not , would something else . recall , first name . right ? problem . muslim email thing not worked well , patriotism thing . way respond truth owe everything country , said . firstterm senator illinois subject various debunked rumor since launching presidential campaign , took oath office copy quran attended radical islamic school living indonesia boy . recall reason came national attention speech spoke love country , said obama . wife , michelle , already explained comment . simply misspoke , said . referring first time proud politics america . watch michelle obama said . true lot people cynical disenchanted . spoken about cynical about american politics long time , proud people participating getting involved way not long time . about not wearing american flag lapel pin , obama said republican no lock patriotism . party presided war troop not get body armor needed , sending troop untrained poor planning , not fulfilling veteran benefit troop need come home , undermining constitution warrantless wiretap unnecessary ? debate happy . see american people think true definition patriotism . obama not respond question about weather underground , group whose member bombed you.s . capitol pentagon during . last week , new york sun reported illinois state senator 2001 , obama accepted 200 contribution william ayers , founder group not convicted bombing work professor university illinois chicago . paper said , statement , spokesman obama campaign , william burton , said , sen. obama strongly condemns violent action weatherman group , act violence ... yearold child ayers weatherman active , attempt connect obama event almost year ago ridiculous . former first lady sen. hillary clinton said repeatedly stronger candidate already shown withstand conservative attack . email friend .
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obama responds question about attempt paint unpatriotic . obama cited not wearing american flag lapel pin , among thing . obama always nonsense going general election clinton said shown withstand conservative attack .
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berlin , germany six italian men shot dead german city duisburg wednesday executionstyle killing linked mafia feud . police remove body scene . italian interior minister giuliano amato said shooting appeared linked feud two mafia clan southern region calabria , home ndrangheta organized crime group . key fact about group . origin . honored society , known ndrangheta , calabria region south italy equivalent sicilian mafia . ndrangheta began defense network impoverished rural peasant aristocratic landlord . member emigrated canada united state , discovered running intimidation scheme pennsylvania mining town . work ? honored society , fibbia calabrian mafia . instead pyramid structure boss used mafia , ndrangheta us family based blood relationship , intermarriage , godfather . group named after village , after family leader . twentieth century expansion . th century , ndrangheta became interested drug trafficking , weapon sale public work construction . present . 2004 , authority uncovered international drug trafficking network involving gang south america , australia , europe . drug colombia destined country greece bulgaria . percent europe cocaine arrived colombia via gioia tauros dock reggio calabria . organized crime agency estimated ndrangheta earns about billion annually , mostly illegal drug , also ostensibly legal business construction , restaurant supermarket . ndrangheta family calabria , become successful sicilian counterpart family tie closer . email friend . reuters . right reserved.this material may not published , broadcast , rewritten , redistributed .
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six young italian found shot head western german city duisburg . five dead authority arrived , one died later . victim year old , police say . police believe killing may linked organized crime italy .
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panama city beach , florida , police looking hotel security guard accused raping alabama student throwing sixthfloor hotel balcony , police spokesman told cnn . police released photo shawn wuertly , worked hotel security guard panama city beach , florida . yearold woman tuscaloosa , alabama , remains hospitalized , injury not lifethreatening , lt. dave humphreys said . incident happened early monday sandpiper beacon beach resort panama city beach during spring break . police issued arrest warrant shawn wuertly , 29 , worked security guard resort , humphreys said . wanted attempted felony murder , sexual battery false imprisonment . wuertly questioned police regarding attack , lacked evidence hold , spokesman said . police investigation found suspect seen girl several time hotel taken liking point , humphreys said . around a.m. monday , suspect grabbed woman pulled unoccupied room sixth floor , using key get , humphreys said . said sexually assaulted , after brief altercation , threw balcony , police spokesman said . hit two smaller roof way , likely saved serious injury , before came rest second floor stairwell , humphreys said . after initial questioning , wuertly told police leaving tennessee would return wednesday . wuertly outstanding arrest warrant , something police not discover after released . obviously no one checked warrant outstanding warrant indiana , humphrey said , noting police not happy address . cnns call hotel manager regarding wuertlys outstanding warrant not returned . email friend .
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police panama city beach , florida , looking hotel security guard shawn wuertly . suspected raping teen staying hotel , tossing thfloor balcony . victim remains hospitalized injury not lifethreatening , police say . wuertly questioned police earlier , released lack evidence .
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washington former abc news chief national security correspondent john mcwethy died injury colorado skiing accident , coroner said thursday . john mcwethy , right , share laugh 2002 former defense secretary donald rumsfeld washington . witness said mcwethy , 61 , skiing fast intermediate trail wednesday keystone ski resort lost control slammed tree , said joanne l. richardson , summit county , colorado , coroner . mcwethy died treated bluntforce injury summit medical center , richardson said . missed turn slid sideways surmising , told cnn . mcwethy wearing helmet time accident , said . wife , laurie , mcwethy recently moved boulder after nearly year abc news correspondent , could enjoy colorado ski trail , according statement abc news president david westin . something truly loved , weston said . deserved many year given . friend former colleague described mcwethy outstanding reporter also cherished life outside work . always knew without exception many powerful business tv news fail learn late end , family friend selfrespect news reporter , said cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr , worked producer mcwethy three year . starr former cnn producer chris plante admired mcwethys coolheaded reporting pentagon september , , hijacked airliner punched huge , fiery hole building massive facade . unflappable even extreme situation always centered love family knowledge television news business washington hooha not real life , plante said . unlike many , really handle life . last moment life proof . college classmate bob steele wrote about mcwethys mighty skepticism authority article . attended depauw university greencastle , indiana , steele said mcwethy challenged university president policy . protested vietnam war . steele wrote mcwethy considered powerful word english language . len ackland university colorado center environmental journalism told denver post longtime friend humble guy . ackland told paper mcwethy not talk about much . kind journalist not want front . always about story , not about . kind guy enjoyed sitting beer . mcwethy left behind two son , adam , 28 , ian , 24 , according post . wife , mcwethy time accident , told post husband good skier enjoyed living colorado . loved , told paper . think loved beauty nature , open space , wildlife , everything . statement , westin said , one rare reporter knew beat better anyone , developed source anyone , yet , kept objectivity . after working reporter you.s . news world report , mcwethy joined abc news 1979 , going cover conflict bosnia , kosovo liberia , according abc news web site . mcwethy network primary reporter assigned secretary state james baker , george shultz , warren christopher lawrence eagleburger , abc said , traveled country . mcwethy honored least five national emmy during time abc also received alfred i. dupontcolumbia award overseas press club award , according abc news web site . three year watched one finest news reporter many television still not day reporter first , foremost always , starr said . colleague said missed . everyone knew jack trading story today , plante said . nothing sense unambiguous loss part friend , colleague , competitor even uniformed military officer covered reporter . email friend .
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exabc news reporter john mcwethy , 61 , dy colorado ski accident . mcwethy wearing helmet time crash , coroner say . reporter died something truly loved , say abc president . unflappable reporter really handle life , excolleague say .
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london , england cnn , subprime mortgage mess slumping stock market hardly music ear investor . tough economic time like , investor seek safe , stable investment guaranteed government bond cd . yet growing number wooed sweet sound , profit , something new end musical instrument . stradivarius violin believed exist . talented musician want , not afford . million auction . enter nigel brown , winner queen award enterprise chairman nw brown group , financial service company . brings musician investor together . happens , musician come along see , fallen love instrument , brown say . , pull syndicate people together buy instrument musician use ... road , musician buy instrument investor . split profit value appreciates . violinist matthew trusler got million stradivarius . brown loved truslers playing funded instrument . fantastic violin ever made , trusler say , clutching . one made 1711 ... around year really wonderful violin . not everyone convinced stradivarius great deal . think get hold one best strad , not strad ... think probably give , player , something special , say violinmaker andreas hudelmayer . not one best , well new instrument . reasoning ? cost insuring stradivarius couple year would pay new , topquality violin , hudelmayer say . even , reality old violin attracting looking alternative investment . new hedge fund called fine violin fund dedicated toprange instrument . latest study show exclusive violin earning steady . percent year since . beat you.s . treasury bond timeframe , . percent average yield . course , investment game long haul . proved fantastic investment , say simon morris , director beares end violin , viola cello . many musician bought say , best pension plan could . like anything , purchase well sell well . not go buy old thing . investor , financial return part investment . fact make financial gain course gratifying end day , mostly support musician , say brown . like able go along concert hear instrument performed artist . email friend .
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investor wooed fund specializing highend musical instrument . stradivarius violin premier investment instrument . new hedge fund called fine violin fund dedicated toprange instrument .
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mexico city , mexico cnn capital . woman ride bus exclusively female passenger last month mexico city . fan new service call daily commute pleasant bus ride steer clear toocloseforcomfort contact men . not talking about sexual harassment , about rape about incident violence , said ariadna montiel , director network passenger transportation government federal district . also about touching , staring , generally occurs public transport . singlesex service , started january , available four major line city , expected expand another . plan include replacing male driver woman . one woman described service excellent , saying comfortable not make many stop . another passenger said feel comfortable safer . last year , government received seven complaint sexual abuse aboard city bus , provide million ride year , official said . authority said single complaint enough justify taking measure . juan flores , driven bus mexico city 15 year steer one woman , said even notice difference . feel tranquil , work peacefully interior bus cleaner , said . email friend . cnns mario gonzalez .
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passenger femaleonly bus describe commute pleasant . seven complaint sexual abuse aboard mexico city bus made last year . singlesex service available four major line mexican capital .
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milan , italy , fiorentina held draw serie a. kaka right wheel away celebration after scoring penalty fiorentina . fiorentina striker adrian mutu earned visitor point thminute header after milan playmaker kaka scored penalty spot th minute . milan , beat genoa opening league game , join fiorentina one seven team four point league table . mutu scored run play mario alberto santanas cross . earlier , fiorentina defender dario dainelli conceded penalty tripped massimo ambrosini area . filippo inzaghi wasted golden chance win match st minute kaka slid ball across front fiorentinas goal . however , italy forward somehow managed miss ball open net . fiorentina could late midfielder zdravko kuzmanovic hit post . always angry not get maximum point , case everything possibly could , said milan coach carlo ancelotti . tried win ran quite risk , soon after last game understandable difficulty . email friend .
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super cup winner ac milan held home draw fiorentina . brazilian kaka gave milan lead penalty after foul ambrosini . adrian mutu equalised fiorentina header santanas cross .
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two hour before scheduled execution thursday , georgia board pardon parole commuted death sentence samuel david crowe , lawyer said . samuel david crowes death sentence changed life prison georgia authority , attorney say . crowe convicted 1988 murdering joseph v. pala , retail manager wick lumber company douglas county . crowe admitted crime . board ruling mean crowes sentence changed life without possibility parole . board not give reason decision . attorney ann fort called crowe news , quiet . really shocked relieved somber about . take seriously deep harm caused committed crime , said . crowe cocaine habit attorney say kicked prison . spent time behind bar counseling inmate , teaching read writing people outside prison drug habit . not want go path , fort said . pala family , devastated . atlanta journalconstitution reported palas widow , fran pala , daughter , lisa palahansen , upset address parole board . representative spoke board behalf , newspaper said . crowe scheduled executed injection p.m. et thursday georgia diagnostic classification prison jackson , minute south atlanta . would 19th inmate georgia executed injection . william earl lynd executed injection first week may . first inmate die state since september , you.s . supreme court agreed consider whether threedrug combination represented cruel unusual punishment . lynd convicted murdering exgirlfriend . you.s . supreme court effectively halted execution country last september , agreed consider whether threedrug combination used state violated constitutional ban cruel unusual punishment . death penalty opponent argued inmate not given enough anesthetic , could conscious enough suffer excruciating pain without able express paralyzer . claim supported medical study . 24 death sentence georgia board considered , crowes third commuted . also week , mississippi executed murderer earl wesley berry lethal injection . berry confessed abducting mary bound 1987 , beating death dumping body rural road . court rejected berry attorney argument spared mentally retarded . cnns ashley fantz .
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new attorney say inmate shocked , relieved , somber . new victim family devastated address parole board . samuel david crowes death sentence changed life prison thursday . crowe admitted killing store clerk 1988 georgia .
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london , england air crash investigator trying work boeing 777 landed short runway london heathrow airport , skidding grass ripping apart section aircraft . ireporter alex quinonez took image casualty taken medic heathrow airport . investigator briefed incident told cnn plane captain claiming not power needed . passenger paul venter told uk press association wheel came went touchdown , next moment dropped . could not tell far . london ambulance service said 17 people suffered minor injury , number could increase several others still assessed . image showed boeing 777 beijing , china south runway , close perimeter road , emergency chute deployed white firefighting foam covering engine . undercarriage , left wing left engine aircraft severely damaged , skidded across ground . least one plane wheel torn . visible damage left wing , covered mangled metal meet fuselage . tire track hundred meter long could seen grass behind plane , surrounded fire engine emergency vehicle . eyewitness neil jones said plane made , unusual approach airport sounded louder usual , pa reported . could see pilot desperate , trying get plane . aircraft hit grass lot dirt . pilot struggling keep plane straight . think great job . read passenger eyewitness account crash landing . bbc said unidentified heathrow worker told broadcaster spoken pilot . pilot said , according worker , plane electronics failed forced glide ground . uk air accident investigation branch lead inquiry crash landing . team you.s . national transportation safety board also heading london , accompanied representative boeing federal aviation adminsitration . jerome ensinck , passenger aboard flight , said no indication plane making emergency landing . no indication going bad landing , said . hit ground extremely rough , rough landing before thought roughest . emergency exit opened told go quickly possible , moment away plane started realize undercarriage away , missed runway . feel lucky moment , think realize close call . hit runway , would worse . statement , british airway said 136 passenger 16 crew member evacuated plane six minor injury taken hospital . ba chief executive willie walsh praised action crew . proud way crew safely evacuated 136 passenger board , walsh said statement . captain aircraft one experienced flying u nearly year , added . walsh also said investigation conducted air accident investigation branch would inappropriate speculate about likely cause . airport authority said heathrows southern runway closed , northern runway remained open . incident immediately led major delay passenger . incoming flight diverted airport flightbyflight basis , according heathrows web site . spokesman london metropolitan police said nothing suggest incident terrorrelated . boeing 777 mainstay many airline longhaul fleet never involved fatal accident . however , aircraft involved thursday incident appeared fortunate escape , approached heathrow heavilypopulated west london suburb before crash landing . cnns richard quest , cover airline industry , said appeared damage happened after plane touched . incident occurred p.m. a.m. et british prime minister gordon brown due leave heathrow visit china india . flight delayed jet not directly involved , pa said . british airway set helpline number friend relative concerned passenger involved incident . within uk 0800 . outside uk 191 211 3690 email friend .
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beijing london jet land short runway heathrow airport . new investigator say pilot talked not power . passenger dropped . could not tell far . 136 passenger evacuated plane 17 minor injury reported .
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washington every day , five you.s . soldier try kill . before iraq war began , figure less one suicide attempt day . you.s . soldier patrol street baghdad january . dramatic increase revealed new you.s . army figure , show 2,100 soldier tried commit suicide . suicide attempt rising risen last five year , said col. elspeth cameronritchie , army psychiatrist . concern rate suicide attempt prompted sen. jim webb , dvirginia , introduce legislation thursday improve military suicideprevention program . troop family unprecedented level stress due pace frequency five year deployment , webb said written statement . watch cnn senior pentagon correspondent jamie mcintyre reason increase suicide . sen. patty murray , dwashington , took senate floor thursday , urging help military member , especially returning war . brave service member face deployment after deployment without rest , recovery treatment need breaking point , murray said . said congress given hundred million dollar military improve ability provide mental health treatment , said take money resolve problem . take leadership take change culture war , said . said soldier reported receiving nothing number call help . many soldier need real person talk , said . need psychiatrist need psychologist . according army statistic , incidence you.s . army soldier attempting suicide inflicting injury skyrocketed nearly five year since start iraq war . last year 2,100 attempted suicide per day suicide attempt 2002 , year before war iraq began , according army . figure also show number suicide activeduty troop 2007 may reach alltime high statistic finalized march , army official said . army list 89 soldier death 2007 suicide investigating 32 possible suicide . suicide rate already 2006 102 death , compared 87 . cameronritchie , army psychiatrist , said suicide attempt usually related problem intimate relationship , also related problem work , finance law . really tough area stigma . know soldier not want go seek care . tough , strong , not want go see behavioral healthcare provider , cameronritchie said . multiple deployment long deployment appear exact toll relationship , thereby boosting number suicide attempt , said . traditionally , suicide rate among military member lower age gendermatched civilian . recent year rate crept 12 per 100,000 among military 17.5 per 100,000 2006 , said . still less civilian figure about per 100,000 , said . typical soldier commits suicide member infantry unit us firearm carry act , according army . posttraumatic stress disorder also may factor suicide attempt , cameronritchie said , result broken relationship often lead drug alcohol abuse . real central issue relationship . relationship , relationship , relationship , said you.s . army chaplain lt. col. ran dolinger . people look ptsd , look length deployment ... broken relationship really make difference . reduce suicide , army said targeting soldier iraq long period teaching notice sign lead suicide . training came late army specialist tim bowman . yearold killed 2005 after returning iraq . family preparing 2005 thanksgiving meal , son timothy lying floor , slowly bleeding death selfinflicted gunshot wound , said father , mike bowman , testimony house veteran affair committee hearing december . war . said veteran return home find understaffed , underfunded , underequipped veteran affair mental health system . many give trying , said . email friend .
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average 5 soldier per day tried commit suicide 2007 , army figure show . sen. jim webb introduces legislation improve care soldier . army psychiatrist say soldier must overcome stigma treatment . psychiatrist know soldier not want go seek care
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baghdad , iraq german woman held hostage iraq since february freed , son still held , german foreign minister frankwalter steinmeier said wednesday . image taken video issued april show hannelore marianne krause son sinan . woman , hannelore marianne krause , taken germany embassy baghdad after taken captive adult son day earlier . steinmeier said relieved krause released tuesday , yet still remains great deal uncertainty about son , remains captivity . rest assured everything power reach son , sinan , foreign minister said . early march , iraqi militant holding krause son hostage demanded germany withdraw troop afghanistan ensure safety . part nato afghanistan force , germany sent about , troop relatively peaceful northern part country . german troop also help train iraqi soldier police , not iraq . arrow righteousness group posted video clip internet , threatening kill two day berlin not comply . cnn could not independently confirm authenticity video . , woman identified krause urged german chancellor angela merkel heed demand . passport krauses name shown video . sitting next son , krause tell merkel , people want kill son front eye , kill , german troop not withdraw afghanistan . son clutch cry speak three militant , two armed large assault rifle , stand behind pair . not joking , kill u . tired . please help . take decision killed . reading prepared statement , one militant say , warned . otherwise not see body . muslim one nation , one religion . not acceptable germany lead coalition troop afghanistan , attack secured village claim not fighting iraq . email friend . cnns diana magnay .
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german foreign minister say woman released after day . germany continue effort free adult son , remains captivity . video , militant demanded german troop leave afghanistan .
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santiago , chile nearly former chilean soldier secret police prosecuted charge tried cover disappearance death 119 people during dictatorship augusto pinochet , judge ordered monday . former chilean president augusto pinochet , pictured . disappearance occurred , during known operation colombo , targeted pinochets opponent . chile military government . chilean magistrate victor montiglio based order investigation say 60 victim illegally arrested office national intelligence dina kept detention center before disappeared . dinas former director , retired gen. manuel contreras , already sentenced year prison case involving human right violation . found about montiglios ruling prison cell . minister justice carlos maldonado said former soldier taken military compound after appear before montiglio tuesday . civilian suspect jailed santiago uno punta peuco penal facility , outside santiago , said . you.s . backedcoup toppled democratically elected president salvador allende 1973 , after pinochet took power . march , court chile sentenced 24 former police officer role kidnapping , torture murder happened after coup , chile judicial authority said . thousand chilean victim national crime wave . pinochet , whose reign lasted 1973 , widely blamed encouraging subordinate kidnap , torture kill people suspected leftist tie , journalist union member . year after left power , court indicted pinochet two human right case , judge threw charge ground ill stand trial . pinochet died . cnns alberto pando .
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chilean judge order prosecution 98 former pinochet soldier , agent . order related investigation 60 people disappeared 1970s . hundred killed disappeared during augusto pinochets rule . suspect expected appear court chile tuesday .
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miami , florida sen. barack obama told florida cubanamerican community friday cuba policy would based libertad freedom island nation people . sen. barack obama speaks cuban independence day event miami , florida , friday . policy toward cuba guided one word libertad , said , using spanish word liberty event celebrating cuban independence day miami , florida . road freedom cuban must begin justice cuba political prisoner , right free speech , free press , freedom assembly , must lead election free fair , obama said . commitment . not stand injustice not stand injustice , together stand freedom cuba . commitment president united state america , said . watch obama call freedom cuba . obama also said policy cuba rest latin america would guided simple principle good people america good united state . after eight year failed policy past , need new leadership future , said . after decade pressing topdown reform , need agenda advance democracy , security opportunity bottom . obama called looser restriction travel cuba cubanamericans visit family member relative well allowing larger money transfer island , two position popular within cubanamerican community . obama , however , may lose vote among cubanamericans think willing talk raul castro , president cuba recently took leadership island nation brother , fidel castro . speaking miami tuesday , sen. john mccain , presumptive republican presidential nominee , blasted obama changing position normalization cuba wanting sit unconditionally presidential meeting raul castro . step would send worst possible signal cuba dictator no need undertake fundamental reform simply wait unilateral change you.s . policy , mccain said . believe give hope cuban people , not castro regime . watch mccain blast obamas position cuba . administration press cuban regime release political prisoner unconditionally , legalize political party , labor union free medium , schedule internationally monitored election . embargo must stay place basic element democratic society met , mccain said . obama said mccain misrepresented position . john mccains going around country talking about much want meet raul castro , looking social gathering going invite tea . not said , john mccain know , said . obama also faulted mccain pursuing called failed cuba police president bush . , know easy thing american politician . every four year , come miami , talk tough , go back washington , nothing change cuba . john mccain day , obama said . joined parade politician make empty promise year after year , decade after decade . instead offering strategy change , chose distort position embrace george bush continue policy done nothing advance freedom cuban people . political posture john mccain chosen , show not take socalled straight talk seriously . republican able count support southern florida cuban american community maintaining nocompromise stance cuba communist regime . percent turnout rate , cubanamericans powerful force florida thus , florida role swing state , national politics . watch obama wooing cuban american . younger cubanamericans , however , beginning question community alliance gop . reality , give cubanamericans lip service , think cubanamericans generation , cubanamericans previous generation , tired lip service , said giancarlo sopo , backing obama . despite democratic effort reach cuban american , reality , no change , say rep. mario diazbalart , republican represented south florida district eight term . obama , diazbalart said , may even help republican unite cubanamericans behind gop banner . community steadfast . solid . understands value freedom , diazbalart said .
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new sen. obama say cuba policy based liberty cuban people . new democratic frontrunner accuses sen. mccain distorting position . obama call looser restriction travel , fund transfer cuba . mccain argues continuation hard line policy communist regime .
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mugello , italy resurgence continued saturday , fivetime motogp champion took pole position home race mugello . rossi give thumb after taking first pole position season home race mugello . yearold struggled since winning last title 2005 back head field season fiat yamaha last two race . lap one minute . second enough see take first pole position season ahead dani pedrosa second fellowitalian loris capirossi third 50th pole career 40th motogp . sure try keep winning streak going . quite worried after practice problem team modified bike faster , said rossi . last pole position long , long time ago even remember , happy . loris behind two italian front row crowd special . rossi three point ahead repsol honda rider pedrosa teammate jorge lorenzo going sunday race reigning champion casey stoner 28 point back marlboro ducati . rossis time bettered previous record pole time spaniard sete gibernau . second , marker posted two year ago powerful bike . fact , top seven finisher beat gibernaus lap , achieved 990cc bike opposed 800cc version today .
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valentino rossi claim pole position sunday italian motogp mugello . lap one minute . second enough give rossi first pole season . yamaha rider rossi three point ahead hondas dani pedrosa standing .
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actress sharon stone said statement saturday could not regretful comment month regarding earthquake china , suggested quake act karma . sharon stone made controversial remark before hosted charity auction cannes film festival . yes , misspoke , said statement released stone publicist entitled word sharon stone . could not regretful mistake . unintentional . apologize . word never meant hurtful anyone , stone said . accident distraction product news sensationalism . stone said saturday issuing statement set record straight about comment made reporter cannes film festival . statement drew fire citizen government official . numerous report about said cannes . would like set record straight about feel heart end understanding , said . not nice dalai lama , friend mine , stone said camera time , discussing chinese . earthquake happened thought , karma ? not nice , bad thing happen ? qin gang , spokesman china foreign ministry , said stone promote understanding friendship nation . french fashion house christian dior said would drop stone advertisement china after may remark . absolutely disagree hasty comment , also deeply sorry about , dior said statement shanghai , china , headquarters . stone said deeply saddened pain whole situation caused victim devastating earthquake china . friday , death toll may magnitude . quake stood 68,858 , another 18,618 missing .
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sharon stone suggested deadly earthquake might karma . actress issue statement set record straight regarding remark . stone say comment product news sensationalism
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threetime defending champion rafael nadal made light work heavy schedule recurring foot problem reach last 16 french open friday . rafael nadal inspects blistered foot during thirdround victory jarko nieminen . world no . 2 crushed finnish 26th seed jarkko nieminen fourth successive day action paris clay , following frustration week bad weather . play fellow spaniard fernando verdasco after win 15th seed mikhail youzhny russia . third seed novak djokovic also untroubled later third round match see wayne odesnik united state . nadal hoping time let blistered foot recover , needing treatment during match nieminen problem saw beaten second round rome master earlier claycourt season . bidding become second man after legendary bjorn borg win four successive title roland garros , already vented anger atp tour scheduling four toplevel clay event many week . watch nadal talk about tournament hope . nadal showed little sign tiredness cruised past nieminen less two hour extend winning record tournament 24 match . opening victory brazil thomaz bellucci took two day due torrential rain , thursday saw another qualifier straight set beat frenchman nicolas devilder . third round action friday , spain nicolas almagro showed clay court pedigree win britain 10th seed andy murray . almagro , two title clay season , made work hard murray , recovered deficit third set win seven game row take command . play thranked frenchman jeremy chardy ended run 30th seed dmitry tursunov russia straight set . latvia ernests gulbis continued fine run defeated nicolas lapentti ecuador set clash home hope michael llodra beat italy simone bolelli straight set . secondround action , france florent serra completed hardfought win victor hanescu romania next face american bobby ginepri .
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threetime defending champion rafael nadal last french open . spanish world no . 2 crush finnish 26th seed jarkko nieminen . second seed next face fernando verdasco beat mikhail youzhny . third seed novak djokovic later join nadal fourth round roland garros . nicolas almagro spain put 10th seed andy murray britain .
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seven player involved last week champion league final excused england trip trinidad tobago friendly international sunday . jermaine defoe second right england player congratulating john terry travel trinidad . coach fabio capello confirmed men involved moscow last week , manchester united central defender rio ferdinand , link caribbean , chelsea fullback wayne bridge , not get onto pitch luzhniki stadium , part man squad final game season . chelseas john terry , opened scoring wednesday win united state wembley , one given holiday along wayne rooney , wes brown , ashley cole , frank lampard , joe cole owen hargreaves . england squad . goalkeeper david james portsmouth , joe hart manchester city , joe lewis peterborough . defender wayne bridge chelsea , rio ferdinand manchester united , phil jagielka everton , glen johnson portsmouth , stephen warnock blackburn , david wheater middlesbrough , jonathan woodgate tottenham . midfielders gareth barry aston villa , david beckham la galaxy , david bentley blackburn , stewart downing middlesbrough , steven gerrard liverpool , tom huddlestone tottenham . forward theo walcott arsenal , ashley young aston villa , gabriel agbonlahor aston villa , dean ashton west ham , peter crouch liverpool , jermain defoe portsmouth .
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seven player cut england squad friendly trinidad . seven player appeared champion league final last week . however , manchester united central defender rio ferdinand playing .
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federal grand jury indicted man arrested last week connection mysterious case exposure deadly biological agent ricin , prosecutor said . authority found ricin , weapon anarchist manual roger von bergendorffs nevada hotel room . roger von bergendorff , 57 , indicted charge possession biological toxin , possession unregistered firearm possession firearm not identified serial number , said natalie collins , spokeswoman you.s . attorney office la vega , nevada . bergendorff hospitalized two month suspected ricin poisoning , discharged before arrest . initial court appearance last week , collins said , not enter plea . arraignment scheduled may . bergendorff hospitalized february complaining breathing difficulty . two week later , thomas tholen , cousin went bergendorffs la vega hotel room recover belonging , discovered turned ricin . authority also said search room found four gun , book anarchist cookbook , collection instruction poison dangerous recipe castor bean , syrinx beaker . ricin extracted groundup castor bean . tholen charged earlier april failing report commission crime . federal grand jury indicted allegedly concealing knowledge production possession biological agent . bergendorff previously lived tholens home riverton , utah , south salt lake city . after ricin discovered , fbi searched home well storage unit bergendorff used utah . authority said fbi agent searching storage unit found castor bean , chemical used production ricin , respirator , filter , laboratory glassware , syrinx notebook ricin production . convicted charged , bergendorff would face sentence year prison . email friend .
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roger von bergendorff indicted ricin possession charge . bergendorff hospitalized suspected ricin poisoning . authority found ricin , gun bergendorffs nevada hotel room . thomas tholen , bergendorffs cousin , also face charge .
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zimbabwe president robert mugabe warned outside influence next month runoff election , likening one american diplomat prostitute threatening oust another country . robert mugabe try stir voter blistering speech criticizing you.s . britain . zimbabwe not british , not american . yes , african , said mugabe , whose speech sunday quoted monday herald , staterun newspaper . saw joy british , american , saw representative celebrating acting zimbabwe either extension britain ... america . saw little american girl . s. assistant secretary state african affair jendayi frazer trotting around globe like prostitute ... mugabe went say you.s . ambassador zimbabwe james mcgee would expelled country persisted meddling zimbabwe electoral process , newspaper reported . fallout zimbabwe stalled election brought international criticism , frazer taking emphatic stance . april , frazer accused mugabe , ruled zimbabwe nearly three decade , trying steal election intimidating population election official well . first election march . announcement winner presidential election delayed week opposition leader morgan tsvangirai claimed . zimbabwe electoral commission , after long delay , ruled neither candidate required majority vote , scheduled runoff election june . since march balloting , numerous report tsvangirais party church group about kidnapping , torture violence , including death opposition party member . say violence target opponent mugabe zanupf party . about time sunday mugabe giving campaign speech , tsvangirai speaking funeral . tsvangirai spoke harshly stood near casket man claimed killed mugabes supporter . watch tsvangirai address mourner . clear testimony callousness regime , said tsvangirai funeral procession hundred gathered outside capital city harare . kill u . maim u . going th june , heart dripping blood , vote office . mugabe denies supporter responsible electionrelated violence .
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zimbabwe president robert mugabe likens you.s . diplomat prostitute . mugabe warns you.s . britain keep zimbabwe . morgan tsvangirai attends funeral accuses mugabe supporter murder .
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serie champion inter milan confirmed dismissal coach roberto mancini , opening way former chelsea manager jose mourinho replace . mancini guided inter milan italian league title three successive season . ironically , yearold mancini , guided inter three successive italian league title , favorite take mourinhos former job stamford bridge . inter 2006 demoted deducted point matchfixing scandal . inter milan informed roberto mancini relieved role coach , especially comment not going stay after end season following champion league tie liverpool march , read statement . mancini , however , rescinded comment following day declaring made heat moment following inters elimination competition , losing aggregate . inters reason sacking mancini appear less credible after club president massimo moratti announced coach changed mind about leaving end season . talk mancini , confirmed wanted stay inter next year see contract . want win champion league u next season , moratti said march . mancinis word surprised , not expect even less believe people close . mourinho , nicknamed special one guiding porto champion league 2004 chelsea two premier league title , would not come cheap , exit mancini cost inter dear contract , run till 2012 , leave million euro richer compensation . however , mancini unable make inter viable champion league contender despite three serie title . mancini ninth coaching casualty moratti , following ottavio bianchi , roy hodgson , luigi simoni , mircea lucescu , marcello lippi , marco tardelli , hector cuper alberto zaccheroni .
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serie champion inter milan confirm dismissal coach roberto mancini . mancini allegedly fired comment made after defeat liverpool march . former chelsea manager jose mourinho favorite take san siro .
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shadowy figure back seat suv surveillance photo second person interest slaying university north carolina student body president , police said monday . investigator say second male appears back seat atm photo , colorized . police saturday released photo taken atm camera show young man driving sport utility vehicle possibly using one student eve carson atm card chapel hill area . large , shadowy form appears back seat vehicle , police say may carson . carson , 22 , found shot death early wednesday suburban neighborhood near university north carolina chapel hill campus . toyota highlander found next day another neighborhood west , close lived roommate . believe second unidentified male seated rear seat , chapel hill police department said statement . exploring way enhance quality photo effort learn about person . police not identified pictured driver , wearing hooded sweatshirt vintage houston astros baseball cap . chapel hill police chief brian curran said saturday carson killing feel like random crime . medical examiner told police no injury carson body besides gunshot wound no sign sexual assault , curran said . sunday , , people crowded first united methodist church carson hometown athens , georgia , funeral , athens bannerherald reported . university north carolina hold memorial service carson after student return week spring break , chancellor james moeser said statement school web site . saturday , school topranked men basketball team wore reminder popular student president jersey took duke university durham , north carolina . watch student remember slain campus leader . north carolina player wore patch jersey simply read eve , many duke fan donned small lightblue ribbon show support . moment silence carson also held before tipoff . uncchapel hill board trustee pledged 25,000 crime stopper program area information leading arrest anyone responsible carson slaying . carson student member board . email friend .
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atm photo show driver , shadowy figure back seat suv . driver appears using one student eve carson atm card . carson found shot death early wednesday near campus . carson student body president university north carolina chapel hill .
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gerolstein , germany , expires end season . german rider stefan schumacher member gerolsteiner team . gerolsteiner , team sponsor since 1998 , said change marketing strategy . gerolsteiner invested around million annually team , includes rider stefan schumacher , fabian wegmann , markus fothen robert foerster . gerolsteiner said tuesday no longer reaching targeted audience cycling changing solely producer mineral water supplier nonalcoholic drink . gerolsteiner team chief hansmichael holczer deeply upset news . tear eye , said holczer . german cycling federation bdr said would help team find new sponsor . not entirely unexpected decision . after long collaboration , notice change partner , said holczer , begin hunt new sponsor . one best team market national international reputation . tmobile cycling team fired rider lorenzo bernucci after positive doping test tour germany last month . bernucci violated team code conduct removed tmobiles roster spanish vuelta , team said tuesday . tested positive nonamphetamine appetite suppressant . bernucci licensed monaco cycling federation , responsible investigation possible additional sanction , tmobile said . tested positive august substance sibutramine , appetite suppressant sold various brand name , reductil ectiva . world governing body cycling , uci , informed tmobile bernuccis positive test . bernucci told team management using ectiva four year purchased counter pharmacy italy , not knowing added list prohibited substance world antidoping agency , tmobile said . according uci rule , first violation sibutramine year suspension . not know attempt performance enhancement poor judgment , tmobile team chief bob stapleton said . know unacceptable rider take medication without approval team doctor . clear violation code conduct act basis . email friend .
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gerolsteiner company ending sponsorship pro tour team . team sponsor since 1998 contract end next year . stefan schumacher davide rebellin leading team member . tmobile fired lorenzo bernucci after positive dope test .
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washington cnn sponsored terrorism libya way , senior state department official said friday . wreckage pan lockerbie , scotland bombing killed 270 people . you.s . libyan official met wednesday thursday , official said . nation hope hammer deal libya would resolve outstanding claim good faith offer fair compensation victim family , said . beginning process . goal get something fair comprehensive , official said . official said agreement would cover about eight act , including 1989 bombing pan flight lockerbie , scotland , killed 259 passenger 11 people ground 1986 bombing la belle disco berlin , germany , killed two people injured least , including 40 american . outstanding terrorism claim problem libya attempt normalize relation united state begin development oil resource . libya expressed disappointment failed reap political economic benefit promised you.s . government others after libya renounced terrorism stopped development weapon mass destruction . largest you.s . oil company eager begin exploration development libya oil field , among 10 largest world . new negotiation development agreement would ideally fulfill outstanding lawsuit libya allow investment move forward . joint you.s.libyan statement said , party affirm desire work together resolve outstanding claim good faith expeditiously establishment fair compensation mechanism .
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nation hoping deal libya would compensate terrorism victim . eight act would covered possible agreement . libya tried normalize relation you.s . renouncing terrorism . you.s . oil company want explore develop libya oil field .
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researcher produced aerial photo jungle dweller say among remaining people earth no contact outside world . indigenous brazilian photographed during overflight may , reacting sight camp . taken small airplane , photo show men outside thatched communal hut , neck craned upward , pointing bow toward air remote corner amazonian rainforest . national indian foundation , government agency brazil , . track uncontacted tribe . uncontacted tribe remain worldwide , about half live remote reach amazonian rainforest peru brazil , near recently photographed tribe , according survival international , nonprofit group advocate right indigenous people . grave danger forced land , killed decimated new disease , organization said thursday . illegal logging peru threatening several uncontacted group , pushing border brazil toward potential conflict about uncontacted indian living brazilian side , survival international said . director , stephen cory , said new photograph highlight need protect uncontacted people intrusion outside world . picture evidence uncontacted tribe really exist , cory said statement . world need wake , ensure territory protected accordance international law . otherwise , soon made extinct . photo released thursday show men look strong healthy , brazilian government said . relative apparently live six communal shelter known malocas , according government , tracked least four uncontacted group region past year . watch report tribe . photo taken during hour flight conducted april may .
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photo web site . government men appear strong healthy , live communal shelter . uncontacted tribe thought no contact outsider .
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miami , florida tropical storm arthur , first named storm 2008 atlantic season , formed saturday near coast belize , you.s . national hurricane center said . tropical storm arthur could make way across yucatan reemerge gulf mexico . storm made way land expected weaken , center said storm could reemerge gulf mexico regain intensity sunday . p.m. , center arthur southern yucatan peninsula , about mile km west chetumal , mexico , about mile km southsoutheast campeche , mexico . moving west about mile km per hour . storm maximum sustained wind near mph kmhr , higher gust , mainly water east center . tropical stormforce wind extend outward mile km center storm , forecaster said . government belize issued tropical storm warning nation coast , government mexico issued tropical storm warning cabo catoche south border belize . tropical storm warning mean tropical storm condition expected within warning area , within next six hour . storm forecast dump inch rain belize , 15 inch isolated area , hurricane center said . 2008 atlantic hurricane season begin sunday . thursday , tropical storm alma , first one year eastern pacific , formed near west coast central america , according national weather service . storm downgraded tropical depression dissipated high terrain central america . federal government national oceanic atmospheric administration predicted month atlantic season would active normal , named storm five major hurricane category 3 . noted colorado state university hurricane forecasting team predicted year would 15 named storm , eight hurricane four major hurricane . team calculated percent chance least one major hurricane make landfall you.s . coast . survey released week found percent 1,100 adult surveyed atlantic you.s . gulf coast state not disaster plan survival kit . nearly one three said would not prepare home storm within hour landfall , bill read , director national hurricane center , said thursday . time buy stuff , said upon release survey polling firm masondixon .
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new storm could reemerge gulf mexico regain intensity . storm maximum sustained wind near mph . storm forecast dump inch rain belize . 2008 hurricane season begin sunday .
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baghdad , iraq imam delivering friday sermon iraq denouncing shooting quran , holy book islam , you.s . soldier . col. ted martin kiss copy quran before presenting tribal leader saturday . strongly united beginning , sillyminded american soldier would not used quran target , said sheikh ahmed abdulghafour alsamarie , delivering sermon um alqura sunni mosque baghdad . you.s . military president bush apologized , not stem violent protest afghanistan call sunni shiite iraqi soldier severely punished . muslim around world angered came light last week american staff sergeant . imam mosque largely sunni city falluja mosul , baghdad , condemned act . baghdad mosque prayer broadcast live state tv . soldier put head state embarrassment apologize prime minister . call upon soldier punished . act , reject stand , alsamarie said . said similar incident happened , world turn upside thing not go back . watch resident baghdad protest . sayyed muhanned almossawi , shiite imam alhakma mosque , said condemn denounce criminal act american soldier radhwaniya tearing holy quran using shooting target . friday prayer service important muslim event week . you.s . commander baghdad issued formal apology saturday read letter apology shooter . watch you.s . military formally apologize . sergeant relieved duty section leader , officially reprimanded commanding general , dismissed regiment reassigned united state , you.s . military said . iraq powerful sunni arab party , iraqi islamic party , demanded severest punishment american soldier . cnns mohammed tawfeeq saad abedine .
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condemn denounce criminal act , shiite imam say friday sermon . sunni imam call soldier sillyminded american embarrassed leader . american staff sergeant used quran target practice iraq . friday prayer significant event week muslim .
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san diego , california question whether recent immigrant assimilate quickly previous wave , many american exhibit short fuse . ruben navarrette jr. note immigrant criticized throughout history not assimilating . convinced , instead adapting custom country , new arrival . go ballistic little thing , taco truck , library offer bilingual story time , press one english . yet , even look new immigrant , many american look back fondly upon immigrant ancestor . legend grandpa arrived ireland , germany , italy poland , jumped boat , immediately draped american flag , ripped native tongue , abandoned culture yankee doodle dandy . german not move milwaukee make beer cheese . irish not settle boston join organization like hibernian society preserve heritage culture . even american complain about current crop immigrant not like predecessor , miss irony time , people said thing about ancestor german thought not like english , irish not like german , italian not like irish etc . chinese not like anyone come before , labeled unassimilable tom tancredos era . thing never change . growing central california , home large population immigrant southeast asia , thousand would gather celebrate hmong new year . local newspaper would feature . , day followed , someone would write angry letter editor complaining people not melting pot . yet , melting going one might think , according new report manhattan institute . billed first annual index immigrant assimilation , study written duke university professor jacob vigdor . measured three kind assimilation economic employment , education , homeownership , etc . cultural intermarriage , english proficiency , family size , etc . civic citizenship , military service , political participation , etc .. far discovering recent immigrant ducking assimilation process , study found immigrant past quartercentury assimilated rapidly counterpart century ago , even though distinct native population upon arrival . course , individual group still fall behind category . chinese indian immigrant low level cultural assimilation . mexican immigrant low level economic assimilation . canadian indian immigrant low level civic assimilation , since become citizen . , overall , news good . after year , america still excellent job assimilating immigrant . even particular group tried resist process , would not stand chance . assimilation happens , whether immigrant ready not . fact . course , fear not listen fact . something else not changed . ruben navarrette jr. member editorial board san diego uniontribune nationally syndicated columnist . read column . opinion expressed commentary solely writer .
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navarrette american perceive new immigrant not assimilating . american think ancestor got boat waving star stripe , say . lead resentment current wave immigrant , say . recent study say new immigrant joining mainstream .
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australia legspinner stuart macgill announced quit international cricket end ongoing second test west indie . macgill retire after year test cricket , taken 207 wicket . yearold made test debut south africa year ago since gone take 207 wicket average 28.28 43 test match . unfortunately time , macgill said . incredibly lucky well providing amazing opportunity field , job allows test one australia highly scrutinised sporting environment . bowling cricket time great glenn mcgrath , shane warne , jason gillespie brett lee made job lot easier . want sure exciting young bowler like mitchell johnson enjoy privilege , added . macgill took wicket fall raininterrupted third day test antigua . ramnaresh sarwan brilliantly caught slip michael clarke wellconstructed 65 , otherwise drew blank frustrating day tourist . ever dependable shivnarine chanderpaul 55 not dwayne bravo 29 not took west indie close 255 four wicket . replying australia 479 seven declared two day remaining draw look likely outcome macgills farewell appearance . australia first test jamaica 95 run .
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australian legspinner stuart macgill announced quit test cricket . yearold made test debut year ago taken 207 wicket . macgill took wicket fall raininterrupted third day second test . shivnarine chanderpaul dwayne bravo compile unbroken stand 73 .
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jakarta , indonesia indonesian businessman known publicity stunt dropped million rupiah , about , , aircraft sunday promote new book . bank note dropped small airplane sunday promote tung desem waringins new book . tung desem waringin circled eight time soccer field city serang , about mile west jakarta , emptying bag after black bag cash . , men snatched bill hand young one . giddy schoolchildren jumped excitement , holding note picked . one man held blue cap stuffed money . another sat corner field , massaging foot after madcap dash cash . watch waringin make rain . stunt promote tung book marketing revolution , said fajar ramdani , medium coordinator event . tung initially wanted pull stunt capital jakarta , police , fearing large crowd potential chaos , not grant permission , local medium reported . three year ago , yearold motivational speaker rode horse along jakarta main street dressed one country celebrated war hero launch first book . book went become bestseller . million people indonesia live fewer day . publicity stunt expected generate tremendous response country grappling rising food fuel price . cnns kathy quiano .
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indonesian businessman circle soccer field eight time , dumping bag cash . men snatch bill youngster one man stuff blue cap money . businessman wanted pull stunt jakarta , police feared chaos . author rode horseback jakarta , dressed war hero .
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chicago , illinois cnn , sen. barack obamas democratic presidential rival blasted remark about pakistan . last wednesday , illinois senator said necessary root terrorist , would send you.s . force pakistan without country approval . think big , remember , not always say everything think running president , consequence around world , sen. hillary clinton said during minute democratic presidential forum chicago sponsored aflcio . chicago obamas hometown , clinton statement drew boo . new york senator responded , not need right . despite frosty reception , connecticut sen. chris dodd joined clinton criticizing obama . said obamas stance could undermine pakistani president pervez musharraf , country military ruler , you.s . ally fight al qaeda . general musharraf no thomas jefferson , may thing stand u islamic fundamentalist state country , dodd said . would like see change , reality , lose , face alternative could lot worse country . obama jumped fray . find amusing helped authorize engineer biggest foreign policy disaster generation criticizing making sure right battlefield not wrong battlefield war terrorism , said . actionable intelligence al qaeda operative , including osama bin laden , president musharraf not act , , obama said . common sense . also said american right participate debate key aspect american foreign policy . clinton countered saying you.s . force might pursue action inside pakistan basis actionable intelligence , big mistake telegraph destabilize musharraf regime , fighting life islamist extremist bed al qaeda taliban . remember , pakistan nuclear weapon . last thing want al qaedalike follower charge pakistan access nuclear weapon . sen. joe biden delaware responded later debate , noting strategy obama outlined already you.s . policy . everyone entitled opinion , not fact , biden said . already policy united state actionable intelligence , would go pakistan . email friend .
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sen. hillary clinton booed criticizes sen. barack obama debate . clinton , sen. chris dodd slam obamas stance pakistan . obama you.s . go pakistan intelligence warrant . debate sponsored aflcio drew thousand labor activist .
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you.s . military promising action address condition barrack fort bragg , north carolina , after soldier father posted image youtube showing building said condemned . soldier battle overflowing sewage fort bragg barrack shortly after coming home afghanistan . embarrassing . disgusting . make mad hell , ed frawley said building son , sgt . jeff frawley , live upon return month month deployment afghanistan . frawley said monday army vice chief staff gen. dick cody called say share frawleys anger no excuse . cody said would not want son troop return condition , frawley said . frawleys minute video show still photo throughout building , appears falling apart filled mold rust . paint based . ceiling tile missing . broken drain pipe allows sewer gas building , another one tissue stuffed apparent effort stop gas coming . photo communal bathroom show disgusting image . one , soldier stand sink avoid frawley describes inch sewage water filled floor toilet overflowed . watch rundown condition soldier living . time , sewage water back sink lower floor barrack , frawley said narration . soldier tell one another taking shower turn sink , person taking shower get scalded hot water . frawley said army promised new barrack ready son unit , part nd airborne division , returned . condition depicted mr. frawleys video appalling unacceptable , addressing concern expressed , said maj. tom earnhardt , spokesman nd airborne , written statement . paratrooper valuable resource , commitment wellbeing . action must represent best soldier . fundamentally , acknowledge condition not adequate today standard , added . image mr. frawleys video alarming , soldier deserve best condition provide institution . watch interview frawley . official base invited medium barrack acknowledged serious problem . earnhardt said building mostly unused during month frawley unit away . fort bragg massive construction project way create housing , behind schedule , earnhardt said . building used nd airborne about year old , said . earnhardt said incident overflowing toilet took place first day after unit return addressed . sen. elizabeth dole among government official responded video . written statement , called living condition barrack unacceptable said situation must immediately corrected . ed frawley said hoping no one get fired . want see get fixed . slowest contractor world , said , adding people jail live better condition . email friend . cnns mike phelan , sarah carden mary lynn ryan .
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video show moldy , rusty building paint chipping broken drain pipe . picture soldier sink prevent inch sewage water overflowing . embarrassing . disgusting , soldier father say . army vice chief staff gen. dick cody no excuse condition .
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ecological conservation group praising move environmental protection agency impose new restriction rat poison help reduce threat accidental exposure child wildlife . rule say farmer , livestock owner certified rodent control employee buy rat poison bulk . happy epa done get product consumer market , said michael fry , director conservation advocacy american bird conservancy . putting restriction place , allowing compromise made organization working problem long time . epa new measure , handed thursday , require rat poison kept bait station ground container meet agency standard . loose bait , pellet , four hazardous type pesticide , known secondgeneration anticoagulant , no longer sold personal use . new restriction , farmer , livestock owner certified rodent control employee allowed purchase rat poison bulk . bag larger pound no longer sold hardware homeimprovement store . child come contact highly toxic pellet experience terrible symptom digesting . include internal bleeding , nosebleed , hair loss extensive bruising . 2001 , rat poison responsible nearly , poisoning , according study done american association poison control center . about yearly exposure result serious injury death . epa said belief restriction not keep product childrens hand , also reduce ecological wildlife risk associated exposure rat poison . bait block typically placed ground use fish flavor attract endangered specie , including mountain lion . california , almost every animal tested national wildlife service residue rodenticides , said fry . rat bait also lethal scavenger , toxin remain rodent body long after initially die . although epa receiving considerable praise initiative , not first time agency worked combat threat rat poison . 1998 , epa established two standard rat poison . agency required manufacturer include ingredient made poison taste bitter use indicator dye would make ingestion pesticide recognizable . regulation revoked 2001 after agency came mutual agreement manufacturer rescind requirement . determined dye not effective keeping child accidentally exposed bittering agent actually resulted loss efficiency controlling rodent , said steven bradbury , director agency division special review reregistration . decision thursday , felt needed approach would stop child coming contact pesticide first place . ultimately led implementation bait station , bradbury said . decision revoke requirement led west harlem environmental action , inc. natural resource defense council file lawsuit three year later . organization saw retraction way make easy consumer purchase unsafe rodenticides counter . according west harlem group , innercity housing park department new york city housing authority could continue laying rat bait public area easily accessible child . study show number poisoning minority child much higher others , said aaron colangelo , staff attorney natural resource defense council . not environmental health issue , environmental justice issue well . new york state health department study showed percent child hospitalized rat poisoning black percent latino . epa said working reduce number upcoming year regulation like one introduced week . frustrated epa dragged foot three year before finally taking productive step , said colangelo . , perspective , finally starting need done order protect child . after june , rat poison manufacturer day comply epa guideline . opportunity design new bait station formula poison . new product registered certified june .
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epa say new regulation reduce rat poison exposure child , wildlife . environmental group laud effort keep rat poison consumer market . new restriction prohibit sale loose pellet , bulk bag personal use . bait block rat used wild attract endangered specie .
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suspected islamic insurgent fired mortar round plane carrying somalia transitional president , no one , presidential spokesman said . somali president abdullahi yusuf ahmed , pictured late last month during visit france . attack happened plane about take mogadishu airport sunday around a.m. local time , spokesman hussien mohammed huubsireb said . alshaabab actually tried harm president , thank god nobody hurt , huubsireb said . alshaabab islamic militia trying seize control somalia . splinter group islamic court union , ousted somalia transitional government . icu deposed december year following ethiopia military invasion . bloody battle alshaabab ethiopianbacked government force mogadishu forced resident flee capital . , displaced civilian taken shelter dozen makeshift settlement west mogadishu , described united nation precarious condition . sunday mortar attack second assassination attempt ahmed . president survived car bombing september 2006 outside somalia parliament baidoa killed least eight others . somalia prime minister ali mohamed gedi frequently targeted islamic insurgent seeking destabilize government . somalia mired chaos since 1991 , warlord overthrew dictator mohamed siad barre sparked brutal clan infighting . somalia current transitional government trying maintain control capital , help betterequipped ethiopian force . presence ethiopian united various islamic militant group somalia , including alshaabab , trying oust ethiopian force gain control mogadishu . united state classified alshaabab terrorist organization march , partly washington say group close tie osama bin ladens al qaeda militant group .
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suspected islamic rebel fire plane carrying somalia transitional president . plane attacked about take mogadishu , no injury reported . attack second assassination attempt ahmed after car bomb 2006 . somalia chaos since 1991 , warlord deposed dictator mohamed siad barre .
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cnn , south africa , wednesday . men sweating profusely , woman cry . fear face , pelser said . everyone started panicking . pilot nationwide airline boeing flight ce able fly long enough dump fuel make emergency landing cape town international airport . including crew , hundred people plane departed p.m. hourlong flight johannesburg , south africa . no one injured . jet air about minute before engine fell . heard something crash bang , plane veering left right . person right side said engine missing , said pelser . watch pelser describe flight crew told passenger prepare worst . flew u slowly . prepared worst . went fetal position , head leg , said . hit runway . kind pray . not want die . not really ready die , yearold said . object sucked engine nose wheel lifted ground official trying identify . enginetowing supporting structure designed release engine extreme force applied , prevent structural damage wing , nationwide said web site . airline described incident catastrophic engine failure . nose wheel lifted ground , captain heard loud noise immediately followed yaw aircraft sideways slippage right , airline said news release . flight instrument showed no . 2 engine right side failed , said . pelser said spent night cape town , flew back johannesburg life , airline . nationwide said engine undergone major overhaul march approved federal aviation authority facility you.s.a . flown , hour since . engine typically achieve , hour major overhaul , nationwide airline press release stated . email friend .
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nationwide airline pilot dumped fuel landed plane wednesday . object sucked engine nose wheel lifted ground . 100 , including crew , plane no one injured . plane passenger everyone started panicking
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washington cnn largest publicly owned utility company may vulnerable cyber attack , according new report . 2007 president bush visited brown ferry nuclear plant , operated tennessee valley authority . tennessee valley authority , supply power almost million american , not fully implemented appropriate security practice protect control system used operate critical infrastructure , leaving vulnerable disruption , government accountability office found . simply put , mean skilled hacker could disrupt system blackout . rep. james langevin , rhode island democrat , fear problem much larger tva . not secure , not great deal confidence rest critical infrastructure electric grid secure , said . tva operates 52 nuclear , hydroelectric fossilfuel facility southeastern united state . among government watchdog agency finding . tvas firewall bypassed inadequately configured . password not effective . server work station lack key patch effective virus protection . intrusiondetection system not adequate . location lack enough physical security around control system . gao recommends 73 step correct problem report congress . september , cnn first aired dramatic footage government experiment demonstrating cyber attack could destroy electrical equipment . experiment , dubbed aurora , caused generator fall apart grind halt after computer attack control system . test conducted scientist idaho national laboratory . october , north american electric reliability corp. told congress percent utility taken step mitigate aurora vulnerability , langevin said appears congress misled . congressional audit electric reliability corporation claim cast doubt assertion utility taking step fix problem . appears made number , langevin said . not acceptable . outrageous . said result no clear picture vulnerable utility cyber attack . electric reliability corporation . expert told cnn cooper industry manufacturer hardware close aurora vulnerability . company estimated would need sell about , device fix problem nationwide . sold , told cnn . langevin said federal government may need new power require utility take corrective action close cyber security gap , press give power federal energy regulatory commission . congressman chairing emerging threat , cybersecurity , science technology subcommittee hearing wednesday afternoon . representative tva , gao , federal commission electric reliability corporation appear before subcommittee .
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hacker could disrupt tennessee valley authority system , causing blackout . tva supply power almost million american . congress told percent utility fixed problem combat attack . representative no clear picture vulnerable utility cyber attack .
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derby , england trick derby season arsenal ran riot premier league victory pride park . arsenal player celebrate robin van persies goal comfortable victory derby . gunner , winner emirate earlier season , made sure third place table rousing secondhalf display relegated derby , move closer premier league worstever side . arsene wengers side led break after goal nicklas bendtner robin van persie either side jay mceveley effort . theo walcott target , second half belonged togo international striker adebayor , struck three time take season tally 30 competition , rob earnshaw grabbing consolation host eightgoal thriller . bottom side derby , 30 league game without victory , began purposefully emanuel villa failed connect tyrone mears inviting low cross . mile sterjovskis drive took major deflection alex song wrongfoot goalkeeper lukasz fabianski , making first league start arsenal , ball creep past righthand post . gunner struggled find rhythm early fortunate not go behind villa bullet header flew . derby made pay early miss darren moore th minute mistake presented ball niklas bendtner , played onetwo robin van persie before coolly slotting ball left corner . however , derby soon scored equalizer deserved . robbie savage inswinging freekick landed sixyard line jay mceveley reacted first hook ball home . home side joy shortlived though , derby defensive frailty exposed van persie given time world chest kolo toures floated pas volley home style . adebayor replaced van persie secondhalf arsenal immediately looked intent adding goal tally . twice kolo toure , playing rightback , fired , second opportunity created cesc fabregas brilliant backheel . nothing goalkeeper roy carroll could deny adebayor arsenal third goal . walcott took advantage alan stubbs slip cut ball back emmanuel eboue , gave adebayor easy finish . walcott made four put bendtner teenager fired wide goal mercy . looking easy gunner toyed home side , creating chance . yet within minute twogoal cushion restored , gael clichy pinging pinpoint pas walcott wide left before youngster cut inside curled topright corner . adebayor grabbed another poacher goal , sliding convert another clichy assist minute remaining before wrapped hattrick acute angle added time . two game remaining , arsenal four point behind manchester united chelsea , still outside chance lifting premier league title . email friend .
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emmanuel adebayor hit hattrick arsenal thrash derby pride park . result follows arsenal win bottom side earlier season . arsenal four point behind man united chelsea two match left .
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square mile ice collapsed antarctica ice shelf about seven time size manhattan hanging thread , british antarctic survey said tuesday , blaming global warming . scientist say size threatened shelf about , square mile . lot event like , said professor ted scambos , glaciologist national snow ice data center university colorado boulder . scambos alerted british antarctic survey after noticed part wilkins ice shelf disintegrating february , looking nasa satellite image . late february mark end summer south pole time event likely , said . watch aerial footage area . amazing thing , saw within hour beginning , morning afternoon picture day , scambos said large chunk broke away february . wilkins ice shelf lost about percent surface decade ago , british antarctic survey said statement web site . another square mile , group said . midmarch , narrow strip shelf ice protecting several thousand kilometer potential breakup , group said . scambos center put size threatened shelf about , square mile , comparable state connecticut , about half area scotland . see map photo collapse progressed . scambos called british antarctic survey , group sent aircraft reconnaissance mission examine extent breakout . flew along main crack observed sheer scale movement breakage , said jim elliott , according group web site . big hefty chunk ice , size small house , look though thrown around like rubble like explosion , said . wilkins largest ice shelf antarctic peninsula yet threatened , david vaughan british antarctic survey said , according web site . not expect see thing happen quickly . ice shelf hanging thread know next day week fate . antarctica summer ending , scambos said unusual show season . ice shelf floating ice sheet attached coast . already floating , collapse not effect sea level , according cambridgebased british antarctic survey . scambos said ice shelf not currently path increasingly popular tourist ship travel south america antarctica . plant animal may adapt collapse . wildlife impacted , pretty adept dealing topsyturvy world , said . ecosystem pretty resilient . several ice shelf , larsen inlet , larsen , larsen b , wordie , muller jones , british antarctic survey said . larsen b , , squaremile ice shelf , comparable size you.s . state rhode island , collapsed 2002 , group said . scientist say western antarctic peninsula year , rising . degree fahrenheit decade . scambos said pole leading edge happening rest world global warming continues . even though seem far away , change polar region could impact hemisphere , sea level rise change climate pattern , said . news wilkins ice shelf impending breakup came less two week after united nation environment program reported world glacier melting away show record loss . data close 30 reference glacier nine mountain range indicate year average rate melting thinning doubled , unep said march . severe glacial shrinking occurred europe , norway breidalblikkbrea glacier , unep said . glacier thinned about foot 2006 , compared less foot year before , said . email friend . cnns marsha walton .
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large chunk wilkins ice shelf antarctica broke away last month . narrow strip ice protecting shelf breakup . not expect see thing happen quickly , scientist say . ice shelf floating ice sheet attached coast .
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miami , florida cnn multiple skull fracture direct brain injury , medical examiner said friday . dead spotted eagle ray lie deck boat florida . judy kay zagorski , 55 , pigeon , michigan , died thursday blunt force craniocerebral trauma after ray hit boat , monroe county medical examiner michael hunter determined . gave no indication preliminary report whether blow ray head hitting deck , , killed . freakish accident heard , said jorge pino florida fish wildlife conservation commission . chance occurring remote u completely astonished happened . zagorski boat father family member friend . seated standing front vessel traveling about mph channel , pino said . ray actually popped front vessel , said . father not even second react . late . happened instantly woman fell backwards , unfortunately , died result collision . accident happened coast marathon key , about hour drive south miami . zagorski taken fishermens hospital marathon , pronounced dead . watch marine officer work around dead ray boat . pino said seen ray leap air , added , rare collide object . watch expert explain eagle ray leap . spottedeagle ray weighed about pound foot wingspan , pino said . watch official investigate eagle ray collision . florida fish wildlife said eagle ray not aggressive specie , tend leap water . spotted eagle ray wingspan foot weigh pound , said . learn about eagle ray . television personality steve irwin killed ray barb pierced heart september . month later , yearold florida man , james bertakis , survived after ray leaped water stung heart , according orlando sentinel . spent five week ventilator recovery took several month , son told detroit free press former home state michigan . email friend .
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new woman suffered brain injury , multiple skull fracture , medical examiner rule . spotted eagle ray leap water , strike woman boat , official say . victim yearold woman michigan . spotted eagle ray weighed pound , official say .
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paris , france seeded maria sharapova shock casualty french open monday crashed fellow russian dinara safina paris . ecstasy safina release emotion after comeback win maria sharapova french open last . bidding grand slam title yet win , new world no . 1 sharapova twice blew big lead second set . sharapovas customary screech reached maximum volume match slipped away , noise seemed annoy fan . whistled booed sharapova left court suzanne lenglen after match , not acknowledge crowd . not please everyone . not job description , said . athlete , go fight heart . paid ticket watch , must appreciate level , right ? sharapova five consecutive game second set go ahead , held match point serving next game . also led second tiebreaker before losing five consecutive point , unraveled stretch , losing final four game 10 last 12 point . latest setback sharapova clay , leastfavorite surface . stuff , thing happen hurry , said . hand , safina said . suddenly changed . safina , younger sister twotime grand slam champion marat safin , duplicated upset sharapova fourth round roland garros . received congratulatory text brother said hope join winner major title . dream family , said . , put racket wall say everything could . get level , still work little bit harder . no . seeded safinas next opponent no . elena dementieva , another allrussian matchup no . 11 vera zvonareva , . trailing sharapova second set , safina saved match point backhand winner , broke two point later sharapova pushed forehand wide . second tiebreaker , sharapova doublefaulted hit three errant backhand . evened match , momentum favored safina . sharapovas customary squeal during rally became intense during sixth game final set , screamed after point . trying pump , said . trying get angry about something . started playing tentatively . erased three break point before conceding game forehand net . gave safina lead , closed victory , falling knee glee sharapova socked wild forehand match point . latest series memorable victory past month safina . last player beat recently retired justine henin , fourtime french open champion . upset came clay early may berlin , safina went win biggest title career . really tough opponent surface , sharapova said . came close , not go way reason . fourth round tie , russian fourth seed svetlana kuznetsova leading belarussian th seed victoria azarenka petra kvitova czech republic estonia kaia kanepi play halted .
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topseeded maria sharapova shock casualty french open . world no . crashed fellow russian dinara safina . safina , 13th seed , face another russian elena dementieva last .
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gudda , india gudda , village little , resident literally beaming . two year ago , villager never seen light after dark , unless came moon . , solar light arrived changed everything . child gudda stand rooftop near solar panel . solar power first arrived two year ago . lantern first arrived , villager asked , ? say hanuman ram , local solar engineer . explained worked . slowly , people saw , said , wow , thing ! no real road lead tiny village state rajasthan northwestern india , home about family . thin strip tar dotted massive pothole force vehicle thick brush . time , car maneuver dirt . no electricity extend . water scarce , . village well , woman balance jug water head , deftly evading livestock saunter along . visit site gudda cnns arwa damon . simple lifestyle farming , tending goat , caring child carrying household chore changed much century . light transformed gudda . villager could play music night . child could study well past sundown . watch villager smile light solar lamp . yamouna groomis kneads dough family evening meal , blow pipe every keep flame burning outdoor clay pit . day used end sun went . smile proudly flick solar lamp . saw light coming first time , happy , say . light powered solar panel roof charge battery . panel seen almost every rooftop gudda . see gudda located . ram , man credited transformation , not high school degree . attend institution about hour away called barefoot college , established year ago emphasis helping india rural population find solution problem among . college , part funded indian government , train villager india little no education , giving range skill change life . entire campus , amenity library , meeting hall , openair theater lab , us solar power . recent visit main college campus , group village woman hard work making solar cooker , boil liter water eight minute . part woman barefoot solar cooker engineer society . barefoot college serf outlying community 125,000 people . nearby village , woman flock water desalinization purification plant set college maintained barefoot graduate . station , powered solar panel , provides area rare commodity clean drinking water . local store gudda , owner ram swarup put solar panel maximum use . say solar light allowed increase business third . panel also powered dvd player television village . partly paralyzed polio , swarup never dreamed would much life . say took courage . villager say feel empowered government . even village engineer amazed . ram house , solar lamp flicker life . smile say before , not even know artificial light , , solar power expert . never saw light before , say . could think could bring light ? like barefoot graduate , selected attend college village elder . , every night light flicker , say , feel great . extra earnings made solar engineer , made another childhood dream come true . purchased favorite instrument , harmonium , family gather around every night listen music . say hope daughter , year old , follow footstep become solar engineer . ram yearold mother , meanwhile , beam pride about son accomplishment wanted something good village . email friend .
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resident never light after dark two year ago . villager saw solar light action , reaction wow nearby college help india poorest poor solve problem . villager describes seeing light first time happy
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washington called defining moment nation , sen. barack obama tuesday became first africanamerican head ticket major political party . sen. barack obama tuesday told supporter democratic nominee . obamas steady stream superdelegate endorsement , combined delegate received tuesday primary , put past 2,118 threshold , cnn project . tonight mark end one historic journey beginning another , said . tonight , stand before say democratic nominee president united state . watch obama say nominee . obamas rally xcel energy center st. paul , minnesota 2008 republican national convention september . speaking new york , sen. hillary clinton , congratulated obama campaign , not concede race nor discus possibility running vice president . long campaign , making no decision tonight , said . watch clinton congratulate obama . report earlier day would concede , campaign said absolutely not prepared . two new york lawmaker also told cnn tuesday during conference call clinton expressed willingness serve obamas running mate november . watch latest possible joint ticket one source told cnn clinton told call asked obama , would interested serving running mate . one lawmaker said clinton husband , former president bill clinton , pushing idea privately several week . clinton campaign maintains new york senator merely said would whatever party best interest , comment tuesday no different saying week . clinton said would meet supporter party leader coming day determine next step . also asked people go web site share thought help way . watch could store clinton future . cnn projected clinton win primary south dakota obama take montana . state marked final contest primary season . obama praised clinton campaign . speaking favorably new york senator focus turned toward general election battle john mccain , presumptive gop presidential nominee . sen. hillary clinton made history campaign not woman done no woman done before , leader inspires million american strength , courage , commitment cause brought u tonight , said . diving general election mode , obama turned attack mccain , saying time turn page policy past . john mccain legitimately tout moment independence party past , independence not hallmark presidential campaign , said . not change john mccain decided stand george bush percent time , senate last year . earlier tuesday night , mccain portrayed candidate right change . no matter win election , direction country going change dramatically . choice right change wrong change , going forward going backward , said kenner , louisiana . cnns candy crowley , jim acosta , suzanne malveaux , paul steinhauser robert yoon .
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new clinton say not making decision tonight . new cnn project clinton win south dakota obama take montana . obama pass delegate threshold . clinton tell new york lawmaker would obamas no . 2 .
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washington national transportation safety board said thursday investigating incident panel separated wing boeing 757 flight last week . ireporter flight passenger paul shepherd took photo damage aircraft window . incident occurred saturday u airway flight orlando , florida , philadelphia , pennsylvania , ntsb said statement . separation occurred maryland . aircraft landed philadelphia about minute later , none 174 passenger six crew member aboard injured . panel , trailing edge upper side left wing , broke loose struck several window toward rear aircraft , causing outer pane one window crack , agency said . pressurization cabin not compromised . wing panel not located . ntsb investigator using computer program pinpoint area might notify local authority aircraft part may , statement said . plane cockpit voice recorder flight data recorder arrived ntsb laboratory washington , agency said , evaluated . email friend .
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national transportation safety board investigating u airway flight . plane en route orlando , florida , philadelphia , pennsylvania . wing panel struck several window , cracking outer pane one . plane landed philadelphia about minute after incident no injury .
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washington you.s . restored fulbright scholarship seven gazabased student , saying erred last week rescinded award travel restriction israel imposes palestinian territory . student hadeel abukwaik , 23 , say hope exit visa leave gaza you.s . august . email student sunday , you.s . consulate jerusalem said united state working israeli authority let leave hamasruled zone study american university . scholarship reinstated after secretary state condoleezza rice expressed outrage about initial decision , state department spokesman sean mccormack said monday . mccormack said initial decision partly result faulty decisionmaking process state department . secretary saw got level . said , fix , mccormack said . hope fixed working israeli get exit permit individual , , visa interview . watch student learned about scholarship loss . you.s . official said scholarship rescinded israel denied exit visa . mccormack said monday you.s . authority not take matter israel after matter became public . israel , criticized banning hundred student leaving gaza study abroad , said considers application individually . israeli government spokesman mark regev indicated sunday country would willing grant student visa . happen , regev said . no one pressure israel issue . interest . real interest . citing security concern , israel imposed embargo movement people good gaza after islamic militant group hamas took territory last year . palestinian leave gaza israeli permission . hamas refused recognize israel right exist , israel , united state european union designated terrorist organization . mccormack said seven gaza fulbright student must interviewed israeli authority before get visa united state . successful visa interview prejudge outcome visa interview , said . seven allowed leave , would first time israel let student gaza since january , according palestinian advocacy group gisha . one gaza fulbright scholar , hadeel abukwaik , 23 , said laughed like crazy sheer joy received sunday email . really hoping , not want want much , software engineering student said phone monday . not want disappointed . really good news . fulbright scholarship awarded basis academic merit leadership potential you.s . governmentfunded fulbright program , started . scholarship allow you.s . citizen foreign national study teach abroad promote mutual understanding people united state people country world . , participant chosen fulbright scholarship . abukwaik said email received sunday gave no indication about student might able travel . waiting hear back several university , including one california florida . said academic program start august hope visa leave gaza . cnns atika shubert gaza city elise labott washington .
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new state department say you.s . erred rescinded scholarship . you.s . tell student trying persuade israel let leave gaza . you.s . cited israeli travel restriction territory rescinded award last week . israeli spokesman indicates country would willing grant visa .
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beijing , china police tibet arrested 16 buddhist monk seeking three alleged involvement one bombing two attempted bombing , authority tibet told staterun medium . chinese people liberation army soldier shown street lhasa , tibet , march . three case occurred tibet mangkam county during first half april , according tibet autonomous regional department public security . suspect confessed , police said , saying listened foreign radio following separatist propaganda dalai lama , china xinhua news agency reported . cnn could not confirm whether suspect confessed . dalai lama said not advocate violence separate independent tibet . said want genuine autonomy preserve cultural heritage tibet . beijing blame dalai lama follower violence erupted march amid antichinese demonstration tibet . protester advocated independence china others demonstrated growing influence ethnic han chinese tibet region china ethnic tibetan population . chinese authority cracked protest , began peacefully 49th anniversary failed tibetan uprising . widespread violence broke across china tibetan region , especially tibetan capital lhasa , following week protest hundred buddhist monk . real buddhist learn buddhist scripture heart , love country religion , abide law , bring happiness people , said dainzin chilai , vicechairman china buddhist association vicechairman people political consultative conference tibet autonomous region . not involve cruel killing sabotage . group chilai represents affiliated chinese government . unrest resulted death least civilian one police officer , according government figure . also injured 382 civilian 241 police officer led looting business home burning shop vehicle . tibet selfproclaimed governmentinexile put death toll protest . time unrest , roughly , people hurled rock concrete security force , demolishing military truck pushing back riot police , witness told cnn , tibetan seemed targeting shop vehicle owned han chinese , predominant ethnic group china .
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arrest tied three bombing april , police tell xinhua . china say suspect confessed cnn could not confirm . lhasa , tibet site deadly unrest march .
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los angeles , california worker using blowtorch accidentally started weekend fire universal studio , los angeles county spokeswoman judy hammond told cnn monday . fire burn building movie set universal studio sunday . fastmoving , early morning blaze destroyed several movie set king kong exhibit . also damaged video vault copy reel video kept another location , said ron meyer , chief operating officer universal studio . fortunately , nothing irreplaceable lost , said . video library affected damaged , main vault motion picture negative not . firefighter battling blaze sunday , pressurized cylinder exploded universal studio sunday , injuring two firefighter , official said . eight firefighter injured during much sunday fought back enormous flame . universal studio official resumed normal business hour monday , including studio tour . fire destroyed area called new york street , includes movie setstyle building designed look like cityscape new york city . hour after blaze reported , roughly twoblock area appeared charred resembled disaster movie , said los angeles councilman tom labonge . labonge said could see smoke silver lake home sunday morning . looked like bomb exploded , said . fire began around a.m. contained initially a.m. throughout morning , large plume black smoke rose fire burned vault containing hundred video , said meyer . set changeling , film recently directed clint eastwood starring angelina jolie , completely destroyed , meyer said . another area called courthouse square also destroyed , said . numerous movie shot area , including several scene 1985 hit back future .
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worker using heating tool started sunday fire , official told cnn . blaze destroyed movie set king kong exhibit . 10 firefighter injured .
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dorchester , england cnn , shiny cup , passed junk dealer grandfather stashed bed year , appraiser said ancient persian artifact . ancient persian gold cup , thought date third fourth century b.c . , fetched 100,000 auction . inch gold cup , expert dated third fourth century b.c . , fetched 100,000 auction dorchester , southern england , thursday . identity winning bidder not immediately known . relic feature double faced ancient roman god janus , god gate door always looked future past often associated beginning ending . cup two face braided hair entwined snake ornament forehead . webbers grandfather , william spark , rag bone man , british term junk dealer , duke said , established iron merchant spark son taunton , somerset , southwestern england , 1930s . spark acquired cup along two piece , also auction , 1930s 1940s , spokeswoman said . watch cnn report auction . before died , spark gave item webber , not realize value , spokeswoman said . mainly dealt brass bronze , thought made , webber told bournemouth news picture service . put box forgot about . last year moved house took look , realized not bronze brass . sent british museum , expert not seen anything like before recommended tested laboratory . paid quite bit money examined lab museum recommended . found gold dated third fourth century b.c . webber , 70 , said remembers cup small boy . quite exciting finding , told agency . webber brought item duke start year potential sale , wanted realize money , auction house spokeswoman said . spokeswoman duke auction house , selling cup , said cup believed archaemenid empire ancient persia . two item second century b.c . round gold mount figure , probably ancient greek hero ajax , besieged troy , decorated gold spoon image roman emperor . good eye quality year , said spokeswoman , asked not named , anything interesting would put aside . scientist analyzed trace element gold sample taken cup determine age , analyst oxford university concluded consistent archaemenid gold goldsmithing , duke said .
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gold cup stashed bed year 100,000 ancient persian artifact . small urn went hammer auction southern england thursday . artifact acquired junk dealer , grandfather current owner , 1930s 1940s . expert say believed date third fourth century b.c .
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you.s . president george bush railed government zimbabwean president robert mugabe monday , calling intimidation opposition figure deplorable . leading opposition figure artur mutambara arrested following criticism president robert mugabe . continued use governmentsponsored violence zimbabwe , including unwarranted arrest intimidation opposition figure , prevent movement democratic change campaigning freely ahead june presidential runoff election deplorable , bush said statement released you.s . embassy neighboring south africa . zimbabwean authority sunday arrested opposition leader charge stemming criticism government handling recent presidential election , official opposition movement democratic change told cnn . police harare surrounded house student activistturnedopposition politician arthur mutambara arrested charge contempt court publishing falsehood , mdc official romualdo mavedzenge said . zimbabwe authority arrested dozen mdc supporter activist past two month , mavedzenge said highest profile mdc official arrested since march election . mutambara president mdc faction split main party headed morgan tsvangirai . after tsvangirais party majority seat parliament , two leader agreed join force parliament mutambaras leadership . charge stem opinion piece written mutambara criticized president robert mugabe way march election handled . raphael khumalo , chief executive sunday standard , , arrested last month charge publishing falsehood . bush said mugabes government failing multiple level . call regime immediately halt attack permit freedom assembly , freedom speech , access medium , bush said . urge southern african development community , african union , united nation , international organization blanket country election human right monitor immediately . zimbabwe election commission said tsvangirai march presidential election , not win majority vote , forcing month vote . mdc contested result , saying tsvangirai outright , decided take part runoff not cede election mugabe .
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bush continued use governmentsponsored violence deplorable . opposition unable campaign freely ahead june presidential runoff election . police arrest student activistturnedopposition politician arthur mutambara . bush mugabes government failing multiple level .
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islamabad , pakistan massive blast targeting danish embassy pakistan monday killed least six people wounded many 18 , authority said . scene devastation islamabad monday after suicide car bomb attack near danish embassy . blast left fourfoot deep crater road . confusion lingered about attack capital city islamabad number casualty . police scene said suicide car bomber pulled next embassy about p.m. detonated explosive . senior superintendent police ahmad latif told cnn authority could not immediately label suicide attack . likewise , medical worker told cnn explosion killed eight people , including young child least one foreign national . latif put number fatality six said none dead foreigner . among wounded , said , brazilian citizen pakistani descent . watch pakistan foreign minister respond . authority differed number wounded well , figure ranging five . no embassy official seriously hurt , latif said . not uncommon preliminary casualty figure vary police cautioned number could rise . danish foreign minister per stig moeller condemned act . immediate reaction condemn , said stig moeller . terrible terrorist . embassy cooperation pakistani population denmark , mean destroying . destroying pakistani ability connect denmark . completely unacceptable . watch aftermath deadly attack . blast , heard two mile away , sheared embassy front wall kicked metal front gate . impact blew building window also damaged office nonprofit organization . danish eu flag , knocked staff , hung limply spot embassy balcony . pakistan foreign secretary salman bashir told reporter scene police beefing security embassy foreign mission throughout city . want assure everybody government everything protect diplomatic mission also security safety citizen pakistan , said . explosion first deadly attack islamabad since bomb hurled wall surrounding italian restaurant march . explosion killed turkish woman wounded 12 people , including four you.s . fbi agent . after monday attack , dozen car , window knocked . rescue worker carried away bloodied person , covering body blanket . piece shoe tattered clothing lay amid rubble . police said attack targeted embassy . danish embassy predominantly muslim country , pakistan , scene protest since danish newspaper reprinted cartoon muslim say insult prophet . february , several newspaper denmark reprinted controversial cartoon islam prophet , muhammad , after danish authority arrested several people allegedly plotting terrorrelated assassination cartoonist , kurt westergaard . westergaards cartoon depicted prophet wearing bomb turban lit fuse . said wanted drawing say people exploited prophet legitimize terror . however , many muslim world interpreted drawing depicting prophet terrorist . islam generally forbids depiction prophet . two year ago , demonstration erupted across world after newspaper printed cartoon . protest turned deadly . protest prompted danish official temporarily close embassy islamabad . no immediate claim responsibility monday blast . past , authority blamed islamic militant carrying attack inside pakistani city . country experienced monthlong lull attack after new government took office march set course negotiate militant . since , attack picked . cnns reza sayah .
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suicide car bomber targeted danish embassy capital , islamabad . differing account put death toll eight six people . medical worker say child least one foreign national died blast . danish embassy scene protest last year muhammed cartoon row .
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durham , north carolina operation remove malignant tumor sen. edward kennedy brain successful , democrat suffer no permanent damage procedure , surgeon reported monday . sen. edward kennedy , right , leaf boston hospital son patrick may . patient expressed satisfaction . feel like million buck , kennedy said after surgery , according family spokesperson . think tomorrow . kennedy doctor statement focused hour operation , performed duke university medical center durham , north carolina . pleased report sen. kennedy surgery successful accomplished goal , dr. allan friedman said written statement issued after procedure . sen. kennedy awake during resection , therefore experience no permanent neurological effect surgery . friedman called resection first step kennedy treatment plan , include radiation chemotherapy , carried massachusetts general hospital boston . paging dr. gupta blog mapping ted kennedy brain . yearold massachusetts senator , patriarch one leading family american politics , said written statement earlier expected remain hospital about week after surgery . also expected undergo radiation chemotherapy . during surgery , doctor locate area brain responsible key attribute movement speech , map ensure avoid cutting area . attempt resect much tumor believe safely remove . watch dr. sanjay gupta explain possible treatment . during operation , squeezing hand make sure area brain involving speech movement not impaired . kennedy , senator since 1962 , suffered seizure may walking dog home hyannisport , massachusetts . three day later , kennedy doctor massachusetts general said preliminary result brain biopsy showed tumor left parietal lobe responsible seizure . friedman chief division neurosurgery codirector duke neurooncology program , according hospital web site . responsible percent tumor removal biopsy conducted duke , web site say . tumor left parietal lobe could affect senator ability speak understand speech well strength right side body , said cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta . hear ireporter describes gave strength brain cancer battle . gupta said tumor not usually metastasize spread part body . concern people , sometimes invade normal part brain . big concern , said . malignant glioma common primary brain tumor , accounting half 18,000 primary malignant brain tumor diagnosed year united state , according national cancer institute . expert explains potential complication . kennedy brother president john f. kennedy , assassinated dallas 1963 , new york sen. robert kennedy , assassinated seeking white house . though attempt seek presidency failed , edward kennedy built reputation one effective lawmaker senate . kennedy monday statement focused current presidential race well surgery . after completing treatment , look forward returning united state senate everything help elect barack obama next president , said . obama , frontrunner democratic presidential nomination , described kennedy giant senate tumor diagnosed . think argue would not sitting presidential candidate not battle ted kennedy fought , obama said . somebody battled voting right civil right child . stand shoulder . obamas rival , sen. hillary clinton , said kennedy courage resolve made one greatest legislator senate history . fighter . not anybody like get go battle behalf u every single day , clinton said . know fighter come challenge facing right . sen. john mccain , presumed gop presidential nominee , also offered thought prayer kennedy family . described ted kennedy last lion senate . held view remains single effective member senate , mccain said . president bush said statement would keep senator prayer . laura concerned learn friend sen. kennedy diagnosis . ted kennedy man tremendous courage , remarkable strength powerful spirit . thought sen. kennedy family during difficult period , said . kennedy surgery october clear carotid artery hope preventing stroke . seizure , powerful democrat appeared fine health . suffers chronic back pain injury suffered 1964 plane crash . cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta correspondent dan lothian .
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new kennedy not permanent neurological effect surgery . new feel like million buck , senator reportedly say after surgery . chemotherapy radiation follow surgery north carolina , statement say . kennedy expected stay duke hospital about week .
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you.s . navy ship loaded supply victim myanmar cyclone sail away country coast thursday , after ruling junta refused three week allow deliver aid . you.s . ship steam formation coast myanmar may . adm. timothy keating said us essex group would leave shore myanmar , also known burma , thursday , would leave several heavy lift aircraft thailand assist international relief effort . made least attempt convince burmese government allow ship , helicopter landing craft provide additional disaster relief people burma , refused u every time , keating said statement wednesday . cyclone nargis made landfall early last month , killing , people southeastern asian country , according united nation estimate . , others missing , united nation said , many , 600,000 people , mainly irrawaddy delta region , relocated . white house issued statement wednesday saying million victim yet receive assistance . watch discussion myanmar handling crisis . saddened frustrated know position help ease suffering hundred thousand people help mitigate loss life , unable unrelenting position burma military junta , keating said . myanmar leader grant permission you.s . plane deliver aid , total 106 planeloads supply worth million . transportation cost about . million , said . junta never gave permission united state distribute aid directly storm victim , prompting question about whether assistance went astray . last weekend , you.n . secretarygeneral ban kimoon guided conference 52 donor nation myanmar , country pledged excess million help myanmar recover affected area . country government asked billion assistance , saying relief phase disaster already needed money reconstruction rehabilitation effort . month after cyclone struck , million people affected received help , elisabeth byrs you.n . office coordination humanitarian affair said tuesday . added aid reached nearly half people irrawaddy delta . however , said , remains serious lack sufficient sustained humanitarian assistance . tuesday , state department spokesman sean mccormack said united state would continue push get emergency supply country victim . not going abandon ... people , mccormack said . navy ship leaving area , said , needed elsewhere no rational expectation point effectively able use asset humanitarian relief operation . folk forensics see lesson learned , mccormack said . think extent significant loss life well others could reduced number allowed act quickly largescale intervention . cnns charley keyes barbara starr .
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new you.s . ship leave area thursday , admiral say plane stay . new adm. timothy keating say frustrated aid refused . myanmar junta leader not grant permission you.s . navy ship deliver aid . you.s . keep pushing effort get emergency supply victim , despite rebuff .
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seoul , south korea hyundai chairman chung mongkoo escaped prison sentence embezzlement after south korean court ruled thursday instead impose suspended five year sentence , according company spokesman . hyundai motor chairman chung mongkoo , center , leaf high court after trial seoul june . february , yearold executive sentenced three year prison after convicted embezzling money south korean conglomerate . appealed verdict thursday company said chung required undertake community service . chung accused funneling million company money slush fund seek favor government breach trust incurring million damage company . hyundai world sixthlargest automaker pillar south korea economy . chung spent two month jail after arrest last april before released million bail . admitted using affiliated company set slush fund , said knew no detail arrangement . email friend . cnns eunice yoon .
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hyundai chairman chung mongkoo escaped prison embezzling . south korean court ruled instead impose suspended five year sentence . february , yearold executive sentenced three year prison . chung accused placing firm money fund earn government favor .
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baghdad , iraq cnn .s . contractor kidnapped iraq found , fbi official said monday . bureau identified two ronald withrow roaring spring , texas , abducted january , , john roy young kansa city , missouri , captured november , . withrow worked la vega , nevadabased jpi worldwide inc. , young worked crescent security group . fbi said notified family contractor . meanwhile , four you.s . soldier died sunday night roadside bombing iraq , military official reported , bringing american toll yearold war 4,000 death . four killed homemade bomb hit vehicle patrolled southern baghdad neighborhood , you.s . military headquarters iraq said . fifth soldier wounded . grim milestone come less week after fifth anniversary start war . no casualty less significant another soldier , marine , airman sailor equally precious loss equally tragic , said rear adm. gregory smith , you.s . military chief spokesman iraq . every single loss soldier , sailor , airman marine keenly felt military commander , family friend theater home . 4,000 you.s . military personnel killed war , 3,263 died attack fighting 737 nonhostile incident , traffic accident suicide . eight killed civilian working pentagon . number based pentagon data counted cnn . check company make headstone fallen you.s . troop . president bush made remark about life lost iraq state department monday . one day , people look back moment history say , thank god courageous people willing serve , laid foundation peace generation come , said . vowed past vow long president make sure life not lost vain , fact , outcome merit sacrifice civilian military alike made . also sunday , least iraqi died result suicide bombing , mortar fire work gunman car opened fire crowded outdoor market . nearly wounded violence . estimate iraqi death toll since war began range about , hundred thousand . watch iraqi family talk about faith war zone . another million iraqi forced leave country , . million displaced home within iraq , according you.n . high commissioner refugee . many iraqi you.s . troop killed year , like four soldier slain sunday baghdad , targeted improvised explosive device tenacious insurgency . watch bomb become deadly staple . pentagon joint improvised explosive device defeat organization developed counter threat roadside bomb iraq well afghanistan . group call bomb weapon choice adaptive resilient network insurgent terrorist . nearly , you.s . troop remain iraq , war cost you.s . taxpayer about billion , according house budget committee . senior you.s . military official preparing recommend bush four sixweek pause additional troop withdrawal iraq after last socalled surge brigade leaf july , cnn learned last week you.s . military official familiar recommendation not authorized talk about . return five brigade added iraq contingent last year could reduce troop level , still leave about , troop iraq . also monday , you.s . military said six people killed weekend attack terrorist not member americanbacked militia , initially reported . first report suggested area saturday helicopter strike may son iraq checkpoint . group generically referred awakening council .s . military recruited . police official northcentral city samarra said helicopter mistakenly hit son iraq checkpoint , killing six . you.s . military said belief killed not part son iraq . tell two individual fiddling something side road trying hide blanket heard helicopter , said maj. bradford leighton . location checkpoint not near known son iraq checkpoint . joint iraqiyou.s.led coalition force investigating death . development . cnns mohammed tawfeeq kelli arena .
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new remains found two you.s . contractor abducted iraq , fbi say . you.s . death toll 4,000 after four soldier die roadside bomb hit vehicle . least iraqi killed attack sunday . people killed you.s . weekend strike terrorist , not ally , you.s . say .
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dorchester , england cnn , shiny cup , passed junk dealer grandfather stashed bed year , appraiser said ancient persian artifact . ancient persian gold cup , thought date third fourth century b.c . , fetched 100,000 auction . inch gold cup , expert dated third fourth century b.c . , fetched 100,000 auction dorchester , southern england , thursday . identity winning bidder not immediately known . relic feature double faced ancient roman god janus , god gate door always looked future past often associated beginning ending . cup two face braided hair entwined snake ornament forehead . webbers grandfather , william spark , rag bone man , british term junk dealer , duke said , established iron merchant spark son taunton , somerset , southwestern england , 1930s . spark acquired cup along two piece , also auction , 1930s 1940s , spokeswoman said . watch cnn report auction . before died , spark gave item webber , not realize value , spokeswoman said . mainly dealt brass bronze , thought made , webber told bournemouth news picture service . put box forgot about . last year moved house took look , realized not bronze brass . sent british museum , expert not seen anything like before recommended tested laboratory . paid quite bit money examined lab museum recommended . found gold dated third fourth century b.c . webber , 70 , said remembers cup small boy . quite exciting finding , told agency . webber brought item duke start year potential sale , wanted realize money , auction house spokeswoman said . spokeswoman duke auction house , selling cup , said cup believed archaemenid empire ancient persia . two item second century b.c . round gold mount figure , probably ancient greek hero ajax , besieged troy , decorated gold spoon image roman emperor . good eye quality year , said spokeswoman , asked not named , anything interesting would put aside . scientist analyzed trace element gold sample taken cup determine age , analyst oxford university concluded consistent archaemenid gold goldsmithing , duke said .
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gold cup stashed bed year 100,000 ancient persian artifact . small urn went hammer auction southern england thursday . artifact acquired junk dealer , grandfather current owner , 1930s 1940s . expert say believed date third fourth century b.c .
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former member radical 1970s group symbionese liberation army back custody after clerical error miscalculated prison release date , california department correction spokesman said saturday . sara jane olson wipe away tear los angeles courthouse . sara jane olson freed monday . earliest release date march , , chief deputy secretary scott kernan said , calling error aberration . department immediately rearrested , serve full sentence , kernan said . described olson cooperative said arrest took place without incident . serve year central california womens facility chowchilla , california . department sensitive impact error involved case sincerely regret mistake , kernan said . watch explanation mistaken release . investigation way find error happened , added . olson served about six year behind bar role incident 1975 attempted bombing two police car shooting death customer during bank robbery . prosecutor said part sla plot murder los angeles police officer planting bomb squad car . one car parked outside crowded hollywood restaurant . bomb not go , no one hurt . sla best known 1974 kidnapping newspaper heiress patty hearst . parole board hearing 2004 reduced sentence related attempted bombing charge , administrative error failed take account seconddegree murder charge shooting death , kernan said . david nickerson , one olsons attorney , said cocounsel shawn chapman holley intend file petition los angeles superior court monday . olson not treated yoyo regard law , said . chapman holley called return custody ridiculous . like make new rule come , chapman holley told associated press . like kind fascist state . administrative error verified late saturday morning , kernan said , after thorough review olsons case . said concern about release date prompted review . olson taken custody los angeles international airport friday night , kernan said . olson granted interstate parole way minnesota , lived two decade fugitive before arrested 1999 , nickerson said . los angeles airport , authority took olson home palmdale , california , remained arrested midday saturday , review completed , kernan said . originally named kathleen soliah , olson fled california after authority began looking changed name lived two decade fugitive before arrested 1999 minnesota . married raising three daughter . many resident rallied olsons helped post bail . one group california , los angeles police protective league , denounced release . need serve full time prison crime not deserve time working prison , group said . after participating one killing attempting two , managed elude authority live guiltfree middle class life decade . criminal attempt murder police officer not able escape justice simply good lawyer . email friend . cnns irving last .
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new sara jane olsons attorney say not treated yoyo exsymbionese liberation army member freed monday after serving about six year . california department correction say clerical error led release . earliest release date march , .
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atlanta , georgia cnn . grandfather , allen parrish , pullman porter helped inspire train painting . robert west paint latest project atlanta , georgia , studio . growing , would often take grandfather work train station . became impressed mesmerized train experience . passion ultimately led become fulltime railroad illustrator , west said . pullman company one largest employer africanamericans . hired porter railroad sleeping car assist railroad passenger make bed . job highly regarded black community offered opportunity travel better pay security job open black time . west say train important place africanamerican history , . train long symbolized hope , freedom power , west said . many west painting depict historical scene defunct atlantic coast line railroad , grandfather worked many year . watch awardwinning artist train history . west paint train , including steam , gas turbine , electric , well first sixth generation diesel electric locomotive . wear conductor hat work . think important culture united state look back history way railroad , west said . contribution railroad , also pushed u forward nation human race . west drawing painting train since age . 1973 , decided make railroad illustrating profession . year work several award show national regional scope . probably visual historian anything else , conduct week , month , sometimes year research prior painting , said . west painted original work , sold across united state around world . train enthusiast largest market . one look painting , like not feel sense joy , feel good about time time happier , kinder , gentler , said . email friend .
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robert west inspired family history paint train . artist grandfather pullman train porter . visual historian lot research before painting .
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kiev , ukraine planned missile defense system eastern europe pose no threat russia , president george bush said tuesday , responding concern you.s . might use interceptor missile offensive purpose . president bush , president viktor yushchenko , praised ukraine democratic military reform . missile defense system not aimed russia , bush said news conference kiev following talk ukrainian president . viewed antirussian device . well , not . comment came before left kiev nato summit bucharest , romania , expected highlight division plan . summit begin wednesday . russia european country expressed concern about missile defense system . poland czech republic agreed host part system , others europe share russian concern defensive shield could used offensive aim . outside you.s . embassy kiev monday , protester gathered denounce bush visit . chanted , thrust sign air , yankee go home . watch demonstration . you.s . tried dissuade opposition plan . washington offered allow russian monitor missile site negotiate limit system time . united state also told russia system would not operational iran testfires missile could threaten europe . many european country not believe you.s . assertion system needed guard imminent threat iran north korea . europe dependent russia least percent oil reluctant upset kremlin . issue likely divisive week threeday nato summit , russian president vladimir putin plan make rare appearance . putin normally decline invitation attend . bush slated meet sunday putin russian resort city sochi black sea , according ria novosti . last meeting two men before outgoing russian president step , russian news agency reported . russia also unhappy nato eastward march . alliance already welcomed former soviet republic latvia , lithuania estonia . bush pushing hard georgia ukraine join nato well . before leaving tuesday bucharest , bush said russia not able veto georgia ukraine inclusion nato . bush said country able take part nato membership action plan , map , designed help aspiring country meet requirement joining alliance . strongly believe ukraine georgia given map , bush said . no tradeoff , period . you.s . president said working hard ensure two country accepted map russia no power block inclusion . remark last month , former you.s . ambassador ukraine steven pifer told you.s . commission security cooperation europe nato long made clear decision regarding membership nato country concerned , not subject veto third party . russia not nato member work alliance via natorussia council . russia concern also align nato member oppose welcoming georgia ukraine fold . pifer said last month nato strive maintain good relation russia , not allow moscow veto , either explicit tacit , relation alliance third country . allowing russia say , pifer said , would encourage russia wish reassert russianled postsoviet bloc rather develop relationship cooperation full partnership europe west . bush said phoned putin recently reassure issue . nato organization peaceful . nato organization help democracy flourish . democracy good thing border , bush said told putin . ukrainian president viktor yushchenko said country able start nato membership process . not speaking about joining nato speaking about map , said news conference . ukraine deprived sovereign right , since principle open door basic principle nato ? bush added ukraine already contributes nato mission , specifically iraq , afghanistan kosovo . ukraine also demonstrated commitment democracy , said . responding reporter question , bush denied united state might ease membership plan ukraine georgia russia acquiesces missile shield . issue threaten destabilize nato , said jane sharp center war study king college london , heard particularly sharp criticism missile defense plan . somebody uk ministry defense said , dragged along missile defense thing american trough like pig ring nose , sharp said . nuisance european , think irritated czech pole trying deal american . email friend .
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new bush russia not veto georgia , ukraine inclusion nato map program . european country share doubt system designed deter iran , north korea . you.s . president say push ukraine , georgia join nato . analyst say issue threaten destabilize nato .
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madrid , spain spanish police tuesday arrested two moroccan men suspected link islamic terrorism , spain ministry interior said , including one man wanted connection attack casablanca . mohamed el bay thought trying buy weapon explosive . arrest made melilla , spanish enclave about , people morocco mediterranean coast , spanish civil guard acting international arrest warrant issued morocco , ministry said written statement . moroccan authority linked one suspect , ali aarass , casablanca bombing may 2003 killed 33 bystander 12 suicide bomber . suspected islamic extremist activity during past year , spanish statement said . man , mohamed el bay , wanted alleged involvement terrorist network moroccan police broke last february , arrested 30 people suspected plotting attack moroccan government target , said . moroccan police seized numerous weapon february raid later contacted european police help locating suspect group . morocco authority believe el bay may charge contacting central european arm smuggler get weapon explosive alleged plot morocco , spanish statement said . spanish police searched home suspect melilla seized documentation , said . spain arrested suspected islamic extremist since madrid train bombing 2004 killed 191 people , although not suspect remain jail . email friend .
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two men arrested spanish enclave melilla , near morocco . one accused involvement bombing killed 33 casablanca . believed trying buy arm . arrest warrant issued after morocco broke terror network last february .
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preliminary result investigation show tuesday massive power outage florida caused human error , florida power light president armando olivera said friday . field engineer diagnosing switch malfunctioned fpls flagami substation west miami . without authorization , engineer disabled two level relay protection , olivera said . done contrary fpls standard procedure established practice , said . standard procedure not allow simultaneous removal level protection . not know employee took upon disable set relay , added . fault occurred during diagnostic process , level relay protection removed , fault caused outage ultimately affecting 26 transmission line 38 substation , olivera said . find about power grid blackout . one substation affected serf three generation unit turkey point nuclear unit . nuclear unit automatically shut due undervoltage condition , said . also affected two generation plant fpls system . total impact system loss , megawatt generating capacity . error affected 584,000 fpl customer , olivera said . another 500,000 nonfpl customer also lost power . translates about million people . see photo blackout impact . employee suspended pay investigation continues , added . employee realized something gone wrong , think fair say employee not recognize extent magnitude problem , olivera said . affected region ranged miami tampa , orlando east brevard county , home cape canaveral kennedy space center . see map affected area email friend .
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field engineer disabled two level relay protection , florida power light say . fpl action contrary standard procedure established practice . employee suspended pay investigation continues . about million people lost power tuesday .
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netherlands rejected asylum plea gay iranian teenager trying escape possible persecution homeland . mehdi kazemi belief face persecution made return iran . mehdi kazemi , 19 , originally sought asylum britain , taking class student visa , , said , boyfriend executed iran after saying kazemi gay relationship . britain home office rejected request , prompting kazemi flee netherlands . tuesday decision council state mean kazemi could face deportation britain , fear send back iran . council spokeswoman daniela tempelman said council decided must comply dublin regulation return kazemi britain . watch teenager lost right remain . . dublin regulation , european union member nation agree application asylum submitted eu country would handled country alone . regulation seek ensures asylum seeker not redirected nation nation simply none take responsibility . kazemis initial appeal asylum netherlands , made october , rejected . appealed unsuccessfully regional court december . last appeal council state january . tempelman said order dutch court consider kazemis asylum application , needed prove britain not handle asylum application properly , not able prove wrongdoing part british government . kazemi exhausted chance appeal netherlands , according tempelman , could returned britain short notice . british government about six month ago accepted dutch request take back . kazemis lawyer option taking case european court human right request interim measure could allow kazemi stay europe notice . anybody sign deportation paper say , look , got deported iran , mean signed death sentence , said kazemis uncle saeed , asked cnn withhold last name safety concern . gay right activist europe iran also researching kazemis case . britain prepared send young man back possible execution , inhumanity monumental scale , said peter tatchell , activist gay campaign group outrage . hang head shame , british citizen . written statement , britain home office said even though homosexuality illegal iran homosexual experience discrimination , not believe homosexual routinely persecuted purely basis sexuality . email friend .
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iranian teenager loses appeal remain netherlands . yearold sought asylum uk sent home . mehdi kazemi say face persecution homeland .
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cnn , eastern austria , seems innocuous enough . underneath family home house horror year father repeatedly raped , giving birth seven child result . bathroom used woman , held captive two decade , three child . first image begun emerge series room yearold man josef fritzl say imprisoned daughter , three surviving child , basement meter square converted . police authority cellar after fritzl gave electronic combination , less fiveandahalf foot high . room included sleeping quarter , kitchen bathroom , said dark , narrow damp , report cnn correspondent fred pleitgen . watch report detail case . elisabeth fritzl told officer condition dire child little food clothing . none seen light day during entire time captivity , told police . one photograph show whitetiled wall floor bathroom token attempt introduce semblance normality . small childlike cutout yellow snail stuck sink , large plastic elephant sits atop green bathroom cabinet . , elsewhere bathroom , droop small plastic plant . accoutrement everyday life litter scene , including hot water bottle , small wooden chair towel . look like wooden glassframed door painted red doorway bath , crammed next toilet green seat . bath look like large image flower , aside decoration appear put wall . overwhelming sense image one grimness . evident light windowless room come small bulb set bathroom cabinet despite whiteness wall , floor bathroom fitting , room not hide oppression one room three child , report correct , ever known . picture convey grimness dungeon still . narrow corridor , width floor tile , lead seems kitchen area sleeping quarter . table foreground appear cloth dressing gown hang hook . spartan condition cramped condition not belie room true purpose . third image show corner dungeon wooden wall construction material piled heap . set tile fixed wall seem two side doorway , blocked look like white rectangular board . police press conference monday said image showed exit dungeon , controlled side electronic keyless lock . email friend .
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austrian father confesses held daughter prisoner nearly year first image emerge cellar dungeon , three child held room include sleeping quarter , kitchen bathroom . police still trying understand purpose room cellar .
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never forget day yearold son , john , asked permission enlist you.s . military . mom , owe country . samantha schroeder chester , maryland , worry about yearold son , john , deploying iraq . , age , son marine preparing deploy iraq . not care not understand choice not concerned political view , religion race . greatest concern job asked skill pride , protecting abroad home standing standard set , samantha schroeder said . ireporters shared array story about iraq war affected past five year . one man said met wife , fellow service member , serving iraq . others described pain father far away , especially new child born . military wife said often keep true feeling , fearing would affect husband morale field . see photo , hear story sacrifice . selection response ireporters , edited length clarity . angela fritz fort hood , texas husband gone worst kind pain . burden chose bear not happy . outside , stand strong . support country husband , regardless feel . army way . proud courage step serve country . inside , angry worn thin . course , want husband home , much . samantha schroeder chester , maryland mother yearold marine . joined still senior year . came sign enlistment paper , hesitant . no , downright , not million year . . could give permission ? wait , asked , think about . looked mixture fear thinking might not sign anger knowing not understand . said next stuck head training , leaf week iraq . told , mom , owe country . ... , prepares iraq deployment , little better prepared future hold mentally . , men accompany young . still seem like boy , know men . willing serve country . remember like yesterday , also remember fear seventhgraders face bused home early day watched event unfold tv . stand marine , willing sacrifice everyday freedom assure safe home . katherine shigekane virginia beach , virginia iraq war changed life many way . husband serving navy year , since march , four different deployment . life affected many way . wedding plan changed due invasion . missed first pregnancy . able home birth twin left year old gone after second birthday . gone . ... family think learned appreciate time spend together . joshm serving iraq united state marine , met wife . united state army . met rr qatar . long distance remaining time left deployment another year still stationed cherry point , north carolina . still stationed fort campbell , kentucky . after separated marine corporal , moved kentucky . happily married , third tour iraq . even though news show bad thing war , good really come . christopherm soldier you.s . army . yearold combat veteran . returned home past summer enrolled college hope going law school . unfortunately , future deployment likely postpone schooling , college long past traditional college year . minor nuisance compared fact relating family friend infinitely difficult since returned . find zoning going back war during family function friend , apparently talk sleep about war occasionally sleepwalk . sierra derrick waymart , pennsylvania second time husband deploying iraq , trust , get harder ! ! first time , year old , two month pregnant brandnew bride . got married literally day before left . , exactly four year later , situation , although thing little different . together two amazingly beautiful little boy , connor carson , age . needless say , hero well mine . impact war family extraordinary . incredibly proud way civilian family could not comprehend . brought closer deployment , support absolutely phenomenal . sense , believe worth . email friend .
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ireporters share thought iraq war affected life . husband gone worst kind pain , one woman say . wife invasion changed wedding plan , hubby missed first pregnancy . ireport.com tell u war impacted family .
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london , england video chaos horrified reaction after july , , london transit bombing shown juror thursday trial three men charged conspiracy case . smoke dust fill platform area liverpool street station july , , after bomb exploded . one video show explosion train second after leaf liverpool street station heading aldgate east . dust smoke fill tunnel , people platform rush away , police head toward blast . another show bystander running ducking cover after one bomber detonated rucksack no . 30 bus . rider nearby bus jump seat . four bomb detonated underground train liverpool street , russell square edgware road , doubledecker bus tavistock square . fiftytwo people four bomber killed , least people injured . watch commuter flee bomb explode . link edited video posted web site london metropolitan police , played kingston crown court mohammed shakil , 31 , waheed ali , 24 , sadeer saleem , 27 , accused aiding bomber . series video show three bomber , shehzad tanweer jermaine lindsay , . fourth bomber hasib hussain . one video show tanweer khan meeting lindsay outside luton station , three linger near ticket counter one stand line . security camera also captured image three men blast location . two week after july bombing , attempted second wave bombing struck train bus , device failed explode properly . dozen people arrested afterward . metropolitan police said clip not released , protect identity member public . email friend .
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juror see video evidence trial three men charged conspiracy . one video show explosion second after train leaf liverpool street station . video also show three four suspect london transport bombing .
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chicago , illinois political powerbroker tony rezko , whose link presidential contender barack obama dropped national spotlight year , convicted money laundering , fraud bribery charge federal jury wednesday . tony rezko , left , leaf federal court family tuesday during deliberation corruption trial . rezko . convicted 16 24 charge , including 12 count wire mail fraud , two count aiding abetting bribery two count money laundering . acquitted attempted extortion . testimony rezkos trial federal court brought tie obama rezko , witness putting obama rezkos house party guest honor iraqibritish businessman nadhmi auchi . obama said not recall ever meeting auchi , convicted fraud france . amid controversy , obama acknowledged accepted contribution rezko bought strip land rezko , chicago realestate developer . obama , not accused wrongdoing case , vowed give contribution , called purchase mistake . already donated charity least , campaign contribution linked rezko . obama enough delegate tuesday clinch democratic party nomination president .
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illinois political power broker tony rezko convicted corruption case . rezko accused demanding kickback state business contract . rezko made contribution obama campaign , sold land .
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khartoum , sudan sudan entire state apparatus mobilized plan , commit , cover crime wartorn area darfur , prosecutor international criminal court said thursday . united nation estimate . million people forced home darfur . prosecutor , luis morenoocampo , made observation progress report you.n . security council probe crime darfur status two men indicted war crime crime humanity darfur region sudan . said sudanese government taken no step arrest men , one charge government humanitarian affair . militia leader . last five year whole darfur area crime scene . girl raped , school bombed . ... covering crime , morenoocampo said news conference united nation thursday . court say darfurians attacked village camp , citing rape , bombing school arrest community leader . crime committed today darfur not denied , minimized . decision commit crime , deny crime , disguise crime taken highest level . denial crime , authority vowed protect darfurians , additional harm victim , report said . icc case ali kushayb , militia leader , ahmad harun , former minister state interior sudan , charge humanitarian affair sudanese government . face charge murder , rape , forced displacement offense during darfur crisis , united state characterizes genocide . haruns present role give power whether aid agency deliver food , medicine shelter victim chronic violence deprivation darfur . attack people responsibility protect , international criminal court said statement . hamper delivery relief victim . involved obstructing deployment peacekeeper . alleged crime region stem brutal counterinsurgency campaign sudanese government conducted after rebel began uprising darfur region western sudan . authority armed cooperated arab militia went village village darfur campaign killing , torture rape , according united nation , western government humanrights organization . militia targeted civilian member tribe rebel draw strength . about , people died darfur , united nation estimate , . million forced home . 2005 , security council cleared way possible war crime prosecution international criminal court , permanent tribunal set handle prosecution related genocide , crime humanity war crime . court based treaty signed 106 nation . prosecutor investigating offense sudan , democratic republic congo , uganda central african republic . court indicts someone , authority one country another power detain indicted person trial hague . not happened case harun kushayb . arrest warrant harun charge involved murder , rape , torture forced displacement civilian . court also say encouraged illegal act public speech during tenure minister state interior . criminal court say kushayb led several thousand militia member personally participated attack civilian . arrest warrant outline numerous case murder , rape inhumane act . sudan , however , senior government leader told cnn report atrocity darfur exaggerated . yes , war people died , not like reflected medium , said interior minister ibrahim mahmoud hamid . musa halil , adviser sudan president , accused united state leading militia responsible atrocity . you.n . security council frozen asset . yet denies wrongdoing . no genocide , told cnn . people came refugee camp pressure used political marketing . others told different story . darfur , eyewitness spoke government airplane helicopter attacking defenseless civilian four month ago . said government struck coordination militiaman riding horse camel . people killed attack , said , nearly , people fled . cnns nic robertson .
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international criminal court sudan taken no step arrest darfur war criminal . one suspect charge humanitarian affair sudanese government . allegation stem 2003 counterinsurgency campaign sudanese government . united nation estimate about , people died darfur region .
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washington after month stalemate , senate late tuesday passed huge government spending bill includes billion dollar requested president bush continue war iraq . white house official said president bush would sign spending plan iraq money added . roughly billion bill . final vote came about 11 p.m. et tuesday .s . troop iraq . effort failed , dozen others house senate since democrat took control congress last year . earlier , member voted add billion war iraq removed house . plan also includes billion troop afghanistan . sen. joe lieberman , independent connecticut cosponsored push reinstate iraq money , called approval powerful bipartisan message support men woman serving iraq . white house official said bush would sign spending plan iraq money added . week leading vote , bush repeatedly pushed member congress approve military spending bill not place troopwithdrawal requirement military iraq . bill wrap together 11 12 government spending bill 2008 , already funded . facing president determined keep spending check unified republican minority house senate , democrat stymied nearly every turn attempt increase spending domestic priority . fearing politically dangerous government shutdown , democratic leader ultimately gave bush top line number trimmed billion measure . democrat stemmed loss somewhat shifting funding president priority . added billion bush top line emergency funding veteran health care , california fire , border security . government spending watchdog group taxpayer common sense , scrambled monday pore nearly , page bill made public late sunday night , said identified almost , earmark worth . billion . many earmark avoided normal congressional scrutiny airdropped , group said . sen. robert byrd , dwest virginia , chairman budgetwriting appropriation committee , said spending plan represents dramatic decrease porkbarrel project one approved bush two year ago . total dollar earmarked reduced percent , byrd said tuesday senate floor . not chicken feed . arguing plan would begun pulling troop iraq within day , sen. edward kennedy , dmassachusetts , became emotional called bush administration effort iraq continuing quagmire . best way end charade protect troop national security put iraqi notice need take responsibility future , kennedy said . unless binding timeline redeployment troop , iraqi not feel need make compromise essential political solution . measure go back house approval revised form . house speaker nancy pelosi said expects bill pas house , although vote war fund added senate version . email friend . cnns ted barrett .
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new roughly billion budget measure passed . democrat failed tie war funding plan withdraw you.s . troop iraq . bill nearly , earmark worth . billion , watchdog group say . measure go back house approval revised form .
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jeannie longociprelli would remembered greatest female cyclist generation even never olympic champion . longociprelli fourth time lucky atlanta . much career , olympic gold one honor elude french rider . misfortune , seemed , fate every four year , regardless many world championship . 1984 first womens olympic road race coincided longociprellis rise dominance sport . wellplaced going final lap , appeared set challenge sprint , knocked collision . 1988 , longociprelli threetime road race world champion , well double winner womens tour de france , clear favorite gold seoul . broken hip month before game derailed preparation . although recovered enough ride road race , could manage 21st place . tactical error disappointment followed barcelona 1992 longociprelli paid price tactical error . three kilometer go , raced away peloton crossed line celebration . failed realize kathy watt , unheralded australian , slipped away lead group apparently unnoticed lap go , finished second front . four year later , atlanta , longociprelli , finally cracked olympic jinx . 37 , longociprelli no longer dominant presence , still possessed ability raise performance biggest race , proven winning fourth road race world title . preparation typically unorthodox , longociprelli trained alone mountain colorado , arriving two day before race . race run sudden downpour , sent many rider crashing skidding rest struggling stay bike . unruffled , longociprelli broke clear two rider launched goldwinning solo attack kilometer finish . longociprelli back fifth final olympics sydney 2000 age , time claiming bronze time trial . email friend .
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cyclist olympic record 1 gold medal , 2 silver medal , 1 bronze medal . cyclist born october , , annency , france . 1988 longociprelli threetime road race world champion .
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new york year , russian arm dealer viktor bout made million dollar delivering weapon ammunition warlord militant , official say . thursday , bout associate , andrew smulian , arrested thailand after series event official said could come straight spy novel . men capture involved law enforcement agency least five country , including two undercover agent you.s . drug enforcement administration posing colombian rebel . bout smulian accused conspiracy provide surfacetoair missile weapon colombian rebel , said michael garcia , you.s . attorney southern district new york . complaint filed dea agent , said conspired sell million dollar worth weapon revolutionary armed force colombia , farc . you.s . department state designated group foreign terrorist organization . mark end reign one world mostwanted arm trafficker , garcia said bout . someone undoubtedly write book about case someday , tell read like best work tom clancy , case , not fiction , said michael braun , assistant administrator chief operation dea . secret meeting . operation began january , smulian began meeting two men claimed represent farc actually confidential source working dea . men expressed interest buying million dollar worth weapon . meeting netherlands antilles , denmark romania , smulian discussed detail logistics arm deal two agent . one meeting , agent given digital memory stick containing article about bout document containing photo specification 100 surfacetoair missile armorpiercing rocket launcher . smulian explained delivery system place would allow weapon airdropped colombia , told men would cost million transport weapon . during one meeting , smulian introduced dea source bout phone . after conversation , smulian told one source weapon ready bulgaria . smulian bout set facetoface meeting finalize deal , happened thursday . arrest made thursday afternoon . charge bout smulian cover period november february , according written statement you.s . attorney office dea . united state plan pursue extradition bout thailand , statement said . no mention smulians fate . bout smulian charged conspiracy provide material support resource designated foreign terrorist organization . convicted , could get maximum sentence year prison , statement said . not diamond guy intelligence agency around world tracked bout year . although work legitimate , not . made delivery africa , asia mideast using obsolete surplus sovietera cargo plane . bout , former soviet air force officer speaks multiple language , reputed largest private fleet sovietera cargo aircraft world , according you.s . official . acquired plane shortly after breakup soviet union , you.s . department treasury said . time , you.s . treasury announced freezing asset bout associate , tied former liberian president charles taylor . taylor tried war crime charge special court sierra leone . intelligence official said bout shipped large quantity small arm civil war across africa asia , often taking diamond payment west african fighter . 2006 article foreign policy magazine said although bout served many thirdworld leader , also aided organization united nation . made countless trip united nation area supplied weapon sparked humanitarian crisis first place , article charged . said bout probably committed multiple violation you.n . arm embargo . british intelligence official found evidence afghanistan bout shipped arm taliban al qaeda , well circumstantial evidence shipped weapon technology iraq . you.s . government said received information bout profited million supplying taliban military equipment ruled afghanistan . bout , said inspiration nicolas cage arm dealer character movie lord war , told cnn 2002 never sold arm taliban al qaeda . also denied providing weapon missileguidance technology iraq . bout said air transport company legitimate ferried variety cargo africa afghanistan since . denied done illegally paid blood diamond africa . lie , said . never touched diamond life , not diamond guy , not want go business . report time claimed bout flew afghanistan before september , . bout told cnn last time afghanistan 1996 never met terror mastermind osama bin laden . email friend .
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new united state want viktor bout extradited thailand . bout , associate accused conspiring sell weapon colombian rebel . british official say bout shipped arm taliban al qaeda . russian said inspired nicolas cage role movie lord war
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london , england tate modern gallery refusing reveal seemingly managed crack open concrete floor . shibboleth colombian artist doris salcedos first public commission united kingdom . work doris salcedo begin hairline crack widens deepens snake across full meter foot former power station turbine hall . salcedo said shibboleth , statement about racism , took year make revealed little else about construction . apparently created elsewhere spent past five week installing tate , south bank river thames . refused say managed seemingly crack open concrete floor . important meaning piece . making not important , said . asked deep crack go , replied bottomless . deep humanity . visitor meanwhile warned not trip crack . tate director nicholas serota insisted work no optical illusion . sculpture made painstaking , meticulous way doris team before slowly inserted turbine hall , told press association . taken five week work considerable disruption hall . not illusion , real . tate point view , two question could realize way doris envisaged ? piece created , would damage structural integrity building forever ? answer first yes , second no . declined elaborate . installation removed next april filling crack . serota said crack , line , eventually scar scar remain . remain memory work also memorial issue doris touch . artist said work art represents gap white european rest humanity . wire mesh show common mean control used define border division . salcedo said work represents border , experience immigrant , experience segregation , experience racial hatred . experience third world person coming heart europe . example , space illegal immigrant occupy negative space . piece negative space . email friend .
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work colombian sculptor london tate modern crack concrete floor . doris salcedo refuse reveal created huge work art . shibboleth represents gap white european rest humanity .
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armenian president robert kocharian declared state emergency saturday night after day clash police protester , spokeswoman armenian foreign ministry said . protester claim last month presidential election rigged . state emergency hopefully bring order capital , yerevan , said salpi ghazarian , assistant armenian foreign minister , spoke cnn early sunday . state emergency could last march , said , government hope lifted sooner . clash began authority used force clear freedom square thousand demonstrator camped past day , according you.s . embassy official . ghazarian said authority moved thought arm , turned right . watch report clash police opposition . embassy official estimated demonstration freedom square grew many , armenian time last day . early sunday morning , freedom square empty , ghazarian said , protester demonstrating main square elsewhere city . watch ghazarian discus situation armenia . happening street yerevan people protesting consider unfair election , ghazarian said . after president forced declare state emergency , thing quieted . couple burning car , hurt people , said . convinced come end soon . not elaborate number people injured extent injury . witness told cnn saturday morning action armenian riot police bloody , you.s . official said no confirmed death serious injury . armenian woman interviewed cnn said huge chaos police moved . innocent people , said . want freedom . want heard . beaten , people horrible wound . asked cnn not use name feared safety . night fell saturday , sound gunfire could heard direction protester gathering , tracer fire could seen sky , according another yerevan resident , also asked not identified fear safety . man said wife saw two demonstrator hit police car earlier day . car initially not stop , said , protester surrounded car , dragged officer burned vehicle , said . officer able escape , said , not know condition protester struck . protest began soon after february presidential election . opposition presidential candidate levon terpetrosian lost prime minister serzh sarkisian , political ally outgoing president kocharian . opposition party immediately accused government vote fraud demanded result voided . ghazarian said sunday government reached opposition . hoping help international community , opposition , leader opposition , come enter political dialogue rather continuing debate street , said . haroutiun khachatrian , editor noyan tappan news agency , told cnn riot police arrested several hundred people square saturday morning , including many opposition party official . terpetrosian not arrested , said . opposition vowed pursue claim legal mean . organization security cooperation europe osce monitored last month armenian election concluded mostly line international standard , although include criticism report . you.s . embassy warned several hundred american living yerevan stay home avoid downtown area demonstration taking place , you.s . official said . armenia , population million , former soviet republic east turkey , south georgia north iran . email friend .
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new protest move after crackdown freedom square . order sought after protest last month election turn violent . demonstrator say election fraudulent . state emergency could last march , official say .
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bucharest , romania france agreed send battalion troop eastern afghanistan , nato spokesman said . canadian natoled soldier walk patrol near kandahar , afghanistan . james appathurai told reporter briefing move help nato meet canada requirement send troop volatile southern province kandahar , canadian troop based . canada agreed month extend commitment about , troop 2011 long nato contributes troop kandahar . clear unity alliance mission afghanistan must succeed , appathurai said . though 25 nato ally 13 country contributed force , bulk recent fighting done you.s . , canadian , british dutch troop . appathurai also said thursday not expect nato applicant georgia ukraine put membership action plan summit , said , general sense term membership two country not whether , . discussion regarding two country resume thursday , said . you.s . president george w. bush pushed admission ukraine georgia military alliance . however , russia , already made member former soviet country latvia , lithuania , estonia . appathurai also said general consensus could not reached macedonia bid , greece objection . greece threatened veto macedonia bid northern neighbor not agree change name . athens long argued name macedonia implies territorial claim northern province name , also , greece revered ancient warrior , alexander great . name issue must resolved two country , appathurai said . email friend .
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french move help nato meet canada kandahar commitment . canada agreed extend commitment long nato member helped . bulk recent fighting done you.s . , canadian , uk dutch troop .
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federal drug investigator taken inquiry january death actor heath ledger new york apartment , law enforcement source told cnn thursday . actor heath ledger , 28 , died january apartment lower manhattan . ledger , 28 , oscarnominated australian actor , died accidental overdose six type medication , according new york city medical examiner office . medical examiner office said ledger died result acute intoxication combined effect oxycodone , hydrocodone , diazepam , temazepam , alprazolam doxylamine . oxycodone hydrocodone pain medication diazepam temazepam sedative used induce sleep alprazolam anxiety agent . doxylamine , antihistamine , obtained counter sleep aid . law enforcement source said federal drug investigator trying determine drug prescribed legally , looking two doctor . ledger first american film teen comedy thing hate about . passed several script before taking role revolutionary war drama patriot 2000 knight tale . also played supporting role monster ball . ledger perhaps best known portrayal ennis del mar brokeback mountain , ang lee film about two cowboy secret romantic relationship . role earned ledger best actor oscar nomination . email friend . cnns brian vitagliano .
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law enforcement source say federal drug officer looking death . ledger died accidental overdose january . source investigator trying determine drug prescribed legally . dea looking two doctor .
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new york twentyfour people , including eight child , injured apparent gas explosion harlem apartment building , new york fire department said . explosion blew window fivestory building . john rodgers , spokesman new yorkpresbyterian hospital , said sunday four eight child family . condition injured not immediately known . one child critical condition three others serious condition , new york fire department commissioner nicholas scoppetta said . four burn injury . one injured infant . firefighter also injured , stable condition saturday evening . apparently struck falling debris , scoppetta said . about firefighter responded scene blast west th street harlem . new york mayor michael bloomberg visited fivefloor building after explosion . p.m. et blast blew building window , according firefighter . watch rescue worker tend injured although blast still investigation , scoppetta said appeared gas leak . new york police said blast rear structure . resident assisted pulling injured building said kind restaurant operated bottom floor building . scoppetta refused comment report , citing ongoing investigation . emergency room worker harlem hospital center said facility received five six people explosion about p.m. , would not provide update condition . building , 20 apartment , evacuated , apartment building side , scoppetta said . building inspector examine determine structural integrity . email friend . cnns caleb silver , jim acosta richard davis .
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new four eight injured child came family , hospital say . one child critical condition , three serious condition burn injury . about firefighter scene harlem . resident say sort restaurant operated bottom building .
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you.s . health official said wednesday found contaminant bloodthinning drug produced baxter healthcare corp. linked dozen death united state . drug keep potentially lifethreatening blood clot forming vein , artery , lung . early february , food drug administration launched investigation recall form product . scrutiny began after spike report health problem associated heparin , drug made baxter pig intestine plant china wisconsin . though problem not determined , fda investigator found heparinlike compound facility , said dr. janet woodcock , acting director fda center drug evaluation research . contaminant , made percent percent sample tested , reacts like heparin conventional test used heparin , explains not picked , told reporter conference call . no causal link contaminant adverse event established yet , woodcock said . added not clear whether contaminant added accidentally , part processing deliberately . also not clear whether contaminant introduced company plant wisconsin one china , woodcock said . though said exact structure contaminant not identified , similar heparin glycans . glycans polysaccharide , complex class carbohydrate . added unclear whether heparin product used outside united state might also contain product . later week , agency release recommendation manufacturer regulator screen contaminant , said . last year , pet food made china found tainted ingredient replaced expensive protein initial test not identify contaminant . asked heparin contamination could similar case , woodcock said , possible . doctor used bloodthinner year no history problem whatsoever , said fda commissioner , dr. andrew c. von eschenbach . intravenous use keep potentially lifethreatening blood clot forming vein , artery lung . von eschenbach said would disingenuous expect agency would able inspect every institution every case . last fiscal year , agency reported inspected , foreign plant , record . since agency issued report 19 death linked drug since january , , received word another 27 death , many not fit definition type event , woodcock said . , fda received 785 heparinlinked report adverse event , nausea , vomiting , excessive sweating plummeting blood pressure lead lifethreatening shock . continuing come fairly rapidly lot reporting , said . written statement , baxter said test suggested root may associated crude heparin , sourced china , subsequent processing product before reach baxter . meanwhile , scientific protein laboratory llc , supply company active pharmaceutical ingredient , issued statement saying working fda , baxter outside expert identify adverse event . thus far , no conclusion reached about root , said . premature conclude heparin active pharmaceutical ingredient sourced china provided spl baxter responsible adverse event . said voluntary recall suspect product made precaution . email friend .
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fda investigator find heparinlike compound test not pick contaminant reacts like heparin . fda not clear whether contaminant added accidentally deliberately . least death linked drug since 2007 .
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washington barack obama hillary clinton met privately thursday night washington home sen. dianne feinstein , key supporter clinton presidential campaign , feinstein said friday . sen . hillary clinton barack obama speak wednesday aipac meeting . left living room nothing water comfortable chair called positive meeting . no one else room , no one giving detail discussed . talked . went upstairs work , feinstein said friday . called . came said , good night , everybody hope good meeting . laughing , . meeting began p.m. lasted about hour , feinstein said . think opportunity sit , two , positive , said . two democratic candidate first meeting since obama became party presumptive nominee tuesday . talked about come together unify party move forward stake november important , robert gibbs , obama campaign communication director , said friday cnns american morning . watch gibbs explain secret meeting . unites u party far exceeds might divide either two candidate . joint statement candidate said , sen. clinton sen. obama met tonight productive discussion about important work need done succeed november . gibbs would not say whether senator discussed possibility clinton becoming obamas running mate.senate majority leader harry reid , democratic superdelegate nevada , said friday told clinton intended support obama . not would light whether clinton would place ticket . hillary going endorse barack saturday , reid said american morning . good woman . great senator . going great help u election , no matter role campaign . thursday , reporter obamas press plane learned candidate not aboard departed virginia , campaigning . aide said staff member scheduled meeting washington . meeting originally believed clinton washington home . not house , not dick cheneys undisclosed location , gibbs said jokingly . also thursday , clinton thanked supporter email pledged help obama capture white house after eight year republican control . clinton also plan thank supporter saturday washington event . said throughout campaign would strongly support sen. obama democratic party nominee , intend deliver promise , email read . long hardfought campaign , always said , difference sen. obama small compared difference sen. john mccain republican . read clinton message supporter pdf clinton plan suspend campaign within day , campaign said . suspending instead dropping , clinton technically would remain candidate , entitled keep statewide pledged delegate districtlevel delegate . democrat nationwide coalesced around obama since received enough delegate win nomination tuesday evening . new york democratic congressional delegation embraced obamas candidacy thursday step you.s . capitol . ireport.com obama pick clinton ? friday , democratic leader new york , including state legislator city council member , endorsed obama new york city hall , source said . obama earned enough delegate tuesday clinch nomination , clinton not concede defeat night . instead , asked supporter visit web site give advice proceed . obama named caroline kennedy , daughter president kennedy , former deputy you.s . attorney general eric holder vice presidential selection team led former fannie mae ceo jim johnson . cnns ted barrett candy crowley .
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new talk end laughter , host sen. dianne feinstein say . new aide sen. barack obama call private meeting cordial new sen. hillary clinton endorse obama saturday , top senate democrat say .
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tacoma , washington time really needed miracle , annamarie ausnes found one unusual place . sandra andersen , right , donated kidney annamarie ausnes . last fall , ausnes , 55 , one nearly , american need kidney . today , recovering successful kidney transplant . sandra andersen knew ausnes upbeat morning customer always ordered short cup coffee . andersen not know ausnes suffers genetic kidney disease called polycystic kidney disease . kidney began failing , placed kidney transplant waiting list . kind losing little hope , said ausnes . next step would dialysis . would read statistic . people waiting dialysis many , many year before donor come forth . felt like control taken away , ausnes said . control one thing , knew pray . started praying someone god please send angel . andersen recall one particular morning last october customer normally cheerful demeanor changed . could tell not feeling real well , said andersen . asked wrong . across counter , ausnes confided barista kidney failing rapidly no one family match . without hesitation , andersen said would test . ausnes remembers moment vividly . threw hand air . said , testing . going test . complete shock . even andersen not even know ausnes name . andersen not explain either . knew heart , not tell . knew find much info possible , recall andersen . watch ausnes recall met miracle donor . . after getting blood tested , signed release become organ donor began interview process move forward . day came able break good news ausnes . walked get short cup coffee . said , match , stood bawled , said andersen . day forward knew going happen . march , andersen ausnes underwent kidney transplant virginia mason hospital seattle , washington . surgery successful . well ! ausnes said monday night . moving slower feel good . talk sandie every day , sometimes sit bawl gone . watch andersen gift became kidney named rose . . andersen say kidney started working faster ausnes hospital expected . annamarie better ! trying much , laugh andersen , explaining tired . excited get together lunch sometime soon ! watch andersen ausnes describe best kind donor email friend .
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nearly , american need kidney transplant . annamarie ausnes told story worker regular coffee shop . barista , sandra andersen , tested found potential donor . well after transplant procedure march .
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washington woman helped raise child female partner vermont before pair split visit girl virginia even though state not recognize samesex union , court ruled friday . janet jenkins isabella , daughter helped raise former partner lisa miller . virginia supreme court ruled janet jenkins lisa miller civil union 2000 gave vermont , law samesex union , jurisdiction subsequent custody visitation dispute . miller moved virginia child 2003 , vermont court granted jenkins visitation right . miller took case virginia court , ruled jenkins no right . case considered legal expert first conflict two state court major legal question arising samesex union . jenkins attorney , joseph price washington law firm not fox , said friday ruling affirms old principle kind custody visitation dispute begin one state , remain . not shop around another state , price said . virginia really no choice enforce judgment judicial order vermont . vermont one state allow samesex partner enter civil union . two year after vermont recognized miller jenkins relationship , miller gave birth daughter , isabella , conceived artificial insemination . relationship deteriorated , miller baby moved virginia . vermont court later granted miller dissolution civil union granted custody child visitation right jenkins . miller asked court virginia sex union marriage . virginia state judge eventually ruled jenkins no parentage visitation right . virginia high court ruling friday returned case vermont control , meaning jenkins visit girl , . miller attorney , mathew staver , said disappointed state sidestepped larger legal question . case show one state not island samesex marriage dispute , underscore state law protect traditional oneman , onewoman marriage , said staver , chairman liberty counsel , law firm fight behalf call traditional family . miller said 2005 best daughter no longer lesbian . isabella mom . conceive birthed , said . raising . opinion , isabella need stay percent time , person identifies mom . miller life isabella winchester , virginia . jenkins not offer immediate reaction ruling said 2005 fighting right parent . justice served isabella , said . believe . whatever take . long , without long , mom . born vermont . always . price said jenkins , life fair , vermont , supposed visit isabella last weekend , miller not appear girl . friday ruling come week after california supreme court refusal delay recent decision legalizing samesex marriage state . massachusetts also allows samesex marriage vermont three state permit civil union , 12 state give gay lesbian couple legal right . virginia amended constitution 2007 decree marriage defined union one man one woman .
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virginia ruling give vermont court jurisdiction case . janet jenkins lisa miller civil union vermont later split . miller moved virginia child vermont court allowed jenkins visitation . miller got virginia court block visitation friday ruling overturn .
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belgrade , serbia you.s . embassy belgrade evacuating nonessential personnel following thursday attack building crowd protester , spokesman embassy told cnn friday . serbian riot police stand front damaged you.s . embassy belgrade friday . you.s . ambassador , cameron munter , staying , official said . embassy closed friday , handful riot police holding shield stood outside building , outer wall blackened fire set night before window smashed . remain closed monday tuesday official assess damage , said bill wanlund , embassy spokesman . said embassy staff still heightened state alert no specific threat staff member . united state warned serbian government responsibility protect asset . top you.s . diplomat asked during interview cnn serbian government get warning . would better get , fundamental responsibility protect diplomat embassy protect american citizen , said undersecretary state political affair r. nicholas burn . happened yesterday belgrade absolutely reprehensible . watch burn angry comment belgrade attack . thursday violence erupted after demonstration thousand serb kosovo declaration independence . anger directed united state country recognizing breakaway province nation sparked attack western embassy shop hundred people . burn said insufficient number security people guarding you.s . embassy demonstration everyone knew would take place . said security melted away mob attacked embassy . kind thing not happen civilized country . not happen united state america . not happen world capital . serb government need reflect seriously about responsibility vienna convention , said . burn , third highest ranking diplomat state department , said told serbian prime minister , vojislav kostunica , government you.s . would hold personally responsible safety people . assured would adequate security ground today every day come . hold commitment , burn said . demonstrator managed break one you.s . embassy building , wanlund said rarely used staff . said protester not manage get document embassy material . marine security guard present embassy angry mob about approached wall . addition you.s . embassy , protester attacked western interest including embassy britain germany , well mcdonalds restaurant nike shop . one might understand emotion , not violence , serb government need remember , burn said . burn , stepping march , long involved trying resolve tension former yugoslavia . situation complicated sunday unilateral declaration independence serbia predominantly albanian region kosovo . kosovo revered historically orthodox christian serb also claimed separate distinct ethnic muslim albanian . wisdom recognizing kosovo independence questioned many observer , say united state not recognize unilateral declaration independence . opponent kosovo independence say recognition bad precedent unilateral not done bilateral , diplomatic setting . say give others incentive stage breakaway nation . burn said every situation unique set circumstance , kosovo , victim ethnic cleansing policy slobodan milosevic regime . nato troop fought serbia air war pushed serbian force region . since kosovo run united nation security supplied nato force . email friend .
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you.s . event like embassy attack not happen civilized country you.s . warns serbia responsibility protect you.s . diplomat , building . embassy evacuating nonessential personnel ambassador stay belgrade . no embassy document taken during thursday attack fire , spokesman say .
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jakarta , indonesia indonesia temporarily grounded adam air flight starting wednesday say discount airliner failed implement quality standard aircraft . officer examine adam air plane halted suddenly middle runway surabaya february . operational specification adam air revoked . effect , adam air not allowed operate airplane effective 12 a.m. wednesday , march , according statement indonesia civil aviation chief , budhi muliawan suyitno . year ago , garuda airline plane overshot runway jakarta , careened rice patty field burst flame , killing people board . january , , adam air flight crashed , killing 102 people board . day after crash , report 12 survivor found . 12 survivor , turned later , indonesian ferry sank four day earlier . week after adam air flight disappeared radar screen , indonesian authority scoured mountainous terrain western sulawesi province java sea sign missing aircraft , found nothing . suspension last three month , according bambang ervan , spokesman indonesia air transport directorate . adam air permit revoked failed implement quality standard aircraft , including pilot training supervision accordance standard operational procedure , ervan said . directorate sent letter adam air regarding decision , not received reply . adam air ceo adam suherman told cnn airline not surprised air transport office announcement . said airline suspend operation tuesday morning one main investor pulled , causing airliner financial problem . indonesia aviation authority recently issued report outlining road map safety , acknowledging track record safety unacceptable . you.s . federal aviation administration lowered rating indonesia safety record european union banned indonesian airliner . email friend . cnns kathy quiano jakarta arwa damon .
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accidentplagued lowcost carrier adam air no longer allowed fly . indonesian government revoke airline license wednesday . airline failed implement quality standard aircraft one major accident last year , one killing 102 people board .
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author arthur c. clarke , whose science fiction nonfiction work ranged script 2001 space odyssey early proposal communication satellite , died age 90 , associate said . visionary author arthur c. clarke fan around world . clarke wheelchairbound several year complication stemming youthful bout polio suffered back trouble recently , said scott chase , secretary nonprofit arthur c. clarke foundation . died early wednesday , sri lanka , lived since , chase said . taken hospital hoped one sling arrow 90 , case final visit , said . videotaped 90th birthday message fan , clarke said still hoped see sign intelligent life beyond earth , work alternative fossil fuel closer home , end year civil war sri lanka government ethnic tamil separatist . dearly wish see lasting peace established sri lanka soon possible , said . aware peace not wished , courage persistence . clarke director stanley kubrick shared academy award nomination best adapted screenplay . film grew clarkes 1951 short story , sentinel , about alien transmitter left moon cease broadcasting human arrive . royal air force officer during world war ii , clarke took part early development radar . paper written radio journal wireless world 1945 , suggested artificial satellite hovering fixed spot earth could used relay telecommunication signal across globe . widely credited introducing idea communication satellite , first launched early . never patented idea , prompting 1965 essay subtitled , lost billion dollar spare time . bestknown work , 2001 1953 novel childhood end , combined hard science learned studying physic mathematics insight future discovery would change humanity . david eicher , editor astronomy magazine , told cnn clarkes writing influential shaping public interest space exploration during . watch clarke stand among scifi giant . interested technology also humanity history lay cosmos , eicher said . work combined bigpicture theme compelling story interesting complex science fiction writer , said . tedson meyers , chairman clarke foundation , said organization dedicated reproducing combination imagination knowledge credited author inspiring . question u , human imagination bring about talent side brain ? asked . find next arthur clarke ? clarke knighted . wrote dozen novel collection short story nonfiction work during career , served television commentator during several apollo moon mission . though human not returned moon since 1972 , clarke said confident golden age space travel beginning . watch clarke talk about scifi vs. reality . after half century governmentsponsored effort , witnessing emergence commercial space flight , said december birthday message . next year , thousand people travel earth orbit , moon beyond . space travel space tourism one day become almost commonplace flying exotic destination planet . email friend .
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arthur c. clarke dy sri lanka age , aide say . 2001 space odyssey perhaps best known work . stanley kubrick shared oscar nomination best adapted screenplay . clarke lived sri lanka since .
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eos airline , businessclass carrier , declared bankruptcy stopped operation sunday . new yorkbased airline reconfigured seater boeing 757s 48 seat could extend fully flat bed . seat also allowed passenger guest airline prefered describe toface dine hold business meeting . ticket carried hefty price tag , roundtrip new york london . privatelyheld airline , news release sunday , said secured additional financing . issue arose prevented party moving forward , said . airline immediately began process eliminating position employee . time business even though execute business plan even though employee job beautifully , external force prevent controlling destiny , eos ceo jack williams said statement . airline becomes latest number small carrier gone business recent month . analyst blame high cost fuel , slowing economy credit crunch . carrier declared bankruptcy recently include skybus ata airline . eos asked passenger contact credit card company travel agent find obtain refund unused ticket . said frequentflier program participant not able redeem point . value related membership determined bankruptcy court . email friend .
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new yorkbased business class airline eos declares bankruptcy . luxury carrier charged , roundtrip new york london . analyst blame high fuel cost , slowing economy , credit crunch industry problem .
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cnn year , along three child . josef fritzl admitted authority raped daughter fathered child . investigator believe fritzl planned build cellar early , shortly after , according daughter , began raping age 12 , said police spokesman franz polzer . yearold austrian began building dungeon part addition home year , simply added hidden space . took fritzl 1983 finish addition , polzer said . investigator recently discovered another door dungeon prison , blocked kilogram , pound steel concrete door fritzl probably stopped using later constructed electronic door second entrance , polzer said . fritzl , police believe one access cellar , travel elaborate maze get prison . would open total eight door , ... last door would go space family imprisoned , would also use electronic opening apparatus , polzer said . find perhaps later perhaps space not discovered yet , perhaps maybe something else interesting . fritzl recently arrested confessed holding daughter , elisabeth , captive dungeon fritzl home decade , repeatedly raping fathering seven child . three child adopted josef fritzl wife after concocted ruse elisabeth left baby doorstep . story family imprisonment began unravel two week ago , one child still dungeon , yearold kerstin fritzl , fell seriously ill convulsion . father agreed take hospital , first time allowed prison spent entire life mother two brother . dr. albert reiter , treating kerstin , said monday condition still grave , improved somewhat . become stable , despite continue keep sedation give respiratory help , reiter said , noting not clear long kept sedation . elisabeth two son reunited mother , rosemarie , police say knew nothing about basement prison . also reunited three child josef taken elisabeth . reunited family living secluded quarter psychiatric clinic , finding daily routine adjusting sunlight chief doctor . mother smallest child , last couple day , increased sensitivity light , dr. berthold kepplinger said . able equip protective sunglass . fiveyearold felix getting lively , kepplinger said . fascinated everything see around , light , food , said . slowly color skin changing back normal shade . also said family member still getting know live together family . kepplinger praised elisabeth provided daily living routine child during captivity . said family getting new routine mother grandmother make breakfast family , child make bed . however , said noticeable difference pace life child held captivity grew fritzls home . said mother , elisabeth , take break nap several time day . health family member satisfactory hospital staff able let light room family staying , kepplinger said . kepplinger said child , after confined small space entire life , finding increasingly easy larger space . initially dungeon fritzl held daughter square meter . 1993 , around time elisabeth pregnant fourth child , fritzl decided add dungeon , building another room increased entire living space family about square meter . wednesday thursday , prosecution authority attempt question fritzl , state prosecutor gerhard sedlacek said . warden st. poelten jail , fritzl held , told cnn fritzl appears well , refusing go walk outside building detained . email friend .
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new hospitalized incest daughter condition grave stable , police say . fritzl imprisoned raped daughter , also fathered child , police say . wife josef fritzl scared question , sister say . fritzls wife focused keeping family healthy , according sister .
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new delhi , india indian woman accused witch tied tree beaten mob , television footage incident aired india friday . villager tied woman tree after man accused practicing black magic . nishant tiwari , police official northeastern india , said journalist filmed beating called thursday report incident , took place village dumaria central eastern bihar state . arrived find woman tied tree , hair partially cut complexion ruddy slapped . no serious injury . appalled saw people socially responsible , tiwari said . authority arrested six people , including man admitted hiring service witch . due appear before magistrate friday . ram ayodhya , could face seven year prison role attack , told police justified beating woman , tiwari said . graphic content warning villager beat woman . ayodhya said paid use magic prayer improve wife health . wife condition deteriorated , ayodhya accused performing black magic , tiwari said , crowd soon gathered tied tree . woman seen attacked expected testify suspect appear before magistrate . tiwari said disturbed fact journalist filmed incident before contacting authority . medium filmed incident , called police , tiwari said . cnns partner network , cnnibn , reported incident took place close local police station . reported occurrence mob justice state . bhagalpur district august , man caught trying snatch woman chain beaten , police looking , later tied motorcycle dragged around police officer . september , lucknow wazirganj area , angry mob beat man death after year old girl allegedly found sexually assaulted murdered house . email friend .
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indian woman accused witch tied tree beaten mob . journalist filmed incident , aired friday , called police . police say woman hair partially cut slapped , no serious injury . six arrested , including man admitted hiring service witch .
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