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974cf2bc69aefc6bfff1ccc732813eff92bd6b85 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Sen. Feinstein threatens to make selling of inauguration tickets a crime .
Online ticket sites are selling inauguration tickets for thousands of dollars .
Ticket sellers can't guarantee that buyers will get tickets .
Government has printed 250,000 tickets for January 20 event . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Interest in President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration is running so high that one ticket broker is asking $20,095 for a single ticket. The government has printed 250,000 tickets so far for Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on January 20. Entry to the biggest event in Washington is free... |
d6e5ff9ab6e6095148a4370b53394accdb8e9513 | Summarize the following news article. | George Washington's first inauguration took place on April 30, 1789, and not in the city named for him .
As allowed by the Constitution, only two presidents chose to "affirm" rather than swear their oaths .
Obama will be sworn-in twice; once on Sunday in private and again on Monday in public .
Inaugurations were predom... | [
"Washington (CNN) -- At its essence, the presidential inaugural symbolizes American democracy's peaceful transition or extension of power. Every four years, the winner of the preceding November election swears to defend the Constitution. Cannons boom and bands play. It all unfolds outside in public, usually before ... |
85c33e63e4d5f5fc2a50afc615e65fc8bf5ef67d | Summarize the following news article. | Comedian Joey Bishop dies at home in Los Angeles .
With Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Bishop was in Rat Pack .
Bishop had late-'60s talk show; sidekick was Regis Philbin . | [
"LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Joey Bishop, the stone-faced comedian who found success in nightclubs, television and movies but became most famous as a member of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack, has died at 89. Joey Bishop was the last surviving member of the Rat Pack. He was the group's last surviving member. Peter Law... |
57294dc21ceb19f1431017f5d79b268d1fdb63e9 | Summarize the following news article. | In interview with Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong says he regrets fighting the USADA, when the agency claimed he had doped .
"I was a bully," he says about retaliating against people who accused him of doping .
I will spend the rest of my life ... trying to earn back trust and apologize," Armstrong says . | [
"(CNN) -- Approaching Lance Armstrong's interview with Oprah Winfrey, I had been thinking the American -- in his type of language -- was \"done with cycling.\" Used, abused and accused by fans and federations, no doubt he was feeling he had been rolled over by the cycling world, despite his years of sacrifice and h... |
00795ad78e907ccc39d66c327b1509b3cdf99f1c | Summarize the following news article. | Larry Norman was Christian rock musician before genre existed .
His first solo album, "Upon This Rock," came out in late 1969 .
Norman's fans include U2, Guns N' Roses and Bob Dylan .
More than 300 versions of Norman's songs have been recorded by other artists . | [
"ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Long before U2 and Bono blazed their own paths, and decades before the Christian music industry became a half-billion-dollar annual business, a hippie musician with long blond locks paved the way. Larry Norman sang about drugs, politics, racism, sex and Jesus -- sometimes in the same song... |
3fd6f3363039082da503bb8d1ec481a64e4026e2 | Summarize the following news article. | Musicians, actors and athletes will be in Washington, D.C. this weekend for the inauguration .
Beyonce, Jamie Foxx and James Taylor are among those expected .
Eva Longoria serves as a co-chair of the Presidential Inaugural Committee . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- If you're looking to rub elbows with celebrities in D.C. for the inauguration this weekend, you won't have to look too far. Hollywood movie stars, Grammy award winning musicians and professional athletes will be all over Washington in celebration of the 57th Presidential Inauguration. Here's th... |
b2cb92228e14c37230a57ef4d75a06c7386e2d99 | Summarize the following news article. | Tower Bridge in London is being retrofitted with LED light bulbs that will reduce its energy consumption by 40% .
The project will be completed by the start of the 2012 Olympics, which are aiming to be the greenest ever .
Other famous buildings to be retrofitted with green technology include Sydney Opera House and the ... | [
"(CNN) -- One of London's most iconic landmarks is being given a green energy makeover as part of the city's preparations to host the most environmentally friendly Olympic Games in history. Tower Bridge, which has spanned the River Thames for over 100 years, is being retrofitted with an LED lighting system that wil... |
779305dd2106d2f3d8fd8a34dd944705d8551642 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The opposition lacks a detailed plan, a senior U.S. official says .
A third of Gadhafi's armor has been destroyed, another senior U.S. official says .
But the U.S. assessment is that a stalemate is emerging .
"Neither side has the wherewithal to move," the official says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- After weeks of U.S. and NATO bombardment, about one-third of Moammar Gadhafi's ground armor has been destroyed, as well as most of the fixed air defense sites and aircraft, but a stalemate between government and rebel forces is emerging and could last for some time, according to a senior U.S. o... |
a97a6b5da3db58e1e2e72224baa2d2c26905be58 | Summarize the following news article. | Two Americans unaccounted for, senior U.S. official says .
Obama says "scourge of terrorism" must be fought .
Algerian state news: At least 55 people, including hostages and militants, have died .
The militants targeted an eastern Algerian gas facility where many foreigners workers . | [
"(CNN) -- Algerian troops ended a hostage crisis at a remote gas facility Saturday with one last, bloody assault, Algerian and Western officials said, after three days of chaos and confusion left dozens dead and fanned fears of a new terror front in Africa. At least 23 hostages and 32 \"terrorists\" were killed aro... |
8008ddb65d02c35fd3c83a384cf9024394c878e3 | Summarize the following news article. | Susan Wright was sentenced to 25 years for stabbing husband more than 200 times .
Appeals court set aside sentence, said lawyers failed to do their job in penalty phase .
A second jury has the option of sentencing her to probation or up to 99 years .
In first trial, prosecutors alleged Wright tied husband to bed during... | [
"Houston, Texas (CNN) -- A Texas woman who was sentenced to prison for stabbing her husband more than 200 times may have a chance at probation as a second jury reconsiders her sentence. Once dubbed the \"blue-eyed butcher\" in news accounts, Susan Wright is serving a 25-year sentence for stabbing her husband, Jeffr... |
393480337dec97df1f856a261e077829d4a8be38 | Summarize the following news article. | Passenger safety wasn't compromised by nose cone damage, spokeswoman says .
Northwest Airlines plane lands safely and on time in Tampa, Florida .
Northwest spokeswoman calls matter a "minor maintenance issue"
Plane didn't continue flight and was towed away, delayed passenger says . | [
"(CNN) -- Northwest Airlines is investigating why the nose cone on one of its planes was damaged on a flight Sunday from Detroit, Michigan, to Tampa, Florida, a spokeswoman said. Northwest Airlines Flight 478 landed in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday as scheduled, a spokeswoman said. The safety of the 182 passengers on b... |
20e862dcddd7bcaa9492b1a2c320ebb3ef678474 | Summarize the following news article. | 3 Amish men in Ohio allegedly assaulted other Amish men, women, and children .
The men allegedly broke into homes and cut beards and other hair .
The men belong to an extremist splinter group, local sheriff says . | [
"(CNN) -- Three Ohio Amish men remained in police custody Monday after allegedly assaulting other members of their local community in part by forcibly cutting off hair and beards -- a particularly egregious offense in Amish society. Lester Mullet, 26, Johnny Mullet, 38, and Levi Miller, 53, were arrested last Frida... |
8e3f365077332c82e5e274f966e56557d8afbd5e | Summarize the following news article. | Many people were hurt .
The airport was cordoned off .
Peshawar is near the Pakistani tribal region . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- At least nine people died after three rockets were fired toward an airport in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, authorities said Saturday. The Bacha Khan International Airport was cordoned off after the rocket fire, senior police official Imran Shahid said. Syed Naveed Qamar, Pakistan's ... |
5373c560d4758ed3c7910ffbcef27f260b08d9a0 | Summarize the following news article. | China's National People's Congress meets every year .
The Congress is largely a rubber stamp parliament .
It nevertheless gives outsiders a rare glimpse into the direction of Chinese policy .
The Congress is set to authorize the appointment of Xi Jinping to lead the party . | [
"(CNN) -- China's National People's Congress (NPC) meets every year and brings about 3,000 national delegates together in Beijing's Great Hall of the People to discuss government reports, pass legislation and formalize appointments of government officials. The NPC is constitutionally the highest organ of government... |
57a71d6569b8342c752900383ab890d500a34174 | Summarize the following news article. | Tim Luckhurst: Regulation is offensive to principle that free press is guardian of citizens' rights .
It would also do nothing to protect the victims of phone hacking, he adds .
Luckhurst: Journalism serves democracy when its values are those public consider decent . | [
"Chatham, England (CNN) -- The history of journalism is not, as supporters of official regulation pretend, a long march toward state involvement. Campaigners for a free press have fought for centuries against state interference. Their certainty that journalism sanitized by official regulators is incompatible with l... |
bca0781fbc15e400e1e828ebce14305543f46f75 | Summarize the following news article. | George Clooney's "The Descendants" and "The Ides of March" draw Globe nominations .
Other best drama film nominees are "The Help," "Hugo," "Moneyball" and "War Horse"
"Moneyball" gets actor nominations for Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill .
The 69th Golden Globes will be televised from the Beverly Hilton on January 15 . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- George Clooney will likely spend a lot of time at the Golden Globes podium next month, considering the number of nominations he and his two movies got Thursday from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Clooney's \"The Descendants\" and \"The Ides of March\" are nominated nine times, and bo... |
44614708c8a92410960c0f30d5381c36f1943dbb | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Libyan government says use of its assets would be theft .
Rebels claim they have retaken southern city .
The U.S. considers seizing Gadhafi funds to help Libya's people .
The International Organization for Migration suspends ships after Misrata is shelled . | [
"Rome (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, meeting with allies, kept up pressure on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi Thursday, demanding that he \"cease attacks and the threat of attacks\" against rebels who oppose his rule. Gadhafi must withdraw all forces from rebel cities they have entered, restore ser... |
5299caafc82c30a0d97cdbb61d0f3410ad0d7f3d | Summarize the following news article. | Ten are dead, a medical committee members says .
Rebels retook a border area from pro-Gadhafi forces, who had seized it earlier in the day .
"The fight resulted in many casualties," a witness says . | [
"(CNN) -- Government shelling of the seaside town of Misrata resumed Thursday afternoon, with heavy artillery and mortars targeting residential areas, killing 10 people, a member of the medical committee of the Misrata Council told CNN. Also Thursday, rebels retook the border area of Dehaiba/Wazin after forces loya... |
82caf5c76aebf4b40ff847ad6d0ae08ca40cd5c6 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Libyan spokesman says media is reporting lies .
Libyan official says commercial and military areas were struck .
NATO says its attack struck eight of Gadhafi's warships .
Libyan spokesman calls Obama "delusional" | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- NATO aircraft targeted warships overnight, striking eight of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's vessels in Tripoli's seaport, the organization said Friday morning. A Libyan government official said the targets included commercial vessels as well as military ones. \"All NATO's targets are milit... |
9eac715f39af1c1d5636413d2a63f11314c00e5f | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. and China have not offered to go far enough to combat climate change, a top EU official says .
15th meeting of the Conference of Parties begins Monday in Copenhagen .
Summit aim to strike deal on successor to 1997 Kyoto Protocol .
A look at the scientific debate on global warming on tonight's Campbell Brown, CNN 8... | [
"Copenhagen, Denmark (CNN) -- The United States and China have not offered to go far enough to combat climate change, a top European Union official said as a major international summit on the subject opened Monday. Final negotiations at the conference \"will be mostly about what will be delivered from the United St... |
f40c2ad7d2b6aaa52922ee5e8a081706e7be5402 | Summarize the following news article. | Julian Zelizer: Second term inaugural addresses are always a challenge .
He says the public has had four years to make a judgment about the president .
Obama can learn from second term speeches of Lincoln, Wilson, FDR .
Zelizer says they did a good job of unifying America and sketching vision of the future . | [
"(CNN) -- The second inaugural address is always more difficult than the first. When a president-elect first steps onto the national stage, he still enjoys a certain degree of innocence and hope. Americans are waiting to see if the new president will be different. When a new president delivers his speech, voters do... |
f3746e8319fecdc8f6fbe5218e4220e089e408c9 | Summarize the following news article. | French intervention in Mali could be turning point in relationship with Africa, writes Lansana Gberie .
France's meddling to bolster puppet regimes in the past has outraged Africans, he argues .
He says few in Africa would label the French action in Mali as 'neo-colonial mission creep'
Lansana: 'Africa's weakness has b... | [
"(CNN) -- Operation Serval, France's swift military intervention to roll back advances made by Jihadist elements who had hijacked a separatist movement in northern Mali, could be a turning point in the ex-colonialist's relationship with Africa. It is not, after all, every day that you hear a senior official of the ... |
a645d6e88b1caf4ac72e6f731071f96f343339e9 | Summarize the following news article. | "She is a free woman, like any ordinary citizen," Rimsha Masih's lawyer says .
The high court in Islamabad finds the accusations to be legally unsound .
She was accused of burning pages of the Quran for cooking fuel .
The case against an imam accused of framing her will continue in district court . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A Pakistani court on Tuesday dismissed blasphemy charges against Rimsha Masih, a Christian teenager whose case prompted international outrage. \"She is a free woman, like any ordinary citizen,\" said Abdul Hameed Rana, one of Rimsha's lawyers. The high court in the Pakistani capital of... |
0c2b1721abe846f3a3a69d96c712bef5a461d111 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: National Transitional Council in "financial crisis," chairman says .
A Libyan official says NATO strikes two compounds .
Libyan opposition says it sold $160 million of oil to China .
NATO says it targeted a vehicle storage area at Bab bin Ghashir . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- The head of Libya's opposition government told reporters Saturday he welcomed a call Friday by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for Moammar Gadhafi to step down. Medvedev's statement, echoing the stance of American and European leaders, appeared to indicate a closing diplomatic window for ... |
842ecaeb3fad731b4a181ce54bd81694b26bf559 | Summarize the following news article. | Minnesota couple instant stars after YouTube wedding video goes viral .
Dancing wedding party garners fans, draws media attention .
Fellow YouTube star says attention "can be a bit much to handle"
Popularity of video has also sparked interest in the Chris Brown tune featured . | [
"(CNN) -- Sometimes, the effects of fame can ripple like a stone dropped in a pond. A YouTube video shows a Minnesota wedding party dancing down the aisle. Take the case of Minnesota residents Kevin Heinz and Jill Peterson. The couple had a fun idea for their wedding party to do a nontraditional procession to a cat... |
dc2e74823b7ea462534376fe7249fcb462aedba9 | Summarize the following news article. | Ancient Buddhist cave in China re-created in 3-D .
Techniques developed by team at Hong Kong's City University .
They hope these digital tools will help preserve heritage sites in Asia . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- A darkened room in a Hong Kong university building is an unlikely portal into an ancient world. But with the touch of an iPad Mini, the space is digitally transformed into a 1,500-year-old Buddhist grotto. Its walls decorated with exquisite but faded paintings of enlightened beings, dancers and ... |
22a314952058e03b94951fee7e1d4eaeacf8e0dd | Summarize the following news article. | Compound for pro-Gadhafi volunteers was targeted .
It is one of the heaviest NATO attacks on Tripoli so far .
France to use attack helicopters, official says; reports say UK also plans to .
The EU's foreign policy chief pledges support to Libyan rebel government . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- NATO aircraft launched more than a dozen strikes on the Libyan capital early Tuesday, and smoke could be seen rising from the area near Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's Bab-al-Azizia compound in Tripoli. The NATO attack, one of the heaviest against Tripoli since the NATO mission began just o... |
9993ffc11715d9624d0fd3e4fe7f28c820c6b20e | Summarize the following news article. | Ayesha Gadhafi is the Libyan leader's only daughter .
She says the uprising and NATO campaign have brought her family together .
"Contrary to what has been said, our family is still very tight," she says .
Gadhafi's daughter says her father will not step down . | [
"(CNN) -- The only daughter of Moammar Gadhafi is standing behind her father, saying he will not step down because he is \"a symbol, a guide\" for the Libyan people. \"This is his country, his land, his people. Where would he go?,\" Ayesha Gadhafi, 34, told CNN affiliate France 2 during an interview at her home in ... |
03f84935840c28320ee1dade0112b3b776a8874f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The African Union calls for talks between rebels and the government .
A government spokesman reiterated Gadhafi's call for vengeance .
11 rebels wounded in exchange of fire at frontline .
The rebel-held city of Misrata and the embattled city of Dafniya were attacked Saturday . | [
"Dafniya, Libya (CNN) -- Libyan rebels and troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi shelled each other for hours on Saturday in clashes at the highly contested frontline of Dafniya, an embattled town just west of the besieged port city of Misrata. At least 11 rebels were wounded in the exchange of fire and treated at one of... |
145bce34ae3e59f9b36829f28137c77aaeafc29d | Summarize the following news article. | Young queen first appeared in a £1 note in 1960 .
Current image in circulation dates from 1990 .
Bank of England's museum has opened new exhibition of bank notes . | [
"London, England (CNN) -- She reputedly never carries any bank notes, but Britain's Queen Elizabeth II this week marked half a century since she became the first ever monarch to be depicted on one. Sketched by artist Robert Austin, the young queen first appeared in a £1 note in 1960 wearing a crown, earrings and a ... |
08f7522d0f65ce57d089f217d005086404228b31 | Summarize the following news article. | Oil experts say Libya is producing only 10%-15% of its normal 1.6 billion barrels a day .
Oil exec: "Biggest challenge for us is to get back to production levels before events"
"Events" is one of the words Libyans now use to refer to the uprising of February 17 . | [
"Zuwarah, Libya (CNN) -- Drive west from Tripoli along the Mediterranean coast for an hour an a half, and you'll see it in the distance: the gas flare at the Mellitah Oil & Gas Company's massive processing plant in Zuwarah. Just a few weeks ago rebels and Gadhafi loyalists were shooting it out right down the road. ... |
3a47dd1db306fd45607a1d4ccc901ab925cf491c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Draft Security Council resolution expected to be voted on in a few days .
"Do not think that the battle is over," says man identified as Gadhafi spokesman .
Dirak air base taken by anti-Gadhafi fighters .
Gadhafi spokesman vows to fight on . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libya's interim leadership gave residents in Bani Walid a 48-hour notice to leave the city as it sent reinforcements there and to the former regime's other remaining strongholds of Sirte and Sabha. As the National Transitional Council sought to assert control over all of Libya, the U.S. ass... |
9d9636a46b5993f9a5d79bb3fe8682211e5a3eae | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: EU's Catherine Ashton says Gadhafi must leave and pledges support for Libyans .
NEW: "We must have a future for Libya," she says .
The western Libyan town of Zintan is rocked by explosions .
A former congresswoman rips U.S. policy on Libyan state TV . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- At least four explosions rocked the Libyan rebel-held town of Zintan on Sunday, as the foreign policy chief of the European Union arrived in the war-torn nation and a former U.S. congresswoman criticized American policy on Libyan state television. Rebels in Zintan, in western Libya, said th... |
e21704a013c38aae205cf60dcea904b7e38da93a | Summarize the following news article. | Nasser spends most of his time now in the yard of a weapons workshop .
Libyan rebels say they can use all the help they can get .
With schools closed by the fighting, young people have little to do . | [
"Misrata, Libya (CNN) -- The eyes of 15-year-old Nasser are fixed on a small metal part that belongs to a massive metal gun. He scrubs every tiny little crevice with a toothbrush until the bristles bend in awkward directions from the strain. This is how he now spends his time six days a week for 10 hours a day in t... |
600212d778da564b38eafb51cdcf9874bcca7066 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "Stop this barbaric attack," Gadhafi pleads .
A Libyan opposition leader is in China for talks .
The United Nations has described dire needs in war-torn Libya .
Some U.S. lawmakers want America to withdraw from the NATO mission . | [
"(CNN) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi called Thursday for the U.N. Security Council to carry out an independent fact-gathering mission on Monday's NATO attack in the city of Surman, which resulted in civilian casualties. \"The Security Council should hold an urgent meeting to discuss the matter and stop this barb... |
cc4865f9548fb8406b97b22009205ef9ee473ea0 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A rebel commander says the opposition still has control of Bir al-Ghanam .
The town is 53 miles from Tripoli, with little between .
The Libyan PM says the town is back in the government's control .
Rebels said 1,500 opposition members joined Saturday's battle . | [
"Zintan, Libya (CNN) -- The Libyan government said Sunday it had retaken the key town of Bir al-Ghanam after losing it briefly to rebel forces, but a rebel commander said his forces were holding onto the town. Bir al-Ghanam is about 85 kilometers (53 miles) southwest of the Libyan capital Tripoli. Its capture is si... |
6198a98002aca8ef4c8c1d763d9517130614a90f | Summarize the following news article. | Abbas says he will not comment on Quartet statement .
Egyptian official says Quartet has failed "to come up with a balanced vision" for the Palestinian bid .
Libyan NTC leader calls for his country's financial assets to be unfrozen .
The Security Council is expected to meet Monday to discuss statehood request . | [
"(CNN) -- A pair of north African delegates addressed the U.N. General Assembly for the first time Saturday, each representing a new government formed after revolution and civil war ousted their respective long-time leaders. From Libya, the executive chairman of the country's transitional council formally addressed... |
c6ee12f283401558713b660b7f0685e2ecf635b8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: One dead, 12 injured in Tripoli fire at a naval fuel storage facility .
NATO carried out bombing campaign on Sirte from Saturday into Sunday .
Anti-Gadhafi fighters claim progress in fight against Sirte's Gadhafi loyalists .
NTC fighters suffer 30 injuries in the offensive . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Anti-Gadhafi forces Saturday claimed a new military advance into the deposed Libyan dictator's hometown Sirte, while a fuel storage warehouse fire at the port of the country's capital city Tripoli in the west sent plumes of smoke into the air. National Transitional Council forces took a nei... |
52fd0b0ae855d656fd13d2619f9742a3c34ddfbd | Summarize the following news article. | An air war alone is not enough, say some analysts .
But without ground troops, what is the end game?
Some fear a protracted war that could go on for months .
A Libyan analyst says self-determination is key . | [
"(CNN) -- It was supposed to have been over in a few days. World powers would go in with fighter jets and the world's most sophisticated precision-guided weapons to render Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi powerless. But that's not the way things happened. As NATO's airstrikes crossed the 100-day mark, analysts blamed ... |
eac52397a057334cedff2caab5b75ef9d1c58d37 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Leaders say they will be at the side of Libyan citizens .
France fires on Libyan military vehicle .
International leaders warn Gadhafi to stop attacking his own people .
Sarkozy calls it the "murderous madness" of the Libyan regime . | [
"Paris (CNN) -- U.S., European and Arab leaders delivered a strong warning to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Saturday, saying he must stop attacking his own people or else face international military action. The warning, announced by French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the end of a last-minute meeting in Paris, c... |
b51ba32e59485996ed54c522ab2f0176ffe6087b | Summarize the following news article. | The missile fell into the sea about 2 kilometers from the frigate Bersagliere .
"We haven't used our real military power," a Gadhafi spokesman says .
He discounts claims that pro-Gadhafi forces are down to 20% of their capabilities . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libyan government forces fired a missile at an Italian warship in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday in a rare attack on the NATO fleet offshore, a government spokesman said. The frigate Bersagliere was about 19 kilometers (12 miles) off the Libyan city of Zlitan when the missile fell harml... |
6bca40f53e097f045a4de17e50372cf300b52df6 | Summarize the following news article. | A witness says coalition planes are circling overhead but not striking .
Gadhafi's forces are advancing in all directions, the witness says .
The Libyan government claims to control Misrata . | [
"(CNN) -- Libyan government tanks were shelling civilian areas in Misrata Tuesday and government forces were using heavy artillery as well, bringing \"absolute and utter carnage\" to the city, a witness told CNN. Government forces were also evicting thousands of residents and looting their homes, according to the s... |
c03c41e1d9f89bf47c00d9d2c044b39c2c970592 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: More than 1,250 have arrived by sea .
Four boats make it to the island safely .
"Some people were in coma," one refugee says of the boat ride to Lampedusa .
Italian coast guard officers and rescue workers help offload the passengers . | [
"Lampedusa, Italy (CNN) -- Shortly after dawn, an open blue wooden fishing boat from Libya limped its way into the port of this tiny island, crammed with at least 166 shivering passengers, all of them apparently migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa. Italian coast guard officers and rescue workers helped offload the pas... |
5598c3bc6fa45cc42b0a53286e11686d9ed8fe2c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: U.S. says Libya fired Scud missile Sunday .
Spokesman says official's decision to leave was "personal"
"It's quite hard to say who is in complete control," says reporter about al-Zawiya .
Report: Libya's interior minister arrives in Cairo on a private plane . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- A senior government official arrived Monday in Cairo amid rumors that he had defected, Egypt's state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported. Nasr al-Mabrouk Abdallah arrived with nine of his family members on a private plane from Djerba, Tunisia, the newspaper reported, citing an unidentified airp... |
a2c44fae7e2f3fd58419aa18c0ede696946ea349 | Summarize the following news article. | Political art is springing up in rebel-held areas of Libya .
Artists are expressing their opposition to Moammar Gadhafi .
The paintings show Gadhafi as a ruthless dictator .
"Some people fight. I use a brush," says one artist . | [
"Zintan, Libya (CNN) -- In all his years in power, Moammar Gadhafi has never been portrayed as anything but regal in paintings and statues scattered throughout Libya. Until now. Six months into Libya's war, some artists in rebel strongholds are arming themselves with fresh paint. Their belief? A brush can be as mig... |
0831dd3437a2b634197ebf3cb15c4989e4e83f00 | Summarize the following news article. | An anti-Gadhafi convoy comes under fire .
A rocket propelled grenade attack wounds a CNN producer .
Ian Lee gets treated for shrapnel in his leg . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- A Libyan revolutionary fighters' convoy came under attack Saturday on the outskirts of Sirte, the birthplace of Moammar Gadhafi, injuring a CNN journalist who was traveling with them. Ian Lee was treated for shrapnel in his ankle in a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) attack. He was in good sp... |
de8fed7b9a671910aa954325dd46a08aacb6c7ac | Summarize the following news article. | Last week saw death of Gadhafi, plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq .
Michael Hayden: U.S. is ramping up its responsibility in one Arab country, leaving another .
He says it's vital to make sure Libya doesn't turn into a "Somalia on the Mediterranean"
Hayden: Rulers in Syria, Yemen, Iran will draw lessons from f... | [
"(CNN) -- U.S. security policy showed the effects of two substantial pivots this past week: ramping down our role in regime transformation in one Arab country even while ramping up our responsibility in another. First to Libya, where the death of Moammar Gadhafi has finally ended the first act of what promises to b... |
71a5ec73c0fecd304a8689fa08013af71993075f | Summarize the following news article. | About 800 refugees were heading from Libya to Lampedusa, Italy .
The boat was overcrowded .
Between 200 and 270 people are missing . | [
"(CNN) -- As many as 270 Libyan refugees were missing in the sea after the overcrowded boat they were in encountered bad weather, the Tunisian state-run TAP news agency reported. The Tunisian coast guard responded to the rescue call regarding the fishing trawler, which became disabled Wednesday night near the Kerke... |
ca76de11406dd9c7ef431100796484f81de378d3 | Summarize the following news article. | Libya would like to show that Saif al-Islam Gadhafi can receive a fair trial .
NTC: If he is captured in Libya, he will be tried there .
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for him . | [
"(CNN) -- Libya's transitional government would prefer to try former leader Moammar Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam in a Libyan court despite an arrest warrant issued for him by the International Criminal Court, a spokesman said Sunday. The court's chief prosecutor said Friday it was having \"informal conversations\" a... |
206afd9f8e56be66f5ec620040414ddcdc4d5221 | Summarize the following news article. | Sina.com CEO Charles Chao pledges to curb irresponsible rumors .
Chao said Sina has been working to set up a "credibility system"
Observers fear this is an attempt to tighten the control of the internet . | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- Don't post rumors -- or else. That was Sina.com's message to millions of micro-bloggers recently, when China's leading content portal warned it will penalize users if they find them spreading false rumors on their Weibo account. Weibo is Sina's Twitter-like social media service, which boasts of 20... |
c2e3b353eeeb0bcd2d3b0ca7c2b6cffb0cd8107a | Summarize the following news article. | Panetta warns that Gadhafi's staying in power could undermine U.S. credibility .
An opposition spokesman says Moammar Gadhafi is rattled .
Hillary Clinton says people close to Gadhafi have been in transition talks .
World powers pledge more money for the Transitional National Council . | [
"Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- World powers beefed up financial and moral support for the Libyan opposition Thursday at an international coalition meeting aimed at charting the course of a post-Moammar Gadhafi Libya. Talk at the meeting in the United Arab Emirates focused on sustaining pressure on the em... |
c8596fc7a51fd8ebc543d408efd4cf5049a9b23f | Summarize the following news article. | The rebels in Libya accuse Gadhafi loyalists of raping women .
They say videos confiscated from soldiers show rapes and torture .
CNN obtained a cell phone video that appears to show the rape of a woman .
The Libyan prime minister denies the charges and accuses the rebels of lying . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- The Libyan government has denied rebel allegations that Moammar Gadhafi loyalists have been raping women, despite videos captured on cell phones that appear to show sexual abuse. The Gadhafi regime had initially not responded to CNN requests for comment on the abuse allegations but Libyan P... |
22d17697d2b0fe77ef117a606c79b17e19867448 | Summarize the following news article. | Human Rights Watch spoke with detainees in Libyan jails .
The detainees described beatings and electric shocks .
The rights group is urging Libya's new leaders to make justice a priority .
It stresses rule of law in making a fresh start in Libya . | [
"(CNN) -- Among the places that Sen. John McCain, a prisoner of war in Vietnam, visited during his visit to Tripoli this week was Jdeida prison. McCain said he wanted to see detention facilities firsthand. A fair system of justice -- absent for decades under strongman Moammar Gadhafi -- is an important step toward ... |
7f36d1225e5279e62681ea6ba284a31950307a20 | Summarize the following news article. | "AC360" reunites Eman al-Obeidy with her mother .
Young woman says court employee threatened her .
Her mother tells her to keep her faith .
Al-Obeidy says she has tried to leave Libya, but authorities have thwarted her attempts . | [
"(CNN) -- Eman al-Obeidy, the woman who claims forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi raped her, spoke Tuesday with her mother, who has come to her defense, for the first time since her ordeal began. Al-Obeidy told Aisha Ahmad that a court employee pulled a weapon on her when she went to a courthouse. Al-Obe... |
3aa50e14c52fe7c7a613a68518eeab91647c1ca1 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Prime Minister Netanyahu says he appreciates Obama's remarks on Iran .
An analyst says Israel and President Obama differ over defining Iran's nuclear threat .
Obama says he prefers diplomacy but keeps all options available .
Israeli President Peres praises Obama's "deep and profound" commitment to Israel . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon is a national security interest of both Israel and the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday in calling for continued diplomatic efforts but also pledging that all options -- including a military effort -- remain viable. \"All element... |
006a59c662a82db6c90b550b81abc7d7490311aa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: An Algerian official says Algeria doesn't need help securing its energy facilities .
NEW: Algerians are searching hospitals, villages and more for missing, Statoil reports .
The number of those killed in the crisis will likely go up, an Algerian official says .
A new video reportedly claims responsibility in the n... | [
"(CNN) -- The hostage crisis in eastern Algeria is over, but the questions remain. Among them, exactly how many people are unaccounted for at a remote natural gas facility after three days of chaos that ended Saturday, leaving at least 23 hostages and dozens of Islamist militants dead. Some 685 Algerian workers and... |
8cc68ab84d5cc5665449bab4ba28725447df7562 | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian officials arrive at the offices of the U.N. nuclear watchdog in Vienna .
The meeting is about how to address Iran's nuclear program, state media say .
Iran is under intense international pressure to rein in its nuclear program .
It denies allegations that it is working on nuclear weapons . | [
"(CNN) -- An Iranian delegation met with officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria, on Monday as diplomatic wrangling continues over Tehran's controversial nuclear program. These are the first negotiations between Iran and the agency in three months -- the two sides held talks in Tehr... |
55894824adfc39f78cfc89ccea115739a85b63c9 | Summarize the following news article. | Kai Bird: Why does Hosni Mubarak still rule in Egypt, royalty in Jordan, Saudi Arabia?
Bird grew up in Egypt under Nasser, who envisioned secular path to modernity .
He says Nasser's defeat in June 1967 war was a shock to Arab ethos, end to his dream .
Bird: Jihadists have nothing to offer but a desperate alternative t... | [
"(CNN) -- Arab modernity. Why is it that at the beginning of the 21st century the Arab world seems stuck in time? Why are most Arabs still ruled by kings or military dictatorships? And specifically, why has the most populous Arab nation, Egypt, been governed by one man for nearly three decades? President Hosni Muba... |
0683ded120b1f4d470696707b624e126245ff948 | Summarize the following news article. | Government blames NATO, rebels .
Some Tripoli residents no longer get water pumped to their apartments .
Libyan official denounces rebel seizure of oil tanker .
There is international blockade of Libyan airports, seaports . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- The alleys and archways along Rashid Street in central Tripoli were plunged in darkness this weekend, as the Libyan capital struggled to cope with widespread shortages of electricity. After sunset, the only light in one corner cafe came from two candles. Their flickering glow barely lit the... |
aa43b26d611d84491a62ce87400f457c381a34da | Summarize the following news article. | Manti Te'o is a hoax victim, Notre Dame says, but questions continue to pop up .
A sportswriter thinks Te'o may have embellished his relationship .
An NFL football player says he has met a woman he thought was Kekua . | [
"(CNN) -- In a little more than three months, Manti Te'o probably will be drafted by an NFL team and sign a multimillion dollar deal. Before teams sink that much money into players, they have questions. With the revelation that the football feel-good story of the year centered on the Notre Dame linebacker's love fo... |
7c2441a8bfa3e1b40c3e56ef772d391c2981570f | Summarize the following news article. | Businessman sentenced to 14 years .
He was convicted of supporting plot, terror group .
The Pakistan native was convicted last year . | [
"(CNN) -- A Canadian citizen was sentenced Thursday in Chicago to 14 years in prison for aiding a plot to attack a Danish newspaper that published cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. Tahawwur Rana, 52, was convicted in June 2011 of conspiracy to provide material support in the plot against the Morgenavisen Jyl... |
4a3a795288502703040fae85bdd43d13ca468c73 | Summarize the following news article. | The deceased are all men, the ANSA news agency says .
Lampedusa is the closest Italian island to Africa .
It has become a destination for thousands of refugees seeking to enter EU countries . | [
"(CNN) -- Italian authorities found 25 dead bodies in a boat that was carrying refugees and was discovered off the coast of the southern island of Lampedusa, an Italian official news agency reported Monday. The bodies of the victims -- all males -- were found during an inspection of the boat after it was accompanie... |
dbe1a9be416bb663a13d59d631aed440569f2ca7 | Summarize the following news article. | A leak of radioactive tritium from a nuclear plant in New Jersey drew no federal sanctions .
An NRC official concedes the agency has been inconsistent .
Critic: "The NRC can't have a 'Wheel of Misfortune' that decides when it acts" | [
"Waretown, New Jersey (CNN) -- In the shadow of the nation's oldest operating nuclear power plant, Alfonse Esposito fishes along Oyster Creek in central New Jersey, where he's caught and eaten bluefish and kingfish for 37 years. \"I never had a problem with the fish. I'm fine,\" says the retiree. \"There's not anyt... |
dc837fd4c737f63f3b03a49547c316095ba2f5ef | Summarize the following news article. | Anthony Cordesman: Tension between the U.S. and Iran is on the rise .
Cordesman: Iran is now far closer to making actual nuclear weapons .
He says that Israel may be issuing threats in order to push Iran towards negotiations .
Cordesman: Risk of war will grow if Iran doesn't halt its nuclear program . | [
"(CNN) -- There is nothing new about the tension between the United States and Iran. Relations have swung from crisis to crisis ever since the fall of the Shah in 1979. But recently, this tension is turning into outright confrontation and the threat of war. In October 2011, an alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi... |
459fdc62dcdd57cf1fd2d2d6f1b101b34b4c8ab0 | Summarize the following news article. | Children with life-threatening illnesses can get their wishes at Orlando's most famous parks .
The Sierra Club and other groups offer opportunities for families to do good and sweat .
Trekking for Kids requires participants to raise money for the orphanages they visit .
Kids come to "understand the world is not just ab... | [
"(CNN) -- The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is inspiring people across the country to volunteer this holiday weekend. But if you're itching to do more -- perhaps turning your next family vacation into a series of teachable moments about the importance of giving back -- there are plenty of opportunities to ... |
694bb9f41262d13aee9925b745afb9d455000ac5 | Summarize the following news article. | Shareholders voice concerns for future of the company -- and nuclear energy .
But they reject a motion to abandon nuclear energy .
Many want Japan to close its nuclear plants .
TEPCO is still struggling to control the situation at Fukushima . | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- A contentious crowd of Tokyo Electric Power Company shareholders showed up Tuesday for their first meeting since the March tsunami to grill company executives about the future of the embattled company, as well as nuclear energy in Japan. But in the end, they rejected a motion for the company to aban... |
fbecc57f6c5d508425e36f1701ab6c7466671d68 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Gadhafi's son: "Whether NATO stays or not, the battle will continue until Libya is freed"
The U.S. prepares to hand over the Libyan embassy in Washington to the rebels .
The Transitional National Council has been rocked by internal divisions .
Last week the TNC's military commander was mysteriously assassinated . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Even as it prepares to hand over the Libyan embassy in Washington to the rebel government, the State Department is warning the Transitional National Council to get its act together. An administration official told CNN the United States has warned the TNC that this is a \"do-or-die moment\" for ... |
bc9a39bfeb758cd2811326b7c9a03504445aa54f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: International Atomic Energy Agency monitors will return in late February .
Both sides called the meetings a positive step .
Western powers believe Iran is developing nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran denies .
The watchdog agency wants to keep pushing on talks, its director says . | [
"Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- The United Nations nuclear monitors plan to return to Iran at the end of the month after a positive assessment from both sides of the latest visit. An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team spent three days in Tehran this week. Another meeting is planned for February 21-22. \"The agen... |
cd21b772ed8269e6612ea72af8a2f73fd5fe0a21 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The hot spot may have resulted from reactor venting, a U.S. expert says .
Tokyo Electric Power Company is investigating the cause of the high radiation .
These are the highest radiation levels since the early days of the disaster .
A single 60-minute dose would be fatal to humans within weeks . | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- Workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have discovered a radioactive hot spot far more lethal than anything previously recorded at the damaged facility, the plant's owner reported Tuesday. The reading at the base of a ventilation tower between the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors Mond... |
04bd14e98c0b7a7d3d7c9d16d2c3cc9c8cc7864e | Summarize the following news article. | Producers picked "a fight with the wrong guy"
"Sheen's statements, conduct and condition" led to the shutdown, CBS says .
The show's producer "can't handle the truth," Sheen tells TMZ .
Four new episodes were to begin production next week . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Actor Charlie Sheen on Friday declared \"we are at war\" following canceled production of the hit CBS sitcom \"Two and a Half Men\" and his impending loss of $1.2 million per episode. \"They know what they did is wrong,\" Sheen, who claimed he is clean, said in a call from the Bahamas to the \... |
bfc1f49015472d010606cc0e3fc831b98daa37e4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Charges include illegal deposits of millions of dollars .
The trial of the American NGO workers has been adjourned .
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says intense discussions under way .
None of the Americans are to appear in court, an attorney says . | [
"Cairo (CNN) -- The trial of international aid workers -- including 16 Americans -- accused of fraud in Egypt got a brief start Sunday as intense behind-the-scenes diplomatic discussions simmered over the case. Out of the 43 defendants facing fraud charges, only 14 non-American workers showed up to court for a tria... |
d70d5115ec3adc5fb3aee8b1e29c7f0f2db083be | Summarize the following news article. | "Expanding economic opportunity" as essential as democracy, she says .
Federal agencies join forces to support U.S. companies in Iraq .
IMF says Iraq's growth will outpace China in two years, Clinton says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Iraq is open for business, and American companies should make an effort to invest there, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday. \"President Obama and I and our government believe strongly that expanding economic opportunity is as essential as building democratic institutions,\" Clinton... |
e6bd52f3a5fa60a6fac51310bfd07723478eb980 | Summarize the following news article. | A motorcade carrying the secretary of state is pelted by eggs and more .
The car carrying Clinton was not hit, the State Department says . | [
"(CNN) -- A motorcade carrying Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Philippines was pelted with eggs and other objects Wednesday, the State Department confirmed, but the car carrying Clinton was not hit and there were no injuries. The incident occurred at 2:45 p.m. in Manila, when the motorcade was traveling f... |
fcb7b36392b739904b3e5b2262f7174a08005cdd | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Clinton, Mullen say U.S., Pakistan must continue working together .
Clinton will lay out in a "no-kidding" way what the U.S. expects, says one official .
The secretary will warn that U.S. aid is in jeopardy unless Pakistan makes progress .
Clinton said recently that a strong U.S.-Pakistan relationship "is in our n... | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she had a frank discussion with the Pakistani president on Friday as part of a push to repair the relationship with Islamabad in the wake of a U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accompa... |
fc7d6edaa9829198b1ed4eb83a4db5d72e552010 | Summarize the following news article. | Saudi women are protesting restrictions that prevent them from driving .
Clinton spokeswoman had said she was supporting the women with "quiet diplomacy"
Tuesday, Clinton calls women brave, says "what they are seeking is right" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday ditched \"quiet diplomacy\" and spoke publicly in support of Saudi Arabian women protesting the unwritten ban on their right to drive in the kingdom. \"What these women are doing is brave and what they are seeking is right\" said Clinton, in answer to ... |
6742da5ad1984888f8a997a40f38a3466889b83b | Summarize the following news article. | Speculation is swirling over what the first lady will wear to the inaugural ball .
Michelle Obama: A gown choice "tells us something much more about each single first lady"
Gowns of the 11 most recent first ladies are on display at the Smithsonian . | [
"(CNN) -- As Inauguration Day approaches, the question on everyone's lips is: What will the first lady be wearing? Glitz, gowns and government bigwigs will all be on display at Monday's parade of inaugural pomp and circumstance. President Barack Obama will be ceremonially sworn into his second term in office by Sup... |
8c7372a44a05d2db802e912824b866bfdc8eb423 | Summarize the following news article. | Phil Mickelson claims $1.4 million first prize at the WGC-CA Championship .
Mickelson holds off co-overnight leader Nick Watney by one stroke at Doral .
Returning world number one Tiger Woods finishes tied for ninth place after 68 . | [
"(CNN) -- Phil Mickelson fought off a nasty virus and his co-overnight leader Nick Watney to land the WGC-CA Championship on the Blue Monster Course at Doral. Mickelson holds the winning trophy aloft after a last-day battle in Florida. It was the second title of the year for Mickelson, who had been treated for heat... |
554aaa49a7c87a388fb96e11c808c9628dcdc636 | Summarize the following news article. | North Korea has reached an agreement to curb its nuclear program .
It's the most encouraging news on the issue since 2008, when six-party talks broke down .
Tensions over North Korea's nuclear program began in 1993 .
Negotiations have been off and on since then, with limited success . | [
"(CNN) -- In return for food aid from the United States, North Korea has agreed to stop nuclear activity at its main facility in Yongbyon, both countries said Wednesday. North Korea has also agreed to a moratorium on long-range missile launches. \"Today's announcement represents a modest first step in the right dir... |
92c72d47043b0743726db8f3c844aea30336e745 | Summarize the following news article. | Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki cites lack of evidence in the release of Ali Daqduq .
He also says Iraqi law does not allow for the extradition of Daqduq .
The U.S. military says Daqduq is a 24-year veteran of Hezbollah .
Daqduq is accused of kidnapping and killing five U.S. soldiers in Iraq in 2007 . | [
"Baghdad (CNN) -- A Lebanese militant wanted by the United States in connection with the killing of five American soldiers in Iraq was released because of lack of evidence, Iraq's prime minister said Saturday. Nuri al-Maliki's comments came on the heels of growing outrage among U.S. officials over the release Frida... |
2f80c48acb93cb517ba49a6894b72440a59f3ccf | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: TSA officials say the program is meant to balance security with efficiency .
The program would be expanded to other airlines over time .
All participants must be U.S. citizens .
The pilot project will start with Delta and American airlines . | [
"(CNN) -- The Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday unveiled a \"trusted traveler\" program -- one meant to expedite screening at U.S. airport checkpoints, agency chief John Pistole said. \"As with any initiative, we are testing this prescreening concept with a small passenger population at limited airp... |
27ef40d23a4e7d5d9d335c962ffc339dacd4de1e | Summarize the following news article. | Barbra Streisand sits down for a rare interview with "Piers Morgan Tonight"
She considers herself to be an actress who sings and not the other way around .
In her new movie "The Guilt Trip," she plays "the archetype of Jewish mama" | [
"(CNN) -- When Piers Morgan asked Barbra Streisand who her favorite actor of all time was, the legendary actress and singer opened up about a unique road trip she took with the late Marlon Brando in the 1970s. In an interview on Friday's \"Piers Morgan Tonight,\" the actress, singer and director talked to the CNN h... |
bf556cd13e5d4af8b8a9d25e1b87b43cd33b92de | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Foreign minister offers more insight on Gadhafi family fleeing to Algeria .
"Of course not," he says when asked whether Gadhafi is in Algeria .
Algeria will in future recognize the NTC as the government in Libya, Medelci says . | [
"(CNN) -- The Algerian foreign minister on Thursday shot down assertions that Moammar Gadhafi is in his country, saying that was never an option. \"Of course not,\" Mourad Medelci told French radio network Europe 1 when asked whether Gadhafi was in Algeria. \"The hypothesis that Mr. Gadhafi could come knocking on o... |
18285bfab0664e8914d31153a9f8c34b98b7c1c7 | Summarize the following news article. | Gay Iraqi describes being raped for 15 days by gunmen at 16 .
He says he never told his family: "I could not say it, it's too much shame"
Expert: Homosexuality is seen as a "Western import," grounds for brutality .
Another gay Iraqi says he'd commit suicide before telling his family he is gay . | [
"Editor's note: CNN agreed to change the names of the two men in this article to protect their identities. Rami and Kamal, both gay Iraqis, say they rarely show affection for men in public. BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Kamal was just 16 when gunmen snatched him off the streets of Baghdad, stuffed him in the trunk of a ca... |
154bc48af7e56e33fad30a117d6c820faed720b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Clashes break out after Iraq's deputy prime minister arrives to address protesters .
Some demonstrators called for him to resign and threw stones at the stage, witnesses say .
The violence comes after nearly a week of protests .
Sunni demonstrators say the government is treating them like second-class citizens . | [
"Baghdad (CNN) -- At least five people were injured when bodyguards for a top Iraqi official opened fire on stone-throwing Sunni demonstrators Sunday, the country's interior ministry said. The clashes broke out after Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq arrived to address crowds protesting in a plaza in the wester... |
71b06d5bb44b36832da4862b19dd3fda826d2470 | Summarize the following news article. | Andrew "Chubby" Chandler is a former professional golfer who set up agency ISM .
The 58-year-old manages the likes of Ernie Els, Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood .
ISM represents major champions Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel .
Chandler's growing influence has sparked concerns that he is too powerful in golf . | [
"(CNN) -- Where would Tiger Woods be without his agent? The golfer's crown as one of the world's wealthiest and most successful sportsmen may have slipped somewhat, but he knows who helped get him there in the first place. When Mark Steinberg departed from IMG last month after his contract expired, Woods decided to... |
87418d22f5a3e4859c586bddb2d49f6cc48e7dd3 | Summarize the following news article. | 2009: "(It was) as if the whole history of our country was coming full circle"
FDR and Reagan disagreed on the role of government, but believed America could do great things .
JFK's address promised action and a new energy in Washington .
Lincoln: "With malice toward none and charity toward all" | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin notes each inauguration is moving in its own way, but only a few produce moments that are truly memorable. \"It depends upon the person and the occasion to really produce a historic inaugural speech,\" Goodwin said. \"But the ce... |
ebb7b6d7ff98d5d28b47f32afcb25be299c66dfb | Summarize the following news article. | Black Densuke watermelon in Japan sells for a record $6,125 .
Nearly 18-pound melon is grown only on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido .
Melon is one of only a few thousand that is made available each year .
Buyer says he wants to support local agriculture, according to an official . | [
"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- There's nothing better than a sweet, juicy watermelon on a hot summer's day, right? But what if you had to pay six grand for it? A marine products dealer in Japan plunked down a record $6,125 (¥650,000) Friday for a black Densuke watermelon -- grown only on the northern Japanese island of Hok... |
d8b79ecd9575932a508f60298561be65d1686430 | Summarize the following news article. | Mayumi Heene says she and husband knew 6-year-old was safe during scare .
They told authorities child might have blown away inside giant balloon .
Couple told children to lie to authorities and media, document says . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The wife of a Colorado father at the center of the \"balloon boy\" saga told authorities that the giant helium balloon was specifically created for a hoax to draw media attention, according to court documents released Friday. Mayumi Heene told Larimer County investigators that she and her husba... |
6df5ec9c87b7dff56b821559aeb66eb201cb3733 | Summarize the following news article. | Each year, nearly 10,000 high school athletes in the U.S. suffer heat-related illnesses .
Dehydration and heat exhaustion aren't the only hazards of exercising on hot days .
Heat stroke occurs when your body temperature hits 105 degrees . | [
"(Health.com) -- Each year, nearly 10,000 high school athletes in the U.S. suffer heat-related illnesses that require medical attention and cause them to miss practice or games, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fully two-thirds of those cases occur in August, ... |
0709e53f1c13e6a1871c9da952c56413b0b8690a | Summarize the following news article. | Beating death of Chinese Wei Wenhua prompts outrage .
One Chinese blogger writes: "City inspectors are worse than the mafia"
City inspectors in China act as auxiliary support to police .
Wei reportedly died at hands of inspectors this month . | [
"BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Wei Wenhua was a model communist and is now a bloggers' hero -- a \"citizen journalist\" turned martyr. The construction company manager was driving his car when he witnessed an ugly scene: a team of about 50 city inspectors beating villagers who tried to block trucks from unloading trash ... |
fb5bc62eee09bd0ca3fd6bc241b3f945e73f02b4 | Summarize the following news article. | Defending champion Novak Djokovic survives five-set epic to defeat Stanislas Wawrinka .
Serbian world No. 1 wins 1-6 7-5 6-4 6-7 12-10 to maintain Australian Open defense .
David Ferrer, Nicolas Almagro and Tomas Berdych all through to quarterfinals .
Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Li Na through to last eight... | [
"(CNN) -- Few people like Monday mornings and for world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, his latest in Melbourne very nearly signalled the end of his quest to win a third consecutive Australian Open title. The Serbian survived an epic fourth round encounter with Stanislas Wawrinka that stretched beyond 1.30am local time, even... |
624d10b27d5d5af7d16d5360c064bc8a705953db | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: An attorney says he saw "nothing nefarious" about the fundraising brothers .
Report: The fundraisers' brother is a Mexican casino magnate .
A State Department cable alleges connections with organized crime .
Pepe Rojas is wanted on a warrant in Iowa after his probation was revoked . | [
"Chicago (CNN) -- President Barack Obama's re-election campaign said Tuesday it is returning about $200,000 in donations collected by two Chicago men after a newspaper report described their brother as a fugitive with alleged links to violence and corruption in Mexico. \"More than 1.3 million Americans have donated... |
79879bbee2c8f0b46fe44c80949e24b3c11ff7fb | Summarize the following news article. | China has been a key issue in the U.S. election campaign for both candidates .
U.S.-China relations important to Hong Kong, particularly in economic terms .
Hong Kong has uneasy relationship with China despite considerable autonomy .
Many Hong Kongers resent what they believe is Beijing's growing influence . | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- If there's one thing that would have struck a chord with seven million Hong Kongers this election season, it was U.S. President Barack Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney using China as a political punching bag during the recent televised debates. America blames China for many of its economic w... |
a960f8b49ce5f9bb0ca3f54cec9b2a728e69eae2 | Summarize the following news article. | Celebrities and political heavyweights mark Sen. Ted Kennedy's 77th birthday .
Senator receives the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award .
Kennedy was the unanimous selection of the committee that decides the award .
Attendees include Caroline Kennedy, Michelle Obama, Bill Cosby, John Kerry . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama led a chorus of \"Happy Birthday\" for Sen. Ted Kennedy on Sunday night at the Kennedy Center, topping off a celebration of the senator's 77th birthday that featured a crowd of celebrities and political heavyweights. Sen. Ted Kennedy, left, with his wife, Victoria, and Sen. John... |
416d4d5aa9f5dfaf470863f06694c80a5cbb7dec | Summarize the following news article. | Ted Kennedy became the patriarch of the family at age 36 .
Kennedy had unsuccessful presidential career but found redemption in the Senate .
Even before his death, colleagues mourned his absence in health care debate . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- He had a name that rang down through generations. Ted Kennedy, far right, with brothers Bobby, center, and Jack in 1948. It was a gilded name in politics, but Ted Kennedy's life was an almost impossible kaleidoscope of outstanding public service, astonishing personal failures and the heavy burd... |
841b33f07acfedd19692abd35cd4d313315e014a | Summarize the following news article. | Title holder Venus Williams moves closer to a Wimbledon title hat-trick .
Fourth-round rival Ana Ivanovic in tears after quitting match through injury .
American Williams faces Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in last eight . | [
"(CNN) -- Twice defending champion Venus Williams moved closer to a Wimbledon title hat-trick on Monday when fourth-round rival Ana Ivanovic left in tears after quitting their Court One match through injury. Ivanovic concedes to holder Venus in tearful fashion after suffering injury anguish at Wimbledon . Serbia's ... |
d64ce9f1372c719ace7039354c2048188b4d0191 | Summarize the following news article. | Reza Shah Pahlavi: Democratic movement needs international support to succeed .
He called Iranian regime a "sinking Titanic" that might not survive the movement .
Pahlavi cited reports security forces go home, change clothes, join protest .
He praised Obama but encouraged countries to be prepared to stand up and help . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The son of the former shah of Iran called Monday for solidarity against Iran's Islamic regime, warning that the democratic movement born out of the election crisis might not succeed without international support. Reza Shah Pahlavi has lived in exile since 1979, when his father was overthrown du... |
db45d35ba10aa74aa4d4d35e55e2d9e6a13e4928 | Summarize the following news article. | A 1-mile stretch of Linden Avenue will be named after the civil rights leader .
Ceremony will take place on the 44th anniversary of King's death .
It was on this street that King led a march in support of striking sanitation workers .
"We wanted something that had a real nexus to this city," says Mayor A.C. Wharton . | [
"(CNN) -- Forty-four years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down on the balcony of a Memphis hotel, the Tennessee city is overcoming what some call protracted guilt and embarrassment, and naming a street in his honor. A nearly 1-mile stretch of Linden Avenue will be renamed Dr. M.L. King Jr. Avenue ... |
2115bbf7eacc599b5d1e1387dbc64baa8e4c7ea6 | Summarize the following news article. | The group wants Police Commissioner Ray Kelly to resign .
They say documentary teaches police officers to suspect Muslims as terrorists .
The film was screened during a terrorism training course, according to documents .
Commissioner apologizes, says film's airing on NYPD property was unauthorized . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A prominent Muslim civil liberties group held a small rally Friday outside New York police headquarters, continuing its call for the resignation of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and other reforms within the department. The Council on American-Islamic Relations wants Kelly to step down because of ... |
4db3164f2642ba1f26af9f9b5bb03a48a76f2d80 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Opponents want the matter put to a public vote .
The bill is up for the governor's signature .
The legislation was approved in a 55-43 House vote . | [
"(CNN) -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Washington State voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, putting Washington on the path toward becoming the seventh state in the nation to legalize marriage for gay and lesbian couples. \"With today's vote, we tell the nation that Washin... |
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