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Lawmakers in Nepal to to pick the country's first president since it became a republic . Unclear who may become president as no party had a majority in recent elections . Maoists, who won most seats, want a non-political figure as president .
[ "KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- Lawmakers in Nepal will vote Saturday to pick the country's first president since it became a republic. Nepal became a republic after the deposal of King Gyanendra Shah earlier this year. The country's newly elected Constituent Assembly abolished a 239-year monarchy following elections in...
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Bush defends decision to attend next month's Olympics opening ceremony . Bush spoke as G-8 leaders arrived in Japan ahead of summit starting Monday . Climate change expected to be focus of three-day summit . G-8 leaders also expected to discuss global economy, Zimbabwe .
[ "TOYAKO, Japan (CNN) -- President Bush on Sunday defended his decision to attend next month's Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, saying that to boycott \"would be an affront to the Chinese people.\" President Bush speaks with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda at a Sunday news conference in Toyako, Japan. Speaking to r...
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If a car has a lot of previous owners, it's more likely to be not-well cared for . A car from the north would be more affected by damaging winter storms . VIN cloning is a type of fraud where stolen cars use fake legitimate numbers . Body work could indicate an unreported accident .
[ "(AOL Autos) -- Old cars don't die, they just get resold. Check out a vehicle history report to make sure your new used car won't blow smoke down the highway. If you're buying a used car, whether from a dealer or someone who put an ad in the paper, you'll want to know as much about it as you can. Even without anyon...
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President Bush calls India's PM to push a proposed nuclear partnership . Indian government won confidence vote in face of anger over U.S. nuclear deal . Five members of parliament serving prison sentences were freed to vote .
[ "NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- President George W. Bush called India's prime minister Thursday to push a proposed nuclear partnership that sparked an unsuccessful no-confidence vote against the Indian leader this week, a White House spokesman said. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh won a confidence vote despite opposition ...
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Twenty-nine convicts were hanged, according to Iranian state TV . Convicts were found guilty of murder, rape, armed robbery and other charges . Judiciary said hangings should serve as warning to those contemplating crimes .
[ "TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Twenty-nine people convicted of various crimes, ranging from murder to being a public nuisance while drunk, were hanged in Iran, state TV said. A convicted Iranian drug dealer is hanged from a crane in the southern city of Shiraz in September. Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported ea...
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Feds: Violations by Utah mine's operator led to 2007 collapse that killed six . Bad design, improper mining led to Crandall Canyon collapse, feds say . Mine operator fined more than $1.5 million .
[ "(CNN) -- The U.S. government Thursday announced its highest penalty for coal mine safety violations, $1.85 million, for a collapse that killed six miners in Utah last year. Supervisory Mining Engineer Joe Zelanko on Thursday describes the earth movements at Crandall Canyon mine. Insufficient pillar support and act...
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Italian outrage over photos of sunbathers at a beach where two Roma girls drowned . Photos showed girls' bodies lying on sand covered in beach towels . Newspapers report beach goers eating lunch, sun bathing as bodies carried away . Incident occurred amid heightened tensions between authorities, Roma minority .
[ "(CNN) -- Italian newspapers, an archbishop and civil liberties campaigners expressed shock and revulsion on Monday after photographs were published of sunbathers apparently enjoying a day at the beach just meters from where the bodies of two drowned Roma girls were laid out on the sand. Photographs of the dead Rom...
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NEW: House votes 383 to 41 to override President Bush's veto . NEW: Senate votes 70-26 to enact the law over Bush's objections . Medicare payment bill sent to Bush after Senate filibuster battle . Bill would stop 10.6 percent cut in what Medicare pays doctors .
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Congress voted to halt planned cuts in Medicare payments to doctors Tuesday, overriding President Bush's veto in a battle that pitted health insurers against physicians. President Bush says he objects to the bill because it takes choices \"away from seniors to pay physicians.\" The new law stop...
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The condemned include people convicted of drug and alcohol offenses . Iran executed 317 people in 2007, compared with 42 executions in U.S. Iran's government announced a crackdown on crime in March .
[ "TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Thirty people convicted of drug and other criminal charges will be hanged on Sunday, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported Saturday. A convicted Iranian drug dealer is hanged from a crane in the southern city of Shiraz in September. The 30 had their cases tried by the highest judicia...
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Bill would allow regulators to crack down on speculation in oil markets . GOP wants to add 28 amendments to bill; Democrats want to allow two . Republicans say Americans want "real" answers, which includes more drilling .
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate voted Wednesday to move forward on a bill meant to crack down on oil speculators. Democrats say speculation in oil futures is a significant reason why oil prices have risen this year. But Republicans vowed to block the Senate from taking up any other measure until the Democratic lead...
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Daughter of Austrian incest victim wakes from induced coma . Kerstin Fritzl, 19, spent her entire life in cellar . The dungeon was uncovered after she was taken to hospital with illness .
[ "(CNN) -- A 19-year-old girl whose hospitalization exposed a shocking Austrian incest case has woken from her coma, a development that could shed new light on what occurred in the basement were she was held captive for decades. Fritzl initially confessed to raping his daughter and having seven children with her. Do...
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Iraqi officials head to Switzerland to make case to International Olympic Committee . IOC said Thursday Iraq was banned from summer games, which start next month . IOC charged political interference, cited Iraq's suspension of its Olympic committee . Iraqi official says he's "optimistic" Iraq will be allowed to take pa...
[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi representatives will meet with the International Olympic Committee on Monday to try to reach an agreement that would allow now-banned Iraq to participate in next month's games, an official said Friday. Iraq fans cheer during an Olympic qualifying soccer match against Australia in Novem...
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British teens jailed in Ghana on drugs charges, due to fly home to UK Thursday . Pair, both 16 at time of arrest last July, sentenced to nine months in prison . UK legal aid group says girls had been targeted, were "pawns in a larger operation"
[ "(CNN) -- Two teenage girls from Great Britain will fly home Thursday after spending a year behind bars in Ghana for drug-smuggling, the British High Commission in the west African country said. The girls were stopped by customs officials at Accra trying to smuggle drugs back to Britain. Ghanaian police arrested th...
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Cambodia: Letter to Security Council meant to 'draw attention to crisis' The two countries agreed to meet Monday to defuse tensions . Both Cambodia and Thailand lay claim to 11th century Preah Vihear temple . The International Court of Justice awarded the temple to Cambodia in 1962 .
[ "PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (CNN) -- Cambodia has sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council to call attention to its continuing standoff with Thailand over an ancient border temple on disputed land. Cambodian soldiers stand guard near Preah Vihear temple, close to the Thai border. The country is not asking for...
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iReporters got up early, stayed up late to see "The Dark Night" Christina Perez got to the theater four hours early . "Best movie I've ever seen," Jessica Lang said . Send your review: Share photos and videos .
[ "(CNN) -- \"The Dark Knight\" opened early Friday to huge crowds and rave reviews. Colorado teen Christina Perez says she painted her face like the Joker as a tribute to Heath Ledger. Much of the praise has gone to Heath Ledger's dark and disturbing portrayal of the Joker. Ledger died of an accidental drug overdose...
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War Powers Act is "ineffective" and should be repealed, blue-ribbon panel says . Former secretaries of state James Baker and Warren Christopher led the study . They say the project was not prompted by any specific war . Panel proposes new law requiring president to consult with Congress .
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States needs a new law requiring that the president consult with Congress before going to war, a blue-ribbon panel led by two former secretaries of state said Tuesday. James Baker, left, and Warren Christopher led a panel that recommended a new War Powers Act. The current War Powers ...
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President of United Arab Emirates agrees to cancel all Iraq's debts to the nation . West has urged nations to forgive billions in Iraqi debt . UAE Cabinet nominates Abdullah Ibrahim al-Shehhi to be ambassador to Iraq .
[ "DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- Dubai has forgiven the nearly $7 billion Baghdad owes it, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced Sunday. UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has promised to appoint an ambassador to Iraq. UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan promised to \"put out...
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Iraqi woman devotes herself to caring for injured husband . Her husband lost both legs in bombing, has been unable to get prosthetics . "I saw my legs were severed, just flesh and skin," he says . Wife: "I am asking people for help because I cannot leave him alone in the house"
[ "BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Shada's back aches more and more each day as she literally bears her family's burden. Clothed in a black robe, she strains under her husband's weight. Shada now carries her husband around the house. His legs were blown off in a bombing. Murtada, a 29-year-old taxi driver, was once a proud hu...
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Pakistan: Fighting began after Indian soldiers crossed the Line of Control . India accused Pakistan of attacking one of its patrols, killing a soldier . Firefight took place across the Line of Control border in disputed Kashmir region .
[ "SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir (CNN) -- Senior Pakistani and Indian military officials met Tuesday to discuss a border clash in Kashmir, the first major skirmish between South Asia's nuclear rivals since a 2003 cease-fire. Indian army soldiers on the outskirts of Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar. Pakistan's ...
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"Mad Men" and "Damages" earn best drama nominations . HBO miniseries "John Adams" receives 23 nominations . Emmys snub "The Wire," "Grey's Anatomy," "Desperate Housewives" Ceremony will be broadcast on ABC on September 21 .
[ "(CNN) -- \"Mad Men\" and \"Damages\" found themselves on top when the nominations for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmys came out Thursday morning -- but, again, there was no love for HBO's \"The Wire.\" Emmy nominee Jon Hamm stars as ad exec Don Draper in \"Mad Men,\" which earned 16 nominations. AMC's \"Mad Men\" a...
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24 victims included in settlement were among 32 Seung-Hui Cho killed in April 2007 . Of the other 8 victims, families of two chose not to file claims; two are unresolved . Agreement allows families to be updated on campus security improvements .
[ "(CNN) -- A Virginia judge on Tuesday approved an $11 million settlement from the state to the families of victims killed or injured in last year's Virginia Tech shootings. Parents of wounded Virginia Tech students comfort each other on Tuesday. The 24 victims included in the settlement were among the 32 killed by ...
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NEW: Missing soldier's family: You can hardly believe that it could happen to you . She said in court filing her husband threatened her, WRAL reports . Authorities were called to fire at 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc's apartment Thursday . Fire, apparently arson, had gone out, but Wimunc was missing, police say .
[ "(CNN) -- Authorities are searching for a female soldier, missing after a fire at her apartment near Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Fayetteville, North Carolina, police released this undated photo of 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc. Investigators Thursday morning found evidence of arson at the Fayetteville apartment of 2nd Lt...
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Army history of Iraq war's first two years says U.S. was unprepared for chaos . U.S.-led coalition didn't have enough troops after Saddam Hussein's fall, report says . "This is a recipe for disaster," one general recalls saying of one decision .
[ "(CNN) -- The U.S. Army's official history of the Iraq war shows military chiefs made mistake after mistake in the early months of the conflict. Iraqis watch as a statue of Saddam Hussein is toppled in Baghdad in 2003. Failures to recognize the chaos engulfing the country and to send in enough troops to restore ord...
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Two pages fired for alleged oral sex in public areas of Capitol Hill dorm . Male, female involved as were pages who were "enablers," says lawmaker . Two GOP lawmakers quit House Page Board in protest . Inspector-general tasked with investigation, recommending "corrective actions"
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The inspector-general of the House of Representatives will investigate recent allegations of sexual misconduct among congressional pages, the Democratic and Republican leaders of the chamber announced. The House page program came under scrutiny after the Mark Foley scandal last year. Two pages ...
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More than 60 Starbucks cafes to close by August 3 . Closures follow news of more than 600 outlets to shut in U.S. Move by Seattle company will end 685 jobs in Australia, reports say .
[ "(CNN) -- Starbucks is closing more than two-thirds of its stores in Australia, days after announcing that hundreds of its American coffee outlets are also being shuttered. Starbucks announced plans to close 600 stores in the U.S. last week. The Seattle-based global coffee franchise said Tuesday that it will close ...
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Edgar Patino was arrested Tuesday, charged in death of pregnant soldier . Patino, also a soldier, was father of Megan Touma's unborn baby, police say . Touma's body was found in hotel bathtub on June 21 . Friends of Touma say she and Patino had dated, served together in Germany .
[ "(CNN) -- A North Carolina man charged with killing a pregnant Fort Bragg soldier was the father of her unborn child, authorities said Wednesday. Sgt. Edgar Patino faces first-degree murder charges in the slaying of Megan Touma. Army Sgt. Edgar Patino is linked to two anonymous \"confession\" letters sent in what p...
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Canada to send 440-foot frigate to help aid reach ports safely . Mission must be authorized by Somalia's transitional government . 80 percent of U.N.'s food aid to Somalia sent by ship . Heavily armed pirates frequently hijack cargo ships off Horn of Africa .
[ "(CNN) -- Canada announced Wednesday that it will dispatch a warship to Somalia's coast to protect U.N. aid ships from pirate attacks. The Canadian frigate HMCS Ville de Quebec will escort ships carrying food aid to Somalia. \"Canada is stepping up to the plate by tasking Ville de Quebec with the role of escorting...
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NEW: Another passenger from bus crash in northern Texas dies of injuries Bus had a recapped tire on the right front, a federal investigator says . The bus was operating illegally, federal agency says . Survivor describes chaos during and after accident .
[ "SHERMAN, Texas (CNN) -- A seventeenth person has died from injuries suffered in Friday's bus crash in northern Texas, a hospital spokeswoman said Sunday. The damaged bus is hauled from the crash scene on a flatbed truck Friday in Sherman, Texas. The driver of the bus, which was carrying dozens of Vietnamese people...
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Connie Nielsen made her name playing Lucilla in Ridley Scott's "Gladiator" She has appeared in movies dealing with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq . Nielsen speaks seven languages and is passionate about art and literature .
[ "COPENHAGEN, Denamrk (CNN) -- What makes someone decide to become an actor? It sometimes seems as if the average Hollywood star is motivated mainly by the promise of a fat pay check. Connie Nielsen shot to fame playing Lucilla in \"Gladiator.\" Or perhaps they're drawn to the celebrity lifestyle. Maybe they crave t...
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Karadzic was a psychiatrist who came to be nicknamed the "Butcher of Bosnia" He was the Bosnian Serb political leader during the 1992-1995 war . Troops under his leadership are reported to have massacred 100,000 people . He was indicted by the U.N. tribunal for war crimes and genocide .
[ "(CNN) -- Radovan Karadzic, whose Interpol charges listed \"flamboyant behavior\" as a distinguishing characteristic, was a practicing psychiatrist who came to be nicknamed the \"Butcher of Bosnia.\" Twice indicted in 1995 by the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Karadzic faces charge...
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Researchers feared only around 50,000 Western lowland gorillas left worldwide . Now 125,000 primates have been discovered in northern Congo . Population declining rapidly because of hunting and diseases like Ebola . Expert: This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found .
[ "(CNN) -- An estimated 125,000 Western lowland gorillas are living in a swamp in equatorial Africa, researchers reported Tuesday, double the number of the endangered primates thought to survive worldwide. Forest clearings draw large numbers of Western lowland gorillas searching for food. \"It's pretty astonishing,\...
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Reports: Train crashed into a collapsed overpass, with up to 10 possibly dead . EuroCity train going from Polish city of Krakow to the Czech capital, Prague . Incident occured at around 0830 GMT, officials say .
[ "PRAGUE, Czech Republic (CNN) -- A passenger train rumbling through the Czech Republic slammed into a collapsed overpass, causing the deaths of at least a half dozen passengers and the injuries of a few dozen more, according to a Czech News Agency account. An areal view shows the scene of the train accident in Stud...
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Price of a gallon of gasoline at record high national average of $4.086 on June 30 . Alaska has the highest gas prices in the nation, Missouri has lowest . Fuel prices rising because of high demand for petroleum products worldwide . Gas taxes and ability to access fuel determine state price of gasoline .
[ "(AOL Autos) -- Price of gas got you crying at the pump? Is it eating into your household budget? Well, get used to it. Gas in California, the second worst state, hits $4.59 per gallon for regular unleaded in this July 14 photo. That's the word on the streets as the price of a gallon of gasoline soars to record hi...
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Russia's participation in WTO, G-8 at risk because of Georgia, McCain says . McCain says crisis should not be used to score political points . Obama's response to crisis reveals foreign policy inexperience, McCain aide says . Obama's top foreign policy aides say McCain willing to "shoot from the hip"
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that the crisis in Georgia should not be used to score political points, but his campaign has stepped up its attacks on Sen. Barack Obama's foreign policy credentials. Sen. John McCain says Russia's entry into the WTO should be reviewed. In response, Obama's top ...
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Three aid workers have been shot over the last day in Somalia, two of them fatally . One victim worked for aid agency, DBG, which has suspended operations . Four World Food Program drivers of relief supplies killed this year . Somalis dependent on humanitarian aid since 1993 famine, ongoing war, drought .
[ "(CNN) -- Three aid workers have been shot over the last day in Somalia, two of them fatally, Somali media reports said. Somalis prepare Monday to bury murdered Osman Ali Ahmed, the head of the U.N. Development Program. The first fatality was a Somali, Mohamed Mohamud Qeyre. He was the deputy director of the group...
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NEW: Local officials say one of jet's two engines caught fire . NEW: Two infants among 19 survivors, Spanish official says . NEW: Passenger list posted on Spanair Web site . MD-82 crashed while taking off from Madrid's main airport .
[ "MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Passengers said they saw flames and then heard an explosion moments before a Spanair jet crashed on takeoff Wednesday at Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 153 people, according to local media. Medical personnel tend to an injured passenger at Madrid's Barajas airport. The Spanair Flight JK50...
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NEW: Police say suspect is in custody, no charges have been filed . AP: Witness says attacker seemed normal before slaying, appeared to be about 19 . Man repeatedly stabbed and then decapitated sleeping seat mate, witness says . Trucker helped passengers trap knife-wielding man on bus, witnesses say .
[ "(CNN) -- As horrified travelers watched, a Greyhound Canada bus passenger repeatedly stabbed and then decapitated a young man who was sitting and sleeping beside him, a witness said Thursday. Police investigate the scene near Portage la Prairie, Canada, on Thursday. \"There was a bloodcurdling scream. I was just r...
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NEW: Few reports of damage or injury from "moderate" earthquake . NEW: Experts, officials say earthquake is a reminder to be prepared . 11:42 a.m. PT quake's epicenter was about 32 miles east of Los Angeles . More than 30 aftershocks were recorded, largest was 3.6 .
[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A magnitude-5.4 earthquake shook the Los Angeles metropolitan area Tuesday, leaving residents rattled but causing no serious damage or injuries. Bricks and other debris clutter an alleyway in Pomona, near Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon. However, the temblor served as a warning to so...
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Pervez Musharraf tells nationwide audience he will resign as president . U.S. and Britain praise Musharraf for his contribution to 'war on terror' Both promise continued aid and support for Pakistan .
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States and Britain praised Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's contribution to the war on terror while the Bush administration claimed no role in the leader's resignation Monday. Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf has until now stubbornly resisted pressure to quit. A senior State Departm...
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Two men surface to say Bigfoot hoax was just a joke . Men say their idea of "having fun" turned into something bigger than expected . Attorney for men says incident "got out of hand"
[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The two men who claimed to have found the carcass of Bigfoot have surfaced to say: Hey, it was just a joke. Matt Whitton has been fired from his job as a police officer because of his role in the hoax. Not everyone is laughing. In an exclusive interview with CNN affiliate WSB, the two ho...
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Survey: Republicans change view more than others on church and politics . Small majority of Americans think churches shouldn't endorse candidates . Researcher: Survey doesn't mean basic conservative philosophy is changing .
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A slim majority of Americans think churches should stay out of politics, according to a new survey. John McCain, the Rev. Rick Warren and Barack Obama together for a CNN broadcast forum on faith. The survey suggests that for the first time in more than a decade, there has been a shift away from...
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Swede Ara Abrahamian disqualified from Olympics, stripped of bronze medal . He discarded the medal at the presentation ceremony in protest of judging . IOC says he violated rules banning demonstrations, requiring respect . His medal was the third stripped at the Beijing Games .
[ "(CNN) -- A Swedish wrestler who discarded his bronze medal in a protest during the presentation ceremony has been stripped of the award and disqualified from the tournament in Beijing. A disgruntled Abrahamian drops his bronze medal before leaving the arena during the presentation ceremony. The International Olymp...
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NEW: Fay made landfall at Cape Romano just south of Marco Island . NEW: Hurricane warnings dropped as Fay's winds never reached 74 mph . It was the third landfall for the storm, which came ashore in western Cuba Sunday . Track Fay with CNN's Hurricane Tracker .
[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Tropical Storm Fay made landfall in southwestern Florida early Tuesday, coming ashore at Cape Romano just south of Marco Island, the National Hurricane Center said. Satellite image shows Tropical Storm Fay along Florida's southwest coast at 11 p.m. ET Monday. Forecasters immediately dropped...
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Cuba's Angel Matos kicks referee in the face during bronze medal match . Matos was furious with Sweden's Chakir Chelbat after being disqualified . Matos and his coach are facing life bans from taekwondo .
[ "(CNN) -- Former Olympic champion Angel Matos of Cuba faces a life ban after kicking a referee flush in the face during his taekwondo bronze medal match in Beijing. Matos reacted in extraordinary fashion to being disqualified by Chelbat. Matos, who took gold in Sydney in 2000, was winning 3-2, with just over a min...
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NEW: Soldier's husband, Cpl. John Wimunc, charged with murder . Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle Alden charged with arson in connection with the crime . Authorities have been searching for 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc since July 10 .
[ "(CNN) -- The Marine husband of a slain Fort Bragg soldier was charged with murder Monday and another Marine was charged with aiding the crime, a local police chief said. Fayetteville, North Carolina, police released this undated photo of 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc. Authorities have been searching for the missing soldie...
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Family of Esmin Green says they will sue the city, hospital for $25 million . Relatives says hospital employees failed to render help, attempted to falsify records . Surveillance camera captured Green convulsing on floor for an hour before she died .
[ "(CNN) -- The relatives of a woman who died on the floor of a New York hospital say they plan to file a $25 million lawsuit against the city and the facility where Esmin Green died. Esmin Green's daughter, Tecia Harrison, says disciplinary action against hospital workers is not enough for her. Green's family is als...
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Moyo received 110 votes, opponent Paul Themba-Nyathi received 98 votes . Themba-Nyathi represented the splinter MDC faction led by Arthur Mutambara . MDC's Shuwa Mudiwa and Elia Jembere arrested outside parliament building . Ruling ZANU-PF party lost majority in 210-seat parliament in March elections .
[ "HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwean lawmakers on Monday narrowly voted for Lovemore Moyo as speaker of the parliament -- making him the first opposition lawmaker to hold the position in the country's history. Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC faction has a slim majority following parliamentary elections. \"This is historic...
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Violent protests continue across Kashmir, death toll rises to 20 . Thousands join funeral procession for one of the victims . Protesters angry over govt. decision not to transfer land to a Hindu shrine . State govt. revoked transfer after a week of violent protests by Muslims .
[ "SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir (CNN) -- Violent protests continued across Kashmir Wednesday, as the death toll from the past two days of demonstrations rose to 20, a senior police official said. Hindu protesters shout slogans against Jammu and Kashmir state governor N. N. Vohra. Three people critically injure...
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Shaun Gopaul, Alex Jimenez served together in military starting in 2005 . Gopaul: "He saved our lives" by showing us what to do . Bodies of Jimenez, another soldier found in Iraq after a year . Jimenez learned Arabic and taught others so they could talk to locals .
[ "(CNN) -- Spec. Shaun Gopaul woke up at 4 a.m. on May 12, 2007, and waited at a battle position south of Baghdad for members of his company to pick him up. Sgt. Alex Jimenez, left, and Spc. Shaun Gopaul had served in the military together since 2005. One of those he expected to see was the larger-than-life figure o...
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NEW: Mayor blames Islamist fighters for blast; Islamist fighters blame government . NEW: Women part of U.N. program in which they cleaned streets for food . Mogadishu the site of violence between Ethiopian troops and Islamist fighters . 11 ministers resign Saturday, prime minister has refused to step down .
[ "MOGADISHU, Somalia (CNN) -- A roadside bombing in Somalia's capital killed 21 women who were cleaning rubbish from a southern Mogadishu street on Sunday morning, a hospital official said. Mogadishu residents gather around victims of the bomb attack along the city's Maka Al Mukarama Road. The bomb blast wounded an...
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Seven suspected tornadoes reported Tuesday in eastern Florida . Forecasters: Fay will become a hurricane in Florida on Thursday . Tens of thousands of people without power in southern Florida . Track Fay with CNN's Hurricane Tracker .
[ "NAPLES, Florida (CNN) -- At least seven possible tornadoes were reported Tuesday in eastern Florida as Tropical Storm Fay battered parts of the state with high winds and heavy rain, the National Hurricane Center said. Fay tore through Barefoot Bay, Florida, south of Melbourne Tuesday. Fay could strengthen into a...
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NEW: House minority leader calls for immediate vote on offshore drilling . House speaker says she'd be open for a vote on drilling as part of a larger package . Pelosi: Releasing oil from strategic reserves would quickly reduce gas prices . "We should be using that money to invest in renewable resources," Pelosi says .
[ "(CNN) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reversed her opposition to a vote on offshore drilling on \"Larry King Live\" on Monday night, saying she would consider a vote if it were part of a larger energy package. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urges the release of oil from strategic reserves as a way to bring dow...
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The condemned include people convicted of drug and alcohol offenses . Iran executed 317 people in 2007, compared with 42 executions in U.S. Iran's government announced a crackdown on crime in March .
[ "TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Thirty people convicted of drug and other criminal charges will be hanged on Sunday, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported Saturday. A convicted Iranian drug dealer is hanged from a crane in the southern city of Shiraz in September. The 30 had their cases tried by the highest judicia...
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"I AM" is built on the belief that the labels we use for others, don't reveal who we are . Meet four African Americans who challenge conventional notions of blackness . CNN Presents: Black in America airs July 23 and 24, at 9 p.m. ET .
[ "(CNN) -- \"I AM\" is a new CNN.com feature built on the belief that the labels we use for one another don't really reveal who we are. We present a collection of people who may surprise you. They not only defy their labels, but they've done it in very public and dramatic ways. This week, I AM presents four African-...
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The Rev. Rick Warren will play host to candidates at his church . Warren says he's friends with both and wants people to know them as he does . Warren is author of the best-selling book "The Purpose Driven Life"
[ "(CNN) -- Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain in August will be on the same stage for the first time in the 2008 presidential campaign. The Rev. Rick Warren says he makes no endorsements because he shepherds \"both sides of the flock.\" The Rev. Rick Warren has invited them to appear at a l...
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FDIC taking control of the $32 billion IndyMac . OTS accuses Sen. Charles Schumer of sparking a bank run . Schumer: IndyMac "one of the most poorly run and reckless of all the banks" Schumer rejects any suggestions of responsibility for IndyMac's collapse .
[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- Sen. Charles Schumer said Sunday the Bush administration is trying to \"blame the fire on the person who calls 911\" by suggesting he had a role in one of the costliest U.S. bank failures. Sen. Charles Schumer said the OTS \"ought to stop pointing false fingers of blame.\" Federal regulators with...
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Three men, safe in Texas, express gratitude to Colombian military . Ex-hostages said to be doing well, in reintegration process . French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt undergoing medical tests in Paris . 15 hostages freed Wednesday when Colombian agents tricked rebels .
[ "SAN ANTONIO, Texas (CNN) -- The three Americans rescued after more than five years in captivity in Colombia say they are doing well but are \"overwhelmed with emotion,\" according to a statement released on their behalf. \"Words alone can never possibly express the thrill and excitement we feel to be back home in...
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A CNN Radio correspondent explores his Jewish heritage in Cuba . His grandparents left Cuba in the late 1940s . An 86-year-old Jewish man remembered correspondent's family .
[ "(CNN) -- Cuba is more than a thousand miles from my home in New York, but it's a place close to my heart. Steve Kastenbaum talks with Salomon Leyderman outside the Adath Israel synagogue in Havana, Cuba. I went to Cuba to report on a country that appears to be on the cusp of a new era. My focus was the future of U...
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New Zealand rout Samao 101-14 in rugby union Test in New Plymouth . All Blacks run in 15 tries as they warm up for Tri-Nations decider against Australia . Flyhalf Dan Carter passes 2,000 first class points during match .
[ "(CNN) -- New Zealand warmed up for their Tri-Nations decider against Australia with a 101-14 rout of Samoa in a one-off rugby union Test on Wednesday in New Plymouth, running in 15 tries. Conrad Smith touches down for one of his two tries in the All Blacks win. Fullback Mils Muliaina scored three tries in the fir...
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Source: Feds to declare anthrax case solved but not closed . Bruce Ivins, 62, died last week as FBI prepared to charge him in 2001 attacks . Another source says Ivins used a machine to convert wet anthrax into dry powder . Authorities will make case public after sharing details with victims and relatives .
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Federal investigators will declare the 2001 anthrax case solved on Wednesday, when they make public their case against government researcher Bruce Ivins, a government source familiar with the case told CNN on Tuesday. Ex-Army scientist Bruce Ivins, seen here in 2003, died from an apparent suici...
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1 person dead, 116 ill in northeastern part of the state . Focus of investigation is restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma . Officials say this form of E. coli is "not normally found in this form of outbreak" Officials say outbreak appears to be abating .
[ "(CNN) -- Oklahoma health officials said Friday they are searching for the source of a rare form of E. coli that has killed one person and sickened 116 others in the northeastern part of the state. The subtype of bacteria -- called E. coli 0111 -- is \"not normally found in this form of outbreak,\" said Leslea Benn...
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NEW: Eye of Gustav made landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana, about 9:30 a.m. CT . Gustav stalling over northeast Texas would "exacerbate" inland flooding, warns NHC . Hurricane Gustav's 110 mph winds downgrade it to a Category 2 storm .
[ "NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- As Hurricane Gustav neared Louisiana's coast Monday morning, forecasters warned that the storm could stall over Louisiana and northeast Texas for several days, which would \"exacerbate the threat of heavy rains and inland flooding.\" Water from a canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, flo...
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Prachanda, Communist Party of Nepal chairman, won 464 out of 577 votes . A simple majority was enough to be elected the prime minister . Assembly declared Nepal a republic in May and July elected first president . The post of president is largely ceremonial. PM has executive powers .
[ "KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- The leader of Nepal's former communist rebels was named as the country's new prime minister Friday. Prachanda is still the supreme commander of the Maoists People's Liberation Army. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, was elected four months after elections in which his Communist...
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NEW: Gustav heads into Gulf after Category 4 hurricane slams into Cuba . About 10,000 Cubans flee to mainland, some in vintage cars, horse-drawn carriages . Storm expected to hit Gulf Coast on Monday or Tuesday . Coastal Mississippi and New Orleans residents getting out .
[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Hurricane Gustav churned into the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday night, still an \"extremely dangerous\" Category 4 storm threatening to blast the same region devastated by Hurricane Katrina three years ago. Saturday morning, Gustav was about 255 miles east-southeast of the western tip of Cuba....
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EPA e-mail told employees not to answer questions from its own inspector's office . Workers also told not to talk to reporters or Government Accountability Office . Watchdog group calls e-mail a "gag order"; EPA official says it's not about secrecy . Tuesday news conference to address whether EPA avoided giving public ...
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Environmental Protection Agency advised employees last month not to answer questions from journalists, the Government Accountability Office or the agency's inspector general, according to an EPA e-mail made public Monday. California Sen. Barbara Boxer has said the EPA is becoming a \"secre...
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Begala: McCain's VP choice unqualified to be heartbeat from the presidency . Choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is "shockingly irresponsible," he says . Begala says choice makes McCain's age, health, and judgment central issues .
[ "Editor's note: Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992 and was counselor to Clinton in the White House. Begala is not a paid political consultant for any politicians or candidates. Click here for a rival view . ...
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You can feed great food to guests by fiddling with takeout . Use cookie cutter to cut bite-size pizzas out of large uncut pizza . Slice a rotisserie chicken and toss with blue cheese and walnuts . Spoon shrimp stir-fry into Boston lettuce leaves, top with chopped nuts .
[ "(REAL SIMPLE) -- Whether you're hosting a formal party or just throwing together snacks for drinks with friends, we've got ideas for transforming carryout into crowd-pleasing cuisine. Everyone will assume your sink is stacked with dirty pots and pans. (And if you keep them out of the kitchen, they'll never know th...
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Magazines publish images of Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt twins for the first time . AP: Rights to images secured after $14M joint bid by Hello! and People magazines . Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon born July 12 in Nice, southern France .
[ "(CNN) -- Pictures of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn twins have been published for the first time after a magazine bidding war which news agencies claim topped $14 million. Hola! magazine, the Spanish sister publication to Hello!, has also published images of the Jolie-Pitt twins. Hello! magazine, which won...
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President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says addicts should not be persecuted . Argentine government wants Congress to pass legislation by end of year . Measures could lessen sentences for users, crack down on dealers and traffickers . Rep. Barney Frank proposes similar legislation this week on Capitol Hill .
[ "BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner repeated her call this week to decriminalize personal drug use and crack down on traffickers and dealers. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says she doesn't like to \"condemn someone who has an addiction.\" \"I don't like it when peop...
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Brother, sister meet for first time since 1942, when Nazis separated them . Brother in Ukraine never stopped searching: "Now I truly believe I can die satisfied" An American Red Cross volunteer helped bring them together . Even after all this time, the siblings don't know what happened to their parents .
[ "DONETSK, Ukraine (CNN) -- A frail Irene Famulak clutched her brother on the airport tarmac, her arm wrapped around him in a tight embrace, tears streaming down their faces. It was the first time since 1942 they had seen each other, when she was 17 and he was just 7. Siblings Wssewolod Galezkij and Irene Famulak we...
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Gossip columnist says too many people "thought they were important" in Denver . "I just want McCain to have an equal shot" like Obama, Adams says . Adams also shares her thoughts on Sarah Palin and the election's outcome .
[ "ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- After rubbing shoulders with Susan Sarandon, Danny Glover, Charlize Theron and Charles Barkley at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, New York Post celebrity gossip columnist Cindy Adams jetted off to \"one of the dullest towns in America,\" according to her latest...
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Twenty-nine convicts were hanged, according to Iranian state TV . Convicts were found guilty of murder, rape, armed robbery and other charges . Judiciary said hangings should serve as warning to those contemplating crimes .
[ "TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Twenty-nine people convicted of various crimes, ranging from murder to being a public nuisance while drunk, were hanged in Iran, state TV said. A convicted Iranian drug dealer is hanged from a crane in the southern city of Shiraz in September. Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported ea...
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Pakistan's government confirms move to impeach President Pervez Musharraf . Musharraf may still move to dissolve parliament and dismiss the PM . PM Yousaf Raza Gilani will replace Musharraf at the Olympic opening ceremony . Musharraf seized power in a 1999 military coup .
[ "(CNN) -- The head of Pakistan's ruling coalition announced Thursday that the government will move to impeach President Pervez Musharraf. President Pervez Musharraf took control of Pakistan in a military coup in 1999. \"The coalition reaffirmed the resolve of democracy and democratic forces will work jointly to ma...
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On tape pilot says he has limited ability to move plane's nose up and down . ABC obtained audio tape in Freedom of Information Act request . When incident occurred, officials had said it was not an emergency . Pilot says on tape he was able to regain control during descent into St. Louis .
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Control tower tapes reveal that the pilot of presidential hopeful Barack Obama's plane told air traffic controllers there was an emergency when he made an unscheduled landing last month in St. Louis, Missouri. Barack Obama's plane had to make an unscheduled landing on July 7 in St. Louis, Miss...
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Helicopter crashes into an oil drilling platform off Dubai, killing seven people . Victims were: American, British, Indian, Pakistani, Filipino and Venezuelan . Bell 212 helicopter crashed on the deck of the oil rig .
[ "DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A helicopter crashed into an oil drilling platform off the coast of Dubai, killing all seven people on board, officials said Thursday. The helicopter which crashed was a Bell 212, the same model as pictured above. Among the victims were an American and a Briton, said Hanan Mous...
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NEW: FAA says situation "pretty much resolved" FAA facility south of Atlanta, Georgia, having problems processing data . All flight-plan information must be processed by facility in Salt Lake City, Utah . Unknown number of flights delayed by glitch .
[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Air traffic delays began to clear up Tuesday evening after computer problems left travelers across the United States waiting in airports, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Flights at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport were delayed Tuesday afternoon. Airports experi...
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Auckland police have yet to confirm the nature of the allegation . "Incident" occured in a private hotel room after team's defeat to All Blacks . RFU: Players concerned have complete support of all players and management .
[ "(CNN) -- New Zealand police are investigating a \"serious allegation\" against four England rugby internationals following an alleged incident at their team hotel in Auckland. The England team are currently involved in a two match tour to New Zealand. Although Auckland police have yet to confirm the nature of the ...
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Protesters break into Dutch consolate compound in Indonesian city of Medan . Flag pulled down, gate ripped off embassy, Dutch spokeswoman tells CNN . Protests prompted by a film juxtaposing images of terrorism with verses from Quran . Filmmaker Geert Wilders is a conservative member of Dutch parliament .
[ "JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- About 50 students broke into a Dutch consulate compound in Indonesia Wednesday to protest a film by a Dutch lawmaker that many Muslims consider anti-Islamic. Protesters demonstrate against an anti-Islamic film in front of the Dutch embassy in Jakarta. The protesters tore off the gate of...
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Biden says GOP advocates for special needs kids should support stem cell research . McCain camp says Biden "sunk to a new low" with comments . GOP VP pick Palin has a son with Down syndrome, opposes stem cell research . Biden spokesman says vice presidential nominee did not target Palin .
[ "(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain's campaign rebuked Sen. Joe Biden on Tuesday, saying the Democratic vice presidential nominee had \"sunk to a new low\" by raising a debate over who cares more for special needs children. Sen. Joseph Biden embraces a supporter during a campaign stop in Columbia, Missouri, on Tuesday. The ...
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NEW: Rains persist as Dolly weakens to tropical storm . Heavy rains and winds tore roofs off homes, flooded streets earlier in the day . Eye of the hurricane reached South Padre Island, Texas, about 1 p.m. CT . By 2 p.m., sustained winds had decreased from 100 mph to 95 mph .
[ "BROWNSVILLE, Texas (CNN) -- Hurricane Dolly weakened to a tropical storm Wednesday night after it made landfall on South Padre Island, Texas, leaving a trail of battered buildings and flooding. Police patrol the streets of South Padre Island, Texas, on Wednesday as Hurricane Dolly approaches. By 9 p.m. CT, Dolly'...
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NEW: Warren Jeffs was released from a Las Vegas hospital on Wednesday . Polygamist sect leader flown to Las Vegas hospital from Arizona jail on Tuesday . Court documents say Jeffs previously has tried to hurt, hang and starve himself . Jeffs is leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .
[ "LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) -- Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was released from a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, a source close to the case told CNN. Jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, seen in September, has been hospitalized in Las Vegas. Authorities took Jeffs from an Arizona jail to a Nev...
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NEW: Kilpatrick tells officials to work as hard on city as they did to oust him . Kwame Kilpatrick pleads guilty to charges resulting from a sex scandal . He is to resign from office and will serve four months in jail . Kilpatrick also agrees not to run for public office during his five-year probation .
[ "DETROIT, Michigan (CNN) -- A defiant Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick addressed Detroit on Thursday night listing what he said the city had accomplished under his leadership just hours after announcing his resignation amid a sex and perjury scandal. Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has agreed to resign from office, a prosecu...
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Cooking Light magazine marks 20th anniversary by naming top 20 U.S. cities . 15 criteria were grouped into categories--eat smart, be fit, live well . Seattle tops list with lots of fresh local foods, pedestrian-friendly streets .
[ "To celebrate our 20th year of publication, Cooking Light wanted to know what places best fit our philosophy to eat smart, be fit, and live well. Using statistics from such organizations as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Zagat Survey, we ranked major metr...
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I-Report initiative launched August 2, 2006, on CNN.com . Citizen journalists have participated in CNN's newsgathering . More than 6,000 I-Report submissions last month .
[ "(CNN) -- A year ago Thursday, I-Report was born. CNN.com launched its I-Report initiative August 2, 2006, in an effort to involve citizens in the newsgathering process. Numerous milestones later, I-Report has grown and developed its ability to be an integral component of the network's coverage. Mark Lacroix photog...
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Cindy McCain: America needs someone of unusual strength and character to lead . Cindy McCain: "Someone exactly like my husband" McCain served in Washington without becoming a Washington insider, she says .
[ "St. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- Cindy McCain praised her husband, Republican presidential nominee John McCain, as \"someone of unusual strength and character\" in a speech to the Republican National Convention on Thursday. Cindy McCain speaks at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night. \"You can trust hi...
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NEW: Ike goes from 80-mph winds to 135-mph winds in six hours . Hanna to pound Bahamas, could regain hurricane strength . Hanna expected to make U.S. landfall by Friday or Saturday .
[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Hurricane Ike grew from a Category 1 into a menacing Category 4 storm in about six hours Wednesday as it fed on the warm waters of Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said. An infrared image from a NOAA satellite shows Ike swirling in the Atlantic on Wednesday night. \"Ike is an extreme...
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Program likened to WWII-era Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb . Author discloses the existence of secret operational capabilities in latest book . National security advisor disputes Woodward's conclusion about the Iraq surge .
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The dramatic drop in violence in Iraq is due in large part to a secret program the U.S. military has used to kill terrorists, according to a new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward. Bob Woodward's book, \"The War Within: Secret White House History 2006-2008,\" came out Monday...
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Pete Wentz says band's home base of Illinois rooting for Sen. Barack Obama . Rocker: "I'm personally excited when I see people who are so excited about it" Wentz says wife Ashlee Simpson not likely to tell him who she's voting for .
[ "(CNN) -- Musician Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy performed at a concert sponsored by Rock the Vote on the first night of the Democratic National Convention. Before Monday night's show in Denver, Colorado, Wentz answered five questions for CNN.com. Pete Wentz says it's great to see his young fans get energized about th...
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Bob Woodward credits assassination teams in large part for lower violence in Iraq . CNN Baghdad correspondent Michael Ware says that's not all of it . Co-opting of insurgents and al Qaeda in Iraq had bigger impact, Ware says . Deal with Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of Iranian-backed militia, also key, Ware says .
[ "(CNN) -- Journalist Bob Woodward describes in his new book a secret U.S. program to assassinate terrorists in Iraq. CNN's Michael Ware says, \"The U.S. subcontracted out an assassination program against al Qaeda ... in early 2006.\" Woodward, an associate editor of The Washington Post, says in \"The War Within: A ...
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Industrial designer Ross Lovegrove is known for his organic, flowing forms . His designs range from pens to solar lights to airline interiors . Lovegrove's work is held in design museums including New York's MOMA .
[ "\"Everything can be improved.\" -- Ross Lovegrove . Designer Ross Lovegrove . Fiercely original and unapologetically innovative, Ross Lovegrove describes himself, somewhat reluctantly, as an industrial designer. \"It's not as grimy, it's not as deep and dark as that sounds,\" he says. Famous for his tactile and se...
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Randy Pausch was computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon . His September 2007 "Last Lecture" became Internet sensation, best-seller . Pausch's lecture celebrated living the life he always dreamed .
[ "(CNN) -- Randy Pausch, the professor whose \"last lecture\" became a runaway phenomenon on the Internet and was turned into a best-selling book, died Friday of pancreatic cancer, Carnegie Mellon University announced on its Web site. Randy Pausch emphasized the joy of life in his \"last lecture,\" originally given ...
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London exhibition based on Roman Emperor Hadrian features new treasures . Huge bust of Hadrian's head discovered only last year a feature . Emperor inherited a shambolic Roman empire and rebuilt it .
[ "(CNN Traveller) -- When the Roman Emperor Hadrian came to power in 117AD he inherited an empire that was overstretched militarily and creaking at the seams. A massive bust of Hadrian's head unearthed only last year is part of the exhibition at the British Museum. One of his first acts was to pull the troops out of...
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Suspect indicted in U.S. for 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya, Tanzania . U.S: Fazul Abdullah Mohammed is a senior al Qaeda operative in E. Africa . He managed to evade police in a raid Saturday in Malindi, say Kenyan police . Authorities received information about him from "local intelligence networks"
[ "NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- One of the FBI's most wanted terrorists escaped a raid over the weekend, Kenyan police said Monday. Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, a suspected terrorist, is shown in photos released by the FBI. Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, indicted in the United States for alleged involvement in the 1998 bombings of ...
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Emirati companies making significant investments in Kurdistan . Kurdistan Gas City will include industrial, residential and commercial buildings . Work will start on the project on September 21 .
[ "ARBIL, Iraq (CNN) -- Two United Arab Emirates based companies announced on Tuesday that they will be investing in the Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan. Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdish Regional Government, called the project \"a significant contribution to the Iraqi economy.\" Four hundred and...
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On this week's MME we look at Gulf interests in English football . We talk to Sheikha Hanadi Al Thani, CEO, Al Waab City Real Estate Development . Al Thani, who started the first investment bank in Qatar, talks about property .
[ "(CNN) -- In Focus -- Gulf football interests . News of an English football deal sent the British media into a frenzy this week, when a private Abu Dhabi group announced a planned takeover of Manchester City. Sheikha Hanadi al Thani talks about the real estate bubble in Qatar . With the likes of Emirates, Etihad an...
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International organizations call for end to fighting in breakaway Georgia region . Fighting in South Ossetia escalated Friday; Russian tanks moved to the region . President Bush: The United States supports Georgia's territorial integrity . Georgia, formerly part of the Soviet Union, now has ambitions of joining NATO .
[ "(CNN) -- The U.S., European Union and international security organizations Friday called for an end to fighting between Georgia and militant separatists that has dragged in Russian forces. Russia's Channel 1 shows heavy tanks purported to be on their way to South Ossetia. President George Bush and Russian Prime Mi...
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New film "Get Smart" comes to the big screen next week . Co-writer says the film exaggerates many gadgets that can be bought online . The original TV show debuted in 1965, when the nation was "future-focused" TV historian says the show was a satire of America's fixation with gadgets .
[ "LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The shoe phone on TV's \"Get Smart\" wasn't just a sneaky spy gadget, it was a technological marvel: a wireless, portable telephone that could be used anywhere -- though it did require a dime to make a call. Today, almost everyone has a pocket-sized version that also takes photos, s...
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MME looks at higher education in the Middle East . 40 prestigious schools have set up alliances and campuses in the Middle East . We talk to Pnina Rosenblum an Israeli icon and a cosmetics mogul .
[ "(CNN) -- In focus: The business of education . We talk to Pnina Rosenblum, the founder of the cosmetic company Pnina Rosenblum Lt. With rising unemployment, the MENA countries are investing more into education than any other emerging region. And Western universities are cashing in. Over 40 prestigious schools have...
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Canada to send 440-foot frigate to help aid reach ports safely . Mission must be authorized by Somalia's transitional government . 80 percent of U.N.'s food aid to Somalia sent by ship . Heavily armed pirates frequently hijack cargo ships off Horn of Africa .
[ "(CNN) -- Canada announced Wednesday that it will dispatch a warship to Somalia's coast to protect U.N. aid ships from pirate attacks. The Canadian frigate HMCS Ville de Quebec will escort ships carrying food aid to Somalia. \"Canada is stepping up to the plate by tasking Ville de Quebec with the role of escorting...
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UK family forced from home as poisonous insect hitches in from Afghanistan . Camel spider believed to have stowed away in soldier's luggage . Family blames creature for death of pet dog Cassie .
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The family of a British soldier serving in Afghanistan has been forced from their home after a poisonous spider hitched a ride back with him and apparently killed their pet dog. The camel spider's bite is not deadly to humans but can kill small animals. Lorraine Griffiths and her three chi...